The Year in Review

A month-by-month summary of the year’s activities as they appeared in The Odessa Record continues below for the months of July and August.

July

Odessa’s only grocery, which had been Denny’s Foods since the early 1990s, changed hands in July when Bob and Bonnie Dewey of Cowiche purchased the business from previous owner Denny McDaniel. The new owners, along with managers Jeff and Debbie Norris, presented the community with Odessa Foods.

The Chamber of Commerce, but primarily Biergarten chairman Ted Bruya, wrestled with the decision as to whether to change beer distributors for the event. The gr...