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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 2013
Page
1
An Odessa family the Garzas faces hardship with a broken back and unemployment. The Empty Stocking Fund, run by the Odessa American and the Salvation Army, aims to raise $105,000 to provide food clothing and toys for needy local families. Page 2A offers how to help and salvationarmy.org for online donations.
The First Baptist Church at 709 N Lee Ave hosts a Christmas celebration starting 7 p.m. Friday with shows at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. The Celebration Choir Orchestra Praise Singers Unashamed Student Choir and Kids Art Children's Ministry perform with guest The Voice of Mobile from the University of Mobile. complimentary tickets via 337-1941.
The wreckage of a small plane in northern Mexico, believed to carry Mexican American music star Jenni Rivera and six others, was found with no survivors. Transportation Minister Gerardo Ruiz Esparza said all evidence points to Rivera's plane en route to Toluca from Monterrey, where she had just performed.
The Artistic Souls group transforms a vacant lot at 100 E University Blvd next to CVS Pharmacy into a pop-up gallery on Dec 15 from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Dec 16 from noon to 6 p.m. featuring 20 plus artists, painters, sculptors, crafters, graphic designers, live music and graffiti demonstrations. Admission is free.
Odessa Fire Rescue Chief Roger presented Battalion Chief Kevin Doan with his helmet at a retirement reception at the Central Fire Station. Doan served 33 years with the department.
Odessa Fire and Rescue battalion chief Kevin Doan retires after 33 years. Colleagues and friends honored him with a tearful ceremony, recalling his disciplined leadership and hands on edge in fires. Doan, born 1959, joined the Odessa department in 1979 while also working construction.
NFPA reviews show 372000 home structure fires from 2006 to 2010 causing about 2600 deaths and 13000 injuries annually, with $7.2 billion in direct damages. Experts urge proactive planning and smoke detectors, noting two thirds of home fire deaths occur where alarms are absent or nonfunctional.
The forecast calls for sunny skies with a drop in temperatures and north winds from 0 to 15 mph shifting through the afternoon into the weekend. Check the Religion page for more details.
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