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SUPERIOR COURT John F. Strohmaier, Judge Criminal Sentencings Curtis Tanner Lloyd, 27, pleaded guilty to violation of no contact order, sentence to no jail time and $700 in court assessments. New Civil Cases The Estate of Robert J. Cawyer has filed a Quiet Title on property in Sprague against the Estate of Roger W. Seurer. Richard B. Tredway is suing Central Washington Asphalt, the State of Washington and Larry and Jane Doe Hamilton for negligence. MARRIAGE DISSOLUTIONS Lincoln County Clerk New filings involving persons...
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. 6: A man reported a neighbor harassing him (no city or town information provided by the Sheriff’s Office) A Davenport man reported a neighbor possibly burning garbage. A Reardan woman reported a suspicious vehicl...
Odessa vs. Inchelium On January 11 the Tigers welcomed the Inchelium Hornets to the Odessa gym for a conference game. The Tigers took their own bite out of the Hornets, winning 68 to 34. Od 14 24 24 6 68 In 15 8 9 2 34 The poor Hornets didn’t have much of chance to sting the 8-0 Tigers. This streak works as a team in every game and that is why they are “the mighty, mighty Tigers.” Leading the Tigers in points was the Machine, Ryan Moffet, with 28. This is truly a team that plays together, though, as he was followed in point...
[Editor’s note: Pat Gamache of Odessa continues the story of his dealings with the medical profession and battles with addiction and illness. This series concludes this week with an intro message from Pat and a shared email from his son Shaun.] Continued from last week. My son Shaun works for Apollo Video, a video surveillance company out of the Seattle area. He’s a programmer, software designer and manages 60-plus service personnel in the field. He started with schools and buses, presently working on facial recognition pro...
SUPERIOR COURT John F. Strohmaier, Judge Criminal Sentencings Christopher Andrew Summers changed his plea to guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm in the second degree and was sentenced to 27.75 months in prison. He had been charged with the crime in 2017. Matayo A. Matta-McDougall changed his plea to guilty to attempting to elude a pursuing police officer (count one), unlawful possession of a firearm in the second degree (count two) and assault in the second degree (count three), sentenced to five months in prison for c...
JV vs. Harrington The Odessa Tiger boys JV started their season December 9 in Harrington, losing to the Panthers by a score of 67-46. Od 14 11 11 10 46 Ha 9 26 11 21 67 The JV boys this year are 5’9” senior Brian McDonald at post, sophomores 5’10” forward Nathan Carstensen, 5’10” guard Landon Brooks, and 5’8” Nathan Melcher at post, 5’9” freshman guard Gage Starkel, plus five eighth-graders playing up with the high school team, 5’4” guard Tyesn Kuchenbuch, 5’6” guard Chad Strebeck, 5’9” guard Zach Claassen, 5’7” forward Dak...
Varsity vs. Harrington The Odessa varsity girls won their first basketball game of the season against Harrington on December 9 by a very lopsided 78-5 score. The Tigers playing on the varsity squad this year are Ashlyn Neilsen a 5’7” freshman guard; Grace Nelson, also a 5’7” freshman guard; Kenadie Elder, a 5’4” senior guard; Caitlyn Schuh, a 5’5” senior playing post and guard positions; Maddie Scrupps, a 5’4” junior guard; Maddy Wagner, a 5’9” senior playing post and guard; Katreace Boss, a 5’3” junior guard; Laela Hardung,...
1 years ago The Odessa Record January 4, 1920 News updates: D. E. Schimke caught the burglar that entered three Odessa business houses. He was sleeping in the old Salsburg elevator and Mr. Schimke kept watch over him while his son, Tolbert, called Marshal Durland. The burglar, who still had Sol Reiman's automatic in possession, was identified as a man that was wanted in three counties and he was bound over to the superior court. New officers of the Masonic lodge include A. M...
Harley Gale Wraspir passed away December 21, 2019 in Spokane. He was born February 9, 1935 in Odessa to Frank and Alice Wraspir. He married Apryl Holm in Odessa on June 18, 1961. Harley enjoyed playing bridge, golf, trap shooting, skiing, traveling both in the U.S. and abroad. He was a part of the Odessa Grange, VFW, Odessa Gun Club and the Heritage Church in Odessa. He was also a U.S. Army veteran and was on the army rifle team. Harley is survived by his wife Apryl Wraspir; t...
After much agonizing and several months of searching for anyone with ties to Odessa who might want to take over publication of The Odessa Record, we have decided that interest in a small weekly newspaper simply isn’t present among current and former Odessa folks. So the time has come, for the sake of family and for health reasons, to hang up the red editor’s pen and try to enjoy some more relaxed years of retirement. The job has been enjoyable for the most part, and the expressions of thanks for our efforts by several avid re...
Our look back at 2019 continues... July In a project spearheaded by Lise Ott and JoEllen Wollman of Experience Quilts with the help of many Odessa quilters, red, white and blue “valor quilts” were distributed to elderly veterans at a July 4 quilt show at Any Occasion Banquet Hall. The Firemen’s Barbecue on July 4 served close to 300 people on a nice warm summer day. Odessa High School sent 29 of its FBLA chapter members to the FBLA National Leadership Conference held this year in San Antonio, Texas. Five teams made it into...
