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Karla Ann Novotney died December 3, 2011 in Spokane. She was born August 13, 1939 to Donivan and Mary Alice Warwick in Harrington. She grew up in Harrington and attended school, graduating from Harrington High School in 1957. She attended Kinman Business School in Spokane for a short time before returning to Harrington. On June 3, 1961, she married William “Bill” Novotney in Harrington. The couple lived in Harrington, raised their four daughters and enjoyed their gra...
The Odessa Drive In was forced to shut down December 1 and 2 due to a break in the water main leading to the restaurant. Owner Maxine Ferderer said that "first we had water, then we had dirty water, and then we had no water," when asked about the event. Staff at the restaurant first noticed the problem at about five o'clock Thursday evening. Ferderer said that town employees Jerry Monroe and Rod Webster had arrived by 5:10. According to Ferderer, as soon as the crew began to...
Kathy Taylor, an employee of Schmidt Insurance in Odessa, has written a children’s book. With much input by other Odessa people, the book, in the works for about the last nine months, has gone to print and will be available for Christmas delivery. Lexi Watkins, recent Odessa High graduate did the illustrations for it, and the graphic design was provided by Briana Whitcher (also of Odessa). Final proof reading was performed by Odessa High English teacher Dr. Duane Pitts, and t...
Farmers are invited to attend a workshop to learn about innovative Ag research in Lincoln County on Thursday, December 15. The agenda will feature Odessa High School student Kira Powell talking about her work with water-absorbing polymers. Other topics include alternative crops such as winter pea (Howard Nelson), weed management (Ian Burke), wireworm and Wilke Farm crop rotations (Aaron Esser), Conservation District projects (David Lundgren), and potential pests (Diana Roberts). Participants will also help set goals for the...
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. Nov. 28: An abandoned pickup truck that apparently was involved in a rollover accident was discovered on Ditmar Road just north of Four Corners Road. Deputies located the driver as she was being...
December, Christmas shopping, seasonal programs and parties are rolling into full swing. Preparations for holiday meals and gift giving are foremost in the minds of most folks. Lecia Fink brought luscious Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies to a recent community music event. This cake style cookie is filled with the goodness of pumpkin and spices as well as rich chocolate chips. Baking these cookies on parchment lined pans allows the cookie to bake more firmly than most cake style...
New businesses were opening regularly early in the last century. One such was the Farmers and Merchants Bank, which was to serve Odessa for many years. This report was in the December 10, 1915, issue of The Record: The Farmers and Merchants Bank, Odessa’s newly organized banking institution, which was recently granted a charter for conducting business, opened its doors for business in temporary quarters in the Kleeman Millinery store in the Turner Building yesterday. The new bank begins business with a capital stock of $...
I urge your readers to contact their members of Congress who are discussing whether to extend the Bush tax cuts. If those payroll tax cuts are not continued, then those who take home a paycheck need to get ready to lose 2% of each paycheck beginning January 2012. According to Senator Patty Murray, “the median Washington family has a yearly income of $56,479. Under the current 2% payroll tax cut, that family is saving approximately $1,130 per year on their tax bill. If the current tax cut expires, their yearly tax bill will g...
Byron Behne watches the grain markets for the Odessa Union Warehouse. 12/5/11: This morning started off promising with the grain futures markets in the green however prices headed south mid-session as word spread that Standard & Poor’s was placing several Eurozone countries on notice that they were under review and risked a credit-rating downgrade. Chicago wheat closed down 14 cents and soft white lost a nickel....
Editor’s note: The Record’s story on shopping locally for Christmas continues this week. Maybe doing your Christmas shopping in Odessa won’t let you buy that newest expensive electronic toy you’ve seen advertised on TV, but it could provide some unexpected bonuses: you’d get to exercise your creativity, a part that goes unnoticed and un-nurtured all too often, and your community would receive the benefit of your economic support. The college student or young adult on your list might enjoy an on-line subscription to The Odess...
A weekly review of incident reports on file at the Odessa Town Marshal’s office has raised a potential safety concern for residents. An individual has reported aggressive behavior demonstrated by a dog at large, apparently a pit bull or pit bull mix. The person filing the complaint indicated that the reported incident was actually the third time he/she had been menaced by the dog, but that a complaint had not been previously filed, as the person did not want to cause problems for neighbors. The dog in question is reported t...
The Odessa-Harrington Titans traveled to Moses Lake to play the Neah Bay Red Devils in the semi-finals championship game. In the first 83 seconds of the game, the Red Devils were ahead 12-0 and forced two fumbles on the Titans’ first two plays with the ball. Jared King (7) and Brett Larmer (12) both fumbled, and each time the ball was recovered for a score. We lost 34-74 in the middle of the 3rd quarter. Our offensive line was disastrous, and we just didn’t play as though we r...
The Odessa-Harrington Titan football team took third place Saturday in the semi-final game against Neah Bay, a small town on the Olympia peninsula. The trophy was awarded right after the game. Receiving the sportsmanship award for the Titans was Brett Larmer, senior running back from Harrington. Neah Bay 36 22 16 -74 O-H 20 14 0 -34 The game ended in the third quarter when the point spread reached 40, dashing the Titans’ hopes for a trip to the championship game at the T...
