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Sisters Beauty Salon celebrates 60 years

3 years ago By Shawn Yorks

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The crew at Sisters Beauty Salon was joined by family and friends, as well as Miss Fort Stockton Ysabella Sanchez, for a ribbon cutting ceremony and 60th anniversary celebration on Dec. 22 at the salon, located at 204 S. Young St. The salon has been passed down through generations for 60 years and recently joined the Fort Stockton Chamber of Commerce. Photo by Shawn Yorks

Ector Lopez honored for years of service to Pecos County

3 years ago By News Staff

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Ector Lopez was honored for his service to Pecos County at the Dec. 27 commissioner’s court meeting. Lopez started out in building and ground maintenance at the courthouse in 1986, moving on to Assistant Building Supervisor at the courthouse, Road and Bridge Skilled Worker for Precinct 4, Road and Bridge Equipment Operator for Precinct 4 and has been the Precinct 4 Road and Bridge Supervisor since 2007. From left are County Judge Joe Schuster, Lopez and outgoing Precinct 4 Commissioner Santiago Cantu. Photo

Intermediate students awarded for attendance

3 years ago By News Staff

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Students who met the perfect attendance criteria at the Fort Stockton ISD Intermediate School had cookies and cocoa with Santa and his elf on Dec. 15 before embarking on Christmas break.

New Year’s Day traditions

3 years ago By Karan’s Korner By Karan Heffelfinger

KARAN’S KORNER Happy New Year to each of you. Wishing you a safe, healthy, prosperous, and wonderful New Year in 2023.

Pork Chop Dinner with Rice and Vegetables

Pecos County People: Cantu leaves a lasting impact

3 years ago By Nathan Heuer

Santiago Cantu’s 16-year run as a Pecos County Commissioner and 18-year tenure on the recreation board in Fort Stockton came to an end this month following the Nov. 8 election.

Pecos County Judge Joe Schuster, left, presented a plaque to Precinct 4 Commissioner Santiago Cantu Jr. for his 16 years of service as a county commissioner at the Dec. 27 commissioner’s court meeting. The meeting was Cantu’s last. Photo by Shawn Yorks

Chavez honored for 30 years of firefighting service

3 years ago By Shawn Yorks

Fort Stockton-native Rolando “Ronnie” Chavez was recently honored by the city for serving as a Fort Stockton volunteer firefighter for 30 years, celebrating a long and storied career serving the citizens of Fort Stockton. But when Chavez became a firefighter in May 1992, he had already been serving as a medic with the Fort Stockton volunteer EMS and wasn’t exactly looking to become a firefighter.

Ronnie Chavez with his 30-year firefighter award. Courtesy photo

Cantu honored by rec board

3 years ago By Nathan Heuer

Longtime Fort Stockton Intergovernmental Recreation Board Member Santiago Cantu was honored by the rec board for extraordinary service and time served at the group’s regular meeting on Dec. 13. The meeting was Cantu’s last with the group and his last month with the county commissioners. Cantu served over 15 years on the board. See feature story in the Dec. 29 edition of the Pioneer. Pictured from left to right are rec board members: Elias Sanchez, Paul Casillas, Chris Alexander, Santiago Cantu, Joe Shuster, Flo Garcia.

The spirit of giving: Joy Run at Focused Care

3 years ago By Nathan Heuer

The Fort Stockton Chamber of Commerce annual Joy Run took place on Dec. 16 at Focused Care at Fort Stockton. All residents received gifts from Santa, Chamber of Commerce members, and volunteers in the community. A silent auction was held from Nov. 28 to Dec. 9 to raise funds to buy Christmas gifts for residents and other needed items for the nursing home. The proceeds of the auction were used to purchase gifts for every resident at the facility.

Community invited to Christmas Eve service

3 years ago By Contributed Report

The congregation of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church invites everyone to attend Christmas Eve Eucharist service at 5:00 p.m.

Do something: Your guide to local places to go and things to do

3 years ago By News Staff

YOUR GUIDE TO LOCAL PLACES TO GO AND THINGS TO DO If you have an event for our Do Something! listing, please e-mail nathan.heuer @fortstocktonpioneer. com.

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