Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 024, Ed. 1 Monday, December 13, 2010 Page: 3 of 10
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Sweetwater Reporter
Monday, December 13, 2010 ■ Page 3
Obituaries
TERRY LEE LANE
MARGARET G. LANDERS
Funeral services for Margaret G. Landers, 87, of
Sweetwater, will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 14,
2010, at McCoy Chapel of Memories, with Rev. Chris
Rodriquez officiating. Interment will follow at Garden of
Memories Cemetery under the direction of McCoy Funeral
Home.
A visitation will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. on Monday,
Dec. 13, 2010, at McCoy Funeral Home.
Landers died Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010, at Sweetwater
Healthcare Center.
She was born June 20,1923, in Celeste, Texas. She mar-
ried Elvin Nix in 1942 in Celeste, Tx and P.K. "Buster"
Lander July 29, 1991, in Sweetwater. Margaret had lived
in Sweetwater since 1946, and was a bookkeeper, retir-
ing from the Texas Bank. She was a member of Highland
Heights United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband, P.K. "Buster" Landers
of Sweetwater; son, Noel Nix of Lewisville; step daugh-
ters, Julie Hudman and husband Curtis of Post and Gwen
Marrier of Quannah; step grandchildren, Chad Marrier
and Chase Marrier and wife Melissa, Richard Hudman
and wife Lichele, Jana Mundine and husband John and
Lori Marsh and husband Chad; step great-grandchildren,
Kohen and Kyna Hudman and Dillon Marrier; and sister,
Mozell Clinton of Houston.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Elvin
Nix on Feb. 12, 1983; and five sisters, Nannie, Clarence,
Pearl, Johnnie and Allene.
Pallbearers will be Kenny Bonner, Mickey Price, Rusty
Allen, Richard Hudman, John Mudine and Doug Taylor.
TERRY LEE LANE
Funeral services for Terry Lee Lane, 47, of Sweetwater,
will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010, at
Evangelical Methodist Church with Rev. William Mayo
and Wayne Lisenbee officiating. Interment will follow
at Sweetwater Cemetery under the direction of McCoy
Funeral Home.
A visitation will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. on Saturday,
Dec. 11, 2010, at McCoy Funeral Home.
Lane died Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, at Rolling Plains
Memorial Hospital.
He was born July 18, 1963, in
Sweetwater. He married Saundra
Griffith April 18, 1988, in Abilene.
Terry attended Sweetwater High
School and was a member of
Evangelical Methodist Church. He
had lived in Sweetwater most of
his life. He had worked for Toliver
Auto Plaza as parts manager and
had worked with his grandfather at
Gandy Wrecker Service. Terry was a
member of the Sweetwater Jaycees.
Survivors include his wife,
Saundra Lane of Sweetwater; sons,
Marshall Lane and wife Tiffany of
San Antonio, Michael Austerman
and wife Amber of Sweetwater and
Nicholas Austerman of Sweetwater;
daughter, Misty Castillo and husband
Gerald of Sweetwater; brother, Wesley Wright and Ann of
Victoria; sister, Wendy Hopkins and husband Adolph of
Victoria; grandfather, John Gandy of Sweetwater; grand-
children, Mackenzie, Madison, Zakrie, Kaitlin, Brooklyn,
Sayler and Pyper; and mother and father-in-law, Ida and
John Griffith of Sweetwater.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Truman and
Betty; grandmother, Myrle Gandy; and an uncle, Jimmy
Owens.
Pallbearers will be Donald Kite, Lewis Lagel, Junior
Britton, Terry Sunday, Tim Bromley, Jerry Bromley,
William Henley and Ronald Bewley.
Honorary pallbearers will be member of the Sweetwater
Jaycees.
JAMES HENRY JENKINS
James Henry Jenkins, 86, of Roscoe, Texas passed away
on December 12, 2010.
Services are pending with McCoy Funeral Home in
Sweetwater.
Critics can't intervene in
Houston camera dispute
HOUSTON (AP) — Red-light camera opponents in Houston
will not be allowed to intervene in a lawsuit as the city seeks to
void a contract to run the system.
U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes says members of the
Kubosh family, who sparked the referendum that led voters
Nov. 2 to reject the lights, lack standing in the case.
Hughes ruled Sunday that the family did not prove that the
city is failing to properly represent the public's interest.
Houston last week asked Hughes whether the November
decision by voters to abandon die red-light system in effect
means the city must no longer pay die contract.
American Traffic Solutions Inc. of Scottsdale, Ariz., seeks to
have the agreement, which expires in 2014, continue.
Hughes did not immediately rule on the contract dispute.
Shermco
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in Irving. Texas on which to build a larger, 150,000
250,000 square foot headquarter facility with comple-
tion by 2015.
