The West News (West, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 26, 1986 Page: 1 of 16
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June 26,1986
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West, Texas
Ninety-Sixth Year No. 26
News Digest
Jury Selection Starts in Belyeu Trial
lurv selection began Tuesday in the capital murder
trial of Charles Eugene Belyeu at 54th District Court in
^Belyeu. 27. is charged with the Dec 10. 1985
shooting death of Melodie Bolton in her home near
Mrs. Bolton was the wife of Jerrel Bolton of West
Another suspect in the Bolton murder is Ernest Kay
Moore. His trial is scheduled at another time.
McLennan County District Attorney Vic Feazell is to
represent the prosecution in the trial with Assistant
District Attorney David Deaconson.
Representing Belyeu is court appointed attorneys
Ken Abies and Fred Horner.
West Catholic Daughters Sponsoring CarWash
The West Junior Catholic Daughters of America
and Juniorettes are sponsoring a car wash from 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. this Saturday on the parking lot around St.
Mary s School in West.
Red Cross Blood Drive Today in West
A Red Cross Blood Drive is scheduled from 2- /
p.m. today (Thursday) at the West Community
Center. The drive is sponsored locally by the West
K'“{ y^weigh at least 110 pounds and are in good
health and have not donated (blood) in the last 56
days, you most likely will qualify as a blood donor,
according to a Red Cross press release.
West Fire Department Picnic Saturday
The annual West Fire Department Picnic is
scheduled for this Saturday fct the West Community
Center. The festivities are to begin at 2 p.m. and a
barbecue dinner is to be served at 5 p.m.
All active members, retired members and widows of
past members are invited to attend.
1966 West Grads Plan Meeting
The 1966 West High School graduates have
scheduled an organizational meeting from 4-6 p.m.
June 29 at the VFW Club in West.
Class members are asked to mail the names and
addresses of anv of the class members to: Gene or
Mary Adamcik. 203 Trailwood. Waco. Texas 76710
or phone (817) 776-1576.
Torie Grmela Selected
1986-87 Miss West
West sophomore wins crown
WEST-Fifteen-year-old
Torie Grmela was chosen
the new Miss West follow-
ing judging June 12 at the
West Community Center.
Miss Grmela was picked
from a field of five
applicants for the Miss West
title. She succeeds former
Miss West Phyliss Hutyra.
Betsy Grimm was runner-up
in the contest.
As the new Miss West,
Torie received a $100
savings bond from the West
Chamber of Commerce
(sponsor for the contest) and
will represent the Chamber
of Commerce at the West
Rodeo parade, Westfest
parade, State Fair of Texas
and other chamber func-
tions.
Torie is' a West High
School sophomore and the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Grmela of West.
At West High School her
favorite subjects are Voca-
tional Agriculture and Alge-
bra. At school she has
received the following ho-
nors: Who’s Who Among
American Junior High
School students 1984-85,
honor student 1984-85, Star
Greenhand Award Vocation-
al Agriculture 1985-86, certi-
ficate of merit for Chapter
Conducting and Showman-
ship Vocational Agriculture
1985-86, and honor roll
student at West High
School.
She is active in: the Spirit
Sisters at West High School,
the Junior Catholic Daugh-
ters, Czech Folk Dancers of
West and Sokol Gymnastics.
Torie’s favorite sports are
volleyball and hockey. Her
hobbies include: working
with animals, gymnastics,
riding horses, dancing and
modeling.
“1 think it is wonderful. I
think it is a big honor and
responsibility” to be chosen
Miss West, Torie said. As
the new Miss West, she
further explained it will give
her the opportunity to
“meet people and tell more
of them about West. I’ll just
try to represent West as
best 1 can.”
Judges for the Miss West
contest were: John Swan
and Earl Armstrong, disc
jockeys for KJNE radio
station, and Milton C.
Morgan of West.
Tori Grmela wss recently cheer MU. W..cHere .he recelee. a »100 aariW
bond from Weat Chamber ol Commerce Preelden. Mlk.byL,^Kn.pek|
Brazos Files Suit Against Texas Utilities
WACO - Brazos Electric
Power Cooperative, Inc.
Thursday filed suit against
Texas Utilities, contending
that the company has failed
to complete the Comanche
Peak nuclear project in a
timely fashion at a reasona-
ble cost.
