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QUICK hits Basin rig count steady as national count falls The rig count in the Permian Basin remained steady in the week ending Friday, the latest count by Baker Hughes shows, with 476 rigs active in the region.

Nationally, the oil and gas rig count fell by eight to a total of 1,046 rigs. A year ago, 950 rigs were active. The count shows that 858 rigs sought oil, down five from the previous week, and 187 explored for natural gas, down two from the previous week. The U.S. rig count peaked at 4,530 in 1981. It bottomed out in May of 2016 at 404.

The regional benchmark Plains-West Texas Intermediate Posting ended Friday at $67 per barrel, down 50 cents from last Friday’s close.

National benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude ended at $70.46 per barrel, down 55 cents from the previous week.

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Council pushes new option Officials consider ballot language for vote Odessans demanded

BY COREY PAUL cpaul@oaoa.com

The Odessa City Council will consider ballot language Tuesday for an election forced by voters over the objections of a majority of the elected officials. But at least two City Council members who oppose the proposal voters will face to expand the City

Council are now pushing another option.

The special election secured through a petition signed by more than 2,700 city voters will allow Odessans on Nov. 6 to decide whether to amend the city charter by adding a council member elected city-wide and giving the mayor a vote. All of the city’s five single-member districts would

I F YOU G O >> What: Odessa City Council meeting. >> When: Briefing begins at 5 p.m.

Tuesday. Regular meeting begins at 6 p.m. >> Where: City Hall, 411 W. Eighth St., Fifth Floor. remain intact.

But the proposed ballot wording advanced by Interim City Attorney Gary Landers creates other possible outcomes from the election because voters would not be

presented with a single up-ordown vote on the changes.

Instead, voters would be asked to vote separately on creating an at-large council member and giving the mayor a vote. That means one, both or none of those options could pass.

The proposed language was revealed in a City Council agenda released after the business day Friday, along with the other proposal to enlarge the City Council that at least two of the elected officials are advocating. >> See OPTION Page 4A

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BREWING IT UP Frisky Brewery owners Lee and Lisa Friske are in the home stretch towards opening Odessa’s first brewery. Their brewery will have 12 brews on tap, hold up to 450 people, feature a petfriendly patio upstairs and downstairs, a full kitchen with an inhouse bakery, 29 TVs, a pet menu, and more.

Youth mental health first aid training Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest has scheduled youth mental health first aid training from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday at the Girl Scout Council, 901 W. Dengar Ave., Midland.

The training introduces common mental health challenges for youth, ages 12 and above, as well as a fivestep action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and noncrisis situations. Learn to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders in adolescents.

Topics include anxiety, depression, substance abuse, eating disorders and more.

The cost is $25. Participants will receive a MHFA certificate and book. Lunch will be provided.

For more information, call 800-895-7390 or email mjasso@gsdsw.org.

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Lisa Friske poured a beer.

As workers shuffled nearby, past paint cans, unplugged wires and upright ladders, and as a scissors lift outside reached

high up toward the afternoon sky to the newly affixed sign over the front door of a sprawling, twostory dream, she went ahead and poured another.

It wasn’t a perfect pour, she said, as she carried two glasses of amber-gold around the bend of the long circular bar, stepping under high ceilings, a room away from the full kitchen now coming together, and with massive, silver brewing tanks just behind a pane of glass. >> See BREWERY Page 4A

A Frisky Brewery growler sits empty at the bar as co-owner Lisa Friske looks on Wednesday at the brewery.

SanJan CEO speaks amid fraud accusations Creditors circle, workers remain unpaid after collapse

BY COREY PAUL cpaul@oaoa.com

May marked a year since the Odessa-based oilfield trucking

company SanJan abruptly shuttered, and while about 150 former employees continue to wait for their final paychecks, things have only continued to unravel for the failed company’s top executive, Clint Fletcher.

Lenders are circling the former CEO. Multiple lawsuits accuse him of fraud. His $1.1 million home is on the market, he’s in the midst of a divorce and he says he’s “basi-

cally dried up any cash that I had,” struggling to pay legal fees and personal debts.

Fletcher had gone on camera in May 2017, after the collapse, and accused another top executive of embezzlement that left the company “in shambles,” triggering a chain of events that led to workers shut out of company yards and stiffed on their paychecks. >> See SAJAN Page 3A

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PBAF announces more than $500,000 in scholarships Washburn.

MIDLAND Permian Basin Area Foundation has announced more than $500,000 in scholarships at their annual scholarship dinner Thursday at the Midland County Horseshoe Education Room.

Approximately 200 students, parents, donors, and community leaders attended this year’s event.

Sandra Woodley, president of University of Texas Permian Basin, addressed the audience and shared her vision for The University of Texas of the Permian Basin.

The foundation celebrated 268 scholarship awards to students primarily from communities throughout West Texas. These scholarships were made possible by generous donors to the Foundation’s more than 80 endowed scholarship funds.

“Thanks to the continued support of numerous donors throughout West Texas, Permian Basin Area Foundation continues to provide increasing opportunities that positively impact thousands of lives in our communities,” said Guy McCrary, foundation president and CEO. Since its inception, Permian Basin Area Foundation has provided services to donors and communities in West Texas. Grants and scholarships totaling more than $92 million and counting have been awarded by the Foundation.

Awards from the Foundation’s scholarship funds for the upcoming academic year are: PBAF Scholars (listed by home community of recipients)

COAHOMA

>> Wes-Tex Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Scholarship: Diana Gonzalez.

CRANE

>> Association of Energy Service Companies Scholarship: Meagan King. >> Permian Honor Scholarship: Kevin Tran. >> Cindy B. Jenkins Scholarship: Rugby Rodman.

DENVER CITY

>> Permian Honor Scholarship: Bailee Burkett.

EL PASO

>> Ted & Von Dean Lawson Memorial Scholarship: Jennifer Luna.

FORT STOCKTON

>> Joe E. Morales Memorial Scholarship: Felipe Rodriguez. >> Curtis Pool Scholarship: Kiara Zapata.

FORT WORTH

>> Laura Catherine Van Gundy Young Memorial Scholarship: Nicole Hendley.

GAIL

>> Wes-Tex Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Scholarship: Ashlyn Tucker

GARDEN CITY

>> Cindy B. Jenkins Scholarship: John McMillan. >> Wes-Tex Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Scholarship: Holly Douglas.

GARDENDALE

>> Permian Honor Scholarship: Reagan Hudson.

HOUSTON

ALLEN

>> Mark Nicholas Scholarship for Engineering: Elizabeth Souza.

>> Permian Basin Geophysical Society Scholarship: Andrea Paris Castellano.

>> Kristen Corbin Memorial Scholarship: Jacob Harper, McKinzee McAllister. >> Frank Cowden, Jr. Memorial Scholarship: Erik Lopez, Nicolas Orona. >> Amy Gardner Memorial “Louis Armstrong” Scholarship: Jade Boyd, Kelton Chesshire. >> Donnie Munsell Memorial Scholarship: Cody Slaughter. >> Permian Basin Geophysical Society Scholarship: Clinton McCrary. >> Permian Honor Scholarship: Madison Ray. >> Jeb Worthy Scholarship: Jailey Falcon, Yvonne Tapia.

>> Riddle Family Scholarship: Jossilyn Blackman.

>> Ted & Von Dean Lawson Memorial Scholarship: Vince Apodaca.

LAMESA

LEWISTON, IDAHO

ANDREWS

MATTOON, ILL.

>> Laura Catherine Van Gundy Young Memorial Scholarship: MJ Brand, Machelle Morgan, Steve Morgan.

IRVING

>> Mary Spannaus Medical Education Memorial Scholarship: Manin Sehgal.

KERMIT

>> Marie Hall Scholarship: Kaylynn Cook. >> Permian Honor Scholarship: Aracely Escarcega. >> Della & Tom Campbell Family Scholarship: Laura Rodriguez.

ANTHONY

>> Marie Hall Scholarship: Madelynn Bahlman. >> Lamesa Golden Tornado Jubilee Scholarship: Beau Garcia, Breeley Singleton.

BIG LAKE

>> Della & Tom Campbell Family Scholarship: Atalie Acosta. >> Marie Hall Scholarship: Marlee Sanchez. >> Wes-Tex Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Scholarship: Marlee Sanchez.

LENORAH

>> Connell Family Scholarship: Virginia Fields. >> Bob & Bobbie Hill Scholarship: Draven Schoberg. >> Grace Loveless Jones Scholarship: Braedon Jones. >> Mashburn Legacy Scholarship: Bryce Blocker, Virginia Fields, Kristen Snellgrove, Braedon Jones, Jaylen Short. >> Johnny Peugh Memorial Scholarship: Makenzie Merritt.

BIG SPRING

>> Mashburn Legacy Scholarship: Kaitlyn Nichols. >> Marie Hall Scholarship: Kelli Schaedel. >> Wes-Tex Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Scholarship: Ryston Archuleta, D’Amberly Baldwin, Elizabeth Long. >> Jeb Worthy Scholarship: Matthew Callison, Sherrie Evartt, Meriah Garcia, Megan Hughes, Stephanie Keaton, Mark McKiski, Pros Yanez.

LEVELLAND

>> Marie Hall Scholarship: Maegan Hodge.

L O U I S V I L L E , K Y.

>> Ted G. Roden Memorial Scholarship of Standard Sales: Jennifer Leonhardt.

CANYON

LUBBOCK

>> Permian Basin Geophysical Society Scholarship: Alex

>> Ted G. Roden Memorial Scholarship of Standard Sales:

Sheena Maughan. >> Permian Basin Geophysical Society Scholarship: Rustam Khoudaiberdiev.

MCCAMEY

>> Thelma Windham Scholarship: Rodolfo Falcon, Angel Mckee, Brigette Terrian.

MIDLAND

>> Association of Energy Service Companies Scholarship: Alexis Allen. >> Tyler Berry Memorial Soccer Scholarship: David Purdy, Kylie VonHolle. >> Bowers Family Scholarship: Makaylee Carter. >> Judge Lucius Bunton Memorial Law Scholarship: Jennifer Klein. >> Della & Tom Campbell Family Scholarship: Abbigail Sanchez. >> Patricia Cobb Memorial Scholarship: Merrick Beach, Foster Ellis, Claire Lancaster. >> Frank Cowden, Jr. Memorial Scholarship: Anthony Dragun, Matthew Hall. >> Dawson Geophysical Scholarship: Max Firkins, Laura Raines. >> Bob & Dorothy Deavenport Scholarship: Maria Jimenez. >> Decker Family Scholarship - The University of Oklahoma: Andrew Norwood, Blake Rasmussen, Lauren Ready. >> Mary Frances “Chan” Driscoll Kappa Alpha Theta Scholarship: Annette Mayne. >> Nancy Jo Mims Geers Memorial Scholarship: Nicolas Fonseca Escobar. >> Marie Hall Scholarship: Adalinda Carl, Nicolas Fonseca Escobar, Mckenzey Jackson, Isabelle Jimenez, Zachary Neuser, Aaron Tejeda, Juan Vasquez, Thomas Yeater. >> Gene Douglas Hawley Memorial Scholarship: Anthony Fago. >> John & Rose Marie Healy Memorial Scholarship: Nuha Hossain. >> Elizabeth Henry Memorial Scholarship: Marie Ament. >> Clayton Welch Henson Memorial Scholarship: Blake Elliott, Jeffery Franklin. >> Daniel Parker Herd Memorial Scholarship: Navy Butler, Kaitlin Murphey, Aaron Tejeda. >> Cindy B. Jenkins Scholarship: Mia Rivera, Maren Smith. >> Junior League of Midland Morrow GEM Scholarship: Kaitlyn Pipkin, Halima White. >> Wally Kleine Bulldog Excel Scholarship: Jayci Streun, Braden Vines. >> Shannon S. Lea Memorial Scholarship: Blythe Lary. >> Jimmie & Dorothy Davis Mashburn Scholarship: Nathanael Garlington. >> Mashburn Legacy Scholarship: Nathanael Garlington, Maria Jimenez. >> Midland Reunion 2000 Scholarship: Patrick Okimi. >> Bill Mims Memorial Scholarship: Lindsey Brenner, Joshua Harrington. >> Ann & Roy Northern Memorial Scholarship: Madison Byrom, Joseph McClaine. >> Tommy Norwood Memorial Scholarship: Sam Hullender. >> Joe M. Parsley Engineering Scholarship: Anthony Dragun, Matthew Hall. >> Permian Basin Geophysical Society Scholarship: Clyde Findlay.

>> Permian Honor Scholarship: Kelley Cooper, Isabelle Jimenez, Foster Kemp, Meghan Smith. >> Johnny Peugh Memorial Scholarship: Dominic Gibson. >> James C. Pitts, Jr. Memorial Scholarship: Oluwaseun Okimi. >> Blanche Plunkett Memorial Scholarship: Emilee Hernandez, Sophia Koo. >> Jacob Power Fighting Rebel Memorial Scholarship: Britton Murry, Nicolas Shores. >> James L. and Judith A. Roberts Scholarship: Blythe Lary, Jasmine Olivas. >> Ted G. Roden Memorial Scholarship of Standard Sales: Amit Heeraman, Sunita Heeraman. >> Brian A. Semple Memorial Scholarship: Levi Brooks, Kathryn McGowan, Sarah Moody, Juan Rodriguez, Morgan Schaffer. >> Todd Shiplet Memorial Scholarship: Kayleigh Kitto. >> Mary Spannaus Medical Education Memorial Scholarship: Natalie Adams. >> Daffy Tabor Memorial Scholarship: Lauren Barnes, Hollis Hightower. >> Patrick Wayland Memorial Scholarship: Matthew Gallegos, Jackson Lancaster, Collin McCullough, Jackson Ware. >> Wes-Tex Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Scholarship: Melani Anguiano, Rachel Barner, Marisa Jimenez. >> Philip Wickman Memorial Scholarship: Juan Vasquez. >> Cole Williams Memorial Scholarship: Kathryn McGowan, Kara Williamson. >> Barbara Yarbrough Scholarship: Kasia Wilson. >> Galberson Zachery Scholarship: Javier Valdes, Colbie York.

MONAHANS

>> Stephen Neace Memorial Scholarship: Marina Armendariz, Karla Grado. >> Ward County Community Scholarship: Dade Bostick, Ethan Wall, Javier Zambrano-Cardoso. >> Jeb Worthy Scholarship: Kristen Upchurch.

ODESSA

>> Association of Energy Service Companies Scholarship: Emily Serrano. >> Judge Lucius Bunton Memorial Law Scholarship: Kelly Combs. >> Dawson Geophysical Scholarship: David Mbwera. >> Marie Hall Scholarship: Kimberly Hernandez, Garrett Peck. >> Daryl Lynn Hunt Memorial Scholarship: Sydney Gore >> Cindy B. Jenkins Scholarship: Marco Martinez. >> Grace & Bob King Scholarship: Sunghwan Ko, Kayla Owen, Brianna Rios. >> Madhuri Vindhya Kumar Memorial Scholarship: Amanda Adkins, Nicole Domingo, Kameryn Herron, Hunter Tippett. >> E. Grace Osadchuk Memorial Merit Scholarship in Music: Rebecca James. >> Permian Basin Geophysical Society Scholarship: Paritosh Bhatnagar. >> Permian Honor Scholarship: Kelsi Babcock, Natalie Baeza, Katy Bailey, Ayra Monica Cirilo, Kristin DeVaney, Dogan Ervin, Lexia Forester, Mitchell Garza, Jessica Gonzalez, Eileen Jaquez, Daniel Jimenez, Nathan Joshua Manales, Levi Ramirez, Briana Ramos, Joshua Rubalcaba, Char-

maine Tejada, James Terry. >> Daffy Tabor Memorial Scholarship: Kameryn Herron. >> Jeb Worthy Scholarship: Kendra Juarez.

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>> Ted G. Roden Memorial Scholarship of Standard Sales: Tanner Gettel. >> Rankin Community Education Scholarship: Donovan Baiza, Zoie Benitez, Markus Black, Alicia Cura, Tres Davidson, Justin Gaddis, Becca Haire, Christina Kinney, Angel Martinez, Dalon Owen, Debra Pruett, Graciella Rivera, Kamren Shelton, Mackenzie Smith, Carley Stanford, Cierra Watson, Matthew Watson.

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STANTON

>> Connell Family Scholarship: Dakota Stull. >> J. Alex & Ruby Haggard Scholarship: Skyler Church, Alyssa Peterson. >> Clayton Welch Henson Memorial Scholarship: Sterling Allen. >> Bob & Bobbie Hill Scholarship: Blake Snellgrove. >> Grace Loveless Jones Scholarship: Estevan Chavez, Andrew Wheeler. >> Jimmie & Dorothy Davis Mashburn Scholarship: Natalie Rangel, Alexis Silva, Gabrielle Vanderveen. >> Mashburn Legacy Scholarship: Levi Bryand, Estevan Chavez, Skyler Church, Hannah Franklin, Colby Gordon, Tara Hernandez, Kyle Inman, Miranda Myrick, Alyssa Peterson, Weston Phelps, Natalie Rangel, Dakota Stull. >> Nettie Millhollon Scholarship: Ivy Dennis, Tara Hernandez, Kyle Inman, Miranda Myrick, Kaitlyn Patrick, Weston Phelps, Jamie Saenz. >> Johnny Peugh Memorial Scholarship: Justin Wells. >> Gordon & Inez Stone Memorial Scholarship: Sarah Hopkins, Kayli Inman, Keslee Jenkins, Kaitlyn Patrick. >> Jeb Worthy Scholarship: Cheri Barnes. >> J. M. Yater Memorial Scholarship: Colby Gordon, Sarah Hopkins.

VALENTINE

>> Ted & Von Dean Lawson Memorial Scholarship: Gabriela Tarango.

W I C H I TA FA L L S

>> Ted G. Roden Memorial Scholarship of Standard Sales: Lukas Featherston.

WINK

>> Marie Hall Scholarship: Aaron Carman, Allyson Carman.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Today is Sunday, July 22, the 203rd day of 2018.

There are 162 days left in the year.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS IN HISTORY:

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That executive, Blake Reynolds, has denied the allegations and filed a defamation lawsuit against Fletcher pending in Midland.

Fletcher’s own biological father is also suing him, accusing his son of impersonating him in a scheme to take money from a bank account.

Fletcher denied allegations of fraud and other wrongdoing, commenting in a series of interviews with Odessa American — his first since the company’s collapse.

In an evolving account of the series of events that led to the company’s failure and his present legal troubles, Fletcher said he accepted “some responsibility” for the failure of SanJan and the hardship it left in its wake.

But he also blamed other people for his predicament, including his biological father, with whom he says he is estranged but maintains a financial relationship, and the executive he accused of embezzlement.

SanJan had about 400 workers and six field locations, according to the company at the time of the collapse.

Fletcher struggled to explain why he didn’t face the employees once news broke of the company’s collapse.

“I never dealt with payroll,” Fletcher said. “I never dealt with the employees.

That wasn’t in my job and in my duties.”

He offered different explanations for why workers went unpaid while he says he was pumping money into the company. He blamed computer trouble, the rapid downsizing of administrative staff, labor law technicalities, and his own depleting resources.

“I’m very empathetic with those guys, because with the money that they lost, they should be very upset and angry with management and hurt, financially distraught,” Fletcher said. “But to be quite honest with you I feel the same with some of the management partners because nobody’s out the amount of the money that I am on the deal.”

But Dwayne Kellams said he had counted on that $6,600 paycheck he earned as a truck driver for SanJan. “I worked hard for that money and didn’t get paid, and I mean hustled,” Kellams said, figuring the company had revenue coming in for the work people like him did and should have been able to pay.

Truckers are in demand, and Kellams found other work. But he says he doubts he will ever see the money from SanJan. “What is a lawyer going to do for you? I mean the doors are closed,” Kellams said.

“They got paid for their tickets and they bailed. They said screw everybody. That’s what went down.”

Jan’s debt after he “pumped millions of dollars into SanJan.” In a 2013 interview with the Odessa American, Fletcher touted 14 business he had founded, managing mineral rights, renting out oilfield equipment like pressure washers, constructing well pads and so forth. He owned a lake house that he says is now the subject of lien by a business partner. He bought a stake in Proof, marketed as an upscale bar off Highway 191.

And Fletcher said the business he co-owns with his stepfather, White House Meat Market, was thriving with a second location. In the 2013 interview, Fletcher discussed goals to branch out the meat market to other cities in the next five years or so.

Today, Fletcher said he owns only a small stake in the meat market, and the business, he says “It’s 100 percent secure.”

INVESTOR CRIES FOUL

At SanJan, a lawsuit filed by a Wink-based investor in the company, Calvin Baker, alleges the problems stretched back years before the collapse.

Baker’s suit alleges that Fletcher approached him October of 2014. Fletcher had founded the company in 2005, but sold it in 2011. Records show it was 2014 when Fletcher said he re-bought SanJan through an investment company formed for that purpose with partners including investors in Dallas.

Baker said in court documents that Fletcher made “false representations” about SanJan, “its operations, and its financial viability, including presenting misleading documents of the value” that Baker claims led him to invest $1 million “in a failing company.” The suit, filed in June, describes a “fraudulent scheme and intent to defraud” Baker.

Baker’s attorney did not respond to a request for comment and attempts to reach Baker through an associate were unsuccessful.

In May 2017, just after the company collapsed, Baker’s suit states Fletcher again misled him into participating in loans that ultimately left him

FATHER ALLEGES THEFT

In July 2017, Jim Fletcher says in court documents that he was spending the summer in Ruidoso when he received a call from his son. Clint Fletcher made a startling claim, the lawsuit states: An ex-wife of his father was going to file charges “for some type of sexual misconduct unless she received $800,000” from them.

But Jim Fletcher, who viewed the purported allegations as “false and slanderous,” would not pay — even after a man claiming to be a detective named “Brian Hopkins” called in August to discuss “what he believed was proof” that the accusations were true, according to the lawsuit filed in May. The lawsuit states Jim Fletcher called the “detective” back only to discover “a false number as well as a false name.”

Jim Fletcher soon learned $854,000 was missing from his account at Edward Jones Trust Company, the lawsuit states. The asset management company is also named in the suit and has denied

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Another case, this one out of Bexar County, resulted in an order by a district court judge stating evidence and sworn affidavits showed a “likelihood of success” for a lender suing Clint Fletcher on claims of fraud, along with others allegedly involved. Attorneys for the San-Antonio based businessman, Leif Zars, did not respond to a request for comment about the pending case.

Court documents state Fletcher and a business partner approached Zars months after SanJan went out of business seeking a loan for the purpose of buying equipment. In January, Zars transferred the money into Fletcher’s account and then sued months later once Fletcher defaulted, per court

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Other Fletcher businesses have struggled, court documents show. Community National Bank named two of them in a case against Fletcher and a business partner. It accuses them of taking out multiple loans for various purposes such as purchasing oilfield services equipment between August 2015 and April 2018.

A vice president of the bank, Alan Kaup, stated in a sworn affidavit that the companies bought equipment in part for “the purpose of selling and/or leasing oilfield equipment” to SanJan. Fletcher said the companies “are not in any form or fashion” related to SanJan and “there’s no financial entanglement whatsoever.” But Fletcher said the companies served SanJan clients, providing equipment like pressure washers and light towers.

In March, the bank says the defendants began to default on payments, and seeks in the lawsuit access to various equipment used as collateral to secure the loans, citing risk the bank would not be repaid the more than $2.8 million that the defendants still owed. The bank’ suit mentions that Fletcher “appears to have founded a tangle” of at least two dozen businesses.

“Mired by evidence of fraud, embezzlement and other misconduct by Fletcher and his top-level executives, these once-profitable businesses are now unable to pay their debts,” attorneys representing one of his lenders, Community National Bank,

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wrote in a lawsuit, filed June 27 in Midland.

