City turns over control of Forrest Park softball fields
The Lamesa Softball Association will manage the two Forrest Park fields after a city council vote and park board recommendation. The association will handle maintenance, scheduling, and tournaments, with funds split by daily city receipts or 10 percent of concession gross, while the city pays electricity during league games.
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Forrest Park
Lamesa Softball Association
Lobo Park
Association
Steve Wilkes
Jeannie Norris
Softball Association
Wilkes
Nelson Hogg
Gene Everheart
Lamesa Council Rutaes Private Clubs and Alcohol Sale Rules
Lamesa City Council on first reading unanimously approved an ordinance to ban private clubs in residential areas and prohibit alcohol sales within 1,000 feet of churches or schools. The measure also bars variances or permits for clubs in residential zones and imposes up to 200 dollar fines for violations. The council also seeks 5,000 dollars for a Sulfur Draw property to clear flood zones as part of the Community Development program. Bill Sanders was named to the City Development Board, and Price Construction Co. was approved as contractor for airport tie-down and parking upgrades.
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Lamesa
Nelson Hogg
Jerry Don Pearce
Sulfur Draw
College Addition
Pearce
Bill Sanders
City Development
Bill Eggar
Bennie Lybrand
Lamesa Municipal Airport
Texas Aeronautics Commission
Price Construction Co
Falklands Crisis Rumors of Britain to Transfer Islands
The article notes Britain’s long push to cede the Falkland Islands to Argentina, with locals opposing any transfer. It traces history from 1833 to proposals in 1947 and 1955 to place the dispute before the ICJ, UN urging talks in 1978, and a near transfer in 1968 met by Falklander protests.
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Britain
Argentina
Falkland Islands
United States
Falklands
Straits of Magellan
Pacific
South America
Cape
International Court of Justice
United Nations General Assembly
Lamesa sales tax rebates rise ahead of 1981 totals
Lamesa and other South Plains cities report higher city sales tax rebates than 1981. May rebates total $70,167.08 for Lamesa, with year to date at $237,568, up 18.91 percent. Statewide rebates to 966 cities amount to $96.5 million in May, boosting five month total to $318 million. Big Spring shows the largest regional gain, up about 50 percent with May rebates totaling $357,058.35 and year to date $865,434.
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Lamesa
South Plains
State Comptroller’s Office
Texas
Big Spring
Special Education bus goes into service in Lamesa
A new specially designed special education bus with a wheelchair lift began service in Lamesa this week. It seats about 17 and replaces two older buses used for disabled students. The system includes manual lift backup, rear wheelchair brackets, and safety belts. About 17 daily riders are expected, with several in wheelchairs among roughly 400 students in the program.
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Lamesa
Charles Varner
Varner
Warner
Jack Riley
Riley
Charles Warner
Wanda Rush
Ester Magallan
Weather update summary for KPET radio
Daily 6:30 a.m. weather reading lists 24 hour maximum and minimum temperatures. Precipitation to date recorded at 3.29 inches courtesy KPET Radio.
Graduation slated Friday at Klondike High School
Twenty one students will receive diplomas Friday in commencement at Klondike High School. Exercises start at 8 p m in the auditorium with Superintendent James Logan presenting diplomas and Principal Mike Cope awarding scholarships and other honors. Valedictorian Windy West and salutatorian Cheryl Williams lead the class. baccalaureate speaker was Larry Curry of Lamesa Middle School.
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Klondike High School
Mike Cope
James Logan
Cope
Windy West
Bill West
Cheryl Williams
Ralph Williams
Klondike
Lamesa Middle School
Larry Curry
Middle School Tracks Proposal Aims At 7000 Dollar Fundraiser
Lamesa Middle School students push for a four lane track around the football field funded equally by student groups and the district. The plan, outlined to the board by Student Council President Manuel Longoria and officers, seeks local projects to raise half the roughly seven thousand dollar cost with the district covering the rest. Trustees did not decide and promised a prompt response.
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Lamesa Middle School
Manuel Longoria
Longoria
Larry Curry
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