Grand champions named in Pecos Fall Fair Livestock division
Bailey Wheeless of Pecos High School announced the full list of winners and contestants in the Pecos Fall Fair Livestock Division. Winners include Grand Champion Steer Danny Carrillo and Showmanship winner Melissa Gholson, with numerous placements across Lightweight and Heavyweight Steers, Lamb divisions, Finewool, Suffolks, Hamphires, and Southdowns, judged by Richard Powell and Joe Henson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Bailey Wheeless
Pecos High School
Danny Carrillo
Jimmy Lee
Melissa Gholson
Casey Lewis
David Arendono
Danny Crrillo
Dawn Meacham
Brad Gholson
Michelle Lee
June Edmiston
Lori Edmiston
Davee
Lisa Stafford
Roseanne Jackson
Jim Kenney
Terrie Hamilton
Robby Warren
Chuck Kane
Tom Davee
Sam Davee
Beth Jackson
Cindy Sadburn
Blake Cowart
Greg Dinwiddie
Ronny Pearrow
Cannon Cook
Bobby Edge
Sandra Stumberg
Rachael Stumberg
Tobi Wheeless
Brad Bufkin
Jim Evans
Monty McMahon
Chanla Markham
Richard Brijalba
Monte McMahon
Lisa Stanford
Dale Moseley
Dennis Moseley
Russell Coleman
Jamie Gentry
Hampshire
Southdowns
Staci Wheeless
Charla Markham
Neil James
Christie Cook
Kelly Peer
Les Phillips
Hampshire Ram
Cody Gary Southdown
EWE
Misty McMahon
Hampshire Ewe
Little Britches
Lee Ann Gentry
Jay Henson
Kelly Pattillo
Lamb
Richard Powell
Voc Ag
Alpine High School
Joe Henson
Voc. Ag
van Horn High School
Pecos Ambulance and Police Log Highlights and Grant's Demise
A series of Pecos Ambulance Service transfers details non emergency infant care to El Paso and emergency moves to Reeves County Memorial Hopital Kermit Odessa and local police citations for collisions and traffic violations. The column closes with Grant’s 1885 death tied to his final days and burial in New York.
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EL Paso
Pecos
S. Cherry
Reeves County Memorial Hopital
Kermit
Joseph Craft
Odessa
Grant
Grant & Ward Investment House
Ulysses S. Grant
Riverside Drive
N.Y
Art show winners named in Pecos Fall Fair exhibit
The Pecos Art Association announced adult and school division winners for the Pecos Fall Fair art exhibition judged by Miriam Lowrance of Sul Ross State University. Winners span Watercolors Graphics Oils and Pastels with multiple honorable mentions across age groups and school levels.
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Pecos Art Association
Pecos
Miriam Lowrance
Sul Ross State University
Pecos Eagle Band Boosters Plan November Activities
The Pecos Eagle Band Boosters meet at 7:30 p.m. in the high school bandhall to hear reports on special projects from Treasurer Toni Lovelace and Enchilada Supper chair Nina Abila. Bake sale chair Barbara Hernandez will discuss the November 3 event alongside Doug Garman on Video Tape equipment. Fruit Cake Sales co-chairs Walter LeBlanc Ray Estes and Louis Matta will present final plans for this year’s sales. President David Dutchover invites band student parents and others to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos Eagle Band
Nina Abila
Barbara Hernandez
Doug Garman
Zavala
Walter LeBlanc
Ray Estes
Louis Matta
David Dutchover
Big Bend sites added to National Register of Historic Places
The Brewster County Court house and Jail in Alpine the Paisano Hotel in Marfa and the Bullis Camp Archaeological Site a prehistoric Indian camp have been added to the National Register of Historic Places as announced by Barbara Baskin curator of the Museum of the Big Bend and supported by the Texas Historical Commission.