In multiple interviews, Fletcher minimized his role as CEO in the governance of the company, saying lower level executives, including the man he accused of embezzlement, essentially ran the company.

“I was basically the local boy with the contacts and reputation but I was more of a de facto CEO,” Fletcher said. “My primary target was basically sales.”

Investors, Fletcher says, wanted it that way. He repeatedly emphasized what he said was an ownership stake of 30 percent of the company, suggesting creditors should look to other active investors in addition to him.

“I will take some responsibility, I won’t take 100 percent of it,” Fletcher said. “But as big as we got, I’ve got to trust eyeballs to tell me where we are lacking in certain areas and also where we are excelling in certain areas too.

And to be quite honest, with me driving sales and all that, I definitely put too much weight on my shoulders.”

Fletcher said that “probably in hindsight we grew too far too fast,” adding that “at the height of what we were doing sales wise, our revenue was $1.8 million a week” with 400 employees. He declined to provide financial records substantiating that or a list of investors, citing advice from lawyers and pending litigation.

Fletcher canceled a planned meeting with the Odessa American, where he said he would produce records supporting elements of his account.

He said he had been in East Texas during the week, brokering a deal “looking at some properties and stuff, oil and gas properties. Whatever we can buy and sell.”

“The only thing that I’m trying to do is just to broker a deal, just to be a middle man,” Fletcher said. “But I don’t have the money to do anything. There’s still some properties that I’m trying to sell.”

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records. The judge also pointed to a series of false representations in connection with the loan, issuing a temporary order that restricted the defendants’ bank accounts in May. Fletcher said he denied fraud and that the case had “not a thing to do with SanJan.” He declined further comment “because I’ve already exercised my Fifth Amendment rights” and because the suit is pending.

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wrongdoing in court.

Jim Fletcher’s suit then states he called a branch of the company in Odessa about the money missing from his account.

“That wasn’t you?” the suit quotes an Edward Jones employee as saying, and, when Jim Fletcher said it wasn’t, replied “Well, come to think of it, it didn’t sound like you.”

The lawsuit states it was Clint Fletcher, claiming he told his father that he pretended to be him to make the payoff. The suit accuses Clint Fletcher of “wrongfully obtaining the money by false pretense and theft.”

Clint Fletcher denies it.

“My dad and I are not close at all — I mean not one bit,” Fletcher said. “So that story with him is a complete and utter fabrication. There is no truth to that whatsoever.”

Clint Fletcher said later that he did get the money, but that his father, who he is partners with in an oil and gas company through inheritance, gave it to him willingly and said it was “‘to help you out, you’ve had a rough year’.”

“It was a gift,” Clint Fletcher said. “He just called me and said I know you have had some difficulties.”

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In the weeks after it closed, workers such as Kellams told stories about scrounging for money after being kicked out of SanJan yards without pay and about trying and failing to reach Fletcher. The owner of a small trucking business who said she was owed $40,000 by SanJan recounted leaving messages for Fletcher, sending him letters and repeatedly trying to catch him in person — to no avail.

Today, the Texas Workforce Commission reported 149 workers have outstanding wage claims against SanJan, filed in 2016 and 2017.

The total amount due is more than $557,000, with about $118,000 in additional penalties also due.

But Fletcher said any payment would likely come from a lien placed by the Workforce Commission against SanJan’s assets, which he expects to be liquidated.

“Your intention is to get everybody paid and you do everything you can to do that because you feel terrible for people,” Fletcher said. “But as of right now as far as my cash position, I don’t have any cash.”

It suggests a remarkable fall since the years when Fletcher says SanJan was a growing company. He said he’s sold off “70 to 80 percent” of his assets to pay San-

out more than $1.6 million.

Fletcher responded to the lawsuit with a blanket denial.

In an interview, Fletcher declined to elaborate about the case but said “Calvin and I are trying to work together on that one” toward a resolution.

Around that time, in summer 2017, Fletcher said he sought an injection of cash into the company, after pouring in millions himself, so that SanJan could keep servicing its debt. He said he was paying the company’s creditors out of his own pocket.

“The strategy at that time period was to sell anything that I had access to that I could sell to get some quicker cash to do some things,” Fletcher said. “And then you realize, you’ve got fully good intentions in terms of hey I’m going to pay everybody I possibly can, but basically you just go broke and you run through money quicker than you would have ever dreamed.”

But his biological father, Jim Fletcher, alleges another scam by his son that summer.

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Brewery >> From Page 1A

The tap wasn’t quite ready, like a few other things inside the vast, new brewery and restaurant opening soon in Odessa. It wasn’t carbonating the pour just right yet, or something. But the two beers were just for a photo, and they didn’t need to be drunk, she said.

Lee Friske took a look and paused, sitting in a booth a few steps away.

“Well,” he shrugged, as he stirred up to his feet, “we wouldn’t want it to go to waste.”

That’s a beer lover.

And that’s the kind of love going into Frisky Restaurant and Brewing Company and its location now weeks from opening on Tres Hermanas Boulevard in east Odessa.

Lee and Lisa Friske, native Odessans, have been working on that dream there for two years, and gears turned toward it before then. Frisky is set to open soon as a craft brewery and restaurant affixed to a large, two-story pub, which will seat hundreds of patrons thirsty for award-winning beer, and welcome even more on downstairs and upstairs outdoor patios.

“It’s something that we felt like this town has needed, this area has needed, for a long time,” Lee said, during an afternoon visit made this week as finishing touches were added to the location.

“I think it’s prime time for this area to be turned onto great craft beer.”

Lee thinks he has that.

He studied brewing in Chicago and Germany and elsewhere in recent years as he prepared to open his brewery, earning national recognition for his homebrews along the way.

“Being from here, I guess I felt like I don’t really want to leave, and this is what we need, and I’m the one to do it — me and my wife,” Lee said, looking around the ambitious project around him. “I don’t think anybody else is going to do it.”

Lee went to Permian and Lisa went to Odessa High.

After Lee graduated from UTPB in 1992 with a degree in business, he and his father went into business together and ran a successful welding supply company fueled by the area’s oil industry for 20 years.

When it came time for Lee’s dad to retire in recent years, Lee decided it

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That proposal, which the City Council will consider Tuesday in a separate vote, would add another charter amendment proposition to the special election “to establish a sixth single member district position” — something that would require redrawing district boundaries before the new member could run in a 2019 special election.

If voters approved all of the amendments, that would mean an eightmember voting board.

The City Council agenda does not identify the two elected officials pushing the proposal to add another single-member district. But earlier this year, District 5 Councilman Filiberto Gonzales and District 3 Councilwoman Barbara Graff favored adding new council members representing single districts, a lengthier means of enlarging the City Council than what petitioners had sought.

“I think the city has grown enough to merit that we need to make a change,” Gonzales said in January. But Gonzales has repeatedly questioned the “intent” behind the voterdriven proposal and argued that it would favor Odessa’s wealthier east side. District 1 Councilman Malcolm Hamilton and District 3 Barbara Graff have made similar arguments.

The council in February was forced to call the elec-

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“He was born to do this,” Lisa said.

And that may be so.

Lee liked beer before he even liked beer, he can say. He says he started collecting cans and bottles of different beers when he was around 10 years old, enamored by the colors, logos and emblems on the containers long before he liked the taste of any of it.

The classic propeller plane splitting the Frisky logo on bottle caps and out in front of the pub, and the bomber girl art adorning the walls inside, can be traced back to a lifelong love, too, in a way.

Lisa reveals, to Lee’s laughter, that Lee said he used to hang model planes in dog fighting positions with wire from the ceiling of his room as a boy.

More importantly, Lee says, the logo and theme ideas are also a tribute to his great uncle, who he said fought in World War II, Korea and Vietnam — and a recognition of the area’s historic Midland Army Airfield.

The business name, meanwhile, comes from the way their last name is meant to be pronounced.

Plus, the word frisky — and the fun, frivolous connotations that come with it — fit the vision just fine.

The ambition, though, soon to be seen by customers when the huge complex officially opens its doors, probably came from both halves of the couple behind it.

Together, they decided to go big with Frisky, hoping to build something special for the Permian Basin.

Frisky’s opening is set to bring with it the creation of about 100 new jobs.

“When we came up with the idea, I said, ‘We’re going to do this and we’ve got to be serious about it,’” Lisa recalled. They both went through schooling to get ready to run the business, and they’ve pieced their vision together after visits to breweries and pubs across the country.

“Some of the places that we’ve been to are just amazing, and we just thought about how awesome it would be here,” Lee said.

“We just felt like, if something ever was here, it would be huge.”

Soon, that dream is opening its doors.

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. Donald Trump said Saturday he finds it “inconceivable” that a lawyer would tape a client, as the president weighed in after the disclosure that in the weeks before the 2016 election, his then-personal attorney secretly recorded their discussion about a potential payment for a former Playboy model’s account of having an affair with Trump.

The recording was part of a large collection of documents and electronic records seized by earlier this year by federal authorities from Michael Cohen, the longtime Trump fixer.

In a tweet, Trump called such taping “totally unheard of & perhaps illegal.”

He also asserted, without elaborating, in post: “The good news is that your favorite President did nothing wrong!”

Cohen had made a practice of recording conversations, unbeknownst to those he was speaking with. Most states, including New York, allow for recordings of conversations with only the consent of one party; other states require all parties to agree to a recording or have mixed laws on the matter. It was not immediately clear where Trump and Cohen were located at the time of the call.

Cohen’s recording adds to questions about whether Trump tried to quash damaging stories before the election. Trump’s campaign had said it knew nothing about any payment to ex-centerfold Karen McDougal.

Transparency groups and Democrats have argued that the secret efforts to silence Trump accusers, including a payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, should be investigated by the Federal Election Commission as potential violations of campaign finance laws, which require disclosure of campaign expenditures.

Trump’s attorneys have argued that any payments to accusers would have been made regardless of his presidential candidacy, and that no violation occurred.

The recording could

tion sought by petitioners.

Proponents of the grassroots effort wanted a May election, but a majority of the City Council voted against it and delayed the election until November.

Odessa has never had an election forced by a petition drive. This one began in December after three members of the City Council combined to reject a request to voluntarily call a May election, following a string of controversial decisions that included sacking the city manager.

Petitioners celebrated the successful grassroots effort but say they anticipate heavy campaigning ahead of the election.

The agenda includes a legal opinion from Landers on the ballot language, writing that he determined the votes on a new at-large council member and the voting ability of the mayor should be separate because “voters could reasonably want or not want an additional Councilmember and at the same time want or not want the mayor to vote on all issues.” He described that approach as “intellectually honest” and less likely to confuse voters, while respecting their choice.

Landers did not attach a legal opinion to the council members’ proposal to put an additional option on the ballot.

If the City Council approves it, petition-drive organizer Jim Rector said he believes it would be improper.

“I believe it’s totally ille-

gal because you can’t have two amendments” Rector said, citing a section of the Texas Constitution that states “no city charter shall be altered, amended or repealed oftener than every two years.”

Rector also argued that adding the new single-district member would likely take longer than proposed because it would require redrawing district boundaries, which is already likely to happen with the 2020 census because of Odessa’s growth.

Rector said asking Odessans to vote up-ordown on the at-large council member and a voting mayor would mean less possible confusion for voters. He said he considered the two changes to be one subject proposing a structural change for a bigger council. But he doubted the proposed ballot language would affect the result of the election.

“I think it’s going to pass no matter what they write it up as,” Rector said. “The vote is going to be huge.”

The filing period for candidates planning to run for City Council opens Monday. The City Council on Tuesday is also scheduled to call the Nov. 6 general election for districts 3, 4 and 5. If the atlarge position is approved in November, voters could elect the new council member at the same time.

The initial term for the position would be two years, before becoming a fouryear term starting with the election in 2020.

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also further entangle the president in a criminal investigation that for months has targeted Cohen.

The erstwhile Trump loyalist has hired a new attorney, Clinton White House veteran Lanny Davis, and disassociated himself from the president as both remain under investigation. Cohen has not been charged with a crime.

Current Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani said the payment was never made and the brief recording shows Trump did nothing wrong.

“The transaction that Michael is talking about on the tape never took place, but what’s important is: If it did take place, the president said it has to be done correctly and it has to be done by check” to keep a proper record of it, Giuliani said.

Davis said “any attempt at spin cannot change what is on the tape.”

“When the recording is heard, it will not hurt Mr. Cohen,” Davis said in a statement.

Trump has also referred to the court-ordered seizure as a “break-in,” though Cohen has been more sanguine, saying the FBI agents were courteous and respectful.

A self-described fixer for Trump for more than a decade, Cohen said last year he would “take a bullet” for Trump. But he told ABC News in an interview broadcast this month that he now puts “family and country first” and won’t let anyone paint him as “a villain of this story.” On Twitter, he scrubbed mentions and photos of Trump from a profile that previously identified him as “Personal attorney to President Donald J. Trump.”

The recording was first reported Friday by The New York Times.

The FBI raided Cohen’s office, home and hotel room in April, searching in part for information about payments to McDougal and porn actress Stormy Daniels, who received a $130,000 payment from Cohen before the election to keep quiet about a sexual relationship she says she had with Trump. The FBI investigation is separate from special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of election interference in 2016 and potential obstruction of justice by those in the president’s orbit.

Referring to that raid, Trump called it “inconceivable that the government would break into a lawyer’s office (early in the morning) — almost unheard of.

Even more inconceivable that a lawyer would tape a client.” In past comments

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Camp for girls a wise investment for local students THE POINT: Girls need chance to develop during summer experience.

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udos to the Crisis Center of West Texas for putting on another successful Wonder Girls camp.

The camp, held this year at Odessa College for about 60 girls, is to give girls access to STEM and arts education, Community Service Manager Hannah Horick said.

“The buzz word we’re using the most is empowerment — making sure that they know that they can do anything and that there really aren’t any limitations on them just because they’re girls,” Horick said.

The happy campers last week were treated to a variety of offerings that touched on important items like bullying, kindness, communication and a variety of other topics.

Crisis Center staff shared their time and talents to lead the group classes. There was fun as well with art, kick boxing and yoga and even a stomp routine.

Several hours of education in science, technology, engineering and math from a group called Eighty20edu was also offered.

We can’t say enough good things about this important work being done by the Crisis Center and what their staff called a “huge” number of volunteers.

We all have a stake in seeing that our youngsters are well-rounded and well-educated. These type of events offer a little extra support as well as a chance to learn something new.

Director of Community Services Lydia Garcia said the goal is to enjoy the summer, but experience some things they might not normally, such as Monday’s visit to the Fab Lab at OC. “… They’ll get exposed to science technology and things like that. We’re really hoping that this will help for them to be interested in subjects such as science, technology engineering and math,” Garcia said.

The experience will likely stay with the young campers for a lifetime.

Madyson Burney of Odessa tried Wonder Girls out for the first time this year. She was practically bursting with anticipation Monday at the Fab Lab. “My mom said it was a STEM and art camp. I love science and I do lot of art. I seriously bought my art book and I love sciencey stuff because I’m wanting to be a chemist whenever I get older. My main goal is to make a cure for the cold, since even though it’s a small sickness, it’s sprouts major sicknesses like bronchitis and things like that, so that’s my major goal,” Madyson said.

That’s all we can ask for. Send a kid to camp and see them come out with great ideas to cure the world.

Thanks to the Crisis Center and all the volunteers.

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Our rules of the game: The U.S. Constitution Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement, leading to President Donald Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, has thrown progressives, the Democratic Party and the news media into an out-and-out tizzy. The online magazine Slate declared, “Anthony Kennedy Just Destroyed His Legacy as a Gay Rights Hero.” The New York Times’ editorial board said about a second Trump court appointment, “It is a dark moment in the history of the court and the nation, and it’s about to get a lot darker.”

It’s indeed a “dark moment” for those who’ve for decades used the courts to accomplish what would have been impossible through federal and state legislatures — such as same-sex marriage, abortion and preferences with regard to race and sex. With this Supreme Court pick — and possibly another during his term — President Trump can return us to the Framers’ vision of the judiciary — a vision that’s held in contempt by many liberals and conservatives.

The U.S. Constitution represents our “rules of the game.” Supreme Court

delphia Eagles and justices should be the New England seen as umpires Patriots. A lot was or referees, whose at stake. Each player job is to enforce on the winning team neutral rules. I’ll would earn $112,000; give a somewhat losers would get trivial example of half that. Plus, each neutral rules from WILLIAMS winner would get a my youth; let’s call WALTER Super Bowl ring that it Mom’s Rule. On WILLIAMS might cost as much occasion, my sister and I would have >> Williams is as $40,000.

Despite a bitlunch in my mother’s an economics professor at terly fought contest absence. She’d ask George Mason and all that was either me or my University at stake, the game younger sister to and is also a ended peaceably, divide a last piece syndicated and winners and of cake or pie. More columnist. losers were civil to often than not, an one another. How argument would ensue about the fairness of is it that players with conflicting interests can play the cut. Those arguments a game, agree with the ended when Mom came outcome and walk away as up with a rule: Whoever cuts the cake lets the other good sports? It’s a miracle take the first piece. As if by of sorts. That “miracle” is that it is far easier to magic or divine intervenreach agreement about tion, fairness emerged, the game’s rules than the and arguments ended. No matter who did the cutting, game’s outcome. The rules there was an even division. are known and durable.

The referee’s only job is That’s the kind of rule evenhanded enforcement we need for our society of those rules.

— the kind whereby you’d Suppose football’s rules be OK even if your worst were “living” and the refenemy were in charge. By eree and other officials creating and enforcing neutral rules, we minimize played a role in determinconflict. Consider one area ing them. The officials could adjust the applicaof ruthless competition tions of the rules. Suppose where that’s demonstrated the officials were more — sports. The 52nd Super interested in the pursuit of Bowl featured the Phila-

what they saw as football justice than they were in the unbiased enforcement of neutral rules. In the case of Super Bowl LII, officials might have considered it unfair that the Eagles had never won a Super Bowl and the Patriots had won five. If officials could determine game rules, team owners, instead of trying to raise team productivity, would spend resources lobbying or bribing officials.

The returns from raising team productivity would be reduced. Also, I doubt that the games would end amicably. The players probably wouldn’t walk off the field peaceably, shaking hands and sharing hugs, as they do now.

We should demand that Supreme Court justices act as referees and enforce the U.S. Constitution. If they don’t and play favorites with different groups of Americans, as we’ve seen, the potential for conflict among the American people is enhanced.

Who is appointed to the high court becomes the all-consuming issue. The question is not whether a justice would uphold and defend the Constitution but whether he would rig the game to benefit one American or another.

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Trump — and Putin in a small room It is good to see Putin and Trump meet. Between our two countries, we have 90 percent of the world’s nuclear weapons; it is best we get along. An isolated and angry Russia would not be good for the rest of the world.

Obama or Hillary would have gotten another Nobel Peace Prize for meeting with North Korea and Russia this soon in their presidency but, according to the press, Trump doing it is the worst thing to happen to international relations — ever.

Obama was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize just for showing up to work.

Just weeks after invading Crimea, Putin was also nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Jimmy Carter and Al Gore, of course, both have one. Hitler was nominated for one in 1939 but didn’t win. He blamed it on the Jews.

I’d like to have seen the faces of the Nobel Peace Prize judges when Putin didn’t win and KGB officers asked for their names, addresses and brief descriptions of their cars.

As we know, Nobel prizes are only for Democrats. Reagan brought world peace without firing a shot by bringing down the Berlin Wall, and he didn’t even get a Daytime Emmy. Joe Biden was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for helping

He was in Helsinki Sino/American relato do a deal. tions by having a In my awardnice conversation eligible column, about China with the “Putin, and Blaming help at a New Jersey Others,” I explored Panda Express.

Obama’s feckless Socialists and relationship with communists (a.k.a.

HART Putin. Putin just the media) and their benefactors in RON HART went in and took Crimea under the Democrat Party >> Hart, a Obama, whose suddenly are Cold libertarian only reaction was War warriors and syndicated a sternly-written are taking a hard op-ed UN letter. Putin’s line against Rushumorist, response to Obama: sia. They point to award “Crimea a river.” the corrupt KGB’s winning Russia caught bullying tactics in author and Obama off guard. framing political TV/radio opponents. Have commentator, Prior to the invasion of Crimea, in they been watchcan be ing Comey/Strzok/ reached at Obama’s mind our McCabe/Page/Orr/ Ron@Ronald nation’s biggest Hart.com, threats were the Rosenstein’s FBI? Twitter @ Koch brothers, the We did the same thing under Obama. RonaldHart Tea Party and health or visit care providers.

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Snowden feels safer in To be fair, Putin did Russia than in the U.S. allow Crimeans to vote That’s telling. to join Russia. The ballot For two years, Putin played chess while Obama only had an “Opt-in: Yes” block; there was no option was playing checkers. to vote “No.” Putin got the It has been said that neidea from the Facebook gotiating with Obama is “User Agreement.” like playing chess with Trump said a few posipigeons. They fly in with tive things about Putin, great ceremony but won’t and the Obama FBI and make a move when it’s DOJ manufactured the their turn. Then they DNC’s fake Steele Dossier leave, come back and into an investigation. knock over all the pieces, To Trump’s point, mess on the chess board, we should listen to the and strut around like they clairvoyant Putin; he can won. Trump is different.

predict with 100 percent certainty which of his political opponents will “kill themselves” in the coming weeks. And Putin is putting a happy face on Russian tourism. Their new slogan: “Visit Russia before Russia visits you.”

We have issues with Putin. His human rights record is bad. He even purged gays from Russia, once saying Russia now has none. Then there were those tacky Russian warm-up suits their Olympians wore in the opening ceremony when Russia hosted the Olympics in Sochi. They looked like a gaudy 1980s disco design.

I am just glad there were no gays there to see them.

So maybe Trump could have backed our intelligence agencies better against Putin. These are the same ones who told us there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq (price tag $2 trillion in a worthless war), and went after Trump with the fake collusion investigation. So I get why he is careful. One think tank says that the U.S. meddled in 89 elections (remember Obama getting involved in Israel’s election to defeat Netanyahu?), and other countries meddled in 32 of ours.

If Muehler’s investigation concludes anything, it will be that the DNC colluded to help Trump win by nominating Hillary Clinton.

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Robin Hood: Bad for Texas

The commitment to our state’s next generation began in the earliest days of the Texas Revolution and continues through a mandate in our state’s constitution. More than one third of the state budget ($80.433 billion) is dedicated to agencies of education to fund public schools in Texas.

In 2016, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that while the current school finance system is constitutional, it is “undeniably imperfect, with immense room for improvement.”

One of the greatest priorities of the Texas Legislature in 2017 was to reform the school finance system.

Texas schools aren’t serving students or taxpayers as well as they should and there are two large reasons why.

Under the “Robin Hood” recapture system, local tax dollars are shifted to a large bureaucracy in Austin and to other parts of the state. It’s no secret that this scheme has had a detrimental effect on

many schools across West Texas. Due to the minerals and resources that the Permian Basin is blessed with, many Permian Basin school districts have been labeled as “propertywealthy,” a designation which has caused our local property taxes to be recaptured and sent to Austin for bureaucrats to redistribute in accordance with an outdated formula.

While it is important to ensure that students across the state have the opportunity to learn regardless of their financial circumstance or their geographic location, it is also important to allow oil patch school districts to benefit from resources they provide. I proudly introduced legislation to repeal Robin Hood, but the measure simply didn’t have the votes to get it passed during the 2017 legislative session.

I am working to be persuade my colleagues on this issue and I have to be very candid about how these policies are play-

ing out in West Texas.

But more than just being able to persuade colleagues on the issue, LANDGRAF everybody BROOKS has to understand that we’re dealing with very imperfect policies. According to the Texas Education Agency, there were 347 propertywealthy school districts during the 2017-2018 school year, and projections for the 2018-2019 school year has that number growing to 451. As that number increases, I am optimistic that we are building more and more support for a repeal of Robin Hood. More school districts and more legislators are starting to find out what we’ve known in West Texas for years now.

