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PAGE 2f Seminole (Texas) Sentinel. Wednesday, May 1, 2002
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Matters of Record
Sheriff
4/26—A Levelland man was
arrested in Gaines County
following a high-speed chase that
began in Terry County. (See
d»narat> ttnry this ieen*)
4/27—A complainant on the
State Line Road west of Seminole
called shajLflf’s officers to report the
theft of an air compressor from a
residence at the location.
4/27—A complainant came by
the Gaines County Sheriff’s office
to report she was burned by a
cigarette at a dance due to an
argument she had with a male
subject.
Police
4/25—A complainant in the
200 block of Southwest 2nd Street
told police graffiti had been put on
a building at the location.
A report was taken and
investigation is underway.
4/26—While on patrol,
officers stopped a vehicle for
speeding.
Further investigation revealed
the driver, Michael Espinoza, 28,
of Odessa, was wanted on a DPS
warrant from Ector County.
Espinoza paid the fine and was
released. . t
4/26—Officers were called to
the Allsup’s store on South Main
in reference to the theft of two rolls
of lottery tickets.
Information was taken and
investigation is underway. >
4/26—Officers were
dispatched to the 400 block of
Southwest 16* Street in reference
to criminal mischief.
A complainant at the location
told officers a person or persons
unknown had damaged her vehicle.
A report was taken and
investigation is underway.
4/27—Officers were
dispatched to the 200 block of
Southwest 2nd Street in reference to
an apparent drunk subject walking
in the middle of the street.
Upon contact, police noticed
the odor of an alcoholic beverage
and observed the subject to be
unsteady on his feet.
Arrested for public
intoxication was Rigoberto
Hernandez, 39, of 305 SW Ave. G.
4/27—While on patrol,
officers stopped a vehicle in the 200
block of North Main for a traffic
violation.
Officers noticed the strong
odor of an alcoholic beverage and
the driver, identified as Rafael
Almaraz, 19, of Seagraves admitted
to officers he had been drinking
beer.
Almaraz was arrested for
driving under the influence—minor.
4/28—A complainant told
police she had received a threaV
A report was taken and
investigation is underway.
Accidents
4/28—Seminole Police
investigated an accident in the 900
block of Northwest 8,h Street.
Investigators said a 1993
Dodge van, owned by Harry
Sanders of 603 SW Ave. G, was
legally parked in the 900 block of
Northwest 8th and a 1988 Mercury
Grand Marquis, driven by
Demetrio Castillo, 76, of 202
Northwest Avenue H, was backing
out of a private drive.
The Castillo vehicle struck the
left side of the van, causing minor
damage to the van and none to the
car.
Castillo was cited by officers
for backing without safety.
EMS
4/20—At 11:45 p.m., EMS
transported a patient from the 700
block of Northwest Avenue H to
Memorial Hospital.
4/21—At 3:20 a.m., EMS
transported a patient from
Memorial Hospital to University
Medical Center in Lubbock.
4/22—At 11:16 a.m., EMS
was called to a location on Farm-
To-Market Road 3306. No
transport.
4/22—At 11:53 a.m., EMS
was called to the 1700 block of
the Hobbs Highway. No transport.
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And I’m not sure I ever told him I appreci-
ated his service. I regret that.
All of this came much to mind after a couple
of things drew my attention back to those times of
war and protest and silence on my part. The movie
"We Were Soldiers" portrayed a battle in a real
way. It wasn't a political message or an abstract
interpretation of the conflict like "Apocalypse
Now." U simply told the story of soldiers. It
showed the horrors of battle in Vietnam in too real
a way. It was a movie which made me think of the
people who had to fight, whether they agreed with
the politics or not. *
Then on the heels of this movie I read UP
COUNTRY, a fictional account of a veteran going
back to see the battlefields where he fought.
Watching a re-creation of a battle take place
and then reading the thoughts of a person who
fought in Nam has re-awakened some feelings and
regrets about that war in the jungles. I sat and
watched the horror of a battle played out on the
screen and thought about the terrible stress such an
event must have caused anyone who survived. The
book puts a personal face with private thoughts to
doing one's duty and fighting a war.
The book and the movie have made the
Vietnam ordeal more personal. It has made me
think a lot about a war we saw on small screens
without the blood, without the flaming napalm,
without the screams of dying men. We saw a
cleaned up report which dealt with numbers and
strategies. Too many saw the real thing and then
came home to a place filled with rancor.
They had nothing to do with the politics.
They did their time in a place this nation sent them.
Most did their year of duty and then came back to
no fanfare, no welcoming crowds, no ticker tape
parades. They just left the battle field one day and
found themselves walking in the real world again a
few days later.
