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Odessa’s local grocery, Denny’s Foods, has been sold to new owners who are assuming ownership this week. Kathy and Denny McDaniel decided to sell the Odessa store and concentrate on their other store in Medical Lake. Kathy also told The Record that she was looking forward to doing some other, unspecified things with the time she will save by not having to oversee the store in Odessa. She and Denny will also concentrate all of their effort on their Medical Lake store The new ow...
Public Works Tourist Park A concrete curb in Odessa’s tourist park that has deteriorated to the point that it is a crumbling ruin, will be removed by a contracted work crew. The crew will also install a handicapped-accessible ramp leading up to the covered pavilion. Council member Lynn Schmidt suggestion that a sidewalk should be installed along the road beside the tourist park, because it is the main avenue for kids walking to park and pool all summer long. Mayor Doug Plinski said that there may not be enough money in the b...
The Rolling Thunder Saloon has applied for and received a special liquor license allowing it to have a designated seating area for minors and their families or guardians. The minors must be 13 years of age or older to enter the saloon on their own. Those under 13 must be accompanied by a parent or a sibling or sitter over the age of 13. Minors will be allowed inside the saloon from the saloon’s specified opening hour until 11 p.m. The latter time will soon change to 9 p.m., but for now it remains 11 p.m. This change in the l...
Odessa’s Chamber of Commerce heard a proposal from the Odom Corporation, which has been the beer distributor providing beverages to the Biergarten at Deutschesfest for the past five years., after purchasing the previous supplier. The company was invited to give a presentation after chamber members heard a June proposal from Midway Beverage of Moses Lake, which would like to obtain the Fest account. Chamber president Marlon Schafer said that ultimately the decision should be made by biergarten chair Ted Bruya, but Bruya was o...
My dad used to say, “Public officials should never borrow money, except in an emergency, like a war.” As the mayor of a small town in Montana, he put that principle into practice. Buying a new dump truck was not an emergency. If the city didn’t have the money to buy it, the answer was no. Even if state or federal funds were available to make the down payment, if the city couldn’t come up with the rest of the money, the answer was still no. Most vendors feel the same way whe...
Now that I have six months under my belt, I thought I would give you an update about my new job and some of the things going on around Lincoln County. Right after the first of the year the Board made a decision for the county to self-insure for medical insurance. This decision was made based on several factors. The pool that the county was previously in was experiencing drastic premium increases due in large part to excessive claims by some of its members. The general thought...
I am given to making sweeping general statements about myself, which upon examination turn out to be less than true. For example, I frequently tell others that I am not a “people person.” While it’s true that I usually prefer the company of animals to that of people, I hardly think I can be classified as a misanthrope. I’m not comfortable in crowds. I don’t go to concerts. I prefer to wait to see a movie until I don’t have to sit next to strangers. I actually like it when we c...
As of this Friday the 15th of July our little hometown market will no longer be known as Denny’s after 7:00 p.m. For me, it’s heartfelt that the smallness and fun of it all will be over. I really enjoyed singing at the end of my shift and at the check stand, to sing along with the customers that I so much have grown to love and get to know. I especially thank them for their kindness. Hearing the stories of past times, of husbands, wives, farm life and the like will be cherished by yours truly. The $30 meat boxes to the sal...
Joseph and Mary Zicha are my grandparents, Joe Zicha my uncle. Many years ago I became very saddened that their cemetery was just a mess of weeds. It was Arley Bischoff that took it upon himself to turn that chaos into a place of beauty. Oh, how hard he worked and for so many years kept it that way and still sees to it that someone keeps it mowed. Thank you for publishing his wonderful poems and giving him credit for his talents. I’m so grateful. Margaret Wraspir Chapple Ogden, Utah...
Editor's note: Albert R. Fox Ramm's obituary ran in last week's paper, but more information was made available this week. A funeral will be held Saturday, July 16 at 11 a.m. at Opportunity Christian Fellowship, 1313 S. Pines, Spokane Valley, WA. A celebration of Albert's life will be held Monday, July 18 at 11 a.m. at the VFW Hall in Odessa. Rev. Tim Hauge will be officiating. Family members would like everyone to know that this event will be catered, so contributions of food are not needed. Dress will be...
