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By KATHY TAYLOR Larry and Linda Gustafson's lives are rich with history and many funny stories. Married 48 years, their love of fun and adventure is a special bond they share which has been embedded deep within their children as well. I arrived out at their farm house in the country which they have lived in since 1976. I fell in love with this huge dog in the yard. It was about five degrees outside and I was rubbing his face and ears. I thought he was growling at me and then realized he was being very verbal about how...
As reported in an earlier issue of The Record, the Washington State Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) has awarded road and sidewalk improvement grants to Odessa and 102 other local agencies totaling $111.4 million at its November 22 meeting in Bellevue. The grant funding comes from the revenue generated by three cents of the statewide gas tax dedicated by the state legislature for TIB programs. The town of Odessa was awarded $730,201 in TIB funds to reconstruct Fourth Avenue. The project will improve access to the...
The Odessa Chamber of Commerce has elected its new slate of officers for 2014 by unanimous acclamation: President: Marcus Horak Vice Pres.: Marlon Schafer Secretary: Michelle Melgren Treasurer: Larissa Zeiler Board of directors: Justin Parr, Victoria Iverson, DeJay Buck (biergarten chair) New Year’s Eve party The final (brief) business meeting of the year will take place December 31 when the Chamber throws a New Year’s Eve party for the Odessa community from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Any Occasion Banquet Hall. Tickets are $10 per...
Tyler was born October 29, 2013, to Michael and Katy (Nelson) Ordway in Spokane. He weighed nice pounds, and was 20.5 inches long. The family resides in Spokane. Katy is the daughter of Dennis Nelson and Deanna Nelson. Maternal great-grandparents are Dolores and the late Bill Graedel of Odessa. Paternal great-grandparents are Carole Nelson and Russ Wilson of Pahrump, Nev. Michael is the son of Frank and Tammy Williams of Moses Lake. Paternal great-grandparents are Ben and...
The annual Christmas party co-hosted by the Odessa and Canniwai Granges will occur Friday, December 13, at 7 p.m. at the Old Town Hall in Odessa. This year's party will not include dinner, but will be a social event including coffee and dessert. Donations to the Odessa Food Bank are encouraged. As always, the group will review activities over the past year and will round off the evening with some Christmas carols....
The year 2013 will mark the 22nd anniversary of the Worcester Wreath Company donating Maine wreaths to adorn the headstones of the Nation’s veterans at Arlington National Cemetery. In addition to wreaths destined for Arlington, Worcester Wreath will again donate seven ceremonial wreaths to over 570 state, national and local cemeteries across the country, including the Washington State Veteran’s Cemetery in Medical Lake. Our goal is to one day see every veteran’s grave in the country covered to honor every veteran during the h...
Chambers of Commerce, governments, schools, libraries, PDAs, architects, real estate agents, banks, business owners and entrepreneurs were all represented at the 2013 Rural Pathways to Prosperity Conference in Odessa and all had the same goal – to learn how to build their entrepreneurial community. The November 15 conference was different from typical statewide conferences where everyone comes together in a single location. Instead, it used technology to simultaneously involve folks at 11 locations around the state, making i...
Delbert and Delores Cook have been married for 64 years. I sat down in their immaculate home as we reminisced about their life together. Delbert has been a tireless worker all his life and did not retire from masonry work until he was in his mid-80s. Delores is a ball of energy, a sprite on her feet, a great "conversationalist" as her husband stated. In fact, he deferred to her during much of the interview because of her great recall of facts. He told me, "she knows my past...
Monday night’s town council meeting on November 25 brought a big smile to the face of Odessa mayor Doug Plinski, as he announced that the town had been approved to receive a grant in excess of $760,000 for the purpose of rebuilding the Fourth Avenue roadway. The town is expected to come up with $30,000 in matching funds. Hoping to combine the Fourth Avenue project with the already approved Fifth Avenue project to provide economy of scale, Plinski said all of the hard work o...
Odessa Lions Club Odessa Office Equipment Odessa Office equipment Leffel Otis Warwick Leffel Otis Warwick Dr. Michael Condon Wilbur Ellis, Odessa Odessa Trading Company Seth and Sandy Smith LL Customs Odessa Drug Carpenter, McGuire & DeWulf Odessa Union Warehouse Experience Quilts Ritzville Warehouse J.R.Newhouse/A.Schlimmer, CPA Schmidt Insurance Iverson Law Office Sky-High Storage Any Occasion Banquet Hall The Odessa Record The Odessa Record Hair Haus Bank of America Grannie BarBar Crab Creek Coffee Haus Eldridge...
Alexis Taylor Hodge was born at Kadlec Medical Center in Richland, Washington on October 8, 2013 weighing in at 4 pounds 15 ounces and 17 inches. Hodge is the daughter of Jonathon and Shannon Hodge of Kennewick. Grandparents include Kevin and Brenda Blair of Davenport and Gary and Kristi Finck of Odessa. Paternal great-grandparents include Stanley Banks of Spokane and Michael and Cecelia Hodge of Kihei, Hawaii. Maternal great-randparents include Curtis Finck, Ramona and Earl...
The Harrington City Council met Wednesday evening with all council members present. Much of the evening was spent on the budget for the upcoming year. Resolution 2013-190 for a sales tax levy to increase the property tax was passed with a vote of 4-1. Other discussion topics included repair of the sidewalk at the Hotel Lincoln (which the owner previously stated that won't be done until spring); street repairs; a letter from librarian Vivienne Schultz recommending Stacey Rasmussen to be on the library board (voted 5-0 in...
