Winners scrape up for Bottom of the Basin awards
The Bottom of the Basin awards satire names Y2K as Newsmaker of the Year and praises empty nominations. It jokes that no one will accept statuettes as candidates avoided running for Odessa City Council. The MISD incident prompts the third Rick McLaren Memorial Bottom. The ceremony moves to Hawaii with expanded expenses.
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Survivalists say preparations weren't in vain in Dalhart
Dalhart residents including Jim Wiedeman and Sam Loy defend Y2K stockpiling as prudent, citing water and food caches for a family of three and readiness for any societal collapse. They note a book predicting chaos and reflect on watching New Year’s Eve coverage without global disaster, feeling grateful no tragedy struck.
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School district clears Y2K risk in Odessa area
The Ector County Independent School District reported Monday that computers networks and phone systems were fine regarding the Y2K bug. Ronnie Norwood the district technology director said no calls had come in and technicians had checked all servers and networks.
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SandHills Rodeo Draws Thousands of Students to Ector Coliseum
More than 6,000 Permian Basin elementary students attended the SandHills School Days Rodeo at the Ector County Coliseum. Ben Clements noted it was the first year for the event and said it lets students see a real rodeo. Cheyenne White and about 50 college and high school volunteers helped organize, while Odessa College student Joseph Morgan helped produce the daylong event.
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Five candidates file for March 14 primary election
Five contenders filed over New Year’s weekend for five Ector County offices in the March 14 GOP and Democratic primaries. Geraid Bowen 53 of 2980 N Tom Green Ave seeks the Precinct 3 County Commissioner Republican nomination facing Tom Todd the incumbent and Hugh Gibbs. Barbara Graff the elementary teacher runs unopposed in the Democratic race Bowen longtime Odessa resident with degrees from Sul Ross State University and UT Permian Basin previously served as Ector County commissioner and works as a school maintenance supervisor for Midland ISD.
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