Lake Worth Monster lore endures in Fort Worth memory
Fort Worth residents once feared a half man half goat beast at Greer Island near Lake Worth. The 1969 sightings drew police, amateur trackers, and wide press coverage, with witnesses and photos fueling debate over hoax or creature. Survivors recount the summer's impact on a close Fort Worth community.
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Jim Marks
Fort Worth
Greer Island
Trinity River
Lake Worth
Fort Worth Nature Center
Texas
Tarrant County
Suzanne Tuttle
Brewer, Castleberry
North Side High School
Star- Telegram
Jim Marrs
John Reichart
Marrs
Sallie Ann Clarke
Johnson Grass
Vietnam
Clarke
Benbrook
Richard Lederer
Allen Plaster
Ector County Commissioners Court Tuesday meeting
A roundup lists a 10 a.m. commissioners court session in the Ector County Administration Building Annex with the address 1010 E Eighth St and a health care town hall with U S Representative Mike Conaway at Odessa Regional Medical Center East Campus Auditorium 515 N Adams Ave at 8 30 a.m RSVP to Jacqui Gore at 582 8399 or jgore at isaishealthcare com. Also an open house led by Drs Anne Acreman and Vandana Goyle at Odessa Regional Medical Center Complete Care 7101 East Ridge Road at 11 a.m light lunch served. call 582-8399.
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Ector County Commissioners Court
Commissioners Courtroom
Ector County Administration Building
Eighth St
U.S
Mike Conaway
Odessa Regional Medical Center
N. Adams Ave
Jacqui Gore
Iasishealthcare.com
Anne Acreman
Vandana Goyle
East Ridge Road
Fall Garden Program by AgriLIFE Extension in Odessa
The Texas Cooperative Extension schedules a fall garden program at the Commemorative Air Force Museum at 6 p.m. Speakers include Patty Glenn Leader and local horticulture experts. Indoor and outdoor instruction, demonstrations, and handouts. Admission $10 per person or $15 per couple at the door. Call 498-4071. Odessa City Council meets at City Hall, fifth floor chamber, 411 W Eighth St at 6 p.m. Call 325-3276.
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Texas Cooperative Extension
Commemorative Air Force Museum
Patty Glenn Leander
Texas Gardener Magazine
City Council
Odessa
Eighth St
Death notices for families offer full obituary option
A notice states families may obtain a full obituary for a nominal charge and provides contact numbers 333-7770 and 333-7714 for weekends inquiries. The brief appears in a newspaper classifieds style and highlights paid obituary services.
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Midland/Permian Basin
Association of Records Managers and Administrators Inc
ARMA
ClayDesta Plaza
Midland
Lou Ingram
RSVP
Patty Currie
Co.midland LX
Permian Basin District Association
Bethlehem Baptist Church
W. Clements St
R.C. Gentry
West Texas
Westtexastalent.com
Daniel Ryan
Weight Watchers
Loseforgood.com
University of Texas of the
Permian Basin
Tom Hohstadt
hochstadt_t
Utpb
Sandra Buchanan
Odessa Sandra Buchanan
Hospice House
First Baptist Church
Byron McWilliams
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Sunset Memorial Funeral Home
Ramon B. Cerda
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Joseph Uecker
Fort Sam Houston Veterans Cemetery
San Antonio
Frank W. Wilson
del Rio
Clotilde Cerda
Richard Anthony Cerda Sr
Bernice Juanita Gray
Odessa Bernice Juanita Gray
Neral Home
Gordon Williams Edwards
Victoria
Preston Gray II
Carolyn Faye Stout
Broken Arrow Okla
Laura Jane McEver
Lyford
Margie Nell Ray
Heart
Patsy Ruth Sutton
Sammy Don Jones
Spearman
Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel
Sweetwater
Jim Medley
Memory Gardens Cemetery
Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors
Dallas
Edrie Jones
William A. Jones
Wanda Adams
Pampa
Alma Gwendolyn Taylor
San Angelo
Restland Cemetery
Iraan
Shaffer Funeral Home
Doole
J.N. Taylor
Steve Taylor
Hereford
Jay Taylor
Amarillo
Brett Taylor
Cynthia Johnson
Betty Treadway
Joyce Poor
Farmington, N.M
Joe H. Young
Nolan Nursing
Garden of Memories
Ward Hayes
Cate Spencer
Trent Funeral Home
Canutillo
Farmington
N.M
Ramal Young
Joe C. Young
Wally Young
Lewis Young
Glenns Ferry
Idaho
Erasmo Brito
Crane Nursing Rehabilitation Center
Martinez Smith
Rene Clements
Odessa Rene Clements
Acres West Funeral Chapel
Samuel Joseph Johnson
UF Texas State Veterans Home
Big Spring
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Fabian Rios
Sherry G’s Floral Design
Maple Ave
W. County
Opessa
Commercial
Coleman
Odessa American
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