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High Low Prec. S Dec. 11 59 40 .00 Dec. 12 57 40 .02 Dec. 13 46 25 .00 Dec. 14 47 24 .00 Dec. 15 44 24 .00 Dec. 16 37 30 .04 Dec. 17 43 28 .06 Yearly total to date 8.39 inches. Snow accumulation: 8.5 inches to date. Seasonal rain: September to February is 4.02 inches....
Three Titan volleyball players were selected for the Northeast 1B League All-Opponent Team. Jordyn Tanke, Katie DeWulf and Casey Schlomer were named co-MVPs of the league. Below left: Volleyball team awards went to Katelyn Worley, Coaches Award; Jenna Shafer, Most Inspirational; Katie DeWulf, Defensive Award; Jordyn Tanke, Offensive Award and Maleah Davison, Most Improved (not pictured). Graduating seniors on the football team are joined by athletic director and football...
The slate of officers elected by the members present at the December 9 meeting of the Odessa Chamber of Commerce were: Marcus Horak, president; Justin Parr, vice president; Mo Sheldon, secretary; Larissa Zeiler, treasurer; board members, Lise Ott, Sherrie Frederick and the Fest biergarten chair. A budget committee consisting of Larissa Zeiler, Brenik Iverson and Marlon Schafer will begin meeting to come up with the Chamber’s 2015 budget. Chamber committee members are reminded to provide those committee members with e...
Grant County Health Officer, Dr. Alexander Brzezny, has declared a gonorrhea outbreak due to the sharp increase this year in the number of gonorrhea cases in Grant County. Public Health nurses are working closely with the Washington State Department of Health and health care providers to increase testing, reporting and treatment for gonorrhea. Testing and treating more people will curtail the spread of the disease. Gonorrhea is a treatable, sexually transmitted disease (STD) that rarely has symptoms in its early stages,...
Information on junior varsity action for the first games of the season was supplied to The Record this week. JV boys The Titan boys junior varsity has been working hard all season thus far. JV coach Larry Weber said he has been pleased with their progress so far, despite some early losses. The December 5 game against Davenport was a solid first game of the season, Weber said, of the team’s 37-43 loss ot the Gorillas. Colton Hunt led the Titan scoring with 13, followed by C...
Keller Ferry drivers will need to find another route to cross the Columbia River this weekend as crews make permanent repairs to the ferry’s steering system. The ferry will be out of service starting at 6 a.m. Saturday, December 20, with service anticipated to resume at 6 a.m. Monday, December 22. Over the weekend, crews from Rolls Royce will make permanent repairs to the vessel’s steering system. The rudder actuator has failed on several occasions, requiring temporary repairs. Rolls Royce will complete the repairs under war...
Three people who have had huge and positive impacts on the “greening” of Eastern Washington have been honored by the Washington State Water Resources Association, which represents the state’s 100-plus irrigation districts. The awards were presented, one posthumously, at the the Association’s annual conference in Spokane December 4. The Legacy Award went to Paul Lemargie, who died in 2004 at age 95. Lemargie’s posthumous award was for his decades of service benefitting the members of the Association, the federal Bureau of Recl...
Metal theft continues to be a concern in many communities, and the Grant County Sheriff’s Office is reminding the public of ways to help stop these crimes. Metal thieves target copper wire, steel scrap and parts from vehicles and farm implements as a source of quick cash. These people have little regard for the community and are jeopardizing citizens’ safety. Here’s what individuals can do: 1. Be on the lookout for suspicious activity. If you see someone who appears to be out of place or acting nervously, call 9-1-1. Try t...
The Titan basketball team had a tough time against a much taller Lind-Ritzville-Sprague team at home in Odessa last Friday, losing 42-69. The game does not count in league play, however, since LRS is a 2B school, while Odessa-Harrington is in a 1B league. O-H 6 19 3 14 42 LRS 16 20 16 17 69 Carsen Weber paced the Titans with 20 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Sam Schafer and Dakota Largent had 6 points each, with Schafer getting 2 rebounds and 6 steals and Largent...
Students of Odessa High School were presented with a $1,000 scholarship award for excellence in Microsoft Certifications from CCI Learning. A large number of students from the school have earned their Microsoft Office Specialist Certification in the Word, PowerPoint and/or Excel programs. Rebecca Fortner has successfully passed all three certifications. The students voted to use the money to purchase a 3-D printer that will be used jointly by the business, science, math and...
The upcoming 2015 legislative session in Olympia provides a unique opportunity for students who are 14 to 16 years old to participate in and witness the legislative process. Thirteenth District lawmakers Judy Warnick and Matt Manweller encourage students from Cle Elum, Ellensburg, Moses Lake, Ephrata, Quincy, Davenport and every town in between to apply for the civics program. “The page program has a long tradition at the Legislature,” said Warnick, R-Moses Lake. “Many pages have gone on to become legislators thems...
Edith M. (Reister) Roloff passed away December 7, 2014, in Moses Lake. Her home was in Odessa, memorial services are pending. Strate Funeral Home in Davenport is caring for the family....