For these reasons, I will be filing legislation during the 2019 legislative session to repeal Robin Hood.

My goal for the 2019 legislative session is to en-

able school districts and local property taxpayers to determine what to do with their money. I also aspire for Texas to be a place where teachers can teach the way they see best fits their students, and students can focus on learning rather than testing alone, while also ensuring accountability for our tax dollars spent on education. School finance reform that is pro-student and pro-taxpayer can be a big win for the future of Texas.

God Bless Texas!

State Rep. Brooks Landgraf serves Texas House District 81, which encompasses Andrews, Ector, Ward and Winkler counties. Landgraf lives in his hometown of Odessa with his wife, Shelby, and their daughter, Hollis Rose. He works as a fourthgeneration West Texas cattle rancher and practices law at the firm of Todd, Barron, Thomason, Hudman & Bebout, P.C. in Odessa. An Eagle Scout, Landgraf is also active in several local nonprofits.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Zavala says thanks to community

Zavala would like to take this opportunity to thank you to all of the individuals in our wonderful community who took the time to visit and help us this year. We had the opportunity to see how having the community involved helped impact our students at Zavala.

The relationship between the community and Zavala provided a positive environment during a challenging time. We hope that this wonderful experience can continue throughout our district for all campuses. We wish we could find the words to express what it meant to us.

As the principal at Zavala, I would like to acknowledge three special women who adopted our school. Mrs. Bagley, Mrs. Eoff, and Mrs. Abalos, “Thank You” for making us a priority. Mrs. Bagley, thank you for helping organize community members for events and spending time with our students. The time you spent was more than we could have imagined. Mrs. Eoff, thank you for making sure our students had books in the library and at home. We appreciate the time spent cleaning and organizing our library.

Mrs. Abalos, thank you for attending our Dr. Seuss celebration along with many of your colleagues from Odessa College.

We appreciate you connecting us with Odessa College. We enjoyed all of the encouraging thoughts and prayers from the community. Thank you for believing in our students and staff, and for taking an interest in Zavala and standing with us this year.

LINDA DAVILA VOSS ZAVALA PRINCIPAL

What a total waste

I have become accustomed to seeing taxpayer money wasted but this time I have to speak out. Highway 554 from East Loop 338 to Gardendale was a really good road.

I drive it in my car routinely and also ride it often on my bicycle. This allowed me a very good look at this road. It was very smooth pavement with no cracks or potholes to see.

They have now chipsealed this entire seven miles of good pavement. What genius decided this was a good expenditure of taxpayer money?

There are plenty of roads that have been chipsealed that do need

fixing. Just look at Andrews Highway after they did it! It was a good road when they chipsealed it and now is a terrible road that they are constantly patching. The increased friction from car tires on rough chipseal cause it to come up in chunks and strips. Now we just get more road noise, wearing out of our tires sooner and lower gas mileage. Thanks a lot. Why are millions wasted on a project not needed?

CARL R. MURDOCK ODESSA

Yes, they are illegal aliens not immigrants The definition of the word “alien” is: residing under a government of, or in a country other than that of one’s birth without having or obtaining the status of citizenship there.

The definition of the word “illegal” is: forbidden by law or statute. That being said, I wish I knew the reasoning behind the Democrats defining illegal aliens as “undocumented immigrants”. An immigrant is a person who moves to another country, legally, to become a legal citizen of that country. The people sneaking across our borders are not coming here to become legal citizens.

They are coming here to suck up our benefits and live here illegally. Thus, they are “illegal aliens”.

They are not interested in learning English, respecting our laws and customs, or becoming an American. They want to speak their native language, and expect us to learn their language, and they want to wave their country’s flag, and disrespect the U.S. flag. Funny, they want to escape their back-water, third-world, sh- - hole countries, as President Trump accurately described them, and then turn the U.S. into a sh- -hole country like they came from!

The Democrats are fond of trying to say what a great benefit these illegal aliens are to the U.S. If they are such a great benefit to us, then why couldn’t they stay in their own countries and be a benefit to them? If they’re such an improvement, why can’t they improve their own countries?

Another thing the Democrats and liberals are always spouting off is that “we are a nation of immigrants.” That is a total load of BS! In the late 1800s and early 1900s, we may have been a nation of immigrants, but, ac-

cording to the 2010 census figures, 85 percent of U.S. citizens (legal) are native born Americans. So, only 15 percent are immigrants.

We are not a nation of immigrants now, and haven’t been for several decades.

Another detail about that is that the early immigrants came here legally, and assimilated as fast as they could. They learned English, got jobs, opened businesses, and became Americans. They were an asset to America. The illegal aliens coming into America now simply want all the freebies they can get their hands on, and don’t give a flying rat’s ass about our laws!

Now, if enforcing our border laws strictly, including detaining illegal children along with their illegal parents, then deporting them all, as a family, is what it takes to secure our border, then that’s what we must do.

Without a secure border, we don’t have a country.

SANDY MILNER ODESSA

Trump economics not working Flashback to February 2017: Donald Trump is all praise and smiles for Harley-Davidson for staying in Wisconsin and making motorcycles in the USA. Recently H-D announces that they are sending their jobs to non-tariff countries such as Brazil and Asian countries. Smart business move on H-D’s part, but Trump is livid, says he’s been non-appreciative of his good efforts to save American jobs.

I believe that Trump went to the Wharton School, a very respected economic institution of Pennsylvania University.

Did they not discuss the Smoot-Hawley Tariff of 1930 there? Probably the worst ever, causing much economic downturn during the Great Depression. (By the way, it was passed by a Republican Congress.)

In 1960, Dr. Jack Prince, my economics professor at Marietta College, harped on this disastrous tariff and said, “Never Again”.

Guess what’s happened? Trump Economics!

MICHAEL DEMARCO ODESSA

There is trouble in our great land I said I was not going to write any more letters, but this last two weeks changed my mind.

I’m so sick over one group of adults that think

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they are so intelligent that they are going to destroy America to get control of the House and Senate.

They think Trump supporters are all very uneducated red necks. That proves how out of touch with reality they are.

They don’t want Trump to choose a new Supreme Court Justice. They’re so afraid they won’t be able to murder babies in the womb, they’ll undo homosexual marriages, letting transgenders invade the restroom they choose, and letting pot become legal everywhere. All of this would be wonderful, but that is a small matter to consider.

They cry when illegals (breaking the law to get here) bring their children and we take their children and care for them. Our citizens lose the rights to their children. As long as you are an American, that’s O.K. The people rushing to the border in droves, and try to turn a bus over that was transporting illegals. Americans have the right to keep illegals from any country out of our country. In the Bible, every time Israel took any foreign people in, it was a disaster.

This same group of people that are threatening, abusing, intimidating GOPs, even teenagers.

They use the most foul language I’ve ever heard, and I am 74-years-old.

They are so out of touch they can only follow Socialist Ex-President and Vice Presidents. They are in love with a woman who is delusional, narcissistic and arrogant. She thinks she’s God. She can’t believe she lost two runs, and is going to try again. This group of people have no new ideals or new candidates, so they turn into terrorists. They are pathetic, especially Maxine Waters, Pelosi, and some of the other old out dated leaders.

It is sad they have no morals, nothing is against God. Just do your own thing as long as the GOP are harassed, bullied, stalked, embarrassed, and their children aren’t even safe.

I pray and beg, if you are a Christian, if you have families and love America, start voting and speaking out. If you don’t, we will be in the gutter with Hollywood and D.C. Then we’ll not be able to blame anyone but ourselves.

Get the wall up and make people come in legally and go through the legal path to citizenship. Thank you.

May God bless you. Get up and stand for rights.

CAROLYN I. WILKERSON ODESSA

A look back at losses It will be the focus of books yet to be written, and of songs yet to be sung. Rarely does drama equal that of the rescue of a dozen Thai youngsters and their coach. They were assumed lost until flashlights revealed life and fearless rescue team members shared the good news. Voices around the world “seconded the emotion.”

Humanity immediately seemed closely woven; pettiness that too often divides was ignored. Instead, we waited for news that there might be hope.

Survival odds seemed tiny, but bravery, commitment and cooperation led to a “rope of hope.” The world pulled together, and millions prayed.

For 18 days, we focused in ways sharper than we thought possible. We prayed for victims in an underground jail, where dangers lurked, oxygen was “iffy” and food in short supply.

Estimates of distance to them varied greatly, ranging from 2-6 miles, the longer including twists and turns, ups and downs. The latter, someone guessed, was “as the bat flies.”

Technology, bravery and prayers spoken in many tongues combined for a miraculous outcome, perhaps in reverse order.

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Gargantuan rescue attempts were made to reach her, lodged 100 feet underground.

Some 10,000 people gathered at the site when she was extracted and her death confirmed, three days after the fall. Historians say this tragedy introduced massive TV coverage in the US. A similar accident in 1987 occurred in Midland, TX, where 18-month-old Jessica McClure (Morales) fell into a well in her aunt’s backyard. This one had a happy outcome.

Dozens of rescuers frantically worked to remove her from 22 feet below the surface.

Millions following the saga through mass media were heartened when they heard the toddler singing a favorite song about Winnie-the-Pooh. She was removed to safety 56 hours after the ordeal began.

Five months after the Fiscus tragedy, there was similarity in the death of a 34-year-old Methodist minister. The outcome was not prolonged, and there was limited news coverage.

Rev. Vernon White, my revered uncle, fell into an abandoned well during a hunting trip. He and several other men had scattered across a field to hunt dove.

He was alone when others heard gun shots, then yells. They assumed a farmer was calling his cows.

At hunt’s end, they realized White was missing. He was believed to have shot some birds and was running to retrieve them when he fell into an unmarked, ground-level cistern.

Committed to ministry at an early age, he worked hard to make a living while attending Howard Payne and Southwestern. He received his degree from the Georgetown institution in 1942.

Pastor of Waco Lakeview Methodist Church for three years, he was serving there when he died on September 9, 1949. The congregation gave the parsonage to his widow, who was left to support seven-yearold daughter Dora Fay and son Terry, who was born a few months after the tragedy. (Terry now lives in Arizona; Dora Fay is Mrs. Bill McKenna, in Fort Worth.

White’s widow, Mildred, later married Dr. Clarence A. Sutton, longtime pastor of Arlington Heights United Methodist Church in Fort Worth. Their son, Jamie, lives in Wisconsin.)

At age 10, I first felt death’s sting when my uncle died. I join others in claiming the century-old hymn, “Farther Along.” The lyrics include: “Cheer up, my brother. Live in the sunshine. We’ll understand it, all by and by.”.

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Y o u r d a i ly h o r o s c o p e HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Sunday, July 22, 2018: This year you often believe you want one thing, but then you completely change your mind in a matter of hours. You are in the process of going through a change. Try to stay in tune with yourself, and life will be easier. If you are single, you could stumble into a torrid romance, only to discover that this person is not right for you. If you are attached, your fickleness might drive your partner a little crazy.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-Soso; 1-Difficult

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You feel so energized and daring that you might start acting out and taking risks in a major way.

Know that an in-between path does exist. Hop into the car for ASTROLOGER a drive. Tonight: JACQUELINE You might be having too BIGAR good of a time to head home.

This Week: Try to complete what you must by Thursday.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH You seem to be able to flow through most issues with ease. Expect to be challenged on a fundamental level. This experience will force you to grow. Tonight: Share news with a loved one.

This Week: Tension builds around your home.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH Be willing to break past restrictions that have held you back for a while. You might be happiest if you respond to a loved one’s invitation. Tonight: Speak your mind with a touch of diplomacy.

This Week: Schedule all events of importance before Thursday.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHHH Express your feelings. In a sense, they are part of your possessions. Reach out to someone at a distance whom you care about. You might want to throw yourself into a hobby, where you can lose all sense of time. Tonight: Head to a favorite spot with a loved one.

This Week: Make calls to schedule meetings before Thursday.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You seem to be blossoming like a flower throughout the day. You might not be sure what is happening, and could choose to ask questions and read between the lines. Tonight: It is wish-upon-a-star time.

This Week: Settling in might be impossible.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HH If you feel out of sorts, slow down or reverse direction. You do not always have to get along with others; you can march to the beat of your own drummer and head in the direction that feels right. Tonight: Out late.

This Week: Clear out as much as you can by Thursday.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH Hold yourself back, as you easily could go overboard and cause yourself a unique set of problems. Later in the day, a friend or group of friends might seek you out. You might not be sure which direction you should head in, but you’ll figure it out.

Tonight: Live it up.

This Week: Clear out problem areas Monday, before wildness hits.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH No matter how anybody looks at you, they have to see that you are a powerhouse who should not be held back. A purchase you decide to make could be instrumental in freeing yourself up. Tonight: Let loose.

This Week: You breeze through the week, adjusting to different people and their needs.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You feel renewed and as if anything is possible.

Stop holding yourself back, and express your essence. You gain more of a perspective as the day goes on. You might feel as if you have returned home and now see your world quite differently.

Tonight: Listen to a favorite song.

This Week: You head into Monday a power to behold.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH You sense that you might need some time alone. In some ways, you have mixed feelings.

You also might not be sure as to the best way to proceed.

Tonight: Take some much-needed personal time.

This Week: Postpone any upcoming trips for now, even if they are short ones.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH Note a swing in your energy levels. You could feel much more popular and appreciated than you have in the recent past. Use care with your funds, as you easily could make an error. Count your change! Tonight: Accept a friend’s invitation.

This Week: You might enjoy a fun flirtation.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You might be more focused on completing a particular chore or getting a head start on a matter involving your work.

Still, do not forget to reach out to an older friend or relative.

Invite this person over for dinner, and he or she will appreciate your efforts. Tonight: Do your thing.

This Week: Zero in on what you want.

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County Judge Debi Hays plans to present the proposed 2019 budget for public inspection and review during the Ector County Commissioners’ Court Monday.

The meeting is at 10 a.m.

Monday in the commissioners’ courtroom located in the Ector County Administration building annex, 1010 E. Eighth St. Commissioners had one prior public meeting discussing the next fiscal year’s budget in May, and the meeting this Monday falls on the deadline for the proposed budget to be presented.

Commissioners under former County Judge Ron Eckert said during the last meeting they hoped to see county employees receive raises this year, something they have not had the least two years. Hays previously said she agreed with giving raises to county employees.

“At some point, you’ve got to take care of the employees, and that is our focus for this year,” Precinct 2 Commissioner Greg Simmons said during the previ-

ous budget meeting.

Precinct 3 Commissioner Dale Childers said one of his priorities for the next cycle would be the modernization of the county’s computer infrastructure, following the failure of the Ector County Courthouse’s phone system a few months ago.

The 2018-2019 budget cycle will begin Oct. 1.

Childers will also be appointed to the Ector County Ad Hoc Transportation Committee, which was approved June 25. The committee, formed by Ector County Highways & Streets Director Evans Kessey, aims to look at problems affecting Ector County roads.

The committee will consist of five members: Kessey, Projects Manager David Peck, Childers, a member of the Odessa Development Corporation and one Ector County resident. Kessey previously said the first meeting of the committee will be immediately scheduled once all of the members have been selected.

“My main goal is that it is not about precincts,” Kessey said previously. “It is about

the entirety of Ector County.

I am serving Ector County. I am not serving a precinct.”

Hays, and Missi Walden, who was recently appointed to Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace, will also be taking their official bond and oath during the meeting Monday, the agenda shows.

IN OTHER BUSINESS, COMMISSIONERS

>> Will appoint David Peck as the Airport Manager for the Ector County Schlemeyer Airport. >> Will consider approving a resolution designating the County Judge as the grantee’s authorized official on Grant No. 3288401 and No. 3288402. >> Will consider altering Ector County street name sign color to blue background, white legend, to be in compliance with the provisions outlined in the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, and to appropriate fund to traffic operations, sign materials for $157,725.60 each year during budget for seven years of replacement program plan to be effective in 2019 budget year.

Longtime bus foreman recognized with employee of the year honors

>> Will consider a proposed acceptance of a 0.47 mile roadway, Navasota Street, if Grow Odessa with the Odessa Chamber of Commerce agrees to improve drainage condition at the intersection of OIDC Drive and Navasota Street and the Ector County Engineering Section performs inspection thereafter to ensure drainage is collected at a designated draw located on the east of Navasota Street under John Ben Shepperd Parkway as a measure to address existing drainage issue at the property on the east of OIDC Drive. >> Will consider taking action regarding the drainage and paving improvement of East 67th Street from U.S. 385 to Stevenson Avenue and from 63rd Street to 67th Street alley, and to engage LCA to provide all necessary topographical survey and engineering design for the project’s preliminary assessment for a fee not to exceed $38,718.75, and to consider and approve an expenditure account line item transfer to engineering, professional services from road mainte-

ECISD Transportation Department Transportation Foreman Sepharine Bugayong has been named the Transportation Employee of the year. She was photographed Monday morning, July 16, 2018.

When Sepharine Bugayong found out she had snagged the Transportation Employee of the Year honor, she realized must be doing something right.

Bugayong, a driver foreman for Ector County Independent School District, oversees drivers who transport prekindergarten, special needs, Alternative Education Center and teen parent students.

She also drives when needed.

There are drivers and monitors for prekindergarten and special needs children. Monitors are required for special needs children, so if there are monitors out, they pull them from the pre-k buses.

Bugayong, who was born in Big Spring but has spent most of her life in Odessa, has been with ECISD for 27 years, including eight years in her current post. She oversees 37 employees.

Along with Bugayong, there are foremen for the west side and east side.

She added that she was surprised by the award because she just thought she was doing her job.

“It was a blessing. It just kind of showed me where I’m at in my role here I’m here — to support and help others to be successful. …,” Bugayong said.

She added that she has monitor positions available, but her team is well staffed.

“My team stays pretty well staffed. It’s the other two that we’re starting this year, I believe, with 40 open positions,” she said.

Bugayong said employees stay on because of the children they transport.

“It’s a big responsibil-

ity, but it’s a challenge. I have a good team. I have a real good team, a loving caring, team with our special needs. (It) takes a lot of patience and love. … Most of them are veterans. They’ve been on their routes for a long time and they won’t trade them.

They won’t give them up.

They become attached to the students,” Bugayong said.

She started out as a bus monitor, then went into driving and became a specialist, a substitute driver who covers drivers who are out. Bugayong then worked her way into the office.

Coming in as a monitor, Bugayong never thought she would get behind the wheel of a bus.

“I did and I enjoyed it.

It’s my passion now,” she said.

Full-size buses accommodate 72 passengers and the buses she drives are half that size.

She and her husband, Ray, have been married 35 years and have four children and four grandchildren.

Criselda Espinoza, the driver foreman for the west side, nominated Bugayong for the award.

She said she looked at the whole department and everything that goes on there.

Espionoza, who has known Bugayong for 18 years, said her colleague is very calm and communicates with everyone in a professional way.

“She does what she needs to do to take care of things around here in an orderly way, a calm way, a professional way,” Espinoza said.

Bugayong said she prays every morning on the way to work for the Lord to give her the strength, courage and wis-

dom to be able to do her job. She said she knows she can handle whatever comes to her with the Lord by her side.

“That’s another thing she does,” Espionoza said.

“She brings up the Lord.

She puts the Lord in front — and prayer. Prayer is the main thing she brings up. It helps a lot around here.”

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>> Will consider a proposed Ector County MHRC Development to serve 9868 S. Carpenter Ave. >> Will consider a proposed Ector County MHRC Development to serve W. Interstate 20 Service Road 5.00 acre tract located in School Lands. >> Will consider a line item transfer to general fund, parks, water/sewer/ trash from general fund, parks, Goldsmith Park contract for $7,000. >> Will consider a budget amendment to general fund, non-departmental other, professional services from unreserved fund balance in the amount of $49,500. >> Will consider a budget amendment to general fund, jail medical, drugs and medical expense and to general fund, inmate medical fees for $200,000. >> Will consider a budget amendment to general fund, non-departmental, other general expense and to general fund, workers comp refunds for $5,874. >> Will receive the accounts payable fund requirements report for July 23, 2018.

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nance for $38,718.75. >> Will consider the agreement with Global Asset on the recycle, recover and disposal of information technology and telecommunications equipment. >> Will consider a request to move an attorney from a step 7 to a step 8 due to experience. >> Will consider a request to hire an experienced attorney at a step 8. >> Will consider approving overtime pay for deputies to cover shortages on patrol and exclude the 171 hour rule. >> Will consider paying overtime as opposed to compensatory time balances to compensate personnel shortage, and approve a proposed account expenditure line item transfer to road maintenance fund, salaries, full time from road maintenance fund, road maintenance for $22,808.52. >> Will consider a proposed Ector County MHRC Development to serve 11456 W. Edna St. >> Will consider a proposed Ector County MHRC Development to serve 8400 Golder Ave.

Hiring a new executive director of athletics and several assistant principals is on the agenda for the Ector County Independent School District Board of Trustees meeting set for 6 p.m. Tuesday in the first-floor board room of the administration building, 802 N. Sam Houston Ave. Executive Director of Athletics Todd Vesely recently became executive director of athletics at Fort Worth ISD. Trustees will consider approving someone to fill that position.

The board also will decide on assistant principals for Travis, Murry Fly and Edward K. Downing.

On a separate item, the board will hear results of an evaluation report of N@ Learning Leadership Visioning Institute. The item was pulled from the consent agenda at the last meeting to be decided at this meeting.

Board members wanted to get feedback on it before deciding to offer it again.

In other business, the board will: >> Consider the 2018-19 district improvement plan, including goals and objectives. >> Hear a presentation

on ECISD curriculum software. >> Trustees also will consider a resolution to consider alternative graduation requirements for students who entered ninth grade before the 2011-12 school year.

Supplemental material says part of the state education code permits a student who began ninth grade before the 2011-12 school year to qualify to graduate and receive a diploma under allowable provisions.

In addition, part of the administrative code allows a district to allow boardapproved local alternative requirements that allow someone to demonstrate proficiency in the “content related to the examination for which the individual did not perform satisfactorily.

The eligible individual must demonstrate proficiency to the satisfaction of a local graduation committee.” >> Trustees will consider releasing the reverter of property on Lasseter Avenue, the Grove Apartments.

In January 2014, ECISD conveyed some excess property that it owned on Lasseter Avenue to the City of Odessa to enable the city to develop it for low-income

housing, supplemental material said.

The district retained the right to take the property back from the city if the affordable housing was not completed within three years. It has been completed with the last certificate of occupancy being issued on July 14, 2016. >> A request for approval of an interlocal agreement between the City of Odessa and ECISD to participate in the crossing guard program. >> A request for approval of ECISD hazard traffic area designation.

The supplemental material says a district or county may apply for, and on approval of the commissioner, receive an additional amount of up to 10 percent of its regular transportation allotment to be used for the transportation of children living within two miles of the school they attend who would face hazardous traffic conditions if they walked to school.

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When Ector Middle School opens in August, it will be an in-district charter school with a new name, focus and attitude.

The new name is Ector College Prep Success Academy and its CEO/superintendent is Robert Bleisch.

Charles Quintela is staying as principal, but some of the assistant principals and teachers have left.

Ector County Independent School District has eight campuses on improvement

required status under state accountability standards. Ector Middle School, Noel and Zavala elementary are in their fifth year. If the campuses don’t come off the list, they will face closure or the Texas Education Commissioner will appoint a board of managers over the whole district.

Partnering with Bleisch’s Ector Success Academy Network was a way to stay the state sanctions against the middle school for two years.

The partnership between the nonprofit and ECISD could potentially last for 10 years.

The district was notified

of Texas Education Agency approval for the partnership July 2. The campus will get its allotment based on number of students, plus additional funding, TEA Spokeswoman DeEtta Culbertson said.

Bleisch said this could range from $1 million to $2 million, depending on the number of students attending.