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West Texas
Barbara Baskin
Museum of the
Calendar October 1978 Community Events Schedule
Calendar for October 1978 lists weekly civic club meetings and senior activities in Pecos Balmorhea and Reeves area. Lions clubs Optimist and Rotary host luncheons and noon gatherings at various venues. AA and TOPS hold meetings. senior citizens center offers exercise, birthday party, game day and blood pressure checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Pecos Inn
Amistad Lions Cub
Lions den
Pecos
Saragosa Hall
Pecos AA
Alnon
S. Oak
Balmorhea
Reeves Community Council
10Th St
Barstow Community Center
Downtown
Holiday Inn
Senior Citizens Center
S. Cedar
Pecos Rotary Club
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
S. Oak St
Balmorhea Senior Citizens Luncheon and Local Updates
The Balmorhea Senior Citizens met for a Thursday noon Covered Dish Luncheon at the Center with about 40 in attendance. Guests included Mrs. Mildred Hoefs and daughter Mrs. Barbara Anderson of Pecos. City Secretary Sharin Harrison demonstrated a new voting method. Members enjoyed bridge and dominoes, pie and coffee. The group, affiliated with A A R P, visited Ft. Davis Lodge for dinner with driver Robert Hussey. New EMS officers were elected C T Gray as chief with Linda Bryan Cris Gilbert Helen Humphries and Chuck Markham as assistants. Reporters received radios and ambulance gear update. rain gear added. Librarian Martha Moore announced new Houghton books and plans an open house later this month with date to be announced.
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Balmorhea
Mildred Hoefs
Barbara Anderson
Pecos
Sharin Harrison
A.A.R.P
Ft. Davis Lodge
Robert Hussey
Emergency Medical Service
C.T. Gray
Linda Bryan
Cris Gilbert
Helen Humphries
Chuck Markham
Martha Moore
Houghton
Obituaries Gussie Kinard and Sylvia Lujan
Funeral services for Gussie Gehren Kinard 60 of Pecos will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Pecos Funeral Home chapel with burial at Toyah Cemetery. She died Sunday at the Pecos Nursing Home. Also listed is mass for Sylvia Lujan 26 of Pecos who died Sunday in Reeves County Memorial Hospital, with services at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Santa Rosa Catholic Church and burial at Fairview Cemetery. Surviving Kinard include two sons Mark and Michael Chaddick, daughter Patricia Hampton, two brothers and two sisters, mother Sally Halton and six grandchildren. Surviving Lujan include husband Ramon, daughter Rebecca, parents Macario and...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gussie Kinard
Gussie Gehren Kinard
Pecos
Toyah
Mark Chaddick
Michael Chaddick
Houston
Patricia Hampton
Tucumcari
N.M
M.B. Quick
Oklahoma
Lee Quick Jr
Loco
Okla
Claria Kinard
Duncan
Dorothy Bacha
San Antonio
Texas
Sally Halton
Sylvia Lujan
Reeves County Memorial Hospital
Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Fairview Cemetery
Pecos Funeral Home
Continental Telephone Co
Ramon Lujan
N. Ash
Rebecca
Macario Martinez
George
Adan
Macario Jr
Ector
Alfredo
Danny
Ricky
Jessie
Jamie
Oscar
Rosa
Estella
Virginia
Eva Navarette
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Julie Chaddick
Tony Flowers
Suffolk
Bari Gentry
Kelly Poer
Kari Poer
Jimmy
Jim H. Evans
Kari Peer
Brad _ Bufkin
Ronna Roberson
Clinton Glenn
Gloria Teal
Southdown
Hampshire Eyes
Edmiston
Cody Gary
West Third
South Palm
Billy Wayne Stroud
Daggett
Dagoberto S. Quesada
Sandia
Peach
Sixth Street
Tomas Juarez Matta
South Eddy
Carmen Sanchez Meras
N. Cedar
David Olivas Palomino
Barstow
Art Climer
Fairgrounds
Climer
Climer Distributing Company
Fort Stockton
Lonnie Kelly
Carol Chinn
Margie Williamson
Rio Grande
Elaine Capers
Mary Nabers Precit
Steve
Peggy Elliot
Charlene Kates
Ridin’ Point
James Kates
Bonnie Conrad
Derson
Gloria Venzer
David Sprinkle
Tia Lewis
Elma Herrera
Graphic
Malinda Vick
John Hudson
Tim Swift
Toni Lovelace
Boosters
Big Bend Sites
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
South Cedar Street
Ken Dulaney
Lewis Barrett
Diane Osborn
Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Reeves County
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Jeff Davis Counties
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C. Towry
Tini Tarin
Monta Lara
Anna
Lara
Martina Ornelas
Sandra Machuca
Stacy King
Bear Cub
Robin King
Fern King
Clyde Chasteen
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Comache, Okla
Yeutoust
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Great Western Finance
Cannor
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