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Wes Morris was born March 30, 1946, and entered into rest on February 23, 2017. He loved the outdoors, and enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping. As a child, he and his family would spend entire summers moving from one campground to the next in search of adventure. He graduated from Wilbur High Sschool in 1964, where he was a drummer in the band, and carried his love for music throughout his life. Wes was a sailor and retired after spending 21 years in the U.S. Navy. He traveled all over the world and was always eager to...
Lynn Geissler passed away February 27, 2017, in Spokane. His home was in Davenport. He was born November 8, 1951 in Spokane to Echo and Phyllis Geissler. He was a lifetime resident of Davenport, where he attended school and graduated from Davenport High School in 1970. He went on to attend college in Spokane for a short time before returning to Davenport. Lynn married Loreen “Reeni” Provost on September 25, 1976 in Odessa, but they made their home in Davenport and ran the family farm. Besides farming, Lynn drove truck for...
Marlin The Marlin Gun Club finished the season last Sunday, March 5, with awards, fun games and a meal of prime rib and cheesy potatoes. Members also contributed potluck dishes to the meal. Winners were announced for each of the seven classes of shooters. Classes reflect the accuracy level of the shooters based on the percentage of targets hit over time. AA Dan Asker A Rich Swanson B Mike French C Tristan Rocha D Shelby Brashear E Taeven Brashear E II Keeva Kimble Shooters who achieved their first ever perfect 25 targets...
Only 16 students were selected by Washington state to be delegates at the 55th Washington Junior Science and Humanities Symposium. Every year, Washington students send between 200-300 research papers with the primary aim of promoting original research experimentation in the sciences, engineering and mathematics at the high school level and to publicly recognize students for outstanding achievement. Each of the 48 regional symposia, as well as the national program, provide a...
On Friday, February 24, Odessa High School's Knowledge Bowl team headed to Whitworth University in Spokane for the annual regional competition. In the B1 division, Odessa finished second (by one point) behind Garfield/Palouse. The nine schools competing in B1 are listed below with their scores: 1. GarPal 81 2. Odessa 80 3. Riverside (2) 76 4. ACH 69 5. Lakeside (2) 62 6. Oakesdale 56 7. Valley Christian 51 8. St. John-Endicott 30 9. Harrington 30 The four teams heading to...
Several members of the community requested that the school board discuss with them their concerns regarding the O-H athletic co-op. Board chairman Ed Deife began by asking those in attendance to share their thoughts and concerns. Prior to the discussion, superintendent Dan Read asked those present to provide feedback in writing by listing the pros and cons of the cooperative on handouts he provided. What appeared to concern those present the most was a perceived lack of...
Last week, Joe Schlomer and John Jensen of CHS-Sun Basin Crop Advisors visited the Odessa School District ag shop to share a wealth of knowledge about plants, discuss the numerous types of jobs available in the agriculture industry and encourage students to seek out these agricultural carriers. A quote from George Washington was shared, "Agriculture is the most healthful, most useful and most noble employment of man." We often forget that to work in agriculture does not mean t...
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, Feb. 20: Sandbags were filled and positioned to try to head off flooding in the city of Sprague. A vehicle slide-off was reported on SR 231 in the north end of the canyon. Two county jail inm...
Marlin Mark Edwins, Richard Swanson and Cody Follett were the three perfect 25 shooters on Sunday, February 26. Dan Asker, Jan Jensen, Daryl Kimble, Kevin Myer, Tristan Rocha, Jakob Starkel, Juan Rocha and Taeven Brashear all shot 24. Mark Iksic, Bill James, Dave Asker and Ron Lesser all shot 23. Doug Starkel, Shelbey Brashear and Gage Starkel all shot 22. Jim Imbert, Mark Brashear, Dennis Klemmer, Ken Thompson, Carmen Ekhart, Mike French, Bruce Nicholas, Doug Brashear, Jeff Norley, Rob Imbert, Landon Ribail and Wade Visker...
As the sun is making its reappearance, and the snow is slowly but surely melting, all of us parents are breathing a sigh of relief: We can send our kids back outside! At last, liberation from our cabin fever. With warmer weather coming, our dreams of summer will soon be a reality. The kids will be home, as school is out for the summer, and it will be pure bliss for the first week, and then you think to yourself, “These kids are driving me crazy! When does the pool open??” Do not fear, the Odessa Friends of the Pool is her...
FBLA Week was celebrated by the Odessa chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America on February 6-10. The highlight of the week was the annual "Copper vs. Silver" completion, where classes competed against each other to raise money for the March of Dimes. While the freshmen gave it a great effort, the sophomores won the competition. Sophomore class president Megan Shafer threw a pie into the face of John DeWulf, president of the senior class. As a group, they raised more...
Dr. Dudley passed away February 15, 2017, in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. He was born in Dayton, Wash. on April 23, 1936. He graduated his secondary studies at Dayton High School and continued his studies at Washington State University, going on to complete his masters degree at Bowling Green, Ohio. He completed his doctorate in neurolinguistics at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, specializing in aphasia and dysphasia. He taught at both McGill University and the Universit...
It was recently shared with the Odessa High School FBLA chapter that there was a need to provide some of the senior citizens in our community with home-cooked meals. Many were finding it difficult to prepare meals due to the difficulty of leaving their homes in the icy weather conditions or for health reasons, due to having no or limited cooking skills or because budgets were tight. FBLA members took action and cooked 500 freezer meals to be delivered in the near future to...
