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Ellen Noel Art Museum Hosts Teen Artist Residency Program and Garment/ View Exhibit

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Odessa, Texas/June 14, 2023-The Ellen Noel Art Museum recently hosted a special reception for the Teen Artist Residency Program. Students worked with visiting Fiber artist, Tim Gonchoroff. TARP students created an art installation that was displayed in the Muesum’s rotunda. A poem about the art installation was written and read to friends and community members by Jake Hutchins.
(Jake Hutchins, TARP Students-Goddard Middle School-Midland, Texas)
Students, who participated, applied for a spot in the TARP program. These students have a desire to learn more and expand their understanding of the arts.
(Tim Gonchoroff, Assistant Professor of Sculpture-University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)
The Ellen Noel Art Museum is also presenting a gallery exhibit called Garment/View on loan from Tim Gonchoroff, who is a self-taught weaver using a wide variety of materials from shopping bags, vinyl advertising banners and other non-traditional materials.
(Tim Gonchoroff, Assistant Professor of Sculpture-University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)
The Garment/View exhibit by Tim Gonchoroff is at the Ellen Art Museum now through September.
For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera.

Parks Legado Farmers Market Summer Kick Off

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Odessa, Texas/June 11, 2023-Parks Legado kicked off the summer with its annual Farmers Market. Families and residents from Odessa-Midland, Ft. Stockton and from across West Texas and the Permian Basin enjoyed the Saturday morning event. 

(Elise Hudson, Market Coordinator-Parks Lagado/Odessa, Texas) 

The Parks Legado Farmers Market had around one hundred vendors offering plants and flowers, arts and crafts fruits and vegetables. Several food trucks were located throughout Parks Legado with a wide selection of menu items. 

(Elise Hudson, Market Coordinator-Parks Lagado/Odessa, Texas) 

The Parks Legado Farmers market requires that vendors make or grow or create the items that they wish to sell at the event. 

(Sara Billingsly-”Sara Kates Kitchen”/Odessa, Texas) 

The Parks Legado Farmers Market runs from now to October from 8am to 12noon on every 2nd Saturday of the month. 

For DRB Media Communications Digital News Danny Barrera.  

Four Candidates for Odessa City Manager Selected for Trimetrics and Interview Process for June 20th

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Odessa, Texas/June 7, 2023-On Tuesday, June 6th, the Odessa City Council held a special public meeting regarding the progress in the hiring of a new city manager. A representative of T2 Professional Consulting presented a recap of the requirements and process referred for the candidates applying for Odessa city manager position created by council members with the collaboration of T2 Professional Consulting. The Odessa City Council had three options to consider and voted unanimously on option 3-to continue with consulting firm until August 13th. 

(Javier Joven, Mayor-Odessa City Council/Odessa, Texas) 

The term TRIMETRICS are benchmarks that were set by the Odessa City Council during an open meeting earlier this year. Some of the benchmarks include Integrity, leadership, communication and other concepts that are requirements for the new city manager. 

(Javier Joven, Mayor-Odessa City Council/Odessa, Texas) 

Under 100 people from the State of Texas and from across the country applied for the Odessa city manager position. T2 Professional Consulting chose fifty qualified applicants and narrowed it down to four candidates. 

(Steve Thompson, Councilman-District 2, Odessa City Council/Odessa, Texas) 

The vision of the Odessa City Council is of a City Manager that will live up to the benchmarks that council has mandated. 

For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera 

City of Odessa Announces Sports Complex to be Located at Parks Bell Ranch

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Odessa, Texas/May 31, 2023-On Tuesday, May 30th, Mayor Javier Joven along with Mark Matta, Odessa City Councilman, District 1 and Denise Swaner, Odessa City Councilwoman at Large announced the new sports complex that will eventually be built in the Parks Bell Ranch area 

(Javier Joven, Mayor-City of Odessa, Texas) 

The Sports Complex will have indoor sports-Basketball and Volleyball and an outdoor multi-purpose complex that will have football, soccer, and will include La Crosse. The Sports Complex Committee hopes that it will be able to bring in tournaments to the City of Odessa and be competitive with Midland 

(Mark Matta, Councilman, District 1/Odessa City Council-Odessa, Texas) 

It was announced at the presentation by Councilman Mark Matta, that an Ice-Skating rink was not included in the plan of the Sports Complex. 

(Mark Matta, Councilman, District 1/Odessa City Council-Odessa, Texas) 

Several people that attended the Sports Complex announcement hoped that the ice-skating rink would be included in the design of the Complex. 

(Christine Holcomb, Figure Skating Mom/Odessa, Texas) 

The Odessa City Council will have items related to the Sports Complex on the council agendas regarding infrastructure, costs and other Sports Complex challenges. 

For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera  

Odessa Fire Rescue Badge Pinning and Promotion Ceremony

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Odessa, Texas/May 31, 2023-Odessa Fire Rescue recently held a Badge Pinning and Promotion Ceremony at the Odessa Central Fire Station and Administration Building. 10 New OFR hires were promoted to ROOKIE status and 11 firefighters received their one-year shield. 

(Jason Cotton, Fire Chief-Odessa Fire Rescue/Odessa, Texas) 

Many young Hispanics in the City of Odessa are choosing a career path towards firefighting/EMT service and joining Odessa Fire Rescue. 

(Jason Cotton, Fire Chief-Odessa Fire Rescue/Odessa, Texas) 

Odessa Fire Rescue Rookie, Cesar Hernandez, was born in Chihuahua, Mexico and came to Texas with his family at the age of two. He was eligible for the DACA program and graduated from Odessa High School. 

(Cesar Hernandez, Rookie Firefighter/EMT-Odessa Fire Rescue/Odessa, Texas) 

Odessa Fire Rescue frequently make runs to west Odessa in Ector County, that has a large Spanish speaking only population. OFR has bilingual firefighters that are able to bridge the communications gap, and help those residents going through a crisis. 

(Cesar Hernandez, Rookie Firefighter/EMT-Odessa Fire Rescue/Odessa, Texas) 

Odessa Fire Rescue reaches out to local high school students through the Field the Shield Program and also encouraging female students to join the fire service. 

For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera 

 

Mayor Javier Joven’s Drug and Crime Commission Project Graduation- Underage Drinking Operation

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Odessa, Texas/May 24, 2023-Mayor Javier Joven’s Drug and Crime Commission spoke on the underage drinking operation for the upcoming graduation weekend. Representatives from all local law enforcement agencies were present at the press event. 

(Javier Joven, Mayor-City of Odessa/Texas) 

The Mayor’s Drug and Crime Commission reminds parents to be responsible and not encourage underage drinking, while hosting a graduation party.  

(Javier Joven, Mayor-City of Odessa/Texas) 

Ector County ISD Police will patrol the City of Odessa and issue any citations, which can be from a couple of hundred dollars to thousands of dollars or jail time to those that are caught underage and drinking, and parents who provide alcohol to minors. 

(Jeff Daniels, Ector County ISD Police Chief, Ector County ISD Police Department/Odessa, Texas)

The Odessa Police Department remind families to stay alcohol, drug and gun free at graduations parties celebrated at the home 

(Michael Gerke, Police Chief-Odessa Policed Department/Odessa, Texas) 

All local Law Enforcement Agencies want Graduates celebrate their achievements in a safe environment by attending Project Graduation. 

(Jeff Daniels, Ector County ISD Police Chief, Ector County ISD Police Department/Odessa, Texas) 

(Sara Hinshaw, Program Director-Permian Basin Regional Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse)

For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera