ODESSA
A Paragons Carwash has been scheduled benefitting Valaria Nabarrette from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at Aaron’s Parking Lot, corner of 13th Street and County Road West. Nabarrette, a 2017 Odessa High School graduate, is in need of a liver transplant. All donations will go to help Nabarrette with meals, lodging and transportation while she is going through treatment.
Southwest 66 Credit Union has scheduled a Block Party in Your Neighborhood from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the Odessa Branch, 4041 E. 52nd St. There will be free fun for the whole family with jumpers, face painting, balloons, a cash machine and a chance to win $70,000. Visit southwest66.com/party.
The University of Texas Permian Basin, 4901 E. University Blvd., has scheduled Justin Carrigan’s UTPB Protect the Basin Football Camp for kids in ninth grade through 12th grade from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today. Check-in is at 10 a.m. Cost is $50. Visit www.justincarriganfootballcamps.com.
The Ector County Library, 321 W. Fifth St., has scheduled Family Movie Time at 3 p.m. today. Call 332-0633 or visit ector.lib.tx.us.
Ector County Coliseum, 4201 Andrews Highway, has scheduled a Salute to Heroes for military and first responders during the West Texas Rumbleweeds pro soccer game vs. the Amarillo Bombers at 6 p.m. today. Gates open at 5 p.m. Ticket prices start at $6. Military and first responders get in free with ID. Call 800-514-3849 or visit tinyurl.com/y5f3jalg.
The third annual Odessa Under 40 Gala has been scheduled from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. today at the MCM Grandé Hotel and FUNDome, 6201 E. Business 20. Proceeds benefit the Young Professionals of Odessa. Call Lynn Van Amburgh at 333-7862 or Carla Hartwig at 333-7854 or visit tinyurl.com/y6h5ne9f.
The Cowboys & Heels Trade Show has been scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday in Building E at the Ector County Coliseum, 4201 Andrews Highway. Admission is free. Visit tinyurl.com/y6gl4hyo.
The Ector County Library, 321 W. Fifth St., has scheduled Toddler Storytime at 10:30 a.m. Monday. Call 332-0633 or visit ector.lib.tx.us.
The Crisis Center of West Texas have extended registrations for the 2019 Wonder Girls, open to all girls entering the 5th-8th grades 2019-20 school year, through Friday or until all spaces are full. The camp will is scheduled from July 15-19. For those who would like to donate a particular service, product, or other in-kind contribution, call 333-2527 or email Hannah Horick at [email protected]. The Crisis Center is also looking for volunteers who love to learn, who are excited about the centers mission, and can be great role models for Wonder Girls. Volunteers must be 16 years or older, and team leaders must be 21 years or older. All volunteers will be expected to pass a criminal background check and attend a training before camp. Visit ccwtx.org/wondergirls.
Camp Fire West Texas is offering Kids Care, a state licensed, affordable quality program, for students enrolled in one of the following 10 Odessa campuses starting the fall: Austin, Burnet, Gonzales, Noel, Pease, Buice, Cameron, Ross, Burleson and Jordan Elementary schools. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. July 15 and will continue until all spots are filled. The after-school programs are operated by Camp Fire West Texas, and components of the program include homework help, games, arts & crafts, outdoor recreation, and traditional Camp Fire activities and projects. The program will be offered from the time school is out until 6 p.m. Enrollment will be limited, with a child to adult ratio of no more than 15:1 to provide attention and quality supervision. To register for Kids Care, you must complete an online registration form and pay a $20 annual fee for each child enrolled. A weekly $45 fee will be charged per child and financial assistance is available for those who quality. Online registration forms are only available at the campfire website at campfirewtx.org or call 570-4144.
First Basin Credit Union has kicked-off the fourth annual Back to School Supply Drive benefitting the children of the Rainbow Room of the Permian Basin. The Rainbow Room works with Child Protective Services (CPS) and helps foster children, and all other children involved in CPS care, throughout Midland, Odessa, Andrews and surrounding counties. The Rainbow Room is requesting the following items to help equip children for the 2019-2020 school year: backpacks, folders, spiral notebooks, pens/pencils, binders, highlighters, glue, sticks, tissues, hand sanitizer, markers, crayons, rulers, scissors and headphone. Donation deadline is July 31. Donations as well as monetary donations are welcome any of the following of the First Basin branches locations: 4217 N. Grandview Ave., 2740 N. County Road West, 1010 E. Eighth St., 713 Golder Ave., in Odessa; 3316 Midland Drive and 5509 Andrews Highway, in Midland; and 1205 N.E. First St, in Andrews. For information regarding The Rainbow Room or the school supply drive, call Crystale Galindo at 232-0547 or Janet Sotelo at 248-1443, from the FBCU marketing team. Visit www.firstbasin.com.
Camp Fire West Texas has scheduled a Summer Day Camp for children ages 5-12 from 7:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, through Aug. 9 at Buice Elementary School, 1800 E. 87th St. Activities include arts and crafts, games, sports, field trips and more. Children must bring a sacked lunch daily. A morning and afternoon snack will be provided. Weekly tuition is $75 per child. Financial assistance is available based on family size and income levels. Call 570-4144 or visit www.campfirewtx.org.
Interfaith Service (Sewing) Council, 910 S. Grant Ave., is inviting sewers and quilters to participate in open sewing and get assistance with sewing projects from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Sewing machines (Berninas), quilting rulers and cutters and scissors will be provided. Thursdays is primarily for quilters. Call 332-4800 or email Mary Jane Malone at [email protected].
