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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, Nov. 4: Shortly after the owner of llamas in the Redwine Canyon area reported them missing, a man called in to report that he found llamas in a field across from his home on Nelson Road East. A motorist...
Three persons were killed in a fiery airplane crash 79 years ago in Farrier Coulee, 19 miles southwest of Odessa. The accident, which occurred on November 12, 1934,. was the Odessa area’s first air disaster. Here is the report in The Odessa Record of November 16, 1934: “Burned to a crisp when their airplane crashed, burst into flames and was destroyed in Farrier Coulee. Monday afternoon at 2:15 , the bodies of Three Wenatchee men were found and were taken to Ritzville and later to Wenatchee after identity had been est...
Carsen Weber is an exellent student and a respected leader at OHS. He plays football, basketball, and baseball. He is one of the most coachable kids Coach Todd has ever worked with and shows up to practices and games with a smile on his face and ready to play. Pound for pound he is one of the hardest hitting kids on the team and practices hard and plays the game hard. He truly leaves it all on the field. Carsen in the son of Larry and Kelly Weber....
Odessa Cub Scout Pack #784 went Scouting for Food last Saturday, driving around Odessa picking up the bags of food that residents of the town placed on their porches. The Odessa Food Bank receives the groceries and adds them to their shelves for the coming months ahead. The winter months are always the most difficult for those who are on fixed incomes. Heating bills add up, gas is ever increasing and few can prepare for the unknown ups and downs that happen in life. The Cub Scouts and their parents have delivered 740 pounds...
The Odessa School District announces the sponsorship of the Simplified Summer Food Program for Children. Meals will be made available at no charge to attending children 18 years of age and younger. In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. If you believe you have been treated unfairly, you may file a complaint of discrimination by writing, USDA, Director, Office of Adjudicati...
'Tis the season to be THANKFUL!!! We have all been blessed in numerous ways, none greater than what God has done for us through His Son Jesus Christ. Please join us this Sunday, November 17th at 6:30 pm at Heritage Church as we gather together to sing and thank God for His goodness to us and for His many blessings which He bestows. There will be a free-will offering taken for the Food Bank. As we head into the holiday season we know there are always needs around town which we...
At Colossians 3:17 we read the words of the Apostle Paul, "whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him." One aspect of this verse that strikes me as significant is how we are called upon to be thankful. In this season of remembering with gratitude our veterans of military service and our upcoming holiday of Thanksgiving, this idea of being thankful is in our hearts and minds. Hopefully all of us ref...
The Northeast Washington Haygrowers’ Association will hold its annual meeting Saturday, December 7, at John’s Auto Repair in Clayton. A full day of educational presentations is planned, beginning with tips on transitioning to big balers at 8:45 a.m. This topic will be addressed by local growers and mechanics from St. John Hardware. A big baler will be on hand to demonstrate inspection, maintenance and evaluation of used balers. Other topics in the morning are certification requirements for weed-seed-free hay and organic hay...
Love’s Travel Stops (Love’s) in Ritzville, on I-90, Exit 221, opened its doors for business on October 31. Love’s is a 24/7 operation featuring a Carl’s Jr. restaurant, gourmet coffee selection, a variety of fountain drinks, fresh fruit, name-brand snacks, travel items, gift merchandise and more. This location will also have 72 parking spaces for professional truck drivers. An on-site Love’s Truck Tire Care center is scheduled to open in December. To celebrate the opening, Love’s held a ribbon cutting at the location on...
Sam Mullins was born in 1961, the son of Ruby Music and Toby Mullins. He grew up in Packwood and Randall in southwest Washington. His father was a logging truck driver. We laughed about a caption I once saw on a photo in the newspaper of a logging truck that had spilled logs on the highway. "How much wood can a wood truck chuck?" it read. Even though his father was 15 years older than his mother, they died within two weeks of one another about 25 years ago. He was not surprise...
By MARJORIE WOMACH Mike Cronrath organized an all-school Veteran’s Program with participation from many of the various age groups. Debra Armstrong and Karen Kennedy handed out programs during the prelude. Madison Charlton, ASB President, made the introductory comments prior to the opening with a flag ceremony. The third and fourth graders sang the Star Spangled Banner under the direction of Mr David Nighswonger. Mike Cronrath made opening remarks and introduced the veterans that were present, one in uniform. Cronrath e...
In District 7 1B Tournament at Curlew November 7, the Odessa-Harrington Titans got two wins to assure them a berth at the state volleyball tournament. O-H vs. Republic O-H defeated Republic in three straight games by scores of 25-18, 25-14 and 25-16. Republic, with a season record of 7-4 and a league record of 4-1 was unable to hold off the Titans. O-H 25 25 25 x x 3 Repub. 18 14 16 x x 0 Chelsea Fisher led the Titans with 13 kills and Alexa Boss had 32 assists in the victory...
