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The O-H Titan boys ended their bid for hardware at the state 1B basketball tournament on Friday at the Spokane Arena. On the first day of the tournament, March 1, the Titans defeated Chief Kitsap Academy by a score of 53-47. The win put them up against ACH the next day. A loss to ACH Thursday and another loss to Muckelshoot Tribal Academy on Friday sent the boys home. All of the games were hotly contested and close. The Titans can look forward to the future with anticipation, since only one senior from this year’s team is g...
Wes Morris was born March 30, 1946, and entered into rest on February 23, 2017. He loved the outdoors, and enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping. As a child, he and his family would spend entire summers moving from one campground to the next in search of adventure. He graduated from Wilbur High Sschool in 1964, where he was a drummer in the band, and carried his love for music throughout his life. Wes was a sailor and retired after spending 21 years in the U.S. Navy. He traveled all over the world and was always eager to...
Lynn Geissler passed away February 27, 2017, in Spokane. His home was in Davenport. He was born November 8, 1951 in Spokane to Echo and Phyllis Geissler. He was a lifetime resident of Davenport, where he attended school and graduated from Davenport High School in 1970. He went on to attend college in Spokane for a short time before returning to Davenport. Lynn married Loreen “Reeni” Provost on September 25, 1976 in Odessa, but they made their home in Davenport and ran the family farm. Besides farming, Lynn drove truck for...
Marlin The Marlin Gun Club finished the season last Sunday, March 5, with awards, fun games and a meal of prime rib and cheesy potatoes. Members also contributed potluck dishes to the meal. Winners were announced for each of the seven classes of shooters. Classes reflect the accuracy level of the shooters based on the percentage of targets hit over time. AA Dan Asker A Rich Swanson B Mike French C Tristan Rocha D Shelby Brashear E Taeven Brashear E II Keeva Kimble Shooters who achieved their first ever perfect 25 targets...
Emmitt D. Cain passed away February 24, 2017. He was born July 25, 1957 to Emmitt L. and Flossie Cain. He was raised with wheat and cattle in Hooper, Wash. He graduated from LaCrosse High School in 1975. He attended Washington State University, where he was a beloved AGR brother. Farming was always Emmitt’s calling. He stayed in the Palouse to help out after his father passed. He met Jullie Kagele in 1982. They were married June 29, 1985. It was then Emmitt assisted his father-in-law and brother-in-law on their farm in R...
In the 1B boys portion of the Hardwood Classic played last week at the Spokane Arena, Sunnyside Christian won the championship game over Lummi Nation. ACH took third place, Yakama Nation Tribal was fourth, Pomeroy fifth and Muckleshoot Tribal sixth. The girls 1B teams saw Republic take the top spot, defeating the ACH girls in the final game. Third place went to Colton, fourth to Oaksdale, fifth to Sunnyside Christian and sixth to Tacoma Baptist. Among 2B schools, the Kittitas boys defeated Liberty (Spangle) in the...
The January 29 community forum on the future of Deutschesfest resulted in lots of feedback and ideas for improvement. The comments received were compiled last week by the author and Lise Ott. Next week, we hope to offer clarification of some of the suggestions and provide a basic framework for volunteering to take on some of these tasks. Biergarten Quality of bands has not improved – has really declined. Whiskey D & the 8 Balls cleared the Biergarten out last year. Raise the gate $5, $10, $15 – people will pay it (Le...
Car enthusiasts Recently, the Inland Northwest Car Club Council met at Northern Quest Casino and Resort for their 2016 Man of the Year award meeting with more than 150 car enthusiasts attending, including locals Allen Barth and Paul Charlton. Their newsletter says it all, “This year’s Man of the Year loves cars, in fact he makes his living restoring cars. He likes to talk about cars and is an encyclopedia of information on many makes and models; he is one of those guys you can go to for anything. Need a special part, a spe...
The Odessa schools will present Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr. on Tuesday, March 30, at 10 a.m. (limited seating) and 7 p.m. (open seating). Ellen Holman is directing approximately 40 students from grades 2-12 in the one-hour musical based on the 2008 Broadway production and the 1989 animated film. The Little Mermaid Jr. takes place in a magical kingdom beneath the sea, where Ariel, the young mermaid princess, longs to leave the ocean to live in the world above. She’ll have to defy her father, King Triton, escape from the...
Odessa HS FBLA put in a lot of hard work this year with the seventh grade class for their American Enterprise Project. The topic this year was fair trade, a type of business operation for trade in which fair prices are paid to producers in developing countries. It is a trading partnership based on transparency and respect that seeks greater equity in international trade. It contributes to sustainable development by offering better trading conditions to and securing the rights of, marginalized producers and workers. FBLA membe...
Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, and Reps. Matt Manweller, R-Ellensburg, and Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, are holding an hour-long telephone town hall on Monday, March 13, at 6 p.m. The program is similar to a call-in radio show in which people may call and ask questions over the telephone and participate in surveys. To participate, residents can call (509) 941-2750 during the event. If listeners have questions during the call, they can press the star (*) key on their telephone keypads. For more information about the telephone...
