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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 2015
Page
2
Midland column by Bill Modisett highlights colorful places and people that define West Texas, painting a vivid slice of local life and culture for readers this week.
Odessa American Life & Times features Kelly Blau's Bridal QXA each Sunday. Millennial and Boomer perspectives are explored as actors Chris and Abby Elliott discuss bridging the generation gap in a father daughter dialogue.
Monday drawing results show Cash 5 numbers 20 27 28 29 37 with a 542 on 952 ticket. Texas Two Step draws 7 11 12 17 with 12 bonus ball. Jackpot listed at $975,000 and Daily 4 shows 7270%6 080210. Eve Wight appears in the text along with a lottery site reference.
Obituaries list multiple individuals including Maria Margaretta Margie Nufiez and others across Odessa Fort Stockton and Monahans. Notices summarize passing with basic biographical mentions and origins.
Odessa music teacher and composer Ronald Bennett writes a review for the OA judging the Allegro Chorale Festival concert as beautifully entertaining based on a Facebook page post.
Allegro Chorale under Kenneth Sieloff and guest Frank Echaner presented a weeklong program with Five Hebrew Songs by Eric Whitacre and Vivaldi Gloria. Performers praised for blend and energy, with soloists Sarah Jackson Annie Weiss and Rachel Holder. Admission details and contact for audition provided.
The Odessa American invites readers to submit items for Good News coverage including academic or military achievements retirement parties school events new club officers and donations to non profits. Photos color or black and white may accompany stories and should be delivered to the front office or mailed emailed or faxed with stamped self addressed envelope for return.
The Perian Basin weather forecast notes a historical record in Midland for August with 107-degree highs recorded on August 6, 1964 and August 12, 1936. The entry cites the longstanding heat benchmark in the Midland area.
Odessa American publishes from 222 E Fourth Street Odessa Texas with Patrick Canty as publisher and Laura Dennis as editor. Customer service hours are listed with phone numbers for news sports and life sections and advertising contacts including retail classified and fax lines.
On August 18 historical milestones unfold including Virginia Dare as first child born to English parents in America in 1587 on Roanoke Island and events such as Santa Fe capture in 1846, Wilson's neutrality proclamation in 1914, the 19th Amendment ratified in 1920, Woodstock ending in 1969, and notable 1983 Alicia hurricane damage.
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