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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, Jan. 20: Power lines were reported down off SR 25 along Olson Hills and Level roads. No injuries were reported after a vehicle slid off SR 174 north of Wilbur and into a ditch. A chunk of metal was discovered...
The Titan girls played their final two games of the regular season. Friday's game honored the team's senior players. Wellpinit On Friday, January 31, the Titans were in Harrington for a game against Wellpinit, losing 41-46. O-H 11 15 4 11 41 Wellp. 17 14 6 9 46 Katie DeWulf and Cydnee Kieffer each scored 9 points to pace the Titans. DeWulf also had 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and Kieffer had 4 rebounds, 5 steals. Jordyn Tanke had 8 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 1...
Odessa VFW Post #7395 and its ladies auxiliary are proud to announce the winners of their youth scholarship programs for 2013-2014. The Junior Essay program is for third through fifth grades. First place for the third grade is Sarah Hayashi; second place is Isaiah Chavez; and third place is Harley Carson. The fourth grade winners are: first place, Nathan Carstensen, second place, Tianna Gies and third place, Paul Sheldon. The fifth grade winners are: first place, Madeline...
Monday, Jan. 27: Three dogs, possibly Siberian huskies, attacked and killed four sheep on property adjacent to Bull Run Road East in the Reardan area. A Cayuse Cove area resident advised dispatchers that water to the property from a shared well had been shut off. A caller observed debris falling from a truck and trailer traveling east on SR 2 from Bennett Road. The vehicle was stopped by officers in Reardan. A water ski and life jacket were reported missing from a burglarized residence on FDR Estates Drive in the Grand...
By MARJORIE WOMACH Elizabeth Iaukea, Project Manager, Washington State Library Microsoft IT Academy, held a training session at Reardan, Tuesday, Jan 26 from 10 to noon, with librarians from Wilbur's Hesseltine Library, the Sprague Library and the Harrington Library joining the Reardan librarian for the session, getting the local libraries signed up for the IT courses and testing. An afternoon session was being offered at the Davenport Library for those that were not able to attend the morning session. First grade teacher...
Jacob DeWulf is the son of Mark and Peggy DeWulf and a senior at Odessa High School and plays on the Titans high school boys basketball team. Coach Schuh chose DeWulf as athlete of the week because he has been a force defensively leading the team in rebounds and blocked shots. His offensive game has improved so much as well and he is averaging about 11 points per game....
Colton Hunt, son of Stacey Hunt and Amy Hunt, is in the eighth grade in Odessa and plays junior high boys basketball. Coaches Oestreich and Linstrom chose him to be Athlete of the Week because he worked very hard the first two weeks of the season. He stepped up into being a team leader. Editors note: This should have run in the newspaper Jan. 23, but the information was not submitted to The Record in time....
A Quilters Tea is being held Monday, February 10, at Any Occasion Banquet Hall, to benefit The Odessa Quilt Club’s quilt-making project for Angel Flight, and hopefully also make a monetary donation to the Angel Flight organization. The auction/raffle has over 200 items committed to the event, with more coming in daily. Angel Flight is an organization of small aircraft pilots who volunteer their time and airplanes to fly medical patients from remote places to medical appointments and treatments. Local pilot Stan Dammel has b...
Members of the Mobius Science Center in Spokane spent an evening at the Odessa Schools recently, sharing insights on chemical reactions, sound waves, acoustics, and many other fields of science....
Elizabeth Floch, daughter of Jewel and Clay Floch, formerly of Odessa, played in an exhibition wheelchair basketball game between the varsity games played against Valley Christian High School in Spokane last Saturday. The disabled students in wheelchairs played against able-bodied students, also in wheelchairs. The exhibition was sponsored by ParaSport of Spokane. Eight teams and up to 90 athletes with disabilities will roll into Spokane on March 1-2 to battle for a spot at...
The Odessa-Harrington basketball teams had a relatively quiet week, with only one night, Saturday, January 25, being a game night against Valley Christian at Old University High School in Spokane. Girls varsity The girls had a great game, running up 47 points to VC's 19. Titans 18 10 11 8 47 VC 6 2 9 2 19 Lanessa Simon led the Titan scoring with 13 points and hauling down 14 rebounds for a double-double. She also had 3 assists and 2 steals. Zoe Clark had 4 points, 4 rebounds;...
Shooting a perfect score of 25 was Brady Gies. Shooting 24's were Jared Praetorius, Traig Weishaar, Hunter Bramer and Daniel Mann. Shooting 22's were Doug Tebow, Mike Nichols, Sr. and William Mann. Mike Nichols, Jr., Lane Lobe, Markham Nichols and Harley Wraspir shot 21's. Shooting 20 and under were Tom Schuh, Colley Walter, Jim Smith, Bill Weber, Joel Hardung, Wyatt Haase, HaLee Walter, Pilot Weishaar, Rochelle Schuh, Daeton Deife, Drew Hardung and Maddy Wagner. High Handicap went to Hunter Bramer, High Continental went to...
