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A synopsis of the main events of 2012, as reported in The Odessa Record, follows below: January At the beginning of January 2012, police were following up and investigating the third break-in at Odessa Drug within the past several months. Narcotic drugs were the target and were the only items taken. This third break-in came early on December 26, 2011, even after proprietor Ted Bruya had installed surveillance cameras in the store. Unfortunately for law enforcement personnel,...
The Odessa-Harrington Titans took part in the winter break basketball tournament held December 27/28 in Rosalia. The girls varsity and the boys varsity both participated. To save on travel time and fuel expenses, the teams stayed overnight in nearby Cheney, along with their coaches and other chaperones. Besides Rosalia and O-H, Davenport and Wilbur-Creston also sent boys and girls teams to the tournament. Boys varsity O-H vs. Rosalia The O-H boys drew the host team Rosalia, a member of the Southeast 1B League, for their first...
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. 23: A deputy dealt with an injured deer that was involved in a collision with a vehicle on SR 231 at Little Falls Road overnight. Two flat screen TVs were taken during a residential burglary in...
Maxine Divito died December 29, 2012 in Odessa. She was born in 1919 in Tacoma to Joseph and Rebecca Zicha. She married Roy Divito in 1952 in Wilson Creek. She is preceded in death by her husband, parents, three sisters and one brother. She leaves behind a sister-in-law, Eunice Zicha of Lake Havasu City, Ariz. and nieces and nephews Dennis Ackerman of San Jose, Calif., Janis Ackerman Davisson (Alvin) of Ephrata, Judith (Divito) Ford of Odessa, Jeanne Divito Goetz (Tom) of Odessa, Joy Ann Divito Duzon (Jim) of Soap Lake, Dick...
Clarence Eugene Lobe died December 28, 2012 at his home in Odessa, surrounded by family. He was 83. Eugene leaves behind Lova, his wife of 43 years; his children, Bob Burns of Great Falls, Mont.; Marty (Terry) Burghard of Moses Lake, Becky (Skip) Regli of Odessa and Jim (Cindy) Lobe of Omak; six grandchildren, Kris, Steven, Kaylene, Bryce, Amber and Josie; seven great-grandchildren, Christina, Everett, Kiernan, Layla, James, Evan and Trevor and by his sister Barbara (Babs) of Spokane. He is also survived by his children of a...
Cook what you eat, and eat what you cook. Could this be your resolution for 2013? With rising food costs, meals take a bigger bite out of the family budget. Wasted food increases the cost, with no benefit to family or the budget. According to a CNN report, August 12, 2012, American families throw out 25% of purchased food, amounting to approximately 20 pounds per person a month, totaling from $1,350.00 to $2,275.00annually for a family of four. The article goes on to speak of...
BNSF trains carrying sleek new imported automobiles from Japan and Korea race through Odessa today virtually unnoticed. The vehicles, destined for Mid-western and Eastern markets are enclosed in container cars in trains which sometimes are nearly a mile long. A Great Northern train going through Odessa in the opposite direction 88 years ago was cause for quite a bit of excitement. It consisted of twenty-eight freight cars a each containing five new Buicks, and was enroute to Seattle, stopping at many of the stations along...
Byron Behne watches the grain markets for the Odessa Union Warehouse. 12/26/12: I suppose I could make a stupid joke about Santa leaving the wheat market a lump of coal but I just don't have the energy. For now the path of least resistance is lower until export volumes improve or investment money decides that grains are once again the place to be. Going into the end of the year doesn't look like it will be any fun. 12/27/12: Blah blah fiscal cliff, blah blah investment money, blah blah export demand, blah blah labor...
OH vs. Tekoa-Oaksdale Junior varsity The junior varsity boys game was won by the Titans. No further information available. Varsity The Titan boys had no trouble defeating T-O, with inside passes that no one blocked and that resulted in two points nearly every time. The game was just as lopsided as the girls game, but this time with the Titans coming out on top, O-H 13 19 20 7 59 Tek-O 3 5 2 4 14 Justin Hunt led the Titan offense with 14 points. Cade Weber had 11, Jake Tanke 9...
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. 10: Sprague ambulance personnel responded to the unattended death of a 51-year-old woman in the 400 block of West 6th Street. One person was transported to Lincoln Hospital in Davenport after a o...
Snow on the ground, the last days of school for the year, company coming and the bustle of the season seems to make kitchens the hub of activity. Let’s start off with an easy but a bit unusual, Apple Cranberry Salad, quick to prepare at a moments notice, from ingredients you can keep on hand. I came across this recipe in my dads recipe box. It was written out in his own hand using a fountain pen, but no notation of where or when he got the recipe. My guess would be around 1...
The Great Northern Railway (today the BNSF) was ready to open its eight-mile-long Cascade tunnel on January 12, 1920, an engineering marvel of which all the world took note. The railroad was looking at a larger picture than the small towns it had once turned to for business, and the larger picture didn’t include Odessa. It was the beginning of the end of rail service to the town a trend which was to continue until today, when not only is passenger service long a thing of the past, but freight operations serving the community...
Members of the Odessa Lions Club drove through all of Odessa’s neighborhoods and came up with three homes they felt were tastefully and/or uniquely decorated for the holiday season. Receiving first place and the top prize of $75 was the home of Keith and Becky Kolterman, with decorations that extended from the front of the home and around to their spacious back yard. Second place and $50 went to Greg and Kellie Luiten, whose all-white light scheme was pleasing to the eye. T...
