Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 175, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 11, 2009 Page: 1 of 10
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
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Vol. Ill, Issue 175 ■ 50 cents
Sports
Atm athletes to
participate in FCA
all-star games
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Life
Scholarships
awarded to
local students
— See Page 5
Summer program begins at library
Viewpoints
A Texas-size
medical lesson
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Marlin Rhoades, magician and storyteller from Midland, performed for the chil-
dren and parents to kick off the Summer Reading Program at the County-City
Library on Wednesday.
Holly Ri\as read stories to the children for the first story hour of the reading
program this year on Wednesday. After the stories, the children went on a
Scavenger Hunt throughout the library.
SHS students participate
in senior interview day
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Sweetwater Enterprise for Economic
Development (SEED), Sweetwater
Chamber of Commerce, Texas State
Technical College West Texas (TSTC),
Sweetwater business community, and
the Sweetwater Independent School
District (SISD), hosted a two day event
called “Senior Interview Day.” These
two days were designed to assist gradu-
ating seniors in their interview skills.
Individuals from SEED, the Chamber,
SISD, TSTC, Lawrence Management,
John S. Young Attorney at Law, Rolling
Plains Rural Health Clinic, Sweetwater
Electrical Construction k Maintenance
Inc., Sheet’s Texas Grill, Ludlum’s
and Elene Harger, participated in the
event.
The project was organized and coor-
dinated by Kirstin Smith, Assistant
Marketing Director and Administrative
Director tor SEED. “The purpose ot the
project was to allow graduating seniors
one last learning opportunity before
they go out and apply for a job” stated
Smith. The project included all gradu-
ating seniors from SHS and includ-
ed interview skills and building their
resumes. Smith also stated, “Without
the help of the business community, we
could not have pulled this off.”
Some of the statements from the stu-
dents were, “The interview gave good
insight into what to expect in a real life
interview,” “Thanks for taking time out
of your day, the practice will come in
handy,” and “Thank you so much for a
great learning experience.”
The two day event was a great suc-
cess due to Rebecca Duncan, Chris
Wigington, Kirstin Smith and many
Sweetwater volunteers. Maybe it does
take a village to raise a child! If that is
true, Sweetwater knows how to do it.
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Sweolwatei High Schoi.lTimhus bad the chance to participate in a practice inter-
view and get assistance with interview skills during senior interview day, hosted by
SEED, Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce, TSTC, SISD and many members id
Sweetwater's business community. Shown are (left) Kathy Rainey giving an inter-
view to SHS senior Olivia Elores.
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Roscoe to host July
4th celebration
BY KIMBERLY GRAY
Corresponding Reporter
Roscoe is planning a July 4th celebration that will
involve a variety of activities for all ages.
All activities will begin with a parade downtown at 10
a.m. on Broadway from Cedar St. to the ballpark where
there will be a baseball tournament. That is also the time
that vendor booths will be open for business, which will
include crafts and many other items for sale.
There will also be kids’ activities including a bounce
house and free admission to the citv pool until 7 p.m.
The kids can also enjoy the City Park, which continues
to be refurbished.
The Roscoe Historical Museum will also be open all
day, and organizers are trying to set up Bingo for the
day. A variety of food will be for sale throughout the day.
The Roscoe FFA and Volunteer Fire Department will be
among the food vendors. They will set up around the
community center.
Roscoe will also host live entertainment throughout
the day. The Hogg Maulies Band will perform at 7 p.m.,
while the Chase Scott Band and Moody Crawford Band
will perform earlier in the evening.
Roscoe folks will also get the chance to see the band,
The Purple Spirit, reunite after over 30 years. The band,
lead by l-es Huff , will include his old high school friends,
Gordon Miles, Ronald Dorman and Kenny Zimmerman.
They played for many Roscoe school functions and after
football games from 1969 to 1974. (See more about them
in a future article.)
Finally, Roscoe will have fireworks for the first time
in almost 30 years. They will be viewed from downtown
starting at dark around 9:30 p.m.
Anyone interested in setting up a booth at the July 4th
bash in Roscoe, may contact City Hall at 766-3871. There
is no charge for non-profit groups. City Administrator
Cody Thompson savs to call within the next week in
order to ensure you have a space.
Summer school registration
deadline is Friday
Sweetwater High School students in need of sum-
mer school need to register in the high school office by
Friday, June 12, 2009. Summer school will be held June
11-30. SHS summer office hours are Monday through
Thursday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The office will be closed
on Fridays.
Statewide average a few
cents away from $2.50
The statewide average for a gallon of regular unleaded
gasoline is just below the $2.50 mark, up four cents during
the last week.
The national average increased six cents to today’s price
of $2.63. This week’s state average is $2.48, but a few cities
are already paving $2.50 or more. Still, the average in Texas
is about fifteen cents less than the national average.
In Texas, the most expensive gasoline is in Amarillo at
$2.57, followed by El Paso at $2.56. Houston has the least
expensive gas in the state at $2.43. Prices in Dallas are at
$2.50, a five cent increase from last week. In Ft. Worth
motorists are also paying $2.50, a two cent increase from
last week. Gas can bo purchased in Sweetwater tor about
$2.49 per gallon.
Todav oil is trading around $71 a barrel on NYMEX. Last
Friday oil market analysts saw the price of a barrel reach the
$70 benchmark after the U.S. labor Department revealed
May unemployment numbers showed the fewest jobs cut
since September 2008. However, the government also
released information that the unemployment rate hit 9-4
percent, a 25-year high.
Most industry experts expect oil prices to rise as the
economy recovers through this year and into 2010. OPEC
has suggested that oil prices will remain in the $65-75 per
barrel range for most of 2009. Over the last weeks gasoline
prices and oil prices have followed a similar path. Analysts
say if market conditions continue to reflect similar move-
ment, gasoline prices could remain between $2.50 and
$3.00 through the summer.
“Demand remains low and abundant supplies are avail-
able to meet growth in oil and gas needs. I his has led some
investors to believe the economy has not created enough
demand to justify higher oil and gas prices,” said .AAA Texas
spokesperson Sarah Schimmer.
Deadline lor next Boat Mess with
Texas TV commercial approaches
AUSTIN, Texas-Texans have until June 28 to submit their
video in search for the next Don’t Mess with Texas commer-
cial. The winning video will air during prime-time television.
The idea behind CareCan™, a first-ever video contest by
Don’t Mess with Texas®, is creatively showing how to get
trash from cars to trashcans instead of the side of Texas
roadways.
• The grand-prize winner's video w ill air during prime-time
television this summer, and the winner will also receive a
$500 Wal-Mart gift card.
• The second-place winner w ill receive a Gibson Epiphone
Les Paul II guitar branded by Sweet Leaf Tea.
• The third-place winner will receive a prize package from
Sweet Leaf Tea.
Texans 18 or older can submit a video (shorter than two
minutes) until June 28. Top videos will be posted online
at www.dont1uesswithtexas.org/car2can, where anyone in
the state has the opportunity to vote for their favorite from
July 1- July 12. The three winners, to be announced in early
August, will be based on a combination of the input of expert
judges and Texans' votes.
Full contest details and rules are available at www.dont-
messwithtexas.org/caracan.
"Oui Visible litter Study, an analysis of actual litter in
OUT state, last showed that there were 887 million pieces
of litter on Texas roads, and this contest is another way to
remind Texans we all have a hand in the solution, said Doris
Howdeshell, Travel Information Division Director for the
Texas Department of Transportation.
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Rodriguez, Tatiana. Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 175, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 11, 2009, newspaper, June 11, 2009; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth559371/m1/1/?q=%22~1~1%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.