The Alto Herald and The Wells News 'N Views (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 20, 1988 Page: 1 of 10
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G**rdy C. Singletary
Jtt. l, Box 164
; Ito, Texas 75925
1 he Alto Herald
Established 1896
Htl(i
The Wells News TV Ficws
Vol. 93, No. 24 - 10 Pages
Thursday, October 20, 1988
Alto, Texas 75925 25cents
Wei! 1SD honors brothers
Karl and Kirk Brewer, sons of
Carl and Alex Brewer, were honored
last Thursday night when the Wells
School Board met in regular session.
They were the first and elementary
secondary students honored in anew
weekly student recognition program
begun by Superintendent Victoria
Williams Dr. Williams explained
that each faculty had voted indepen-
dently and it was a coincidence that
both Karl and Kirk had received the
honor. “It is a tribute to these paren-
ts that both their sons have been
singled out by their respective
faculties to be honored,” Dr.
Williams said Karl is an eighth
grader and Kirk is in the sixth grade.
THE ALTO HIGH SCHOOL SHOW CHOIR stepped out to the tune of 'Surfing U S A.’ at the Alto Country Fair this past weekend The choir, i.)!, r^|, \
along with the AHS Mean Sting Music Machine, performed to a huge crowd which gathered in the back parking area of downtown h H ’ \.hJ , -
businesses. The Show Choir performs for many area functions while the Mean Sting, under the direction of Jon Lawles, performs during v' "iit’ ’ *
The superintendent reported that
the Health Educators Trust with
which the school had its employees
hospitalization coverage, has filed
for bankruptcy and that the school
would be looking for another carrier
In informational items, the board
learned that Wells Schools’ students
had scored above the state averages
in a majority of areas covered by the
TEAMS test.
Board members expressed a dif-
ference of opinion in a report on
budget accounting procedures as
prepared by TECS accounting
procedures The superintendent was
directed to look into this matter fur-
ther.
Following an executive session,
trustees voted to accept the
resignation of Mary Cid and voted to
hire Jack Taylor to fill her position
through the end of the school year
no
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half-time for the Yeilowjackets as well as parades.
,taff nhnt* preparation program at SFA will
1 P - gjve 300 hours tn ,ht* ,.u
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Ladyjackets win volleyball
The JV and Varsity Ladyjacket
volleyball teams were victorious
Saturday in a must-win over
Groveton. Saturday’s victory kept
playoff hopes alive for the
Ladyjackets. This brings their
district record to 4-3 with one
remaining match against Grapeland
on Saturday Oct. 22
The deciding factor for a playoff
spot will be if Elkhart defeated
Groveton this Tuesday night This
wotld put Alto and Groveton in a
two-way tie for second place which
would require a tie breaker.
In the first game against Groveton
the key scorer for the game was
Jody Chometa who scored 7 points to
give the Lady jackets a 15-6 victory
over Groveton. Other scorers in the
first game were Tina Olsen with
three points, Winnie Dove and
Melissa Richards each with two
points and Janice Green with one
point.
In the second game the Groveton
Indians came back and won 17-15
which required a third game. The
key scorers in the second game were
Melissa Richards with four points,
Janice Green, Tina Olsen, and San-
dra Richardson, each with three
points and Winnie Dove a/id Jody
Chometa each with one point.
The third game gave the
Ladyjackets the win they needed
Tina Olsen led in scoring with nine
points, Sandra Richardson had three
points and Winnie Dove, Janice
Green and Jody Chometa each had
one point. This gave the ladies a 15-7
win over the Indians.
The JV also won against Groveton
and this season the Ladyjacket JV
has dealt the Indians their only two
losses in district.
Key scorers for the JV team were
Jalane Green with nine points and
Kisha Thompson with four points in
the first game.
In the second game Steffany Skin-
ner, Gia Skinner and Rhonda James
each had four points
The Ladyjacket JV defeated
Groveton 15-6,15-7 This brings their
record to 5-2 in district play. Good
luck against Grapeland Saturday.
to the school
prospective teachers observe pnor
to completion of their degrees in
education. Concerning the lockers in
the new wing at Elementary, Dr.
Williams said that they will be
moved from the classrooms into the
hall
Secondary School Principal Perry
Muse was presented a citation by
Board President Jerry Rogers The
award was in conjunction with
Secondary School Principal s Week
in Texas and called attention to
Muse's fine work as a secondary
princpal, his instructional leader-
ship and leadership abilities in ac-
ting as a liaison between teachers
students and parents
KARL AND KIRK BREWER, LEFT AND RIGHT RESPECTIVELY,
WERE RECOGNIZED AS Students of the Week at Wells School
Karl, an eighth grader, was selected by the secondary faculty
and Kirk, a sixth grader, was chosen by elementary teachers.
