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Vol. 112, Issue 124 ■ 50 cents
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Mercer wins
district medalist
honors
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Life
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Many Sweetwater residents showed up to the Sweetwater High School track on Thursday, April 8, to walk barefoot to raise awareness for a
commonly overlooked problem. There are many people in the world not fortunate enough to experience the luxury of shoes. Residents stepped
out of their shoes for an hour and took those first few steps for awareness. One Day Without Shoes is an annual event hosted by TOMS
Shoes, in which students, friends, parents, strangers and co-workers host or join barefoot events. Some go barefoot for an hour, some for the
whole day, but all become a part of a greater movement toward change. Shown at the walk are Thomas Almanza, Windie Almanza, Alexis
Thompson, Robin Cleveland, Todd Henington, Georgie McGough, Teresa Terry, Pat Thompson, Jason Glenn, Avery Glenn, Jonnye Gibson,
Ashley Jones, Tisha Forbes, Kaegan Forbes, Mandy Kemp, Kaleb Hall, Christian Gaxiola, Annie Miles, Matt Miles, Cash Miles, Case Miles,
Melodee Johnson, Louis Gaxiola, Stacy Carter, Gavin LaRue, Laney LaRue, Seth LaRue and Tatiana Rodriguez. According to the One Day
Without Shoes Web site, most children in developing countries grow up barefoot. Some children walk barefoot for miles each day, and can
often not attend school without proper footwear. In Ethiopia, approximately one million people are suffering from a debilitating disease called
podoconiosis, which is 100% preventable with basic hygiene and shoes.
Photo by Casey LaRue Covington
Brookshire receives green grocer recognition
Tyler, TX - Selected for its approach on sustain-
ability practices and environmental responsibil-
ity, the trade magazine Progressive Grocer has
recognized Brookshire Grocery Company (BGC)
as one of the new Green Grocer Award recipients
for 2010.
BGC was acknowledged for its numerous efforts
that are in effect company-wide, including increas-
ing its recycling program and for decreasing its
energy usage.
"Two years ago, our company set as one of its
strategic goals that we would work to protect
the environment through responsible education
and continuous improvement in our usage of
energy and natural resources," says Greg Nordyke,
Brookshire's SVP of corporate development and
executive sponsor of the company's sustain ability
program.
As an example of BGC's efforts to providing a
greener atmosphere for its partners and for its
customers, Progressive Grocer highlighted the
company's decision to increase its recycling pro-
gram, decrease energy usage at all of its retail
stores, reduce the usage of water in its manu-
Zidermanis
to speak at
Aglow
Vera Zidermanis
Sweetwater Aglow will
host their monthly meet-
ing on Tuesday, April 13,
at 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn
Express. Guest speaker will
be Vera Zidermanis from
Waco, Texas. Zidermanis
was born in Ohio and is
the oldest of six children.
Raised in a Christian home,
she accepted Christ as her
Lord and Savior at the age of
13. She knew at an early age
that God had a call on her
life. She moved to California
after graduation and
returned a few years later to
join her parents for training
in mission work. In 1969,
she was baptized in the Holy
Spirit on Easter Sunday at a
convention in Waco, Texas.
She met and married her
husband (a Latvian refugee)
that same year. They began
a life of full time traveling
ministry. They have three
children and five grandchil-
dren. They have ministered
all over the United States,
• See AGLOW page 3
factoring plants and its acquisition of more fuel
efficient vehicles in the company's fleet.
BGC is beginning construction on a new con-
cept store, Fresh, which is planned to include new
technologies (including a wind turbine generator);
allow for the collection of rainwater for irrigation;
and provide roofs that will reflect solar heating,
rather than absorb it; among many others. Fresh
will also use recycled materials during its con-
struction to reduce waste.
The company has even taken steps to reduce the
• See GREENjgage 3
OAP encore performance planned at SHS
The Sweetwater High School Theatre Department will
present an encore performance of its UIL One Act Play,
Picnic, on Thursday, April 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the SIIS
Auditorium. Admission cost is $2 per person. The public
is cordially invited to enjoy the final theatre production of
the school year.
Sweetwater competed in District 2-3A Competition
held in Brownwood on March 27, against Graham's
Dancing at Lughnasa, Breckenridge's Bag of Cats, Snyder's
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Brownwood's To
See the Stars and Wylie's The Boys Next Door. Sweetwater's
Picnic, a 1952 Pulitzer Prize winning play by William Inge
was named Alternate play, while Snyder and Breckenridge
advanced to the area level.
Sweetwater received several individual awards. Cody
Hazard and Emily Richardson received honorable men-
tion and Carlee Harrell and Shelby Ezzell were named to
the All Star Cast.
• See OAP page 3
Sweetwater High School Drama Department will present an encore performance of its UIL One Act Play,
Picnic, at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2010, at the Sweetwater High School Auditorium. Admission
will be $2 per person. Their production Picnic is directed by Melody Copeland, Jean Morrow and Kristin
Martinez Pictured above is the cast, (back row) David Ware, Kathleen Campbell, Hannah Weems, Caleb
Hatfield, Cody Hazard, (front row) Emily Richardson, Carlee Harrell, Shelby Ezzell, Angela Ware and
(floor) Laura Duclos. Picnic, by William Inge, was a 1953 Pulitzer Prize Winner taking place on Labor Day
weekend in Kansas.
Photo Courtesy of Sweetwater High School
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Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 112, No. 124, Ed. 1 Friday, April 9, 2010, newspaper, April 9, 2010; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth229135/m1/1/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.