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  • Lind Birthdays and Anniversaries

    Franklin Connection|Updated Oct 29, 2024

    LIND — The following area residents are celebrating birthdays and anniversaries from Oct. 30 to Nov. 6: Anniversaries Nov. 4 — Dennis and Sue Hill. Birthdays Oct. 30 — Shane Hopkins. Oct. 31 —Cade Prado and Levi Cooper. Nov. 1 — Kurt Grabo. Nov. 2 — Carol Ellingson-Foster. Nov. 4 — Emma Cody. Nov. 6 — Becky Branson and Debbie Labes....

  • Lind Birthdays and Anniversaries

    Franklin Connection|Updated Oct 23, 2024

    LIND - The following residents are celebrating anniversaries and birthdays from Oct. 23-29: Anniversaries Oct. 27 - Brandon and Melissa Knodel Oct. 29 - LeRoy and Val Watson Birthdays Oct. 23 - Thomas Mercer and Kelsey Labes Oct. 24 - Amy Reid, Amy Reimer and Jamie Schmunk Oct 25 - Emily Grace Aby Oct. 26 - Ben Phillips Oct. 28 - Kim Schofstoll, Willow Rountree, Chirs Steinmetz and Carlos Vulleumier Oct. 29 - Mariah Thome...

  • Lind Birthdays and Anniversaries

    Franklin Connection|Updated Oct 16, 2024

    LIND — The following residents are celebrating anniversaries and birthdays between Oct. 16-22: Anniversaries Oct. 17 — Mike and Tammy Doyle Oct. 22 — Ron and Debbie Kulm Birthdays Oct. 16 — James Stevenson Oct. 17 — Myra Horton Oct. 18 — Tim Smith and Kim Lobe Oct. 19 — Beverly Kulm and Roger Smart Oct. 20 — Brent Bowman and Dominic Cole Perry Oct. 21 — Jean Gardner, Gretchen Youngren, Kelsey Knodel and Paisly June Davis Oct. 22 — Kaylin Hopkins, Lynda Branson, Kacen Kramer and Payton Perez...

  • Montes wins inaugural Great Pumpkin Trophy

    Franklin Connection|Updated Oct 16, 2024

    OTHELLO - The Adams County Sheriff's Office inaugural Great Pumpkin Trophy was awarded to deputy Jesus Montes. The Great Pumpkin Contest pitted Sheriff's Office employees against each other to see who come up with the best decorated gourd. Residents were able to vote for their favorite pumpkin design via social media. Montes' pumpkin featured a deputy wearing a hat and sporting a goatee. "His creativity and attention to detail made his pumpkin the clear favorite," Sheriff...

  • Welcome to My Kitchen

    Laura Estes|Updated Oct 15, 2024

    Fall weather, cool nights and sunny days call for end of gardening season recipes. Squash and pumpkins are fully ripe and a light frost has hardened the rinds for long winter keeping. Soups and stews are common fare in area slow-cookers and savory breads and luscious desserts round out menus. Crustless Pumpkin Pie from the website Cupcakes and Kale Chips, is a gluten free recipe, more like a custard than pie, but very rich and smooth. The recipe calls for canned pumpkin but turns out beautifully with 1 2/3 cups cooked...

  • Welcome to My Kitchen

    Laura Estes|Updated Oct 11, 2024

    Enjoyed visiting with so many Welcome to My Kitchen readers who came to Deutschesfest in Odessa, this past weekend. Looking forward to receiving all the recipes we talked about. Over the next few weeks I will be testing the recipes I recently received from several readers and plan to have them in the next column. Near freezing nights in the last week are bringing area gardens to the end of their productive season. Time for relish, and soup recipes to use up the last of the seasons bounty. Fiesta Corn Relish comes from, The...

  • Lind Birthdays and Anniversaries

    Franklin Connection|Updated Oct 8, 2024

    LIND — The following residents are celebrating birthdays and anniversaries from Oct. 9-15: Anniversaries Oct. 10 — Brad and Darlene O’Neill Oct. 15 — Pastor Steve and Kim Schofstoll Birthdays Oct. 10 — Debbie L. Kohm, Cody Kulm, Ronny Davis and Haylley Ramos. Oct. 11 —Corine Branson-Larson, Willy Perez, Evelyn Strohmaier and Luke Philips. Oct. 12 — Andrea Steinmetz and Camden Stout Oct. 13 — Michelle Smith Oct. 14 — Glenn Aby Jr. and Ryder Senn Oct. 15 — Nathan Knodel...

  • Second Harvest helping feed rural residents

    Monica Carillo-Casas, WSU Murrow Fellow|Updated Oct 4, 2024

    OTHELLO – Thursday at 8 a.m., people were lined up at the Othello Christian Church, waiting for Second Harvest and Othello Food Bank to set up and distribute free food to the small rural community. It wouldn’t be for another two hours, however, that they would see the food banks pull in to set up. Second Harvest – a nonprofit that supplies a network of partner food banks in 21 counties in Eastern Washington and five counties in North Idaho – has been traveling to Othello and partnering with Othello Food Bank, as well as othe...

