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Walter, Darius J. (Age 70) Our dad passed away peacefully at his home in Lamona, WA. He was reunited with his parents, Rev. Elias and Rachel Walter, brothers John (Annie) and Joe, two sons Daniel Jacob (5 mos.) and William Eugene (12 yrs.). He was born in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada, where he resided until the age of 30. When he was 21 years he married his wife of 49 years, Rebecca Hofer of Turner, MT. They moved to Lamona in 1972. They raised their family: Thomas, David...
The Titan girls played what turned out to be their final game of the season February 15 against Cusick, losing 52-36, to be eliminated from further competition at the District 7 playoffs in Deer Park. O-H 5 7 5 19 36 Cusick 9 6 19 17 52 Kendall Todd led the scoring for O-H with 9. Jessie Whitaker was right behind her with 8, Jordyn Tanke 5, Charli Moffet 4, Rebekah Marshall 4, Chelsea Fisher 4 and Cydnee Kieffer 2. Hannah Schmidt, Carley Williams and Katelyn Worley also saw...
The Odessa High School FBLA chapter formed a partnership with 2nd Harvest Food Bank for the purpose of learning business skills from business professionals and applying that knowledge to benefit our local community. From this partnership, the FBLA chapter has implemented the Back Pack program. This program provides a backpack full of non-perishable food to 35 Odessa students each Friday to eat over the weekend. The food is packaged by Second Harvest Food Bank and distributed...
Hi, here I am again. Continued from last week “The Schibels.” On 09 April 1919, Henry Schibel married Katherine “Katie” Frick. Katie was age 19, Henry age 22. Katie’s parents were Heinrich “Henry” & Anna Margaret Schafer Frick. At the time, the Fricks were living in Adams Co. TS 20N, R31E, Section 2, about 1-1/2 mile north of Moody and almost 2 ½ miles southwest of the Schibel farm. I have been told the Fricks settled in the area around 1900; that they were the last in the area to farm with horses which was toward the end...
Sunday February 19 brought another large group of shooters and observers to the Marlin Gun Club, where 67 competitors (in 40 squads) took a shot at the standings. Marlin Dave Lang, Doug Starkel and Ken Eckhart all achieved perfect 25s. Shooting 24 were Bill James, Mackenzie Bemis, Jim Schell, Dave Pelham and Dean Moore. Mark Iksic, Travis Iksic, Mike Christ, Ken Thompson and Mark Edwins shot 23. Shooting 22 were Harlan Thrall, Daryl Kimble, Keith Lenssen, Dusty Kimble, Jake...
Whether you love or hate the Canada goose, you would have to admit that the one pictured above looks like the real thing. In 1982, John M. Schmauder completed “The Wonder Deek,” as he titled it on the bottom of the platform bearing his carving, a decoy representating a very lifelike Canada goose. The goose is carved out of sugar pine, a wood particularly favored by woodworkers, according Mark Fulford, the current owner of the goose. Securely mounted on a wooden platform, it...
On February 6, an officer responded to a call about a woman attempting to enter a residence in the 500 block of S. Birch St. A neighbor, who knew the occupant of the house was not home, called in the complaint. When contacted, the woman informed the officer that she wanted to ask the occupant how to season a turkey, and to apologize for past behavior. Officers were able to contact the home’s resident, who stated that he had not seen the woman in several months, and that he believed she had stolen items from his house in t...
House Republicans presented what they call an “all priorities” state budget for the public to review. With less than three weeks left in the legislative session, House Republicans’ budget would fund core state services and take the prospect of a tax increase on the November ballot off the table. Rep. Joel Kretz supports the budget and believes it represents the values and priorities of Washingtonians. “We’ve worked with the majority party up to this point to find common ground on a budget solution that closes the nearly $1...
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. Feb. 13: Burlington Northern Railroad personnel repaired a gate that had been torn off by a truck at the Birch Street and SR 28 crossing in Odessa. A man found someone's wallet on Morgan Street near...
After eliminating the Titan boys in District 7 play, the ACH Warriors went on to defeat Cusick for the third district spot and a trip to the state tournament. The District 7 championship game pitted Valley Christian against Wellpinit of the Panorama League. Valley Christian was the winner and goes into state competition as the #1 seed, followed by Wellpinit as #2 and ACH as #3. In the girls competition, Columbia (Hunters) took the championship, defeating ACH which settled for the #2 spot. Cusick defeated Wellpinit, 50-36, to...
