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The Tiger boys basketball team defeated their nemesis the Almira-Coulee-Hartline Warriors this past Saturday in Deer Park to clinch the championship in the district tournament. It was a thoroughly exciting game and kept fans from both schools on the edge of their seats to the very end. A tip-in following a failed field goal resulted in the ball falling through the basket as the buzzer sounded. Junior standout Ryan Moffet was held to just 21 points, as ACH double-teamed him all...
The time for off-road motorcycle racing in the Odessa area has arrived once again. Thankfully, the snow has departed for the most part, so riders will have mud and maybe soft ground to contend with this year rather than the more usual dust. Organizers from the Stumpjumpers Motorcycle Club have been in town since about mid-March to begin laying out the course and make contingency plans if the weather should continue to be winter-like. Fortunately, the weather has warmed up, so snow drifts and frozen ground will no longer be... Full story
At Monday’s meeting of the town council, the nuisance ordinance passed last fall led to sometimes heated discussion among townspeople and council members. When his portion of the agenda was reached, local businessman Jeff Huiras of Etched Dreams asked the council to explain a letter sent to a small number of Odessa residents that had been signed as having come from the Odessa Town Council. Initially, there was no response at all from any council member. Ultimately, as Huiras kept asking questions, it was disclosed that counci... Full story
At the annual banquet of the Odessa Chamber of Commerce held last Saturday evening in the community center, Master of Ceremonies Ted Bruya, the owner of Odessa Drug, called for the crowd's attention in order to award plaques to the Person of the Year and the Business of the Year as voted on by the Chamber membership. The Persons of the Year are a married couple, James and Vivianne Poe, who have contributed a great deal of volunteer time to the various events that take place... Full story
Odessa's new police officer Leslie (Les) Jimerson was administered the oath of office by Mayor Bill Crossley Monday evening. He joins Police Chief Brent Dell, as both men are getting acquainted with Odessa and its citizens. The two officers also have been taking quite a ribbing due to the fact that they share the same hairstyle, are the same age and have the same basic build. Folks may be doing a double take when they see the two together. Since making their way here from Colo... Full story
The Marlin and Odessa Gun Clubs celebrated the close of the Spokesman-Review Inland Empire Trapshooting contest that began January 6 by cementing their position at the top of Division I. Team competition Marlin-Odessa scored 799 out of a possible 800 points to win the title this year. Garfield-St. John came in second with 797 points. In the women’s contest, Marlin-Odessa took fifth place with 622 points. The top women’s team from Garfield-St. John scored 741. Youth members from Marlin-Odessa also won the team title, scoring 7...
The Odessa Tigers took home a fourth-place trophy at the state B tournament in Spokane last weekend. Their regional playoff loss to Almira-Coulee-Hartline (see February 28 issue of The Odessa Record) pitted them against Neah Bay on Wednesday evening, Feb. 27. Neah Bay The Tigers defeated the Red Devils, 81-73, as Ryan Moffet scored a whopping 48 points to pace the Odessa team and win for himself special recognition from the WIAA for scoring the most points in a single game at... Full story
The Board of Directors of Odessa School District #105 met in the library at 6 p.m., Wednesday, February 26, 2019, preceded by a workshop in the district office at 5:30 p.m. for the purpose of reviewing the budget and discussing legislative updates. Attending were board chair Ed ,Deife; board members Heather Valverde; Janie Steward and Carmen Weishaar; Superintendent Dan Read; Principal Jamie Nelson and Business Manager Juli Weishaar. Also present were Facilities Director Justin Parr and Athletic Director Bruce Todd. There... Full story
By TERRIE SCHMIDT-CROSBY The Odessa Lions Club held its Crab Feed fundraiser last Friday night in the Odessa Community Center, where folks began arriving even before the 6 p.m. start of happy hour. As the early birds spent their time in serious attempts at achieving an "attitude adjustment" after a busy work week, Lions Club members were tending bar, setting up the buffet table, cooking the prime rib for those in the non-seafood group and organizing the Horse Race table. The... Full story
Since starting for the Odessa High School boys basketball team as a freshman, Ryan Moffet, now a junior, has accumulated 2,000 points. Head basketball coach Larry Weber awarded Moffet a white basketball signed by all of his teammates to commemorate the event. Moffet spoke to The Record this week about his love of basketball and his future plans. Having played Little League baseball in his younger years, he said he has concentrated only on basketball since about sixth grade. Hi... Full story
September The 48th annual Deutschesfest arrived, and Odessa 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. As the cost of operating a business has risen in many areas, including wages, postage, paper products and software licenses, The Odessa Record had to raise its subscription and advertising prices. Notice was given that a general i... Full story
Monday night’s meeting of the Odessa Town Council provided closure of a sort to the story of Odessa’s $12,000 per month contract with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office for coverage while the search for a new police chief went forward. At the January 14 council meeting, new police chief Brent Dell took the oath of office from Mayor Bill Crossley. Council member Vickie Iverson objected to paying the full $12,000 for the month of January, since the town would have the new chief on its payroll for half of the month. She propo...
