National Night Out event and community fundraisers in Odessa
The 2016 National Night Out events kick off at 6 p m to boost crime prevention partnerships. VFW Post 4372 hosts a garage sale and spaghetti dinner Oct 15 from 8 a m to 5 p m with proceeds supporting cancer veterans and youth programs. Humane Society shoe drive runs through Saturday collecting new and used footwear. Call numbers and local addresses provided.
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David Tavarez
Odessapd Com
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4372
VFW Post
E. 61St St
Chiquita Parker
The
Humane Society of Odessa
Mockingbird Lane
Humane Society of
Sheer Agape
Central Ave
DeAnn Wilson
Odessahumanesociety
Detective in critical condition after chase ends in injury
A Houston detective remain in critical condition after a late night chase left her head injured. The investigation focuses on whether pursuit risks were justified as officers tied to a burglary incident pursue a suspect and confront gunfire near Snyder Street and Licon Avenue.
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Detective Branch
Cpl
Steve LeSueur
Branch
Medical Center Hospital
John Chavez
Snyder Street
Licon Avenue
Whitney Branch
Odessa Street
New Science Project Opens Supplies for Fifth Grade
Students in Juan Fuentes' fifth grade class at Zavala open a box of Shark Finder Citi zen Science Project supplies Monday. Fuentes received the materials from Chevron Donors Choose, one of two Kent Kwik store funded classroom projects.
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Juan Fuentes
Zavala
Fuentes
Chevron
Kent Kwik Stores
Zavala fifth graders dive into fossil hunt program
Fifth graders at Zavala Engineering Magnet receive fossil hunting supplies through Fuel Your School DonorsChoose Kent Kwik and community donors. In Shark Finder students, under PICE Education led by University of Maryland, will sift 19 million year old marine sediment to uncover fossils with potential journal publication. Principal Amanda Warber notes 100 students will participate and teacher Juan Fuentes led the DonorsChoose submission.
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Zavala Engineering Magnet
Citizen Scientists
Fuel Your School
DonorsChoose.org
Kent Kwik
University of Maryland
Pice Education
Tom Crowe
PICE
Zavala
Amanda
Warber
Juan Fuentes
UTPB online courses grow with steady student share
The University of Texas at the Permian Basin reports rising online course offerings and enrollment with 3,284 students taking at least one online class this fall. Dean William Harlow notes some programs deliver online and on campus, while many transfer students favor online courses to fit work and family schedules.
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Dean Harlow School
University of Texas of the
Sage
William Harlow
UTPB
Harlow
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