Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 110, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 25, 2009 Page: 3 of 10
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Sweetwater Reporter
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 ■ Page 3
Scott
ALMA LEE NELSON
Graveside services for Alma Lee Nelson, 93, of Abilene, will be
held at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 26, 2009, at Sweetwater
Cemetery with Chaplain Dave Takacs officiating. Burial will fol-
low under the direction of McCoy Funeral
Home.
Nelson died Sunday, March 22, 2009,
in Abilene.
She was bom May 20, 1915, in Nolan
County. She married Hallie Taylor May
1933 in Sweetwater. He died in 1942. She
married Truman Nelson May i960 in
Abilene. He died in 1969. Nelson had
attended the Luther and Baptist Church.
She attended Sweetwater Newman High
School. She lived in Nolan County until
she moved to Abilene in the 1940s where
she resided until her death.
Survivors include two sons, William G.
(Bill) Tavlor and wife Faye of Niddleburg,
Fla. and Joe Talkor and wife Loretta of
Jonesville, La.; one sister, Mildred
Pietzsch of Amarillo; four grandchildren; and seven great-
grandchildren.
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ALMA LEE NELSON
ROYCE M. “WOP” SMITH
NOVICE - Royce M. “Wop” Smith, 88, died Thursday,
March 19,2009, in a local hospital. Memorial services will be 11
a.m. Saturday, March 28, at Starbuck Funeral Home Chapel in
Merkel with Daniel Harrell officiating.
Royce was born April 17,1920, in Trent
\ I to Hazel Gave (Blankenship) and Clifton
A i Lewis Smith. Wop lived and worked
,1 j around the Sweetwater area for most of
his life. He was a truck driver, heavy
equipment operator, policeman, rancher
and pilot ear driver. He always enjoyed
the outdoors either riding horses, fishing,
hunting or cooking, but could be found at
an 88 (dominoes) game or spades if either
was to be had. He would dance at the
drop of a hat if given country music and a
dance partner. 1 le always enjoyed practi-
cal jokes that he pulled on many as well as
visa versa. I le was a regular at auctions
around the area collecting knives, spurs
ROYCE M. "WOP and guns to add to his collection or to
SMITH trade. I le was never one to let any grass
grow under his feet.
Survivors include his wife, June Smith of Novice; two sons,
Gary Don Smith and wife Bobbie of Corpus Christi, Larry and
wife Pam of Lake Tawakoni; one brother, Millard Smith of Ft.
Worth; one sister, Ilene Hale of Roby; six grandchildren; 10
great-grandchildren; three step-daughters, Becki Sadler and
husband Larry, Patti Gibson and husband Steve both of
Tuscola, Chrissi Hail and husband James of Coleman; eight
step-grandchildren; and four step great-grandchildren.
I le was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Evelyn
Smith; two brothers, Charlie and Junior; and a sister, Dovie.
Memorials may be made to Garden of Memories Perpetual
Fund, P. (). Box 1218, Sweetwater. TX 79556.
You may view and sign the online guestbook at www.star-
buckfuneralhome.com.
Continued from page 1
"Lots of promoters go to this event and hopefully this
will just be the next step to get us to the next level. Austin
is the live music capital of the world. It's really a great
opportunity," Scott said.
This will be the band’s first time playing at the festival
and Scott considers it to be their first big break. According
to Scott, they play music for fun, and if something else
comes out of it in the process then it will only be that
much better.
"Austin has always been a dream for us. Us getting to
play at the festival is just making that dream finally come
true," Scott said.
The Chase Scott Band's first gig was at a TAKS pep rally,
at Eastridge Elementary school. They have also played for
the Texas Theatre fundraisers and at Rockfest, which is
held at Lake Sweetwater. The band also has a gig sched-
uled in Red River for an upcoming car show.
"We started out just having fun and continue doing it
because we enjoy it. We have evolved since we first start-
ed, and every year we become a little more known," Scott
said.
The band has been together for about two and a half
years. Scott's son and daughter are also part of the band.
The newest addition to the band is Bernadette Sarratt, but
the band calls her Ms. B. She is the owner of Ms. B’s music
studio in Sweetwater.
According to Scott, the band has original material, but
just hasn't had time to get to the studio to put together an
album. He said that it's difficult to get their schedules to
match when trying to schedule around school schedules,
gigs and everyday life.
The Chase Scott Band encompasses different age
groups, hut according to Scott that is what makes them
different.
"Some bands get stuck playing the same type of music,
and I think having that age difference has been our saving
grace. It’s nice to have a blend of music because it bri.igs
more people to our music," Scott said.
He said that another advantage of having such a wide
age range is that when they sit down to write songs, it
shows. They use that blend of differences to incorporate
into their music. It also helps vary the songs that they
cover from other bands. They cover from the 50s to mod-
ern music.
"Its great to be able to do something like this with your
kids. We are able to have alot of family time, that we
wouldn't have otherwise," Scott said.
Scott said that he wants to encourage as many people to
go and see them perform in Austin. They appreciate all
the support that they have been given and he said that
they always have a great audience.
"if you want to have a good time come to Austin. We
would love to see as many familiar faces in the crowd as
possible," Scott said.
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The students spoke
briefly about different
design implementations
that are theoretically fea-
sible in a town such as
Sweetwater. Community
gardens, an open market-
place, skateparks and
other recreation areas
were just some of the ideas
shared with the audience
as conceptual images were
shown on a screen bring-
ing the visions to life.
