Beloved Gaylord resident wrongly believed dead returns home
In Whitney Cerak’s hometown of Gaylord excitement mixed with sorrow as a mistaken identity case unravels. Cerak, 19, was thought dead after a crash five weeks earlier, but she lives while Laura Van Ryn, 22, who survived, died. The two families faced grief and confusion as officials acknowledged the error and apologized.
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Whitney Cerak
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Cerak
Indiana
Taylor University
Laura van Ryn
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van Ryn
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Grant County
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Mowery
City Pools Extend Season Through August 6
Sherwood and Woodson Aquatic Centers will run daily 1 pm to 7 pm with Family Night Tuesdays and Thursdays offering a 5 member family entry for 4. Floyd Gwin Pool is open daily 1 pm to 7 pm with admission 2.50 for adults and 1 for children.
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Woodson Aquatic Center
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Cleanup and Midland Odessa volunteers join anti litter drive
About 300 volunteers are expected to help as Midland volunteers clean east toward Mid and Odessa crews go west toward Odessa. They will receive safety vests, trash bags and gloves. Rewards include drawings for Southwest Airlines tickets, and lunch from McDonald's and Coca Cola. Participants may win prizes from T shirts to gift certificates.
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Odessa
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Sarum
Southwest Airlines
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Coca- Cola
Permian Basin
West Texas
Rosie Lopez
Keep
Lopez
GOP to spotlight border security and Perry re election
At the Texas Republican state convention in San Antonio Gov. Rick Perry aims to rally conservatives by highlighting tighter Texas border security and a signed property tax cut linked to a school funding plan. The event, focused on immigration crackdowns, occurs amid some GOP criticisms over a new business tax.
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Rick Perry
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Houston
Robert Black
New York Rebuttal on Terror Grants Sparks Criticism
Officials defend grant cuts amid outrage in New York after the World Trade Center attack anniversary and a Herald Square plot conviction. Chertoff cites attendance and risk ranking while Bloomberg and critics mock the decision, noting NYC has received large federal funding.
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