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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, Dec. 22: Stopped at the Telford rest area on U.S. 2 by a deputy after a vehicle had been observed being driven erratically, even to the point of going into a ditch, the driver explained that the sun had bee...
Debbie Norris, manager at Odessa Foods, is restocking the new refrigerated produce case recently installed at the store. The new case will maintain freshness longer and provide better product quality for Odessa customers. Below: A new refrigerated meat case was also purchased at the same time which offers more shelving and display space for the different cuts of meat carried at Odessa Foods....
Grant Robert Wagner was born November 4, 2014, to Lance and Britney Wagner of Harrington. He weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces and was 19 inches long. His maternal grandparents are Lee Praetorius and the late Debbie Praetorius of Odessa, and his paternal grandparents are Ken Wagner of Harrington and Colleen Wagner of Spokane. The baby’s great grandparent is Wayne Frederick of Odessa....
Katie and Josh Steward of Harrington learned about the opportunities and challenges facing cooperatives, agriculture and rural America as participants in the recent CHS New Leaders Forum sponsored by CHS Inc., the nation’s leading farmer-owned cooperative and a global energy, grains and foods company. The Stewards were among 165 young producers from across the U.S. participating in the early December program. The Stewards represented AgVentures NW, Odessa, Wash., at the CHS New Leaders Forum, held in Minneapolis, Minn., in c...
The Odessa-Harrington Titan girls defeated Valley Christian High School of Spokane Valley by a score of 53 to 41 in a home game at Harrington last Friday, December 19. VC 13 5 10 13 41 O-H 22 11 12 8 53 Lanessa Simon had the hot hand, leading all scorers with 17 points. She also contributed 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 6 steals. Shelbey Watkins had 11 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals; Katie DeWulf 10 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 steals; Jordyn Tanke 8 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals and Paige Alloway 7...
The Odessa-Harrington Titan boys defeated Valley Christian High School of Spokane Valley by a score of 65 to 43 in a home game played in Harrington Friday, December 19. O-H 17 18 22 8 65 VC 10 6 8 19 43 Three players shared the top scoring honors. Sam Schafer and Shane Whitaker pumped in 15 points each, and Carsen Weber added 14. Schafer hit 7 of 8 field goal attempts and added 1 from the free-throw line. He also contributed 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals to the effort. Whitaker added 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal,...
To the Editor: I am sure we all can appreciate the services and businesses that we have available to us in such a small town as Odessa. And I know we all know the importance of shopping local. I have always been a firm believer in the old saying “use it or lose it.” Our clinic and hospital, our golf course, our downtown businesses and restaurants. When the weather turned cold, I resolved to drag my tired and out-of-shape self into the newly opened business, The Fitness Place. After a couple of months of using the club, and...
At the December 17 meeting of the Odessa School Board, Ed Deife was elected as the new board chairman for 2015. Heather Valverde is the vice chairman, Marcus Horak the legislative representative and Joe Schlomer the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association representative. Committee assignments are Deife and Schlomer, facilities committee; Horak, curriculum committee; Valverde and Horak, b...
Harrington Elementary pupils in the combined Kindergarten/first grade class of Taunya Sanford made houses out of graham crackers and other sweet treats with the help of their mom, dad, or both, on Wednesday, December 17. In other news affecting both the Harrington and Odessa school districts, the only athletic contests during the winter break will be held December 30 (Tuesday) at Liberty High School and January 3 (Saturday) in Moses Lake, where the O-H Titans will play Wilbur-Creston in the Floch Memorial Games. Middle...
Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center held a series of discussion groups on December 9 and 10 to listen to community members and help with understanding of concerns and perceptions regarding the services provided. Each discussion group started with a brief presentation on the current state of affairs regarding rural health care in America and locally. The discussion groups were hosted by the Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA) and facilitated by Jody Carona and Mattie Osborn from Health Facilities Planning & Development...
The slate of officers elected by the members present at the December 9 meeting of the Odessa Chamber of Commerce were: Marcus Horak, president; Justin Parr, vice president; Mo Sheldon, secretary; Larissa Zeiler, treasurer; board members, Lise Ott, Sherrie Frederick and the Fest biergarten chair. A budget committee consisting of Larissa Zeiler, Brenik Iverson and Marlon Schafer will begin meeting to come up with the Chamber’s 2015 budget. Chamber committee members are reminded to provide those committee members with e...
Information on junior varsity action for the first games of the season was supplied to The Record this week. JV boys The Titan boys junior varsity has been working hard all season thus far. JV coach Larry Weber said he has been pleased with their progress so far, despite some early losses. The December 5 game against Davenport was a solid first game of the season, Weber said, of the team’s 37-43 loss ot the Gorillas. Colton Hunt led the Titan scoring with 13, followed by C...
