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GOOSE CREEK CLASSIC

5K & 10K RUN / 2.5K WALK & Kids-K

Presented by The Odin Renewal & Development Committee

Saturday, 24 May 2025

Odin Renewal & Development Committee (ORDC) Thanks Community

It was a beautiful morning at the 16 Annual Goose Creek Classic 5K on May 24th at Spears Fields Park in the Village of Odin. A big thank you to the runners that took their Saturday morning to come run in our community event. We had 29 runners ranging from 9 to 72 years old. Eleven runners were over 60 years old. Eight runners were under the age of 20. Eight of those runners were at one time or another an Odinite.

Also, ORDC wants to THANK Marion County ESDA for guiding our runners and keeping them safe, Sheri Uchitjil for driving their Range Rover around during the race to provide photos to be taken and checking for problems of runners, the Village of Odin for the use of the park, Professional Sports Timing and Results, KineticTiming Company for the official timings, Dave Wilson from First Christian Church for suppling a water station there, and Gospel Lighthouse, our local food pantry for suppling water, drinks and goodies. Thank you all for continuing to support ORDC’s Goose Creek Classic.

Below is a list of runners:

10K Males – Nicholes Orr (Over all Male) Master Runners - Pete Orr, and Lendon Isaiah

10K Females - Jean Orr (Over all Female) Master Runner - Kristian Orr



5K Males – (Over all Male) Gunner Bartels, Denver Senel, Leaf Peterson, Ivan Peterson, Wesley Linder, Wyatt Linder, Bjorn Peterson, Micah Sensel, Billy Spitler, Jeffery Weaver, David Cambell, Rick Hardy, Larry Mick, Ralph Boester

5K Females – (Over all Female) Heather Dormsky, Natalie Hardy, Cindy Trathen, Laci Simmons, Lisa Wehumeller, Nancy Peterson, Nancy McFarland, Airlene Miksenek


Special Thank You to Cindy Purcell, who generously donated $100.00 to ORDC. Cindy confidently ran in the 5K for many years, but due to an injury she was unable to run the Goose Creek Classic this year. We presented her with a “Friendship Bag” made by Vicki Vaughn.(Below)



Also, 3 runners Maribeth Detmer. Karen Gherardini and Ken Heyden couldn’t walk or run the 5K  donated the cash for their entry fee.

Thank You Shirt Sponsors who donated funds for our GCC shirts. TOP Sponsors ‘that will have their business names displayed on the shirt are; Eagle Recycling Services LLC, Macz Funeral Home, Inc, Uchitjil Farm, Midwest National Bank Sandoval, Pisces Pools & Spas, R.P. Lumber, Studio 50 Gym & Dance Center, PJ’s Recycling Service, Community Partners Savings Bank, June Bug’s Odin Café, Moore & Sons Repair, Wilson & Wilson Monument, Salem Dental Clinic, Kas Rental, Kert Martin Insurance, Jonathon’s Auction Service and Hair Designs by Kylie in Odin.

Thank You Angie Wilkerson for taking the photos of the race. Photos, Information, and registration form for next year are available at odinishome.com on the current events page.

The 17 Annual GOOSE CREEK CLASSIC-5K & 10K RUN / 2.5K WALK & Kids-K will be held on Saturday, 23 May 2026.

Vice President Bruce Hubbell during the awards ceremony! Thank You door prizes sponsors: Mary Lou Minor’s - Gemdandy Crafts & More & Salem Farm Fresh Market – Gift Certificate|

Registration Form  &  5K Course Description

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HELP US GET A GERERAL DOLLAR STORE IN ODIN!

Starting today, 12/18/24 the ORDC and the Odin Village Board have started a campaign to convince the Dollar General Corporate Office to place a store in Odin.  Last month the Village Trustees wrote a letter to the corporation and officially asked for a store. A Dollar General representative contacted Mayor Greg Smith several days later and said they would consider it but that it is unlikely to happen because the Salem DG store is 4.6 miles away.

The Dollar General Corporate website states, “DG is proud to be America’s neighborhood general store.”   Our response is – Then please give us a neighborhood store, in Odin!.

The people of Odin do not claim Salem or Sandoval or Centralia as their neighborhood.  Odin is our neighborhood and we have a site picked out on Highway 50 that is perfect for a new store.  We have a large enough population to support a store. Odin has people who want to work in the store. We have many people who would willingly shop at an Odin DG store for food and household items.

We are going to convince them to give us a store. Today we began circulating petitions for signatures and personal written stories that we will mail to the DG Corporation the first week of January.  There are 1565 residents off Odin Township. We urge everyone join our campaign by signing one of the petitions OR writing a personal note about why you want a store, how it will impact your family etc.

Here are the two forms if you want to print your own. There are many copies at the Village Hall and Pam will be encouraging everyone who enters the building to sign it. The form is going out to the churches and ORDC members have forms. We need your help.

Please return the forms to Odin Village Hall by 10 am on December 30. Our team will then send everything in a certified letter to the Dollar General CEO. If you have questions please contact our team leader, Vicki Vaughn at -- 618-231-5322 or send a message in Messenger.

**Come out and Support Odin!

ORDC--Odin Community Needs Survey

Click Final Report below for PDF of Report

FINAL REPORT -3/20/23

Community Needs Assessment of the Village of Odin

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 Odin Township

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Odin Renewal & Development Committee

 

O.R.D.C. - Caps  for Benches Project

This year ORDC decided to bring back the “Green Tree Plastics Caps Program” to gain enough caps to make benches for Odin school.  We are accepting all clean, dry caps from most containers shown below.