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Walk MS 2011: Dumas

The local Walk MS is this Saturday and they wanted everyone to know of the great door prizes that you can buy tickets on.  When you register you can buy a chance for $1 and have a chance at several great prizes including a Mother's Day Basket or a family outing with lots of local things to do.  Of course the Walk MS is a great way to do be with your family and help raise funds for a worthy organization at the same time.

Date: Saturday, April 30, 2011
Location: McDade Park 
Address: E. 16th & Durrett,
Dumas, TX 79029
Site Opens: 9:00 a.m.
Walk Begins: 10:00 a.m.
Walk Manager: April Brownlee
Contact Info: April.Brownlee@nmss.org or 806.468.8005, ext. 26


Walk MS is a rallying point, a time and a place to stand together and to be together — to help raise critical funds that support cutting edge research, drive change through advocacy, facilitate professional education and provide programs and services to help people with MS move their lives forward.

Join the Walk MS Movement. Register Today.
Be there. Because every movement you make and every dollar you raise supports the mission to create a world free of MS.

Saturday, April 30: Borger and Dumas Click here to learn more about your local event.

 

Elias Jaquez died of his injuries at the Lubbock Burn Unit on Wednesday. Volunteer Elias Jaquez from Cactus was helping with  a grass fire in Moore County on Saturday, April 11, 2001.  The truck that the firemen were on got stuck in the sand in the path of the fire and the fireman had to flee.  Jaquez fell and was caught in the fire and received burns over 60 percent of his body.  

In Elias honor flags will be flown at half-staff today and tomorrow as well as the day of his funeral.

On Monday, April 25, a fallen hero will ride his final firetruck and be laid to rest at North Lawn Cemetery in Dumas.  The Patriot Guard Riders will form a flag line that all are welcome to be a part of to bid farewell to our fallen hero.  The flag line will form between 9:30 and 10 am at the Masonic Lodge and line the way to the North Lawn Cemetery. Flags will be available for those attending.

Services at 11:00 am at the St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church.

A large crowd is expected. If you wish to be part of this procession, please follow instructions given by officials.

There was a lot of discussion in the work session of the City Commissioner's Meeting on Monday night about No Smoking at the Cal Ripkins ball park and practice fields.  This is an issue that might come back for discussion again at another city meeting.  What are your thoughts on this?  Should the city make this an ordinance with a fine or could the coaches just make it a policy that there is no smoking at the fields and at the games.

Go to the High Plains Observer's Facebook page to give us your thoughts on this.

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The Dumas City Commissioners were asked to purchase another grass rig for the Fire Department at Monday night's City meeting.  Larry Dutcher spoke on behalf of the Fire Department to inform the Commissioners about the grass rig that received damage.  The damage grass rig had been built by the firemen  in 1991 and it was a 1990 ford.  It had a special size bed on it which could be hard to replace with a standard  bed.  Dutcher said they believed the tank was still good on the damaged rig and that could be used on another rig.  "We are at the time of the year where we need another rig to fight fires." said Dutcher.  It was determined it needed to be replace but by the time a rig could be found and retro fitted it could be July before it was in commission.  The decision was made to start looking and come back with prices.

Have you ever seen a pink fire truck?  The good folks in Perryton got to see the Pink Heals Fire Truck last weekend. Evan Littlejohn is the fireman taking this truck on one of the many tour stops in Texas.  The purpose is to raise awareness and money for the fight against breast cancer for the women in our Country. This is another one of many ways firemen across our nation work to save lives.