Easter egg hunts span Odessa and Midland communities
Odessa hosts a citywide Easter egg hunt at 10 a.m. Saturday at UTPB Park with 20 000 candy eggs and sponsors including Parks and Recreation and the Odessa Jaycees CVA Advertising and Bobby Cox Companies The event is for children under 10 and info is at 368 3548 In Midland a separate Easter egg hunt runs 10 a.m. to noon at Washington Park open to all The Petroleum Museum hosts a Lunch and Lecture with Odessa photographer Jon Smith discussing travel life experiences and tips The event is free and attendees may bring a bag lunch Floyd Gwin Park hosts Don t Mess with Texas Trash Off starting April 2 with hundreds of volunteers needed Then April 7 ARMA hosts a mock trial seminar in Midland County Commissioners Court and the Odessa Roughnecks announce open auditions at 4 30 p.m Tuesday at the Ector County Coliseum.
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Odessa
Utpb Park
Odessa Parks and Recreation Department
Odessa Jaycees
CVA Advertising
Bobby Cox Companies
Midland
Greater Ideal Baptist Church
Washington Park
Washington Ave
Jon Smith
Petroleum Museum
Interstate 20
Smith
Texas
Floyd Gwin Park
Midland Permian Basin
Association of Records Managers and Administrators
Midland County Commissioners Court
N. A St
ARMA
Texas Senate OKs 139 Billion Budget Restore Cuts
The Texas Senate unanimously approved a two year 139 billion budget boosting education and health and human services. Education takes about 55 percent of state spending with 66.2 billion state funds. Child Protective Services gains 50 percent amid recent child homicide cases and Medicaid coverage rises 19 percent restoring mental health and related services.
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Austin
Texas Senate
Texas
TAKS Grant Drive Aims to Boost 2006 Scores
ECISD Education Foundation seeks TAKS grants totaling about 40000 dollars with applications due Tuesday. Funds awarded in May will support TAKS teaching exercises and equipment for the 2005-06 school year, as teachers and foundation members emphasize addressing lower scores.
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Susan Allison
Leslie Lawson
Emma Ochoa
Amy Wilson
Milam Magnet
Education Foundation
Ector County Independent
Ecisd Education Foundation
Cindy Wiehle
van Amburg
Wiehle
Foundation
County Officials Convene in Odessa at Association Conference
More than 300 Texas county officials gathered in Odessa for the West Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association conference hosted by the Ector County Commissioners Court. Officials log 16 hours of annual classes and share county problems to avoid reinventing the wheel while addressing Help America Vote Act compliance and replacing punch card voting with electronic machines by January.
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Texas County
Odessa
West Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association
Ector County Commissioners Court
Ector County
Freddie Gardner
Gardner
Association
Ector
Beer Can House sparks grant for Houston Visionary Art
Odessa American columnist recounts 1984 beer can pyramid with friend Bruce Turnipseed and a Georgia helper. Houston Endowment awards 125000 for restoration of John Milkovisch’s Beer Can House, once an iconic folk art site opened to tours after renovation. Additional reflection on art versus beer culture and long odd fame.
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Bruce Turnipseed
Levelland
Lee
Bruce
Georgia
Houston
Houston Endowment
Orange Show Center For Visionary Art
John Milkovisch
Milwaukee
Milkovisch
Associated Press
Keystone
Southern Pacific
Emily Todd
Dallas
Pabst
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Midland Egg Hunt
Roughnecks
Odessa Roughnecks
Ector County Coliseum
Senate
Oks
Steve Ogden
R-College Station
Gonzalo Barrientos
D-Austin
Paul Zoeller
ECISD
Craig van Amburg
Gene Powell JR
The
Odessa American
Gpowell
Dave Barry
Orange Show
Susanne Theis
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