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Kendall Todd was selected as Miss Odessa for 2012 at the Miss Odessa Pageant held last week Monday, April 16, at the Christ Lutheran Church. Her princesses are Melani Fehrer and Koralynne Kuch. All three girls are juniors at Odessa High School. Each of the girls was interviewed by the judges during the first 20 minutes, while guests were arriving and greeting one another. Ellen Holman, the emcee for the event, thanked everyone for coming and introduced the judges, two ladies...
Five students from Odessa High School were inducted as new members of the National Honor Society in a ceremony held at the school on Wednesday, March 28. Members were selected by the chapter’s Faculty Council for meeting high standards of scholarship, service, leadership and character. Students inducted were: Chelsea Fisher, Hannah Schmidt, Kolby Crossley, Carley Williams and Lacey Nelson. They join current members Melani Fehrer, Justin Hauge, Justin Hunt, Jared King, K...
Softball The Titan girls, having difficulty with putting enough players on the field for any given game, have opted to forfeit the rest of their season, according to head coach Chris Shafer. The team will continue its regular schedule of practices, however, with a view to building a more successful program next year. Baseball Reardan, April 17 On Tuesday of last week, April 17, the Titan boys played Reardan at home in Odessa, splitting the double header with one win and one...
The major stakeholders in Odessa’s economic development welcomed two guests at their monthly meeting in March. Matt Manweller, 13th district candidate for state representative, and Lincoln County Economic Development Council executive director Margie Hall attended the meeting. The group, consisting of Mayor Doug Plinski, Hospital Administrator Gary DelForge, School Principal Ken Schutz, Odessa PDA President Steven Powell and Chamber President Marlon Schafer, meets once a m...
Sam and Jeanie Read of Odessa are pleased to announce the birth of their first grandchild, Ashlyn Marie, born on January 27, 2012. Ashlyn's parents are Matt and Kelly (Read) Hoffman. Matt and Kelly make their home in Bluffton, South Carolina....
The Odessa Chamber of Commerce heard a report from Julie Henry, Regional Sales Manager for NoaNet at its regular bimonthly, meeting April 24. Henry provided a brief overview of the non-profit company, which was formed 12 years ago in response to a need for increased internet availability in rural communities throughout Washington. NoaNet was formed when 13 public utility districts banded together to bring broadband to un- and under-served communities. As previously reported...
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. April 16: A non-injury collision involving a semi-truck and a deer was reported on Interstate 90 in Lincoln County. Davenport ambulance personnel assisted a caller who said he was having trouble...
Wind in the Odessa area is something everyone accepts. This past Monday, with 45 to 50-mph gusts blowing the dust around, there was some cause to take note. There was a big blow in the last week of April 1912 which was worthy of this report in The Odessa record of May 1: One of the worst wind and dust storms experienced in the Odessa country for several years struck town shortly after 4 o’clock Thursday afternoon, and over two hours the wind blew a perfect gale, filling the air so thick with dust that it was not possible t...
Asparagus is beginning to poke up spears in my garden. Asparagus is a wonderful multipurpose plant producing a succulent vegetable and looks lovely grown in flower beds. The delicate fern like foliage makes a frothy backdrop to roses or other mid-height shrubs. Approximately ten plants is enough for fresh eating. Plant more if you wish to freeze or can. Asparagus may be steamed, sautéed, roasted, or grated to add to recipes. Asparagus Fritatta Primavera is a delicious , rich...
A youth shooting program is being proposed by local members of the American Legion. A town meeting will be held May 12, a Saturday, at 6 p.m. at Heritage Church. Light refreshments will be served (coffee, cookies). Anyone interested in participating or learning more about the program is welcome to attend. Depending on the level of interest, the Legion group in Odessa hopes to begin offering a marksmanship class beginning in September of this year. According to the American Legion website, the American Legion Junior Shooting...
Odessa’s Knowledge Bowl team received an invitation last week to the National Academic Competition. With their second-place finish in state competition, they qualified to be among other top academic teams in the nation. There are three venues and dates for these competitions. The first will be in New Orleans at the end of May, and this is where Odessa’s team will head. The second and third venues are in Washington, D.C. and Chicago the following weekends, respectfully. Representing Odessa will be seniors Kira Powell, Aus...
Odessa students in grades K-5 at P.C. Jantz Elementary School will be inviting grandparents or a special senior citizen to visit school Thursday, May 3, 2012. Grandparents of K-5 students are invited to have lunch with them in the cafeteria and then attend recess activities. For lunch there will be a choice between a sandwich of BBQ chicken on a whole-wheat bun, baked beans, coleslaw, half an orange, with milk as the beverage, or the salad bar with all the condiments. The price of an adult lunch is $3.75. Reservations for...
Staff members at Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center have banded together to form a team that will participate in the Lincoln County Relay for Life Walk scheduled for May 11 and 12 at Emerson Park in Wilbur. The walk starts at 6 p.m. on May 11 and ends at 9 a.m. on May 12. Relay for Life is a major fund-raiser for the American Cancer Society and is a community gathering, where anyone can participate in the fight against cancer. Teams of people camp out at local schools or parks and take turns walking or running around a track o...
