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2-LEVELLANO • HOCKLEY COUNTY NEWS-PNESS. W«JnMd«Y. SapMmbar 29,1999
Just
Rambling
With Stephen Henry
It was 93 degrees Sunday
afternoon and 49 degrees Tuesday
morning. The drop m temperature
sent most of us into our closets
looking for jackets and
wtndbreakers..
The cool, drizzly weather
shoukki’t have come as any surprise
since it is fair week. Most years we
experience a change of weather just
in tune for the Panhandle South
Plains Fair so this year is no
exception.
C>ne dung for sure is that fans
attending this Friday night’s football
games will enjoy the comfort of
jackets and Narferts. Band members
will probably enjoy the weight of
then uniforms for the first time this
fall. Most have been miserable
while performing their halftime
STORM continued from page 1
While roof replacement on pri-
vate homes continues at a feverish
pace, local governmental entities are
moving at a slower speed on some
projects.
County*
COUNTRY JUKEBOX SLATES Cal 99 SEASON — Country Jukebox, a live 30-minute country music
television show produced bi-monthly by South Plains College, has scheduled performances Sept. 30, Oct 14, Oct
2S and Nov. 11 on SPC-TV, cable channel 10. The show is aired live to cableviewers in Levelland, Littlefield,
Brownfield and Morton The show features classic and contemporary country music hits performed by students
in SPC’s commercial music program. From left are Andy Bushong from Odessa, vocals; Crystal Stanley from
Odessa, vocals; Larry Amos from Temple, drums; Allison Branch from Whitharral, vocals and guitar, Janalei
Potrament from Mesa, Az., vocals; Kyle Hind from Hobbs, N.M., vocals and guitar, Melody Harlow from
Odessa, fiddle; Rusty Hudeison (sealed), assistant professor of music and ensemble director, Brian DeLong from
Caldwell. Id., fiddle; and Clark Kaupke (right), from Stillwater, Ok., lead guitar and vocals. The ensemble will
wrap up the fall 99 season with a performance at 6 p.m. Dec. 6 on Country Fest, aired on SPC-TV.
OFFICER continued from page 1
y-owned buildings sustained
$560,000'in damage, said county
Auditor Gene Rush.
The roof on the Law Enforcement
Center was replaced and workers have
been repairing the one at the Hockley
County Senior Citizens Center, said
County Judge Larry Sprowls.
The courthouse roof does not leak,
but it developed enough bubbles after
the storm thaf it could begin leaking
in the future, Sprowls said.
"We were advised to have it fixed,"
he added.
Ingham said insurance estimates
for die city are pegged at $70,000
for buildings and $62,000 for vehicles.
"It may be a little low,” he said,
adding thk the estimate on repairing
the armory’s roof is "very conserva-
tive."
A preliminary estHnate property
damage for die Levelland school dis-
trict is pegged at $747,425. But it
could top $900,000 if damage to
bleachers, skylights and windows
is raduded, said Ed Marshall, director
of technology instruction and support
services.
The three elementary schools will
need new roofs, along with parts of
the roofs for the high school, junior
high and middle school, Marshall
said.
He said the school district is pudng
off die major roof repairs until early
next year.
"The damage hasn’t created any
major problems for us,” Marshall
said. "The primary things is that
roofers are so busy now. Maybe our
pricing will be a little better after
the first of the year."
Property damage at South Plains
College could tally as much as
$500,000 if not more, said college
business manager Tony Riley.
Concerns that insurance rates for
property owners could increase be-
cause of the costs associated with
the storm may be unfounded, said
Mrs. Edwards, who is with Farmers
Insurance Group.
It depends on each company and
such factors as loss ratios, she said.
"Every company is different," die
said. "In other parts of Texas they
can have huge losses and not affect
us.
"Nobodjy needs to get overly excited
that we’re going to see any great
extremes," Mrs. Edwards said. "I don’t
suspect we’re going to see any dras-
tic changes."
routines.
The forecast is that the cool spell
won’t last long. Al we have to db is
wait a while and the weather will
change.
last."
The concept was not difficult to
sell, he said.
Stafford and Police Chief Shawn
Myatt discussed the idea before
presenting it to the board of
aldermen.
My friend, Robert Rains, who The board OK’d the idea and aut-
works at Geo. C. Price Funeral horized the city manager to apply
Directors, got a good laugh out of for a grant.
the instructions 1 printed about how Having Calderon on the police
to give a cat a pifl. He recently sent deportment will benefit the com-
me directions for bathing a cat munity as well as the other officers.
Since 1 don’t have a cat, 1 have not Myatt and Stafford agreed,
tested the instructions but they One of the biggest changes will
might work. They are as follows: be the impact that a third officer has
1. Thoroughly clean the toilet on scheduling.
2. Add the required amount of For years, Sundown’s two-man
shampoo to the toilet water, and department has struggled to ade-
have both lids lifted. quateiy patrol the community of
3. Obtain the cat and soothe him 1,700 people,
while you cany him towards the "It’s going to lessen the on-call
bathroom. time is the biggest thing," Myatt
4. In one smooth movement, put ^ "We’ve had a problem with a
the cat in the toilet and close both two-man department You’ve got to
lids (you may need to stand on the ^*v* d*ys "
lid so that he cannot escape). Having Calderon on boarU will
CAUTION: Do not get any part of end ^ problem of one officer
your body too close to the edge, as «>venng the city for 48 hours while
his paws will be reaching out for the ^ondofficeris off, M^itt said
j i,. __ ? Our days off is what really
^.p^ch^thCyq,nfind. nnal us • he _ ___
tunes. Tbs provides a "power wkK T* w"hou' »«•***•« Thej^del^vedriving
and nu£*»ch 1 have found u, be ....." ' " * <*C°29?) ^
„ 6v*;__,_ largely responsible for days. There
6. Have someone open the door ^someoverlappingandsligh-
High School, said he has been in-
terested in law enforcement since
he was a teen-ager.
The 23-year-old peace officer had
beena reserve Sundown police offi-
cer until recently. He also spent die
last 22 months working as a jailer
at the county Law Enforcement
Center.
Calderon graduated from the
South Plains Association of Govern-
ments’ Police Academy and is now
working on a degree in criminal
justice at South Plains College.
The new officer says he is
looking forward to his new duties.
"It’s great. You never do the
same thing every day,” he said
"There’s always something, you’re
always learning."
While Sundown does not have a
major crime problem, the city does
have its share of criminal activity,
Myatt said
"The only difference between us
and Levelland is that our population
is not as large," he said "We have
the same crimes that they have. We
have a lot more felonies than what
you would think.
It should be even a quicker response
time," he said "Because you’ve got
more officers, somebody is going
to be on duty more often, or actually
out on the street"
Myatt said there are several other
benefits that the city should realize
from the program.
Individual officers will spend less
time on paperwork, and they will
be available for more community
policing activities, said the police
chief.
Officers will now have more time
to make presentations in the schools
and before groups such as die senior
citizens.
"It’s going to free us up where
we can do a lot more things," Myatt
said "The best thing it’s going to
allow for is the visibility. You
woulcki’t think one guy would make
that much difference, but it will.”
Defensive driving
class set Saturday
at South Plains
Police Report [
A National Traffic Safety
Institute driving safety course is
"It’s not a minute by minute scheduled Saturday (Oct. 2) at
," Myatt aid "We’ve gone a *puth Plains College.
to the outside and ensure that there tly longer <*, tf* weekends,
are no people between the toilet and \tyatt said
the outside door. Calderon, a graduate of Sundown
7. Stand behind the toilet as far — mvt^vU..
as you can and quickly lift both lids STUDENT contmUed from page 1
8. The now-dean cat will rocket .
spring.
_____(#C0297) will______
Stafford said he likes the idea of a.m -3 p.m. in the SPC Petroleum
having more officers on patrol than Technology-Law Enforcement
in the past. The new system will Building, room 115. The class
also allow them to have real days discusses defensive driving
Someone stole a cellular phone
from Kara Dunn’s Jeep Cherokee
on Monday, a report said
The phone, worth $240, appa-
rently was taken when Dunn stop-
ped at a business on Texas 114. She
left the phone on the seat and it was
missing a short time later.
