Parental guidance for college student daughter in distress
A concerned parent seeks advice as their 21 year old daughter at a distant university shifts behavior after starting a relationship. The counselor recommends a serious face to face discussion focusing on communication, monitoring grades and finances, passwords for tracking, and ongoing follow up while offering support and counseling if abuse is suspected.
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Bill
Centers for Children and Families in the Permian Basin
Centers for Children and Families is a nonprofit agency serving the Permian Basin. It aims to build strong healthy families through local programs and community outreach. Visit the Centers' website to learn more or suggest future topics by emailing mmcqueen centerswesttexas.org.
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Centers For Children and Families
Permian Basin
Centerswesttexas.org
Difference between Social Security disability and SSI programs
SSA runs two disability programs: SSDI based on prior work and funded by payroll taxes, and SSI based on need funded by general revenues. SSI amounts vary by location with a nationwide basic, and up to $637 monthly for individuals and $956 for couples in 2008, reduced by other income. state or local aids may apply.
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Social Security Administration
Socialsecurity.gov
Coastal towns see surge in bikes and family rides
Grass roots groups form for entry level cycling with planned rides to farmers markets. Families join in, while buyers lean toward commuter, road, and hybrid bikes. Beach cruisers remain popular for style, from under $200 to $1,300. Shops report savings on gas and maintenance through cycling. bikes framed as economical health and ecological transport. Odessa American credits photographer Mark Sterkel and Freedom News Service with coverage.
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Baker
DeHart
Bicycle Discovery
Eaker
Odessa
Mark Sterkel
Katherine Nguyen
Freedom News Service
Community calendar items in Midland and surrounding areas
Local groups in Midland and Odessa list events from September and November. Memorials honor fallen officers at Memorial Gardens Park. landscape school at Confederate Air Force Museum. iris and garden society events. various club meetings and toastmasters across Midland, Monahans, Pecos, Crane, Fort Stockton, and Odessa with dates, times, and contact numbers.
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American State Bank
Memorial Gardens Park
St. A
Ector County
Midland
Texas AgriLife Extension Service
Confederate Air Force Museum
Wright Drive
GED and dance classes offered at multiple Midland venues
GED classes run 4 30 to 6 30 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Tree of Life Foursquare Church 1325 E Fourth St bilingual and free. Andrea Mauldin belly dance Thursday evenings at Fit for Life Midland 7 to 8 30 and September 17 24 at Love to Dance Studio 2017 JBS Parkway Suite E1 cost 45 for one class weekly six weeks or 60 for two. Sunday couples classes September 14 21 28 5 to 7 cost 70 per couple four week program. Ball room Latin dance group Tue 7 to 9 and Thu 7 to 9 cost 40 singles 70 couples four nights. Bootie Jam n Dance Xercise Saturdays 10 45 to 11 45 cost 10 per class or 45 for six. Cumbia Pegadas 7 to 8 Friday cost 10 per person Salsa 8 to 9 Friday cost 10 per person private lessons available. Midland Odessa Dance Club offers free two step Thursdays 7 to 8 30 at Club Arriba 1008 S Midkiff Rd. Allemanders Square Dancing Club Northside Senior Citizens Center 1225 N Adams Ave round 7 to 8 square 8 to 10 first and third Fridays. West Texas Singles Association dance lessons 7 to 9 Mondays Moose Lodge 2711 N Dixie Blvd two step waltz swing line dances entrance north door 550 6960. OALIFE OAO0A.COM
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Tree of Life
Love To Dance Studio
JBS Parkway
Call
Lovetodancestudio.com
Lovetodancestudio
Midland
Midland- Odessa
Club Arriba
S. Midkiff Road
Allemanders Square Dancing Club
Northside
Senior Citizens Center
N. Adams Ave
Guidebook Spotlight Shines on San Antonio Hill Country
Fodor’s new guide to San Antonio Austin and the Hill Country highlights varied attractions from SeaWorld San Antonio Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Schlitterbahn to art museums in Austin and San Antonio. Outdoor sights include Enchanted Rock Natural Bridge Caverns Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve and Zilker Park.