"Shermco has been in an expansion mode for the past
several years," said Ron Widup, Shermco Industries
president. "In addition to serving our base of industrial
and municipal clients with electrical maintenance, test-
ing, safety and repair sendees, we've become very well
known in the past five years in the wind industry and in
the area of electrical disaster recovery services."
Widup says, the company has restructured its man-
agement and strategically hired over the past several
months to gear up for continued expansion in 2011. Peter
A. Sherman, formerly president of Shermco Industries,
became CEO. Widup was promoted to president from
executive vice president/GM. Thad Brown was pro-
moted to vice president/GM. Pat Beisert was moved up
to vice president of production. Mike Moore became
vice president of sales; Scott Meador, vice president of
business development; Mark Pustejovsky, ESD produc-
tion manager; Julia Sykes, insurance and risk manager.
Chris McGowan was hired as the company's controller.
"We are ready for 2011 and well beyond. This should
be a very good decade for Shermco," said Widup.
About Shermco
Shermco Industries is a provider of safe, reliable
testing, repair, professional training, maintenance and
analysis of rotating apparatus and electrical power
distribution systems and related equipment for the
light, medium, and heavy industrial base nationwide.
Founded in 1974 in Dallas, the company is comprised
of two strategic business units; the Machine Services
Division and the Engineering Services Division. With
a corporate location in Irving, Texas, a sales office in
Brussels and service centers in Austin, Cedar Rapids,
Houston, Sweetwater, and Tulsa, Shermco Industries
has over 350 full-time employees. The company is a
member in good standing with the Electrical Apparatus
Service Association, American Wind Energy Association,
Professional Electrical Apparatus Recyclers League, and
the InterNational Electrical Testing Association.
Edwards
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speak. The couple had four children together. John
Edwards sat alongside 28-year-old Cate, 12-year-old
Emma Claire and lo-year-old Jack. They held hands
as they followed the casket into the sanctuary.
Their oldest daughter talked of how her mother
comforted those around her as she lay dying — at
one point barely able to speak — while she held her
daughter and John's hands, looking back and forth to
each, repeating, "I'm OK. I'm OK."
"She was way more worried about us than we were
about her," Cate Edwards said.
She talked of her mother's strength and grace and
also of her witty advice about everything from cloth-
ing (there are always fewer regrets wearing solids
than patterns) to marriage (don't settle for the first
boy you ever meet).
"She's been a lighthouse to all of us — a point of
guidance when we all feel lost," she said.
The memorial brought several political figures,
including Sen. John Kerry, who led the Democratic
presidential ticket in 2004 that included John
Edwards, and North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue.
Two of Elizabeth Edwards' longtime friends,
Hargrave McElroy and Glenn Bergenfield, also gave
eulogies.
McElroy spoke admiringly of the fiery woman who
first became a close friend as the couple raised their
young children, telling stories of Edwards' expertise
at any pursuit that required intellect — from board
games to sports trivia. She said Edwards was always
an optimist.
"She knew who she was. She never held back. She
was without pretense," McElroy said.
Bergenfield described a woman he first met in law
school who challenged her professors with a vibrant
mind and who possessed "big world, head-turning,
walk-into-the-pole gorgeous" looks. He related anec-
dotes about how strong she was, but also how she
was down-to-earth she was, seeming to care for each
stranger she met, disarming campaign operatives
with plain language or crawling under a dormroom
bed to find clothing Cate had discarded.
"Nothing that she said publicly, as a mother, as an
author or as a friend — none of it fed or was in any
way fueled by ego," he said.
Bergenfield described Edwards as a close friend to
him and his family — giving his children thoughtful
advice and teaching people around her to "live like
it's important."
One of the pallbearers, Tyler Highsmith, was in
the car Wade Edwards was driving when he died. He
and three other pallbearers — Michael Lewis, Ellis
Roberts and Charles Scarantino — were pallbearers
in Wade Edwards' funeral. Trevor Upham, who was
recently engaged to Cate Edwards, also served as a
pallbearer for Elizabeth Edwards.
Jennifer Palmieri, who was a senior adviser dur-
ing John Edwards' presidential campaigns, said the
funeral was open to the public because Elizabeth
Edwards always insisted on open campaign events
— much to the consternation of staff who wanted to
control access. She never wanted tickets issued, even
free ones.
Among the people who gathered on a nearby
street hours before the funeral was Barbara Fields,
a 65-year-old Raleigh resident who never knew
Edwards personally but was impressed by how she
handled adversity.
Fields, a 10-year breast cancer survivor who wore
a pink scarf with breast cancer logos, said she found
comfort in books and speeches by Edwards about the
fear and sleepless nights that come with fighting the
illness.
"She just carried herself with a quiet dignity,"
Fields said.
Elizabeth Edwards was first diagnosed with cancer
in 2004, a day after the Kerry-Edwards ticket lost to
George W. Bush in that year's presidential election.
Doctors declared her cancer-free after grueling treat-
ments, but the disease returned in an incurable form
in 2007. She died Tuesday.
