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Many requests have come in for several cookie recipes. Peanut Butter Chocolate Toffee Crunch, brought by Shelly Hauge to a recent potluck, is a super sweet treat, especially appealing to young folks. It is easy to make, bakes quickly, but does require an hour of chilling time. Peanut Butter Chocolate Toffee Crunch 4 1/2 cups Reese’s Puffs cereal 1 cup butter 1 cup packed light brown sugar 1/2 tsp vanilla 1 bag (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips, melted 1/2 cup creamy p...
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. 29: A Reardan woman requested a county deputy’s help with allegations of vehicle theft and drug use. A Davenport caller reported speeding vehicles on Sixth Street as it becomes McInn...
I live in Gloucester, England and am researching my family, one of whom emigrated to the U.S. back in the 1890s. His name was George Cox. I have traced his American descendents to among other places, Odessa, and wonder if there are any around this area today. They were George’s great grandson, E.J. COX, and E.J. COX, Jr., believed to be son of E.J. Please email any information to jeannette.thornell@yahoo.co.uk. Jeannette Thornell Gloucester, England...
Track and field head coach Travis Schuh said the Odessa-Harrington Titan team has had a great first week of practice. The assistant coach this year is Lanae Carper. The team consists of Lanessa Simon, Casey Schlomer, John DeWulf, Shelbey Watkins, Bailey Kuch, Aaron Gies, Cole Kissler, Colby Sooy, Colton Melgren, Amber Smith, Gaven Elder, Sarina Goetz and William Steed....
Odessa High School celebrated FBLA Week with many fun activities including a Copper vs. Silver tournament to raise money for the March of Dimes, a Slap Jack tournament won by Katie DeWulf, a lunch meeting with Lincoln County Economic Development Council executive director Margie Hall and a tour of a community project that also involved the Economic Development Council, the Odessa Community Commercial Kitchen. The highlight of the week was when sophomore class president Colton...
Jordan Larmer and Patrick Velverde, members of the Odessa High School FFA chapter, attended a conference at the Cispus Learning Center in Randall, Wash., led by state and past national FFA officers. The conference theme was 212º – the temperature at which water boils. It focused on taking students to the boiling point of leadership. At 211º water is extremely hot, but just one more degree gets us to the next level, the boiling point. These conferences focus on the dev...
Odessa students in grades 2-11 will present a musical called Hairspray, Jr. on March 31, 2016 at 1 p.m. (limited seating) and again at 7 p.m. in the school's multipurpose room. There is no cost for admission, but donations to help cover production expenses will be gladly accepted. This year, fourth-grade teacher Ellen Holman returns as the director. The cast underwent auditions and was chosen prior to the winter break. Rehearsals began in January. This musical production is pa...
The Odessa Fire Department's equipment auction last Saturday, February 27, was a big draw, as rigs from near and far poured into town for the 9 a.m. start. Much of the farming equipment was from the estate of local farmer/rancher Mike Connolly, with additional items from the (Brian) Homberg Farms estate. The Lincoln County Roads Dept. and Sheriff's Office also contributed consignment vehicles to the auction. Only a couple of items remained unsold, and those items were finding...
Marie L. Schorzman died February 25, 2016 in Odessa. A full obituary will follow once arrangements for a graveside service have been made by the family....
This is the 98th year of the Spokesman-Review Inland Northwest Trapshoot, which includes trapshooters throughout Washington, Idaho, Montana and Oregon. The contest lasts for eight weeks each winter. It is said to be the oldest and largest shoot of its kind in the country. Odessa At the February 28 shoot at the Odessa Gun Club, no one got a perfect 25. Both Traig Weishaar and Brian Wraspir shot 24. Landon Lobe, William Mann and Jared Praetorius all shot 23. Markham Nichols, Jim Smith, Jon Fink and Colley Walter shot 22, and...
The Odessa Food Bank will be filling its shelves with plenty of new items following last Saturday evening’s taco feed held at the Zion Emmanuel Lutheran Church. The holiday meals provided by the food bank late in the year tend to reduce its holdings, so the beginning of the new year finds the shelves getting rather empty. Food bank director Julie Jantz said about 100 people attended the event. Local church members provided some casseroles and salads, while the taco bar items and beverages were either purchased through a g...
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. 22: A woman staying at a Davenport motel reported she wasn’t able to find two suitcases she left near the county courthouse. A Davenport woman told dispatchers someone was attem...
On February 24, the Odessa School Board held a workshop in the district office for the purpose of discussing policies and procedures. In attendance were Superintendent Dan Read, Principal Jamie Nelson, board members Ed Deife, Heather Valverde, Roland Singer, Chris Crossley and Janie Steward and facilities director Justin Parr. The board met in the high school library at 6 p.m., an hour earlier than normal due to the dance recital being held at 7 p.m. in the multipurpose room. Deife, Valverde, Singer, Crossley, Steward, Read,...
