Empty Stocking Fund aids Odessa Garza family
A struggling Odessa single mother with five children faces medical and financial hardship after a liver cancer diagnosis and surgery. The Empty Stocking Fund by the Odessa American and The Salvation Army seeks to raise 120000 to provide a holiday meal and gifts for families in Ector County. Donations may be sent to Salvation Army Community Center 810 E 10th St or Odessa American 222 E Fourth St 79761. Call 332-0738. See today 2A for totals.
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Salvation Army
Odessa Parade of Lights scheduled for Saturday evening
The Parade of Lights will begin at 6 30 p m Saturday in downtown Odessa with line up from 3 p m in the Odessa College lot beside the Sports Center at 201 W University Blvd Entries must be in by 6 p m and the procession travels from 23rd Street along Andrews Highway then Third Street to the Medical Center Hospital Farmers Market lot for de staging Riders will be bused back to the college lot Award notices will be sent to the Odessa American and presented at a January City Council Meeting For more information call 368 3548 The weather index notes mostly sunny conditions with a northwest wind 5 to 15 mph and a high near 28 degrees.
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Odessa gunfight details and suspect description in 2015 shooting
DPS trooper recollects the north Odessa confrontation with Roger Dean Shull Jr. as dozens of shots rang outside a convenience store. Cpl Shock described a black handgun in the restroom doorway and the suspect locking eyes before advancing. He recalls blue eyes and a black shirt as he fired to stop the threat.
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Shock
Sgt
Matlock
Roger Dean Shull Jr
Texas Department of Public Safety
Odessa
DPS
Jon Shock
Monahans
Sgt. Matlock
Cpl. Villarreal
Odessa High musicians chosen for Carnegie Hall honors
Four OHS band and orchestra students will join Honors Performance Series in New York February 2 to 5 at Carnegie Hall. Seniors Joseph Gonzalez and Jamie Inman and freshmen Angelo Campos and Isaac Sanchez, ages 14 and 15, were selected. The group includes Gonzalez on percussion, Campos on clarinet, and Sanchez with double bass and saxophone in the band. The event gathers rising musicians from 49 states and multiple countries under conductor Kenneth Ozzello of The University of Alabama. The trip emphasizes rehearsal with some sightseeing time in evenings. See OHS Page 2A.
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Odessa High
Carnegie Hall
Joseph “JoJo” Gonzalez
Jamie Inman
Angelo Campos
Isaac Sanchez
Gonzalez
Campos
OHS
Sanchez
Inman
Steven Dojahn
New York
Guam
Australia
Chile
Germany
Hong Kong
Malaysia
Mexico
New Zealand
Qatar
South Korea
Odessa High School
Manhattan
Locals weigh in on UTPB president search process
Community members faculty staff and students offered input on the University of Texas of the Permian Basin presidency as a search proceeds. President David Watts will step down August 31 2017 after 15 years in office. Steven Leslie UT System and search chair outlined a confidential two round process with off site interviews and no public candidate introductions.
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Permian Basin
David Watts
Steven Leslie
University of Texas System
Micah Horowitz
Rus
Sell Reynolds
Horowitz
Clude
UTPB
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