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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. Nov. 21: Reardan's animal control officer reported recovering a purebred golden retriever. Deputies responded to a report that a man stood at the corner of Morgan and Fifth streets in Davenport, screa...
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. Nov. 14: A caller reported someone had removed fence posts from a property line on West Second Avenue in Sprague. A tow truck was required to get a truck back on the road after it went over an...
For the week for October 31 through November 5, Kendall Todd of Odessa joined classmate Jared King (for 1B football) in being named WIAA/Seattle Times State Athletes of the Week for 1B volleyball. Through an oversight or some kind of confusion at the WIAA, her information was not forwarded to Odessa-Harrington athletic director Darin Reppe until last Friday. Perhaps it had something to do with the fact that the information cited on the Seattle Times website stated that Todd...
The Odessa-Harrington Titan football team has joined the Titan girls volleyball team in qualifying for state tournament play. They defeated King’s Way Christian of Vancouver, Wash. in the first round of the State 1B playoffs held last Saturday in Centralia by a score of 76-36. In the other quarter-final game, Almira/Coulee-Hartline defeated Touchet, 52-8, in a game played Friday, November 18, in Moses Lake. Like the O-H game, this one went into the fourth quarter before the me...
The Odessa-Harrington Titans traveled six hours to Centralia to face the King’s Way Christian Knights in a battle to advance to the semi-finals. O-H 20 20 20 16 -76 King's Way 8 8 14 6 -36 The contest ended with over 100 points being scored, with touchdowns occurring fast and furiously. The game ended midway through the fourth quarter with a score of 76-36, a Titan blowout victory. Through the first three quarters of action, the Titans scored 60 points, 20 in each quarter. Off...
Odessa-Harrington athletic director Darin Reppe has announced that the Ryan Floch Memorial Basketball Games, originally scheduled for Tuesday, November 29, at Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake this year, have been postponed due to the high school football playoffs. Several Odessa-Harrington football team members are still practicing and playing games each weekend until they either lose and go home or win and move on to the next game. Many members of the football team also plan to play basketball but will be unable to...
The Odessa-Harrington Titans girls volleyball team played some of the best volleyball of their season this past weekend in Yakima’s SunDome at the state volleyball tournament for 1B, 2B and 1A schools. The luck of the draw was not kind to the Titans, however. In its first game Friday, Odessa-Harrington faced Christian Faith, a number-one seed from Federal Way and lost, 19-25, 23-25 and 17-25. Later that same afternoon, the Titans rallied to defeat Shorewood Christian of 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. Nov. 7: Deputies responded to a Davenport woman's report of harassment. Deputies determined that a woman's report of seeing two people naked in a car parked alongside SR 2 was unfounded. A caller...
The 6-3 Odessa-Harrington titans earned home field advantage last week, and played the pass-oriented 9-1 Colton Wildcats this past Friday night. On the first defensive play for the Titans, Jake Tanke (22) broke his fibula and is out for 6 - 8 weeks. The final score was 48-30, a convincing win which advanced us to the state quarter-finals! St. M's 12 12 8 16 -48 O-H 0 8 14 8 -30 Much like last week, holding onto the ball was a problem for both teams. Nineteen fumbles graced the stat sheet, nearly as many as last week. Jared...
Tekoa-Oakesdale won the State 1B volleyball tournament, defeating Colton 25-16, 25-13, 15-25, 25-23 in the championship match last Saturday night. Reardan garnered its second straight state championship in 2B volleyball, defeating Colfax 25-19, 25-23 and 25-17. In the 1A bracket, Colville overcame Castle Rock with scores of 26-24, 25-22 and 25-21. With the floor divided up into six separate volleyball courts in two rows of three each, there wasn’t much room left over for f...
The Ritzville Carnegie Library will be hosting a two-author book signing on Thursday, December 1 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The featured books are the award-winning “The Burntwater Cook’s Kitchen Guide” by David Michaelson of Harrington and M. M. Athey’s fast-paced new historical fiction book about Ritzville in 1882 entitled “Crab Creek Chronicles: The Beginning.” Athey’s book is the first of three about the settling of the Washington Territory and focuses on Ritzville’s cowboys, railroad expansion, enterprising business men an...
Friday night’s Tingstad and Rumbel concert at the Harrington Opera House drew a very good crowd, but the crowd was nothing to compare with the quality of the performance. Polished, professional and yet comfortable, Nancy Rumbel and Eric Tingstad, a Seattle-based duo, provided a selection of acoustic music. Unusual treatments of well-known songs such as “Summertime,” “Over the Rainbow” and “Crying” were mixed with original compositions. Tingstad, an accomplished guitarist, pl...
Chelsea Fisher (fourth from left in photo) of Odessa was among the members of the Bi-County All-Opponent Volleyball Team announced at the District 7 tournament held at Northwest Christian in Colbert Saturday, November 5. Team members were Hailey Sandman, Brianne Goodlake and Alex Potts of Wilbur/Creston; Chelsea Fisher of Odessa-Harrington; Brynna Stevens, Madeline Isaak and Jordan Jones of Almira/Coulee-Hartline and Rowee Swank of Valley Christian. Each girl received an...
