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December 30th
With low temperatures expected to dip below freezing by the weekend, many area residents will be looking for some extra warmth, a search local fire officials say can turn deadly if precautions aren’t taken.
Big Spring Fire Marshal Carl Condray said there are many different types of secondary heating, ranging from portable electric units to wood-burning stoves, but the most common causes of fires involving them are avoidable.
Mary Tatum Holiday Classic at Reagan County High School
Coahoma boys
Ballinger 74, Coahoma 45
Next game: Coahoma vs. Reagan County-Grape Creek winner at 1:30 p.m. today
Coahoma girls
Irion County 54, Coahoma 36
Next game: Monahans vs. Coahoma at noon today
Sterling City tournament
Sands boys
Sands 61, TLC Academy 43
Sands 52, Miles 40
Championship game
Sands 41, Sterling City 36
Records: Sands (16-4)
- Blake Thomasson was named Tournametnt MVP and Landon Parker made the All-Tournament team.
Next game: Sands vs. Borden County on Tuesday in Gail
Forsan girls
After going 3-1 in the Fredricksburg tournament, Big Spring boys basketball coach Cliff Thompson believes he’s watching his team learn from the mistakes it made at the beginning of the season.
That’s good news, too, considering district play is about two weeks away.
“The first part of the season was up and down, but we’re kind of on a roll now,” Thompson said. “I think we’ve been improving all year.”
The Steers took care of Randolph 62-32, lost to St. Andrews 61-56, beat Rouse 65-55 and defeated Ingram 68-39 in the Fredricksburg tournament to move to 13-6 on the season.
The Big Spring Police Department reported the following activity Wednesday and early Thursday:
• ROBERT RUBEN SANCHEZ, 46, 1023 Stadium, was arrested on a charge of public intoxication.
• SAMANTHA JUNE VASQUEZ, 22, 823 W. Seventh, was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated, resisting arrest, search or transport, and possession of marijuana under two ounces.
• TIFFNEY LEE TINDOL, 31, 2516 Fairchild, was arrested on a warrant charging criminal mischief.
• WILLIAM LANE ROTHELL, 34, 9500 Ranch Rd. 33, was arrested on a warrant charging terroristic threat.
J.R. Bennett Jr. departed this world on Dec. 29, 2010, at his residence in Coahoma. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, at Midway Baptist Church with the Rev. Jim Binnix officiating. Interment will follow at the Coahoma Cemetery.
The Garden City Bearkats were led by Josh Coulnga and Brett Chudej all season during their run to a second consecutive state championship.
So, it seems right the two swept the district's Offensive and Defensive MVP awards.
With the Six-Man Division I District 7 football honors being released, Coulnga was named Offensive MVP and Chudej, who regularly made plays at linebacker, was named the district's Defensive MVP.
The Bearkats had 13 players earn honors. Chudej, Reggie Halfmann, Ruben Mier and Brian Hirt earned multiple honors.
EUNICE, N.M. — Eldon Layton Prater, a former Big Spring resident, died Dec. 28, 2010, in San Angelo. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010, in Eunice Cemetery with Lloyd Simpson officiating.
Curtis Palmer, 90, of Garden City, died Dec. 29, 2010, in Tulia. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, at the Nalley Pickle Welch Rosewood Chapel in Big Spring. Interment will follow at the Garden City Cemetery in Garden City.
Dorothy Hinsley, 85, of Coahoma, died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010, at Meadow Creek Nursing Home in San Angelo. Services are pending at Myers & Smith Funeral Home.
December 29th
As the Comanche Trail Festival of Lights enters the home stretch of its 14th annual run, almost 20,000 people have visited the holiday attraction, officials say.
Pat Simmons, who has directed the event since its inception, said 19,435 people have toured the festival as of Tuesday morning. The busiest night was Christmas Eve, when more than 2,200 people came through the gates at Comanche Trail Park.
People from 36 states and 12 countries have visited the event, Simmons said.
