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  • Titan girls get one win, one loss in weekend play

    Updated Jan 23, 2015

    Cusick The January 16 game against Cusick was an away game won by the Titan girls, 51-47. O-H 14 9 14 14 51 Cusick 17 9 12 9 47 Lanessa Simon scored 15 points to lead the Titan offense. She also had 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals. Shelbey Watkins was right behind Simon with 14 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 4 steals. Paige Alloway scored 7 points and had 1 assist. Katie DeWulf also scored 7 points and had 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. Jordyn Tanke had 4 points, 6...

  • Titan boys get weekend split against Cusick and Republic

    Updated Jan 23, 2015

    Cusick On January 16, the Titan boys traveled to Cusick for an away game. The O-H boys lost, 73-81, with three top shooters all vying for bragging rights as high scorer. Sam Schafer was the leader this time, with 22 points. O-H 15 18 16 24 73 Cusick 19 10 23 29 81 Schafer also had 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Shane Whitaker scored 21 points and added 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Carsen Weber was the other dominant scorer with 20 points. He also added 2 rebounds,...

  • Engagement announced

    Updated Jan 23, 2015

    Mr. and Mrs. Forey Walter (Barb Gudgel) of Spokane and formerly of Odessa announce the engagement of their daughter Kacie Leigh to Noah Jackson. Kacie is a third grade teacher in Bellingham, Washington and Jackson is a speech therapist for the Bellingham School District. Their wedding ceremony is March 29 in Bellingham. Noah is a native Alaskan and for their honeymoon the couple has been invited to be part of the crew of Darlings on the Iditarod race course. The Darlings are...

  • Latest boys' junior varsity games show improvement

    Updated Jan 23, 2015

    The Titan junior varsity boys have been playing well, says JV coach Larry Weber. "They are playing better team defense and taking care of the basketball on offense. They are learning the game of basketball as the season progresses," Weber said. The boys JV team currently has a 7-4 record, and all of their losses have been to 2B schools. Against St. John-Endicott January 6, the boys got the win, 60-45, as Jayd Jennings and Caleb Behrens got 12 points each to pace the Titan...

  • What's Hot

    Updated Jan 22, 2015

    Odessa TUESDAY, January 20: Oatmeal, fruit, cinnamon toast. Waffle, sausage, OJ, fruit and veggie bar. WEDNESDAY, January 21: Pancakes, fruit. Grilled cheese sandwich, tomato soup, crackers, fruit and veggie bar. THURSDAY, January 22 : Toast, cereal, fruit. Nachos w/cheese and chili, fruit and veggie bar. FRIDAY, January 23 : Sausage, toast, fruit. Ground beef and macaroni, garlic bread, pudding, fruit and veggie bar Harrington . TUESDAY, January 20: Pancake, egg, fruit, juice, milk. Chili, cinnamon roll. WEDNESDAY, January...

  • The Weather

    Updated Jan 22, 2015

    High Low Prec. S Jan. 08 44 30 .00 Jan. 09 35 22 .00 Jan. 10 32 23 T Jan. 11 33 29 .00 Jan. 12 35 29 .00 Jan. 13 40 24 .00 Jan. 14 27 10 .00 Yearly total to date .13 inches. Snow accumulation: .93 inches to date....

  • Odessa Grain

    Updated Jan 22, 2015

    The latest cash grain market here shows Soft White Wheat down at $5.63. Hard Red Winter is down at $5.84. DNS is down at $7.21. Barley is down at 148.00....

  • Calendar of Events

    Updated Jan 22, 2015

    1/15 Twelve Step Program - Odessa group meeting @ Heritage Church basement, 7- 8 p.m., Odessa Community Closet @ Zion Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. 01/16 Girls basketball @ 6 p.m. Boys basketball @ 7:30 p.m. Location Cusick. 01/17 Girls basketball @ 6 p.m. Boys basketball @ 7:30 p.m Location Odessa. 01/18 Zumba class at The Fitness Place, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. 01/19 Quilt club @ museum barn, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. TOPS, Christ Lutheran Church, meeting @ library 7 p.m. No school, Martin Luther King Day. 01/20 Junior High...

