Empty Stocking Fund donation drive continues in Odessa
From Thanksgiving Day through Friday the Empty Stocking Fund campaign raises funds to aid needy families. The Odessa American matched the first 4000 and challenges more donations while donors may remain anonymous or dedicate gifts. Since 1995 the fund has helped over 3000 people and 500 families yearly with toys and food baskets.
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Salvation Army Community Center
11Th St
Odessa
Odessa American
Salvation Army
Robert Winters
Winters
10Th St
Fourth St
Griggs Remembered as Leader and Cheer Mentor at Permian
Griggs was a defining leader at Permian High, praised as a class act. Colleagues recalled her drive to bring out the best in students and her strong, warm presence. A native of Hitchcock, she taught in Van Horn, Uvalde, and McCamey before Permian. She is survived by husband Robert and daughters Cymber and Bryne.
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Clay
Permian
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Cymber
Angelo State University
Bryne
University of Texas
Times Square welcomes Reeve and Dana for New Year ball drop
Actor Christopher Reeve and his wife Dana lead the Times Square New Year celebration chosen for their strength and courage. The event includes Riverside Ringers Bell Choir and Anita Ward with a ringed bell performance, plus a fireworks display.
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Love My Wife But Oh You Kid rambling headlines
Texas Monthly style roundup recounts odd Texas entries from Mexia to Odessa. A landowner goat attack case named the love goat case, a Holloman pilot dropped dummy bombs in Monahans Pecos yards, Abilene Christian University pushed a color change, Britney Spears concert was cut short by pyrotechnic power load, and an 18 wheeler fire near Snyder melted mozzarella cargo.
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Britney Spears
Texas Monthly
Odessa
East Texas
Holloman Air Force Base
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Monahans
Pecos
Gouda
Snyder
Ameripol in Odessa no plans to reopen plant
Lynch stated little information about the Odessa plant and said there are no plans to reopen, with ISP not showing interest. Former Ameripol engineer Gary Meador noted Continental AG's 1997 involvement in the facility. Ameripol cites foreign competition and retirements after Dec 17, 1992, as factors, with 400 to 500 retirees affected.
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Hanover
Germany
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Natural horsemanship class builds bond between students and horses
Odessan Bill Steen praises Graham Center students in Gardendale for guiding two colts through a horsemanship pattern using gentle natural methods. Agriculture chair R Mikel Lemons says the program mixes art and science and teaches patience, self discipline, and teamwork as students handle riding, feeding, and veterinary tasks.
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R. Mikel Lemons
Agriculture Department
Lemons
Texas Lottery Winning Numbers Summary
Texas lottery results show Lotto numbers 4 27 39 18 with oe on Wednesday December Est. 4 million dollars for the draw. Cash 5 numbers 22 8 18 9 20, Prank 3 day night 9 6 70 8 3.
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New Mexico Lottery Road Runner Cash Draw
The New Mexico Lottery announces the Road Runner Cash game results for Tuesday December 17. Drawn numbers include 2 3 13 23 28 with a PICK 3 code G08.
Odessa American contact and misc. listings
Contact details for the Odessa American include address 222 E 4th St Odessa TX 79761 and post office box 2952. Phone numbers for news sports and editorial desks are listed with hours and weekend options.
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Odessa American
E. 4Th Street
Odessa
Classified Ad Information Row From Reader’s Guide
The snippet lists ad placement details for readers guide notices. It mentions Retail Advertising Fax Advertising Classified Fax 24 hours and a web site. Phone numbers 333-7764 933-7750 333-7722 333-7605 and a subscription line 337-7314. Includes rate notes and delivery references for Wak Penenatine.
Relations with Spain in White House slips and snubs
A quirky digest notes President Bush meeting Spain’s leader in the Oval Office with low hopes for progress. It recalls stories from Trent Lott’s fall from grace, Clinton era rhetoric, and a spoofed political scene involving media figures, sports bans, and Pentagon deployments.
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Spain
Oval Office
Don Juan
White House
Laura
Barney the Terrier
Trent Lott
Norfolk youth wins national lottery amid legal restrictions
Michael Carroll, 19, of Norfolk County England, wins the national lottery worth about 41 million dollars in November. He plans to use the money as incentive to quit petty crime, which included drunk and disorderly behavior vandalizing a school bus car theft and driving without a license. Judicial restrictions from his last sentence prevent celebration at a pub and driving his new car.
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Michael Carroll
Norfolk County
England
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