Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 115, No. 104, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 28, 1997 Page: 4 of 42
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Polk County Newspapers and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the Livingston Municipal Library.
- Highlighting
- Highlighting On/Off
- Color:
- Adjust Image
- Rotate Left
- Rotate Right
- Brightness, Contrast, etc. (Experimental)
- Cropping Tool
- Download Sizes
- Preview all sizes/dimensions or...
- Download Thumbnail
- Download Small
- Download Medium
- Download Large
- High Resolution Files
- IIIF Image JSON
- IIIF Image URL
- Accessibility
- View Extracted Text
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
PAGE4A-.
EDITORIAL
Tnroucownr
Onalaska lights up
Letters to the editor
Parking not that precious
To the editor:
Last night I asked ay hustand
if he wanted to eat nipper at a to*
cal restaurant. He qtuckly answered
that he would never eat there
again, which 1 couldn't understand
until he explained. While eating
lunch at a fast food restaurant, be
observed a car pull in and park in
the [restaurant's] parking lot across
the street. As the people walked
over to the store located in the
next building, whose lot was full,
he noticed a white wrecker sitting
towards the back of the lot, occu-
pied by two men, and a white
pickup truck occupied by three
men. As soon as the people were
out of sight, the wrecker wheeled
around to the car and began hook-
ing up to it, while the men in the
pickup scurried around to help
them tow it away as quickly as
possible.
After hearing his explanation. I
agreed to eat dinner somewhere
else. My curiosity was peaked, so
later I made some calls and this Is
what I discovered: If the store's
parking lot is full, which it usu-
ally is this close to Christmas,
and you elect to park in the restau-
rant's parking lot, you will towed
away immediately by a local
wrecker service, which is sitting
around just waiting for somebody
to do so. Your vehicle will then
be towed down the street and
stored at a body shop, where it
will be waiting for you to come
and pay the bill to get it back.
I doa*t know how much they are
charging (br this, but at Christmas
thna, anything is too much. I real-
is for their customer! only,
lag all of this legal, but I still
don't think it it riffsc. I have
talked 10 several other wrecker ser-
vices that do not condone this, and
say that ifs this kind of behavior
that gives the towing industry a
bad image.
In conclusion I have this to jay:
To the local restaurant: You are
beiag selfish with your-lot If
your lot is full, why not give up a
few spaces? Would you rather
someone try to drag their children
and packages across one of the
busiest streets in town? Oh, but
don't worry. I will never, ever park
in your precious parking spaces
again, for any reason.
To the wrecker service towing
away theae vehicles and the body
shop which stores them: I always
thought that wreckdr services sod
body shops were tore to help peo-
ple, not sit around preying on cus-
tomers who park in the wrong
spot so that you can make a quick
buck. While you're having a merry
Christinas with all that money
you made, don't forget about aO of
the children who won't be opening
that special present because
Mommy and Daddy had to get the
car out of impound.
Beth Murphy
Route 1 Box 190
Moscow
Don't neglect the 'babies'
To.the editor:
Well, Mrs. Price, you didn't read
my letter well at all or didn't un-
derstand it (one of the two, if not
both). Obviously, you read about
the animal control officer and it
(made you mad]. Mr. Price is defi-
nitely kin to you in some way,
more than likely inside family re-
lation. You writing on his behalf
isn't going to help one bit
As far as me watching my ba-
bies, I DO JUST THAT! I also
have a job from 7:30 a.m. to 5 or
6 p.m and cannot be in two
places at once. I also, like every
other human being, sleep at night.
Cals DO NOT have to stay cooped
in a house 24 hours a day. That's
ridiculous!
1 have lived in the house I'm in
all my life and have had babies
with me every step of the way. I
didn’t write Mr. Price’s job was
"harassing neighbors," that's an
officer's job (which Mr. Price is-
n't) or if it goes any further, a
judge's job. Wherever their lies a
problem with an animal, it falls
into the hands of the animal con-
trol officer, no matter what the
problem is.
