The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 137, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 21, 1990 Page: 3 of 34
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Thursday, June 21,1990
>HE BASTROP ADVERTISER
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Leave fireworks in the hands of professionals
Enough is enough, warns the
Texas Society to Prevent Blind-
ness, an affiliate of the National
Society to Prevent Blindness. Peo-
ple who contact Prevent Blindness
about firework safety this Fourth
of July are being advised not to use
fireworks at all.
Rather than passing out advice
on how to handle private or home
use fireworks, experts at TSPB in-
stead strongly recommend that ig-
niting, detonating and handling be
left to professionals.
Statistics suggest that inex-
perience and mishandling of fire-
works play a huge part in the nearly
10,000 injuries suffered by adults
and children each year. The bulk
of incidents occur during Fourth of
Elgin’s new Main Street Project Manager Molly Alexander (bottom right) is welcomed
to the city by Mayor Ken Daughtry (bottom right), City Councilman Ed Rivers (top left
to right), Chamber of Commerce President Sandee Stephens, City Manager Jack Har-
zke and Texas Main Street Projects Manager Anise Read. Her parents Kay and Bill Alex-
ander (top left) also came to her introductory reception Monday at city hall.
Elgin’s Main Street hires Alexander
Elgin’s new Main Street Project
Manager Molly Alexander walked
through her new workplace Mon-
day to meet merchants and city
officials.
Alexander moved to Elgin Satur-
day from her home in Dallas where
she was executive director of the
Historical Preservation League.
A graduate of Trinity Universi-
ty in San Antonio where she ma-
jored in urban studies and history,
Alexander said she has wanted to
join the Main Street program for
the last three years.
She replaces former Manager
Ryan Kelley who left Elgin this
spring to join a downtown
revitalization program in Irving,
according to state Main Street Pro-
ject manager Anise Read.
At a Mondav evening reception
for Alexander, Read was optimistic
about the new manager’s future in
Elgin. “She has an outstanding
background in city government and
as executive director” of the Dallas
historical group.
“This is one Main Street that’s
been an untouched jewel.. .only 24
minutes from North Austin,” Read
extolled. She characterized Elgin’s
Main Street as “undiscovered.”
County program receives award
The National Association of
Counties will present a 1990
NACo Achievement Award to Bas-
trop County’s Grants and Econom-
ic Development Program in
recognition of creative and innova-
tive contributions to local govern-
ment, according to a recent letter
from John P. Thomas, NACo’s
Executive Director.
The Bastrop County program
was designed and implemented by
businessman and consultant Bill
Magee under a one-year contract
directors of the Bastrop County In-
dustrial Development Corporation.
The tireless efforts of many men
and women contributed to the suc-
cess of this program, all of whom
share in the honor of the award. ”
Award applicants were judged
on the indentification of problems
and needs of the community, pro-
posed solutions, the role of the
county, cost effectiveness and
results.
Community problems and needs
summarized as long-term
were listed as high priorities.
There were many firsts achieved
in the beginning year of operations,
according to Magee. Bastrop
County is the first county in the
Lower River Authority’s 43 county
region to be certified as “Team
Ready” in economic development,
and the first county in Texas to
have all of its cities certified as
“Team Ready.” This means
county and community teams have
successfully completed an intense
education program, and are eligi-
ble to receive economic develop-
ment prospects from LCRA, Texas
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with the county which began on economic depression triggered by
March 1, 1989. Magee served as collapse of the oil and real estate -------—--------------------
Bastrop grants and economic de- markets, no business nor industri- Department of Commerce and na-
vel opment manager and as secre- al expansion, a tax base that had tional consultants.
‘ ‘ " shrunk over 20 percent in recent
years, and a talent drain because
of lack of quality jobs in the area.
Some of the solutions offered in-
cluded organizing and training
community based development
groups, seeking new sources of
grant and public financing, attract-
ing new industry, helping local
business grow and expand and to
seeking combined or regional so-
lutions to water resources, waste
tary of the Bastrop County
Industrial Development Corpo-
ration.
“Based on outstanding teamwork
from business and civic leaders
across the County, we have made
great progress this last year and
have taken the first steps toward
economic recovery for Bastrop
County,” said Judge Copeland.
“This award was a well deserved
one, not only for the fine leader-
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ship demonstrated by Bill Magee, and waste water disposal problems,
but also for the excellent support Innovative agri-business programs
from the community-based organi- through value-added and cooper-
zations in Elgin, Bastrop and ative projects, and the creation of
Smithville and from thp board of a County-wide “Team Spirit,”
Qty-Wide Clean Up begins this week
Organizers of the Bastrop City-
Wide Clean Up to be held June 22
- July 2 to get Bastrop sparkling
clean for the Loblolly Days
celebration scheduled around the
July 4 holiday say the effort is go-
ing full speed ahead.
However, Judi Hoover, asks all
organizations or groups interested
in taking a section of the city to
clean thoroughly to “get with it.”
She said Tuesday, “I mailed out
over 180 flyers in envelopes with
25 cent stamps, and we’ve gotten
very few sections of the city spoken
for to date. I’ve browbeaten the Ci-
ty Council into taking a section.
The Optimist Club is taking a sec-
tion. Johnny Sanders and Willie
DeLaRose are taking a section and
First National Bank has signed up
for one. We have about seven sec-
tions taken and we have 25 still
unspoken for.”
