Odessa Permian bands make Rose Parade history
In Pasadena the combined Odessa and Permian high schools band of 506 students became the largest ever in the Tournament of Roses Parade. Students described the rush of performing to an estimated one million spectators, felt like being in a zoo, and spoke of the global TV audience.
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Elizabeth Johnson
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First Odessa New Year baby born in 2004
Johnathon Michael Cross Jr. arrived at 12:43 a.m. Thursday at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, weighing 8 pounds 14.5 ounces and measuring 21 inches. Dr. Pill Raja delivered the newborn, the city’s first baby of 2004, as proud parents Johnathon and Shannon Cross celebrated.
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Guilty Pleas Highlight 2003 Ector DA Caseload
Odessa America notes that most major Ector County District Attorney cases in 2003 ended in guilty pleas or verdicts. Marcial Delgado Jacinto pleaded guilty February 24 to murder of Jessica Ann Young in 2001, receiving a 30 year sentence after beating and stabbing her and hiding the body under a kitchen floor. Charles Edward...
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Odessa man convicted in murder and Midland sexual assault case
Turner received a 25 year prison term after a jury recommended a sentence for murdering fellow Odessan Christopher Jacob Blair. In Midland, Manuel Arturo Quintanilla pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault of a 15 year old girl, admitted to raping and stabbing her on December 21, 2002, and was sentenced to 45 years by District Judge Willie DuBose.
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Midland
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Ellen Noel Art Museum Shows Two Textiles Exhibits
Survivors of the Bam earthquake recount narrow brushes with death after the Dec 26 quake that flattened the city. The Ellen Noel Art Museum displays Needle Art A Postmodern Sewing Circle and Indian Textiles The Enduring Sari until Sunday.
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Coming Tomorrow brings unique ministry to Stock Show
The act Coming Tomorrow will perform at the Stock Show and Rodeo this year, offering a distinctive brand of ministry to attendees and fans of the event.
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Lisa Pearce
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