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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.

The Fort Stockton Film Society will host a free screening of the Warner Brothers classic film, The Adventures of Robin Hood, at 7 p.m. on April 13. The screening is family-friendly, with free popcorn and free admission, courtesy of Carisma Car Wash, so bring your entire family for a Saturday night at the movies.

The Texas A&M Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications will host the annual Summer Ag Academy for high school agriculture teachers on June 9-21 at the Agriculture and Workforce Education Center on the Texas A&M-RELLIS campus, 1244 7th St., Bryan. The event will feature 15 interactive workshops for teachers to learn the latest skills, technology and innovations in agriculture and other industries.

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@fort stocktonpioneer.com APRIL 9 Fort Stockton High School Softball at Seminole, 5/7 p.m. APRIL 9 Fort Stockton High School Baseball at Seminole.

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GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil: My HOA is giving a neighborhood a heads-up on enforcing lawn violations. I have lost much of my lawn to shade, slope, erosion, and drought.

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Reporter (Katie) Today we have an interview with that famous Spirit of love--God. He is such a hot topic these days! God has granted the Fort Stockton Pioneer a chance to speak with God exclusively and hear what all the fuss is about.

I was in a big pen of crowded sheep and there in the middle of the pen was an old ewe and her newborn lamb (still wet, lying on the ground, and now covered with dirt). I put the two of them in a small pen and as I checked later, she had cleaned him up, had him standing, and even given him some milk.

The Fort Stockton ISD met in a special session on Friday, April 5 to discuss two agenda items. First, the 2023-2024 campus calendar adjustments for STAAR testing, and the Agricultural Science Facility location. During the open forum, Jaunita Dominguez and Imelda Ramos expressed support for the FSISD agricultural program but opposed building a new barn north of the high school instead of keeping the original location.