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THE BASTROP ADVERTISER
Saturday, March 19, 1994
DWI
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and gave the case to the district
attorney's office which in De-
cember filed a complaint in
Bastrop County Court at Law.
•On Sept. 29, 1989 Hill's
lawyer asked County Court at
Law Judge Robert Raesz to
transfer the case elsewhere be-
cause "there exists in Bastrop
County, Texas so great a preju-
dice against the defendant that
(he) cannot obtain a fair and im-
partial trial" in Bastrop County.
•On Feb. 15, \990 defense
lawyer Art Keinarth also pre-
sented the judge a sworn state-
ment from Bettye Hemphill and
James Schumann repeating the
language of the prior Ynotion for
a change of venue, saying Hill
could not get a fair trial in Bas-
trop County. The same day
Raesz signed an order moving
the case to Washington County.
Apparently prosecutors did not
attempt to challenge the state-
ment signed under oath by
Hemphill and Schumann.
•On Feb. 21, 1990 an assis-
tant in the county clerk's office
shipped off a certified copy of
the court file on Hill to the clerk
of Washington County where it
remains unresolved.
At or about the time the case
was transferred, it was mistak-
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and have a better understanding
of how to do their homework
before they leave class," said
Pryor.
"What we are doing is adding
more resources for our kids to
tap into now so that when they
get out of school they can earn a
living," said Fleming.
"It's putting a bigger load on
the kids, but I think they can do
it. Frankly they need everything
we can give them," he added.
Beginning in 1994-95, regu-
lar incoming students will have
two more electives, but they
will be required to take an addi-
tional semester or year of sci-
ence and social studies.
A computer science class will
also become a requirement for
all students, said BHS Assistant
Principal Cathy Felder.
Advanced programs are more
stringent, but the same 26 cred-
its apply to all students.
They will be required to add
two years of one foreign lan-
guage to their curriculum as
well as one credit in fine arts.
The added course load will cost
the advanced students three
electives, according to Ms.
Felder.
Among the new courses be-
ing offered next year are marine
science, advanced voice and
music ensemble classes includ-
ing piano, computerized ac-
counting, graphic arts, naval
science II, semiconductor de-
vices and floral design with in-
terior landscape development
BHS officials have scheduled
a session for parents on Mrach
28 and 29 to explain the new
graduation requirements.
Both meetings will begin at 7
p.m. at the high school com-
mons.
enly marked closed on the
county's computerized system
which tracks cases through the
courts, said Penick.
The DA's case file was also
taken out of the active and
pending category, evidently
sometime after April 6, 1990.
When asked about the Hill
case earlier this week, Penick
located the file in a long term
sto age area for inactive cases.
,\mong other papers, the file
contains a note apparently di-
rected to Assistant District At-
torney Forrest Sanderson in-
structing him to "get a (court)
setting (for a trial date). . . and
get it tried." The note bears
Penick's initials and a date,
written 4/6/90.
Despite the implication of the
phrase 'get it tried," Penick said
this week the evidence against
Hill was marginal and the pros-
ecution's plan was to resolve it
through "deferred prosecution."
In a few drunk driving cases
which present difficulty in pros-
ecution and the evidence is
weak, prosecutors may delay
trial for a period of up to about
two years, said Penick in de-
scribing the process. If the
defendant is not charged during
that time with subsequent of-
fenses, the prosecution will
typically move to have the
pending case dismissed, he said.
Penick said about 20 of each
1,000 drunk driving cases are
accorded such treatment
The Hill case did not present
compelling evidence, according
to the prosecutor. A breath test
put the suspect's blood alcohol
level at 0.11, said Penick. Legal
intoxication is 0.10.
And a video tape of Hill fol-
lowing his arrest was favorable
to the defendant, according to
Penick. "The video was great
for Yerger (Hill)," he said.
In addition, said Penick,
Bastrop attorney Robert E.
Jenkins Jr., who was with Hill
the evening of his arrest, was
prepared to testify that Hill did
not appear to be drunk.
"It was one of the weakest
DWI cases I ever saw," said
Penick. "This one had loser
written in capital letters all over
it."
At the same time Penick
voiced shock that the case re-
mains unresolved four years af-
ter being moved to Washington
County.
