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THE BASTROP ADVERTISER
Saturday, January 8,1994
Lungs-
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Pigeons
N
"We're hoping the doctors
find a lung for Chad real quick.
He wants to see Alaska and I've
promised him that I would take
him there,'' his grandipolher
added.
"It has all been so depressing
for him lately, but I keep telling
him that he's going to make it,
just like his uncle Mike did.
"I tell him that they are both
hanging around just so they can
bug me," she tried to laugh.
Mrs. Price's son, Mike, was
injured and almost killed while
on duty as a Bastrop County
i sheriffs deputy in 1986.
V Chad's family is hopeful, but
time is running out for him, and
after 11 years of medical and
hospital bills, so is their money.
Medicaid has agreed to pay
for a lung transplant if the
6"operation occurs in Texas. If the
operation takes place in another
state, nothing is paid for.
Chad's parents have a ipedi-
cal insurance plan, but accord-
ing to Mrs. Price, it will not pay
any of the medical bills related
to a lung transplant.
"They said it's too expensive.
I want to know how they expect
people to pay those kinds of
bills plus the insurance premi-
ums," she asked.
To help with Chad's medical
bills, an account has been
opened in his name at First Na- V4T
tional Bank in Bastrop for do- lvl..L-»r\.
nations.
to get rid of pigeons.
"I contacted the animal dam-
age control folks at Texas A&M
and gave the mayor their rec-
ommendation," said Lindsey.
He did not recall exactly
what the two chemicals that
they recommended were.
"I know one could be ad-
ministered by city crews, but
they would have to buy a pro-
fessi'njal applicator. The other
chemical would have required
application by the damage con-
trol people," Lindsey said.
"I'm not sure what the city
decided to do. People get upset
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when they see dead pigeons ly-
ing around," he added.
"Both methods are legal and
the most humane treatment pos-
sible, but it's not like you're
inviting (pigeons) to
tea," Lindsey said.
Bastrop County Environ-
mental Network President Tom
Dureka said that he is not sur-
prised city officials would con-
sider using poisons to get rid of
pigeons. But he suggested other
methods .ire available. "All they
need are some hawks or other
predatory birds," said Dureka.
Lice may appear in winter
: Street
been mentioned as a possible
candidate, according to Jackson.
Whatever is decided, the
councilman said he hopes it
happens in time for a Cinco de
Mayo festivities this spring
Continued from Page 1
(May 5). >
Jackson encouraged commu-
nity members who are interested
in the project to appear at the
January 11 council meeting. The
council meets at City Hall at
7:30 p.m.
student and the past president of
Boys Nation.
The program is the primary
fundraiser for MLK scholar-
ships in Bastrop. 'The amount
of money raised determines the
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number and the amount of each
scholarship given," Jackson ex-
plained.
This year the program will be
held at Bastrop's Good Shep-
herd-Lutheran Church.
The presence of lice in chil-
dren makes their parents wince
and shudder. To make matters
worse, schools often notify par-
ents when lice are found in chil-
dren's hair or body.
Although parents may wince
at the sight of unsightly lice on
their children, the infestation is
simple to treat and will not
cause a disease. "Lice are equal
opportunity infesters," said Dr.
Stephen W. Ponder, Scott &
White pediatrician and associate
professor in the Texas A&M
University Health Science Cen-
ter College of Medicine. "They
can be effectively treated with
non-prescription remedies."
Lice are frequently found in
cold weatha$$J)ecause children
share hats and other clothings-
one of the main routes lice
move from one youngster to an-
other.
"In our culture, the presence
of lice on a person carried the
connotation of poor hygiene or
slothfulness," he added. "This is
a misconception since lice can
occur in individuals of all social
and economic levels of our so-
ciety. The presence of lice is not
necessarily related to uncleanli-
ness. The problem is that fre-
quent bathing will not remove
an infestation once it has be-
come established."
Children get lice from other
children. Common ways they
contract head lice is by sharing
combs, brushes and hats. Shared
clothing, cots, pillows, and
blankets can also harbor body
lice that can make quick shifts
to a child's body.
"Head and crab lice do not
cany any diseases but their
presence causes considerable
mental anguish to parents.
Rules-
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west of Bastrop. In a Jan. 7
mftmo to the council Talbot said
Stewart is resisting suggestions
that he pay for extending water
and sewer lines to the site, as
called for by subdivision rules.
"The city council will need to
provide direction concerning
water and wastewater service
for this project," said Talbot.
•Ordering the city Engineer
to draft specifications for
building a new water line from
the city well field to cross the
Colorado River. Another water
line is needed to supply water to
the Bastrop Intermediate
School, now under construction,
even if plans to build a Wal-
Mart Superstore west of the
riveh fall through, said Talbot.
Hospital
disposing of hospital records
and potential city liability if the
hospital authority is abolished.
The problem has two parts,
Rutland said.
One is a storage room filled
with medical records generated
by the defunct hospital. If the
hospital building is sold to the
county, the city must do some-
thing with the files.
