The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 48, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 25, 1981 Page: 4 of 8
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NOVEMBER 25,1981
Owl's Hoot
RCHS Newspaper Staff
Michael Fisher runs to keep fit
by Lavonne f ucker
Michael Fisher,
Reagan County High
School English teacher
and middle school coach,
enjoys running and
keeping fit.
Coach Fisher has com-
peted in several dif-
ferent road races around
West Texas. He has fin-
ished first three times in
the three-mile Menard-
ville Run, once in the
three-mile Fort Mason
Run, and once in the ten-
mile Y.M.C.A. Run. He
finished second in the
two-mile Roadrunner
Classic, held in San
Angelo. One race
Coach Fisher is especial-
ly proud of is the capital
10,000, held in Austin,
Texas. He finished in the
top 500, in a group of
10,000 runners. He has
received seven trophies
or medals for his efforts.
Nearly every morning,
rain or shine, Coach
Fisher is up running
anywhere from four to
ten miles, while most of
us are still in bed. He
has run 2,500 miles
during the past three
years. That is about the
same distance as from
Big Lake to the Great
Slave Lake in Mackenzie
Province near the Yukon
in Canada.
[
“Teacher of the Week"
by Lcty Ramirez
Mary Tatum, our phy-
sical education teacher,
has been very active at
RCHS. She is in charge
of decorating the gym
for the football pep ral-
lies with the help of P.E.
girls. Also she's in
charge of the football
programs.
In addition to being a
P.E. teacher she's also
a junior varsity coach
and a head tennis coach.
She's been here for
twenty-four years.
Mrs. Tatum's family
consists of her husband,
Joe Tatum, and her two
children, Tracy and Tim.
Before moving to Big
Lake she lived in Brown-
wood and graduated
from high school there.
She then attended How-
ard Payne College and
later was a teacher
there.
"Playing* tennis and
softball are her hobbies.
She also enjoys embroid-
ery.
Coach Fisher enjoys
running for many rea-
sons. 'First of all, I am
concerned with physical
well being. A person
cannot enjoy life with a
tired, abused body,*
stated Coach Fisher.
'Also, I am a goal-
oriented person, and
running allows me to
challenge myself to
reach various plateaus.
It also provides an outlet
for competition of others
which is an attempt to
recapture some of the
lost aspects of youth. It
gives me a chance to ex-
ercise self-discipline
and character develop-
ment; it provides an
outlet for frustration and
boredom, and is an
asthetic, almost meta-
physical experience.'
Some other ways
Coach Fisher keeps in
shape are dieting, bi-
cycling, and various'ex-
ercise.
UIL students compete
in Math, Science
Flowers For All Occasions
POT PLANTS-CUT FLOWERS
CORSAGES-SPRAYS
Big Lake's Leading Florist *
We Wire The World Over
Big Lake Flower Shop
Phone 884-2430
Mrs. D. C. Swanzy
The following stu-
dents participated in a
practice U.I.L. math
and science contest at
San Angelo Central High
School Saturday, No-
vember 21.
The following people
and their events who
participated were:
Jack Blakely-Veteran
Number Sense and 11th
Grade Mathematics.
Micki Austin-Veteran
Number Sense and 12th
Grade Mathematics.
Melissa Van Deman-
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are put ting on the
finishing touches and
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Big Lake, Texas
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Honor Rolls
Middle School
'A' Honor Roll for the
2nd 6 weeks: (The elec-
tives do not count toward
the Honor Roll.
8th Grade: Tonya Mc-
Guire.
7th Grade: Cherie
Venable.
6th Grade: Charlotte
Cole and Amy Elkins.
'A & B' Honor Roll:
8th Grade: Jenell
Blakely, Molly Bobb,
Gwen Gilmore, Leslie
Gooch, Michell Martin,
Robert Saldibar, and
Tim Tatum.
7th Grade: Julie Ev-
erett, Slade Harkle-
road, Stephanie Morris,
Tina Perez, April Soliz,
Mike Townsend and Re-
ginia Waddle.
