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Donated food filled 25 boxes that were packed and delivered so that 53 children attending the Odessa schools would have plenty of food to eat over Christmas break. The boxes were filled with donations from school children, with the sixth, eighth, tenth and twelfth grades bringing in the most food. In addition, community members provided money to purchase extra food, with Odessa resident Nancy Kramer delivering chocolate candy canes for each child. Other residents also once...
Through the Honda Vo-Tech program and Scotsco Inc., the Odessa High School agriculture program has just received 27 new Honda engines. This program gets new engines into the hands of students so that they can learn how they work, dismantle them and then put them back together. Honda and Scotsco, Inc. are huge supporters of vocational programs, and they understand the value of students learning these skills. With their generosity, Odessa ag teacher HaLee Walter was able to get...
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. 12: Responding to Quail Court, Odessa ambulance personnel transported an 84-year-old woman to the local hospital for treatment for possible internal bleeding. Sprague ambulance per...
Snow on the ground, sledding parties and Christmas caroling call for warming up with hot chocolate and sweet cookies. Charlene Kagele brought glazed carrot cookies to a recent event and I was asked to get the recipe. Charlene said she got the recipe from me, and I think this is the correct one. It comes from Betty Crocker’s Cooky Book, 1979 edition. Golden Carrot Cookies 1 cup shortening, or (part butter or margarine) 3/4 cup granulated sugar 2 eggs 1 cup mashed cooked carrots...
Members of the Odessa High School FFA chapter took a field trip to the farm of Jeff and Heather Melcher this past Monday, where they learned how to butcher a beef. It was an opportunity to expose the members to another kind of agricultural career. All members helped bone-out, grind and wrap the beef. They also learned where the different cuts of meat are located on the animal. For some, this was a totally new adventure, while others were old hands at it. At the end of this...
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. 5: A caller reported “a massive amount of smoke” was coming from the wheel well of a pickup and trailer unit traveling in front of him on Interstate 90 near Sprague. Creston ambulan...
The nine seniors at Odessa High School who are also members of the school's FBLA chapter have won the Credit 2 Kids award after being nominated by their adviser Terri King. King wrote that the students had made a tremendous impact on the Odessa community and set a high standard for the rest of the school. Academically, they were all outstanding students with a combined grade-point average of 3.75. As part of the FBLA organization, they grew into leaders and community...
Christmas Fest 2016 was another success for Odessa businesses and the vendors who fill the tables in the community center with a wide variety of items to buy as gifts for others or treats for themselves. According to organizer Faye King, "As always, a great, generous group of vendors braved the cold and wet weather to make our day super." There were 40 vendors using 51 tables and/or spaces. Of those vendors, 10 were new to Christmas Fest: Emma Squire & Friends (sewing,...
Marvin Fink passed away peacefully on December 7, 2016 at the age of 84. Born in Odessa to Reuben and Elizabeth Fink on April 27, 1932, Marvin was a lifelong resident of Odessa and active member of the community throughout his years. He graduated from Odessa High School in 1950 and married the love of his life Marilyn Salo in 1952. Marvin served his country proudly during the Korean War as a member of the U.S. Army, where he courageously fought on the front lines and earned...
Richard W. Voise died December 12, 2016, in Odessa. A memorial service will be held some time after January 1, 2017, although no date has yet been set. A full obituary will be published later on, prior to the date of the memorial service....
The past week, our country lost an icon. Unless you live in Ohio, where he was a senator, you probably knew John Glenn as the first American to orbit the earth. In 1998, he also became the oldest person ever to travel into space. The death of this famous astronaut brings our imaginations back to the great space race of the 1950s and 60s. Many children grew up wanting to be astronauts - to blast off into space, to orbit the earth, even to walk on the moon. However, the country...
1 years ago The Odessa Record December 8, 1916 O.C.B. remodeling the opera house. “The Odessa Concert Band’s opening dance at their new home in the opera house Thanksgiving night was a decided success. Over 60 couples were in attendance.” [Editor’s note: The remainder of the article is paraphrased below.] The condition of the floor was not considered up to standard by the band members, however, and plans were made to refurbish the floor and remodel the building that the band had purchased. A.R. Mead, C.N. Clark and Fred Sc...
The first snowfall of the winter of 2016/2017 came Monday evening and overnight to the Odessa area. Forecasts now predict a bit more snow over the weekend and temperatures expected to drop below zero at night. Six inches of snow blanketed the town and countryside, making for a very pretty scene, but also causing treacherous driving and walking conditions. The Odessa schools started two hours late but did not have to be canceled. Town, county and state public works crews were out early Tuesday in bright sunshine (but cold temp...
