Commissionors approve Grievance Committee actions
Terry County Commissioners approved a Grievance Committee roster drawn from grand juror rolls with Terry Gene Burris Fernando Ruiz Lara and Gail Leverne Meetze joining, plus all county elected officials except the Justice of the Peace. Monthly reports from multiple offices were approved and County Clerk Ann Willis presented her annual monetary tally with January and February figures listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Gene Burris
Fernando Ruiz Lara
Gail Leverne Meetze
Terry County Commissioners’ Court
Justice of Peace
Ann Willis
Terry County
Paper and Ink Commentary on Noriega Fidel Castro
The column critiques Noriega’s invasion of Panama and its global implications. It contrasts conservative and liberal reactions, calls for strong action against drug lords, and envisions a shifting Cold War era with Cuba, Nicaragua, and Castro.
Brownfield Optimist names Gauger-Texan and Texanne for December
Keil Gauger and Tina Cosper are honored as the Young Texan and Texanne of the month by the Brownfield Optimist Club. Gauger, 17, is a Brownfield High senior and multi-sport athlete with six years of football, four years of basketball, and involvement in track and baseball. Cosper, 17, is a Brownfield High senior and absentee voter for the city sales tax election, set for January 20 with polling at City Hall. The notice lists election details, names the election judge and officials, and notes the Development Corporation Act ballot wording.
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Texan
Texanne
Brownfield High School
Keil Gauger
Tina Casper
Brownfield Optimist Club
David
Linda Gauger
Tina Cosper
Jerry
Gayle Cosper
Brownfield
Zelma Miller
City Hall
State of Texas
Vernon
Development Corporation
Don Park
Dennis McCutcheon
Miller
Mary Jo Collins
Young Texanne
Gauger
Calvary Baptist Church
Pampa
First Christian Church
Chamber Banquet Set With Wyatt as Speaker Under Big Top
Kenneth Wyatt of Tulsa will deliver the after dinner address at the Chamber of Commerce annual banquet Saturday at 7 p.m. in Brownfield High School Commons. The event honors Outstanding Citizen of 1989 with a chicken fried steak meal. Tickets are sold by Chamber directors and at the Chamber office. Wyatt, a retired Methodist minister and artist, has painted Western scenes and portraits and has works given to Reagan and Queen Elizabeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Wyatt
Tulsa
Chamber of Commerce
Brownfield High School
Wyatt
Ronald Reagan
Queen Elizabeth
Auditor says BRMC hospital had a steady survival year
Larry Anderson presented Mason Warner’s audit to the Terry Memorial Hospital District board. He noted a 1700 day drop in 1989 patient days, a 30 percent decline compared with other area hospitals, but highlighted gains in Emergency Room use, the Special Care Unit, and outpatient services. He discussed Medicare fee schedule changes and rural benefits, and announced Dr. Carl Smith as the new Chief of the Medical Staff as the meeting adjourned.
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Larry Anderson
Mason- Warner
Board
Terry Memorial Hospital
Anderson
Lanny Webb
Buddy Kelsay
Carl Smith
WHS Spanish Club to stage talent show
The Wellman High School Spanish Club Amigos Unidos sponsors a talent show at the Wellman School Auditorium at 7 30 p m Thursday Jan 18. Acts include comedy music skits and more. Organizers seek many entrants from the area. See Talent Page 2.
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Wellman High School
Amigos Unidos
Wellman School
Inside Today Church Listings Business Card Register Sports Classifieds
A compact page of short notices covers church listings business cards and small ads alongside sports and classified items. The page compiles brief notices, small advertisements, and service reminders with concise entries.
Meadow trustees extend superintendent contract at MISD
Meadow Independent School District board extends superintendent Jimmy Thomas contract by one year, from two to three years. Thomas reports funding workshop on crisis in Texas school funding at Holiday Inn Civic Center in Lubbock, with questions on consolidation reform and Edgewood vs Kirby ruling. He notes district funding down due to enrollment drop and reviews student to teacher ratios. He also updates on girls basketball game vs Sudan, where Hornette coach Mike Martin pulled his players from the floor late in the third quarter.
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The
Meadow Independent School District
Board of Trustees
Jimmy Thomas
Thomas
Texas
Holiday Inn Civic Center
Lubbock
Sudan
Hornette
Mike Martin
Wagner named electrical superintendent at BMP&L
Jackie D. Butch Wagner was named superintendent of the Brownfield Municipal Power and Light Department at a City Council meeting. He replaces Harvie George who retires at month end after a long BMP&L career beginning in 1985 as a lineman and later foreman, with a brief contractor stint in Arkansas.
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Jackie D
Butch" Wagner
Brownfield Municipal Power and Light
Bmp&l
Brownfield
Wagner
Dick Fletcher
Harvie George
Arkansas
Lee Wagner
Photography Fun Class for Novice Shooters
Novice shutterbugs are invited to a four session Photography Fun Class organized by the fun classes wing of the Education Task Force. Starting this Thursday at 8 p.m. at 1107 E Harris the course covers equipment composition lighting landscape and people and how to use manual settings and film. Fee is $20 per student and attendees should bring money a camera paper and a pen. Instructor is Kenna DuBose. For more information call 637 6362 or 637 4535.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Education Task Force
E. Harris
Kenna DuBose
Brownfield-SP College Class Registration Set at High School
Brownfield Division of South Plains College will register Thursday 6 to 8 p.m. in West entrance Room 21 at Brownfield High School. Courses are three semester hours each, start Monday Jan 15, with spring break March 19–23 and final exams May 7–9. Three semester hours cost 69 dollars plus books. computer courses add a 15 dollar lab fee. Courses include ACC 232-30 Principles of Accounting II, CIS 133-30 Microcomputer Application, MTMG 237-30 Personnel.
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Brownfield
South Plains College
Brownfield High School
Spag Officials To Meet On Rural 9 1 1 Addressing
Mike Pedigo of the South Plains Association of Governments will attend a special Terry County Commissioners Court session at 2 p m this Thursday. Local officials will discuss rural addressing for the 9 1 1 emergency response systems in the commissioners room at the Terry County Courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Pedigo
South Plains Association of Governments
Terry County Commissioners Court
Commissioners
Terry County
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Jack Pinson
Texan and
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Texas Cowboy Artists Association
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Foundation For Evangelism
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