The Sealy News (Sealy, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 22, 1987 Page: 1 of 30
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LAND ACQUISITION STILL MAJOR OBSTACLE TO FACILITY —
Airport Situation Updated
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HAAK
FRNKA
Savings Firm Changes Personnel
FINAL SECONDS' PASS GIVES WIN TO LOCALS -
Tigers Claw Falcons, 29-22
By Herbert Kollatschny
THE SEALY NEWS
Serving the Citizens of Sealy and Austin County Since 1887
SEALY, Austin County, TEXAS 77474
GOLSON HONORED
Trustees Get
Busy Agenda
Last Tuesday
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CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS SUGGESTED —
Group Rejects City's Offer
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News Photo
Rotarians Learn About Travel Last Friday
BAND WINS DISTRICT
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Superintendent of Schools Tom Golson, center,
receives a service award from executive director
Joe Seale of the Association of Community
Schools, right, during the October 13 school board
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meeting. Also honoring Golson was Henry Laba/,
left, senior vice president of Corporate Risk
Counselors
announces the promotion of
Doris S. Haak to the position of
branch manager of the Sealy
office. She will be assuming the
duties of Frnka.
Haak has been employed with
the association in Sealy since
1980. She and her husband,
Alfred, are lifetime residents of
the area and reside on their farm
and ranch near San Felipe.
Haak brings expertise and the
personal touch that has been the
foundation of the successful and
steadily growing Sealy office.
Pep Rally Set Tonight
A bonfire and pep rally will be
held behind Sealy High School
tonight, Thursday, at 8:30 p.m.
following the junior varsity
football game. Everyone is
welcome.
This is prior to Friday’s Sealy-
Bellville football game and is
sponsored by the Sealy High
School DECA Club.
If you are wondering what to
do in Sealy, Texas on Friday
nights for a little excitement, why
not try a football game? I don’t
believe you would have to be a
true football fan to get excited at
the one Friday night at Tiger
stadium. T. J. Mills’ Tigers pulled
one out of the fire when sopho-
more quarterback Billy Little hit
senior tightend Brad Bird with a
27-yard scoring strike with five
ticks left on the clock. That was
the third time in this contest that
the Little to Bird combination
worked for a Tiger touchdown.
The final score was 29-22 Tigers.
One would think that the scor-
ing strike would be enough excite-
ment for one night. However, on
the ensuing kick-off, with five
seconds left on the clock, Royal
came mighty close to breaking it
all the way. That would have been
entirely too much.
It was a big team win for Sealy,
but there were also several in-
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’ summary of discussion from an
AAA A band
ed a first div
The Sealy High School march-
ing band traveled to Conroe High
School Saturday, October 17 to
compete in the district nine, class
AAA University Interscholastic
Mag
fice personnel, the request will be
passed along to City Administra-
tor Kuciemba and subsequently
assigned. If there is no action
within a reasonable period,
stressed the mayor, feel free to
contact any council member or
the mayor for results.
On the subject of layoffs, the
mayor said those whose positions
have been eliminated have been
notified. Once the entire person-
nel procedure is completed the
city will announce which posi-
tions have been cut and the
reasons why.
Proposals for transfer of
franchise for American Cablevi-
sion and for special aluminum
can and paper collection were
tabled Wednesday pending fur-
ther study. The mayor, however,
encouraged citizens to separate
aluminum cans and place them in
bags near their garbage on regular
pickup days. The cans will be
collected to benefit needy citizens.
The November meeting date
has been changed to November 4
at 7:00 p.m. because of the
Veterans Day Holiday.
Mayor Reinbeck announced
Mayor Henry Cisneros has been
Please see CITY, page 4-5
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carned three division Ft for their
performance and was ranked
number one from the district,
scoring more points than any
other band in competition. The
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sota, Madison villa end Royal,
Division III; end Hempstead,
Division IV.
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An update on the Sealy (in cooperation with the Virnau
The Bellville High School Band students is__
will advance to the regional com- $30,000. Tim bend be set ore
petition along with My. after propose raising $13,000 to cover
also earning a division 1. transportation costs and will ask
A portion of his letter reads:
“Sealy Regional Airport Ven-
ture is unable to reconcile a sale
of its 218.5706 acre tract to the
City of Sealy at the offered
$417,032.70. As pointed out to
the City previously, the price per
acre currently offered by the City
is substantially less than the price
per acre paid for the property by
Sealy Regional Airport Venture in
1985, at the behest of the City”
“The City offer, dated July 23,
1987, also contained notice of the
City’s intention to proceed with
condemnation in the event the
City offer was not accepted. Sealy
Regional Airport Venture cannot
accept the City’s offer. In the
interest of the entire community
and its need for economic
stimulus at this time, we
Please see AIRPORT, page A-4
benefits for the frequent commer-
cial traveler. For example,
upgrades in electronic technology
have made it possible for a small
agency in Sealy to write tickets for
a company in Miami and have the
tickets print in their office in
Miami right then and there.
A travel agency can save you
money, said Pat, by giving you a
wider range of variables —
pleasure or business. “We can
electronically view complete
systems and save you time’’ and
she reminded, “We are paid by
the vendors; there is not cost to
you for our services!’
Services for the businessman or
Please see ROTARY, page A-4
Pat and her husband, Hilton,
are natives of the Houston area
and she joked that it took her
twenty years to convince him that
casual country living was prefer-
rable to the city rush. Previously,
they were connected with a travel
business based in Lake Tahoe,
Nevada. They moved to Sealy and
opened The Great Escape approx-
imately six weeks ago.
The professional travel consul-
tant briefly discussed the travel
industry in general, then travel
benefits for businessmen, leisure
travel and finally the couple’s
goals for the Sealy agency.
