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Deadline Friday on 

cancellation contest 

By HAYLEY COX 

Herald Staff Writer 

The deadline is Friday for 

middle school and high school 

artists to enter the Texas Plains 

Trail stamp cancellation contest. 

Texas photographer Rick 

Vanderpool is partnering with 

the Texas Plains Trail, Plainview 

Main Street/CVB, the Plainview 

Daily Herald and the U.S. Postal 

Service on a year-long stamp 

cancellation project. 

He is asking youth living in 

Officials mum 

when quizzed 

on girl’s status 

By KEVIN LEWIS 

Herald Editor 

The status of the seventh-grade 

student arrested for vandalism after 

a message threatening to blow up a 

school appeared in a bathroom was 

not immediately known today. 

Because the 12-year-old girl is a 

juvenile, school and law enforcement 

offi cials have been limited as 

to what they report to the media. 

County Attorney Jim Tirey would 

not give any details on the case. 

His only comment when reached 

this morning was, “Every juvenile 

case is looked at on its own merits 

and proceeded according with 

to what the law allows and justice 

requires.” 

The girl was arrested Friday after 

a message appeared in a girls 

rest room at Coronado Junior High 

School. The message stated, “I’m 

gone (sic) blow this school up (expletive).” 

She initially was charged with 

vandalism but not anything related 

to the threat, according to Capt. 

Manuel Balderas of the Plainview 

Police Department, who said other 

charges are pending in the ongoing 

investigation. 

The girl spent the weekend at a 

juvenile facility in Lubbock and 

was to return to Plainview for a 

hearing Monday morning. It was 

See Threats, Page 2A 

Meet Your Neighbor Neighbor 

Ofelia Llanos: Born in 

Belton, she owns Melagros 

Boutique and 

enjoys chatting 

with her 

customers. She 

is married to 

Jaime and has 

two adult children 

— Mary 

Jane and Brenda Lee — and 

two grandchildren. She attends 

Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic 

Church. 

Blog Talk 

Plainview FFA 

blogs about the 13th 

place fi nish at the Texas 

State LDE contest 

over the weekend. 

For more on this 

and other blogs, go to 

www.MyPlainview.com and click 

on “Blogs.” 

Index 

Classified ....... .......10-11A 10-11A 

Comics .................. 9A 

Lifestyles ............... 5A 

Lotto Results ......... 2A 

Obituaries ............. 2A 

Opinion ................. 4A 

Sports ................ ................6-8A 6-8A 

VOLUME 119, NUMBER 295 

the Texas Plains Trail Region to 

draw a simple picture representing 

the Panhandle. The image 

that best depicts life on the Texas 

Plains will be used to create a 

cachet — a graphic that appears 

on the cover of the envelope — 

for the entire region. 

The Texas Plains Trail Region 

is made up of 52 counties 

in the Texas Panhandle, stretching 

from the Oklahoma and New 

Mexico state lines and south to 

See Contest, Page 2A 

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TUESDAY, December 8, 2009 

Kevin Lewis/Plainview Daily Herald 

The Rev. Gerald Boerger sings and plays his accordion during Monday night’s 13th annual 

Holiday Tree of Hope Ceremony at Covenant Hospital Plainview, held in honor of Boerger’s 

late wife, Vonda, who died of cancer Aug. 12. Ornaments in Boerger’s and other cancer 

victim’s honor were hung on a Christmas tree in the program sponsored by the American 

Cancer Society and Junior ACS. Similar trees are set up at various locations around town 

in honor of past honorees. 

Area producers 

represented at 

session in India 

By RICHARD PORTER 

Herald Agriculture Editor 

High Plains cotton farmers are 

well represented this week at an 

annual conference in India. 

Roger Haldenby, vice president 

of operations for Plains Cotton 

Growers in Lubbock, will present 

a paper entitled, “Texas Cotton 

Quality Past, Present and Future,” 

at the “Advances in Textiles, Machinery, 

Nonwovens and Technical 

Textiles-ATNT 2009” conference 

in Sathyamangalam, Tamil 

Nadu, India. 

The conference began Monday 

and will run through Wednesday. 

Haldenby will be one of seven individuals 

presenting papers during 

a special cotton session. 

Hayley Cox/Plainview Daily Herald 

ICY STREETS: A police officer directs traffic this morning after icy road conditions caused a vehicle 

to collide with this school bus at 13th and Columbia. No one was injured in the mishap. 

Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar with the 

Nonwovens and Advanced Materials 

Laboratory at Texas Tech University 

is the organizing secretary 

for the conference which will bring 

in experts from across the globe. 

In a November interview, Ramkumar 

said one of his key goals in 

organizing this year’s event was 

to bring cotton producers in the 

United States, in general, and West 

Texas, in particular, together with 

leaders in the textile industry in 

India. 

“My ultimate goal is to (build a) 

bridge between Texas cotton and 

India mills. I feel like it is time that 

key individuals come together,” he 

said. 

See Cotton, Page 3A 

School delay prompts text alert 

Did you get your text alert today? 

News of the delays in start times 

for local and area schools due to 

icy roads was sent out in the form 

of a mobile text alert at 6:35 a.m. 

today by the Plainview Daily Herald. 

The news also was posted on- 

line at www.MyPlainview.com at 

6:44 a.m. 

It’s easy to sign up for text alerts, 

which inform cell phone users 

of breaking news such as school 

weather delays, major crime and 

See Text alert, Page 2A 

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SPREADING SALT: Jason Wheeler spreads salt in the parking 

lot of Karli’s Salon and Spa at 10th and Ennis this morning in 

an effort to make the lot safe as customers pull in on the ice. 

Wheeler and his wife, Kaylene, own the salon. Temperatures 

bottomed out at 17 degrees this morning, making the fourth 

time in five days that temperatures have dropped into the 

teens. According to the National Weather Service in Lubbock, 

this afternoon and tonight should see high winds with gusts to 

60 mph. Temperatures should warm through the remainder of 

the week, reaching highs in the mid-50s by Saturday. 

Partial sunshine 

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Low 

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Tech frat 

parties on 

‘Plainview 

ISD’ buses 

By KEVIN LEWIS 

Herald Editor 

Gary King couldn’t imagine the 

circumstances that would have two 

Plainview ISD buses in his Lubbock 

neighborhood dropping off what at 

the time he thought were dozens of 

high school students drinking beer 

and causing commotion. 

“I was afraid that it was Plainview 

High School students,” King 

said. 

But it wasn’t. 

It was, however, two school buses 

with “Plainview ISD” painted on 

the sides that were carrying what 

apparently were partying Texas 

Tech students. 

The mix-up came because First 

Student School Bus Transportation 

Services, the company with which 

Plainview ISD contracts to carry 

students, leases its buses for other 

non-school related services, and the 

service on Friday night included 

lots of partying by a Texas Tech 

University fraternity. 

Members of Beta Theta Pi leased 

the buses and hired drivers from 

First Student to use as what one fraternity 

member called “shot buses.” 

Ryan Vissotzky, a Beta Theta 

Pi member, told the Lubbock Av- 

See Party bus, Page 2A 

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partly cloudy. Lows upper 20s. 

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Sunset 5:39. 

Monday’s high of 24 was 57 

degrees below the high of 81 set for 

that date in 1928. The overnight low 

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WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9, 2009 

In the year ahead it could be 

nonromantic involvements you have 

with members of the opposite gender 

that will prove to the ones that’ll 

advance some very specific hopes 

and expectations you have pertaining 

your work or career. 

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 

21) — Involvements with the wrong 

people or firms could place you in 

an environment where their lack of 

ethics could cause a lot of trouble. 

Should this occur, make an exit as 

soon as you can. 

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) 

— All it would take is a small misjudgment 

on your part that could put 

you in an awkward position today 

where you’re expected to champion 

an unpopular cause against some 

very uncomfortable odds. 

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) 

— Although you’re not likely to set 

the example you think is proper and 

necessary, you might expect others 

to do so. If you won’t do it yourself, it 

isn’t likely they will do so either. 

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — 

That long shot you’re hoping will 

come in first isn’t likely to even get 

out of the starting gates. Don’t make 

the mistake of taking a gamble on 

anything that has pronounced element 

of chance. 

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — It’s 

important you find the middle ground 

when dealing with others today because 

being either too tough or too 

lenient on them would both prove to 

be unproductive and yield little. 

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — 

The spirit may be willing today, but 

when you actually attempt to put out 

a bit of effort, you might fail at the 

first test of resistance and find it far 

too hard to muster up the necessary 

physical effort. 

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — If 

you are inclined to give something 

away today that you consider to be 

of value, don’t attach any strings to it. 

If you can’t dispose of it freely, then 

sell it at a price you can live with. 

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — A 

frustrating development could really 

get your dander up, and perhaps 

rightfully so, but this doesn’t give 

you license to take it out on the undeserving. 

Guard your temper. 

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Your 

competence will be extremely evident 

to others today, but not necessarily 

to you. When you think less 

of yourself it could deprive you of 

the success and the achievements 

you’re seeking. 

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — If 

you allow emotions to rule your 

thinking today, there is a good 

chance you could end up rewarding 

the undeserving and ignore the very 

people who have been trying to help 

you. Be discerning. 

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — 

Clarify your objectives before you set 

out today, or you could get off on the 

wrong road, working very hard only to 

find out you’re going no place fast. 

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — 

It might be wise to avoid breeding 

grounds for discord, such as involving 

yourself today with people whose 

politics or religious beliefs totally conflict 

with your own way of thinking. 

Today’s markets 

Today’s market prices at 

Plainview grain terminals at 11 

a.m.: Corn — 7.45, 7.28; Milo 

— 6.47, 6.27; Wheat — 4.75, 

4.69. 

COMMODITY FUTURES 

Following at the latest Chicago commodity 

quotations listed by BOB CASTLEBERRY 

INVESTMENTS of Plainview at 10 a.m.: 

HIGH LOW LATEST 

Cattle (Dec) 83.30 82.67 82.75 Dn .45 

Feeders (Jan) 93.20 92.35 92.70 Dn .25 

Hogs (Dec) 59.15 58.70 58.77 Up .17 

Corn (Dec) 5.05 1⁄2 3.97 3⁄4 4.04 Up 1 1⁄4 

Wheat (Dec) 5.74 1⁄2 5.61 5.73 Up 5 3⁄4 

Soys (Jan) 10.74 10.52 10.72 Up 11 3⁄4 

LOCAL STOCKS 

Following are local stock quotations at 10 

a.m. today, provided by BOB CASTLEBERRY 

INVESTMENTS of Plainview: 

XEL 20.49 Up .17 SHLD 73.81 Up 2.86 

ATO 27.46 Up .07 WMT 54.83 Up .28 

ADM 31.72 Up .91 

Words of Life 

Be not deceived; God is 

not mocked: for whatsoever 

a man soweth, that shall 

he also reap. — Galatians 

6:7 

Contest From Page 1A 

Big Spring. The Texas Historical 

Commission has also 

designated nine other heritage 

trail regions in Texas. 

More information can be 

found at THC’s Web site, 

www.thc.state.texas.us. 

Each Wednesday of 2010, 

beginning Jan. 6, each of 

the 52 counties in the region 

will be featured on a stamp 

cancellation in alphabetical 

order. Armstrong is the 

fi rst county, and that fi rst 

Wednesday in January the 

Claude post offi ce will have 

the special cancellation and 

a stack of envelopes with the 

winning student’s artwork 

on the cachet. 

Here are the rules to enter 

the cachet contest: 

1. Think of a simple image 

that best expresses “Life on 

the Texas Plains.” 

2. Take a clean 8 1/2 

Party bus 

alanche-Journal that they 

used the buses to go to several 

pre-parties at houses in 

the Tech Terrace area prior 

to the fraternity’s Christmas 

party. Students take alcohol 

shots at each house and, Vissotzky 

said, continued drinking 

on the buses. 

“We wanted to keep everyone 

safe,” he said. 

Vissotzky said the fraternity 

informed First Student 

why they wanted to use the 

buses, but admitted they 

probably got rowdier than 

anticipated. 

That’s where King got involved. 

King, who has lived in the 

2600 block of 29th Street 

since he was a Tech student 

some 30 years ago and who 

owns four other rent houses 

on the block, said he and his 

wife were about to get in 

their hot tub about 9:15 p.m. 

Friday when they heard a 

commotion out front. 

At fi rst they thought it was 

emergency vehicles. 

“It sounded like fi re 

trucks,” King said. 

Instead, “50 or 60 drunk 

people come piling out of 

these buses, all drinking — 

beer bottles, beer cans, cups, 

the whole nine yards. They 

start yelling and hollering.” 

King said the shot buses 

don’t belong in a quiet 

neighborhood such as his. 

“If they’re taking (students) 

to a fraternity house 

that’s one thing,” he said. 

“The people driving the bus 

should know better than that, 

if not the students on it.” 

While one bus was blocking 

the street and the other 

was illegally parked, King 

said most of the party-goers 

went into a nearby home that 

he said has hosted numerous 

parties in the past. Some of 

them, however, spilled over 

into neighboring yards, including 

his own. 

“Personally, I don’t want 

people standing out in my 

yard yelling ‘yahoo,’ urinating 

on my garage or standing 

out in the yard heaving 

chunks after they’ve 

drank too much peppermint 

schnapps,” he said. 

King called police about 

9:30, but by the time offi cers 

— including a DPS helicopter 

— arrived shortly after 

10, the students and buses 

were gone. 

They left behind a lot of 

empty cups and other trash, 

though, which King got to 

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by 11-inch sheet of 

white paper and draw 

that image using only 

a black Sharpie or 

a similar black ink 

pen/marker. Use only 

black-line art. Do not 

use color, and do not 

sign the drawing. 

3. Place a good copy of 

the drawing (keep the original 

art — the copy will not 

be returned) between two 

pieces of sturdy cardboard in 

a large envelope. Do not fold 

the artwork. Only one entry 

per artist will be judged. 

4. Include in the envelope 

a separate sheet of paper 

with the following information: 

full name; age; grade; 

name of school; mailing address; 

title of drawing and an 

optional one-sentence explanation. 

5: Seal the envelope and 

mail or deliver to: 

Vernah Ramsower-Sprous 

c/o Plainview Daily Herald 

P.O. Box 1240 

clean up. 

“The next morning I 

picked up trash all over the 

place,” he said. 

Then on Monday, King 

called Plainview ISD Superintendent 

Dr. Ron Miller 

to inquire about the buses. 

That’s when he found out 

about First Student and that 

the students onboard the 

buses were not Plainview 

students. 

That made King feel better, 

but he still thought it was 

inappropriate for buses with 

Plainview ISD on the side 

to be hauling around drunk 

people, Plainview students 

or not. 

“I’m pretty sure the 

(school) superintendent and 

the bus company wouldn’t 

want their buses out with 

that going on. You might as 

well paint a target on the city 

of Plainview and say, ‘Look 

what we’re doing.’ 

“I only wanted to make 

sure people were aware so it 

wouldn’t happen again and 

represent Plainview in a bad 

light.” 

Miller appreciated King’s 

concern, and shortly after his 

phone call visited with First 

Student offi cials. 

“This was an unfortunate 

deal,” Miller said, adding 

that he was told by bus company 

representatives that 

they plan to get more strict 

with rental practices and that 

this kind of thing would not 

happen again. 

A check of First Student’s 

buses today showed that not 

all of them show “Plainview 

ISD” on the side. 

Local First Student manager 

Lori Coates did not 

return phone calls from the 

Herald. 

Coincidentally, King has 

spent time in Plainview 

schools giving programs to 

students about fl ying kites. 

“I always enjoy coming 

to Plainview,” he said. “The 

kids pay attention when you 

talk to them and they’re 

courteous. It’s always been a 

pleasant experience.” 

He said Friday night’s incident 

would not change his 

perception of Plainview. 

“Dr. Miller was very apologetic, 

and the bus company 

called me and they were 

very apologetic,” he said. “If 

somebody had just used a little 

common sense this might 

not have ever happened. 

“It would make sense to 

me to be a little more discriminatory 

before (leasing) 

out buses in the future.” 

(Contact Kevin Lewis at 

806-296-1353 or kwlewis@ 

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6: The deadline for entries 

is Friday. 

Individual communities 

also can create their own cachets, 

Vanderpool said. 

“Plainview can have 

their own local judging and 

determine first, second and 

third, and they can create 

additional printing outside 

of what the post office 

uses,” he said. 

“We’re very hopeful that 

all the local communities 

will look at this as an opportunity 

to spotlight and 

praise their local artists.” 

(Contact Hayley Cox at 

hcox@plainviewdailyherald.com 

or 806-296-1352.) 

Crime Report 

An unknown person reportedly 

stole two purses, 

two calculators, two wallets, 

$20 in cash, an iPod Nano, 

and a makeup bag, collectively 

valued at $1,210, from 

a vehicle in the 1900 block of 

West Seventh between 7:30- 

9:30 p.m. Friday. 

•An unknown person reportedly 

damaged a glass 

door of Main Street Pizza, 

2401 N. I-27, between 10 

p.m. Sunday and 9:15 a.m. 

Monday. Damage was estimated 

at $500. 


stole $450 from 

Rockin’ R Steakhouse, 705 

N. Broadway, between 4 

p.m. Sunday and 9:45 a.m. 

Monday. Damage to two 

doors was estimated at $850. 

•An 18-year-old Plainview 

man was arrested at 12:30 

p.m. Monday for possession 

of marijuana and possession 

of drug paraphernalia. He was 

being held at the Hale County 

jail on a $1,700 bond. 


stole a Coach purse, 

valued at $400, containing 

$900 in cash from a vehicle 

in the 9:26-9:37 p.m. Monday. 

Damage to a window 

was estimated at $200. 

•A 21-year-old Plainview 

man was arrested at 3:12 p.m. 

Monday in the 2400 block 

of Columbia for possession 

of marijuana. He was being 

held at the Hale County jail 

on a $1,500 bond. 

Threats 

From Page 1A 

not immediately known if 

that hearing took place or, if 

it did, what transpired. 

Balderas did not immediately 

return a phone call this 

morning, nor did Eddie Subealdea, 

director of juvenile 

probation. 

Plainview ISD Superintendent 

Dr. Ron Miller said 

Monday the girl could face 

disciplinary measures at 

school aside from any legal 

punishment. 

The girl was identifi ed as 

Priscilla Soto by her mother, 

Rebecca Soto, who contacted 

the Herald on Friday 

evening. 

Correction 

Information in Monday’s 

Meet Your Neighbor stated 

Deanna Gonzalez has three 

stepgrandchildren. She does 

not have any stepgrandkids. 

65 mph. A high-wind warning 

is in effect from 10 a.m. 

to 6 p.m. Highs will be in the 

lower 50s. 

Tonight, temperatures 

will fall into the lower teens 

with winds 20-30 mph in 

the evening, becoming light 

and variable. 

On Wednesday, look for 

mostly sunny skies with highs 

in the lower 40s and northwinds 

winds 10-15 mph. 

Highs should be in the 50s 

and lows well below freezing 

the rest of the week. 

 

 

Tim Alcantar 

GUYMON, Okla. — Funeral 

services for Tim Alcantar, 

67, of Guymon, Okla., 

will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday 

at the Bunch-Roberts Chapel 

in Guymon with Dennis 

Hartley and Jim Adams offi 

ciating. 

Mr. Alcantar died Monday, 

Dec. 7, 2009, at Triumph 

Hospital in Amarillo. 

He was born Aug. 22, 

1942, in Karnes County to 

Ferman and Leonarda Diaz 

Alcantar. He returned to 

Guymon from Kress in June 

2009. 

