Balmorhea NewsLocal news for Balmorhea, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.18th Annual 5th grade Educational Field Day at Belding Farms- November 30, 2007 The Fifth Grade Educational Field Day at the Belding Farms was held November 9th. via Fort Stockton Pioneerhttp://www.topix.net/city/balmorhea-tx/2007/11/18th-annual-5th-grade-educational-field-day... Saturday P.M. Weather StatementTxDOT Road Report- November 25, 2007 A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY. AREAS OF SLEET AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WEST TEXAS NORTH OF ALPINE THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY MORNING. via My West Texashttp://www.topix.net/city/balmorhea-tx/2007/11/saturday-p-m-weather-statement-txdot-road-r... Great expectations: Principal Malisa Hargrove sees bright future for her students at COHS- November 21, 2007 "I want my students to be safe, to be happy, and to be well-educated and well-prepared for the future. I want to return student pride and student spirit back to the campus. I want parents and community members to be involved in our student activities" Malisa Hargrove, educator and playwright, wants students to be proud of graduating from Coldspring-Oakhurst High School, so she is working to improve teaching methods at the school. via Cleveland Advocatehttp://www.topix.net/city/balmorhea-tx/2007/11/great-expectations-principal-malisa-hargrov... The Balmorhea Progressive: "Cyclone" Hits Balmorhea State Park & San Solomon Springs- November 15, 2007 "Cyclone," posting at ScubaToys Diving Forum, documents his recent visit here where he captured some pretty cool video and digital stills. My favorite part: A turtle comes up to check out his gloved fingers and to say hello. There is much, much more if you follow the link above.http://www.topix.net/city/balmorhea-tx/2007/11/the-balmorhea-progressive-cyclone-hits-balm... Passport to Texas Blog Archive Leonid Meteor Shower- November 15, 2007 On November 18th, the sky will start to fall over Texas. The Leonid Meteor Shower is a shower that occurs every November.http://www.topix.net/city/balmorhea-tx/2007/11/passport-to-texas-blog-archive-leonid-meteo... UPDATE on Female Survivor of Balmorhea Crash- November 4, 2007 Sunday, 110407 -- According to a journalistic source at The Balmorhea Progressive, word has come from the Medical Center in Odessa shortly before noon today that the female passenger involved in the fatal one car crash yesterday outside of Balmorhea has survived and is now in stable condition. Her name, age and hometown have not yet been announced due to confidentiality issues regulating medical records. Neither has the identity of her companion, the driver of the vehicle who did not survive..http://www.topix.net/city/balmorhea-tx/2007/11/update-on-female-survivor-of-balmorhea-cras... Pecos Women Uninjured After Beef With Unliscensed Pedestrian in Balmorhea- November 4, 2007 Saturday, 110307; THE BALMORHEA PROGRESSIVE -- Shortly after dusk, two unidentified Pecos women traveling south on Highway 17 out of the Davis Mountains, struck and killed a cow that was loose on the highway near Balmorhea State Park. The loose cow was one of several that have been spotted on the hoof in the area of the park over the past week and is assumed to be owned by a local rancher in the immediate area. The SUV in which the women were traveling on their return trip to Pecos was...http://www.topix.net/city/balmorhea-tx/2007/11/pecos-women-uninjured-after-beef-with-unlis... Young Navy Veteran Killed, Another Critical in Single Car Crash on I-10 at Balmorhea: Part I- November 4, 2007 110307 THE BALMORHEA PROGRESSIVE -- This afternoon, shortly after 1:00 PM, Reeves County Precinct-3 Justice of the Peace Rosendo Carrasco, of Balmorhea, who has witnessed many tragic local events -- indeed, more than his fair share -- was called by DPS officers to the gruesome scene of a single vehicle crash where he dutifully pronounced the 20-something male driver of a blue Honda Accord dead at the scene. The vehicle displayed California plates, but at this hour neither the destination nor...http://www.topix.net/city/balmorhea-tx/2007/11/young-navy-veteran-killed-another-critical-... Young Navy Veteran Killed; Part II- November 4, 2007 The driver appeared to have strayed to the left off the east bound interstate, possibly due to distraction or a brief nod to sleep at the wheel. Further investigation with the surviving victim is needed to confirm the antecedents. Skid marks, however, indicate that a startled driver apparently over-corrected to get back onto the interstate after contacting the gravel off the left shoulder, sending the car into a 45-degree vector, skidding across both lanes to the right where the driver's side..http://www.topix.net/city/balmorhea-tx/2007/11/young-navy-veteran-killed-part-ii?fromrss=1 Young Navy Veteran Killed; Part III- November 4, 2007 A grim sense of tragic irony pervaded the scene of the accident: an Apple laptop computer and its zip-drive along with two 8-ounce Styrofoam coffee cups from a MacDonald's take-out order -- coffee perhaps purchased in El Paso this morning -- littered the prairie grass forward of the demolished vehicle -- poignant signs of alert and attentive wakefulness. The laptop and cups may have been thrown from atop the dashboard through the shattered windshield. Compounding the irony is the tragical fact.http://www.topix.net/city/balmorhea-tx/2007/11/young-navy-veteran-killed-part-iii?fromrss=... |