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City Council Harrington City Council met Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. at city Hall with Mayor Dillon Haas, Council members Rick Becker, Mike Cronrath, Peter Davenport, Levi Schenk and Justin Slack; Clerk Loretta Haugan; Maintenance supervisor Scott McGowan and visitors Pam Denton, Tonilu McCaffrey, Cherie MacClellan and Brent Wilday. McGowan spoke at length on the maintenance report which covered all the preparatory work for Memorial Day and Cruizin' Harrington, fixing of many water l...
1 Years Ago The Odessa Record June 29, 1917 Tennis tourney won by Odessa. The tennis tournament Sunday between Lind and Odessa tennis clubs furnished some close and, in spite of the unfavorable tennis weather, very enjoyable matches. Very little playing has been done on Odessa courts this season and the tourney was gotten up in such short notice that it would have been no surprise had the local racquet wielders been forced to take the short end of the score, but such was...
The annual BNB High School Basketball Camp for boys held in Soap Lake June 19 through 22 drew teams from throughout the state. Odessa High School sent nine members of the 2017-18 basketball team to the camp. The boys played against 10 different schools, winning nine games and losing one by only three points. The boys were coached at camp by Larry Moffet, who indicated that it was a wonderful time for all involved and that Odessa had a regular season, plus future seasons, to look forward to. BNB basketball camps are offered...
Odessa High School FBLA members observed first hand how winning the Lead2Feed Challenge for the third year in a row impacts the Odessa Community. Members celebrated their second-place award for the 2017 school year at a special assembly where they presented a check for $10,000 to Lindsy Starkel, president of the Odessa Friends of the Pool. This money, along with the $2,500 won by FBLA for their Toasty Tots project from STCU last December, will be used for two new heat pumps,...
Linda May Dymond was born September 12, 1941, in Odessa to Richard and Anna (Hemmerling) Kuch. She passed away June 18, 2017, in Spokane. Linda grew up as a farmer's daughter with her two brothers, Melvin and Paul Kuch. Linda graduated from Odessa High School and went on to get her Associate of Arts from Northwest Bible College and Bachelor of Arts from Northwest Nazarene College. She then attended Azusa College, where she was five credits short of her Masters. She taught...
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, June 19: Wilbur ambulance personnel assisted a 79-year-old man with breathing difficulties. A caller told dispatchers he discovered a still-smoldering campfire between Davenport Motor Co. and...
PDA The Harrington Public Development Authority met June 20 at city hall, called to order by Vice President Heather Slack. Present were Paul Charlton, Tim Tipton, Jill Plaskon, Jay Gossett, Margie Hall and Bunny Haugan. The group voted to have the current vice president assume the position of president due to the recent death of Allen Barth who was the newly elected President in May. Slack accepted the position which leaves the vice president position currently vacant. It was announced that the 2016 Annual Report for the PDA...
1 Years Ago The Odessa Record June 22, 1917 Big crowd will celebrate here. Where are you going to celebrate the Fourth? You will miss it if you dont celebrate in Odessa for the biggest crowd that ever came to town is looked for here on the July 4th and 5th and the celebration will eclipse any celebration in the Big Bend country. The big posters announcing the main features are now out and are being distributed by the committee and on this page will be found the full program...
The 81st annual Odessa High School alumni banquet last Saturday was a very well attended event. The community center was filled with OHS alumni from the 1940s to the current graduates of 2017. The catered dinner was provided by the OHS chapter of Future Business Leaders of America. The graduates of 2007 organized the banquet and led the annual business meeting. Awards were made to the couple (both graduates of OHS) who had been married the longest: Frank (1951) and Arlene...
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, June 12: A caller reported that three head of branded cattle were lost while being transported from Kettle Falls to StockLand Livestock Auction in Davenport. Inmate fire crews battled a fir...
Noxious weeds on lots within the town limits need to sprayed or hoed out to keep them from spreading. Koshia in particular is growing like crazy right now, and this is a good time to take care of it. The Town of Odessa has an enforceable ordinance mandating that property owners rid their land of noxious plants. If the problem persists, the Town will notify property owners by letter that they are not in compliance. After that, the Town can take care of the problem itself and bill the property owner for the cost of doing so....
To be named to the second-semester honor roll for Odessa junior-senior high school, a student must have a grade point average of 3.50-4.00. To receive honorable mention requires a grade point average of 3.25-3.49. Grade values are based on the state transcript requirements and are as follows: A=4.0, A-=3.7, B+=3.3, B=3.0, B-= 2.7, C+=2.3, C=2.0, C-=1.7, D+=1.3, D=1.0, F=0.0. High School Seniors: Elizabeth Larson, Molly Schafer, Chance Messer, Colby Sooy (4.0), Cole Kissler, Kiesha McNeil, Brad Johnston, John DeWulf, Lukas...
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, June 5: A black bag containing a laptop computer and other items was discovered in an alley behind Davenport’s Pioneer Plaza and brought to the sheriff’s office. A deputy checked out a report...
