The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 7, 1977 Page: 1 of 6
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VOLUME 52
**Yoiir Hometown
BIG LAKE, REAGAN COUNTY, TEXAS (76932)1
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1977, Single Copy 15*
NUMBER 27
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BY
THE
EDITOR
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The philosopher king decides
to expose the horoscope writers for
what they really are--he thinks.
I read my horoscope early yes-
terday morning and had to put the
paper down and count to ten very
slowly. My horoscope read as fol-
‘ lows: You might u wefl be pre-
pared to work and complete a cer-
tain project. It would not be wise
to sit around and build up hostili-
ties.
Now let's analyze that nonsense
and expose these horoscope peo-
ple once and for all. Take the first
sentence, for example. It says that
I might as well be prepared to
work. Well-I'm no maniac, but
those horoscope people apparently
have no idea the kind of hours 1
keep. Okay, so I'm prepared to
work. Now how about completing
a certain project. If they only
knew how many projects I had go-
ing right now they'd be hesitant to
make that statement. Besides be-
ing newspaper editor, paper boy,
and philosopher king-my wife has
lots of chores for me to do around
the house.
So the first sentence in my horo-
scope certainly doesn't apply to
me. The second sentence says
that it would not be wise to sit a-
round and build up hostilities.
Now THAT really gets to me.
Exactly who are these people that
. make up these horoscopes and
why do they think they can tell me
not to get hostile.?
I then took the paper and tore it
to pieces and went to work.
I started to drive to work and
turned on the radio, still contem-
plating all the advice on how to
live that I was getting today. After
all, I have lived for twenty-eight
years without reading that horo-
scope and I could go another few
years and get along pretty good
without seeing it again.
Anyway, it started again. A
radio preacher started in and he
went on and on about all the things
people like to do but shouldn 't and
then ended his haranguing by tell-
ing me to remember him in a
financial way. Well-I thought-that
guy sure has a lot of gall. Nobody
remembers all the good things
that get done around here that I
don' t even take any credit for. I'll
remember that guy for a long
time, but it won't be in a financial
way.
I finally got to the office and
walked in and looked around, try-
ing to decide where to start first. I
thought to myself that I might as
1 well resign myself to this certain
project I had started. After all, sit-
ting around complaining -just
makes things worse.
The Weather
High
Low
June 28
98
70
June 29
94
68
June 30
95
65
July 1
95
69
July 2
96
1 71
July 3
91
69
July 4
91
65
July 5
93
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July 6
96
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SUPER STAR SQUAD—These girls represented Reagan County Middle School well at the cheerleading work-
shop at Cisco Junior College. They won three excellent ribbons and one outstanding ribbon and were named a
super star squad. Pictured left to right are LaVonne Tucker, Sonya Rackley, Cindy Armstrong, Edie Teel, and
Kelly Gooch.
Including Super Star Squad
RCMS Cheerleaders Bring Back Awards
Five young ladies from Reagan
County Middle School were parti-
cipants in the 1977 Southwest
Cheerleader Camp, Session 1,
held on the campus of Cisco Junior
College May 29-June 3. The
camp was the fourteenth annual
workshop for high school and
junior high cheerleaders held at
CJC.
Representing Reagan County
Middle School was LaVonne
Tucker, 7th grader and daughter
of Mrs. Elaine Tucker of Big Lake;
Sonya Rackley, 8th grader and
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Buford
Rackley of the El Paso Natural Gas
Camp at Midkiff; Cindy Arm-
strong 8th grade head cheerlead-
er, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Armstrong of Big Lake;
Edie Teel, 7th grader and daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Teel of Big
Lake; and Kelly Gooch, 8th grader
and daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Wayne Gooch of Big Lake.
These girls attended classes for
five days learning new yells,
cheers, stunts, pom pom routines,
and tumbling. Each day they
participated in evaluation sessions
which gave each group individual
attention. This group was pre-
sented three excellent ribbons and
one outstanding ribbon. They
were named a Super Star Squad
and won the Spirit Stick on Tues-
day night. This is the second
group ever to win the Spirit Stick
for Reagan County Middle School.
Classes were conducted by the
National Cheerleaders Associ-
ation. The NCA holds hundreds of
clinics throughout the United
States each summer
The 1977 Reagan County Middle
School Cheerleaders came back
from camp with lots of enthusiasm
and spirit to share with the stu-
dents and fans of Reagan County
Middle School. They are looking
forward to a good year and hope
all the citizens of Big Lake will
come out to help them in their
cheerleading activities this year.
