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Page 4A - Sunday, September 4, 2011 - Plainview Herald www.MyPlainview.com Strange sightings in Seth Ward It’s not every night you get a phone call at 10:30 telling you to come check out a UFO. At least it’s not every night for me! That’s what happened this past Wednesday when 23-year-old Liliana Rodriguez called to share her family’s unidentifi ed fl ying object sighting in Seth Ward. Here’s the scoop: On Tuesday, Liliana’s mother, Maria Rodriguez, was outside their house and noticed some strange lights in the sky. “She was the fi rst one to see it,” Liliana said for her mom, who doesn’t speak English too well. Liliana said her mom is pretty excitable (especially, I fi gure, when it comes to space aliens.) “She freaks out,” Liliana says of her mom’s initial reaction. The Rodriguezes, including Liliana’s 20-yearold sister Dania, described the light in the eastern sky: “It would go really, really bright, then just disappear,” they said. At other times the light would split apart, they said. Another strange thing about the light is that it seemed to eat an airplane. “There was a plane fl ying right beside it . . . and the plane just disappeared,” they said. Hmmm! The family took iPad pictures of the lights and brought those to the Herald the next afternoon. I KEVIN LEWIS saw some strange-looking lights, mostly white but sometimes with red, blue or green fl ashes. It’s hard to say exactly what I was looking at. Was it a star? Was it a planet? Was it some kind of signal from the nation of Gambia? (The colors on the Gambian fl ag are red, blue and green . . . get it?) Anyway, I told them if the lights showed back up again to call me. I had all but forgotten about it when, as I had one eye closed and the other watching Dave’s Top 10 list, my new cell phone rang. “It’s back,” they said. So I slipped on some shorts, a shirt and my Clark Kent cap and headed out to see this UFO for myself. It’s very dark in Seth Ward at night, at least where the Rodriguezes live, so it was a perfect viewing spot for strange lights in the sky. My eyes aren’t what they once were, but I’m pretty sure what I saw that night wasn’t a UFO. To me it looked like a colorful star or maybe a planet. That’s also what Adlynn Vincent thought. She’s the wife of Liliana and Dania’s brother Mario and, I might add, somewhat of an expert on such celestial things. Adlynn started talking about all kinds of stuff I had never heard of before. She sure sounded like she knew what she was talking about, so I asked how she knew all of that stuff. Turns out Adlynn is from Florida and kept up with a lot of space happenings because of the Kennedy Space Center being there. She later moved here with Mario, whom she met when he was working in Florida picking oranges. (By the way, Adlynn said to expect some RE- ALLY strange stuff in the sky in 2012 when all of the planets are due to align. Something to look forward to, I guess.) Well, after a few minutes of star/planet/Gambia fl ag gazing in Seth Ward, I left. I hadn’t been home more than a few minutes when my phone rang again. (It’s a good thing I didn’t opt for another Flip phone because I very likely could have had another half-a-phone at that point.) A very excited Liliana told me the very same light they had seen the night before (not that other thing that I was looking at) had returned. As much as I wanted to drive all the way across town again, I fi gured I had better get some sleep. “Take another picture of it,” I told her. So, at 12:16 a.m., the photo seen here arrived on my phone. I called the National Weather Service folks in Lubbock the next day to ask if they knew of any satellites or weather balloons or something else that might be hovering above Seth Ward at night. They didn’t know of anything. Do you? Kevin Lewis is editor of the Herald. kwlewis@hearstnp.com 806.296.1353 SPYING: Tracking devices, spyware, drug tests Continued from Page 2A mer Infant video monitors were recalled after being linked to the strangulation deaths of two infants. Tracking devices: Of the roughly 800,000 children reported missing in the U.S. each year, the vast majority are runaways or were abducted by a parent. But there are enough kidnappings by strangers — including a few each year that make national news — to fuel a large, evolving market for products catering to apprehensive parents. The devices range from clip-on alarms to GPS locators that can be put in a backpack or stuffed in a doll, but they have limited range and can raise safety concerns of their own. Ernie Allen, president of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, says the devices can be helpful in some circumstances but worries about overreliance on them. “Some of them encourage parents, perhaps unwittingly, to forget their basic responsibilities,” he said. “There are parents who think they can depend on the technology, not on themselves.” He recounted the case of one little girl who activated her