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Weather
WEATHER SERVICE READINGS:
Thursday’s High . . . . . . 36 degrees
Thur.’s Overnight Low . . 24 degrees
Friday’s High . . . . . . . . . 53 degrees
Friday’s Overnight Low . 21 degrees
Saturday’s High . . . . . . . 33 degrees
Precipitation:
Thursday’s total . . . . . . .0.04 inches
2009 to date . . . . . . . . .0.04 inches
2008 to date . . . . . . . . .0.00 inches
FORECAST: Today...Partly
sunny. Areas of freezing fog in the
morning. Highs in the mid 40s. North
winds around 10 mph.
Tonight...Partly cloudy. Lows in
the lower 20s. Light and variable
winds.
Monday...Mostly sunny. Highs in
the mid 40s. Light and variable
winds becoming south around 10
mph in the afternoon.
Monday night...Partly cloudy.
Lows in the lower 20s. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
Tuesday...Mostly sunny. Highs in
the upper 40s.
Tuesday night...Mostly cloudy.
Lows in the mid 20s.
Wednesday...Mostly cloudy. Colder.
Highs in the mid 30s.
Wednesday night...Mostly cloudy.
Lows around 15.
Thursday...Partly sunny. Highs in
the upper 20s.
Thursday night...Partly cloudy.
Lows around 13.
Friday...Mostly sunny. Highs in the
upper 30s.
Friday night...Mostly clear. Lows
around 17.
Saturday...Sunny. Highs in the
mid 40s.
MONDAY: Sunrise 7:53; Sunset
5:52.
Saturday’s high of 33 was 43
degrees below the record local high
of 76 set for that date in 1997.
Friday’s high of 53 was 19 degrees
below the record local high of 72 set
for that date in 1997. Friday’s overnight
low of 21 was 22 degrees
above the record local low set for
that date in 1979.
Thursday’s high of 36 was 39
degrees below the record local high
of 75 set for that date in 1921.
Thursday’s overnight low of 24 was
28 degrees above the record local
low of -4 set for that date in 1928.
Astro-Graph
MONDAY, JAN. 4, 2010
In the year ahead, material
conditions look far more favorable
than they have for some
time, but you must make the
most of what is at hand. Have
faith in your abilities, and don’t
hesitate to put them to good
use.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19) — Our words and concepts
could have considerable influence
over others at certain times,
so choose your words carefully.
Two listeners may carry out your
suggestions to the letter.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19)
— When in the company of a
friend who seems to know how to
make money, do more listening
than talking. What he or she has
to say on that subject could work
out well for you at this time.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20)
— Have faith in your assessment
of things at work because
your judgments regarding a new
enterprise could be more accurate
than those of an associate.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) —
Use your brain more than your
brawn to achieve a major objective.
If you reason things out one
step at a time, the job will not
only be easier but will turn out to
be top-notch.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) —
Something good is on the way,
and you will hear about it first at
this time. There’s a chance it will
pertain to something personal.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) —
Although you might have hoped
for it, you didn’t think the news
would turn out to be this good.
Past efforts may finally pay off,
in no uncertain terms.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
— In order to gratify your active
spirit, it’s advisable to schedule a
number of projects that will keep
you busy. The greater the variety
of activities, the more satisfying
the day will be.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) —
Taking the time to put your financial
affairs in order will greatly
enhance your material security
down the line. It may not make
you rich, but it will improve your
day-to-day living.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
— You’ll be much happier if you
position yourself in the company
of those who know how to relax
and enjoy life, whether you are
engaged with them at work or
play. Be picky about your companions.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) —
An acquaintance may surprise
you with some candid comments
he or she shares with you. It will
definitely bring you closer.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)
— Keep your group involvements
as small as possible right
now because there’s nothing to
gain from being part of a crowd.
Quality intimate relationships will
serve you far better.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.
21) — Pride of achievement will
mean far more to you than merely
making money, so don’t be
dissatisfied with modest returns
if they come from something
quite meaningful to you.
Words of Life
For if a man think himself
to be something, when
he is nothing, he deceiveth
himself. — Galatians 6:3
Grant extension
plex fi nancial agreements, where
banks would provide their equity
(or profi ts) to development projects
in exchange for a 30 percent
tax credit, and charge the developers
a fee.”
Local news
also said goodbye to former
Plainview physician Dr.
