Bicentennial kickoff lights up courthouse square and events
Special Events highlights Senior Citizens Week as Dawson County honors seniors with a Bicentennial themed afternoon at the Senior Citizen Center on North Lynn Avenue. Activities begin at 2 PM with awards by County Judge Leslie Pratt, greetings from agencies, and a colors presentation by Boy Scout Troop 708. Master of Ceremonies is Weldon Webb.
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Dawson County
M.F. Cohorn
North Lynn Avenue
Leslie C. Pratt
Paul Land
Ministerial Alliance
Senior Citizen Center
Calvin Smith
South 11Th St
First Baptist Church
Lamesa
East Side
M.C. Lindsey
Ira Ashley
Juanita Mayfield
Ernest Moody
Jeff Shipp
Roger Fleckenstein
Stanton
Permian Basin
Kent
Top Students Named at Borden High School
Top students at Borden High School in Gail are Catherine Jackson valedictorian and Jim McLeroy salutatorian. Jackson has a 94.61 grade average and aims for Lubbock Christian College. McLeroy holds a 93.06 average and plans to attend Texas Tech University. Commencement exercises at the Borden County High School Auditorium are set for 8 pm Thursday May 22.
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Borden High School
Gail
Catherine Jackson
Jim MccLeroy
Mickey McMeans
Borden County High School
Miss Jackson
O.D. Jackson
Lubbock Christian College
McLeroy
James McLeroy
Texas Tech University
Borden County
Lamesa Declared Bicentennial Community in Ceremony
Mayor Lloyd Cline received state and national Bicentennial certificates and a flag in a Friday morning ceremony. The event featured Lamesa and O'Donnell bands, a Webb Air Force Base Color Guard, and about 2,000 residents and students. Senator Kent Hance chaired remarks praising national heritage and unity amid a historic Dawson County backdrop.
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Lamesa
Webb Air Force Base
Lloyd Cline
O’donnell
Minutemen
South 1St Street
Clark
Rangers
O'Donnell
North 2Nd St
Webb Air Force Color Guard
LHS
Jerome Vitek
St. Margaret Mary’s Catholic Church
Bill Hardage
First Baptist Church
Kent Hance
Dawson County
Goss Community Press Rolls Off At South Plains Printing
The new Goss Community press at South Plains Printing in Lamesa began its first run just after midnight Friday. Under installer Jim Odom of Mobile, the 14,000 papers per hour unit produced 4,600 copies in a 17 minute stretch for Saturday editions to Lamesa and nearby towns.
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Goss Community Press
South Plains Printing Company
Goss
Jim Odom
Mobile
Ala
Noel Suniga
Chebby Gonzales
Victory Dimas
Freddie Garcia
Ricky Cervantes
Farmer
Felder
Odom
Lamesa
Andrews
Brownfield
Seminole
Denver City
Spencer Signs Cage Scholarship With Lubbock Christian College
Lamesa all state cager Eddie Lee Spencer signed a four year basketball scholarship with Lubbock Christian College. Coach Darrell Price praised Spencer's speed and leaping ability and said he will boost the press game next season. Spencer, 18, son of Mr and Mrs Lee Edward Spencer, was a two year letterman and all district selectee.
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Tors
Eddie Lee Spencer
Lubbock Christian College
Texoma
McMurry
Texas Weslyan
Spencer
Cage
Lamesa
Chaparrel
Darrell Price
LCC
Price
Lee Edward Spencer
Detroit
Lakeview
Lee Spencer Page
Eddie Lee Spence
Chapparral
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Courthouse Square
Stephen Henry
Walter Bunker
Borden
San Francisco
Savannah
New York
Hance
America
Ann Simmons
Lubbock
Lubbock Christian
Texas Wesleyan
Ft. Worth
Dallas Baptist
Wayland Baptist
Oklahoma Christian College
Bethany Nazarene
McMurry College
Oklahoma Baptist
Midwestern
Phillips College
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