Mother's Day photo contest and Armed Forces Day event
Share a photo with mom on Mother's Day for a chance at a gift basket from the Odessa American. Enter on Facebook or Twitter by May 16, with winners judged on the OA staff’s reaction. Also promote the Permian Basin Honor Flight fundraiser with veterans stories at Music City Mall Dillard's Courtyard.
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AARP Driving Safety Class Planned at North Side Center
AARP schedules a driving safety course for adults 50 and older from 9 30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday at the North Side Senior Center 1225 N Adams Ave The fee is 15 for members 20 for non members Registration via 337 5281 or aarp.org.
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Gregg wins ECISD board seat with 58 percent of vote
Former ECISD trustee Carol Gregg reclaimed a seat by defeating Arlo Chavira 110 to 78 in a low turnout election attracting 190 voters of 8,811. Gregg, a municipal judge and former attorney, said her experience will aid ECISD through its current transition, while Chavira campaigned for a new board perspective. Incumbent Luis Galvan did not seek re-election.
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Nurse and toddler share a playful moment in Odessa
Jessica Bowen a Nurse Home Visitor with the Nurse Family Partnership at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin and Briana Dominguez laugh as Dominguez's 20 month old son Orlando tries to remove a marker cap during a shape book activity on a Odessa home visit.
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Teen mother Briana Dominguez to graduate Permian High
Briana Dominguez, a teenage mother, is set to graduate from Permian High School and receive a Sul Ross State University scholarship this fall. She plans to study neonatal nursing or medicine while raising her 20 month old son Orlando. Jessica Bowen of the Nurse Family Partnership visited their Odessa home during a card making activity.
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Odessa mulls options to improve chalky water taste
City officials in Odessa weigh approaches to improve the chalky taste of municipal water. Options include reverse osmosis, electrodialysis, and desalination as the city contemplates a potential four year expansion of the Water Treatment Plant amid an oil boom and possible wastewater sale revenue. Public Works Director Tom Kerr notes no cost estimate yet.
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