A few weeks ago, I was able to attend a basketball tournament held here in Spokane to watch my grandson play. I was amazed with these young boys. I can truthfully say these boys played better than any of this age that I have seen. They moved fast, shot well and played hard.... right to the end. They never gave up. Even more important was the sportsmanship I saw. They came in second, which is something to be proud of. I never heard one complaint or saw any anger toward other players, the referees or their coach. The support th...
The 21st annual Odessa Healthcare Foundation Winetasting and Auction is coming up next week Friday, May 4. The evening will include beer and wine tasting, an extensive (and substantial) selection of hors d’oeuvres and the opportunity to go home with auction items ranging from pizza gift cards to duck hunts. Or from restaurant gift certificates to a houseboat trip. The Winetasting and Auction is OHF’s premier fundraiser, and proceeds from this year’s event will help the Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center fund its conve...
Stephanie Holman, a 2009 graduate of Odessa High School has been accepted into the Disney College Internship program and has been in Anaheim, Calif. since the first of January. More than 4,000 students applied for the internship this year, and only 350 were accepted world-wide. (Disney World in Florida has the same program, also with 4,000 students accepted.) She works in Tomorrowland and runs the Astro-Orbiter ride and also the Captain EO Theatre. She also works with crowd...
Iva A. Thrall passed away peacefully at the Odessa Memorial Healthcare Nursing Home on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at the age of 91. She was born on March 24, 1921 to Phillip and Annette Pfeifer. She was the fourth of 12 children. She attended the White Hall School north of Wilson Creek for one year and then went to the Marlin School for the next 11 years. Being from such a large family, Iva learned household duties at a young age. It was her responsibility to help with the bakin...
Hi, here I am again. Continued from last week – the Kiesz Children. Joyce remembers the following about living in the L-B-D: (30.) There was usually no room in the kitchen’s “cool box” for pies and other bakery goods so goods were kept on the kitchen counter. I’m sure today a person would keep them in the refrigerator. In the old days, no one got sick …. after all, when the items came out of the oven it didn’t take long for them to be eaten, like within two seconds. (31.) That during harvest time, the Kiesz family would...
Last weekend was filled with activity both in town and outside of town. Motorcycle riders by the dozens came to Odessa and neighboring Wilson Creek last Friday and Saturday for a program and fundraiser regarding a proposed permanent memorial to fallen riders in the Northwest. We first wrote about this event in our April 5, 2012 edition. Riders began arriving in Wilson Creek on Friday evening. The Harvest Moon Tavern there welcomed them, making food and drink available. A...
Time Marches On The Odessa Healthcare Foundation (OHF) was formed in 1988, according to its By Laws, to "identify the areas for improving the health care needs of Lincoln County Public Hospital District No. 1 and assist in obtaining and providing funds for same." It received 501(c) 3 status in 1989. With five (and soon six) board members, plus the assistance of many more community residents, it began the task of fulfilling that purpose. Early-on a community decision-making...
The action west of Odessa was just a bit different this past weekend, as compared to two weeks ago, when thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts encamped at the corner of Irby Road and Highway 28. It wasn’t just improved weather – no rain, mostly sunny skies and only a slight breeze, that made the difference. The events of April 14 and 15 were smaller, quieter, and had an entirely different fragrance. Draft horse and mule enthusiasts convened at Keith Schafer’s farm about 5 miles...
The Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars is having a bake sale on Saturday, April 28 in front of New Image Beauty Salon. The money from this sale is used to support programs for the coming year. The Auxiliary sponsors a number of programs on an annual basis. They are: 1) Americanism – This program is intended to promote patriotism. 2) Veterans and Family Support – This program includes anything we do for our veterans, military personnel and their families. It also includes supporting the National Home and the Bud...
Baseball was king in Odessa in 1914 and for many years before and after that. Odessa was a member of the Big Bend League, which included such other contenders as Krupp (Marlin), Wilson Creek, Ritzville and Ephrata. The whole town turned out for the games. In fact, almost the whole town went along to the other towns to cheer the team. A special Great Northern train would be chartered to take them there. April 5 was the opening day of league play in 1914, with Odessa playing Wilson Creek in Odessa. The Odessa Record gave this...
The Ritzville Community Theatre (RCT) will reprise their December 2011 production as a fundraiser for the Harrington Opera House this Saturday, April 21 at 7:00 pm. Three In A Row---A Game Show was written by Miles Athey and Harry Schafer of Ritzville. Harry is also the director. It is an audience-participation take-off of the old TV show Hollywood Squares. Seven "stars" in squares are lined up in a row. The M.C. and the hostess select two participants from the audience. The participants select a "star" and the "star" is aske...
While residents may consider Odessa’s most distinguishing attribute to be its founding by Germans from Russia, it also has a strong ranching presence, which has now been recognized by a national publication. The April/May 2012 issue of American Cowboy magazine features a cover article naming “The 20 Best Rural Towns in the West.” The towns are categorized by region: The Rockies; California/Nevada; Northwest; Southwest; Texas/Oklahoma; and The Great Plains. The Northwest categ...