Anita Fern Liddy Egger Boettcher died July 7, 2011 in Odessa. She was born November 27, 1912 in O'Neill, Neb. to Goldie Lansworth and Thomas Liddy. Her father died when she was three and she and her baby brother Tom were raised by their mother in O'Neill. After graduating from high school, she taught in a country school, boarding with one of the families. In 1932 she met and married Hans Egger. They moved to Columbus, Neb., and in 1934, their daughter Sharon was born. The...
A heat wave just before the beginning of harvest 81 years ago added to wheat growers’ woes. They were already expecting to harvest the shortest crop in history– if indeed they even harvested at all. The Record carried this account in its issue of July 18, 1930: The first real heat wave of the season caused Odessaites to swelter as the government thermometer registered an even 100 degrees as The Record went to press. The torrid weather is ripening the wheat fast, and har...
Editor’s note: In case you missed our recent story on a swarm of bees that landed in the roadway near Christ Lutheran Church, here is another bee story, this one submitted by Odessa’s Kathie Donahue. You've heard of “bats in the belfry?” How about “bees in the chimney?” Odessa residents, Bob and Kathie Donahue, noticed a few honey bees in their kitchen, daily, over the past few weeks. Last Saturday, while washing the car, they noticed numerous bees buzzing around the chimney...
Brenik and Kamie (Arlt) Iverson, of Odessa, are the parents of their third child, a daughter, Aubrey Lee Iverson, born at 7:49 a.m. on June 19, 2011, at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. At birth Aubrey weighed eight pounds, three ounces and measured 20 inches in length. She joins a brother, Holden, age 4 1/2 years and a sister, Leah, age 2. Maternal grandparents are Brad and Debbie Arlt of Ritzville. Paternal grandparents are Dave and Sharon Iverson of Keller, Wash....
Christ Lutheran Church is planning two events to include the Odessa community this summer during August. The first event will be a trip to Silverwood Theme Park August 8. Adult tickets are $32.85 which includes tax. There will be an $8 bus fare per person. Youth going into 5th grade and under need to be with an adult or high school sibling. The second planned event is to a Spokane Indians baseball game on Saturday, August 20 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 plus a donation of $8 for the bus. Again, youth going into 5th grade and...
Dates for the remaining weeks of the Summer Reading program at the Odessa Public Library will be Wednesdays July 20, 27 and August 3. All programs will be held at 12:30 p.m. Children and adults are invited to attend and participate in the Summer Reading program. Children age 5 and under must be accompanied by an adult. This years theme is "One World, Many Stories" so a variety of volunteer readers will share their skills at story telling and complement their stories with applicable visuals. The Summer Reading program at the...
Sheriff's Report INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. July 4: An elderly Davenport woman told dispatchers that her 32-year-old granddaughter had thrown things at her during a dispute about money. Beehives were knocked over near Baldridge and Holderby...
The 41st annual convention of Germans from Russia Heritage Society (GRHS) will be held at The Davenport Hotel & Tower in Spokane from July 20 to July 24, 2011. The library and bookstore will be open on Wednesday, July 20, and a city tour is planned for that day as well as a dinner cruise that evening on nearby Lake Coeur d’Alene. Opening ceremonies begin Thursday morning, followed by a variety of workshops on genealogy, history, cultural cooking and programs relating to today’s technology in using DNA. Visit the Web site at h...
When I awoke the other morning, tears were falling from the sky. Gray clouds were truly sobbing, yes, I saw the heavens cry! Fresh aromatic fragrance, the air pristine and clear, As Mother Nature bathed herself, and cleansed the atmosphere. The parched earth was so thankful, as moisture quenched a thirst. The awful drought had been severe, one the very --- worst. Sprouts of wheat were smiling, on rolling slopes of grain, Their shoots, now stretching skyward, to swallow in the rain. Wild flowers in the pasture, one could...
Hi, Odessa Record, Here's another epistle, which is "Aged" for printing, should you desire. So many do not realize how wealthy they are, living in this blessed country, even though they consider themselves poor. Yes, even those who receive welfare and food stamps are filthy rich compared to the billions who live in other parts of the world and live in cardboard and rusted out corrugated sheet metal one room shanties and who have to cook their meals over an open fire on the ground. Yes --- America is truly "The Promised Land"...
