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Grant County Sheriff Tom Jones today shared the following information regarding the search for missing Moses Lake area resident Dan Toya, who went missing Friday, December 23. Also missing is Toya’s 10-month-old golden retriever, Molly. Molly had accompanied Toya, and it is believed they were still together on a walk near Samson’s Beach. The dog was wearing a reflective red-orange collar and may also have been connected to a chain leash. A side-scanning sonar boat from Boi...
The Four Aces Bridge Club met for their annual Christmas dinner and to celebrate their 50th anniversary. The club was formed in September of 1961, with 18 members. An awesome, accomplishment is that 15 of those people are still with the club. Members attending the party were: Don and Lorene Schibel, Al and Janet Fink, Marvin and Marilyn Fink, Gale and Peggy Salo, Marsh and Joyce Roberts, Neva Braun, Phyllis Weishaar, Ed and Dee Deife and Harley and Apryl Wraspir. In lieu of a gift exchange, items were brought for the Kira's...
Dr. Jason Iltz, son of Dorothy and Ron Frederick, was named pharmacist of the year by the Spokane Pharmacy Association at their annual banquet November 9. Iltz, a 1990 Odessa High School graduate, went on to Washington State University, where he earned bachelor and doctorate degrees in pharmacology as well as a minor in business. Since 2006, Iltz has been with Integrated Health Professionals, located in Spokane Valley. He also serves as Clinical Associate Professor at...
According to a press release from Lincoln County Sheriff Wade Magers, Lincoln County has been experiencing an increased number of residential burglaries throughout the county. On December 21, at least two burglaries occurred during daylight hours, one within Davenport city limits and another was reported a short time later in the county northeast of Odessa. In the past several weeks Adams County has been experiencing a burglary/theft spree in their northern borders to the sout...
The combined youth groups of Christ Lutheran Church and Heritage Church in Odessa, put on a “soup supper” for the community on Wednesday, December 21, in the basement social hall of Heritage Church. Parents did the cooking and the youngsters did the serving and cleaning up. The soups included various types of chili, as well as a chicken noodle soup for those not particularly fond of chili. Desserts were also served and included cookies, cakes and pies. Donations were req...
Meeting for the last time in 2011, the Odessa School Board met December 21 and unanimously approved resolutions to run a General Fund Maintenance and Operation Levy on February 14, 2012 for the same $698,000 as the retiring levy it will replace; and at the same time to run a Capital Projects Fund Levy of $110,00 which is also a replacement for the current levy. Due to an increase in property values within the district, the levy amounts have gone down from $4.03 to $3.98 per...
Christmas night, as folks were winding down from their holiday cheer and food and gifts, the infamous narco-burglars struck for the third time at Odessa Drug, the pharmacy/gift shop owned by Odessa resident Ted Bruya. Apparently, they were again after drugs, because that was primarily what was taken. A complete inventory has not yet been completed however. The burglars broke through the front door again this time, as they had during the first incident in March of 2008. The...
Odessa Record subscriber Larry Fisher of Spokane continues his series of articles on the history of the Batum/Lauer area (where his wife, the former Joyce Kiesz, grew up). Hi, here I am again. Continued from last week “The Schibels.” In the 30s during the change from horses to tractors, most fencing that had been installed for control of the horses and/or protection of the grain fields, started to be removed. Today there is no such fencing whatsoever in the L-B-D except at the missile base. Also in the 30s as tractors sta...
The Odessa Town Marshal’s office has requested that residents of Odessa be reminded that dog licenses are due for renewal as of January 1, 2012. Most dog owners receive reminders printed on the town-generated utility bills. Here are a few facts about Odessa’s animal control policy that residents may not be aware of: All dogs residing within the corporate limits of the town are required to have a license. Current license fees are $10 per animal. There are exemptions for official police dogs, government-owned facilities and...
The Odessa Lions Club has announced the winners for the 2011 home holiday lighting contest. The annual contest was judged Friday evening, December 23. Judges were Wally Weishaar, Mark DeWulf and Steve Fink. Prizes were awarded as follows: First place – Fred Ramm Second place – Tom and Diane Vanderende Third place – Keith and Becky Kolterman DeWulf commented on the number of honorable mentions, including Shaun and April Steward, Doug and Joanne Tebow, Gerald and Nancy Liner, Dave and Rhonda Kuch and Tom and Lynette Schaf...
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. 19: After a call from the Ritzville hospital that a woman had become stuck near the Lincoln County fairgrounds, deputies checked the Davenport site, the new sports complex on McInnish Road and th...
The boys varsity basketball team had no games last week prior to the start of their winter break on Wednesday, December 21. Only the girls varsity and the boys junior varsity played against Moses Lake Christian Academy December 20 in games meant to fill out their schedules and replace games not played due to the opponents not having a girls varsity or boys JV. League play for both boys and girls begins after the break on Tuesday, January 3, against Columbia High School of...
O-H vs. ML Christian Acad. On Tuesday, December 20, the Titan girls had a rematch with Moses Lake Christian Academy, MLCA 14 14 13 15 56 O-H 8 10 12 17 47 losing by a score of 56-47. The girls refused to give up, battling to reduce a 10-point deficit at the half. MLCA’s Walker was high scorer in the game with 25, nearly half of MLCA’s total points. Chelsea Fisher led the Titans with 10. Kendall Todd had 8, Jessie Whitaker, Charli Moffet and Hannah Schmidt each had 6 poi...
Big Bend Community College is creating a pool of part-time teaching openings, both on campus and for 15 communities in the college’s service district. A master’s degree is required to teach academic-transfer classes. Education requirements vary for teaching classes in professional/technical programs. “There may be new people in the area with the appropriate credentials who can teach for BBCC,” said Bob Morbacher, Vice President of Instruction and Student Services. “Community colleges rely on part-time instructors to expand...
Fall 2011 President's List (completed 12 or more graded credits with GPA of 3.75 and above) Odessa: Mackenze Bemis, Natalie Fish, Austyn Kagele, Aron Mills, Janice Noble, Theodore Noble, Mandy Smith. Wilson Creek: Natalie Garrett Fall 2011 Vice President's List (completed 12 or more graded credits with GPA of 3.33 to 3.74): Odessa: Patricia Nelson....
Pacific Coast Canola, a subsidiary of Legumex Walker Inc. (TSX: LWP), has announced that it has begun hiring for its canola crushing plant currently under construction in Warden. The plant is expected to commence operations in early 2013, but the company is looking to bring aboard key personnel in early 2012 to participate in the construction phase of the project and to establish the plant’s operating procedures. The first six positions posted are: • Production manager • Environmental health and safety manager &...
What should have been a joyous holiday season in 1918, with world War I having ended in November and many of the service men home or on their way home, was ruined by the ban on public gatherings which Lincoln County commissioners extended for fear that flu epidemic which was beginning to subside might flare up again. The Odessa Record gave this report in its issue of December 20, 1918: There are a disappointed lot of people in Odessa over the Lincoln County commissioners final action this week in refusing to raise the flu ban...
Washington’s minimum wage increases 37 cents to $9.04 an hour beginning January 1, 2012. Washington's minimum wage applies to workers in all industries, including agriculture, although 14- and 15-year-olds may be paid 85 percent of the adult minimum wage, or $7.68 an hour. The Department of Labor & Industries adjusts the state’s minimum wage each year in September as required by Initiative 688, which Washington state voters approved in 1998. The initiative requires the state to adjust the minimum wage according to the cha...
Byron Behne watches the grain markets for the Odessa Union Warehouse. 12/21/11: White wheat prices stalled out Wednesday but Chicago wheat futures managed to tack on 9 cents after trading lower to start the session. Some weather models are reducing the chances for rain in Argentina over the coming days which helped March corn futures move above the 30 day moving average for the first time since the middle of November. If prices can hold or move above these levels then it could generate more short covering by speculators and...
Cattle Producers of Washington (CPoW) with the aid of a price break from Yoke’s Fresh Markets, purchased 500 pounds of “Product of USA” Lean Ground Beef valued at over $2,000. The beef was delivered to the Moses Lake Food Bank on December 16 by CPoW vice-president Dave Dashiell. It was crucial to CPoW that the donation be American lean beef for the receiving families, not only to support local ranchers, but to provide the most nutritious, healthiest beef to those in need. A three-ounce serving of lean beef is a superb source...
It’s that time of year again. Resolution time. I should probably just save myself time (and self-recrimination) by resolving not to make resolutions, but I don’t seem to be able to help myself. A new year just seems like the perfect time to work on perfecting myself. Now, before you get excited, I am aware that perfection is unattainable. Mostly I just want to be a better person. I would really like to be less judgemental of others, and maybe even a bit less judgemental of mys...
We hear so often that the schools are failing that we begin to believe such claims. Recently the media reported that 42% of America’s public schools are failing. The newscasters, however, did not look behind the curtain to see the larger picture. Children are more than tests and statistics. When the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (aka No Child Left Behind or NCLB) of 2002 was re-authorized, the aim was to help all pubic school students succeed. Translated, this means that by 2014 ALL public school students – 100% – m...
Washington is one of only 10 states that effectively prohibit low-income parents from choosing where their children go to school. The battle lines over alternatives such as charter public schools or school vouchers have been sharply drawn in our state. Supporters say the issue is choice; that education is the key to a child’s future and parents — particularly low-income parents — should be able to send their children to the best possible schools. Opponents argue that alter...
