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Benjamin Kim Porubek was born May 22, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup, Wash. to Adam and Katie Porubek of Orting, Wash. Ben was born at 8:18 p.m. weighing nine pounds, five ounces, and was 20.5 inches in length. Ben joins his older brother Luke as the second grandchild to Debbie (Schmidt) and John Cutter, Bill Porubek, and Liz Adams-Hendrickson. He is the great-grandson of Wilma Schmidt (Gi-Gi) of Odessa, Wash. and Lois Porubek of Colville, Wash...
Nick Sebesta and Kristen Frederick were married on May 2, 2015, at the Coeur d'Alene Resort in a small family ceremony. Kristen is the daughter of Jeff and Kelly Frederick of Moses Lake and the sister of Megan Frederick. She is the granddaughter of Doug and Pamela Boole of Pasco, the late Pat "Grandy" Ryan of Port Townsend and the late Leland and Anita Frederick of Sprague. Nick is the son of Roger and Phyllis Sebesta of Odessa and the brother of Mark Sebesta. He is the...
Keith Erber, son of the late John Erber of Marlin and godson of Gordon Peterson, graduated June 10, 2015, from San Marcos High School in Santa Barbara, Calif. He attended Odessa schools until the end of the first semester of his freshman year, when his father died. He was enrolled at Rogers High School in Spokane until the end of his sophomore year and then moved to California to live with his sister Kaye Palomarez. He plans to attend community college in Santa Barbara to...
1 years ago From The Odessa Record June 18, 1915 Headline: Big crowd coming to celebrate in Odessa The biggest 4th of July celebration is Eastern Washington is to be held on Friday and Saturday, July 2 and 3, in Odessa. Crop prospects, the best ever known in the Big Bend country, promise a record-breaking crowd for the town on those two days and the committees in charge of the big event here are making preparations to give every visitor to Odessa the best time they ever had. The celebration is to open with cannon salutes...
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 8: A caller told dispatchers that his signature had been forged on child support and divorce papers filed with the Superior Court. Deputies investigated a report that a woman had been hit in the che...
Carrots tend to get overlooked except as the color in a veggie tray or grated into salads. Savory Grill Roasted Carrots flavorful side dish easy to prepare along side any slow grilling item as they need about 1 hour of cooking time. Savory Grill Roasted Carrots 1 pound carrots 2 Tbsp bottled Italian dressing Clean carrots, peel if necessary and cut into 1-1/4 inch pieces. Cut larger carrots in half. Place in a bowl and drizzle with dressing, mixing well to coat evenly. Place...
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. Bertha Raugust grew up at Batum, lived in both houses, the Sam Reimann one and the new one. She attended Batum School for a few years. 1916 appears to be the last year of attendance. In 1915 at age 14, Bertha got a job cooking for a harvest crew that was working with a thrasher. She cooked, baked, etc. for 14 men all by herself. Around...
The latest cash grain market here shows Soft White Wheat down at $5.24. Hard Red Winter is down at $5.21. DNS is down at $6.29. Barley is down at 128.00....
At the joint meeting of the Odessa and Harrington school boards June 10 to discuss issues involving the athletic cooperative between the two schools, it was quickly apparent that better and more consistent communication was needed between the boards and the administrators of the two school districts. The meeting was held in Harrington and was chaired by Harrington board chairman Darren Mattozzi. All of the members of both boards were present, as were the two administrators from each school. Also attending were approximately 3...
Alex C. Wagenblast, formerly of Odessa, has graduated from Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas with a degree from the Department of Physics and Geosciences. He was also on the Dean’s List for the spring semester. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must be enrolled fulltime at ASU and must maintain a 3.25 or better grade point average on a 4.0 scale. Area students Brett Haden Larmer of Harrington, Jacob Alan Tanke of Mohler and Hannah Marjorie Null of Odessa have been named to the President’s Honor Roll...
Odessa Schools Superintendent The administration and school board are committed to having an agriculture education program in Odessa that meets the needs of our students now and for their future. The biggest issue that we are trying to solve is to find a traditionally certified agriculture education teacher. We will continue to look for a teacher but are not optimistic about our chances. We can solve this problem and offer agriculture education in the next school year if we can find someone who can be “conditionally certified...
Kim Todd's second grade class and Ellen Holman's fourth grade class visited the Odessa Historical Museum, where they learned why the Germans from Russia moved to America and how Odessa got it's name. Above, back row: Corbyn Neilsen, Holden Iverson, Tucker Walter, Bo Walter, Abbey Keys, Zane Reninger, Xavier Hicks, Elizabeth Peterson, Lily Starkel, teacher Kim Todd. Front row: Sean Widger, Levi Hardung, Carter Zigan, Reegan Carstensen, Kenzy Kuchenbuch, Blake Zigan. Below,...
