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In the season opener at home in Odessa last Friday, September 5, the Odessa-Harrington Titans soundly defeated the St. John-Endicott team by a score of 60-6. The mercy rule is no longer in effect, meaning that the clock keeps running no matter how lopsided the score. The new ruling means that more underclassmen are given an opportunity to get into the game for longer periods of time, especially when the score is very uneven. St. J-E 6 0 0 0 6 O-H 22 24 14 0 60 Sam Schafer scored first on a 46-yard run, then ran the ball again...
The Harrington Chamber of Commerce met Wednesday, September 3, under President Cassandra Paffle-Dick. Chamber members present were Bunny Haugan, Margie Hall of the Lincoln County Economic Development Council, Kathy Hoob, Cindy Haase, Allen Barth, Summer Clark (of US Bank), Sharon Nighswonger and Marge Womach. Margie Hall informed the Chamber that the broadband grant application had been submitted and may be viewed on the EDC website. She also announced two events by the EDC...
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, Sept. 1: Sprague firefighters participated in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and enjoyed a barbecue as well. Emergency personnel from Creston, Lincoln and MedStar air ambulance assisted a 78-year-old man who...
Odessa School Menu MONDAY, Sept. 8: Bagel w/ cream cheese. Lunch: BBQ Chicken on a bun, roasted zucchini, and fruit & veggie bar. TUESDAY, Sept. 9: French Toast. Lunch: Cheese Stix, marinara sauce, and fruit & veggie bar. WEDNESDAY, Sept. 10: Egg and scones. Lunch: Enchilada Casserole, brown rice, and fruit & veggie bar. THURSDAY, Sept. 11: Oatmeal and cinnamon toast. Lunch: Chicken ND Soup, muffin, and fruit & veggie bar. FRIDAY, Sept. 12: Cereal and toast. Lunch: Cheese Pizza, corn, jello, and fruit & veggie bar. Wilson...
Two books written by Harrington author David Michaelson have been nominated for awards. One of them, "The Adventures of Gopher Piddington" has also been placed at the top of the summer recommended reading list of the Military Writer's Society of America. The other book nominated for an award is "Congressional Integrity," a satirical spoof of the U.S. Congress. Medals will be awarded to the winning books during the 2014 national convention to be held in Phoenix, Ariz. at 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, Aug. 25: Wilbur ambulance personnel assisted a man on the ground next to a van at Main and Alder yelling for help. Tuesday, Aug. 26: A collision involving a car and a piece of farm equipment took place near...
This is the final installment in the history of the railroad in Harrington and compiled by Marge Womach of Mohler. Now more than 30 years following Ed Haugan’s cessation of employment from the railroad. In a recent interview he shared many of his recollections of the years he worked for the Great Northern Railroad, which became the Burlington Northern and is now the Burlington Northern Sante Fe. For about 10 months Ed attended the telegraph school located at the corner of Main and Post in downtown Spokane, learning Morse c...
The Harrington High School chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America will hold its annual Huff ‘N’ Puff Fun Run during the Harrington Fall Festival on Saturday, September 27. This fundraiser helps pay for expenses for FBLA members to attend the state FBLA conference in Spokane. The deadline for signing up is September 11. Participants who sign up by that date pay a $15 entry fee and are guaranteed a shirt in their size. Late registration participants (those who sign up after September 11) must pay a $20 entry fee and...
As students return to begin the 2014-15 school year, the Odessa/Harrington Booster Club members are busy planning the fifth annual Odessa/Harrington Booster Club Dinner and Silent/Live Auction to be held Saturday, November 1. The event will be held at the Odessa Community Center. Booster club members appreciate all of the donations and volunteer hours provided in prior years. Each year, club members are overwhelmed by generosity of the two neighboring Titan communities, as the auction and donations continue to increase!...
Children prepare for school The Summer Reading Program on Thursday, August 21, was focused on the approaching return to the school season. Meka Eaton led the eight children in coloring sheets with school bus, backpacks, and other school related images. Each seemed to have a postivie attitude about school beginning, and the children were able to compare home schooling to the public school room. They enjoyed a movie and snack time. Some were successful at creating paper bag pupp...
The descendants of early Marlin-area farmers Jacob and Eva Kallenberger gathered at the Old Town hall and Reiman Park in Odessa, with relatives arriving from many areas. Those attending from the Phil and Nettie (Kallenberger) Pfeifer family were Myrna Bischoff of Harrington; Bob and Lorene Arbuckle of Ephrata; Howard and Claudia Pfeifer of Wilson Creek; Loren, Sharon and Marty Pfeifer, Lois Starkel and Jean Starkel all of Odessa; Ronald Pfeifer of Randal, Wash. and Jerry and...
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, Aug. 18: An inmate in the county jail hid contraband food items, extra uniforms and bedding in a cell. Another inmate's dinner was eaten by a third inmate. Others confined there clogged a day room toilet...
