Reeves officials begin budget workshop in Reeves County
Sheriff Arnulfo Gomez urged commissioners to restore two deputies, pushing staffing back to 10 as revenues from housing US Marshals inmates fall short. County leaders note a $5 million budget with gaps of $300,000 to $400,000, due to not housing inmates from Pecos grant gains. Officials also seek raises for several elected staff amid years without increases.
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County Detention Center
RCDC
Jimmy Galindo
Marshal Service
Galindo
Pecos
Gomez
Felipe Arrendondo
Reeves County
Red Hat Society Women Embrace Colorful Club Lore
In Odessa a Loudly dressed group of Red Hat Society members from four Permian Basin chapters gathers monthly for lunch in full regalia. Born from a 1998 California poem by Jenny Joseph, the society promotes humor and aging with flamboyant hats and outfits. Marilyn Nestra noted as a member of the Dazzling Divas.
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Cathy Ayler
White Pool House
Stanton, Midland
House
Red Hat Society
Odessa
Women’s Club
Permian Basin
California
Jenny Joseph
Sue Ellen Cooper
Ladies’ Club
Marilyn Nestra
Divas
Red Hat group boosts energy with community service in Midland
Paulette Hall helped spawn the Red Hat Hotties 2 chapter in Midland. About 35 women from diverse backgrounds share age as common ground and pursue events from lunches at the Barn Door to theater visits. They aim to expand community service with the Special Olympics and Saddleridge Lodge visits.
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Ter
Barn Door
White Pool
Paulette Hall
Midland
Hall
Fuddrucker’s
Chicago
Ector Theatre
Saddleridge Lodge
Expanding NAFTA seen costing jobs for Hispanics
Three labor groups warn that extending NAFTA into Central America would worsen job losses for Hispanic workers in the United States. A report cites 2.5 million NAFTA job losses over a decade and 47 percent of those aided by federal unemployment programs as Hispanic. The Central American Free Trade Agreement would involve Honduras Nicaragua Costa Rica El Salvador and Guatemala and requires congressional ratification with implications for voters.
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Harlingen
Central America
United States
U.S
Latin America
Jaime Martinez
Labor Council For Latin American Advancement
Martinez
Texas Fair Trade Campaign
Public Citizen
NAFTA
Mexico
Dominican Republic
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
el Salvador
Guatemala
Congress
Texas farm on track for record cotton crop
The USDA projects Texas will harvest 6.3 million bales, surpassing the 1949 record, though cooler regional temperatures may prevent reaching latest estimates. In the Plains, 60 percent of Texas cotton is grown and delays in August and September could hinder the state’s projections. Plains Cotton Growers’ Rickey Bearden warns for a strong late summer. See COTTON on Page 2B.
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Lubbock
Texas
US Agriculture Department
USDA
South Plains
Rickey Bearden
The
Plains Cotton Growers
Small Odessa eatery rides growth from MCH expansion
Casa Ortiz Restaurant near Medical Center Hospital in Odessa reports expansion fever after the May opening of the 29 million Dr Wheatley Stewart Medical Pavilion. The 503 N Alleghaney Ave eatery now serves more crispy tacos and burritos to growing MCH staff and visitors, with catering expanding as demand rises.
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Odessa
Casa Ortiz
Medical Center Hospital
Maria
Pedro Ortiz
N. Alleghaney Ave
Patty Ortiz
Ortizes
Medical Center
Sherry G’s Flowers and Gifts
Fifth St
Wheatley Stewart
MCH
Maria Ortiz
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Reeves
Ruth I
Friedberg Campbel
Toyah
Highway 17
Dazzling Divas Chapter
Mark Sterkel
Ricky Bearden
Paul Zoeller
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