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Page 4A - Sunday, October 11, 2009 - Plainview Daily Herald http://www.MyPlainview.com Convenience or laziness? A fi ne line I wasn’t sure what to think the other day when I received an e-mail press release from Suddenlink, our local cable provider, about a new service they’re offering. It stated: “. . . Customers will no longer need to fi nd a ringing phone to check who is calling them. They can now see who’s calling on their TV screens.” Come again? That’s right. TV Caller ID has arrived. Apparently, when the phone rings, a banner pops up across the bottom of the TV screen to tell you who is on the phone. You have to have a combination of Suddenlink phone and digital TV services to make it all work. On fi rst thought I thought this was the most ridiculous thing I had ever heard of. Who is so lazy that they can’t get out of the recliner and walk maybe 15 feet to the phone. Or, if you happen to be in bed watching TV, simply turn your head and look on the nightstand to see who so rudely interrupted your television viewing by calling. On second thought, however, I can see the advantage in TV Caller ID. What if your favorite program is on (let’s say, for instance, The Offi ce), and the phone rings. Do you get it? Well, that depends on who it is, of course. My mother, yes; solicitor wanting me to buy siding for the house, no. Now, with TV Caller ID, you don’t have to even take your eyes off the TV screen in order to make that vital decision. Before I was too critical of how lazy a person has to be in order to want this service, I remembered that several Kevin Lewis years ago Nancy and I found this cool talking caller ID at Radio Shack. When the phone rings, a voice tells you who is calling. So, in essence, I haven’t had to take my eyes off the TV for awhile now. All this reminds me of a song by Brad Paisley. (Come to think of it, a lot of stuff reminds me of songs by Brad Paisley. Seems like every other column I write about something that reminds of a song by Brad Paisley.) This latest one is called “Welcome to the Future,” and he talks about how technology has changed since he was young: “When I was 10 years old, I remember thinkin’ how cool it would be, When we were goin’ on an eight hour drive, �� If I could just watch T.V. And I’d have given anything To have my own PacMan game at home. I used to have to get a ride down to the arcade; Now I’ve got it on my phone.” What will they think of next for our phones? I have a feeling it will be the picture of the person calling popping up on the TV screen. Wait, don’t some countries already have that? — — — To learn more about Suddenlink TV Caller ID, visit your local Suddenlink offi ce or call toll-free 1-866-269- 4386. (Kevin Lewis is editor of the Herald. Contact him at 806-296-1353 or kwlewis@ hearstnp.com. Unfortunately, he does not have Caller ID at work.) Making a difference Teresa Young/Wayland Baptist University Wayland student Russell Daniel (left) and staff members Tammy Coleman and Penny Poole remove weeds and debris from flower beds at La Mesa Elementary in preparation for laying protective material and decorative bark during Wayland’s Degree of Difference Day held Saturday. (See Monday’s Herald for stories and more photos.) Obama sees consensus outside Congress WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama sees both “unprecedented consensus” from outside Congress on his drive to remake the nation’s health care system and obstructionism by some on Capitol Hill. “The historic movement to bring real, meaningful health insurance reform to the American people gathered momentum this week as we approach the fi nal days of this debate,” Obama said Saturday in his weekly radio and Internet video address. The consensus “includes everyone from doctors and nurses to hospitals and drug manufacturers” — even Republican governors and former GOP lawmakers, Obama said. It does not extend to congressional Republicans, however, as nearly all of them oppose the Democrats’ health care proposals. The president noted that California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, former Senate Majority Leaders Bob Dole and Bill Frist, all Republicans, and former Health and Human Service chiefs Louis Sullivan and Tommy Thompson, who both served in Republican administrations, have all come out in favor of overhauling health care, even though they differ on some specifi cs. Budgets get brief relief from Clunkers taxes WASHINGTON (AP) — Struggling states and towns got a dose of badly needed money this summer from a Cash for Clunkers program that poured hundreds