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Richard "Ric" Wraspir lost his three-month battle with cancer on November 30, 2013 at the age of 54. He was the youngest son born to Alfred and Marilyn Wraspir on October 22, 1959. He was preceded in death by his father Alfred J. Wraspir, grandparents Louis and Louise Wraspir and Melvin and Bessie Marie Northrip. He is survived by his wife Janet, daughters Ashley and Cammie (Lorissa) Wraspir, mother Marilyn Edwards of Seattle, brothers Michael (Beverly) of O'Fallon, Mo., Jerry...
Kathy Scrupps died December 24, 2013, in Odessa. She was born April 6, 1955 in San Francisco to Timothy and Shirley Calnan. Kathy is survived by her husband Jay Scrupps at the home; three sons, Walter (and Chris) Barry, Chris (and Amber) Scrupps and Ryan (and Kelsey) Scrupps; along with five grandchildren, Brynne, Kade, Brielle, Gavin and Alma; her mother Shirley Calnan; brother Casey (and Yvonne) Calnan; four sisters, Teri (and Ben) Reihl, Shelley (and Matt) Severson, Mary...
Marie E. (Ramm) Braun died December 26, 2013, at Lincoln Hospital in Davenport at the age of 89. She was born January 12, 1924, in Odessa to Gottlob and Mary Ramm. She grew up with six sisters on a farm southeast of Odessa. She graduated from Odessa High School in 1942. On December 29, 1950, Marie married Elmer Braun, and they lived in Ritzville until they bought a farm in Deer Park. Elmer preceded her in death on May 20, 1999, and Marie moved to the Davenport Retirement Villa...
Jim Goetz died December 17, 2013 in Odessa. He was born a few miles north of Odessa on April 16, 1918. His parents were Emanual and Matilda (Almer) Goetz, known as Tillie. Jim was the oldest of five brothers and outlived all of them. He farmed most of his life on the family farm north of Marlin. He joined the Army in 1942 and while stationed in Texas met and married his wife of 71 years, L. Geraldine Smith, known as Jerry. Jim was wounded in combat in the Philippines and received the Purple Heart. After the war he returned to...
There will be no court report on the Odessa Record website this week...
It grieves me to see a growing epidemic in America. Maybe it's just that my perception is off kilter, and I'm open to that, but I get the increasing sense that God no longer has any place in the life of the American public. I thought we were one nation under God? I thought this great nation was founded upon the principle that God has given us certain rights and liberties? Doesn't our money even say: "In God we trust?" Or what about the Ten Commandments being hung in court rooms, or prayer being said at the beginning of each s...
7 will have arrived by the time you are reading this column. As promised, I have some recipes to help you use up the last of the Christmas cooking ingredients. Either you didn’t get to that recipe or you had to buy more than the recipe called for and now you have leftovers. Our goal for January is to work those items into the weekly menu plan. Emma Cloud brought a delicious Enchilada Casserole to the Community Christmas dinner. Many requests came in for the recipe that i...
I have always loved going over to the home of Warren and Audrey Beck; so does my brother who used to be study buddies with their daughter in college. He will make it a point to go see them when he is in town; they are warm and welcoming. Of course, they had me in stitches during our interview and I kept telling them, "I can't print that!" Whether there is fabric all over the living room being cut out for an upcoming craft show, or grandkids coming through the door, there is...
The annual holiday lighting contest sponsored by the Odessa Lions Club gave out only two prizes this year. The home of Sam and Donna Mullins received first prize of $150, and the home of Keith and Becky Kolterman received the second prize of $50. Both families went to a lot of effort to make their houses and yards attractive with light strings outlining eaves and porches, lighted figures standing in yards and trees and bushes strung with more lights. The two winners this year...
Army Reserve Private Tyler J. Greenwalt has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson near Columbia, South Carolina. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic...
The Titans girls lost to Davenport on the first day of the Christmas Tournament held December 27 and 28 in Davenport. The Gorillas dominated throughout the game, downing the Titans, 58-22. D-port 14 17 15 12 58 Titans 4 7 5 6 22 Katie DeWulf led the Titan scoring with 10. Lanessa Simon scored 2, Kaeli Shockley 3, Hannah Schmidt 4 and Jordyn Tanke 3. Against Rosalia on day two of the tournament, the Titan girls lost to Rosalia, 56-39. Rosalia 10 22 13 11 56 Titans 4 7 8 20 39 Simon scored 14 points to lead the Titans and...
The Odessa-Harrington Titans played in the Davenport Christmas Tournament on December 27 and 28. On Friday, the Titan boys overcame the host team to win 44-36. Titans 10 7 15 12 44 D-port 12 9 9 6 36 Sam Schafer led the Titans with 15 points, also nabbing 1 rebound and 7 steals in the win against Davenport, a team to which the Titans lost only a short while ago. Carsen Weber added 14 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals; Shane Whitaker 6 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals; Colt Sanford 2 points, 2 rebounds; Trevor King 3...
When I was a kid, Jimmy Carter was in the White House. His wife, Rosalynn, was quite an active First Lady. She sat in on official meetings held by her husband and was said to be one of his closest advisors. Many First Ladies have used their position to promote a cause. One of the things that most interested Rosalynn Carter was mental health research and treatment. She has remained active in promoting those areas since leaving the White House. So it was fitting when Health and...
Alcoholism runs in part of my family. I lost a grandfather to it, and a couple of others in the family have been affected by it to greater or lesser degrees. Perhaps something like that is true for you, or maybe you have a friend or coworker who wrestles with the malady. This is a challenging time of year for alcoholics trying to stay sober. New Year’s Eve alone can be a real test. But medical researchers are investigating new ways that doctors may be able to help people not d...
The Washington Cattlemen’s Association (WCA) is partnering with regional county affiliates to host a rancher meeting in Ritzville on January 6, 2014 to discuss stream protection and water quality standards. The meeting is in response to ranchers’ concerns about a spate of notices recently sent by Washington Department of Ecology (DOE) to eastern Washington ranchers warning of their operations’ potential to pollute streams. The purpose of the meeting is to help ranchers in the area better understand Washington’s water quality...
Harrington Nazarene program With about 25 people attending, the Nazarene Church sanctuary was lit only with tree lights and a few holiday lights. Kristian Beattie and Bella Mattozi lit candles and the congregation sang Christmas songs led by Sonia Beattie with Billie Herron at the piano. Pastor Jim Beattie left during the singing and returned with a Santa suit on, but with the Grinch’s face. The audience listened as he acted out the song “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.” The Grinch went about stealing Christmas symbols and fin...
Greetings from the Lincoln County Courthouse! Below is an open letter from the Lincoln County Commissioners as well as the Eastern Washington Council of Governments that will be sent to the Director of the National Park Service in Washington, D.C. I thought it might be of interest in light of the recent federal government shutdown in October and the economic impact that it had on our counties and communities.Have a safe and prosperous 2014! Director Jarvis, We are writing to...
Milton Johnston of Ellensburg was re-elected chairman of the Columbia Basin Development League (CBDL) at their December trustee’s meeting in Moses Lake with Orman Johnson of Othello re-elected vice chair, Jake Wollman, Jr. of Warden treasurer and Jeff Schibel of Odessa secretary. Ron Fode of Moses Lake, continues on the board as past chairman. Alice Parker of Royal City, Dale Pomeroy of Warden, and Heath Gimmestad of Moses Lake will remain on the Executive Committee along with newly appointed at-large executive committee m...
