Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 20, 1981 Page: 1 of 27
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Choir Council
Gregory Portland High School Choir Council elected to serve this school yeer ere (front)
Chordsmen Chairman Frank Garcia, President Kathy Ricks. Nanette Sell. Choraleirs
Chairman; (tuck) Manager Kenneth Baker, Historian Jill Jajowka and Secretary
Treasurer Rene Wagner These officers serve as administrative leaders and counselors lor
«r the members el the performing organisations Competition lor the individual vocalists
begins Oct. 3 with District auditions The first scheduled concert is at 7:21 p.m. Thursday,
Dec. 17.
f Others Resign
New Teachers
Come On Board
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The G-P ISO board of
trustees Tuesday night approv-
ed the employment of 19
teachers and two aides which
leaves only one vacancy in the
district's teaching staff, a
speech therapist for special
education.
The resignations of 11 school
personnel also were approved.
There have been 40 vacancies
to fill this year. Jack Darerill,
superintendent of .ichools said.
This is two less than last year,
he noted.
Personnel coming into the
system are;
Dick Koorstra, who had his
schooling in Michigan, will
teach math at the high school
and will be an assistant coach
at junior high school.
Marilyn Stierwalt with five
years teaching experience and
a graduate of Purdue Universi-
ty will go to kindergarten at
Stephen F. Austin Elementary
School, Gregory
Judy Hawley, nine years
teaching experience, is a
graduate of Knotts College in
Missouri and will teach social
studies at the Junior high
school.
Breakfast
For Teachers
Superintendent of Schools Jack Darnell announced Tues-
* day night at the regular monthly meeting of the G-P ISD
board of trustees that the annual welcome breakfast for new
teachers coming into the district will be held at 7 a m. Fri-
day, Aug 28, in the high school cafeteria.
The yearly event is attended by the new teachers, prin-
cipals, members of the district administrative staff, school
board members, members of various community civic and
business organizations, and city and county officials
The teachers are welcomed to the community and prin-
cipals introduce new teachers assigned to their schools.
Members of the various organizations and others present
also are introduced.
All teachers will report for the coming school year Mon-
day, Aug. 24 Their first session will be a general meeting at 9
a m at the high school
The first day of school for students will be Monday, Aug.
31.
Cynthia Middlebrooks, a
graduate of Sain Houston State
University, to VOE, high
school. She has 10 years ex-
perience.
Marion Czaja, who attended
college in Maine, has been
named coordinator of in-
struction for the district. She
has IS years experience and is
the wife of Victor Czaja, assis-
tant high school principal.
Michael Fody, Iowa State
University, has 31 years ex-
perience and will teach science
at the high school
Cynthia Ramirez, Texas
Women’s University, has six
years experience and goes to
Austin as a kindergarten
teacher.
Louise Hockey, Indiana
University, to sixth grade at
T.M. Clark Elementary School.
She has eight years experience
Cynthia Bradford, a G-PHS
graduate, attended Texas A&I
University and has 11 years ex-
perience. She will be in art and
English at junior high school
Timothy Weinrich comes
here from (idem ISD. He will
be the girl's basketball coach
and teach PE at the high
school. He has eight years ex-
perience
Bettye Manual coming from
San Antonion Southside will be
an aide at the high school
Robert Schaffer, Southwest
Texas State University, in-
dustrial arts at the high school
Lynda Nissing, college in
See TEACHERS. Page 16
PTO Council Forms
Voters Nix Center-Library,
Pass Issue For Water Tower
City council at its regular
meeting Tuesday canvassed
the votes from the bond elec-
tion held Saturday
Proposition 1 on issuance of
$2 million worth of general
obligation bonds for the con-
struction of a community
center-library complex was
defeated The tally was 364 for
and 541 against.
Proposition II on the issuance
of revenue bonds in the amount
of $600,000 for the construction
of a half-million gallon elevated
water tank was approved. The
vote was 762 for and 135
against.
When city attorney Milton
Walton read a resolution to
issue the general revenue
bonds for the water tower, i
clerical error was discovered
on the state prepared docu-
ment Tlie error has to be
cleat cd up before tlie resolution
can be adopted and the bonds
can be issued
The resolution is going to be
placed on the agenda for city
council meeting, Sept. 1.
Several council members
lamented over the failure of the
proposition concerning the
community center-library
complex.
Dolores Timmerman,
librarian, stated, “I really
believed in the plan. I think it's
the best one for the city." Some
council members nodded in
agreement.
Timmerman went on to say
that there is enough land at the
library to build additional
space, but there would be no
room left for parking
Mayor Pro Tern Tom Black
asked John Russo, consulting
engineer, how much it would
cost to build a new library and
a new community center. He
estimated separate costs would
total $3 to 3.5 million primarily
due to a duplication of func-
tions.
