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The Winkler County News
“The Only Newspaper in the World That Cares Anything About Winkler County”
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Kermit, Winkler County, Texas 79745
Vol. 80, No. 8
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Thursday, March 5, 2015
The day we all love to hate. The
day we lose an hour of sleep that
we won’t get back for about eight
months. Yes, Daylight Savings
Time begins this Sunday, March
8 at 2 a.m.
So remember to “Spring
Forward” by setting your clocks
one hour later when you go to
bed this Saturday night. For the
purist, you can stay up until 2
a.m. ... or wait .. would that be
3 a.m. since 2 a.m. would never
happen? Confusing!
This year, we won’t get that
hour of sleep back until Sunday,
Nov. 1. As for me, I don’t think I
ever fully recover!
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HIGHWAY 302 petition has been delivered to the Texas Department of Transportation by State
Representative Brooks Landgraf. Winkler County Sheriff George Keely recently collected and
presented over 1,400 signatures on a petition seeking state help in widening Highway 302
from Kermit to Notrees. The sheriff has been calling Highway 302 “Death Highway” due to the
number of traffic accidents and deaths which have occurred.
Representative Brooks
Landgraf hand delivered to
LtGen Joe Weber, USMC
(Ret.) the head of the Texas
Department of Transportation,
a copy of a petition with more
than 1,400 signatures from
Winkler County residents
demanding immediate
attention to State Highway 302
in Winkler County.
“I hear the concerns and
fears of my friends in Winkler
County — this ten mile stretch
of highway is one of the most
dangerous ten miles in the
whole state of Texas, and the
road’s current poor condition
requires immediate attention
from TxDOT officials,” said
Landgraf.
In recent years, the
highway between Kermit
and Odessa has become
County Judge allows
pre-trial invervention
County Judge Charles Wolf
approved pre-trial intervention
in 13 County Court cases
recently.
Cruz Ramon Rodriguez
was given 90 days pre-trial
intervention plus a $300 fine on
a traffic offense appeal.
Erik Montoya was
sentenced to 180 days in jail,
probated for one year, plus a
$1,500 fine and court costs
of $397 for driving while
intoxicated. He is to serve 80
hours of community service,
attend 12 hour DWI school and
victim impact school.
Jeremy White, on the charge
of driving while license invalid
with previous conviction/
suspension, received pre-trial
intervention for 120 days and
was fined $500.
Douglas Curry received pre-
trial intervention for 90 days and
a $300 fine for speeding appeal.
Aymen Turki Nayye al
Shjareefio appealed his charge
of speeding and received 90 days
pre-trial intervention and was
fined $300.
Aaron Anguiano appealed his
charge of speeding and received
pre-trial intervention for 90 days
and was fined $500.
Angel Casillas Soto
appealed his charge of
speeding and received 90 days
pre-trial intervention and was
fined $300.
Daniel Paul Hunt appealed
his speeding charge and
received 90 days pre-trial
intervention and was fined
$300.
Christopher Vallejo, on
the charge of assault causing
bodily injury to family
member, had his probation
(See COUNTY, page 10)
increasingly dangerous, with
numerous people killed in
wrecks on the short stretch of
highway each year.
Winkler County Sheriff
George Keely initiated the Hwy.
302 petition and presented it
recently to Rep. Landgraf.
“I very much appreciate
Sheriff George Keely’s
leadership in raising awareness
among the community of this
problem and the initiative he took
to help gather input from across
the county on this important
issue,” Representative Landgraf
said.
The petition calls upon
the Texas Legislature, the
governor, and TxDOT to provide
immediate funding to convert
Highway 302 from two lanes
into four lanes. At a minimum,
Landgraf will request adding
longer passing lanes throughout
the deadly stretch of road.
“The safety and security
of my constituents is of
utmost importance to me, and
I look forward to working
with the Texas Department of
Transportation to find a long-
term and sustainable solution
to this dangerous situation in
Winkler County,” Landgraf said.
Representative Landgraf
was elected in 2014 to serve
House District 81, which
encompasses Andrews, Ector,
Ward, and Winkler Counties.
Landgraf resides in Odessa with
his wife Shelby and works as an
attorney and rancher. He also
serves on the Midland-Odessa
Transportation Alliance Board
of Directors, the Education
Foundation Board of Directors,
and the John Ben Shepperd
Public Leadership Institute
Advisory Council.
WINKLER COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL recently named
Felicia Compton Employee of the Fourth Quarter and 2014
Employee of the Year. Compton was honored for making her
patients her number one priority, her dependability, her great
attitude and her ability to be a team player. Shown presenting
a certificate to Compton is Interim Hospital Administrator Bob
Pascascio.
