July 2023

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GUEST COLUMNIST Sometimes topics simply demand more research than a deadline allows. I couldn’t do justice to this week’s topic, so I’m kicking the can down the road by dishing out another batch of research- free random thoughts.

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YOUR GUIDE TO LOCAL PLACES TO GO AND THINGS TO DO Your guide to local places to go and things to do! If you have an event for our Do Something! listing, please e-mail shawn. yorks@fortstocktonpioneer.

The 2023-2024 school year begins Aug. 14 and registration for the upcoming year will begin for all campuses on Aug. 2. Registration for Fort Stockton ISD students will be starting at 8 a.m. and K-12 students (returning and new) can register on-line at the district’s web page at https://www.fsisd. net/2023Registration. Parents enrolling students in Pre-K will need to register in-person at the Apache Elementary campus.

Season tickets will go on sale Tuesday, Aug. 1 in the athletic office at the high school; 2022 Season ticket holders will get first choice of tickets for the first two weeks of sales. On the third week, ticket sales are open for everyone.

The number of Fort Stockton Volunteer Firefighters who work in Coyanosa has prompted the recommendation by Pecos County to add a substation of the Fort Stockton Fire Department to the Coyanosa area. “They’ve got about six or seven employees who work in the Coyanosa area,” said county judge Joe Shuster.

Jesus often spoke of His Kingdom- a place where His peace, joy, and love rule. It is not a place we can see with our eyes, at least not yet.

The Fort Stockton Film Society is hosting “date night” with a showing of the “national movie of Texas”, Giant on Saturday, July 29 at 7 p.m. As an added feature, there will be a classic Warner Brothers cartoon screened just before the main feature.