Bryan Peeler, who was killed
at age 47 when he was hit by
a semitruck near Paducah
when he stopped on the side
of the road so one of his sons
could use the rest room, as
well as longtime policeman
Willie McGee, who died of
an apparent heart attack in
August. McGee was 57.
January
9 — Kaedin Avery
Harmon, son of Dustin
and Jennifer Harmon, was
presented with presents from
nurses at Covenant Hospital
Plainview after being the
fi rst baby born in 2009 at the
hospital.
14 — John Castro retired
after spending nearly 16
years with the City of
Plainview, including the last
12 as director of community
services.
16 — The Plainview
school board voted 5-2 to
extend Superintendent Dr.
Ron Miller’s contract until
June 30, 2013.
22 — Patty Winters and
John Bertsch were named
Woman and Man of the
Year for 2008 at the annual
Plainview Chamber of Commerce
Banquet.
23 — The Plainview Bio-
Energy facility east of the
city is expected to shut down
temporarily “due to poor
ethanol profi t margins.”
February
4 — The swimming pool
at the YMCA recently was
worked on by a work crew
from the Texas Department
of Criminal Justice Wheeler
Unit. The crew resurfaced
the decking around the pool,
repainted it, replaced ceiling
tile and fi xed benches in the
men’s shower room.
8 — The former Country
Village apartment complex,
located at 304 Givens St.,
is being remodeled by Emmanuel
Church of God in
Christ into a 50-bed group
home for Hale County boys
ages 8-18.
16 — Willie McGee, Sherrie
Wall and Brian Prince
were recognized at the conclusion
of black awareness
activities.
27 — Bob Ballew, Beverly
Manley and Joel Patridge,
who have a combined total
of 92 years at the Plainview
Post Offi ce, are retiring.
March
1 — Plainview High
School senior Ross DeSoto
recently found out he has
been accepted to the Naval
Academy in Annapolis, Md.
10 — Plainview High
School junior and seniors
participated in Shattered
Dreams that teaches students
about the consequences of
drinking and driving.
17 — The Plainview High
School A Cappella Choir
and the A Cappella Men won
Sweepstakes awards at the
Region 16 UIL Concert and
Sight Reading Contest held
at Lubbock Civic Center.
19 — Several birds landing
on a breaker caused a
21-minute electrical outage
in west Plainview.
25 — Donna Jones is taking
care of her family from
Lubbock after they lost everything
in a fi re, including
her three-year-old grandson,
Kristian Degraff.
26 — Ten people attended
the drug-testing forum for
Plainview ISD hosted by the
school board.
April
5 — Wayland held its fi rst
offi cial university sanctioned
dance at Plainview Country
Club.
9 — Covenant Hospital
Plainview exceeded its goals
for patient satisfaction and
received a fi ve-star score for
the fourth time in the past
nine months.
10 — Plainview High
School band director David
Fortenberry has resigned and
assistant band director Anthony
Gonzales has been appointed
to fi ll the vacancy.
13 — Terry McEachern
was listed in fair condition
after the former district attorney
for Swisher and Hale
counties was injured in a
one-vehicle wreck. According
to the accident report,
McEachern veered off the
roadway in the 3800 block
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The grant program was designed
to provide the developers with the
necessary capital by allowing them
to qualify directly for a 30 percent
federal grant. That is equivalent to
the amount they would have expected
from tax credits and eliminated
the need to rely so heavily on banks
when credit tightened.
The program, however, was set
to expire in 2010, and according to
of Dimmitt Road and continued
across a fi eld, eventually
landing in a ditch. It was determined
a distraction in the
vehicle caused the wreck.
He was list in good condition
at the Covenant Hospital
in Lubbock.
19 — No one was injured
when a southbound train
tore through the trailer of a
semi-truck as it was leaving
Azteca Milling about 12:30
p.m.
20 — Jason Gatica, a former
Plainview resident, was
killed in Austin after he lost
control of his motorcycle,
struck a curb and was ejected
from the bike. He was not
wearing a helmet.
21 — A fi re erupted
around 8 p.m. at the Virginia
home of Seth Ward native
Jimmy Dean. The blaze
damaged the basement, fi rst
fl oor and attic. No injuries
were reported.
26 — Plainview ISD Superintendent
Dr. Ron Miller
announced that the district
has 5,717 students in grades
kindergarden-12th, an increase
of 68 over the same
period the previous year.
