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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, Feb. 10: A Burlington Northern crew tended to a malfunctioning railroad crossing arm on Yarwood Road near SR 28. A Davenport woman told dispatchers something had hit the back door of a residence in the 800...
Harrington City Council met with all members present: Rick Becker, Peter Davenport, Terri Howe, Levi Schenk and Mike Cronrath. Mayor Paul Gilliland opened the meeting and introduced visitors: Sharon Schultz on dog committee, Ashley Schenk, Scott McGowan (city employee) and Marge Womach for the Odessa Record. Bunny Haugan recorded the meeting. Two items on the agenda were canceled due to Margie Hall and Mark Stedman not arriving. The dog committee's report was presented with proposals for a schedule of fees and fines. No...
The last time The Record ran this column was November 1, 2012. This week the column continues with more about the Finks. In 1991, an article written by Linda Gustafson, published in The Odessa Record (TOR), mentioned the following: (1) That Reuben went to the Frederick school southwest of Odessa which was east three and a half miles from the Fink farm. That he, Reuben, walked or rode a horse to school because there wasn't any school bus service. Alvin Fink told me that during...
1 years ago From The Odessa Record February 20, 1914 An advertisement for Union State Bank showed a picture of a sliver of moon outside a window with a shady character in a hat lurking at the bottom of the window. The advertisement read in big letters, “ Burglars can’t get your money when it is safe in our bank”. Underneath it read, “In December 1902 Judge Lewis and wife, an aged couple, were brutally murdered at their ranch between Odessa and Almira. They were known to habitually keep large sums of money about their p...
Birthdays for February 20: Lee Praetorius, Kathy Taylor and Victoria Peterson. February 21: Michael Nichols, Jr. and Patty Williams. February 22: Mark Burroughs, Michael Kuest, Gwen Clavel, Blayne Albertson and Punch Pfeifer. February23: Ashley Steilstra, Marilyn Fink, Patricia Kissler and Jerry Walter. February 25: J.P. Luiten, Lance Wagner and Ed Deife. February 26: Cindy Haase. Anniversary for February 21: Lamar and Marguerite Heimbigner. Birthdays and Anniversaries are taken from the Odessa High School Band...
Last Wednesday, the Titan girls lost to Republic, 66 to 45, playing an away game at Republic in the first District 7 1B matchup. Down by only two points at half time, the Titans were outplayed in the second half by the league-leading Tigers. Republic will play Selkirk in the semifinal game this weekend. O-H 12 17 9 7 45 Repub. 19 12 23 12 66 Jordyn Tanke scored 12 points to pace the Titans. Katie DeWulf had 10 points, Cydnee Kieffer 9, Lanessa Simon 8, Casey Schlomer 4,...
The Titans defeated Wilbur/Creston Saturday in Deer Park, 48-46. "Carsen Weber made two free throws with 3 seconds left in the game to put the Titans up two points. Wilbur had a chance to win but missed a three-point shot at the buzzer," said head coach Travis Schuh. O-H 10 11 10 17 48 W/C 16 8 11 11 46 Madison Charlton, after having sat out most of the season recovering from knee surgery, has come back strong. Saturday, he led the Titans, scoring 13 points, with 1 rebound, 1...
Odessa gun club Shooting a perfect score of 25 was Landon Lobe. Shooting 24s were Colley Walter, Ryan Lewis and Nick Tebow. Shooting 22s were Doug Tebow, Mike Nichols, Jr. and Markham Nichols. William Mann, Jon Fink, Mike Nichols, Sr., Aaron Gies, Brandon Larmer and Harley Wraspir shot 21s. Shooting 20 and under were Pilot Weishaar, Craig Schuh, Traig Weishaar, Daniel Mann, Hunter Bramer, Bill Weber, Wyatt Haase, Maddy Wagner, Rochelle Schuh, Lane Lobe, HaLee Walter, Tom Schuh, Jenny Larmer, Cody Larmer, Jordan Larmer and...
