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Odessa fifth-grader Tori Weishaar, the daughter of Traig and Carmen Weishaar, recently qualified to compete in the Washington State Gymnastics Championships. Tori is a Level 6 gymnast this year and competes in floor, vault, beam and bars. She says her favorite event is still bars. She has placed fourth and fifth on bars at different meets, competing as an individual. She was also a contributing member when the Level 6 team took an overall third place at a sectional...
Reid Jackson learned an important lesson during his Eagle Scout project – it’s difficult to do big things without partners. Jackson led a project to build a new campus entry sign for Big Bend Community College. The job was finished this spring when stainless steel letters were posted on basalt columns near the Wallenstien Theater. The project required eight dump-truck loads of dirt, several loads of gravel, four basalt columns, a concrete pour and landscaping. He needed a skil...
Softball The Titan girls were to have played Cusik April 3 but did not have enough players to field a team. On April 10, however, the girls joined the boys at St. Michael’s, where they also played a double header. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E St. M's 1 1 0 15 17 9 2 O-H 1 0 0 0 1 4 2 Battery: Elena Hernandez and Casey Schlomer. Getting hits for O-H were Jenna Shafer, Casey Schlomer, Alexa Boss and Katelyn Worley. Worley’s was a home run for the Titans’ only score. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E...
Kathy Taylor and Lexi Watkins, local Odessa author and illustrator, respectively, visited the Harrington Elementary pre-school to third-grade group to share their book, Rocky's Road Home, on March 30. Each family in those grades received a copy of the book autographed by both author and illustrator. The Harrington School Board awarded a grant for the purchase of the books. Kathy Taylor works for Schmidt Insurance in Odessa. This is her first book. Lexi Watkins is a college...
Two students from the OHS Science Department (Advanced Science Research) presented March 31, 2012 in Bremerton, WA at the annual Washington State Science and Engineering Fair. Kira Powell earned fist place in Botany for her project, “The Development of a Novel Sodium Polyacrylate Treatment,” while Griffey Powell received second place in Environmental Sciences with his project, "The Impact of Agriculture on Chemical Content of the Soil in an Ephemeral Stream." These OHS stu...
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. April 9: A male juvenile was taken into custody after a deputy responded to Davenport High School, from which a possible sex offense/inappropriate conduct report was received. Safeway store personnel...
K-12 student-led conferences will be held Thursday, April 26, and Friday, April 27. There will be no school on these days. All K-12 students have been scheduled for a specific conference time and parents should receive a designated date and time slip this week from their child’s homeroom teacher. Those who have not received a date and time slip by the end of the week are asked to call Linnie at 982-2603 or Chris at 982-2111 at the Odessa School District....
Thanks to the hard work of Justin Parr, three Odessa High School girls will be vying this year for the title of Miss Odessa. The three, all juniors, are Melani Fehrer, Koralynne Kuch and Kendall Todd. They will be vying on Monday, April 16, for the title of Miss Odessa. Three independent judges will assess their academic background, the speeches they have written and delivered and their answers to questions the judges ask. The public is welcome to attend, said Parr. The float committee, consisting of Parr, Brad Greenwalt and...
The Odessa Lions Club annual Easter egg hunt was enjoyed by a large number of Odessa children and guests last Saturday, April 7. The children search for candy-filled plastic eggs, some hidden, some not, in three different parts of Reiman Park. Each age group has its own area. Each group also searches for a single golden egg that represents the "grand prize" of an Easter basket filled with all kinds of good things to eat, plus toys and games. This year's winners: Collin Martin...
Lynne Wenick of Odessa displays her prizewinning entry in the annual Odessa Quilt Club Challenge. This quilt, along with other entries in the category and approximately 150 other quilts, will be on display at the annual Spring Fling quilt show April 27 and 28 at the High School Gym in Odessa....
The family of Edna Janke Jorgenson celebrated with her this past weekend as she turned 100 years old. An open house was held Saturday, April 7, at Christ Lutheran Church in Odessa to celebrate this milestone birthday. Friends and relatives from near and far gathered to wish her many more birthdays to come. Five generations of family members were also present, including Edna’s son Allen Janke and wife Sue (Lubold) Janke, their daughter Rena and husband Pete Goforth with t...
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. April 2: A pickup truck taken from the sheriff's impoundment yard behind the county jail was recovered by Spokane County sheriff's deputies and returned to Davenport. A caller told dispatchers she...
Daffodils blooming must mean it is spring, despite a chill north wind and ground too cold for planting potatoes. Onions and peas should do alright if your ground has been dry enough for tilling. I planted some onions in a flower pot, following a tip I saw on Pinterest. Take the top you cut from green onions when you are only using the white part and stick it about 1/2 inch deep in potting soil. I used some of the onion plants left over from planting my row in the garden. When...