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Fodor’s
Texas
Alamo
Fodor
San Antonio
Austin & the Hill Country
SeaWorld
Blanton Museum of Art
Elisabet Ney
ECISD Menu Sept milk week and lunch options
The ECISD posted weekly menus listing Sept milk offerings and school lunches. Items include breakfast cookies and eggs with juice, uncrustables, sausage in blankets, bagels, and multiple lunch combos with chicken, turkey sub, enchiladas, baked ziti, hot dogs, and sides like beans, rice, corn, fruit, and desserts across Aug and Sep days for elementary and secondary levels.
Senior and Northside centers community activity schedule
Southside and Northside senior centers list daily programs including breakfast and lunch times, exercise, arts and crafts, blood pressure checks, dances, bingo, crafts classes, and large events like Permian Basin Fair. Additional hours at 2261 W Sycamore drive include walking path, games, and a noon exercise slot.
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Southside Center
S. Dixie Blvd
Sunrise Club
W. Sycamore Drive
Oalife
Oaoa.com
Odessa Bridge Results From August Duplicate Games
The Odessa scrapbooks record bridge results from August 26 to 30. Winners include Laverne Etheredge with Judy Hawkins and Amy Jo Marshall with Neal Marshall in multiple sections, with Barbara Davis, Phyllis White, Joan Headree, Mary Truex, Jimmie Penn, Gloria Crites, Betty Fernandez, Helen South, Barbara Miles, Phyllis Laird, Sue Gardiner, Agnes Anguish, Jim Hawkins, Frances Levin, and others achieving first or second places across A B C categories and ties.
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Laverne Etheredge
Judy Hawkins
Amy Jo Marshall
Neal Marshall
Barbara Davis
Phyllis White
Joan Headree
Mary Truex
Jimmie Penn
Gloria Crites
Betty Fernandez
Helen South
Barbara Miles
Phyllis Laird
Jean Pistole
Frances Fischer
Sarah White
Ann Servatius
Pat Ritchey
Shirley Glass
Aline Ozanne
Joan Johnson
Sue Gardiner
Agnes Anguish
Jim Hawkins
Frances Levin
Joan Headlee
Billie McConnell
Oalife
Oaoa.com
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Kristi Edwards
LPC
UTPB
Centers
Centers ‘Westtexas.org
Social Security
MCT News Service
Phat Cycles
Main Street Cyclery
Permian Basin Poetry Society
Manor Park
Kopykat
Grandecom
American Iris Society Region
West Texas & Permian Basin
Iris Society
AIS
Midtown Hotel & Wall Street Convention Center
W. Wall St. Midland
Pegi Naranjo
American Iris Society
AVP
New Mexico State Garden Clubs
Southwest Designers Guild
Pecos Valley Iris Society
AIS & National Council of Garden Clubs
Jim and
Jean Morris
John's Corner Garden Center
42Nd and
Dixie Blvd
N.E
Down To Earth Garden Center
Dale St
Odessa Symphony Guild
Santa Ana Court
Odessasg.org
Midland the Palette Club
Don Parks
W. Wadley Ave
Medical Center
MCH
Midland the
Palette Club
Mary Watkins
Chase Bank
W. Wall St
16Th Street
Adams Avenue
Comanche Trails Wood Turners
George Hancock
Clark St
Odessa Shrine Club
Third Street
Tom Green Avenue
Odessa Rotary Club
Odessa College
Greater Odessa
Rotary Club
University of Texas of the
Methodist Church
MonAhans
Pecos
Pecos Valley
Odessa Barrios Lions Club
Mi Casa
West County Road
Sierra Club Conservation Committee
Unitarian Universalist Church
Neely St
Odessa Toastmasters International Club of
Presidential Museum
E. University Blvd
CRANE
Buffalo Room
Sixth St
Tcurrie
Copper
Freetoasthost
Fort Stockton
Pecos County
Alpine Lodge
W. Dickinson Blvd
Midland Permian Toastmasters
Wurster, Armstrong & Williamson
Desta Drive
First Presbyterian Church
Illinois Avenues
Midland Slyker
Permian Basin Graduate Center
Illinois Ave
Midland Tall City
Campfire USA
Big Spring St
Midland Wall Street
Midland County Public Library
Missouri Ave
Legal Aid of
LAMT
Andrews
Ector
Loving
Ward
Winkler
LANT
EL Paso Paso del Norte Civil Rights Projects of
el Paso
Violence Against Women Act
Missouri
Paws Cat Rescue Haven House
P.O
Belmont Baptist Church
Eighth St
West Texas Singles Association
Moose Lodge
N. Dixie Blvd
Northside Center
Westside Center