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2-LEVELLAND & HOCKLEY COUNTY NEWS-PRESS, Wednesday, March 1, 2000
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With Stephen Henry
Be patient with the faults of
others; they may have to be
patient with yours.
I love the Cactus Theater in
Lubbock and the wonderful
opportunity it prov des area
residents to demon.- rate their
tremendous musical talents.
Last Thursday evening my wife
and 1 were a part of the full-house
which enjoyed Talent Search 2000,
Concert 1. We were there to watch
a talented 13-year-old nephew,
Billie McClaran who closed the
show with his rendition of one of
Charlie Daniels most popular fiddle
pieces, “The Devil Went Down To
Georgia."
We were delighted not only by
Ins performance, but by the
tremendous show we saw. We were
treated to country, rock and roll,
gospel, contemporary and even a
love song from an opera. There was
something for everyone. The
entertainers ages ranged from seven
into the 50’s. Regardless of their
ages, all are young at heart and are
doing something special.
About half way through the
show, Levelland’s own Andrew
Ludy, 9-year-old son of William
and Amye Eudy, sang “Perfect
Stand.” His dad is the minister at
C actus drive Church of Christ. The
talented young man was a little
nerv ous and it showed—a little. He
kept his left hand firmly embedded
m his pants pocket but his song
came out loud and clear with barely
a tremble in his voice.
His mother says her son gets his
singing talent from his father.
Williams sings with a quartet which
includes Rusty Huddleston and
others on gospel night at the
Cactus. They invited Andrew to
smg with them. Don Caldwell hear
him perform and invited the young
man to perform in the talent search.
At least two rows of the theater
were filled with his supporters and
admirers.
A little later, a South Plains
College student, Shonda
Crutchfield, had the audience
rocking as she performed “Perfect
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TNL TO KICK OFF COUNTRY MUSIC CELEBRATION - A special performance of Thursday Nile Live
is scheduled Thursday (March 2) to kick off South Plains College’s 25th anniversary celebration of its
commercial music program. The TNL cast will perform a variety of country, rock, R&B, swing and other styles
from the 1940s through today. Show time is 7:30 p in. in the Tom T. Hall Studio in the Creative Arts Building.
Admission is free. Special guests w ill be the Ingrid Kaiter Band. The show will be broadcast live on SPC-TV
cable channel 10 to viewers in Levelland, Littlefield, Brownfield and Morton. Performers are (front row from
left) Leslie White, vocalist from Lubbock, Allison Branch, vocalist, guitarist and bass player from Whitharral,
Amanda Brown, vocalist from Eddy, Texas, Janalei Potrament, vocalist from Mesa, Az., Whitney Phipps]
keyboardist from Welch and Julie Beaver, vocalist, fiddler and mandolinist from Cambria, Ca.; and (back row
from left) Josh Hamilton, lead guitarist from Liberal, Ks„ Wes Nickson, vocalist from Lubbock; James Randorff,
bass player from Ransom Canyon; Ryan Spradlin, vocalist from Rosenburg; and Lex Reeves, drummer from
Cotton Center. The ensemble is directed by Cary Banks, coordinator and instructor in commercial music.