Perhaps it is time for this guy who thought
himself taken away from the battles and voluntarily
stayed away from the protests to, three decades
later, say something.
Thanks to all who honorably served their
nation. You faced, the same demons that all of those
who have fought in all of the wars before had to
face. You did your duty and too many of us lucky
enough to miss the ordeal said nothing on your
return.
I have walked along "The Wall" on the Mall
in D.C. and seen the tributes left by those who
fought beside the names on that wall. I've seen
some tough looking guys leaning against the black
shiny surface letting their tears flow. It is touching.
It is a fitting memorial, one which drives home the
horrors of a war fought half a world away. If you
were in Vietnam, thanks for your service to our
country. And thanks for protecting me and mine.
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ministry, Pastor Gary) held management positions in two
major corporations. It was during this time that God began to
teach Gan) how to hear His voice and the importance of
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County oil & gas news
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Vito Askins
Grandson of
local residents
finishes basic
Vito Askins, the grandson of
Woodrow and Edith Wright of
Seminole, graduated from Basic
Training at the Great Lakes Naval
Training Center in Great Lakes,
Illinois, recently.
He graduated with a rank of
E2 and was in the 920,h Division
and also served as an honor guard.
He will complete school training
for Cryptologic Technician
Recovery in Pensacola, Florida.
Askins graduated in 2001
from Southwest High School in
Washburn, Missouri and is the son
of Bill and Vickie Askins of
Seligman, Missouri.
District Judge
attends training
District Court Judge Carter
Schildknecht recently attended a
judicial training program that
provided fresh perspectives and
tools for the role of administering
justice fairly in cases that involve
family violence issues.
Judge Schildknecht is judge
of the 106th District Court, which
encompasses Gaines, Dawson,
Garza and Lynn counties.
The conference, sponsored by
the Texas Center for the Judiciary,
an Austin-based non-profit judicial
education group, feature a day-
and-one-half education program.
Sessions covered “Effects of
Violence-on Children”; “Child
Abuse and Neglect Case Law
Update”; “Parables for Judges”;
High Conflict Divorce”; “ Judicial
Issues in Domestic Violence
Cases”; and “Creative Orders.”
Correction
In Sunday’s story about
Seminole Volunteer Firefighter Rey
Saldana receiving the Permian
Basin Firefighter of the Year
award, it was stated that he was the
second consecutive member of the
department to receive the honor.
In fact, it marked the seventh
consecutive year-a member of the
Seminole Volunteer Fire
Department has earned that honor.
A wildcat re-entry is planned
near existing production in Gaines
County’s Diamante Field about 20
miles northwest of Seminole.
The explorer well is in a 160-
acre drilling unit, PSL Survey A-
989. Ft is designated as the No. I
E.H. Jones and originally carried
authority for 12,000-foot
maximum hole. It will now be
seeking added production in the
Wolfcamp Formation.
Platinum Exploration of
Midland will be the operator.
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Expanded production in the
Harris Field will be the objective
when the No. 2 Pontius-Barksdale
is spudded about 12.5 miles south
of Seminole.
Classified as a new pool
wildcat, the well carries permit for
5,500-foot TD, with San Andres
Formation pay as the target.
It is situated in a 480-acre
lease in the PSL Survey A-728,
with Lynx Operating of Dallas as
operator.
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A wildcat re-entry is planned
by Prime Operating, Inc. of
Midland in a lease about 23 miles
east of Seminole. ^
Involved in the operation will
be the No. 1 Bettie Leonard;
originally carrying permit fot
13,000 feet of hole.
Location is in a 126-acre
lease, PSL Survey A-976. T.
*****
Two 6,000-foot
developmental wells are planned
in Gaines County’s GMK Field,
approximately 10 miles northeast
of Seminole. The wells are
designated as the Nos. 119 and 721
GMK Unit. >
Locations are in a 1,400-acre
lease in the WTRR Survey A-220.
*****
Seaboard Oil of Midland U
preparing to drill a new pool
wildcat in a bid for expanded
production in Gaines County’s
North Robertson Field.
The explorer well will be
known as the No. 6 Sam C. Jenkins
“B.” Drill site is in a 270-acre lease
in the W. B. Eubanks Survey
1051, 11 miles southwest of
Seminole. **
Targeting Clear Fork
Formation pay, the venture Is
covered by a permit for 7,350-foot
maximum drilling depth.
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Brisendine, Lynn & Fisher, David. Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 57, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 1, 2002, newspaper, May 1, 2002; Seminole, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth839520/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gaines County Library.