wristband alarm when she was abducted. The abductor cut off the device, left it behind and later killed the girl. Allen said the child might have been better off yelling for help, rather than focusing on the alarm. “Some of the new technology is extraordinary,” Allen said. “But these shouldn’t be used as substitutes for good oldfashioned parenting.” Generally, the gadgets are in two parts — a main device carried by the parent and a small alarm attached to the child. If a child vanishes, the parent can activate the alarm. Other gadgets use GPS technology, relying on satellite signals, that allows parents using a Web browser to track the location of an enabled device such as a cell phone. One company, Brick- House Security, offers a GPS child locater for $200 that functions as a digital watch and can be locked into the child’s wrist. If forcibly removed, an alert is sent to the parent’s cell phone and email. Some anxious parents wonder if a satelliteenabled tracking device could be implanted in their child — a technology now expanding in Mexico among people rattled by a kidnapping epidemic there. But Allen says such implantation, for children, could have grim consequences — a child who ran away from home or a noncustodial parent who abducted a child might make a grisly attempt to extract the device. Spyware: For many parents, one of the toughest decisions is whether to spy on a child’s computer and cell phone activity. It’s common for some children to send more than 100 text messages a day, and a recent Associated Press-MTV poll found that about onequarter of teens had shared sexually explicit photos, videos and chat by cell phone or online. Walsh, the Minneapolis psychologist, says the best initial step for parents concerned about online risks is a heart-to-heart talk with the child, with monitoring used as a contingency measure only if there’s clear justifi cation. “If it does make sense to use some spyware, I would never do that in secret way,” said Walsh, whose own three children are now adults. “Tell your children you’ll check on them from time to time. Just that knowledge can be effective.” Mary Kozakiewicz disagrees, saying deployment of spyware must be kept secret. “You can’t let them know it’s there, or they’ll do it at a friend’s house,” she said. Indeed, one of the challenges for some parents is a technology gap — their children may have more savvy about cyberspace and an ability to thwart various spyware tactics. “Parents are trying to play catch up — and it’s a highly fragmented, confusing sector,” said Keith Jarrett of the AmberWatch Foundation, a nonprofi t based in Seal Beach, Calif., dedicated to protecting children against abduction and “the dangers of the digital world.” AmberWatch promotes various safety devices and technologies, including SafeText — a system enabling parents, for $5 a month, to monitor their children’s text-messaging. The system sends alerts when it detects potentially dangerous or inappropriate text messages, so the parents don’t have to review vast numbers of messages themselves. Another enterprise, Software4Parents, reviews and sells a range of spyware products. Its Web site features a comment by Mary Kozakiewicz after her abducted daughter was rescued. “No matter how you feel about your child or how trusting you are that what’s going on is innocent, check it, check it and double check it — or don’t have (the Internet) at all,” Kozakiewicz warns. Among the site’s featured products are Spector PRO and eBlaster, for sale at $99, and touted as ways way to monitor online chats, instant messages and emails. “Receive complete transcripts of the web sites they visit, keystrokes they type and more — all delivered right to your email inbox,” the site says. Several spyware brands, including Mobile Spy and MobiStealth, now offer systems that work with Android, Google’s operating system for mobile phones, ranging in price from $100 to $150 per year. The software “gives you complete control over your child’s cell phone,” says MobiStealth. Dr. Henry Gault, who practices child and adolescent psychiatry in Deerfi eld, Ill., says parents who spy on their children “are walking down a slippery slope” and may end up causing worse problems than the ones that prompted the surveillance. “That should be the course of last resort,” he said. “Essentially you’re throwing in the towel and saying there’s no trust anymore.” He suggested it’s normal for children try to keep some secrets from their family. “Parents shouldn’t feel guilty not knowing 100 percent of what’s going on,” he said. “It’s our job as parents to reduce risk, but you can never reduce the risk to zero.” Home drug tests: Compared to tracking and spyware gadgets, home drug testing kits are relatively low-tech and inexpensive. But they raise tricky issues for parents, who may be torn between alienating their child on the one hand and living with unresolved doubts about possible drug abuse on the other. David Walsh directed an adolescent treatment program earlier in his career and says the at-home tests can be appropriate when parents have solid reason for suspicion. “When a son or daughter is getting seriously into drugs, one dynamic of that is denial,” he said. “The stakes are so high. Parents can say, ‘We need to make sure you’re not doing serious damage to yourself. We might occasionally test you.”’ In Colorado Springs, Colo., single mother Amanda Beihl was among the fi rst to carve out a business from Internet sales of test kits, starting in 1999. Beihl created homedrugtestingkit.com, selling kits to test for illicit drugs and alcohol use. Individual kits testing for a single drug cost as little as $3; a 10-substance kit sells for $19.95. It’s an ever-evolving fi eld, Beihl says, as teens experiment with new hallucinogens or abuse a range of prescription drugs. “A lot of parents say they’re afraid of ruining their relationship with their kid — they don’t want to be seen as the bad guy,” Beihl said. “I tell them, if you’re already worried about it, the relationship is probably not that great.” Kim Hildreth, 52, of Dallas, tested both her daughters during their teens. They’re now in their 20s, and provide occasional assistance as she runs a company, drugtestyourteen.com, that sells testing kits online. Hildreth has been in the business since 2003 and says she has many repeat customers — parents who used the tests on an older child and now worry about a younger sibling. In Hildreth’s case, she opted for testing after concluding that her oldest daughter’s best friend was using methamphetamine. “None of us wants to believe our kids are capable of that,” Hildreth said. “Denial is a much more comfortable place.” She also later tested her younger daughter, to the point where resentment surfaced, but said both daughters are now staunch proponents of testing. “We all think we know our kids, but they can change on a dime, and bad things can happen before you even fi gure it out,” Hildreth said. “They’re good at deceiving parents when they want to — that’s kind of their job.” — — — AmberWatch: http:// www.amberwatchfoundation.org/ Home drug testing: http:// drugtestyourteen.com/ Microsoft advice: http:// www.microsoft.com/ security/family-safety/ childsafety-steps.aspx Consumer Reports advice on baby monitors: http://bit.ly/oUT5Rh Free-Range Kids blog: http://freerangekids.wordpress.com/ Barrera competing in Miss Texas USA this weekend HOUSTON — Miss Plainview Jovanna Barrera was competing in the evening gown portion of the Miss Texas USA pageant on Saturday night. Friday night was the swimsuit competition, and OBITUARIES Barbara Ann Franks Memorial services for Barbara Ann Franks, 25, of Plainview will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Kornerstone Funeral Directors Chapel with the Rev. Don Robertson offi ciating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview. Ms. Franks died Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011, in Pampa. She was born Nov. 12, 1985, to David and Glenda Franks in Lockney. She Robert Samuel ‘Sammy’ Pinkerton Robert Samuel “Sammy” Pinkerton Jr., 63, of Plainview passed away Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011, in Plainview. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 5, 2011, in Parklawn Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Jeff Taylor, pastor of First United Methodist Church, offi ciating. Arrangements are under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview. Robert was born June 17, 1948, in Plainview to Robert and Ruth Pinkerton Sr. He grew up in Halfway and attended schools in Plainview. He was a paratrooper in the U.S. Army for several years. Robert was a mechanic and worked on cars and trucks. He also worked at the gin for his father. He attended First United Methodist Church. He married Maria Riquelme on Oct. 19, 1973, Olivia Gonzales Ramirez Funeral services for Olivia Gonzales Ramirez, 71, of Plainview will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Lemons Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Ron Brunson offi ciating. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Monday at Lemons Funeral Home. Mrs. Ramirez died Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. She was born June 6, 1940, in El Campo to Isable and Mary Gonzales. She married Andres Ramirez in 1955 in El Campo. She was a homemaker and lived in Abilene prior to moving to DEATH NOTICE Doyle Ray Burns FLOYDADA — Funeral services for Doyle Ray Burns, 55, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 at Moore- Rose Chapel. Arrangements are by Moore-Rose Funeral Home of Floydada. Mr. Burns died Monday, Aug. 29, 2011. Online condolences: www.MyPlainview.com Plainview Herald — 9-4-11 Tulia - 995-1701 201 W. Broadway www.Kornerstonefunerals.com interviews were scheduled Saturday. The crowning of Miss Texas USA will be today. (Final results will be posted at www.MyPlainview.com and in Tuesday’s Herald.) graduated from LubbockCoronado High School in 2005. Survivors FRANKS include her parents, David and Glenda Franks of Plainview; and three brothers, David Lyn Franks Jr. of Lubbock and Donald Franks and James Dominie, both of Plainview. Online condolences: www.MyPlainview.com Plainview Herald — 9-4-11 in Clovis, N.M. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Samuel PINKERTON Pinkerton Sr.; and one son, Robert Christopher Pinkerton. He is survived by his wife, Maria Riquelme Pinkerton of Florida; two sons, Steven Scott Pinkerton of Mary Esther, Fla., and Richard Alan Pinkerton of DeBerry, Texas; his mother, Ruth Pinkerton of Plainview; one brother, Charles Fain Pinkerton of Anchorage, Alaska; and three grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to First United Methodist Church, 1001 West Seventh, Plainview, TX 79072. Online condolences may be made at www.kornerstonefunerals.com. Online condolences: www.MyPlainview.com Plainview Herald — 9-4-11 Plainview. Survivors include four sons, Augustine Ramirez of South Sioux City, Neb., Juan Ramon Ramirez of Abilene, Nick Ramirez of Plainview and Andy Ramirez of Mesa, Ariz.; a daughter, Alice Lopez of Abilene; 14 grandchildren; and 18 greatgrandchildren. Her husband and a son, Cipriano Ramirez, are deceased. Online condolences may be made at www.lemonsfunerals.com. 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www.MyPlainview.com Plainview Herald - Sunday, September 4, 2011 - Page 5A 9/11 light tribute still dazzles, but future cloudy By DAVID B. CARUSO Associated Press NEW YORK — The fi rst time they fl ipped the switch on the ethereal spectacle known as the Tribute in Light, ground zero was still a disaster zone. Six months had passed since the World Trade Center fell. New Yorkers still felt sick and dazed, and they had grown weary of funerals. When the time came, there was little pomp. The opera singer Jessye Norman sang “America the Beautiful.” A few politicians made some brief remarks. “And then the lights came on,” recalled Michael Ahern, the theatrical producer who, for a decade now, has been orchestrating the tribute. “I thought it was absolutely beautiful,” he said. “And it seemed to mean a lot to people. People who were there — the construction workers, the recovery workers — told me they were immediately moved by it.” Few who saw it disagreed. Of all the things that have been done in the past 10 years to memorialize the 9/11 dead, perhaps nothing has been as inspiring as the light tribute, which uses powerful searchlights to create a pair of otherworldly, skypiercing blue columns in roughly the spot where the twin towers once stood. Workers on Friday began setting up the array of 88 lights that make up the twin columns. Preparations for the display will go on for another week before the columns are switched on this Sept. 11. At full power, the lights can be seen for many miles, depending on the weather. The columns themselves are created by the light that refl ects off tiny dust and moisture particles in the air, so the look of the beams can change from night to night, depending on wind, fog and clouds. Ahern said people have reported sightings as far away as West Point, about 50 miles away. Despite its popularity, the tribute’s future is uncertain. Its sponsor, the Municipal Art Society of New York, spends about $500,000 each year putting on the spectacle. Much of that money has come from donations and grants, but funding is only guaranteed through this year. Even after a decade, the tribute also still does not have a permanent home. Originally, the beams were located on a lot in Battery Park City where the headquarters of Goldman Sachs now stands. Later, it moved to a garage, which is owned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. There has been talk over the years of making space somewhere at the World Trade Center itself for the light installation. This year, the Municipal Art Society is soliciting donations from the public in an attempt to build an endowment. People can give $10 by texting the word “tribute” to the number 20222. PLAINVIEW HIGH SCHOOL WITNESS WRITERS, a writing critique group, will meet from 10 a.m.-noon Saturday at First United Methodist Church. (Enter on the south side.) New members are welcome. There is no charge. For more information contact Carole Bell at 806-292-0134 or caroleabell@ gmail.com, or choose “Encouragement Groups” at www. ntchristianwriters.com. FIRST THURSDAY Family Reading Night for September will be held from 7-7:30 p.m. Sept. 15 at Unger Library. Children ages 4-7 are invited to wear their pajamas and hear bedtime stories. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information call 293-6186. HOUSTON SCHOOL night GED and SEL classes start Sept. 19 from 5-8 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays through May at 2417 Yonkers. Call 296-4184. THE 23RD ANNUAL Cowboy Symposium will be held Sept. 9-11 at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. The Sons of the San Joaquin are the headlining act performing Friday and Saturday nights. For more information about other performers, including musical acts, poets and storytellers, visit cowboy.org. WAYLAND’S SIFE team will host a drug dropoff from 10 a.m.