The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 145, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 2, 1998 Page: 2 of 65
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Members of the now defunct Texan Stale Championship Barbecue Cootoff organisation
donated $2,160 from remaining funds to help with SmMhvMo** recreation center.
Assault alleged
Auto aimed at Bastrop officer, police charge
Police Officer James Novak on
Novak said be was worktag
security at UBB. <Taariay
evening when he saw a man
standtag outside of hto truck
with the door open.
Shortly afterward, aa HJEJB.
employee informed Novak that
she saw the man in the track
urinating beside his vehicle.
As Novak walked up to the
track the suspect climbed in and
started k, he said.
to turn it off. The area reftwed
ana quacKiy puiiea rarwara. no-
vak said he was just able to
jump out of the way before the
track hit him in the hand.
The suspect then fled the
parking lot and ran the red light
at Hasrier Boulevard and Texas
71, Novak said.
A sheriffs deputy and a po-
lice officer followed the suspect
until he eventually pulled over
on FM 1209.
“He said die only reason he
stopped was because he ran out
of gas,” said Novak
Aggravated assault on a
peace officer is a first degree
felony, punishable by ap to 99
yeans in prison and fine of up to
$10000. The sunpt ct was also
charged with driving whBe in-
toxicated and evading arrest
with a motor vehicle.
In other news, investigator*
are tooktag into a rash of .bur-
glaries diat occurred last week
The American Legion, TYac-
tor Supply and Wai Mart were
afl hit within two days of one
another, said Investigator Paul
Alexander.
Cota operated machtae* were
broken into at the legion and
riding mowers were taken from
Wal-Mart and Tractor Supply.
Alexander said he has sus-
pects in all the cases and he be-
lieves diey are related.
Recreation
ConUmMd from 1 Trial
Continued from Png* 1
The city is working with a
group of students from Trinity
University and identifying
foundations that might be will-
ing to aid in the cost.
“We’re in the process of
making proposals,” said
Richards.
The city will have to hire a
program director to help run the
center. As it grows, more em-
ployees or volunteers may be
added
A group has been studying
center* in nearby cities trying to
get a better operational ideas.
The facility will be open to
the public and win not have a
membership foe.. There may be
a minimal charge for special
programs, such as crafts or
dance classes
LCRA grant to help Stoney Point park
was found in a parking lot at
tsastrop tugn ocdooi.
It was almost a year later
when Reed was charged in the
case.
Judge Towslee has told the
lawyers that he win continue
with questioning jury prospects
until 48 have been qualified to
serve. At that point the judge
win ask each side to exercise its
right to strike up to 10 names
from the list.
The first 12 remaining on the
list after that win be seated to
hear the case.
Towslee has estimated that
the trial itself will last two to
three weeks.
A Lower Colorado River
Authority grant program will
funnel almost $27,000 to three
projects in Bastrop County, the
agency announced this week
The largest grant, $19,744,
will help the county and a new
community organization refur-
bish a neglected park in the
Stoney Point subdivision on the
Travis County Line.
Myrlene Jack an organizer of
the Southwest Bastrop County
Community Development Cor-
poration, said the money will go
to build soccer fields, picnic ta-
bles and barbecue pits, install
lighting and develop a former
Head Start building into a small
community center.
The five-acre site belongs to
the county, and Jack said she
anticipates some county help in
labor and equipment to com-
plete the park project
A separate grant of $4,931
will help pay for improvements
designed to make the county’s
recycling and solid waste trans-
fer station easier to keep neat
and easier for area residents to
use, said recycling director
Stacy Dierking.
A third grant of $1,998 will
go to replace worn carpeting in
the Elgin public library.
LCRA said $580,000 is being
distributed in 33 grant* under its
Community Development Part-
nership Program this time
around. The grants are available
to cities, counties, volunteer fire
departments, regional develop-
ment councils and other non-
profit economic and community
development groups in LCRA's
59-county service territory.
Early voting set in Democratic Primary runoffs
In a brief meeting Monday,
Bastrop County commissioners
set April 6 to April 9 for early
voting in the Democratic prU ’
mary runoff for three county of-
fices. "J
Election day is April 14.
Early voting all four days
will tale place in Bastrop, Elgin
and Smithville from 9 a.m. to
noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
In Bastrop early voting will
be conducted in the commis-
sioners courtroom at 804 Pecan
St.-
The voting place in Elgin is
the county building at 704 Hwy.
290 West.
In Smithville ballots will be
available at the county’s branch
tax office at 105 4th St.
Democrats win pick a candi-
date for county judge. Elgin at-
torney and school teacher Debo-
rah Cartwright ted in the March
10 primary. Also in the runoff is
Ronnie McDonald, an executive
in the state comptroller's office.
Also on the ballot is a runoff
for Pct 2 County Commissioner
between incumbent Charles
McKeown and former commis-
sioner Elaine Seidel. The two
finished in a victual dead hear
on MararTO------- -----
Voters will also chose be-
tween Elgin attorney Barbara
Bogart and Elgin municipal
judge Larry Dunn for Pct 4
Justice of the Peace.
Ceremonies mark consecration of Methodist addition
The First United Methodist
Church of Bastrop celebrated
the consecration and opening of
its new fellowship hall on Sun-
day, March 1. Rev. Andrew D.
Reichert, pastor to the church,
led the worship service, with
Rev. Malford Hierholzer, Austin
District Superintendent, giving
the sermon and consecration.
Former pastors. Rev. Robert
Haring*, Rev. Paul A. Grout
and Rev. David Stewart were
also present to participate in the
service. A reception in the new
building followed the service.
Are you getting ready for April 15™?!
Enjoy your leisure time and let me prepare
your Tax return.
Carol A. Armstrong, CPA
Individual and Business Tix Returns
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between the street and the build-
ing. Her body was found lying
between the bucket seats.
LeMay said the position of
the body along with tinted win-
dows on tiie vehicle made it dif-
ficult to see the body unless you
were right next to it
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