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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 2016
Page
2
Midland writer Bill Modi sets the column to the past in a feature on colorful West Texas life. Also preview: NASCAR page on who’s chasing whom in the fast world of stock car racing this week.
Grow your green thumb with insights from Texas Master Gardeners. Practical advice covers soil preparation plant selection seasonality and maintenance to boost garden health in Texas climates.
A brief notice lists lottery draw numbers OT Lotto 5 36 38 40. The fragment records likely prize or result details with no further context or dates available in the readable text.
A single Powerball ticket matched all six numbers in Saturdays drawing for a 429.6 million prize, sold at a Trenton 7-Eleven in Mercer County. Lottery officials praised the win as life changing and celebrated the retailer alongside the winner, who has not yet claimed.
Steve Lang headlines positive updates from Sul Ross State University. Administrative milestones, student achievements, and campus developments highlight the university's progress and community impact with emphasis on Lang's role and recent initiatives.
Aaron Bennack of Alpine won first place and the People's Choice with Creation Story at Sul Ross State University. Alice Leese of Andrews took second for Terlingua, Roberto Garcia of Fabens earned third for Sirach. Honorable mentions went to Cencee Gordon Odessa Alouy Martinez Presidio and Vincent Parras Fort Stockton for works including A Walk at Dusk The Warrior and Synergy.
Regional forecast for Odessa and Midland over the next five days shows mainly dry conditions with mild to warm daytime highs and cooler nights. Scattered clouds are possible, with brief chances of showers in the afternoons and light breeze from the southeast. Temperatures trend upward through the period with no major storm activity anticipated.
The Odessa American lists contact details for post office address changes and subscriptions, with phone numbers for customer service and various departments. It also notes publication hours and ad placement rules, along with a disclaimer about errors and liabilities and a reminder of home delivery rate adjustments and website.
On this date notable events include a Benjamin Franklin cartoon in 1754 urging unity, Mansfield Park publication in 1814, Gen Sedgwick killed in 1864, Mother's Day designation in 1914, Byrd and Bennett polar flight claim in 1926, Ethiopia annexation in 1936, and Soviet liberation of Czechoslovakia in 1945.
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