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PAGE TWO, THE HARPER HERALD, AUGUST 21, 1990
ATTENDING THE FFA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
from Gillespie County were: Scott Fields,
Glen Wienecke (Area Officer), Sherri
Wahrmund, Roxanne Lumpkins, Jerad Usener,
Taunya Eckert, Patricia White, Jennifer
Wahrmund, Shaun Geistweidt, Jennifer
Jacoby, Loye Wilke and Shawn Spaeth.
FFA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
The second Annual Area
VII FFA Leadership Con-
ference was held at Camp
Buckner near Burnet, Tex-
as on August 7-10, 1990.
The conference was a
joint effort sponsored by
ence from the Harper
Chapter were the follow-
ing FFA members: Glen
Wienecke, Loye Wilke,
Patricia White, Roxanne
Lumpkins and Shawn Spaeth,
While attending the con-
ference, they received
the Houston Livestock Show leadership training in
and Rodeo and the Area
VII FFA Association. More
than 130 FFA members at-
tended the conference
which was initiated to
develop the leadership
abilities of FFA members.
The Conference was under
the direction of Area
VII President, Tobin
Boenig of Marion; Area
First Vice President,
Julie Stahl of Stockdale;
Area Vice Presidents,
Steven Vasek of Smith-
ville, Jennifer Modgling
of Hondo, Lee Knox of
Lampasas and Glen Wien-
ecke of Harper; State
President, Matt Owen of
Florence; Past State
Vice President, Tracy
Pitcox of Brady and Con-
ference Coordinator,
Jack Winterrowd, Jr. of
Lampasas.
Attending the Confer-
several areas including:
Speech Preparation and
Delivery, Manners and
Etiquette, Personality
Analysis, Motivational
Techniques, Group Dyna-
mics and Teamwork, First
Impressions, Profession-
al Dress and Innovations
in Modern Agriculture.
Casey Isom, Western Re-
gion Vice President of
Fruitland, Idaho was
Keynote Speaker at a
Banquet held Thursday,
August 9, 1990. His
speech focused on the
theme of the conference,
which was "Challenging
the Future".
Many recreational and
devotional activities
were also held through-
out the four day confer-
ence which was a suc-
cessful experience for
all of the FFA members
in attendance.
A new wooden gymnasium
floor for Schreiner
College's Edington Cen-
ter will be complete by
mid-August.
Builders of the new
floor claim athletes
will be able to jump
higher for rebounds
and volleyball slams
thanks to a rubber
cushion built into each
wooden plank supporting
the new 8,000-square-
foot court.
A gift from Floy Jung
of Kerrville, and her
daughter, Wanda Kierce
Mann, launched the fund-
raising campaign. With
the help of several
other families and
friends, the project was
completed in one month.
In addition to buying
the floor and adjusting
the gymnasium for alter-
ations, gifts provided
an alarm system to de-
tect water leakage and
special maintenance
equipment.
Mann played basketball
four years at Schreiner,
graduating in 1987. A
three-year starter, she
still ranks among the
college's top 10 scor-
ers. Jung said one of
her daughter's biggest
fans was her step-
father, Calvin Jung,
in whose memory the new
court will be dedicated
in ceremonies this fall.
The new Robbins Perma-
cushion court replaces
a 9-year-old poured
polyurethane surface.
NAH Floors of Houston is
building Schreiner's
new floor that's similar
to the court at UCLA.
National School Lunch Program/School Breakfast Program
The Harper Independent _ School District takes part in the National School Lunch
Program/SchoolBreakfast Program. Meals are served every school day. Children may buy lunch for 1.00/1 75 & 1.50 *
breakfast for .509 Meals are also available free or at a reduced-price.
If you now get Food Stamps or Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) for any of your children, those
children can get free meals.
If your total household income is at or below the amounts on the Income Chart, your children can get free
meals or reduced-price meals for .409 cents for lunch and .259 cents for breakfast.
If you have a foster child, that child may be eligible for benefits regardless of your household income.
INCOME CHART
Effective from July 1, 1990 to June 30, 1991
Household Size
Annual
Month
Week
1................
11,618
969
224
2..................
15,577
1,299
300
3..................
19,536
1,628
376
4..................
23,495
1,958
452
5..................
27,454
2,288
528
6..................
31,413
2,618
605
7..................
35,372
2.948
681
8..................
39,331
3,278
757
For each additional
family member add +3,959
+330
+ 77
HOW TO APPLY:
To get free or reduced-price meals for your children, carefully
complete the application and return it to the school. If you
now get food stamps or AFDC for any children, the application
must have the children’s names, your food stamp or AFDC
case number and the signature of an adult household
member. If you do not list a food stamp or AFDC case number
for all your children, the application must have the names of
everyone in the household, the amount of income each
household member now gets, where it comes from and how
often it is received, the social security number of either the
primary wage earner or the household member who signs the
application or the word 'none* if the member does not have a
social security number and the signature of an adult
household member. An application that is not complete
cannot be approved.
OTHER INFORMATION:
• VERIFICATION: Your eligibility may be checked by school officials at any time during the school year. You may
be asked to send information to prove that your children should get free or reduced-price meals.
• FAIR HEARING: If you do not agree with the school’s decision on your application or the resuits of verification,
you may wish to discuss it with the school. You also have the right to a fair hearing. You can do this by calling
or writing the following official:
Name Jim Ward, Superintendent______ Phone (512) 864-4044
Address P* °* Box 68, Harper, Texas 78631
• REPORTING CHANGES: If your children get meals based on income information, you must tell the school if
your household size decreases or your income increases by more than $50 per month or $600 per year. If your
children get meals based on AFDC/food stamp information, you must advise the school if you no longer get
AFDC or food stamps for your children.
