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News Digest
Blood Drive Set for Sept. 11 in West
The Central Texas Red Cross Blood Center has
scheduled a blood drive from 2-7 p.m. Sept. 11 at the
West Community Center in West.
The blood drive in West is sponsored by the West
Kiwanis Club.
Season Tickets for Trojan Gaines Available
Anyone interested in season tickets for the Trojan
football games should contact the Principal’s office at
West High School.
There will be five home games and tickets for all
home games will be $15.
West Post Office Changing Saturday Hours
West Postmaster Freddie Kaluza announced last
week that the West Post Office will be extending its
hours of window service effective September 13.
Kaluza said the new Saturday hours will be from 6-
10 a m. and from noon to 3:30 p.m.
The move is being made “to improve efficiency
and convenience of postal service to our customers,”
he reported. “The adjustment of hours is a result of a
recent random survey which indicated that customers
in the West delivery area would prefer longer service
hours on Saturday.”
Also in the near future, Kaluza said new vending
equipment will be installed in the post office lobby.
The new equipment will give change, as well as
provide individual stamps and booklets.
The West Postmaster said the post office’s weekday
schedule will remain the same.
Crop Insurance Deadline Nearing
September 30 is the last day to apply for crop
insurance for oats, and wheat in McLennan County,
Texas according to Ardell Kalmbach, a representative
of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC).
“To find out more about the program, contact an
authorized insurance agent,” urged Kalmbach, “as the
deadline to apply for crop insurance is September 30.”
Championship Wrestling Returns to Waco
World Class Championship Wrestling returns to
Waco at 4 p.m. on September 21 at the Waco
Convention Center.
Tickets will go on sale September 5 at the Central
Texas Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center, 1501 N. 18th
St. Ringside seats are $10 in advance, $12 at the
door; $8 for general admission advance, and $10 at
the door. Children’s tickets (6 and under! are $5.
The Czechs of Texas: A Living Heritage ;
The American Czech Culture Society is preparing
an exhibit for the State Fair of Texas entitled The
Czechs of Texas: A Living Heritage. This exhibit,
which will coincide with the Texas Czech State Fair
Sesquicentennial Celebration at the Cotton Bowl and
other locations throughout Dallas on October 3, 4 and
5, 1986, will illustrate the history and cultural heritage
of the large Czech population of Texas. Czech
immigrants began pouring into Texas in the middle
19th century. They brought with them a proud history
and rich cultural heritage, which they have preserved
with remarkable persistance. The Czechs of Texas,
who make up about 5 percent of the state’s
population, have made numerous contributions to
Texas.
(% Ifeat Nntta
The best form of advertising in the West trade area
Ninety-Sixth Year No. 36 West, Texas
117 -f# . | no/:, Over 27,000join in fun and frolic
W6SII6ST lVoO. 0f eleverith annual Czech festival
—*Jir
West Young Farmers
Sponsor Hay Lift
The festival kicked off on
Friday night as West High
School junior Laurie Mynar-
cik was crowned the new
Miss Westfest. She waas
chosen from an 11 contes-
tant field. Laurie was
sponsored in the contest by
the Czech Stop and is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Larry Mynarcik.
Westfest activities contin-
ued on Saturday with the
annual parade. The winners
of the float division of the
parade were: 1. SPJST
Lodge 54, 2. West Bank and
Trust and 3. West Jaycees.
The bicycle decoration
winners in the parade (age
6-9 group) were: 1. Leah
Click, 2. Misty Woodward
and Eric Chudej. Bicycle
winners in the 10-12 age
group were: 1. Missy Lynn
Tlustos, 2. Veronica Manske
and 3. Melissa McDugal.
The Kolache 5,000 meter
run was conducted Sunday
morning with former West
High School grad Clyde
Lehmann being the first to
cross the finish line. The
first female finisher in the
race was Patricia A. Scott of
Cameron.
Hurtick said that any
West organization interested
in acquiring funding from
Westfest is asked to pick up
an application at the City
Secretary’s office in West
City Hall. The deadline for
applying is set at Oct. 1.
The funding for the
organizations is to be
considered at the November
5 general meeting of
Westfest. Also at this
meeting, the 1986 festival
financial statement is to be
ready.
By Larry Knapek
Calling last week’s West-
fest “about the best organi-
zed festival we have had,”
Westfest President John
Hurtick seemed delighted
with preliminary results
from this year’s Czech
festival.
The total paid attendance
figure for the two day
festival was 27,328, Hurtick
said Tuesday. He also
revealed that tenatively it
looks like Westfest grossed
$2,600 more than the 1985
festival.
