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The Odessa Record announced in its Centennial edition, dated May, 2003, that it would begin its history column with 100 years ago, with a reprint of the first edition of the newspaper, published 100 years ago. Looking at the “News of the City” on Page 3 in the first edition featured Ally Bigham, a well-to--do farmer from Irby, who was transacting business in Odessa and Dr. Kelly’s new drugstore on Main Street was completed and was well stocked with a first-class line of drugs. The Great Northern Hotel was undergoing a new c...
Spring arrived March 20th, according to the calendar, and though we have had a few days over 60 degrees, the wind is cold, the ground is cold and I am waiting until Mother’s Day to plant potatoes. Cold weather aside, it hasn’t diminished the number of baby and wedding showers on Odessa calendars. Following are a couple of flavorful recipes ideal for any spring gathering. Lois Iksic called in search of a lemon cream pie recipe that called for fresh lemons. Here is my favorite r...
The Odessa Lions Club’s annual Easter Egg Hunt drew a big crowd last Saturday morning, on a sunny day not nearly so cold and windy as in past years. Left: Finders of the “Golden Eggs” in each age group won a basket of toys and other goodies. Left to right: Bo Walter (4-6 age group), son of Stephen and Barbara Walter ; Zachary Wolverton (0-3 age group), grandson of Dale and Kim Ramm; Kassidy Crossley (7-9 age group), daughter of Bill and Chris Crossley. As is turned out, it wa...
Track & Field Wilbur meet The 1B/2B track and field meet held at Wilbur April 19 included teams from Columbia-Hunters, Inchelium, Odessa-Harrington, Wellpinit and Wilbur-Creston in the 1B class and Davenport, Liberty-Spangle, Lind-Ritzville and Mary Walker in the 2B class. Odessa-Harrington finishers were (placement/name/time or distance): Boys 200 meters 6 Austin Schmierer 28.99 800 meters 6 Jacob Dewulf 2:36.77 1600 meters 5 Jacob Dewulf 5:50.28 300-meter hurdles 4 Austin Schmierer 52.17 Javelin 17 Jacob Dewulf 84'08 Long...
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. Names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers are generally not listed in this column. April 18: An ammonia truck appeared tampered with and some of its contents taken while parked on Wollweber Road near Edwall. A vehicle is believed responsible for pushing over at least 14 stop signs valued at $500 on county roads in the Almira area...
The Odessa Public Library has completed the next step in becoming a valuable resource for job seekers in the community. Librarian Julie Jantz, along with library board members Candy Starr and Lise Ott, participated in a training session with Bill Kinyon of the Colville branch of WorkSource Washington, a cooperative agency that provides services to both job seekers and potential employers. The new online system can provide not only job listing by area but also skill evaluation and training in areas such as critical thinking,...
The future of Odessa’s Old Town Hall has been a point of concern for citizens for several years. The most recent individual to attempt action was former mayor Carl Ryan, who spent much of 2001 to 2005 working on a renovation plan for the building. Ryan says that he became interested in the building when he was a town councilman, but that he actually began working on the project when he was Odessa’s mayor and continued after his retirement from that post, working closely wit...
The Odessa High School FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) came home with 10 awards from the 2011 State Leadership Conference in Spokane, April 7-9. After many long nights in the computer lab and hours of practicing, Odessa High School students had one of their most successful conferences ever. Students began their trip Wednesday afternoon with a tour of Cabela’s in Post Falls, Idaho, where they learned about the marketing and management of the sporting goods b...
Last year was the inaugural year for Team Got Pink? at the annual running of the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure held in Spokane. This year’s race was this past weekend, April 16, and the team of Odessa survivors, their friends, family members and supporters (all with some kind of ties to Odessa) had even more members this year than last with 94 participants (of which 90 had preregistered). The team got the “Many & Mighty” award for being tied for having the most survi...
The CPoW Livestock Processors Cooperative, brainchild of the Cattle Producers of Washington (CPoW), has elected officers and is preparing for the May launch of its initial membership offering. “The primary goal of the CPoW Co-op is to build and operate a new livestock processing facility focused on quality for consumers and service for producers,” explains Sue Lani Madsen, president of the CPoW Co-op Board. The five-member board represents many years of experience in livestock production, business organization and pro...
Just a note to say “CONGRATULATIONS” to the five students who received awards in excellence for their (science) projects at the Odessa school. This is a great honor for you. I am proud to tell people I am from Odessa. I graduated from the Odessa High School in 1946, valedictorian of my class, but I can honestly say that I would be unable to accomplish what you did. Keep up the good work and again, congratulations! Bill Jessett Camas, Wash....
The well-known Pacific Northwest bluegrass band, the Panhandle Polecats, will perform Saturday, April 30, at 7 p.m. at the Harrington Opera House Auditorium in the first of several events on the calendar at the Harrington Opera House in upcoming weeks. The Panhandle Polecats also performed at the Odessa Historical Museum during Deutschesfest 2010. The Panhandle Polecats consists of five siblings, two brothers and three sisters from Idaho, who have traveled throughout the...
Pianist Jim Hendricks will be performing at Heritage Church on Sunday, May 1, 6:30 p.m. The concert, sponsored by the Odessa Ministerial Alliance (OMA), will feature Hendricks’ arrangements of traditional Gospel and contemporary Christian music. Hendricks’ musical journey began when he was a child with the ability to play anything he heard on records and to easily memorize printed music. He has performed with such musical greats as the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Dave Brubeck and Della Reese, to name a few, and been featured as...
