May 2024

These days, getting all three of my semi-grown daughters together for a family activity is like herding cats who have cars, jobs at coffee shops and their own debit cards.

John 4:34 “My food,” Jesus said to them, “is to obey the will of the one who sent me and to finish the work he gave me to do.” What feeds us? What gives us sustenance? What is it that we take into ourselves that allows us to accomplish not only what we need to, but what we want to, as well?

An end of athletic competition for 2023-24 seasons, on Tuesday, May 7, the Fort Stockton Athletics Department hosted the annual Spring Fling for all athletic teams.

Iraan-Sheffield Independent School District is riding a wave of athletic success, with their Braves teams making significant strides in basketball, golf, and track.

The final chapter of the Fort Stockton Middle School golf season closed with a flourish at the recent Monahans tournament. Both the Panthers and Prowlers turned in their most impressive performances of the year, demonstrating remarkable progress and exciting potential.

Fort Stockton Pioneer.

Dear Neil: There has been an exponential increase in the number of thistle plants on my rural property this year. Although I have found a terrific garden tool that lets me extract them roots and all, I don’t have the energy. I don’t want to use toxic chemicals. What other options do I have?

The 2023-2024 Youth Leadership class celebrated graduation on May 8 with a luncheon at the Fort Stockton Chamber of Commerce. To graduate from the Leadership program, the students must attend at least seven monthly class meetings and perform community service throughout the school year.

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I was given one for my birthday by a good friend. When I took it out of the small package, I thought he was playing a trick on me. I didn’t say anything until one day he asked me how it was doing. I sadly said it was dead. He started laughing and told me to go home and put it in a little water.