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The first-year FFA member team from Odessa placed ninth out of 76 teams (not 45 as stated in last week’s newspaper)....
7 Odessa high school graduates; Kayla Minaker and Kimberly Nelson, Anthany Hoskins, Nik Evans, Garret Braun, Hope Marshal, Alexa Boss, Griffey Powell, McKenna Watkins, Carley Williams, Jacob DeWulf, Hannah Schmidt, Ryan Greenwalt, Nathyn Winslow, Chelsea Fisher....
The President’s Honor Roll for the spring quarter at Washington State University recognizes students who stand above the rest with excellent academic performance. To be eligible for the honor roll, undergraduate students must be enrolled in a minimum of nine graded hours in a single term at WSU and earn a grade point average of 3.75 or earn a 3.50 cumulative GPA based on 15 cumulative hours of graded work. Two students from Odessa have met these criteria: Hannah Galloway, the daughter of Joe and Mikey Galloway of Odessa, a...
The latest cash grain market here showed that Soft White Wheat remained at $6.60. Hard Red Winter is down at $7.27. DNS is down at $7.49. Barley remains at 178....
Signing up for the Lincoln County emergency alert system might save your life or the lives of those you care about, says Lincoln County Sheriff Wade Magers. In today’s world of cell phones, text messages, tablets and pads we are bombarded with hundreds of messages every day. Yet taking just two minutes to sign up for the Lincoln County AlertSense emergency alerts may get you the most important messages of your life – or of those you care about. Lincoln County has contracted with AlertSense to provide a free service that ale...
The Odessa Memorial Relay for Life team will participate in the Lincoln County Relay for Life Walk to be held at the Davenport High School track with the opening ceremony starting at 6 p.m. on June 13 and continuing until 7 a.m. on June 14. Teams from throughout Lincoln County have been working to raise funds for this event, a major fundraiser for the American Cancer Society in its fight to find a cure for all cancers and help more people celebrate birthdays. The rally cry this year is “Keep Fighting,” as the walk serves to r...
President Josh Steward opened the Public Development Authority meeting Tuesday, May 27 in the Opera House Art Room with Allan Barth, Jay Kane, Bunny Haugan, Margie Hall, Marge Womach and Peter Davenport in attendance. Minutes from the previous meeting were read, followed by discussion of Harrington Haus tavern, which continues to be advertised for sale. It was reported that several potential buyers were unable to get the realtor to meet with them at the tavern. With a new owner and an investment into renovating it, the...
Kramer Schutz graduated with distinction from Carroll College in Helena, Montana on May 10, 2014. He graduated with a double major, a Bachelors of Accounting and also a Bachelors of Business Administration in Finance. Kramer was one of only five Carroll students selected by the business department professors to Sigma Beta Delta. Membership in Sigma Beta Delta is the highest national recognition a business student can receive at a college or university. Kramer is the son of Ken and Lea Ann Schutz of Odessa....
Odessa's FFA eighth-grade First-Year Member Team made a presentation to the board on their project involving improvements to the ag department's greenhouse. They placed ninth out of 45 teams at the state FFA competition in Pullman. Members of the Odessa FFA Food Science Team also told the board about their participation at State FFA. FFA advisor Erica Whitmore asked the board to consider giving approval to overnight stays at the national FFA convention to be held in...
Julia Kuwahara graduated from Brown University in Providence, R.I. on May 26, 2014. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics. She is the granddaughter of the late John and Mildred Deife of Odessa, and the daughter of Masato Kuwahara and Monica Deife of Sakurai City, Nara Prefecture, Japan. She grew up in Japan and tells of very fond memories of spending summers in Odessa, playing at the pool and going to Grange picnics. At Brown, Kuwahara was the general manager of...
Joseph (Joe) Pakootas, 56, is the CEO credited with a $10 million economic turnaround for the Colville Confederated Tribes. Under his leadership, the Colville Tribal Federal Corporation (CTFC) manages hundreds of employees and operates 13 businesses, including two lumber mills, three casinos, Twin Lakes Resort, two convenience stores and three grocery stores. As a business man Joe has witnessed what the Republicans, led by Cathy McMorris Rodgers, have done to the middle class in eastern Washington. They voted to shut down...
Odessa canola grower Jeff Shibel was filmed by a crew from Washington State University as he describes his experiences with oil seed production during the May 29 field tour organized by WSU Extension....
A recent disaster designation due to drought in Lincoln County has prompted federal disaster relief for local farmers and ranchers. A Secretarial (Secretary of Agriculture) Disaster Designation was automatically activated on May 28, 2014 when Chelan, Lincoln and Walla Walla counties reached a D2 drought condition based on the U.S. Drought Monitor for eight consecutive weeks. The designation makes available FSA emergency loans. In addition, the eight weeks coinciding with the grazing season triggers the Livestock Forage...
