Jordan Elementary Reopens After Health Review
Jordan Elementary resumes classes today as health officials monitor the campus. Superintendent Wendell Sollis reports a toxicoloy consult allowed reopening after air and surface tests found no identified cause of the rash outbreak that began Thursday in the sixth grade wing. 101 similar reports had surfaced by Sunday.
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Jordan Elementary
Wendell Sollis
Department of
Sollis
Odessa
Barbara Jordan
Insurgent Campaign Hits Iraqi Civilians and Police
Mass violence in Baghdad and northern cities raises Iraqi dead to at least 70 with 17 killed in a bus ambush near Tikrit. Six U.S. soldiers have died since Friday. Insurgents target collaborators with American forces and raid police stations to seize weapons, escalating tensions ahead of Jan 30 elections.
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Baghdad
Iraq
U.S
Tikrit
United States
Fallujah
Candy from the South Forty in a Nutshell
Suzie Hitchcock Hall presents a compact view of a rural candy making tale. The piece details a Southern Forty farm approach to confections and the personalities involved in this small bakehouse world.
Susie’s South Forty Tops 2004 World Record In Texas Toffee
Susie Hitchcock Hall’s Susie’s South Forty claimed a Guinness World Record for a 2,940 pound Texas shaped slab of toffee. After winning, she cut the prize mass and donated $57,000 worth of toffee to local groups.
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Susie
Susie Hitchcock-Hall
Hitchcock
Bush era confections return with Susie Hitchcock Hall plans
Susie Hitchcock-Hall, owner of Susie’s South Forty, eyes a repeat confectionery spread for an inaugural event linked to Texas politics. She awaits a December decision on serving the Bush delegation while confirming attendance at the Inaugural Ball for Texas in the Capitol and notes a committee will choose menu items.
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Paul Zoeller
Onessa
Susie Hitchcock-Hall
Susie
South Forty Confections, Inc
Washington, D.C
Texas
Suzie Hitchcock-Hall
Boots
George W. Bush
Permian Basin
Hitchcock-Hall
Capitol
Hitchcock Hall
Susie's South Forty Confections, Inc
Empty Stocking Fund drives toys and food for families
The Empty Stocking Fund supports the Salvation Army in delivering toys and food baskets to needy families. Donations may be mailed or delivered to the Salvation Army Community Center in Odessa or to the Odessa American. For information call the Odessa American or the Salvation Army. See page 2A for today’s totals.
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Salvation Army
10Th St
Fourth St
Andrews to award bids for business center project
Andrews City Council will award bids for a 17,000 square foot Business and Technology Center costing 2.4 million dollars on the site of the former Gloretta Elementary. The facility, a joint venture with Odessa College and UTPB, aims to boost local economic development with nursing and science labs, classrooms, and distance learning capable rooms.
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Glen Hackler
Odessa College
University of Texas of
Permian Basin
Gloretta
Odessa College Nursing
Hackler
UTPB
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