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A month-by-month summary of the year’s activities as they appeared in The Odessa Record continues below for the months of September, October, and part of November. September Odessa resident Jakob Knoell turned 100 September 4. His children, Marianne Saltz (Soldotna, Alaska), and Vern and Joni Knoell (Colbert and Lamona, Wash.), as well as grandchildren Jeannette Ducker (Kasilof, Alaska), DiAnna Leaders (Soldotna, Alaska), Tami Knoell (Spokane), Kristi and Mark Lupton (Spokane) and greatgrandchildren Rylee Lupton and Sam Lupto...
As I was meeting with Town Marshal Mike Wren early Tuesday afternoon to review the week’s incident reports, a residential burglary was taking place on North Division Street. In broad daylight. At least two and possibly three people in a small gray extended-cab pickup pulled up to a residence. A neighbor saw two people removing items from the house. He didn’t call 9-1-1. He didn’t get a license number. He didn’t get a close enough look at the vehicle to provide make or model....
This is to anyone that has ever dropped a dog or a cat off on a country road or is thinking of doing it assuming a farmer will care for or find a home for your unwanted pet!! What makes you think it is easier for a farmer to find a home for your pet versus you? It is a form of animal cruelty in my eyes! Just this week we find yet another unwanted dog on our property and we are going to have to find it a home. We already have two rescue dogs (we just lost our third rescue this last week to cancer) and it takes a lot of work...
I am writing to comment on the poetry that appears in The Odessa Record written by Arley Bischoff. I am a cousin of his wife, Myrna, and really enjoy his poetry. I am very fond of poetry myself, so keep up the good work, Arley. Although I have been gone from Odessa for 46 years, I still enjoy reading the paper thoroughly each week. Many of the names are unfamiliar to me, but I still have fond memories of those that I still know today and enjoy keeping in contact through The Odessa Record. An avid reader and subscriber, Rhea...
The Chamber of Commerce voted to retain all current officers and elected board members January 24, after they all said they were willing to continue. Officers who will be effective as of the March 17 Chamber banquet are: President Marlon Schafer, Vice President Lindsy Starkel, Secretary Michelle Melgren and Treasurer Larissa Zeiler. Elected board members are Victoria Iverson and Justin Parr. The final board position is non-elected, and is filled by the current Deutschesfest Biergarten Chairman, and remains unfilled as of yet....
The Oilseed Crop Production Workshop held in the Odessa Community Center Tuesday, January 24, was a day-long effort to educate and encourage area farmers to add canola to their crop rotation with wheat. About 65 people from throughout the Inland Empire attended the event, which began at 7:30 a.m. with registration, refreshments and time to visit with vendors who had set up informational booths. Inland Empire Oilseeds also provided guided tours of its Odessa plant during this...
From its earliest years, Odessa was threatened by floods. The original town was platted in a flood plain in 1899. Nobody worried much about flood plains then, and as the town spread out from its first few blocks along First Avenue, homes were built along Crab Creek, which regularly over-flowed its banks at spring run-off time. The first really disastrous flood, however, occurred in 1909. It was followed by many more, which sometimes inundated the business district. The biggest floods were those of 1913, 1916, 1924 and 1932....
As Congress and state legislatures struggle with the sluggish economy, high unemployment and growing deficits, it may seem that a solution is out of reach. That’s not the case. In fact, you and I can make a real difference with the choices we make every day. The realization that consumers control the marketplace is fueling a burgeoning movement to “Buy American.” When consumers choose American-manufactured products, they support American jobs — the more products purchas...
It was definitely winter this past Sunday, cold, windy and snowing off and on. That did not deter determined trapshooters from competition at the Odessa and Marlin gun clubs, however. Odessa In spite of the wintry weather, Odessa shooters turned in some respectable scores. Landon Lobe, Bryce Haase and Bill Weber all shot 25. Shooting 24 were Jim Smith, Tyler Smith and Doug Tebow. Jared Praetorious, Brady Gies, Tom Schuh, Sam Greenwalt and Larry Weber all shot 23. Mike Nichols,...
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. Jan. 16: Dispatchers referred a report of a domestic assault involving a family in Reardan to local police. A caller from Seven Bays asked for assistance with what he described as an "out-of-control"...