Labeling it a “quick moving
industry!’ Pat outlined new
In a letter to the City of Sealy
dated October 12, 1987, Harry
Sturges, representing the Sealy
Regional Airport Venture, out-
lined the group’s reasons for
rejecting the city’s recent
purchase offer on the proposed
airport site. Sturges suggests the
city proceed with condemnation
proceedings.
Travel — commercial and for
pleasure was the topic before
Sealy Rotarians during the Octo-
ber 16 luncheon at T&L
Restaurant. Guest speaker was
Patricia (Pat) Brooks of The
Great Escape Travel and Tours, a
new business in Sealy.
October 7 meeting held in Hou-
ston in the office of their legal
counsel. Bill Olsen, Sr. Present at
the meeting were Olsen, Joe
Rawlings, City of Sealy land
attorney, Mayor Betty Reinbeck,
Councilman David Ellerbe, City
Administrator Larry Kuciemba,
FAA representatives Stan Lou
and Gene Faulkner; Harry
Sturges III, Robert Hudson and
David Cryan, Sealy Venture
Group and Johnathan Armenta
of the Office of Inspector General
(OIG).
From the city’s point of view
the following items were
discussed at the meeting:
“• FAA will only participate
in the current fair market value
(not the purchase price plus inter-
est which the Sealy Venture
Group incurred)!’
“• Sealy Venture Group will
make a final land value proposal
Regional Airport and an
ordinance in support of improve-
ments on a portion of state
Highway 36 South led all agenda
items during the October 14
meeting of Sealy City Council.
City officials prepared a
The October 13 Sealy school
board meeting opened with a
honor for Superintendent of
Schools Tom Golson, proceeded
through a busy agenda and
concluded after 10:00 p.m. Items
under consideration included a
band trip to Florida and
Disneyworld, a stage lighting
system for the high school audi-
torium, examination of changing
the way candidates run for school
board election and a look at
Sealy’s ranking among school
districts around the state.
Early in the meeting, Joe Seale,
executive director of the
Association of Community
Schools, which lobbies for
smaller school districts and for
the interests of smaller districts,
presented Golson with an award
for outstanding service on the
association’s benefits committee.
The committee serves 22,000
school people across the state and
Golson served on it from its
inception till this year.
Also on hand with words of
praise for Golson was Henry
Labaj, senior vice-president of
Corporate Risk Councilors, who
stressed the SISD superinten-
dent’s integrity.
The plaque recognition was a
complete surprise to Golson.
Diana Boring, Band Boosters
president, appeared before trus-
tees to answer questions concern-
ing a proposed band trip and
performance at Disneyworld in
Orlando, Florida. Overall coat of
the six-day trip for 127 band
Earl Frnka, employed with
Colorado County Federal Savings
and Loan Association since 1969,
has assumed new duties in the
home office in Columbus. After
15 years of management, Frnka
brings his customers’ valued
opinion, his dedication and
enthusiasm into his new endea-
vors.
He and his family plan to
continue to make their home in
Sealy and remain active in
community affairs.
The savings and loan firm also
This letter was read during the
Wednesday meeting with repre-
sentatives from all landowners
involved in acquisition of the
airport site present. There was no
response by these representatives
following the reading.
Council passed an ordinance in
which they received and accepted
work on Highway 36 South from
its intersection with Interstate 10
to its intersection with Schmidt
Road. The ordinance also
authorized and directed the
issuance of special assessment
certificates in connection with the
improvements.
Dr. Victor Morris appeared
before council concerning upkeep
of a drainage easement on
Rexville Road. Despite the fact
the request for maintenance was
taken care of immediately by city
employees, the item provoked a
heated exchange between Coun-
cilman David Ellerbe and Morris.
As an outgrowth of the
exchange, it became clear that a
clarification was needed on the
proper procedure to register a
request or complaint with the
city. Mayor Reinbeck explained
that any item needing attention
can be called in to any city hall of-
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dividual stars in the contest.
Mike Manak, senior running back
came through with 168 tough
yards in 17 totes; B. Little passed
for three touchdowns, all to Bird
But to single out those mentioned
above without saying something
about Royal running back Robert
Kennedy wouldn’t be good
reporting.
Kennedy is terrific: speed,
balance, toughness, he has it all, a
fine back and the worst part he is
only a junior. He rocked the Tiger
defense for 202 yards on 25
carries. Royal has less than ten
students over the limit, forcing
them to be placed in AAA classi-
fication. They’re mighty tough in
this class, how tough would they
be in AA?
Sealy won the option to receive
and put the ball in play at their
own 27 yard line following the
kickoff. The Tigers manuvered
the ball out to the 41 yard line
Please see TIGERS, page R-2
family) to the Sealy City
Council!’
“• City of Sealy cannot create
a debt longer than the fiscal year
without the vote of the people!’
“• Primary problem to be
resolved is the purchase of the
218.5706 acres (not the Hillboldt
property purchase or the principal
access road)!’
“Once the Sealy Venture
Group makes a final land
purchase offer, the Sealy City
Council will make a final offer to
the Venture Group!’
“Then if the Sealy Venture
Group does not accept the final
offer, the Sealy City Council
will have to decide if it wants to
continue the project, i.e.,
condemnation, with a possible
large unknown cost involvement
by the city with no FAA
participation!’
“Regarding the article in the
newspaper quoting Stan Lou, the
FAA will pay a higher price
rather than go to court, if the
higher price is only a hundred
dollars or so above market value,
i.e., close to fair market value not
2% times higher than the ap-
praised value!’
Thursday, October 22, 1987
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