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What do you do with half a bag of jumbo pasta shells, extra packages of stove top stuffing mix and cans of condensed cream soups? These are just a few of the holiday items folks were looking to use in meal plans. Stuffed Pasta Shells will take care of the extra pasta shells before they become stale. Make with ground beef or go vegetarian and add spinach. This make ahead dish is substitute friendly. Stuffed Pasta Shells 4 cups spaghetti or marinara sauce. 2 Tbsp chili sauce (optional) 6-8 ounces (about 1/2 bag) jumbo pasta...
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. 6: A caller reported the theft of a battery and iron from property on Tramm Road about a quarter mile north of SR 2. Dispatchers were advised of the theft of a battery charger and a table saw from a resid...
1 Years Ago From The Odessa Record January 16, 1914 The Odessa commercial club, through its experiment farm committee, has petitioned the governor for the location of a 160-acre demonstration farm at Odessa, to be under the supervision of the Washington State college authorities, and to be made a permanent part of that institution. While nothing definite can be expected from the petition at present, it is thought that Odessa’s bid for the farm will receive proper attention and the committee and the club itself will make e...
6-2014 Winter Sports Players...
Students on the Dean’s List for the fall 2013 quarter at Eastern Washington University included Staci Bewick, Justin Hunt and Koralynne Kuch from Odessa and Justyne Talkington, Hillary Hayes, Jennifer Adams, Stetson Sanford and Samantha Raigosa from Harrington. Brett Larmer of Harrington achieved the honor roll at Washington State University....
Against Northport, the Titan boys got the win, 53 to 35. They were paced by Shane Whitaker’s 17 points. Sam Schafer added 13, Jacob DeWulf 11, Trevor King 5, Caleb Behrens 3, Dakota Largent 2 and Carsen Weber 2. Weber also had 6 steals. Northport 8 8 8 11 35 O-H Titans 18 17 13 5 53 On Saturday, January 11, the Odessa/Harrington Titan boys lost to Valley Christian, 37 to 54. O-H Titans 6 20 8 3 37 VC 12 9 17 16 54 Whitaker again led the Titans with 14 points. He also had 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals. Weber scored 8 p...
lunteers are the heartbeat of our community. These unsung heroes just show up to help and assist with all of the various behind-the-scenes activities that we so often take for granted. In a perfect world, lots of people would all help out a little. But we all know that in the real world it doesn't work that way. Especially in small towns, a small core group of familiar faces do 90 percent of the work. Justin Parr is one of those people. At Saturday night's New Years Eve Chamber party he was bestowed with the award for...
March The boys basketball team won the academic award for 1B schools from the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association for having the highest grade-point average among all of the 1B teams competing. A U.S. Navy jet crashed into a farmer’s field between Odessa and Harrington on March 11, killing the three crew members on board who were on a training mission. The jet and its crew were based at Whidby Island Naval Air Station and was one of several planes flying maneuvers in eastern Washington that day. Competing for t...
New Year's Eve in Odessa saw folks drawn downtown to ring in 2014. Both Chiefs Bar & Grill and Any Occasion Banquet Hall were open for revelers wanting to celebrate the holiday. The Odessa Chamber of Commerce sponsored a community event envisioned as a thank you to all of the volunteers who make Odessa such a great place to live, work and play by supporting the many activities that take place all year long. The theme of the event was "A Night at the Casino." Following a...
The Odessa Record was delayed Wednesday morning when electrical power was knocked out at about 8:15 a.m. A truck was said to have backed into a power pole located on the property of the Grange Supply Company of Odessa-Harrington. The impact shattered the wooden pole, leaving a pile of kindling on the ground and the cross bars dangling from the wires. The oil-filled transformers also hit the ground, where a pool of oil spread out and mixed with the snow and gravel. Local...
January The end of 2012 and beginning of 2013 saw the Odessa biodiesel manufacturing facility, Inland Empire Oilseeds (IEO), hit a rocky patch on its way to successful, long-term operation. Just prior to Christmas, the majority of the “permanent” staff was laid off. It was then learned that on December 27, 2012, IEO had filed a petition requesting Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection. Odessa’s town government saw changes in early 2013, as Gail Kiesz was sworn in as the new town clerk during the first town council meeting of the n...
Volunteers are the heartbeat of our community. These unsung heroes just show up to help and assist with all of the various behind-the-scenes activities that we so often take for granted. In a perfect world, lots of people would all help out a little. But we all know that in the real world it doesn't work that way. Especially in small towns, a small core group of familiar faces do 90 percent of the work. Justin Parr is one of those people. At Saturday night's New Years Eve Cham...
Following the winter holiday break, Odessa-Harrington basketball players got back onto the court before school even started. Boys On Saturday, January 4, the Titan boys were seriously outplayed by the Lind/Ritzville/Sprague team which won, 72-36. Playing in Ritzville, the Broncos jumped to an early lead and never let up. Titans 6 10 10 10 36 Broncos 23 20 16 13 72 Carsen Weber paced the Titans with 15 points, adding 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal to the mix. Sam Schafer scored 3 points; Shane Whitaker 9 points, 2 rebounds;...
Flu season has arrived in Lincoln County. The area has seen an increase in flu cases and hospitalization in recent weeks. There’s still time to get vaccinated to protect yourself from this serious illness. “Our emergency departments and clinics are seeing an increase in cases of Influenza since mid-December,” states Ed Dzedzy, Public Health Administrator. “H1N1 is the type of flu we’re seeing the most of right now. The good news is, it’s one of the strains this year’s vaccine provides protection against.” Flu symptoms includ...
