Odessa man Terence Portegies dies after battle with cancer
Terence Portegies 29 of Odessa died Friday February 25 2000 at Baylor Medical Center Dallas after a courageous struggle with cancer and leukemia He moved from the Netherlands as a student and graduated Odessa High School in 1989 He married Caroline Ferguson May 9 1998 in Odessa Funeral services 4 pm Tuesday February 29 2000 at St Luke's Methodist Church Burial Sunset Memorial Gardens Arrangements Frank W Wilson Funeral Directors He is survived by his wife his parents Hans and Hannie Portegies of the Netherlands and several in laws relatives and friends Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
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District weighs top job as pay gap affects applicants
Trustees debate superintendent search amid low incentives for advancement. Most teachers received a 3000 dollar raise this year, sparking concerns over attracting qualified candidates. The board eyes the pool of applicants, praises independence, and will hear candidate philosophies on bilingual education and gifted programs. The new superintendent's salary would be 150000 to 190000, vs Stokes at 140000. The Radisson Hotel hosts the board meeting to review applicants.
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Burglary and Assault Reported in Odessa Area
A police blotter lists incidents including a break in on N Sam Houston Avenue with $1600 in tools stolen, a burglary of habitation on Esmond Drive, and a knife assault on Bill Avenue. Victims are Odessa residents aged 34, 27, and 25 with unknown assailants.
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OHS TB Screening Finds Four Positive Tests Among Students and Faculty
Health officials tested 167 at OHS after a junior contracted the disease. Two students and two faculty members had positive skin tests for TB and were sent for chest X-rays evaluated by Galloway. Galloway noted a positive test does not confirm active TB and treatment aims to stop transmission. Suspected cases are often treated as confirmed. There were 18 TB cases in Ector County last year.
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Unemployment rates by Texas counties in January readings
Crane County shows 6.7 percent unemployment in January and 8.6 percent in January 1999, with December at 7.4 percent. Gaines, Martin, Pecos, Reeves, Upton, Ward, Winkler, and Presidio counties also report January and December jobless figures, including Presidio at 29 percent and 29.8 percent in January 1999.
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