The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 157, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 11, 2010 Page: 2 of 21
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
BHS student travels to D.C. con erence
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Bastrop High School
freshman Cheyenne
Martinez, pictured with
Congressman Lloyd Dog-
gett outside of the U.S.
Capitol, was chosen to be
a representative to this
year's National Youth
Leadership Conference
n Washington, D.C. As
a youth leader, Martinez
had the opportunity to
meet with policy leaders
n Washington to gain a
greater understanding of
the democratic process
and the importance of
leadership.
Nominated on her ac-
ademic credentials, Mar-
tinez is a scholar athlete,
having recently moved
from running track to
playing basketball for
BHS. She will begin the
next school year as a
sophomore at the new
Cedar Creek High School
and expects to be a mem-
ber of its first graduating
class in 2012. Cheyenne
is looking forward to her
college search next year
and has an eye on busi-
ness management and
psychology.
Cheyenne Martinez met with U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett.
Contributed photo
Museum quilt care demonstrated
A former director of
the Winedale Historical
Complex will be the guest
speaker at the Colorado
Valley Quilt Guild's meet-
ing March 23.
Mary Evelynn Sorrell
will share from her experi-
ence as an art curator for
25 years in museums and
nonprofit galleries in Tex-
as, California, Wisconsin
and Montana. Sorrell holds
a BFA in photography and
a master's degree n non-
fiction writing. She is cur-
rently on the Registrar's
Committee of the Associa-
tion of American Museums
and is co-vice president of
the national Alliance for
American Quilts.
"Having a career work-
ing with art and antiques
has taught me so much
about how important it is
to treat your quilts the way
they deserve to be treated
- as treasures," Sorrell
said. She will demonstrate
how quilts are folded in mu-
seums, how to wash quilts
and other tidbits that will
help today's quilters pre-
serve their work.
This meeting will be
held at 10 a.m. at the
First United Methodist
Church, 1215 Von Min-
den Rd., in La Grange.
Visitors are welcome and
are invited to call 512-
308-1969 with any ques-
tions about the meeting
Fundraiser set or
Red Rock center
The Red Rock Com-
munity Center All-You-
Can-Eat Fish Fry and An-
nual Spring Fundraiser
will be Friday, March 26,
from 5-7 p.m. All plates
are $8 and to-go plates
will be available.
Drawing prizes have
been greatly increased
this year with the first
prize being a $250 Visa
gift card donated by
First National Bank of
Bastrop, a $75 gift cer-
tificate donated by Bas-
trop Home Depot, H-E-B
and Wal-Mart gift cards,
handcrafted items by
Gene Hahn, and other
valuable prizes. Tickets
are on sale for $1 each
or a book of 6 for $5, and
you do not have to be
present to win. Tickets
are available at the Red
Rock General Store, or
from any board member.
For more information,
contact Linda Janney at
303-9529; Shirlean Pet-
ty, 321-5613; Liz Berg-
er, 303-6593; or Wayne
Pease, 830-839-4375
IN THE MILITARY
■ Navy Seaman Re-
cruit Tara D, Harkey,
daughter of LaQueta B.
Harkey of Cedar Creek,
recently completed U.S.
Navy basic training at
Recruit Training Com-
mand, Great Lakes, 111.
Harkey is a 2008 grad-
uate of Caney High
School of Caney, Okla.
Army Pvt. Nicho-
las B. Allison, Bastrop
High School Class of
2009, recently gradu-
ated from Basic Com-
bat Training at Fort
Knox, Ky. He is the son
of Keith A. Allison of
West Point, and Shast-
na E. Barnes of Smith-
ville.
Learn to properly secure your child in car seats
According to Shelly
Zapp, Director for Texans
In Motion, motor vehicle
crashes are a primary kill-
er of children of all ages in
Texas.
The reason? Too often
children involved in mo-
tor vehicle crashes are
injured or killed because
they are not secured prop-
erly in a child safety seat
or a booster seat. Also,
many children are seen
riding n vehicles using
only a seatbelt when they
should be in a child safety
restraint.
