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Although Wellpinit player Pakootas had five kills and a block, it simply wasn't enough to hold back the Lady Titans as they won their away game against the Redskins in three sets, 21-25 OH, 16-25 OH, 9-25 OH on Tuesday, October 20. Lanessa Simon led the team with eight kills and 10 digs, while Isabelle Phillips led with 11 assists, Katie DeWulf with seven aces, and Zoe Clark with one block. Saturday, October 24, the Lady Titans defeated the Columbia Lions of Hunters in an...
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. 19: A Seven Bays caller shared his concern about a door-to-door salesman claiming to be from a Spokane appliance retailer who announced he would deliver a free ham the next day. A Gra...
1 years ago From The Odessa Record October 29, 1915 Robbers broke into the Schoonover store by prying open a back window and made away with three punch boards, with watch and fob offerings and took $50 from the till. This is the third time that the store has been robbed in the past few months. 75 years ago From The Odessa Record October 1940 Paul Gross, operator of a commercial hatchery and poultry establishment at Odessa, has been missing chickens lately and had formed his own suspicions, which proved true on Tuesday eveni...
Odessa FFA Chapter reporter The Odessa FFA chapter will hold its annual Halloween Carnival October 31, 2015, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Odessa Community Center. The event is to support the FFA chapter with funding and to provide an event for community members. Community members of all ages are welcome to come to the Halloween Carnival. Come and enjoy food at the concession stand while the kids play the carnival games. Games back by popular demand are golf, pumpkin darts and football toss, along with activities such as cookie...
The Odessa-Harrington Junior-High Titan volleyball season ended last week Monday with a win over the Davenport Gorillas. The Titan varsity girls won in two sets against the Gorillas with Maddy Wagner leading the Titans with 7 kills and 1 block. Caitlyn Schuh had 5 assists and 2 kills. McKennah Davison had four aces using a jump serve that the Gorillas could not return. Overall, the Lady Titan had a great season, ending up with six wins and four losses. Head Coach Suzie Deife honored the eighth-grade girls who will move on...
The Odessa-Harrington Titans football team won its sixth game in a row, beating the Entiat Tigers by 32 points. The Titans were on a roll and just kept going all four quarters Thursday, October 22. The game started off with an intercepted pass on Entiat’s first play of the game. Sage Elder ran 21 yards for the first touchdown, with Gaven Elder running in the extra two points. S. Elder then also scored the next three TDs with two 2-point conversions completed, first by Dylan Shockley on a pass from quarterback Colton Hunt a...
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. 12: Dispatchers took a report of a semi-truck traveling at high speeds in a field south of U.S. 2 about two miles west of Davenport. Six loose cattle were on SR 28 in the Lamona area. A c...
Last Thursday evening, October 15, Odessa residents living on or near First Avenue or driving through town were startled by the sudden appearance of numerous law enforcement vehicles with lights flashing converging on the parking lot of Washington Federal Bank at the corner of First Avenue and Alder Street. A man was taken into custody as he approached the ATM machine at that bank. Odessa police chief Helen Coubra told The Record that officers arrested Thomas A. Harris of Odessa on charges of violating the Uniform Controlled...
October 14 was the date of Women's Health Night, an annual event paid for by grants awarded to the Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center and Clinic. Members of the medical community and volunteer residents of the town put on an informative and enjoyable evening for Odessa's women. Again this year, members of the Odessa High School chapter of Future Business Leaders of America, their parents and their advisor Terri King prepared the dinner. On the menu this year were...
The Titans found themselves without a Homecoming football game this week when they received a call from Pateros to cancel. This game will not be rescheduled and is considered a forfeit by Pateros and a 2-0 win for Odessa-Harrington. When coach Jeff Nelson was asked for information regarding the cancellation, he said, “Pateros only has eight healthy players. They started with 14, but they have had several key injuries.” The Pateros Billygoats/Nannies have one teammate cur...
The Cub Scouts of Pack #784 in Odessa will once again be “Scouting for Food.” Over the past several years, the Cub Scouts have collected thousands of pounds worth of food. This special food drive will provide Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners for a number of families in Odessa served by the Odessa Food Bank, as well as throughout the year. On Saturday, November 7, the Cub Scouts will distribute bags to every household in Odessa. Then on Saturday, November 14, at 10 a.m., the scouts will pick the bags up from the front por...
Nate Lathrop, owner of the Green Goat Gathering Gallery has announced a date for the second annual Car and Bike Show, formerly held in July. In 2016, the show will coincide with the Odessa Spring Fling quilt show and garage sale weekend. Also coming back will be the chili feed cookoff, with prizes, associated with the former bike show held by the Rolling Thunder Saloon (now the Green Goat Gathering Gallery). Lathrop also has plans for installation of a car wash and convenience center. The intention is to start with a vending...
At the October 12 meeting of the Odessa Town Council, members approved the final version of the airport lease agreement with Odessa Air Service. Public works director Rod Webster reported he had been in contact with the permitting agencies with regard to cleaning trees, non-native grasses and debris out of the bed and banks of Crab Creek within the town limits. He said he hoped the cleanup could begin the following week. He was told that no motorized vehicles whatsoever were allowed to operate within the creek bed....
