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Farmers are invited to attend a workshop to learn about innovative Ag research in Lincoln County on Thursday, December 15. The agenda will feature Odessa High School student Kira Powell talking about her work with water-absorbing polymers. Other topics include alternative crops such as winter pea (Howard Nelson), weed management (Ian Burke), wireworm and Wilke Farm crop rotations (Aaron Esser), Conservation District projects (David Lundgren), and potential pests (Diana Roberts). Participants will also help set goals for the...
Frankie Groh died November 25, 2011 in Odessa. He was born August 11, 1928 in Odessa to Frank and Pauline (Flath) Groh. He graduated from Odessa High School in 1946. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Noreen Groh, at the home and by one sister, Kathy (and Bryan) Holjeson, of Harrington; three nieces: Cindy and (Manny) Hemmerling, Shawn and (Todd) Claypool and Roberta and (Steve) Telecky; two nephews: Greg (and Kim) Buchmann and Scott (and Kris) Buchmann and several grand...
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. Nov. 21: Reardan's animal control officer reported recovering a purebred golden retriever. Deputies responded to a report that a man stood at the corner of Morgan and Fifth streets in Davenport, screa...
The Floch Memorial Basketball Games, originally scheduled for Tuesday, November 29, at Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake this year, have been postponed until Tuesday, December 13. On that date, the Titans will face the St. John-Endicott Eagles in Moses Lake, with the girls varsity playing at 4 p.m. and the boys varsity at 5:30 p.m. There will be no junior varsity games. The BBCC Vikings college game will follow at 7 p.m. Now that the football season has come to an end for the Titans, the basketball season can get...
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. Nov. 14: A caller reported someone had removed fence posts from a property line on West Second Avenue in Sprague. A tow truck was required to get a truck back on the road after it went over an...
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. Nov. 7: Deputies responded to a Davenport woman's report of harassment. Deputies determined that a woman's report of seeing two people naked in a car parked alongside SR 2 was unfounded. A caller...
Lincoln County Sheriff Wade Magers, along with county commissioners Rob Coffman and Dennis Bly, attended Monday night’s town council meeting. Magers was present mainly to address the proposed changes to the town’s contract for dispatch services provided by the county. The town originally contracted with the sheriff’s department for dispatch services in January of 1998, prior to 911 services being available to the county. For the past decade, the cost to the town has remained flat at $2,500 per year, based on the number of of...
Friday night’s Tingstad and Rumbel concert at the Harrington Opera House drew a very good crowd, but the crowd was nothing to compare with the quality of the performance. Polished, professional and yet comfortable, Nancy Rumbel and Eric Tingstad, a Seattle-based duo, provided a selection of acoustic music. Unusual treatments of well-known songs such as “Summertime,” “Over the Rainbow” and “Crying” were mixed with original compositions. Tingstad, an accomplished guitarist, pl...
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. Oct. 31: Davenport ambulance personnel assisted a man who had fallen at the elementary school construction site. At least seven people went into the water after a boat tipped over near the Hawk Creek...
The 2011 State Land Judging Contest was hosted by the Lincoln County Conservation District on November 2 at the Keith and LeAnna Schafer farm on Highway 28 five miles west of Odessa. Attending the contest were 135 students from the FFA chapters of 18 eastern and central Washington high schools. Schools sending one or two FFA land judging teams to the contest included Almira-Coulee-Hartline, Cheney, Davenport, Freeman, Garfield-Palouse, Harrington, Lacrosse, Lind, Moses Lake, Odessa, Pomeroy, Prosser, Ritzville, Rosalia,...
Margie R. O’Neal died November 2, 2011 at Lincoln Hospital in Davenport, surrounded by her children. Marge was born on September 4, 1939 in Irby to Charlie R. and Ruth (Kissler) Jeske. She was the second daughter, joining her sister Shirley Ann. Marge received her formal schooling at Odessa schools. She was a member of the Christ Lutheran Church. Marge was known to family as a loving mother and grandmother. She is survived by her husband Clifford O’Neal of Creston; three sons, Rick A. Haase (Jim Terry) of Ogden, Utah, Bru...
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. Oct. 24: A deputy's assistance was requested after a Davenport High School student said she had received a large check in the mail from a business she had contacted on the Internet. Deputies...
The Odessa Quilt Club elected new officers for the coming year at the monthly October business meeting. The new officers are as follows: President, Debbie Buscher; Vice President, Kathie Donahue; Treasurer, Julie Weishaar; Secretary, Sherrie Heimbigner; Sgt. at Arms, Joyce McClanahan. The club sponsors many activities throughout the year. In March, they hold “Quilt ‘Til You Wilt,” an all-day quilting bee with games and quilt classes. In April, the annual Spring Fling Quilt Show is offered in the High School Gymnasium. Last...
