New Odessa College leader pushes student service focus
New OC vice president Bill Thallemer says he works at 90 mph to upgrade student services and outreach. He plans weekly Spanish term training, expanded counseling, and evening childcare options while reorganizing admissions, recruiting, and registrar tasks to boost student success. Thallemer brings prior work at Jefferson Davis CC and other colleges, and also teaches online for the University of Phoenix.
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Jefferson Davis Community College
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University of Memphis
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Pennsylvania
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Richard Abalos
Notre Dame
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University of Mississippi
Sagebrush Sounds to Record Live CD at Globe Theatre
Sagebrush Sounds a Western band with 30 songs performs at the Globe Theatre on Saturday at 7 p.m. with a $7 advance $8 door price. The group blends cowboy classics with humorous stage acts and memories of old songs. Band members Meeks Sewell Harriman Olsen discuss their humor and pride in keeping a U.S. cowboy music tradition alive.
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Globe Theatre
Sons of the Pioneers
Greg Meeks
U.S
Sagebrush
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R. Sewell
Harriman
Sewell
Meeks
Farwell
Seminole
Arizona
Mark Olsen
Lamesa
Study to Map Funding for Texas Water Supply Costs
Mullican notes federal loans cover wastewater and infrastructure but not water supply, estimated at 18 billion. Sen. Duncan says no current funding path. The Texas Water Development Board begins an economic impact study due this fall to identify funding targets and potential revenue sources, including bottled water tax, and project future impacts.
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Mullican
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Robert Duncan
Texas Water Development Board
V J Day memories span oceans and kilts among veterans
Odessa resident J B Hennigan recalls V J Day as he was discharged shortly after victory in Europe. A Seething England base mechanic heard word on the radio after a furlough parade in Dundee with Scots in kilts and bagpipes.
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Europe
Dundee
Scotland
J.B. Hennigan
Odessa
Leesville
Hennigan
Texas National Guard mobilizes for Iraq
Odessa unit Battery B 133rd Field Artillery joins about 3000 Texas guardsmen called to Iraq. Other units from Midland Big Spring Lubbock San Angelo join for Fort Hood training before a one year overseas stay starting early 2005.
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Odessa
Iraq
133Rd Field Artillery
Texas National
Spring
142Nd Infantry
Lubbock
San Angelo
112Th Armor
Fort Hood
Palmer County man arrested after Hobbs standoff
A 31 year old Palmer County man, John Jesko, was arrested on a fugitive from justice warrant in Hobbs New Mexico. He faced murder charges from Palmer County Texas and additional counts of aggravated assault on a peace officer and aggravated fleeing. He surrendered after a 20 minute standoff on Andrews Highway. He is held at Lea County Detention Center on bonds totaling 62500 dollars.
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N.M
Palmer County
John Jesko
Lea County
Jesko
Texas
Andrews Highway
Nickelback to Headline Concert at Ector Coliseum Monday
Nickelback along with Puddle of Mudd and Finger Eleven will perform at the Ector County Coliseum at 7 p.m. Monday. Tickets are $35 and can be bought at Endless Horizons and Laskey's Western Wear, with box office sales starting at 10 a.m. Monday.
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Odessa
Nickelback
Puddle of Mudd
Finger Eleven
Ector County Coliseum
Endless Horizons
Laskey
Coliseum
Eichers start dachshund sanctuary near Odessa
The Eichers opened a dachshund sanctuary at 16396 N Hollyhock Ave about 1.5 miles north of Hollyhock and Cottonwood, aiming to expand adoption programs and keep the refuge running for their successors. Paula Roberts of Odessa adopted a dog for her sick son and became a foster parent, noting the rewarding life saved by adoptions.
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Connie Eicher
N. Hollyhock Ave
Hollyhock
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