The Town of Odessa is all decorated for the holidays, following the hard work of town citizens willing to volunteer their time and equipment to the effort. The snowflakes that line the downtown area of First Avenue were put up during the weekend following Thanksgiving by Tom Clavel and his sons, Nick Stewart and Brian Clavel. The snowflakes were refurbished by Chamber of Commerce members last year with new LED lights, and the blue and white light they produce is very...
Twenty-five animal heads and furs have been on display in the Harrington Public Library since June of 1973. The late Louis Schultz 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....
With the assistance of a Big Bend Community College (BBCC) Title V grant and staff services from an organization called Washington Campus Compact, the Odessa Community Knowledge Center is now open to the public for basic computer literacy classes. The instructor, Ed Lyles, is teaching about the parts of a computer, how to use a keyboard, email, the internet and how to use some software programs. Lyles grew up in Warden, is a Washington Campus Compact AmeriCorps/VISTA member,...
The baby's name is Shaye Marie Dirks, and she weighed seven pounds, six ounces and was 21 inches long. Her maternal grandparents are Neil and Lecia Fink of Odessa, and her paternal grandparents are Don and Sheryl Dirks of Ritzville. The baby's great-grandparents are Marvin and Marilyn Fink of Odessa and Marge Tebow and the late Lloyd Tebow of Odessa. Shaye's uncle is Brian Fink and aunt and uncle are Ashley and Vinneau....
Birthdays for December 22: Mel Jantz, Leanna Schafer, Kim Schimdt, Gerry King. December 23: Brandon Nelson, Brittney Jones. December 24: Roxy Grall. December 25: Jena Meise. December 26: Candace Pitts.December 27: Brandon Brown, Phyllis Sebesta.December 28: Jessi Fink, Keith Schafer, Linnie Largent, Tom Scrupps, Mike Kuest. Anniversaries for December 22:David and Jeanie Rardin. December 28: Sephen and Barbara Walter, Duane and Jonnie Pitts. Birthdays and Anniversaries are taken from the Odessa High School Band...
The latest cash grain market here shows Soft White Wheat down at $6.53. Hard Red Winter is down at $6.83. DNS is down at $8.83. Barley is down at 148.00....
To the Editor: Our problem with the radical lone wolf killers who live by an immoral ideology is something I am afraid is going to be with us for a long time. My reasoning is based on several factors that include the internet, which gives them too much information. Our porous borders have allowed thousands to cross and quickly be dispsrsed throughout the country. Many of these were teenagers who are known for having pliable minds and looking for something to give them notoriety. Radical Muslim’s beliefs that encourage d...
To the Editor: In the U.S.A. automobile fatalities take 30,00 plus lives annually. Amtrak trains are much safer than cars. I am a very grateful subscriber to your paper and I strongly believe Odessa needs an Amtrak train stop. Three points to consider when thinking about having a train stop in Odessa are: 1) potential tourist revenue 2) potential new diversity 3) promotion of green energy I’m a gigantic train fan. Using the Amtrak train would greatly reduce fossil fuel usage. I can read, sleep and use the internet on the t...
The Peace Corps today released the 2014 rankings of the top volunteer-producing states and metropolitan areas across the country. Washington ranked number three among states with the highest number of Peace Corps volunteers, with 320 volunteers currently serving worldwide. “Peace Corps volunteers promote a better understanding of Americans around the world by sharing their unique hometown perspective during their service,” Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet said. “As we forge a modern Peace Corps for modern times, we...
1 years ago From The Odessa Record December 17, 1914 Following a custom which has been in vogue here for many years past, the George W. Finney and the Edwards & Bradford Lumber yards remembered their friends this week with gifts of Christmas trees. The children of the various Odessa Sunday schools are busily making preparations for Christmas eve entertainments which are an annual feature of the local churches. Those listing proprams are: the German Lutheran , German Baptist, the German Congregational and the English...
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, Dec. 8: Responding to the 200 block of East 4th, Sprague ambulance personnel assisted a 14-year-old girl experiencing breathing difficulty. A Harrington man reported fraudulent use of a debit...
By DR. E. KIRSTEN PETERS I own a couple of small gold nuggets. They came from the Round Mountain gold mine in Nevada, which I visited a few years ago. A tour of the open-pit mine was crowned by a visit to their foundry where the molten metal was poured into gold bars. Those bars are what’s called doré gold; that is, it’s the metal as it comes out of the ground with minor impurities in it like silver. The doré bars are then transported to a refinery where pure gold can be se...
Christmas and New Years Day are almost here. Last minute gift giving and parties can challenge even the most experienced and competent cooks. Quick and easy or make ahead recipes are in demand. Rocky Road Squares, is a quick, yummy recipe I got from Dolores Dills, Lake Stevens, WA. She learned how to make this recipe when she was in grade school, from a savvy teach using cooking to teach math skills. Rocky Road Squares 12 ounces real chocolate chips 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened...
