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Trojan Exes baseball game set for Friday
Former West High School baseball players are invited to participate in the first ever Exes Game set for 6 p.m.
this Friday at Trojan Field.
Former West Trojans will face the current Trojan varsity team in their home opener this season. West Coach
Wayne Woodard said this will count as a regular baseball game for the Trojans. In case of rain, he said the game
will be re-scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday.
"We want to have a good time and give an opportunity for ex-players to come and play,” Coach Woodard
said. "We would like to make this an annual event and make it the Trojans first home game.”
Those wishing to play in the game should contact Coach Woodard at 826-3711 or 826-3145 or come by the
baseball field after school.
Currently, these former West Trojans are expected to play: Bobby Nors, Steve Kucera, Chris Janek, Brian
Foitek, Roby Urbanovsky, Pat Sykora and Brian Sykora. The West coach said several more are needed.
Please turn to page 2 for more on game
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The West News
Celebrating our 100th year serving the West area
Volume 100, No. 9
THURSDAY, March 1,1990
News Digest
GHOLSON VFD FUND-RAISER: The Ghoison
Volunteer Fire Department is hosting a home-cooked Mexican Dinner
at the Fire Station beginning at 5:30 p.m. this Saturday. There will be
plenty of good food, tea, coffee and home-made desserts. The price is
by donation only.
BAND BOOSTERS' GARAGE - BAKE
SALE: The West Band Booster Club is having two large garage
sales this Saturday. One is scheduled for the garage behind West Bank
and Trust and the other is in the West High School cafeteria. Home-
baked goods and hand-made crafts are also to be on sale. All band
parents are asked to bring their garage sale items and crafts to the high
school cafeteria between 5 - 7 p.m. this Friday or early Saturday
morning. If any friends of the band have things they would like to
donate and wish to have it picked up at your home, please call the Band
Hall at 826-5829 or June Meador at 8264135. Proceeds from these
sales will go for the instrument trailer fund.
TROJAN BASEBALL TEAM BAKE SALE:
The West High School Baseball team is sponsoring a bake sale from
8 a.m. - noon this Sunday at the Community Grocer)' in West. Proceeds
are to go to the team to help pay for their trip to the Elgin Tournament.
1955 PENELOPE GRADS REUNION: The 1955
Penelope High School (PHS) graduates are planning a class reunion
in June. The reunion is planned for the Saturday prior to the PHS
Homecoming on Sunday. So everyone can be contacted with details
on this reunion, those interested are asked to send their addresses to:
Bobby Younger, 1413 Wisteria Way, Richardson, Texas 75080.
Those sending the addresses will then receive the reunion details.
1970 CLASS REUNION: The 1970 West High School
graduating class is currently making plans for their 20 year reunion.
A meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. March 6. Those interested in
helping plan the reunion are asked to call Sharon Humphrey at 756-
8085 (work) or 751-0063 (home) or David Pareya at 826-3341 for the
location of the meeting site.
A.C.O.A. GROUP STARTING IN WEST: An
Adult Children of Alcoholics and other dysfunctional families group
(ACOA) is a group that meets to share their experience, strength and
hope and to use the 12 steps to recover from growing up in a
dysfunctional family. Those interested in forming a group in West,
please call 826-3760 or Connie Pippin at 776-5970.
BASEBALL - SOFTBALL SIGN-UPS: The West
Youth Baseball and Softball League sign-ups are set from 10 a.m. - 2
p.m. this Saturday in the West Community Center. Boys and girls,
ages 6 -18, are required to bring their birth certificates. Coaches and
umpires can also sign-up from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Community
Center.
ATHLETIC BOOSTERS' MEETING: The West
Athletic Booster Club has scheduled its next meeting for 7 p.m. March
5 in the West Community Center. The All Sports Banquet is set for 7
p.m. March 26 in the West High School Cafetorium. Tickets are $4
each and can be purchased at West Bank and Trust and State National
Bank and at the principal's office at West High School. March 16 is the
deadline to purchase tickets.
HAMBURGER SUPPER IN ABBOTT: The
Abbott Community Improvement Organization is sponsoring a
’ hamburger supper today (Thursday). The supper is from 5:30 - 8 p.m.
in the Abbott School cafeteria. The meal, complete with dessert and
drink, is $2.50 per person. The public is invited to attend.
BLOOD DRIVE: The next West Community Blood Drive
is scheduled from 2-7 p.m. March 8 at the West Community Center.
