United Way near goal in 1995 campaign drive
The Terry County United Way update shows $29,567.73 toward a $32,000 goal, with Advanced and General Division $12,795.18, Employer $14,221.00, School $2,381.55, and Church $170.00. Funds support twelve area agencies including the Red Cross and Salvation Army.
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Terry County
United Way
American Red Cross
Salvation Army
Brownfield Meals On Wheels
Brownfield Senior Citizens
Goodfellows
Boys Scouts
Caprock Girl Scout Council
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
Women’s Protective Services
Brownfield Chamber adds new directors and plans budget
The Brownfield Chamber of Commerce welcomed two incoming directors Ann Willis and Patsy Nicholson along with Greg Lindsey and Jodie Ogle who will join in January. They discussed the 1996 budget, signage repairs on major highways, an all day July 4 event with Darren Norwood proposed at 12 500 for sound and performance, and other projects including roof repair, paving at Coleman Park RV site, and a gazebo on the courthouse square. The Christmas Celebration covered four locations with Santa, local choirs, and prize drawings on the square.
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Brownfield
BHS
BMS Choir
The
New Hope Choir
Four Square Choir
Randy Wood, Jr
Courthouse Square
Chamber
Tohoka
Plains
Seagraves
Darren Norwood
Alaska cold makes Texas reader dream of winter
Column notes Alaska cartoonist Doodles living in a log cabin. He writes of Alaska temperatures, minus 40 to minus 60, car defrosting routines, and long winter days. Texas reader contrasts mild mid December weather with a plea for winter to curb pests and pests like boll weevils threaten next year’s crops.
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J.P. Doodles
Alaska
Doodles
Barry
Texas
Ol’ Barry
Wyoming
Montana
New Mexico
Discovery Channel
Toby the golden lab joins Burns family in Brownfield
Billy Burns, a 15 year old with cerebral palsy, gains Toby a golden labrador retriever as a service dog. Despite limited arm use and wheelchair life, Billy remains an active high school freshman who attends classes and pets his new companion, illustrating a deeper bond beyond a typical boy and his dog.
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Mitch Word
Billy Burns
Toby
Burns
Bart
Melba Burns
Brownfield
Billy
Comptroller reports City sales tax rebates and statewide totals
Texas Comptroller John Sharp issued figures showing Brownfield received 41821.08 in October sales tax rebates with year to date 680405.46 up 0.46 percent from 677254.69 last year. Meadow posted 278.69 monthly rebates raising 2703.31 year to date, up 6.53 percent from 2537.39. Across 1,069 cities and 115 counties the state paid 126.6 million. In a separate item the Burns family plans Toby the dog to assist Billy. initial training at a park follows after adoption from Great Plains Assistance Dogs Foundation in Jud, North Dakota.
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Texas
John Sharp
Brownfield
Sharp
Meadow
Burns
Toby
Great Plains Assistance Dogs Foundation
Jud
N.D
Billy
North Dakota Foundation
Parade Magazine
Billy Burns
Bart
Melba Burns
North Dakota
Mitch Word
Brownfield ISD board to meet Monday evening
The Brownfield Consolidated Independent School District board of trustees will meet at 7 30 p m Monday at the School Administration Building to discuss renovations to the Middle School Auditorium the District Improvement Plan a grant application for Academics 2 000 and the annual audit They will review results based monitoring of special education and accelerated education programs The meeting is open to the public contact Brownfield Schools at 637-2591
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Brownfield Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees
Brownfield Schools
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Council of Alcohol & Drug Abuse, Children’s Protective Ser
Edward Sambrano III
Santa Claus
Brownfield Floral
Edward
Santa
Edward Jr
Alice Sambrano
Chamber of Commerce
Tahoka
Cheryl Arrington
Norwood
R.V
Coleman Park
Texas Department of Highways & Public Transportation
Wiley Baker
Jerry Crutcher
Lynn Brisendine
His
Foundation
Melba
Jenny
Bcisd Board of Trustees
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