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DAVENPORT—Gorilla football head coach Justin Young was informed last week that he was named the Seattle Seahawks High School Coach of the Week for Week 8 amongst statewide 1B, 2B, 1A and 2A schools. Davenport throttled Chewelah 42-18 in Week 8 to clinch a top-two seed in the NE2B standings and a home District 6 crossover game to advance to the state playoffs, in which the Gorillas topped Lake Roosevelt to secure their playoff spot. Young led Davenport to a 9-2 season overall. Young, a self-proclaimed Seahawks fan, won $500 f...
MOSES LAKE – The Odessa Tiger football team will play the Mountain Lions of Liberty Bell High School of Winthrop at Lions Field in Moses Lake on Saturday, Nov. 20, with kickoff at 3 p.m. The other three quarterfinal games will also be played Nov. 20. The Naselle Comets play the Pomeroy Pirates in Pomeroy with kickoff at 1 p.m. The Almira-Coulee-Hartline Warriors face off against the Wilbur-Creston-Keller Wildcats, and the Quilcene Rangers play the Winlock Cardinals at times and locations that were not available at press t...
YAKIMA – The Odessa Tigers volleyball team was awarded the fourth-place trophy last Friday at the Yakima Sun Dome. The Tigers sailed through day one of the tournament (Thursday) with a bye in the first round, a 3-1 win over Republic in the second round and a 3-0 win over Neah Bay in the third round. Day two is where things got a lot harder for the Odessa team. As luck would have it, Odessa faced Oakesdale, the eventual tournament champions, in round 4 of play on Friday, f...
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. 8 Traffic stops: 7 A caller reported a black cow loose on Highway 2 at milepost 244 that the caller honked at and chased toward a fence. Wilbur School District said a parent showed up to a student-teacher con...
DAVENPORT—U.S. News recently ranked all 442 middle schools in the state, and the middle school here ranked favorably. Davenport was named the best small middle school and third best middle school overall in Eastern Washington, while placing 42nd statewide. The ranking system gave Davenport a score of 90.7 out of 100, noting the district’s 16:1 student/teacher ratio, 62% rate in math proficiency and 77% rate in reading proficiency, ranking 74th and 74th statewide in those categories respectively. Schools were ranked based on s...
DAVENPORT-A 40-year educator's journey at the high school here will conclude at the end of the 2021-22 school year. Athletic director, cross country coach and former high school boys basketball coach Tim Zeiler has informed district administration he'll be retiring after the academic year. Zeiler's retirement will conclude a career of 17 years as the Davenport athletic director that was preceded by 15 years coaching basketball and cross country at Reardan High School. "40...
Return to a rational normal Everyone contact elected representatives (about mandates, masks, vaccines, education, big spending). We must return to normal. Wake up! Too many politicians, appointed officials, news media and some of the general public are too impulsive, over reactive, hysterical, illogical. Examples: “Fire the coach,” “Remove them from office,” panic buying, jumping to conclusions, thinking “government to the rescue,” got to have more social programs, got to be taken care of from birth to death by an all-seei...
ODESSA – The Halloween Carnival held in the community center Sunday, Oct. 31, sponsored by the Odessa High School chapter of FFA, is being heralded as a great success. The "Boo a Business" contest just prior to the carnival saw 30 children submit entry forms after visiting local businesses that agreed to be open from 3 to 4 p.m. for the kids to get treats and a signature from the business. Hartley Steward, the daughter of April and Shawn Steward and granddaughter of Dave a...
ODESSA – Since Selkirk canceled the Nov. 5 game that had been scheduled to be played at home in Odessa, the Tigers have been able to practice, heal from their injuries and plan for the playoffs, which begin Saturday, Nov. 13, at various locations: Winlock vs DeSales at DeSales HS, Cusick vs Liberty Bell at Liberty Bell HS, Waterville-Mansfield vs Naselle at South Bend HS and Neah Bay vs Wilbur-Creston-Keller at Lions Field in Moses Lake. The top four ranked 1B teams ACH, Odessa, Quilcene and Pomeroy all have byes this w...
The Odessa Tigers volleyball team has gotten stronger as the season has progressed. The team is helped by the return of Grace Nelson following ankle surgery. Freshman Lily Starkel, who stepped in for Nelson early in the season, did a very credible job especially in getting blocks at the net. But Nelson's stronger offense and other players' more judicious choice of hits is helping the team to shine in the second half of the season. The Tigers are the league champions and #1 see...
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. 1 Traffic stops: 21 A Harrington man called the Sheriff’s Office to argue about the medical necessity of COVID-19 vaccines. A Spokane man reported a possible overdose situation. A caller said she hit a deer, but...
Stuart Franklin James, 65, of Marlin was found deceased at his home near Marlin on Oct. 7, 2021. Graveside Military Honors will be held at 1 p.m. on Nov. 19, 2021 at the Odessa Cemetery. Arrangements are in care of Pioneer Memorial Funeral Services, Moses Lake....
The Board of Directors of Odessa School District #105 met in the high school library and via ZOOM on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 6 p.m., preceded by a workshop in the district office at 5:30 p.m. to discuss the 2022 levy proposals. Present were board chair Ed Deife; board members Heather Valverde, Chris Crossley and Carmen Weishaar; Superintendent Dan Read; Principal Jamie Nelson; Assistant Business Manager Staci Claassen; Operations Supervisor Justin Parr, Athletic Director Bruce Todd and Chelsea Watson, parent. Board...
