The Bastrop Advertiser and County News (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. [127], No. 95, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 1981 Page: 2 of 16
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Issues
TEXAS' OLDESt WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
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unions
Agenda for the 80s
Wkh a new c*r
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mm information and
City CuuncJ in Aprl Bastrop.
Administration. haa a
aotving for At 1960a.
i otitic* down
far the dty «f Bastrop in the laat several
• Bwblt homes. did
Bui w aee aubutaatial growth tor the dty
key
the 80s could ba one
■aada. If we
of the beat
ef tba area between FM Ml and Baatrop
tba Hifhway 71 atrip that surely wfl be
de efc ping km. SaJea taxes from
m T1 mU betp pay tor improved atreeta and
Z. Upgradtof of dty services without skyrocketing
pi apartj taxea and war toea. Thia n a de&eate t%h trope
act that City Mgr. Jerry McFadden n already rehearatag.
a. Ok leadership and cow inanity enterpriae. Tba baa
to do with dty offidali or taxea. It's baaed on avk
to aacrtfk* time and talent.
Bastrop * civic leadership n tbin. Some worthy caaaea and
institutions are falng apart Either new brains and brawn
are found and welcomed or the operations wfl die. Little
League and the Baatrop Museum come to mind. Help m
vital Unless newcomers are enisled, there's only a fimited
future. If we get a truckiosd of new helpers, the community
might move on to additional enhancements audi, aa a Pamiy
YMCA or a Science Center tor school chfldren at Baatrop
State Park. The poaaMtiw are endless tor the kinds of
private ventures that enrich a city, making ft a special place
to enqoy.
4. Conservation and Preservation. Bastrop's private
sector has been restoring and renovating old homes and
buaineaa buddings in a remarkable range of work. The
Opera* Houae effort keeps moving ahead. In the 80a we also
need to consider practical ways to preserve the scenic
grandeur of Highways 71 and 21, thoae green belts leading
into our dtv of the preserved past Wei afao have to make
sure that mining of ignite doee not damage water suppfiea.
At this point ft appears Ignite issue wi burn tor years and
we're confident ample data wl eventualy surface so that tf
mining proeeeda ft wl be done carefuly.
LETTERS
Big Bend 'A sight to behold'
Dear Editor:
If ytu ft* adventure and
aaenfc beauty vfaft the B*
SCIENTISTS RESEARCHING
LAUGHTER AS A MEDICINE
THE fi&WE BROUGHT TO
AS OUR CONTRIBUTION
To THE RESEARCH.. AND
YDUR GOOD HEALTH/
Christmas.
Madre
mantle of
a sight to
the snow
lea the Enduro people
bay tfcefr annual aaotorcyds
It
race between Vfli De La
and Lajftoa. My wile
I did net venture out
• motor trip nfcbt
a fMgb ride down
Be sure and visit Walter
lliaeber'a frontier aaloon on
Lajftoa. It is the most efebor
ate plaea weat of the Poena.
No dotal of early west at-
moaphere is lacking.
g John Alexander who
hands the raariw m ha inn in
Study Butte put on a benefit
dance to raba funda for a
heart monitoring device.
buy the life aaving equip-
ment Pretty nice of WBe
Nelson, wouldn't you agree?
You don't have to leave
Texaa to vieit a land of
enchantment Just go to the
Big Bend.
Bob Erickson,
SmithviBe
Pageant seeks helpers
WBe Nelson was
"Barbaroaaa" nearby
Big John asked bbn to at
tend. WMa was not sure be
could attend but handed Big
John a check tor 97*600 to
A date for the Baatrop
160tb birthday celebration
pageant wB be set Thurs-
day night when the pageant
committee meets at 7 PM in
the Civic Room of Fhst
National Bank.
The public ■ cordialy invi-
ted and volunteers are need-
ed to help put on the page-
ant and other events. said
Marcua Evans, the pageant
producer.
A bar-txue, house tour
and reception are other pos-
sible eventa to help mark
the aettiement of Bastrop as
an Anglo eommunfty during
a period that lasted from
around 1827 to 1832.
78602. An
the weKare of the
to advance.
And County News
TEXAS' OLDEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
Monday and Thursday at the Bastrop Advertiser office, 908 Water Street,
Texaa 78K2. Second Class Peatage paid at the Bastrep, Texas Pest Office
hwi owned newspaper, non-sectarian, non-partisan, devoted to
of Bastrop County. Subscription rates $8.50 per year, pnyable
Jack Fraser - Publisher
Jerry Appd • Bashless Manager
Davis McAaley - News Editor
Bonnie Scknpp - Prodnctien Supervisor
Diane Dunaway, Audrey Klaus, Angle Pencnck • Production
Chris Ciee - Photography, Production
r, Fny Paunrl Richard Cnchran, Janme Peters - Crcuktion
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McAuley, Davis. The Bastrop Advertiser and County News (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. [127], No. 95, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 1981, newspaper, January 29, 1981; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth390971/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.