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MAJOR ACCIDENT — Two people were injured Tuesday afternoon when this pickup collided with a car on FM
1585. four miles west of U.S 385. Shannon Means of Ropesvile was westbound on FM 1585 in this truck when
an eastbound Pontiac driven by Jessica Donn Neill of Levelland apparently crossed the line on a curve. The right
front of her car struck the left rear portion of Means' truck, causing it to spin around and roll an unknown number
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In other business, the Court
approved three public assistance
requests and denied one.
On a recommendation made by
Becky Currinton, public assistance
administrator, commissioners voted
to pay $64 and $75, respectively, on
two electric bills They also
approved $150 toward a $250
shelter bill, but denied a shelter
request of $450.
“We’ve had the busiest week of
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In other 'business, trustees TICKLING THE-IVORIES — Charlotte Boles looks on as her 16-year-
approved a substitute teacher list for old grandson. Matt Cash of Levelland, plays the piano. Cash played works
the new school year by Chopin and other composers Tuesday during a luncheon at the Hockley
County Senior Citizens Center. (Staff Photo)
CITY COUNCIL continued from page 1
cities of comparable size. be installed, he said. Jackson.
Ingham said Levelland has been The application is for a similar Ingham said there would be
losing some of its employees to project that the city sought funds for additional appointments to the task
other cities. in 1999, Osburn said. force.
K “We’re starting to have some The project would benefit The group of citizens will look
h turnover at this point,” he said. approximately 249 people." at such areas of the city’s ‘
The proposal would cost After meeting briefly in closed infrastructure as streets, parks and
$80,000 more a year, or $97,000, if session, the council voted to appoint its water supply They will provide
■ benefits such as retirement are 17 people to the Capital input on what steps the city might
■ included Improvement Project Task Force. take in the future concerning
Ingham said there are no big The appointees were Bob Mart improvements, he said.
penditures planned in the area of in, Steve Wright, Mike Wilks, Roy Ingham explained the purpose
public safety in the new year. Reid, Chris Roberts, Elgin Conner, of the group to Boy Scouts with
The city may replace the fire Bill Powell, Larry Phillips, Nick Troop No. 625. The scouts attended
chiefs vehicle and allow the Williams, Mary Montez, Kenny the meeting as part of their efforts to
assistant chief to use his boss’ old Willmon, Jimmie Lea Payne, Jimmy earn a “Citizenship in the
Publication No. 146-380
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vehicle. The fire department has Davis, Sycily Lattimore, Sue Cole, Community" badge
asked for funds to hire another paid Wayne Moore and Raymond
firefighter, Ingham said ____ ____
budg"h, if approved, would tally WORMS continued from page 1
$522,790. The adopted budget for
this year was $500,266 the boll weevil may be responsible Representatives from the
Three police patrol cars and inpartfor the outbreak of beet army Environmental Protection Agency
several radar units will be replaced worms. were in Lubbock on Monday to
in the coming year he said “There is no doubt that because assess the region’s worm problem.
The police department is asking of the boll weevil we have had to The EPA is also looking at
for $50,000 more in funds for 2000- add additional amounts of pesticide possibly OKing the use of some
2001 than was approved this year. to our production system,” he said chemicals such as Pirate, he said.
A large part of that increase, "We don’t have an eradication Meanwhile, growers have little
roughly $24,000, would be in the progrm here, and we still have a choice but to keep spraying
area of operations. worm problem ” “They don’t have much choice
Ingham said the budget does not Siders said that pesticides used but to spray, or they could lose it
include funds to replace computer to fight weevils and other insects all, Siders said. “Producers need to
software that the PD has had have led to a decline in beneficial be realistic about what they can put
problems with. insects. , into the crop.”
If the PD’s computer system We have reduced beneficials. The problem vanes - in some
could be tied in with computers at he said. . . instances - from field to field, said
City Hall, it would likely eliminate nhe lack of potent pesticides has local cotton ginner Neil Atchison,
some duplication of efforts, he said, also complicated the problem, he Some growers north of
He said the city has budgeted sad., . . .. evelland have sprayed their fields
$20,000 for street sign replacement , , , The good stuf is sold out. /twice, Atchison said.
next year We re relying on old products, he "It’s really hard to say They’re
Although it is not in the budget said, adding that chemicals like in big numbers in some fields, and
for next year, the city will have to Lorsban and Lannate will kill none in some," he said. “It’s real
face the expense of removing sludge perhaps 60-65 percent of the worms hard to determine the damage, but
from its sewer ponds, probably in a field Producers need a kill of we will have some damage
within five years, he said 70 percent or more to control them, "I think it’s worse than ‘63.”
