State cuts BISD funds drastically
Brownfield School District will lose nearly half a million dollars in state funds for 1985 86. Superintendent Don Hendley cited a Texas Education Agency letter showing a 447 600 drop from 1984 85, due to HB 72 funding formula shifts favoring larger districts. He warned of added 400 000 costs to implement 72 and noted mineral valuations up 50 million may keep BISD’s tax rate below state average.
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Don Hendley
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Trustees approve bid for new classrooms
The Brownfield School Board met in a special session to approve a four classroom construction bid for Oak Grove. M&S Construction of Lubbock won at 84300 with 135 days to completion. The board also approved a revised fall calendar, hired three new instructors, and planned a demographic study amid a pending federal lawsuit.
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Atmmo
M&s Construction Company
Lubbock
S.K. Rogers Construction Company
Levelland
Pharr and Company
Wardroup and Associates
John Smith
Baylor University
Juanita Morales
Howard Payne University
Sharon Wood
Angelo State University
BISD
Don Hendley
Council approves Meals on Wheels variance and purchase
Brownfield City Council approved a variance for the Meals on Wheels program to install a fan and vent over cooking equipment in a building at 2nd and Tate Streets. The council also bought an elevating scraper from West Texas Equipment in Lubbock. Bill Cope of Meals on Wheels said the $1,200 cost and non profit status justify the variance. City Inspector Elrod saw no real danger. some concern from Councilman Swain about potential risk was raised.
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Meals On Wheels
West Texas Equipment Company
Lubbock
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Tate Streets
Dick Fletcher
Bill Cope
Meals On
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Swain
West Texas Machinery Company
Yellowhouse Machinery Company
John Deere
Yellowhouse
Plains Machinery Company
Energas
Westar Corporation
Eststar
Ener
School Board to review 1985 86 budget Monday evening
Wellman Independent School District will review its proposed 1985 86 budget at a regular 8 p.m. board meeting in the school board room. Superintendent Raymond Lusk will present the 1985 86 tax rate proposal. The agenda includes hiring four staff members Kim McCarter John Cornelius Debbie Lambert Rae Anne Gober. Also on the agenda are resignations, selecting a school depository, fuel contract bids and bids on a school bus sale.
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Raymond Lusk
Kim McCarter
John Cornelius
Debbie Lambert
Rae Anne Gober
Sherry Green
Nominations Sought for Terry County Farm Tour Awards
The Terry County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Brownfield Chamber of Commerce seek nominations for this year s Terry County outstanding farmer award.
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Coleman Park
Congress, Castro, and farm awards clash in a puzzled nation
A fragmented editorial notes voters tired of long campaigns and stalled budgets while Fidel Castro urges Latin American nations to forgive debts, risking U S economic strain. Meanwhile Terry County honors outstanding farmers and agribusiness leaders with nominations and a September barbeque at Coleman Park.
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South America
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Rep. Combest to visit Brownfield Monday town hall
U.S. Representative Larry Combest will make a personal appearance in Brownfield Monday. He will speak at the Coleman Park Amphitheater at 5 p.m. for a town hall style meeting with local citizens. The public is invited.
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Larry Combest
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Coleman Park
Blood Drive Set at Brownfield Hospital
United Blood Services will run a blood drive from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at Brownfield Regional Medical Center. Local residents are urged to donate to support blood supplies and patients in need.
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