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WEATHER:
(
July 3, 2009
) FRIDAY – High yesterday
afternoon was 92 at
5:00
; this morning’s low was 67 at
7:00
. KPANcast:
Hot and a little breezy today, with a 40% chance of thunderstorms for the
4th of July.
LOCAL:
The Texas Legislature adjourned a two-day special session Thursday after
adopting two of the three issues assigned by Governor Rick Perry.
Lawmakers did not take action on a bill to allow the state to continue
contracting for privately-built toll roads, but did give approval to
extending operations of five state agencies and for issuing $2 billion in
state bonds for new road construction……Independence Weekend activities
today include a golf scramble at Pitman Golf Course and a block party from
11:00-2:00 in the 300 block of Main Street. Saturday a parade starts at
10:00
, followed by food and fun at
Dameron
Park
. The fireworks spectacular is set
for Hereford Aquatic Center Park Saturday night, with patriotic music
choreographed to the 9:45pm display simulcast on KPAN AM-FM……Funeral
services for Carroll Newsom, age 85, are being held at 11:00 this morning
at Coulter Road Baptist Church in Amarillo. He was a retired farmer and
businessman who was a 1941 graduate of Hereford High, and had lived in
Hereford until his retirement in 2000……Funeral mass for Maria
Guadalupe Mendez, age 82, will be held at 2:00 today at San Jose Catholic
Church with burial at West Park Cemetery. She had lived in Hereford since
1968……The HHS Classes of 1969 and 1999 are holding class reunions this
weekend, with social events tonight and Saturday for classmates and
friends……KPAN salutes Jim Steiert as the Good Neighbor of the
Day……On the run? Call ahead! Takeout and delivery available at Casa
Abalos at 364-4456.
KPAN
PUN: The economy is so bad that women are marrying for love.
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