of millions of dollars of tax revenue into their budgets. Now, like the auto industry, recession-ravaged governments are seeing revenue fall off as car buyers take a breather from the frenzied sales of July and August. That means less money for schools, roads, public safety and other projects that get much of their funding from sales tax collections. And while offi cials welcomed the shot in the arm, the extra clunkers money won’t come close to fi lling the gaping holes in their budgets or do much to solve News Briefs the worst revenue downturn in decades. decades “It is chump change,” said David Zin, an economist with the Michigan state senate’s fi scal agency. State and city offi cials say their budget problems are too severe for one government program to fi x. Militants attack Pakistan army HQ, take hostages RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — Heavily armed militants were holding up to 15 soldiers hostage inside Pakistan’s army headquarters early Sunday more than 12 hours after they stormed the complex in an audacious assault on the heart of the most powerful institution in the nuclear-armed country. Six soldiers, including two ranking offi cers, and four militants were killed in the attack by assailants who wore military uniforms. The strike appeared to be a warning to the military that its planned offensive on the insurgents’ stronghold along the Afghan border would be met with attacks against targets across Pakistan. The government said the assault on the headquarters, which followed a bloody market bombing and a suicide blast at a U.N. aid agency in the past week, had strengthened its resolve to push into South Waziristan — a mountainous region home to al-Qaida leaders where security forces have been beaten back by insurgents before. The spasm of violence was confi rmation that the militants had regrouped despite recent military operations against their forces and the killing of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud in a CIA drone attack in August. His replacement vowed just last week to step up attacks around the country and repel any push into Waziristan. Army spokesman Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas said “four or fi ve” assailants were holding between 10 and 15 troops hostage in a building close to the main gates of the complex in Rawalpindi, a city near the capital, Islamabad.abad No senior military or intelligence offi cials were among those being held, he said. Turkey, Armenia sign historic accord ZURICH (AP) — Turkey and Armenia signed a landmark agreement Saturday to establish diplomatic relations and open their sealed border after a century of enmity, as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton helped the two sides clear a last-minute snag. The contentious issue of whether the killing of up to 1.5 million Armenians during the fi nal days of the Ottoman Empire amounted to genocide is only hinted at in the agreement. “There were several times when I said to all of the parties involved that this is too important,” Clinton said. “This has to be seen through. We have come too far. All of the work that has gone into the protocols should not be walked away from.” The Turkish and Armenian foreign ministers signed the accord in the Swiss city of Zurich after a dispute over the fi nal statements they would make. In the end, the signing took place about three hours later than scheduled and there were no spoken statements. Clinton and mediators from Switzerland intervened to help broker a solution, U.S. offi cials said on condition of anonymity, in keeping with State Department regulations. Better ties between Turkey, a regional heavyweight, and poor, landlocked Armenia have been a priority for President Barack Obama, and Clinton had fl own to Switzerland to witness the signing, not help close the deal. Columbine C killer’s mom had h ‘no inkling’ about son DENVER (AP) — In the fi rst detailed public remarks bby any parent of the two Columbine killers, Dylan Klebold’s mother says she had no idea her son was suicidal until she read his journals after the 1999 high school massacre. Susan Klebold’s essay in next month’s issue of O, The Oprah Magazine, says she is still struggling to make sense of what happened when her son and Eric Harris killed 12 students and a teacher in the shooting rampage at Columbine High School in suburban Denver. Twenty-one people were injured before Klebold and Harris killed themselves. “For the rest of my life, I will be haunted by the horror and anguish Dylan caused,” she wrote. “I cannot look at a child in a grocery store or on the street without