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Sweetwater Reporter
Sunday, September 11,2011 ■ Page A3
SISD campuses to
host Grandparents
Day lunches
In honor of Grandparent's Day on Sunday, Sept. 11,
the following Sweetwater ISD campuses are inviting
grandparents to eat lunch on the following days.
East Ridge Elementary will host grandparents on
Tuesday, Sept. 13. On Wednesday, Sept. 14, Sweetwater
Intermediate will be open to grandparents.
The Kindergarten classes at Southeast Elementary
will have grandparents to lunch on Thursday, Sept.
15, while the Southeast First Grade students and J.P.
Coweri Early Childhood Center campuses will be open
on Friday, Sept. 16.
The cost of the buffet style lunch for a Grandparent is
$5. For more information on times and to RSVP, contact
each respective campus office (East Ridge: 235-5282,
SIS: 235-3491, Southeast: 235-9222 and J.P. Cowen:
235-3482).
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just roaming around; they
were stunned."
During the commotion,
Wortham and his other
workers started gather-
ing pillows, blankets and
other necessities.
"We knew that we were
going to be staying there
for a while. Nothing was
moving, there was really
nowhere to go," Wortham
said.
In New York, everything
is a landmark. Wortham
said that it was hard to go
anywhere because there
was no telling what would
be the next target, or if
there was a next target.
"One thing that was
noticeable was that after
September 11, everyone
was helping each other
out. Groups that you would
never think would work
together, came together
and helped each other,"
Wortham said.
Janis McDowell of
Sweetwater and her friend
Pam Rhodes, formerly of
Sweetwater, were getting
ready to leave New York
City, and were actually
waiting to get out of town,
when the tragedy took
place.
"We were eating break-
fast, surrounded by
numerous business men,
and when the plane hit
the towers, everyone left.
We were the only two left
in the restaurant," Janis
McDowell said.
They went on to the air-
port, when their limousine
arrived.
"We were on the Queens
bridge, on the way out of
New York, and as we were
crossing, I turned around
and saw the tower fall,"
McDowell said.
Driving the streets of
New York that morn-
ing was eerie and quiet.
McDowell and her friend
were one of the last people
to get out of New York. As
they crossed the bridge,
the bridge was being shut
down.
"Nobody could get in
or out of New York. Pam
and I were praying for all
the people that were in
the buildings," McDowell
said.
Throughout her trip,
God was guiding their way,
according to McDowell.
The day before, on
September 10, McDowell
and her friend were vis-
iting the World Trade
Center.
"If it would have hap-
pened the day before, we
would have been there,"
McDowell said.
McDowell and Rhodes
made it to the airport, but
planes weren't flying out
or in.
'The pilots there told us
that we needed to get out
of the airport and try to
go get a room, before they
were full," McDowell said.
She stood in line for five
hours, before they were
able to get a room. They
were stuck in New York
until Friday, when they
were able to get a rental
car.
"While we were leaving
we met this lady that we
had seen when we arrived
at the motel and she was
needing a ride, so we took
her with us," McDowell
said.
The trip back to Texas
was 39 hours and covered
2,300 miles.
"It was a long trip, but
Pam was a good navigator
and I drove the whole way.
When I got back I was
so thankful to be home,"
McDowell said.
The entire time they were
in New York, McDowell
said she was never really
scared. They had ships
coming in, and lots of mili-
tary to protect.
"We were lucky that we
got out of there and made
it home safety. We thought
and acted quickly, which
gave us an advantage to
some of the others that
were there," McDowell
said.
During the ordeal, they
came across numerous
people that didn't have
money, a place to stay, or
transportation.
Some people didn't even
have anyone to be there
with them, it was a sad
thing to see, according to
McDowell.
Since September 11,
McDowell has made sev-
eral trips back to New
York.
"I was wondering why it
was taking them so long to
rebuild. It turns out that
they are rebuilding it so
that nothing can make it
fall," McDowell said.
There are also memo-
rials, walk ways to view
ground zero construction,
and even a gift shop.
September li will be a
day that will always be
ingrained in McDowell's
mind. Her friend, Pam,
and she call each other
every year, in the early
morning on September 11.
Obituaries
MARY HELEN HENDRIX
Funeral services for Mary Helen Hendrix, 66, of
Sweetwater, will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept.
13, 2011, at McCoy Chapel of Memories with Rev. Brian
Brown low officiating. Interment will follow at Garden
of Memories under the direction of McCoy Funeral
Home.
Visitation will be held from 7-9 p.m. on Monday, Sept.
12, 2011, at McCoy Funeral Home.
Hendrix died Friday, Sept. 9, 2011, at Hendrick
Medical Center in Abilene.
CATHERIN LOUISE MARTIN
Funeral services for Catherin Louise Martin, 76, of
Belton and formerly of Sweetwater, will be held at 2
p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, at McCoy Chapel of
Memories with Rev. Bruce Parsons
officiating. Interment will follow at
Roscoe Cemetery under the direc-
tion of McCoy Funeral Home.
Martin died Thursday, Sept. 8,
2011, in Belton.
Martin was born April 10, 1935,
in Claudell, New Mexico. She mar-
ried J.T. Martin on May 5,1973, in
Sweetwater. Catherin moved to the
Sweetwater area in i960 and she
was a homemaker. She was a mem-
ber of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include her son,
Fred Nichols and wife Alene of
Sweetwater; daughters, Veda Flores
and husband Al of Valley Mills and
Jackie Holsey and husband Lester
of Nolanville; sister, Alice Stowell of Belton; nine grand-
children; and 16 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband on Oct.
20, 2006; a grandson, Clifford Jack Nichols in 1994; a
brother, Herman L. Hendrix; and her parents, Henry
and Julia Hendrix.
