Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 115, No. 84, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 19, 1997 Page: 1 of 54
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AUSTIN - Sen. Drew Nixon (R-
Carthage) was scheduled to report to
the Travis County Correctional
Complex in Del Valle by 6 p.m.
Friday and will be released at 6 a.m.
Monday. His six-month jail sen-
tence was amended by Travis
County Court at Law Judge David
Puryear Thursday to allow him to
serve 23 weekends behind bars in-
stead of 180 straight days.
Convicted of prostitution and il-
legally carrying a weapon, Nixon is
now part of the "weekender pro-
gram,” meaning that although he
will serve his time on the week-
ends, he will be free during the
week to stay in Carthage and go to
work.
Nixon is the first incumbent
Texas lawmaker to serve a jail or
prison sentence.
(alSD board pledges fair treatment
Kids plea for discipline
honor students were treated to an ice cream party during the last period of the school day Friday.
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Equality in sports programs questioned
I Petition asks for Title IX
LIVINGSTON - A petition con-
taining 27S signatures was pre-
sented to the Livingston
Independent School District Board
of Trustees Thursday night, asking
die board to retain a qualified inde-
pendent third party to determine
whether or not the district is in
compliance with the provisions of
Title IX, the federal law designed to
promote equality in women's
sports.
Local attorney Malcolm Jones,
who presented the petition to the
hoard, indicated the district is not in
compliance with the law, which ad-
dresses equality in a variety of ar-
eas, from the quality and monetary
compensation of coaches available
to boys' and girls' athletics, to the
variety of sports offered and the
convenience of game times,
r Superintendent Janet Morris and
Board Resident Henry Ager said the
hoard has been looking into the is-
sue of Title IX compliance and will
Continue to do so.
k In a related report, Morris said
467 high school students and 798
junior high students participated in
School athletic programs during the
1996-97 school year.
Jones, who is one of three
|kustees of the Morrison
•Foundation, also delivered some
good news to the board. The
Amount of the Morrison
Scholarship, presented annually,
has been increased to $3,000 per
year for a possible total $12,000 for
four years of college.
Recognition of student and staff
Achievements topped the agenda for
Thursday's regular meeting, with
i school
■-Region
among those recognized by
giebomd.
; Mark Weldon, assistant band di-
tector preaented a certificate of
Achievement to Shane Crumpton,
Who was named second chair tenor
saxophone in the All-Region Jazz
v Representatives from each cam-
pus were on hand to present
Campus Improvement Plans for
1997-98 and Director of Elementary
Education Shelly Hullihen pre-
sented the District Improvement
Plan.
In bid activity, the board agreed
to purchase a replacement
coolcr/free7.er for the junior high
cafeteria from Allan Vorda
Associates for $21,950. The bid
was the lowest of four received.
An awning at the primary school
will be constructed for $34,892 by
Wimheily Associates, which was
By EMILY BANKS
Enterprise reporter
GOODRICH - Discussions from
school bus concerns and the lack of
discipline to the desire to offer more
sports dominated Thursday's regular
meeting of the Board of Trustees of
the Goodrich Independent School
District
Approximately 30 people at-
tended the meeting and listened as
two high school students -
Bernadette West and Lanita Wyatt-
addressed the board during the open
forum regarding their concerns over
discipline problems, lack of equal
treatment of the students and the
lack of enforcement of the hand-
book.
"We don't have anybody in charge
of the school,” West said. •
West and Wyatt had previously
submitted a letter to Board President
Kenneth Hambrick detailing their
concerns. Hambrick explained to
the students that although they
could talk in general terms during
the open session of the meeting,
any discussion of specific students
inquiry
the only bidder on the project
Bids on band equipment were also
received, with the board opdng to
accept the lowest of the bids re-
ceived on a lihe-per-line basis.
See LISD pg. 2A
Amendment election voting starts Monday
Voters asked to bring I.D.
the 22 members of the high i
choir who qualified for All-I
Choir among those rccognh
LIVINGSTON - Early voting for
the Nov. 4 constitutional amend-
ment election will begin Monday
and continue through Oct. 31 at the
Polk County Courthouse in
Livingston. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. on weekdays.
Early voting at the subcourt-
houses in Onalaska and Corrigan
will be held from 8 a.m., until
noon and from 1-5 p.m. weekdays
from Oct. 27 through Oct 31.
There will be one special
Saturday early voting period from 8
a.m. until noon on Oct. 25.
Applications for ballots by mail
must be received in the county
cleric's office by 5 p.m. Oct. 28.
There will be some changes in
the voting procedure this year, re-
flecting action taken during the
1997 legislative session, according
to Polk County Clerk Barbara
Middleton.
In the past, identification could
be requested but never required of a
voter. Now, if a voter fails to pre-
sent his or her voter registration
certificate, the voter must either
present proof of identification or
have an affidavit signed by a
polling place official in which the
official attests to the voter's iden-
tity,
Aay of the following documents
may be used to establish identity:
• a driver s license or personal
identification card issued by the
Texas Department of Public Safety;
• an employee identification card
or credit card that includes a photo-
graph:
• a birth certificate or other doc-
ument confirming birth that is ad-
missible in a court of law and es-
tablishes a person's identity;
■ U.S. citizenship papers;
• a U.S. passport;
• • pre-printed checks containing
the person's name that are issued by
a financial institution doing busi-
ness in Texas;
• official mail addressed to the
person by name from a governmen-
tal agency;
• two other forms of identifica-
tion that establish a person's iden-
tity (any two forms of identifica-
tion);
• or any other form of identifica-
tion prescribed by the secretary of
state's office, such as an affidavit
signed by the polling {dace official
swearing to a voter's identity.
Texans are being asked to vote
"for" or "against* 14 proposed
amendments to the state constitu-
tion.
See AMENDMENTS pg. 4A
ONALASKA -- A contract with
Sam Houston Electric Cooperative
for electrical power is on the agenda
for the Board of Trustees of the
Onalaska Independent School
District for its regular meeting at 6
p.m. Tuesday.
The board will also cast votes for
the Polk Central Appraisal District
Board of Directors.
The first reading and approval of
policy CQ (local) is on the agenda,
in addition to the second reading and
approval of policies FFAA (focal),
DBB (local) and FFAC (local) and
Update No. 56 of the Texas
Association of School Boards pol-
icy update manual
The board will consider approval
of the telecommunications infras-
tructure fund (TIF) grant and the bid
for Lot 52 of Yaupon Cove No. 2.
A status report on construction of
the new middle school facility, band
haQ and elementary roofing project
will be heard.
An executive session is on the
agenda for the deliberation of per-
sonnel.
Reporu will be heard from the
superintendent, principals and boaid
Other items on the agenda include
approval of the tax report, quarterly
investment report, payment of bills
and minutes of the Sept 16, Sept
30 and Oct 7 meetings.
or faculty members would have to
be discussed in executive session af-
ter being placed on the agenda.
"We'll look into it," Hambrick
said. "There are a lot of things in
this statement that do concern us,
the board."
After asking was not the district
supposed to be drug-free and alco-
hol-free, Wyatt told the board, "It's
not...something's not work-
ing...there's been drinking, smok-
ing and knives up here and students
are being treated differently."
Wyatt also mentioned that "too
many people are getting away with
stuff."
West also questioned the board
about why the girls athletics pro-
gram had been made to travel on
dirty school buses after cleaning a
bus themselves.
"Well definitely look into it,"
Hambrick said. "We want discipline
to be carried out fairly.” -
In informational items,
Superintendent Judi Benestante ap-
prised the board of several school
matters, including her concern
about the district's school buses -
from the foul odor and lack of
cleanliness on the vehicles to the
bad tires on the special education
OISD to consider
contract with SHECo
bus and the difficulties in transport-
ing a wheelchair-bound student.
At Benestante's request. Athletic
Director Lester King attended the
meeting to address concerns of the
board, specifically, providing a
broader athletic program and in-
creasing student participation in
athletics. Baseball, football, soeper,
softball and possibly intramurals
were suggested by board members
and administrators.
King said that too many physical
education classes are meeting in-
doors as opposed to outside, disci-
pline plays a vital role in the sport
of baseball and previous attempts at
a broader athletic program have
failed.
When asked if he was "doing ev-
erything in (his) power to promote*
additional student involvement.
King said he was not going around
asking students to play sports, but
that he would-be willing to offer
any sport the students requested,
contingent upon their level of dis-
cipline and commitment He also
slated that broadening the athletic
program needs to liegin at the ele-
mentary level.
See GOAL pg. 2A
STATE EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTE - Terrell Unit correc-
tions officer Karen Mattatall takes a short cut to dunk mainte-
nance supervisor Junior Lapaglia during a State Employees
Charitable Contributions Campaign held last week at the
Livingston prison unit The state employees campaign railed
$3.4 million in 1997. The Terrell Unit's goal this war is
$3,000, raised through a two-day event that included the
dunking booth, car wash, bake sale and food booth.
Contributors are given the choice of earmarking their donation
to one of three charities: St Jude's Hospital, Children's
Defense League or Ronald McDonald House.
Senator serving weekends
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White, Barbara. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 115, No. 84, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 19, 1997, newspaper, October 19, 1997; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth798078/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.