November 2021

Dear Neil: Do I need to pick off the seeds from my pansies and pinks after the petals have fallen? No. Plant breeders have provided us types that continue producing more and more flowers without this type of deadheading.

Deborah “Debbie” Kay Sanders, 69, of Fort Stockton, Texas, passed away on Nov. 17, 2021, in Odessa, Texas.

Because life is mostly made up of little experiences occasionally interrupted by big events, it’s easy to take the little things for granted. But Shutterfly, the photography and image-sharing company, offers a list of 100 things, large and small, that we ought to single out for our gratitude this Thanksgiving.

Prowlers JV 41 Presidio 26 Fort Stockton’s junior varsity squad kept their win streak alive with a 41-26 victory over Presidio on Nov. 22.

November 1992 issue: Leading the yells for fall sports at Fort Stockton High School are, L-R, Jami Archer, Jeana Ivy, Abby Baiza, Marli Byrd, Norma Fabela and Cleo Mancha. November 1992 issue: FLAG FOOTBALL CHAMPS – The Cougars are the champions of the Flag Football activities for the 1992 season.

A group of congressional Democrats is complaining about Texas’ Operation Lone Star border enforcement initiative, claiming that the state has established “a separate immigration policy.” The lawmakers’ beef ought to be with the Biden administration’s nonfeasance, and the anemic participation of local prosecutors.

Showing resiliency down the stretch has been a staple of Prowlers success this season and it played an important role in Monday’s homestand with Presidio. Fort Stockton held off a late Blue Devil rally on Nov.