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TOP STORIESDecember 29, 1997Chamber calls for award nominationsBy ROSIE FLORES Staff Writer PECOS, December 29, 1997 - Pete Gallegos, State Representative from Alpine, will be the guest speaker at the Annual Pecos Chamber of Commerce Banquet scheduled for Friday, Jan. 30. The Annual Awards Banquet and Dinner, will begin at 7 p.m., at the Reeves County Civic Center and the community is invited to come out and join them. In conjunction, chamber members are asking the community for help in selecting the recipients of several awards including, Citizen of the Year Award, Hidden Hero and the Ruiz Profile of Courage Award. "If anyone has someone they want to nominate they need to contact us, and let us know, so that we can consider that person also," said Chamber of Commerce Director Tom Rivera. Other awards to be given out that evening are the Out-Going President's Award, Women's Division Award of Service, Outstanding Student Award, Teacher of the Year, Ruiz Profile of Courage, Law Enforcement Officer of the Year and the Agricultural Service Award. Those retiring from the Board of Directors will be recognized at this time, as well as incoming directors and newly elected officers. "We hope the community comes out and supports our banquet," said Rivera. "We've had a good turnout in the past, and we just hope for the same," he said. Tickets will be $15 per person and may be purchased through the Pecos Chamber of Commerce office, or any of the directors. Reservations may be made by contacting the Pecos Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 24/111 South Cedar, Pecos, Tx., 79772, or call 915-445-2406. The chamber's fax number is 915-445-2407 or they can be reached by e-mail: pcoc@bitstreet.com.
Snow affects agriculture in many waysBy GREG HARMAN Staff Writer PECOS, December 29, 1997 - As the thrill and shock of winter's whiteness fades from area residents, the pros and cons of a December snow come under debate. Just as cold weather is compounded by moisture in its effect on people, the combination can affect livestock as well. C.W. Roberts, County Extension Agent - Agriculture, said that if the snow remained on the ground much longer, it could have had a detrimental affect on the many thin cattle in the area. He also warned that the increased moisture of recent months had not gotten Pecos out of the current drought, "not by a long ways." This is the first time in five or six years that there has been moisture on the ground in December. "If this precipitation continues," said Roberts, "the sub-soil moisture may start growing winter weeds that will help feed the cattle until spring." At Coyanosa Co-op Cotton Gin, the bulk of the cotton is already in, though there are a couple farmers still harvesting. The manager at the Coyanosa gin, Gail Fritter, said that the freeze would not have much effect on the quality or sale value of the cotton.
Two injured in accident remain hospitalizedPECOS, December 29, 1997 - Two Pecos teenagers injured in a highway accident near Wink over the weekend are being held at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa. The pair were first taken to Winkler County Memorial Hospital around 12:30 a.m. on Sunday and then transferred to Odessa. Department of Public Safety Trooper Eric White, who responded to the accident, was unavailable for comment. James W. Fisher is listed in critical condition and Josh Daniels is listed as stable.
WEATHERPECOS, December 29, 1997 - High Sunday, 51, low this morning, 23. Another cold night is in store across all of Texas before a statewide warming trend begins Tuesday. It will be clear to partly cloudy across all of West Texas tonight and Tuesday. Lows tonight will be in the 20s and 30s in West Texas and in the 30s over the rest of the state. Highs Tuesday will be in the 50s and 60s across the entire state. The gusty winds that howled across the state on Sunday began diminishing during the night and early today. Winds gusted to 30 mph across most of the state and Wichita Falls recorded a gust of 59 mph.
Pecos Enterprise
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