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1 years ago The Odessa Record November 16, 1919 News updates: Odessa had a quiet Armistice day, as contrasted to the noisy one of last year when news came that the war had ended. The town closed for the day and the school for half a day. Captain J. Chas. Evans delivered an address in front of the Union State bank building. The Rev. H.P. Christensen has announced that henceforth he will give sermons in English, every second Sunday. Odessa won last week’s debate with Chelan. The next state debate is with Wenatchee. Two b...
SUPERIOR COURT John F. Strohmaier, Judge New Criminal Cases Joshua R. Granchie is charged with taking a motorized vehicle without the owner’s permission in the second degree, in connection to an incident on Oct. 17. Bail is set at 5,000. New Civil Cases Christian and Elisa Schmalz, Arlington, suing Christian Brothers Siding and Construction, Spokane, for damages of $6,623, for the “deposit refund of unfinished/cancelled pole barn project.” DISTRICT COURT Dan B. Johnson, Judge Editor’s note: These reports are based on forms fi...
Against the Wilbur/Creston Wildcats in Wilbur last Friday, November 1, the Odessa Tigers produced another lop-sided win to remain undefeated this year. Od 48 6 6 6 66 W/C 0 0 0 8 8 Senior Jakob Starkel had a great game, picking up 127 yards receiving, including two receptions for touchdowns, to lead the Tigers. Marcus King added 108 yards rushing and eight yards in punt returns for a total of 116 yards gained. Freshman Anthony Elder added another 109 yards rushing. Joshua...
The Odessa Chamber of Commerce and the Odessa High School chapter of Future Farmers of America joined forces again this year to provide wholesome activities in the community center for anyone who wished to partake. Once school let out, kids and sometimes entire families in costume visited participating businesses downtown to "Trick or Treat" and to have special forms initialed for submission in a drawing for a gift basket. Hadyn Reynolds was the lucky winner of the gift...
1 years ago The Odessa Record November 9, 1919 News updates: The Odessa high school debating team will meet Chelan high school tonight on the question, “Resolved, that the Immigration of Foreign Laborers to the United States should be prohibited for a period of eight years.” Odessa will observe Armistice day with the Odessa Concert band, which has furnished 10 men to the armed forces from its membership of 22, donating all music for the day. A patriotic talk will be given to commemorate the ending of the war just a yea...
1 years ago The Odessa Record November 2, 1919 News updates: Halloween activities included a public gathering at the English Congregational church with booths for fortune telling, apple bobbing, etc. The high school students celebrated at the Masonic hall. Mrs. Alamata Pitts and Mrs. L. L. Black entertained groups. A bunch of boys around town staged a special party for Marshal Durland, climaxed by putting the W. L. Michaelsen cow in the high school assembly room. The "Laugh-...
Charly Plinski was crowned Homecoming Queen on Friday night of last week for Wenatchee High School. Charly is a senior at Wenatchee High, a 4A school of more than 2800 students. She is the daughter of Duane and Roxy Plinski of Malaga and granddaughter of Doug and Nancy Plinski and Mike and LuAnn Hardung, all of Odessa....
ACH The Tiger volleyball team fell to Almira-Coulee-Hartline Tuesday, October 22, at home in Odessa in three straight games. ACH 25 25 25 3 Od 9 17 20 0 McKennah Davison led the Tiger offense with eight kills, with Maddy Wagner right behind her with seven. Jocelynn Hottell had five blocks, and Emily Scrupps added four more. Caitlyn Schuh led the team in digs with 11 and assists with 10. Hottell received service 25 times Wellpinit The Tiger volleyball team traveled to...
In response to Traig Weishaar’s letter to the editor this week, we would like to call attention to our original reporting on May 23, 2019, in which we covered the presentation by the HempTech Consulting, Inc. team to the Odessa Economic Development Authority on May 21, 2019. The five team members mentioned then and again in last week’s article concerning the most recent OPDA meeting were identified in a full-color pamphlet distributed to the attendees at the May meeting. If the information taken directly from the pam...
To the Editor: Check the facts before you publish, please. I’d like to offer two corrections to your article in the October 24th paper, “Hemp plant deal falls through at last minute.” First, your statement “HempTech consulting, a team consisting of Mathew Mandel....and Traig Weishaar....” is untrue and misleading. HempTech did use my name when submitting their bid as a local contact and as a farmer that would be growing hemp crops, but I have no business association with HempTech and absolutely no involvement in the purch...
The Tiger fans were expecting a much closer game last Friday, October 25, when the Almira-Coulee-Hartline Warriors came to Finney Field. The two undefeated teams went head to head, with Odessa proving its overwhelming dominance by accumulating 92 points, while allowing ACH only six. Od 40 24 0 28 92 ACH 6 0 0 0 6 Marcus King once again dominated the offense with a total of 238 yards gained, 190 rushing and 48 receiving. He scored five touchdowns and four conversion points for...
Thorsen Michael Wehr of Odessa and Luisa Bayona-Otero of Marlin are students from the Odessa area who have been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Washington for spring quarter of 2019. To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must have completed at least 12 graded credits and have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (out of 4). Students are notified that they have achieved this distinction when they receive their grades for the quarter....