Alder Street (State Route 21) at the intersection where it meets First Avenue State Route 28) in Odessa is where a new, larger water main is being installed. Construction crews have been working steadily in order to complete the project prior to the start of harvest next month. The project also involves new water lines through the alley behind Odessa Drug all the way to Division Street and then north to First Avenue....
People driving through the countryside outside of Odessa may have wondered what the purpose was of those many small wooden trailers parked in several of the fields off Batum Road and elsewhere. On a recent trip to Moses Lake, Odessa resident Jim Boss saw them in irrigated circles belonging to Keith and Leanna Schafer's company Seed-Rite, Inc. He contacted the Schafers and started asking questions. The huts are homes for alfalfa leafcutter bees and are called variously bee...
The 81st annual alumni banquet is Saturday, June 17. If you are an Odessa High School graduate and would like to be in the alumni database, please get your information to Leffel, Otis & Warwick as soon as possible. If you’ve moved, have a name change or someone has passed away, please contact us with any changes. You can contact our office by phone 509-982-2922, fax 509-982-0170, email at kscheller@leffelotiswarwick.com or rscrupps@leffelotiswarwick.com, or by mail to P.O. Box 482, Odessa WA 99159. 1942: Laverna (Lesser) D...
Scholarships, many of them from local companies and individuals, to the Odessa High School graduating class of 2017 totaled $632,634.08. Several graduates received full academic or athletic scholarships to colleges and universities near and far. Aaron Gies received the Christ Lutheran Church Faith in Life Award. He plans to attend Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake next fall. Alayna Watkins received the Miss Wilbur community scholarship (prior to transferring to Odessa High School). She plans to attend Charter College....
Below is the final published listing of attendees to the 81st annual alumni banquet on Saturday, June 17. 1942: Laverna (Lesser) Dormaier 1946: Wilma (Lenhart) Schmidt 1949: George Rodeck 1950: Ardyce (Kissler) Kahler, Norma (Hopp) Kuch 1951: Coleen (Luiten) Janke, Marilyn (Salo) Fink, Frank Koth 1953: Harley Wraspir 1954: Arlene (Kissler) Koth 1955: Gale Salo 1956: Oscar Undeberg 1957 (honored class – 60yr): Jan (Giese) Graham, Fred Allington, Ruth (Lesser) Peppler, Patricia (Gross) Bischoff, Joyce (Luiten) Hill, Peggy (...
Pacific Lake, just a few miles from Odessa, has once again filled with water after a wet winter and spring in eastern Washington, as reported recently in The Odessa Record. Now local fishermen are on the scene, following stocking of the lake with about 10,000 rainbow trout, each 9 to 10 inches long, according to the Washington Fish and Wildlife Department. The Department expects the fishing to be very good in a short while, as the grasses that have been growing in the formerly dry lake bed would provide plenty of nutrients fo...
Lowell Elmer Reese, 74, lost his battle with cancer on June 7, 2017. Lowell was born on June 10, 1942, in Odessa to Elmer John Reese and Florence Ione (Zicha) Reese. He graduated from Odessa High school. In the fall of 1960, he joined the United States Air Force. He later graduated from EWU. Throughout his life he enjoyed basketball, golf, hunting and computers. He was preceded in death by his parents and his son, Brian Todd Reese. He is survived by his daughters, Sandy Otis...
Good morning students, families, staff, alumni and community members. Welcome to the Odessa High School 2017 graduation ceremony. Well guys, we did it! Class of 2017, we’ve made it to graduation day. Years of CSTs, math timings, standardized testing and AR tests have finally paid off. We have survived the impossible. Memorizing the FFA creed, the 13-mile long walks, online classes, essay and PowerPoint procrastination, flying across the country for National FBLA, driving three hours for a basketball game, the surprisingly vio...
Each year, the Washington State Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons awards somewhere in the neighborhood of a dozen scholarships for outstanding students across the state. For the size of our state, not that many are awarded. This year Elizabeth Larson of Odessa High School was awarded the Grand Lodge Legacy Award in the amount of $2,000. Over the past approximately eight years, this is the third time an Odessa student has been awarded one of the few scholarships from Grand Lodge, via our local Masons in Odessa Lodge No....
Once again this summer, the Odessa School District is offering free meals for all children in the area. The Simplified Summer Food Program for Children will provide meals at no charge to attending children 18 years of age and younger. In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices and employees and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color,...
An error by the Lincoln County Auditor’s Office led The Record to print incorrect information about the upcoming primary election. Odessa Town Council member Landon Lobe has filed to run again for his position. The position currently held by Terry Goetz will be vacated by him at the end of December, so that position is open for anyone wishing to run for the town council....
In response to The Harrington School Board's 3-2 vote last Wednesday to continue to work on resuscitating the sports co-op with Odessa, the Odessa board responded by calling a special meeting Tuesday, June 6. Meeting in the high school library, the Odessa School Board approved a motion to "have the school's attorney draft correspondence to the Harrington School Board indicating that Odessa's board considers the cooperative dissolved at the end of the 2016-2017 school year. Additionally, the school attorney will communicate...