According to Mayor
Wortham, the students'
ideas were, "Useful con-
cepts to think about." He
continued, "It's interest-
ing to look at Sweetwater
in a totally different way.
They (the students), give
an outside perspective,
and it can be useful to help
us understand which
direction we're going."
The same professor
involved with the presen-
tation has also been in
talks with the civic group,
Parks 2010 Taskforce, to
create a layout for the
revitalization of Newman
Park. No contract has been
drawn up as of yet howev-
er, and Monday's meeting
was independent ot the
Parks 2010 Taskforce. The
urban planning concepts
were part of the students'
curriculum and was pro-
vided at no cost to the city.
Wortham explained that
no drastic changes are in
the works just yet, and
that the exercise was just
another helpful example
of how to develop the city
in the future.
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QUIET AS A CHURCH MOUSE
Church mice played an important role in popularizing one of the most famous and beau-
tiful Christmas Hymns in the world. It seems that Joseph Mohr. Pastor o! a church in
Obemdorf. Austria, wrote a song to be sung for the Christmas program in his church the
next evening. When an attempt was made to rehearse the song on the church organ, it
was discovered that the organ billows had been eaten by mice. I he song was sung bv the
Pastor and another man to the accompaniment of a simple guitar.
The next day. an organ repairman from a village in the valley below, tested the
organ to see if repairs were successful. He picked up the sheet music left from the night
before and played it. The organ was fixed. The man liked what he played so much that
he took a copy back to his village and gave it to two sisters vv ho traveled around the coun-
tryside singing in concerts and churches. Wherever they sang the song, people loved it
and began to sing with them. The song was soon popular and traveled to the four comers
of the earth.
We should always be thankful, especially for small things, because alter all. il it
hadn't been for those church mice vve might never have heard the song written high in
the Austrian Mountains in ISIS that vve call:
“SILENTNIGHT-HOIA NKJHF
JOSEPH MOHR
Silent- Night. Holy - Night
Allis Calm, All Is Bright,
Round Yon Virgin, Mother And Child
Holy infant so tender so tender & mild
Sleep In Heavenly Peace...
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National Briefs
Sioim and ice jams raise
Head fears in Bismarck, NO;
optimism elsewhere
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - With record amounts of water
feeding into the Missouri River from swollen tributaries on
top of a blizzard, state officials urged evacuations along the
river and were considering using helicopters to dynamite an
ice jam to ease flooding around Bismarck.
Residents in low-lying subdivisions along the river in
Bismarck and Mandan were ordered to leave their homes
Tuesday after access roads flooded.
Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., called Bismarck "the most
urgent threat" in North Dakota because of ice jams north and
south of town and heavy snow forecast. Officials did not
immediately have an estimate on the number of people
forced to evacuate along the river.
President Barack Obama declared North Dakota a federal
disaster area, which means the federal government will pay
75 percent of state and local government costs for the flood
fight. North Dakota Gov. John t ioeven said the state is grate-
ful for the help.
The Army Corps of Engineers on Tuesday cut water releas-
es for the first time ever from the Garrison Dam north of
Bismarck to ease flooding.
Obama signals willingness to
compromise on some details
but not on key initiatives
WASHINGTON (AP) With Congress pushing back
against his proposals for energy, taxes and other matters,
President Barack Obama is taking a bend-but-don't-break
posture.
He will compromise on certain details if he must, he sig-
naled at his news conference Tuesday evening, but not on the
heart of his key initiatives.
His strategic retreats are a nod to political reality . He is
angling to avoid confrontations he probably can't win, but to
sacrifice no more than is absolutely necessary.
On energy , for instance, influential Democratic lawmakers
have joined Republicans in opposing Obama's bid to reduce
greenhouse eases through a program that would let compa-
nies buy and sell a limited number of permits to pollute.
"When it comes to cap and trade," the president said, using
the proposal's nickname, "the broader principle is that we've
got to move to a new energy era. Anti that means moving
away from polluting energy' sources towards cleaner energy
sources."
House. Senate panels take
up redrafted budget as Obama
sells it on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON (AP) Twin congressional budget panels
are considering their responses to President Barack (mama's
$3.6 trillion budget plan for 2010 as Obama himself troops
to the Capitol to pitch it to Senate Democrats.
Both the House and Senate budget chairmen have been
forced by worsening deficit estimates to scale back Obama's
requests for domestic programs, while deeply controversial
revenues from his global warming initiative won't be includ-
ed either.
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad, D-
N.D., announced a budget blueprint Tuesday that would
scrap Obama's signature tax cut after 2010 while employing
some sleight of hand to cut the annual budget deficit to a sus-
tainable level.
Conrad promises to reduce the deficit from a projected
$1.7 trillion this year to a still-high $508 billion in 2014.
Along the way. the Senate plan would have Obama's "Making
Work Pay" tax credit, delivering $400 tax cuts to most work-
ers and $800 to couples, expire at the end of next year. Those
tax cuts were included in Obama's stimulus package.
In the House, Budget Chairman John Spratt Jr., D-S.C.,
said his companion blueprint would employ fast-track pro-
cedures to allow Obama s overhaul ot the I'.S. health care
system to pass Congress without the threat of a (TOP fili-
buster in the Senate.
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