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The state track meet for 1B, 2B and 1A schools took place last Friday and Saturday at Eastern Washington University in Cheney. The Odessa track and field teams acquitted themselves well, with the boys 4xl00 relay team ascending to the top of the podium as state champions in that event. Caitlyn Schuh for the Odessa girls nabbed a second-place finish in the discus and set both a personal record and a new school record for that event at 120-11. She also finished 7th in the shot put with a new personal record of 32-02.00. Place N... Full story
On Saturday, May 25, the Tiger baseball team faced off against the Almira-Coulee- Hartline Warriors to decide the 1B baseball championship. The game was played in Yakima, contrary to what The Record announced in last week’s issue (the WIAA, which organizes the tournament, posted much conflicting information on its website). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R- H-E Ach 0 0 2 0 7 1 - 10-13-2 Od 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0-2-2 The Tigers and Warriors started the game pretty equally matched through the first few innings. The Tigers threatened in the second i... Full story
Marilu (Giese) Quast passed away May 20, 2019. She was born July 5, 1930 on a farm outside Odessa to Daniel and Minnie Giese. Attended Odessa schools graduating in 1948, attended Kinman Business College, and then worked at Odessa State Bank until her marriage to Lorus Lamar Quast on December 21, 1950. Lorus graduated from WSU in June 1952, and entered the army offering the opportunity to travel the world until retirement in Spokane in 1974. Preceded in death by her husband of 31 years, 2 infant sons Bruce David and Daniel... Full story
Last week the nation celebrated EMS week. Unfortunately, Odessa, like many rural communities, needs more EMTs. Washington’s smallest communities are among those being hurt the most. Rural areas typically don’t have enough volume to employ full time EMTs and therefore rely heavily on community members to gain the necessary credentials and fill the need by sharing response call with others who typically have full time “day jobs”. OMHC pays each EMT a small hourly rate to be on call and a competitive wage when actually on duty... Full story
The Board of Directors of Odessa School District #105 met in the high school library at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, 2019, preceded by a workshop in the district office at 5:30 p.m. for the purpose of reviewing the budget and discussing legislative updates. Present were board chair Ed Deife; members Heather Valverde, Chris Crossley, Janie Steward and Carmen Weishaar; Dan Read, superintendent; Jamie Nelson, principal and Juli Weishaar, business manager. Also present were Justin Parr, facilities supervisor; teachers Jeff Nelson... Full story
By MARJORIE WOMACH The Reptile Man What might snakes and spaghetti have in common? In Harrington on May 21, they were both offered to the community for free, sponsored by the Harrington PTA in the multipurpose room. A good crowd turned out to see Scott Petersen with his friends: King Cobra, Alligator Snapping Turtle, Albino Python, American Alligator, and Horned Viper. It is one thing to sit in the comfort of one's home and read about these unique reptiles; and it is quite... Full story
Wild weather, wind, a rain storm or two, has our systems confused about the seasons. It looks nice out, but when you open the door a cold wind hits. The world is green but chilly. Ange Hayes posted a picture of Crack Chicken Noodle Soup on Facebook. Her family had enjoyed this recipe and many people asked for the recipe. Creamy broth, savory seasonings and sautéed vegetables added to the chicken make this a hearty meal soup, ideal for these blustery days. Ange found the... Full story
SUPERIOR COURT John F. Strohmaier, Judge Criminal Sentencings Sean P. Kunkel, 27, of Davenport, pleaded guilty May 14 to solicitation to commit delivery of marijuana, amended by prosecutors as a result of a plea agreement from illegal delivery of marijuana to an underage individual. The charge involved a Jan. 10 compliance check by the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board at Molecule in Davenport. His sentence included a $1,000 fine, $700 court costs and $400 public defender reimbursement. Carl W. Clark, 63, of... Full story
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. Monday, May 13: Deputies checked out a report of a Reardan man who was said to have been searching for a gun in order to harm himself. Davenport ambulance personnel transported a 70-year-old Reardan man who had fal... Full story
The 1B regional qualifying meet for Districts 7/9 was held May 17-18 at Central Valley High School in Spokane. Participating 1B teams were Almira/Coulee Hartline, Columbia (Hunters), Curlew, Garfield-Palouse, Harrington, Northport, Oakesdale, Odessa, Pomeroy, Prescott, Republic, Selkirk, St. John-Endicott-Lacrosse, Valley Christian,Wellpinit. In this meet, the boys finished in second place and the girls tied with Valley Christian for fourth place. Headed to the state... Full story
Naselle On Saturday, May 18, the Tigers defeated the Naselle Comets in a quarter-final game at W.F. West High School in Chehalis, winning by a score of 11-2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R-H-E Na 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2-3-5 Od 2 0 2 0 0 3 4 11-6-2 Marcus King hit a triple and drew walks his four other times at bat. Camden Weber hit a double and picked up an RBI. Jett Nelson's hit single scored two runs. Bradly Singer hit a double and eventually scored on an error. Tim DeWulf had two hits and scored... Full story
"We were so impressed with Odessa High School student Charleigh Cornett when she came and spoke to us about her interest in a future in medicine, we wanted to do something to help her," say the owners of Experience Quilts! Our way of helping is to offer to raffle off one of our quilts to help her get to the program she wants to attend this summer. This will be a short-term raffle, so don't delay. Stop in at Experience Quilts! and purchase one (or preferably more) tickets to... Full story
