The Harper Herald (Harper, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 43, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 14, 1995 Page: 1 of 6
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P.O. Box 231
Harper, TX 78631
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Founded in 1908
Vol. 68 No. 43
PRICE: 25 cents
HARPER, TEXAS USPS 235-780
Tuesday, February 14, 1995
HARPER TIDBITS
by Rickie Tatsch
If anyone has a black and white
5x7 picture representing the
history of Harper, the Historical
Society of Gillespie County
located in the old Methodist
Church building, would love to
have you bring it in for the
Pictoral History of Gillespie
County which is to be ready next
year.
Patricia and Campbell Kerr and ce|ebrate
Jo Allen Payne journeyed to
UAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
Cframfcr Quotesmc>I I y MAC©©** ©©ESS HU©?
Uvalde last Saturday
Fifty-five friends, neighbors and
acquaintants from Harper, Last weeks liitle ones are Mary Peril, Karla Wootton, and Tommy
Fredericksburg, Kerrvilie, and as Bode. Mary Peril is the 18-year-old of M/M Jimmy Peril, lives at Mt.
far away as Wimberly came Home and is a member of Kimble County 4-H and hogs. Karla
together on February 11 to enjoy Wootton is the 17-year-old daughter of M/M James Wootton. She
the fellowship of the Harper }S a senior at Junction High School and is a member of 4-H and
Harper ISD will hold Open Chamber of Commerce and the FFA and shows market lambs, breeding sheep and goats. Tommy
February 28th to rnmmimHv Park Board joint Bode ^ SQn Qf ^ Donnje Bode jg a Freshman at Tarleton State
University in Stephenville. He shows hogs, goats and sheep while
evening started with a jnscboo|
Public School Week
February 27 - March 3
House on February 28th .o community Park
Public School Week. Annua( Meetings.
Activities scheduled on that day ybe
include a Site-Based Decision
business, and met with Jo Allen's Mak| Commjttee meefing at 5 ^h^fro^ocrRoad“h j!" tTjtTtT °"f 'ft **
brother, Rod Ken and family in ^ ^ ^ open o"en
prepared a Molly needs some sleep, 'cause she's been draggin' her feet.
' UUI11&, dJIU a I I IIICtCUIIM „nn'n<,i nf uioue ins'lliriinn .....
in Seguin
pm in ttie boart room, Open Ranch of Harper
Girls State in Sequin TLC June variety of ways including wben sbe wakes up in the mornin’, she won't be giving any
13-23 will be Jamie Wienecke, ^SpringS ^tin^g ^ which^ls karbeclue. cb‘cken fded. tamales, warnjn's She'll scream and holler, yet the sounds won’t get smaller.
fajitas and sausage,
tentatively set for March 23rd. Following the meal, David
In addition, the school cafeteria Lively, Chamber of Commerce
invites parents to come enjoy a presjdent called the meeting to
Agenda items were
presented including recognizing
Bill White, for his years of work
on the
Project,
tion to
you Carolyn
with Paula Fields as alternate.
Joe LeMasters is back on the
5th floor of the V.A. Medical
Center at Kerrvilie. meal y0ur cbj|d on juesday
Rev. Tim Hill has been moved Februaly 28 1g95 The menu
to Austin, comtemplaSng surgery. w{|| be chicken Wed steak
Our sympathy goes to Bill and mashed ^0^, gravyi green
Hazel Ruff and the rest of the beans, hot ro,|s, cake and tea.
family in the loss of Bill's mother, Reservation fo[ms ^ be sent
Alma Leyendecker Ruff at age home ^ each student or
75. The funeral was at Zion may ca|| [be scboo| at 864-4044 p . '
Lutheran Church Wednesday and make rese[vatlons P|ease tawaras
afternoon, with burial at Garden
of Memories.
Annie Behrens is on 2B of the . , t h , k b 8
please let tne scnooi Know oy o -j 995^997 are Danny Abbott and
am on 2/28/95. The cost for the steve Caraway
meal is $2.00 to be paid as you T. »rhar|„ Parr0« A^r^
Ranchers have been enjoying . , The ^har es Barrett Aware
the nice weather for baby goats ciomontarv i.mrh rPK Presentation was made to
and lambs Thev don't eniov E,ementa-? J ( ^- ) 0 "Harper Independent School-,
and lambs. They don't enjoy, at 10:50 am and secondary lunch FriljratoP5 Past and present
however, having to take a nanny t12 noon Educators, - Past and Present
to^The doctor Tor a C-section ^as*^ pi-aQV tak*» thic nnnnrtimiiv tn Boajx* Members Boyce Grona,
Shay Tatsch had to do this week. . . , Harper ISD Board of Trustee
All is okay, though, and the nanny chj|d vjew (t)ej[ dassroom and President, excepted the plaque.
has a kid to raise. share in their school activities.
Unless she gets her rest, leavin' her alone is best.
(MoCtyM a goo
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RSVP by February 23, 1995. If
you need to cancel reservations,
Senior Citizen Housing
Certificated of Apprecia-
term Board Members
Meeks and Sylvia
Patty Sims, Office
Manager, presented 1994 office
staff volunters with certificates.
