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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 2010
Page
5
Moody Gardens in Galveston this month welcomed Squirt, a blind California sea lion, to its aquarium exhibit. The SeaWorld creature, found a year ago along Santa Barbara’s shore, adapts to toys and its new home amid the facility’s attractions.
The blotter lists felonies reported to police including aggravated assault in the 1200 block of Harless Avenue where a laceration occurred. Home invasions on Conley and Andrews Highway resulted in losses and a damaged door. Debit card abuse is noted on South Grandview Avenue. A beige Liberty Sport Jeep was taken from East Eighth Street in a vehicle theft.
Salvation Army Christmas Dinner runs from 1 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Salvation Army Corps gymnasium 810 E. 1th St with a contact number for details. Also listed are library story time Snow Day and craft at 10 a.m. at 321 W Fifth St, reservations for groups of ten or more, plus dance and game events at Love To Dance Studio and the Odessa Rotary Club meeting with speakers on COPD.
Ballroom Marfa screens Jean Cocteau's The Blood of a Poet with live score by Matthew Cooper at the Masonic Lodge in downtown Marfa. Also listed are a Toy Drive at Mr Gatti's, Mothers' Milk Bank opens Odessa site, Walmart flu shots, Big Spring State Hospital clothing drive, British Paintings exhibit at Ellen Noel Art Museum ending Jan 9, 2011, English Beadwork exhibit at Ebien Noel, Tail City Blues Fest sponsors sought, and Visions of Santa exhibit at Museum of the Southwest through Jan 30, 2011.
A memorandum of understanding unites the US Fish and Wildlife Service the US Geological Survey the National Park Service and Texas Parks and Wildlife to advance conservation in the Big Bend region. The group aims for holistic planning linking projects from species like saltcedar to Rio Grande silvery minnow restoration and grassland work. Future bi national collaboration is planned with Mexican agencies to design implement and manage regional actions including desert bighorn sheep efforts. The latest release notes a past sheep reintroduction and a current relocation at Big Bend Ranch State Park as a potential model for cooperative work.
The document catalogs multiple protected areas within Texas and nearby regions including Big Bend National Park Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River Black Gap Elephant Mountain and Sierra Diablo wildlife management areas Balmorhea Big Bend Ranch Chinati Mountains Davis Mountains Franklin Mountains Hueco Tanks Monahans Sandhills and Seminole Canyon state parks and the Devils River State Natural Area.
Obituaries report David Bowers 49 of Fort Stockton died Dec 22 in Odessa with services set for Sunday. Joe Rhyne Jr 81 formerly of Odessa died Dec 19 in Ellenboro NC, survived by his Odessa family. Raymundo Zamora 58 of Odessa died Dec 22 with Rosary, Mass, and burial planned. Nelda Jones 79 of Odessa and Joyce Irene Krause 81 also listed with simple arrangements. Additional notices name Eva Faye Murphy Ana Alicia Rodriguez and W C Stokes all of Odessa with varying service details and locations Attachments note cremations, churches, and funeral homes across Odessa area.
Ruth L Manus 1926 2010 died December 20 at Parks Methodist Retirement Village Odessa Texas She was born in Clayton New Mexico to Robert E Hamblen and Ruth Hamblen She owned Ladies Boutique in Albuquerque and led in Parks Methodist Resident Council She is survived by two sons Stephen Manus and Becky Green a daughter and others Memorials to First Baptist Church Building Fund Sunset Memorial Gardens Odessa Texas Graveside service December 23 2010 at Resthaven Cemetery
Willie Forrest Carlisle Jr. 91 of Kermit Texas died December 22 2010 in Monahans Texas He was born October 4 1919 in Park Springs Texas He served in WWII and was wounded He retired from Wichita Falls State Hospital and ran a lawn mower business He married Melba Williams December 21 1968 They had 42 years together He is survived by his wife two sons three daughters a stepdaughter and many grandchildren Funeral services were held December 26 2010 at Family Services Funeral Chapel Kermit with burial December 27 2010 at Fairview Cemetery Wellington Texas
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