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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 2015
Page
1
The band America plays Iconic hits such as A Horse With No Name Sister Golden Hair Ventura Highway and Tin Man at 8 p.m. on October 29 at the Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center with tickets from 42 to 70 dollars. Don Williams follows with an 8 p.m. show on November 19 tickets 45 to 65 dollars.
The Permian Basin Fair and Expo comes to the Ector County Coliseum September 11 to 19 with open talent contest Little Miss and Miss Permian Basin Fair Scholarship Pageants for various ages. Entry forms at www.pbfair.com or 432-550-3232. Creative Arts division encouraged and the theme is Through the Looking Glass.
Alex Sheen founder of Because I Said I Would will deliver the next John Ben Shepperd Public Leadership Institute Distinguished Lecture at 7 p.m. Monday at Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center in Odessa. The event is free with no tickets required and will be moderated by Robert Briescia and Pat Canty.
The CAF Airpower Museum prepares Airsho 2015 with the United States Air Force Thunderbirds performing aerial feats. Details and ticket information are available on the museum’s TICKET page.
Rodney Stewart Robertson, 48, of Odessa, is charged with arson of a habitation, escaping while arrested, and harassment after investigators say he admitted starting a Tuesday fire at 4340 Redbud Ave. He told police he would not be found and blamed his ex for forged lease papers. He awaits bond at Ector County Detention Center.
Crews work daily from 8:30 a.m. to late evening to erect tents stages and facilities for the Texas Thunder Fest. Premier Global’s Patrick Gail and GM Kim Blevins describe long days and a year round planning process, with three months of groundwork and local collaboration ongoing.
Texas Thunder Fest runs from Friday to Sunday, 3 p.m. to midnight, at 16853 17099 N Chinaberry Ave. Day passes are $80, three-day admission $120, camping $110. Tyler and the Tribe are billed to perform. details on Page 3B. Temperature forecasts accompany the notice with mention of last year’s timing shift to August.
The Odessa American marks its 75th year with a year of feared danger. Ruth Maynard, 24, wife of Officer Jack Maynard, disappeared January 9 and was found February 16 on a ranch. Nancy Mitchell’s body was found June 4 near an oil well east of Kermit after nine months missing. Gloria Sue Green vanished June 17 from the O and L Well Service building in Kermit, with all cases unsolved. Three bond issues totaling over 11 million dollars were defeated by voters, including a 990,000 county library bond.
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