The West News (West, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 19, 1991 Page: 1 of 14
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New Focus program
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Mammogram 1) a test that can
detect a breast cancer up to two years before it is felt.
2) Recommended every one to two years for women
over 40. 3) Recommended annually for women
over 50.
The West News
Volume 101, No. 38 Two Sections
THU RSDAY, September 19,1991
News Digest
CITY GETS SALES TAX MONEY: Slate Comp-
troller John Sharp, Sept. 9, sent checks totaling almost $97 million to
1,019 Texas cities and counties that collect local sales taxes, a year-to
date increase of 11 percent over 1990's numbers. The Texas economy
continues to grow at a slow to moderate rate, and even though we ve
slowed in response to the national recession of the last year or two,
Texas as a whole is still doing better than the rest of die country,” Sharp
said. The City of West received $9,293.13 which is 1.93 percent less
than the amount received during the same period last year. September s
checks to cities, counties, hospital districts and city transit department
include taxes collected on July sales and reported in August by
businesses filing a monthly sales tax returns with the state. This month
checks to MTA's reflect taxes reported in J une, July and August. Busi-
nesses file either monthly, quarterly or annually depending on the
amount of sales tax they collect.
aquilla fire department fund-
RAISER: The Aquilla Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary is spon-
soring a supper from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. this Saturday in the Aquilla
Community Center. The supper is to include chopped brisket on a bun
with all the trimmings. A donation will be taken for the price of the
meal.
ST. MARTIN'S PARISH BAZAAR: st. Martin s
Parish in Tours will have their Annual Tours Picnic this Sunday at
Tours Had A Fried Chicken and Sausage dinner with all the trimmings
will be served from 11:30 am. - 5 p.m. Adult plates will be $4.50 and
children under 12 and senior plates are $3. Take out plates can be
purchased behind Tours hall for $4.50 An auction will begin at 1 p.m.
under the Big Tent. Featured will be: children's games, five cent bingo,
country store, arts and crafts, ice cold beer, sno-cones and soda pop.
FLAG-A-TAG FOOTBALL SIGN-UPS: west
Kiwanis Flag-A-Tag football signups are continuing through this Fri-
day Forms to sip-up have been distributed at St. Mary's and West
Elementary schools. Fourth, fifth and sixth grade boys through the age
of 12 are eligible to sign-up. For more information, call 822-1980 or
826-3389.
AXTELL HOMECOMING: The Axtell Ex-Students
will have a Homecoming buffet this Friday . Registration will begin at
5pm and the buffet will start at 6 p.m. in the Axtell High School
Cafeteria. The cost is $4 for adults and $2 for children under 12. The
Homecoming Football Game will kick-off at 8 p.m. featuring the
Axtell Longhorns and the Itasca Wampus Cats. All exes are eng-
aged to attend the Homecoming. For further information, call 863-
5123.
DINNERS PLANNED: A fried chicken dinner is sched-
uled for Oct 13 at Lone Star Hall in West with proceeds to go for hall
repairs. The West Sokols have scheduled a Turkey Dinner for Nov. 10,
also at Lone Star Hall.
FIRST UNITED CHURCH BAZAAR: is set for 9
a.m. - 2 p.m. this Saturday at the church located at 310 W. Pine. There
will be soup, sandwiches, baked goods and crafts available for every-
one to enjoy and purchase.
KJZT #11 BAKE SALE: TheKJZT#ll issponsoringa
bake sale Saturday in St Mary’s Cafeteria from 10 a.m. to noon and
after the 6:30 p.m. Mass and on Sunday morning. They will begin
baking at 7 am. and help will be needed.
ABBOTT STPTO MEET: The Abbott Student, Teach
er, Parent (STP) Organization meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday,
September 23 in the school lunchroom. Debi Haserkamp from Klaras
Children's Cent® will present a short program. Open house of the ele-
mentary and high school buildings and a book fair will follow the
meeting. All parents are urged to come meet their child's teacher.
7IRST BAPTIST FALL REVIVAL: The First
laptist Church of West is sponsoring their Fall Revival beginning 7
i.m. nightly Sunday, September 22 through Saturday, September 28.
Jro Bill Shibler from Henderson Street Baptist Church in Cleburne
viU be the Evangelist and Jay Hall will conduct music. Everyone is
velcome to attend.
FRIED CHICKEN DINNER: The west Athletic
Booster Club has set the date for the ir Ann ual Fried Chicken Dinner for
Sunday, November 3.
1981 CLASS REUNION: This is a reminder that time is
running out to send in your slips for the Fall Reunion. Anyone who has
yet to return their slips please do so today. Anyone needing more
information please contact Jerry Mazanec at 799-6268.
ST MARY'S EXES WANTED: StMary'sSchool in
association with the Assumptin Church Centennial ishaving al)ig
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)7W^Spruce in West, 76691 to be included on the invitation hst^
Celebrating 101 years serving the West area
City receives $400,000 sewage plant grant
City of West officials received
good news this month after getting
approval on a $400,000 grant to up-
grade the city's current sewage treat-
ment plant.
