The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 145, No. 70, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 31, 1998 Page: 1 of 22
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Volume 145, Number 70
Texas* Oldest Weekly Newspaper
18 pages in one section plus insert
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SATURDAY. OCTOBER 3
1998
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position. Although nc
could be decided as
early as next week
BHS band earns
said it was going out of busi-
ness^ The clinics opened for
business in June at a cost of
about $7 million each.
Earlier this month Eric Win-
ter, executive director of the
Bastrop Economic Development
See ELGIN, Page 2
Arcon drops plans to build medical clinic in Bastrop
Curriculum and Instruction at
New Mexico State University
and is expected to receive his
doctorate in December.
Tomillo has served as su-
perintendent for the Tomillo ISD
and the Questa ISD in New
Mexico. In addition, he has prin-
cipal
By Jason Suchomel
Staff Writer
The seven-member Elgin
school board will be busy this
weekend interviewing candi-
With Smithville Regional
Hospital set to open its new
Bastrop Medical Center early
next month, a potential rival for
business from the Bastrop area
has dropped out of the picture-
at least for now.
available. Qty officials said
planning for the start of con-
struction continued until earlier
this month.
On October 16 Arcon
abruptly closed new clinics in
Pflugerville and Cedar Park and
ience at three dif- ,
Corp., told his board that Arcon
is apparently out of the picture
for Bastrop. The site purchased
for Bastrop's Arcon operation is
owned by a California based
real estate investment trust, said
Winter.
interview on Sunday.
The first, Mark Diaz of Vic-
toria, is presently serving as Di-
rector of Saff Develop-
ment/Deputy Director of Per-
Arcon Healthcare of
Nashville, Tennessee had se-
cured a site in Bastrop near
Texas 71 for a type of medical
clinic the company called
“hospitals without beds” be-
cause of the range of services
■' The Bastrop Advertiser photo/Davis McAuley
Lifesize bronze deer, created by Texas State Sculptor Ed Hays for a traveling exhibit, hit the road
Thursday after receiving finishing touches at Bastrop’s Deep in the Heart Art Foundry.
could, be made as early as next
WCCK.
On Saturday, Kelt Cooper of
Tomillo will be the first to in-
terview.
He is studying for his Ph.D in
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■ For complete game
coverage, see Page 10
Taylor.......
Elgin........
Smithville......36
Hempstead......0
Bastrop..........27
San Marcos...20
for voters
Seo SUED, Pago 2
Elgin superintendent
■ SAMPLE BALLOTS
■ POLUNG LOCATIONS
By Davis McAuley
Editor
lawyer, reported spending
$5,198 while collecting only
$2,100 including $500 each
from two donors in Houston and
one in Salado along with $100
from Bastrop developer Les
Appelt
The Democratic nominee for
county judge, Ronnie McDon-
ald, reported his campaign has
spent $2,107 ip the past month
while taking in $1,710 mostly in
tion bid. He also characterized
the allegations of Christina
Eaton as “blatantly untrue.”
“It’s ridiculous,” said Eskew.
attorney Robert E. Jenkins Jr.,
was even harsher. He called the
suit, filed by Houston attorney
Peter M. Kelly of the Miller
Criaco law firm, “an extortion
attempt.” • (
He cited an October 9 letter
from
Kelly demanding
The race for Bastrop County „ . . , , .
Court at Law Judge took a dra- Ute judges lawyer, Bastrop
made turn Thursday when a
former topless dancer sued
Judge Benton Eskew for $10
million in U.S. District Court in
San Antonio.
Eskew, who is seeking a sec-
ond four-year term against GOP
nominee Charlotte Hinds, de-
nounced the suit as a last-minute
attempt to damage his re-elec-
It’s decision ti
Judge sued
Former dancer seeks $10 million
Candidates spend
to the last minute
With time running out before
the general election November
3, local candidates in hotly
contested races continued to
raise and spend money at a
rapid clip to get their names and
messages before voters.
Top fund raisers and
spenders in the past 30 days
have been Republican candidate
for county judge Derek Van
Gilder and District Attorney
Charles Penick, a Democrat.
Van Gilder, a Bastrop
Division I ratings.
See Page 8
■ Livestock losses
mount from floods.
Wl Al III H
■ Saturday’s forecast:
Cloudy and warm with a high
of 80 degrees and a low of 69
degrees. Chance of rain: 30
percent.
■ Last week:
High Low Pree.
Wednesday 82 68 0.210
Thursday 81 69 0.050
Friday 82 70 none
■ Provided by the city of Bottrop and
the KXAN School Htether NWwortr.
INDt \
■ Chamber luncheon set.
See Page 7
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Deaths...............................8
Sports 10
Good
Scouts
Girls help with
flood cleanup
Local Girl Scout troop 361 did
its part toward flood recovery-
last Saturday as scouts joined
other volunteers in cleanup activ-
ities around County Road 425.
Several houses there were affect-
ed when Cedar Creek flowed out
of its banks the weekend before.
The fourth and fifth grade
girls with jjoop leaders Sarah
Smith and Kathy Ashabranner
decided to get involved after they
learned of the flood victims
need, according to Helen Carroll,
co-service unit director, Bastrop
Girl Scouts.
The girls decided they could
provide lunch and started making
sandwiches, but as the number of
volunteers for the cleanup grew
to 50 plus, plans changed.
Pizza Hut, Little Caesar’s,
McDonald’s, Subway, Taco Bell,
Sonic and Kentucky Fried
Chicken should be recognized
for generously suppling enough
food to provide a large buffet to
See SCOUTS, Page 2
The Bastrop Advertiser photo/Kitty Kent
Girl Scout troop 361 helped area residents clean-up from the
recent flood damage. Pictured are, clockwise from the top,
scouts Megan Crouch, Shannon Yoder, Jamie Zlvley, a local res-
ident, Francine Meta, Jessica Flebrlch, Emily Ashabranner and
Alleaha Richardson.
Bastrop Medical Center
to open in November
Timeline proposed
for Smithville
hospital expansion
By Keith Magee
Assistant Editor
Smithville Regional Hospital
is staying busy this month with
two major construction projects,
one in the planning stages and
one nearing completion.
As the hospital prepares to
expand its main facility in
Smithville, it is making plans for
a grand opening of the Bastrop
Medical Center early next
month.
The facility, which will be
located in the old Wal-Mart
building on Texas 71, is in the
final stages of completion and
should be ready by the first week
of November, hospital CEO Jim
Langford said.
He expects the grand opening
to be in the second week of
November.
Bastrop Medical Center will
have a lab and X-ray facilities,
minor emergency and after hours
treatment and family practice.
Most of the staff has been
hired, but there are still a few
positions to be filled, Langford
said. There will be about 20
employees at the center.
And as work winds down on
the Bastrop Medical Center,
plans are moving forward for
expansion of the hospital in
Smithville.
During Monday’s monthly
meeting, Smithville hospital
board members met with repre-
sentatives from Graber,
Simmons and Cowens, an archi-
tectural firm from Austin spe-
cializing in health care facilities.
The architects gave a recom-
mended schedule for the board,
which estimated a beginning
construction date of late March
1999 and an estimated comple-
tion date of January 2000.
The eight-month project will
include an estimated 15,000-
20,000 additional square feet for
the hospital. It includes adding
about 20 patient rooms, and
obstetrics section and enlarging
labs and X-ray facilities.
Langford said the architects
will present a master plan to the
board at the November meeting.
The board meets the fourth
Monday of every month at the
hospital.
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McAuley, Davis. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 145, No. 70, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 31, 1998, newspaper, October 31, 1998; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1178072/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.