Vol. 67 No. 171 Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015 10 Pages • 75¢ Home of Jury selection begins Andrea Crane in Loper drug trial Jury selection began today in 132nd District Court in the trial of a Snyder man charged with possession of a controlled substance. Jason Wayne Loper was arrested on Aug. 6 for possessing less than one gram of metham- phetamine, a third-degree felony. According to his grand jury indictment, Loper has two previous convictions — a 1999 convic- tion for burglary of a building in Scurry County and a 2005 conviction for possession and trans- port in Dawson County. Judge Ernie B. Armstrong is presiding over Loper the trial. Robby Anderson Ben Smith will present the state’s case and U.S. Army National Guard Sweetwater attorney Chris Hartman is representing the defense. 2007-13 SDN Photo/Shirley A. Gorman Today’s Veteran sponsored by Snyder High School yearbook staff members sorting donated coats are (l-r) Kiara Martinez, Jaesen Nix’s Auto & Tire Service Thompson, Elise Torres, Taide Baeza, Bea Madrid, Maddy Harris, Nick Miller, Rebecca McDowell, Christian Commissioners certify extra 1510 25th Street 573-3567 Chavez and Luz Valadez. revenue from health program INSIDE SHS student publications department The Scurry County Commis- under $1,000. sioners’ Court certified $2,375 • $93,909 for the probation of- Football playoff pairings in additional revenue from fice from other equipment under - See Page 8 proceeds from the Texas Asso- $1,000, automobile expenses, holding eighth annual coat, toy drive ciation of Counties Health and clothing allowance, general pay- EATHER By Shirley A. Gorman credit to students who donate coats or toys.” Employee Benefits Pool (HEBP) roll, part-time employee, Social W SDN Features Editor Baeza said she reminds her friends and fam- during today’s meeting. Security, retirement, communi- ily when the drive begins. The revenue came from the cations, cellular service, mainte- The Snyder High School student publications “But I don’t push them,” she said. HEBP healthy counties program nance, repair and miscellaneous department’s eighth annual coat and toy will Last year, Arnold gave McDowell the donat- — an incentive program that en- expenses, medical insurance continue through Dec. 11. ed money to shop for toys. courages county employees to expenses, automobile expens- The department is collecting gently-used and Yearbook staff members said they are aware exhibit better health habits. es, education/training, equip- clean coats and jackets, in both children and that Gateway clients need assistance. That push- Commissioners approved ment over $1,000, lease rentals, adult sizes, and new toys that will be donated to es them to work harder. $703,545 in line-item transfers: bonds/notaries, audit expenses Gateway Family Services, a facility for victims “I would want my children to be warm and to • $441,248 for the road and and professional fees to worker’s of family violence. have a spark of joy (at Christmas),” Baeza said. bridge department from office compensation, unemployment, During last year’s drive, 120 coats and 229 “If I was struggling, I would hope someone supplies, fuel/oil, machine for office supplies, travel expenses, Xaylei Ramirez toys were donated to the agency. would help out,” Valadez said. hire, roadway material, safety residential services, non-resi- training, communications and dential services, copier supplies, Monday’s high: 73 degrees “We would like to increase those numbers According to Gateway Family Services Exec- Monday’s low: 47 degrees this year,” journalism teacher and publications’ utive Director Lyndia Allen, the agency served utilities to appointed official, general payroll, Social Security, 7 a.m. reading today: 47 de- department sponsor Diane Arnold said. 791 clients during its fiscal year, which ended payroll, part-time employees, retirement and unemployment. grees Yearbook and newspaper staff members sort on Aug. 31. Social Security, retirement, • $62,955 listed as non-de- Precipitation: 0.56 of an inch through the donations. “We set a new record with shelter nights — worker’s compensation, unem- partmental from legal service, 2015 precipitation: 28.00 “Depending on the time of day, sometimes more than 4,000,” she said. “We average 11 ployment, tire expense, operat- audit expense, bookkeeping ex- inches the yearbook staff has more free time to sort people each night of the year. The shelter is al- ing expenses, interest expenses, pense, communications, utili- through the donations,” Arnold said. ways busier when our local economy declines. non-travel meal, maintenance/ ties, all departments software FINANCES Luz Valadez, Taide Baeza and Rebecca