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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 2005
Page
1
The Brownfield Recreation Council schedules a public hearing at City Hall at 6 30 p m on Tuesday May 31 to measure support for a long term recreation facility project. Possible components include a golf course swimming pool and new baseball and softball fields.
Recent rains raise Brownfield area totals with 1.21 inches in a storm run across Wednesday and Thursday. May totals reach 2.71 inches and year to date 7.02 inches, well above the 5.6 inch five month norm. Rural areas from Gomez to Tokio reported up to 3.0 inches, with gin spokespeople noting varying amounts around Wellman, Meadow Co-op, Needmore, and other sites. The National Weather Service calls for continued moisture with a string of 30 to 50 percent chances into next Tuesday, including thunderstorms.
Mitch Word reports on inmates using jail telephones to place third party collect and billed calls to distant fax lines and banking lines. The Brownfield News cites $500 in charges to its fax line and notes similar incidents affecting Valor Telecom Zero Plus Dialing Custom Teleconnect and other Brownfield businesses. Questions arise on how inmates reach distant lines bypass jail safeguards and bill receivers without a trace.
Brownfield Middle School finishes the term at noon and students head into a long summer. The Brownfield Swimming Pool opens Saturday May 27 under the City Parks and Recreation Board as part of a Terry County transfer. Bill Doc Grant operates the facility with hours 1 5 p.m. weekdays 2 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is 2 per person with discounts available. Evening family nights run 6 30 8 30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1 per person. Water aerobics 5 30 6 30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Pool rentals possible 6 8 p.m. and 8 10 p.m. for 1 per person with a 100 person minimum. Summer group swimming lessons for adults and five year olds offered noon to 1 p.m. Mondays through
A 1300 mile move of processed uranium metal begins this week from Cincinnati to the Waste Control Specialists storage site in far western Andrews County Texas. Trucks will be tracked by GPS and monitored by company supervisors with regular driver check-ins.
Brownfield School District will sponsor a free meal program for youths 18 and under from June 1 to June 30. Times include Brownfield High School breakfast 7:30 to 8:30, Oak Grove breakfast 7:30 to 8:30 and lunch 11:30 to 12:30, Park locations lunch 11:00 to 11:30 and 12:30 to 1:00. Bad weather cancels park meals.
A graduate reflects on the Class of 2005 and the 40 year milestone since his own 1965 graduation. He recalls walking the stage, friendships, reunions, and the changing outlook as life moves from student to adult. The essay celebrates beginnings and lifelong connections.
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