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Daily Newspaper and Travel Guide
for Pecos Country of West Texas
Thursday, June 19, 2003
Windmill Square Players set to
put on 17th Annual Performance
By KRISTEN CARREON
Staff Writer
PECOS, Thurs., June 19, 2003 -- The Windmill Square Players will be performing
"Males Order Brides," a play by Billy St. John, June 29th, 30th, and July
1st. There will be a 2 p.m. matinee and a 6 p.m. performance Sunday the
29th. Monday and Tuesday, the show will begin at 7:00 p.m. The performances
will be held in the Pecos Elementary cafeteria.
The Windmill Square Players have been putting on plays for the public
for 17 years. This years cast is made up of young and old and both rookies
and veterans.
"We've had people come and go. Some people are here for the first time,
and some have been here from the beginning," Kathy Hurley, cast member,
said.
Cast members are made aware of the play by word of mouth, and tryouts
have become untraditional.
"We just call people we know and think will be interested. A lot of us
have done this before, so we know, more or less, who would be good for each
part," Hurley said.
People behind the scenes also help the cast of 14 people and several
extras.
"We have Elaine Moody as our prompter and hairdresser. We'll have someone
doing our make-up, too. It takes a lot of people to put on a show," Hurley
said.
Choosing the play is a group decision. Reita Prewit, a 17-year veteran,
says the actors order many plays from Pioneer Drama Services, and choose
the one they feel will be the best. Costumes are also ordered and are used
along with costumes the group already has.
The Windmill Square Players have had many homes over the years.
"We started out at the Pecos Mall, but it burned down. We moved to the
depot, the Civic Center, and the Child Development Center. We've held the
play at the State Theatre for the past 2 years, and now we're at Pecos Elementary,"
Prewit said.
The group sells t-shirts and holds a quilt raffle in order to pay for
expenses. Roy Prewit makes the quilt. It can be seen inside of Pecos Insurance,
and tickets are $1.
"We need to pay royalties to the playwright for the number of performances
we have," Prewit said.
The actors welcome everyone to come out and see any of the four performances.
"We would love for everyone to come out and see us," Hurley said.
Pecos can expect call from the hospital tonight
By ROSIE FLORES
Staff Writer
PECOS, Thurs., June 19, 2003 -- Identifying the health care needs of the
community is the reason behind a phone survey which will be conducted this
evening in Pecos.
"Reeves County Hospital will be calling community residents this evening
beginning at 6 p.m., in an effort to find what the health care needs are
in our community," said Director of Program Development/Community Services
at Reeves County Hospital Nancy Ontiveros.
Each year hospitals around the state are required to conduct a health
care needs assessment in order to identify what the needs of each community
are and to develop a plan to coincide with those needs, Ontiveros said.
"The hospital staff as well as the community resources group members
will be calling community residents and asking for five minutes of their
time to answer questions regarding health care," said Ontiveros.
These questions will include identifying how often they use the local
doctor and the local hospital, according to Ontiveros.
"They will also be asking how local services can be improved by both
the local hospital and the local doctors," said Ontiveros.
Ontiveros said that the group would be attempting to identify if there
are other health care services that are lacking in our community.
"In the past, these health care assessments have been conducted by various
agencies surveying their clients," said Ontiveros.
"This year we'll have all of the agencies together assisting us so that
we can develop a plan and work on meeting the health care needs of the community,"
she said.
Ontiveros said that if there are individuals who are not reached this
evening, but have input to provide that they encourage them to call the
hospital at 447-3551, extensions 242 or 350. "We would be happy to conduct
a survey over the phone," said Ontiveros.
"The survey will be available in both English and Spanish and will only
take five minutes of the individual's time," she said.
Ontiveros said that they hope to have a good response from the community.
"If anyone has any questions regarding the surveys, they can also call
those numbers," said Ontiveros.
Ontiveros said that they just wanted individuals to be aware that they
would be receiving a call this evening. "So that they won't be caught off-guard,"
she said. "Everyone's cooperation is greatly appreciated," she said.
Pecos Rotary Club Celebrating 75th Anniversary
By KRISTEN CARREON
Staff Writer
PECOS, Thurs., June 19, 2003 -- The Pecos Rotary Club will be celebrating
its 75th Anniversary with a dinner on June 26th, at 7 p.m., at the Country
Club. The speaker for the evening will be Larry Johnson, Rotarian and architect
from Odessa. Mr. Johnson will also be installing the new officers for the
local club.
Invited to the celebration dinner are past district governors, past presidents,
and local Rotarians.
Rotary Club member and past president and district governor Bill Hubbs
said that they are expecting 85 or more people to be at the dinner. Hubbs
has been a member of the Rotary Club since 1957 and served as district governor
in 1990 - 1991.
Rotary International was started in 1905 by Paul Harris and three other
businessmen in Chicago. When the organization celebrated their 50th anniversary
in 1955, the club had 8400 clubs in 89 countries.
"The international club has grown to 1,220,000 Rotarians. We have 33,100
clubs in 160 countries. Members are encouraged to attend meetings," Harold
Elder, the local club's historian said.
The Pecos Rotary Club was chartered in May of 1928, but is celebrating
this month.
"At the present time, we have 31 members. The outgoing president is
Randy Graham and the incoming president is Jim Lofton," Hubbs said.
The club has two mottos: Service above self, and He profits most who
serves the best.
"We serve through four avenues: through club, community, locational,
and international," Elder said.
The Rotary Club has served by donating many things to the community.
"Over the years, we donated the football field to the school. That was
in 1929. It was once called 'Rotary Field.' We also donated land to be
used as a Roadside Park on the north of town," Elder said.
The club donated the community Christmas tree and other light fixtures
in 2000. The club also financed Kids City at Maxey Park in 1992.
The club chooses an outstanding student citizen of Pecos High School
each year for a scholarship.
"We give scholarships to students and send a boy or girl to a leadership
training camp. We always enjoy helping with local projects," Elder said.
Volunteers sponsor car wash
PECOS, Thurs., June 19, 2003 -- A car wash is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.,
Saturday, June 21, at the Pecos Fire Department Central Station.
Cars will be washed for $8; trucks will be $10 and SUV's $12.
The event is sponsored by the Pecos Volunteer Fire Department.
Weather
PECOS, Thurs., June 19, 2003 -- Wednesday's high 96, lows 65. Today partly
cloudy with a chance of afternoon thunderstorms. Highs near 90. East winds
5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Tonight partly cloudy with a 20
percent chance of Thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Friday partly cloudy.
Highs in the mid 90s.
Pecos Enterprise
York M. "Smokey" Briggs, Publisher
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324 S. Cedar St., Pecos, TX 79772
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