Mc- That has always been hard to deal with. As our repair, building maintenance, maintenance, general liability Dowell are drive veterans. services and clients go up, donations and sup- medical insurance, capital ex- insurance and other equipment WT-Int. Crude $41.74 “Support for the drive has grown,” Valadez port usually goes down because of a declining penditure under $5,000, equip- under $1,000 to postage, mainte- WTIC Posted $38.25 said. “It helps when some teachers offer extra economy.” ment expenditure under $1,000, nance, repair and miscellaneous but over $5,000, and equipment Natural Gas $2.38 See Commissioners, Page 10 Patterson-UTI $15.79 Oxy-Permian $74.91 Kinder Morgan $23.72 Molina wins final football contest Raigyn Molina was the winner of the final Snyder Daily News DCOS board scheduled to elect officers TODAY’S QUOTE football contest last week. The Development Corporation of Snyder Snyder City Council to replace Cox. She was one of two entrants who correctly picked 13 of the 17 (DCOS) board of directors will elect officers The only other action for the board is to ap- Inside us there is something games. The tiebreaker was used to determine first and second during Wednesday’s meeting. prove the minutes from the Oct. 28 meeting and that has no name. That some- place. Currently, Shawn Ragland serves as chair- hear an update from Executive Director Bill La- thing is what we are. The Wylie-Burkburnett playoff game was not counted because man and Elliott Cox is the vice president. Cox vers. - Jose Saramago the game was played Thursday night — before the deadline to did not seek re-appointment to the board. Joe No closed session is scheduled for the meet- submit entries. Coronado is the board’s secretary/treasurer. ing, which will begin at 7 a.m. in the DCOS LOTTERY Raigyn Molina picked Mineral Wells to defeat Snyder and The board will also welcome new member boardroom, located in the Prosperity Bank guessed 46 total points. The two teams combined for 49 points Melissa Petty to the board. She was voted by the complex. Monday’s Results and she earned the $50 first-place prize. Texas Two Step Another contestant from the same household, Manuel Molina 3-17-19-20 BB: 4 III predicted 42 points and will receive the $25 second-place prize. Seven entrants correctly picked 12 games. Charles Anderson Cash Five predicted the teams would score 49 points and earned the $15 Monday’s chamber board meeting cancelled 1-2-9-24-31 third-place prize. Monday’s Snyder Chamber of Commerce board Monday. Winners will be mailed their checks. Pick 3 Morning of directors’ meeting was cancelled due to the During the meeting, the board is expected to 1-8-2 Sum It Up: 11 The Snyder Daily News will publish its annual Super Bowl con- lack of a quorum. hear two requests for hotel occupancy tax funding test in January. The meeting has been rescheduled for 5:30 p.m. as well as reports from the nomination committee. Pick 3 Day 8-3-6 Sum It Up: 17 Pick 3 Evening No damage from 2-2-3 Sum It Up: 7 Limmer announces candidacy New look Pick 3 Night storm reported 4-1-2 Sum It Up: 7 for Pct. 3 commissioner’s seat Scurry County and the sur- Daily 4 Morning Howard Limmer has an- rounding areas were in a torna- 2-8-0-8 Sum It Up: 18 nounced his candidacy for the do watch Monday night, but no Daily 4 Day Pct. 3 Scurry County Com- damage was reported. 3-2-2-5 Sum It Up: 12 missioner nomination in the The peak wind gust in Snyder Daily 4 Evening March 1 Republican primary. was 40 miles per hour, accord- 1-2-0-9 Sum It Up: 12 In announcing his candida- ing to the West Texas Mesonet cy, Limmer said, “I have had website report. That wind gust Daily 4 Night was reported at the Western Tex- 0-1-4-3 Sum It Up: 8 people ask me if I would con- sider running again for com- as College (WTC) station. missioner of Precinct 3. I have The Snyder Water Treatment ASK US given it much thought and Plant reported 0.58 of an inch of prayer and have decided that I rain over night while the SnTx Q. — Is Scurry County cur- can make a difference for the Industrial Park reported 0.48 of rently listed in a drought stage? residents in Precinct 3 and in an inch. A. — According to the latest Scurry County. Fluvanna recorded 0.47 of an U.S. Drought Monitor map, the “I am announcing because I inch while 0.47 of an inch was county is not listed in one of have the knowledge and know reported at WTC and in Gail. the five drought stages. the laws by which the commis- Only 0.18 of an inch was re- ported at Winston Field, the Na- sioners’ court operates. I am a Howard Limmer INDEX conservative businessman. As tional Weather Service’s report- a former commissioner, I am before adding any additional ing station.