After losing a hard fought game to the Wellpinit Redskins on February 8, the Odessa-Harrington Girls basketball team matched up against the Inchelium Hornets the following Saturday, February 11. The Titans started out hot with five different girls scoring in the first quarter to lead 12-3. The intense man-to-man defense frustrated the Hornets and kept them from running an offense. In the second quarter, several Titan players were in foul trouble, which gave an opportunity for some younger players to make a valuable...
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and IHOP restaurants will celebrate National Pancake Day on Tuesday, February 28, from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. IHOP will be offering a free short stack of its famous buttermilk pancakes to each guest and, in return, diners will be asked to leave a little something behind for Providence Holy Family Hospital, Providence Mt. Carmel Hospital, Providence Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital, Providence St. Joseph’s Hospital, St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, Kootenai Medical Center and Inland Northwe...
Washington state has used a combination system with both a primary and a caucus to allocate delegates to the national Republican convention since 1989, after a successful initiative to the legislature in 1988. The Democratic party continued to rely on the caucus system to select their delegates, although Democratic candidates appeared on the primary ballot. This year, the secretary of state and the state legislature decided to cancel the presidential primary due to budgetary considerations. As the largest state to caucus...
Odessa High School won full accreditation from the state in February 1910. The upgrade had been due largely to the efforts of Principal William U. Neeley, who expanded the curriculum and hired additional teachers. The Record gave this report of the school’s new classification in the issue of February 25, 1910: Word has been received that Odessa high School has been fully accredited for all of the work now being done. This action was taken by the State Board of Higher Education at a meeting in Spokane last Monday. This s...
Byron Behne watches the grain markets for the Odessa Union Warehouse. 2/15/12: White wheat continued to maintain its strength in the face of weaker Chicago wheat futures. Strong export feed demand remains the main driver. Egypt is in overnight for an all-comers tender. The tender over the weekend went all to the U.S., so we’ll see how this one turns out. 2/16/12: Egypt bought U.S. wheat for the second time in a week, as no other origins managed to book the business. Once again, there were no offers from Russia or the U...
Fiess, Norman Robert, (d. 2-12-2012; b. 4-16-1936) Norman R. Fiess, a longtime resident of the Reardan/Edwall area in Eastern Washington, passed away peacefully in Richland, WA on Sunday, February 12, 2012. Born in Wilbur on April 16, 1936 to Charles and Evelyn Fiess, Norm was raised in Wilson Creek until moving with his family to Edwall. Norm graduated from Reardan High School in 1954 and received his Accounting degree in 1958 at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma. He then returned to Edwall where he worked the family far...
I suspect that I’m not the only person who hides secrets from the past right where they belong – in the past. My secrets range from slightly embarrassing (no, I’m not going to tell you) to humiliating (still not going to tell you) all the way to downright shameful (absolutely not!) I’ve discovered, though, that secrets just don’t want to stay where I put them. Even though I’m still not going to tell you, they bubble to the surface of my consciousness on a fairly regular bas...
My household has no less than three nightlights that give good service to me and mine. Perhaps you have a nightlight or two yourself. And beyond those useful little devices, of course, there are the regular lights that a person may switch on in the middle of a windless night. Those basic facts highlight the idea that we all have need for electrical power in the grid at times that solar and wind can't help us. The kind of electricity we need at all times is what utilities call...
There is finally a bit of good news from Olympia. The state’s Revenue Forecast Council reports that tax revenues for this biennium will be $96 million higher than projected last November, and state tax collections for 2013-15 are projected to grow by 6.6 percent. But we shouldn’t get too excited. Even with this additional revenue and the cuts the Legislature made in December’s special session, lawmakers still need to make up about a $1 billion deficit to balance the budge...
This is part 3, the last of a series of articles about the Groundwater Management Area (GWMA) and the studies it has made of area water resources. Part 1 appeared in the January 19 and Part 2 in the February 2 editions of The Record. What happens now that the GWMA has created its hydrologic model and mapped many of the groundwater sources? Does the project stop here? GWMA project managers hope not, because there are still a lot of questions to be answered. The hydrologic...
This week is National FFA Week, and as it does every year at this time, The Odessa Record, with the support of the Odessa and Harrington communities, salutes the high-school and eighth-grade students who dedicate themselves to this extra-curricular activity at their respective schools. Their advisor Erica Whitmore holds half-time positions at both schools, a situation that keeps her very busy and very often driving on the well-traveled road between the two schools. Through FFA, young people learn practical approaches to the...
