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Marvelous Monday...no it will be
Terrific Tuesday again!
“We had hoped to change the day of our afterschool home-
work/fellowship program, but it did not work out. Please mark
your calendars, TERRIFIC TUESDAY will begin September 14.
Sign up forms will be available at Goldthwaite Elementary School
this week. This is a program to help with studies, therefore, we are
limiting enrollment to only the 1st through 5th grades,” said Susan
Lindsey.
“We are always looking for volunteers to share their time and
talents. If you enjoy making arts and crafts, playing games, tutor-
ing or helping in the kitchen and are willing to volunteer one or
two hours on Tuesday afternoon, please contact Susan Lindsey
(1st Methodist 648-3026) Butch Foster (1st Baptist 648-3369) or
Stewart Farrell 648-3047),” she said.
“Please help make this a successful community program,” she
added.
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Vol. 109, No. 8 • Goldthwaite, Mills County, Tx 76844 • Wed., Sept. 1,2004
Preparations underway for an-
nual Cooperative food drive
planned here for September 24th
Central Texas Telephone and Central Texas Communi-
cations are getting ready for the 5th Annual Mills County
Cooperative Food Drive. This year the drive will be held at
Schwartz’s parking lot (1500 Fisher Street) on Friday, Sep-
tember 24th, from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.
“The food pantry is very low and we need everyone in
the community to support the Food Drive. The food pantry
is extremely important to Mills County as it helps approxi-
mately 30 to 40 families a month put food on their table,”
said Cindy Hayes, Public Relations Coordinator of the Co-
operative. ' ......
“This year we are doing things differently so that the en-
tire community will feel more a part of the food drive. We
would also like each business to consider donating an item
for prize drawings. People who bring 15 or more canned
goods will be eligible for the drawings. In the next few days,
the businesses in Mills County will be contacted about their
donations,” Hayes said.
“Goldthwaite schools are always an enormous help each
year. They sponsor a competition among each grade and
the children always donate a large amount of items. After
each Food Drive, the elementary and the middle schools
are rewarded with Blue Bell Ice Cream donated by Schwartz
Food Store,” she added.
Items that are needed at the food pantry include all canned
goods, toiletries, diapers, or any non-perishable food items.
David Schwartz has volunteered to cook sausage wraps
from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Central Texas Telephone invites everyone to come by with
the 15 items, sign up for the numerous prizes and have lunch
with them.
“With the changes this year, we are expecting an excep-
tional food drive and want very much to exceed the 11,000
plus pounds that were donated last year!” Hayes said.
Gang tackling...
Eagles fall a little short
in opener; drop game to
Irion Co. Hornets, 34-28
Goldthwaite’s Eagles, re- kick and all four for the
assigned to Class A by the evening.
University Interscholastic The Eagles defense held the
League, opened their 2004 Hornets and a punt was
football campaign against the bobbled and the Hornets took
Irion County Hornets last Fri- over on the Eagles 42 yard line
day evening at Brownwood’s as the quarter ended.
Gordon Wood Stadium. A quarterback scramble on
The weather and the artifi- a “busted play” netted 15
cial turf was perfect for the yards, and the Eagles defense
game, but unfortunately, the rose to the occasion by sack-
Eagles’ game was not quite so ing the quarterback on a fourth
perfect, and several costly down.
mistakes allowed the Hornets Another long drive, this
to take a 34-28 win over the time needing only seven plays
Eagles. to cover 92 yards, the Eagles
Stacking up equal or supe- went ahead 14-7. Final 55
rior in most areas of the game, yards was covered when
the often overlooked kicking Stegemoller hit a streaking
game, in particular, the punt- Moseley on a pass and the
ing aspect, gave the Eagles fits speedy back raced in for the
in the contest. The Eagles had score with 13:08 to go in the
In the top photo, a swarm of Eagles defensive players trouble both with the punt re- half.
bring down the Irion cCounty quarterbck during a turn and punt teams, mishan- Irion County countered
big goal line stand by the Eagles. The Hornets had a dling a couple of returns and with their own drive, complet-
.„1. getting a roughing the kicker ing a 58 yard pass and run play
irst and ten from the Eagles 16 yard line and were penalty to give the Hornets to tie the game at 14-14 with
stopped short of a first down on this play. Eagles shown renewed momentum. 2:01 in the half.
