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Sheriff's Report 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, June 10: A Mill Canyon Road resident told deputies he had been assaulted while sitting in a truck reading his mail. He said a man grabbed him by the beard and leg, pulled him from the truck...
The alumni banquet is always a special time for Odessa graduates. Good food, renewed friends acquiantance, and time spent in their home community makes an enjoyable and memorable weekend for those attending....
Kids can read for fun during the Odessa Public Library’s 2013 Summer Reading Program. Held in cooperation with the Friends of the Odessa Library, "Dig Into Reading," will be held Mondays. The program, which began on June 17, will run for seven weeks. This is an excellent way to help encourage your children to continue reading through the summer months. Although everyone is welcome to attend, each session is geared toward specific age groups. Ages 2 - 5, with parent or guardian...
Shirley Ann Wacker Taylor died May 11, 2013 at her son’s home in Kent, Wash., at the age of 77. She was born October 29, 1935 in Moses Lake to Henry and Hilda Wacker. She was a sister to the late Verna Schafer of Odessa. She is survived by her four children, Vicki (Larry) Hughes of Phoenix, Ariz.; Sherry Tomlinson of Enumclaw; Don (Debbie) Tomlinson of Kent and Bev (Brett) Conrath of Snohomish; six grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. In lieu of flowers, memorials may b...
Shelley Leong, a Seattle native, will be job-shadowing Dr. Linda Powell at the clinic and hospital in Odessa until July 12. Leong is a second-year medical student at the University of Washington medical school in Seattle. While pursuing her undergraduate degree in pre-med, Leong took advantage of opportunities for foreign travel programs to enhance medical training. On two separate occasions, she spent a week each time in Honduras and another week in Panama, where she found sa...
Salads, desserts head this barbecue season menu Picnic and barbeque weather has finally arrived. Time for summer menu items. Broccoli salads of various varieties have gained in popularity over the last decade. This recipe for Broccoli Salad was attributed to Dorothy of Coulee Dam in the spring issue of the Sage Country Quilters Newsletter. It is an easy recipe using ingredients basic to the average pantry, but adapts well to substitutions. Broccoli Salad Salad: 2 bunches fresh broccoli, cut in bite size pieces (about 6 cups)...
1 Years Ago From The Odessa Record June 12, 2003 Leigh Murchie, Odessa High School science teacher was honored by Eastern Washington University and KHQ 6 TV as June’s Teacher of the Month in a ceremony in the high school Friday, June 6. Saturday, June 7, saw the crowd of friends and families of the 25 graduating senors cheer and applaud for the students who accumulated $249,335 in scholarships to further their education. A cast-in-place concrete tank located on a one-third acre site on a slope south of town will replace t...
A student must have a grade point of 3.50 - 4.00 to be on the Honor Roll and Honorable Mention requires a grade point average of 3.25 - 3.49. Grade values are based on the state transcript requirments and are as follows: A=4.0, A-= 3.7, B+= 3.3, B= 2.7, B-= 2.7, C+= 2.3, C= 2.0, C-= 1.7, D+= 1.3, D-= 1.0, F=0.0 SENIOR CLASS- Kendall Todd (4.0), Cade Weber, Lacey Nelson, Koralynne Kuch, Justin Hunt, Jared King, Justin Hauge, Markus Smith, Nick Tebow. HONORABLE MENTION- Christian Knight, Zack Shaal JUNIOR CLASS- Alexa Boss,...
"Girls 4x100 Relay Sets New State Record!!" Was this the headline we saw? We have a track team that goes to state and places in the top 7 in all their events. We have a girls relay team that takes first in two events and breaks the state record for cryin-out-loud. We take 3rd in boys 100m & 200m (photo finishes on both by the way). A girls 100m and 200m dash that places 3rd and 4th (photo finish here too, I think), 5th on boys triple jump, 7th in girls long jump, 4th in girls triple jump. Sounds impressive, doesn't it? What...
The 2013 Alumni Banquet will be held at Odessa’s community center this Saturday. As of press time, 132 alums have indicated they will attend. 1935: Ed Kern 1942: Luverna (Lesser) Dormaier 1943: Bob Deife, Clarence Lenhart 1948: Robert Hemmerling 1949: Veda (Mills) Lucas, George Rodeck 1950: Ardyce Kahler, Norma (Hopp) Kuch 1951: Coleen (Luiten) Janke 1952: MaryAnn (Weber) Lenhart 1953 (HONOR CLASS): Darleen (Schlimmer) Kagele, Paula (Haug) Kramer, Melba (Mills) Evans, Y...
Sheriff's Report 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, June 3: A vehicle collided with a load of peat moss dropped from a truck-trailer onto SR 2 east of Davenport, leaving behind "a large mess in the roadway." East of Reardan, a bag of seed was...
Natural gas as a source of heat and power was on its way to Odessa 41 years ago this week. To provide this new service by the Washington Water Power company, construction crews were laying pipelines throughout the town completing the extension of the natural gas transmission line from Harrington to Odessa. The Odessa Record gave this report on progress of the installation: A crew of around a dozen men from Mid-Mountain Construction Company, contractor for the installation of gas pipe for the Washington Water Power Company,...
