West Texas Talent Search finals set for Oct 9 at Ector Theatre
Semifinals on Oct 2 at the Ector Theatre decide the 10 finalists. Finals on Oct 9 with prizes 1000, 250, and 100. Proceeds support Family Promise Odessa and Kennedy Fund. Details at westtexastalent.com. Sponsor contacts via Daniel Ryan at 432-978-7405. Also two summer commencements at UTPB Aug 6 with speakers Ryder Warren and a Spanish convocation around 5:30 PM in the Mesa Building.
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Ector Theatre
Texas Ave
Family Promise of
Odessa
John F. Kennedy
UTPB
University of Texas of the
Permian Basin
Midland Independent School District
Ryder Warren
Mesa Building
Utpb.edu
Cooper sues Texas police in federal civil rights suit
Barry Cooper, a former narcotics agent turned pet advocate, filed a 30 page federal complaint in Austin seeking 40 million dollars for civil rights violations by Texas lawmen including Rangers. He accuses officers of conspiring to retaliate against him and his family and vows to fund his campaign and a prison hunger program with any damages.
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Barry Cooper
Cooper
Austin
Texas
Texas Rangers
Candi
Seo Cooper
SORGHUM FIELD CUT BY HAND ON ODESSA ACRE
Raul Cruz uses a hand sickle to harvest Sorghum Sudan grass on his acre on Tripp Avenue in West Odessa. He says the grass feeds two horses and a cow and it takes about seven days to complete the field by hand.
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Raul Cruz
Tripp
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Cruz
Odessa man cuts sorghum field with hand sickle
In West Odessa Raul Cruz tenders a one acre plot using a hand sickle called an Oz to harvest sorghum sudan grass and black top cane for feed. A welder at National Oil Well, Cruz learned the tool in Mexico and says rain helped growth while alfalfa is grown between harvests. Neighbor H A Dean praises his feat and stamina.
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Odessa
Raul Cruz
Cruz
Tripp Avenue
Mars Street
West
National Oil Well
Mexico
H.A. Dean
County commissions table Parks Legado road funding
After questioning the influence the county would have on the Parks Legado Town Center project commissioners tabled action on a road for the 70 acre mixed use development in northeast Odessa. County leaders debated whether county workers should perform clearing and work to lower costs versus offering financial assistance up to 1.8 million dollars for Tres Hermanas Boulevard. Commissioner Redford and Dale Childers opposed tabling while Freddie Gardner and Greg Simmons pressed for clarity to avoid a blank check. COUNTY Page 10A
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Collin Sewell
Parks
Legado Town Center
Freddie Gardner
Odessa
Gardner
Susan Redford
Dale Childers
Tres Hermanas Boulevard
Greg Simmons
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