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Odessa Record subscriber Larry Fisher of Spokane continues his series of articles on the history of the Batum/Lauer area where his wife, the former Joyce Kiesz, grew up. Hi, here I am again. It’s a Sunday in May, 1980, the Mt. St. Helens historic day. How did it start out for Clarence Eugene Lobe, Pat Gies, Don Schibel, Joyce Kiesz Fisher? All people related to the L-B-D. As for Joyce and I, it was around 9 a.m. when over the radio, we were told to look west toward Yakima, Washington. At the time, Joyce and I with our c...
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, Jan. 9: Responding to the 700 block of NE North Avenue, Wilbur ambulance personnel assisted an elderly woman who had fallen and became “extremely disoriented.” A woman asked for a snowplo...
Wellpinit The Titan varsity boys lost to Wellpinit at home in Odessa Tuesday, January 10, by a final score of 70-77. Ryan Moffet led all scorers with 41 points, but it was not enough to overcome an early deficit in which Wellpinit led 22-9 after the first quarter. The Titans came back with a 30-point fourth quarter, but time ran out. O-H 9 19 12 30 70 Wellp 22 21 12 22 77 Colton Hunt had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Titans, while John DeWulf contrtibuted eight points and...
Over the past few weeks before the winter break, Odessa High School and Junior High School students were busy conducting independent science research entitled the Second Quarter Research Project. This project is designed to encapsulate the knowledge and the ability to formulate a testable research question, design and execute an experiment with quantifiable results, scientifically compare the experimental results with a control method and discuss their findings with the rest...
Charles (Chuck) Alfred Carnes passed away peacefully at 9 a.m. on January 7, 2017, at the age of 81 years. Born in Pasco on May 21, 1935, to Alfred and Pearl Carnes, Chuck passed away after a three-and-a-half-year battle with kidney failure while in Odessa Memorial Hospital. Chuck is survived by his wife Irene of Odessa, sister Carol (Bob) Hale of Kettle Falls, numerous nephews, nieces and cousins, in addition to three brothers-in-law: Ron (Jerrene) Ramm, Jack Ramm and Fred...
The fall 2016 honor roll list at Spokane Community College includes more than 2,300 students who must earn a 3.0 grade-point average or higher. Dylan Shockley and Daren Foley of Harrington and Caleb Singer of Odessa are local-area students who have been named to the honor roll. Community Colleges of Spokane is a 12,300-square-mile state community college district that includes Spokane Community College, Spokane Falls Community College and six rural education sites serving residents in Pend Oreille, Stevens, Whitman, Ferry...
Wellpinit At home in Odessa Tuesday, January 10, the Titan girls lost to Wellpinit by a final score of 55-81. O-H 16 19 6 14 55 Wellp 19 14 17 31 81 Maleah Davison led the Titan offense with 23 points, while Caitlyn Schuh added 15 points. Defensively, three Titans were strong on rebounding, with Maleah and McKennah Davison and Alayna Watkins each getting nine rebounds. Cusick On Friday, January 13, the team played in Cusick and got their third win of the season by a final score of 51-30. Maleah Davison had the hot hand, as sh...
The Dean’s List at Eastern Washington University is released after every fall, winter and spring quarter. An undergraduate student who earns 12 quality hours and receives a grade-point average of 3.5 or better is placed on the Dean’s List for the quarter. For the fall 2016 quarter (which ended December 9, 2016), the following local area students were on the Dean’s List. From Odessa: Jacob DeWulf, Justin Hunt, Koralynne Kuch and Carley Williams. From Harrington: Jennifer Adams, Joseph Cronrath and Sidney Morri...
Last Sunday’s shooters at the Odessa and Marlin Gun Clubs were very cold, but they nevertheless participated in week two of the annual Spokesman-Review regional trapshooting contest. Odessa No shooters achieved a perfect 25, but TJ Main did manage a 24. Shooring 23 were Landon Lobe, Brady Gies, Jared Praetorius and Deanna Lobe. Shooting 22 were Traig Weishaar, Bill Weber, Tina Wentworth and Jon Fink. Lane Lobe and Brian Wraspir each shot 21. Finishing at 20 and under were Deric Schmierer, Matt Messer, Pilot Weishaar, C...
In December, the Columbia Basin Development League’s Board of Trustees voted on recommendations from the League’s nominating committee, confirming a slate of trustees to serve on the 2017 executive committee. Kevin Lyle, Othello, who previously served as vice chair will take over leadership as the league chair, following two years of exemplary service from Orman Johnson, Connell. Lyle is the president of Windy Prairie, Inc. in Othello. Other executive committee members taking on new roles include Jeff Schibel and Clark Kag...
The Odessa Girl Scout Troop #3362 has teamed up with the Zion Emmanuel Lutheran Church to host a textile drive through Clothes for the Cause, a fundraising group that collects clothing, shoes, sheets, etc. and turns them into cash for fundraising organizations. The girls of Troop #3362 started this drive in order to help them raise funds for a trip to Washington, D.C. planned for June of 2017. They have held multiple fundraisers already to help them meet a $16,000 goal. Each...
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, Jan. 2: Snowy conditions resulted in several reports of vehicles that got stuck or slid off roadways throughout the county, including on Third Street near Fitness Lane in Davenport, on Nye...
1 years ago The Odessa Record January 12, 1917 Fire boys hold annual meeting. The Odessa fire boys met for their annual meeting and election of officers at city hall Friday night. Secretary Scholer’s fire record showed that during the year 1916, had received seven calls, the largest number in the history of the department, to fires where it was necessary to turn on water. Only one of these, the livery barn fire got beyond control. Bounty offered for coyotes. On the urgent recommendation of Game Warden W.G. Mathews, the comm...
It’s that time of year again to make a New Year’s resolution. Like the Roman god Janus, we look to our past to see what didn’t work as we hoped and then to the future with a new promise, which we probably will not keep. But we can take comfort in having good intentions. As a nation, we sometimes make promises that we don’t keep either. As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., had noted, one such unmet promise has yet to be fulfilled: Equality. When our Founding Fathers gave us the promissory note that “all men are created equal,” t...
Odessa Top shooters at the Odessa Gun Club on Sunday during opening day of the Spokesman-Review Trapshoot contest were Steve Telecky shooting a perfect 25, Josh Houck with 24, Traig Weishaar 23, Steven Sainsbury 22 and Jared Praetorius 21. Finishing at 20 and under were Jon Fink, Kiegan Wehr, Pilot Weishaar, Colton Messer, Lane Lobe, Daeton Deife, Stan Dammel, Deric Schmierer, Brandon Larmer, Cody Larmer, Trevor Smith, Ryan King, Brian Wraspir, Daniel Mann, Gene Mann, Rod Herron, Nathan Luck and Ricky Hedreen. High handicap...
April The Desert 100 motorcycle endurance race of the Stumpjumper Motorcycle Club was held the first weekend in April. The event was well attended and very few problems were reported. Odessa High School junior Molly Schafer was selected as Miss Odessa 2016. She will ride the Odessa community float in parades throughout eastern Washington during the spring and summer, spreading the word about the Odessa Deutschesfest and inviting everyone to come visit us the third weekend in September. Five Odessa High School science...
OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee and the Washington State Health Care Authority have announced a final contract that ensures the state can continue transforming health care to achieve better health, reward high-quality care and curb health care costs. “This agreement comes at a time when many people are feeling uncertainty about their health care,” Gov. Jay Inslee said. “As we work to protect the gains our nation has made in ensuring access to affordable, high-quality health care, we know that health transformation will continue in...
The holiday lighting contest in Odessa was sponsored once again this year by the local Lions Club. Last Friday, club members viewed the houses throughout town whose residents had taken the time and effort to put up displays of colorful lights and figures prior to the holiday. The club awarded only two prizes this year, with first place going to Tammy Carlson Tokas on east Fourth Avenue and second place going to Pete and Lisa Martin who live on Eighth Avenue. Tokas wins $75...
City Council A special meeting of the Harrington City Council was held December 20 with two items on the agenda: an update on the Second Street project and completion of the 2017 budget. Present were council members Richard Becker, Michael Cronrath, Peter Davenport, Levi Schenk and Justin Slack, mayor Dillon Haas, clerk Bunny Haugan, maintenance supervisor Scott McGowan, Bo McCanna of Belsby Engineering and visitors Crayton and Beth Oestreich, Stacey and Lance Rasmussen, Paul...
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. 19: A deputy assisted a woman who had locked her keys inside a running vehicle in the 800 block of Ross Street in Davenport. Tuesday, Dec. 20: Four to six inches of snow, with drifts as...
Late papers and missing papers were reported to The Record in large numbers the past two weeks. Especially hard hit were the communities of Ephrata and Moses Lake. We are not sure what happened to those errant newspapers. They left our premises on Wednesday afternoon of both weeks, in time for the mail truck to take them to their next destination. No names were removed from the database for late payment, since we ourselves have struggled to get our renewal notices out on time. We try our very best to provide ample notice to...
The Odessa Chamber of Commerce has decided for a number of reasons to cancel its annual bash to ring in the new year. Some of those reasons include the fact that the holiday falls on a weekend, drawing more people away from town and off to larger venues elsewhere. Last year's event was also on a weekend, and the crowd was quite a bit smaller than it had been the previous year. At the December meeting of the Chamber, there was discussion of getting started earlier on the planning and execution of the event, coming up with new...
Robert D. Schlimmer passed away December 7, 2016, in Davenport at the age of 77. He was born to Robert and Esther Schlimmer on October 1, 1939, in Spokane. He was a member of the Washington Association of Wheat Growers and the Odessa Trading Company and was named a past Lincoln County Conservation farmer of the year. Robert enjoyed fishing, loved his Chihuahua dogs, and loved to farm. He was a graduate of Odessa High School. He is survived by his wife, Valerie (Vaughan)...
The weather in Odessa has left our community with more snow than we have seen in several years. Forecasts for the next week or so vary from whatever weather outlet one chooses to consult but seem to agree that we will have more snow from Friday into Saturday. On Tuesday, town crews cleared much of the slush that followed the warm temperatures on Monday from the main streets and as many side streets as they could manage. Police chief Tom Clark kept vehicles from interfering...
The Board of Directors of Odessa School District #105 met in the high school library Wednesday, December 14, 2016. Board chair Ed Deife, members Chris Crossley and Janie Steward, superintendent Dan Read, principal Jamie Nelson and business manager Juli Weishaar were present. Heather Valverde and Roland Singer were absent. Also present were facilities director Justin Parr, athletic director Bruce Todd, parent Travis Wagner, staff member Danielle Vesneske and parent/coach Chris Shafer. The board voted to table the board...
