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The junior-high girls have been having a great season so far, and Monday afternoon was no exception. The junior varsity won their game handily by a score of 31 to 16. The varsity game was much closer, 28-26, but the Tigers came out on top. At one point in the game, the score was stuck at 9-7 for several minutes of play, reported James Poe, who supplied the final scores to The Record for both games. The next game for the girls will take place Thursday against Wilbur-Creston at...
Back on November 16, Kaedin Schorzman did an outstanding job at the Washington State FFA tractor driving competition in Moses Lake. He placed sixth out of 97 contestants, scoring 289 out of 300 points. This was the first time in a while that Odessa's FFA chapter has competed in tractor driving, so being able to take two teams and place sixth is quite an accomplishment, said FFA advisor HaLee Walter. Clint Campbell of Odessa helped teach the driving portion of the course to...
Christmas is in the air, a time for family, friends and festivities – also a time for giving and meeting new people. Let me introduce you to Hal and Jann Patterson. Hal was born in California and grew up in Texas and Oklahoma. When he was in the sixth grade, he moved with his family back to California. Jann was born in New Jersey, moved to Chicago and, when she was four, moved with her family to Hammond, Ind. After high school she moved to Illinois, married and raised a family...
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, Nov. 27: A deputy checked out a report that residents in the 700 block of Morgan Street in Davenport were arguing. Deputies responded to a report of alcohol consumption and an incident of nud...
Christmas baking season has arrived. Whether you are preparing for family gatherings in your home, or making to take as part of a potluck, planning ahead will make the preparation easier. Making a list of dishes to prepare, then add needed ingredients to your shopping list, so they get purchased and are on hand when you are ready to bake. This can make your holiday kitchen preparations less stressful. Billie O’Mack of Snohomish, my sister, sent a recipe for Rocky Road P...
Veterans Day was celebrated this past Saturday with a dinner and awards ceremony held in the social hall of Heritage Church. Organized by the local members of VFW Post #7395 and American Legion Post #105, the main dishes of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy were prepared by four Odessa sisters: Pam Williams, Carol Bell, Debbie Walter and Jean Starkel. Side dishes and desserts were provided potluck style by members of the general public. Approximately 80 place...
Barbara A. Hall (Zeiler) was born in Wilbur in October of 1947, to Roy and Mary (Scheibner) Zeiler. She lost her battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) on November 7. Barbara was raised on the family farm and attended all 12 years of school in Odessa, where she graduated in 1965. Barbara worked at the Odessa Memorial Hospital in the kitchen for several years, and later moved to Spokane and worked as a cashier at Wal-Mart in the Spokane Valley from 1999-2014 when health...
Christmas Fest is already upon us. Next Wednesday, December 6, the community center will open at 10 a.m. and remain open until 7 p.m., with vendors both local and from around the northwest providing items for sale that are suitable for giving as gifts for the holidays. Once again the Junior Livestock 4-H Club of Odessa is sponsoring the event and providing a burger stand at the window to the kitchen. Burgers, chips and beverages will be offered. Faye King has been...
On November 15, a scientific crew of 30 headed to the Tri-Cities to visit the recently awarded Nobel Prize facility called LIGO. As you may or may not know, the local Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory in Hanford recently helped earn the Nobel Prize in Physics for their research in observing the universe's gravitational waves for the very first time since Einstein predicted them in 1916. Since we live so close to a Nobel Prize-winning research facility, we...
The Tiger football team lost to Sunnyside Christian Saturday at Edgar Brown Stadium, Pasco, in one of two semi-final games played this weekend. Almira-Coulee Hartline won its game against Lummi and will face Sunnyside Christian in the championship game December 1 in the Tacoma Dome. SC 12 22 14 14 62 Odessa 6 8 8 0 22 The Odessa team was simply not playing up to par on Saturday. Facing the number-one ranked team among 1B schools, it should have been at least a much closer scor...
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, Nov. 20: Responding to the 500 block of South B Street, Sprague ambulance personnel assisted a woman suffering a diabetic reaction. Odessa ambulance personnel assisted an elderly woman who...
Steve Nelson of Century West Engineering in Spokane attended Monday’s town council meeting in the public library to announce that the Transportation Improvement Board has agreed to pay the amount of matching funds that Odessa owes as its contribution to roadway improvements made with grant money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA will also fund replacement of three parking lots on the Odessa medical campus, he said. Nelson also proposed to the council that the town consider applying for a $400,000 loan, g...
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Jeffery Wehr, Odessa High School science teacher has been awarded a grant for $1,500 to purchase a shaker table for the science lab, which will assist with chemistry and biology experiments. Wehr teaches at a rural school, where access to research labs is extremely limited. Over a third of the students in his program are low income. The Society for Science & the Public is helping six STEM teachers purchase much-needed equipment and services through $20,000 in grants. In total, the Society has provided $...
