Hermann Sons youth camp opens near Comfort for season
More than 2,300 youngsters from San Antonio to Odessa will attend the Hermann Sons youth camp in Kerr County on the Guadalupe River near Comfort. The six weekly sessions begin Sunday and offer dormitories dining hall kitchen horseback riding swimming archery tennis softball canoeing soccer trampoline tumbling and arts and crafts sponsored by the Grand Lodge Order of the Sons of Hermann in Texas.
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San Antonio
The
Grand Lodge Order of the Sons of Hermann
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Crisis center seeks bilingual volunteers in Odessa
The Odessa Rape Crisis Center calls for volunteers in multiple roles including crisis intervention, telephone support, and public speaking. Men are especially needed to counsel relatives of victims and address audiences. The center operates 24 hours for anyone affected by sexual attack or molestation. Call Carol Burrows or Karen Reed at 366-RAPE for information.
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Odessa
Rape Crisis Center
Carol Burrows
Karen Reed
Firefighters plan 1986 Fill the Boot drive in Midland
Midland and Odessa firefighters launch the 1986 Fill the Boot campaign to raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Last year about $15,000 was collected. Off-duty crews will collect Saturday from 10 a.m. at 42nd Street and Andrews Highway, Wadley Avenue and Midkiff Road, and Loop 250 and Midkiff Road.
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Midland and Odessa
Eli Griffin
42Nd Street
Andrews Highway
Midland
Wadley Avenue
Midkiff Road
Loop 250
Dear Abby readers urge intervention in a child’s alcohol problem
A 12 year old girl reports a friend Betty drinks her mother's liquor daily. The friend tells Betty's mother, but no action has followed. Abby advises informing an adult such as a school counselor and, if needed, a principal, to protect Betty. The letter also asks about how long visiting mothers should stay with distant married children.
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Abby
Betty
Friend
Perplexed Mother and Wedding Etiquette Replies
A perplexed mother describes long stays with six grandchildren across three cities and asks how to stop overstaying her welcome. Abby advises direct communication, shortening visits with problematic families, and not buying gossip. A reader shares a zipper code word anecdote, and a minister suggests pre wedding announcements to curb disruption by children.
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Abby
Museum Story Hour Canceled for Tuesday
The Presidential Museum canceled the 10:30 a.m. preschool story time scheduled for Tuesday. Story hours will resume in the fall, with plans for a return next season.
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Museum’s Story Hour
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