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O-H vs. Inchelium The Titan girls traveled to Inchelium Tuesday, January 24. The O-H girls had a good first quarter, followed by a not-so-good second quarter to end the first half down by 10 points. In the second half, the Titans outscored Inchelium, but not by enough to make up the first-half deficit. Inchelium got the win, 50-44. O-H 10 8 9 17 44 Inchelium 12 16 8 14 50 Jessie Whitaker led the Titan scoring with 16 points. Cydnee Kieffer had 11, Kendall Todd 8, Rebekah...
O-H vs. Inchelium Tuesday, January 24, the Titans traveled to Inchelium with only the varsity teams competing. It was a lopsided 72-12 win for the Odessa-Harrington boys in a game that allowed plenty of scoring opportunities for several team members. O-H 27 24 14 7 72 Inchelium 2 4 2 4 12 Cade Weber and Markus Smith each scored 14 points to pace the Titans. Jared King had 12, Stetson Sanford 11, Justin Hunt 10, Jacob DeWulf 7 and Brett Larmer and Nick Tebow had 2 each....
Last Saturday night was Senior Night in Odessa. Before each of the two varsity games, the senior girls and then the senior boys were recognized for their contributions to school spirit and their dedication to their school and their teammates....
Now, before you go grab a rope or a bucket of tar, please let me explain why I should attend the Association of Washington Cities Legislative Conference. AWC is a private, non-partisan corporation that represents us before the state legislature, the state executive branch and with regulatory agencies. All 281 towns and cities in Washington State are volunteer members of this organization. At this conference, I heard from our lobbyists and listened to the concerns of fellow...
A month-by-month summary of the year's activities as they appeared in The Odessa Record concludes below with the remainder of November and all of December. Odessa Trading Company was informed that it is the top sales dealer in CaseIH’s Western Region for 2011, and one of the top 28 CaseIH dealers in North America. As a result, the company received an all-expense-paid trip to “Agritechnica,” the world’s largest exhibition of agricultural machinery, held in Hanover, Germany November 15-19. General Manager H.P. Carsten...
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. 23: Railroad crossing malfunctions were reported on Brace and Division streets in Wilbur. A 911 caller's report of a bicyclist on I-90 was referred to the Washington State Patrol. Two dogs were...
Midwinter doldrums feed the “what are we having for dinner tonight” dilemma. I recently became aware of an interesting cooking blog www.globaltableadventu re.com The blogger decided to prepare dishes from a different country every week and recorded for the world to enjoy, their experience. The recipes posted will definitely put some spice in your winter menus.The week I logged in featured Lithuania. Deviled eggs of all sorts appear to be an everyday staple in Lithuanian mea...
The oilseed workshops held in Odessa January 24 and in Colfax January 26 were intended to educate and encourage area farmers to plant oilseed crops. The speakers at the workshop came from near and far, with areas of expertise ranging from academic research to hands-on farming experiences. Biographical information provided below is taken from the speakers list handed out at the workshop and compiled by the WSU project coordinator. The moderator for Odessa’s workshop was Tom P...
At the regular January 25 meeting of the Odessa School Board, the board opted to send out an informational newsletter about the upcoming school levies, so voters would have the information before election day (February 14). Ballots have been sent out to registered voters and must be postmarked or hand-delivered by that date. Reporting on legislative issues with relevance to the Odessa School District’s levy requests, school superintendent Suellen White said that the Washington state legislature, due to the storm the p...
A student must have a grade point of 3.50-4.00 to be on the Honor Roll and Honorable Mention requires a grade point of 3.25-3.49. Grade values are based on the state transcript requirements and are as follows: A=4.0, A-=3.7, B+=3.3, B=3.0, B-= 2.7, C+=2.3, C=2.0, C-=1.7, D+=1.3, D=1.0, F=0.0. High School Senior Class: Austin Schmierer (4.0), Kira Powell, Kolby Crossley, Kaitlin Estep, Rebekah Marshall, Charli Moffet, Hailey Williams. Honorable Mention: Kelby Braun, Ashley Buchmann. Junior Class: Kendall Todd (4.0), Koralynne...