thinking about how my son’s schoolmates spent the last moments of their lives. Dylan changed everything I believed about myself, about God, about family, and about love.” The killers’ parents have repeatedly declined to talk about the massacre. They gave depositions in a lawsuit fi led by families of the victims, but a judge in 2007 sealed them for 20 years after the lawsuit was settled out of court. In her essay, Susan Klebold wrote that she didn’t know her son was so disturbed. Pageant focuses on enhanced beauties BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — It was a night for unnatural beauties. Contestants showed off breast implants, nose jobs and face lifts as Miss Plastic Hungary 2009 strove to promote the benefi ts of plastic surgery in a country where artifi cial enhancements are viewed mostly with a wary eye. �� Obituaries Linda Arnold Linda Arnold, age 97, passed away Friday, Oct 9, 2009, in Lubbock. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 12, 2009, at Seth Ward Baptist Church under the direction of Lemons Funeral Home. Pastor Jim Ritter will offi ciate and interment will follow at Parklawn Memorial Gardens. Open visitation will be held on Sunday from 4-8 p.m. at Lemons Funeral Home. Linda Elsie Blok was born Jan. 28, 1912, in Kalamazoo, Mich., to Jacob and Adrianna (Singeles) Blok. Linda worked as a nurse’s aid for many years. She was a member of Seth Ward Baptist Church where she had served as the Rebekah Sunday School teacher for many years along with being the past WMU president and was very involved in the church choir. She read her Bible daily and enjoyed leading Bible studies. Linda also enjoyed knitting, crocheting, cross stitching and doing crossword puzzles. She was an especially loving grandmother who enjoyed spending time with her four granddaughters Faye Bufe HALE CENTER — Funeral services for Faye Bufe, 82, of Hale Center will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Abernathy Church of Christ with Steve Gauntt and David Bennett offi ciating. Burial will follow in Abernathy Cemetery by Abell Funeral Home and Flower Shop of Abernathy. Mrs. Bufe died Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, in Lubbock. She was born Jan. 15, 1927 in Olney and married Wilford Bufe on Feb. 5, 1944, in New Deal. They moved their family to Hale County in 1951 from the New Deal area. Leroy Charles Daffron Private memorial services for Leroy Charles Daffron, 70, will be held at a later date. Cremation services were under the direction of Lemons Funeral Home. Mr. Daffron died Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, at Covenant Hospital in Plainview. He was born Aug. 25, 1939, in Olton to Willie and Mary (Fisher) Daffron. He was a lifelong Olton resident and a graduate of Olton High School. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He worked for Warrick Enterprises in the maintenance department. He married Deborah Callan on Jan. 20, 2003, in Pla- Police sort 2,000 cases in garage DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Police Department is trying to determine if more than 2,000 family violence cases stored haphazardly in the garage of one of its 35year veterans were handled properly. Family violence advocates, prosecutors and police are worried that some of Detective Mickey East’s cases may not have been properly fi led with the district attorney’s offi ce. Offi cials are reviewing department policies to determine what rules may have been violated, including ones that require detectives to keep evidence in its proper place. East said he had taken the documents home to organize them and put fi les together. “I made a mistake,” he told The Dallas Morning News. Attempts by The Associated Press to reach East on Saturday were not immediately successful. He has been temporarily assigned to the police auto pound. Dallas police say it could take weeks, if not months, to sort through the unorganized mound of police records. and their families. She was preceded in death by parents; her husband, John Arnold; a daughter, Sheila inview. He was a member of Seth Ward Baptist Church. Survivorsinclude his wife; two sons, Rob- ert Daffron of Lubbock and Lesley Daffron of Colorado; one daughter, Donna Daffron of Colorado; one sister, Evelyn Daffron of Olton; one half-sister, Karen Daffron; three grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. His parents, two brothers and two sisters are deceased. Online condolences: www.MyPlainview.com Plainview Daily Herald — 10-11-09 �� “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 ARNOLD Arnold; and brother-in-law, Edgar Arnold. Linda is