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Articles from the November 15, 2018 edition


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  • Soldiers' letters, sixth-graders tour archaeological site; store break-ins

    Updated Nov 19, 2018

    1 years ago The Odessa Record November 15, 1918 Soldier’s Letters. France, October 15, 1918. Dear Parents: Just a few lines to let you know that am well at present and hope these lines will find you all the same. It is pretty hard for me to believe that I am so far away from home, but it sure is true. Well, we have moved again and probably you can imagine where we could be. This place is not fixed up like the one was we came from, but one good thing they have a good Y.M.C.A. here, with piano. Moving picture shows every e...

  • Six Tigers on NE-1B league all-opponent team

    Updated Nov 19, 2018

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  • Tigers2: OHS goes head to head with Republic

    Dyanne Deering|Updated Nov 19, 2018

    The OHS Tigers triumphed over the Republic Tigers. The Odessa streak took charge and beat the Republic Tigers 69 to 0. Odessa had a total 24 minutes possession of the ball, 36 plays vs the Republic Tigers 33 and 21 first downs, Republic Tiger had 3. Time-wise, the match-up was pretty even, but that's about all. The OHS Tigers kicked some booty on the defense. Marcus King had a total of seven tackles, four solo tackles and three assists. Keith Strebeck, Lane Lobe and Jaden... Full story

  • Sheriff's Report

    Updated Nov 19, 2018

    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, Nov. 5: Davenport ambulance personnel responded to an emergency call from a residence in the 1000 block of Eighth Street in Davenport involving a woman who had stopped breathing. Female inmates in the county jail ask... Full story

  • Opera House, Chamber, Veteran's program, Scott Kirby a hit, Film Festival

    Marjorie Womach|Updated Nov 19, 2018

    By MAJORIE WOMACH Opera House Society Monday, Nov. 5, the Harrington Opera House Society met at the opera house with Linda Wagner leading and the following in attendance: Mark and Sheryl Stedman, Carol, Ed and Bunny Haugan, Marge Womach, Susan Larmer, Becky Moeller, Peter Davenport and Ellen Evans. Updates were provided on the repairs to the chandeliers in the auditorium, bids for a furnace for the lobby and the winterization schedule. Discussions were held pertaining to the week’s events. Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. was agreed for a k...

  • Odessa Union helps with tests for 15 years

    Jeffery Wehr, OHS science teacher|Updated Nov 19, 2018

    For over a decade, Steve Luiten and the Odessa Union Warehouse have graciously tested the engineering designs of Odessa High's ninth-grade Integrated Science class during their unit on forces and impulse. The students engineer devices, using very limited supplies, to help an egg survive drops of one, two, four and 30 meters. The one and two meter drops begin in the high school science laboratory. The designs that survive the first two rounds then move out into the high school... Full story

  • Food drive nets a ton of donations

    Updated Nov 19, 2018

    The Youth Group of the Odessa Community Ministerial Association and the drivers who assisted them collected 2,000 pounds worth of food donations from our generous community during the recent food drive for the upcoming holiday season. The group gathered in the fellowship hall of the Foursquare Church to organize and unpack the donations which will be gathered into holiday baskets for members of the community who request assistance from the food bank over the Thanksgiving and... Full story

  • "Quilts for Vets" supplied by Odessa's own quilters

    Lise Ott|Updated Nov 19, 2018

    By LISE OTT In 2017, JoEllen Wollman and I made a pledge to present every veteran in Odessa with a quilt. It may take us a few years, but we are well on our way. Seven quilts were presented in 2017, and we were able to follow up with nine more this year. We are not an official part of the Quilts of Valor program, nor of any of the other official groups that award quilts to vets. We wanted our program to be flexible and personal, so we make the quilts with a lot of help from... Full story

  • Projects under way; animals debated

    Terrie Schmidt-Crosby|Updated Nov 19, 2018

    Normally, the Odessa Town Council would have met on Tuesday, since Monday was a designated holiday, Veterans Day. Consultation with council members revealed, however, that no quorum would be achieved on Tuesday. Therefore, the meeting was held Monday with all council members present, along with several members of the public intent on hearing the council's decision regarding pets or livestock inside the town limits. The town's engineering firm, Century West Engineering, had two of its representatives attend the meeting to... Full story

  • Kindness Award

    Updated Nov 19, 2018

    Anabela Deering, youngest daughter of The Record's employee Dyanne Deering, was presented an award by Larson Elementary School in Moses Lake for being kind and helpful toward her peers.... Full story