Around the Basin Community Calendar Highlights
A digest from Odessa basin events lists McCamey High fish camp for incoming freshmen at 5:30 p.m. at McCamey High, Optimist Club noon meeting at Odessa College with DA Bobby Bland, a free Broadway review at Noel Heritage Plaza from 8 to 10 p.m., and a WWII history workshop in Del Rio. Also notes AKAs’ 20th charter anniversary at Odessa Regional Medical Center, a West Texas Singles anniversary dance at Stardust, and a Girl Scouts of the Permian Basin Odessa summer day camp at Odessa College Sports Center with activities within a day.
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McCamey High
S.p.m
Odessa College
Bobby Bland
David and
Kimberly Corman
Broadway Review
Main Street
Odessa
Odessa Council For the Arts and Humanities
Noel Heritage Plaza
Fifth St
The
Texas Historical Commission
Val Verde
Rho Lota Omega
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Odessa Regional Medical Center
N. Adams
Davie Greene Jackson
Girl Scouts of the
Permian Basin
Odessa College Sports Center
ECISD Projects Strong TAKS Scores Despite Uncertain TEA Rating
ECISD officials forecast final spring TAKS results meeting state standards with a 2 p.m news conference. Superintendent Hector Mendez has pushed short term plans with campus principals to address student needs as accountability ratings from TEA are not due until August.
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ECISD
Texas
Mike Adkins
Adkins
Hector Mendez
Mendez
Chief search heads north toward new Odessa police chief
Odessa is near selecting a new police chief as City Manager Richard Morton and Odessa Police Cpls. Darryl Smith and Adam Barboza interview one of seven candidates, David Montgomery, in Firestone Colorado. Earlier visits included Portland Maine and Allen Texas to evaluate Chief Timothy Burton and Chief William Rushing. The Colorado trip will finalize offsite interviews before narrowing to three and a quick decision.
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Odessa
Richard Morton
Darryl Smith
Adam Barboza
Firestone
Colo
David Montgomery
Morton
Portland
Maine
Timothy Burton
Allen
William Rushing
Colorado
Odessan heads to national spelling bee in D C
Jonathan Hohstadt prepares for the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D C after winning Odessa’s regional bee on March 1. The 10 year old competes with 287 finalists while sightseeing to ease pressure. He previously placed second in 2007 and beat 2007 winner Ramesh Babu Ghanta by spelling exuviate correctly.
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Washington, D.C
Jonathan Hohstadt
Scripps
Jonathan
Odessa
Ramesh Babu Ghanta
Washington
Return of the Jedi echoes in a 25th reunion tale
Gefie's column muses on high school reunions, Star Wars nostalgia, and the politics of inclusion. The writer recalls missed invites, party mishaps, and the lure of looking back at 25 years since graduation while comparing cultural icons to personal feelings about being left out.
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Talsa
Christopher Paolini
Senin Witt
Tom Cruise
Eddy Murphy
Lucas
Sige Renaia
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West Texas Singles Association Inc
Stardust
Andrews Highway
Kevin
Girls Scouts
Texas Education Agency
Phoenix Bryant
Jeremiah Gray
Gonzales Bulldog
Whit Armstrong
Jalen Terrero
Kevin Buehler
Chief Search
Odessan
Jonathan Hohstadt Speller
Gefie
Permian
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