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Inchelium On Tuesday, October 4, the Titans traveled to Inchelium and got the win by a score of 3-1. O-H 25 22 25 25 3 Inch. 13 25 8 15 1 Zoe Clark led her team in service aces with seven. Shelbey Watkins was the leader in assists with 17. Ty Evers got eight kills to pace the offense. Evers also had one block on defense. Maleah Davison led in digs with six. The Titan volleyball team played a double-header in Odessa last Saturday, handing both Curlew and Republic losses. Curlew Beginning at noon, the Titans faced off against...
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, Oct. 3: A Sprague man reported a fraudulent charge for $34.62 on a credit card. A Creston woman reported being assaulted during an argument with a family member. A Davenport man told dis...
One particular thing I have truly enjoyed while living in Odessa is watching the little ones, kids and teenagers, grow. In eight short years I have gotten to know quite a few of the kids around Odessa. I have witnessed two siblings close to toddler age as they became pre-teens and began playing sports. I’ve seen teenagers graduate from high school, become young adults, move back after college, get their first career jobs or settle down and start a family. I’ve sold lot...
The Mennonite Country Auction held last Saturday drew a large crowd to the country church located about 11 miles outside of Odessa. People came from far and wide to sample the homemade cider, ice cream and other delectables. Others came for the beautiful quilts and other hand-crafted items in wood or metal. With everything from German sausage to Greek gyros, plus kraut runzas (the Mennonite version of Odessa’s kraut ranzas), green bean soup and African nut stew, the o...
October officially begins the baking season on my calendar. Frosty mornings and cool days invite the warming of the kitchen with the heat and aromas of freshly baked breads, muffins, pies and cookies. Kathie Donahue shared her recipe for the Oatmeal Bar Cookies she brought to a recent gathering of quilters. She describes them as “tender, chewy; great as an energy bar or trail bar.” These bars would be ideal for breakfast on the go or a mid-morning coffee break. You could sub...
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, Sept. 26: A locomotive derailed but remained upright near Sprague. No injuries were reported. A Creston woman told dispatchers that a man assaulted her by sitting on her chest. She said she sc...
Public safety is one of the core needs and single most important services that county government is obligated to deliver. When citizens dial 9-1-1, they have an expectation that a sheriff’s deputy is coming to their reported emergency and is coming now. It is my experience that most tax-paying citizens seldom use the services of their local public safety officers, but when they do, it’s for an immediate need. As your sheriff, I am reaching out to you with what I hope is an...
The O-H high school volleyball team overcame Valley Christian in Harrington on September 29. The Titans won this one three games to one. O-H 25 24 24 25 3 VC 12 18 26 16 1 Ty Evers of O-H again led the team in kills with 15. Shelbey Watkins was the leading setter with 37 assists. Tied with two service aces each were Watkins, Malea Davison, McKennah Davison, Maddy Wagner and Brenna Carstensen. Watkins also led the Titan team in digs with 13, and Maleah Davison had three blocks for the Titan defense. On Saturday, October 8,...
The Odessa School Board held a budget workshop in the district office at 6:30 p.m. on September 28 to review policies and procedures, followed by a regularly scheduled monthly meeting in the high school library at 7 p.m. Attending were board chaiman Ed Deife; board members Heather Valverde, Roland Singer, Janie Steward and Chris Crossley; superintendent Dan Read and business manager Juli Weishaar. Also present were operations supervisor Justin Parr, FBLA advisor and business teacher Terri King, student Zoe Clark, special...
The Odessa Open, the state-sanctioned horseshoes tournament held last Saturday at the Finney Field horseshoe pits had 14 players competing for awards in two classes of play. In the A class, Jerry Conklin of the Tri-Cities took first place, with Earl Hertlin of Creston taking second and Les Myers of Tri-Cities taking third. In B class competition, Harold Boger of Moses Lake was the number-one pitcher, with Ron Heutink of Ephrata getting second place and Mike Watcher of Spokane...
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, Sept. 19: Sprague ambulance personnel and the Washington State Patrol responded to a one-vehicle collision on Interstate 90 at the westbound Sprague rest area. An Odessa man was arrested aft...
Mystery Don't you just love it when you can't trust your own eyes? Now you don't see them, and suddenly...when did that Linda Colbert sneak out there and place all of those straw bales and fall decorations up and down Third Street, Main Street, by the park and school? And surely she must have had a crew in order to execute such a quick placement service! No one seemed to know quite when it happened, just like so many previous years, but it was learned that her elves were...
Cont. from last week Although Saturday morning's weather was a bit of a downer for the folks in the parade, as well as for those watching, the event went on as scheduled, and the spectators took their places on the sidewalks to applaud the participants. Tim Coley and Gordon Neale, former Odessa residents and still members of the Oom Pas and Mas polka band, were the announcers for the parade and kept the downtown crowd entertained with their banter. The rain at parade time was...
