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After only two weeks of practice, the Odessa – Harrington Titan golf team had their first match of the season in Odessa against Northwest Christian, Wilbur–Creston, ACH and Davenport. On a beautiful spring day, Carsen Weber pitched the top half of the first inning of a single against the Davenport Gorillas. This game was the first game of the O-H Titan's baseball season. Check out more photos in the slide show "Spring Sports."...
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, March 10: In what was believed to be the result of vandalism, a headstone at Mountain View Cemetery in Davenport was found broken off. An Almira man reported that about 100 pills of prescription medicine were...
The Odessa-Harrington golf team had its first outing after only two weeks of practice on Tuesday, March 18, at the Odessa Golf Course. The Titans got the team win with a total score of 260, followed by Wilbur-Creston with 268, Davenport 274 and Northwest Christian 276. ACH also had one individual entry but no team score. The Titans have only a boys' team this year. Of the girls playing in the tournament, only Wilbur-Creston and Davenport sent teams, while ACH had a single...
The O-H Titans lost their first baseball games of the season Tuesday at home in Odessa. The score was O-H 1 and Davenport 12. Three different pitchers contributed in the game, Carsen Weber, Nathyn Winslow and Brad Johnston. Weber allowed 2 hits which scored 3 runs, walked 5 batters and struck out two. Johnston allowed 3 hits resulting in 6 runs, walked 5 and struck out two. Winslow allowed 2 hits for 3 runs and walked one. Carsen Weber hit a home run to score the Titans’ only point. Brad Johnston hit two singles but the T...
After a nine-hour day of continually presenting their research to experts in the field, the student scientists from the Advanced STEM Research Laboratory at Odessa High School exhibited their academic prowess in science and engineering at the Mid-Columbia Regional Science and Engineering Fair (MCSF) Thursday, March 13, 2014. Nearly 100 high-school student researchers represented the finest scientific minds vying for top prizes in STEM-related categories. Senior Alexa Boss,...
Odessa students in third through eighth grade represented the Town of Odessa very well in Wilbur at the 2014 Bi-County Academic Contest. The contest was attended by eight other Bi-County schools. Topics covered were Spelling, Math, Speeches, and Geography. Of the 28 Odessa students who went on the trip, 16 placed at the competition in the top six of their category (four of them, in bold, placed in the top three). Macey Singer (fifth place, third grade, spelling), Nicholas...
The all-school musical this year is the Robin Hood Musical. There will be two performances on March 26, at 12:15 and 7 p.m., both in the school multipurpose room under the direction of musical director Craig Holman, assisted this year by Ellen Holman and Julie Wehr. Wehr will take over as assistant director for next year's performances. Cast Beth Kaya Curo Mother Meg Mckenna Davison Little John Kiegan Wehr Old Widow Emily Scrupps Will Scarlet Elizabeth Larson Robin Hood David...
Odessa Record subscriber Larry Fisher of Spokane continues his series of articles on the history of the Batum/Lauer area (where his wife, the former Joyce Kiesz, grew up). Hi, here I am again. Last week the article was about some of the grain storage structures at the Steve Fink farm. This week we continue on and learn about the house in the trees. The picture was in The Odessa Record in 1956. Before 1914, the Conrad and Anna Fink family lived in a structure constructed by...
Birthdays for March 20: Katy Ryan, Gunner Smith, Marge Tebow, Jayne Arnson and Dave Rarden. March 21: Brady Gies and Greg Haase. March 22: Lauren Crosby, Lacey Zwieg and Andrea Largent. March 23: Teresa Iksic. March 24: Colley Walter, Tenecia Chavez, Amber Clark and Claudia Iverson. March 25: Earl Allen, Dave Edens and Chase Kisssler. March 26: Jennie Harp and Greyson Keith. Anniversary for March 21: Lorus and Judy Scrupps. March 22: Todd and Vickie Iverson and Norm and Lise Ott. March 24: Peter and Lois Harp, Deb and Bruce...