survived by her granddaughter, Paulinda Gibson and husband Dale of Halfway and their children, Jennifer, Ricky and Chelsey; her granddaughter, Nikki Langston and husband Bobby of Plainview and their children, Sha and Shawn; her granddaughter, Bonni Arnold-Thomason and husband Scott of Lubbock and their children, Avery and Addisson; her granddaughter, Mary Ellen Devin and husband Lyndan of Plainview and their children, Tasha, T.J. and Meagan; greatgreat-grandchildren, Shane, Riley and Mia; and sister-inlaw, Bonnie Wright. Memorials in Linda Arnold’s name may be made to Seth Ward Baptist Church in Plainview. Online condolences: www.MyPlainview.com Plainview Daily Herald — 10-11-09 She was a member of Hale Center Church of Christ. Survivors include her husband; two sons, Howard Bufe of Dallas and Harold Bufe and wife Linda of Abernathy; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A brother, Travis Jennings, and a granddaughter, Lori Bufe, are deceased. The family suggests memorials to Children’s Home of Lubbock, P.O. Box 2824, Lubbock, TX 79408; or to Hope Lodge of Lubbock, c/o American Cancer Society, 3411 73rd Street, Lubbock, TX 79423. Online condolences: www.MyPlainview.com Plainview Daily Herald — 10-11-09 DAFFRON Death Notices Julia Masten Services for Julia Masten Masten, 94, of Plainview are pending with Lemons Funeral Home. Mrs. Masten died Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009. Online condolences: www.MyPlainview.com Plainview Daily Herald — 10-11-09 Mary Beth Moon Services for Mary Beth Moon, 48, of Plainview are pending with Lemons Funeral Home. Mrs. Moon died Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, in Lubbock. Online condolences: www.MyPlainview.com Plainview Daily Herald — 10-11-09 Obituary Policy Deadlines for obituaries are 9 a.m. weekdays and 6 p.m. Saturday for Sunday’s edition. Call 806-296-1357 or emailobits@plainviewdailyherald.com. Prices are available upon request; death notices are free. Obituaries are posted online through Legacy. com at no additional cost. Family owned and operated.
http://www.MyPlainview.com Plainview Daily Herald - Sunday, October 11, 2009 - Page 5A Wal-Mart Festival: Fun for a good cause Richard Porter/Plainview Daily Herald WAL-MART FALL FESTIVAL: (Clockwise from top) Billy Rodriquez (left), Elizabeth Herrera, Uriel Herrera, Kathie Rodriquez and Elida Rodriquez look at items for the silent auction Saturday at the Ollie Liner Center; Mike Salazar heads out on the Bike Run; Jennifer Gonzales plays on the Jumper; and Daenyra Collins gathers up all of her loot. The festival was hosted by Wal- Mart Distribution Center, and proceeds from the event went to the Children’s Miracle Network. Around Us LUBBOCK — Texas Tech officials offi cials celebrated the long-delayed construction of a new, $70 million business college Friday with a groundbreaking ceremony. The 147,500-square-foot Jerry S. Rawls College of Business, slated to anchor the north entrance to campus, will replace an aging business building constructed in the 1960s. Plans for construction began more than fi ve years ago, and after reviewing several proposed sites the university chose the area of Ninth Street and Flint Avenue near Dan Law Field. The project was stalled when private fundraising didn’t reach the $40 million goal set by Tech administrators to begin construction. Administrators raised $20 million in private donations. Students will pay an additional $18 per class credit taken, time spent working for the class rather than time spent in the classroom, to pay off the remaining debt. The new building is expected to take two years to complete. — Lubbock Avalanche-Journal • • • CANYON — The last of eight current and former West Texas A&M University football players embroiled in a criminal investigation has been placed on deferred adjudication, bringing to a close a probe that started in November. In all, nine men pleaded guilty to criminal charges for entering an off-campus apartment without permission in November. All were placed on deferred adjudication, a form of judge-ordered community supervision which avoids a conviction or sentence because the judge is authorized to delay any fi nding of guilt as long as the defendant successfully complies with the conditions of supervision. Randall County Criminal District Attorney James Farren said a rivalry between the school’s football, baseball and soccer players sparked the incident. He said it was likely the men didn’t know they were committing Shingles golden to thieves DALLAS (AP) — Crooks have been stealing millions of dollars worth of shingles from companies this