The first buttercup of 2016 to be brought to the attention of The Odessa Record was found last Saturday, February 20, when a group of children, including the grandchildren of the late Mike Walter, were visiting Walter’s horses on the hill near town. Holden, Leah and Aubrey Iverson are the children of Brenick and Kamie Iverson of Odessa. Their grandparents are Dave and Sharon Iverson of Keller, Wash. and Brad and Debbie Arlt of the Odessa/Ritzville area. Layton and Emersyn Albertson are the children of Blayne (Walter) and 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. 15: Deputies investigated a theft of a motor vehicle report originating from Wilbur. Emergency responders assisted a Harrington woman who had reportedly consumed an entire bottle of Tyl...
Odessa On February 21 at the Odessa Gun Club, Traig Weishaar was the only person to shoot a perfect 25. Shooting 24 were Jared Praetorius, Landon Lobe, Brian Wraspir, Jon Fink and Aaron Gies. Josh Houck shot 23, while Deanna Lobe, Trevor Smith, Michael Nichols, Jr. and Brady Gies all shot 22. Lane Lobe shot 21. Those with 20 and under were Markham Nichols, Collette Nichols, Michael Nichols, Sr., Randy Gies, Nathan Luck, Rod Herron, HaLee Walter, Daeton Deife, Drew Hardung, Pilot Weishaar, Tucker Walter, Bill Weber, Colley...
Dog licenses are required by an ordinance of the Town of Odessa. Each license is good for one year and is renewal each January. The purpose of the licensing fee is to help cover the cost of finding lost dogs or corraling loose dogs and returning them to their owners. The kennel for stray animals that belongs to the town has fallen into disrepair, and efforts to replace it are currently at a standstill. Odessa’s police force does not want to have to put any animals into the current kennel, so having dogs licensed and tagged h...
On Thursday February 25, Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center will participate, along with Region 9 Healthcare Coalition members, in training of local staff members in how to respond in the event of a disaster. The training will take place from 12:30 p.m. through 5 p.m. The intersection of Second Avenue and Fifth Street will be closed down during that period so that decontamination tents can be set up. Employees participating in the training may also be seen donning their decontamination suits. Please note that this is only a...
The Odessa Fire Department will hold the sixth annual farm equipment auction on Saturday, February 27, near Fire Station #2 and Rocky Coulee Brewing Co., with Reinland Auctioneers/Liquidators once again running the auction with the assistance of the Odessa firefighters. The proceeds from this event will be used for purchasing gear and equipment for the fire department. The items are sold on consignment, with the larger percentage going to the equipment owners and a smaller...
Kathryn Susan Weber was the eighth of 11 children born to William and Catherine (DeHeck) McLaughlin on March 14, 1915 in Churchville, Iowa. She grew up on a farm near Belmond, Iowa where she had fond memories of tagging along with six older brothers while being allowed to enter into their adventures and accompanying them on buggy trips into town for groceries where the proprietor would give them a sack of candies for the trip home. Kathryn graduated from the Iowa State...
Stephen J. Ratkowski passed away February 4, 2016 in Ritzville. His home was in Odessa. Stephen was born December 26, 1931 in Lyndhurst, N.J. In September 1952, he joined the U.S. Army and served in the Korean Conflict before being honorably discharged as a corporal in August of 1954. Stephen married Kathy on August 12, 1989 in Everett, Wash. and moved to Odessa in 1993, where they made their home until his death. Stephen work many different jobs over the years and loved...
Odessa On February 14 at the Odessa Gun Club, Dan Williams and Traig Weishaar shot a perfect 25. Shooting 24 were William Mann, Jared Praetorius and Ryan Lewis. No one shot 23, but Aaron Gies, Landon Lobe, Lane Lobe, Brandon Larmer and Jon Fink all shot 22. Randy Gies and Rod Herron both shot 21. Those shooting 20 and under were Daniel Mann, Trevor Smith, Brian Wraspir, Deanna Lobe, Josh Houck, Pilot Weishaar, Rick Hedreen, Jenny Larmer, Cody Larmer, Deric Schmierer, Bill Weber, HaLee Walter, Colley Walter and Tucker Walter....
1 years ago From The Odessa Record February 16, 1918 Five bridges are swept out. Ice from Sylvan Lake carries everything with it: Six o’clock Friday evening found the waters of Crab Creek still raising and practically all of the workers who had been fighting the high water water worn out, so work was discontinued on the ice gorge east of the west city bridge. By this time the water was so high that councilman Reiman sent down a saddle horse to get out the men working there who were not equipped with hip waders. For a while,...
The February 8 meeting of the Odessa Town Council was to have included a presentation on a proposed sales tax increase for Lincoln County by Sheriff Wade Magers and County Commissioner Mark Stedman. However, Magers was unavailable that evening, and Stedman was said to be working on a packet of information for county residents on the amount of the increase and on its use by law enforcerment agencies for drug enforcement. Town librarian Julie Jantz presented council members with a final version of a reciprocal agreement among...
The February 9 special election held in Lincoln County saw the school and hospital levies in Odessa and Harrington pass by comfortable margins. Of the 5,823 registered voters in 40 precincts, 3,107 had returned ballots by February 12 when the last count was tabulated for a voter turnout of 53.36 percent. The election will be certified on February 19. Odessa School District 105’s Proposition 1 (Replacement Maintenance and Operation Levy) passed within Lincoln County by 323 to 114 votes or 73.91 to 20.09 percent. When the f...
