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  • Court Report

    Updated Aug 14, 2014

    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, Aug. 4: Lincoln Hospital personnel treated a girl experiencing a possible allergic reaction and a "dizzy and weak" man who was transported from by Davenport ambulance from a Buckhorn Road r...

  • The Weather

    Updated Aug 14, 2014

    High Low Prec. S Aug 6 96 58 .00 .00 Aug 7 91 58 .00 .00 Aug 8 91 55 .00 .00 Aug 9 84 49 .00 .00 Aug 10 89 49 .00 .00 Aug 11 98 49 .00 .00 Aug 12 100 58 .00 .00 Aug 13 97 58 .00 .00 Yearly total to date 5.31 inches. Snow accumulation: 8.5 inches to date. Seasonal rain: September to February is 4.02 inches. Continued thunderstorms through Friday....

  • Correction

    Updated Aug 14, 2014

    Last week’s article about the Christ Lutheran Church charity bake sale and car wash mistakenly said the baked items were donated by Grannie BarBar, but actually donations were made by many people. The Record regrets the error....

  • Odessa Grain

    Updated Aug 14, 2014

    The latest cash grain market here showed Soft White Wheat down at $6.00. Hard Red Winter is down at $6.53. DNS is down at $7.26. Barley remains at $148/ton....

  • Senior Menu

    Updated Aug 14, 2014

    Wednesday, August 20: beef Stroganoff, Italian vegetables, Caesar salad, fruit cocktail, garlic bread, cookies. Thursday, August 21: country fried steak, mashed potatoes, green beans, coleslaw, apricots, ww roll, brownies....

  • Birthdays and Anniversaries

    Updated Aug 14, 2014

    Birthdays for Aug. 14: Don Schibel, Cathy Haines, Trevor King, Cole Kissler, Bryce Luiten, Jose Chavez. Aug. 15: Jared King. Aug. 16: Haley Stevenson. Aug. 17: Duane Plinski, Megan Ferderer. Aug. 18: Debbie Nolt, Joseph A. Powers, Andrew Holman. Aug. 19: Katreace Boss, Hannah Galloway. Aug. 20; Marlene Homberg, Neil Worrell. Anniversaries for Aug. 14: Harry and Roylin Price. Aug. 17: Allen and Mary Buck. Aug. 19: Edwin and Doris Jasman, David and Carey Mae Jasman. Aug. 20: Gary and Terri Schmierer. Birthdays and...

  • Junior-high Titan football practice beings August 20

    Updated Aug 14, 2014

    Junior-high football practice will start on August 20 in Harrington at 4 p.m. The bus will leave Odessa at 3:30. Practice will also be held in Harrington on August 21 and 22, due to the Lincoln County Fair being under way in Davenport on those days. Players should dress in running gear and make sure to have completed all the necessary paperwork. For questions, contact Coach Larry Weber at 988-0285....

  • Strang graduates from UW

    Updated Aug 14, 2014

    Scott Richard Strang, a 2009 graduate of Odessa High School, graduated from the University of Washington in June with bachelor of arts degrees in environmental studies and anthropology....

  • NNO teaches safety awareness

    Updated Aug 14, 2014

    National Night Out is a community, police awareness-raising event in the United States, held the first Tuesday of August. The event has been held annually since 1984 and is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch in the United States and Canada. The NNO is meant to help make a partnership between police and communities to fight crime. Odessa had their second National Night Out at the park. Sandi Smith welcomed everyone to the event and then introduced Lincoln...

  • Welcome to my Kitchen

    LAURA ESTES|Updated Aug 14, 2014

    Despite a deer infestation in Odessa, some local gardeners have an abundant produce harvest. With two fresh produce venders coming to town weekly, this summer, and the nice selection at our local grocery store, most of us have access to summer’s bounty. Lora Zimprich shared her recipe for One Pot Pasta. This quick to fix, one dish meatless meal uses the abundance from your cherry tomato plants along with fresh herbs. One Pot Pasta 4 1/2 cups water 12 ounces linguine pasta 1...

  • This Week in Odessa History

    Updated Aug 14, 2014

    1 years ago From the Odessa Record August 13, 1914 Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the president of the United States, died at the White House in Washington, Thursday, August 6. The bad check artist arrested here last week was turned over to Spokane for similar charges there. There he also passed himself off as the man who had the tobacco, candy and news concession at the new Milwaukee depot, and tried to sell this concession to “Dutch Jake” Goetz of the Coeur d’Alene hotel. The government thermometer reached 103 Sunday after...

