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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 2003

Page

10

Rodeo queen balances pageant with rodeo duties

Odessa giant feature profiles Lauren Holt Miss Sand Hills Rodeo Queen 2003 from Navasota Texas a Texas A&M junior who has ridden since infancy and aims for Miss Texas Rodeo title while pursuing a media career after college. Holt emphasizes public speaking, rodeo knowledge, and ambassadorial duties as core to the role.

Lauren Holt SandHills Holt Navasota Texas Texas A&m University San Antonio Odessa Sand Hills Texas A&m

Shades and gospel groups perform at venues this weekend

Saturday Alpine features The Shades at 10 p.m. at Railroad Blues 504 W Holland Ave with a $6 cover. Earlier, Kindred Heart Chapel Hill Singers and Latter Rain headline the All Gospel Opree at The Globe of the Great Southwest Theatre 2308 Shakespeare Road with tickets $6 or $5 pre sale. Call 580-3177 or 332-1586 for details.

Railroad Blues W. Holland Ave Kindred Heart Chapel Hill Singers Latter Rain All Gospel Opree Globe of the Great Southwest Shakespeare Road

Chasing Napoleon Exhibit at Ellen Noel Art Museum

Ellen Noel Art Museum hosts Tony Sherman’s Chasing Napoleon from December 7 to January 19, 2003, with a public lecture by Marianne Woods on March 2, 2003, at 2:30 p.m. The events include free admission and a call line 550-9696 for details. MIDLAND features Mission 441 at American Airpower Heritage Museum near Midland International Airport.

Ellen Noel Art Museum Tony Sherman Napoleon E. University Blvd Call Marianne Woods University of Texas of the Permian Basin Ellen Noel Midland American Airpower Heritage Museum Midland International Airport France

Submissions Due For Whats Going On Weekly Column

Readers urged to submit items for Whats Going On by 5 p.m. each Monday. Space limits run content. For details call 333-7770.

SandHills Rodeo Charges into Town with Pro Am and Classic Showdowns

At 1B Church events start at 9 a.m. then team roping all day with Slack at noon. The SandHills Classic features six time World Champions Speed Williams and Rich Skelton vs Clay O’Brien Cooper and David Key, five tries per team. fastest time wins 1000 dollars, five wins pay 5000. Pro-Am roping at 7 p.m. with top amateur headers. last year’s purse exceeded 6000 dollars. Memorial Calf Roping pairs Stran Smith and Cody Oh with five tries and 500 dollars to winner, up to 2500 per cowboy. A separate Any Breed Horse Show runs 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Final seating costs 11 dollars. Contact SandHills Rodeo Office at 366-3951. Strap on boots and Stetsons. don’t miss the rodeo.

Speed Williams Rich Skelton Clay O'Brien Cooper NFR David Key Stran Smith Cody Oh McMullen Lusky’s Odessa Midland SandHills Rodeo

Book award winner finds her native tongue

NEW YORK AP Julia Glass arrives at a Greenwich Village cafe in a whirl of colors. The former painter and author of the visually lush Three Junes, winner of the 2002 National Book Award, crafts a complex novel set across Greece, Scotland and New York through intertwined narratives. The focus is Fenno, a proud, isolated man returning to life amid AIDS era New York. Glass describes her own voice and journey from art to prose, noting influences and her gradual move from painting to writing.

New York Julia Glass Greenwich Village Felicity Fenna McLeod Glass Greece Scotland Thomas Hardy George Eliot Fenno Fenna Julie Glass Three Lives

Bruner To Enter Multiple Horses In Sand Hills Show

Bruner, who trains 10 to 12 hours daily, plans to enter about six of his own horses in the Sand Hills Quarter Horse show. He says some viewers underestimate the work behind the sport and compares watching a show to appreciating ice skating on television and the skill of horse and rider together.

Bruner Sand Hills

NY Group Not Asking for Oscars

Los Angeles AP report says a New York group is not seeking Oscars for reasons tied to production and distribution considerations. The piece notes varied factors influencing the group’s stance and its impact on awards expectations.

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