6th Grade: Carl Van-
diver, Irma Ramirez,
Regina Weise and Cindy
Mitchell.
gela McGuire, Jena
Martin, and Mitzi Wal-
lace.
Juniors: Paul Due-
sing, Diann Floyd, and
Lavonne Tucker.
Sophomores: Luann
Barnes, Shelly Bitner,
and Jacqueiin Havis.
High School
2nd Six Weeks
'A' Honor Roll
Seniors: Devin Dun-
can, Gay Garrett, Tan-
"A" k B Honor Roll
Seniors: Belia Agui-
lar, Debbie Baker, Lauri
Dolan, Kelly Gooch,
Donna Holden, Lori
Ortiz, Tracy Tatum, Me-
lissa Van Deman.
Juniors: Craig Bagley,
Gayla Baker, Troy Deub-
ler, Tina Eggleston,
Greg Fisher, Cathy
Schillo, Debra Shoemak-
er, Kelly Solomon.
Sophomores: Audra
Custer, Joe Nichols,
and Patrick Ortiz.
Freshman: Kim Allen,
Beatrice Dela Cruz,
Rogelia Rivero, Laura
Schwertner, and Su-
zanne Smith.
Explanation of
Grades: A 94-100;
•B 85-93
Monday, Nov. 30
Enchiladas
Buttered Corn
Salad
Apple Sauce
Hot Rolls
Milk
All Menus Subject to
isnge
Salad
Fruit Jello
Hot Rolls
Milk
Tuesday, Dec. 1
Bar B-Que on Buns
Pinto Beans
Spinach
Salad
Pineapple
Milk
Thursday, Dec. 3
Meat Loaf
New Potatoes
Black Eye Peas
Salad (Slaw)
Cookies
Hot Rolls
Milk
Wednesday, Dec. 2
Turkey and Dressing
Cranberry Sauce
English Peas and
Carrots
Friday, Dec. 4
Fish Sticks and Catsup
Macaroni and Cheese
Green Beans
Green Salad
Banana Pudding
Hot Rolls
Milk
Truck gets paint job
Girl’s Varsity
takes win over
Ballinger Bearcats
Veteran Number Sense
and Veteran Calculator.
Julie Miller-Veteran
Science.
Tangela McGuire-No-
vice Calculator and 12th
Grade Mathematics.
Kelly Solomon-No-
vice Science.
Paul Duesing-Novice
Calculator.
Jeff Garner-Novice
Science and 10th Grade
Mathematics.
J' Lee Havis-Novice
Calculator and 10th
Grade Mathematics.
by Lavonne Tucker
The school truck,
which is used for hauling
band equipment, taking
shop projects to competi-
tion, hauling school com-
modities, and any other
school use, got a paint
job last week.
Mrs. Tatum, Mr.
Floyd, and many shop
students painted the
school emblem, the
name of the town, and
'Reagan County Fight-
ing Owls* on the sides of
the truck. Also, racks
were installed on the in-
sides which will be used
to hang band uniforms
on.
Local FHA members
visit Rehab Center
"Childhood ii an island of curiosity surrounded by a sea
of question marks." Anon
Reagan County High
School Future Home-
makers of America trav-
eled to the Carlsbad Re-
habilitation Center Wed-
nesday, November 18.
They took flowers and
candy to the residents
and entertained them for
an afternoon, getting
acquainted with each
one they contacted.
After leaving the Cen-
ter, the FHA members
visited the Sunset Mall
before returning home.
Traveling with the group
were Mrs. Joalice Poeh-
ler, sponsor, and Coach
Paul Lippe.
Bird excites class
Pandemonium broke
loose in Room 104 last
Thursday during 7th
period' s six weeks
English 1 test when a
bird flew in through an
opened window and
landed briefly on Crystal
Quinney's head. After
flying wildly around the
room for several se-
conds, the bird (identif-
ied) by Eugene
Gonzales; the class's re-
sident ornithologist, as
a thrush) took refuge on
the loud speaker. Mrs.
Vance insisted that the
class finish their tests
despite their desire to
rescue the bird.
Unfortunately, the
visitor was not content
with his place of safety
and would periodically
take a tour of the room.
