Today – FYI

JUNE 24, 2014 – NATIONAL PRALINES DAY

Birthdays:
Mike Fleetwood 67, Joe Penny 58, Michele Lee 72, Curt Mega 26, Al Molinaro 95

2000 The Dixie Chicks’ Natalie Maines marries actor Adrian Pasdar at A Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas following a Chicks concert. To celebrate, the couple hits the casinos and wins $740

1995 Tracy Lawrence blows into the #1 position on the Billboard country singles chart with “Texas Tornado”

1989 Garth Brooks makes his Grand Ole Opry debut

1964 Connie Smith signs with RCA Records

Advise (Old Farmer Almanac)
Rain on St. John’s will spoil the nuts.

FYI

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Sports Brief w/Mark Allen

Tech Baseball host OK State 6:30 PM (3 games)
Tech Softball host Texas 6 PM (3 games)
Tech women’s golf plays in the Big 12 tournament, today in San Antonio.
Tech’s No. 10 men’s and No. 18 women’s track & field at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa.
Tech  pitcher Corey Taylor is on the national pitcher of the year watch list.
Spurs host Clippers Friday 8:30 PM Game 3. (1-1)
Dallas Mavericks host Houston Rockets Friday 6pm Game 3. (Rockets 2-0)
Astros Start 3 against the Athletics Friday.
Rangers Start 3 against the Angels Friday.

Slaton Baseball vs Post – Today!

Mark Allen Meurer KSSL
(Join “Mark Allen” Meurer weekday mornings for Sports on KSSL 107.3 & 94.1 and Mobile App, Contact: mark@myslaton.com Cell/Text 806.789.8456)

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Sports Brief w/Mark Allen

* For team USA at the Can-Am Six-Man football Super Bowl, Coach Bear Chesley makes his fifth trip North of the Border this year, leading six-man football players from Texas, Montana, Colorado and Wyoming to Can-Am Bowl VIII July 5 in Hague, Saskatchewan. Chesley’s Coaching staff is made up of local West Texas Coaches: Jay Bingham (Ropes), Brian Sepkowitz (Kingdom Prep) and Chase Ryan (former Wilson Coach) and among the Texas players on the team is Austin Castillo from Wilson. This is the six-man Super Bowl for these kids.

* Vanderbilt beat Virginia 9-8 in Game 1 of the College World Series finals Monday night.  Game 2 tonight on ESPN

* Tim Duncan is exercising his contract option and will stay with the San Antonio Spurs next season.

* Former Dallas Stars player Mike Modano is heading to the Hockey Hall of Fame.

* The Texas Rangers begin 4 games aganist the Detroit Tigers Today.

* The Houston Astros begin 3 against the Atlanta Braves Today.

“Mark Allen” Sports – Weekday Mornings on KSSL Radio 107.3 & 94.1
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No Abduction In Slaton According To The Chief

Trevor Barnes, Slaton Chief of Police ” Abduction is false.  Not at all an abduction.  Misinformation.  Slaton police did not ever give anyone info about a kidnapping. Slaton citizens can relax.”   Chief Barnes has contact media sources to stop the confusion.

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One Month Drought Difference

by Clinton Thetford, Emergency Management Coordinator, Lubbock County Texas

What a difference a month makes. LUBBOCK Co. KBDI is 71, as of 6/23/2014, Airport at Lubbock total 8.69, at 0.15 above normal as of 6/23/2014

Current Map

Map 1

Map on 5/22/2014

map 2

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