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There will be no court report on the Odessa Record website this week...
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...
I have always loved going over to the home of Warren and Audrey Beck; so does my brother who used to be study buddies with their daughter in college. He will make it a point to go see them when he is in town; they are warm and welcoming. Of course, they had me in stitches during our interview and I kept telling them, "I can't print that!" Whether there is fabric all over the living room being cut out for an upcoming craft show, or grandkids coming through the door, there is...
Army Reserve Private Tyler J. Greenwalt has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson near Columbia, South Carolina. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic...
The Odessa-Harrington Titans played in the Davenport Christmas Tournament on December 27 and 28. On Friday, the Titan boys overcame the host team to win 44-36. Titans 10 7 15 12 44 D-port 12 9 9 6 36 Sam Schafer led the Titans with 15 points, also nabbing 1 rebound and 7 steals in the win against Davenport, a team to which the Titans lost only a short while ago. Carsen Weber added 14 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals; Shane Whitaker 6 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals; Colt Sanford 2 points, 2 rebounds; Trevor King 3...
Country churches were to be found every few miles throughout the countryside in the early day Odessa area. Usually they were served by itinerant ministers, who either traveled by horseback or by wagon to where their several congregations. Often it was two or three weeks, sometimes six weeks, before the pastor could make the rounds. The Emmanuel Lutheran church, five miles south of Lauer, was one of the early churches of Odessa rural area. But just as the trend was way from the country churches as these congregations...
e Titans defeated St. John-Endicott, 56-40. O-H 18 13 15 10 56 St. J-E 11 11 13 5 40 Senior forward Jacob DeWulf scored a game-high 21 points, plus pulling down 11 rebounds and nabbing 2 steals. Sam Schafer had 15 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals; Shane Whitaker 12 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 1 steal; Carsen Weber 4 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 steals; Trevor King 4 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist. St. John-Endicott was within10 points in the second half, but the Titans outscored them 10-5 in the fourth quarter to...
The Titan girls played three games last week, winning two and losing one. St. John-Endicott On Monday, December 16, the Titans traveled to St. John for a game against St. John-Endicott, losing 51-18. O-H 4 7 5 2 18 St. J-E 10 18 13 10 51 No statistics were provided for the O-H girls for this game. For St. John-Endicott, Rachel Gfeller and Abby Glorfield each scored 13 points to lead their team. Jordyn Lowe had a game-high 11 rebounds. Liberty Friday, December 20, the Titan girls played at Liberty High School, getting the...
To the Editor: I love my Odessa Record on-line reports. I tend to agree with Norm Ott on the use of city funds to promote the area. Eastern Washington is a difficult place to do business. Advertising to unknown audiences won’t improve the business climate, but focused lobbying could. Advertising won’t bring new people and money into Odessa like a lower cost of living/business might. Continuing to do what has been done over and over (expecting new or different outcomes) is futile if Odessa wants to move into the 21st Cen...
The December 18 board meeting opened with Superintendent Suellen White swearing in Joe Schlomer, Heather Valverde and Travis Wagner upon their re-election to the school board of directors in November. The board then re-organized, with Marcus Horak elected chairman, Ed Deife vice chairman and Joe Schlomer WIAA representative. Wagner and Deife remain on the facilities committee. Valverde and Wagner will be on the negotiating committee and Horak remains on the curriculum committee. The board accepted the resignation of Jackie Al...
Retiring members of the Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center’s board of directors, Lani Schorzman and Debbie Walter, were treated to cake and good wishes for their years of service prior to the most recent board meeting on December 19. Neither ran for re-election in November, and both their terms are coming to a close at the end of the year. Other commissioners currently serving are H.P. Carstensen, Sandra Libsack and Carol Kniola....
Michael Cronrath, the social studies teacher at the Harrington School District, reports that the Eastern Seaboard Trip of 2015 is only about 18 months away. Students (and adult chaperones) from Harrington, Davenport, Sprague, Odessa and other surrounding communities have gone on this trip in the past and have deemed it a worthwhile educational experience. The trips are organized through Smithsonian Student Travel, which has informed Cronrath that that the price for the trip will go up after the first of the year. However, if...
So much to do, so little time. With Christmas and New Year’s celebrations right around the corner, Odessa cooks are bustling about with last minute preparations. Throw in a couple of December birthdays, and the schedule overflows. Most families seem to have a favorite cookie recipe, just for special occasions. Peanut Butter Blossoms has been a favorite since my youthful days. My sister and I would try to eat all around the chocolate center without it falling off. The recipe h...
It was the week between Christmas and New Year’s in 1913, and farmers southwest of Odessa in the Batum area were apprehensive about the sausage thieves, who were raiding their smoke houses. Most farmers were in the habit of making sausage after butchering pork during the winter months. One hundred years ago, an era before refrigeration, the sausage was hung out to cure and was smoked and various cuts of pork were put up in jars for use during the following year. Reports coming in from Batum and Moody indicate there are a b...
