July 2021

June proved to be quite the month for Fort Stockton native Mary Villarreal.

Odessa Boxing’s Club Joshua Franco, the great nephew of Fort Stockton’s Sophia and Rudy Franco, returned to the ring this past weekend at the 2021 July Bash this past weekend. Joshua Joshua was back in the ring after being out for 3 months due to a broken nose he suffered while sparring.

Fort Stockton new head softball coach Darrian Roberson and her assistants hosted the Prowlers softball camp on Tuesday on the Prowlers home field. The softball camp began on Tuesday and will run through Friday.

In recent years, kayaking has become a craze, ranking right up there with TikTok dances, government stimulus checks, and those glorified Lunchables on plywood I can’t pronounce called charcuterie boards.

Lieutenant Colonel Jerry Coleman was a New York Yankees second baseman who won the 1949 Rookie of the Year award, and in 1950 the World Series Most Valuable Player award.

Fumbling through the pages of The Pioneer, a traveling family visiting Fort Stockton was elated to be featured in the very column they were reading and passing around. “We’re headed back to Los Angeles from Louisiana,” said father and husband Ricardo.

A trailblazer over the course of her career in banking, Lou Ann Tovar decided to call it a career this past week after working 44 years in the banking industry. Tovar wore most hats in the industry during her time as a banker, starting in 1977, three days after she graduated from high school.

If you have an event for our Do Something! listing, please e-mail nathan.heuer fortstocktonpioneer.com. JULY 9 Bryon Garrison & The Rainmakers will perform at Zero Stone Park in Fort Stockton on Friday, July 9 starting at 7:30 p.m.

Kenney Maines performed live as a part of the Summer Off The Patio Concert Series at the Annie Riggs Memorial Museum July 1 in front a large crowd. Free wine was provided at the event by way of the Grey Mule.

Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine’s Great Outdoor Scavenger Hunt returns for another year of summer fun across Texas. Travel to various locations regionally or statewide, take a selfie, and post it with the hashtag #GOSH2021.