The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 057, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1984 Page: 8 of 29
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THE BAYTOWN SUN
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Thursday, January 5, 1984
Dynamic Growth, Planning Marked LP In ’83
however, and Owens said the city
is presenting persuasive
arguments for the reinstatement
of La Porte’s reliever status.
Architects will complete the
Comprehensive Master Plan in
early 1984, said Owens, and a
capital improvements program
will soon be developed to act on
the plan’s recommendations. The
FAA has already approved a
grant for the upgrade of the ait-
port, and land has been purchas-
ed on Spencer Highway for the
construction of a new fltp' station
to serve the Spenwick, College
View and surrounding areas.
More parks and recreation pro-
By SHERRI CARVER
for future development of concentrated in the more rural streets were basically undamag-
business, industrial and residen- Lomax area. Other city im- ed.
tial areas, improvement of water provements included the con-
and waste-water systems and struction of a 100,000-square-foot workers for doing a “fine job” of
development of La Porte fire department office building at cleaning up the tons of debris left
the corner of Second and A by the storm.
Before beginning to construct streets. The facility is slated for
the plan, architects polled La opening within the next 60 days, also received recognition during
Porte citizens to determine their said Owens
views on future development, the
things they liked and those they
thought needed improvement.
Good schools, police and fire
protection all ranked high on the
public’s list of city assets.
Citizens most often listed a lack of
shopping and recreational
facilities and the need to resolve August’s Hurricane Alicia
the problem of a disintigrating wreaked havoc in La Porte as it
main street district as their chief did in many other Gulf Coast
areas. Damage to business and
Thef city initiated a $500,000 residential areas was extensive, has -not been approved by the continue to encourage
Federal Aviation Administration, business growth.
Industrial Development Corpora-
LA PORTE - Dynamic growth tion, an organization which en-
and a new concern for long-term courages business by offering
planning marked operations in builders low-cost industrial
the city of La Porte during 1983. revene bonds to finance projects
According to city officials, new within the city,
industrial, business and residen-
tial construction in the city in 1983
totaled almost $33 million. La
Porte granted building permits
for more than 450 single-family
homes during the year, an in-
crease of 17.2 percent over last
Owens commended city
Municipal Airport
The city’s ambulance service
As a result of the bond incen-
tive, construction of several new
/office and shopping facilities
began in 1983, including the
Bayshore National Bank
Building, La Quinta Motor Inn,
Fairmont Plaza Shopping Center
and office complex, Pilgrim
Cleaners Shopping Center and an
office building owned by Dr.
Laurence Mayer.
In order to better control the ci-
According to City Manager ty’s growth, City Council commis-
Jack Owens, much of the develop- sioned architects to devise a Com- complaints
ment in the business sector is the prehensive Master Plan which
result of work done by the city’s ties together recommendations street paving project during 1983, said Owens, but city facilities and
1983. A private corporation offer-
ing low-cost services to those in
need, the ambulance corps has
continually received recognition
for its fast and efficient service.
The city received a blow to its
growth in 1983 when the Gulf
Coast Area Council recommend-
ed La Porte’s be removed from
the list of designated reliever air-
ports to serve overflow air traffic " jeets will be considered, said
from Houston’s major facilities. Owens, and the Industrial -
The GCAC recommendation Development Corporation will
further
Making the city run more effi-
ciently was also a consideration
in 1983 and an in-house computer
system was purchased to allow of-
ficials to better store and in-
tegrate. information covering all
facets of the city.
year.
In December, the city annexed
the Spenwick Place and College
View municipal utility districts,
adding 2,600 more people to the ci-
ty
‘Better Than Beef’
Except For Alicia, LP
Schools Smooth In 1983
School Lunches
Critic Likes Buffalo
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sauce, garden salad,
; green beans, bread,
BAYTOWN milk. TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (API
BREAKFAST — v "* — Frontiersmen liked buffalo,
Fruit juice, peanut CHANNELVIEW noted food critic James Beard
A steady increase in student population in butter and jelly on ELEMENTARY likes it, and Jerry Oleson St. likes
the Lomax area, coupled with near-capacity toast and milk. BREAKFAST- — it so much he and his family-run
enrollments in La Porte and Baker junior high LUNCH — Fish Hot cereal, sliced markets have been growing it and
schools, prompted trustees to make plans in fillet with catsup or peaches,- cinnamon-* selling it for years
year. . 1983 for the construction of a new junior high hot dog with che,ese, toast and milk. Oleson’s Food Stores owns
According to Superintendent - Robert H. school building. baked beans, french LUNCH — Fish what’sbilledas“thelargestbuf-
Williams Jr., the storm caused more than $1 A bond election has been called for Jan. 21. fries, mustard sticks, macaroni with falo herd east of the Mississippi. '
million in damages to buildings in the district. If approved, $6,035 million in funds will be pro- greens, cole slaw, cheese, green pea And the 77-year-old Oleson says
La Porte High School suffered severe roof, vided for construction of the new facility and a bread or bun, milk salad, roll, honey, people who turn up their noses at
swimming pool and roof damage; Lomax resurfacing of the high school’s major athletic and gingerbread. strawberries, the thought of downing a buffalo
Elementary School received damage to its field. bananas, milk or burger are missing out on some
roof and library; three expensive gymnasium The new school, tenatively scheduled for BARBERS HILL lulce good eating
floors, two at the high school and one at Baker completion in 1987, will be located in the BREAKFAST — ePAvmnv , ,n ticking off the benefits of buf- ‘harem system, Oleson says,
Junior High School, were extensively dam- Lomax area. Cost of the construction is Cereal, cinnamon TTrM~u DA ^ ^ falo meat, Oleson says the meat with one‘king bull dominating
aged by standing water; and there was minor estimated at $15.55 million. toast, juice and milk. LUNCH - Fried of the hairy beast is better that theherd. When thekingis ‘‘depos-
* destruction to the school’s administration The remaining $485,000 of the bond >sales is LUNCH — Roast chicken or frito pie, beef J/ecauselts^Jef^L .Md. arattoLtakesoyer
_ buildings..and. almost every.-other- buMing-.-ernnartred for -restirfacing^he high schooi......beefrcreamerpdra-.....ehoose^womfdhefoi- richer, no one is allergic to it it The buffalo and grocery busi-
toes, green beans, lowin8: buttered cooks in less time and has less fat. ness has been and still is a family
fruit cup, roll, milk Potato half, Italian The Oleson family, which has affair for Oleson. He splits duties
mixed vegetables, been running Oleson’s stores in with his two sons and his grand-
mixed greens, tossed Traverse City since before the children. But lots of others are in-
salad, fruit salad.
