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Thanks to the hard work of Justin Parr, three Odessa High School girls will be vying this year for the title of Miss Odessa. The three, all juniors, are Melani Fehrer, Koralynne Kuch and Kendall Todd. They will be vying on Monday, April 16, for the title of Miss Odessa. Three independent judges will assess their academic background, the speeches they have written and delivered and their answers to questions the judges ask. The public is welcome to attend, said Parr. The float committee, consisting of Parr, Brad Greenwalt and...
The Odessa Lions Club annual Easter egg hunt was enjoyed by a large number of Odessa children and guests last Saturday, April 7. The children search for candy-filled plastic eggs, some hidden, some not, in three different parts of Reiman Park. Each age group has its own area. Each group also searches for a single golden egg that represents the "grand prize" of an Easter basket filled with all kinds of good things to eat, plus toys and games. This year's winners: Collin Martin...
Lynne Wenick of Odessa displays her prizewinning entry in the annual Odessa Quilt Club Challenge. This quilt, along with other entries in the category and approximately 150 other quilts, will be on display at the annual Spring Fling quilt show April 27 and 28 at the High School Gym in Odessa....
The family of Edna Janke Jorgenson celebrated with her this past weekend as she turned 100 years old. An open house was held Saturday, April 7, at Christ Lutheran Church in Odessa to celebrate this milestone birthday. Friends and relatives from near and far gathered to wish her many more birthdays to come. Five generations of family members were also present, including Edna’s son Allen Janke and wife Sue (Lubold) Janke, their daughter Rena and husband Pete Goforth with t...
Sheriff's Report INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. April 2: A pickup truck taken from the sheriff's impoundment yard behind the county jail was recovered by Spokane County sheriff's deputies and returned to Davenport. A caller told dispatchers she...
I recently attended a Friends of the Library meeting. I wasn't quite sure what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised at what they have to offer! First, let me start out by telling you what our library has to offer. There are three computers with internet access for public use. A wide selection of audio books, DVDs and VHS tapes. The librarian purchases the latest popular fiction. Don't find what you need, she'll do her best to help you. There is also a special collection of quilting and gardening books. The library is also on...
Daffodils blooming must mean it is spring, despite a chill north wind and ground too cold for planting potatoes. Onions and peas should do alright if your ground has been dry enough for tilling. I planted some onions in a flower pot, following a tip I saw on Pinterest. Take the top you cut from green onions when you are only using the white part and stick it about 1/2 inch deep in potting soil. I used some of the onion plants left over from planting my row in the garden. When...
The winter 2012 President's List at Big Bend Community College has been released. Students who have completed 12 or more graded credits with a grade-point average (GPA) of 3.75 and above are on the President’s List. Those on the list from Odessa are Mackenze Bemis, Austyn Kagele, Aron Mills and Theodore Noble. Natalie Garrett of Wilson Creek also appears on the list. The BBCC Vice President's List is for students who have completed 12 or more graded credits with a GPA of 3.33 to 3.74. Among those listed are Natalie Fish of O...
As reported by the Spokesman-Review, William D. White of Twisp, the husband of Odessa school superintendent Suellen White, entered a guilty plea in federal court last week to two counts of conspiracy and one count of unlawful importation of wildlife. As part of the agreement, White also agreed to plead guilty to two state charges. White and his son Tom are livestock ranchers, who claimed in their own defense to be protecting their herds from a predatory wolf pack. In the plea agreement, William White faced a $38,500 fine and...
Washington state Secretary of Health Mary Selecky has announced that cases of whooping cough have reached epidemic levels in much of Washington state. So far in 2012, 640 cases have been reported in 23 counties (as of March 31), compared to only 94 cases during the same time period last year. Washington is on pace to have the highest number of reported cases in decades. “We’re very concerned about the continued rapid increase in reported cases,” said Selecky. “This disease can be very serious for young babies, who often g...
Odessa Memorial Hospital Auxiliary has taken on an urgent project, setting aside temporarily, several other projects on their docket. Sudden changes had to be made in cable television providers for the hospital resulting in an unavoidable 100% increase in cost to the hospital. The Hospital Board authorized purchasing the basic plan, but in order for residents to receive all the channels desired, especially sports, an additional channel receiver case costing $2,400 was needed. Since the main goal of the Auxiliary is to “make t...
This is awful! I got on the scale this morning, and have gained back all but 7 of the 20 pounds I lost since last May. I’m disgusted. I’m ashamed. I’m hungry. I’m sure I should be mad. I should be motivated. I should be determined. I should be able to just stop this madness. So why don’t I? I imagine there are thin people who are reading this and thinking, “Good grief! Here she goes again!” Believe me, I’m thinking the same thing. Part of me believes that those thin people can...
Byron Behne watches the international grain markets for the Odessa Union Warehouse. 4/5/12: Friday on a Thursday! Grain markets were closed for Good Friday and so were the Odessa Union’s offices. The grain trade was mixed with soybeans continuing their post-report rally, corn closing up a penny, and wheat down fractionally although the deferred months were down a bit more on good crop condition ratings from earlier in the week. The dollar has been rallying this week, which has put pressure on most commodities but, the g...
I had a meeting tonight at the Fraternal Order of Eagles, so I recorded the story of the Grand Coulee Dam. I hope Eddy (Kern) wasn’t disappointed on the amount of time that he was in the history, because we enjoyed every minute of the hour and a half. He looked great, and we enjoyed listening to his part of the history of the building of the dam. Chuck Wood Joanne Kingsbury Gig Harbor...
I urge your readers to contact their Congressional representatives and demand that Congress fix the problem it created in 2006 for the United States Postal Service. In 2006, Congress decreed that the USPS must fully fund current and future employees’ pension and health care costs to the tune of $5.5 billion a year. The Republican-dominated Congress required this funding to be done in 10 years to cover the costs for the next 75 years! I know of no business that pays 75 years into the future for its employees’ pension and healt...
On April 21, 1962, the Seattle World’s Fair opened. The “Century 21 Exhibition” ran for six months, drew 11 million visitors, turned a profit and left the Northwest with a wonderful Seattle Center. A half century later, many of the fair’s landmarks remain, and the Center’s 73-acres is a gathering place for people from all walks of life. It is Seattle’s Central Park. The Space Needle has become Seattle’s icon. Conceived in an architect’s notebook, it was constructed in...
Watch for the yellow envelope! That’s the message the Washington state Employment Security Department is sending to jobless workers who are receiving long-term unemployment benefits called emergency unemployment compensation, or EUC. Under a new federal law, most people who are claiming emergency benefits are required to attend an appointment at their local WorkSource employment center, where they will receive an orientation, skill assessment and review of their work-search efforts. People who fail to attend the required meet...
The Grant County Health District (GCHD) received confirmation from the Washington State Department of Health Public Health Laboratory (DOH) that the death of a Grant County woman in her 30s was associated with Hantavirus exposure. The woman was hospitalized and died on March 28. The Health District investigation determined the woman was most likely exposed within Grant County. The last Grant County Hantavirus patient who died as a result of the illness succumbed in 2005. “The Grant County Health District is saddened by her de...
The Odessa Town Council met Monday night and approved a resolution allowing the town’s engineering firm to apply for a matching-funds grant for the Odessa municipal airport. The end of the funding cycle has been completed, and there is money still left that can be awarded. Mayor Doug Plinski said he hoped that a successful grant application would allow for help in moving a roadway and making improvements to taxiways at the Odessa airport. Public Works Public Works director R...
