Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
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1 years ago The Odessa Record April 19, 1918 Fred Lenhart writes from Bronx, N.Y., April 8, 1918 Dear Mr. Weik, As it is raining this afternoon so we can’t work, I thought I’d write you a few lines, as I think you will be interested to know how and where some of the “home town” boys are. Two other Odessa boys, “Babe” Smith, John Roth and myself left Camp Lewis in December and landed in good shape in Washington, D.C. We had a nice stay in tents down there. It was rather chilly, but we pulled thru in the best of health. I l...
The members of the Odessa Healthcare Foundation board have been busy gathering donations, creating live auction packages and putting the finishing touches on the 27th annual Odessa Healthcare Foundation Wine Tasting, Microbrew Sampling and Auction. On Friday, May 4, 2018, the Odessa Community Center will be filled with friends seeking a new wine to taste, sampling a favorite microbrew, nibbling on appetizers prepared by the Odessa High School FBLA and other volunteers, bidding on silent and live auction items and supporting t...
Coming back from Spring Break, the Tiger baseball team faced off against Columbia High in Hunters on April 10 and against Ritzville on April 12. Columbia In the double-header against Columbia, the Tigers completely dominated the opponents, 27-0 and 23-2. Starting pitcher in game #1 Theron Schlomer went three innings, striking out seven and walking one. He threw 38 pitches, of which 26 were strikes. He was relieved in the fourth by Jett Nelson who finished out the next two...
SPOKANE, Wash. (April 12, 2018) – Northwest Farm Credit Services is proud to award the Odessa Athletic Booster Club in Odessa a $1,500 Northwest FCS Rural Community Grant. "The Odessa Athletic Booster Club would like to express our very sincere "Thank You" for your support of our field improvement project," said Club Board Member Carmen Weishaar. "The Odessa Athletic Field is not only a location for school sporting events, but also a gathering place for many of Odessa's c...
Ephrata, WA – Grant County resident Sylvia Hammond is pleased to announce her campaign for the Washington State House of Representatives 13th Legislative District, Position 2. She is a Democrat running against incumbent Matt Manweller. Over the last 40 years living in Grant County, Hammond has worked on a family farm, taught, volunteered and raised a family of five. Her campaign will focus on the needs and issues of the 13th District, which includes most of Grant County, as w...
Jesse Hegstrom Oakey, a 2015 graduate in political science from Central Washington University, will challenge Tom Dent for a seat in the State Legislature. "We deserve representatives who listen to all their constituencies," said Hegstrom Oakey, 27, a Democrat. "What choice do you have if your representative runs unopposed, that's no choice at all. Politicians should have to work for it, it should be hard. No candidate for office should take the voters for granted." Hegstrom...
The Washington State Leadership Conference of the Future Business Leaders of America was held in Bellevue on April 4-7 and was attended by 31 students from Odessa High School. The trip began with a stop at Central Washington University where former FBLA members and Odessa High graduates Carsen Weber, John DeWulf and Trevor King, all brothers of current chapter members, gave the group an awesome tour of the campus. The trip continued to Bellevue where students were allowed to...
On Tuesday, April 10, the track and field team competed in Odessa at Finney Field. The Tigers competed against the following teams: Davenport, Harrington, Kittitas, Lind-Ritzville, Reardan and Wellpinit. The Odessa boys placed fourth and the girls placed third. Kittitas won the boys’ competition, and Reardan took first on the girls’ side. Boys’ team 100 meters Gaven Elder took first place in 11.81 seconds. Jonny Hayashi tied for second place with a Reardan sprinter with a time of 12.37, a personal record. 200 meters Gaven...
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, April 9: A Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad crew was enlisted to repair the malfunctioning Brown Road crossing arms in Sprague. A report of a possible road rage incident on Int...
Gary Seibel, a life-long residednt of Odessa, died April 14. Information on services and an obituary will run next week....
To the Editor: Thank you Jill [Connolly] for your wonderful letter. You are so right. The cemetery is so lonely and forgotten looking – no flowers or fixed decorations, etc., the things that were put there with love and respect for the loved ones we have laid to rest there. Many local towns have cemeteries that have beautiful flowers all the time; it shows people care. Odessa, well it is bare and lonely looking, like no one is remembered. Whoever took that right away is an uncaring person. This new ordinance put in place i...
The Lincoln County Treasurer’s Office would like to remind all Lincoln County taxpayers that first-half 2018 taxes and assessments are due April 30, 2018. Interest/ penalties are due if payment is not received or postmarked by April 30, 2018. The Treasurer’s office is located at the Courthouse, 450 Logan St., Davenport. The mailing address and phone number are: Lincoln County Treasurer, P.O. Box 370, Davenport WA 99122, 509-725-5061. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tax information can also be obtained on the web...
Breakfast with Mayor Haas Four times this year, citizens are offered an opportunity to have not only a free breakfast but also free time with Haas to ask questions and receive explanations for why our town is as it is and why it functions as it does. Come join others who are eager for good food at 8 a.m. at the Senior Meals room on Saturday, April 21. Those who turned out last time were pleased to hear some good dialogue. HOHS The members of the Harrington Opera House Society met April 9 in the Art Room, with Mark and Sheryl...
What a wonderful surprise met Merleen Smith when a knock came to her front door from Marcus Horak who was delivering food to The Odessa Food Bank on behalf of The Stumpjumpers who had generously donated many food items to help stock the shelves there. The Odessa Food Bank is most appreciative for the support given by the Stumpjumpers who come to our community each spring....
