The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 17, 1990 Page: 1 of 12
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Volume 61, Number 20
Betsy Baughman
Named Editor
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The Groom News, Carson County, Texas 79039
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Thursday, May 17,1990
Awards Presented At Ceremony
Of Newspaper
Betsy Krizan Baughman,
1980 graduate of Groom
High School, has been hired
as Editor of The Groom
News. Betsy will join Connie
Stephenson and Phil Miller
in the office where a few of
her duties will be to write
and coordinate the news of
Groom, the people’s stories
and news events that will
appear in the newspaper
each week.
Miller said, “We are very
excited for the newspaper from Canyon to accept the
and the town to have Betsy position.” Brooke will begin
and five year old daughter, kindergarten this fall in
Brooke, moving to Groom Groom.
Groom Swimming Pool
Opening Set For May 29
Groom Swimming Pool
will open May 29, 1990 in
the school. Donna Burton
will manage the pool and
teach swimming lessons and
exercise classes for both
men and women.
Regular swimming hours
will be Tuesday through
Saturday, 1:00 p.m. - 6:00
p.m. Admission will be
$1.00.
Burton says bathing suits
or trunks are required and
that children nine years old
and under must be
accompanied by a parent.
All flotation devices must be
approved by lifeguards.
Sunday pool openings will
be at the manager’s
discretion.
Ladies only exercise class
will be held Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday
mornings from 10:0Q a.m. to
11:00 a.m. and evening 6:00
p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Swimming
ability is not necessary.
Shorts are o.k. says Burton
and it is not necessary to get
your hair wet. No stress or
strain. Burton stresses the
importance of the exercise
class for the cardivascular
system, arthritis and stiff
joints. Admission is $1.00
per class.
Men only exercise classes
will be Tuesday, Thursday
and Friday evenings only
7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Adult swimming only,
without the kids will be set
up for Saturday night, 6:00
to
to 7:30 p.m. Admission is
$1.00.
Swimming classes will
begin on May 19 after all
Bible Schools have
Faculty, students and
parents gathered in the
Groom ISD Auditorium
Wednesday afternoon for
the end of school awards
ceremony.
Elementary students were
first honored for their UIL
participation.
“G” Awards were
proudly presented by Junior
High and High School
teachers to those students
who scored the highest in
their respective classes and
showed enthusiasm for
learning.
Director Steve Thomas
presented the Junior High
Band “G” Award to
Melanie Friemel and the
high school student “G”
award was given to Karen
Babcock.
Jay Britten was the reci-
pient of the Journalism
award presented by
.teacher Janetta Lamb. She
also presented the English
IV award to Julie Lyles.
Zeldon Jenkins presented
the Junior High Science
Award to Seth Ritter and the
High School award went to
Richard Jenkins.
Rebecca Conrad and
Kenzi Burger were both
winners of the Junior High
Math award, "Both girls
tied for the highest grade
point average”, said Mr.
Hutsell. The High School
award was presented to Ben
Weinheimer by Mr. Hutsell.
George Ann Hinson
presented the business
award to Julie Lyles.
Debbie Addy presented
the Junior High English
Award to Kenzi Burger.
Phillip England was the
recipient of the High School
History Award.
Charles Burk, Agriculture
Instructor and FFA Sponsor
presented the “G” Award
from the Agriculture Depart-
ment to Ben Weinheimer.
Burk went on to list a few of
Weinheimer’s achieve-
ments. If Ben wins the
Houston Livestock Show
Scholarship he will have
totaled $14,200 in scholar-
ships. Burk used Ben as a
good example of what hard
work and staying in school
can accomplish.
See G Awards, pg. 4
Steve Hutsell presented Senior Julie Lyles with
the Masonic Award for her outstanding achieve-
ments during her four years as a student at GHS.
Thelma Pool Celebrates
90th Birthday May 20,
Public Is Invited
Jay Britten receiving a leadership award from
a representative of the United States Army
Reserve. ...
been completed. Call or
watch the newspaper for
details.
For additional information .
call Donna Burton at
248-7453 or at the pool,
248-7971.
