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GOOD NEWS: Adelante Tejas Partnership: San Antonio College visits Sul Ross: ALPINE San Antonio College and Sul Ross State University faculty, staff and administrators made excellent progress recently familiarizing themselves with one another’s academic programs and scie... Full story

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GOOD NEWS: A recital with Tammie Locklar Dance Studio

Marthanna Sewell, right, performs her first tap dance routine since she was in preschool Tuesday during a recital with Tammie Locklar Dance Studio at the Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center. Sewell, 74, started taking lessons in September....... Full story

GOOD NEWS: Big Spring State Hospital thanks, honors volunteers

BIG SPRING Edna Faye Smith was posthumously honored May 7 with the Jack Y. Smith Award during Big Spring State Hospital’s Annual Appreciation Luncheon and Awards Ceremony. Each year, the hospital publicly thanks the 60-member strong Volunteer...... Full story

GOOD NEWS: DAR

The Nathaniel Davis Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, presented the annual spring luncheon on May 12 at Harrigans. Nell Smith presented an antique silk and velvet quilt and Lynda Fowler displayed an antique darning...... Full story

GOOD NEWS: Lions Club

Eleven members and guests of the Odessa Downtown Lions Club recently attended the District 2T3 Convention in Fort Stockton. Presiding was District Gov. Sam Calderon III. A necrology service was scheduled to honor those members from the district that...... Full story

GOOD NEWS: The American Legion

Members of The American Legion Post 430 and the Sons of American Legion Squadron 430 traveled to Del Rio to support the Reel Thanx, Wounded Warrior Project May 5-6. The group prepared ribs and ribeye steaks with all the trimmings for six U.S. Army...... Full story

Good News: Tarleton State University Professor of Soil Science

OACD president Joe Parker, Nathan Box, Trey Graham, Clay Teague, Brandon Franco, Zack Renshaw and Donald McGahan, Tarleton State University Professor of Soil Science.... Full story

GOOD NEWS: Curves 30 day challenge

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Curves members organized and conducted a 30 Day Challenge for its participating members April 2-30. Forty-two ladies completed the challenge and were awarded prizes at a special celebration held on May 5 at Curves, 1541 JBS Parkway. Participants...... Full story

GOOD NEWS: Gerontology graduate

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Randi Beth Leverett Skelton received her adult gerontology primary care nurse practioner from University of Texas Medical Branch of nursing in Galveston. Skelton is a 2004 Permian High graduate and continued her studies at Angelo State University...... Full story

GOOD NEWS: Scrap iron drive

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Life in Grace Lutheran Church held a scrap iron drive throughout April and collected 10,638 pounds of scrap. Calvert Hennig of LNGL presented Donny Kiker of Jesus House with the donation of $1,058 in cash from the iron May 9.... Full story

GOOD NEWS: Betenbough Homes donated to the Odessa Y

Betenbough Homes recently donated $4,000 to the Odessa Family Y for equipment for the after school programs at all three child care centers. Pictured are: Ed Moreno, COO/Assistant Executive Director of the Odessa Y; and Pam, Bethany and Doc,...... Full story

GOOD NEWS: Goldsmith Masonic Lodge No. 1275

Goldsmith Masonic Lodge No. 1275, AF & AM, played host to a dinner and program honoring the members of the Order of Eastern Star (OES) and past Worshipful Masters of all the Masonic Lodges in Ector County on May 5 at the Goldsmith Masonic Lodge...... Full story

GOOD NEWS: Donation to the West Texas Food Bank

The Ector County School Independent School District School Nutrition Department recently recognized Angel Gasca for collecting 478 non-perishable food items for his school donation to the West Texas Food Bank. Angel collected many of the donated...... Full story

GOOD NEWS: USW outstanding students, faculty, staff recognized during 2011-12 Honors Convocation

HOBBS, N.M. University of the Southwest faculty and staff presented awards to nearly two dozen students during the 2011-2012 Honors Convocation, held April 19. Another seven students were inducted into the “Who’s Who In American...... Full story

GOOD NEWS: 28th Annual Fun Run

Students and staff at Sherwood Christian Academy recently ran in the school’s 28th Annual Fun Run, benefiting their building program. There were 82 participants (pre-school through high school, plus staff) who ran or walked a total of 1,425...... Full story

GOOD NEWS: Sul Ross students to attend microbiology conference

ALPINE Six Sul Ross State University students are preparing to attend the American Society for Microbiology General Meeting June 16-19 in San Francisco, Calif. Anthony Morales, El Paso; Desirae Melton, Fort Davis; Jonathan Navarrete, Odessa; Laura...... Full story