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  • HS girls basketball

    Terrie Schmidt-Crosby|Updated Jan 22, 2018

    Wellpinit On January 9, the Tiger girls lost to Wellpinit in a game played in Odessa. Odessa 7 11 4 15 37 Wellpinit 17 22 14 14 67 Maddy Wagner scored 15 points to lead the Tigers, and McKennah Davison had nine. Mc. Davison also brought down six rebounds, followed by Wagner with five. Selkirk Against Selkirk Friday, January 12, the Odessa girls came up against another powerhouse, losing 68-34. Odessa 3 13 10 8 34 Selkirk 31 10 23 4 68 Maleah Davison and Caitlyn Schuh each...

  • HS boys basketball

    Terrie Schmidt-Crosby|Updated Jan 22, 2018

    Wellpinit On January 9, the Tiger boys faced Wellpinit at home in Odessa, getting the win by a 20-point margin. Odessa 20 14 14 14 62 Wellpinit 9 10 9 14 42 Ryan Moffet and Camden Weber led the scoring with 24 and 17 points, respectively. Colton Hunt added another six. Tim DeWulf led the rebounding with 11, and Marcus King had eight. Weber had eight steals, and King had another five. Selkirk In Selkirk last Friday, January 12, the Odessa boys continued winning, defeating the...

  • This Week in Odessa History

    Updated Jan 22, 2018

    1 Years Ago The Odessa Record January 18, 1918 Federal Reserve Bank for Odessa: The Farmers and Merchants Bank has just received notification that it has been admitted to membership in the Federal Reserve System, the strongest banking system of the United States. In addition to the examination of the state of Washington, it now comes under the supervision of the United States Government and the bank can avail itself of the liberal re-discount privileges offered by the...

  • Janice Carol (Floether) Wasson

    Updated Jan 22, 2018

    Janice Floether Wasson died January 10, 2018 in Spokane at the age of 68. She was born November 19, 1949, in Spokane to Otto and Emma Floether. Janice enjoyed listening to Elvis Presley. Janice is survived by her son Jason Jones, one brother Doug (Merope) Floether and one nephew Michael Floether. She is preceded in death by her parents Otto and Emma Floether, one brother Gary and one sister Sharon. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at 11 a.m. at the...

  • The Year in Review

    Updated Jan 22, 2018

    June Unable to come to an agreement regarding the sharing of expenses and various other issues between the Odessa and Harrington school districts, dissolution of the joint athletic cooperative that had been established to provide more opportunities for participation in sports was approved by the Odessa School Board. The administrators of the two schools were scheduled to meet and decide upon an equitable division of assets. Reservations began arriving for the 81st annual...

  • Meet your neighbors

    Vivianne Poe|Updated Jan 22, 2018

    Sitting here, looking out my window at the sunshine makes me think it's spring, but I know it's not true. That's okay because, so far, winter has been mild, and I know spring is just around the corner. I had the privilege recently of sitting down with two really neat people and listening to their story. For those of you who haven't met the Jensen family, let me introduce them to you: Dirk and Karen and their four children Austin, Chayden, Sonjya and Kaleb. Dirk is the new...

  • Welcome to My Kitchen

    Laura Estes|Updated Jan 22, 2018

    Cold, damp weather, plus cold and flu season is here, but still we have to eat. Chicken soup is good for what ails you, or if you are one of the rare, lucky ones who have skipped the bugs this year, chicken soup is a savory, warm dish for winter days. Soup from a can will keep you from starving, but it is a poor substitute for homemade. You might ask, who has time or energy to make soup when you don’t feel good? Chicken Wing Broth is an easy substitute for simmering a s...

  • Court Report

    Updated Jan 22, 2018

    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, Jan. 8: Almira firefighters provided traffic control while law enforcement officers handled a two-vehicle head-on collision on SR 174. Deputies were unable to locate a naked man who rep...

