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  • Calendar of Events

    Updated Jun 13, 2015

    6/11 Twelve Step Program – Odessa group meeting @ Heritage Church basement, 7-8 p.m. Odessa Community Closet @ Zion Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. 6/13 Golf Scramble Fund Raiser @ Harrington Golf Club 12- 7 p.m. 6/14 Museum open, 1-3 p.m. 6/15 Quilt club @ museum barn, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., TOPS, Christ Lutheran Church. 6/18 Twelve Step Program – Odessa group meeting @ Heritage Church basement, 7-8 p.m. 6/21 Museum open, 1-3 p.m. Pool opens 6/22 Quilt club @ museum barn, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., TOPS, Christ Luthe...

  • The Weather

    Updated Jun 13, 2015

    High Low Prec. S Jun. 04 70 46 .00 Jun. 05 78 45 .00 Jun. 06 85 49 .00 Jun. 07 91 49 .00 Jun. 08 94 57 .00 Jun. 09 98 55 .00 Jun. 10 95 52 .00 Yearly total to date 9.27 inches. Snow accumulation: .93 inches to date....

  • Senior Menu

    Updated Jun 13, 2015

    WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17: Fish and Chips, 3 Bean Salad, Coleslaw, Apricots, Garlic Bread, Frosted Cake. THURSDAY, JUNE 18: Deluxe Cheeseburger, Potato Salad, Strawberry Shortcake. If you are not a regular attendee at senior meals and wish to participate, please call 982-2654 prior to 10 a.m. on the day of the meal. Suggested donation for a meal is $3.25 for those 60 and over. For those under age 60, lunch costs $8.00. Birthdays...

  • Odessa Grain

    Updated Jun 13, 2015

    The latest cash grain market here shows Soft White Wheat down at $5.50. Hard Red Winter is down at $5.54. DNS is down at $6.51. Barley is down at 143.00. No whats hot menu!...

  • Titan Pride

    Updated Jun 13, 2015

    In the front row are Austin Goetz, Brandon Nelson, Leah Iverson, Haydn Reynolds. Row 2: Ivy Neblock, Myakoda Meise, Sophia Squire, Elizabeth Rodriguez. Row 3: Sean Widger, Mackenzie Lutz, Blake Zigan, Elizabeth Peterson, Corbyn Neilsen, Kenzy Kuchenbuch. Row 4: Grace Nelson, Trenidee Zyph, Bo Walter, AJ Reyes. Row 5: Steven Molsbee, Joey Palacio, Rachel Nelson, Douglas Anderson. Back row: Paul Sheldon, Chloe Winkler, Nathan Melcher....

  • This Week in Odessa History

    Updated Jun 13, 2015

    1 years ago From The Odessa Record June 11, 1915 Pioneer picnic will be held Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday – biggest crowd in history expected. Grounds in best shape ever. When the annual Lincoln-Adams Counties Pioneer picnic opens next Tuesday on the Crab Creek grounds between Harrington and Sprague, for a three days’ session, the largest crowd ever assembled at this event is expected to be present. Preparations have been made this year by the association to have the grounds in the best possible shape, and carry out the...

  • Fun, fitness goals of Harrington Field Day

    Updated Jun 13, 2015

    On May 29, Harrington students and staff took a break from studying and enjoyed the sunny afternoon with a K-12 MARVELous Field Day. A community barbeque, a Justice League bouncy house, a plethora of superhero-themed stations, face painting and temporary tattoos, Otter Pops, Eastern Washington University Health and Fitness student volunteers, timeless music and the Spokane Indians baseball team mascot Recycle Man contributed to the fun. Student teacher Megann Erni planned the K-12 superhero-themed event as a part of her EWU...

  • Masquers to stage "Bob"

    Updated Jun 11, 2015

    Bob, A Life in Five Acts opens at the Masquers Theatre June 19, and according to director Cheri Barbre, “This comedy is a little gem.” Jeffrey Ames plays “Bob” who leads us through his unusual life journey – beginning with his birth in a fast food restaurant, his education achieved through his travels across America where he meets the people who teach him life’s lessons, and his ambition to become a great, great man. “This comedy explores what it truly means to be a success,” said Barbre. “You’ll want to know who Bob might...

  • 2015 Valedictory Speech

    CARSEN WEBER|Updated Jun 11, 2015

    Good morning and welcome to the graduation ceremony of Odessa High School’s class of 2015. Thank you for being here on this very special day. The best way to explain how this day feels to all of us is in the words of Lloyd Christmas (in the movie Dumb and Dumber), “We’re there.” Some of us have been together for the past 12 years, and nearly all of us have been here together for our four years of high school. Over those past four years, we did everything we could to make high school fun, challenging and exciting. We believe t...

