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Letters To Editor
for re-election but
know at least the approximate
Did You Know?
closure.
Police Blotter
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problem! There was not one but
I feel the employes also have
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-Jeannette Millerj
board with no more than three
expiring terms at one time is
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Rhonda Mann
P.S. If I recover from this,
I’m gladly volunteering my
services to anyone needing
someone to stay at night with
them.
Letter To Editor
This is a letter of thanks
to “a handfull” <
Again, please accept my
apology and I am truly sorry for
A week into the filing process
for the upcoming city, hospital
Jeannette and Teddle Miller, Publishers
Ann Wright, Office Manager
Teannette Miller, Photographer
Published Thursday of each week at 207 North Waggoner.
Mailing Address Is P.O. Box 1192, Electra, Texas 76360.
Second class postage Is paid at Electra, Texas. Electra
Star-News entered at Post Office at Electra, Texas,,March
26, 1953. The Electra Star entered at the Post Office at
Electra, Texas, April 2, 1921. The Electra News on August
2, 1907 under the Act of Congress on March 1, 1879. Annual
Subscription rates are 815.00 In Wichita and Wilbarger
Counties, 817.00 elsewhere In Texas; 821.00 anywhere else
In the United States.
To The Editor
In response to the letter writ-
maybe even do a better Job!
Thank You.
Kathleen Weddle
100 N.Main St.
Electra, Texas 76360
E-mail:
katwedS 160fents-online.net
NunberSeH
Miiim
121.468
Electra hospital. For obvious
reasons, they’ll probably never
be able to stand and take credit
themselves but you know who
you are.
Any way of explanation, I
was diagnosed with viral pneu-
more opportunities to point out
spect, many of these employ-
ees have been with the City a
number of years and preformed
(NAPS)—The classic Thanks-
As filing deadlines draw near giving dish, Campbell’s Green
and election day gets closer
Dear Editor As tax Assessor-
cost of something we obligate This is a letter of thanks Collector Wichita County,
ourselves to finance. Citizens to “a handfull” of wonderful, J. wo“!d.J,k^
should expect the same of city dedicated medical people of the
leaders. '
Yet to be posted at City
Hall is a planning session of
commissioners and those whom
they have invited to be held
on Wednesday, March 6. This
meeting will be posted, we were
told in answer to questions on
Tuesday night, because a quo-
rum of city commissioners will
be attending. What we also
learned Tuesday night is that
this meeting to help with plan-
ning for Electra’s future will be
held in Wichita Falls at IM-
PEC. The only announcement
local citizens will be receiving
is a posting on the back door of
City Hall. Whose future is it,
anyway?
these experiences and the main
one is not to keep someone in
office who will not work with
on arrival,
members present on Feb. 25, 410.00 per screening and $10.00
2002. " ' ’
First order of business, the
$219,880.00. (The County re-
cently purchased the south one
the world they’d most like to tour
on a Lifecycle bike. Among the
respondents, 54 percent were
humming, “America the Beauti-
ful.” They looked no further than
the United States for their pre-
pressure was at stroke level.
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positions expiring on the three
boards.
Tuesday afternoon calls to
the three entities revealed Billy
Clark, Johnny Miller and Bob
Moore had filed for re-election
to the hospital board. Francine
one half on the existing County
parking lot. The County now
owns r ‘ ‘ ‘ "
Street and bounded on the north
by 6th Street and on the south
' by 7th Street. This contract
will create a new block long
parking area that is wheelchair
acceptable and complies with
planting requirements of the
City of Wichita Falls. The cur-
rent County lot is inadequate
for parking needs of County
employees and thus inadequate
for public needs at the Scott
Street annex. The new lot will
park 155 vehicles and should
aesthetically f ’dress” this area
immensely. This work nicely
fits the comprehensive build-
ing plan for years to come and
should not only be an asset to the
area, but furnish much needed
parking.)
• Court approved the pur-
chase of a Canon copier for use
in the new collections office at
a cost of $8,428.30 from Dyna
Systems along with a mainte-
nance agreement of $450.00 per
year to be funded from the Gen-
eral Fund. (The new copier is
to be used in the new collec-
tions office recently established
by the Court. It is anticipated
this office will be an asset to
county collections.)
