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2-LEVELLAND & HOCKLEY COUNTY NEWS-PRESS, Wednesday, March 8, 2000
Just
Rambling
With Stephen Henry
If you tell the truth, you don't
have to remember anything.
We subscnbe to Texas
Monthly. Sometimes I read it and
sometimes I don’t. Last week I
picked up the magazine’s “biz"
special high-tech issue and
immediately discovered a name 1
recognized on page 10.
Nancy McDonnell, daughter of
I'had and Kay McDonnell of
Levelland, is featured in a full page
ad promoting Texas Tech. It’s a
great ad and a wonderful
photograph of the former Levelland
resident.
The theme of the ad is growing
leadership. Ms. McDonnell is a
1981 graduate of Texas Tech. As a
result of hard work, she has nsen
rapidly in the banking industry and
is Senior Vice President at Chase
Bank of Texas. The ad explains she
is’ responsible for client
management of corporate, financial
institution and public fund
relationships in Texas and the
Southwest.
.The ad continues: “McDonnell
is a graduate of Texas Tech
University’s College of Business
Administration and is one example
of many Texas Tech graduates who
are leading some of the country’s
most important companies. Our
graduates are poised to be
prominent in managing,
investigating, exploring and solving
important issues. People are what
make 'Texas Tech extraordinary.
People are our strength. We are
growing leaders...."
Her mother says she was
pleased to see her daughter
recognized in a state-wide
publication. She is very proud of
her daughter, as well as of her two
grandchildren who she gets to visit
when Nancy has to be out of ^own.
Nancy’s husband died in
December, 1998.
Mrs. McDonnell says that her
husband, Thad, bought six copies
of the magazine when it hit the
news stands. Fnends have provided
additional copies. A few have just
left them in their mailbox.
Apparently Mrs. McDonnell is
a$ talented a banker as her father .
He is the former president of
Levelland State Bank which
became Texas American Bank and
is now owned and operated as a
branch by Bank One. He has been
associated with a Grapevine bank
for several years and commutes
back and forth between the
Metroplex and Levelland
regularly.
While we know Texas Tech
would like to take all the credit for
Mrs. McDonnell’s success, her
mom and dad claim some of that
credit. We compliment them on
their daughter’s success.
Now for a joke.
An usher in a ver> posh theater
noticed a man sprawled across three
seats.
"Sony, sir.” the usher said, "but
you're only allowed one seat."
The man groaned but didn't
budge.
The usher became impatient and
said. "Sir, if you don’t get up form
there I'm going to have to call the
manager."
Again, the man just groaned,
wicli infuriated the usher who
turned and marched briskly back up
the aisle in search of his manager.
In a few moments, both the
usher and the manager returned and
stood over the man. Together, the
two of them tried repeatedly to
move him, "All right buddy," the
manager said. "What’s your
name?"
"Sam," the man moaned.
"Where did vou come from.
Sam?"
With pain in his voice, Sam
replied. "The balcony."
A man was giving a speech at a
local meeting. He got a bit earned
away and talked on and on and on.
Finally, as members kept slipping
out of the room, he apologized.
“I’m sorry I talked so long. I left by
watch at home."
A voice from the back of the
room said, “There’s a calendar
behind you."
After a guy returned from the
doctor’s office, his wife asked him
how he was feeling.
"I’ve still got the headache," he
replied.
“Well, what did the doctor say?"
she asked.
“He told me it was all in my
head."
Police Report
» Sr -
> Attar
\> IND$ \\ ORK -T Harold Fielding had to bear down as he fixed a fence
outside his mother's Hickory Street home Tuesday morning Winds
conditions made the task difficult enough, but this repair job would have
been impossible a few hours later when high winds whipped through the citv, him names The victim ignored the
A response by police to a
domestic call Sunday morning led to
the arrest of tw o men
Officers went to a Pecan Street
home at 2:45 a m They escorted the
suspects outside and told them to
stay there while they' went inside to
check on a possible fight
The tno fled the scene on foot
but two of them were captured by
officers after a foot chase One of
them was taken by ambulance to the
hospital for treatment of swollen
eyes, a report said
The two suspects were charged
with evading arrest
Burglars stole tools, cash,
compact discs and other items from
two vehicles overnight Sunday
The vehicles were parked
outside Dorothy Birchfield’s
Avenue 1 Place home, a report said
Another vehicle burglary
occurred Sunday night at Patricia
Costner's residence, which also is in
the 1800 block of Av enue 1 Place
A leather jacket, a school pack
and school supplies were taken from
the Victim s car
A man said that another man
threw an object at his pickup
Monday night, breaking a sideview
mirror
The victim said he was stopped
at a light on College Av enue when a
car pulled up and the suspect called
at the time made in Levelland on Sunday
Janie Cisneros reported that morning
burglars broke into her Ninth Street Officers arrested a Levelland
home Friday night and stole jewelry _ man who was driving a vehicle with
and a video tape one tail light out The suspect was
The break-in apparently also charged with having no vehicle
occurred between 9:40 p.m. and insurance
and area (Staff Photo)
Early voting on primary
election ending Friday
Earlv voting for the March 14
primary elections will end Friday.
