Senior Citizens Center to host potluck
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The Pecos County Senior Citizens Center will hosts its Labor Day Potluck on Friday, Sept. 2, at noon at the Senior Center, located at 1010 West 14th Street in Fort Stockton.
August 2022
Barrio Fest Community Theatre activities
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Fort Stockton Community Theatre’s Barrio Fest, A Celebration of the Hispanic Culture in Fort Stockton, will open 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, at the Nelson Street Theatre, and will conclude Sunday, Sept. 18, at 1 p.m. with a mass at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. After the opening ceremony on Sept. 15, Fort Stockton Film Society will show a Spanish language film, “Por Mi Pistolas,” from 7-9 p.m. The 1968 film, sponsored by Designer Carpets and Interiors, stars Cantinflas, who died in 1993, but is still considered to be a widelyaccomplished Mexican comedian. His humor lives on through his films. Admission is free. Plan to attend an evening of history when another Spanish language film, “The Lost Reels of Pancho Villa,” will be shown by the Film Society on Friday, Sept. 16, from 8-9:30 p.m. at the Nelson Street Theatre. Eternity Funeral Home will sponsor this documentary about a filmmaker’s search for a movie about the Battle of Ojinaga, led by Pancho Villa. In 1914, Villa commissioned the American Mutual Film Company to have cameramen follow him into war. The footage includes some of the first battle scenes captured in moving pictures. Historian Kirby Warnock will lead a discussion about the relevance of Pancho Villa to Fort Stockton and Pecos County following the film. A live performance of a bilingual play, “The Panza Monologues” by Teatro Audaz from San Antonio, will be performed from 7-8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17. The play, sponsored by Humanities Texas, is a compilation of women’s stories, featuring the words of Chicanas speaking with humor and candor about their panzas, those rolls of belly that women try to hide. The stories boldly place the panza front and center as a symbol that reveals the truths about women’s thoughts, lives, loves, abuses, and living conditions.
$39 million used for Operation Stonegarden in 2022 fiscal year
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Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) announced on Aug. 30 that Texas received $39,875,000 in Operation Stonegarden funding for the fiscal year of 2022.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Operation Stonegarden Grant Program (OPSG) provides funding to law enforcement agencies with the objective of enhancing border security.
Up to $90 million is available in total OPSG funding for fiscal year 2022, including $39,875,000 for the state of Texas.
Hickman era starts on winning track
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Toughness is a mentality that has been cultivated in the Fort Stockton football program since the arrival of head coach Jeremy Hickman this past summer.
Fort Stockton’s revamped resiliency was put to the test on Aug. 26 in their season opener at home against 2021 5A-2 district champion El Paso Austin.
Isiah Micheal Petralba
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Isiah Micheal Petralba passed away on Aug. 22, 2022, and left behind a family and many friends who loved him very much.
Capital Highlights: Flooding prompts disaster declaration
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Heavy rains through Texas last week caused flooding, particularly in the Dallas area, prompting Gov. Greg Abbott to issue a disaster declaration for 23 affected counties. Texans who were affected by the rain, which dumped more than 10 inches in Dallas, are encouraged to file insurance claims with their providers and to complete the voluntary Self Reporting Damage Survey issued by the Texas Department of Emergency Management by visiting damage.tdem.texas.gov.
Marcial Fabula Pacheco, Sr.
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Marcial Fabela Pacheco, Sr., 76, went home to be with our Lord and Savior on Aug. 24, 2022, surrounded by family after a brief battle with leukemia.
He was born in Colonia Esperanza, Chihuahua, Mexico, on March 18, 1946, to Martin and Celia Pacheco. He had nine siblings, Roberto, Lorenzo, Rodrigo, Rene, Petra, Manuel, Nabor, Juan, and Vicente.
Photo Gallery: Fort Stockton vs. El Paso Austin
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Fort Stockton defeated El Paso Austin 18-16 in their season opener on Aug. 26 at Panther Stadium. The hard-fought- victory was the first for new head coach Jeremy Hickman and the fifth consecutive season-opening win for the Panthers.
Photo Gallery: Decals with Dads
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The Fort Stockton football program hosted Decals with Dads on Aug. 25. Fathers and sons put decals on their helmets the evening before the Panthers first game of the season.
The event was a part of the unity movement that head coach Jeremy Hickman began when he arrived three months ago.
"We're doing this to open ourselves up to you and let you know we're here to try to bring you in and say this is all of us. It's all of us working together to make sure that our community and our kids are in the best hands they can be," he said.
FM 1053 reopens
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FM 1053 is back open after being closed for nearly five days due to significant rainfall that caused a crack (where the big dip is on the highway).
"Thanks to repair work by the Monahans Maintenance crew and some help from a few other district employees," said Gene Powell, Texas Department of Transportation Odessa District's Public Information Officer.
