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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...
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. 15: Avista Utilities and Davenport firefighters responded to the 700 block of Maxwell Street to deal with a broken residential gas line. A bicycle was pulled from Cottonwood Creek in the...
Odessa once campaigned strongly for better roads. All through 1920s and into the early 1930s, emphasis was on the North Central Highway, today’s State Route 28, as the shortest and fastest cross-state highway. Then in 1937, a new plan came into being. A direct route from California and the south to Grand Coulee Dam could pass right through Odessa on State Route 4 (now State Route 21), leading from Highway 395 at Lind, and then through Odessa, and Wilbur and on to Grand Coulee Dam. As fate would have it, in ensuing years, t...
Way back in 1901, on the 15th of May Unto the Eckhardt’s was born, an angel that day Raised on the farm, she liked the outdoors She’d clean the barn, and do other chores She’d milk the cows, hoe weeds in the field Butcher the chickens, then potatoes were peeled She grew to a woman, and became Henry’s wife Then Odessa was home, for the rest of her life Along came Barbara and Norma, and as I recall Twins Yvonne and Richard, the youngest was Paul Canning fruit for winter, wiping li’l noses that run It’s time to fix supper, her...
According to her daughter-in-law, Joni Knoell of Colbert, "Lydia asked to join us for a morning during harvest at our wheat farm near Lamona. With her terrific curiosity and recalling hand cutting and threshing wheat when she was a child of 7 or 8, she said 'I just want to know how it works.'" Her son Vern told The Record he was able to tilt the combine until the ladder touched the ground making it easier for his mother to climb up onto the combine....
Odessa firefighters have been busy since about mid-July, when any small spark from any source could ignite tinder-dry grass or wheat. The calls seem to come in every other day or so, pulling the volunteers from their regular jobs and sending them out to save someone’s cash crop or cattle pasture. This past spring’s frequent showers no doubt helped to produce plenty of fuel in the form of lush wheat, as well as lush growth of everything else that grows in the scablands. Sin...
It is always around this time of year when the toy companies begin introducing their latest toys at conventions and trade fairs, gauging reaction and putting together their big marketing push for the holidays. This year, there will be a toy that is already quite successful across Europe, but new to the U.S., and it is creating quite a stir. It is a baby doll. That in itself is nothing new; it is what this doll does that has some parents and child development specialists up in...
Doesn’t it seem that all you hear from the President and the Democrats is “tax increase, tax increase,” and “tax the rich, tax the rich.” Well, according to the IRS there are 8,274 people who make over $10 million a year. That is a total of $240 billion dollars. Another 227,000 people earn a million or more a year. If you take all their money, it wouldn’t be enough to run the current government for a period of 20 days. Any tax increase passed by this administration will do nothing for the deficit. Doubling federal inc...
Since I am a newcomer I am now publicly resigning from the Chairmanship for the Arts and Crafts at Old Town Hall. You need to get a local person born in Odessa, WA. I don’t want to help you all. Mrs. Skidmore do you want to take over this leadership and find locals born in Odessa willing to help? Karen Brooks Odessa...
Marciel Ann (Michaliszyn) Holmes, 77, an Ephrata resident, died Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee after a year-long battle with aplastic anemia. She was born April 16, 1934 in Odessa to Gus and Ida Schorzman and raised on the family wheat farm northeast of Marlin. She graduated from Marlin High School in 1951 and continued her education at Kinman Business University in Spokane. Upon completion of her business degree she was employed by the Grant County Extension office and later became...
Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center has recently been a recipient of Broselow Pediatric Emergency equipment. This new equipment became available through a grant that the East Region Emergency Medical System (EMS) received from the Washington State Department of Health. The goal of the EMS for Children State Partnership Program is to assist states in expanding and improving their capacity to reduce pediatric emergencies. The color-coded system is used during pediatric emergencies...
The Odessa Public Library will host Bill Kinyon from WorkSource in Colville, next Tuesday evening, August 23. WorkSource is partnering with the Odessa Public Library in offering the Odessa community the ability to apply for government or other jobs online, create a resume, find careers that match each individual's skills, and finding and applying for job openings around the State of Washington. Kinyon will be demonstrating online programs available at the Library on assessing and building skills on the computer (beginner...