O-H vs. Wellpinit Monday, January 16, was Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and therefore a day off school but not a day off for basketball. The Titans traveled to Wellpinit to fight a disappointing, losing battle, 69-59. O-H 14 16 13 16 -59 Wellpinit 27 9 11 22 -69 Justin Hunt led the scoring with 18. Cade Weber had 13, Markus Smith 3, Jacob DeWulf 3, Stetson Sanford 11, Jared King 3 and Brett Larmer 8. King led in rebounding with 9 and in steals with 6. Larmer led with 4...
Last week, the Titan girls basketball team defeated Wellpinit and Valley Christian, while in between they lost to St. John-Endicott. O-H vs. Wellpinit The Titan girls headed out to Wellpinit Monday and picked up another win by a score of 39-36. After being down 16-6 at half time, Wellpinit came roaring back in the second half to make a game of it. The girls were able to hang on for the win, however. O-H 9 7 13 10 -39 Wellpinit 3 3 14 16 -36 Kendall Todd had a great game and sc...
Les Stehr, 78, passed away peacefully, January 11th at Harborview Medical Center after experiencing a stroke. Les was born in Odessa, Washington on May 14, 1933 to his parents Fred and Helen Stehr. He is survived by his daughter Laurie Krone (Dave), grandchildren Tanner and Bradey, brother Tom Stehr (Julie), sister Peggy Burk (Arch), along with many step children, step grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Ron Stehr. Les was...
Myra M. Walter died November 23, 2011, at her home in East Wenatchee. She was 96. Myra Margaret Elizabeth Miller was born August 19, 1915, in Ritzville to Weston Otis Miller, a country lawyer, and Elizabeth Walters Miller. She attended Ritzville schools until her junior year, then graduated from Roosevelt High School in Seattle in 1933. She attended Whitman College and Washington State College (now WSU), graduating with a Bachelors of Education degree in 1938. She was a...
Ole Burbank died January 9, 2012 in Battle Ground, WA one month before her 98th birthday. She was born February 16, 1914, in Wilson Creek to Charles and Esther Schumacher. Ole raised her family in San Jose, Calif., and then she and her husband followed their children to Battle Ground in 1974. Ole was a caretaker, homemaker and foster parent her entire life. She had a special fondness for children and animals and continued to provide in-home child care up until her late 70s....
John Erber died January 18, 2012 in Marlin at the age of 61. He was born March 14, 1950 in Minot, ND to Arnold and Jane (Whitson) Erber. He attended Lynch Immanuel parochial school and Glenburn High School. After employment in the agriculture industry, he moved west and later found work in Eastern Washington. For over 20 years he was employed as a cattle ranch manager on Peterson Ranch and helped build stock trailers for Steve Cannon. He was a member of Cannawai Grange and...
If you are tired of squabbling with your growing youngsters about getting buckled into their booster seats, be glad you don’t live in California, where new 2012 laws have extended the height and weight limits to keep children in their booster seats longer. The new California Booster Seat Law, effective January 1, 2012, prohibits parents, guardians or drivers from transporting on a highway in a motor vehicle any child under 8 years old and at least 4'9" in height without securi...
Byron Behne watches the grain markets for the Odessa Union Warehouse. 1/18/12: Grain futures fell on Wednesday as some of the driest areas of Argentina look like they’ll get a drink in the coming days. This is most definitely a weather market, however white wheat has been able to hold up pretty well in the face of a sinking futures market. Portland prices are now about 30 cents per bushel higher than Chicago March futures, which hasn’t happened in quite awhile. Strong feed wheat demand combined with a second tender in a wee...
The following is a summary of the larger projects and programs that the Lincoln County Economic Development Council was involved with in 2011. It was compiled by EDC executive director Margie Hall. EDC Board • Added four new Board Members, increasing the volunteer board size from 7 to 11. • Supervised EDC operational and program costs and monitored grant funds from the Department of Commerce and the Lincoln County Economic Development Fund. • Contracted with Lincoln County to act as the Lincoln County...
At the request of residents of the 100 block of East Fourth Avenue, the town council considered, discussed and then passed ordinance #648, which would amend existing ordinance #562, pertaining to parking in the residential area adjacent to the high school. Mayor Doug Plinski reported that efforts to encourage students to voluntarily restrict parking on the south side of 4th avenue between 1st and 2nd streets had been unsuccessful thus far. According to Public Works Director...
