Around the Basin Odessa Aid and Community Events
CrossRoads Fellowship partners with World Vision and two Houston churches to aid Gulf Coast Harvey victims with donated supplies. Drop-off sites listed in Odessa Monahans and Andrews with ongoing packing for relief kits. Also notes a Rev Windsor Archie installation celebration at Rose of Sharon Church and a disaster relief fundraiser yoga class in Midland. Other items include Kid Care registration across five Odessa campuses and medical equipment donations for Medical Center Health System Sharing and Caring program.
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CrossRoads Fellowship
World Vision
Houston
Gulf Coast
Odessa
Monahans
Andrews
Lacy J Pilates & Fitness Studio
W. Wadley Ave
Ste. 13
Midland
Lacypilates.com
Camp Fire West Texas
Austin
Burnet
Gonzales
Noel
Pease
Buice
Jordan
Medical Center Health System
MCH Hetzler
Second St
McHodessa.com
Water woes linger as Harvey floods Beaumont and Houston
Beaumont works to repair a water plant after Neches River overflow shut the intake and pumps. ExxonMobil teams install a temporary intake while Crews monitor the Arkema plant near Houston. Flooding forces school closures, 44 deaths blamed, and New Waverly searches for a missing infant.
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Len Neches
Army Corps of Engineers
ExxonMobil
Exxon
Beaumont
Crosby
Houston
Arkema
My kids think I am a moron A Sharp Life profile
Aaron Sharp, a former Odessan who fixes computers by day and writes by night, reflects on parenting chaos with four young children in the Metroplex. He notes the rapid shift from adult to target of child scorn and recalls humorous, relatable moments with his kids while balancing family life and work.
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Sharp
Jedi
Aquarium
PBS
Martin
Metroplex
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Campfirewtx.org
Harvey
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New Waverly
Houston Chronicle
Kim Martinez
Southbelt
Ellington
Floyd Mayweather
Conor McGregor
Maria Martinez
Valerie Williams
Keitel
Ieoaoca.com
West Texas Food Bank
Wtxfoodbank.org
Falcon Athletic Club
Tinyurl.com
Ratliff Stadium
Jim Coots
Jacob Ford
Aaron Sharp