Monahans School Registration Schedule Dates
Registration for Monahans and Wickett schools begins Tuesday with all levels listed. High School seniors Tuesday morning, juniors Tuesday afternoon, freshmen and sophomores Thursday morning, and all new students Thursday afternoon. Junior high eighth grade Tuesday morning, seventh grade Tuesday afternoon, and elementary Tuesday 9 to 12 and 1 to 4. Immunization records required. first day is Monday, August 27.
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Community Breakfast Draws Local Professionals
An Agri-Business breakfast event Friday gathers businessmen and women teachers ranchers coaches secretaries clerks retired persons and oilmen to discuss regional issues and opportunities. The gathering aims to connect diverse local professions and enhance collaboration.
Local Agri-Business Breakfast and Monahans OC Courses
The Chamber of Commerce annual Agri-Business Breakfast returns with a menu of fried steak and honey. Odessa College plans Monahans extension courses this fall with signups at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Junior High School. Courses require 15 students per class, qualified instructors, and a proper classroom, with classes starting the week of September 4. Enrollment is 52 dollars for a three semester hour course or 70 dollars for two three-hour classes. Further details are on page 2. Tickets for the breakfast cost 2.50 and are available at banks, the Monahans News, chamber office, and KVKM. Breakfast runs 6:30 to 8:00, at the Bowden ranch south of Grandfalls on FM 11 with directions via FM 871 and a replica Char-Swiss cow. Cooks include Carl D Toon Estes, Edd Cox, Blue Thornton, Puny Estes, and Jack Cox. Mo Lisman leads the gravy.
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Texas cities gain from one percent sales tax rebates
State Comptroller Bob Bullock said Texas cities shared 268.9 million in rebates from the one percent city sales tax during the first eight months of the year. The August allocation totaled 27.3 million, up 25 percent from a year earlier. Pecos led gains with a 15 thousand rise to 25,500, while Ft. Stockton added 11 thousand to 23,000. Monahans, Kermit, and Andrews each increased about seven thousand. Alpine rose to 7,190 and Seminole to 6,862, with five and two thousand rises respectively.
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Ward County shines in Texas oil output ranking
Ward County ranked 16th among Texas counties for marketed oil and gas in 1978. The county produced 9.2 million barrels of crude oil valued at 85.1 million and 200.1 million MCF of natural gas valued at 202.1 million, supporting 1,500 oil jobs and 26 million in wages. Royalty owners received 35.9 million, while taxes totaled 19.1 million.
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Reserve seat sale Thursday for Lobos season tickets
Monahans Lobo season ticket holders may swap seats through Tuesday to secure preferred seating in a musical chairs process. Thursday morning remaining reserved seats go on sale to the general public. Five home games cost 12.50 with a Sept 21 home opener versus Canutillo. continued on page 8.
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Ward County crowd hears good news on juror pay
The 66th Legislature bills cited by the Ward County Clerk’s office boost juror pay to six dollars per day beginning August 27. The Commissioners' Court also sets juror pay at twenty dollars per day. A bad note states certified copies of birth death and marriage certificates rise to three dollars each.
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