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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. 24: A deputy's assistance was requested after a Davenport High School student said she had received a large check in the mail from a business she had contacted on the Internet. Deputies...
The November calendar brings to our attention a couple of important events for us, Veterans Day and later in the month, Thanksgiving. This past week I was reminded why it is important for us citizens to remember with great thanksgiving the service and sacrifices our current military service members and veterans of the military have given. I have always been a grateful citizen in regards to those who serve us in our armed forces and other public safety services. Why we as citiz...
Ninety-three years ago this week they were dancing in the streets of Odessa, celebrating a false report that an armistice had been signed by Germany, with the Allied nations declaring victory in World War I. Germany agreed to peace terms on November 11, 1918, a few days after this report of the “fake armistice” and how it was celebrated locally, appearing in the November 8 issue of The Odessa Record. Perhaps it was just a trifle premature, but the celebration of the reported signing of a peace armistice yesterday brought for...
A dear lady of talent, surely an angel of God Was sweet Mrs. Bennett, the wife of T. Claud Her home built of gray rock, a house so unique There was no other quite like it, in Wilson Creek I'll share with you now, warm memories she's made When I was but a small boy, just in the first grade She journeys to school, it's early in the fall With steps light and quick, she walks down the hall Our class is all seated, there's hush at our table It's after lunch Friday, and she'll tell us a fable Maybe the Three Little Pigs, that ol'...
Despite large budget cuts, the Employment Security Department has extended its contract with Microsoft to make the company’s entire suite of online courses available for free to Washington residents for another year. The contract originally was scheduled to end today, but now will be continued through October 2012. Employment Security Commissioner Paul Trause said the extension reflects his decision to make cost-effective customer services a priority as tough budget choices are made. “This has been one of the most cost-effect...
It was Senior Night in Odessa, and Brett Larmer (12) was the lone senior on our football team. O-H 0 12 8 0 20 ACH 8 28 16 14 64 We played the Almira-Coulee-Hartline Warriors in a contest that was virtually one-sided throughout the duration of the game. Missed tackles, dropped passes, flags, offensive line breakdowns, and our defense was a major contributor to our team’s loss. ACH blew us out of the water, winning by over 40 en route to a 64-20 victory. ACH scored early and o...
K-5 parent-teacher conferences will be held Monday, November 7. There will be no school that day. All K-5 students have been scheduled for a specific conference time, and parents should have received a designated date and time slip last week from their child’s homeroom teacher. If you have not received a date and time slip, please call Linnie Largent in the grade-school office at 982-2603. Arena-style conferences for students in grades 6-12 will also be held Monday, November 7, from 5 to 8 p.m. in the school multi-purpose r...
An old storage room at school was cleaned out recently, where staff members found some old beautiful light fixtures from the old Odessa High School. Several people have indicated interest in these items. To make it fair, have some fun, and earn some cash to put in our computer technology fund, we are going to have a silent auction. The light fixtures will be on display November 7 starting at 8 a.m. outside of the district main office. There will be a silent-auction form for each light. The display will be moved to the...
Wilbur-Creston defeated Odessa-Harrington’s volleyball team Saturday, October 29, in a grueling 5-game match, 30-28, 23-25, 25-13, 22-25 and 15-6. Despite the loss, the Titans played arguably their best match of the season, never giving up, fighting for every point. Hailey Williams and Charli Moffet led at service, with 16-0 and 21-0, respectively. Amanda Hardt served three aces. Chelsea Fisher had a total of 20 kills, followed by Kendall Todd with 8. Moffet set up 32 kill a...
At first I wasn’t sure I was reading the CNN report correctly. The story hinged on special pavement that uses the impact of human feet to generate electricity. That’s right. A young man in Britain has invented a device that harvests the energy from a footfall hitting the pavement to power things like LED lights. Talk about a bright idea. The “PaveGen” project is the brainchild of Laurence Kemball-Cook, age 25 years. He’s an engineer who built a prototype of the device du...
Deutchesfest weekend brought special visitors to see Great Granny, Mildred Deife. Her great grandchildren and their parents, Tyler and Adelee Stone from Chandler, Ariz. visited, along with Gramma and Grampa Teresa Stone and Barry Kirkeeng. Violet was nine months old at the time, and Everest and McLaren were about 2 1/2. It was a busy and happy time for all of us but especially for Mildred who turns 90 this November 19! Great Aunt and Uncle are Dee and Ed Deife, who showed the...
The Odessa Quilt Club elected new officers for the coming year at the monthly October business meeting. The new officers are as follows: President, Debbie Buscher; Vice President, Kathie Donahue; Treasurer, Julie Weishaar; Secretary, Sherrie Heimbigner; Sgt. at Arms, Joyce McClanahan. The club sponsors many activities throughout the year. In March, they hold “Quilt ‘Til You Wilt,” an all-day quilting bee with games and quilt classes. In April, the annual Spring Fling Quilt Show is offered in the High School Gymnasium. Last...