30 — Health offi cials confi
rmed that they have tested
some local residents for the
swine fl u, but none of the
cases are confi rmed or even
suspected.
May
10 — Guadalupe De la
Cruz Lugo’s family is suing
the Plainview Cemetery
Association, seeking $4 million
in damages for mental
anguish, pain and suffering.
The family says cemetery
offi cials moved Lugo’s remains,
which were initially
buried in January 2008,
without the family’s knowledge
after another woman
claimed she owned the spot
where Lugo was buried. The
family decided to move Lugo’s
remains to Kress.
12 — Jon Wade, president
and chief executive offi cer
of Covenant Hospital
Plainview, announced his
resignation. He is moving
back to Missouri to be closer
to family.
13 — After only eight
months of operation, Plainview
BioEnergy has fi led for
Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
15 — Despite Chrysler
closing almost 800 locations
across the U.S., the Plainview
Dodge Chrysler Jeep
dealership remains open.
17 — Plainview High
School band students had
to cancel their cruise to Cozumel,
Mexico, because of
swine fl u concerns there.
18 — La Mesa Elementary
students paraded around
the campus in honor of the
school’s 20th birthday.
18 — Five people from Israel
experienced Plainview
as part of Rotary International
program.
20 — Texas soldier Zachary
Boyd, grandson of Nettie
Andrews of Plainview,
was featured wearing pink “I
Love NY” boxer shorts after
rushing from his sleeping
quarters to join his platoon
during fi ghting in Afghanistan
earlier this month.
22 — The Plainview school
board was unable to seat
new offi cers after the vote
for president ended in a 3-3
tie. Brandon Brownlee and
Daniel Rascon were the two
nominated for the position.
28 — The preliminary results
for the 2008-09 Texas
Assessment of Knowledge
and Skills test show that the
Plainview ISD would rank
Academically Acceptable
based solely on TAKS results.
29 — Some 329 Plainview
High and Houston School
graduates walked across the
stage to receive their diplomas.
June
3 — Happy State Bank
broke ground on the northeast
corner of Olton Road
and Ennis, former home of
several car dealerships. The
new multi-story building
will have four drive-up lanes
as well as a 24-hour ATM.
4 — A group of Belgian
dairy farmers stopped for
lunch in Plainview before
touring a heifer farm near
Hale Center. The 56 visitors
are on a 12-day tour of dairy
farms in the United States.
10 — Staff Sgt. Mark De-
Leon, formerly of Plainview,
his wife, Katherine and
stepson Brayden Martinez,
met with President Barack
Obama when he was visiting
injured American soldiers in
Germany.
11 — Rance Jordan Loafman,
21, of Abilene and
Landon Ross Loafman, 20,
of Plainview were arrested
in Aledo for vandalizing the
Aledo Bearcat Stadium. The
young men cut a 10-inch
square out of the Bearcat
logo from the artifi cial turf
in the center of the football
fi eld and were caught attempting
to load a large goal
post pad in the back of a
pick-up. Authorities believe
the act was done for revenge.
The PHS football team lost
24-12 to Aledo in a Class
4A Division I state quarterfi
nal in 2006. Landon was
a senior on that team. His
brother Rance, also played
football, but was not on the
2006 team.
14 — Salvation Army
Capts. Curtis and Sara Kratz
are moving to North Carolina
after only serving one
year in Plainview.
19 — Daniel Rascon was
re-elected president of the
Plainview School Board
during its regular monthly
meeting. This is Rascon’s
fourth term to serve.
29 — Lockney High
School graduate Monte
Lass, 22, is recovering from
injuries he sustained when
his convoy was attacked in
Iraq. He suffered shrapnel
wounds to his arms, legs and
face, but they were not life
threatening, said his father,
Mike Lass.
July
2 — Democratic gubernatorial
candidate Tom Schieffer
spent time in Plainview
discussing a number of issues
as he prepares to run for
Texas governor. Schieffer
later pulled out of the race.
17 — The Plainview
school board voted 6-0 to table
indefi nitely the proposed
random drug testing policy,
with the option to revisit it at
a later date.
19 — Plainview Christian
High School student
Katie Bice was recognized
as a National Merit Scholar
qualifi er.
27 — Kermit McDaniel
and Ruby Ray were crowned
king and queen of the 15th
Booker T. Washington All-
School Reunion. About 220
students celebrated at the
reunion.
