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Tuesday, March 25, 2003
NOW OPEN - Richard Hayes of California, stands in front of the
Pecos Inn, the local motel he is currently managing and which will open
it's doors tomorrow. Fifteen rooms are currently ready and waiting to be
occupied by visitors, while Hayes continues to work on renovations at the
motel, which has been closed for over 10 years.
Friday, March 21, 2003
YOUNG VISITORS - Odessa College-Pecos Technical Training Center
student worker Priscilla Reyes talks to students from Hood Junior High School
of Odessa during their trip to Pecos this morning. The group is visiting
areas in West Texas through a grant they received and will be publishing
a school newspaper about the different places they have visited. Other visits
in Pecos include the Maxey Park Zoo and the West of the Pecos Museum.
Monday, March 10, 2003
NEWEST EDITION -- Tumbleweed Smith
stands in front of his collection of books, cassettes and CD's during
a book-signing held at the West of the Pecos Museum, last Thursday.
Smith was in Pecos promoting his new book, "Under the Chinaberry Tree,"
and the book can still be purchased at the museum, complete with his
autograph.
Friday, March 7, 2003
SWIMMERS RECEIVE HONORS -- Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD board members
recognize the Pecos Eagle Swim Team during their regular meeting. The
swimmers received several awards including the banner for finishing fifth
at the Class 4A State Finals in the boys' division. Pecos also won the boys
and girls district and regional titles, and several PHS swimmers were
also recognized for their outstanding records.
Thursday, March 6, 2003
DAIRY DEDICATION -- Reeves County Judge Jimmy Galindo delivers
the keynote address outside the carousel building prior to this morning's
ribbon-cutting ceremony. Galindo gave the address in place of Texas Agriculture
Commissioner Susan Combs, who was unable to make the meeting due to
cuts in the department's travel budget.
Wednesday, March 5, 2003
SPAGHETTI AND MORE -- Fred Martin (far left) is busy serving spaghetti
and all the trimmings during the inaugural Fat Tuesday Spaghetti Dinner
sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. The family event marked the beginning
of Lent today and also included games for the children and more activities
are planned for next year's event.
Tuesday, February 25, 2003
PEACH ICICLES -- Freezing weather plus a lawn sprinkler teamed
up to insulate these early peach blossoms in ice, in an attempt to
protect them from freeze damage. Temperatures stayed below freezing Monday,
and dropped to 24 degrees overnight. Forecasts call for freezing rain
possibly moving in from the west coast tonight, while freezing rain
east and south of Pecos closed over 200 miles of Interstate 10 last night.
Thursday, February 20, 2003
NEW MUSEUM DISPLAY -- Baker Curtis Veterans of Foreign War Post
Commander Dora Pineda (center) presented West of the Pecos Museum curator
Dorinda Millan (left) and assistant Debbie Thomas with insignias of paratroop
units from around the world Wednesday morning. The insignias will be placed
in the museum's third floor military room.
SPECIAL DEDICATION -- Adriana Vasquez, Michelle Carrera and Joy
Petty stand in front of the stained-glass window the three have been working
diligently on for the past few weeks. The students, with the help of art
teacher Walter Holland, installed and painted the stained glass window located
in the second floor of the Reeves County Courthouse. A dedication and reception
was held Wednesday afternoon.
Friday, Feb. 14, 2003
TOURNAMENT BEGINS - Pecos Eagles tennis player Michael Orona
returns a shot during opening round play this morning in the Pecos Eagle
Tennis Tournament. Coach Mike Ortiz was hoping to get all the singles and
doubles matches in the six-team tournament in today, but said final round
matches could be played on Saturday.
VALENTINE'S DAY GIFT Jim Workman surprises his wife, Michelle
at work with a banquet of flowers early this morning at the Odessa
College Pecos Center. Other spouses received gifts at their place of business on
this Valentine's Day.
TOUR FOR NEW ACADAMEY CLASS Pecos Police Chief Clay McKinney gives the second Citizen's
Police Academy Class a tour through the Pecos Criminal Justice Center's offices on Thursday. The second class began
last night and is scheduled to end at the end of April.
TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2003
HIDDEN HERO-- Hugh Box accepts the Ruiz Profile of
Courage/Hidden Hero Award from Cindy Duke during Thursday's Chamber Awards
Banquet. Box was honored as faithful volunteer who enjoys helping others.
OFFICER OF YEAR-- Reeves County Sheriff's Deputy Israel
Campos poses with his Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award he received
at Thursday's Chamber banquet. Campos volunteers during the weekends
and on his days off for several projects in the community, along with his
law enforcement duties.
PECOS, Feb. 10, 2003
LEADING SCORER AGAIN -- Pecos' Isaiah Armendariz (5) goes up for a shot during a game earlier this season at Kermit. Armendariz scored 13
points on Friday at Monahans, 17 less than in his last game against the Loboes,
but that was still the high-point total for the Eagles on the night, as they
dropped a 70-48 decision to the Loboes.
Friday, Feb. 7, 2003
STUDENT AWARD-- Pecos High School principal Danny Rodriguez presents Phillip Salcido the Student of the Year Award during Thursday night's Pecos Area Chamber of Commerce banquet. Salcido has taken concurrent college classes this year while active in extra-curricular events and community activities.
Thursday, Feb. 6, 2003
GETTING THINGS READY - Members of the Women's Division of the Pecos Area Chamber of Commerce,
chamber office members and West of the Pecos Museum employees have been busy decorating the Reeves County
Civic Center in preparation for the Annual Pecos Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet. The banquet is scheduled for
7 p.m. tonight at the Civic Center.
STATE BOUND -Business and Professionals of America competed this past Saturday at the Pecos High
School against other schools in the area. Pictured, front row, left to right are: Joe Lopez, Adam Ortega, Oscar
Ornelas, Ramon Lujan, Leroy Salgado, Rigo Ramirez and Jesus Gomez. Back row: Melanie Meierhoff, Cristina Lujan,
Senovia Rubio, Roxanne Muniz, Valeria Valeriano, Suzie Natividad, Jesenia Natividad, Ashley Lujan, Neftali Salgado
and Danielle Lozano.
TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2003
LAY-UP TRY _ Pecos Eagles' guard Genaro Mendoza (11) goes up for a
lay-up during the Eagles' Jan. 24 game at Fort Stockton. Easy baskets have
been hard to come by for the Eagles in recent games, and they'll try to improve
on their recent scoring problems tonight at home, when they face Kermit in a
7:30 p.m. start.
FRIDAY, Jan. 31, 2003 -
KINDERGARTEN'S 100th DAY
CELEBRATION -- Students at Pecos Kindergarten celebrate the
100th day of school with different events held throughout the day, including the release of balloons in the front area of the school.
The students also enjoyed cake and decorating the number 100, with 100 different objects.
Michael Juarez begins to come out of a tuck
position during one of his dives last Friday at the District 3-4A Championships at
the Pecos High School pool. Juarez set a new school record for points in
winning the 1-meter competition and will be seeking his second straight trip to
state today in the regional competition, despite missing workouts on
Wednesday due to illness.
Pecos' Danielle Garcia
(32) chases down a loose ball in front of Fort Stockton's Ruby Barron during
the first quarter of Friday's game. Pecos took a 10-3 lead at the outset of
the game, but saw Fort Stockton score 21 of the next 22 points on the way to
a 60-49 victory.
Pecos' Isaiah Armendariz tries to go between
Fort Stockton's Hart Mowry and Angel Marquez (24) for a lay-up attempt
during the second quarter of Friday's game. Armendariz had 20 points, and
John Parent (35) added 14, but the rest of the Eagles only combined for 17
points in a 61-51 loss to the Panthers.
- Pecos' Will Oglesby heads toward the turn as a sign shows how many
500-freestyle he's completed, during Saturday's finals of the District 3-4A Swimming and Diving Championships at
the Pecos High School pool. Oglesby set a district record in the race, and was named the Outstanding Swimmer
on the boys' side.
- Pecos' Kelsey Holt completes her leg of the 400-yard freestyle as Susan Moore jumps
into the pool in the final race of the day. The 400 and 200 freestyle relay teams for the girls also set district marks,
and both the boys and girls teams easily defended their 3-4A titles.
Monday, Jan. 21, 2003
STOCK SHOW SALE —
Auctioneer Mem Hall of Marfa (right) gestures to the crowd as he takes
bids during Saturday night's Reeves-Loving Junior Livestock Show auction,
held at the Reeves County Civic Center. The total amount of bids at this
year's show came in at just under $50,000, which was up from the amount
last year. The total number exhibitors at this year's show also increased
from a year ago.
Monday, Jan. 20, 2003
_ Reeves-Loving Hog Show judge Josh Krohn of Lamesa talks with Junior Showmanship
contestants during Saturday's event. Because of the large number of entries
in the hog show this year, the showmanship competition was divided into
two divisions each, and then the winners were picked during a second round
of judging.
Friday, January 10, 2003
NEW BOOK -- Victor Sotelo-Mata
shows off his new book entitled, "Ojinaga En La Loma" that depicts
life in both Ojinaga and Presidio. The book is a genealogy, featuring
several families in that area and also has valuable information on
that city and the surrounding communities.
Wednesday, January 8, 2003
POT FOUND IN PICK-UP -- Nearly
1½ tons of marijuana were found in this pick-up after it was stopped
in Big Bend National Park last Friday. A Pecos man was arrested as
the result of the marijuana seizure and a second pick-up, containing
over 1½ tons of marijuana, was found in a nearby area.
Monday, January 6, 2003
NEW BABY -- Reeves County Hospital
Auxiliary members Doris Tillery and Frances Clinton (standing) welcome
the hospital's New Year's baby, Ethan Michael Vasquez. Adriana Vasquez
gave birth to Ethan on Saturday. The two received a basket full of
"goodies" from the auxiliary members.
Thursday, January 2, 2003
CHANGE IN OFFICE -- Left:
Norman Hill takes the oath of office as new Precinct 2 Commissioner
from Reeves County Court-at-Law Judge Walter Holcombe on Wednesday.
Right: Outgoing Precinct 2 Commissioner David Castillo speaks to
the newly elected officers about his four years on the job this morning
at the Reeves County Courthouse, after being presented with a plaque
for his time spent as commissioner. Hill and two other newly elected county
officers were sworn in by Holcombe on New Year's Day while the other
county officials elected to four-year terms in November was sworn
in this morning by 143rd District Court Judge Bob Parks
on the second floor of the Reeves County Courthouse.
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