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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, March 21: Dispatchers received calls from at least two Sprague residents reporting a suspicious vehicle occupied by a man in his early 30s with a beard and moustache, wearing a ball cap and...

The opening weekend for baseball was a good one for the Titans when they completed a doubleheader sweep against the Northport Mus- tangs Saturday, March 26. In the first game of the series, the Titans had eight runs by the end of the second inning and added eight more in the fourth, making the score 16-0 and effectively winning the game in four innings. According to WIAA rules, the games ends when the losing team is behind 10 or more runs and has had at least five turns at...

Public, parochial and private schools from all over the state of Washington sent 102 teams comprising more than 600 students to a day of academic competition at Arlington High School in Arlington, Wash. on March 19. Eastern Washington's Bi-County area acquitted itself well at this state Knowledge Bowl, taking three of the top six places. Odessa High School's team of Johnathon Brightwell, Elizabeth Larson, Cole Kissler, Molly Schafer, Kiegan Wehr and Stacia Lesser brought home...

Entered into rest on March 11, 2016 at his home in Odessa, WA. He was born in Ritzville, WA on December 3, 1941. Preceding him in death were his parents, Martin and Jean Kramer, his brother, Kevin Kramer, and father and mother in law, Eugene and Marie Schorzman. Coach is survived by his wife and team partner Marlene Kramer, of 48 years, his son, Scott Kramer and wife Dani Kramer, 1 grandson Parker Ryan Kramer, age 2 ½ and soon to be twin granddaughters, and his best...
The eight-week season for the trapshooting teams participating in the Spokesman-Review Inland Northwest Trapshoot contest concluded on March 6. The Marlin-Odessa Gun Club combined men’s team captured third place in the Division I standings, with a final score of 792 (out of 800). In first place was the Yakima Valley Sportsmen team with 797 and in second place was the Colton Gun Club with 796. The Marlin-Odessa women’s team was in sixth place with a score of 639 behind Hauser Lake Gun Club (724), Garfield-St. John (704), Mal...

FFA Advisor at OHS The Odessa High School chapter of FFA sent several students to the District 9 career development events held in Moses Lake the week of March 7. Food Science & Technology The Food Science and Technology event provides FFA members the opportunity to gain awareness of career and professional opportunities in the field of food science and technology, marketing and management occupations. Participants take an objective test, practice quality assurance...

Odessa High School FBLA has been working with the eighth grade class for their American Enterprise Project. Their topic has been benefit corporations, an emerging type of corporate business with a focus on earning profit and giving back to social and environmental causes. The students studied existing benefit corporations including Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream, Tom's Shoes and Warby Parker Eyeglasses. Next, they created a mock benefit corporation, designed a unique product for...

Odessa Golf and RV will open for the 2016 season this Friday, March 25. The clubhouse will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. This weekend is also Easter weekend, and the golf course and clubhouse will remain open Sunday for those wanting to golf or enjoy a lunch or dinner out. During the season, the clubhouse and restaurant are open seven days per week from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. The clubhouse menu is much the same as it was last year during the season, but some new items have been...

Four students from the University of Washington's Healthcare Alternative Spring Break program came to Odessa to job-shadow members of the local medical community and learn about rural healthcare and its unique challenges. The students shadowed working professionals in either nursing, pharmacy or physical therapy or followed Dr. Linda Powell or Nanette Brokaw, ARNP during their work at the clinic and/or hospital for four days this week. On the fifth day, the students give back...

