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The class of 2011 marched into their bright future last Saturday during commencement exercises at the school gymnasium. On a picture-perfect day, the 12 graduates said good-bye to their lives as school children and hello to whatever the future may hold for them. As the high school/jr. high band played the processional, the graduates marched in to take their places of honor, as so many others have before them. Their purple and black robes reflected the new reality that this...
Band Concert The end of the school year brought with it several awards ceremonies at the Odessa School District. The band concert on May 26 included performers from fifth grade through high school. The fifth-graders, in their first year of formal instruction on a band instrument, played three numbers in three different styles of music: Renaissance Fair, Wooly Bully and Dance of the Jabberwocky. On clarinet were Maleah Davison, Ana Bockman and Natasha Jaques, on saxophone...
The Odessa High School Alumni Banquet will be held Saturday, June 18, when the class of 2001 will be the hosts, and the honored classes will be those of 1951 (60 years), 1961 (50 years), 1971 (40 years) and 1986 (25 years). Happy hour begins at 5:30, with dinner served at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Center. The following have sent in reservations: 1942: Alice (Stroh) Schmierer 1943: Bob Deife 1946: Wilma (Lenhart) Schmidt, Frank Groh 1948: Robert Hemmerling 1949: George Rodeck 1950: Donna (Franks) Kittilson, Marvin Fink 1951:...
Thursday, June 2, sentence was imposed on Odessa native Steve Finkbeiner by District Court Judge Josh Grant. Finkbeiner opted to plead guilty to three counts of third-degree theft, which led to the cancellation of the jury trial originally set for May 18. Finkbeiner was originally charged in January of this year with five counts of third-degree theft dating to his tenure as EMT Coordinator for the Town of Odessa. Lincoln County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Mel D. Hoit sent a letter May 18 to Odessa residents who had...
Brad Greenwalt of Odessa was awarded the Washington State Honorary FFA Degree. He was nominated by Odessa/Harrington Agricultural Educator Erica Whitmore and District 9 FFA/Agriculture Educators. Whitmore said, “There are not enough words to express how much Brad deserves an Honorary State FFA Degree. He is the most giving individual and would put anybody before himself. He is a very compassionate person and wants to always do the right thing. He has stood behind FFA in our c...
A reception for retiring bus driver Barb Walter will be held in the lunchroom Tuesday, June 14, beginning at about 8:30 a.m. School is out at 10:30. Cake will be served....
We’ve all heard the stories. An elderly woman is awarded $2.7 million after spilling McDonald’s coffee in her lap. A Washington, D.C. judge sues a local dry cleaner for $54 million for losing his pants. A neighbor successfully sues two teenage girls handing out free cookies, claiming they triggered an anxiety attack when they knocked on her door. These stories make the headlines, but each year tens of thousands of anonymous lawsuits choke our court systems — and we all pay t...
It’s a classic plot device of murder mysteries: an evil killer slips poisonous mushrooms into the frying pan of an unsuspecting victim who dies an agonizing death. But in real life, poisonous fungi typically sicken and occasionally kill people for quite different reasons. Recently I learned a lot about what can go wrong in the world of mushrooms from Dr. Denis Benjamin, a medical doctor who is also a fungi and poison expert. As the weather improves over so much of the nation,...
Remember when I wrote about “the definition of insanity” a few weeks ago? That it is doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different result? Well, I’m there. I hurt all over. Every year, about this time, I swear that I’m not going to have a huge garden again. That’s because about this time, I’ve just finished planting approximately 250 pumpkins, squash and gourds, 50 or so tomatoes, about the same number of peppers and eggplant, and that’s not even counting the seeds of peas, beans, kohlrabi, spinach, lettuce, radis...
What is wrong with this picture? The State of Washington loaned the PDA (Public Development Authority) $1.4 million dollars to build the Creston Bio Energy Plant. The operator left and the PDA was not able to keep up on the payments. The PDA then turns the project back over to the State of Washington. The state then sells the property for $213,000 to a private party. What a poor investment for the taxpayers. We spend $1.4 million on a plant only worth $213,000. How did this happen? No wonder the state is in financial...
Lower-income Washington families with students in the 8th grade have until June 30 to sign up for future college financial assistance under the College Bound Scholarship program. The program, which is administered by the Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB), promises college tuition and a book allowance to eligible students who graduate from high school, enroll in college, and meet other requirements. The College Bound Scholarship pays college expenses not covered by other financial aid programs. In order to collect...
There is always a feeling of expectation about the coming harvest at this time of the year. One hundred and one years ago, farmers were feeling good. There wouldn’t be a crop failure. It was going to be an average crop. The rains had come, and there was promise. Here is The Record’s report in its issue of June 24, 1910: The Odessa farmer is wearing the smile that won’t come off now that dame nature has sent a propitious rain to the dry fields of wheat which have been suffering for the past few weeks. Every year, the prove...
