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New police station
City and the water department merged, they
created one central location, and the police
department moved to the building It now
occupies.
The proposed new site, located on Texas
Avenue, contains separate rooms for
conducting interrogations, taking
statements, writing reports and other
necessary police work. In the present
facility, Bridge City policemen are forced to
do this in one central room with victim and
accused often sitting in the same area.
Mayor John Dubose, who is also a CPA,
has formulated a plan to purchase the
building without raising local taxes. The
plan utilizes certain funds available to the
city for specific projects. These monies will
not cover the complete costs of moving, but
drug seizure money will pay the other
expenses without an increase In taxes.
"I think we are going to have a unanimous
vote,* Bridge City Mayor John Dubose said.
*1 would like to commend the council for
having set aside funding in recent years to
make this purchase," he said. The primary
cost of the building will be taken from these
funds.
"It's an excellent piece of property,"
Ellington said. "High visibility, easy access
with a minimum amount of work needed to
move in. It's a very good deal for the city."
"Moving a police station is not like moving
a home," Faircloth said. "We've got to be
able to respond to people's needs during
the move. Were going to by Io have both
buildings up and operational at the same
time. ■ii
Tvs set a goal in my own mind," Faircloth
added. "Someone else might have a
different idea, but I’ve set a goal of Labor
Day to be into this building. Assuming the
council approves the purchase."
Kirk Roccaforte, BC councilman, said,
"I'm absolutely for it. I think that if
everything goes as planned, it will be a real
positive thing for Bridge City.
"For a real long time they've been
cramped up in a little space. My feeling is
that the council feels really strong about it,*
Roccaforte continued. "I really think we're
going to do it."
Turnbull studies lead BC grad to Chicago
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science in clinical psychology from PGSP, a
master's degree in counseling psychology
from McNeese State University and a
bachelor's degree in psychology from East
Texas State University. She will complete
pills and street drugs, all dangerous
behaviors, Turnbull asserts.
."I have this theory," Turnbull added. "It's
totally unproven, but I believe that our
bodies know what they need, period, end of
subject. If we crave something, that's what
our body needs at the time, and it's okay."
Eating disorders are affecting all women
who become a part of the American culture,
regardless of background, Turnbull said.
She hopes to find answers to the question,
"Does any woman in this culture today
know what healthy is?" i
"The thing that I can't stress enough is
that it's important for people to find their
own answers and what works for them. It's
the whole thing about trusting yourself and
your body, your own instincts," Turnbull
emphasized.
truly productive focus. ‘
"Who says what perfect is?" Turnbull
asked. "Where does that come from?
"If we're so occupied by this all the time,
what else could we be doing? I wonder if
we could be doing some truly wonderful,
positive things," she said.
She presents everyone with a personal .
or adaptation to cultural norms, and
incidence of eating disorders. As
acculturation goes up, so do eating
disorders, fasting, usage of nicotine, diet
Dr. Dana Turnbull
an American Psychology Association
accredited pre-doctoral internship at the
Texas Tech University Counseling Center in
Lubbock on Aug. 16. ■ ■ ... t
* Turnbull said her research on eating
disorders is not representative of Southeast
Texas.
<• "My study was done in California, so it's
not a sample that is really typical of the
people that live here," she said. "The
cultural differences are enormous."
While planning to continue her study
using samples from across the country,
Turnbull has already reached several
interesting conclusions.
The 133 volunteer subjects in her study
were separated into four sample groups-
Asian-American, African-American,
Caucasian and Hispanic. None of them
had been clinically diagnosed with an eating
disorder.
"What I am proposing, and what has been
supported in previous research/but not so
boldly stated yet, is that. . . females in this
country who are in any way accultu rated to
the dominant culture, which I interpret as
Caucasian male, are beihg pushed into
eating disorders, which basically means
that, although every woman in America may
not have a diagnosed eating disorder, the She saicMjhe national obsession with
things wofhen in this culture do to their physical appearance may detract from a
bodies come from the same psychological '
basis as those that do--a cultural affinity for
thinness. < VJ;
"This is just as relevant for the woman
with a 'perfect' bojdy who is afraid to gain
weight as it is for the’ overweight woman
who is afraid she. can never lose weight,"
Turnbull explained.
She said she has found a strong consciousness-raising.
Correlation between levels of acculturation, "Which way dd’you want to spend your
life?" Turnbull asks. "I can't guarantee you
an afterlife; what I do know is right now.
You've got to ask yourself which way you
want to live. Get your priorities straight."