He was a truck driver the 

majority of his working life 

and a member of the Baptist 

church. 

Survivors include his wife, 

Dallas Alcantar of Plainview; 

three children, Lea Nelson 

and Jonathan Alcantar, both 

of Guymon, and Jo Lynne 

Jackson and her husband, Bil- 

Cleora Stark Brittian 

Funeral services for Cleora 

Stark Brittian, 86, of 

Plainview will be at 10 a.m. 

Wednesday at Bartley Memorial 

Chapel with Johnny 

McDonald offi ciating and 

David Milstead assisting. 

Burial will follow in 

Parklawn Memorial Gardens 

under the direction of Bartley 

Funeral Home of Plainview. 

The family will receive 

friends from 6-7 p.m. today 

at the funeral home. 

Mrs. Brittian died Monday, 

Dec. 7, 2009, at her 

residence under the care of 

Area Community Hospice. 

She was born May 30, 

1923, in Plainview to Avie 

L. Stark and Onalee Robertson. 

She married Lewis 

Vincent Brittian on April 14, 

1941, in Clovis, N.M. He 

died March 16, 2003. 

She was a member of 

Ninth and Columbia Church 

of Christ, a lifetime member 

of PTA, member and past 

president of the Mary Mc- 

Coy Baines Chapter, Daughters 

of the American Revolution, 

and a member of the 

Daughters of the Republic of 

Willie Mae ‘Bill’ Raper 

Services for Willie Mae 

“Bill” Raper, 95, of Plainview 

will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday 

at College Heights Baptist 

Church with the Rev. Don 

Robertson, pastor, offi ciating. 

Burial will be in Plainview 

Cemetery under the direction 

of Bartley Funeral Home of 

Plainview. 

Mrs. Raper died Sunday, 

Dec. 6, 2009, at Westridge 

Manor under the care of 

Area Community Hospice of 

Plainview. 

The family will receive 

friends from 11 a.m. to noon 

Wednesday at the church. 

She was born Jan. 12, 

1914, to Ira Bottoms and Ollie 

Killion in Byars, Okla. 

She married Emmitt Raper 

on March 17, 1934, in Lindsay, 

Okla. He died March 

14, 1983. 

She was a longtime mem- 

Death Notices 

Thomas Carl Gray 

Services for Thomas Carl 

Gray, 71, of Plainview are 

pending with Kornerstone 

Funeral Directors of Plainview. 

Mr. Gray died Monday, 

Dec. 7, 2009, in Lubbock. 

Online condolences: 

www.MyPlainview.com 

Plainview Daily Herald — 12-8-09 

Johnny James Wood 

Funeral services for Johnny 

James Wood, 85, will be 

at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at 

Lemons Memorial Chapel 

with Joseph Johnson offi ciating. 

Arrangements are by Lemons 

Funeral Home. 

Visitation will be from 

6-8 p.m. today at the funeral 

home. 

Mr. Wood died Sunday, 

Dec. 6, 2009, in Plainview. 




Tulia - 995-1701 

201 W. Broadway 

www.Kornerstonefunerals.com 

A ray of light in an hour of need 

Lemons Funeral Home 

Being there for Plainview families 

in their hour of need for 70 years 

206 W.8th ~ 806-296-5566 

ly, of Plainview; 

one 

sister, Lupe 

Alcantar; 

four brothers, 

Johnny, Gilbert, 

Mitch 

and Robert 

Alcantar; and ALCANTAR 

two grandchildren. 

His parents and a brother, 

Marcos Alcantar, are deceased. 

The family suggests memorials 

to Fresenius Medical 

Care of Amarillo to help 

with transportation expenses 

for those needing dialysis. 

Memorials will be accepted 

at Bunch-Roberts Funeral 

Home, P.O. Box 1112, Guymon, 

OK 73942. 

Online condolences may 

be made at www.bunchroberts.com. 




Texas. She 

also was a 

past member 

of the Hale 

County HistoricalCommission. 

Survivors 

include one BRITTIAN 

daughter and 

son-in-law, Vanessa and 

Doug Rivers of Plainview; 

one brother and sister-in-law, 

Lytton and Mertice Stark of 

Plainview; six grandchildren, 

Robert Burt and his 

wife, Machael, Christopher 

Burt and his wife, Dawn, 

Amanda Burt and Jessica 

Alderson, all of Plainview, 

Mathew Alderson of Gatesville 

and Misti Mobley and 

her husband, Jerry, of Kaufman; 

11 grandchildren; and 

special cousins, Mary and 

Robert Hall of Dumas. 

Memorial contributions 

may be made to Area Community 

Hospice, 3109 Olton 

Road, Suite C, Plainview, 

TX 79072. 


be made to bartley_cares@ 

nts-online.net 




ber of College Heights Baptist 

Church, joining in 1934 

when she moved to Plainview 

from Oklahoma. 

Survivors include a granddaughter 

and her husband, 

Robbie and Jerry Hembree 

of Lubbock; two grandsons, 

Bill King of Lubbock 

and Erik King of Odessa; 

two great-granddaughters, 

Keisha Bryan and her husband, 

Aaron, of Lubbock 

and Rheanna King of Chico; 

two great-grandsons, Ryan 

Hembree and Billy Roy 

King, both of Lubbock; and 

one great-great-grandson, 

Tyler Hembree of Lubbock. 

Memorials may be made 

to College Heights Baptist 

Church, 802 Quincy, Plainview, 

TX 79072. 


be made to bartley_cares@ 

nts-online.net. 




Ruth Prater 

LUBBOCK — Services 

for Ruth Prater, 97, of Lubbock 

are pending with Lemons 

Funeral Home. 

Mrs. Prater died Monday, 

Dec. 7, 2009, at Covenant 

Medical Center in Lubbock. 




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http://www.MyPlainview.com Plainview Daily Herald - Tuesday, December 8, 2009 - Page 3A 

ARRA funds kitchen equipment Back In Time 

for schools in Hart, Hale Center Center 

Dec. 8, 1929: O.J. “Bo” Hale Center recently. Jef- 

Sexton, genial young feries, president of First 

manager of the Western National Bank of Hale 

Union’s Plainview offi ce, Center, and Mrs. Jeffer- 

was elected vice presiies have been in Arizona 

AUSTIN — Two area school dis- “It was very welcomed news to hear the 3E’s of Healthy Living — Educadent of the Western Union the past few months while 

tricts — Hart and Hale Center ISD that funds were still available and that tion, Exercise and Eating Right.” Employees Association of he underwent skin grafts 

— are among benefi ciaries of more our request for fi nancial assistance has With the available funding, Texas District 3. 

and recovered from severe 

than $350,000 being distributed by the been honored,” said Hart ISD Interim schools will be able to purchase new •City Policeman H.S. burns he received at his 

Texas Department of Agriculture to 20 Superintendent Gerry Nickell. “We kitchen equipment such as ovens, freez- Bolin and Deputy Sheriff home last summer. 

Texas schools to help purchase new are most appreciative to the Texas Deers, steam tables and food processors. J. Kelly Hooper made what Dec. 8, 1979: Nanette 

kitchen equipment. The funds, which partment of Agriculture for their assis- Eligible school districts are required offi cers believe to be the Pullen, Elaine Dollar and 

came from the American Recovery and tance.” 

to participate in the National School largest whiskey haul ever Karen Fipps are shown 

Reinvestment Act, are being reallo- “Texas schools did an excellent job Lunch Program. Priority was given to made in the county Friday wrapping gifts for The 

cated after costs during the fi rst round this year in making cost-effective pur- districts serving a signifi cant number of night when they arrested Salvation Army’s Dress A 

of funding in June were less than exchases that resulted in money being students who are eligible for free or re- E.A. McDonough of Lub- Live Doll project. 

pected. 

saved, which we are now reallocating duced-cost meals. Funds must be used bock and found 60 one- •Suzanne Teykl and Tom 

Hart ISD will receive a $17,205 to more schools to purchase additional to improve the quality, safety and effi - half gallon jars of whiskey Warren will have their 

walk-in freezer to be used at Hart El- kitchen equipment,” Agriculture Com- ciency of delivering school meals. The in his car. The man made paintings and sculptures 

ementary School, while Hale Center missioner Todd Staples said. “With money can be used to replace, upgrade a gun play at Bolin, who in the First National Bank 

ISD will receive a $5,300 reach-in these funds schools can buy new ap- or update food service equipment. grabbed his wrist and cov- lobby through Dec. 14. 

refrigerator for Carr Middle School, a pliances that are more energy effi cient A complete list of recipients and ered him with his pistol. •Local hunters getting 

news release from TDA stated. and better equipped to increase the nu- equipment can be found at www. •Fire destroyed the gen- their share of pheasants 

Hart ISD is receiving ARRA funding tritional value of school meals. This is TexasAgriculture.gov under Healthy eral merchandise store on opening day of the 

for the fi rst time. 

another great step toward encouraging Living. 

of Chas. Jay Mercantile hunt were Mark Jackson, 

Company in Petersburg Gary “Hump” Stair, Ken 

Woods’ mother-in-law 

on Saturday morning. The Williams, Dewey Claude 

store was established in Lusk and Bill Gharis. 

transported to hospital Around Us 

1910. Mr. Jay was sleep- •Complying with goving 

in the store when the ernment regulations that 

OCOEE, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods’ AMARILLO — An Amarillo man was owned by the farmer who employed his fi re awakened him. His thermostats be set at 65 de- 

mother-in-law was admitted to a hos- sentenced to 30 years in prison Monday parents, the DPS said. 

family lives in Plainview grees can cause a little dispital 

with stomach pains early today, after pleading guilty to a murder charge The teen and his brother weren’t wear- during the school week. comfort, so J.B. Wheeler, 

a hospital spokesman said. 

in a December 2007 shooting death. ing seat belts and were thrown from the •Frank R. Day, city attor- president of Hale County 

Someone called 911 from the golf- Elijio Christopher Zapata, 20, pleaded pickup. 

ney, was elected a director State Bank, purchased 

er’s mansion about 2:35 a.m. guilty Monday to a Potter County mur- Torres did not have a driver’s license, of the Texas Association of Snug Sacks for his 51 fe- 

Barbro Holmberg was taken by der charge in the shooting death of Jorge and Neville said that Torres likely took City Attorneys at a convenmale employees. 

ambulance to Health Central Hospi- H. Sarabia, 24. Zapata also pleaded the truck without permission. — Amation in Galveston. 

Dec. 8, 1999: Hayley 

tal, where she was in stable condition guilty to an aggravated assault charge in rillo Globe-News 

Dec. 8, 1959: The Rev. Cox and Joshua McCray 

later today, hospital spokesman Dan the shooting of Jorge I. Sarabia, 21. 

• • • 

Ted Richardson, former won bicycles at the RSVP 

Yates said. He said her condition was Authorities alleged Zapata was the AMARILLO — Staff Sgt. Mat- resident of Plainview, will Breakfast with Santa. 

not serious but he could not be more gunman who entered the brothers’ thew Matlock of Amarillo received receive the honorary doc- •Oklahoma offensive 

specifi c because of privacy laws. home in the 3500 block of Southeast the Silver Star for valor and gallantry tor of divinity degree at coordinator Mike Leach 

Holmberg lives in Sweden and is 14th Avenue on Dec. 11, 2007, and in combat, stemming from his actions Southwestern University toured Texas Tech facili- 

the mother of Woods’ wife, Elin. 

shot the residents. He was arrested Dec. when the convoy he was riding in was in Georgetown. As a boy ties after being interviewed 

17, 2007. 

attacked in June 2008 in Afghanistan. he worked as a newsboy by Chancellor John Mont- 

Jorge H. Sarabia died of his injuries. Matlock, a noncommissioned offi cer for the Plainview Evening ford. Leach is the leading 

Cotton 

Jorge I. Sarabia received several gun- from Company C, 1st Battalion, 503rd Herald and hopped the contender to be Tech’s 

shot wounds to his upper body. Infantry Regiment, was on patrol when milk truck for Cloverlake football coach. 

From Page 1A A judge sentenced Zapata to 30 years his convoy was attacked by small-arms Dairy. 

•On the Herald’s Read- 

in the murder case and 20 years on a fi re and rocket-propelled grenades just •Medlin Carpenter, J.M. ers Page, Joe McWilliams 

Ramkumar said that while India is charge of aggravated assault causing se- a few miles from its destination in the Collins, Claude Hutcher- wrote a tribute to Spike 

a leading producer of cotton, its mills rious bodily injury. The sentences will Paktika province of Afghanistan. son, Don Mouser and J.B. Dykes, “Thanks for the 

“are starving” for more. 

run concurrently. 

A grenade struck the vehicle Mat- Wheeler were elected to memories, Spike.” 

Haldenby explained that U.S. farm- Zapata’s attorney, Selden Hale, lock was in, injuring three soldiers. Un- the board of the Plainview •The Texas Department 

ers have a good opportunity to meet couldn’t be reached for comment. — der fi re and wounded himself, Matlock Chamber of Commerce. of Transportation ordered 

that need. After all, he said, U.S. Amarillo Globe-News 

evacuated the injured soldiers and gave •The City Council ap- Jordan Paving of Irving, 

growers consistently produce high- 

• • • 

them fi rst aid. He fi red back and directed proved the cancellation of the contractor working on 

quality cotton, and the nation has the AMARILLO — Amarillo police will his squad to return fi re. 

Charlie Flack’s taxi appli- U.S. 70 west of Plainview, 

transportation and logistical sophis- be featured Saturday on the Fox network Matlock used his body to shield other cation. Flack has been in to get to work or pay a fi ne 

tication to guarantee delivery to for- reality television show “COPS.” The ep- soldiers, receiving shrapnel wounds the taxi and transfer busi- of $1,000 a day. 

eign markets. 

isode is scheduled for 7 p.m. on KCIT, from exploding grenades in the process ness here for the past 50 (Contact Nicki Bruce 

Haldenby and Ramkumar make a Fox 14. 

before the fi ghting quelled. 

years. 

Logan at 806-296-1362 

good team as they work together in The episode is titled “Ho! Ho! Ho!” in The Silver Star is the third-highest- •Burglars sacked the or nicki@plainviewdaily- 

India with Haldenby providing ex- which police in Amarillo and Portland, ranking medal in the U.S. military, be- R.A. Jefferies residence at herald.com)pertise 

on production and Ramkumar Ore., catch men in the company of proshind only the Congressional Medal of 

addressing potential new uses for the titutes. 

Honor and the Navy Cross. Matlock, son 

fi ber through his research with non- Video crews for the popular show of Bill and Sandy Matlock, is expected 

woven technology at Tech. 

spent several weeks this summer in Am- to return to Afghanistan this month for You’ve Got Mail 

“(He) is using cotton in ways that arillo, fi lming patrol offi cers while they his third tour. — Amarillo Globe-News 

we’ve never seen before,” Haldenby worked their beats. Subsequent episodes 

• • • 

(NOTE: You’ve Got Mail offers e- 

said of his colleague. 

of the program also will feature Ama- LUBBOCK — Lubbock police need mails received by Herald staffers.) 

That partnership, locally, between rillo police. — Amarillo Globe-News the public’s help identifying a man who 

production and innovative new mar- 

• • • 

robbed a local smoke shop last month. 

kets is one of the things that has Ram- MULESHOE — Troopers say a Mule- The suspect was captured on video 

kumar excited about his role in this shoe teenager who died in a one-vehicle at 11:41 p.m. Nov. 28 at Nothin’ Butt 

year’s conference. He understands crash during the weekend likely was out Smokes, 6702 19th St., police said. The 

that he is in a position to introduce on an unauthorized joy ride when he burglar pried open the doors to enter the 

the world to the High Plains of Texas rolled the pickup he was driving. business. 

and its importance to the global cot- Jesus Torres, 14, died Saturday at a He was described as a black male beton 

industry. 

Lubbock hospital, the Texas Department tween 35 and 45 years old. He was clean 

After all, according to information of Public Safety reported. His 5-year- shaved. He was last seen driving a silver 

provided by PCG, Texas is the largest old brother, also involved in the crash, sedan vehicle. 

cotton producing state in the United was expected to survive. Trooper Chase Police ask anyone with information 

States and for the current season, the Neville said driver inexperience was the about the suspect call Crime Line at 

state is expected to produce approxi- biggest factor in the fatal crash. 741-1000 or detective Gary Hodges at 

mately 4.9 million bales. 

Torres was speeding on County Road 775-2421. Callers may remain anony- 

(Contact Richard Porter at 806- 1038, a dirt road west of Muleshoe, mous. — Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 

296-1361 or porter@plainviewdaily- when he lost control about 2 p.m. and (Contact Deborah Zacher at dzachherald.com) 

rolled a 2004 Ford F-150, a work truck er@hearstnp.com or 806-296-1360.) 

This and That 

DAISY GARCIA of 

Plainview was among approximately 

300 students 

to complete their degree 

requirements during the fall 

semester at Southwestern 

Oklahoma State University 

in Weatherford. Her degree 

is a bachelor of music 

education-instrumental. 

PLAINVIEW Symphony 

Orchestra will present its 

annual Christmas Concert 

at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at 

Wayland’s Harral Auditoriums. 

Tickets are $10 

and will be available at the 

door. The performance 

will include selections from 

“The Nutcracker,” the new 

“Overture to Miracle on 

34th Street,” Leroy Anderson’s 

“Christmas Festival,” 

“Do You Hear What I Hear” 

and “White Christmas.” 

A 7-ON-7 WOMEN’S 

fl ag football tournament 

will be held Jan. 8 and 9 

followed by a men’s tournament 

Jan. 15 and 16. Cost 

is $100 per team with 10 

people on each team. Proceeds 

will benefi t James 

Frazier, the PHS coach 

who has been diagnosed 

with cancer. The championship 

game will be held at 

Greg Sherwood Memorial 

Bulldog Stadium with fi rst- 

and second-place winners 

receiving trophies and 

shirts. Deadline is Dec. 31. 

Also, three autographed 

items are being raffled: a 

football by Troy Aikman, 

a jersey by Zach Thomas 

and a plaque featuring four 

Michael Irvin cards. Tickets 

are $5. 

To enter the football 

tournament or purchase 

tickets, call Reggie Williams 

at 729-0374 or Regie 

Brooks at 685-2981. 

FIRST UNITED Methodist 

Church will host The 

Connection from 3-6 p.m. 

Sunday at The Cross and 

Flame, 601 Houston St. 

The Connection’s goal is 

to connect people with the 

source (God) as well as 

resources available in Hale 

County. A free chili supper 

and free concert featuring 

area talent is planned. 

Also, items such as food 

boxes, space heaters, 

blankets, coats, hats and 

gloves will be given away. 

JOHNATHAN BRYANT, 

YMCA aquatics director, 

will host a YMCA youth 

swim team general information 

meeting at 6 p.m. 

Tuesday, Dec. 15 at the Y. 

RSVP by contacting Bryant 

at 293-8319 or jbryant@ 

Hi-Plains Plainview Tire Bandag Center 

We’ll We keep Keepyou You 

Rolling! rollin ! 

http:plainviewtirecenter.com 

1700 W. 24th • Plainview 

293-4365 (806) 293-43651-800-765-5180 • 1-800-765-5180 

plainviewymca.org. 

CASA KIDS 4 KIDS Toy 

Drive is collecting gifts for 

CASA (Court Appointed 

Special Advocates) children 

in foster care. A free 

child buffet will be given 

to those who bring a new, 

unwrapped present to Mr. 

Gatti’s, 5001 50th St., in 

Lubbock through Sunday. 

For information, contact 

Rose Carkeet at 763-2272. 

