Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 21, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 20, 2006 Page: 1 of 12
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Sunshine. Highs in the upper 50s
and lows in the low 30s.
By Mike Marino
Seminole Sentinel
The Bob Lewis Mission in
Seminole is the oldest mission
in town and is a project of the
First Presbyterian Church. The
mission is designed to serve
the needy in Gaines County
and has been helping needy
<• families in the area since its
inception in 1997.
The Bob Lewis Mission
receives its support from
individuals, the Presbytery
of Tres Rios, school drives,
organizations and members of
the First Presbyterian Church.
The mission operates by
the guidelines of the South
Plains Food Bank which
supplies the mission with food
for just pennies on the dollar.
, In 2007 the mission will
A Turn of the Shovel
Sentinel Photo/Dustin Wright
BIODIESEL PLANT GROUNDBREAKING
Partners with Southwest Fuel and Feed, LLC officially broke ground on their $3.8 million biodiesel
facility Tuesday morning, at its location 17 miles west of Seminole on CR 306, just three miles south of
U.S. Hwy 385. The plant, which should take 10-12 months to complete, is expected to make 1.6 million
gallons of biodiesel annually from cottonseed oil, as well as grain by-products for livestock feed. Once
in full operation, the plant is expected to create 13 new jobs for Gaines County residents and boast an
annual payroll over $300,000.
Local Mission to Begin
Eleventh Year of Service
begin its 11th year of operation
and although a project of the
First Presbyterian church, they
respond to all who petition
them regardless of religious
affiliation.
More recently the Federal
Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) approved
the Bob Lewis Mission as an
emergency food distribution
organization and has provided
generous grants to the mission.
Bob Lewis, was a US
Army veteran of the Korean
War. Fie was also a revered
resident of Seminoleu since
1972 and was the reverend at
the First Presbyterian church
for many years.
At pne point in his career,
Lewis left the city of Seminole
to take over the duties as
Council Receives Update
on Speed Bump Project
By Mike Marino
Seminole Sentinel
The City Council of Seminole met in regular session on
Monday night and discussed everything from an update on the
speed bump installations to a demonstration of the new K-9 Unit
of the Seminole Police Department.
The speed bumps for installation at M.S. Doss Park have
been ordered and should arrive this week or perhaps early next
week. Once they do then the plans for the installation will get
underway.
In an effort to ease the transition in the area for their inclusion
and for the new reduced speed limit, signs will be erected first to
give motorists in the area time to adjust to the changes.
An update on the wind powered water desalination project
with Texas Tech was also given. Applications have been filed and
now just waiting to hear the outcome.
The project is being developed by researchers at Texas
Tech in conjunction with GE and the process envisioned for the
See COUNCIL...Page 7
Builders
Co-op
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By Dustin Wright
Sentinel Managing Editor
The housing landscape in Seminole could soon change for
the better, following board action taken Monday afternoon by the
Seminole Economic Development Corp., as the board elected
unanimously to begin the process of establishing a Seminole Flome
Builders Coupeiative.
"By having ev eryone under one roof and one
organization, the builders can make more money
through this cooperative then they would on their
own, if everything is set up right."
Donna Johnson
Seminole E1)C Executive Direetor
manager of a low income HUD
apartment housing project in
Kansas City, Mo. He held that
position for a time but returned
to Seminole four years later.
The idea for the mission
came up during a conversation
over supper with others in the
community after his return
and the question was asked
regarding what they could
do in Seminole to help the
disadvantaged and those in
need of food, clothing and
shelter.
•*, Rev. Lewis passed away at
the age of 70 in July of 1997
but his name lives on in the
mission project ngmed in his
honor.
The Sentinel recently
spoke with Rev. Lewis's widow,
Flelen Lewis .who still resides
and works in Seminole.
She told us, "Bob had
an idea for a mission to help
people out. In those days
we had a lot of folks passing
thrQugh the area on their way
to California or other places
west, and sometimes they
needed money for gas to
continue their trip or just a
place to stay for the evening so
we just started helping them out
and that is how it all began."