He vowed to move quickly to
check Hill's driving record for
subsequent drunk driving
chaJrges. If none appear, Penick
said he will ask the Washington
County judge to dismiss the
1988 charge.
MADD representative B.J.
Hassell said she worries that
some drunk drivers may be able
to dodge prosecution for their
crimes.
"If a person did get away
with it without even community
service, alcohol treatment or
anything, that's not right," she
said.
Penick said he's always been
uneasy about computerized
record systems because of the
ease with which simple errors
can result in unintended conse-
quences.
LONG
CHRYSLER - PLYMOUTH - DODGE - JEEP EACLE
BASTROP
BRINGS YOU
1992 Five-Star
Service Quality Awarxl
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ty Cale
Alum Creek Home Exten-
sion Club meets the third
Monday at 2 p.m. contact
Mildred Jackson.
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Bastrop county Mental
Retardation Assoc. Board
meets the second Monday
at 5:30 p.m.. community
Services. East . Region Of-
fice. Hwy. 71 East.321-7512.
•••
Lost Pines Women's Coif
Assoc. play east Monday
and Thursday morning.
Meet at 9 a.m. Tee off 950.
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Smithvllle School Board
meets at 7 p.m. the third
Monday In the board room
of the administrative of-
fice in smtthvlHe.
Bastrop County Commis-
sioners court meets the
second Monday at 9 am
and the fourth Monday at
730 p.m. in the Commis-
sioners' Courtroom, Bas-
trop County Courthouse.
smithvllle City Council
meets at7 pm the second
Monday at SmithvHIe aty
Missionary Fellowship
Circle meets the second
Monday at First United
■j jttin lii-l > rill uliiIi
MCTnoaisi cnurcn.
Bastrop Boy scout Troop
187 meets at 7 p.m. every
Monday at the scout Hut.
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Bluebonnet VFD Ladies
Auxiliary meets the second
Monday at 730 p.m. New
members welcome. Call
321-3754 or 321-5628 or
meeting location.
Optimist Club of Bastrop
meet every Monday at 7
pm. at the Texas Grill.
The Family Crisis Center
Board of Directors meet
the second Monday at 6
pm. at705Spring. CaH 321-
7780 for information.
Elgin School Board meets
the first Monday at 7 p.m.
at the Elgin High School Li-
brary
•••
Bastrop 4-H aub meets the
second Monday at 7 p.m. at
the Commissioners Court-
room In Bastrop. For more
information, call Vlcki
Henry at home 321-2123.
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Elm Grove-Cedar Creek 4-H
aub meets every second
Monday at 8.-30 p.m. at the
Old Cedar Creek School. For
more information, call Judy
Blis 321-4262 or Charlene
Raska 321-7040.
•••
Dog aub 4-H meets every
third Monday at 8:30 pm.
at the Old Cedar creek
School. Call Judy Ellis at32l-
4262,
Smithvllle Hospital Board
meets the fourth Monday
at 830 pm. at the cHnlc.
—
Texas Dept. of Health (104
toop 150 West In Bastrop)
provides services from 8.-00
a.m. • 5:00 pm. on Monday-
Friday. Wednesday 8:00
am. - 7.00 pm. (Immuniza-
tions). Tuesday 8 Thursday
well child check-ups 8 OBS
(Appt. only). SmtthvlHe (600
Bishop) Monday %00 am. •
12 (immunization). Bgin (Us
290at tax office) FrtdayMO
am. • 12 (immunizations).
Bastrop Camera dub win
meet every second and
fourth Monday at 750 pm.
at Victoria Bank.
Bastrop County Rotary dub
meets every Tuesday at 12
pm. at Tahitian Village.
—
Bastrop county Environ-
mental Network meets the
second and fourth Tuesday
at 7 pm. In the Comrnunlty
Room of Victoria Bank and
Trust, far Information can
321-4860 or321-1600.
owners Assoc. Board of
011006015 meets the sec-
ond Monday at 7 pm
Lost Pines Kennel Club
meets the first Monday at
7pm. at Ffest National!
Bastrop Senior Center
meets at 12 noon for Pot
Luck Lunch the first Tues-
day at 1008 water St. ca6
321-7807 for information.
—
Court Appointed Special
Advocates Board of Direc-
tors meet the third Tues-
day from 8 to apm in tfte
District Court Jury room.
