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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, May 25: Wilbur firefighters responded to a report of lightning striking a tree along Martin Canyon Road North and causing a small fire. Almira firefighters and Inland Power and Light Co. workers handled a lig...
Tennis Katie DeWulf, the sole member of the O-H tennis team to qualify for the state tournament, went to the Yakima Tennis Club last weekend. She won her first match against Jasmine Nesbitt of King's Way Christian, 6-7, 6-3 (after which Nesbitt withdrew). DeWulf lost her second match to Kellie Kuch of Cascade, 6-1, 6-2. Moving into the loser's bracket, she lost to Darby Fox of Colville 6-1, 6-3 and was eliminated from further competition. It was only her second year of...
Graduation parties, reunion picnics and family barbeques can fill a June calendar quickly. Salads are on the menu, and all are ideal for summer dining events. Twist Tuna Salad, from the collection of the late Mrs. Rueben (Elizabeth) Fink, can serve as a side or main dish salad. I received this recipe from Elizabeth in 1989 and she told me it got the name from the spiral pasta, but for me the “twist” is the dill seasoning and the colorful red onion. Twist Tuna Salad 6 oun...
Members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #7395 and American Legion Post #105 decorated the graves of all veterans at the Odessa Cemetery with flags and crosses and dedicated two new flags donated by the families of veterans who had died within the past year. Flags were dedicated for Lloyd Tebow and James Goetz. Prior to the ceremony at the cemetery, the volunteers performed a similar ceremony for the folks in the Odessa hospital assisted-living and long-term care wings. At the cemetery, Legion member Bob Kissler was the...
As reported by The Record last week, the local chapter of Business Leaders of America at Odessa High School was one of only five schools in the nation singled out for their achievements in feeding the hungry. Tuesday morning, the entire student body of the Odessa School District and invited guests attended an awards ceremony in the school multipurpose room. The FBLA officers put on the program featuring speakers from the school administration, the Lead2Feed organization and the students themselves. FBLA adviser Terri King als...
A special three-day filing period will be held June 23 through 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: No one has filed for the position of mayor for the Town of Odessa (4-year term) or for Odessa School District #105, Director #1 (4-year term). Declaration of Candidacy forms are to be filed with the Lincoln County Auditor’s Office at the Courthouse in Davenport between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the above s...
The Odessa school bands will put on their annual spring concert on Tuesday, June 2, beginning at 7 p.m. in the multi-purpose room. Groups performing will be the fifth-grade beginning band, sixth-grade band, junior-high band and high school band. “The music will range from classical to blues, so there will a little something for everyone,” said band director Craig Holman. “We hope you will attend and support these students in their musical efforts....
Golf No golf results have been provided to The Record for several weeks. A web search for the schools attending the state tournament at Columbia Point Golf Course in Richland on May 27-28 turned up no Odessa-Harrington names, apparently the season has ended for the golf team. Tennis Three members of the O-H girls’ tennis team made it to the second day of District 7 competition. The doubles team of Zoe Clark and Dani Tebow placed sixth in the district, not high enough to give them a berth in the state tournament. But Katie D...
The Odessa-Harrington Titan track and field teams, both boys and girls, took first place at the district meet held May 22 at Central Valley High School in Spokane. A total of 12 O-H students qualified for the state meet to be held May 28-30 at Eastern Washington University in Cheney. Lanessa Simon qualified in four events, high jump, long jump, triple jump and pole vault. Casey Schlomer will compete in discus, javelin and pole vault. Colby Sooy qualified in shotput and discus. Aaron Gies will run the 110-m hurdles and will...
Cecil Gene Pfeifer, age 89, passed away May 13, 2015 at the Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center in Odessa. Cecil was born July 3, 1925, at the family farm north of Wilson Creek to Philip and Annette Pfeifer, the sixth of 12 children. In 1928, the family moved from their farm north of Wilson Creek to the Pfeifer family homestead farm 7 miles north of Marlin. He graduated from Marlin High School in 1943. On February 22, 1948, he married Edna Mae Alling. He and Edna Mae were divorced in 1980 after 32 years of marriage. In April 19...
Rick Goetz passed away May 19, 2015 at his home in Moses Lake at the age of 60. He was born January 23, 1955 in Grand Coulee to Allen and Doris (Starkel) Goetz. Rick grew up in Odessa and graduated from Odessa High School in 1973. He later married Peggy Finkbeiner and they had four children Justin, Jeff, Jason and Jennifer. Rick worked at various jobs in the area and was a truck mechanic. He is survived by three children Justin Goetz, Jason (and Beth) Goetz, Jennifer Goetz (and Jose); nine grandchildren; Rick’s significant o...
The following was sent in an email to Odessa FBLA instructor Terri King and 2nd Harvest representative Julie Humphreys by the Linda Spahr, Lead2Feed project manager for the USA Today Charitable Foundation who was in Odessa Tuesday for the award presentation to the FBLA chapter at Odessa High School. Thank you both for a wonderful day celebrating the Odessa community and it’s terrific students. Terri (King): Every child should be blessed with a teacher like you! I can’t wait for my colleague Debby Dodge to meet you in Chi...
Kenneth G. Melcher passed away May 24, 2015, at the age of 88. He was born March 19, 1927, to Jake and Mollie (Horst) Melcher in Odessa. He married Bernice Lobe on August 21, 1949. Ken retired in 2007 after a 60-year career of wheat farming in Odessa. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Frances and brother Robert. Ken is survived by his wife Bernice of 65 years, children Wes (Vickey) and Nancy (Karl); seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Ken was a loving and caring husband, father and papa who will be...
