Child life specialists ease hospital fears for kids
In Dallas, 11-year-old Colton Hill faces surgery with nerves eased by Amy Dodge and child life specialists who use play and simple explanations. They guide blood draws and procedures, building trust and reducing anxiety for patients like Colton and Ashwin Balaji, reflecting a field growing into dental clinics and hospices.
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Dallas
Colton Hill
Amy Dodge
Susan Krug
Child Life Council
Colton
Rising Star
North Texas Hospital
Dodge
Shelly Byrd
Byrd
Jermann Wilson
Johns Hopkins Children’s Center
Baltimore
Wilson
American Academy of Pediatrics
Melissa Hicks
Hicks
Camp Sunshine
Atlanta
Ashwin Balaji
Linda Biesant
Ashwin
Medical City
Spe
Odessa man attacked with weapon on Brentwood Lane
A man from Odessa reported being assaulted with a deadly weapon at 10:45 p.m. Thursday in the 2700 block of Brentwood Lane. The incident is part of a police blotter listing injuries and felonies reported to local sheriffs or police.
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Brentwood Lane
Van Horn Culberson County Hospital to Close Doors
The Culberson County Hospital in Van Horn will shut soon due to overwhelming debt, with emergency services remaining. Patients with serious illnesses will be referred to El Paso Pecos and other distant facilities, the administrator said. The closing date awaits paperwork completion after a board meeting Tuesday night.
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van Horn
Culberson County Hospital
el Paso
Pecos
Joe Wright
Reeves County Hospital
Wright
Thomason General Hospital
Big Bend Regional Medical Center
Alpine
Fort Stockton
Pecos Enterprise
Vehicle theft and arrest report from West Odessa area
Raul Hernandez Vasquez Jr. was arrested on a probation charge for possession of a controlled substance at 11 29 p m in the 500 block of West 10th Street and released on a $10000 bond. A taupe 2004 Fleetwood fifth wheel valued at 45000 was stolen between 8 a m and 5 45 p m on West 12th Street. The Toy Shop reported 2000 worth of clothing stolen between 6 and 6 30 p m at 205 N West County Road.
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West 10Th Street
Raul Hernandez Vasquez Jr
Polaris Ave
Ector County
Odessa
West 12Th Street
Toy Shop
West County Road
CAF D-Day seminar set at museum with Smithsonian talk
The Commemorative Air Force schedules a seminar titled A View from the Smithsonian for today at 2 p.m. at the museum. Don Lopez, WWII ace and Smithsonian Air and Space Museum assistant director, discusses the 60th anniversary of D-Day on June 6 1944. Admission is $5, with free entry for children under 12. For information call 563 1000 ext 2231.
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The
Commemorative Air Force
Smithsonian
Don Lopez
Smithsonian Air and Space Museum
Donation gives kids wheels at Medical Center Hospital
Children's Miracle Network and Grande Communications provided two new pediatric transport wagons for the Medical Center Hospital Pediatric Unit on the fifth floor. The $2,500 grant from Grande Communications Community Chest funds the Passion & Commitment Investment Club, which pools employees’ voluntary donations.
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Children’s Miracle Network
Grande Communications
Medical Center Hospital
Community Chest Fund
Passion & Commitment Investment Club
Lead in Mexican candy deemed acceptable by health officials
Texas Department of Health tested 38 imported candy and snack items for lead. Eleven showed trace lead below the 0.5 ppm FDA standard, 27 had none, and officials cautioned wrappers may carry lead while products remain safe. Samples were from Laredo, McAllen, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, and El Paso. No further testing is planned.
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Department of Health
Texas Department of Health
Mexico
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Paletas Elchavo
Laredo
McAllen
Houston
San Antonio
Austin
el Paso
Biblezines aim to lure teens to faith with trend savvy
YOUNGER described Revolve a 2003 Biblezine for teenage girls that became the top selling Bible of the year Its male counterpart Refuel followed in April Becoming a Biblezine for women arrives in July Pastors Paulette Caywood and Daniel Stephens praise the format as a teachable tool that counters the stereotype of Christianity as dull and uses visual appeal to deepen Bible reading and discussion
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Paulette Caywood
Odessa Christian Faith Center
Daniel Stephens
Mid- Cities Community Church
Stephens
Times
Caywood
Summer nonfiction books dominate shelves at local stores
Booksellers report strong demand for faith and self help titles esteeming John Eldredge Wild at Heart and Not About Me by Max Lucado. Classics and devotions linger, with Osswald Chambers My Utmost and Streams in the Desert remaining bestsellers. Stores feature dedicated classics sections for gift buyers and collectors.
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Bennett
John Eldredge
Mayes
Max Lucado
Andrews
Lucado
Barnes and Noble
Henri Nouwen
Thomas Merton
C.S. Lewis
Thomas A Kempis
Francis de Sales
Oswald Chambers
U.S
L.B. Cowman
Desert
Death notices from Odessa and Pecos list six local obituaries
Walter Briscoe Monahan 50 Odessa oil field salesman died June 2 2004 services at Belmont Baptist Church with Rev Bryan Saffle. Burial Sunset Memorial Gardens. Siblings Byron Monahan and Rod Monahan and Lucille Ray. Lucille Ray 86 Odessa retired checker specialist and manager died June 4 2004. Services by Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home. Manuel Rubio Jr 80 Pecos laborer died June 2 2004 mass at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with Rev Manuel Munoz. Burial Santa Rosa Cemetery. Survivors listed including Apolonia P Rubio and multiple children. Henry Cecil Cope 83 Odessa died June 3 2004 in Midland. Services pending Odessa Funeral Home.
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Walter Monahan
Odessa
Walter Briscoe Monahan
Medical Center Hospital
Belmont Baptist Church
Bryan Saffle
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Hubbard- Kelly Funeral Home
Big Spring
Lucille Ray Odessa
Lucille Ray
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Manuel Rubio Jr
Pecos
Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Manuel Munoz
Santa Rosa Catholic Cemetery
Pecos Funeral Home
Fort Stockton
Apolonia P. Rubio
Henry Cope
Henry Cecil Cope
Midland
Odessa Funeral Home
Obituary: William T. Thorman 81 Long Island native
William T Thorman 81 died suddenly at home May 15 2004 formerly of Woodside New York later residing in Odessa He loved sports supported the Yankees and Jets and was devoted to wife Ellen who has Alzheimer's Survived by wife Ellen brother George Thurman sisters Dorothy Cafarelle Lucille Kruper Maureen Cotone daughter-in-law Cynthia granddaughter Heather and many nieces and nephews Services were held May 25 2004 in Long Island New York
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Long Island
N.Y
William T. Thorman
Bill
Woodside
Postal Service
Odessa
Kent
Texaco
New York Yankees
Jets
Ellen
George Thurman
New York
Dorothy Cafarelle
Lucille Kruper
Maureen Cotone
Heather
Cynthia
Odessa American Death Notices Policy Clarified
There is no charge for death notices of people within Odessa American's 21 county circulation area. The paper also publishes notices for relatives outside the area. Full obituaries are available for a nominal fee with details by calling 333-7770.
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Odessa American
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