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Blood drive set for Thursday
Everyone is reminded that when they come to give blood today (Thursday) from 2-7 p.m.
at the West Community Center, "not only do you share life but you also can get a bowl of
delicious soup," West Blood Drive Chairman Tim Thomas said.
The need for blood is at a critical level. Many factors have led to this crisis. The demand for
blood is greater during the holidays. This is coupled with the fact that the usual number of
donors has been curtailed because of the recent flu epidemic, he reported.
"We need everyon's help. Please come this Thursday, give blood and share life.
Celebrating our 100th year serving the West area
Volume 100, No. 2
THURSDAY, jan. 11,1990
News Digest
AMBULANCE GROUP MEETING: The West Vol-
unteer Ambulance Association has scheduled its regular monthly meet-
ing for 7:30 p.m. today (Thursday) in the West Community Center.
FREE THROW CONTEST: The West K of C Council
2305 is sponsoring its Free Throw competition for boys and girls between
the ages of 10 and 14. The competition is set for Jan. 20 at St. Mary's
Basketball Gym. Awards and refreshments are to be served and for
further information contact T.J. Holecck at 8264075. Entry forms are
available at the schools.
LEROY BANK GROUP MEETING: The Leroy
Bank Depositors Association meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Jan. 15
at Tours Hall. There will be a covered dish supper.
CHILI SUPPER: A chili supper, sponsored by the West
Brethem Church Youth Fellowship group, is scheduled for 5-8 p.m. Jan.
27 at the Church.
DOMINO TOURNEY: The West Senior Citizen Center is
sponsoring a Senior Domino - 42 Tournament at 1 p.m. Jan. 23. The
Tournament is open to any individual who is 60 years of age or older.
Team registration is requested and pre-registration is required by Jan. 22.
First, second and third place winning teams will be eligible to play at the
Central Texas Senior Ministry Winter 1990 Senior Center Domino and
42 Tournament on Jan. 25 at the Sul Ross Senior Center in Waco. Rules
for the tournaments are available at the West Senior Center. Call 826-
4115 for additional information. Due to the renovation at the West
Community Center, the West Senior Citizens will be meeting in the
Fellowship Hall at the First Baptist Church at 501 N. Marable St. from
Jan. 15-19. During the week, those wishing to contact Bettye Whalen for
information on the toumey or other items can reach her by calling 826-
5758.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING: The West Independent
School District Board of Trustees will have their regular monthly school
board meeting at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 17 in the West ISD administration
building at 801 N. Reagan St. in West.
MCC REGISTRATION: Spring registration for credit
classes will be at McLennan Community College this Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday in the Student Center in Waco. Assistance for
students taking classes at MCC for the first time is available from the
Admissions Advisors at 750-3520. For more information or to obtain a
schedule of classes, call 750-3522.
BAND BOOSTER MEETING: The West Band Boost-
ers have scheduled a special meeting for 7 p.m. Jan. 14 in the West High
School Band Hall. This will be the final planning meeting for the annual
spaghetti supper and all members are urged to attend. The Band Booster
Club is for all parents of all band members from West Elementary, St.
Mary's, West Middle and West High School.
CENTER RENOVATIONS: The West Community
Center is to be closed for painting and ceiling reovations from Jan. 15 -
20. All persons and organizations using the center are asked to make
other arrangements during this period.
COUNCIL MEETING CHANGE: West area resi-
dents are asked to note that starting Jan. 16, all West City Council
meetings are to be conducted in the old Council chambers in the West
City Hall building. Meetings will no longer be in the West Community
Center. The council meetings are scheduled for the first and third
Tuesdays of the month and begin at 6 p.m.
NEWSPAPER DRIVE: St. Mary's Eighth Grade boys
Basketball team members will be collecting newspapers and cans.
Trailers will be parked on St. Mary's Church parking lot this Saturday and
Sunday. Those wishing to have your newspapers and cans picked up
earlier or on that weekend can call 826-5576 during the day or 826-5010
or 822-1897 for pick up in the evenings.
TSTI REGISTRATION: Texas State Technical Institute
in Waco has scheduled registration for this first mid-winter tem on Jan.