The Titan basketball team had a tough time against a much taller Lind-Ritzville-Sprague team at home in Odessa last Friday, losing 42-69. The game does not count in league play, however, since LRS is a 2B school, while Odessa-Harrington is in a 1B league. O-H 6 19 3 14 42 LRS 16 20 16 17 69 Carsen Weber paced the Titans with 20 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Sam Schafer and Dakota Largent had 6 points each, with Schafer getting 2 rebounds and 6 steals and Largent...
Students of Odessa High School were presented with a $1,000 scholarship award for excellence in Microsoft Certifications from CCI Learning. A large number of students from the school have earned their Microsoft Office Specialist Certification in the Word, PowerPoint and/or Excel programs. Rebecca Fortner has successfully passed all three certifications. The students voted to use the money to purchase a 3-D printer that will be used jointly by the business, science, math and...
Edith M. (Reister) Roloff passed away December 7, 2014, in Moses Lake. Her home was in Odessa, memorial services are pending. Strate Funeral Home in Davenport is caring for the family....
The Town of Odessa is all decorated for the holidays, following the hard work of town citizens willing to volunteer their time and equipment to the effort. The snowflakes that line the downtown area of First Avenue were put up during the weekend following Thanksgiving by Tom Clavel and his sons, Nick Stewart and Brian Clavel. The snowflakes were refurbished by Chamber of Commerce members last year with new LED lights, and the blue and white light they produce is very...
With the assistance of a Big Bend Community College (BBCC) Title V grant and staff services from an organization called Washington Campus Compact, the Odessa Community Knowledge Center is now open to the public for basic computer literacy classes. The instructor, Ed Lyles, is teaching about the parts of a computer, how to use a keyboard, email, the internet and how to use some software programs. Lyles grew up in Warden, is a Washington Campus Compact AmeriCorps/VISTA member,...
The baby's name is Shaye Marie Dirks, and she weighed seven pounds, six ounces and was 21 inches long. Her maternal grandparents are Neil and Lecia Fink of Odessa, and her paternal grandparents are Don and Sheryl Dirks of Ritzville. The baby's great-grandparents are Marvin and Marilyn Fink of Odessa and Marge Tebow and the late Lloyd Tebow of Odessa. Shaye's uncle is Brian Fink and aunt and uncle are Ashley and Vinneau....
Birthdays for December 22: Mel Jantz, Leanna Schafer, Kim Schimdt, Gerry King. December 23: Brandon Nelson, Brittney Jones. December 24: Roxy Grall. December 25: Jena Meise. December 26: Candace Pitts.December 27: Brandon Brown, Phyllis Sebesta.December 28: Jessi Fink, Keith Schafer, Linnie Largent, Tom Scrupps, Mike Kuest. Anniversaries for December 22:David and Jeanie Rardin. December 28: Sephen and Barbara Walter, Duane and Jonnie Pitts. Birthdays and Anniversaries are taken from the Odessa High School Band...
The latest cash grain market here shows Soft White Wheat down at $6.53. Hard Red Winter is down at $6.83. DNS is down at $8.83. Barley is down at 148.00....
To the Editor: In the U.S.A. automobile fatalities take 30,00 plus lives annually. Amtrak trains are much safer than cars. I am a very grateful subscriber to your paper and I strongly believe Odessa needs an Amtrak train stop. Three points to consider when thinking about having a train stop in Odessa are: 1) potential tourist revenue 2) potential new diversity 3) promotion of green energy I’m a gigantic train fan. Using the Amtrak train would greatly reduce fossil fuel usage. I can read, sleep and use the internet on the t...
1 years ago From The Odessa Record December 17, 1914 Following a custom which has been in vogue here for many years past, the George W. Finney and the Edwards & Bradford Lumber yards remembered their friends this week with gifts of Christmas trees. The children of the various Odessa Sunday schools are busily making preparations for Christmas eve entertainments which are an annual feature of the local churches. Those listing proprams are: the German Lutheran , German Baptist, the German Congregational and the English...
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, Dec. 8: Responding to the 200 block of East 4th, Sprague ambulance personnel assisted a 14-year-old girl experiencing breathing difficulty. A Harrington man reported fraudulent use of a debit...
Christmas and New Years Day are almost here. Last minute gift giving and parties can challenge even the most experienced and competent cooks. Quick and easy or make ahead recipes are in demand. Rocky Road Squares, is a quick, yummy recipe I got from Dolores Dills, Lake Stevens, WA. She learned how to make this recipe when she was in grade school, from a savvy teach using cooking to teach math skills. Rocky Road Squares 12 ounces real chocolate chips 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened...