March It)
County residents will cast
ballots, for candidates seeking local,
state and national offices *—
The locallv contested races are
the sheriffs position. Pet 1 county
commissioner. Pet 1 constable and
Pet 2constable
Residents may vote in either the
Democratic or Republican primary,
but not m both
Voters may cast ^allots at any
of the following locations Hockley
County Courthouse. Anton City
Hall. Ropesvtlle City Hall or
Sundown City Hall
Citizens should have their voter
cards or a .Tom* of identification
such as driver s license when they
vote
Lynda Reid named chair
of state band association
Lynda Reid, associate
professor of music at South Plains
College, has been elected chair of
the Texas Community College
Band Directors Association.
Reid, who also directs the
college’s Symphonic Band
program, will direct the business of
the 44-member association for a
two-year term beginning this fall.
“It’s an honor to be selected
by one’s peers to serve in a
leadership role," said Reid. The
association works closely with the
Texas Music 'Educators
Association (TMEA)in showcasing
the best music students at the
state’s 70 community colleges.
Reid will serve as the
association's liaison to TMEA and
will plan the group’s annual
meeting. The band directors
association auditions and selects
man and drove away The suspect
followed him and threw an object at
his pickup, a report said
A y oung woman went to the
hospital early Tuesday mommg
after she sw allow ed 19 vitamin pills
in an attempt to scare her boyfriend
Someone broke a rear window
on David Iglesias" pickup Monday ,
causing $350 in damage.
The vehicle was parked outside
a Cherry Street apartment complex
Smyer board
to convene
Smyer aldermen will consider
taking action Thursday on collection
of delinquent accounts on sewer and
garbage bills
The board will also vote on an
ordinance that would prevent the
contamination of the town’s water
supply by cross connections
» Aldermen will hold a public
two all-state community college shearing,on a proposed amendment to
bands each year - the Community
College All-State Symphonic Band
and the All-State Jazz Band. Reid
had previously served two years as
organizer for the All-State Band.
The all-state bands are
presented in performance each year
at TMEA’s annual conference.
Reid has been a member of
the South Plains College music
faculty for 14 years and has been
involved with the Texas
Community College Band
Directors Association for the same
period of time.
WATER continued from page 1
An. acre foot has 325.851
gallons of water
In recent years. Levelland has
been using between 614.229.135
gallons and 745.221.237 gallons of
water aimuallv. .
From 1990 to 1997, 120.9
percent of the city s water supplies
came from wells while 78 1 percent
was purchased from the CRMWA
Based on recent water
consumption rates. Levelland will
use approximately 18.725 acre feet
of groundvv ater and 70.868 acre feet
of purchased water through the vear
2030.
The estimated 84.502 acre feet
of water under Levelland is
contained in the Ogallala Aquifer
That amount represents all but the
bottom five feet of the water-
saturated interv al in the aquifer.
Monthly
Weather Recap
The following information reflects the
recorded weather for February 2000 in
Levelland that is reported to the National
Weather Service by L.L. Dunlap.
Day
Prec
High
Low
1
...
55
25
2
...
47
22
3
...
60
25
4
...
80
26
5
...
49
20
6
...
58
24
7
—
69
31
8
...
69
25
9
...
75
26
10
...
80
40
11
—
78
31
12
...
63
18
43
• — •
72
18
14
...
67
34
15
—
79
34
16
—
82
40
17
...
65
41
18
—
79
32
19
59
25
20
64
24
21
~
67
37
22
02
80
37
23
—
73
42
24
—
72
37
25
—
79
?5
26
—
64
35
27
—
62
31
28
—
76
31
29
—
75
37
30
—
—
—
31 — —
.02 precipitation for tha month.