An elderly man reported that a
man threatened to loll him Sunday
afternoon.
The incident occurred after the
victim warned some children not to
play on his driveway, according to
a report.
Police are investigating an
incident in which a man allegedly
sexually assaulted another person
Sunday.
The incident is under investi-
gation and no arrests have been
made, said police Detective Tammie
Davis.
Vandals caused $500 in damage
Friday night after they broke die
passenger side windows on a 1984
Chevrolet gas truck.
The vehicle was parked on the
north of Quality Chrome, 202 Ave.
H, at the time, police said.
A man who supposedly assaulted
his wife Sunday morning was jail-
ed for family violence and assault.
The 33-year-old man was arrested
at an apartment complex. The vic-
tim suffered a reddened face in the
assault.
A woman reported that a man
grabbed her around the throat and
scratched her Sunday morning. The
incident occurred at a party,
according to witnesses.
Police nabbed a 59-year-old city
man for drunken driving Saturday
night.
A patrolman stopped the suspect
after he noticed that the man was
accelerating excessively and spin-
ning his tires as he left a business
on Texas 114.
The suspect took a field sobriety
test and a breath test. His blood
alcohol content was 0.14, a repent
said.
A man and his son who had been
fighting were jailed for disorderly
conduct Friday night.
Both suspects appeared to have
been drinking, police said.
Someone removed die left front
lens from a headlight on a woman’s
car last Thursday night. •
The theft occurred at the victim’s
McKinley Street home. The lens
was valued at $263, according to a
police report.
off, he said.
"It increases our actual patrol time.
out of the toilet, and run outside
where he will dry himself.
I’m not sure who sent me the
following, but it is a good story
A woman and a man were
involved in a car accident It was a
bad one. Both of their cars were
They will be eligible for scho-
larships worth more than $28
million. Included in that category
are National Merit $2,000 scholar-
ships, corporate-sponsored awards
and scholarships underwritten by
200 colleges and universities.
Gunn plans to attend a college or
demolished but amazingly, neither toTn'u^vSy^IhS UrareSty.
of them was hurt He is interested in majoring in
After they crawled out of their English or government and possibly
cars, the woman says, "So, you’re a attending law school later,
man...That’s interesting. I’m a Meanwhile, he is adhering to a
woman. Wow! Just look at our cars! daily routine that includes three
There’s nothing left, but fortunately, c lasses, homework, studying for the
we are unhurt This must be a sign SAT and extracurricular activities,
from God that we should meet and The honors student is taking
be friends and live together in peace physics, government and telecom-
for the rest of our days." munications this semester. He will
The man replied, "I agree with take English IV Advanced Place-
you completely. Hus must be a sign ment Spuush IV AP and joumal-
from God!"
The woman continued, "And
look at this, here’s another
miracle...My car is completely
demolished, but this bottle of wine
didn’t break. Surely God
to drink feia win
good fortune."
Then she handed fee bottle to the
ism m the spring.
His studies are not his only
concern, though.
Gunn is student council president
and president of the National Hon-
ors Society. He also is filming the
varsity football team this fall and
will help out with a student musical
in the spring semester. He is a
member of the Levelland Junior
Chamber of Commerce.
Last year, Gunn was involved in
the One-Act play production of
"The Elephant Man.
Watkins said that being named a
National Merit Scholar is a rare
occurrence.
"It’s like falling off the moun-
tain around here,” he said.
Watkins noted that only a handful
of students were named National
Ment scholars in Lubbock this year.
Three of them were from Lub-
bock High School while one student
was from Coronado High. Levrilan-
d’s closest rival, Frenship High, did
not have such a scholar, he said.
Gunn has a good chance at
winning the honor, Watkins said.
"I’d be really disappointed if he
doesn’t He’s got a real good chan-
ce," Watkins said. "He’s well roun-
ded, he’s a real versatile kid. He
enjoys these fengs- He’s not out dm
for die show.”
LISD now offering
School Safety Line
mmsftBli SK3553
in a kite In ... filling ranges of cells,
relative
techniques, safety, traffic rules and
regulations and proper operation of
a motor vehicle on Texas
highways. The course meets the
Texas Education Agency
requirements for ticket dismissal or
insurance premium reduction.
