Calendar of Events 9/2/2010
ImmunizationsFree childhood immunizations, sponsored by the Abilene Care Van and the Caring For Children Foundation of Texas, will be available from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Medical Care Mission at 1857 Pine St. Immunizations will be available for children age 2 months to 18 years. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian and have their immunization record. Information: www ...
MILITARY NEWS
ABILENE, TEXAS - Airman First Class Devin J. White, a 2007 graduate of Marion Harding High School, is stationed at Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene, Texas, and has been in the Honor Guard since June 2010. He graduated from United States Air Force basic training at Lackland AFB in 2009 and attended technical school at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, where he graduated as an aerospace ...
Every dog at pool had its (Satur)day
Saturday was the 12th annual Doggie Splash Day at the Rose Park swimming pool, and the pool area looked something like the lyrics to “Spill the Wine,” a hit song by the band War:“There was long ones, tall ones, short ones, brown ones, black ones, round ones, big ones, crazy ones.”
Soil contamination found at crash site
Additional soil contamination by uranium has been reported by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at a location 4.5 miles southwest of Dyess Air Force Base, and the corps is inviting the public and officials from state and local governments to make written comments on its findings and the proposed cleanup.Copies of the report by the Army Corps of Engineers are available at the Richardson Library at ...
Birds' flights fuel alert on safety at Abilene airport
Bird strikes are an ever-present and growing menace to aviation everywhere, as shown by the “miracle on the Hudson” on Jan. 15, 2009.How great a menace birds and other wildlife present to flights at Abilene Regional Airport will be the subject of a yearlong study approved by the Abilene City Council on Thursday.
About 50 apply for help on houses in Abilene
Some elderly and disabled Abilene residents have asked for help getting their homes prepared for winter. Soon, others will be asked to pitch in to grant their requests.About 50 residents have applied to the Abilene Volunteer Weatherization Program to have their homes weatherproofed before the winter cold arrives. The program, which has been operating since the early 1980s, uses entirely ...
McMurry ticket sales under way; Maroon Pride returns
Ticket sales have begun for McMurry University’s upcoming football season, and the school is bringing back Operation Maroon Pride, which provides tickets for active military personnel and their dependents.
LSC agrees to let five schools depart after 2010-11 season
RICHARDSON — The Lone Star Conference will be an 11-team conference after the 2010-11 season.
Dyess Tests Soil Contaminated in 1958 Crash
Uranium was scattered from one of the weapons that exploded in the crash.
Development Corp. OKs $17.2M budget
The Development Corporation of Abilene board approved a $17.2 million budget for fiscal year 2011, to be supported by $10.2 million in current revenue and nearly $13 million in unencumbered fund balance.
