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June 2013 saw a larger than average number of lost or abandoned dogs in some areas within Lincoln County. While our numbers are still comparatively lower than surrounding counties, the need for a protocol became apparent. Through volunteer efforts, Lincoln County Lost & Found Pet Network was formed as a communications network, utilizing a Facebook account as a central clearinghouse in which to post lost or found animals, in hopes of reuniting owners with their lost pets. This is not a rescue facility, only volunteers willing...
By KATHY TAYLOR I arrived at the tidy home of Clarene Haynie and we immediately got into a discussion of the huge creek fire that had once raged outside her residence while she was blissfully sitting on her sofa (probably knitting), completely unaware until a neighbor phoned her. She is a woman who can find humor in almost any situation, even a fire. Despite life's ups and downs, she considers herself blessed and happy. It is difficult to leave her presence without feeling...
INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the star ting 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, April 21: Davenport ambulance transported a woman experiencing extreme back pain from the 900 block of Monroe Street to Lincoln Hospital. A Harrington woman reported receiving texts from someone willing to...
Track & Field The Undeberg Invitational track and field meet was held Saturday, April 26, on the new all-weather track of Lind-Ritzville High School in Ritzville. Schools from 1B to 2A sizes competed, including one Idaho school, Lapwai High School, a 1A school. Besides Odessa-Harrington, 11 other 1B schools in eastern Washington participated: Columbia Basin Secondary, Columbia-Hunters, Curlew, Cusick, Pomeroy, Republic, Rosalia, Selkirk, Soap Lake, Wellpinit and...
1 years ago From The Odessa Record April 30, 1914 Due to the loss of The Record’s 100-year-old copies, there will be no news from that week’s paper. In The Record from April 30, 1964, there was no 50 years ago column and the loss was attributed to flood damage. 75 years ago From The Odessa Record April 27, 1939 The state health department field assistant, L.J. Hughes, today warned all persons shooting squirrels not to touch ;the animals after they have been killed because of the danger of becoming infected with the syl...
Marie Braun died December 26, 2013, at Lincoln Hospital in Davenport at the age of 89. She was born January 12, 1924, in Odessa to Gottlob and Mary Ramm. She grew up with six sisters on a farm southeast of Odessa. She graduated from Odessa High School in 1942. On December 29, 1950, Marie married Elmer Braun, and they lived in Ritzville until they bought a farm in Deer Park. Elmer preceded her in death on May 20, 1999, and Marie moved to the Davenport Retirement Village in...
Calendar of Events 4/24 Thursday: Odessa Community Closet @ Zion Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Twelve Step Program – Odessa group meeting @ Heritage Church Basement, 7 – 8 p.m. HS golf @ Harrington, 2 p.m. HS tennis vs. W/C @ Harrington, 3 p.m. JH BB @ Davenport, 4 p.m. JH track @ Liberty, 3:30 p.m. 4/25 Friday: HS BB vs. L/R/S here, 4 p.m. 4/25 & 26 Friday & Saturday: 22nd annual Spring Fling Quilt show. 4/26 Saturday: HS BB @ Wellpinit, noon. HS track @ Ritzville, 11 a.m. Friends of the Pool Walk-a-Thon, 1 – 3...
May 2, the day of the Odessa Heathcare Foundation's Annual Wine Tasting & Auction, is quickly approaching. Members of the Foundation are grateful for and impressed by the generosity of donors and with the diversity of donations. In addition to the two cheesecakes, two smoked turkeys and three quilts reported in last week's article are items which will be presented for bid during the Live Auction. We plan to begin with a special collection of Hospital Guild/Auxiliary...
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. Monday, April 14: Several deputies were assigned to the "U Text, U Drive, U Pay" anti-texting while driving emphasis in the county. Deputies investigated a harassment matter involving unwelcome t...
A Bi-County middle-school track and field meet was held in Odessa Thursday, April 17. 8th-grade boys 1. Springdale 100 2. Davenport 99 3. Wellpinit 88 4. Lind-Ritzville 26 4. Liberty-Spangle 26 6. Wilbur/Creston 17 7. Republic 13 8. Reardan 6 8. Cusick 6 10. Columbia 3 7th-grade boys 1. Wilbur/Creston 87 2. Republic 66 3. Springdale 63 4. Columbia 50 5. Davenport 34 6. Odessa-Harrington 26 7. Northport 22 8. Lind-Ritzville 17 9. Reardan 9 6th-grade boys 1. Wilbur/Creston 78 2. Odessa-Harrington 76 3. Columbia 59 4. Northport...
1 years ago From The Odessa Record April 23, 1914 The trout season will open on May 1. Daily possession limit is 50 game fish or 20 pounds and one fish. The season closes December 31. The state of Washington will collect nearly $30,000 in taxes from the Weyerhauser estate, it is estimated. The Great Northern has filled in on the north side of its main track and is building a passing line to accomodate long freight trains. The Washington Water Power company recently completing a transmission line between Almira and...
