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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...
Valentine’s Day is February 14th, the day after most readers will receive their copy of The Odessa Record. I’ve included some recipes easy to prepare, that will help you make the day special for your family and friends. Blueberry Cream Muffins, suggested by Vicki Strang, make a warm and tasty start to the day. The recipe makes 24 muffins so you will have plenty to share with friends or co-workers. Bake the muffins in paper lined muffin cups for easy cleanup and ease of transpo...
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...
The Odessa and Marlin gun clubs met on Sunday, February 9, with a combined total of 87 participants. Odessa gun club Nick Tebow shot a perfect score of 25. Tom Schuh and Jared Praetorius shot 24s. Shooting 23s were Traig Weishaar and Brady Gies. Aaron Gies and Ryan Lewis shot 22s. Shooting 21s were Steve Telecky, Chris Phillips, Pilot Weishaar, Rod Herron, Doug Tebow, Harley Wraspir, and Brian Wraspir. Shooting 20 and under were Danielle Tebow, Hunter Bramer, HaLee Walter, Maddy Wagner, Rochelle Schuh, Lane Lobe, Wyatt...
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...
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...
The AgriBusiness Council of Greater Spokane Incorporated has announced that Odessa High School FBLA chapter is the winner of the “Excellence in Agriculture” Award. The purpose of the award is to recognize an individual, business or organization that has made a significant and positive influence on the agricultural industry in the Inland Northwest during 2013. The students were honored at the 2014 Spokane Ag Expo and Pacific Northwest Farm Forum February 4, 2014 for their work with the AgriBusiness Council in promoting bus...
We have been undergoing some changes here at The Record. Some new faces are present in our office, and some familiar faces have moved on to other endeavors. Recent popular series have come to an end, and we do not know whether they will continue at some point in the future. List Ott's column will be missed, but she may contribute additional columns whenever inspiration strikes. But most of her time will be dedicated to her new love, "Experience Quilts!" Despite the many favorable columns we have heard about Kathy Taylor's...
SEPTEMBER The Cattle Producers of Washington held a grand opening for the new meat processing plant. It was held at the Odessa Industrial Park. The Livestock Processors Cooperative Association (LPCA) is processing cattle, pigs, goats and sheep. Maureen Sheldon (Mo) was hired as the new hospital administrator. The town council debated how to comply with the law legalizing marijuana use and sales. Chris Costlow, Mark Worley and Johnny Walter resued two men in a car crash near Othello early in the morning on their way to fishing...
To the Editor: We are writing with the hope that we can shed some light on what we feel is a disservice to the children of Odessa Elementary School. Some classes had “Seahawks Parties” last week, in preparation for the Super Bowl. We have a child in school who is not a Seahawks fan and is being forced to partake in the creation of Seahawks pictures and attend class “Hawk rallies.” This child has been segregated by the other children due to not being a Seahawks fan, and the teacher has allowed this to take place. Student...
Mark Turner is the Observing Program Leader (OPL) at the National Weather Service in Spokane. His main focus is to service what is known as the Cooperative Observer Program (COOP). He makes sure that COOP observers have the equipment and training needed to accurately report the weather at a specific location. These observations contain vital information for a variety of users and are invaluable in learning more about the floods, droughts, heat and cold waves affecting our area. The data are also used in agricultural planning...
After opening in late August, the Livestock Producers Co-operative Association (LPCA) plant, the local meat processing facility in the Odessa Industrial Park, has received the final “Grant of Inspection” from the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA). “We have been working hard to meet this milestone and are ready to roll full speed in 2014,” said General Manager Darren Summers. The design/build contractor for the plant, Garco Construction, was on site from January 13 to 24, following up on warranty work to the floors in both pr...
The Odessa School Board met January 22, initially in a workshop meeting to discuss policies, then in their regular monthly meeting. Despite a power outage soon after the meeting started, board members took out their cell phones and the meeting proceeded. The regular meeting followed, still in the dark. The board approved the hiring of Julie Wehr as co-director of the school musical this year, so she can be trained to take over the position upon Ellen Holman’s retirement. Principal’s report Principal Ken Schutz told the boa...
Miriam Lenhart, age 87, of Odessa, Washington, passed away on January 20, 2014. She was born in 1926 to William and Ida Wahl of Lind, and was raised on their family farm in the Ralston area. She graduated from Ritzville High School in 1944. Miriam married Laurence Lenhart of Odessa in 1949. A daughter, Cheri, was born in 1950 and a son, Gary, in 1953. The family spent some years in California before returning to the Odessa area in 1967 to farm the Lenhart family land. Miriam and Laurence retired from farming in 1989 and moved...
