Evans Odell Publishing
A grandmother recorded these recipes because they are family favorites that have been collected over the years, through many generations of an American family of diverse backgrounds. Some of the recipes were passed down with directions like a pinch of this, a dash of that, or a big serving spoon piled high. These had to be translated into more modern terms for modern grandchildren, but the result is a collection of the best tasting dishes you have eaten. This is a variety of breakfast, lunch, dinner or supper and dessert favorites, that are very easy to make, and waaaaay above comparison to pre-packaged meals. There are even ways to improve the carb-ratio, for the best healthy eating, without losing the great taste that kept these recipes alive. The author has included a comment on each page about the origins of the recipes, and some of the memories that come with them. Hope you enjoy making and eating these over the years, just like this family has.
What would Kyia be like if she had been born somewhere else in the world?
Would she have a different name? This picture book delves into that question. 
This is a humorous picture book about Murphy. Murphy is a little boy who discover's the problems of Murphy's Law. His family helps him to discover his own accomplishments. Colorful pictures accompany the strange adventures of Murphy as he tries to overcome the pressure of Murphy's Law. Written for Karen's grandson 
The comfort of home is not always attractive when we see other people and places as more exciting, but it is not always true that the ‘grass is always greener’ somewhere else. Karen Evans Odell uses a play on words to develop the amusing characters and also shows the reader that ‘home can be where the heart’ really is after all. Experience can show that happiness can be closer at hand than we imagine. The beautiful settings and colorful characters add dimension to this children’s picture book.
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Carson ap Cody was just a child in 13th century Wales, but when the invading English army planned to surround and lay siege to Welsh castles across the border, Carson and his two younger cousins were sent alone, to the safety of the hills of Wales. Circumstances and continued English invasion left the children on their own with only a secret embroidered map that had been sewn by their Grandmother upon a silk scarf.
The children's efforts in helping to supply strategic information, leads Carson to witness one of the most shocking and astounding battles ever recorded in history 
Kenna was a young girl in the beginning of the 29th century. You may think that yer life was very different from that of girls of today, but you will discover that family life was just as interesting as it is today. Kenna learned new things every day. One especially exciting thing happened to her on her way to school. The author, the grandmother to the present-day Kenna, has inserted her own illustrations of imaginative tools of the past. Life 100 years ago may not be so different after all.
Kellan, a young boy in 1666, is suddenly cast into a new life, when his parents make the very difficult decision to send their children away to safety. It is the year of the Plague in London and other big cities of Europe. When the disease closes in on their English village, travel and employment are suddenly restricted. His brother and sister are sent to the Welsh countryside, but as the oldest, Kellan is sent with strangers across Wales to travel on a privateer ship to Ireland. Unexpected circumstances join him with Kathleen and the dog, Jason, as they attempt to rescue captives of a slave ship.
The book, Kellan, was written by a grandmother for her grandson. The settings of the book are actual places in the ancestry and history of their family. Though the story is fiction, the events are based upon actual happenings in the 17th century. 
This children's picture book is the story of a little American girl's love for her grandfather. She learns much from him as he teaches her about family, life, and her Welsh ancestry. She learns some of his beliefs and also some of the hardships of life.
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History of Karen Evans Odell by K Evans Odell is an ancestry book written for her children and grandchildren including over 600 family names that make up the people of her past. This history reaches into the time of Christ and nearly all European countries. The Sirnames of her recent ancestry include Evans, Anderson,
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Ehernman, Benroth, Griffith, Vandemark, Clevenger, LIght, Jenkins, Thomas, Vaughn, Mayberry, Ridenour, Hubbell and many more. Karen began work on this book in the 1960's and published the work in 2016. The book includes many pictures that had been saved and passed down to her. Through enhancement, she has replenished the pictures and made them publishable. She even replenished a blackened tin type and gave it new life for the eyes of her children and grandchildren.