Members of the Odessa High School FBLA Chapter (Future Business Leaders of America) have been working with Chris Shafer of Odessa, the area's Natural Resource Specialist for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), on a community service project to improve the Odessa Craters Loop Trail five miles north of Odessa. Recently, FBLA committee members Elizabeth Larson, Dakota Largent, Jenna Shafer, Katie DeWulf and Tyler Paris shared the action proposal they have written together with...
Valentine’s Day is the sweet tooth’s favorite day. Big heart shaped boxes of candy may be the traditional sign of affection for the day, but delectable treats from your kitchen can be just as appealing. Your family might like to start the day with Caramel Apple Sweet Rolls. Charlene Kagele served these at a recent quilters gathering. She got the recipe from an article in Costco Connection, featuring Ree Drummand’s new cookbook, The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holid...
1 years ago From the Odessa Record January 30, 1914 Great Northern Railroad (GNW) endorsed an experimental dry farm station near Odessa in a letter from F.W. Graham, the western industrial agent of the GNW in Seattle to Odessa station agent, W.L. Moseley. The farm was proposed to be as close to Odessa and the railroad as possible. It was to act as a landmark and advertising for the commercial club. The Cascade Scenic Highway was being planned through the Cascade mountains starting construction as soon as weather permitted....
Two programs were performed at the school. "The Once In The Future King" by Frank V. Priore was performed Jan 21, Tuesday evening, at 7:30 by Mr. Nighswonger's 7-12 grades drama class. The drama class meets two days per week which does not allow for many sessions prior to a performance, and this was their end of the quarter project. There were 14 students from the seventh and eighth grades with nine from high school. This three-act play is set in modern times and is the story...
Harrington students Bella Mattozzi, Glenn Soliday, Scout Sewll, Kade Roller, and Macrae Larmer wear new Titan gear that is avaliable for sale from the Odessa-Harrington Athletic Booster Club. Taunya Sanford at the Harrington School District and Linnie Largent at the Odessa School District can provide more information....
The Odessa Memorial Hospital Auxiliary has announced the date of its annual rummage sale to be held in the hospital atrium. The group’s service projects have raised money to buy items for the hospital not covered in its annual budget. This will be the final fund-raising event for the group, which due to the age of its current members, their small number (fewer than 10) and a lack of new volunteers willing to participate, plans to disband. Current members plan to meet with representatives of the Odessa Hospital Foundation t...
The Odessa Record received press releases from several area universities and community colleges, listing students from the immediate area who have achieved top grades in their studies. They are listed below in the order in which they were received. Nate Lathrop Nathaniel Lathrop of Odessa (but currently residing in the Yakima area) was named to the fall 2013 honor roll at Spokane Falls Community College (SFCC). To receive honor roll status, students must earn a 3.0 grade-point average or higher. Nick Tebow Nicholas Tebow of...
To the Editor: I was sorry to see that Lise Ott was stepping down as writer of “Advice from a small-town girl”, as Joanne and I have always enjoyed her thoughts and humor in your paper. I still have my history to enjoy reading along with the sheriff's report. I also like the new articles about locals from Odessa. So many interesting people live here. Keep up the good work. Hope to see you this summer. Chuck Wood Gig Harbor, WA....
To the Editor: An Odessa friend sent me a January 9 copy of a letter to your paper. The letter was signed Duane Pitts of Moses Lake. Since I have a dear relative that teaches in that district and since Odessa and Moses Lake are on the same side of the state, I might question the values imparted to those students. If Mr. Pitts is a product of that education system, low information voter comes to mind. His dismissive judgment on GOP efforts lacks a bit of balance. He blames the GOP for shutting down the government. I know...
JULY Mike Perry proudly reported on the Odessa-Harrington athletic cooperative for winter and spring sports seasons. High-school girls basketball finished with a league record of 3-7. High-school boys finished with a league record of 7-3. The boys were crowned district champions. High-school baseball team had a league record of 16-0, finishing as district champs. The high-school golf team took second place at district. The high-school tennis team had three out of seven girls qualify for district; one girl qualifying for...
The Lincoln County Economic Development Council (EDC) had a busy 2013. Here are a few of their activities and events: • The EDC served as the Lincoln County Visitor & Convention Bureau for the fourth year. An agreement between Lincoln County and the EDC requires the EDC to submit a proposal and budget for advertising that utilizes the County’s Lodging Tax funds. A few new ideas implemented in 2013 included brochures in kiosks at rest areas along I-5, signs at the Telford and Sprague rest areas, and advertising to central Was...
The Odessa and Harrington school boards met jointly in Odessa January 15 to discuss the athletic cooperative between the two schools. Harrington superintendent Mike Perry, serving as athletic director (AD) for the co-op for last year and this year, provided an athletic report for fall and winter sports to date. He shared information concerning the playoff situation for basketball this year and from the athletic directors meeting he attended earlier. Perry told the board that the Odessa-Harrington teams not only receive...
The season for growers' meetings has begun. Wilbur-Ellis held their meeting Friday, January 17, at the Odessa Community Center, with pesticide credits provided and various speakers giving information on topics of interest to area growers of grain, potatoes and other crops. Breakfast pastries and rolls were supplied by Grannie BarBar, and a prime-rib lunch was catered by JonathINNs Country. Wilbur-Ellis provided each attendee with a zippered binder, a small spiral notebook and...
