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Hometown Christmas Flurry and activity amid the cold temperatures during the week leading up to the Harrington Hometown Christmas were the keynotes of the community leaders in bringing the event to fruition. Special meetings and people moving about with wreaths for the businesses and lighting for the outdoor Christmas tree, while others were decorating indoor trees, windows and venues. Calls for "more lights" and inquiries for "what's next?" were heard about town. The city cre...
The junior-high girls have been having a great season so far, and Monday afternoon was no exception. The junior varsity won their game handily by a score of 31 to 16. The varsity game was much closer, 28-26, but the Tigers came out on top. At one point in the game, the score was stuck at 9-7 for several minutes of play, reported James Poe, who supplied the final scores to The Record for both games. The next game for the girls will take place Thursday against Wilbur-Creston at...
Back on November 16, Kaedin Schorzman did an outstanding job at the Washington State FFA tractor driving competition in Moses Lake. He placed sixth out of 97 contestants, scoring 289 out of 300 points. This was the first time in a while that Odessa's FFA chapter has competed in tractor driving, so being able to take two teams and place sixth is quite an accomplishment, said FFA advisor HaLee Walter. Clint Campbell of Odessa helped teach the driving portion of the course to...
Christmas is in the air, a time for family, friends and festivities – also a time for giving and meeting new people. Let me introduce you to Hal and Jann Patterson. Hal was born in California and grew up in Texas and Oklahoma. When he was in the sixth grade, he moved with his family back to California. Jann was born in New Jersey, moved to Chicago and, when she was four, moved with her family to Hammond, Ind. After high school she moved to Illinois, married and raised a family...
Our husband, dad, grandpa, brother and friend, Lee Fichtner, passed away on November 27, 2017. Lee's life began in Olean, N.Y. on November 14, 1938, the middle child of Mildred and Walter Fichtner. His school years were spent living in tiny Limestone, N.Y. (pop. 389). With his sticking-out ears and round spectacles he established himself as the chief mischief maker of the village. Along with his partner in crime and lifelong buddy Sid Torrence, they have so many hilarious...
The Odessa High School chapter of FBLA delivered 553 meals to 44 local senior citizens as part of their community service project. Using $100 from Spokane Teachers Credit Union (STCU), they purchased supplies to decorate 200 caramel apples which they sold at various events throughout October and November. When the last caramel apple had been sold, they had raised $1,051.25 to purchase ingredients to cook the freezer meals. Students met over Thanksgiving vacation and cooked a variety of items, including beef stew, lasagna,...
A procedure chair has been purchased for the Odessa Rural Health Clinic using "Raise the Paddle" funds obtained at last May's Wine & Microbrew Tasting and Auction event put on by the Odessa Healthcare Foundation. The chair allows for patient comfort and optimal positioning, so the medical provider can best access the region necessary for making excisions, placing stitches and similar procedures. Each year, the event endeavors to raise money for pieces of equipment, tools,...
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, Nov. 27: A deputy checked out a report that residents in the 700 block of Morgan Street in Davenport were arguing. Deputies responded to a report of alcohol consumption and an incident of nud...
Christmas baking season has arrived. Whether you are preparing for family gatherings in your home, or making to take as part of a potluck, planning ahead will make the preparation easier. Making a list of dishes to prepare, then add needed ingredients to your shopping list, so they get purchased and are on hand when you are ready to bake. This can make your holiday kitchen preparations less stressful. Billie O’Mack of Snohomish, my sister, sent a recipe for Rocky Road P...
In our wrap up of the football season last week, we neglected to mention that the Tiger boys received the third-place trophy in the state 1B football tournament. Lummi, the other team eliminated in the semi-final round also received a third-place trophy. The two winning teams, Sunnyside Christian and Almira-Coulee-Hartline, faced off Friday, December 1, in the Tacoma Dome for the championship. SC 8 14 16 22 60 ACH 18 16 30 20 84 ACH dominated throughout the game and took home the state championship. The final score was...
We at The Record have been asked to clarify a portion of our report in last week’s paper about the most recent town council meeting. We had reported that recent test results at the local water treatment plant had caused some concern to public works director Rod Webster and Mayor Lois Hubbard. Both wished to reassure Odessa citizens that the tests performed at the treatment plant had nothing to do with the water coming out of residents’ taps. In fact, recently completed tests of the well water had produced very good res...
OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington Health Benefit Exchange today announced that nearly 18,000 new customers have used Washington Healthplanfinder to select 2018 health coverage through the first four weeks of open enrollment. The number of new customers who have signed up since November 1 represents a 43 percent increase over the same period last year. In addition to the 4,500 new sign-ups received on average each week, Washington Healthplanfinder has experienced an 18 percent increase in visits to the website, with more than 4...
OLYMPIA -- The Department of Health announced today a Salmonella outbreak involving pre-cut watermelon, cantaloupe or fruit mixes containing watermelon or cantaloupe in both Washington and Oregon. People who purchased these products on or about October 25 up to December 1 from QFC, Fred Meyer, Rosauers and Central Market in Washington and Oregon are urged not to eat the fruit and throw it away. Eighteen people from King (5), Mason (1), Pierce (1), Snohomish (7), Thurston (1), and Yakima (1) counties and two individuals from...
The Board of Directors of Odessa School District #105 met in the high school library November 29, first holding a workshop in the district office review the district’s educational programs and maintenance and operations replacement levy and the capital projects levy, followed by its regular meeting at 6 p.m. Present were board members Ed Deife, Heather Valverde, Chris Crossley, Janie Steward and Carmen Weishaar, Superintendent Dan Read, Principal Jamie Nelson and business manager Juli Weishaar. Also present were facilities s...
