The Teague Chronicle (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1993 Page: 1 of 16
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Dedicated To The Service Of The People And The Progress Of Teague And Freestone County
87TH YEAR - NUMBER 13
TEAGUE, TEXAS 75860
THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1993
ESTABLISHED IN 1906 - 35c
TEAGUE HOSPITAL AUXILIARY PRESIDENT Blanche Atchley (second from right) presents B-RI
Museum President Anthony Ellisor with a donation in the amount of $363.10 from the organization which
dissolved with the donation. The Teague Hospital Auxiliary, which started on September 28th, 1972 will have
their Living Memorial Books and History of the Auxiliary Books on display now at the museum. Pictured are
Auxiliary members (seated I to r) Janie McNatt, Eula Johnson, Hazel Perry, Fran Johnson and Wattie Nealy.
Shown (standing 1 to r) are E.E. McNatt, Mae Nella Palmore, Secretary; Jeanne Carroll, Memorial Chairman;
Hazel Hancock, Treasurer; Marie Lawrence, Artie Terry Emmons, 1st Vice-President; and B-RI Museum
Treasurers Billy and Marie McSpadden.
Water Well Process Underway
The Teague City Council
moved a step further Monday night
in the process of getting a new
water well dug to help alleviate the
strain currently being put on the
City's two water wells.
Council members approved a
contract with Hunter and Associates
Inc. to provide engineering services
for the City's 1992 Texas
Community Development
Program, which is a S250,000
grant for a new water well. Directly
after approving the engineering
firm, the Council approved a
request from the company to pul
out bids to drill the well as soon as
the property options have been
secured.
Since the City's surface water
treatment plant was closed several
months ago, the City has been
concerned about being able to
produce enough water to meet the
demands. With the extended dry
weather and intense heat that this
portion of the state has been
receiving, the City has
implemented an cvcn/odd day water
rationing program for water
customers. Citizens on the north
side of Main Street, F.M. 1365 and
Hwy. 179 arc asked to water only
on even days and citizens on the
south side of the three roads are
asked to water only on odd
numbered days.
City Council members gave
Fred Davis the okay to begin
organizing efforts for a Teen Center
to be located in the old Teague
Public Library Building. Davis told
Parkfest '93
Set October 8
Food, fun and fellowship arc
three ingredients planned for
Parkfest 1993 which has been set
for Saturday, October 8th in the
Teague City Park.
Sponsored by the Teague
Chamber of Commerce, Parkfest
has grown to be one of the most
looked forward to events in Teague.
A car show, greased pig contest,
archery contest and an auction for
the Teague Library will be three
new events added to this year's line-
up.
Other events planned for the
day include craft booths, a barbecue
challenge, cow patty bingo, all day
entertainment on the stage,
volleyball tournament, horseshoe
tournament, washer tournament and
softball tournament.
For more information about
Parkfest 1993, watch for further
articles in The Teague Chronicle or
call the Chamber of Commerce
office at 739-2061 or Parkfest
Chairman Marsha Finley at 739-
2558.
the Council that this City's going
to have to take an interest in these
kids and that these kids are the
City's future. "If you don't do
something, You're going to lose
them," said Davis.
City Council members agreed
that some other organizations are
also interested in using the facility
and that there is no reason why the
building can not be shared. Davis
said that he already has the
equipment to go into a teen center
and that an executive board
consisting of teenagers will be set
up so that they can govern
themselves.
In other action at the meeting,
Council members adopted Section
504 Resolution and Grievance
Procedure concerning disability and
adopted a revised Fair Housing
Ordinance concerning
Discrimination. Both items needed
to be passed by the city for
requesting grants in the future.
City Council members selected
a Group Health Insurance Plan
which calls for employees to pay a
deductible of fifty percent of the
first $2,000 in expenses. Council
member Wayne Shinn suggested
that City employees pay 25 percent
of the insurance costs and council
members agreed. Currently the city
pays 100 percent of the policy cost.
Extreme hot and dry weather
through out most of the state has
caused the Texas Forest Service to
ask County Judges in the affected
areas to have all outdoor burning
banned and that's exactly what's
happened in Freestone County.
Freestone County has passed
an Emergency Order in accordance
with provisions of the Texas
Disaster Act of 1975, which is
being published in this week's issue
of The Teague Chronicle.
