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BACK-TO-SCHOOL B RE AKFAST-Thc Level land Chamber of Commerce sponsored a breakfast for returning
and new teachers Monday morning. Principals introduced new teachers and door prizes were awarded. Included
among the teachers at the meal were AnneTarr, high school English teacher; Betty Marchbanks, teacher at Cactus
Elementary; Bobby Marchbanks, teacher at Cactus; Lyncltc Major, speech therapist at Cactus and Capitol elementaries;
and Melinda Pena, junior high choir instructor. (Staff Photo)
Pledge center prepared for telethon
Preparations for the 24th Annual
"Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon" are
underway, especially in Lcvclland.
The Levelland "Telethon" Pledge
Center will be located at Automotive
School dance
to benefit
MDA drive
2-LEVELLAND * HOCKLEY COUNTY NEWS-PRESS, Wednesday, August 30,1989
Levelland
tax rate
increasing
The Levelland City Council set
Sept. 12 as the date for a public
hearing on a proposed tax rate of
SS.74 cents per $100 valuation
following a final work session on
the proposed $5.8 million budget
Tuesday night.
Council members have invested
several hours in studying the
budget and have authorized a
freeze on hiring in an attempt to
minimize depiction of the fund
balance. The proposed budget will
be met only by heavy deficit
spending of the fund balance as has
occurred the past two years. By
dipping into the fund balance once
again, the council is holding the
proposed increase in the tax rate to
7.9 percent.
The proposed tax increase will
raise the city taxes on a $20,000
piece of property by $5.73 from
$105.85 to $111.58. City taxes on
a $35,000 piece of property will
increase $9.85 from $185.25 to
$195.10; on a $50,000 piece of
property by $13.85 from $264.85
to $278.70 and on a $70,000 piece
of property by $19.65 from $370.-
50 to $390.15. The budget will also
require increases in water and
sewer rates.
The council will adopt the
budget on Sept. 19th.
During the work session, police
chief Ted Holder effectively plead
his case in regard to the hiring
freeze, explaining if he docs not
replace a patrolman whose position
is now open, it will leave him in a
situation where there is only one
uniformed officer on patrol on
some occasions. He said other
positions could bfc left open when
and if they become available but
that he considered this position
vital. Council members agreed and
told him to do what he feels-is
necessary to insure the safety of the
community.
City manager Greg Ingham
reviewed the various funds and
answered questions.
Mayor Kenny Willmon pointed
out the last couple of years expend-
itures exceeded revenues by
$300,000 or more. For a couple of
years prior to that, however, the
sales tax rebates had been over
$300,000 more than was budgeted.
Revenue sharing funds totaled over
$150,000 per year. "We have lost
$450,000 to $500,000 in income.
Those expenditures have been
absorbed into the general fund and
the budget. It’s been tough,” he
said.
Early in the meeting the council
discussed street improvements as
the city manager said final figures
reflect $54,500 is available from
the bond fund and f 20,328 from
the drainage improvement fund.
Combining the funds leaves
$75,028 to pul into paving. Adding
up all the paving previously discus-
sed comes to over $ 179,000.
After considerable discussion,
the council authorized the expendi-
ture of approximately $17,000 to
fix Maple, $27,890 to pave, curb
and gutter Denver and $15,100 to
pave all the leave-outs the city has
found around town. That will leave
a balance of approximately $15,-
000 which the council earmarked
for improvements on 13th St. The
council is hoping that street and
others in that area will be paved by
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A Muscular Dystrophy Back-
To-School Dance is scheduled for
this Friday night.
According to Lcvclland High
School student council sponsor
Randy Parrish, tltc event is open to
all students grades 9-12 in Lcvcl-
land, Whitcface, Smycr, Whithar-
ral, Anton and Sundown.
"We think that this will be a
great idea to, first of all, raise
money for the MDA, which is of
course a very worthwhile project.
Secondly, this will get the high
school age students together in a
positive atmosphere, and they can
meet new friends,” he said.
"Our student council president,
Lee Slaughter, has worked very
hard on this project, and I feel that
it will be a very fcotJfl CVeWTbr «JT **
the students involved," Parrish
added.
The cos' for tickets is $2, which
will be sold at the participating
schools, beginning Wednesday, in
their high school offices. Tickets
arc required for admission, and
they will not be sold at the door.
Tickets for Levelland students can
be purchased at cither the high
school or junior high offices. After
expenses arc met, all proceeds will
benefit MDA.
