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Wyatt James Williams was born November 13, 2015, at 2:04 p.m. at Samaratin Hospital in Moses Lake to Jim and Julie Williams of Odessa. He weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces and measured 18 inches long. He joins big sister Katie Mae, age 6 1/2. Grandparents are Jim and Carol Williams of Odessa and Tonnyo and the late Jerry Wright of Moses Lake....
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, Nov. 9: A deputy was notified of a request from Corner Café personnel in Creston for help with a person who refused to leave and had been “verbally abusive” toward customers there. Deputies...
It was an exciting end to a great season for the Odessa-Harrington Titans football team when they lost to Liberty Christian by 30 points Friday November 13. The Liberty Christian Patriots were able to hold the Titans and prevent them from scoring during the entire first half of the game, while the Patriots themselves scored five touchdowns, all followed by successful two-point conversions. O-H 0 0 8 22 30 LC 16 24 8 12 60 With a score of 40-0 going into the second half, the...
The Lady Titans won two out of four matches and placed eighth at state this past Friday in the Yakima Sun Dome. The first-round match last Friday was a loss against Christian Faith which went on to take third place in the tournament. CFaith 25 25 25 3 O-H 12 15 11 0 Shelbey Watkins led the team with two aces and seven assists. Maleah Davison led with two blocks, Katie DeWulf with 12 digs and Lanessa Simon with six kills. The next match for the O-H Titans was a mere...
Members of the Odessa FFA chapter competed in the Washington State FFA Potato Career Development Event at the Grant County Fairgrounds last Friday. This was the first of the state competitions that took place this year. Members judged 100 potatoes to determine whether they were a #1 quality, #2 quality or a cull potato. They also judged seed potatoes, identified blemishes of potatoes and gave oral reasons to the judge to determine the grade of each of 10 potatoes, based on the standards for potatoes, within a short...
Former Odessa resident Ronald G. Walter died November 15 at his home in Spokane. A full obituary will follow in next week’s issue of The Record....
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, Nov. 2: Deputies investigated a possible burglary at a residence in the 1200 block of Eighth Street in Davenport, where two windows appeared to have been pried open. Tuesday, Nov. 3: A respond...
On November 3, seven schools from the Bi-County came to Odessa for the 6th Annual Bi-County STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Challenge. Odessa, Wilbur, Creston, Ritzville, Davenport, Harrington and Sprague arrived at Odessa's multipurpose room at 9 a.m. ready to compete in the science-based "Junkyard Wars." Each school brought a team of students to vie against the other schools for the traveling trophy, the Golden Flask. The Odessa High School team consisted of...
Bill died peacefully on November 1, 2015 at East Adams Care Center in Ritzville at the age of 89. He was born April 7, 1926 to Mark and Anna Havlicek and grew up in Odessa, graduating in 1944. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Enza Smith. Other survivors include daughter Sharon (Dave) Iverson and her children Taunya (Michael) VanPevenage and Conner, Peyton and Chase; Becky (Colin) Guhlke and Lexi and Palmer; Alyson (Travis) Williams and Lizzie and Jessie; Brenik (Kamie)...
The Odessa-Harrington volleyball team is off to the state tournament in Yakima beginning Friday. Back row: Casey Schlomer, Maleah Davison, Brenna Carstensen, Alexis Burdick, Zoe Clark, Katie DeWulf, Lanessa Simon, Alex Bruce. Front row: Shelbey Watkins, Isabelle Phillips....
The Booster Club Auction last Saturday was well attended by folks from both Harrington and Odessa. The grilled steaks were tasty, as were the side dishes. Door prizes were awarded to several audience members. Silent and live auction items raised money for uniforms and other sports-related needs....
The Odessa-Harrington volleyball team had an exciting yet tiring weekend when they won all three district playoff games and moved on to state as the second place seed behind #1 seeded Almira/Coulee-Hartline. The lady Titans played a total of three matches in eight hours Saturday, November, 7 at Northwest Christian High School in Colbert (Spokane), starting the first match at 11 a.m. and the last match at 7 p.m. Any match played after Saturday was a loser-out match. Against...
The Titans played a very good game Friday night, but it just wasn’t enough to hold back the Cusick Panthers in the post-season game to determine seeding. With the 38-32 win Cusick took home the number-three seed and Odessa-Harrington took number four. Cusick 8 14 8 8 38 OH 8 8 16 0 32 Coming on the heels of a tough loss to Almira/Coulee-Hartline last week, the Titans played with a lot of heart, and the game see-sawed back and forth. All season long the Titans have been able t...
At their regular monthly meeting November 5, members of the Old Town Hall Rejuvenation Society (OTHRS) met to discuss future events and fundraising opportunities for the group. At the top of the agenda was discussion of the possible replacement of the ramp to the east entrance to the dining hall, which has begun to be used frequently by area seniors attending lunch and exercise programs offered at the facility. It was reported that the Odessa Lions Club has applied for a grant to fund the ramp’s replacement. Also discussed w...
