Ghosts of Odessa past revived in weekend theater tours
In Odessa, landmarks fade yet memories linger as the Ector Theater reopens for classic movie weekends. Nearby, the Scott Theater sits vacant while the Inn of the Golden West transforms into Lincoln Tower. Historic hotels, bars, eateries, and tourist courts along Grant Avenue and U.S. 80 recall a bygone social scene, prompting self guided ghost tours through downtown memories.
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Odessa
Ector
Scott Theater
Elliott Hotel
Central Hotel
Elliott
Police-Courts
Central
Clover House
Texas Avenue
Inn of
Golden West
Lincoln Hotel
White Buffalo
Lincoln Tower
Noel Plaza
West Fourth Street
Club Cafe
Grant Avenue
Charlie Winston
Piccadilly
Chevrolet
Model Shop
Grant
Antlers
West Second
U.S. 80
Health department adds two positions in disease control
Ector County Health Department hires two full time contagious disease specialists and Texas Health Department notes national grants of 54.1 million to fight contagious diseases. Cross says funds cover salaries and equipment for two years or longer and Palmer highlights bioterrorism preparedness as part of a broader public health response.
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Ector County
Texas
Ment of Health
CDC
Ector County Health Department
Cross
Emily
Palmer
Texas Health Department
Toby Cross
Odessa city group lands big Family Dollar distribution center
Elms hails a milestone for the Odessa Industrial Development Corp as Family Dollar plans a nearly 1 million square-foot distribution center at the John Ben Shepperd Parkway exit on Interstate 20. The $91 million site will employ about 500 workers, with construction tying to a hoped-for early next year opening. The deal followed the sale of an 89-acre vacant parcel and involved close cooperation with the Odessa Development Corp. and city tax incentives.
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Odessa Industrial Development Corp
Elms
Odessa
OIDC
Family Dollar
Bette Exess
John Ben Shepperd
Texas parents find day care via state web site tool
Odessa parents discuss a new state web site that lists violations and failed sanitation inspections for Texas daycares. Working mother Carmen Saavedra recalls researching options by references and friends and wishes the site had been available earlier to guide safe child care choices.
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Texas
Odessa
Carmen Saavedra
Saavedra
Barbara Murray
Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory
Bush to withhold funds for anti-terror efforts
President Bush plans to designate 28.9 billion dollars for an emergency anti-terror budget but may withhold the 5.1 billion portion. Spokesman Scott McClellan said a decision on spending all or none of the 5.1 billion will come within a month. Workers erect a large banner at Baylor University in Waco for the Economic Forum.
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Bush
McLane
Baylor University
Waco
Ector County Hospital Board to Meet Tonight
The Ector County Hospital District Board of Directors will convene at 5 15 p m in the Medical Center Hospital Boardroom. Topics include purchasing a quarter block at Washington and West Fourth, selling small parcels in Westmoor and Airway Acres, and updates on a new cab lab and outpatient surgery center.
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Ector County Hospital District Board of Directors
Medical Center Hospital
Washington Street
West Fourth Street
Westmoor Acres
Airway
Sudhir Amaram
Regency Hospital Company
LTAC
MCH
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Health Department
Roy Allen
Odessa Industrial Developmer
Yaent
Ate
Ector County Hospital Board
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