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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. Oct. 22: A large portion of the Deer Meadows area was without phone service after a fiber optic line serving it broke. A bit of snow was reportedly falling in the Seven Bays area. Cattle were...
Fourth-grade teacher Ellen Holman signed her class up for a live classroom webcast with singing star Taylor Swift under a free program sponsored by the Scholastic Book Club. During the 30-minute online event, Swift talked about the importance of books and reading, “where reading can take you” and how great literature has inspired her writing. She answered questions from students around the world and performed a song from her new album entitled Red....
The Odessa-Harrington junior-high football team shut out the Wilbur/Creston team, 34-0. Cole Kissler scored three touchdowns to lead the offensive effort by the Titans. Another highlight was a 60-yard touchdown run by Colt Sanford. Caleb Behrens scored a touchdown on a one-yard quarterback sneak. Jayd Jennings had an interception to end the game. Head coach Larry Weber said, “The defense rallied to the ball and tackled well, not allowing WC to score.” The O-H Booster Club purchased 160 hamburgers and served them to pla...
Winter apples are at their prime and these tart, crisp varieties are perfect for cakes, crisps and pies. Joyce McClanahan brought an Upside Down Apple Cake to a recent potluck meal and it garnered several requests for the recipe. Joyce found the recipe on www.relish.com, a great site for seasonal recipes. Recipe directions call for preparing in a cast iron skillet to caramelize the apple layer. I used a heavy non-stick skillet with oven safe handle instead and it worked fine....
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. Oct. 15: Deputies took charge of Derrick L. Wilson, 27, of Cheney, who was arrested on Spokane's South Hill for first-degree escape after being released by the Superior Court to his parents' custody f...
The fledgling town of Odessa celebrated Halloween in style 109 years ago. A lively night was reported in The Odessa Record’s issue of November 6, 1903: The Halloween party given by 15 Odessa young ladies at the IOOF Hall last Saturday evening was a decided success. A few days before, about a score of their gentlemen friends received invitations to the event and all but three ungallant fellows responded. On entering the room the gentlemen passed between two rows of ghostlike figures, each with a hand outstretched. The hall w...
Ella Scheller died October 20, 2012 in Odessa. She was born June 4, 1918 in Warden to John J. Laib, Jr. and Christina (Heizelman) Laib. She is survived by her daughter-in-law Christina Scheller of East Wenatchee, grandson Karl Scheller of Portland, Ore., one sister, Annette Gray of Vizalia, Calif. and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Reuben in 2001, son Donald in l971 and three brothers Albert, Raymond and Milton. She was a member...
Two Odessa High School graduates (1976) and longtime friends recently returned from an adventure-filled trip to Dutch Harbor in Unalaska, Alaska. Denise Kittilson Masiello won a trip as a “Greenhorn for a Day” on th fishing vessel the Wizard of the Discovery Channel’s show called Deadliest Catch. Masiello won an annual contest sponsored by the Henry Weinhard company and took Barb Reister Frederick along as her guest. Masiello had been trying for three years to win the conte...
Wow, what a year! Barrel racing, I suppose, is literally just running around and turning. But the wet saddle blankets that it takes to get to a point so in tune with each other that each movement and thought of horse and rider are a reflection of each other, and being fast enough to outrun competitors by tenths and thousandths of seconds is what leads up to the rodeo pen. Then, what making and breaking points are, having the motivation and determination to work all week, then...
Odessa-Harrington boosted its record to 8-2 overall and 6-2 in league play by defeating Wilbur-Creston at home Saturday in three straight games, 25-19, 25-19 and 25-23. It was also senior night, and the three senior girls from Odessa and Harrington were recognized along with their parents: Koralynne Kuch, with Apryl Kuch and Bill Kuch; Kendall Todd with Bruce and Kim Todd and Lexie Hirst with Jim and Stacy Hirst. Chelsea Fisher led the Titans with 18 kills. Koralynne Kuch had...
Chief of Police Helen Coubra reported that the department has siezed a flatbed trailer which was used in the felony theft of aviation fuel from Wilbur-Ellis in May, and that as soon as the process is complete, the trailer will be licensed for use by the town. Coubra also reported that the department had been inspected by the Juvenile Justice System and no violations were found. She added that as Odessa’s police department has no detention facilities, it was merely a matter of checking departmental procedures for c...
The Halloween Carnival, sponsored by the Odessa High School FFA chapter will be held next Tuesday, October 30, from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Community Center. This has become an annual event filled with games of chance, burgers and hotdogs on sale from the kitchen and a cake walk during which participants can win all kinds of wonderful desserts donated by community members. There will be a $1 admission charge per person at the door, or a flat fee of $5 per family (immediate family only). In addition to the 12 different games that w...
The Odessa-Harrington Booster Club held its annual fundraising auction and dinner October 13 in Odessa. The event is held Harrington and Odessa in alternate years. Steaks were grilled by the Odessa Riders Club members and served buffet-style to the hungry crowd. About 130 meals were served at the event. All together, the Booster Club made about $18,500. Auctioneer Garrett Linstrom sold 140 silent auction items and 21 live auction items. Everything from quilts, to sports bags to hats to subscriptions to The Odessa Record were...