The Titan Golf team kicked off spring sports Tuesday, March 15, in Harrington. The match included the St. Georges Dragons, the Kettle Falls Bulldogs and the Tekoe-Rosalia Timberwolves. Each of the visiting teams had both boys and girls teams. Odessa-Harrington, however, has only a boys team. The individual scores for the Titan team are as follows: Derek Montgomery 72, Colt Sanford 70, John Tanke 59, William Mann 57, Caleb Behrens 69 and James Mann 72. The Titans finished with...
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, March 14: A Sprague man was arrested in connection with the burglary of a residence in the 300 block of East 1st in Sprague after a woman reported food, about $200 cash, records and mov...
1 years ago The Odessa Record March 24, 1916 Union State Bank remodeling room. The work of remodeling the Union State bank is now rapidly nearing completion, and it now, both in arrangement and finish, presents a decidedly metropolitan aspect. There are plenty of larger banking rooms in Eastern Washington than the Union State, but there are none in the rural districts and very few in the larger cities that can excel its present appearance. The office proper now consists of a square 20 x 30 feet, with two cashier’s w...
This year, I see a man who says he’s for the working poor, but all he talks about is shipping people back home and punching people in the face. Is that the kind of freedom you want? It sure was not what I was fighting for, all those long years ago now. What happens when it’s your neighbor who was born here but is of a different skin color? Will you let him send them back over the border? Are you going to stand up for that person and maybe be put in jail yourself? I’ll stand up for anyone here in town or any place else. It co...
Glen Allen died March 15, 2016 in Spokane. His home was in Odessa. He was born in Eldorao, Ill. on November 23, 1950. His family moved to Snohomish, Wash. during his childhood. He was inducted into the U.S. Army and served in Vietnam. He was a talented musician, singer, songwriter and artist. He was a member of several bands throughout the state. Glen had a one-of-a-kind sense of humor and a huge capacity to love. He was sensitive and giving to his family and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents Harold and Merle...
Continued from last week. The walk down memory lane continues in part two of the history of the Odessa Healthcare Foundation’s wine tasting and auctions. In 2000, the Healthcare Foundation’s goal was $20,000 for the 9th annual wine tasting and auction, with the money raised going toward remodeling and updating Odessa Memorial Hospital’s physical therapy department. Despite wheat selling for $2.38 a bushel, Odessa rose to the challenge, and the goal was met and surpassed. Event organizer Noreen Groh was quoted in The Odess...
Odessa students in preschool through 11th grade will participate in student-led conferences on Wednesday, April 20, 2016. There will be no school on this day. All preschool through 11th-grade students have been scheduled for specific conference times, and parents should receive a designated date and time slip from their child’s homeroom teacher or the office. Those who have not received notification of the date and time by the end of this week, March 25, are asked to please call Linnie Largent at 982-2603 (elementary o...

The Odessa Chamber of Commerce would like to introduce the “Best Bench” competition. Many of the benches that line our downtown streets are in dire need of repair and maintenance. The “Best Bench” competition is designed not only to improve the appearance and comfort of the benches, but to allow individuals, non-profit groups and businesses the opportunity to establish and maintain a presence in the downtown area. In addition, the Chamber plans to use the bench competi...

Josh Steward, president of Steward Farms, Inc. in Harrington, is among visionaries being recognized nationally through a program called Farm Credit 100 Fresh Perspectives, a search to identify and honor 100 leaders who are changing rural communities and agriculture for the better. The honorees were announced at a National Ag Day event at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Farm Credit launched the Farm Credit 100 Fresh Perspectives program as part of its 100th...

After an eight-hour day of continually presenting their research to experts in the field, the student scientists from the Advanced STEM Research Laboratory at Odessa High School exhibited their academic prowess in science and engineering at the Mid-Columbia Regional Science and Engineering Fair in Kennewick on Thursday, March 10, 2016. More than 100 high school student researchers represented the finest scientific minds vying for top prizes in STEM-related categories. There...

The Odessa Record of March 17, 1916, included a front-page column on doings from 14 years prior. Since The Record has no archives from 1902, so we include it in this issue. Notes of interest to old timers. Frank Schmierer bought a half section of land near Quincy last week at $9 per acre. Christian Doering and family of Parkston, S.D. arrived and will locate south of town. W.P. Mitchell, prosperous stockman is having an addition biuilt on to his residence east of town. Mr....
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, March 7: A Davenport woman reported receiving a fraudulent phone call from someone claiming to be from the Internal Revenue Service. Reardan Police investigated a possible harassment inc...

It makes me sad when I hear teenagers say things like, “I can’t wait to move out of this town” or “It’s so boring here. I hate Odessa. There’s never anything to do.” It’s not the first time I’ve heard those words. They are likely spoken by every teenager in every small community around the world. Trust me on this, I know because I spoke the same words living in Ephrata just 45 minutes down the road. The only difference was that I thought I knew exactly what I was talking about...
Enclosed please find my check for a two-year renewal of The Odessa Record. Although I left the area many years ago after growing up in Marlin, I still enjoy your newspaper. Thank you for what you do for small towns and for providing coverage for your area. Larry Reider Bakersfield, Calif....
More than 100 quilters from all across the state have pre-registered for the 21st annual Quilt Til You Wilt event put on by the Odessa Quilt Club. The event takes place Monday, March 21, at the Odessa Community Center. Quilting demonstrations will be presented throughout the day by Lise Ott, Shelly Sieverkropp, Rhonda Luiten, Laura Estes, Kathie Donahue and P.J. Jacobsen. The participants bring potluck dishes to the event for their noon and evening meals. It is a day that is both educational and social, and participants are...
In anticipation of the silver anniversary of the Odessa Healthcare Foundation’s annual wine tasting, microbrew sampling and auctions, I began reading past minutes and treasurer’s reports of the Odessa Healthcare Foundation’s meetings, as well as past issues of The Odessa Record in search of information about previous “wine tasting parties.” I hope you will enjoy this walk down memory lane. In June of 1988, the Odessa Memorial Hospital Board of Commissioners had a desire to set up a foundation structured in such a way as to...