For more information contact
Parrish at 894-8515.
Whitharral
scrimmage
set Friday
Service. Terri Durham will serve as
Pledge Center Coordinator. This wi II
be Terri’s first year as a volunteer for
the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
The ’Telethon" will be broadcast
live from Las Vegas and KLBK-TV
in Lubbock. Over 200siationsacross
the country and several stations in
Canada will air this special event. The
show will begin Sunday, Sept. 3 at 8
p.m. and continue 22 hours through
Labor Day, Sept. 4 at 6 p.m. All area
pledge centers, including Lcvclland,
will close between midnight and 8
a.m.
Hosting this year’s local portion arc
KLBK co-anchor and Telethon
emcee. Special guest emcees will be
Chris Contreras, Kathy King, and
Rick Gilbert.
The "Jerry Lewis Telethon" is
watched by approximately 90million
people every year and is a leader in
the Nielson ratings. The 1988 show
raised over $41 million in pledges
alone, a record for telethons.
Lubbock’s telethon raised $ 143,000 telethon.
in pledges and fund-raising events,
which included Lcvelland’s totals.
Lcvclland citizens wanting to
support thccity’s fund-raising efforts
during the Labor Day weekend for
MDA can pick up Marcher Kits for
children and adults who want to
collect donations door-to-door. Kits
will be available at the Levelland
pledge center during the telethon.
A special ’Telethon” Patron Board
will be set up at KLBK-TV for
individuals and businesses who
contribute $100 or more to MDA
prior to the show. These names will
be shown throughout the "Telethon."
Businesses offering a percentage of
sales for Labor Day weekend will be
mentioned in Salc-a-Thon segments,
too. Contributions or Salc-a-Thon
questions can be made to MDA, 8212
Ithaca, Suite F, Lubbock, TX 79423,
806-793-5632.
Level land’s Pledge Center raised
$1,808 in 1988. Just 88 people in
Lcvclland pledged to last year’s
We would like to welcome
Caprock Abstract & Title as our
newest business in Levelland.
Owners are Ronnie Miller and
Terry Grantham. They are located
at 609 Austin - 894-9200. Lan-
elle’s Florist has moved from 702
Avenue B to the north side of the
square - 813 Houston - 894-5277.
We are pleased to have Wayne
Ward as our Ambassador for
August. Wayne and his family
have lived in Levelland since 1945,
he is retired from the U.S. Post
Office. He is very active in church,
Youth Exchange Program and the
Lions Club, with Wayne recently
being named District Governor
Region 2T2. We sincerely appre-
ciate his voluntecrism to these
worthy causes.
The Annual Teacher’s Breakfast
was Monday, August 28th, honor-
ing the new teachers to our com-
munity and also returning teachers.
Three hundred were served this
year. We want to thank the Level-
land High School Cafeteria staff,
the Marigolds and Goldcoats, and
all businesses who donated door
prize donations. Donations were
made by the following: Lanclle’s
Florist, Lanelle Smith; Levelland
Floral, Sue Richards; Gals & Dolls,
Debbie De Lara; Benaglio’s, Jeff
Jordan; Baggett Pharmacy, Larry
Baggett & Robbie Timbcrlake &
John Bullock; KHOC Radio, Del
Kirby; News Press, Pat & Stephen
Henry; Script Office Supply, Ira
Jcffcott; South Plains National
Bank, Bill Jones; First National
Bank, Charles Battin; Texas
American Bridge Bank, C.A.
Parker; Marie’s Jewelry, Marie
Stockard; Jack Sikes "66" One
Stop Service Station. Jack Sikes;
Whitley Automotive, Allen Whit-
ley; Armes Jewelry, Kay and
Morris Armes; Moore & Moore
Chenr-Dry Carpet Care, Royce
Moore; Atchisons Jewelry, Bo and
Gary Atchison; Custom Cleaners,
Chris Lewis. Thanks again for all
your support of all our programs
and events!
All the applications for the
Chamber’s first Leadership Level-
land Program are in the selection
process is underway. The first
meeting for the program will be
September 18 at 11:30 a.m. at K-
Bobs for orientation. This program
was designed to educate emerging
leaders in the process of City
Government, County Government,
and other segments of the commu-
nity. Ten applicants will partici-
pate in the nine month program and
be awarded a certificate in a gradu-
ation ceremony in May. We
appreciate all those submitting
applications and commend them
on their interest in the leadership
andprogress of Levelland.