The emergency order states that
a person violates the order if he
burns any combustible material
outside of an enclosure which
serves to contain all flames and/or
sparks, or orders such burning by
others.
Rainfall in Teague has been
virtually non-existent since June
26th, when the City received
slightly over a quarter of an inch.
Showers went all around Teague on
Monday, August 23rd dumping rain
in Mexia, Fairfield, Donie and
Corsicana. Only a very slight
sprinkle fell in the city limits,
which also occurred some three
weeks ago.
As of Tuesday, August 24th,
its been 59 days since the Teague
and the majority of Freestone
County has received any rainfall at
all. Add in the factor of 100 degree
heat and a wet spring and all the
ingredients are there for fast moving
wildfires. The wet spring
contributed to the fire danger most
of the state is facing since they
spurred heavy growths of grass,
trees and underbrush, the fuel for
these wildfires.
So far this year, a total of
24.06 inches of rain in the City of
2nd Scrimmage Is Friday...
Huber Pleased With First Scrimmage
"We were real pleased at the
way things turned out," says
T.H.S. Athletic Director Greg
Huber about the first football
scrimmages of the season for the
Lions.
The Lion freshman, junior
varsity and varsity teams traveled to
Marlin last Friday and came away
with two victories and a tie. The
varsity Lions won 1-0, the junior
varsity tied 1-1 and the freshman
team won 2-0.
"It really went well, we found
some things that we need to work
on and we also saw some bright
spots," said Huber about the varsity
scrimmage. "The scrimmages give
us a chance to evaluate who goes
where, who we're going to use in
backup positions and what kids
make the varsity and junior varsity
teams.
The varsity Lion offense scored
one touchdown during the
scrimmage and came close to
scoring a second, while the varsity
Lion defense kept Marlin outside
the Lion 30 yard line all day. The
scrimmage was style so each team
could run three sets of 15
Final Soccer
Registration Is
This Saturday
Final registration for the
Freestone County Soccer
Association will be Saturday,
August 28th from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
at Brookshire Bros, in Teague.
No mail in registration will be
accepted and absolutely no
registration will be accepted after 1
p.m. on August 28th.
Registration forms will be
available Saturday at registration.
For further information call Cheryl
Harvick, 739-5300 after 5 p.m.
consecutive plays.
"These kids have been going
since August 4th and it's been real
hot, we were glad to be going
against somebody other than
ourselves," says Huber.
Cameron should be a good test
for the Lions this Friday in Teague
as the last scrimmage before the
pre-season gets underway on
September 3rd.
Huber said that Cameron made
the play-offs last year and should be
about the same caliber of teams the
Lions will have to face when
District 18-AAA action opens up.
"If we can get off to a good
start and build up momentum, that
will help up tremendously when
District starts," notes Huber.
District 18-AAA has been one
of the toughest Districts in the state
the past few years and this year will
be no exception. Fairfield,
Groesbcck and Mexia are all ranked
in the top twenty 3A schools in the
state.
After next week's scrimmage,
the Lions will open up pre-season
play on September 3rd in West,
return home for Whitney on
September 10th, travel to Leon on
September 17th, return home for
Hillsboro on September 24th and
finish the pre-season in
Madisonvillc on October 1st.
District 18AAA action for the
Lions starts at home with Fairfield
on October 8th, stays in Teague for
Elkhart on October 15th, hits the
road for Westwood on October
22nd, returns home for Groesbcck
on October 29th and finishes in
Mexia on November 5th. All
varsity prescason games begin at 8
p.m. and District games begin at
7:30 p.m.
The scrimmages next week
have the freshmen beginning at 5
p.m., the junior varsity beginning
at 6:30 p.m. and the varsity
beginning at 8 p.m.
Once the pre-season starts,
freshman and junior varsity games
will be held on Thursday's in the
opposite stadium of where the
varsity game is being played.
Freshman games will begin at 5:30
p.m. and junior varsity games will
begin at 7 p.m.
A total of 68 kids are
participating in football this year at
Teague High School. This is the
third consecutive year that Teague
has been able to field teams,
which helps a football program
tremendously by giving more kids a
chance to play and improve,
according to Huber.