Wink students present
George Strait tribute
Shopko Hometown plans
new Kermit store opening
Shopko Hometown stores is
expected to celebrate the grand
opening of its Kermit store on
or about March 27. Remodeling
is well underway at the former
location of Alco on Hwy 302.
Shopko has announced the
opening of 20 new Shopko
Hometown stores. The company
recently acquired rights to
occupy the 20 stores, which were
previously operated by Alco
Stores, Inc.
The Shopko Hometown retail
format, developed over the past
five years to augment Shopko’s
larger store model and focus
on serving the needs of smaller
rural communities, provides a
broad and dynamic offering of
strong national brands and high-
value private label brands of
apparel, home furnishings, toys,
consumer electronics, seasonal
items, grocery department and
lawn and garden products — all in
an attractive, well laid out, easy-
to-shop store format that ranges
from 15,000 to 35,000 square
feet.
“We’re eager to get the
Alco store conversion process
Man gets two
indictments
The grand jury for 109th
District Court at Kermit indicted
Alejandro Granillo on two
charges, resulting in dual $10,000
bonds.
Granillo was first charged
with possession of a controlled
substance (cocaine), a state jail
felony.
Granillo was then charged
with a third degree felony, having
a prohibited substance in a
correctional facility.
He posted the two $10,000
bonds and has been released.
underway and start to bring
Shopko Hometown to more
communities,” said Peter
McMahon, CEO of Shopko.
“We’ve received over-
whelmingly positive feedback
from our customers in our current
hometown communities who tell
us they appreciate the improved
shopping experience and access
to a broader, differentiated
selection of merchandise,
including products and brands
previously not available in their
community.”
The conversion to Shopko
Hometown will include a mix of
new interior and exterior signage,
carpet, paint, updated and
supplement fixtures and lighting,
improved store design and
layout, as well as an expanded
merchandise mix.
These improvements,
coupled with Shopko
Hometown’s excellent customer
service, as well as a continued
commitment to support local
communities, ensures that
Shopko Hometown will be well
received by these communities.
Once the addition of these 20
stores is complete, the company
plans to accelerate the addition of
new Shopko Hometown stores in
the second half of 2015 and into
2016. There will be no change to
Shopko’s current 178 Hometown
stores.
In addition to the Kermit
store, grand openings are
planned in late March in the
following locations: Burlington,
CO; DeMotte, IN; Abilene,
KS; Beloit, KS; Ulysses, KS;
Mahnomen, MN; Moose Lake,
MN; Wolf Point, MT; Bowman,
ND; New Town, ND; Oakes,
ND; Rolla, ND; Mobridge, SD;
Andrews, TX; Dalhart, TX;
Monahans, TX; Perryton, TX;
and Moab, UT.
Monday night Lena students presented a tribute to with student solos including
Laughlin Auditorium in Wink legendary country music star and “Amarillo by Morning” by
was filled to capacity as Wink fellow Texan, George Strait. Alyssa Bailey, Aiden Garrett,
Elementary students and Wink The program featured some Tori Halterman, Kaloni Marti,
bands performed. Elementary of Strait’s major hits and began Cole Purcell, Jesse Putnam
WINK SCHOOLS held their annual Texas Public School Week programs Monday night in
the Lena Laughlin Auditorium. The fifth, sixth, seventh and high school bands all performed
for the audience. Theme for the elementary program was ‘A Tribute to George Strait’. All el-
ementary classes performed and danced to songs by Strait. The kindergarten class pictured
below is shown performing Strait’s hit ‘All My Exes Live In Texas’.
and Autumn Smith.
The closing solo “Carrying
Your Love” was presented by
Brandy Garnett, Jesse Coker,
Isaac Jasso, Coleton Pimpsner,
Kirklyn Smith and Brayden
Soltero.
Pre-kindergarten students
presented their rendition of “Let
It Go” and “All My Exes Live in
Texas.”
Kindergarten students
performed to “Check Yes or
No.”
First grade students
performed to the “Yellow Rose
of Texas.”
WLISD second graders sang
“Cross My Heart.”
Third grade students
performed “Ocean Front
Property.”
“Ace in the Hole” was
presented by fourth grade
students.
The program concluded with
performances by the recorder
band, the junior high and high
school band performances.
A special guest also
performed, Chris Newell.
The event opened with
members of the Midland High
School Junior ROTC Air Force
Honor Guard presenting the
colors.
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Parks, Phil. The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 2015, newspaper, March 5, 2015; Kermit, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1118265/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Winkler County Library.