Weekend of Solitude and Secret Capers by Sonja McGillivray
The column details a quiet weekend lifestyle filled with dog walks puzzles and emails, juxtaposed with playful spoof of covert anti-terrorism work. The narrator jokes about Pig Latin private missions and foreign travels while noting occasional out-of-town meetups and a vivid imagination.
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Urely
Andrea Bocelli
Jennifer
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Odessa standoff ends peacefully after hourslong police siege
A 53 year old Odessa man fled a traffic stop on Eisenhower Avenue, entered his home, and for about two and a half hours threatened officers with a 4 1/2 foot lead pipe before police subdued him with pepper spray. Officers reported warrants on the suspect.
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Odessa
Eisenhower Avenue
Terry Gettings
OPD
Gettings
James H. Jenkins
Jenkins
Firework stands open as July Fourth sales begin in Odessa
The countdown to July Fourth starts at 12 01 a m with stands opening under new state rules allowing ten days of sales ending July Fourth. Truckload Fireworks co owner Ted Tuminowski notes growth to 44 stands from Carlsbad to San Antonio and stresses the tight window and safety rules amid competition and risk of injury or property damage.
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Terri Banzer
Odessa
Joshua Shibler
Detra White
San Antonio
Tuminowski
Ted Tuminowski
Truckload Fireworks
White
Odessa housing project wins Best Practices Award
The Hendley Subdivision Down Payment Assistance Program in Odessa earned a Best Practices Award from HUD for affordable housing efforts begun in 1994. Ector County ISD donated 14.71 acres, with city officials noting the breakthrough in creating affordable homes for low income residents.
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Hendley
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Odessa
South
Ector County Independent School District
Mary Dominguez
Bill Cleaver
Dominguez
Daisy George
Damon Barisher
Ellen Noel Museum Hosts Art Camp for Area Children
The Ellen Noel Art Museum runs a weekly Adventures in Art program for children ages 6 to 14, with eight participants this week. Beau Garza, a Permian High senior, has joined since second grade, praising it for sparking imagination. The fourteenth year of the program runs through July, with $30 per course and pre registration required.
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Ellen Noel Art Museum
Beau Garza
Permian High School
Beau
Veronica Dooley
Veronica
San Angelo Teen Seeks Help for Mother’s Bone Marrow Transplant
Tama Clark, 16, works at Burger King while her mother Rhonda Clark, 40, battles non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. After a donor match was found, Tama plans a July trip to San Antonio for a bone marrow transplant. Recovery could take three to six months with a high early mortality risk. The family seeks financial help for medical costs and support during the lengthy recovery.
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San Angelo
Tama Clark
Burger King
Prince Charming
Tama
Rhonda Clark
Clark
San Antonio
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