Census data workshop and Texas Book Festival contest call
The Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission hosts a census data workshop at Odessa College with two sessions on June 12. Registration costs 30 dollars. The Texas Book Festival invites original fiction from Texas junior and high school students in three divisions with a July 27 deadline for online submissions.
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U.S. Census Bureau
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Pbrpc.org
Texas Book Festival
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Brown County
Naturalist training program accepting applicants in Big Bend region
The Tierra Grande Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalist Program invites applicants for its new member training. The seven week schedule begins with a July kick off in Alpine, then four weekends from August to October. Deadline is Wednesday with limited spots. For details contact Sandy Lynch at 432-364-2889 or sendrakay@bigbend.net.
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Tierra Grande
Texas Master Naturalist Program
Alpine
Sandy Lynch
Rakay
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Odessa seeks citizen backed emergency plan amid twister season
Odessa Fire and Rescue officials urge residents to prepare personal disaster plans and evacuation kits with at least three days of supplies. City emphasizes resource management over direct event response, warning residents they may not reach responders in an emergency.
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Odessa
Jack Hamilton
Odessa Fire and Rescue
Hamilton
Quail Run Power Plant showcases flexible natural gas units
Exelon Power operates the 550 megawatt Quail Run Power Plant in Odessa with six units four gas turbines and two steam turbines. Plant manager Jeff Klier notes its ability to cycle on and off to meet grid demand as reporters tour the facility. The plant began operation in 2007 to 2008 spanning two phases.
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Exelon
Don Ramsel
Odessa
Permian Basin
Quail Run
Exelon Power
Exelon Generation
Klier
Paper or plastic mixed views on bag ban
Sierra Sanford and others attended an Odessa City Council meeting on a proposed ban that would bar single-use plastic bags at retailers. Sanford praised her switch to reusable bags while seven supporters urged action, but no formal decision was made at the hearing.
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Sierra Sanford
Sanford
City Hall
Odessa
David Turner
Odessa eyes traffic light cameras for citywide use
City leaders consider installing traffic light cameras around Odessa and invite public input via an online vote at wWwW.0a0a.com and email at onletters oaoa.com.
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