They are the sons of Carl and Alex Brewer. -staff photo
Alto s 12 th Country rair termed great success
The Alto Country Fair’s 12th an-
nual arts and crafts extravaganza
was a “great success” according to
fair committee president Betty
Rardin. “It was wonderful. People
said that it was the best fair they
had ever been to and the prices
Yeilowjackets steal win from Leon
By COACH KEITH HARKNESS
The Alto Yeilowjackets pulled off
another come from behind win
against the Leon Cougars. The final
score was 18-16. This makes the
second time in three weeks the
“cardiac kids” have come from
behind to win.
Area News Briefs
Winners announced
The VFW Post, Alto, sold tickets
fnr «j)vintJQ KnnHu winn<»r« tn hn an-
nounced at the Alto Country Fair
this past weekend. Winning the $100
savings bonds were Delbert Jones,
Wells and Jimmy D. Pearman, Alto.
Winning the 150 saving bond was
Candi Dowling, Rusk.
Ambulance funds given
The Alto Emergency Ambulance
received funds from the following
during the week of Oct. 10-14: Con-
nie Knott; Ann Christopher in
memory of Charles R. Murphy ; and
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Griffith in
memory of Charles R Murphy and
Mildred Jones Martin.
City of Alto sponsors show
The City of Alto is sponsoring a
talent show to pay for the new city
ambulance. It will be held at 7 p.m.
Nov. 12 in AHS cafetorium.
The talent search is open to
anyone age 5 and up. Time limit for
any act is 5 minutes. Anyone in-
terested, please contact Polly
Hayes 858-3852 Deadline for
registering is Oct. 21.
Wells turkey shoot slated
Wells Lions Club has set Oct. 29
for its annual Turkey Shoot. Rounds
beginat 10 o’clock that morning at a
site south of Wells on Highway 69
Lions Club members are taking
$1 donations on a Marlin Papoose
22 rifle and on a Daisy Model 8.22
rifle.
Friendship Club to meet
The Alto Friendship Club will
meet for its regular monthly
meeting at the Lions Club Building
at 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 20
(tonight). Dixie Dolcater, club
member, will be in charge of the en-
tertainment at the meeting and she
encourages everyone to bring a
covered dish and join in the fun. “We
will eat at 6:30 p.m.’ said Ms.
Dolcater.
Wells events on slate
Two events are coming up on Oct.
29 for the town of Wells. That Satur-
day morning and early afternoon,
the Wells Lions Gub holds its annual
Turkey Shoot and that evening,
Wells Schools hosts its annual
Halloween Carnival.
Complete details will be given in
next week's issue regarding these
two traditional events
ISD, Council set meetings
Both the Wells ISD Board of
Trustees and the Wells City Council
were set to go Into special sessions
Tuesday night, the two meetings
being held after the Alto Herald -
Wells News deadline They will be
reported in the next Issue
School district trustees were to
meet on acceptance of bids fer an
addition to the secondary school and
ag shop and the City Council was
meeting primarily for a demon-
stration of a computer program,
repairs to City Hall and action on
sale of the old city dump site on
Choppln’ Road.
Leon scored first in the second
quarter, caused by a Jacket miscue.
The Jackets fumbled the ball at their
own 18 yard line. The Cougars drove
to pay dirt for the score Darrell
“Skippy” Richardson then scored
from three yards out for the Mean
Sting, leaving the score at 8-6, Leon
Leon then scored again before half-
time, running the score to 16-6.
The Mean Sting came out at half-
time through their victory line ready
to play football. The Jackets
received the kickoff and drove the
length of fh** field The drive was
capped off by a 12-yard pass from
Robert Reagan to Kendrick Ander-
son The conversion for two was no
good, leaving the score at 16-12 Leon
The Jackets scored one more in
the fourth quarter on a one-yard
plunge by Darrell Richardson, put-
ting the Jackets on top 18-16 Leon
received the kickoff and their drive
was put to an end on an interception
by Dwayne Handy. Skippy Richar-
dson led all rushers with 112 yards on
23 carries, Derrick Richards 10
carries for 70 yards The Jackets
play Lovelady at Lovelady 7:30
Friday night. The win this week puts
the Jackets at 5-2 on the year and 3-1
in district.
were reasonable,” continued Ms.
Rardin
In the three day event, Friday,
Oct. 14 through Sunday, Oct. 16.
2,004 persons registered at the
Lions Club Exhibit. Registrees
were from Arizona, Michigan,
Louisiana, Colorado, Nova Scotia,
and Canada as well as all areas of
Texas. Sixty-two booths exhibited
every type of craft from ceramics
to baskets under beautiful autumn
skies. Also the booths offered food
items such as shrimp-on-a-stick,
baked potatoes, hot dogs and a
variety of other eatibles on the
“Tasty Trail.”
The fair committee judges gave
out 162 ribbons for over 200 judged
entries. Winners in each division
areas follows:
PHOTOGRAPHY: Kelly Curry,
first; Joe Brooks, second; Janie
Daniels, third, Joe Brooks,
honorable mention.