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Search For Rescue by K Evans Odell
“This book is a thriller,” says Lois Lambert publisher of The Ekalaka Eagle”, “Large scale publishers missed their chance at a ‘best seller’ when K Evans Odell self-published this great book.” “Began the book intending to read one chapter….Before I knew it, I had completed the book” comments James G Evans. “ Story is told in the words of Danette, the primary character and also from the words of Gwylm, her tracking dog.” Nook Book Review: “Highly recommended: This was a very intriguing story set in modern-day suspense-filled action drama.” Danette and Gwylm (her search and rescue collie) find more than they bargained for in the Long Pines of The Custer National Forest. Their survival depends upon them making the right decisions together. But when they are separated, they know there will be no second chance. Each must depend upon the other independently, or neither will be able to survive. Historical setting includes flashback to 1800’s for connection to the real present day setting and connection to fictional events. Author is trained tracker and canine handler giving insight to wilderness survival techniques. |
The young teacher and her dog have discovered that many K-9 Search and Rescue trainers don’t understand the workings of a collie’s mind. When Danette Griffiths is called in the night to find one of her students, she soon respects her dog, Gwylm’s, abilities. Danette is also a trained mantracker and she has learned to use both her mantracking training and her K-9 training together. She soon learns that the two of them working as a team are much better than one, and when a danger that they never expected threatens their existance, the abilities of both Danette and her dog are put to the test.
“If this man had stepped on Gwylm’s track this morning, was he following them?” “Danette’s heart leaped when she saw the cat tracks. They were bigger than Gwylm’s tracks. They were rounder and huge.” “The three humans were on their knees in a semicircle. The extra head was canine, and Gwylm’s long nose was the closest to the track.” |
Sugar Creek Township and Vaughnsville High School 1904 -1936
was begun as a book on the 50-year anniversary of the closing of Vaughnsville High School. Alumni and township residents have assisted by providing information and pictures for this history. These five books are on-going and information can still be added. There will be books for 1937-1956, 1957-1962, 1962-2014. and an earlier Pre-VHS Sugar Creek Township. This book was updated in 2018 and it now includes more pictures and many more items of history. 
Sugar Creek Township After Vaughnsville High School
Compiled by K Evans Odell This is history of Sugar Creek Township since 1962 when the high school was closed by the Ohio state department of education. The ramifications of such a closure and the hardships that ensued were great and felt unto this day. The younger generations, however, have adjusted to going to school outside Sugar Creek Township, and have excelled in their new schools, yet their history and that of their parents had nearly been wiped from existence except for the efforts of the many alumni of Vaughnsville High School. 
Thoughts On Why We Are
Book I by K Evans Odell This is book one of thoughts meant to bring to the forefront each person’s personal beliefs. These discussions are not the end subject, but just the beginning; bringing thoughts and questions within grasp. The random thoughts given in this book are a beginning; allowing each person to select and organize his or her own opinions and beliefs. These 26 considerations are a stimulus to understanding what you really, personally believe. |
When new history and pictures were added to the book below, the result in size was enough for two books, so a new 1950-1956 book is seen above.
Sugar Creek Township and Vaughnsville High School 1937 to 1949
Because of the Welsh heritage, the Vaughnsville community wanted music as a subject in the schools. Because of this interest the school day was extended so that students could have music every day. The band became greater in number than the high school because it included the junior high students, and band was a daily subject. Those students who were not of Welsh heritage also became excellent musicians, carrying their musical interests throughout a lifetime. Girls and boys were separated for vocal music on two days of the week, and on Friday nearly every student in the high school was practicing vocal music in the music room. Because music abilities influence math abilities, many students became proficient in math also. The Sugar Creek Community has produced many excellent musicians and mathematicians who used those abilities in all walks of life. Don't be surprised to hear an operattic voice wafting on the breeze from a farmer in the field as you drive by, and if two farmers are working together, you will likely hear harmony. This book was also updated in 2018 to include many more pictures and much more history. It became so large that it was divided into two books and the years are now 1937 to 1949. 
Sugar Creek Township and Vaughnsville High School 1957 - 1962
The students who graduated from Vaughnsville High School in Sugar Creek Township of Putnam County had not realized the value of their well-rounded education at the time they were in school. Looking back, however, most realize that they owe a great debt to those teachers and the community that stood behind them. As you read these histories, you will understand the loyalty the teachers had for the community and the support they were given by it. The great number of adult accomplishments by the large percentage of the students who attended a small Ohio school, should give a hint to those in educational power that the well-rounded student with the basics seems to come out on top. At Vaughnsville, the farmer was as musical as the college professor, the factory worker was historically sound, and the cook could discuss space travel. Everything that affected the community also affected the school; and everything that affected the school affected the community. |
