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SUNNYSLOPE — Chelan County has requested help battling a new fire burning in dry grass and sage brush in this rural community between Wenatchee and Cashmere. The Red Apple Fire is reported about 6:55 p.m. Tuesday, July 13. At the time, Chelan County Fire District No. 1 Chief Brian Brett and Chelan County Fire District No. 6e CHief Phil Mosher estimated it was about 1,000 acres in size and growing. The blaze is threatening 234 homes, orchards and a power substation on the north side of U.S. Highway 2. Evacuation notices h...
DAVENPORT--Another heat advisory was issued by the National Weather Service through Wednesday, July 14 at 8 p.m. as hot temperatures nearing triple digits are expected over the next three days. The heat advisory is the NWS's third thus far this year and extends across most of Eastern Washington and North Idaho, including the Spokane, Cheney, Odessa, Ritzville and Colfax areas. It extends as far north as Omak and Kettle Falls, as far east as Post Falls and Plummer, as far south as Pomeroy and Clarkston and as far west as...
DAVENPORT—County citizens celebrating Independence Day should use an option other than fireworks and other burns this year, all eight Lincoln County fire districts have said this week. The record-high temperatures, dry climate and high winds have forced all fire districts in Lincoln County to enact burn bans that include fireworks through the 4th of July. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Board of Commissioners and Reardan Police Department have said they won’t enforce burn bans with criminal punishments because an ordin...
DAVENPORT – A 95-year-old record was broken here Monday, June 28. The National Weather Service (NWS), which measures local temperatures from Wellpinit entered a high temperature of 108 degrees around 4 p.m., while the Weather Channel recorded a high temperature of 106 degrees. The city’s previous highest recorded temperature was recorded at 105 degrees on July 26, 1928. The National Weather Service recorded even higher temperatures the next day, Tuesday, June 29 at a whopping 111 degrees by 3 p.m., while the Weather Cha...
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. June 20 Traffic stops: 6 An illegal campfire was reported on Fifth and Sinclair Streets in Davenport. A suspicious vehicle was reported on 11th and Jefferson Streets in Davenport. A Creston man said his ex-wife was...
ODESSA – At its regularly scheduled June 28, 2021 meeting, the Odessa Town Council followed the advice of county and local fire district officials and urged Mayor Bill Crossley to declare an emergency to the Town of Odessa due to the extreme fire danger caused by drought and due also to the extended period of hot weather we are currently experiencing. The emergency declaration wants to discourage the discharge of all fireworks within the town for the current July 4 holiday weekend. Please be safe. The fire department has b...
Uffda! By the time you receive this issue of The Odessa Record, temperatures may have cooled to 102 degrees. What do we cook when it is so hot we are already cooking? Salads are always a good choice, as most ingredients don’t require turning on the stove. Merleen Smith brought a cabbage-based salad to a recent event, and it garnered many requests for the recipe. Merleen had put it together using the some-of-this and a-little-of-that method, with ingredients she had on hand. F...
ODESSA – The Board of Directors of Odessa School District #105 met in the high school library and via ZOOM on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at 6 p.m., preceded by a workshop in the district office at 5:30 p.m. for discussions regarding ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) funding, technology planning and staffing considerations. Present were board chair Ed Deife; board members Heather Valverde, Janie Steward and Chris Crossley; Dan Read, Superintendent; Jamie Nelson, Principal; Staci Claassen, Assistant B...
ODESSA – "The Old Town Hall has been the focus of Odessa's FBLA chapter over the past four years," says FBLA advisor Terri King. Working with the Town of Odessa and the Old Town Hall Rejuvenation Society, FBLA members have focused their service projects on making improvements to the building through grant writing, contests, volunteer labor and a window campaign. To date they have raised almost $50,000 to replace the roof, the windows and a door. Recently, members c...
Marlon Schafer, incoming president of the Odessa Lions Club, picks the hottest day of the year to start work on the public drinking fountains installed by the club at the Community Center and Old Town Hall some years ago. Both are in need of repairs....
SPOKANE – It's going to be a record-setting day, in terms of high temperatures that is. According to National Weather Service meteorologist Laurie Nisbet in Spokane, the region should set all-time record high temperatures this afternoon. Nisbet this morning went through decades of weather data for several small towns within the Free Press Publishing readership area from Spokane to Pasco and Odessa to Colfax. In Colfax, today's recorded record high is 100 degrees, set in 1...
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. June 13 Traffic stops: 4 A Davenport man reported suspicious circumstances. A Harrington man said he was threatened by his girlfriend’s brother. A caller reported a calf out on Highway 2 at milepost 240.5. A sudde...
ODESSA – The Odessa Athletics Hall of Fame held its induction ceremony last Saturday in the Odessa High School gymnasium lobby. Nine individuals and two teams were celebrated at the event. Attending the event in person to accept their awards were athletes Erik Walter (a 2004 OHS graduate), Jennie Harp (2006) and Travis Todd (2008). The award for Chris Scrupps (2003) was accepted by his brother Ryan Scrupps, as Chris is serving in the U.S. Army and was in the process of a t...
