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The Spokesman-Review’s Inland Northwest Trapshoot competition completed week 8 of competition on February 24. The Marlin and Odessa Gun Clubs participate in trap shooting from their respective locations but combine their scores to form one team that is entered into the competition. Odessa With only 22 participants and no perfect scores, the cold weather definitely took a toll on the Odessa Gun Club last Sunday, February 24. Only Nick Tebow shot 24, and Ryan Lewis followed close behind with 23. Shooting 22 were Brian W...
On February 11, the Odessa School District held its fifth annual academic assembly to recognize the accomplishments of its students. The program was held in the school multipurpose room. Senior class member Brenna Carstensen led the participants in the flag salute. Fellow senior Megan Shafer welcomed those present to the assembly for acknowledging students who strive daily for success in their classes. School principal Jamie Nelson then awarded a certificate and a gold pin to...
To the Editor: The animosity expressed by tone of voice, facial expressions and questions about undocumented people (i.e., illegal aliens) at political meetings amazes me. I attended a Conversations with Cathy meeting in Medical Lake in October 2018, when disdain for the undocumented was expressed by one woman who shouted out “Build that Wall,” and others appeared to agree. On February 21, I attended another Conversations with Cathy meeting in Medical Lake. After Representative McMorris Rodgers’s opening remarks, the first...
Chamber Newsletter The 12-page February Harrington Area Chamber of Commerce Newsletter is out and full of information preparatory for a busy season of activities. The “Harrington News” this week is a condensation of their gleanings from the organizations that are active in Harrington. The board of directors for the 2019 Chamber of Commerce comprises President Tim Tipton, Vice President Cade Clarke, Treasurer Cindy Haase and Secretary Paula Pike Harrington. Since the Chamber is the active agent in the Vacant Lot Project, the... Full story
As you know, this is the first tax filing season under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. If you haven’t filed your taxes yet or if you have questions about your refund, I’d like to make sure you saw this recent fact check in the Washington Post. FALSE CLAIMS: Unfortunately, there have been “misleading” and “nonsensical” claims that a smaller tax refund means the new tax law was a “tax hike” on the middle class. That’s not true. FACTS ON TAX REFUNDS: The fact is the size of a tax ref... Full story
The OHS Tigers battled the ACH Warriors last Friday in Cheney. The fight was a hard one. The Tigers led by five at half time, but the Warriors managed to overtake them during the final three minutes of the game. Final score: 60 to 52. ACH 9 16 14 21 60 Odessa 8 22 9 13 52 Ryan "The Machine" Moffet led the Tigers in scoring once again with a total of 26 points. Marcus King fought valiantly, as well, with a total of 10 points. Jett Nelson and Tim DeWulf each had 5, Jaden Hunt 4... Full story
SUPERIOR COURT John F. Strohmaier, Judge Criminal Sentencing Jessie Lee Caraway, 33, of Spokane, pleaded guilty Feb. 12 to second-degree theft in connection with a June 24, 2016, crime in Sprague. He was sentenced Feb. 19 to 12¾ months in prison and 12¾ months community custody, $500 court costs and restitution to be determined. Under the Drug Offender Sentencing Alternative, he must not possess or consume alcohol, marijuana and non-prescribed drugs. As a result of a plea agreement with prosecutors, the original charges of r... Full story
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. Tuesday, Feb. 19: A Wilbur caller’s report of a doe with a rubber tire stuck on its leg behind Country Lane RV Park was referred to the local state Fish and Wildlife officer. Responding to a residence on Earl Road,... Full story
Winter isn’t giving up easy this year. Soup season may last through April, and a good thing. A number of Facebook “Welcome to My Kitchen” followers shared yummy soup recipes, and I will never get to try them all before printing in a timely manner. So this week, the recipes are untested, but from known good cooks. Peggy Salo shared a recipe for Sausage-Bean-Barley Soup. She noted several variations in the instructions, making it easy to adjust to ingredients you have on hand....
2/23/19 – Harrington – Seating at The Post & Office in Harrington was full last Saturday afternoon, February 23, for The Hawk Creek Acoustic Guitar Duo of Randy Beamer and Lynn Caddell. The duo is a new collaboration. Caddell shared how they got started: "Randy and I retired recently and moved our respective families to the Hawk Creek community (north of Davenport). We happened to meet at a community event and started talking about guitars...we discovered that we had com... Full story
The Eastern Washington University Dean’s List is released after every fall, winter and spring quarter. An undergraduate student who earns 12 quality hours and receives a grade point average of 3.5 or better is placed on the Dean’s List. Students from Odessa who are on the EWU Dean’s List are Colton Hunt, Hope Marshall and Garrison Schmierer. Students from Harrington on the EWU Dean’s List are Kaeli Shockley and Lanessa Simon.... Full story
The Odessa Healthcare Foundation generously purchased a Wander Management System for Quail Court via the 2018 auction. This system will help ensure the safety of residents as they become forgetful. Quail Court can issue pendants or fobs which will sound an alarm if a forgetful resident nears an exit so that staff can be immediately alerted to limit the risk of a resident leaving the facility without the ability to find the way back. The "Raise the Paddle" item of the Odessa Healthcare Foundation's Wine-Tasting, Microbrew... Full story
Near SOAP LAKE, Wash. (21FEB2019) – Four people were arrested during the raid of a Soap Lake area home well known for drug activity. The Moses Lake Regional Tactical Response Team served a search warrant at about 5 a.m. February 21 at 1289 Thomas Drive Northeast. The warrant was the result of a long investigation by the Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team (INET) into suspected drug activity at the home. The scores of complaints by neighbors of the home date back many months, and the complaints continued even while INET d... Full story
The Old Town Hall window replacement project sponsors for this week are Lani and Mary Schorzman and their family members Brian and Kaedin Schorzman, Deanna and Lane Lobe and Lindsey, Ryan and Riley Brown. The Schorzman family was one of the region's pioneer families and has farmed in the Odessa-Marlin area for generations. Lani and Mary Schorzman, Schorzman Ag, Inc. and Schorzman Farms JV have sponsored three windows. All 22 upstairs windows have now been sponsored, but the... Full story
