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SPEAK UP FOR A Eve Nieto Insurance The Law Offices Of Turning 65? R. Shane Seaton, PLLC CHILD IN COURT Call us for your medicare Become a CASA supplement! BigSpringLaw.com [email protected] 288385 www.casawtx.org 501 S. Birdwell 432-264-6616 1301 S. Gregg St. • (432) 264-1800 289813 WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2018 VOLUME 113, NUMBER 241 COPYRIGHT 2018 75 CENTS DAILY/$1.25 SUNDAY Bid process, other issues debated by City Council By ROGER CLINE es Inc. was city staff's rec- had submitted the low bid accepted." Staff Writer ommendation to receive and asking why the city Through the discussion, the bid award on contrac- staff chose to recommend it was revealed that the A more-contentious- tor services for utility Boler instead. city's bid procedure called than-normal Big Spring maintenance and replace- "I was wanting to know for companies to provide City Council meeting ment in the city. The infor- why my business wasn't a cost for plumbing util- Tuesday evening saw the mation released with the considered for this," he ity work on a per-foot ba- council discussing the meeting's agenda revealed said. "I was asked to bid sis, and gave no estimated merits of a bid process for no other information, by the city for this, which quantities for how many utility contractor services, such as the bid amount or I did, and I have contacted feet would be replaced by the recent local increases other bids received by the the city a couple of times, the company during the in tax valuations and the city. and I can't get any answers project. size of truck that should be Robert "Wes" Baird of at all, but from what I un- "The more you do, it prohibited from using "No Big Spring's Baird Compa- derstand mine was actu- drastically affects the Thru Trucks" roads. nies spoke at the meeting, ally the low bid. I can't get Boler Equipment Servic- claiming that his company any answers why I wasn't See CITY, Page 3 HERALD photo/Roger Cline On the right, contractor Robert Baird of Baird Companies in Big Spring addresses the City Council Tuesday evening regarding his recent bid on utility contractor services. Although Baird's bid was lower, city staff recommended awarding the contract to Boler Equipment Service Inc. because Baird's bid did not conform to units requested in the bid packet. Baird claimed that a city staff member told him to bid in the units he used. The council voted to reject all bids and rewrite the bid packet, clarifying some requirements before re-issuing the request for bids. VA’s Art Expo honors female veterans Empowered women empower women HERALD photo/Roger Cline 42 artistic entries were judged by both assigned judges, veterans and members of the public Tuesday at the West Texas VA Health Care Center. Winners included "Hoot Owl" by Ambria Saverance (acrylic on canvas, shown here right of center), Veteran's Choice; Courtesy photo "The Cross" by Ambria Saverance (woodcarving), First Place, general vote; "Sunfusion" 2017’s keynote speaker, Wendy Perez, from by Daniel Sayre (woodcarving), Judges' Choice; and "Steam Locomotive" by Daniel ChurchLV of Las Vegas gives a motivation- Sayre (woodcarving), Honorable Mention. al speech to attendees of last year's Beyond Women’s Retreat. By TYLER SCHELLIE Staff Writer The Women’s Retreat, hosted by Family Faith Center, is back and is scheduled for Friday, August 3 through Saturday, August 4. Doors open at 6 p.m. You can register online, or in person. "As women, we often do more and go beyond our natural abilities. Many of us are empowered beyond how we see ourselves and even how others see us. Through God and the uniting of women, we believe that we can come together not only to empower ourselves, but to empower each other to go beyond what's expected in our spiritual and natural lives," See WOMEN, Page 3 Downtown HERALD photo/Roger Cline Women Veterans Program Manager Cynthia Schaffner with the West Texas VA Health Throw Down Care System stands with her favorite photo of a female veteran, Judi Roberts of the U.S. By AMBER MANSFIELD Air National Guard, on Tuesday. "Today we are exhibiting a couple of wonderful things," Staff Writer Schaffner said. "We're honoring our female veterans, so we have a National Female Six weeks, six different bands, but only one win- Veterans art exhibit. We also have the WASP art ner. Get ready for some rocking, honkey tonk, soul Find us online at: exhibit, the Women of Air Force Service Pilots, playing music as the Downtown Throw Down brings www.bigspringherald.com that came from a museum in Sweetwater. We another annual battle of the bands contest. This con- have some radios that were donated for exhibit test is a six week long event that will take place at the Train Car Cigar Bar, located at 100 South Main by Mr. Jim Weeks. He's with KBYG, and they're St. in downtown Big Spring. radios from 1942 to '82. And we have veterans The Downtown Throw Down is set to start at 8 and employees who have exhibited their own work, and we're having a contest." See DOWN, Page 3 Luxury Knives Now In Stock! • Damascus Blades Monday - Friday • Wood • Antler 9:30 am-5:30 pm • Shell • Inlay Handles 1003 E. FM 700 2018 www.thekaratpatch.com (432) 267-1480 Consistently Voted Big Spring’s Best Jewelry Store! 