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Harrington Celebrates in the Rain The revived and historic Huff ‘N’ Puff race added to Harrington’s Fall Festival brought out tremendous support in spite of the weather forecast. Steady rain, ranging from light mist to outright downpour, suspended promptly at 8:45 a.m., just as Ron Mielke was approaching the starting line. Manning the entry table were Betty Warner, Jordyn Tanke (FBLA president and daughter of Alan and Kelli Tanke), Madison Charlton (FBLA treasurer and son o...
The Lincoln County Assessor’s office will be conducting routine physical inspections of real property in the Odessa area this fall and early winter. The assessor’s office routinely does a physical inspection of real property in Lincoln County every six years. Any questions or concerns may be directed to the Lincoln County Assessor’s office at (509)725-7011....
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, Sept. 23: A "very big wolf" was sighted along Miles Creston Road. A pickup truck, filled toolbox and plasma cutter were reported missing as the result of a burglary reported at property along North Oestreich R...
Sixty-six years ago, much as today, Odessa area hunters were anxiously awaiting the opening of the hunting season in October. Bag limits were different then. The local lakes were filled with water, something we are not enjoying at the present. The following was excerpted from the articles appearing in The Odessa Record for October 9 and 15, 1947. Duck hunters found generally good shooting on the opening day of the hunting season. The first day opened at noon, allowing 3 hours and 51 minutes of hunting. Many killed their...
The apostle Thomas (poor guy – we’ve nicknamed him “Doubting Thomas”) was not present with the other disciples when Jesus appeared to them after his resurrection from the dead (Jn 20:19ff). When the others told Thomas what had happened, he declared that he would not believe until he saw the nail marks in Jesus’ hands and put his finger into Jesus’ side. Jesus didn’t disappoint. He appeared again a week later, with Thomas there this time, and when Thomas saw, he believed. He exclaimed, “My Lord and my God!” We might make a s...
I’ve been thinking about fear lately. Not the deer-in-the-headlights kind of fear. That kind of fear would be something of a relief. The kind of fear I’ve been thinking about is that sneaky, lurking kind of fear that you often don’t even recognize as fear. The fear of failure. The fear of the unknown. The fear that at last everyone will realize that you’re a fraud. The fear that the realization of a long-cherished dream will not provide eternal happiness. The fear that, even i...
My brother likes to build buildings in his free time. He has a couple of timber-frame structures on his property that he put up over the years, and now he’s working on a more traditional “stick” building made of 2x6’s and 2x4’s. One thing all of his efforts have in common is that they begin as drawings and become blueprints. And even though he’s built with quite different approaches over the years, all his buildings have some things in common: windows, doors, and stairs to nam...
Robbee Kieffer is the daughter of Clint and Dina Kieffer of Harrington. She plays setter and is captain for the junior-high varsity team. She has been chosen Athlete of the Week for her outstanding character and leadership!...
The Odessa Record staff can now accept your CenturyLink payments in addition to Avista payments. We can accept checks, cash or money orders. Both payment types require a copy of the billing statement or the 10-digit (not 9) account number....
Dillon Jahns and I sat down for his interview at the Odessa Golf Course clubhouse, his home away from home. In May of this year, he was recruited and hired to supervise the course and manage the groundskeepers for the new owners. It was a perfect match. Jahns has a passion for golf and a level of reliability that is way beyond his years. Although he is a salaried employee, it has not been unusual for him to rack up 190+ hour, two-week pay periods this summer without a complain...
The VFW is once again sponsoring programs for our youth. These programs are open to all public school, private school and home-schooled students in grades 3 through 12. Grades 3, 4 and 5 have an essay program. The essay is 250 words or less. It is a local, district and state contest only. Last year Emily Nixon, a home-schooled student from rural Odessa placed second in the state for third-graders. Grades 6, 7 and 8 also have an essay program. In this case, the essay is 300 to 400 words long. It is a local, district and nation...
Whitworth University has a new office on the campus of Big Bend Community College and is gearing up to offer a bachelor’s degree in organizational management for local students. Whitworth plans to start classes in the winter of 2014 (January), said Terry Ratcliff, Whitworth’s Dean of the School of Continuing Studies. A direct transfer agreement (DTA) between BBCC and Whitworth is in place, which allows students with a DTA associate’s degree to transfer to the university with junior status Whitworth is targeting working adult...
Lincoln County Sheriff Wade W. Magers announced that his office has launched a smartphone app that allows the office to communicate much more effectively with the community. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office app is a free download and is available for both iphone and Android smart devices. Users simply search “MobilePatrol” and after downloading, select the sheriff’s office. Users of the app will have access to real-time detention center information with mug shots, charges and offender information. The app is fully integra...
This Monday, the USDA released its Stocks and Acreage Report. The biggest numbers in the report were the corn stocks, as of September 1, which totaled 824 million bu. That was higher than any of the pre-report estimates. The other number in the report was wheat stocks, which came in at 1.855 million bu, which was on the low end of the estimates and the lowest September 1 wheat-stocks number since 2007. Based on these numbers it looks like USDA has acknowledged that there was more wheat feeding during the summer than had been...
Thomas Frederick Bresee, 92, passed away on September 25, 2013 in Ontario, California. He lived in Banning, California and is survived by his wife Marilyn. He is also survived by his two daughters and sons-in-law, Tamara and James Feener of Chino California, and Teri and Steven Hoblick of Fullerton, California. He leaves behind four grandchildren, Carie Cruz, Courtney Hoblick McKenna, Caitlin Curtis and Thomas James Feener, and four great-grandchildren, Chloe McKenna,...
Prior to the board meeting board members were scheduled to review policies, but when superintendent Suellen White told them that the teachers had used their early-release time to familiarize themselves with the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) test that is aligned with the new Common Core Standards, the board decided they would also like to do the same. Like the teaching staff, the board members took the test themselves in order to experience what the students will be experiencing during testing. White informed...
Tuesday, September 24, the Odessa-Harrington Titans played Wellpinit at home in Odessa, winning three straight to take the match easily. Scores were: 25- 7, 25-11 and 25-6. On offense, Jordyn Tanke led the team with 8 service aces. Alexa Boss led in assists with 11, and Chelsea Fisher had 13 kills. On defense, Tanke and Fisher had 1 block each, and Tanke led in digs with 2. On Saturday of Harrington’s Fall Festival, September 28, the Titans took on Wilbur-Creston in Harrington and suffered its first league loss of the s...
Last Friday afternoon in Harrington, the Titans football team defeated Pateros to even its season record at 2-2. It was a close, exciting game. Pateros 8 12 16 12 48 O-H 14 6 12 24 56 The Titans scored first on a 10-yard pass to Carsen Weber from quarterback Sam Schafer. The two-point conversion was good on a quarterback keeper. Pateros then answered with a 40-yard pass play for a TD, plus another successful pass for the two extra points. The Schafer/Weber duo struck again, this time on a 45-yard pass play. The extra-point...
“Mr. Yuk to the Rescue!” is the theme for the Washington Poison Center (WAPC) 2014 poster contest. The winning poster will be part of the Poison Prevention Week campaign, celebrated across the state March 16-27. Mr. Yuk rescues children from accidents involving medications, household chemicals, pesticides, bites, stings and more. The Poison Center is looking for young artists to create eye-catching posters that highlight poison safety awareness. All 6- to 12-year-olds in Washington state are invited to participate. This mar...
