4-H Awards Banquet Set With 475 Awards
The Ward County 4-H Achievement Banquet Saturday night will honor about 350 youths at the Junior High Cafeteria starting at 7 o clock. Featured speaker will be Jerry Larned former Ward County coach. The program includes I Dare You and Gold Star awards with coordinators Levine McCurdy and Mark GueIker. Ron Woolley will present the awards. National theme 4-H Pathway to the Future. Master of Ceremonies Pascual Olibas. Nearly five million youth celebrate National 4-H Week.
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Barbara Higginbotham
Pascual Olibas
Liz Wood
Kathy Rice
Ron Woolley
District Six
Ft. Stockton
Dede O’dell
Alicia Martin
Kay Harkey
Shawn Cox
Janna Anthony
Larned
Roberta Johnson
Jimmy Andrews
Adult Leaders Association
Water project in Monahans gets new TDW go ahead
City Manager Jack Forga said TDW official Polly Coffin told him Monahans still may receive matching funds for Step III construction. Plans must be submitted to Austin before October 15. Earlier TDWR halted funds to prioritize major urban projects after Step II had received partial payment.
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Polly Coffin
Austin
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Steve Dennis
Bill Rapp
Dennis
West Texas Sees Prolonged Rainfall Across Basin
Persistent moisture from a cold front drenched West Texas through the five day period ending Tuesday with 1.35 inches for October and 16.18 inches year to date in Monahans. Officials warned of more possible rainfall as overcast skies and a stationary front lingered, impacting Ward County and broader Panhandle areas.
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Ward County Appraisal District directors discuss their own selection
The Ward County Appraisal District plans an election based method for choosing five directors after a failed move to use the three-fourths rule. Taxing units including Ward County, Monahans, Grandfalls and Wickett will cast votes proportional to their 1980 levies, with nominations due October 15 and ballots due by November 15.
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Finley
Amendment on tax increment financing for slum redevelopment
In the 1981 sessions Texas legislators proposed 10 constitutional amendments for voter consideration. Seven proposals were passed and will be on the November 3 ballot, with three from the regular session appearing in 1982. The amendment would add Section 1-g to Article VIII authorizing tax relief and bonds to redevelop certain areas, enabling cities to finance projects with tax increments and exemptions to spur redevelopment in distressed zones.
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