The accounting firm of Leffel, Otis & Warwick, P.S., with CPA offices in several nearby towns throughout the area in addition to Odessa, has provided two articles to help remind readers that actions can be taken now to reduce tax burdens come next April 15. Tax changes and upcoming deadlines With another calendar year-end almost upon us, it is important to review some upcoming deadlines for 2012 and changes for 2013. Payroll: The payroll tax cut for the employee’s share of Social Security taxes is set to expire January 1, 2...
Rep. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, received her 2013 committee assignments this week. She will serve on three House committees: Agriculture and Natural Resources; Capital Budget; and Education. She has and will continue to serve as the ranking Republican on the Capital Budget Committee, which makes her responsible for negotiating with the chair of the committee on a final capital budget. Known as the “bricks and mortar” budget, the capital budget provides funding and bonds for long-term infrastructure needs throughout the sta...
Could someone please tell me the difference between a Wal-Mart employee working at minimum wage and enrolled in Medicaid and state or federal employees drawing a salary of $70,000 to $250,000 a year whose health care and pension is totally paid for by the taxpayer? Why are we complaining when we have 47 million people on food stamps and half that number of unemployed and some who don't want to work who are totally supported by the tax payer? Seems like Wal-Mart employees are at least working and paying taxes. Joe Wollman...
Mark your calendars now to attend the 2013 WSU Oilseed Production and Marketing Conference “Golden Opportunities” scheduled for January 22-23, 2013 at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick. Plan to attend the only conference in the Pacific Northwest addressing oilseed agronomy, processing, economics, marketing and end use. Several keynote speakers from major canola production regions of North America will highlight the two-day conference, including Gary Hergert, University of Nebraska; Bob Schrock, winter can...
Byron Behne watches the grain markets for the Odessa Union Warehouse. 12/17/12: Wheat prices continue to trade a lower range that was established after the USDA monthly supply-and-demand report last week. Chicago futures fell 6 cents on the day and white wheat dropped 3. The HRW belt is supposed to receive some needed moisture this week. However, what they really need is a change in the long term weather pattern and not one rain/snowstorm. 12/18/12: Wheat prices finally got low enough to entice Egypt into a tender on Tuesday...
When BNSF trains going in opposite directions pass each other there appears to be perfect synchronization as one train eases onto the Odessa sidetrack and the other speeds by. One hundred and one years ago, before radio control and electronic switching, engineers of the steam locomotives relied on telegraph messages they picked up from one station to the next along the rail line to determine the positions of other trains on the track. Railroad operations weren’t as smooth then as they are today. The Odessa Record, in its i...
Christmas Fest 2012 was another success for the Junior Livestock 4-H Club and the Odessa Chamber of Commerce, as no fewer than 268 people signed in at the Odessa Community Center last Wednesday, December 5. Many others visited without signing in for prizes. Door prizes donated by the vendors and by various individuals in the community were awarded to 33 people whose names were drawn throughout the day. Donating vendors were Gerald McAllister, Odessa FFA (Poinsettias), New...
More than 40 quilters and quilt appreciators attended the Fronen Steppdecker, Odessa Quilt Club Christmas dinner party held at Any Occasion Banquet Hall the evening of December 3. Helping Hands Catering, by Marla Beth, prepared the meal of green salad and rolls followed by Aussie Chicken, with seasoned potatoes and snow peas and a choice of Mint or Caramel Chocolate Cake for dessert. Several quilting-related games were played throughout the evening, with prizes provided by...
The Odessa Town Council meeting Monday night turned into a festive occasion, as council members quickly dealt with issues on the agenda, then spent the rest of the evening wishing a fond farewell to retiring town clerk Linda Burghard. Mayor Doug Plinski and the council members also presented Burghard with a parting gift engraved with their thanks and best wishes. Refreshments followed. Police Dept. Police Chief Helen Coubra reported that things had been very quiet over the...
Byron Behne watches the grain markets for the Odessa Union Warehouse. 12/7/12: Chicago wheat futures lost 2.5 cents this week. However, soft white prices improved 11 cents since last Friday, due to increased export business highlighted by last weekend’s Egyptian buy. It seems like the prices in the rest of the world have risen to the point where soft white is once again competitive in these larger tenders, which bodes well for our prices moving forward – versus the other classes of wheat anyway. Tuesday next week the...
The drought in the Midwest just keeps making headlines! The Midwest lies above Lake Ogallala, which is the largest underground lake in the U.S. It is large in the area of its borders, but not in its capacity as the farmes, towns and business have been pumping many billions of gallons of water for irrigation and various uses. This helped turn dust bowl land back into farm ground. They have been pumping at a rate that will dry it up between 2025 and 2030. Thus, they started looking north to the Great Lakes. This would seem to...
goodjobsfirst.org reported the following data about the hidden cost to taxpayers of companies whose employees earn so little that they have to apply for state aid to make ends meet. For the state of Washington, the figures are from 2006. Nothing current seems available, but given the trend nationwide of more and more companies' paying their workers a minimum wage, the cost to taxpayers averages around $1,000 per employee, according to Alan Grayson, newly re-elected congressman from Florida. No wonder the working man and...
