Photos from the second day of the Permian Basin Fair & Expo at the Ector County Coliseum including the 4-H archery contest, a performance by Odessa’s Got Talent winners Young Bloods and the Miss Permian Basin Fair Scholarship Pageant. The Permian Basin Fair & Expo opened Friday and continues with fair hours noon to midnight today, noon to 10 p.m. Sept. 5 and 6, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 7-9, noon to midnight Sept. 11 and noon to 10 p.m. Sept. 12. The annual event will be celebrating its 45th year after being cancelled in 2020 due to the outbreak of COVID-19. The yearly fair features a variety of activities including live entertainment, talent shows, pageants, a petting zoo, carnival, and other various livestock and western sporting events. Visit pbfair.com for a full schedule of events.
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The early morning sun begins to rise over a carnival ride at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Maggie Davis, 9, second from left, waits for the start of the 4-H archery competition on the second day of the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Cade Wallis, 17, right, watches as Kaeli Woodall, 16, left prepares her archery equipment before the start of the 4-H archery match as part of the second day of the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Winfield Davenport, center, explains the rules and regulations of the 4-H archery competition to competitors before the start of the day’s first match at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Bretton Martin, 17, in red, pins her target to the block at the start of the 4-H archery competition on the second day of the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Hailly May, 15, draws back her longbow as she takes part in the 4-H archery competition at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. May was taking part in her first archery competition and had only begun shooting bows this past Tuesday. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Kaeli Woodal, 16, is the last one left at the firing line as she sends the last arrow of the round down range while competing in the 4-H archery competition on the second day of the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
A Texas 4-H patch adorns the quiver of Kaeli Woodall, 16, as she competes in the 4-H archery competition at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Emma Williams marks hits on her target during the 4-H archery competition at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Emma Williams, 12, scores her opponent’s hits between rounds of the first 4-H archery competition of the day at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Aiden Traha, 12, pulls his arrows from the target block after a practice round at the start of the 4-H archery competition on the second day of the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Maggie Davis, 9, draws back her compound bow as she competes in the 4-H archery competition at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. Davis is from Andrews, Texas and has been shooting bows for two years. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Fair-goers walk through an aisle of chickens waiting to be judged as part of the Permian Basin Fair & Expo’s Poultry Show Saturday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
A Bantam chicken peers from its cage as judges make their way through the Poultry Show on the second day of the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Dual-certified poultry show judge Dwayne Jonas peers down into a cage as he judges in the Permian Basin Fair & Expo’s Poultry Show Saturday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
A poultry show competitor, left, watches as the show’s licensed judge Dwayne Jonas grades a chicken on the second day of the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Licensed poultry show judge Dwayne Jonas, right, grades a rooster during the Permian Basin Fair & Expo’s Poultry Show Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Licensed poultry show judge Dwayne Jonas grades a rooster during the Permian Basin Fair & Expo’s Poultry Show Saturday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Frank Miller removes a wheel from his modified tractor “Red Dragon” as he works on replacing a bearing that was damaged the night before while tractor pulling at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. “Never a dull moment in tractor pulling” said Miller who will be competing in the Permian Basin Fair & Expo’s garden tractor pulling event each night at 7 p.m. until the fair’s close on September 12. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Frank Miller removes a wheel from his modified tractor “Red Dragon” as he works on replacing a bearing that was damaged the night before while tractor pulling at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. “Pull at night, repair in the morning. Never a dull moment in tractor pulling” said Miller who will be competing in the Permian Basin Fair & Expo’s garden tractor pulling event each night until the fair’s close on September 12. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Charla Cook ties off her Maine Anjou cow to a stall as she bring in her livestock to compete in the Permian Basin Fair & Expo’s open cattle show Saturday morning at the Ector County Coliseum. The Permian Basin Fair & Expo’s open cattle show begins on Sunday, September 5 at 1 p.m.. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Members of the Comanche Moon Renegades act out a scene in the Wild West Show at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday afternoon at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Members of the Comanche Moon Renegades wait for their next scene backstage at the end of the Wild West Show during the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday afternoon at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Members of the Comanche Moon Renegades act out the climactic gunfight at the end of the Wild West Show at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday afternoon at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Children ride around on ponies at the petting zoo on the second day of the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday afternoon at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Bassist Elijah Ornelas, 14, left, and singer/guitarist Leon Carrasco, 15, of the band Young Bloods play a set at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday afternoon, Sept. 4, 2021, at the Ector County Coliseum. Young Bloods were the winners of youth division in the Permian Basin Mission Center’s Odessa’s Got Talent this past June. The Permian Basin Fair & Expo opened Friday and continues with fair hours noon to midnight today, noon to 10 p.m. Sept. 5 and 6, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 7-9, noon to midnight Sept. 11 and noon to 10 p.m. Sept. 12. The annual event will be celebrating its 45th year after being cancelled in 2020 due to the outbreak of COVID-19. The yearly fair features a variety of activities including live entertainment, talent shows, pageants, a petting zoo, carnival, and other various livestock and western sporting events. Visit pbfair.com for a full schedule of events. