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Early entrants could win iPad mini-4 There are four months until the 40th annual Lilac Bloomsday Run, and to help fortify New Year’s resolutions to get in shape, early bird registration for Bloomsday is now open at www.bloomsdayrun.org. Those who sign up by February 7 will have a chance to win one of three Apple iPad mini-4 tablets, courtesy of Strong Solutions, an Apple authorized reseller and service provider at 1718 E Sprague Ave. “Someone once said that life begins at 40,” says Lilac Bloomsday Association President Steve...
After several years of no or very little snow for Christmas, Odessa has finally had a white one. Much welcome snow began coming down in mid-December. Right before the holiday, there was snow, then warm enough temperatures to melt some of the snow, then some very wet snow or a mix of rain and snow (those who shoveled any of it know how heavy it was), followed by a cold snap and more snow. So now folks are having to drive on streets that did not all get cleared and have deep rut...
Stacey Bresee, a director at the Masquers Theater, has announced that a production meeting will be held Monday, January 11, 2016, at 7:30 p.m. at the theater lobby for anyone interested in being part of the production team for the fall 2016 musical, Disney’s The Little Mermaid. “We need folks to help with sets, costumes, props, choreography and lights! Anyone interested in participating behind the scenes to help get this production started, please come,” said Bresee. “If you are not able to attend this meeting, please...
The state of Washington has begun accepting applications for the No Child Left Inside program, which is aimed at giving at-risk children outdoor experiences. The No Child Left Inside grant program is funded by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission and administered by the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO). The grants are intended to fund programs that provide outdoor environmental, agricultural or other natural resource-based education and recreation programs serving youth in Washington s...
On the fall 2015 president’s list at Big Bend Community College, two area students were listed as having completed 12 or more graded credits with a grade-point average of 3.75 or higher: Odessa’s Jennifer Martin and Wilson Creek’s Stacy Sims....
Recently this writer viewed a photo of the Grand Social Brass Band that The Odessa Record published in its 1951 edition as the Golden Anniversary and reprinted in 8-18-1977. The photo, taken in 1901 or 1902 showed Art Kunkel, Garrett Bruchsen, Henry Reese, Joe Barto, Vincent Totusek (the band leader), Reinhold Weber, Louis Wraspir, Doc Kelley, Jake Wolsborn, Frank Quade and John H. Luiten. The Odessa Historische Museum has a great collection of early photographs. The museum also has memorabilia from Al Wagner’s band, i...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has finalized a rule to ensure that farm safety-net payments are issued only to active managers of farms that operate as joint ventures or general partnerships, consistent with the direction and authority provide by Congress in the 2014 Farm Bill. The action, which exempts family farm operations, closes a loophole where individuals who were not actively part of farm management still received payments. “The federal farm safety-net programs are designed to protect against unanticipated c...
Center for Rural Affairs On December 17, 2015, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued their final rule defining what it means to be actively engaged in farming and thereby eligible to receive federal farm payments. The final rule serves only to ensure access to unlimited farm program payments for the vast majority of the nation’s largest and wealthiest farms and writes loopholes directly into regulation. USDA is more interested in allowing the nation’s largest farms to avoid meaningful payment limits than in making far...
An Odessa resident asked The Record last week, after several inches of snow had fallen, why his early morning trip to a Spokane hospital, where his wife was to have minor surgery, was so treacherous and slow. In Odessa itself, he said, the major streets had been plowed and sanded. As he made his way on SR 28, he noticed that most county roads off to the side had also been tended to. The state road he was traveling, however, was a different story. Did the state not have enough employees to get the major roadways cleared, he...
Odessa High School FBLA partnerned with the Lincoln County Econcomic Development Council to address one of Lincoln County's greatest problems, "Youth Out-migration." Students are graduating from our schools and attending college but are not returning for employment. This leaves many positions unfilled or filled by commuters, which is a detriment to our economy. A career fair was hosted last year, and the feedback from students was that they liked the fair but wanted to see...
For 14 years, coach Mark Poth has draped a basketball jersey over a chair, and his Vikings players have tapped the #40 jersey as they were introduced for the Ryan Floch Memorial Games. The chair and jersey stay next to Poth until the handshakes at the end of the game. The 15th and final Ryan Floch Memorial Basketball Games will be played January 2, 2016 at Big Bend Community College. The women play the BBCC Alumni team at 2 p.m., and the men play against the Alumni team at 4...
This following story is not about some young school boys, but rather several businessmen in their 40s, family men. William Pugh worked at various service stations while living in Harrington and Fred Urton was the local butcher with Banner Meats, upon whom many a holiday dinner was dependent. Urton was well-known locally for his wild humorous schemes, some less practical than others. The next year he was calmer with his holiday spirit and had a life-size Santa Claus in the window of Banner Meat Co. “X-mas Rooster Led Urton Cha...
