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HONORED: The Electra Hospital District celebrated the
30th anniversary of employment for Billy Roach on
September 8th. Billy has worked diligently in the
Housekeeping Department at the hospital during his entire
employment. He was honored with a luncheon and John
Prickett, Board Chairman presented him with a plaque.
include
teachers
workshops in
other school districts
Several teachers from this
See Award, Page Four
Man Helzlsoucr Stockton,
daughter of Electra resident
Man Helzlsouer and the late
Jack Helzlsoucr, received the
prestigious Jean Greenlaw
Literacy Aw'ard of the Texas
Association for the Improvement
of Reading (TAIR)
Tins award honors an
educator who has made
significant contributions in the
areas of reading, writing, and
literacy in North Texas The
aw'ard was presented September
23, 2006 by the TAIR Chapter
of The University' of North
Texas
Mary H Stockton’s
contributions include 34 years as
a Texas public school educator,
sixteen as a classroom teacher
and eighteen as a supervisor of
English and reading She has
served in several professional
organizations
• For Texas Council of
Teachers of English Language
Arts, Stockton served the
sequence of offices including
president. From 2000-2006, she
served as the North Texas
Regional representative of the
Texas Coalition of Reading and
English Supervisors of Texas
(CREST)
Her publications
articles for ’English in Texas”,
and poetry' in the
interdisciplinary journal,
"Constructivism m the Human
Sciences ”
Her work in Lewisville
I S D included staff development
for reading and English teachers
Her leadership helped the district
have a group of highly trained
who provided
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OBI Blood Drive October 4
2007 Centennial
Cook Books Ready
$12.00.
awareness campaign focusing on
high school students
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GOING UP — Crews are expected to put a fourth ring on this 1 million gallon water
storage tank on Midway Church Road this week as the water project to Iowa Park
continues. Work on the two pump stations is due to begin on Oct. 1. City Administrator
Steve Giesbrecht said Tuesday night pumps to the Lalk wells were shut off on Tuesday
morning and water tests begun in anticipation of once again going off the boil order on
Wednesday. The current order was re-instated on Sunday.
EHS Student Council Plans
the OBI service area Schools
will be divided into two groups.
The 2007 Centennial Pioneer
History and Recipe Book is now
The program also features a
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Part of the program is
OBI is
organization
community
Wichita county
Anyone who has questions or
contact Mary Laura
Slappcy at EHS at 495-3683
The book was created by the
Electra Heritage Society Youth wou|d hkc additional information
available at "The Market” for Work Program and the proceeds should
will benefit the 2007 Centennial
The EHS Student Council The program also features a year will win a $1,000 prize The
will be hosting a community' blood donation and volunteer second will receive $500 00
Blood Drive from 2 to 7 p.m in awareness campaign focusing on Ronald Gilcher. president
the school’s cafeteria high school students and medical director of OBI said.
Members of the group are ”OBI believes that donating
asking the community to help Part of the program is a blood is an easy way for
them reach their goal of 60 contest between high schools in members of our community to do
donations the OBI service area Schools something for someone else ”
Each donor will receive a will be divided into two groups. He added ’While the need or
free t-shirt Those who wash to Class A and AA and class AAA blood increases every day, blood
is fragile Red blood only lasts
42 days, platelets only five days
Thanks to our partnership with
United Regional Health Care
System w'e will be able to talk
participate are asked to enter the and AAAA
west door of the cafeteria
OBI and United Regional Each school is encouraged to
Health Care System of Wichita hold up to three blood drives
Falls have a formed a joint during the school year The
project to promote awareness for school in each group with the high school students about
the need of blood donors most blood donations during the importance of being regular
blood donors Our experience
tells us that people who begin
donating blood in high school
become regular donors for life ”
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CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION is presented to Electra Health Care Center from
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10455, Burkburnett, Texas. Post member John Bishop
presented the award in appreciation of the donation of usable wheel chairs, crutches and
walkers for handicapped veterans. VFW District 15 Commander Bobby Stutsman of
Electra was on hand as well as Tony Monaco, administrator; Donna Humphreys, Director
of Nursing; Peggy Bishop, Activity Director; Paula Jerrcll, Business Office, and Betty Cox,
Assistant Director of Nursing. Any veteran in need of wheelhair, crutches or walker may
contact VFW Post 10455 Commander Bill Smith, 569-0462, or District 15 Commander
Bobby Stutsman, 781-5734.
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Sunday, Oct. 1, First United
Methodist Church will celebrate
World Communion Sunday
Theme will be "Peace and
Unity ”
Rev Bob Lee, pastor, and
the congregation of the church,
announced those not
worshipping in another church
are invited to be a part of World
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Mary Helzlsouer Stockton
Mary Stockton
Receives
TAIR Award
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A public hearing was
held on the budget, which City
Administrator Ste\e
Giesbrecht said was a 15 7
percent increase over 2005-06
and includes an increase in
water sales and the water
project bonds
Mayor Glenn Branch
directed copies of the budget
be distributed to everyone
present after those attending
said having information about
Sec CITY, Page Two
A $6,877,504
balanced budget and a tax rate
of $ .6999547 per $100
valuation were approved for
the new year beginning Oct. 1,
2006, and a part time
Municipal Judge was named
by City Commissioners
meeting in regular session at 5
p.m on Tuesday.
Bruce Harris, a
Wichita Falls attorney, will
serve as Municipal Judge,
working two days a month. He
will be paid $75 an hour.
Harris succeeds Karen
Hamilton who recently
resigned from the position He
was appointed on a 3-1 vote of
the commission with Arden
Warner, Bill Davis and Jim
Madera voting yes and Ed
Kieren voting no.
City Administrator
Steve Giesbrecht said a new'
Court Clerk would begin work
on Monday
The new tax rate is
about six cents less than the
2005 rate currently in effect. It
is the effective tax rate for the
new year and raises the same
amount of revenue.
New tax rate includes
$ 0 4271’86 for the interest and
sinking fund for bonded
indebtedness and $0.272361
World Communion
Observance Set
Communion Sunday praying for
world peace and unity among all
God’s children
World Community Sunday
was originally called World
Wide Community Sunday,
originating m Presbyterian
Churches in the United States
tor maintenance
operation
The budget includes
$2,068,459 in the general fund
and $4,809,045 in the utility
fund
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VOLUME 100 NUMBER 07
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Dates To Remember
Homecoming Awards - Deadline for nominations is
Friday. Sept 29. 11 30 am. Chamber of Commerce
Homecoming is Oct 20 and 21
City Wide Garage Sale - Deadline for listings is Friday,
Sept 29, ll:30a.m - Chamber of Commerce Sale date is
Saturday, Oct. 7
Queen Nominations -- Deadline for nominations for
Centennial Queen is Saturday, Sept. 30, 105 N. Crescent
Drive. Selections will be announced in January.
Scarecrow Festival - Deadline for same booth space as
last year is Oct. 6. Festival will be Oct. 28. downtown
Electra. _______________________________
Bulb Brigade -- Work on downtown Christmas lights will
be staged Monday, Oct. 2, Community Center, 10 a.m
Everyone welcome to help
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Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 28, 2006, newspaper, September 28, 2006; Electra, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1238139/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Electra Public Library.