Bubba in Odessa Hides From Cops Over Sketch Mixup
In a local Odessa café, Bubba Gravelhauler pretends to be someone else to dodge a John Doe No 2 bombing suspect label. He removes the disguise to explain fears, while friends joke about authorities and a Permian Basin link. Ken Brodnax writes the column.
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Bubba Gravelhauler
Bubba
Odessa
Feds
Oklahoma
John Doe
Permian Basin
Elvis
Ken Brodnax
Ector County Career Center invites first sophomore class
ECISD will invite 288 of 516 applicants to join the new Career Center, funded by an $8 million bond. The center will offer health care, business tech, and human services this fall with 144, 96, and 48 students respectively, and 720 next year.
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Ector County Independent School
Career Center
John K. Brown
Brown
ECISD
TAAS
Caster Center
Wake Up Call Rally Urges Men to Be Better Husbands
About 2,000 area men and boys prayed sang and heard messages urging better husbands and fathers at the Wake Up Call at Ector County Coliseum. Ron Adams praised the Holy Spirit moving in men's lives as Promise Keepers aims to grow attendance for a Houston conference.
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Ector County
Ron Adams
Promise Keepers of
Permian Basin
Promise Keepers
Men of Integrity
Christian Men
Bill McCartney
Colorado University
Houston
Dave Wardell
Federal Building
Oklahoma City
Baylee Almon
Wardell
Timothy McVeigh
Jesus
Jim Pack
Pack
Odessa American
Dallas
Mother's Day blooms fill Odessa florists and clubs
Odessa florists report a busy Mother's Day week with spring bouquets orchid and carnation corsages in demand. Many orders come from out of town with daughters-in-law the busiest buyers while several shops plan Sunday deliveries and some close for the day, letting moms have a day off.
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Odessa
Lorie Reese
Mark Knox Flowers
Reese
Unique
Sherry Garcia
Garcia
Bill Grace
Barrow’s
Arlene’s
Barbie Pierson
Pierson
UTPB earns state and national recognition in business
The Small Business Institute at University of Texas of the Permian Basin earned state and national honors for top regional performance. Darla Simon and Jim Hawthorne received certificates of appreciation for research aiding Boone Ranch Ltd in Midland and Aranda Pools and Spas in Odessa. Hawthorne earned honorable mention nationwide for undergraduate work on a graduate-level project.
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Small Business Institute
University of Texas
Permian Basin
Darla Simon
Jim Hawthorne
UTPB
West Texas
Texas Tech University
University of Texas-El Paso
Abilene Christian University
West Texas A&m University
Tom Schaefer
Gatt and
NAFTA
Darla
Joan Boone Maury
Mauzy
Simon
Hawthorne
Aranda Pools and Spas
Odessa
Schaefer
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