[oasis-members] Just need a little more for Odyssey

[Linda Kenny Sloan]

Lisa,

I don't know if you have this but I'm cut and pasting a press release for your
use. I don't have time to write or research this myself right now. Maybe you can
use it.

Sincerely,
Linda Kenny Sloan
Writing, Research & 
Indexing services for
Science and Technology at
http://www.informationuniverse.com
Lksloan at informationuniverse.com
Phone 310-515-0618

On Mon Apr 16 13:38 , OASIS Newsletter <odyssey_editor at yahoo.com> sent:

>Hello all,
>I've gotten some good stuff for the Odyssey (thanks!) but could use just one
>more article. I'll need it by Wednesday.
>Thanks in advance! 
>Lisa
>

Columbia Science Center Groundbreaking In Downey California 

What: Groundbreaking Ceremony for Columbia Memorial Space Science & Learning
Center, Downey, California 

A groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Columbia Memorial Space
Science & Learning Center and the new Downey park on a 13-acre site. 
The Columbia Memorial Space Science & Learning Center is being built to honor the
Columbia Space Shuttle Crew who gave their lives on February 1, 2003 in service
to their country. 

When: April 12, 2007; 4:30 PM PDT 
Where: 12400 Clark Avenue, Downey, CA 90241 
Who: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard - California's 34th District, who was
responsible for the passage of a measure to name and fund the Space Science
Learning Center in Downey 
Jonathan B. Clark M.D., M.P.H. - husband to Laurel Blair Salton Clark, M.D., NASA
astronaut who died on the Space Shuttle Columbia. Dr. Clark is President of the
Space Medicine Association. He is board certified in Neurology and Aerospace
Medicine and is a Fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association. He is also the
Space Medicine Liaison, National Space Biomedical Research Institute at Baylor
College of Medicine. 
Rick Trejo - Mayor of the City of Downey 
Nato Flores - President, Tower General Contractors, the construction company
building the Center 
Alex Guerrero - EVP, Tower General Contractors 
Why: The Center is also intended to serve as a tribute to the many people who
have worked in the aviation and aerospace industry in Downey over seven decades.
The leaders of the Center have a major educational goal: to enhance space science
knowledge and scientific literacy. The Center is slated for completion on
February 1, 2008, the fifth anniversary of the traged 
Date: Thursday, April 12, 2007
Location: Downey, CA, US