The winter 2012 President's List at Big Bend Community College has been released. Students who have completed 12 or more graded credits with a grade-point average (GPA) of 3.75 and above are on the President’s List. Those on the list from Odessa are Mackenze Bemis, Austyn Kagele, Aron Mills and Theodore Noble. Natalie Garrett of Wilson Creek also appears on the list. The BBCC Vice President's List is for students who have completed 12 or more graded credits with a GPA of 3.33 to 3.74. Among those listed are Natalie Fish of O...
As reported by the Spokesman-Review, William D. White of Twisp, the husband of Odessa school superintendent Suellen White, entered a guilty plea in federal court last week to two counts of conspiracy and one count of unlawful importation of wildlife. As part of the agreement, White also agreed to plead guilty to two state charges. White and his son Tom are livestock ranchers, who claimed in their own defense to be protecting their herds from a predatory wolf pack. In the plea agreement, William White faced a $38,500 fine and...
Odessa Memorial Hospital Auxiliary has taken on an urgent project, setting aside temporarily, several other projects on their docket. Sudden changes had to be made in cable television providers for the hospital resulting in an unavoidable 100% increase in cost to the hospital. The Hospital Board authorized purchasing the basic plan, but in order for residents to receive all the channels desired, especially sports, an additional channel receiver case costing $2,400 was needed. Since the main goal of the Auxiliary is to “make t...
Byron Behne watches the international grain markets for the Odessa Union Warehouse. 4/5/12: Friday on a Thursday! Grain markets were closed for Good Friday and so were the Odessa Union’s offices. The grain trade was mixed with soybeans continuing their post-report rally, corn closing up a penny, and wheat down fractionally although the deferred months were down a bit more on good crop condition ratings from earlier in the week. The dollar has been rallying this week, which has put pressure on most commodities but, the g...
I urge your readers to contact their Congressional representatives and demand that Congress fix the problem it created in 2006 for the United States Postal Service. In 2006, Congress decreed that the USPS must fully fund current and future employees’ pension and health care costs to the tune of $5.5 billion a year. The Republican-dominated Congress required this funding to be done in 10 years to cover the costs for the next 75 years! I know of no business that pays 75 years into the future for its employees’ pension and healt...
The Odessa Town Council met Monday night and approved a resolution allowing the town’s engineering firm to apply for a matching-funds grant for the Odessa municipal airport. The end of the funding cycle has been completed, and there is money still left that can be awarded. Mayor Doug Plinski said he hoped that a successful grant application would allow for help in moving a roadway and making improvements to taxiways at the Odessa airport. Public Works Public Works director R...
A week of rain showers was what one of the Stumpjumpers had asked for when he was in Odessa for the White Knuckle/Frostbite races the preceding weekend. He got his wish. There was no dust to be seen, so this race was different from every other Desert 100 that has been run on Wes and Faye King’s pasture a few miles outside of Odessa. Riders came across the finish platform with their bikes, and often themselves, covered in mud. The campsite was a muddy mess in places, and f...
When Matt and I went into business together I hadn't planned for it to go this way. Alder St. Fitness and Tanning, LLC was a dream of mine. I enjoyed running our business, seeing new faces and watching members achieve new goals. The smiles on their faces are what I enjoyed most about this business. Unfortunately, Matt and I grew further apart as Matt turned to abusive ways. I felt the great need to take my children to a safe and more positive place outside of Odessa. I had learned that Matt wasn't around and the gym wasn't...
Odessa's got talent! What a great idea to have an all school musical. I can only imagine how much fun and hard work to get all those sets, which were so outstanding, as well as getting the students of all ages into the play. I enjoyed "Beauty and the Beast" as everyone did. Phyllis Weishaar Odessa PS - Who was that little shepherd boy? Editor's Note: The shepherd boy was played by second grader Drew Hardung, son of Joel and Danielle Hardung....
The first annual meeting of the CPoW Livestock Processors Cooperative Association was held in Odessa March 28. A total of 59 members and guests, of which 32 members cast ballots, attended the meeting in Odessa and enjoyed a delicious meal prepared by 231 North Catering of Reardan. The primary orders of business were election of the expanded board and to celebrate how much progress the association has made since this time last year. We have met the requirements to secure the $1.2 million, zero-interest CERB loan, raised...
At the March 28 meeting of the Odessa School Board, Dennis Milliken, director of the STEM program at the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) awarded a banner and plaque commemorating the STEM Lighthouse Award made to the Odessa Schools. Superintendent Suellen White described to him how the $20,000 cash award has been used. He congratulated the district on its willingness to share its success with neighboring districts and said this fact was a large part...
Another Odessa person was very nearly the victim of a scam recently, but fortunately for her she was cautious enough not to agree to giving out any money or trying to cash the fraudulent checks she was sent. Mary Van Rijn of Odessa often rents rooms in her home to those in need of low-cost housing. A friend convinced her to put an ad on Craigslist when one of the rooms became available for rent. She was soon contacted via email by a young woman who claimed to be someone who traveled a lot in her capacity as a worker for the R...
