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The Odessa-Harrington Titans ended their season and their hopes for a State 1B tournament berth at the regional, loser-out game against Three Rivers Christian of Kelso, 53-46, played at Ellensburg High School last Saturday. The Titans end their season with a 16-8 record. O-H 7 11 9 19 46 TRC 15 13 13 12 53 Three Rivers Christian players were hot from three-point range, hitting 6 of 9 shots, while the Titans struggled to hit just 4 of 22 from the 3-point line for only 18.2...
With Harrington's temperatures hovering around 12 degrees last Saturday afternoon, cars began arriving and people began setting up for the 2-4 p.m. open house retirement party for former Harrington librarian Vivienne Schultz. The Harrington Library provided Schultz a pink rose corsage pinned on by her daughter, Marita. Harrington Library Board members Betty Warner and Susan Larmer, and city clerk Bunny Haugan furnished refreshments and decorations. Former co-worker from the...
The Harrington FBLA students (pictured) recently attended the Regional Winter Conference with excellent results. Those moving on to the state level are Ellie Hedreen, third in Public Speaking, fifth in agribusiness, and third in business presentation; Colt Stanford in business presentation; Madison Charlton, fourth in client service and fifth in sports and entertainment management; Kaeli Shockley, fifth in sports and entertainment management....
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, Feb. 24: Responding to a Coal Creek Road residence, Davenport ambulance personnel assisted a 50-year-old man experiencing pain in the abdomen. A worker at K&L Chevron in Sprague reported receiving an email on...
On May 6 - 11, Harrington and Odessa FFA members will exhibit and sell the animals they have been raising for their SAE projects; the two chapters will take 13 hogs (Katelyn Worley, Steven Braun, Dylan Shockley, Joey Buell, Isabelle Phillips, Lanessa Simon, Derek and Jacob Montgomery, James Mann, William Mann), three steers (Max, Greenwalt, Caleb Singer, William Mann), two goats (Samantha Nighswonger) and five lambs (MaKayla Baird, Alexis Burdick, and Debra Armstrong). FFA members who will attend the Spokane Jr. Livestock...
Madison Charlton, son of Paul and Peggy Charlton has been named athlete of the week. Madison is a senior at Harrington High School and plays boys basketball. Madison helped the Titans earn a second seed out of the Bi-County District Tournament by playing tough defense and his ability to shoot the three-point shot. Madison averaged 11 points and five steals per game in the three games during the tourney....
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, Feb. 17: A county jail inmate was discovered putting toilet paper inside the mechanism of the door of his cell. He explained that he wanted to come and go from his cell. Spilled waste oil was found on the...
The Harrington Historic Preservation Commission met this week and voted for the board members, with the new three-year terms being filled by Aileen Sweet, Anita Harman and Karen Allen. These were added to the other board members: Lindsey Harder, Celeste Miller and Ray Harrington. All board members except Harrington were in attendance with also Jerry Allen and Terry Howe. The primary topic of discussion continues to be the 2000+ Revitalization Plan, its update and the requireme...
The Odessa and Harrington FFA Chapters and Agriculture courses have been very busy attending and preparing for events. District 9 kicked off their Career Development Events (CDEs) Monday, February 3, in Wilson Creek where students competed in Sub-District Creed and Job Interview. Job Interview is where FFA members are scored on their resume and cover letter prior to the event; and at the event they are interviewed on their chosen agricultural career. Odessa participants were,...
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, Feb. 10: A Burlington Northern crew tended to a malfunctioning railroad crossing arm on Yarwood Road near SR 28. A Davenport woman told dispatchers something had hit the back door of a residence in the 800...
Harrington City Council met with all members present: Rick Becker, Peter Davenport, Terri Howe, Levi Schenk and Mike Cronrath. Mayor Paul Gilliland opened the meeting and introduced visitors: Sharon Schultz on dog committee, Ashley Schenk, Scott McGowan (city employee) and Marge Womach for the Odessa Record. Bunny Haugan recorded the meeting. Two items on the agenda were canceled due to Margie Hall and Mark Stedman not arriving. The dog committee's report was presented with proposals for a schedule of fees and fines. No...
Twenty five animal heads and furs have been on display in the Harrington Public Library since June of 1973. The late Louis Schultz was a Harrington farmer who enjoyed game hunting when he was not busy with keeping his farming operations going. Schultz began game hunting in 1946 and made two trips to Africa, trips into British Columbia, the Yukon and Alaska. Most of the animals on display have tags beside them to identify the animal and the location of the hunt. Those animals...