Virginia Gail Fiess, age 70, passed away peacefully on October 9, 2015, after a brief hospital stay at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle. She was born to the late William Cinotto and the late Dorothy (Meyers) Cinotto on December 30, 1944, at Madison Street Hospital in Seattle. Virginia graduated from Renton High School, with the class of 1963. On February 4, 1967, Virginia married the love of her life Keith Arthur Fiess at Village Chapel in Renton. In 1976, they moved from Renton to Wilson Creek, where they began their love...
The Odessa School District Curriculum Advisory Committee serves the purpose of reviewing and making recommendations to the school board regarding the adoption of new curriculums and programs. Meetings are generally scheduled at 7:30 a.m. one week prior to the school board meetings. The agenda is posted on the school website and the notice is included in the Calendar of Events in The Odessa Record. The school follows a schedule for reviewing at least one curriculum area a year, with the exception of high school teachers, who...
The Odessa Lions Club will hold its 74th annual Turkey Carnival Saturday, November 21, at the Odessa Community Center. Food service will begin at 2 p.m., with club members cooking and serving burgers with all the fixings, soft drinks, coffee, chips and even pie for dessert. Bingo games will commence at 3 p.m. and will continue until all of the turkeys have been awarded as prizes. As in recent years, club members will sell disposable bingo cards and different colored daubers to mark them with. The prizes donated by Odessa...
Harrington Opera House Society The Harrington Opera House Society met for its monthly and annual meetings Monday, November 2, with Mark and Sheryl Stedman, Gordon and Billie Herron, Carol, Ed Haugan, Linda Wagner, Bonnie and Mike Hardy, Dillon Haas, Stephen and Becky Hardy, Shelly Quigley, Karen Robertson and Marge Womach present. They reviewed the highlights of the Community Organizations Meeting, Harrington Happenings, with many positive comments about how well the sharing of project information is working. It was reported...
Don’t want to cook that big Thanksgiving dinner this year? Hate doing all those dishes? Tired of spending the holiday alone? There’s an alternative right here in the heart of Odessa at Old Town Hall. Each Thanksgiving Day, a community Thanksgiving dinner is prepared and served, starting at about noon and lasting well into the evening. The dinner is sponsored by the local Masonic Lodge as a community service. This year the group will be providing plenty of turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy. Guests are encouraged to bring a s...
Nellie Quilici Nellie Auda Quilici, 79, Moses Lake resident, passed away in the comfort of her home surrounded by family October 19, 2015. Nellie was born to John and Gladys (Rhodes) McLaren on January 4, 1936 in Dillon, Mont., the youngest of 13 children. She lived in Dillon as a young child and until she graduated from Dillon High School in 1954. She was active in FHA, Pep Club, Drill Team, and she loved economics. Nellie would go on to help with the family blacksmith and...
Jeffery David Hardt, 57, passed away at his home in Otis Orchards on September 16, 2015. Jeff was born in Odessa to Al and Ruth Hardt on March 4, 1958. Jeff graduated from Odessa High School in 1976 and from Spokane Community College in 1978 from the auto body program. Jeff worked for many years as a car salesman in the Spokane area and many times was honored as top salesman. Jeff enjoyed playing golf, reading, and most of all spending time with his son Derek, who was his...
Marlon Schafer, owner of Odessa Office Equipment, the Internet service provider with its headquarters in Odessa, told The Record that he has now expanded his reach into Davenport....
The Board of Directors of Odessa School District #105 met in the high school library Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 7 p.m. The board held a workshop in the district office at 6:30 p.m. to review board policies and procedures, attended by superintendent Dan Read, principal Jamie Nelson, board chairman Ed Deife and board members Heather Valverde and Joe Schlomer. Board members Marcus Horak and Roland Singer were absent. In personnel matters, the board approved contracts for Elle...
With 46 precincts reporting, 6,806 registered voters cast only 2,971 ballots, with an estimated 233 ballots left to count. Voter turnout was 43.65%. In Odessa, local contests for town council were won unopposed by incumbents Lois Hubbard and Marlene Kramer. Bill Crossley also won unopposed to fill the seat being vacated by a retiring Frank White. In Harrington, the heated race for mayor showed challenger Dillon Haas leading long-time incumbent Paul Gilliland by 16 votes, with very low voter turnout. For Harrington city...
The Odessa and Harrington School Districts will each have special Veterans Day assemblies at their respective schools on Tuesday, November 10. There will be no school for either district on Wednesday, November 11. The Odessa School District will hold its assembly honoring veterans at 12:30 p.m. in the school multipurpose room. Local veterans will be honored guests, and the general public is also invited to attend. The Harrington School District will hold a Veterans Day assembly at 10:15 a.m. in the high school gymnasium. The...
