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Daily Newspaper and Travel Guide
for Pecos Country of West Texas
Lifestyle
Monday, July 8, 2002
Cattlewomen serve as honorary marshals
The West of the Pecos Cattlewomen were "Honorary Grand Marshals" for the
West of the Pecos Parade held on July 3, in downtown Pecos.
The mission of the group is to "support and promote the beef industry."
In the organization, women function collectively to inform consumers of the
importance of the industry and of the contributions it makes to the economy
of our nation.
The Texas Cattle Women bring the best of volunteerism to the beef industry.
Together with the American National Cattlewomen, they are in the forefront
of beef promotion, education, and legislation in local, state, and national
areas.
Local members of The West of the Pecos Cattlewomen include: Emily Fernandes,
Mecca Kenney, Alice Lasater, Margaret Lindley, Bobbie Latner, Marcella Lovett,
Jeri McAlpine, Fariss Murphy, Catherine Thomas and Hope Wilson.
Sterling graduated from Auburn University
Ayana Kalisha Sterling, granddaughter of Saul and Daisy Roquemore of Pecos,
recently graduated from Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama with a BS degree
in International Business.
She was active in Alpha Phi, a business fraternity on campus.
Sterling graduated from Central Gwennett High School, Lawrenceville, Ga.,
in 1998. While in high school she was a member of the Beta Club, Future Business
Leaders of America, Dancers of the Knight Varsity Dance Team squad and Interact,
a community service organization. She is a member of Hopewell Baptist Church
where she sang in the youth choir and was active in the Helping Hands Ministry.
Sterling plans to work for a year, then attend law school. Emory University,
George State and the University of Georgia are some of the schools she has
applied to.
She is the daughter of Huntley and Fredia Carter-Sterling.
Her mother grew up in Pecos and graduated from Pecos High School in 1967
and Sul Ross State University in 1971. She also worked in the Pecos-Barstow-Toyah
ISD for two years at Bessie Haynes and Carver.
Her brother, Fred Carter, will be returning to Pecos as the head football
coach at Pecos High School this year.
Pecos Enterprise
York M. "Smokey" Briggs, Publisher
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324 S. Cedar St., Pecos, TX 79772
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