Turkey carnival returns Saturday

ODESSA — The decades-long tradition of Odessa’s annual Turkey Carnival returns this weekend, promising an afternoon of bingo, raffles and comfort food as the community gathers once again at the Odessa Community Center.

The Odessa Lions Club will open the kitchen and begin bingo at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22, with dozens of prizes — including roughly 100 turkeys — up for grabs.

“It is our annual Turkey Carnival. We have done it for decades. I remember going as a youngster,” said Lions Club President Marlon Schafer. “We give away about 100 turkeys every year. We get a lot of people coming in to...