The second semester honor roll for the Odessa Jr-Sr High School is based on the criteria below: A student must have a grade point of 3.50-4.00 to be on the Honor Roll and Honorable Mention requires a grade point of 3.25-3.49. Grade values are based on the state transcript requirements and are as follows: A=4.0, A-=3.7, B+=3.3, B=3.0, B-= 2.7, C+=2.3, C=2.0, C-=1.7, D+=1.3, D=1.0, F=0.0. High School Senior Class: Carsen Weber, Thorsen Wehr (4.0), Jenna Shafer, Garrison Schmierer, Katelyn Worley, Paige Alloway, Tyler Paris,...
6/11 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. 6/13 Golf Scramble Fund Raiser @ Harrington Golf Club 12- 7 p.m. 6/14 Museum open, 1-3 p.m. 6/15 Quilt club @ museum barn, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., TOPS, Christ Lutheran Church. 6/18 Twelve Step Program – Odessa group meeting @ Heritage Church basement, 7-8 p.m. 6/21 Museum open, 1-3 p.m. Pool opens 6/22 Quilt club @ museum barn, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., TOPS, Christ Luthe...
The latest cash grain market here shows Soft White Wheat down at $5.50. Hard Red Winter is down at $5.54. DNS is down at $6.51. Barley is down at 143.00. No whats hot menu!...
1 years ago From The Odessa Record June 11, 1915 Pioneer picnic will be held Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday – biggest crowd in history expected. Grounds in best shape ever. When the annual Lincoln-Adams Counties Pioneer picnic opens next Tuesday on the Crab Creek grounds between Harrington and Sprague, for a three days’ session, the largest crowd ever assembled at this event is expected to be present. Preparations have been made this year by the association to have the grounds in the best possible shape, and carry out the...
Good morning and welcome to the graduation ceremony of Odessa High School’s class of 2015. Thank you for being here on this very special day. The best way to explain how this day feels to all of us is in the words of Lloyd Christmas (in the movie Dumb and Dumber), “We’re there.” Some of us have been together for the past 12 years, and nearly all of us have been here together for our four years of high school. Over those past four years, we did everything we could to make high school fun, challenging and exciting. We believe t...
The class of 2015, though small in number, did a fine job of accumulating scholarships, grants and awards worth $354,336, as school principal Jamie Nelson announced during the graduation ceremony last Saturday morning. Dakota Largent won the Odessa Fire Department Auxiliary Scholarship for $684. Katelyn Worley won the Odessa Foundation Healthcare Career Scholarship for $300 and the Miss Odessa Princess Scholarship for $300. Garrison Schmierer received the Odessa Foundation Healthcare Career Scholarship for $300 and a...
Reservations are pouring 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: 1946: Wilma (Lenhart) Schmidt 1948: Robert Hemmerling 1949: George Rodeck 1951: Coleen (Luiten) Janke 1955 (60-year honored class): Robert Raugust, Virgil King, Jerry Walter 1957: Rosemary (Self) King 1959: J.D. Birge, Bob Martin 1960: Anthony Weber 1961: Joyce (Jeske) Kenoyer 1962: Stan Dammel, Albert Kissler, Bob Schmierer, Connie (Luiten) Sutherland,...
The Department of Washington Veterans of Foreign Wars convention is now over. The ladies of auxiliary #7395 did well, earning a second-place award in the following programs: hospital, Americanism and scholarships. The scholarship program consists of the youth essay, Patriots Pen and Voice of Democracy programs. We also received an Auxiliary of the Year award, and Leora Nixon won the District President of the Year award. From the Department of Washington VFW the local group received a community service citation. From the...
The Odessa School Board met May 27 in the high school library. Three students taking the Advanced Science Research class each presented a brief description of the work they performed this school year. Johnathon Brightwell described his research on finding a cheaper, less environmentally toxic substance for rocket fuel. He is working with a professor at Eastern Washington University on his research. Elizabeth Larson described her research on the relationship of price to UV protection level provided by sunglasses. Her research...
1 years ago From The Odessa Record June 4, 1915 Odessa’s two-day celebration to be held on July 2nd and 3rd this yeaer will eclipse all former attempts along the celebration line in this town. A sum of nearly $1,000 was set aside, and of this sum $500 will go as prizes to winners in horse races, foot sports and baseball games. Decoration committee chairman Browning is completing arrangements for stringing almost twice as many electric lights on Main Street as were used last year. The decoration contemplated is far more e...
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...
Lincoln County 4-H alumna, Jillian Connolly, and her new book, "A Horse Named Sugar" will be featured at "2nd Wednesday 4-H" on June 10 at the WSU Extension Office, 205 W Main Ave in Ritzville. Jillian, the daughter of Mike and Terry Connolly, grew up in Odessa and was a 4-H member in the Lincoln County 4-H program for 10 years. She was very involved in the 4-H horse project from the beginning, over the years participating in Lincoln County and state 4-H activities including...
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 competitive tennis, and she aquitted herself well. Track...