At Monday night’s meeting, Odessa’s town council heard a report from Dr. Linda Powell and Griffey Powell regarding the proposed reinstatement of a summer recreation project. Dr. Powell spoke as a representative of the Odessa Healthcare Foundation, which is sponsoring the program, and her son Griffey spoke as the program coordinator. He has selected the summer rec program as his senior project for Odessa High School. As presented by the Powells, the 2013 program will be foc...
Janet Aileen Fink (78) of Odessa, Washington passed away Saturday, June 8, 2013 in Spokane, Washington. She was born November 5, 1934 in Tacoma, Washington, to Paul W. & Evelyn E. Miller. On June 27, 1953, Al & Janet were married in Puyallup and then made their home in Odessa. Loved by her family and friends throughout her community for her loving, giving spirit and her love for Jesus Christ, Janet was an active member of the Odessa Christ Lutheran Church, the Christ Lutheran Church Women, PEO, Reader’s Club, Bridge Club a...
If you have ever craved a job where you get to deal with the people who get to deal with the people in the media, has the Chamber of Commerce got a job for you! There are other jobs that need to be done as well, but the need for a Deutschesfest publicity coordinator is immediate. Some might even say dire. Of course, the job is unpaid, but think how good it would look on a resume. A conversation with Korianne Scheller, who has had the job for the past couple of years, revealed that the job is time consuming, but can also be...
Odessa had a movie theater in 1913. The films were silent with piano accompaniment to provide the mood. There is the story of the silent movie era in Odessa when someone brought a dog into the theater. The film had reached its climax, with the villain ready to choke the heroine, when suddenly the dog barked. It practically sent the audience into a panic. The Dime was the first movie theater in Odessa. Our files don’t tell us exactly where this theater was located, but it was somewhere on the south side of First Avenue, b...
Carla Walter is the daughter of Don Walter of Odessa and Patti Johnson of Dayton, and the granddaughter of Jim and June Walter of Odessa. She graduated from Eastern Washington University in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training, graduating with honors ad valorem and magna cum laude. While in the athletic training program, she was a student athletic trainer for women’s basketball and women’s tennis (2009-2010 school year) and for the football team (20...
Dr. Anthony Weber, DDS, graduated on May 17, 2013 at the top of his class from the University of Southern California School of Dentistry, magna cum laude with his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in Los Angeles, Calif. Weber received the highest honors and maintained his name on the dean’s list during his four years at USC. Prior to dental school, he attended Washington State University and recieved Bachelor of Science degrees in both neuroscience and zoology. He is a 2003 g...
Odessa Golf and RV is the new name of the town’s golf course and recreational vehicle campground, now officially under new ownership. The course manager and groundskeeper is Dillon Jahns, a young man originally from Othello. Some of The Record’s readers may also know his sister Danielle and her husband Joel Hardung who farm between Odessa and Harrington. Jahns has been a fan of the game of golf since his high school days. Although his most recent work experience has been in...
Byron Behne watches the grain markets for the Odessa Union Warehouse. 5/10/13: The USDA supply and demand report was not very kind to the market on Friday as prices basically lost all their gains from Thursday. The major factor was next year's corn ending stocks projected at over 2 billion bushels versus this year’s 759 million. The USDA did drop their projected yield down to 158 from 164 which was projected early on at their February outlook conference. Soybean stocks also see a large jump doubling next year's ending stocks...
This is my concern. All along the main street of town (First Avenue) there are handicapped-access curbs at each intersection. I am really glad they have them and use them, but it is hard to use them when there are people who park there and block them. I think it is real inconsiderate of people who do this. People, park further away from the handicapped access areas, even if it means you will have to walk a little farther. Carol Williams Odessa...
Some more interesting news you never hear in the media. This year Earth Day was on April 22. EarthDay is when the tree huggers and environmentalist wackos get together to celebrate mother earth. Ira Einhorn is the founder of Earth Day. Ira Einhorn “beat his ex-girlfriend, Holly Maddux , to death and then stored her body in a locked trunk in his apartment for more than a year – about 18 months – before she was discovered by the police. He fled to Europe and was convicted 25 years later for her murder in 2002 and is servi...
On Thursday, May 30, Washington State University will hold a tour from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Jeff Schibel farm near Odessa. The twilight tour will feature an update about a winter canola research trial WSU established last fall to look at four winter wheat stubble management treatments, including direct-seeding winter canola into fresh winter wheat stubble. Schibel will share his experiences during 15 years of irrigated winter canola production, and Roy Andrews from Wilbur-Ellis will discuss winter canola fertilizer,...
The Odessa Trading Company and AgTech Services are sponsoring customer appreciation day Wednesday, May 29, at the Odessa Community Center starting at 5 p.m. Representatives from Case IH will be on hand to answer questions, and equipment will be on display for anyone wishing to get a close-up look at combines, tractors and various other machinery. Indoor displays will focus on automated guidance systems. Everyone who attends will receive a free cap, a ticket for door prizes and dinner, courtesy of the sponsors. The event...
The class of 2003 announced the 77th annual alumni banquet will be held at the Odessa Community Center on Saturday, June 15, 2013 with a social hour at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m. Dinner will be served by the Longhorn Barbeque and a no-host bar will be provided. A dance will follow the banquet from approximately 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. with the public invited. Cindy (Janke) Smith, of Smith Entertainment and the class of 1977, will be the DJ for the evening. Smith Entertainment started in 2001 offering professional vocals and...
