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Kim Schmidt died Thursday, August 28, 2014, at his home in Odessa, surrounded by his family after an eight-month battle with cancer. He was 56 years old. Kim was born at Odessa Memorial Hospital December 20, 1957, to Bill and Wilma Schmidt of rural Odessa, the youngest of their four children. He attended the Odessa schools, graduating from Odessa High in 1976. After high school, he worked with his father on their wheat farm, spending winters working construction in Alaska,...
Odessa School Menu MONDAY, Sept. 8: Bagel w/ cream cheese. Lunch: BBQ Chicken on a bun, roasted zucchini, and fruit & veggie bar. TUESDAY, Sept. 9: French Toast. Lunch: Cheese Stix, marinara sauce, and fruit & veggie bar. WEDNESDAY, Sept. 10: Egg and scones. Lunch: Enchilada Casserole, brown rice, and fruit & veggie bar. THURSDAY, Sept. 11: Oatmeal and cinnamon toast. Lunch: Chicken ND Soup, muffin, and fruit & veggie bar. FRIDAY, Sept. 12: Cereal and toast. Lunch: Cheese Pizza, corn, jello, and fruit & veggie bar. Wilson...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 10: Roast beef sandwich, corn chowder, fresh fruit tray, and ice cream. THURSDAY, Sept. 11: Lemon pepper fish, roasted red potatoes, italian vegetables, coleslaw, chilled peaches, garlic bread, and brownies. 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 latest cash grain market here shows Soft White Wheat down at $6.20. Hard Red Winter is down at $6.75. DNS is up at $8.03. Barley remains at 148.00....
High Low Prec. S Aug. 28 92 54 .00 Aug. 29 86 49 .00 Aug. 30 82 50 .00 Aug. 31 75 52 .00 Sept. 01 74 40 .00 Sept. 02 76 41 .00 Sept. 03 78 43 .00 Yearly total to date 5.72 inches. Snow accumulation: 8.5 inches to date. Seasonal rain: September to February is 4.02 inches....
Birthdays for September 4: Drew Hardung, Priscilla Derr, Devin Ryan, and Colton Melgren. September 5: Harrison Nikolao, Scott Wraspir, and Jerry Schwab. September 6: Cory Boss. September 7: Todd King and Juli Weishaar. September 8: Lukas Marshall and Marie Schorzman. September 9: Cody Praetorius, Taryen Carroll, Tori Kay Wolsborn, Mikey Galloway, Jacquiline Eide, Gale Braun, Briette Boss, Dallas Dafler, and Nyah Robbins. September 10: James Ramm. Anniversaries for September 4: Early and Leotta Allen and Devin and Kim Ryan....
Two books written by Harrington author David Michaelson have been nominated for awards. One of them, "The Adventures of Gopher Piddington" has also been placed at the top of the summer recommended reading list of the Military Writer's Society of America. The other book nominated for an award is "Congressional Integrity," a satirical spoof of the U.S. Congress. Medals will be awarded to the winning books during the 2014 national convention to be held in Phoenix, Ariz. at the...
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, Aug. 25: Wilbur ambulance personnel assisted a man on the ground next to a van at Main and Alder yelling for help. Tuesday, Aug. 26: A collision involving a car and a piece of farm equipment took place near...
Loretta Gobert of Odessa, who took over Del’s Barber Shop after the death of Del Kirstein several years ago, has taken a position at Botan Hair Salon in Moses Lake. Although she had a loyal clientele in Odessa, the income was not quite enough to keep her from worrying about her bills every month. She told The Record she hopes that some of her clients will stop by the salon in Moses Lake, if not for a haircut, then at least to say hello. She says she misses her Odessa clients and would to see them again sometime s...
Mirgul Omurzakova spent the 1994-1995 academic year in Odessa attending Odessa High School and living with Ken and Bev Scherr. After spending her final year of secondary school in Odessa, she moved on to Colorado for college, then to Brown University in Rhode Island where she finished her degree. After that she returned to her native land. Although Omuzakova is an ethnic Kirghiz, she lives and works in Kazakhstan, where she is the managing director of Capital Partners, a real...
I was hospitalized for ten days in late July. In August, to rebuild my strength, I took my dog on increasingly long walks around town. We went virtually every day; the exercise was good for both Buster Brown and me. Buster is such a mongrel it’s hard to be sure what breeds have contributed to his makeup. He retrieves sticks thrown into the water and he looks like he has some Labrador in him, but he has the tail of a German Shepherd. His wide head makes me think of a pit bull....
This is the final installment in the history of the railroad in Harrington and compiled by Marge Womach of Mohler. Now more than 30 years following Ed Haugan’s cessation of employment from the railroad. In a recent interview he shared many of his recollections of the years he worked for the Great Northern Railroad, which became the Burlington Northern and is now the Burlington Northern Sante Fe. For about 10 months Ed attended the telegraph school located at the corner of Main and Post in downtown Spokane, learning Morse c...
At its regular monthly meeting on August 27, 2014, the Odessa School Board accepted the resignation of Erica Whitmore as Ag Education Teacher. It also approved contracts with Merleen Smith for summer Chef Camp and with Ben Burbank as the new Ag Education Teacher. Extra-curricular contracts were also approved for Amy Hunt as Pep Club Advisor, Justin Parr as Concessions Director and Julie Wehr as Camp Wooten Advisor. Co-curricular contracts were approved for Craig Holman, Music; Jeanie Read, National Honor Society; Terri King,...
Pamela “Pam” Renee Schooler, 56, died Saturday, August 23, 2014, in her son and daughter’s home in Moses Lake. Pam was born February 22, 1958, in Odessa to Jacoleah Janett Klaudt and Lavern Henry Schafer. She lived in Odessa; Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Kellogg, Idaho and Spokane before moving to Moses Lake recently. She loved raising chickens and writing. She is survived by her children Brady and Heather Brown of Moses Lake; Colby and Marissa Brown of Phoenix, Ariz.; Jason Schooler and Eli Schooler of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; gr...
Results won't be available until next week. Back row: Jaden Hunt, Camden Weber, Colton Hunt, Bradly Singer Laela Hardung, Colton Messer, Colby Sooy. Third row: Brady Walter, Jakob Starkel, Marcus King, Max Greenwalt. Second row: Dakota Largent, Drew Hardung, Lexie Alloway, Troy Hardung, Daeton Deife, David Eldridge, Marlee Eldridge. Front row: Levi Hardung, (unidentified), Macey Singer, Melloney Deife. Not pictured: Austin and Alyssa Iverson....
The Harrington High School chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America will hold its annual Huff ‘N’ Puff Fun Run during the Harrington Fall Festival on Saturday, September 27. This fundraiser helps pay for expenses for FBLA members to attend the state FBLA conference in Spokane. The deadline for signing up is September 11. Participants who sign up by that date pay a $15 entry fee and are guaranteed a shirt in their size. Late registration participants (those who sign up after September 11) must pay a $20 entry fee and...
As students return to begin the 2014-15 school year, the Odessa/Harrington Booster Club members are busy planning the fifth annual Odessa/Harrington Booster Club Dinner and Silent/Live Auction to be held Saturday, November 1. The event will be held at the Odessa Community Center. Booster club members appreciate all of the donations and volunteer hours provided in prior years. Each year, club members are overwhelmed by generosity of the two neighboring Titan communities, as the auction and donations continue to increase!...