Congratulations to the Midnight
Express Softball Team members
on winning the State Champion-
ship at the Class C SJow-Pitch
Men’s Softball Tournament! They
are making plans now to partici-
pate in the National Tournament
Sept. 20 in Las Vegas. We wish
them success in the tournament and
in their efforts to raise the funds to
represent Lcvclland at this tourna-
ment.
School board sets tax,
reads policy changes
MEETING THE PEOPLE—Sen Teel Bivins stopped in Lcvclland Monday
win morning for a visit with the people. He spoke about the problem of workers ’
>we, comp inTexas and voiced hus views on solutions. The Senate will tackle the
subject once again in November. (Staff Photo)
The Whitharral Panthers
hold their annual Soap and Towel
scrimmage this Friday evening
^A^wdin^tohead coach jimmy BIVXNS continued from page 1
Bcllah, all fans wishing to see the
game must bring cither a bar of "It is very subjective and results in
The Levelland School Board, in a
vote of 5-1, set the 1989-90 tax rate
at $1.07 during a meeting Tuesday
night.
Trustce Kenneth Marrow cast the
dissenting vote.
The rate reflects a 12-ccnt increase
over the previous rate.
In other matters, the board read for
the first time policy changes that they
will consider for approval on the
second reading at a later meeting. The
changes are:
-Class standing for graduates will
be determined by averaging grades
earned from ninth grade through the
first semester of the 12th grade.
Previously, grades from the ninth year
were not considered.
- A student must be enrolled in
Levelland High School all of his
senior year to be ranked for class
standing.
-Tograduate from LHS, a student
enrolling from another school must
be enrolled the complete second
semester of his senior year.
- English will be removed from the
list of courses that may be taken for
both high school and college credit.
- Students must be in attendance
80 days per semester on the secondary
level or 160 days a year at the
elementary level to pass a course.
"HB 72 put an emphasis on
attendance. It said if astygfijt (tad five
unexcused absences from a class, he
failed. Now, in my opinion, they are
backing off," said Superintendent
Max Newman. "Our semesters run
86 to 89 days and they are only
requiring attendance for 80.”
An attendance committee will be
appointed for each campus to hear
appeals concerning absences that
exceed those allowed.
The board also approved abbrevi-
ated school days. Six are allowed each
year.
At the junior high. Sept. 28 and
Nov. 9 will be shortened for pep
rallies, Dec. 19 will be shortened for
Christmas, May 18 will be shortened
for annual signing and May 17 will be
shortened for an awards assembly.
At the high school. Sept. 8 and Oct.
20 will be shortened for pep rallies,
Dec. 19 will be shortened for
Christmas, Feb. 14 will be shortened
for the Valentine assembly. May 11
will be shortened for cheerleader
election and May 25 will be shortened
for an awards assembly.
over
hood.
a Community Development Grant _ ________ __________
which calls for an expenditure of soap or a towel for admission to the widely varying awards around the
S225.000 in that neighbor- scrimmage against Silvcrton. state for the same injury. When you
If the application is not "This is always a lot of fun for havc a £rcat deal of variance,
funded the city will consider using the kids and the community. The insurance companies spell that R-I-
thc SI 5,000 as seed money for soap and towels go to the athletic S-K. If you’re going to underwrite a
fixing the street itself. department for the kids’ use. It cuts higher risk, you’re going to demand
Council members agreed with down a little on expenses for the a higher premium," the senator said,
the mayor that strip paving 13th school, and also helps the comm- In those states with better systems,
and not paving the side streets was unity get involved just a little more most have an impairment schedule.
really not doing it right and consc
qucntly would not fix the problem.
The $75,000 the city had left from
the two funds was not enough to fix
all the streets in that southwest part
of town.
with their team," Bcllah said
At the conclusion of the game,
an ice cream supper will also be
held for those in attendance
he explained. "It has every conceiv-
able injury on one side and you could
run your finger across to the other side
and determine what the compensation
For more information, contact for that injury was. It has about eight
Bellah at 299-1100.
• modifiers that tended to humanize hasn’t had a workers’ compclaim in
EQUESTRIENNE continued from page 1
Between shows this summer, Ansolabchere lived in Austin with her trainer.
Ansolabchcre says her trainer, Dana Rodgers, is one of the few women trainers in the country.