The following area students have been named to the President’s Honor Roll at Washington State University: Coulee City: Conor Patrick Jorgensen. Davenport: Elizabeth Ruth Anderson, Rachel Terese Erickson, Mariah Louise Mielke. Harrington: Rachel Lynn Roberts. Marlin: Kyle Dean Lesser. Odessa: Stephanie Lynn Wilson. Ritzville: Elena Jeanne Hennings, Heather Kay Hunt, Cory Gene Kiesz. Wilbur: Shelby Larissa Coffman, Jaime Lyn Haden, Michael Lance Schroeder, Karie Ellen Schuler. An undergraduate will be named to the P...
Odessa-Marlin was only one point out of first place entering week 4 of the annual Spokesman-Review trapshooting competition, which is in its 94th year. Marlin Marlin shooters turned in three perfect 25s for January 29, from Bill James, Doug Starkel and Dave Asker. Mark Iksic and Mark Edwins each shot 24, and Keith Lenssen, Lynette Nelson and Josh Gray shot 23. Shooting 22 were Carmen Eckhart, Harlan Thrall, Ken Eckhart, Kurt Moore, Dusty Kimble, Tyler Greenwalt and Hope Ellsworth. Austin Nelson, Jake Bennett and Scott Heimbig...
Friday, February 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Odessa Memorial Healthcare Auxiliary will be holding their annual sale of used items in the hospital atrium. Donations may be brought to the atrium on Thursday, February 2, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. The proceeds of this sale benefit the Activities Department at the hospital. The most recent purchase was folding chairs for use at family potlucks and other activities. Participation by everyone in Odessa is appreciated....
Rep. Joel Kretz and Rep. Shelly Short are inviting constituents in the 7th Legislative District to participate in a telephone town hall meeting Thursday, Feb. 9. The community conversation begins at 6:30 p.m. and will last one hour. To participate, call the toll-free number (1-877-229-8493) and enter code 15429 when prompted. The Representatives will listen to residents, answer questions and discuss a variety of topics related to the 2012 session. Once on the line, participants may select star 3 on their telephone keypads to...
Nothing about Earth history is static or unchanging. That’s particularly true of climate, and thereon hangs more than one interesting tale including recent news of a scientific advance in understanding how past climate has changed. It wasn’t too long ago by my standards – about the 1830s – that naturalists started to seriously think the globe has undergone revolutions in climate. The evidence for that came from Europe, where glacially polished and transported rocks dot the...
I’m going to change my name to “Turnip,” as in “you can’t get blood from a turnip.” Last week I actually remembered that there was an opportunity to give blood here in Odessa. I was a regular donor when I lived in Portland, and was one unit short of 10 gallons at the time I moved here. Then I took a break. I was dimly aware that the mobile donation van came to Odessa, but didn’t really think about donating here. The break lasted several years. In fact, I didn’t get ba...
A review of last week’s incident reports on file at the Town Marshal’s office revealed the following: Between the dates of January 24 and January 30, a total of six incident reports were logged in with the Lincoln Country Sherrif’s Office dispatch center. Case #13 was a residential burglary which occurred January 24 during the day shift. The report was not available for review on January 31, but Town Marshal Mike Wren reported that there had been a total loss of $1,700 - $1,800 in the burglary, with a laptop, a compo...
Part 2 of our series on Odessa’s water issues (continued from the January 19 edition of The Odessa Record) continues this week. Why not just... dig deeper? Digging deeper wells into the Grande Ronde Basalt layer is one of the options available to the Town of Odessa in the future for meeting its municipal water needs. How deep? Based on current peak demand, the GWMA has estimated that a new well will have to supply 1,000 gallons per minute (gpm), be 700 to 1,400 feet deep (base...
