The Teague Chronicle (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1995 Page: 1 of 14
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Dedicated To The Service Of The People And The Progress Of Teague And Freestone County
89TH YEAR - NUMBER 14
TEAGUE, TEXAS 75860
THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1995
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Council Changes In City's Lawsuits
Legal counsel has changed for
the City of Teague in two pending
lawsuits following decisions made
by the 77th District Court and by
the Tenth Court of Appeals in
Waco, Texas.
Dallas attorney Kenneth R.
Stein has been substituted for J.
Val Fulcher as counsel for the City
of Teague and Jerrell Sartor on the
cross-action of William Wasserman
in connection with Smith,
McKinley and Brooke VS. City of
Teague, Shinn, Sartor, Herrington,
Wylie and Wasserman.
The change in attorneys was
granted by 77th District Judge H.
D. Black on Monday, August 28th,
when the Court found a motion for
substitution of counsel to be
unopposed.
According to Grocsbeck
attorney Joe Cannon, Fulcher had
filed the motion for substitution
because of conflicting interests after
Wasserman made a cross-complaint
against the City of Teague and
Mayor Sartor.
Voters In The Wortham I.S.D.
Approve $1.3 Million Bond Issue
TEAGUE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACHES for the upcoming 1995 season are (I to
r) Troyce Renfro, James Stinson, Ron Lackey, Dusty Loewe, Bryan Gawryszewski, head
coach Kevin Hayes and Donnie Osborn.
Scrimmage Cameron Here Friday...
Lions Are Getting Better Each Week
The Teague High School
Varsity Lions opened up the
football season last Thursday
evening in Lorena with a 2-0
victory in the Lion’s first
scrimmage of the year.
"We started off slow but came
on strong at the end,” says head
coach Kevin Hayes about his
Lions, who will face off with
Cameron this Friday at 7:30 p.m.
in Lion Stadium in the final
scrimmage of the season.
"We're getting better each
week," says the second year head
coach. "I definitely think that we
are a lot further along at this time
this year than we were at this time
last year. The kids have been in our
system for a year now and are
definitely getting better."
Hayes seemed to be impressed
with play on both sides of the ball
from his ball club but noted that
several offensive miscues during the
scrimmage stopped drives. Hayes
was particularly pleased with his
teams effort after the scrimmage
was over and the two teams played
a quarter of actual football. "We
scored a touchdown, kept control of
the ball and kept our defense off the
field most of the quarter," said
Hayes.
Offensively, Hayes was pleased
with the performance turned in by
quarterbacks Joel Hudgins and
Heath Pickett, receivers Anthony
Forge and Doug Solley, fullback
Pat Nelms, tail back Steven Beaird
and the offensive line. "The
quarterbacks were a little shaky at
first but eventually got things
going their way,” said Hayes.
"Forge had some fantastic catches
and Solley also had a strong
performance. Nelms had a good
game at full back and Beaird ran for
150-160 yards from the tailback
position. The offensive line started
Please See LIONS, Pg. 14
To Reactivate Club...
Voters in the Wortham
Independent School District
approved a $1.3 million bond issue
last Saturday, August 26th by a
188-154 margin.
The bond issue will allow the
Wortham ISD to finance and
construct a kindergarten/first grade
building, a junior high building and
remodeling on the elementary
school building.
The building which currently
houses the kindergarten/first grade
was constructed in 1903 and the
junior high building, which was the
old high school building, was
conotructed in 1922.
The W.I.S.D. plans to
construct a four room
kindergarten/first grade building and
a junior high with seven class
rooms and one lab/classroom.
Deterioration of the existing
facilities presented Wortham
students with a safety hazard and
some classrooms and instructional
facilities on the WISD campus are
no longer functional.
The $1.3 million bond issue
has a re-payment term of 20 years
and is expected to cost Wortham
I.S.D. taxpayers an additional $0.10
per $100 valuation. For example,
with property valued at $25,000,
the estimated annual increase in
taxes would be $25 per year.