Housing has always been
a subject of conversation in
the area so where did they
put people up for the night
who were just passing through
and in need of shelter for the
evening? '
She laughed and said, "If
the motels were all full that day
we would put them up for
See MISSION...Page 7
The purpose of the cooperative, according to Donna Johnson,
Executive Director of the SEDC, is to help promote the construction
of new, affordable housing for the city in an attempt to attract'
potential residents to Seminole because of the economic growth
being experienced in the region due to increased oil prices and the
construction of new regional industries.
"We have to have a housing project going soon if we are going
to join in on the economic bandwagon that is taking place in this
region," said SEDC Executive Director Donna Johnson.
"If we don't, we will miss out on a great opportunity of
attracting people who are moving to this region to live here in
Seminole."
" Johnson told board members Monday that by organizing the
cooperative of home builders and contractors involved in the home
building process under one organization, prospective buyers can
come in and talk about building homes.
"By having everyone under one roof and one organization, the
builders can make more money through this cooperative then they
would on their own, if everything is set up right," said Johnson.
The cooperative, according to Johnson, has seen successful in
large market areas in New York and Albuquerque, N.M., but also
has bedri successfuf in smaller market cities similar to Seminole's
size.
Johnson told members of the board Monday that 15 local
construction companies have been identified locally, with five of
those companies currently able to handle a workload of building
multiple houses at one time. „
She went on to explain that the annual dues to belong
to the cooperative could range from $100 a year to $1,000 a
year depending on the skill of the trade or size of the business
wanting to join the building cooperative, but also said that those
membership values are subject to change once the cooperative
See BUILDERS...Page 3
Two Bits.
Local Christmas Closings Set for Friday, Monday
Many local businesses and entities will be Students attending the Seminole
celebrating the Christmas holiday season with Independent School District will receive a much
early closures on Friday of this week, as well as needed break from their completion of the first
office closures on Christmas Day (Monday). semester of classes* as students will be released
The Seminole Sentinel offices will be closed at 2 p.m. on Thursday,
all day on Friday and Monday in observance of Students will be off from classes until the
the Christmas holiday. start of the second semester, slated for Jan. 9,
Due to the closings, advertising and news 2007.
submission deadlines for the Sunday (Dec. 24)
edition of the Sentinel, there will be a change tn
the deadline for those submissions.
Submissions for the Sunday paper are
encouraged to be called In or brought by the
Sentinel office by 12-n6on on Thursday.
For more information, please contact the
Sentinel offices at (432) 758-3667 between 8
a m. and 5 p.m. 1
The City of Seminole offices, as well as
offices at the Gaines County Courthouse will be
closed in observance
Friday and Monday,
at both establishments
Both the
Seminole City H
Gaines County Courthouse and
y Hall will re-open for regular
business hours on Tuesday morning at 8 a.m.
Local mall service by the United States Post
Office will not be delivered on Christmas Day
(Monday), but resume back to normal service
on Tuesday.
Also expected to see early closures are
Seminole's three financial institutions-West
Texas National Bank, Commercial State Bank
and First United Bank.
First United Bankand West Texas National
Bank both stated Monday that they will close
both their lobby and drive-thru operations at 3
holiday on p.m. Friday and would resume repair business
representatives on Tuesday morning.
Commercial State representatives stated'
Monday that they would remain open until 4
p.m. cm Friday In both their lobby and drive
thru operations.
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Scnlintl Photo Duatin Wright
TIMEOUT ENTERTAINMENT
Members of the Seminole High School varsity cheerleading squad
perform a stunt routine during a break in basketball action Monday
evening at the Seminole High School Gymnasium. The squad helped
cheer on the Seminole Maiden and Indian basketball teams to victories
over the Denver City Fillies and Mustangs.
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Wright, Dustin. Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 21, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 20, 2006, newspaper, December 20, 2006; Seminole, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth864132/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gaines County Library.