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Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
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As this nation continues the struggle to recover from the Great Recession, entrepreneurs will play a vital role in creating jobs and expanding the economy as they currently create 60 to 70% of the new jobs in this country. But many businesses fall victim to one major barrier – access to capital. Since the 1970s, there has been a steady decline in accessing capital by small businesses alongside, per capita, a steady decline in the creation of jobs. A recent study by Pepperdine University asked small business owners their t...
Barb Walter of Grannie Barbar’s Cookies and Breads is always testing new recipes to add to her baked goods selection, and often the Sunday Morning Coffee Hour partakers benefit from her experiments. Kyle Tebow suggested I get the recipe and include it here. Barb says this one won’t appear on her baked goods table, as it does not present well as a wrapped cookie, but it is a very tasty, little bit chewy, cookie. Though I have cut the recipe in half, this still makes a huge batch of cookies. Chocolate Chip Cookies 1 cup but...
To the Editor: Not too often do we feel compelled to write a “Letter to the Editor” but we felt the need to respond to the recent full page ad placed by Mr. Angus Lee in the Columbia Basin Herald. We have known Garth Dana, both personally and professionally, for approximately 7 years. I am glad that Mr. Dana has maintained his dignity as this campaign approaches the primary and general elections. I believe that this is due, in part, because of the integrity of the man and the respect he holds for the office he seeks. If you...
My day starts with coffee. I'm too cheap to buy it by the cup from baristas, so I just brew my own Folgers by the pot. I have a cup or two as I settle into work each morning, and another cup - sometimes two - in the early afternoon. That may not be wise for a chronic insomniac like myself, but it's a lifelong habit that at this point would be quite tough to break. I'm in good company as a coffee-drinker. Coffee is one of the most popular beverages on the planet. That means tha...
To the Editor: I was reading back over some older Odessa Record papers and reread the article by Lise Ott, Afternoon at the Odessa Museum, dated July 3, 2014. It’s sad that no one stopped by that day to visit this great museum. I served on the Fraternal Order of Eagles museum board and Joanne (Kingsbury) and I spent many Saturdays there by ourselves at our brand new museum located in Chehalis. When someone did come in, I would take them around and try to answer any questions asked on items on display. It has been a long t...
To the Editor: Though I hate to write this letter, I feel that I must. I am writing as a direct communication to one of my opponents in the election for the office of county assessor. In the two weeks since I have set up my campaign signs in various locations within Grant County, none have blown down or been removed except to take them down for mowing and then they are promptly set back up. This past weekend, as I have noticed signs of my opponents go up, my signs are broken, taken down and placed on the ground or discarded....
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). Dream #3 continuation Last week, I was telling you about my dream #3. This week it is still on going with Joyce and I walking main street. As we continued on to the Livery Barn to get "Gettyup" and "Slowpoke," I noticed Odessa had a meat market - S.A. Stanfield, prop.; had a jeweler-watchmaker - John B. Gehrig, prop.; had a tinner/plumber - L.S. Ferguson,...
To the Editor We had our three-day reunion at Reiman park. The family wants the town to know that we appreciate this. The restrooms were clean and supplied. The swimming pool got a lot of use by the adults and kids. The Kramer Family Odessa...
I met Robert and Joan Labrosse from Calgary, Alberta, when I stopped into the Odessa Museum Research and Quilt Room a week or so ago. They were visiting, and in search of information about Joan’s family, the Millers, who lived here around 1900. Christina (Giese) Miller was her grandmother’s name. Christina was famous among family and friends for her kuchen, and Joan has shared the recipe and would love to hear from any reader who might remember or have information about her...
It’s astonishing to think about, but when my grandfather was born, tuberculosis was the number one cause of death in our country. Worse still, one in five children didn’t live to see their fifth birthday, in large part due to endemic and epidemic diseases. Today that’s all changed. But although doctors can now often do a great deal to help the ill, it’s also true that chronic diseases plague us. And a number of these maladies seem to be on the rise. Diabetes, asthma, celiac...
Grain markets continue to feel the pressure from export competition for wheat sales and impending large corn and soybean crops. The last couple of USDA Crop Reports have done nothing to break the downward trend that the grain markets have experienced over the last two months. The Grain Stocks and Planting Intentions Report, which came out on June 30, showed corn stocks about 130 million bu higher than expected. Soybean acres are projected to be a record 84.8 million. Since then, the weather in the cornbelt has been just...
The average IQ in the US, as well as the world, has risen significantly since the turn of the century. Today, the average U.S. citizen has an IQ of 98. Personally, I believe this is because the importance of education is being embraced more and more in school and at home, as well as the increase in the amount and readiness of information that is now available. Our generation has something that gives us an advantage over our ancestors: the Internet. Nearly anything we need to know is right at our fingertips, at little to no ex...
I need to get a cap on my front tooth redone; it has a significant chip in it. Luckily I live at a time in which dentists are in every city and town, plying their trade in ways that can help us each day. A young woman who scientists are calling Naia was not so lucky. She lived about 12,000 to 13,000 years ago in what’s now the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. A recent article in New Scientist reports that Naia’s teeth have a number of large cavities in them. Her mouth likely hur...
