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Women’s modified fast-pitch softball tournament will be held Saturday, June 18 and Sunday, June 19 at Finney Field. The tournament begins Saturday at 9 a.m., with play lasting until 7:15 p.m. On Sunday, play will start at 10 a.m. and end around 3:45 p.m. The league has grown to nine teams this year, after being down to only four teams two years ago. The teams are Odessa, Harrington, Davenport, Wilbur, two teams from Ritzville, two teams from Sprague and Grand Coulee. Concessions will be provided by the Odessa FBLA kids. C...

The class of 2011 marched into their bright future last Saturday during commencement exercises at the school gymnasium. On a picture-perfect day, the 12 graduates said good-bye to their lives as school children and hello to whatever the future may hold for them. As the high school/jr. high band played the processional, the graduates marched in to take their places of honor, as so many others have before them. Their purple and black robes reflected the new reality that this...

Band Concert The end of the school year brought with it several awards ceremonies at the Odessa School District. The band concert on May 26 included performers from fifth grade through high school. The fifth-graders, in their first year of formal instruction on a band instrument, played three numbers in three different styles of music: Renaissance Fair, Wooly Bully and Dance of the Jabberwocky. On clarinet were Maleah Davison, Ana Bockman and Natasha Jaques, on saxophone...

Brad Greenwalt of Odessa was awarded the Washington State Honorary FFA Degree. He was nominated by Odessa/Harrington Agricultural Educator Erica Whitmore and District 9 FFA/Agriculture Educators. Whitmore said, “There are not enough words to express how much Brad deserves an Honorary State FFA Degree. He is the most giving individual and would put anybody before himself. He is a very compassionate person and wants to always do the right thing. He has stood behind FFA in our c...
WSU Extension and the Lincoln County Wheat Growers are inviting the public to participate in tours of research plots at Harrington on Wednesday, June 15, Almira on Thursday, June 16, Creston on Tuesday, June 21, and Reardan on Wednesday, June 22. The Harrington tour will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15. Winter wheat will be the focus of the tour. The Odessa Union Warehouse will provide refreshments and snacks. The plots are located on Duck Lake Road about one mile west of SR 28. The Almira tour begins at 4 p.m. on...
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. May 30: A woman advised dispatchers that a badger was hanging around the Cottonwood Apartments in Davenport. Creston and Wilbur patrons of Avista Utilities experienced a power outage. Deputies...

Golf The Record erred last week in stating that Kira Powell had fallen to her opponent by one stroke. The true story was that she trailed by one stroke after Round 1. In Round 2, she showed grit and determination and ended defending her title and winning first place by eight strokes. The Odessa-Harrington golf team finished another golf season with great success at the state tournament in Tacoma, Wash. last Wednesday afternoon. Alex Hatten finished with a round of 85 to add...
The Odessa School Board has adopted a proposal to offer all-day kindergarten to its youngest pupils next year (2011-2012) but only for four days each week. Kindergarten will be held Monday through Thursday but not on Friday. Increased poverty levels among the school’s population of children was cited as one of the determining factors leading to the change from half-day kindergarten. School superintendent Suellen White said that the number of students receiving free or reduced-price lunches has increased to more than 50 p...
Several readers called, stopped by or contacted The Record by email to find out the author of the poem we ran last week in our Memorial Day edition. The author told us he needed no recognition or fame of any kind, but since his poetry resonated so well with so many people, we feel he really ought to be given his due. The author is Arley Bischoff of Harrington. He not only writes fine poetry but has also dedicated much of his time to the upkeep of rural cemeteries in our area. The Record thanks him for his...
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. May 23: Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad personnel worked on a malfunctioning crossing at Lamona. Deputies investigated telephone fraud involving an offer of a Mercedes and $1 million in cash...
The official filing period for the fall elections will be held June 6 through June 10, 2011. All offices are subject to both primary and general elections. If more than two candidates file for a position, the primary election would narrow the field to two candidates who would then appear on the general election ballot. The filing fee of 1% of the annual salary shall accompany the Declaration of Candidacy. There is no fee if the office sought is without a fixed salary. Anyone wishing to file may do so at the Lincoln County...

Golf AFter the 1st round on Tuesday, May 24, defending champion Kira Powell was second place in the state 1B/2B tournament behind Brumfield of Rainier Christian by one stroke. Brumfield had 85, while Powell had 86. The tournament was played at the Meadow Park Golf Course in Tacoma. For the Titan boys, Alex Hatten finished in a tie for seventh place with a score of 83 after Round 1, and for 44th place with a score of 95. Tennis The state tennis tournament takes place at the...
Baseball On May 18, at old University High School in Spokane, the O-H Titans baseball team saw their season end with a disappointing loss to St. John-Endicott, 5-4, the same score by which the Titans lost a few days earlier to the team from Colton. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E O-H 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 4 5 5 St. J-E 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 5 8 2 Andy Schafer and Sam Schafer made up the Titan battery. Offensively for O-H, Justin Hunt had the hot bat, getting two singles and a double. Cade Weber, Jared King and Sam Schafer all added singles to help out t...

