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During a routine inspection being performed by Avista representatives in Odessa this week, a major gas leak was detected in the alley just north of east Third Avenue. Several Avista trucks and vans, as well as a crew of six or seven were still at work at the site Tuesday afternoon. The leak had been discovered sometime Monday and had already been repaired by that afternoon, according to the Avista gas division manager Randy Chandler. It was unknown, he said, how long the leak...
Kira Elizabeth Powell, 16, a junior this year at Odessa High School, has won a Best of Category award of $5,000 and a first-place award of $3,000 for her project entitled “The Use of Sodium Polyacrylate to Increase Crop Production in Dry-Land Farming.” Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to her school and the Intel ISEF Affiliated Fair that the winners in each of the scientific categories represent. The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), the wor...
This article appeared in the April 21, 2011 issue of the Ritzville Adams County Journal and is reprinted by permission and at the request of the Keisz family. A Ritzville area family, as well as relatives and honored guests, celebrated the achievement of a high school student during an Eagle Scout Court of Honor for Cameron Kiesz on April 17 at the American Legion Memorial Hall. The day also commemorated the family legacy of five Eagle Scouts in the Kiesz family - Randy,...
State lawmakers in Olympia received a much-needed boost recently in the form of $320 million in new tax revenue, the result of a new tax amnesty program. The amnesty, first proposed in 2009 by State Auditor Brian Sonntag, was vigorously championed by the Association of Washington Business as a way to settle disputed tax assessments. To use a cliché, the tax amnesty program is a win-win. State and local governments gained vital tax revenue, and taxpayers, many of whom are...
As adults, most of us have childhood memories of those trips to the doctor’s office when we’d hear those words, "You'll hardly feel a thing", or "It won't taste that bad." For most of us it did hurt and yes, it did taste bad, but those vaccines that we were receiving through inoculations or tiny cups of not so tasty liquids, were just a part of life. They were what kept us from succumbing to innumerable diseases, some even contagious. And that lollipop from the doctor or a k...
I thought maybe I should dispense some free advice to those of you who are new (or some of you who are not so new) to our community. For those of you who might question my qualifications, here’s my resume: I grew up on a farm outside a town much smaller than Odessa, spending my first 18 years in Bickleton (population about 100). I was at Washington State University for four years, then lived in Yakima for four years. In 1981 I moved to Portland, where I worked and lived for o...
We have enjoyed Lise Ott’s writing in The Record. She has a good sense of humor, and we enjoy the stories that she has written. We would love to see a photo of that “Stars Over Irby” quilt. Keep up the good work and hope to see many more of her writings. Chuck Wood and Joanne Kingsbury Gig Harbor, Wash....
Violet M. “Vi” Frederick died Sunday, May 15, 2011, in Odessa at age 72. She was born August 31, 1938 in Kettleman City, Calif. to Clifford and Edith (Hill) Skaggs. She married Louis Wayne Frederick in Carson City, Nev. on September 1, 1956. Vi was a member of the English Congregational Church. She had so many hobbies and interests and loved arts and crafts. A few of her many talents were crocheting, knitting, quilting and making fleece blankets for family and the active-duty...
Jim Miller of Aberdeen, Wash. died May 15, 2011 of cardiac arrest at 68 years of age. Born in Florence, Ore., he was the third child of five born to Roland and Sarah Miller. He graduated from Ocosta High School as an outstanding scholar athlete. He went on to study and play football at Grays Harbor Community College and finished his degree in Education at Eastern Washington University, lettering in football. Jim married Carole Currie October 6, 1963 in Spokane. His first teaching position was at Wishkah Valley Schools as an...
Doris M. Witt died May 14, 2011 in Spokane at the age of 74. She was born April 21, 1937, in Gulf Port, Miss. to Wiley and Felicia (Malley) Woods. She married Dean Witt in Gulf Port on July 3, 1955. She is survived by her husband, Dean, at the home in Odessa, three children, Vicki Edwards and Ken of Snohomish, Wash., Patty McCarrell and Floyd and Terri Baker and Danny, all of Spokane; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; her brother Richard Woods of Gulf Port; three sis...
