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Ireland Luiten, a freshman at Odessa High School, has developed a passion for dance. The daughter of Greg and Kellie Luiten of Odessa, she has taken dance lessons locally as well as in Spokane since she was just three years old. She is currently a student at the Studio Inc. Dance Academy in Spokane, where she recently spent eight hours receiving one-on-one instruction with Hollywood choreographer Liz Imperio, learning the basics of matching movement to music. Imperio is a majo...
Brian and Brylee Fink of Odessa announce the birth of their twin boys, Colin John and Conrad Neil, born September 20. Colin and Conrad were born at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. Colin weighed 5 pounds, 3 ounces and was 17.25 inches long, and Conrad weighed 4 pounds, 5 ounces and measured 17.32 inches long. Maternal grandparents are John and Danette Edwards of Hartline, and paternal grandparents are Neil and Lecia Fink of Odessa. Maternal great-grandparents are Dick...
Rainy days call for a kettle of soup simmering on the stove or in a slow-cooker to bring a savory aroma to your kitchen. Lise Ott shared her recipe for Black Bean and Corn Soup, a vegetarian, gluten free soup, ideal for a meatless Monday meal, a perfectly seasoned, hearty meal. Serve with dinner rolls or corn chips. Adding a dollop of sour cream and a sprinkle of cheddar cheese elevates this recipe to company fare. This is a good recipe to add to your list of pantry recipes because all the ingredients may be kept on pantry...
October officially begins the baking season on my calendar. Frosty mornings and cool days invite the warming of the kitchen with the heat and aromas of freshly baked breads, muffins, pies and cookies. Kathie Donahue shared her recipe for the Oatmeal Bar Cookies she brought to a recent gathering of quilters. She describes them as “tender, chewy; great as an energy bar or trail bar.” These bars would be ideal for breakfast on the go or a mid-morning coffee break. You could sub...
Former Odessa resident Colby Smith, son of Don and Mavis Smith, is now a resident of California. He called us last week with a request. He is a collector of cuckoo clocks, which he buys, restores and repairs the clocks for his private collection is not interested in reselling them. If anyone in the Odessa area or among our readership is interested in donating to his collection, please call The Record @ 509-982-2632 and we will provide his contact information....
Deutschesfest trappings are packed away for another year, but already plans are being laid for 2017. Though the dirndls and lederhosen won’t likely be seen for another year, Germans from Russia culinary skills need not disappear. Kraut Ranza are great to have on hand for a quick, heat and serve meal. You may not care for sauerkraut, but any thick filling can be sealed in tender yeast dough, baked and served immediately, or cooled and frozen. Frozen bread dough may be used i...
Kraut Ranza, Cabbage Rolls and Apple Strudel have been filling the First Avenue corridor with delectable aromas the past few weeks as preparations for Deuschesfest swing into high gear. Most of the recipes are available in the Hospital Auxiliary Cookbook, Unser Tagelich Brot, The Staff of Life V, and are easy to adapt to home kitchens. The recipe for apple strudel, however makes dough for four, a bit much for one person to deal with alone. The recipe I use for one strudel...
Scott and Dani Kramer are happy to announce the birth of twin girls who were born May 26. Kai Lynne weighed seven pounds, seven ounces and measured 19.5 inches long. Lyla Myri weighed six pounds, eight ounces and measured 20.25 inches long. They were welcomed by their three-year-old brother Parker Ryan. Their grandparents are Marlene Kramer and the late Myron Kramer and Paul and Robbi Bielec....
Monday night signalled the end of the Chicks with Sticks women's golf league. This season, 44 women turned out, which is about average. The Tiger's Wood team of Paige Alloway, Megan Schlimmer, Dorcey Hunt and Carley Williams won overall first place. Side games were played which included closest to the line which Megan Schlimmer won. We also voted on best team name, with the Cluster Putts (Lanae Carper, Maria Manley, Cathy Strohmaier and JoEllen Wollman) winning by a landslide. The women played for a total of nine weeks this...
Zucchini is showing up in various dishes as this prolific summer squash hits peak season. Sautéed, steamed, in cakes and breads, versatile zucchini can be added to just about any recipe, adjusting the liquid measure to accommodate the moisture of the zucchini. An eight inch zucchini equals about 1 cup liquid. Many recipes call for grated zucchini, but some picky eaters can detect a shred of zucchini in a recipe from twenty paces. The solution, puree the zucchini. This works fo...
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. After two years, Cal Jr. realized help would not continue dryland farming. After paying the rent on the land, he didn't have enough left over to meet all his other farm expenses let alone to live on. The only answer for that area of Lincoln Co. was sprinklers and deeper wells. Cal Graedel Jr. and Fred Kissler were the first in the area...
This week, I lost a brother in Christ to a terrible tragedy. Many of you lost a pastor, a bus driver, a helper or a friend. I won’t soon forget Tim Hauge, and neither will many of you. I worry, though, that our culture has stolen away the fullness of the Gospel from the Church. When people are old or terminally ill, our culture sees death as a helper, a welcomed guest and a release from the burden of our bodies. But, as we have all experienced this past week, death is a...
