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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 2005
Page
4
The seventh annual sales tax holiday runs August 5 through 7. Clothing and footwear under 100 dollars per item are exempt from state and local taxes, with strict limits on what qualifies. Athletic wear, accessories, and rentals are treated as noted. Businesses are prohibited from misrepresenting tax collection or exemption.
The Brownfield City Council, with five to one vote, approved selling land to West Texas Guar and Wade Cowan after extended talks and delinquent taxes. They extended a Work Source lease, planned a new building lease with Terry County 4-H, and awarded depository services to First National Bank Brownfield.
Kenneth Bednarz, longtime Terry County insurance agent and head of Bednarz Insurance Agency in Meadow and Local Chapter 286, was named Germania Insurance Featured Agent of the Month for July. Based in Ropes, his son Russell runs the Brownfield branch. Bednarz began in insurance in the mid 1970s after farming locally and has been honored as Life Agent of the Month in 1994. his agency won the Top Ten Profitability Award in 1995 and the Gold Star Profitability Award in 2003 and 2004.
The moisture during late August benefits both dryland and irrigated crops. Rain helps wells replenish by allowing brief shutdowns and provides natural rainfall that washes away salt and calcium. This buildup affects underground water and can accumulate on topsoil and plant leaves.
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