The President’s List and the Vice President’s List (honor rolls) for fall quarter 2013 at Big Bend Community College have been released by the college. Students on the President’s List completed 12 or more graded credits with a GPA of 3.75 or above. Natalie Fish of Odessa made the Presiden’ts List. Students on the Vice President’s List completed 12 or more graded credits with a GPA of 3.33 to 3.74. Daniel Nelson, Sr. of Odessa and Natalie Garrett of Wilson Creek both made the Vice President’s List....
Tom Goetz passed away December 27, 2013, and is survived by his high school sweetheart Jeanne (Divito) Goetz from Wilson Creek. They were married in 1964. Tom was born in Paris, Texas to James and Geraldine Goetz on February 5, 1944. Later he moved to Marlin with his parents to be raised on their family farm. He is also survived by his three sons; Treg, Marcus and Cody; one daughter, Julie, and two daughters-in-law, Julie Goetz and Taylor Goetz. He leaves behind six...
Bea Lyon died Saturday, January 4, 2014, in Spokane. She was born in Spokane January 16, 1948, to Edward and Elsie (Heimbigner) Zeiler. She spent her early years on a wheat farm a few miles northeast of Odessa. She enjoyed riding horses and having many dogs and cats as pets. Bea attended Odessa schools, graduating in 1966. Bea attended Kelsey Baird Business and Secretarial School. In 1968 she married William Lyon. The couple lived for a short time in Tekoa, before returning...
Richard "Ric" Wraspir lost his three-month battle with cancer on November 30, 2013 at the age of 54. He was the youngest son born to Alfred and Marilyn Wraspir on October 22, 1959. He was preceded in death by his father Alfred J. Wraspir, grandparents Louis and Louise Wraspir and Melvin and Bessie Marie Northrip. He is survived by his wife Janet, daughters Ashley and Cammie (Lorissa) Wraspir, mother Marilyn Edwards of Seattle, brothers Michael (Beverly) of O'Fallon, Mo., Jerry...
Kathy Scrupps died December 24, 2013, in Odessa. She was born April 6, 1955 in San Francisco to Timothy and Shirley Calnan. Kathy is survived by her husband Jay Scrupps at the home; three sons, Walter (and Chris) Barry, Chris (and Amber) Scrupps and Ryan (and Kelsey) Scrupps; along with five grandchildren, Brynne, Kade, Brielle, Gavin and Alma; her mother Shirley Calnan; brother Casey (and Yvonne) Calnan; four sisters, Teri (and Ben) Reihl, Shelley (and Matt) Severson, Mary...
Marie E. (Ramm) Braun died December 26, 2013, at Lincoln Hospital in Davenport at the age of 89. She was born January 12, 1924, in Odessa to Gottlob and Mary Ramm. She grew up with six sisters on a farm southeast of Odessa. She graduated from Odessa High School in 1942. On December 29, 1950, Marie married Elmer Braun, and they lived in Ritzville until they bought a farm in Deer Park. Elmer preceded her in death on May 20, 1999, and Marie moved to the Davenport Retirement Villa...
Jim Goetz died December 17, 2013 in Odessa. He was born a few miles north of Odessa on April 16, 1918. His parents were Emanual and Matilda (Almer) Goetz, known as Tillie. Jim was the oldest of five brothers and outlived all of them. He farmed most of his life on the family farm north of Marlin. He joined the Army in 1942 and while stationed in Texas met and married his wife of 71 years, L. Geraldine Smith, known as Jerry. Jim was wounded in combat in the Philippines and received the Purple Heart. After the war he returned to...
7 will have arrived by the time you are reading this column. As promised, I have some recipes to help you use up the last of the Christmas cooking ingredients. Either you didn’t get to that recipe or you had to buy more than the recipe called for and now you have leftovers. Our goal for January is to work those items into the weekly menu plan. Emma Cloud brought a delicious Enchilada Casserole to the Community Christmas dinner. Many requests came in for the recipe that i...
The annual holiday lighting contest sponsored by the Odessa Lions Club gave out only two prizes this year. The home of Sam and Donna Mullins received first prize of $150, and the home of Keith and Becky Kolterman received the second prize of $50. Both families went to a lot of effort to make their houses and yards attractive with light strings outlining eaves and porches, lighted figures standing in yards and trees and bushes strung with more lights. The two winners this year...
Harrington Nazarene program With about 25 people attending, the Nazarene Church sanctuary was lit only with tree lights and a few holiday lights. Kristian Beattie and Bella Mattozi lit candles and the congregation sang Christmas songs led by Sonia Beattie with Billie Herron at the piano. Pastor Jim Beattie left during the singing and returned with a Santa suit on, but with the Grinch’s face. The audience listened as he acted out the song “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.” The Grinch went about stealing Christmas symbols and fin...
Milton Johnston of Ellensburg was re-elected chairman of the Columbia Basin Development League (CBDL) at their December trustee’s meeting in Moses Lake with Orman Johnson of Othello re-elected vice chair, Jake Wollman, Jr. of Warden treasurer and Jeff Schibel of Odessa secretary. Ron Fode of Moses Lake, continues on the board as past chairman. Alice Parker of Royal City, Dale Pomeroy of Warden, and Heath Gimmestad of Moses Lake will remain on the Executive Committee along with newly appointed at-large executive committee m...
