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Borger, Stinnett Will Select Council Members Saturday
By Nancy Young
Borger and Stinnett voters will go to the polls on Saturday to select city council positions.
Borger voters will have the following locations to cast ballots:
Voting precincts 33 and 42 will vote at Paul Belton Early Childhood Development Center, 800 North McGee;
Voting precinct 11 will vote at Borger Middle School, 1200 South Florida;
Voting precincts 14 and 23 will vote at Fairlanes Baptist Church, 3000 Fairlanes Blvd.
Stinnett voters will cast ballots in the Commons Area at West Texas High School.
Early voting in the May 10 municipal elections ended Tuesday, May 6. Borger City Secretary Stella Sauls reported that 351 voters cast ballots in the Borger early voting while Stinnett City Secretary Renae Avent said there were 92 early voters in the county-seat community.
Voters will have 12 hours to cast ballots on Saturday. Hours will be from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. in both elections.
One contested race for Borger City Council will be on the ballot. City Council member Garrett Spradling is being challenged by Robert Vinyard for the Place Two position on the council.
Jeff Brain, who is the Place Three member on the council, is unopposed in the election.
Both positions are three-year terms.
Stinnett voters will have choices in all three races for the city council. All terms are for three years.
Place Two Alderman Guy McKissick has two challengers in the May 10 race. B.R. “Cotton” Leffew and Anita L. Stroud are both seeking the position.
Place Three Alderman Donnie C. Hayes has one opponent in the race. Tyana Griffin is seeking the spot held by Hayes.
Place Five Alderman Apple Manry has one opponent as Mike McMahan is seeking to unseat Manry.
Elections were cancelled in the remaining taxing entities in the county due to no contested races. Included are Fritch and Sanford city councils as well as the Borger, Sanford-Fritch, and Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips school districts and the Hutchinson County Hospital District Board and Frank Phillips College Board of Regents.
Downtown Merchants Plan Beach Bash
The 20th annual Borger Downtown Merchants Beach Bash has been set for June 6 and 7. Those members of the association planning the even say they are gearing up to have the biggest and best Beach Bash ever.
This year, the event begins Friday evening with the Fire Fighters Association serving a brisket dinner at 6 p.m. Following the dinner, a street dance will be held. Dance to the sound of Lee Scheetz and Borderline from 8-11 p.m. The night will be filled with fun including a hula hoop contest and the ever popular limbo dance.
An early bird registration for the Benefit Bike Run will start around 6 p.m. In addition, many of the stores will be open later for some extra shopping time.
The annual event continues Saturday with something for every age group and every member of the family. Enjoy the Beach Bash Idol Contest, volleyball, basketball and horseshoe tournaments, Benefit Bike Run, Car and Motorcycle Show, sidewalk sales and much more.
Vendors will be selling their goods and giving out information in booths along the street. In the 600 block of Main, in addition to the People’s Choice Awards for the Oldest Car, Ugliest Car, Truck and Motorcycle, there will be many activities for the kids including a Buffalo Hunter’s Camp with costumed interpreters, Flint Knapping, Alibates Creek Indian Dancers. WWII re-enactors will be on hand, in costume, to tell the life and times of a soldier during WWII and the Hutchinson County Museum will have special exhibits on display.
Area businesses, churches and organizations are urged to get involved and be a part of this years Beach Bash. Set up an information booth to let those in attendance know who you are and what you do, set up a vendor booth to raise money for your organization, enter a tournament or just come and spend Friday evening and all day Saturday checking out all the special activities, see your neighbors, enjoy some great bargains, as there truly is something planned for everyone in the family.
For more information contact Brandy Callahan at (806) 273-7202. All tournament and vendor forms may be picked up at Simply Pampered, 601 N. Main. Those interested in the Benefit Bike Run are asked to contact Marshall Ford at 274-3205.
City of Borger Refuse to Set Summer Hours for Pick Up
The Refuse Department of the City of Borger will begin their summer hours for curbside trash pick up on Monday, June 2, 2008.
The crew will begin one hour earlier, starting at 7 a.m. The summer hours will continue until Monday, Sept. 1, 2008.
If citizens have any questions, they may call David Arthur at 273-0977 for more information.Hutchinson County Burn Ban Lifted
By Nancy Young
The longest burn ban in the history of Hutchinson County was lifted this morning.
Hutchinson County Commissioners Court unanimously voted to lift the ban, which was instituted by the commissioners court on Nov. 5, 2007, following rain falling throughout the day across the county on Tuesday evening and Wednesday.
County Fire Marshal Danny Richards recommended to the commissioners court during the five minute emergency meeting Thursday morning that the ban be lifted.
County Judge Faye Blanks reminded the commission that the burn ban had been scheduled to be on the Monday, May 12, agenda. She asked Richards his opinion on how it should be handled.
“I think we should wait and not reinstitute the burn ban until conditions warrant,” said Richards. “It is very possible that with this rain we have had that things are going to green-up in a few days. This was actually a fairly significant rain and it was countywide.”
Residents who live outside incorporated towns have been primarily affected by the burn ban the past six months. Unable to burn their trash, many have been hauling their trash off, but the build-up has been extensive due to the drought conditions for several months.
Richards said the county was extremely fortunate in that nearly every part of the county received moisture Wednesday.
“If that moisture will green things up over the next few days, that will reduce the fire hazard,” he said. “It would probably be in our interests to just wait and see.”
The item will remain on the Monday agenda to determine weather conditions at that time.
“Burn bans are based on present conditions that you can look and see – not on any forecast,” said Richards. “And right now the conditions are favorable.”
