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  • Scheller designs Fest T-Shirt

    Updated Sep 13, 2023

    ODESSA - A former resident and professional graphic designer was the mastermind behind the design of this year's Deutschesfest T-Shirt. 38-year-old Jesse Scheller, now of Spokane, created the logo that he called a "marriage" between Odessa's wheat farming and German heritage and rock-style bands that frequent the Biergarten at Deutschesfest. "We felt it met people right in the middle," Scheller, who grew up on the family farm near town until 2006, said. The shirt features the...

  • The origins of Oktoberfest

    Updated Sep 13, 2023

    Oktoberfest is a celebration that transcends geographical boundaries. Much like people in various pockets of the globe celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and Cinco de Mayo even if they have little or no connection to Ireland or Mexico, respectively, Bavarian heritage is not a prerequisite for participation in Oktoberfest revelry. According to Oktoberfest.de, each year millions of people are attracted to the festival of Oktoberfest. It’s not hard to see why so many people attend Oktoberfest, which is synonymous with fun, food, mus...

  • German Recipes to try at home

    Updated Sep 13, 2023

    Pfeffernuesse, a much sought-after item at Deutschesfest, has as many spelling variations as there are ingredient lists. Translated pepper nuts, Germany has three types depending on the location. Northern Germany style are softer and glaze or powdered sugar coated. Southern Germany cookies are a hard variety but often include nuts and/or minced candied citrus peel. The cookie is believed to have originated in Germany in the 1850’s. It soon became popular in Denmark, the U...

  • Guten Tag and Hello!

    Updated Sep 13, 2023

    It is that time of year again, when the sausage starts cooking, the music starts playing in the biergarten, the vendors fill the streets and the festivities begin in Odessa. That’s right! It’s time for the 52nd Annual Deutschestfest! The Odessa Chamber of Commerce is excited to invite you all to come enjoy the fun this year at one of Washington State’s oldest and longest running German-Russian festivals. Pull out your lederhosen and come enjoy the city-block biergarten with live music. The local vendors will fill the stree...

  • Schafers named parade grand marshals

    Updated Sep 13, 2023

    Odessa – After decades of community service, Jerry and Ellen Schafer were named grand marshals of the Deutschesfest Parade, to be held Saturday, Sept. 16. Jerry grew up in Odessa, graduating high school in 1956. Ellen graduated from Marlin High School in 1962. In 1965, they married and began their lives as farmers, growing wheat, beans, potatoes and hay. After retiring from the day-to-day operations of the farm, they opened Das Kraut Haus, a local restaurant that served G...

  • Lobe to chair Biergarten

    Updated Sep 13, 2023

    ODESSA - Deanna Lobe, a lifelong resident, was named Biergarten Chairman for the 52nd Deutschesfest scheduled for Sept. 14-17. She has volunteered at Fest since graduating from high school in 1996, most recently in the sausage booth and as a server in the Biergarten. Over the past two years, Lobe has been the Service Manager at Wheatland Bank. Prior to that, she worked for 23 years at the Odessa Clinic. When not at the bank, she can be found working in the kitchen at Odessa...

  • Deputy Mallon dies at 40

    Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Sep 8, 2023

    DAVENPORT - A longtime Lincoln County Sheriff's Office deputy died at his Creston home last weekend. 40-year-old Luke Mallon passed away Saturday, Sept. 2. Mallon had been with the Sheriff's Office since Nov. 2014, and previously spent four years as a Law Enforcement Ranger at Yellowstone National Park. Officials ruled Mallon's death was self-inflicted. "We are all heartbroken at the passing of Luke Mallon. Luke was a humble servant who loved people, friends, family and...

  • Odessa man dies in accident

    Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Sep 7, 2023

    ODESSA—A local man died after reportedly touching a live wire following a one-vehicle crash in rural Grant County Monday, Sept. 4. 37-year-old Ryan Frick was killed around 11 p.m. Monday shortly after his vehicle crashed into a telephone pole while driving north around the 5300 block of Road W Northeast near the tiny community of Ruff, according to Grant County Sheriff’s Office collision investigator Stormy Baughman. But it wasn’t the car crash that resulted in Frick’s death. According to Baughman, the telephone pole broke a...

  • Floating through Ritzville

    Updated Sep 7, 2023

    Miss Davenport 2023 Rikkiana Chavelas anchors the Miss Davenport float, driven by uncle Lance Strite, during the Ritzville Community Parade Saturday, Sept. 2....

  • Dean's Drive-In closes after 27 years

    Byrne Bennett, The Record-Times|Updated Sep 7, 2023

    REARDAN - Dean's Drive-In, a food business with deep roots in the community, served its last Double Deluxe Hamburger and chocolate milkshake on Thursday, Aug. 31. After 27 years at the helm, owners Dean and Robin Landreth put the business up for sale. The drive-in was built in 1962 and was originally called Stan's before it changed hands and was renamed Roy's. Later, Dean Doerschlag bought it and named it after himself. After Dean Landreth, who grew up in Reardan, and Robin...

  • New Almira School opens after fire

    Julie Hill, The Wilbur Register|Updated Sep 7, 2023

    ALMIRA - Following nearly two years of rebuilding efforts, The School District opened the new Almira School at 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31. The Almira School District, elected officials, special guests, students, staff and community members gathered at the new school facility for a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house event. After the short ribbon cutting, the large crowd moved to the new school's multi-purpose room. Superintendent Dan Read welcomed attendees and led everyone...