The Board of Directors of Odessa School District #105 met in the high school library Wednesday, October 23, for their regular monthly meeting, preceded by a workshop in the district office at 5:30 p.m. for the purpose of reviewing policies/procedures and discussing the district's upcoming levy requests. Present were board chair Ed Deife; board members Heather Valverde, Chris Crossley, Janie Steward and Carmen Weishaar; Dan Read, Superintendent; Jamie Nelson, Principal; Juli...
This past month’s town council meetings were handled rather quickly, and both adjourned in well under an hour. On October 14, a public hearing was held regarding closeout of the General Sewer Plan Design completed through a Community Development Block Grant. Steve Nelson of CenturyWest Engineering in Spokane answered questions about the sewer plan and also reported that phase two of the water-main installation and repaving work at various points throughout the town has been completed following a final walk-through by the e...
SUPERIOR COURT Editor’s note: The following report is for Oct. 16-24. John F. Strohmaier, Judge Criminal Sentencings Buddy James Buoy, theft in the first degree, changed his plea from not guilty to guilty. Sentenced to 36 months in prison (to be served concurrent with term being served in connection to two Oregon cases). Jay Wendelyn Thielen, identity theft in the first degree, pleaded guilty. Sentenced to 25 months in prison (to be served concurrent with term being served in connection to Spokane County cases). Simone 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. 14: A Sprague man reported he was unable to get into his own house. A man reported a abandoned boat trailer left at the Mountain View Cemetery in Davenport with no plates on it. An Edwall woman reported that her...
1 years ago The Odessa Record October 26, 1919 News updates: Sunday morning at 2 o’clock the clocks of the nation will be moved back one hour, the end of the daylight saving time, started last March. Odessa contribute 11 of the class of 300 taken in by the Elks lodge. The earliest real snowstorm of the past 25 years hit Wednesday, leaving three inches of “the beautiful.” A wind had drifted piles as high as four feet. Glen Becker, who was released from the army two months ago, was up from Lacrosse to visit old frien...
The Odessa junior high football team played their final game Tuesday night against Davenport, winning 46 to 7, to give them an undefeated season....
The Odessa Tiger football team returned to its winning ways following its bye week October 11. Against the Waterville/Mansfield Shockers, the Tigers had little trouble shutting out the opposing team. Od 37 14 8 8 67 Wa 0 0 0 0 0 Marcus King had another stellar game in which he scored three touchdowns on a pass interception, an 80-yard kickoff return and a 70-yard punt return. He added another four points in conversions for a total of 22 points. Jett Nelson and Collin Martin shared the duties of quarterback. Nelson completed...
Columbia (Hunters) The Columbia Lions faced the Odessa Tigers on Tuesday, October 15, in Odessa, winning 3-0. Od 25 25 25 3 Col 6 2 9 0 McKennah Davison led the Tiger offense with five kills, and Maddy Wagner had 12 service aces in the match. Wagner and Maddie Scrupps had six digs each on their side of the net. Ashlyn Neilsen had six assists and Caitlyn Schuh had four. Scrupps was named the Odessa player of the match, and coach Suzie Deife said, “Maddie had a great game tonight with six digs out of the back row.” Selkirk On...
The Odessa Food Bank has announced its upcoming Food Drive to be conducted by the Odessa Youth Group, consisting of members of various local churches. The group will be handing out bags for non-perishable food items on the afternoon of Sunday, November 3. They will return to pick up bags placed on your front porches the afternoon of the following Sunday, November 10. For your convenience, Odessa Foods has agreed to have a grocery cart available for food donations. These donated items will be picked up November 10. Food items...
Roger Harnack of Sunnyside is the winner of the MaxPower Law drawing for a 2019 Harley-Davidson Iron 883. Contestants entered the drawing at the Desert 100 near Odessa, the Northwest Nitro Nationals Pro Hill Climb near Vernita and other motorcycle events around the state this past spring and summer. Harnack's name was drawn in September from more than 1,000 entries; the new motorcycle was delivered Friday, October 18. Attorney Max Meyers of the MaxPower Law firm in Bothell...
Monday night’s meeting of the Odessa Public Development Authority produced unwelcome news for the Odessa community. The pending sale of the former biodiesel plant on Railway Avenue to an investor group from California, with operational involvement by some Odessa farmers and business people, has fallen through after months of due diligence, negotiations and financial deal-making. HempTech Consulting, Inc., a team consisting of Matthew Mandel and Steve A. Johnson of California, Connor Deife and Traig Weishaar of Odessa and M...
Republic The Republic Tigers faced the Odessa Tigers last Saturday, October 12, in Republic and the Odessa squad came out on top, 3-0. It was a pretty close catfight, as the scores show. Od 25 25 25 3 Rep 16 22 20 0 Maddy Wagner led the team in kills with 13, and Emily Scrupps added another seven. Jocelynn Hottell led in service aces with two. Hottell and Wagner each had two blocks for the defense. Wagner also led the team in digs with 15, while Caitlyn Schuh and Hottell each...
The Odessa Tiger football team got a much deserved rest last week after pummeling their opponents of the previous several weeks. The Tigers remain ranked at the #1 spot for B1 schools playing 8-man football in the state of Washington. This coming Friday, October 18, the Tigers face Waterville/Mansfield in Waterville at 3 p.m....
