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Town of Odessa: Jim Williams of the town crew installed LED bulbs in all of the town’s facilities. It was also learned that Avista has announced that it will also be putting LED bulbs into the town’s street lights in the near future. The swimming pool in Odessa opened Sunday, June 21, with a good crowd taking advantage of the facility. Lifeguards this year are Kolby Crossley (manager), Katelyn Worley (asst. mgr.), Chelsea Fisher (asst. mgr.), Shelbey Watkins, Alayna Watkins, Parker Valverde, Patrick Valverde, Casey Sch...
Correction: It is with much regret that I left out a VIP from Saturday night’s Odessa Alumni Association Banquet. Eddy Kern is recognized as our oldest and most celebrated alumni association member, who graduated with the class of 1935. We want to honor Mr. Kern for such an incredible accomplishment with a cinnamon roll basket donated by Barb Walter (Grannie BarBar). Marcus Horak President, 79th Annual Odessa Alumni Banquet, Class of 2005....
The 79th annual Odessa High School Alumni Banquet was held Saturday, June 20, in the community center, honoring the classes of 1955, 1965, 1975, 1990, 2005 and 2015. Alumni Association officers, all members of the class of 2005, organized the banquet and conducted the business meeting that concluded the evening's activities. President Marcus Horak led the meeting, assisted by vice president Kodey Lobe and secretary Brooke Voise Lovgren (treasurer Tyson Largent did not attend). Classmates Lauren Fink and Ashley Smith also...
6/25 Twelve Step Program – Odessa group meeting @ Heritage Church basement, 7-8 p.m. Food bank open from 1:30 p.m.- 3 p.m. 6/28 Museum open, 1-3 p.m. 6/29 Quilt club @ museum barn, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., TOPS, Christ Lutheran Church. Odessa Town Council, public library, 7 p.m.6/30 Chamber of Commerce @ Any Occasion, noon. 7/02 Primetimers 12:30 p.m. @ Old Town Hall.OTHRS Meeting, 6:30 p.m. @ Old Town Hall.Twelve Step Program – Odessa group meeting @ Heritage Church basement, 7-8 p.m. The Swinging Boots Country Swing Dance Cla...
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1: Cheeseburger Deluxe, Baked Beans, Coleslaw, Melon Tray, Strawberry Shortcake. THURSDAY, JULY 2: Ham Steak, Potato Au Gratin, Peas and Carrots, Garden Salad, Applesauce, Whole Wheat Roll. If you are not a regular attendee at senior meals and wish to participate, please call 982-2654 prior to 10 a.m. on the day of the meal....
High Low Prec. S Jun. 18 86 58 .00 Jun. 19 87 53 .00 Jun. 20 79 43 .00 Jun. 21 79 48 .00 Jun. 22 82 50 .00 Jun. 23 84 48 .00 Jun. 24 86 57 .00 Yearly total to date 9.27 inches. Snow accumulation: .93 inches to date...
The latest cash grain market here shows Soft White Wheat down at $5.55. Hard Red Winter is down at $5.49. DNS is down at $6.48. Barley is down at 128.00...
Birthdays for June 25: Diane K. Nelson. June 26: Chris Luiten, Chloe Winkler. June 27: Luke Henry, Tianna Gies, Tina Butler, Justin Hunt, Kristen Anderson, Rachel Anderson. June 28: Dan Miller, Sandra Stanton-Heimbigner, Blake Zigan, Carter Zigan. June 29: Byron Behne, Ray Stevenson. June 30: Jeremy Haines, June M. Powers, Craig Holman, Kevin Krieg, Maddie Wagner, Travis Wagner, Kris Hosking, Rebecca Joathwick. July 1: Scott Kramer, Graden Hink, Rogelio Reyes. Anniversaries for June 25: Pat and Laura Estes. June 26: Connie...
Benjamin Kim Porubek was born May 22, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup, Wash. to Adam and Katie Porubek of Orting, Wash. Ben was born at 8:18 p.m. weighing nine pounds, five ounces, and was 20.5 inches in length. Ben joins his older brother Luke as the second grandchild to Debbie (Schmidt) and John Cutter, Bill Porubek, and Liz Adams-Hendrickson. He is the great-grandson of Wilma Schmidt (Gi-Gi) of Odessa, Wash. and Lois Porubek of Colville, Wash...
Nick Sebesta and Kristen Frederick were married on May 2, 2015, at the Coeur d'Alene Resort in a small family ceremony. Kristen is the daughter of Jeff and Kelly Frederick of Moses Lake and the sister of Megan Frederick. She is the granddaughter of Doug and Pamela Boole of Pasco, the late Pat "Grandy" Ryan of Port Townsend and the late Leland and Anita Frederick of Sprague. Nick is the son of Roger and Phyllis Sebesta of Odessa and the brother of Mark Sebesta. He is the...
High Low Prec. S Jun. 11 92 56 .00 Jun. 12 90 51 .00 Jun. 13 79 41 .00 Jun. 14 78 41 .00 Jun. 15 83 45 .00 Jun. 16 86 46 .00 Jun. 17 88 55 .00 Yearly total to date 9.27 inches. Snow accumulation: .93 inches to date....
The latest cash grain market here shows Soft White Wheat down at $5.24. Hard Red Winter is down at $5.21. DNS is down at $6.29. Barley is down at 128.00....