THE DON AND Sybil 

Harrington Cancer Center 

Comprehensive Breast 

Center will hold a breast 

cancer screening clinic 

at Mangold Hospital in 

Lockney on Dec. 30. Funding 

is available through 

the Texas Department of 

Health for those who qualify 

for assistance. Exams are 

by appointment only. Call 

806-356-1905 or 1-800- 

377-4673 for more information 

or to schedule an 

appointment. 

SOUTH PLAINS College 

Plainview Center will offer 

spring registration from 

5-6:30 p.m. Jan. 12 in the 

main office. No permit is 

required. All students must 

bring the following items 

to registration: time permit, 

pen or pencil, valid driver’s 

See our lovely Christmas Selections! 

Great Prices, Loans to $1080 

New Dining 

Bedroom 

license, vehicle registration 

information and form 

of payment for tuition and 

fees. Spring classes begin 

Jan. 19. 

A LOVE FUND for Taylor 

Obenhaus of Vega, greatgrandson 

of Jimmy and 

Carolyn Durham and Harold 

and Ruth Obenhaus, 

all of Plainview, has been 

established at Happy State 

Bank. Obenhaus, 7, is in 

Lubbock awaiting open 

heart surgery. 

A LOVE FUND has been 

established for Ronald 

Huckeby, who is suffering 

from leukemia and has no 

insurance, at HCSB. 

JUNIOR SERVICE 

League is accepting donations 

for Dress-A-Live Doll. 

Anyone interested in donating 

money or shopping to 

help make sure Plainview 

children have a great 

Christmas should contact 

Melinda at 729-7722 or 

296-5584, or Valerie at 

729-1054. Donations can 

be mailed to JSL, Box 384, 

Plainview, TX 79072. 

(To submit This and 

That items, contact 

Kevin Lewis at kwlewis@ 

hearstnp.com or 806-296- 

1353.) 

Best Finance & Rentals 

618 Broadway 296-0180 

Sectionals 

High-tech senior 

I’ve been thinking about 

the 30-year business I ran 

with 50 employees, all without 

a Blackberry that played 

music, took videos, pictures 

and communicated with Facebook 

and Twitter. 

Under duress, I signed up 

for Twitter and Facebook so 

my seven kids, their spouses, 

13 grandkids and two greatgrandkids 

could communicate 

with me in the modern 

way. I fi gure I could handle 

something as simple as Twitter 

with only 140 characters 

of space. 

That was before one of 

my grandkids hooked me 

up for Tweeter, Tweetree, 

Twhirl, Twitterfon, Tweetie 

and Twitterifi c Tweetdeck, 

Twitpix and something else 

that sends every message 

to my cell phone and every 

other program within the 

texting world. 

My phone was beeping 

every three minutes with the 

details of everything except 

the bowel movements of the 

entire next generation. I am 

not ready to live like this. I 

now keep my cell phone in 

the garage in my golf bag, 

which I no longer use. 

The kids then bought me a 

GPS for my last birthday as 

they say I get lost every now 

and then going to the grocery 

store or the library. I keep that 

in a box under my tool bench 

with the Bluetooth (which is 

red) phone I’m supposed to 

use when I drive. I wore it 

once and was standing in line 

at Barnes and Noble talking 

to my wife as everyone within 

50 yards was glaring at 

me. Seems I have to take out 

my hearing aid when I use it. 

Guess I got a little loud. 

The GPS looked pretty 

smart sitting on my dashboard, 

but the lady inside was 

the most annoying and rudest 

person I had run into in a long 

time. Every 10 minutes she 

would say sarcastically, “Recalc-u-lating.” 

You would 

think that she could be nicer. 

It was like she could barely 

tolerate me. She would let 

go with a deep sigh and then 

tell me to make a U-turn at 

the next light. Then when I 

would make a right turn instead, 

it was not good. 

When I get really lost now, 

I call my wife and tell her the 

names of the cross streets — 

and, while she is starting to 

develop the same tone as the 

GPS lady, at least she loves 

me. 

To be perfectly frank, I 

am still trying to learn how 

to use the cordless phones 

in our house. We have had 

them for four years, but I 

still haven’t fi gured out how 

I can lose three phones all at 

once and have to run around 

digging under chair cushions 

and checking bathrooms and 

the dirty laundry baskets 

when the phone rings. 

The world is just getting 

too complex for me. They 

even mess me up everytime I 

go to the grocery store. You 

would think they could settle 

on something themselves, but 

this sudden “Paper or Plastic?” 

everytime I check out 

just knocks me for a loop. 

I bought some of those 

cloth reusable bags to avoid 

looking confused, but I never 

remember to take them 

with me. 

Now I toss it back to them. 

When they ask me, “Paper or 

Plastic?” I just say, “Doesn’t 

matter to me. I am bi-sacksual.” 

Then it’s their turn 

to stare at me with a blank 

look. 

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MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS and NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE 

“If all printers were determined not to print anything 

‘til they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be 

very little printed.” – Benjamin Franklin 

Your Opinion 

(Your Opinion presents 

reader comments on stories 

appearing in the Herald. 

These comments and more 

fi rst appear on the Herald’s 

Web site, www.MyPlainview. 

com) 

Story: Girl arrested for 

threatening to blow up 

school 

“I am the aunt of Priscilla 

Soto and I am very upset of 

how the school and our legal 

system handled this situation. 

My sister contacted me about 

noon that she was on her way 

to the police station because 

my niece had been arrested 

and was fi xing to be sent to 

a juvenile detention center. 

Once there, the detective was 

talking to my sister and stated 

that Priscilla had confessed to 

the graffi ti. My sister asked 

her why they had not notifi ed 

her at school of this issue. 

According to the detective 

and school offi cials, they do 

not have to notify a parent at 

all when a student has committed 

vandalism in a school 

setting. My sister and I were 

very upset to learn about the 

so called ‘legal policy.’ We 

believe a child should not 

be coerced into confessing 

something that they didn’t 

do. That is called bullying, 

and that too is illegal even 

for police. The Coronado 

Junior High counselor stated 

personally to me that they 

had to call in the graffi ti to 

police because of the safety 

of the students at the school, 

but I say Priscilla is also part 

of the student body. Where is 

her representation and safety? 

Isn’t she part of the school as 

well.” 

Author: Maria Soto 

• • • 

“I think Mrs. Soto is right 

about the cop interviewing her 

daughter without her there. I 

hope that they get her daughter 

back in to school and out 

of juvenile detention.” 

Author: max belyeu 

• • • 

“Well I’ll tell you that just 

this kind of behavior started 

the shooting in Moses 

Lake, Wsh., which went on 

to more extreme shootings 

after. Don’t we want to be 

prepared or should we put 

our guard down now for everyone. 

The world is a crazy 

place now and God knows 

what is going through our 

children’s minds. God bless 

them and us all!” 

Author: Deb 

• • • 

“I am amazed how people 

are viewing this situation! I 

have young children and if 

this were my child in trou- 

Let’s get it done, then bring our troops home 

What is our goal in Afghanistan? 

Is it national security alone 

and the preservation of our 

republic? Is it to stop the 

spread of an odious ideology 

that cloaks itself in religion? 

Is it to prevent Afghanistan 

from once again becoming 

a safe haven for those who 

planned and executed the 

9/11 attacks? 

Our goal in Afghanistan, 

President Barack Obama 

told the nation in a primetime 

address from the U.S. 

Military M Academy at West 

Point, Po is “to disrupt, dismantle, 

m and defeat Al Qaeda 

in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 

and an to prevent its capacity to 

threaten th America and our al- 

lies in the future.” 

Gen. Stanley McChrystal, 

the commander responsible 

for carrying out Obama’s 

new war plan, says we have 

seen more violence, more 

deaths and more territory lost 

to the enemy because “we 

didn’t have enough troops 

to fi nish the job.” And fi nish 

the job we must, though 

it remains unclear if sending 

an additional 30,000 troops 

alone will be suffi cient. In 

the past three months, more 

than 1,000 American troops 

have been wounded in battle, 

a skyrocketing fi gure that accounts 

for one-fourth of all 

U.S. casualties since the war 

began in 2001 -- and these 

casualties occurred after we 

sent an additional 21,000 

troops to Afghanistan. 

Yet as much as I would 

like to see our brave men 

and women immediately returned 

home to their richly 

deserved hero’s welcome, 

we have to get 

this right. For now, 

“getting it right” 

means reaching the 

objectives the president 

outlined. Obviously, 

our European 

allies agree. Following 

Obama’s speech, 

NATO Secretary- 

General Anders 

Fogh Rasmussen 

reaffi rmed his pledge that 

NATO could provide 5,000 

extra troops, which would 

bring the increased troop 

level close to the 40,000 

McChrystal requested. 

For years, this war was 

under-resourced. It became 

the forgotten war. Afghan 

President Hamid Karzai 

lost focus, and the gains 

we had made were overturned. 

Now, Obama has 

established benchmarks to 

measure future success that 

will rely not just on our 

military prowess, but on 

the ability of Afghan leaders 

to take control of their 

country, recruit and train 

their own force to protect 

their borders, and to build 

a reliable and transparent 

government that serves the 

interest of the people rather 

than Karzai’s cronies. 

Obama’s critics, including 

former Vice President Dick 

Cheney, are wrong to mock 

him for setting a deadline for 

the Afghan army and police 

to take control as we begin 

the withdrawal process by 

July 2011. It’s important 

to clearly defi ne what the 

“end” will look like and by 

when it must occur. Visual- 

izing a goal is essential 

to its achievement. 

All this focus on 

“conducting the war” is 

what bogged us down 

in Vietnam, where we 

continued to invoke the 

domino theory long after 

it had unraveled. In 

our tunnel vision, we 

continued to focus on 

conduct, troop levels 

and body counts. Today, 

Cheney is focused on 

conduct, troop levels and 

captured territory. Ditto Sen. 

John McCain. 

But war is not about troop 

levels. It’s about sharply defi 

ned objectives and goals. 

If the situation on the 

ground in Afghanistan is 

not secure, the plan will 

be adjusted to ensure that 

we meet our objective: the 

transfer of security to the 

Afghans on a province-byprovince 

basis based not on 

a timeline but on benchmarks. 

“Just as we have 

done in Iraq,” noted Obama, 

“we will execute this transition 

responsibly taking into 

consideration the conditions 

on the ground.” 

The president has demanded 

that the Afghan 

government meet clear performance 

levels. He has set 

specifi c benchmarks and the 

metrics by which to defi ne 

them. These are the specifi cs 

Obama introduced, leaving, 

I believe wisely, the pace 

and scale of the withdrawal 

undefi ned. 

Here’s what I say: If the 

objectives within the general 

frameworks are not even 

close to being met come July 

2011, we should withdraw 

our support from the Afghan 

government and bring our 

troops home. Therefore, we 

must get it right. 

Politically, this is a hard 

and bitter pill to swallow 

for Democrats, especially 

those who campaigned on 

the premise that Afghanistan 

was the place to wage 

our fi ght against the terrorists 

who attacked us on Sept. 

11. 

Lastly, there is one more 

issue that demands a national 

debate: the additional cost in 

terms of treasure. The surge 

in troops will cause the defi - 

cit to swell an estimated $30 

billion this fi scal year. For 

years, we have borrowed to 

pay for the wars in Iraq and 

Afghanistan. We’re in a recession. 

How will we pay 

for this? 

I don’t have all the answers. 

Though I am not ready to 

become a hawk, I love my 

country. I cherish our freedoms, 

I trust our president, 

and I am grateful for the sacrifi 

ce of the men and women 

who have answered the call 

to serve. 

Like the president, for 

now I believe this is the 

right course of action. Like 

the rest of the country, I pray 

the goals he outlined will be 

executed well and in a timely 

manner. 

(Donna Brazile is a political 

commentator on CNN, 

ABC and NPR; contributing 

columnist to Roll Call, 

the newspaper of Capitol 

Hill; and former campaign 

manager for Al Gore.) 

May everything that is promised come true 

President Obama certainly 

showed leadership mettle in 

going against his own party’s 

base and ordering a troop 

surge into Afghanistan. He is 

going to have to be even more 

tough-minded, though, to 

make sure his policy is properly 

executed. 

I’ve already 

explained why 

I oppose this 

escalation. But 

since the decision 

has been 

made — and 

I do not want 

my country 

to fail or the 

Obama presidency 

to sink 

in Afghanistan 

— here are some thoughts on 

how to reduce the chances that 

this ends badly. Let’s start by 

recalling an insight that President 

John F. Kennedy shared 

in a Sept. 2, 1963, interview 

with Walter Cronkite: 

Cronkite: “Mr. President, 

the only hot war we’ve got 

running at the moment is, of 

course, the one in Vietnam, 

and we have our diffi culties 

there.” 

Kennedy: “I don’t think 

that unless a greater effort is 

made by the ((Vietnamese)) 

government to win popular 

support that the war can be 

won out there. In the fi nal 

analysis, it is their war. They 

are the ones who have to win 

it or lose it. We can help them; 

we can give them equipment; 

we can send our men out there 

as advisers. But they have to 

win it, the people of Vietnam, 

against the Communists. We 

are prepared to continue to 

assist them, but I don’t think 

that the war can be won unless 

the people support the 

effort and, in my opinion, 

in the last two months, the 

((Vietnamese)) government 

has gotten out of touch with 

the people. ...” 

Cronkite: “Do you think 

this government still has time 

to regain the support of the 

people?” 

Kennedy: “I do. With 

changes in policy and perhaps 

with personnel I think it 

can. If it doesn’t make those 

changes, the chances of winning 

it would not be very 

good.” 

What JFK understood, 

what LBJ lost sight of, and 

what BHO can’t afford to forget, 

is that in the end it’s not 

about how many troops we 

send or deadlines we set. It is 

all about our Afghan partners. 

Afghanistan has gone into a 

tailspin largely because President 

Hamid Karzai’s government 

became dysfunctional 

and massively corrupt — focused 

more on extracting revenues 

for private gain than on 

governing. That is why too 

many Afghans who cheered 

Karzai’s arrival in 2001 have 

now actually welcomed Taliban 

security and justice. 

“In 2001, most Afghan people 

looked to the United States 

not only as a potential mentor 

but as a model for successful 

democracy,” Pashtoon Atif, a 

former aid worker from Kandahar, 

recently wrote in The 

Los Angeles Times. “What 

we got instead was a freefor-all 

in which our leaders 

profi ted outrageously and unapologetically 

from a wealth 

of foreign aid coupled with a 

dearth of regulations.” 

Therefore, our primary 

goal has to be to build — with 

Karzai — an Afghan government 

that is “decent enough” 

to earn the loyalty of the Afghan 

people, so a critical mass 

of them will feel “ownership” 

of it and therefore be ready 

to fi ght to protect it. Because 

only then will there be a “selfsustaining” 

Afghan army and 

state so we can begin to get 

out by the president’s July 

2011 deadline. 

But here is what worries 

me: The president’s spokesman, 

Robert Gibbs, said 

fl atly: “This can’t be nationbuilding.” 

And the president 

told a columnists’ lunch on 

Tuesday that he wants to 

avoid “mission creep” that 

takes on “nation-building in 

Afghanistan.” 

I am sorry: This is only 

nation-building. You can’t 

train an Afghan army and 

police force to replace our 

troops if you have no basic 

state they feel is worth fi ghting 

for. But that will require 

a transformation by Karzai, 

starting with the dismissal of 

his most corrupt aides and 

installing offi cials Afghans 

can trust. 

This surge also depends, 

the president indicated, on 

Pakistan ending its obsession 

with India. That obsession 

has led Pakistan to support 

the Taliban to control Afghanistan 

as part of its “strategic 

depth” vis-a-vis India. 

Pakistan fi ghts the Taliban 

who attack it, but nurtures 

the Taliban who want to control 

Afghanistan. So we now 

need this fragile Pakistan to 

stop looking for strategic 

depth against India in Afghanistan 

and to start building 

strategic depth at home, 

by reviving its economy and 

school system and preventing 

jihadists from taking 

over there. 

That is why Obama is going 

to have to make sure, every 

day, that Karzai doesn’t weasel 

out of reform or Pakistan 

wiggle out of shutting down 

Taliban sanctuaries or the allies 

wimp out on helping us. 

To put it succinctly: This only 

has a chance to work if Karzai 

becomes a new man, if Pakistan 

becomes a new country 

and if we actually succeed at 

something the president says 

we won’t be doing at all: nation-building 

in Afghanistan. 

Yikes! 

For America’s sake, may it 

all come true. 

(Thomas Friedman is a 

columnist for the New York 

Times News Service.) 

Republic president takes mysterious leave of absence 

On the brink of a complete 

breakdown, Mirabeau 

Lamar dumped his offi cial 

duties in the lap of Vice 

President David G. Burnet 

on Dec. 7, 1840, and took a 

break from the demands of 

Texas’ highest offi ce. 

Propelled into prominence 

by his bravery on the battle at 

San Jacinto, the 38-year-old 

Georgian was the people’s 

choice to play second fi ddle 

to Sam Houston. As the No. 

2 man in the new nation’s 

pecking order, he had even 

more time on his hands than 

his American counterpart. 

By the spring of 1837, 

Lamar was bored silly. Figuring 

weeks would pass before 

anyone missed him, he 

returned to the Peach State 

for a hero’s homecoming. 

Mallard Fillmore 

ble they should be punished 

just like everyone else else. I do 

not believe law enforcement 

would ‘make’ someone confess 

to something they did 

not do. I just think that is an 

excuse that people use to try 

and get out of trouble. I do 

believe the actions that the 

law enforcement took were 

the right actions. Why would 

they have taken that kind of 

action if there was no proof? 

If law enforcement would 

have ignored this situation 

and the girl went through 

with what she wrote, then everyone 

would be complaining 

about how law enforcement 

ignored it and didn’t do their 

job, so make up your mind 

people! As for the mother of 

this child, no kid is a perfect 

kid and they all make mistakes. 

As for the Herald and 

the news, you people should 

get the full story before going 

public about things like 

this. To the Plainview Police 

Dept., you guys did what you 

had to do, no matter who the 

person was and I support 

you!” 

Author: Amazed 

• • • 

Story: Seventh-grade girl 

charged with vandalism, 

not threat 

“This is shameful conduct 

on the part of the school 

district. I worry about my 

grandchildren if their parents 

could drop them off at the 

school door (and) then pick 

them up days later at a jailhouse. 

What is this world 

coming to? What ever happened 

to children being children 

and being protected by 

adults. I am shocked that a 

school would think this sort 

of treatment is acceptable or 

that a community would support 

it. I am grieved in my 

heart and am praying for this 

little girl and her family. I 

can’t imagine how afraid the 

other students in that school 

are, how they view the authority 

fi gures in their school 

and school system and how 

that fear is now impacting 

their ability to learn.” 

Author: Minnie 

• • • 

Story: Holiday Tree of 

Hope to be dedicated Monday 

in memory of Vonda 

Boerger 

“What a beautiful story 

that tells again how my mom 

lived her life to the fullest 

giving all the glory to our 

Father in Heaven. Thank you 

for honoring her memory by 

dedicating this tree to her. 

God Bless. 

Author: Vonda’s daughter, 

Sarah Smith 

All the fl attering fuss did 

wonders for his defl ated 

ego. 

But Lamar’s absence was 

indeed noticed by a number 

of senators fed up with 

the high-handed methods 

of President Houston, and 

in late 1837 they secretly 

summoned the vice president. 

Lamar was surprised 

to learn that his friends had 

launched a grass-roots campaign 

to ensure his succession 

of General Sam, who 

was prohibited by the constitution 

from seeking reelection. 

