March 2021

PESTO TURKEY AND PASTA

4 SERVINGS • 3 cups uncooked farfalle (bow-tie) pasta (6 ounces) • 2 cups cubed cooked turkey breast • ½ cup pesto • ½ cup coarsely chopped roasted red bell peppers • ½ cup sliced ripe olives, if desired Cook pasta as directed on package in three-quart saucepan. Drain.

LOOKING BACK - March 1983

March 3, 1983 issue: Easy Does It - Barton Miller, age six, skates “carefully” around Apache Bowl A-Rink, not caring he was the youngest skater in the “Superskate” Monday, sponsored by the Fort Stockton Jaycee Women.
LOOKING BACK

Pecos County Public Sentencings - February 2021

• Melissa Jo Hill, DOB 03/25/1980 (CR-24201, criminal trespass) defendant has entered into a six-month pretrial intervention program with a $500 fee. • Karissa Johnson, DOB 03/19/1993 (CR-24199, theft property) defendant has entered into a nine-month pretrial intervention program with a $500 fee.
Public Sentencings

FSISD keeps mask mandate

The Fort Stockton Independent School District will keep a mask mandate is place at all their campuses for the rest of the school year according to FSISD Assistant Superintendent Gil-Rey Madrid.

NEW RECYCLING FACILITY

City of Fort Stockton officials and council members held a ground breaking ceremony for the city’s new recycling facility on Tuesday at 604 N. Valentine St. The project is projected to be done by the end of the month.
Courtesy photo

Springhirst Hotel renovations a possibility

A resolution to pass a $1.1 million grant from the Fort Stockton Economic Development Corporation for the Springhirst Hotel renovation project was not passed at the Fort Stockton City Council meeting on Feb. 25, as the agenda item did not receive any motion after nearly an hour of discussion, which...
The Springhirst Hotel is located in downtown Fort Stockton on Main St. The renovation project for the hotel is estimated to cost $5.8 million. Photo by Nathan Heuer

Patsy Urias

Patsy Urias entered into rest on March 10, 2021. She was born on June 28, 1929, to Jose Vasquez and Irene Caro. Patsy was preceded in death by her parents, Jose Vasquez and Irene Caro; and brothers, Rodolfo Vasquez, Jose Sonny, Jr., and Isael Vasquez.
Patsy Urias

Panthers end tournament with 1-3 mark

Fort Stockton rebounded from a loss on Tuesday, March 2 to Denver City with a 7-5 victory over Perryton in their first game of the Levelland Linedrive Classic on Thursday, March 4 before dropping their final three games of the event.