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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 2004

Page

5

Rehab unit opens at Medical Center Hospital with Medicare

The Ector County Hospital District board learned the 22 room, 1.86 million inpatient rehabilitation unit on 3 West is certified and taking patients. Medicare and Medicaid funding will begin with the hospital’s fiscal year start.

Medical Center Hospital Ector County Hospital District Board Medical Center Tony Ruiz Support Services Ruiz Phillip Zeeck Abdul Kadir William Webster Zeeck Kadir Webster Permian Basin Rehabilitation Center Permian Basin

Odessa Arts luncheon honors Edith Libson Hardy roundtable

Reservations for the Odessa Council for the Arts & Humanities annual meeting and Volunteer of the Year luncheon are due by Thursday. The event runs 11 30 a m to 1 p m Tuesday at the MCM Grand Hotel FunDome Odessa, with Edith Libson Hardy and other nominees to be recognized. tickets are 20 dollars per person or 160 per table. For information call 337 1492. MIDLAND Sharon E Hall named groundwater compliance task force manager for Reese AFB contract in Lubbock. Arcadis G M Midland will add Chris Terry and John Threet to the team. For information call 687 5400.

Odessa Council For the Arts & Humanities MCM FunDome E. Highway 80 Edith Libson Hardy Nelson Allison Midland- Odessa Symphony & Chorale Reba Bailey Odessa Art Association Roy A. Elsner Heritage of Odessa Foundation G. William Fowler Globe of the Great Southwest Theatre Priscilla Hyson Juliet Fine Arts Society Patrick Moore Permian Playhouse Liz Roberson Ellen Noel Art Museum Adela Vasquez Hispanic Heritage of Odessa Gail M. Williams Permian Basin The Poetry Society of Texas Midland Sharon E. Hall Reese Air Force Base Lubbock Hall Arcadis G&m Arcadis Chris Terry John Threet

Energy challenge seeks teachers to investigate energy waste

The iScience Project sponsors a free contest through May 1 for K 12 classrooms to use HOBO data loggers to study wasted energy such as lights left on and heating cooling. Participants can win a HOBO system worth $200 and may be eligible for May grand prizes. Entry deadline is April 30.

iScience Project Iscienceproject.com Energy

Concert opens Saturday with Beethoven master works

The Midland Odessa Symphony and Chorale launches its Master Works series Saturday at Bonham Junior High Odessa. John Giordano conducts with Jose Feghali guest piano. Repertoire includes Emperor Piano Concerto No 5, Symphony No 5 in C minor and Overture to the Creatures of Prometheus. Pre concert lecture at 7 15 p.m. General admission 15 seniors 10 students 5. Music students admitted free.

Midland-Odessa Symphony and Chorale Bonham Junior High School 21St St Odessa Fort Worth Symphony John Giordano Jose Feghali

GEAR UP HELP Academy Seminar Aims to Guide Prospective College Entrants

Odessa students and parents can learn about college admissions and transferring at the free HELP Academy seminar from 10 a.m. to noon in the Odessa College SUB Community Room. Speakers include Texas Tech University and University of Texas of the Permian Basin representatives, plus counselors from Permian and Odessa High Schools. Two $100 scholarships will be awarded.

Gear UP HELP Odessa College Texas Tech University University of Texas of the UTPB Help Academy

Arlington attorney who shaped city contracts and Rangers lore

Roberts served as Arlington city attorney from 1970 to 1974 guiding contracts for a new water park and even for pirate ships sea lions and sea caves projects. He also drafted agreements when the Washington Senators moved to Arlington in 1971 becoming the Texas Rangers, a team he has long supported.

Arlington Odessa’s Roberts Requir Washington Senators Texas Rangers

Odessa College sets Sept. 28 for property tax rate adoption

Odessa College Board adjourned after a public hearing on the 2004-05 property tax rate and set September 28 to adopt the rate. The 20 cent per $100 valuation remains unchanged, with revenue rising to over $10 million due to higher property and mineral values, a gain of about $830,000 from last year.

Odessa College Gary Johnson Vance Gipson Gipson Johnson

Testimony ends in Texas school finance trial ruling pending

Testimony ended in the six week Texas school finance trial as Judge John Dietz prepared to rule on the constitutionality of the Robin Hood funding system. The suit, brought by hundreds of districts, contends reliance on local property taxes is unconstitutional and calls for greater state sharing.

Austin Texas John Dietz R. Craig Wood David Thompson State Supreme Court

Meth lab blaze prompts investigation and cleanup in Odessa

METH Williams suffered minor burns in a methamphetamine lab fire sparked by an open stove pilot and ether ignition. Neighbors heard a loud explosion before the blaze as detectives recovered manufacturing evidence and authorities sealed Dixie Boulevard for hours. District Judge Jay Gibson authorized the search. Caldwell Environmental prepared hazardous cleanup with HazMat teams.

Williams Tacker Odessa Sherrie Thompson Jay Gibson Ture Brown Dixie Boulevard 36Th Street 38Th Street Caldwell Environmental of Houston Police Department Fire Department

UT Enrollment Dips While Minorities Rise for Fall Semester

Preliminary figures show the University of Texas down from 51 426 to 50 403 total students as minority representation climbs. Freshman class includes 3 901 white 1 149 Hispanic 309 African American 1 218 Asian American 28 Native American and 191 others.

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