Councilman Bob Matter ex-
Breakfasts Too
pressed concern about the
small turn out. Some members
disagreed Mayor Bobby Whit-
tington said, "If everybody who
went to H.E.B in 12 hours
voted (Saturday), they’d be a
lot of votes." But he repeated
an earlier statement that he
was glad people came out to
vote "regardles; ” of the out-
come.
He said he knew taxes went
up 20 per cent last year but that
now was the best time to build
the complex.
Timmc rman thanked City
Manager Bill Lewis and council
members on their efforts for
the complex. "It was a learning
experience for all of us," she
said.
The votes by precinct were as
follows:
Precinct 8 - Proposition 1. 198
for; 269against. Proposition II:
390for; 75against.
Precinct 19 -- Proposition I: 166
for; 272against. Proposition II;
372for; 60against
Other Business
In other business, city coucil:
- Adopted an ordinance
between the city and the state
See VOTERS. Page 16
Senior Portraits Next Week
Senior portraits will be made
by Prestige Portraits Tuesday
through Friday of next week at
the high school.
All seniors are urged to plan
to make good their appoint-
ment. Appointment times have
been sent to them.
If they can not make the ap-
pointment time given them,
they should contact the
photographer on any one of the
days of shooting. It may be
possible to fit them into an open
time.
School Lunch
School lunch prices this year will be 90 cents at the
elementary schools, and $1 at the junior high school and high
school.
Adults will pay $1.50. The reduced-price lunch for
students will be 40 cents.
A reduction in repayment under tlie School Lunch and
Child Nutrition programs and estimated inflation would have
produced a $9,232 a month deficit for the school district if the
increase would not have been asked, Jack Darnell,
superintendent of schools, told the G-P ISD board of trustees
Tuesday night.
The board, after some discussion on other possible ways
Prices Hiked
to make up the difference and not increase the prices by such
an amount, unanimously approved the increase.
The new rate is an increase of 25 cents for lunch over last
year at the elementary schools. 30 cents at junior high school
and 25 cents at the high school
In 1980-61, the district received back 16 cents for each
paid lunch, in 1961-82 it will be 10.5 cents. For reduced-price
lunches last year, the dtstrict got back 79.5 rents, this year it
will be 58.75 cents. On the free lunches, the change was only
three-fourths of a cent
Paid breakfast last year was 35 cents. This year the cost
will be 50 cents. The reduced-price breakfast will be 30 cents.
POR TLAND
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Dedicated To The Best Interests
Of Portland
"Gem Citv Of The Golf'"
Portland. Texas 78374, Thursday, August 2D. 1961
Volume XVI - 2 Sections 28 Pages • No. 34
NEWS
Police Report
25 Windshields Smashed
At about 3 am. Friday,
police received a call that so-
meone in the parking area of an
apartment complex on Austin
was breaking some glass.
This proved to be an
understatement.
After the count was made. 25
windshields on vehicles in the
Austin, Dallas, West Broadway
area had been smashed,
evidently with a club.
As the police were answering
the call to the area, they notic-
ed a heavy-set man running
across a street in the area, but
he was not apprehended.
The action is being in-
vestigated.
During tlie search of an
apartment at a complex on
Lang, Officer Lee
Heidenheiiner, assisted by Of-
ficers John Cano, Rocky Sims
and Ruben Pena, found bags
containing a white powder
substance, marijuana seeds
and other items.
Nine persons in the apart-
ment were arrested Eight
were questioned and then
released pending further in-
vestigation.
Heidenheiiner said he had
the apartment under
observation for three days
prior to the search.
Found was a plastic bag con-
taining a white substance and
another bag containing mari-
juana and marijuana seeds and
stems, three containers con-
taining marijuana seeds and
several containers with seeds
that had sprouted and ready for
planting. Also recovered were
several pipes with burnt mari-
juana residue.
Patrick Gassman, 20, in
whose apartment the substance
was found, was charged with
possession of a controlled
substance and possession of
marijuana and remains in
custody.
A field test of the white
powder substance indicated
presence of a narcotic drug.
The powder and the marijuana
was turned over to the Depart-
ment of Public Safety for a
complete analysis.
Two Taft residents were ar-
rested for shoplifting at a
department store. One had left
the store with a purse tlwt had
not been paid for, and the se
cond person attempted to take
a pair of sandals.
A Portland resident was ar-
rested for shoplifting after at-
tempting to leave a department
store with five belts.
A television set valued at $320
was taken from a room of a
motel on Highway 181.
An automatic garage door
opener was taken from a home
on St. Charles.
The "thieves” then proceed-
ed to open and close the door
from a location in the area until
the door mechanism was
unplugged.
The rear license plate was
taken from a vehicle in a shopp-
ing area parking lot.
Police made 162
miscellaneous calls during the
week: Burglary 2, disturbance
14, fire 2, humane 24, other 36,
prowler 2, theft 10 and van-
dalism 25.
Nine minor accidents were
investigated Three ambulance
runs were made.
Ai rests: Drunk in public 2, no
drivers license 1, shoplifting 2
and possession of marijuana 8.
