The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 11, 1978 Page: 1 of 8
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•:$: Girls State TRack Meet in Austin. Starting left to right she is shown in
Lane #7 just before the race begins. In the second photo she is pictured
getting a less than desirable start at the gun and she appears to be in
£:%• eighth place by half a step. The next photo shows her just about half-
way thru the race and she is still about dead even for eighth place. The
last picture shows that she really turned on the speed in the closing
yards of the race and finished fourth out of a field of eight in the girls
100 yard dash at the State Meet in Austin. [staff photo]
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By
The Editor
David Worst
Spring has sprung
The grass is RIZ
I wonder Where
The rainfall is?
It seems that things are in-
deed dry around this part of the
country ... especially after travel-
ing down to Austin last week and
looking at the green roadsides and
the Texas hill country.
1 lived in Austin and the Aus-
tin area for around six years and
never really got used to the place.
After leaving West Texas and
moving to that area things seemed
... strange. I was never used to
the rain and I guess 1 acted like I
was from Big Lake or some-
where remote like that.
I attempted to blend into the
mob of people at college so I let my
hair grow to a moderate length.
My hair rebelled against the hu-
midity and 1 looked like a greek
statue with a head full of curls.
Although my hair blended with the
crowd 1 still had an identity crisis.
It was about two years before I
discovered umbrellas. The big
city boys would all look sophisti-
cated carrying their umbrellas
with them to class on a perfectly
clear day. I, of course, came from
a part of the country where um-
brellas were only carried by el-
derly ladies to keep the West Tex-
as sun from melting them. And
I don't even remember seeing
an umbrella in my hometown. You
had to go to San Angelo to see
them.
Any\y|y, the sky would cloud up
and the umbrellas would pop open
when the rain came down. I would
walk into class dripping, sopping,
soaking wet and sit down. The
first year I loved it. Walking in
the wet rain was experience and
where I came from the rain made
everyone happy. Not so with the
college crowd in that part of
Texas. By th£ end of the next year
1 had been away from West Tex-
as long enough to become "more
socially aware." The snickers at
my sloshing into class became
louder and I was frowned at by
professors who had become ac-
quainted with me. The dripping
became louder and I became a-
ware of the stares behind me. I
succumbed to the pressure later
that week and lost my innocence
and purchased an umbrella.
Although my West Texas accent
kept me from becoming totally
'pure' to the college crowd at
least they figured 1 had enough
sense to keep myself dry in a rain-
storm. Little did they know that
even if it was late at night 1 still
followed a West Texas tradition.
If it started raining I still went to
the window to look at the rainfall
from the sky and speculate about
"how much we got."
A couple of columns over are
some first graders, thoughts about
rain.
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VOLUME S3
^Your Hometown Newspaper**
BIG LAKE, REAGAN COUNTY, TEXAS (76932) MAY 11,1978
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Single Copy 15* NUMBER 19
62% Voter Turnout
Sandel Wins Judge's Race
Frank Sandel was winner in
the Reagan County Judge's race
over incumbent W. T. Mills, 714 to
427, in last Saturday's Democratic
Primary. In the race for County
Commissioner, Precinct 2, Rob-
ert B. Ferguson, III, incumbent,
faces a June 3 runoff with Mike El-
kins. Ferguson had a 12 vote mar-
gin over Elkins, 159 to 147.
Charles Donaghey polled 37 votes
as third man in the race.
In Commissioner, Precinct 4,
Wayne Dolan, incumbent, polled
160 votes to James W. Matthews'
114, for the Democratic nomina-
tion.
Other local offices were uncon-
tested. Mrs. Hazel S. Carr re-
ceived 1,018 votes for District
Voss Named Basketball
Coach At Board Meeting
Reagan County Independent
School District Board of Trustees
met in regular session last Mon-
day night and named Barry Voss
head basketball coach at Reagan
County High School. Coach Voss
was Junior Varsity Coach at RCHS
and last year his JV basketball
team rolled up a 23-1 record, with
the only loss to a varsity team.
Coach Voss is a 1970 graduate of
Permian High School in Odessa
where he participated in basket-
ball three years. He attended
Odessa College and Texas Tech
and graduated in 1975 with a
Bachelor of Science in Ed.
Voss will replace longtime
Coach Jack Kiser at the head bas-
ketball position.
Voss was named head basket-
ball coach upon the recommenda-
tion of Athletic Director Melvin
Burns and approved by the ad-
ministration and school board.
