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On the first day of spring break, April 3, 2017, 12 students spent the day in the basement of the Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center becoming certificated babysitters. This brings the total to 93 students who have participated in a Babysitting Basics class. Beginning in 2010, the Odessa Healthcare Foundation, as part of its goal to provide health education to the community, began sponsoring this class for youth interested in improving their skills as babysitters. Meagan...
Odessa Lodge No. 156, Free and Accepted Masons, held their annual, "Bikes-for-Books" drawing at the Odessa School, Friday, March 31. Students that reached a given reading goal were entered into the drawing for the bikes. This year's winners were Ashley Zagelow and Troy Hardung, both of the third-grade class. Odessa school librarian Lindsy Starkel monitors the students' reading levels and arranges the drawing. Dennis Thompson, representing the Odessa Lodge, commended Starkel...
Patricia Ann Kissler passed away on April 2, 2017 in Spokane. Her home was in Odessa. Patricia was born February 23, 1943 in Odessa to Samuel and Anna Marie (Ramm) Homberg. She grew up in Odessa and attended school there, graduating in 1961. While in high school she was a cheerleader and played tennis. After high school she attended WSU for one year and was in Davis Hall. She married Robert Kissler on April 20, 1963 in Odessa, and they continued to live there until her death....
A mailbox at the home of Shirley Johnson at 405 E. First Avenue in Odessa was essentially destroyed Saturday, April 1, prior to about 10 or 10:30 a.m. The mail carrier that day notifed the homeowner that the mailbox was damaged when the attempt was made to deliver that day's mail. The mailbox itself was thrown into the yard and its post was thrown off kilter. Johnson is asking that anyone who may have seen the vehicle that hit the mailbox notify her or town police chief Tom Clark at 982-0141. Tire tracks left on the grass...
Lincoln County Auditor Shelly Johnston has announced that the official filing period for the fall elections will be held May 15 through May 19, 2017. All offices are subject to both Primary and General Elections. If more than two candidates file for a position, the Primary Election would narrow the field to two candidates who would then appear on the General Election ballot. The filing fee of one percent of the annual salary shall accompany the Declaration of Candidacy. There is no fee if the office sought is without a fixed...
An open letter to principal Jamie Nelson, science teacher Jeff Wehr and the OHS science project students: We are so impressed with your first place wins. [Editor’s note: See April 6, 2017 edition of The Odessa Record.] Once again, Odessa students and staff demonstrate that small schools matter! And even more important, science matters! Your work, enthusiasm, and dedication illustrate the power of the inquisitive mind, the excitement of advancing human knowledge, the camaraderie of student scientists everywhere. Kudos to y...
Over the last several years, Almira Community Church has hosted an annual Men’s Conference called Anvil. Unfortunately, they were unable to put another Anvil conference together this year. Heritage Church has stepped up to assist. This is not a replacement for Anvil, but a substitute. We want to welcome all men, fathers, sons, grandfathers, singles, to join us for our theme “Be Still…” Taken from Psalm 46:10. We as men find it hard to be still. We were created to work. We strive to make things better or run more smoothl...
The winter 2017 Vice President’s List from Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake includes the names of students who have completed 12 or more graded credits with a grade-point average of 3.33 to 3.74. Odessa High School students in the Running Start program Hannah Sheldon and Colby Sooy were named to that list....
Spokane, Wash. – April 11, 2017. As of May 5, Avista is relinquishing the space it has been leasing in Odessa, which includes removing the company sign from the building located at 8 E. First Ave. Avista’s local service representative, a resident of Odessa, will remain based in the town. “Although Avista will no longer have a physical location, we are as committed to meeting the energy needs of our customers in Odessa as we have been for well over 95 years,” said Kelly Donohue, Avista’s district manager for Lincoln County. ...
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, April 3: Sprague ambulance personnel assisted a woman who hurt her head in a one-vehicle collision on Interstate 90. An Odessa caller told local police that she had watched a man take som...
Bremerton, WA – Seven inspiring students from the Odessa Science Department presented their independent science and engineering research on April 1, 2017 at the 60th Annual Washington State Science and Engineering Fair. For the first time in Odessa Science history, and among the hundreds of students attending, these student scientists earned first place in their respective categories, along with the following other top Washington state awards: Elizabeth Larson: "Integrating C...
Pullman, WA – Four years ago, Elizabeth Larson entered the ASR Laboratory with a curiosity in the computer science field. She is interested in becoming a computer programmer or engineer and centered her research on coding-related projects. In 2013-2014, Elizabeth created some very innovative and independent research, where three-dimensional digitally animated frames were played with different numbers of revolutions on each frame, affecting the final length of the video in time...
The Desert 100 off-road motorcycle endurance race may have been the largest ever judging from the size of the campsite at the corner of Irby Road and SR 28. Configured like a giant "L" the site certainly covered more ground than we had seen before at prior races. The official results are still being tabulated and finalized and will be posted on the website of the Stumpjumpers Motorcycle Club as soon as possible. As for how the Odessa vendors did, information is still being...
