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The patriotic essay contests for school-aged children sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars give young people an opportunity to express their ideas about love of country. In Odessa and Harrington this year, the VFW has had only elementary-level students participating. Harrington At Harrington Elementary School, the fourth grade class participated in the VFW essay writing contest. Fourth-grade teacher LaMarr Larmer explained the ground rules to his students. The theme this...
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. Sunday, Jan. 20: A man advised dispatchers he was on the way to Lincoln Hospital in Davenport for treatment of a continuously bloody nose. Desiring contact with the Washington State Fish and Wildlife...
There was a move to establish a community center in Odessa in February, 99 years ago, with a bond issue put on the ballot for voters to decide if the school board should spend $3,000 to remodel an abandoned church building into such a facility. In the March 7 election that year, voters flatly turned down the proposal, and it wasn’t until 1920 that Odessa was to have its Community Hall and not until 1974 that the Community Center was built. The Record had this report on the first proposal for a civic center in its issue of F...
The Odessa School Board met January 23 in the high school library. The resignation of Odessa High School English teacher Dr. Duane Pitts was accepted, as he has declared his intention to retire at the end of the academic year after 42 years in education. He has already met with students to announce his retirement. Superintendent Suellen White’s report included distribution of an informational brochure about the special levy election in February. The brochure details how the levy funds are used. Regarding the TPEP (...
September The Apache Pass wildfire grew from about 200 acres to about 18,000 acres in about 2 days because of wind. Extremely dry conditions in the scablands and plenty of dry grass for fuel contributed to the blaze. All available firefighters from the Odessa area responded the the blaze, which at its closest point to Odessa was burning about 12 miles north of town. The fire burned a lot of range land and fence posts north of Odessa, so the herds didn't have enough grazing land and some areas were without fences and the...
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, Jan. 14: Davenport ambulance personnel transported an 85-year-old man suffering from fever and tingling in his arm from Serene Meadows to Lincoln Hospital. A Reardan area caller reported the...
The Old Town Hall in Odessa has served many functions over its lifetime. On January 10, approximately 15 to 20 townspeople gathered there to discuss the building’s future. Lise Ott is heading up an effort to either repurpose, refurbish or renovate the aging structure, which suffers now from roof leaks, crumbling concrete steps, broken and cracked windows and plumbing problems. Built in 1921, the facility opened December 21 of that year to house the offices of the town governme...
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, Jan. 7: Harrington ambulance personnel transported a 51-year-old man suffering chest pains to Lincoln Hospital in Davenport. Reardan EMTs and Davenport ambulance personnel assisted a...
O-H vs. Wellpinit Junior varsity The Wellpinit girls JV played the Titans in Harrington Friday, January 11, getting the win over O-H, 50-34. O-H 10 10 7 7 34 Wellp. 14 13 18 5 50 Lanessa Simon led the scoring with 13 points for the Titans. Casey Schlomer had 10, Shelbey Watkins 7 and Makayla Baird and Ashley Baarstad 2 each. Simon had 3 rebounds, 6 steals, 3 assists; Sam Nighswonger 7 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist; Shelbey Watkins 7 rebounds, 3 steals, 5 assists; Casey...
Boys O-H vs. ACH Varsity On Tuesday, January 8, the O-H Titans were defeated by the Almira-Coulee/Hartline Warriors, 50-57, at an away game played in Coulee City. The Titans led in the first quarter, but the Warriors had a high-scoring second quarter that sent the teams into the locker rooms with a 27-27 tie at halftime. O-H 12 15 11 12 50 ACH 7 20 12 18 57 Stetson Sanford led the scoring with 19 points, Markus Smith 11, Justin Hunt 10, Madison Charlton 6, and Sam Schafer and...
The joint board of directors of the Odessa and Harrington School Boards met on January 9, 2013. The Athletic Director’s report prepared by Mike Perry follows below: Fall Sports Junior-high (JH) football had 16 participants and posted a 1-3-1 season record. JH volleyball had 25 participants and a varsity season record of 5-5. The junior varsity (JV) had a 0-10 season record. High-school (HS) football had 21 participants and 6-5 season record. The team received a WIAA Distinguished Scholastic Award with a combined 3.341 GPA. Na...
Trudy Heimbigner died January 10, 2013 in Spokane. She was born July 30, 1932 in St. John’s, New Foundland, Canada to Stan and Lilly (Stevenson) Collins. She grew up in St. John’s and attended school and graduating high school. She later met and married Arnold “Fritz” Heimbigner, and they were married on April 16, 1952 in St. John’s, New Foundland, Canada. They moved back to the states and lived in various communities like Odessa, Harrington and Reardan before settling in Spokane. Trudy worked as a cook at Holy Family Ho...
March The Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center and the Odessa Clinic converted their record-keeping to an electronic format. The move to computer-based records was prompted in part by incentives offered by the government programs of Medicaid and Medicare. The main advantages are that orders written by OMHC can be entered directly into the computer and all of the patient’s vital information will be immediately available. Also, diagnostic tests ordered will be made available for v...
