Levelland and Hockley County News-Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 9, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 30, 2000 Page: 2 of 23
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2-LEVELLAND & HOCKLEY COUNTY NEWS-PRESS, Sunday, April 30, 2000
Police Report J
Burglars broke a window and
caused other damage to Eddie’s
Cowboy store overnight Monday,
according to police
The culprits cut the wires to a
cooling unit at the business, broke a
window and damaged a door
Damages totaled $280.
A pregnant woman said that she
and her husband got into an
argument and pushed one another
Thursday
The woman said she fell to the
ground after her spouse left the
scene in his pickup while she was
holding onto a door handle, a report
said
A 17-year-old Levelland man
was arrested Thursday morning for
driving with a suspended license
Police are seeking two
convicted sex offenders who have
failed to register with authorities
this year
Each man received a prison
sentence probated for 10 y ears One
man may be in Florida at this time,
a report said
ON THE JOB -- Eleven->ear-old Yescnia Rodriguez got
Thursday with her mother, Vera Rodnguez. left, at ha mother's workplace
at the Black Forest Bake Shoppe The sixfri-gradc middle school student w as
one of scores of local students who participated in National Take Our
Daughters to Work Day The anneal event, sponsored S local businesses
and the Levelland school district, allows Both female and male students to
see firsthand what is involved in different working environments Miss
Rodrigue/ waited on customers, swerc me floor and took on other tasks as
part of the experience (Staff Photo
GROWTH ccw:znuedfrom page 1
The construction industrv also
experienced continued growth m
Texas in March
"Construction saw its 10”
consecutiv e month of growth, with
2.3(H) jobs added. said
Commissioner for Employ ers Ron
Lehman "That's a strong indicator
a healthy state economy
Rath satd the latest statistics
fr- 1 ' =
Commnity Calendar |
FOR THE WEEK OF April 30-May 7, 2000
to spend jvt*y j Soyth Plains College All Sports Banquet Sundown Room 6 p.m.
she- tea: me
. exas economy
contr.aes to be strong
Our economy remains strong."
she said "Despite the slight nse in
unemployment, our rate of 4 6
percent is the same as last March -
which was the lowest in two
decades - and nonfarm job growth is
substantially higher ."
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Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor.
All throughout history. .America
has turned to God in times of
conflict and in peace 'Vet we a{e
. sy stematically removing a mention
s of God from our children 's training
Can t vve see that the slippage of
society is related to our expressed
apathyChristians are ridiculed on
TV. and rather than realize that it is
Ourselv es and our very beliefs being
attacked, we laugh it off as if talking
about someone else
What can bring America back'*
Pray er America has a tradition of
prayer The National Day of P-rayer.
designated since 1988 as the first
Thursday of May every year, is a
great opportunity for .Americans to
unite in recognition of our incredible
need for God Appropriately , this
year's theme is "PRAY2K
America's Hope for the New
Millennium " It is only the working
. of God w ithin our society. our laws,
our judgments and our hearts that
America will again know the
healing of God's power upon our
land % v ..
All of us can take some time out
of one day to join with millions of
America^ across the nation in
lifting our country to the God of the
universe He truly cares about us
and has within His power both the
ability and w illingness to help those;,
who turn to Him for wisdom and
guidance
This year's NDP falls on May
4. 2000 1 will personally be
observing the day in our own local
events, which include a Prayer
Breakfast at First Baptist Church at
6:45 a m. (S3 per plate) and a public
Prayer and Praise time at the
courthouse square at 12:20 p.m 1
hope that our entire community will
realize the importance of God's
hand in America and will remember,
at least on the National Day of
Pray er (if not every day), the great
opportunity and freedom that vve
still have in .America to come before
God publicly and corporately
Sincerely,
Terresa Pace
Letter to the Editor.
Well the time is here to vote on
the bond issue Early voting is going
on now at the County Clerk's office .
on the second floor of the
courthouse The election is actually
May 6* We have spoken to
numerous groups to try to get the
word out and have been uniformly
well received with no opposition
encountered
I wish to stress one more time
how important this issue is to our
community and surrounding
communities in the county We
desperately need to upgrade the
emergency department and labor
and delivery department Adding the
second operating room is a must
both for ability to offer added
services and as a safety valve in
case of emergencies This is a very
doable project and we have spent
over a year in the planning stages
Wc arc ready to start construction
All wc need is the OK from the
voters Please take a few minutes to
go vote YES on this bond and let s
gel our hospital up to date
Sdc you at the polls. •
Mike Bailey. MD -or,
Dear Editor:
On Easter morning my
granddaughter, Chelsea, was on her
w ay to church. She had spent the
night in Brownfield and was going
to Clovis. She was to sing for
Easter services." She was driving her
new (to her) car; her parents had
bought it the day before.
An elderly man stopped at an
intersection and went on. He never
saw her. They crashed and her car
was crushed. We hope he is doing
fine.
