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Last Saturday night was Senior Night in Odessa. Before each of the two varsity games, the senior girls and then the senior boys were recognized for their contributions to school spirit and their dedication to their school and their teammates....
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. Jan. 23: Railroad crossing malfunctions were reported on Brace and Division streets in Wilbur. A 911 caller's report of a bicyclist on I-90 was referred to the Washington State Patrol. Two dogs were...
A month-by-month summary of the year’s activities as they appeared in The Odessa Record continues below for the months of September, October, and part of November. September Odessa resident Jakob Knoell turned 100 September 4. His children, Marianne Saltz (Soldotna, Alaska), and Vern and Joni Knoell (Colbert and Lamona, Wash.), as well as grandchildren Jeannette Ducker (Kasilof, Alaska), DiAnna Leaders (Soldotna, Alaska), Tami Knoell (Spokane), Kristi and Mark Lupton (Spokane) and greatgrandchildren Rylee Lupton and Sam Lupto...
As I was meeting with Town Marshal Mike Wren early Tuesday afternoon to review the week’s incident reports, a residential burglary was taking place on North Division Street. In broad daylight. At least two and possibly three people in a small gray extended-cab pickup pulled up to a residence. A neighbor saw two people removing items from the house. He didn’t call 9-1-1. He didn’t get a license number. He didn’t get a close enough look at the vehicle to provide make or model....
This is to anyone that has ever dropped a dog or a cat off on a country road or is thinking of doing it assuming a farmer will care for or find a home for your unwanted pet!! What makes you think it is easier for a farmer to find a home for your pet versus you? It is a form of animal cruelty in my eyes! Just this week we find yet another unwanted dog on our property and we are going to have to find it a home. We already have two rescue dogs (we just lost our third rescue this last week to cancer) and it takes a lot of work...
I am writing to comment on the poetry that appears in The Odessa Record written by Arley Bischoff. I am a cousin of his wife, Myrna, and really enjoy his poetry. I am very fond of poetry myself, so keep up the good work, Arley. Although I have been gone from Odessa for 46 years, I still enjoy reading the paper thoroughly each week. Many of the names are unfamiliar to me, but I still have fond memories of those that I still know today and enjoy keeping in contact through The Odessa Record. An avid reader and subscriber, Rhea...
The Chamber of Commerce voted to retain all current officers and elected board members January 24, after they all said they were willing to continue. Officers who will be effective as of the March 17 Chamber banquet are: President Marlon Schafer, Vice President Lindsy Starkel, Secretary Michelle Melgren and Treasurer Larissa Zeiler. Elected board members are Victoria Iverson and Justin Parr. The final board position is non-elected, and is filled by the current Deutschesfest Biergarten Chairman, and remains unfilled as of yet....
The Oilseed Crop Production Workshop held in the Odessa Community Center Tuesday, January 24, was a day-long effort to educate and encourage area farmers to add canola to their crop rotation with wheat. About 65 people from throughout the Inland Empire attended the event, which began at 7:30 a.m. with registration, refreshments and time to visit with vendors who had set up informational booths. Inland Empire Oilseeds also provided guided tours of its Odessa plant during this...
From its earliest years, Odessa was threatened by floods. The original town was platted in a flood plain in 1899. Nobody worried much about flood plains then, and as the town spread out from its first few blocks along First Avenue, homes were built along Crab Creek, which regularly over-flowed its banks at spring run-off time. The first really disastrous flood, however, occurred in 1909. It was followed by many more, which sometimes inundated the business district. The biggest floods were those of 1913, 1916, 1924 and 1932....
It was definitely winter this past Sunday, cold, windy and snowing off and on. That did not deter determined trapshooters from competition at the Odessa and Marlin gun clubs, however. Odessa In spite of the wintry weather, Odessa shooters turned in some respectable scores. Landon Lobe, Bryce Haase and Bill Weber all shot 25. Shooting 24 were Jim Smith, Tyler Smith and Doug Tebow. Jared Praetorious, Brady Gies, Tom Schuh, Sam Greenwalt and Larry Weber all shot 23. Mike Nichols,...
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. Jan. 16: Dispatchers referred a report of a domestic assault involving a family in Reardan to local police. A caller from Seven Bays asked for assistance with what he described as an "out-of-control"...
Les Stehr, 78, passed away peacefully, January 11th at Harborview Medical Center after experiencing a stroke. Les was born in Odessa, Washington on May 14, 1933 to his parents Fred and Helen Stehr. He is survived by his daughter Laurie Krone (Dave), grandchildren Tanner and Bradey, brother Tom Stehr (Julie), sister Peggy Burk (Arch), along with many step children, step grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Ron Stehr. Les was...
If you are tired of squabbling with your growing youngsters about getting buckled into their booster seats, be glad you don’t live in California, where new 2012 laws have extended the height and weight limits to keep children in their booster seats longer. The new California Booster Seat Law, effective January 1, 2012, prohibits parents, guardians or drivers from transporting on a highway in a motor vehicle any child under 8 years old and at least 4'9" in height without securi...
