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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1985
Page
5
Dear Abby notes Father's Day on June 16 and promotes giving a heartfelt letter over gifts. A reader shares how a handwritten letter to a late stepfather, written before his death, brought deep personal meaning and forgiveness. Abby also advertises a wedding booklet for 2.50 with a self addressed stamped envelope.
The Odessa Creative Writer's Club invites residents within 100 miles of Odessa aged 16 and older to enter in categories such as profile and personal experience. Word limits are 350 and 800. prizes range from 10 to 25 dollars. A $2 entry fee is required and the deadline is midnight July. Mail entries to Contest Chairman, 800 W. 19th St., Odessa 79763.
The Surgeon General warns that most foods carry cancer risk and health buffs forsake pleasures. Friends switch to Nicolette, Perrier, yogurt, and broiled fish while adopting spa routines and multiple daily stair climbs. The tone mocks a city obsessed with health at the expense of fun.
In Midland, diverse reactions to health kicks surface as Ed Todd notes the humor and hypocrisy of dieting. Jogger Gary Little raids the office fridge for Lean Cuisine while Al Schorre promotes nicotine gum. Ten thousand dollars temptations, a six month anti smoking pledge, and quitting misery reveal health zealots are not all true believers.
Dennis Baggett state editor of the Dallas Morning News will talk at 2 p.m. Saturday at KTPX-TV for the Texas Press Women monthly workshop. He edits the Texas and Southwest section and will discuss freelance writing and photography with tips for breaking into the market. Attendees include area media and there is no charge.
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus offers a Safe Kids program at Water Wonderland with a Monday and Tuesday schedule. A half hour safety skit features a circus clown while a separate identification session runs 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. with fingerprinting weighing and height measurement. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For details call Tim Strickland at the Chaparral Center, 684-981.
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