A preliminary cost estimate of he said. Atchison said.
that project is $800,00.
“That one’s out there,” he
remarked.
ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES — The driver of this car, 16-year-old Jessica Donn Neill of Levelland, was The council agreed to meet with
hospitalized Tuesday afternoon when her vehicle struck a pickup on FM 1585, northeast of Sundown. Neill and department heads next Tuesday to
Shannon Means, the driver of the truck, were both taken by ambulance to the hospital. Their conditions were continue discussion of the budget Danny Sanders said his work A 13-year-old boy who was
unavailable Tuesday evening (Staff Photo) TK> officials passed a resolution pickup was stolen from outside his seen crawling under a window to get
Budget, finances authorizing the city to seek a Eighth Street home overnight inside a house was arrested for
-8%, _ . _ a, on tan Thursdav $228,250 Texas Community Monday criminal trespass Friday night
Til CT WaBIIcS Emam-- Development Program grant The vehicle, a 1996 Chevrolet The youth was found hiding m a
-5• U3 • •OAaaWAaa% for L->D trustees If approved, the city would Silverado, was worth $7,000 The closet He was later released into his
“Madm — Levelland school board match that with $46,000 from its keys to the vehicle were apparently father's custody, a report said
with Stenhen Hen TV members will discuss the 2000-2001 enterprise fund, said Assistant City left in it a report said A Levelland man who was
W1L11 OLCpULii —n--- budget Thursday and consider an Manager Rick Osburn A Morton man who was involved in aone-car rollover Friday
Blessed are they who can it is already too late since they alternative way to finance roofing The funds would pay for the speeding in a construction zone night was jailed on suspicion of
laugh at themselves, for they shall suffered for too long without the repairs for the district. • installation of new water lines in the Saturday evening was jailed for drunk driving X,
never cease to be amused. necessary moisture. For farmers Trustees will vote on a 100-400 blocks of Avenues L and driving with a suspended license. Officers went to the 600 block 1
trying to irrigate their crops, every resolution to hire a law firm and the N, and blocks 1100-1500 in Austin The man.was stopped, in the of West Washington shortly before
You are supposed to sleep well drop of moisture is welcomed since Government Capital Corporation. Street, Osburn said. 1800 block of WestTexas 14 after midnight Friday.The suspect, who
when it is raining but few slept well it doesn’t have to be pumped out of The companies would represent the Six-inch water mains would he was clocked going 53 mph in a appeared to have been dninking, took
Monday night as lightning and the ground and no maintenance is school district in the issuance of replace 2-inch cast iron lines that 37 mph tone, police said. a field sobnety test. He refused to
thunder danced and rolled across required. No matter how hard you maintenance notes, which would be were originally installed 50 and 60 rive dollMswas stolen trona the take a breath test.
the South Plains. While the storms try to water something—whether it an alternative way to fund the years ago. No fire hydrants would homeof an elderly woman Saturday. The man was charged with
produced much needed moisture, is the lawn, flowerbed or cotton roofing projects.
they disturbed the rest of many patch, it’s just not as effective as a The school board will also Smyer aldermen
local residents, based on comments good rain. consider roofing proposals for the to consider tay
heard Tuesday morning. There are Out of curiosity, I totaled the Junior High, South Elementary, the a
always a few, however, who can rainfall for the year, based on L.L. Administration Building, the High rate, ordinance
sleep through anything and their Dunlap’s monthly figures, and School field house and the Middle
comments were, "What storm? I found we have received 9.97 inches School field house
aggregate The deductible is
$10,000
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were originally installed 50 and 60
years ago. No fire hydrants would home of 311 elderly woman Saturday
The currency was on a television driving while intoxicated and
set. A 19-year-old woman is a DWLS, a report said.
susPVnnahe panted graffiti on a .. Tony Whitaker reported that a
wall behind Commercial Ponting cellular telephone was stolen from
last week The damage, estimated at his.car Friday: ehicle was not
Smyer aldermen will discuss the $ 1 000 was discovered Friday a locked at the time, the victim said.
