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Brewster County Commissioners will meet in special session tomorrow in Study Butte, one of its
bi-monthly meetings in the remote communities in the county.
The proposed health clinic in Study Butte is perhaps the main item on the agenda. They will
discuss and take action on two funding items.
One is up to 150 thousand dollars for skid-mounted portable building to be used as the main
clinic facilities.
The other is up to 50 thousand for the installation of septic, water, telephone, internet and electric
service to the new clinic.
Once completed in about a year and a half, it would offer in-person health care five days per
week.
And commissioners will consider a letter of engagement from Singleton, Clark & Company in
the amount of 90 thousand dollars for the 2023 fiscal year outside audit.
Two other small funding issues are on the agenda along with the regular monthly reports from
county departments including the treasurer and comptroller.
Commissioners will meet at 9:30 tomorrow at the J.W. “Red” Pattillo South Brewster County
Community Center at 201 Rex Ivey Road.
During Spring Break next month, McDonald Observatory northwest of Fort Davis will offer an
altered schedule of modified programming to serve as many visitors as possible.
From March 8 to March 22, the Visitors Center will operate from noon to 5 Tuesday through
Saturday.
General Admission of three dollars per person will provide access to the Frank N. Bash Visitors
Center and the summits during regular daytime Visitors Center hours.
In the Visitors Center, visitors can enjoy exhibits about its history, the science of astronomy and
the importance of preserving dark skies.
On Mount Locke, you’ll find some of the most stunning views in Texas.
A small visitors gallery at the 107-inch Harlan J. Smith Telescope provides information about the
science done there.
On Mount Fowlkes is one of the world’s largest telescopes, the Hobby-Eberly Telescope and the
George T. Abell Gallery.
For more information, call McDonald Public Relations at 512/475-6763.
The Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute will host the second of two Tree and Shrub Pruning
Workshops from 9 to 11:30 Friday, February 21.
Jayme Trainer, Woodland Ecologist and Urban Forester from Texas A&M University Forest
Service, will lead the program.
It will include a 30- to 45-minute PowerPoint presentation followed by a 45-minute live
demonstration on different plant subjects in the C.D.R.I. Botanical Gardens.
Complimentary breakfast snacks and coffee will be served. Admission is free, but space is
limited to 15 participants for each session.
To register, email events@cdri.org.
And C.D.R.I. will host an informal Seed Swap from 5 to 7 Thursday, February 27, at its
Botanical Garden.
To ensure a successful event, make sure that your seeds meet the following criteria:
The seeds must be native to the Trans Pecos Region of Far West Texas and harvested this fall and
cannot be hybrids or genetically modified organisms.
Small seed packet envelopes and labels will be available for everyone interested in participating.
This is its first year hosting a seed swap and the announcement said C.D.R.I. is excited to share
seeds collected from the Botanical Gardens.
To contribute seeds, contact events@cdri.org so they can coordinate the distribution process.
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