—
The approximate depth to water
below the surface of the land ranges
from 1 10 feet in cast Levelland to
130 feet in western portions of the
city
. According to the study , the
saturated thickness of the aquifer
under Levelland is about 100 feet in
east and central parts of the city It
is 50 to 60 feet thick on the western
side of the city
The study estimated the city s
population at 15.300 people in late
1998
Should current trends continue,
Levelland’s population should tally
15.609 this vear. 16.271 in 2010,
16.744 in 2020. 16,505 in 2030.
16,056 in 2040 and 15.619 in 2050.
The report found that "minor
aquifers " may be available for
dev elopment in and around the city
at a depth of 1.400 feet below the
surface of the ground
However, other studies of the
Tnassic aquifers indicate that water
production would be limited to 200
gallons per minute "with a high
mineral content "
"In their present form, these
waters arc considered unfit for
human consumption." the report
stated "However, sometime in the
future the City of Levelland might
wish to consider developing these
supplies and installing
desalinization equipment to
demineralize this water ”
Smy er s 1998 water improvement
grant . ■ •.
In other action, the board will
hear reports on finances, water line
improvements, the fire department
and construction of the new water
tower
The meeting will start at 7:30
p.m at City Hall
GROWERS
certificates were made available as
a permanent part of the marketing
loan program
‘‘I don’t know what that rate
should be." Patman said candidly
Patman said the issue of more
trade outlets ' for American
agricultural products was a long-
term issue
He said that he could foresee
additional increases in productivity
in American agriculture. *
"I think our productivity will go
up with the cooperation of the
seed companies, ’ Patman said
wArthur said every grower's goal
is to decrease his costs But that
goal has been shortchanged by low
commodity prices in recent years
"We haven’t had an increase in
commodity prices,” he said, adding
that he favors a change in the crop
insurance structure
Kubecka told the committee
that every' American producer has
had to maximize the use of
equipment, labor and technology to
stay in business,, /
11 20 p m. The culprits entered the
residence through a wmdow, police
A city man who ran a stop sign
in his car Sunday morning was
jailed for possession of drug
paraphernalia.
Police found a smoking pipe
between two seats of the vehicle and
detected the odor of burnt
marijuana, a report said.
The suspect was also charged
with displaying the wrong vehicle
registration and having no liability
insurance Police found that the man
was wanted for outstanding
warrants in Lubbock.
A 17-year-old Levelland boy
was nabbed for driving under the
influence/alcohol by a minor early
Sunday mommg
The suspect was questioned by
police in a parking lot outside a
College Av enue business He took a
field sobriety test before gomg to
jail
A man who was reportedly
driving a car m a reckless manner
Sunday evening was jailed for
driv ing with a suspended license
The suspect was arrested on
East Ellis Road past Barton Lane,
police said.
Another DWLS arrest was
Levelland trustees
to mull contracts
Levelland school board
members will consider teachers’
contracts and approve the 2000-
2001 school year calendar in a
regular meeting Thursday night
The board will also discuss the
summer school program and adopt
textbooks for the coming school
year
In other busmess, trustees will:
* Consider proposals for a new
tractor and athletic supplies and
equipment
* Approve budget amendments
and financial reports
* Hear reports on investments,
health insurance, cafeteria
operations, tax collections and
workers’ compensation.
* Hear an update on roof
repairs
* Recognize two citizens for
improvements they made to school
district property
* Hear a report from Supt Bob
Martin on junior high auditorium
seating and other matters.
The meeting will start at 7:30
p m in the Administration Building. ,
continued from page 1
’’Now the only thing I can do is
to be a better manager,” he said.
“We’ll never be able to compete
with industry. We are dependent on
the government.”
The five growers agreed that
the federal government needs to be
more aggressive in helping growers
to market their products.
Riddle said, “Our producers m
West Texas are the best producers
and the world’s worst marketers.”
U S Rep Mac Thomberry, R-
Amarillo, asked Riddle how well
West Texas cotton farmers might
have done last year when comparing
the price paid for cotton versus the
amount paid for crop insurance.
“If I’d sold at harvest, I’d
probably get 48 to 50 cents, a
pound,” Riddle said, noting that a
producer might have made 62 cents
a pound on an insured crop.
“He would make more money
by not harvesting than harvesting,”
Riddle said. “That’s the way the
program seems to work.”