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. 9: Wilbur ambulance personnel assisted an 89-year-old woman suffering stomach pain. Almira firefighters assisted their Grant County counterparts at a structure fire in Hartline. Odessa firefighters...
I showed up to interview Ann Oliver at her cozy little home on 5th Avenue in Odessa. She had been recommended to me and I had never met her. She was worried the house was too warm, is that even possible this time of year? With her faithful dachshund, Pip, by her side, we visited in the cozy warmth of her home, and the time just flew by. I couldn't believe I had never met her, her life was fascinating and her experiences rich with the ups and downs that life sometimes throws...
Former Odessa residents Clay and Jewel Floch attended the Floch Memorial Games held at Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake December 7. They returned to the U.S. in September after having spent 4.5 years in China working as foster parents at an orphanage for disabled children. The Flochs lost their two sons, Ryan and Drew, in a fishing accident in the Pacific Ocean that also took the lives of Jewel's father and a nephew. Ryan and Drew were both graduates of Odessa High...
Christmas Fest on December 4 was by all accounts a big success again this year. The Odessa Community Center was filled with vendors. The number of visitors ebbed and flowed throughout the day, a normal occurrence for this event. As always, there was entertainment on the stage for most of the day. For the first time, the students of Odessa's newest piano teacher, Emma Squire, performed on stage. Another popular attraction involved the two youngest classes of dance teacher...
Friday, December 13, saw the Titans playing a home game in Odessa against Soap Lake in non-league action. The Titans defeated the Eagles, 48-28. SL 13 5 6 4 28 O-H 13 7 9 19 48 Jacob DeWulf scored a team-high 16 points, as Odessa-Harrington pulled away from visiting Soap Lake in the fourth quarter. After leading by two at halftime, the Titans scored 28 points in the second half to Soap Lake's 10. Carsen Weber scored 12 points, Sam Schafer 9, Shane Whitaker 7, Colt Sanford 0,...
“LaRee Kuchenbuch is our new assistant coach,” said girls basketball coach Kim Kruger. “She has already shown herself to be a very valuable asset. I’m excited to work with her this year.” Kruger also said, “Our numbers are down this year until we get some eighth-graders to come up and help us out. [Therefore,] we only played two quarters of JV ball at Republic.” O-H 5 18 23 Rep. 6 15 21 Harrington’s Lanessa Simon scored 17 and had 6 rebounds; Shelbey Watkins had 3 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 6 steals; Isabelle Philli...
Head coach Kim Kruger said of the season’s first games, “The girls played very well [last] weekend, showing that they are starting to have a better understanding of what I am wanting them to do. I’m looking forward to a great year.” Republic Additional information on the Republic game is included here, as it arrived too late for inclusion in last week’s paper. Lanessa Simon had 3 rebounds, 3 assists; Hannah Schmidt 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals; Jordyn Tanke 13...
Our community is in desperate need of additional EMTs to help serve both for 911 calls and for emergency transports to other communities for advanced levels of care. Unfortunately, the need for EMTs isn’t unique to our community. Services such as ours struggle to keep quasi-volunteers due to the commitment involved in maintaining EMT certification and to the time commitment it takes. The need for maintaining the level of competence and the relevant credential is, of course, essential and necessary to provide the high q...
To the Editor: Merry Christmas all! Just a short note to let you know how much I enjoy The Odessa Record. The new section, “Locals”, is especially interesting as I have known these people for years. The interviews are so well taken. Years ago there was a similar section, but it continued for only three or four issues. I was disappointed. Just to let you all know your hard work is appreciated by those of us who are so far away! Keep up the good work. Veda Lucas San Antonio, Texas...
Daisy Estelle (Vaughn) Brightwell was born in Rapid City, South Dakota on August 22, 1940 to Louis Franklin and Ruth Eldora (Beaird) Vaughn. She was baptized in Wall, South Dakota at the Methodist Church in 1954. She died in the early morning on December 9, 2013. She worked for many years at the famous Wall Drug in Wall, South Dakota. Her children, the loves of her life, were Donald Louis Brightwell (Donna), Ruth Christine Garcia, Duane Eddie Brightwell (Pam), Jerry Lee Brightwell (Linda) and Joseph Tom Brightwell. She is...
Mayor Paul Gilliland opened the city council meeting at 7 p.m. Dec 11th with all members present: Levi Schenk, Terri Howe, Michael Cronrath, Rick Becker and Peter Davenport. Sharon Schultz and Paul Charlton on the dog issue committee were present, as was Scott McGowan and Marge Womach. The proposed new ordinance is continued in review with the city attorney, the insurance agent and AWC. The law enforcement contract with Lincoln County Sheriff's office and the Town of Harrington was discussed, and the council voted to approve...
