The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 35, Ed. 1, Friday, February 8, 1991 Page: 1 of 8
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Israel Gonzalez assistant manager of Furr's on Judgo Ely Boulevard
stands outside one of the grocery stores being sold. Gonzalez
Future of Furr's Supermarkets remains
By H. Tatfti Themee
Five Abilene Furr's Supermarket stores
will be soW and three Furr's stores will
be closed by the end of February said
Susan Seifcrt Furr's spokesperson.
Rumors circulating that Furr's wpuld
be sold to II.E.B. Supermarkets are just
rumors said Knthcrine Joyce H.E.B.
public affairs assistant H.E.B has no
current plans to buy tlic Mores she said.
Negotiations however are underway
this week with small independent food
Sing Song
Hosts hostesses perforrp a&IVIal I of Abilene
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The Sing Song hosts and hostesses arc
doing' their part to share "A New Song"
with the city of Abilene.
"We want the people of Abilene to view
this as a solid musical production' said
Jeff Berryman director of student pro-
ject. To Increase community awareness of
1hc upcoming performance Berryinan
' crew members and the seven hosts and
hostesses entertained shopfcrs at the Mall
of Abilene Saturday
The performance was one of Several
projects aimed at drawing atlentloa to
Sing Song for Abttene awlknccSi
Berry man said Sing Song should be
thought e as m "Abtoene enteral event"
as well as m alumni atH-acskm.
f'Tbe group of students cotidicted four
iwyS consisting of several songs they
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The college received a $2.5 million gift
from the Mabcc Foundation Jastsenc!;ier
will be used for the renovation of the Sci-
ence building.
The. grant will help pay for new lighting
plumbing and built-in furniture that will
replace what is being stripped out of the
oldest part of the budding said Cavcnder
associate professor of science.
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stores and major food chains to .self one
Ballingcr one Sweetwater and fjye Abi-
lene Furr's stores Scifert said.'; -
Furr's will close its Grape Street: store
Barrow Street store and the Food Empo-
rium on South 14th Street she sciil. All
other Abilene Furr's Supcnnarkets will
be sold she said.
The stores officially will close Feb. 28.
Seifcrt said. Buyers of the fiv Abilene
supermarkets will be announced when
stores are sold. Seifcrt would not specij-
late about what might happen to (lie
closed stores "'
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will perform in Moody Coliseum Feb- 15
and 16
"It wasn't like a practice where we
could stop and giggle if wc messed up
we hnd to keep going said host V Dur-
rington junior business major from Abi-
lene. "1 feel like it bonded us together as
hosts and hostesses." said hostess Kristen
Bchrcnds junior music education major
from San Arttonio. "I had this over-
whelming sense of pride listening to
everybody else sing."
The hosts and hostesses were Accompa-
nied by Zanc Chumley senior music and
computer science major from Houston on
a keyboard controller.
Videotapes of previous Sing Sng pro-
ductions were shown at the mall between
live host and hostesses' performancesand
tickets for the show- wen sold throughout
the afternoon.
"I felt like Tiffany singing at the mall"
An estimated $30000 worth of materi-
als removed from the Foster Science
Building that Would have been discarded
arc being used in the Agriculture and
Industrial Technology departments
Cavcnder added.
A campaign was started last fall to raise
another million dollars to purchase new
movable furniture such as desks Cavcnder
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transferred to the Judge Ely Furr's from San Angolo two months ago and
is not guaranteed his lob like the others when ownership changes.
Supermarket Development Corpora-
tion Furr's Supermarkets' owners
recently ibid its Furr's Supermarket
warehouse and transportation assets
located in El Paso and Lubbock to Flenv
ing Companies b'ascd in Oklahoma City
Seifcrt said. Fleming is one of the largest
wholesale food distribution companies in
the United States.