CENSUS continued from page 1
Burglars stole money and
compact discs from the home of
Levelland resident Frank Velez Jr
The burglary at the Avenue 1
Place home occurred Monday,
police said
Two people were arrested for
drunk driving this past weekend,
police said
A 38-year-old city man was
nabbed for the offense early Sunday
morning He was stopped in the 100
block of Maple w hen an officer saw
him driving in the wrong lane
The suspect did not have a
driver's license with him He took a
breath test which revealed his blood
alcohol content to be between 0 107
and 0 112, a report said
Police arrested a 25-year-old
Levelland man for driving while
intoxicated early Saturday morning
on Ninth Street
He took a field sobriety test
before going to jail The man had a
blood alcohol content higher than
0.20, according to a report
A man complained that he has
been getting threatening phone calls
from his ex-girlfriend
A woman who was stopped
after police saw her driving a car
with a small child standing up in the
back seat was charged with driving
with a suspended license
The woman was detained on
Monroe Street Sunday morning,
police said
Police arrested a city man
Sunday morning after he allegedly
threatened to cut his wife with a
knife
Two people are suspects in the
theft of $2,400 in cash and checks
from a city convenience store, a
report said
Harold Powell reported that a
large window at 508 Ave 1 was
broken Fndav or Saturdav Damage
tallied $1,600
Investigators found a large
piece of metal believed to be a
vehicle transmission part at the
scene
Someone broke the rear window
of Kymberly Braddock’s car Friday
It appeared that a small hole in the
w indow was made either by a BB
pellet or a small rock The car was
parked on 12111 Street at the time, a
report said
Someone recently broke three
windows and tore the screens on a
Cactus Drive home that belongs to
Jessica Lucero
The damage, estimated at $300,
was discovered Friday
A VCR worth $200 was stolen
from Janet Smith's Ninth Street
apartment The theft was reported
Saturday, according to a report.
confidentiality requirements as
Census Bureau employees and face
the same penalties for any
violation.
“I have really been impressed
with how serious they take
confidentiality,” says Osbum who
is also the Census Liaison for the
city.
“I have reviewed address lists
for them and 1 have to sign a
confidentiality agreement to do so.
Even though it is just addresses
w'ith no names or other information,
I have to treat it as confidential.”
Osbum explained that not even
the president of the United States is
permitted to look at individual
census records. Before major
renovations that would temporarily
close down the White House got
underway roughly a half century'
ago, Secret Service agents visited
the Census Bureau. Their mission
was to try to find information about
neighbors around the house where
they were planning to move
President Harry S. Truman until
work was completed on the White
House.
The agents explained to Ed
Goldfield, program coordinator for
the 1950 census, that obtaining this
information was a matter of
national security. But Goldfield
denied their request, explaining that
releasing information on
individuals obtained from the
census was against the law. Today,
protecting the privacy of census
respondents remains a critical part
of every Census Bureau
Dr. Gail Pratt
panelist at
state meeting
.ove.
’l et a little later, Robert, Rob
and Misti Hayme did a great job
with a gospel song. The trio
performs at many different
churches around the area. As a
result of their talent, they have been
asked to perform at the June 30
gospel night at the Cactus.
Rob and his family live here in
Levelland. He works at Harrell
Building Supply. His wife says
they are excited about the gospel
invitation and at the reception they
got at Thursday night’s show.
Early in the evening his sister
performed a solo piece, “First
Love.”
The Haynie family is very
talented.
All of the entertainers are very
talented—and courageous. They
w ere selected from a field of 300
hopefuls who had auditioned for a
few minutes of glory on the Cactus
Theater stage. The next talent
search auditions will be held this
Saturday. We’d bet that lots of
talented people show up for their
shot at the bright lights and an
appreciative audience.
We have caught several of the
Cactus Theater shows and have
watched many local and area artists
perform. Each earned their rounds
of applause.
Hydrogen sulfide
safety training
slated at college
Hydrogen Sulfide Safety
Training, a three-hour course
designed to meet safety
requirements for work in the oil
field, is scheduled Monday (March
6) at South Plains College.
The class covers all aspects
of hydrogen sulfide, including
detection, safety procedures and
demonstration in the use of safety
masks.
Cost is $10 and classes will
meet 6-9 p.m. in the Petroleum
Technology-Law Enforcement
Building, room 106. Instructor is
Paul Harbin, instructor in
petroleum technology.
Additional c lasses meet
April 3 and May 8.
To pre-register or obtain
more information, contact the SPC
Office of Continuing and Distance
Education at 806-894-9611, ext.
2341.
Dr. Gail Platt, director of the
South Plains College Learning
Center, will be a panelist
discussing college students in the-
21st century Thursday (March 2)
during on Annual Faculty
Conference Day program of the
Dallas County Community College
District.