Linda Goodman is the newest member of The Odessa Record's staff, fulfilling general office duties as well as writing, proofing and any other jobs that need doing. She moved here from Ephrata seven years ago and has called Odessa home since day one. Goodman has plenty of customer-service experience from former jobs as a medical receptionist in a busy clinic, secretary for an insurance company, loan specialist for a payday loan company, waitress and (as most of you know) a...
The Odessa-Harrington volleyball team had two games in Harrington this past week, the first on Thursday, October 8, against Wellpinit and two days later on Saturday, October 10, against Selkirk. The Titans dismantled Wellpinit in a three-game set, winning 25 - 6, 25 - 18 and 25 - 13. In the match, Katie DeWulf racked up five aces, five kills and four digs, and Shelbey Watkins had 10 assists. Zoe Clark had four digs and a block, Isabelle Phillips four digs and Alexis Burdick...
With the upcoming mayoral contest in Harrington, the history of previous mayors might be interesting reading. Homesteading in the Harrington vicinity began in earnest in 1879, and the premature plotting of the town of Harrington occurred in 1882 with little development in the town site prior to the arrival of the railroad in 1892. Ten years later, the town of Harrington was incorporated and its first mayor selected, A.C. Billings. Billings was 40 years of age when he took...
Odessa's trapshooting teams placed first and fourth at the first FFA trapshoot in the state of Washington on October 3, 2015. Shooters on the Odessa 1 team were Max Greenwalt, Caleb Singer, Lane Lobe and Jakob Starkel. Shooters on the Odessa 2 team were Theron Schlomer, Danielle Tebow, Rochelle Schuh and Kiegan Wehr. MVPs of the shoot were Max Greenwalt as the second-best shooter overall, Rochelle Schuh as the best female shooter and Lane Lobe as the winner of the Bushwhacker...
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. 5: Kids were out throwing eggs in the Davenport city limits. Welding equipment was reported stolen from a residence near the Sprague Motel on East 1st Street. A deputy advised a man not...
1 years ago From The Odessa Record October 15, 1915 Bank robber kills himself. A lone bandit walked into the Wilson Creek State Bank during the lunch hour last Saturday and forced C.T. Griesinger, assistant cashier, who was alone, at the point of a gun to enter the vault. He then turned the combination lock on the vault door and took all of the gold and currency and a part of the silver in the money changer, about $1,200, helped himself to an automatic pistol under the teller’s window and walked out the front door. He e...
The visiting Odessa-Harrington Titans defeated the Yakama Tribal Eagles 84-44 in Saturday’s game played in Yakima. The Titans played a strong offense with 775 total yards for the game, of which 481 were rushing yards and 294 were passing yards. The only struggle the Titans seemed to have was on defense with tackling. O-H 30 30 16 8 84 Y-T 8 30 0 6 44 The Elder brothers scored all 30 points in the first quarter with Gaven making the first, third and fourth touchdowns, while o...
There is a rumor circulating around Odessa that certain town council members are considering doing away with the police department of Odessa and contracting with the sheriff’s department for coverage. This was tried several years ago and the people of Odessa told the council that they wanted to keep our police department. If there is the slightest chance that the rumor is true, the people of Odessa should talk to their council members and let them know how they feel. The last time, we were told that the sheriff’s dep...
Odessa Community Ministerial Association is sponsoring a Community Christmas Cantata choir. All who like to sing are welcome to join in. Practices are being held Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at Heritage Church in Odessa under the direction of Laura Estes and accompanied by Father Kenny St. Hilaire. Canticles in Candlelight, a Cantata for Christmas, is scheduled for performances on Wednesday, December 16, and Sunday, December 20, at 6 p.m. both days. The four-part arrangement includes favorite hymns and upbeat new selections. Contact...
I recently had the opportunity to travel around the 13th District with Sen. Judy Warnick and Rep. Matt Manweller to visit our local newspapers. Meeting with editors and reporters, we discussed the successes and challenges of the 2015 legislative session, and also provided a preview of our goals for the upcoming 2016 session. I was proud to pass several bills this year that will help folks in our district and state. If you have some thoughts on legislation that would make a...
Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center has been awarded a grant for the implementation of a new patient monitoring system focused on enhancing the safety of long-term geriatric patients. Coverys, a leading provider of medical professional liability insurance and related services, announced that the Coverys Community Healthcare Foundation awarded more than $140,000 in grants to 17 separate hospitals and health facilities in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. The grants will be used for staff training programs, resources and other...
OHS FBLA advisor On August 13, 2015, the North Star Fire broke out on the Colville Indian Reservation, 25 miles north of Grand Coulee. Due to drought conditions, hot temperatures and strong winds, the fire quickly grew to 45,000 acres after the first week, and 170,000 acres by the second week. At the same time, the Okanogan Complex and Chelan Complex fires were burning out of control, and the fires were ravaging hundreds of thousands of acres in Washington state, creating the...