Ray Garret passed away peacefully May 15 at the wonderful age of 102! Ray was born on a farm out of West Plains, Mo. He was the youngest of four brothers who have preceded him in death, Paul, Lee and Othel. He rode a horse to a one-room school, enjoyed fishing, hunting and raising Coon Hounds as a kid. He graduated from high school at the school of Ozarks. He worked his way through school by farming, working the store rooms for clothing and kitchen supplies. He then worked at... Full story
Odessa High School science student and Advanced STEM Researcher Josie Westmoreland began her research journey in 2017 when she was thinking about environmental issues regarding stem cells and observing their nature via zebra fish. Her ideas continued to evolve until she thought about how much brake dust comes off of a car's brake pads with every stomp. Josie continues to investigate the effect of excessive brake pad particulates accumulating in the Seattle environment. In a ty... Full story
Monday, May 27, Odessa Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #7395 and Odessa American Legion Post #105 will perform Memorial Day services starting at the nursing home beginning at 10 a.m., followed by a service at the Odessa Cemetery Chapel at 11 a.m. The services will include a flag salute and dedication for deceased veterans Keith Luxner, Loren Totusek, Dale Jacobson, Charles Luxner and James Larson. Members of the two veterans groups will decorate the graves of approximately 240 veterans at both the Odessa Cemetery and Bohemian... Full story
By TERRIE SCHMIDT-CROSBY The Odessa Public Development Authority, at its public meeting held Monday evening in the hospital's Guild Room, voted to accept a bid for the shuttered former biodiesel plant on Railroad Avenue in Odessa from an investment group with the name of Hemp Tech Consulting, Inc. of Torrance, Calif. Acceptance was contingent, however, on the Wash. state Dept. of Ag agreeing to accept the bid amount as payment in full of obligations owed to it by the OPDA for... Full story
(May 17, 2019) Last November the Economic Development Council introduced a new Opportunity Zone that coincides with US Census tract 53043960400 and includes the municipalities of Odessa, Harrington and Sprague. Opportunity Zones provide tax incentives related to long-term private investment in areas that suffer from a lack of business growth. The IRS has recently released draft regulation for the program, and private investors can now begin looking for Zone properties where they can take full advantage of the tax incentives.... Full story
May 7 special meeting A special meeting of the Odessa Town Council was held May 7 in the public library at the community center. Steve Nelson of CenturyWest Engineering and Rick Rose of the USDA were present via telephone conference call. A problem had developed regarding approval of the loan amount for completion of the town’s infrastructure project involving a shortfall of nearly $23,000 for water meter replacement. Partnering with private banks to borrow the loan amount would incur additional interest and fees to the t... Full story
The Merry Hikesters are approximately 20 members of a hiking club out of Olympia who spent several days in Odessa last week. These retired educators and government workers had gotten to know a retired geologist named Pat Pringle who was willing to accompany them on their hikes in eastern Washington's channeled scablands. He explained to them how the scablands came to be carved out of the landscape during the cataclysmic floods that swept through the area as the last Ice Age... Full story
Selkirk On Saturday, May 11, the Tigers defeated Selkirk in a regional playoff game at home in Odessa, winning by a score of 14-3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Se 1 0 0 0 2 - - 3 8 7 Od 2 3 0 9 - - - 14 6 1 Besides the box score above, Odessa stats keepers have provided no information on the game’s details. The Tigers will now play Naselle High School in Chehalis at W.F. West High School on Saturday, May 18, at 1 p.m. If they win the 1 p.m. game, they will play again at 4 p.m. the same day against the winner of the Quilcene/Colton m... Full story
Justin Goetz passed away May 5, 2019 in Odessa. His home was in Odessa. He was born on November 2, 1980 in Odessa to Richard and Peggy (Finkbeiner) Goetz. He grew up in Odessa and graduated in 1999. Justin was a member of the Heritage Church, enjoyed spending time with his boys and watching their activities, fishing and watching football. Justin is survived by his three sons Chase, Charles and Camren Goetz, mother Peggy Goetz, brother Jason (Beth) Goetz and his sister... Full story
Lloyd Gary Case passed away peacefully at home on May 3, 2019 at the age of 74. He was born on May 7, 1944 to Lester and Eunice Case in Wapato, Wash. He married his high school sweetheart Nancy Porter in 1968, and they raised her daughter until having two children of their own. Lloyd and Nancy divorced in 1980 and Lloyd eventually remarried to Linda Avery in 1988. He would spend the rest of his life with her. They shared many great years together and were together to the very... Full story
Nancy Ann Deife, age 71, passed peacefully on May 8, 2019 in Odessa, WA. She was born August 4, 1947 to Ray and Eleanor Schorzman. She was preceded in death by her parents and by her brother Robert Schorzman. She will be dearly missed by her loving family: Dale Deife, husband of 27 years;sister Susan Adams; children Joe (Rhonda) Evavold, Matt (Anne) Evavold, Brandi (Jason) Maioho and Dalles (Suzie) Deife, her beloved grandchildren Karlee Maioho, Daeton Deife, Melloney Deife, K... Full story
On Wednesday, May 8, 2019, 16 students from four school districts traveled to Odessa High School to close out the 2019 STEM Gems Grant cycle with a presentation finale. Mic Kohlstedt from The Rural Alliance in Spokane is the director of the STEM Gems Grant where the Odessa Science Department was awarded over $5000 to defray the cost of equipment, travel or any expense related to science research and the promotion of rural students conducting independent STEM activities.... Full story