Dave and Brenda Frederick of Medical Lake, WA are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Whitney Frederick, to Kory Kolterman, son of Keith and Becky Kolterman of Odessa, WA. Whitney received a BA in communication studies with an emphasis on Public Relations from Eastern Washington University. She is currently employed at Zak Designs. Kory received a BA in accounting from Eastern Washington University. He is currently working as an accountant at Scafco Corp....
At the Washington State FFA Convention held May 11-15 in Pullman, 12 FFA members took part in the First Year Member, Agriculture Communications and Dairy Foods CDEs, served on the state Courtesy Corps and learned about the delegate process. Mackenze Braun received her Washington State FFA Degree and Amanda Hardt was awarded eighth place out of 22 chapters, in recognition for her hard work on the National Chapter Awards Application CDE. She has qualified to compete at...
Good morning and welcome to the graduation ceremonies for the class of 2011. And thank you for joining us as we go down in history as the first class to graduate as the Titans! Many of us have been together since the first day of school 12 years ago, but others, as myself, joined this circus some years later. Throughout the last four years, this group of students has experienced a lot. Together we have matured; together we have learned; and together, we have battled. Some...
Good morning and welcome to this year's graduation ceremony for the class of 2011, the first graduating class of the Odessa Titans. On behalf of our class, we thank all of you for joining us on such a special, exciting day. Today is an ending, and here we leave a part of us behind. Today is also a new beginning, the beginning we are here to celebrate. But first we give thanks to those who have guided us along our journey. To our teachers: Thank you for guiding us throughout...
Do we dare think summer is here after having one eighty degree day? Let’s just assume so and get on with the season of chilled party dips, cold salads and fruity desserts. Several requests came in for Rhonda Kuch’s Bacon Dip. She found this recipe in a magazine a number of years ago, and over time has adjusted it to accommodate new products available today. The recipe that follows is the original, with Rhonda’s adjustments in the following paragraph. Bacon Dip 8 ounces softe...
The Odessa Library Board has announced that the Friends of the Odessa Library will resume regular meetings and participation in library activities. The Friends of the Odessa Public Library is a volunteer organization dedicated to the enhancement of our library through fundraising, public advocacy and the promotion of fellowship among library patrons. Current fund-raising events are the book sales during Spring Fling and Deuchesfest and the Christmas Fest raffle. An organizational meeting will be held for all interested...
WSU Extension and the Lincoln County Wheat Growers are inviting the public to participate in tours of research plots at Harrington on Wednesday, June 15, Almira on Thursday, June 16, Creston on Tuesday, June 21, and Reardan on Wednesday, June 22. The Harrington tour will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15. Winter wheat will be the focus of the tour. The Odessa Union Warehouse will provide refreshments and snacks. The plots are located on Duck Lake Road about one mile west of SR 28. The Almira tour begins at 4 p.m. on...
The 95th annual Washington State University Lind Field Day will be held Thursday, June 16, at the University's Dryland Research Station north of Lind. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with the field tour starting at 9 a.m. A complimentary lunch and program will follow the field tour. Research presentations will include an on-site demonstration and discussion of new deep-furrow drill prototypes, winter wheat and spring wheat breeding camelina cropping systems, drought tolerance of wheat, weed control in wheat, and cereal...
Mackenze Braun, an Odessa High School senior, received the 2011 DEKALB Agricultural Accomplishment Award at the annual chapter FFA Banquet on June 2. The highest agricultural honor bestowed by the FFA, the DEKALB Agricultural Accomplishment Award is sponsored by the Monsanto Company. Mackenze is the daughter of Steve and Mandi Braun. She received the award for excellence in academics, leadership and agricultural work experience. Braun had significant experiences and accomplishments which included: FFA office positions, receiv...
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. May 30: A woman advised dispatchers that a badger was hanging around the Cottonwood Apartments in Davenport. Creston and Wilbur patrons of Avista Utilities experienced a power outage. Deputies...
Name: Zoie Written by: Nicole Emerson My dog Zoie she is so sweet. The way I got Zoie is. My mom and dad decided that I needed a lil dog of my own. So my mom and dad looked and looked. Then they finally found her. And decided she was the one. And that’s the story of my dog Zoie....
The staff and management of Evergreen Implement are pleased to announce a major investment in facilities in downtown Coulee City and here's why: 1. As the machines that our customers are using become more sophisticated it is our responsibility to continue to improve our service capabilities. 2. Continual improvement of our service capacity requires quality personnel. 3. Quality personnel and quality customers deserve quality facilities. The decision to remodel and upgrade the existing location, rather than move out of town,...
