Family of three wheelchair artists makes painting a life
The Russell siblings Jim Marion and Jeane, all stricken with muscular dystrophy since about age 12, turn painting into a livelihood. They produce up to 200 works yearly, selling mainly at the Holiday Inn show, Baker Gallery in Lubbock and Taos Gallery in Taos New Mexico. They manage three studios at 412 Alberta with six hours of daily work and use a station wagon to scout landscapes across West Texas. Their mother Marion Russell drives them, acts as critic, and guides tours for sketches and photo sessions.
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Jeane
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Lyndon B. Johnson
Odessa
Holiday Inn
Baker Gallery
Lubbock
Taos Gallery
Taos, N.M
Russell
Alberta
Marion M. Russell
Pecos
West Texas
Menudo Cookoff Proposed in Pecos for Fun
Journalist calls Pecos readers to enter a first Pecos menudo cookoff with a $15 prize for the winner, $10 for second, and $5 for third. The event will crown a menudo king or queen, with judges including the columnist, and plans depend on participant interest. Se admiten Gringos tambien.
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Enterprise
Reeves County senior citizens plan mailing list
Harold Meyer chair of the Reeves County senior citizens advisory committee says the group aims to assemble a county wide mailing list including Barstow residents for a monthly senior citizens newsletter. Senior citizens in Reeves County and Barstow are asked to call the Pecos center at Hickory and Second St. 445-3272 with name and mailing address. newsletter will be free.
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Barstow
Senior Citizens Advisory Committee
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Pecos
Hickory
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City-County Credit Union Meeting Set
City county Federal Credit Union will hold a 7 30 p.m. meeting January 24 in the community center banquet room. Directors will be named, financial reports reviewed, and a slide show Lets Look at Credit Unions shown. Door prizes include a $10 share account and three $5 accounts. Refreshments will be served. All members and prospective members urged to attend.
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Community Center
Credit Unions
Traffic survey to show need for improvements
City councilmen approve a traffic survey contract with Transportation Engineering Associates of Austin to study intersections and traffic control devices. The Governors Office on Traffic Safety will fund about $6,000, with the city supplying labor. findings due in roughly six months.
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Governors Office
J.J. Maxey
Dwayne Dobbs
Nolan
Easier to Read Street Signs Considered in Pecos
Pecos city officials review a plan for larger read and heavier street signs. Council notes 450 missing or non existent signs and a $5000 budget to fund about half the replacements. Bids will be sought to match available funds.
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Pecos
Dwyane Dobbs
Carl McGee
J.J. Maxey
Wintry storm threatens Texas as city plans signs and zoo idea
City council discusses vandal resistant signs while a Pecos family offers exotic animals for the park including ostrich wallaby oudad sheep and two deer breeds. Forecasters warn a Colorado Rockies winter storm may bring dust winds and snow flurries across West Texas with travel advisories and winter storm watches on multiple states.
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Pecos
West Texas
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Gas rate hike hits Pecos and Barstow customers
Southern Union Gas Company raised rates by 6.9 cents per thousand cubic feet after exercising its escalation clause. City officials were told the increase, effective for meters read after January 6, will average under $10 more per customer annually and follows higher production costs.
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Pecos
Barstow
Southern Union Gas Company
Southern Union
W.C. Renshaw
Renshaw
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