The Odessa VFW Auxiliary is proud to announce that their youth essay programs will be available with the beginning of a new school year. These programs are open to all students in grades 3-12. The programs are open to public-school, home-schooled and parochial-school students. Any home-schooled students who would like to participate may call Leora Nixon at 982-2847 for the entry forms. This year the Auxiliary is proud to announce that the Harrington school students will be participating as well. Grades 3-5 participate in the...
Aug. 13, Mayor Paul Gilliland called to order the meeting of the city council with members Terry Howe, Rick Becker, Peter Davenport, Levi Schenk and Mike Cronrath present and Bunny Haugan, Scott McGowan, Margie Hall, Ashley Schenk, Charles Marsh, Sharon Schultz and Marge Womach in attendance. Margie Hall of the Economic Development Council gave an update of activities and meetings and provided the council with handouts. She noted that the mayors would be meeting on Sept. 12,...
Great Northern Railroad - Part 1, submitted by Marjorie Womach, was published on July 10 and Part 2 on July 17. Anyone interested in additional information on Northwest railroads may come to The Record office where we have several books for sale on the subject. In 1921 it was said that in order for the Harrington Harvester to sell its machines at distant towns, they used two small white mules that pulled and scratched their way up the old City Hall hill pulling one of their machines. They wrote that the belly of the mules...
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, Aug. 11: A county patrol car sustained no visible damage after a fawn ran into the car door. MedStar air ambulance used the U.S. 2 Telford rest area west of Davenport to transport a patient w...
The Harrington Opera House Society met for their monthly meeting, opened by President Mark Stedman and attended by Sheryl Stedman, Becky and Stephen Hardy, Carol, Edwin and Bunny Haugan, Billie and Gordon Herron, D. P. Charlton, Bonnie Hardy, Karen Robertson, Marge Womach and Linda Wagner. Progress might appear slow in regard to the opera house building projects, however the progress is steady in consistent increments following a master list of pieces of the structure that need work; each is thoroughly investigated and...
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, Aug. 4: Lincoln Hospital personnel treated a girl experiencing a possible allergic reaction and a "dizzy and weak" man who was transported from by Davenport ambulance from a Buckhorn Road r...
Junior-high football practice will start on August 20 in Harrington at 4 p.m. The bus will leave Odessa at 3:30. Practice will also be held in Harrington on August 21 and 22, due to the Lincoln County Fair being under way in Davenport on those days. Players should dress in running gear and make sure to have completed all the necessary paperwork. For questions, contact Coach Larry Weber at 988-0285....
1 years ago From the Odessa Record August 13, 1914 Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the president of the United States, died at the White House in Washington, Thursday, August 6. The bad check artist arrested here last week was turned over to Spokane for similar charges there. There he also passed himself off as the man who had the tobacco, candy and news concession at the new Milwaukee depot, and tried to sell this concession to “Dutch Jake” Goetz of the Coeur d’Alene hotel. The government thermometer reached 103 Sunday after...
With ten young scientists-in-the-making present, the Harrington Library concluded its normal Summer Reading Program on July 31 and awarded five certificates for perfect attendance, those being Kaydence Brown, Annika Walters, Laurel Victor, William Victor and Ethan Victor. The science portion of the program focused this week on the creation of jitterbugs, dragonflies and bumble bees. Stacey DeWald kept the children actively getting their parts ready while Bridget Rohner was...
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, July 28: Harrington ambulance personnel transported a man from the 400 block of West Willis Street to Lincoln Hospital in Davenport for treatment of abdominal pain. Responding to the 100 block...
Laura Hardt, formerly of Odessa, celebrated her 97th birthday on July 31 with several relatives and friends. Hardt now lives at the Regency senior-living apartments in Spokane, near where her daughter Dixie Hardt Moore lives. Moore, her husband and extended family were on hand to play cards with Laura in the afternoon in the Regency’s hospitality room, then to accompany the birthday girl to dinner at the Golden Corral buffet-style restaurant. Also present to help celebrate the birthday, in addition to other relatives and f...
Humanitarianism is a wonderful endeavor and has the potential to save the world. But can Americans afford to create a “welfare state” for the world? With the national debt so far out of whack that no administration now or in the near future can possibly meet budgetary restraints, how is it possible to endorse, comfort, house, feed and heal the hordes of humanity crossing our borders to obtain the freedoms our forefathers shed blood to obtain for us? In our personal lives, just as in government, there is a finite amount of...
In November, 2001, following a two year period of interim ministering by Terry Van Blaricum, Pastor Bill Bull and his wife came to Harrington as the resident minister. Rev. Bull was born in 1944 and met his wife Bonnie in Princeton, Idaho. They have been married more than 40 years. They were the parents of three adult children by the time they moved here, Julia, Jeffrey and Janice. Pastor Bull's early career was in the lumber industry in Northern Idaho as a U.S. Forest...
