Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 12, 1993 Page: 1 of 20
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Volume 86 Number 51
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sity.
Ms Walker has a degree from
Midwestern State University,
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indebtedness of $153,(XX) is
scheduled for June, 1994.
Supt. Windham noted the
certified tax roll for 1993 94 is
slightly higher than in the past
year lor the first time in five
years.
Preliminary budget includes
over $40,000 in new technol-
ogy for the students and some
$60,000 in mandated teacher
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allocated for the Dinsmore li-
a bachelor of science in recre-
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July bills totaling $50,879.10
were approved for payment.
Several changes have been
made in the district that officials
feel will have a positive effect on
the campuses.
New course offerings at the
campus will he TA AS math for
those whn have not passed this
part of the test, reading im
provement, psychology, sociol
ogy, home maintenance, land
scape design and construction.
The emphasis of the physical
education classes will be. to life
skills.
Also a new freshman course
that emphasizes study skills, ,
building self esteem and absti-
nence based sex education will
be added.
To alleviate the crowding
class has been moved to high
school. This will allow the
PAL group and the child
development classes to work
with these younger children.
Also music will not have to be
taught on the Dinsmore stage.
To provide additional in-
struction time for fourth graders
these students will be dismissed
high special education; Jessy
Pcarcy, junior high school
completing the staff for 1993 Walker and Jerry F.plcy, fourth
grade at Dinsmore Elementary, salary increases. No funds
Ms Deaton had a B.B.A. de
grec in business and English brary in this budget.
Supt. Windham is anticipat-
ing a $400,000 to $500,000 car-
school district because of the
large number of transfer stu-
dents.
Voting for the option will
enable Harrold ISD to educate
transfer students in the school.
It will not create any extra cost ditional free swim,
or increase school taxes.
0 The Harrold ISD Board of
’.heir support in voting for the
iption.
Annual Audit Set
By City Council
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1993.
50 Minkin i* re|M>ried for
Aug. 20. Since Crowell does not have enough players for a varsity and a junior varsity
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TWO-A-DAYS — Athletic Director Mark Bateman said some ________ . - , ----
football workouts last week. The first action of the season will he a scrimmage at Crowell
scrimmage. Coach Bateman is attempting toTind a team for a JV scrimmag
The first home game is Friday, Sept. 10, with Henrietta.
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concerning rabies during their
Tuesday, Aug. 10, 1993, 5 p.m.
session at City Hall.
Mathis, West and Huffines of
Wichita Falls was selected to
make the annual audit which
will include a ; ’ '
^^ran^funds awarded, by city administrator.
Mayor Ted Miller conducted
the Tuesday meeting with Com
missioners Jim Bentley, Bill
Davis and Bill Fletcher inatten
dance along with City Secretary
Meeks and City Attorney Paul
I layers. Commissioner Durrell
Roddy and City Administrator
David Vestal were not present
for the meeting.
Preliminary 1983-94 bud-
get figures studied by trustees
of Electra Independent School
District in a special session
Thursday, Aug. 5, 1993, re-
vealed a deficit of approxi-
mately $100,000.
High School Library.
The report will cover, such
items as Texas Assessment of
Academic Skills(TAAS) scores,
attendance, drop-out rate, and
the number of students taking
advanced courses.
Saturday Is
Voting Day
In Harrold
Residents of Harrold Inde
pendent School District will go
to the polls Saturday, Aug. 14, sion which included'
Thursday, August 12,
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day voting will be in the hoard
room of the Harrold ISD from
7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
He said the election was nec
, cssary due to Harrold being in
Chamber
Directors
To Have Meet
August board meeting of
Electra Chamber of Commerce
will be held at noon Thursday,
Aug. 12, at Westward Ho
Restaurant.
President Jim Gibson urges
all directors and others inter-
ested in the work of the organi-
zation to attend the dutch-treat
luncheon meeting.
City Administration David
Vestal is expected to up-date
the group on city clean-up
work.
Volunteers from Electra and
Harrold worked all day Satur
day on the roof project at the
chamber building, and began
removing damaged ceiling tiles,
etc. inside the building in an ef-
fort to complete building refur
bishment by homecoming sched-
uled Sept. 10 and 11.
Funds for the roof repair
were raised during the May
Goat Barbecue. Carpet for the
meeting room has been donated
and will be installed when the
ceiling work is complete and
funds arc available.
Directors arc also expected
to discuss plans for Sept. 10
and 11 homecoming activities as
Public ’well as the fall city-wide garage
sale, Halloween activities and
Christmas activities. Being con-
sidered are hingo on Saturday,
Oct. 30, and a Crafts Show in
December to coincide with the
arrival of Santa Claus. Flag
contracts are also up for consid
oration by the board.
Helton said the pool had heen
leased until October 1, 1993, by
trustees is urging residents for the Electra Independent School
their cnnnnrt in vnfino Tnr thn Djstrict for usc by physical
education classes.
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Deficit Budget Proposed
In District Study Session
Supt. Don Windham said
expenses for the year are
same ad valorem tax rate
of 1.22 as 1992 93 on a 97
anticipated at $3,026,307 while percent collection rate. The tax
expected revenue is$2,925,275. rate would include 1.13 local
The preliminary budget is maintenance and .09 interest
based on the certified tax and sinking. Final payment for
roll of $1,581,762 using the lhe^istrjct’.s,current^J)oj)<lcd.
