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I did not realize that in this election cycle, Washington voters will have two education-related initiatives to consider. One is Initiative 1185. In a nutshell, it requires a two-thirds majority of the legislature to increase taxes. In other words, a one-third minority can stop any funding for education in the state if the majority of the legislature approves it, among other issues. The state Supreme Court has ruled that the legislature must fully fund education, which it has not been doing for years even though voters have...
Last week Wednesday, the annual event that has come to be known as Women’s Health Night was held in the Heritage Church social hall. Filling the hall nearly to capacity, the crowd had come to learn about ways to maintain good health, be tested for high blood pressure, have their bone density checked and gather information from various health-related organizations present. Members of the Odessa High School chapter of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) and their p...
Fire roared through two downtown buildings owned by the Odessa Union Warehouse Tuesday night, destroying them completely. An evacuation order was issued by the Odessa Police and Fire Departments and went out to nearby residents through the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office automated calling system. According to town Fire Chief Don Strebeck, the first 911 call was received at 8:15 p.m. The members of a bunco group were meeting at Any Occasion Banquet Hall, and one of them, P...
As the heads of various governments arrived in New York prior to the opening of the United Nations general assembly there were some who were surprised. Several of these people requested one on one talks with President Obama prior to the general assembly and they had to be appeased with Mrs. Clinton. President Obama had a previous commitment to have banal conversation with the five ladies from The View. Both Mr. Romney and President Obama have made the rounds of TV programs. However, I see putting bold faced banality ahead of...
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. Oct. 8: A large amount of grain and a dead deer were found on SR 28 north of Odessa. Three deer were found "piled up" at the intersection of Bull Run and Circle roads, prompting dispatchers to...
I know most of you already think I’m a little over the edge. You’d be right. And now I’ve gone completely off the map of good decision making. I have a puppy. OH MY GOSH HE’S THE CUTEST THING EVER!!!!!!!!! That’s why I have a puppy. This was possibly one of the most impulsive things I’ve ever done. I saw a flyer on the door of the drugstore advertising puppies for sale, and I walked into my husband’s office and picked up the phone.Well, not immediately. I did talk to the h...
When we go to vote (but let’s vote where it will make a difference) please do not keep voting for the same person that holds the House seat now held by Cathy McMorris Rodgers. I do not understand how she keeps her seat. Cathy no longer represents us here. She has pledged her votes to Grover Norquist. I don’t know about you, but I did not vote for him; no one did! He is for big corporations. He held up the farm bill and Cathy supported that because to pass the farm bill and help farmers in this area would make the Pre...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency has a portion of its farm loan program funds specifically allocated for women and minority producers announced Judy Olson, State Executive Director. “By setting aside funds specifically for women and minorities, it ensures that they will receive a portion of available funds,” said Olson. Loan funds can be used to purchase farms, livestock and equipment. Funds may also be used to operate the farm, build or repair farm service buildings, pay for soil and water con...
The Titans upped their record for the season to four wins versus three losses with a victory over Entiat last Friday in Odessa. O-H 18 16 16 16 66 Entiat 6 0 6 12 24 The game’s first score came on a 5-yard run by Cade Weber, with the extra-point attempt no good. Most of the rest of the game was an exercise in watching Sam Schafer break away for long TD runs, the first being a 60-yarder into the endzone. Again, the extra-point attempt was unsuccessful. Entiat put the ball into the endzone on a 1-yard run, but they, too, w...
Byron Behne watches the grain markets for the Odessa Union Warehouse. 10/11/12: There were no Earth-shattering revelations on the most recent USDA supply-and-demand report, however it was considered at least favorable to corn, soybeans and wheat. Corn supplies were reduced a little more than expected and in line with the drop from the stocks report at the end of September. Soybeans didin’t get as big a bump to ending stocks as traders feared they might, due to corresponding increases in projected demand. Wheat supplies w...
O-H vs. Liberty The Odessa-Harrington Titans volleyball team defeated the Liberty High School team in an away game October 11 by 3 games to 1, with scores of 25-8, 23-25, 25-9 and 25-20. On service, Jordyn Tanke and Kendall Todd both served 20 times with 100% accuracy. Chelsea Fisher and Cydnee Kieffer each had three aces. Fisher had 17 kills, and Tanke added nine more, with 25 kill assists put up by Koralynne Kuch. “The serve-receive team of Lexi Hirst, Tanke and Kieffer did an outstanding job as well,” said head coach Ken...
The Odessa-Harrington junior-high football team traveled to Almira October 11 for matchup with the Almira/Coulee-Hartline junior-high team. After O-H trailed 0-6 at halftime, the game ended in a 12-12 tie. Caleb Behrens scored on an eight-yard touchdown run to tie game at 6-6 at the start of fourth quarter. ACH came back to score with 1:10 left in game, taking the lead, 12-6. Cole Kissler then ran the following kick-off back 75 yards to tie the game 12-12. Coach Larry Weber said, “The defense stepped up and played hard. T...
Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them. Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, WHY do we have deficits? Have you ever wondered, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, WHY do we have inflation and high taxes? You and I don't propose a federal budget. The President does. You and I don't have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations. The House of Representatives does. You and I don’t w...
National Teacher of the Year Michael Geisen has much to say about critical thinking. In fact, what he mentions should be quite familiar to you, as you hear such comments in school as they apply to writing and speaking in many of your classes. First, critical thinking is difficult work, but its use will help you move from a good student to a great student. And it is an essential skill that will help you throughout the rest of your life. It’s not just a school thing. Once you understand that it is not considering just one i...
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced Monday that the statewide burn ban on DNR-protected lands, that had been extended twice, would expire Monday night (October 15) at midnight. Also, Naneum Ridge State Forest was set to open at midnight, as fire danger caused by the Table Mountain fire was reduced by recent rainfall and moderating temperatures. “My thanks to the public for their help and restraint during a difficult and prolonged fire season,” said Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Gol...
Refurbishing of Schmidt Insurance Company’s building on First Avenue is now under way. The renovation includes mortar repair and cleaning of bricks, as well as the installation of a new awning. The structure, one of the largest and most impressive of Odessa’s downtown buildings, is the home of Schmidt Insurance Services and the Quilt Crossing. 108 years ago this week, the building was under construction. The Record reported in its issue of October 13, 1905, that it would be the largest and finest business building in tow...
Not too long ago I rewrote my will. There’s nothing like such a project to remind me of my mortality. But imagine not just your own individual death, but the finality of the death of all the members of your species. You’ve likely heard of the mass extinction that removed the non-avian (non-bird) dinosaurs from the face of the Earth some 65 million years ago. There have been other periods, too, of enormous “die offs” in Earth history. And even apart from times of mass extinct...