The Hour of Code is a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in more than 180 countries. Anyone, anywhere can organize an Hour of Code event. One-hour tutorials are available in over 45 languages. No experience is needed. The program is aimed at anyone from age 4 to 104. This year, 103,226 events have been registered throughout the world for Hour of Code. The computer science students at Odessa High School will host an Hour of Code next Tuesday from 3:15 to 4:14 p.m. in the science room at the high school. The...
Of Lincoln County’s 7,165 registered voters, only 3,333 cast ballots in the November 7 general election, for a voter turnout of only 46.52 percent. In Odessa’s mayoral contest, current council member and long-time Odessa resident Bill Crossley had 219 votes to Steven L. Siegel’s 38 to take that race. Crossley will be sworn in as mayor at the town council’s first meeting in January 2018. In races for the Odessa Town Council, Victoria S. Iverson garnered 229 total votes and will join the council in January. Incumbent council...
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, Nov. 13: Responding to the 300 block of South 4th Street, Odessa ambulance personnel assisted a woman who had fallen. The county coroner’s office joined deputies in a response to the unexp...
Last month, a gentlemen named Jerry Dyar from The Rural Alliance organization approached the Odessa High School Science Department and offered our laboratory the opportunity to be a part of a new program entitled STEM Gems. This program allows our nine students in the Advanced STEM Research Laboratory, as well as five students from our regular classroom laboratories, the freedom to pursue their interests in science, technology, engineering or mathematics as they explore...
This past Wednesday, November 15, Odessa students ranging from third through eighth grades competed in Ritzville against eight other Bi-County schools for the 2017 Bi-County Academic Contest in the categories of Spelling, Math, Speech and Geography. Of the 28 students competing, 17 placed in the top six, while five placed in the top three. Listed below are the Odessa students who placed. Third grade: Jordyn Lewis first place (Spelling). Fourth grade: None. Fifth grade:...
A few weeks ago, Odessa High School Junior Megan Shafer submitted an application to become one of Washington state's Aerospace Scholars and on November 25, 2017 Megan found out she was selected. Washington Aerospace Scholars is an educational program for high school juniors from across Washington state. The program emphasizes science, technology, engineering and math, and encourages students to consider careers in these fields. Thanks to the Washington Aerospace Scholars...
We are in the season of Thanksgiving as far as the calendar goes. To me, giving thanks is an everyday thing, as I take in the wonder and beauty around me. James and I still marvel at, and are thankful for, Odessa and the wonderful people who make up this place. I don't believe that will ever change. Again, thank you, Odessa, for your love and acceptance of us. Now let me introduce you to Amy Pressnall who just moved to Odessa recently. I met Amy while I was taking a walk one...
To the Editor: Avista spends THEIR money advertising OUR electric service cost as “33% lower than the national average.” Duh!; so what? Here’s what! A more local comparison puts our residential cost nearly 300 percent HIGHER than Wenatchee’s (9.3 vs. 3.2 cents/kwh, respectively). But, so much for the ridiculous comparisons. Let’s do this more reasonable comparison: My own Avista cost “consumption rate” is more than 200 percent HIGHER than it was in 1999 (9.3 vs. 4.5 cents/kwh respectively). Yup! Right here! And that 200 perc...
The Tiger football team handily defeated the Garfield-Palouse Vikings last Friday in a quarter-final game played in Royal City. Gar-Pal 8 6 0 0 14 Odessa 16 8 28 8 60 Quarterback Camden Weber completed eight out of 10 passing attempts for 158 yards in the air and two touchdowns. He also added 172 yards rushing and two touchdowns to his activities for the night. Gaven Elder carried 20 times for 98 yards rushing and two TDs, while adding two receptions for 67 yards and another TD. Colton Hunt carried 17 times for 161 yards and...
Questions of federal vs. state laws on the question of marijuana use and how the answers to them might affect the Odessa Industrial Park were of concern to several members of the Odessa Public Development Authority last month after hearing from a potential tenant for a vacant building in the park. Last month’s meeting also brought out several members of the public who expressed their objection to having a marijuana grow operation in the park. At that time, the board nevertheless went into executive session to reach some tenta...
The Odessa Chamber of Commerce met November 14 at noon at Any Occasion Banquet Hall with only a small band of members present. A final report on the proceeds from September’s Deutschesfest was provided by treasurer Larissa Zeiler. Once all the bills were paid and all the revenue streams were counted, the official profits from the festival came to just about $6,000. Last April’s Desert 100 weekend sponsored mainly by the Stumpjumpers Motorcycle Club made $4,900 by comparison. The treasury currently stands at $58,485 and the Ch...
Odessa police are investigating a suspected case of vandalism from October 26 at the main water reservoir on the south hill near the large, lit “O” also located there. The public works crew had received an alarm indicating that communication with the reservoir had been lost. The telemetry antenna atop the reservoir was found to have collapsed onto the roof. A water pump also failed at the same time, although it was unclear whether the two events were related or the result of a very strange coincidence. Public works dir...
