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Volume 113, No. 9 Thursday, March 11, 2021 $1.00 PCMH OUTSTANDING SERVICE County In appreciaƟ on for his outstanding and dedicated service while serving gets J&J as the Road and Bridge Supervisor of Precinct No. 1 and No. 2 from 2007 to 2021, Robert Wayne Elkins, leŌ , presented a plaque by opens up Commissioner of Precinct No. 2, Robert Gonzales, on Monday, March 8. vaccine Elkins reƟ red from his posiƟ on with precinct No. 2 at the end of February. By NATHAN HEUER Photo by Nathan Heuer facilities PIONEER EDITOR By NATHAN HEUER Beginning March 11, Pe- PIONEER EDITOR cos County Memorial Hos- pital will start giving out the Pecos County Commissioners decided to Johnson & Johnson single- follow suit with Governor Abbott’s executive dose vaccine after receiving order (GA-34) at the group’s regular meeting their first shipment of shots on Monday, March 8. on March 9. The Commissioners unanimously decid- PCMH received 100 vac- ed to make county facilities available for rent cines on Tuesday and the starting on Wednesday, March 10 – the date hospital plans to administer Abbott’s order went into effect. those shots at their clinic “We’re going to go 100 percent (capac- on the hospital’s campus by ity),” Pecos County Judge Joe Shuster said. way of an appointment. “Everywhere is optional to wear a mask, Individuals 18-years-old including when somebody rents a building and older can receive the it’s optional to the people. Some people will Johnson & Johnson vaccine wear them, and some won’t.” at PCMH and those people All county facilities will be allowed to be do not need to be from the at 100 percent capacity except for the large area. Individuals who want community hall at Rooney Park in Fort the shot are asked to call the Stockton – a facility that is set at 75 percent hospital’s clinic number at capacity for the time being. 432-336-2291 to set up an The Commissioner of that precinct (No. appointment. 2), Robert Gonzales, said the facility will like- PCMH will have their ly increase to 100 percent in the next month or two pending on vaccination rates and ac- See VACCINE, page 3 tive cases in the county. The decision comes 17 days before RAINFALL TOTALS the Comanche Spring Rodeo, which is 2021...... 0.75” See FACILITIES, page 3 March...... 0” AN INSIDE LOOK: Comanche Tortilla & Tamale Factory By JEREMY GONZALEZ something that will be empha- CONTRIBUTING WRITER sized in this show, and that’s what I want to pass along in the The Country Report- future of this factory,” J.B said. er (TCR) was in Fort Stockton “I want to start teaching classes Tuesday, March 4 filming in- here on how to make tamales. BURN BAN OFF side the Comanche Tortilla & When you make tamales, you Tamale Factory at 107 S. Nel- have somebody working the son St. corn husks, the men out there The Texas-based show will cooking the meat and even the INDEX 12 pages be running the segment some- kids would get involved. It’s a Opinions...... 4 time next season, which will be family affair and that’s what Sports...... 6-7 the 50th season of Texas Coun- this factory represents.” Kids Corner...... 8 try Reporter. Ben has not stepped foot in- Looking Back...... 9 “When we found out about side the factory in over a year. Crossword...... 9 the Comanche Tortilla & Ta- With his five sons united, the Classifieds...... 10-11 male Factory, we knew we had filming session was also a re- to make a trip to Fort Stockton union in many ways. to visit the Gallegos family,” Host sits across from J.B. Gallegos for an in-depth interview on the The three film crews began PIB>PB OBJBJ?BO QL producer Ben Hartmann said