This blood drive is sponsored by the West Kiwanis Club with A1
Marchak as chairman.
VOTERS SAY NO TO HOSPITAL DIS-
TRICT: Hill County Precinct 4 voters cast their ballots last
Saturday against the creation of a hospital district for the Lake
Whitney Memorial Hospital. Residents voted 1,849 u>657 against the
district.
SENIOR SPELLING BEE: The third annual regional
Senior Spelling Contest, for individuals 60 years of age or older, is set
for 1 p.m. March 15 in the West Senior Center located in the West
Community Center. Registration forms, the" 1990 Words of Champi-
ons" book of practice words and the rules are available at the West
Senior Center. Winners at West will be eligible to compete in the State
Championship Spell-off on April 3 in Dallas. State first place winner
will receive $100, second place winner $75 and third place winner,
$50.
Filings begin in city
and school elections
Filings in both City of West and
West ISD School Board elections, set
for May 5, are currendy underway.
Both elections are to be conducted in
the West Community Center and the
filing began on Feb. 19.
The two year terms of city council-
men Bernard Chudej, Albin Karlik
and Barbara Talley are to expire and
be filled in the election. Those wish-
ing to file are to pick up their applica-
tions in the City Secretary’s office in
City Hall.
In the West ISD election, the three
year terms of board members Evelyn
Pareya and Harry Marak and the one
year term of Dr. Bill D. Pierce are to
be filled. Those wishing to file for a
position on this ballot, can do so at die
West ISD adminsitradon building.
Grand champion...
Scott Hobbs showed the Grand Champion unregistered breeding beef heifer at the McLennan County Stock
Show last week. More stock show pictures are included in this Issue of the newspaper.
West FFA, 4-H members pass $9,000 mark
at McLennan County Stock Show Sale
Thirteen West FFA and 4-H
members sold animals for $9,250 at
the McLennan County Junior Stock
Show and Sale last Friday at the Heart
O' Texas Coliseum in Waco.
The top placing West animal be-
longed to Scott Hobbs who exhibited
the Grand Champion Heifer in the
Non-Registercd category.
The top selling West animal at the
show was a barrow owned by Greg
Nors. Nors received $1,000 for the
animal which placed fifth in its divi-
sion. The barrow was purchased by
John Nemecek Memorial and Tuckcr
Lumber Co.
Others selling barrows at the sale
and the buyers are: Jana Mynarcik,
first place, $700, West Flour Mill,
Jupe Mills, Jerrel Bolton Chevrolet,
West Fertilizer and West Aucdon;
Eric Kutscherousky, first place, $800
Olin Monthie and Grimm Insurance;
Jason Huffhincs, $600, West Flour
Mill, Cammack Dairy, Sykora Fam-
ily Ford, Waco Farm and Ranch,
State Nauonal Bank; Rick Busby,
$650, 5-J Feeds, Nemecek Bros.,
State Nadonal Bank, Czech Stop,
West Auction and Cammack Dairy;
Tommy Kutscherousky, $700, Serv-
ice Mill and Olin Monthie; Michele
Kutscherousky, $700, Olin Monthie
and Service Mill; Sherry Mynarcik,
$750, Lochridge - Priest, Sykora
Family Ford. Ballew Equipment,
Jupe Mills, West Fertilizer and State
National Bank; and Troy Willcnborg,
$850, Jerrel Bolton Chevrolet and
Lake Air Interiors.
Jon Hlavenka sold his lamb for
$800 to: Jupe Mills, Sykora Family
Ford, Brazos Valley Equipment,
Waco PCA, H&B Packing. Jerry
Wheeler sold his sixth place barrow
for $850 to: West Aucdon, West
Ferdlizer, State Nadonal Bank,
Sykora Family Ford, Ed Jaska and
Sons, H&B Packing, Jerrel Bolton
Chevrolet and Lake Air Interiors.
Area residents tour
new library-museum
By James Marchak
The West Public Library-Museum was formally dedicated last Sunday af-
ternoon with a ribbon cutdng ceremony and public inspecdon of the new
facility.
The dedication ceremony began in the West Community Center with wel-
coming remarks by Russ Willsey, vice-president of the West Library Board.
In his address, Willsey said "We have a first class facility that we own free and
clear; we don't owe one red cent." Willsey went on to congratulate the people
of West on their outstanding achievement.
Following Willsey's opening remarks, Rev. Edward Karasek, administera-
tor of St. Mary's Church of the Assumption in West, gave the invocation.