The District 1B/2B tournament was held at the Deer Park Golf Course May 18. The boys’ team finished fourth. Alex Hatten, Brett Larmer and Griffey Powell competed for Odessa-Harrington. Hatten finished tied with another competitor for third place. Larmer placed tenth. Both qualified for state. The girls team, consisting of Kira Powell, finished in a tie for first place with Wilbur-Creston. Powell took the individual title with a 31-stroke lead over her nearest competitor. S...
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. May 16: Deputies checked on an unsecured residence in the 5800 block of Bates Road East near Kagel Road. A deputy managed to turn off a distracting alarm on the school construction site at Fifth and...

On May 4, eight schools from the Bi-County joined Odessa for the second annual Bi-County Science Challenge. Odessa, Wilbur, Davenport, Liberty, Lind, Sprague, Reardan, and Harrington arrived at the Odessa school multipurpose room at 9 a.m. to compete in the “Junkyard Wars.” All other school districts in the Bi-County were invited but due to various reasons were not able to attend. The schools that did attend each brought a team of six students to compete against the other scho...

The Math Olympiad teams competed Saturday, May 7, 2011. Every year the Harrington School District sends teams to Eastern Washington University to compete in a math competition called Math Olympiad. Robbee Kiefer, Alex Bruce, Megan Shafer, and Dalton Wilkie made up our fourth/fifth-grade team scoring as the top fifth-grade team, earning an "Excellent" ribbon in the overall competition. They earned one “Excellent” in Number Sense, two “Very Goods” in Problem Solving and Geometr...
Track & Field Bi-County/Panorama League qualifier was held Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at Old University High School in Spokane. Odessa-Harrington competed against 1B schools Columbia-Hunters, Curlew, Cusick, Inchelium, Northport, Pomeroy, Selkirk, Valley Christian, Wellpinit and Wilbur-Creston. The 2B schools competing at the same time were Colfax, Davenport, Kettle Falls, Liberty-Spangle, Lind-Ritzville, Mary Walker, NW Christian-Colbert, Reardan, Republic and St. George’s. The top 8 finishers in lane events and the top 12 in fi...
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. May 9: A caller filed a complaint about loud noise originating from Delilah's Full Moon Saloon in the 500 block of Morgan Street in Davenport. A two-vehicle collision involving a state brand...
Parents of current fourth-graders at P.C. Jantz Elementary School, represented by Kim King and Carmen Weishaar, made a presentation to the school board April 27 concerning the lack of a fifth grade teacher. Due to budget cuts expected by the state legislature, the board last spring opted not to hire a replacement elementary teacher for retiring second-grade teacher Beverly Scherr. Instead, teachers of grades three through five moved down a grade, leaving the fifth grade without a teacher. Fifth-graders this year were...
Track & Field Odessa-Harrington finishers in the meet held in Bridgeport May 3 were (placement/name/time or distance): Boys 800 Meters 15 Jacob Dewulf 2:33.24 1600 Meters 10 Jacob Dewulf 5:36.62 300-meter hurdles 9 Austin Schmierer 50.37 Javelin 26 Jacob Dewulf 92-06 Pole Vault 3 Austin Schmierer 8-06.00 Long Jump 21 Austin Schmierer 14-03.00 Girls 100 Meters 12 Kendall Todd 14.80 1600 Meters 14 Chelsea Fisher 7:15.48 100-meter Hurdles 13 Koralynne Kuch 19.80 Shot Put 18 Chelsea Fisher 23-05.00 Javelin 5 Kendall Todd 90-00 7...
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. Names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers are generally not listed in this column. May 2: Several dump trucks were reported traveling at high speeds up and down Hart Road. One caller advised her vehicle was almost forced off the road while she drove to work. A caller reported being harassed at her residence in the 300 block of NE...

Track & Field At the District 7 NE 1B/2B League meet held Tuesday, April 26 at Old University High School in Spokane, Odessa-Harrington competed against the other 1B schools Columbia-Hunters, Valley Christian, Wellpinit and Wilbur-Creston. The 2B schools also present were Davenport, Mary Walker and NW Christian-Colbert. Results for O-H are given below: (Place Name Time/Distance) Boys 800 Meters 10 Jacob Dewulf 2:37.1 1600 Meters 8 Jacob Dewulf 5:31.0 300-m Hurdles 8 Austin...

Last Saturday evening, the Harrington Opera House Society held another event to support their on-going efforts to rehabilitate the Harrington Opera House so it can, once again, become a regional venue for the visual and performing arts. But who knew fund raising could be so much fun? The Harrington Opera House Society staged an evening of entertainment, beginning with the Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner, held at the Harrington Memorial Hall. Miss Harrington 2011, Breanna...
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. Names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers are generally not listed in this column. April 25 - After a caller reported possible animal abuse involving three horses on property adjacent to Spring Canyon Road East, a deputy determined that the animals appeared healthy. A garage door was found to be kicked in at a residence on Seven...