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Churches were to be found every few miles throughout the countryside in the early days of the Odessa area. Usually they were served by itinerant ministers, who either traveled by horseback or by wagon to serve their several congregations. Often, it was two or three weeks, sometimes six weeks, before the pastor could make the rounds again. The Emmanuel Lutheran Church, five miles south of Lauer, was one of the early churches of the Odessa rural area. Four hundred and fifty people filled the new Emmanuel Lutheran Church south...
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, Nov. 11: A Harrington man reported hearing "strange noises coming through his wires and showerhead" at his residence in the 400 block of Main Street and thought the source "might be a neighbor playing a...
By KATHY TAYLOR I sat down for my interview with Chris and Tianii Costlow at their auto repair shop. Chris spends a lot more time here than at home and has built his reputable business through years of hard work and service to our town. Although well known in the community, they are both very busy in their jobs, and they choose to spend rare time off with their family, a close network of friends or just as a couple doing the things they love. Chris is a hard-working, polite man with a calming presence. Tianii,who describes he...
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, Nov. 4: Shortly after the owner of llamas in the Redwine Canyon area reported them missing, a man called in to report that he found llamas in a field across from his home on Nelson Road East. A motorist...
Three persons were killed in a fiery airplane crash 79 years ago in Farrier Coulee, 19 miles southwest of Odessa. The accident, which occurred on November 12, 1934,. was the Odessa area’s first air disaster. Here is the report in The Odessa Record of November 16, 1934: “Burned to a crisp when their airplane crashed, burst into flames and was destroyed in Farrier Coulee. Monday afternoon at 2:15 , the bodies of Three Wenatchee men were found and were taken to Ritzville and later to Wenatchee after identity had been est...
Odessa Cub Scout Pack #784 went Scouting for Food last Saturday, driving around Odessa picking up the bags of food that residents of the town placed on their porches. The Odessa Food Bank receives the groceries and adds them to their shelves for the coming months ahead. The winter months are always the most difficult for those who are on fixed incomes. Heating bills add up, gas is ever increasing and few can prepare for the unknown ups and downs that happen in life. The Cub Scouts and their parents have delivered 740 pounds...
The Odessa School District announces the sponsorship of the Simplified Summer Food Program for Children. Meals will be made available at no charge to attending children 18 years of age and younger. In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. If you believe you have been treated unfairly, you may file a complaint of discrimination by writing, USDA, Director, Office of Adjudicati...
'Tis the season to be THANKFUL!!! We have all been blessed in numerous ways, none greater than what God has done for us through His Son Jesus Christ. Please join us this Sunday, November 17th at 6:30 pm at Heritage Church as we gather together to sing and thank God for His goodness to us and for His many blessings which He bestows. There will be a free-will offering taken for the Food Bank. As we head into the holiday season we know there are always needs around town which we...
Sam Mullins was born in 1961, the son of Ruby Music and Toby Mullins. He grew up in Packwood and Randall in southwest Washington. His father was a logging truck driver. We laughed about a caption I once saw on a photo in the newspaper of a logging truck that had spilled logs on the highway. "How much wood can a wood truck chuck?" it read. Even though his father was 15 years older than his mother, they died within two weeks of one another about 25 years ago. He was not surprise...
In District 7 1B Tournament at Curlew November 7, the Odessa-Harrington Titans got two wins to assure them a berth at the state volleyball tournament. O-H vs. Republic O-H defeated Republic in three straight games by scores of 25-18, 25-14 and 25-16. Republic, with a season record of 7-4 and a league record of 4-1 was unable to hold off the Titans. O-H 25 25 25 x x 3 Repub. 18 14 16 x x 0 Chelsea Fisher led the Titans with 13 kills and Alexa Boss had 32 assists in the victory...
In football last Friday at home in Odessa, Cusick defeated Odessa-Harrington, 50-26. Cusick 0 20 6 24 50 O-H 6 6 0 14 26 The Titans built up a 12-point lead in the first half before Cusick came from behind and and went on to get the win. Sam Schafer scored for the Titans in the first quarter on a 6-yard run. The point-after attempt was no good. In the second half Carsen Weber scored on a 40-yard punt return. Again, the passing play for extra points was foiled. Cusick then had a string of six unanswered touchdowns before the...
By MONICA DEIFE Odessa has hired a new eighth through twelfth grade English teacher. Her name is Laura Caler. Caler got her B.A. in secondary English from Eastern Washington University and her M.A. in education from Leslie University in Cambridge, Mass. which she earned through a correspondence course. Caler took four years off from the time her daughters were born and then substituted in District 81 (Spokane) for five years. She had some long-term substituting jobs at Shadle...
I'm a fan of the old songs. Not too old, mind you - if you get back much more than 100 years, you'll lose my attention. But there's something about the songs of my parents' generation that grabs me and just won't let go. In case you're one of the few people around who haven't spent much time with me in person, I'm one of those people who goes around humming snatches of songs here and there. Frequently they are songs from my formative years; folk songs from Peter, Paul and...
