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I don’t know about you, but I know that I have more questions than answers. And the questions I have are persistent and demanding. Things like, “Are men born knowing how to spit?” “How many roads must a man walk down?” “How much fossil fuel can we take out of the earth before everything falls in?” “Where am I going and why am I in this handbasket?” And one that’s been bugging me for several years, “Who defines the American dream?” Marriage to a politically active pers...
The Titan girls varsity basketball team led by 10 at half-time, only to face what looked like a completely different team in the third quarter. Davenport 10 10 29 13 -62 O-H 12 18 6 6 -42 The Lady Gorillas from Davenport came storming back, pounding the Titans 29-6 in the third quarter alone to take the lead by a large margin. They never relinquished it. The O-H girls gave the ball away far too many times with bad passes and unnecessary fouls. They are a very young team,...
The game started off with a stroke of luck for the Titans, when a Davenport player grabbed and popped the basket rim during warmups. That is against the rules, and a technical foul was assessed against Davenport. O-H 4 4 8 16 -32 Davenport 10 17 16 14 -57 It was pretty much all Davenport’s game after that. What scoring there was by the Titan team was led by Markus Smith with 7, followed by Justin Hunt and Cade Weber with 6 each, Nick Tebow with 5, Jared King 4, and Brett L...
Karla Ann Novotney died December 3, 2011 in Spokane. She was born August 13, 1939 to Donivan and Mary Alice Warwick in Harrington. She grew up in Harrington and attended school, graduating from Harrington High School in 1957. She attended Kinman Business School in Spokane for a short time before returning to Harrington. On June 3, 1961, she married William “Bill” Novotney in Harrington. The couple lived in Harrington, raised their four daughters and enjoyed their gra...
The Odessa Drive In was forced to shut down December 1 and 2 due to a break in the water main leading to the restaurant. Owner Maxine Ferderer said that "first we had water, then we had dirty water, and then we had no water," when asked about the event. Staff at the restaurant first noticed the problem at about five o'clock Thursday evening. Ferderer said that town employees Jerry Monroe and Rod Webster had arrived by 5:10. According to Ferderer, as soon as the crew began to...
Kathy Taylor, an employee of Schmidt Insurance in Odessa, has written a children’s book. With much input by other Odessa people, the book, in the works for about the last nine months, has gone to print and will be available for Christmas delivery. Lexi Watkins, recent Odessa High graduate did the illustrations for it, and the graphic design was provided by Briana Whitcher (also of Odessa). Final proof reading was performed by Odessa High English teacher Dr. Duane Pitts, and t...
Farmers are invited to attend a workshop to learn about innovative Ag research in Lincoln County on Thursday, December 15. The agenda will feature Odessa High School student Kira Powell talking about her work with water-absorbing polymers. Other topics include alternative crops such as winter pea (Howard Nelson), weed management (Ian Burke), wireworm and Wilke Farm crop rotations (Aaron Esser), Conservation District projects (David Lundgren), and potential pests (Diana Roberts). Participants will also help set goals for the...
Big Bend Community College is the recipient of the Governor’s 2011 Best Practices Award for its innovative program to help farm workers move from the field to behind the wheel of a commercial truck. The Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) uses the model of two instructors in the classroom – one teaching professional and technical content while the other supports development of basic reading, math or language skills. The program has prepared more than 150 low-wage workers for higher-wage, in-demand tra...
Washington State Governor Gregoire’s budget proposals for the start of the special legislative session that began November 28, 2011 are devastating to the state’s most vulnerable populations, says the Family Resource Center in Davenport. The magnitude of the recommended cuts will mean drastic reductions in the critical services and resources that programs are already working beyond their capacity to provide. Ultimately, what is at stake is the safety and well-being of our communities. “The erosion of human services and commu...
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. Nov. 28: An abandoned pickup truck that apparently was involved in a rollover accident was discovered on Ditmar Road just north of Four Corners Road. Deputies located the driver as she was being...
The Neah Bay Red Devils took first place on December 2 at the state 1B finals for 8-man football, played in the Tacoma Dome. They defeated Almira/Coulee-Hartline by a score of 36-28. As expected Neah Bay played its game almost exclusively on the ground. After receiving the kickoff, the opening offensive drive took the Red Devils 77 yards in 11 plays before the quarterback, Josiah Greene, dove into the endzone from the one-yard line. While Neah Bay was eating up the clock on the ground, ACH was itching to get the ball. In...
