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O-H vs. Columbia (Hunters) The team from Columbia High School in Hunters just couldn’t catch a break Tuesday, January 3 in Harrington. Even when they were left with a wide-open shot, the ball simply would not drop into the basket. O-H 24 20 19 13 -76 Columbia 7 5 2 9 -23 Meanwhile, the Odessa-Harrington boys showed some of the best passing they have exhibited to date, finding the open man who, more often than not, got the two- or three-pointer. Cade Weber led the Titans w...
O-H vs. Columbia (Hunters) The team from Columbia High School in Hunters came to Harrington last week Tuesday to hand the Titans a lopsided loss. Columbia 16 20 17 2 -55 Columbia 7 5 2 9 -23 Kendall Todd led the Titan scorers with 11. Jessie Whitaker had 3, and Rebekah Marshall, Chelsea Fisher and Jordyn Tanke all wound up with 2 points. Columbia’s Krista Colvin scored 23 points, nearly half of her team’s total points. Girls JV The girls junior varsity game was only two quarte...
Odessa School District superintendent Suellen White and principal Ken Schutz received the news December 20, 2011, from the Career and Technical Education Program of the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), telling them that they had received a $20,000 STEM (Science, Technology Engineering and Mathematics) grant. “Congratulations to you, your staff, and your community on the selection of Odessa as one of six STEM Lighthouse Schools for 2011-12! Your application was outstanding, and we very much a...
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. Jan. 2: An emergency call that a vehicle was traveling west in the eastbound lanes on Interstate 90 was referred to the Washington State Patrol in Spokane. Stopping her in Davenport, a deputy...
Dr. Mathew Manweller, professor of political science at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, formally announced that he will be seeking the 13th District House seat being vacated by Rep. Bill Hinkle (CleElum-R). Manweller, a 42 year old Republican, said in a prepared statement, “I am running because we need to shrink government, grow jobs, and unleash the potential of Washington.” Manweller continues, “I believe the people of Eastern Washington are hard-working, innov...
Wednesday, January 11, at 7 p.m., the Odessa Public Library...
Caragana Wreath, an appliqué quilt block designed and sewn by Laura Estes, was one of the five top vote getters at the Washington State Quilters Show held in Spokane this past October. Estes, a quilt pattern designer and owner of Laura’s Sage Country Quilts, incorporated her signature ruched flowers and gathered blossoms into the requires wreath design in jewel tones on a black background. Among other top blocks were entries by Barbara Lambrecht of Chattaroy, the 2011 Od...
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. Dec. 26: After discovering an abandoned rolled over vehicle along Devils Gap Road, deputies learned that according to a text message received by a woman from her son, the driver, the Chevrolet pickup...
The Friends of the Library will hold their first quarterly meeting of the new year on January 11, 2012 at the office of The Odessa Record. Anyone interested in joining the group is encouraged to attend the meeting. The January meeting will be dedicated to electing new officers for the coming year, collecting membership dues and planning upcoming activities. Membership is $5 per year for individuals, $3 for seniors (age 65 or older) or students, $10 per family (or business or organization)....
The Town Marshal’s Office has released pictures captured by the security cameras recently installed at Odessa Drug. The pictures show the two people who broke into the store through its front door in the early morning hours of December 26, taking prescription drugs, then fleeing when they realized that an alarm had sounded. The pictures have been forwarded to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s crime lab for enhancement that will, it is hoped, make the pictures much clearer and the...
“I’d go back in a heartbeat,” says Don Strebeck of his recent trip to Germany. Strebeck was the recipient of a trip awarded to Odessa Trading Company in a 2011 sales contest. He left November 11 to fly from Spokane to Minneapolis, then to Amsterdam and Hanover, and returned to Portland November 18. Strebeck was one of 28 trip winners and 13 corporate CaseIH VIPs who were flown into Hanover, Germany, to attend Agritechnica, Europe’s largest agricultural equipment exhibit...
Odessa had much to be thankful for in 2011. A couple of new businesses opened, and the biodiesel plant resumed production when a new management/investment team came on board. The grocery store underwent a change of ownership, with the new owners introducing many upgrades and repairs. A month-by-month summary of the year’s activities follows. January The new year opened on an optimistic note when the town’s newest business venture opened its doors Saturday, January 1, 201...
Arrival of the New year has been celebrated and resolutions have been made. Kitchen wise, some resolutions I’ve heard are: waste less food, prepare more home cooked meals, and less fat, sugar, salt. Readers, this is your column, I just take what you send me and attempt to put it in an entertaining and educational form. I do kitchen test all the recipes before printing, as I want to be sure the ingredient listing is correct and it helps me expand the instructions, making the r...
