Archive - Oct 2012 - News Article
October 24th
The following recipe will be given to the Texas State Technical College Board of Regents at their dinner on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012.
TSTC Holiday Nut Mix
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
INGREDIENTS:
· 1 pound mixed nuts
· Salt & pepper to taste (omit salt if using salted nuts)
· 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
· 1-2 teaspoons chili powder (adjust amount for heat & intensity; can substitute curry if desired)
· 2 tablespoons melted butter
· 3 tablespoons finely chopped rosemary
· 2 tablespoons brown sugar
· 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
DIRECTIONS:
Invasive breast cancer strikes 12 percent of American women. As the leading cancer among females, Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital (RPMH) is celebrating survivors, remembering loved ones and raising awareness regarding the importance of advance detection at the Breast Cancer Survivors Luncheon on Friday, Oct. 26.
Taking place at the RPMH ER Classroom, the luncheon will feature keynote speaker Charlotte Brooks who will speak on her firsthand experience with breast cancer. Brooks is known locally as a business leader, philanthropist and volunteer.
Only days after it was reported that a private investigator was hired to assist in the Hailey Dunn disappearance case, some new information is surfacing.
Abilene news outlets KRBC and KTAB--who both report under the bigcountryhomepage.com website--have released a letter that they say could possibly reveal new details on the last moments when the missing Colorado City teenager was seen almost two years ago.
Sweetwater can take even more pride in one of their home-grown celebrities, as John "Bradshaw" Layfield, a former professional wrestler, is now taking on a new challenge: climbing mountains for kids.
Layfield is involved with and leads a program that is an extension of the Beyond Sports initiative based in London called "Beyond Rugby Bermuda". Bermuda is a long way to go from Sweetwater, but Layfield first became acquainted with the area as a means to break away.
Highland Heights United Methodist Church recently consecrated and delivered a collection of used suitcases, toilet tissue, kleenex, paper towels, paper cups, laundry detergent, dishwasher detergent, soap and toothbrushes to Gateway Family Services.
Gateway ministers to individuals involved in family violence and sexual assault in a five county area, Scurry, Nolan, Mitchell, Fisher and Kent.
Multiple contracts between the county and Turner Construction--for service as construction manager at risk--for the remediation of the county courthouse façade, construction of a new jail, and/or construction of new sheriff's offices was approved at the Nolan County Commissioners' meeting on Monday morning, October 22, 2012.
However, the contracts are strictly dependent on the result of the propositions before the public on the November 6 general election ballot. While presented with the chance to enter executive session on the matter, the commissioners took immediate action.
The Sweetwater Police Department (SPD) received 36 calls for service, issued two citations and made five arrests on Oct. 22, 2012.
The SPD received 27, 911 calls.
Accidents:
• 900 block of Newman.
Calls for service:
• Theft — 2700 block of E. Broadway.
• Theft — 1700 block of Hailey.
Arrested by SPD:
• Jonathan Torrez, 17 — Warrants/evading arrest.
• Elizabeth Torrez, 35 — Hinder apprehension of known felon.
• Lance Acothley, 25 — Public intoxication.
• Lorenzo Goodluck, 31 — Public intoxication.
• Isaiah Williams, 18 — Warrants.
Wednesday's weather will be mostly sunny with a high near 85 and breezy. Winds will be from the south at 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low around 65. South-southeast winds at 15 to 20 mph will also bring in gusts as high as 25 mph.
Visit weather.gov to learn more about your local forecast.
October 23rd
Texas State Technical College West Texas graduated a new class of LVN to ADN students on Aug. 17, 2012. However, the students' studies did not conclude with graduation, the class continued to prepare for the NCLEX-RN (National Council Licensure Examination) test. As of Oct. 1, 2012, the graduating class earned a 100% pass rate on the NCLEX-RN exam.
The Boosting Engineering Science and Technology (BEST) Robotics competition took place on Saturday, Oct. 20. A record number of area teams participated in the competition at The Center at Texas State Technical College in Sweetwater. Advancing to the regional competition in Dallas Nov. 9-10 are Sweetwater (winner of the Robotics competition), ATEMS and Roscoe Collegiate (first and second place winners of the BEST award).
BEST robotics competition results:
T-Shirt
1. Sweetwater Middle School
2. Rising Star
3. Roscoe
Exhibits
1. Sweetwater High School
2. Roscoe
3. ATEMS
