Salvadoran earthquake relief drive seeks blankets and tents
AID volunteers led by Toruno Hadjicostandi and Jaime Aguila collect blankets sleeping bags and tents for victims in El Salvador. Donations via Wal Mart Midland and Odessa 8 am to 5 pm and Continental Airlines will fly items from Houston to El Salvador at no cost. Call numbers provided for monetary gifts.
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Toruno
Joanna Hadjicostandi
Jaime Aguila
Eb] Salvador
Tandi
Samology
Hadjicnstand
Wal Mart
Midland
Odessa
Continental Airlines
Houston
el Salvador
Hadjico
United Way agencies receive emergency relief funds in Odessa
Seven United Way of Odessa agencies share 123000 in FEMA fueled aid for emergency food shelter and utility help in Ector County. Meals on Wheels receives 17077 to boost weekend meals and aid hospice patients. Catholic Charities gets 48000 for utility aid food and shelter. Salvation Army Safe Place Red Cross St John’s Food Pantry and Lutheran Church of the Risen Lord receive smaller grants. Call 332-1387 for Catholic Charities.
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United Way of
Odessa
Ector County
United Way
Mike Rush
Burton
Catholic Charities
Catholic Services
Salvation Army
Safe Place
Red Cross
St. John’s Food Pantry
Lutheran Church of the Risen Lord
Burleson Elementary Considers Standard Attire Policy
A Burleson Elementary committee reviews school uniforms, aiming to adopt standard attire. Public information sessions, parent questions, and student modeling precede a February vote supervised by the Ector County Election Administrator, with district support and free attire for qualifying students.
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Burleson
N. Golder Ave
Nimitz
Bonham and Hood
Ector County
Mabel Benavides
Ector County Independent
Benavides
ECISD
Call Devie Stoute
Tragedy in East Texas: Man Kills Wife and Four Children Then Himself
Angelina County authorities say Lucio Franco Sr. shot his wife Maria and their five members ages 10 months to five years before dying by a self-inflicted gunshot. The double murder suicide occurred in a rural mobile home near Lufkin after marital and financial troubles were noted by investigators. Community member Pedro Sanchez, who found the scene, described no prior reports of abuse as investigators await autopsy results to assess substances involved.
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Lufkin
East Texas
Angelina County
Jim Casper
Lucio Franco Sr
Maria Franco
Casper
Houston
Lucio Franco Jr
Diana
Juana
Isaac
Franco
Pedro Sanchez
Harmony Home Advocates Coordinate Child Abuse Investigations
Harmony Home is among 48 state advocacy centers coordinating with law enforcement and Child Protective Services to interview and prosecute child abuse cases in Ector County. A Super Bowl Party fundraiser deadline is today. contact 333-5233 for table purchases.
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Harmony Home
Hammon
Ector County
Hammond
Odessa area leader mourned founder of local Omega Psi Phi chapter
Downing of Midland Odessa area organized the Iota Rho Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc He is survived by his wife Jewel married 49 years and two sons Downing Jr and John G Public visitation 8 am to 9 pm Saturday Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home Odessa Prayer service 6 30 pm Saturday at the chapel Interment 2 pm Monday Cook Walden Capital Memorial Parks Mausoleum Chapel Memorials to American Cancer Society.
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Odessa Beautiful
Iota Rho
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc
Midland- Odessa
Downing
Jewel
Downing Jr
John G. Downing
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Odessa
Cook- Walden/ Capital Memorial Parks Mausoleum
American Cancer Society
Odessa Growth: New Fairfield Inn Hotel Planned by Marriott
A Marriott International Fairfield Inn is planned in Odessa marking a hotel expansion after 20 years. The owner, Stewart, notes business demand shifts toward the Odessa business district and praises city officials for support. Chamber and local leaders expect the extra rooms to aid events like the Sand Hills Rodeo and overall growth of the city.
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Odessa
Stewart
Neil McDonald
Sand Hills
McDonald
Mike George
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Marriott International
Odessa College Sports Center Holds Open House Event
Odessa College Sports Center invites the public to an open house from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the 110000 square foot recreation complex. Attendees can tour facilities and try activities including an indoor pool track weight room and classes. Call 335-6348 for more information.
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Odessa College
Odessa College Sports Center
OC students display original artwork exhibit on campus
Odessa College art students showcase 54 works in mono type etching relief print and screen printing in the Student Art Space Senate Hall 111. The exhibit runs through Feb 8 with gallery hours 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Call 335 6490 for details.
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Odessa College
Senate Hall
Texas couple gives Duke $10 million grant
Fort Worth philanthropists Anne and Robert Bass have donated an additional ten million dollars to Duke University. The gift supports undergraduate education, funds graduate student training for teaching, and expands the FOCUS Program, a unified study approach for first semester coursework.
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Texas
Duke
Durham
N.C
Anne
Robert Bass
Duke University
Basses
Fort Worth
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Tommy Hilfiger
Talbot James
Dockers
Levi
Wrangler
Jayman Sansabelt
Jim's Tall & Big Men’s Store
Permian
OHS Swimming Booster Club & Families
OC Sports Center
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