Honor Our Troops program launches at Blackshear Elementary
Students observed life sized soldier cutouts as Blackshear Elementary kicked off the Honor Our Troops drive. The program collects care packages for soldiers overseas with letters, photos, DVDs, and items like cereal and toiletries. H.O.T. founder Jim Leascher highlighted community impact as 30 schools plan to participate.
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Kensey Thomas
Jim Leascher
Blackshear Elementary
Leascher
Mauricio Marquez
H.O.T
Adan Dava
Dava
Jim
Chad
Odessa-Midland
Afghanistan
501St Airborne Division
Marquez
Blackshear
H.O T
Barbara Jordan
Ireland
Taekwon Do Class Builds Confidence and Ambidexterity
Nancy Benigno enrolls her sons John Michael and Joshua in a Taekwon Do program that teaches 19 block and kick patterns, ambidexterity, and breathing for core strength. Instructors emphasize discipline, respect, and using skills only in taekwondo, with students lining up, bowing, and practicing forms in a gym setting guided by Kirkland who uses a pool noodle as a training aid.
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Nancy Benigno
John Michael
Joshua
Benigno
Kirkland
Boston Corral
Dominic Chacon
Iraqi Christians protest end to parliament quotas
In Baghdad Christians protested parliament’s decision to end reserved minority seats on provincial councils while blasts in Shiite areas killed at least 32 and wounded nearly 100. Prime Minister pledged safeguards for small religious communities amid rising sectarian tensions.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Afram Razzaq- Allah
Audio Acoustics Hearing Loss Awareness Month in Odessa
Odessa doctors highlight hearing loss now the third most common health issue in the United States with over 36 million affected. Audiologists diagnose and treat all ages, offering evaluations, hearing aids, cochlear program support, and rehabilitation services at Audio Acoustics Hearing Center on East 11th Street.
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United States
Odessa
Texas
American Academy of Audiology
Audio Acoustics
Audio Acoustic
Randy Russell
M.A
CCCA
Kathleen Hietpas
Au.d
Audio Acoustics Hearing Center
East 11Th Street
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Mark Sterkel
H.ot
Honorourtroops
Education Foundation
Mullins
Lubbock
Mallory Barnett
Huey Lewis
Stacy
Mallory
Huey
Gaona
ECISD
Odessa High
Ectorcountyisd.org
Taekwon-do
Taekwondo Legacy
Taekwondolegacy.com
St. Mary's Central Catholic School
Donna Kirkland
GRC
ING Department
Randy Pat Russell
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