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Sheriff's Report Clarification from last week's report: The high school golfer who allegedly was caught with alcohol in his bag while playing at Wilbur on March 28 was described as a member of the Wilbur-Creston team. The boy is not a Wilbur or Creston student but attends Almira/Coulee-Hartline High School. 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 po...
First on the menu this week is a correction. I omitted part of a sentence in the cooking instructions for Roasted Brussels Sprouts. The third paragraph of instructions for the recipe should read as follows: Place in oven and bake 15 minutes, turn sprouts with spatula and bake 15 minutes more. Sprouts should be browned and very dark on the edges. I apologize for any inconvenience or confusion this may have caused. Start your day with Amish Baked Oatmeal, a recipe submitted by K...
Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center and the Board of Commissioners would like to take this opportunity to inform our community that Gary DelForge, OMHC's Administrator, resigned earlier this spring with the intent to return to Mooresburg, Tennessee, Gary and his wife Sue moved to Odessa in the spring of 2011. His last day of work was Thursday, April 4th. Please join us in thanking him for his service to our community and his facility and wishing him well as they return to Tennessee to be closer to family. The Board of...
One hundred and seven years ago, a young Odessa answered the appeal for and to San Francisco, which on April 18 and 19, 1906, had been struck by an earthquake and fire that caused $350,000,000 worth of damage. The new town, which then had a population of about 600, contributed $333.75 toward San Francisco’s relief. While this made up for only one-millionth of the loss, it was still big money for Odessa in those days. Many of the contributions, all of which were published in The Odessa Record, were of 50-cent, dollar or t...
The following report was submitted by coach Bruce Todd and contains a bit more information than we usually carry on each game. The Odessa-Harrinton Titans are 11-0 so far this season. On March 30 O-H had a double header with Selkirk. Game 1: O/H - 10, Selkirk - 0. Pitcher - Justin Hunt (2-Ks, 0-BB, 1-HP, 4-hits). Hits: Singles-Stetson Sanford (2), Carsen Weber, Cade Weber (2), Justin Hunt, Jake Tanke, Nick Tebow. HR-Markus Smith. Game 2: O/H - 7, Selkirk - 2. Pitcher - Jared King (9-Ks, 1-BB,1-HP, 4-hits). Hits:...
A student must have a grade point average 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 requirements and are as follows: A = 4.0, A- = 3.7, B+ = 3.3, B = 3.0, B- = 2.7, C+ = 2.3, C = 2.0, C- = 1.7, D+ = 1.3, D = 1.0, F = 0.0. Senior High School Senior Class: Kendall Todd, Cade Weber, Koralynne Kuch, Justin Hunt, Jared King, Lacey Nelson, Justin Hauge, Nick Tebow, Markus Smith. Honorable Mention: Christian Knight, Zack...
Betty Haase, 86, was born in Odessa April 26, 1926, to Carl and Pauline Kiehn. She passed away peacefully April 1, 2013 at Emeritus Hearthstone Inn in Moses Lake. Betty was a homemaker and worked at Schmauder’s Grocery after they moved into Odessa from the family farm in 1963. In 1970, they moved to Moses Lake where she has resided since. She loved spending time with her family and friends, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Betty is survived by her 2 daughters, Pattie (Jarrel) Anderson, Ephrata, Carlene (...
One of the biggest and best-attended job and career fairs in eastern Washington will be held April 18 at Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake. The 20th annual Job and Career Fair at BBCC features 65 exhibitors representing a diverse and high-quality group of employers. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Grant County ATEC building. “Our job fair has been successful because of the growth of jobs and diversity of employers in this area,” said Deborah Correll, chair of the job and career fair planning com...
Byron Behne watches the grain markets for the Odessa Union Warehouse. 4/3/13: Big rally in Chicago wheat futures today, which has so far continued into the evening session, as it was rumored that China was in buying a bunch of U.S. SRW. Unfortunately, for the first time in several months, soft white prices have broken their link to Chicago futures and have refused to budge, up only five cents from yesterday, while Chicago has gained over 30 cents. Most exporters in Portland have gone back to flat-price soft white bids...
Odessa area parents will want to know more about the Odessa School District’s new “Common Core” curriculum before subjecting their children to it. Be informed. It touts the Muslim religion over Christianity. It teaches Communism is superior to Capitalism. It includes new depths and heights in data-mining student behavior and performance. Parents can read what other parents have said about “Common Core” here: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/04/02/want-to-see-what-cscope-and-common-core-even-homeschooli...
Reardan and Odessa elementary schools have completed a five-week program focusing on healthy behaviors. The program, called “5,4,3,2,1 Let’s Go LinCo,” was developed through a grant from the National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality received by the Health Department in 2011 and initially rolled out in the Davenport Community. This effort focused on three goals: development of a community message to inspire healthy behaviors, improved healthcare provider-patient interactions including healthy behavior counsel...
Corinne Kinney and Stephanie Wilson, both of Odessa, have been to the President’s Honor Roll at Washington State University in Pullman. The President’s Honor Roll recognizes students who stand above the rest with excellent academic performance. To be eligible for the honor roll, undergraduate students must be enrolled in a minimum of nine graded hours in a single term at WSU and earn a grade point average of 3.75 or earn a 3.50 cumulative GPA based on 15 cumulative hours of graded work....
