Charlie Hernandez, from right, and Marissa San Miguel blow good luck kisses to fellow Odessa High School showgirl Terin Padilla as they prepare for their appearance in the 2007 University Interscholastic League Region VI Marching Contest Oct. 20, 2007, at Ratliff Stadium in Odessa, Texas.
Jennifer Smith, center, learns that her mother, evangelist Sylvia Smith of Summerville, S.C., was killed after her SUV was hit by a train Friday, May 19, 2006, in Lake City, S.C. Sylvia Smith was on her way to Lake City for her father's funeral.
Performers in a high dive act fly through the air as they plunge toward their 9 1/2-foot-deep tank Sept. 8, 2007, at the fairgrounds in Odessa, Texas.
Odessa High School students wait for the doors to open before their prom night April 18, 2009, at the Ector County Coliseum in Odessa, Texas.
Elementary School Science Fair Illustration
Touch football in the snow Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, at Mike Neeley Park in Odessa, Texas.
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Bruce Beaird, from right, and his bandmates Lee Dane and Jimmy Graves perform regularly at the Brand New Opree at the Globe Theatre in Odessa, Texas.
Ethan Garcia, 5, left, laughs after he executed revenge on his older sister Ariel Garcia, 11, by pushing her head into a tub of water while she bobbed for apples August, 26, 2007, in Odessa, Texas.
Don Swindell, from right, Theresa Swindell, Ben Burton, and Leonor Burton cover their heads and turn to the east during the Shema Yisrael prayer March 31, 2007, during the Beit Haderekh congregation meeting at Mission Dorado Church in Odessa, Texas. The Messianic Jewish Synagogue invited other Christian denominations to join in a Passover seder later in the week.
Friends Rob Mann, left, and Garrett Davis, 14, ride the Ejection Seat during the Permian Basin Fair & Exposition Sept. 13, 2008, at the Ector County Coliseum in Odessa, Texas. Riders strapped to the seat are shot about 180 feet into the air on the initial release of the bungee cords.
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A mechanic takes a smoke break before starting the work day August 10, 2010, in Odessa, Texas.
David Camacho, 2007 Odessa High School Quarterback
Bobby Baird, foreground, lines up a throw as Nick Cookman, background from left, Anthouny Aguirre and Clint Reefschneider watch during a disc golf mini-tournament Wednesday at Comanche Trail Park. Baird said their group of players is usually out at the course about three times a week.
Laddan Ledbetter, Ranch Hand
Jimbo Grisson, Peanut Farmer
Feeding Horse - West Odessa, Texas
A girl pushes an empty stroller along a hiking trail May 14, 2011, on Mount Lee in Los Angeles.
Daniel Porras, Steel Shop Laborer
The Rev. Richard Juzix laughs as he makes his rounds through the dining hall during a fish fry supper April 1, 2011, at Sts. Simon & Jude Catholic Church in Huntington Beach, Calif.
Gardening at dusk in Odessa, Texas.
After identifying the body of Rebeca Salinas, 18, her father, right, walks away from the scene of a one-vehicle rollover with Odessa Fire Department captain Bobby Valles Wdnesday, March 1, 2007, on Damascus Road in West Odessa, Texas. A passenger, Rudi Salinas, 5, was taken by CareStar to Medical Center Hospital and was listed in fair condition. A second passenger, Bianca Rojo, 16, had minor injuries.