  • How high schoolers can plan for post-college career paths in the age of AI

    Stacker, Martin Slagter, Data Work By Wade Zhou|Updated Sep 27, 2024

    For the past few decades, the clearest path to a comfortable middle-class career in America has been through college. Research shows individuals with degrees earn more on average than those without one. Even as wage premiums for those who earned college degrees have decreased slightly since the COVID-19 pandemic, in the 21st century, individuals with a degree earned 68% to 79% higher average wages than those with a high school diploma, research from the Federal Reserve Bank...

  • Program brings murals to Pasco

    Larissa Babiak, WSU Murrow Fellow|Updated Sep 23, 2024

    PASCO — Pasco is looking for ways to bring a splash of color and culture to its downtown streets — and could transform the area into a new hub for murals. An initiative led by the city’s Arts and Culture Commission will reimburse business owners up to $5,000 if they get murals painted on their buildings by the end of December. The last big mural painted downtown was the Community Hope Wall at the site of a 2015 police shooting. A man walks past the original Community Hope Wall mural on the side of the former Vinny’s Bakery...

  • Lind Birthdays and Anniversaries

    Franklin Connection|Updated Sep 23, 2024

    LIND — The following residents are celebrating birthdays and anniversaries from Sept. 25 through Oct. 1: Anniversaries Sept. 25 — Ben and Jamie Williams Sept. 26 — Cameron and Briana Osborn Sept. 30 — B. Jay and Pam Heider Oct. 1 — Jarod and Kaitlyn Bierman Birthdays Sept. 25 — Traci Wills and Gery Bittick Sept. 26 — Brandon Boettcher and Tanner Davis Sept. 27 — Bama Ramos Sept. 29 — Jeff Field Sept. 30 — Colton Dixon Oct. 1 — John Lobe, Elmer Sackmann and Terry Foster...

  • Meet the Fair Board

    Franklin Connection|Updated Sep 18, 2024

    The Othello Fair board posed for a photo at the annual four-day event at the fairgrounds. They appropriately posed for a photo at the Othello Agricultural Commodities display, highlighting the importance of agriculture to the city and Adams County overall....

  • Make your 'faith resolutions'

    Pastor Tricia Christman|Updated Sep 18, 2024

    A lot of people like to make New Year’s Resolutions at the start of January. It’s a new year and a chance to start fresh. A good time to plan to lose a few pounds, workout more or spend more time doing something you enjoy or value. I’ve always felt like September can be a great time to do this as well. Children are heading back to the classroom to start a new school year. The change in seasons is right around the corner. The summer heat is ending and the cold, dark days of winter are not yet here. And when it comes to faith...

  • Fall is a time for change

    Pastor Travis Powers|Updated Sep 11, 2024

    One of my favorite seasons is quickly approaching-- the fall season. Fall brings so many wonderful aromas and colorful tree leaves, fun events such as county and state fairs along with fair food, Deutschesfest, apple cider, homemade apple strudel, and sporting events like football and volleyball. This is also a time of season when things start to change. The weather gets cooler, tree leaves start to change in color and begin to fall from their branches. We put away the shorts and t-shirts and don our warmer outerwear. Typical...

  • Welcome to My Kitchen

    Laura Estes, Special to the Franklin Connection|Updated Sep 11, 2024

    School has started in most of the Inland Northwest, but area fairs and festivals are still scheduled throughout September and October. Many festivals include a fundraising bake sale and Brownie Mallow Bars, a recipe submitted by Kelena Martinez, would be a welcome addition to any bakesale table. Kelena got the recipe from Merleen Smith. Both are Odessa residents. Brownie Mallow Bars 1 package, family size fudge brownie mix (13 x 9 inch pan) Eggs and vegetable oil listed in brownie mix directions 1 package (10 1/2 ounces)...

  • Lind Birthdays and Anniversaries

    Franklin Connection|Updated Sep 11, 2024

    LIND — The following residents are celebrating anniversaries and birthdays from Sept. 11-18: Anniversaries Sept. 16 — Garret and Morgan Pfaff Sept. 17 — Josh and Kaseyh Wills Birthdays Sept. 12 — Ainsley Davis Sept. 13 — Emmitt Norton Sept. 14 — Lori Strohmaier, Ryder Davey and Adalynn Strohmaier Sept. 15 — Brad Stout, Cathey Strohmaier and Laurinda Ritz Sept. 17 — Kieran Knodel Sept. 18 — Mitch Fode...

