One Race on May 6 Ballot As Filing Enters Final Week with the Filing Period for the May 6 in the City Secretary’S Office at Snyder Through April 25
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Vol. 68 No. 244 Weekend, Feb. 11-12, 2017 22 Pages • $1.25 Home of One race on May 6 ballot as filing enters final week With the filing period for the May 6 in the city secretary’s office at Snyder through April 25. opponent. Bob Hicks City of Snyder and Snyder ISD elections City Hall. Residents who plan to vote in the elec- The announcement should be prepared entering the final week, only one contest- No contested races have developed for tion must be registered by April 6. To by the candidate or their campaign. The ed race is on the ballot. the three seats on the Snyder ISD board register to vote or to change voting infor- newspaper staff will not write announce- The race for Snyder mayor will be de- of trustees. Incumbents Ronnie Ander- mation, visit the Scurry County Clerk’s ments. cided on May 6. Incumbent Tony Wofford son (Place 1), Carrie Richardson (Place Office on the third floor of the Scurry Also, the photograph submitted should is being challenged by George Jamison 4) and Doug Neff (Place 5) are seeking County Courthouse. be of the candidate only and not family for the position. re-election. Candidates may submit a free an- members. Two people have filed to run for the Filing is being held at the school dis- nouncement to be published in the Sny- Announcements will run in the or- at-large seats on the council. Ben Mar- trict’s administration office. der Daily News. Announcements will be der they are received and the newspaper tin filed paperwork on Friday and will Early voting, which is scheduled for accepted through 5 p.m. Friday. reserves the right to edit copy. No an- be on the ballot along with Frank Toland. April 24 through May 2, and Election Candidates may submit an announce- nouncements will be published in the Incumbents Rodney Dupree and Luann Day voting will be held at College on the ment of up to 200 words and a quality weekend edition. Burleson have not filed paperwork seek- Square. color photograph at the newspaper office. The announcement should include an ing re-election. Residents who would like to receive a The announcement should focus on the address, telephone number and email so Filing for the city election is being held ballot by mail may apply through for one candidate’s qualifications and not their the staff can follow up with questions. Snyder ISD officials Jerry Lee Englert U.S. Army 1973-76 seeing progress as Today’s Veteran sponsored by Nix’s Auto & Tire Service 1510 25th Street 573-3567 STAAR tests approach By Ben Barkley Working in the district’s fa- WEATHER SDN Managing Editor vor is the test will be shorter this year. McClain said students Looking over student data, should not be burned out after Snyder ISD officials are pleased taking the test. with the progress being made by “That is something we are students as the testing season looking forward to,” McClain approaches. said of the number of questions Dr. Rachael McClain, Snyder on the test. ISD’s chief academic officer, Snyder Junior High School is said veteran teachers have been the only campus that was labeled using the data provided by the improvement required. McClain SDN Photo/Larry McCarty district to help students who said the current data shows stu- Freda Malone (left) and Rhonda Ward double check the rosters prior to a Western Texas College basket- need it the most. dents are pacing ahead of last ball game at The Coliseum. Malone has been operating the shot clock at WTC games for several years and New teachers are learning year at this time. watched her daughter, Zoi, play for the Lady Westerners. how to use the data, but McClain The district made “signifi- Alyssa Limon said other teachers are providing cant” schedule changes to make support. sure students are getting help. Friday’s high: 84 degrees Friday’s low: 46 degrees Teachers throughout the dis- She said elective times may be 7 a.m. reading today: 49 de- Malone proud to call Snyder home trict have been working together spent working on test areas. Tu- grees to plan their day. McClain said torial sessions are also held be- Precipitation: None By Ben Barkley Texas Tech in football for one year and Zoi at students will be working on fore and after school. 