Cost is $25 a person.
The course is taught by law
enforcement staff on Saturdays and
5:45-9:20 p.m. Monday and
Tuesday evenings in the SPC
Petroleum .Technology-Law
Enforcement Building, room 115.
Additional classes will meet
Oct. 23, Nov. 1-2, Nov. 20 and
Dec. 11. >,
To pre-register or obtain more
information, contact the SPC Law
Enforcement Office at
806-894-9611, ext. 2291.
SPC offering
Microsoft class
Microsoft Excel, Office 2000,
(spreadsheet software) begins
Monday (Oct. 4) at South Plains
College’s Levelland campus.
The 15-clock hour course in
mastering use of spreadshqgts will
meet 7-9:30 p.m. Mondays and
Wednesdays through Oct. 20 in the
SPC Technical Arts Building,
room 123.
Cost is $42, which does not
include textbook. Instructor is
Irene Cantu.
The course will include
Ag shows bring together
producers & exhibitors
By Rachel Parker Exhibitors utilize these agricul-
Thesuccessoflast week’s annual tural exhibit shows for public
South Plains Farm & Home Show relations purposes,
points out die need for such agri- "These shows give us an oppor-
cultural exhibit shows in the region, tunity to meet people that we have
exhibitors agree. worked with for years and have
These types ofshows, such as the only talked with on the telephone,”
one Friday in Levelland, give pro-
ducers an opportunity to view new
products, new services and new
fanning techniques.
They also provide fanners with
one dung they love dearly: die
chance to visit and catch up with
old friends before harvest operation
get under way in the fall.
For people who may not be very
familiar with agriculture, such
shows give diem an interpretation
of what production is all about in
Hockley County and across the
South Plains, said Kerry Siders, an
integrated pest management spe-
cialist with the Hockley County
Extension Service.
"Producers came out in numbers
to this year’s event,” Siders said.
"Many of die producers in the area
have suffered' from the adverse
weather conditions here on the
South Plains.”
"However, they still came out this
ESSS2&2SS »P«ak« sept. 30.
Levelland Gin. Dr. Laura Graves, a history
SPC reps helping
L MOntCICy Sept 30 in a new series titled
said Mike Henson, owner of Pro
Agri Spraying Service in Ropesville.
Farris Hightower of Zimmatic
Irrigation said that be attends an
average of 30 such shows a vear.
Hightower said he found this
year’s show - the 10th annual one -
to be "very well managed and orga-
nized.”
The show at the Hockley County
Fairgrounds featured dozens of
agricultural exhibits, as well as
displays on such services as crop
insurance, loans and government
programs.
More than 500 people attended
the event
Rachel Parker is a Texas Tech
student majoring in communi-
cations who will be writing
for the News-Press this falL
Dr. Laura Graves
to be guest
School safety must be at the
a screen
with Toolbars, formatting and
NEjW^RESS
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with Monterey
production
Three representatives of South
Plains College will play in the pit "Thomas Barker Kean, Indii
orchestra for Monterey High Trader" during the presentation
School’s weekend nroduction of Lunch will Mart at noon ai
guests
bag ha
able at
"Brown Bags and Book Reviews”
at Christ United Methodist Church.
Graves will review her book
Kean,
School’s weekend production of
“Little Shop of Horrors.
John Reid,
arc asked to bring a brown
nwifil
of commercial music,
Al Gardner,
percussion and Pep Band director,
Kory
beavail-
at die church.
plays baas; The program will start at 12:15
professor of P-®- and be followed by a question
and answer period. It win end in
(Oct 1-2)
dcnool AIM
p.m. Friday
in the Monterey
Saturday
rey Him
*ts are $3
school at 1 p.m.
The church, located at 1704
CoBege Ave., plans to continoe fee
on die fourth or fifth
For more information, contact
High School at
Monterey
766-0700
ft is free and open to the public.
News-Press 894-3121
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Rigg, John. Levelland and Hockley County News-Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 52, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 29, 1999, newspaper, September 29, 1999; Levelland, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1169120/m1/2/: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting South Plains College.