Park Cookoff and Local Notes Highlight Terry County Weekend
In Brownfield this weekend the CofC brisket and bean cookoff tops park events with food music and visiting. A nominations form for outstanding Terry County citizen appears on page four. News includes a Brownfield fire memory and a historical boarding house tale from Magnolia with notes on its past owners.
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Cofc
Terry County
Lubbock
Brownfield
Katherine Melton O'Neal
Magnolia
Tex
Brownfield FFA teams qualify for state judging contest
Brownfield High School FFA students from four judging teams earned state berths for April 24 to 26 at Texas A M University. Livestock, Dairy Products, Dairy Cattle, and Poultry teams led the drive with strong showings at district and area contests, with top individual placings across multiple events and colleges such as Texas Tech, Clarendon JC, West Texas A M, and South Plains College.
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BHS Ffa
Brownfield High School
College Station
Clarendon Jr. College
West Texas A&m Univ
Carol Mason
Jason Howard
Haley
Mutschler
Ryan Crutcher
Crutcher
Clarendon
Howard
West Texas A&m
Blane Churchwell
Cager Wade
Scotty Densmore
David Bolton
FFA
Texas A&m Univ
Texas Tech
Haley Mutschler
Densmore
South Plains College
Clarendon Junior College
BHS
Aaron Link
April Langehennig
Lacey Sexton
Robbie Jowers
Link
Langehennig
Sweetwater
Kelli Crutcher
Greg Martin
Pat Hogue
Amy Wauson
Brownfield Middle School Red Express earns seventh UIL Sweepstakes
The Brownfield Middle School Red Express Band, directed by Bill and Jamie Shipp along with Richard Herrera, secured their seventh UIL Sweepstakes Award in 10 years. They earned the initial Superior Division I rating in marching last fall and completed the award on April 10 with Division I in both concert and sightreading at Wayland Baptist University in Plainview. Judges praised the band’s mature sound and precise fundamentals, noting strong explanations and tuning.
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Brownfield
Red Express
Bill & Jamie Shipp
Richard Herrera
Wayland Baptist University
Plainview
Lubbock Coo
Stewart
del Borgo
Pevensey Castle
Sheldon
Shipp
BMS
Jamie Shipp
Mary Lee Hoelscher Builds Ties in Brownfield
Mary Lee Hoelscher, longtime resident of Wall, Texas, now teaches six live wire classes at Brownfield High School and sponsors the yearbook. She and her husband Steven have two young children and attend St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. She notes the spring rush and wishes for an indoor play area in Brownfield. Her family roots include six sisters and a brother, and she credits her early training in a large family with her leadership skills. The article appeared in the Brownfield News.
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Mary Lee Hoelscher
Wall
Texas
San Angelo
BHS
Brownfield News
Live Wire
Angelo State
Steven
Wiser Oil Co
Mary Lee
Conner
Regan
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
Altar Society
Brownfield
Rowena
Commissioners impose penalty on WTCC contractor
The Terry County Commissioners in regular session set a final deadline of April 2 for WTCC construction with a $3,000 donation from the contractor to cover extra BRMC rent. Project delays since last May push move-in to May, risking higher monthly rent and further costs.
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Terry County
West Texas
Texas Department of Protection and Regulatory Services
Wooten
WTCC
David Messersmith
David Wood
Gary Smith
BRMC
Brownfield Council weighs wind study license for city land
The Brownfield City Council will meet at 7:30 a.m. at City Hall to consider a license agreement for Texas Wind Power Company to perform wind studies on city land as part of pursuing grants from the Electric Power Research Institute and the Department of Energy. Also on the agenda are fees for a Downtown Entertainment District Ordinance, disposition of a utility damage claim against CPE Feeds, and bids on equipment including software, a tractor, a mower, and a street sweeper exchange.
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Brownfield
Texas Wind Power Company
Electric Power Research Institute
Department of Energy
Downtown
CPE Feeds, Inc
City Hall
Brisket and Bean Cookoff Set for Saturday in Brownfield
The Brownfield Chamber of Commerce prepares for the annual Brisket and Bean Cookoff at Terry County Park, with events starting 10 a.m. and a dance at 8 p.m. featuring Jerry Dugan and West Wind. The Lone Star Barbeque Society sanction includes four divisions with cash prizes based on entries, plus a jackpot bean prize. Entrants pay 45 dollars in beef pork and chicken divisions, and 5 dollars for jackpot beans. Judging begins after 1 p.m. with briskets auctioned for charity proceeds. Contact Jackie Moss at 637-2564 for details.
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Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Terry County Park
Jerry Dugan
West Wind
Lone Star Barbeque Society
Chamber
Jackie Moss
Moss
Mike Querner Cowboy
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By Lynn Brisendine
Panhandle
Amarillo
Comptroller
John Sharp
Austin
Feds
Uncle Sam
Washington
BHS Future
Jeremy Nicholson
Kyle Hord
Taryn Decker
Bucky Pauling
Nicholson
Hord
Decker
Per
Seminole
Denver City
Snyder
Littlefield
Levelland
EMS Red Express
Warren Thaxton
Abilene
Dan Gibbs
Monahans
Doug Fry
David Wood Construction, Inc
Texas Wind Power Co
Tumble T’s
Andy Hedges
Cowboy
Mitch Ward
Frank Stiles
Raider Red
The
Saddle Tramps
Shooting Stars Cheerleaders
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