Lamar at fi rst shied away 

from the contest because he 

feared a shellacking at the 

polls by Thomas Rusk, who 

could count on the backing 

of the infl uential incumbent. 

OPINION 

Thomas 

Friedman 

But when Rusk bowed out 

and 11 of the 14 senators 

pledged their support, Lamar 

jumped in the race with 

both feet. 

The strange suicides of the 

top two contenders left him 

with only a paper opponent. 

“Honest Bob” Wilson was 

an eccentric who had earned 

his nickname with the frank 

admission, “I’m always as 

honest as the circumstances 

of the case and the condition 

of the country will allow.” 

Lamar’s defeat of “Honest 

Bob” by 6,695 to 252 votes 

caused critics to complain he 

had beaten a couple of dead 

men and a political nobody. 

The high-strung president-elect 

was upstaged 

at his own inauguration. 

Though not on the list of 

Donna 

Brazile 

scheduled speakers, 

Houston monopolized 

the podium for three 

long hours. When 

his long-winded predecessor 

fi nally sat 

down, Lamar was 

so fl ustered that he 

handed his speech to 

an assistant to read. 

That incident illustrated 

Lamar’s most 

glaring weakness — 

a serious lack of emotional 

toughness. His psychological 

vulnerability proved to 

be a tragic fl aw that handicapped 

a brilliant mind. He 

was, in the end, his own 

worst enemy in spite of his 

fi rm belief that the dubious 

distinction belonged to Sam 

Houston. 

Many Texans agreed with 

the assessment of Anson 

Jones, who observed soon 

after the second chief executive 

took the oath, “He 

is a very weak man, and 

governed by petty passions 

which he cannot control 

and prejudices which are 

the result of ignorance.” 

Even admirers admitted he 

was prone to depression and 

practically unapproachable 

during his dark moods. 

As president Lamar defi 

antly raised the banner of 

Bartee 

Haile 

Texas nationalism in 

combative contrast to 

the annexation movement. 

He envisioned 

a Lone Star Republic 

stretching to the Pacific, 

a continental rival 

of the United States 

rather than a subservient 

member of the 

Union. 

While this stand as 

well as his aggressive 

policy toward the Indians 

met with widespread approval, 

the daily demands 

of running the government 

were just too much for Lamar. 

He tried his best to 

bring order out of the fi - 

nancial chaos engulfi ng the 

new nation, but by October 

1840 the promissory notes 

of the fl at-broke Republic 

were worth no more than 

15 cents on the dollar. 

The economic crisis and 

a host of political problems 

drained the perplexed president 

physically and emotionally. 

When congress 

refused in December 1840 

to go along with his request 

for a declaration of war on 

Mexico, an exhausted Lamar 

surrendered to bleak despair. 

Vice President Burnet 

took over, and he vanished 

on a mysterious leave of ab- 

Tuesday, December 8, 2009 

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sence. 

Lamar planned to travel to 

New Orleans for treatment 

but stopped instead at the 

home of a physician in Independence. 

He remained in 

seclusion for several months 

as the doctor slowly nursed 

him back to health. 

The disappearing act 

moved Francis Moore to uncharacteristic 

compassion. 

Abandoning his standard 

attack on Lamar’s every 

word and deed, the editor 

wrote, “We sincerely regret 

the misfortunes which for a 

season will deprive us of the 

presence of General Lamar. 

He has our warmest sympathy.” 

Others were neither so 

kind nor understanding. A 

rumor made the rounds that 

the unstable president had 

lost his mind. 

After the badly-needed 

break, Mirabeau Lamar fi nished 

his rocky term but the 

pernicious doubts about his 

mental health persisted. Until 

his dying day, the former 

president of Texas had to 

live with the whispers. 

(Bartee Haile writes 

about Texas history. Contact 

him at haile@pdq.net 

or P.O. Box 152, Friendswood, 

TX 77549)




Dear Annie: Four years 

ago, my mother moved to 

Florida to be closer to my 

two sisters and their families. 

Now they are planning 

a party for her 90th birthday, 

and my sister has set the date 

for Christmas Eve. 

The relatives who still 

live here have said they cannot 

attend at that time and 

asked that they please wait 

until after the fi rst of the 

year. Everyone would rather 

be home for Christmas with 

their children, grandchildren 

and friends. 

A few of us drive down 

in the summer and stay for 

the weekend. Whenever 

Mom isn’t well, I fl y down. 

I spent time with her just a 

few months ago. I want to 

be home for the holidays, 

but my sisters will be unforgiving 

if I don’t come to the 

party. I am older than they 

are and retired. I don’t feel 

up to traveling, and these 

trips are getting expensive. 

What should I do? — Don’t 

Want To Go 

Dear Don’t: It would have 

been nice had your sisters 

been more considerate and 

planned the party with the 

other relatives in mind, but 

it doesn’t seem as if they are 

going to change their plans. 

You are fortunate to have 

a mother who is going to be 

90. How many more birthdays 

will you be able to 

spend with her? Please go. 

And take as many family 

members with you as possible. 

They all should see Mom 

before they spend every 

Christmas without her. We 

know it’s an imposition and 

a burden, but we urge you to 

do this while you can. You 

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won’t regret it. 

Dear Annie: I need 

some advice on handling 

gossips. 

There is a woman 

in my building who 

goes around gossiping 

all day. Needless 

to say, half of 

what she tells people 

is untrue. Everyone 

knows her and 

what she is like, but 

I recently had an encounter 

with her that ended 

in a shouting match. Now I 

am her main topic of conversation. 

So far, I’ve been ignoring 

her, hoping her fascination 

with my life will wear off. Is 

there any way to get her to 

stop? — No Gossip For Me 

Dear No: Since everyone 

knows this woman is a gos- 

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sip and a fabricator, 

ignoring her is the 

best way to deal with 

it. If she gets a rise 

out of you, it garners 

her some attention. 

It is important, however, 

that you do this 

in a very offhanded 

manner. Don’t be upset 

or brusque. Pretend 

it doesn’t bother 

you in the least. And 

when others are present, 

be friendly and 

charm their socks off. It will 

drive her batty. 

Dear Annie: I was amused 

by “Cover Up and Learn’s” 

reluctance to tell her students 

to “button up.” I also 

teach at a post-secondary institution, 

and we have seen 

many young women who 

are busting out all over, including 

some wearing pants 

that are extremely tight and 

low enough to show a long 

streak of naked behind. 

Our staff decided to approach 

the issue with fi rmness 

and humor. At the 

beginning of the year, we 

pointed out that their education 

is a steppingstone to 

getting a job, and that part of 

being in the work environment 

is learning to dress in a 

manner that does not distract 

others. We requested that 

students dress in a manner 

that is respectful, including 

putting sweaters over crude 

T-shirts. To remind them 

throughout the year, a few of 

us have signs in our rooms 

saying “No cleavage, front 

or back.” 

Frankly, some of our students 

had never considered 

the concept before. They 

were quite respectful when 

we pointed out the other side 

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The Plainview Symphony Orchestra will perform 

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The Plainview Symphony Orchestra consists of musicians from the 

Plainview and surrounding area. 

In addition, the PHS A Capella Choir will perform 

several selections of Christmas music. 

Concert begins at 7:30 

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Sisters plan mom’s 90th birthday party for Christmas Eve 

The holidays can be stressful. If 

you’re not careful, you can overspend 

easily. But maybe this year 

is worse because you don’t think 

your budget will allow for many 

gifts. It can be especially tough if 

you have kids. Instead of being depressed, 

get creative. What types 

of low-cost gifts have you given? 

Here are a few ideas that can 

help fi ll in the gaps. 

COUPONS: Create a coupon 

booklet with services that can be 

redeemed by the recipient later. For 

example, a free night of babysitting, 

gardening or a favorite meal. 

FOOD: When food shopping, 

think about consumable gifts. Kids 

will enjoy a piece of fruit decorated 

with stickers or a bow. It’s silly 

fun. Wrap a hot cocoa packet, cereal 

or snacks, such as microwave 

popcorn, for them to enjoy that day. 

Or give a homemade cookie, cake, 

pie or dinner-a-month gift 

coupon. 

THRIFT STORES: You 

can fi nd items such as 

books, toys, costume jewelry, 

framed pictures, etc. 

Giving secondhand gifts 

isn’t for everyone, but if 

you haven’t been to a secondhand 

shop in a while, 

you’ll be pleased to discover 

most of the items 

aren’t junk. There’s often the misconception 

that it sends a message 

that your kids aren’t worth new 

gifts. 

That certainly refl ects how backward 

society has become. Still not 

convinced? Try shopping at a dollar 

store or online auctions, such as 

www.dfwbid.com, a Web site that 

offers brand-new items and gift 

cards with bidding starting and increasing 

by one cent and a chance 

to win an auction for a penny. Or 

Annie’s 

Mailbox 

Kathy Mitchell 

& Marcy Sugar 

check your local Freecycle 

(www.freecycle.org). 

HANDMADE TOYS: 

Boxes make great playhouses. 

Use aluminum 

foil crumpled into a ball 

and rubber bands wrapped 

around it to make rubberband 

balls. Or make a 

marshmallow shooter from 

PVC. Visit www.instructables.com/id/marshmallowgun 

for project instructions. 

You can make a parachute, too: 

Cut a 12-by-12-inch piece of a grocery 

bag, or use a handkerchief. 

Tie a piece of string to each corner 

of the fabric or plastic bag. Fill a 

fi lm container with some pebbles 

or coins for weight. Tuck the loose 

ends of string into the container, 

and snap the top in place. Fold the 

parachute up, and toss it into the 

air. You can go to a craft store and 

buy a single wooden letter, paint it, 

and add ribbon to hang it, too. 

TIME: The gift of time is the 

best gift you can give. This can be 

as simple as making ornaments together, 

watching movies, listening 

to music, putting together a puzzle, 

or playing games. One reader, 

Odilia in Nebraska, shares: “We 

do lots of holiday baking. My kids 

LOVE to bake! 

Christmas week, we take plates 

of treats to friends, neighbors and 

shut-ins. At the beginning of Advent, 

the kids sort through their 

toys and fi nd some in good, giftable 

condition to pass on to a 

women/children’s shelter. It helps 

put the emphasis on giving rather 

than ‘gimme,’ and it clears some 

space.” 

EXTENDED FAMILY GIFT- 

GIVING: Ask whether you can 

draw names or do a white elephant 

swap, so you exchange an item 

of the issue. The students 

comply with this request, 

and we seldom have an issue 

with inappropriate clothing 

in our workplace. All they 

needed was the knowledge 

that their clothing was distracting 

or disturbing. And 

isn’t that part of our job? — 

S.K. in Canada 

Dear S.K.: Explaining 

instead of criticizing is always 

useful, and sometimes 

humor gets the point across 

where other attempts fail. 

Thanks for saying so. 

(Annie’s Mailbox is written 

by Kathy Mitchell and 

Marcy Sugar, longtime 

editors of the Ann Landers 

column. Please e-mail your 

questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, 

or write 

to: Annie’s Mailbox, P.O. 

Box 118190, Chicago, IL 

60611.) 

Be thoughtful and thrifty when selecting holiday gifts 

DEAR DR. GOTT: Could 

you please tell me what sertraline 

hydrochloride is used 

for? What are the side effects? 

Is this product habitforming? 

I would appreciate 

any information you can 

provide. 

DEAR READER: Sertraline 

hydrochloride is the 

generic name for Zoloft, a 

drug prescribed for depression, 

obsessive-compulsive 

disorder, panic, bipolar 

disorder, severe forms of 

premenstrual syndrome, social 

anxiety, post traumatic 

stress and other psychiatric 

disorders. 

This drug and others in the 

same class may interact with 

certain other antidepressants 

and anti-psychotics, St. 

John’s wort, aspirin, aspirinlike 

drugs, ibuprofen, specific 

diet drugs, sleep medications 

and anticoagulants. 

Warnings are posted for 

an elevation of depression, 

suicidal thoughts, agitation, 

irritability and psychiatric 

and non-psychiatric changes 

during the early stages of 

use. 

Patients must be closely 

monitored for behavioral 

changes that should be reported 

to the prescribing 

physician. 

Premarketing evaluation 

of Zoloft was performed on 

more than 4,000 adults, and 

side effects included palpitations, 

chest pain, appetite 

increase, joint and muscle 

pain, and tinnitus (ringing in 

the ears). 

Some of the less common 

symptoms included hypertension, 

hypotension, abnormal 

gait, anemia, thirst and 

gastroenteritis. 

I am not aware of addiction 

issues with this drug. 

However, abrupt discontinuation 

can produce diz- 

ziness, confusion, 

numbness or tingling 

sensations, irritability, 

agitation, 

headache, insomnia 

and lethargy. Should 

a person fail to do 

well on sertraline, a 

reduction in dosage 

over a period of time 

and under the strict 

supervision of the 

prescribing physician 

is appropriate. 

While the effects are generally 

self-limiting, there 

have been reports of serious 

symptoms from abrupt discontinuation. 

This and other similar 

drugs should be prescribed 

by psychiatrists who are 

familiar with the potential 

side effects and can monitor 

each case for adverse reactions. 

To provide related information, 

I am sending you a 

copy of my Health Report 

“Consumer Tips on Medications.” 

Other readers who would 

like a copy should send a 

self-addressed stamped No. 

10 envelope and a $2 check 

or money order to Newsletter, 

P.O. Box 167, Wickliffe, 

OH 44092. Be sure to mention 

the title. 

DEAR DR. GOTT: I have 

vitiligo. My skin is losing 

its pigment. I’d appreciate 

you sharing what you know 

about the condition. 

DEAR READER: We receive 

our skin, hair and eye 

coloring from a pigment 

Sara 

Noel 

Frugal Living 

Meds will fi ght chemical imbalance 

Peter 

Gott, M.D. 

known as melanin. 

Vitiligo occurs 

when the cells that 

produce melanin 

die or fail to manufacture 

it. The process 

results in white 

patches on the skin 

that enlarge slowly. 

People of every 

race can be affected; 

however, those with 

darker skin suffer a 

more noticeable con- 

trast. 

Premature graying or 

whitening of hair on the 

scalp, face, eyebrows and 

eyelashes is less common, 

as is a loss of color of the 

retina of the eye and the tissues 

that line the inside of 

the mouth. While vitiligo 

can begin at any age, it commonly 

appears between the 

ages of 10 and 30. 

There is no cure, and 

medical treatment is purely 

optional. 

There are a number of cosmetic 

processes available. 

On the home front, using 

sunscreen when outside 

and avoiding tanning top the 

list. 

The use of ginkgo has 

been met with some success. 

However, studies performed 

have been small, and 

the product requires more 

research before it can be endorsed. 

Treatment, which is 

lengthy and costly, can include 

the use of corticosteroids, 

specifi c topical ointments, 

skin grafting and 

photochemotherapy. 

If you are able to live with 

your condition, I recommend 

you do so and avoid 

subjecting your body to unnecessary 

medications and 

chemicals. 

This is not the result of 

anything you did. 

(Dr. Peter Gott is a retired 

physician and the author 

of the book “Dr. Gott’s 

No Flour, No Sugar Diet,” 

available at most chain and 

independent bookstores, 

and the recently published 

“Dr. Gott’s No Flour, No 

Sugar Cookbook.” Write 

Dr. Gott c/o United Media, 

200 Madison Ave., 4th fl ., 

New York, NY 10016. ) 

Birth 

BOY: Sheridan Rawls and 

Adrian Espinoza of Plainview 

are the parents of a son, 

Jonathyn Alazae Espinoza, 

born at 3:50 a.m. Oct. 10, 

2009, at University Medical 

Center in Lubbock, weighing 

7 pounds 10 ounces. 

Grandparents are Lolo 

Espinoza of Edmonson and 

Norica Espinoza and Scott 

and Ginny Rawls, all of Plainview. 

Great-grandparents are 

Antonio Mendez of Plainview 

and Manuel and Martha 

Espinoza of Edmonson 

and Larry and Sue Rawls of 

Hamlin. 

from your home. Nadia in Canada 

adds: “One family had had enough 

of trying to think of things to buy 

the others — people never received 

anything they wanted. Instead, 

they pooled some money and divided 

it up among themselves. 

They each took their share and 

bought themselves a present, then 

wrapped it up and put it under the 

tree. So then they all knew what 

they’d bought themselves, but no 

one else knew.” Another idea is to 

buy a calender and write in activities 

you can do together during the 

upcoming months. 

(Sara Noel is the owner of Frugal 

Village, www.frugalvillage. 

com, a Web site that offers practical, 

money-saving strategies 

for everyday living. To send tips, 

comments or questions, write to 

Sara Noel, c/o United Media, 200 

Madison Ave., 4th Floor, New 

York, NY 10016, or e-mail sara@ 

frugalvillage.com.) 

Community Calendar 

TODAY 

6:30 p.m.: Texas Business 

Women-Plainview; Christmas 

party; Dovie Gilleland’s 

home. 

WEDNESDAY 

11:30 a.m.: DAR, Plainview 

Civic Center, Program: 

“A Panhandle Christmas 

Story” by Virginia Taylor. 

Noon: Plainview Lions 

Club, Plainview Civic Center. 

THURSDAY 

6:30 a.m.: Breakfast Lions 

Club, McClung Center, 

WBU campus. 

Noon: Soroptimists, Plainview 

Civic Center. 

Noon: Plainview Kiwanis 


Noon: Chapter BL, PEO, 

Mary Jo Coates’ home. 

1 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge, 

Senior Citizens Center. 

1 p.m.: Chapter CZ, PEO, 

Sherry Akin’s home. 

FRIDAY 

7 p.m.: Senior Dance, St. 

Mark’s Episcopal Church, 

710 Joliet. Mike Porter 

Band. 

TUESDAY 

Noon: Plainview Rotary 


Noon: Optimist Club, Cotton 

Patch Café. 

1 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge, 

Senior Citizens Center. 

6:30 p.m.: National MS 

Society, Covenant Hospital 

Plainview meeting room. 

(Contact Nicki Bruce Logan 

at 806-296-1362.)

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McCoy, Tebow among 

fi ve Heisman fi nalists 

By RALPH D. RUSSO 

AP College Football Writer 

NEW YORK (AP) — In a year when star 

quarterbacks were supposed to dominate the 

Heisman Trophy race, two running backs 

and a defensive tackle made as good a case 

to win college football’s most prestigious 

award as any of the marquee passers. 

Florida quarterback Tim Tebow and Texas 

quarterback Colt McCoy were named Heisman 

fi nalists on Monday along with running 

backs Mark Ingram and Toby Gerhart and 

defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. 

The last time as many as fi ve players were 

invited to New York was 2004, when USC 

quarterback Matt Leinart won the award. 

Tebow, McCoy and last year’s winner Sam 

Bradford of Oklahoma entered this season as 

heavy Heisman favorites. But Bradford got 

hurt and Tebow and McCoy haven’t been as 

productive this season as last. Neither will 

go into Saturday’s presentation as the frontrunner. 

Tebow, who was the fi rst sophomore to 

win the Heisman in 2007, is again trying to 

become the second two-time Heisman winner, 

joining Ohio State’s Archie Griffi n. 

Tebow fi nished third in the voting last year, 

while getting the most fi rst-place votes. 

He’s the fi rst player to be invited to the 

Heisman Trophy ceremony three times since 

the presentation started being televised in 

1981. He’s also the fi rst player to fi nish in 

the top fi ve of the Heisman balloting three 

times since Georgia tailback Herschel Walker 

did it in the early 1980s. 

McCoy was the runner-up last season and 

has led No. 2 Texas to the BCS national 

championship game this season. 

