Author: Danny Barrera

ODESSA. TEXAS/OCTOBER 2, 2021-HISPANIC HERITAGE OF ODESSA RECENTLY HELD THE ANNUAL DON QUIXOTE AWARDS IN THE COURTYARD AT THE ECTOR COUNTY ISD ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. THIS SPECIAL AWARD IS AWARDED TO OUTSTANDING TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS WHO INSPIRE STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE ACADEMIC GOALS.

(LILLIAN MARQUEZ, PRESIDENT-HISPANIC HERITAGE OF ODESSA)

SEVERAL AWARDS WERE GIVEN TO TEACHERS FROM ACROSS THE ECISD SCHOOL DISTRICT IN VARIOUS CATEGORIES. PROFESSORS AND ANDINISTRATORS FROM ODESSA COLLEGE AND UT PERMIAN BASIN WERE RECOGNIZED DURING THE HISPANIC HERITAGE OF ODESSA EVENT.

(LILLIAN MARQUEZ, PRESIDENT-HISPANIC HERITAGE OF ODESSA)

THE GRAND FINALE OF THE OF THE EVENING WAS THE DON QUIXOTE AWARD GIVEN TO MAURICIO MARQUEZ, PRINCIPAL AT ODESSA HIGH SCHOOL.

(MAURICIO MARQUEZ, PRINCIPAL-ODESSA HIGH SCHOOL)

FOLLOW HISPANIC HERITAGE OF ODESSA ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR UP COMING EVENTS DURING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.

FOR DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS, DANNY BARRERA.

JOIN LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, OCTOBER 5, 2021

ODESSA, TEXAS/SEPTEMBER 30, 2021-THE ECTOR COUNTY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT RECENTLY UNVEILD A WORK OF ART DESINED BY AND BUILT BY ECISD STUDENTS. THIS EFFORT WAS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CTE PROGRAM AND COMPLEX COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION.

(SCOTT MURI, SUPERENTENDENT, ECTOR COUNTY ISD-ODESSA, TEXAS)

COMPLEX COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION HAS BEEN A PARTNER WITH ECISD FOR APPROXIMATELY 13 YEARS ON VARIOUS SCHOLASTIC AND ARTISTIC PROJECTS.

(JASON BERRIDGE, PRESIDENT/CEO-COMPLEX COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION)

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ODESSA, TEXAS/SEPTEMBER 29, 2021-CHICK-FIL-A  AT 42^ND STREET AND GRANDVIEW IN ODESSA HOSTED THE 5^TH ANNUAL  LOCAL HEROES NIGHT IN THE CHICK-FIL-A PARKING LOT. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, ODESSA FIRE RESCUE ALONG WITH THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION HANDED OUT FREE BEES AND OTHER GOODIES TO KIDS AND FAMILIES.

(CHRISTY HDWITT, OPERATING PARTNER/CHICK-FIL-A)

KIDS AND FAMILIES WERE ABLE TO CLIMB INTO THE OPD AND ECTOR COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SWAT TEAM VEHICLES, THE ODESSA FIRE RESCUE FIRE TRUCK, AND SEE OTHER FIRST RESPONDER HARDWARE

(CHRISTY HDWITT, OPERATING PARTNER/CHICK-FIL-A)

(KORISSA DANIELS, PARENT/VISITOR TO LOCAL HEROES NIGHT EVENT)

THIS FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT IS HELD IN LATE SEPTEMBER, FROM 5PM TO 8PM. DUE TO COVID-19 THE LOCAL HEROES WAS CANCELLED IN 2020. CHICK-FIL-A PLAN TO CONTINUE THE EVENT NEXT YEAR

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ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25^TH, THE ODESSA POLICE DEPARTMENT HOSTED A FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT JIM PARKER PARK ON EAST UNIVERSITY.

THE OPD BLOCK PARTY FEATURED GAMES, RAFFELS, HOT DOG AND DRINKS.

(DEPUTY CHIEF MATT, ODESSA POLICE DEPARTMENT)

KIDS AND FAMILIES WERE ABLE TO SEE THE ODESSA POLICE DEPARTMENT’S SWAT TEAM VEHICLES AND HARDWARE, AS WELL AS WEAR THE HELMENTS AND BULLET PROOF VESTS.

(DEPUTY CHIEF MATT, ODESSA POLICE DEPARTMENT)

THROUGHOUT THE OPD BLOCK PARTY, VISITORS TO THE EVENT ENJOYED GIVE-AWAYS AND OTHER FREEBEES.

(MATT DAVIDSON, DEPUTY CHIEF/FIELD OPERATIONS-ODESSA POLICE DEPARTMENT)

VISIT THE ODESSA POLICE DEPARTMENT WEBSITE OR GET THE OPD APP FOR MORE INFORMATION ON UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS.

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ODESSA, TEXAS/September 26, n2021 – The Ector County Hospital District Police Department and Medical
Center Health System are mourning the loss of Sgt. Daniel Valenzuela Jr., who was
killed in a traffic accident early Sunday morning San Antonio, along with his father and
grandmother.
“The Ector County Hospital District Police Department and Medical Center Health
System suffered a devastating loss early Sunday morning when Sgt. Daniel Valenzuela
Jr. was taken far too soon,” said Brad Timmons, Chief of Police, ECHD. “Sgt.
Valenzuela was instrumental in all aspects of the police department and MCH. Sgt.
Valenzuela was a friend, colleague and an outstanding police officer that has served his
community with the utmost integrity and professionalism. Most importantly, he was a
good man and he will be dearly missed. We ask the community to keep the Valenzuela
family in your thoughts and prayers.”
Sgt. Valenzuela leaves behind his wife and four children.
Sgt. Valenzuela served in law enforcement for almost 13 years. He started his career in
Lamesa, before moving to the Crane County Sheriff’s Office, and then the Ector County
Hospital District Police Department, where he’s spent the past seven years.