It was playoff time in Odessa on Friday night, and the Titans played like it was. In freezing cold weather, the Cusick Panthers visited the Odessa-Harrington Titans with home-field aspirations for next week. Eighteen fumbles occured in this game – 18! The majority of them were center-to-quarterback exchanges, but 18 fumbles are too many nonetheless. O-H 16 18 8 12 -54 Cusick 0 8 6 0 -14 Titans quarterback Jared King accounted for 12 fumbles, but that was the only thing King di...
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. Oct. 31: Davenport ambulance personnel assisted a man who had fallen at the elementary school construction site. At least seven people went into the water after a boat tipped over near the Hawk Creek...
The Odessa-Harrington girls volleyball team has made the cut as the number-three seed from District 7 to the state tournament. The 1B state volleyball tournament gets under way at the Yakima Sun Dome this Friday, November 11. The Titans will face the number-one seed from District 2, Christian Faith High School of Federal Way. Sporting red and navy blue colors, the Eagles are coached by Stephanie Pond. Last year, the Eagles finished in second place at the state tournament,...
In district tournament play at ACH High School in Coulee City Thursday, November 3, Odessa-Harrington defeated Wellpinit in three, 25-17, 25-17 and 25-14. The Titans then defeated Cusick, again in three, with approximate scores of 25-23, 25-17 and 25-11 (official scores were unavaible). In their third match of the day, the Titans fell to Almira/Coulee-Hartline 3-1 by scores of 25-21, 25-23, 17-25 and 25-23. Serving leaders were Lexie Hirst (22 and 1) for 96% and three aces....
The 2011 State Land Judging Contest was hosted by the Lincoln County Conservation District on November 2 at the Keith and LeAnna Schafer farm on Highway 28 five miles west of Odessa. Attending the contest were 135 students from the FFA chapters of 18 eastern and central Washington high schools. Schools sending one or two FFA land judging teams to the contest included Almira-Coulee-Hartline, Cheney, Davenport, Freeman, Garfield-Palouse, Harrington, Lacrosse, Lind, Moses Lake, Odessa, Pomeroy, Prosser, Ritzville, Rosalia,...
Now, where was I? Oh, yeah. I was telling everyone (and I mean everyone) that I was on a quest to be healthy by the time I’m sixty. Good thing I’m only 57. Actually, I have managed to lose 22 pounds so far. Only a few more to go. I sort of went off the rails in October. I can’t blame it on the Halloween candy, although it did play a prominent role. Once again, I got too busy. Too busy to plan meals, too busy to write down what I had eaten, too busy to exercise, just too darn...
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. Oct. 24: A deputy's assistance was requested after a Davenport High School student said she had received a large check in the mail from a business she had contacted on the Internet. Deputies...
Wilbur-Creston defeated Odessa-Harrington’s volleyball team Saturday, October 29, in a grueling 5-game match, 30-28, 23-25, 25-13, 22-25 and 15-6. Despite the loss, the Titans played arguably their best match of the season, never giving up, fighting for every point. Hailey Williams and Charli Moffet led at service, with 16-0 and 21-0, respectively. Amanda Hardt served three aces. Chelsea Fisher had a total of 20 kills, followed by Kendall Todd with 8. Moffet set up 32 kill a...
On Friday, November 4, Grammy Award-winners Tingstad and Rumbel, will bring the beautiful sounds of acoustic guitar and melodic woodwinds to the Harrington Opera House auditorium. This will be a rare opportunity to hear performers of such high caliber. Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel have performed, recorded and toured together for over 24 years with 19 albums to their credit. Tickets are $15 and are available at Harrington Food, Harrington City Hall, AmericanWest Bank...
The year has kicked off and been a productive one for the FFA chapter members and agriculture students; both groups have been working diligently. Between practicing for upcoming CDEs (Career Development Events), signing up and working shifts at activities, and doing their fair share of homework, this time of year requires a good deal of effort and cooperation from everyone. During Deutschesfest the chapter was in charge of running the corn booth and assisted the FFA alumni in...
Harrington residents will have the opportunity to provide the Lincoln County Economic Development Commission (EDC) with their input to be used in a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for the county. Students from Eastern Washington University will be in Odessa October 24 to obtain input from citizens for the project. People who participate in a short exercise where they will be asked to rank the importance of some of the economic strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats faced by Lincoln County. The EDC will...
Every so often someone comes into the offices of The Odessa Record and wants to know where their money is. Some friend or relative has wired them money through Western Union and The Odessa Record is affiliated with them, right? WRONG. The Record processes Avista Utilities payments through equipment supplied by Western Union for that purpose only. The Record does not handle credit cards, debit cards or Western Union money transfers. Those who search online for a Western Union location will find Odessa listed, but its only...