LUNCH — Assorted gelatin and ing buffalo meat for years
Spaghetti with meat beverage. Oleson’s buffalo trade got year-round
FRIDAY
started with the store ordering
sides of buffalo meat from an out-
fit in Oklahoma with its own herd.
But in 1956, lifnits were placed
on individuals’ orders, and that
gave rise to the Oleson herd.
Originally, the stores had 20
head of buffalo. The gestation
period for a buffalo, Oleson said,
“is like that of a human or a cow
— nine months.”
/ BySHERRI CARVER
LA PORTE — Damage caused by Hur-
ricane Alicia caused the only ripple in the La
Porte school district’s otherwise smooth 1983
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But now, the company owns
farms in northern Michigan that
keep 500 head of buffalo in four
separate herds. Buffalo work on a
fi
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within the system, Williams said
football field with artificial turf. The com-
Repair crews are still working on some of pleted field would provide an area for wet-
the buildings, he said, and major renovation weather play, say officials, and will be and yellow cake
of gymnasium floors will take place this sum- available free of charge to community
mer. ‘ athletic groups.
Williams said 6,700 students are enrolled in
La Porte schools “and that number will con-
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ST. JOSEPH
Great Depression, has been sell- volved, too, in the business which
keeps better than 200 people busy
fil
However, La Porte 'students did not m>ss
one day of school as a result of the storm.
“Other than that, the year has gone very tinue to increase. With all the new housing
smoothly, "said Williams. “The students have coming into the city, especially in the Fair-
done well, and I feel we have an excellent staff mont Parkway and Lomax areas, its inl-
and set of administrators.”
c
a
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perative that we look to tljfc. future and are
The new La Porte Alternative Methods Pro- ready with some sensible, long-range building
gram was opened in the fall in the old De Walt plans.”
Elementary School building.
Designed to help “problem kids” Jearn to in-
tegrate more successfully into a larger public
school scene, LAMP offers teachingrf’and
counseling on an extremely low teacher-
student ratio. Williams said a number of
students had been returned to regular classes.
The district also"adopted a six-week com-
puter literacy course for junior high students.
- Results of Texas Assessment of Basic Skills-
tests taken during February showed an
o • Overall improvemepl, said Williams.
•As .student enrollment continues to in-
crease, long-range plans are being developed
for construction of new school facilities. In
March, construction began on the Leo A. Riz-
zuto Elementary School, under construction
on Farrington Boulevard. Designed to ac-
comodate 800-900 children in grades
kindergarten through fifth, the facility is
slated for opening next fall
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whether to invest
long or short?
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Pharmacy
Topics
By Ken Roberts
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end otder eiementary-scnool children how to pro-
tect little ones from accidental poisoning. Send a
post-card with your name and address tp FDA,
office of ‘Consumer Affairs (HFE-88); 5600
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
New ulcer medication is taken twice a day (instead
of the .usual four times!. It's designed for the
short-term treatment of duodenal ulcers.
Small gadget uses high-frequency sound waves to
monitor biood flow in tiny premature babies. The
non-invasive test is used to Spot a common heart
defect.
Doctors at the Mayo Clinic have devised a new
way to administer morphine, without “drugging”
the patient. Implanted catheter feeds the.drug
directly into the area around the spinal cord to of-
fer ppin relief without side effects.
A drug that dissolves blood clots without thinning
the blood is under study in St. Louis, Missouri
and Leuven, Belgium. Tissue-type Plasminogen--
Acivator is being tested on dogs.
What's new in medicine? We keep up with the*
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Hazelhoff, 66,
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minister. He served as music minister and youth
counselor for David StockweU during the sum-
mer of 1969.He received his associates degree
in bible from Son Jacinto Bible College in 1972
and is currently attending Bible College in the
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