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Chamber of Commerce gets new director
Beginning October 18, the Colorado City Area Chamber of Commerce will have a new face.
Amanda Harman will be filling the Colorado City Tourism Department position left vacant by Sandy Ellis last month.
Harman is a graduate of Texas Tech and engaged to be married to Ray Ritchey, local farmer and manager of Producers Co-op Gin.
Originally from Happy, Texas, Harman has been coming to Colorado City for over two years and has volunteered at numerous events such as the Annual Veterans Run for the Wall and Kiwanis Pancake Supper.
Classifieds
GARAGE SALES
CARPORT SALE
Corner of 14th & Hickory
Thursday, Sept. 2
8-3
Dining room table with 4 chairs, dishes, misc. baby stuff.
GARAGE SALE
732 E. 9th St.
Saturday
7-1
Nice teen clothes, shoes, books, CDs, TV, movies, PlayStation II console and games, Gameboy, lots of misc.
GARAGE SALE
325 Temple St.
Road next to livestock auction barn
Saturday
8-5:30
Lots of misc.
District campuses get new roofing
D.K Roofing worker Ron Fitzgerald tucks Duro-Last collar snuggly around air conditioning units on top of Kelley Elementary. The roofing company began re-roofing the district campuses this week.
The single-ply membrane is rated leak-proof, wind-resistant and maintenance-free. D. K. Haney Roofing will install a similar roof on the Channell 11 news building in Ft. Worth following the CISD project.
Hotel clean-up focuses on safety
The City of Colorado City began taking proactive measures to cleanup and secure the historic Baker Hotel this week. Amie Wood, head of the City’s Community Development and Main Street Departments, indicated that the current effort was brought about by serious safety concerns.
Obituaries for week of August 29 2010
Thomas R. Aguilar
1924-2010
COLORADO CITY -- Mr. Tomas R. Aguilar, age 85, passed away Friday, August 27, 2010 in Colorado City. Funeral Services were held on Monday, August 30, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at Emmanuel Baptist Church with Rev. Sammy Contreras officiating. Burial followed in the Mitchell County Cemetery under the direction of Kiker-Seale Funeral Home.
Tomas was born on December 19, 1924 in Sweetwater to Luis and Refugia Rodriguez Aguilar. He was a longtime resident of Colorado City and a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church.
This Week in Colorado City, Texas
Immunization Clinic
Texas Dept. of State Health Services held an immunization clinic Wed., Sept. 1 from 10 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Wallace Center, 149 S. Hwy. 208. Please bring child’s immunization records to clinic, along with Medicaid or CHIP card. For more information, call 325-754-4945.
Locker Room Decorators
Ira Ewards passes away at 86
WWII veteran Ira Edwards passed away Wednesday morning in his home in Colorado City.
Edwards participated in the Normandy invasion and served his country with distinction.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church, with Reverend Jerry Shields officiating and burial under the direction of Kiker-Seale Funeral Home.
Kick it off....this Friday
If you love football, then Friday night is what you’ve been waiting for.
It’s kick-off time and all local teams will open the season this weekend.
There’s something special about that first high school football game of the new season. It’s a new beginning, a new school year and the expectation for a championship team are always exciting.
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