Virgil Totusek passed away September 19, 2016, in Odessa at the age of 83. He was born May 21, 1933, on the family farm, to Frank and Ruby (Hoover) Totusek. He was a member of the Marlin Presbyterian Church. Virgil was an avid horseshoe player, U.S. Army Korean War veteran, enjoyed trapshooting and loved to bowl with the “Irby Ridge Bowlers.” He participated in the Odessa VFW and was a 50-year member of the Odessa Grange. He was also a former American Legion Commander in Wilson Creek. Virgil is preceded in death by his par...
Brothers Frank and Marcus Horak have announced that Odessa Auto Parts, also known to Odessa residents as the “NAPA Store,” is in the process of being sold to the group that owns the NAPA franchise in Davenport. The brothers hope that the transition will take place by November 1. They have owned the store for the past eight years and have welcomed the support of the community in their efforts. Frank is looking forward to taking over the family farm from his parents Paul and Deb Horak, and Marcus will work on finishing his col...
Odessa High School will be celebrated as a School of Distinction for sustained improvement in English language arts and math over a five-year period. Odessa will be recognized at the ESD 101 in Spokane on Friday, October 21, at 10 a.m. Odessa High School is one of 94 schools so honored by the Center for Educational Effectiveness (CEE) and their partner organizations that have recognized schools all over the state for continuous and substantive improvement....
The staff of P.C. Jantz Elementary and Odessa Junior High and High School invites the public to an Open House on Wednesday, October 5, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. This event will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. in the multipurpose room and end in the cafeteria with ice cream sundaes....
Former Odessa resident Colby Smith, son of Don and Mavis Smith, is now a resident of California. He called us last week with a request. He is a collector of cuckoo clocks, which he buys, restores and repairs the clocks for his private collection is not interested in reselling them. If anyone in the Odessa area or among our readership is interested in donating to his collection, please call The Record @ 509-982-2632 and we will provide his contact information....
The Odessa Horseshoes Club is hosting a state-sanctioned tournament this Saturday, October 1, at their Finney Field horseshoe pits. This tournament is called the Odessa Open, and the current state champion will be attending, as well as the women's, junior's and this year's elder's champions. Check-in takes place prior to the 9 a.m. start time....
Terrea Lee Weishaar was born on March 31, 1953 in Odessa to Warren and Susan Weishaar. She passed away on September 4, 2016 in Spokane. Before her illness set in, Terrea enjoyed outdoor activities. Competitive downhill ski racing and Nordic skiing were her favorite winter activities, and in the summer she spent her leisure time swimming and water skiing. During college, Terrea worked as a lifeguard and swimming instructor in Oregon where she attended Oregon State University....
The 46th annual Odessa Deutschesfest drew enthusiastic crowds to all of the events offered. Despite some relatively light rain during the Saturday morning parade and the threat of even windier conditions, the folks who attended appeared not to be bothered much at all. The rain cleared up by about noon, and the forecast winds were not as bad as had been predicted. The vendors we talked to said they were prepared for such contingencies and had well-secured booths. The rain that...
Deutschesfest trappings are packed away for another year, but already plans are being laid for 2017. Though the dirndls and lederhosen won’t likely be seen for another year, Germans from Russia culinary skills need not disappear. Kraut Ranza are great to have on hand for a quick, heat and serve meal. You may not care for sauerkraut, but any thick filling can be sealed in tender yeast dough, baked and served immediately, or cooled and frozen. Frozen bread dough may be used i...
Virgil F. Totusek passed away September 19, 2016 in Odessa. Graveside services are Friday, September 23, 2016 at 11 a.m. at the Bohemian Cemetery near Odessa. Full obit will follow next week. Strate Funeral Home in Davenport is caring for the family....
Mom was born November 16, 1920, in Dryden to John and Mary Hoff Isaak. She had nine brothers and sisters: Gordon, John, Ione, Florence, Viola, Eva, Harold, Carl and Alvin. Her mother died when she was 18 months old, and she went to live with her mother's parents, John and Mary Hoff, and her mother's seven brothers and sisters. She attended High School in Odessa and married Herbert Martin Sackmann in 1939. They lived on the Sackmann dryland wheat farm 15 miles south of Odessa and raised a daughter and three sons. Dad died in...
(Davenport, WA, September 21, 2016.) The communities of Reardan, Odessa and Sprague received good news from the Washington Department of Commerce last week. All three were awarded Community Development Block Grants for priority infrastructure projects worth a combined $2,062,600. Reardan will receive $719,600 for water system improvements, Odessa will receive $693,000 for water system improvements, and Sprague will receive $650,000 for sewer system improvements. Two awards, Odessa and Sprague, were made possible because their...