She and three other panelists
will address issues concerning
distance students , (those not
physically enrolled in a campus
course), deficient students (who
lack academic skills or are
disruptive), and disappearing
students (who attend class one or
two times).
The noted author and
educator Parker Parmer, author of.
The Courage to Teach, will also
be part of the program.
About 1,000 faculty are
expected to attend.
Sheriffs Report
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Lydia \\ imbcrlcy was bitten bv
a dog Saturdav while she was
walking in an alley in the 400 block
of Duggan in Anton
The girl was bitten on the leg.
according to the Sheriffs Office
continued from page 1
GETTING THE HABIT EARLY
JefTey Young, 14-month-old son of
Dr. and Mrs. Jeff Young, has
started reading the News-Press
early. Here he glances up from
enjoying a quick look at who’s in
the news today! Our thanks to Dr.
Young for sharing this photo with
us.
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Sandy Parker. Levelland Area
Chamber of Commerce president,
gave commissioners an update on
the Llano Estacado Tourism
Society
Parker, who is also president of
the society . said the organization is
a network of business people who
are working together to promote'
tourism for the region
"Tourism is economic
development." she said, adding that
it is the third largest industry in the
state
While Levelland docs not have
hotels like larger cities, it can attract
tour groups to the city. she said ,
A group of more than 40 people
from Lampasas who came to
Levelland in November on a tour
bus is an example of how tourism
can benefit the city
One of the city 's great strengths
is the music tradition at South Plains
College, which is being highlighted
through advertising and exposure on
the Internet, she said
"I'm not here to ask for
money," she told the Court "I m
here to say if tourism is what the
county wants, then I'm here to
help ”
On May II, 20 international
tour operators will stop off in the
city before going on to Lubbock.
Abilene and Dallas
The operators arc coming to the
United States - and touring West
Texas - to see what tourism
attractions arc available in this
country. Parker said
"Music is our anchor." she said
"Sometimes you have to work
through the maze" and dev clop your
assets
"Tourism is mostly
undeveloped. ' she said. "We do
have the product vve think they 're
looking for ”
Sprovv ls said that tourism us
something that the county might
want to consider.
" We all know that every dollar
that comes in multiplies, he said
"Tourism is something foreign for
us If can vve can participate in some
way
I n other business,
commissiohers unanimously agreed
to accept a bid of $1,020 from
Thomas Bara for the purchase of a
lot at 1719 Houston St
The Court learned that $1,127
in back taxes are owed on the
property
Other taxing entities must also
consider the bid
On a recommendation made by
T ax Assessor-Collector Christy
Clevenger, commissioners approved
three tax refunds They were for
$4,069. $715 and $867 ’
The Court approved tw o public
assistance requests
One was for $67 on an electric
bill and the other was for $32 on a
natural gas bill
employee’s training.
Nobody, including courts of
law, credit companies, solicitors,
the police and military, the Internal
Revenue Service, the Federal
Bureau of Investigation,
immigration and welfare agencies
are allowed to see individual census
records. Even the Freedom of
Information Act does not give
anyone access to individual census
answers.
The Census Bureau’s dedication
to confidentiality plays an
important role in everything it does.
Before they begin working for the
Census Bureau, all employees must
pass a security and employment
reference check, swear they are not
employed as tax collectors or
assessors or law enforcement
officials and establish they have no
felony convictions as adults. On top
of that, the agency employs a host
of safeguards, such as electronic
barriers and secure telephone lines,
to block outside access to any
confidential information in Census
Bureau computers.
After the census form is
returned, it is sent to one of the
Census Bureau’s four processing
centers, where workers will scan it
directly into computers that can
read responses. Within 10 to 15
days, it will be shredded. Individual
answers will be combined with
those of other people to produce
statistical summaries.
About a week before Census
Day-April 1— most households
will receive a questionnaire by
mail. Census takers will deliver
fomis to the remaining households.
The Census 2000 questionnaire will
be easy to read and simple to fill
out. The Census 2000 questionnaire
will ask about only seven subjects:
name, sex, age, relationship,
Hispanic origin, race and housing
tenure (whether home is owned or
rented). Nationw ide, five out of six
housing units will receive this short
form, which will be the shortest in
180 years.