Tennis The boys and girls tennis teams faced off against Lind-Ritzville/Sprague April 12. The Titan boys lost 5-0, and the girls won 3-2. In the No. 1 singles match, Ruse (LRS) defeated O-H’s Cronrath, 7-5, 6-0. The doubles match was lost by a forfeit. For the girls, Kylee Kieffer won the No. 1 singles match by defeating Vogelsinger, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4. The No. 1 doubles match saw Melville and Heidenreich (LRS) defeat Amanda Hardt and Cydnee Kieffer of O-H, 6-0, 6-4. Golf The O...
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. Names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers are generally not listed in this column. April 11: A deputy responded to a report of a mini-bike speeding and driving in the roadway in the vicinity of Jefferson and Eleventh streets in Davenport. Responding to a report that someone was attempting to open doors on the main fair building,...
Five Odessa students were among the 463 competitors at the 54th annual Washington State Science and Engineering Fair (WSSEF) held April 1 and 2 at Bremerton High School. Odessa students won three first-place awards, one best-of-category award and eleven special awards, including the C.J. Croswaite Science Student of the Year Award. Of the hundreds of students vying for the top awards, only 10 of their projects were selected to go into the final round, including those of Kira...
This year’s Odessa Bike Week has come and gone, leaving some very tired volunteers in its wake, both Stumpjumper and Odessa Chamber members. As has been typical for the past couple of years, the weather for the Sunday Desert 100 race was cool and windy, resulting in a covering of dust over everything. The action started Saturday with Poker Runs and the running of the Mini-Desert 100 for the younger crowd. Some Odessa and other Lincoln County residents also participated. M...
Gloria Taylor of Gloria’s Reflexology & T-Zone has announced that the current tough economic times have prompted her to close her office in downtown Odessa. The last day the office was open was Tuesday, April 12. She will still visit Odessa and treat her customers by making house calls for Reflexology and Aqua Chi treatments. “Allow me to come to you,” she says. She will be taking calls for appointments, so that she can schedule her time most economically. Gloria’s new motto is “Have chair, will travel.” But since she w...
Recently I heard this complaint: What does the government do for us? Let me count the ways, starting with money. Only the federal government has the right to print money. This “government” money shows up in many forms. Some of us receive Social Security benefits, and some get Medicare and Medicaid assistance – all government programs. Many of us get cash at ATMs, and some of us even save money at banks – both insured by FDIC, a government program. Some invest in U.S. Treasury bonds, and some get farm subsidies. Both are sup...
Spring potluck meals brought a number of salad recipe requests. Dolores Cook brought a yummy elegant Molded Seafood Salad to a recent luncheon. The recipe is attributed to Mrs. Gale Salo in the 1967 edition of the Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Cookbook. Dolores states that the secret to this recipe is to chop onions, celery and olives very fine. Dolores uses a fish shaped mold for this salad but individual molds or a clear glass bowl could also be used. This recipe would make a...
Raymond Fix and Greg and Christina Adams announce the marriage of their daughter Taylor Anne Fix to Colton Jerome Smith, son of Chelsey Smith. Colton is the grandson of Bruce and Deb Walter, and the great-grandson of Jerry and Barb Walter and the late Earl and Bobbie Null, all of Odessa. The couple was married November 13, 2010 at Bastyr University Chapel in Kenmore, Wash. The wedding reception was held at the Everett Naval Station. Colton and Taylor are now in San Antonio,...
Alyssa Iverson, 8, daughter of Todd and Victoria Iverson of Odessa, has won her age division in an art contest sponsored by The Old Hotel Art Gallery in Othello. The art contest is an annual event held in conjunction with Othello’s Sandhill Crane Festival, held this year on March 25, 26 and 27. The contest is held on Saturday, and entries are divided into divisions depending on age; 8 and under, 9-12, 13-15, 16-18 and adult. Any art medium is accepted, but the subject m...
Coming back after spring break and getting back into the school routine is always a challenge. The Odessa-Harrington golf team finished in the middle of the pack after traveling to Colville for a match Monday, April 11. Coach Sam Read reported that the weather was cool and windy, with light rain showers. Boys and girls played 18 holes. Kettle Falls took the boys’ team win, with a score of 444, followed by Lind/Ritzville/Sprague 464, Colfax 471, Northwest Christian 490, Odessa/Harrington 516, Davenport 548 and Republic 569. O...
Travis William Iksic of Odessa has made the honor roll at Central Washington University in Ellensburg. Students listed on the honor roll attend CWU and have qualified for the winter quarter 2011 honor roll. CWU undergraduates earning a 3.5 or better grade-point average on a 4.0 scale, while carrying at least 12 graded credit hours of study, are eligible for the honor roll....
The O-H track and field team was back in action Tuesday, April 12, at the District 7 NE 1B/2B League meet hosted by Liberty at Freeman High School in Rockford. The boys results follow: In the 200 meters, Austin Schmierer had a time of 29.43 seconds, for 20th place. In the 800 meters, Jacob Dewulf had an eleventh-place finish in 2:35.70, and in the 1600 meters he took ninth in a time of 5:44.05. In the 300-meter hurdles, there was an 11th place finish for Austin Schmierer in 53.96. Jacob DeWulf threw the javelin 96'06” for 1...
