Slumber Party At The Woodson Boys Club
The Woodson Boys Club schedules an overnight event for ages 5 to 15 starting 7 p.m. December 19 with pickup at 9 a.m. December 20. Admission is 3 dollars per person or 9 dollars per family, with an extra 5 dollars for late stayers after 9 a.m. Parents must register children on arrival. hotdogs nachos and Coke are extra. Breakfast donuts and juice cost 75 cents. For details call Australia Hobbs Gloria Ivory or Lillie Archie.
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Woodson Boys’ Club
Australia
Hobbs
Gloria Ivory
Lillie Archie
Odessa Parks and Recreation Holiday Festivities Schedule
Odessa Parks and Recreation announces Christmas shop events for children at Floyd Gwin Auditorium from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a $2 charge per child aged 6 and up, capped at 30 children. A Christmas decoration contest runs through December 19 with Monday registration for judge evaluation in outside and inside categories. Santa in the Park is from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Floyd Gwin Park with free admission. December Domino Tournament is 8 a.m. December 20 at Woodson Park building, play starts 9 a.m., $5 per team, minimum four teams, maximum 32. Men’s over 40 basketball league deadline December 30. games begin January 6, $70 per team. For info, call 362-6964 or visit the Parks and Recreation office at 1100 W. 42nd St.
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Odessa Parks and Recreation
Floyd Gwin Auditorium
Parks and Recreation Office
Woodson Park
42Nd St
The Christmas That Almost Wasn't at Permian Mall Theater
Camp Fire Inc presents a two show benefit titled The Christmas That Almost Wasn't at the Permian Mall Theater on December 20 and 23 at 9 30 and 11 30 a m. Tickets cost 1.50 with proceeds for the Petro Plains Council. Adult supervision and a free ice cream cone accompany each ticket.
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Camp Fire Inc
Permian Mall
Petro-Plains Council of
Toys for Tots drive boosts Midland Christmas charity effort
Needy children in the Permian Basin gain help as Toys for Tots teams collect at Permian Mall at 3 30 p m Saturday. Big 2 KMID TV KODM KNFM and 7 Up Dr Pepper back the event with live remotes and updates by J Gordon Lunn Brian Wood Mary Catherine Matthews Mike Barker Becky Neighbors and Ernie the Elf assisting the collection. Toys for Tots began in 1947 by Col William Hendricks and now spans 180 U S cities with Marines distributing toys through the Salvation Army at Christmas.
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Permian Basin
Permian Mall
Big 2
Kmid-Tv
KODM
KNFM
7-Up
Dr. Pepper
J. Gordon Lunn
Brian Wood
Mary Catherine Matthews
Mike Barker
Becky Neighbors
Midland
Kodm-Tv
Marine Reserve
William Hendricks
U.S
Midland/Odessa
Salvation Army
Ernie the Elf
Lodge honors two area residents as district deputies
Gene Schneider of Odessa and James P. Hammond of Monahans were named district deputy grand masters by the Texas Masonic Grand Lodge at its December meeting in Waco. They will serve the 82nd and 83rd districts in 1987 under Grand Master John E. Kelly. The 82nd district covers nine lodges in Andrews Crane Ector and Gaines counties. The 83rd district includes seven lodges in Ward Winkler and Reeves counties. The Grand Lodge marks its 150th birthday in 1987, founded in 1837 by Sam Houston and Anson Jones.
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Texas Masonic Grand Lodge
Waco
Gene Schneider
Odessa
James P. Hammond
Monahans
Schneider
Hammond
John E
Jack”’ Kelly
San Antonio
Andrews
Crane
Ector
Gaines
Ward
Winkler
Reeves
Grand Lodge
Sam Houston
Anson Jones
Texas
Natural opiates linked to silent heart ischemia
At a Dallas American Heart Association meeting, UNC researchers report higher beta endorphin levels in heart patients who exercised yet felt no chest pain. Of 25 patients, 15 felt pain during reduced heart blood flow, while 10 experienced silent ischemia with no pain and higher endorphin readings.
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Nature
Dallas
American Heart Association
Alan Hinderliter
David Sheps
The
University of North Carolina
The Hamster Ballet Company and Pet Loss Guides
A pet owners book list reviews The Hamster Ballet Company by Janis Mitchell praised for whimsical art and accurate ballet references and When Your Pet Dies by Jamie Quackenbush and Denise Graveline noted for guidance on coping with pet loss. The piece highlights engaging artwork, period costumes, and practical support for grief.
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Hamster Ballet Company
Janis Mitchell
Thames and Hudson
Benois
Jamie Quackenbush
Denise Graveline
Simon & Schuster
Grief Relief bubbles sell as stress therapy novelty
New Jersey entrepreneur Michael Healey believes bubble sheeting can soothe stress and hostility. His boxed product Grief Relief uses printed bubbles to vent frustrations, with a $5 price and packaging aimed at evoking relief from everyday bosses and inlaws.
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Michael Healey
New Jersey
Healey
Ken
Study Finds Women Mend Job Disputes
University of Michigan researchers claim women mediate business disputes with a focus on long term relationship repair while men favor quick fixes that preserve power. The study quotes a male participant describing mediation as clarifying the iron-lamb dynamic and notes men predetermine solutions to impose on others. Women prefer to work with the disputing parties directly.
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University of Michigan
Elizabeth Douvan
Helen Weingarten
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Plano
Andy Lopez
Mitchell
Stanley Baron
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Beaumont
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