To the Editor: I was reading last week’s newspaper about how well the Odessa High FBLA did, along with what the track and field team did. We get the Tacoma Tribune and we get to read about shootings at high schools and teachers in love with their students. Odessa High should be very proud of its school. My better half (Joanne Kingsbury) went to a country school where there were only seven in her class. Chuck Wood Gig Harbor...
Monday, May 18, the Mobius Science Center from Spokane came to Odessa with all kinds of interesting activities for kids of all ages. Most activities were hands-on, where learning by doing is the standard practice. The reptiles and tarantulas were very popular, as were the stream-building efforts involving dirt and water (mud pies, anyone?). High school students involved in the advance science research class also had their display boards set up and spent the time explaining their projects to members of the public. The evening...
5/21 Twelve Step Program – Odessa group meeting @ Heritage Church basement, 7-8 p.m. Odessa Community Closet @ Zion Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Titan track District meet @ C.V. starting @ 11 a.m. 5/22- Titan tennis, 1B/2B/1A 23 Regionals, TBA. Titan baseball regionals, TBA 5/25 Quilt club @ museum barn, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., TOPS Christ Lutheran Church 11 a.m. Odessa Town Council, public llibrary. 7 p.m. 5/26 Chamber of Commerce, Any Occasion, noon. American Legion meeting 7 p.m. in Hospital Atrium 5/27 Sch...
Birthdays for May 21: Francis Weishaar, Patricia nelson, Stacey Hunt, Chuck Carnes, Maxine Ferderer. May 22: Scott Strang. May 23: Maleah Davison. May 24: Sawyer Walter, Dani Kramer. May 25: Justin Parr, Ron Heidenreich, Carissa Fredrick. May 26: Skyler Lundgren, Matt Hoffman, Greg Goetz, Roger Sebesta. May 27: Marra Schmierer, Dejay Buck, Jan Foster. Anniversaries for May 21: Robin and Julie Weishaar. May 23: Christopher and Ryan Shafer. May 24: Derek and Kelsie Austin. May 25: Jerry and Barb Walter, Travis and Haley...
Odessa MONDAY, May 25: Memorial Day! TUESDAY, May 26:Toast, cereal, fruit and juice. Lunch: Chef salad, pull-a-part, cookie, fruit and veg bar. WEDNESDAY, May 27: Cereal, toast, fruit and juice. Lunch: Ham sandwich, baked beans, fruit and veg bar. THURSDAY, May 28: Egg patty, muffins, fruit and juice. Lunch: Cheese pizza, corn, Jello, fruit and veg bar. FRIDAY, May 29: Cereal, toast, fruit and juice. Lunch: Turkey sandwich, cheetos, fruit and veg bar. Harrington MONDAY, May 25: Memorial Day! TUESDAY, May 26: Pancake, egg,...
The Odessa Jr./Sr. High School band under the direction of Craig Holman (far right) practices marching and playing prior to participation in the Torchlight Lilac Parade held Saturday in Spokane. The Odessa community float appeared in the parade with the band, following its introduction to the community the evening of Thursday, May 14....
The NE1B/2B League qualifier was held May 12 in Ritzville. Team rankings for girls competing in the qualifier were: 1 Odessa-Harrington 113 2 Republic 103 3 Valley Christian 83 4 Almira/Coulee-Hartline 66 5 Cusick 63 6 Pomeroy 62 7 Selkirk 35 8 St. John-Endicott 34 9 Inchelium 18 10 Columbia-Hunters 16 11 Wellpinit 14 12 Northport 12 13 LaCros.-Washt.-Kahlot. 11 Team rankings for boys were: 1 Odessa-Harrington 111 2 Wellpinit 80 3 Republic 68.5 4 Pomeroy 63 5 St....
"Late in the spring, many years ago, a pretty sorrel filly with a flaxen mane and tail was born. Cute as a button and very fancy, her curly blonde hair went everywhere! Of course, her name would be Sugar, for she was sweet as sugar." Thus begins the story that local equestrian turned author, has published in her first illustrated children's book, "A Horse Named Sugar." The book was published May 5, 2015 and is currently available at online bookstores, xlibris.com, amazon.com...
Monday, May 25, the Odessa Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #7395 and Odessa American Legion Post #105 will perform Memorial Day services at 10 a.m. at the hospital and 11 a.m. at the Odessa Cemetery. At the cemetery service, flags will be dedicated for deceased veterans Lloyd Tebow and James Goetz. Pastor Jon Hayashi of Heritage Church will be the guest speaker for the services. The graves of 215 veterans will be decorated with a cross and small flag for the weekend at the Odessa Cemetery, and 14 graves will be decorated with...
Odessa Subarea Irrigators and the Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association have filed a lawsuit against the United States Bureau of Reclamation in the Eastern District of Washington, stressing that Reclamation has arbitrarily delayed and blocked the approval of a new water service contract for the irrigators’ privately funded project to bring surface water from the East Low Canal. System 1 would be the first step in the overall plan/project to bring surface water irrigation to about 70,000 acres (or more) of farmland in t...
"Late in the spring, many years ago, a pretty sorrel filly with a flaxen mane and tail was born. Cute as a button and very fancy, her curly blonde hair went everywhere! Of course, her name would be Sugar, for she was sweet as sugar." Thus begins the story that local equestrian turned author, has published in her first illustrated children's book, "A Horse Named Sugar." The book was published May 5, 2015 and is currently available at online bookstores, xlibris.com, amazon.com...