He said those conditions could change in a week, two weeks or three weeks.
“One of the things we like to use as an indicator is how many fire runs are we running,” he said. He said if people are very cautious, use good common sense, and not start any fires, the ban would not need to be re-instituted unless it is an absolute necessity.
Richards said he would like to express his appreciation to the citizens who have adhered to the burn ban and not been burning trash.
He said the burn ban had gone on so long that a second hazard had built up because people hadn’t been able to burn trash. The build-up of trash has not only become a health hazard, said Richards, but also has become a fire hazard.
“It’s my opinion now that conditions are safer, and if people will take this window of opportunity to safely burn their trash, then that will reduce the health hazard and the fire hazard that’s around the people’s residences,” he said. “We don’t know how long we can keep it (the burn ban) off, but this is a small window of opportunity that I feel will help relieve the hazard of the trash building up
Lady Comanches Win Area Title
 | | A very happy Lady Comanche Softball Team poses with their trophy after winning the area title. (Photo by Kelly Tull) |
by Donna Haynes
The West Texas Lady Comanches looked a little shakey Friday night when they lost the first of a three game series 11-9 in Canyon Friday night. The Tribe committed eight errors in the first two innings but battled their way back into the game and had two on with the winning run at the plate when they went down in the bottom of the seventh.
However, the girls did a 360 turn Saturday in Plainview when they took care of District Slaton 14-0 in an error free game and then 12-3 in the final game to take the Area Title.
Senior pitcher Niiki Treon reached the 200 K milestone for this year after game three. She did an outstanding job for the Tribe Saturday. Jr. pitcher Olivia Contreras hit one over the fence in game two with two on base and had a triple in game three. She also threw out two runners attempting to steal second and picked one who was "sleeping" on first. Sr. Amanda Sargent also had an inside the park home run when she hit the all to the left corner and the fielder dove for the ball and missed.
McKenzie St. Charles made several outstanding plays at second and Autumn Hope made a great catch in center field as she was running toward the warning track. Both girls also did a good job at the plate with extra base hits. Chaslyn Tull and Hailey Shipley made stops at short and third, respectively, and both girls also hit two doubles each. Brittney Christman hit three doubles to the right field fence. Kaylyn Franklin had a double and a couple of base hits. Erin Snider did a nice job as courtesy runner for Treon also.
The girls made school history with the win as no other team has ever advanced on to the Regional Semifinal game. WT will face Post, runner up in the same District that Slaton is in as District Champ. They will play Friday and Saturday in a three game series in Plainview.Good Luck Lady Comanches in the Regional Quarter Finals Friday and Saturday!
 | | A very happy Lady Comanche softball team made school history last weekend as they defeated Slaton to win the Area title and move on to the Regional Quarter Finals, to be held Friday and Saturday. The team will face Post. No other girls softball team in the history of West Texas high has ever made it to the Regional Semi Finals. Best of luck, ladies! (Photo by Kelly Tull) |
Voting Early in the May 10 Elections Ended Tuesday
Voting early in the May 10 municipal elections ended Tuesday, May 6.
Borger City Secretary Stella Sauls reported that 351 voters cast ballots in the Borger early voting.
Early voting in Stinnett saw 92 voters cast ballots in person, by provisional ballot and mail in ballot, according to City Secretary Renea Avent.
Voters will go to the polls on Saturday in the city elections.
On election day, May 10, hours for voting will be 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. in both elections.
One contested race for Borger City Council will be on the ballot. City Council member Garrett Spradling is being challenged by Robert Vinyard for the Place Two position on the council.
Jeff Brain, who is the Place Three member on the council, is unopposed in the election.
Both positions are three-year terms.
Stinnett voters will have choices in all three races for the city council. All terms are for three years.
Place Two Alderman Guy McKissick has two challengers in the May 10 race. B.R. “Cotton” Leffew and Anita L. Stroud are both seeking the position.
Place Three Alderman Donnie C. Hayes has one opponent in the race. Tyana Griffin is seeking the spot held by Hayes.
Place Five Alderman Apple Manry has one opponent as Mike McMahan is seeking to unseat Manry.
Elections were cancelled in the remaining entities in the county due to no contested races. Included are Fritch and Sanford city councils as well as the Borger, Sanford-Fritch, and Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips school districts and the Hutchinson County Hospital District Board and Frank Phillips College Board of Regents.
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07.MAY.08 DAR Presents Flags to Opportunities, Inc. Sunday
07.MAY.08 Park Clean-Up Day Held at LMNRA
07.MAY.08 FPC to Host Truck Driving Awareness Day Saturday
06.MAY.08 Hayes Seeks Re-Election to Stinnett Council
06.MAY.08 FPC Vocational Nursing Pinning Ceremony Held
06.MAY.08 Stinnett RV Park Gets Upgrade
06.MAY.08 City Wide Garage Sales Held Saturday
06.MAY.08 County Treasurer Reports on Effect of Declining Interest Rates on Hutchinson County
05.MAY.08 Hutchinson County Precinct Four Barn Burglarized
05.MAY.08 Third Annual Bike Run Held
05.MAY.08 Third Annual Bike Run Held
05.MAY.08 Groundbreaking Held Friday at FPC
05.MAY.08 Author Jodi Thomas Visits Borger Saturday
05.MAY.08 Vandals Puncture, Destroy Tires in Borger
04.MAY.08 HCHD Board to Meet Monday Evening
02.MAY.08 National Day of Prayer Celebrated Across County
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