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Grange At the Lincoln County Fair, the Canniwai Grange booth prepared by Lise Ott of Irby took first place, and the Pomona Grange booth prepared by Gordon Peterson of Marlin took second place. Round Robin In the Round Robin event, in which youngsters in FFA and 4-H compete with animals other than those they normally exhibit (to show their expertise with an unfamiliar animal), Lexi Hirst of Harrington received the FFA large animal trophy in freshman/sophomore category. David El...
Visitors to the school’s open house held last Thursday, September 1, The Odessa School District is now fully compliant with the requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) after installing a wheelchair ramp leading from the lower elementary school level to the upper hallway that eventually joins with the high school wing. Handicapped-accessible bathrooms have also been installed inside the Kindergarten and first-grade bathrooms, replacing the ...
Last Thursday, September 1, members of the press, Washington governor Chris Gregoire and other dignitaries were invited to the grand opening of the SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers (SGL ACF) plant, a joint venture of the SGL Group and the BMW Group. The new, state-of-the-art carbon-fiber manufacturing plant in Moses Lake manufactures ultra light-weight carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) for use in the new BMW i-series of vehicles. The two parent companies will invest...
President Obama and the newly appointed Congressional federal debt reduction committee will need to look under every rock to find ways to save money and do things differently. Now, they're getting some help from the private sector. In June, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded a four-year $77 million contract to Northrop Grumman to develop a detection system capable of stopping fraud before it happens. Based on systems used in the private sector to...
I know it’s hard to believe, but I don’t have much to say this week. Maybe six months of venting is enough. Even though I’ve strayed from my original topic (does anyone remember what it was?), I haven’t forgotten it. The clock is ticking down and I’m not a whole lot closer to my goal of being healthier by my 60th birthday. I have managed to lose 20 pounds since the middle of May, when I first began commuting to Weight Watchers meetings in Moses Lake. I haven’t been as dil...
We’ve all seen it – the low slung trousers revealing underwear, a style that has become fashionable for young people to wear. Until now, it has simply been a matter to shake our heads over, but there are politicians and law enforcement officials who are ready to take a stand. Kathy McManus of the Responsibility Project reported that “as a nation that pulls itself up by its bootstraps, we are also a nation that needs to pull up its pants.” McManus reports that “the style of...
Your online history of The Odessa Record states that Ted Anderson converted the paper from letterpress to offset printing. This is incorrect, since Walt Larson owned and operated the paper using the old printing press and linotype equipment. It was under his ownership that the paper was converted to offset and printed in Moses Lake, Davenport and Ephrata. I personally ran the Linotype and the folder of the old Letterpress cylinder press. It was scrapped in Moses Lake. The Linotype and Job printing platen press were donated...
Honey Battermann died September 6, 2011 in Marlin. She was 91. She was born on February 10, 1920, in a two-story house in Ellis-Ford, Wash. to Zachary and Margaret (Oliver) Hylton. Elva married Edward G. Battermann on September 12, 1937 in Emmet, Idaho. They moved from Oroville to Marlin in 1950. Honey had a particular soft spot for young children and was a wonderful wife and mother. She worked outside the home in her own dry-cleaning business in Odessa. She was a member of...
The pace of activity in Odessa has been picking up in preparation for Deutschesfest, just one week away. The former Haagen-Daas freezer trailer has been permanently situated behind the Festplatz and is fully operational, stocked with cabbage rolls from Heritage Church. Strudels were being assembled at Christ Lutheran Church, transported to Das Kraut Haus for baking, then taken to the walk-in cooler at the Community Center for rapid cooling. From there they will travel to...
For years, the annual Deutschesfest Edition of The Odessa Record has listed the Deutschesfest Parade marshals of previous years, back to the first parade in 1971. This year in announcing Ida Schorzman as parade marshal, The Record again named the past marshals. But as always, there was a void when it came to the 1986 parade. The parade marshal that year had not been mentioned in the 1986 Deutschesfest Edition or in any other issues of The Record reporting Deustchesfest events. Nor was their any evidence in the parade committe...
USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced approved harvest prices for 2011 crop year for revenue protection plans of insurance within the Common Crop Insurance Policy for wheat, barley and fall canola and rapeseed in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington as applicable. Harvest prices for spring canola and Alaska barley will be announced in early October. CROP TYPE HARVEST PRICE PROJECTED PRICE Barley (Alaska) Spring TBD approx. 10/1/11 $5.65/bu. Barley Winter $6.09/bu. $3.91/bu. Barley Spring $6.55/bu. $5.93/bu. Canola F...