Coach Voss was enthusiastic about
his new duties and said "I want to
carry out a winning tradition at
RCHS and keep in mind that
sports at RCHS are for the bene-
fit of the kids here. In fact, every-
thing we do here will be for the
kids."
Counselor Jack Black and Di-
rector of Curriculum Gary Everett
were present at the meeting and
they reported the results of a
series of tests to measure the pro-
gress of students in RCHS. The
results were generally good with
higher than average scores in
mathematics. The administration
and school board were satisfied
with the report of Mr. Black and
Mr. Everett.
The
Weather
In other school board business,
the board:
-approved a transfer policy
stating that if students do not live
in Reagan County ISD then RC1SD
does not have to accept them in
the local school.
-approved a renewal agreement
for lunchroom commodities.
-approved the 1978-79 school
calendar.
-appointed Joe M. Daugherty to
the Board of Equalization.
-approved Plan A Education
Policy for the special education
department.
The Board of Trustees also ac-
cepted the resignation of two
teachers and an aide and hired five
other teachers. The board ac-
cepted the resignation of Mrs.
Dale Fisher, Mrs. Mike Elkins,
and Mrs. Vickie Gray who is an
aide.
The school board hired Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Cotten, Mr. and Mrs.
Stephen Moore, and Mrs. Melvin
Burns. All teachers were hired
subject to assignment. Mr. Cotten
is a math and physics teacher,
Mrs. Carolyn Cotten is an elemen-
tary, music, and drama teacher,
Mr. Stephen Moore is a science
and chemistry teacher, Mrs. Deb-
ra Moore is a special education
teacher, and Mrs. Melvin Burns is
an elementary teacher.
and County Clerk, Mrs. Flora M.
McIntyre 1,004 votes for County
Treasurer. L. M. McCoy got 972
votes for County Democratic
Chairman.
In the Justice of the Peace ra-
ces, Mrs. Pauline Stout received
178 votes for Justice of the Peace,
Precinct 1, Mrs. Fay Noble re-
ceived 284 votes for Justice of the
Peace, Precinct 2, and H. L. Gard-
ner received 288 votes for Justice
of the Peace, Precinct 3.
In the Referendums on the bal-
lot, Reagan County voters turned
down both proposals. On the
Higher Interest Rates on Loans
Under $5,000, the vote was 65 for
and 946 against. On the Pari-Mu-
tuel Wagering issue, the vote was
436 for and 601 against.
Reagan voters favored Bob
Krueger over Joe Christie, 899 to
202, for U.S. Senator. Nelson
Wolff led the field for U.S. Con-
gressman, 21st District, with 618
votes. Woody Glasscock got 263,
Steve Clark 78, Joe Sullivan 69,
and Paul Dahlgren 33. Wolff won
the district-wide race without a
runoff.
Reagan County favored Dolph
Briscoe in the governor's race
with 558 votes to John Hill's
490. Preston Smith received 64,
Donald Beagle 11, and Ray Mayo
7. John Hill was state-wide win-
ner without a runoff.
John Poerner and Jerry Sadler
will be in a state-wide runoff for
Railroad Commissioner (unex-
pired term). Locally Poerner re-
ceived 403 votes to Sadler's 402.
Total vote in the Democratic
Primary was 1159. This was 62%
of the 1,864 registered voters eligi-
ble. The runoff primary will be
held June 3.
On another page is a detailed re-
turn on some of the contested
races.
May 4
High
64
Low
34
May 5
84
56
May 6
95
61
May 7
91
58
May 8
91
58
May 9
84
54
May 10
93
60
Rain for May .17
Rain for Year 1.74
Encouraging More Rain Department...
Editors Note: I wish it rain. We need some
Last Monday week, the First rain. In Big Lake our lake has
Grade students of Mrs. Richard dried up. I can't think of any rain
(Bum) McReavy wrote some we had this year. I get scared
stories about rain and they dls- when it thunders. I hope we have
cussed their likes and dislikes a- some rain some time,
bout the wet stuff. The next day Sharon Floyd
after they wrote their stories,
West Texas and Big Lake received i wish it would rain. I like to
a very nice shower which Mrs. piay in the mud when it rains. It
McReavy thought was a great co- is lots of fun playing in the mud
incidence. The Wildcat Is printing ] like to get wet I like rain,
the lucky letters In hopes of en- Julie Bray
couraging more rain...
1 wish it would rain because it is I wish it would rain because we
fun in the mud puddles. I like to get to play inside. My sister likes
hear the thunder. It is fun in the to play in mud. My mother hates
rain and the flowers grow. rain.