Stephanie Holman, daughter of Craig and Ellen Holman of Lamona and 2009 Odessa High School graduate, has qualified for the Dean's Honor Roll at Whitworth University. Students who have earned a minimum 3.75 grade point average while registered for at least 12 semester credits in graded courses are given Dean's Honor Roll recognition. The honor roll includes membership in the Laureate Society and the opportunity to take two additional semester credits beyond the usual maximum of 17 free of charge. Holman will be a sophomore at...
Odessa-Harrington Titans Junior High football practice is scheduled to begin Monday, August 29 in Odessa. Athletes planning to turn out for the program have their physicals and athletic packets filled out when they arrive. Practice will start at 3:45 p.m. and athletes are asked to bring running gear for the first three days. Questions should be directed to Larry Weber at 988-0285....
Two unusual recipes were submitted over the past couple of weeks. The first comes from Judy Scrupps, her response to my request for favorite zucchini recipes. She explained that it was a casserole but it turned out in a loaf that you sliced. This savory Zucchini Casserole loaf has a firm quiche/bread like texture and is easy to prepare. It may be served warm or cold, and I found the little bit leftover was good lightly toasted the next day. Zucchini Casserole (loaf) 2 cups...
Odessa was a late bloomer when it came to electric power. It was not until August 22, 1910 that the lights went on. Other towns, including Harrington had been illuminated by electricity earlier, when the Washington Water Power’s line reached there. But Odessa had to wait until the line was extended farther to the west. The happy occasion was reported in The Odessa Record in its issue of August 26, 1910: The long-felt want has at last been filled in Odessa. Up to this time, the town has been without an adequate lighting s...
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. 8: A deputy cited the driver of a pickup truck towing a boat with an adult and juvenile in it as it traveled north on SR 25 near Porcupine Bay Road. A Davenport man reported a domestic assault...
Rural hospitals in communities across Washington state are striving to ensure that patients receive the right care at the right time. In recognition of these efforts, the Rural Healthcare Quality Network (RHQN) distributed awards in nine categories for hospitals meeting or exceeding the organization’s 2011 Quality Initiatives. The awards were presented during the network’s annual meeting in June. The complete list of the nine awarded categories, as well as a brief description of the three that Odessa Memorial Healthcare Cente...
My Sisters’ Closet, an antique and resale shop, will open for business this Saturday, August 13, in the VFW office space most recently occupied by Lyndsay’s Salon. Owner LoriLynn White has been working hard the past two weeks to prepare the space and to transfer an eclectic assortment of goods from her home to the retail space. A grand opening will be held the weekend of Deutschesfest, but White is anxious to get started on her new venture. She says that most of the items for...
Much of the Monday night town council meeting was taken up with discussion of a waiver request by Tom Schafer of Rocky Coulee Brewing Co., who is constructing a new building to be used for storage and to replace the rental tents used during special events at the brewery. Schafer submitted a letter to the council requesting that he be allowed to use the existing sewer hookup at the brewery. He stated that the building would have a bathroom plumbed in but that it would not be...
Midway Beverage of Moses Lake has been selected by Biergarten chair Ted Bruya and co-chair Justin Parr to be the distributor for supplying beer and other alcoholic beverages for this year’s Fest. Bruya and Parr solicited bids from both companies. Odom Corporation, which has been the distributor for the past several years, was the other bidder. Although Midway will be the main supplier, Bruya said, there are some products that Midway does not carry that will still be supplied by Odom, specifically Corona beer and a similar b...
For ages, this community has been founded on and raised around a few simple principles: Help your neighbor! If your neighbor has a hard time with something, lend them a hand. It doesn’t matter if they’re overwhelmed because of household chores, money troubles, or a death in their family, we help out however we can. This is a principle that the local grocery store used to believe in, too. Now, many families will be hit harder this winter because the “local” store (if it can still be called that) is not going to be deliver...
I have really enjoyed Lise Ott's articles in The Odessa Record - she has been a great addition to your staff - good job Lise! Also have enjoyed Arley Bischoff's poems. Want him to know that what he has done to fix up the old cemetery's was much appreciated. Thanks, Arley, for all your hard work. Helen Pierce Odessa...
It was 77 years ago this week, August 10, 1934, when The Odessa Record reported President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s visit to the Grand Coulee Dam site. A new highway had been built from Soap lake up past the Sun lakes to Coulee City and on to the dam site especially for the president’s motorcade The president’s motorcade. The presidential party had arrived at Soap Lake station via the Great Northern Railway, and accompanying the president were his long-time friends from Washington State Senator Clarance C. Dill, of Spoka...