Supermarket Development Corpora-
tion announced it also would sell 70
Furr's Stores located in the El Paso Lub-
bock Sweetwater MidlandOdessa arid
.Albuquerque N.M areas to senior man-
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said host Stephen Bailcjiy junior human
communication major from Bedford
"It was a blast" said hostess Kimbcrly
Mcudor junior human communication
major from Dallas. "I saw people buying
tickets so evidently it did some good."
Aftcrfour weeks of rehearsals; the hosts
and hostesses are seeing the benefits of
their work.
"I've watched Sing Song since I was 7"
said Brandon Scott Thomas junior human
communication major from Abilene. "It's
something I've always wanted to do ..and I
feel like it's a good way. to otercisc niy
talents to sec. if I really want to pursue
music. It's also an honor to be listed along
withiljqse people."
Several radio spots and "mint shows"
are Scheduled as promotional events to
increase ticket sales and community
awareness of the upcoming production.
Tkklets are availabltj from the ticket
window of the Campus Center for $S-1 0.
;Tlirjcpovution Is necessary' partly
because the old equipment was not ade-
quate but most important because the
ventilation system needed to be restruc-
tured Cavcnder said.
He explained that fumes from chemicals
used mainly in the Chemistry Department
remain trapped inside the building and
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uncertain
agement' and announced it also would
close selected Furr's located in these
areas Seifcrt said.
However Furr's will continue to oper-
ate its "Bag and Save" convenience
stores she said.
The sale of Furr's is making the corpo-
ration financially stronger Scifert said.
A majority of Furr's shareholders are
German. They became interested in
investing money in what used to be East
Germany she said. As a result several of
Furr's Supermarket's assets and stores
were chosen to be sold and closed.
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dorm Tuesday evening.
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Although the renovation IS incofivcrlnc
for students the building will be hcc
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Celebrities II
to hunt quaf
in Abilene
for charity
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Optknfct Staff
Disability Resources Inc. will have'its!
second annual Celebrity Quail Hunt JKri-;
day-Sunday at various locations souttLC-f;
Abilene to benefit mentally disabled ppo-
pic.
The hunt will feature a ribbon-cutting
ceremony and a celebrity dinner. ;:
Disability Resources Inc. is a not)-;
profit organisation that specializes m pro-
viding residential living and vocational
programs for persons with a mental dk-.
ability who do not qualify for state aid
said Jud Shield an employee of Disability!
Resources Inc. '
The cost bf the hunt will be $1000 per'
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have a ribbon-cutting ceremony SMtirasy
at 1 p.m. to offically open the Commer-
cial Kitchen at 3601 N. Drnvilk ShfeM.
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The kitchen will be used to procejw
pack and sell pickled quail eggs he saW
Disability Resources will use the
money the clients make as well as the
money from the hK and celebrity dinner
to provide residential living and jeb
opportunities for the clients he said.
Many of the clients are largely but net
totally independent Shield said.
The company helps clients who do not
qualify for state aid for various reasons
find a job and a place to live he said. .
Many of Disability Resource's cliants
will attend the three-day hunt to help with
various tasks such as serving coffee and
cleaning birds he said. Many clients re
excited about interacting with the celebri-
ties Shield said.
Fourteen celebrities plan to attend the
hunt including one of the Stars of Lone-
some Dove Tommy Lee Jones; former
ACU and Philadelphia Eagles running
back Wilbert Montgomery; former ACU
and Los Angeles Raiders running bcfc
Clee Montgomery; former Dallas CqW-
boys linebacker Leroy Ionian; and forma
Air Force general and test pilot Chwfck
Yeafer Shield said. f ' '
"They mads real friendships last year"
he said. "It was a lot of fun."
Disability Resources also plans to have
a celebrity dinner Saturday at 7 p.rq at
the Abilene Country Club Shield said.
The cost for the dinner will be $20 per
plate and is open tq the public
"Donations will be appreciated" he said".
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 35, Ed. 1, Friday, February 8, 1991, newspaper, February 8, 1991; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth96229/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.