Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
The Odessa public works crew fills potholes.
The spruce tree at center leans at a dangerous angle. Grant money allowed a crew to be hired to take it down and to trim other trees at Reiman Park.
"Late in the spring, many years ago, a pretty sorrel filly with a flaxen mane and tail was born. Cute as a button and very fancy, her curly blonde hair went everywhere! Of course, her name would be Sugar, for she was sweet as sugar."
Thus begins the story that local equestrian turned author, has published in her first illustrated children's book, "A Horse Named Sugar." The book was published May 5, 2015 and is currently available at online bookstores, xlibris.com, amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com.
Jillian Connolly is a resident of Odessa, Washington, where she lives on the family farm. An alum of Washington State University, she earned her bachelor's degree in 2008. Go Cougs! Jillian grew up raising, training, and competing with American quarter horses, and she earned her Women's Professional Rodeo Association card in 2012 with her great horse, Sugar. An animal lover, Jillian is usually accompanied by her border collie, Stoli, on her travels. She also really enjoys driving a wheat truck during harvest and taking pictures of everything pretty, including her niece, Angela!
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be truly great at something? To touch the hearts of everyone you meet and to overcome all odds to be successful? This is an enchanting and true story about a very beautiful and special horse named Sugar, who tackles each challenge that comes along the way to become a professional barrel racing horse. Never give up on your dreams, because they just might come true!
Town crew trims trees, fills potholes, replaces meters
The Odessa Public Works Dept. has been replacing many inoperable water meters in town over the past couple of years. Odessa Public Works Director Rod Webster applied for and received a $1,000 grant for asphalt for filling potholes and repairing streets following installation of new water meters.
Webster also received a separate grant from the Association of Washington Cities risk pool to have a Norway Maple tree at Reiman Park trimmed back. Several of its branches were hanging over the swimming pool, not only dropping leaves and twigs into the pool but also having the potential for branches to break off and fall into the pool during a windstorm.
Following the most recent high winds in Odessa, a 70-foot tall, approximately 80-year-old spruce tree had begun to lean dangerously and lift one half of its root system out of the ground. The only option the town had was to remove the tree. Mayor Doug Plinski counted 80 growth rings in the stump.
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