A man named Carl Menix from
Wolfforth stopped and called us to
the scene. He assured us that she
was all right. A Hispanic family
stopped and prayed for her. The
police, the emergency people, and
nurses were all very kind.
The attending physician was D.
Deshaun and he had delivered her
16 years ago. When he found out
that she was to sing that morning,
he sand his favorite Hymn to her.
There was another Hispanic family
in the emergency room and they
were concerned about her even
though they awaited medical
attention.
She was treated and released,
bruised and lacerated but fine. She
was buckled up.
We want to thank God! And all
of those people, for Easter
Blessings we received.
Sincerely
Freida Allison
Brownfield
Dear Editor:
“Shop in Levelland.”
“Support our home town.”
These are two slogans that I
many people have believed m
years, but lately this issue is
becoming debatable.
With that said, I will get on my
soap box concerning occurrences
that relate to what 1 have
experienced. During the last year or
so, I have had to go to Lubbock to
obtain some items 1 needed-
especially sale items that are
advertised in local sale circulars.
One store I shop in either
substitutes an item for a sale item
they have run out of or gives a rain
check. This type of response to
customers is appreciated and
customers will continue - to
patronize this store.
Another store I try to shop in,
especially for sale items, does not
seem to want to accommodate their
local customers. I have asked for a
substitute item or a rain check and
my request has been denied. If
certain stores are not going to
receive certain items listed in their
circular, then please state what
stores are excluded. Stating what
items are not available in certain
stores would save time not only in
driving across town, but in time
spent shopping for an item the store
advertised as having, but did not
revive.
My request is that Levelland
stores respond to their home town
customers by offering substitute
items or rain checks for items they
have run out of or did not receive.
??? Shop in Levelland 7V
Ann Wright
I and
for
Sundown Immunization Clinic
Sundown Athletic awards ceremony 6:30 p.m. SPC
Levelland FFA banquet 6:30 p.m. LHS Commons
3 West Kindergarten Round-up 8:30-3:30
4 Cinco de Mayo at Carver
Capitol 1* grade music program 10 a.m. & 2 p.m. 4
4-6 LHS theater performance
5 SPC honoring 1999-2000 retires 2-4 p.m. r
District wide Cinco de Mayo celebration
Middle School spring fling
' Middle School dance 7-10 p.m.
South Elementary multi-cultural day
6-7 Texan Club Golf Tournament at Levelland Country Club
6 SPC Big Band concert and dance
4-H district roundup
Hale Center concert band festival
PROGRAM continued from page 1
The math teachers were involved
for the entire five-and-a-half
months due to the 13 math objec-
tives that needed to be mastered.
“I felt good about the pro-
gram,” said Lutrick. “We all put in
quite a bit of time; but it was a little
long.”
“I thought it worked out well,”
said Swain. “I would like to see it
again next year; just not extend it
out as long as it was (this year).”
Trevor Edgemon, tennis coach
and Geometry teacher, admitted
that it was not easy. “It took extra
time; but, the teachers on my team
came in and tackled the different
parts of geometry. It was great!”
Most of the people involved in
the program enjoyed the personal
contact with the student.
“This may have been the only
time that some of these students
have had someone come up and tell
them, ‘I care about you and am
interested in you’,” said Darnell.
“The key to this entire project was
the individual attention. It made
them want to do well.”
“All the teachers gave encour-
agement,” Edgemon said. "This
helps to build self-esteem and con-
fidence. If someone reallv believes
they can do it, then thev can."
Lutrick would like to see the
mentor program again next >ear
with areas of improvement.
Linda Farabee, journalism and
newspaper teacher, enjoyed the
short mentoring time she did. “I
enjoyed it because of the contact
with the kids that you normally
don’t see. Besides that, it sharpened
my math skills.”
Dr. Darnell expressed her ap-
preciation to everyone involved,
“The teachers did an exceptional
job and the kids came through.
Dr. Darnell received positive
comments from the teachers. "We
have some of the best teachers in
the state. They are caring people.
ThSy work hard and care about,
what happens to the kids. We are
hoping to try it again next year.”
REBATES continued from page 1
last April s rebate of in April That was 9 if2 percen'
more than the city's SI.786.889
rebate of April 1999
The next sales tax allocation is
scheduled for May 12
ahead of
$3,217.