Fearing for the bird's
safety and determined
that the students finish
their tests, Mrs. Vance
dispatched Bernie
Phillips to the office with
a note for help. No help
was available.
At the suggestion of
Isabel Portales, Mrs.
Vance sent Melissa
Phillips for a net from
the biology lab. Mean-
while, Melvin Davis con-
vinced the class he was
an expert bird catcher.
After several attempts,
Melvin succeeded in
chasing the bird across
the room and cornering
him on the movie screen.
Melissa then arrived
on the scene with the
net. After a brief discus-
sion on the how-to's of
catching a bird in a net,
Velma Clark approached
the bird and made a
couple of unsuccessful
passes at it. The thrush
took one look at Velma's
net and flew wildly to the
window sill and then out
the window. He safely
escaped the prison of
Room 104. Lucky bird!
Reagan County High
School' s Varsity Girls
hit the winning track in
their second outing of
the season with a hard
fought win over the Ball-
inger Bearcats last Fri-
day night. The Owls
came from behind in the
second half to come out
with a 62-59 win. The
Owls finished the first
half with a 34-31 lead.
However, a cold shoot-
ing hand in the third
quarter put the Owls be-
hind by five points.
Ballinger scored 17 to
Reagan County's 9 in
the 3rd quarter. With
a 5 point deficit, the
OwJ| proved they had
character when they
scored 19 hard earned
points in the fourth
quarter to outlast Ballin-
ger by 3 points. Coach
Paul Lippe's fighting
Owls found themselves
in foul trouble by the
middle of the 4th quar-
ter when all his starters
had four fouls.
Edie Teel, Cindy Arm-
strong, and Tracy Ta-
tum, finished the last of
the game on the bench
when they exited with
five fouls each. The re-
serve bench came on
strong and the Owls held
on to their not to be de-
nied victory. Outstand-
ing on defense was Pam
Colbert and Gay Garrett.
Leading rebounders
were Pam Colert with 11
Tracy Tatum 10, and
Gay Garrett with 7. The
Owls were led offensive-
ly by Tracy Tatum with
22 points and Pam Col-
bert with 18 points.
They were assisted by
Gay Garrett with 9,
Edie Teel with 5, Cindy
Armstrong with 4, and
Kelly Gooch and Laurie
Dolan with 2 points
each.
Askins of Ballinger
was high point with 22
points, assisted by Oiel
with 17 points, and Roll-
witz with 14 points. Free
throw shooting proved to
be a strong point for the
Owls when they shot 21
out of 29 attempts for a
73% average.
In the Junior Varsity
game, the Owls were
defeated by a score of
40-33. The game was
tied up at 22-22 at the
half. Fouling proved to
be the Owls’s down-
fall as they fouled
28 times and sent the
Ballinger Team to the
charity line 37 times.
Ballinger made 10 out
of 37 attempts to out-
score the Owls by 7
points in free throws.
Both teams were tied
with 15 field goals each.
The Owls shot 3 out of
12 attempts at the free
throw line for a 25%.
Shelley Bitner led the
Owls in scoring with
11 points. Missy Good-
loe had 8 and Kami
Short, Kathy Smith, and
Connie Aguilar each had
4 points and J'Lee Hav-
is had 2 points.
Defensively Shelley
Bitner was on the boards
for the Owls with 14
rebounds. She was as-
sisted by Connie Aguilar
with 9 rebounds and
Missy Goodloe with 8
rebounds.
The Owls will be on
the road next Tuesday
when they travel to
Bronte, then they will
be home as the host
team in their annual
Reagan County Girls
Basketball Tournament
on Dec.3,4 and 5th.
9-2A ALL—DISTRICT TEAM
Card of Thanks Marvelous Marinade
We wish to express
our appreciation for all
the cards, flowers, pray-
ers and kind words of
sympathy extended to
us at the loss of our
loved one.
The Family of
Luin McWilliams, Jr.
Louise McWilliams
Mr. and Mrs. Norris
Williams and family
Mr. and Mrs. Ernie
McWilliams and family
Mr. and Mrs. Japson
Pettit and family
Mrs. Bobbie
McWilliams and family
Marinadet can tenderize and
flavor even the most
economical moat cuts.
