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The June 24 meeting of the Odessa School Board was one of the larger such meetings ever held, with supporters of the school’s ag program clamoring for an expanded, more robust program with a full-time ag teacher. Superintendent Suellen White, attending her final meeting in that role (she is retiring and the new superintendent Dan Read takes over July 1), described the current state of the district’s Agriculture Education Program. She told the board and those present that she understands the importance of the ag program to...
The largest federal reclamation project in the United States is gaining momentum. After contracts were issued in January to construct two siphons in Lind Coulee, the expansion of the East Low Canal portion of the Columbia Basin Project continues to advance. The East Low Canal delivers water to landowners in the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District and is the source of water for the Odessa Ground Water Replacement Program. This expansion makes groundwater delivery possible...
Gertrude Weber was born to Black Sea and Volga German immigrants Wendel and Katherine Weber on a farm near Odessa, Wash. Wendel had been an officer in the Russian Czar’s army and fled with a large number of other Germans, called “Volgadeutsch,” upon the fall of Russia to the Bolscheviks. The group arrived in the U.S., boarded a train provided with plowshares, wheat and basic provisions, mules, etc. and came to Ritzville to join other Germans. Life on the farm was originally tough, trying to grow wheat on the Palouse. Trudy...
February 26, 1933 – June 22, 2015 Richard “Dick” Miller, 82, of Ritzville, passed away peacefully, Monday, June 22, 2015, in Spokane with his four daughters by his side. Richard was born in Beulah, N.D. to John and Louisa (Weil) Miller, the youngest of nine children. At age 13, he and his family moved to Odessa. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War from 1953-1955. He used his GI Bill to educate himself as an appliance serviceman. In 1958, he married Ronna Jean Lesser and together they had four daughters. Richard w...
According to the National Weather Service, the high temperature in Odessa on Sunday was 109 degrees Fahrenheit, just three degrees shy of the all-time record high temperature of 112 degrees set July 28, 1939....
The June 24 meeting of the Odessa School Board was one of the larger such meetings ever held, with supporters of the school’s ag program clamoring for an expanded, more robust program with a full-time ag teacher. Superintendent Suellen White, attending her final meeting in that role (she is retiring and the new superintendent Dan Read takes over July 1), described the current state of the district’s Agriculture Education Program. She told the board and those present that she understands the importance of the ag program to...
Odessa volunteer firefighters spent Sunday, the hottest day of the year 2015 so far, fighting two fires that started on the eastern outskirts of town, caused by downed power lines. Rural fire chief Roger Sebesta said the precise cause was still being investigated, but he suspected it had something to do with the extreme temperatures and the increased electrical loads due to air conditioners in use, irrigation pumps running, etc. Spectators a serious hazard for firefighting...
Vacation Bible School is a long-standing tradition in Odessa. It is generally held during the first week or two of the summer break from public school. The Odessa Ministerial Association, comprising the pastors of all of the Odessa churches, has jointly put on VBS for area children up through junior-high age. Pastor Jon Hayashi of Heritage Church, Pastor Bill Cox of the Foursquare Church, Pastor Mark Squire of the Zion Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Pastor Tim Hauge of Christ...
Town of Odessa: Jim Williams of the town crew installed LED bulbs in all of the town’s facilities. It was also learned that Avista has announced that it will also be putting LED bulbs into the town’s street lights in the near future. The swimming pool in Odessa opened Sunday, June 21, with a good crowd taking advantage of the facility. Lifeguards this year are Kolby Crossley (manager), Katelyn Worley (asst. mgr.), Chelsea Fisher (asst. mgr.), Shelbey Watkins, Alayna Watkins, Parker Valverde, Patrick Valverde, Casey Sch...
Scammers are back at it, as they constantly are. Odessa’s Grannie BarBar is the most recent potential victim, but she had already heard about this type of scam and avoided falling for it. The caller claimed to be a grandson in need of money. When Grannie BarBar said, “This is a scam, isn’t it?” the caller hung up. Since the caller had addressed her as Grannie BarBar, she felt the scammer might be targeting the Odessa area. The Record advises citizens to be very wary of anyone requesting money or personal information of any...
Correction: It is with much regret that I left out a VIP from Saturday night’s Odessa Alumni Association Banquet. Eddy Kern is recognized as our oldest and most celebrated alumni association member, who graduated with the class of 1935. We want to honor Mr. Kern for such an incredible accomplishment with a cinnamon roll basket donated by Barb Walter (Grannie BarBar). Marcus Horak President, 79th Annual Odessa Alumni Banquet, Class of 2005....
The 79th annual Odessa High School Alumni Banquet was held Saturday, June 20, in the community center, honoring the classes of 1955, 1965, 1975, 1990, 2005 and 2015. Alumni Association officers, all members of the class of 2005, organized the banquet and conducted the business meeting that concluded the evening's activities. President Marcus Horak led the meeting, assisted by vice president Kodey Lobe and secretary Brooke Voise Lovgren (treasurer Tyson Largent did not attend). Classmates Lauren Fink and Ashley Smith also...
When Odessa travelers cross over Mohler Road E. toward Sprague, they cross over an area formerly referred to as the “Four Corners,” “Unbewust corner” or “the old Liberty school.” Approaching Harrington-Tokio Road from the west, there is an old homestead to the north, encircled by trees and outbuildings. The Four Corners are located about four miles east of Mohler and about four miles south of Harrington. For those not familiar with this specific area, continuing east past the Four Corners and going to the end of Mohler Rd....