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. Dec. 31: A woman told dispatchers that she found three of her horses missing, but three other horses of unknown ownership on property adjacent to SR 231 in the Sprague area. Deputies checked out an...
The Dean's List is released after every fall, winter and spring quarter at Eastern Washington University in Cheney. An undergraduate student who earns 12 quality hours (QHRS) and receives a grade-point average (GPA) of 3.5 or better is placed on the Dean's List for the quarter. If the student has placed a directory restriction on their records the name will not be released for publication. The following area students were named to the Dean’s List: Charlie Moffet, Staci Bewick and Michael Moore, all of Odessa. Brett Larmer, J...
The health of Washington’s rural residents is an ongoing concern. To address these concerns, the Washington State Rural Health Association, established in 1981, organized to collaboratively strengthen and improve the health of rural communities. Their work helps to establish policies and activities towards resolving identified issues relating to health and health care services for rural residents. Currently, they are seeking input from rural residents throughout the state of Washington and selected Lincoln County to host a ...
A synopsis of the main events of 2012, as reported in The Odessa Record, follows below: January At the beginning of January 2012, police were following up and investigating the third break-in at Odessa Drug within the past several months. Narcotic drugs were the target and were the only items taken. This third break-in came early on December 26, 2011, even after proprietor Ted Bruya had installed surveillance cameras in the store. Unfortunately for law enforcement personnel,...
The Odessa-Harrington Titans took part in the winter break basketball tournament held December 27/28 in Rosalia. The girls varsity and the boys varsity both participated. To save on travel time and fuel expenses, the teams stayed overnight in nearby Cheney, along with their coaches and other chaperones. Besides Rosalia and O-H, Davenport and Wilbur-Creston also sent boys and girls teams to the tournament. Boys varsity O-H vs. Rosalia The O-H boys drew the host team Rosalia, a member of the Southeast 1B League, for their first...
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. Dec. 23: A deputy dealt with an injured deer that was involved in a collision with a vehicle on SR 231 at Little Falls Road overnight. Two flat screen TVs were taken during a residential burglary in...
OH vs. Tekoa-Oaksdale Junior varsity The junior varsity boys game was won by the Titans. No further information available. Varsity The Titan boys had no trouble defeating T-O, with inside passes that no one blocked and that resulted in two points nearly every time. The game was just as lopsided as the girls game, but this time with the Titans coming out on top, O-H 13 19 20 7 59 Tek-O 3 5 2 4 14 Justin Hunt led the Titan offense with 14 points. Cade Weber had 11, Jake Tanke 9...
OH vs. Tekoa-Oaksdale Junior varsity The JV girls were very much overmatched by T-O. O-H 4 5 0 0 9 Tek-O 16 19 6 16 57 Scoring: Carley Williams 4, Lanessa Simon 2 and Casey Schlomer 3. Simon had 8 rebounds and 2 steals, and Schlomer had 19 rebounds and 2 steals. Varsity The girls varsity team also lost by a lopsided score of 53 - 25. O-H 0 10 4 11 25 Tek-O 16 15 10 12 53 Jordyn Tanke led the Titan scoring with 7. Chelsea Fisher had 5, Kendall Todd 4, Cydnee Kieffer 3, Katie...
Through tears we try to attach meaning to tragedy. The how and why troubles us. Yes, it would be nice if there were no guns, stones, clubs, cudgels, bows and arrows, crossbows, knives, spears, cannons or bombs. Legislation cannot prevent tragedy, mental illness or criminal intent. Nor does the answer lie in security unless it affects every facet of our lives, but Americans value freedom too much to put up with inspections and containment, even at great cost. And there are those who fear “Big Brother” more than the occasional...
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. Dec. 3: Sprague firefighters extinguished a vehicle on fire on I-90. A caller told dispatchers he was missing a money order as a result of vehicle prowling in the 1000 block of Adams Street in...
OH vs. Soap Lake Junior varsity There was no junior varsity game, just the boys and girls varsity games, followed by the college game at the Floch Memorial games held in Moses Lake Friday night, December 7. Varsity The Titan boys held off a strong start by Soap Lake and put out a huge fourth quarter spurt to take the game, 51-38. O-H 10 11 9 21 51 Soap L. 13 13 10 2 38 The Titans simply were not hitting from 3-point range, with only 20 percent of their shots falling through the net. The bright spot was free-throw shooting,...
The Harrington School District, like its neighboring districts, is gearing up for the winter break. The district will release students early (12:30 p.m.) on Friday, December 21, and school will remain closed through January 2, 2013. But plenty of activities remain before the staff and students head off on their break. Next week Tuesday, December 18, will be the day of Santa’s Workshop for all Harrington students (K-12). It will be open from noon to 3 p.m. That same evening at 7 p.m., K-12 students will participate in the C...
