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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 2012
Page
1
On August 16 deliveries reached 16.4 million gallons while the use limit stood at 16.0 million in the Colorado River Municipal Water District data. The report highlights a breach of the established delivery cap and calls for monitoring to manage water supply.
State Senator Seliger R Amarillo will hold his 200th town hall meeting Monday from 4 to 5 30 p m at the University of Texas Permian Basin Science and Technology building Cooper Lecture Hall in Odessa area campus. He serves on Finance Committee Finance Subcommittee on Higher Education and Education Committee. The event is free. On the net www utpb edu
The Odessa Black Chamber of Commerce Charitable Fund hosts a four man scramble at 9 a.m. Saturday with a shotgun start. Entry is 400 per team or 100 per person to aid 2012-13 Ector County high school seniors. lunch and donations support scholarships. Call 432-332-5812 for details.
Legal Aid of Northwest Texas offers a free advice clinic from 9 a.m. to noon at the American Legion on East Eighth Street. Eligible clients include US veterans and their families, with help on consumer issues, child support, housing, immigration, taxes, and more. Call 432-332-1207 to schedule.
Chris Trondsen, tormented by obsessive compulsive disorder, recounts his near fatal act and recovery in a candid Sunday Life and Times feature. He speaks to help others facing OCD understand they are not alone, offering insight and hope drawn from his journey.
ECISD trustees unanimously approve a 129.75 million bond to fund three new elementary additions, a high school expansion, and a move toward a middle school concept. Hector Mendez, superintendent, says the plan has been in the works as the county filing deadline nears. See BOND Page 2A.
The plan outlines total bond costs of 129.75 million dollars with Odessa High School slated for 40.4 million and 117000 square feet added for 1000 students. An additional 57.1 million funds three 85000 square foot elementary schools. Permian High School construction is projected at 32.3 million, adding further capacity.
The plan funds 117000 square feet for 1000 students and three new elementaries. West Odessa will get two 700-student campuses costing 19 million and 19.2 million with sewer plants, plus a northeast Odessa 700-student elementary at 18.9 million. High school additions total 72.6 million.
William Bell Duff, known as Dub Duff, an inventor and entrepreneur in the oil industry, died Thursday in Midland at age 86. A Texas Tech graduate, he moved to Odessa in 1952 and worked from roughneck to foreman before cofounding OD Rentals in 1962 with Johnny T. O Neal.
Ector County reports one confirmed West Nile virus case as Texas sees more infections. Health officials say a preliminary report arrived from the state health services, while Mosquito Lab tests, and hospital cases from Andrews, are noted in related coverage.
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