17, according to school officials. For additional information on registra-
tion requirements, the types of courses offered and a schedule of times,
contact the Registration and Records Office at 1 -800-792-TSTI or 799-
3611.
EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE: Texas State Techni-
cal Institute offers a Job Location Development (JDL) program to assist
students in locating off-campus part-time employment leads. The JLD
program, which is part of the Placement Office, obtains job openings that
are listed by area businesses. TSTI students and thier spouses have access
to the job listings, free of charge.
State highway department denies city's request for signal light
Council discusses measures on traffic control around West High School campus
The state highway depart-
ment denied a request for a
traffic light placement on Oak
Street in West, according to a
letter addressed to the West
City Council on Dec. 21.
West City Attorney Steve
Kazanas reported to the coun-
cil at their Jan. 2 meeting that
the State Department of High-
ways and Public Transporta-
tion had rejected the city's re-
quest for a signal light at the
intersection of Oak and Reagan
Streets.
In a letter to Mayor William
Pareya, the highway depart-
ment stated that the Oak and
Reagan intersection "does not
meet the minimum require-
ments to justify a signal at the
present. In order for us to install
a signal, at least one of the 12
warrants from the Texas Man-
ual of Uniform Traffic Control
Devises must be met."
The letter also stated the de-
partment would be monitoring
the growth of West and the
surrounding community since
the intersection is closer to
meeting the requirements for a
signal than was expected.
Upon learning their request
had been denied, the council
asked City Attorney Kazanas
to find out if the vehicle count-
ers on these two streets were in
place during the school holiday
period. If so, then the council
would request another survey
to be conducted.
West Police Department
records show there were four
accidents at the Reagan and
Oak Street intersection during
1989.
West Independent School
District Superintendent Tho-
mas Sandifer along with five
school board members at-
tended the council meeting and
Sandifer addressed the council
concern a recent recommenda-
tion the school district had re-
ceived from the Texas Educa-
tion Agency on their recent
monitoring visit of the school
district. The recommendation
concerned pedestrian and ve-
hicle traffic around the high
school campus.
Several measures were dis-
cussed concerning what the
city and school district could
do to help alleviate traffic prob-
lems around the school cam-
pus.
The council met on Jan. 9 in
a special called session to fur-
ther discuss this matter. The
council has asked Director of
Public Works Eugene Bajer to
get a cost estimate on the items
requested by the school board
members and present the items
to the council at their Jan. 16
meeting. The items include: a
flashing light on Davis, a four
way stop at Spring and Davis
Streets, stop signs at Spring
and Marable Streets, no park-
ing lanes during school hours
painted on the curb sides of
Shook and Davis streets
around the high school campus
and student crossing lanes
around the campus.
The council is expected to
make a decision on the school
board recommendations at
their Jan. 16 meeting.
The city council also dis-
cussed the city's sewage treat-
ment facility and the need to
increase its volume of settling
ponds at both the Jan. 2 and 9
meetings. City Engineer
Johnny Tabor reported to the
council on the sewage treat-
ment facility.
West fifth graders
participate in
D.A.R.E. Program
West Elementary School
fifth graders participated in the
the Drug Awarenes Resistance
Education (D.A.R.E.) Program
at the school on Tuesday. The
students put on various skits
and cheers on how to say no to
drugs and things tq do in place
of taking drugs.
The skits preceded the stu-
dents receiving graduation cer-
tificates from the D.A.R.E.
Program. There were approxi-
mately 95 fifth graders receiv-
ing certificates.
This is the second year this
program has been taught to
fifth graders at West Elemen-
tary School.
Blackland Income Growers and farm
and ranch show set for Jan. 15-16
WACO - The twenty-eighth an-
nual B.I.G. Conference and the Mid-
Tex Farm and Ranch Show is sched-
uled for Jan. 15 and 16. All activities
will take place at the Waco Conven-
tion Center.