PULLMAN, Wash. – Stacia Lesser has been awarded $1,000 from the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture scholarship fund at Washington State University. She is a 2016 graduate of Odessa High School and the daughter of Katherine Lesser and Tracy Lesser of Marlin....
The Odessa Chamber of Commerce met August 9 to discuss preparations for this year’s Fest. Themes for the next few years leading up to the 50th anniversary of the festival have been selected by the Chamber’s marketing committee. This year’s theme is “Adventures in Wunderland” to conform to the theme of the decorations selected for the Odessa float. An online contest by the marketing committee was conducted on Facebook to select a name for the newly adopted Deutschesfest mascot, a rubber chicken. Given the popularity of the “Ch...
Rich Ervin, FNP, has moved into his permanent Odessa residence, and his wife, Brenda, has also arrived. By now, many community members have met Rich and have been highly satisfied with his services. Rhonda Freeman, FNP, has been on the team since mid-June and will be seeing patients at the Odessa Clinic for the foreseeable future, as we recruit for another permanent team member. She lives in Florida, but has agreed to temporarily work with us at OMHC, while we continue to recruit. The providers at the Odessa clinic are certif...
While on a trip to Butte, Mont., retired Odessa High School teacher and coach Ken Scherr was inducted to the Coaches Hall of Fame in the "Coaches Corner" of the Sports Bar and Grill in the Metals Bank. This award is presented to former Butte graduates who have gone on to become successful coaches at the high school and college levels. Scherr recognized many of the coaches, including a close personal friend, Steve Stosich, as well as his favorite teacher and coach, Huz Jensen....
The women’s golf league had another push with seven teams tying, so the money will be used in next week’s games. Suzie Deife, the coordinator for Chicks with Sticks, said all the teams are doing fantastic with no scores in the 60s and tons of scores at par or in the 30s. There are three more weeks of play before the final awards dinner....
Did you know? At the Odessa Clinic, Rich Ervin, who is our Family Nurse Practitioner, is now a Certified Department of Transportation Medical Examiner for patients who need the federal Department of Transportation (CDL) truck driving exams. How long is my DOT medical exam good for? A DOT physical exam is valid for up to 24 months. Due to the many requirements, it is recommended that renewals be scheduled for a month prior to expiration to ensure all requirements are met. The medical examiner may also issue a medical...
Sandi Smith's farewell was celebrated on Thursday, July 7. She started her career at Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center in 1992 by taking the nurse aide course with Diana Finkbeiner, RN as her instructor. After a brief job change in 1995, she came back to OMHC, still as a nurse aide, and later decided to pursue a career in activities for long term care patients. Ultimately, she earned her "Activity Director Certification" and then became the Activity Department Director in...
EWU Dean’s List Graduates of Odessa High School and Harrington High School attending Eastern Washington State University have been named to the Dean’s List. An undergraduate student who earns 12 quality hours and acheives a grade point average of 3.5 or better is placed on the Dean’s List for the quarter. Odessa: Jacob DeWulf, Koralynne Kuch, Garrison Schmierer, Marci Steinbach and Carley Williams. Harrington: Jennifer Adams and Sidney Morris. WSU President’s List Area students attending Washington State University who hav...
Rhonda Freeman arrived in Odessa from Miami, Florida. She says Odessa is quite a contrast to Miami, but a welcome one. She is married and has four children ranging in age from 26 to 41, three girls and one boy. She has been a registered nurse for 33 years and a nurse practitioner for four years. She had worked for 27 years at the hospital she left to come to Odessa. She and her husband agreed that some traveling would be a great way to experience different areas ofthe...
The women’s golf league, Chicks with Sticks, got off to a great start. A game of scramble was played, and afterwards the women enjoyed barbecued hamburgers and a variety of snacks. Winning long drive was Sally Kagele whose team, The Boogie Nights, is made up of Lindsy Starkle, Deanna Lobe and April Steward. The team, Misfits, consisting of Chris Crossley, Mo Sheldon, Jax Allen and Janie Steward, won the prize for high net score. League play will continue through the summer....
Every Wednesday from June 29 through August 3, the Odessa Public Library will host its annual Summer Reading Program. “On Your Mark, Get Set, READ” will allow children to explore all things sports and fitness while incorporating a love of reading all at the same time. Activities will include learning about sports/games, costume contests, craft projects, experiments, even a sock hop. Prizes will be awarded for a wide range of activities, such as completing weekly reading logs/challenges, presenting book reports to the gro...
The Odessa Athletics Hall of Fame inducted its inaugural class of 20 members at the 80th high school reunion that took place June 18 in the Odessa Community Center. Each inductee was presented with a wooden plaque bearing a replica of the metal plates that are mounted in the new display case in the high school gymnasium. Those accepting the plaques on their own behalf were Corky Kiehn, Al Fink, Leslie Weber Fink, Jon Evavold, Jesse Hardt, Ken Scherr, Jon Heimbigner, Forey...