The Friends of the Pool hosted the 3rd Annual Nightflyer Night Golf Tournament on August 27th at the Odessa Golf Club. Ten teams made up of a total of 41 golfers competed. A potluck dinner was served before tee-off at 7:00 p.m. FOP held a raffle and gave out prizes such as golf clubs, rounds of golf, and an overnight stay at the Inn at the Market in Seattle. Grand Prize was $200 cash, two teams tied at 2 under par (34) and a chip off was held. The team that won the chip off...
The Columbia Basin Chapter #856 of the National Association of Active and Retired Federal Employees will hold its next meeting on Thursday, September 15, 2011 at noon at the Country Deli Restaurant, 245 Basin Street NW, Ephrata. All active and retired federal employees who are interested in the work of the only organization concerned with their earned benefits are invited to attend chapter meetings. Those interested in joining NARFE, may call Eula Pritchard at 754-2931. Francis Jensen, president, will be reporting to the...
Odessa Record subscriber Larry Fisher of Spokane continues his series of articles on the history of the Batum/Lauer area (where his wife, the former Joyce Kiesz, grew up.) Dream 2. Continuation. Schafer, George, (b. 1/17/1874, Frank, Russia. d. 4/23/1956). Father: Conrad Schafer. Mother: Barbara Greenwalt. George came to the United States at the age of 14 in 1892, locating with his parents in Nebraska. As a young man working with the railway, he came to Washington, and farmed south of Lamona for almost five years. He was...
The Odessa-Harrington girls volleyball team got their season off to a great start at the Davenport Jamboree last Saturday. The Titans lost only two games throughout the day. They defeated Davenport 25-18, 23-25 and 15-13, Moses Lake Christian 25-20 and 27-26, Lake Roosevelt 25-21 and 25-21 and University High School’s junior varsity 25-21, 22-25 and 15-11. Serving leaders were Amanda Hardt (9-0) and Hailey Williams (8-0) each served for 100 percent, and Lexi Hirst followed closely with 96 percent (25-1). Charli Moffet c...
The Odessa-Harrington boys varsity football team rolled over St. John-Endicott Friday, September 2, ending the away game in the third quarter after the Titans had built up a 40-point lead. The final score was 54 - 14, with 34 of the Titan total scored in the second quarter. O-H 6 34 14 54 SJE 8 6 0 14 SJE struck first, breaking away for a 50-yard run in the first quarter for six and then running the ball for the two-point conversion. OH countered in the first quarter with a 20-yard pass, but the extra-point pass attempt faile...
School picture day for grades K-12 is scheduled for Thursday, September 8, beginning at 9 a.m. in the multi purpose room. Preschool and all other children are welcome to have their pictures taken between 11:30 and 12. Call Linnie at 982-2603 or Chris at 982-2111 if you have any questions....
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. Aug. 29: A Davenport woman told dispatchers she heard gunshots near her residence in the 1200 block of Seventh Street. Deputies responded to a report of a loud, violent argument between a man and...
I quite often go to funerals, I go to several every year, And bid farewell to old friends, and never shed a tear. When at a cemetary, I’m always strong and brave, While others sob profusely, while standing o’er a grave. I can watch a sad ol’ movie, with no moisture in mine eye. Others sniff and wipe their nose, and dab their wet eyes dry. And at several weddings, I’ve seen eyes quite pink and red. I always end up so amazed, that tears of joy are shed. I’ve seen when there’s reunions emotions cloud the eyes. Some cry over sp...
September 11, 2001 was a day I will never forget, but am pained to remember. I lived and went to college in Purchase, NY at the time (20 minutes north of Manhattan). Shortly before 9 a.m. my dorm was alive with the commotion of doors being pounded on alerting everyone to the attack, TV's being turned on to full volume, and gasps/cries as fellow students had the sudden realization that family members and friends could be in imminent danger. In short, it was chaos. At that moment, I made a call to my parents here in Odessa (it...
My life changed drastically 10 years ago. Never forget 9/11. I was at work flying as a medivac nurse out of the Seattle area when my pilot woke me in the morning and told me I was going to war. I had no idea how much it would change my life. I had no idea how it would change all of our lives. As we approach the 10-year anniversary of this horrific attack, I must reflect. At the time I had a fairly normal life, working my job, raising my children, cutting fire wood, doing normal stuff. That day my life changed. I was...
Do you not remember the New York skyline, its twin towers glistening in the sun? Or does the word crater only make you think of the moon’s surface or that of a volcano; or do you remember in Septembers only the smoke from/of burning leaves, but how it leaves you in tears at the sight and sounds of an airplane overhead brings you back in dark memories of that fear of burning and falling buildings? * When you hear the sounds of the ambulance or a fire-truck that goes racing by doesn’t make you turn your head, and make you want...