Logitech at www.logitech.com.
Sam Adams at www.samadams.
com.
TurboTax at www.turbotax.com.
The Entrepreneur’s Source at
www.TheEsource.com.
LearningWellness.com at www.
LearningWellness.com.
For information on how to obtain
a .INFO Web site name, visit
www.info.info.
Groundhog Job Shadow Day at
www.jobshadow.org.
The Greater Milwaukee Con-
vention and Visitors Bureau at
Www.milwaukee.org.
Research News & Opportunities
In Science And Theology at
www.researchnewsonline.org.
All-America Rose Selections at
www.rose.org.
The American Osteopathic Asso-
ciation at www.aoa-net.org.
Kohler Co. at www.Kohler.
com.
Sally Beauty Supply at www.
sallybeauty.com.
American Heartsaver AED
course at www.americanheart.
org.
W Helmets at www.whelinets.
com.
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ELECTRA STAR-NEWS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2002, PAGE TWO
. The Other Side Of The News
• t > Jeannette
asthma.I also went in suffering
wi
Through my own fault, I am a
heavily addicted smoker. Yes,
smoker—not a pleasant combi-
thized with, unless you’ve been of the wel5 of Friday, Ron-
there.
My thanks to the nurse who, R»lly to be released
after coming into my room
recognized that maybe a person
with breathing problems and a
person that couldn’t tolerate
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Some Texans Take Their Cars Personally
In 2001, there were an estimated 203,308 specialty plates on
vehicles in Texas. Almost 82,000 of those were simple •vanity’
plates, with the driver's name or other text Some plates, such as
the'Animal Friendly’ plates, may be purchased by anyone. Many
other plates require membership in a group or some other special
status, like 'Purple Heart’ recipient plates. Many plates include a
fee that is returned to a group or organization.
hk Zve ok TefcnJ'
The Commissioners Court
Always behave as if nothing has happpened no matter what has
happened. -Arnold Bennet
tra,who have made this their
home and have raised or are
raising their children in our
schools. As much as we value
ourselves, there is always some-
cellent doctor and an extraordi- one who can take our place and
pliance with the Public Funds / nary human being.
half of the mostly unimproved Investment Act, from Mur- I Rhe
parking area on Scott Street phy Davis, Sentry Manage-
to be utilized with the north mcnt, Inc.
Should you have any ques-
. - tions on any of these items Com-
the block fronting Scott missioner Prcsson or County
’ Judge Gossom would welcome a
phone call or be glad to discuss
these items in a group setting.
Bean Bake, is made with Con-
densed Cream of Mushroom Soup,
French fried onions, soy sauce and
a dash of pepper to add flavor and
texture.
By routinely disinfecting with a
product like new Clorox Disinfect-
ing Spray, it’s possible to control
the spread of bacteria.
The first and most important
thing to remember when buying a _ __
new TV is to make sure it has all walking through exotic cfestina-
the necessary connections (such as tions while pumping away at a
high resolution component video) stationary bike or treadmill. To
for HDTV set-up, say TV experts at celebrate the production of the
Tbshiba. 500th Lifecylce exercise bike, Life
Allocating portions of your sav- Fitness, the bike’s manufacturer,
ings to various asset classes should asked 1,000 people which city of
be consistent with your retirement
objectives. This can best be
achieved by choosing a diversified
array of investment options from
your plan, say experts at Diversi-
fied Investment Advisors, a nat-
ional investment advisory firm. ,
Imagination can make all the New York being the No. 1 choice,
difference between boredom and According to Prodigy CornJp“'
motivation. Whether you go to a ' nications Corp., there are
gym or work at home, it’s not i------ *
unusual to imagine riding or holiday season safer.
County Commission
by Bill Presson, Precinct 4
• Court approved annual
met in regular session with all blood screening at a cost of
for each PSA screening with
screening done at the Court-
Consent Agenda, passed unani- house. (This service, provided
mously. by the County, can identify
General business consisted problem areas, but saves the
of: county insurance premiums.
