Odessa and Permian schools face lunch, traffic changes
Odessa high schools and Permian High consider schedule tweaks and traffic patterns as a school traffic task force reviews campus flow. Principal Brian Rosson and Chief Henry Jackson cite 832 of 1923 Odessa students and 781 of 2068 Permian students with permits, noting lunch periods create major congestion and suggesting a six minute lunch extension.
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Odessa
Permian
Presidential Museum
Brian Rosson
Henry Jackson
Rosson
37Th
42Nd Avenues
Dotsy Avenue
Ohs
Jackson
Ents
Lions Club Rose Fundraiser At Downtown Sale
Downtown Lions Club volunteers process roses for the floral fund-raiser. Roses and delivery are available for 15 dollars until Friday. For information call 335-0234. Betty Moya trims stems to improve water absorption in the prep station.
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Downtown
Lions Club
Carol McCorkle
Betty Moya
Carrie Jeffcoat
Mel Grissom
Lions Clubs
Black History Book Project Nearing Publication
South Odessa's Blackshear High School and local churches feature in a 70 year history of Black life. Gertrude Bruce Historical Cultural Center plans raise 10000 dollars and collect materials to publish a comprehensive Black history book within about a year, recounting memories of schools eateries and regional legends including Bonnie and Clyde.
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South Odessa
Blackshear High School
Texas
Bonnie and Clyde
Gertrude Bruce Historical Cultural Center Board
Open House at Historical Cultural Center Aims for Enrollments
The Historical Cultural Center in Odessa hosts an open house from 5 to 7 p.m. today at 1020 E Murphy St to boost enrollments in Odessa College continuing education. Summer offerings include computer science, special interest seminars, and GED classes. For info call 337-5556. The center also plans a book series expanding local history with each edition.
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Odessa College
E. Murphy St
Odessa College Students Lead Texas Junior College conference
Two Odessa College students led statewide efforts at the Texas Junior College Student Government Association annual conference in Houston. Josh Nino, OC SGA past president, served as elected president, while Christina Graves led Region I as president. OC sent eight students and two advisers among 60 colleges, endorsing recommendations to the Texas Legislature and adopting a new general board and a scholarship funding resolution.
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Odessa College
Texas Junior College Student Government Association
Houston
Josh Nino
SGA
Christina Graves
OCSGA
Graves
Texas Legislature
Nino
Local drivers gear up for road race at Fort Stockton
Larry Robinson of Odessa, owner of General Fleet Brokers, gears up for the Big Bend Open Road Race on April 24, driving a Dodge Viper in a 118 mile road rally from three miles south of Fort Stockton to Sanderson. The event draws speeds from 85 to over 200 mph with 55 turns on a closed Texas highway, supported by three safety stations and Lifeflight standby.
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Fort Stockton
Larry Robinson
Robinson
General Fleet Brokers
Odessa
Big Bend
Larry Todd Robinson
U.S. 285
Sanderson
Texas Department of Transportation
Furman
Kenda Furman
U.S
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Doc
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Paul Zoeller
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