The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 154, No. 20, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 5, 2007 Page: 3 of 11
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my date," added Everhart, who hopes to
attend Texas A&M University after early
graduation from BHS.
"It's your high school senior year, and
everyone should experience your senior year
with a prom," Everhart said.
Wilson said the memories from prom
night will likely outlast financial consider-
ations; '"Prom night is one of the last times
you'll spend with your high school friends
all together."
Wilson said she and friends will also build
a small bonfire at her home to celebrate the
night.
Greg Shivener, a BHS office aide, said
his parents will split some of his costs: "My
tuxedo costs $160.1 have to pay one half, but
that's still a lot."
Shivener said it might make sense just to
buy a tuxedo outright: "Some of them start at
around $300, half of which I've already paid
for with rental."
During a class break, senior Austin Clark
said his classmates are sharing the $900 cost
to rent a limousine for six hours.
"I got change to spare," Clark said. "And
a limo is a good way to woo the girls. The
least expensive part of the night will be the
after-prom parties."
On Thursday afternoon, Everhart, Wilson
and Rene Espinoza, a junior, were prepar-
ing displays at BHS, including a 12-foot tall
main archway that students will walk under
when they enter the prom.
Espinoza said he'll have to hustle Saturday
to get ready for the prom: "I'll be working at
(Hyatt Regency) Lost Pines till 4:30 p in. I
won't have time to eat anything."
"These kids are doing everything, a great
job," said prom sponsor Ginger Stubbs of
the pre-prom work of Everhart, Wilson,
Espinoza and other classmates.
Stubbs said the junior and senior classes
voted on a theme of "Cinderella and castles"
for the evening.
"It's going to be a great time — me and
bunch of friends hanging out at the prom,"
Espinoza said.
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The Bastrop Advertiser photo/Dana Lachman
Students Lori Wilson (from left), Rene Espinoza, Jordan Stubbs and Janae Everhart work on
decorations for Saturday's Bastrop High School prom. They helped build a 12-foot tall arch-
way that students will walk under as they enter the prom hall.
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Police Chief David Board said a pre-
liminary assessment put damages from the
storm at roughly $113,000. That number
could grow, he said.
Fisher said the loss estimate includes
$17,000 in direct costs to the county.
Some cleanup work was required outside
the city along Lovers Lane, and crews and
equipment from Pet. 1 and Pet. 2 turned
out to reinforce city efforts, said Fisher.
Board noted that Austin's electric utility
and the Lower Colorado River Authority
also responded with emergency crews and
equipment to speed the effort to get power
back on in Bastrop. Early in the cleanup
effort, some 500 homes were isolated by
fallen trees and limbs. "There were huge
trees down," said Board.
Still, no serious injuries were reported
State emergency management officials
will be in Bastrop, possibly next week, to
do a more detailed damage assessment,
said Fisher. '"If Bastrop is added to the
state (disaster declaration) list, federal
money (aid) is more likely," he said.
But unless Bastrop and Bastrop County
are listed as affected by the disaster,
outside financial aid won't be available,
according to Fisher.
County Judge Ronnie McDonald
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City workers hauled close to 400 truckloads of snapped trees and other debris
caused by last weeks storm to the Bastrop Public Works yard on Hill Street.
joined Bastrop Mayor Tom Scott in sign-
ing an emergency declaration April 27. On
Thursday, commissioners voted to extend
the declaration by another week, keeping
the door open for federal assistance.
Earlier in the week Bastrop City
Manager Mike Talbot told the city council
that more than 4,000 cubic yards of tree
limbs and trunks have been removed from
across town. The debris was hauled to the
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