Austin to face school, budget storms in 1993
Lynn Brisendine surveys looming Texas and national politics for 1993. President-elect Clinton must navigate hostile foreign powers and Capitol Hill power brokers while Texas leaders Governor Ann Richards Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock and Speaker Pete Laney confront a bitter school funding and consolidation fight and prison expansion pressures.
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Austin
Washington
Bill Clinton
Hussein
Assad
Castro
Yeltsin
Capitol Hill
Ann Richards
Bob Bullock
Pete Laney
Texas
Capitol
Peters and Klassen Families Celebrate Newborn in Mexico and Canada
Frank Peters and Tina Peters of Mexico and Henry Klassen and Anna Klassen of Canada welcomed a child. Great grandparents are Jacob and Judy Rempel of Canada. Delivery by Dr. John Hawronsky. Parents and child received gifts from local merchants. See page four advertisement in this edition of the News.
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Frank and
Tina Peters
Mexico
Henry and
Anna Klassen
Canada
Jacob and
Judy Rempel
John Hawronsky
The
City building permit total tops $2 million
The City of Brownfield issued twelve building permits in December totaling 121,460, lifting 1992 yearly permit activity to 2,088,415. August was the peak month at 547,860, with monthly totals listed: January 10,250. February 264,834. March 86,722. April 112,870. May 346,754.
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Brownfield
New Zealand exchange student ends stay in Brownfield
Jo Woollams from Auckland lived five months with the Don Horner family in Brownfield. She attended school, played on the Junior Varsity basketball team and joined the Spirit of the Plains Marching Band which won a state title. She will return to New Zealand next week to finish her final year, choosing a six month rather than yearlong stay.
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Raymond Holguin
New Zealand
Auckland
West Texas
Brownfield
Jo Woollams
Don Horner
Woollams
United States
Spirit of the Plains
U.S
Terry United Way Excedes 1992 Goal
Terry County United Way Drive surpassed its $26,000 goal with $27,718.83 in money and pledges as of Tuesday afternoon. Donations by division include Advance $19,632.83 Employee $5,666 School $1,593 Rural $562 General $265. The drive aids agencies such as Goodfellows Brownfield Senior Citizens Terry Co Summer Recreation Meals on Wheels Salvation Army American Red Cross Girl Scouts Boy Scouts Children’s Protective Services and Big Brothers Big Sisters.
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Terry County
United Way
Tresa West
the Goodfellows
Brownfield Senior Citizens
Terry Co. Summer Recreation
Brownfield Meals On Wheels
Salvation Army
American Red Cross
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Children’s Protective Services
Big Brothers & Big Sisters
City Council to meet Thursday morning
City Councilmen will gather in regular session at 7 30 a m Thursday to discuss an infrastructure commitment to supply water and sewer to a proposed private prison bids for exchanging two pickups extend Energas industrial gas contract settle with Durant Flickinger on the Intermediate Sanction Facility medical door replacement appoint a director to the West Texas Municipal Power Agency and hold a public hearing on a Brownfield Manufacturing tax abatement request
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Dustrial
Energas
Durant- Flickinger
West Texas Municipal Power Agency
Brownfield Manufacturing, Inc
Brownfield spring courses offered by South Plains College
The South Plains College Division of Continuing Education in Brownfield announces two spring registrations at Brownfield High School, 5-7 p.m., with classes from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Courses include Microcomputer Applications, Introduction to Sociology, American Government, and Business Applications. Tuition varies by residency. books cost 35 to 50 dollars, plus a 15 dollar lab fee.
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South Plains College Division of Continuing Education
Brownfield Community College Center
BHS
American Government Organization
Lotus
Brownfield
James Evans
Three Guilty Pleas Heard In 121st District Court
District Judge Ray Anderson presided as Jessie Padilla pleaded guilty to Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon on Liquor Licensed Premises and received a five year sentence in the Texas Department of Corrections. Robert Constancio Rivera pled guilty to Driving While Intoxicated on a subsequent offense and drew a two year probated term with conditions including residence in Terry County, fines, court costs, attorney’s fees, a probation fee, abstaining from alcohol, a midnight curfew, and mandatory treatment.
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Ray Anderson
121St
Jessie Padilla
Texas Department of Corrections
Robert Constancio Rivera
TDC
Rivera
Terry County
City Council Sets Meeting Date For Upcoming Session
City officials announce an upcoming meeting with agenda items including community planning and fiscal matters. Obituary notices and church listings appear on page 2 while sports and classifieds occupy later pages. TV listings are scheduled for pages 9 and 10.
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Benny Peters Klassen
Henry
Seminole
Brownfield Regional Medical Center
Johnny
Tina
Brownfield News
Mike Bennett
Kara Horner
Terry United Way
Council
Brownfield College
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