Winter has finally passed. Spring has sprung with daffodils in bloom and tulips not far behind, with many other lovely treasures pushing their way up through the soil. And now it’s time to meet some new neighbors. John and Faye Hill and their two adorable sons, Raymond and Rawlins, arrived in Odessa in November 2016. Before leaving the Seattle area, they did some research on the school districts in this area and found Odessa to be the best. Based on the information they found, they made the move and are happy about their d...
Edna Janke-Jorgenson passed away peacefully on March 30, 2017, three days before her 105th birthday, at Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center. She was born April 2, 1912, in Chester, Mont., the first child of David and Mary (Heimbigner) Heimbigner. The family homesteaded in the Chester area for several years. When Edna was three, they moved to the Ritzville area where her father farmed. They then lived in the Odessa, Lamona and Batum areas, and Puyallup, for various lengths of...
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, March 27: Responding to the 500 block of NW Armstrong, Wilbur ambulance personnel assisted an 80-year-old woman who fell and hit her head. Burlington Northern Santa Fe personnel were not...
The O-H Titan golf team has had a slow start to its season due to weather conditions. The first match at Odessa was cancelled due to poor course conditions. The team played Inchelium at Harrington March 21, with John Tanke leading the team as the low scorer. Ritzville won the next match on March 28, where Colt Sanford was the best scorer for the Titans. Asotin was the winner of the match. Friday, the team traveled to St. John for an invitational match on the first day of good weather. Coach Mike Greenwood said all of the O-H...
Patricia A. Kissler passed away on April 2, 2017 in Spokane. A funeral service will be held Friday, April 7, 2017 at 1 p.m. at the Heritage Church in Odessa, with burial at the Odessa Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Odessa Healthcare Foundation, Heritage Church or Hospice of Spokane. Full obit to follow in next week’s paper. Strate Funeral Home, Davenport, is caring for the Kissler family....
The conditions for last weekend's races put on by the Stumpjumpers Motorcycle Club on property south of town owned by Jerry and Ellen Schafer were not optimum. Recent rains left the ground wet and soft. But that never stops this motorcycle crowd from braving the elements and pitting their skills against natural and man-made elements to finish their races in record times. Some local riders participated, including Keith strebeck, who finished first in the 15 and under...
orman Gene Pouley, age 81, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at his home in Odessa with his loving family at his side. He leaves behind four children Rick (Billie Jo), Sherri (Marty) Sackmann, Tracy (Brian ) Sangster and Terri (Casey) Nielsen; 12 grandchildren Dennis, Tiffany, Colby, Nicole, Keith, Alyssa, Blayne, Kristen, Bryce, Brady, Wyatt, Ashlyn, Corbyn, Keonna, Nigel and one on the way. His oldest son Gregg preceded him in death in 1977. Born and raised...
Last Saturday's Ezra Gordon Invitational in Colville was the season's first meet for the Odessa-Harrington track and field teams, both boys and girls. The O-H boys took third place as a team, and the O-H girls placed 11th. Other teams participating were Colville, Curlew, Cusick, Deer Park, Kettle Falls, L.V. Rogers, Liberty (Spangle), Mary Walker, Newport, Northport, Oroville, Priest River Lamanna, Republic, Selkirk, Tonasket and Wellpinit. The teams from Deer Park and Colvill...
PDA activity The Harrington Public Development Authority met March 21 with the following present: Josh Steward, president; Allen Barth, vice-president; Bunny Haugan, secretary; plus Heather Slack, Paul Charlton, Margie Hall (Lincoln Co. EDC), Marge Womach and Cherie MacClellan. The group discussed the functioning of the WiFi network and the service provided to the historic district by Spectrum. Those involved seemed well satisfied and consider it a worthwhile investment in...
Wilbur On March 21 at Wilbur, the O-H Titans played their first baseball games of the season, a non-league double-header against Wilbur-Creston. The Titans managed a split decision, winning the first game and losing the second. O-H 4 1 0 2 4 3 0 14 14 1 W-C 0 0 0 4 0 7 2 13 8 4 The Titans started off with four runs in the first inning and had a comfortable 11-4 lead going into the sixth inning. Wilbur-Creston pounded out seven runs in the sixth and added two more in the seventh before the Titans got the final out, stopping...
The Odessa School Board held a workshop in the superintendent’s office at 6:30 p.m. March 22 for the purpose of discussing the superintendent’s evaluation. Attending were superintendent Dan Read, board chairman Ed Deife, Heather Valverde, Chris Crossley and Janie Steward. In the high school library at 7 p.m., the open meeting was held with Deife, Valverde, Crossley, Steward and Read present, as well as principal Jamie Nelson and business manager Juli Weishaar. Also attending were Justin Parr and Travis Schuh. The board app...
Odessa’s feral cat problem has grown to unmanageable proportions in various hot spots all over town. Citizen complaints and concern by the health care community have prompted the Town of Odessa to pass an ordinance requiring pet owners to license their cats as well as their dogs, so that efforts to trap the feral cats do not scoop up people’s pets along with the wild ones. Police chief Tom Clark has been working with Adams County Pet Rescue on ways to humanely deal with the feral cat problem, as well as with loose dogs who...
