PECOS NEWS FOR WEDNESDAY.

Our doctor...Dr. Darpolar died of cancer this morning.
He's the guy who stitched up Gene's knee when we'd lived here less than 2 weeks.
We liked him when we met him in the E.R. and decided to make him our family doctor.
It's a shame...he was a good doctor...and leaves behind a wife and many children....the youngest being about 12 years old.
Pecos is already so short of doctors.
Now what are we gonna do?

I started painting the patio cover this morning.
It's going to take a looooong time.
We didn't want to paint it at all...but from our many sources...we have to.
And in west Texas you're sposed to put on 3 coats.

There sure is a bad tick problem here.
Folks who don't even have any pets have their yards full of ticks.
Gross.
I'm glad we don't have any....yet.
I'm diligent about putting flea and tick meds on our 4 pets every month.

The new bartender for the museum saloon isn't due until sometime in June...he's taking the really slow stagecoach ya know.
At least he should be trained by the time rodeo and the old timer's reunion is on the last weekend of June.
All this is tongue in cheek of course...it's a MANNEQUIN PEOPLE!

The Iraan I.S.D. is buying the education dept. at the T.Y.C. where Gene works.
There's alot of oil money in Iraan.
We hear that there will pay raises.
Gene will have to reapply for his current position.
That worries me...reminds me of what happened in Kyle.
"Oh, sorry Mr. Poole...you make too much money. We want a kid fresh out of college. See ya."

Last week his superintendent told him he wanted Gene to take a baseball team all the way to Vernon, Texas to play the T.Y.C. team there.
Jeez...that'd be an overnight trip.
Overtime.
Extra guards etc.
If that happens I'd worry about his safety.
It's a PRISON for Christ sake...KEEP THEM THERE!!
No telling what those idiot kids might try if you take them off the facility.

It was in the 30's here a couple of nights ago.
It's 94 today.

RADIO HOTLINE:
For Sale-
2,000 baseball cards.
wedding dress- $15. ( that must be some wedding dress.)

27 days until our vacation in Cozumel!

Love, mari