Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
Sorted by date Results 126 - 150 of 374
ODESSA – The Board of Directors of Odessa School District #105 met in the library and via ZOOM on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at 6 p.m., preceded by a workshop held at 5:30 p.m. in the district office during which the board reviewed levy resolutions and discussed school board goals for the school year. Present were Ed Deife, board chair; board members Janie Steward, Heather Valverde, Chris Crossley and Carmen Weishaar; Dan Read, Superintendent; Jamie Nelson, Principal; Staci Claassen, Assistant Business Manager; Justin P...
HARRINGTON – Crisp air and a slight breeze lets one know that the seasons are changing as does the aroma of burning leaves in various piles about town. New fencing can be seen going up to enclose a yard, while trenches are being dug in other yards in an attempt to get these types of projects completed before the ground has a solid freeze upon it. Weather has been ideal for preparations of Christmas decorations, lights being raised, inflatables growing to full size and nativity scenes appearing before the Thanksgiving h...
ODESSA – Odessa High School 2018 graduate Hannah Sheldon, daughter of Don and Mo Sheldon, formerly of Odessa, has been awarded the American FFA Degree by the National FFA Organization based in Indianapolis, Ind. Only about 1% of FFA members receive this award each year. Hannah was recognized for this achievement at the National FFA Convention and Expo, a virtual event that took place Oct. 27-29. According to the FFA website, "As the highest degree achievable in the National F...
ODESSA – The Board of Directors of Odessa School District #105 met in the library and via ZOOM on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 6 p.m., preceded by a workshop at 5:30 p.m. in the district office to review and discuss school board goals for the school year. Present were board members Ed Deife, Janie Steward, Heather Valverde, Chris Crossley and Carmen Weishaar; Superintendent Dan Read, Principal Jamie Nelson; Assistant Business Manager Staci Claassen, Operations Supervisor Jus...
Dan D. Berry Sr. 8/27/1944 – 8/31/2020 Dan passed away peacefully on 8/31/2020 in Moses Lake, WA, from the effects of Lewy Body Dementia Dan was born in Coffeyville, KS, on 8/27/1944 to Ernest and Lucy May Berry. Dan is survived by his wife, Eddie, of 55 years and 4 children, Daneen Berry-Guerin (Paul) of Moses Lake, WA; Dan Berry Jr. (Lorinda) of Davenport, WA; Cinnamon Berry (Clark) of Moses Lake, WA; and Brenda Dormaier (Mike) of Edwall, WA; 10 grandchildren, and 5 great g...
ODESSA — The Odessa School Board met at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, 2020, preceded by a workshop at 5:30 p.m. at which the board reviewed and discussed the district’s proposed 2020-2021 budget. Present were board chairman Ed Deife, board members Heather Valverde, Chris Crossley, Janie Steward and Carmen Weishaar; Superintendent Dan Read; Principal Jamie Nelson and Business Manager Juli Weishaar. Also present were Bruce and Kim Todd, Justin Parr and Staci Claassen. The board approved the consent agenda which included the min...
ODESSA — Odessa High School ag teacher and FFA adviser HaLee Walter applied for an FFA Foundation CASE grant this spring to buy all sorts of new equipment for the school’s agriculture education shop. The grant was fully funded to the tune of $21,324. The grant will allow the purchase of various pieces of new equipment to help support the new APT (Agriculture Power Technology) class that Walter will be teaching. The new items include three Miller Multimatic 215 Auto-Set Multiprocess Welders, woodworking equipment, a water bat...
COLFAX – Stay home orders have prompted people to pursue a variety of activities they may not have otherwise. For Dylan Nails, 20, Colfax, that includes running for Washington State Governor. "I think the youth are really underrepresented in politics," said Nails, a 2018 Colfax High School graduate. Nails is running to show that youth have something to bring to the table of politics and to promote youth involvement in government. "I definitely want to be a voice for Eastern W...
1 years ago May 7, 1920 Henry H. Becker was arrested and brought before Justice Schoonover Tuesday on the charge of violating the compulsory law that provides that all children under the age of 15 shall attend school regularly. Becker pled guilty and was fined $15 and costs, the fine being remitted providing he sees that all his children attend school regularly the remainder of the school year. Legion plans smoker. The American Legion at their last meeting planned a smoker to be held at the Legion hall on May 12. Two bouts...
DAVENPORT — Despite the coronavirus and its effects, the Davenport Lions Club had another successful year. The club had to cancel the annual Easter Egg Hunt and breakfast, the Lions Club Surf and Turf dinner and its board and regular meetings. While honoring the social distancing request, some information and issues were discussed via e-mail and messenger. It was sufficient enough for the end of the Lions year. Meetings will resume after the social distancing request has been lifted. It is most difficult for our members to s...
Patricia Johnson passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 in Spokane, WA. Patty was born in Rawlins, Wyoming on October 27, 1939 to Lillian and Leo Murry. Patty attended St. Joseph's Catholic School and then graduated from Rawlins High School in 1957. After that she attended the University of Wyoming for one year. Patricia met James Johnson at their friends' wedding in Rawlins on September 15, 1962, where they were maid of honor and best man. The two got engaged...
Chester "Chet" Ernest Alfred Templin passed away at 100 years old on Feb. 2, 2020, in Spokane, Wash., after a battle with pneumonia. Chet was born to German immigrant parents, Elsie "Ella" (Wellsandt) and Ernest Templin, on Dec. 11, 1919, in Ralston, Wash. He grew up among the vast wheat fields that called on him to become a farmer. Chet was curious, smart, and a good speaker, making friends wherever he went. He especially enjoyed the Ag program and graduated from Ritzville...
