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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 2015
Page
1
Quick hits invite the public to a free screening of Alfred Hitchcock's Catch a Thief starring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly at the Ellen Noel Art Museum's sensory garden at dusk tonight. Attendees aged 13 and up may attend unaccompanied by an adult for under-18s. lawn chairs popcorn provided. No pets. details at noel museum.org.
The Humane Society of Odessa hosts a puppy adoption day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Ace Hardware, 7528 W. University Blvd. Puppies from the shelter are available for $50, including shots, in memory of Debbie Madden. For details call 432-381-5503.
Rendi Lajaunie and Ember Lajaunie, grandmother and mother of Faith Pena, are charged with six counts of endangering a child after a 1-year-old girl was found unresponsive. A 10-year-old watched five children ages 1 to 4 from 1 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. while the adults went to work. Faith Pena, in critical condition, was treated at University Medical Center in Lubbock.
ECISD officials dedicate the middle school formerly John B Hood Junior High as Wilson & Young Medal of Honor Middle School on the athletic field. Veterans Marvin Rex Young and Alfred Mac Wilson received citations, with a 21 gun salute, Taps, and patriotic songs.
Odessa man Johnny Meadows admitted killing four area women, ending a year of terror in which at least five women died. Sheriff Gabrel questioned Meadows in an Aztec New Mexico jail before Meadows led investigators to the remains of Gloria Sue Green. Meadows signed confessions in front of a TV camera, confirming the killings to lawmen and an Odessa American reporter.
ECISD will not have full phone and Internet service for Buice Downing and West elementary schools by opening day. AT&T provides phone service and Grande Internet for the district. The Communications Office notes monthly phone bills near six thousand dollars with June at 5,829 and July at 5,881.25, and apologizes for equipment installation delays.
With the new school year near, readers are urged to plan outfits supplies and schedules. The Life and Times page promises guidance on timely back to school gear and shopping strategies.
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