Beer sales and attendance
were up over last year’s
numbers, it was reported,
however the sale of Westfest
mugs was down.
Faye Conner, Westfest
food booth coordinator, said
it was estimated the food
booths at this year’s festival
grossed (total money taken
in without bills taken out) a
total of $95,000 at this
Westfest.
“1 think all the booths did
real well compared to last
year,” she said. “Overall it
was fantastic.”
Although figures were not
available on each booths’
sales, Mrs. Conner did have
some figures to release of
food consumption during
Westfest. Sausage seemed
to be one of the top favorites
at the festival as an
estimated 7,125 pounds
were eaten during Westfest.
The number of kolaches
sold at the food booths is
almost staggering. Accord-
ing to Mrs. Conner, over
2,800 dozen (33,600) kola-
ches were sold.
Other food totals consum-
ed at Westfest include:
almost 1,000 pounds of
french fries, 3,100 funnel
cakes, 2,288 slices of pizza,
3,500 corny dogs, approxi-
mately 3,000 potato pan-
cakes and over 2,000
barbecue sandwiches. She
also reported that 30,000
cups (for tea and soda
water) were used.
Hurtick described last
weekend’s cooler tempera-
tures as “perfect weather”
for Westfest while adding
the overall festival could not
have been better. There was
“total cooperation from
everyone concerned (with
Westfest)”, he said.
Praising all the Westfest
workers, he said, there was
no way to express (the
festival’s board of director’s)
appreciation to the people.”
The Westfest President
said he was real pleased
with the acceptance of the
horseshoe pitching contests
on Saturday and Sunday and
expressed interest in possi-
bly adding a washer pitch-
ing, domino or Tarock
tourney next year.
The grand champion
horseshoe pitchers at West-
fest was the team comprised
of Dwayne Deiterman and
Jody Soukup. Saturday’s
winners were Alphonse
Kaska and David Neckar.
This Is just a portion of the large crowd In attendance at the Czech festival on
Saturday. Cooler than normal weather helped make the annual Labor Day
weekend event a success.
These West area residents posed for this picture during a break period of the Hay
Lift. The hay was In the process of being loaded into railroad cars destined for
Georgia.
Westfesters
Miss Westfest...
Laurie Mynarcik was chosen the new Miss Westfest
last Friday from an 11 contestant field.
925 hay bales donated
West area farmers donat-
ed 925 square hay bales to
be shipped to drought-
stricken farmers and ranch-
ers in the southeastern
portion of the United States.
The hay, which is to be
shipped this week on the
Missouri-Kansas-Pacific Rail
road, is to be delivered to
Georgia. The Texas Hay
Drive has been coordinated
state wide by the Texas
Department of Agriculture.
Locally, this drive was
sponsored by the West Area
Young Farmers and the
group’s President Terry
Mechell said they did it to
“help our fellow farmers
and ranchers through the
tough times.”
He explained that al-
though they are not able to
donate financial help, the
donated hay will at least
help them feed their cattle.
Hay is currently selling for
approximately $1 a bale in
the area, he added.
The railroad is shipping
the hay to Georgia free-of-
charge, Mechell said, while
adding that the following
donated hay to the drive:
Horton and Horton Hay
Baling, Steven Lovecky,
Frank Urbanovsky, John H
Nors, Terry Mechell and
Roy Cooper. Also Larry
Mechell and Georgia Skerik
donated the money for
hauling the hay from the
various places to the railroad
cars.
Recent reports have hay
being shipped to Alabama,
South Carolina and Georgia
from various cities in Texas.
“After several early ship-
ments from Victoria, Alice,
Weatherford and Beaumont,
the hay drive got going in a
big way at Hondo and
Abilene,” Agriculture Com-
missioner Jim Hightower
reported earlier. “In Hondo
we shipped out 13,000 bales
of oat and wheat hay
donated by Carl Lazzell and
other area producers in 16
boxcars donated by the
Southern Pacific Railroad,”
he added.
“What we’re seeing in
towns and cities all across
Texas is total community
effort, and this reflects the
true cooperative spirit of
Texas friendliness and
neighborliness,” Hightower
said.
“Totaled up, the Texas
Hay Drive is proving to be
the biggest offering of
drought aid by any state,”
the ag commissioner said.
Well over 300 Texas farmers
have offered to contribute
about 24 million pounds of
surplus hay -- enough to
keep 10,000 head of live-
stock on feed for three
months.”
Ethnic dancers.
Norwegian dancers, such as these two, were just one
of numerous ethnic groups that entertained Saturday
and Sunday during the cultural program at Westfest.
(staff photos by Larry Knapek)
Look for more Westfest
pictures in next week’s
The West News.
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