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AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Transportation notified Terrell County this week it has been tentatively approved for engineering
and technical design services for a lighting upgrade for Terrell County Airport in next year’s federal Capital Improvements Program.
“As a safety concern, we have programmed the airfield electrical and lighting project” and will “continue to work with you on the
apron upgrade and expansion,” TxDOT Airport Planner Megan Caffall wrote in a letter to County Judge Leo Smith.
‘Polo’ Calzada to mark century
By ANNA La FLEUR
Production Manager
SANDERSON – Leopoldo G. Calzada, aka Polo,
was born August 7, 1910, in Sanderson and remains the oldest man in Terrell County.
Polo was the second of
a dozen children.
Power upgrades seen
CLIFTON – Electric service outages on the Texas/New Mexico Power line from Fort Stockton to Sanderson are a concern to company officials
and, while a battery or generator backup is not in the immediate plans, the company has spent more than $1 million on improvements,
a company official said this week.
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Saint James Festival here
Texas to get 250 troops
Two grads play in one more
School gets new phone system
New school
year gets close
Telescope widens access
Kids get ‘all painted up’
4-H building ordered
Lowest grade rule changed
‘Mini-Cheer Camp’ set
SandRidge,
Arena close merger
Miss Fort Stockton named
TxDOT seeks public input
Erin Smith to show works
Leo Smith on panel
100 years ends in fall
Budget
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YOUNG ARTISTS – Alaina Stutes, Laycee Lowrance and Abbagayle Roberts, from left, were among 23 youngsters who participated in Art
Camp at the home of Jessica Harkins. At the camp last week, students learned about and painted pictographs and ceramics and made a
self portrait, t-shirt and a collage.
GOOD OLD TIMES – Maria Sandoval Calzada, son Alfredo in her arms and daughter Marta in the arms of her father Leopoldo G. “Polo” Calzada
were shown in this picture from the book “Terrell County Texas – its Past, it’s People.” It was taken June 20, 1934. Polo will celebrate
his 100th birthday next month.
LOVE LOCKS – Gracie Rodriguez lost about 11 inches of her hair at Missy’s this week. Gracie donated the locks to “Locks of Love” in
honor of her grandfather Jose Rodriguez who is undergoing treatment for cancer. The donated locks are used to replace hair lost in
treatments such as chemotherapy.