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Meeting Monday, February 11, the council and mayor Doug Plinski welcomed newest council member Landon Lobe, who was promptly sworn in by the mayor. Plinski then handed out committee assignments to council members. The 13 committees are constituted as follows: Finance & Admin: Lois Hubbard, Lois Harp. Public Safety: Marlene Kramer, Lois Harp. Sewer System: Frank White, Landon Lobe. Solid Waste: Lois Hubbard, Frank White. Water System: Landon Lobe, Frank White. Parks &...
They say it’s always darkest before the dawn. Mind you, I don’t know who “they” are, and I don’t really care. But I’ve been thinking lately, mostly as I’m driving to work in the morning, that it’s always ugliest before the spring. Every year since moving here, I count calves as I drive down the hill west of town. One day there will be one or two, then suddenly there are tens and twenties. This morning, there was a brand-new calf right next to the roadside fence. Mother w...
The basketball season ended for the Odessa-Harrington Titans on Saturday, February 23, with a loss in the regional playoff round of the state tournament. The loser-out game was Pomeroy 60, O-H 52. Pomeroy’s team, boasting an overall 18-7 record, with a league record of 11-5, was well-matched with the Titan squad’s overall record of 16-8 and league record of 7-3. The 4 p.m. game at Walla Walla High School saw the two teams battle to a tie at the end of the first quarter of pla...
It is snowing as I sit down this early Monday morning to write the column. Is March going to come in like a lion or a lamb? Either way this yummy, Chunky Apple Cake recipe, submitted by Kathy Jantz, is perfect for late winter and early spring. Additionally it just might be the recipe Nancy Liner has been searching for. The ingredients are the same and if one makes the small goof that Nancy reported making, the results would be the same. Nancy’s error, she reported, was m...
A 12-year-old Odessa school girl submitted the winning entry in the Odessa Commercial Club’s slogan for Odessa contest conducted 100 years ago this month. “We Like Odessa, So Will You” was the slogan selected by the club in March 1913 and imprinted upon the seal, which with the familiar wheat sheaf is still in use today, appearing on the letterhead of the Town of Odessa and on all the town’s vehicles. The contest winner was Esther Deets. Her Prize? A pair of shoes. Esther Deets is the 12-year-old daughter of Charles T. Deet...
Mildred Deife was born November 19, 1921 at the family home in Tucker Prairie near Cheney to Thomas Clifford and Julia Teresa Smith. She attended Cheney Elementary and at the age of 12 left home and boarded with a family in Cheney where she attended High School. In 1938, at age 16, she graduated and entered Holy Names College, in Spokane. She graduated from Holy Names College at age 19 with a teaching degree and began her career in education at the school in Mohler. She...
Warren Reeves, 65, died at home surrounded by family, Saturday, February 23, 2013, of progressive pulmonary fibrosis. Skip was born April 6, 1947, Easter Sunday, in Longview, Wash. to Warren and Betty Reeves. He grew up in Kelso, Wash., graduating from Kelso High School in 1965. Following high school, Skip began his college education at Willamette University as a music major. Disenchanted and restless, Skip withdrew from Willamette and joined the U.S. Army, serving overseas...
The Community Center kitchen project of the Odessa Chamber of Commerce has been moving forward throughout the winter months. The plumbing work has been completed, and the outside structure has been rebuilt to accommodate the new, expanded kitchen area. The next step will be to pour concrete in the new area and in those areas disrupted by installation of the plumbing equipment. When that is complete, the walk-in cooler will be moved, interior walls will be built and the...
Born April 5, 1920 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to Pastor Edward R. and Hilda E. (Fuhr) Pflueger, Florence went home to be with her Lord on February 23, 2013. She moved with her parents at a young age and lived in the Columbia City area of South Seattle, where her father was pastor of Bethlehem Lutheran Church. She graduated from Franklin High School in 1938. She graduated from Pacific Lutheran University in 1940. During her time there she was a member of the PLU Cho...