Girls’ Recreation Program Underway
by K^rrl Page
The Girls Recreation Program
got underway June 6th, at the Girl
Scout House. It starts at 9:oo and
lasts until 11:30 each Monday
through Thursday morning.
There are around 50 girls enrolled
in the program. Their ages vary
from 6 to 12 years old. Mary
Tatum directs the program and the
leaders are Karri Page, Donna
Collins, and LaDonna Preas.
Diane Reynolds and Lori Guess
help on swimming days. The girls
swim each Tuesday and Thursday
morning. Mondays are used for
contests and playing games. On
Thursdays the girls go to the gym
to play basketball, badminton,
ping pong, etc...
Monday, June 20, a crazy hat
contest was held. The winners
were: Kami Short, overall; Lynn
Tucker, 1st; Diane Floyd, 2nd;
Keta O'Briant, 3rd; Cheryl
Kettle, most original; Denise
Smith, daintiest; Connie Everett,
prettiest; Tami Short, biggest;
Laura Levario, smallest; Eva Le-
vario and Melissa Joyce, ugliest.
Last Monday they had a stuffed
animal contest. These winners
were: Sharon Floyd's bear, Fuzzy
Wuzzy, overall; Diane Floyd's
deer, Bambi, 1st; Stacy Beam's
elephant, Pinkie, 2nd; LaVonne
Tucker's tiger, Tigger, 3rd; Va-
lerie Stice's 13 year old dog, Her-
man, oldest; Denise Smith's 10
day old fox, Foxy, newest; Theresa
Stice's dog, Bunny, largest; Tina
Eggleston's dog, Brownie, small-
est; Eva Levario's mouse, Mou-
sey, best named; Tami Short's
thing, George, strangest; Liza Le-
vario 's dog, Fefe, cutest; Kami
Short's dog, Tiffany, prettiest;
and Lynn Tucker's rabbit, Snow-
flake, cuddliest.
Other contest which they are
planning to have are a doll contest,
a dress-up contest, and a pet
show. They also plan to have a
picnic with a scavenger hunt, a
swim show with a beauty pageant,
and last but not least, a slumber
party. The Girls Recreation Pro-
gram is planned to end July 28.
Summer Girls’ Softball Ends This Week
Rainfall for June .70
Rainfall for Year 9.46
by Mary Tatum
Summer Softball for
girls will come to its conclusion at
the end of this week. Regular
league games will cease with the
crowning of the champions in each
division.
The Glasscock Chevrolet Chev-
ettes of the Senior League will be
presented a trophy for their first
place finish. They are coached by
Buster Askey and Jim Phillips.
They completed their season
Tuesday night with a 7-1 record.
Their only loss was Tuesday night
to the Motorettes 27-26.
The winning pitcher for the sea-
son is Pam Colbert. Leading hit-
ters for the league are Dorothy
Watson and Kim Conaway.
The Motorettes, sponsored by
the Motor Supply, and coached by
Barry Voas and Micheal Fisher are
the second place team.
Members of the Chevettes team
are Sue Askey, Dorothy Watson,
Pam Colbert, Kim Conaway, Lynn
Weatherby, Lori Guess, Michelle
Woodfin, Tammy Vamadore,
Tonya Aly, and Loretta Evans.
Members of the Motorettes are
Carolyn Young, Debbie Noland,
Karri Page, Liza Conaway, Tracey
Light, Tracy Tatum, Cindy Arm-
strong, Gina Williams, Doris Hall-
mark Deborah Ragsdale, Miranda
Armstrong, Patti Weaver, and
Mary Jane Roach.
All Stars, which were presented
at the game Tuesday night are
Deborah Ragsdale, Sue Askey,
Tammy Varnadore, Kim Conaway,
Dorothy Watson, Michelle Wood-
fin, Lori Guess, Pam Colbert,
Debbie Noland, Karri Page, Tracy
Tatum, Liza Conaway, Carolyn
Young, Cindy Armstrong, and
alternate Lynn Weatherby. These
all stars were selected by the
coaches of the Senior Division.
These girls will work together and
play the Snyder Flames, tonight,
at 8:00 at the County Softball
Field. They will also enter the
Snyder Tournament and host the
Big Lake Softball Tournament.
The Little Girls Division will be
decided tonight when the Tiger-
ettes play the Skylarks. The Tiger-
ettes are coached by Connie Arm-
strong and Alyce Gooch. The Sky-
larks are coached by Keith Tarvin
and Robbie Luxton. Each team
has four wins and three losses.
