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The eighth annual Friends of the pool Walk-a-Thon was held Sunday, April, 28, and raised over $3,400 as of Tuesday. Suzie Deife, FOP President, said that a total of 52 walkers collected pledges for the event. Most of them were school-age children, but participants ranged in age from one-year old to adults who took advantage of the fresh air and exercise. The pledge walkers walked or ran a total of 1,261 laps around the track at Finney field for a total of 315.25 miles, an...
The 22nd Annual Wine Tasting and Auction, sponsored by the Odessa Healthcare Foundation, was held Friday, May 3, at the Odessa Community Center to raise money for a new defibrillator for the hospital’s emergency room. A special auction was also held to ask cash donations for the creation of a summer recreation program for Odessa-area residents. Odessa High School student Griffey Powell, who will be a senior next year, is spearheading the fund raising effort and organizing t...
In a final season match at Stone Ridge Golf Course in Blanchard, Idaho on April 29, Colfax High took first with 454 points. Two of its players also finished in the top three. Hunter Weitze with an 83 was third, and Kasey Johnson with a 77 finished first. Davenport’s Palmer Guhlke finished second with a 79. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague finished second in the team standings with 484 points. Colby Starring was fourth with an 86 and Trevor Jantz was fifth with an 87. O...
The Titans move on after defeating Selkirk Tuesday at home in Odessa. The action started at 3 p.m. with a playoff game between Selkirk and Northport of the Panorama League. The winner of that game was Selkirk which then faced off against the Titans. The Titans pulled out the win, but it was a close one, 10-9. Justin Hunt was the starting pitcher, relieved by Jared King in the fifth inning. Sanford was at catcher. Carsen Weber, King, and Markus Smith all got doubles in the...
Lorus R. "Bud" Haase died May 5, 2013 in Spokane. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held Friday, May 10, 2013 at 2 p.m. at the Heritage Church in Odessa with Pastor Jon Hayashi officiating. STRATE FUNERAL HOME is caring for the family. Full obituary to follow next week....
The Friends of the Pool have engaged their children in efforts to keep the Odessa Aquatic Recreation Center afloat, so to speak. The kids who participated in the group's walk-a-thon know that their efforts help to keep the pool available to them over the summer. They get out and get pledges and then they walk or run around the track for most of an afternoon. They also have fun and win prizes, but at the same time they learn that community efforts can get things done. Their pool is important to them and to the entire...
Boston (4-15-13) did not need to happen! When the truth is finally known we will see a serious trail of mistakes that goes back many years. It is difficult to pinpoint an exact starting point as both the red and blue parties are at fault! We have become a nation that has tried to grow too fast by allowing far too many visitors and immigrants. We have tried to be the perfect host by forgetting about the rules and trying very hard not to offend anyone! We don't even have the intestinal fortitude to make immigrants learn the...
I feel like a medical marvel today. Never mind that the medical professionals I spent some quality time with yesterday do this kind of thing all day, every day. I still feel like a medical marvel. For the first time in months, I got out of bed and walked, instead of crept, to the bathroom. When I walked down the sidewalk this morning, I didn’t have to stop and bend over to relieve the pain I’ve been dealing with for several months. I suspect I may have been swaggering a bit...
One of the most breath-taking geologic events is a major earthquake. In just a few moments, shaking of the Earth can result in billions of dollars of damage and thousands of lives lost. Many earthquakes are related to the movement of tectonic plates, the large chunks of the Earth’s outer surface that move with respect to each other. Plates are “born” in places like Iceland, where magma comes up from below and creates oceanic plate material. Plates “die” where one plate div...
Mother’s Day is this coming Sunday. Mom might like a batch of Steel-cut Oatmeal Granola Bars for quick snacks or lunch time fare. Several weeks ago, they were a number of granola recipes in a Spokesman Review article. Most contained expensive ingredients not readily available locally, but several called for steel-cut oats. What I did learn from the article is that toasting the steel-cut oats before adding them to any recipe allows them to take on flavors and absorb liquid b...
Odessa’s fire brigade had to be called to the scene of a fire by whatever means possible before 1925. That year, a siren, which would alert firemen to their station was put in place atop Odessa’s Community Hall. The alarm was used not only to alert for fires or other disasters but also as a curfew to keep youngsters off the streets at night. Here is the Odessa Record’s report of the new installation, in the issue of June 5, 1925: A fire siren, something Odessa has been in need of for a long time, was installed this week...
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 29: A deputy secured an open door at the former Ernie's Tavern building in downtown Davenport. Deputies took a woman into custody after receiving a report from a Moore Road residence of...
Public health nurses at the Grant County Health District (GCHD) continue to investigate cases of whooping cough (pertussis). If you or a family member have an unexplained cough (with no other symptoms of illness), please see your medical provider for testing and treatment. Grant County has seen a spike in cases of whooping cough in the past 25 days in Soap Lake, Moses Lake, Ephrata and Mattawa. Cases range in age from one to 18 years old. “Pertussis is highly contagious and can be deadly for the most vulnerable, including t...