Charles Scruggs, with Somado
Ventures Incorporated, will keynote
this year's Annual Blackland Income
Growth conference Tuesday Lunch-
eon. The theme for the conference is
"Farm Policy and Public Opinion:
Agriculture in the 90s." In addition,
the Tuesday morning session
speaker, Dr. Ron Knutson, Extension
Economist and Professor of Agricul-
tural Economics at Texas A&M Uni-
versity, will present a program en-
titled "The 1990 Farm Bill Debate:
Issues & Alternatives."
The Tuesday concurrent sessions
planned by the Cotton, Grain, Horse,
Beef and Forage Task Forces, offer
timely and important subject matter
updates featuring the most recog-
nized and knowledgeable resource
people available.
The B.I.G. Conference has been
expanded to include special activities
beginning on Monday. Featured this
year is the well-known Texas Ag Fo-
rum, which will focus on "Policy Op-
tions for the 1990 Farm Bill." The
Texas Women's Forum is addressing
"Health Issues for the 90s".
Meeting again this year, the Heart-
of-Texas Vegetable Seminar is fo-
cused on improved production and
disease resistance. The Mid-Tex
Farm and Ranch show will be in con-
junction with the B.I.G. Conference.
The farm show will feature the latest
farm and ranch equipment and new
developments in seed mid chemicals.
FIREMAN FRED SEZ: HELP!!!
„ The West Volunteer Fire Department has
made 43 calls since Dec. 1. Most of these calls
Mkhave been grass fires started from careless
AMtSpT burning of trash or other acts of carelessness.
““ The dry air and frozen dry grass can be
easily ignited from any spark. The department
is pleased to help by not burning trash and prac-
* ticing good fire prevention habits.
West Fire Department
Lewis announces candidacy
for McLennan County judge
I would like to begin this news
conference (on Jan. 2) by thanking
the citizens of McLennan County, es-
pecially those in Precinct 2, for allow-
ing me to serve them (as county com-
missioner) since 1972. After long and
careful consideration, I have decided
to run for McLennan County Judge.
I feel like I have served not only
my precinct, but also all of McLennan
County in the 17 years I have been
with the county. I served as adminis-
trator of the Sheriffs office for nine
years, overseeing the largest depart-
mental budget in the county. 1 have
served as county commissioner since
1981.
During my term as county com-
missioner, our commissioners court
has made significant advancements
including:
(1) automating the operations of
the county, bringing us into the com-
puter age;
(2) building a jail and a records
building without a bond issue;
(3) creating a better working rela-
tionship with other county entities;
(4) helping with consolidating
some of the functions of the Waco
Police Department and the Sheriffs
office;
(5) creating the Drug Task Force;
(6) getting the DARE program
started;
(7) using county inmates to work
on road and bridge projects; and
(8) helping initiate the 911 system.
My personal contributions include
representing McLennan county with
the state legislature and Congress in
issues involving county government,
and also starting the Partners organi-
zation along with about 40 other
business people who were willing to
subsidize appreciation events for
everything from Chrysler Technolo-
gies to tourism.
I have been a very conservative,
business-oriented commissioner in
the administration of our $30 million
budget I feel that my greatest contri-
butions during my years in county
Jim Lewis
government have been in the areas of
industrial development and leader-
ship. These, in fact, are the main rea-
sons I decided to run for county judge,
feeling that I could make a greater
contribution to the county as a whole
in these very vital areas.
I am not an attorney. This job does
not require that one be an attorney. In
fact, only 24 percent of the county
judges in Texas are attorneys. This
job requires a good businessman with
the ability to bring together various
interests to work for the betterment of
the county. In my years in county
government, I have proven that I have
that ability.
My immediate goals as County
Judge are as follows:
(1) retain and attract industry and
small businesses;
(2) modernize the juvenile deten-
tion facility, not only for the juveniles
but also for the employees;
(3) address the drag problem, both
on the enforcement and treatment
sides. Tough enforcement is an abso-
lute necessity, but we cannot neglect
the treatment issue.
(4) be a responsive leader with
vision.
All my adult life has been devoted
to public service. It is an important
part of my life, aid I intend for it 10
remain so.
M. pel. adv. by Jim Lewis, 1511 McLw-
naa, Msrt.Ta 76664
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