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It is with grateful hearts and appreciation that the Old Town Hall Rejuvenation Society and the Odessa High School chapter of Future Business Leaders of America can finally announce that all 41...
Babysitting class teaches 20 students
On Monday, April 1, 2019, 20 students spent the first day of spring break in the basement of the Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center becoming certificated babysitters. This brings the total to 123...
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A few of my favorites, ice cream, salad & soup,
When I asked the “Welcome to My Kitchen” Facebook page followers for favorite spring and Easter recipes, one response I got was ice cream, no recipe, just favorite. Weather is still a bit chilly f...
Odessa's Entreprenuers
Hudson and Hank Walter, children of Colley and HaLee Walter, had a fun time selling lemonade on Friday of the Stumpjumpers' Desert 100 weekend. The young entrepreneurs had decided that half of the...
First buttercup of 2019 found by Simon King!
The first buttercup of 2019 was a long time coming, but that harbinger of spring has now been found and submitted to The Record by young Simon King, son of Alex and Kaci King of Odessa and a...
Third annual Daddy-Daughter Dance
This is the second year I’ve happily donated the balloons and my time to build an arch for Go! Odessa Recreation’s Third Annual Daddy-Daughter Dance. Since this year’s theme was the circus,...
What was the best gift you received as a child?
What was the best gift you remember receiving as a child? I'm not talking about obvious big-ticket gifts like a car or computer. I'm talking about a gift given to you when you were in grades 1 through...
OTH window sponsors of the week
This week a window for the Old Town Hall was purchased in memory of Henry and Rosie Michaelson, life-long Odessa residents. The two met when Rosie was hired as a soda fountain girl by owner Henry...
Chase the winter chills away with warm soup
Winter is not letting loose of March willingly. Soup on the menu is still in order. Lecia Fink brought Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Soup to a recent soup supper. She shared the recipe and some tips...
Ready for Spring Fling 2019?
Spring Fling is just around the corner, although we have to hope that the snow will be gone by then. Nate Lathrop, organizer of the Car & Bike Show, tells us that businesses and individuals wanting their names to appear on the advertising banner for...
Guitar duo performs at Harrington coffee shop
2/23/19 – Harrington – Seating at The Post & Office in Harrington was full last Saturday afternoon, February 23, for The Hawk Creek Acoustic Guitar Duo of Randy Beamer and Lynn Caddell. The...
Hearty soups for cold winter days
Winter isn’t giving up easy this year. Soup season may last through April, and a good thing. A number of Facebook “Welcome to My Kitchen” followers shared yummy soup recipes, and I will never...
Gies Family Foundation buys two OTH windows
George and Dorothy (Hopp) Gies, both descendants of Odessa pioneer families, were longtime farmers in the Odessa and Columbia Basin areas, retiring in 1990. They were both born in Odessa, attended...
Reminder
Just a reminder, the next open date for the Odessa Food Bank is Thursday, February 21, from 1:30-3 p.m. and from 5 - 6 p.m., at 111 E. First Ave., the alley entrance to Foursquare Church....
Recipes for an extended soup season
Soup weather has carried over into February. I asked Welcome to My Kitchen Facebook followers their favorite soup to prepare on cold winter days. Several mentioned taco and potato. Sausage, barley and...
Fewer feral cats means better quail watching
To the Editor: Since Odessa city ordinances were passed to eliminate feral cats in 2016, the local quail population has increased. In talking with friends and neighbors around town, it seems most of us are charmed by watching the quail run through...
VFW will sponsor three windows in Old Town Hall
Odessa High School’s advisor to its FBLA chapter Terri King reports that the Old Town Hall Window Campaign has drawn the attention of Odessa’s VFW Post #7395, a group that has actively served the country and the Odessa community over the years....
The Year in Review
June Odessa agriculture science teacher HaLee Walter and school superintendent Dan Read applied for and have received a grant for $15,000 from the Washington FFA Foundation. The Foundation provides...
Ask your Record Reporter
We are starting a new series at The Record where you can ask any of our reporters a question, or for a solution to a problem. Just call 509-982-2632 or email recordreporter@odessaoffice.com with your name, question, the person you want to answer and...
Sticky popcorn, dipping sauce, salad and bread
Welcome to My Kitchen Facebook page has been quite active since launch the end of December. Each week I plan to post pictures from the test drive of column recipes and other kitchen hints. https://www...
Whats your favorite "Go to" recipe lifesave?
Happy New Year! At this reading we are three or four days into 2019. School and work schedules have resumed and meals must be prepared to fuel day to day activities. Some folks have made New Years...
Crossley-Ryder nuptials celebrated December 8
Alyssa Ryder and Kolby Crossley were married December 8, 2018 at Falls Event Center in McMinnville, Oregon. Tim Coley, a dear friend of the bride and groom, officiated the ceremony. The bride is the...
Super tasty, homemade from scratch, gift ideas
Gifts from the kitchen lend a personal touch when shared with family and friends. Homemade and from scratch recipes make gifts and events more festive. Eggnog, a traditional holiday beverage, is a...
Letters to Santa and replies from the Elves
Some of the children of P.C. Jantz grade school wrote letters to Santa and received replies from Santa's elves....