By KATHY TAYLOR I sat down for my interview with Chris and Tianii Costlow at their auto repair shop. Chris spends a lot more time here than at home and has built his reputable business through years of hard work and service to our town. Although well known in the community, they are both very busy in their jobs, and they choose to spend rare time off with their family, a close network of friends or just as a couple doing the things they love. Chris is a hard-working, polite man with a calming presence. Tianii,who describes he...
The High School class of Christ Lutheran Church is conducting a coat drive. All sizes of coats are needed, from infant to 5XL adult. All styles and colors of new or gently used coats will be accepted. Hats, mittens, gloves and scarves are also needed. Winter outerwear items will be available to anyone in the community who needs them. People may come to Christ Lutheran Church, 602 East Amende’ Drive, just to the east of The Odessa Clinic 8 am to 6 pm daily and look through the selection just inside the fellowship hall door a...
Fronen Steppdecker, The Odessa Quilt Club, held their annual corporation business meeting, November 11. Officers elected were: Debbie Buscher, President; Joyce McClanahan, Vice President; Patricia Gies, Secretary; Charlene Kagele, Treasurer and Shari Wilson, Sergeant at Arms. Several committees are working on upcoming events. A no-host Christmas Party is planned at Any Occasion Banquet Hall on December 2. Quilters may make reservations by contacting Kathie Donahue 982-2879. The Raffle Quilt Committee and Quilt Show Committee...
Hank Aron Walter was born to Colley and HaLee Walter of Odessa on October 23, 2013 at 12:18pm at Deaconess Hospital. He joins his three brothers at home: Tucker, age 7, Sawyer, age 4 and Hudson, age 2.He weighed 7lbs 10oz and was 21 inches long. His paternal grandparents are Bruce and Deb Walter of Odessa and paternal great-grandparents Jerry and Barb Walter of Odessa. Maternal grandparents are Ron and Diane Nelson of Sandpoint, Idaho and maternal great-grandparents, Lois...
On Saturday, November 16, friends and family gathered for a home-cooked dinner in the Atrium at the Odessa Healthcare Center to celebrate the 104th birthday of long-time area resident Alvin Goetz. He enjoyed visiting with many of his family members, including his son and daughter-in-law from Marlin, Les and Carolyn Goetz, and daughter Martha Selander and her husband Dick, who traveled to Odessa from Seattle. “Grandad,” as he is affectionally known by his grandchildren, also enjoyed time with granddaughter Gail and her husband...
Tuesday, November 19, brought out young children, their parents and volunteer readers from high-school students to professional business people for an evening of varied activities which included story time, cookie decorating and gift-wrapping of books to give away. More than 75 parents and children signed up for the event ahead of time. The program used grant money applied for by elementary teacher Kim Todd, as well as new and used books donated by members of the Odessa...
Washington Rural Pathways to Prosperity (WRPP) held a conference in Odessa and ten other locations throughout the state on Friday, November 15, at the Any Occasion Banquet Hall. The keynote speaker, Becky McCray, nationally known as a leader in the process of identifying and creating a small business eco-system was broadcast on a live webinar simultaneously at each of the 11 locations. McCray, participants and local facilitators could interact during the webinar and then conti...
Odessa Cub Scout Pack #784 went Scouting for Food last Saturday, driving around Odessa picking up the bags of food that residents of the town placed on their porches. The Odessa Food Bank receives the groceries and adds them to their shelves for the coming months ahead. The winter months are always the most difficult for those who are on fixed incomes. Heating bills add up, gas is ever increasing and few can prepare for the unknown ups and downs that happen in life. The Cub Scouts and their parents have delivered 740 pounds...
'Tis the season to be THANKFUL!!! We have all been blessed in numerous ways, none greater than what God has done for us through His Son Jesus Christ. Please join us this Sunday, November 17th at 6:30 pm at Heritage Church as we gather together to sing and thank God for His goodness to us and for His many blessings which He bestows. There will be a free-will offering taken for the Food Bank. As we head into the holiday season we know there are always needs around town which we...
Sam Mullins was born in 1961, the son of Ruby Music and Toby Mullins. He grew up in Packwood and Randall in southwest Washington. His father was a logging truck driver. We laughed about a caption I once saw on a photo in the newspaper of a logging truck that had spilled logs on the highway. "How much wood can a wood truck chuck?" it read. Even though his father was 15 years older than his mother, they died within two weeks of one another about 25 years ago. He was not surprise...
Barbara Greenwalt is the newest member of The Odessa Record's staff. With a background in office management and as an administrative assistant in local government offices, she has the necessary tools for making a major organizational contribution to our office. Barbara is married to Gerald Greenwalt, formerly and now once again, a resident of Odessa. Gerald was raised in Odessa and graduated from Odessa High. Barbara is originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, the youngest of four...
We are at a fork in the road. Which way do you want to go? To the left the road appears level, straight and without winding curves, but you can only see ahead about a quarter of a mile due to heavy fog. On the right you see a road with a tough incline, rocks in the middle of the pathway and a creek to cross, but you see a bright little town sitting in a valley about a mile ahead. Did I forget to tell you that you have your grandkids with you? Ok, you see where I am going with this. Do we manage the town for sustainability...
Last week's Halloween activities appeared to provide fun for young and old in the communities of Odessa and Harrington. Both towns had Halloween carnivals that allowed kids to be in out of the cold, participate in games and win prizes. The Halloween carnival in Harrington took place on Monday, October 28, sponsored by the Harrington PTA, and had great success with a good turnout, according to Marge Womach of Harrington. The Odessa carnival was sponsored by the FFA chapter of...