County officials want to buy
the building to house offices for
the state health department, state
mental health and mental retar-
dation operations and criminal
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justice probation offices.
Presently the county leases
part of the building for health
department and MHMR offices.
Rutland said the Texas State
Archives will accept the former
hospital records for storage and
maintenance if the hospital au-
thority is abolished. Since the
hospital authority was created
by the city, only the city can
vote it out of legal existence,
said Rutland.
The city legal advisor said,
however, that he feels obligated
to warn the council that once the
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BASTROP
BRINGS YOU
1992 Five-Star
Service Quality Award
Alum creek Home Exten-
sion Club meets the third
Monday at 2 p.m. Contact
Mildred Jackson.
•••
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.
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Lost Pines Women's coif
Assoc. play east Monday
and Thursday morning.
Meet at 9 a.m. Tee off 9:30.
•••
smithvllle School Board
meets at 7 p.m. the third
Monday In the board room
of the administrative of-
fice in Smithvllle.
Bastrop County Commis-
sioners Court meets the
second Monday at 9 a.m.
and the fourth Monday at
7-.30 p.m. In the Commis-
sioners' Courtroom, Bas-
trop county courthouse.
•••
Smithvllle city Council
meets at 7 p.m. the second
Monday at Smithvllle City
Missionary Fellowship
Circle meets the second
Monday at First United
Methodist Church.
#*•
Bastrop Boy Scout Troop
187 meets at 7 p.m. every
Monday at the Scout Hut.
•••
Bluebonnet VFD" Ladles
Auxiliary meets the second
Monday at 7:30 p.m. New
members welcome. Call
321-3754 or 321-5628 or
Optimist Club of Bastrop
meet every Monday at 7
pjn. at the Texas Grfll.
The Family Crtsls Center
Board of Directors meet
the second Monday at 8
pjn. at705 spring. Call 321-
7780 for information.
TahMan Village Property
owners Assoc. Board of
PHoctors meets the sec-
ond Monday at 7 pm
Lost Pines Kennel Club
meets the first Monday at
7 p.m. at First National Bank
Elgin School Board meets
the first Monday at 7 p.m.
at the Elgin High school Li-
brary
Bastrop 4-H Club meets the
second Mondayat7p.m.at
the commissioners Court-
room In Bastrop. For more
Information, call Vlckl
Henry at home 321-2123.
•••
Elm Grove-Cedar Creek 4-H
Club meets every second
Monday at 8:30 p.m. at the
Old Cedar Creek School. For
morelnformatlon, call Judy
Ellis 321-4282 or Charlene
Raska 321-7040.
•••
Dog Club 4-H meets every
third Monday at 8:30 p.m.
at the Old Cedar Creek
School. CaH Judy Ellis at 321-
4282.
Smithvllle Hospital Board
meets the fourth Monday
at e30 p.m. at the clinic.
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Texas Dept. of Health (104
Loop 150 West In Bastrop)
provides services from 8.-00
a.m. - 5:00p.m. on Monday-
Friday. Wednesday 8:00
a.m. • 7:00 p.m. (Immuniza-
tions). Tuesday • Thursday
well child check-ups 8 obs
(Appt. only), smithvllle (800
Bishop) Monday £00 a.m. -
12 (Immunization). Bgln (Us
290at tax office) Friday 9K)0
a.m. -12 (Immunizations).
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Bastrop Camera Club will
meet every second and
fourth Monday at 7:30
p.m. at Wyldwood Baptist
Church.
Bastrop Cour|ty Rotary Club
meets every Tuesday at 12
p.m. at Tahitlan village.
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Bastrop County Environ-
mcniai net worn mccrs uio
second and fourth Tuesday
at 7 p.m. in the Community
Room of Victoria Bank and
Trust For Information call
321-4800 or 321-1000.
Bastrop Evening Lions Club
meets the first and third Tues-
day at 7 p.m. at the castle
Restaurant.
•••
Bastrop Lioness Club will meet
the fourth Tuesday at7 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.
•••
Bastrop School loard 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 Smlttivllle
Medical Clinic In the Smithvllle
Hospital.
eee
Bastrop Band Boosters meet
on the second Tuesday at 7
p.m. at the high school band
hall.
•••
Bastrop City Council meets the
second Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at
Bastrop City 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, 1002 Chestnut,
Bastrop, call for appointment.
321-5539.
Bluebonnet Acres VFD meets
the first Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
at the fire barn. General
membership meets alternat-
ing Tuesdays.
Earnest BartschVFW Post2527
meets the second Tuesday at
8:30 p.m. summer, 8 p.m. wln-
rl Uons Club meets the
Band fourth Tuesday at
noon at the Castle Restaurant
Smithvllle 4-H Club meets
every third Tuesday at 7
p.m. at Brown Elementary
School. For more Informa-
tion call Nancy Gosch at
865-2573 (home)or237-2519
(work).
•••
Elgin 4-H Club meets every
second Tuesday at 7 p.m.
at the Elgin Show Barn. For
more Information contact
Sue Lambert at 285-2659
(home) or 459-2565 (work).
.