• CONFIDENTIALITY: The information you give on the application will be used only to allow your children to get
free or reduced-price meals and to verify eligibility.
• REAPPLICATION: You may apply for free and reduced-price meals at any time during the school year. If you
are not eligible now but have a change, such as a decrease in household income, an increase in household
size, become unemployed or get food stamps or AFDC for your children, fill out an application then.
• In the operation of the child feeding programs, no child will be discriminated against because of race, sex,
color, national origin, age, or handicap. If you believe you have been discriminated against, write to the
Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250.
You will be notified when the application is approved or denied. *$1.50 = Salad Bar
Grades 6 -12
SCHREINER COLLEGE
Schreiner College's tra-
ditional all-class con-
vocation on the first
day of classes Wednes-
day, August 29 will
launch the college's
68th academic year.
Speakers for convocation,
which begins at 6 PM
at Schreiner's Dietert
Chapel Auditorium, will
include Schreiner Pres-
ident Dr. Sam Junkin,
former student Tom Bald-
win, who graduated in
the college's first bac-
calaureate class in 1984,
and President Emeritus
Dr. Andrew Edington. The
public is invited.
First arriving students
this year are freshmen
chosen for Schreiner's
new honors program for
aggressive learners.
Orientation for new stu-
dents will be Sunday and
Monday, August 26-27.
Registration for new
students will be at the
Tom Murray Administra-
tion Building from 8 AM
to 2 PM, Tuesday, Aug.
28, while current stu-
dents will complete
spring registration from
2 to 5 PM.
In addition to the honors
program, other new Schrei-
ner programs this fall in-
clude a freshinan-level
course in self-management.
Also called a college-
survival course, it will
cover several topics rele-
vant to college students-
money and time management,
career exploration, rela-
tionships, health issues
and creativity.
LYME DISEASE MAKES APPEARANCE IN TEXAS
UVALDE—Precaution is the best defense against
a public outbreak of Lyme disease.
Lyme disease, once thought to be a problem only
in the northeastern United States, has been re-
ported in Texas.
"The incidence of the disease is still low in
Texas, as far as we know," said Dr. J.W. Stewart,
entomologist with the Texbs Agricultural Exten-
sion Service.
"It is causing concern because it's popping up
randomly all over the state. We don't know what
it's going to do," Stewart said.
Eighty-two cases of the disease were reported
in 1989, up from 25 cases in 1988.
!Eleven cases of Lyme disease have been confirmed
in the state thus far in 1990, said James Perdue,
public health technician with the Texas Depart-
ment of Health in Austin.
Even though that might sound like a major public
epidemic, actually the numbers are reflecting
more public awareness, said Mrs. Shel McWilliams,
nurse for the Comal County Department of Health.
"The numbers show that we're just more aware
that indeed we have the disease in Texas,"
McWilliams said.
One of the hotspots' for the disease is north-
east Texas, in the Dallas area. Experts are
stumped as to the exact reason the disease inci-
dence is higher there, but said it could be be-
cause of a higher number of campers than, for
instance, around Houston.!
Symptoms of the disease were first reported in
Sweden in 1909 and the disease still exists in
that country. The disease remained a mystery
and was first reported in the United States in
Connecticut about 1975. If
Numerous cases of a strange, new disease mani-
fested as rheumatoid arthritis near Lyme, Conn.,
prompted researchers to search for the organism
responsible for the malady. Intense investiga-
tions finally culminated when Dr. Willie Burg-
dorfer discovered very tiny spirochetes in a
deer common to the northeastern states. Ixodes
ticks infected with the spirochetes (were found
guilty) of transmitting the disease organism,
from field rodents to man through their bite.
Lyme disease is caused by certain bacteria
called spirochetes that are carried by the deer
tick. The deer tick is a small, eight-legged
relative of spiders. During the stages when it is
most likely to bite people, it is only about
1 mm. across or about the size of a sesame seed.
If the tick attaches to a human for 24-48 hrs.,
the bacteria may enter the human's bloodstream
and cause infeccion.
"It is not possible to catch Lyme disease by
contact with another person," Stewart said.
These ticks feed primarily on rodents, birds,
and certain lizards while immature. The adult
tick feeds primarily on white-tailed deer. The
species can occur in large numbers on deer that
are sickly or malnourished, but also can attack
healthy deer, he said. Hosts for the tick also
include man, dogs and cats, cattle and horses,
he said.
Disease symptoms generally occur in three stages.
Symptoms in the first stage include lesions on
the skin and joint pains. Flu-like symptoms of
fever, nausea, headaches and aching muscles may
also occur.
The second stage may include neurological symp-
toms such as meningitis and muscular pain, he
said.
During the third stage, which may occur within
several months to several years, chronic skin
disorders and central nervous system disorders
■occur. Extreme arthritic inflammation may be
present in knees and elbows.
Symptoms in stages one and two will respond to
antibiotics, but once the disease progresses to
stage three, it may not be treatable, according
to current medical reports.
Anyone who is bitten by a tick should watch
that spot for several weeks, the entomologist
said.
All ticks should be removed with tweezers or
small forceps only. "Grasp the tick as close
as possible to its mouth, or the part that's
sticking into the skin. Pull the tick out in
smooth, steady upward motion," he added.
After the tick is removed, the bite should be
treated with rubbing alcohol or iodine. Stew-
art said ticks can be disposed of in alcohol
or by flushing them down the drain.
"If a rash appears, people should call their
physician immediately," he said.
Other precautions include not handling sick
deer or rodents and keeping family pets free
of ticks.
Further information is available from an
Extension publication, entitled "Preventing
Lyme Disease," number B-1660. It may be or-
dered for $1 from the Department of Agricul-
ture Communications, Texas A&M University,
College Station, Texas 77843.
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