Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 17, 1987 Page: 1 of 10
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95th Year of Publication No. 35
Kerens, Texas 75144
September 17, 1987
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KISD BEGINS NEW SCHOOL TERM WITH ROUTINE AND
NOT-SO-ROUtlNE MATTERS
JOHN ROBINSON, NAVARRO COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS
ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT, PRESENTS BILL STO-
VALL WITH TIE FIREFIGHTER OF HE YEAR
AWARD FOR 1987
Bill Stovall, a member
of the Kerens Volunteer
Fire Department, was hon-
ored, August 18, by be-
ing named Navarro County
Firefighter of the Year.
This award was made by
the Navarro County Fire-
fighters Association.
President John Robinson
presented Stovall with a
plaque in recognition of
his outstanding service
in the area of local fi-
re fight ing.
Stovall, 23, joined the
Kerens department in
1975, although, according
to his mother, he "has
been going to fires with
his Daddy and the late
B. P. Berry since he was
in diapers."
He is currently serving
as the assistant chief
of the KVFD. He has had
many years of Texas A&M
schooling, starting when
he was only 16 years old.
He has also attended Hen-
derson County, Navarro
County and Texas Forest
Service training. He has
had first aid and CPR
training. He
does much of the mechani-
cal work on the trucks.
Jim Bob Ivey, KVFD Mar-
shal reports that "when
a fire comes in, "Stovall
closes up his place of
business...and then works
late at night to complete
his work."
Stovall's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T-Bone Stovall
and his sister, Jackie,
are "very proud of Bill
and we feel that he is
deserving of this honor."
GARBAGE PICK UP SCHEDULE CHANGES...
COLLECTION FOR ENTIRE COMMUNITY
WILL BE SAME DAY STARTING OCT 1
Recently Mayor Ottis Ray
'Spurlock asked for input
from local citizens as to
whether they want an add-
itional trash collection
at the cost of $1 per mo-
nth .
The response, garnered at
the City Municipal Office
and the Kerens Chamber of
Commerce was overwhelm-
ingly against a second
collection.
Therefore, Spurlock an-
nounces that beginning
October 1, there will be
only one pick-up per we-
ek. What was formerly two
runs will now be made in
one day.
Garbage on streets run-
ning east and west will
now be picked up in the
morning; streets running
north and south will be
serviced in the afterno-
on .
The city crews will lea-
ve the maintenance yard
at 7:30 on Thursday morn-
ings.
■ Residents are reminded
that only trash in bags
or 30 gallon containers
will be collected. Brush
and large appliance or
similar items cannot be
picked up.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
Subscription rates for
the Kerens Tribune are
as follows:
Individual copies are
25c;
Yearly rates are $8 in
Navarro County, $9 el-
sewhere in Texas and
$10 out of state.
Subscriptions due this
month are:
Buster Atkeisson, Mrs.
Margaret Earley, Bill Es-
tes, Joe Graves, Chris
Henderson, Marvin Hender-
son, W. G. Holleman, Joe
Dan Kilcrease, Bob Lan-
caster, Joe Mayer, Mrs.
Annie Morton, Lula Mart-
in, Bill Robinson, Billy
R. Shelton, Lillian Sp-
eed, Ross Tarkington,
Kip Whorton and Barbara
Williams
All members of the Ker-
ens Independent School
Board of Trustees were
present for the September
meeting, Monday night.
Also present were James
Vannoy, Assistant Super-
intendent, Principals
George Edwards and Ron
Henderson and Tax Collec-
tor Calvin Franklin.
Board President T. E.
Layfield presided and led
the group through the
agenda.
Franklin presented the
following report:
As of August 31, 1987
Current Collections were
$3,920.76 for a total of
$442,042.62;
Delinquent Collections
were $706.75 for a total
of $31,224.01;
Miscellaneous Collecti-
ons were $8,107.50 for a
total of $15,349.66.
Disbursements included
$3,373.21 to Interest &
Sinking for a total of
$165,581.39;
$6,423.68 to Local Main-
tenance for a total of
$321,669.61 with refunds
of $1,365.29.
With a starting 1986 le-
vy of $499,389.87 less
errors of $14,520.99 plus
supplements of $9,314.39,
the total tax levy as of
August 31, 1987 was
$494,183.27.
This represents 89.45%
of current collections
and 98.70% of total col-
lections .
He indicated that this
percentage is "down some-
what from previuos year-
s'' and attributed it to
several bankruptcy situ-
ations affecting the lo-
cal taxing entity.
Franklin also reported
on the proposed Navarro
County Appraisal District
budget. This budget was
approved after noting th-
at the Kerens portion was
lower than last year.