  • Lois Hubbard voted mayor pro tem

    Updated Jan 22, 2015

    The Odessa Town Council voted for Lois Hubbard as the mayor pro tem for the next six months. The mayor pro tem takes over running of the council meetings in the absence of the mayor. The town continues to struggle to maintain and operate all of its properties and assets, said Mayor Doug Plinski. Following the budget process, the mayor and council members were all looking a bit shell-shocked. The revenue to Odessa from liquor sales since voters took the state out of the liquor business has fallen from about $13,000 annually a...

  • Odessa Senior Menu

    Updated Jan 22, 2015

    THURSDAY, JANUARY 15: Baked fish, Tater Tots, green bean casserole, coleslaw, Mandarin oranges, ww roll frosted cake. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21: Pot roast with gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, tossed green salad, spicy apples, ww roll, Jell-O with topping. THURSDAY, JANUARY 22: Tuna noodle casserole, peas and carrots, spinach salad, peaches, garlic bread, 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...

  • OMHC board asking increase in levy amount

    Updated Jan 22, 2015

    Several recent community meetings in Odessa have addressed the financial situation at the Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center. The hospital’s board of commissioners voted to increase the requested levy amount for maintenance and operations by one dollar per thousand dollars worth of real estate value. Levies for the hospital and for the school district will run in February. If passed, the levy amounts will be collected beginning the following year. The board of commissioners, nervous about requesting too much of an increase, o...

  • Wine industry announces 2015 scholarship offerings

    Updated Jan 22, 2015

    The Washington Wine Industry Foundation is offering over $30,000 in scholarships for undergraduate and post-graduate students studying viticulture, enology or related disciplines. All applications are due March 15 with awards for the 2015-2016 school year awarded by May 15. Since 2008, the Foundation has awarded over $114,000 to nearly 100 students for education in the grape and wine industry. Horse Heaven Hills Wine Growers Scholarship Two scholarships of $1,500 to students who are residents of Benton, Yakima or Klickitat...

  • K-12 focus of 2015 legislative debates

    COOPER INVEEN|Updated Jan 22, 2015

    WNPA Olympia News Bureau Washington’s lawmakers have opened this year’s legislative session amid predictions of a long and contentious debate focused on budget and tax votes for the K-12 education system. Lawmakers are confronted with a mountain of expensive problems to solve, ranging from transportation to mental health. But education funding is pivotal. The Washington Supreme Court held the Legislature in contempt last year for engaging in “an ongoing violation of its constitutional duty to K-12 children,” by not adequat...

  • Michaelson's latest work now on sale

    Updated Jan 22, 2015

    David Michaelson of Harrington has finished and published his fourth science fiction novel set in today’s time frame but from the viewpoint of the aliens. HARVESTERS is available, along with Michaelson’s 16 other titles at the Davenport offices of the Davenport Times, as well as at Cow Creek Mercantile and Uniquely Washington, both located in Ritzville....

  • Chamber members hear appeal

    Updated Jan 22, 2015

    The Odessa Chamber of Commerce held its first meeting of 2015 on Tuesday, January 13, at Any Occasion Banquet Hall. A good-sized crowd was on hand for the meeting at which Odessa’s hospital administrator Mo Sheldon gave a presentation on the financial situation of the medical facilities in town and the decision of the hospital district commissioners to ask for an increase in the maintenance and operations levy to be voted on in February. Sheldon, with assistance from the Association of Washington State Hospitals, has been w...

  • Odessa students at Cheney named to EWU Dean's List

    Updated Jan 22, 2015

    Seven graduates of Odessa High School have been named to the Dean’s List at Eastern Washington University in Cheney. Mariah Davison, Lexi Watkins, Jacob Dewulf, Charlie Moffet, Koralynne Kuch, Justin Hunt and Carley Williams, all of Odessa, were named to the Fall 2014 Dean’s List....

  • OHS Science/Engineering Peer Choice Awards

    JEFFERY WEHR|Updated Jan 22, 2015

    Over the past few weeks before the winter break, Odessa High School and Junior High science students had been busy conducting independent science research entitled the Second Quarter Research Project. This project is designed to encapsulate the knowledge and the ability to formulate a testable research question, design and execute an experiment with quantifiable results, scientifically compare the experimental results with a control method, and discuss their findings with the rest of the class via PowerPoint presentation....

