The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. SIXTY-FIRST YEAR, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 30, 1986 Page: 1 of 12
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SIXTY-FIRST YEAR
BIG LAKE, TEXAS
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January 30, 1986
Political season is in full swing
. Candidates are filing for public office
Candidates for local offices are
taking advantage of open filing
dates and several citizens have
added their names to be put on
ballots for the April 5 city,
school, and hospital district
elections and the May 3, demo-
cratic primary.
In the city elections, incum-
bent Mayor H.F. Ritchie has
filed for re-election. Ritchie was
elected Mayor two years ago and
will be seeking a second term.
Long time councilman Wayne
Jones has also filed for a return
to his city post after the April 5
election is held. The Mayor’s
spot and two council places will
be up for consideration this year.
February 19 is the last day to
file for a place on the city ballot.
Candidates for a place on the
board of trustees of Reagan
County Independent School
district may file for a place on
the ballot at anytime. The last
day to file for a school board
place is March 5. Incumbent
school board member from the
Big Lake district and board presi-
dent Tim Sellman has already
filled out the necessary papers to
have his name appear on the
ballot. Two other places are
open this year in addition to the
Big Lake place. The Stiles place
is open and the Texon place is
also open. The Stiles place is
currently held by Thomas Baker
and the Texon place is held by
Martin Kirkpatrick. The school
election date is also April 5,
1986.
There are three open places on
the board of directors of Reagan
Hospital district and three candi-
dates have already filed their
intentions to run for that office.
Mark Kohutek, Victor Bergia,
and Barbara Brown have all com-
pleted the necessary paper work
to become candidates for the
hospital board. The last day to
file for a place on the board is
March 11. To file for a place on
the board, candidates must ob-
tain the signatures of at least
25 registered voters and turn the
form in to the hospital admini-
strator. Applications to run for
the hospital board may be picked
up at any time. Absentee voting
will start March 12 and will end
April 1. The hospital election
will be held on April 5, 1986.
Candidates for the Reagan
County democratic primary are
already campaigning. There are
two candidates for County Judge
and both are starting to cam-
paign in earnest. Incumbent
Reagan County Judge is seeking
re-election to his job and he is
being challenged by Larry Isom.
There is one candidate for
Commissioner precinct 2. Mike
Elkins is asking for a return to his
Commissioners job. If success-
ful, Elkins will be returned to a
second term.
Two candidates have officially
announced for the Commissioner
precinct 4 race. Former Com-
missioner Japson Pettit is run-
ning and Johnny Pat Watkins has
also filed for a place on the
ballot.
Three candidates have an-
nounced for the Reagan County
Treasurer’s position. Venitta
Terral, Bonnie Everett, and
Nancy L. Ratliff are all making
first time attempts at public
office.
Longtime County and district
clerk Hazel Carr has announced
as a candidate for re-election to
her post as have justices of peace
Pauline Stout and Fay Noble.
The democratic primary elec-
tion will be held May 3, 1986.
6th ranked RCHS girls are 21 -0 for season
P«ul Cavin, a resident of Reagan County Care Center, will be fea-
tured on the cover of CARING, The magazine of the Texas Healthcare
Association. Mr. Cavin, born on February 27, 1888, rides his station-
ary bicycle five miles every day ... and not slowly according to care
center employees and residents.
A season like this does not
come along very often. The
amazing Reagan County girls
basketball team notched their
21st victory of the year against
Wall in RCHS gymnasium by a
62-52 score. That Tuesday night
win gave the Reagan County
girls an amazing 21-0 season re-
cord, a 5-0 first half district
record, and a 2-0 second half of
district record.
Coach Ron Taylor and his girls
team are currently ranked 6th
in Class AA with their 21-0 re-
cord. The statewide rankings as
compiled by the staff of the
Lubbock-Avalanche-Joumal are
as follows: #1 Poth 20-2; #2
Olney 21-2; # Grandview 18-4;
#4 Morton 21-4; 05 Coleman
22-2; #6 Reagan County 21-0;
07 Van Alstyne 18-3; 08 Del Mar-
West Lamar 21-2; 09 Abernathy
19-5; and #10 Hawley 18-3.
