Portable skating rink to park by posse barn plan
Mayor Bill Pigman voiced recreation needs as Councilman Doug Fernandez moved to lease the property to Lawson for $100 monthly on a month to month basis. Council unanimously approved the plan. Lawson expects a Sept 10 setup for two to three months under a 40 by 80 foot tent with snow cones and soft drinks for sale. MARC band members Hector Roman and Paul Briones won park use for a Prairie Dog Park concert Sunday. Two streets to be blocked for the afternoon. Hess Chevrolet won a bid for two new pickups at $10,000 after trade-ins over Pecos Motors at $10,580.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Pigman
Doug Fernandez
Lawson
Marc Band
Hector Roman
Paul Briones
Prairie Dog Park
Hess Chevrolet
Pecos Motors
Pecos Barstow Toyah school board rejects lease plan
Pecos Barstow Toyah school trustees met in regular session with two executive sessions. They declined to lease West Pecos Elementary to the Christian Learning Center after a petition from principal Bill Sprinkle and approved a Five year lease proposal delay. They also appointed Zavala Junior High coach to fill an assistant principal vacancy and adopted teacher salary increases to align with state recommendations. The board advanced health insurance for all employees and renewed an appraisal contract for 1978 and 1979. City council actions included ambulance cost concerns, center use policy, and parking changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos - Barstow - Toyah
West Pecos
Christian Learning Center
Gome Olibas Zavala
Bessie Haynes
Texas
Frank Perea
Billie K. Sadler
TSTA
James Hill
Hill
Pecos
Joe Garcia
Pecos High School
Thos. Y. Pickett and Company Inc
Ray Whitley
School day offers work study in DE
As the 1977 78 school year approaches junior and senior students can enroll in a cooperative vocational program. Distributive education DE offers part time paid work supervised by a sponsor and exposure to retail and wholesale distribution. DE students take few regular classes and may join DECA. Diana Gonzales represented Pecos in Annehiem last May under Ms. Bale. Apply early. limited slots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Sandel
Pecos
Annehiem
Diana Gonzales
Jane Bale
Jimmy Davee
Sandel
Weather Watch: Thursday High 101 Degrees
Forecast calls for considerable cloudiness with widely scattered showers and thunderstorms today through Tuesday. Highs near 101 degrees and overnight low around 72. Precipitation at 0.5 inches expected.
Space shuttle Enterprise lifts off on jet test flight
At Edwards Air Force Base, the Space Shuttle Enterprise rode a Boeing 747 to 25,000 feet for its first free glide test. Astronauts Fred Haise and Gordon Fullerton piloted the shuttle as it would detach and glide to a landing on a dry lake bed, marking a milestone in the program's approach and landing tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Saltus
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Fred Haise
Gordon Fullerton
County to buy 3 items
Reeves County Commissioners will open bids at 10 am Monday for three items. The contracts cover hospital landscaping, a hospital sprinkler system, and a pickup truck for the Balmorhea Fire Department.
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Reeves County Commissioners
Balmorhea
Tower to visit Pecos for informal Monday meeting
U S Senator John Tower of Texas will stop in Pecos on Monday for an informal gathering at the senior citizens center on Second and Cedar. A reception from 10 to 11 a.m. will let local residents meet the senator and participate in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
John Tower
Texas
Pecos
Senior Citizens Center
Second and
Cedar
Tower
Concert at city park features five bands and a Kiss tribute
A Sunday concert at Prairie Dog Park runs 4 p.m. to 11:55 p.m. with no charge and up to 4,000 expected attendees. Performers include Brown Brandy of Monahans, La Nueva Vida of Pecos, Kiss tribute New Born Kiss-a from Kermit, MARC of Pecos, Little Joey La Familia of Temple possible, and Tony Alvarez of Pecos. Concessions by the Women’s Informative Group. Directed by Hector Tito Roman, Paul Briones, and Marcos Mendoza Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concierto Pesada III
Prairie Dog Park
Brown Brandy
Monahans
la Nueva Vida
Pecos
Kiss
Kermit
Marc
Little Joey la Familia
Temple
Tony Alvarez
Hector
Tito’’ Roman
Paul Briones
Marcos Mendoza Jr
Pecos on air at 12 Sunday special on voting act
Realidades airs a 30 minute news commentary Sunday noon on Cable Channel 5 about extending the Voting Rights Act. It includes coverage of February’s Pecos registration drive, a Saragosa Park barbecue, and a MARO concert. Produced by Antonio Parra of El Paso. to air nationwide on PBS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Realidades
Saragosa Park
The
Mexican American Revolutionary Organization
MARO
PBS
Antonio Parra
el Paso
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Posse Barn
Bill Sprinkle
Bob Miller
Learning Center
Ben Meek
Sprinkle
J.J. Maxey
Maxey
Pigman
Council
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Abilene
Odessa
Big Springs
Daniel Newsom
Allen Jones
GI Forum
Post Office
Cos Kindergarten
Architect’s Dream
DECA — _ Distributive Education Clubs of America
Bill Hargrove
Hargrove
Chamber of Commerce Office
Mendoza
Marc Group
Donald Slayton
City Park
Oneida
S. Eddy
Oneidas
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