Bastrop VFD meet the first,
third and last Tuesday at,
7:30 p.m. attheflre station.
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LBA VFD men meetthe,first,
third and fifth Tuesdays at
7.30 p.m. at the fire station.
AARP-Bastrop* Chapter
American Association of
Retired Persons meet the
third Tuesday at 10 a.m. at
the Bastrop Senior Center.
Elgin City Council meets the
firstTuesdayat7:30at Elgin
city Hall.
WEDNESDAY
American Cancer Society
Unit board meets the sec-
ond Wednesday at noon,
brown bag affair. Good
Shepherd Lutheran Church.
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Rockne 4-H Club meets the
second Wednesday at 7
p.m. at Rockne Sacred
Heart School. For more
Information call Patsy Ott
at 321-5367 or Rose Hen-
derson at 321-3319.
The Hospitality House Sen-
ior Citizens Center. 100 Villa
lew Dr., has meetings the
first and third Wednesdays.
The improved Order of
Redman Auxiliary meets
the fourth Wednesday at 8
a.m. at 80S Main St. Bas-
trop.
smithvllle Chamber of
commerce meets the sec-
ond Wednesday at the
people's Restaurant at 7
Bastrop Senior Center
meets at 12 noon for Pot
Luck lunch the first Tues-
day at 1008 water St CaH
aiMai » t a— — u _
JZI-7W7 tor information.
Court Appointed Special
Advocates Board of Mao-
tors meet the third Tues-
day from 8 to 8pm In the
District Court Jury room.
American Legion Auxiliary unit
533 meets the fourth Tuesday
af 730 p.m. at the Post Home.
Sons of the American legion
meet the second Tuesday at
730 p.m. at the Legion Hall m
smithvllle DAV Chapter 207
and Ladles Auxiliary meet
theflrst Wednesday at 730
p.m. at the Smithvllle Hos-
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prcaiicy Home.
•( •••
Bastrop Chamber of Com-
merce meeets the last
Wednesday at noon
Smokers Anonymous meet
Every Monday at 6 p.m. at
Prioneer Foundation. Call
321-3604 for Information.
••• /
Surrender in the Pines meet
each week at 7 p.m. at 1617
Pine Street in Bastrop. For
more information call 321-
1120.
Spanish Speaking Alcohol-
ics Anonymous meet ev-
ery Thursday at 7 p.m. at
Bastrop County Office on
Alcohol and Drug Abuse.
For more information, call
321-4357
3-N-1 meetthe third Thurs-
day at 7 p.m. at Rosanky
Fire Station.
•••
Bastrop County Board of
Realtors meet the third
Thursday for 11:30 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 p.m. at the
conference center In Bas-
trop.
r
Bastrop County Demo-
cratic Party meet the sec-
ond Tuesday In different
towns, call 285-2259 for
Information.
4MM»
Bluebonnet 4-H Club meet
the second Tuesday at 7
p.m. at Shady Oaks Restau-
rant For more Information,
call Slndee Gleen, 321-3638
(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 321-6220.
Anderson Network Cancer
support Group meets sec-
ond Thursday of each
month, victoria Bank
meeting room. 6:30 p.m.
For Information, call1-800-
345-8324.
String Prairie Community
aub meets theflrst Friday.
Ha strop Historical society
meet every fourth Friday
srt Bastrop Museum.
circle D CMc Association
meet every second Satur-
day at 930 ajti. at the Fire
Station on 1441.
SRvar spurs 4-H Horse Club
meet the fourth Sunday at
330 p.m. at Dtaime smith's
house on Upton Road in
smithvllle. For info call
1237-
Woman in Recover 12 Step.
Mooet every Saundy at 7
pjn. For mora Information
oaN 321-4357.
hospital authority is abolished,
the city must accept any legal
liability, however remote, for
acts of the hospital, its officials
and former employees.
Rutland said Tuesday there
are no pending claims against
the hospital and none antici-
pated.
Also the council will review
a plan for subdivision of the re-
maining property acquired from
the hospital authority adjoining
the hospital building.
"The sale of the old city hos-
pital (building) is the third par-
cel of property that the city
council has segregated from the
original hospital tract and sold,"
Talbot told the council in a Jan.
7 memo. "We need to create a
subdivision concerning these
parcels and to state what our
intentions are concerning the
future parcels."
Consulting engineer Joel
Wilkinson will unveil a pre-
liminary subdivision plan for
the remaining property between
the old hospital and Hie Mar-
ketplace shopping center Tues-
day.
"In order to commence the
subdivision procedures, the city
council will have to provide
their blessing concerning this
subdivision plat," said Talbot
Why
Aren't you Recycling?
We
Accept
• Paper • Glass • Plastic • Metals
- Drop off locations for recyclabies
Monday: Tahitian Village
Thursday: 969 VFD
Friday: Bluebonnet VFD
Saturday & Sunday: HEB Parking Lot
Curbside Pickup on Wednesdays in Bastrop.
Call for details!
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Lost Pines Industries, Inc.
Off Hwy. 95 on Coolwater Dr.
North of Pershing Road
321-7071
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