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Young Bloods bassist Elijah Ornelas, 14, performs a set with his bandmates at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday afternoon at the Ector County Coliseum. The Permian Basin Fair & Expo opened Friday and continues with fair hours noon to midnight today, noon to 10 p.m. Sept. 5 and 6, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 7-9, noon to midnight Sept. 11 and noon to 10 p.m. Sept. 12. The annual event will be celebrating its 45th year after being cancelled in 2020 due to the outbreak of COVID-19. The yearly fair features a variety of activities including live entertainment, talent shows, pageants, a petting zoo, carnival, and other various livestock and western sporting events. Visit pbfair.com for a full schedule of events. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Young Bloods drummer, Ian Chavez, 13, performs a set with his bandmates at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday afternoon at the Ector County Coliseum. The Permian Basin Fair & Expo opened Friday and continues with fair hours noon to midnight today, noon to 10 p.m. Sept. 5 and 6, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 7-9, noon to midnight Sept. 11 and noon to 10 p.m. Sept. 12. The annual event will be celebrating its 45th year after being cancelled in 2020 due to the outbreak of COVID-19. The yearly fair features a variety of activities including live entertainment, talent shows, pageants, a petting zoo, carnival, and other various livestock and western sporting events. Visit pbfair.com for a full schedule of events. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Bassist Elijah Ornelas, 14, left, and singer/guitarist Leon Carrasco, 15, of the band Young Bloods play a set at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday afternoon at the Ector County Coliseum. Young Bloods were the winners of youth division in the Permian Basin Mission Center’s Odessa’s Got Talent this past June. The Permian Basin Fair & Expo opened Friday and continues with fair hours noon to midnight today, noon to 10 p.m. Sept. 5 and 6, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 7-9, noon to midnight Sept. 11 and noon to 10 p.m. Sept. 12. The annual event will be celebrating its 45th year after being cancelled in 2020 due to the outbreak of COVID-19. The yearly fair features a variety of activities including live entertainment, talent shows, pageants, a petting zoo, carnival, and other various livestock and western sporting events. Visit pbfair.com for a full schedule of events. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Young Bloods drummer, Ian Chavez, 13, performs a set with his bandmates at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday afternoon at the Ector County Coliseum. The Permian Basin Fair & Expo opened Friday and continues with fair hours noon to midnight today, noon to 10 p.m. Sept. 5 and 6, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 7-9, noon to midnight Sept. 11 and noon to 10 p.m. Sept. 12. The annual event will be celebrating its 45th year after being cancelled in 2020 due to the outbreak of COVID-19. The yearly fair features a variety of activities including live entertainment, talent shows, pageants, a petting zoo, carnival, and other various livestock and western sporting events. Visit pbfair.com for a full schedule of events. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Professional BMX rider Morgan Wade performs an airplane trick during one of the BMX Pros Trick Team’s shows on the second day of the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday afternoon at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Professional BMX rider Morgan Wade performs a 360 degree tail whip during one of the BMX Pros Trick Team’s shows on the second day of the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday afternoon at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Professional BMX rider Morgan Wade performs a 360 spin trick over his teammate and audience members during one of the BMX Pros Trick Team’s shows on the second day of the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday afternoon at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Professional BMX rider Erick Soto performs a superman trick during one of the BMX Pros Trick Team’s shows on the second day of the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday afternoon at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Professional BMX rider Morgan Wade sprints his bike to the quarterpipe during one of the BMX Pros Trick Team’s shows on the second day of the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday afternoon at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Professional BMX rider Erick Soto performs a backflip during one of the BMX Pros Trick Team’s shows on the second day of the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday afternoon at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Jonathan Wood shows off his Gyrfalcon named Tundra during an early afternoon performance of the Extreme Raptors Show at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday afternoon at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
A fair-goer enjoys a carnival treat while taking a break from the attractions at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday afternoon at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
All Chicken Concession’s Binh Nguyenen grills chicken on a stick during the the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday afternoon at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Comanche Moon Renegades member Michael Kinney, left, watches as Paul Cobb tests his skill at quickdraw at the Comanche Moon Fast Draw attraction on the second day of the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday afternoon at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
