April 2024

If you read my last two columns, you know that I’m now milking this one-trick pony for all it’s worth – including some mixed metaphors.

E arly voting began Monday, April 22 for municipal, school board and various bond elections. It ends on April 30 with Saturday, May 4 being election day. What is on the ballot depends on where you live.

Dear Alpine Cowboys fans, players, staff, and volunteers, My great-grandfather donated Kokernot field to AISD back in the day and AISD leases it to Sul Ross and Sul Ross subleases the field for three-and-a-half months to the Alpine Cowboys.

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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 litzy. rodriguez@fortstockton pioneer.com APRIL 25 Fort Stockton Public Library, Story Time, 10 a.m.

The Mariachi Coro de Colores performed their mariachi mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church on April 14 to a standing room only crowd. In 1966, Sister Francis Jean Terrazas of the Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence heard a mariachi mass for the first time in Cuernavaca, Mexico.

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Pecos County Attorney Frank Lacy hosted a multiagency victim’s services training on Tuesday, April 9 at the Fort Stockton Convention Center. On hand for the training were guest speakers Bronwyn Blake and Gregory Barber.

September 8, 1980 to April 15, 2024 Forever 43 Emily was born in Temple, Texas to Ruth and David Neyland. She later lived in Austin, TX, La Grange, TX, Natchez, MS, Alpine, TX, Kent Island, MD, and Fort Stockton, TX.

The Fort Stockton Special Olympics team had an impressive showing at the recent Area 18 Midland Spring Games Track Meet held Saturday April 13. According to Chel Duarte, head of the Fort Stockton delegation, the team brought home 22 medals for their 10 participants.