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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 2015
Page
1
Permian Football Booster Club hosts its annual banquet Saturday with doors at 5 p.m. and program at 6 p.m. at the MCM Grand Hotel. Tickets cost 20 dollars, include dinner, and are available at the door to raise funds for the booster club.
The Dust Bowl Animal Rescue hosts an adoption event at Odessa PetSmart 2022 E. 42nd St on Saturday from 1 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cats and kittens in the cat center and over 25 dogs and puppies will be available. All animals are vaccinated tested spayed or neutered, and donations are tax deductible. dustlowianrescue.com.
Officials blame the wreck on ice and weather conditions after a bus crash that left several injured. The incident rekindles questions about prior ties to previous bus-related accidents.
Contract crews with Union Pacific Railroad clear remaining debris Thursday morning from the bus and train crash that killed 10 passengers near Penwell on Wednesday. Representatives from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Texas Department of Public Safety are expected to visit the site today.
Traffic investigators ruled icy roadways as the primary factor after a prisoner transport bus veered from Interstate 20, struck a guardrail, and plunged into a moving train, killing eight inmates and two correctional officers. The Texas DPS cited five other area crashes and noted no direct contribution by the deceased man’s sons. Funds from John Bushman totaling 100000 will aid victims and families with drop-off locations at CBS 7 and a studio mailing address in Odessa.
An 8 year old at Jordan Elementary alerted her family to a neighbor trapped under a tree he was cutting. Gabriella warned her mother Rebecca, who then calmed the neighbor while her husband and father held the tree up until paramedics arrived. The family celebrated with a ribbon labeled hero.
Dortha Bennett longtime Odessa arts champion dies Jan 13 after prolonged illness. A Kilgore native raised in Pampa she taught at Zavala and Ireland Elementary Schools then directed music at ECISD. Active in Permian Playhouse Odessa Cultural Council and Midland Odessa Symphony and Chorale she sang alto in Messiah and starred as Bloody Mary in South Pacific.
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