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VOLUME 82, NO. 9
Hartsfield,
Murray file
for election
Incumbent Neil Hartsfield has
become the first to file as a can-
didate for the Palacios City
Council while James R. "Jim
Bob" Murray, Jr. has also signed
up for re-election on the Palacios
ISD Board of Trustees.
Both the city and school dis-
trict elections will be held May 6.
The deadline for filing as a can-
didate in either the city or school
district election is March 22.
Hartsfield, who is completing
his first two-year term on Posi-
tion 2, filed for office last week.
Also on the city ballot will be
Position 4 currently held by
Donald Kopecky and Position 5
currently held by Joanna Hen-
dricks. Both are also completing
their first terms in office.
Murray is completing his first
three-year term on the Board of
Trustees. He filed for re-election
last week to Position 3.
The only other position on the
PISD ballot will be Position 4
which is currently held by two
term incumbent Harold Bowers.
It is also a three-year position.
Candidates for city council
may file at Palacios City Hall
while those running in the school
board election may file at the
district's Administration Build-
ing, 12th and Henderson.
Spend an evening
aboard "Elissa";
tickets available
How would you like to spend
an enjoyable evening aboard the
"Elissa” when the renovated tall
ship docks in Palacios? You can
during the Palacios Chamber of
Commerce's "Evening with
Elissa" scheduled for Saturday,
April 1 from 6:30-9 p.m.
Cocktails and a light buffet
will be served aboard ship. Only
110 rickets, at $25 per person,
are available and are going
quickly. Tickets are available
from the Palacios Chamber of
Commerce, 310 Main; Palacios
Area Fund, 458 Commerce;
Palacios Sporting Goods, 319
Main; or by contacting either
Norma Hunt or Myra Brhlik.
Docents still
needed for
'Elissa' visit
Although dozens have signed-
up, dozens more are needed to
serve as docents (tour guides) for
the March 29-April 2 visit to
Palacios of the Texas tall ship
"Elissa".
Persons interested in serving
as a docent on the "Elissa" (and
enjoying all the special benefits
that come with it), should call
972-3960 or 972-5241 so that
their name can be added to the
list.
Docent training will take place
at the First Presbyterian Church
Fellowsmp Hall at o:30 p.m.
March 7th. Scheduling of do-
cent-times will also be done at
that time.
Flying Tiger
AN INDUSTRIAL Cobra's attempt to block a shot
from the leaping Larry Sanford was unsuccessful
during last week's bi-district battle. Sanford put II
points on the board as the elusive Tigers posted an
easy 71-46 win and advanced to area play Tuesday
against Benavides in Aransas Pass. The area winner
will then compete in the regional tournament beginning
Friday in Victoria. (Beacon Photo by Nick West)
Tigers travel
to area play
in basketball
BY NICK WEST
Beacon Publisher
Walker’s resignation
accepted by Board in
’’emergency meeting"
BY NICK WEST
Beacon Publisher
The road to Austin and the
State Class 2A Basketball
Tournament gees through (or
went, depending on which day
you read this paper) Aransas
Pass on Tuesday for the tena-
cious Tidehaven Tigers where
they confronted Benavides in
the area playoff round. That
contest was scheduled for a
7:30 p.m. tipoff.
Coach Jerry Haines' Tigers
easily ran their record to 26-6
last week as they demolished
the Industrial Cobras 71-46 in
bi-district action behind the 33-
point performance of Chris
Grice. Meanwhile, Benavides
climbed to 18-11 by whipping
Lackland 78-60 in its bi-district
battle.
A victory over Benavides
would propel the Tigers into a
return engagement at the Re-
gional Tournament slated to be
played at Victoria High School
with first round action on Fri-
day and finals on Saturday. The
winner of the Tidehaven-Bena-
vides tilt will face the victor of
the Rosebud Lott vs Ingram
Tom Moore matchup, both of
(See TIGERS, Page 9)
The resignation of Pat
Walker, who has served athletic
director and head coach for the
Palacios school system for the
past seven years, was officially
accepted by the Palacios ISD
Board of Trustees during a called
emergency meeting last
Wednesday which included a
surprisingly long 2 1/2 hour ex-
ecutive session.
