2/20/04 Friday

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NEWS

Cleanup day is Saturday
by Wade Warren
The chamber of commerce will have a cleanup workday on Saturday beginning at 8:30 a.m. Workers can meet at the chamber office at 8 a.m. for coffee and doughnuts and then go to the worksite. The work will continue Saturday until noon. Directions to the
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DCOS board continues with evaluation
by Wade Warren
The Development Corporation of Snyder (DCOS) board of directors met for just under an hour this morning with about half that time in executive session. The board continued its annual evaluation of executive director John DeLille during this part of the
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Incumbent files for SISD board
by Wade Warren
Luann Burleson filed the necessary papers Thursday afternoon to seek her sixth term on the Snyder school board of trustees. Burleson, the wife of Snyder physician James Burleson, was first elected to the board in April 1987, and is completing 15 years on
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High winds reek havoc
By Annie Rowe
High winds coupled with blowing sand produced limited visibility and reeked havoc in Garza County yesterday afternoon. The National Weather Service reported wind gusts between 55 and 63 miles per hour through the region that saw numerous accidents
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Auditions set for Ritz spring play
by Wade Warren
Auditions for the spring production at the Ritz Community Theatre, On Golden Pond, will be from 5-7 p.m. Monday at the theatre. Cast requirements are for four men and two women. “The popular comedy is a touching, funny love story of a spirited elderly
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SPORTS

Canyon looms for tonight’s winner; Sweetwater wins
by Bobby Allen
The regional quarterfinal opponent for the winner of tonight’s Snyder-Perryton area round playoff game was determined in emphatic fashion Thursday, with defending state champion Canyon crushing District 3-3A third seed Denver City, 80-37. Canyon, which
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Snyder hosts power lifting meet Saturday
by Bobby Allen
Over 130 lifters will descend on Scurry County Coliseum Saturday for the Snyder High School powerlifting meet. Fourteen schools, including Snyder, will participate in the event, with 138 lifters set for the competition. The meet will feature teams from
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Semi-pro teams at WTC tonight
by Bobby Allen
The Texas Professional Basketball League will be in town again tonight, as the Abilene Force take on the Big Spring Rebels at 8 p.m. at the Western Texas College Gym. Bryan Cave, shooting guard for the Rebels, said the Big Spring club might move the rest
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Vasquez knocked from Team Trials
by Bobby Allen
Snyder boxer Anthony Vasquez was knocked from the 2004 Olympic Team Trials Thursday, falling to Philadelphia’s Karl Darganin an 18-11 decision in the challenger’s bracket. Vasquez was sent to the challenger’s bracket by Vicente Escobedo of Woodland
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