Teague has been recorded at Circle
Hardware. Rainfall by the months
has been recorded as follows:
January, 2.7 inches; February, 1.18
inches; march, 6.03 inches; April,
4.34 inches; May, 4.65 inches and
June, 5.16 inches. The most
rainfall recorded so far on a single
day in Teague came on June 21st,
when 2.26 inches of rain hit the
ground. Out of the nine days that it
rained in June, only 4 days recorded
over one-half inch and the rainfall
on June 21 si was over one inch.
The extended dry period and
intense heat has caused the City of
Teague to ration water for outside
use. Citizens who live on the north
side of Main Street, F.M. 1365 and
Hwy. 179 arc asked to water only
on even days and citizens on the
south side of the three roads arc
asked to water only on odd days.
Citizens are asked to also water
during the late evening or early
morning hours.
Head On Involves Nine Young
Freestone County Citizens
A two vehicle accident late
Friday night, August 20th, on F.M
.1365 between Teague and Mexia
sent nine young Freestone County
citizens to Parkview Regional
Hospital in Mexia, with two later
being transferred to Providence
Hospital in Waco.
The accident occurred when a
1987 Chevrolet Pick-up carrying
three persons collided head-on with
a 1991 Plymouth Voyager Mini-
Van carrying six persons at
approximately 11:15 p.m., some
3.3 miles west of Teague.
The six persons in the mini-
van were from Teague and the three
in the pick-up were from Fairfield.
The driver of the van was 18 year
old Casey Dillon and the driver of
the pick-up was 24 year old Curtis
Ray Jones. Both Dillon and Jones
were transferred from Mexia to
Providence early Saturday morning.
A Providence Hospital spokesman
said Monday afternoon that both
were in good condition, but that
they would be there several more
days. Dillon underwent surgery
Saturday for internal injuries. Both
drivers suffered multiple fractures
from the accident.
Parkview Regional Hospital in
Mexia would not release the
injuries to parties treated there.
Passengers from Teague in the
van were Jay Jones, 19; Audra
Twitty, 17; Andrea Vance, 16;
Chris Skinner, 18; and Curtis
Hurst, 20. Passengers in the pick-
up were Marsha Bean, 16; and Pam
Jones, 18.
The Jaws of Life were called in
from Mexia to remove Dillon from
the driver’s seat of the van. One
ambulance from the Freestone
Ambulance Service and two
ambulances from Mexia transported
five persons to Mexia. The other
four were transported by personal
vehicles, according to Mexia Fire
Chief Aaron Thompson.
Department of Public Safety
reports show that the van was east
bound and left the right edge of the
road then corrected its path to the
left crossing the center stripe where
the two vehicles collided in the
west bound lane. Reports indicate
that at impact the pick-up truck
turned 90 degrees to die left and the
van turned 180 degrees to the left
and stopped facing west in the west
bound lane.
The accident report shows that
none of the nine persons involved
in the accident were wearing seat
belts.
The driver of the pick-up was
ticketed for no driver's license and
no insurance and the driver of the
van was ticketed for failure to drive
in a single lane, according to the
Department of Public Safety.
Mexia Fire Chief Thompson
said that the extreme number of bi-
standers who went to the accident
complicated the scene for
emergency workers. Investigating
officer in the accident was D.P.S.
Trooper Charlie Flori.
Application Made
For Reimbursement
Of TWO Fine
An application to the state for
the reimbursement of funds for a
SI7,200 fine assessed against the
cities of Teague and Fairfield by the
Texas Water Commission for
wastewater violations at the TDCJ
Boyd Unit was made this week.
The cities of Teague and
Fairfield built and operate the water
and sewer system at the prison and
charge the prison for it's service,
which will repay lhcS3.5 million in
revenue bonds over 30 years.
The sewer system was in
noncompliance from the time it
went on line in mid-August of
Please See FINE, Pg. 16
CRAIG MCSPADDEN, owner of Teague Insurance and Teague Finance is shown presenting EMT Robert
LaFoy with a check. The check is for the membership of his family and employees of these businesses into the
Freestone Ambulance Auxiliary. Pictured with McSpadden and LaFoy are Lou Ann Pryor and Susan Jones.
Not pictured is Marilyn Michaud.
Due To Dry Weather...
Outdoor Burning Banned
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