The emergency meeting came
only two days after PISD
Superintendent Dr. Bill Reaves
had indicated that no action on
the resignation would be taken
by the board until the trustees'
•next regular meeting March 13.
tyalker did not attend the
meeting at which the board, fol-
lowing its lengthy executive
session not open to the public,
returned in open session and
voted unanimously to accept his
resignation without further
discussion.
Walker had submitted his
resignation to Supt. Reaves on
Feb. 17 after having turned
down a one-year contract re-
newal recommended by Reaves
which would have taken effect
after his current three-year con-
tract expires on July 8. Walker
said his decision to resign was
based in large part on his not
having been offered a three-year
contract for which he said he was
eligible for.
Except for PISD administra-
tors and three faculty members,
the meeting was attended by two
reporters and only one citizen.
Following the meeting, school
board president Cara Herlin ad-
mitted that ”we felt uncomfort-
able" about the short notice af-
forded the public about the
emergency meeting which may
have curtailed a larger turnout
from the public.
Reaves and Herlin both ex-
pressed regret at Walker's deci-
sion to resign, however neither
provided details as to why
Walker was not offered a multi-
year contract, citing it as a per-
sonnel matter. Last week Walker
has said one of the apparent rea-
sons for the one-year offer was
due to a difference of opinion
with Reaves on the direction and
administration of the athletic
program.
The superintendent was as-
signed with formulating a proce-
dure for filling Walker's position
when if officially becomes vacant
July 8. Reaves said that once
such a procedure is outlined, he
will present it to the board for its
review.
Commenting on the length of
time the trustees met behind
closed doors in executive ses-
Shrimpers meet
to discuss TED
T. John of the Concerned
Shrimpers of America will hold a
meeting at the Eagles Hall in
Palacios on Thursday, March 2
at 10 a.m. He will address the
issue of the use of the TED to be
mandatory in May.
All concerned shrimpers are
urged to attend.
sion, Herlin said it was because
"the board wanted to take time to
discuss the situation thoroughly
and I think they did that. I think
(the resignation) was one of
those situations with a regrettable
set of circumstances, but it was a
decision Coach Walker made."
Reaves said the reason for the
emergency meeting, which does
not require the mandatory 72-
hour public notice associated
with a regular meeting but can be
as short as two hours, was due
to the publicity surrounding the
resignation and the several in-
quiries the district had received
about the vacancy of Walker's
position. Reaves said that be-
cause the board had not, at that
time, accepted the resignation,
the district was unable to factu-
ally answer inquiries about the
position.
"I felt it was a matter of
urgent public business" that
required board action, Reaves
told the board in explaining why
he requested an emergency
meeting. He added that although •
the district's policy allows the
superintendent to accept
employee resignations, he felt
that due to "the situation of this
nature that I should not
unilaterally accept this
resignation without further con- <
sultation with the board." He
also said he felt it was "at the
very least, urgent for the board to
be able to meet and receive an
explanation from me."
Reaves said he had consulted
(See WALKER, Page 9)
Peking Acrobats to
perform in Bay City
A member of the Peking Acrobats displays her gymnastic tal-
ents (above) in preparation for the 27-member troup’s 7:30 p.m.
performance at the Keye Ingram Auditorium, 1507 Sycamore, in
Bay City on March 2. The performance is being sponsored by the
Festival Arts Association.
The Peking Acrobats includes some of China's most gift tum-
blers, contortionists, jugglers, cyclists and gymnasts. Bringing
colorful costumes and state props from the People's Republic of
China, the performers will present balancing, cycling and juggling
feats, magic tricks, skits arid dancing.
Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and will be sold
at the door, for more information, call Rick Johnson, (409) 245-
1666.
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