Until these new people moved
in, there wasn't a problem in the
neighborhood and that includes ab-
ducting other people's babies. If
you think you can do such a great
job, why don't you work side by
side or better yet why don't you
apply to he the night animal con-
trol officer? Mr. Price needs the
help.
I take care of my babies every
way possible and PEOPLE THAT
KNOW ME know that...
I got news for you, lady. I
DON'T NEGLECT MY
BABIES ONE BIT! It's people
that don't have a heart or try to
hurt that person the worst they can
that are in violation and they will
eventually pay one way or another
in having to answer to their rude
actions on doing what they did.
Where they have hurt the heart of
the owner, they have killed the an-
imal with no care or feelings at all
and it brings joy to them to see
the owner suffer. The longer they
wait in answering to the cruel in-
humane they did, the stronger the
hurt will be for them when they
have to answer to their actions.
Always remember, for every
action, there is a reaction.
There have been other people to
write or call to say they know
how I fed. I have even made new
friends that understand, saying, "If
I ever need help, just call."
With your last name being
Price, I can see why you would be
"heated." For family reasons! I
suggest you read my letter (all the
way through) again, then read your
reply. When you respond to a let-
ter, make sure you have read all of
the letter first, not just part of it.
*r.
Angela Rowe Roper
312 W. North
Livingston
POLK COUNTY
ENTERPRISE
ALVIN HOLLEY, PUBLISHER
Telephone Number 327-4357
(USPS 437-340)
WEBSITE: www detnet.com/pcent/ E-MAIL llv/enttdetnet.com
Entered as Second-Class Matter at the Post Office at Livingston.
Texas 77351 under the Act of Congress of March 3. 1987.
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
Barbara White, Editor
Van Thomas. Sports Editor
Greg Peak. Area New* Editor
Alicia Singleton. Living Section Editor
Emily Banks, Reporter
SUBSCRIPTION RATES - $20.00 per year tax Included, in county,
$22.00 per year, out of county, $24.00 per year out of state. Published
semi-weekly. Sunday and Thursday at 100 Calhoun In Livingston,
Texas by the Polk County Publishing Co.
Any erroneous reflection upon the character, standing or reputa-
tion of any person, firm or corporation which may appear tn this
newspaper will be gladly corrected upon being brought to the
attention of the publisher.
Opinions expressed In columns are those of the writer and not
necessarily those of this newspaper.
Opinions expressed In editorial are those of the Enterprise.
POSTMASTER: Postage Paid At Livingston, T*. Please Send Address
Changes To P.O. Box 1276. Livingston. Texas 77351.
2a4 - Poik County Sub-
Yard work now
will pay off later
By CJL. GUEST
Copley News Service
The first priority this month is
winterizing the garden, so it will
be m good shape for next year.
Clear all remaining plant refuse
ton the garden and add it to the
leaves in the compost heap.
ChalLwu hlltsifi ta mei atrallanf uia«r
jluiilow tilling is an exccueiu way
to destroy huge numbers of insect
eggs by exposing them to the sun,
weather, birds sod other predators.
Your garden must be pot to bed
spick-end-spin, if it is to be pre-
pared for next spring's plantings.
If possible, blanket the whole
garden with freshly fallen leaves
and pine needles (This is what I
do). It is an essential tone for your
plants to rest and restore their en-
ergy for next year. Just make your
garden cozy, blanket it and protect
it as if it were your child.
Fall applications of fertilizer
should be made on dormant shrubs
and trees, easily accomplished after
the leaves have fallen. Since the
soil is still relatively warm, (above
40) the roots will absorb the nutri-
ents more readily than in early
spring.
The holiday season will soon
begin, so make sure bulbs have
been planted, such as aristocratic
amaryllis and fragrant paper-white
narcissus. Set narcissus bulbs in
shallow bowls of pebbles and wa-
ter, and put them in a dark place,
about 30 degrees, to root After
two or three weeks, they'll do best
in a stronger light. When flower
shoots are 6 to 7 inches high,
bring to a bright window, but not
into (Erect sunlight. You'll havfji
glorious display in about five
weeks.
