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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. Dec. 3: Sprague firefighters extinguished a vehicle on fire on I-90. A caller told dispatchers he was missing a money order as a result of vehicle prowling in the 1000 block of Adams Street in...
When BNSF trains going in opposite directions pass each other there appears to be perfect synchronization as one train eases onto the Odessa sidetrack and the other speeds by. One hundred and one years ago, before radio control and electronic switching, engineers of the steam locomotives relied on telegraph messages they picked up from one station to the next along the rail line to determine the positions of other trains on the track. Railroad operations weren’t as smooth then as they are today. The Odessa Record, in its i...
Christmas Fest 2012 was another success for the Junior Livestock 4-H Club and the Odessa Chamber of Commerce, as no fewer than 268 people signed in at the Odessa Community Center last Wednesday, December 5. Many others visited without signing in for prizes. Door prizes donated by the vendors and by various individuals in the community were awarded to 33 people whose names were drawn throughout the day. Donating vendors were Gerald McAllister, Odessa FFA (Poinsettias), New...
Star Night at Big Bend Community College is when scholarship donors and scholarship recipients get to know each other. “The scholarship donors enjoy meeting the students, and pass their values on to them,” said LeAnne Parton, Executive Director of the BBCC Foundation. “One of those values is to give back when you can.” Billed as a celebration of student achievement and donor generosity, the Star Night dinner sponsored by the Foundation is held in the fall when student...
Brandon and Kayla Meise of Odessa are the proud parents of Ruger Charles, born on October 9, 2012. He weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and was 18.25 inches long at birth. He has one big sister, Myakoda at home. Ruger’s paternal grandmother is Anita Zweig of Arizona, and his paternal grandfather is Chuck Meise of Odessa. Paternal great grandparents are Clark and Evelyn Zweig of Omak and Earl and Ramona Meise of Odessa. His maternal grandparents are Missy O'Bryan of Omak and Jack O...
More than 40 quilters and quilt appreciators attended the Fronen Steppdecker, Odessa Quilt Club Christmas dinner party held at Any Occasion Banquet Hall the evening of December 3. Helping Hands Catering, by Marla Beth, prepared the meal of green salad and rolls followed by Aussie Chicken, with seasoned potatoes and snow peas and a choice of Mint or Caramel Chocolate Cake for dessert. Several quilting-related games were played throughout the evening, with prizes provided by...
The Odessa Town Council meeting Monday night turned into a festive occasion, as council members quickly dealt with issues on the agenda, then spent the rest of the evening wishing a fond farewell to retiring town clerk Linda Burghard. Mayor Doug Plinski and the council members also presented Burghard with a parting gift engraved with their thanks and best wishes. Refreshments followed. Police Dept. Police Chief Helen Coubra reported that things had been very quiet over the...
OH vs. Soap Lake Junior varsity There was no junior varsity game at the Floch Memorial Games held in Moses Lake last Friday. Varsity The girls varsity team got their first win against Soap Lake at BBCC Friday night, 46 - 38. O-H 6 11 12 17 46 Soap L. 4 11 10 13 38 Kendall Todd and Jordyn Tanke led the Titan scoring with 13 points each. Katie DeWulf and Cydnee Kieffer had 6 points each. Chelsea Fisher had 4, and Hannah Schmidt and Samantha Nighswonger each had 2 points. Tanke had 5 rebounds, 7 steals, and 2 assists. Todd had 6...
OH vs. Soap Lake Junior varsity There was no junior varsity game, just the boys and girls varsity games, followed by the college game at the Floch Memorial games held in Moses Lake Friday night, December 7. Varsity The Titan boys held off a strong start by Soap Lake and put out a huge fourth quarter spurt to take the game, 51-38. O-H 10 11 9 21 51 Soap L. 13 13 10 2 38 The Titans simply were not hitting from 3-point range, with only 20 percent of their shots falling through the net. The bright spot was free-throw shooting,...
Students of the Month: Five elementary students were recognized in November for showing respect to others. One representative from each grade received a certificate. They were Brenna Wilson (Kindergarten), Izzy Hochstatter (1st grade), Cheyenne Tuetken (2nd grade), Kass Newman (3rd grade) and Jenny Fernandez (4th grade). FFA: The Wilson Creek chapter of FFA is selling Christmas poinsettias and maintaining the community greeting card as fund-raising projects. Both are available to the public at the Wilson Creek Farm Supply...