Voted for the Board terms of
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new hospital in Kerrvilie.
wish her a speedy recovery.
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On Thursday afternoon ten
Lutheran ladies, two men and
Pastor Bob picked up litter on
#290 west to the Kimble county
line.
Marie Taylor's great nephew
Duane Pape and his wife have a
baby girl bom Wednesday,
February 8th. Her name is Tyler
Rayne. She weighed 5 pounds.
Paternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Pape of
Rocksprings. Maternal grand-
parents are Mr. and Mrs.
MacLeob of Tyler, Texas. Duane
and his family live in Fort Worth.
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Focusing on the
Student (Part X)
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The first theme of school schools must redesign grades
restructuring must be to create and levels to better serve
learner-centered schools-schools learners.
that focus on learners needs All students and parents must
rather than on standardized share in the accountability for
procedures, schools that are learning and for their future ability
more flexible in how they to hold 21st Century jobs
approach different learning styles, Schools must reaffirm core
and that are less bureaucratic. values such as the value of work,
Restructured schools must personal responsibility, respect
recognize that each child is for law and order, honesty, and
unique and nurture that unique- self respect,
ness, providing children with the Student Safety
opportunity to develop a sense of Schools must be safe places for
their own power and connected- children and employees. The
ness so that they see themselves burden of preventing violence
as a functioning part of the cannot lie solely on the shoulders
community and the nation and of educators, but educators must
world. carry their part of the burden.
Just as schools must make a There can be no compromise
commitment to become learner- where the safety of our children is
centered, the state of Texas concerned,
needs to make a commitment to The only genuine, long-range
make children our number one solution is an attack on the
priority. State spending on conditions that breed despair and
education has decreased from 45 violence—ignorance, discrimina-
percent of the state budget to 37 tion, poverty, disease, jobless-
percent since 1986, even though ness. Over 24 percent of Texas
enrollment has increased Children live in poverty. In order
dramatically. to transform schools, we must
Schools must be rooted in the transform communities,
belief that all students can learn. School violence comes primarily
High expectations for learning will in three forms: gang-related,
be set for every student and ...continued on page 3
Carrie Tarr addressed the group
concerning the "Community
Chest" status, and announced
that until arrangement can be
made for another location it will
closed after Tuesday,
14.
Community Announcements
were made, and with no further
business, the meeting was
adjourned University students qualified for On January 13-14, Jason Platzner and Darcy Potter went to San
Following the Park Board the academic honors lists at the Antonio for the Region II All-Region Band Clinic and Concert. The
meeting, folks mingled at the end of the 1994 fall semester. event took place at John Jay High School. There clinician was
exhibit tables and enjoyed the Students on the President's List Arturo Valdez from Donna, Texas. They had a wonderful time and
time visiting. earned a perfect 4.0 (A) grade met some friends along the way. They began practicing on the 13th
"Someone figured it out—we have point average while enrolled in 12 for three hours. Then, on the next day, practice another four and a
20 million laws to enforce the 10 or more semester hours of half hours and performed the concert that night. The band was
classwork. Students finishing 12 given a standing ovation at the end of the concert,
or more hours with a grade point This past Saturday, the Harper Longhorn Band went to Hondo for
average of 3.5 to 3.9 qualified for the District U.I.L. Solo and Ensemble Contest. We had seven
the Dean's List. entries in this year's contest. Here are the results.
Solos
Commandments."
Until Next Week,
Patty Sims
Students making the honor rolls
Be My Valentine !!!!! inc,uded the fol!owing:
Brandalyn Ann Kurth, a senior
majoring in Multidisciplinary
Studies, is on the President's List.
She is the daughter of Otto R.
Kurth of Harper.
Susan Diane Wienecke, a
sophomore majoring io Animal
Science, is also on the
President's List. She is the
daughter of James E. Wienecke.
Adam Ward - Class 2 - Division 2
Aaron Baethge - Class 1 - Division 2
Susan Bishop - Class 2 - Division 1
Jason Platzner - Class 1 - Division 1
Ensembles
Percussion Quartet - Jason Platzner, Joshua Robbins, Adam
Ward, Natalie Whitewood, and Travis Whitewood
Class 2 - Division 1
Clarinet Quartet - Kim Platzner, Susan Bishop, Mary Quezada, and
Lana Ham
Class 2 - Division 2
Medium Ensemble (consisting of the whole band)
Class 1 - Division 1
Mr. Potter was very pleased with everyone's effort. Jason Platzner
and the Medium Ensemble will now advance to the State Solo and
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9^2,gc X EnsemWe Contest Which will be held at the end of May. The junior
high school band members have Junior High All-Region
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school band members have Junior High All-Region Band
tryouts on February 25. On March 4, they have Junior High Solo
and Ensemble in Fredericksburg. Then on April 10, the band as a
whole will be heading to San Antonio for District U.I.L. Concert and
Sightreading Contest.
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