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Odessa High School FBLA partnerned with the Lincoln County Econcomic Development Council to address one of Lincoln County's greatest problems, "Youth Out-migration." Students are graduating from our schools and attending college but are not returning for employment. This leaves many positions unfilled or filled by commuters, which is a detriment to our economy. A career fair was hosted last year, and the feedback from students was that they liked the fair but wanted to see...
Gloria G. (Grosso) Wraspir, 83 years old and a longtime resident of Irby, passed away on December 16, 2015 in Spokane from complications of Parkinson's Disease. Gloria was born September 27, 1932 in Omak to Julius (Jack) and Gladys (Grace) (Beeman) Grosso. She was raised in Grand Coulee and graduated from Grand Coulee High School during the building of the Grand Coulee Dam. She was the salutatorian of the class of 1950. Her parents owned and operated the Maytag store in Grand...
The Odessa School Board met December 16 in the high school library. Prior to the public meeting, the board held a workshop in the district office for the purpose of conducting an applicant interview for Board Director Position #1. Attending were Superintendent Dan Read, Ed Deife, Heather Valverde, Joe Schlomer, Chris Crossley and Janie Steward. The public meeting was chaired by Ed Deife, with board members Heather Valverde, Joe Schlomer and Chris Crossley present, as well as...
For 14 years, coach Mark Poth has draped a basketball jersey over a chair, and his Vikings players have tapped the #40 jersey as they were introduced for the Ryan Floch Memorial Games. The chair and jersey stay next to Poth until the handshakes at the end of the game. The 15th and final Ryan Floch Memorial Basketball Games will be played January 2, 2016 at Big Bend Community College. The women play the BBCC Alumni team at 2 p.m., and the men play against the Alumni team at 4...
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. 14: A Harrington woman reported the theft of prescription medicine, a wedding ring and about $100 cash from a residence in the 400 block of West Main. Responding to the Cottonwood Spr...
This following story is not about some young school boys, but rather several businessmen in their 40s, family men. William Pugh worked at various service stations while living in Harrington and Fred Urton was the local butcher with Banner Meats, upon whom many a holiday dinner was dependent. Urton was well-known locally for his wild humorous schemes, some less practical than others. The next year he was calmer with his holiday spirit and had a life-size Santa Claus in the window of Banner Meat Co. “X-mas Rooster Led Urton Cha...
When Santa appeared earlier this month, some were disappointed that he was not accompanied with a white layer of snow, but there is now hope for a traditional white covering of the fields, where children can enjoy sledding and other outdoor activities that depend on snow. Many are excited with the Season’s activities and eyes glisten in the presence of a well-decorated tree. The Harrington Chamber of Commerce, on the other hand, focused on blessings, and worked with Harrington High School Honor Society students to bring l...
Both girls and boys OH varsity teams fell victim to the ACH Warriors on Tuesday, December 15. Lanessa Simon led the Titan girls with 10 points, seven rebounds, four steals and three assists, followed by Casey Schlomer with eight points, Katie DeWulf five points, Kassidy Crossley four points and Evie Mann and Amber Smith had two points apiece. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to keep the Warriors (who forced 20 turnovers) from walking away with a 13-point victory with a final s...
Richard (Dick) Laney was born February 18, 1928 in Spokane, the second child born to Joe and Margaret Laney. He made heaven his home on December 15, 2015. In 1933 the family moved to Lamona, to the family ranch. He spent a short time as a cook in the army, including a tour to Okinawa, Japan. He left the army to return to the family ranch. He spent 50 years of his life raising a family, living, loving, working, playing and owning and operating Cloverleaf Dairy, the ranch. He retired from the ranch in 1987 and moved to town....
“We were very pleased to have so many students turn out for basketball,” said junior-high girls basketball head coach Kate Wenzl. The season started with high-school girls head coach Kim Kruger welcoming students to the program and running the first three practices. The coaches plan to work together to build a grade 6-12 girls basketball program. Turning out for the team were Alyssa Iverson, Aaliyana Mendoza, Caitlyn Schuh, Chloe Winkler, Emily Scrupps, Izabelle Burke, Josie Westmoreland, JulieAnn Lovvik, Kaitlyn Zag...
At its December 8 meeting at Any Occasion Banquet Hall, the Odessa Chamber of Commerce elected new officers for the coming year. Current president Marcus Horak handed out ballots and nominations were taken from the floor. Lise Ott, Sherri Frederick and Jennifer Martin accepted nominations for the two open board member positions. Larissa Fink and Mo Sheldon accepted nominations to continue in their present positions as treasurer and secretary, respectively. Zach Schafer accepted the nomination to run for president. Sandy...
