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1 years ago The Odessa Record November 2, 1919 News updates: Halloween activities included a public gathering at the English Congregational church with booths for fortune telling, apple bobbing, etc. The high school students celebrated at the Masonic hall. Mrs. Alamata Pitts and Mrs. L. L. Black entertained groups. A bunch of boys around town staged a special party for Marshal Durland, climaxed by putting the W. L. Michaelsen cow in the high school assembly room. The "Laugh-...
Charly Plinski was crowned Homecoming Queen on Friday night of last week for Wenatchee High School. Charly is a senior at Wenatchee High, a 4A school of more than 2800 students. She is the daughter of Duane and Roxy Plinski of Malaga and granddaughter of Doug and Nancy Plinski and Mike and LuAnn Hardung, all of Odessa....
In response to Traig Weishaar’s letter to the editor this week, we would like to call attention to our original reporting on May 23, 2019, in which we covered the presentation by the HempTech Consulting, Inc. team to the Odessa Economic Development Authority on May 21, 2019. The five team members mentioned then and again in last week’s article concerning the most recent OPDA meeting were identified in a full-color pamphlet distributed to the attendees at the May meeting. If the information taken directly from the pam...
To the Editor: Check the facts before you publish, please. I’d like to offer two corrections to your article in the October 24th paper, “Hemp plant deal falls through at last minute.” First, your statement “HempTech consulting, a team consisting of Mathew Mandel....and Traig Weishaar....” is untrue and misleading. HempTech did use my name when submitting their bid as a local contact and as a farmer that would be growing hemp crops, but I have no business association with HempTech and absolutely no involvement in the purch...
The Tiger fans were expecting a much closer game last Friday, October 25, when the Almira-Coulee-Hartline Warriors came to Finney Field. The two undefeated teams went head to head, with Odessa proving its overwhelming dominance by accumulating 92 points, while allowing ACH only six. Od 40 24 0 28 92 ACH 6 0 0 0 6 Marcus King once again dominated the offense with a total of 238 yards gained, 190 rushing and 48 receiving. He scored five touchdowns and four conversion points for...
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. Oct. 14: A Sprague man reported he was unable to get into his own house. A man reported a abandoned boat trailer left at the Mountain View Cemetery in Davenport with no plates on it. An Edwall woman reported that her...
1 years ago The Odessa Record October 26, 1919 News updates: Sunday morning at 2 o’clock the clocks of the nation will be moved back one hour, the end of the daylight saving time, started last March. Odessa contribute 11 of the class of 300 taken in by the Elks lodge. The earliest real snowstorm of the past 25 years hit Wednesday, leaving three inches of “the beautiful.” A wind had drifted piles as high as four feet. Glen Becker, who was released from the army two months ago, was up from Lacrosse to visit old frien...
The Odessa junior high football team played their final game Tuesday night against Davenport, winning 46 to 7, to give them an undefeated season....
The Odessa Tiger football team returned to its winning ways following its bye week October 11. Against the Waterville/Mansfield Shockers, the Tigers had little trouble shutting out the opposing team. Od 37 14 8 8 67 Wa 0 0 0 0 0 Marcus King had another stellar game in which he scored three touchdowns on a pass interception, an 80-yard kickoff return and a 70-yard punt return. He added another four points in conversions for a total of 22 points. Jett Nelson and Collin Martin shared the duties of quarterback. Nelson completed...
Columbia (Hunters) The Columbia Lions faced the Odessa Tigers on Tuesday, October 15, in Odessa, winning 3-0. Od 25 25 25 3 Col 6 2 9 0 McKennah Davison led the Tiger offense with five kills, and Maddy Wagner had 12 service aces in the match. Wagner and Maddie Scrupps had six digs each on their side of the net. Ashlyn Neilsen had six assists and Caitlyn Schuh had four. Scrupps was named the Odessa player of the match, and coach Suzie Deife said, “Maddie had a great game tonight with six digs out of the back row.” Selkirk On...
The Odessa Food Bank has announced its upcoming Food Drive to be conducted by the Odessa Youth Group, consisting of members of various local churches. The group will be handing out bags for non-perishable food items on the afternoon of Sunday, November 3. They will return to pick up bags placed on your front porches the afternoon of the following Sunday, November 10. For your convenience, Odessa Foods has agreed to have a grocery cart available for food donations. These donated items will be picked up November 10. Food items...
Roger Harnack of Sunnyside is the winner of the MaxPower Law drawing for a 2019 Harley-Davidson Iron 883. Contestants entered the drawing at the Desert 100 near Odessa, the Northwest Nitro Nationals Pro Hill Climb near Vernita and other motorcycle events around the state this past spring and summer. Harnack's name was drawn in September from more than 1,000 entries; the new motorcycle was delivered Friday, October 18. Attorney Max Meyers of the MaxPower Law firm in Bothell...
