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At Monday night’s meeting of the Odessa Town Council, the rewritten draft ordinance defining a “fence” was seen by council member Frank White as too restrictive and likely to cause more problems for the council than it solved. He asked that the issue be tabled again for further discussion, and the other council members concurred. A variance was granted for the revised request for a backyard fence on Amende Drive to provide running room for the owner’s dog. A permit for a reroof and new fence on east Third Avenue was also ap...
Lyndsay Reyes is spearheading the effort to purchase new protective gear for the Odessa volunteer firefighters. This Friday, July 12, she will host a Thirty-One party, with 20 percent of the proceeds for the evening going to the firefighters’ fund. Raffle prizes A second fundraising activity involves a raffle for donated prizes which include nine holes of golf, with cart, at Odessa Golf; a round of golf with Dillon Jahns at Odessa Golf; a Pampered Chef bundle from Jennifer M...
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, July 1: Sprague ambulance personnel responded to a collision on I-90 involving a motorcycle and deer. The cyclist was transported to a Spokane hospital for treatment. No injuries were reported after two...
Recent visitors to the Odessa Museum were Noreen Groh, Margie Shell, and JoAnne Hardt with Scott and Sharie Heimbigner as hosts. Comments by visitors included: "great displays", "I see something new everytime I visit", and "There is just too much here to see in just one visit." Ther are a number of new exhibits and other items this year. The museum is now open on Sundays from 1-3 pm....
I've always been pretty good at arithmetic. Not a whiz, you understand, but pretty good. Once beyond arithmetic and into math, however, all bets are off. But I've been thinking lately about one of the phrases from the past. I'm not sure how old I was, but I remember a light bulb going on in my brain when I understood what "the lowest common denominator" was. I really love it when the bulb goes on. I wish it would happen more frequently. In fact, I wish it would happen right no...
Odessa's business climate is taking some baby steps forward, especially with the imminent opening of the new meat processing facility at the industrial park and the grand plans of the new owners of the golf course. The biodiesel plant is still a big question mark. Rumors always seem to circulate whenever something new happens. One rumor we would like to definitively dispel concerns Chiefs Bar & Grill. According to owners Mike and Sherri Frederick, they have NO plans to close the restaurant. We are not sure how this rumor got...
1 years ago Friday, July 11, 1913 Five Lincon county mothers have applied to the county commissioners through the superior court for relief under the new destitute mothers' pension act which was enacted by the last legislature and just recently became a law. The new law provides that upon proof of destitution, the superior court orders the commissioners to pay a sum of $15 per month for the first child under the age of 15 years and $5 per month for each other child. If the five petitions now before the court are granted,...
Each year at this time thousands of tourists embark on cruises along Alaska’s stunning coastal waters. If they are lucky, the tourists experience dry weather, relatively calm seas, and breathtaking vistas. In some places the ships can get up close and personal to dramatic scenes of glaciers "calving" ice that breaks off and falls into the ocean. Although I've hiked up to glaciers in the Rockies and walked across them, I've never seen them entering the sea. I'd like to do that and have the notion recorded on my "bucket l...
Last week’s issue of The Record incorrectly stated that Justin Hunt had been selected to the all-state basketball team. He has been selected for the all-state baseball team. Due to a transcription error, the date of birth for Parker Ryan Kramer was also incorrect. Parker’s birthday is May 17....
Earlier this year, Tax Foundation released a study detailing the wireless service tax and fee rates in the U.S. The map below shows the state and local tax and fee rates on wireless service. The average state and local rate is 11.36 percent. Oregon has the lowest rate at 1.85 percent and is tailed closely by Nevada at 2.13 percent and Idaho at 2.28 percent. Nebraska has the highest rate at 18.67 percent and is followed closely by Washington at 18.62 percent and New York at 17.85 percent. It is interesting to note what...
Travis Schuh played with his cousin Jolyn Hutsell, sister Rachel Jewell, and brother Corby Schuh....
