Community has certified commercial kitchen

It's official. The kitchen in the Odessa Community Center is now a USDA-certified commercial kitchen thanks to a year-long community effort spearheaded by Lindsy Starkel overseeing the project funded in part by the Odessa Chamber of Commerce, grant monies and individual donations.

At its noon meeting Tuesday, the Odessa Chamber members present were informed of the kitchen's new status. Chamber president Marcus Horak said there were some minor fixes still to be completed on various pieces of equipment in the kitchen, but that the kitchen was now available to whatever groups wanted to prepare fo...