Mayor William F. Pareya extended an official welcome from the City of West
to all in attendance. Members of the West High School Bandprovided enter-
tainment with selected musical numbers.
A. W. Marchak, representing the West Sesquicentenial Committee gave a
brief history of the Committee's desire and efforts in providing a library-
museum facility for the West community. Their major fund-raising project
was the publication of the West Heritage Cookbook which to this day enjoys
successful sales. The cookbook project generated an initial $25,000 which set
the project well on its way.
Marchak explained the first task was locating a site for the facility. The
Committee explored several possibilities including procuring the old KATY
depot, moving it into town, and rennovating it for use as a library-museum.
When this proved impractical, the City of West graciously offered the second
floor of the City Hall to be remodeled and used for the new facility. Because
of structural and patron access problems, this idea was abandoned. A new
facility, adjacent to the West Community Center seemed to be the most
attractive alternative.
After thousands of hours of effort by members of the West Library Board,
fund-raising projects, expert consulting by William Gooch of the Texas
Library Board, and generous grants from numerous organizations and indi-
viduals, the new facility was completed in the spring of 1989.
Plaques recongizing the benefactors adorn the walls of the library's foyer.
Ronnie Sykora, president of the West Chamber of Commerce, spoke on
what the new library means to West. "The library is a look at our heritage, our
past, our present, and our future. It shows that a lot of us really care for West
and shows the volunteer spirit that is the community of West."
Library Board President Walter "Skip" Reaves gave a brief history of the
library facility and recognized special guests of honor. Reaves said the library
began in January 1985 in a single room in the northwest comer of WestCity
Please turn to page 2 for more on museum • library dedication.
New factory opens in West
A ribbon-cutting ceremony last
Thursday at Ruse Rouge West for-
mally introduced the new cheerleader
supply company to area dignitaries.
Ruse Rouge West is a satellite
plant for the main manufacturing
plant in Cedar Hill, which is the
manufacturing division of Cheer-
leader Supply Company. The com-
pany, which has a main office in
Dallas, is the largest cheerleader
supply company in the United States.
The West company is located in
the facility formerly housing The
Lorch Company. Production in the
West plant began on Jan. 29 and cur-
rently has 20 employees including 15
sewing machine operators.
Tim Stevens, plant manager for
both the West and Cedar Hill facili-
ties, said Ruse Rouge (which means
Red Fox in French) was looking for a
place to expand their company when
they learned The Lorch Company
building in West was available. "We
had always known of The Lorch
Company in Dallas," he said.
"We liked what we saw here and
we knew there was a labor force ready
to go to work," he explained. "It was
just a natural." He commented that
TU Electric worked with them get-
ting information on the West building
and gave them the criteria they
wanted. The city has been helpful, he
added as have Chamber of Com-
merce Directors Eugene Slovak and
Larry Zbranek.
In the West factory, the workers
are making tops, skirts, vests and
things of that nature for cheerleader
uniforms, according to Stevens.
He and Joe Russell, production
manager for the West and Cedar Hill
plants, said they are planning to con-
tinue employing more workers and
they hope to have 40 to 50 operators
working by mid-May. Plans are to
keep the work going on a full time
basis, not just seasonal.
So far things could not have been
any better, Stevens said. Everyone
has been real helpful, and "we hope to
have a good friendship with this
community."
West powerlifting meet set for Saturday
Area powerlifting enthusiasts will
gather at the West High School gym
this Saturday for the West Invita-
tional Powerlifting Meet starting at
9:30 a.m.
The West Trojans will join 13
other high school powerlifting teams
in competing in the meet. The other
teams are: Connally, Temple,
Hillsboro, Stephenville, Copperas
Cove, Georgetown, La Vega, Glen
Rose, Burleson, Meridian, Waco
High, Cleburne and Itasca.
The meet will begin with the squat
competition followed by the bench
and dead lifts.
This is the first powerlifting meet,
West has hosted in recent years and
West ISD Athletic Director Mark
Johnson said his team "is excited
about the chance to lift in front of the
home crowd."
West is scheduled to have ap-
proximately 15 members competing
and will be trying to add to the team
trophies the Trojans have won at their
first two meets this year. They won
first in the Copperas Cove meet and
second in the Stephenville meet.
The public is invited to attend the
meet with the admission price at $2
for adults and $1 for students. The
concession stand is to be open during
the entire meet.
Workers in the Ruse Rouge West manufacturing facility sew cheerleader
skirts currently being made in the facility.
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