Camps offer learning and fun this summer in Odessa region
Odessa area camps from Odessa College and the University of Texas Permian Basin offer a range of activities from computer animation to archery and Zumba. Programs include Camp Falcon June 6 to July 28 for ages 5 to 12, Tex PREP science and math camps, and scholarships for high school credit. Registration timelines vary with a general guidance to sign up early.
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Odessa
Odessa College
University of Texas of the
Permian Basin
Lisa Cline
Cline
UPTB
Hernandez
UTPB
Betty Frederickson
Frederickson
Tex Prep
Rey Lascano
Lascano
Trustees to hear AVID presentation at Tuesday meeting
Ector County Independent School District trustees will hear an AVID program presentation and vote on continuing membership with AVID Center for 2012. The board will consider a $67,460 contract with AVID Center, training and materials for at risk students, plus related agenda items and personnel matters.
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Ector County Independent School District Board of Trustees
Avid Center
California
ECISD
AVID
Skeletal remains found near Wichita Falls on highway
A passerby found the clothed human skeleton beneath a shade tree near Waurika Highway in a wooded area close to the Oklahoma border. Police are investigating as a homicide. victim’s race age and gender are not yet determined.
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Wichita Falls
Texas
Waurika Highway
Oklahoma
Ramp project aids Odessa couple with home access
The Texas Ramp Project and the ABLE Center install Odessa's first home ramp for Virginia Curtis who has Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Director John Laine says the 55 foot ramp exceeds ADA standards and would cost about 3000 dollars otherwise. Volunteers from Lions Club, churches, and civil rights groups donate time and funds to provide free ramps.
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al Curtis
Curtis
Virginia Curtis
Texas Ramp Project
Able Center
Marilyn Hancock
Texas
Hancock
ABLE
Odessa
John Laine
Dallas
Laine
West 46Th Street
Lions Club Tri- Service Club
Texas Civil Rights Project
Earl Hutchinson
Veterans ride across states for POW and MIA awareness
Ray and Kay McDowell join the annual flag ride from California to Washington D C visiting memorial sites and storm damaged areas in Alabama and Tennessee. The trip supports veterans healing and honors POWs and MIAs while riders from families and friends fund their own travel costs.
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California
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Virginia
Alabama
Washington D.C
Ray
Ray McDowell
Kay McDowell
McDowells
D.C
Armed Services
Scott
Kay
Washington, D.C
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J.P. Morgan Chase
Betsabe Salcido
New Tech
North Texas
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Associated Press
Lauren Drinkard
Tre Het
Rftw.org
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Wessa American
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