Yang Style Tai Chi classes have been scheduled from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at Asbury United Methodist Church, 4001 E. University Blvd. Call 631-5051 or visit odessagoldendragons.com.
M.A.D. Children has scheduled classes from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Fridays at 810 N. Dixie Blvd. Register from noon to 6 p.m. daily at M.A.D., 810 N. Dixie Blvd. Call 272-5834 or 272-5812 or 325-455-4990.
Saturday Morning Club for families with children age 5 years old and younger has been scheduled from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays at the Boys & Girls Club of Odessa, 800 E. 13th St. Family activities include crafts, games and food. Siblings of all ages are welcome. Events may be held at other locations some Saturdays. Get weekly updates by texting BGC Odessa to number 313131, and receive a weekly update of time, location and activities. Call 337-8389 or email [email protected].
The Permian Basin Genealogical Society meets at 10 a.m. on the fourth Saturday of each month, except for November and December, at Lincoln Tower Ballroom, 311 W. Fourth St. Call Barbara Wilson at 332-8221 or visit www.permiangen.org or www.facebook.com/permianbasingenealogicalsociety.
The Monday Senior Bridge Club meets from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. each Monday at the Northside Senior Center, 13th Street and Adams Avenue. Call 337-5281.
The Odessa Chapter No. 447 Order of the Eastern Star meets at 7:30 p.m. on the first and third Monday of each month (first Monday only in November and December) at the Andy G. Vaughn Masonic Lodge No. 1421, 3017 Mercedes Ave. Call 557-2058 or visit www.agv1421.org.
The Odessa Barrios Lions Club meets at 9 a.m. on the first and third Saturday of each month at Mi Casa Restaurant, 1301 N. West County Road.
The Odessa Ante Meridian Lions Club meets at 8 a.m. Saturdays at Mi Casa Restaurant, 1301 N. West County Road.
MIDLAND
The Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center, 1310 N. FM 1788, Midland, has scheduled Japanese American country music fiddler and singer Shoji Tabuchi to perform at 3 p.m. Sunday. Box hours are from noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call 800-514-3849 or visit www.wagnernoel.com.
The Yucca Theatre, 208 N. Colorado Ave., Midland, has scheduled the 2019 Summer Mummers melodrama, “Prehistoric Popcorn Party in the Permian Basin or Yabba Dabba Don’t” at 8 p.m. every Friday and Saturday, through Aug. 31. Not recommended for anyone under age 16. Box office is located at the Midland Community Theatre, 2000 W. Wadley Ave., Midland. Hours are from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Call 570-4111 or visit www.mctmidland.org.
The Midland Gem and Mineral Society, 602 S. Main St., Midland, has scheduled “Open Shop Night” for members and the public from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays. Guests can watch members cut rocks and work on lapidary projects. Visit www.midlandgemandmineral.org.
Overeaters Anonymous Meetings for all eating disorders (bulimia, bingeing, obsessive/compulsive eating or anorexia) have been scheduled from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Topic Meeting on Sundays and 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., 12-Step Study on Mondays in portable building A at Christ Church Anglican, 5501 N. Midkiff Road, Midland. Admission is free and open to the public. Call 553-1031 or visit www.oa.org.
Tall City meets at 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. every two weeks alternating on Mondays and Thursdays at Chevron Corp Building, 6301 Deauville Blvd., Midland. Visit www.toastmasters.org.
ALPINE
The Theatre of the Big Bend has scheduled performances of “Our Lady of the Tortilla” at 8:15 p.m. today and Sunday, and July 5-7 at Sul Ross State University’s Kokernot Outdoor Theatre, corner of North Harrison Street and Loop Road, Alpine. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for children and seniors. Call 432-837-8218 or visit www.sulross.edu/tobb.
MARFA
Ballroom Marfa, 108 E. San Antonio St., Marfa, has scheduled “Candelilla, Coatlicue and the Breathing Machine,” an exhibition with newly commissioned and existing works by Beatriz Cortez, Candice Lin and Fernando Palma Rodríguez, through the end of September. The exhibition includes contributions that range from wax pours to robotic storytellers to provisional shelters and beyond. Admission is free. Call 432-729-3600, email [email protected] or visit www.ballroommarfa.org.
PECOS
West of the Pecos Rodeo slack begins at 8 a.m. today at Buck Jackson Arena and Civic Center, 1556 S. Cedar St., Pecos, team roping, calf roping and steer wrestling; 9 a.m., West of the Pecos Team Roping Classic (Local Open Roping); 9 am., books open with roping beginning immediately following slack; No. 13 roping with a No. 10 Incentive, 4 steers/$200 enter 3 times, cash only; 8 p.m., fourth performance of the West of The Pecos Rodeo; the finals for all local events will run; top 12 team ropers from the West of The Pecos Classic team roping to rope during performance. Rodeo dance will feature The Electric Cowboys and Chase the Night from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. today at the Reeves County Sheriff’s Posse, 1400 S. Cedar, Pecos. Doors open at 9 p.m. Visit pecosrodeo.com.
PENWELL
Penwell Knights Raceway has scheduled the Dirty South No-Prep Series at 5:30 p.m. today at the Caprock Motorplex, 319 S. FM 1601, Penwell. General admission is $25. Kids age 12 and under get in free. For tickets, visit tinyurl.com/y3uwpcb8.
