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December 15, 2011
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Weather Delays & Cancellations
Pringle-Morse CISD has cancelled classes for Tuesday, December 20, 2011. Classes will resume on Monday, January 2nd.
Gruver classes will start at 10 a.m. tomorrow, Tuesday, December 20th. School will be dismissed at 2 p.m. In-town students only, busses will not run.
The doctor clinics in Spearman will open late on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 due to the weather. Family Medical Clinic 1 and Dr Garnett’s office will open at 10 a.m.
The UIL awards ceremony for Gruver elementary and junior high that was scheduled for Tuesday, December 20, 2011 has been cancelled. It will be rescheduled for sometime in January.
Road Closures
Westbound I-40 is closed at Hope Road. Eastbound is still open. TxDOT providing tractor trailer parking.
I-40 is closed in New Mexico because of poor visibility.
Parking for semi-trailer trucks is being provided at Dick Bivens Field and the Tri-State Fairgrounds on 10th Avenue. The parking area may be accessed from I-40 at exit 72A (Quarter Horse Drive). Amarillo police officers are directing truck traffic into the stadium area.
The following roadways remain closed due to blowing snow and poor visibility:
US 287 northbound out of Amarillo is closed at Givens Road until further notice. Southbound traffic is allowed. FM 1061 northbound is closed at FM 2381 (Bushland Road) until further notice. Southbound traffic is allowed. US 385 northbound is closed at the north Vega city limits until further notice. Southbound traffic is allowed.
Road Condition Numbers : Texas 800-452-9292 , Oklahoma 405-425-2385 , New Mexico 800-432-4269 and Kansas 800-585-7623
2011 Spearman Lynxettes Cross Country Team
2011 Gruver Lady Hounds Cross Country
The Spearman Lynxettes captured the State Cross Country Championship for the 4th straight year. Pictured are: (Back Row, L-R) Starla Whiteley, Tylo Farrar, Gately Garnett, Itzel Meza, Sarah Snider, Shelby Hanna, Malory Martin, Gena Hargrove; (Front Row, L-R) Brooke Walker, Cynthia Mendoza
The Gruver Lady Hounds captured the State 1A Cross Country Championship for the 3rd straight year. Pictured are: (Front Row, L-R) Coach Bekah Morrison, Bailey Stedje, Emilynn Robinson, Maggie Gaspar, Reagan Haynes; (Back Row, L-R) Coach Mica Been, Macy McLennan, Taylor Felderhoff, Shelley Gibson, Madison McLain, Coach Rod Been, Anders Been, and Daniela Luciano
2011 Spearman Lynx Varsity Football Team
Spearman Lynx - 2A Bi-District Champions
The Spearman Lynx defeated the Coahoma Bulldogs 23-21 on Friday, November 11, 2011 in the Bi-District game. They faced the Holliday Eagles on Friday, November 18, 2011 in Plainview at 8 p.m. for the Area Championship. They Lynx were defeated in overtime with a final score of 23-20.
Hansford County remains in shock after learning that David Truitt Johnson, 36, of Spearman, TX, died on County Road 18 west of Rocky Ford, CO at about 5:30 p.m. on September 13, 2010.
David, a pharmacist, and his wife, Sandi, purchased Gordon’s Drug in September of 2003. He was very well liked and respected in his community. His wife and their five children, Steven, Carlee, Mattee, Suzee and Dixee, are and will remain in our thoughts and prayers. May God hold them in His arms and heal the sorrow that they feel and may time accomplish what no words can.
Funeral services for David Johnson will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 18, 2010 at the Morse Baptist Church. Graveside services and interment will be at 4 p.m. at Hillcrest Cemetery in McLean, TX, under the direction of Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Spearman.
See complete story on page 1, and related story on Page 4, of the September 16th edition of The Hansford County Reporter-Statesman.