Jake passed away November 28, 2011. He was born September 4, 1911, in Teplitz, a German settlement near the Black Sea in Russia. After marrying Lydia Kern in 1940, their entire village was relocated to Germany and they worked on a state-run farm. In 1945, he was drafted into the German Army and wounded, then captured, spending nearly five years in various labor camps in Western Russia. Reunited in 1949, Jakob, Lydia, and their young daughter immigrated to the United States,...
Odessa High School science teacher Jeff Wehr has added yet another accolade to his impressive resume. He is one of only five recipients in the nation of the Siemens Founders Award. This award is given in recognition of an individual or school for encouraging students to participate in math, science or technology research programs and efforts to provide the necessary support consistent with Siemens Foundation mission of enhancing math and science in American high schools. Only...
Frankie Groh died November 25, 2011 in Odessa. He was born August 11, 1928 in Odessa to Frank and Pauline (Flath) Groh. He graduated from Odessa High School in 1946. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Noreen Groh, at the home and by one sister, Kathy (and Bryan) Holjeson, of Harrington; three nieces: Cindy and (Manny) Hemmerling, Shawn and (Todd) Claypool and Roberta and (Steve) Telecky; two nephews: Greg (and Kim) Buchmann and Scott (and Kris) Buchmann and several grand...
Canniwai Grange and Odessa Grange have announced that their annual combined Christmas dinner will be held Thursday, December 8 at 6 p.m. at the VFW Social Hall. This year’s guest speaker will be Don Strebeck, who recently returned from a trip to Germany, where he attended “Agritechnica,” the world’s largest exhibition of agricultural machinery. The trip was awarded to Odessa Trading Company as a result of the company’s success at equipment sales, being named the top dealership in Case IH’s western region for 2011. OTC g...
Hi, here I am again. “The Schibels” (continued): On 09 April 1919, Henry Schibel married Katherine "Katie" Frick. Katie was age 19, Henry age 22. Katie's parents were Heinrich "Henry" & Anna Margaret Schafer Frick. At the time, the Fricks were living in Adams Co. TS 20N, R31E, Section 2, about 1½ miles north of Moody and almost 2½ miles southwest of the Schibel farm. I have been told the Fricks settled in the area around 1900, and that they were the last in the area to farm with horses which was toward the end of the 1930s...
Throughout the first half of the 20th Century, “market days” played an important role in the commerce of Odessa. The events were planned to bring buyers into the stores. Bargain prices were offered. There was often entertainment. As the buyers were for the most part farmers of the area, sometimes farm seminars with agricultural experts as speakers, were on the program. The very first market day took place 103 years ago. This was the report in The Odessa Record of November 20, 1908: Despite the bad weather conditions prevailin...
Byron Behne watches the grain markets for the Odessa Union Warehouse. 11/23/11: Thank goodness the week is over. Well, technically there’s a short futures session on Friday but there won’t be anyone around to trade it. Gloomy economic news here, in Europe, and overnight in China continues to dominate the markets. Manufacturing gauges in China came in poorer than expected overnight, adding to the negative feelings today. 11/28/11: There wasn’t any additional bad news out of Europe over the long weekend and the financial market...
Lise and Norm Ott and Gail and Gus Kiesz are to be congratulated for the wonderful Thanksgiving meal potluck for all of us “orphans” or older couples with the choice of cooking for two or going out. This was so nice, from the set tables, to the wonderful organization of making this a reality. The visiting, games and the food were outstanding. Thank you for giving the people of Odessa another reason to be grateful for our small town. Sam and Sheryl Roberts Odessa...
Santa will be arriving Wednesday, December 7th at about 5 p.m. He’ll be flying in to the Odessa Public Library, where he has graciously agreed to sit for portraits with local children of all ages. The Record has been informed by elves in the know that he’ll only be available until 7 p.m. that evening, so be sure to get there in plenty of time. While you wait in line, you can look over the raffle items on offer by the Friends of the Library, The second annual fundraising raffle offers several items that would make wonderful gi...
The Odessa School Board meeting on Monday, November 28, was preceded by a levy workshop to allow members to discuss the maintenance and operations (M&O) levy and capital projects levy that will be placed before voters in February. The levy amounts must be determined and sent to the Lincoln County Auditor by December 30. Superintendent Suellen White recommended that the board leave the levy amounts at the current levels and gave several reasons why they should not be reduced. During the work done on the building over the past...
Black Friday is over and done with. The major retailers around the country have done their best to lure consumers through their doors and down the aisles. For those who don’t care to dare the crowds and bright lights of all-night shopping, there’s another option: Shopping locally. While smaller retailers in rural communities may not be able to offer the variety found in larger stores, there are many benefits that may offset that lack. Most of Odessa’s businesses are owned by residents of the community, who in turn suppo...
Much of Monday night’s Odessa Town Council meeting was spent in continuing consideration of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s proposal to raise the fees the town pays for dispatch services. Mayor Doug Plinski distributed copies of a revised proposal from Sheriff Wade Magers, along with a counter-proposal that he had prepared. It was unclear Monday whether the “5-5-5” plan presented by the sheriff at the November 14 meeting was incomplete, had not been noted, or had been modified. The revised proposal offered a program costing...