The Harrington School District, like its neighboring districts, is gearing up for the winter break. The district will release students early (12:30 p.m.) on Friday, December 21, and school will remain closed through January 2, 2013. But plenty of activities remain before the staff and students head off on their break. Next week Tuesday, December 18, will be the day of Santa’s Workshop for all Harrington students (K-12). It will be open from noon to 3 p.m. That same evening at 7 p.m., K-12 students will participate in the C...
Every two years, each political party meets to elect it’s leadership team. Lincoln County Republicans met in Davenport on December 6 and elected the following to lead the local conservative political organization: Chairman: Sue Lani Madsen (continuing from previous term) Vice Chairman: Scott Hutsell State Committeewoman: Bonnie Hardy State Committeeman: Peter Davenport Secretary: Merrie Foster Area Directors: Scott Hutsell, Mark Stedman, Rob Coffman (for their respective commissioner districts) Shelley Sieverkropp is s...
Byron Behne watches the grain markets for the Odessa Union Warehouse. 12/7/12: Chicago wheat futures lost 2.5 cents this week. However, soft white prices improved 11 cents since last Friday, due to increased export business highlighted by last weekend’s Egyptian buy. It seems like the prices in the rest of the world have risen to the point where soft white is once again competitive in these larger tenders, which bodes well for our prices moving forward – versus the other classes of wheat anyway. Tuesday next week the...
The Grant County Health District warns residents that the flu season has arrived early in Washington State and across the nation. According to CDC, this year’s flu season may be one of the worst in years. Grant County Health Officer Dr. Alexander Brzezny wants residents to know that Grant County healthcare providers are reporting an increase in the number of patients being seen for flu-like symptoms. With holiday travel quickly approaching, the Health District urges all residents six months and older to get their flu shot a...
Of the 15 toys recalled in the United States so far this year because of the dangers they pose to children, 10 were manufactured in China. Chinese drywall imported from 2001 to 2007 released sulfur gas that sickened homeowners and corroded wiring, air-conditioning systems and other metal surfaces. Many of those homeowners are still trying to win compensation. In recent years, U.S. dogs and cats died from eating Chinese pet food made with melamine, and the FDA warned consumers to throw away toothpastes made in China because...
The drought in the Midwest just keeps making headlines! The Midwest lies above Lake Ogallala, which is the largest underground lake in the U.S. It is large in the area of its borders, but not in its capacity as the farmes, towns and business have been pumping many billions of gallons of water for irrigation and various uses. This helped turn dust bowl land back into farm ground. They have been pumping at a rate that will dry it up between 2025 and 2030. Thus, they started looking north to the Great Lakes. This would seem to...
goodjobsfirst.org reported the following data about the hidden cost to taxpayers of companies whose employees earn so little that they have to apply for state aid to make ends meet. For the state of Washington, the figures are from 2006. Nothing current seems available, but given the trend nationwide of more and more companies' paying their workers a minimum wage, the cost to taxpayers averages around $1,000 per employee, according to Alan Grayson, newly re-elected congressman from Florida. No wonder the working man and...
I’ve always been one of those annoying Christmas people. You know, when you’re feeling all growly and grumpy, they’re the ones almost skipping down the sidewalk. They have a goofy smile on their face, and if you’re close enough, you can hear the Christmas carols they’re humming. I used to love finishing up my shopping on Christmas Eve. I loved hanging out with all the other desperate people at the mall, trying to find the least embarrassing gift for that last hard-to-s...
The 2013 Spokane Ag Expo and Pacific Northwest Farm Forum scheduled for February 5-7, 2013 at the Spokane Convention Center Complex is only two months away. The largest farm machinery show in the Inland Northwest will host 250 exhibitors and conduct 36 educational seminars and forums relating to agri-business from large-scale operations to small acreage farms and ranches. Exhibitors will range from large farm equipment manufacturers and service providers to businesses catering to small acreage and part-time farmers who hold...
