Photos from the Basin Sports Complex Grand Re-Opening Celebration Saturday morning in Odessa. The celebration featured Kite Fest, food trucks, inflatable games and jumpers in addition to face painting and free swag from booths set up around the complex.
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Dina Flores carries a large kite across the Basin Sports Complex, formerly the UTPB Sports Fields, during its grand re-opening celebration Saturday morning in Odessa. Flores worked with Dina Torre to raise a variety of kites before noon. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Dina Torre works to raise a giant fish shaped kite from the ground for the celebration of Kite Fest during the grand re-opening ceremony for the Basin Sports Complex Saturday morning in Odessa. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Kite enthusiasts fly their kites above the soccer fields at the Basin Sports Complex during its grand re-opening celebration Saturday morning in Odessa. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Dina Torre, left, and Dina Flores work together to raise a giant fish shaped kite from the ground for the celebration of Kite Fest during the grand re-opening ceremony for the Basin Sports Complex Saturday morning in Odessa. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Dina Torre secures her kite’s anchor into the ground with stakes as she celebrates Kite Fest during the grand re-opening celebration for the Basin Sports Complex Saturday morning in Odessa. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
UTPB’s Associate Athletic Director of External Operations Richard Acosta, left, stamps an event passport for Esai Gonzales, 11, as he visits the various booths across the Basin Sports Complex during its grand re-opening celebration Saturday morning in Odessa. Attendees of the event could receive free t-shirts and other swag by filling out event passports with stamps from each booth. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Families begin to visit booths set up at the Basin Sports Complex during its grand re-opening celebration Saturday morning in Odessa. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Brian McDermett, right, walks with his daughter Marcy, 2, as they visit the various inflatable games and jump houses during the grand re-opening celebration for the Basin Sports Complex Saturday morning in Odessa. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
UTPB student David Nieto lifts up Emanuel Frausto, 6, to dunk a volleyball in an inflatable basketball game during the grand re-opening celebration for the Basin Sports Complex Saturday morning in Odessa. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Maribel Valenzuela paints the face of Moises Guevara, 9, as he visits the grand re-opening celebration for the Basin Sports Complex with his family Saturday morning in Odessa. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
UTPB students and faculty wait for food from Jeronimo’s Street Side Diner during the grand re-opening celebration for the Basin Sports Complex Saturday morning in Odessa. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
From left, Brittany Meyer and her daughter Lexi, 5, watch as her son JJ, 3, receives a stamp from volunteer Hayley Hudson during the grand re-opening celebration for the Basin Sports Complex Saturday morning in Odessa. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Volunteers Alex Castro and Susie Thiessen stamp attendee’s event passports before giving out free t-shirts during the grand re-opening celebration for the Basin Sports Complex Saturday morning in Odessa. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
UTPB student Marian Valdes pets Nelli as she volunteers for the grand re-opening celebration for the Basin Sports Complex Saturday morning in Odessa. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
