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The Friends of the Pool hosted the 3rd Annual Nightflyer Night Golf Tournament on August 27th at the Odessa Golf Club. Ten teams made up of a total of 41 golfers competed. A potluck dinner was served before tee-off at 7:00 p.m. FOP held a raffle and gave out prizes such as golf clubs, rounds of golf, and an overnight stay at the Inn at the Market in Seattle. Grand Prize was $200 cash, two teams tied at 2 under par (34) and a chip off was held. The team that won the chip off...
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.) Dream 2. Continuation. Schafer, George, (b. 1/17/1874, Frank, Russia. d. 4/23/1956). Father: Conrad Schafer. Mother: Barbara Greenwalt. George came to the United States at the age of 14 in 1892, locating with his parents in Nebraska. As a young man working with the railway, he came to Washington, and farmed south of Lamona for almost five years. He was...
The Odessa-Harrington girls volleyball team got their season off to a great start at the Davenport Jamboree last Saturday. The Titans lost only two games throughout the day. They defeated Davenport 25-18, 23-25 and 15-13, Moses Lake Christian 25-20 and 27-26, Lake Roosevelt 25-21 and 25-21 and University High School’s junior varsity 25-21, 22-25 and 15-11. Serving leaders were Amanda Hardt (9-0) and Hailey Williams (8-0) each served for 100 percent, and Lexi Hirst followed closely with 96 percent (25-1). Charli Moffet c...
The Odessa-Harrington boys varsity football team rolled over St. John-Endicott Friday, September 2, ending the away game in the third quarter after the Titans had built up a 40-point lead. The final score was 54 - 14, with 34 of the Titan total scored in the second quarter. O-H 6 34 14 54 SJE 8 6 0 14 SJE struck first, breaking away for a 50-yard run in the first quarter for six and then running the ball for the two-point conversion. OH countered in the first quarter with a 20-yard pass, but the extra-point pass attempt faile...
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. Aug. 29: A Davenport woman told dispatchers she heard gunshots near her residence in the 1200 block of Seventh Street. Deputies responded to a report of a loud, violent argument between a man and...
September 11, 2001 was a day I will never forget, but am pained to remember. I lived and went to college in Purchase, NY at the time (20 minutes north of Manhattan). Shortly before 9 a.m. my dorm was alive with the commotion of doors being pounded on alerting everyone to the attack, TV's being turned on to full volume, and gasps/cries as fellow students had the sudden realization that family members and friends could be in imminent danger. In short, it was chaos. At that moment, I made a call to my parents here in Odessa (it...
My life changed drastically 10 years ago. Never forget 9/11. I was at work flying as a medivac nurse out of the Seattle area when my pilot woke me in the morning and told me I was going to war. I had no idea how much it would change my life. I had no idea how it would change all of our lives. As we approach the 10-year anniversary of this horrific attack, I must reflect. At the time I had a fairly normal life, working my job, raising my children, cutting fire wood, doing normal stuff. That day my life changed. I was...
Pedestrians may want to avoid the southwest corner at the intersection of First Avenue and Division Street for the next week or two, as phase one of a restoration project is underway. The corner building, owned by John and Michelle Melgren, is home to Any Occasion Banquet Hall and The Odessa Record offices. The Melgrens have contracted with Peter Cooper of Coeur d’Alene, a specialist in brick walls and masonry, to remove layers of paint, replace decayed bricks, tuckpoint a...
The Knoell family will be celebrating Jakob Knoell’s 100th birthday on September 3 and 4. He was born September 4, 1911, in the Black Sea area called Bessarabia. He immigrated to the United States and Odessa in 1952, with his wife of 71 years, Lydia. His children, Marianne Saltz (Soldotna, Alaska), and Vern and Joni Knoell (Colbert/Lamona, Wash.), as well as his grandchildren Jeannette Ducker (Kasilof, Alaska), DiAnna Leaders (Soldotna), Tami Knoell (Spokane), Kristi and M...
The Odessa School Board met Wednesday, August 24, to hear about the final preparations for the start of school on August 31. After the meeting board members toured the school buildings to see what had been accomplished over the summer in terms of repairs, new installations and repainting. Handicapped-accessible bathrooms have been installed in both the kindergarten and first-grade rooms, and a wheel-chair ramp leading from the elementary wing to the upper hallway was nearing completion and expected to be finished by the...
Destiny Skidmore, how can you compare Bob and Bonnie Dewey to Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart is being sued left and right for their labor practices. You know nothing about these people or about labor law. “Help your neighbor!” has nothing to do with business. Bob and Bonnie Dewey come from a small town also; they do have the same family values. But they are in business to make money. Go to the food bank if you can’t afford food or get an EBT card. Newcomers continue to come to Odessa for the cheap housing. You have a drug store, a healt...
Subject: A good interpretation of the Federal Budget If anyone is puzzled by the effort to "substantially" reduce federal spending and is confused by the absolutely huge numbers involved, the following is a primer to understand why this issue is so critical to our country's economic health. It also portends to the mountain of federal debt faced by our children and our grandchildren. Federal Budget 101 The U.S. Congress sets a federal budget every year in the trillions of dollars. Few people know how much money that is so we c...
