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O-H vs. Liberty Varsity On Thursday, January 3, 2013, the lady Titans played a makeup game against Liberty, losing 25-31. O-H 4 10 5 6 25 Liberty 11 5 8 7 31 Chelsea Fisher led the Titan scoring with 12. Jordyn Tanke added 8, Cydnee Kieffer 3 and Katie DeWulf 2. Fisher had 14 rebounds and 3 steals; Tanke 4 rebounds, 5 steals and 5 assists; Carley Williams 2 rebounds, 1 steal and 2 assists and Katie DeWulf 2 rebounds and 1 blocked shot. “The Liberty game left us very d...
The Titan boys chalked up three in the win column last week, coming back from their winter break ready to take on all comers. O-H vs. Liberty Junior varsity The boys JV team now has a record of 6-3. Against Liberty last Thursday, Carsen Weber was the leading scorer with 18 points in the game. Trevor King had 12 points and Nick Tebow had 11. Varsity On Thursday, January 3, the Titans played a makeup game against Liberty, defeating the Lancers 64 to 56. The Titans maintained a c...
March The Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center and the Odessa Clinic converted their record-keeping to an electronic format. The move to computer-based records was prompted in part by incentives offered by the government programs of Medicaid and Medicare. The main advantages are that orders written by OMHC can be entered directly into the computer and all of the patient’s vital information will be immediately available. Also, diagnostic tests ordered will be made available for v...
Cal’s home was Spokane, where he passed away December 29, 2012. He was born in Irby, Lincoln County, WA on June 10, 1923. He graduated from Odessa High School in 1942. Cal was in the Army and the Marine Corps. He served in Iwo Jima where he was wounded and received a Purple Heart. After the military he attended Gonzaga University. Cal owned and operated the Graedel Insurance Agency in Odessa. He farmed the family farm for 24 years. He was a member of the VFW, the Spokane C...
The Marlin Gun Club met Sunday, January 6, 2013. Shooting 25's were Mark Edwins, Bill James, Doug Starkel and Dan Asker. Shooting 24's were Kurt Moore, Camden Eckhart, Kyle Lesser, Mackenzie Bemis, Dave Lang, Mark Brashear, Hunter James, Jake Bennett and Mark Iksic. Ken Eckhart, Dave Asker and Griffey Powell shot 23's. Shooting 22's were Daryl Kimble, Susan James, Scott Mortimer and Ken Thompson. Lynette Nelson, Carmen Eckhart, Austin Nelson, Tyler Greenwalt and Josh Gray shot 21's. Shooting 20 and under were Ron Lesser,...
The Odessa Gun Club met for the first time this season on Sunday, January 6, 2013. Participants who shot 25's were Jim Smith and Doug Tebow. Shooting 24's were Landon Lobe, Nick Tebow, Markham Nichols, Ryan Lewis, Jon Fink and Jared Praetorius. Mike Nichols, Jr., Tom Schuh, Nick Nelson and Brady Gies all shot 23's. Shooting 22's were Colley Walter, Bill Weber and Aaron Gies. Lane Lobe, Max Greenwalt, Justin Hunt and Brandon Larmer shot 21's. Shooting 20 and under were Cindy Groh, HaLee Walter, Wyatt Haase, Sam Greenwalt,...
Sheriff's Report INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Dec. 31: A woman told dispatchers that she found three of her horses missing, but three other horses of unknown ownership on property adjacent to SR 231 in the Sprague area. Deputies checked out an...
Crab Creek floods wrought destruction on Odessa several times during the 20th Century. They usually occurred at the end of January or in February, as the creek was swollen by runoff water. In the late 1930s, flooding was brought under control, for the most part, with dikes built through the town on both banks of the creek. One of the first and most awesome of Odessa’s floods occurred 104 years ago. The Odessa Record reported the disaster in its issue of January 22, 1909: The people of Odessa and the lower portion of Crab C...
The Dean's List is released after every fall, winter and spring quarter at Eastern Washington University in Cheney. An undergraduate student who earns 12 quality hours (QHRS) and receives a grade-point average (GPA) of 3.5 or better is placed on the Dean's List for the quarter. If the student has placed a directory restriction on their records the name will not be released for publication. The following area students were named to the Dean’s List: Charlie Moffet, Staci Bewick and Michael Moore, all of Odessa. Brett Larmer, J...
On January 15, between the boys and girls basketball games, GEAR UP and the Sophomore Class will host a breakfast dinner. A representative from Big Bend Community College will be on hand to help parents of seniors fill out the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form. It will be an informative evening, so parents of sophomores and juniors are encouraged to attend....
The health of Washington’s rural residents is an ongoing concern. To address these concerns, the Washington State Rural Health Association, established in 1981, organized to collaboratively strengthen and improve the health of rural communities. Their work helps to establish policies and activities towards resolving identified issues relating to health and health care services for rural residents. Currently, they are seeking input from rural residents throughout the state of Washington and selected Lincoln County to host a ...
After the recent theatrical charade about the fiscal cliff given to us by the people elected to lead this country, I would like to inform them what Winston Churchill said regarding what they accomplished. “I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle." Joe Wollman Odessa...
In light of Duane Pitts’ piece about labor unions, maybe we should tell the rest of the story. I am including something I found in the Jewish World Review by Thomas Sowell and please note the place where he points out that labor unions do not create wealth. Dave McClanahan Odessa Union Myths By THOMAS SOWELL The biggest myth about labor unions is that unions are for the workers. Unions are for unions, just as corporations are for corporations and politicians are for politicians. Nothing shows the utter cynicism of the u...
When I lived in Portland, I had (what I considered to be) a glorious garden. My house, which was quite small, sat on a standard city lot. In the eight years I lived there, I dug out most of the lawn and planted things that bloom. I planted heirloom roses, daylilies, bearded iris, crocus, tulips, daffodils and peonies. I planted daphne, heather and creeping phlox in the rock garden, along with basket of gold and clove pinks. Delphinium, coreopsis and echinacea bloomed all...
Legumex Walker Inc. has announced that the Pacific Coast Canola (PCC) oilseed processing facility in Warden, Wash. commenced production and completed its first sale and shipment of canola oil and meal during the final week of December 2012. “We are thrilled to have the PCC facility in service producing super-degummed expeller-pressed canola oil and canola meal so quickly, and ahead of schedule,” said Joel Horn, President and Chief Executive Officer, Legumex Walker, Inc. “We were able to move from commissioning of the core pro...
Financial and technical assistance is now available through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for producers interested in conserving energy on their property, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced. NRCS and producers develop Agricultural Energy Management Plans (AgEMP) or farm energy audits that assess energy consumption on an operation. AgEMPs are conducted to determine current on-farm energy usage and provide valuable information for on-farm energy improvements. Each audit h...
We had no sooner written our article last week on the uncertain situation at Inland Empire Oilseeds, LLC, and sent our paper off to be printed when we received in the mail that same day notification from the United States Bankruptcy Court in Spokane that IEO had filed for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy on December 27, 2012. Our call to IEO general manager Joel Edmonds has not been returned. We called the Odessa Union Warehouse on Friday, January 4, and asked to speak to Keith Bailey....
