Archive - Dec 3, 2011
HERALD photo/Thomas Jenkins
GEO Group won the Grand Marshal's award in Saturday's Big Spring Herald Community Christmas Parade. Western Container won the Publisher's Award and Midway Baptist received Best of Show. Look in Monday's edition of the Herald for more photos.
If your Christmas or New Years celebration plans include rockets or finned fireworks, you may want to think again.
Howard County Judge Mark Barr said Friday he plans to propose an extension to the existing burn ban and a nix on finned fireworks and rockets going into the Christmas and New Year holidays during the commissioners’ Dec. 12 meeting in hopes of staving off wildfires in the coming months.
Barr said the county must have the fireworks ban in place no later than Dec. 15.
Donations have been collected, but they still need to be packed.
Christmas for Our Troops has wrapped up donation collections and is now seeking volunteers to help pack up items at 6 p.m. Dec. 7 at First Christian Church. Volunteers will be packing 500 boxes which will go to soldiers in Afghanistan.
This is the 11th year for the program, which is aimed at ensuring soldiers fighting for our country are not forgotten during the holiday season.
The Big Spring Police Department reported the following activity between 7 a.m. Friday and 7a.m. Saturday:
• RICHARD LEOS, 33, of 1207 E. 16th St., was arrested on warrants for disregard a stop sign and fail to appear.
• TIMOTHY JOSEPH MAJOR, 37, of 114 Colorado, was arrested on charges of driving while license suspended/invalid with previous conviction, accident involving damage to vehicle more than $200 and criminal mischief more than $1500 less than $20,000.
• THEFT was reported in the 1300 block of S. Gregg.
• BURGLARY OF HABITATION was reported in the 600 block of Linda.
GIRLS
Midland Christian JV 30
Stanton 58
Top scorers:
Mid. Christ. — Smith – 9
Stanton — Patterson – 16, Beasley – 12
Grape Creek 53
Coahoma 39
Top scorers:
Grape Creek — Daniel – 14, Doss – 12
Coahoma — Castilaw – 14, Goodblanket – 11
Fort Stockton 49
Stanton 33
Top scorers:
Ft.Stock. — Fuenty – 10, Singh – 13
Stanton — Graham – 12
Midland Christian JV 35
Coahoma 46
Top scorers:
Mid. Christ. — Macham – 10, Johnson – 10
Coahoma — Castilaw – 14
Grape Creek 40
Stanton 28
Top scorers:
Grape Creek — Doss – 14
Stanton — Patterson – 8
Fort Stockton 45
The Lady Steers outscored Odessa High in every quarter to take a 34-23 win in a low-scoring game at the basketball tournament in Andrews.
Cerbi Ritchey led everyone on the court with nine points and 12 rebounds, while Diamond Mayes added eight points and six rebounds. Workhorse Bridgette Tuitt (32 minutes of game time) joined in with seven points and four rebounds.