Former city employees Stan
Smith and Fred McKinley and
former City Judge Bill Brooke
originally sued the City of Teague,
Wayne Shinn, Jerrell Sartor, James
Herrington, Melvin Wylie and
William Wasserman, all City
officials or employees, on August
12, 1994.
The suit claims libel, slander,
violation of Open Meetings Act
and civil conspiracy. The City
retained Val Fulcher as their
attorney in the case.
Wasserman, who was hired as
Teague's City Secretary for one
year, served from January 3, 1994,
to December 5, 1994, when he was
relieved from his duties following a
vote of "no confidence" by the City
Council. At the same meeting, the
council approved a motion for
Fulcher not to represent Wasserman
in the Smith, McKinley, Brooke
suit, citing conflict of interest for
Fulcher.
Wasserman subsequendy filed a
cross-complaint against the City of
Teague ♦nd Mayor Sartor in
Please See CITY, Pg. 14
Parkfest '95 Is Coming
Chronicle Office To Close
For Labor Day Holiday
The Teague Chronicle office will be closed Monday,
September 4th, 1995 in observance of the Labor Day holiday.
With the Monday closing, deadlines for both news and
advertising copy for the September 7th issue will be extended
until 12 noon on Tuesday, September 5th.
Anyone with news or advertising copy is welcome to bring
it by The Chronicle office on Friday, September 1st or slide
it under the front door this weekend or Monday, September
4th.
The staff of The Teague Chronicle hopes that you and yours
have a safe and enjoyable Labor Day week-end.
Lions Club Meeting Is Set
A meeting to plan the
reactivation of the Teague Lions
Club is scheduled for Tuesday,
September 5th at 6:30 p.m. in the
Teague City Hall.
All interested persons in
becoming a member of the Lion’s
Club, both male and female, are
encouraged to attend.
Zone Chairman Donald Beitler
will be the activating Lion at the
meeting and Past District 2X3
Governor Gilbert Gatlin will also
be in attendance. Due to the lack of
past attendance, the Teague Lions
Club was put on status quo and
must find new members so the club
can be reactivated.
Past District Governor Gatlin
urges anyone interested, including
former members, to come to the
meeting and help get the
organization back on its feet.
Refreshments will be served.
Come "Down Home" to Parkfest '95, where friends are
like family! In keeping with the tradition of fun, food,
family and friends, plans are underway for Parkfest '95.
Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 14th, 1995
and plan to spend the day in the City Park. Contact the
Chamber of Commerce for more information, 739-2061
or call Kay Barger at 739-3356. See You There!!!!!
Council Agrees To Pay
Former Officer Comp Time
Members of the Teague City
Council agreed to pay former
Teague Police Department Lt.
Steve Davenport some $7,668 in
back pay for unused comp time
accrued during 1994.
Council members approved the
motion while meeting in regular
session on Monday evening,
August 28th.
In the past, Police Department
personnel were given comp time in
exchange for not receiving over-
time pay. City Administrator J.D.
Teague reports that Davenport had
some 475 hours of comp time
during 1994, which the council
agreed to pay him for.
Davenport resigned from the
T.P.D. about a month ago and first
requested payment during the
council's August 7th meeting. At
that meeting, council members
were unaware of the comp time
policy which had been in effect in
the police department.
Before agreeing to pay
Davenport the money owed to him,
Council members met in executive
session to discuss the situation,
along with the City's pending
lawsuit by three former employees.
Davenport will remain a reserve
officer for the T.P.D.
When the Council reconvened
into regular session two and half
hours later, they agreed to pay
Davenport the money owed to him.
Council members also heard
from Freestone 4-H Shooting
Sports leader Rollie Winfree
concerning the status of long-range
plans for a shooting range to be
located at the site of the city's
former landfill. Winfree wants to
begin with a small caliber pistol
range and eventually expand to
include higher caliber hunting
rifles, shot guns and archery.
Council members held a budget
workshop on the city's 1996 budget
and are expected to approve the
budget and set the tax rate during
the September 11th meeting.
1995 Teague High School Marching Lion Band
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