Cosden refinery poised to return to full capacity
After a two month shutdown from a March 26 fire, the Cosden oil refinery near Big Spring is set to reach full capacity early next week. Public relations director J W Cahill said operations are being ramped up from a third of 60 000 barrels per day as repairs and a computer replacement wrap up.
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Cosden
J.W. Cahill
American Petrofina Inc
Cosden Oil and Chemical Co
Cahill
Insurance Company
Californian teaches zero dropout rate and mastery learning
California educator Harry Wong spoke to Odessa teachers about mastering learning to cut dropouts and raise homework completion. He described short assignments, written objectives, and student progress checks while noting his own 70 percent classroom activity and years of teaching.
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California
Odessa
Harry Wong
Wong
Bonham Junior High
Ector County
Lloyd McKee
Menlo Park
Calif
Australian art exhibit to tour Texas and South Australia
Odessa hosts a 1986 traveling art show as part of the South Australian and Texan Sesquicentennial Tour. David Keane, chairing the project, said Odessans will see works reflecting Australian life at the Art Institute for the Permian Basin. The program pairs cities in Texas and South Australia with events linked to oil, agriculture, and tourism.
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David Keane
Art Institute For
Permian Basin
Australia
Keane
Noarlunga
South Australia
Texas
Meacham
Odessa-Ector County
Twin Cities
Odessa
Globe of the Great Southwest Theatre
Adelaide University
Brookshire warns of security risk at Ector County Courthouse
Sheriff Brookshire says the Ector County Courthouse undergoing a 2.3 million renovation may have security gaps with open windows and doors in the jail area and new construction. He has deputy and dogs patrolling the site at night, while County Judge Jan Fisher backs stronger measures amid ongoing expansion set to finish in December. Commissioners Hammond Tolbert Bowen commented, saying the building was not secure on inspection.
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Bob Brookshire
Ector County
Brookshire
Jan Fisher
Precinct 4
Willie Hammond
Bill Tolbert
Gerard Bowen
Bryan Henderson
Restrictions curb small firms in county bids
Ector County Commissioner Willie Hammond says current bidding rules favor big business, hindering small firms. He notes 5 percent bid bonds and costly performance bonds raise cash flow barriers for bids over 50,000 dollars. County officials cite varied vendor realities and a need for responsible bidders, while Odessa city projects reportedly face fewer restrictions for small contractors.
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Ector
Willie Hammond
Eeter
Hammond
Everett Berry
Vendoure
Citién
Berry
City of Odessa
Bobby Tucker
Tucker
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