October 2023

Photos are from the Fort Stockton Pioneer archives at the Pioneer’s office located at 210 N. Nelson St..

Fort Stockton resident Pam Rubio woke up to a superbloom of wildflowers near her front yard after the recent heavy rains. Local resident Pam Rubio woke up to hundreds of wildflower blooms in her front yard after the frequent rainfall this month. As a succulent aficionado, Rubio shared that this was a bloom she’s never seen before in the 19-years she lived in her house. Rubio believes the eye-popping flora to be a type of shaggy portulaca pilosa, commonly known as “chisme”. “I’ve looked and have yet to see those flowers bloom like they did that day,” she shared thinking back on October’s impressive display. Photo by Jeremy Gonzalez

The Pecos County Historical Commission (PCHC) and the Goodnight-Loving Trail Foundation announce plans for the fourth annual Horsehead Crossing “Spirits of the River” Living History Event Oct. 27-29 at historic Horsehead Crossing on the Pecos River.

ABOVE: The Fort Stockton High School Pride of Pantherland Band achieved Division 1 at the UIL Region 6 Marching Contest in Odessa last Saturday and will compete in the Area contest in Abilene this Saturday.

The Texas Department of Transportation facility in Fort Stockton played host to educational tours for Fort Stockton Independent School District students last Thursday. Michelle Gonzalez, Administrative Assistant for the TxDOT Area Office in Fort Stockton said the tours were centrally focused on safety, and the occasion was a joint effort between Tx-DOT, EMS, the Department of Public Safety, the fire department and the Pecos County Sheriff’s Office.

Sean and Jake of Phoenix, Arizona stopped in Fort Stockton Friday with their sights set on Silliman Park off U.S. 385 and Railroad Avenue, specifically for the dog park.

YOUR GUIDE TO LOCAL PLACES TO GO AND THINGS TO DO Your guide to local places to go and things to do! If you have an event for our Do Something! listing, please e-mail shawn. yorks@fortstocktonpioneer.com.

Tyrades! by Danny Tyree “Where’s your Bayer?” I vividly remember that question from my high school job working in a convenience market in my Tennessee hometown. A buxom young lady from out-of-town posed the query and I helpfully directed her to the section of the store showcasing our aspirin, bandages, Merthiolate, etc.

Texas employment at historic high, but jobless rate is up For the 30th consecutive month Texas showed job growth, reaching just under 14 million jobs and outpacing the nation in its annual rate of employment growth, according to the Texas Workforce Commission.

We often scurry around like the critters that are stocking up on their food supplies for the winter at this time of year. The holidays are coming up. We have Thanksgiving, and Christmas, and Kwanza, and New Year’s in our sights. Many folks also treat Halloween as if it were a national holiday! We want the holidays to be perfect, so we start buying things in October, or quite often, even earlier in the year, perhaps as early as June or with Christmas in July. I know many people who go to all the sales on December 26th each year to by all of the perfect things that they need for the next year’s holiday celebrations.