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SEXY PRINCIPAL: Estacado
Junior High Principal
Ritchie Thornton
dressed in drag as a
cheerleader Friday after
students and teachers
brought in more than
$2,000 for United Way
during a “penny wars”
contest. United Way is
in the process of trying
to raise $400,000 for 13
member agencies.
Public Meetings
Hale County commissioners
will hold their regular
meeting at 9 a.m. Monday at
the Hale County Courthouse,
500 Broadway.
Agenda items include authorizing
a county grant for
Hale Center Senior Citizens
Meals on Wheels; 2010 Texas
County and District Retirement
System contribution
rate; appointing Dr. Mark
McClanahan to the Hale
County Hospital Authority
Board; considering a Verizon
Wireless contract for the Justice
of the Peace Pct. 1 offi ce;
considering a request by the
Plainview Chamber of Commerce
to use the Ollie Liner
Center for the Hi Neighbor
Luncheon with fees waived;
considering a new contract
with Texas Court E-fi le; and
considering the purchase of
equipment for courthouse
security.
• • •
The Plainview City Council
will hold its regular
monthly meeting at 7 p.m.
Tuesday at City Hall, 901
Broadway.
Items on the regular agenda
include considering granting
a public right-of-way
license to Arcoiris owner
Felipe Martinez; authorizing
the fi ling of energy effi -
cient and conservation block
grant applications with the
State Energy Conservation
Offi ce; granting Atmos Energy
a communication tower;
considering nominees to the
Hale County Appraisal District
Board; and deliberating
the appointment, employment,
evaluation, reassignment,
duties, discipline or
dismissal of a public offi cer
or employee, or hearing a
complaint or charge against
an offi cer or employee.
Perry further
shakes up
forensics panel
HOUSTON (AP) — Gov.
Rick Perry has further shaken
up a state panel that was set
to review a report concluding
that a faulty arson investigation
led to a Texas inmate’s
execution, naming a criminal
defense attorney on Friday
to fi ll a board vacancy and
replacing one medical examiner
with another.
Lawyer Lance Evans of
Fort Worth succeeds Samuel
Bassett, who was told last
week he wouldn’t be reappointed
to the Texas Forensic
Science Commission.
Perry’s offi ce also announced
Friday that Randall
Frost of Boerne, the chief
medical examiner for Bexar
County, was replacing Sridhar
Natarajan, a medical examiner
from Lubbock.
The commission, which
oversees the professional
conduct of forensic laboratories
and facilities, was to
consider last week the arson
fi ndings that led to the 2004
execution of Cameron Todd
Willingham. He was condemned
for setting a fi re that
killed his three small children
in 1991.
Perry has defended the
board changes as routine.
This and That
JUNIOR SERVICE
League will host a barbecue
brisket dinner from
5-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct.
22 in the parking lot at
Greg Sherwood Memorial
Bulldog Stadium. Tickets,
available from any JSL
member or at the office of
Randall D. Meyer, DDS
(behind Long John Silver’s)
are $5 in advance or $7 at
the event. Proceeds benefi
t Dress A Live Doll. For
information contact Stephanie
Meyer at 296-7666 or
293-4890.
DELWIN DERRICK will
speak on city code enforcement
for the Chamber of
Commerce’s Business
Success Series at noon
Monday, Oct. 19 at the
Chamber, 710 W. Fifth.
The presentation is free;
cost of an optional meal is
$5. RSVP by calling 296-
7431 or e-mailing info@
plainviewtexaschamber.
com.
PLAINVIEW HIGH
School A Cappella choir
will be selling pecans from
Oct. 13-20. To place an
order, contact a choir member
or call the choir hall at
296-5295 or 293-4742.
THE OASIS CHURCH
is providing reduced-cost
food in cooperation with
Angel Food Ministries, a
national non-profi t organization.
This name-brand
food can feed a family of
four for about one week
or one senior citizen for
almost a month. Additional
and ooptional
packages are
avail available.
Orders Or and payments
(cash (cash, Lone Star food
stam stamps or money order
made
payable to The Oasis
Church) are due by 10 a.m.
Thursday at the church,
3400 Garland in Westgate.
Distribution will be from 11
a.m.-12:30 p.m. Oct. 24.
Call 293-4356 for more
information.
SENIOR PHS football
players, trainers and
managers should take a
baby picture to be used
for the program on senior
night Oct. 30 to a coach or
to Vista Bank, 3000 Olton
Road. Put the senior’s
name on the back of the
picture along with a phone
number for returning the
picture. Deadline is Oct. 20.