In football last Friday at home in Odessa, Cusick defeated Odessa-Harrington, 50-26. Cusick 0 20 6 24 50 O-H 6 6 0 14 26 The Titans built up a 12-point lead in the first half before Cusick came from behind and and went on to get the win. Sam Schafer scored for the Titans in the first quarter on a 6-yard run. The point-after attempt was no good. In the second half Carsen Weber scored on a 40-yard punt return. Again, the passing play for extra points was foiled. Cusick then had a string of six unanswered touchdowns before the...
By MONICA DEIFE Odessa has hired a new eighth through twelfth grade English teacher. Her name is Laura Caler. Caler got her B.A. in secondary English from Eastern Washington University and her M.A. in education from Leslie University in Cambridge, Mass. which she earned through a correspondence course. Caler took four years off from the time her daughters were born and then substituted in District 81 (Spokane) for five years. She had some long-term substituting jobs at Shadle...
Colville Rural Resources Community Action has announced the availability of specially trained personnel as a part of a new program in Lincoln County. The “Health Plan Navigator Program” at Rural Resources is underway to help Lincoln County residents explore their health plan options as a part of the nationwide healthcare decision-making process required by the Affordable Care Act. Washington state created the Health Benefits Exchange as a marketplace for public and private healthcare coverage options. The Washington Hea...
Lincoln County Sheriff Wade W. Magers reports that on November 6, 2013, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call around 5:30 a.m. reporting a man who was acting erratically and behaving unusual in the Lincoln area. Deputies Mark Stauffer and Calen Hayes responded and upon arriving learned the suspect was in the woods, as they could hear him yelling and screaming. Upon checking the area further deputies could hear banging sounds in the woods below them. The suspect was located walking from a residence in the are...
To the Editor: Usually I am glad to be right, but I am not happy about finding out the truth about Obama Care. I wonder what is going to happen to the millions of people who have received their insurance cancelation notices. Many of these people are going to have a black holiday season because of this program that we have been told about ad nauseam. Perhaps Mr. Obama took lessons from his Hollywood friends as to being able to repeat the same statements that he now says weren’t exact. I makes me wonder if Mr. Obama has a c...
I don’t know the full heritage of my mutt from the pound, Buster Brown by name. Buster was listed as a “Lab mix” by the Humane Society but my vet has said he is more of a German Shepherd mix. We all can agree he’s a mongrel – indeed, one or both of his parents may have been mutts themselves. When he was young there were a couple of occasions when Buster froze and seemed to point toward the wildlife we encountered as we ambled along the bottom of the Snake River canyon. I...
I'm a fan of the old songs. Not too old, mind you - if you get back much more than 100 years, you'll lose my attention. But there's something about the songs of my parents' generation that grabs me and just won't let go. In case you're one of the few people around who haven't spent much time with me in person, I'm one of those people who goes around humming snatches of songs here and there. Frequently they are songs from my formative years; folk songs from Peter, Paul and...
By PEARSON BURKE During the government shutdown the USDA did not release any reports including the October Crop Production Report. Last Friday the USDA did release its November Crop Production Report. Traders were anticipating a reduction in U.S. wheat carryovers from the September report due to an increase in export sales and a slight reduction in production. Traders were also looking for corn production to top 14 billion bu due to higher yields and as a result, for corn carryovers next fall to come in at over 2 billion bu....
TransMessis Columbia Plateau is the new name of the Odessa biodiesel plant formerly known as Inland Empire Oilseeds, LLC. An investor group from Houston, Texas is providing the financial backing required by the Odessa Public Development Authority (OPDA) prior to signing the agreement to lease the facility to the new management team. Damon Pistulka, a resident of Edmonds, Wash., will be the manager, as the plant gears up to restart production after several months of forced...
Barbara Greenwalt is the newest member of The Odessa Record's staff. With a background in office management and as an administrative assistant in local government offices, she has the necessary tools for making a major organizational contribution to our office. Barbara is married to Gerald Greenwalt, formerly and now once again, a resident of Odessa. Gerald was raised in Odessa and graduated from Odessa High. Barbara is originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, the youngest of four...
We are at a fork in the road. Which way do you want to go? To the left the road appears level, straight and without winding curves, but you can only see ahead about a quarter of a mile due to heavy fog. On the right you see a road with a tough incline, rocks in the middle of the pathway and a creek to cross, but you see a bright little town sitting in a valley about a mile ahead. Did I forget to tell you that you have your grandkids with you? Ok, you see where I am going with this. Do we manage the town for sustainability...