James C. Larson died Sunday, May 8, 2011, at his home in Irby. He was 82 years of age. Jim was born March 23, 1929, in Richland to Faye and William Larson. He married Barbara Pietromonaco in 1949, and they had five children. He married his second wife, Edna Larson, in 1960, and they spent most of their lives in Ravensdale, Wash., until she died in 1989. He moved to Irby in 2005, where he lived out the remainder of his life doing what he loved: hunting, fishing, gardening and being involved in his church. Jim served in the...
In May 1951 several activities took place in Marlin, Odessa and Spokane to mark the 50th anniversary of the town. A series of reunions of current and former residents were held, with the climax being a huge gathering at Manito Park in Spokane. The Record gave this account of that event in its edition of May 20, 1945: The Marlin reunion, held during last week, climaxing at a picnic at Spokane on Sunday, brought a large turnout of former residents for an estimated attendance of 250. Marlin commencement exercises last Wednesday...
On April 25, the Grant County Health District received a report of a three-month-old infant with whooping cough (pertussis). Through the investigation it was determined that there is one additional case in the household. At this time the patients are at home and not hospitalized. In early April, the mother took her children to the doctor for constant coughing, but the children were not tested or treated at that time. In mid-April, the infant had a severe cough and the mother took him to see the doctor, but also was not...
Odessa Elementary School students are invited to a Flashlight Reading Night on Tuesday, June 7, at 6:00 p.m., in the school multi-purpose room. This will also be a kick-off event for the Summer Story Hour at the public library. Students are to bring parent(s) and siblings, a flashlight, books, a pillow or blanket, and they may even wear PJs and/or slippers if they wish. First, a snack of hot dogs, potato chips, and lemonade will be served. Next, there will be a special storyteller. Then the lights will go off, the...
On May 4, eight schools from the Bi-County joined Odessa for the second annual Bi-County Science Challenge. Odessa, Wilbur, Davenport, Liberty, Lind, Sprague, Reardan, and Harrington arrived at the Odessa school multipurpose room at 9 a.m. to compete in the “Junkyard Wars.” All other school districts in the Bi-County were invited but due to various reasons were not able to attend. The schools that did attend each brought a team of six students to compete against the other scho...
The Math Olympiad teams competed Saturday, May 7, 2011. Every year the Harrington School District sends teams to Eastern Washington University to compete in a math competition called Math Olympiad. Robbee Kiefer, Alex Bruce, Megan Shafer, and Dalton Wilkie made up our fourth/fifth-grade team scoring as the top fifth-grade team, earning an "Excellent" ribbon in the overall competition. They earned one “Excellent” in Number Sense, two “Very Goods” in Problem Solving and Geometr...
Track & Field Bi-County/Panorama League qualifier was held Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at Old University High School in Spokane. Odessa-Harrington competed against 1B schools Columbia-Hunters, Curlew, Cusick, Inchelium, Northport, Pomeroy, Selkirk, Valley Christian, Wellpinit and Wilbur-Creston. The 2B schools competing at the same time were Colfax, Davenport, Kettle Falls, Liberty-Spangle, Lind-Ritzville, Mary Walker, NW Christian-Colbert, Reardan, Republic and St. George’s. The top 8 finishers in lane events and the top 12 in fi...
Costs for replacing aging electric infrastructure to ensure reliability is the major driver in Avista’s request filed with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) to increase electric and natural gas rates. The UTC has up to 11 months to review the filings and issue a decision. “We continue to make significant investments in replacing our aging infrastructure and upgrading our generation facilities to preserve reliability and gain efficiency,” said Avista Chairman, President and Chief Executive Offic...
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. May 9: A caller filed a complaint about loud noise originating from Delilah's Full Moon Saloon in the 500 block of Morgan Street in Davenport. A two-vehicle collision involving a state brand...
