Archive - Dec 2010
December 3rd
Marie Rowland Brown, 96, of Big Spring, died Friday, Dec. 3, 2010, in a local nursing home. Her services are pending with Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Big Spring.
Salvador Trevino, 65, of Big Spring, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010 at his residence. His services are pending with Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Big Spring.
GARDEN CITY — The Garden City Bearkats are almost like rock stars after every playoff game, being mobbed by fans and supporters alike and showered with congratulatory messages and admiration.
“That’s one of the perks of winning,” head coach Vance Jones said. “Everybody loves a winner. They really enjoy the accolades they get from their family and their friends. It makes it all a lot more fun.”
Follett, the Bearkats’ opponent for the UIL six-man football semifinal
at 8 p.m. Saturday in Seymour, won’t be looking at Garden City with
LUBBOCK — At 10-1, not much should be bothering the Howard College men’s basketball team.
But there is one underlying problem bothering the Hawks: depth.
The Hawks have a break after their 107-46 win over Lubbock Christian Junior Varsity Thursday in Lubbock. They do not play until Dec. 31 in the Mesa Community College shootout.
Right now, however, they are down to eight players after Will Bunton was suspended this week for breaking team rules.
December 2nd
Area basketball teams will be booked solid starting today.
Most teams, including Big Spring, Coahoma and Forsan, begin their respective tournaments today, with hopes it serves as a gauge to where the team stands.
Both the Big Spring girls and boys will be in the Andrews Tournament, the Coahoma Bulldogs kick off their 25th annual tournament and the Forsan boys continue searching for their first win in the Garden City Tournament.
Big Spring boys
Andrews Tournament, First Opponent: Midland Christian at noon
While the Christmas holiday is accompanied by a number of familiar sights and sounds in the Crossroads area — Christmas trees, festive lighting, candy canes and nativity scenes — it simply wouldn't be the same without the tolling bells and red kettles of the Salvation Army.
Time is running out for area residents hoping to get tickets for the 32nd annual First United Methodist Church Living Christmas Tree, which will help kick the holiday season into high gear this weekend.
According to Program Coordinator Eddie Vandewalker, performances will begin with a formal dress rehearsal at 2 p.m. Saturday, which will be open to the public.
The Big Spring Police Department reported the following activity between 7 a.m. Wednesday and 7 a.m. today:
• ROBERT DUANE BUCK, 41, of 1101 E. 15th St., was arrested Wednesday on a warrant for assault – family violence.
• BRUCE ERVIN ESSIX, 44, of 1304 Ridgeroad, was arrested Wednesday on a charge of driving while license invalid.
• BENJAMIN FRANKLIN REYNOLDS, 65, of 101 Carey, was arrested Wednesday on a charge of theft of service.
• HENRY TREVINO FRANCO JR., 19, of 507 N.W. 10th St., was arrested Wednesday on a warrant for consumption of alcohol by a minor.
Festus McElreath, 78, of Big Spring passed from this life Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2010, at Midland Memorial Hospital. Services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Trinity Baptist Church with the Rev. Randy Cotton and the Rev. David McElreath officiating. Interment will follow at Trinity Memorial Park with services under the direction of Henderson Funeral Home of Coleman. The family will receive friends Thursday from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Nalley Pickle Welch Funeral Home.
Dennis Ringener, 59, of Stanton, died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, in an Odessa hospital. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m., Friday, Dec. 3, 2010, at the Downtown Church of Christ, Stanton, with Kendall Tomlinson, minister, officiating. Interment will follow at Trinity Memorial Park, Big Spring.