The longer form will ask about
the same seven subjects plus 27
more, including education,
ancestry, employment, disability
and house heating fuel. In some
rural areas, as many as every other
housing unit may receive the long
form because a larger sample is
needed to ensure that towns and
counties get the same detailed
information as more densely
populated areas.
If a questionnaire is left
incomplete or not returned, a
census employee must contact the
resident to obtain the missing
information.
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RETIREMENT PARTY-Melvin Campbell (center) was the guest of honor
Monday at the Natural Resources Conservation Service office in Levelland.
Campbell was retiring after 16 years with the district and was celebrating
with over60 guests and well wishers. The district presented Campbell with
a Seiko watch engraved with the date of his retirement and a plaque for
his years of service. Shown with Campbell are co-workers Clint Gilbreath,
Marty Carr, Lynette Payne and Randy Underwood. (Staff Photo)
PROJECT continued from page 1
be costly to Levelland and other
cities, he said
"It's very expensiv e " he said of
the regulations, adding that the city
would have to hire a full-time
employee to comply with the
regulations
The rules would require
Levelland to monitor storm water
runoff, limit the amount of cover in
developments, require controls to
prevent runoff during dev elopment
and implement public education
programs.
Ingham said the City of Austin
has estimated that it is spending $20
to $30 per capita annually to comply
with EPA stormwater rules.
The regulations could cost
Levelland from $10 to $25 per
capita annually, he said
"Our curb and gutter is our
stormwater system.' Ingham said
Since its formation, the
coalition has obtained significant
improvements in the EPA's
proposed rules, he said
The group's next goal is to
work with the Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission
on developing a workable permit
program for Texas cities
"We need to continue our
opposition on one hand." he said
"I’d ask you to authorize us to
continue working with these cities to
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Fire Calls
Shop Levelland
City firefighters responded to a
series of grass fires over the
weekend
One fire started Sunday
morning in the 6400 block of East
Texas 114
Another blaze broke out at 5 :30
p m in the 300 block of South
Franklin Street, according to a
report
A rubbish fire started late
Sunday morning in the 500 block of
Clubview Drive
Firefighters also responded to a
grass fire after 4 p.m. Saturday at
1848 W Texas 114 They were
officially on the scene until 6:48
pm.a report showed
A grass fire also broke out at
2 18pm in the 3200 block of Owl
Road It was out by 3:19 p m
A small grass fire started
Monday afternoon in the highway
median near Smith South Plains
minimize the impact.
Donnie Thoms motion to OK
funding for the city 's membership in
the coalition was endorsed by the
rest of the Council.
The Council readily accepted a
high bid of $4,800 from Payne
Irrigation to buy a center pivot. The
pivot is used to discharge sewer
water at the city farm
Mike Patterson submitted a bid
of $4,600. with Henry Gierbredt
entering one for $4,300.
In other action, the Council
accepted a net bid of $22,000 from
R & K Autoplcx for a one-ton cab
and chassis vehicle for the cemetery
department.
The Council also accepted a net
bid of $16,700 from R & K for a
half-ton pickup for the parks
department The bid included a
trade-in value of $3,425 for a 1989
Chevrolet pickup
Ingham noted that Smith South
Plains was unable to submit bids to
the city in time
The Council voted to accept a
bid of $ i ,020 from Thomas Bara to
purchase a property lot at 1719
Houston St
The property was struck off the
tax rolls m December 1996 The
total amount owed on it. including
back taxes, is $1,209.
Councilman Gene Allen said it
would make sense to accept the bid
"I d rather see it generating
taxes than to sit there for two
hundred bucks.' Allen said
The Council approved a motion
by Thoms to accept the bid
The group approved a motion
by Alton Graves to appoint
businessman ira Jcphcott to the
Mam Street advisory board
Jephcott. owner of Script Office
Supply, will serve for three years on
the board
"Ira's very civic minded,” said
Bradley,
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