June Odessa agriculture science teacher HaLee Walter and school superintendent Dan Read applied for and have received a grant for $15,000 from the Washington FFA Foundation. The Foundation provides financial support for programs that recognize excellence in agricultural education and FFA leadership. It had $1.75 million to administer and fund the equipment and technology associated with its Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE). At its commencement on Saturday, June 9, the 11 students in the Odessa High School... Full story
March The Odessa High School boys basketball team took fourth place at the state 1B tournament in Spokane last week after a grueling post-season of play. Two Odessa boys earned medals for sportsmanship along the way, Jayd Jennings and Marcus King. RDO Equipment Co. announced the acquisition of equipment dealership Evergreen Implement at the end of February. This adds stores in Coulee City, Moses Lake, Othello, Pasco and Ritzville to RDO Equipment Co.’s existing network, which includes Pasco and Sunnyside in the state of W... Full story
Monday night's meeting of the Odessa Town Council included the swearing in of the town's new police chief Brent Dell by Mayor Bill Crossley. The meeting was followed by a "meet and greet" session with the new chief. Dell said he was originally from Michigan but has spent his law enforcement career in the state of Washington with his first posting in Seattle. His most recent former job was in Kennewick, but prior to that he had been located in Okanogan County, nine miles from... Full story
January A five-to-six-month-old pup left for dead in the cold of December was rescued and revived by a group of several animal lovers. Thus began the saga of LuLu in a series of stories written by The Record’s Linda Goodman. Keith Bailey was honored by CHS, Inc., the nation’s leading farmer-owned cooperative, for contributing 25 years of service to strengthening and growing the cooperative system. He is CEO of AgVentures NW, LLC, of Odessa and general manager for its owner companies, Reardan Grain Growers and Odessa Uni... Full story
By TERRIE SCHMIDT-CROSBY Now that our sometime columnist Vivianne Poe has become busy with other pursuits and has less time to devote to our Meet Your Neighbors articles, we will try to fill the gap until she finds more time on her hands. We are grateful to Nate Lathrop for introducing us to one of the newer couples in Odessa, Michael and Margie Sgobba. Vivianne Poe met them when they first moved to Odessa from Bremerton in July of 2018, but scheduling interviews with them... Full story
Sam and Donna Mullens took first place in the 2018 Christmas lighting contest sponsored by the Odessa Lions Club. Their house and yard (front and back) on Sixth Avenue were filled with lights and figures that must have taken quite some time to install. Pete and Lisa Martin took second place and Tammy Tokas on Fourth Avenue took third place. The Lions Club awards prizes to the top two residences selected. The town looked very festive this Christmas season, with many homes... Full story
The Tiger boys got off to a great start this basketball season, with only Almira-Coulee-Hartline providing any serious competition for the 2018-2019 squad. Results for the first four games got to The Record very late, so we have scrambled to compile the stats for you as best we could. ACH Odessa 1 8 2 4 15 ACH 14 9 20 12 55 See Dyanne Deering’s article on the details of the ACH game. Columbia (Hunters) The Tigers played Columbia on Friday, December 14, running up a c... Full story
he Odessa Chamber of Commerce adopted its budget for 2019 at its monthly meeting at Any Occasion Banquet Hall on December 11. Much of the budget remained the same or very similar to what was adopted for 2018, with cutbacks to only a few items in order to balance the new budget. Chamber president Zach Schafer plans to write an article for The Record before the end of the year in order to explain to the public and the business community some of the challenges faced by the Chamber. One of these challenges is the community... Full story
Monday night’s meeting of the Odessa Town Council once again nearly filled the Odessa Public Library, as citizens appeared eager to learn as much as possible about the council’s efforts to provide police coverage for however long it takes to hire two new officers to fill the ranks of the Odessa Police Department. As we reported last week, Officer Bryce Peterson retired suddenly on November 30, and Police Chief Tom Clark was let go the following Monday, December 3, by Mayor Bill Crossley. Steps were taken immediately by the ma... Full story
Odessa Mayor Bill Crossley has confirmed that Officer Bryce Peterson retired from the Odessa Police Dept. last Friday and that police chief Tom Clark was let go Monday evening of this week for what Crossley described as “the best interests of the town.” As most of our readers are probably aware, Crossley cannot discuss personnel issues in much detail because of privacy laws. A meeting in the public library on Wednesday, December 5, was announced Tuesday for the council to review a temporary contract with the Lincoln Cou... Full story
The Odessa Junior Livestock 4-H Club is once again busily gearing up for Christmas Fest, which will be held in the Odessa Community Center next Wednesday, December 5. Vendors from near and far will sell craft items and food items to kick off local shopping for the holidays. Hometown talent will provide live music on the indoor stage throughout the day. The Fest is open from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. Door prizes donated by the attending vendors will be awarded, also throughout the... Full story
On November 15, twelve FFA members were able to compete in State Potato Judging and State Tractor Driving. This event is held annually at CBTech in Moses Lake. FFA members from all over Washington come to compete. The potato-judging teams spent many hours looking over potatoes and studying their workbooks. Coming into the competition, they needed to be able to distinguish between a grade #1, grade #2 and a cull potato, as well as to state the five reasons why they are graded... Full story
Saturday, November 17, was a busy day for many Odessa folks. The day started off for parents of school-aged children and other interested community members with a trip to Moses Lake's Lions Field, where the Tiger football team played in a quarter-final round against the Neah Bay Red Devils. Although Neah Bay often has had a powerful team in the past, this was not their year. The Tigers handily defeated them, 71-8. On that happy note for Odessa, most community members returned... Full story
