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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, March 10: In what was believed to be the result of vandalism, a headstone at Mountain View Cemetery in Davenport was found broken off. An Almira man reported that about 100 pills of prescription medicine were...
The Odessa-Harrington golf team had its first outing after only two weeks of practice on Tuesday, March 18, at the Odessa Golf Course. The Titans got the team win with a total score of 260, followed by Wilbur-Creston with 268, Davenport 274 and Northwest Christian 276. ACH also had one individual entry but no team score. The Titans have only a boys' team this year. Of the girls playing in the tournament, only Wilbur-Creston and Davenport sent teams, while ACH had a single...
The O-H Titans lost their first baseball games of the season Tuesday at home in Odessa. The score was O-H 1 and Davenport 12. Three different pitchers contributed in the game, Carsen Weber, Nathyn Winslow and Brad Johnston. Weber allowed 2 hits which scored 3 runs, walked 5 batters and struck out two. Johnston allowed 3 hits resulting in 6 runs, walked 5 and struck out two. Winslow allowed 2 hits for 3 runs and walked one. Carsen Weber hit a home run to score the Titans’ only point. Brad Johnston hit two singles but the T...
After a nine-hour day of continually presenting their research to experts in the field, the student scientists from the Advanced STEM Research Laboratory at Odessa High School exhibited their academic prowess in science and engineering at the Mid-Columbia Regional Science and Engineering Fair (MCSF) Thursday, March 13, 2014. Nearly 100 high-school student researchers represented the finest scientific minds vying for top prizes in STEM-related categories. Senior Alexa Boss,...
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, March 3: Sprague ambulance personnel were sent to the 300 block of 5th Street to assist a man who may have suffered a heart attack. Two vehicle slide-offs were reported on SR 2 near the Lincoln County Transfer...
Submitted by Karen Robertson The next performance event at the Harrington Opera House will be Friday, March 21, at 7 p.m. The Horse Crazy Cowgirl Band and Dave McClure will lead the audience on a hilarious trip down the memory trail with a visit to the golden age of radio. Beneath a western moon and surrounded by the spirited history of the American West the (fictional) KMOO radio station, dedicated to preserving cowboy culture, will provide wholesome entertainment for the...
Sometimes when we feel we want something that we may not need, we immediately seek out this item, or perform this action. However, we may not realize that it will be better for us, in time, if we try not to indulge in what we want right away. For example, say today you went to the store and saw on the shelf, shining in all it’s aluminum glory, a king-sized Snickers candy bar. You have several options now. You can A) buy the candy bar and immediately inhale it before you can even get to your car, B) Pass it up altogether, o...
1 years ago From The Odessa Record March 13, 1914 The school district, by vote, refused to bond itself for the purchase of a civic center, 135 to 68. The Odessa concert band has opened a dance hall in the Kreigler-Page block and will give a series of dances to furnish money for the organization C.C. Dobson is driving a nifty new 1914 Ford runabout. Gottlieb Schatz returned Wednesday with a new, 1914, 32-horsepower Detroiter. He and Fred Goetz having taken the agency for Odessa. A.C. Schy has opened a two-chair barber shop i...
Evan Gonzales, a seventh grader in Harrington, plays junior high basketball for the Titans. Coaches Oestrich and Linstrom named him athlete of the week, because even though this was his first year playing basketball, he showed tremendous improvement in his skills and his attitude. The coaches are extremely proud of Evan for playing all year and pushing himself to improve. Gonzalez is the son of Kaylene Crawford. Carsen Weber, son of Larry and Kelly Weber, has been named...
Hi, here I am again. This week we continue on and learn about the grain elevators. The picture aside was taken in 2009. There is no mystery about these structures. The crib one was built during Reuben Fink's time (1950) and the capacity was about 14,000/15,000 bushels. The metal tank next to the crib elevator was constructed during Alvin Fink's time. I asked Alvin "why did your father build the elevator? Was it so he could store grain and not have to pay W.C. Raugust/OTC or ot...
Katherine (Schmauder) Gies was born in Ruff Washington, March 12, 1921, and passed away at Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center on March 9, 2014. She was the last of seven children born to Frederick and Katherine Schmauder and freely admitted over the years, that she thoroughly enjoyed being the somewhat spoiled, frequently outspoken and always adventurous "little Katie." Growing up on the family farm, between Moses Lake and Ruff, suited Katie just fine, as she was a self-proclai...
Apples and cherries are the focus ingredient of two dessert bars served at a recent women’s gathering. Merleen Smith, in charge of refreshments for the event, shared the recipes she prepared. Apple Caramel Cheesecake Bars are a layered dessert, with the crust partially baked before adding the filling and topping. Merleen found both of her recipes in the Taste of Home,” Simply Delicious” cookbook and this recipe is attributed to Katherine White of Clemmons, N. Carolina. Apple...
Morgan Lewis, daughter of Tim and Jennifer Lewis of Odessa, brought the year's first buttercup to The Record's offices after family members phoned in the news early Monday morning. Morgan found it Sunday afternoon at the Rick and Marilyn Smith Ranch north of town....