GOLDEN CHAMPALE
MARINADE
4 cups Golden Cham pale
1 cup oil
2 bay leave*
1 teaspoon peppercorns
1 small onion, diced
1 celery stalk, diced
1 carrot, diced
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon rosemary
Order Robber Stamp*
at The Big Lake Wildcat,
phone 884-2215.
Blend all ingredient* in e
casserole dish. Add meat
(London broil, chuck steak,
shish kebab chunka, what-
ever your choice), and
marinate in refrigerator for
at least six hours. Cook
meat as desired, brushing
with marinade during cook-
ing.
"To hope is to enjoy."
Jackques Delille
OHenss
Quarterback - Mike Keller, Mason, 180, Sr, (unanimous).
Backs - Jeff Dutton, Mason, 190, Sr. (unanimous), Gregg Fisher, Reagan Coun-
ty, 5-11,160, Jr. (unanimous); Bobby Hurley, Junction, 175, Sr
Wide receivers - Lance Powell, Wall, 155, Sol; Ralph Garza, Mason, 140, Sr
Tight end - Nicky Haines, Junction, 210, Jr.; Scott McHorse. 175, Sr
Center - MichaelTatsch, Mason, 170, Sr.; Glen Kellermeler. Wall. 180, Jr.
Linemen - Thomas Baker, Reagan County, 200, Sr (unanimous); Kevin Burns,
Mason. 205, Jr., Don Menzies. Menard. 180, Jr ; Jay Cashman, Junction, 195, Sro
Punter - David Simon, Junction, 140, Jr.
Kicker - Will Mason, Ozona, 150, Jr.
Defense
Linemen - Nicky Haines, Junction. 210, Jr.; Stephen Teel, Junction, 228, Sr ;
FtankPeau^Menard. 155, Sr ; Steve Mansell. Mason. 165, Sr ; Kevin Mlkulik,
WanTieo, Sr
Linebackers - Thomas Baker. Reagan County. 200. Sr. (unanimous). Jay Cash-
man, Junction. 195, Sro ; Ernie Borrego. Ozona, 155. Sr
Secondary - Robert Massey, Ozona. 160, Jr. (unanimous); Ron Pluenneke. Ma
son. 140. Sr ; Brent Niehues, Wall, 155, Jr.; Ronnie Carpenter, Junction, 140, Jr.
Second learn offense
Quarterback - Varlin Aldridge, Ozona. 147, Sr
Backs - Torln Burleson, Reagan County. 180. Sr.; Ernie Borrego. Ozona. 155, Sr.;
Kyle Kothmann, Menard, 158, Sr ; Clint Edminston, Wall, 160, Jr.
Wide receivers - Rusty Mahnken, Junction, 130, Jr.; Jack Blaekly, Reagan Coun-
ty, 155, Jr.
Tight end - Scott McHorse. Menard, 175, Sr
Center-Glen Kellermeier, Wall, 180, Jr. ,
Linemen - Mike Hodge, Junction, 180, Jr.; Doyle Welshuhn. Wall, 190. So ; Gary
Hahn, Mason, 189, Jr ; Santiago Lopez, Ozona, 190, Sr
-v Second teem dotes no
Linemen - Danny Schwertner, Reagan County, 190, Jr.; Thomas Gries, Ozona,
150, Sr.; Mike Valle|o. Ozona. 160, Sr.; Brad Mclver, Wall, 200, Sr.; Doyle Weis-
huhn, Wall, 190, Sr.
Linebackers - Earl Braddock. Wall, 155, Jr.; kevln Burns, Mason. 205, Jr.;
Michael Tatsch, Mason, 170, Sr.
Secondary - Ralph Garza, Mason, 140, Sr.; David Badillo, Ozona. 140, Jr , Gua
Hinojosa, Wall, 170, Sr.; Rex Williams, Junction, 145, Sr.
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Werst, David. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 48, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 25, 1981, newspaper, November 25, 1981; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth660082/m1/4/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Reagan County Library.