Other towns and cities in
neighboring counties also shared in
the statewide increase this month
Whiteface received $1,253
from the state, or 9 5 percent more
than last April’s check of $1,144
Morton netted $1,253 - an
increase of 16 49 percent over its
payment of $ 1,114 a year earlier
Littlefield realized a modest
increase in its payment from the
State Comptroller’s Office
The Lamb County seat earned
$5*1,394 this month, or 3 13 percent
ahead of the $30,441 of last April
Lubbock received $1,962,446
CLARIFICATION
Levelland resident Susan
Rodriguez, the widow of David
Rodriguez, is being represented by
Lubbock attorney David Lanehart
Rodriguez died April 17. a day
after he was shot during a chase by
police
His parents. Ben and Mary
Helen Rodriguez, are being
represented by a Corpus Christi
attorney. Richard H Silva
A grand jury will convene at 9
a m Monday in Levelland to
consider evidence in the shooting
Family Outreach
to host “Big Band”
spaghetti dinner
Hockleyr County Family
Outreach will hold its first “Big
Band” dinner May 6 in the
Women’s Building at the county
fairgrounds
The spaghetti and salad dinner
will also mclude homemade
desserts
Tickets are $7 for adults. $5 for
senior citizens and $4 for children
10 and younger
A number of “celebrity
w aiters” including Jack Ayers. J R
Stanley , Christy Clevenger. Hugh
Lynn Bradley , Steve Vernon, Tracy
Jenkins and Jesse Hodge will be on
hand for the meal
The fund-raiser for Hockley
County Family Outreach is being
held in conjunction with a Big Band
dance that will be staged that
evening at South Plains College.
The dinner will be served from
5 30 p m to 8 p m
For more information, call 894-
2484
PROBE
continued from page 1
grand jury may review is an 111-car
video that was made of the pursuit
by the state Department of Public
Safety trooper who initiated the
chase.
An eyewitness m-qpr video
system that was in the car occupied
by Wooton and Gonzales was not
on at the time because a videotape
was not in it, police say
The grand jury is scheduled to
meet in the 2868' District Courtroom
to review evidence instead of the
regular grand jury room
The grand jury may call any
one of the 11 peace officers,
including two South Plains College
officers, who were part of the chase
or responded to the shooting scene
Wooton, 32. has been with the
Levelland Police Department since
September 1997 He previously
served with the Ropesville Police
Department
Gonzales. 27. has been a
reserve police officer since August
1998 He received his peace officer
license in April 1999
Deadline is Sunday
for coloring contest
at local Taco Villa
Taco Villa, located at 1205
College Ave., will announce the
winners of its special April coloring
contest on Monday, May 1.
During the month of April, Taco
Villa sponsored a coloring contest
for kids. Contestants can either
come to the restaurant to pick up
their picture or use the picture
distributed in the Levelland and
Hockley County News-Press. The
winners in three age categories will
be awarded these special prizes:
age 2-5, bicycle; age 6-8, Nintendo
64; age 9-11, Sony Playstation.
All entries are displayed in the
Taco Villa restaurant. It’s not too
late for kids to get their entries in as
they will be accepted through
Sunday, April 30.
For more information, visit the
restaurant.
SPS slates reductions
in electricity prices
Southwestern Public Service
Co says it will reduce electricity
prices to most of its customers in
Texas by seven percent
And starting next year, the
utility will sell at least two-thirds of
its electric power generatmg
capacity to competitors
The changes will allow SPS
customers to join the majority of the
state in choosing among competing
power suppliers as early as January
2002. David Wilks, SPS president,
announced last week
Texas law enacted last year
requires^ that for a region to be
qualified” to be open to electric
competition, no one supplier may
own more than 20 percent of the
generation available to serve the
region
SPS owns about 70 percent of
the generation in its region
The Public Utility Commission
of Texas required SPS to address its
"transition to competition ” plan as
part of the approv al process for the
proposed merger between SPS-
parent new Century Energies and
| Northern States Power
L—A settlement agreement on the
merger and the transition plan were
scheduled to be filed with the
commission last week
i The price reduction will be in
mo phases. Wilks said
Upon Texas approval of the
merger. $4 8 million in annual
Hufrger-related savings will be
passed through to Texas customers,
resulting in an average 1 percent
base price decrease The bill for a
residential customer using 1,000
kilowatt hours a month will decline
by 47 cents, dropping from $64 24
to $63 77
When full competition begins -
likely in January 20002 - there will
be an additional, legislatively
mandated $12 4 million, or 6
percent, reduction in prices for
service to residential and small
business customers The additional
monthly savmgs for a 1,000-kWh
residential customer will be $3.83
Afterward, SPS’s rates for
residential and small-business
customers will not increase for at
least five years, as requried by
Texas law
A primary goal of the transition
plan is to bnng new providers of
electric service into the area, Wilks
said The agreement describes sales
of power plants required before the
SPS-served region in Texas would
be designated by the commission as
“qualified” to allow customer
choice
The plan anticipates the sale of
at least 2,864 megawatts of SPS
generating capacity to meet the
customer choice requirements The
amount is about 64 percent of the
4.472 megawatts of capacity owned
by SPS and its affiliates at 13 plants
in Texas and New Mexico
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treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. It is already being used for the
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Sterilization hv tubal ligation may not he reversible, hut one inventor has
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