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ODESSA – For the Odessa boys, the basketball season got off to a disappointing start. The long trek to the football semifinals left many of the boys who also play basketball unable to start practice when the winter season opened. Injuries from football are also now hindering the basketball team. Collin Martin and Jacob Scrupps are both benched with injuries but hope to get cleared to play soon. New head coach HP Carstensen and his assistant Matt Gorman are still getting to k...
ODESSA – The return of Christmas Fest to the Odessa Community Center on Dec. 1 was another sign that the local community is more than ready for a sense of normalcy to return. Vendors filled the building with all kinds of merchandise, much of it homemade. It also appeared that a larger percentage of the vendors were local residents this year. Perhaps staying home and riding out the pandemic gave folks a chance to find their inner artist, and Christmas Fest gave them a chance t...
YAKIMA – Members of the Odessa High School chapter of Future Business Leaders of America made their first in-person visit in almost two years to the Washington State FBLA Fall Conference. The event was held at the Yakima Convention Center, where keynote speaker Brad Killmeyer, a professional speaker and author, inspired students to engage in making positive changes in their lives and communities. Current Odessa High freshmen and sophomores have never experienced a live FBLA c...
ODESSA – The busy season is upon us, with events filling our days once again after so many months of Covid-related caution and social distancing. The Christmas tree lighting at the Old Town Hall was held Nov. 28 and drew a good-sized crowd. Young and old and in between appeared to enjoy the festivities, which included hot drinks, cookies, muffins and candy at no charge to those who attended. The event generally kicks off the holiday season in Odessa and is followed by C...
MOSES LAKE – The Odessa Tigers football team ended their season last Saturday at Lions Field in Moses Lake, finishing with only 2 losses over the entire season. An injury to starting quarterback Collin Martin in the first quarter, plus the size advantage of the Quilcene Rangers made for tough going for the Tigers. Quilcene 6 14 8 8 36 Odessa 6 0 6 0 12 Backup quarterback Zane McMillan, a sophomore, completed four of 12 passing attempts for a gain of 49 yards. Senior Davey M...
ODESSA – With the Nov. 20, 2021 Turkey Carnival in the community center, the Odessa Lions Club celebrated 80 years of service to the Town of Odessa. At 2 p.m., the kitchen opened and so did bingo for turkeys. Toward evening, once all of the turkeys had been awarded, the raffle drawing began. Odessa businesses and individuals were very generous in donating 54 items for the raffle, including gift certificates to local businesses, free merchandise, gift baskets, cash and more. P...
The Veterans' Day dinner held Nov. 18 in the social hall at Heritage Church was a week later than originally planned because some American Legion/VFW members were unable to participate on Nov. 11. It was worth the wait, as a hungry crowd of Odessa residents and visitors participated in a program that was interesting, informative and inspiring. Turkey dinner with all the fixings was the first order of business. Odessa members of the American Legion/VFW served up a fabulous...
MOSES LAKE – The Odessa Tigers defeated Liberty Bell at Lions Field in Moses Lake on Saturday, Nov. 20. It was a cold day for the fans, but the Odessa crowd nevertheless showed up to root for their Tigers. Liberty B 8 6 0 8 22 Odessa 14 34 0 14 62 Tiger quarterback Collin Martin completed five out of 10 passing attempts for gains of 144 yards passing and 48 yards rushing, or a total of 192 yards. Davey McMillan led the team in total yards with 217, gaining 68 yards with p...
ODESSA – Christmas Fest returns this year after its Covid-related hiatus in 2020, with between 25 and 30 returning vendors and several new suppliers of handcrafted items. The action begins Wednesday, Dec. 1, at 10 a.m. under the sponsorship of the Odessa Jr. Livestock 4-H Club and its leader Jennifer Lewis. As in past years, there will be live music on the community center stage all day long, including local talent, school groups, etc. The winners of door prizes will be announced from the stage throughout the day. A visit f...
MOSES LAKE – The Odessa Tiger football team will play the Mountain Lions of Liberty Bell High School of Winthrop at Lions Field in Moses Lake on Saturday, Nov. 20, with kickoff at 3 p.m. The other three quarterfinal games will also be played Nov. 20. The Naselle Comets play the Pomeroy Pirates in Pomeroy with kickoff at 1 p.m. The Almira-Coulee-Hartline Warriors face off against the Wilbur-Creston-Keller Wildcats, and the Quilcene Rangers play the Winlock Cardinals at times and locations that were not available at press t...
YAKIMA – The Odessa Tigers volleyball team was awarded the fourth-place trophy last Friday at the Yakima Sun Dome. The Tigers sailed through day one of the tournament (Thursday) with a bye in the first round, a 3-1 win over Republic in the second round and a 3-0 win over Neah Bay in the third round. Day two is where things got a lot harder for the Odessa team. As luck would have it, Odessa faced Oakesdale, the eventual tournament champions, in round 4 of play on Friday, f...
ODESSA – The Halloween Carnival held in the community center Sunday, Oct. 31, sponsored by the Odessa High School chapter of FFA, is being heralded as a great success. The "Boo a Business" contest just prior to the carnival saw 30 children submit entry forms after visiting local businesses that agreed to be open from 3 to 4 p.m. for the kids to get treats and a signature from the business. Hartley Steward, the daughter of April and Shawn Steward and granddaughter of Dave a...
