Odessa club and event notices sweep Rotary to Memorial Day
Rotary Club Odessa noon meeting at Odessa College admin building hosts Nuevo Laredo talk by Mary Hunt. Odessa Christian Faith Center holds End of School Bash 6 pm at Oneighty Youth Center with Ken Johnson as guest speaker. Lions Club meets at 1101 Whitaker Ave. UT Permian Basin SBDC Spani sh seminar at St. Anthony's 6 to 8 pm. Optimists meet at Odessa College noon with Wendy Brumbelow speaking. Memorial Day events include Commemorative Air Force ceremony 11:30 am near Midland International Airport and a Kent Thomas talk with lunch options. Senior Bridge Club meets 12:30 pm at Northside Center. American Legion Memorial Day observance listed.
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Rotary
Rotary Club of
Odessa
Nuevo Laredo
Mary Hunt
Odessa Christian Faith Center
Oneighty Youth Center
N. Andrews Highway
Ken Johnson
ECISD OKs 264000 bid to renovate Career Center labs
The ECISD board unanimously approved a 264000 bid to Midland Construction Co. to renovate four existing labs into seven new labs and a conference room as part of the Career Center redesign. Trustees also approved a policy for administrator drug testing with reasonable suspicion and adopted a revised Student Code of Conduct for 2008-09 amid concerns over teacher morale and pay.
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Midland Construction Co
David Finley
Ector County Independent School
Stention
Fay Batch
Carol Gregg
ECISD
Texas Leaders Advise Planning for Future Economy
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples urged officials from Iraan to Muleshoe to plan for the inevitable during the 2008 Permian Basin Economic Development Summit at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin Center for Energy and Economic Diversification. About 100 officials from 23 West Texas counties attended, including Reeves County Judge Sam Contreras.
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Alan Kirchhoff
Governor's Office
Permian Basin
Center For Energy and Economic Diversification
Midland
Iraan
Muleshoe
Texas Agriculture
Todd Staples
Staples
Texas Department of Agriculture
University of Texas of the
Center For Energy and
Robert Tobias Jr
Pecos
Sam Contreras
Reeves County
John Martinez
Midland College Business and Economic Development
Attorney fees for Donna Jordan case unsettled in Texas
Mediation with U S Magistrate Judge Stuart Platt on attorney fees for Donna Jordan, who won 64 000 in a civil rights suit against Ector County, failed to resolve the amount. Judge Robert Jonell will decide how much the county must pay after appellate battles and disputed defense fees.
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U.S
Stuart Platt
Ector County
Robert Jonell
Donna Jordan
Janis Morgan
Jordan
Morgan
Midland
Sth Circuit Court of Appeals
Brian Carney
Carney
Patricia Weaver
Jug Taylor a longtime Odessa community leader and booster
Byron Glen Taylor known as Jug led Permian and Odessa High football circles, served as Permian Booster Club president, and remained a civic figure across churches and fraternal groups. His 1946 OHS state championship co captaincy set a local legacy that influenced many players and local figures. He died last Friday ending a life deeply tied to Odessa sports and community.
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Jug Taylor
Glen
Jug
Byron Glen Taylor
Bucky
Byron
Panthers
Hhow
Odessa ‘High
Athl
Ers
Permian
Odessa High
Broncos
OHS
The
Gideons
Lions
Church
Jag
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Lions Club
N. Whitaker Ave
Wwwodessadtlons.org
Odessa College
Wendy Brumbelow
Commemorative Air Force
Commemorative Air Force Garden
Midland International Airport
Speaner
Kent Thomas
Northside
16Th Street
Adams Avenue
American Legion Post
Unit 430
Whi
Legion
Ecisdoks
MONEY
Mark Sterkel
Sam Contreras Reaves
Oan
Texas Ahead
Texasahead.org
CEED
Mark Sterkeljodessa
Morelaw.com
Ken
Byron Townsend
University of Texas
Hayden Fry
SMU
Baylor Bears
Jake Rhoads
Joe Holley
Inline Melton
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