To the Editor: I’d like to say thank you to the Odessa Record for the good information you provide. I am one of those who live elsewhere, but subscribe to keep up with Odessa happenings. A number of my relatives live in the area. It sounds like you have a lot of changes going on - always a challenge – and those deadlines to meet. I do want to thank you for continuing “This Week in Odessa History” where I learn a lot about the area and what life was like when my grandparents, Jacob and Eva Kallenberger, farmed north of Odes...
America has a new insidious disease that is choking the life out of our population! It’s called apathy. We are rapidly developing indifference to what is going on around us. Korea and Vietnam should have awakened us! Or when we passed one trillion dollars for our national debt during Reagan’s time in office. Then we have Clinton who was brash enough to tax social security and lied about Monica. The fiasco of Iraq during the Bush years as our debt is climbing at a faster rate. Then we have Obamacare, Afghanistn, the debt cli...
Dr. Haifang Wen grew up in a rural area of Shandong province, in eastern China. In his youth there were not many paved highways in the Chinese countryside. "Lots of the roads were gravel," he told me recently. "They were muddy when it rained. I remember riding a cow on them, or going along in a wagon pulled by a donkey." Living in those conditions, Wen could see quite a bit of room for improvement in road materials. "I thought, we can do better," he said with a smile. Thus...
I enjoy writing. I especially enjoy when others enjoy my writing. It takes hours to write a few full pages; it may take years to write a novel that will be enjoyed for only a few days. But in those few days, you will manipulate the emotions of a stranger. You will move them to feel, to think. You will make someone cry, laugh, wonder; you will stir emotion in the heart of a person you have never even seen. You can propose a thought, sparking a chain of reasoning that may lead to a life-changing revelation, or a simple...
Twenty five animal heads and furs have been on display in the Harrington Public Library since June of 1973. The late Louis Schultz was a Harrington farmer who enjoyed game hunting when he was not busy with keeping his farming operations going. Schultz began game hunting in 1946 and made two trips to Africa, trips into British Columbia, the Yukon and Alaska. Most of the animals on display have tags beside them to identify the animal and the location of the hunt. Those animals...
Odessa and Harrington FFA students traveled together to the Ag Expo held in Spokane February 4, 5 and 6. More than 50 students and chaperones attended the event, which also included displays by area vendors and visitors from throughout the rural area....
Due to postal rate increases that make our out-of-pocket costs keep going up for mailing out copies of The Odessa Record, we will have to increase our subscription rates. The new rates will take effect on April 1, 2014. Renewal notices sent out in March for April 1 renewal will reflect the new rates. The new rate for subscribers within the state of Washington will be $33. Snowbirds who spend part of their time in Washington and part of the time elsewhere will be charged $36, and out-of-state subscribers will see their rates...
The special election held February 11 saw the passage of levies for school and hospital districts, most by substantial margins. Harrington School Harrington School District #204 ran Proposition No. 1, a replacement maintenance and operation levy, in the amount of $535,000. Yes voters outnumbered No voters by 184 to 64 or 74.19% to 25.81%. Odessa School Odessa School District #105 ran Proposition No. 1, a replacement maintenance and operation levy for $698,000. This multi-county race also saw Yes voters outnumbering No voters...
Members of the Friends of the Pool (FOP), a group of young parents who conduct fundraising efforts on behalf of the Odessa Aquatic Recreation Center, met with town officials at the publicl library recently to discuss needs at the pool prior to the coming swim season. The concrete needs to be resurfaced and leveled before decking can be added. Town officials said the concrete issues need to be addressed before the 2014 swim season in order to eliminate safety code violations. 1...
The All-Opponent Team for the Northeast District South 1B basketball league was announced last Friday. Jacob DeWulf and Sam Schafer of Odessa were selected from the O-H Titans for inclusion on the team. The Titans head boys basketball coach Travis Schuh was named the Northeast District's 1B Coach of the Year for the same District...