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Pre-Registration Is Under Way
A coordinating council has
been established for the PTO
organization in the G-P elemen-
tary schools
It is composed of the
presidents of the four elemen-
tary school PTOs: Carolyn
Kendall. T. M Clark; Pat Kig-
gleman. East Cliff; Pat
McNany, W C. Andrews, and
Candace Ross. Stephen F.
Austin (Gregory).
, At All Schools
The council will assist the in-
dividual PTOs in membership
drives, major financial pro-
jects, coordination of meeting
nights to preclude more than
one PTO meeting on a par-
ticular night, communications,
and election coordination
Each school will have its own
PTO membership drive. The
council explained that parents
who are PTO members in one
13,000 Hindis Read
Monster Madness Certificates Given
school where their children at-
tend, do not automatically
become members of the PTO of
the other schools where they
might have children.
A membership drive will
begin Sept 14 at all the elemen-
tary schools.
For additional information
concerning the PTO at any one
of the individual schools, the
See PTO, Page 16
Awards Day in the annual
summer reading program, this
year known as Monster
Madness, was held Tuesday at
Bell Public Library.
F.ntertainn ent was provided
by I^eila Bliss of the county
library system, and presenta-
tion of certificates and awards
was made by Catherine Wolf,
chairperson of Friends of the
library.
Refreshments were served.
Ginnie McCulloch, children's
librarian, announced that
13,329 books had been checked
out during the summer reading
program A total of 391 children
signed up to participate with
190 of them completing the
summer-long program One
hundred eight youngsters read
10 books or more and 82 read 50
hooks or more.
Reading 50 books or more
are:
Mitzi Abraham, Daniel
Ackermann, Anthony Armont,
James Armont, Greg Arm-
strong, Wendy Atkins, Nader
B^ha, Yvonne Barraza,
Michael Benitez, Andy Ben-
nett, Roger Bennett, Jennifer
See MONSTER, Page 16
Pre-registration is under way
at all area schools for the com-
ing school year which begins
Monday, Aug. 31.
Pre-registration is for all
students enrolling in Gregory-
Portland schools for tlie first
time
‘ All kindergarten and first
Tgraders may register at
Stephen F. Austin Elementary
School in Gregory. Parents will
need to bring their child's birth
certificate and immunization
record to the office between
$:15a.m and3:15p.m
East Cliff Elementary School
is registering second and third
graders new to the district
from 8 30a.m. to3:30 p.m. laist
year’s report card and an im-
munization record are required
for registration.
New fourth graders can
register at W.C. Andrews
Elementary School with their
last report card and an im-
munization record. Registra-
tion is from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon
and from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Fifth and sixth graders may
register at T.M. Clark Elemen-
tary School between 8 a.m. and
3 p.m Students should bring
their report card and im-
munization record with them
Gregory-Portland Junior
High School is registering all
new seventh and eighth
graders from 8 a.m to 3:30
p.m. A birth certificate, or
most recent report card, and an
immunization record will be
needed
Mary Alice Aigner is
registering all high school
students new to the district at
Gregory-Portland High School.
See UNDER WAY, Page 16
Sales Tax
To City
The city of Portland will
receive a $60,070.46 check this
month in city sales tax money
being returned from the state,
Bob Bullock, state comptroller,
announced.
This brings refunds to
$249,882 98 for the calendar
year, a 33.32 per cent increase
over last year 's $187,436 75 as of
the same date.
The payment for, the com-
parable period in 1960 was
$40.463 76
Annual Pickup Tuesday
The 1981 Wildcat will be
distributed between 3 and 6
p.m Tuesday, Aug 25. in the
High School cafeteria
Students are asked to appear
^i person with their receipt to
pick up their annual Students
will be allowed to pick up an an-
nual for a brother or sisUr, but
not for a friend. Parents may
pick up books for their own
children.
Due to a last minute press
run by the publishers, a limited
amount of extra books have
been shipped and will be sold on
a first-come-first-serve basis
The price of the hook is $13
Contest winners trom left are Tara Siepman. grand pirie
winner. Book reading. 4 9 years of age, and first place, 6 4
year> old. bookmark contest; Wendy Walker, third place, 4-9
years old. book reading; Anthony Rodnguoi, first place, 10
11 years old. bookmark contest, Trisha Bos. second place, 4-4
years old. bookmark contest; Robyn Adams, grand prite, 4 9
years old. bookmark contest; Jimmy Sosa, first place, 4 9
years old. book reading; and Ronald Ralph, second place. 4
9, book reading Not shown Milena Worsham, third place. 4
4, bookmark contest; Wendy Dralte. second place. 10 IJ,
bookmark contest; Mitu Abraham, third place. 10 II,
bookmark contest; Debbie Oates, first place, 10 13. book
reading; Threesa Loveless, second place, 10 13. book
reading, and Carolyn Sociek, third place. 10 13. book
reading (NEWS Photo)
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