Odessa High School sophomore Cole Kissler, a member of the Advanced STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Research class was selected back in March by the Mid-Columbia Science and Engineering Fair to represent Washington state at the 2015 GENIUS Olympiad in Oswego, New York. Kissler and his mentor and teacher Jeff Wehr flew into Syracuse and then traveled to Oswego to present his science research project, "Engineering an Aluminum Cone-Studded Solar Panel to Increase Output Efficiency." Students from more than...
6/25 Twelve Step Program – Odessa group meeting @ Heritage Church basement, 7-8 p.m. Food bank open from 1:30 p.m.- 3 p.m. 6/28 Museum open, 1-3 p.m. 6/29 Quilt club @ museum barn, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., TOPS, Christ Lutheran Church. Odessa Town Council, public library, 7 p.m.6/30 Chamber of Commerce @ Any Occasion, noon. 7/02 Primetimers 12:30 p.m. @ Old Town Hall.OTHRS Meeting, 6:30 p.m. @ Old Town Hall.Twelve Step Program – Odessa group meeting @ Heritage Church basement, 7-8 p.m. The Swinging Boots Country Swing Dance Cla...
The latest cash grain market here shows Soft White Wheat down at $5.55. Hard Red Winter is down at $5.49. DNS is down at $6.48. Barley is down at 128.00...
Birthdays for June 25: Diane K. Nelson. June 26: Chris Luiten, Chloe Winkler. June 27: Luke Henry, Tianna Gies, Tina Butler, Justin Hunt, Kristen Anderson, Rachel Anderson. June 28: Dan Miller, Sandra Stanton-Heimbigner, Blake Zigan, Carter Zigan. June 29: Byron Behne, Ray Stevenson. June 30: Jeremy Haines, June M. Powers, Craig Holman, Kevin Krieg, Maddie Wagner, Travis Wagner, Kris Hosking, Rebecca Joathwick. July 1: Scott Kramer, Graden Hink, Rogelio Reyes. Anniversaries for June 25: Pat and Laura Estes. June 26: Connie...
Titus James Mertens and Kristin Danielle McKernan, originally of Spokane Valley, are proud to announce their engagement. The couple plan to be wed June 18, 2016 at The Castle Vineyards in Deer Park. Kristin is the daughter of Daniel McKernan and Sandra Maine of Spokane Valley. Titus is the son of Tim and Lisa Mertens of Spokane Valley. Kristin lives in Odessa and works at The Odessa Record. Titus also lives and works as a staff accountant at Leffel, Otis and Warwick in Odessa. The happy couple met when they were just four...
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, June 15: A horse ran loose in the 900 block of SW Alder in Wilbur. Firefighters battled a blaze adjacent to the Egypt Loop Road north of Davenport. Davenport ambulance personnel assisted an elderly man who...
Odessa Record subscriber Larry Fisher of Spokane continues his series of articles on the history of the Batum/Lauer area where his wife, the former Joyce Kiesz, grew up. Hi, here I am again. While talking with Virgil, Marian, and Joyce about their mother, they all remembered the following –(1.) Her weekly schedule while living out at Batum was; Monday, washing clothes; Tuesday, ironing clothes, Wednesday, “mid-week” baking, Thursday and Friday, cleaning the “main” house; Saturday, “serious” baking, Sunday, church. (2.)...
Matthew Walter Bren passed away unexpectedly on June 7, 2015, as the result of an auto accident. Matt was born to Frank and Donna Bren October 1, 1979. Matt attended elementary school in Odessa and later in St. Regis, Mont., before his family moved to Lind. Matt graduated from Lind High School in 1998 and joined the United States Marine Corps, where he made Sergeant with the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Echo Company. He was stationed in San Diego, Calif. He did a tour...
To the Editor: Odessa is a small community with a traditional agriculture base. The local opportunities that are currently available to our youth include sports, church, FBLA, Science, 4-H, and FFA. With this information I am saddened to learn that a few would like to see our school drop the agricultural classes and FFA program and take this unique opportunity away from our youth. The argument has been made that not enough students desire to or are available to take agriculture education classes; however ag ed classes exist...
Reservations are still coming in for the 2015 Odessa High School Alumni Banquet to be held June 20 in the community center. Those who have signed up to date are listed below: 1942: Laverna (Lesser) Dormaier 1946: Wilma (Lenhart) Schmidt 1949: George Rodeck 1951: Coleen (Luiten) Janke 1955 (60-year honored class): Robert Raugust, Virgil King, Jerry Walter, Carol (Weber) Schott 1957: Rosemary (Self) King, Jan (Giese) Graham 1959: J.D. Birge, Bob Martin, Ken Witt 1960: Anthony...
Jon Heimbigner, a 1966 graduate of Odessa High School, has a long history of participation in and promotion of sports of all kinds in Spokane. Gerald (Gerry) Ray, whose letters to the editor often appear in this newspaper, is a former Odessa school teacher and a 1953 graduate of Ritzville High School. When Ray read about Heimbigner’s work with sports halls of fame in Spokane and elsewhere in eastern Washington, Ray approached him with the idea of establishing an Odessa hall of fame for athletes. Heimbigner told The Record h...
Lincoln County Auditor Shelly Johnston has announced that there will be a special three- (3-) day filing period held Tuesday, June 23, 2015, through Thursday, June 25, 2015, for the purpose of declaring candidacy for the following elective positions that were not previously filed for during the regular filing period: Town of Creston Council 1 short & 4-year Council 5 short & 4-year Town of Odessa Mayor 4-year Creston School Dist. #73 Director 3 4-year Director 4 at-large 4-year Odessa S.D. #105 Director 1 4-year Reardan...
