Mahon Seeks Funds for Public Works Study
Representative George Mahon announced plans to push funds in the Public Works Appropriation Bill for a preliminary investigation by the Interior Department on diverting surplus water from the Missouri and Mississippi basins to West Texas. He favors a preliminary study with a detailed follow up if results are positive, noting the lower Colorado plan remains separate.
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Nostalgic reflections from Scout weekend and school life
A reader recalls Friday Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts memories, band class declines, and local tree concerns. The piece mixes nostalgia for campfires and camp meals with notes on band enrollment and courthouse square trees. It ends with a playful Scout meeting quip about a clock and mice.
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Librarians Attend Texas Tech Workshop at Kendrick Library
Mrs. Bernice Bartlett and Mrs. Billie Barnes of Kendrick Memorial Library will attend a three day workshop at Texas Tech from August 24 to 26. The library will operate 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. during the workshop, after which regular hours resume.
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Bernice Bartlett
Billie Barnes
Kendrick Memorial Library
Texas Tech
Bartlett
Water measure hopeful amid broad West Texas water plans
The discussion notes no certainty the Lower Colorado River measure will pass this year but a Public Works Appropriation Bill seems assured. A $200 000 appropriation for a preliminary study is proposed. Mahon recalls an eight million dollar Western water survey idea from 15 years ago, now viewed more favorably.
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Mahon
West Texas
Missouri River
West
Texas
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