-noon every second Wednesday of the month at the Nunn Business Building, Sixth and Igo Blvd. SIFE will safely dispose of expired or unused medications and syringes. Call Debbie Lane at 291-1020 with questions. INTEGRITY HOME Educators is hosting a beginning of the school year event for homeschool families who would like to connect with other homeschoolers on Friday and Saturday at Caprock Canyons State Park. For more information go to www.homeschoollife.com/tx/ihe. BULLDOG FOOTBALL game tickets are available at HCSB- West. Also available are tickets to the 17th annual Kiwanis Club barbecue, set for 5-7 p.m. Friday at Estacado Junior High in conjunction with the Bulldogs’ home-opening game against Big Spring. Tickets for the meal, which includes a barbecue sandwich, chips, drink and dessert, are $5. SHO OUT 2011, a free family information fair sponsored by Rural Children’s Initiative, will be held from noon-5 p.m. Saturday in Millennium Park (just west of the post offi ce). A youth talent show and art exhibit will follow from 5-7 p.m. at the Fair Theater. To reserve a booth or for more information call 291-4470. LUBBOCK ISD College and Career Night is 5:30-8 p.m. Sept. 26 at Texas Tech’s United Spirit Arena. More than 100 colleges, universities and trade/technical schools will be BULLDOG Paw Prints Monday, Sept. 5: Labor Day Student Holiday Tuesday, Sept. 6: Varsity Tennis vs. Monterey @ Plainview 4 p.m Volleyball vs. Coronado @ Coronado (9th ,JV,V,) 5:00/6:00/7:00p.m Thursday, Sept. 8: JV Football vs. Big Spring @ Big Spring 5p.m Freshman Football @ Big Spring @ PHS 5p.m Friday, Sept. 9: Varsity Football vs. Big Spring @ Plainview - 7:30p.m Saturday, Sept. 10: Volleyball @ Randall (9th September 5 - 10 ,JV,V) 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00p.m Cross Country @ Mae Simmons Park, Lubbock Varsity Tennis @ PHS vs. Dumas (JV, V) 9:00a.m Varsity Tennis @ PHS vs. Palo Duro (JV, V) 3:00a.m. MONDAY: College/ Sports Day “Outsmart the Dons – Bulldogs got game!” No CAPS but you can wear your favorite t-shirt or jersey TUESDAY: Little Kids Day “Make the Dons cry like babies!” WEDNESDAY: Celebrity/Rockstar THIS AND THAT Spirit Week/Homecoming Week Sept. 27 to Oct. 1 Day - “Out Shine the Dons” THURSDAY: Pajama Day “Make the Dons have nightmares!” Make sure your PJ’s meet dress code – especially length FRIDAY: Spirit Day “Demolish the Dons!” See complete school business at: www.plainview.k12.tx.us PHS Student Council on hand to inform area students and their parents about college and careers. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN pre-school has two openings in its new pre-K class for 4 year olds. School begins Tuesday. Call Sue Lewellen at 296-2604 or 296-5496. WAYLAND SIFE Computer Literacy Program will off er a beginner’s course Sept. 13-Oct. 18 and advanced course Nov. 1-Dec. 6. The free, open-tothe-public classes meet from 6-7 p.m. Tuesdays. First-day attendance is required. Call Sammy VanHoose at 291-1029 for more information. PROVIDER’S PANTRY meat boxes off ering a variety of frozen meats, fi sh and vegetables can be ordered at College Heights Baptist Church, 802 Quincy, until Sept. 16. Anyone can purchase. Cash, check and Lone Star are accepted. Call 293-3644 or go by the church for more information. A REUNION PLANNING meeting for the PHS class of 1972 will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Davis, Kinard & Co., 1401-A W. Fifth. Call Pat Smith at 293-4158 with questions. VISION SKATEPARK Plainview will sponsor an entry in the Cowboy Days Parade on Sept. 17. Anyone with wheels (skateboard, roller blades, skates, bikes, etc.) is encouraged to gather at 10 a.m. at 12th and Ash. For more information call 296-6669. SOUTH PLAINS College Workforce classes include: Cake decorating, introduction to Quick Books part I and alcohol education for minors. Call 296-9611 ext. 4304 or go by SPC at 1920 W. 24th. TEXAS TECH Upward Bound program is recruiting ninth and 10th grade students. Upward Bound provides academic instruction, tutoring, counseling, advising and cultural enrichment activities on Saturdays during the regular school year and during the summer on the Tech campus. Students must provide their own transportation to and from Lubbock. Interested students should pick up a pre- application card from the PHS counselors’ offi ce. Deadline is Wednesday. SACRED HEART Catholic Church members are selling raffl e tickets for $10. Prizes are: 2011 red Camaro, 46-inch fl at-screen TV, iPad, $500 Visa card; PlayStation3, $250 Walmart gift card and a Flip camera. Tickets are available from Sacred Heart members. The drawing is Saturday. THE ELKS LODGE will host a garage sale starting at 9 a.m. Saturday at the lodge, north of Reagor-Dykes. Proceed benefi t special needs