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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 2011
Page
1
Grady Spears headlines this week’s Ponderosa with Panache event to benefit Safe Place. The Life & Times feature explores the fundraiser menu and the chef’s participation. Sunday events and details are highlighted for readers.
Lottery results show Texas Cash 5 numbers 9 10 22 30 31 and Pick 3 Day 723 plus Megaplier 3. Mega Millions listed 6 24 28 33 42 with Megaplier 3. Jackpot advertised at 99 million. Daily 4 Night 7769 29 6699 30 provided.
Obituary brief list including Leonard Brown and Geena Ta Fa Moose among others in Fort Worth area. Notices note deaths and memorials with limited biographical detail. Readers are directed to the obituary page for full remembrance and service information.
Mitch Gerig was named chief executive officer of the Odessa Family Y, bringing years in education and school leadership. He moved near Bonham Junior High and aims to deepen community impact through nonprofit work, noting the Y offers far more than sports and swim. He emphasized active lifestyles to combat regional obesity, while coordinating with a board to steer programs and services for all ages.
Country superstar Blake Shelton shares insights on married life and his new hit album while reflecting on the boost from The Voice which has drawn millions of new fans. The piece mentions a heavenly angel food cake as a light summer dessert and teases Food page content.
The Odessa American invites readers to submit information and photos on school academic or military achievements retirements special events new club officers and donations for publication. Email photos in JPG format or deliver to the front office or mail to 222 E Fourth St Odessa TX 7976. Call 333 7775 for details.
Hobbs shows mostly sunny conditions with a high of 103 and a low of 73. Ruidoso expects partly cloudy skies with scattered storms and a high of 82 and a low of 59. The note adds a curious fact about the Amazon River discharging enough water into the Atlantic Ocean each second to fill 2,000 swimming pools.
Five day outlook for Odessa and Midland shows mainly sunny skies with light breezes. Daytime highs near the mid 80s and overnight lows around the upper 50s to 60s. Dry conditions prevail with minimal chance of rain during the period.
The Odessa American offers daily publication from 222 E Fourth Street Odessa Texas with subscription options at 20.35 monthly or 172.20 yearly. Contact numbers cover news sports life and editorial departments and include customer service hours and ad placement lines.
The Odessa American corrects a Friday edition error naming Doyle Lee Hail as a 20 year old man. Court records had an incorrect date of birth. the charge involved theft of copper wire was dismissed as a felony disposition. The newspaper regrets the error.
On August 6 1961 Gherman Titov became second man to orbit Earth aboard Vostok 2. Other events include the 1806 Holy Roman Empire’s end, Bolivia’s independence, the first electric chair execution in 1890, Lucille Ball’s birth in 1911, Gertrude Ederle’s English Channel swim in 1926, Hiroshima bombing in 1945, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Pope Paul VI’s death in 1978, the Jarvik 7 heart case in 1986, and the World Wide Web debut in 1991.
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