WATER COLORS: Gene Tomlin,
first, second and third; Phyllis
Stalnaker and Betty Rardin,
honorable mention
OIL FLORALS: Phyllis
Stalnaker, first; Nell Ward,
second; Emal Rogers, third; Edith
Vogel, honorable mention.
OIL LANDSCAPE: Nell Ward,
first and second; Zell Layton, third,
Fern Elliott and Doris Cook,
honorable mention.
DRAWINGS: Ronnie Hendrick,
first; Bonnie Nickle, second, third
and honorable mention
STILL LIFE: Ronnie Hendrick,
first , and Doris Cook, second
ANIMALS: Leigh Brooks, first,
Jerry Brooks, second and third;
Beta Dyess, honorable mention.
CHARACTER STUDY: Doris
Cook, first, Leigh Brooks, second;
Reta Dyess, third.
SEASCAPES: Phyllis Stalnaker,
first.
Alto Council sells certificates
The Alto City Council passed
unanimously on the resolutions
awarding the sale of certificates of
obligation and approving and
authorizing the execution of Paying
Agent/Registrar Agreement during
a special meeting Monday, Oct. 17.
Mayor R A Wallace opened sealed
bids from Underwood, Neuhaus and
Company, Houston; Rauscher Pier-
ce Refnes Inc., Dallas; and Dean
Witter Reynolds, Inc. Dallas.
Bob Day, City of Alto Financial
Adviser, recommended the firm of
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. which
had the lowest bid at 8.397726 effec-
tive interest rate for a net interest
cost of $807,060.63 with no premium
on subordinate Lien Certificates of
Obligation
Underwood, Neuhaus, and Co.
gave the City a bid of 84 percent in-
terest for net interest cost of
$616,495 63 with no premium
Rauscher Pierce Refnes, Inc gave
an effective interest rate of 8 447566
for a net interest cost of $610,653 40
plus a $44.10 premium.
“The City should have the money
in hand, plus all interest incrued on
the $525,000, with in a month,
hopefully.’’ concluded Day
CRAYONS: Gilbert Heavner, fir-
st .
SCULPTURE: A Navarro, first,
second and third.
METAL ART: J. C. Carroll, first.
CHINA PAINTING. PICTURES:
Emai Rogers, first; Verna Lee Ar-
nold, second.
CHINA PAINTING, DOLLS:
Mattie Holiingshead, first; Emal
Rogers, second.
CHINA PAINTING, DISHES:
Verna Lee Arnold, first, Emal
Rogers, second and third
CLOTH DOLLS: Opal Shuptrine,
first; Emma B. Sartain, second;
Barbara Heavner, third; Ollette
Conner, honorable mention.
TOYS: Susie Jones, first; Ollette
Conner, second; Del Alexander,
third; Bonnie Nickle and Emma B
Sartain, honorable mention.
CERAMICS: Twyla Nickel, first;
Nell Tulles, second; Inza Brooks,
third; Dorothy Perkins, honorable
mention
MISCELLANEOUS: John and
Bonnie Nickle, first; Cynthia
Carroll, second.
WOOD WORKING: Donald
Keeney, first; J. C. Carroll, second
and third.
WOOD WALLHANGINGS: Bar
bara Teer, first; John Nickle and
Barbara Teer, second; Barbara
Teer, third
NEEDLEWORK: Susie Jones,
first; Lillian Landrum, second,
Sherrie Nichols, third.
SEWING Sandra Wallace, first;
Lillian Landrum, second; Sandra
Wallace and Barbara Heavner,
third, Velma Lyons, honorable
mention
SWEATSHIRTS: Elizabeth
Williams, first, second and third
COLLARS: Susie Jones, first.
Alto ISD board to buy bus
WELLS SCHOOL PRESIDENT Jerry Rogers, left presents a
sper'dl certificate to Wells Secondary School Principal Mnry
Muse. Muse was recognized as a part of Secondary School
Principals' Week in Texas and was cited for his service to the
district. -staff photo
Members of the Alto ISD board of
trustees voted Thursday evening to
borrow $28,148 from Continental
State Bank to pay for a new school
bus
In another matter, board mem-
bers approved the employment of
substitute teachers William Newell
and Lester Fatheree
Superintendent John Cook and
Board Members Freddy Johnson,
Brittain Tilley and Joe Crain repor-
• tec
recent Texas State .\asociatu»i ;
School Boards
Enrollment at Alto In October
totaled 655 This is the district's
highest attendance in recent years
Open House and Parent Con-
ference time is set for 7 to 9 p.m
Tuesday. Oct. 25
A good report was made on the
homecoming activities Oct 3 to 7
Classes were dismissed early for
thi homecoming game and the
Groveton game
A financial audit is set for the last
week in October
T1 •* i v sited the school
. drugs found each
The banc . planning to par
ticlpate in the Plano contest
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