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Granbury News for 15-Mar-2006

'Pirates nearing playoffs (Hood County News)The granbury Pirates are closing in on a return to the soccer playoffs, their first since moving to 5A last season, and greatly helped their chances with Friday's 3-1 win at North Crowley.

'Chamber taps Floridian (Hood County News)Mike Scott, formerly of Fort Worth, has accepted the position of president for the Lake granbury Area Chamber of Commerce, board chairman Steve Cook said Monday. Scott will be moving to the area from Green Cove Springs, Fla.

'Wildfire destroys fire truck (Hood County News)Sparks from rail cars ignited a fire Sunday that damaged no dwellings and barely touched the several thousand-acre Double T Ranch. But already-overtaxed volunteer fire departments lost valuable equipment to the fire, which raged from 4 to 8 p.m. three miles west of the Granbury Airport.

'Emma Lou Shearer (Hood County News)Final rites for Emma Lou Shearer, 98, of Granbury, were held Monday in Mount Olivet Chapel in Fort Worth. Burial was in Mount Olivet Cemetery. The native of Lometa and 60-year resident of Fort Worth died Thursday, March 9, 2006 in Granbury.

'The Lady Pirates (6-3 overall, 1-2 in District 4-5A) had put themselves in a 9-0 hole when they gave up seven runs to (Hood County News)His team didn't get a win Friday, but Granbury Lady Pirate softball coach Mark Strickland was still impressed by something he saw in his team in a 10-7 loss to visiting Weatherford. ?They battled back and made it a game. You see what this team can do,? Strickland said.

'Pirate Relays - Boys 3rd, girls 5th in own meet (Hood County News)Granbury High Lady Pirate track coach Renvy Smith was looking at the quality, not quantity, when studying the results of the Pirate Relays Friday at Granbury Middle School.

'Survivors are her husband, a son, John, and daughters, Nancy and Elizabeth (Hood County News)A memorial service for Barbara McGuinn Staples will be held at First Presbyterian Church in Granbury at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 25, 2006. Her ashes will be interred at the First Presbyterian Church?s columbarium.

'Stanley R. Varner (Hood County News)Funeral services for a son and brother of two granbury women, Stanley R. Varner, 64, of Amarillo, were held there Monday, March 13, 2006 in Rector Funeral Home Osage Chapel.

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