Bastrop Evening Lions Club
meets the first and third Tues-
day at 7 pm. at the Castle
Restaurant.
•••
Bastrop Lioness aub will meet
the fourth Tuesday at 7 p.m. at
the First National Bank. For
Information contact Lula at
321-2184.
—
Bastrop Opera House directors
meet the third Tuesday at 7:00
p.m. at the Opera House*. 321-
8283.
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Bastrop School Board meets
at 8 p.m. the third Tuesday at
the Administrative Board
Room.
Alzheimer's Support Group
meets every third Tuesday. 7-
8:30 p.m., at the Smithvllle
Medical CUnic in the Smtthvllle
Hospital.
Bastrop Band Boosters meet
on the second Tuesday at 7
pm. at tite high school band
hail.
—
Bastrop aty Council meets the
second Tuesday at 7:30 pm. at
Bastrop aty Hall.
Business and Professional
women's Club meets the first
Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the First
National Bank.
Family Planning Clinic meets
every Tuesday. 1002Chestnut,
Bastrop. CaH for appointment.
321-5539.
Bluebonnet Acres VFD meets
the first Tuesday at 730 pm.
at the fire barn. General
membership
fng Tuesdays.
Earnest BartschVFW Post 2S27
meets the second Tuesday at
830 pm. summer. 8 pm. win-
Bastrop lions aub meets the
second and fourth Tuesday at
noon at tile Castle Restaurant.
AniBi1fianl<rqtfm^nrffiaryMnlt
533 meets the fourth Tuesday
at730pm. at the Post Home.
Sons of the American Legion
meet tfte second Tuesday at
730 pm. at the Legion Hal In
Smttnvffle 4-H aub meets ev-
ery third Tuesday at 7 pm. at
Brown Elementary school. For
more Information call Nancy
Co sen at 865-2573 (home) or
237-25191work).
Elgin 4-H aub meets every
second Tuesday at 7 p.m. at
the Elgin show Bam. For more
information contact Sue Lam-
bert at285-2659(home) or459-
2565 (WO no.
Bastrop VFD meet the first,
third and last Tuesday at 730
p.m. at the fire station.
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LBA VFD men meet the first.
tfHid and fifth Tuesdays at750
p.m. at the fire station.
•••
AARP-Bastrop chapter Amari-
can Association of Retired
Persons meet the third Tues-
day at 10 am. at the Bastrop
Senior center.
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Elgin city council meets the
first Tuesday at 730 at Elgin
city Hat
WEDNESDAY
Amartcan cancer Society unit
board meets the second wd-
naoday at noon, brown bag
affair. Good Shephard Lutheran
church.
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Rockne 44* aub meets the
second wadnesday at 7 pm. at
fluffy sacred Haart
For more information call
patsy Ott at 521-OS7 or Rose
l tandarson at 321-3319.
Or, has meetings the first and
third Wednesdays.
Tlw improved order of Bed-
man AuxMary meets the fourth
Wednesday at 6 a.m. at 80S
Mam st, Bastrop.
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smithvllle Chamber of com-
merce meets tne second Wed-
nesday atthe People's Restau-
rant at 7 am.
smKhVeoavauptar 207anu
ladlae auk—y meet the nrst
Wednesday at 730 pm. at the
smith vide Hospitality Home.
Spanish Speaking Alcohol-
ics Anonymous meet ev-
ery Thursday at 7 pm. at
Bastrop County Office on
Alcohol and Drug Abuse.
For more information, call
321-4357
3-N-1 meetthe third Thurs-
day at 7 pm. at Rosanky
Fire Station.
Bastrop County Board of
Realtors meet the third
Thursday for 1130 lunch-
eon at Texas Grill. For info
contact Sheri at 321-1103.
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Bastrop Water Control
Board meet on the second
Thursday at 7 pm. at the
Conference Center in Bas-
trop.
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Bastrop County Demo-
cratic Party meet the sec-
ond Tuesday in different
towns. Call 285-2259 for
information.
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Bluebonnet 4-H Club meet
the second Tuesday at 7
pm. at Shady Oaks Restau-
rant For more information,
call Sindee Gleen, 321-3636
(home) or 321-2565 (work).
