Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 12, 1998 Page: 1 of 8
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Bringing News Of Your Hometown Since 1907'
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ELECTRA, TEXAS
USPS NO. 171-340 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1998
Volume 91 Number 26
Election Called By City
Chamber Names
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Award Winners
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JANNIS HA YERS
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SIGNS TO PLAY - Josh Kays, seated left, signs a letter of intent with Abilene Christian
Early Voting Set
For Primary Election
Al the request ot Adminis
trator Waterstrect commission-
In Electra, that location is the
Commissioner Precinct Four
Building
Mayor Lewis conducted the
meeting
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Vernon Regional Junior College
and is married with three sons.
March 10 is the date for the
general primary election.
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Lucille Hering
Lucille Hering
Is County
Clerk Hopeful
Lucille Hering, candidate for
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Hems lor a door prize drawing,
and plate favors lor the ban
quel The meal was |
I leclra Chuck Wagon Gang and
Billy’s liger I own
Early voting in the primary
elections for the general elec-
tion in November will get un-
derway here on Monday, Feb.
Jannis Hayers Named
Trustee Of The Year
Main Street City o|- F.Icctra Health Care Center,
Life Director Cecil King and
Attorney Paul Hayers.
Program for the evening
Jim Gibson and Billy Robb
who will serve through 2001
Other directors include Tanya fabrics, crazy quilts and quilted
Gault, Ed Kicren, Richard
Brown, Benny Dirland, Diane
Halford and Jack Hollis, 2000,
June Holland and Melinda Du , ‘
rant. Local businesses provided announcing her candidacy.
Mrs. Hering has been the lead
deputy since January, 1992,
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the theme, Main Street blec
tra, recognizing the city’s des
ignalion as a
for 1998. Master of Ceremonies
was City /Xdministrator Kandi
Waterstrect. Program for the evening was a
Approximately 200 persons s|i()c sht)W prescnlalion by Paul
were in attendance for the i;ir M«1n
annual event. The Rev. 'lorn
Medley, pastor of First United
Methodist Church, ollcrcd the
invocation, and a Hag ceremony
was conducted bv Cub Scout
Pack 40
Incoming President Sherrv
Strange introduced new olliccrs
including zXnn Nelf, President
Elect; LaJunc Lewis, first vice
president; Beth Hodges, sec
ond vice president, and Jean
nette Miller, treasurer Cham
her Manager Dawn Dunsmore
serves as secretary.
New directors include James
Holmes, Dr. Ben Huckaby,
Curtis Weddle, Din Rowe,
The public is invited to a
special presentation of quilts
on Thursday night, Feb. 12,
at 7 p.m. in the Fellowship
Hall of Eicctra First Baptist
Church. The presentation by
Marta Adair of Wichita Falls is
being sponsored by Electra Arts
and Crafts Club.
Topics will include restora-
tion, quilt preservation, vintage
kiz-i
Freeman, Director lor the Main
Street Program Featured were
before and after photographs
of communities involved in the
Main Street Program state-
wide. Benediction was ollcrcd
by Danny Neff.
Two $250 gift certificates re-
deemable at any local busi-
ness were given away following Wichita County”Clerk., was in
the program Winners were Ida Eicctra Thursday and Friday
June Holland and Melinda Du visiting with local voters in
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January
Brings Four
Inches Rain
The month of January brought
4.17 inches of rain to the Elec-
tra area, according to Ruby
Coats who records moisture
readings for the National Weather
Service here.
Rainfall is recorded each day
at 7 a.m. for the preceding 24-
hour period. Daily amounts in
January included 1.66 on Jan.
4; .80 on Jan. 5; .10 on Jan.
7; ,66 on Jan. 8; ;.85 on Jan.
22, and .10 on Jan. 31. Mrs.
Coats said last week. .86 had
been recorded in February.