PLAINVIEW AREA
United Way Business Blitz
Packet Pick-up will be from
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday.
All businesses that have
received their packets are
urged to have them completed
so when a United
Way volunteer calls the
packets will be ready to
pick up. All businesses that
participate will have their
name on KKYN and are
invited to a free hamburger
cookout at the PISD Board
Room at noon Thursday.
HI-NEIGHBOR Luncheon,
sponsored by the
Chamber of Commerce,
will be held from noon-1
p.m. Friday at the Ollie Liner
Center. Door prizes will
SIX DAY FORECAST FOR PLAINVIEW
Sunday
Rather cloudy with a bit
of drizzle
58°/50°
Wednesday
Partial sunshine
83°/53°
Monday
Thursday
Partly sunny and warmer
Times of sun and
clouds
80°/55°
77°/48°
Tuesday
Friday
Cloudy, chance of a little
Pleasant with bright
rain
sunshine
78°/57°
72°/48°
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TRENDS FOR THE WEEK AHEAD
TEMPERATURE
PRECIPITATION
be given away along with
a prize for best hat. Cost is
$10. RSVP by Monday at
296-7431 or info@plainviewtexaschamber.com
SHEPPARD AIR Force
Base in Wichita Falls will
host an open house and air
show today. The highlight
of the show are the Canadian
Air Force’s Snowbirds,
the country’s premier aerial
demonstration team. For
more go to www.sheppardairshow.com
A MEETING for parents
of students in the PISD
dyslexia program will be
held at 6:30 p.m. Nov.
2 in Room 5 at Houston
School, 24th and Yonkers.
Teachers will have learning
centers for parents and
will be available to answer
questions.
BOYS INTERESTED in
signing up for Cub Scouts
will have an opportunity
at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at
the Plainview ISD Board
Room, 24th and Yonkers.
The program is open to all
boys in grades 1 through
5. A parent or guardian
should accompany their
boy to register.
A FOOD certifi cation
training is being offered
from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 2
and 3 at the Floyd County
Extension Office. Cost is
$110. Call Texas AgriLife
Extension at 983-4912.
Deadline is Oct. 23.
THE FOURTH annual
Tom Butler Memorial
Bronc Riding — featuring
a chuckwagon breakfast,
auctions, concessions and
vendor booths — will be
held Saturday at the Post
Stampede Rodeo Arena.
A dance featuring Jake
Hooker and The Outsiders
will be held from 8 p.m.midnight.
Contact Kelly or
Traci Butler at 806-596-
4632 or tracilyn@wildblue.
net or www.tombutlermemorial.com.
An 18-year-old Texas
Tech student from Guthrie,
Butler was killed in a
vehicle mishap in February
2006.
SHO’ OUT ARTIST
Expo will headline part of a
matinee at 2 p.m. today at
the Fair Theatre. The talent
show will showcase a full
slate of guest performers
and an art exhibit. Admission
is free.
THE SAUSAGE Festival
dinner and funfest at St.
Joseph School, 20th and
Division in Slaton, will be
held from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Oct. 18.
HEROES OF HOPE
tribute books can be
purchased at the Herald.
Proceeds from the books,
which are $10 each, go
to the American Cancer
Society.
MISS WEST Texas and
Miss Teen West Texas
pageants will be held at 7
p.m. Nov. 14 at Frenship
Middle School auditorium.
The winner of Miss West
Texas will advance to the
Miss Texas Pageant in Fort
Worth in July. Emcee will
be Kurt Kiser.
Miss contestants must
be at least 17 and a senior
in high school, but no
older than 24. Competition
includes physical fi tness in
swimsuit, interview, talent
and evening gown. Entry
fee is a $100 donation to
Children’s Miracle Network.
Contact Yvette Adams at
806-637-8130 or yvie5@
yahoo.com.
Miss Teen West Texas
is for ages 13-17, but not
more than a high school
junior. Competition will
consist of physical fi tness
in aerobic wear, interview,
talent and evening gown.
Entry fee is $100. Contact
Paula Parker at 806-774-
9830 or psplub@yahoo.
com.
PLAINVIEW LIONS
Club is accepting applications
from junior girls for
the Lions Queen Scholarship
Contest. Deadline is
Monday. Applications are
available at the PHS main
office from Donette Sabins.
