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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...
Executive Director Lincoln County Economic Development Council Goals developed for 2015 and steps taken to accomplish them are discussed in this article by Margie Hall. Key goal 1: Retain, expand and recruit businesses During 2015, the EDC provided assistance or training to 53 businesses, ranging from start-ups to established firms. We also hosted our second business-to-business networking dinner to help owners and managers from across the county get to know each other’s products and services. One of the training events we h...
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...
The Medal of Valor may be awarded to members of the Lacey Police Department who distinguish themselves by conspicuous bravery and/or heroism involving other persons present where hostile action or extreme personal danger is involved. On April 27, 2015, Officer Edward J. McClanahan, son of Dave and Joyce McClanahan of Odessa, was working at North Thurston High School as the School Resource Officer. Just prior to the start of the school day, Officer McClanahan was exiting the...
Warren William Weishaar passed away in Spokane on January 29, 2016, after prolonged, on-going health issues. He is survived by one daughter Terrea, two sons Michael and Barry and one grandson Bob. Preceding him in death are his wife Susan, son John and daughter Melissa. A memorial service will be held on Friday, February 12, 2016, at 11 a.m. at Strate Funeral Home in Davenport. After graduating from high school in Odessa, Warren briefly attended college at WSU, joined the...
Alfred Wiest passed from this life peacefully into the presence of his Savior at the age of 96 on Wednesday morning, February 3, following a short illness. He was born May 15, 1919 in Kurudschika, Bessarabia (Romania), the eldest of six children born to Michael and Mary (Grams) Wiest. At age six, his family moved to Brazil, and 2 ½ years later settled in Ralston, Wash. Alfred graduated in 1941 from Ritzville High School. He saw action in WWII in the Battle of the Bulge....
Odessa On February 7 at the Odessa Gun Club, Landon Lobe was the only person to shoot a perfect 25. Shooting 24 were Jared Praetorius and Jon Fink. William Mann, Lane Lobe, Brady Gies and Traig Weishaar shot 23, while Brandon Larmer shot 22. Aaron Gies shot 21. Those with 20 and under were Deanna Lobe, HaLee Walter, Randy Gies, Pilot Weishaar, Daeton Deife, Dallas Deife, Cody Larmer, Jett Nelson, Colley Walter, Tucker Walter, Drew Hardung,Tim Dewulf, Jenny Larmer, Josh Houch, Rod Herron, Rick Hedreen, Deric Schmierer. High...
The National FFA Organization has awarded the Odessa FFA chapter $2,500 as part of the FFA: Food For All program. The nationwide program provides grant money to local FFA chapters to support year-long, service-learning projects that address local hunger needs. The Odessa FFA plans to help fight hunger by having the horticulture and landscape design students from the Vocational Agriculture Department and FFA members teach elementary students how to raise their own vegetable garden. Plans to start a school garden are in the...
Two members from the Odessa FFA participated in the north sub-district FFA Job Interview Career Development Event this past week held at Soap Lake High School. Alexis Schmierer placed first, and Garrett Gross placed seventh. The job interview event is a competition that tests an FFA member’s ability to perform effectively throughout the entire job application process. The participants prepared a resume and cover letter and participated in a job interview as part of the competition. Representatives from the Washington P...
FFA student reporter On February 4, 2016, students from Odessa High School in the vocational/ag classes and members of the Odessa FFA chapter went to the FFA Ag Expo at the Spokane Convention Center to learn about potential agricultural opportunities. They heard Washington state FFA officers speak about upcoming events such as FFA week (the last weekend in February) and the FFA state convention (to be held in May in Pullman). Guest speakers were the famous YouTube sensation, Peterson Farm Bros., who talked about their...
Coming off a weekend of wins, the Odessa-Harrington Titan boys had a disheartening week of losses. On Tuesday, February 2, the Titans were battered by the ACH Warriors by a final score of 27 - 82. O-H 8 6 6 7 27 ACH 25 25 18 14 82 At the half the Warriors were up by 36 points and, like the Energizer bunny, they just kept going and going. Dylan Shockley led the Titans with nine points, a rebound and an assist. All nine of those points were three-pointers. Colton Hunt and Colt...
Ivan J. Groh passed away at the age of 62 on February 6, 2016, after struggling through a long illness that spanned seven years. Ivan was a hard-working man, farming with local-area farmers and then moving on to Spokane to start a family and pursue different careers. He worked at Scafco Construction and then launched his own janitorial business, which he enjoyed for many years. Ivan enjoyed being outdoors, gardening, fishing, spending time with family and helping family members. He was preceded in death by his parents Clem...
I am writing to tell you why I am no longer working in Odessa. I have developed a serious, but not fatal, medical condition that prevents me from working long shifts, which are required in Odessa. I really miss all of the friends I made in Odessa, and I want to thank all of you for making me feel welcome and accepting a “city slicker” as your part-time physician for 14 years. I will never forget the people of Odessa and the experiences I had. It was a great run! THANK YOU! Craig A. Olsen, MD Spokane...
A committee of approximately 15 Odessa former athletes, coaches and supporters has held seven meetings since March of 2015, endeavoring to compile a list of candidates for an Odessa Athletic Hall of Fame. Thus far, the group has established its mission statement and rules and regulations for eligibility for the hall of fame. A list has been created to date of 89 athletes, 15 coaches, nine contributors and various teams (state tournament winners in football, tennis, track and field and volleyball). The committee is chaired by...
The Odessa Community Closet started in January 2014 as a ministry of Zion-Emmanuel Lutheran Church. The goal of the Closet was to help provide gently used clothing and shoes, free of charge, to people in Odessa and the surrounding community. Members of the Odessa community donate clothing, which volunteers sort and organize. The clothing is then made available during regular shopping hours, every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Closet is also open by appointment any other day of the week, to meet the needs of individuals...