  • Steve Echenberger

    Updated Aug 14, 2014

    Steve Eichenberger, born Aug. 1, 1955, went to meet the Lord on June 17, 2014. He fought a courageous battle against his cancers. Steve moved from the midwest to Idaho in 1968. Upon graduation from college, he was self-employed in construction and the alarm industries. He continued to grow his alarm company, Mountain States Security Systems, until his passing. Steve spent the last 18 years with the love of his life, Janet Winter-Woodburn. Their life together included big game hunting, fishing, and scuba diving at Maui. Steve,...

  • William Carl Ryan

    Updated Aug 14, 2014

    May 6, 1945 - August 9, 2014 Carl "Rusty" Ryan died August 9, 2014 after a long, hard fought battle with the rare disease, langerhans cell histiocytosis. He was born in San Bernardino, Calif. but was raised in Butte, Mont. It was while attending Butte High that he met and fell in love with Linda O'Neil. In 1968, he married Linda, and they made their life in Odessa, Wash. Carl was preceded in death by his wife, his father William "Red" Ryan and his nephew Jason. Many family...

  • West Nile Virus detected in Grant County mosquitoes

    Updated Aug 14, 2014

    Grant County Mosquito Control District #1 was notified Thursday that nine mosquito samples submitted for testing were positive for West Nile Virus, making this the first detection of the virus in Grant County this year. The positive samples were found in the north Potholes area, south of Moses Lake. Statewide in 2014 there have been 28 positive mosquito samples. To date, there have been no human, bird or horse cases in Washington state. The positive samples indicate the virus is present in Grant County. The health district...

  • OMHC first to achieve Stage 2 in e-records

    Updated Aug 14, 2014

    Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center is the first Critical Access Hospital to successfully attest to Stage 2 of the Meaningful Use electronic health record incentive program using MEDITECH Information Technology, Inc. administered by Engage, a division of Inland Northwest Health Services (INHS). “This has been a journey for our staff and patients as Engage has helped us achieve goals to improve care and patient satisfaction,” said Megan Shepard, registered nurse and clinical services director for Odessa Memorial Healthcare Cen...

  • Another week, another wind storm.

    Updated Aug 14, 2014

    Tuesday evening, a dust storm came rolling in from the east-southeast....

  • Letter to the Editor; Duetschesfest needs YOU!

    Updated Aug 14, 2014

    To the Editor: The third full week in September will be here before you know it! Our little town celebrates its German heritage during The Fest. Thousands of people come to help with that celebration; they leave thousands of dollars before they go home. All of the preparations are done by volunteers. The shifts to sell the food, the Biergarten tenders, the setup and cleanup, the breakfast makers, the bench painters… all done by VOLUNTEERS. School sports, school clubs, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Lions Club, the local churches a...

  • School's camp introduces cooking, food awareness

    Updated Aug 14, 2014

    Chef Camp attracted about 36 Odessa youngsters in first through eighth grades this summer. The two-week session concludes this week. The class came about as a result of the nutrition and physical education grant obtained by the Odessa School District. Instructor Merleen Smith taught the group about nutrition and cooking from scratch, assisted by recent Odessa High graduate Kimberly Nelson and by volunteer Kerry Scheller. Bev Scherr also spent time with the group working on...

  • Kraut Ranzas ready for 2014 Fest

    Updated Aug 14, 2014

    With a hardy crew of volunteers, the kraut ranza committee of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Odessa last week assembled and baked more than 3,000 of the meat-, sauerkraut- and onion-filled pockets of yeast dough. Some eager citizens, who either smelled the good aromas coming from the community center or knew that Friday was baking day, stopped in to buy a few of the tasty rolls. Not to worry, however. There will be plenty left to sell during Fest. Other groups preparing food...

  • Broadband planning complete

    Updated Aug 14, 2014

    Lincoln County Commissioners now know a lot more about their telecommunication infrastructure, thanks to the County’s Local Technology Planning Team grant. The grant’s one-year timeframe came to an end on June 30, and in July Commissioners were presented with a draft final report. Monica Babine, WSU Extension Program for Digital Initiatives, and Margie Hall, director of Lincoln County Economic Development Council, presented the draft grant summary and provided Commissioners with suggestions for next steps. Now that the rep...