  • 2015 grads garner $354,336 in scholarships

    Updated Jun 11, 2015

    The class of 2015, though small in number, did a fine job of accumulating scholarships, grants and awards worth $354,336, as school principal Jamie Nelson announced during the graduation ceremony last Saturday morning. Dakota Largent won the Odessa Fire Department Auxiliary Scholarship for $684. Katelyn Worley won the Odessa Foundation Healthcare Career Scholarship for $300 and the Miss Odessa Princess Scholarship for $300. Garrison Schmierer received the Odessa Foundation Healthcare Career Scholarship for $300 and a...

  • County Relay for Life June 12/13

    Updated Jun 11, 2015

    The Lincoln County Relay for Life event is slated for June 12 and 13 at the Davenport football field and the planning committee extends an open invitation to the community to attend the event. “You don’t have to be on a team or have been doing fundraising to enjoy this event,” said Gina Halme, the Davenport High School junior who took Relay on as her senior project. “Relay is here to show support to those in our community battling cancer and we welcome everyone to attend.” Cancer survivors and caregivers are also invited to p...

  • Banquet crowd could be large

    Updated Jun 11, 2015

    Reservations are pouring in for the 2015 Odessa High School Alumni Banquet to be held June 20 in the community center. Those who have signed up to date are listed below: 1946: Wilma (Lenhart) Schmidt 1948: Robert Hemmerling 1949: George Rodeck 1951: Coleen (Luiten) Janke 1955 (60-year honored class): Robert Raugust, Virgil King, Jerry Walter 1957: Rosemary (Self) King 1959: J.D. Birge, Bob Martin 1960: Anthony Weber 1961: Joyce (Jeske) Kenoyer 1962: Stan Dammel, Albert Kissler, Bob Schmierer, Connie (Luiten) Sutherland,...

  • Ask Dr. Universe

    Updated Jun 11, 2015

    Asked by Lydia, 8, Essex, England. Dear Lydia, A cookie is a tiny file of text that gathers information about you as you browse the web. You might be familiar with cookies if your computer has ever asked if you wanted to turn them on or off. Let’s say you want to go visit your favorite website. Maybe it is one with cat videos. Humans seem to love cat videos, especially the ones where we are doing something silly. You open up a web browser and type in the web address, which starts out with H-T-T-P. HTTP is a kind of l...

  • Rail line is crucial piece of farm-to-market transportation

    Updated Jun 11, 2015

    Improvements to a state-owned eastern Washington rail line would help Washington farmers deliver their goods to market more efficiently and benefit the state’s overall economy, according to a new plan developed by the Washington State Department of Transportation. The Palouse River and Coulee City (PCC) Rail System Strategic Plan, finalized last month, will help shape future funding, policy and planning goals for the state-owned rail system. Developed with the PCC Rail Authority, the plan also incorporates suggestions brought...

  • Auxiliary of VFW Post #7395 receives awards and citations

    Updated Jun 11, 2015

    The Department of Washington Veterans of Foreign Wars convention is now over. The ladies of auxiliary #7395 did well, earning a second-place award in the following programs: hospital, Americanism and scholarships. The scholarship program consists of the youth essay, Patriots Pen and Voice of Democracy programs. We also received an Auxiliary of the Year award, and Leora Nixon won the District President of the Year award. From the Department of Washington VFW the local group received a community service citation. From the...

  • Legislation passed by House limits testing requirements

    Updated Jun 11, 2015

    The House of Representatives passed a measure on Wednesday to increase academic rigor and streamline assessment requirements for high school students. Rep. Matt Manweller voted in favor of House Bill 2214 siting the reduction in the number of assessment tests from seven to three as the main reason. “As a former high school teacher and now a professor, I have seen firsthand the effects of the over testing. Educators are spending too much time teaching to the test, and students are spending too much time gearing their s...

  • Harrington happenings

    Updated Jun 11, 2015

    HOHS Meeting in the Art Room of the Opera House, the Harrington Opera House Society held its monthly meeting with Ed and Bunny Haugan, Mark and Sheryl Stedman, Gordon and Billie Herron, Linda Wagner, Carol, Bonnie Hardy, Dillon Haas, Karen Robertson and Marge Womach present. The floor of the auditorium has been finished and cured. Preparations are now underway for the electrical and plumbing work for the second floor. Members voted to purchase the necessary lumber to complete the woodwork for finishing the baseboards. Blinds...