  • Lind Anniversaries & Birthdays

    Updated Sep 3, 2024

    LIND — The following residents are celebrating anniversaries and birthdays from Sept. 1-11: Anniversaries Sept. 4 — Brad and Jill Stout. Sept. 8 — Gregg and Angie Fode. Sept. 10 — Jerry and Lynda Branson, and Chr is and Emmy Erickson. Birthdays Sept. 1 — Morgan Undeberg and Sue Nichols. Sept. 3 — Jacque Laird, Cora Reimer, Shane Strohmaier and Trudy Davey. Sept. 4 — Mitch Starring and Harper Labes. Sept. 5 — Angie Fode and Reina Branson Sept. 7 — Dick Keith, Kaitlyn Biermann and Matthias Walter Davis Sept. 8 — Amy Branson P...

  • Welcome to My Kitchen

    Laura Estes|Updated Aug 28, 2024

    August brings county fairs and community celebrations. Many eastern Washington communities have a German influence and have favorite dishes that remain a staple in area menus. Traditional cabbage rolls may evolve to include extra ingredients and dough based recipes such as ranza, bierocks and kuchens come filled with non-traditional fillings. Cabbage rolls are a popular item at a German food court. Heritage Church members serve the following recipe during the September Deutschesfest. Other recipes use chopped cabbage in...

  • Lind Birthdays and Anniversaries

    Updated Aug 28, 2024

    LIND – The following residents are celebrating anniversaries and birthdays from Aug. 28 - Sept. 3: Anniversaries Aug. 29 — Vernon and Megan Shepard Aug. 31 — Kyle and Tanya Mullins, Keith and Jill Milner Birthdays Aug. 29 — Jerry Knodel Aug. 30 — Darlene O’Neill, Paige Williamson, Rachel Doyle and Lexi Stevenson. Aug. 31 — Josephine Cooper and Keith Milner Sept. 1 — Megan Undeberg and Sue Nichols. Aug. 3 — Jacque Laird, Cora Reimer, Shane Strohmaier and Trudy Davey...

  • Fire on Top Cop

    Franklin Connection|Updated Aug 14, 2024

    The Adams County Sheriff's Office last week participated in the Top Cop event benefiting Special Olympics. Deputies took turns on a lift in an Othello parking lot, where youngsters were invited to have a squirt gun fight with them....

  • Lind Birthdays and Anniversaries

    Franklin Connection|Updated Aug 12, 2024

    LIND – The following residents are celebrating birthdays and anniversaries from Aug. 14-21: Anniversaries Aug. 14 — Kevin and Becky Branson Aug. 17 — Bryson and Kenna O’Neill Birthdays Aug. 14 — Bryson O’Neill and Palmer Phillips Aug. 15 — Debbie Knodel Aug. 17 — Chris Erickson Aug. 20 — Les Branson and Jamie Williams Aug. 21 — Dusty Kulm...

  • Othello Eagles to Host Yard Sale

    Olivia Harnack|Updated Aug 1, 2024

    OTHELLO — The Othello Eagles are set to sponsor a community yard sale on Saturday, August 3, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.. The event will be held at 127 E Larch St, Othello and is open to the public. Anyone interested in selling items or donating to the Eagles can participate. For those looking to have their own space, 10x10 lots are available for rent. Alongside the yard sale, the Eagles will be offering big hotdogs, chips, and bottled water. Organizer Patty Broyles Stemhagen encourages the community to get involved. “This is a g...

  • Lind Birthdays

    Franklin Connection|Updated Jul 30, 2024

    LIND — The following residents are celebrating birthdays from July 31 to Aug. 6: July 31 — Donna Undeberg, Adam Labes and Zachary Larson. Aug. 1 — Casey Michaels, Ramey Perez and Jill Milner. Aug. 2 — LeaCadaia Bren. Aug. 3 — Kaylee Monroe. Aug. 4 — Lillia Undeberg. Aug. 5 — Jessica Grabo, Gerry Schuler, Klover Mullins and Presley Mae Hilsinger. Aug. 6 — Lucas Gardner....

  • Area students receive AgWest scholarships

    Franklin Connection|Updated Jul 17, 2024

    CONNELL — Several area students will be receiving scholarships courtesy AgWest Farm Credit. Students receiving scholarships are: Connell Anna Geddes has received a customer service scholarship for use at University of Idaho. Lind Alexis Melcher has received an employee scholarship for use at University of Idaho. Ritzville Jacob Scrupps has received a customer service scholarship for use at University of Idaho. Warden Molly Sackmann has received a customer service scholarship for use at University of Wyoming. Washtucna S...

  • Pass the boot

    Franklin Connection|Updated Jul 16, 2024

    Miss Othello Rodeo Milie Cobb passes a cowboy boot through the grandstands during Friday night's "Tough Enough to Wear Pink" performance of the Cheney Rodeo. Rodeo-goers filled the boot - and others - with donations for breast cancer awareness and support....

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