Back-to-school in Pecos teachers return for in-service week
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah teachers report for four days of in-service training while students enjoy an extra week of summer. Registration begins Monday with the full first day of classes August 24. Construction wraps up on phase seven of the district’s 2.7 million program including band rooms and athletic facilities. kindergarten shifts to Earl Bell campus mid-year. Football opens September 3 at El Paso. volleyball starts September 2 at home against Big Spring.
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Teachers honored with two events in Pecos Barstow Toyah
Teachers in the Pecos Barstow Toyah system will attend two local events this week. The chamber of commerce reception is at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in the high school cafeteria with door prizes for teachers. The school board dinner follows at 7 p.m. Thursday in the same cafeteria for teachers aides and secretaries.
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Last year's Mars lander model and a kid's breakfast ramble
A humorous column riffs on the Mars Viking mission using last year’s model as a jab while imagining a gear laden extra arm on the lander. The piece shifts to playful city-name drop, celebrity parenting musings, and a bread quality gripe about 100 percent whole wheat with additives and mold.
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Time Magazine
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Rain Eludes Pecos As Temps Surge Over 100
Pecos endured hot dry conditions while other Texas cities saw rain. Weekend highs reached 108 on Saturday, 101 Friday, and 106 Sunday, with lows around 68 to 71. Forecasters expect clear to partly cloudy skies through Tuesday with continued warmth and scattered late showers and storms mainly in West Texas.
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Nebraska Panhandle
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Whitney
Chadron
City Talks Merger At Meet Today
County commissioners hold a 10 a.m. public hearing in the district courtroom while the school board meets at 5:30 p.m. in the 1302 S. Park Street administration building to review budgets. Inflation pushes up spending, and oil and mineral valuations rise though not as high as expected per Superintendent Ray Whitley.
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Congressman White to address Pecos Lions Club meeting
Congressman Richard C. White will visit Pecos for a brief stop during a 10 day tour of the 16th District. He will attend the Lions club noon meeting at the Holiday Inn then travel from Marfa to Mentone. A 4 30 to 5 30 public meeting is planned in Mona hans at the First National Bank coffee room.
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Ford and Reagan pursue delegates at divided GOP convention
Kansas City AP Ford and Reagan chased the last uncommitted delegates as the 31st GOP convention opened in Kemper Arena Mary Louise Smith chaired the session. Buckley eyed a potential bid. Delegates split with Ford 1116 Reagan 1035 107 uncommitted per AP tally. Reagan backs Schweiker as running mate. rule on VP choice debated.
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City to discuss new budgets at special Pecos council meeting
Pecos city councilmen plan a special 6 p.m. meeting today to debate the proposed city county law enforcement consolidation. The open session will be in the council chamber at city hall.
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Extension course choices offered Pecos residents urged to attend
Pecos residents seeking Odessa College extension courses are invited to a 7 p.m. Thursday meeting in the Bessie Haynes Elementary School cafeteria. Residents can discuss desired courses and register. A new rule requires at least 15 students to enroll for a course this year, says Dr. Miles Eckert, dean of student development.
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Christians open new war campaign over Mount Meten area
Christians launched a fresh offensive to drive Palestinians from the Meten area above Beirut. Palestinian forces shelled Christian positions with missiles and anti aircraft guns while Christian militia backed by tanks and halftracks attacked Palestinian positions at Ain Toura. Fighting also raged in Beirut’s commercial district and nearby Chivah and Ein Ramaneh neighborhoods.
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Merchants stock up with back to school toys
It's Back to School time in Pecos as local merchants promote their largest toy and school supply selection. The Today's Enterprise notes mom and dad can outfit youngsters with smart looks at competitive prices, avoiding out of town shopping for the first day.
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Phillip
Pecos
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Three wrecks probed by police over weekend injuries
Marcos Galindo of Airbase was treated and discharged after a 9 48 p m Saturday crash at Fifth and Walnut Streets where his car struck a parked truck owned by Javier Hernandez of San Juan. A separate early Saturday collision at Lincoln and Cedar sent a man with stab wounds to the hospital after an ambulance was summoned when Concepcion Jasso of Verhalen failed to negotiate a curve and hit a sign and fence. Another minor crash at Eddy and Stratford Streets Friday involved Rene Juarez and Jose Castillo of Pecos.
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Walnut Streets
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Cedar Streets
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Major quake hits in China reported by AP from Golden
The AP reports a major Chinese mainland quake recorded by U.S. seismographs at 6.9 magnitude. Waverly Person of the NEIS notes the event occurred at 10 07 a.m. EDT and was about 950 miles from last month’s large quake in China.
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