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OH vs. Republic Junior varsity Stats on the JV game were unavailable. Varsity The Odessa-Harrington Titan boys basketball team started off their season with a bang by walloping their first two opponents. The Titans defeated the Republic Tigers 61-31 on Friday at home in Odessa, coming out strong and maintaining intensity throughout the game. O-H 19 11 15 16 61 Republic 3 9 13 6 31 Cade Weber led the Titan offense with 20 points, while Justin Hunt added another 16. Jacob...
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. 26: No drugs were found by the drug dog during a visit to the Reardan School. A caller advised that a stop sign was found in Cottonwood Creek near the Davenport skatepark. Wilbur ambulance...
Elizabeth Dammel, long time Mohler resident, died December 4, 2012, at home at the age of 101. She was the first daughter born to John Peterson Nyberg and Alma Harshbarger Nyberg in Greenacres, Wash. on May 21, 1911. Elizabeth was known as Betty Nyberg when she graduated from North Central High School in Spokane, acquired her teaching credentials from Cheney Normal and became a teacher at the Liberty Lake schoolhouse. She married Ernest Womach in June 1936, and they moved to...
The Floch Memorial Games will be played this year at Big Bend Community College on Friday, December 7. Odessa/Harrington will be the home team, playing Soap Lake High School with both girls varsity and boys varsity teams playing. There will be no JV games. BBCC will play Bellevue Community College (men only) following the two high-school games. The gate receipts and donations will go to the Ryan Floch Memorial Scholarship, which supports student athletes graduating from Class B high schools in Eastern Washington. The Floch Me...
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. 19: Someone marked up the front window of a Davenport law office in the 500 block of Morgan Street. "Boy 7 Spirits of God Obey" were some of the words that were written with a black marker. A...
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. 12: Two rollover collisions were reported on SR 174 and Alderson Road near Wilbur and at the intersection of Riffe and Bergeron roads near Reardan. Slick conditions were a factor in both...
On Friday, November 9, the Harrington Schools held their annual Veterans Day program. This year, the program featured the MS/HS band playing the National Anthem, while the student body officers brought in the flags. Following introductory remarks by student body president Jacob Tanke, the K-8 combined choirs, under the direction of David Nighswonger, performed “Thank You, Soldiers!” The students were then introduced to Archie Dale Staley. Staley flew 51 missions in com...
At the November 13 town council meeting, Odessa’s town council gave unanimous approval for the formation of a committee to determine the future of Old Town Hall. The group will be headed by Lise Ott, who hopes that community interest in the project will be significant and ongoing. The initial phase of the project will be exploratory, and will include field trips to other historic sites around the area which have either been renovated, restored or repurposed successfully, or a...
The Odessa-Harrington Titan girls volleyball team took 6th place at the state tournament held in Yakima’s Sun Dome Friday and Saturday, November 9 and 10. The Titans first game was played at 8 a.m. on Friday against Pateros. After a slow start, the team from O-H came to life and handily defeated Pateros in three straight, 25-23, 25-14 and 25-18. After each match, one player from each team was awarded a sportsmanship medal. Freshman Casey Schlomer won for the Titans in their f...
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. 5: A Harrington man expressed reservations about a $360 deal involving two computers that were to be delivered to him from Sprague. He told dispatchers he had only received one and felt...
The Odessa-Harrington Athletic Booster Club’s 10th annual citrus fruit sale is currently in full swing. Funds raised will continue to go toward the support of school-related athletic programs. As in recent years, previous customers will receive a phone call from booster club members, and those wanting to order for the first time can use the contacts listed below. There will be a table at Christmas Fest in Odessa again this year to collect payment. We cannot accept orders at Christmas Fest, because the order deadline is M...
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. 29: A rockslide left debris on SR 25 about 17 miles north of Davenport. Damage to a power pole and lines was reported after a collision involving a vehicle on Main Street at North Fourth in...
The O-H Titans volleyball team members looked confident and on their game last Thursday, November 1, when district tournament play opened in Odessa for four of the first-round teams: Odessa-Harrington, Republic, Almira-Coulee/Hartline and Northport. O-H defeated Republic, taking the match in three straight games: 25-14, 25-22 and 25-9. Chelsea Fisher led the Titans with 15 kills, while Koralynne Kuch provided 23 assists. Kendall Todd was responsible for eight ace serves. On...
Moving to Odessa for our retirement has not been what we expected. The people here have been wonderful. It is great to be with family again. 'But' when Dr. Powell had Tom flown out in "lifebird" on a warm and moonlit August night, I had no idea what was in store for us as a family. Stroke had not been a part of the retirement plan. The stroke was bad. As I drove back and forth every day to Spokane for 2 and a half months, I saw my husband deteriorate before my eyes. The neurologist took me to the side and said, "I don't know...
