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Articles from the September 5, 2019 edition


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  • Fall festival preparation, LC fair results, start of new school year

    Updated Sep 10, 2019

    1 years ago The Odessa Record September 7, 1919 News updates: R.M. Kelly and F.J. Geissler have returned from the good roads convention at Yakima and will make their report at the next meeting of the commercial club. Alex Cook and Miss Mary Kissler were married at the Fred Kissler home with Rev. Albert Reiman officiating. Mr. and Mrs. David Jasmann and daughter, Miss Ida, returned Friday from a six week’s auto trip. Cal Graedel, progressive young rancher, has named his farm, Wheatacres, and has printed letterheads and e...

  • Carol Jean Spies

    Updated Sep 10, 2019

    Carol Spies passed away peacefully Monday, August 26, 2019, at the age of 90 in Spokane. She was born in Marlin at her grandparents' home on September 25, 1928 to George and Lille Starkel. She had four younger siblings: Gloria, Jerry, Joyce and Josephine (Tyke). She attended school in Marlin and graduated in 1946. She spent one year at Whitworth college. She married Herbert Spies on April 10, 1949. They lived and farmed in the Marlin area where they raised their three...

  • Correction

    Updated Sep 10, 2019

    Last week’s article on Fest updates incorrectly gave the name of one of the four people who did a thorough cleaning of the commercial kitchen. Those who did the cleanup were Don and Kelly Korpinen, Laura Estes and Kathy Reeves. The Record regrets the error....

  • School's back in session: Enrollment down slightly from fall

    Updated Sep 10, 2019

    The Board of Directors of Odessa School District #105 met in the high school library Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at 6 p.m., preceded by a workshop in the district office at 5:30 p.m. for the purpose of reviewing the 2019-2020 extra-curricular salary schedule and district goals for the next school year. Present were board chair Ed Deife; board members Heather Valverde, Chris Crossley, Janie Steward and Carmen Weishaar; Superintendent Dan Read; Principal Jamie Nelson; Business Manager Juli Weishaar; Facilities Supervisor Justin...

  • Meet the candidates: Amy Hunt vs. Joe Schlomer

    Terrie Schmidt-Crosby|Updated Sep 10, 2019

    General election on November 5, 2019 This week's issue of The Record continues a series of articles in which the candidates running for positions in town government have been interviewed and allowed to present their views on various topics of interest to Odessa's citizens. The planned community forum on October 7, during which townspeople can meet the candidates, will then allow each candidate to explain in greater detail how he or she plans to address the issues facing the...

  • Henry Fallert, Harrington businessman, built early hotel which is now city's Food Mart

    Marjorie Womach|Updated Sep 10, 2019

    Little Brown Jug "Ha, ha, ha, you and me, Little brown jug, don't I love thee." A local memorabilia collector brought a little brown jug into city hall last week which had the following words of advertisement on it, "Dutch Henry's Place. Harrington, Wash. Henry Fallert Proprietor." The tan/brown jug stood about 8 inches tall and its base was 6 inches in diameter. Henry Fallert was born in Zell, Missouri in 1863 and came west as a young man of 24, working for others in various...

  • West coast gas to get cheaper, says AAA

    Updated Sep 10, 2019

    Bellevue, Wash. (August 22, 2019) – When filling-up at the pump this fall, AAA forecasts the majority of drivers in Washington and the West Coast region will find savings of potentially 25 cents/gallon compared to summer. Extremely high regional refinery utilization, healthy levels of gasoline stocks, the expected drop-off in demand after Labor Day and the move to winter-blends will contribute to pushing gas prices even lower. Since Memorial Day, gasoline stocks in the region...

  • Fest updates

    Terrie Schmidt-Crosby|Updated Sep 10, 2019

    Grannie BarBar reports that she and Jerry have just finished baking cookies for Fest and have put them in the freezer. They won’t start working on their fruit-filled breakfast rolls until the Thursday of Fest week. The yeast dough for the rolls is always made fresh each day of Fest rather than being made ahead and frozen. While members of their extended family sell the goods from their table in front of Wheatland Bank, Grannie and Jerry remain in their commercial farm kitchen to provide fresh rolls each day and to make s...