Chester "Chet" Ernest Alfred Templin passed away at 100 years old on February 2, 2020 after a battle with pneumonia in Spokane, WA. Chet was born to German immigrant parents, Elsie "Ella" (Wellsandt) and Ernest Templin, on December 11, 1919 in Ralston, WA. He grew up amongst the vast wheat fields that called on him to become a farmer. Chet was curious, smart, and a good speaker, making friends wherever he went. He especially enjoyed the Ag program and graduated from Ritzville...
Our look back at 2019 concludes this week. October In October, the races for town government positions were suddenly in disarray, as announced candidates for mayoral and council seats withdrew their names from contention (although not from the ballot, which had already gone to press): Marcus Horak, Bill Pichon and Joe Schlomer. Incumbent mayor Bill Crossley provided a brief bio and list of accomplishments as mayor over the past four years to The Record. Having heard that Pichon was no longer in the council race against...
Our look back at 2019 continues... July In a project spearheaded by Lise Ott and JoEllen Wollman of Experience Quilts with the help of many Odessa quilters, red, white and blue “valor quilts” were distributed to elderly veterans at a July 4 quilt show at Any Occasion Banquet Hall. The Firemen’s Barbecue on July 4 served close to 300 people on a nice warm summer day. Odessa High School sent 29 of its FBLA chapter members to the FBLA National Leadership Conference held this year in San Antonio, Texas. Five teams made it into...
Our look back at 2019 continues... July In a project spearheaded by Lise Ott and JoEllen Wollman of Experience Quilts with the help of many Odessa quilters, red, white and blue “valor quilts” were distributed to elderly veterans at a July 4 quilt show at Any Occasion Banquet Hall. The Firemen’s Barbecue on July 4 served close to 300 people on a nice warm summer day. Odessa High School sent 29 of its FBLA chapter members to the FBLA National Leadership Conference held this year in San Antonio, Texas. Five teams made it into...
The board held a workshop in the district office at 5:30 p.m. for the purpose of discussing the budget. The Board of Directors of Odessa School District #105 met in the library at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 19, 2019. Present at the meeting were Ed Deife; Heather Valverde; Chris Crossley; Janie Steward; Carmen Weishaar; Dan Read, Superintendent; Jamie Nelson, Principal and Juli Weishaar, Business Manager. Also present were Justin Parr, Bruce and Kim Todd, HaLee Walter, Lindsy Starkel and Vickie Iverson. Superintendent...
The Odessa School District and its Ag Shop have received a $16,879.33 grant from the Washington FFA Foundation. Odessa agriculture teacher HaLee Walter and school Superintendent Dan Read applied for the WaFFA Foundation grant in hopes of being able to replace older shop equipment. The grant was available to CASE-certified teachers who currently teach or will teach CASE courses. Since Walter became CASE-certified in agriculture foods and natural resources in 2016, she was able to apply for this grant. The items that have been...
By MARJORIE WOMACH Thanksgiving Dinner Approximately 50 people were present for Thanksgiving dinner at the Harrington Community Church on Thursday. The event started at 11 a.m. in the meeting room with about double the number of people who attended last year. Stephen Hardy welcomed the guests and Tony Hamilton led the group in a prayer. The dinner was organized by Harrington Community Meals, a non-profit organization, and most of the food was donated by Lincoln Hospital. The...
HOHS meeting The Harrington Opera House Society met November 4 with the following members present: Ellen Evans, Linda Wagner, Carol, Mark and Sheryl Stedman, Gordon and Billie Herron, Ed and Bunny Haugan, Becky Moeller and Karen Robertson. Mark Stedman reported that the gate is installed on the old stairway to the auditorium. The handrail project for the lobby stairway is more complex than originally thought. Discussion was held regarding the purchase of an Emergency...
The Odessa Chamber of Commerce and the Odessa High School chapter of Future Farmers of America joined forces again this year to provide wholesome activities in the community center for anyone who wished to partake. Once school let out, kids and sometimes entire families in costume visited participating businesses downtown to "Trick or Treat" and to have special forms initialed for submission in a drawing for a gift basket. Hadyn Reynolds was the lucky winner of the gift...
The Board of Directors of Odessa School District #105 met in the high school library Wednesday, October 23, for their regular monthly meeting, preceded by a workshop in the district office at 5:30 p.m. for the purpose of reviewing policies/procedures and discussing the district's upcoming levy requests. Present were board chair Ed Deife; board members Heather Valverde, Chris Crossley, Janie Steward and Carmen Weishaar; Dan Read, Superintendent; Jamie Nelson, Principal; Juli...
Harrington Fall Festival On September 27, Harrington was a busy town from early morning throughout the day and into the evening. Students helped in the process of sprucing up the town. The Harrington Opera House rummage sale began at 10 a.m. and lasted until 2 p.m., with stragglers and donors coming by for another hour or so. The customer appreciation barbecue was a success from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the grassy area between the US Bank and Harrington Food Mart. Shortly after 2...
Odessa High School sophomores Kaedin Schorzman and Nathan Melcher took third in the Adams County Fair tractor driving competition held Friday, September 13, in Ritzville. More than 20 teams competed in which drivers of a tractor with a trailer attached navigated an obstacle course. Odessa brought seven members of its FFA chapter and, according to FFA advisor HaLee Walter, they all had a great day!...
The year 2019 was quite a successful one for the local folks who exhibited their projects at the Lincoln County Fair. We are grateful to Terri King, Jennifer Lewis and Nancy Evans for sharing their photos with The Record (see additional photos, page 4 and following). Several adults also were successful at the fair, although we have no pictures of them to share. Adult & Youth Booths/Displays 4-H Junior Elly Bageant Davenport Tie Breaker Race-Breyer Horses Best of Show 4-H...