1 years ago From The Odessa Record March 20, 1914 Odessa was grieved to learn last Saturday noon of the death of one of its formost businessmen and citizens, Edward J. Kriegler. Coming to Washington state as one of the men who pioneered this country when the Big Bend was little more than a vast expanse of sage brush , he established one of the first business enterprises in this part of Lincoln county, and since the first day he came here he has been a factor in the upbuilding and advancement of Odessa. His activities in...
Lincoln County’s Commissioners have announced that they will award a round of grants from the Rural Development Fund this fall. The Rural Development Fund utilizes a portion of sales taxes collected to promote economic development projects within Lincoln County. Projects must be “shovel ready” and must generate new or support existing employment, thus increasing the vitality of the local economy. Beginning Monday, August 19, grant guidelines and applications will be available to download from the Economic Development Counc...
To the Editor: It is getting close to a year since we had an armed assault on a power station in California and we have no answers from our government. Last April 16, a person or persons slipped into an underground vault outside of San Jose. Telephone cables were cut in a way that made them difficult to repair. Cameras picked up a streak of light about a half hour later and snipers opened fire. The shooter appeared to be aiming at the transformer’s cooling systems that were filled with oil. The system leaked 52,000 gallons t...
“You miss one hundred percent of the shots you don’t take.” - Wayne Gretzky From the ordering take-out, to choosing a baby name, we have all come to a point in our lives when we have been faced with a choice. I have seen too many people always choosing the same thing, the same methods, the same path they travel every time. It pains me to see so few people who are willing to try new things. One of these things is “the usual”. When I go out to eat or see a character on TV and they ask for “the usual”, it bothers me probably m...
Even if I walked to work each day, I would still be indebted for my daily bread to cars and trucks. The many goods we buy in stores arrive at their destinations courtesy of the internal combustion engine. Motors and engines are woven into the warp and weft of all our economic activity from farming to manufacturing. Although small amounts of biofuels are mixed with the gasoline we purchase, most of the fuel we use comes from crude oil. Energy companies work night and day to...
Mayor Paul Gilliland opened the town council meeting on Wednesday evening at 7:30 with all members present (Terry Howe, Levi Schenk, Mike Cronrath, Rick Becker, Peter Davenport); visitors were Celeste Miller, Ashley Schenk, Brad Scott, Sharon Schultz, Marge Womach, Bunny Haugan and Scot McGowan. Celeste Miller brought the proposed contract from Studio Cascade for the council to approve for the signature of the mayor. Studio Cascade was chosen by the Harrington Historical Commission to continue working on the 2000 Plus Revital...
The Lincoln County Economic Development Council has established a computer blog in an effort to provide citizens with economic information that affects Lincoln County quickly and in a format that is available to anyone at anytime. Some samples of recent posts: n Nationl Park Service (NPS): Lake Roosevelt Tourism brings $71 million in economic benefit to surrounding communities. Link to the NPS press release and the full report conducted by the NPS and economists from the U.S. Geological Survey from the blog. n Wash. Dept. of...
On Friday, March 14, 2014, at about 3:30 p.m., Lincoln County Sheriffs Deputy Calen Hayes was on routine patrol in the Davenport area when a dark green Honda Accord entered radar range at approximately 85 mph traveling westbound on State Route 2. Deputy Hayes was traveling eastbound when he turned around to make a traffic stop on the vehicle for speeding. The vehicle was about two miles east of Davenport at the time of the violation, and the deputy was about a mile behind the violator as the suspect entered the east end of Da...
By TERRIE SCHMIDT-CROSBY Odessa's Heritage Church social hall, located in its basement with plenty of tables and chairs available, as well as good lighting, was the site for the Odessa Quilt Club's 19th annual Quilt 'til You Wilt event Monday, March 17. Quilters came (107 of them officially registered) from Odessa and points all around it in a circle stretching out to Seattle, Royal City, the Tri-Cities, Spokane and Omak. Four visitors also stopped in to visit with friends or...