Alberto and Lyndsay Reyes of Odessa, along with their children Chloe, AJ, and Mackenzie, have announced the arrival of their newest family member. Carlos Glen Reyes was born October 17, 2011 at 8:46 p.m. in Moses Lake. At birth, Carlos weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and was 19 3/4" long....
It’s hard to believe, but Medicare’s open enrollment season began recently. And this year, as a result of the federal health reform law, seniors will have to brace for several changes. Seniors who rely on privately administered Medicare Advantage plans for their benefits will face the biggest adjustments. That’s too bad, as Medicare Advantage has a strong track record of delivering health benefits that meet or even exceed those of conventional Medicare. Medicare Advantage (MA) offers enrollees a different way of receiving the...
The U.S. Grains Council and the Renewable Fuels Association are pleased to announce dates for the Export Exchange 2012, an international trade conference focused on the export of U.S. coarse grains and co-products, including distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and corn gluten. The conference and exhibition will be held Oct. 22-24, 2012 at the Minneapolis Marriott City Center. The Export Exchange is uniquely focused on connecting international buyers of U.S. coarse grains and DDGS with U.S. producers, suppliers and e...
Charles Lee Schoonover, age 79, died suddenly Friday, October 28, 2011, at Sacred Heart Medical Center after a short-term illness. He was born August 6, 1932, near Odessa on the Frederick homestead. He attended school in Odessa. He married Loretta Jean Greenwalt September 14, 1952. They celebrated 59 years of marriage this year. He farmed in Odessa, Lind and Ritzville areas and worked in construction, as well as a mechanic for 15 years out of the Spokane area. After deciding...
Wilmon K. “Bill” Warren of Lewiston, Idaho died Sunday, October 23, 2011 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. He was 76. Bill was born July 21, 1935 at Chickasha, Okla., to Floyd V. and Ina L. Brown Warren. The family lived in several areas prior to moving to Odessa, Wash. Bill and his high school sweetheart, Alyce Birge, were married in Coeur d’Alene June 2, 1954. They lived in Odessa, Ritzville and Walla Walla before settling in Moscow in 1969. Bill worked as a brick mason for various contractors and was proud to have...
A few months ago, I decided to let most of my magazine subscriptions lapse. I was getting about six different quilter’s magazines, which I love but seem to be unable to recycle. The hallway closet in my house is half full of back issues that I still believe I’ll get around to one of these days. When those magazines arrive, I sit down and thumb through them to see what catches my eye. Then I put them down somewhere, thinking that I’ll get back to them. Sadly, the only time...
I was thrilled today to read in the October 20 edition of The Odessa Record what my father (John Napier) had done 75 years ago. Because I was too young in 1936 to know of his ongoing work with cattle, things like this are helping me complete his history. Thank you. Joyce (Napier) Goodale Washougal...
Some interesting fact that you will never hear on the mainstream media. According to the Washington Post, the Washington D.C. area has become a great place for those that enjoy “living the dream”.... Washingtonians now enjoy the highest median household income of any metropolitan area in the country, and five of the top 10 jurisdictions in America — Loudoun, Howard and Fairfax counties, and Falls Church and Fairfax City — are here, census data shows. The signs of that wealth are on display all over, from the string of luxu...
Today, the good news is cars are safer, more fuel-efficient and emit fewer greenhouse gases. The bad news is today’s automobiles burn less gas and cars in the future will be fueled by cleaner electricity and even hydrogen. So how could this be bad news? Two words: gas tax. Since President Dwight Eisenhower modeled our interstate highway system after the German autobahns, our roads have been built and maintained with federal and state gas taxes. In Washington, the 18th a...
Every 10 years, the bipartisan Washington State Redistricting Commission is established to redraw the state’s legislative and congressional districts. Four commissioners are appointed by the legislature, and those four then appoint a fifth as chairperson. The chairperson position is non-partisan and has no vote. The commissioners meet in Olympia. In addition to the commissioners, members of the public were encouraged to participate in the process by attending the meetings or submitting their own third-party plans through t...
For outstanding improvement in student achievement, Odessa High School was one of only 99 schools in the state of Washington to receive a 2011 School of Distinction Award. The 2011 School of Distinction award winners include 53 elementary schools, 22 middle/junior high schools, 17 high schools and 7 alternative schools. This year is the fifth year that the annual School of Distinction recognition has been awarded, and an Odessa school, either high school or elementary, has received it in four of the five years. Each regional...
Odessa Trading Company has been informed that it is the top sales dealer in CaseIH’s Western Region for 2011, and one of the top 28 CaseIH dealers in North America for the year. In January, the company was entered in a national sales competition, according to OTC general manager H.P. Carstensen. The dealership was competing in a field of 657 dealerships across nine regions. There were to be 28 winners; the top selling dealers of pre-sold orders for new equipment. Each w...
