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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 2001
Page
9
A reflective piece recounts stumbles and shocks as life twists through a carnival metaphor, comparing missteps to a spinning wheel. The narrator notes resilience, odd accidents, and the value of perseverance amid modern American upheaval, ending with a tease about Lisa Haiss's Wednesday column and reader emails.
ECISD board members, Tuesday night, questioned administrators about testing and district programs aimed at boosting academic progress. Merita Hart noted the TAAS evolution toward the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills, due to arrive in two years, and urged focusing on essential knowledge beyond TAAS worksheets. Floy Hinson pressed whether teachers prepare students for TAAS, with Hart replying that preparation occurs but instruction should not be dominated by pre tests.
In Shallowater James and Patti Simpson created a 12 acre field of 600000 corn stalks forming a sculpture and a 770 foot windmill with a Texas flag on a water tank. A 3 1/2 mile maze opened Sept 15 offering 10 passport stop questions on topics from agriculture to Scripture. Visitors walk 35 to 90 minutes, glow sticks and flashlights enhance night tours, and corn farming remains the family business amid modest profits. Patti gives an outdoor classroom talk on corn stalk structure before tours.
The 18th Annual Friends of Fort Davis National Historic Site Festival takes place Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Dozens will wear 19th century dress, watch an 1884 rules baseball game, and enjoy West Texas barbecue. Organizers expect 1000 plus attendees as tourism boosts local hotels, restaurants, and retailers.
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin hosts a 7:30 p.m. roundtable titled The American Family: A Fragile Future sponsored by the John Ben Shepperd Public Leadership Institute. Journalists educators and speakers will present diverse views on the evolving American family and audience questions will be welcomed.
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