Odessa Chamber to honor Entrepreneur of the Year and Hall inductees
The Odessa Chamber of Commerce schedules a April 6 luncheon at Odessa Country Club honoring 2017 Entrepreneur of the Year Dr. Jayaram B. Naidu and inductees to the Business Hall of Fame. Recipients include Lisa Crenshaw, Nick Fowler, Lonnie Lawrence, and Ravi Shakamuri. Reserve via Lynn Van Amburgh. nonmembers may attend.
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Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Odessa Country Club
Jayaram B. Naidu
Naidu Clinic
Nity
Business Hall of Fame
Odessa
West Texas
Lisa Crenshaw
Crenshaw Flooring
Nick Fowler
Rextac LLC
Orrex LLC
Lonnie Lawrence
AmeriFlash
Amerivax
Ameritank
Usautomax
Ravi Shakamuri
Star Care Health Services
Lynn van Amburgh
Lynnva
Odessachamber
Chamber
Texas Mountain Trail Writers Hold One Day Fiction Workshop
The Texas Mountain Trail Writers group hosts a beginner to experienced writers workshop from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 29 at Indian Lodge in Davis Mountains State Park near Fort Davis. Barbara Brannon and Kay Ellington, editors and publishers, will lead. Registration is $70 with limited space and early signups urged. contact texasmountaintrailwriters.org for forms.
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Fort Davis
Texas Mountain Trail Writers Organization
Indian Lodge
Davis Mountains
Barbara Brannon
Kay Ellington
Texasmountaintrail Writers.org
Weather Update Winds Rise Across Region
Sunny skies give way to a southwest wind of 15 to 25 mph with gusts near 40 mph. Strong gusts expected through the day as the latest forecast tracks cooler air arriving later.
Masons Lodge Faces City Offer on University Boulevard Project
The Masonic Lodge at Fellowship No 1385 on University Boulevard may lose land to Odessa's street widening plan. Eight buildings and 64 small parcels are targeted to expand the high traffic thoroughfare to five lanes with a straighter curve near the YMCA. City officials say the project will ease bottlenecks and improve safety.
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Masonic Lodge
University Boulevard
Jeff McEwen
McEwen
Fellowship Lodge No. 1385
Prise
Odessa
Michael Marrero
YMCA
Masons
St John’s student wins regional spelling bee title
Anika Gundlapalli a fifth grade student at St John’s Episcopal School won the 38th annual ECISD Regional Spelling Bee at Bonham Middle School after seven nerve racking final rounds. She will advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Madison Johnson placed runner up in the final round as nine other contestants competed.
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Anika Gundlapalli
Anika
Madison Johnson
Bonham Middle School
Ector County Hospital District Race Sees Incumbent Hayes Faced by New Opponent
Incumbent Judy Hayes of District 1 seeks re election to the Ector County Hospital District board. Hayes has served since 1992 with a new challenger Bryn Nicole Dodd entering the race as three longtime incumbents face challenges amid budget pressures and a shift in employee healthcare packages. Early voting runs April 24 28 and May 1 2 with Election Day May 6 at local polling sites.
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Ector County Hospital District Board
Judy Hayes
Medical Center Health System
Hayes
Bryn Nicole Dodd
Ector County Courthouse
Eighth St
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Dodd Seeks Seat on District 1 Board to Honor Commitments
Bryn Nicole Dodd, a candidate for Ector County Hospital District District 1, argues for restoring retiree health benefits after the Medical Center Hospital cut free insurance for about 380 retirees and shifted them to a Health Reimbursement Account system, a move the hospital says saves about 3.25 million dollars this year. Dodd recalls her father, a retiree, and pledges to restore integrity and fulfill commitments to employees. See DODD Page 7A.
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Bryn Nicole Dodd
Dodd
Ector County
Judy Hayes
Medical Center Hospital
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