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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. Monday, Jan. 7: Harrington ambulance personnel transported a 51-year-old man suffering chest pains to Lincoln Hospital in Davenport. Reardan EMTs and Davenport ambulance personnel assisted a...
Here it is, as promised, my list of “must keep” cookbooks. If I had to pare my cookbook library to just twelve books, these would be my selections. With these twelve publications I would feel well equipped to prepare edible fare from just about any potable item that came my way. 1. Ann Pillsbury’s Baking Book, 1961 2. Fix It and Forget It Cookbook by Dawn J. Ranck and Phyllis Pellman Good, 2000 3 Searchlight Recipe Book, Household Magazine, 1945 4. Best of Country Cooking, Rei...
A few weeks ago I lost the use of my toilet and learned first hand just how much I missed it when it wasn’t there. My plumbing went out of order when the pipe between my house and the city’s sewer line in the street collapsed. It was about 60 years old and made out of compressed fiberboard of some sort – I’m surprised it lasted as long as it did. Pipes like that belong to the homeowner, so it was my responsibility to get it fixed. It took about a week for the workmen to come...
The operating hours of Odessa’s several saloons early in the last century were always a matter of controversy. No one seemed to care that they were open for business at 5 a.m., but there was concern about the closing time, which in 1912 was at 10:30 p.m. A petition circulated in January 1912 asking for a 9 p.m. closure was presented to the Odessa Town Council, bringing considerable opposition from both citizens and business operators. The Record gave this report in its issue of February 2, 1912: A petition asking for 9 o’cloc...
The Marlin Gun Club met Sunday, January 13, 2013. Shooting 25's: Carmen Eckhart, Dave Long and Doug Starkel. Shooting 24's: Bill James, Mark Iksic, Kyle Lesser and Kurt Moore. Kyler Kennison and Camden Eckhart shot 23's. Shooting 22's: Daryl Kimble, Scott Mortimer, Ron Lesser and Dave Asker. Mark Edwins, Tyler Greenwalt, Ken Eckhart, Jake Bennett and Mike Christ shot 21's. Shooting 20 and under: Jacob Starkel, Hunter James, Jeff Norley, Gage Starkel, Scott Heimbigner, Rick Kamstra, Cody Kamstra, Keeva Kimble, Kara Gunderson,...
July The Odessa High School chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America sent 16 students to the national FBLA conference in San Antonio, Texas last summer. The chapter, as a whole, won first place for its Partnership with Business presentation. The group worked on a program with the 2nd Harvest Food Bank to provide backpacks filled with weekend take-home food for needy youngsters in area communities. At a town council meeting, the new Chief of Police, Helen Coubra, was sworn in by Mayor Doug Plinski. Coubra came, most...
At the January 14 Odessa Town Council meeting, Mayor Doug Plinski got right to business by reading a letter of resignation from councilman Lynn Schmidt, dated December 31, 2012. Schmidt cited his recent move to a location outside the town limits, thereby making him ineligible to serve on the council as the reason for his resignation. He will continue to serve on some committees as a private citizen. Plinski then officially swore in Gail Kiesz as the new town clerk/treasurer...
Dr. Richard Reuben Sackmann, 93, passed away Sunday, December 16th in his Yakima home. He was born November 10, 1919 in the German community of Ritzville Wa. to Martin and Caroline (Hille) Sackmann. He was raised on a wheat farm that was homesteaded by his German immigrant parents. At the age of 12, he set a long jump record and graduated from Odessa High school at age 16. He went on to the University of Washington and received a degree in pharmacy then entered the University...
O-H vs. Wellpinit Junior varsity The Wellpinit girls JV played the Titans in Harrington Friday, January 11, getting the win over O-H, 50-34. O-H 10 10 7 7 34 Wellp. 14 13 18 5 50 Lanessa Simon led the scoring with 13 points for the Titans. Casey Schlomer had 10, Shelbey Watkins 7 and Makayla Baird and Ashley Baarstad 2 each. Simon had 3 rebounds, 6 steals, 3 assists; Sam Nighswonger 7 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist; Shelbey Watkins 7 rebounds, 3 steals, 5 assists; Casey...
Boys O-H vs. ACH Varsity On Tuesday, January 8, the O-H Titans were defeated by the Almira-Coulee/Hartline Warriors, 50-57, at an away game played in Coulee City. The Titans led in the first quarter, but the Warriors had a high-scoring second quarter that sent the teams into the locker rooms with a 27-27 tie at halftime. O-H 12 15 11 12 50 ACH 7 20 12 18 57 Stetson Sanford led the scoring with 19 points, Markus Smith 11, Justin Hunt 10, Madison Charlton 6, and Sam Schafer and...
Lucas Matthew Porubek was born December 15, 2012 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup, Wash. to Adam and Katie Porubek of Orting, Wash. Lucas was born at 1:05 p.m. weighing 8 pounds and 15 ounces, and was 21 inches in length. Lucas is the first grandchild of John and Debbie (Schmidt) Cutter of Milton, Wash., Bill Porubek of Enumclaw, Wash. and Liz Hendrickson-Adams of Kirkland, Wash. He is the great-grandson of Wilma Schmidt of Odessa, Wash. and Lois Porubek of Colville,...
The joint board of directors of the Odessa and Harrington School Boards met on January 9, 2013. The Athletic Director’s report prepared by Mike Perry follows below: Fall Sports Junior-high (JH) football had 16 participants and posted a 1-3-1 season record. JH volleyball had 25 participants and a varsity season record of 5-5. The junior varsity (JV) had a 0-10 season record. High-school (HS) football had 21 participants and 6-5 season record. The team received a WIAA Distinguished Scholastic Award with a combined 3.341 GPA. Na...