Her last years were tumultuous ones, made difficult
by her husband's affair and eventual admission that
he'd fathered a child with the mistress. John and
Elizabeth Edwards separated about a year ago.
Associated Press writer Nedra Pickler contributed
to this report.
Post
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privately owned art muse-
um, open to the public,
has displayed pieces from
its vast Christmas collec-
tion including Faberge'
eggs, nativities and other
religious art. Located 1/2
block off Main Street on
Avenue I, the museum
is open Monday through
Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon,
1 to 5 p.m. No admis-
sion charge and there is
an elevator for your con-
venience.
The first three weekends
of December \ 011 can enjoy
an outstanding musical
production, "Bethlehem"
at the Ragtown Gospel
Theater. (Go to ragtown.
com for details.) This the-
ater has gained national
attention for its match-
less dramatic offerings;
"Bethlehem" will be the
twelfth production at the
theater and the first musi-
cal.
Long known for its cre-
ative energy, Post offers
another opportunity to
enjoy live performance
during your stay. The Garza
Theatre, on Main Street, is
completing its 24th sea-
son with a holiday produc-
tion of "All Through the
House." (Visit garzathe-
atre.com for details.) This
production promises a fun
evening for audiences.
A visit to Post during
December will provide
a perfect opportunity to
make a nostalgic Christmas
memory. For more infor-
mation, call the Post Area
Chamber of Commerce,
866-360-9496 or visit
postcitytexas.com.
City Commission
to meet Tuesday
The City Commission of the City of Sweetwater, Texas,
will meet in regular session at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 14,
2010, in the City Commission Room of the City Hall, 200
E. 4th Street.
1. Call to order.
2. Invocation.
3. Pledge of allegiance.
4. City Commission to consider approval of minutes for
the meeting held on Nov. 9, 2010.
5. Action Items:
A. City Commission to consider approval of the second
reading of an Ordinance Establishing a Curfew for Minors,
Authorizing Defenses and Exceptions and Providing a
Penalty for Violations.
B. City Commission to consider authorizing the renewal
of the contract with Melody's Southwest Consortium for
drug and alcohol testing services.
C. City Commission to consider reappointment of Mrs.
Frances Johnson and Mrs. Elsie Pierce and to appoint
Mrs. Carol Cain to replace Liz Sands as city appointees to
the County-City Library Board. Liz Sands has served seven
three year terms and feels it is time to "retire". The new
terms will expire Dec. 31, 2013.
D. City Commission to consider reappointment of Mike
Graves as a city appointee to the Pioneer Museum Board,
new term to expire Dec. 31, 2012.
E. City Commission to consider the Planning and Zoning
Commission's acceptance of water and sewer public dedica-
tion, including easements, via a plat designated as the PCK
Sweetwater Addition to the City of Sweetwater consisting
of 11.5032 acres of land out of sections 43 and 54, block
21, and sections 48 and 49, block 22, T&P RY. .Co. surveys,
Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas. Said tracts being located
on N.E. Georgia Ave.
F. City Commission to consider opening and awarding a
bid pursuant to solicitations for a new scrap iron and metal
collection contract and that should no bid be accepted, per-
mission for staff to renegotiate a new scrap iron and metal
collection contract with the current contractor.
G. City Commission to consider approval of a resolution
of the City of Sweetwater, Texas, authorizing the Cities
Aggregation Power Project, Inc. (CAPP) to negotiate an
extension to the current electric supply and necessary relat-
ed services agreement with Next Era for a fixed price per
kWh that is lower than contract rates for 2011-2013, said
extension to continue until December 31, 2018; approving
CAPP contracting with Next Era and authorizing the City
Manager to sign a contract with CAPP for the city's electric-
ity needs for the period beginning Jan. 1, 2011 or as soon
after finalization of a contract as possible and extending
up to December 31, 2018; committing to budget for energy
purchases and to honor the city's commitments to purchase
power through CAPP for its electrical needs through Dec.
31, 2018.
H. City Commission to consider entering into Executive
Session pursuant to the provisions of 551.071 and 551.072
of the Texas Government Code to consult with the City
Attorney regarding pending and threatened litigation and to
deliberate on the purchase, sale or lease of real properly.
I. City Commission to consider entering into Regular
Session.
J. City Commission to consider any action necessary from
the Executive Session.
6. City Manager's Report.
A. Budget for 2010-2011 has been submitted to the GFOA
for consideration in the Distinguished Budget Presentation
Award Program.
B. The City filed an injunction against Holiday Inn
Express for failure to pay hotel/motel taxes for the quarter
ended Sept. 31,2010. After the hearing on Dec. 3, 2010 later
in the day all taxes and penalties were paid in full.
C. Sales tax revenues for the month of November increased
over the same period last year by $32,241.
7. Public Input.
8. Adjournment.
MIDDAY ON WALL STREET
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