Research into early reading shows numerous elements that help children become readers. Teachers know these factors; and if parents know also, they can support their children at home with some of the same information. I comment on some of them in no particular order. One, exposing children to books and literature from infancy, maybe even before birth, helps them as readers when they go to school. The town library has an excellent elementary collection of books that parents can use all year long, in addition to the elementary...
The highlight of the Independence Day holiday in Odessa was the firemen’s barbecue held at Reiman Park last Thursday. Odessa’s rural and town volunteer firefighters and their families provided a feast that fed approximately 200 people, most of whom stayed around to visit and relax after the lunch. The remainder of the day was quiet until evening when personal fireworks started going off at various locations about town. A group at Finney Field was setting off some very spectacular fireworks that at times rivaled a pro...
By TERRI KING Anaheim, Calif. was the destination for 14 students from Odessa High School who competed in the 2013 Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) National Leadership Conference. With the support of the community and the school, it was a trip of a lifetime and an experience we will not forget! With over 9,000 students from around the nation competing in 60 events, competition was tough, but our little high school was quite successful. Odessa students competed in...
Stephanie Holman of Odessa has been awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree, Magna Cum Laude, in Speech Communication from Whitworth University. Located in Spokane, Wash., Whitworth is a private liberal arts university affiliated with the Presbyterian church. The university, which has an enrollment of nearly 3,000 students, offers 60 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Holman interned last summer at California Disneyland and is hoping to work there full-time in guest relations.... Full story
Harrington author David Michaelson has received word that his book for young readers, “Butterfly Dust,” written under the pen name Nubby Grumpins, has made the Summer Recommended Reading List of the Military Writer’s Society of America. The Odessa Record has several copies of the book for sale. That same organization has also given Michaelson the distinction of being named Author of the Month for his latest novel, “Annals of the Element,” which is now available at the Davenport Times offices, Ritzville Art Center and Cow C...
To the students and faculty of our high school: I am your new principal, and honored to be so. There is no greater calling than to teach young people. I would like to apprise you of some important changes coming to our school. I am making these changes because I am convinced that most of the ideas that have dominated public education in America have worked against you, against your teachers and against our country. First, this school will no longer honor race or ethnicity. I could not care less if your racial makeup is...
To the Editor: We are so proud of the 14 Odessa High School students who participated in the National FBLA Leadership Conference in Anaheim, Calif. this month. Four of the students took first place in the nation in their category, and three placed sixth. Outstanding! All 14 students, their advisor Terri King and chaperones did a terrific job representing themselves, the school, the community, and the state. Once again, this is more proof that small, rural schools offer an excellent educational program. Duane and Jonnie...
Stefanie Colby-McQuaig and Lexi Watkins, both of Odessa, have been named to the Dean’s List at Eastern Washington University in Cheney for the spring quarter of 2013....
To the Editor: “Five years and counting” [title of the editorial in last week’s Record] is so true, as social media is making it hard for small-town newspapers to continue giving us current news. What keeps me subscribing to The Record is that I keep hoping to see something in the history section about my great grandparents, grandmother and maybe my mother, aunt and uncle. My great grandparents owned the Irby Hotel, which they bought around 1904. They came to Irby by train from Hebron, North Dakota. I remember my grand...
Common Core is the most recent version of a five-decade long reform movement, which has stressed over and over that public schools are failing. It all started with Sputnik. In 2012, McDonnell and Weatherford, professors at UC-Santa Barbara, examined the connection of Common Core, policy, and politics. Contrary to common perception, public schools were not failing. They discovered that politics determined the definitions of what makes up “research” in order to support policy decisions concerning the Common Core State Standards...
The final Lady Vikings basketball camp of the summer will be held at Big Bend Community College July 15-18. Lady Vikings’ coach and camp director Preston Wilks will lead a group of current college players to instruct girls in grades 3-9 in the DeVries Activities Center. Activities will last from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Players are divided into groups according to age and skill level. Basketball fundamentals are taught and drilled each day. Players participate in multiple games and contests daily, and a...