He hasn’t figured out how

many teachers the school will have, but Bleisch said the range will be 55 to 75, depending on how many students enroll. He expects enrollment to range from 1,200 on the low end to 1,500 on the high end.

“I think the kids are going to show up,” Bleisch said.

“I think we’re going to have more than what we’re budgeting for, but we have to fill the schedule based on what we’re being told to expect.”

The school also will have its own school board including Superintendent of Cloudcroft Municipal Schools Porter Curtell, Ravi Shakam-

uri, Ron Leach, Sondra Eoff, all Ector County community members, and Zinab Munoz, adjunct faculty at TechTeach at Texas Tech University.

Bleisch said the board’s first meeting will be at 6 p.m.

July 26 in the cafeteria of Ector College Prep Success Academy, 809 W. Clements St. The mission of Ector College Prep Success Academy is to be the No. 1 top performing high-poverty school in Texas.

Bleisch said the school will support, encourage, motivate and inspire its teachers, staff, students and parents. >> See ECISD Page 2B

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Reserve deputies increase police visibility

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ctor County is composed of about 902 square miles, and at that size, it’s difficult for Ector County deputies to have a presence everywhere. That’s where the Ector County Reserve Unit comes in.

The Ector County Reserve Unit is composed of about 25 reserve deputies who help to provide support for the Ector County Sheriff ’s Office, be it through public volunteer work or additional support through patrol. The unit is comprised mainly of former and retired law enforcement officers, who volunteer their extra time, unpaid, to help the office.

“When you’ve got officers out there working, and you look at Ector County, it’s about 40-by-40 miles, and you’ve got five or six patrol cars out there working, where do you have time to really stop and talk to kids and families and people?”

Ector County Reserve Captain Milton Tharp said.

Reserve deputies took some time this weekend to do just that, volunteering at a swimming party Saturday for children taken by Child Protective Services. Tharp said they often try to do events with kids and families and hand out items to children such as toy badges.

“Some paid officer out there, he’s so busy sometimes, he has a hard time to stop and talk to people sometimes,” Tharp said.

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Ector County Sheriff Office Reserves’ Capt. Milton Tharp, center, and Ector County Child Service Board President Rhonda McCalman, right, go over pool safety during ECCSB Summer Bash at New Life Church’s pool.

Tharp, 69, is a retired police officer, and began volunteering as a reserve deputy on Jan. 1, 2004, the day after he retired. Several other officers left law enforcement to pursue work in the oilfield, but still take the time to volunteer as a reserve deputy.

“There’s a lot of these guys that they still feel like it’s a calling to them,” Tharp said. “We just see an opportunity to continue visiting with the public and doing stuff we enjoy doing.”

Reserve officers have all of the same legality an assigned, paid officer has, but

they do not have the insurance backing regular paid officers, so Tharp said they tend not to get involved in dangerous situations.

They do often help out by going on patrol. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, reserve officers go on a robbery patrol where

they go around places such as convenience stores and work to be seen patrolling the community.

Sheriff Mike Griffis was a reserve deputy as well in 1989.

He said the reserve deputies help the community by saving taxpayers money, as well as helping out at charity

events and adding to the size of their roster.

Griffis’ father, Eldon “Griff” Griffis, was also a reserve deputy, often going on patrol with his son before he died June 4 at the age of 86.

“The reserves are a very important part of the Sheriff’s Office,” Griffis said.

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arenting is hard. It is frequently overwhelming, occasionally painful, and almost always exhausting. The person who says otherwise is either lying, or is suffering from severe delusions most likely caused by their children.

Parenting is also an awful lot of fun. Trips to the pool, watching baseball, reading a book, and a thousand other bright spots make one of the most difficult jobs imaginable worthwhile. One of my favorites of these bright spots is listening to my kids

talk. Listening to our brood of small humans discover new phrases and expand their vocabularies makes me marvel at their capacity to learn, and the similarities and differences they exhibit. It is also a good reminder that anything you say can and will be repeated at the worst possible time.

For the moment, the one-year-old Jedi isn’t doing a lot of talking, but that is OK, because there isn’t a whole lot of available air time with three siblings.

Right now our adorably demonstrative Demolitions

question, sometimes Expert, just shy of she says it to express her third birthday, doubt, and somefrequently proclaims times she just knows about one thing or she has an audience another, “That’s and realizes she has rudickluss!” 95 pera chance to perform. cent of the time this She has also taken declaration brings a smile to my face. The A SHARP LIFE to starting every deother 5 percent of the AARON SHARP scription of a sibling conflict with the time she is commentphrase, “Here’s how it ing on me telling her went down.” to go to bed, which elicits The Zoologist, due a different facial reaction largely to the ability to read from me. on his own, is perpetually The five-year-old Balsaying things that surprise lerina’s expression of us. He went through a choice is a long and drawn phase where whenever he out, “Oooooooo-kaaaay.” wanted to say something Sometimes she uses it as a

that he wanted everyone to hear he would shout, “Now hear this!” I’m not going to lie, I wasn’t sad when that one stopped. A couple of weeks ago he and I were sitting on the back porch while I did some grilling. In the midst of our pleasant father and son conversation he stopped for a minute, sighed, and said, “I think I need some new hobbies.”

Apparently reading every book in sight while lecturing your Dad for his lack of insect knowledge and tormenting your sisters still leaves you plenty of time to pursue other in-

terests. I made a couple of suggestions, but none of it interested him. I even went so far as to propose that he adopt cleaning his room as his new hobby.

Turns out that was rudickluss. >> Aaron Sharp is a former Odessan who fixes computers by day and solves the world’s problems writing by night. He met his wife, and occasional co-author, while they were both working on master of theology degrees. He is a father of three children, and their family lives in the Metroplex. Occasionally he even gets to sleep.

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Dr. Kenneth Higby stands in one of the exam rooms at ORMC. Higby has been named the new director of the perinatal unit at ORMC.

Longtime physician offers his expertise to perinatal medicine at ORMC

BY RUTH CAMPBELL rcampbell@oaoa.com

Dr. Kenneth Higby has come out of retirement to become medical director of the Perinatal Center at Odessa Regional Medical Center.

H i g b y, >> Visit the Odessa whose specialty is maRegional ternal fetal Medical Center medicine, lives website: in San Antotinyurl.com/ nio, where he yclzc6gu had a thriving practice. He said he now works parttime at ORMC coming in to cover fellow doctors’ vacation time.

Because he retired only briefly, Higby said he has kept busy and kept abreast of what’s going on in his field.

There is currently a nationwide shortage of maternal fetal practitioners.

“I get a phone call or text every other day for help,” Higby said. “The need has gone up since we’ve been recognized as a subspecialty. A couple decades ago, things obstetricians may have taken care of on their own (they) don’t feel comfortable doing when they have resources available.”

“The other potential problem is the length of time for training. You’re talking about four years of residency (and) three years of fellowship, so that’s the same amount of training as a neurosurgeon.

So when you come out of medical school $100,000 in debt, are you willing to work another seven years before you’re going to get a decent paycheck?” he said.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Eastern Michigan University and went to medical school at Michigan State University. Hibgy did his residency at Brooke Army Medical Center and a fellowship at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio.

“I had a commitment to go back to the military because they paid my salary when I was in fellowship,” Higby said.

He also served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam.

Before going to medical school, Higby was a retail manager for 15 years with 125 employees. A snowmobile accident put him out of commission for about three months. That’s when he decided to go to medical school.

“If it had not been for the injury, I probably wouldn’t have gone. … That enabled me to step back and look at my life,” Higby said.

In medical school, he didn’t know what he wanted to do.

“One day, I told my wife,

I think I want to go into OB-GYN and she goes, ‘You know what, that’s the only rotation that you came home from in your third year of medical school that you weren’t … complaining every night,’” Higby said.

This was something he never realized, so he went into obstetrics and gynecology.

“I really love surgery. That’s one of the down sides of doing maternal fetal medicine is we don’t do gynecologic surgery. I had a great mentor in residency and applied for maternal fetal medicine and got accepted at three places and decided to go to UT San Antonio,” Higby said.

He added that he got “phenomenal training” there.

“It’s been a long ride.

It’s been a great ride. I love what I do. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t be here talking to you today. That’s the reason I’m still working. I just have a passion for what I do,” Higby said.

Stacey L. Brown, president of ORMC, said the hospital has two perinatal centers for high-risk obstetrical patients in Odessa and Midland.

“These clinics are staffed by board-certified and fellowship-trained maternal fetal medicine physicians in partnership with West Texas Maternal Fetal Medicine Center, LLC, whose managing partner is Jorge Blanco, M.D. Dr. Blanco was on staff with ORMC for 16 years, also serving as medical director, and just recently retired from clinical practice,” Brown said in an email.

Brown wrote that there are currently five maternal fetal medicine physicians covering the two centers and ORMC. “Many of these physicians are recognized throughout the state, or even nationally.

Each of these physicians bring their own diverse skill sets into the group and together they offer the women and families of the Permian Basin strengths and decades of experience that would not be available in a system with a solo physician. The Regional Perinatal Center provides care to patients within a 120220 mile radius,” Brown said.

The other physicians include Drs. Joseph Bottalico, Joseph Bruner, Byron Elliott and Louis Ridgeway.

“Like the other physicians in the group, (Higby) has brought with him new insights and expertise, specifically his passion in caring for diabetic mothers,” Brown said.

Higby started practicing in 1999 and has performed in-utero transfusions, put shunts in babies in bladders and chests, among many other procedures. In addition to maternal-fetal medicine, ORMC also offers genetic counseling.

“We’re going to focus on the whole child, which translates to a wellrounded curriculum with rigorous classes, high academic expectations and a wide variety of fine arts, athletic and extracurricular activities,” Bleisch said.

Parents will be asked to support the school, not necessarily by volunteering their time but by insisting their children “invest in their dreams by putting the time in to be the best they can be in school, as evidenced by their attendance, behavior and course work performance.”

This also involves an effective and efficient communication piece, “so that they have the critical information — good or bad — in a timely fashion.”

“Lastly, it involves providing parents with a host of academic, legal, social, emotional, financial and educational opportunities on this campus such as English classes, resume building, job interviewing, computers immigration support, financial literacy and parenting classes,” Bleisch said.

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teacher first and a content area specialist second, Bleisch said.

Part of the philosophy is that poor performance can be blamed on broken and dysfunctional systems, rather than ineffective teachers.

The school will adopt the systems mindset, which proffers that inspired, committed groups and teams of people working together in organizations with highly effective systems are the key to achieving extraordinary success, Bleisch said.

“In addition, our teachers and students are going to embrace an attitude of a winner,” he added.

Before the nonprofit took over, Ector Middle School had 1,635 students, according to information from Bleisch.

Sixty-five percent of Ector students are economically disadvantaged, 80 percent of the students were considered at risk of dropping out of school; 26 percent were limited English proficient (in either bilingual or English language learning classes); and 8 percent were in special education.

On discipline, Bleisch said the campus will line

up with ECISD in terms of suspendible offenses, but because of the interventions offered he expects those to decline.

This won’t happen overnight, though, because seventh and eighth graders will think it’s business as usual, Bleisch said.

“Those things don’t leave just because we change the name, so there will be a process where kids are going to see that they’re held accountable and they’re going to fight the system so there will be two or three months of challenges. But we’re going to persevere because we’ve done this before. Teachers are going to have the support,” Bleisch said.

Quintela said this is probably the most excited he’s been since he started in education.

“As far as what we’re doing with the school and Bobby’s program, Bobby’s program is a proven entity.

We’re going to do things the district has never seen before. … When you go into education this is the type of programming you go in for because it makes a vast difference with kids and holds kids accountable …,” he said.

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It will offer raises for teachers and staff, pay for working after school hours, adequate supplies and equipment, targeted professional development, time for collaboration among teachers and time to plan. Teachers will be offered on-site and webbased training and smallgroup coaching.

Targeted student tutoring will be offered during the day, after school and on Saturdays.

The intervention method is aimed at tackling irregular attendance, poor behavior and lack of coursework effort, Bleisch said.

“We’re going to neutralize issues that keep teachers from being the best they can be,” Bleisch added.

On the student front, he said, the school will support them by having teachers that are the most well trained and prepared teachers in every classroom. The campus aspires to create a college-going culture that is supportive, encouraging, free from bullying and inspirational.

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When pressed in interviews, they defended Trump’s conduct or begged ignorance, citing what some claimed as a complicated policy matter.

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CONVERSE Richard Lee Atkins was called to heaven Saturday, July 14, 2018. He was born in El Paso, Texas on November 20, 1957, the son of Arthur and Gissele Atkins, who later relocated to Odessa, Texas. He was preceded in death by both parents, and is survived by his sister, Renee Claire, nephew, Kristopher Keesee. and great nephew, Dillon Magee. Though Richard never married, he loved the life he had built and enjoyed it to the fullest daily.

Those of you who were honored to know Richard, knew that friendship would be like no other. He was rock solid, devoted to family values and a man of faith. He wore His servant heart on his sleeve. Richard was a smart man, and attended Odessa College, majoring in petroleum engineering.

He moved to Corpus Christi, TX in 2002 to open a branch of the Zubie Wear Screen Printing Company.

Because of his compassion and willingness to help others, Richard was quickly asked to join the board of many non profit groups. He mostly loved the USO’s mission and supported it whole heartedly. Richard was diligent, hardworking and an extremely active member of society. He never hesitated to help anyone at anytime, and if he couldn’t do it, he always knew someone who could through his broad network of friends and “brothers”. Richard then moved to San Antonio, TX to assume larger responsibilities as Zubie Wear’s General Manager.

Richard loved Harley Davidson motorcycles and rode one as far back as anyone can remember.

He accumulated more true friends than humanly possible, with those friendships spread across the entire United States and Canada. To know Richard was to love him, his closest family and friends all describe his as “The Protector” and “The most Loyal Man they know”. Richard was a man of purpose

and completed anything he ever started. The word “quit” was simply not a part of his DNA. He looked after his sister like a big brother would, but always went that extra mile to make sure she knew he was her rock (but not a shoulder to cry on). He was efficient and organized to a fault, labeled by his sister as an “Organized Hoarder”. He had everything imaginable in his possession that anyone could possibly ever need, and then 3 or 4 more of each, for “just in case”. He loved to hunt, eat, ride his motorcycle and Beano, who preceded him in death. Renee loved her brother and couldn’t have been more proud of how he had successfully turned his life completely around. He was a selfless man, with an unbelievable entourage and a wicked sense of humor. He will be missed by so many, an amazing brother, a man of faith, never ever to be forgotten.

He joined the Discovery Church in Cibolo, TX several years ago where he accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior. Richard maintained his faithfulness in his walk with God and loved his church. He was committed to what he believed in and that is evident in his walk as a Believer and is now serving and worshiping the Lord.

Celebration of life will be held at Discovery Life Church, 242 Country Lane, Cibolo, Tx. 78108, on Saturday, July 21, 2018, at 10am. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the church: www.discoverylife.org.

D E AT H N O T I C E S >> EDITOR’S NOTE: Obituaries are paid notices by family and are not edited for content, punctuation or grammar as per family wishes. >> There is no charge for death notices of people who live — or who previously lived — in the Odessa American’s 21-county circulation area. >> The newspaper also publishes death notices of spouses, parents, grandparents, children or siblings who live outside the area. Death notices are subject to limits on content. >> For families who desire a more complete story, a full obituary is available for a nominal charge. >> For information, call 333-7770 or 333-7714 on weekends.

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Maria de Jesus (Rodriguez) Brito ODESSA Maria de Jesus Brito, age 58, of Odessa, passed peacefully at her home on Saturday, July 20, 2018. She was born Friday, December 25, 1959 to the late Guadalupe Sanchez Rodriguez and Rosa Emma Salgado Machuca in Mexico.

She was a homemaker who was the heart of her family, beloved wife, mother, sister and grandmother.

Those left to cherish her love and memories are her husband: Raul Portillo Brito; sons: Raul A. Ramirez and wife Laura, all of Odessa and Raul Brito, Jr. of Laredo, TX; and daughters: Daisy M. Ramirez and her husband Lucio Guevara and Arlene Brito, all of Odessa, Carissa Brito of Las Vegas, NV and Krystle Lea Brito of Laredo, TX; brothers: Juan Rodriguez of Ojinaga, Sergio Rodriguez of Odessa, Manuel E. Rodriguez of Midland and Auden Urias of Dallas; sisters: Cecilia Rodriguez Melchor of Presidio, Guadalupe Rodriguez of Ojinaga, Maribel Rodriguez Aguilar and Lilia Rodriguez Sanchez, both of Odessa, and Socorro Rodriguez Cortez of Midland; mother in law: Celia P. Brito of Presidio; brothers in law: Ruben Brito of Presidio and Ricardo Brito of Odessa; sister in law: Rebecca Brito of El Paso; and grandchildren: Sean A.

Ramirez, Audrina J. Ramirez, Shae J. Guevara, Javin X. Guevara, all of Odessa, and Rylee Brito and Arabella K. Brito, both of Laredo, TX. Rosary will be recited Monday evening at 7:00 pm at Acres West Funeral Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, July 24, 2018, followed by burial at Odessa II Gardens Section of Ector County Cemetery. Father Fernando Bonilla will officiate.

Arrangements are entrusted to Acres West Funeral Chapel, and condolences to the family may be sent online at acreswestfuneral.com.

Vicky Thorp ODESSA Vicky Thorp, age 72, of Odessa, passed from this life to her heavenly reward on Saturday, July 21, 2018. She began her earthly journey in Andrews, TX on February 6, 1946, one of three children born to Chris and Lou Rosser. She was raised on a farm/ranch where she became an expert on horses. Vicky owned horses all of her life and had a carriage ride for Christmas to raise money for the kids. For many years, Vicky has been a fixture in West Odessa. She had a mission to make a loving and comfortable home for terminally ill foster children, with her hospital/home called Vicky’s Kids. She has cared for many children over the years, most of whom were on life support. Vicky has made arrangements for Vicky’s Kids to remain open in her memory even after she is gone. In Lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Vicky’s Kids (11049 W. Hoffman Drive, Odessa, TX 79764) for the children, to ensure that they are taken care of in the same way Vicky would have.

Although her parents and siblings predecease her, Vicky is survived by nine adopted children: Casey

Leonard H. Alexander, Jr. MIDLAND, TX Leonard H. Alexander, Jr., age 87, of Midland/Odessa TX passed peacefully into the arms of God on July 20, 2018.

Graveside service will be held at Trinity Memorial Park in Big Spring on Monday, July 23, 2018 at 10:30 am. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Monday, July 23, 2018 at 2:00 pm at First United Methodist Church Midland’s Glass Chapel with a reception immediately following the service.

Leonard was born July 4, 1931 near Burkburnett, TX to LH Alexander, Sr. and Fern Cooper Alexander. At age 12, he and his family moved to Kermit, TX where he graduated high school in 1949. He attended Texas Tech University prior to joining the Navy during the Korean War where he served aboard the USS Shangri La as a 2nd class ordinance man. He retired in 1992 from Shell Oil Co after 27 years employment.

Leonard was a lifelong Christian and was baptized at the age of 12 in the Presbyterian Church.

He served as a Trustee in 3 different congregations and as Chairman of the Finance Committee at the First United Methodist Church of Coleman, TX. He remains a member of Highland United Methodist Church in Odessa. His favorite pastime was being near water as a fisherman.

Spending time with family was a constant delight

and he exhibited throughout life a marvelous work ethic.

Leonard married Ima Joy Williamson of Stanton, TX on April 3, 1958. He is survived by her; a son Dr. Mark Alexander and wife Teresa of Midland, daughter Sandra Roberts and husband Brick of Odessa, daughter Dawne Watters and Randy Tourville of Loveland, CO; niece Gayla Gillespie of Lubbock; 8 grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren with #11 on the way. He is predeceased by two sisters Mary and Doris, and is survived by his oldest sister Gladys Taylor of Midland.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts are encouraged to United Way of Midland’s Endowment Fund or the First United Methodist Church of Midland Foundation.

Arrangements are under the direction of Nalley Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Midland. Online condolences may be made at www.npwelch.com.

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Thorp, Victor Thorp, Diego Thorp, Gary Thorp, Devin Thorp, Keith Thorp, Alexis Thorp, Shandi Quinton and Tina Mungia.

Viewing will be at Acres West Funeral Chapel on Monday, July 23, 2018 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.

Memorial Services will be held 10:00 AM, Saturday, July 28, 2018 at Greenfield Acres Baptist Church (2114 W. Yukon). Officiated by Brother Jimmy Skiles. Arrangements are entrusted to Acres West and condolences may be sent online at acreswestfuneral.com.

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OBITUARIES Elias George Hernandez

ODESSA, TEXAS Elias George Hernandez, age 46, of Odessa, Texas passed away on Friday July 13, 2018. George was born December 5, 1971 in Odessa, Texas to Esther Hernandez and Elias Hernandez. He was a graduate of Permian High School. He attended both Odessa College and the University of Texas of the Permian Basin.

George was married to Karina on March 19, 2011.

George worked as an insurance agent for Lisa Copeland Insurance. He enjoyed sports, especially baseball, taking selfies, and watching Tinkerbell movies. He was actively involved in St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church ACTS ministry, an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist, active in the married couples retreat group and a lector. He was also an active volunteer with his daughters as a coach with the Odessa Girls Softball Association. He also volunteered one season as a soccer coach for his daughter’s team.

George was preceded in death by; his grandparents Rogelio and Maria Molinar, cousin Becky Molinar, and godmother Elidia “Mina” Molinar as well as his compadre, Father Barry McLean.

George is survived by his wife, Karina Ornelas Hernandez; daughter Bella Beatriz Hernandez; and daughter Breann Elise Hernandez; father Elias Hernandez; mother Esther Hernandez; father in law Pilar Ornelas and mother in law Romelia Ornelas; sister Monica Galindo and husband Steven, sister Laura Torres and husband Freddy, brother Joe Albert Hernandez and brother in

>> EDITOR’S NOTE: Obituaries are paid notices by family and are not edited for content, punctuation or grammar as per family wishes. >> There is no charge for death notices of people who live — or who previously lived — in the Odessa American’s 21-county circulation area. >> The newspaper also publishes death notices of spouses, parents, grandparents, children or siblings who live outside the area. Death notices are subject to limits on content. >> For families who desire a more complete story, a full obituary is available for a nominal charge. >> For information, call 333-7770 or 333-7714 on weekends.

O. L. “Jack” Marshall law Edgar Ornelas; nephew Juan Lucas Galindo, nieces Jazlyn and Jenelle Galindo, nieces Ariana and Ashley Torres, nieces Aleah and Sophia Hernandez, aunt Sally Molinar, aunt Elida Garza and husband Eliseo, uncle Rudy Molinar and wife Lita and uncle Roy Molinar and wife Josie as well as many other family and friends that loved him dearly.

A visitation for George will be held Sunday, July 22, 2018 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors, 4635 Oakwood Dr, Odessa, Texas 79761. A rosary will be at 7:00 p.m. A funeral mass will occur Monday, July 23, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, 7601 N. Grandview Ave., Odessa, Texas.

Serving as pallbearers are Steven Galindo, Joe Albert Hernandez, Eliseo Garza, Jr., Brian Copeland, Mark Andrade and Bernardo Marquez. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.frankwwilson.com for the Hernandez family.

Jean Winget

ODESSA Jean Winget, age 80, passed away on July 15, 2018 in Odessa, TX. Jean was born May 29, 1938 to Millard George Winget and Beatrice Viola (Rideout) Winget in Henderson, Kentucky. She graduated from Grandfalls High School in Grandfalls, TX. Jean married on June 6, 1957 in Grandfalls, TX. She worked as a hotel manager for Hans Schlunigger in Pecos, TX for 22 years.