Ingram has run for 1,542 yards and scored 

By TIM MARTIN 

Associated Press Writer 

EAST LANSING, Mich. 

(AP) — A short-handed 

Michigan State team will 

head to the Alamo Bowl 

to play Texas Tech on Jan. 

2 in a matchup of Big Ten 

and Big 12 teams. 

Kickoff will be at 7 p.m. 

on ESPN. 

The bowl matchup announced 

Sunday will be a 

challenge for the Spartans 

(6-6). 

Texas Tech (8-4) will 

bring one of the nation’s 

best passing attacks to San 

Antonio. Michigan State 

has been shaky on pass defense 

much of the season 

and will be without starting 

defensive back Chris L. 

Rucker, one of eight Spartans 

suspended indefi nitely 

and not making the bowl 

trip because they were at a 

Nov. 22 fi ght with members 

of a campus fraternity. 

Two starting wide receivers, 

B.J. Cunningham and 

Mark Dell, also are among 

the suspended players. But 

the Spartans say the Alamo 

Bowl — a good postseason 

trip for a team with a .500 

record — will give them a 

chance to fi nish the season 

strong both on and off the 

fi eld. 

“There’s a lot to play for,” 

Michigan State quarterback 

Kirk Cousins said. “We feel 

we can take a negative situation 

and turn it into a positive.” 

Cousins say players have 

been focused and intense 

since the Spartans began 

practicing in anticipation of 

a bowl Saturday. 

“My heart breaks for 

those guys,” Cousins said of 

his suspended teammates. 

“The fact that they’re not 

there with us for this bowl 

game — it will hurt. But 

at the same time, there are 

other guys who we work 

with who have not had as 

much of an opportunity to 

play who are now going to 

have that opportunity.” 

Michigan State last went 

to the Alamo Bowl in 2003, 

15 touchdowns for No. 1 Alabama. 

Stanford’s Gerhart, meanwhile, has run for 

more yards (1,736) and scored more touchdowns 

(26) than any player in the nation. 

And Nebraska’s Suh had 4 1/2 sacks in 

an attention-grabbing performance against 

Texas in the Big 12 title game. He is the fi rst 

defensive player to be a fi nalist since 1997, 

when Michigan cornerback Charles Woodson 

became the fi rst full-time defensive 

player to win the Heisman. 

Tebow returned for his senior season to 

try to lead the Gators to a third national title 

in four seasons, but he won’t reach that goal. 

After being No. 1 almost all season, Florida 

lost to Alabama 32-13 in the Southeastern 

Conference title game on Saturday and was 

knocked out of the national championship 

race. 

The loss likely damaged Tebow’s chances 

at a second Heisman, too. He has passed for 

2,413 yards and rushed for 859 yards this 

year. 

Like Tebow, McCoy also returned for his 

senior season to make a championship run. 

He has Texas a victory away from its fi rst 

national title since 2005, but his numbers 

also have fallen off compared to ’08. 

McCoy has passed for 3,512 yards with 

27 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. He also 

nearly threw away the Longhorns’ national 

championship hopes on the second-to-last 

play of the Nebraska game, coming within 

a second of letting the clock run out before 

Texas could attempt the winning fi eld goal 

in a 13-12 victory. 

McCoy could become the fi rst player to 

win the Heisman the season after fi nishing 

second since Walker did it in 1982. 

SPORTS 

losing to Nebraska. 

The Spartans and Red 

Raiders will be meeting for 

the fi rst time. 

Texas Tech averages 

nearly 381 yards passing 

per game, second in the 

nation behind only Houston. 

The Red Raiders average 

nearly 37 points per 

game. 

“Very exciting offense — 

they bring a lot to the table 

in that regard,” Michigan 

State coach Mark Dantonio 

said. 

The Spartans also have a 

powerful offense, averaging 

nearly 30 points per game. 

The Alamo Bowl selected 

Michigan State over 

Minnesota even though 

both have 6-6 records and 

the Gophers defeated the 

Spartans this season. Minnesota 

instead will go to the 

Insight Bowl. 

The Alamo Bowl has 

higher team payouts and 

better TV exposure than the 

Insight Bowl. 

Richard Porter/Plainview Daily Herald 


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HEAVY 

PRES- 

SURE: PlainviewBulldog 

Rick 

Jackson 

(22) applies 

pressure to 

a Lubbock 

Cooper 

player during 

a recent 

game. The 

Dogs host 

Levelland 

in a doubleheader 

with the 

Lady Dogs 

starting 

at 6 p.m. 

today in the 

DogHouse. 

Plainview 

Christian’s 

Eagles 

and Lady 

Eagles take 

on Miami 

starting 

at 5 p.m. 

today at 

“The Box” 

at West 

Texas A&M 

University 

in Canyon. 

Ex-NBA ref Donaghy has standards, just not high ones 

By TIM DAHLBERG 

AP Sports Columnist 

Apparently, Tim Donaghy does 

have standards after all. They just 

aren’t very high. 

That’s about all I’ve learned 

from the media blitz that just happens 

to coincide with the release 

of Donaghy’s book on the fun 

he used to have refereeing in the 

NBA. That, and the fact Donaghy 

seems to be one cold fi sh. 

Prison can turn you into that, 

so maybe it isn’t surprising that 

Donaghy didn’t do what most 

disgraced public fi gures do when 

they return to the national stage 

and shed tears of remorse to show 

everyone that, yes, he understands 

that what he did was wrong. 

Still, the path he’s taking is 

both familiar and well-worn. It’s 

helped keep Oprah on top in the 

daytime, and has been a mainstay 

on “60 Minutes” for nearly as long 

as Andy Rooney has been alive. 

Televised confessionals are 

good for the soul, and even better 

for the ratings. 

Sometimes they even help you 

See Heisman, Page 7A 

sell a few books, as An- 

true, but if the fi x is in, 

dre Agassi demonstrat- 

then someone didn’t 

ed with such startling 

get the memo last sea- 

effi ciency. 

son when LeBron and 

Donaghy, of course, 

company were uncer- 

has one coming out, 

emoniously dispatched 

though I can’t under- 

before he could square 

stand why anyone 

off against Kobe in the 

would buy it. Actually, 

fi nals. 

I don’t know why any- DONAGHY 

one buys any of these 

Donaghy presents all 

of this like it is some 

books — Agassi’s included — be- insider tale of what really happens 

cause all the good stuff is already behind the scenes in the NBA. 

out and the rest is usually fi ller But it’s the kind of thing that any 

that no one cares about anyway. wise guy who is betting his own 

So far, though, Donaghy’s good money in Las Vegas knows just 

stuff isn’t even that good. from watching trends and follow- 

So referees don’t like certain ing teams closely. 

players and do like others? Big The rest of Donaghy’s claim of 

deal, it’s not like we haven’t fi g- winning bets on three out of four 

ured out before that the best play- games based just on what he knew 

ers usually get the benefi t of the from watching players and refer- 

doubt. 

ees is certainly plausible. Good 

Teams also apparently don’t bettors can beat the point spread 

like it when their superstars are consistently if they pick the right 

called for fouls. Wow, who would games and understand trends and 

have known? 

tendencies. 

And this just in: The NBA likes But anyone expecting Donaghy 

it when the star teams advance to blow the lid off of all kinds of 

in the playoffs, and the more NBA conspiracies and scandals 

games the merrier. That may be had to be disappointed with the 

early returns. If anything, the most 

interesting thing Donaghy had to 

say on “60 Minutes” backs up the 

conclusion of both the league and 

prosecutors that he was telling 

the truth when he said he didn’t 

call fouls in games simply to win 

bets. 

Once a game began, Donaghy 

said he put his bets out of his 

mind and tried to uphold his duty 

as an NBA referee — even when 

it angered the mobsters he gave 

betting picks to. That included 

ejecting San Antonio coach Gregg 

Popovich one night in a game 

where he had a bet on the Spurs. 

“I didn’t think about the bet 

during the game,” Donaghy said. 

“And in my mind, he needed to be 

ejected.” 

Donaghy’s appearance on the 

show drew the predictable David 

Stern statement that nothing 

the former referee has said or 

done shows any evidence that 

the NBA’s integrity was compromised 

by anyone other than 

Donaghy. But Stern had to be 

pleased that, instead of breaking 

open a festering scandal, 

Donaghy’s book tour seems to 

be putting closure on one of the 

league’s most embarrassing episodes. 

The commissioner’s reaction 

all along has been to call Donaghy 

a rogue referee and hope 

nothing more serious surfaced to 

prove him wrong. Nothing more 

has and, if anything, Donaghy’s 

actions look less reprehensible 

now than they did at the outset 

when everyone just assumed he 

was blowing the whistle to make 

himself money. 

Both prosecutors and league investigators 

who watched hours of 

tapes of Donaghy’s calls say they 

have no evidence he was doing 

that. He was winning his money 

while keeping his hands clean, at 

least on the court. 

That’s not a small distinction, 

which is one reason why Donaghy 

is so eager to talk about it now. 

He does, after all, have his standards. 

(Tim Dahlberg is a national 

sports columnist for The Associated 

Press. Write to him at tdahlberg@ap.org) 

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Scoreboard 

By The Associated Press 

All Times CST 

TV SPORTSWATCH 

Today 

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 

6 p.m.: ESPN — Butler vs. Georgetown, 

at New York 

7:30 p.m. (No TV)— Texas Tech 

at TCU 

8 p.m.: ESPN — Indiana vs. Pittsburgh, 

at New York 

NHL 

6 p.m.: VERSUS — N.Y. Islanders 

at Philadelphia 

RODEO 

9 p.m.: ESPN2 — PRCA, National 

Finals, sixth round, at Las Vegas 

SOCCER 

1:30 p.m.: FSN — Olympique De 

Marseille vs. Real Madrid 

7 p.m.: FSN — Wolfburg vs. Manchester 

United (tape) 

Wednesday 

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 

6 p.m.: ESPN2 — Georgia at St. 

John’s 

8 p.m.: ESPN2 — Villanova at 

Here are this week’s Plainview 

sports events: 

BASKETBALL 

Today: PHS girls and boys vs. 

Levelland, at DogHouse (JV boys, 

varsity girls, 6 p.m., JV girls, varsity 

boys 7:30 p.m.); PCHS boys and 

girls vs. Miami, at Canyon (girls at 

5 p.m., boys at 6:30 p.m.). 

Thursday-Saturday: PHS boys 

at Burkburnett Tournament; PHS 

JV boys at Plains Tournament; 

PCHS girls and boys at Whitharral 

Tournament; Plv. 7th boys at Plainview 

Tournament; Plv. 8th boys at 

Canyon Tournament. 

Friday: PHS girls at Randall, 6 

p.m. 

Friday-Saturday: PCHS boys 

and girls at Whitharral Tournament; 

PHS JV at Plains Tournament 

Saturday: Plv. 9th Boys at Canyon, 

10 a.m. 

Saint Joseph’s 

8:30 p.m.: ESPN — Kentucky vs. 

Connecticut, at New York 

NBA Plv. Basketball 

6 p.m.: ESPN — Chicago at Atlanta 

Monday’s Games 

NHL 

BOYS 

8 p.m.: VERSUS — Minnesota at 

Colorado 

RODEO 

9 p.m.: ESPN CLASSIC — PRCA, 

National Finals, at Las Vegas 

NEWS 

Alabama heavy early favorite 

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Early bettors 

are siding with No. 1 Alabama over 

Texas in the BCS national championship 

game, driving up point spreads 

across Las Vegas casinos, oddsmakers 

said. Alabama opened as a 

4-point favorite. 

Suh win’s Nagurski Trophy 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Nebraska 

defensive tackle Ndamukong 

Suh won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy 

as the nation’s top defensive player. 

Clausen, Tate opt for NFL 

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre 

Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen 

and his favorite receiver, Golden Tate, 

announced they will bypass their senior 

seasons and enter the NFL draft. 

Bearcats coach to talk to Irish 

CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati 

Bearcats football coach Brian Kelly 

confirmed he will meet with Notre 

Dame officials about their open job. 

‘Pudge,’ Nats agree to deal 

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Catcher 

Ivan Rodriguez, 38, and the Washington 

Nationals reached a preliminary 

agreement on a $6 million, two-year 

contract. A 14-time All-Star, Rodriguez 

split last season between Houston 

and Texas. He hit a combined 

.249 with 10 homers and 47 RBIs. 

Patrick agrees to NASCAR deal 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A person 

familiar with the plan says Danica 

Patrick has reached a deal to enter 

NASCAR with JR Motorsports. Last 

week Patrick signed a three-year contract 

extension with Andretti Autosport 

to stay in the IndyCar series, but its 

schedule gives her enough time to 

also try NASCAR. 

Marine dies in fight over game 

HAVELOCK, N.C. (AP) — Police 

say 21-year-old Johnathan Clinton 

Rodriguez was shot early Sunday 

after banter escalated with a fellow 

Marine about the Texas-Nebraska 

football game. Authorities say Rodriguez 

got into a scuffle with 23-yearold 

Lionel Loya, who had a gun that 

went off during the struggle. Loya has 

been charged with involuntary manslaughter. 

FOOTBALL 

NFL 

Monday: Green Bay 27, Balt. 14 

BASKETBALL 

NBA 

EASTERN CONFERENCE 

Atlantic Division 

W L Pct GB 

Boston 16 4 .800 — 

Toronto 9 13 .409 8 

New York 7 15 .318 10 

Philadelphia 5 16 .238 11 1/2 

New Jersey 1 19 .050 15 

Southeast Division 

Orlando 16 4 .800 — 

Atlanta 14 6 .700 2 

Miami 11 9 .550 5 

Charlotte 8 11 .421 7 1/2 

Washington 7 12 .368 8 1/2 

Central Division 

Cleveland 15 5 .750 — 

Milwaukee 9 10 .474 5 1/2 

Detroit 8 12 .400 7 

Chicago 7 11 .389 7 

Indiana 6 12 .333 8 

WESTERN CONFERENCE 

Southwest Division 

W L Pct GB 

Dallas 14 7 .667 — 

Houston 11 9 .550 2 1/2 

San Antonio 9 9 .500 3 1/2 

New Orleans 8 11 .421 5 

Memphis 8 12 .400 5 1/2 

Northwest Division 

Denver 16 5 .762 — 

Utah 12 8 .600 3 1/2 

Portland 13 9 .591 3 1/2 

Oklahoma City 11 9 .550 4 1/2 

Minnesota 3 17 .150 12 1/2 

Pacific Division 

L.A. Lakers 16 3 .842 — 

Phoenix 15 6 .714 2 

Sacramento 9 10 .474 7 

L.A. Clippers 9 11 .450 7 1/2 

Golden State 6 14 .300 10 1/2 

Monday: Denver 93, Philadelphia 

83; New York 93, Portland 84; Oklahoma 

City 104, Golden State 88; Utah 

104, San Antonio 101 

Today: Denver at Charlotte, 6 p.m.; 

Minnesota at Toronto, 6 p.m.; Milwaukee 

at Boston, 6:30 p.m.; Cleveland 

at Memphis, 7 p.m.; New Jersey at 

Chicago, 7 p.m.; Sacramento at New 

Orleans, 7 p.m.; Phoenix at Dallas, 

7:30 p.m.; Orlando at L.A. Clippers, 

9:30 p.m. 

— — — 

College 

Men 

The Top 25 

Record Pts Pvs 

1. Kansas (62) 7-0 1,621 1 

2. Texas (1) 6-0 1,514 2 

Randall 43, Plv. 9th 40 

Plv Plv. (4 (4-6): 6) Will Bass 12 12, Taylor Mc Mc- 

Casland 6, Dominique Collins 5, Trent 

Kinkaid 5, Nathan Thege 4, Skylar 

Wood 4, Riley Alford 2, Sammy Shannon 

2. 

SUGAR LAND (AP) — High school 

Next: Saturday at Canyon, 10 a.m. basketball rankings as compiled by 

Frenship 69, Plv 7th Blue 30 the Texas Association of Basketball 

Plv. (5-2): Hunter Sanchez 13, Coaches and Tex Preps Basketball 

Christian Hinojosa 5, Mike Ditmore 4, 

magazine for the week of Dec. 7: 

Daniel Martinez 4, Keevon Crump 2, 

BOYS 

Drew Wilkinson 2. 

Class 5A 

1. Cedar Hill, 7-1; 2. Houston Bel- 

Next: Monday vs. Terra Vista, 5 

laire, 8-1; 3. Garland Naaman Forest, 

p.m. 

10-1; 4. SA Wagner, 9-1; 5. Laredo 

Plv. 7th Red 37, Frenship 34 

United, 12-2; 6. Austin Westlake, 11-2; 

Plv. (7-0): Ivan Pena 9, Paxstyn 7. Garland Lakeview Centennial, 8-1; 

Oldfield 9, Quennion Hines 5, Jona- 8. Lewisville Marcus, 8-1; 9. North 

than White 4, Austin DeBerry 4, Gray- Crowley, 10-3; 10. SA Clark, 11-3; 11. 

ton Tirey 2, Khalid Riggins 2, Tyler SA Taft, 12-2; 12. SA Reagan, 8-3; 13. 

Beasley 2 

Converse Judson, 8-1; 14. La Porte, 

Next: Monday vs. Terra Vista, 6:15 7-3; 15. Fort Bend Bush, 9-3; 16. Plano 

p.m. 

West, 5-3; 17. Cypress Woods, 4-1; 

18. DeSoto, 9-2; 19. Mesquite, 6-1; 

GIRLS 

20. Arlington Bowie, 7-1; 21. Duncan- 

Frenship 32, Plv. 8th Blue 28 ville, 7-5; 22. Humble Kingwood, 9-3; 

Plv (3-1): Stacey DeLaGarza 4, 23. Richardson Berkner, 10-2; 24. Fort 

Kristen Chapa 4, Carley Hardage 4, Bend Elkins, 7-3; 25. Pflugerville, 8-2. 

Taivia Hearn 6, Destiny Herrera 9, Li- 

Class 4A 

zette Ramirez 1. 

1. Houston Yates, 4-0; 2. Dallas Lin- 

Plv. 8th Red 48, Frenship 29 coln, 10-0; 3. La Marque, 7-1; 4. Lan- 

Plv (3-1): Mady Bradshaw 4, Caitcaster, 6-2; 5. Lake Travis, 6-2; 6. Kerlin 

Burnett 1, Makayla Foster 4, Alicia rville Tivy, 5-0; 7. Dallas Kimball, 4-3; 8. 

Pulido 10, Lupita Quintanilla 4, Kayley The Colony; 9 Mansfield Legacy, 5-3; 

Vinson 6. 

10. Frisco Wakeland 11. Austin LBJ, 

Next: Thursday at Hereford Tourna- 6-4; 12. Mansfield Timberview, 6-4; 13. 

ment. 

Austin Reagan, 7-3; 14. Richardson 

Pearce, 6-4; 15. Friendswood, 5-1; 16. 

Del Valle, 5-3; 17. Brenham, 2-1; 18. 

