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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 2009
Page
1
A compact tip urging vigilance against malware prompts readers to visit the site www.malwarecity.com for guidance on keeping computer viruses in check. The note emphasizes safe browsing and antivirus updates.
Generous donations push the Empty Stocking total to 7090 dollars with eight days remaining to aid 600 Odessa families facing holiday hardship. The fund supports households like the Smiths, a worker injured father and a handicapped child, enabling meals and gifts. Page 2A has details on how to help.
The annual Forum now accepts registrations until Tuesday with a 150 participant limit for those 21 and over. Online registration costs 250 dollars at the institute site. Late registration is 300 dollars until the cap is met. The event on January 14 to 16 at the AT and T Conference Center in Austin offers more than 20 leadership training sessions and is aimed at young professionals. For information call 432 552 2850.
Country singer Michael Martin Murphey known for Wildfire performs Cowboy Christmas at Ector Theatre Odessa at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Tickets cost 25 dollars. Call 580-0898 for details. Concert promoter notes from staff reports.
A prayer service is scheduled for 7 p.m. today at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home followed by funeral services at 9 a.m. Friday at First United Pentecostal Church. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Born in Mexico in 1919, Sal Guerrero moved to Odessa in 1947 and served as the first Hispanic Scoutmaster. He was active in the American GI Forum Basin Lions Club and Pan American Gold Association. A charter member of Memoritas a West Texas Life, his autobiography was published in 1991 by Texas Tech University Press. he also served as an Ector County commissioner.
Salvador Guerrero 90, longtime Fourth of July Parade leader, died leaving a legacy of volunteerism. He logged 6000-plus hours at the VA hospital in Big Spring and served in the 348th Army Combat Engineers part of Normandy invasion. VFW Post 4372 Commander Roger Langford eulogized his service and character.
Starbright Village at McKinney Park resumes operations after heavy winds knocked out power and toppled the city Christmas tree. Electricians check systems as the park reopens, but the tree is down for the year with a replacement planned for Christmas 2010. Park officials note limited parking and free access with donations accepted.
Odessa December sales tax receipts totaling 1,564,570.49 mark a 25.2 percent drop from December 2008. City officials note several months of similar declines while the Odessa Development Corp. receives 312,914.10 and the hospital district accounts for remaining funds as council tightens belts by holding salaries steady for five appointees.
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