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  • FBLA shines at state conference

    Rebecca Fortner|Updated May 14, 2017

    Washington state's FBLA Leadership Conference in Spokane April 19-22 was attended by 35 students from Odessa High School. The trip began with a tour of the KREM2 News studio, where members toured the facility and spent time experimenting with the green screen backdrop used for weather reports, meeting the news anchors and watching the live noon broadcast. Students found the industry fascinating and appreciated the time of our tour guide and former comedian Charlie Laborte....

  • Spring Fling was a success

    Terrie Schmidt-Crosby|Updated May 14, 2017

    Spring Fling drew a lively crowd this year, as quilt lovers, car lovers, horseshoe lovers, baseball fans, yard sale aficianados and many others visited the town last weekend. We are providing a partial rundown of the activities this week, while still gathering information for a more comprehensive report next week. The car and bike show drew 28 cars and five bikes. The winners were: 1st place: 1934 Ford Sedan owned by Dennis Marchetti of Moses Lake. 2nd place: 1970 Plymouth...

  • Harrington news

    Marjorie Womach|Updated May 14, 2017

    The Harrington Opera House Society presented Heidi Muller and Bob Webb at the Opera House April 29 at 7 p.m. Muller became popular as a Seattle recording artist in the '80s and '90s, when her name was easily recognized. She was a finalist with "Matters of the Heart" in the prestigious Kerrville New Folk songwriting competition in 1989. She is recognized as "one of the dulcimer community's best songwriters and performers" per the Dulcimer Players' News. While working and...

  • Walk-a-thon provides fun and funds for local pool

    Updated May 14, 2017

    The 12th annual Friends of the Pool Walk-a-Thon was held April 30 and raised over $1,280 as of Tuesday. According to Suzie Deife, the organization's secretary, a total of 47 walkers collected pledges. Most of them were school-aged children, but participants also included others who ranged in age from one year old to adults who took advantage of the fresh air and exercise. The pledge walkers walked or ran a total of 980 laps around the track at Finney Field for a total of 245 m...

  • Got Pink? team gathers for Pink Ribbon Run

    Terri King|Updated May 14, 2017

    Odessa's Got Pink? Team was in full force on Sunday, April 23, for the Pink Ribbon Run, a fundraiser to benefit early detection of breast cancer. The Got Pink? Team was originally formed in 2010 by Kim Todd, who was training for a marathon at the time, and over the years the team has grown to as many as 150 members. Got Pink? has raised over $20,000 and honored 22 breast cancer survivors from Odessa or those associated with an Odessa team member. As a participant in this race...

  • Donald Adrian Wener

    Updated May 14, 2017

    Nov. 19, 1931 - Mar. 03, 2017 Don Werner went home to be with the Lord March 3, 2017. He was born to Adrian and Addline (Roloff) Werner in Mohler, Wash., November 19, 1931. He graduated from Harrington High School in 1950. After years of constructing grain elevators in eastern Washington, he entered Whitworth University where met Judie, his beloved wife of 55 years. After graduating in 1960, he taught school in the Concord School District and then in the Gladestone District, where he taught until his retirement. He also had...

  • Viola Geneva Els

    Updated May 14, 2017

    Viola Geneva Els passed away April 17, 2017 in Odessa, Wash. She was born December 20, 1921 in Odessa to Henry Els, Sr. and Mary Caroline Reitner Els. She lived her life in Odessa, graduating from high school in 1940. She lived her life with a love of the outdoors, including hunting and fishing together with friends and her Labrador Retriever dogs. Viola was preceded in death by her parents and her sisters Theresa Els Fink, Lydia Els Kuest, Marie Els Roloff and Esther Els...

  • Court Report

    Updated May 14, 2017

    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, April 24: A responding deputy determined that what was reported as a possible assault at the Davenport skate park (what appeared to be a boy choking a small child) was actually two boys who...

  • Baseball

    Terrie Schmidt-Crosby|Updated May 14, 2017

    In Saturday’s baseball game between Odessa-Harrington and Northport, the Titans took both ends of the doubleheader. Game one was a complete game no-hitter for O-H pitcher Chance Messer, who struck out 11 batters in the 17-0 win. O-H 1 3 13 x 17 8 1 NP 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Catcher Marcus King hit a double, and Jaden Hunt was three for three at the plate, compiling seven runs batted in. Game two was another lopsided win for the Titans, 18-3. Theron Schlomer was the starting pitcher, striking out seven in three innings before being r...

  • Auditions at Masquer's Theater

    Updated May 14, 2017

    Auditions for a play called “Weekend Comedy,” directed by Cheri Barbre, will be held at the Masquers Theater in Soap Lake May 1 and 2 at 7 p.m. The director is looking for two male and two female parts to cast as one young couple and one older couple....

  • Poet Laureate to visit Odessa

    Updated May 14, 2017

    Washington state’s Poet Laureate for 2016-2019 is Dr. Tod Marshall. He lives in Spokane and occupies the Robert K. and Ann J. Powers Professor Chair of the Humanities at Gonzaga University. Marshall is the author of three poetry collections and a collection of interviews with contemporary poets. An article published in the Inlander magazine in May 2016 quotes Elisabeth Mermann-Jozwiak, Gonzaga’s dean of the College of Arts and Sciences as saying, “Tod is somebody who can’t say no.” She’s talking about his work on campus, but...

  • Foundation project 2017

    Mo Sheldon, Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center administrator|Updated May 14, 2017

    The Odessa Healthcare Foundation has elected to purchase an “ER Package” consisting of a GlideScope® and a trauma stretcher. This decision was made on recommendation of the providers and in consultation with our hospital staff to best serve the needs of patients experiencing life-threatening situations. The Glidescope aids in obtaining an airway for patients that are not able to breathe on their own. This system will allow our providers to see the pathway while placing a breathing tube in adults and children. Using video visu...