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November Panther Newsletter A recently printed Panther News highlighted the Cowboy Buck and Elizabeth performance including details of their practice sessions at the school. The fifth and sixth grades took a field trip to the Eastern Washington University Challenge Course behind Roos Field on the campus. The third and fourth grades also went. “They have set up many hands-on activities that reinforce the themes of ’trust’ and ’teamwork’.” As one continues through the newsletter, it tells of the fifth and sixth-grade...
Volleyball The Tiger volleyball season has ended, as only one team from our local district was allowed to move on to the state tournament being held in Yakima this weekend. The Tigers’ loss to Pomeroy last Saturday meant that the Tiger girls will stay home. We find it a rather sad ending to the stellar play the team exhibited in the preliminaries leading up to last Saturday. The girls fought very hard and deserved a shot at state. Football The Tiger football team has been stomping on all opponents all this undefeated s...
Northeast 1B League, South Division, All-League team members have been named. Included were the Odessa Tiger’s Camden Weber at quarterback and running backs Marcus King and Joshua Clark. At wide receiver, sophomore Tim DeWulf made the list, as did offensive linemen Theron Schlomer and Jaden Hunt. Honorable mention at offensive lineman went to Odessa senior Lane Lobe. Defensive linemen names were Tim DeWulf and Theron Schlomer. Honorable mention went to Jaden Hunt. At linebacker, Marcus King again made the list, along with B...
Volunteers Merleen and Gunner Smith and Stan Dammel make a trip to Ritzville each month to meet the Second Harvest Food Bank truck. There, they pick up food for not only Odessa's Food Bank, but also the Odessa Backpack Program. They generously donate their time and gas to make the school delivery, as shown in the picture, and also unload and put away the food for Odessa's Food Bank. The items for the food bank vary from month to month, but they are provided free to our communi...
Unfortunately, a new slide on the Porcupine Bay project occurred on October 3 and work has been halted on the east (downhill side) soldier-pile retaining wall. This work stoppage is due to slope stability and worker safety issues. Since we now have "differing site conditions," there is an ongoing engineering investigation to determine if additional work may be needed to stabilize the existing slope and/or east soldier-pile retaining wall. Work on the west (uphill side)...
Odessa High School's FFA advisor HaLee Walter reports that the Halloween Carnival was a big success, with over 100 people attending the event in the Odessa Community Center. The group partnered this year with the Odessa Chamber of Commerce and included downtown trick-or-treating at participating businesses for a limited time period. The little ones loaded up on sugar, and everyone was apparently quite pleased (at least from reports received at this newspape...
The Odessa Athletic Booster Club dinner and auction held last Saturday, October 27, at the Odessa Community Center raised over $25,000 for Tiger athletics. The community center was decorated in a black and white Tiger theme. Even the dessert bar, where community members outdid themselves baking and purchasing sports-themed desserts for attendees to enjoy followed the same theme. The live and silent auctions did not fall short either. Odessa businesses and community members...
The Board of Directors of Odessa School District #105 met in the high school library Wednesday, October 24. The meeting was preceded by a workshop in the district office for the purpose of discussing the gym/weight room user fee and the upcoming levy. Present were board chair Ed Deife; board members Heather Valverde, Chris Crossley, Janie Steward and Carmen Weishaar; Superintendent Dan Read; Principal Jamie Nelson and Business Manager Juli Weishaar. Also present were facilities supervisor Justin Parr and athletic director...
Presenting Peter Davenport “A Night of UFOs” was presented by Peter Davenport, Director of the National UFO Reporting Center co-sponsored by the Harrington Public Development Authority and the Harrington Opera House Society. This benefit lecture and slide presentation began at 6 p.m. to an audience of about 85. A seven-page handout provided summaries of events of interest to ufologists, including examples from Palouse, Longview, Seattle, Spokane, Harrington, Castle Rock and Anacortes in Washington state. Linda Wagner of the S...
On Saturday, October 26, Cathy McMorris Rodgers stopped in Odessa and several other small towns in Lincoln County to meet with constituents and urge all registered voters to mail in their ballots for this important midterm election. The Odessa Grange Supply Company sponsored her appearance in Odessa and supplied cookies and coffee for the event. Approximately 25 local veterans, farmers, business people and retirees turned out to greet the Congresswoman. Her entourage included...
STAFF REPORTS The 48th annual Deutschesfest has come and gone. By early Monday afternoon, you would not know that a festival had taken place over the weekend. The Odessa public works crew, employees of the Odessa Trading Company and volunteers from various businesses and civic organizations were johnny-on-the-spot to return the town to its hard-working normal routine. Not all of the results are in, but it would appear that it was another successful year overall. Grannie BarBar told The Record that it was her best year to date...
Burning Man Saturday, August 25, a Harrington resident and her sister departed Harrington in a well-laden automobile with gear, supplies and camping equipment strapped to the top, and a sign on the rear reading "The Kettles Go to Burning Man." The preparation for the trip was long, having made reservations in January and great planning into what costumes might be well-received. To aid in mobility in the desert, a rickshaw was built by the women, utilizing a lawn chair, bicycle...