Clay and Jewel Floch, with daughter Elizabeth, will be in Odessa on Sunday, March 10 at Heritage Church. They will be sharing during the worship service at 10:30 a.m., and then an open house is planned from 2 to 5 p.m. in the church basement. It will be a time of fellowship with a program early in the afternoon to update us on their work in China. Clay and Jewel are former Odessa residents who owned and operated the Napa Store. They moved back to Spokane in 2004 after a boatin...
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. Monday, Feb. 18: A deputy checked out a Creston man's report of being threatened. A Davenport woman told dispatchers she found the door to her residence open, yet her alarm system set as she had done...
The Odessa Gun Club met Sunday, February 24, 2013. The only participant who shot a 25 was Landon Lobe. Shooting 23: Ryan Lewis, Colley Walter, Hunter Bramer and Brady Gies. Nick Tebow, Jim Smith, Bill Weber, William Mann, Jared Praetorius and Mike Nichols, Jr. shot 22. Shooting 21: Jon Fink and HaLee Walter. Shooting 20 and under: Tyler Smith, Tom Schuh, Nick Nelson, Doug Tebow, Randy Gies, Markham Nichols, Mike Nichols, Sr., Brandon Larmer, Wyatt Haase, Garrett Braun, Lane Lobe, Jenny Larmer, Danielle Tebow, Rochelle Schuh,...
NEWESD 101, the Northeast Washington Educational Services District of which the Odessa School District is a part, is the first region in Washington to be offered the unique opportunity to experience Book-It Repertory Theatre’s live performance in our schools. Book-It's touring performances are made possible through a generous gift from Paul G. Allen and Jody Allen in honor of Paul’s late mother, long-time teacher and theatre lover, Faye G. Allen. For 23 years, Book-It has adapted literature for live performance. They hav...
Shooting 25 were Mark Iksic, Doug Starkel and Ken Eckhart. Bill James, Justin Starkel, Dave Asker and Camden Eckhart all shot 24. Shooting 23 were Dave Lang, Mark Edwins, Griffey Powell, Mark Brashear and Susan James. Austin Nelson and Daryl Kimble shot 22. Carmen Eckhart, Ron Lesser and Tyler Greenwalt shot 21. Shooting 20 and below were Mike Christ, Jake Bennett, Kurt Moore, Kyle Lesser, Jeff Worley, Dusty Kimble, Josh Gray, Jason Ellsworth, Scott Heimbigner, Chase Janett, Tucker Janett, Jeff Wade, Gideon Gross, Daton...
Spring has not yet sprung, despite the wishes of gardening fanatics everywhere. A couple of warm afternoons do not make for a spring thaw. The night-time temperatures continue to drop well below freezing. Every morning we look out and see frost covering most everything. But February is the month that reminds us, with those occasional warm afternoons, that it won't be long before the buds will be bursting out and greenery will be poking up out of the brown earth. And a little past midway through March, the seasons officially c...
Byron Behne watches the grain markets for the Odessa Union Warehouse. 2/21/13: Wheat futures fell 17 cents in Chicago Thursday, as it seemed that the wet weather in the plains was once again a negative factor. The U.S. dollar has been rallying sharply over the past few days, also adding pressure to commodities. Egypt bought only one cargo of U.S. SRW in Tuesday’s tender and nothing from other locations. However, Egypt was rumored to be a buyer today as prices fell. China has also been talked about as buying a bunch of w...
At the Ralston Grange Hall, on Saturday, March 9, 2013, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., presentations will be held for all 4-H youth, parents and leaders in Adams County. An invitation to participate has also been extended to 4-H groups in Lincoln County. All participants are asked to bring a sack lunch. There will be three presentations in the morning. The first one is called “Public Presentations – Oh My!” Tips on making public presentations will be offered. The second is called “Judging is Decision-Making!” This one will teach how...
The Odessa Chamber of Commerce met Tuesday noon at Any Occasion Banquet Hall, and after a few brief announcements and reports was adjourned after half an hour (surely one of the shortest Chamber meetings on record). President Marlon Schafer reported that new knobs with electronic keypads have been installed on the doors to the community center, replacing the old keyed locks. Mayor Doug Plinski had expressed concern about potential vandalism and/or theft at the community...
