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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 2016
Page
1
The Salehi Olgin Butterfly Garden at the Wildlife Preserve will be open in bloom, featuring more than 70 butterfly species. The garden sits on land once a cattle pen from the 1880s and uses a fence rebuilt with recycled wood from the same corral. For details, contact Midland wetlands at 120wildlifepreserve.org or 432-853-9453.
AAA Texas reports statewide pump prices rose 7 cents this week, pushing average Texas gasoline to $2.00 per gallon. Nationwide prices gained five cents to $2.22. El Paso again has Texas’s highest average at about $2.07.
Diplomatime Wilmer Plate, who left school in 1936 and joined the Army Air Corps in 1942, is at age 96 finally receiving his high school diploma. The Life and Times page offers more on this inspiring milestone.
Mayor David Turner urged aggressive planning for Odessa's long term growth as the city develops a master plan. He described Envision Odessa as a policy guideline to hold officials accountable and proposed a regional task force meeting monthly to tackle major issues, while addressing a perception problem between Odessa and Midland.
Minerva Allende and dancers from Cuerpo Escena Compania de Danza of the Institute of Chihuahua celebrate Cinco de Mayo during LULAC Hispanic Heritage Fiesta Lunch at the La Margarita Festival Grounds in Odessa. Jacob Ford provides a related photo on Page 6A.
A crew planted four live oak trees from George W. Bush’s Crawford ranch around the Chris Kyle memorial site in Odessa near Highway 191. Architect Kelly Cook says the trees, each valued at over 3000 dollars, symbolize patriotism and will shade a contemplative space for veterans and the public as July dedication nears. Medical Center Hospital funded the trees and more elements are in development with the Odessa Community Foundation and KDC Associates.
Christopher Scott Kyle, a famed U S Navy SEAL and Iraq War veteran known as the most lethal sniper with 160 confirmed kills, fought in Fallujah and Ramadi. Born in Odessa and raised in Midlothian, Texas, he and Chad Littlefield were killed in February 2013 while trying to help a troubled veteran. his funeral drew Texas’ longest procession. His 2012 memoir inspired Clint Eastwood's American Sniper (2014).
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