Carmack Watkins of Wat-
kins Construction Co. of
Corsicana addressed the
KERENS POLICE DEPARTMENT
ISSUES 169 TICKETS
FOR AUGUST
The City of Kerens Poli-
ce Department made the
following report to the
City Council concerning
the month of August:
Tickets issued:
Ronnie Kuykendal1...91
Charles Keele.......32
Ron Holden. . . .. ..... .46
for a total of 169.
Fines collected were
$4,986.
The year-to-date, as of
April 1, 1987, collecti-
ons were $26,216.50.
trustees. He reported on
the finalization of the
new football stadium. He
indicated that several
unfinished items would be
completed and "the stadi-
um turned over to you" by
Wednesday.
Watkins also indicated
that he intends to count-
er the penalty fees char-
ged him by Mark Knowles
Architects of Longview.
These penalties are $250
a day charges for running
past the August 10 contr-
act completion deadline.
He indicated that he felt
he has enough "credits"
to off-set these charges.
The trustees took no act-
ion on this discussion.
Superintendent Lloyd
Smith also reported on
the status of the stadi-
um. He stated that he
felt confident in being
ready for the new season.
During his financial re-
port he indicated that
the monies for the new
facility, due to the
missed deadline, would
appear in the new year's
budget.
Vannoy reviewed policy
update #30. This has to
do with the discipline-
management plan. The tr-
ustees approved this up-
date .
The group granted high
school credit to four st-
udents who have completed
college courses.
Smith reviewed with the
board the UIL regulations
governing football eli-
gibility. The rules requ-
ire that the parents of
a student reside in the
district at the time.
He also reported that
670 students are current-
ly enrolled. "This is
more than we had at this
time last year," he not-
ed .
—I^ISRK
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People who are thinking
about retiring at the end
of the year should start
making some serious plans
now, David Helmer, Social
Security Manager in Cor-
sicana said recently.
And, Helmer said, those
plans should include Soc-
ial Security. There are
several factors a person
should consider.
First, a person under 65
considering retirement
should remember that his
or her benefits will be
permanently reduced if
received before 65. The
amount of the reduction
depends on the number of
months a person gets ben-
efits before 65.
Frr example, the reduct-
ion amounts to 20 percent
at 62, 1/3 percent at
63, and 6 2/3 percent at
64. The reduction is fig-
ured by the actual number
of months a person is un-
der age 65. Future cost
of living benefit increa-
ses will also be reduced
by the same amount.
Other factors can infl-
uence a person's decision
to retire, Helmer said.
Availability of a company
pension could be a fact-
or. So could the person's
ability to continue work-
ing.
At any rate, a person
should apply for retirem-
ent checks two or three
months before he or she
reaches 65 even though
he or she has no retirem-
ent plans. This will en-
sure that the person has
full Medicare protection
at the earliest possible
time.
A person should have
certain information ready
when applying, such as
a SS card or a record of
the number and proof of
date of birth. An offici-
al record of birth or ba-
ptism recorded early in
life is preferred. If th-
is is not available, one
should submit the best
evidence available.
Forms W-2 (Wage and Tax
Statement) or self-empl-
oyment tax returns for
the past two years should
be available. These are
needed so that all of an
individual's earnings
can be considered in fig-
uring benefits.
A husband or wife who is
applying should have the
same documents. Birth ce-
rtificates of any eligib-
le children will be need-
ed, too.
Do not delay applying if
any evidence is not ava-
ilable. Call the Corsica-
na SS office for help in
deciding what other evid-
ence may be used. Free
phamplets about Retireme-
nt Benefits are also ava-
ilable upon request.
RANCH RODEO ROCKING RIGHT ALONG...
Saturday's Ranch Rodeo
promises to be a lull-
blown success.
Bill Scott, in charge of
the parade, reports that
he has had "good respon-
se" as far as participat-
ion is concerned.
He is asking participa-
nts to meet at The Kerens
Bank parking lot no later
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MEMBERS OF THE KERENS BOBCAT FOOTBALL TEAM HAVE BEEN BUSY ALL
WEEK WORKING OUT IN PREPARATION FOR THEIR SEASON OPENER AGAI-
NST MALAK0FF AT 8 P.M. THIS FRIDAY NIGHT. THE FIRST GAME OF
THE YEAR WILL BE PLAYED ON THE NEW FOOTBALL STADIUM LOCATED ON
THE KHS CAMPUS. SEE RELATED ARTICLE AND PICTURES ON PAGE 6.
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York, Donna. Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 17, 1987, newspaper, September 17, 1987; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth591635/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Kerens Public Library.