288158 BIG SPRING HERALD 2 LOCAL Wednesday, July 11, 2018 Eldon Holland, Obituaries Eldon Holland, 96, of Big Spring, died Wednes- Jim Freshour, shour. He moved to Big Spring in 1973 from Sny- day, July 11, 2018, at the VA Medical Center. Ser- der. Jim graduated from University of Texas at vices are pending at Myers & Smith Funeral Home. Jim Freshour, 77, of Big Spring, Austin with his Degree in Pharmacy and worked died Monday, July 9, 2018, at Sce- as a Pharmacist at the Big Spring State Hospital nic Mountain Medical Center. The from 1972 until 2018. family will receive friends from 5 He is survived by three sons: David Freshour p.m. until 7 p.m. Thursday, July Support Groups (Desire) of Big Spring, Jerry Freshour (Kassie) of WEDNESDAY 12, 2018, at Myers & Smith Funeral League City and Daniel Freshour (Laura) of Mon- • RSD (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy) a chronic Home. Graveside service will be toursville, PA. pain disease, a support and informative group, at 2 p.m. Friday at Trinity Memo- In addition to his parents, he was preceded in meets at 213 Circle. Call Lucy at 432-517-9207 for rial Park Peace Chapel with Doug death by his wife Beth Freshour. more information. Shelley, pastor of East Side Baptist Arrangements are by Myers & Smith Funeral Church, officiating. Home. Pay your respects online at www.myer- THURSDAY Jim was born January 26, 1941 in Haskell, Texas sandsmith.com • Alcoholics Anonymous, 615 Settles, open dis- to Imogene Rousseau Freshour and Luther Fre- cussion noon to 1 p.m.; women’s meeting; 6:30 until 7:30 p.m. Newcomers' meeting, 8 p.m. until 9 p.m. Stacey Welch, She grew up in Big Spring but lived in Lubbock • Weight Watchers meets at 6 p.m. at St. Paul Lu- for about 15 years. She married James Welch on Stacey Welch, 50, of Midland, for- theran Church. Weigh-in is at 5:30 p.m. Weigh-in is September 25, 1995 and they lived in Midland for merly of Big Spring, died Sunday, confidential and you don’t have to talk if you don’t about 7 years. July 8, 2018, at her residence. The want to. Flexible payment options. She is survived by her husband James Welch family will receive friends from 6 • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder support group of Midland; one son: Stephen Juarez of Colorado; p.m. until 8 p.m. Thursday, July meeting is at 6:30 p.m. at the VA Medical Center one daughter: Sara Miller of Florida; one brother: 12, 2018, at Myers & Smith Funeral Veteran’s Healing Center. Wesley Fields of Midland and one sister: Terri Home. Funeral service will be at • Bring Everyone Into The Zone, or BEITZ Sup- Lynn Yanez of Big Spring. 11:00 AM Friday at Myers & Smith port Group, is a veteran-based peer group. The pur- She was preceded in death by her parents. Chapel with Carlos Escalante, As- pose of the group is to provide peer-to-peer support Arrangements are by Myers & Smith Funeral sociate Pastor of Berea Baptist to service members, veterans and families, espe- Home. Pay your respects online at www.myer- Church, officiating. cially those suffering from post-traumatic stress sandsmith.com Stacey was born April 17, 1968 in Big Spring, disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), Texas to Norma Weaver Fields and Walter Fields. military sexual trauma (MST) and other traumatic events in their lives. BEITZ meets every Thursday at 6 p.m. t 501 Birdwell Lane. For more informa- tion, email [email protected], or call Police, Sheriff 432-268-3003. The Big Spring Police Department reported the • GriefShare is a Biblical support group that fo- following activity: The Howard County Sheriff's Department re- cuses on helping people who are dealing with a •BURGLARY OF A VEHICLE was reported in the ported the following activity: loved one's death. Each DVD session features na- • THEFT was reported in the Note – Officials with the Howard County Jail re- tionally respected grief experts and real-life stories, • ACCIDENT MINOR ported having 73 inmates at the time of this report.