Annual ACS Bike a thon set for Saturday at 9 a.m.
The Charlie Branch Memorial American Cancer Society Bike A Thon begins at 9 a.m. Saturday at the high school field house. Co chairs Joel Graves and T J Loafman note top prizes include two 10 speed bikes for the youth raising the most money and a random drawing among all riders. Adults can win theatre tickets. patches are given to participants. bikes donated by Ted and Mary Sprouse and Terry Eamon of Whites Auto. Pledge cards are available at schools, banks, and The Monahans News.
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Charlie Branch
American Cancer Society
Joel Graves
T. J. Loafman
Ted and
Mary Sprouse
Terry Eamon
White’s Auto
Monahans News
Weekend Cleanup Push Then Paint Dealers Boost
Sunday May 6 notes pickups for trash from the cleanup campaign set for tomorrow and Tuesday. Citizens urged to add to alley piles and paint and fix up stores to cut prices and help the town shine.
School Board weighs hiring 15 new teachers
The School Board meets at 7 30 Tuesday evening to discuss the 1979 80 personnel salary schedule and supplemental pay for USS class and activity sponsors ranging from 100 to 250 dollars for extra work this year. The board plans to hire 15 new teachers to replace retiring and resigning staff. Jerry Larned will give a
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U.S.S
Grandfalls Superintendent C B Wheeler to retire after 33 years
Longtime Grandfalls Royalty Independent School District superintendent C B Wheeler will retire at the end of the school year after 33 years in the system. A May 13 farewell program is set for 2 p.m. in the C B Wheeler Gymnasium with a reception at the Grandfalls Community Center until 5 p.m. Wheeler’s career began as a coach and history teacher, rising to principal in 1952 and superintendent in 1953, overseeing major campus expansions and modernization while the district grew and achieved accreditation.
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C.B
Bud) Wheeler
Grandfalls Royalty Independent
Wheeler
C.B. Wheeler
Grandfalls Community Center
Grandfalls
McMurray College
Air Force
Sul Ross
Grandfalls Common
PTA
Red Red Rose of Texas
TSTA
TASA
District 18
Southern Association
Southern
Grandfalls Royalty Chamber of Commerce
Lion’s Club
Baptist Church
Council to present awards and review plats
The Council will meet Tuesday at 2 p.m. to consider several preliminary plats and present tenure awards to Police Chief Joe Drea for 20 years Wanda Childress for ten years and Helen Shoemake for five years. The Hilton Addition plat for a convalescent home project will be reviewed, the home builder has a state Certificate of Need for a 100 bed facility. Lorelei Addition near Seventeenth and Kenneth Streets was zoned in January and may be replatted. Mission Valley Estates and a Gibson addition rezoning request for a day care center are also on the agenda.
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Joe Drea
Wanda Childress
Helen Shoemake
Hilton Addition
Lorelei
Seventeenth and Kenneth Streets
Mission Valley Estates
Gibson Addition
Council to discuss hospitalization proposals and tax roll changes
The council will consider employee hospitalization proposals and adjustments to the tax roll in an upcoming meeting. The meeting agenda includes funding, coverage details, and potential impacts on municipal budgets and services.
County Docket Sets 114 Pre Trial Hearings in Courtroom
The County docket before Judge Richard Litz lists 114 cases for pre trial hearings at 9 30 a m on Thursday. Among charges 35 are speeding 12 other traffic violations 28 DWI 8 each theft by check and possession of marijuana. Remaining offenses include public intoxication theft resisting arrest assault and disorderly conduct. Jury trial scheduled for May 22.
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Richard Litz
DWI
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Field House
Wickett
Monahans
Sudderth School
Jerry Larned
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Association of Colleges and Schools
Edwards
Sudderth
Lathan Walker
C. B. Wheeler
Tommy Rodgers
Lead County
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