Each week throughout the school year, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) recognizes twelve varsity athletes, a male and a female from each of the six classifications, who exhibited an outstanding performance for the previous week. I wanted to notify you that Gaven Elder, a junior, from Odessa High School was nominated by a community member and selected by WIAA staff as one of the Athletes of the Week for achievements in football. Elder carried the bal...
Santa listened to children Hark! But there are no angels singing. What is that alarming sound reaching throughout the town of Harrington at 10 a.m., December 3? Not a minute late for the children that awaited the arrival of Santa on his one-horse sleigh? No, not a sleigh, Santa came in modern fashion, grasping ahold of one of Harrington’s finest fire trucks. Santa has been watching his diet the past year or so, and he is not as rotund as one might expect. In he came with a ...
Odessa-Harrington’s Titans took home the second-place trophy at the Tacoma Dome Saturday at the 1B state championship eight-man football game. Neah Bay defeated the Titans and took home the first place trophy. O-H 0 14 6 14 34 NB 6 28 16 14 64 Predictions about the size of the Neah Bay Red Devils versus that of the Titans and the ability of their quarterback to make plays proved true. Nerves appeared to be a factor, too, as bobbled catches, hesitancy and turnovers hindered t...
Five girl scouts from Odessa, Hannah Sheldon, Alyssa Iverson, Chloe Winkler, Jocelyn Zigan and Mackenzie Lutz, are planning a trip to Washington, D.C. in the summer of 2017. They will be accompanied by Michele Dowlen of Wilbur and Lyndsay Reyes and Sherri Frederick, both of Odessa. The girls and their leaders have been busy for several months already raising money for the trip with cheesecake sales, community dinners, bake sales and car washes. The trip will be educational and is meant to broaden the girls’ knowledge of t...
John Gahringer, Jr. went home to be with the Lord early in the morning of October 25, 2016. John was born July 5, 1924 in Oak Park, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, to John and Alice Barclay Gahringer. He affectionately became known most of his life as “Jack.” He came to Wenatchee when he was one-year-old with his mother, living with his grandfather, Frank Gahringer, a major Wenatchee orchardist, while his father John Gahringer, Sr. completed his medical residency in Chicago. He...
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. 28: Davenport ambulance personnel assisted a 79-year-old woman with an unknown medical problem. No one was reported hurt after a pickup truck went off U.S. 2 near Reardan and into a ditch...
Last week's issue incorrectly identified the photographer who supplied photos of the Titan vs. Sunnyside Christian football game. Molly Schafer, a senior at Odessa High School, should have been given credit for the photos....
As I contemplate writing this "Meet Your Neighbors" column, my thoughts go back six months to when my husband James and I first moved to Odessa and how we felt, and still feel, the warmth and love of the way all you Odessa people welcomed us with open arms. We are all still in awe of this marvelous place and all the people who make it what it is. Thank you, Odessa! And now I would like to introduce you to Kathy Ashe, a recent transplant from Salisbury, Mo. She was born in...
The 75th annual Turkey Carnival put on by the Odessa Lions Club drew a smaller than normal crowd last Saturday, as quite a large number of townspeople opted to attend the quarterfinal football game in Spokane between Odessa-Harrington and Almira/Coulee-Hartline (won by the Titans, see article on sports page). The Odessa Community Center opened at 2 p.m. to begin serving hamburgers, hot dogs, nachos, soft drinks, water and pie by the slice. The coffee was free. The club had...
Cary M. “Mike” Kuchenbuch (70) of Wilbur passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2016 in Spokane. A Celebration of Mike’s life will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, November 28, at the Wilbur Lutheran Church, 306 SE Trinity Ave. in Wilbur. Burial of his urn will follow in the Wilbur Cemetery. Cremation has taken place at his request. A complete obituary will follow in next week’s Odessa Record. Please sign Mike’s online register book at www.stratefuneralhome.com. Strate Funeral Home of Wilbur is caring for Mike’s family....
My wife and I would like to give thanks to the pastors and their families here in Odessa. They are on call 24-7. They give up personal and family time to help us in our hour of need. They ask for so little in return. Happy holidays to all. Pat and Mary Gamache Odessa...
The Odessa Chamber of Commerce met November 8 at Any Occasion Banquet Hall, called to order at noon by President Zach Schafer. Treasurer Larissa Zeiler was not present but left a report with Schafer who reported that as of November 4 the Chamber has a total in the bank of $62,608.39. Year-to-date income is $94,944.91, and expenses are $101,216.95, for a net loss of $6,272.04 to date this year. Fest income was $63,049 and Fest expenses were $56,266 for a Fest net income of $7,583. A question about how the donated tips, which...
