WEATHER: ( May 17, 2012 ) THURSDAY – High yesterday afternoon was 84 at 5:00 ; this morning’s low was 55 at 7:00 . KPANcast: Breezy and warm with a 10% chance of a stray thunderstorm.

 

LOCAL: The Hereford school board meets in special session at 11:30 today at HISD Admin Building to discuss the 2012-2013 school budget…….TxDOT crews have taken a break for a few days in the project to resurface Park Avenue from 25-Mile Avenue east to US 60. An asphalt overlay has been applied to the outer lanes of traffic. Next week, the center lane will be seal-coated and traffic striping applied…….It was Wednesday Night Lights and it was  May, but otherwise a familiar feel last night at Whiteface Stadium as the 2012 edition of the Hostile Herd went through their paces in the spring scrimmage game. The Herd opens the season August 30th at Lubbock Estacado…… Funeral services for Louise Leasure Coombes, age 81, are at 10:30 today at Rix Funeral Chapel. She was a longtime resident who was a homemaker, legal secretary, and had graduated from Hereford High in 1947…….Memorial services for Hazel Adams, age 98, will be at 1:00 Friday at the Lamar Room at King’s Manor. She died May 4th……. A retirement reception for Judy Myers, Allen Parson and Roger Williams will be held 4:30-6:00 today at First Financial Bank. The informal reception will also include remarks from Scott Dueser, CEO of First Financial Bankshares…….A meeting for parents of HHS sophomores is set for 6:00 today at the high school library to discuss class supper and other projects…….KPAN salutes Juan Flores as the Good Neighbor of the Day…….First National Bank at 301 West Third Street, 403 North 25-Mile Avenue and in Friona.

 

KPAN PUN: By the time a man is wise enough to watch his step, he’s too old to go anywhere.

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