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Murchison joins Bridge City Bank .....
Utilities as Customer Accounting Super-
visor. /
“It's a thrill for me to become a member of
an entity like Bridge City Bank- one whose
philosophy and personnel exemplifies a
strong committment and responsibility to
the community and to its customers,"
communities where they open branch
offices.”
Murchison points out that Bridge City
Bank's ownership and Board of Director has
remained virtually the same for 39 years.
"Like most of us here, I grew up with Bridge
City Bank. We are very customer-friendly
and I think local people have come to rely
very same services and financial ability--
particularly as a mortgage lender-as any
other bank in the nation. Except we live in
your neighborhood- and I get a kick out of
that!"
"To us, service is not something to be
used as an advertising gimmick. At Bridge
City Bank service is the head and soul of
Murchison says.
"You can find a Bridge City Bank
employee in virtually every facet of our city—
from the little league all the way to our local
civic leaders. I think that is important to
people nowadays when most banks have
corporate offices so far removed from local
customers that from headquarters they
really have no idea what is going on in the
on our strength and permanence. We don't
merge, sell-out, or change names like other
banks."
About strength Murchison adds, "I like
being a member of the home team. Big
banks and chain banks either advertise in,
or move to a community and boast about
their assets and hype alot of senrices. The
truth is that Bridge City Bank provides the
how we do business."
Murchison is the husband of another
Bridge City native, Anita (Cone) Murchison,
a teacher at Bridge City Junior High. The
couple are members of Second Baptist
Church here. He is the son of Reverend
and Mrs. W.P. Murchison the former pastor
of Circle Drive Church.
Solar powered auto speeds Dobb to Sunrayce
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new, fast-growing, energy-related fields."
Students and schools receive no prize
money, but "if we win, we get a lot of
publicity and a sense of achievement,"
Dobbs said.
"They invite 60 schools throughout the
U.S. to participate in the program and take
the top 40 qualifiers from a race at the GM
proving grounds in Arizona," Dobbs
explained.
The teams of engineering students must
design and build a car powered entirely by
2"x2" solar cells. To do so, they may enlist
the support of corporate and industry
partners, but they build the vehicle by hand,
from wiring the solar cells into panels that
receive the sun's energy to writing the
programs for the computer that monitors all
the functions of the finished product. Parts
are milled onsite in the A&M shop.
"You're developing new technology,"
Dobbs said. "Our car has state-of-the-art
electronics and an on-board computer.
"The shell is made of a carbon fiber resin,
and the design is based on one of the most
aerodynamic shapes. It's taken from a
cross-section of an airplane wing. In wind
tunnel tests, It has no drag," he said.
Dobbs said the A&M car, the Mach V, will
run at maximum speeds of 65-70 mph.
About 30 students have been Involved in
designing and building the car. The A&M
Brennan Dobbs, a 1997 graduate of Texas A&M
and 1992 graduate of Bridge City High School,
served as Executive Officer of K-1,2nd Battalion
of the Corps of Cadets during his senior year. He
Is a member of the A&M Sunraycer team, a group
of engineering students who designed and built
the Mach V, a car that operates completely on
solar power.
team accessed the technology and sendees
of Northrup-Grumman, manufacturers of
parts for the Space Shuttle and military
aircraft.
In the western qualifying trials, the A&M
Sunrayce team's Mach V traveled 181.8
miles despite a 30-minute late start, second
only to the car designed and driven by the
team from Cal State-Los Angeles, says
team sponsor Dr. Dennis Waugman,
associate professor of engineering
technology. And the Texas A&M entry was
operating at only 40 percent of its potential
because it was forced to use a makeshift
solar cell array taken from the team's 1995
car.
The cars start with charged batteries, but
can only use energy obtained from the sun
to keep the cars running.
Dobbs graduated from A&M in May with a
'bachelor's degree In Engineering
Technology. He served as Executive
Officer of K-1, 2nd Battalion Corps of
Cadets in his senior year.
He said of his experience of working with
his engineering teammates on the Mach V,
"It's like traveling with A.J. Foyt and Albert
Einstein."
Dobbs is the son of Bruce and Sharon
Johnson of Bridge City and Wayne Dobbs
of Beaumont. Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. A.M. Dobbs of Bridge City and Mrs.
Yeavon Frenzel and the late Frank Frenzel
of Orange. His siblings are Clayton and
Krissy Johnson of Bridge City and Dana
Steele of Cedar Hill, Tex.
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