29 — The investigations
into allegations that a local
postal worker was “dumping”
mail is still being conducted
by the Offi ce of the
Inspector General of the
U.S. Postal Service. Later,
a Lubbock grand jury indict
Rory Brundage.
30 — Luis Luna is retiring
after working at Xcel Energy
for 40 years.
August
4 — Covenant Hospital
Plainview laid off nine people
in what offi cials called a
“rightsizing.” The cuts came
in various departments, including
administration, interim
CEO Steve Beck said.
7 — For the second
straight year, Plainview ISD
did not meet minimum federal
improvement requirements
on the 2009 Adequate
Yearly Progress report in
math. The district’s failing
grade comes as the result of
a low performance in special
education math.
9 — Four families were
displaced from the Date
Street Housing Complex after
a recent storm blew the
roof off the building. No one
was injured.
11 — After working with
patients for more than 11
years, Covenant Hospital’s
cardiac rehab program is
closing its doors because it
became “cost prohibitive.”
11 — Precinct 3 Constable
Roy Uptergrove resigned.
The 71-year-old said it was
“just time to retire.”
16 — Alvin Millican is
retiring from the Plainview
water production plant after
28 years of service.
21 — A fi ber optic line
was cut south of Azteca
Milling Co., causing phone
and Internet problems for
the community.
26 — The Plainview com-
Brunson that was where the problem
appeared.
His company is in the process of
developing renewable energy projects,
but it was going to be diffi cult
to begin construction on them before
the program expired.
By extending the program to 2012,
Brunson said, the Feinstein-Merkley
bill will provide time for his and
other companies to take advantage
munity and school district
was cast in a negative light
in a recent article in Texas
Monthly. The article dealt
with the issue of bilingual
education in the state and
used Plainview’s program as
a negative example.
September
13 — Plainview honored
local and area fi rst responders
during the fi rst First Responder
Day Ceremony at
Running Water Draw Park.
17 — Mark Brown was
appointed as the new constable
for Precinct 3, taking the
place of Roy Uptergrove,
who resigned. After several
weeks of controversy that he
does not live in the proper
precinct, it was determined
that Brown will be allowed
to serve in that position for
another year because he was
appointed to the position,
not elected by voters.
19 — The 11th annual
Cowboy Days was held at
the Ollie Liner Center, featuring
a fun day of food and
games.
23 — Eleven cases of the
swine fl u have been reported
at La Mesa Elementary, local
pediatrician Stephen
Turner said.
October
2 — Plainview City Councilman
John Bertsch has
been elected chairman of
the Ports-to-Plains Alliance
Board of Directors.
4 — The Plainview Lions
Club celebrates 80 years of
service.
4 — Jennifer Salazar was
crowned Plainview High
School’s 2009 Homecoming
Queen. Her court consisted
of Lori Loafman, Shalee
White, Connie Moreno and
Kaci Boedeker.
7 — A $750 reward was
offered for information on
the missing fi berglass calf
that stood next to Ronnie
McCow in front of McDonald’s.
The calf was returned
a few days later.
8 — Julie Peeler and the
Estate of Bryan Peeler fi led
suit against Leonardo Castro-
Mora, Daniel C. Sandoval
and Daniel Sandoval Trucking
Inc. Castro-Mora was
the driver of the semitruck
that struck and killed Peeler
on Aug. 30 outside of Paducah.
12 — Ashleah Richards,
21, of Portales, N.M., a former
Wayland Baptist University
volleyball player,
was killed when the 2006
Nissan Xterra SUV she was
driving was struck headon
by a pickup driven by
Jimmy Scott Barnhill, 48,
of Midland, who was traveling
south in the northbound
lanes of I-27 about three
miles south of Hale Center.
She was pronounced dead at
the scene. Four other WBU
students were injured and
taken to hospitals in Plainview
and Lubbock. Barnhill
was indicted for four counts
of intoxicated assault and for
intoxicated manslaughter.
13 — Dr. Mark McClanahan
was appointed by
commissioners to the Hale
County Hospital Board to
replace Dr. Bryan Peeler,
who was killed Aug. 30 in a
car accident near Paducah.
16 — Plainview school
board members learned that
the district received another
superior rating from the
Financial Integrity Rating
System of Texas as part of
a mandatory report by PISD
Executive Director of Finance
Rusty Ingram.