She suggests a group takes its
own neighborhood “or a part of
town you’ve always wanted to see
clean” and spend Saturday, June
30 with friends cleaning it up.
Call her at City Hall, 321-3941,
or at home, 321-6359, or go by her
office at City Hall to look at the
master map of the city.
BFI urges all citizens to put out
as much garbage as possible at their
own curbsides and BFI will run
special trucks during the June 22
- July 2 period.
“Why haul something down to
a dumpster when you can just put
it out on your own curb,” reason-
ed City Secretary Jo Ann Wilcoxen.
BFI will also take “normal”
amounts of “typical household
wastes such as you find in your
garage or under your kitchen sinks,
such as cleaners, bleaches, soaps,
and paint thinners,” said Bastrop
Fire Chief Mike Fisher.
At one time the city had said that
hazardous waste would be accepted
at the fire station, but this is not
true. 4v
“Because of state and federal
regulations, we can’t do that,”
Fisher explained. “But our original
intention was targeted at normal
household wastes and BFI said
they’d have no problem with
reasonable quantities of such
things.”
He continued, “They said it
would be perfectly acceptable to
put these items in trash sacks and
BFI will pick them up. They en-
courage people to put as much on
the curbside as possible.”
Fisher added, “If anyone has
any question call me at 321-2124
or 321-39141 and I’ll try to help
anyway I can.”
Dumpsters will be put out for the
special clean-up period at the
following sites: the 1300 block of
Chestnut, south side; the 2100
We’re just down the street
incaseyouneedus.
July festivities.
“We cannot in good conscience
continue to advise people how to
use fireworks safely,’’said Ruth
Pool, Executive Director of the
Austin Branch of TSPB. “Our
long-standing policy has always ad-
vocated leaving fireworks in the
hands of trained licensed experts.”
Past studies have shown more
than 40 percent of eye injuries
caused by fireworks left permanent
damage. Half of those injured were
children. In another study, specta-
tors were victims in 25 percent of
the incidents.
Following release of its most
stringent position to date on the sale
and use of fireworks, the National
Society to Prevent R1indne«« is dis-
couraging all private use of
fireworks. . -
“The dangers of private use of
fireworks cannot be overstated,”
Pool continues. “Adults and chil-
dren are loosing all or part of their
sight, sometimes people are
maimed or killed, and thousands of
fires are started due to misuse of
fireworks.”
Of particular concern are the
Class C devices, which are mis-
takenly thought to be of little
danger, thus widely misused.
These include firecrackers, smoke
bombs, bottle rockets and spar-
klers. Studies have cited injuries,
and bottle rockets as being respon-
sible for a third of the eye injuries.
Bastrop County is the first and
only county area in Texas to be
designed as a Foreign Trade Zone.
Affiliated with the Port of Corpus
Christi Authority, this means that
new or existing county businesses
may import raw materials, process
or manufacture, and export goods
or products completely free of im-
port or export duties.
The National Association of
Counties will formaly present their
1990 NACo Achievement Awards
at their annual conference in Mia-
mi, Florida, July 14-17. Copeland
said he will try to attend to person-
naly receive the honor.
block of Main, at Linden; and at
Tahitian Village entrance, east
side.
The Bastrop County Mental
Retardation Association and the
Bastrop Vocational Workshop will
recycle newspapers, tin cans,
aluminum, glass and old batteries.
Items can be left at the Chestnut
site for recycling every day and the
workshop people will be there all
day Saturday, June 30, as well.
If anyone needs help hauling fur-
niture, appliances, tires and other
bulky items, call City Hall. “We’ll
be there ready to help from 7 a.m.
to 7 p.m.,” Mrs. Hoover promis-
ed. Once again, the number at Ci-
ty Hall is 321-3941.
More independent agents like myself
are handling Allstate Insurance every day.
Which makes it easier than ever for you
to get the fast, fair claim service and
competitive rates Allstate h;is always been
famous for. On car, home, life, business,
even boat or RV coverage.
So feel free to stop by for a visit. Because |
now Allstate is even closer to home than
you thought.
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Maynard Insurance Agency
1108 Main St. Phone 321-2584
Next to the U.S. Post Office
Double Meat Double Cheeseburger
• Fries • Medium Coke’*
* OR OTHER SOFT DRINK.
OFFER GOOD THROUGH MAY 31, 1900
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Hwy. 71 W.
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BASTROP’S FIRST ANNUAL
LOBLOLLY DAYS - FESTIVAL
July 6th & 7th
Downtown Bastrop
July 6 - Pageant & Dance July 7 -
Grand Parade & Tournament
Entertammewt - Food - Arts & Crafts
BATEMAN BAPTIST CHURCH
"The Friendliest Church In The Country "
Wishes to announce its 35th Anniversary
June 24th - All day celebration
beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Everyone Welcome!
Located on Hwy. 20 1 mile South of Red Rock
Ccckne Community Youth Baseball
fundraiser & Awards Presentation
Sat. - June 23 - VFW Hall Rockne
5 p.m. Fried Chicken Supper
6 p.m. Presentation of Awards
Country Auction Following
=h FIRST * ®
11 NATIONAL
-BANK OF BASTROP
The pioneer bank of Bastrop County Independent and home-ownec/
321 2561
Member FDIC
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McAuley, Davis. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 137, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 21, 1990, newspaper, June 21, 1990; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth746567/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.