Pallbearers w ill be Josh Bellavia, Calvin Nobles, Lester
Holsey, Jr., Al Flores, Stephen Boyter and Maxwell
Holsey.
MAJOR BENNET
B. MONDE
CATHERIN LOUISE
MARTIN
BEST
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BEST by providing market-
ing students to assist and
mentor teams.
Blankenship believes
that BEST provides great
job preparation for the stu-
dents who take part in the
competition but also iden-
tifies students who might
be suitable for engineering
school. The competition
also provides advantages
for local industries by train-
ing them for the workforce
and several local organiza-
tions have become donors
for the cause.
Along with the Sweetwater
TSTC campus, Ludlum
Measurements is the major
donor for BEST. Other top
donors include the Dodge
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Jones Foundation, the
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Commerce, Tenaska and the
local Rotary Club chapter.
And for those who can
help with their resources
and talents, Blankenship
noted that teams are look-
ing for mentors within their
communities to teach safety
procedures or someone with
a background in engineer-
ing. To be a mentor, each
participating school should
be contacted.
For more information on
BEST, contact Blankenship
at 235-7446 or terry.blan-
kenship@sweetwater.tstc.
edu.
MAJOR BENNET B. MONDE
After a lengthy illness, Major Bennet B. Monde of
Sweetwater, Texas, passed away on 8 September, 2011, at
the age of 82. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Harriet
Ruth Monde and his five children: son, Robert and wife
Phyllis of Leander and their two children Tara and Kyle;
daughter Lise Guelker and husband Welton of Sweetwater
and their four children Erik, Lenah,
Billy and Kristie; daughter Linda
Thompson and husband Carter of
Coleman; daughter Inga Farquhar
and husband James of Colorado City
and their two children Kristopher
and Brittney; daughter Laura Briley
of Sweetwater and her five children,
Callie, Justin, Aaron, Andrew, and
AJ. He also has 12 great-grandchil-
dren.
Monde was born in New York
City, New York, on 18 April 1929,
the son of Alfred Monde and Anna
M. Monde. After graduating from
Plainfield High School in Plainfield,
New Jersey, in 1947, he enlisted in
the US Army Air Corps. He rose to
the rank of Sergeant by 1949, when
he was accepted into the Air Force
Aviation Cadet program and graduated from that school
as a Navigator with the rank of Second Lieutenant on 9
February 1951.
Monde married the former Harriet R Young of McAllen,
Texas on 7 August 1955 He was assigned as operations
officer and then commander of the 683rd Aircraft Control
and Warning Squadron, Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas,
in 1966.
He retired from the Air Force with the rank of Major on
1 July 1970. After retiring, he completed his Bachelor of
Science degree in August of 1973 and earned his Master's
degree in history from Hardin Simmons University in
1980. He retired in 1990 after 16 years as a US teacher at
the Sweetwater Middle School.
He was twice president of Sweetwater's Kiwanis Club,
and elder at First Christian Church of Sweetwater, a
board member of the Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital
and honored in 1996 by being named Outstanding Citizen
of the Year by the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce.
He was a popular speaker for many functions in and
around Sweetwater including, Fourth of July celebrations,
Memorial Day celebrations, Veterans Day celebrations and
the Sweetwater Lion's Club. He was a dedicated member of
the Retired Officer's Association at Dyess.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Sweetwater
Kiwanis Club.
Pallbearers will be members of the Dyess Military Honor
Guard.
Services will be at 4 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 12, 2011,
at McCoy Chapel of Memories. A family visitation will be
Sunday from 5-7 p.m. at McCoy Funeral Home.
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PERSONAL SERVICE BY TH E TRENT FAMILY
CITY OF SWEETWATER FIREFIGHTER
ENTRANCE EXAM NOTICE
OCTOBER 5, 2011
Announcement of Entrance Examination to develop a Firefighters hire list for the City of
Sweetwater.
Applications will be accepted only through the Texas Workforce Commission office
located at 1105 Bell Street Sweetwater, Texas. All Applications must be submitted by
5:00 p.m. September 28, 2011.
A written exam will be conducted on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 .at 9:00 a.m. at the
Sweetwater Water Treatment Plant, Training Room located at 169 County Road 217. Late
arrivals will not be admitted. Those who pass the written exam will have further testing
the following day.
At present time, the City of Sweetwater Fire Dept. has one position available.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Applicant must be 18 years to 35 years of age.
Must be High School graduate or have an equivalent GED.
Driver's License and satisfactory background driving record.
Must be able to read and write the English language.
If candidate is not certified by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection Personnel
Standards and Education (TCFPPSE), he or she must be eligible for future certification by
TCFPPSE.
Preferably possess certification as an EMT-Basic or higher by the Texas Department of
Health at time of appointment. At or before the time of entrance exam, applicants shall
provide either (1) an EMT Certificate issued by the Texas Department of Health, or (2)
evidence of current enrollment in an EMT course approved by the Texas Department of
Health; or
Be certified as a paramedic by the Texas Department of Health Services, or certifiable
at time of appointment. PREFERENCE MAY BE GIVEN TO CANDIDATES WHO
ALREADY POSSESS THIS CERTIFICATION. At orbefore the time of entrance exam,
applicants shall provide either (1) a paramedic certificate issued by the Texas Department
of Health, or (2) evidence of current enrollment in a paramedic course approved by the
Texas Department of State Health Services
If served in the anned forces of the United States and received an honorable discharge,
documentation must be produced (D D Fonn - 214).
Must be physically sound and free from any defect, which may adversely affect his/her
perfonnance of duty.
The resulting hire list will remain effective for six months from the date of testing.
This notice was posted on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 9:00 A.M. in accordance with
Section 143.024 of the Texas Fire and Police Civil Service Law.
Lisa Adames
Civil Service Director,
City of Sweetwater
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