• Court reviewed and ap- The employee can send their test
proved the emergency and reg- results to their respective doctor
ular bills and, thus, not need more expen-
• Court awarded the con- sive blood screening at annual
tract for demolition of the physical time.)
old parking lots and construe- in the afternoon session,
tion of a new parking lot to Commissioners received their
Duke Construction at a cost of annual investment policy, and
investment strategy, in com-
The following is Police activity for the week of 02-18-02 through
02-24-02
ARRESTS:
02-20-02
Isaacs, Joe Henry Jr. a 52 year old male was arrested in the 200
blk of W. Roosevelt for Terroristic threat. Subject transported to
Electra City Jail and later released to WCSO for transport.
02-24-02
Brown, Bobby, a 32 year old male was arrested in the 600 blk W.
Front for WCSO warrants. Subject transported to Electra City
Jail and later released to WCSO for transport.
INCIDENTS:
02-18-02
911 Hang Up-200 blk W. Glisson. Contact made, no report
Close Patrol-All secure,no report
Accident Minor-Dunbar and Wharton
02-19-02
Close Patrol-All secure^ no report
Suspicious Person/Vehicle-500 blk E. Garrison, unable to
locate, no report
Agency Assist (Outside) Off TTwy. 240, no report
Public Assist-700 blk West Ave. No report
Public Assist-100 blk E. Cleveland, no report
Business Check-All secure, no report
Public Assist-800 blk Hwy. 287, no report
02-20-02
Close Patrol-All secure, no report
Public Assist-700 blk W. Ave. No report
Alarm-600 blk W. Hwy. 287, ail secure, no report
Alarm-600 blk S. Bailey, all secure, no report
02-21-02
Close Patrol-All secure, no report
Accident (Minor) 600 blk W. Front
Motorist Assist-N. Hwy. 25
Suspicious Person/Vehicle-600 blk W. Hwy. 287, no report
Theft-600 blk W. Cleveland, no report
02-22-02
Close Patrol-All secure, no report
Public Assist-300 blk N. Dunbar, no report
Animal Bite-700 blk N. Illinois, warning issued
Suspicious Person/Vchicle-700 blk S. Main. Gone
no report
Public Assist-600 blk S. Bailey, no report
Neighborhood Contact-700 blk N. Waggoner, no report
Loud Party/Music-800 blk E. Michigan, No report
Suspicious Person/Vehicle-500 blk E. Wabash, unable to locate
02-23-02
Close Patrol-All secure, no report
Motorist Assist-W. Hwy. 287, no report
Open Door/Window-500 blk E. Roosevelt, all secure, no report
911 Hang Up- All okay, no report
Alarm-100 blk Hilltop Drive, all secure, no report
Motorist Assist-Front and Main
Alarm-400 blk N. Wichita. All secure, no report
Foot Patrol-all secure, no report
Public Assist-111 E. Cleveland, no report
Suspicious Person/Vehicle-W. Michigan, unable to locate
02-24-02
Close Patrol-All secure, no report
911 Hang Up- 500 blk S. Electra, no report
Agency assist (City) 1000 blk N. Douglas
QBlertra
PUBLISHING CO. INC.
USPS NO. 171-3470
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the citizens of Electra and the
surrounding area. Most of you
know Sue Miller, who runs
the office there in Electra.
Sue’s husband, Ronnie, also
well known to most of you, has
Crohn’s disease. He was rushed
..... ..... to the emergency room and was
monia, complicated by bronchial expected to be released after
- - ■ — - , treatment. We did not realize
ith an unrelated back problem, his stay would be a J week. Each
- - day we expected Sue to be able
to return. Due to much illness in
’ our Wichita office, we were un-
nation and certainly not sympa- to a replacement most
nie is still in the hospital, hope-
1 soon.