At the joint meeting of the Odessa and Harrington school boards June 10 to discuss issues involving the athletic cooperative between the two schools, it was quickly apparent that better and more consistent communication was needed between the boards and the administrators of the two school districts. The meeting was held in Harrington and was chaired by Harrington board chairman Darren Mattozzi. All of the members of both boards were present, as were the two administrators from each school. Also attending were approximately 3...
The second semester honor roll for the Odessa Jr-Sr High School is based on the criteria below: A student must have a grade point of 3.50-4.00 to be on the Honor Roll and Honorable Mention requires a grade point of 3.25-3.49. Grade values are based on the state transcript requirements and are as follows: A=4.0, A-=3.7, B+=3.3, B=3.0, B-= 2.7, C+=2.3, C=2.0, C-=1.7, D+=1.3, D=1.0, F=0.0. High School Senior Class: Carsen Weber, Thorsen Wehr (4.0), Jenna Shafer, Garrison Schmierer, Katelyn Worley, Paige Alloway, Tyler Paris,...
6/11 Twelve Step Program – Odessa group meeting @ Heritage Church basement, 7-8 p.m. Odessa Community Closet @ Zion Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. 6/13 Golf Scramble Fund Raiser @ Harrington Golf Club 12- 7 p.m. 6/14 Museum open, 1-3 p.m. 6/15 Quilt club @ museum barn, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., TOPS, Christ Lutheran Church. 6/18 Twelve Step Program – Odessa group meeting @ Heritage Church basement, 7-8 p.m. 6/21 Museum open, 1-3 p.m. Pool opens 6/22 Quilt club @ museum barn, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., TOPS, Christ Luthe...
High Low Prec. S Jun. 04 70 46 .00 Jun. 05 78 45 .00 Jun. 06 85 49 .00 Jun. 07 91 49 .00 Jun. 08 94 57 .00 Jun. 09 98 55 .00 Jun. 10 95 52 .00 Yearly total to date 9.27 inches. Snow accumulation: .93 inches to date....
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17: Fish and Chips, 3 Bean Salad, Coleslaw, Apricots, Garlic Bread, Frosted Cake. THURSDAY, JUNE 18: Deluxe Cheeseburger, Potato Salad, Strawberry Shortcake. If you are not a regular attendee at senior meals and wish to participate, please call 982-2654 prior to 10 a.m. on the day of the meal. Suggested donation for a meal is $3.25 for those 60 and over. For those under age 60, lunch costs $8.00. Birthdays...
The latest cash grain market here shows Soft White Wheat down at $5.50. Hard Red Winter is down at $5.54. DNS is down at $6.51. Barley is down at 143.00. No whats hot menu!...
The class of 2015, though small in number, did a fine job of accumulating scholarships, grants and awards worth $354,336, as school principal Jamie Nelson announced during the graduation ceremony last Saturday morning. Dakota Largent won the Odessa Fire Department Auxiliary Scholarship for $684. Katelyn Worley won the Odessa Foundation Healthcare Career Scholarship for $300 and the Miss Odessa Princess Scholarship for $300. Garrison Schmierer received the Odessa Foundation Healthcare Career Scholarship for $300 and a...
Reservations are pouring in for the 2015 Odessa High School Alumni Banquet to be held June 20 in the community center. Those who have signed up to date are listed below: 1946: Wilma (Lenhart) Schmidt 1948: Robert Hemmerling 1949: George Rodeck 1951: Coleen (Luiten) Janke 1955 (60-year honored class): Robert Raugust, Virgil King, Jerry Walter 1957: Rosemary (Self) King 1959: J.D. Birge, Bob Martin 1960: Anthony Weber 1961: Joyce (Jeske) Kenoyer 1962: Stan Dammel, Albert Kissler, Bob Schmierer, Connie (Luiten) Sutherland,...
The Department of Washington Veterans of Foreign Wars convention is now over. The ladies of auxiliary #7395 did well, earning a second-place award in the following programs: hospital, Americanism and scholarships. The scholarship program consists of the youth essay, Patriots Pen and Voice of Democracy programs. We also received an Auxiliary of the Year award, and Leora Nixon won the District President of the Year award. From the Department of Washington VFW the local group received a community service citation. From the...
Carol Green styles the hair of Wilma Schmidt on Greene's final day of work in her shop, Carol's Korner. She is now retired and she and her husband Dick are moving to Spokane....
Lincoln County 4-H alumna, Jillian Connolly, and her new book, "A Horse Named Sugar" will be featured at "2nd Wednesday 4-H" on June 10 at the WSU Extension Office, 205 W Main Ave in Ritzville. Jillian, the daughter of Mike and Terry Connolly, grew up in Odessa and was a 4-H member in the Lincoln County 4-H program for 10 years. She was very involved in the 4-H horse project from the beginning, over the years participating in Lincoln County and state 4-H activities including...
Members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #7395 and American Legion Post #105 decorated the graves of all veterans at the Odessa Cemetery with flags and crosses and dedicated two new flags donated by the families of veterans who had died within the past year. Flags were dedicated for Lloyd Tebow and James Goetz. Prior to the ceremony at the cemetery, the volunteers performed a similar ceremony for the folks in the Odessa hospital assisted-living and long-term care wings. At the cemetery, Legion member Bob Kissler was the...
Monday, May 18, the Mobius Science Center from Spokane came to Odessa with all kinds of interesting activities for kids of all ages. Most activities were hands-on, where learning by doing is the standard practice. The reptiles and tarantulas were very popular, as were the stream-building efforts involving dirt and water (mud pies, anyone?). High school students involved in the advance science research class also had their display boards set up and spent the time explaining their projects to members of the public. The evening...