ODESSA – Since Selkirk canceled the Nov. 5 game that had been scheduled to be played at home in Odessa, the Tigers have been able to practice, heal from their injuries and plan for the playoffs, which begin Saturday, Nov. 13, at various locations: Winlock vs DeSales at DeSales HS, Cusick vs Liberty Bell at Liberty Bell HS, Waterville-Mansfield vs Naselle at South Bend HS and Neah Bay vs Wilbur-Creston-Keller at Lions Field in Moses Lake. The top four ranked 1B teams ACH, Odessa, Quilcene and Pomeroy all have byes this w...
The Odessa Tigers volleyball team has gotten stronger as the season has progressed. The team is helped by the return of Grace Nelson following ankle surgery. Freshman Lily Starkel, who stepped in for Nelson early in the season, did a very credible job especially in getting blocks at the net. But Nelson's stronger offense and other players' more judicious choice of hits is helping the team to shine in the second half of the season. The Tigers are the league champions and #1 see...
ODESSA – Odessa Mayor Bill Crossley called the town council meeting to order on October 25, with council members Vickie Iverson, Landon Lobe and Kelly Watkins present. Marlene Kramer and Amy Gimmestad were absent. Council granted a request by new Odessa homeowners to adjust the water bill limit at which extra charges are assessed, due to a prior tenant situation that existed before they bought the property. Public Works Director Rod Webster requested a budget amendment to purchase four new grinder pumps needed to replace f...
ODESSA – The Odessa Booster Club auction held last Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Odessa Community Center was successful in raising over $50,000 for Tiger athletics, say booster club member Suzie Deife and club treasurer Danielle Hardung. The venue 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, was Tiger- and sport-themed. New this year, entire t...
ODESSA – On Oct. 28, the Odessa Tigers volleyball team became the league champions and top seed to the district tournament this week with their win in three straight sets over Wilbur-Creston-Keller at Creston. Odessa vs. WCK The Tigers played well against a competitive WCK team, but the win gave them not only the league championship but also the home-court advantage in the district playoffs. Odessa 25 25 25 3 WCK 19 20 15 0 Odessa's offense was pretty evenly shared, with E...
ODESSA – Due to an inability to find officials for the game scheduled between Odessa and Cusick for Friday, Oct.29, the game was instead moved to Thursday, Oct. 28. Odessa 24 16 16 6 62 Cusick 6 6 0 6 18 Quarterback Collin Martin rushed for 98 yards, passed for 82 yards and added another 25 yards in punt/kickoff returns for a total of 180 yards to lead the team. He also scored three touchdowns and a two-point conversion to also lead the team in points with 20. Davey M...
ODESSA – At about midday on Tuesday, Nov. 2, a call went out to Odessa firefighters about a building on fire in the countryside. The first crews on the scene found the home formerly owned by the late Curtis Finck fully engulfed in flames. More crews were called upon to assist, and it took between three and four hours to put out the fire, according to firefighter Landon Lobe. The farmhouse is under new ownership, but no one was home when the fire started. One of the owners arrived home while firefighters were still battling t...
ODESSA – On Friday, Oct. 22, the many partners involved in the recent rejuvenation efforts at the Old Town Hall gathered together to celebrate the near completion of the downstairs area. Lowe's generously awarded $68,000 in the form of a Lowe's 100 Hometowns grant to renovate the Old Town Hall. The three Lowe's stores in the greater Spokane area donated additional items, including 10 light fixtures, a dishwasher, two new refrigerators, a microwave and a generator. Lowe's w...
HARRINGTON – The week's volleyball action was all in the win column for the Odessa Tigers. Odessa vs. Harrington The Tiger volleyball team traveled to Harrington on Tuesday, Oct. 19, to face the Panthers. It is a rebuilding year for Panther volleyball, so the Tigers dominated once again in this contest. Odessa 25 25 25 3 Harrington 0 0 6 0 Hayden Schuh led the offense with 9 kills and also got the team's only block. Ashlyn Neilsen had 2 digs, and Melloney Deife had 18 a...
REPUBLIC –Last Friday night’s catfight in Republic pitted the Odessa Tigers against the Republic Tigers with the Tigers coming out on top. Uh, that would be the Odessa Tigers. They carried the day despite racking up 11 penalties for 120 lost yards. Odessa 16 34 8 8 66 Republic 0 8 0 8 16 Quarterback Collin Martin completed nine of 11 passing attempts for a total of 287 yards. Five ball carriers pulled in those nine completed passes, Daeton Deife with five for a total of 164 yards and one touchdown, Anthony Elder for a 21-...
ODESSA – The U.S. general election takes place next Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. For Odessa voters, there are three advisory votes on the ballot, all having to do with taxes imposed by the state legislature without a vote of the people and several offices to be filled by individuals mostly running unopposed. The only contested office on Odessa ballots is that for Town of Odessa Councilman No. 4, in which Alberto Reyes and Amanda Wallace are running against one another to fill the position that came open when current incumbent K...
ODESSA – Halloween is this coming Sunday, and the annual Halloween carnival put on by the Odessa High School chapter of FFA is scheduled to begin in the community center at 4 p.m. that day. FFA advisor HaLee Walter tells The Record that some Odessa businesses have agreed to open their premises on Sunday afternoon from 3 to 4 p.m. for “Boo a Business” to allow kids to visit them for candy or other treats and to participate in an FFA-sponsored scavenger hunt. Inside the community center, the carnival will provide various games...
ALMIRA – Last week Tuesday, Oct. 12, the Almira school building that normally housed elementary grades 1 through 5 and ACH Middle School grades 6, 7 and 8 caught fire and burned to the ground in a raging conflagration. The fire burned all through Tuesday night as about 100 firefighters from Almira and its neighboring fire districts battled the blaze and kept it from spreading into residential areas. Fortunately, no one was in the building that Tuesday, as school was c...