Total for 1997 was 34.18
inches. The January total last
year was only .50., Wettest
month of 1997 was 6.16 while
July was the dryest with .25.
By months the totals were: .50
in January, 4.35 in February,
.38 in March, 6.16 in April,
4.33 in May, 4.03 in June, .25
in July, 3.81 in August, 2.35
in September, 1.96 in October,
1.38 in November and 4.68 in
December.
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Dink Robb and Cynthia Med
Icy were recognized as Man of
the Year and Woman of the
Year by the Electra Chamber
of Commerce and Agriculture
during its 78th annual banquet
staged Saturday night in the
cafctorium of Dinsmore Elc
mentary School
Also recognized were l ice
tra Junior Choir, youth orga
nization of the year; H E.L P ,
outstanding organization of the
year; Sam Kelly, Good Neigh
bor, and Jim Thomas, Chamber
Member of the Year Special
recognition was given Joe 1 hag
gard and Jean Mcngwasscr
The presentation of awards
highlighted the program lor the Rotary Club of Eicctra, Bob
banquet which centered around Moore of the Industrial Foun-
dation, Jan Reed of Electra
Memorial I lospital, Tricia Cato
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Wichita Falls.
Early voting continues until
March 6. The general primary
election is set for March 10.
23. Both Democrats and Rcpub- For the primary election, local
licans may cast early ballots at boxes 36, 37, 38 and 39 will be
the same locations. combined at the Eicctra Com-
munity Center for the republi-
can party. Democrat party vot-
ers will vote in the regular box
Building on North Highway locations including: 36, First
25. Other locations arc at the United Methodist Church; 37, ciate degree in accounti
Wichita County Courthouse in First Baptist Church; 38, Elec-
Wichita Falls, the substations tra Community Center, and 39,
at Iowa Park and Burkburnett, Punkin Center Volunteer Fire
and a K-Mart and Target in Department.
prepared by an(j jg yCars experience in
the County Clerk’s office. She
would like to expand on the
use of technology in the county
clerk’s office.
Her involvement in the com-
munity includes developing sign M
language proficiency, a board fl
member and finance chairman fl
for Girl Scouts of America, tu-
tor for Adult Literacy Coun-
cil, and a member of the 100
Plus — NAACP -and Mexican-
American Democrats.
She is a member of Sacred
Heart Church, adult church
choir and member and trustee of
Church Women’s Organization.
Mrs. Hering is a volunteer for
the arts.
Mrs. Hering has an asso-
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HONORED - Cynthia Medley, left, was named Woman
v of the Year by the Electra Chamber of Commerce on
v Saturday night. Her husband, Tom Medley, right, made
the presentation for the chamber. Not shown is Dink Robb
who was named Man of the Year. (See related photos, page
three)
vests.
Organizers of her visit to
Electra said, “If you love
Kcli Strange, Terry McAlister, quilts,plantoattendthisspecial
Beverl y Stump, Bill Davis, meeting. Bring old quilts for her
Marilyn Johnson and Tcddie expertise, or any special quilts
Miller, 1999, and J I' I’almer. and patterns that would be of
Joy Matthews, Tom Medley, interest.”
Jim Thomas, Bill Osborne and
Frank Holland, 1998.
Honorary directors include
Mayor I aJune Lewis, City Ad-
ministrator Kandi Waterstrect,
I.endola Reynolds of Eicctra
Annie Powell Senior Citizens
Center, David Fortenbury of
Administrator Walerstreet in
formed commissioners hours Ibr
ers agreed to increase salary the city judge had been changed
for position ol data entry clerk 8 a.m. to noon Monday
from $6.70 per hour to $7.50 through Friday and 6 p.m. to 9
per hour agreeing for the addi- P-m- on the second and fourth
tional monies to be transferred Tuesday. The office had been
from budgeted professional ser- °pen beginning at 6 a.m. on week
vices. Approval was given to days,
payment of monthly bills total
ing $60,862.14.