On Friday, November 4, Grammy Award-winners Tingstad and Rumbel, will bring the beautiful sounds of acoustic guitar and melodic woodwinds to the Harrington Opera House auditorium. This will be a rare opportunity to hear performers of such high caliber. Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel have performed, recorded and toured together for over 24 years with 19 albums to their credit. Tickets are $15 and are available at Harrington Food, Harrington City Hall, AmericanWest Bank...
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. Oct. 17: A collision involving a Washington State Patrol vehicle and a cow took place on Waukon Road just south of Tyler Road. A property owner encountered trespassing hunters on land adjacent to...
The Lincoln County Treasurer's Office would like to remind all Lincoln County taxpayers that second half of 2011 taxes and assessments are due October 31, 2011. Interest/penalties are due if payment is not received or postmarked by October 31, 2011. The Treasurer's office is located at the Courthouse, 450 Logan, Davenport. The mailing address and phone number is: PO Box 370, Davenport, WA 99122, (509) 725-5061. Also, tax information can be obtained on the website at: www.co.lincoln.wa.us...
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. Oct. 7: A shed on the lower level of the Creston ball field was demolished as a result of two acts of malicious mischief. Footprints found on the structure indicated it had been kicked in, splitting...
Fifty years ago this week things were looking up in Odessa, which was believed to have become the largest town in Lincoln County. There was a scramble for housing, in fact, living quarters of any kind, as dozens of construction workers moved in to work on the ICBM launching site under construction south of Batum. Test drilling for oil was going on, attracting more people. Prosperity was in the air. A front page report in The Odessa Record on the town’s new growth was headlined “Odessa Heading for County Top”. It appea...
Ballots for the Nov. 8 general election were mailed Oct. 19 to all Lincoln County registered voters. Those who do not receive a ballot by October 24 are asked to contact the Auditor’s office at 725-4971. First-class postage is required on the ballot, which must be postmarked by Nov. 8. Drop-off sites are also available through 8 p.m. on election night at: • Lincoln County Courthouse, 4550 Logan St., Davenport, drop box on east side of building (open 24 hours) or at elections desk in Auditor’s office, open Mon.-Fri., 9 a...
Women’s Health Night, held last Wednesday evening in the social hall of Heritage Church, was a rousing success, with more than 100 area women taking advantage of the dinner and information that were provided. Grant money, donations of door prizes, guest speakers and the public-service efforts of the FBLA Chapter at Odessa High School made the evening possible at no cost to the women who attended. The student members of the Odessa High School chapter of the Future Business L...
The Odessa Chamber of Commerce will be awarded $10,000 toward the completion of its commercial kitchen project, and the Odessa Lions Club will also be awarded $10,000 toward its Festplatz project by the Lincoln County Commissioners. The final decision on which projects to fund was made Tuesday, with the commissioners deciding that all the projects submitted were worthy of funding. The following communities and organizations were also awarded grants from the Lincoln County Economic Development Fund: Almira – Water Reservoir P...
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. Oct. 3: A moose was seen running across SR 2 just east of Reardan. A deputy was unable to find juveniles who had been observed throwing rocks in the vicinity of Pioneer Plaza in downtown Davenport. A...
We were the beneficiaries last week of contractor Peter Cooper’s interest in masonry. He is the gentleman working on The Odessa Record/Any Occasion Banquet Hall building, scraping away old paint, repairing broken brick and adding the proper type of mortar to stabilize the building. On Tuesday evening of this week, he told us he worked until midnight reparing the arch above the main doors to The Record’s offices. He told us he had to finish the work all in the same day bec...
Editor’s note: The Chamber notes below begin with the remainder of the September 27 Chamber meeting results, followed by the October 11 results. Margie Hall, Lincoln County Economic Development Council (EDC) director, urged all Lincoln County businesses to add any commercial properties available for sale or lease to the list being maintained by her Davenport office. The list is being used to target northwest entrepreneurs looking to get out of urban environments, letting them know that lower-cost facilities are available t...
Several parents attended the regularly scheduled Odessa School District board meeting September 28 to express support for a change in athletic policy. According to the majority, Odessa is the only 1B school that does not allow sixth-graders to “play up” to junior-high level athletics. They contend that since Odessa is now participating in an athletic cooperative, both schools should follow the same guidelines. Support was not unanimous, however. One parent delivered a petition signed by 7th and 8th graders protesting the cha...