Billy Avila Laura Brown
LIONS RADIO-THON
RAISES $2,032 FOR
CRIPPLED CHILDREN
Reagan County Lions Club
raised over $2,000 for the Texas
Lions Crippled Children's Camp
at Kerrville here last Saturday
from a Radio-Thon, in cooperation
with Radio Station KWGH. The
total Wednesday amounted to
$2,032, Jack P. Schulze, chairman
of the Lions Club project, report-
ed.
Radio Station KWGH gave each
$25.00 donor three advertising
spots on the air during Satur-
day's broadcast hours. Schulze
and other Lions Club members
rounded up $850 before Satur-
day's air time. Another $1,000
was donated Saturday in cash,
checks and pledges. Since then
donations have brought the to-
tal to $2,032.
The fund raising project was
patterned after the Telethon pro-
grams on TV station and as far as
is known is a "first" on radio sta-
tions in this area.
During the day Saturday Bill
Sandefer, assisted by Chris Miller,
set up his amateur radio under the
canopy at Grandma' s Kitchen and
was in contact with George
Primpter, an amateur radio opera-
tor at Kerrville. They talked with
A1 Fehrenbach, administrator at
the Texas Lions Camp there and
kept him posted on the Radio-
Thon's progress during the day.
Mr. Fehrenbach was very im-
pressed with the unique fund-rais-
ing project and expressed appreci-
ation to all involved.
Lions Club President Ralph
Duesing and Radio-Thon Chair-
man Jack Schulze expressed their
appreciation to Mrs. Grade Hick-
man, owner of KWGH, and the
station's staff, Jay Bond, Sam
Smith, Blackie Crawford, Daniel
Mendez, Gayle Cox and Carletta
Winn for their cooperation; and
also to Mrs. Betty Quain, owner of
Grandma's Kitchen, for her help.
They also sincerely thank all the
business firms and individuals for
Girl Scout
Awards Set
For Tonight
The Girl Scouts of Big Lake will
hold their Court of Awards tonight
at 7:00 p.m. in the Reagan County
Community Center. The Girl
Scouts extend a special invitation
for all county residents to attend
the court of honor.
Each girl will be recognized with
individual awards and special a-
wards will be given to businesses
and individuals who have helped
the girl scouts.
Area Girl Scout Camp Jo Jan
Van had a team training weekend
recently with several local Girl
Scouts and leaders attending.
Leaders who attended were Jo
Wilson, Paula Smith and Caro-
lyn Franklin. Girl Scouts attend-
ing were Patty Mitchell, Laurie
Waldrop, Lisa Harris, Cindy Mit-
chell, Teresa Stile, Liz Wilson,
Tracie Smith, Trena Wilson, and
Yvonne Hester. Jo Jan Van is
this area's summer camp for local
Girl Scouts.
The Girl Scout program in Big
Lake is steadily gaining member-
ship and popularity. A recent ex-
ample was the Brownie Playday
which had Brownies from Big
Lake, Ozona, and Sonora partici-
pating. In all, over ninety Brown-
ies and thirty leaders participated.
their donations in making the pro-
ject a huge success.
The Texas Lions Camp has ses-
sions for the blind and diabetics as
well as crippled children during
the summer. Anyone interested
in attending this camp this sum-
mer can contact Jack Schulze,
local Lions Crippled Children's
Chairman, or Mike Werst, secre-
tary, for an application blank.
A new dormitory for men is un-
der construction at the Kerrville
Camp, it was learned from the am-
ateur radio conversations with A1
Fehrenbach.
A portion of each Lions Club
member's monthly dues goes to
help support the Texas Lions
Camp. However, this amount
does not total emough to keep the
camp operating without additional
funds other than dues. Clubs all
over the state raise funds throuh-
out the year for the camp' s operat-
ing budget and capital improve-
ments.
Minor
League
Tryouts
All local boys and girls age 7
and 8 years old will be hitting,
catching, and throwing this even-
ing at 5:30 p.m. in their tryouts for
Minor League teams. The Minor
League tryouts will be held at the
Little League Ballpark. Coaches
for this year are: Braves - Jamie
Ellison, Wayne Smith and Sam
Smith; Yankees - Randy Suggs
and Ron Galloway. Reds - David
Avery and Lowell Tucker.
The actual schedules for the
teams have not been worked out
yet but the dates for the games
have been set. The dates are: May
23, May 26, May 30, June 2, 6, 9,
13, and 16. A more complete sche-
dule of Minor League activities
will be scheduled as soon as they
are available.
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Werst, David. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 11, 1978, newspaper, May 11, 1978; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth615450/m1/1/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Reagan County Library.