RCHS Coach Ron Taylor gave
the entire team praise for their
season so far. 'We've come a
long way this year on desire and
hustle and on complete team
effort,' said Taylor.
Commissioners open closed road
Reagan County Commisioners
re-opened a closed subject in
their monthly meeting.
The court met last Monday and
several local oilfield business
owners were in attendance. Rea-
gan County Judge Frank Sandel
opened the meeting and asked if
the group had a spokesperson.
D.D. Poynor, owner of D.D. Poy-
nor Trucking Company said he
would speak for those present.
Commissioner Lester Ratliff
intervened at that point and said
he would like to make a motion to
reopen the road that was closed
by the court at their previous
meeting. Commissioner Bill
Schneemann said since he made
the seconding motion to close the
road, he would second Ratliff’s
motion to open the road. Com-
missioners then voted unani-
mously to rescind their earlier
action and the road, county road
22, will remain open.
Judge Frank Sandel then
stated that it was not the inten-
tion of the court to close a road
that the public needed.
Judge Sandel asked D.D. Poy-
nor if he had any questions to ask
the court. Mr. Poynor stated that
the reason he came to court was
to see if the road could be opened
up and that action was taken.
Tom Bearden, the owner of
property where the court pro-
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9 Middle school tourney is set
Reagan County Middle School
will host an eight-team boys’ and
girls’ 8th Grade basketball tourn-
ament this week-end, starting
today. Team entered include
Ozona, Rankin, McCamey, El-
dorado, Sonora, Stanton, Iraan
and Reagan County. Games will
be played in the middle school
and high school gymnasiums.
Play gets underway today at
6:00 p.m. in the boys’ bracket
when McCamey meets Eldorado
in the high school gym. Follow-
ing that game Iraan plays Rea-
gan County at 7:15 p.m. in the
boys’ bracket at the high school
gym.
First round action in the boys’
bracket continues Friday at 5:45
p.m. as Ozona plays Rankin
while Sonora and Stanton play at
8:15 p.m. Both games are in the
middle school gym.
In the girls’ bracket, McCamey
and Eldorado open play at 6:00
p.m. today, followed by Iraan vs.
Reagan County at 7:15 p.m.
Both games are in the middle
school gym. Girls’ games con-
tinue Friday in the first round
with Ozona vs. Rankin at 4:30
p.m., and Sonora vs. Stanton at
7:00 p.m., both games in the
middle school gym.
Girls’ consolation games are
at 9:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. in
the middle school gym. The
girls’ consolation final will be at
4:00 p.m. Saturday in the mid-
dle school gym.
Girls’ first-round winners play
at 11:45 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Sat-
urday in the middle school. The
girls’ third place game will be at
5:30 p.m. Saturday, and the
girls’ championship game at
7:00 p.m. Both games will be in
the middle school gym.
All boys’ games Saturday are
in the high school gym. Consola-
tion games are at 9:15 a.m. and
10:30 a.m. The boys’ consola-
tion final is at 4:00 p.m.
Boys’ first-round winners start
play at 11:45 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
The third place game will be at
5:30 p.m., and the championship
game at 7:00 p.m.
Both boys’ and girls’ tourna-
ment brackets are shown in the
booster ad on page 6.
The girls beat Wall in Big Lake
on Tuesday night by a 10 point
margin, 62-52. Leslie Gooch was
the hot shooter for the night with
30 points. Julia Everett hit for
16 points. Coach Taylor added,
'Julia was also great on the
boards. She brought down two
crucial rebounds and Leslie had
six assists and seven steals.*
Jill Fisher is regaining her
shooting eye after an earlier
injury. She added 8 points
against Wall. Laura Reeger had
6 points and Damaris Carrasco
added 2. 'Laura was a great
defensive threat, said Taylor,
she took 3 charges and was good
on the boards. Damaris is an ex-
cellent ball handler on offense.'
The Wall game was fairly close
despite the ten point margin.