year, a sizable increase from years past. Previously, thieves would steal them from construction sites, but not on this level. They’re now getting ambitious, robbing warehouses — sometimes several semi-truckloads at a time — and hauling away hundreds of thousands of dollars in shingles. In Texas alone, at least $4 million worth have been stolen this year. Investigators believe some thieves are part of an organized operation, stockpiling the materials in anticipation of hurricanes, tornadoes and other roof-ripping storms that would heighten the demand for their stolen wares. Other thefts may be isolated incidents from people looking to sell the shingles to roofers for a quick buck. Also, the soaring price of shingles, which are petroleum-based products, has driven the demand for cheaper, blackmarket roofi ng material. PLAINVIEW HIGH SCHOOL BULLDOG Paw Prints Oct. 13-17 Tuesday, Oct. 13: 9th, JV, Volleyball vs. Big Spring @ PHS 5:30 Varsity Volleyball vs. Big Spring @ PHS 6:30 Varsity Tennis vs. Shallowater @ PHS @ 4:00 Thursday, Oct. 15: 9th Red Football vs. Big Spring @ Big Spring @ 5:00 9th Blue Football vs. Hereford @ Hereford @ 5:00 JV Football vs. Big Spring @ PHS 5:00 Friday, Oct. 16: Varsity Football vs. Big Spring @ Big Spring 7:30 Saturday, Oct. 17: Cross Country Meet @ WTAMU Horse Center, Canyon JV and 9th Volleyball vs. Lakeview @ San Angelo 1:00 Varsity Volleyball vs. Lakeview @ San Angelo 2:00 Varsity Tennis vs. Big Spring @ Big Spring @ 10:00 Girls Gold Team- Open Plainview Girls Golf – Borger Triangular 9:00 PHS Coronation will be held at the Fair Theatre on November 7 and will practice on November 5. Seniors can pick up information about dress and tux requirements in the PHS office. If you have any questions, please contact Leslie Richburg at 296-4051. If you are interested in donating fleece material or money to buy material for Student Council to make blankets for the military please contact Jan Cabler at 296-4051. See complete school business at: www.plainview.k12.tx.us PHS Student Council a crime. The players were suspended from the football program after arrest warrants were issued in January. According to a roster Friday, three of the players, Eugene L. Sims, Brittan Taylor Golden and Brandon Brown Hicks, had been reinstated. WT Athletic Director Michael McBroom said the three were reinstated after they met terms laid out for them by the athletics department. He would not discuss the terms. — Amarillo Globe-News • • • Xcel Energy is working to modernize facilities that will allow it to upgrade electrical service. There are several projects on tap in the Panhandle, including one involving infrared heaters in Plainview. After six decades, Xcel is giving its Northeast Service Center Amarillo a makeover with a price tag of $1.5 mil- Video available at www.MyPlainview.com lion. Some of the activities at the center will move to the Amarillo Technical Center to be located on the site of a former auto auction east of town. It will cost the utility about another $1.2 million to redo that facility. — Amarillo Globe-News • • • LUBBOCK — A horse was killed after it was hit by four vehicles Friday night northwest of Lubbock. The horse entered the 1900 block of North FM 179 about 8:45 p.m. one mile north of Fourth Street when it was struck fi rst by a Jeep Cherokee then three other vehicles, according to the DPS. One person suffered moderate injuries and was taken to a Lubbock hospital. Investigators hadn’t found the horse’s owner Friday night. — Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (Contact Kevin Lewis at 806-296-1353 or kwlewis@ hearstnp.com) Now ow Open Open UNITED WAY AGENCIES ARE Dealing Hearts Agencies like the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) invest into the lives of children, focusing on building character and skills as they mature. In this role, these agencies are always holding a full house. “Just having that one person there can make a huge difference in a kid’s life as we’re going through the system.” CASA Client “To see the children that you’ve followed through the court system finally get adopted is the best feeling. I feel we are helping give these kids a ‘hand up’ to stop the cycle of abuse and neglect to future generations.” Terri Rogers, CASA Volunteer LIVING THE UNITED WAY MAKES A Winning Hand 3019 W. 7th Street 293-7072 * Fall Bedding * Cabbage * Kale * Pansies * Violas (Johnny JumpUps) * Garden Mums * Large Selection of Pumpkins, Gourds & Squash Mon. - Fri. 1-6 p.m. Sat. 10-6 • Sun. 1-5 p.m. Located by Willson & Son Lumber I-27 Service Rd.
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