3. Villanova (1) 8-0 1,460 3 Dallas Highland Park, 4-3; 19. Amarillo 

4. Kentucky 8-0 1,417 5 Palo Duro, 4-3; 20. Houston Waltrip, 

5. Purdue 7-0 1,409 4 6-1; 21. Manvel, 5-3; 22. Pearland 

6. West Virginia 6-0 1,272 7 Dawson, 5-3; 23. Dallas South Oak 

7. Syracuse (1) 8-0 1,270 8 Cliff, 3-4; 24. Sherman, 4-6; 25. Beau- 

8. Duke 7-1 1,058 6 mont Ozen, 4-3. 

9. Tennessee 6-1 1,047 11 

Class 3A 

10. Florida 8-0 1,024 13 1. Dallas Madison, 4-3; 2. Lubbock 

11. North Carolina 7-2 985 10 Estacado, 6-2; 3. Stafford, 3-0; 4. CC 

12. Michigan St. 6-2 876 9 West Oso, 3-0; 5. Texarkana Pleasant 

13. Ohio St. 7-1 806 15 Grove, 0-2; 6. Cleveland, 5-1; 7. Liberty 

14. Connecticut 6-1 787 14 Hill, 7-0; 8. SA Houston, 3-4; 9. Hardin- 

15. Georgetown 6-0 723 16 Jefferson, 8-1; 10. Burkburnett, 7-2; 11. 

16. Texas A&M 7-1 512 19 Crandall, 6-1 12. Navasota, 1-0; 13. 

17. Washington 6-1 495 12 Sweeny, 4-0; 14. Seminole, 2-1; 15. 

18. UNLV 7-0 429 24 Silsbee, 6-1; 16. Kennedale, 5-2; 17. 

19. Cincinnati 5-1 334 22 WF Hirschi, 6-1; 18. Argyle, 6-1; 19. 

20. Wisconsin 6-1 298 — Bryan Rudder, 3-2; 20. Lorena, 4-0; 21. 

21. Gonzaga 6-2 279 17 Somerset, 5-1; 22. Madisonville, 5-1; 

22. Butler 6-2 221 23 23. Crockett, 2-1; 24. Gatesville, 0-3; 

23. Texas Tech 8-0 219 — 25. Rusk, 6-2. 

24. Georgia Tech 6-1 171 — 

Class 2A 

25. Mississippi 7-1 127 — 1. New Waverly, 4-1; 2. Ponder, 

Others receiving votes: Memphis 6-2; 3. Clarksville, 4-0; 4. Gladewater 

99, Clemson 96, Vanderbilt 74, Florida Sabine, 5-2; 5. Hallettsville, 3-0; 6. 

St. 59, Kansas St. 59, Northwestern Bushland, 0-0; 7. Tuscola Jim Ned, 

48, Miami 46, Oklahoma St. 41, Notre 7-0; 8. Wall, 4-0; 9. Kountze, 7-1; 10. 

Dame 37, New Mexico 35, Charlotte Santa Rosa, 4-3; 11. Arp, 0-0; 12. Me- 

18, Illinois 18, Baylor 17, Richmond 

lissa, 5-3; 13. SA Cole, 4-0; 14. Jarrell, 

17, Louisville 15, Missouri St. 14, St. 

8-0; 15. Edgewood, 4-3; 16. Godley, 

John’s 14, BYU 13, Pittsburgh 11, 

1-1; 17. Childress, 4-0; 18. Little River 

Academy, 5-3; 19. Whitewright, 5-1; 

Dayton 8, Seton Hall 6, California 5, 

20. Hearne, 2-2; 21. Eastland, 2-1; 22. 

Minnesota 5, Cornell 3, Illinois St. 3, 

White Oak, 2-0; 23. Rosebud-Lott, 6-0; 

N.C. State 3, Tulsa 3, William & Mary 

24. Poth, 3-1; 25. Vanderbilt Industrial, 

2, N. Iowa 1, UAB 1. 

5-0. 


Class 1A Division I 

Top 25: #2 Texas 107, Long 1. Cayuga, 0-0; 2. Sudan, 2-2; 3. 

Beach St. 74; #12 Michigan St. 69, Mumford, 6-1; 4. Gruver, 6-0; 5. Merit 

The Citadel 56; #16 Texas A&M 75, Bland, 8-0; 6. Detroit, 9-1; 7. Sabinal, 

North Texas 65. 

4-0; 8. Tenaha, 0-2; 9. Bronte, 3-0; 10. 

Others: SMU 94, Texas St. 86; Roscoe, 1-2; 11. Dallas Gateway, 4-1; 

UTSA 84, Texas-Pan American 58; 12. Clarendon, 2-0; 13. Italy, 6-1; 14. 

Colorado 84, Colorado Christian 65 Itasca, 1-0; 15. Anton, 7-0; 16. SA Sta- 

Women 

cey, 6-1; 17. La Poynor, 7-1; 18. White 

The Top 25 

Deer, 3-0; 19. Wheeler, 3-1; 20. Bre- 

Record Pts Pvs mond, 0-0; 21. Plains, 3-2; 22. Medina, 

1. Connecticut (40) 7-0 1,000 1 7-1; 23. Petrolia, 6-1; 24. Clyde Eula, 

2. Stanford 6-0 957 2 4-2; 25. Martin’s Mill, 1-4. 

3. Notre Dame 7-0 900 5 

Class 1A Division II 

4. Tennessee 7-0 895 6 1. Slocum, 7-1; 2. Laneville, 4-0; 3. 

5. LSU 6-0 770 7 Nazareth, 7-2; 4. Vega, 7-1; 5. Leg- 

6. Baylor 7-1 724 8 gett, 7-3; 6. Lipan, 4-2; 7. Ira, 5-0; 8. 

7. Duke 7-1 713 11 Miller Grove, 7-2; 9. Paducah, 1-3; 10. 

8. Xavier 7-0 709 9 Henrietta Midway, 6-2; 11. Grady, 5-0; 

9. Ohio St. 9-1 693 3 12. Bloomburg, 5-1; 13. Dodd City, 

10. Texas A&M 6-0 663 10 5-2; 14. Goodrich, 3-3; 15. Waelder; 

11. North Carolina 6-1 645 4 16. Moulton, 6-2; 17. Follett; 18. Ris- 

12. Florida St. 8-0 603 12 ing Star, 7-1; 19. Borden County 20. 

13. Georgia 8-0 559 13 Priddy; 21. Kress, 3-1; 22. Throckmor- 

14. Arizona St. 6-1 468 15 ton; 23. Calvert; 24. Fort Davis, 1-2; 25. 

15. Pittsburgh 7-0 377 19 Loop, 7-0. 

16. Oklahoma 6-2 356 18 

Large Private Schools 

17. Texas 5-3 269 17 

1. Houston Westbury, 10-1; 2. Plano 

18. Vanderbilt 8-1 258 16 

Prestonwood Christian, 8-1; 3. Hous- 

19. Virginia 6-2 254 14 

ton Second Baptist, 9-0; 4. Dallas Bishop 

Lynch, 12-1; 5. Dallas Episcopal 

20. Dayton 8-1 175 25 

School, 6-4; 6. Arlington Grace Prep, 

21. Michigan St. 5-3 143 22 

3-2; 7. SA Antonian, 12-5; 8. Lubbock 

22. California 4-3 142 20 

Trinity Christian, 8-2; 9. Sugar Land 

23. Kansas 5-2 141 24 Fort Bend Baptist, 14-1; 10. Hous- 

24. Nebraska 8-0 131 — ton St. Thomas, 12-6; 11. Dallas St. 

25. Maryland 8-1 82 — Mark’s, 5-5; 12. Addison Trinity, 4-7; 

Others regional teams receiving 13. Dallas Cistercian, 8-0; 14. CC John 

votes: Oklahoma St. 14, Texas Tech Paul II, 5-1; 15. Austin St. Michael’s, 

7, TCU 2. 8-4; 16. Argyle Liberty Christian, 8-4; 


17. SA Central, 7-4; 18. Bishop Dunne, 

Top 25: None 

7-3; 19. Houston St. John’s, 6-5; 20. 

Others: Houston 74, UTSA 53 Tomball Concordia Lutheran, 10-2. 

Small Private Schools 

HOCKEY 

1. Kingwood Northeast Christian, 

NHL 

9-4; 2. FW Lake Country; 3. Bullard 

Monday: Toronto 5, Atlanta 2; Brookhill; 4. Lubbock Christian, 5-0; 5. 

New Jersey 3, Buffalo 0; Edmonton The Woodlands Christian; 6. Muenster 

3, Florida 2, SO; Montreal 3, Philadel- Sacred Heart; 7. Longview Trinity; 8. 

phia 1; Washington 3, Tampa Bay 0; Garland Christian, 8-4; 9. DeSoto The 

Carolina 3, Pittsburgh 2; Colorado 4, Canterbury School, 5-4; 10. Irving The 

St. Louis 0; Phoenix 2, Minnesota 0; Highlands, 5-0; 11. Dallas Tyler Street; 

Los Angeles 2, Calgary 1 

12. Waco Texas Christian; 13. Beau- 

Today: N.Y. Islanders at Philadelmont Legacy Christian, 0-2; 14. New 

phia, 6 p.m.; Montreal at Ottawa, 6:30 Braunfels Christian, 10-1; 15. Aus- 

p.m.; Vancouver at Nashville, 7 p.m.; tin Waldorf, 8-3; 16. Tyler All Saints, 

Dallas at Anaheim, 9 p.m. 

6-4; 17. Ovilla Christian, 6-4; 18. Katy 

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Tournament of Champions in Canyon. The Lady Dogs, 

formerly ranked No. 20, fell out of the TABC rankings 

this week. Plainview Christian remains No. 18. 

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Pope John XXIII, 0-3; 19. Victoria Faith 

Academy, 10-4; 20. Kingwood North- Northeast 

Christian, 9-4. 

GIRLS 

Class 5A 

1. Duncanville, 12-0; 2. Irving Mac- 

Arthur, 15-0; 3. Cypress Fairbanks, 

9-1; 4. Mansfield Summit, 10-3; 4. Dallas 

Skyline, 8-2; 6. Galena Park North 

Shore, 9-2; 7. Fort Bend Hightower, 

14-1; 8. Bryan, 11-1; 9. Pflugerville, 

8-2; 10. Arlington Bowie, 12-2; 11. Cedar 

Park, 14-1; 12. DeSoto, 9-2; 13. 

Georgetown, 12-2; 14. Midland, 9-2; 

15. SA Wagner, 11-2; 16. The Woodlands 

College Park, 10-3; 17. SA Jay, 

10-3; 18. Harlingen South, 10-1; 19. 

CC King, 15-0; 20. Alief Elsik, 8-3; 21. 

Fort Bend Austin, 10-2; 22. Mesquite 

Horn, 12-1; 23. Lubbock Coronado, 

9-4; 24. Houston Westside, 7-2; 25. 

Cedar Hill, 9-2. 

Class 4A 

1. Canyon, 9-0; 2. Schertz Steele, 

12-0; 3. West Mesquite, 11-1; 4. Mansfield 

Timberview, 7-1; 5. Frisco, 8-2; 6. 

Waxachachie, 8-2; 7. Del Valle, 14-1; 

8. Rockwall, 12-3; 9. Hewitt Midway, 

7-4; 10. Frisco Wakeland, 10-2; 11. 

Denton Ryan, 8-2; 12. Stephenville, 

9-3; 13. Pflugerville Hendrickson, 10-1; 

14. Springtown, 9-2; 15. Beaumont 

Central, 8-2; 16. Buda Hays, 5-4; 17. 

Longview, 10-2; 18. Wolfforth Frenship, 

8-1; 19. Rockport-Fulton, 10-1; 

20. Saginaw, 11-0; 21. McKinney 

North, 11-1; 22. Barbers Hill, 7-2; 23. 

Livingston, 8-0; 24. Willis, 7-3; 25. Dripping 

Springs, 13-6. 

Class 3A 

1. Bryan Rudder, 10-2; 2. Levelland, 

12-1; 3. Navasota, 12-1; 4. Hidalgo, 

10-1; 5. Robinson, 6-4; 6. Sanger, 8-3; 

7. Madisonville, 8-2; 8. Burnet, 9-4; 9. 

Crandall, 8-4; 10. Kennedale, 7-3; 11. 

Abilene Wylie, 6-4; 12. Lubbock Cooper, 

5-3; 13. Lytle, 9-2; 14. Bullard, 6-3; 

15. Palestine Westwood, 7-3; 16. Texarkana 

Liberty-Eylau, 4-4; 17. Stafford, 

7-3; 18. Giddings, 8-0; 19. Brownsboro, 

8-1; 20. Columbia, 7-1; 21. Iowa Park, 

8-1; 22. Mount Vernon, 3-2; 23. Gatesville, 

8-5; 24. Rains, 5-3; 25. CC West 

Oso, 3-2. 

Class 2A 

1. Brock, 11-1; 2. Winnsboro, 11-0; 

3. Woodville, 9-0; 4. Peaster, 6-1; 5. 

Wall, 6-1; 6. Shallowater, 10-1; 7. Krum, 

8-1; 8. Nocona, 8-0; 9. San Saba, 10-0; 

10. Ballinger, 10-0; 11. Poth, 4-2; 12. 

Cisco, 8-2; 13. Comanche, 10-1; 14. 

Hico, 7-0; 15. Nixon-Smiley, 7-0; 16. 

Hempstead, 8-2; 17. Tuscola Jim Ned, 

6-3; 18. Aubrey, 6-1; 19. Godley, 5-3; 

20. Early, 5-4; 21. Nacogdoches Central 

Heights, 5-3; 22. Nixon-Smiley, 8-0; 

23. Skidmore-Tynan, 5-2; 24. Teague, 

9-1; 25. Hemphill, 13-1 

Class 1A Division I 

1. Sudan, 9-4; 2. Wellington, 11-1; 

3. Irion County, 8-0; 4. Muenster, 8-3; 

5. Canadian, 11-1; 6. Simms Bowie, 

7-1; 7. Anton, 8-1; 8. Nueces Canyon, 

6-1; 9. Tahoka, 11-2; 10. Smyer, 9-1; 

11. Martin’s Mill, 6-3; 12. Hubbard, 9-1; 

13. Falls City, 8-1; 14. Valley Mills, 7-1; 

15. Zavalla, 7-1; 16. Knippa, 8-0; 17. 

Snook, 7-1; 18. Port Aransas, 10-1; 19. 

Goldthwaite, 8-5; 20. Gruver, 8-2; 21. 

Lovelady, 6-3; 22. Meridian, 6-3; 23. 

Thorndale, 5-3; 24. Cayuga, 6-3; 25. 

Evadale, 7-3. 

Class 1A Division II 

1. Neches, 9-1; 2. McLean, 11-2; 

3. Garden City, 5-0; 4. Roby, 10-1; 5. 

Kennard, 8-2; 6. Leggett, 3-2; 7. Happy, 

6-2; 8. Petersburg, 5-3; 9. Saltillo, 

10-4; 10. Moulton, 8-3; 11. Jayton, 9-3; 

12. Guthrie, 9-1; 13. Fort Elliott, 4-1; 

14. Chireno, 6-1; 15. Huckabay, 9-2; 

16. Paint Rock, 6-1; 17. Slocum, 6-4; 

18. Goodrich, 3-3; 19. Rochelle, 5-1; 

20. Klondike, 7-1; 21. Strawn, 6-5; 22. 

Texline, 6-3; 23. Lorenzo, 4-3; 24. Lipan, 

6-3; 25. Jonesboro, 7-1. 

Large Private Schools 

1. Dallas Bishop Lynch; 2. Houston 

Westbury Christian; 3. Tomball Concordia 

Lutheran; 4. Houston St. Agnes’ 

Academy; 5. SA Antonian ; 6. FW Nolan 

; 7. Plano John Paul II; 8. SA Incarnate 

Word; 9. Argyle Liberty Christian; 

10. Tyler Bishop T.K. Gorman; 11. 

Lubbock Trinity Christian; 12. Houston 

Christian; 13. FW Christian; 14. Houston 

St. Pius X; 15. Dallas Ursuline; 16. 

Plano Prestonwood Christian; 17. SA 

Holy Cross; 18. Austin St. Michael’s; 

19. Episcopal School of Dallas; 20. 

Dallas Bishop Dunne. 

Small Private Schools 

1. Sherman Texoma Christian; 2. 

Tomball Rosehill Christian; 3. Amarillo 

San Jacinto Christian; 4. Muenster 

Sacred Heart; 5. Marble Falls Faith 

Academy; 6. Shiner St. Paul; 7. Austin 

Regents; 8. Victoria Faith Academy; 9. 

Carrollton Prince of Peace; 10. Katy 

Faith West; 11. Dallas Lutheran; 12. 

Dallas Covenant School; 13. Amarillo 

Arbor Christian; 14. FW Lake Country; 

15. Carrollton Christian; 16. Colleyville 

Covenant Christian; 17. WF Notre 

Dame; 18. Plainview Christian; 19. 

Aransas Pass Highland Avenue; 20. 

Duncanville ChristWay. 

Softball booster club to meet Thursday 

PHS Softball Booster Club will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday in 

the PISD Board Room, 24th and Yonkers. Bring fi nger foods 

to serve as dinner. 

7-on-7 tournaments to benefi t Fraziers 

A 7-on-7 women’s fl ag football tournament will be held 

Jan. 8 and 9 followed by a men’s tournament Jan. 15 and 

16. Cost is $100 per team with 10 people on each team. Proceeds 

will benefi t James Frazier, the PHS coach who has 

been diagnosed with cancer. The championship game will be 

at Greg Sherwood Memorial Bulldog Stadium with fi rst- and 

second-place winners receiving trophies and shirts. Deadline 

is Dec. 31. 

Also, three autographed items are being raffl ed: a football 

signed by Troy Aikman, a jersey signed by Zach Thomas 

and a plaque featuring four Michael Irvin cards. Tickets are 

$5. 

To enter the football tournament or purchase tickets, call 

Reggie Williams at 729-0374 or Regie Brooks at 685-2981. 

Bulldog baseball boosters selling shirts 

The Plainview High School Baseball Booster Club is selling 

in hoodies ($25), T-shirts ($15) and sweatshirts ($20) to 

raise ra money for the upcoming season. To purchase a shirt 

or for more information, contact John Perez at 729-0444 or 

Mario M Landeros at 685-0005. 

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Local Sports Briefs 

Sports Briefs 

Request for Woods’ blood results dismissed 

WINDERMERE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida trooper who suspected 

Tiger Woods was driving under the infl uence sought 

a subpoena for the golfer’s blood results from the hospital 

he was taken to after crashing his SUV, but prosecutors rejected 

the petition for insuffi cient information, according to 

a police report. 

A witness, who wasn’t identifi ed in the report, told trooper 

Joshua Evans that Woods had been drinking alcohol earlier. 

The same witness also said Woods had been prescribed two 

drugs, Ambien and Vicodin. 

The report did not say who the witness was but added it 

was the same person who pulled Woods from the vehicle 

after the accident outside his home. 

Emotional Allen Iverson makes Philly return 

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Allen Iverson was in his basketball 

home Monday night and Philly’s fi rst sellout crowd 

of the season roared to let him know how much they appreciated 

having the one-time franchise great back on their side. 

If his homecoming game had a familiar emotional tug for 

Iverson, so did the losing. Iverson scored 11 points on 4-for- 

11 shooting and had six assists in Philadelphia’s 10th straight 

loss, 93-83 to Denver on Monday night. 

Heisman 

From Page 6A 

If there is a favorite, it 

seems to be Ingram. 

Hesimanpundit.com, 

which polls 13 voters 

throughout the season, had 

Ingram on top of it’s latest 

results, just ahead of Gerhart. 

Ingram could become Alabama’s 

fi rst Heisman Trophy 

winner. He gave his Heisman 

campaign a late boost 

by running for 113 yards and 

scoring three touchdowns in 

the SEC title game against 

Florida. 

“I’m looking forward to 

the experience and appreciate 

the opportunity to represent 

our team at the Heisman 

ceremony,” Ingram said in a 

statement. 

Gerhart also ended his 

season with a fl ourish, running 

for 205 yards and three 

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Nobody fi nished stronger 

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“It is good to see that the 

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Among the top players 

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Clemson’s versatile tailback 

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Nov. 13 Monterey Plainview 6:30 p.m. 

