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Sports
SHS girls to
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Life
Class receives
All trophy
— See Page 5
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USG announces
retirements
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Sweetwater's Stanley Chevrolet closes
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Where there were once many new and used cars now stands an empty lot. Sweetwater's Stanley Chevrolet
dealership was one that was notified in May 2009 by General Motors and was told to begin their "wind down"
process to have the business closed by October 2010.
Photo by Tatiana Rodriguez
BY TATIANA
RODRIGUEZ
Managing Editor
In May 2009, General
Motors notified over
1,000 of its 6,000 dealer-
ships that they would be
terminated by late 2010.
Letters encouraging deal-
ers to "wind down" their
businesses were sent out.
This move was part of
GM's plan to restructure
its operations in an effort
to become profitable again
• See STANLEY page 3
SNCHD to
hold free
H1N1 clinic
The Sweetwater-Nolan
County Health Department,
located at 301 E. 12th, will
have another H1N1 Clinic
Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010,
from 1-4:30 p.m. This clin-
ic is open to anyone that
wishes to receive the vac-
cine. There is no cost.
The Sweetwater-Nolan
County Health Department
does not discriminate
against any person on the
basis of race, color, national
origin, disability or age.
County employees receive service pins
BY AMANDA
MORENO
Staff Writer
The time for service rec-
ognition is here.
County employees
reaching their milestone
years were recognized with
service pins. There were
a total of five employees,
totaling 50 years of ser-
vice.
Pat McGowan, county
clerk, has been serving
the county for 15 years,
but was unable to accept
her pin, due to a confer-
ence she was attending.
Christina Ceballos, library
clerk, Billy Glenn, custo-
dian and Terry Willman,
county commissioner
for Precinct 1, have each
served the county for 10
years.
Eloise Walker, a deputy
in the tax collector's office,
has served Nolan County
for five years. Each was
• See COUNTY page 3
Miss Snake
Charmer
Pageant
applications
available
BY TATIANA
RODRIGUEZ
Managing Editor
The annual Sweetwater
Jaycees Miss Snake
Charmer Scholarship
Pageant is a time where
young ladies from through-
out the Big Country come
together to compete for
scholarship money. At last
year's pageant, past queens
were recognized for the
50th year of the Miss Snake
Charmer Pageant.
The annual pageant will
be held at 7 p.m. Thursday,
March 11, at the Sweetwater
Municipal Auditorium. The
pageant is open to all girls
between the ages of 16-19
who live within a 75 mile
radius of Sweetwater.
This year, the Jaycees will
have $2,500 in scholarship
money available to the win-
ners. A total of $1,250 will
be awarded to Miss Snake
Charmer while $600 will be
presented to the first run-
ner-up. The second runner-
up will receive $400 and
the talent competition win-
ner will receive $250.
Applications are current-
ly available at local high
schools or by contacting
• See PAGEANT page 3
Billy Glenn-10 years
Terry Willman-10 years
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Christina Ceballos-10 years
Eloise walker-10 years
School board members wear many hats
As citizens who serve children and represent their
communities, individual school board members face
complex and demanding challenges. Yet, few people
fully understand the scope and far-reaching implica-
tions of board members responsibilities. All Texans
should recognize the vital contributions of these men
and women and focus attention on the crucial role these
elected public officials play in the education of our chil-
dren. They make a difference for students.
Their job is to establish a vision for the education pro-
gram, design a structure to achieve that vision, assure
schools are accountable to the community, and strongly
advocate continuous improvement in student learning.
That job entails an endless string of meetings and school
functions to attend; reams of reports, agendas, propos-
als, and other information to read and study; and a host
of difficult decisions to make.
School board members come from all walks of life.
They are farmers, secretaries, doctors, lawyers, home-
makers, teachers, architects, truck drivers, professors,
business owners, and real estate agents, to name just a
few.
While they wear many hats in the workday world,
school board members put on a collective hat when they
get down to the business of leading their school districts.
Board members must pull together as a team toward
a common goal—helping students achieve. While they
may individually disagree on certain issues, their role as
a board is to consistently strive toward that goal.
Board members contribute hundreds and hundreds of
hours each year leading their districts. Whether crafting
policies, hiring top-notch administrators, listening to
staff and student concerns, or recognizing outstanding
• See SCHOOL BOARD page 3
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Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 112, No. 049, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 12, 2010, newspaper, January 12, 2010; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth229063/m1/1/?rotate=270: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.