; Four New Teachers
Named By School Board
Four new teachers were named Susan Diane Deaton, junior
by trustees of Electra Inde high special education; Jessy
pendent School District dur Pcarcy, junior high school
ing their Aug. 5 special session teacher and coach; and Tonya
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Contracts were extended to
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ELECTRA, TEXAS
Classes Begin Tuesday
In Electra Schools
at 3 p.m. Students who reside
in town may leave at that time.
Others may want to ride a bus
at 3:30. On Fridays, the fourth
graders will attend the high
school pep rallies and will be
dismissed at high school.
All other students will con-
tinue to be dismissed at 2:30
p.m. The in town buses will run
at that time.
Dismissal time for junior high
students will be 3 p.m. High
school classes are over at 3:13
p.m.
Afternoon buses will
their routes at 3:35 p.m. to
allow students to attend after
school tutorial sessions.
Parents whose children ride'
the morning in town buses are
asked not to have their students
at the designated stops until 7:20
a.m.
These stops are on each
school campus, the Administra-
tion Building and the Eastview
Homes.
The first student holiday will
be labor Day, September 6.
from Texas Tech, and special
education and elementary cor
tificate from Midwestern State ryover from last year.
Hearing for the Academic University. Coach Pearcy has
Excellence Indicator System
(AEIS) report will be held as . .
a part of the regular meeting of health (K -12) from Southwest
the Electra Independent School •
District board of trustees on
Tuesday, Aug. 17, at 7 p.m. in
the Administration Building.
All residents of the district and EP,ey ho,ds
are invited to attend the meeting dcgree from the University of
which will be held in the Electra North Tc*as.
In other business the trustees
accepted a bid of $567 from Ray-
Norton for property located at
500 Avenue D, and agreed to
seek bids for property located at
801 North Wichita.
Trustees also accepted hids
for bread for the 1993 94
school year from Mrs. Baird’s
Bakeries, Inc. Supt. Windham
said bread prices are the same
as the last school vear.
Board President .Iannis Hay
ers conducted the special scs-
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1993, to cast ballots on Option work session.
Four of Senate Bill Seven. o I u ia
Supt. Don Fritsche said Tues splash Day
To End Season
For Swim Pool
< . o A Splash Day on Saturday,
correctly classified as a wealthy Aug. 14, will mark the closing
of Electra Municipal Swimming
Pool for the 1993 summer
season.
Superintendent of
Works Ed Helton said the pool
will close Saturday with the tra-
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wa^er^irum manufactured by NA TOO here
° 'was 67 foot long and 15 and
ken by truck to Houston where it was loaded on a ship
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tO*Jaska foTr an offshore drilling rig. The vessel
a half foot in diameter. It was t“!;_.. .
bound for Alaska via the Panama Canal.
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Summer vacation for Electra
students will officially end at 8
a.m. Tuesday when the first day
,of the 1993-94 year begins.
New students who have not
enrolled are urged to do so
before the opening date. Schoo!
offices are open from 9 a.m.to '3
p.m.
Documents needed for enroll-
ment include report cards from
last school attended, immuniza-
tion records, social security
number and a birth certificate
for students entering kinder-
garten.
It is also helpful if the address
of the last school attended, can
be provided.
Parents of new students also
need to complete the free/reduced at Dinsmore the head start
meal forms at the time of enrol 1 -
ment if they wish their children
to participate in this program.
Children cannot be a part
of the program until the forms
are complete and eligibility
determined.
An orientation session for par-
ents of kindergarten students
will be held at 8 a.m. Tuesday in
the classroom of their student.
Names will be posted outside the
door of the rooms.
At the meeting the teachers
will discuss their programs with
' the parents.- The kindergarten-
ers will begin attending classes
on Wednesday.
Parents unable to attend
should contact the principal’s
office at 495-3682 to schedule
a meeting with their child’s
teacher.
At the high school students
will report to home rooms at
8 a.m. Tuesday. Assignments
are: Freshmen in room C5;
sophomores in room Bl; juniors
in rooms Cl and CIO; seniors in
the library.
An assembly will be held
at 8:20 a.m. to introduce
the faculty, review student
handbook and hear a guest
speaker.
The balance of the day will
be spent following the student’s
schedules.
High School students are re-
minded that their health records
must be up to date. letters were Secretary Bob Meeks said the
sent in June to those who need work on f
shots. was complete. Included in the
Principal Danny Clack also cost was $81,000, construction;
wanted to remind high school $29,324 in labor and equip
students that if they wish to ment costs provided by the City;
change their schedules, they-' $12,000 in engineering costs and
must do so before the first day of $12,266 in administration Tees cont’nue until Tuesday, Aug.
school. No changes will be made of which $266 was local. 31 > according to Publishers
until the first week of classes July bills totaling $50,879.10 leddie and Jeannette Miller,
has been completed. were approved for payment. The sale began Aug.
City commissioners selected Commissioners noted that over
an auditor for 1992 93, and 60 new electrical customers had
named a local health authority been transferred from Texas
Utilities.
A special meeting of com
missioners will be held at 4:30
p.m.on Thursday, Aug. 12,
with two agenda items a re-
port of workers compensation
single audit of coverage and a report from the
the Texas Community Develop-
ment Program.
Animal Control Officer Jim
Gibson was appointed as the Io
cal health authority concerning
rabies.
A public hearing was held
to allow for final public com-
ment regarding the completion
of the 1991 Texas Commu
nity Development Program wa-
ter improvement project. City
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