Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
For week of July 2
100 years ago
July 2, 1920
The following pupils passed their grade school final examination and will enter Odessa High School next year. Frank Koth, Alice Flint, Martha Suchland, Charlotte Smith, Hazel Luiten, Eugene Weber, Lottie Veleck, Geneva Shelton, Rosie Heimbigner, Lorraine McMenus, Clara McMenus, Aileen Phillips, Arthur Ganson, Alice Weber, Bertha Kubillus, Martin Horn, Bruce Jones, Zelma Walker and Harold Schimke.
Chester Bliss, the county speed cop, was here yesterday and picked up two men for infringement of the automobile laws, one was J.E. Haner for speeding and the other was Jake Walter, Jr., who had converted his Ford into a small truck without putting on a truck license. He was given a chance to change licenses.
75 years ago
July 5, 1945
Confirmation services will be held at the Christ Lutheran Church on Sunday for a class of 16 members: Alvin Fink, Bernice Heimbigner, Jacqueline Haskins, Helen Horak, Loren Horst, Reta Horst, Donnalee Horst, Marvin Kuest, George Rodeck, Georgina Rodeck, Marilu Schillinger, Royden Schoonover, Arthur Taut, Samuel Zeiler and Donald Zeiler.
The American Legion chose officers at its Monday night meeting, naming A.W. Birge as commander, Fred Lenhart senior vice commander and Walter Haase junior vice commander.
50 years ago
July 2, 1970
Leo and Viola Lobe are announcing their grand opening of the Odessa Drive-In for Friday, July 3. The Lobes are well known in the community, having lived here for many years. Recently they’ve been employed at Pronto Foods while living at Moses Lake, however they’ve moved back to Odessa. Renovation of the building and equipment has been underway in recent weeks with fresh paint both inside and out by the Lobes and A.J. Webers, building owners. The doors were again opened to the public late last week. The Drive-In had been closed for a period of two months during which time the equipment had been sold at Sheriff’s sale by the bank.
Girls spend hot week at scout day camp; learn foreign customs. Around 40 local Girl Scouts and 25 leaders and helpers spent the hottest hours of last week at the annual Girl Scout Day up the creek in King’s meadow. We have it on good report that the temperature under those trees on the hottest day hit 116, although the hottest reported in town was a cool 101.
25 years ago
July 6, 1995
Richard and Rita Voise have retired and sold their business, Voise Sausage, after 35 years to John and Mary Stein of Fruitland, long-time customers. For 21 years, beginning in 1972, the Voises had supplied the sausage sold in the Biergarten during Deutschesfest. That year they provided 300 pounds of sausage, which eventually grew to a peak of 1,800 pounds. The Voise family made the sausage at their farm under a partnership that included Richard and Rita and their children Lori, Alan and Roger until 1990. That year, the operation was moved into town, where the accommodations were much more modern. But when the children branched off in different directions, Richard and Rita began to contemplate selling.
The Goetz family reunion held in the Odessa Community Center, the first in 30 years, was attended by 180 people.
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