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October 15 at Wilbur, the Wilbur-Creston Wildcats defeated the Odessa-Harrington Titans in three close games, 25-20, 25-19 and 25-22. Serving leaders for the Titans were Lexi Hirst who was 11-1 for 92%, with two aces and Charli Moffet, 9-0 for 100% with one ace. Kendall Todd and Chelsea Fisher combined for 17 kills while Moffet contributed 20 kill assists. Defensively, Jordan Tanke had 18 digs. Hirst had 9 and Moffet added 7. On serve receive, Hirst was at 85% with 6-1. Tanke...
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. Oct. 7: A shed on the lower level of the Creston ball field was demolished as a result of two acts of malicious mischief. Footprints found on the structure indicated it had been kicked in, splitting...
Fifty years ago this week things were looking up in Odessa, which was believed to have become the largest town in Lincoln County. There was a scramble for housing, in fact, living quarters of any kind, as dozens of construction workers moved in to work on the ICBM launching site under construction south of Batum. Test drilling for oil was going on, attracting more people. Prosperity was in the air. A front page report in The Odessa Record on the town’s new growth was headlined “Odessa Heading for County Top”. It appea...
The Lincoln County Economic Development Commission (EDC) is currently in the process of compiling data to be used in a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for the county. Students from Eastern Washington University will be in Odessa October 24 to obtain input from citizens for the project. "Listening posts" will be set up between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. outside Odessa Foods and the post office. Students will have story boards with four different questions for people to answer. According to Margie Hall, EDC Executive...
Much of Monday night’s town council meeting was spent discussing the proposed cost increase of dispatch and jail services from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO). Currently, the town of Odessa pays $2,500 per year for the service. Sheriff Wade Magers is proposing an annual cost of $18,000, based on several contributing factors. Magers looked at alternate ways of calculating the billing; using number of calls, percent of usage, population, and other factors. According to his report, the $18,000 figure was the low...
The junior-high Titans led at the half by a score of 19-14, which was also the final score, as neither team was able to score in the second half. Coach Larry Weber said quarterback Caleb Behrens of Harrington is starting to get comfortable running the no-huddle offense and making good decisions with the football. He also had a 65-yard rushing touchdown in the game. Other high points were a 55-yard receiving touchdown by Colt Sanford and a 60-yard receiving touchdown by Dylan...
The Odessa-Harrington Titans traveled to Inchelium to face the Hornets in a gritty, hard-hitting affair last Friday. The Titans scored early and often, jumping to a 24-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. After a 30-0 halftime lead, the Titans would survive a comeback attempt by the Hornets, to reach a score of 66-28 at game’s end. The Titans’ Brett Larmer (12), carried the rock 12 times for 94 yards, a stunning 7.8 yards per carry, along with a rushing touchdown. He acc...
Keller Ferry, located in Lincoln County on northbound SR 21 at milepost 107 on the Columbia River, will be out of service for repairs on Wednesday, October 26, from 6 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. During those hours drivers will need to find alternate routes....
Jared King has been selected as the Seattle Seahawks High School Player of the Week for his outstanding performance October 7 against Wilbur-Creston. Each week during the NFL season, the Seahawks organization selects a high school football player in the state of Washington who has a standout game and deserves to be recognized. As part of this recognition, Jared is going to receive two tickets to the October 30 Seattle Seahawks vs. Cincinnati Bengals game, two pre-game sideline/on-field passes and a commemorative football...
Eight public school districts have been selected to participate in the Teacher Principal Evaluation Project (TPEP) Regional Implementation Grant for the 2011-12 school year. The eight districts will make up a consortium, led by NorthEast Washington Educational Service District (NEWESD) 101, collaborating on a state grant aimed at improving teacher and principal evaluation systems. These districts will be part of a second phase of a multi-year state grant that began last year with the development of new evaluation criteria...
I encourage your readers to send or email the following message to our representatives in Congress. “Well, October 15 has come and gone. Have you and other members of Congress put 6 million of the 25 million jobless Americans back to work yet? “Remember, you folks need to put one million jobless Americans back to work every two weeks between August 1, 2011 and November 1, 2012. “How's that going? Haven’t seen anything in the news about Congress putting millions back to work yet. Isn’t there an election in a year?" Thanks. D...
I don’t know who William River Pitt is, nor do I care. After reading his column in last week’s paper, it is quite easy to figure out who he is and how he thinks. He is pretty fast to blame everyone else for all the faults in this country, except the ones who are really responsible. I wonder, Mr. William River Pitt, if you have ever heard of Jimmy Carter or Bill Clinton or Janet Reno or Barney Frank or Chris Dodd or Barak Obama. Do you know who they are? They are the ones that gave us the sub-prime mortgage rate. There is a b...
I went to Portland last week for a machine quilters’ exposition. For those of you who don’t know, I lived in Portland for over 20 years. I loved it. It was a city of small neighborhoods that gave the feeling of a series of communities linked together. It was easy to cross the line from one community to another and still feel as though you could be a small town girl. I haven’t lived in Portland for 10 years, and haven’t visited in several. A lot has changed. On some streets...
When I was youngster in the 1960s, I had all the shots little kids went through back in the day. And because I’m a klutz and regularly hurt myself outdoors, I’ve periodically had my tetanus immunity updated. A few years ago I underwent a series of shots for rabies after having a scary adventure with an ill coyote. Last summer I got the shingles vaccine when my assistant was suffering from a shingles outbreak. And to round it all out, tonight after work I’ll be getting the i...
In January, Washington’s minimum wage will crack the $9 mark and we will once again be No. 1 — the state with the nation’s highest minimum wage. Of course, some think that’s good news. Ensuring that people can support themselves and their families is a laudable goal. But there’s a problem: It’s called the law of unintended consequences. Sometimes, an action causes the opposite of what it was intended to do. We are perilously close to that when it comes to the minimum wag...
Ballots for the Nov. 8 general election were mailed Oct. 19 to all Lincoln County registered voters. Those who do not receive a ballot by October 24 are asked to contact the Auditor’s office at 725-4971. First-class postage is required on the ballot, which must be postmarked by Nov. 8. Drop-off sites are also available through 8 p.m. on election night at: • Lincoln County Courthouse, 4550 Logan St., Davenport, drop box on east side of building (open 24 hours) or at elections desk in Auditor’s office, open Mon.-Fri., 9 a...
The Odessa-Harrington Athletic Booster Club Dinner & Auction held October 8 in Odessa at the Community Center made a net profit in excess of $18,000. The steak dinner made a profit of $2,348.84, and the bar made a profit of $1,066.24. Donations prior to the event brought in $1,000, with an additional $1,425 in donations coming in during and after the event. The silent auction brought in $4,673 and the live auction $9,180. After paying $759.46 for purchasing some of the auction items and $75 for the services of the...
Women’s Health Night, held last Wednesday evening in the social hall of Heritage Church, was a rousing success, with more than 100 area women taking advantage of the dinner and information that were provided. Grant money, donations of door prizes, guest speakers and the public-service efforts of the FBLA Chapter at Odessa High School made the evening possible at no cost to the women who attended. The student members of the Odessa High School chapter of the Future Business L...
The Odessa Chamber of Commerce will be awarded $10,000 toward the completion of its commercial kitchen project, and the Odessa Lions Club will also be awarded $10,000 toward its Festplatz project by the Lincoln County Commissioners. The final decision on which projects to fund was made Tuesday, with the commissioners deciding that all the projects submitted were worthy of funding. The following communities and organizations were also awarded grants from the Lincoln County Economic Development Fund: Almira – Water Reservoir P...
