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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, Jan. 20: Power lines were reported down off SR 25 along Olson Hills and Level roads. No injuries were reported after a vehicle slid off SR 174 north of Wilbur and into a ditch. A chunk of metal was discovered...
Members of the Mobius Science Center in Spokane spent an evening at the Odessa Schools recently, sharing insights on chemical reactions, sound waves, acoustics, and many other fields of science....
1 years ago From the Odessa Record January 30, 1914 Great Northern Railroad (GNW) endorsed an experimental dry farm station near Odessa in a letter from F.W. Graham, the western industrial agent of the GNW in Seattle to Odessa station agent, W.L. Moseley. The farm was proposed to be as close to Odessa and the railroad as possible. It was to act as a landmark and advertising for the commercial club. The Cascade Scenic Highway was being planned through the Cascade mountains starting construction as soon as weather permitted....
Two programs were performed at the school. "The Once In The Future King" by Frank V. Priore was performed Jan 21, Tuesday evening, at 7:30 by Mr. Nighswonger's 7-12 grades drama class. The drama class meets two days per week which does not allow for many sessions prior to a performance, and this was their end of the quarter project. There were 14 students from the seventh and eighth grades with nine from high school. This three-act play is set in modern times and is the story...
Harrington students Bella Mattozzi, Glenn Soliday, Scout Sewll, Kade Roller, and Macrae Larmer wear new Titan gear that is avaliable for sale from the Odessa-Harrington Athletic Booster Club. Taunya Sanford at the Harrington School District and Linnie Largent at the Odessa School District can provide more information....
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. 13: Davenport ambulance personnel responded to a medical emergency in the 100 block of Eleventh Street. A caller observed a vehicle pulling a stock trailer loaded with cattle was being driven on a blown...
This is a Cinderella story of sorts. Sprinkle in some fairy dust, a little luck, and a lot of hard work and you have the story of Rebecca Maddock. This young woman went from cleaning the bank to managing it. She is the manager of the new Washington Federal (formerly Bank of America) branch in Odessa. She has tenacity and perseverance and, by her own admission, "it wasn't going to be handed to me." This quiet, unassuming woman has always had a natural, high level of professiona...
The three most recent games played by the junior varsity girls team provided a rough patch for the Titans, who lost all three. ACH On Tuesday, January 14, the JV girls lost a close game to Almira-Coulee/Hartline, 38-34, at home in Odessa. O-H JV 19 2 10 3 34 ACH JV 10 10 3 15 38 Lanessa Simon led the Titan scoring with 12 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals. Shelbey Watkins had 7 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 steals; Maleah Davison 5 points, 10 rebounds, 1 steal; Evie Mann 4 points, 2 rebounds; Zoe Clark 2 points, 9...
Sam Schafer, son of Marlon and Melissa Schafer of Odessa, has won the annual one-on-one basketball competition held by the Odessa-Harrington boys team each winter. Coming in second in the contest was Shane Whitaker and Jacob DeWulf was third....
The boys varsity basketball team had a good week, getting wins in all three of the games it played. ACH Playing at home in Odessa Tuesday, January 14, the Titan boys varsity defeated Almira-Coulee/Hartline, which, like the Titans, also finds itself in a rebuilding year and with a very young team. O-H has only one senior on the team and ACH has none. Titans 17 12 11 5 45 ACH 4 7 8 12 31 Jacob DeWulf led the Titan offense with 20 points, with 11 rebounds and 2 steals. Carsen Weber had 15 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 4 steals;...
To the Editor: One of the first things President Obama did this new year was sign by executive order a bill making it harder or impossible for anyone with a mental problem to buy or own a gun. With one stroke of the 6 trillion dollar pen, he eliminated from ever owning or buying a gun everyone that voted for him. Joe Wollman Odessa...
May Odessa FBLA won an award for Outstanding Chapter of the Year . The Titan golfers took third in the NE league. Elizabeth Larson, an eighth grade student in Odessa, was the state winner of the 2013 SunWise with Shade Poster Contest and Kendall Todd was awarded a $5,000 Smart Choices College Scholarship. Jeff Wehr returned as OHS science teacher following a one-year absence. The 22nd Annual Wine Tasting and Auction, sponsored by the Odessa Healthcare Foundation was held to raise funds for a new defibrillator for the...
The Odessa Gun Club met on January 19th with a total of 29 participants. Those who shot a perfect score of 25 birds were Traig Weishaar and Dan Williams. Participants who shot 24's were Lane Lobe, Nick Tebow, Tom Schuh and Jon Fink. Shooting 23's were Landon Lobe and Markham Nichols. William Mann and Pilot Weishaar shot 22's. Shooting 21's were Dylan Nichols, Bill Weber, Tyler Smith and Doug Tebow. Shooting 20 and under were Hunter Bramer, Daniel Mann, Daeton Deife, Drew Hardung, HaLee Walter, Mike Nichols, Sr., Mike...
The Odessa and Harrington school boards met jointly in Odessa January 15 to discuss the athletic cooperative between the two schools. Harrington superintendent Mike Perry, serving as athletic director (AD) for the co-op for last year and this year, provided an athletic report for fall and winter sports to date. He shared information concerning the playoff situation for basketball this year and from the athletic directors meeting he attended earlier. Perry told the board that the Odessa-Harrington teams not only receive...
The season for growers' meetings has begun. Wilbur-Ellis held their meeting Friday, January 17, at the Odessa Community Center, with pesticide credits provided and various speakers giving information on topics of interest to area growers of grain, potatoes and other crops. Breakfast pastries and rolls were supplied by Grannie BarBar, and a prime-rib lunch was catered by JonathINNs Country. Wilbur-Ellis provided each attendee with a zippered binder, a small spiral notebook and...
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...
Members of the Odessa Historical Society met Monday evening and reviewed the events of the past year. A new website, odessawamuseum.com, includes photos and information and will also soon carry photos from the Washington Rural Heritage webpage, thanks to the work of Tom Clavel. The St. Matthew’s historical church has received a new roof and coat of paint. The work was done by Diamond Construction of Odessa. Al Volmer constructed and donated the new sign for the church located at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Alder S...
The Odessa and Marlin Gun Clubs held their second shoot on January 12. Odessa Gun Club Shooting a perfect score of 25 was Nick Tebow. Colley Walter and Landon Lobe shot 24’s . Shooting 23 were Jon Fink and Traig Weishaar. Tom Schuh, William Mann, Dylan Nichols, Markham Nichols, Ryan Lewis, Bill Weber, Harley Wraspir, and Jared Praetorius all shot 22. Daniel Mann shot 21. Shooting 20 and under were Brandon Larmer, Jeremy Sewell, Jenny Larmer, Pilot Weishaar, Daeton Deife, Drew Hardung, Nathan Luck, Rod Herron, Rochelle Schuh,...
After running unopposed in the November 2013 general election, Odessa Town Council members Lois Harp and Landon Lobe were re-elected to their positions. Town clerk Gail Kiesz administered the oath of office to both at Monday night's town council meeting in the Odessa Public Library. Gun Club proposal Representing the Odessa Gun Club, area farmer Jon Fink reported on his meeting with council members to work out an agreement for the club to purchase the land adjacent to the muni...
