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A trophy has been awarded to the Odessa School District in recognition of the advanced scientific work of Kira Powel, her mentor/teacher Jeff Wehr and the school itself for its support for her science research. The accompanying letter reads as follows: “Enclosed is a trophy to honor and recognize the achievements of Kira Powell. Kira competed in research paper competition at the 50th National Junior Science & Humanities Symposium, May 2012, and won top honors for research on ...
The opening of the hunting season in eastern Washington 97 years ago was not the same as it will be when the 2012 season opens. Going hunting then was a far simpler process than it is today, as in almost every aspect of life. The Odessa Record gave this report in October 1 issue on the opening of the season in 1915: Today marks the opening of the waterfowl season in Washington and the county, and early this morning there was an exodus of local nimrods to the numerous lakes north of town, where ducks and geese are said to be...
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. Sept. 24: Davenport ambulance personnel assisted a woman at a Washington Street residence who was having breathing difficulties. Wilbur ambulance personnel assisted a 59-year-old woman at a North...
The annual Odessa-Harrington Titans Booster Club auction will be held at the Odessa Community Center this Saturday, Oct. 6. The event kicks off with happy hour at 5:30 p.m., steak dinner at 6:00, and the auction will begin at 7:30. According to Larry Weber, one of the event organizers, the club has collected 75 - 100 silent auction items and about 15 live auction items. Included in the offerings are a Titan football helmet autographed by team members, a Titan T-shirt quilt, an...
A new job for Mike Henry and a move to Idaho for him and his family has led to the resignation of Karma Henry from the school board. At their regularly scheduled meeting on September 26, 2012, board members sadly accepted her letter of resignation after it was read aloud by Superintendent Suellen White. On a much happier note, the board approved the appointment and swearing in of Heather Valverde as a new board member to fill out Henry’s term. Preschool Now that the p...
Odessa Record subscriber Larry Fisher of Spokane continues his series of articles on the history of the Batum/Lauer area (where his wife, the former Joyce Kiesz, grew up). Hi, here I am again. After my time in hibernation, I told you about one of my dreams I had during hibernation. In it, Joyce and I rode our mules "gettyup" and "slowpoke" from Odessa out to Batum to visit her future mother, Bertha Raugust Kiesz. They were not our mules, we rented them from C.C. Doering who was running the Doering Livery Barn in Odessa,...
In Wilbur last Friday night, the Odessa-Harrington Titans defeated the Wilbur/Creston Wildcats by a score of 52-6. O-H 16 28 8 0 52 W-C 0 0 0 6 6 O/H struck first on a 65-yard run by Justin Hunt in the first quarter. Sam Schafer ran the ball for the successful two-point conversion. Another run by Hunt, for 43 yards, followed by a completed pass from Hunt to Carsen Weber for two more brought the score to 16-0 at the end of the first quarter. Scoring in the second quarter opened with a 35-yard run by Hunt. Two points were added...
Odessa-Harrington defeated Wellpinit 25-10, 25-16 and 25-18 for their second league win of the season on Tuesday, September 25. Serving 100% for the match were Lexi Hirst, Jordan Tanke, Koralynn Kuch, Chelsea Fisher and Jenna Shafer. Kendall Todd was especially impressive at 25-1 with 6 ace serves. As a team, the Titans served 96%. Tanke contributed 11 kills, while Fisher had 10 kills and 3 blocks. Kuch added 19 kill assists. On defense, Tanke had 4 digs. The serve-receive team of Hirst, Cydnee Kieffer and Tanke were all...
Twenty-three employers are confirmed exhibitors for the Fall Hiring Event at Big Bend Community College on Oct. 17 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the ATEC Building. New companies to the area like ChinaSoft and Aviation Technical Services (ATS) are sending representatives. (ATS recently leased a large hanger from the Port of Moses Lake.) “Last year we called it a holiday hiring event because many exhibitors were retailers looking to hire for the holiday season,” said Ken Russell of the Career Placement Center at BBCC. “This year...
Walter R. Larson, 88, died Sunday, September 23, 2012, at Dry Creek Retirement and Assisted Living Community in Ellensburg. Walter owned and operated The Odessa Record with his wife Mary Lou from 1964 to 1978. A memorial service and luncheon will be held Friday, October 5, at 11 a.m. at First Lutheran Church, 512 N. Ruby St. in Ellensburg. A complete obituary will be published in The Record next week. Among Mr. Larson's survivors are his children: Gwen Larson of Ellensburg; Steve (Rosa) Larson of Cle Elum; Jone (Jeff) Stout...
After seeing the letter to Mitt Romney in last week’s paper, I believe that letter got addressed to the wrong person. No matter what Mr. Romney says or does or how you twist his words to your liking, he can do nothing. He is still a private citizen. He is not President yet. It is not Mr. Romney's fault that 47 percent of Americans are dependent on the government. It is not his fault that 23 million Americans are out of work. Nor is it his fault that 47 million are on food stamps. Who is the president now? Who spent 5 t...
How many have heard of a PBM? It’s the acronym for Pharmacy Benefit Manager, the intermediaries between your pharmacy and your insurance company. PBMs set the contract prices and conditions for your pharmacist and do field audits to ensure that private insurance, Medicare and Medicaid are not being taken advantage of. A good thing, right? Yes, until the PBMs start abusing their position to intimidate independently owned pharmacies, like those we rely on in small town eastern Washington. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers stood up t...
