Quilter retreat center opens in Odessa

Odessa has another new off-main-street business just beginning to take off.

The Gathering House Retreats LLC is designed for "small group retreats, quilt show weekends, quilters, scrap bookers, beaders, crafters, knitters and others to gather and spend time with friends while working on projects or just a good visit," according to flyers produced by owner Jan Hinton of Odessa.

Hinton, who is originally from Garfield, Wash. and her husband Dan, raised in Southern Idaho, have lived in Odessa for 7 years. Up to this point they have not been too highly visible, as Jan works long stretches for Siem...