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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 16, 2004

Page

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Four new faces win on school board as incumbents fall

In Saturday elections Denis lost to LV while the mantra change the school board echoed. All four ballot seats went to newcomers, creating a potential majority on the seven member board. One city council seat changed hands with a runoff possible on the other. Hospital board incumbents who ran were re elected. the third seat was open after James Gaddy did not seek reelection.

Phil Fouche James Gaddy

Goates Wins Runoff Bid in District 2 City Council Race

James Goates captured the District 2 City Council seat after Saturday’s vote. In District 1, Bill Cleaver and Jo Ann Davenport advance to a runoff scheduled for June 19 after neither secured a majority. Davenport 443 votes 38.5 percent. Cleaver 431 votes 37.5 percent. Gary Rowe 275 votes 23.9 percent. Ector County official confirms runoff. Cleaver and Davenport pledge renewed campaigning.

James Goates Bill Cleaver Jo Ann Davenport Cleaver Davenport Gary Rowe Ector County Sharon Wilson

Newcomers claim district voters want new direction

New Ector County School Board newcomers say voters spoke by ousting three incumbents. In Position 2, Renda Berryhill won with 233 votes about 57 percent, defeating Delma Abalos who had 136 votes about 33 percent. Abalos had served as board president. In Position 4, Doyle Woodall won 488 votes about 70 percent, defeating incumbent Tommy Salmon with 212 votes about 30 percent. In Position 5, W R Randy Rives ousted incumbent Paula

Ector County Renda Berryhill Berryhill Delma Abalos Abalos Doyle Woodall Tommy Salmon W.R Randy” Rives Paula

Foreman wins bid for Ector County school board Position 7

L V Butch Foreman III defeated six rivals for Position 7 on the Ector County Independent School District board with 521 votes, 28 percent. He succeeds Phil Fouche who did not seek re election, and Foreman plans to coordinate with fellow winners to set the agenda. He owns Foreman Electric Service Co and serves on the Odessa Boys and Girls Club board.

L.V Butch” Foreman III Ector County Independent School District Board of Trustees Foreman

New Face for Ector County Hospital Board District 5

Fred Martin won the District 5 seat with 786 votes, 60.23 percent, defeating Ceretha Cartwright who had 519 votes, 39.77 percent. District 1 incumbent Judy Hayes and District 3 incumbent Joe Buice retained their seats.

Ector County Hospital District Board James Gaddy Fred Martin Ceretha Cartwright Judy Hayes Joe Buice Hayes Beulah Shaw

U.S. forces clash with militia on Baghdad outskirts

U S troops report killing 18 gunmen loyal to Muqtada al Sadr in Baghdad as jet strikes hit militia positions on the city edge. Skirmishes flare in Najaf and Karbala with five soldiers killed nationwide and a mortar attack at a recruiting center in the north. A Polish soldier is wounded in Najaf.

Baghdad Iraq U.S Muatada al-Sadr Najaf Karbala Al-Sadr Warsaw

Biz Marketplace Chaplains Serves 250 Plus Clients Nationwide

Biz Marketplace Chaplains supports over 250 clients and chaplains across multiple cities, expanding access to spiritual care for workers and organizations.

Marketplace Chaplains

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