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Sam Schneider and Jakin Griffin, both of Davenport and Tucker Walter of Odessa participated in Lincoln County Fair's Wild Pony Races. These young men were sponsored by Basin Tree Services. The owners of Basin Tree Services are Tucker's aunt and uncle, Dan and Judy Nelson of Ephrata. Six teams participated in the event Saturday night of the fair. The goal of the event is to hold onto the pony, then have one person jump on and ride it for eight seconds. Tucker was the anchor...
Harrington Chamber The members of the Harrington Chamber of Commerce have been busy preparing for a successful Harrington Fall Festival and have endeavored to work in conjunction with other organizations toward that goal. Their officers are: president, Timothy Tipton of the Harrington RV Park; vice president, Pastor Cade Clarke, Church of the Nazarene, and manager of the Harrington Food Bank; secretary, Paula Pike, Paula’s Remote Office; and treasurer, Cindy Haase, Ott Insurance. Utilizing the EDDM Retail of the U.S. Post O...
As summer is winding down and we are headed toward fall, I notice the summer flowers slowly fading and the fall flowers starting their entry into the wonderful world of beauty. Along the pathway, I also find two beautiful people happy to share their story. Chuck and Ellen Van Hevel and their faithful companion dog named Moupher have lived in Odessa for five and a half years. Chuck has a sister who lives in Soap lake and Ellen has a sister who lives in Chewelah. In 2006, they b...
A partial listing of the awards won by area residents at the Lincoln County Fair follows below. The results of the livestock judging will be provided in next week's paper. In the Open/Adult classification, Michelle Hayashi of Odessa entered her whole wheat sourdough in the baking category and received both the Best Wheat Award and the Red Star Yeast Award. In Open/Adult classification of the canning category, Jennifer Lewis of Odessa won a Special Award for her sliced dill...
A hot, smoky day became even hotter and smokier on Monday as several buildings at a farmstead south of Odessa went up in flames. When firefighters arrived at the scene, the buildings were already fully engulfed, including a small unoccupied house. A newer, double-wide mobile home was also located on the same property, home to Dorothy Frederick of Odessa, but it was not affected by the fire. It stood about 150 feet from the buildings that burned, and firefighters were able to...
1 Years Ago The Odessa Record September 7, 1917 Council proceedings. Council met in regular session Monday, September 3, 1917, at the town hall at eight p.m. Present Councilmen Schoonover, Michaelsen, Weber and Smith, Marshall Jenks, Clerk Nevins, Water Sup’t Durland. By unanimous vote of the councilmen present and in the absence of Mayor Kemp, Councilman Michaelsen acted as mayor pro tem. The petition of Christ Hemmerling, et al, for a light on Fourth Avenue at its intersection with Fifth Street was read and on motion o...
School is in session and the school lunch dilemma has come to the fore. Some kids will eat anything provided, and others have extremely discriminating tastes. Parents pack a nice, well balanced lunch including a treat item, only to find, the treat and maybe the string cheese were the only items eaten, or hot school lunch was skipped or only half eaten. Parents, how do you handle the lunch routine. Two things I would not eat in the school lunches back in the “dark ages”, wer...
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, Aug. 28: Responding to a crossing at Sherlock Street in Harrington, BNSF Railroad personnel dealt with a gate that had been knocked off. Deputies were advised of a man, woman and child ref...
The East Columbia Basin Irrigation District has announced that the 2017 irrigation season will end for all East Columbia Basin Irrigation District deliveries on Monday, October 23, 2017. The final day for delivery changes will be Friday, October 20. On October 23, ditchriders will close all farm unit and water service contract turnouts as they begin to drain the canal system. Irrigation water demands are declining, and as in past years, the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District will soon scale back ditchrider service from...
The girls volleyball team traveled to Davenport Saturday to compete in the Gorilla Classic Volleyball Tournament, a neutral tournament with Almira-Coulee/Hartline, Davenport, Yakama Nation Tribal School and Medical Lake participating. In the first match, the Tigers stole the win from the Davenport Gorillas by winning two out of three games to take the match. The scores were: Game one: 25-21 Odessa Game two: 15-25 D-port Game three: 15-11 Odessa The second match was a Tiger...
The town council met August 28 in the public library. Diana Finkbeiner, representing Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center, requested use of the Old Town Hall for a six-week class on self-management of chronic illnesses such as diabetes, lung disease, chronic pain, etc. The class would meet once each week for three hours each time on one of the same days that senior meals are served. Council members were hesitant to grant the request for free use of the facility due to the maintenance costs faced by the town for its buildings....
SPOKANE, Wash.-- Air quality continues to be impacted by regional wildfires and air pollution can intermittently be hazardous for all. Spokane Regional Health District and Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency are urging residents to take precautions to protect their health. Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency offers a current, regional air quality index at www.spokanecleanair.org/current-air-quality. The values are updated hourly and put more weight on the most recent air pollution reading. According to the air quality forecast,...