Big Bend Community College Foundation scholarship applications for 2012-13 are available now in the Financial Aid Office and on the college’s web site. An estimated $190,000 in scholarships will be awarded to 145 students for the 2012-13 academic year that starts in September of 2012, said Doug Sly, Executive Director of the BBCC Foundation. The deadline is March 16 for receiving completed applications in the Financial Aid Office. Only completed applications submitted by that date will be considered. Applications also will b...
Twenty-two quilters and friends gathered Monday evening at Any Occasion Banquet Hall for the annual Christmas dinner and party. Quilt Club President Debbie Buscher gave a welcoming address, then turned the proceedings over to Laura Estes, who challenged guests with quilt-related games. Dinner featuring Cornish game hen and including a choice of dessert was provided by Marla Beth of Helping Hands Catering. Quilters each brought 2 “fat quarters” of fabric to the event, to be exchanged via a “left-right-left’ passing game. J...
December, Christmas shopping, seasonal programs and parties are rolling into full swing. Preparations for holiday meals and gift giving are foremost in the minds of most folks. Lecia Fink brought luscious Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies to a recent community music event. This cake style cookie is filled with the goodness of pumpkin and spices as well as rich chocolate chips. Baking these cookies on parchment lined pans allows the cookie to bake more firmly than most cake style...
New businesses were opening regularly early in the last century. One such was the Farmers and Merchants Bank, which was to serve Odessa for many years. This report was in the December 10, 1915, issue of The Record: The Farmers and Merchants Bank, Odessa’s newly organized banking institution, which was recently granted a charter for conducting business, opened its doors for business in temporary quarters in the Kleeman Millinery store in the Turner Building yesterday. The new bank begins business with a capital stock of $...
I urge your readers to contact their members of Congress who are discussing whether to extend the Bush tax cuts. If those payroll tax cuts are not continued, then those who take home a paycheck need to get ready to lose 2% of each paycheck beginning January 2012. According to Senator Patty Murray, “the median Washington family has a yearly income of $56,479. Under the current 2% payroll tax cut, that family is saving approximately $1,130 per year on their tax bill. If the current tax cut expires, their yearly tax bill will g...
As the long season of darkness sweeps over the country, it’s a natural time to think about lighting – and how dependent we are on electricity during this dim time of year. You can heat your home with several different energy sources, including natural gas, heating oil or wood. But unless you’re living off-the-grid, the lights throughout your abode burn brightly because of electricity from the grid. Yes, I have a couple of candles, a flashlight and two kerosene lamps in my ho...
Byron Behne watches the grain markets for the Odessa Union Warehouse. 12/5/11: This morning started off promising with the grain futures markets in the green however prices headed south mid-session as word spread that Standard & Poor’s was placing several Eurozone countries on notice that they were under review and risked a credit-rating downgrade. Chicago wheat closed down 14 cents and soft white lost a nickel....
Just about the time the Congressional “Super Committee” declared failure, our national debt clock rolled past $15 trillion. Even as the discussions, co-chaired by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., ground to a halt and Congress left the Capitol for Thanksgiving, the debt clock kept ticking. That means each taxpayer’s portion of our debt is now $133,687. Where will this all stop? Are we headed for another partisan meltdown over raising our debt ceiling? Will we see another downg...
Editor’s note: The Record’s story on shopping locally for Christmas continues this week. Maybe doing your Christmas shopping in Odessa won’t let you buy that newest expensive electronic toy you’ve seen advertised on TV, but it could provide some unexpected bonuses: you’d get to exercise your creativity, a part that goes unnoticed and un-nurtured all too often, and your community would receive the benefit of your economic support. The college student or young adult on your list might enjoy an on-line subscription to The Odess...
A weekly review of incident reports on file at the Odessa Town Marshal’s office has raised a potential safety concern for residents. An individual has reported aggressive behavior demonstrated by a dog at large, apparently a pit bull or pit bull mix. The person filing the complaint indicated that the reported incident was actually the third time he/she had been menaced by the dog, but that a complaint had not been previously filed, as the person did not want to cause problems for neighbors. The dog in question is reported t...
Odessa/Harrington’s boys and girls basketball teams get to be the home team while playing in the Big Bend Community College gym during the Ryan Floch Memorial Basketball Games next Tuesday, December 13. The Floch Memorial games are a home-and-away series alternating between Odessa/Harrington and BBCC. The gate receipts and donations go to the Ryan Floch Memorial Scholarship, which supports student athletes graduating from “Class B” high schools in Eastern Washington. The Odessa/Harrington varsity teams will host St. John-...
