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Susan Jensen has joined the staff of The Odessa Record and is busily learning the ropes. With a background in hobby photography and work experience with computers, she brings talents to the job that will allow her to perform most of the tasks that the job has to offer. Jensen grew up in Odessa and graduated from Odessa High School in 1971. She has two children, Bryonny and Garrett, both also Odessa grads who now live west of the Cascades. Susan is the second youngest of the...
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, Feb. 10: A Burlington Northern crew tended to a malfunctioning railroad crossing arm on Yarwood Road near SR 28. A Davenport woman told dispatchers something had hit the back door of a residence in the 800...
Harrington City Council met with all members present: Rick Becker, Peter Davenport, Terri Howe, Levi Schenk and Mike Cronrath. Mayor Paul Gilliland opened the meeting and introduced visitors: Sharon Schultz on dog committee, Ashley Schenk, Scott McGowan (city employee) and Marge Womach for the Odessa Record. Bunny Haugan recorded the meeting. Two items on the agenda were canceled due to Margie Hall and Mark Stedman not arriving. The dog committee's report was presented with proposals for a schedule of fees and fines. No...
The last time The Record ran this column was November 1, 2012. This week the column continues with more about the Finks. In 1991, an article written by Linda Gustafson, published in The Odessa Record (TOR), mentioned the following: (1) That Reuben went to the Frederick school southwest of Odessa which was east three and a half miles from the Fink farm. That he, Reuben, walked or rode a horse to school because there wasn't any school bus service. Alvin Fink told me that during...
1 years ago From The Odessa Record February 20, 1914 An advertisement for Union State Bank showed a picture of a sliver of moon outside a window with a shady character in a hat lurking at the bottom of the window. The advertisement read in big letters, “ Burglars can’t get your money when it is safe in our bank”. Underneath it read, “In December 1902 Judge Lewis and wife, an aged couple, were brutally murdered at their ranch between Odessa and Almira. They were known to habitually keep large sums of money about their p...
Birthdays for February 20: Lee Praetorius, Kathy Taylor and Victoria Peterson. February 21: Michael Nichols, Jr. and Patty Williams. February 22: Mark Burroughs, Michael Kuest, Gwen Clavel, Blayne Albertson and Punch Pfeifer. February23: Ashley Steilstra, Marilyn Fink, Patricia Kissler and Jerry Walter. February 25: J.P. Luiten, Lance Wagner and Ed Deife. February 26: Cindy Haase. Anniversary for February 21: Lamar and Marguerite Heimbigner. Birthdays and Anniversaries are taken from the Odessa High School Band...
Odessa gun club Shooting a perfect score of 25 was Landon Lobe. Shooting 24s were Colley Walter, Ryan Lewis and Nick Tebow. Shooting 22s were Doug Tebow, Mike Nichols, Jr. and Markham Nichols. William Mann, Jon Fink, Mike Nichols, Sr., Aaron Gies, Brandon Larmer and Harley Wraspir shot 21s. Shooting 20 and under were Pilot Weishaar, Craig Schuh, Traig Weishaar, Daniel Mann, Hunter Bramer, Bill Weber, Wyatt Haase, Maddy Wagner, Rochelle Schuh, Lane Lobe, HaLee Walter, Tom Schuh, Jenny Larmer, Cody Larmer, Jordan Larmer and...
To the Editor: I’d like to say thank you to the Odessa Record for the good information you provide. I am one of those who live elsewhere, but subscribe to keep up with Odessa happenings. A number of my relatives live in the area. It sounds like you have a lot of changes going on - always a challenge – and those deadlines to meet. I do want to thank you for continuing “This Week in Odessa History” where I learn a lot about the area and what life was like when my grandparents, Jacob and Eva Kallenberger, farmed north of Odes...
Odessa and Harrington FFA students traveled together to the Ag Expo held in Spokane February 4, 5 and 6. More than 50 students and chaperones attended the event, which also included displays by area vendors and visitors from throughout the rural area....
Due to postal rate increases that make our out-of-pocket costs keep going up for mailing out copies of The Odessa Record, we will have to increase our subscription rates. The new rates will take effect on April 1, 2014. Renewal notices sent out in March for April 1 renewal will reflect the new rates. The new rate for subscribers within the state of Washington will be $33. Snowbirds who spend part of their time in Washington and part of the time elsewhere will be charged $36, and out-of-state subscribers will see their rates...
The special election held February 11 saw the passage of levies for school and hospital districts, most by substantial margins. Harrington School Harrington School District #204 ran Proposition No. 1, a replacement maintenance and operation levy, in the amount of $535,000. Yes voters outnumbered No voters by 184 to 64 or 74.19% to 25.81%. Odessa School Odessa School District #105 ran Proposition No. 1, a replacement maintenance and operation levy for $698,000. This multi-county race also saw Yes voters outnumbering No voters...
Members of the Friends of the Pool (FOP), a group of young parents who conduct fundraising efforts on behalf of the Odessa Aquatic Recreation Center, met with town officials at the publicl library recently to discuss needs at the pool prior to the coming swim season. The concrete needs to be resurfaced and leveled before decking can be added. Town officials said the concrete issues need to be addressed before the 2014 swim season in order to eliminate safety code violations. 1...