City Council Approves
Contract With PRPC
Justice of Peace Max
Wade opened the Groom
City Council meeting May 8,
1990 with the swearing in of
Council members Bill
Homer, Jimmy Britten and
Greg Lamb. The three were
elected May 5 during the
Groom City Elections.
Gary Pitner, Executive
Director of Panhandle
Regional Planning Commis-
sion, spoke to the council
concerning the renewal of
the city’s administrative
contract with PRPC. The city
agreed with Pitner, allowing
PRPC to continue the grant
work. Pitner commended the
City of Groom of the award-
ing of the past two grants
amounting to $205,276. He
said that Groom is very
fortunate to receive the two
grants because of the highly
competitive process cities
and towns must undertake.
The city will be expending
$20,528.00 in order to
receive the two grants.
Other costs include $17,304.
to the PRPC for processing
the grants, and $17,200. for
engineering fees.
Donna Burton met with
the council to discuss animal
control. She explained the
See Council, pg. 3
The public is invited to
join the children of Thelma
Pool in celebrating her
ninetieth birthday on
Sunday, May 20, at the
Groom /Community Center
from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Thelma was born on May
19, 1900 in Indian Territory,
now Duncan, Oklahoma,
came to Groom as a two and
one/half year old in January
1903, with her parents, W.J.
and Mary Slay and a sister
Zona (who was to later be
the mother of W. A. and R.E.
Cornett), and brothers Frank
and Temple. Other children
born in Groom were Earl and
Nita, now Mrs. Barney
Henry of Amarillo. She and
Mrs. Pool are the sole
survivors of the family.
Mr. Slay was a section
foreman of the Rock Island
Railway and Thelma lived in
the house provided by the
railroad until her marriage
to O.A. Pool in 1920. The
couple became the parents
of five children-Ray Austin
and Robert of Groom,
Maurine Strickland of
Amarillo, W.G. of Casa
Grande, Arizona and Jimmy
of Mound City, Kansas. For
many years the family lived
on their farm north of
Groom. Soon after the death
of Mr. Pool in 1952, Mrs.
Pool moved into a home she
had built at Shelton Street,
where she now resides.
Family members now
include 11 grandchildren, 22
great grandchildren, and
four great-great-
grandchildren.
Mrs. Pool is active in the
First Baptist Church, of
which she is a long time
member. Nightin’ Gals and
Groom Country Neighbors of
which she is the only charter
member.
Community Calendar
All clubs and organiza-
tions in Carson County are
reminded that the deadline
for them to choose a young
lady to represent them in the
Miss Carson County
Pageant is May 31. Contact
Fran Milton at 883-2961 for
more information.
Groom Day meeting
Tuesday, May 22, 7:00 p.m.
at the Bank.
Nightin’ Gals will meet in
the home of Nettie Fields on
Tuesday, May 22 at 7:00
p.m. Hostesses are Nettie
Fields and Theresa Wills.
Senior Citizens Chowline
Menu-May 22, Barbeque
chicken, mashed potatoes,
green beans, hot rolls
dessert. May 25-Pork with
brown gravy, mashed
potatoes, spinach, hot
biscuits, dessert. May 29-
Enchilladas, pinto beans,
jello salad, corn bread and
dessert.
Community Ball Park
Fund has been established
to begin making much need-
ed repairs on the bleachers
at the Little League Field.
Alpha Mu Xi Sorority
encourages donations for
this on-going project at State
National Bank. Please help
preserve our facilities.
Church of Christ will host
SOS Thursday.
End of School barbeque at
Grandview Hopkins School,
Thursday, May 24, at noon.
Bring salad, vegetable or
dessert.
TUESDAY GRAIN PRICES
AT LOCAL ELEVATORS
Cash prices on grain
posted at grain elevators
serving the Groom area
Tuesday afternoon:
Wheat-$3.04
Milo-$4.15
Corn-$4.75
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Baughman, Betsy Krizan. The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 17, 1990, newspaper, May 17, 1990; Groom, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1706569/m1/1/?rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carson County Library.