Ashley Barstaad's name was not included in the cutline for Senior Night. She is a senior at Harrington and was on the cheerleading squad for the football season. The Record regrets the error....
Head girls volleyball coach Ken Scherr was named the volleyball coach of year in a ceremony at the conclusion of the NE District 1B volleyball tournament in Colton last Saturday, one of the many accolades he has received in his long coaching career. Scherr had happily retired from both teaching and coaching a couple of years ago, when the new Odessa-Harrington athletic co-operative found itself unable to find a head volleyball coach. Not one to let down all those enthusiastic...
The Odessa-Harrington Titans football team played its final home game of the season last Friday, October 26. It was also Senior Night, so all of the senior-class members of the team and their parents were recognized, as was the sole senior member of the cheerleading squad. The Titans defeated Soap Lake by a score of 62-20. Although the game was lopsided, there was never enough of a spread to invoke the mercy rule, and the game went on for all four quarters on a damp and cold...
The children in Harrington Elementary grades K-3 were given backpacks with coloring pages, crayons, a pencil and football all pertaining to calling 911, supplied by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO). Lyle Hendrickson, a jail superintendent with the LCSO, visited grades K-3 in Harrington to talk about calling 911 in Taunya Sanford’s classroom for Kindergarten/first grade and in Rachel Roberts’ classroom for grades 3/4. According to Hendrickson, the state’s 911 Commiss...
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. 22: A large portion of the Deer Meadows area was without phone service after a fiber optic line serving it broke. A bit of snow was reportedly falling in the Seven Bays area. Cattle were...
The Odessa-Harrington Titans ended their regular volleyball season Saturday with a win over Almira/Coulee-Hartline, 3 games to 1. They also took the second-place spot in the league with that win and the previous week’s win over league leader Wilbur-Creston (providing W-C with their only league loss). O-H (9-2, 6-1) 25 16 25 25 3 ACH (6-8, 6-4) 16 25 13 14 1 Chelsea Fisher had 15 kills to lead both teams. ACH’s Fox had 11. In assists, Koralynne Kuch had 24 to lead the Titans. Tipps of ACH had 27. Kendall Todd delivered 2 ace...
The Odessa-Harrington junior-high football team shut out the Wilbur/Creston team, 34-0. Cole Kissler scored three touchdowns to lead the offensive effort by the Titans. Another highlight was a 60-yard touchdown run by Colt Sanford. Caleb Behrens scored a touchdown on a one-yard quarterback sneak. Jayd Jennings had an interception to end the game. Head coach Larry Weber said, “The defense rallied to the ball and tackled well, not allowing WC to score.” The O-H Booster Club purchased 160 hamburgers and served them to pla...
The District 7 NE 1B volleyball playoffs will begin at 2 p.m. today, Thursday, Nov. 1, in Odessa when Cusick will face off against ACH. The second match, at 4 p.m., will pit Odessa-Harrington against Selkirk. Two additional matches will take place at the same time. The losers’ bracket matches will then be played at 6 p.m., and the winners’ bracket matches will take place at 8 p.m. The top two winners and the winner of the losers’ bracket will then move on to the District finals to be played Saturday, November 3 in Spoka...
The fledgling town of Odessa celebrated Halloween in style 109 years ago. A lively night was reported in The Odessa Record’s issue of November 6, 1903: The Halloween party given by 15 Odessa young ladies at the IOOF Hall last Saturday evening was a decided success. A few days before, about a score of their gentlemen friends received invitations to the event and all but three ungallant fellows responded. On entering the room the gentlemen passed between two rows of ghostlike figures, each with a hand outstretched. The hall w...
Odessa-Harrington boosted its record to 8-2 overall and 6-2 in league play by defeating Wilbur-Creston at home Saturday in three straight games, 25-19, 25-19 and 25-23. It was also senior night, and the three senior girls from Odessa and Harrington were recognized along with their parents: Koralynne Kuch, with Apryl Kuch and Bill Kuch; Kendall Todd with Bruce and Kim Todd and Lexie Hirst with Jim and Stacy Hirst. Chelsea Fisher led the Titans with 18 kills. Koralynne Kuch had...
The Odessa-Harrington Booster Club held its annual fundraising auction and dinner October 13 in Odessa. The event is held Harrington and Odessa in alternate years. Steaks were grilled by the Odessa Riders Club members and served buffet-style to the hungry crowd. About 130 meals were served at the event. All together, the Booster Club made about $18,500. Auctioneer Garrett Linstrom sold 140 silent auction items and 21 live auction items. Everything from quilts, to sports bags to hats to subscriptions to The Odessa Record were...
