Heroes Emeritus care packages honor Odessa Midland veterans
Local senior veterans receive care packages during Memorial Day week as part of the Heroes Emeritus program. Emeritus Senior Living aims to deliver over 2,000 packages nationwide, with home safety checks and items like nightlights and first aid kits. Community members may nominate local veteran recipients by contacting the nearest Emeritus location or Amy Bollier at 432-438-7366.
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Odessa-Midland Area
Amy Bollier
Emeritus.com
Odessa College offers survival camp for kids this summer
Odessa College presents You're Never too Young to Prepare as part of its College for Kids series. Two sessions per day run June 10 to 13 and June 24 to 27, with times 9am to noon for ages 5 to 8 and 1pm to 4pm for ages 9 to 12. Cost is $125 per child.
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Odessa College
College For Kids
Lawmakers Reject Gun Carrying Privilege Bill
A bipartisan coalition defeated a measure that would allow lawmakers and prosecuting attorneys to carry guns anywhere. In a 38 to 103 vote the Texas House rejected the bill after a lengthy debate over lawmakers special privileges.
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Austin
House
Odessa Drives Teens Toward Licenses With College Program
Odessa College offers the only local driver education program for teens with a classroom option and a parent taught path. Tracy Austin says the intensive course, taught by instructors with up to 35 years of experience, prepares youths for Odessa roads and challenges the expectation that driving class is easy. The program aims to instill solid skills beyond parental instruction.
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Odessa
Tracy Austin
Odessa College
Odessa Roads
Austin
Texas Department of Public Safety
New director named for Ellen Noél Art Museum
George Jacob, a Canadian Commonwealth Fellow born in India and raised in Taiwan and Canada, becomes executive director after a national search. He has two decades in museum work, trained at the Smithsonian and MIT-Ford foundations, and authored books on museum design.
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George Jacob
Ellen Noél
Andrtist
Jacob
India
Taiwan
Canada
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Smithsonian
Birla Institute of Technology & Science
Mit-Ford Foundation
University of Toronto
Yale School of Management
Liz Roberson
Board of Trustees
Four food safety tips for Memorial Day grilling season
Outdoor celebrations bring barbecue aromas and potato salads but also food borne illnesses. The article stresses keeping food out of the danger zone 40 to 140 F and practicing four core steps: clean, separate, cook, and chill, with emphasis on hand washing and sanitizing utensils. Levi Stone, ORMC chief nursing officer, provides contact details for more information.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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