The Odessa Town Council met Monday, February 13, in the public library at the community center. Hal and Jan Patterson were introduced as new members of the community attending their first council meeting. A local citizen returned to appear before the council with a complaint about his water/sewer/garbage billing. He said he is being charged double for his service because he has a rental apartment in his garage. The sewer and water lines, however, extend directly from the main house sewer and water lines. There is no second...
Rebecca Zahler-Shimic, Bella Arens, Maverick Dylan Shimic, Jr. and Maverick Dylan Shimic, Sr. enjoyed a day with family in Spokane. Baby Maverick was born November 22, 2016, weighing in at 10 pounds, 7 ounces and measuring 22 inches long. On the day of this picture, he was helping his big sister Bella celebrate her seventh birthday. Their mother Rebecca is the granddaughter of Wilma Schmidt of Odessa....
Continued from last week To continue our story on events that put Odessa on the map for visitors, we provide here some additional information from the February 14 meeting of the Odessa Chamber of Commerce. A letter will be arriving soon from the Chamber treasurer reminding businesses and individuals to pay their dues for 2017. Quilt til you Wilt Laura Estes, representing the Odessa Quilt Club, advised members that the club’s annual Quilt til you Wilt event will be held March 20. This will be the 22nd year of the event. Expect...
Avocado Ice Cream? My first thought was “that is a horrible thing to do to an avocado”, but apparently this is all the rage in several east coast areas. One restaurant serves avocado ice cream on toast, and according to the news article, it sells out fast so people line up early to get this treat. Have any of you readers tried this interesting concoction? A search on Pinterest turned up several recipes with quite varied ingredients, and judging from these recipes, it appears i...
Marlin No one from Marlin Gun Club shot a perfect 25 on Sunday, February 19. Shooting 24 was Travis Iksic. Mark Iksic, Dan Asker, Mark Edwins, Bill James, Doug Starkel, Scott Mortimer, Mark Brashear, Rich Swanson, Dave Asker, Jan Jensen, Cody Follett, Doug Brashear and Taeven Brashear all shot 23. Ken Thompson, Mike French, Ron Lesser, Landon Ribail, Kaden Johnson all shot 22, while Dennis Klemmer, Dusty Kimble, Brent Finkbeiner, Rob Imbert, Chase Janett, Shelbey Brashear and Gage Starkel shot 21. Shooting 20 or under were...
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, Feb. 13: A vehicle slid off Long Lake Road east of SR 231. A tow truck was used to pull a vehicle from a ditch on SR 174 in the Wilbur area. Odessa Police investigated a report that a man...
Odessa local Stan Dammel has recently received the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award. This award, named after the Wright Brothers of early aviation fame, is to recognize individuals who have exhibited skill, professionalism and aviation expertise for at least 50 years piloting an aircraft. The Master Pilot Award is the most prestigious award the FAA issues to pilots certified under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations, part 61. To be eligible for this award, nominees...
Long-time Odessa Trading Company employee Bud Largent thought it would be a good idea to introduce the company's three newest employees to the Odessa community, especially since all three are from out of the immediate area. OTC manager H.P. Carstensen agreed, so Largent invited The Record to come and talk to the three gentlemen and take their picture. All three are mechanics who work on the farm equipment that OTC sells and services. They made sure that one of the tractors...
It is now mid-February. The Desert 100 is about six weeks away, and still no one has come forward to be the point person for the hospitality tent at the race site. Odessa Chamber of Commerce president Zach Schafer has enlisted help from various others and has been doing whatever he can to make sure that the tent is provided, but he needs one person to keep track of all the various parts of the whole. Former Chamber president Marlon Schafer is now busy full time providing WiFi access at the site but can be called upon for...
Who: The community What: PG-rated movie Woodlawn, a faith-based film based on the true story of a high school football team. When: Sunday, February 19, 6:30 p.m. Where: Christ Lutheran Church Cost: One can of food as donation for Odessa Food Bank Attendees are encouraged to bring their own munchies....
Where local writers may share their creative efforts with the rest of the community. Stay Young (To be sung to the tune of Rawhide) Strollin’- strollin’- strollin’. Movin’ - movin’ - movin’. Walkin’ - walkin’ - walkin’. Stay young! Keep walkin’ - rollin’ - movin’ Though your joints may be disapprovin’. Keep them joints a movin’, Stay young! Through rain and wind and weather, Hell bent to get better. Wishin’ my gal was by my side. With all the things I’m missin’, Good vittles, lovin’, kissin’ Are waitin’ at the end of m...
Marlin Doug Starkel, Rich Swanson, Dave Asker and Jan Jensen all found themselves in first place on Sunday, February 12, after shooting perfect scores of 25 for the Marlin Gun Club. Shooting 24 werre Dan Asker, Bill James, Cory Shearer, Ken Thompson and Mark Brashear. Mark Iksic, Mark Edwins, Ken Eckhart, Austin Nelson, Ron Lesser, Dusty Kimble and Taeven Brashear all shot 23. Carmen Eckhart, Mike French, Bruce Nicholas, Brent Finkbeiner and Tristan Rocha all shot 22, while Scott Mortimer, Jim Schell and Shelbey Brashear all...
