Root beer kegger staged to mock teen drinking in Wausau
In Wausau Wisconsin a high school hosted a root beer kegger to mock suspensions over teen drinking. Police breath tested nearly 90 teens but none were positive for alcohol. Organizer Dustin Zebra 18 said the party used 1919 root beer to resemble a real party and gained attention on YouTube.
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Waysau
Wis
YouTube
Dustin Zebra
D.C. Everest High School
Wausau
Kronenwetter
Daniel Joling
Jason Rasmussen
ECISD weighs next steps in superintendent search
ECISD has one applicant so far for the permanent superintendent role, not including interim leader Mendez who plans to apply. Trustees debate timing and process, with calls to hire a firm and possibly move before the May elections, while praising Mendez’s interim work on bell schedules and Career Center changes. Efforts to reach board president Carol Gregg were unsuccessful.
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ECISD
Mendez
Ector County Independent School District Board of Trustees
Fay Batch
Batch
Ray Beaty
Beaty
Doyle Woodall
Randy Rives
Donna Smith
Smith
Woodall
Carol Gregg
Odessa honors police and firefighters with appreciation day
Odessa officials and volunteers marked a day to honor police officers and firefighters. Deputy Chief Lou Orvas and Sgt. Brian Burney praised the public for recognizing law officials beyond enforcement, while Odessa Forum president Rachel Dobbs noted the event began 37 years ago to celebrate these groups. Women from Odessa Forum prepared meals for officers, troopers, and firefighters.
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Odessa
Lou Orras
Orvas
Odessa Forum
Rachel Dobbs
Dobbs
Texas Department of Public Safety
Brian Burney
Burney
UTPB Offers Summer Tuition Scholarship of 50 Percent
UTPB announces a summer scholarship reducing tuition to about $236.85 for a three credit course. Eligible students must have at least a 2.0 GPA and the award excludes applied music and lab fees. The aid will apply to summer classes and appear on the transcript after acceptance and enrollment. Velasquez hopes to use it toward history or related major courses to graduate early.
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Watts
UTPB
Velasquez
V-22 contract spreads work to Amarillo and Fort Worth
The Bell Boeing Joint Project Office will manufacture 167 V-22 Osprey aircraft under a $10 billion DoD award. Half the work is in Ridley Park Pennsylvania, with the rest in Amarillo Texas and Fort Worth Texas. Deliveries include 14 Marine and 26 Air Force versions by October 2014. Senator John Cornyn called the V-22 cutting edge and battlefield proven.
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Washington
Texas
Bell Boeing Joint Project Office
Department of Defense
Ridley Park
Amarillo
Fort Worth
DOD
Air Force
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