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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 2000

Page

11

UNICEF plans 14 million for Turkey quake recovery efforts

UNICEF commits 14 million to aid Turkey quake recovery focusing on schoolchildren mental health and routine restoration. UNICEF psychologist Rune Sturland says normal routines give children safety and help parents cope, as tent schools and tents strain health, heating, and transport amid disrupted education.

Rune Sturland Unicef Turkey Sturland Ozel Duzce Tugba Kiliasian Serap Calik Calik

Relocation After Murder Brings Family From Colorado

Shoels family fled Colorado amid death of Isaiah Shoels and hostile reaction. They believe the crime was a hate incident possibly tied to Ku Klux Klan or Aryan Nation. They moved to Houston area avoiding all white neighborhoods and plan to exhume Isaiah's body due to contamination fears.

Sheels Colorado Isaiah Houston Kelven Hunter Vonda Shoels Shoels The Chronicle Ku Klux Klan Aryan Nation

District web page posts board summaries and agendas

Vasquez notes it takes about six hours to write and edit summaries for the district web page. The posted items help principals and administrators by offering access during crises or late meetings. Community members can read what the district is voting on, and Vasquez sees the web page as the district’s future.

Vasquez Board of Trustees

Snow Maiden and the Fairy Queen Tale Unfolds

A legendary Snow Maiden offers shelter to a ragged girl and mercy to a beggar, while King Frost and his blue ice courtiers reveal a royal dowry. A returning merchant and jealous mother confront wonders of fate, with the Fairy Queen transforming the humble into a silver mantled sovereign.

Scot Maiden Snow Maiden

Starving alligator in Texas may be trapped rescue planned

A large alligator spotted in November at Cayo Atascosa near Highway 106 faces starvation due to a jaw noose. Wildlife officials, including Kevin Stephenson and Pat Birchfield, plan a nighttime rescue if possible, while noting tranquilization risks and the need for possible TPWD help.

Brownsville Cayo Atascosa Highway 106 Kevin Stephenson US Fish & Wildlife Service Gladys Porter Zoo Pat Birchfield Birchfield Stephenson Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Dallas monument to freed slaves remains unfinished due to funding gaps

The Freedman's Cemetery memorial in Dallas needs more than 251000 dollars to complete the final phase of its three phase project. A cracked foundation a dying post oak and other issues plague the site prompting officials to seek bond money or other funds. The project aims to honor 7000 freed slaves and their descendants with sculptures and landscape features.

Dallas Freedman’s Cemetery Leo Chaney Dallas Morning News Freedman’s Foundation Foundation Debbie Alves

Brooks Supports Dentists Charity Drive in San Antonio

Country star Garth Brooks surprised about 750 Crown Council dentists in San Antonio to back the Touch em All Foundation and their Smiles for Life Charity Campaign aiming to raise 5 million for children's groups.

San Antonio Garth Brooks Brooks The Crown Council North America Dentists

Obituary Advertising Details and Funeral Home Policy

Families can obtain a full obituary for a nominal charge as a paid notice. Obituaries may include tributes, life history, pallbearers, and other information chosen by the customer. Notices must be accepted or confirmed by an established funeral home before publication.

Scot Maiden Vanishes in Blizzard Over Dowry Riches

A Snow Maiden tale recounts Scot Maiden demanding a richer dowry from King Frost. She, furious at the cold and her lack of wealth, vanishes in a blizzard but is later found frozen, teaching that greed nearly destroys her and she reflects by the fire.

King Frost Snow Maiden Scot Maiden

Death notices from Texas towns list Gryder Wood Apple Guthrie Whitman

Multiple death notices dated Jan 29 2000 and Jan 30 2000 from Sonora Odessa Seminole and Lovington NM. Includes Gryder Nora Wood Sibyl Apple Anna Guthrie and Barbara Whitman with ages, familiares, service details at Fairmont and Central Baptist Lovington Resthaven Memorial Cemetery Memorial Funeral Home Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Survivors listed include spouses children siblings and grandchildren. Funeral arrangements handled by Johnsons Hubbard Kelly Frank W Wilson Memorial.

Nora Wood Odessa Nora Lee Wood Central Baptist Church David Johnston Resthaven Memorial Cemetery Lovington N.M Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Bobby Tucker Wynona Sheffield Grady Whiteside Francis Whiteside Borger Orlene Vandiver Oklahoma City Okla Sibyl Apple Memorial Funeral Home Anna Guthrie Anna E. Guthrie San Antonio Frank W. Wilson Barbara Whitman Sunset Memorial Funeral Home

Adelina Nunez dies at 87 in Odessa

Odessa homemaker Adelina Arellano Nunez 87 died Friday January 28 2000 at Medical Center Hospital Born July 17 1912 in San Antonio She was a St Joseph Catholic Church and Legion of Mary member Rosary to be said Jan 30 Burial Jan 31 at St Joseph Odessa under Rev Fidelo Lugo Interment at Ector County Cemetery Survived by sons Pedro and Juan Antonio Nunez daughters Martha Samaniego Rosa Martinez Maria Garcia Alicia Ceniceros and Gloria Esparza all of Odessa Preceded in death by husband Ruperto Nunez father Basilio Arrellano mother Antonia Lopez and son Ruperto Nunez Jr Arrangements by Martinez

Odessa Adelina Arellano Nunez Medical Center Hospital San Antonio St. Joseph's Catholic Church Legion of Mary St. Joseph Catholic Church Fidelo Lugo Ector County Pedro Nunez Wichita Falls Juan Antonio Nunez Martha Samaniego Rosa Martinez Maria Garcia Alicia Ceniceros Gloria Esparza el Paso Ruperto Nunez Basilio Arrellano Antonia Lopez Ruperto Nunez Jr Martinez Funeral Home

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