Nov. 17 Midland High Plainview 6:00 p.m. 

Nov. 19-21 Marble Falls Tournament Marble Falls TBA 

Nov. 23 Caprock Amarillo 6:30 p.m. 

Nov. 25 Panhandle Canyon 11:00 a.m. 

Dec. 1 Lubbock Cooper Lubbock 6:00 p.m. 

Dec. 3-5 Kids Inc. Tournament Canyonn TBA 

Dec. 8 Levelland Plainview 6:00 p.m. 

Dec. 11 Randall Randall 6:00 p.m. 

Dec. 15 Borger Plainview 6:30 p.m. 

Dec. 18 Sudan Plainview 6:00 p.m. 

Dec. 21 Trinity Christian Lubbock 5:00 p.m. 

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Jan. 8 San Angelo Lake View Plainview 6:00 p.m. 

Jan. 12 Big Spring Big Springn 4:30 p.m. 

Jan. 19 Frenship Frenship 6:00 p.m. 

Jan. 22 Abilene Cooper Abilene 6:00 p.m. 

Jan. 26 Big Spring Plainview 6:00 p.m. 

Jan. 29 San Angelo Lake View San Angelo 6:00 p.m. 

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103 WILLOW BEND: Garden home only 10 years old. Located 

in the exclusive Westridge Addn. Area represents privacy 

plus security. Brick home has lots of high ceilings, special woodwork, 

pretty kitchen with lots of cabinets, separate dining area, 

2 large bedrooms, nice master bath, oversize basement, pretty 

family room with fi replace, private patio, 2 car rear entry garage 

Reduced! ................................. Was $260,000 NOW $246,000 

1423 EBELING: Lovely 2 year old brick home, 4 bedroom, 

3 baths, basement, nice kitchen, beautiful cabinets, eating bar, 

breakfast area, formal dining, isolated master bath with Jacuzzi 

tub, separate shower, large family room with high ceilings, 

double garage, no city taxes. This home has all the 21st century 

amenities..........................................................................$236,000 

HORSE BARN AND STABLES: This is a state of the art 

building, quality throughout, built by Barn Master. Has 6 stalls 

plus 6 adjoining outside pens. There is a tack room, rest room, 

kitchen area, shop area, horse washing area with a drain, septic 

system, 15 hp domestic well, located near Westridge Rd, with 

approx. 32.15 acres of land ............................................$235,000 

500 SOUTH GARLAND: Garden home is like new but only 

better. Very nice kitchen with beautiful cabinets, high ceilings 

throughout, basement, large master bedroom and master bath 

with tub and separate shower. 3 brs. and 2 baths, 2 car garage, on 

corner lot. This home is only 5 years old and is not your regular 

garden type home ..............................................ONLY $215,000 

#17 WESTRIDGE SQUARE: Beautiful Westridge town house 

in class of its own. Great fl oor plan, high ceilings, crown moulding 

throughout, new appliances, granite counter tops, Italian 

fl oor tile, jacuzzi style tub, new faucets, extra nice light fi xtures, 

2 bd., 2 ba., basement could be 3rd bdrm., unique sun room, and 

covered patio. Many handicapped accessible features .$209,500 

200 ACRES: Farm land plus nice home with approx. 2100 sq. 

ft., 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, nice basement, family room with a fi replace, 

30’x30’ shop building. Notice seller might consider selling 

home and farmland separately .................................$190,000 

1401 JEFFERSON: Super location. Super nice house, lots of 

recent updating and remodeling, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, beautiful 

kitchen, basement, isolated master bedroom and master bath, 2 

car side garage on corner lot, nice yard with auto sprinkler system 

and almost new 7 ft. fence. Great buy ....................$189,900 

#15 WESTRIDGE SQUARE: Wonderful location, townhouse 

style living with private secure fenced area, great for retired couple 

or someone just wanting to downsize the upkeep of a large 

yard, nice 2 bedroom, 2 bath home with basement, large family 

room with fi replace, sunroom, 2 car garage, built in 1992, has 

approx. 2293 sq. ft. of living space. Appraised price ...$183,200 

1105 ITASCA: Price Reduced! Exquisite brick 4 bd., 2½ ba., 3 

car garage, 2 living areas, offi ce, extra large bsmt., huge atrium 

room, lots of closet space throughout, fi replace, sprinkler sys., 

appx. 3218 sq. ft. living space .. Was $199,500 NOW $165,000 

1403 ZEPHYR: Pretty brick home, good location, nice fl oor 

plan, fresh paint, some new carpet and ceramic tile, 3 bd., 2 ba., 

basement, private offi ce, lg. family room, + extra nice sunroom, 

2 car garage, CH/A updated ....WAS $155,000 NOW $149,900 

2014 ENNIS: Corner lot, w/2 car side garage for lots of parking, 

over 2000 sq. ft. + nice bsmt., 3 bd., 2 ba., sunroom, nice large 

kitchen, covered RV garage ...... ONLY PRICED AT $135,000 

1207 XENIA: New listing, one owner custom built home has 

3 bedrooms, nice master bedroom and bath, oversize basement, 

pretty kitchen, large family room, fi replace, covered patio, shop 

205. General 

Help Wanted 

Probation Department 

Director 

Director for adult probation 

department needed. Bachelor’s 

degree and five years 

experience as probation 

director, deputy director, or 

officer required. Starting 

salary $50,000 to $65,000. 

County application and job 

description available from 

Hale County Auditor, Room 

300, Hale County Courthouse, 

Plainview, Texas 

79072, (806) 291-5294. 

Submit county application 

and resume to 225 Broadway, 

Suite 3, Plainview, TX. 

79072, by December 31, 

2009. Hale County is an 

Equal Opportunity Employer. 

210. Medical 

Help Wanted 

FT/PT 

LVN 

2 p.m. - 10 p.m. 

needed at 

Runningwater Draw 

Care Center 

Benefits, competitive 

pay. Apply in person. 

Runningwater Draw 

Care Center 

(806) 285-2677 

800 W. 13th 

Olton, TX 

or fax resume to: 

(806) 285-2176 

Cost Accountant - Cost reports, 

bank reconciliations and 

other related job duties. Prefer 

degree in accounting. Must 

have courses/experience in accounting/bookkeeping. 

Alcohol/Drug Caseworker. 

Serves adolescents in providing 

treatment, supervision, and social service work. Must 

be a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor or 

qualify as Intern. 

Mental Health Service Coordinator - provide skills 

training, case management and crisis intervention to 

adults with mental health issues. Must have Bachelor’s 

degree in human service fi eld and valid TX driver’s 

license. 

Prevention Specialist - provide training to schools 

and community sites, document services and enter 

data. Must have High School diploma/GED. Prefer 

Prevention Intern status and 1 yr. experience dealing 

with at-risk children/families. 

Case Manager - provide skills training and informal 

counseling to adolescents between the ages of 10-17 

years of age in Lamb County. Must have Bachelor’s 

degree in human service fi eld and valid TX driver’s 

license. 

Check our website at www.clplains.org for more 

detailed information about each job posting. 

“improving the quality of life…” 

2700 Yonkers • Plainview, TX • (806) 293-2636 

www.clplains.org 

Open 

All Day 

Saturday 

210. Medical 

Help Wanted 

Full-time 

Dietary 

Manager 

Texan Nursing 

and Rehab 

224 St. Louis St. 

(806) 293-5201 

Need some extra cash for 

the Christmas Holiday? 

Lockney Health & Rehab is 

needing a PRN RN Weekend 

Supervisor & PRN 

CNA. Call 652-3375 or 

come by the office at 401 

N. Main Lockney, TX. 

293-2572 

1-800-333-0758 3109 Olton Road 

Visit Our Web Site At 

www.billingtonrealestate.com 

building,nice yard. ................. APPRAISAL PRICE $120,000 

1507 JEFFERSON: Just remodeled, 2000 sq. ft. brick home, 

with 3-2½, huge bsmt., brand new kitchen cabinet tops, new 

light fi xtures, faucets, family room, corner fi replace, 523 sq. ft. 

SOLD 

RN 

Part-time 

Needed immediately 

Monday-Friday 

Some on call. 

Please Contact 

Rosie at 292-9528 or 

Saundra at 292-1869 

or come by 

305 N. Main Lockney for 

an application. 

Let classified adveritsing 

work for you! 

Call 296-1304 

MLS 

R 

bonus room, hot tub, state of the art shop bldg. 20’x40’ like new, 

sprinkler system. REDUCED!..Was $128,500 NOW $119,800 

COUNTRY HOME: Approx. 10 minutes or less from Plainview 

just off I-27, has 3 brs., 2 baths, brand new remodeled 

kitchen with new cabinets, cabinet top, sink, faucets plus new 

fl ooring, master bedroom has a brand new like remodeled master 

bath with huge walk-in shower, new granite countertop and 

sink and faucets, also a dining room, offi ce, huge family room, 

shop building. All on 2.67 acres of land ........................$118,500 

210 S. ITASCA ST.: Townhouse located on cul-de-sac in a great 

location, 1½ story with 2 living areas, basement, 3 bedrooms, 2 

baths, appx. 1950 sq. ft of living space, sunroom, nice kitchen, 

fi replace, offi ce area, great closet and storage space ....$115,000 

3200 W. 13TH: 3/2, double garage, basement, fi replace, storage 

building ............................................................................$112,500 

604 MILWAUKEE: Triplex with individual owners. South end 

unit for sale. Unit is extremely nice, lots of recent updating, fresh 

interior paint, large family room, 2-2-1, bsmt., sunroom, very 

nice kitchen and landscaping. Was $95,000 ......NOW $89,500 

704 ZEPHYR: Extra good location. A well cared for brick 

home with 3 bedrooms, 1¾ baths, 2 living areas, the kitchen has 

lots of cabinets and also an eating bar. In the backyard there is a 

nice storm cellar with a large covered patio over it ........$85,000 

1507 DALLAS: Nice 3-2, many recent updates, new shingles 

2009, siding 2009, carpet 2009, ceramic tile 2009, shop building 

14’ x 32’, family room w/beautiful fp & cathedral ceiling. Huge 

price reduction. Save $10,000. .....Was $99,500 NOW $84,500 

3006 NAVASOTA: Pretty brick home, 3-2-2, nice kitchen, large 

family room, some recent remodeling, nice size master bedroom, 

fenced backyard. Priced to sell ................ONLY $82,000 

1321 S. BROADWAY: Best bargain on market, nice brick home 

w/approx. 2200 sq. ft. living space. 3 bd., 1¾ bath, large kitchen 

with beautiful cabinets and also a large living/dining room area. 

Lots of trees, plus a covered front and back porch .........$80,000 

927 BROADWAY: Reduced! Commercial bldg, move-in ready 

with new carpet and lots of new ceramic tile, 5 private offi ces, 

large reception area, w/secretary area, 2 restrooms, coffee room, 

lots storage, lots parking area ........Was $89,500 NOW $77,500 

1303 NAVAJO TRAIL: Lots of features in this 3 bedroom, 2 

full bath home, central heat and ref. air, fi replace, nice kitchen. 

There is a workshop with electricity, gas connections and a large 

cellar under the workshop, approx. 1400 sq. ft. .ONLY $73,000 

1215 LEXINGTON: New listing. Nice 2 bedroom and 1¾ bath 

home, ref. air and CH approx. 3 years old, the master bedroom is 

large and there is a 2 car garage. Great front porch ........$72,000 

213 E. 9TH: New listing. Extra nice 2 bd. home with 1¾ ba., 

oversize kitchen, nice size family room, lots of closet space, 

great yard,auto sprinkler system and 1 car garage ..........$65,000 

COMMERCIAL LOT: On Yonkers St. Near the hospital and 

Houston school. This lot is a great location .......ONLY $63,000 

712 AVE. D, HALE CENTER: Presently remodeling this 3 

bd., 2 ba. home, nice kitchen w/ceramic tile fl oors, ref. air/CH, 

offi ce, fi replace, 20x20 ft. shop building. Good Buy! ....$49,500 

710 FRESNO: Nice home with 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, some hardwood 

fl oors, seller has recently completed some updating, central 

heat/AC and water heater has been replaced in the last few 

years. There is a large upstairs bedroom .........................$45,000 

3.5 ACRES: Located at approx. 200 ft. south of SW 3rd Street 

and South Quincy Street. This acreage is a great place to build a 

home and still have lots of room for horses, show animals and is 

priced less than a small city lot in Plainview .....ONLY $35,000 

105 N. SKIPWORTH: Kress, TX, commercial property. 3 

buildings, former grocery store, service station with 2 bays, offi 

ce area. These building have many uses .......................$35,000 

WESTRIDGE PARK LOT #124 G is located in an exclusive 

area, lot size is 65’x100’. Great place to build a home. .$33,500 

WESTRIDGE PARK LOT #124 H is located in an exclusive 

area. The size is 65’x100’. Great place to build a home $30,000 

IMPROVED 10 ACRE TRACT: Fenced property with a 

30’x40’ barn plus several horse corrals, 2 hp sub irrigation well 

drilled in 2003, located at south end of Ennis St., great place to 

build a home ..................................... ASKING ONLY $78,500 

FARMS FOR SALE 

FLOYD COUNTY: 1231 acres of good farm and ranch land 

combination, 3 wells, towable sprinkler with 2 pivot points, 

domestic well for stock water, some corrals and pens, fenced 

pasture land with good grass. Located 1 mile east of Floydada 

on Hwy. 70 ........................ Was $1,250,000 NOW $1,058,660 

2 - 10 ACRE TRACTS: Just off SW 2nd St. and Westridge 

Road. Great place to build a home. There are some deed restrictions. 

Price per acre .......................................... $6,000 to $7,000 

200 ACRES with nice home. Call Mike Ferguson, 292-6096. 

APPX. 17 FARMS FOR SALE in Hale, Floyd, Swisher Counties. 

Prices from $575/ac. to $1400/acre. Most farms irrigated 

with sprinkler systems. Investors, if you are tired of stock market. 

Farm land has been paying high returns to landlords of farm 

land for several years. Best thing about owning farm land: There 

are lots of good and honest farmers to farm land for you on share 

crop basis. Call us for details and locations of these properties. 

ACREAGE - Approximately 106 acres located on South Quin- 

210. Medical 

Help Wanted 

Tulia Health and 

Rehabilitation Center 

Full-Time CNA 

10pm-6am 

$500 Sign-On Bonus 

& 

Part-Time CNA 

All Shifts 

Fill out application at 

714 South Austin 

Tulia, TX 79088 

Ph: 806-995-4810 

Fax: 806-995-2263 


Healthcare 

Center 

is currently accepting 

applications for 

Weekend RN 

Supervisor 

8 hour shift 

$ 5,000 Sign On Bonus 

Apply today at: 

2510 West 24th 

or fax resume to: 

806-293-7219 

No phone calls, please. EOE 

240. 

Work Wanted 

Reliable housekeeper. 

Reference, own transportation. 

Debra 296-6622. 

250 

Merchandise 

For Sale Buffalo Bones 

10 Thousand Years Old 

from the ice age $1,000 

Found in 2009 729-2845 

265. Articles 

for Sale 

****************************** 

Antique 8 ft. Church Pew 

dark stained wood, great 

condition. $150 

Call 729-1317 

Comp. desk, sofa, rec., 

din. tab/chairs & buffet. 

Call 296-9555. 

FOR SALE 

1972 2.5 ton Chevy Dump 

Truck $2500 

Ditch Witch trencher & 

trailer $4,500 

50 brisket smoker $2,500 

6 row John Deere 

rotary hoe $350 

Call 806-774-4267 

275. 

Furniture 

6 walnut dining room 

chairs for sale. 

Call (806) 774-0287. 

A QUEEN size pillow top 

mattress & box foundation, 

new in plastic, free warranty, 

$145. Pillow set $10. 

806-549-3110. 

BAD MATTRESS? KING 

SIZE pillow top mattress 

& foundation. BRAND 

NEW!, still in original 

bag, GOOD DEAL! $260. 

806-549-3110. 

FULL SIZE mattress set, 

perfectly new, $120. TWIN 

set, BRAND NEW, $100. 

Metal adjustable frame, 

$45. 806-549-3110. 

ALL LEATHER couch and 

loveseat. Just got this 

week. Lifetime warranty, 

never used, must sell. 

$600. 806-549-3110. 

BUNK BED, (solid) new in 

boxes, can deliver, $299. 

Two matching twin headboards, 

bed frames, and 

brand new mattress sets, 

$225 each. 806-549-3110. 

COMPACT bedroom set, 

headboard, bed frame, 

dresser, mirror, nightstand, 

black laquer fi nish, BRAND 

NEW! Call fast, $500. 

806-549-3110. 

PUB DINING height table 

and chairs, (taller set), 

never used, great for family 

gatherings. List $1195, sell 

$350. 806-549-3110. 

290. 

Appliances 

Appliance repair! Washers 

$100. Dryers $100. 292-4396 

If you have items 

you don’t need, 

sell them in the 

classifieds! 

Call 296-1304 

PANHANDLE EXPRESS TRUCKING 

Now taking applications for driver positions. Must 

be 25 years of age or older, minimum 2 years experience, 

have a clean driving record, and pass 

required drug test. Good pay and benefits, home 

every night. 

For an application for employment 

please call or e-mail: 

Sally at 806-364-5725, 

snoyce@deafsmithproducers.com 

or interested applicants can come by the downtown 

office in Hereford, TX, at 145 West Third St. 

Homes Found to the Left 

1423 Ebeling - $236,000 4603 W. 2nd - $369,000 

509 Kirchwood - $329,000 

310. Guns & 

Sporting Goods 

Tyler Guns & More 

Buy, Sell & Trade • New & Used 

One day concealed handgun 

classes offered. 

Contact Brenda Tyler 

DPS Certified Instructor 

9 mi. north of Plainvew on I-27 

806-293-4400 

340. Fruit,Produce 

& Vegetables 

Fresh eggs for sale. 

292-7106. 

350. Want To 

Buy/Trade 

400 

Pets & 

Livestock 

404. Pets, Service 

& Supplies 

AKC Pomeranians 1 year 

old with or w/o papers, 4 

mo old puppies 293-4073 

AKC puppies ready for 

Christmas. Maltese, 

Pomeranian, Cavaliers, 

Dachshund, Huskies. Call 

684-2298 or 729-9882. 

APR Yorkie male puppy, 6 

wks old 729-0736 

BEFORE YOU BUY A PET, 

make sure to check the 

Plainview Humane Society 

first! There are many animals 

that need homes. 

Call 296-2311 or 

come by 500 SW 3rd, 

4PM-5:30PM, Mon.-Fri. 

Free Lab/Australian Shepherd 

puppies to good 

home! Call 494-3047. 

Free male dachsund to 

good home, very loving, 

call 292-0606 

Siberian Husky puppies, 

$75. Call 293-2993 

418. Feed, 

Hay, Etc. 

Alfafa Hay 

2700 S.W. 3rd St. 

#15 Westridge Square - $183,200 

1401 Jefferson - $189,900 1207 Xenia - $120,000 

1403 Zephyr - $149,900 Country Home - $118,500 

210 Itasca St. - $115,000 1303 Navajo Trail - $73,000 

452. 

450 

Rentals & 

Leases 

Apartments 

1 br. $350 rent. $175. dep. 

All bills pd. Call 729-5500. 

2 br. apt. Water & gas paid! 

Dep. & references required. 

Call 292-7990. 

