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Top Stories This Week
- January 12, 2012
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| SOUTH HOUSTON
STREET “DIP” was
closed on Monday due to heavy rainfall over the City of Comanche.
Some parts of the city received up to 3 ½ inches with
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Heavy showers cover County
The rains on Monday and
Tuesday covered all parts of the County, and brought more welcome
relief to local farms and ranches going into the new year. Rain
reports ranged from a high of 4.20 inches in Van Dyke, to a low
of 1.00 inch in Energy. The City of Comanche saw about 2.80 inches
of rain. With this rainfall, the county has an official total
of 2.55 inches for the year, which is 2.21 inches above the normal
annual rainfall through the first week of January (total reported
by Corp of Engineers).
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Junior County Livestock Show to feature 174 exhibitors,
395 animals
The 77th Annual Comanche
County Livestock Show will get underway on Saturday, January
14, 2011 and will continue through Tuesday, January 17, 2012.
One hundred seventy-four youngsters will be exhibiting 395 animals.
The opening ceremony will be at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, followed
by the judging of the breeding swine, dairy heifers, breeding
sheep, breeding meat goats, beef heifers, and market steers.
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Crystal
Tomlinson improving after auto accident
Crystal Tomlinson, severely
injured after a three-vehicle accident last Tuesday, is back
home in Comanche recovering, according to her mother, Chereen
Stewart.
“She’s really doing pretty well, considering the serious
facial injuries she received,” Ms. Stewart said. “She’s
undergone surgery for some of these injuries, and will probably
have more in the future,” she added. “That she is alive
is nothing short of a miracle,” her mother said.
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 CITY OF COMANCHE RECEIVES ENERGY EFFICIENCY
GRANT FROM ONCOR: The
city recently was awarded a $19,944 matching grant from Oncor’s
City Matching Grant Program to install energy efficient variable
frequency drive blowers and dissolved oxygen controls at the
Comanche Wastewater Treatment Plant. Bill Flannery City Secretary,
pictured right, said, “This grant was instrumental in the
completion of this project and we’re proud to take these
initial steps in making the city an efficient city.” Ken
Harriss, Oncor Area Manager, said, “This grant program is
just another way Oncor is working to help improve our communities,
and we look forward to continuing to work with cities to identify
and complete energy efficiency improvements.”
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Weather
Spotter School set for Tuesday, January 17
SKYWARN Severe Storm Program
to be held at the Comanche Community Center
The annual Weather
Spotter School is scheduled for Tuesday, January 17 from 7:00
to 9:00 p.m. The school will be held at the Comanche Community
Center.
The 2012 program will discuss thunderstorm formation, severe
weather production, and features associated with severe storms.
The presentation will also review tornado formation and behavior,
non-threatening clues which may be mistaken for significant features,
and what you can do to keep you and your family safe when thunderstorms
threaten. The program will discuss spotter operations and recommended
reporting procedures. The two-hour presentation will be in multimedia
format, featuring numerous pictures of storms and over 30 minutes
of storm video clips.
All weather spotters and other interested persons are invited
to attend. For more details see page 3A in this week's issue
of the Comanche Chief..
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2012 COMANCHE
ISD SCHOOL BOARD: Pictured
are: (seated, left to right) Frazier Clark, Jim Turner, Rex Plumlee,
Jason Pate; (standing) Mike Furlong, Rachael Hilliard, and Shelia
Stephens.
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January is National School Board
Recognition Month
Texans benefit every
day from the tireless work and countless hours dedicated by a
group of more than 7,300 men and women in communities across
the state. These public servants are elected to serve by local
constituents and receive no compensation for their efforts. These
men and women are the school board members of Texas.
January is School Board Recognition Month, and Comanche ISD will
take this opportunity to thank these local leaders for devoting
time to support public education and serve our local schools.
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