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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 2000
Page
9
Sonja McGillivray muses on psychic hot lines and quirky forecasts for the year 3000. She imagines fashion revivals, space travel confusions, and celebrities with replacement parts, while noting enduring human joys in ice cream, graduations, weddings, and births.
The Texas Education Agency will award 85 million dollars in basic skills grants to 234 districts and consortia starting Monday to reduce ninth grade retention and dropouts. Funds may hire more teachers buy computers and expand staff development while studying best practices to boost graduation rates.
National Weather Service officials say a brief cold snap will dip temperatures Wednesday evening after a 60 degree daytime. Odessa saw only specks of snow Friday with moisture too low to produce more. West Texas remains in a dry La Nina pattern, with the Panhandle having a better chance than farther south.
Odessa city officials offer a free 6:30 to 9 p.m. February 17 at Fire Station No. 6 to teach basic auto maintenance. Instructor Doug Hildebrand from the equipment services department will cover tire changes batteries oil changes and checking antifreeze while a police officer discusses accident steps and traffic laws. Registration is limited to 25 people and calls go to Paul Weaver at 368-3548.
Malissa Warzeka and Katie Marie Dunn, both 17, were convicted of two counts each of aggravated robbery after admitting to hold ups at convenience stores. A jury, seated by Judge Mark Kent Ellis, sentenced them to seven years each to run concurrently despite pleas for probation.
Odessa Fire Department crews were called to a contractor’s trailer fire near Huntsman at about 10 p.m. The blaze started inside an electrical panel box in the trailer used as an office and remained contained, not affecting any Huntsman plant operations. Harold’s Electronics owner notes pre Christmas sales rise.
Super Bowl fans plan big purchases as Odessa stores report peak demand for large televisions during the holiday season. Harold Moore of Harold's Electronics cites Sony models driving most sales with advances in flat panel and rear projection tech. Sears manager Ron Stringer notes rising sales and inquiries as supply lags behind demand.
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