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Whether you love or hate the Canada goose, you would have to admit that the one pictured above looks like the real thing. In 1982, John M. Schmauder completed “The Wonder Deek,” as he titled it on the bottom of the platform bearing his carving, a decoy representating a very lifelike Canada goose. The goose is carved out of sugar pine, a wood particularly favored by woodworkers, according Mark Fulford, the current owner of the goose. Securely mounted on a wooden platform, it...
On February 6, an officer responded to a call about a woman attempting to enter a residence in the 500 block of S. Birch St. A neighbor, who knew the occupant of the house was not home, called in the complaint. When contacted, the woman informed the officer that she wanted to ask the occupant how to season a turkey, and to apologize for past behavior. Officers were able to contact the home’s resident, who stated that he had not seen the woman in several months, and that he believed she had stolen items from his house in t...
House Republicans presented what they call an “all priorities” state budget for the public to review. With less than three weeks left in the legislative session, House Republicans’ budget would fund core state services and take the prospect of a tax increase on the November ballot off the table. Rep. Joel Kretz supports the budget and believes it represents the values and priorities of Washingtonians. “We’ve worked with the majority party up to this point to find common ground on a budget solution that closes the nearly $1...
Washington state has used a combination system with both a primary and a caucus to allocate delegates to the national Republican convention since 1989, after a successful initiative to the legislature in 1988. The Democratic party continued to rely on the caucus system to select their delegates, although Democratic candidates appeared on the primary ballot. This year, the secretary of state and the state legislature decided to cancel the presidential primary due to budgetary considerations. As the largest state to caucus...
This is part 3, the last of a series of articles about the Groundwater Management Area (GWMA) and the studies it has made of area water resources. Part 1 appeared in the January 19 and Part 2 in the February 2 editions of The Record. What happens now that the GWMA has created its hydrologic model and mapped many of the groundwater sources? Does the project stop here? GWMA project managers hope not, because there are still a lot of questions to be answered. The hydrologic...
County Commissioner Dennis Bly attended Tuesday’s Chamber of Commerce meeting, where he presented Lindsy Starkel, Deutschesfest Food Chairman, with official notification of a $10,000 grant from the Lincoln County Commissioners to be used for economic development. The fund is generated from a portion of the county’s excise taxes. The community kitchen project was one of several in the county which received funding. Chamber members went on to vote in a slate of officers and boa...
The Odessa Branch of Bank of America is proud to announce that Rebecca Maddock has been promoted to the position of Banking Center Manager as of February 6, 2012. Maddock has been employed with Bank of America since December of 2004. She has enjoyed her job working for The Odessa Branch and is looking forward to the next step in her career. Prior to working for Bank of America, she worked for Odessa Office Equipment and Denny’s Foods. She has spent most of her life in L...
A new approach to help parched parts of the state retain water and create flourishing wetlands is the subject of House Bill 2349 sponsored by Rep. Joel Kretz, R-Wauconda. The legislation, also known as the Beaver Bill, would allow for beavers considered a nuisance in Washington to be live-trapped and relocated to areas in in the state where they can create natural dams to store water and improve stream flows. The measure passed the House unanimously on February 10. “I ran this bill several years ago in an attempt to make s...
Influenza (the flu) has arrived in Grant County. In less than two weeks, the Grant County Health District (GCHD) received 13 reports of positive influenza lab tests. This marks the beginning of 2011-2012 influenza season in the area, with neighboring counties also seeing higher numbers of flu cases. “While 13 positive flu tests may not seem like many, healthcare providers are not required to report all positive flu test results,” says Shawta Sackett RN, MPH, Community Public Health Manager and Epidemiologist. She adds, “No...
Town Marshal Mike Wren presented the 2011 year end report at Monday night’s Town Council meeting. Wren and Deputy Marshal Bryce Peterson responded to 233 calls for service in 2011, up from 211 in 2010. Criminal citations were up from 15 in 2010 to 17 in 2011, and infractions issued were up from 16 to 22. There were five felony arrests during the last year, including charges of Assault 3, Theft 2 (theft of a motor vehicle), two sexual assaults, residential burglary and possession of methamphetamine. According to Wren, the A...
Just over $2,000 was raised for the Community Center Kitchen Remodel project at the Valentine's Day-themed fund-raising dinner held last Friday evening. The event was sponsored by the Odessa Chamber of Commerce and the Odessa High School FBLA. The evening began with a social hour and an opportunity for community members to view the kitchen equipment already purchased by the Chamber of Commerce. When the dinner was ready to be served, guests were welcomed by Kim King and by FBLA representatives Carley Williams and Jacob...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is currently conducting a survey of Washington landowners. Known as the National Agricultural Classification Survey, this form is used to identify farms and ranches for the 2012 Census of Agriculture. For the Census, a farm is any place that produces, or normally produces, $1,000 of agricultural products annually. Over 275,000 landowners in Washington with at least half an acre of land will receive the form. Washington State Director...