... property tax rate Thursday and DOlice report said ’ Tenants are suspected of tearing
didn’t hear a thing!” of rain through July. That compares Also, trustees will ordinances for land development Vandals broke or removed 17 up a woman’s rental home, causing
You would be hard pressed not to 5.32 inches which fell through Vote on personnel within the city limits. rinin from’ 1 6 Street Park last $600 in damage
to have heard the storm that rattled July of last year. Rainfall in June recommendations Also, the board will: , spongers num i / - rarx last Smith discovered the
windows, blew out power made the biggest difference ‘ Adopt a new salary schedule ♦ Consider a proposed Duncan " The damaoe occurred between damage to her Avenue G home late
transformers and then watered between the two figures as it totaled for substituteteachers. Disposal rate increase A 1 and 4 Ike renlacement value lat week, according to a police
fields and lawns alike. 5.75 inches. In June of 1999, only * OK personnel Take action on the purchase of i, mnrimkie Praentimttau report.
The forecast, for whatever it is .49 of an inch was measured here in recommendations, a lot in RObinson Estates. 2 SPu"eS Vandals broke an $80 plant pot
worth, was for similar weather Levelland. That’s a big difference * Review information on end- • Discuss sewer line pP mA2 , A man outside Floie Glass’ Avenue E home
again Tuesday night. As one and one that has been a blessing for of-court test results and summer installation. for nublic intoxication earlv Sundav last week. 1116 pot was broken
dryland farmer observed, “If I had all of us. Now we’d like just one school ♦ Take action on delinquent mnniinp in the city - - either Thursday or Friday.
thought it was going to rain now, more inch of rain this week and a Hear a report on self- accounts and late payment m —eng. Mi. aectex a, L. An organizer was stolen from
I ’d have sprayed my fields about 10 couple more next week and......... insurance agreements Town & Countrv store on Texas Diane Schultz’s vehicle over the
days ago. Now they’re about eaten Some of us will never be satisfied. Consider proposals for the ♦ Conduct a budget session for 1‛Wnm-nont-su. weekend , police said.
up by worms and we may get sale of a special education bus the 2000-2001 fiscal year. ’ 8 P-
enough rain to do some good." Vote on approval of a shared ♦ Take action on salaries and
Sometimes you just can’t win! A Now for some humor: service agreement with the Lubbock benefits for the public works
good decision on one day turns out Ihe wedding ushers were Regional Day School program. director and the city secretary. e
to be a bad decision 10 days later! instructed to seat the friends of the Approve appraisers for * Vote on a resolution
Such is the life of the world’s bride on one side and the friends of classroom teachers authorizing a Texas Community I
greatest gamblers, farmers. the groom on the other. . The, meeting will start at 7:30 Development Program grant
The moisture won’t last long As one woman entered the p.m. in the Administration Building application
without more of the same, but it is sanctuary an usher asked. Are you on 11 “’Street. • Consider bids for a Ford I
welcome. For some dryland crops, a friend of the bride ,e . i .. Ranger pickup.
The lady quickly replied, Good Specialelection • TL acion on a county sewer
mother n° 1 m the 8rooms scheduled Sat. inspection contract
mother: ♦ Hear reports on finances, I
The special election for city water and sewer line improvements, I
Thetolowingintormationretlectsthe OOITWTTV councilman from District A will be and the fire department
recorded weather for July 2000 in Al d d held Saturday, Aug 12. The meeting will start at 7:30
Levellandthatisroportedtothe National , Residents of District A may will p.m. at City Hall, 202 Lincoln St l
Weather Service by Dunlap COntinUed from P0g6 1 cast ballots from 7 am tO 7 p.m at
c 2 tho vLevelland Junior High School Whitharral trustees
cSprowls saidthe premium of Steve Wright is the only ---12. I
$13,125 wasup from last year S candidate to run for the post C1scuss ew budget;
premium of $9,700 by Bradley Wright, president of Bank One, extend contract
But we ve had a claim against opted to run for the slot after Gene — . ,,,
it, he said. l ” Allen resigned to take a job in the The, Whitharral schoolboard
We ve got to have insurance, Dallas area discussed the proposed 2000-2001 1
said Stanley as he made a motion to Residents of District A must budget Monday and gave a teacher I
accept the bid e bring their voter cards with them a new contract. , .
The coverage is $500,000 per when they vote Trustees approved a part-time I
occurrence and $1 million in the contract for math teacher Carol I
Albus.
Supt. Rodney Schneider said the I
new budget should be “within |
$ 10,000 or $20,000" of last year’s
budget
The board voted to hold a public ‘
hearing on the budget on Aug. 21.
At that time, trustees will adopt the |
budget and set the tax rate
The tax rate, currently at $1 50 j
per $100 valuation, will probably I
stay the same, Schneider said.
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