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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 2008

Page

17

The Art of Saying No for a Simpler Life

Audrey Steakley discusses how mastering a firm polite refusal can reduce time stress and emotional drain. It trains boundaries with family friends and colleagues, limiting commitments and preserving personal energy and control.

Centers for Children and Families in the Permian Basin

Centers for Children and Families is a nonprofit agency dedicated to building strong healthy families in the Permian Basin. The organization invites topic suggestions via email and directs readers to its website for more information and services.

Centers For Children and Families Permian Basin

Redo Your Bedroom On The Cheap Weekend Makeover Tips

Interior designers share low cost weekend ideas to refresh a bedroom. Declutter move furniture reuse pieces from other rooms, and consider sanding and repainting. Explore estate sales for affordable finds and add new draperies or a homemade headboard to lift the space.

Janine Carendi Brian Patrick Flynn Mallory Mathison Mathison Cavendi

Senior and Northside Centers Offer Daily Programs and Meals

Southside Center at 900 S. Dixie Blvd lists breakfast and lunch times with daily arts crafts exercise and special activities. Northside Center at 1225 N Adams Ave details weekday lunch, walking, dances, line dance, canasta, bridge, and blood pressure checks. Westside Center on 2261 W Sycamore Drive provides lunch and daily walking and games with a Wednesday bingo session.

Southside Center S. Dixie Blvd Northside Center N. Adams Ave Westside Certer W. Sycamore Drive Oalife Oaoa.com Life Foursquare E. Fourth St Call Allemanders Square Dancing Club Northside Senior Citizens Center

White tableware shines in any setting and mood

In Dallas, designers say white dinnerware acts as a blank canvas that elevates food and adapts to occasions. Kaolin porcelain gives white its durability while European imports fueled its prestige. White showcases form, pairs with monochrome and metals, and endures through generations.

Dallas Turtle Creek Texas Dean Driver Rosenthal, Lalique Haviland & Parton Driver France Germany China Claudia Saber Sur la Table Saber Kersten

Community Calendar and Club Events Across West Texas

Local clubs from Odessa to Midland announce meetings and classes with dates,Times and venues. Genealogical Society hosts mitochondrial DNA program at Lincoln Towers Ballroom August 25. Legal Aid of Northwest Texas offers free civil legal help in six counties. Various rotary, toastmasters, dance, ESL and hobby group gatherings listed with contact numbers and locations.

Permian Basin Genealogical Society Lincoln Towers Fourth St Charles Stephens Carolyn Johnson Barbara Wilson Legal Aid of Texas Odessa LANWT Andrews Crane Ector Loving Ward Winkler LANT EL Paso Paso del Norte Civil Rights Projects el Paso Missouri Paws Cat Rescue Haven House P.O Pato Verde OSG Odessa Country Club Sleepy Hollow Desoto Preston Oaks Drive Odessasy.org Midland Naomi Colson Palette Club Chase Bank W. Wall St Northside Senior Center 16Th Street Adams Avenue Comanche Trails Wood Turners George Hancock Clark St Odessa Shrine Club Third Street Tom Green Avenue Odessa Rotary Club Odessa College Greater Odessa Rotary Club University of Texas of the Monahans Lions Club Bar-H Rotary Club Methodist Church Pecos Pecos Valley Nes & Noble Call West Texas Singles Association Moose Lodge N. Dixie Blvd Midland- Odessa Dance Club Club Arriba S. Midkiff Road Andrea Mauldin Love To Dance Studio Jbs Parkway Fit For Life Suite Lovetodancestudio.com Lovetodance

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