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🌱 How a Gardendale traffic stop led to a massive drug bust
Also check out Dueling Pianos Halloween Show on the Gardendale Patch calendar

Hi Gardendale! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Gardendale traffic stop led to a massive drug bust
Also on today's calendar: New Model Home Preview: Homestead at Parks Bell Ranch.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 84 and low of 60 degrees.
- Friday: Not as warm, temps: high: 76, low: 60.
- Saturday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 74 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Big Spring Men Arrested With 50 Pounds of Meth, 19 Guns (sanangelolive.com) — A major drug and weapons bust unfolded right in Gardendale, where Ector County deputies stopped a vehicle near Marigold Street and FM 554 and later searched a home on E. Goldenrod Drive. Authorities say they seized about 50 pounds of methamphetamine, 19 firearms, and cash, and arrested two Big Spring men now facing serious felony charges and being held without bond.
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📸 Around Gardendale
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gardendale
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★ Featured events ★
- Dueling Pianos Halloween Show →
The Venue at Live Oak, 3201 Elkins Rd, Midland
8:00 pm
Saturday October 24
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Other local events
- New Model Home Preview: Homestead at Parks Bell Ranch →
7800 Harbinger Street, Gardendale
11:00 am
Monday October 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Ribbon Cutting: Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Permian Basin
Petroleum Club of Midland, 501 W Wall St, Midland
4:30 pm - Day of the Dead: A Journey To Connect Opening Reception →
Arts Council of Midland, 806 S. Main St., Midland
5:30 pm - Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Exhibition Opening Reception →
Arts Council of Midland, 806 S. Main St., Midland
5:30 pm - Laura Bush Ladies for Literacy: A Literacy Social →
Second Story Coworking, 223 West Wall Street, Midland
5:30 pm - Day of the Dead: A Journey To Connect // Opening Reception →
Arts Council of Midland, 806 S. Main St., Midland
5:30 pm - Tejano Thirsty Thursday's →
The Destination, 1705 W. Industrial Ave., Midland
6:00 pm - Open Volleyball w/missionaries and their friends →
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 4805 Gateway Street, Midland
7:00 pm - Friday Night Live: Puro Party Allstarz →
The Destination, 1705 W. Industrial Ave., Midland
7:00 pm - Football @ Home vs. Glenn Rose
Greenwood ISD Midland, TX 79706
7:00 pm - She Kills Monsters: Young Adventurers Edition →
Midland Community Theatre, 2000 W. Wadley, Midland
7:30 pm
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- SunSource posted a job opening for Fabrication Technician/ Warehouse Associate in Odessa. Apply here.
- Univar Solutions, Inc. posted a job opening for Material Handler in Odessa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gardendale here.
🗞 Nearby News
Odessa
- 10th Annual Recycle Fashion Show brings 'Rebirth in Pink' to Odessa (yourbasin.com)
- Public invited to church's anti-racism tour (oaoa.com)
- Odessa man accused of stealing $160K from employer, setting company car on fire, court documents say (newswest9.com)
Midland
- Midland water usage hits near 800 million gallons in August (yourbasin.com)
Ok Gardendale! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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