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DAVENPORT -- While Lincoln Hospital and Clinics have not had any confirmed COVID-19 cases in their facilities, they have been working tirelessly over the past few weeks to protect patients and employees from the virus and prevent a community outbreak of the disease. In the event that an outbreak should occur here, Lincoln Hospital would be the frontlines of medical care for our communities. "Like many hospitals and healthcare providers are doing right now, we had to consider h...
ODESSA - The coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak has left shelves and schools empty here and across the country. On March 16, President Donald Trump declared a state of emergency in response to the continuing spread of cases of the coronavirus, COVID-19. By executive order of Gov. Jay Inslee, schools throughout the state are closed at least through April 24. Children last attended school March 16 to receive instruction on completing assignments at home using electronic media....
With the unprecedented rise in limitations for gathering sizes, canceled events, quarantines, and self-distancing, the Odessa Healthcare Foundation (OHF) board believes that it is in the best interest of the health of our community to unfortunately cancel the 2020 Wine Tasting, Microbrew Sampling and Auction event scheduled for May 1. It is with heavy hearts that we have come to this decision, however, as our main mission continues to be to improve the healthcare of the community served by the Lincoln County Public Hospital D...
Steve Nelson of CenturyWest Engineering of Spokane was in Odessa March 10 to present an overview of projects his firm has been working on since becoming the town’s engineering firm. A small crowd of citizens attended the informational meeting. Story-boards were displayed showing work accomplished, planned or under contemplation. Projects that have been completed to date include the construction of First Street sidewalks (repairing sidewalks and filling in sidewalks on pathways that school children use to go to and from s...
Sheriff and Jail 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. NOTE: Several listings are missing locations because the Lincoln County Sheriff’s office did not include in its report to the media. March 9 A hit and run was reported. Public works signs were repor...
Moses Lake – Jesyka Melcher Morrison, DVM, is a graduate of Odessa High School and the daughter of Wes and Vickey Melcher, originally from Odessa but currently residing in Moses Lake. Dr. Morrison practices at Pioneer Veterinary Clinic in Moses Lake, where she has been involved in assisting the police K-9 unit since its beginning. On Feb. 28 of this year, she was enjoying an evening at home with her family when she received an emergency call about one of her patients. K-9 o...
Seattle – Commissioners at Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center (OMHC) have spent the last year increasing their understanding of hospital governance and ability to enhance board effectiveness through participation in the Washington State Hospital Association's (WSHA) Health Care Governance Education program. Participation included attending webinars and peer learning events on a variety of topics, ranging from courses regarding the board's responsibility to ensure quality c...
An open letter to Mayor William Crossley, the Town of Odessa and Councilwoman Kramer: I am Artie Banko. I live up on Second. You are a member of the Odessa Town Council. You are doing residential property cleanup inspections. You listed dozens of properties but left out Harvey Delzer’s property at 412 Birch. The town has a file of complaints a foot thick, and nothing is being done. You even listed one at 404 Birch, just a few properties away. This has been going on for decades. The Town of Odessa is even in violation of i...
Emmett Schuster was being shown around Odessa by outgoing hospital administrator Mo Sheldon last Friday afternoon and dropped by The Odessa Record for a chat. Schuster is a native of Weslaco in south Texas but has spent most of his adult life living in various countries and various cities in the U.S. He was a career military man who served Desert Storm in the Middle East, in Germany and elsewhere. He entered the field of healthcare administration upon his retirement from the...
As a member of the “Fourth Estate,” our newspaper staff regularly comes in close contact with people from all walks of life. Knowing that, we are doing our part to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, COVID-19, colloquially dubbed “Wuhan flu” and “WuFlu.” Like you, we are washing our hands, covering coughs and sanitizing everything in sight. We’re also taking the unusual step of limiting public access to our offices in an effort to protect the staff that is keeping you...
For the first time in the history of Odessa High School sports, the Tiger basketball team has won the state championship. That win came at the end of a perfect season of 27 wins and no losses. It also came in the same academic year that the Odessa High football team won its own state championship game, also with a perfect season behind it. Many of the same athletes played on both teams. In fact, basketball season was delayed because the football season went all the way into...
Donald Roland Haase was born to pioneer parents Daniel Jr. and Pauline (Stueckle) Haase on March 24, 1934 at Batum, Wash. He passed away February 29, 2020 in Odessa. His formal education was received in the Odessa school district, and he graduated from Odessa High School as a member of the class of 1953. He was a veteran of the Korean conflict and past commander of VFW Post #7395. Don owned the sanitation service in Odessa for many years. He sold the business and pursued...
Ramona J. Meise passed away March 2, 2020 in Odessa at the age of 91. She was born December 18, 1928 to Fred and Lillie (Luiten) Burghard at the family farm near Packard (Ritzville) Wash. and was baptized on February 24, 1929. Ramona married Earl Meise on November 2, 1946 in Ritzville. Earl joined the U.S. Navy, and they lived at Whidbey Island, Wash. during his enlistment. They moved to Odessa and raised their three children there. Ramona worked at various establishments in O...