Dr. Jason Iltz, son of Dorothy and Ron Frederick, was named pharmacist of the year by the Spokane Pharmacy Association at their annual banquet November 9. Iltz, a 1990 Odessa High School graduate, went on to Washington State University, where he earned bachelor and doctorate degrees in pharmacology as well as a minor in business. Since 2006, Iltz has been with Integrated Health Professionals, located in Spokane Valley. He also serves as Clinical Associate Professor at...
According to a press release from Lincoln County Sheriff Wade Magers, Lincoln County has been experiencing an increased number of residential burglaries throughout the county. On December 21, at least two burglaries occurred during daylight hours, one within Davenport city limits and another was reported a short time later in the county northeast of Odessa. In the past several weeks Adams County has been experiencing a burglary/theft spree in their northern borders to the sout...
The combined youth groups of Christ Lutheran Church and Heritage Church in Odessa, put on a “soup supper” for the community on Wednesday, December 21, in the basement social hall of Heritage Church. Parents did the cooking and the youngsters did the serving and cleaning up. The soups included various types of chili, as well as a chicken noodle soup for those not particularly fond of chili. Desserts were also served and included cookies, cakes and pies. Donations were req...
Meeting for the last time in 2011, the Odessa School Board met December 21 and unanimously approved resolutions to run a General Fund Maintenance and Operation Levy on February 14, 2012 for the same $698,000 as the retiring levy it will replace; and at the same time to run a Capital Projects Fund Levy of $110,00 which is also a replacement for the current levy. Due to an increase in property values within the district, the levy amounts have gone down from $4.03 to $3.98 per...
Christmas night, as folks were winding down from their holiday cheer and food and gifts, the infamous narco-burglars struck for the third time at Odessa Drug, the pharmacy/gift shop owned by Odessa resident Ted Bruya. Apparently, they were again after drugs, because that was primarily what was taken. A complete inventory has not yet been completed however. The burglars broke through the front door again this time, as they had during the first incident in March of 2008. The...
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. Continued from last week “The Schibels.” In the 30s during the change from horses to tractors, most fencing that had been installed for control of the horses and/or protection of the grain fields, started to be removed. Today there is no such fencing whatsoever in the L-B-D except at the missile base. Also in the 30s as tractors sta...
The Odessa Town Marshal’s office has requested that residents of Odessa be reminded that dog licenses are due for renewal as of January 1, 2012. Most dog owners receive reminders printed on the town-generated utility bills. Here are a few facts about Odessa’s animal control policy that residents may not be aware of: All dogs residing within the corporate limits of the town are required to have a license. Current license fees are $10 per animal. There are exemptions for official police dogs, government-owned facilities and...
The Odessa Lions Club has announced the winners for the 2011 home holiday lighting contest. The annual contest was judged Friday evening, December 23. Judges were Wally Weishaar, Mark DeWulf and Steve Fink. Prizes were awarded as follows: First place – Fred Ramm Second place – Tom and Diane Vanderende Third place – Keith and Becky Kolterman DeWulf commented on the number of honorable mentions, including Shaun and April Steward, Doug and Joanne Tebow, Gerald and Nancy Liner, Dave and Rhonda Kuch and Tom and Lynette Schaf...
Fall 2011 President's List (completed 12 or more graded credits with GPA of 3.75 and above) Odessa: Mackenze Bemis, Natalie Fish, Austyn Kagele, Aron Mills, Janice Noble, Theodore Noble, Mandy Smith. Wilson Creek: Natalie Garrett Fall 2011 Vice President's List (completed 12 or more graded credits with GPA of 3.33 to 3.74): Odessa: Patricia Nelson....
What should have been a joyous holiday season in 1918, with world War I having ended in November and many of the service men home or on their way home, was ruined by the ban on public gatherings which Lincoln County commissioners extended for fear that flu epidemic which was beginning to subside might flare up again. The Odessa Record gave this report in its issue of December 20, 1918: There are a disappointed lot of people in Odessa over the Lincoln County commissioners final action this week in refusing to raise the flu ban...
Byron Behne watches the grain markets for the Odessa Union Warehouse. 12/21/11: White wheat prices stalled out Wednesday but Chicago wheat futures managed to tack on 9 cents after trading lower to start the session. Some weather models are reducing the chances for rain in Argentina over the coming days which helped March corn futures move above the 30 day moving average for the first time since the middle of November. If prices can hold or move above these levels then it could generate more short covering by speculators and...
We hear so often that the schools are failing that we begin to believe such claims. Recently the media reported that 42% of America’s public schools are failing. The newscasters, however, did not look behind the curtain to see the larger picture. Children are more than tests and statistics. When the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (aka No Child Left Behind or NCLB) of 2002 was re-authorized, the aim was to help all pubic school students succeed. Translated, this means that by 2014 ALL public school students – 100% – m...
