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  • Welcome to My Kitchen

    Laura Estes|Updated Jan 31, 2018

    My cookbook collection grew considerably over the past year. Several collections and individual books were gifted to me. There is only so much shelf space so it is time to work through the new additions to see what I want to keep. My rule, there has to be at least two keeper recipes in it. The Church Supper Cookbook, A special Collection of Over 400 Potluck Recipes From Families and Churches Across the Country, edited by David Joachim, has made the cut. Thick Spiced Lentil Sou...

  • January 28 trapshooting results for Marlin/Odessa

    Updated Jan 31, 2018

    The Inland Northwest Trapshoot competition, sponsored by the Spokesman Review newspaper of Spokane, completed week four on Sunday, January 28. Marlin Gun Club Out of 69 participants Mark Iksic, Dan Asker, Bill James, Jim Schell and Ken Eckhart were the only four to shoot perfect 25s at the Marlin Gun Club January 28. Mark Edwins, Doug Starkel, Rich Swanson, T.J. Main, Mark Vanderweghe, Kody Vanderweghe, Dave Lang and Mike Martin all shot 24, while Dave Asker, Kevin Myre and Doug Brashear shot 23. Shooting 22 were Jim Imbert,...

  • HS girls basketball

    Terrie Schmidt-Crosby|Updated Jan 31, 2018

    Valley Christian On January 26, the Tiger girls lost to Valley Christian in a game played at home in Odessa. Odessa 11 12 12 11 46 Valley C. 8 16 18 16 58 McKennah Davison scored 19 points and Maddy Wagner added another 12 to lead the Tigers. Maleah Davison and Wagner tied for the lead in rebounds with nine each, and Mc. Davison had another eight. Columbia (Hunters) Against Columbia Saturday, January 27, the Odessa girls overpowered the Lions, winning 62-24. Odessa 14 17 15...

  • Odessa Junior/Senior High School first semester honor roll

    Updated Jan 31, 2018

    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 and are as follows: A=4.0, A-=3.7, B+=3.3, B=3.0, B-= 2.7, C+=2.3, C=2.0, C-=1.7, D+=1.3, D=1.0, F=0.0. High School Senior Class – Maleah Davison, Danielle Tebow (4.0), Kiegan Wehr, Noah Anderson, Jayd Jennings, Gaven Elder, Colton Hunt, Hannah Sheldon, Thomas Parham. J...

  • HS boys basketball

    Terrie Schmidt-Crosby|Updated Jan 31, 2018

    Valley Christian On January 26, the Tiger boys faced Valley Christian of Spokane at home in Odessa. The Tiger overpowered the Panthers, 67-40. Odessa 29 4 20 14 67 Valley C. 4 0 11 25 40 Ryan Moffet led the scoring with 33 points. Tim DeWulf was the next higher Tiger scorer with 8. Marcus King led the rebounding with 10, while DeWulf pulled down another eight. Columbia (Hunters) Playing in Hunters against Columbia High School on Saturday, January 27, the Odessa boys continued...

  • This Week in Odessa History

    Updated Jan 31, 2018

    1 years ago Commissioner G. N. Lowe pushing project. New survey shortens distance from Harrington to Krupp 9 miles, several crews at work. Completion of the graveling of the newly graded stretch of the North Central highway from Lamona six miles westerly towards Odessa, is promised within three weeks by Commissioner G.N. Lowe, who says the new road will then be thrown open to the public. The new stretch which closely parallels the great Northern from Lamona, joins the present highway near the Elian place about four miles...

  • Court Report

    Updated Jan 31, 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. 22: Sprague ambulance personnel joined the Washington State Patrol in response to a possible rollover collision on Interstate 90. Booker Automotive personnel in Davenport requested ass...

  • Harrington news

    Marjorie Womach|Updated Jan 31, 2018

    Chamber of Commerce Newsletter This past week the Harrington Area Chamber of Commerce released its first 2018 newsletter collection from the Chamber and other community groups, from which this news has been taken. The 2018 Chamber officers are: President, Tim Tipton, of Hideaway RV Park; Vice President, Cade Clarke, of Church of the Nazarene; Secretary, Paula Pike, of Paula’s Remote Office; and Treasurer, Cindy Haase, of Ott Insurance. They remind the community of things to do in Harrington during the winter months: Senior Me...

  • Group pushes for water infrastructure

    Updated Jan 31, 2018

    The Columbia Basin Development League has requested that U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke include the current phase of Columbia Basin Project development in any future infrastructure package considered by the Administration. In a letter sent last week, the League’s executive director Vicky Scharlau said, “Access to Columbia Basin Project water is a fundamental necessity for the economic vitality and sustainability of Eastern Washington, but over 300,000 of the original 1,029,000 authorized acres of pro...

  • Harrington broadband gets noticed in Olympia

    Updated Jan 31, 2018

    (Davenport, WA, Jan. 30, 2018) – Harrington’s Mayor and members of the Harrington Public Development Authority recently participated in a presentation to the State Senate Committee for Economic Development and International Trade in Olympia. Senator Maralyn Chase of Edmonds, the committee chair, had come across a 2016 press release that publicized Harrington’s downtown broadband project. The senator invited the stakeholders to share their story with the committee via the Internet from The Post & Office, a coffee shop in Ha...

  • The Year in Review

    Updated Jan 31, 2018

    November OMHC announced the arrival in Odessa of the newest medical provider. Deborah Fogg, FNP-C, will be offering appointments at the Odessa Clinic and tending to patients in the entire medical complex. She joins Richard Ervin, also a certified Family Nurse Practioner, in providing coverage for Odessa’s medical needs. The Odessa Athletic Booster Club celebrated the return of the Tigers, following dissolution of the Titan co-operative with Harrington, with a dinner and auction crowd that exceeded expectations. Donors were a...

  • Spokane Ag Expo/Pacific NW Farm Forum

    Updated Jan 31, 2018

    Spokane Ag Expo and Pacific Northwest Farm Forum are getting ready to open their doors for their 2018 show scheduled for February 6-8, 2018 at the Spokane Convention Center. The largest farm machinery show in the Inland Northwest will host almost 300 exhibitors and conduct 35 educational seminars and forums relating to agri-business from large-scale operations to small acreage farms and ranches. Every foot of the 120,000 square foot exhibit hall will be ready to welcome over 5,000 visitors. This year’s Pacific Northwest F...