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 facility to the new management team. Damon Pistulka, a resident of Edmonds, Wash., will be the manager, as the plant gears up to restart production after several months of forced...
Barbara Greenwalt is the newest member of The Odessa Record's staff. With a background in office management and as an administrative assistant in local government offices, she has the necessary tools for making a major organizational contribution to our office. Barbara is married to Gerald Greenwalt, formerly and now once again, a resident of Odessa. Gerald was raised in Odessa and graduated from Odessa High. Barbara is originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, the youngest of four...
We are at a fork in the road. Which way do you want to go? To the left the road appears level, straight and without winding curves, but you can only see ahead about a quarter of a mile due to heavy fog. On the right you see a road with a tough incline, rocks in the middle of the pathway and a creek to cross, but you see a bright little town sitting in a valley about a mile ahead. Did I forget to tell you that you have your grandkids with you? Ok, you see where I am going with this. Do we manage the town for sustainability...
Growth and progress were in the minds of almost everyone in the fall of 1960. The town’s population had reached an all-time high. A home building boom was continuing. Downtown, new businesses were opening. Also prominent on page was announcement of plans for the nursing home in Odessa as part of a $314,000 expansion program of Odessa Memorial Hospital. The Odessa Convalescent Center was opened in 1963. Here is The Record’s report appearing 53 years ago this week: The Odessa Memorial Hospital administrator, speaking to mem...
By ERICA WHITMORE The Halloween Carnival on October 30 had the largest attendance since 2009; the community center was packed with kids in costumes, and parents, grandparents, and visitors coming in for a delicious burger. The FFA had two new additions this year, freshly-made cotton candy and the football toss. Kids were awarded prizes for their efforts. The FFA members greeted the kids, encouraged them to do their best at the game, and handed out prizes. The three most...
According to Odessa Mayor Doug Plinski, the Town of Odessa is very proud to recognize Chief Coubra for being selected to join the ranks of 250 rural law enforcement executives from across the country. Chief Coubra was among 29 other rural law enforcement chiefs and sheriffs from Texas, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon and Washington who were invited to attend a federally funded class in Spokane, September 29 through October 3, 2013. The National Center for Rural Law Enforcement has...
Playing their final regular-season football game, the Odessa-Harrington Titans got a satisfying win over the Almira/Coulee-Hartline Warriors last Friday night at Finney Field in Odessa. ACH 0 6 6 8 20 O-H 8 16 34 0 58 On offense, O-H quarterback Sam Schafer broke loose for an 82-yard run, then ran the ball for the two-point conversion in the first quarter’s only score for either team. In the second quarter, Schafer repeated with a 70-yard run and successful two-point running play. Receiver Sage Elder caught a 40-yard pass f...
Because even though you might be reading this on Thursday, I'm writing it Monday, while spending time in the company of women. And dogs. And trees. I may not be my usual wordy self, because I'm typing this with my fat index finger on the incredibly tiny keyboard of my "smartphone." (If it's so smart, how come it didn't remind me to bring my laptop?) Oh, that's right; I don't have one. At any rate, I am on day two of a four-day quilting retreat at Palouse Divide Lodge up the...
The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners announced the 2013 Rural Development Fund grant awards at its regular meeting Tuesday, November 5. n $20,000 was awarded to the Odessa Chamber of Commerce for its WSDA-certified commercial community kitchen within the Odessa Community Center. n $20,000 was also awarded to the City of Davenport for a restroom/concession facility for the Field of Dreams Sports Complex. n $15,000 was awarded to the Harrington Opera House Society for sidewalk improvements, including ADA-compliant ramp...
“It’s like Vegas. Every morning we come out here, press a button and hope for water,” said Clark Kagele, manager at Kagele Family Farms in Odessa. For farmers in the Columbia Basin within the Odessa Subarea, getting water from their wells is a daily gamble. Early each morning, they head out to the well pumps, turn them on, and wait for water. Their source is the Odessa aquifer and it provides water to irrigators, municipalities, industrial users and domestic users. Unfortunately, the source is declining to a critical level...
This coming Monday, November 11, is Veterans Day, and area residents will have some options for helping to commemmorate the day the honors America’s war dead. Since Monday is a non-school day, the students of the Odessa School District will give a Veterans Day presentation this Friday at 11 a.m. in the school multipurpose room. All veterans and community members are invited to attend. On November 11 itself, the members of VFW Post and American Legion Post and their associated auxiliary members will provide a turkey dinner at...
Last week's Halloween activities appeared to provide fun for young and old in the communities of Odessa and Harrington. Both towns had Halloween carnivals that allowed kids to be in out of the cold, participate in games and win prizes. The Halloween carnival in Harrington took place on Monday, October 28, sponsored by the Harrington PTA, and had great success with a good turnout, according to Marge Womach of Harrington. The Odessa carnival was sponsored by the FFA chapter of...