Date Street Housing, 1601 

N. Date. Security on Premises. 

Apts. for rent for permanent 

residents. Effic, 1, 2, & 

3 bdrms. Stove & refrig. 

furn. All utilities +basic cable 

included. HUD ok. 293-1104 

or come by office. 

With our friendly staff you’ll 

know your home! 1, 2 or 3 br. 

Plainview Apts. 293-2000 

456. Mobile 

Homes & Spaces 

3 bedroom, 2 bath, washer, 

dryer, refrigerator, stove 

furnished. In country. 296- 

2671. 

Rent/Lease to own. 

Nice 3br., 2ba., cen H/A., 

3 sm. br., 1ba. & 

12X60 mobile home 

Oakwood Acres 293-4466. 

458. Homes 

for Rent 

1 br., all utilities pd. Pay 

weekly or monthly. 2413 E. 

5th. No pets 292-6904 

3 br. $385 mthly/$175 dep. 

Call 729-5500. 

3 br. 2 ba. house 2 miles 

N. of Abernathy on I-27. 

CH/A, in excellent cond. 

$750 mthly. Call 777-1919. 

3-2-2 newly remodeled 

brick house for rent. $1050 

per mth. Ref. & dep. 

required. Call 292-1098. 

3/2/2 home, $850 rent, 

$650 deposit w/short term 

lease. No pets, call Pat 

Ryan 774-7777 

Nice 1 br. back apt. 

Stove, refrig., A/C. No pets, 

no HUD. $385 mthly. 

811 1/2 W. 9th. 293-0882. 

Taking applications for: 

608-B Denver - 2/1/0, 

no HUD, $350/$350; 

309-A W. 10th - 1/1/0, 

no HUD, $350/$350; 

309-B W. 10th - 1/1/0, 

no HUD, $375/$375; 

309-C W. 10th - 1/1/0, 

no HUD, $375/$375; 

309-D W. 10th - 1/1/0, 

no HUD, $375/$375; 

309-F W. 10th - 1/1/0, 

no HUD, $375/$375; 

Contact Lori Bennett, ERA 

Roberts & Wilkins, 

REALTORS, 806-293-4413 

464. Moving & 

Storage 

Need More Space?? 

Check our prices before 

you rent a storage. 

Call Sto-N-Go 293-4466 

Information on These Featured

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464. Moving & 

Storage 

40 Foot Steel 

Containers 

Watertight, rodent 

proof. $3,000. 

Free Delivery. 

940-867-0625 

Best Prices: 

Plus 

Inside Loading 

Downtown 

Wagon Yard 

400 Ash St. 

293-1133 

466. Office 

Space 

Offi ce Space 

For Lease 

1407 W. 5th 

Wayland Shopping Center 

• 3000 sq. ft. carpeted 

• Carport 

• Kitchen, fi replace, music 

• Plenty of parking 

• 6 offi ces & conference 

room 

ERA Roberts & Wilkins 

806-293-4413 

Need a little extra 

holiday cash? 

Clean out those 

unwanted items 

by selling them in 

the classifieds! 

Call 

296-1303 or 

296-1304 

Appliances 

Appliances 

Steve’s Store 311 W. 6th 

Lots of pre-owned 

appliances & furniture. 

Mon.- Sat. 10 AM - 5PM 

806-790-8692 

SAVE! SAVE! SAVE! 

Computer 

Services 

***Computer Repair*** 

All types of repair for 

Desktop & Laptop 

including internet connection 

problems, Malware, 

spyware, virus, & 

all types of pop-up 

problems. 

Network & computer 

set-up installation. 

For only $59 

Call (806) 729-1311. 

Dean Roth 

Computer Services 

20+ Years 

Professional Experience 

*Computer Set-Up/Repair 

*Software Installation 

*Virus/Adware removal 

*Network Installation. 

Call 806-292-0333 

Christmas 

Lights 

Bobby 

Holiday*X-mas 

lights*Outdoor 

Decor*Residential & 

Commercial*Installing 

& take down. 

Office (806) 423-1224 

Cell (806) 420-1751 

Clock Repair 

Andy’s Clock Service 

& Repair 

Grandfather*Wall*Mantle 

Authorized Service 

Center for Howard 

Miller & Ridgeway 

Over 30 yrs. experience 

Free-Local Pick 

Up & Delivery 

Andy Junod 

296-7120 

Construction 

Vasquez Construction 

Remodeling, Cabinets, 

Counter Tops, Ceramic 

Tile, Acoustics, Additions, 

Metal, Composition 

and Tile roofs. 

Metal and Wood Fence, 

Carports, Metal Eaves. 

652-1204 or 292-6742. 

469. Commercial 

Buildings 

Who’s Who For Service? 

Whatever Service You You Need, You’ll Find Find The The Solutions Here! 

For As $ List Your Business Daily Low As 35 Mo. 

ACROSS STREET FROM CITY PARK: 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 

baths, central heat/air, large lot ................................... $29,500 

Building For Rent 

513 W. 6th 

Great for Offi ce, 

Barbershop, etc. 

$350 a month, 

$300 deposit. 

729-0092 or 

293-9324 

550 

Flooring 

Installation 

Rudy’s Flooring 

Installation & Repairs 

Carpet, Vinyl & Tile 

Countertops & 

Restretch. Call Rudy 

806-729-8849 

Call Us On “Any” Property In Town 

296-5514 • 716 Broadway 

Cary Eaves • 292-7905 

Buddy Brown • 774-8994 

www.morganeavesrealestate.com 

BRICK WITH NEW CARPET: 3 bedroom, 2 bath, central heat/air, appliances, well & septic system ......................................... $95,000 

COUNTRY HOME: Isolated master bedroom, lots of kitchen cabinets, 2-car garage plus metal barn ...................................... $125,000 

READY FOR A NEW OWNER: Fresh paint, clean carpet, great kitchen, 3-2 with 2 fi replaces, 2 living areas ........................... $89,500 

NEW LISTING: Westside location, great neighborhood, brick 3- bedroom, 1 3/4 bath, 2 car garage, large lot........................... $90,000 

4-BEDROOMS: 2 baths 2 living areas, CONTRACT corner lot, 2-car metal PENDING 

carport, NEAR SCHOOLS ......................................................... $59,500 

SOLD 

Real Estate 

5 Homes on 4 Lots. $39.9K 

All! 612 & 614 10th, 700 

Ave. H, 214 Cleveland and 

1003 Hi-Line Rd. Call 

Kathy, 512-940-1989 

Great Starter at great price 

Owner Finance Available. 

0 Down for qualified buyer. 

1309 W. 23rd. Call Kathy at 

512-940-1989 

558. Mobile Homes 

& Lots 

Mobile Home 

For Sale 

1994 Festival Ltd. Mobile 

Home 16x76. 3 br., 2 bath 

with deck. All electric, 

metal gable roof. Located 

at Commanders Palace, 

Lubbock, TX. Owner 

fi nance 1/2 WAC - Priced 

under market. Let’s trade 

or something. 

Cell: 292-3580 

560. Homes 

for Sale 

0 down 100% Financing 

New 2,280 sq. ft. modular 

home. 4 bdrm/2 ba/2 living 

areas w/FP. Located S. 

edge of Plainview. Over 

$50,000 under appraised 

value. Payment under 

$900 mth w/ac. Must sell! 

Call Willie 800-633-3955. 

3 br., 2 ba Repo! 

$30,500! Won’t Last! For 

listings 800-544-6258 x1379 

4 bdrm/2.5 bath/ 2 FSBO. 

1903 W. 19th. No owner 

financing. Call 685-4624. 

House 

Cleaning 

Jim Harris/KJ Trees 

now has: HOUSE 

CLEANING! Full services, 

house cleaning, 

errands & odd jobs 

you’ve put off at home. 

Free estimates. KJ 

Cleaning, Heather Harris 

292-3246 

House 

Leveling 

Is Your House or 

Foundation Settling?? 

Cracks in brick or walls? 

Doors won’t close. Call 

Childers Bros. Stabilizing 

& Foundation Leveling. 

1-800-299-9563 or 

806-796-0063 Lubbock, 

TX 

Handyman 

Service 

Willie Atkinson’s 

Handyman Services, 

Tree & Shrub Trimming 

or removal Call Willie 

at 806-292-2929 

Lawn & 

Garden Services 

FULL SERVICE LAWN 

MAINTENANCE 

Spring Clean-up, Tree 

& Shrub Pruning, Trimming 

& Removal, Regular 

Mowing & Edging, 

Scalping, Fertilizing 

Jim Harris/KJ Trees 

292-5056 

Free Estimates! 

Pet Grooming 

The Pampered Pup 

Grooming & Pet Retail. 

1901-1903 Quincy 

293-1823. We do large 

dogs & cats! U can 

bathe your own! 

Remodeling 

Kitchen & Bath 

Remodeling. Custom 

Entertainment Centers. 

Roy Venable 774-0125 

or 293-2140. 

560. Homes 

for Sale 

407 Mesa Circle - 

Westridge, priced right! 

3-2-2, basement, sunroom. 

$199,500 

******************************* 

1616 Ennis - Brick 3-2-2, 

basement, sunr, shop & 

RV storage. $124,850 

******************************* 

2013 W. 21st - Almost 

2,000 sf, 4-2-2, pretty fireplace, 

large shop. $95,850 

******************************* 

2202 W. 13th - Great 

neighborhood! 4 br, 1.5 

bath, cellar, only $69,500 

******************************* 

Call Debbi Wilkins, Broker 

806-292-0263 

ERA Roberts & Wilkins, 

Realtors 

www.erarwrealtors.com 

“Everything I touch turns 

to SOLD!” 

FOR SALE 

300 Vermont 

2400 sq. ft., mother-in-law 

quarters, new CH/A, new 

paint, large lot, beautiful well 

maintained home. $83,500. 

ERA Roberts & Wilkins 

806-293-4413 

For Sale 

By Owner 

Appx. 2,000 sq. ft., 3 

bedroom, 2 bath, basement, 

fi replace, double 

garage w/opener, corner 

lot, beautiful lawn with 

sprinkler system front 

and back, nice fencing 

with concrete footing 

and steel post. 

For appointment to 

see call 

296-7071 or 

292-7307 

Let Them 

Work 

For You! 


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296-1303 or 

296-1304 

Roofing 

Sanchez & Son Roofing 

& Remodeling Free 

Estimates! 291-0639 or 

292-2509 Ministers for 

Christ, Jesus is Lord! 

Sewing & 

Alterations 

Need Anything Sewn? 

I specialize in all types 

of sewing and alterations, 

also by pattern. 

Veronica 292-2751. 

Tree Service 

High Plains Tree & 

Landscape Free Est. 

Certified in Horticulture 

Tree trimming, removal, 

& topping. Commercial 

& Residential Welcome 

Kevin (806) 477-9294 

High Plains Tree & 

Landscape Professional 

tree & shrub services. 

Colder months are 

on the way. Deep root 

fertilization protects 

your trees & shrubs 

thru the stressful winter 

months. 

Call for your free est. 

(806) 477-9294. (Professional 

pruning by 

professional people 

for less than a professional 

price). 

Welding 

RL’s Machine & 

Welding Service 

All Kinds of Welding. 

Specializing in Drive 

Shaft Repair, Welding 

Repair, Portable Welding, 

Machine Lathe 

Work & Gear Head 

Repair. Call RL 291- 

0811; (903)388-4109 or 

306 Columbia Plainview, 

TX. 

Let Them 

Work 

For You! 


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296-1303 or 

296-1304 

REMODELED INSIDE CONTRACT & OUT: Over 2900 PENDING 

sq. ft. living area, granite, ceramic tile, sunroom, beautiful interior ......................... $199,000 

ALMOST 2000 SQ. FT. LIVING AREA: Pretty interior 3-2 1/2-2, CH/A, fi replace, corner lot and metal roof .............................. $69,900 

1206 S. FM 400: Just 1 mile outside city limits, brick home w/2100+ sq. ft., new carpet, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, appliances ....... $95,000 

REDUCED: Approx. 1600 sq. ft., central heat & air, 2 1/2 baths, 3 bedrooms on large lot near city park ................................... $29,500 

BARGAIN PRICE: Excellent investment opportunity, masonite siding, updated bath, nice kitchen cabinets ..REDUCED NOW $11,000 

TULIA: Two-story, 2 3/4 bath, large den w/fi replace, 4 bedrooms, 2 car garage, large pie-shaped lot. Great kitchen .............. $129,900 

TULIA, TX: 317 Arthur, brick 2- bedroom, 1 bath, metal roof, CONTRACT CH/A, ceramic tile, PENDING 

large utility, appliances .................................. $34,900 

FLOYDADA: New listing featuring CONTRACT lovely updated interior, PENDING 

3 bdrms., 1 3/4 baths, fresh paint, like new carpet, 3-fenced lots .... $59,950 

SILVERTON, TX: 2 bedroom, 1 bath, stucco exterior, CH/A, 14’x16’ storage bldg...................................................................... $30,000 

600 

Transportation 

604. Motorcycles 

& ATVs 

02 H. Davidson Sportster 

saddle & barrel bag, lots of extras, 

all chrome, custom paint - $4,995 

COUNTY LINE 

AUTO SALES 

291-8300 

610. 

Autos 

04 Ford Mustang 

Special edition Cowboys 

Blue, 6 cyl. - $5,995 

COUNTY LINE 

AUTO SALES 

291-8300 

04 Chevy 

Impala 

only 92K, runs and drives 

excellent, only $5,495. 

COUNTY LINE 

AUTO SALES 

291-8300 

07 Dodge 

Caliber 

White, low miles, leather, heated seats, roof! 

ASSUME 

PAYMENTS 

95 Dodge 

Regency Van 

High rise, TV/VCR, Queen bed, 4 

capt. chairs, PLUSH! - $3,695 

COUNTY LINE 

AUTO SALES 

291-8300 

95 Pontiac Firebird 

Formula, V-8, Great Sportscar 

INCREDIBLE BUY! 

$3,695 

COUNTY LINE 

AUTO SALES 

291-8300 

Cash for Classics; Cars & 

Trucks! Call Jeff at (806) 

359-9600. 

616. Vans & 

Suburbans 

03 Chevy 

Suburban LT 

4x4, lthr, running boards, new 

tires, DVD, $10,800 $ 9,999. 

COUNTY LINE 

AUTO SALES 

291-8300 

618. Parts, Motors 

& Wheels 

For Sale 1991 Mercury 

Sable motor, 3.8 V-6. Asking 

$500 OBO. Call 685- 

2539. 

650 

Travel & 

Recreation 

656. Campers & 

Travel 

31 ft. bumper pull Prowler 

travel trailer. One large 

slide out, separate bedroom, 

large bth & closet. 

$7,500. Very good condition. 

Call 292-2676 or 296- 

6120. 

LOOK 

WHAT’S 

SELLING 

in the 

CLASSIFIEDS! 

700 

Legal Notices 

702. 

Legal Notice 

NOTICE TO CREDITORS 

Notice is hereby given that 

original Letters Testamentary 

for the Estate of DAVID 

W. EVANS, Deceased, were 

issued on December 2, 

2009, in Cause No. 14121, 

pending in the County Court 

of Hale County, Texas, to: 

LINDA JEAN EVANS. 

All persons having claims 

against this Estate which is 

currently being administered 

are required to present 

them to the undersigned 

within the time and in the 

manner prescribed by law 

to: 

c/o: Rudd F. Owen 

P.O. Box 328 

Plainview, Texas 79073- 

702. 

3010 Olton Rd. • Plainview 

293-9944 

Kim Street ....................... 292-9944 

Johnny Street ................. 847-7400 

Debbie Criswell .............. 627-7380 

Lynn Goddard ................ 685-8013 

J.D. James ...................... 292-3760 

A.B. Lyles ......................... 729-9117 

Ralph Miller ..................... 292-8716 

Rubi Perez ....................... 729-7075 

Michael Rodriquez ........ 292-2438 

Mack Shurbet ................. 774-6514 

JuLea Street .................... 787-2906 

Codee Tye ...................... 729-8507 

Ed Vadder ....................... 292-3512 

www.streetsrealestate.com 

Pick up one of our real estate newspapers featuring all of our listings. 

They are located at businesses all over town! 

Special Year End Clearance 

And I Mean SPECIAL! 

Count Count the the 

Come 

Kisses! Kisses! 

*no purchase necessary, register once a day up to 

Dec. 23rd whine winner will be announced. 

Legal Notice 

0328 

DATED the 2nd day of 

December, 2009. 

Rudd F. Owen 

Attorney for LINDA JEAN 

EVANS 

State Bar No.: 15372300 

P.O. Box 328 

700 W. 7th Street 

Plainview, Texas 79073- 

0328 

Telephone: (806) 296-6304 

Facsimile: (806) 296-6829 

(December 8, 2009) 

With Christmas just 

around the corner 

if a new vehicle is 

on your list, sell 

your old one by 

placing an ad in 

the classifieds! 

296-1304 

2006 Toyota Avalon Loaded 

Was $21,995 

Now $20,319 

2002 Chevy Impala 1 Owner 

Was $9,995 

Now $8,350 

2009 Mercury Grand Marquis 

Was $22,995 

Now $21,145 

2009 Lincoln Town Car Sig. 

Was $33,995 

Now $31,585 

2005 Buick LeSabre LTD 

Was $13,995 

Now $8,625 

2007 Ford Focus SE 

Was $13,995 

Now $11,995 

2001 Chrysler Sebring 

Was $7,995 

Now $5,450 

2005 PT Cruiser Auto 

Was $9,995 

Now $7,250 

2008 Ford Mustang 

Was $17,995 

Now $15,383 

Our Precious Gifts! 

Special Section! 

December 20th 

Our Precious Gifts 

Name: ____________________________ 

___________________________________ 

Age: ________________________________ 

Parents: _____________________________ 

___________________________________ 

Grandparents: _______________________ 

___________________________________ 

Bring in picture and form 

above with payment of $17 to: 


Attn.: Classifi ed 

820 Broadway 

Plainview, TX 79072 

Parents & Grandparents 

Show Off Your Most Precious 

Gift This Christmas! 

Deadline for pictures 

is noon 

Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009 

see if you can 

guess how many 

Hershey s ® Kisses 

are in the jar! 

We re giving away 

not 5, not 6 but 

$700 

Cash to the winner!* 

2006 Ford F-250 Diesel 4x4 

Was $26,995 

Now $24,180 

2007 Toyota 4 Runner SR5 

Was $26,995 

Now $24,775 

2006 Ford F-150 Super Crew 

Was $20,995 

Now $19,118 

2005 Mercury Mountaineer 

Was $11,995 

Now $10,115 

2008 Ford F-150 Crew 4x4 

Was $25,995 

Now $23,615 

2003 GMC 1500 Reg. Cab 

Was $10,995 

Now $7,550 

2006 Ford F-250 Crew 4x4 

Was $28,995 

Now $26,380 

1997 Dodge Ram 1500 

Was $5,995 

Now $3,625 

1999 GMC Sierra 1500 

Was $8,995 

Now $4,500 

JACK MORRIS 

806-293-2511 I-27 & Olton Rd. Plainview, Texas 79072 

Tax Credit has been extended to April 30, 2010 for 

1st time buyers, and expanded to include a credit 

for current homeowners!! Call us for details …

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Give Them Every Reason To Smile 

Call To Schedule Your 

Complimentary Consultation 

A Family Tradition That’s Easy For Parents 

And Fun For Kids 

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Keeping Hale County Healthy! 

PROTECT YOUR CHILD 

FROM THE FLU 

GET THEM IMMUNIZED 

All Children MUST have their 

shot records 

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HEALTH DEPARTMENT 

111 E. 11th • Plainview, TX 79072 • 293-1359

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