Memorial motorcycle parade honors veterans in Midland area
The Memorial parade drew 285 bikes and about 400 people from Midland Odessa and beyond. Speakers included Col Dean Leverly POW veteran and two Medal of Honor recipients George O’Brien and Fred Ferguson. Mayors Melton and Canon addressed the crowd as the ceremony included flags, a 60 second White House pause and a Last Dust Off memorial addition to be dedicated November 11 2004.
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Bill McNeill
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McNeill
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Permian Basin
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Vietnam
Philbeck
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CAF
Dean Leverly
Germany
George O’brien
Fred Ferguson
Chandler, Ariz
J.g. Jack Edwards
O’brien
Ferguson
Larry Melton
Mike Canon
Mike Conaway
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Rick Perry
Fred Robb
Springfield
Marine Corp
Springfield National Cemetery
United States
Kathy Mattea aids neurosci institute fundraiser in Charleston
Country star Kathy Mattea attends a black tie benefit at the Charleston Civic Center to support the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute at WVU. Her mother, diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in the late 1990s, motivates the Cross Lanes native to help others while she worries about the disease’s reach in her family. Jon Wezner joins her for the event.
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W.va
Kathy Mattea
Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute
Mattea
Cross Lanes
Jon Wezner
Charleston Civic Center
The
Institute
Bush Kerry honor veterans on Memorial Day
In Arlington Bush proclaimed America safer due to fighting forces while Kerry visited the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in a solemn tribute. Memorial Day observances included a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns, a parade on Independence Avenue, and noted World War II veterans alongside younger generations. Bush praised Defense Secretary Rumsfeld amid calls for resignation over the abuse scandal. Kerry resumed campaigning in Virginia as overseas conflicts continued in Iraq and Afghanistan with rising casualties and wounded numbers. Bush also extended condolences to Saudi Arabia after a deadly attack in the oil hub, praising Saudi handling of the crisis.
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John Kerry
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Kerry
Vietnam Monument
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John Carter
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Donald H. Rumsfeld
Rumsfeld
Virginia
U.S
Iraq
Afghanistan
Pentagon
Prince Abdullah
Saudi Arabia
White House
Pamela Stevens
West Texas location scout discusses light and film work
Stevens details choosing Marfa for Subaru ads to exploit angular shadows of mountains and notes two Big Bend shoots planned later this year. She highlights local sets on CF Ranch near Fort Davis Alpine, the roles of Dead Man's Walk and Streets of Laredo, and the economic benefits and cleanup.
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Stevens
Marfa
West Texas
Big Bend
CF Ranch
Fort Davis
Alpine
Austin
Laredo
Trail Blazer Presentations
DW Productions
UPS
Texas as a film location showpiece and varied terrains
The Texas Film Commission notes many Texas areas double for distant places from Iraq to Mars and Berlin to the Deep South. Officials say producers contact the commission with scripts, and Texas offers deserts mountains cities and diverse looks to meet film needs.
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Texas Film Commission
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New Mexico
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Iraq
Kuwait
Nevada
Odessa-Midland
Afghanistan
Big Bend
Mars
Africa
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Chile
France
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Utah
San Antonio
Washington
D.C
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Ohio
North Carolina
Vietnam
Missouri
Houston
Detroit
Manhattan
Long Island
Freeport
Florida
Dallas-Fort Worth
Berlin
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Montana
East
Deep South
Film Commission
Robert Brown
Brown
Searching for Wooden Watermelons is Texas made film
Beaumont native Wendy English writes and stars in Searching for Wooden Watermelons, a Texas filmed project with an all Texas cast released on DVD May 25. English, a Kelly High School and Lamar University graduate, returned to Texas in 2001 to shoot the film she wrote and produced using 21 locations and 300 extras. The drama follows three generations of women and their choices, marking momentum on the festival circuit with wins and nominations at Deep Ellum, Great Plains, Fargo, Wine Country, and Method Fest.
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Wendy English
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Access Hollywood
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Great Plains
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ECISD expands summer meal program for students
Wright notes children go eight to nine hours without food before meals at ECISD sites. The district offers summer breakfasts and lunches at three schools and two Boys and Girls Club centers, plus camps run by Scouts. Dietitian Michelle Weaver says the program is legally required and 6,053 breakfasts were served.
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ECISD
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Summer TAKS prep and courses offered for all grades
Summer program registration runs June 2 3 for Zavala third and fourth graders and June 8 9 for Odessa Permian and Career Center students. TAKS prep courses and Texas Tech correspondence classes available. some traditional courses like health and fitness offered via Channel 10 with Career Center meetings. Summer sessions run June 2 through July 22.
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ECISD
Clark
Summer meal sites and dates in 2024
Summer meals are available at Dowling Elementary from June 7 to July 8, Zavala Elementary from June 7 to June 29, Hood Junior High from June 14 to July 1, AIM High from July 12 to July 29, Woodson Boys and Girls Club from June 2 to July 1, Central Boys and Girls Club from June 2 to July 4. For information call 332 9151.
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Wi Zavala
Wi Hood Junior High
AIM High
Woodson Boys and Girls Club
Mi Central Boys and Girls Club
Meal program feeds many children through summer months
The report notes 11,244 lunches served to children aged 1 to 18 in June 2003. In July of the previous year 1,789 breakfasts and 3,794 lunches were provided. Weaver called the program a good deal and said it may be the only meal kids receive daily.
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Weaver
Summer school registration opens across district programs
Registration dates cover Bilingual Summer School for pre-K and kindergarten at Dowling Elementary on June 3, TAKS prep for third and fourth grades at Zavala Elementary on June 2 and 3, and recovery for grades six to eight at Hood Junior High on June 7 and 8. Ninth through 12th grade electives in health run June 8 and 9 at the Career Center, ATAAS TAKS prep, exit tests, and BY district sections at Crockett Junior High, Nimitz High, and the Career Center.
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Zavala
Hood Junior High
ATAAS
OHS
Crockett Junior High
Permian
Nimitz
Career Center
Clinton to kickoff book tour with Chicago speech
Bill Clinton plans a book tour kickoff in Chicago on Thursday. He will meet thousands of women at bookstores as a oversized book cover poster will be replaced with a large legal disclaimer urging readers to approach at their own risk.
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Hollywood
Bill Clinton
Chicago
Texas Lottery Cash 5 Winning Numbers Report
The Texas Lottery reveals the Cash 5 draw results for Monday May 31 with numbers 2 52 19 28 32 and remaining Day 3e 4ed figures. Significant mystery about final draw value and prize distribution remains.
New Mexico Lottery results and notices in Odessa American
Lottery numbers for ROAD RUNNER CASH 5 and POWERBALL are listed with a Jackpot of 10 million. The Odessa American provides publication details, contact numbers, and advertising policies for readers and advertisers in Odessa Texas.
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