Jean was a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, Best Western International of the year (2002), and the Rodeo Commission of Reeves, Co. She attended First Baptist Church.

Jean is preceded in death by her parents, Millard and Beatrice Winget; her husband, R.C. McLaren; her sister, Bettie Smith and her brother, Morris Turner.

She is survived her son, Steve McLaren and his wife, Pamela of Lamesa, TX,; daughters, P.J. McLaren of Kent, Washington, Tracey Hall and her husband, Michael Hall of Odessa, TX; grandsons, Travis McLaren of Lamesa, Trevor McLaren and his wife Lauren of Lubbock, TX, Tayton McLaren and his wife, Becky of Allen, TX, Austin Hall of Odessa, TX, Justin Hall of Odessa, TX; granddaughters, Sherrell Washington and her husband, Aaron of Odessa, TX, Allison Hall and her husband, Logan of Odessa, TX, Cortney Weaver and her husband, John of Odessa, TX; great grandchildren, Aariell Washington of Odessa, TX, Jackson Washington of Odessa, TX, Brock Robinson of Odessa, TX, Emma McLaren of Lubbock, TX, Dallas

KERMIT O.L. “Jack” Marshall, 74 of Kermit, passed away on Thursday, July 19, 2018 at Medical Center hospital in Odessa. He was born September 10, 1943 in Crane, TX to L.L “Turk” and Rose (Brown) Marshall.

He married Clara Henson in Kermit, TX on October 24 1980 and they celebrated 37 years together.

“Jack”, as he was known to all of his friends and family, was a hard working man who was devoted to his family. He had a love for the outdoors especially if he could be golfing or working on his farm. He established M & M Trucking October 1973 in Kermit with his father “Turk”. Jack also served as mayor of Kermit from April 1, 1984 to May 9, 1989 and taught auto mechanics for KISD for many years.

Jack is survived by his wife: Clara Marshall of Kermit, TX.; sons: Lonny Marshall and wife Melinda of Kermit, TX., Tim Kinnear and wife Judy of Royse City, TX., and Kevin Kinnear and wife Grace of Arlington, TX.; daughters: Carolyn Gulow of Duncan, OK., and Deborah McLaughlin and husband Gilbert of Grand Cayman; sisters: Mary Mason of Andrews, TX., and Rosie Lee Henry of Wimberley, TX.; 12 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.

Jack was preceded in

death by his parents: L.L. “Turk” and Rose Marshall.

Funeral Services will be 2:00 pm on Monday, July 23, 2018 at the Community Church in Kermit with Brother Ed Simmons officiating. Interment will follow at Kermit Cemetery.

Pallbearers will include: Bradley Castleman, Chris Marshall, Matt Kinnear, Josh Kinnear, Tony Under wood and Jeff Lajoie.

Honorary Pallbearers will include: Robert Roberts, A.L. Ward, Sammy Cates, Odis Marshall, Randy Neal, and John Bell.

In lieu of flowers memorials in Jack’s name may be made to the Community Church in Kermit 302 South Poplar, Kermit, TX 79745; or the charity of your choice.

Arrangements are entrusted to Family Services Funeral Parlor and condolences may be sent to the family online at www.fs fp.com.

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ODESSA Billy Roger Weaver, 60, of Odessa, passed away Friday, July 20, 2018 at Medical Center Hospital. He was born Saturday, February 8, 1958 in Seminole, TX to the late Joann (Jones) and Billy Jack Weaver. Billy married his loving wife of 35 years, Friday, December 31, 1982 in Odessa, TX. He loved riding his motorcycle and anything to do with motorcycles. He also enjoyed spending his time fishing and drag racing.

Billy was also the owner and operator of Spearman Radiator and Supply.

Those left to cherish his love and memories are his wife: Smylie (Hargrove) Weaver; one brother: James “Greg” Weaver; and two sisters: Debbie Crawford, Tammy Bishop.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

A viewing will be held Sunday, July 23, 2018 from 1

pm 9 pm; and Monday, July 24, 2018 from 8 am 12 noon.

Arrangements are entrusted to Acres West Funeral Chapel and condolences may be sent to the family online at acreswestfuneral.com.

Fernando Lara Gonzales ODESSA Fernando Lara Gonzales, 59, of Odessa, passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at Medical Center Hospital. He was born Sunday, June 7, 1959 in Alpine, TX to Fernando Mata Gonzales and the late Guadalupe (Lara) Gonzales. He was a construction worker and contractor.

Those left to cherish his love and memories are his father: Fernando Mata Gonzales of Odessa; three sons: Damian Sanchez and Jason Gonzales, both of Odessa and Fernando Montoya of Montana; daughters: Lisa Gonzales of Odessa and Lisa Montoya of Colorado; brothers: Herbert Gonzales of Austin and Johnny Gonzales of Odessa; sister: Carol Navarrette of Odessa; and fourteen grandchildren and one on the way.

Visitation will be at Acres West Funeral Chapel on Monday, July 23, 2018 from

9:00 am to 9:00 pm with a Rosary to be recited at 7:00 pm.

Arrangements are entrusted to Acres West Funeral Chapel and condolences may be sent to the family online at acreswestfuneral.com.

Dr. Gerald Farber is Moving

Dorothy Mae (McCarthy) Atkinson

McLaren of Lubbock, TX, Lacey McLaren of Lubbock, TX, Pyper McLaren of Allen, TX, and Kyler Fincher of Odessa, TX. Visitation will be from 6:00 8:00 PM, Monday, July 23, 2018 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.

Funeral Services will be at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Dr. Kevin G. Mitchell officiating.

Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Pallbearers will be Travis McLaren, Trevor McLaren, Tayton McLaren, Austin Hall, Justin Hall and Aaron Washington. Honorary pallbearers will be Jeff Rogers, Logan Fincher and John Weaver.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Jean’s honor to St. Jude’s Hospital.

Arrangements are entrusted to Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home. To send family condolences please sign her guestbook at www.sunsetodessa.com.

Billy Roger Weaver

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SNYDER Dorothy Mae (McCarthy) Atkinson, 86, of Snyder, died Thursday, July 19, 2018, in Snyder.

Funeral service is scheduled for 2 p.m. July 23, 2018 at First United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Hillside Memorial Gardens Reverend Kevin Phillips is officiating. Arrangements are by Bell Cypert Seale Funeral Home of Snyder.

Medical Center Health System would like to thank Dr. Gerald Farber for his four years of service. Dr. Farber is moving out of the area and will no longer see patients as of August 23, 2018.

Gerald L. Farber, M.D. Fellowship Trained in Hand Surgery

If you are one of Dr. Farber’s patients, MCH ProCare Orthopedics will gladly serve you with compassion and professional expertise.

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ODESSA Canderlario Munoz, 97, of Odessa, died Friday, July 20, 2018, in Odessa.

Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday July 24, 2018 at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church 7601 N. Grandview Odessa, Texas. Burial will Follow at Ector County Cemetery. Father Mark Woodruff is officiating. Arrangements are by Odessa Funeral Home of Odessa.

MCH ProCare is the custodian of all your medical records, should you choose one of the providers within MCH ProCare, you will not need to transfer your records. These records are confidential and can only be transferred to another doctor, or released to you, or another person you designate, through your expressed written permission. If you decide on a different physician outside of ProCare, medical records will be transferred upon receipt of a signed release form.

Enedina Mireles Munoz ODESSA Enedina Mireles Munoz, 78, of Odessa, died Thursday, July 19, 2018, in Odessa.

Mass will be celebrated 2 p.m. on July 23, 2018 at St. Joseph Catholic Church.

Burial will follow at Ector County Cemetery Odessa II Section Arrangements are

by Martinez Funeral Home And Crematory of Odessa.

LA Lakers reporter Mitch Chortkoff dies at 78 LOS ANGELES Mitch Chortkoff, a columnist and beat writer who covered the Los Angeles Lakers for over 50 years, has died. He was 78.

He died Tuesday at a health care facility in Van Nuys following a long illness, according to his brother Stan.

Chortkoff was considered the dean of the Lakers’ press corps, having begun coverage of the team in the early 1960s, shortly after they arrived from Minneapolis. He wrote about the exploits of everyone from Elgin Baylor and Jerry West to Magic Johnson and Shaquille O’Neal to Kobe Bryant and Lonzo Ball.

Chortkoff was also briefly the team’s public

relations director.

He also covered nearly every other pro and college team in the Los Angeles area during his long career.

Chortkoff worked for the Los Angeles Times Orange County edition, the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, Santa Monica Evening Outlook, San Diego Evening Tribune and South Bay Daily Breeze.

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Social mood is slowly lowering markets “Auto Armageddon avoided for Present” Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says “it’s too early to move ahead with 25 percent tariffs on imported cars and parts.” >> Wall Street Journal today, July 20, 2018 We have written numerous columns this year warning of a “gathering storm” of retaliatory tariff wars. Social mood is slowly lowerELAM ing markets as political leaders, not wanting to appear weak to Trump threats, resist. Around DENNIS the world only Canada seems to be making a ELAM new high, with India revisiting the last high. >> Dennis Most other markets made their high in JanuElam is an ary along with the United States. Shanghai in particular, has fallen from 3,550 plus to 2,765. assistant Now consider these news headlines. professor at “Trump Raps Fed” (once again Trump’s Texas A&M Wharton degree fails him, the Fed simply folSan Antonio lows the two-year note yield. Higher rates are and a 1966 a sign of a more robust economy, low rates graduate of reflect the weakness of the last eight years.)

Andrews High “EU Threatens to Retaliate for Levies” School and “U.S. Automotive Policy Council Opposes blogs at www. Tariffs” (that is GM, Ford, Chrysler and Toyota et al) the “America’s Chinese Ambassador Feels market Heat” perspective “Investors Treat Asian Junk Bonds Like .com Trash” (yields rising to 9 percent) “Alcoa Shares Tumble 13 percent on Tariffs” “Stocks Decline, Weakened by Financials” (odd in that rates are supposed to be going up) “British Sterling Falters over Brexit Worries” “Trade Fears Crunch U.S. Grain Prices” (famers voted for Trump) Another article suggests that even powerhouse German is now the “sick man of Europe with small company productivity lagging.”

On a positive note, “Blue Origin passes Test in West Texas.”

Amid worries about the EU and Brexit, the U.S. Dollar has risen from 89 to 95. That is a counter to the fall from 102 to 89. But it is enough to have crushed various commodity prices. In the past four months gold has dropped from $1,370 to $1,224. Silver is down from $17.60 to $15.19. In the last two months copper fell from $3.30 to $2.70. All this weighs on emerging markets, which are basically commodity exporters.

Crude oil has dropped about the same 10.7 percent as gold. We predicted a pullback and oil dropped from $75 to $68. Unleaded gasoline prices eased by 25 cents. Note that Congress is working for the United States to ship more LNG to Europe in response to Trump’s comments that Germany is too dependent on Russian energy supplies.

The bottom line is that markets do not like uncertainty. Foreign markets are pulling back due to their weaker currencies and uncertainty over higher tariffs. Most world markets have not rejoined their January highs. With the November elections 3.5 months off, don’t expect new highs in mood, or the markets.

U . S . W E E K LY R I G C O U N T LATEST LAST REPORT REPORT Alabama-Land 1 1 Alabama-Inland Waters 0 0 Alabama-Offshore 0 0 Alabama-Total 1 1 Alaska-Land 6 5 Alaska-Offshore 0 0 Alaska-Total 6 5 Arizona 0 0 Arkansas 1 1 California-Land 15 15 California-Offshore 0 0 California-Total 15 15 Colorado 32 32 Florida-Land 0 0 Florida-Inland Waters 0 0 Florida-Offshore 0 0 Florida-Total 0 0 Georgia 0 0 Hawaii 0 0 Idaho 0 0 Illinois 0 0 Indiana 2 2 Kansas 0 0 Kentucky 0 0 N. Louisiana 33 33 S. Louisiana-Inland 5 5 S. Louisiana-Land 3 3 S. Louisiana-Offshore 17 15 Louisiana-Total 58 56 Maryland 0 0 Michigan 0 0 Mississippi 3 3 Montana 0 0 Nebraska 0 0

Nevada New Mexico New York North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Dakota Tennessee Texas-Offshore Texas-Inland Dist.1-South Central Tx. Dist.2-Middle Tx. Coast Dist.3-Upper Tx. Coast Dist.4-Lower Tx. Coast Dist.5-Northeast Tx. Dist.6-Far N.E. Tx. Dist.7B-N. Central Tx. Dist.7C-W. Central Tx. Dist.8-Far West Tx. Dist.8A-West Tx. Dist.9-North Tx. Dist.10-Tx. Panhandle Texas Total Utah Virginia W. Virginia Washington State Wisconsin Wyoming TOTAL-United States Canada-Land Canada-Offshore Total Canada Grand Total

2 99 0 57 22 141 0 37 0 0 2 0 46 30 14 12 4 25 1 47 316 17 4 10 528 6 0 17 0 0 27 1054 194 3 197 1251

1 103 0 56 23 138 0 37 0 0 2 0 44 32 15 12 4 25 2 48 314 13 3 9 523 6 0 16 0 0 28 1046 208 3 211 1257

DRILLING PERMITS Permit applications approved by the Texas Railroad Commission for July 12 through July 18 for Districts 7C, 8 and 8A. Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of permits approved for that leasehold. >> Ajax Resources, LLC, University HZ 7-19 A, Andrews, new drill. >> Apache Corporation, Bragg, Reeves, new drill (4); Lee, Reeves, new drill (2); Spruce State, Reeves, new drill; Kashmir A, Upton, new drill (3); Oak State Unit, Reeves, new drill. >> Approach Operating, LLC, Pangea West, Crockett, new drill. >> APR Operating, LLC, Smither State 1, Reeves, new drill; Cosmo Daltex Unit 45-4, Culberson, new drill. >> BC Operating, Inc., Bulwark State 12, Reeves, new drill (4). >> BHP Billiton Petroleum (TxLa Operating) Co., State Blake 57-T3-46, Reeves, new drill (3); HorseshoeSprings State 113-10, Culberson, new drill (3). >> Birch Operations, Inc., Hulkster SWD, Howard, new drill; Mike the Tiger 18-7, Howard, new drill (13). >> Blackbeard Operating, LLC, Graham, Ward, new drill (2); Landlubber N, Crane, new drill; Landlubber NE, Crane, new drill; Yellow Jack E2SW, Crane, new drill (2); Queen Annes Revenge, Ward, new drill. >> Callon Petroleum Operating Co., Casper 37, Ward, new drill; Kendra-Kristen 6, Midland, new drill; Kendra-Kristen 7, Midland, new drill; Kendra-Amanda PSA 3, Midland, new drill; Kendra-Amanda PSA 4, Midland, new drill; KendraAmanda PSA 5, Midland, new drill (2). >> Caprock Field Services, LLC, Stampede SWD, Reeves, new drill. >> Carrizo Permian, LLC, Woodson 36 (alloc B), Reeves, new drill; State CVX Unit B1314, Reeves, new drill. >> Centennial Resource Production, LLC, Sieber Trust, Reeves, new drill; Barracuda SWD, Reeves, new drill; Moonraker SWD, Reeves, new drill; Prewit, Reeves, new drill (2). >> Champion Lone Star Operating, LLC, CLS Walton State, Winkler, new drill (3). >> Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Dr. State Wise Unit 1, Culberson, new drill (3); Rev. GF State T7-50-46, Reeves, new drill (2). >> Citation Oil & Gas Corp., Roberts, Dora, Howard, new drill (2); Chalk, Sloan, Howard, new drill. >> COG Operating, LLC, Ratliff K Unit, Ector, new drill (4). >> ConocoPhillips Company, Big Kahuna, Reeves, new drill. >> Crimson Exploration Operating, Inc., Ragin Bull 1716, Pecos, new drill. >> CrownQuest Operating, LLC, Free Burger, Howard, new drill; WR Vitex G, Martin, new drill; Tobosa C, Howard, new drill; Tobosa D, Howard, new drill. >> DE3 Operating, LLC, Jones-Murray I 29-32, Midland, new drill; Jones-Murray K 29-32, Midland, new drill; Jones-Murray M 29-32, Midland, new drill; JonesMurray O 29-32, Midland, new drill; Davidson-Hale 65-37, Martin, new drill (2). >> Diamondback E&P, LLC, Neal Lethco State 24-23 Unit, Pecos, new drill (2); Wilson 8-7 Unit, Pecos, new drill; State Elbert 7-8 Unit, Pecos, new drill; Sharktooth 3-4, Reeves, new drill (2); Tree Frog 47 East A, Howard, new drill; Tree Frog 47 East B, Howard,

W E E K LY O I L & G A S P R I C E S Mon. 64.50 68.06 54.05

Tues.

62.50 68.08 54.05

Wed. 65.25 68.76 54.80

Last Thurs. Fri. Fri. 66.00 67.00 67.50 69.46 70.46 71.01 55.55 56.55 57.05

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2.721

2.769

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2.752

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new drill; Reed 1 F, Howard, new drill; Reed 1 G, Howard, new drill; Riley P 1807, Glasscock, new drill; Riley Q 1807, Glasscock, new drill; Riley R 1807, Glasscock, new drill; Riley S 1807, Glasscock, new drill. >> Discovery Natural Resources, LLC, Hickman A, Reagan, new drill; Hickman B, Reagan, new drill; Hickman C, Reagan, new drill; Hickman D, Reagan, new drill; Hickman E, Reagan, new drill; Divide-Scott G, Reagan, new drill; Divide-Scott I, Reagan, new drill; Divide-Scott K, Reagan, new drill; Divide-Scott L, Reagan, new drill; Divide-Scott N, Reagan, new drill; Divide-Scott O, Reagan, new drill. >> Elevation Resources, LLC, UL G 1-28 Unit, Andrews, new drill. >> Encana Oil & Gas USA, Inc., HNE 249N, Martin, new drill (2); HNE 249O, Martin, new drill (2); HNE 249P, Martin, new drill (2); Cowden 32, Midland, recompletion; Denton, Donald, Howard, field transfer. >> Endeavor Energy Resources, LP, Kennett Sherrod 42-43 Unit 2, Upton, new drill; Weaver, Mae, Glasscock, recompletion; Parks 34A, Midland, recompletion (2); Hall 20, Martin, recompletion; Greenhaw 11, Martin, recompletion; Strain 16, Martin, recompletion; Perro Rojo 30, Midland, recompletion (2); Weaver, Mae, Glasscock, recompletion; Shaw Farms Unit, Howard, recompletion (2); WTH 10-3 F, Midland, new drill; WTH 10-3 G, Midland, new drill (2); McAlister 31A, Midland, recompletion; Mims 18, Martin, new drill. >> Energen Resources Corporation, Wilbanks Allar West Unit, Martin, new drill; University 36-20, Winkler, new drill; Rocksteady 1-16, Ward, new drill; Deguello 54-7-2 A, Reeves, new drill; Deguello 54-7-2 B, Reeves, new drill. >> EOG Resources, Inc., Reed 24 Unit, Loving, new drill; State Coachman A Unit, Reeves, new drill; State Coachman B Unit, Reeves, new drill (3); State Coachman C Unit, Reeves, new drill (2). >> FDL Operating, LLC, Tatia, Ector, new drill. >> Felix Energy Holdings II, LLC, Cloverdale 9796-F, Ward, new drill; Cloverdale 9796-FA, Ward, new drill; Gills 8, Loving, recompletion. >> Fenix Petroleum Group, LLC, Bean Consolidated, Crockett, new drill. >> Four Corners Petroleum II, LLC, Lucy Adams, Ward, new drill. >> Guidon Energy Management Services, LLC, T-Y, Martin, new drill. >> Gunn Oil Company, Windy Lake, King, new drill; Jacobson, King, new drill. >> Halcon Operating Co., Inc., Hornsilver, Ward, new drill. >> Halvey Energy, LLC, Snellgrove, Dawson, new drill. >> Headington Energy Partners, LLC, Mojave, Crane, new drill. >> Helms Oil & Gas, LLC, Harrison SWD, Ward, new drill. >> Hibernia Resources III, LLC, State Carter, Reagan, new drill (2). >> H.L. Brown Operating, LLC, White Rice 25, Hockley, new drill. >> Independence Resources Management, LLC, Pfluger B, Tom Green, recompletion (2); Pearl Jam, Midland, new drill (6). >> Iskandia Energy Operating, Inc., Moex, Pecos, recompletion. >> Jagged Peak Energy, LLC, Bill Nell, Ward, new drill; UTL 242317, Ward, new drill.

>> Jetta Permian, LP, Sunset State Unit 58 13-24, Reeves, new drill. >> JM Cox Resources, LP, Crespi B, Midland, new drill; Lonnie Ray, Midland, new drill. >> Kinder Morgan Production Co., LLC, Sacroc Unit, Scurry, reenter (5); Sacroc Unit, Scurry, recompletion (5). >> Lavanco Energy, Ltd., Goin South, Schleicher, new drill. >> Legacy Reserves Operating, LP, Dickenson C, Martin, new drill; Dickenson D, Martin, new drill (4). >> Luxe Operating, LLC, Larceny 12-11W Unit, Reeves, new drill. >> M.A.C. Resources, Inc., Mosquito SWD, Ward, reenter. >> Manti Tarka Permian Operating, LLC, Barbaro 119-120 A, Ward, new drill; Barbaro 119-120 B, Ward, new drill. >> McClure Oil Company, Inc., Post Montgomery 88, Garza, reenter. >> MDC Texas Operator, LLC, Whirlaway 24, Reeves, new drill (2); War Admiral 24, Reeves, new drill (2); Imperial Eagle 24, Reeves, new drill (2). >> NBL Permian, LLC, Sandia State 16-21 Unit A, Reeves, new drill; Habanero 197-198 Unit B, Reeves, new drill. >> Occidental Permian, Ltd., Wasson ODC Unit, Yoakum, recompletion; Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit, Scurry, recompletion. >> Oxy USA, Inc., Block 31 Unit, Crane, recompletion; West Sundown Unit, Hockley, new drill (3); Shields Unit, Howard, new drill; Leta D. Crawford, Irion, recompletion (4). >> Oxy USA WTP, LP, Salt Creek Field Unit, Kent, new drill. >> Parsley Energy Operations, LLC, Marienfeld 13-24-H, Martin, new drill (2); Jersey 35-23-H, Glasscock, new drill (2); Pecan State Unit, Pecos, new drill (2); Guitar South 4-7-B, Howard, new drill. >> PDC Permian, Inc., Grizzly Bear 7780 6U, Reeves, new drill; Liam State 53-12, Reeves, new drill. >> Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc., Preston W13G, Midland, new drill; Preston W13H, Midland, new drill; Preston W13I, Midland, new drill; Preston E13G, Midland, new drill; Preston E13H, Midland, new drill; Preston E13I, Midland, new drill; Brook D-E3C, Upton, new drill; Germania 45, Midland, new drill (3); Ulvestad-Birkhead E20H, Midland, new drill; Ulvestad-Birkhead E20I, Midland, new drill; Cass-Ernest E20M, Midland, new drill; CassErnest E20N, Midland, new drill; Cass-Ernest E20O, Midland, new drill; Scharbauer Ranch H, Martin, new drill; Dove-Scharbauer W9B, Martin, new drill; DoveScharbauer W9C, Martin, new drill; Dove-Scharbauer E10A, Martin, new drill; Dove-Scharbauer E10B, Martin, new drill; Dove-Scharbauer E10C, Martin, new drill; Dove-Scharbauer E10D, Martin, new drill. >> Primexx Operating

Corporation, Blue Topaz State Unit 251-252E, Reeves, new drill; Blue Topaz State Unit 251-252W, Reeves, new drill; Black Flag State Unit 253-254E, Reeves, new drill; Diez Unit 10-3, Reeves, new drill (4). >> QEP Energy Company, Fortress A, Martin, new drill (5); Fortress B, Martin, new drill (2); Fortress C, Martin, new drill (5); Fortress D, Martin, new drill (4). >> Reo Operating, LLC, Cogdell, Motley, new drill. >> Riley Permian Operating Co., LLC, Cattle Drive 665, Yoakum, new drill. >> Rosetta Resources Operating, LP, Wild Bill Hickok 205-206 Unit A, Reeves, new drill; Wild Bill Hickok 205-206 Unit B, Reeves, new drill. >> RSP Permian, LLC, Crockett Reese State A, Loving, new drill; Crockett Reese State B, Loving, new drill; Rudd Draw 29-3, Loving, new drill (6). >> Sabalo Operating, LLC, Scatter 15-10 B, Howard, new drill. >> Sabinal Energy Operating, LLC, Sundown Slaughter Unit, Hockley, recompletion (2); Maverick 4, Gaines, new drill. >> Sable Permian Resources Land, LLC, Woods 212217 (alloc 01), Irion, recompletion. >> Schalk Oil Company, Inc., Smithey, Kent, new drill. >> Seaboard Operating Co., Happy Hippo, Ward, new drill; Crazy Camel, Ward, new drill. >> Shell Western E&P, Allen 55-2-44 Lov Unit, Loving, new drill. >> Shenandoah Resources, LLC, Big Red One, Garza, reenter (3). >> SM Energy Company, Sandy Rexene (SA) AA, Upton, new drill; Sandy Rexene (SA) R, Upton, new drill; Opie Taylor, Martin, new drill (2); Whitaker 22-27 Unit, Martin, new drill. >> Surge Operating, LLC, Golem Unit B 23-14, Borden, new drill; Sledge Unit 06-07, Howard, new drill (2); Sasquatch Unit 36-24, Borden, new drill; Basilisk Unit A 13-12, Borden, new drill; Fryar Unit B 13-12, Howard, new drill. >> Tabula Rasa Energy, LLC, Emma/San Andres Unit, Andrews, reenter (4). >> Triple Crown Resources, LLC, Farmar AC Pooled Unit, Irion, new drill; Farmar AD Pooled Unit, Irion, new drill (2). >> W.R. Guffey, LLC, Devon, Concho, new drill. >> Wishbone Texas Operating Co., LLC, Matador 646 B, Yoakum, new drill. >> WPX Energy Permian, LLC, Oliver 13-24B, Reeves, new drill. >> XTO Energy, Inc., El Kabong Unit 48-17-8, Pecos, new drill (2); Leonard Revocable Trust Unit 2, Midland, new drill (2); Kate 33-40, Ward, new drill; TXL S 33-3, Midland, new drill; Parks, Midland, new drill; Patricia Unit 1, Martin, new drill; Frank Powell 20-29, Reagan, new drill.

