The SDN Friday Night Football Scoreboard Snyder 20 Brownwood 17 Wylie 15 Wall 20 Greenwood 34 Canyon 20 Vernon 9 Monahans 46 Stephenville 40 Caprock 37 Southland 24 Lubbock High 9 Cleburne 66 Big Spring 12 O’Donnell 55 Seminole 44 Vol. 68 No. 101 Weekend, Aug. 27-28, 2016 22 Pages • $1.25 Home of Ellie & Bill Dryden Truck bypass still facing scrutiny, uncertainty By Glen Brockenbush $474,262 check for Lone Wolf SDN Staff Writer after Pct. 1 Commissioner Terry Williams voiced his concerns Several weeks after it was about the road’s condition. said to be ready for truck traffic, He said several people had the Cavendar Road truck bypass commented on the way the road still faces scrutiny and uncer- had been chip-sealed after they tainty. had driven past it, but not on it. The Scurry County Commis- Williams said he believed the sioners’ Court voted in April road would not be able to with- 2014 to use $2,074,427 from the stand the type of heavy-load ve- Texas Department of Transpor- hicle traffic it was designed to tation infrastructure fund grant facilitate. program to help pay for the truck County Auditor Angela San- bypass. chez said the withheld check is The state’s money was part of still being held and will be dis- a program to help counties re- cussed at the Sept. 6 commis- pair roads damaged by increased sioners’ court meeting. oilfield traffic. The commissioners agreed to Kenneth R. Smith In March 2016, commission- each drive on the road after the U.S. Air Force ers approved a $1,529,573 bid Aug. 16 meeting to see its condi- 1950-54 from Lone Wolf Construction, tion for themselves. LLC, of Colleyville, to be the Today’s Veteran sponsored by David Todd, of Hibbs and contractors for the project. Todd, Inc., the lead engineer for Nix’s Auto & Tire Service Scurry County paid 20 per- the project, said the road passed 1510 25th Street 573-3567 cent of the project’s cost as part material tests and an inspection. SDN Staff Photo of the grant. “We took core samples of the Engineers and the Scurry County Commissioners’ Court have discussed the state of the Cavendar Road truck WEATHER At an Aug. 16 meeting, com- material and tested it for the type bypass. The county has refused to release a $474,262 check to the contractor because of the road’s appear- missioners voted to withhold a See Bypass, Page 10A ance and concerns about its condition. Talking defense Snyder ISD officials pleased with STAAR camp attendance Parker Dupree By Ben Barkley quired to attend the camp, 82 degrees Friday’s high: SDN Managing Editor project-based instruction was Friday’s low: 62 degrees 7 a.m. reading today: 68 de- designed to get students back in grees Snyder ISD officials at first the habit of school-day activi- Precipitation: 0.43 of an inch weren’t sure if the students re- ties. McClain said the students 2016 precipitation: 17.08 quired to show up for this week’s benefited from the camp by es- inches State of Texas Assessment of tablishing a relationship with Academic Readiness (STAAR) their teachers. INANCES camp would attend. “The kids have been very en- F They did. gaged in the classes. This has WT-Int. Crude $47.64 Of the 817 students required been a good format,” she said. WTIC Posted $44.25 to attend, 771 attended the inten- At the junior high school, the Natural Gas $2.87 sive instruction week, according normal bell schedule was used Patterson-UTI $20.56 to Dr. Rachael McClain, the dis- throughout the day so the 344 Oxy-Permian $77.17 trict’s chief academic officer. students could learn the campus. Kinder Morgan $21.47 “That tells me the kids are “During the afternoons, we serious about their academics,” worked in areas where the kids OTTERY she said. “It also tells me that need extra support,” McClain L parents are supportive and want said. Friday’s Results their kids to have academic suc- The students also learned the Mega Millions cess.” policies and procedures of the 10-11-31-41-44 MB: 14 The STAAR Camp was held new campus. McClain said she Megaplier: 2 at Snyder Intermediate School, hopes that those students will be Snyder Junior High School and the leaders when school begins Cash Five Snyder High School. All Snyder for all students Monday. 