SPOKANE – On Tuesday, June 15, the Odessa Tiger girls defeated the Valley Christian Panthers in Spokane. After a big first quarter, the Odessa team steadily outscored the Panthers to get the 52-21 win. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Fin Ode 20 10 10 12 52 VC 7 4 6 4 21 Maddie Scrupps led the Tiger team offense with 17 points, and Ashlyn Neilsen added another 14. Kenzy Kuchenbuch led the defense by hauling in 11 rebounds. Neilsen had one blocked shot against VC. On Wednesday, June 16, the T...
ODESSA – Grace Nelson, the daughter of Jeff and Jamie Nelson of Odessa, is one of eight incoming high school juniors from around the state of Washington recently selected by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association to join its LEAP (Leadership through Education Activities and Personal Development) Committee and participate throughout their junior and senior years. Student representatives are involved with WIAA events, meetings and community projects and have the unique opportunity to be the voice of W...
1 years ago June 3, 1921 John Frieske and Miss Ida Suchland were united in marriage Sunday at noon with the Rev. J.G.V. Smith officiating. The alumni are urging a new high school for Odessa. They recently met and elected John Schoonover as president and Mrs. C.E. Jenks as secretary-treasurer. A caravan of 50 businessmen from Spokane was out this week to inspect the Columbia Basin Project. Their visit was chiefly for advertising purposes. Hatfield the rainmaker has been at Medicine Hat, where a news dispatch says he drew so...
Larson on Gonzaga Dean’s List Elizabeth Larson, the daughter of Tim and Jill Larson of Odessa, has earned placement on the Gonzaga University Dean’s List for spring semester 2021. Students must earn a 3.5 to 3.84 grade-point average to be listed. Luiten on Gonzaga President’s List Ireland Luiten, the daughter of Greg and Kellie Luiten of Odessa, has earned placement on the Gonzaga University President's List for spring semester 2021, where students must earn a 3.85 to 4.0 grade-point average to be listed. Ireland achie...
Many would argue that Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro wrote the most notable book of the 20th Century with his 1990 tale “The Remains of the Day.” He has written many other works in between, but his latest, “Klara and The Sun,” is a wonderfully woven story of just what love, living and the fear of death mean in our culture. Set in the not too distant future, the title character, Klara, is a B-2 model AF, or artificial friend. In a society where genetically modified children are “lifted” to higher achievement and better...
ODESSA – The forecast for this weekend is for dangerously hot weather. Temperatures at various weather services have ranged from highs of 108 to 110 by next Monday. At least one weather service is forecasting high temperatures of 100 degrees or more for all of next week. Health officials are urging people to take precautions, such as limiting strenuous outdoor activities, drinking plenty of water to stay hydrated and seeking shade when you must be outdoors. Fortunately for t...
ODESSA – Friday, June 11, was the date of the "soft" opening of a new downtown Odessa business, filling an empty storefront on First Avenue. Proprietor Brandy Manke and her family were on hand to meet and greet customers. Brandy Manke is a native of Bozeman, Mont., a retired Army veteran and former employee in the corporate world with an overriding passion for quilting. She is married to Andy Manke, originally from Harrington, although he attended and graduated from Ritzville...
Boyd “Sam” Roberts, 84, passed away peacefully at his home in Odessa, Wash., on June 4, 2021. Sam was born on June 9, 1936 in Pocatello, Idaho to Brigham and Barbara Roberts. He grew up in the Pocatello area where he attended school. While in school he worked various jobs learning great skills and work ethic that he later put to work when he became a Journeyman Lineman for the power company. Sam worked as a lineman for many years before joining the then Lincoln Electric Co-...
ODESSA – At Odessa Jr.-Sr. High School, a student must have a grade-point average of 3.50-4.00 to be on the honor roll, and honorable mention requires a grade-point average of 3.25-3.49. Grade values are based on the state transcript requirements and are as follows: A=4.0, A-=3.7, B+=3.3, B=3.0, B-= 2.7, C+=2.3, C=2.0, C-=1.7, D+=1.3, D=1.0, F=0.0. High school Six OHS seniors achieved a 4.0 grade-point average: Kaya Curo, Tim DeWulf, Nicholas Larson, Jett Nelson, Maddie Scrupps and Pilot Weishaar. Joining them on the honor r...
Many would argue that Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro wrote the most notable book of the 20th Century with his 1990 tale “The Remains of the Day.” He has written many other works in between, but his latest, “Klara and The Sun,” is a wonderfully woven story of just what love, living and the fear of death mean in our culture. Set in the not too distant future, the title character, Klara, is a B-2 model AF, or artificial friend. In a society where genetically modified children are “lifted” to higher achievement and better...
Blueberries will soon be in season, and blueberry pancakes and muffins are a favorite of many. Most prepared pancake mixes include optional directions for adding blueberries, as do most plain muffin recipes. My favorite recipe for blueberry pancakes is a variation of the Darigold Buttermilk Pancake recipe. With no added sugar in cakes, they are a perfect compliment to maple syrup or honey. Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/4 tsp baking soda 3/4 tsp...
The Record has learned from Terri King, advisor to the Odessa High School chapter of FBLA, that the group will not be selling fireworks for the July 4 Independence Day celebration this year, as it has for the past several years. The familiar red, white and blue trailer that is normally parked at either the former Chevron gas station or near Odessa Foods will not be coming this year. “Due to a fireworks shortage, our supplier is unable to provide fireworks to over 100 locations, including Odessa,” King said...
