Meet your neighbors

As I contemplate writing this "Meet Your Neighbors" column, my thoughts go back six months to when my husband James and I first moved to Odessa and how we felt, and still feel, the warmth and love of the way all you Odessa people welcomed us with open arms. We are all still in awe of this marvelous place and all the people who make it what it is. Thank you, Odessa!

And now I would like to introduce you to Kathy Ashe, a recent transplant from Salisbury, Mo. She was born in Sigourney, Iowa and grew up in St. Charles, Ill., where she eventually married and raised her family of six children. She h...