10-15-26-35-37 Primary School students report- At the high school, 283 stu- ed this week. dents were required to attend Pick 3 Morning McClain said the weeklong and McClain said some of the 4-6-3 Sum It Up: 13 camp went very well and time freshman took benchmark tests Pick 3 Day Special to the Snyder Daily News/Michelle McCarty was spent on academics as well to prepare them for the end-of- 1-5-2 Sum It Up: 8 Snyder’s Diego Lopez (left) and Luis Cruz discuss defensive strategy during Friday’s game against Mid- as reviewing procedures at the course exams. Pick 3 Evening land Greenwood. The Tigers lost to Greenwood in the season opener, 34-20. For more on the game, see school. “We wanted to get a baseline 9-2-8 Sum It Up: 19 Page 11A in today’s edition. At the intermediate school, of where they were at,” she said. Pick 3 Night where 190 students were re- See Camp, Page 10A 9-7-2 Sum It Up: 18 Daily 4 Morning Jamaica event 2-3-1-4 Sum It Up: 10 Boys dominate Ira third grade class Daily 4 Day slated for Sept. 4 2-9-6-5 Sum It Up: 22 By Glen Brockenbush Daily 4 Evening SDN Staff Writer Our Lady of Guadalupe 4-1-4-0 Sum It Up: 9 Catholic Church will host its Daily 4 Night A class where boys outnum- annual Jamaica celebration 5-9-7-1 Sum It Up: 22 ber girls 17 to three may seem beginning at 8 a.m. Sept. 4. unusual to some, but not to the Activities include singing SK S third grade students at Ira ISD. and dancing performances, A U A majority of the 20 children music, a cabalgata, a danc- Q. — When is the first regu- have been going to school to- ing horse performance, food lar season NFL football game? gether since kindergarten. booths, games, a volleyball A. — The NFL season will Principal Dale Jones said the tournament and a dance. begin Sept. 8 when Denver school has had similar ratios in Committee member Alma hosts Carolina. the past, including a graduating Lopez said the committee class two years ago that featured wanted to expand the event only three girls and 19 boys. The this year. INDEX Ira graduating class of 2016 had “In past years, (the Jamai- Classifieds....................6A-9A 10 girls and seven boys. ca) ends earlier. This year, it Comics/Puzzles.................3B Regardless of the ratio, stu- will end later.” Lopez said. Community Calendar..........2A dents in small school districts “We want the event to grow Dear Abby............................9B like Ira are in classes together every year for the benefit of Obituaries...........................2A for years and have never known the church and each year we Opinions.............................4B any different. strive to make it better.” SDN Column.......................4B “It’s just something that hap- SDN Photo/Glen Brockenbush DJ Casper of Snyder will Sports........................11A-12A pens sometimes,” Jones said. Ira third graders (l-r) Charlie Clark, Mason Pilkington, Abraham Castillo and Noah Preston listen to Pat Ster- provide music beginning at 9 TV Guide.......................5B-9B “They get to know each other ling during class this week in a classroom in which boys heavily outnumber girls. a.m. and Bohemio Alterado, Weather............................10A well because many of them grow a Dallas band that performs up together.” a couple of years ago that she how I teach, though. We all district. Although this is the low- Nortenas, cumbias and hua- Third grade teacher Pat Ster- would soon inherit a class with a teach within the same rules and est number of girls the class has pango style music, will be ling said she has never had a large gender difference. procedures.” had, it is not new to them. the main performer for the class with such a large disparity “I’ve never had any class that When the group was in sec- Landry Cumbie, 8, said it evening dance, which begins between the number of boys and was so skewed in this direction,” ond grade, there were five girls, does not bother her to be one of See Jamaica, Page 10A girls. She said she became aware Sterling said. “It doesn’t affect but two of them left the school See Class, Page 10A Page 2A Snyder Daily News Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016 Tigers sent off in style Man faces capital Community Calendar murder charges Back-to-school bash A back-to-school bash will be held from 6-9 p.m. today at the in nun deaths ampitheatre in Towle Park. Free food and drinks will be available. LEXINGTON, Miss. (AP) — A man suspected in the slay- Art exhibit ings of two Mississippi nuns The work of John Dickinson will be on display beginning Mon- who were found dead inside a day at the Office Space Art Gallery in the Western Texas College residence within the community fine arts building. they served was arrested and charged with two counts of capi- ESL registration tal murder, Mississippi authori- Registration for a free English as a second language course at ties said.