The Reagan County girls were
ahead 26-23 at halftime and
42-35 at the end of the third
quarter.
The girls got their first win of
the second half of district play in
Stanton last Friday night. The
RCHS girls beat Stanton 64-21.
Gooch had 29 points, Stacie
Beam and Damaris Carrasco
7 each, Michelle Martin 6, Julia
Everett and Jill Fisher 4, Rachel
Vargas 3, and Tammy Blakely
and Laura Reeger 2.
The girls junior Varsity took
their season to 7-5 with a 33-25
win over Wall. Janie Robledo
had 8, Shannon Lawler and
Sheba Minnick 6 each, Jennifer
Nelms and Julie Bray 4, Amber
Harkleroad and Jennifer Farmer
Benefit will
be held here
Big Lake and Barnhart's Vol-
unteer Fire departments will
have a benefit Barbecue and
dance to help defray medical
expenses of Mrs. Maxine Robert-
son. The benefit will take place
Saturday, February 1 at the VFW
hall.
Barbecue will be served from
5:30 to 7:30 and donations are
$4.00 per plate. Those who
would like catering should call
884-3302.
There will be a dance from 9-1
with music provided by Hickman
and Gore. Items will be auc-
tioned off during the barbecue
and dance. Babysitters for the
dance will be on duty from
8:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. at the
Woodmen of the World building
at 904 2nd.
Mrs. Robertson is the mother
of Doc Robertson, fire chief of
the Big Lake Volunteer Fire
department.
2, and Melissa Joyce 1. The girls
JV also beat Stanton on Friday
25-21. Regina Weise had 6,
Melissa Joyce 5, Janie Robledo
4, Jennifer Rees and Amber
Harkleroad 2 and Amy Elkins
and Amanda Rees 1. Due to the
loss of 5 JV players, 3 to no pass-
no play and 2 with personal
problems, the JV and girls fresh-
men teams have been combined
for the remainder of the season.
Coach Doege and Coach Mary
Tatum will work together on
games.
The Reagan County Owls are
running hot and cold this season
and their play during the week
reflected that. The Owls knocked
off the 10th ranked Stanton Buffs
in Stanton last Friday night
63-54, but lost to Wall Tuesday
night in Big Lake.
The Stanton win was a team
effort according to coaches. Sam
Thompson hit for 14 points,
Mitchell Martin 12. Joel Griner
12, Tim Thompson 11, Keith
Bitner 8, and Scott Lipsey 6.
That win put the boys at 1-0 in
the second half of play.
Tuesday night in Big Lake the
Owls lost to Wall 64-84, however,
the game was closer than the
score indicated. The Owls
trailed 32-34 at halftime and
49-55 at the end of the third
quarter. Wall outscored the
Owls 29-15 in the final quarter.
The difference in the game
was free throws. The Owls shot
3 free throws and made 2 for
66%. Each team had 31 field
goals. Wall shot 29 free throws
and made 22. The Owls were
called on 19 fouls and Wall had 6.
Sam Thompson had 14 points,
Mitchell Martin 14, Tim Thomp-
son 14, Joel Griner 8, Scott
Lipsey 8, and Keith Bitner 6.
The RCHS Boys now have a
7-14 season record. They went
1-4 in the 1st half and are now 1-1
in the second half.
The JV boys lost a close game
to Stanton Friday night 28-30
and they now have a 6-7 season
record. Martinez had 8, Guer-
rero 8, Townsend 4, Rubio 4, and
Villarreal 4. The JV boys were
coming on strong at the end of
the game, but just could not
overcome a 20-10 first half
deficit.
Manrine McReavy la displaying a custom built wind chime she has
In stock at the Pie Shop, next door to The Wildcat. A portion of the
proceeds from the sale of the chimes will go to benefit Trail Blazers,
Reagan County’s senior citizen organization and local Meals on
Wheels providing organization.
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Werst, David. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. SIXTY-FIRST YEAR, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 30, 1986, newspaper, January 30, 1986; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth659207/m1/1/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Reagan County Library.