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Vici Walter, Kath Jantz, Carol Bell and Linda Gustafson fill cabbage rolls. Sherie Heimbigner, Lindsy Starkel, Pastor Jon Hayashi, Carmen Weishaar and Nancy Smith were part of the kitchen crew making cabbage rolls last week in the community center commercial kitchen....
Odessa Record subscriber Larry Fisher of Spokane continues his series of articles on the history of the Batum/Lauer area where his wife, the former Joyce Kiesz, grew up. Hi, here I am again. Durland, Rebecca (Clary) (b. 7-05-1844 d. 3-07-1907) Mrs. A.F. Durland, an old and highly respected citizen of this place, passed the portals of death at her home on Fifth street yesterday morning at 3 o’clock. For several years Mrs. Durland has been in poor health but her condition was not thought serious until Monday and her sudden d...
The Chicks with Sticks golf league wrapped up its 2015 nine-week season Monday evening with nine of the 11 teams playing a nine-hole, shotgun-start scramble. The overall league winners were the Wedge Wackers team consisting of Lanae Carper, Cathy Strohmaier, Maria Schuh and JoEllen Wollman. In second place was Driving under the Influence, the team of Suzie Deife, Carmen Weishaar, Danielle Hardung and Cory Carstensen. In last place were the Hole in Nones, the team of Mo Sheldon, Jax Allen, Janie Steward and Chris Crossley....
This year, Avista and Northwest Farm Credit Services teamed up to recognize 4-H high-school seniors and juniors for their leadership, core values and personification of the 4-H mission throughout their entire 4-H career, including project completion and service to their communities. Through the Washington State 4-H Foundation, a Rural 4-H Scholars Program was established for outstanding 4-H members to apply for the $1000 scholarships: $500 from Avista and $500 from Northwest Farm Credit Services. On Saturday, August 22, 4-H...
Odessa Record subscriber Larry Fisher of Spokane continues his series of articles on the history of the Batum/Lauer area where his wife, the former Joyce Kiesz, grew up. Hi, here I am again. Derr, Mollie (Scheller) (b. 3-08-1892 d. 9-01-1969) Mollie Derr, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Heinrich Scheller, was born in Russia. In 1889 she came to Old Mexico with her family. Later, they moved to Oklahoma, then to Washington where in 1904 they homesteaded near Warden. In 1906 they moved to the Odessa area. She was baptized and...
The women’s golf league enjoyed another round of play last week. Andrea Largent-Gorman won with a six-foot putt on the #4 hole. The final competition will be held August 24 at 5:30 p.m. It will start with a game of scramble with dinner to follow. “Suzie Deife has done an excellent job of organizing the competitions and seeing that everything runs smoothly,” said league member Apryl Wraspir....
This has been a great summer! I hope all of you have had the opportunity to spend time with family and friends during this season. We had the chance to hang out with our family on the Oregon Coast. I stood and watched the waves come crashing to the shore. They continued to roll as the tide would come in and then recede. The night we arrived we went down to watch the waves and stroll on the beach. Our grandchildren were with us and wanted to run to the water. The youngest, Jordan, went fairly close and set himself up ready to...
Reporting on behalf of the women’s golf league at Odessa Golf & RV, Apryl Wraspir submitted an update on recent play. Another week of ladies golf has been completed. Andrea Largent Gorman of the Strokers team won with an 18-inch putt. Other members of her team are Shelby Smith, Carley Williams and Paige Alloway....
It has come to the attention of The Record that the newspaper and other types of mail and packages sometimes get misdirected. If any subscribers have had this happen, they know how annoying it can be. Most folks who find misdirected mail in their boxes return it to the postmaster who then corrects the error. Others, however, sometimes just toss out what does not belong to them or keep it for themselves. A postal patron recently told of having ordered an item through one of the large mail-order companies. It is possible that...
The women’s golf league, Chicks with sticks, had another rou nd of play. This week the winning team won with fewest putts, only 9 putts. The team that won was #Cra Cra Crones; Joyce Kuest, Kami Braun, Judy Scrupps and Apryl Wraspir. The team with the most putts, 13 putts, was the Hole in Nones: Jax Allen, Chris Crossley, Monica Sheldon and Janie Steward. T here are 11 teams all together who play each week....
In recent issues of The Record we have shared the involved paperwork that early homesteaders had to complete and how they even had to involve their neighbors in the successful completion of the “patent” granting them the homestead. In the last issue the witness for John Unbewust was William Tinsley. The other witness was John Alexander, age 70, who lived a mile from John Unbewust and who cited as his neighbors John J. Curl and John Clark. Alexander had lived there six years prior to filling out the form.These documents giv...
Odessa Record subscriber Larry Fisher of Spokane continues his series of articles on the history of the Batum/Lauer area where his wife, the former Joyce Kiesz, grew up. Hi, here I am again. Last week, I started telling you about Pauline Catharina Paulsen Rodeck, this week we continue on. While gathering information about Pauline, I found an article on Mr. & Mrs. Karl George Rodeck written by a daughter, Georgina Martha Rodeck Nicholls. Mentioned in the article was the following: Pauline Paulsen, born in Bohmstedt, Germany,...
Auditions for the play Sweeney Todd will be held July 27 and 28 at 7 p.m. at the Masquers Theatre in Soap Lake. Anyone with questions regarding the upcoming auditions can reach director Randy Brooks at 509-431-4866 or can call the box office at 509-246-2611 to leave a name and phone number. Someone will return the call....
Odessa Record subscriber Larry Fisher of Spokane continues his series of articles on the history of the Batum/Lauer area where his wife, the fo rmer Joyce Kiesz, grew up. Hi, here I am again. Louise Weishaar Hemmerling has many memories of the fa rm, which was in the Lauer area (TS20N, R33E, in sections 20 & 30). It was here that her family was raised. The house was enlarged. Travel wasn’t easy, for the dirt roads were graded but once a y ear. Highway 21 was then a graveled county road. In 1924, the Hemmerling’s built a new...
Much rejoicing could be heard around Odessa this past week as temperatures returned to normal hot weather as apposed to the scorching of the previous couple of weeks. N ever the less, Odessa cooks continue to search out and implement the most efficient ways to prepare meals with out heating up the house. Responding to my request for recipes, product selection and user tips, Irene Carnes shared the following information about stand alone counter top pressure cookers. Irene got...
On June 30, Odessa rural resident Larry D. Zagelow was injured in a single-car accident that took place 17 miles northwest of Odessa, according to the Washington State Patrol. The report by law enforcement stated that the vehicle was southbound on State Route 21 at milepost 73 when it drove off the right shoulder, rolling several times before coming to rest on the west side of roadway. Zagelow was transported to Sacred Heart Medical Center via the MedStar helicopter. He has remained in the intensive-care unit and has...
Council meeting Wednesday evening, July 8, the Harrington City Council met with Mayor Paul Gilliland at the helm, and council members Peter Davenport, Terri Howe, Mike Cronrath and Levi Schenk in attendance; as were city clerk, Bunny Haugan and Alan Gay, of Stantec. Visitors included Priscilla and Dick Derr, Paul Charlton, Sharon Schultz, Donita Simons, Ashley Schenk, Crystal Hickman, Cody Anderson, Marge Womach and Justin Slack. Alan Gay announced that Harrington was awarded the $59,000 grant/loan for the study of sump pump...
The team "Just B' Cuz" won its fifth straight championship in the co-ed competitive bracket. Brother Corby Schuh, sister-in-law Jennifer Dejong, cousin Jolene Hutsel, joined Odessa's Travis Schuh on this winning team....