Contact Paulette Manning
at 296-4031 or Donette
Sabins at 296-4051.
HOUSTON SCHOOL
will offer math and science
TAKS tutorials on Monday-
Thursday nights. Math
tutorials will be from 6-8
p.m. through Oct. 20. Science
tutorials will be from
6-10 p.m. through Oct. 21.
TAKS exit-level retesters
and non-graduates are
invited.
GIRLS AGES 13-18 who
have never been married
are invited to compete for
Miss Teen Plainview, who
will compete at the Miss
Teen Texas International
Pageant in San Antonio
next March. Contestants
will compete in personal
interview, fi tness wear, fun
fashion wear and evening
gown. For more information
call 210-403-0589, e-mail
kristin@texasinternationalpageants.com,
or log onto
www.missteentexasinternational.com
GENERAL FLU shots
for adults are available at
the Plainview-Hale County
Health Department, 111 E.
10th. Shots will be administered
from 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
weekdays. Cost is $20, or
free if the patient is covered
by Medicare.
The health department
does not yet have the fl u
shot for children or the
H1N1 (swine fl u) vaccine,
which officials hope will be
available by mid-October.
A BEREAVEMENT support
group will be offered
beginning Wednesday
at First United Methodist
Church, 1001 W. Seventh.
(Enter the south door under
the covered portico.) Six
sessions will be offered
from 5-6 p.m. Wednesdays.
There is no charge
and all are welcome. Call
Carole Bell at 296-7133
or go to www.CaroleABell.
com and click on Upcoming
AGRICULTURE FORECAST
REGIONAL SUMMARY
Rather cloudy Sunday with a bit of drizzle.
Winds south-southeast 10-20 mph. Expect less
than 2 hours of sunshine with a 45% chance
of precipitation and average relative humidity
75%. Drying conditions poor. Monday: partly
sunny and warmer. Winds south-southwest
10-20 mph. Expect 4-8 hours of sunshine with
average relative humidity 50% and excellent
drying conditions. Tuesday: chance for a bit of
rain or drizzle.
Rather cloudy Sunday with a bit of drizzle.
Colder in eastern parts of the area and
toward the New Mexico border; breezy
toward Amarillo and Lubbock. Partly sunny
and warmer Monday. Chance for a bit
of rain or drizzle Tuesday; breezy in the
morning toward the New Mexico border.
Partial sunshine Wednesday. A shower
possible in eastern parts of the area and toward Amarillo; very warm toward
Lubbock. Thursday: times of sun and clouds. Friday and Saturday: pleasant
with bright sunshine.
REGIONAL ALMANAC
Temperatures are the averages
for the week of 10/3 - 10/9.
Precipication values are totals for
the week.
City Hi Lo Prcp
Abilene 78 55 0.50
Amarillo 73 45 0.25
Austin 82 60 0.67
Clovis, NM 75 43 0.30
Corpus Christi 84 64 0.66
Dallas 79 57 0.70
Denver, CO 67 36 0.15
El Paso 78 52 0.13
Ft. Worth 79 52 0.70
Hobbs, NM 78 50 0.22
Houston 82 59 0.73
Lubbock 75 47 0.28
Midland 78 52 0.30
Oklahoma City 74 51 0.60
Red River, NM 66 34 0.20
Ruidoso, NM 60 31 0.35
San Antonio 83 60 0.65
Santa Fe, NM 68 34 0.16
Tulsa, OK 75 51 0.65
Wichita Falls 78 53 0.16
Events at the bottom of the
page.
THE YMCA is launching
a new fi tness and wellness
program, called FitTREK.
Sessions are available
three times a week for four
weeks or once on Saturdays
for 12 weeks. Call
Jennifer Rankin at 293-
8319.
SOUTH PLAINS College
Institute for Safety and
Risk Management Training
will offer a construction
safety and health course
in Lubbock, 3201 Ave. Q,
from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday
and Tuesday. Cost is $230.
Successful participants
receive an OSHA 10-hour
Construction Outreach Department
of Labor course
completion card. Call Gary
Cloud at 806-716-4603.
APPLICATIONS to
vote by mail in the Nov. 3
constitutional amendment
election can be requested
from the county clerk’s
office by calling 291-5261.
Deadline is Oct. 27. To
qualify you must be 65
or older, disabled, jailed
without a felony conviction
or be expected to be out of
town on election day with
your ballot being mailed to
an address outside of the
county.