Brunch, a meal served late morning, midway between breakfast and lunch, has become the term for any morning meal consisting of traditional breakfast fare, combined with some luncheon dishes that are easy to serve buffet style. Lois Renkin brought Breakfast Casserole to a recent gathering. She found the recipe in the cookbook, Returning to the Kitchen with Friends of the Pool, attributed to Auntie Elsie and Suzie Deife. Lois reports this dish is easy to prepare the night before to have ready to bake first thing in the...
To the Editor: We are so happy to hear that others are concerned about the invasion of Odessa by feral populations of animals. If you want to enjoy your household pets, don’t let them run around outside at any time. Even in broad daylight, your much-loved kitty can become lunch for a coyote. Offering food to the wild animals makes the danger of attacks on domestic pets even greater. In our yard, we cannot grow many things because we are overrun by deer feeding at a neighbor’s “feeding station.” Isn’t this really a bit cruel...
Today’s snack food aisle in the grocery store contains a lot more products than when I was a kid. Back then, we mainly had potato chips and saltines, but not much more. Now there’s a multitude of choices designed to help you satisfy your cravings for something crunchy. It’s fair to say most of us don’t spend a lot of our time cooking from scratch. “Processed foods” – everything from snacks to boxed dinners – make up a great deal of what most Americans eat. Indeed, the maj...
This past Sunday afternoon, from 1 o'clock to 3, I served as host at the Odessa Historisches museum. Well, I would have served as host if anyone had come to visit. But they did not. I probably should have spent that peaceful couple of hours in industrious pursuits on behalf of the museum, but I must confess I did not. I spent about 10 minutes walking around with the host instructions, trying to find all the various light switches. Then I spent another 10 minutes trying to...
This is the time of year to get outdoors and observe Mother Nature in all her glory. With a simple field guide to trees or birds and a Sunday afternoon trip to a local park, you can play amateur scientist and immerse yourself in forces larger than those we humans create. A friend and I are making plans for an extended road trip to two national parks in southwest Utah. We will spend two or three days in Bryce Canyon National Park and a day touring Zion. We won’t go until the en...
As I close a chapter of my life, I’ve been thinking about the next one. While I’m glad to be done with high school, I’m moving into a new chapter that is even harder; college. I think most of the graduation excitement doesn’t come from being done, but from just beginning. When the rest of my class disperses to their new respective communities, I hope they will remember that they are not quite done either. We all have long journeys ahead of us, and not one leads to the same place. Some of us will stay in the place we grew up...
Salads round out summer menus, or may become the main dish. Lecia Fink brought a yummy Southwest Salad to a recent gathering, though southwest usually brings spicy heat to mind, this salad consisting of some traditional ingredients has a poppy seed dressing. Napa cabbage is the main ingredient, but Lecia reports that she sometimes substitutes bowtie pasta when making ahead for camping or boating trips. Southwest Salad 1 head Napa cabbage, coarsely chopped 2 avocados, peeled,...
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. A few months ago, I told you about two dreams I had while I was in hibernation. Now I will tell you about dream #3. The dream involved my future wife, Joyce Kiesz, the time period was 1905. We were staying at "The Hotel Odessa," managed by C.F. Weisgerber. The hotel had reopened under new management. It was newly furnished throughout...
By DR. E. KIRSTEN PETERS Think about the most complicated machine you've dealt with in the past year. Was it a beeping monitor tethered to a high-tech device in an emergency room? Or was it a superfast computer you used at work? Actually, the most complicated machine you've interacted with was the one you used this morning when you switched on a light or plugged in your coffee machine. The entire power grid has to balance supply (generation) and demand (load) on a second by...
By TIM MAREMA and ROBERTO GALLARDO Lincoln County residents who are nearing retirement age can increase their lifetime income if they can wait a bit to start drawing Social Security benefits. In Lincoln County 1,802 residents, or 17.3 percent of the population, are aged 55 to 64. Those are the years when folks start thinking seriously about retirement. Workers can start taking Social Security at age 62, but for those who can wait, the benefits go up. “If you need Social Security early, take it. You’ve earned it,” said Virgi...
The Michael Crichton book "Jurassic Park" and the movie based on the best-seller presented what might happen if scientists were able to clone extinct dinosaurs, bringing them back to life. While nothing like that is possible at this time, a good thing when you recall the mayhem the dinos caused in the world Crichton conjured up ; sometimes scientists surprise themselves in breathing new life into old organisms. One example of some success in what's sometimes called "resurrecti...
The wheat markets have been in a hard correction ever since the May USDA Crop Production Report came out a month ago. Before that the market experienced a strong rally supported by the deteriorating crop conditions of the Hard Red Winter Wheat crop in the Southern Plains and the unrest in the Black Sea between the Ukraine and Russia. As is so often the case, it was not the crop report itself that caused the market to reverse but more the idea of "buy the rumor, sell the fact". The report made traders take a step back and...