The 2012 Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program (DCP) and the Average Crop Election Program (ACRE) enrollment begins January 23, according to Farm Service Agency Acting County Executive Director Debbie Sweet. DCP and ACRE are Federal farm programs which provide payments to producers of eligible crops in order to provide a financial farm safety net. ACRE provides revenue protection against low market prices or low state and farm yields. Like DCP, a farm must have base acres of a covered commodity in order to be enrolled in ACRE....
"Working for Washington wheat and barley farmers has been the highlight of my career in the grain industry," Mick said. "I'm proud of what we have been able to accomplish as an industry and the leadership role the WGC has taken on issues of national significance." Mick began his career in the grain industry as an assisstant administrator of the Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee, later rising to the post of administrator. He subsequently spent eight years as director of U.S. Wheat Associate's Southeast Asia office in Sin...
Last week we ended the first part of our story on the January 24 oilseed workshop held at the Odessa Community Center without telling our readers that the article was to continue. Forgive us that oversight. There was much more to the workshop, and we should have let you know that we weren’t finished. --The Editor. Dennis Roe spoke from the perspective of an ag lender. He spent five years on a dryland wheat farm near Goldendale, raising grain, hay and livestock. He received d...
As previously reported in The Odessa Record, Odessa’s town council was informed at their December 12 meeting of cutbacks to the senior meals program. Since 2008 meals have been provided three days per week at Old Town Hall. Beginning in January, these meals have been reduced to two days a week. The senior meals program is administered by Okanogan County Transportation and Nutrition (OCTN), which is a private non-profit company that provides nutritionally balanced meals t...
The wonders of the computer age! Without them, visitors to Odessa this week from Switzerland would likely never have known what happened to a long-lost relative who left his Swiss homeland before the turn of the last century to become a circuit-riding minister for several churches in the Pacific Northwest. Philipp and Marion Graedel are from Burgdorf, a city of more than 15,000 inhabitants not far from the capital of Switzerland, Bern. Burgdorf is located in the valley carved...
Pacific Coast Canola, a subsidiary of Legumex Walker Inc., has announced the appointment of two members of its senior management team. R. Bruce McTavish has been named vice president of sales and marketing, and Stephen L. Starr has joined the company as vice president of seed procurement. McTavish will join the company on February 1, and Starr assumed his duties with the company at the end of 2011. Joel Horn, president and CEO of Pacific Coast Canola and of parent company Legumex Walker, said the hiring of McTavish and Starr...
Now, before you go grab a rope or a bucket of tar, please let me explain why I should attend the Association of Washington Cities Legislative Conference. AWC is a private, non-partisan corporation that represents us before the state legislature, the state executive branch and with regulatory agencies. All 281 towns and cities in Washington State are volunteer members of this organization. At this conference, I heard from our lobbyists and listened to the concerns of fellow...
A month-by-month summary of the year's activities as they appeared in The Odessa Record concludes below with the remainder of November and all of December. Odessa Trading Company was informed that it is the top sales dealer in CaseIH’s Western Region for 2011, and one of the top 28 CaseIH dealers in North America. As a result, the company received an all-expense-paid trip to “Agritechnica,” the world’s largest exhibition of agricultural machinery, held in Hanover, Germany November 15-19. General Manager H.P. Carsten...
The oilseed workshops held in Odessa January 24 and in Colfax January 26 were intended to educate and encourage area farmers to plant oilseed crops. The speakers at the workshop came from near and far, with areas of expertise ranging from academic research to hands-on farming experiences. Biographical information provided below is taken from the speakers list handed out at the workshop and compiled by the WSU project coordinator. The moderator for Odessa’s workshop was Tom P...
Friday, February 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Odessa Memorial Healthcare Auxiliary will be holding their annual sale of used items in the hospital atrium. Donations may be brought to the atrium on Thursday, February 2, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. The proceeds of this sale benefit the Activities Department at the hospital. The most recent purchase was folding chairs for use at family potlucks and other activities. Participation by everyone in Odessa is appreciated....
A review of last week’s incident reports on file at the Town Marshal’s office revealed the following: Between the dates of January 24 and January 30, a total of six incident reports were logged in with the Lincoln Country Sherrif’s Office dispatch center. Case #13 was a residential burglary which occurred January 24 during the day shift. The report was not available for review on January 31, but Town Marshal Mike Wren reported that there had been a total loss of $1,700 - $1,800 in the burglary, with a laptop, a compo...
Part 2 of our series on Odessa’s water issues (continued from the January 19 edition of The Odessa Record) continues this week. Why not just... dig deeper? Digging deeper wells into the Grande Ronde Basalt layer is one of the options available to the Town of Odessa in the future for meeting its municipal water needs. How deep? Based on current peak demand, the GWMA has estimated that a new well will have to supply 1,000 gallons per minute (gpm), be 700 to 1,400 feet deep (base...
At the request of residents of the 100 block of East Fourth Avenue, the town council considered, discussed and then passed ordinance #648, which would amend existing ordinance #562, pertaining to parking in the residential area adjacent to the high school. Mayor Doug Plinski reported that efforts to encourage students to voluntarily restrict parking on the south side of 4th avenue between 1st and 2nd streets had been unsuccessful thus far. According to Public Works Director...
