Reflecting on a Cold War Trip and Desert Storm Echoes
In a personal reminiscence Lynn Brisendine Wisdom recalls a U S Air Force sponsored tour from Reese Air Force Base to Las Vegas and Nellis AFB. She describes Red Flag and Aggressor training and a 1990s view of U S military changes ten years after Reagan's Berlin speech. The piece links Cold War era drills to Desert Storm and notes Reese AFB closure.
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Reagan
Gorbachev
Berlin
South Plains
United States Air Force
United States
Reese Air Force Base
Lubbock
Las Vegas
Grand Canyon
Nellis Air Force Base
Nevada
Thunderbirds
Soviet Bloc
Desert
U.S
NATO
Hungary
Poland
Nellis
Saddam
Reese
Mr. Gorbachev
West Texas Children's Centre project warranty details discussed
Architect David Messersmith outlined warranties on WTCC construction at the Terry County Commissioners meeting. He cited a three year warranty on aluminum windows, a 20 year warranty on the asphalt roof and shingles, a lifetime warranty on doors, and a five year warranty on hall metal frames. The remaining components carry a one year warranty.
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West Texas Children’s Centre
David Messersmith
Terry County Commissioners
Messersmith
John Franks
Wtcc Board
Bill McGowan II
McGowan
Don Robertson
Foreign visitors call Brownfield home from Kenya presented
Kenyan runners Wilson Koros and Michael Lang trained at South Plains College this summer en route to four year colleges and Olympic dreams in 2000. Koros, a 1996 All American, is a sophomore at SPC with top times in 400 and 800 meters and potential in middle distance. Lang, 19, from Kenya, aims for 5,000 10,000 and steeplechase, with bests of 13:58 in 5,000 and 8:43 in 3,000.
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Garry Peebles
Kenya
Africa
Indian Ocean
Brownfield
South Plains College
Sydney
Australia
Wilson Koros
Michael Lang
SPC
James Morris
Morris
Koros
Texan
Eldoret
Sang
Kapsabet
Lang
Name In The News A Good Neighbor
Mercie Martin has spent 34 years in teaching across multiple grades and ages, with about 20 years in Brownfield as a kindergarten instructor. She recalls teaching classes up to 45 students and emphasizes shaping children's character, while still seeking to make a positive impact before retirement. Mrs. Martin lives in Terry County with husband Johnnie and has a son Darwin in Dallas, a musician. She dreams of travel to the Bahamas, St. Croix, and Alaska.
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Mercie Martin
Brownfield
Wheatley School
Mercie
Dallas
Retir
Southwest Mic 2627 E Yandel Dr El Paso
A fragmented item lists locations in El Paso including 2627 East Yandel and references Southwest Mic. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR but imply a local business or address entry in a city record. No dates or event context are legible.
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Mic
E. Yandel
Former Lady Cub star Stacy Hinson recalls Brownfield hoops
Mitch Word profiles Stacy Hinson, Brownfield Lady Cubs basketball standout, tracing her rise from sixth grade courts in Log an, New Mexico, to Brownfield high school, where a 44 point game set a school record, and her choice to play one season at Western Texas College in Snyder amid a rebuilding squad and tough junior college competition.
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Mitch Word Note
Brownfield Lady Cub
Stacy Hinson
Hinson
BHS
Western Texas College
Snyder
Brownfield
Sheryl Swoopes
Swoopes
South Plains College
Texas Tech
United States
Phil
Pat Hinson
Tiny Logan
N.M
New Mexico
Rick Pinson
Lady Cubs
Slaton
Tigerettes
Cub Gym
Bowie
Tech
Midland Junior College
Midland
Western Junior College Athletic Conference
WTC
Headstart Registration Continues at Colonial Heights Elementary
Registration for the Brownfield CISC Headstart program continues this week at Colonial Heights Elementary. Eligibility requires children to be four years old by September 1, 1997. Registration ends Friday. contact Colonial Heights Elementary at 637- for details.
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Colonial Heights Elementary
Coa Heights Elementary
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By Lynn Brisendine
WTCC
Armstrong Mechanical
Bahamas
St. Croix
Studs
Dream
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