children. Anyone with donations for the garage sale may call Connie at 292-9615. HILLCREST ELEMENTARY back-to-school night and allschool picnic will be at 6 p.m. Thursday. PLAINVIEW ISD activities calendars are available in a limited quantity and at no cost to parents and community members at the Plainview ISD Administration Offi ce, 912 Portland. BUSINESSES AND individuals are asked to display their Plainview football fl ags on football game days to show spirit for the team. To purchase a fl ag call Spike Dunlap at 292-8268. HK2020 AND Walmart are hosting the third annual health and fi tness expo from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday at the Ollie Liner Center. The free event, open to the community, will feature health screenings, cooking demonstrations, interactive activities, gardening tips, ballroom dancing, fi tness demonstrations and more. Anyone interested in hosting a free health or fi tness booth may contact Marka Fikes at marka.barrett@wal-mart.com or call 291-4524 or 729-1145. THE BUFFALO GRASS Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution (Floydada) and the Mary McCoy Baines Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution (Plainview) will co-sponsor a genealogy workshop from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 at the Floyd County Historical Museum (equipped with ancestry.com and Wi-Fi) in Floydada. The free workshop will help participants learn how to search for ancestors in census records, military records, court records and more, and also provide information regarding documentation required to join DAR. Bring a sack lunch; drinks and dessert will be furnished. RSVPs appreciated but not required. Contact kimhorne3@suddenlink.net, tfg12@suddenlink.net or pamelaccasto@gmail.com for more information. TICKETS TO the United Way kickoff breakfast, set for 6:30 a.m. Sept. 20 at Wayland’s Laney Center, are available for $9 by calling 293-7072. Featured speakers will be Karin McCay and Abner Euresti of KCBD-TV. PHS cheerleaders will lead a pep rally at the event which starts United Way’s annual fundraising campaign. THE ANNUAL El Diez y Sies de Septimbre’ Fiestas Patrias celebration will be held Sept. 15-18 in Lubbock. The event will include pageants, music, a parade and more. For more information call Robert Narvaiz at 781-6277. A FREE tobacco-cessation course will be held Sept. 15 and 22. Register by calling 291-3323. LITERARY LUNCH Bunch will next meet at noon Nov. 15 in Wayland’s Van Howeling Education Center, Room 104, with a light lunch to be provided. Books to be discussed are: “Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back,” by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent; “Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption,” by Laura Hillenbrand; “The New Road to Serfdom: A Letter of Warning to America,” by Daniel Hannan; “The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland,” by Jim Defede; “Girl in Translation,” by Jean Kwok; “Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust,” by Immaculee Ilibagiza; and “Redeeming Love,” by Francine Rivers. PHS AND PCA juniors and their parents are invited to a Plainview Education Partnership (PEP) orientation meeting at 6 p.m. Sept. 19 in the PHS auditorium. PEP is a tuition-assistance program for students who want to attend Wayland. Call 291-3500 for more information. NOLAN RYAN will be guest of honor at the National Golden Spur Award Dinner in Lubbock on Sept. 17, hosted by the National Ranching Heritage Center. Jim Sundberg, senior executive vice president for the Texas Rangers, will present the award, and Texas Ag Commissioner Todd Staples will off er the welcome. Tickets are $100 and available by calling 742-2498, e-mailing vicki. quinn.williams@ttu.edu or at www.nrhc.ttu.edu. FREE RIDES to the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on Oct. 1 in Lubbock are available to the fi rst 13 breast cancer survivors from Plainview. The program, sponsored by Vista Bank, off ers transportation by Citibus, race registration, a race T-shirt and breakfast. To register, contact Allison Kotal at 806-698-1911 ext. 7 or e-mail Allison@komenlubbock.org. CAPROCK CANYONS State Park will celebrate the restoration of the offi cial State of Texas bison herd to its native habitat on the Panhandle plains on Sept. 17. A new habitat will allow visitors to view the 80 free-roaming bison up close and visit dozens of exhibitors celebrating Texas’ frontier days. Activities include food vendors, a trail ride and park tours. Park entry fees will be waived for the day. For more information call 806- 455-1492. SEPTEMBER Readers’ Page will be published Wednesday. Readers are invited to submit original poetry, essays, features and photos to: Readers’ Page, Box 1240, Plainview, TX 79072; bring them to the Herald at 820 Broadway; or e-mail to kwlewis@hearstnp. com. All submissions should include a name, town and daytime phone number. 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