Trivial questions haunt a purple living room
Laura Dennis, in her Friday column, riffs on a forest rumor joke and a Minnesota Green Bay game themed decor, then ponders petty town curios. She asks who dumped the Christmas tree near Ratlift Stadium, why two meter maids ticket downtown, and who vandalized Prairie Pete at Sherwood Park, while staying humorous and local in tone.
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Minnesota
Green Bay
Vikings
Randy Moss
Toner
Ratlift Stadium
Sherwood Park
Fort Davis and Fort Concho reenactment festival returns
Fort Davis National Historic Site hosts the Friends of Fort Davis NHS Annual Festival with an 1884 baseball game against Fort Concho. Highlights include period drills, small arms demonstrations, a flag raising at 9 30 a m, a period fashion show, a Peruvian horsesidesaddle group, and a noon barbecue with a brass quintet from the 62nd U S Army Band.
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Old Fort Davis
Fort Concho
Calvary
Fort Davis National Historic Site
Friends of
Davis
Jerry R. Yarbrough
Yarbrough
Texas Ladies
U.S. Army
Doughnut Lady Battles Cancer and Odessans Miss Her
Odessans remember Hanes the Doughnut Woman of Southern Maid on Eighth Street while she undergoes cancer treatment on medical leave after more than 40 years. She upbeat and hopeful says she will return soon as coworkers and regulars ask daily about her. Florence Davidson recalls long years at the shop and her fond regard for Hanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron
Hanes
Southern Maid
Eighth Street
Cee
Odessa
Lupe Gonzales
Gonzales
Florence Davidson
Davidson
Southern Maid Donuts
American Heart Walk Boosts Heart Association Support
The American Heart Walk starts at 8 30 a m Saturday at the Confederate Air Force Hangar to raise over 80 000 for heart disease research and public awareness. Odessa and Midland teams gathered sponsors while RefChem has about 150 walkers as more teams join.
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American Heart Association
Confederate Air Force Hanger
Sherry Higgins
AHA
Odessa
Midland
RefChem
Higgins
Mark Sundre
Ireland Elementary
Munro Shintani
Confederate Air Force
Judicial candidates tout their differing legal experiences
Republican John Cliff and Democrat Gary Watkins debated for the 244th District Judge seat at KOCV-TV previewing the November 3 election. Cliff cited about 1,000 civil and criminal cases, 250 in district court, while Watkins noted 200 trial cases including two in district court and highlighted five years as county judge.
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John Cliff
Gary Watkins
Cliff
Watkins
Kocv-Tv
Watkin
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Laura Dennis
Link
Freedom.com
Fort Davis
By Greg Harman
Nhs
Sanderson
Texas
Odessa Hanes
Sir Cer
Mark Sterkel
Benefit Heart Association
America
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