Gun Show Opens Saturday at Ector County Coliseum
The Permian Basin Gun Show runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Ector County Coliseum Buildings sponsored by John and Shirley Pokorny. The event features books supplies gun accessories surplus and collectibles. The West Texas Food Bank hosts a grand opening ceremony Friday 2 to 4 p.m. at 411 South Pagewood Ave Odessa with a ribbon cutting and guest speaker Congressman Mike Conaway. Tours follow until 4 p.m. The new facility offers a warehouse about four times the size of the old freezer cooler and is a nonprofit hunger relief group.
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Pioneer taps city wastewater for pipeline deal
Pioneer Natural Resources began filling its Odessa pipeline with City of Odessa effluent water at the Bob Derrington Water Reclamation Plant marking the completion of infrastructure for a deal projected to yield the city more than 117 million dollars over the next decade. Officials noted it is early to estimate yearly water use while budgeting for February. prices remain volatile, with regional benchmarks near 30 dollars per barrel. The city will start earning in August when Pioneer must pay for water under the take-or-pay agreement unless it pays a 3 million dollar deferral fee.
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Battle of the Badge blood drive at Odessa Police Dept
United Blood Services donor care specialist Leslie Adams draws blood from Cpl. Alexandria Hart during the first annual Battle of the Badge event held Wednesday inside the blood donation bus in front of the Odessa Police Department. Jacob Ford.
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Battle of the Badges blood drive in Odessa police lot
Odessa police officers and Odessa Fire/Rescue team up for a six hour blood drive dubbed The Battle of the Badges. Lanie Escamilla of United Blood Services notes emergencies cannot be scheduled and urges ample blood supply. Firefighters have 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday to donate, with results tallied to see which group collects more.
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Trustees abstain as Servance hired as Odessa coach
Ector County ISD board approved Danny Servance as Odessa High School athletic coordinator and head football coach. Four members voted yes while Doyle Woodall Donna Smith and Carol Gregg abstained. Gregg did not return calls. Attorney Mike Atkins explained abstentions are personal choices with no required reason or rule against voting.
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