West officials applied for the Ur-
gent Need Grant through the Texas
Department of Commerce on August
2 and received favorable confirma-
tion on Aug. 30.
City Councilman Russ Willscy
said the grant money will be used to
modify the city's current pond-type
sewage treatment system to a system
which will chlorinate the water prior
to leaving the plant.
The engineers have stated this
new-type sewage system should meet
the highest treatment standards for
years to come. The system currently
meets the highest Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) and state
standards. "Based on what we know
now, there is not a better system."
The current sewage treatment
plant was constructed in 1963 and
Willsey said the plant's holdingponds
have deteriorated and pose a potential
problem downstream. The current
system, which was built to meet the
needs of 2,500 people and is now
handling 2,700, does not meet state
standards.
The new treatment plant will not
require the city to acquire any more
properties for the system to operate.
There is adequate space already avail-
able at the plant for the modifications,
the city official said.
Currently the city has a permit
which allows for the release of
250,000 gallons of treated sewage
water a day. The city is seeking to
have this increased to450,000 gallons
a day under the new system.
Grant awarded...
The current city sewage plant will undergo a new face lift as a result of a $400,000 grant awarded to the city by the Texas Department of Commerce.
Improvement to begin upon the acceptance of a favorable bid.
The application for the Urgent
Need Grant was written, processed
and filed by West city officials with-
out the assistance of an outside con-
sultant. Officials said this saved the
city $40,000 in administrative and
consulting fees.
Had the city not received the grant
money, the city official said money
for the plant modifications would
eventually have to have been re-
flected in increased sewage and water
rates. It was noted the Urgent Need
Grant is not a matching funds grant,
which means the city does not have to
put up a matching $400,000 to receive
the money.
City Secretary Kenneth Kubala
said at this time a starting date for
construction at the sewage plant is not
known because bids will have to be
taken. They did say the plant modifi-
cations must be completed within two
years.
Gholson Fire Dept. ,
receives donation Czechoslovakian brass band to make appearance in West
The Gholson Volunteer Fire De-
partment received a check for $150
recently from Texas Farm Bureau
Insurance Companies as an expres-
sion of thanks for the department's
work on the property of F. B. Wiley,
Jr.
The money will be used for their
loss prevention program, said Warren
H. Madson, President of McLennan
County Farm Bureau.
Madson said the Texas Farm Bu-
reau Insurance Companies pay fire
departments this amount when the
department works at a fire in rural
areas, involving property insured by
them.
The Insurance Company believes
fire departments have contributed to
reduce the amount of loss involved by
fire and more importantly, to prevent
fires. It is their hope this money will
help the Volunteer Fire Departments
in their program.
"Prazsti Muzikanti" Brass Band
Representative David Sibley was the
guest speaker at the Kiwanis meet-
ing on Wednesday, September 11.
Representative Sibley briefed the
members on events during the spe-
cial session in Austin.
"Prague Musicians Brass Band' is
a ten member band playing without a
conductor. Its members are profes-
sional musicians and members of
Czech Philharmonic orchestra. Na-
tional Theater Orchestra, Comic Op-
era and other renowned orchestras
who got together to play Czech,
Moravian and Slovak music for their
pleasure and enjoyment. The orches-
tra is coming with three vocalists, two
female and one male singer and one
technician.
The tour starts in Detroit on Sep-
tember 13 and continues throughout
the U.S. and Canada with Dallas, West
and Houston included in their stops.
The band has been very successful
in Europe and toured Germany, Aus-
tria and Italy with outstanding suc-
cess. Prague Musicians Repertoire is
a mix of traditional and contemporary
Czech, Moravian and Slovak popular
songs.
The orchestra is invited and spon-
sored by Sokol Zizka (Dallas) to par-
ticipate in the Czech Day celebration
at the State Fair of Texas. The band
will be a part extensive cultural pro-
gram in which Her Excellency, Rita
Klimova, Czechoslovak Ambassador
to the U.S. and her staff will also
participate. In addition, a delegation
from Brno (Moravia) led by Mayor of
Bmo, Vladimir Mend, will be also
participating as guests of the City of
Dallas.
The group is paying its own trans-
portation to the U.S., and Sokol is
covering the band's expenses in the
U.S. The admission income will serve
to defray these costs with the balance
(if any) to go for the cultural benefits
of Czechs and Slovaks in the U.S. It is
organized as a non-profit tour and is
based on voluntary partidpation.
Anybody who would like to invite
the band to perform in their commu-
nity is encouraged to write, fax or call:
Paul Geczi at 214/783-1204 (phone/
fax) or Bob Podhrasky at 214/348-
2431.
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Knapek, Larry. The West News (West, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 19, 1991, newspaper, September 19, 1991; West, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth715647/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting West Public Library.