Monday night’s meeting of the Odessa Public Development Authority produced unwelcome news for the Odessa community. The pending sale of the former biodiesel plant on Railway Avenue to an investor group from California, with operational involvement by some Odessa farmers and business people, has fallen through after months of due diligence, negotiations and financial deal-making. HempTech Consulting, Inc., a team consisting of Matthew Mandel and Steve A. Johnson of California, Connor Deife and Traig Weishaar of Odessa and M...
Joseph Silva has joined The Record staff to help us get the paper labeled and stuffed once it has come back to Odessa from our printer in Ephrata. Although he works only one day each week, he has become a valued addition to our work crew. Joe lives with his mother Lynn Wenick, and both mother and son are active members of the seniors group that meet for meals and exercise class at the Old Town Hall. Welcome aboard Joe!...
Republic The Republic Tigers faced the Odessa Tigers last Saturday, October 12, in Republic and the Odessa squad came out on top, 3-0. It was a pretty close catfight, as the scores show. Od 25 25 25 3 Rep 16 22 20 0 Maddy Wagner led the team in kills with 13, and Emily Scrupps added another seven. Jocelynn Hottell led in service aces with two. Hottell and Wagner each had two blocks for the defense. Wagner also led the team in digs with 15, while Caitlyn Schuh and Hottell each...
SUPERIOR COURT John F. Strohmaier, Judge Criminal Sentencings Edward M. Counts was convicted of theft in the second degree and sentenced to 57 months confinement in connection to an incident on Sept. 8, 2018. Civil Judgments A judgement against Shon J. Elsing from 2009 has been extended for an additional 10 years at the request of plaintiff Citibank South Dakota. Juvenile Offender Dispositions A juvenile defendant pled guilty to two counts of theft in the second degree and was sentenced to three months of community...
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 Oct. 7: An inmate was transported to Spokane for the shuttle to Snohomish County. A caller reported a suspicious male and bike at Lake and Broadway. A caller reported a suspicious female and dog in Dav...
OMHC is excited to announce that Kyle Anderson, FNP-C, has joined our provider team as a permanent provider! She comes from a small community in Minnesota and looks forward to bringing her 30+ years of experience to our town. She's been a nurse since 1988 and became certified as a nurse practitioner in 2018. Her lengthy career has taken her to numerous rural communities and has allowed her also to serve in urban medical centers. Her vast experience will benefit our community....
1 years ago The Odessa Record October 19, 1919 News updates: Lt. Symons took eight persons above the clouds while here with his airplane. Al Wagner made the first ride, followed by Fred Heimbigner, D. H. Simpson and little daughter, Ed Geissler, F. J. Geissler, C. E. Porter, John Deeg and B. Minard. When the plane landed at the Porter place it became stuck in the sand and it took the combined efforts of the owner, C. E. Porter and the Carr boys to release it. A petition, known as the Hoefel petition, was placed before the...
Nearly three weeks have passed since the 49th annual Deutschesfest. It was, by most accounts, a successful one. Great weather, no conflict from the Spokane Fair, and strong marketing efforts by our local businesses and chamber volunteers certainly helped with attendance which always translates into success for all. That said, there have been some issues that continue to come to my attention that I feel should be addressed as your chamber president. The first issue is the presence of vendors on First Avenue. Multiple times...
The Odessa Tiger football team got a much deserved rest last week after pummeling their opponents of the previous several weeks. The Tigers remain ranked at the #1 spot for B1 schools playing 8-man football in the state of Washington. This coming Friday, October 18, the Tigers face Waterville/Mansfield in Waterville at 3 p.m....
The candidates running for local town government positions were given the opportunity Monday evening of this week to tell the citizens of Odessa what they wanted to do for the community if elected and how they intended to do it. The event was well organized by Jackie (Thiry) Allen and Patty Martin and involved assistance from high school students and community members. Citizen turnout very nearly filled the room to capacity. Jackie (Thiry) Allen and Patty Martin worked hard...
Many of you might remember a story I wrote back in February called, "Grabbing life by the horns at the age of 15," about Charleigh Cornett and her quest to become a surgeon and the fundraising involved for the summer program she wished to attend. Since summer is over and a new school year just begun I thought it might be a good time to catch up with one of my favorite people in Odessa and see just how her summer went. Charleigh's whirlwind of a summer began not with a camping...
Alice Ann Walter was the second child born of Herbert and Verna Mae Walter. She grew up on "the ranch," playing with kittens, puppies and horses. Riding was a favored pastime. Her Rainbow pins show that she earned every color. She looked forward to summertime visits with her cousin and lifelong friend Roseanne. After graduating from Odessa High, Alice moved to Ellensburg and entered studies to be a veterinarian. Due to the requirement of euthanizing a cat to complete this...
Lee L. Bramer was born January 2, 1968 in Centralia Wash. to Leo and Sharon Bramer. Lee grew up in Oakville, Wash. As a young man he had many ventures such as logging, a mechanic shop and captain of the fire department. Lee was 30 years old when he married the love of his life and lifelong friend Frances in January of 1997. Lee welcomed Fran's daughter Mallarie into his life with open arms. Then later that same year they welcomed their son Hunter. Lee and Fran moved their...
