Red Bluff Reservoir plan meets district resistance
At a Pecos RBWPCD meeting, Winkler County official Julian Dawson urged funding to transform the 11 000 acre Red Bluff Reservoir near Orla into a scenic recreational area with shade trees picnic facilities and drinking water. Directors countered they cannot provide water or fund such improvements citing low water levels and physical limits.
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PECOS
Red Bluff Water Power Control District
Rbwpcd
Winkler County
Julian Dawson
Red Bluff
Orla
Odessa
Red Bluff Water District
Lloyd Goodridge
Dawson
Kermit Chamber of Commerce
Winkler County Commissioners
Goodridge
Class starts without EMS chief
A state mandated paramedic recertification class began today as Fire Chief Bill Childress noted the EMS system lacks a chief to supervise, a situation unresolved until at least October due to a city hiring freeze. The department has suffered low morale, poor retention, and questions over compliance with state laws.
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Bill Childress
Childress
Bill Kilgore
Family's spiritual odyssey drives Moore clan toward Israel
Claud Lee Moore, a 46 year old former Church of Christ preacher, leads his wife Larue and nine children on a road journey across the United States in search of Orthodoxy and home in Israel. He claims to be Elijah the prophet and says Yahshua will return as the Messiah. After a three year Odessan sojourn ending in 1981, the family now camps in tents, traveling in an old van and facing hardship, including an assault Moore endured in Odessa.
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Claud Lee Moore
Israel
Elijah
Church of Christ
God
Moores
Odessa
Moore
Larue
Janet
Asa
City Council Hears Tax Queries On Budget Debate
Citizens speak at a public hearing over a 44.8 million city budget a 3.7 percent rise and a 43.6 cent tax rate with armored mentions of a 1.4 million revenue sharing plan. Norton notes rising taxes while city managers cite salary and utility costs.
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William E. Norton
Norton
Emerald Ave
Dick Sivalls
John Harrison
Odessa
Harrison
Dean Cartwright
Verde
Sivalls
Priorities and Pine Tar Show Public Curiosity
The piece argues how public attention swings between global disasters and quirky sports headlines. It cites George Brett pine tar controversy and Dave Winfield's seagull incident to illustrate media fixation and the value placed on amusement over grim news.
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George Brett
New York Yankee
Billy Martin
Kansas City
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