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Daily Newspaper and Travel Guide
for Pecos Country of West Texas
Lifestyle
Thursday, August 30, 2001
Staff donates the "gift of life"
Twenty-one West Texas State School staff members donated 31 units of the
"Gift of Life" in a blood drive sponsored by the WTSS Clinic and United Blood
Services held recently.
Sabra Hill, Director of Nurses at WTSS, spearheaded the drive, which is
the most recent in a long history of participation by West Texas State School
staff. The first WTSS blood drive was held in 1989, and the response from
those who overcame their fear of needles was noteworthy. Fifty-one units
of blood were collected in that first drive, which is still the record.
In 1992, the state school doubled its efforts by beginning semi-annual
drives. Texas Tech University nursing staff began coordinating the activity
in 1997 and provided further incentives to donate by supplying homemade cookies
and other treats to those who made blood donations.
Allens announce arrival of new baby girl
Big Brother Ben Allen would like to announce the arrival of his sister,
Sarah Kate Allen.
Born to Jim and Catherine Allen on Aug. 21, Sarah weighed seven pounds
and 12 ounces and was 19 inches long.
Also welcoming Sarah Kate home are maternal grandparents Larry and Jeanna
Blassingame of Colorado City and paternal grandparents James and Nancy Allen
of San Angelo.
Pecos Enterprise
York M. "Smokey" Briggs, Publisher
Division of Buckner News Alliance, Inc.
324 S. Cedar St., Pecos, TX 79772
Phone 915-445-5475, FAX 915-445-4321
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