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Chewelah In a nonleague game on Saturday, December 30, Chewelah defeated the Tigers by a score of 49-32. Odessa 4 4 15 9 32 Chewelah 15 11 12 11 49 Odessa got off to a very slow start and trailed 26-8 at the half-way mark. The third quarter was a much improved one for the Tigers as they outscored the Cougars by three points, then kept even with them in the final quarter. But it was too little too late, as the point spread from the first half could not be overcome. McKennah Davison scored 11 points to lead the Tiger attack....
Chewelah The Tigers traveled to Chewelah last Saturday, where they were defeated 76-62 in a non-league game. The Tigers trailed throughout the game but fought hard, as did their opponents. The many fouls called led to 48 free throws being awarded. Chewelah made 14 of 18 of its free throws and Odessa made 24 of 30. Odessa 9 20 13 20 62 Chewelah 16 23 16 21 76 Odessa’s Camden Weber scored a game-high 26 points. Ryan Moffet added 17, as this normally sharp-shooting player was subjected to pressure that resulted in his making o...
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. Sunday, Dec. 24: A Davenport man asked local ambulance personnel and law enforcement to respond to a residence in the 1400 block of Morgan Street to check on his elderly father who hadn’t slept in a...
Last month, my Pastor’s Corner article explained the “call” process of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. Over the past six weeks, I considered a call to serve as pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Saint Ansgar, Iowa. It involved a visit to the congregation, much discussion, and, most of all, a lot of prayer. People in the community have also been praying for God’s will to be done (or, as some people have told me, praying that God’s will be that we stay!). Over the cours...
Congratulations to the Odessa High School chapter of Future Business Leaders of America for taking home the top prize for the 2017 Hundred Dollar Project! This creative and determined team of high school freshmen managed to make a huge impact on their small community with only $100 to start. By making and selling dozens of caramel apples at local events, the team quickly hit their goal of raising $1051.25, increasing their profits tenfold. Then, with their earnings, these amazing teens teamed up to prepare and deliver 553...
Santa loves Odessa and all the good boys and girls who live here (both young and old). He made a return visit on Saturday to Rolling Thunder Pizza just to make sure everyone was able to visit with him and tell him what they wanted for Christmas. Between 2 and 4 p.m., about 15 to 20 people showed up to greet Santa. Most of them made requests for iPads, iPods and cell phones, but one little girl, five-year-old Nevaeh Hicks, challenged Santa for about 20 - 30 minutes. Nevaeh...
December 1, 1927 – December 18, 2017 Arthur Schuh passed away December 18, 2017 in Davenport. He made his home in Harrington. He was born December 1, 1927 in Ruff to Reinhold and Katherine (Dormaier) Schuh. He grew up in the Harrington/Odessa area, graduating from Harrington High School in 1946. A skilled shortstop, he played for the Harrington baseball town team. He married Carol Kiehn, on June 5, 1949, in Ritzville, and together they built a life on the family wheat farm. A...
The Board of Directors of Odessa School District #105 met in the library at 5:30 p.m. on December 20, 2017, with board chair Ed Deife; board members Heather Valverde, Chris Crossley and Carmen Weishaar; superintendent Dan Read; principal Jamie Nelson and business manager Juli Weishaar present. Janie Steward was absent due to family matters. Also present were facilities supervisor Justin Parr and Odessa Record reporter Terrie Schmidt-Crosby. Superintendent Read added two items...
Wilbur-Creston The Tiger girls beat Wilbur-Creston by a score of 50-36 on Tuesday, December 19, in Creston. Odessa 12 13 14 11 50 W-C 5 11 10 10 36 Maddy Wagner led the Tiger offense with 19 points, and McKennah Davison scored another 11. Wagner also led the Tiger defense with 14 rebounds, while Maleah Davison had 10 rebounds. Pomeroy The following Thursday, December 21, the Tiger girls traveled to Pomeroy to face the Pirates, losing by 40 points against one of the highly ranked 1B schools in the state of Washington. Odessa...
Wilbur-Creston Playing in Creston on December 19, the Tigers defeated the Wildcats by a 30-point spread. Odessa 18 18 16 17 69 W-C 15 9 10 5 39 The scoring leader was Ryan Moffet with 26 points. Camden Weber had 12 points, and most of the other team members also contributed to the scoring. With eight assists, five steals and three rebounds, Weber was also name the Player of the Game. Colton Hunt led the rebounding with five, followed closely by Lane Lobe with four. Again, most of the team contributed to bringing down...
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. Monday, Dec. 18: Almira firefighters responded to the 100 block of West Oak where a trailer home smelled of smoke, an alarm was going off, and a resident was assisting her mother, in her 80s, from the...
Odessa's schools celebrated a School of Distinction award on November 6, 2017 for sustained improvement in English Language Arts and Math over a five-year period. Odessa Jr./Sr. High School is one of 98 schools so honored by the Center for Educational Effectiveness and their partner organizations that have recognized schools across the state for continuous and substantive improvement. Then on December 15, the Future Business Leaders of America chapter at Odessa High School...