Odessa subscriber Larry Fisher of Spokane continues his series of articles on the history of the Batum/Lauer area (where his wife, the former Joyce Kiesz, grew up). Hi, here I am again. When comparing L-B-D lifestyle for children of those early years vs today’s children, it is like comparing apples to oranges. Today most children have HDTVs, cell-phones, i-pods, computers, ATVs, ORVs, cars, pickups, motorbikes, motorcycles, automatic weapons, toys, many changes of clothes, a million choices of food types, AM-FM radios, p...
What came to be called the Apache Pass fire started the weekend before Fest at around 3:30 p.m. on September 9 as a fast-moving storm system moved through the area. Several lightning strikes were reported, but there was little or no rain and the dry grass and brush in the scablands went up like a torch. By the following Monday at 6 a.m., the Spokane County Incident Management Team took over the management role from the local volunteer fire departments. Personnel and equipment...
George Richard (Dick) Brockway, 89 years old, died at Samaritan Hospital on September 11, 2012. He spent the last 13 years living in Soap Lake, Wash., and he had previously lived in Ephrata for 43 years. He was born in Helena, Montana on January 28, 1923 to Harry and Martha Brockway. George was married to Lucille on September 30, 1944 for 52 years. He was enrolled in the United States Navy in 1942 and served aboard the USS Nevada during WWII and was honorably discharged in...
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. Sept. 10: A caller reported someone had cut the head off a deer after it was hit by a car on Menke Road. Swanson School and Schmierer roads were closed at their intersections with Hatten Road were...
Work on the Grand Coulee Dam began in 1933, but it wasn’t until after World War II that the Columbia Basin project was realized and the area bloomed with irrigated crops. Even as early as 1936, however, engineers were beginning surveys of the Basin, platting the farmland which would flourish and eventually transform the sleepy village of Neppel into a bustling commercial and distribution center called Moses Lake. Other towns, then all smaller than Odessa, were to benefit and grow as a result of the project-- Ephrata, Quincy,...
Deutschesfest is over for another year, and it seemed to be a good one, thanks to a lot of small town heroes. Our little four-day extravaganza does not just happen spontaneously, as everyone who has ever been involved already knows. I try to make sure to remember just how much work goes into making Fest happen, both on the scene and behind it. Because I (try to) play in the Oom Pas and Mas, I am frequently on the scene. I wear my dirndls and have a smile on my face, and am...
Odessa Record staff reports We don’t yet have the full story on Fest, but from what we have heard so far, it appears to have been successful once again. Some local business people were nervous Friday, which to many seemed much quieter and smaller compared to the usual crowd. The Thursday night activities had been well-attended, but then most folks seemed to hole up in their travel trailers for most of Friday. Saturday, however, was extremely busy, and people filled the s...
Once again, the Washington Small Business Fair Committee is offering its free Bizfair. The Bizfair offers information to the general public about many topics of interest to small businesses including starting a business, expanding a business, and tips on how to succeed in business. It will focus on programs offered by federal, state, and local government agencies, local chambers of commerce, and business and trade associations. Bizfair will take place Saturday, September 29, 2012 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Renton Technical...
The Odessa-Harrington Titans were defeated by the Touchet Indians September 14 in Odessa’s Sausage Bowl under the lights at Finney Field, 42 - 60. After last week’s loss of starting quarterback Jared King, out for the rest of the season with a torn ACL, and of Markus Smith for a couple of weeks due to a concussion, the Titans were counting on other players to step into the breach. They did so, and generated an effective offense. The defense suffered the losses in this game as two linemen, Zack Schaal and Ricky Hedreen, wer...
Matthew L. Cronrath has made the President’s Honor Roll for the summer semester at Washington State University. 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. Cronrath is a 2008 graduate of Odessa High School and the son of Mark and Dorris Cronrath of Odessa....
Mary Frick, 85, a longtime resident of Moses Lake died September 12, 2012. Mary was born October 10, 1926 in Kittanning, Pa. to Eugene Ralph and Frances Maude Boarts. She graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with degrees in music, history and geography. She was a teacher in the Clallam Bay, Marlin and Ephrata school districts. While teaching in Marlin she met and married David W. Frick. She was confirmed into the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Kittanning and attended Salem Lutheran Church in Marlin. She was a memb...
I learned a lot about Medicare in the last year. A knee replacement (that went south) and an infection I picked up at the hospital enabled me to extend my hospital stay. I was then taken to a recovery center for a total of 52 days before I was able to go home. I am thankful that my teacher’s retirement insurance covered basically everything that Medicare didn’t. Our country and its Medicare and Medicaid systems are broke and they can’t afford to keep paying such a large percentage of the medical costs! Medicare paid out $...
The Lincoln County Fair Advisory Board is looking for a 2013 fair theme and would like the citizens of the Lincoln County communities to add their creative ideas to the effort. County residents are asked to submit their fair theme ideas to Kim Groh of Almira via email at kimgroh@centurytel.net. Anyone without computer access may bring their suggestions to The Odessa Record office, and we will submit them to Groh. Entries are due by October 14, and the Lincoln Country Fair Advisory Board will pick one lucky entry at the next f...
