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On Saturday, March 24, I had the extreme pleasure of donating and building, with the much needed help of Tammy Tokas, a 25-ft.-long (give or take) balloon arch for The Mad Hatters Ball, the second annual daddy/daughter dance hosted by Go! Odessa Recreation. I absolutely love creating these rubber works of art and it had been almost exactly 10 years since I had last built one. Although I know balloons haven't changed much in the last 10 years I was still extremely nervous. I...
On Friday, March 30, the track and field team competed in Deer Park at the Glen Wolf Memorial Invite. The Tigers competed against the following teams: Colfax, Deer Park, Kettle Falls, Liberty (Spangle), Lind-Ritzville, Mary Walker, Northport, Oroville, Priest River Lamanna, Reardan, Selkirk, Valley Christian, Waitsburg, Wellpinit. As a team, the Odessa boys placed fourth with 49.5 points, tying with Valley Christian. The girls placed 10th with 38 points. Deer Park took first...
Romeo and Juliet Tuesday morning, March 27, the Seattle Shakespeare Company arrived at the Harrington school and gave three or four workshops including the topics of Elizabethan dance and style of clothing. The school obtained a director's grant which paid for this event. At 1 p.m., students in grades K-12 came from the school to the Harrington Opera House to view an actual production by the same people who had given the workshops. Parents and local residents joined the...
The Odessa Tiger baseball team continued to dominate, defeating its first league opponent Northport in both games of a double-header, 23-1 and 23-0, on March 27. Northport Theron Schlomer was the starting pitcher in game #1 and went three innings, striking out six and walking two. He gave up one hit for a run. In relief, Tim DeWulf struck out two batters and gave up no walks. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Northport 0 1 0 0 x x x 1 1 7 Odessa 11 0 9 3 x x x 23 14 3 Camden Weber and Colto...
Angeline Phillips and Aiden Schmerier were the lucky names drawn Friday, March 30, at the annual Odessa Masonic Lodge "Bikes-for-Books" event at the Odessa Grade School. Names of reading achievers were gathered for several weeks, and the bikes were presented Friday to two fourth-grade students. For over 10 years, the Odessa Lodge has provided this program for young students in order to encourage reading....
On Monday, April 2, 2018, 10 students spent the first day of spring break in the basement of the Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center becoming certificated babysitters. This brings the total to 103 students who have participated in a Babysitting Basics class. Beginning in 2010, the Odessa Healthcare Foundation, as part of their goal to provide health education to our community, began sponsoring this class for youth interested in improving their skills as babysitters. Carol...
Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center hosted four University of Washington job-shadow students on March 19-23. This is the first time that two boys and two girls came to Odessa. These students are interested in going into a variety of healthcare fields, and we have the opportunity to show them what rural medicine and rural life are like. Huy Nguyen (Patrick) currently volunteers at UW Medical Center as both an escort and pharmacy assistant. Patrick knows that he would like to go...
The Easter Egg Hunt put on by the Odessa Lions Club at Reiman Park in Odessa was very well attended by the children of many current and former Odessa residents. The air horn that normally gives the kids the signal to run for the eggs was forgotten, so the decision was made to use Marlon Schafer's car horn. The kids took off, and within about 20 minutes, all three golden eggs entitling the finder to an Easter basket filled with goodies had been found. In the youngest age...
The Board of Directors of Odessa School District #105 held a workshop in the district office at 5:30 p.m. for a legislative update, to review a district policy and to review the budget. The board then met in the high school library on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at 6 p.m. Present were chairman Ed Deife; board members Heather Valverde, Chris Crossley, Janie Steward and Carmen Weishaar; Superintendent Dan Read; Principal Jamie Nelson and Business Manager Juli Weishaar. Also present were Facilities Director Justin Parr, Athletic...
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, March 26: A Creston woman reported receiving a scam phone call that included a threat to turn her in to the authorities if she didn’t comply. She refused to provide any personal infor...
To the Editor: I was glad to attend Cathy McMorris Rodger’s “Top O’ The Morning Breakfast” on March 29 at the Davenport Grand Hotel. I was very happy that Cathy had copies of The Constitution placed at every place setting. While there, I was happy to see Sheriff Knezovich had shed 40 pounds. I told him he looks good. I was happy to hear Pastor Joe of the huge Life Center Church tell me fidelity is very important for married politicians and that he has been preaching about that lately. I was very happy Senator Baumgartner agre...
David Kellogg Birge, age 39, of Penn Hills, Penn., died peacefully at home on Friday, March 30, 2018. He was the loving son of Carol (Ronald) Creager and John “Jay” David Birge; dear brother of Michael John Birge, Suzy Clark McCune and Richard W. (Pati) Clark III; uncle of Richard Clark IV and Christopher M. McCune. David will be lovingly missed by his extended family and his many friends. He was a loyal and loved member of the Brady Auto Sales family. Friends will be received at Wolfe Memorial, Inc., Forest Hills Cha...
Garrett Marvin, an officer with the Liquor and Cannabis Control Board of Washington state, was in Odessa Tuesday to present a tutorial on the rights and obligations of servers of alcohol. The two main issues of concern in terms of compliance with state laws are checking identification to ensure that alcohol is not sold to minors (anyone under the age of 21) and determining when a customer might be over-served (sold or given more alcohol while already obviously inebriated). Most information related to providing a safe and...
A family reunion is being planned for all descendants of John Adam and Katherine Schoessler Weber in Quincy over the Memorial Day weekend. The Webers emigrated to the United States in 1902, following sons John Adam (Magdalena Giest) in 1889, Jacob in 1901, Christian and Henry in 1902, along with one daughter, Katherine (Fred Reider). John Adam and Magdalena Weber settled in the Packard area by 1891. We are hoping to make contact with Weber relatives and invite them to the reunion. Please email kbird77@gmail.com or...
KELLER – Drivers planning to use the Keller Ferry to cross the Columbia River via State Route 21, from April 12 until the morning of April 16, will need to use alternate routes for their travels. The Keller Ferry vessel, Sanpoil, will be out of service for hull repairs starting at 6 a.m. Thursday, April 12. Service is anticipated to resume at 6 a.m. Monday, April 16, barring any unforeseen circumstances. During this period, vessel builder Foss Maritime of Seattle will repair a hairline crack located where the keel meets t...