Almira-Coulee-Hartline The Tigers defeated ACH in a close game at home on December 12. Odessa 18 7 10 19 54 ACH 18 12 12 7 49 Ryan Moffet scored 26 points to pace the Tiger team, and Marcus King scored 14. On defense, King led in rebounds with 8. Moffet and Camden Weber each had one blocked shot. Wellpinit The Tiger boys defeated Wellpinit last Saturday, December 16, by only one point to maintain their undefeated season so far this year. Getting off to a good start in the...
Almira-Coulee-Hartline At home on December 12, the Tiger girls lost to ACH, 78-29. Odessa 5 10 5 9 29 ACH 20 17 24 17 78 Amber Smith led the scoring with 8 points, while the Davison sisters had 7 points apiece and Caitlyn Schuh had 6. Defensively for the Tigers, Maddy Wagner had 5 rebounds, and McKennah Davison had 4. Wagner also had a blocked shot. Wellpinit On December 16 in Wellpinit, the Tiger girls lost a lopsided contest to the Redskins. Despite the loss, Odessa's...
There are just a few days left before Christmas. Hopefully most of your baking is done, and make ahead recipes prepared. Some of this columns offering may help if you are a bit behind. Several requests have come in for reprinting Luscious Lemon Bars. This is my go to recipe for just about any occasion. Only basic ingredients, but it is preparation process that makes them turn out with a light crust, yummy filling and a slightly crispy surface. Luscious Lemon Bars Crust: 1/2...
The December 12 meeting of the Odessa Chamber of Commerce gave its first vote of approval to the 2018 budget for the group, cutting back wherever possible to achieve a positive balance at year’s end. To do so, the Chamber board had opted to eliminate the Tim Suchland Memorial scholarship for $1,000 in addition to cutting back on many other line items. The Miss Odessa scholarships associated with the community float will remain in place. Chamber president Zach Schafer said board members very much hoped that some other civic g...
MOSES LAKE – Landowners near Moses Lake have been fined for illegally pumping more than 500 million gallons of groundwater from the declining Odessa aquifer. In June, the Washington Department of Ecology issued cease and desist orders requiring the landowners and their lessee to stop pumping groundwater. Ignoring the orders, they continued pumping water illegally for three-and-a-half more months to water 530 acres of crops. The Odessa aquifer has been rapidly declining since 1980. Groundwater has dropped more than 200 f...
Our report on the most recent Odessa Town Council meeting said incorrectly that Bill Knerr had been appointed to the council. He has been appointed to the planning commission, not the council. The open council position being vacated by Terry Goetz will be filled by Vickie Iverson, who was elected by Odessa voters in November. There will be another vacancy, as we stated last week, when Bill Crossley resigns his council seat to begin serving as mayor in January. Citizens willing to serve on the council are asked to submit...
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. Monday, Dec. 11: Sprague emergency personnel responded after receiving a report that a semi-truck collided with a bridge on Interstate 90 in Lincoln County. Davenport ambulance personnel res...
Wheatland Theatre Company, under managing director Drew Kowalkowski and artistic director Karen Brewster, provided an Odessa audience with a version of the It's a Wonderful Life story in the form of a live radio play last Saturday evening in the Old Town Hall. The organization has had performances in Davenport, Reardan, Wilbur and Odessa over the first week of December. The radio play was directed by Jerry Sciarrio. A casting call was made earlier this fall in all of the...
Bob was born July 31, 1923 in New Castle, Pa. and passed away on December 5, 2017 in Spokane. His home was in Harrington for over 67 years until moving to Spokane's Fairwinds Northpointe retirement community in 2015. He was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Carol Uhrich Sewall, his parents, Edward and Mary, brother Harold, sisters Alice and Emma, and his long time companion, Shirley Swartz. He is survived by their three daughters: Ilona Wiley (Larry), Spokane, Heidi...
Betty Jo Bills, 82, of Pocatello, Idaho died November 6, 2017. Betty was born August 13, 1935 in Walla Walla to Joseph and Ethel Rose Wiebe Haberstok. She married Jay L. Bills, March 12, 1956 in Odessa. He preceded her in death on August 16, 2011. She is survived by her daughter Lori Jo Bills, two grandchildren Mallory Rose Bills of Pocatello and Katie Jo Bills of Chesapeak, Va. and three sisters Mary Lee King of Spokane, Marcia Jean Williams of Deer Park and JoKay Haberstok....
In its final meeting of 2017 and also the final meeting for outgoing mayor Lois Hubbard, the Odessa Town Council adopted its budget for 2018 at Monday night’s regularly scheduled meeting, which was also its final meeting of 2017. The budget total comes to just over $4 million. Two million of that total is earmarked for street repairs and involves mostly grant funds that are being provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Transportation Improvement Board, the Community Development Block Grants program and the U...
Odessa music students from pre-school through sixth grade will present their Holiday Concert on Monday, December 18, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the school multi-purpose room. Sure highlights will be the pre-school and kindergarten groups, the fifth grade band taking part in their first public performance, plus first through fourth grades combined into a large choir singing songs of the season. There is also a rumor that Santa might arrive with goodies for all the younger children following the program. The public is...
Recently, I’ve had any number of people ask me, “Are you leaving?” Unfortunately, I can’t answer with a simple “yes” or “no,” because the answer has much less to do with me than with the denomination to which I belong. This month, I want to shed some light on what is, in fact, going on, and why it’s happening. Those of you active in congregations understand that there are times when, for one reason or another, a new pastor needs to be found. But, it can come as a surprise tha...