The board held a workshop in the district office at 5:30 p.m. for the purpose of discussing the budget. The Board of Directors of Odessa School District #105 met in the library at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 19, 2019. Present at the meeting were Ed Deife; Heather Valverde; Chris Crossley; Janie Steward; Carmen Weishaar; Dan Read, Superintendent; Jamie Nelson, Principal and Juli Weishaar, Business Manager. Also present were Justin Parr, Bruce and Kim Todd, HaLee Walter, Lindsy Starkel and Vickie Iverson. Superintendent...
After winning the Division I men’s competition last year with a total of 799 points out of a possible 800, and the Youth Division as well with 726 points out of 800, the combined Marlin-Odessa Gun Club geared up for the 102nd year of this annual contest with first week of shooting on Sunday, January 5. The Marlin-Odessa women’s team finished fifth last year with a score of 622 out of 800. The participants shoot at their respective clubhouses outside of Marlin and Odessa, then combine the scores of their top shooters for the...
1 years ago The Odessa Record December 28, 1919 News updates: Christmas business in Odessa was the best in years, even with a shortage of some lines of merchandise. Postmaster Schoonover reports postal business at 25 percent over last year. There were a lot of disappointed kiddies when the town's quota of Christmas trees failed to arrive. They had been shipped on the 17th and were finally located on a siding 10 miles from where they started. They arrived on Christmas eve,...
SUPERIOR COURT John F. Strohmaier, Judge EDITOR’S NOTE: This report is for the past two weeks. New Criminal Cases Rachell G. Newell, 41, Davenport, is charged with possession of stolen property in the second degree. Seth M. Johnson, 20, SeaTac, is charged with five counts of possession with intent to deliver of controlled substances. New Juvenile Offender Matters A 17-year-old girl has been charged with assault. Bail is set at $5,000. New Civil Cases Warrant of unpaid taxes issued against Darren Summers, Odessa, in the a...
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. Dec. 23: A Davenport woman called 911 to report she thinks she heard a prowler between her house and her neighbor’s house. An Edwall caller reported an abandoned car on the side of the road with no one around. A cal...
The Tigresses of Odessa had a busy holiday season, with league, non-league and tournament games to keep their skills sharp. Reardan On December 19 the Tigresses traveled to Reardan for a battle against the Reardan Indians, conquering them 55 to 41. Ashlyn Neilsen dominated the hoop with a total of 17 points scored in the game. She was followed by Grace Nelson with 16, McKennah Davison wasn't far behind with 8, followed by Maddy Wagner with 6 and Kenadie Elder and Laela...
[Editor’s note: Pat Gamache of Odessa continues the story of his dealings with the medical profession and battles with addiction and illness. Our December 19/26 issue in 2019 left off with Pat coming out of his shell and making end-of-life arrangements. Continued from last week. Time to concentrate on my wife and where we wanted to spend my last days. As far as I was concerned I needed nothing more than a cave to live in. Material things meant nothing anymore. My wife hadn’t worked in a year! We were trying to survive on $1,...
Dolores A. Sieverkropp passed away December 21, 2019 in Odessa. She was born November 29, 1930 in Creston, Wash. to Vilas and Jean Roby. She grew up in the Creston area and attended school and graduated from Creston High School. Dolores worked at the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company in Wilbur in her early years prior to meeting Donald Sieverkropp. She married Donald on February 24, 1956 in Odessa, where they continued to live and farm while raising their family. Dolores is a member of the Zion Emmanuel Lutheran Church....
December holidays have come and gone, and now we are in the new year 2020. Resolutions have been made and maybe one of yours is to prepare more home cooked meals. My hope in writing this column, is that the recipes and tips shared will help you to this end. March of 2020 will mark 16 years of writing this column, sharing readers’ recipes and cooking tips, as well as recipes from my personal collection. We have searched out recipes for dishes shared at potluck meals and a...
The year 2019 provided plenty of both good news and bad news for the Town of Odessa. The town’s youth did well both athletically and academically. Efforts to bolster the business community were less successful overall, but the local Chamber of Commerce, the Public Development Authority and individual business owners continue to strive toward revitalization of the downtown core. January Margie and Michael Sgobba moved to Odessa, Margie’s former place of residence, from west of the Cascades, where they were involved in a min...
The Christmas lighting contest sponsored by the Odessa Lions Club ended on December 22, when a group of local Lions gathered to view the various town properties that had been decorated for the holiday season. Many homes participated this year, and homeowners outdid themselves with lights on the house and in the yard. Lions Club member Marlon Schafer took pictures of the top three decorated homes and submitted them to The Record. The third-place award of $50 went to the Ryan...
To the Editor: As a citizen and member of the Old Town Hall Rejuvenation Society, I want to acknowledge Brady Haase for designing and making the beautiful star sitting atop our community Christmas tree. It is special and beautiful. The perfect touch! Marlene Kramer Odessa...
An avid reader of The Odessa Record called to tell us that our reporting on the recent football championship did not give enough credit to the coaches who molded the 2019 Odessa High School team into the champions they became. We agree. We salute head coach Jeff Nelson for being a great motivator for the boys in the Odessa football program. And we also applaud assistant coaches Josh Clark and Justin Ziebel for their efforts to guide and inspire this team that has made Odessa...
[Editor's note: Pat Gamache of Odessa continues the story of his dealings with the medical profession and battles with addition and illness. Last week's issue left off with Pat hearing a song on the radio that prompted him to find out more about it.] There it was, Chris Rea’s “Texas.” I loved to drive and it’s a driving song. I guess that’s why it was stuck in the far reaches of my mind. I found out that Chris Rea is from England and writes a lot of songs about driving and also Christian music and love ballads. One is called...
