Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 72, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 7, 1986 Page: 2 of 32
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NOT ON THE BEAM - A structural support of an air conditioning duct several years ago
beam was cut almost in two to allow passage at Livingston Memorial Hospital
Livingston Memorial s emnpment ^
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strumenta to go out ^ ^BSFr- l * •
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acquired infections have been kept 4>5 X
to a minimum, Gilbert explained SHE I'.aRHE* Af* • ‘
The staff takes great precautions to * ^ ^
keep infections down, he said / . , '/V^' * V
system does not have (tartTforte _ J*JBr*Jfc : Wifrtk:*
return air. Return air goes through -£A- 4j»t - * W
vents in separate rooms and flows in "* t -
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Gilbert and Richardson both said “ “ * ■"/ * * * * „ , » *
Friday morning they wM «tw *
many more problems, but then just OVER THE EDGE - An 18-wheeler slips on Estates Tuesday. Work began early last
wasn’t enough time. the edge of the dam road at Big Thicket Lake week to build a permanent road there.
u afraid more pqxs will blow Gilbert mentioned some opera-
te system is cranked up this tional and service inadequacies, in-
r- . . _ eluding the three obstetrics rooms
maintenance supervisor sum- without baths or showers and a five-
■P ™* y*ew of the hospital’s by-six-foot room where mate and
■re by saying it needs to be female medical personnel change
clothes to prepare for surgery.
Aging council
to meet Friday
LUFKIN - Ibe Advisory Council
for the Deep F.*w Texas Council of
Governments’ Area Agency oo Ag-
ing will meet Friday, September 12,
at the Angelina County Senior
CitBeftt Centr in Isftin beginning
at 1:30 pja The Senior Citizens
Center is located at 2801 Valey
Avenue, Lufkin.
Items to be discussed by the Ad-
visory Council include the Silver-
Haired legislature Report, Funding
and Contract Status, Omnibus
Report, Consumer Housing Informa-
tion Service for Seniors (CH1SS)
Report, Ckee-up Leadership, Up-
date on Model Projects, and
We Bring
Back That
Brightness
To Your
Carpet
New access sought for Big Thicket
out obstructions such as the old
spillway. This would allow the dam
to impound a little more water,
Clarke said.
the Dam Road Committee began
soliciting dons dons last month to
build a permanent road acroas the
creek. But a large number of proper-
ty owners, mostly those an the east
side, refused to donate.
Soane questioned the committee’s
authority to build the road, and ac-
cused the committee of realty wan-
ting to fiH the lake up again.
Eldon Mayo, chairperson of the
committer, said he is concerned Bi
He also pointed out that anyone
could raise money to repair the
road, since it is not maintained by
any governmental body.
Amerkaxu AcL°n °* tb* older At one pont, the edge of the sub-
All members of the Council are Holly Grove ^Ratf'bTsouto Pott
urged to attend or send a represen- County, he said,
tative. All persons interested in ag- “The county has the authority to
mg programs are welcome to at- condemn land (for right-of-way) but
t“fL I think they’re reluctant to do that
For further information, in- became it causes a lot of hard feel-
dividuala should contact Martha ii^s,” Reily said.
Jones, Director, Area Agency on Ag- A road out the east side would be
mg, 274 East Lamar, Jasper, beneficial to the Big Sandy Indepen-
telephone 408-3844704. dent School District, ReOy said,
became te school bus route would
--------------■»-■*( be about 30 miles shorter
• •*••*•*•**••* More than 3800 lots are in BSZSD,
TODAY * and the school bus must go down
.. Tunnensw* Holly Grove Road into Liberty Coud-
ttiru THURSDAY » | ty, through Rye and into te subdhri-
7.1S iitti 9 PM * star entrance, be said.
/.*» ana V rm . Although controversy arose ovsr a
GIVE US A CALL
FOR AN ESTIMATE
646-3941
J&S
Carpet Cleaning
..aervina Polk County and th* Lake
with providing a way out for people
on the east side.
The committee was given permis-
sion by te Texas Water Commis-
sion, which regulates dams in the
state, to build the road.
"I prepared a letter saying there’s
no objection to them repairing the
road. They have to have some kind
of accost” said John Clarks, chief
of the dam safety and flood manage-
ment section.
1WC did not approve any plans for
the road, he aakL Roads are not In
the water commieeion's jurisdiction.
TWC Instructed the group to dear
U*tnQ*ton»r—forth* p«t to yr»
fundraising drive to fix the dam
road, repairs bagan Tuesday as
b^vyequlproent roDod Into the sub-
A group of property owners called
fated [PG 13]
Girl Scout sign-up set
fast bunch in the
LIVINGSTON - Registration ter Tueaday in Goodrich, 7 p.m.
local Girl Scouts of America troops Wednesday in Livingston and 7 p.m.
will ba held this week In Goodrich, Thursday in Onalaska and Wood-
Livingston, Onalaska and Woodvilie ville.
school cafeterias. For more Information contact
Registration will be held at 7 p.m. Lynn SpUler, 3274827.
crowd anything con
IN THE HOLIDAY INN
Livingston, Texas
MON.-FRJ. 4 PM - MIDNIGHT
SATURDAY 6 PM • 1 AM
LADIES NIGHT Friday ft Sataurday Night
ENTER
CASH POT
APPEARING
Wednesday, September 10th
“RONNIE
MACK”
*t*rt» FRIDAY
AFTER A DECADE
OF SILENCE...
THE BUZZZ 18 BACK.
THIS WEEK’S NAME DRAWN
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621 W. MW
LMngston, Texas
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White, Barbara. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 72, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 7, 1986, newspaper, September 7, 1986; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth782040/m1/2/: accessed June 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.