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Crisis Reality Training Tony Hamilton has announced an opportunity for our community to attend a “Crisis Reality Training” in Harrington on Friday, January 10, with Jesus Villahermosa in charge. Villahermosa is a nationally recognized expert on the topic of active shooters. He has a 33-year history in law enforcement and served 30 years as the point man on the SWAT team while serving with the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department. From his website: “Jesus’ experience as a law enforcement officer has fueled his passion for peopl...
SUPERIOR COURT John F. Strohmaier, Judge Criminal Sentencings Christopher Andrew Summers changed his plea to guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm in the second degree and was sentenced to 27.75 months in prison. He had been charged with the crime in 2017. Matayo A. Matta-McDougall changed his plea to guilty to attempting to elude a pursuing police officer (count one), unlawful possession of a firearm in the second degree (count two) and assault in the second degree (count three), sentenced to five months in prison for c...
JV vs. Harrington The Odessa Tiger boys JV started their season December 9 in Harrington, losing to the Panthers by a score of 67-46. Od 14 11 11 10 46 Ha 9 26 11 21 67 The JV boys this year are 5’9” senior Brian McDonald at post, sophomores 5’10” forward Nathan Carstensen, 5’10” guard Landon Brooks, and 5’8” Nathan Melcher at post, 5’9” freshman guard Gage Starkel, plus five eighth-graders playing up with the high school team, 5’4” guard Tyesn Kuchenbuch, 5’6” guard Chad Strebeck, 5’9” guard Zach Claassen, 5’7” forward Dak...
Varsity vs. Harrington The Odessa varsity girls won their first basketball game of the season against Harrington on December 9 by a very lopsided 78-5 score. The Tigers playing on the varsity squad this year are Ashlyn Neilsen a 5’7” freshman guard; Grace Nelson, also a 5’7” freshman guard; Kenadie Elder, a 5’4” senior guard; Caitlyn Schuh, a 5’5” senior playing post and guard positions; Maddie Scrupps, a 5’4” junior guard; Maddy Wagner, a 5’9” senior playing post and guard; Katreace Boss, a 5’3” junior guard; Laela Hardung,...
After much agonizing and several months of searching for anyone with ties to Odessa who might want to take over publication of The Odessa Record, we have decided that interest in a small weekly newspaper simply isn’t present among current and former Odessa folks. So the time has come, for the sake of family and for health reasons, to hang up the red editor’s pen and try to enjoy some more relaxed years of retirement. The job has been enjoyable for the most part, and the expressions of thanks for our efforts by several avid re...
1 years ago The Odessa Record December 28, 1919 News updates: Christmas business in Odessa was the best in years, even with a shortage of some lines of merchandise. Postmaster Schoonover reports postal business at 25 percent over last year. There were a lot of disappointed kiddies when the town's quota of Christmas trees failed to arrive. They had been shipped on the 17th and were finally located on a siding 10 miles from where they started. They arrived on Christmas eve,...
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. Dec. 23: A Davenport woman called 911 to report she thinks she heard a prowler between her house and her neighbor’s house. An Edwall caller reported an abandoned car on the side of the road with no one around. A cal...
Rocklyn Zion Chapel Christmas Sunday, Dec. 22, was a bright and beautiful day for the Christmas Hymn Sing at at the Rocklyn Zion Chapel near Harrington. Seasonal Christmas prelude music was played by Sarah Jane Heid of Davenport as God’s house on the hill at Zion filled to capacity with nearly 60 men, women and children. Judy Mielke, of Arizona, gave the welcome address with an overflowing heart of thanksgiving for the wonderful support of the old-fashioned Christmas which has been a tradition for the Mielke family, one of t...
The year 2019 provided plenty of both good news and bad news for the Town of Odessa. The town’s youth did well both athletically and academically. Efforts to bolster the business community were less successful overall, but the local Chamber of Commerce, the Public Development Authority and individual business owners continue to strive toward revitalization of the downtown core. January Margie and Michael Sgobba moved to Odessa, Margie’s former place of residence, from west of the Cascades, where they were involved in a min...
1 years ago The Odessa Record December 21, 1919 News updates: Odessa high school won its second start of the debate series by winning from Wenatchee high school. Helen Michaelsen, William Huber and Frank Schy were the team. The Rev. J. Charles Evans and T. J. McDermott Jr., have been named as census takers, to start after the first of the year. O. E. Finstad has purchased the Davies store and it will be known as Ole’s place. The cold wave which up to Monday caused the temperatures to range from 24 to 14 below, broke T...
Harrington School Christmas Concert The Harrington School Christmas concert was held at the school on Tuesday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m. After Superintendent Wayne Massie welcomed the audience, music instructor Robert Vierschilling instructed the fifth- and sixth-grade beginning band students to demonstrate how to un-case their instruments and put them together before they played. The students demonstrated proper playing technique with three notes and played "Hot Cross Buns" and "Au...
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, Dec. 9: Simply Safe called reporting that one of their alarms for a Lincoln County customer went sounded. Allstate Insurance called to report a customer in Wilbur ran out of fuel and needed as...
Varsity vs. Harrington The Odessa varsity girls won their first basketball game of the season against Harrington on December 9 by a very lopsided 78-5 score. The Tigers playing on the varsity squad this year are Ashlyn Neilsen a 5'7" freshman guard; Grace Nelson, also a 5'7" freshman guard; Kenadie Elder, a 5'4" senior guard; Caitlyn Schuh, a 5'5" senior playing post and guard positions; Maddie Scrupps, a 5'4" junior guard; Maddy Wagner, a 5'9" senior playing post and guard;...