This installment is one of the stories about Dr. L.F. Wagner. The family of Mark Wetjen donated two leases, a business certificate, and a winter jacket once owned by Dr. L.F. Wagner, an early day physician in Harrington, to the Harrington museum. LaFayette F. Wagner, 28, married Ida A. Sierman on August 21, 1907 at Hope, Bonner County, Idaho. Since Dr. L.F. Wagner, formerly of St. John, Washington, had purchased a half interest in the business of Dr. J.M. Gunning, the Wagners moved to Harrington following their marriage,...
Monday evening, April 7, the Harrington Opera House Society met for their monthly meeting, which was opened by President Mark Stedman. Those attending included Linda Wagner, Ed and Bunny Haugan, Sheryl Stedman, Billie and Gordon Herron, Karen Robertson, Marge Womach, Rick Smith, Jen Mallery, Bonnie Hardy and her son Stephen and Becky Hardy via Skype. The building committee chair, Gordon Herron, summarized the discussions from that committee's meeting. Two lists were generated, the first, a list of all projects that currently...
The Titans golf team played a 9 hole match on April 10 in Colfax, against Colfax, Wilbur/Creston, and Northwest Christian. It was a slow start for the Titans returning from spring break. Team scores were: Colfax 220, Northwest Christian 251, Wilbur/Creston 258 and Odessa-Harrington 261. Individual scores were: Madison Charlton 43, Griffey Powell 46, Thorson Wehr 50, William Mann 55 and Kiegan Wehr 67. Odessa-Harrington played their first 18-hole match on a beautiful sunny April 14 at Dominion Meadows in Colville. There was a...
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, April 7: Two responding deputies determined that a false hold-up alarm had been activated at Davenport's AmericanWest Bank branch. No injuries were reported from a collision involving two vehicles at Morgan...
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, March 31: A Davenport caller expressed concern about two youngsters riding motorized mini-bikes at high speeds and not stopping for stop signs in the vicinity of Eighth and Adams streets. Deputies...
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, March 24: A caller asked deputies to check into suspicious activity that possibly involved illegal drugs in eastern Lincoln County. Deputies investigated a possible theft report in the vicinity of Eighth and...
The Lincoln County Conservation District held their annual awards banquet at the new Sprague Emergency Response Center Thursday, March 13. The evening began at 5:30 p.m. with a short social hour. LCCD board of supervisors chairman Mike Carstensen gave a welcoming speech, County Commissioner Mark Stedman performed the invocation and Good Ol' Boys BBQ provided the dinner. During the meal, the LCCD acknowledged conservation efforts by 2013 Farmer of the Year recipients, Harding...
Howard Kramer died peacefully on March 25, 2014, in Kirkland, Wash. at the age of 93. He was a longtime resident of Odessa until he moved to Kirkland in 2007 to be closer to family. He was born in Dryden to John and Anna (Weber) Kramer. He married Lola Retz in 1952 in Odessa. Howard was an X-ray technician for many years at Odessa Memorial Hospital. He is survived by daughter Gail (and Ron) Schroder of Kirkland, son Steve Kramer (and partner Ray Krisor) of Seattle and grandson Gavin Schroder of Kirkland. He is also survived...
Caleb Behrens has been named Athlete of the Week by Coach Larry Weber. He is a ninth grader in Harrington and plays baseball for the Titans. He is the son of Ryan and Brandie Behrens. Behrens has shown improvement every single day during practice. He has picked up the game of baseball very quickly and has been a great team player for coming out and giving baseball a chance. __________________________________________ Coach Sam Read named Madison Charlton as Athlete of the...
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, March 17: Public Works was advised of a sign down at Brown Road and Old Sprague Highway. Four deputies responded to a domestic assault report originating from the 400 block of Willis Street in Harrington. Depu...
Sunday, March 16, the Harrington Church of the Nazarene honored Gene and Elaine Cronrath by presenting them with the Distinguished Service Award in the Sunday morning worship service with many of the family present, including Joel and Wendy Cronrath, Mark and Kathi Cronrath and Ruth and Dan Fromm, and nieces Julie Zellmer Miller, Brent and family and Joy Zellmer Jarrell, Dave and family. Gene Cronrath was born April 10, 1924, the fifth child of Ernest Cronrath and Frieda Buhl...
Howard W. Kramer passed away on March 25, 2014 in Kirkland, Wash. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, March 29 at 11 a.m. at the Odessa cemetery. Strate Funeral Home, Davenport, Wash. is caring for the family. A full obituary will be in next week’s paper....
After only two weeks of practice, the Odessa – Harrington Titan golf team had their first match of the season in Odessa against Northwest Christian, Wilbur–Creston, ACH and Davenport. On a beautiful spring day, Carsen Weber pitched the top half of the first inning of a single against the Davenport Gorillas. This game was the first game of the O-H Titan's baseball season. Check out more photos in the slide show "Spring Sports."...
On Friday, March 14, 2014, at about 3:30 p.m., Lincoln County Sheriffs Deputy Calen Hayes was on routine patrol in the Davenport area when a dark green Honda Accord entered radar range at approximately 85 mph traveling westbound on State Route 2. Deputy Hayes was traveling eastbound when he turned around to make a traffic stop on the vehicle for speeding. The vehicle was about two miles east of Davenport at the time of the violation, and the deputy was about a mile behind the violator as the suspect entered the east end of Da...
