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Not only is 2020 a New Year, but a new decade is dawning as well, and some people are framing their annual resolutions in a bigger picture than just the next 12 months. For single women aspiring to embrace being single and enrich their lives throughout the experience, looking ahead 10 years provides a longer lens to envision different aspects of self-development and expand the list of goals. So rather than making New Year’s resolutions, Acamea Deadwiler (www.Acameadeadwiler.com), author of Single That: Dispelling the Top 10 M...
Jalen, aged 12, from North Carolina asked Dr. Universe whether babies have ways of communicating. Dr. Universe responds: Dear Jalen, Babies can communicate in a few different ways. For the most part, they use their emotions. Humans come into the world crying, but that’s actually a good thing. In a way, babies start communicating from the moment they are born. Of course, it can be hard for their caregivers to know exactly what they mean with all those cries. It takes some time, but caregivers can learn to pick up on what d...
1 years ago The Odessa Record December 28, 1919 News updates: Christmas business in Odessa was the best in years, even with a shortage of some lines of merchandise. Postmaster Schoonover reports postal business at 25 percent over last year. There were a lot of disappointed kiddies when the town's quota of Christmas trees failed to arrive. They had been shipped on the 17th and were finally located on a siding 10 miles from where they started. They arrived on Christmas eve,...
SUPERIOR COURT John F. Strohmaier, Judge EDITOR’S NOTE: This report is for the past two weeks. New Criminal Cases Rachell G. Newell, 41, Davenport, is charged with possession of stolen property in the second degree. Seth M. Johnson, 20, SeaTac, is charged with five counts of possession with intent to deliver of controlled substances. New Juvenile Offender Matters A 17-year-old girl has been charged with assault. Bail is set at $5,000. New Civil Cases Warrant of unpaid taxes issued against Darren Summers, Odessa, in the a...
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. 23: A Davenport woman called 911 to report she thinks she heard a prowler between her house and her neighbor’s house. An Edwall caller reported an abandoned car on the side of the road with no one around. A cal...
The Tigresses of Odessa had a busy holiday season, with league, non-league and tournament games to keep their skills sharp. Reardan On December 19 the Tigresses traveled to Reardan for a battle against the Reardan Indians, conquering them 55 to 41. Ashlyn Neilsen dominated the hoop with a total of 17 points scored in the game. She was followed by Grace Nelson with 16, McKennah Davison wasn't far behind with 8, followed by Maddy Wagner with 6 and Kenadie Elder and Laela...
The Tiger basketball team had a busy time over the holidays, with a league game, a non-league game and a tournament in Spokane to keep them sharp. Reardan On December 19 the Tigers trampled the Reardan Indians in a non-league contest played in Reardan, 70 to 41. The Machine, Ryan Moffet, was on point scoring a total of 34 points. The Machine was followed by Marcus King with 12, Jett Nelson and Jaden Hunt each with 6, Camden Weber and Daeton Deife each with 5 and Eric Johnston...
[Editor’s note: Pat Gamache of Odessa continues the story of his dealings with the medical profession and battles with addiction and illness. Our December 19/26 issue in 2019 left off with Pat coming out of his shell and making end-of-life arrangements. Continued from last week. Time to concentrate on my wife and where we wanted to spend my last days. As far as I was concerned I needed nothing more than a cave to live in. Material things meant nothing anymore. My wife hadn’t worked in a year! We were trying to survive on $1,...
Dolores A. Sieverkropp passed away December 21, 2019 in Odessa. She was born November 29, 1930 in Creston, Wash. to Vilas and Jean Roby. She grew up in the Creston area and attended school and graduated from Creston High School. Dolores worked at the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company in Wilbur in her early years prior to meeting Donald Sieverkropp. She married Donald on February 24, 1956 in Odessa, where they continued to live and farm while raising their family. Dolores is a member of the Zion Emmanuel Lutheran Church....
December holidays have come and gone, and now we are in the new year 2020. Resolutions have been made and maybe one of yours is to prepare more home cooked meals. My hope in writing this column, is that the recipes and tips shared will help you to this end. March of 2020 will mark 16 years of writing this column, sharing readers’ recipes and cooking tips, as well as recipes from my personal collection. We have searched out recipes for dishes shared at potluck meals and a...
To the Editor: Life in these United States in 2019. We sit in our comfortable living rooms or dens, watching TV. We read the sports pages and enjoy drinking and partying at tailgate parties. We overeat and try to lose weight by buying Weight-Watchers subscriptions and enrolling in well-equipped gyms. We drive our gas-guzzling SUVs from one store to another to shop. We love to call, text and search on our smart phones. Wow. What a hard life we have. In the meantime, our country, supported by our tax dollars, has rounded up...
Rocklyn Zion Chapel Christmas Sunday, Dec. 22, was a bright and beautiful day for the Christmas Hymn Sing at at the Rocklyn Zion Chapel near Harrington. Seasonal Christmas prelude music was played by Sarah Jane Heid of Davenport as God’s house on the hill at Zion filled to capacity with nearly 60 men, women and children. Judy Mielke, of Arizona, gave the welcome address with an overflowing heart of thanksgiving for the wonderful support of the old-fashioned Christmas which has been a tradition for the Mielke family, one of t...
Arley Bischoff Lee Bramer H.P. (Pete) Carstensen III Lloyd Case Delores (Schorzman) Cook Nancy (Schorzman) Deife Carol (Walter) Evavold Ray A. Garrett Virginia (Horst) Giese Justin Goetz Lynn (Smith) Goetz Dolores (Heckel) Graedel James Hardung Vaughn (Chip) Hunt Dale Jacobson Melvin (Corky) Kiehn Alice (Walter) McKissen Tamara Jo (Kuch) Kowsky Gary Mills Ivan Miller Juanita (Nichols) Pirie Joyce (Marquardt) Praetorius Marilu (Giese) Quast Fred Ramm Loretta (Greenwalt) Schoonover Dolores (Roby) Sieverkropp Marjorie (Groh)...
The year 2019 provided plenty of both good news and bad news for the Town of Odessa. The town’s youth did well both athletically and academically. Efforts to bolster the business community were less successful overall, but the local Chamber of Commerce, the Public Development Authority and individual business owners continue to strive toward revitalization of the downtown core. January Margie and Michael Sgobba moved to Odessa, Margie’s former place of residence, from west of the Cascades, where they were involved in a min...
The Christmas lighting contest sponsored by the Odessa Lions Club ended on December 22, when a group of local Lions gathered to view the various town properties that had been decorated for the holiday season. Many homes participated this year, and homeowners outdid themselves with lights on the house and in the yard. Lions Club member Marlon Schafer took pictures of the top three decorated homes and submitted them to The Record. The third-place award of $50 went to the Ryan...