Once the earth has frozen hard,
it's a good idea to mulch beds of
perennials and bulbs with 4 to 6
inches of a light material, like
straw or evergreen branches. Your
plants will thank you next spring
for the thoughtfulness.
December tips
Pot up herbs to grow on sunny
window sills.
Prune evergreens for indoor holi-
day decorations. Do it with care, so
as not to destroy the beauty of your
tree!
Feed the birds, it keeps their lit-
tle bodies warm.
To prolong the color of poinset-
lias, they do best in 72-degree tem-
perature for day and 62 degrees for
nightime. And keep the soil moist,
not wet.
For holiday favorites such as
Christinas cactus, kalanchoe, cy-
clane and pointsettia, place them in
full sun but away from household
heat Never put a plant on top of a
radiator or in a draft
The big sleep
Unlike most animals, plants
sleep not so much to rest, but to
avoid adverse environmental condi-
tions such as bitter cold, draft or
excessive heat. Often, plants go
dormant simply to await favorable
conditions to their liking, such as
germination.
Entering dormancy requires a
combined effort among different
plant parts. Take deciduous trees,
for example - oak, maples, wil-
lows, fruit trees to name a few - in
the fall, when days shorten and
cooler temperatures arrive, trees
shed their leaves. Growth all but
shuts down (except for the roots)
so the cells inside the woody plants
must generate their own system
"antifreeze" to keep from freezing
and bursting.
Nature is often contrary.
Sometimes during long, warm
falls, dormancy is delayed. It plays
havoc with some fruit-tree varieties
because they require a minimum
number of days of dormancy to
produce flower buds and fruit. A
fruitless year can be due to a warm
fall, a wild winter or an early
spring.
Dormancy is basically a period
that protects the plant from the el-
ements, not a suspension of
growth. Always keep in mind, that
the roots of plants never stop
growing - when they stop growing,
the plant dies.
frj Cajiej Nee* lerdee 1907
Commercial
1st - Murphy’s Restaurant
2nd--The Water Depot
3rd -- Amlin Realty.
4th -- Fust National Bank.
5th (be)-The Head Shed.
5th (tie) - Texaco Station.
Resideutial
(religious theme)
1st - Tim Ridgeway in
Ponderosa Ridge.
2nd - Bill Tayfor in Yaupon
Cove.
Residential
(traditional theme)
1st -• Dink Bales in Canyon
Park.
2nd - Gary Mannisto in
Bridge view.
3rd - Charles Bridgets in Canyon
Park.
4th - Ray Anderjeski in Twin
Harbors.
5th (tie) - Ed Trahan in
Ponderosa Ridge.
5th (tie) — Ray Kreneck in
Canyon Park.
Honorable mentions
Rose Marie Dunlap, Linda
Adamsjnd Joe Stanley.
MURPHYS RESTAURANT - Murphy's Restaurant, located
on Hwy. 190 in Onalaska, won first place honors in the com-
mercial business category of the Onalaska decorating contest
with a Disney theme that will charm the hearts of young and
old.
- *3kUi4*
CEDAR POINT - Cedar Point subdivision placed first in the subdivision category of the
Onalaska decorating contest. Located on Hwy. 190 between Livingston and Onalaska, the sub-
division entrance was decorated by the Cedar Point Garden Club.
RELIGIOUS THEME - The Tim Ridgeway home in Ponderosa Ridge captured first place
honors in the residential (religious theme) category of the Onalaska Decorating Contest.
Highlights included lighted crosses tltroughout the yard.
TRADITIONAL THEME - The Dink Bates home in Canyon Park received first place honors in
the residential (traditional themej category of the Onalaska decorating contest with numerous
light displays and yard cut-outs
ONALASKA POST OFFICE - The Onalaska Post Office, located on FM 356, placed first in
the non-commercial business category of the Onalaska decorating contest Postal clerks Laurie
Richardson and Betty Parisher admire the tree which was decorated by third graders from the
Onalaska Elementary School. •
i
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
White, Barbara. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 115, No. 104, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 28, 1997, newspaper, December 28, 1997; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth798337/m1/4/?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.