Though the 2013 Washington legislative session faces many challenges in the state’s budget, the session also offers opportunities to improve the state’s economy by investing in workforce development via public higher education. Seventy percent of jobs in Washington State will require some postsecondary training by 2018, according to a report by Georgetown University. This trend is based on two principles: more education leads to greater productivity, and skill requirements have increased over time – a phenomenon known as “ups...
Businesses can now register with local governments in one location to become eligible for small to medium-sized public works project notifications. Traditionally, a business needed to complete separate, yet identical, applications for each public agency they would like to work with, but now businesses simply complete one, free application in the MRSC Rosters database to register with multiple agencies in Lincoln County or throughout Washington State. The streamlined application process in MRSC Rosters, at...
Big Bend Community College Foundation scholarship applications for 2013-14 are available now in the Financial Aid Office and in local high school counseling offices. The deadline is March 15 for receiving completed applications in the Financial Aid Office. Only completed applications submitted by that date will be considered. The Foundation awards approximately $142,000 in scholarships to 140 students each year, said LeAnne Parton, Executive Director of the BBCC Foundation. “The Foundation has scholarship opportunities for hi...
Jessi Fink of Odessa earned Dean’s List recognition at George Fox University in Newberg, Ore. for the fall 2012 semester. Fink, a senior majoring in Biblical Studies and Business Administration, earned the distinction for earning a 3.5 grade point average or better for at least one term. George Fox University is ranked by Forbes among the top Christian universities in the country and is a Christian college classified by U.S. News & World Report as a first-tier regional university. Nearly 3,500 students attend classes on t...
Often we don’t understand the ways of God until we look back and see the whole picture. For example, we didn’t understand why God sent a young girl out of “juvenile detention” to live with us and become our daughter. It was a very difficult season of our lives, having our 10-month-old handicapped son Treg with all of his challenges. We were in the throes of building a new church and young couples were coming in and then God sends us this young girl who quickly became a big part of our lives. Don’t think we didn’t go through...
Byron Behne watches the grain markets for the Odessa Union Warehouse. 1/10/13: Tomorrow the USDA bombards us with their latest round of reports including monthly supply and demand, quarterly stocks and final corn and soybean production. The reports will be released at 9:00 a.m. local time instead of 5:30 a.m. as they have been previously. That will leave the market a short three hours to digest the news before trade closes for the week. Six out of the last six January reports have produced a limit move in corn futures, three...
Trudy Heimbigner died January 10, 2013 in Spokane. She was born July 30, 1932 in St. John’s, New Foundland, Canada to Stan and Lilly (Stevenson) Collins. She grew up in St. John’s and attended school and graduating high school. She later met and married Arnold “Fritz” Heimbigner, and they were married on April 16, 1952 in St. John’s, New Foundland, Canada. They moved back to the states and lived in various communities like Odessa, Harrington and Reardan before settling in Spokane. Trudy worked as a cook at Holy Family Ho...
Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire reflected on her eight-years in office in her State of the State address at the Capitol Tuesday morning, her last official act before relinquishing the reins of that office to Gov.-elect Jay Inslee. Among the issues she touched upon were her administration's achievements and involvement in industry, education, transportation and economic recovery. Gregoire also offered advice to the legislature, outlining her suggestions for the next administration. Amazon, Boeing, Microsoft and Starbucks...
I have a genuine concern about the young men and women of America! We have tens of thousands of young people in our state looking for work. However, the Washington State Patrol is facing a crisis because they can’t find enough good candidates to fill a class. They prefer to have 60 people in each class, as that is the optimum size for their facilities and instructors. They recently advertised extensively, and they did not get enough candidates to fill a class. The chief of the WSP said in a recent interview that they had e...
Personally, I blame it all on Walt Disney. Seriously. Before Walt came along, fairy tales tended to be not just cautionary, but downright terrifying. I’m pretty sure that prior to being introduced to the happy-ever-after brand of storytelling perfected by those at the Disney company, I was too scared to do anything wrong. After all, being baked in someone’s oven or eaten by a wolf didn’t sound particularly pleasant. Then here came Snow White, Sleeping Beauty and Cinde...
On Monday, January 21, we celebrate both Martin Luther King, Jr., Day and the inauguration of Barack Obama. Much has happened between the Civil Rights Movement, which began in 1954 with Brown vs. Board of Education, to the election of America’s first bi-racial president to another term in office. In April of 1968, King went to Memphis, Tennessee, to support the sanitation workers striking for better working conditions and a living wage. Not only had he fought discrimination against all minorities in this country, he also c...
Flu activity is picking up across our state and the nation. The timing and severity of flu seasons are unpredictable and flu can be severe. Each year in Washington and around the country the flu causes hospitalizations and deaths. “Any death from a preventable illness is upsetting, and it’s especially heartbreaking when a child dies,” says Secretary of Health Mary Selecky. “These deaths are a somber reminder that flu is serious and makes thousands sick in our state each year. With flu season picking up, it's importa...
The Odessa Chamber of Commerce met Tuesday, January 8, at Any Occasion Banquet Hall. January is the time for nominating new officers for the organization, and president Marlon Schafer asked members to seek out anyone who might be interested in serving. Current officers Schafer, president; Larissa Zeiler, treasurer; board members Vickie Iverson, Justin Parr and Dejay Buck, Biergarten chairman, have all agreed to run for another term in 2013. The positions of secretary and vice president, however will be open, as Michelle...
