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THE ABERNATHY WEEKLYREV VOLUME 84, NUMBER 29 ©2005 FRIDAY, JULY 22,2005, ABERNATHY, TEXAS 50 CENTS TEN PAbL.~ , August 11 public hearing scheduled to receive comments on draft regional water management plan The Llano Estacado in Lubbock. The initially Regional Water Planning prepared LERWPG plan Group ("Region 0") will is also available on-line conduct a public hearing, at the Llano Estacado Thursday, August 11, Regional Water Plan 2005, from 7:00 to 9:00 ning Group's web site p.m. at the Texas Tech (www .llanoplan.org). University International Additional information Cultural Center, 601 N. regarding the initially Indiana Avenue, Lub prepared plan and/or the bock, TX 79409-1036. public hearing is avail The public is invited able by contacting H.P. to attend. (This hear Brown Jr., LERWPG ing had previously been Chairman, PO Box 2426, announced for July 28, Lubbock, TX, 79408-2426 2005.) or by calling (806) 765- The purpose of the 8851. public hearing is to re Oral comments will ceive comments on the be received at the public Site/or Memorial- From left to right: Hugh & Ruedelle Hill, Hilda Cannon, Bob & Teenie Bllrnett Initially Prepared Llano hearing. Anyone wishing Estacado Regional Water to make oral comments Abernathy Beautification Association Plan, which includes the must pre-register on-site Ex-Students Memorials counties of Bailey, Bris prior to the opening of Holds its Annual Fundraiser coe, Castro, Cochran, the public hearing. Each ~~~~~i~~; ~~~~~!~~~~!~~ationisnow accepting Crosby, Dawson, Deaf speaker will be limited The ABA will be host- the fund. The ABA will be Smith, Dickens, Floyd, to a period not to exceed ing its third annual "87 purchasing all the bricks Jimmie and Gale Davis for: Gaines, Garza, Hale, five (5) minutes. Bill Riley on 87" August 13th from so that no veteran is left Bobby Lutrick Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock, Written comments will 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. out. Lynn, Motley, Parmer, also be accepted at the This fundrais e r will Heilda Cannon, ABA , Harold and Ann McCune for: Swisher, Terry, and Yoa public hearing or may be raise mon ey for th e said , " The event has Bobby Lutrick kum. mailed through October memori a l fund to buy been a great s uccess a nd UillRJe~d Faye Lutlick for: Copies of the Initially 10, 2005 to the attention the veteran bricks. The we are looking forward Prepared LERWPG plan of Chairman Brown in booth rental reven u e to another great event Mail donations to P.O. box 1, Abernathy, TX 79311 are available for inspec care of the High Plains will go to help support this year!" tion at the County At Underground Water Con torney's offices and the servation District No. 1, public libraries in each 2930 Avenue Q, Lubbock, Bov Scout News county listed above as TX 79411-2499. The wa well as the High Plains ter district is the politi Boy Scout Troop 481 name a few. A special thank Underground Water Con cal subdivision adminis would like to thank those you goes to Abernathy City servation District office tering the LERWPG. of you who stopped by to Hall for allowing us to use have your cars and trucks their parking lot and water, washed during our Car and also to Tim and Nelda Wash. We had a great Bartley for the use of their Your contribution helped make this time and r a ised enough utility trailer to haul every year's Jamaica a great success. money to send three boys thing to ca mp. Thank you and "God Bless You!" to ca mp. They went to the We would also like to Boy Scout Camp in Tres thank Mayor Hoppy Toler - St. Isidore Catholic Church Rios, N.M. It is in the for asking us to participate mountains near Angel Fire. in the 4th of July parade, Abernathy Jamaica 2005 Sponsors They had a great time doing as well as the Flag Rais such activities as archery, ing Ceremony. We enjoyed Lowe's Supermarket From left to rigllt are August Stapletoll, Jolin SIIermall alld fly -fishing, astronomy and being a part of this festive Abernathy Fire Dept. JO~' epll Macias, standillg at tile elltrallce oltlleir camp.