Byron Behne watches the grain markets for the Odessa Union Warehouse. 1/18/12: Grain futures fell on Wednesday as some of the driest areas of Argentina look like they’ll get a drink in the coming days. This is most definitely a weather market, however white wheat has been able to hold up pretty well in the face of a sinking futures market. Portland prices are now about 30 cents per bushel higher than Chicago March futures, which hasn’t happened in quite awhile. Strong feed wheat demand combined with a second tender in a wee...
The following is a summary of the larger projects and programs that the Lincoln County Economic Development Council was involved with in 2011. It was compiled by EDC executive director Margie Hall. EDC Board • Added four new Board Members, increasing the volunteer board size from 7 to 11. • Supervised EDC operational and program costs and monitored grant funds from the Department of Commerce and the Lincoln County Economic Development Fund. • Contracted with Lincoln County to act as the Lincoln County...
At the request of residents of the 100 block of East Fourth Avenue, the town council considered, discussed and then passed ordinance #648, which would amend existing ordinance #562, pertaining to parking in the residential area adjacent to the high school. Mayor Doug Plinski reported that efforts to encourage students to voluntarily restrict parking on the south side of 4th avenue between 1st and 2nd streets had been unsuccessful thus far. According to Public Works Director...
Cold dry weather did not deter local trapshooters from Sunday shooting in the annual Spokesman Review competition. The Odessa-Marlin combined results for week one have them in a 3-way tie with Colton and Garfield-St. John. Marlin The Marlin Gun Club had 48 shooters turn out for the second week of competition. Shooting 25 were Mark Iksic, Doug Starkel, Daryl Kimble and Bill James. Mike Christ, Kurt Moore, Ken Eckhart and Camden Eckhart shot 24. Dave Lang, Scott Mortimer, Dave Asker and Wade Lesser shot 23. Shooting 22 were...
A month-by-month summary of the year’s activities as they appeared in The Odessa Record continues below for the months of July and August. July Odessa’s only grocery, which had been Denny’s Foods since the early 1990s, changed hands in July when Bob and Bonnie Dewey of Cowiche purchased the business from previous owner Denny McDaniel. The new owners, along with managers Jeff and Debbie Norris, presented the community with Odessa Foods. The Chamber of Commerce, but primarily Biergarten chairman Ted Bruya, wrestled with the d...
How is your pantry? I recently spent a half hour sorting and straightening in mine. After sending a few items to the food bank for someone else to enjoy before they reach expiration dates, and stacking like items together, ingredients are in order and easy to locate. What I did find was the following list of items that need using up in the next month. 1 box turkey flavor stuffing mix 1 gallon home dried apples 1 bottle Thousand Island salad dressing 1 can whole berry...
Odessa School Board Chairman Ed Deife opened the meeting with a quorum of the co-op board present. Representing the Odessa board were Deife, Travis Wagner, Marcus Horak, Karma Henry and Joe Schlomer. Linda Mielke represented the Harrington board. Also present were Harrington administrators Mike Perry (superintendent) and Jacob Bang (principal), as well as Odessa administrators Suellen White (superintendent) and Ken Schutz (principal). Athletic director for the co-operative activities program, Darin Reppe, reported on the fall...
Last Wednesday after school, two Odessa fifth graders, Ilan Coberly, and Jesse Berry were walking by the so-called “frog pond,” just up the hill from Coberly’s home and saw a dog stuck in the ice but alive. Coberly went out onto the ice and fell through but bravely kept going in icy water up to his chest until he reached the dog and pulled it free. The dog, Coda, belongs to Elizabeth Camp. Berry ran to Coberly’s home and told Gina Schlomer, Ilan’s mother, what had happened...
We have a top-rate medical facility in the Odessa Clinic and Hospital. At 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 5, I had an appointment with Mark King, PA-C, at the clinic to evaluate my shortness of breath. With testing at the hospital and evaluation by Mark, I was diagnosed with a critical heart condition. Working as a team, Mark, the hospital ER and the Odessa Fire Department combined forces with the Heart Institute and Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane to get me to the Cardiac Critical Care unit by 2 p.m. In Spokane, I received...
According to the Seattle Times, "Next time the cashier says 'paper or plastic', think outside the bags. Think about ocean pollution, giant landfills and global warming," Seattle Mayor Greg Nichols says. Then think to the near future when you might have to either pull out a reusable tote or pay 20 cents a bag. Nickels and City Council President Richard Conlin proposed a 20-cent "green fee" on all disposable bags to encourage customers to carry their groceries home in their own...
Byron Behne watches the grain markets for the Odessa Union Warehouse. 1/11/12: The USDA stocks report will be out in the morning and then it's all over but the crying. Actually there's really no way of knowing whether the report will be good or bad just that it will probably be a big market mover one way or the other. The trade is mostly expecting small cuts to corn and wheat stocks but we'll have to wait and see what the government thinks about that. Should the report be benign the focus will quickly return to the weather...
Last week’s front-page story on the Odessa Town Council meeting included information on a presentation given by Paul Stoker, executive director of the Ground Water Management Area (GWMA). A series of articles on area water issues begins this week.. What is GWMA? The GWMA is an area of about 8,300 square miles that includes all of Adams, Franklin, Grant and Lincoln Counties. Within this area is an aquifer system that supplies drinking water to 25 towns and cities, as well as i...
