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So much to do, so little time. With Christmas and New Year’s celebrations right around the corner, Odessa cooks are bustling about with last minute preparations. Throw in a couple of December birthdays, and the schedule overflows. Most families seem to have a favorite cookie recipe, just for special occasions. Peanut Butter Blossoms has been a favorite since my youthful days. My sister and I would try to eat all around the chocolate center without it falling off. The recipe h...
It was the week between Christmas and New Year’s in 1913, and farmers southwest of Odessa in the Batum area were apprehensive about the sausage thieves, who were raiding their smoke houses. Most farmers were in the habit of making sausage after butchering pork during the winter months. One hundred years ago, an era before refrigeration, the sausage was hung out to cure and was smoked and various cuts of pork were put up in jars for use during the following year. Reports coming in from Batum and Moody indicate there are a b...
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. 9: Wilbur ambulance personnel assisted an 89-year-old woman suffering stomach pain. Almira firefighters assisted their Grant County counterparts at a structure fire in Hartline. Odessa firefighters...
I showed up to interview Ann Oliver at her cozy little home on 5th Avenue in Odessa. She had been recommended to me and I had never met her. She was worried the house was too warm, is that even possible this time of year? With her faithful dachshund, Pip, by her side, we visited in the cozy warmth of her home, and the time just flew by. I couldn't believe I had never met her, her life was fascinating and her experiences rich with the ups and downs that life sometimes throws...
Former Odessa residents Clay and Jewel Floch attended the Floch Memorial Games held at Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake December 7. They returned to the U.S. in September after having spent 4.5 years in China working as foster parents at an orphanage for disabled children. The Flochs lost their two sons, Ryan and Drew, in a fishing accident in the Pacific Ocean that also took the lives of Jewel's father and a nephew. Ryan and Drew were both graduates of Odessa High...
Christmas Fest on December 4 was by all accounts a big success again this year. The Odessa Community Center was filled with vendors. The number of visitors ebbed and flowed throughout the day, a normal occurrence for this event. As always, there was entertainment on the stage for most of the day. For the first time, the students of Odessa's newest piano teacher, Emma Squire, performed on stage. Another popular attraction involved the two youngest classes of dance teacher...
Friday, December 13, saw the Titans playing a home game in Odessa against Soap Lake in non-league action. The Titans defeated the Eagles, 48-28. SL 13 5 6 4 28 O-H 13 7 9 19 48 Jacob DeWulf scored a team-high 16 points, as Odessa-Harrington pulled away from visiting Soap Lake in the fourth quarter. After leading by two at halftime, the Titans scored 28 points in the second half to Soap Lake's 10. Carsen Weber scored 12 points, Sam Schafer 9, Shane Whitaker 7, Colt Sanford 0,...
“LaRee Kuchenbuch is our new assistant coach,” said girls basketball coach Kim Kruger. “She has already shown herself to be a very valuable asset. I’m excited to work with her this year.” Kruger also said, “Our numbers are down this year until we get some eighth-graders to come up and help us out. [Therefore,] we only played two quarters of JV ball at Republic.” O-H 5 18 23 Rep. 6 15 21 Harrington’s Lanessa Simon scored 17 and had 6 rebounds; Shelbey Watkins had 3 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 6 steals; Isabelle Philli...
Head coach Kim Kruger said of the season’s first games, “The girls played very well [last] weekend, showing that they are starting to have a better understanding of what I am wanting them to do. I’m looking forward to a great year.” Republic Additional information on the Republic game is included here, as it arrived too late for inclusion in last week’s paper. Lanessa Simon had 3 rebounds, 3 assists; Hannah Schmidt 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals; Jordyn Tanke 13...
Our community is in desperate need of additional EMTs to help serve both for 911 calls and for emergency transports to other communities for advanced levels of care. Unfortunately, the need for EMTs isn’t unique to our community. Services such as ours struggle to keep quasi-volunteers due to the commitment involved in maintaining EMT certification and to the time commitment it takes. The need for maintaining the level of competence and the relevant credential is, of course, essential and necessary to provide the high q...
To the Editor: Merry Christmas all! Just a short note to let you know how much I enjoy The Odessa Record. The new section, “Locals”, is especially interesting as I have known these people for years. The interviews are so well taken. Years ago there was a similar section, but it continued for only three or four issues. I was disappointed. Just to let you all know your hard work is appreciated by those of us who are so far away! Keep up the good work. Veda Lucas San Antonio, Texas...
Daisy Estelle (Vaughn) Brightwell was born in Rapid City, South Dakota on August 22, 1940 to Louis Franklin and Ruth Eldora (Beaird) Vaughn. She was baptized in Wall, South Dakota at the Methodist Church in 1954. She died in the early morning on December 9, 2013. She worked for many years at the famous Wall Drug in Wall, South Dakota. Her children, the loves of her life, were Donald Louis Brightwell (Donna), Ruth Christine Garcia, Duane Eddie Brightwell (Pam), Jerry Lee Brightwell (Linda) and Joseph Tom Brightwell. She is...
To the Editor: China is rapidly increasing the size and power of its military; we play softball with Iran, and Putin adds the Ukraine to his muscle. Meanwhile the shadow cast by the U.S. military is shrinking as is our credibility and deterrence that depends on it. U.S. military spending on defense adjusted for inflation is higher than at the height of Reagan’s administration. It has been producing less than half of the forces and capabilities of those years. We had a 600-ship Navy then and now we have a 280-ship Navy. R...
By DR. E. KIRSTEN PETERS On a lark, when I was a college student I took a class in field biology. It sounded romantic and I was young, so even though it didn't really make any sense for a geology student to take the senior level class in another discipline, I was there bright and early on the first day of the semester. One week everyone in the course walked to a grove of old hardwood trees near the edge of campus. We had "boring tools"- - drills with long, hollow bits -- with...
Scores of businesses are contacting the Department of Labor & Industries to report they have received an official-looking letter that implies they must buy required workplace posters or face fines. L&I did not send the letters, but wants to remind companies that the workplace posters are available for free. The mass mailing has confused many business owners, who assume it’s from L&I. The letters say “final notice,” are addressed to individual businesses, and include a payment stub to purchase the posters for $295. It’s...
Mayor Paul Gilliland opened the city council meeting at 7 p.m. Dec 11th with all members present: Levi Schenk, Terri Howe, Michael Cronrath, Rick Becker and Peter Davenport. Sharon Schultz and Paul Charlton on the dog issue committee were present, as was Scott McGowan and Marge Womach. The proposed new ordinance is continued in review with the city attorney, the insurance agent and AWC. The law enforcement contract with Lincoln County Sheriff's office and the Town of Harrington was discussed, and the council voted to approve...