Michael Gies, 79, passed away at his home in Seattle on Aug. 6, 2021. He was born on Feb. 22, 1942. Mike was a 1960 graduate of Odessa High School and graduated from Washington State University in 1964. After receiving his Master’s Degree in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin in 1966, he spent several years teaching math at Skagit Valley Community College. He then had a long career with the King County Department of Assessments in the IT department. Mike was predeceased by his parents Henry and DeLora Gies and b...
ODESSA – Aging is associated with physical, psychological and social changes that impact functionality and independence, and predispose human beings to diseases and conditions that make them susceptible to death. One of these conditions is falls. Falls are a growing public health issue. Falls are the leading cause of injury-related hospitalizations and death among older adults and often result in loss of functionality, diminished socialization and a decrease in the quality of life. Research has shown that exercise programs t...
ODESSA – Odessa Mayor Bill Crossley called the town council meeting to order on October 25, with council members Vickie Iverson, Landon Lobe and Kelly Watkins present. Marlene Kramer and Amy Gimmestad were absent. Council granted a request by new Odessa homeowners to adjust the water bill limit at which extra charges are assessed, due to a prior tenant situation that existed before they bought the property. Public Works Director Rod Webster requested a budget amendment to purchase four new grinder pumps needed to replace f...
ODESSA – The Odessa Booster Club auction held last Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Odessa Community Center was successful in raising over $50,000 for Tiger athletics, say booster club member Suzie Deife and club treasurer Danielle Hardung. The venue was decorated in a black and white Tiger theme, even the dessert bar, where community members outdid themselves baking and purchasing sports-themed desserts for attendees to enjoy, was Tiger- and sport-themed. New this year, entire t...
Barbara Ann (Hopp) Miller passed away peacefully early on the morning of Oct. 27, 2021, due to heart failure and Covid 19. Barbara, the first child of Henry and Lydia (Eckhardt) Hopp was born July 2, 1929, in Odessa, Wash. The Hopp family added four more siblings over the next several years: Norma, twins Yvonne and Richard and Paul. With her birthday so close to the 4th of July she often talked of using the nickel she got from her grandfather, Con Hopp, to buy sparklers or...
ODESSA – On Oct. 28, the Odessa Tigers volleyball team became the league champions and top seed to the district tournament this week with their win in three straight sets over Wilbur-Creston-Keller at Creston. Odessa vs. WCK The Tigers played well against a competitive WCK team, but the win gave them not only the league championship but also the home-court advantage in the district playoffs. Odessa 25 25 25 3 WCK 19 20 15 0 Odessa's offense was pretty evenly shared, with E...
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. 25 Traffic stops: 1 A Creston woman said her neighbor’s dogs were in her yard on the 39200 block of Sherman Road North. An Odessa woman asked for information regarding her son’s mental health issues. A caller...
ODESSA – Due to an inability to find officials for the game scheduled between Odessa and Cusick for Friday, Oct.29, the game was instead moved to Thursday, Oct. 28. Odessa 24 16 16 6 62 Cusick 6 6 0 6 18 Quarterback Collin Martin rushed for 98 yards, passed for 82 yards and added another 25 yards in punt/kickoff returns for a total of 180 yards to lead the team. He also scored three touchdowns and a two-point conversion to also lead the team in points with 20. Davey M...
Some area gardeners have lots of green tomatoes box ripening. They are great for soups and sauces but not as exciting for salads or other fresh tomato recipes. I recently came across this recipe for Cream of Tomato Soup on the www.asweetpeachef.com website. With the addition of a stalk of celery and substituting evaporated milk for almond milk, this is nearly the flavor and texture of Campbell's. Following is the recipe as posted, with my changes following in the notes. Cream...
Regarding lawsuit claiming Johnston is negligent I was gobsmacked when I read a newspaper article that reported that a lawsuit has been filed against Lincoln County based on election supervision duties performed by former Auditor Shelley Johnston in the last election(s). The suit apparently alleges “vote flipping, ballot box stuffing, lax signature verification, etc.” I worked in the courthouse as a prosecutor and judge from 1989 until 2015. I have extensive involvement with Shelley as a fellow dept. head and as an att...
Wash. State Advisory Vote # 36 Repealed 2,013 78.94% Maintained 537 21.05% Wash. State Advisory Vote # 37 Repealed 2,272 85.60% Maintained 382 14.39% Wash. State Advisory Vote # 38 Repealed 2,173 82.74% Maintained 453 17.25% Lincoln Co. Prosecutor Adam Walser 2,199 97.64% Write-In 53 2.35% Odessa Councilman # 3 Landon Lobe 200 93.89% Write-In 13 6.10% Odessa Councilman # 4 Alberto Reyes 137 58.54% Amanda Wallace 95 40.59% Write-In 2 0.85% Odessa SD 105 Director # 1 Janie Steward 295 98.00% Write-In 6 1.99% Odessa SD 105 Direc...
ODESSA – At about midday on Tuesday, Nov. 2, a call went out to Odessa firefighters about a building on fire in the countryside. The first crews on the scene found the home formerly owned by the late Curtis Finck fully engulfed in flames. More crews were called upon to assist, and it took between three and four hours to put out the fire, according to firefighter Landon Lobe. The farmhouse is under new ownership, but no one was home when the fire started. One of the owners arrived home while firefighters were still battling t...