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Oil Related HIRING Linemen, Ground Hands & Digger Operators for Midland/Odessa area. Pay based on experience. Call 432-697-5856

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Must Pass drug test.

Must pass 6G test on 2½” pipe. Tests to be 100% X-Ray. Also wanted applicants for welding school.

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Professional Smoker’s Outlet has SIGNING BONUS for

MANAGER TRAINEE & CASHIERS Full-time & Part-time position must have own transportation, Apply in person Mon.-Fri., 8-5 5000 E. University, Ste. 11, Odessa

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Technical INSTALL two-way radios, antennas, phone boosters, light bars and accessories in vehicles. Will train $15 to $20 per hour, full benefits. chris@ici-connects .com

432-332-0653

Industrial Communications 2535 N. Jackson Odessa

400 FOUND IT!

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FOR RENT: Office or Retail.

813 N. Meadow.

432-366-0352 or 432-631-1453.

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LARGE quite efficiency Odessa apartment bills paid except electric, swimming pool, $525 month 432-258-3169 or 760-889-9468 OCOTILLO WEST CORPORATE APARTMENTS Newly remodeled.

Gated courtyard.

Sparkling pool.

1 bedroom fully furnished corporate suites. Short term lease. Cable & Wifi provided. Security Cameras & Lighted Parking Lot. *************** To view please call 432-332-9040 ocotillowest corporate apartments.com

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Nurses Unlimited Inc. a Part of Texas Home Health is seeking a FULL-TIME or PART-TIME R.N. in the Permian Basin area for assessments and medical set ups.

Daytime travel is a must. Call Ruth Ann for information.

EOE. 800-458-3257.

Medical

Our Pediatric caseload is growing every day. We are looking for those special nurses who have a heart for caring for children with special needs in the patient’s home. *Benefits for Full-Time *Competitive wages Positions available: Full-Time Day/Nights Positions require RN or LVN license Call Kristi Young, RN at 432-550-1721 or fax resume to 432-550-1717 or email resume to youngk@ nursesunlimited. com

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Sales

SALES REPRESENTATIVE Wanted to join our high energy, fast-paced team.

Must be able to prospect new clients and make outbound telemarketing calls.

Must be familiar with Microsoft Word & Excel. Internet knowledge a plus.

Must be able to type 45 wpm.

Bilingual helpful.

Hourly pay plus commission.

We offer an excellent benefits and compensation package.

Send resume to Blind Box OA-4037

P.O. Box 2952, Odessa, TX 79760

PARK PLAZA Townhomes 2508 E. 11th St. 432-337-1031. parkplazatown homes.com Corporate Suites available now with all amenities!

Double covered carports, private room size patios open into beautiful

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Fenced yard. Washer/ Dryer connections.

NO PETS. 432-550-9900 OR 432-550-7777

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Mobile Homes

4 BEDROOM, 2 baths. $1,300 per month plus deposit.

Call 432-924-6299

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412

Mobile Home Spaces

RV Spaces for rent.

Rates starting at $450/month.

Downtown Odessa.

Must qualify.

432-272-2725.

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OFFICE SPACE

1,320 sq. ft. up to 1,700 sq. ft.

EXTRA NICE 3 ROOM OFFICE SUITES, $770-$900, PLUS ELECTRIC. One Park Place 2817 JBS Parkway 432-349-1935

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WEST TEXAS TRANS PECOS AREA NEAR LAKE AMISTAD. 40 – 65 ACRES. MESQUITE, CEDAR, BRUSH COVER. WHITETAIL, JAVELINA, BLUE QUAIL, TURKEY, DOVE. 5% DOWN, 30 YEAR FIXED RATE OWNER FINANCING. 866-286-0199 ranchenterprisesltd. com

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2 sparkling pools, clubroom, and 24/7 laundry facility

WESTERN CREST 2051 Coahuila (next to Westside Walmart) 432-333-5915 1 & 2 Bedrooms. $500 & $525.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Medical, Dental

2200 E. 2nd St. Odessa, Texas

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SANTA MONICA PLACE 2500 Santa Monica One & Two Bedrooms Available

For additional information call 432-337-3571

STANDARD INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING, 901 W. 3rd. St. Odessa, Texas is currently accepting applications and scheduling interviews for the following positions: •Cylindrical Grinder Operator •CNC Machinist •Programmable Band Saw Operator •Manual Lathe Operator •Spray Metal Technician •Shop Hand •Quality Control/ Inspection •Inside Sales •Shipping Receiving Experience preferred for these positions but will train the right candidates.

Competitive wages, Health Insurance, Paid Vacation, Retirement Plan, Good working environment.

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BACK ON THE MARKET, 30 ACRES, 4 bedroom, 2 bath ranch house at Lake Whitney. $369,500.

MLS# 13872933.

Call 432-556-0547.

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BY OWNER Brick, fireplace, open floor plan 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage, on 18.73 acres, out buildings, 3 water wells. Horse lovers dream. $420,000.

Make offer.

432-238-1948.

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HUNTING, RETIREMENT, INVESTMENT PROPERTY 20–40 ACRES IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: EDWARDS, KINNEY, CONCHO, COKE AND MENARD. SCENIC VIEWS, NATIVE GAME WITH FREE RANGING EXOTICS IN SOME COUNTIES. FIXED RATE 30 YEAR OWNER FINANCING, 5% DOWN. 800-876-9720 ranchenterprisesltd. com

Log Cabin Davis Mountains Resort 1250 sq. ft. ,Water Well, Yellow Knife Trail. Kelly Williams. www.davismountains realty.com 432-426-3188

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Miscellaneous

3/4 HP Electric motor, unused.

Asking $75.

Call 362-7220 leave message.

BLUE/GREEN Swivel Rocker. $30. Call 432-366-4797.

FREE large 1045 steel shaft machining, 6” O.D., 7” O.D., 8” O.D. Great for oilfield repair or manufacturing. Big Spring, TX. Delivery available .60¢ per lb.

Cary Karns, 432-230-0859.

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Miscellaneous

FRESH shelled 2018 pecans, $25 bags approximately 3 lbs.

432-366-4342.

OLHAUSEN UNLINER POOL TABLE Slate bottom, with pool cover, rack, balls, 6 pool sticks, bridge stick included.

Has been indoors at room temp. $2,500.

Call 432-230-6433

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Oilfield Equipment

SMALL RIGS FOR SALE

Call Rocky at 970-556-8341.

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ADORABLE mix Chihuahua puppies, 3 female, 2 male. $100 each.

432-924-6299

Storage Building

SCHNAUZERS Registered, gorgeous babies, raised in our home. Facebook Rhinestone Schnauzers. Lori 580-210-9127.

10x20 storage building for sale. $1,300. Call 916-871-6790

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Pets, Supplies and Service

AKC GERMAN SHEPHERD puppies & adults. www.wtxk9.com 806-652-3458 or 806-292-7445.

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Recreational Vehicles

2014 FORREST RIVER BERKSHIRE 400 BH diesel motor home, 40’ 8” long, 4 slideouts, 340 HP Cummins engine, 8KW ONAN Generator, 16,062 miles. $151,900.

432-238-9201.

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Sales, Agents

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Recreational Vehicles

2004 36 ft., Advantage Wilderness, 5th wheel, 4 slides, great condition, $13,900.

Call 432-214-7866.

995

Automobiles

FOR SALE 2006 Honda Civic Si 98,000 miles, new tires, sunroof, cold air, runs great. $5,000. Call 325-642-8066

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CROCKETT COUNTY, TX 6,400 acres hunting ranch, whitetail, mulies, turkey, quail; year round access $1,200/gun/season.

Blinds available.

915-249-6249.

1023 Monuments, Cemeteries SINGLE PLOT Garden Section B, Lot 103, Space#1 at Sunset Memorial Gardens. $8,000.

Call 432-366-9252.

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PHOTOS BY JAE C. HONG|THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A Metro Line train passes by Homegirl Cafe Monday in Los Angeles. The LA breakfast and lunch spot with a Latino twist, offers a unique dining experience with food prepared by former gang members gaining new skills.

Homegirl Cafe offers ‘platos’ by ex-gang members with hope THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Maria Hidalgo, 26, talks to her co-worker while preparing in the kitchen at Homegirl Cafe Monday in Los Angeles. The popular cafe in the city’s Chinatown allows visitors to relish carefully crafted meals while getting inspired by former inmates who willingly tell stories on how they are seeking a better life.

Mario Lundes, 36, pours a cup of coffee for a customer at Homegirl Cafe Monday, in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES In a different time, at another place, and under other circumstances, you might have run away from Latisha Valenzuela and Glenda Alvarenga. But at Homegirl Cafe, a Los Angeles breakfast and lunch spot with a Latino twist, the two waitresses welcome you with smiles and friendship.

“You alone?” Valenzuela asked when I recently visited. “Don’t worry.

We’ll keep you company.”

After seating me, she tells me, “you’ll want our cinnamon coffee. We make it ourselves.” She says it as if we’ve been friends since middle school.

Here, in the City of Angels, Homegirl Cafe offers a unique dining experience with food prepared by former gang members gaining new skills. It’s a haven for them, to be sure.

But the popular cafe in the city’s Chinatown is a special place for visitors, too, providing carefully crafted meals along with inspiration from ex- inmates who willingly tell stories about how they are seeking a better life.

And where these hands once hurt others, now they are steering their energies to serve pleasurable, satisfying dishes made with love and perseverance.

The hip cafe is an off-

I F YO U G O >> What: Homegirl Café. >> Where: 130 W. Bruno St., Los Angeles. >> When: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.2:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; closed Sundays.

Call 213-617-0380 or visit tinyurl. com/ycjouulb. shoot of the Homeboy Industries social enterprises founded by Jesuit priest Greg Boyle. After working in one of the city’s poorest and most gang-plagued regions, he quickly found out that businesses wouldn’t hire former gang members and inmates, even when they had marketable skills.

So, he formed nonprofit businesses aimed at giving jobs and training to the “least of these,” as the poor and vulnerable are described in Scripture.

He formed Homeboy tortillas, Homeboy bakery and then, Homegirl Cafe.

Trainees learn all aspects of culinary arts while developing social skills that create tender encounters with visitors. In addition to job training, the former gang members can take advantage of tattoo removal, anger management classes and drug treatment.

Former enemies become friends. Instead of trading gunshots, they shoot playful texts to each other. That tenderness is passed along to customers,

who include writers, lawyers, actors and teachers.

When a new staffer shows up, “you can tell she’s scared and ready to fight,” Alvarenga told me during my visit. “We make sure we hug her and show nothing but love. Most of the time, they just start crying.”

Plates like the chilaquiles — fresh crisp tortilla chips tossed with warm tomatillo salsa, egg, crema fresca, and queso cotija — are made from ingredients that come from urban farms. The Manoy’s, a sandwich made of braised shredded chicken prepared Central American-style with pickled cabbage, onions and mayonnaise, is another unique option.

The homegirls can tell you exactly how it’s prepared.

In addition to the food are the stories.

Boyle has told this one many times in speeches, interviews and his latest book: Actress Diane Keaton once came in for brunch with a guest. A waitress, a former gang member who’d spent time in prison, went to serve her. Keaton asked for advice on platos and the waitress gave her suggestions. Then, it hit the waitress. “Wait, I feel like I know you,” the waitress reportedly said. “You so look familiar.” >> See CAFE Page 7C

MASTER GARDENERS

Class teaches ways to save on a successful garden

BY JIM LONGSTREET Master Gardener, Vegetable Specialist

GARDENING TEXAS MASTER GARDENERS

>> We are an educational service organization of volunteers trained by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Visit westtexas gardening. org

Do you want to have a vegetable garden, but not spend a lot of money? Many people want those delicious, nutritious, fresh veggies right outside their back door but are unwilling to get into it because of the cost. Are there ways to reduce, even cut in half, the expense?

Permian Basin Master Gardeners are offering a class entitled: “Gardening On The Cheap!” taught by Jim Longstreet, longtime backyard vegetable grower.

The class will show many different ways on how you can save a lot of money on necessary items for successful gardening.

Topics include: finding free gardening necessities, finding easy bargains, making substitute necessities, setting up swap clubs and trading for what you need, and learning how to be resourceful and repurpose what you already have.

Those taking the course will be shown how to more than cut in half the expense of a garden. This course will also include plant acquisition methods that very as much as 300% (difference); soil acquisition methods that vary as much as 400%; and water sources that are free if you just have the right vessels for collection and storage. Members of the class will be amazed at all of the free sources for gardening materials. Obviously a sense of greater stewardship, creativity and resourcefulness will be encouraged.

The three-hour course will be offered from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday and from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday at West Texas Food Bank, 411 S. Pagewood Ave. The cost is $5, which will cover the expense of the syllabus.

Seating is limited. Register early.

Register online at www.westtexasgardening.org or call the Ector Extension at 498-4071 or Midland Extension at 6864700.

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Permian Basin Master Gardeners are offering a class entitled: “Gardening On The Cheap!” taught by Jim Longstreet, longtime backyard vegetable grower.

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Goathead weed best controlled through proper practices

GARDENING JEFF FLOYD

>> Floyd is a horticulturist with Texas AgriLife Extension Service.

He can be reached at 498-4071 in Ector County or 686-4700 in Midland County or by email at Jeff.Floyd@ ag.tamu.edu

Puncturevine is a summer annual broadleaf weed that produces an abundant supply of stiff thorny seedpods. The shape of its barbed pod gives puncturevine the other familiar name of goathead. Thick healthy lawns rarely have goatheads but when these low growing weeds find their way into bare spots, they can be controlled.

The best way to keep goatheads out of your lawn is to give grass an advantage through proper irrigation, mowing, fertilization and preemergent practices.

Hand pulling is a good second option for controlling small numbers of goatheads.

A fascinating way to attack goatheads is to hire a couple of bugs to do the job for you.

Two commercially available insects are surprisingly effective at eradicating goatheads. These hard-working puncturevine weevils eat the top parts of goatheads and their seeds without causing damage to other landscape plants. The two species, sold under the scientific names Microlarinus lypriformis and Microlarinus lareynii, will eat the stems and roots of puncturevine respectively.

After reviewing some suspiciously positive reports about puncturevine weevils some years ago, curiosity got the better of me so I contacted Howard County Agriculture agent to ask just how effective these critters were. He confirmed that there was research done with puncturevine weevils in Big Spring during the 1970s. In and around areas where the insect was released, goathead populations were reduced. A quick query using your favorite internet search engine will provide a list of companies that offer puncturevine weevils and other landscape biological controls.

For those that prefer the “nuclear option,” a mixture of the herbicides carfentrazone, 2, 4-D, mecoprop and dicamba control goatheads. Several companies offer these chemicals in a single package. Herbicides may damage and even kill desired plants so read the label before use.

To learn more about weed control, contact AgriLife at 686-4700 or email jeff. floyd@ag.tamu.edu.

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SENIOR CENTERS July 23 – July 27, 2018

SALVADOR M. GUERRERO SOUTHSIDE ACTIVITY CENTER

900 S. Dixie Blvd., 337-4531. >> Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. >> Monday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., walking, dominoes, card games, table games, pool tables, exercise room; 9 a.m., social hour; 10 a.m., exercise class; 12:30 p.m., free loteria. >> Tuesday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., walking, dominoes, card games, table games, pool tables, exercise room; 9 a.m., social hour; 9:30 a.m., Spanish Bible study; 12:30 p.m., table games. >> Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., walking, dominoes, card games, table games, pool tables, exercise room; 9 a.m., social hour; 9:30 a.m., English Bible study; 10 a.m., blood pressure check by Trulite; noon, exercise class; 12:30 p.m., table games. >> Thursday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., walking, dominoes, card games, table games, pool tables, exercise room; 9 a.m. social hour; 10 a.m., exercise class; noon, birthday party; 12:30 p.m., bingo. >> Friday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., walking, dominoes, card games, table games, pool tables, exercise room; 9 a.m., social hour; 10 a.m., loteria; 12:30 p.m., table games.

NORTHSIDE CENTER

1225 N. Adams Ave., 3375281. >> Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. >> Monday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., walking, dominoes, card games, table games, pool tables, exercise room; 9 a.m., fabric painting, table games; 10 a.m., exercise, walking, blood pressure check by ArchAngels Healthcare; 1 p.m., bridge. >> Tuesday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., walking, dominoes, card games, table games, pool tables, exercise room; 9 a.m., table games; 1 p.m., exempt

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bingo. >> Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., walking, dominoes, card games, table games, pool tables, exercise room; 9 a.m., table games; 10 a.m., exercise. >> Thursday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., walking, dominoes, card games, table games, pool tables, exercise room; 9:45 a.m., Spanish bingo; noon, birthday cake. >> Friday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., walking, dominoes, card games, table games, pool tables, exercise room; 10 a.m., exercise; 1 p.m., exempt bingo, bridge; 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., dance.

WESTSIDE CENTER

2265 W. Sycamore Drive, 385-7715. >> Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. >> Monday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., dominoes, card games, pool tables; 8 a.m., coffee time; 9 a.m., pool tables; 10 a.m., low impact exercise; 10:30 a.m., Brookdale Senior Living; 12:30 p.m., games. >> Tuesday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., dominoes, card games, pool tables; 8 a.m., coffee time; 9 a.m., pool tables; 10 a.m., exercise; 10:30 a.m., Legacy Ranch; 12:30 p.m., games; 1 p.m., sewing class. >> Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., dominoes, card games, pool tables; 8 a.m., coffee time; 9 a.m., pool tables; 10 a.m., low impact exercise; 10:30 a.m., Parks Senior Living; 12:30 p.m., games. >> Thursday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., dominoes, card games, pool tables; 8 a.m., coffee time; 9 a.m., pool tables; 10 a.m., exercise; noon, birthdays; 12:30 p.m., games; 1 p.m., sewing class. >> Friday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., dominoes, card games, pool tables; 8 a.m., coffee time; 9 a.m., pool tables; 10 a.m., low impact exercise; 10:30 a.m., NursEx; 12:30 p.m., games.

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Max, a young male orange and white kitten, needs to find his forever home. He is great with other cats and kittens. Max is fully vetted and will be microchipped upon adoption. To adopt Max or one of the many other pets at the Odessa Animal Control, stop by 910 W. 42nd St., or call 368-3526. If Max has been adopted, there are many other pets that are in need of a good home.

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REUNIONS SCHOOL

>> Odessa High School Class of 1998 is seeking classmates for its 20th reunion Friday, Saturday and July 29. For more information, email odessahigh98@gmail.com or visit eventbrite.com. >> Odessa High School Class of 1988 is seeking classmates for its 30th reunion from 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday at the MCM Grandé Hotel and FUNDome. Contact: Michele Kilborn at 325-829-7018. For more information or to register, visit http://www.payit2.com/e/

ohsclassof1988. >> Ector High School Class of 1968 is seeking classmates for its 50th reunion. Tentative date is Labor Day weekend in September. Contact: Claudette Jones at 770-4752 or respond to Pat Rogers on Facebook. >> Permian High School Class of 1968 is seeking classmates for its 50th reunion Oct. 5-6. Contact: Pam Collins Earnest at 664-9724 or email pamearnest68@gmail.com. For more information or to register, visit permianhighschool68.myevent.com.

MILITARY

>> Second (Indianhead) Division Association is seeking servicemen and women who served in the Army’s Second Infantry Division at any time for the 97th annual reunion Sept. 19-23 in Jacksonville, Fla. Contact Mike Davino at 919-4981910, email 2IDA.PAO@charter.net or visit www.2ida.org/2018-reunion. >> USS Iwo Jima (LPH2/LHD7) Shipmates are seeking all ships company and embarked Navy and Marines Corps personnel for its reunion Oct. 10-13 at DoubleTree

by Hilton Hotel on the Jacksonville Riverfront, Jacksonville, Fla. Call

Robert G. McAnally at 757-723-0317, email yujack46709@gmail.com or visit http://ussiwojimashipmates. cfns.net/. >> The 2018 TACAMO Reunion, celebrating the Stand-up of the TACAMO Squadrons “VQ-3 and VQ-4” and their Unparalleled Flight Hours Excellence, has been scheduled Nov. 8-12 at Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina, 20 Patriots Point Road, Mount Pleasant, S.C. For more information, visit https:// www.tacamo.org/events/2018tacamo-reunion-in-charleston-sc.

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PHOTO COURTESY OF ODESSA HUMANE SOCIETY

Duchess, a 3 year-old female Chi-weenie, needs to be adopted into a good home. To adopt Duchess or any of the other pets at the Humane Society of Odessa, stop by 7012 Mockingbird Lane, call 381-5503 or visit www.odessahumanesociety.org.

Adoption fees for dogs start at $50 and cats start at $100.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR ODESSA EVENTS

>> The West Texas Food Bank Summer Food Service Program will provide free meals for all kids age 18 and under at the following locations.

Monday through Friday, through Aug. 17: Lunch Service at Third Edition Apartments, 1201 Whitaker Ave. Call 334-6984.

Monday through Friday, through Aug. 3: Lunch and Snack Service at La Promesa Apartments, 4590 N. Texas Ave. Call 367-4315. Site will be closed the week of July 2-6.

Monday through Friday, through Aug. 7: Lunch and Snack Service at Wilkerson Boys & Girls Club, 800 E. 13th St. Call 337-8380.