Up to.this time, Ansolabchcre has competed in the Western Pleasure division of the shows. However, she
will soon start competing in the English riding division with her four-year-old gelding. Censor.
Both I9oir Arabella and Censor are pure-bred Arabians, according to Ansolabehcre.
"Censor is a chestnut. Noir Arabella is a true black. There are two types of black Arabians. True blacks get
blacker in the sun. The others fade,” she explained.
According to Ansolabchere. chestnut Arabians are the most common and the gray Arabians are the rarest.
"1 like riding. It is fun. You get to meet a lot of neat people. There are even some movie stars that show.
Patrick Swayze and Wayne Newton own Arabians. Hopefully, I will get to meet them at Nationals in October,"
said Ansolabchcre.
"In some divisions riders win money. However, I turned fourteen too late in the year to compete in the 14-17
division which can win money," explained Ansolabchcre who had to compete in the 13 and under division this
year.
She is however looking forward to the opportunity to ride in the 14-17 year-old division in the upcoming
year.
Although Ansolabchere enjoys riding, she says that she doesn’t want to become a professional.
"I might like lo ride in the Adult Amateur divisions when I am older, but 1 don’t want to be a trainer,”
explained Ansolabehcre.
Since school will soon start up again, Ansolabchere’s riding will be limited to only a few shows during the
upcoming months.
However, she plans to start riding her English horse. Censor, in September.
In October she will compete in the U.S. National Arabian and Halt-Arabian Championship, which she hopes
lowin.
that approach," he said.
States that use the schedule have
far lower rates than Texas, he said.
"Both houses agreed to incentives
for safety, but the Senate wanted to
create what I call a Texas OSHA
(Occupational Safety and Health
Adminisiration)...and then hire a
bunch of bureaucrats to go out and
enforce safety regulations.... In my
view, we should determine who are
the extra hazardous employers and
then sick their bureaucrats on them.
There’s no reason to send a bureaucrat
out to talk to a machine shop that
ipciai
20 years and tell them to be a safe
work place," he said.
"'We failed again, although we did
make a lot of progress in die special
session. Hopefully, when we start up
again in November, we will start from
that point,” he said.
Because of the basic disagreements
that blocked progress since January,
he said he cannot holdout any hope
’’that the Texas Trial Lawyers
Association will just lay down and
say, ‘Yes, Senator Bivins is right.’
Likewise, business is not going to say.
‘ We need to keep the jury trials and
keep the juries involved. ’"
Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby will bring his
own workers’ compbill to the Senate,
Bivins said. Also, a national workers’
compensation meeting will be held in
September in Philadelphia that Hobby
will attend. With Hobby’s leadership,
the problem may be resolved, he said.
Bivins stopped in Levelland
Monday morning during a tour of his
district. He said he is making good his
campaign promise to stay in touch
with those in his district.
COUNTY continued from page 1
tal Levelland. November was submitted by
During Monday s session, county clerk Raymond Dennis and
commissioners approved a road was approved. As a result, all seven
crossing request from Amoco and Levelland boxes will be voting in
four from Exxon who, ElLea the county commissioners room
Hensley said, requested the cross- jn the courthouse Nov. 7. The other
mgs in order to proceed with a eight voting boxes in the county
water flood project on the county wiII be left the same. Voters will
,n®; ... . cast ballots on 21 state constitution
Commissioners also approved a amendments
resolution supporting the Senior Commissioners appointed John
£“**“ ?r#lU *PP,.,ctUo" C. Porter the ofTioal presiding
$229,531 for expansion of their judge for the consolidated election
center. The Senior Citizen* organs precincts. They set the hourly wage
auon is seeking the grant through & election workers at $5 and the
1,16 CoiTUnity compensation for the election
mail Program administered by the official who returns the ballots and
vrxino materials to the courthouse the
A recommendation that voting night of the election at $25.
^v,elland The meeting ended with com-
for the state amendment election in missioners authorizing the pay-
ment of bills and four public
assistance requests totaling $400.
One request was denied.
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Antelopes
to scrimmage
The Whiteface Antelopes will
face Springlake-Earth in their
annual Meet the Antelopes scrim-
mage Thursday beginning at 6:30
p.m.
According to head coach Terry
Kinard, the scrimmage will be
followed by a segment in which
each of the Antelopes, as well as
the cheerleaders, and their parents
are introduced. Also, new school
superintendent David Foote will be
recognized.
There is no admission to the
event.
For more information contact
Whiteface Schools at 287-1154.
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