September 2021

Prior to his death, Los Angeles Sunday night talk show host Terry Anderson used to open his broadcast with a heads up to his listeners - “If you ain’t mad, you ain’t paying attention.” Most Americans are paying attention to the wide-open Southwest border, and the Afghan nationals influx. But, to use Anderson’s vernacular, Americans ain’t paying enough attention, and they ain’t angry enough.

Like many roadside attractions, Paisano Pete has become a tradition for generations of travelers. The giant roadrunner received a warm greeting from a family out of Central Texas, who have consistently visited the fiberglass sculpture over the years.

The Comanche Creek Trail and Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) will be hosting the first annual Scary Fun 5K Charity Run on Saturday, Oct. 2 starting at 8 a.m.

If you have an event for our Do Something! listing, please e-mail nathan.heuer fortstocktonpioneer.com. SEPT.

In just a week’s time the number of confirmed COVID-19 active cases in Pecos County have dropped from 63 to 46 – a 27 percent drop from Sept. 8 to Sept.

Fort Stockton Community Theatre announced that reservations for Dinner Theatre for its production of “Nunsense,” a musical written by Dan Goggin and directed by Penny Smith, will begin on Monday, Sept. 20. Dinner Theatre, catered again by Foodie Friends of FSCT, will be on Saturday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. in the FMH Meeting Hall at 102 South Nelson.

Pecos County Historical Commission (PCHC) president Paul Weatherby recently announced a two-day celebration at historic Horsehead Crossing on the Pecos River to be held Nov. 5-6. The event was first held in 2020 to commemorate the various historical figures who passed over this well-known crossing throughout the 16th-19th centuries, including the Comanche War Trail, the Emigrant Trail, the Butterfield Overland Stage, and the Goodnight-Loving Trail, which was made famous by Larry McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove.

A favorite story of faith and healing happened as Jesus was going through Jericho on his way to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover. The road was crowded with fellow travelers. Jesus would likely have had his disciples and others that were listening to him teach following in his wake. Plus, it was the law that any Jewish male over 12 years old and lived within 15 miles of Jerusalem was required to attend Passover.

September 1982 issue: Panther quarterback Van Watson (12) hit on six of his first seven passes Friday for 87 yards and two long strikes which set up Fort Stockton touchdowns by Richard Morales (20), shown throwing a key block for Watson here.

Dear Neil: Are these caterpillars harmful? Should we kill them? You’ve attached a photo of an asp, or puss caterpillar. If you were to brush against one, it would inflict a very painful sting from that row of bristles down its back.