Byron Behne watches the international grain markets for the Odessa Union Warehouse. 10/19/12: The wheat market got some bullish news on Friday, as the Ukraine is looking to possibly ban exports in the middle of November. There was also a fairly large sale of U.S. wheat to an unknown destination which included 4.3 million bushels of HRW, 1.8 million DNS and 2.13 million of soft white. This sounds like China and comes after they bought a significant amount of Canadian wheat earlier in the week. At the end of the day the gains...
Dr. Soren L. Olson of Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists will hold orthopaedic clinics in Odessa and Ritzville for one day on Monday, October 30, 2012. The Odessa clinic will be available from 9 to 11:45 a.m. at 510 Amende Street, and Dr. Olson will be at 210 West Main Avenue in Ritzville from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Patients who would like to schedule an appointment at either location are asked to call Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists at (509) 344-2663. “I enjoy helping patients recover from injuries and return to their active l...
Last week Wednesday, the annual event that has come to be known as Women’s Health Night was held in the Heritage Church social hall. Filling the hall nearly to capacity, the crowd had come to learn about ways to maintain good health, be tested for high blood pressure, have their bone density checked and gather information from various health-related organizations present. Members of the Odessa High School chapter of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) and their p...
Fire roared through two downtown buildings owned by the Odessa Union Warehouse Tuesday night, destroying them completely. An evacuation order was issued by the Odessa Police and Fire Departments and went out to nearby residents through the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office automated calling system. According to town Fire Chief Don Strebeck, the first 911 call was received at 8:15 p.m. The members of a bunco group were meeting at Any Occasion Banquet Hall, and one of them, P...
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. Oct. 8: A large amount of grain and a dead deer were found on SR 28 north of Odessa. Three deer were found "piled up" at the intersection of Bull Run and Circle roads, prompting dispatchers to...
When we go to vote (but let’s vote where it will make a difference) please do not keep voting for the same person that holds the House seat now held by Cathy McMorris Rodgers. I do not understand how she keeps her seat. Cathy no longer represents us here. She has pledged her votes to Grover Norquist. I don’t know about you, but I did not vote for him; no one did! He is for big corporations. He held up the farm bill and Cathy supported that because to pass the farm bill and help farmers in this area would make the Pre...
The Titans upped their record for the season to four wins versus three losses with a victory over Entiat last Friday in Odessa. O-H 18 16 16 16 66 Entiat 6 0 6 12 24 The game’s first score came on a 5-yard run by Cade Weber, with the extra-point attempt no good. Most of the rest of the game was an exercise in watching Sam Schafer break away for long TD runs, the first being a 60-yarder into the endzone. Again, the extra-point attempt was unsuccessful. Entiat put the ball into the endzone on a 1-yard run, but they, too, w...
Byron Behne watches the grain markets for the Odessa Union Warehouse. 10/11/12: There were no Earth-shattering revelations on the most recent USDA supply-and-demand report, however it was considered at least favorable to corn, soybeans and wheat. Corn supplies were reduced a little more than expected and in line with the drop from the stocks report at the end of September. Soybeans didin’t get as big a bump to ending stocks as traders feared they might, due to corresponding increases in projected demand. Wheat supplies w...
O-H vs. Liberty The Odessa-Harrington Titans volleyball team defeated the Liberty High School team in an away game October 11 by 3 games to 1, with scores of 25-8, 23-25, 25-9 and 25-20. On service, Jordyn Tanke and Kendall Todd both served 20 times with 100% accuracy. Chelsea Fisher and Cydnee Kieffer each had three aces. Fisher had 17 kills, and Tanke added nine more, with 25 kill assists put up by Koralynne Kuch. “The serve-receive team of Lexi Hirst, Tanke and Kieffer did an outstanding job as well,” said head coach Ken...
The Odessa-Harrington junior-high football team traveled to Almira October 11 for matchup with the Almira/Coulee-Hartline junior-high team. After O-H trailed 0-6 at halftime, the game ended in a 12-12 tie. Caleb Behrens scored on an eight-yard touchdown run to tie game at 6-6 at the start of fourth quarter. ACH came back to score with 1:10 left in game, taking the lead, 12-6. Cole Kissler then ran the following kick-off back 75 yards to tie the game 12-12. Coach Larry Weber said, “The defense stepped up and played hard. T...
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced Monday that the statewide burn ban on DNR-protected lands, that had been extended twice, would expire Monday night (October 15) at midnight. Also, Naneum Ridge State Forest was set to open at midnight, as fire danger caused by the Table Mountain fire was reduced by recent rainfall and moderating temperatures. “My thanks to the public for their help and restraint during a difficult and prolonged fire season,” said Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Gol...
Refurbishing of Schmidt Insurance Company’s building on First Avenue is now under way. The renovation includes mortar repair and cleaning of bricks, as well as the installation of a new awning. The structure, one of the largest and most impressive of Odessa’s downtown buildings, is the home of Schmidt Insurance Services and the Quilt Crossing. 108 years ago this week, the building was under construction. The Record reported in its issue of October 13, 1905, that it would be the largest and finest business building in tow...