The goal of the suit, which
was filed in state District
Court in Austin, is to have
Brazos’ Comanche Peak
ownership agreement with
Texas Utilities rescinded
and to recover costs and
damages.
Richard McCaskill, exe-
cutive vice president and
general manager, said Bra-
zos has concluded that its
consumers should not bear
the estimated 19 percent
rate increase Comanche
Peak will cause if it goes
into operation within the
next few years. Brazos
serves 227,000 consumers
through 20 rural electric
cooperatives and seven
cities in 66 counties in
Texas.
McCaskill said he had
hoped to negotiate a
settlement to the dispute
with Texas Utilities, but the
company filed suit on May
29, 1986, bringing present
negotiations to an impasse.
“We feel very confident
that we will prevail,”
McCaskill said.
On Friday, Brazos also
filed a response to the suit
that Texas Utilities filed
against the three minority
owners in the state District
Court in Dallas County. The
response includes a request
to have the proceedings
shifted to the state District
Court in McLennan County,
a claim that Texas Utilities
does not have a basis to sue
Brazos and a countersuit
similar to the one Brazos
filed in Austin.
Brazos was mistakenly
associated with a suit filed
Wednesday by the other
minority owners in the
Comanche Peak project,
Tex-La Electric Cooperative
and Texas Municipal Power
Agency. Brazos anticipates
that these suits will be
consolidated. The coopera-
tive intends to work with
Tex-La and TMPA in
whatever manner possible.
New Business Office Complex Opens in West
WEST-- A new business
office complex opened last
week in a 7,000 square foot
building at the 200 block of
East Oak Street in West.
The office complex, Oak
Plaza, contains four busi-
nesses and the Precinct 3
justice of the peace office.
The businesses are: David
Pareya Precinct 3 Justice of
the Peace, Evelyn Pareya
C.P.A., Walter M. Reaves
Jr., Attorney at Law, West
Dry Cleaners and West
Family Images.
Construction on the new
building started in Novem-
ber 1985 and the businesses
were moved in and ready to
open by June 16.
The building, which is
located at the former site of
Farmers Gin, is a steel
building with a brick veneer
exterior. It has a parking lot
that measures approxi-
mately 6,000 to 7,000 square
feet. David and Evelyn
Pareya are the building
owners, except for the law
office portion which is
owned by Walter M, (Skip)
and Dee Anne Reaves.
David Pareya said the
building was built by as
many local workers as
possible. David Holecek did
the structural framing on the
inside of the building, he
added.
Prior to moving into the
new building, the Justice of
the Peace office and his
wife’s public accounting
O-k Pl.» 1. th. new business office complex open In West. The building Is loaded In the 200 block of Enst
oX « former site of Ferine,, Gin. A grand opening .he building I. planned In the near future.
Oak Plaza includes: justice of peace facility, law
office, accounting firm, dry cleaners and hair salon
practice were located at 120
E. Oak. Pareya said the
move was necessitated by
growth in his office and his
wife’s. The case load in the
Precinct 3 Justice of the
Peace office has doubled in
recent years with Pareya
adding he has on the
average two jury trial cases
a week and also has several
hearings a week.
i tie new facility has a
courtroom for Pareya to
conduct the trials, some-
thing he did not have at his
former location. “The court
facility was really needed ”
He added the new facility
gives his office more room
and storage space for office
records.
The JP portion of the
building features: a lobby
area, his office, courtroom
facility, DPS docket check
room and court clerk area.
Evelyn Pareya’s C.P A.
business has been open
since 1981. Mrs. Pareya has
a master of taxation degree.
Her business address is 209
E. Oak St. and is open from
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Monday
through Friday. Her busi-
ness offers the following
areas of service: tax prepa-
ration, bookkeeping, audi-
ting and financial planning.
Walter M. Reaves Jr.
moved his law office into
Oak Plaza from its previous
location in the West Bank
and Trust Annex building.
The new office includes: a
reception area, three offices
pirate turn to page 9 for more
on Oak Plaia.
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Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace David Pareya and Katherine Maler (court clerk)
pose for this picture inside the justice of the peace courtroom at Oak Plasa.
(staff photos by Larry Knapek)
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