  • This Week in Odessa History

    Updated Jan 22, 2015

    Immigration to area encouraged in 1915 100 years ago From The Odessa Record January 21, 1915 The immigration campaign started last July by the Spokane chamber of commerce has now reached a point where it is certain that hundreds of farmers and their families are coming to Eastern Washington. Miroslav Totusek was an Odessa visitor on Friday of last week. H.C. Phillips returned Tuesday from Brookfield, Missouri, where he had been visiting for two weeks with his people. Louis Zicha and F.F. Browning, two popular young...

  • Court Report

    Updated Jan 22, 2015

    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, Jan. 12: Christian Heritage School personnel reported that someone took about $100 worth of fuel from at least two school vehicles parked on the grounds in Edwall. Lincoln Hospital personnel requested ass...

  • Year in Review

    Updated Jan 22, 2015

    August Two incoming Odessa High School sophomores, Brad Johnston and Chance Messer got a chance to play in Italy with the Northwest Elite baseball organization. Players were chosen for the opportunity based on the ability on the baseball field and their dedication to their schoolwork. A broadband planning grant was pursued after NoaNet installed $5 million worth of ARRA-funded, high-speed broadband fiber in Lincoln County but shared no plans to do anything with it. The county decided to begin planning themselves and applied...

  • Harrington history

    MARJORIE WOMACH|Updated Jan 22, 2015

    Twenty-five animal heads and furs have been on display in the Harrington Public Library since June of 1973. The late Louis Schutz was a Harrington farmer who enjoyed game hunting when he was not busy keeping his farming operations going. He began game hunting in 1946 and made two trips to Africa, trips into British Columbia, the Yukon and Alaska. “More Trophies for Schultz Collection. The trophies from the species of the deer and antelope families will include the mounted heads and horns; the elephant ivories, 12 pound o...

  • Rock Doc

    DR E KIRSTEN PETERS|Updated Jan 22, 2015

    As you watch the falling snow, do you marvel at the beauty of the scene or immediately dread driving to work on icy pavement? Most of our nation’s roads get at least some snow most years, and that means clearing snow and ice from pavement is big business. For highways alone, agencies in the U.S. spend $2.3 billion each season trying to remove snow and ice. And billions more are spent by local governments battling Mother Nature on city streets and county roads. A traditional w...

  • Marlin Gun Club Results

    Updated Jan 22, 2015

    Week three for the Marlin Gun Club yielded these results: No one shot 25. Twenty-fours were Dan Asker and Mark Iksic. Shooting 23s were MacKenzie Beemis, Dave Pelham, Dave Lang, Doug Brashear and Mark Edwins. Michael French, Dylan Heer, Ken Thompson and Josh Gray shot 22s and Jim Imbert and Dave Asker shot 21s. Shooting 20 and under were Bill James, Mark Brashear, Jeff Nelson, Kemper Reynolds, Kara Gunderson, Hunter James, Cody Follett, Keeva Kimble, Jordan James, Susan James, Jakob Starkel, Gage Starkel, Taeven Brashear,...

  • Harrington news

    Updated Jan 22, 2015

    January 14, Mayor Paul Gilliland opened the Harrington City Council meeting with City Clerk Bunny Haugan, Scott McGowan and four councilmen present: Peter Davenport, Rick Becker, Levi Schenk and Michael Cronrath. In addition, visitors included Celeste Miller, Sharon Schultz, Marge Womach, Jay Gossett, and Paul Charlton. Celeste Miller, representing the Harrington Historic Preservation Commission, brought the nomination of the Attie Turner house for the local Register of Historical Houses. This 1918 home, now owned by Paul and...

  • Edith M. Roloff

    Updated Jan 22, 2015

    Edith M. Roloff passed away on December 7, 2014 in Moses Lake and was a longtime resident of Odessa. Edith was born on February 1, 1927 in Lincoln, Wash. to Ora and Elizabeth Reister. Edith attended school at Wilbur and graduated from Wilbur High School. Edith later married Reuben Roloff and they made their home in Odessa, and they had two sons, Raymond and Larry. Edith worked at various jobs in Odessa. She was a member of the Odessa VFW Auxiliary. Edith is survived by two sons Raymond (Katrina) Roloff and Larry (Kathleen)...

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