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Wyatt James Williams was born November 13, 2015, at 2:04 p.m. at Samaratin Hospital in Moses Lake to Jim and Julie Williams of Odessa. He weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces and measured 18 inches long. He joins big sister Katie Mae, age 6 1/2. Grandparents are Jim and Carol Williams of Odessa and Tonnyo and the late Jerry Wright of Moses Lake....
The Odessa Lions Club's 74th annual Turkey Carnival is Saturday, November 21, at the Odessa Community Center. The action kicks off at 2 p.m., with food being served. Bingo games begin at 3 p.m. and continue until all of the turkeys are gone. After bingo, the drawing will begin for raffle prizes. The prizes, which are donated by Odessa businesses and individuals, are listed below....
The 2015 Veterans Day dinner and continuous membership awards program were held November 11 in the social hall of Heritage Church in Odessa. Members of VFW Post #7395 and American Legion Post #105 organized the program and their auxiliary members cooked and served the turkey, potatoes, stuffing and gravy for the dinner. The side dishes and desserts were provided as potluck items donated by those who attended the dinner. Departed comrades from the past year were remembered:...
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. Monday, Nov. 9: A deputy was notified of a request from Corner Café personnel in Creston for help with a person who refused to leave and had been “verbally abusive” toward customers there. Deputies...
Odessa seniors, age 65 and older, have filled two classes that meet twice a week in Odessa's Old Town Hall from 9:30 to 10:30 and from 10:45 to 11:45 on Wednesdays and Thursdays. The groups meet separately with instructor Kelly Weber, an employee of the physical therapy department at Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center. SAIL stands for Stay Active and Independent for Life and entails movement, stretching and strength building with the ultimate goal of preventing falls and improving overall health. Class members are encouraged...
Named to the all-opponent high-school volleyball team for the O-H Titans were Lanessa Simon, Katie DeWulf and Shelbey Watkins. Honorable mention went to Casey Schlomer. The awards ceremony for the members of the O-H volleyball team (selected by the coaches and/or team vote) will be held December 1 at 6:30 p.m. in the Harrington school cafeteria....
It was an exciting end to a great season for the Odessa-Harrington Titans football team when they lost to Liberty Christian by 30 points Friday November 13. The Liberty Christian Patriots were able to hold the Titans and prevent them from scoring during the entire first half of the game, while the Patriots themselves scored five touchdowns, all followed by successful two-point conversions. O-H 0 0 8 22 30 LC 16 24 8 12 60 With a score of 40-0 going into the second half, the...
The Lady Titans won two out of four matches and placed eighth at state this past Friday in the Yakima Sun Dome. The first-round match last Friday was a loss against Christian Faith which went on to take third place in the tournament. CFaith 25 25 25 3 O-H 12 15 11 0 Shelbey Watkins led the team with two aces and seven assists. Maleah Davison led with two blocks, Katie DeWulf with 12 digs and Lanessa Simon with six kills. The next match for the O-H Titans was a mere...
Members of the Odessa FFA chapter competed in the Washington State FFA Potato Career Development Event at the Grant County Fairgrounds last Friday. This was the first of the state competitions that took place this year. Members judged 100 potatoes to determine whether they were a #1 quality, #2 quality or a cull potato. They also judged seed potatoes, identified blemishes of potatoes and gave oral reasons to the judge to determine the grade of each of 10 potatoes, based on the standards for potatoes, within a short...
Former Odessa resident Ronald G. Walter died November 15 at his home in Spokane. A full obituary will follow in next week’s issue of The Record....
Privacy. Just a small seven-letter word that most people don’t think they have a problem with. As a matter of fact, most people probably don’t think about it at all. Maybe this is something that we should all reconsider, and it starts with the little area in your cell phone/tablet settings that reads “Location.” According to the Pew Research Center, 90 percent of adult Americans have cell phones (for people under the age of 44, the number is more like 97 percent); 64 percent...
Thank you so much for the news you print. I grew up in your area. I was the first wedding at Zion Emmanuel on January 1, 1959. But Harrington was my town – first through 12th grade in Harrington schools. So I do appreciate the local news. I’ve only been gone from your area since 1970!!! Thanks for your news! Lorna Williams Olympia...
Member of the Tekoa City Council and president of the Tekoa Trail and Trestle Association. During the final budget conferences of the 2015 legislative session, behind closed doors, Representative Joe Schmick (9th District, Colfax) placed into the capital budget a proviso that took 135 miles of the John Wayne Trail, 6,000 acres of parkland, and gave it away, at no cost, to 200 adjacent property owners. It was a land grab done without any public announcement or input. When asked later why he made such a move to close the...
Hi, there. I’m Dr. Universe. Wendy Sue Universe, that is. Ever since I was a kitten, I’ve been digging in the dirt, gazing at the stars, exploring new places and searching for answers to questions about our world. Still, some people are surprised when they discover I’m a scientist. After all, it’s not every day you meet a cat in a lab coat. With the help of experts in the field and my friends at Washington State University, I answer some of the most interesting, tough and smart questions from curious kids all around the wor...
On July 22 and 29, 2015, the Attorney General’s Office received letters from members of the State House of Representatives and the State Senate, respectively, requesting that the office conduct an investigation of Planned Parenthood. Attorney General Bob Ferguson has sent responses to both houses, enclosing a memorandum that states, in sum, that the Attorney General’s Office did not find any evidence whatsoever to support the allegations that Planned Parenthood is operating in violation of state or federal law. In his res...
A student writing contest is being hosted by the English Skills Lab and the William C. Bonaudi Library for fall and winter quarters of the 2015-16 academic year. The judges are looking for academic essays or research papers, poems, plays or song lyrics, or short fiction and non-fiction, according to Dawnne Ernette of the English Skills Lab. Submissions will be accepted through March 31, 2016. The contest is open to all currently enrolled BBCC students, Ernette said. The grand prize is $200. First-place prizes for academic and...
In 2014, Americans donated an estimated $350 billion to charities. A generous country we are, but how much of those funds actually benefit those in need? You might not want to know. There are good charities. There are bad charities. And there are the worst charities. America’s “worst” charities have gained their titles by how much they raise in donations for their cause, and how little of that money goes towards the same cause. As these deceptive organizations ask you for your financial support, many lie about where or to wh...
Veterans Day program The yearly Harrington Veterans Day Program organized by history teacher Mike Cronrath was held November 10, at 10:15 a.m. at the Harrington school gymnasium. Panels of art displays created by the students graced the pathway across the floor to the bleachers. This display was entitled, “The Star-Spangled Banner Through the Eyes of Our Children.” The exhibits were done by the high school art class and the 2nd/3rd grade art class, guided by their instructor Denise Hoffman. Copies of the pictures were put...
In Washington state, low mountain snowpack has caused the governor to declare a statewide drought emergency for this summer. However, for the majority of the growers in the Odessa Subarea region that use groundwater, these conditions are nothing new. Whereas most of the potatoes in the state are irrigated with surface water from the Columbia and Snake Rivers, farmers in the Odessa Subarea face drought-like conditions every year. The Odessa region is an outstanding region for producing potatoes, and the production in this area...
Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center has been recognized by iVantage Health Analytics and the National Organization of State Office of Rural Health (NOSORH) for overall excellence in outcomes, reflecting top quartile performance among all acute care hospitals in the nation. “It is our honor at OMHC to serve the people of Odessa and we are proud to be able to do so with this level of distinction,” said hospital administrator Mo Sheldon. “Our mission is to bring ‘caring, quality healthcare to our community,’ and this is one affir...
