City eyes tighter timeline for hotel and Ector Theatre project
City officials push to start eight to nine months before the planned open of the hotel and conference center set for 2019. The $5 million Ector Theatre funding comes from sales tax revenue with additional costs covered by the city’s general fund. Officials forecast a total project around $31.6 million plus equipment, engineering, and a future fountain, while private investors Odessans Sondra and Toby Boff seek about $48 million for a Marriott hotel over 200 rooms and 150000 square feet.
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Kerr
UEB Builders
David Turner
Odessans Sondra
Toby Boff
Eofficial Enterprises
Marriott
Odessa Pumps
Morton
Local choral workshop draws area directors and teachers
Bonham Middle School choir director Hilary Pyott Midland High School director Jeff Fentem and Lee High School head choir director Trenton Davis joined a regional choral workshop. They praised nearby access, intimate clinician contact, and ideas ranging from choir cabs to individual voice feedback using digital recorders. The event also features the Allegro Choral Festival at Wagner Noël with a Saturday performance at Rea-Greathouse Hall.
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Bonham Middle
Hilary Pyott
Midland High School
Jeff Fentem
Lee High School
Trenton Davis
Pyott
Fentem
Texas Choir Directors Association
San Antonio
Gonzalez Convention Center
Davis
Gilbertson
Lake Highlands High School
CVS
Yarrington
Eychaner
Rea-Greathouse
WNPAC
Officer of the Month: Cpl. Kiper’s swift arresting record
Cpl. Kiper, 35, a U S Army veteran and 3 1/2 year OPD officer, earned Officer of the Month for June after 46 misdemeanor and seven felony arrests in three months. He identified a burglary suspect via a possible license plate on June 4, aiding recovery of ATM-damaging tools and a case forwarded to the district attorney. Born in Wyoming and raised in Odessa, he has long sought police work to give back to his city.
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Kiper
United States Army
OPD
Socialia
Cpl
Aeneatrict
Wyoming
Odessa
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