The Electra office is open
today Friday, and will be open
next week. Ronnie’s illness was
sudden and more serious than we
even the fan blowing-might be a anticipated.
problem together. After several Again, please accept my
hours, this was corrected. apology and I am truly sorry for
My thanks to the day shift the inconvenience caused by this
for asking the right questions closure.
and giving treatments and oxy- Sincerely,
gen. It wasn’t their fault that Lou Murdock
the oxygen was cut off or that
the desk never related mes-
sages about certain medica-
tions, medicine asked for at 5:30
p.m. and finally received at ten last week about the commis-
10:50 p.m. sioners and mayor, interfering
My thanks to the person with the City Administrators
that offered compassion for the job; I was under the impression
humiliation I received for being that it was the job of the com-
in the designated smoking area, missioners and mayor to over-
I started out proud because I see the performance of the City
had smoked half of a cigaret. Administrator’s ability to run
Who knows, had I had the all departments of the city. And
offer of a treatment or oxygen,! if they have to spend a large-
wouldn’t have felt the need of amount of time going to the City
fresh air. Administrator in behalf of em-
One last thanks to the girl pioyees, seems like that is a big
that held and comforted me problem! There was not one but
ferred city to pedal around, with when she discovered my blood SCVeral employees having prob-
..... —u pressure was at stroke level. icms so it seems to me there must
According to Prodigy Cominu- Unfortunate|y> she got ofr haye
make°onnSlinershoppYng during the midnight. From then on, I was probiems. It was said in the let-
' ' given medication I did not ask ler that, the City Administra-
tor and refused to take until tor was told to change his ways1
other medication was given. of dealing with these employees
The end result was my going but he would not because of his
to sleep for their benefit. I principles.
awoke about 5 a.m., choking, i feei the employes also have
unable to get up and generally principles that should have re-
terrified I would choke to ~ ■
death or have a stroke. When
the morning shift came in, I
was sitting upright where I their jobs very well. When the
remained until my release. Cjty Administrators and Police
Though they may have been chiefs left, our employees kept
very experienced people on their jobs. I think we have al-
duty, as a patient, I was made ready learned a great deal from
to feel that I bothered them,
to a point of being reported as
becoming “uncorked”.
Again my thanks to the com- the people of the City of Elec-
passionate people that remem-
ber what their careers are
about.
My heartfelt thanks to Dr.
Huckaby for both being an ex-
probable but possible, to select the importance of casting your
a whole new quorum of city ballots wisely.
and school elections, only three fathers on one election day! A question many residents
1 an an-
swer from Commissioner Tom
DeLizio on Tuesday night,
thing Costs of actual money spent
on the pond at the fairgrounds
came up during the announce-
ments and comments section of
out of seven are expiring, and the meeting. We had only been
has yet to file. At the school, Q^y the seven-member school
two positions are open. Board
President Jannis Hayers has
whole new quorum of city ballots wisely.
; on one election day! / .
incumbents had filed with nine piease do not interpret this to have posed received
positions expiring on the three mean we are advocating this "
to happen - its only just
a thought. The same (” *
could happen to the seven
member board of trustees for
the hospital district. Four terms
Rowe whose term also expires this is a quorum on their board.
two positions are open. Board
President Jannis Hayers has
•/ __ --- ---
indicated she does not plan exempt from this phenomenon!
to file for re-election but Your vote may be more
expects Vice President Joe powerful than you think. Study fairground
Coffer whose term also expires tbe issues and problems facing
to be a candidate for re-election, these governmental entities. If
up, those of Mayor Cur- a commissioner, school board or responsible citizens we must
Place Three Bill Davis and yOUr hat into the ring. If you
DeLizio. These three made up a
told it was a minimal amount.
DeLizio told us after the meet-
ing he estimated the cost at
$2,500.
Minimal or not, whether it be
the cost of a duck pond at the
I or trimming trees
in downtown Electra citizens
have a right to know where
opportunity to be city money is being spent. As
At the City Hall, three terms you want
are i ■’ "
tis Weddle, and Commissioner hospital board member, throw
Place Three Bill Davis and yOUr hat into the ring. If you
Commissioner Place Four Tom prefer to be governed, make
DeLizio. These three made up a sure yOU use your vote wisely,
quorum for the regular Tuesday are all equal here, one vote
night meeting when the remain- per Elect ran.
ing two commissioners were ab-
sent. ,
This raised an interesting there will probably be many
theory - it is possible, not
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