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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 2009
Page
1
The Midland Downtown Farmers Market offers produce coffee baked goods herb plants crafts and more each Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through November. Located at 500 W Texas Ave between Pecos and Marienfeld, call 695-4114 for vendor details or visit www.fruitstands.com for information.
Spc. Javier Martinez of the U S Army will be greeted at 5 p m today at Midland International Airport by The Permian Basin Welcome Home Committee. Martinez, a Lee High School graduate, completed a tour in Iraq stationed in Kirkuk and will be on two weeks leave before reporting to Fort Bliss. He is the son of Rafael and Maria Martinez and has two brothers in the military. The March of Dimes hosts a baby shower today at the Comfort Inn and Suites to benefit Hope Chest, with a $2 iPod Touch raffle and non wrapped donations. For information call 432 352 1883.
Oil and gas prices continue upward amid optimism for economic strength. Crude for July delivery rose to 66.31 per barrel on the NYME, while wholesale gasoline jumped 140 percent since Christmas Eve and the national retail price averaged 2.467 per gallon. Prices remain below year-ago levels, keeping spikes unlikely this year.
Odessa High School honored 743 graduates at Ratliff Stadium as sunset cast red shirts and umbrellas over a hopeful crowd. Students Erica Brito and Chris Pfingston voiced plans for nursing in DC and Army service while Nicky Stanford spoke of finding her place and pursuing Angelo State University with dreams of drama and writing. See OHS Page 8A.
ECISD officials report district wide gains in fifth and eighth grade science TAKS results for 2009 after a year of targeted interventions and hands on lessons such as the Science-in-Review program. Blackshear Elementary’s fifth grade average rose from 77 to 93 percent.
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