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Hailey Ann Williams and Cade Weber, Odessa high school graduates, have been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Washington for fall, 2014. The Quarterly Dean’s List includes the names of matriculated undergraduate students who are pursuing their first undergraduate degree and have attained a quarterly GPA of 3.50 in the final grades for at least 12 graded credits. Appropriate entries regarding inclusion on the Dean’s List are made on the student’s permanent academic record....
VFW Post and Auxiliary 7395 are proud to announce the winners of their Jr. Essay, Patriots Pen and Voice of Democracy contests for 2014. Jr. essays are written by grades three through five and this is a post, district and state program.The winners this year are: third grade, first place, Charlie Nixon; second place, Jacob Scrupps; and third place, Destiny Wiles. Fourth grade winners are: first place a tie between Sarah Hayashi and Collin Martin; and third place, Isaiah Chavez. Fifth grade winners are: first place, Emily...
To the Editor: Alberto and Lyndsay Reyes are now the new full owners of The Fitness Place, LLC. Congratulate them when you see them! My decision to resign and sell my share of the gym was finalized after long and careful consideration of all the factors. I feel the change will be beneficial to my long term career goals and objectives. I am proud to have been a part of this business again and to have been partners with the Reyeses. I am confident that this business will continue to thrive with their ideas and ambition. I...
Geraldine (Jerry) Goetz died on Feb. 21, 2015 in Odessa. She was born in Roxton, Texas on Dec. 31, 1924. Her parents were the Reverend T.T. Smith and Leola Bell Tidwel. She grew up on the family farm picking and chopping cotton with her family (one brother, and three sisters.) She was 17 when her father stopped farming and became a Southern Baptist Minister. The next year Jerry was driving to town with two girl friends when they stopped to pick up three good looking Army soldiers who were hitch hiking to Paris, Texas. Her...
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. 16: Searching the Tamarack Canyon Road area, a deputy was unable to locate a man described by a caller as “wearing a blue hoodie and jeans, carrying a duffel bag and sitting on the north side of the r...
Shooting 25s were Brady Gies and Mike Nichols Jr. Landon Lobe, Jared Praetorius, Rod Herron and Chris Phillips shot 24s. Shooting 23s were William Mann, Ryan Lewis, Colley Walter, Jon Fink and Randy Gies. Lane Lobe, Markham Nichols and Steve Telecky shot 22s. Shooting 21s were Brian Wraspir, Rick Hedreen, and Aaron Gies. Shooting 20 and under were Maddy Wagner, Harley Wraspir, Dallas Deife, Jenny Larmer, Brandon Larmer, Daniel Mann, HaLee Walter, Trevor Smith, Mike Nichols Sr., Drew Hardung, Daeton Deife, Cody Larmer, Steve...
Lanessa Simon “Our varsity girls basketball team has had a great week, and Lanessa gets credit for all the little things she did in the fourth quarter last Saturday to help us seal the victory over ACH,” Head Coach Kim Kruger reports. Simon is a junior at Harrington high school...
Odessa/Harrington Jr High Boys Varsity team Coaches Dusty Oestreich and Tyson Linstrum would like to congratulate this group of seventh and eighth graders on their undefeated season. This group plays at a very high level and gives it 100% on a daily basis....
On February 21 at Deer Park, the Titan girls faced Republic for the District 7 championship game. A fourth-quarter surge by the Titans was too little, too late as Republic got the win, 52-39. O-H 10 6 7 16 39 Repub 20 11 13 8 52 DeWulf led in scoring with 11 points, along with 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal. Tanke had 8 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal. Simon followed with 7 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals. Watkins had 6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal; Schlomer 4 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals;...
Curlew The Titan girls traveled to Curlew February 10 and won handily, 52-31, to put them into the winners bracket of the District 7 playoffs in 1B basketball. O-H 18 11 16 7 52 Curlew 5 5 7 14 31 The Titans were hot in the first half, surging ahead 29-10 by halftime. Shelbey Watkins scored 13 points to pace the offense, also adding 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals. Lanessa Simon had 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 5 steals. Katie DeWulf and Jordyn Tanke had 7 points each, with Tanke adding 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and...
William L. (Bill) Myers (79) died February 14, 2015. He was born in Port Townsend, Wash., where he lived until his retirement from the Port Townsend Fire Department in 1981. In 1991, Bill and his wife Kathy moved to Odessa to enjoy his retirement, playing golf, fishing and traveling to see family and friends. They also enjoyed helping out on community projects in Odessa in their spare time. Bill is survived by his wife Kathy; three sons, William J. (Carol) Myers, Donald L. (Crystal) Myers and Rick L. Myers; brother James...
To the Editor, Years ago, about 15 classroom teachers, stakeholders and I were members of a state Collection of Evidence committee recommending a cut score for students’ writing. Collection of Evidence is the alternative portfolio “testing” for those who failed the state’s 10th-grade test [then WASL, now HSPE]. The WASL writing cut score was 17. We finally realized that a higher cut score would discriminate against students who spoke a different language, came from a culture with different expectations about “perfor...
VFW Post and Auxiliary #7395 have announced the winners of the Youth Essay, Patriot’s Pen and Voice of Democracy contests for 2014. Post winners The Youth Essay contest is for children in grades three through five and is awarded exclusively by the VFW Department of Washington state, with judging at the local post, district and state levels. The state winner receives a savings bond. Among Odessa third-graders, Charlie Nixon was in first place, Jacob Scrupps second place and Destiny Wiles third place. Among fourth-graders, Sara...