JV vs. Harrington The Odessa Tiger boys JV started their season December 9 in Harrington, losing to the Panthers by a score of 67-46. Odessa 14 11 11 10 46 Harrington 9 26 11 21 67 The JV boys this year are 5'9" senior Brian McDonald at post, sophomores 5'10" forward Nathan Carstensen, 5'10" guard Landon Brooks, and 5'8" Nathan Melcher at post, 5'9" freshman guard Gage Starkel, plus five eighth-graders playing up with the high school team, 5'4" guard Tyesn Kuchenbuch, 5'6"...
HOHS The Harrington Opera House Society met in the Art Room on December 2 for their monthly meeting. Attending were Billie Herron, Mark and Sheryl Stedman, Becky Moeller, Karen Robertson and Ellen Evans. Minutes and financial reports were given. Various building projects were discussed. The lobby door is being worked on. The railing for the east lobby staircase is being engineered to deal with the soft brick on that wall. The purchase of a defibrillator is being reviewed. The...
By MARJORIE WOMACH Thanksgiving Dinner Approximately 50 people were present for Thanksgiving dinner at the Harrington Community Church on Thursday. The event started at 11 a.m. in the meeting room with about double the number of people who attended last year. Stephen Hardy welcomed the guests and Tony Hamilton led the group in a prayer. The dinner was organized by Harrington Community Meals, a non-profit organization, and most of the food was donated by Lincoln Hospital. The...
SUPERIOR COURT John F. Strohmaier, Judge New juvenile offender matters A 14-year-old male is accused of two counts of second-degree vehicle prowling and two counts of third-degree theft in connection to an incident on Nov. 8. New civil cases US Bank v. Terry G. Skipper II: Plaintive alleges defendant defaulted on a credit account with a balance of $5,757.55 and is suing for that balance and court costs. Kelsey Amore v. Tanner Curtis: A temporary order for protection for the plaintive has been granted against the defendant...
Harrington PDA The Harrington Public Development Authority met Tuesday evening at City Hall with the following in attendance: Heather Slack, Jill Barth, Paul Charlton, Nathan Luck, Tim Tipton, Bunny Haugan, Jay Kane, Kathi Matthews, Karen Robertson and Jay Gossett. Luck spoke regarding the Vacant Lot Map. Discussion was held regarding the community meeting structure which will be held at Memorial Hall. The community meeting next January will be facilitated by Tipton, Slack and Matthews of the PDA in which they encourage...
Team Wilbur, consisting of Wyatt Corrigan, Lance Berkey, Brenden Hill, Tristyn Struve, Maddie Thrams and Sydney Schmierer were the winners of the 10th Annual Bi-County STEM Challenge and took the illustrious Golden Flask Award away from last year’s winners, Team Odessa. The Wilbur team was accompanied to the event by Wilbur High School science teacher Jason Maioho. All schools in the Bi-County were invited to participate in the 10th Annual Bi-County STEM Challenge on November 14. Out of the 14 school districts invited, o... Full story
SUPERIOR COURT John F. Strohmaier, Judge Criminal Sentencings Benjamin Gunner Lassey, 29, changed his plea to guilty to a charge of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and to another charge of possession of marijuana or a non-narcotic with intent to deliver. Sentenced to 30 months prison for each charge to be served concurrently. New Criminal Cases State of Washington v. Tanner L. Curtis, tampering with a witness. Curtis is accused of asking a witness to not show up to a hearing so that charges...
City Council The Harrington City Council met November 13 at 7 p.m. with Mayor Pro Tem Tim Tipton at the helm, with the other council members present (Davenport, MacClellan and Luck), Clerk Bunny Haugan, Clerk Trainee Janice Cepeda, Maintenance Scott McGowan, Jesse Silhan and Marge Womach. Councilman Schenk arrived later, as did additional visitors Brent Wilday, Cade Clarke and Richard Derr. Tipton followed the agenda prepared by Mayor Slack, including recognizing visitors,...
1 years ago The Odessa Record November 16, 1919 News updates: Odessa had a quiet Armistice day, as contrasted to the noisy one of last year when news came that the war had ended. The town closed for the day and the school for half a day. Captain J. Chas. Evans delivered an address in front of the Union State bank building. The Rev. H.P. Christensen has announced that henceforth he will give sermons in English, every second Sunday. Odessa won last week’s debate with Chelan. The next state debate is with Wenatchee. Two b...
HOHS meeting The Harrington Opera House Society met November 4 with the following members present: Ellen Evans, Linda Wagner, Carol, Mark and Sheryl Stedman, Gordon and Billie Herron, Ed and Bunny Haugan, Becky Moeller and Karen Robertson. Mark Stedman reported that the gate is installed on the old stairway to the auditorium. The handrail project for the lobby stairway is more complex than originally thought. Discussion was held regarding the purchase of an Emergency...
Complete results of the November 5 general election are given below. In the Odessa races there were no upsets, and incumbents easily retained their seats. Of the 7,434 registered voters in Lincoln County, only 4,182 or 56.26 percent had submitted ballots as of November 12, 2019. The election is scheduled to be certified on November 26. Statewide measures Referendum #88 The legislature passed Initiative Measure No. 1000 on affirmative action and remedying discrimination, and voters have filed a sufficient referendum petition...
[Contributed by various citizens of Harrington, as our regular columnist takes another week off.] Memories with Mark Twain Sunday, Nov. 3, a group of 50 or so folks gathered at the Harrington Opera House in the afternoon to spend quality time with Mark Twain as presented by Patrick Treadway. Treadway is the consummate actor. His clothing, gestures and manner of speech were striking. He was in character before the performance doing sound checks and visiting with volunteers. It...
