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OHS Tigers triumphed over the Tekoa/Rosalia Timberwolves Friday, November 2, at Finney Field in Odessa. The final score of the night was 80 – 6, but the Tigers held the whip through the entire game, not letting the Timberwolves score until the fourth quarter. Camden Weber had another great passing game with 178 yards. He completed seven out of 10 attempted passes. Total rushing yards for the game was 287, with Marcus King leading with 133 total, followed closely behind by J... Full story
By Rev. Jon Hayashi Heritage Church Pray...with Thanksgiving In a sermon at Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles, Gary Wilburn said: In 1636, amid the darkness of the Thirty Years' War, a German pastor, Martin Rinkart, is said to have buried five thousand of his parishioners in one year, an average of fifteen a day. His parish was ravaged by war, death, and economic disaster. In the heart of that darkness, with the cries of fear outside his window, he sat down and... Full story
Odessa's Future Business Leaders of America attended the NE Region Fall Conference at the Spokane Ag Expo Center. This is the kickoff to a very busy year for the 38 members. Students learned how to improve their leadership, business and careers skills by attending sessions offered by a variety of speakers. In addition, Tori Weishaar, Camden Weber and Maddy Wagner hosted two sessions on "How to Build a Strong Chapter." Careful not to give all our secrets away, the team shared... Full story
November Panther Newsletter A recently printed Panther News highlighted the Cowboy Buck and Elizabeth performance including details of their practice sessions at the school. The fifth and sixth grades took a field trip to the Eastern Washington University Challenge Course behind Roos Field on the campus. The third and fourth grades also went. “They have set up many hands-on activities that reinforce the themes of ’trust’ and ’teamwork’.” As one continues through the newsletter, it tells of the fifth and sixth-grade... Full story
1 years ago The Odessa Record November 8, 1918 Teachers to Have Full Salary. School teachers who are ready and willing to continue teaching shall receive pay for the period they are relieved of school work by reason of the influenza quarantine, unless otherwise specified in the contract, Assistant Attorney General Fairbrook ruled today in answer to a query from Prosecuting Attorney Baily, of Mason county. Fairbrook holds that the teacher's contract governs but in case the... Full story
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, Oct. 29: Palouse River Coulee City Railroad personnel were advised on a malfunctioning crossing arm on Division Street in Wilbur. Deputies investigated a report of a possible burglary at a residence in the 500 block of... Full story
It was a busy week for the lady Tigers with two matches Nov. 1 and one on Nov. 3. Racking up two more wins and suffering one loss, the Tigers worked hard to keep their standing. Odessa vs. Northport In the first match against Northport, Odessa won it, three games to one to take the match. Northp 13 19 25 15 Odessa 25 25 21 25 The girls were some spiking fools in this game. Tori Weishaar, Mya Boss, Maddy Wagner, Emily Scrupps, Brenna Carstensen, McKennah Davison and Caitlyn... Full story
Volleyball The Tiger volleyball season has ended, as only one team from our local district was allowed to move on to the state tournament being held in Yakima this weekend. The Tigers’ loss to Pomeroy last Saturday meant that the Tiger girls will stay home. We find it a rather sad ending to the stellar play the team exhibited in the preliminaries leading up to last Saturday. The girls fought very hard and deserved a shot at state. Football The Tiger football team has been stomping on all opponents all this undefeated s... Full story
By DYANNE DEERING What makes this woman MAD? It’s easy. It’s when we take it upon ourselves to judge other people. I’ve touched on it before when I have talked about the misconceptions on voluptuous people, but we are always judging people. THERE IS ONLY ONE JUDGE. That judge is GOD. I see it and hear it all of the time. “She is really skinny, she must use meth” or “she’s really skinny, she must be anorexic.” It could be that she has a really high metabolism or that she has a tumor on her thyroid. Have you stopped to ask... Full story
Neva G. Braun passed away October 30, 2018 in Spokane. She was a former resident of Odessa and a current resident of Spokane. She was born January 15, 1938 to Floyd and Ada Williams in Libby, Mont. Neva currently attended Hamblin Park Presbyterian Church participating in the ladies Bible study group, she also participated in their bell ringing choir for many years. While in Odessa she was a member of the Heritage Church and Choir. She was a graduate of the Sacred Heart School... Full story
Early November is a good time to get a head start on holiday meal preparation. Roasting a turkey hindquarter and using the drippings to make gravy to freeze for use at Thanksgiving or Christmas, will assure ample gravy for a crowd. Seasoning the hindquarter as you would the holiday bird will insure a flavorful gravy. Shops and markets boast a vast array of seasoning mixes, rubs and salts, and usually carry a hefty price tag as well. Make your own allows you to adjusting to... Full story
Northeast 1B League, South Division, All-League team members have been named. Included were the Odessa Tiger’s Camden Weber at quarterback and running backs Marcus King and Joshua Clark. At wide receiver, sophomore Tim DeWulf made the list, as did offensive linemen Theron Schlomer and Jaden Hunt. Honorable mention at offensive lineman went to Odessa senior Lane Lobe. Defensive linemen names were Tim DeWulf and Theron Schlomer. Honorable mention went to Jaden Hunt. At linebacker, Marcus King again made the list, along with B... Full story
Volunteers Merleen and Gunner Smith and Stan Dammel make a trip to Ritzville each month to meet the Second Harvest Food Bank truck. There, they pick up food for not only Odessa's Food Bank, but also the Odessa Backpack Program. They generously donate their time and gas to make the school delivery, as shown in the picture, and also unload and put away the food for Odessa's Food Bank. The items for the food bank vary from month to month, but they are provided free to our communi... Full story
Unfortunately, a new slide on the Porcupine Bay project occurred on October 3 and work has been halted on the east (downhill side) soldier-pile retaining wall. This work stoppage is due to slope stability and worker safety issues. Since we now have "differing site conditions," there is an ongoing engineering investigation to determine if additional work may be needed to stabilize the existing slope and/or east soldier-pile retaining wall. Work on the west (uphill side)... Full story
Odessa High School's FFA advisor HaLee Walter reports that the Halloween Carnival was a big success, with over 100 people attending the event in the Odessa Community Center. The group partnered this year with the Odessa Chamber of Commerce and included downtown trick-or-treating at participating businesses for a limited time period. The little ones loaded up on sugar, and everyone was apparently quite pleased (at least from reports received at this newspape... Full story
Maria Cantwell, Democrat, collected only1,368 votes in Lincoln County or 28.77% of the vote, while Susan Hutchison, Republican garnered 3,387 votes or 71.23%. Statewide, however, Cantwell gathered 1,144,970 for 58.6% compared to Hutchison’s 808,873 or 41.4%. Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers easily defeated Lisa Brown 3,597 votes (75.76%) to 1,151 or 24.24% in Lincoln County but won by a far smaller margin in the District-wide voting with 103,238 votes (55.95%) to Brown’s 81,295 or 44.05%. The 13th Legislative District rem... Full story
