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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 15, 2008

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Coke Bottles Through Time Archive Image

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Odessa Officers Memorial Foundation forms for fallen cops

In remembrance of three Odessa police corporals slain last September the Odessa Police Department forms the Odessa Peace Officers Memorial Foundation. It aims to raise funds for a memorial honoring five OPD officers killed in the line of duty and sells OPD Band of Brothers T-shirts ball caps and prize tickets. Tickets cost 20 with a drawing Saturday at Pat's Place Lounge 7405 Andrews Highway Odessa. Proceeds fund the memorial. Call 335-5734 for purchases.

Odessa Odessa Police Department Odessa Peace Officers Memorial Foundation OPD Andrews Highway

Courtyard brick and tile fundraiser at OHS campus

Students staff and faculty announce engraved bricks and tiles for the courtyard with logo options. Bricks range 40 to 50 dollars for 4 by 8 inch 3 line designs, 12 by 12 inch tiles at 200 dollars, plus tree sponsorship at 500 dollars and bench 300 dollars. Call Linda Young Angsley at 352-4085 for details. Website listed as ON THE NET wwwector county.ki2.tx.us/Schools/ODE

OHS Linda Young Angsley

Humane Society Odessa hosts shot clinic and pet adopt-a-thon

The Humane Society of Odessa schedules a Saturday event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Pet Mystique in the Sherwood Shopping Center on Dixie Boulevard and 42nd Street. A canine fashion show follows in the parking lot with two shows at noon and 2 p.m. Proceeds go to the society. Call 335-0325 for details.

The Humane Society of Odessa Pet Mystique Sherwood & Shopping Center Dixie Boulevard 42Nd Street Humane Society Wwwlubbockpets.com

Oilfield Theft Task Force Aims to Curb Robberies

The FBI Midland office leads a new Oilfield Theft Task Force with one sheriff deputy from Ector Midland and Andrews counties to disrupt large scale theft of oilfield equipment copper wire pipe and crude. Ector County Sheriff Donaldson cites up to 5 million in copper stolen and urges reporting to 335-3050. The effort marks the first national task force of its kind.

Matt Espenshade FBI Midland Espenshade Ector Andrews Ector County Mark Donaldson Donaldson Texas Railroad Commission Sheriff's Office Sheriff's Deputies

Wards say goodbye to Odessa Salvation Army couple

Lieutenants Jay and Michele Ward depart Odessa after two years at the Salvation Army. Michele would take all the Permian Basin residents with her if possible, while Jay notes they are sad to leave a community they grew to love. The Wards were reassigned to the Miami Adult Rehabilitation Center.

Salvation Army of Odessa Jay Michele Ward Maj Carl Hughes Salvation Army Center Miami Salvation Army Jay Ward Permian Basin

Wards Replace Calderons as Odessa Church Leaders

Lieutenants Jay and Michele Ward arrived in June 2006 to Odessa filling the posts after former captains Angel and Valerie Calderon left for Plano. The Wards came from Red Oak where both served at First United Methodist Church in Cedar Hill after earlier work with the Salvation Army in Greenville Mississippi and Montgomery Alabama. They have three children Emily 12 Christian 9 and Weatherby 6.

Jay Michele Ward Odessa Angel Valerie Calderon Plano West Texas Red Oak First United Methodist Church Cedar Hill Red* Oak Salvation Army Greenville Miss Montgomery Ala Emily Christian Weatherby

Motor scooters gain traction with consumers in gas price era

Pierre South Dakota resident JoAn Kohler, a restaurant owner, bought a red Honda scooter as gas prices near four dollars a gallon push motorists toward fuel efficient two wheelers. Dealers report brisk spring sales with many models delivering 75 to 120 mpg. Industry official Lonnie Trujillo cites rising demand as April sales surged.

Lonnie Trujillo

Myanmar cyclone death toll climbs as aid hard to reach

The Red Cross estimates Myanmar cyclone fatalities could reach up to 128,000, far above the government count. The U N warns a second wave looms unless more aid enters the Irrawaddy delta, where up to 2.5 million people lack food, water, and shelter. UNICEF cites worsening health conditions as exposed populations endure days of rain and displacement.

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