\-ite. wilderness survival, just to occasion. Higginbotham Barlett Co. Abernathy EMS Security Bank Van Riley Appointed To Serve Historic Aircraft Arrives at Shadow Hills Golf Course Lopez Tamale Factory As Precinct Three Hale County Silent Wings Museum Goble Supply Committee Member Abernathy Weekly Review Lubbock - The Silent combat glider. The Silent Andrew's Restaurant Van Riley of Abernathy cated service on the Hale Wings Museum is proud Wings Museum has one of Patton's Parts Place was appointed July 12 to County Committee and to announce the arrival of the few fully restored Waco Donna's Hair Styling serve as Precinct Three wish him the best for the a World War IT- era twin CG-4A gliders on display in Gary Mormino Associates Hale County Committee fu ture." engine transport plane, the nation. The addition of Abell Flower Shop member by the High Plains Five County Commit a Douglas C-47 Sky train. the Douglas C-47 Sky train Clyde Vandygriff Underground Water Con tee members are elected The C-47, a type of aircraft brings military glider his First State Bank servation District No. 1 to serve a four-year term used to tow Waco CG-4A tory full circle. Glider pilots Wolf Irrigation Inc. board of director s. in each of the 15 counties gliders in World War II, in the U.S. Army Air Forces Hi-Plains Drilling Inc. He will serve the re within the High Plains Wa will be placed on static were rated to fly as co-pi H&H Farms mainder of the unexpired ter District service area. outdoor display in front of lots and navigators on C-47 Triple P term of Todd Pope, who County Committee the museum following its missions as well as flying Arbor N Suites resigned after moving responsibilities include preparation for display. the unpowered gliders into Montelongo's outside the precinct. r eviewing water we ll The aircraft is on loan from combat. Frontier Hybrid Riley is a t hird gen permit applications and the United States Marine During the war years, Vecchio's Restaurant eration farm e r in the recommending approvall Corps Air-to-Ground Mu Lubbock was home to the King Pharmacy Abernathy area. He a nd denial of the permits to seum, Quantico, Va . The largest advanced glider pi Abernathy Custom Paint his wife, Amy, have two the water district's board C-47 was used in both lot training school at South Riley-Ag Services Operating Ghildren. of directol:s; recommend military and civilian roles Plains Army Airfield. South Abell Funeral Home "The High Plains Water ing to the board work pro under various designations. Plains Army Air Field, or Joanne's Hair Style District welcomes Van Ri grams and staff activities It was called the DC-3 when S.P.A.A.F., trained ap Lubbock Oxygen ley as a member of the Hale to address the protection, used as a civilian airliner, proximately 80 percent of County Committee and we conservation, and pres and dubbed R4D by the the 6,000 combat glider highly-skilled professionals look forward to working ervation of ground water U.S. Navy. pilots who flew during the cargo would be unloaded reassembled the airplane in with him," said Manager resources; and to convey "Securing the C-47 adds war. After earning their and loaded preparing for four days. Jim Conkwright. "We ap· co ncerns about violations a very important compo silver "G" wings, the com its return flight back to "The addition of the C-4 7 preciate Todd Pope's dedi- of water district rules. nent of the World War II bat pilots were transferred base. The C-47 would then glider pilot program to the to other bases for tactical return and using the aerial enhances the ability of the Silent Wings Museum," glider and combat infantry "snatch" pick-up, retrieve Silent Wings Museum to said Phil Price, Chair training, before deployment the glider and tow it back tell the story of the World BAND ANNOUNCEMENTS man of the Texas Aviation overseas. At war's end, the to safety. Gliders and C-47 War II glider pilot legacy, Heritage Foundation, Inc., airfield was returned to the transports were used in all and it is the museum's first outdoor exhibit," said Joe Drum Majors or TAHFI. "It will add to the City of Lubbock as Lubbock theaters of the war. Hays, director of the Silen t Corina Gonzales, Chelsea Macias story ofthe heroes who flew Municipal Airport, now the The aircraft, pending the C-47s and allow them to Lubbock Preston Smith In funding, will be on display Wings Museum. The Silent Wings mu Flag Corps receive their much deserved ternational Airport. later this year after repairs seum is the only museum Rhanda Henderson - Captain, Samantha Graves recognition while adding an The Waco CG-4A was a and weather-proofing in the nation dedicated to - Lieutenant, Whitney Aday, Jennifer Imoe, exciting exterior exhibit for cargo glider used to trans measures are completed to Kassandra Lamb, Francis Salinas, Valerie Salinas, the museum." TAHFI is the port infantry, jeeps, l4 ton safeguard it from deteriora collecting, preserving and displaying the legacy of the Katie Schooler, Candace Stillwell, Jessica Williams non-profit organization trailers, ammunition and tion. TAFHI continues to leading efforts to fund the other supplies to the front seek donations in support of World War II glider pilots.