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, March 25: Washington State Patrol was advised of a boulder in the roadway on SR 231. A caller asked that a van that has been parked for more than two years on municipal right-of-way at Foster...
There was optimism in the spring of 1961 about the possibility of big oil strikes in the Odessa area. An exploration drilling firm had just released its geology report on a test well it had drilled several months earlier in the area west of Odessa. Here is The Odessa Record’s story in the issue of April 27, 1961: The geology report on findings of Basalt Explorer #1, drilled west of Odessa last fall in quest of oils and gas, was made public in a geological report issued by the drilling company. C&D Minerals, Inc. and A...
Dorothy Grening March 26, 2013, in Odessa at the age of 92. She was born in Odessa December 3, 1920, the daughter of Alfred and Trella Wagner. She had one brother, Roscoe (Ross) Wagner. She graduated from Odessa High School in 1939. After graduation she attended beauty school in Spokane, then returned to Odessa, where she remained for the rest of her life. She married Art Grening and the two were active in trapshooting and enjoyed traveling. She was a member of Heritage Church and a long-time member of the Women’s VFW A...
The Military Writer’s Society of America has selected "The Trail Cook Chronicles" by David Michaelson to be on their Spring 2013 recommended reading list. "Trail Cook Chronicles" is the second book of the Trail Cook trilogy, a series of stories set in the late 1800s about a young Englishman traveling to the wild West to witness it before it’s all gone. His name is Able Piddington, and his adventures continue in the third book titled "The Piddingtons." All of Michaelson’s books are available through major online books...
Byron Behne watches the grain markets for the Odessa Union Warehouse. 3/28/13: Well, that was a surprise! The USDA managed to find an additional 400 million bushels of corn in the bin than what was being expected, and that pulled the rug out from under the grain market. Chicago wheat futures closed down 49 cents, corn futures were locked limit down shortly after the report and will open with limits expanded to 60 cents on Sunday afternoon (happy Easter!). The acreage projections came in as expected, but it was the higher...
Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center will be locking doors sooner. Recently a facility wide Risk Assessment, conducted by Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center's Liability Insurance Company, has recommended that OMHC to ensure we are providing a safe and secure environment for our patients, residents, visitors and staff. Starting April 1, 2013, every evening all doors will be locked at 7:00 p.m. We have buzzers at both the front door of the Hospital and the Emergency Room Entrance that will alert staff if you need to enter the...
Aera Shin is studying biochemistry at the University of Washington and is scheduled to graduate this year. She is shadowing the medical providers during her stay at Odessa. She says she is very interested in emergency medicine, particularly in rural areas. “Much of my passion for medicine,” she says, “stems from my personal encounters watching my immigrant parents navigate their way through health care in the U.S. and my Christian faith.” In her free time, Shin enjoys reading...
Odessa students Wyatt Haase, Lukas Marshall and Colby Sooy came home with bragging rights, as they grabbed the #1 spot at the Zillah Robotics Challenge. Last week Thursday, March 21, 11 youngsters from Odessa’s junior-high grades traveled to Zillah to participate in the challenge. Approximately 20 schools and home-school groups sent a total of 38 teams to the competition. The Odessa group broke out into four different teams: The Odessa Titans, comprising Aaron Gies, Cole K...
Fifty-three years ago, excavation work at the Titan missile launching site at Batum, 16 miles southwest of Odessa, was underway, and members of the Odessa Chamber of Commerce and other area residents were given a tour of the facility. The Chamber was assisting the U.S. Air Force and contractors for the base’s construction in placing workers on the job and in finding housing for them in Odessa as well as in vacant farm homes in the area. Employment during early phases of construction was about 200. This went up to 1,300 the f...
Odessa police chief Helen Coubra told the Town Council Monday night that she has observed far too much speeding on First Avenue, and that, coupled with rampant jaywalking by the town’s residents and visitors, could lead one day to a serious accident or fatality. She and officer Bryce Peterson will focus over the next few weeks on reducing those two hazards. Warnings will precede ticketing in all but the most egregious cases. Mayor Doug Plinski read a letter to the council from an Odessa resident who had had a verbal a...
The Odessa Chamber of Commerce met Tuesday at noon at Any Occasion Banquet Hall, its first meeting since electing new officers. Marlon Schafer returns as president for a fifth term, Marcus Horak takes over as vice president, Lise Ott is the new secretary, Larissa Zeiler continues as the treasurer and the remaining board members are Dejay Buck (Biergarten chairman), Vicky Iverson and Justin Parr. New members of the board were introduced at the annual banquet held on March 16....
Sequester. What Sequester? For two months we have heard nothing but how bad it is going to be, people will starve, people will die, schools will close, and any horrible thing you can think of. That’s all you heard from the President, the Vise President and their lap dogs in the media. Once again it was, “Do as I say, not as I do.” On a couple of recent trips overseas Vice President Biden and his entourage of 136 people stayed in a hotel in Paris for one night at a cost to the U.S. taxpayer of $585,000.50. In London for one n...
Byron Behne watches the grain markets for the Odessa Union Warehouse. 3/22/13: Back from vacation, but after seeing what the market has done since I left, perhaps I should have stayed away. Soft white wheat basis vs. Chicago futures dropped 45 cents from late last week into this week, a result of a large producer selling at the end of last week combined with limited known export demand for white wheat going forward. The last big export news was the CCC donation tender for Bangladesh which took place last week and reportedly...
