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Santa Acosta, left, and Olga Gonzalez, right, smile at the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce scholarship ceremony on June 9 at the Fort Stockton Community Theatre. The women originally formed the organization in 2001 with the goal of helping students succeed in attaining a postsecondary education and following their journeys into adulthood. The Fort Stockton natives helped hand out scholarships at the ceremony that has taken place annually for the past 20 years. See future editions of the Pioneer for a feature story on Acosta and Sanchez. Photo by Nathan Heuer

The Comanche Pool Hall is currently receiving renovations, which is being done by Sandro Canovas and his crew. The adobe building will be receiving new bricks, which started to be built this week. Canovas stated the brick are made from an array of materials including cactus juice and manure. See story in next week’s paper. Photo by Jeremy Gonzalez.

Julissa Talavera Duarte, left, was awarded $60,550 dollars in scholarships during the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce scholarship ceremony on June 9 at the Fort Stockton Community Theatre. A total of $50,000 came from the James I Trott Scholarship. Talavera Duarte plans to attend Angelo State University in the fall and major in English. Her goal is to become a teacher. Photo by Nathan Heuer

Wayne West performed at Zero Stone Park in Fort Stockton on June 11, kicking off the Zero Stone Live Summer Concert Series. Photo by Nathan Heuer.

Sul Ross State University’s Theatre Program brings live performance back to the Big Bend with Failure: A Love Story by Philip Dawkins. Step into 1928 Chicago and follow the loves and losses of the Fail family in this funny and quirky musicfilled tale.

Nineteen Fort Stockton High School graduates received scholarships from the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on June 9 at Fort Stockton Community Theatre by way of numerous sponsors who made the scholarships possible. Also pictured along with the recipients is representatives of companies and individuals who sponsored student scholarships. A grand total of $308,825 was awarded to the 2020 graduates for college. Students who received scholarship rewards included: Alyssa Allaire, Mikayla Alvarez, Maite Arroyo, Cade Bayer, Mallorie Crenshaw, Kylie Duarte, Stephanie Nicole Galindo, AJ Garcia, Audrey Gonzalez, Paige Orr, Ricardo Pacheco, Zachary Ramirez, Dominic Rosas, Kylie Ruiz, Julissa Isela Talavera Duarte, Kimberly Trejo, Elyss Valenzuela, Katie Villarreal, Cezar Zarate Morales. Photos by Nathan Heuer