March 2024

Groundwater District rejects Belding Farms proposal

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The Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District rejected a proposal by Belding Farms to consider changing district rules, which Belding Farms believes will protect the Edwards-Trinity Aquifer. Belding Farms, a pecan grower in Fort Stockton, expressed regret over the decision by the District, which Belding says will add protections for the Edwards-Trinity Aquifer that underlies Pecos County and feeds Comanche Springs.
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Gerald D. Lyda Jr.

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Gerald D. Lyda Jr. ('D'), passed away peacefully at his home in San Antonio, Texas, on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at the age of 78. Gerald is survived by his wife, Patty Lyda, and her two sons (Brandon Reynolds and Brian Reynolds); his two sons, Gerald D. “Trey” Lyda, III, and Ryan ‘Holt’ Lyda, Sr. from his second wife, Sandy Holt Lyda; his son Brett Pierce Lyda from his first wife, Joan Lyda Lowe; his brother, Gene C. and wife Shay Lyda, and his sister, Eunita Jo and husband K.G. Granberg; his five grandchildren, Gerald D.

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Pete U. Garcia

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Pete U. Garcia of Ft. Stockton, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Big Spring, Texas.

Visitation & Rosary will be on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at Eternity Funeral Home, 600 E. Dickinson Blvd. in Fort Stockton from 1-8 p.m. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m.

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Juan V. Garcia

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Juan V. Garcia 91, of Fort Stockton, Texas passed away March 12, 2024. Juan Garcia was born Jan. 28, 1933, in La Esmeralda, Coahuila, Mexico to Juan Garcia and Juana De La Cruz.

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DO SOMETHING!

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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.
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