I have way more ideas than I have energy or know-how to bring to fruition. I have ideas for quilts. I have ideas for redecorating the house. I have ideas for how to gain control of the garden. And I have lots of ideas for the “betterment” of Odessa. Not that Odessa needs “betterment” – it’s a lovely community. Odessa has held up to the decline of rural America much better than many other communities. But I don’t think we can afford to rest on our laurels, and I think about i...
In a 1913 effort to bring new industry to town, the Odessa Commercial Club targeted a creamery as a likely prospect. The club made a survey of the dairy cows in the Odessa area, and a poll was taken among local farmers to determine whether they would increase their dairy cattle herds. The following year, a creamery turning out dairy products including butter and ice cream was established by Hugo Kleeman, who brought in experienced creamery operators form Germany to set up the business. Here is The Odessa Record’s report in i...
Zucchini abound in Odessa gardens now that some hot weather has arrived. If you are looking for zucchini you don’t have to search very far, just ask a few neighbors or friends and soon you will have plenty to try the recipes in this column. I have been overwhelmed with zucchini recipes. Though I have plenty of zucchini, I have not enough time to test drive all these recipes. Joyce McClanahan agreed to test out Cindi Bell’s recipe for Vegan Zucchini Bread. She reported tha...
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.) Dream 2 (Continuation): Raugust, Rudolph, (b. 9/30/1896, Eigenheim, Bessarabia, Russia. d. 7/28/1992). Was a son of Jacob Raugust Sr. – Rudolph served in the U.S. Army during WWI. When he returned from the service he married Margaret Reimann, and moved to Monroe, Washington, where he was employed at a sawmill. He also work for a time at the Carnation Co. T...
We know that driving while you are distracted can be fatal, but apparently texting while walking can lead to serious consequences as well. In Philadelphia, texting pedestrians are on notice that their cell phone habits will have to change. In May, The City of Brotherly Love launched a campaign called “Give Respect, Get Respect.” According to CNET News, the program is “geared toward preventing unsafe behavior on the roads, including pedestrians who talk and text while they cros...
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. Aug. 22: A deputy responded to a report that a front left wheel came off a vehicle, blocking the southbound lane of SR 231 near Broadway Avenue in Reardan. The company working on electrical lines...
At the regional and state science fairs held earlier this year, Odessa middle-school student (now incoming high-school freshman) Thorsen Wehr, by taking first place at both events, earned the right to enter the Broadcom MASTERS™ science research competition. The competition is a program of the Society for Science & the Public (SSP) and is the premier competition for sixth, seventh and eighth graders, where they demonstrate their mastery of math, applied science, technology and...
Deutschesfest food chair Lindsy Starkel presented a preliminary proposal for an upgrade to the community center kitchen. Starkel emphasized that the upgrade would be a “reorganization” of the space, not a remodel. She reported that the Chamber of Commerce has given her preliminary approval for up to $25,000, and that if the council agreed, she would begin working with a designer to complete the plan. In addition to funding from the Chamber, Starkel plans to ask for contributions from organizations who would use the kit...
Normally, I don’t let other people’s opinions bother me. Everyone has them, and I don’t always agree with them. That’s life. That being said, I have to admit that I was personally offended by Ms. Skidmore’s opinion on newcomers to Odessa. I have only lived in Odessa for a year now. I don’t have family that was (always) here, but family here nonetheless. I needed a place to start over, get back on my feet and get my son away from overcrowded classrooms. I found all of that here in Odessa and NEVER have I once stolen from...
Every year when my subscription to The Record is due I think I should let it drop. However, I know I would miss reading of events there. It is hard to believe that I have been gone from Odessa over five years but I still miss my life there and all the friends and acquaintances I know. I enjoy reading Lise's article each week. Best wishes to all. Shirley Hoefel Ainsworth, Neb....
Have you ever heard those stories about the person who starts to resemble their pet? It appears that human couples are similar in that they begin to take on one another’s personality traits over time. Alex Crees, writer for AskDrManny.com, reported on the results of a study released earlier this week, funded by The National Institute on Aging, which indicates that couples not only “adopt similar music tastes, or turns of phrase, couples also tend to pick up each other’s unhea...
Last Friday, we took a much-needed day off and drove to Leavenworth to see “The Sound of Music” being performed this summer on one of that fair town’s three theater venues. Prompting us to go see this particular production was the fact that it was the final performance for one of the two groups of child actors involved that included Kameron and Jared Goetz, the sons of Kevin and Jennifer Goetz of Coulee City. Their great-grandfather is Al Goetz of Odessa, currently a resid...
Dream 2. Continuation. Lobe, Emanuel T. “Mike,” (b. 12/19/1904, Odessa, Washington. d. 1/2/1991). Parents: Gust and Mary (Greenwalt) Lobe. He grew up in Odessa and in 1926 married Annie Heimbigner. After working as a wheat rancher in the area, they moved in 1932 to Malaga, and he was employed as a truck driver for Landreth Timber Co. and for Peshastin Lumber Co. Leffelbein, John B., (b. 1885. d. 1958). Melcher, George, (b. about 1881, Russia. d. 1955). Following his marriage to Katherine in Russia, he was called for army dut...