At their regularly scheduled monthly meeting February 5, the Old Town Hall Rejuvenation Society (OTHRS) voted to reschedule their annual fundraising yard sale from Spring Fling weekend in April to Saturday, June 27. The group hopes that by moving the event and limiting it to one day, they will draw more shoppers as well as high quality donations, both of which are key to fundraising efforts. Potential donors are being asked to hold their items until after June 1, when volunteers will be able to begin collecting and storing...
Local resident Scott Heimbigner was selected to receive free fuel from Tanks of Thanks®, a program that rewards people who do good deeds to help make their community just a little bit better. The Tanks of Thanks program from CHS and Cenex® retailers encourages people to nominate friends, family and neighbors for free fuel as a way to say thank you for doing good in the community. Each month, CHS and Cenex retailers give away more than $5,000 in free fuel through the Tanks of Thanks program. Heimbigner was nominated for a...
At the regular meeting of the Odessa Chamber of Commerce February 10, representatives of Washington Federal Bank and of Vantiv LLC, a company that provides payment processing solutions for a wide variety of organizations, gave a presentation on the decision by Visa, American Express, MasterCard and Discover to switch from using the credit/debit cards we are all familiar with to a new type of card and processing system. According to the presentation, credit card fraud has increased 307 percent in the U.S. since 2004, and...
The Odessa Public Development Authority met Monday to hear from treasurer of the Livestock Producers Cooperative Association, Sue Lani Madsen, and to discuss three letters of interest submitted by parties willing to explore leasing and/or buying Odessa’s mothballed biodiesel plant. LPCA Madsen announced that the plant had closed Friday, February 13. She said she hoped the closure was temporary and that members of the cooperative wanted it to continue. Efforts are under way, she said, to raise additional capital and/or find a...
Three seniors on the O-H Titan boys basketball team were honored by being selected as members of the All League Team, Carsen Weber, Shane Whitaker and Sam Schafer. Weber is the son of Larry and Kelly Weber. Whitaker is the son of Richard and LaDawna Whitaker. Schafer is the son of Marlon and Melissa Schafer. All are from Odessa...
Odessa Junior High students who achieved a 3.5 grade-point average or above during the first semester were treated to a free lunch at Chiefs Bar & Grill on Tuesday. Front row: Pilot Weishaar, Keith Strebeck, Eric Johnston, Kameron Martin, Nicholas Larson. Back row: Maddy Wagner, Tori Weishaar, Alyssa Iverson, Maddie Scrupps, Kassidy Crossley, Megan Shafer, Caitlyn Schuh, Mya Boss, Ireland Luiten, Tim DeWulf, Ryan Moffet, Camden Weber, Colton Messer, Jett Nelson. Front page...
Wednesday, February 11, by another close score of 54-59 at the District 7 tournament played at Deer Park High School. O-H 14 12 13 15 54 Selk 13 9 14 23 59 Carsen Weber tallied 17 points in the loss, while also contributing 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals. Shane Whitaker added 11 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and Sam Schafer ended the game with 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal. Dakota Largent scored 9 points, all from 3-point range. Colton Hunt added 4 points, 3 rebounds; John DeWulf 2 points, 3 rebounds,...
The latest cash grain market here shows Soft White Wheat down at $5.98. Hard Red Winter is down at $5.82. DNS is down at $7.75. Barley is down at 153.00....
Odessa Menu MONDAY, March 2: Bagles w/ cream cheese, fruit and juice. Lunch: Nachos w/ chili and cheese, pull-a-parts, fruit and veggie bar. TUESDAY, March 3: Yogurt, cereal, fruit and juice. Lunch: Sweet and sour chicken, rice, blueberry muffin, fruit and veggie bar. WEDNESDAY, March 4 : Cereal, toast, fruit and juice. Lunch: Cheeseburger, JO JO's, fruit and veggie bar. THURSDAY, March 5: No school. FRIDAY, March 6: No school. State basketball. Harrington Menu MONDAY, March 2: Cereal, breakfast bar, string cheese, juice, mil...
High Low Prec. S Feb. 19 52 24 .00 Feb. 20 48 26 .00 Feb. 21 54 25 .00 Feb. 22 50 21 .00 Feb. 23 44 17 .00 Feb. 24 47 19 .00 Feb. 25 49 20 .00 Yearly total to date 3.78 inches. Snow accumulation: .93 inches to date....
2/26 Twelve Step Program – Odessa group meeting @ Heritage Church basement, 7 - 8 p.m., Odessa Commu- nity Closet @ Zion Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 10 a.m. - 1p.m. 02/27- Baskeball Regionals @ 6 p.m. 28 in Wenatchee. 03/02 Quilt club @ museum barn, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., TOPS, Christ Lutheran Church, 11 a.m. 03/03 Odessa public library board meeting @ 7 p.m. 03/05 Twelve Step Program – Odessa group meeting @ Heritage Church basement, 7 - 8 p.m., Odessa Commu- nity Closet @ Zion Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 10 a.m. - 1p.m. The Ode...
Birthdays for February 26: Cindy Groh. February 27: Ryan Shafer. February 28: Tommy Galloway. February 29: George Schafer. March 1: Linda Powell, Travis Iksic. March 2: Ryan Lewis, Charly Plinski, Jaylene Jasman, Paul Austin, Heath Voise. March 3: Dave Burroughs, Dallas Deife. March 4: Kendall Fisher, Carol Kniola, Ilan Coberly, Bart Schorzman. Anniversaries for March 4: Creepy and Haggie Kolterman. Birthdays and Anniversaries are taken from the Odessa High School Band Calender....