Byron Behne watches the grain markets for the Odessa Union Warehouse. 5/2/13: The grain futures markets have chopped around for the last two days, which hasn’t done much to our white wheat price. New crop and old crop prices are now virtually identical. Corn has rallied back from the low posted after the March 28 stocks report, with the May Chicago futures contract finally trading above that day’s low, which was limit down. Corn-planting delays combined with heavy snowfall in Iowa drove the gains. The HRW tour in Kansas cam...
In girls’ tennis, the O-H Titans fell to St. George’s in an away match on April 23. The score was St. George’s 5, Odessa-Harrington 0. The #1 singles match pitted Pierce of St. George’s against Cydnee Kieffer of Harrington. Kieffer lost 6-0, 6-0. The #1 doubles team of Schaefer and Poole of St. George’s defeated Phillips (Harrington) and Shelbey Watkins (Odessa) by scores of 6-1 and 6-2....
The Friends of the Odessa Library are concerned about statistics showing an increase in autism spectrum disorders and want to help equip parents and caregivers with tools and education in this area. On Saturday, May 11, 2013, Dr. Steve Becker will be the guest speaker at the ‘Exploring Autism and Aspergers Workshop’ to be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Odessa Public Library. Dr. Becker completed his Ph.D. in Abnormal Psychology and Special Education after a 12-year career as a special education teacher and dev...
Lincoln County Sheriff Wade Magers has provided an update on the status of a burglary suspect who was arrested this past winter. The suspect was involved in felony burglaries and thefts. This past Thursday inmate Robert Clark age 50 was sentenced to 51 months in state prison and will be transported to state custody. “Another example of why crime does not pay,” says Magers. Clark pled guilty to two counts of burglary and theft of a motor vehicle....
Rebecca Fortner, an eighth-grade student at Odessa Jr./Sr. High School, took third place for Region 5 in the annual essay contest sponsored by the Washington State Law Enforcement Association. The essay topic this year was “Why I will say NO to Alcohol and Drugs!” For 19 years, WSLEA has offered this program to all eighth grade students. Schools throughout Washington have been divided into five different districts. Within each district the essays are reviewed to find a first, second and third place winner. Each district fir...
On May 1, the track and field team participated in a NE 1B/2B meet at Old University High School in Spokane, hosted by Valley Christian High School. Team scoring, boys 1. Republic 149 2. Valley Christian 82 3. Mary Walker 78 4. Odessa/Harrington 68 5. Davenport 66 6. Curlew 44 7. Northport 36 8. Cusick 21 9. Wilbur/Creston 16 10. Inchelium 5 11. Selkirk 2 Individual results Boys: 100 Meters 1. Sam Schafer 11.49 18. Nik Evans 13.27 200 Meters 1. Sam Schafer 24.06 7. Garret Braun 26.00 12. Nik Evans 27.60 14. Dylan Shockley 28....
Congress resolved the airline delay issue in one day, while two-thirds of Washington Head Start programs prepare to cut children. According to an online survey from the Washington State Association of Head Start and ECEAP (WSA), 68% of state Head Start providers will be forced to drop children from their classrooms over the next few months as a direct result of the across-the-board cuts known as sequestration. In addition to reducing enrollment, the majority of Head Start programs are also reducing costs by laying off...
Brianna was only 17 years old when she was targeted by traffickers while working as a waitress at a Southwest Washington restaurant. With the help of a concerned friend, local law enforcement and Congresswoman Linda Smith, Brianna was rescued only minutes before being taken to Phoenix, allegedly to be sold to traffickers. To help rescue other teens, Shared Hope International, a Vancouver-based anti-trafficking non-profit, teamed up with Brianna and Lacy, two Washington teens who were recruited by traffickers, to share their...
Congratulations are in order for Odessa’s art students Kendall Todd and Carley Williams for getting honorable mention in this year’s state duck stamp competition! This program is designed to promote knowledge of waterfowl conservation and gives students the opportunity to express what they have learned artistically. The students must choose a particular waterfowl from a list that is provided and learn about that fowl’s habitat, body structure and other information. They must then submit an original work of art depic...
We have some positive changes to applaud as the nation observes National Foster Care Month in May, says former foster child Margaret Iuculano. “In Ohio, $3 million from a mortgage settlement the state won will help foster kids pursue higher education and expand court-appointed advocates. And in Florida, a new law is going to make it much easier for foster kids to do normal things like sleepovers with their friends and school field trips,” she says. “In Nebraska, they’re close to boosting the pay for foster parents, which w...
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) is offering $7 million in available funds to local governments for statewide storm-water construction projects through the Supplemental Statewide Stormwater Grant Program. “This new, competitive funding opportunity not only helps protect an irreplaceable asset – our clean water – it helps local governments and it provides jobs,” said Kelly Susewind, manager of Ecology’s water quality program. State financial managers calculate that 11 jobs in Washington are created for every mil...
On May 22, 2013, between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., Wheatland Bank and DeVries Business Services, in partnership with Family Resource Center, will host a free shred event open to the public. This event will be held at the Odessa branch of Wheatland Bank, 22 E. First Ave., and the public is urged to bring material from home that may need destruction. Document shredding prevents your good name from falling into the hands of those who would use it to falsely acquire credit or perpetrate financial fraud and many other crimes, leaving...
