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Santa Anna Boys Little Dribblers Team
The Santa Anna Boys Little Dribbler Team, the Saints, will be playing the Spurs in the championship game Friday, March 3, at 6:30pm, at the Coleman Junior High Gym. Good Luck Guys!
Pictured below are L-R Front: #11 Bo Beal, #31 Fabian Suarez, #00 Lucas Diaz, #5 Anthony Lopez, and Back: Coach Lori Beal, #14 Justin McElrath, #2 David Cupps, #25 Michael Valencia, and Coach Nora Valencia.
Torino 2006 - Olympics
Well the Olympics are over and the USA came in second to Germany in the medals race. For some the Olympics is much more than medals. I think that NBC does a great job covering the games.
Bob Costas does a particularly good job and he should since he has earned 17 Emmy Awards. This is his seventh Olympics with the NBC and his sixth in the primetime host's role.
So I guess it is time for me to start hunting up some more news for you instead of watching TV... have a good Tuesday!
Weekend
I didn't get much roofing done this weekend because everything was a little damp still after the nice rains. I think I probably had about an inch of rain. Send your rain gauge readings to news@santaannanews.com.
Saturday I went to a co-worker's funeral in Goldthwaite. Probably the most energetic and friendliest person I have ever known, Cindy Hayes, of Mullin died after a battle with cancer. Cindy was originally from Albany and lived for some time in Sonora and at one time worked for NBC in San Angelo before moving with her husband Kenneth to Mullin where he is a ranch foreman. She worked in advertising and public relations where I work until about a year ago when she had to stop working for treatment. Cindy Hayes... gone but not forgotten.
Basketball Playoffs
In Class A Division 2 area girls basketball playoffs:
District 12 Champ, Water Valley, beat the team from Roby in double overtime by a score of 54-50. Roby had beaten Brookesmith 36-33 earlier.
Water Valley moved on to play Springlake Earth but missed the trip to the State Tournament, losing 63-50.
See the UIL 1A-Division 2 Girls Basketball Playoffs page for the full bracket and results.
In Class A Division 2 area boys basketball District 12 Champion, Water Valley squeaked by Richland Springs 28-27 in Bi-District and then fell to Grand Falls Royalty 76-58 in the Area Game.
It was a close game in Bi-District for District 12 Runner-up Bronte as they defeated District 11 Champ Eden 48-47. Bronte will meet up with Throckmorton Tuesday in the Regional Semi-Final to be played in Eula.
See the UIL 1A-Division 2 Boys Basketball Playoffs page for the full bracket and latest results.
Texas Cooperative Extension to Offer Food Manager Certification Training Course
Submitted by Debbie Hailey - Coleman County Extension Agent Family & Consumer Sciences
Statistics indicate that food borne illness continues to be a health issue in the United States. Each year, 1 in 4 Americans will become sick, 1 in 1,000 will become hospitalized, and 5,000 will die due to a food borne illness. During the past legislative session, a statute was amended that allowed the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to require each food establishment to have one certified food manager.
Recently, the Texas Board of Health adopted rules to implement this statute. Many of you have already received a letter from the Texas Department of State Health Services regarding this. Under these new rules, each food establishment permitted by the Texas Department of State Health Services must have one certified food manager. New food manager certificates will be valid for 5 years.
Texas Cooperative Extension, Taylor County, is offering a Food Manager Certification Training Course. This program will be offered for $79 on February 27-28, at the Taylor County Extension Office. Cost includes: training, materials, and the State food manager certification examination. This program is designed to not only prepare food service managers to pass the certification examination; it will provide valuable education regarding the safe handling of food. Almost 50 cents of every dollar Americans spend on food is spent on meals prepared away from home. Therefore, careful attention to food safety will help keep customers safe and satisfied.
Food borne illnesses are estimated to cost thousands of dollars in lost wages, insurance, and medical bills. With these statistics, knowledge of how to prevent food borne illness is essential. The benefits of improved food safety include:
* Increased customer satisfaction
* Improved relationships with health officials
* Prevention of bad publicity and law suits due to food borne illness
By attending the course, food service managers will learn about:
* identifying potentially hazardous foods and common errors in food handling
* preventing contamination and cross-contamination of food
* teaching and encouraging personal hygiene for employees
* complying with government regulations
* maintaining clean utensils, equipment and surroundings
* controlling pests
Food borne illnesses can be prevented by following simple food safety practices. For more information about the Food Manager Certification Training course of Texas Cooperative Extension, called "Food Safety: It's Our Business," call Debbie Hailey at 325-625-4519, or Judy Gully in Taylor County, at 325-672-6048. Brochures are also available at the Extension Office.
Debbie Hailey will plan to conduct a food manager certification training course in Coleman County in March of this year. If you are interested in attending this training, please contact Debbie now, so she can make plans for the 2-day training series.
State Nature Tourism Seminar Scheduled in Albany
A $5 BILLION dollar industry in Texas alone, Nature Tourism is growing. Mark your calendar and plan to attend a full-day Nature Tourism Seminar & Tour titled "The Nature of Everything: Integrating Public Desire for Nature with Your Tourism Product." Sponsored by the Texas Travel Industry Association (TTIA), the Texas Nature Tourism Council (TNTC) and Texas A&M Cooperative Extension (TCE), the workshop will be held on April 19, 2006 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Stasney's Cook Ranch in Abilene. Just $35.00! Includes Lunch & Transportation from Abilene!
The workshop focuses on providing attendees useful market information for integrating the public's desire for nature related activities with existing or potential tourism products. Expert presenters from across Texas will provide market data, success stories and helpful planning resources.
Convention and visitors bureaus, chambers of commerce private landowners, business people, marketing organizations and anyone interested in increasing economic development through nature tourism are invited to attend and participate.
The workshop is being held at the same time as the Texas Department of Transportation's annual Travel Counselors Conference. Those attending the nature tourism workshop may also sign up to attend TxDOT's evening dinner after the workshop (additional fee required).
Please contact Jennifer Roush or Rose Koosman at the TTIA office for more details, to register or for answers to any questions, 512-476-4472, http://www.ttia.org/.
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