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1 Years Ago The Odessa Record January 25, 1918 The annual mask ball was given by the Fraternal order of Eagles at the opera house Saturday night was the most successful ever given by the order and all participating report a splendid time. The receipts from the sale of dancing and spectator tickets were $156 and while there were fewer elaborate costumes than on former occasions, more people took character parts than ever before. The first prize for best sustained characters was awarded to Mrs. C. Clark and Miss Gertie Jasman...
Over the past few weeks before winter break, Odessa High School and Junior High School students have been busy conducting independent science research entitled the Second Quarter Research Project. This project is designed to encapsulate the knowledge and the ability to formulate a testable research question, design and execute an experiment with quantifiable results, scientifically compare the experimental results with a control method and discuss their findings with the rest...
Strate Funeral Home is pleased to announce the addition of Dan Verheul to their staff. Dan is a licensed funeral director/embalmer who has worked in the funeral industry for over 30 yrs. Dan will also be the pre-planning funeral counselor for Strate Funeral Home. Dan previously worked in Spokane but is very familiar with working in smaller communities. Dan is very active with the Spokane Lilac Festival Association where he has served as a director for the last four years. Dan...
Public Development Authority Harrington's Public Development Authority met at city hall January 16, with President Heather Slack, Paul Charlton, Jay Kane, Jay Gossett, Tim Tipton, Jill Plaskon, Bunny Haugan, Cherie MacClellan and Marge Womach attending. Discussion continued from previous meetings on the "post and panel" display sign designed by Baldwin Signs of Spokane, and it was compared with alternative bids. By unanimous vote, the Authority opted to stay with Baldwin...
ACH On January 16, the Tiger girls lost to Almira-Coulee-Hartline in a game played in Coulee City. Odessa 7 8 8 8 31 ACH 17 24 14 11 66 McKennah Davison scored seven points to lead the Tigers, while three other players had six points each: Caitlyn Schuh, Kassidy Crossley and Maleah Davison. Mc. Davison and Crossley also brought down four rebounds each. Northport Against Northport Friday, January 19, the Odessa girls were fairly evenly matched against the Mustangs and won by...
ACH On January 16, the Tiger boys faced Almira-Coulee-Hartline in Coulee City in a contest that stayed close throughout. With a scant two-point lead at the half, the Tigers overcame a slow third quarter to catch fire in the fourth quarter. Odessa 16 11 9 28 64 ACH 13 12 16 16 57 Ryan Moffet led the scoring with 24 points, 17 of them from the free-throw line as he drew foul after foul. Camden Weber and Colton Hunt each added 11 points. C. Hunt led the rebounding with six, with...
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. 15: Sprague ambulance personnel joined the Washington State Patrol in responding to a report of a one-vehicle slide-off on Interstate 90. Davenport ambulance personnel tended to a wom...
August The Odessa school district reported that its purchase of the property of the late Viola Els located diagonally across the street from the gymnasium is proceeding and is scheduled for closing soon. Northwest Farm Credit Services presented a check for $2,000 to the Odessa High School chapter of FFA for its community garden project. The country home of Jeff and Amber Zagelow caught fire while the family was away on vacation. There was serious damage to the home, and the Zagelows and their four children will rent a house...
One of the year’s most important legislative battles in Washington state came to a surprisingly quick conclusion last week when a water-use bill passed both chambers and was sent to the desk of Gov. Jay Inslee. In 2016, the state Supreme Court’s Hirst decision essentially halted development across the state when it determined that counties were not adequately examining impacts on stream and river flow levels. The decision weighed heavily on last year’s legislative session when Republicans refused to reach an agreement on a...
“Barefoot in the Park,” written by playwright Neil Simon, opens for three weekends at the Masquers Theater in Soap Lake on February 16. Directed by Justin Rowland, with assistance from Adam Zaleski, “Barefoot” carries a star-studded, ensemble cast of familiar faces that will keep the audience in stitches, including Emma Russell, Andrew Covarrubias, Jesse Huntwork, Cheri Barbre, Chris Longstreet and Patty Jardine. “This cast has been working very hard on this show, and they’re in line to give a smashing performance,” s...
In 2013, the federal government shut down for 16 days. What that meant for those of us wishing to access our very own Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area at that time, was nothing short of unbelievable. Operating under a contingency plan for a lapse in funding developed by the director of the National Park Service (a presidential appointee), in conjunction with the Secretary of the Interior (a presidential cabinet post), the Park Service spent untold taxpayer dollars to ph...
The Inland Northwest Trapshoot competition, sponsored by the Spokesman Review newspaper of Spokane, completed its third week on Sunday, January 21. Marlin Gun Club This week’s attendance at the Marlin Gun Club held steady with a total of 65 participants. Mark Iksic, T.J. Main and Ken Thompson all shot perfect scores of 25. Following right behind with 24 were Dan Asker, Mark Edwins, Camden Eckhart and Kaden Johnson. Doug Starkel, Mark Vandeweghe, Mike French, Daryl Kimble and Ken Eckhart all had 23, while Dave Asker, Jim S...
Wheatland Theatre Co. will hold auditions for its summer musical “Oklahoma!” on Saturday, February 3, at 1:30 p.m. at Davenport Middle School. Those auditioning will learn excerpts of music and choreography from the show. No preparation is required. Auditions are open to adults and high school students. Rehearsals for the production will begin twice a week in May, increasing in frequency in June, in preparation for six performances, July 20-29. All rehearsals and performances will take place in Davenport. Mileage reimbursemen...
SCC The fall 2017 honor roll list at Spokane Community College includes more than 2,400 students. To receive honor roll status, students must earn a 3.0 grade point average or higher and be full time (at least 12 credits). On the SCC honor roll are Joshua Watkins of Odessa and Nicholas Hayes of Harrington. SCC is one of the largest community colleges in the state and serves more than 20,000 students every year. SCC has provided college transfer, career-technical and adult basic educational opportunities to hundreds of...
Keith Bailey, general manager of Ag Ventures NW, LLC, has announced the business unification of all five partners in HighLine Grain: Odessa Union Warehouse Cooperative, Reardan Grain Growers, Inc., Central Washington Grain Growers, Inc., Davenport Union Warehouse Co. and Almira Farmers Warehouse, Inc. The membership within each company voted its approval for unification. The five companies will combine into HighLine Grain Growers, Inc., while continuing the tradition of independent, locally-owned cooperatives in the area. By...
Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center has released new visitor restrictions in an effort to prevent the spread of illnesses during the 2017-2018 flu season. The Center for Disease and Control Prevention has predicted this flu season could reach near epidemic levels. An uptick in flu and flu-related illnesses has been observed in the region since the beginning of the year. The CDC reports that Region 10 (Washington, Oregon and Idaho) has widespread activity with a 30.4 percent increase in positive flu specimens through clinical...
