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Eleanor Mae (Fahr) Reihs passed away on Monday June 6, 2016 at the age of 85 in Issaquah, Washington. Eleanor was born on December 31, 1930 in Chicago Illinois. Eleanor graduated from Grand Coulee high school in 1948. Eleanor was pre-deceased by her parents Ernest and Eleanor Fahr and by her sister Nancy Starr. Susan Miller, her sister, resides in Electric City, Washington. Eleanor was married to Henry Jacob Reihs for 56 years, and they were long time residents of Odessa....
SPOKANE, Wash. (June 9, 2016) – Northwest Farm Credit Services has awarded the Harrington PTA in Harrington, Wash., a $1,500 Northwest FCS Rural Community Grant. "The Harrington PTA was ecstatic to hear the news about receiving the Northwest FCS grant," said Kelli Tanke, Harrington's school office manager. "Our school's aging playground equipment had to be torn down because it was infested with hornets and yellow jackets. The safety of students is of utmost concern, but we s...
Harrington Opera House Society The monthly meeting of Opera House Society met Monday evening in the Art Room with Ed and Bunny Haugan, Mark and Sheryl Stedman, Karen Robertson, Carol, Gordon Herron, Marge Womach and Linda Wagner attending. As the completion of the elevator installation is nearing, the building committee has a short list of finishing touches that will be worked on, including the state inspection of the elevator on Tuesday, chandelier controls and an air...
Popsicles, a favorite frosty summer treat of children for nearly one hundred years, are fun to make, and the variety of fruit combinations is endless. Thin pudding mixtures may be frozen as well, increasing the flavor selections. Frank Epperson registered the trademark Popsicle in 1923, the name being derived from lollypop and icicle. Popsicles have had a variety of shapes over the years, but all feature a stick handle of some sort to hold onto while eating. My mom and other...
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. Monday, June 6: A Mondovi area resident described a man looking into the windows of a house from a patio. A woman was observed sleeping in a running vehicle parked at the U.S. 2 Telford rest are...
The monthly meeting of Opera House Society met Monday evening in the Art Room with Ed and Bunny Haugan, Mark and Sheryl Stedman, Karen Robertson, Carol, Gordon Herron, Marge Womach and Linda Wagner attending. As the completion of the elevator installation is nearing, the building committee has a short list of finishing touches that will be worked on, including the state inspection of the elevator on Tuesday, chandelier controls and an air conditioner electrical fix. New carpeting has been laid where needed, and finishing...
OLYMPIA—On July 1, 2016, state fuel tax and several licensing-related fee increases will go into effect in Washington. The increases were approved by the Legislature in 2015 as part of Connecting Washington, a transportation package to fund many important, impactful transportation projects around our state. These projects include highway and local road construction and maintenance, bike path and walkway projects, rail and transit projects, ferry system improvements and fish barrier removal. The state fuel tax for both gas a...
A student must have a grade point average of 3.50-4.00 to be on the honor roll and honorable mention requires a grade point average of 3.25-3.49. Grade values are based on the state transcript requirements and are as follows: A=4.0, A-=3.7, B+=3.3, B=3.0, B-= 2.7, C+=2.3, C=2.0, C-=1.7, D+=1.3, D=1.0, F=0.0. Odessa High School Senior class members Stacia Lesser (4.0), Katie DeWulf and Alexis Schmierer made the honor roll. Honoroable mention went to Casey Schlomer and Paige Smith. In the junior class, Rebecca Fortner, Wyatt...
Residents of the 13th Legislative District are invited to join Rep. Matt Manweller for an hour-long telephone town hall on Wednesday, June 22, at 6 p.m. The program works much like a call-in radio show, in which residents can listen in, ask questions and participate in surveys. To participate, citizens can call 509-895-5003 during the event. If listeners have questions during the call, they can press the star (*) key on their telephone keypads. “The Legislature is not in session, but I am hearing from people about possible sc...
KREM TV of Spokane will broadcast a special program at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 23, dealing with skin cancer and featuring personal efforts to inform the public about the disease by former Odessa teacher and coach Gerald Ray, now a resident of Spokane....
The 2016 alumni banquet has already seen a number of folks submitting their dues and their intention to attend. Those who have signed on thus far are listed below: 1942: Alice (Stroh) Schmierer, Laverna (Lesser) Dormaier 1946: Wilma (Lenhart) Schmidt 1948: Robert Hemmerling 1949: George Rodeck, Al Fink 1950: Ardyce (Kissler) Kahler, Norma (Hopp) Kuch 1951: Coleen (Luiten) Janke 1953: Melba (Mills) Evans, Dorothy (Kremsritter) Frederick, Edwin Jasman, Paula (Haug) Kramer, Barbara (Heimbigner) Van Zanten 1955: Gale Salo 1956...
