June 2021

For never was a story of more woe, than this of Juliet and her Romeo. Now that I got your attention, let me tell you about a love at first sight story.

On June 21 Imperial Public Library kicked off its summer 2021 reading program with a Magical Balloon Show featuring Robb Holladay and his Man-Eating Balloon performance. The show took place in the new community building in Imperial. Finger foods and drinks were provided by library staff and volunteers.

If you have an event for our Do Something! listing, please e-mail nathan.heuer fortstocktonpioneer.com. JUNE 24 The Fort Stockton Chamber of Commerce is hosting a meet and greet with new FSISD Superintendent Dr.

For as long as she can remember, Fort Stockton native Karina Pacheco has loved education. And a little more than most.

The Pecos County Senior Center will host its annual Independence Day hot dog lunch and patriotic sing-along on Friday, July 2, at noon at the Senior Center. Hot dogs and cold tea will be provided to all attendees, followed by patriotic songs. The lunch is free to all Pecos County Senior Center members. This year’s lunch is continued after being cancelled the past year because of COVID restrictions. To attend contact the Senior Center Director Maria Gilbert at 432-336-2302 so she may have enough food and drink. Membership in the Center is open to any Pecos County citizen age 50 and older, with dues at $5 a year. Those who have an older relative or friend who is a Senior Center member can also participate. The sing-along will follow the lunch, and will include many favorites, like “God Bless America” and “You’re A Grand Old Flag.” The Pecos County Senior Center is located at 1010 West 14th Street in Fort Stockton. It hosts activities all year long, and provides a cool place with free water and coffee during the day.

Down on the Southwest border, business is booming – criminal business, that is. The federal government steadfastly refuses to protect the border or the interior.

Need to learn how to unclog a shower drain, jump-start a car, shave your face without bleeding to death, or successfully address dozens of other practical adult daily activities? Rob Kenney offers this kind of basic dad advice, and millions are tuning into his YouTube channel, “Dad, How Do I?” to hear it. Kenney, who promises his subscribers he’ll do “my best to provide useful, practical content to many basic tasks that everyone should know how to do,” told Buzzfeed he began making YouTube videos after his 27-year-old daughter would call him “with countless ‘adulting’ questions.” “Every day she was calling me, and I thought, ‘What do other people do when they don’t have that resource?’” Kenny was painfully aware of what it was like to lack a fatherly resource.

Fort Stockton High School and head tennis coach Victor Garcia hosted on June 21 at the Panthers tennis courts. Kids from fourth through eighth grade participated in the camp, which started on June 21 and ended on June 24. The camp is one of nine sports camps that Fort Stockton High School will host throughout the summer.

Volleyball 2021 RECORD: 11-13 The 2020 volleyball campaign for the Prowlers was a tale of two halves, as Danielle Trevino’s squad started the season on a tear, winning seven consecutive games on their way to an 11-3 record. Middle block Alyana Dominguez was a foundation piece to the Prowlers success.

Fort Stockton native Gabrielle Marquez officially became head coach of the Prowler high school volleyball program on Monday at the district’s special school board meeting. The former Midland Christian assistant volleyball coach had her contract approved upon a recommendation from superintendent Dr. Gabriel Zamora and a unanimous vote by the school board. Marquez will teach for the first time this fall, teaching middle school physical education.