As of Sept. 1, 2009,
a person commits an of-
fense f the person oper-
ating a passenger vehicle
transports a child who is
younger than eight years
of age, unless the child is
taller than four feet, nine
inches, and does not keep
the child secured during
the operation of the ve-
hicle in a child passenger
safety seat system accord-
ng to the instructions
(TRC 545.412). Warning
citations are being given
for offenses until June 1,
2010, when the grace pe-
riod expires. So, all care-
givers need to make sure
everyone in the vehicle is
properly restrained
"One size seat does not
fit all children," Zapp said.
"As children grow, how
they need to be secured
n a car, truck, van or
SUV changes. Graduating
young children to booster
seats or vehicle seatbelts
prematurely can result in
injuries and death."
Moreover, child safety
seats and vehicles are not
always compatible. Certi-
fied technicians can help
motorists understand how
to best install the seat
they have in their vehicle.
For many parents it is a
challenge to secure the
seat so it does not move
more than an inch, that
t is properly reclined and
that the harness straps
are placed correctly.
That's why Texans
In Motion is sponsoring
a Kids In Safety Seats
Inspection event during
spring break on Wednes-
day, March 17, from 10
a.m. to 1 p.m. at Wal-Mart
at 488 Highway 71 W. in
Bastrop.
Children should be
present and vehicles need
to be cleared of item s that
may hamper a techni-
cian's full access to child
safety seats
For maximum child
passenger safety, every-
one needs to follow the 4
Steps for Kids:
1) Best possible protec-
tion: Keep infants in the
back seat, in rear-facing
child safety seats, for as
long as possible, up to
the height or weight lim-
it of the particular seat.
At a minimum, keep in-
fants rear-facing until a
minimum of age 1 and
at weight of at least 20
pounds;
2) When children out-
grow their rear-facing
seats (at a minimum age
1 and at least 20 pounds)
they should ride in for-
ward-facing child safety
seats, in the back seat,
until they reach the up-
per weight or height lim-
it of the particular seat
(approx. age 4 and 40
pounds).
3) Once children out-
grow their forward-facing
seat (approximatley age
4 and 40 pounds), they
should ride in a booster
seat, in the back seat, un-
til the vehicle seatbelts
fit properly. Seatbelts fit
properly when the lap
belt lays across the upper
thighs and the shoulder
belt fits across the chest
(approximately age 8 or
when they are 4'9" tall);
4) When children out-
grow their booster seats,
(approx. age 8 or when
they are 4'9" tall) they
can use the adult seat-
belt n the back seat, if
t fits properly with the
lap belt across the upper
thighs and the shoulder
belt across the chest, not
on the neck or face area.
Never put the shoulder
belt under a child's arm
or behind their back as se-
vere injuries or death can
result during a crash.
"This year, we are
working hard to remind
all parents, grandparents
and child care providers
that if their children are
under 4'8", they need to
be in a booster seat," said
Zapp. "There is no better
way to show your chil-
dren you love them than
to make sure they are
secured properly. Make
it the law in your car —
it may save your child's
life."
For more information
about the event contact
Texans in Motion at 512-
291-9844.
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The month of March offers two great
choices, the Hill Country Flyer on
Saturdays or the Bertram Flyer on
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the right to reject or edit any advertisement submitted for
publication, in its sole discretion. We will not knowingly accept
any advertisement that we consider potentially misleading,
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(including trademark and copyright) of any person or entity,
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urge readers to contact the advertiser directly if they have any
issue with either the content of the advertising or the product
or service advertised. The Bastrop Advertiser is not responsible
for errors or omissions in advertisements, for failure to publish in
a timely manner, or for any damages caused thereby. The sole
remedy for failure to publish in a timely manner shall be refund
of any monies actually paid by the advertiser for the desired
publication. The sole remedy for errors or omissions shall be
refund of monies actually paid by the advertiser for the space
in which the error or omission occurred, which may be less than
ihe cost of the entire advertisement. We reserve the right to cor-
rect or republish an advertisement in lieu of any refund.
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you to recycle your newspaper when you are finished with it. The city
of Bastrop has curbside recycling (321-3941), and Recycling Options
is located at 21 7 Pershing Blvd., around the corner from the former
County Recycling Station. For information, call 303-6665.
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Terry Hagerty.
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engagement and birth announcements are paid and have a set format. Contact
Ginny Pickering in the classifieds department for rates.
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information about our other Austin-area newspapers. If you have any questions,
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