Friends of Kellus Turner Park 1st Annual Christmas Cookie Exchange

Odessa, Texas/December 24, 2024-Friends of Kellus Turner Park had their 1st Annual Christmas Cookie Exchange. The Families and children were invited to participate in a cookie decoration activity and the cookie exchange later in the day. 

(Michele Lee Spinks, West Odessa Community Advocate-Friends of Kellus Turner Park/West Ector County-West Odessa) 

Children visited the Ector County ISD Mobil Inspiration Station and were able to apply for an Ector County Library Card and check out books. Families to enjoyed fun activities during the morning and purchased food items from the participating food truck. 

(Michele Lee Spinks, West Odessa Community Advocate-Friends of Kellus Turner Park/West Ector County-West Odessa) 

Daniel and Savanah Morales owners of Masa Bakery provided the cookies and the cookie decoration kits for the Kellus Turner Park Christmas Event. 

For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera. 

Reagan Elementary at ECISD Unveil Murals by Artist/Painter/Muralist Tabata Ayup

Odessa, Texas/Ector County ISD leaders, Reagan Elementary school administrators, students and Reagan parents came together to celebrate the mural ribbon cutting ceremony. The gymnasium walls are decorated with an interactive mural customized for Reagan Allstar students. 

(Catherine Daniels, Reagan Magnet Elementary, PTA President) 

Tabata Ayup is a professional with 15 years of experience as a muralist and artist. She studied at the institute for Art and Restoration in Florence, Italy. 

(Tabata Ayup, Painter/Artist/Muralist-Odessa, Texas) 

Students and guests were provided 3-D glasses to be able to see hidden images such as stars, chemical formulas, and the DNA strands that were painted within the murals. 

(Tabata Ayup, Painter/Artist/Muralist-Odessa, Texas) 

Tabata Ayup has painted murals in Torreon Coahuila, Mexico, and has been featured in exhibitions in Odessa, Midland, Santa Fe, New Mexico and Olando, Florida. Ms. Ayup created and painted a Christmas Ornament for State Representative Brooks Landgraf, District 81 that was placed on the Texas Capitol Christmas Tree. 

(Tabata Ayup, Painter/Artist/Muralist-Odessa, Texas) 

Other murals painted by Tabata Ayup are located in the Reagan Elementary library and on an exterior wall of the school 

For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera.