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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 2015
Page
6
Eychaner leads a 66 student choir camp with 10 staff and five UTPB education majors. The program focuses on early sight reading and solfege while teaching tone diction and drama to prepare for all region auditions. Elite students Tiahnna Sherman Faith Ragland and Cory Keesee credit the camp with boosting confidence and skill.
Eychaner notes Alto IIs Sherman and Ragland among camp participants while Keesee, a tenor, praises staff and says learning musicality and technique boosted confidence. He expects repeat all-state selection as the camp refreshes essential singing skills and pushes attendees to improve.
The report lists Mona hans Fort Stockton Pecos and McCamey beginning steps to end segregation. ECISD bonds and new city hall address updates, plus varied bond approvals and public works. Crime notes include executions and robberies, with sports and cultural milestones like Odessa High football, Giant film, Seminole basketball title, Gatlin Brothers, Elvis at Midland, Rosa Parks boycott spark, East of Eden release, Detroit Red Wings cup, and James Dean death.
Jurors decided to keep execution as a possible sentence for James Holmes after rejecting claims that mental illness spared him. Victims' families spoke of suffering while the court prepared for the final phase to determine lethal injection or life without parole for the 2012 Aurora cinema attack that killed 12 and injured 70.
The 42nd Planning and Zoning Commission approved a retail development after noting potential traffic issues, with Commissioner Jim Rector dissenting. Odessa City Council ratified the decision. A city Traffic and Engineering Division study found the project would not add significant traffic to existing levels near Walmart, analyzing current volumes, forecasts, and projections. The city also added a turning island at the exit drive beside Chili's in the past month.
Traffic coordinator Hal Feldman notes a $5200 installation planned before the new retail center to ease exiting and aid future business. Developer Jameson says there are enough access points to handle more traffic and that the location fits the market.
A severe storm toppled a circus tent at the Lancaster fairgrounds leaving two dead and at least 22 injured. About 250 people were inside the tent during the collapse as Walker International Events had staged two shows and planned to move into Vermont. State police and hospital officials confirmed the casualties and injuries while the National Weather Service had issued a severe thunderstorm watch at the time.
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