18 — The Plainview
High School Powerhouse
of the Plains marching band
secured its 72nd consecutive
Division I rating at the
University Interscholastic
League’s annual marching
festival at Lowrey Field in
Lubbock.
25 — The Plainview High
School Powerhouse of the
Plains marched in the fi nals
of the University Interscholastic
League’s area round,
but did not qualify for state.
26 — Liz Hinds was a
skybox guest of Texas Tech
Athletic Director Gerald
Myers at a Red Raider football
game in Lubbock. The
93-year-old Hinds has been
a season ticket holder “for a
hundred years,” she said.
27 — After nearly 28 years
with the Plainview Post Offi
ce, Linda Meason decided
of the grants.
“It’s good news. The time frame
will be a little more in line with the
projects we have in development,”
Brunson said, adding that the extension
will keep wind and solar energy
“in the game” until the economy can
recover.
(Contact Richard Porter at 806-
296-1361 or porter@plainviewdailyherald.com)
From Page 1A
it’s time to put down the
stamps.
30 — Plainview Elks
Lodge #1175 is celebrating
its 100th anniversary with
plenty of activities and attractions
for the whole family.
November
8 — YMCA fi tness director
Jennifer Rankin is one of
fi ve Texans headed to Thailand
this winter to be part of
the Rotary Group Study Exchange
(GSE) program.
9 — Lesley Gatlin, a
sophomore theatre major
from Graham, was named
Miss Wayland.
10 — Kevin Carter was
recently appointed interim
executive director of the
Plainview-Hale County
Industrial Foundation. He
takes the place of David
Evans, who died Nov. 1.
12 — Alan King, a former
hospital administrator in
Pampa, was named CEO
of Covenant Hospital
Plainview. King comes
to Plainview from
Parkersburg, W.Va., where
he served as CEO of St.
Joseph’s Hospital. Prior to
that, he was CEO of Pampa
Regional Medical Center
for four years.
15 — St. Alice Catholic
Church marks its 80th anniversary
of serving turkey
dinners.
22 — The Texas Historical
Commission and the
National Trust for Historic
Preservation have recognized
Plainview as one of
the 56 National Main Street
Cities in Texas.
29 — Friends came together
to decorate James and
Tammy Frazier’s house for
the holidays. James Frazier
has stage IV skin cancer.
December
1 — A Lubbock judge ordered
Johnny Rose, owner
of Epic Computer of Plainview,
to pay Microsoft more
than $1,000 in damages — a
fraction of the $1 million the
company sought. It was determined
that Epic Computers
was pirating versions of
Windows XP Pro and Offi ce
XP Pro onto computers sold
to the public.
8 — Two Plainview ISD
school buses were seen in
Lubbock neighborhoods
transporting Texas Tech
students during a fraternity
party. The mix-up came because
First Student School
Bus Transportation Services,
the company with which
Plainview ISD contracts to
carry students, leased its
buses to members of Beta
Theta Pi fraternity members,
who used the buses as “shot
buses.” Students take alcohol
shots in traveling from
party to party.
11 — Two Plainview doctors
have begun serving in
their new leadership positions
at the Texas Medical
Association Fall Conference
meetings in Austin. Sidney
C. Ontai, MD, MBA, a family
physician practicing for
21 years, was reappointed
chair of TMA’s Council on
Practice Management Services.
Ontai also was reelected
to serve a three-year
term on the council. Larry D.
Balzer, MD, a family physician
practicing for 34 years,
was appointed to TMA’s
Committee on Rural Health.
13 — No foul play is suspected
in the death of 73year-old
Ray Ervin Artis of
Tulsa, Okla., who was found
in his truck in the Wal-mart
Supercenter parking lot.
16 — After working 31
years and nine months with
adult probationers, Bill
Coleman is ready to retire.
Coleman later announced
his candidacy as Hale County
judge.
23 — Two trees recently
planted near the walking
track in John D. Stoneham
Park by Thunderbird Elementary
School were dedicated
in memory of longtime
Parks Advisory Board member
Irma Luna, who died
Sept. 28 at age 66.
24 — A winter storm
dropped nearly fi ve inches
of snow, and over 30 mph
winds caused major drifts
that created havoc for motorists
and residents.
(Contact Deborah Zacher
at dzacher@hearstnp.com
or 806-296-1360.)