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Granbury News for 29-Jul-2008

'Zem Neill, president/CEO Camp Fire USA First Texas Council (Fort Worth Business Press)A longtime advocate for youth, Neill first became involved with Camp Fire USA 30 years ago as a tennis instructor. She is past chair of the National Camp Fire Association of Professionals and past president of the Tarrant County Youth Collaboration, Altrusa and the Rotary Club of Fort Worth.

'First Financial Bank Sweetwater to Open New Bank Office in Merkel, Texas (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) First Financial Bank, N.A., Sweetwater, today announced plans to open a new branch bank in Merkel, Texas.

'The long way can be shorter when you're commuting (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)Drivers who stick to highways, rather than taking a shortcut, may be selling themselves short.

'Lone Star Park had its ups and downs (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)Dry weather made for good attendance, although the handle was down.

'The long way can be shorter when you're commuting (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)By GORDON DICKSON The road less traveled is no longer just for adventurers, wanderers and poets. Arterials and other local streets often get North Texas drivers where they?re going as fast ? or faster ? than better-known highways, a Star-Telegram road experiment shows. Many commuters are turning to "shortcuts" ? even though the drive is often longer ? because they?re tired of worsening ...

'Texas & Neighbors: New home for sea turtles (Dallas Morning News)The Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi has opened a new sanctuary for sea turtles. Tortuga Cay is a lagoon habitat with above- and below-water areas where visitors can watch Kemp's ridley, hawksbill and green sea turtles.

'YMCA closing all pools in Tarrant County tonight (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)BY ALEX BRANCH The YMCA will close all its swimming pools in Tarrant County at 6 p.m. tonight to treat the water against cryptosporidium, the parasite that has sickened at least 20 people. The treatment, known as hyperchlorination, is a precaution that health officials have recommended to the operators of all public pools. The 15 pools will close at 6 p.m. tonight and remain closed Friday, said ...

'Baker & Jares: Stage West returning to old home, this time as owner (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)The former S&H Green Stamps warehouse is sold to a developer.

'ACU athlete broke records, Cold War barriers (Abilene Reporter-News)It's a long way from Bangs, Texas, to Moscow, Russia. But in 1958, it took James Segrest only about 21 seconds to get to the Soviet capital.

'Barnett Shale rig report (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)New drilling rigs operating in the Barnett Shale natural gas field for the week ended Friday.

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