21 Jul 1996
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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1996
Page
1
Brownfield CISD Board of Trustees meets Monday at 7 30 p m in the Administration Building to review student and athletic insurance for next year property insurance the South Plains Rural Technology Consortium 1996 97 an agreement to educate non resident students and school lunch prices plus the proposed 1996 97 budget.
The Terry County Commissioners plan a Monday meeting with items including a quarterly report from County Treasurer Bobbye Jo Floyd Their agenda also covers spraying county right of ways with Barry Young consideration of extra fees for vehicle registration and the appointment of Maurice Martin to the Veterans Land Board Committee in place of Don Harwood who resigned. They will approve $290.60 in expenses for Assistant County Attorney Louis Jones to attend the Annual Driving While Intoxicated Prosecutors Course in Austin August 20 to 22.
A Brownfield public relations week on KLBK highlights the town's friendly image and modern outlook while citizens pursue a sharper future. The column recounts the Darwin Award story of a man who attached a JATO unit to a Chevy Impala, exploding the myth of safe stunt driving in a grisly, fatal miscalculation.
Brownfield city program launched in May 1995 enables Municipal Court offenders to perform labor under police guidance to reduce fines. Since inception 181 participants logged 18165 hours, offsetting about 31600 dollars in fines through jobs like weed removal and trash pickup. Operation Obliterate paints graffiti to improve sites, with 22 locations completed. Police praise the approach for teaching accountability and offering youth a path to repair harm.
Preparations continue for the Terry County American Cancer Society Relay For Life on August 2nd night at Cub Stadium Alpine. Teams of 8 to 12 raise funds through pledges to support patient services education and research with a $100 team registration plus individual gifts. Prize incentives reward top fundraisers and survivors participate on a walking track through the event ending July 3.
Brownfield High School students in Susan Mason's Child Development class will create a puppet show titled Our Heroes. The project, funded by a Texas Network of Youth Services grant, aims to reach younger students with messages on avoiding drugs and making healthy life choices. Kenneth Witherspoon, a TNYS playwright, will guide the students, who will also perform in Oak Grove Elementary and at the 1996 TNYS Conference in Austin on August 27 28.
The Brownfield News met Terry County Park Superintendent Truman DuBose in the park for a brief talk about his duties. He notes four reliable workers and describes a job that centers on mowing trash pickup cleaning painting and repairing the Terry County Park the Terry County Airport and the county livestock barn.
DuBose describes a never ending task managing multiple city and county parks including 250 acres of grass to mow at the airport and repair work at bleachers. He notes limited funds constrain efforts as crews move bleachers to the girls’ softball park using the county’s oldest loader.
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