are Epi Balencia, 40, Chuck Horton, 63, Shaun Nor- The Eagles won the toss and The Eagles were held on
wood, 31, Jamie Moore 44. The Eagles took the ball elected to receive. An errant their next possession, aided by
92 yards for a touchdown on the next drive to go ahead snap gave the Eagles a fourth a 15 yard chop block pen-
.and long and a punt ensued, alty. A punt was returned all
m the game 14-7. The Black and Gold Eagles are open The 1 8-yard effort gave the the way for a TD, but the Hor-
this week, and will return to Brownwood on Friday, Hornets a first at the Eagles 30 nets were guilty of a block in
September 10 to play San Saba’s Armadillos. In the yard line. the back and the play came
lower photo, Gus Mejia is attended to by Wayne Car- The shock must have back. The Hornets were again
roll and Mike McMahn as Gus was slightly injured, stunned the Eagles, as iit took forced to punt but another
„1only two plays for the Hornets bobbled reception gave the
He returned to tne game a tew plays later, to score, with the TI) coming Irion County boys a first and
on a 25-yard pass to the right goal from the Eagles one yard
side of the end zone. The score line. A quarterback sneak
came with 9:09 to go in the completed the scoring oppor-
first period. The point after tunity and it was 21-14 with
kick was good and the Eagles 10:39 to go in the third frame.
were down 7-0.
Irion County answered with
Countering with a nifty another score when a pass was
time-consuming 17-play, 76 intercepted. However, the
yard drive, the Eagles tied the Eagles stopped the Hornets
game at 7-7 with 1:24 to go in and another punt was tried,
the first quarter. Running back This time the Eagles roughed
Tye Moseley picked up 27 of the kicker, giving the Hornets
the yards on the ground while a first down. Three pass
Jamie Moore picked up 13 on completions later the Hornets
a pass reception from Justin connected on an eight yard
Stegemoller. Stegemoller pass to go ahead 28-14 with
found wide receiver Zach
Duncan open in the end zone
for the final 15 yards and the
score. Eagles kicker Tyler
Schmidt was perfect on this
3:16 to go in the third quarter.
Roaring back, the Eagles
terminated an 88 yard drive
(Please see EAGLES, Page 15)
Commissioners Court gives final
approval to deficit budget; county
coffers continue downward trend
Mills County’s Commis- natives are to raise taxes or to “With indigent health care
sioners Court voted 4-1 to cut services. and other unfunded mandates
approve the budget for the Auditor Charles Miles said from the state, our budget is
coming fiscal year on Tuesday the county’s surplus of five getting harder to balance,”
afternoon in a special called years ago was $1,450,000 and Lindsey said.
meeting. now is projected to dip under Bunting added: “I’d rather
After nearly an hour of dis- $1,000,000 with this next bud- use some of the surplus instead
cussion, centering mostly on get. of going up on taxes.”
the $172,935.84 -deficit pro- “I really think that at the end County employees will re-
jection, Commissioner Lee of the year, we’ll still have ceive a 2-1/2% pay raise this
Roy Schwartz moved to ap- over $1 million,” Lindsey next year, amounting to about
prove the document, and re- said. Operating funds for the $30,000 additional funding,
ceived a second from Carroll county amount to $2,335,000 A tax rate of $.5835 was
Bunting. Commissioner John annually, so he said the surplus adopted by the court, also on
. Mann and Judge Rob Lindsey
also voted in favor, while
Commissioner Farrel Thorne
voted against.
5 “It looks like we are getting
deeper in debt instead of get-
ting out of it,” Thorne said. “I
just don’t know what to do
about it,” he added.
2004 Eagles Varsity Cheerleaders Lindsey said that the county
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These exciting and energetic cheerleaders are leading the yells and spirit for ing expenses and understating
2 P. • E revenues in recent years
the Goldthwaite Eagles in the 2004 season. They are, left to right: Nancy budgets. He said this year’s
Rodriguez, Chelsey Knight, Kayla Riewe, Raecee Farmer, Faith Schuster, projected $190,000 deficit will
Mascot Chelsey Smith, Lindsey Head, Jaclyn Summy and Robin Kerby, probably come in around
•. Air$51,000 down. He said alter-
Cheerleader sponsor is Annette Watson.
is adequate to cover over five a 4-1 vote, with Thorne vot-
months of operations with no ing against.
additional income.
9-11 Ceremony slated for
Saturday, Sept. 11th
The east side of the Mills County Courthouse lawn will
be the setting for a 9-11 ceremony to be held Saturday, Sep-
tember 11th, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Program highlights will
include the local Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, a brief talk
from Goldthwaite’s Mayor Mike McMahan, a poem by State
Representative Sid Miller, presentation of plaques, Goldth-
waite High School Band, and the sounding of alarms.
Everyone is cordially invited to attend. More information
will be forthcoming in next week’s paper.
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