United Way Odessa Kickoff Announces 2013 Campaign
The 2013 United Way of Odessa campaign begins Tuesday from 9 30 to 10 a m at the Rudy Acosta Student Pavilion Odessa College 201 W University Blvd. Speakers include Dr Tanya Hughes Alex Singh Tom Purser and Ravi Shakamuri as organizers call the event a major fundraiser. The group funds 30 programs across health education and self sufficiency with 20 partner agencies.
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Rudy Acosta
Odessa College
W. University Blvd
United Way
Tanya Hughes
Alex Singh
Tom Purser
Ravi Shakamuri
Apartment Fire Explodes at Arbor Pointe No Injuries Reported
Odessa police say a propane tank explosion damaged building 4 at Arbor Pointe Apartments on Penbrook Street Saturday evening. Firefighters cleaned the scene as two apartments lost porch and window coverage. Witness Jason Monaco described flames shooting from a patio after a loud initial blast.
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Odessa
Steve LeSueur
Arbor Pointe Apartments
Penbrook St
Odessa Wreck Plows Through Oil Boom Traffic Surge
An Odessa collision near West Interstate 20 injures a 32 year old driver Jose Luis Fino after rear ending a K 9 unit with emergency lights. The officer and a K 9 escape injury as Fino is hospitalized with potentially life threatening injuries. City patrols note daily crashes rising with oil boom traffic.
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Jose Luis Fino
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Cpl
Steve LeSueur
Longtime Goal Drives Vocational Training at House of the Sycamore Tree
Micah Pettigrew works with 16 year old Jacob Shinn during a Tuesday session at the House of the Sycamore Tree headquarters. The program assists people aged 16 and up with mental disabilities in acquiring job skills to gain employment. Odessa American EDYTA BLASZCZYK
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Micah Pettigrew
Jacob Shinn
House of the Sycamore Tree
Pettigrew
Couple aims to open living facility at Pyote site
Odessans Micah and Nathan Pettigrew plan an assisted living home for mentally disabled adults and at risk youth on the former West Texas State School property in Pyote. After years as a special education teacher, Micah sought a live-in facility with vocational training, finally finding potential land through UT Lands. The project envisions using the site to provide supportive housing and job skills for those with special needs.
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Pyote
West Texas State
Micah Pettigrew
Nathan
Ector County Isd
Pyote State School
Pettigrews
UT Lands
Celebrity chef Besh to headline fundraiser at Safe Place
Hurricane delayed Chef John Besh from last year’s Safe Place of the Permian Basin fundraiser. He remained in New Orleans to feed responders while his staff helped at the Odessa Country Club. This year he plans a second appearance barring another hurricane.
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John Besh
Safe Place of the
Permian Basin
Shelter and Recovery Organization
New Orleans
Besh
Odessa Country Club
Safe Place by the Numbers for 2012
The Safe Place program reported 670 people used shelter nights totaling 12 357. Non shelter services reached 979 individuals across the Permian Basin including counseling legal advocacy and children's programs. The 24 hour hotline answered 2096 calls and 89 completed Project ADAM batterers intervention. An August event at Derosa with Panache supports the sixth annual fundraiser funding shelter stays and groups.
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Permian Basin
Safe Place
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