Monday through Friday, through Aug. 7: Lunch Service at Woodson Boys & Girls Club, 1037 E. Murphy St. Call 332-7891.

Monday through Friday:

Lunch and Snack Service during Vacation Bible School at Asbury United Methodist Church, 4001 E. University Blvd. Call 366-4455.

Kids will be provided with not only meals, but fun activities to fill the summer months.

No sign up is necessary.

For more information, visit www.wtxfoodbank.org. >> Camp Fire West Texas will be offering a state–licensed, affordable quality after-school care for students on 10 Odessa campuses (Austin, Burnet, Gonzales, Noel, Pease, Buice, Cameron, Ross, Burleson and Jordan Elementary school).

Children must attend the school offering the Kids Care program to be eligible.

Registration 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 tradi-

tional 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, complete an online registration form and pay a $20 annual fee for each child enrolled.

A weekly $45 fee will be charged per child. Financial assistance is available for those who qualify.

Online registration forms are available at www.campfirewtx. org or call 570-4144. >> First Basin Credit Union has scheduled a school supply drive benefitting The Rainbow Room through July 31.

The Rainbow Room is requesting the following items to help children prepare for the 2018-19 school year: tissues, hand sanitizer, markers, crayons, rulers, scissors, backpacks,

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“Oh I don’t know,” Keaton said. “I must have that face.”

“No. Now I know,” the waitress said. “We were locked up together!”

The story always gets a laugh, but Boyle retells it to highlight the power of kinship, and how a former gang member and an Oscar winner connected in a most unlikely place.

Boyle has authored two books, and his inspirational quotes are on T-shirts and fliers around the cafe. To some of the homies, he’s the first person who ever showed them unconditional love without judgment.

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A selection of pastries is arranged at Homegirl Cafe Monday in Los Angeles.

“Ah man, when Father Boyle walks down the street and into this place ... people follow him like Jesus,” said Erika Carlos, a woman who spent eight

years in prison who now helps run the gift shop.

“All the homies want him to give them a blessing.”

At the gift shop, visitors can buy an array of

folders, spiral notebooks, pens/ pencils, binders, highlighters and glue sticks.

Drop off locations include all First Basin branches in Odessa, Midland and Andrews.

Monetary donations can also be made at any FBCU location.

For more information, call Sara Yarbrough at 202-2055 or Tim O’Reilly at 248-8299. >> Curves, 1541 JBS Parkway, has scheduled the eighth annual Back to School Drive to benefit the children of Harmony Home through July 31.

Donations of notebook paper, colors, scissors, markers, glue, Kleenex, etc., along with backpacks can dropped off at Curves.

Hours are from 6:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Monday through Thursday; 6:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday; and 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday.

For more information, call 552-8130 or visit www.curves. com.

Homeboy Industries or Homegirl Cafe shirts, hoodies, hats and bags.

The clothing is designed by former gang members who are being taught new job skills. Workers like Carlos are happy to share their stories, or those of others who inspired them.

After my first visit, I returned for a Mother’s Day special with my Texasborn mother, father and sister. My mother, who was abandoned briefly as a baby before being adopted by an immigrant woman from Mexico, recognized immediately that she was among the forgotten and feared.

“This feels like home,” she told Valenzuela.

Valenzuela smiled, then replied, “You are home.”

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Anna, a 2-year-old female believed to be a Pit Bull mix, needs a second chance to find her forever home. She had a home but was picked up as a stray and no one came to claim her. This girl lost her leg quite some time ago, and requires some special attention. Although she is missing a back leg she is still active and enjoys walks. She is great with other dogs and loves people.

Anna is fully vetted and will be microchipped upon adoption. To adopt Anna or one of the many other pets at the Odessa Animal Control, stop by 910 W. 42nd St., or call 368-3526. If Anna has been adopted, there are many other pets that are in need of a good home.

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The University of Texas of the Permian Basin New UT Permian Basin Counseling Training Clinic Opens Doors for Future Counselors

BY TATUM GUINN UTPB Communication guinn_t@utpb.edu

Like most new things in life, whether it’s signing up for a gym membership, taking a new job or even talking about life’s challenges for the first time, taking the first step can be difficult.

The University of Texas of the Permian Basin’s counseling department is helping to make the process of talking to a professional easier.

“People are talking. It used to be taboo, but we’re finding people are more open to it,” Dr. Maria Avalos, the UT Permian Basin Counseling Program Coordinator said. “Something happens that hits your heart and you just need to talk to someone. All you have to do is show up.”

The department has kick started a new student-lead counseling training center that offers services free of charge to people both at the University and in the community.

Dr. Avalos says given the conversation about mental health happening around the country and in pop culture, the center could not have started at a more perfect time.

“It’s not enough to be a University where we teach students. We need to bridge the gap between the campus and the community,” she said. “This has been the missing piece for us.”

Dr. Avalos and Clinical Coordinator Dr. Samantha Klassen-Bolding started the training clinic in January 2018, with just two makeshift counseling offices that used to be workspace.

Within two weeks, they added two more counseling offices and made the spaces look and feel like a traditional clinic.“Every single thing

“It’s not enough to be a university where

we teach students. We need to bridge the gap between the campus and the community.”

–Dr. Maria Avalos

UT Permian Basin Counseling Program Coordinator

was donated in every office,” Dr. Avalos said. Laughing, she added, “I would leave sticky notes in people’s offices saying ‘I borrowed your plant!’”

Dr. Avalos and Dr. Klassen-Bolding spent weeks getting the training clinic ready. With the offices staged, they were ‘open for business’ for students and clients.

Until now, students who are majoring in counseling would take their course work and have practice sessions Dr. Avalos and Clinical Coordinator Dr. Samantha Klassen-Bolding with their classmates. Their first opportunity to conduct a real counseling session The training counseling center gives students wouldn’t happen until they the opportunity to gain experience in their new were off campus at an internship. Now, they get career path in a comfortable setting. real-world counseling experience on campus at “It was the missing component where they UT Permian Basin. could do their work in front of faculty that “This helps them develop a solid skill set they’ve had since they began the program,” Dr. before we just throw them wherever they’re Avalos said. going,” Dr. Avalos said.

Kinder College Summer Camp planned for Midland

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Parents, sign your kids up for the Midland Kinder College Summer Camp. The Odessa camp was a big hit and now it’s coming to Midland!

This FREE week-long kindergarten preparation camp is designed for kids entering kindergarten this fall. The session is July 23-27 at the Goodwill Missionary Baptist Church. 1001 S. Main. Midland, TX. 8AM - Noon. 60 spots available: first come, first served.

Your child will learn basic writing and math fundamentals, improve listening and problem solving skills, develop an excitement about learning, and ensure they are ready for their first day of school. Students with perfect attendance will earn a back pack full of school supplies. UT Permian Basin and community partners are committed to solving one of our community’s most critical needs - making sure our youngest students are ready for school.

A very special thank you to First 5 and the Abell-Hanger Foundation for their continued funding and support of programs like this. For information, call (432) 552-4164.

This page is a paid advertisement produced by The University of Texas of the Permian Basin.

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Browser password saving concerns Love your column and read it regularly.

Your answer in this morning’s NWF Daily News (Geek Note: I.G.T.M. Issue #570, June 24, 2018) to “is it safe to store your password in your browser,” prompts a IT’S GEEK few more questions. 1) I have been told to close a browser TO ME after using it for a login so JEFF that my username and passWERNER word would therefore not be >> Werner is saved, but if I did not close the browser, they could/ a software would be saved. What is the engineer and real truth? 2) If I do allow has been a password to be saved but writing this want to delete it later, how column since do I do that? 3) If I do let the 2007. You can browser save my password, find his past does it pop into that site’s articles at login screen when I submit ItsGeekToMe my username next time?

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All very valid questions, Loyd, and it will be my pleasure to answer them for you. First of all, your understanding of the reason that you must close a browser after a login is just a bit off. I do want to

note that this generally applies to public computers, not those in your own home, unless you need to protect access from other family members or others who might access your private computer.

Now then, the reason to log off is because you’ve logged into sites. Yes, you did use your username and password, but this isn’t about protecting that information. If you simply walk away, the next person doesn’t need to sign-in at all, because you may have left them with an open session to the site in question. Just going back to the site will often drop someone right where you left off, in the middle of banking, shopping, reading email, etc. Session information is stored in browser cookies – small files of information that websites use to place information on your local PC. When properly used, these cookies are not deleted until you close the browser. Do so, and no more cookie, which means no session data information left behind, which means nobody can access the site as you without your login

credentials.

The answer to your second question depends on your browser. In Internet Explorer, click on Tools>Internet Options, then go to the “Content” tab.

Under “AutoComplete,” click “Settings” then click “Manage Passwords.” Make sure “Web Credentials” is selected, then do your business in the list. In the Edge browser you begin by clicking the “three dots” icon in the upper-right corner. Click “Settings” on the menu, then click “Advanced Settings.” Scroll down to find “Manage passwords” and click it. Right-click on the one you want to delete, and select “Delete credential.”

In Google Chrome, start by clicking the three vertical dots in the upper-right corner. From the menu, choose “Settings.” Scroll all the way to the bottom, and click “Advanced.” Scroll some more until you find “Manage passwords”. Each entry in the list of saved passwords has a 3-dots button on the right. Click one, and you’ll

Prime Time THE ECONOMIST M. RAY PERRYMAN

>> Perryman is the head of The Perryman Group and serves as a distinguished professor at the International Institute for Advanced Studies.

While Christmas in July has been a well-recognized concept, there is now a semi-official holiday to back it up — Amazon Prime Day. Prime Day (this year a day and a half) is chock full of discounts for Amazon Prime Members, a subscription service that offers free two-day shipping and other amenities and now has more than 100 million members, covering more than half of American households.

Despite technical glitches because of heavy site traffic at the beginning (one of the hazards of our modern world), Amazon has reported that Prime members purchased over 100 million products during the event and sales have topped those of previous Cyber Mondays, Black Fridays, and Prime Days, making this the most successful shopping event in Amazon’s history. Through its marketplace, small and medium-sized businesses around the globe achieved more than $1 billion in sales. While Amazon does not typically report sales revenue for the event, Coresight Research has estimated that sales would reach $3.4 billion for the 36hour period.

The sales revenue from Prime Day is large, but not earth shattering. For perspective, the estimated $3.4 billion would only be about 2 percent of Amazon’s annual retail revenue. The real benefit to Amazon is through the

Benchmark Mortgage 4555 E. University Suite D-5 In the photo is Jon Black- Branch Manager, Sarai Torres- Loan officer, The Benchmark Mortgage Team and The Odessa Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors.

In the photo is Owner- Daniella Magar, Co- owner- Curry Magar and The Odessa Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors.

START WITH TRUST HEATHER MASSEY

>> Massey is the Regional Director of the Better Business Bureau in the Permian Basin.

Check out www.bbb.org or call 563-1880.

Scammers continue to con Facebook users out of thousands of dollars with phony government grant offers. You may be among the many Facebook users who have been approached by “friends” claiming you are eligible to receive a “free” U.S. government grant. In the end, there is no free government grant, but instead, an elaborate scheme to steal your personal information and money.

The scam generally works like this: you receive a message on Facebook detailing information on free grant money from the government. This message may come from a recently added Facebook friend, a family member, or a long-term friend. The message may reference other Facebook users, or people in your friend list, that have successfully received the grant. The message may even include a link to a law office, phony government website, or a real U.S. Government website to appear legitimate. Sometimes the user sending you the message uses the name and photo of a real Government official or well-known public figure.

No matter who is sending the message, or how they word it, eventually you will be asked to supply personal information and a payment for processing fees.

Un-friend and block these users

immediately. If the message came from a person you know in real life, it is likely their account has been hacked or their profile has been cloned. Contact them offline as they may not be aware they’ve been compromised and report the abuse to Facebook.

According to BBB Scam Tracker data, there have been 296 reports of Facebook Government Grant scams submitted to BBB thus far this year with losses totaling $111,029.

Here are some tips you should always keep in mind on Facebook: >> Be careful with friend requests from strangers. Meeting new friends is great but try to keep your social networking friends to folks you know outside of the social media platform. If it appears the request is from a business contact or friend of a friend, send them a message after accepting to test their legitimacy. If they don’t seem real or connected to your life, un-friend them. >> Don’t blindly trust your current Facebook friends. You may receive a message from someone you have known all your life. That doesn’t mean you must trust them inexplicitly. If the message seems out-of-character their account may have been hacked or cloned.

Contact them offline and let them know.

Geo-fencing Serving Ads to Abundant Mobile Market There aren’t many places you can go where you don’t see people buried in their cell phones. It has become the norm for us to keep in touch, report our daily routine and search for anything we can possibly think of on our mobile devices. This is why geofencing is one of the best ways to drive customers into your business. Geofencing allows businesses to target customers more accurately within a specific geographical area.

Many businesses are already using behavioral

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want to sign-in using credentials other than what are stored.

To conclude this topic, I think it’s worth mentioning that you are probably going to run into the occasional site where the whole auto-fill thing just doesn’t seem to work. What I mean is that you’ll find sites where either the browser doesn’t offer to save the credentials, or, even though you are certain you saved them, they don’t pop into the login fields when you re-visit the site.

This is generally a conscious decision on the part of the website operator to enforce stricter security than what you’re trying to use. The operator has decided to eliminate any potential problems with stored passwords by simply not allowing them to be used. Believe it or not, they’re doing this strictly to increase your personal security.

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promotion of its brands and membership program. Amazon reported that it had more sign-ups for the annual program than any previous day in its history. These new memberships give Amazon greater access to further sales, as members typically spend more on the site than non-members.

In the growing battle between the online retail giant and traditional brick and mortar retail centers, Prime Day was a huge victory, especially as membership sign-ups were lagging earlier in the year. But competitors have predictably responded with their own special deals for Prime Day. Target launched a similar one-day sale and has reported its highest single day of online traffic and sales on Tuesday. Walmart also touted lower prices and advertised free two-day shipping without a membership.

The success of Amazon will continue to shape the retail space, especially as brick and mortar stores expand their online presence and, like other online retailers, seek to respond in other innovative ways.

This process of change is difficult for many businesses, but represents capitalism at its finest — broadening choices, lowering prices, and sparking new ideas, all to the benefit of consumers. Not to be forgotten, it is also a way to check some things off the list without braving the scorching heat!!

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find a “Remove” entry on the menu. Other browsers that store passwords will have similar steps to remove them. If it’s not obvious by browsing the settings, simply visit Google and type “How do I delete stored passwords in (browser name here).”

Your final question is kind-of the whole definition of what we’ve been talking about. When you tell the browser to save your login information, the browser encrypts the credentials you supply and then stores them.

Depending on the browser, and on your configuration, the storage location might be local (only stored for this PC) or in the cloud (will be used on other Internetconnected PCs when you’re signed-in to the appropriate service). Assuming you browse to a site that has stored credentials, then yes, the browser decrypts them, and puts the username and password into the appropriate blocks for you. It stops short of submitting the login data, just in case you might

targeting; location simply adds another layer of understanding. You can actually customize shapes and sizes of specific locations you wish to target customers and serve them your ad while they are in any app while they are at the specified location as well as when they leave the location. Each detail is tailored for your business’ specific needs.

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Trademark dispute resolved LAS VEGAS The Vegas Golden Knights have resolved a trademark dispute with the U.S. Army over the NHL franchise’s name and gold and black colors.

The hockey team said in a statement Thursday that an agreement with the Army allows the team to continue using the “Vegas Golden Knights” and “Golden Knights” while the Army can keep using the “Golden Knights” nickname and variations of it for its parachute exhibition team.

The Las Vegas team first unveiled the name and logo in 2016. The Army later filed a challenge to oppose the team’s trademark, saying its parachute team has been nicknamed the “Golden Knights” since the 1960s.

Las Vegas team owner Bill Foley and U.S. Army Marketing and Research Group spokeswoman Alison Bettencourt said in separate statements that they were pleased they reached an amicable resolution.

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GOLF: BRITISH OPEN

Spieth part of 3-way tie for British lead Final round of British Open could be a wild finish The Associated Press

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland Jordan Spieth set the tone pulling driver on the 396yard opening hole and sending it bouncing and rolling to 10 feet for eagle.

Moments later, Tiger

Woods sent the gallery into a frenzy with three straight birdies to get into contention at a major for the first time in five years.

On a day of calm conditions, low scores and endless cheers, the biggest buzz on Saturday was anticipating what the final round might bring.

“We’ve got pretty much a new tournament tomorrow,” Spieth said.

Spieth rode his eagle to a bogey-free round of 6-under 65, giving him a three-way tie for the lead with Xander Schauffele

and Kevin Kisner, and giving him a chance to become the first player in 10 years to win back-to-back at the British Open.

Schauffele, the PGA Tour rookie of the year last season, holed a 30-foot putt from behind the 18th green for a 67.

Kisner made a tough par save on the 17th and saved par again from behind the 18th green for a 68.

They were at 9-under 204.

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Tiger Woods lines up a putt on the 13th green during the third round of the British Open Golf Championship in Carnoustie, Scotland, on Saturday.

BASEBALL: TEXAS LEAGUE

Late-season push

Surgery up next NEW YORK Yoenis Cespedes is out of the New York Mets’ starting lineup, one day after he returned from the disabled list and said he may need surgery on both heels that would sideline him for eight to 10 months, Mets manager Mickey Callaway said Friday that Cespedes would be a designated hitter in the first two games of the Subway Series against the Yankees, then possibly play the outfield in Sunday’s series final.

Cespedes homered Friday in the Mets’ 7-5 win, his first game since May 13. Callaway says Cespedes “came in pretty sore today” and adds “that’s concerning.”

Studies MORRISON, COLO. All seven members of Don Schumacher’s NHRA racing team have pledged their brains to concussion research as part of an effort geared to reach military members as much as racing fans.

Schumacher connected with the Infinite Hero Foundation, a nonprofit that works with the Concussion Legacy Foundation.

CLF has received pledges of more than 3,500 brains to conduct post-mortem research on the effects of CTE — a disease linked to repetitive head injuries seen in football and other contact sports.

Most of the research has focused on football players. Schumacher Racing is the first professional team in any sport to have all its members pledge their brains.

Coach bribed

MIAMI Federal authorities say a Florida businessman already charged with orchestrating a massive Medicare fraud scheme bribed a former university basketball coach to help get his son admitted to an Ivy League university.

Prosecutors allege the payments were intended to help the son of nursing home owner Philip Esformes, who is accused of filing false Medicare and Medicaid claims. The Miami Herald initially reported the new charges.

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Midland RockHounds’ Nate Mondou swings at a pitch during a game against the Corpus Christi Hooks on Friday at Security Bank Ballpark in Midland.

Midland will be tested in span of 26 games

BY PETER DINDINGER pdindinger@oaoa.com

MIDLAND Sitting 21 games

out of first place in the Texas League South Division, the Midland RockHounds are molding the

future players of tomorrow.

Two new prospects, Nate Mondou and Luis Barrera, joined the club on July 15 during a road trip in San Antonio.

Since the RockHounds are way out of contention, the club is just trying to find some momentum

while on its grueling span of 26 consecutive games.

Mondou has tallied three hits since being called up from Stockton.

During Friday night’s 4-1 loss to the Corpus Christi Hooks, he finished 1 for 4 with a single.

A 13th-round selection

in the 2016 MLB draft, Mondou has been named a Mid-Season All-Star three years in a row with Vermont, Beloit and Stockton.

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Indians at Texas after debuting new relievers Shin-Soo Choo extends on-base streak to 52 games

BY STEPHEN HAWKINS The Associated Press

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Texas Rangers’ Shin-Soo Choo (17) celebrates his run scored with teammate Elvis Andrus on a single by Adrian Beltre against the Cleveland Indians on Friday in Arlington.

ARLINGTON Both of Cleveland’s new relievers got into the game before the Indians closer had a rare blown save.

Manager Terry Francona had to go deep into his bullpen — using seven relievers after All-Star

starter Trevor Bauer’s early exit — before the big hitters in the heart of the lineup finally put Cleveland ahead to stay.

Edwin Encarnacion had an RBI single in the 11th inning to lift the Indians to a 9-8 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night.

Jose Ramirez, who earlier had hit his majors-best 30th homer, had a leadoff double off the right-center wall against Matt Moore (1-6).

Those key hits came after Zach McAllister (1-2) worked out of a basesloaded jam with no outs in the 10th inning.

Elvis Andrus was retired on a force at home after Ronald Guzman’s grounder to third baseman Ramirez. Robinson Chirinos and Joey Gallo — whose back-to-back homers off closer Cody Allen with two outs in the ninth had tied the game — then both struck out.

“Tough that we lost,” Gallo said. “I think it showed the grit in this team, though. ... Personally, it was a pretty good game for me, but I did want to win it there in my last atbat.”

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N AT I O N A L F O O T B A L L L E A G U E

Few good options for NFL owners on player protests Houston’s Bob McNair who have chafed at the notion of the “inmates running the prison.” They would lose control and remain a subject of Trump’s ridicule.

Controversy over NFL players protesting isn’t going away

BY JIMMY GOLEN The Associated Press

The controversy over NFL players protesting during the national anthem isn’t going away, despite — or perhaps because of — team owners’ efforts to stop players from using the forum to speak out on political causes.

The league’s attempt to turn responsibility for disciplining protesters over to individual teams backfired Thursday when the Miami Dolphins tried to categorize raising a fist or kneeling during the anthem as “conduct detrimental to the club.”

That gave them the right to punish a player with a fine or up to a four-game suspension — one game more than Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston got when he was accused of groping an Uber driver.

Hours after The Associated Press reported on Miami’s rules, the NFL and the players union issued a joint statement saying they were putting any anthem conduct policy on hold to see if they could come up with a com-

promise. But the owners aren’t left with many good ways to defuse the controversy — especially with President Donald Trump fanning the flames by subtweeting Commissioner Roger Goodell on Friday: “The $40,000,000 Commissioner must now make a stand.”

Here’s a look at some of the options:

LEAVE IT TO THE TEAMS

The Plan: The league’s solution, which the NFL Players Association challenged, was to allow each team to determine whether to punish its own players for protesting during the anthem. The policy adopted in May subjected clubs to fines and required players to stand if they are on the field during “The Star-Spangled Banner,” though players could choose to stay in the locker room.

This would have given hard-line owners in conservative regions a chance to clamp down while allowing teams in more liberal areas to let their players speak more freely.

(Trump called for a season-long suspension for a second violation, a penalty

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San Francisco 49ers outside linebacker Eli Harold, from bottom left, kneels with safety Eric Reid, wide receiver Marquise Goodwin and wide receiver Louis Murphy during the national anthem before a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Santa Clara, Calif., on Dec. 24, 2017. that would violate the collective bargaining agreement.)

But the league quickly backed off after the Dolphins’ rules leaked.

The Winners: None.

With players punished in some cities and protesting freely in others, there would always be plenty to complain about for those inclined to do so. And everyone seems inclined to do so these days.

The Losers: NFL owners. Any punishment would be destined to divide the locker room and the fandom; should a team actually suspend a significant contributor, it would only be hurting itself. And the guarantee of unequal

treatment between and within teams would surely keep the issue in the news for yet another season.

GO BACK TO THE OLD WAY

The Plan: Ask players to stand at attention during the national anthem, and hope they do.

The Winners: Players, who would retain the ability to call attention to causes they believe in, namely racial inequality and police brutality. And Trump, who gets applause any time he attacks the protesting players as he stumps for Republicans in the November midterm elections.

The Losers: NFL owners, or at least those like

The Plan: Players can’t protest during the anthem if they aren’t on the field during the anthem. Or so the theory goes. But the demonstrations were never about the anthem itself. They started as a way for 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick to protest racial inequality and expanded into a leaguewide us-vs.-them after Trump hollered at one rally: “Get that son of a bitch off the field.”