The All-Opponent Team for the Northeast District South 1B basketball league was announced last Friday. Jacob DeWulf and Sam Schafer of Odessa were selected from the O-H Titans for inclusion on the team. The Titans head boys basketball coach Travis Schuh was named the Northeast District's 1B Coach of the Year for the same District...
Kennet Bertelson of the engineering firm of USKH, which has a contract with the Town of Odessa to provide engineering services, was at Monday evening's public hearing on street projects held prior to the meeting of the Odessa Town Council. He brought with him poster boards depicting current photos of the Fourth Avenue and Fifth Avenue projects in Odessa, as well as artists' renderings of how the streets will look once work is completed. The town was recently awarded grant fund...
Lauren Crosby, part-time staffer at The Odessa Record, submitted a photo she took for the newspaper in the Ag Expo Photography Contest this year, receiving 'honorable mention' for her efforts. The photo depicts the runaway wheat-field fire that took place in July of 2010 and which was the paper's front-page photo the week after the fire. Firefighters thought they would soon be mopping up, but the blaze of unknown origin flared into a major conflagration as the wind picked up...
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, Feb. 3: A Davenport woman told dispatchers she believes she lost her wedding ring at either the local Safeway store or middle school. A Davenport woman reported the loss of a purse near Reardan. A man was...
1 years ago From The Odessa Record February 13, 1914 Twelve new steel bridge will be built in Lincoln County this year. Steel for the dozen county bridges to be built this year, one of them 60 feet, will span Wilson Creek south of Odessa. The second division of the Ladies Aid of the Congregational church made in excess of $25 by putting on a playlet called “How the Story Grew”. It was the story of someone moving into an empty house in town and the news traveling from kitchen to kitchen around town. Excellent music was ren...
This year's Ag Expo in Spokane was well attended by Odessa and Harrington area farmers and business people, as well as the FFA chapters from both the Odessa and Harrington School Districts. Odessa's FBLA chapter also shared the spotlight by winning an award for their project partnering with the Ag Expo organizers (as highlighted in last week's issue of The Record). Implement dealers such as the Odessa Trading Company division of the Ritzville Warehouse and Walter Implement...
NOVEMBER $20,000 was awarded to the Odessa Chamber of Commerce by the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners. The money will be used to fund the WSDA-certified community commercial kitchen within the Odessa community center. Transmessis Columbia Plateau is the new name of the Odessa biodiesel plant, formerly known as Inland Empire Oilseeds, LLC. An investor group from Houston, Texas is providing the financial backing required by the Odessa Public Development Authority (OPDA) prior to signing the agreement to lease the...
Odessa students did very well at the FBLA Northeast Region Winter Conference held in Spokane last week. The students listed below have qualified to attend the state conference to be held in Seattle in April. The team of Carley Williams, Katie DeWulf and Steven Braun took first place in the Business Ethics category. Elizabeth Larson, Brad Johnston and Zoe Clark placed first in the Business Presentation category. Placing second in the same Business Presentation category was the team of Jenna Shafer, Trevor King and Fee Pilger....
At home in Odessa Tuesday night, the Titan boys dominated Republic, 53-41. Distrtict play continues this Saturday in Deer Park, as the Titans take on Wilbur-Creston at 3:45 p.m. Curlew, which lost to W-C Tuesday, plays Republic at 3:45 in a different Deer Park gym. O-H 15 16 13 9 53 Republic 10 8 10 13 41 Jacob DeWulf scored 19 points to pace the Titans, adding 6 rebounds and 4 steals. Shane Whitaker contributed 11 points, 2 rebounds; Carsen Weber 8 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist...
The Titan girls soundly defeated Curlew for the last berth to the District 1B tournament. The score was 67-34. The game was played last Tuesday in Reardan. O-H 22 12 17 16 67 Curlew 8 6 8 12 34 Jordyn Tanke led the O-H offense with 14 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 steals. Katie DeWulf had 13 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals; Hannah Schmidt and Cydnee Kieffer had 11 points each, with Kieffer contributing 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals and Schmidt 1 rebound, 2 assists, 1 steal; Lanessa Simon scored 6 points, with 2 rebounds, 3...
The Odessa Board met at noon on February 5, 2014 for a special meeting to change the calendar for the 2013-2014 school year. The snow make-up day scheduled for February 28 has been changed to March 7. If there are no additional days when school is canceled due to the weather, then March 7 will be the only make-up day....
Carolyn Cronrath was born to Louis and Marie (Brammer) Heitmann October 27, 1926, in Gifford, Idaho. She graduated from Gifford High School in 1944. After high school, she worked as a secretary for Buckley State Custodial School until entering Kinman Business College in Spokane and graduating December 21, 1945. She attended Pacific Lutheran College in Parkland, Wash. for spring semester 1946. In late 1946, she went to work for Pacific Telephone and Telegraph in Yakima as a service representative. In summer 1951, she attended...
