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Articles from the May 30, 2019 edition


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  • Odessa Lion's Club

    Updated May 31, 2019

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  • Solar Ovens

    Updated May 31, 2019

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  • Track & Field Boys 4x100 relay team state champs

    Terrie Schmidt-Crosby|Updated May 31, 2019

    The state track meet for 1B, 2B and 1A schools took place last Friday and Saturday at Eastern Washington University in Cheney. The Odessa track and field teams acquitted themselves well, with the boys 4xl00 relay team ascending to the top of the podium as state champions in that event. Caitlyn Schuh for the Odessa girls nabbed a second-place finish in the discus and set both a personal record and a new school record for that event at 120-11. She also finished 7th in the shot put with a new personal record of 32-02.00. Place N... Full story

  • Baseball OHS second to state champs ACH

    Terrie Schmidt-Crosby|Updated May 31, 2019

    On Saturday, May 25, the Tiger baseball team faced off against the Almira-Coulee- Hartline Warriors to decide the 1B baseball championship. The game was played in Yakima, contrary to what The Record announced in last week’s issue (the WIAA, which organizes the tournament, posted much conflicting information on its website). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R- H-E Ach 0 0 2 0 7 1 - 10-13-2 Od 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0-2-2 The Tigers and Warriors started the game pretty equally matched through the first few innings. The Tigers threatened in the second i... Full story

  • Marilu (Giese) Quast

    Updated May 31, 2019

    Marilu (Giese) Quast passed away May 20, 2019. She was born July 5, 1930 on a farm outside Odessa to Daniel and Minnie Giese. Attended Odessa schools graduating in 1948, attended Kinman Business College, and then worked at Odessa State Bank until her marriage to Lorus Lamar Quast on December 21, 1950. Lorus graduated from WSU in June 1952, and entered the army offering the opportunity to travel the world until retirement in Spokane in 1974. Preceded in death by her husband of 31 years, 2 infant sons Bruce David and Daniel... Full story

  • Reminder: May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month

    Updated May 31, 2019

    To the Editor: May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and may my story inspire you to health. I lost a friend to undiagnosed skin cancer, and that event saved me. I started going to a dermatologist and in May 1990 I was diagnosed with a malignant melanoma that needed immediate care. I had surgery in June which found that the skin cancer had grown down to my heart. Unable to know if all of the cancer was removed, I took an early retirement. I am still around 27 years later thanks to early detection. Things you should know about s... Full story

  • EMT shortage is critical

    Mo Sheldon|Updated May 31, 2019

    Last week the nation celebrated EMS week. Unfortunately, Odessa, like many rural communities, needs more EMTs. Washington’s smallest communities are among those being hurt the most. Rural areas typically don’t have enough volume to employ full time EMTs and therefore rely heavily on community members to gain the necessary credentials and fill the need by sharing response call with others who typically have full time “day jobs”. OMHC pays each EMT a small hourly rate to be on call and a competitive wage when actually on duty... Full story

  • Prescribing rules do not force patients off meds

    Updated May 31, 2019

    WMC interpretative statements provide clarity and supported by CDC release OLYMPIA, MAY 24, 2019 – New opioid prescribing rules, effective January 2019, do not mandate that doctors taper chronic pain patients. Pain lasting more than 12 weeks is considered chronic. Nor do they set pill limits. Some doctors and patients have been misinformed that the rules would cut off patients from their prescriptions. To be clear, the opioid prescribing rules for chronic pain patients in Washington have remained largely unchanged since 2... Full story

  • School board Year-end housekeeping handled

    Terrie Schmidt-Crosby|Updated May 31, 2019

    The Board of Directors of Odessa School District #105 met in the high school library at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, 2019, preceded by a workshop in the district office at 5:30 p.m. for the purpose of reviewing the budget and discussing legislative updates. Present were board chair Ed Deife; members Heather Valverde, Chris Crossley, Janie Steward and Carmen Weishaar; Dan Read, superintendent; Jamie Nelson, principal and Juli Weishaar, business manager. Also present were Justin Parr, facilities supervisor; teachers Jeff Nelson... Full story

  • Reptile man, look back on 1949

    Marjorie Womach|Updated May 31, 2019

    By MARJORIE WOMACH The Reptile Man What might snakes and spaghetti have in common? In Harrington on May 21, they were both offered to the community for free, sponsored by the Harrington PTA in the multipurpose room. A good crowd turned out to see Scott Petersen with his friends: King Cobra, Alligator Snapping Turtle, Albino Python, American Alligator, and Horned Viper. It is one thing to sit in the comfort of one's home and read about these unique reptiles; and it is quite... Full story

  • Sheriff's Report

    Updated May 31, 2019

    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, May 20: Deputies were advised of an unwanted individual at a residence in the 300 block of NE Foster Street in Creston. A Sprague area caller requested assistance with a 16-year-old boy described as “being ver... Full story

  • Courthouse Report

    Updated May 29, 2019

    SUPERIOR COURT John F. Strohmaier, Judge New Criminal Case Jay Wendelyn Thielen, 48, of Mead, is charged with two counts of first-degree identity theft and another of unlawful possession of a payment instrument in connection with incidents in January and February of this year during which someone illegally attempted to cash checks totaling nearly $2,200 and belonging to two elderly Davenport area residents. New Juvenile Offender Matter A 14-year-old Reardan boy, charged earlier this month with second-degree taking a motor... Full story