The Winners: Fans who were triggered by the sight of players kneeling during the song. And players, who could surely find another forum for their protests.

The Losers: NFL owners. The president has already said this isn’t patriotic enough for him, so there’s little hope of him easing up on his criticism.

And it would cost them the connection to the flag and country they have worked hard to cultivate.

COMPROMISE

The Plan: Other sports

worked with their players so that they didn’t have to protest to be heard. Maybe the owners make a donation to the players’ pet projects, play a video on the scoreboard, or otherwise give them a forum for their concerns.

The Winners: Players.

It’s not about the protest, it’s about the cause.

The Losers: NFL owners. Even if they could stomach the loss of control, the political intrusion on the sport is bound to alienate some fans.

STOP PLAYING THE ANTHEM BEFORE GAMES

The Plan: Join almost every other country in the world and skip the forced display of patriotism that demands players stand at attention while fans check their phones, finish their hot dogs or visit the bathroom. If teams want to honor the military or local first-responders, let them do so — free from marketing deals.

The Winners: Fans who don’t consider the anthem an integral part of the sports experience, giving them another 90 seconds to spend in game-day traffic without missing anything.

The Losers. NFL owners. Concessionaires. And a whole generation of American Idol also-rans.

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Texas League Baseball Midland RockHounds at Frisco RoughRiders, 7:05 p.m., Dr Pepper Ballpark, Frisco.

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GOLF: BARBASOL OPEN

Storms suspend Lincicome’s bid to make PGA Tour cut LPGA player needs a huge rebound in order to make cut

BY GARY B. GRAVES The Associated Press

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. Troy Merritt and Billy Horschel seized on the tight window of favorable weather to post impressive rounds before the sky eventually turned nasty.

The weather stoppage gave Brittany Lincicome her desired Saturday tee time, though the LPGA Tour player must overcome a huge challenge to extend it by making the cut and history in a PGA Tour event.

Overnight storms delayed the start of the second round Friday in the Barbasol Championship, and an afternoon thunder-

storm suspended competition for good. The round will resume Saturday morning with much of the field still to play.

The second stoppage at Champions Trace at Keene Trace Golf Club came 20 minutes before Lincicome’s scheduled tee time.

Lincicome was near the bottom of the field after opening with a 6-over 78 on Thursday. The first LPGA Tour player since Michelle Wie in 2008 to start a PGA Tour event, she needs a huge rebound to join Babe Zaharias (1945) as the only female players to make the cut.

Merritt meanwhile had the clubhouse lead at 15 under, following an opening 62 with a 67. Horschel is two strokes back, following Thursday’s 65 with a 66.

Beating the elements added urgency to their goals of playing well.

“It’s always a little bit tough out there to keep a

rhythm when you know you could be pulled off the course at any time,” Merritt said. “You just don’t know when we’re going to peg it again, but it’s nice to have two rounds under our belt, that’s for sure.”

Added Horschel, “I just wanted to get it done today.”

Richy Werenski and Tom Lovelady are tied for third at 12 under through 17 holes, with Werenski facing a 3-foot par putt on 18.

Six-time PGA Tour winner Hunter Mahan was among a trio of player at 10 under.

Hall of Famer Davis Love III posted his second consecutive 68 after previously shooting just three rounds in the 60s all year.

As those players rest and wait to see how the field comes together on Saturday — or if, considering more storms are forecast — Lincicome’s longshot quest to make the cut will draw the most attention.

Lincicome shot a double-bogey 5 on No. 18 before a triple-bogey 6 on No. 7 — which ended up being the opening round’s toughest with an average score of 3.235. That stumble spoiled an otherwise solid frontnine effort highlighted by a birdie on the 408-yard, par 4 third hole.

The winner of two LPGA Tour majors among eight victories overall blamed those struggles on her putter and vowed to improve. Lincicome acknowledged feeling some nerves on Thursday but said she was generally calm in her quest for history.

“Literally, two bad holes,” Lincicome said, “and if I can do better on those holes I’d be pretty good.”

Merritt continued setting a good example to follow despite a slightly softer course.

A day after tying a course record and posting

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Brittany Lincicome hits from a bunker during the first round of the PGA Tour’s Barbasol Championship at Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville, Ky., on Thursday.

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Keuchel takes no-hitter into 7th, Astros top Angels Houston is off to second-best start through 100 games

BY GREG BEACHAM The Associated Press

ANAHEIM, Calif. Dallas Keuchel didn’t allow a debatable scoring decision to ruin his dominant night.

Keuchel took a no-hitter into the seventh and finished with 7 2/3 innings of two-hit ball in the Houston Astros’ 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.

Justin Upton broke up Keuchel’s bid with two outs in the seventh when his line drive went off the glove of leaping Astros shortstop Marwin Gonzalez. The Angel Stadium official scorer awarded a hit instead of an error on what

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All-Star this season for the Rangers, singled in each of his first two at-bats to extend his majors-best onbase streak to 52 games.

Gallo homered twice, giving him 24 for the season. His two-run blast to right-center in the seventh got the Rangers within 7-6 when he was the first batter to face Brad Hand, the Indians’ newly acquired All-Star reliever.

Hand, who was the closer for the Padres, and rookie right-handed sidearmer Adam Cimber were traded from San Diego on Thursday. Hand retired his next three batters and was

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final round at a major with Woods in the hunt.

Woods started quietly enough with a few birdies through eight holes, not exceptional because Justin Rose already matched the course record at Carnoustie for the British Open with a 64. But Woods rolled in a 40-foot birdie putt on No. 9, followed with short birdie putts on the next two holes and with a two-putt birdie on the par-5 14th, he put his name atop the leaderboard.

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the team,” Mondou said.

“Hopefully, (I can) just try to contribute in whatever way I can whether it be offensively or defensively.

“Just here to help us win some more games. I think everyone’s pretty positive.

We’ve played some pretty good games here in the last week when I’ve been here.”

Midland is 8-20 in the second half. Corpus Christi has been surging with a 19-9 record and a 2.5 game lead over second-place San Antonio.

The RockHounds will need a huge late-season push if they want to catch up with the Hooks. It seems to be a realistic goal that could be accomplished with a little bit of

Houston Astros starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel throws against the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning in Anaheim, Calif., on Friday.

hard. Probably get on base more times than not.”

Gonzalez nearly made the play, but the 6-foot-1 shortstop couldn’t quite hang on. Houston’s regular shortstop, injured Carlos Correa, is 6-foot-4.

Ian Kinsler got a clean leadoff single in the eighth and scored on Jabari Blash’s sacrifice fly, chasing Keuchel.

Josh Reddick had an RBI triple for Houston. Only last season’s World Series champions got off to a better start than these Astros, who are 15 games ahead of the injury-plagued Angels (49-49) in the AL West.

are off to the second-best start through 100 games in franchise history. “(Upton) hit the ball hard, man,” Keuchel said.

“I probably shouldn’t have

started him off with a firstpitch fastball. It’s just the way it goes. You need to be very fortunate in games like those. I thought I was at times. But he hit the ball

Keuchel retired the Angels’ first nine batters before walking David Fletcher to open the fourth. The heavily bearded lefty then

followed by Cimber, who gave up a one-out single before inducing a doubleplay grounder that ended the eighth.

“I thought it was good we got Hand in. Well, we got everybody in. Hand, I think he got a little slider happy with Gallo. If he just probably elevated the fastball, I think he’d have been OK,” Francona said. “But Cimber came in and did a really good job after giving up an 0-2 hit.”

Allen had only one blown save in his 21 chances before the All-Star break.

Bauer had a season-high five walks and allowed nine hits, and was pulled after three consecutive singles to start the fifth.

Bauer struck out seven.

He also started Sunday in Cleveland’s last game, and didn’t pitch in the All-Star Game.

With a temperature of 107 degrees at first pitch, it was the hottest start ever for game at the Rangers ballpark, which is in its 25th season. It was still 92 degrees when the game ended 4 hours and 48 minutes later — just a few minutes before midnight.

The only hotter game in the majors this season was July 7, at 108 degrees when the Los Angeles Angels threw their first pitch against the Dodgers.

gest in the majors since Kevin Millar’s 52-gamer for Baltimore in 2007, and doesn’t include his single in the All-Star Game on Tuesday night. It is the longest single-season streak in Rangers history. Will Clark reached in 59 consecutive games in 1995-96. ... Adrian Beltre had two hits, giving him 3,116 and passing Alex Rodriguez for 19th on the career list.

would have been a fine defensive play if Gonzalez had held on.

Houston manager AJ Hinch disagreed with the decision, believing Gonzalez should have been charged with an E. So did a penitent Gonzalez.

“In my personal opinion, that should be an error,” Gonzalez said. “I don’t know why they got a hit. That changed the game a little bit for (Keuchel). I thought I caught it. It was moving, but I should have caught it.”

Keuchel (8-8) shrugged it off and improved to 5-0 in his last seven appearances for the Astros (65-35), who

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when they play at night again, and 108 for the Sunday afternoon series finale.

INDIANS MOVES

To make room on the active roster for Hand and Cimber, the Indians optioned outfielder Greg Allen, right-hander Adam Plutko and lefty Tyler Olson to Triple-A Columbus. Cleveland also recalled 3B Yandy Diaz from Columbus and brought back OF Melky Cabrera.

retired the Angels’ next 11 batters before Upton’s hit with solid defensive help, getting within seven outs of the first no-hitter by a left-handed pitcher in the history of the Astros, who have 11 no-hitters.

Yuli Gurriel made an impressive diving catch on Upton’s liner to first base to end the fourth inning, and Kyle Tucker plucked Andrelton Simmons’ sinking liner right before it hit the left-field grass leading off the seventh.

“This was certainly a night where he was in total control of everything,” Hinch said. “I thought his fastball was exceptional.

I thought his use of the changeup was great. He arguably never should have given up a run, maybe not even a hit. There was a lot of good in Dallas.”

RBIs in 34 games with the Indians before getting sent down to Triple-A on June 5.

Rangers: RF Nomar Mazara was put on the 10-day DL, retroactive to Tuesday, because of a sprained right thumb.

He hurt the thumb on his glove hand on a defensive play when he last played, Saturday at Baltimore.

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Choo’s 52-game streak reaching base is the lon-

The Rangers had two home games with 106-degree temperatures in 2011 during an extended stretch of warm weather and 100-degree days in North Texas. The expected high on Saturday is 109 degrees,

Indians: OF Bradley Zimmer’s right shoulder surgery was performed Friday by Rangers team physician Dr. Keith Meister.

Zimmer hit .226 with nine

Bartolo Colon made his major league debut with the Cleveland Indians in 1997. Now 45 and with the Rangers, his 11th team, Colon makes his third attempt at his 246th career win to break a tie with Dennis Martinez for the most in the majors by a native of Latin America.

It was there for only 20 minutes. But it was there.

A bogey on the 16th and a par save from short of the Barry Burn on the 18th gave him a 66, his lowest score in a major since the 2011 Masters, and left him only four shots behind going into the final round. Woods, winless in the majors since the 2008 U.S. Open, hasn’t been this close to the lead going into the final round at a major since he was two shots back at Muirfield five years ago.

“I’m right there,” he said.

“I’ve got a chance at this, which is great.”

And he has company.

Kevin Chappell, who spent most of his round watching Spieth put on a show, birdied the 18th for a 67 and was two shots behind.

Francesco Molinari had a 66 and will play in the third-to-last group with Woods. They were last together three weeks ago when Woods presented him the trophy at the Quicken Loans National after Molinari shot 62 for an eight-shot victory.

Twelve players were separated by four shots, a group that includes Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleet-

wood and Zach Johnson.

They all dropped shots on a day when there was no time to be going backward.

McIlroy was within two shots of the lead until bogeys on two of his last three holes for a 70 left him four behind.

Johnson, staying in the same house as Kisner, Spieth and four other Americans, hooked his approach on No. 12 and three-putted for a double bogey. He shot 72 and was in the group four behind. Joining them was Tommy Fleetwood, who dropped three shots in two holes on the back nine

on his way to a 71.

Of the five players separated by three shots, only Spieth has experience winning a major.

Not since Woods in 2006 has the defending champion gone into the final round with at least a share of the lead. The biggest advantage he sees is to “expect the unexpected,” and the most windy conditions of the week might make it every bit of that.

The opening hole is 396 yards on the card, with the fairway getting narrow between two bunkers. Spieth, who spent Saturday morn-

ing watching the Open on television, asked caddie Michael Greller on the practice range, “Do we like driver?”

Greller told him no.

Play short and it’s a wedge to a front pin, easy birdie chance. Spieth walked to the tee with coach Cameron McCormick and asked him, “How about I just send it on No. 1?”

“I felt good about the range session. And he’s like, ‘I put my chips behind anything you decide, always.’ And that kind of gave me that little extra boost,” Spieth said.

momentum and luck.

“The guys are looking forward to the rest of the season in making a late push here,” Mondou said.

“You know everyday you’re going to go back out there, get four or five at bats.

“In some ways it’s good, in some ways it’s bad. If you’re feeling good, you want to keep on going out there. Always knowing there’s a game tomorrow is reassuring and we know we’re going to go out there and put our best foot forward every day.”

Barrera and Mondou each made some nice defensive plays on Friday night. Barrera, a native of Tamboril, Dominican Republic, hit .284 with 89 hits, three home runs and 46 RBI’s in Stockton.

He broke in with the RockHounds going 3 for 7

with a triple and an RBI in his first two plate appearances.

“We had one little stretch where I think in about a week we kind of lost some games late,” Midland RockHounds manager Scott Steinmann said. “But other than that we’ve been outstanding with the lead late in a game.

“Tonight (Friday), offensively, we had opportunities, but, again, we didn’t

get that two-out hit. I’m proud of how the guys are playing. They’re just one swing away right now.”

Any club can learn a lot about their true potential during a long stretch with no days off. It’s just a matter of being mentally tough.

“They need to take this 26-game stretch as a challenge and a test of their mental fortitude,” Steinmann said. “The ones

that’ll step up and perform well are the ones that are gonna give themselves an edge at the next level.

“I had both of those guys (Berrera and Mondou) last year in Beloit for a little while. They both performed there well. I expect them both to contribute offensively and defensively.”

Starting pitching has been solid thus far with Jesus Luzardo, the A’s No.

1 prospect. Norge Ruiz has had his struggles on the mound, but he has been able to make some big outs with runners in scoring position.

“That’s Norge Ruiz in a nutshell,” Steinmann said.

“He’s always gonna make big pitches when it counts.

He’s that type of competitor and that’s what we really like about him.” >> Follow Peter Dindinger on Twitter @OA_PDindinger

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CYC L I N G : TO U R D E F RA N C E

Thomas, Froome remain 1-2 in Tour after 14th stage Stage 15 is another hilly leg before the race’s second rest day

BY ANDREW DAMPF The Associated Press

MENDE, France Sky teammates Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome remained 1-2 in the Tour de France after the hilly 14th stage as an anticipated shakeup in the overall standings didn’t come to fruition on Saturday.

Spanish rider Omar Fraile won the stage in the Massif Central by bursting from a large group of breakaway riders on the finishing climb, a short but steep three-kilometer ascent that was followed by a quick descent and flat finish on an air strip.

“When I saw that the breakaway was so big, I knew it was going to be a tough stage, but I picked my moment well and pulled it off,” Fraile said.

“I knew that I still had another gear. ... I have raced here before and I knew the course to perfection.”

Fourth-placed Primoz Roglic was the only overall contender to gain time, finishing eight seconds ahead of Thomas, Froome, and third-placed Tom Dumoulin — with all four riders finishing more than 18 minutes behind Fraile, who remained far back in the standings.

Thomas leads fourtime champion Froome by 1 minute, 39 seconds.

Dumoulin is third, 1:50 behind, and Roglic is fourth,

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Britain’s Geraint Thomas, wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, and teammate Chris Froome ride during the 14th stage of the Tour de France over 188 kilometers (116.8 miles) with start in Saint-Paul Trois-Chateaux and Mende, France, on Saturday.

2:38 back.

Fraile had time to celebrate before crossing the line, finishing six seconds ahead of Julian Alaphilippe, the Frenchman wearing the polka-dot jersey awarded to the Tour’s best climber.

Jasper Stuyven of Belgium finished third, also six seconds back, and threetime world champion Peter Sagan came fourth.

It was the first career victory at the Tour for Fraile, who rides for the Astana team. His only other victory at a Grand Tour came with a stage win in last year’s Giro d’Italia.

The Basque rider also won the mountains classifica-

tion in the Spanish Vuelta in 2015 and 2016.

Fraile became the third Spanish winner of a Tour stage in Mende after Marcos Serrano in 2005 and Joaquim “Purito” Rodriguez in 2010.

The hilly 188-kilometer (117-mile) route from Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux in southern France passed through the Ardeche gorges, home to cave paintings dating back some 36,000 years.

Stage 15 on Sunday from Millau to Carcassonne is another hilly leg before the race’s second rest day on Monday. Then come the Pyrenees and a possibly

decisive individual time trial in the penultimate stage before the traditional finish in Paris next weekend.

There were three categorized climbs before the finale, including the Col du Pont sans Eau, which translates as “the hill of the bridge with no water.”

Most of the action came on the Cote de la Croix Neuve (hill of the new cross), which measures only three kilometers in length but is a steep challenge at an average gradient of slightly more than 10 percent — that’s more than the 8.1 percent average gradient of the much longer

Alpe d’Huez.

A sea of fans lined both sides of the road up the Cote de la Croix Neuve, and the crowd was disappointed when French contender Romain Bardet couldn’t keep up with the leaders.

Bardet crossed 14 seconds behind Thomas, Froome and Dumoulin and his gap behind the yellow jersey holder fell to 3 minutes, 21 seconds, in fifth place overall.

Strong crosswinds at the start in the Rhone Valley split the peloton into “echelons” — groups of strungout riders fanned across the road.

Thomas and Froome were in the front echelon while Roglic, Bardet, Mikel Landa and Alejandro Valverde were caught behind.

Eventually, the peloton came back together, although by then a large group of 32 breakaway riders, including Fraile, formed ahead.

Stuyven surged ahead alone before the final climb but was passed by Fraile with two kilometers to go.

“In the last few kilometers I knew that I could win,” Fraile said. “When I saw that I had caught (Stuyven) and I saw that nobody was coming behind.”

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Ohtani resumes throwing as Angels hope for ligament health Star player was cleared by doctors to begin a throwing progression

BY GREG BEACHAM The Associated Press

ANAHEIM, Calif. Shohei Ohtani is throwing baseballs again, and the Los Angeles Angels hope he’ll eventually feel good enough to return to the mound this season.

The Angels’ two-way rookie sensation played catch from about 60 feet for the second straight day Friday, with a dozen clicking cameras documenting his every move in the Angel Stadium outfield.

Ohtani was cleared by doctors Thursday to begin a throwing progression after he took six weeks off to rest the sprained ligament in his pitching elbow. He had a stem cell platelet-rich plasma injection one day after his most recent pitching appearance on

June 6, and the sprain shows signs of healing.

The Angels are eager to find out how well the treatment worked, and they’re still hopeful that Ohtani can avoid Tommy John surgery. But they won’t rush their prized newcomer back onto the mound — particularly while he’s still contributing to the club’s increasingly daunting playoff push as a designated hitter.

“It’s very tough to foresee the future, but we do anticipate him pitching for us this year if everything in his rehab goes as planned,” Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.

Ohtani also was in the Angels’ lineup and batting fifth Friday night as Los Angeles returned from the All-Star break to face Houston. Ohtani

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Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani stretches during warm ups before of a game against the Seattle Mariners on July 5 in Seattle. hasn’t stopped hitting while he waits to determine whether he’ll pitch again this season.

Ohtani missed 22 games on the Angels’ disabled list before he returned as a hitter in early July. He wants to keep hitting while his pitching elbow recovers, and the Angels are willing to work with him as usual.

“He’s a unique player with unique demands on him physically that go above and beyond the regular pitcher, or above and beyond the regular hitter,” Angels general manager Billy Eppler said. “It’s just important to be mindful that he’s going to take these steps in his throwing progression, and step by step,

we’ll reassess daily. ... If he’s feeling good, his distances will be increased.

His time in the throwing progression will be increased. But I can’t answer the question as to when he would potentially be back on the mound.”

Ohtani is 4-1 with a 3.10 ERA and 61 strikeouts in his first nine starts for the Angels, showing fearsome pitching ability in his first season stateside from Japan.

Eppler said the doctors monitoring Ohtani haven’t mentioned the possibility of Tommy John surgery. Ohtani has a Grade 2 sprain of his elbow ligament, which doesn’t always require elbow ligament replacement surgery.

But the Angels also tried PRP injections, stem cell treatment and rest to heal the elbow ligament of former ace Garrett Richards, who decided last week to have Tommy John surgery anyway. He won’t pitch

again until 2020, limiting him to 28 starts in four seasons of what should have been his prime.

The Angels can afford to be patient with Ohtani, who is bound to the club for the next five seasons.

The Angels (49-48) were 4½ games out of first place in the AL West when Ohtani stopped pitching. They’ve fallen 14 games off the Astros’ pace as they return from the All-Star break, with streaking Seattle also nine games ahead of them in the AL wild card race.

Los Angeles’ chances for its first playoff victory since 2009 are looking increasingly bleak after yet another season of bewildering injuries, particularly for its pitching staff.

Richards, Keynan Middleton and JC Ramirez have all been lost for the season to Tommy John surgery, and at least nine potential starting pitchers have spent time on the disabled list.

GOLF: BRITISH OPEN

Pro shop worker basking in his British Open moment Keir McNicoll finally gets shot to compete on grand stage

BY TIM DAHLBERG The Associated Press

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland Keir McNicoll played 18 holes in the British Open, teeing off Saturday to polite applause from the crowd in the grandstands surrounding the first tee.

Then he put his clubs

away and went to work a shift in the Carnoustie pro shop.

“Just looking after the families and stuff that are there,” McNicoll said.

“Just be in the shop with the rest of the shop staff.”

McNicoll got the call as a marker to fill out a twosome in the first group off the tee in the third round.

His score wasn’t kept, but he did make a birdie on the third hole that he said helped calm his nerves.

The former top Scottish amateur works as an assistant pro in the Carnoustie pro shop, usually arriving

at 4:30 a.m. for his day’s work. With a spot in the third round of the Open, though, he worked the late shift instead.

“I’ll go out about 3 p.m. and work to about 10,” he said.

McNicoll just missed the cut in his professional debut in the Dunhill Links Championship.

He stopped playing competitively soon after, having lost confidence in his game. He was an assistant at the Gullane links for five years before moving to Carnoustie two years ago.

He’s tried to qualify for the Open on his own a half dozen times, making it to the second stage last year. But his nearest brush to actually playing in the Open came in 2005 when he caddied for his friend Eric Ramsay at the Open at St. Andrews.

On Saturday, the 34-year-old finally heard his name called as he stood on the first tee.

“I got emotional on the 1st tee,” he said. “It was obviously too much. Had I qualified here, I don’t know what that would have been.”

McNicoll, whose father was a defender for the Tynecastle soccer club in the late 1970’s, was once a plus-6 handicap as an amateur won the St. Andrews Links Trophy in 2008. He was looking to a promising future as a professional, but quickly realized his future was working as a club pro, not a touring player.

He played with Gavin Green, who made the cut on the number at 3-overpar and shot a 71 in the third round. Though McNicoll has played the course many times, he found it quite different in

tournament conditions.

“Just standing on different tees and stuff,” he said.

“You don’t realize how it is off those back tees, even though I’ve played probably a dozen rounds off the back tees. Just wouldn’t carry some bunkers, which today with the setup it makes it so much more difficult for someone with my length.”

McNicoll hopes to be invited back Sunday to play again. After that, it’s back to a different sort of work.

“In the shop, coaching juniors here,” he said.