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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 2015

Page

8

Adoption tour aims to find homes for waiting Texas children

The article notes that adoption is a life or death issue for many children with about 7,000 Texas kids waiting to be adopted. The tour is the organization’s main fundraiser, supporting services for prospective adopters, with tickets at 10 dollars available through the group.

Petree Texas Organi

Adoption Tour Aims to Highlight Waiting Children

oa0oa.com offers tickets for a Friday tour from 6 p.m. to 9 30 p.m. Petree notes that as tours begin the office sees more calls from serious adopters and uses the event to spread information about the organization. Each home features a portrait of a waiting child and guides urge tour takers to meet children ready for adoption.

Petree

Texas district eyes over half of parents on campus

Lieb outlined a yearly goal to attract more than 50 percent of parents to campuses, down from an initial 90 percent target as unrealistic. Reasons include parents working multiple jobs or facing illnesses or family deaths. Findings are due to the Texas Education Agency on Aug. 8, 2016 and will be reported to the ECISD Board of Trustees in May.

Lieb Texas Education Agency Ecisd Board of Trustees Julia Willett

Wes Odessa Man Indicted on Aggravated Assault and Robbery

A 50-year-old Wes Odessa man, Enrique Rodriguez of 1824 S Goodnight Trail, was indicted by an Ector County grand jury on aggravated assault with a deadly weapon robbery and aggravated robbery. He is held at the Ector County Detention Center on a $100000 bond after an indictment dated November 23. The accusations allege he assaulted a man on April 11 showed a knife and tied him up. The case references Texas Penal Code section 2004 on aggravated kidnapping by facilitating a felony or flight after the felony.

Wes Odessa Ector County Enrique Rodriguez S. Goodnight Trail Ector County Detention Center Rodriguez

Assistant coach charged with DWI at UT Permian Basin

Odessa police arrested Boone Feldt, an assistant coach for the UT Permian Basin football program, on a driving while intoxicated charge after a 2:37 a.m. stop in the 5300 block of East Highway 191. Feldt, bond set at $500, reportedly failed field sobriety tests following a speeding call with a strong alcohol odor detected in a green Chevrolet Suburban.

University of Texas Boone Bryan Feldt Springdale Drive Ector County Detention Center Odessa Cpl Steve LeSueur East Highway 191 LeSueur Feldt

Permian student brings airsoft gun to school

A 17 year old Permian High School student faced possible discipline after bringing an airsoft gun to campus on Wednesday. Police recovered the toy firearm in the student’s car and found no other weapons. The incident will be handled under the district’s Student Code of Conduct with principals’ discretion.

Permian High School Ector County Independent School District Mike Adkins PHS Adkins Permian Odessa High School

Bat appears at Bonham Middle School library during lunch

A bat hung from the hallway ceiling near the Bonham Middle School library around 12 20 p m Wednesday. School staff, including a campus police officer and a custodian, caught it and placed it in a box before Animal Control arrived. No students were in the hallway during the incident.

Dark Knight Bonham Middle School Ector County School District Mike Adkins Adkins Animal Control Mark Ferrer

Man arrested in Odessa on assault with deadly weapon

A 34 year old man reportedly pointed a gun at his wife during an argument at Regency Square Apartments in Odessa. He was arrested on a second degree felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon. A separate case describes a 49 year old man chasing his step father with a knife. Todd Terence Henderson, a transient, is held on a $50,000 bond after an off duty officer corroborated the claim.

Regency Square Tanglewood Lane Odessa Abbott

Man accused of sexually assaulting family member

A 35 year old man was charged with sexual assault of a child after an Oct 28 incident at the Ector County Detention Center. Police say a 16 year old girl reported ongoing abuse by family member Perez dating back to age five or six, with the latest assault at 3 am on Oct 28 when he entered her room and raped her. Perez was arrested on a second degree felony count.

Ector County Odessa Child Protective Services CPS Perez

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