EZ Rider and Clear Channel offer summer youth bus pass
EZ Rider and KMRK FM promote summer youth passes costing 40 dollars for unlimited rides from May 31 to August 31. Passes available in Odessa at EZ Rider office and local stores and in Midland at H E B and Midland College. Information at 561-9990 or ezrider.org.
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He-B
Midland College
City Hall
Ezrider.org
Mano luncheon set with Chavez speaker at Odessa venue
The Mexican American Network of Odessa schedules attorney Brian Chavez as keynote for today's Era of Leadership Luncheon at the Best Western Garden Oasis Chaparral Room on Interstate 20. Tickets are 20 dollars. call numbers provided for info.
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Brian Chavez
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Western Garden Oasis
UTPB Aims NCATE Accreditation For Teacher Education
University of Texas of the Permian Basin seeks national certification from NCATE to boost its education program. Rebecca Ockerman notes NCATE evaluates against national standards and involvement requires extensive paperwork and a campus visit. Filing began February 2004 with hopes for spring 2007 accreditation.
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Ockerman
NCATE
St. Mary's Odessa Hosts Preschool Pool Party
In the Odessa St. Mary's Central Catholic School parking lot, preschool and kindergarten students celebrated the last days of the school year with a pool party. Parents brought pools for the children to swim and play, featuring Boston Corral on Banzai Falls water slide as Friday marks the final class day.
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Odessa
Boston Corral
Banzai Falls
St. Mary's
Bell says sinkhole study funding unlikely in Texas
Bell notes slim chance the Texas Legislature will fund a scientific study into the Wink sinkholes. He cites state mineral rights ownership and vested interest if the state owns sites where drilling occurred, urging affected oil and gas producers and pipelines to share costs as 2005 session ends.
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Bell
The
Texas Commission
Permian Basin Student Wins Ford Mustang Prize
Laura Gilliam of Permian High School won a 2001 blue Ford Mustang in the Odessa New Car Dealers Association Perfect Attendance drawing. The program, coordinated by Communities in Schools of the Permian Basin, credits driving to succeed and good grades for the honor. Violet Singh noted program support and development.
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Laura Gilliam
Permian High School
Odessa New Car Dealers Association
Permian Basin
Violet Singh
Being immature is elementary in a school awards moment
Gene Powell Jr recounts an elementary school awards ceremony and muses on citizenship awards, family roles, and his own immaturity. He jokes about parenting, surrogacy ideas, and the playful chaos of kids as he watches awards unfold. The piece blends humor with reflections on partnership and parenting.
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