  • Trapshooting: Week two

    Updated Jan 22, 2018

    Shooting continued on January 14 in the Inland Northwest Trapshoot competition, sponsored by the Spokesman Review newspaper of Spokane. The Marlin and Odessa clubs combine their scores for the purposes of the competition. Marlin Gun Club This weeks turn-out of 64 participants for the Marlin Gun Club was only slightly less impressive than last week’s turn-out on opening day (72 participants). Shooting perfect scores of 25 were Rich Swanson, T.J. Main, Mark Edwins, Mark Iksic, Bill James, Dan Asker and Austin Nelson. Jakob S...

  • Dent provides legislative update

    Tom Dent, 13th Legislative District Representative in Olympia|Updated Jan 22, 2018

    Dear friends and neighbors, On Monday, the gavel fell to start the 2018 legislative session. Each session, walking into the Capitol Building is humbling. It gives me pause and provides me the opportunity to reflect on how fortunate I am to represent the folks of the 13th District and Washington state. Thank you for sending me to Olympia to represent you! Hirst and capital budget I said it many times last session, and I will continue to say it until we pass a solution. The...

  • Editorial

    Updated Jan 22, 2018

    The staff of The Odessa Record would like to thank our readers for their loyalty over the past year, their patience in dealing with late papers now and then and the many kind words and compliments from so many of you. Although we sometimes feel that our role as the voice of Odessa is being usurped by Facebook, we have heard from many, many people that they do not want The Record to disappear. We would certainly like to retire one of these days, but we need to find someone to take over who will do justice to our small town...

  • Letter to the Editor: Look in the mirror, says letter writer to GOP pols

    Updated Jan 22, 2018

    To the Editor: Can anyone explain President Trump’s and the Republicans’ hostile positions on immigration? Several of our country’s leaders have/had foreign-born wives, think Trump (Czechoslovakia, Slovenia), McConnell (China), Mnuchin (Scotland). At least one of these wives came to this country under questionable legal status. Melania Trump has several immigrant relatives living in the U.S. What is their citizenship status? Did they benefit from “chain immigration?” Furthermore, Trump’s mother was foreign born (Scotland) and...

  • Harrington news

    Updated Jan 22, 2018

    Opera House Society The Harrington Opera House Society met January 8, with Pres. Linda Wagner, Carol, Ed and Bunny Haugan, Mark and Sheryl Stedman, Cherie MacClellan, Karen Robertson, Gordon and Billie Herron and Heather Slack present. Sensors have been installed, but a recently purchased door sweep still needs to be installed. WiFi was installed and is now available for use at meetings held in the Art Room. Purchase of a computer has not received good support. Discussion was held regarding heat and adequate lighting for the...

  • Town Council

    Updated Jan 22, 2018

    Continued from last week With the resignation of Bill Crossley from his councilman position to assume the duties of mayor, the council now has an opening for a new member. Odessa residents who may be interested in serving are asked to send a letter of interest to the clerk’s office by February 12 (see also the announcement in the classified section of the January 11 issue of The Record). Councilman Kelly Watkins was approved by the other council members to serve as the mayor pro tem in the mayor’s absence. Town fire chi...

  • Food Bank adds one hr.

    Updated Jan 22, 2018

    Beginning February 22, the Odessa Food Bank will be open its normal time of 1:30 to 3 p.m., with the addition of being open again each time from 5 to 6 p.m. to give those who cannot make the earlier time an opportunity to stop in....

  • Special district-wide election Feb. 8

    Updated Jan 22, 2018

    A petition by qualified district landowners has been filed and accepted by the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District (ECBID) Board to determine whether landowners of the ECBID would like to increase the number of Directors on the District’s Board of Directors from five (5) currently, to seven (7). If this measure is passed the District would be re-divided into seven (7) new Director Divisions. New Directors would be determined by the election in December, 2018. Landowners can vote on this measure by absentee ballot or at t...

  • Harrington FFA Alums to hold dinner/auction

    Updated Jan 22, 2018

    Harrington, WA, Tuesday, January 16, 2018 – The Harrington FFA Alumni group is excited to announce that its chapter has officially been charted at the national and state level to support the local agricultural education program and the FFA chapter at Harrington School District. “Future Farmers of America” was founded by a group of young farmers back in 1928. Their mission was to prepare future generations for the challenges of feeding a growing population. They taught us that agriculture is more than planting and harvesting ...