President of the sanctioned Cowboy Fast Draw club the Comanche Moon Renegades David Perry holds up a champion belt buckle that will be awarded to the fair-goer with the fastest quickdraw at the end of the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday afternoon at the Ector County Coliseum. Contestants can win the buckle by participating in the Comanche Moon Fast Draw attraction at the Fair & Expo. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
President of the sanctioned Cowboy Fast Draw club the Comanche Moon Renegades David Perry fires a shot at a target at the Comanche Moon Fast Draw attraction at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday afternoon at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Jonathan Wood shows off his Gyrfalcon named Tundra during an early afternoon performance of the Extreme Raptors Show at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday afternoon at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Jonathan Wood, center, aids a young audience member in feeding his Bald Eagle named uncle Sam during an early afternoon performance of the Extreme Raptors Show at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday afternoon at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Jonathan Wood shows off his Vulture named Black Beauty during an early afternoon performance of the Extreme Raptors Show at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday afternoon at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Jonathan Wood brings in an audience member to interact with his Vulture named Black Beauty during an early afternoon performance of the Extreme Raptors Show at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday afternoon at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Jonathan Wood shows off his Spectacled Owl named Pepper during an early afternoon performance of the Extreme Raptors Show at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday afternoon at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Steve Huffman, left, teaches Brazos Harding, 8, how to throw a lasso at the Huffman Productions Goat Roping attraction at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday afternoon at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Calvin Pettythrows his lasso at a fleeing goat as he tries his hand at goat roping during the second day of the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday afternoon at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Mike Lemons drives his donkey Gus around the Permian Basin Fair & Expo grounds Saturday evening at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Miss Permian Basin Fair contestants perform a group dance routine during the Miss Permian Basin Fair Scholarship Pageant during the second day of the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday afternoon at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Odessa High School senior Victoria Herrera, left, answers a question for the judges as she competes in the Miss Permian Basin Fair Scholarship Pageant at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday evening at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Ryanne Lewis answers a question for the judges as she competes in the Miss Permian Basin Fair Scholarship Pageant at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday evening at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Miss Permian Basin Fair Scholarship Pageant contestants listen as a fellow contestant answers a question for the judges during the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday evening at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Bithiah Powell, left, answers a question for the judges as she competes in the Miss Permian Basin Fair Scholarship Pageant at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday evening at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
2019’s Miss Permian Basin Fair Ari Granado, left, speaks to the crowd as she answers a question from the master of ceremonies Sammi Steele during the Miss Permian Basin Fair Scholarship Pageant during the second day of the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday evening at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Bithiah Powell reacts to being named the third runner-up in the Miss Permian Basin Fair Scholarship Pageant on the second day of the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday evening at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Brisa Olivares, left, is congratulated by 2019’s Miss Permian Basin Fair Ari Granado after being named a runner-up in the Miss Permian Basin Fair Scholarship Pageant on the second day of the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday evening at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Valerie Whiddon waves to the crowd after being named 2021’s Miss Permian Basin Fair on the second day of the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday evening at the Ector County Coliseum. Whiddon will receive an education scholarship worth $1,650 after winning the Miss Permian Basin Fair Scholarship Pageant. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Laiza Dominguez prepares a glass of horchata for a customer at her agua frescas stand at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Fair-goers wait in line at a concessions stand at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Concessions stand worker Elizabeth Flores prepares a tray of candy apples at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Damon Long shoots a basketball as he plays the Mini Hoops carnival game at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Thrill seekers wait in line to ride the Fireball ride at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Thrill-seekers ride the Kamikaze ride at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Thrill-seekers ride the Cliff Hanger ride at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
West Texans walk through the carnival game alley the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Jeremiah Mireles, 5, rides the mechanical bull ride while attending the the Permian Basin Fair & Expo with his family Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
West Texans wait in line to ride the Ferris Wheel at the Permian Basin Fair & Expo Saturday night at the Ector County Coliseum. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
