Fun Summer Events at your 

Sweetwater County-City Library

Courtesy Content: Sweetwater County-City Library

We will kickoff the summer fun at the library with Magic with Harlin Rhoades. Harlin has been to visit the library for several years now. He does a fun magic show to promote reading. He will be here Tues. June 5th at 10:00. It is for ages, and it's free!

We are doing something different this summer. There will be a 3 week art class for 4th-6th graders on Wed. June 6, 13, and 20 at 10:00am. Carolyn Walker, retired art teacher and member of West Texas Art Guild, from Colorado City will be teaching the class. There is a limit of 12. Be sure to come by the library and sign up.

Do you and your family like to play games? There will be game day at the library every Fri. at 1:30 starting June 8th. The library has some fun board games in which we will have available, and there will be light refreshments. Come in out of the heat and bring your family for a good time. You can bring your own games to play too.

We have passed out flyers of summer information to all the schools and we have flyers in the library. All the information is on our website www.sweetwaterlibrary.org. We hope it to be a fun summer!

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Texas Wind 2012 launches the
official Texas wind energy conference.

July 31-August 1, 2012

Sheraton Gunter Hotel Downtown

Texas Wind 2012 will be held in San Antonio. Texas

Wind 2012 and annual follow-up conferences will cover a full range of seminar topics and include a trade show expo & networking reception. We expect Texas Wind 2012 to attract

Roughly 200 wind energy leaders, with 350 in 2013, and steady growth thereafter.

Seminar topics at Texas Wind 2012 will include onshore & offshore regional status updates, policy outlook, supply chain, workforce development, public outreach, operations & maintenance best practices, turbine showcase, environmental mitigation, legal update, transmission expansion, load development, manufacturing, ports, case studies, keynotes, and more.

We are seeking sponsors to play a leading role in launching this important new venture for the leading wind energy region in the Americas. Texas Wind 2012 is coordinated by Texas Wind Energy Clearinghouse, Inc., a Texas non-profit corporation serving as a trade association for all phases of the Texas wind energy industry.

The following sponsorship categories are available for Texas Wind 2012:

Lone Star Sponsor (1) $5,000

Primary sponsorship profile on event graphics

Exclusive logo on conference bags

Primary choice on exhibit space

10 staff admissions included for all Texas Wind 2012 aspects

Reduced rate for additional staff designees

Alamo Sponsors (4) $3,000

Secondary sponsorship profile on event graphics

Primary profile on networking reception and luncheons

Secondary choice on exhibit space

5 staff admissions for each Alamo Sponsor for all Texas Wind 2012 aspects

Reduced rate for additional staff clients or other sponsor designees

Cattle Baron Sponsors (12) $1,500

Sponsorship profile on event graphics

2 staff admissions for each Cattle Baron Sponsor for all Texas Wind 2012 aspects

Reduced rate for additional staff clients or other sponsor designees

Exhibitors (40) $750

Expo exhibit space

1 staff admission for each Exhibitor for all Texas Wind 2012 aspects

Reduced rate for additional staff for client or other sponsor designee

Texas Wind Energy 2012 Conference Itinerary

Itinerary:

Tuesday, July 31
9:00 a.m.
Welcome
9:15 a.m.
Keynote Address
9:45 a.m.
Status of USA Wind Energy Industry
10:15 a.m.
Break
10:45 a.m.
Status of Texas Wind Energy Industry
11:15 a.m.
Texas renewable energy beyond wind
11:45 a.m.
Break
12 noon-Keynote luncheon
Afternoon Breakout Sessions
1:15 - 4:15 p.m.

Track A

Regional case studies
Permian Basin& Rolling Plains
Panhandle

South Texas

Track B

Supply Chain

Texas &regional manufacturing

Rail& truck transportation

Texas ports

Track C

Public Outreach
K-12 educational outreach

College-University programs
Workforce readiness programs

Track D

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5:30-7:00 p.m.
Networking Reception
CasaRio on the Riverwalk S. Alamo Street @E.Commerce Street)
Margaritas, Tex-..Mex appetizers, beer, Texas wine, sodas, mariachis & mucha fiesta

Wednesday, August 1
 

Morning Breakout Sessions
9:00-11:45 a.m.

Offshore status and issues
General Land Office offshore overview

Baryonyx environmental review &project report

European offshore overview

Texas, U.S., & European manufacturing opportunities

Marketplace Opportunities
Developers' perspectives &initiatives

Transmission expansion status

New load development opportunities

Policy Outreach
Detailed federal policy outlook

Federal policy action strategies

Issues for 2013 Texas Legislature

State&federal issue advocacy

Homeland Security
Homeland Security overview
ERCOT perspective

Project operators' perspective

Open discussion

12 noon-Keynote Luncheon
Afternoon Breakout Sessions
1:15 - 4:15 p.m.

Wind Law 2012
Environmental reviews

Land leasebest practices &issues

Caselaw & litigation mitigation

Schooltax limitation process

Increasing Project Profits
O&M Best Practices

New OEM technological innovations

After-warranty strategies

Retail Green
CPS Energy-Windtricity &Electric Vehicles

TXU Energy

Austin Energy-Green Choice

Major retail wind customers

As Seen on TV
Turbine Cowboys
Earth:TheOperator's Manual
USA &international films/news

Conference adjourns @ 4:15 p.m.

WASP Annual Homecoming 2012 (map)

 

Courtesy of: www.sweetwatertxnews.blogspot.com

WASP Museum: http://waspmuseum.org/

Scheduled Events:

Sweetwater Plaza 9 a.m.-PARADE

TSTC (Avenger Field) Between 10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.-LUNCHEON

TSTC (Avenger Field) 7 p.m.-STEAK DINNER and WWII Big Band Dance 

Events:

Meet with the surviving WWII hero's.
Breaking ground ceremony for the museum's expansion.
Join in the later evening for the Big Band Dance "WWII Style" at 7 p.m.

* Free Plane Rides for children 8-17 years of age.
* Music, Car, Motorcycle Show: ($20.00 Entrance Fee To Compete)
* Fifi's Famous French Fries and Cheeseburger: ($7.00 Per Person)

For more information on the WASP Museum and History of Events: http://waspmuseum.org/

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