The 48th annual Deutschesfest has arrived, and Odessa has rolled out the welcome mat to the many friends, family members, former residents, long-time repeat visitors and first-timers to the town's celebration of its founding by many German-speaking immigrants at the turn of the 20th Century. Many of the usual events of long standing are back again this year. The most up-to-date schedule of events is given below. One of the highlights this year is a full three days of free entertainment on the outdoor stage. Dyanne Deering,...
Due to cooler temperatures and increased moisture in the area, the Bureau of Land Management, Spokane District, will lift fire restrictions on lands administered by the district, including the temporary ban on target shooting, in eastern Washington. The termination of the regulated fire closure will be effective Saturday, September 15 at 12:01 a.m. in the following counties: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane,...
The Spokane Investigative Regional Response Team continues to investigate the deputy-involved shooting that occurred September 6, 2018 at a residence located in the 39600 block of Cayuse Cove Rd. in Lincoln County. The Team was activated after a Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy fired his weapon, striking the suspect’s vehicle after the suspect, 50-year-old Doyle A. Gabriel, accelerated toward the deputy standing next to his fully marked patrol car. The incident began when the deputy attempted to stop Gabriel for excessive spe...
The 48th annual Deutschesfest has arrived, and Odessa has rolled out the welcome mat to the many friends, family members, former residents, long-time repeat visitors and first-timers to the town's celebration of its founding by many German-speaking immigrants at the turn of the 20th Century. Many of the usual events of long standing are back again this year. The most up-to-date schedule of events is given below. One of the highlights this year is a full three days of free...
Another Entrepreneur "Studio 1 on South 3rd St." has announced its entrance to the business district of Harrington where Paula and Ray Harrington will look forward to seeing the community at large at their opening in mid-September. They will elicit customers looking for creative home decor, wood products, quilts, gifts and custom embroidery. Those who know Paula assume that it will be even more diverse than her list here. Panthers Return to School Last week the Harrington...
The four young sons of HaLee and Colley Walter of Odessa participated in the Lincoln County Fair in Davenport in August, taking part in various aspects of the event and supporting one another in their various endeavors. All four showed hogs they had raised from the time the piglets were weaned. Some also showed chickens, and oldest son Tucker was part of a three-member team that competed in the Wild Pony Races. We had hoped to bring our readers the Fair's results this week,...
The town council met August 27 in the public library to hear from Steve Nelson of Century West Engineering on the status of various projects dealing with streets and water/sewer infrastructure. He said that the town should hear within two weeks about whether the town’s request for a Community Development Block Grant of $750,000 would be met. Nelson also reported that Phase 1 of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s roads project has been completed in Odessa and that Phase 2 will begin soon. Additional water and sewer iss...
Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center and Lincoln Hospital are pleased to be facilitating “Living Well with Diabetes,” a 6-week workshop developed by Stanford University to help individuals who have diabetes manage their symptoms and improve the quality of their lives. This evidence-based series teaches skills critical to managing diabetes such as: creating healthy food plans, monitoring blood sugar and preventing low blood sugar, preventing complications of diabetes, safe physical activity, stress management and relaxation tec...
Candidates Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Lisa Brown, running for 5th Congressional District seat, have agreed to four debates leading up to the general election in November: September 19, October 17, October 18 and October 24. See local TV listings for times....
Tay Tantivirun stopped in at the office of The Odessa Record last Thursday on his way via bicycle from Seattle to Ann Arbor, Mich., where he recently finished up a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan. Tay is a native of Bangkok, Thailand and is 22 years old. So why is he biking from Seattle to Ann Arbor? Tay had some crucial decisions coming up in his life. He faces a decision on whether to begin working toward his master's degree at the U...
SPOKANE – Members of the Washington Legislature, the Washington State Transportation Commission and local elected leaders were among those present to unveil a sign commemorating the renaming of U.S. 395 as the Thomas S. "Tom" Foley Memorial Highway. Foley, a native of Spokane, represented Washington's 5th Congressional District from 1965 to 1995 and served as the Speaker of the House. While in Congress, he secured over $289 million in federal funds to improve safety and f...
The Board of Directors of Odessa School District #105 met in the high school library August 22 at 6 p.m., preceded by a workshop in the district office at 5:30 p.m. for the purpose of reviewing the 2018-2019 extra-curricular salary schedule and to discuss district goals for the next school year. Attending were board chair Ed Deife; board members Heather Valverde, Chris Crossley and Carmen Weishaar; Superintendent Dan Read; Principal Jamie Nelson; Business Manager Juli Weishaar; operations supervisor Justin Parr; Athletic Dire...
Harrington Public Development Authority The Harrington PDA met August 21 at city hall with the President Heather Slack and Secretary Bunny Haugan attending, all others excused due to jobs associated with the harvest season. Minutes were reviewed and corrected. The treasurer’s report showed a balance of about $850. No decisions were made and discussions continued on present status and the upcoming Fall Festival events. The Pinewood Derby track, located in the basement of city hall, has not been removed yet, requiring more manp...