When Santa appeared earlier this month, some were disappointed that he was not accompanied with a white layer of snow, but there is now hope for a traditional white covering of the fields, where children can enjoy sledding and other outdoor activities that depend on snow. Many are excited with the Season’s activities and eyes glisten in the presence of a well-decorated tree. The Harrington Chamber of Commerce, on the other hand, focused on blessings, and worked with Harrington High School Honor Society students to bring l...
Washington state nonprofits named Washington STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and Washington MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement) have received a grant of $400,000 from the national science, technology, engineering and math education group 100Kin10 to develop and launch an Engineering Fellows progam. The program will pair engineers with 200 Washington fifth-grade teachers to equip the teachers with the engineering skills needed to research, develop and deliver an engaging engineering program...
Terri King, business teacher at Odessa High School, was recently awarded a $500 scholarship by Northwest Professional Educators, the state's only non-union professional teacher association. Its regional director Brenda Miller presented the award at an all-school staff meeting. King will use the funds to attend the 2016 Northwest Council of Computer Education Conference with special interest in learning how to integrate technology into the curriculum and digital literacy. "Ms....
Harrington Opera House Society Linda Wagner, Sheryl and Mark Stedman, Ed Haugan, Carol, Paul Charlton, Billie and Gordon Herron, Karen Robertson, Sue Lani Madsen and Marge Womach were present as Mark Stedman opened his last meeting as president of the Harrington Opera House Society. In reviewing the minutes from the previous meeting, mention was made of the $9,000 grant that the Harrington Public Development Authority received to help connect the business district with NoaNet...
Some seniors and disabled citizens will have an easier time qualifying for property tax relief starting with their 2016 tax bill. Property tax exemption Recently enacted legislation (Senate Bill 5186) lifts the income limit to qualify for a property tax exemption from $35,000 to $40,000 for property owners 61 years or older or those retired due to a service or job-related disability. The exemption applies to a person’s principal residence and depends upon the combined disposable income of the applicant, spouse, partner and/or...
Working in conjunction with Lincoln County, the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) have launched the process of updating the county-level Community Wildfire Protection Plan. Local agencies and organizations in Lincoln County have initiated a planning committee to complete the wsork as part of the National Fire Plan, the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy and the Healthy Forests Restoration Act as authorized by Congress and the White House. The Lincoln...
The Odessa Record and the Odessa Chamber of Commerce want to remind holiday travelers from Odessa to stop by The Record and pick up a bundle or a handful of copies of This Is Odessa, our local visitors’ guide to take along on their trip. It has been a long-standing tradition that Odessa folks traveling elsewhere for business or pleasure have taken this publication with them to leave in restaurants, hotels/motels and visitor centers along their travel routes. Some of the issues are mailed to various locations throughout the s...
Odessa music students from pre-school through sixth grade will present their holiday concert on Thursday, December 17, beginning at 7 p.m. in the school multi-purpose room under the leadership of school musical director Craig Holman. Sure highlights will be the pre-school and kindergarten, the fifth-grade band taking part in their first public performance, the sixth-grade band playing a mix of traditional and contemporary music, plus first through fourth grades combined into a large choir singing songs of the season. There...
Odessa's Christmas Fest last week Wednesday at the community center was well attended by folks from the town and the surrounding area. Each of the vendors attending the Fest donated an item to be used as a door prize. Entry for the door prizes was free, and the prizes were awarded throughout the day. There were 284 entry slips for door prizes. Organizer Faye King said that it was likely that 20% of the people coming through the door did not sign up for a door prize. Of the 284...
The Grant County Sheriff’s Office and Royal City Police are investigating three complaints of fraudulent phone calls from an 800 number. The caller claims to be from the Grant PUD and requests the person called immediately send money or have their power shut off. Today’s victims were three churches in south Grant County, one in Schawana, two in Royal City. None of the churches sent money; rather, they called the police. Clearly these calls are a scam. If you receive a call from anyone demanding money, ask them for a call bac...
Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, has been appointed to the Washington State Horse Park Authority board by Dan Hoch, Director of the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. The 112-acre horse park is located in Cle Elum and serves the recreational, competitive and educational needs of riders and horse enthusiasts in all disciplines, age groups and skill levels. “The horse industry is a growing and important part of our state’s economy and culture,” said Dent. “I truly believe the outside of a horse is good for the ins...
The Washington State Association of Head Start and ECEAP (Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program) will convene its top leaders in Tukwila to discuss the upcoming legislative session and talk to key early learning leaders. The group will call for expanding ECEAP by 1,000 children next fall in order to reduce the number of children on the waiting list and to take steps towards meeting the legislative entitlement scheduled to hit in 2020. No expansion of ECEAP is scheduled to take place next fall despite the fact that...
The Washington State Transportation Improvement Board has awarded the town of Odessa the sum of $171,470 for the installation of sidewalks on First Street from Fourth Avenue to Marjorie Street. The roadway in question has sidewalks in some portions of it but not in others. The project would ensure that the entire stretch would have sidewalks along both sides of the road. The route is used by many Odessa school children walking to and from school. The route also connects the school to the ag shop used by students, to the...
