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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.

In regular session on April 8, the For Stockton City Council hosted a celebratory reception and formally recognized the Fort Stockton Special Olympics members for a successful season and for taking home the gold medal against six other teams in Odessa on March 23. The team consisted of Israel Carrasco, Alexis Duarte, Steven Flores, Arnie Haro, Mario Figueroa, William Mehlberg, Elva Lujan, Jo-Jo Lopez, Anthony Rosa, Elvira Carrasco, Reynaldo Sanchez and Andrew Baiza. All were presented with certificates of recognition. Coaches were also recognized including Chel Duarte, Gabriel Hernandez, Robert Guinn and Orland Baiza. Coach Duarte thanked the council and added “It’s been a while since these kids have had any recognition… thank you so much for bringing us back up here. We try to be the best ambassadors that we can, representing Fort Stockton at the highest level. Whenever they ask us, where are you guys from, whether we’re in Amarillo, Abilene, San Angelo or those places we go to, we tell ‘em, it’s Fort Stockton. It’s Fort Stockton, Texas, with Comanche Springs flowing at times. Thank you so much, we appreciate this from the bottom of our hearts.”

CATCHING SOME AIR

The Pecos County Commissioners Court met in a regular session on Monday, April 8, with multiple agenda items. After the invocation and approving previous meeting minutes, the court proceeded to approve the following items.

The College of Agriculture, Life, and Physical Science at Sul Ross State University will host 114 regional members of 4-H and Future Farmers of America who will compete in six separate career development events on Thursday, April 4.

In many places throughout the world, we just celebrated Easter Sunday. For Christians, this is not only the day that the resurrection of Jesus Christ is celebrated, but the season of 50 days that special attention is paid to that resurrection that brings new life. Many symbols are associated with this holiday such as eggs for new life, and in the northern hemisphere, the green of the new life of spring. Rabbits are also associated with this season, for their ability to rapidly bring new life into the world, and if you are a Cadbury egg fan, the Easter Bunny is laying eggs for Pete’s sake, even as many other animal species such as a chicken and a lion compete to become the next Cadbury Bunny by putting on fake bunny ears. This is quite a humorous and strange sight.