Frances Delores (Cook) Weishaar was born to Alex and Marie (Kissler) Cook in Odessa, Wash. on May 21, 1928. She passed away peacefully into the arms of our Lord on February 18, 2020 in her beloved community of Odessa. Frances grew up on the family farm during the Great Depression with her brothers Lavene and Delbert. As an adept pupil in the Odessa Schools, she graduated from high school in 1946 as the class salutatorian. Two years later, Frances married the love of her life...
The Davenport School District released a statement earlier this week addressing issues that could arise in connection with coronavirus. “Although it is unlikely that we close, we are at the very least going to do our due diligence in the event circumstances change,” the statement said. Meanwhile, the district is conducting a technology survey and implementing a trial program for using Chromebooks in middle and high school “to help limit the spreading of germs...” The survey...
Ryan Moffet, an Odessa native, finished his four years of high school basketball with not only a state championship in the 1B classification but also the state scoring record with 3,216 points in which he was up against players from the 1B to the 4A classifications. He and his teammates formed a cohesive unit that had matured over the high school careers of its members. By the time Moffet and his five fellow seniors qualified for the state tournament, they had proven...
Odessa vs. ACH At the Spokane Arena March 5, the Odessa Tigers began their march toward the state championship by playing arch-rival ACH, which had won its first-round game against Rainier Christian the previous day. Throughout the regular season and district play, the Tigers defeated the Warriors by quite lopsided scores. During this state matchup, however, the Tigers looked flat from the get-go. The fire that had sustained them up to this point in the season appeared to...
Sheriff and Jail 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. Feb. 2 A caller from the Welch Creek Rd. area of Creston requested a deputy’s aid with an issue regarding privacy. A machine at a gravel pit south of Odessa was reported to have had the windows broken...
Cold nights and a cool wind from the north, makes for chilly days, even if the sun comes out. Soup season is still with us. This freezes well and is a much more flavorful addition to recipes than commercially canned versions. Cream of Mushroom Soup 4 Tbsp butter 2 cups diced onion 1 clove garlic, minced 1 1/2 to 2 pounds fresh, white or brown mushrooms, sliced 1/2 tsp dried thyme 1/2 cup dry white wine 6 Tbsp all-purpose flour or cornstarch 4 cups beef or chicken broth 1 - 2...
HOHS The Harrington Opera House Society held an Open House on March 2 with about 20 persons enjoying hors d’oeuvres and conversation during the 6 p.m. social hour. At the 7 p.m. business meeting, discouraged by the legal requirements and liability factor, the Society opted not to pursue the purchase of a defibrillator for the building. A suggestion was made that the Society invest instead in an extensive first-aid kit. There was also discussion of the possibility of providing public first-aid training. A total of $2,000 w...
The results of the Washington state presidential primary election demonstrate clearly that the mountains bisecting the Evergreen state are not just a geographical divide. Political persuasions on either side of the geographical divide are also mirror images of one another based on the latest published results of voting in the March 10 primary. Ballots counted to date reflect the differences in political viewpoints that tend to support Democratic candidates west of the...
One of the Odessa Lions Club’s latest projects, says long-time member Clark Kagele, is to replace the picnic tables used at Reiman Park and at Deutschesfest each September with a more durable and longer lasting type of table. The wood-topped tables on an iron framework that have been in use for the past several years have been refurbished, repainted and repaired by club members on a regular basis, but recent inspections have shown that the metal structure of the tables is rusting and rotting away. Last year the club p...
As of this morning (Monday), in the United States there are now 99 confirmed Covid-19 (Coronavirus) cases and there have been nine deaths. That number is up by four from the five reported deaths I read about two hours prior. Coronaviruses are not anything new. In fact, Coronavirus is responsible for some of the most common types of viruses. The common cold, for example, is a Coronavirus as is the seasonal flu. Covid-19 is a new strain of Coronavirus which originated in Wuhan, China and is continuing to spread worldwide withou...
The Marlin/Odessa Gun Club, competing in Division I of the Spokesman-Review Inland Northwest Trapshoot, placed second overall after the eight-week session's final shoot on Feb. 23. Marlin/Odessa was only four targets off the pace set by first-place Yakima Valley Sportsmen. In the women's division, M/O finished week 8 with a flourish, getting their best score of the season and moving up from sixth place to fourth in the final standings. The top individual scorers for the team...
The 10th annual Firemen's Consignment Auction organized by Odessa's volunteer fire department was a success again this year, with not one leftover item remaining to be sold at the end of the day. The 282 registered bidders who attended last Saturday's sale in Odessa cleaned out the whole area that had been filled with vehicles, farm equipment, office equipment, brand new hardware items in their original packaging, fruit trees and shrubs, and just about everything imaginable....