Early voting for this election
will begin on Wednesday, April
15, and continue through Tues-
day, April 28, at City Hall. The
May 2 election will be held in
the library of the junior high
school from 7 a.m to 7 p.m.
In other business on 1 uesday
commissioners authorized Po
lice Chief Phillip Prasifka to
apply for a grant from Dogs
Against Drugs/Dogs Against
Crime. Chief Prasifka said this
is a grant from a private group
and will require matching funds.
More information will be pre
sented to the commission as it
is obtained, he said.
Upon recommendation of City
Administrator Kandi Water
street, Cheryl Southerland was
named as the seventh member
of the Downtown Eicctra His-
torical District Design Review
Commission.
Commissioners agreed on a
five year property lease with
TCI Cablevision at a cost
of $1,000 per year. Original
expiration of the lease with TCI
was Jan. 1, 1996, with a one
year extension to Jan. 1, 1998.
The original lease price of $800
was increased toSl ,000 with the
new agreement. TCI franchise
agreement consideration
tabled.
University on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 4. With the EHS senior are his parents, Ronnie
and Cheryl Kays, standing, and Coach Mark Bateman, seated right The ceremony took
place in the Tiger Field House.
Monday, Feb. 16, is the first
day to file as a candidate for
the three expiring positions on
the City Commission subject to
the Saturday, May 2, election
called by commissioners during
their 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10,
meeting.
Expiring positions on the
commission arc mayor, place
three and place Ibur commis
sioners. These positions arc now*
held by LaJunc Lewis, Bill
Davis and Bill Fletcher. Dead-
line for filing application for a
place on the ballot is Wednes-
day, March 18.
Program
On Quilting
Is Slated
and working for the exon
lual passage of a $2 5 mil
lion bond election to build ad
dilional classrooms and make
needed renovations.
In nominating Hayers, l ive
tra Cl A leaders quoted the
school board president as say
ing that the board can create
a climate that encourages chil
dren to read, staff to think
a creatively, and the community
statewide award recipient based to create volunteer support sys
on materials submitted by the
Electra Classroom Teachers
Association. She is a 19 year
veteran of the F.1SD Board
of Trustees and has served
as school board president since
1989. She has been active in
the Texas Association of School
Boards, serving last year as
statewide president and cur
rcnlly serving as 1’ASB past
president In The Electra li>D,
Hayers is credited with get
ting down to the “grassroots”
of education. She was inslru
mental in establishing a reading
terns Ibr children. “Not only
does she sound like an outstand
ing school board trustee, but
her actions prove that she fol-
lows her philosophy,” 1 C’l'A
leaders wrote. “ Through lead
ership, support and actions, she
has exhibited a commitment to
the educators and students o|
her local district ami to public
education in Ivxas
IC 1 A established the School
Board I rust vc ol the 'tear
award in 1995 Xominvcs .ire
evaluated according to their
See HAYERs, Page Two
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Jannis Hayers, president of
the Electra Independent School
district Board of Trustees, has
been selected as the 'Texas
Classroom Teachers Associa
lion's 1997 98 School Board
Trustee of the Year. 1’CIA in
troduccd this award in 1995 to
annually honor a trustee who
has given outstanding service
to education, students and the
community.
Hayers will be honored at
a Feb. 21 awards luncheon
in Fort Worth, being held
in conjunction with ICTA's
annual convention. She will be
recognized with other statewide
award recipients.
Some 700 educators from
across the stale will attend
the TC’I/X convention to dis
cuss current education issues,
including teacher certification
plans of the Stale Board for high school’s computer lechnol
Educator Certification and pro
posals under discussion to end
social promotion. Delegates to
the convention, who were elected
by local TCTA affiliates, will
elect the Association's 1999
99 statewide officers and dis
trict directors, and they will
make policy decisions Ibr the
40,000 member nonprofit orga
nization.,
Hayers was selected as
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