Make-A-Wish Gifts Nikki Vinson A Computer
Nikki Vinson a 14 year old Wellman High freshman with leukemia received an ACER IBM compatible computer with CD-ROM modem color monitor printer and a special desk from Make-A-Wish representatives Paula and Don Maxey and Cindy Antoniello. The family enjoyed a cooked steak meal as Nikki expressed delight at finally getting a long cherished device. Joe Vinson said the gesture was very special and Nikki noted she had always wanted a computer.
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Mitch Word
Nikki Vinson
Joe
Belinda Vinson
Wellman High School
Paula
Don Maxey
Cindy Antoniello
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Vinson
Nikki
Disney World
Foundation
Make-A-Wish aids leukemia patient Nikki in area support
Joe faced pride as he accepted help for his daughter Nikki who was diagnosed with leukemia. Maxey praised the Make-A-Wish Foundation for fulfilling dreams, noting many local children are referred but require parental consent. Nikki’s treatment continues with two weeks left of five weekly sessions before reducing to three.
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Maxey
Joe
Nikki
Wellman
Scott
Elrod
Sears
Bill McGowan
Terry County
Rainfall Map Notes Moisture in Terry County
Moisture fell mainly west of Brownfield on Monday night with measurements from Tokio Co-op Gin at .5 inch and reports of 1.3 inches three miles west and 1.7 inches near Plains. Wellman’s Southwest Cotton Growers logged .2 inch while Needmore Gin reported a trace. Brownfield’s Earl Elrod recorded .48 inch with no hail, high winds, or damage reported.
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Terry County
Brownfield
Tokio Co-op
Plains
Wellman
Needmore Gin
Brownfield City
Earl Elrod
Combest Earns Respect Standing Tall in Washington
A Texan representative faced pressure from Newt Gingrich and an Agricultural Committee chair but refused to bend, defending cotton farmers of the South Plains. The piece urges careful reform of farm policy with responsible fiscal shifts while maintaining compassion for those affected.
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Larry Combest
Washington D.C
Newt Gingrich
Rep. Combest
Texas
Washington
Agricultural Committee
House of Representatives
United States
Gingrich
South Plains
Roberts
Kansas
Local man found guilty of in-home auto repair business
Glynn Scott, a Brownfield resident long opposed to city rules, was convicted by a six member jury in Municipal Court of operating an automobile repair business from his home in the 400 block of East Felt. City Judge Odell Sears imposed a $250 fine for violating the residential zoning ordinance.
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Glynn Scott
Brownfield
Odell Sears
Scott
Earl Elrod
East Felt
Elrod
BHS Little Theater to host TWCD election
Kermitt Shults announces a soil and water conservation district director election for Zone 3 in Terry at 7 P.M. on Oct. 3. Voters must own agricultural land in the district, reside in a qualifying county, and be 18 or older. Candidates must own land in their subdivision, be 18, and actively engaged in farming.
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Soil and Water Conservation District
Terry Soil and Water Conservation District
BHS Little Theater
Kermitt Shults
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