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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 2012
Page
1
Neil Armstrong, the soft spoken engineer who led Apollo 11 as commander and spoke those famous words on the moon, died Saturday at 82 from complications after cardiovascular procedures. He had undergone a bypass operation earlier this month and lived in suburban Cincinnati.
The Colorado River Municipal Water District reports a water delivery of 4.5 million gallons on August 24, within an use limit of 16.0 million gallons for the period.
Two people were hospitalized after a Saturday morning shooting in south Odessa. Deputies responded to shots fired near Bell Street around 2:55 a.m. The victims were taken by private vehicle to Medical Center Hospital and remained in surgery late Saturday. identities and conditions were not released. Investigators questioned witnesses.
More than 20 color ful balloons will take to the skies above Alpine during the 18th Annual Big Bend Balloon Bash Sept. 1 through Sept. 3. Hot air balloons launch around 8 a.m. each morning across the Davis Mountains weather permitting. Flights usually conclude by 10 a.m. at the Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport one mile north of Alpine on North SH 11.
The Colorado River Municipal Water District expects its 42 mile pipeline from Ward County wells to the Odessa storage reservoir to add about 30 million gallons of water daily by December. General Manager John Grant credited strong progress and hard work from staff and contractors.
CRMWD advances pipeline while Odessa weighs bids for a Ward County desalination plant. Water sources dwindle as OH Ivie Reservoir nears exhaustion, Spence Reservoir and Lake JB Thomas show low levels. Ivie 12.94 percent full, Spence 26 percent, JB Thomas 0.73 percent. Odessa area rainfall 6.56 inches this year versus 4.58 in 2011.
Dan Rogers replaces a dirt yard with artificial turf to combat water restrictions in the Permian Basin. He recalls that turf seemed costly and impractical until further research. Contact Concrete Specialist Paul Wright at 934-8102 and Plush Turf 365 Thomas Sparks at 638-6366.
The U S Anti Doping Agency ruled that Lance Armstrong will be stripped of all seven Tour de France titles and banned from cycling. The decision ends Armstrongs competitive record and prompts immediate reaction from fans and sports officials.
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