Columbia Basin farmers relying on declining groundwater supplies in the Odessa Subarea are getting good news three times over. Contracts signed March 6 will deliver water through the new Weber Siphon to some irrigators as early as this year. Construction now underway at the East Low Canal will deliver more water to others down the line thanks to a water permit just issued by the Washington Department of Ecology. Dignitaries with Ecology, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, East...
Tuesday evening, Jenna Shafer, a junior at Odessa High School, was selected by a panel of judges to be Miss Odessa for 2014. Her princesses will be Katelyn Worley and Daviane Minaker, both also juniors. Each of the girls presented an essay telling why she would like to represent the town of Odessa. Each was also interviewed separately by the panel of judges. The event was held in the fellowship hall of Christ Lutheran Church. The girls will represent the Town of Odessa by...
Odessa's Knowledge Bowl Team qualified for statewide competition on Friday, February 28. Eleven B1 schools competed for the top five spots to represent Educational Services District (ESD) 101 area along with 4A, 3A, 2A, and 2B schools. The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) allows 19 teams to compete (4A two, 3A three, 2A three, 1A two, 2B four, 1B five). Topping the charts for 1B schools was Almira-Coulee/Hartline, followed by Wilbur, Valley Christian,...
Improvements made by Odessa FBLA members and the BLM's Chris Shafer include removing vegetation to widen the trail, removing rocks, smoothing out the ground to improve the trail tread and installing new markers and signs to make it easier to navigate. When the project is completed in the spring, the group will host a community trail hike so everyone can see the uniqueness of the craters and get some exercise....
Debbie Praetorius died peacefully at her home on February 26, 2014, after a long battle with cancer. She was born August 4, 1958 in Millington, Tenn. to Louis Wayne and Violet Mae Frederick. The family moved to Odessa in the summer of 1971, where Debbie attended school, graduating in 1977. She then went on to Big Bend Community College where she received her Secretarial Science degree. She married Lee Praetorius June 14, 1981. They lived in Odessa, farmed and raised a family....
Last Thursday at the Old Town Hall, representatives of a coalition comprising Lincoln County and the towns of Reardan and Odessa met with two different groups of Odessa citizens, those living within the Town of Odessa and those living outside the town limits along the banks of Crab Creek. Through a grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology, the firm Anchor QEA, LLC of Kennewick has prepared a Draft Shoreline Inventory, Analysis and Characterization Report. Ben...
The annual crab feed fundraiser put on by the Odessa Lions Club, with variety added for non-seafood lovers in the form of prime rib prepared by the Odessa Riders Club, was held Saturday evening in the community center. The crab was very fresh, arriving from the coast just a short time before dinner was to get underway. As has been the tradition for the past several years, the evening began with horse racing. Club members have laid out a "racetrack" on the dance floor of the...
On May 6 - 11, Harrington and Odessa FFA members will exhibit and sell the animals they have been raising for their SAE projects; the two chapters will take 13 hogs (Katelyn Worley, Steven Braun, Dylan Shockley, Joey Buell, Isabelle Phillips, Lanessa Simon, Derek and Jacob Montgomery, James Mann, William Mann), three steers (Max, Greenwalt, Caleb Singer, William Mann), two goats (Samantha Nighswonger) and five lambs (MaKayla Baird, Alexis Burdick, and Debra Armstrong). FFA members who will attend the Spokane Jr. Livestock...
Birthdays for March 6: Lecia Fink, Steve Finkbeiner, Sharon Eide, Macey Singer, Ella Schlomer, Jim Burden and Katie Schafer. March 7: Amy Greenwalt, Fran Bramer, Ted Suchland, Jon Hayashi, Megan Selbach-Allen. March 8: Renee Woodruff, Trygve Lovvik, Karen Bockman, Sarah Hayashi and Caleb Singer. March 9: LeRoy Rains, Nanette Lamberton, Kendall Todd and Lauren Fink. March 10: Anthony Smith and Pam Suchland. March 11: Porter Whitmore, Cade Weber, Nick Tebow, Kathy Reeves and Daniel Wollman. March 12: Doris Jasman, Garret...
Graduating after the fall semester 2013 at Washington State University, Alex Robert Null has received his Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Food Systems from that institution. Alex is the son of Tom and Sue Null of Odessa and an Odessa High School graduate....
1 years ago From The Odessa Record March 6, 1914 What will probably be the largest field of corn in southern Lincoln county this year, will be planted this spring by John D. Schimke on his place two miles north of town. The field will consist of 35 acres, and will be planted directly adjoining the main Odessa-Wilbur road. If the crop proves successful, Mr. Schimke will erect a silo this fall. More than 10,000 ducks claim Lincoln county for their feeding ground during the season, according to a report by the Lincoln county...
The Odessa School Board met February 26, following a workshop to consider different superintendent evaluation options. Odessa High School senior Kimberly Nelson gave a practice speech to board members that she had prepared for FFA competition. She was commended by the board for her speech in terms of both its content and delivery. Personnel The board approved the retirement of junior-high science teacher Sam Read and librarian Apryl Wraspir at the conclusion of the school year. Also approved as coaches for spring sports were...
