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Tenaska Trailblazer
Energy "enter progresses
Tenaska continues to make steady progress in develop-
ment of its proposed Trailblazer Energy Center, with recent
milestones including securing a partial water supply and
completion of engineering studies, said Helen Manroe,
Tenaska development director.
"As you know, we recently completed an agreement with
the city of Stamford for a supply of water that will meet a
portion of the Trailblazer plant's minimal needs," she said.
"Tenaska remains committed to being the first large coal
plant in Texas to use diy cooling technology, which reduces
the plant's water use by 90 percent, and using as much
treated wastewater as possible in its agreements."
She said this agreement, approved unanimously by the
Stamford City Council, will only use surplus treated city
wastewater and surplus raw water from Lake Stamford,
and would potentially provide a number of benefits for
Stamford residents and businesses. The potential benefits
include the City's receipt of hundreds of thousands of dol-
lars before the plant uses any water and the City's receipt of
millions of dollars in long-term annual revenue.
"Right now, we have no customers using our treated
wastewater. Neither that treated wastewater nor excess
water in Lake Stamford is providing any financial benefit
to the City," Stamford Mayor Johnny Anders said in a news
local donations taken to Bastrop
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Sweetwater Chief of Police Jim Kelley, who is also a Salvation Army representative for Sweetwater traveled
to Bastrop last week with other Sweetwater natives to take donations given by Sweetwater to those who lost
their homes and belonging in the recent wildfires. The donations, which included many items such as clothing
and toiletries as well as $1,200 donated to the Salvation Army by local residents, were taken to the Celebration
Church shelter in Bastrop. According to Kelley, the donations given were much appreciated by volunteers at
the shelter. "They wanted to tell everyone who donated thank you. They are feeding, counseling, sorting clothes
and meeting the basic needs of those whose homes were destroyed by wildfires," said Kelley. Shown from left to
right are Tanner Kelley, John Flores (Celebration Church shelter manager), Jim Kelley, Alex Todd, Matt Graff
and Larry, a shelter volunteer.
Photo by Scharles Kelley
release about the agreement. "This water is a valuable asset
we can now use to add dollars into our city budget."
In addition to using water conserving technology, Manroe
said that Trailblazer will be among the most environmen-
tally advanced coal-fueled power plants in the world, with
state-of-the-art emission controls and cutting-edge tech-
nology to capture 85 to 90 percent of the carbon dioxide
that would otherwise be emitted.
The Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute, an
Australian-based group charged with advancing the deploy-
ment of carbon capture and storage projects, recognizes
• See TENASKA page A3
Darrell Campbell
determined to recover
BY TATIANA RODRIGUEZ
Managing Editor
The Snyder police officer and former Sweetwater
police officer recovering from a gunshot wound to the
head is making steady progress.
Corporal Darryl Campbell is still in a Lubbock
rehab center. According to Sweetwater police officer
Armando Renteria who recently spoke to Amber
Campbell, Darrell's wife, Cpl. Campbell is determined
to recover. "He is very determined and is progressing
above normal. On Thursday, he walked 198 feet with
only the use of a cane. He is doing very well and is set-
ting and meeting goals. He is also starting to use the
left side of his body more."
In honor of Campbell, the Sweetwater Police Patrol
Association and Sweetwater Elks Lodge have joined
forces to host a benefit for the Campbell Family.
The lunch, dinner, auction and dance benefit will
be held in Sweetwater on Saturday, Sept. 24, at the
Sweetwater Elks Lodge. A brisket lunch is planned
for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with a brisket dinner at 6 p.m. A
live auction will be held at 7 p.m. and a D.J dance will
follow. Southern Circus will also provide live music
for the event. Brisket plates include a homemade des-
sert, peach cobbler made by Jennifer Cunningham
and drink. Lunch will be $8 per person and dinner,
auction and dance will be $10 per person. Dance only
is $5 per person. Lunch plates can be delivered to
Sweetwater and Roscoe that Saturday. Those wishing
to receive delivery may begin calling the Sweetwater
Elks Lodge on Friday evening and Saturday morning
at 235-2633.
Many have donated to the benefit including briskets
donated by individual members of the Sweetwater
Elks Lodge, Sweetwater Police Department and
District Attorney's Office. The Sweetwater Firefighters
Association donated drinks for the deliver}' meals. The
Sweetwater Elks Lodge donated their facilities for the
event and were extremely instrumental in putting the
benefit together, according to members of the SPPA.
Cash donations have also been made towards the
benefit from CLEAT( Combined Law Enforcement
Association of Texas), the Sweetwater Jaycees/'
Roosters, Stanley Ford, AES Wind Generation,
Pickrell Wrecker Services, L.R. Sells and Son scrap
• See CAMPBELL page A3
Nolan County food
and shelter program
awarded federal funds
The Nolan County
Emergency Food and
Shelter Program has been
chosen to receive $5,172
to supplement emergency
food and shelter programs
in the county.
The selection was made
bv a National Board that is
chaired by the Department
of Homeland Security's
Federal Emergency
Management Agency and
consist of representa-
tives from American Red
Cross; Catholic Charities,
USA; National Council
of Churches of Christ in
the U.S.A.; The Salvation
Army; United Jewish
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Communities and United
Way of America. The local
board was charged to dis-
tribute funds appropri-
ated by Congress to help
expand the capacity of
food and shelter programs
in high need areas around
the country.
A local board made
up of Catholic Charities,
United Way of America,
America Red Cross, and
Ministerial Associations
will determine how the
funds awarded to Nolan
County are to be distribut-
ed among the emergency
food and shelter programs
run by local service agen-
cies in the area. The local
board is responsible for
recommending agencies
to receive these funds and
any additional funds avail-
able under this phase of
the program.
Under the terms of the
grant from the nation-
al board, local agencies
chosen to receive funds
must: l) be private volun-
tary non-profits or units
of government, 2) have
an accounting system,
3) practice nondiscrimi-
nation, 4) have demon-
strated the capability to
deliver emergency food
• See SHELTER page A3
Zavaleta crowned
Homecoming Q ueen
Sweetwater High School senior Allie Zavaleta was crowned the 2011 Homecoming Queen at halftime of the
Sweetwater Mustangs Homecoming game on Friday, Sept. 16,2011. She is shown being crowned by Class of 2001
Homecoming Queen Brenda Morales. Also shown is Zavaleta's escort, Christopher Hernandez. Zavaleta is the
daughter of Jose and Griselda Zavaleta.
Photo toy Casey LaRue
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