Nike Permian Basin Open raises charity funds in Odessa
The Nike Permian Basin Open golf tournament raised a record 106000 for designated charities, up from last year, with total revenue of 445585. Tournament director Bob Glast announced charity grants to Buffalo Trails Council Boy Scouts of America and Odessa and Midland Boys and Girls Clubs. Funds support 5500 Scouts and 2000 volunteers across 18 West Texas counties, with impact on local economic development and Odessa’s image as a regional visitation draw.
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Bob Glast
Odessa and Midland
Buffalo Trails Council
Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scouts
West Texas
Odessa
Mike George
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
George
Thrill Seeker Flies For Fun With Toyota Air Sports Team
Kent Gorton, 31, Seattle native, has flown since age ten and now performs about 20 air shows in a 35 week season with the Toyota Air Sports Team. He treats it as a full time job, practicing when not in shows.
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King
Kent Gorton
Seattle
Toyota Air Sports
Gorton
International Trade and Marketing
University of Washington
German plane forced to land near Midland during Airsho98
A single engine Me 108 Messerschmitt piloted by Bill Masters of Abilene made a forced landing five miles southwest of Midland while approaching Midland International. The FAA was notified for potential investigation. no major damage and the pilot is reported safe. Airshow98 expects about 140 aircraft, many privately owned.
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Midland
Midland International Airport
Bill Masters
Abilene
Tina Corbett
Confederate Air Force
Charles Wilfong
Albany
Federal Aviation Admin
Corbett
Carolyn
Ector County
West Texas Education Conference opens at Permian High
Educators from Odessa and the Permian Basin gather for the fourth annual West Texas Education Conference with more than 200 workshops. About 2,500 teachers are expected to attend. Texas author Janice Woods Windle signs books and speaks at 1:30 p.m. The event runs 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with 60 exhibitors and a $40 registration.
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Permian High School
Permian Basin
West Texas
Virgil Fredenberg
Texas
Janice Woods Windle
Windle
New York Times
Fredenberg
Phil Pirkle
Rosa Guerrero
Keith Mitchell
Angela Shelf Mederias
Oe Te He Se
Joe Conor
Seta
Judge hopefuls debate solutions to dwindling county tax revenues
In a public forum, Democrat Bob Bryant and Republican Jerry Caddel outlined diverging plans to address Ector County’s falling mineral property tax revenue amid sagging oil prices. Bryant urged efficiency, joint purchasing, prison-space leasing, and fee collection, while Caddel pushed economic development and leadership to grow income.
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Ector County
Bob Bryant
Jerry Caddel
Odessa
Bryant
Caddel
Saldivar loses appeal in Selena murder case
Corpus Christi AP. Yolanda Saldivar 28 confessed to the 1995 shooting death of Tejano star Selena in a Corpus Christi motel. The 14th Court of Appeals in Houston rejected her appeal alleging coerced confession and juror issues. Saldivar remains in a Gatesville prison serving life with no parole until 2025.
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Corpus Christi
Selena
Yolanda Saldivar
Saldivar
Nueces
Carlos Valdez
14Th Court of
Gatesville
Patterns of light at Sunset Apartments
Doug Casey of Austin installs a light Wednesday morning along the patterns and rows of paneling at the Sunset Apartments in Odessa.
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Doug Casey
Austin
Sunset
Odessa
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