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West News
Larry Knapek, Editor
Linn A. Pescaia, Publisher
(817)826-3718
The West Times
Established 1889
The West News
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Another Point of View
by Keith Peck
It has been reported that John D. Rockerfeller once said, "I never broke a law
in my life, but some of the things I have done have caused a lot of new laws to
be passed." When a lot of us were kids the laws governing bicycles were
relatively simple. In the city you were forbidden to ride them on the sidewalk.
This is 1990 and things have changed. A lot of wilderness areas are off limits
for bicycles. Speed traps have been set up and speeders have been arrested and
fined. Some hikers have been victims of hit and run cyclists.
The culprit in these events is a new type bicycle. It's called a mountain bike.
The new bike was first mass produced in 1981. By 1983 two hundred thousand
had been sold. It is expected that by the end of this year there will be ten million
on the trails. These bikes are different than the ones that Nell and 1 ride for
exercise. These are made from lightweight metal, have fat tires and multi-gear
technology. An expert and adept cyclist can leap from a dead stop to the top of
a picnic table without losing his balance. These riders can attain speeds of up
to forty miles per hour going down hill. Very thrilling for the cyclist, but very
traumatic for a hiker carrying a forty pound backpack.
While most of these, bikes have been sold in Colorado and California, other
mountain states are having problems also. So like John D., bikers are about to
feel the full weight of their indiscretions. Laws will be passed to restrict them
to certain areas. Speed limits will be posted and enforced. If property is
damaged or destroyed, the rider will be liable.
If the bike is so great for the mountains, why wouldn't it work just as well
in the flat lands. A year or two ago while trying to turn around in the road, I ran
off a culvert and landed in the dirt with my bike on top of me. With one of these
bikes maybe I could have just jumped the ditch. Getting picked up for speeding
on a bicyle could do wonders for your reputation.
Orange-Cranberry Coffee Cake
2 cups Bisquick baking mix
1/2 cup milk 3/4 cup chopped cranberries
2 tbsp sugar £
2 tbsp vegetable oil X/\ tbf *ted orange peel
2 tap grated orange peel , tbsp margarine or butter, melted
Heat oven to 375°. Grease square pan, 9x9x2”. Stir baking mix,
milk, 2 tbsp sugar, the oil, 2 tsp orange peel and the egg; beat
vigorously 30 seconds. Gently stir in cranberries. Spread batter
in pan. Mix 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tbsp orange peel and the margarine;
sprinkle evenly over batter. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden
brown. Serve warm. 9 servings.
Letter to the Editor
Dear Sir:
My family and I have lived here in
West a little over two years. In this
period of time, we've been made
welcome by everybody we have come
in contact with.
We didn't want to live in a town the
size of Waco, so we drove up 1-35 and
found West. The community just
looked so inviting, we decided to put
i our roots here. The mailman, the store
; clerk, the hair dresser, the priest, the
baker; all of whom I can say, have
been nothing but neighborly!
One particular business that we've
dealt with is Uptmore Motors. We've
bought our Iasi two vehicles there and
they've been more than accomodi-
ating, more than helpful and always
with a smile! Inky, Gary and the rest
of the people there are examples of
fine Christian people in a small town
atmosphere. They've gone that "extra
mile”, and never once blinked an eye.
For all of this, we thank Uptmore
Motors. I know, now, why they've
been in business so long!
People may talk about small towns
and how they’re clickish, unfriendly,
and unless you were bom in the town
you're an outsider. The Brister family
wishes to beg differently. We say,
"Thanks” to Uptmore Motors and
everyone else in the West area for
your open arms to a new family in
town.
Ira Brister and family
The West News - January 11.1990
OPM initiates federal job hotline
Ants Will Probably
Outlive Everyone!
Dinosaurs became extinct 60
million years ago. And anthropolo-
gists estimate man's existence on
earth began a million years ago.
Can you guess how long ants have
been around?
"Our best estimates place them
on earth at least 100 million years
ago," said Ray Sutton, wildlife
manager of the International Wild
life Park in Grand Prairie, Tex. "Do
you really think you're going to
eradicate them from your yard?"
If you have a question about wild-
life you would like to see answered
in this space, write to GNUS YOU
CAN USE, 601 Wildlife Parkway,
Grand Prairie, Tex. 75050.
will be billed at the rate of 40 cents per
lege students and graduates, or indi- minute through normal telephone
viduals with equivalent work experi- procedures. The College Hotline will
ence, and serves to acquaint candi- contain information on the following
dates with available career opportuni- categories of jobs: Administrative
ties. This service is available nation- Careers; Accounting; Engineering
individuals regarding the types of wide (with some limitations), 24 and Sciences; Law Enforcement and
career opportunities available in Fed- hours a day, seven days a week, to Public Protection; Health Care; and
both touch tone and rotary tele- Social Sciences,
phones. The attached OPM fact sheet de-
Callers can reach the College Hot- scribes the current features of the
line by dialing 1 -900-990-9200. They Hotline.
Congressman Marvin Leath an-
nounced that the U. S. Office of Per-
sonnel Management (OPM) has be-
gun operating a College Hotline that
provides information to interested
eral service
The "Career America's College
Hotline" contains pre-recorded career
and employment information forcol-
Tiny Exterminators
Welcomed in Villages
Believe it or not, some villagers in
Africa welcome the migration of
army ants through their village.
"When the ants arrive, villagers
move out of their homes and let the
ants serve as tiny exterminators,”
said Ray Sutton, wildlife manager
of the International Wildlife Park
in Grand Prairie, Tex. "The ants
eat every living thing in sight, from
insects and roaches to even mice.
"Alter a few days, the army ants
move out and the villagers return to
their homes," he concluded.
If you have a question about wild-
life you would like to see answered
in this space, write to GNUS YOU
CAN USE, 601 Wildlife Parkway,
Grand Prairie, Tex. 75050.
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. for Men ~ Ladies ~ Jr's ~ Children
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•Pants
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25% - 30%
Off
& More
•Racks of Ladies & Jr. Dresses 25% ■ 60%
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Racks of Miscellaneous Items Greatly Reduced
•Mens Sweaters
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30% Off
Basket of Kids Socks
500
Ladies Bras & Hose
$1.50 - $2.50
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Knapek, Larry. The West News (West, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 11, 1990, newspaper, January 11, 1990; West, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth715270/m1/2/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting West Public Library.