September 2021

Many parents my age are currently experiencing empty nest syndrome/euphoria as they send their children off to college in hopes that, someday, their “babies” will graduate and come back home to pick up all of the junk they left crammed under their beds.

This week Texans, Americans, and all those who love freedom throughout the world will mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

The local Flying J Travel Center houses an electric vehicle charging station known as a Tesla supercharger. The self-driving cars coast into town for a charge on a daily basis, which is what brought in married couple Ever and Alejandra.

YOUR GUIDE TO LOCAL PLACES TO GO AND THINGS TO DO! If you have an event for our Do Something! listing, please e-mail nathan.heuer@fortstocktonpioneer.com available. SEPT.

Fort Stockton Community Theatre invites young people 6-18 yearsold to attend a storytelling workshop conducted by Sue Roseberry, president of the Board of Directors for the Midland Storytelling Festival, on Saturday, Sept. 18, from 9:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. at the Nelson Street Theatre.

It seems that many of us are always hooked up to earbuds, iPods, computers, and video games. We are in constant states of listening to something or to someone.

Hurricanes are on the forefront of everyone’s mind. September is Emergency Preparedness Month.

September 1971 issue: FS CHOIR OFFICERS -- Shown here are the newly elected officers of the Fort Stockton High School a capella choir. Officers are (seated, L-R) Time Castle, president; Lali Rivera, secretary treasurer; Mike Duerksen, reporter; and Nida Ford, robe engineer.

Dear Neil: I have two young red oak trees in our yard. The leaves on one of the trees are turning brown.

The Fort Stockton Ministerial Alliance and representative, First Baptist Church Pastor Warren Camp, was honored by the Fort Stockton Independent School District School Board for the donation of over a 1,000 backpacks that were given out to students for free.