2017 precipitation: 0.93 of an SDN Staff Writer WTC in basketball. the same material at the same But if a student needs more inch “That was one of my proudest moments was time, but teachers were able to individualized help, McClain Freda Malone admits she loves Snyder. She watching her play here,” Malone said of Zoi’s customize the methods to their said that will be possible. grew up here and raised her two children here. two years playing for the Lady Westerners. styles. See Tests, Page 10A FINANCES She helps organizations whenever possible. Her children are working on degrees and Zoi WT-Int. Crude $53.86 Malone can be seen at the basketball scorer’s will graduate in December from the University WTIC Posted $50.25 table at The Coliseum each time Western Texas of Texas at Arlington. Xavier is a junior at West Natural Gas $3.03 College plays. Some may wonder what she is do- Texas A&M University. WTC board to vote on Patterson-UTI $27.89 ing with a clicker in her hand. She is the official But Malone is not far behind. She is taking Oxy-Permian $68.47 shot clock operator for the junior college games. online classes through Ashford University and Kinder Morgan $22.48 “I love watching these will graduate in May 2018 games,” Malone said. with a degree in elementary filling coaching vacancies The day after a game, education. LOTTERY Malone will tell her students “That has been my lifelong The Western Texas College board of trustees will vote to fill two at Snyder Primary School dream,” Malone said of a ca- coaching positions during Monday’s meeting. Friday’s Results about the game. She is a reer in teaching. Athletic Director Tammy Davis will recommend the hiring of Mega Millions physical education aide at the Malone also instilled in her Kenny Jackson as the head baseball coach and Jovany Macias as the 32-39-51-62-75 MB: 14 head men’s soccer coach. Megaplier: 5 school. children a strong faith in God. She and her fam- “They always ask me if they can play basket- ily, including her husband, Norman, are mem- The board will also vote on the investment policies, 2017-18 Cash Five ball,” she said. “They want to play.” bers of the Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ. school calendar and small class report. 8-12-32-34-35 One of Malone’s proudest moments was “I am a proud Christian and wanted my chil- WTC President Dr. Barbara Beebe will give an update on the watching her two children, Xavier and Zoi, dren to have a trust in God,” Malone said. infrastructure improvement projects and discuss the March board Pick 3 Morning compete in athletics. She said Snyder has been good to her family meeting date. She will also give her monthly president’s report. 6-6-0 Sum It Up: 12 “They did everything from all-stars to travel and is proud call it home. Board members will also receive an update on the spring semes- Pick 3 Day teams,” she said. “Snyder is a great place to live and raise a ter enrollment and members of the housing department and campus 2-5-5 Sum It Up: 12 Both of her children had the opportunity to family. There are great people living here,” she security team will be introduced. compete on the collegiate level — Xavier at said. The meeting will begin at 12:30 p.m. in the Palmer Hall board- Pick 3 Evening room and is open to the public. 7-0-2 Sum It Up: 9 Pick 3 Night 0-9-9 Sum It Up: 18 Las Vegas illusionist to perform at chamber banquet Daily 4 Morning To tie in with the theme “The Mag- “We are excited about our entertain- 5-0-3-2 Sum It Up: 10 ic of Snyder,” the Snyder Chamber of ment,” Ortegon said. “We hope the Daily 4 Day Commerce announced Las Vegas illu- community will come out and enjoy 1-5-8-3 Sum It Up: 17 sionist Sean Watson will perform dur- Sean Watson’s show and in recognizing Daily 4 Evening ing the annual membership banquet on the chamber’s accomplishments this 1-9-0-0 Sum It Up: 10 April 20 at The Coliseum. past year.” Events Coordinator Josh Ortegon Watson has been performing for Daily 4 Night said the staff is trying to make the ban- more than 20 years, including shows at 2-1-4-4 11 Sum It Up: quet “bigger and better every year.” the Las Vegas Hilton, MGM Grand Ca- Tickets, which are $35 each, are on sino and Mandalay Bay. ASK US sale at the chamber office. See Chamber, Page 10A Watson Q. — How many of Presi- dent Donald Trump’s Cabinet SDN Photo/Steve Reagan selections have been confirmed Lisa Luecke (left) and Laquita Culwell are asking area residents to stop ALICE training at WTC by the U.S. Senate. by their desk in the main lobby of Cogdell Memorial Hospital this month A. — Seven. See the graphic to fill out forms designating medical power of attorney and advanced on Page 10A in today’s edition directives for medical personnel to follow in case of a serious injury or to see Trump’s picks and who illness.