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I arrived at the home of Wilma Schmidt, to interview her on the eve of her 86th birthday. I was a little intimidated, because she is the mother of our esteemed editor. She was so welcoming, and I immediately felt comfortable in her charming, quaint home. Noticeably on the kitchen table, was a huge piece of unrolled paper, probably 10 feet long and 3 feet wide, with a painstakingly detailed family tree of the maternal (Walter) side of her family. I saw many familiar names of...
Natasha Heimbigner, PharmD, graduated on May 8, 2014, from Washington State University College of Pharmacy. Prior to pharmacy school, she attended Washington State University and received Bachelor of Science degrees in Psychology and General Medical Sciences. She is a 2006 graduate of Odessa High School and is the daughter of Scott and Sherie Heimbigner. At WSU, Heimbigner completed rotations in acute, institutional, ambulatory care, community pharmacy, and international...
Our season ended May 12, and we had a great one. Our athletes had strong performances at all of the middle school meets. Many of them had personal records at the Championship Meet in Davenport on May 12th. The perfect time to reach your peak. Congratulations Titans!...
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, May 19: Davenport ambulance personnel transported a 73-year-old woman with flu-like symptoms from a residence in the 1100 block of Maxwell Street to Lincoln Hospital. A door frame, bag of garbage and a...
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4: Chicken cordon bleu, Parsley potatoes, capri vegetables, garden salad, waldorf salad, Jell-O. THURSDAY, JUNE 5: BBQ country spareribs, twice baked potato, 3 bean salad, vegetable pasta salad, peaches, sherbet. If you are not a regular attendee at senior meals and wish to participate, please call 982-2654 prior to 10 a.m. on the day of the meal. Suggested donation for a meal is $3.25 for those 60 and over. For those under age 60, lunch costs $8.00....
The date for Wilson Creek graduation was reported incorrectly in last week’s paper. Their commencement ceremony is being held on Saturday, June seventh at one o’clock p.m. The Record regrets this error....
At this time The Odessa Record is not able to report current weather statistics. We are waiting for the Weather Service to install a new weather station in Odessa and will resume reporting this information when it is completed. As of last weeks report, the yearly total to date was 2.32 inches. Snow accumulation: 8.5 inches to date. Seasonal rain: September to February is 4.02 inches....
The latest cash grain market here showed Soft White Wheat down at $6.60. Hard Red Winter is down at $7.45. DNS is down at $87.70. Barley remains at 178.00....
On Tuesday, May 20, the District 7 track and field meet was held at Whitworth University in Spokane. The Odessa-Harrington Titan boys took first place as a team and the girls finished fourth. Odessa junior Sam Schafer posted four first-place wins and senior Hannah Schmidt three to pace their respective teams. Jacob DeWulf also garnered a first place in the javelin. Boys 1. Odessa-Harrington 118 2. Pomeroy 94 3. Valley Christian 90.5 4. Wellpinit 77.5 5. Republic 65 6. Rosalia 45 7. Wilbur-Creston 29 8. Curlew 25 9....
Odessa High School science student and Advanced STEM Researcher Thorsen Wehr began his research journey in 2011 when he was reading Popular Science magazine and saw that CalTech was trying to focus sound waves for medical applications. For the past three years, his research, based on engineering his own acoustic lens for focusing sound, has earned him a first place in every local, regional and state science fair or symposium, and national and international success at multiple events, including the International Sustainable...
On Wednesday, June 4, Mobius Science Center staff members will return for a second Family Science Night this year. New activities and presentations will be included in the evening events which run from 5 to 8 p.m. in the school’s multipurpose room. Families of students in kindergarten through high school are invited. A tasty and nutritious supper will be served. As a part of Odessa’s PEP grant, the school will be providing fun and informative fitness, health and nutrition activities and resources. Along with all the exciting...
FBLA members attending the National FBLA Conference, along with the help of younger brothers, held their annual doll race down Crab Creek. The winner of the $50 prize was Glen and Eileen Tanke of Harrington. Supporters purchase the dolls, with the money going toward the students' trip....
At the district golf tournament at MeadowWood Golf Course in Liberty Lake on Monday, May 19, Harrington senior Madison Charlton of the O-H Titans finished in 7th place with a subdistrict score of 85 and a district score also of 85 for a combined score of 170. In doing so, he qualified for the state meet, the only Titan to do so. Hunter Weitze of Colfax was first with a combined score of 142 for the two-day results. Palmer Guhlke of Davenport was second with 146, Sawyer Spackman of St. Georges third with 159, Jimmy Psomas of S...
Birthdays for June 5: Parker Valverde and Ryan Scrupps. June 6: Connie Greenwalt and Kamie Iverson. June 7: Daniel Nelson Jr. and Kelly Weber. June 8: Leota Allen and Dylan Nichols. June 9: J R Worrell and Sam Roberts. June 10 Joel Hardung, donald Tschritter and Dennis Schuh. June 11: Jerry Jasman, Dee Deife, Josh Kuch, Liam Buck, Rachel Buck Zachary Powell and Kimberly Weishaar. Anniversaries for June 5: David & Joyce McClanahan. June 7: Mike & LuAnn Hardung. June 8: Jack & Margaret Praetorius. June 10: Bud & Gerry King and...
When you fill your tank, you likely see a little sticker on the pump saying part of the fuel is ethanol. Ethanol is a biofuel, which means it comes from plants like corn, rather than from fossil fuel -- ancient carbon that’s been buried within the Earth for millions of years. Producing more biofuels is on the agendas of governments and private industry alike. Biofuels can potentially help nations become more energy independent. If a country can grow plants and produce b...
I am a retired hospital pharmacist who for 37 years had his own small-town pharmacy. After I sold my pharmacy, I was the hospital pharmacist for a small rural hospital. I just read your article on hypertension and the senior population needing high-touch hypertension care. What you say is correct. What is wrong is another story. I have gone to several medical seminars in foreign countries, including one to the USSR shortly before it disbanded. Their medical system was straight out of the Middle Ages: 34 infants in the...
The Keller Ferry north shore terminal relocation has been completed, and the vessel was back in service as of 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 22, 2014. The terminal is moved to the low-water ramp in the Sanpoil River arm when Lake Roosevelt water levels are at 1,238 feet or lower. As water levels rise toward summer elevation (1,290 feet), the terminal is brought back to the normal north shore location. The floating terminal is tied to the ferry vessel and towed between the ramps....
Teacher Grace Moeller and her 5th- and 6th-grade students mixed horticulture and civics when they transplanted flowers grown by Erica Whitmore's FFA horticulture class. The group met behind the Memorial Hall where the students learned to successfully remove the plants from their growth containers and place them into planters donated by local businesses and the city in previous years. The students learned that the plants will now survive with soil, sun and water. The most...
An outbreak of E. coli cases led state health officials to warn consumers not to eat raw clover sprouts from an Idaho producer. The sprouts under investigation are linked to seven confirmed and three probable cases of E. coli O121 illnesses in Washington and Idaho. Five of those patients were hospitalized; there have been no deaths. Five cases were reported in Spokane County, two in King County, and three in Kootenai County, Idaho. Results from initial investigations indicate a strong link to eating raw clover spouts...
Edwin Jasman, Jerry asman, Bill Nixon, David Nixon, Seth Smith, John Hardt and David McClanahan are the members of VFW Post #7395 and American Legion Post #105 standing ready to fire a 21-gun salute at Monday's Memorial Day ceremonies at the Odessa Cemetery...
