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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 2007
Page
1
LaDonna Click discusses global literacy levels in the 21st century noting about eight of ten men and seven of ten women are literate under varied definitions. The text outlines literacy as reading and writing with illiteracy as its opposite and mentions degrees of literacy.
A Brownfield Texas literacy program begun in May 2006 at First United Methodist Church assists Mennonite residents who speak low German or Spanish. Eloise Franklin and Pastor Charles Addington describe challenges in read write skills, childcare support, and community ties. The effort helps parents read forms and doctor notices, with about 40 percent of the population reportedly unable to read. Women led the program with Mennonite leaders later joining, expanding to include men.
The Brownfield city figures show 71,730.52 for the month, up 14.56 percent from April 2006's 62,611.32, while the overall Terry County totals edge downward for the start of 2007. The county reduction offsets the city increase, reflecting a slight countywide decline despite the city gain.
The Cotton Trail Quilters of Terry County announce a week of events centered on a 10 block quilt trail with seven by seven signs placed in Brownfield and Meadow. A Tuesday April 24 tour includes a ribbon cutting at American State Bank and a bus shuttle to all blocks ending with lunch at Sundown State Bank. The April 25 28 show features contemporary quilts at Collins Building and antique quilts at Bailey House and Terry County Heritage Museum with Meadow Museum open daily. The event coincides with the National Little Dribblers Tournament and aims for annual continuation.
A Project Graduation planning meeting is scheduled for Monday April 23 at 6 00 p m in the Little Theatre Brownfield High School All graduating seniors and their parents from Brownfield Meadow and Wellman Union in Terry County are invited to attend
Terry County Extension Agent Scott Russell says the Easter weekend freeze, while not entirely unusual in late history, caused significant damage to crops. Grapes, stone fruit, and pecans suffered heavy losses, while wheat damage lowered potential yields by about 25 to 40 percent. Alfalfa appears largely unaffected and later-planted wheat fared better.
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