Texas Legal Vocational
Nurses (Bastrop Chapter)
meet the first Thursday at
Autumn Hills Nursing Cen-
ter for continuing educa-
tion credits. Guest speaker
each month. For more In-
formation. call 321-8220.
—
Anderson Network Cancer
support Group meets sec-
ond Thursday of each
month, victoria Bank
meeting room. 630 pm.
For information, caN 1-800-
345-6324.
String Prairie community
aub meets thefirst Friday.
—
Bastrop Historical Society
meet every fourth Friday
at Bastrop Museum.
— *
Lost Pines AA meeting. 7
p.m. at Bastrop County
Office on Alcohol and Drug
■ nonsmoking
Anonymous meat
ratflpm.atPto-
I321-:
Orde D CMC Association
meet every second Satur-
day at 930 am. at the Fke
station on 1461.
SRver Spurs 4-H Horse Club
meet the fourth Sunday at
330pm. at Dtome Smith's
house on Upton Road In
SmithviHe. For Info call
Dianne Smith 237-2979.
Women's meeting, AA and
Atanon. Non-smoking. For
mon Information call the
Bastrop county Office on
Alcohol and Drug Abuse
321-4357
Members sought
Local growers asked to meet
The River Valley Farmers
Association will hold its annual
membership meeting March 25
at Cajun Way Inn located on
Texas 71 about six miles west
of Bastrop.
The meeting starts at 7:30
p.m.
The association is a group of
local vegetables, plant and fruit
growers who sell at the Bastrop,
Elgin and Smithville Farmers
Markets.
Local growers interested in
selling products at The local
Farmers Markets can call Lad-
die S. Pokoray at (210) 839-
4463 for membership informa-
tion.
The markets are certified by
the Texas Department of Agri-
culture.
Pesticide application
training set April 12
There will be a private appli-
cator license training session on
Tuesday, April 12 at 6 p.m. in
the Bastrop County Commis-
sioners Courtroom in Bastrop.
The Texas Agriculture Ex-
tension Service gives the train-
ing free and there will be a rep-
resentative from the Texas De-
partment of Agriculture to ad-
minister the test to those indi-
Crossing
viduals wishing to become certi-
fied to buy restricted use pesti-
cides and herbicides.
Hie license is $50 and is paid
to the Texas Department of
Agriculture.
Students will need to bring a
pencil and a clip board. For
more information call the Bas-
trop County Extension Office at
321-2184.
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trench.
A number of development
projects on Bastrop's west bank
make the new water line imper-
ative before fall, according to
Talbot. The city's west side cur-
rently gets water entirely
through an eight-inch water line
which may not be able to meet
demand as early as August
when a new Bastrop Intermedi-
ate School is slated to open on
Old Highway 71, officials fear.
Already this year Bastrop has
added a number of west bank
commercial developments to its
water system and more are on
the way. The biggest impending
project is a $6 million Wal-Mart
Superstore on Texas 71 at
Hasler Blvd.
Other smaller developments
have already been approved or
are seeking approval, said Tal-
bot
Fisher said the remainder of
FM 20
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directed across Walnut Creek by
flagmen. Motorists are urged to
use caution in die area.
Construction to replace the
bridge began last year and
should be completed this fidl,
said Danny Smith, TxDOT area
engineer in Bastrop.
"Hie new, wider bridge will
be similar to the new bridge of
FM 20 over Lentz Creek," said
Smith.
the new water line from the
Willow Street Water Treatment
Plant will be offered to con-
tractors under normal competi-
tive bidding rules, possibly as
soon as next month.
The council must still decide
whether the new line will be 12
inches in diameter or 16 inches.
Talbot said he will recommend
a 16-inch line if it appears af-
fordable after reviewing bids.
Fisher said the 16-inch sec-
tion under the river was selected "
to preserve an option for the
larger line along die rest of the
route.
The pipe laid Friday cost just
over $11 a foot more than com-
parable 12-inch pipe, said
Fisher.
Hughes
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for Hughes' Ward 3 seat will be
March 23," said Ms. Garvel.
Wallace Lundgren and Eric
Carlson are also candidates in
the Elgin mayor's race.
McKeown
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sociation voted to endorse
McKeown.
"We're going to win this
thing with your help and sup-
prat," McKeown told die gath-
ering of family and other sup-
porters.
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