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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1998
Page
8
A parent recalls a kindergarten graduation with pride for teacher Mrs Hurt and her class. She contrasts it with a later high school ceremony, noting calmer behavior and the lingering sense of wonder, while pondering growing world fears and the need for safe schools. Laura Dennis signs off her Friday column.
Kirk McCarley started May 4 as City of Odessa human resources director while serving his 10th year as a statistician for ESPN ABC. He counts college games nationwide among his passions, including work at the Hula Bowl Peach Bowl and Heritage Bowl from Boston to Hawaii. He says the sideline role won’t affect his city job.
Fourteen year old Clinton Caudle, a junior rodeo rider, was diagnosed with diabetes after rapid weight loss and dehydration. The Juvenile Diabetes Foundation aims to raise at least $50,000 at the 1998 Walk for the Cure at Music City Mall, Odessa, the first walk there. Clinton and family plan to participate, highlighting that diabetes affects about 20,000 people in the Permian Basin.
West Texas prairie dog towns persist across counties with ranch land supporting colonies. Officials say soil favors burrowing and Panhandle areas hold the largest populations. Despite national reports, Texas wildlife experts assert no endangered status and note scattered towns remain.
Richard McGinty awoke to gunfire at 3 30 in the morning and found nine bullet holes and two shotgun blasts in his Odessa residence walls. Police say no arrests by Thursday evening and investigators suspect the attack was targeted possibly linked to the stepson present in the home.
Odessa City Council appointed Roy Elsner to lead a seven member theater task force to craft an overall plan to save the New Ector Theater from demolition. The city bought the building in 1994 to become a multicultural center but funding waned. Elsner, with fifty years in broadcasting, hopes to explore back of the theater uses while praising the acoustics.
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