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The Primetimers, a social organization for Odessa senior citizens, are hosting an afternoon of games and dessert at the Old Town Hall on Saturday, February 13, beginning at 3:30 p.m. Bring your favorite dessert and join us (young or old). Coffee, tea and punch will be provided. There will be a variety of games: Pinochle, Mexican Train, Catch Phrase, Scrabble, etc. Please join us for a fun afternoon....
Odessa junior/senior high school students who achieved top grades during the first semester of the current academic year have been announced. A student must have a grade point average of 3.50-4.00 to be on the honor roll and honorable mention requires a grade point average of 3.25-3.49. Grade values are based on the state transcript requirements. Odessa High School seniors Stacia Lesser (4.0), Katie DeWulf, Casey Schlomer, Alexis Schmierer and Hunter Bramer made the honor roll and Caleb Singer received honorable mention....
Hello Odessa. My name is Charlotte Jensen. Recently I volunteered to have a fund-raiser for our local food bank. I did this for two reasons, I enjoy doing these types of things and there is a definite need for it. My husband and I have lived here several years, but don’t know everyone in town yet. The people we do know we are happy to call friends. We both grew up poor, but we always had something to eat. My mother grew up very, very, poor and her often family struggled to have a meal, going hungry a lot. I’m sure that is...
A 95-Year Life Alma Ruth Fulford left this Earth on January 25, 2016, following an evening in the hospital due to a heart attack. Her last afternoon was spent playing bingo, winning a Snickers bar and visiting with residents and staff at Teton Peaks Assisted Living in Driggs, Idaho. She is survived by her son Mark Fulford of Port Townsend, Wash., and daughters Deb Grove Hinkley of Victor, Idaho and Karen Barnes of North Bend, Wash. She is also survived by her grandchildren: Phillip Grove of Whitefish, Mont., Vanessa Fulford o...
The Davenport High School chapter of Future Business Leaders of America has announced their partnership with Lincoln Hospital and the Lincoln County Health Department to put on the 2016 Health Fair. The fair will be held February 16 in the Davenport High School gym starting at 5 p.m. and ending at 8 p.m. With the help of Lincoln Hospital and the Lincoln County Health Department, the Davenport students will host this year’s Community Health Fair entitled “Lincoln County Activate: A community health and activity event.” The f...
Odessa On January 31 at the Odessa Gun Club, Landon Lobe, Brady Gies and Traig Weishaar all shot a perfect 25. Shooting 24 were William Mann, Aaron Gies, Jared Praetorius, Brandon Larmer, Danny Williams and Jon Fink. Ryan Lewis, Mike Nichols Jr. and Colley Walter shot 23, while Mike Nichols Sr., Daniel Mann, Brian Wraspir, Deric Schmierer and Lane Lobe shot 22. Deanna Lobe, Drew Hardung, Trevor Smith and Rod Herron shot 21. Those with 20 and under were Markham Nichols, Collette Nichols, Jim Smith, Randy Gies, Cody Larmer,...
It was a great ending to a long wintery January for the Titan boys when they won both varsity basketball games last Friday and Saturday. Friday’s away conference game was against Columbia/Hunters where the Titans came home with 16-point victory over the Lions. The final score was 56 to 40. O-H 21 9 15 11 56 Colum 9 5 13 13 40 Colton Hunt went six for nine from beyond the three-point line, making up 18 of his 21 total points scored, along with his seven rebounds, six a...
The evening of January 26 proved to be a tough one for both Titan varsity basketball teams when they lost away non-league games to the Wilbur-Creston Wildcats. The Wildcats have moved up to the 2B classification this year. The boys varsity team lost by 21 points, with a final score of 47-68. O-H 11 16 6 14 47 WC 22 7 19 20 68 Colton Hunt led the Titans with a total of 16 points Tuesday. He also had five rebounds and an assist. Colt Sanford had a “double double” with 13 points and 15 rebounds, plus an assist and six blo...
Last week the Titan junior high basketball team traveled to Creston to take on the Wilbur/Creston Wildcats. The varsity created several turnovers on defense which lead to a 64-14 victory. The junior-varsity team played a hard-fought battle, coming up four points short with a final score of 20-24. Last week Thursday, the team traveled to Reardan to take on the Indians. The varsity and JV both came away with wins. The varsity won 65-20 and the JV 36-19. Both teams played well on the road, said assistant coach Dalles Deife. The...
The Titan girls prove they are a force to be reckoned with when they won both of their conference games this past Friday and Saturday, January 29 and 30. The Titans trounced the Columbia Lions by 43 points during Friday’s away conference game in Hunters by a final score of 63-20. OH 28 13 13 9 63 Col 3 7 5 5 20 The ladies were on fire as they scored 28 points in the first quarter and were up by 31 points at the half. They never slowed down. Maleah Davison helped lead the w...
Fronen Steppdecker, The Odessa Quilt Club, will hold their annual Quilters Tea/Chinese Auction, Monday, February 8, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Any Occasion Banquet Hall, located at 3 W. First Ave. The auction is open to the public. This is a great way to increase your fabric and crafting supply stash at minimal cost. Proceeds from the auction will be put toward bringing a nationally know quilting instructor to Odessa for classes and lectures, thereby drawing more folks to Odessa for quilting events and increasing local...
District 13 State Representative Tom Dent of Moses Lake has been appointed assistant ranking member of House Early Learning and Human Services Committee. The 11-member committee considers issues relating to early learning from birth to kindergarten, as well as a broad array of issues affecting children and families, including parent education, foster care, dependency, child protective services, children’s mental health, child welfare services and family reconciliation services. “This is a special committee to me, and I am...
Harrington United Methodist Church Sunday, January 31, 2016, marked the close of 12.5 years of faithful service of Pastor Cyndi Wutz to the Harrington United Methodist Church and the Zion Rocklyn United Methodist Church. At 9:30 a.m., Pastor Cyndi preached her final sermon, “God Be With You,” to a full church, complemented by the Community Church congregation joining for the occasion of her retirement. By request, Terry Battermann performed on his guitar “A Prayer Like Any Other.” Linda Wagner played “Hallelujah” by Leonard...
Hello Odessa. My name is Charlotte Jensen. Recently I volunteered to have a fund-raiser for our local food bank. I did this for two reasons. I enjoy doing these types of things, and there is a definite need for it. My husband and I have lived here several years, but don’t know everyone in town yet. The people we do know we are happy to call friends. We both grew up poor, but we always had something to eat. My mother grew up very, very poor and often her family struggled to have a meal, going hungry a lot. I’m sure that is...
Kathryn Gregorich of Odessa has announced the impending birth of her seventh great grandchild. Her granddaughter Kristi (with husband Mike) Mayer is due in June. Kristi’s parents, Rick and Jerri Lynn Bryant, have waited 30 years for this, their first, grandchild....
The Odessa School Board held a workshop in the school district office prior to the regular board meeting January 27 for the purpose of discussing facilities issues. Present were superintendent Dan Read, principal Nelson, board chairman Ed Deife, board members Heather Valverde, Roland Singer, Chris Crossley and Janie Steward and facilities director Justin Parr. When the board held its regular meeting in the school library, school district business manager Juli Weishaar and Odessa Record reporter Terrie Schmidt-Crosby were...