Odessa and Harrington FFA students traveled together to the Ag Expo held in Spokane February 4, 5 and 6. More than 50 students and chaperones attended the event, which also included displays by area vendors and visitors from throughout the rural area....
The special election held February 11 saw the passage of levies for school and hospital districts, most by substantial margins. Harrington School Harrington School District #204 ran Proposition No. 1, a replacement maintenance and operation levy, in the amount of $535,000. Yes voters outnumbered No voters by 184 to 64 or 74.19% to 25.81%. Odessa School Odessa School District #105 ran Proposition No. 1, a replacement maintenance and operation levy for $698,000. This multi-county race also saw Yes voters outnumbering No voters...
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, Feb. 3: A Davenport woman told dispatchers she believes she lost her wedding ring at either the local Safeway store or middle school. A Davenport woman reported the loss of a purse near Reardan. A man was...
This year's Ag Expo in Spokane was well attended by Odessa and Harrington area farmers and business people, as well as the FFA chapters from both the Odessa and Harrington School Districts. Odessa's FBLA chapter also shared the spotlight by winning an award for their project partnering with the Ag Expo organizers (as highlighted in last week's issue of The Record). Implement dealers such as the Odessa Trading Company division of the Ritzville Warehouse and Walter Implement...
Monday evening the Harrington Opera House Society met in the Art Room with their new president, Mark Stedman, leading the agenda. Edwall resident and architect Sue Lani Madsen presented her plans for installation of an elevator, followed by discussion of those plans. After many months of discussion regarding the opera house auditorium south wall, the decision was made to cover all of the exposed brick with wall board. The stage drapes were obtained from Cheney this winter. HOHS voted to hire a company to cut, stitch and hang...
At home in Odessa Tuesday night, the Titan boys dominated Republic, 53-41. Distrtict play continues this Saturday in Deer Park, as the Titans take on Wilbur-Creston at 3:45 p.m. Curlew, which lost to W-C Tuesday, plays Republic at 3:45 in a different Deer Park gym. O-H 15 16 13 9 53 Republic 10 8 10 13 41 Jacob DeWulf scored 19 points to pace the Titans, adding 6 rebounds and 4 steals. Shane Whitaker contributed 11 points, 2 rebounds; Carsen Weber 8 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist...
The Titan girls soundly defeated Curlew for the last berth to the District 1B tournament. The score was 67-34. The game was played last Tuesday in Reardan. O-H 22 12 17 16 67 Curlew 8 6 8 12 34 Jordyn Tanke led the O-H offense with 14 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 steals. Katie DeWulf had 13 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals; Hannah Schmidt and Cydnee Kieffer had 11 points each, with Kieffer contributing 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals and Schmidt 1 rebound, 2 assists, 1 steal; Lanessa Simon scored 6 points, with 2 rebounds, 3...
The ER got a new state-of-the-art cardiac monitor- defibrillator purchased with funds raised at the 2013 Odessa Harrington Healthcare Foundation Wine Tasting/ Auction....
All of the seniors that play basketball for Odessa- Harrington were recognized...
SEPTEMBER The Cattle Producers of Washington held a grand opening for the new meat processing plant. It was held at the Odessa Industrial Park. The Livestock Processors Cooperative Association (LPCA) is processing cattle, pigs, goats and sheep. Maureen Sheldon (Mo) was hired as the new hospital administrator. The town council debated how to comply with the law legalizing marijuana use and sales. Chris Costlow, Mark Worley and Johnny Walter resued two men in a car crash near Othello early in the morning on their way to fishing...
The Odessa School Board met January 22, initially in a workshop meeting to discuss policies, then in their regular monthly meeting. Despite a power outage soon after the meeting started, board members took out their cell phones and the meeting proceeded. The regular meeting followed, still in the dark. The board approved the hiring of Julie Wehr as co-director of the school musical this year, so she can be trained to take over the position upon Ellen Holman’s retirement. Principal’s report Principal Ken Schutz told the boa...
Harrington photographer and award-winning author David Michaelson will host a book signing and readings at the Harrington Opera House Art Room on Saturday, February 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Michaelson’s 15 books have received many literary accolades, including one gold medal and two silver medals. His latest book is a political satire entitled “Congressional Integrity” and will be among the books displayed. Also on display will be many of his handcrafted items, including his full line of 18 wooden model airplanes and many...
