Estate Planning Seminar set for Monday night
A local seminar on planning inheritance and finances after life is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday March 29 in the Reddy Room at Texas Electric Service Co. Citizens from Ward County and Texas Extension will present topics on estate planning wills trusts tax law and the Economic Recovery Act of 1981 with speakers from Odessa Monahans Midland and local firms.
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Reddy Room
Texas Electric Service Co
South Bruce
Ward County Program Building Committee
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
James King
Rodney Hurt
Odessa
Monahans
Bob Parks
Charles Wade
First State Bank
John Bates
Midland
First National Bank
Richard Hoyer
C.P.A
82 Freedom Fair A planning meeting scheduled for March 30
A planning meeting for the 1982 Freedom Fair is set for Tuesday evening March 30 at 7 p.m. in the Chamber of Commerce building chaired by Jeanie Compton. Attendees include organizations clubs churches businesses or individuals interested in participating. Activities will be at Hill Park on July 5 with booth costs special events contests and sign up deadlines to be discussed and public entertainment ideas are welcome.
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Chamber of Commerce
Jeanie Compton
Chamber
4Th
Dwight Streets
Hill Park
Public meetings invite citizens to see grass roots democracy
The Monahans News urges readers to attend local government meetings when agenda items affect the public. It notes most boards meet during the day, with the school board often at night, and encourages preliminary stories to outline agenda and background. Administrators welcome public interest and cooperation.
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Monahans News
City Hall
Over 65 exemption deadline set for April 19
Ward County Chief Appraiser Everette Hewett says homeowners aged 65 or older on January 1, 1979 who did not receive their 1979 school district homestead exemptions have until April 19 to apply. The move enables the school tax freeze tied to the $10,000 homestead exemption. See Page 15 legal notice for full details.
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Ward County
Everette Hewett
The
Monahans News
Siekman Announces Candidacy for Precinct 4 Commissioner
Bob Siekman announces his bid for county commissioner in Precinct 4 via Monahans News. A Ward County native since 1952, he grew up in Pyote, earned an industrial education degree from Sul Ross in 1959, taught and welded for the county, then ran a dirt construction business since 1965 serving oil firms, ranchers, and individuals.
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Bob Siekman
The
Monahans News
Siekman
Ward County
Rising Star
Pyote
Sul Ross
Sail planes at Monahans Airport introduce soaring gliders
Sail planes or soaring planes arrive at Monahans Airport as a new aviation activity led by Fletch Franklin from Weatherford. He explains that sail planes can gain altitude via thermals and have high lift to drag ratios, with trainers flying 35 to 40 mph and some high performance machines capable of 120 to 140 mph, while emphasizing safety and reliability compared to motorized aircraft. The piece notes thermals drive ascent, summer being best for practice, and that winter coverage continues on page 9.
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Monahans
Fletch Franklin
Weatherford
Fletcher
Franklin
Jake Carter seeks Place 4 on Monahans City Council
Francis J. Carter known as Jake Carter has authorized the Monahans News to candidacy for Place 4 on the Monahans City Council. An independent designer of oil field equipment, he has lived in Monahans since 1971 and says he values the community and hopes to contribute to future growth and development.
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Francis J
Jake) Carter
The
Monahans News
Monahans
Carter
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Freedom Fair
Newsbeat
Bob Litton
Monahans Municipal
Sandhills Soaring Inc
Jake Carter
Francis J. Carter
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