Graduates of Odessa High School who have already signed up for this year’s alumni banquet to be held June 21 at the community center are listed below. This list, updated, will appear in The Record up until the date of the banquet. 1951: Coleen (Luiten) Janke, Frank Koth 1954 (60-yr. honored class): Allen Kuest, Arlene (Kissler) Koth, Darlene (Kagele) Horst, Paul Hopp, Gerry (Haase) King 1956: Les Foster, Oscar Undeberg, Jerry Schafer 1957:Leota (Sackmann) Greenwalt 1959: Bob Martin 1962: Stan Dammel, Mike Nichols, Connie (...
Natasha Heimbigner, PharmD, graduated on May 8, 2014, from Washington State University College of Pharmacy. Prior to pharmacy school, she attended Washington State University and received Bachelor of Science degrees in Psychology and General Medical Sciences. She is a 2006 graduate of Odessa High School and is the daughter of Scott and Sherie Heimbigner. At WSU, Heimbigner completed rotations in acute, institutional, ambulatory care, community pharmacy, and international...
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4: Chicken cordon bleu, Parsley potatoes, capri vegetables, garden salad, waldorf salad, Jell-O. THURSDAY, JUNE 5: BBQ country spareribs, twice baked potato, 3 bean salad, vegetable pasta salad, peaches, sherbet. 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....
The date for Wilson Creek graduation was reported incorrectly in last week’s paper. Their commencement ceremony is being held on Saturday, June seventh at one o’clock p.m. The Record regrets this error....
On Wednesday, June 4, Mobius Science Center staff members will return for a second Family Science Night this year. New activities and presentations will be included in the evening events which run from 5 to 8 p.m. in the school’s multipurpose room. Families of students in kindergarten through high school are invited. A tasty and nutritious supper will be served. As a part of Odessa’s PEP grant, the school will be providing fun and informative fitness, health and nutrition activities and resources. Along with all the exciting...
The Keller Ferry north shore terminal relocation has been completed, and the vessel was back in service as of 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 22, 2014. The terminal is moved to the low-water ramp in the Sanpoil River arm when Lake Roosevelt water levels are at 1,238 feet or lower. As water levels rise toward summer elevation (1,290 feet), the terminal is brought back to the normal north shore location. The floating terminal is tied to the ferry vessel and towed between the ramps....
Teacher Grace Moeller and her 5th- and 6th-grade students mixed horticulture and civics when they transplanted flowers grown by Erica Whitmore's FFA horticulture class. The group met behind the Memorial Hall where the students learned to successfully remove the plants from their growth containers and place them into planters donated by local businesses and the city in previous years. The students learned that the plants will now survive with soil, sun and water. The most...
An outbreak of E. coli cases led state health officials to warn consumers not to eat raw clover sprouts from an Idaho producer. The sprouts under investigation are linked to seven confirmed and three probable cases of E. coli O121 illnesses in Washington and Idaho. Five of those patients were hospitalized; there have been no deaths. Five cases were reported in Spokane County, two in King County, and three in Kootenai County, Idaho. Results from initial investigations indicate a strong link to eating raw clover spouts...
Edwin Jasman, Jerry asman, Bill Nixon, David Nixon, Seth Smith, John Hardt and David McClanahan are the members of VFW Post #7395 and American Legion Post #105 standing ready to fire a 21-gun salute at Monday's Memorial Day ceremonies at the Odessa Cemetery...
Lincoln County Sheriff Wade Magers has reported that deputies from Whitman County recovered stolen property in a large-scale operation after receiving a tip. Whitman County Sheriff Brett Myer and Magers worked together with their respective agencies to solve crimes that had affected numerous counties, including Lincoln County. Deputies from Lincoln County responded to Thornton, Wash. in Whitman County to recovery a stolen fifth-wheel trailer and other items, including chain saws, generators, TVs, electronics and more. These...
The debut of the Odessa Community Float took place on the evening of Thursday, May 15, with Miss Odessa Jenna Shafer (back) and her sisters Megan (left) and Kaytlyn (right) standing in for Princesses Katelyn Worley and Daviane Minaker. The next appearance of the float was at the Lilac Parade in Spokane on Saturday, May 17....
From tree identification, to knowledge about the weather, educating our youth about the earth’s natural resources is important. On May 13, the Lincoln County Conservation District held their annual Sixth-Grade Conservation Day at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds. This is a half-day event where students from schools in Lincoln County learn about various conservation efforts. At total 175 sixth-grade students from Davenport, Harrington, Lamont, Odessa, Reardan and Wilbur rotated through nine stations, where nine organizations e...
