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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1990
Page
1
Brownfield and Lamesa celebrate community events as Jubilee five brings 7,000 ex-students to Lamesa. local papers praise the town’s volunteers, chamber efforts, and cultural plans including a possible community theater group. Firefighters manage Fourth of July fire risk amid dry conditions. An elephant turtle joke closes the piece.
Terry Memorial Hospital District directors heard a plan to use the Brownfield Regional Medical Center second floor as an emergency juvenile shelter. DHS official Carol Bailey and Juvenile Probation Officer Scott Jackson outlined a nonprofit operator, eight beds guaranteed at 70 dollars a day, and supervised care for ages 10 to 17. The proposal cites a shortage of teen foster homes and notes inhouse hospital services would not incur liability. An Amarillo model with 15 beds and about ten thousand dollars monthly in salaries was referenced.
District Extension Director Bob Robinson told Terry County Commissioners that several applications have been received for the Terry County Agent position after Tom Gaither resigned to pursue ranching in Oklahoma. Robinson explained county rankings and the selection steps, aiming to have a recommended agent by August 1.
Brownfield Consolidated Independent School District board reviewed TEAMS assessments with significant gains in seventh grade. Seventh graders hit 85 pass rate across Mathematics 91, Reading 87, Writing 86, led by Polygon Perimeter 94 and Equivalencies 92. Measurement Units 64 flagged as weakness. Fact and Opinion 47 noted as concern though improving.
A ten Terry Rodeo is set for July 26 to 28 at the County Rodeo Grounds in Terry County. The Terry County Sheriff's Posse Rodeo opens with a parade on Thursday morning July 27 with public participation. Evening events run 8 p m. through Saturday including bull riding team roping ribbon roping calf roping bareback riding girls barrel race bull dogging and calf ribbon races for youngsters. Admission details follow on page 4.
Three more chances remain to see the Chamber of Commerce sponsored musical comedy at Middle School Auditorium with 7 30 p m shows Thursday and Friday Tickets are 7 for adults 4 for children and available from local merchants the Chamber or at the gate. The Union ISD board meets Monday July 16 at 9 p m in the Union school library to discuss computers and approve a contract with the Education Service Center. Terry County Commissioners Court meets Thursday at 2 p m to consider airport improvement bids. Chloe Webb of Johnson and Associates will speak on economic development Monday July 16 at 7 p m to city and county leaders at Brownfield High School Little Theater. Webb a former Texas Department of Commerce employee.
Brownfield police booked Jesse Hoskins 18 and Jessie Rivera Jr. 24 on commercial burglary charges for the June 30 Wal-Mart burglary. A search of 110 W Buckley yielded stolen Wal-Mart items. Separate incidents include Glenda Burney 25 arrested July 7 for simple assault and James Smith 49 on July 10 for DUI and paraphernalia. Investigations continue into a Cherokee Jeep theft on Lubbock Rd and a jambox stolen from a Park motor vehicle on July 7.
Southwest Educational Media Foundation of Texas Inc a Bedford based evangelical Christian group seeks a noncommercial FM radio license from the FCC to operate an educational station in Brownfield. The application aims to serve educational programming to the local area with community outreach potential.
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