Third Annual Comanche Cross Bike Race at McKinney Park
Cyclists of all ages are invited to ride in the third annual Comanche Cross Bike Race at McKinney Park on January 17. The event, part of the West Texas CX Series, runs noon to 3 pm with beginner and advanced races at 1 pm. Registration starts at noon. cost is 15 dollars. helmets required. Bring your own bike. For details visit Odessa tx.gov/parks or call Chris Hallmark at 432-368-3548.
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McKinney Park
West Pool Road
Odessarx.gov
Chris Hallmark
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ECISD seeks volunteers for community engagement plan
ECISD officials held public meetings to gather input for defining community engagement. Four sessions over two weeks seek volunteers to join nine subcommittees that will craft the criteria used by the state to rate ECISD schools. Meetings are Crockett Junior High, Goliad Elementary, and Nimitz Junior High with dates and times listed.
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Ector County
ISD
Crockett Junior High
N. Conover
Goliad Elementary
E. 52Nd St
Nimitz Junior High
Maple Ave
Ectorcountyisd.org
Odessa crime picture shows plateau amid growth and fear
Odessa Police Chief Tim Burton painted a year end crime picture tied to a booming city with a rising population. He noted crime per 100000 residents suggested improvement, while Time Magazine labeled Odessa as a top violent crime city a few years earlier. Through October Part I crimes fell about 4.6 percent from 2013, even as murders rose to seven by late 2014.
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Odessa
Tim Burton
Burton
Sean Lamb
Time Magazine
12th Annual Special Kids Rodeo Draws Families Amid Ice
Despite sleet and icy roads on Saturday morning, families attended the 12th annual Special Kids Rodeo at the Ector County Coliseum. Organizer Alice Cunningham noted the event brings joy to children and reassurance to parents, with activities including roping practice, horseback riding, basketball, soccer, live music, and prize games.
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Ector County Coliseum
Alice Cunningham
Courthouse Architects Set To Present Findings Monday
Brinkley Sargent Architects, hired April 2014 for 190000 in master planning and needs assessment of the aging Ector County Courthouse, will present to commissioners if weather permits. The firm’s December trip was canceled by fog after a 2013 bond election defeat for a new 95 million courthouse. A county judge formed a courthouse study group prior to that bond effort. The meeting starts at 10 a.m. Monday.
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Ector County
Brinkley Sargent Architects
Susan Redford
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