AMERICAN LEGION
and VFW auxiliaries will be
sending Christmas boxes
to Hale County soldiers
serving overseas. Anyone
wanting a loved one to
receive a box should call
Theta Vaughan at 296-
9485 or Pat Hernandez
at 296-1176 with address
information by Nov. 1.
CLASSES AND start
dates at South Plains
College Plainview include:
Beginning Word 2007, Oct.
12; Basic Phlebotomy, Oct.
20; Intro to Excel 2007,
Nov. 2; Cake Decorating,
Nov. 2; Intro to Floral Design,
Nov. 3. For registration
or more information go
by SPC, 1920 W. 24th, or
call 296-9611, ext. 4304 or
4320.
ADULT GED and Adult
ESL classes meet from 5-8
p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays
at Houston School,
2417 Yonkers. For more
information call 296-4184
or e-mail karen.latimer@
plainview.k12.tx.us.
THE PUBLIC is invited
to work on the Habitat for
Humanity house in the 700
block of 28th Street from
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays.
Hi-Plains Bandag
We’ll Keep You
Rolling!
1700 W. 24th • Plainview
(806) 293-4365 • 1-800-765-5180
www.hi-plainsbandag.com
®
Tools will be provided.
PHS STUDENT Council
is making tie blankets for
military personnel from our
area. Anyone wanting to
donate fl eece material or
money should contact Jan
Cabler or Leslie Richburg
at 296-4051 or e-mail
leslie.richburg@plainview.
k12.tx.us.
LADIES AUXILIARY
of the Wilson Bros. VFW
Post 5399 is sponsoring
competitions for students
in public, private, parochial
or home school for Voice
of Democracy essay for
grades 9-12 and Patriots
Pen Essay for grades 6-8.
Also, students are asked
to make nominations for
VFW National Citizenship
Education Teacher of the
Year Award for Plainview
and surrounding areas.
Deadline is Nov. 1.
PHS art class students
may enter the Young
American Creative Art
Awards. Deadline is March
31. For more information,
call Betty Dykes at 293-
1775.
WAL-MART Distribution
will host its annual
fall festival featuring food,
games, silent auction, bike
run, battle of the bands,
chili cookoff and more
on Saturday at the Ollie
Liner Center. The public is
invited to participate in all
events. Proceeds benefi
t the Children’s Miracle
Network. Call Adel Chapa,
Fred DeLeon or Eli Vargas
at 291-9601.
SOUTH PLAINS Obedience
Training Club of
Lubbock will host dog
agility trials from 8 a.m.-2
p.m. today and Saturday
and noon-3 p.m. Sunday at
the Texas Tech Equestrian
Center. For information call
806-535-3794 or e-mail
spotc@compuserve.com.
LITERARY LUNCH
Bunch will meet at noon
Nov. 10 at the Van Howeling
Education Building,
Room 104, at Wayland.
Books to be discussed are:
“The Book Thief,” by Makas
Zusak, “Sarah’s Key,” by
Tatiana de Rosnay, “The
Strongest Tribe,” by Bing
West, “The Horse Soldiers,”
by Doug Stanton; “In Defense
of Food,” by Michael
Pollan; and “In Fed We
Trust,” by David Wessel.
(To submit This and
That items, contact
Kevin Lewis at kwlewis@
hearstnp.com or 806-296-
1353.)
LOCAL ALMANAC
Statistics for the week ending Oct. 9 for:
Temperature Amarillo Lubbock
High for the week 84° 90°
Low for the week 37° 42°
Normal high 76° 78°
Normal low 51° 51°
Average temp. 54.4° 60.9°
Normal average temp. 62.3° 64.7°
Temp. departure
Precipitation
-7.9° -3.8°
Total for the week 0.39” 0.18”
Total for the month 0.39” 0.18”
Total for the year 20.63” 10.66”
Normal for the month 0.48” 0.62”
% of normal this month 81% 29%
% of normal this year 119% 66%
Growing Degree Days
Yesterday 0 0
Month to date 52 104
Season to date 3871 4778
ReelFeel Temperature®
8 a.m. Sunday 23° 29°
12 p.m. 39° 50°
4 p.m. 48° 57°
8 p.m. 43° 49°
The patented AccuWeather.com RealFeel
Temperature is an exclusive index of the
effects of temperature, wind, humidity, sunshine
intensity, cloudiness, precipitation, pressure
and elevation on the human body.
Forecast and graphics provided by AccuWeather.com ©2009
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