Last day to register for summer school in ECISD
Today is the final chance to register for ECISD summer programs at multiple sites. Registration runs 8 am to 5 pm at the Career Center Bowie Nimitz and Bonham Junior Highs and 8 am to 4 pm at the Youth Center for credit recovery and electives.
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Ector County Independent School District
Career Center
Bowie Junior High
OHS
Nimitz
Permian
Bonham Junior High
Youth Center
Remembering D-Day Fifty years later and beyond
Veterans from Odessa recall D-Day glory and sacrifice as the 62nd anniversary notes the 1944 invasion that turned the war. Tech sergeant TL Surratt and engineers Sal Guerrero and John Late recount the Normandy beach assault and its enduring impact on their lives and history.
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Normandy
England
France
Guerrero
John Late
T.L. Surratt
Omaha Beach
Camp Falcon opens at UTPB with varied activities for kids
Camp Falcon 2006 kicks off at the UTPB campus for incoming first through sixth graders. About 220 children enroll as science ice cream making joins soccer, art, Frisbee, reading, tee-ball and swimming. Registration runs 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the UTPB gym with a $240 monthly fee or $20 daily. Campers receive a T shirt ID and backpack.
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UTPB
Falcon
Rey Lascano
Deanne King
Camp Falcon
Lascano
Kanu Kalola
West Texas Opportunities helps beat the heat in Odessa
The nonprofit West Texas Opportunities aids low income residents with utility bill payments funded by the Texas Department of Housing and Human Affairs. It also distributes box fans to residents aged 60 and older and offers weatherization services. To apply, bring income proof, Social Security card, photo ID, and a utility bill to the Bank of America building in Odessa. For details call 333-9027. Linda Reese, the neighborhood center director, explains the effort.
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West Texas Opportunities
Texas Department of Housing and Human Affairs
Linda Reese
West Texas
Poor William and the UN sex for food scandal
A column fragment cites Mallard Fillmore cartoons alleging a UN sex for food scandal spreading through Africa Liberia and other regions. It references a Washington Times piece and May 10 editorial noting abuse involving refugees and camp leaders amid calls for congressional hearings and UN reforms.
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Bosnia
Cambodia
Liberia
William
Miss Kitty
Mallard
U.N
Kofi Annan
Washington Times
Torial
Times
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Optimist International
Sal Guerrero
Army Corps of Engineers
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Gary Rhodes
University of Texas
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