Electric cooperative essay
contest announced here
Levelland A Hockley County
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“How Electric Cooperatives
Were Formed and Why" is the topic
for this year’s Rural Electric Youth
Tour essay contest sponsored by
Lamb County Electric Cooperative.
Entry essays are due to Kathy
Shipp at Lamb County Electric by
Tuesday, March 21.
The contest is open to any
student classified as a junior or
senior who attends high school in
Amherst, Anton, Levelland,
Littlefield, Olton, Spade, Sudan,
Whiteface or Whitharral.
An all-expense paid trip to
Washington, D.C. on June 15-27,
2000 will be awarded to two area
youngsters. They will join hundreds
of other young people from around
the country for the youth tour,
sponsored annually by the National
Rural Electric Cooperative
Association. They will visit Capitol
Hill, meet with elected
representatives, and tour the
Smithsonian Institute, Library of
Congress, and other national
landmarks.
Entry forms are available at
Lamb County Electric Cooperative
in Littlefield or at the school offices
in the service area.
Contestants are required to
submit an essay to Mrs. Shipp.
There are no specific guidelines for
the essay, but they are typically
750-800 words, or four to five
pages double spaced.
An independent panel of judges
will select the top six essays.
Finalists will then be required to
make oral presentations of their
essays on a date to be announced.
The oral presentations will be five
to eight minutes in length and will
be scheduled during the first two
weeks of April. Finalists will be
notified of the date. A different
panel of judges will pick the two
winners and one alternate for the
youth tour.
For more information contact
Kathy Shipp at 806-385-5191 or 1-
800-365-9000.
A woman who drove off from
City Park at a high rate of speed
Saturday morning was arrested on
multiple charges
The suspect, age 20 of
Levelland,- was given a field
sobriety test
She was charged with
DU1/ABM, possession of drug
paraphernalia and disregarding a
stop sign.
Officers found a partially
smoked marijuana roach inside her
car, a report said
A man said that a woman hit
him with a broken mop handle early
Sunday morning
The assault was a family
violence case, a report indicated.
Police arrested a city man for
drunk driving Saturday morning
after he was seen driving erratically
on West Avenue.
The 21-year-old Levelland man
took a field sobriety test before
going to jail A breath test showed
that his blood alcohol content was
between 0.182 and 0.189, a report
said •*-
Someone stole a bicycle Friday
afternoon that was parked outside
the Family Dollar Store
Nine-year-old Alberto Ramirez
told police that he parked the bike
and was inside the store for only a
few minutes at the time.
The 20-inch boys bicycle,
which was black with blue and
puiple dots, was worth $50, a report
'said <
A woman reported that her
organizer was stolen Friday It was
taken either from her car or while
she was inside a government
agenev
WEATHER
continued from page 1 *
toppled along FM 1585 west of U S
Highway 385 -
Barbara Henderson reported
that winds blew trim off of her home
east of Levelland
A sign was blown down on
Texas 114 in front of Ideal Gas
Police logs showed that a
window on a car was broken "due to
weather” shortly after 2 p.m. at
Hickory Street and Denver Avenue
Wind damage to a building
across the street from the Gentry
Square shopping center occurred at
12:40 pm
Telephone lines were reported
on the ground after 5 :30 p m in the
400 block of Avenue M, police said
The smell of smoke that
whipped into the city after 5 p m
was believed to be caused by grass
fires near Plains, said city firefighter
Jay McKay *
LEDC group
meets Friday
The *- Levelland Economic
Development Corporation board
will meet Friday to take action on a
building lease with JTLK
JTLK Inc. Global Joint
Ventures, is a group of Dallas
investors who leased the former
knitting mill to store equipment that
they bought at an auction last year
LEDC's board of directors will
also discuss requests for assistance
during the meeting
The meeting will start at 1 30
p m at Levelland City Hall
ELECTION
continued from page 1
The judge said he understands
why supporters of the bond election
have called for it.
“The emergency' room
especially needs to be upgraded," he
said
In 1988, local voters OK'd a
$19 million bond issue to buy the
hospital from Summit Health
The county owns the 49-bed
facility and currently leases it to
Covenant Methodist Medical Center
for $1 a year
On Monday, the Court also
accepted insurance bids
Commissioners approved a bid
of $25,503 from the Bradley
Insurance Agency for general
liability and auto coverage for the
county
They also accepted a bid of
$40,479 from the Texas Association
of Counties for insurance coverage
on property, said County Clerk
Mary K Walker
Commissioners voted to
proclaim March 19-25 as Poison
Prevention Week
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