The Globettes, coached by Paula
Smith and Carolyn Franklin, will
finish in third place. All Stars and
awards will be presented to the
Little Girls tonight following the
championship game.
U.S. CONGRESSMAN BOB KRUEGER, D-New Braunfels, Is shown
talking to city of Big Lake Mayor BUI Schneemann. Schneemann, first
vice-president of Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association, is getting
feedback on the congressman's views on wool and mohair marketing.
Schneemann was recently elected first V.P. of the TS A GRA at the as-
sociation's 61st annual convention In San Angelo and Congressman
Krueger announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate, July 4. The con-
versation between Schneemann and Krueger took place at a reception at
the Community Center.
Cong. Krueger Announces
For Tower’s Senate Seat
Congressman Bob Krueger
(Democrat-New Braunfels) call-
ing for "a voice, not just a vote for
Texas in Washington," formally
announced his candidacy for the
U.S. Senate in 1978 on July 4th.
Speaking to a crowd of support-
ers from throughout the state
gathered at a rally at his home in
New Braunfels Krueger said, "Let
us not overlook the fact that Texas
needs more than just a vote in the
U.S. Senate, it needs a voice: one
sufficiently free of narrow parti-
sanship and one sufficiently sensi-
tive to the hopes of all the people
both at home and in Washington."
Krueger, who was elected from
the vast 21st District to the U.S.
House of Representatives in 1974,
outlined four areas requiring lead-
ership from Texans and Ameri-
cans in the worldwide community
"Texas and America have a vision.
And Texans and Americans have a
right to be heard. Today, I ask not
just for your vote, but your voice
for that vision in the U.S. Senate.
I need your help and that of your
friends all across the state to do it.
I pledge you, in return, every re-
source of mind, body and spirit
that I possess."
During his first term in Con-
gress, Krueger was voted "the
most effective freshman Demo-
crat" in the House of Representa-
tives in a survey of the offices of
his freshman Democratic col-
leagues. The New York Times
said, "Men and women who have
been around Congress for years
say they cannot remember another
freshman House member gaining
such stature in such a short time."
In addition to his background as
author, scholar, businessman,
administrator, and energy expert,
Krueger has an active interest in
the family's Krueger Brangus
Ranch in East Texas near Crock-
ett.
Finally, the 41 year old former
university professor and Shakes-
pearean scholar appealed to his
supporters for their assistance.
TIGERS WIN JULY 4TH TOURNAMENT HERE
The Big Lake Tigers defeated the
Midland Rebels 6-3 to win the
fourth Annual July 4th Baseball
Tournament here. The winning
pitcher was Carlos Espinosa and
the loser was Roy Lopez.
The Stanton Buffaloes edged the
San Angelo Reds 4-3 for third
place.
Juan Gomez of Midland was
named the tournament's most
valuable, and Mike Fisher of Big
Lake received the best pitcher tro-
phy for the one-hitter he pitched
against Stanton in the opening
game.
Manager Juan Levario of the
Tigers expressed special thanks to
Norman Guess for his help in sup-
porting the Tigers for and a special
thanks to all those who donated
trophies for the tournament.
The Tigers took second place in
the San Angelo Tournament Sun-
day when they were edged by the
San Angelo Reds 10-9 in the
championship game.
The winning pitcher was Ronnie
Linthicum and the loser was Dave
Avery. Leading the Tigers in hit-
TRACY TATUM
RUNNER-UP IN
ANDREWS TOURNEY
Tracy Tatum played her way to
the finals of the 14 year old divi-
sion of the Andrews Highway 80
Tennis Tournament. In her open-
ing match she defeated Rosemary
Falfurias of Andrews 6-1, 6-0.
Then in the second round match
she defeated Tammy Braum of
Seminole 6-2, 6-1. The next match
proved to be a task when she split
sets with Lana Lamb of Andrews
6-3, 2-6. Tracy was then able to
come out on top of the last set 6-4.
ting were Pablo Levario, Junior
Castillo and Jesse Tijerina. Pablo
Levario won the best hitter trophy.
In the first game the Tigers de-
feated the Lohn Eagles 23-5. Win-
ning pitcher was Pablo Espinosa
and the loser was Joe Davilla.
CHAMBER BOARD SETS
MERCHANTS MEETING
In their regular meeting Tuesday
at noon at Garaland's Steak
House, members of the board of
directors of the Big Lake Chamber
of Commerce set Tuesday, July
12, at noon at Garaland's as the
meeting date for merchants of Big
Lake. All Merchants are urged to
attend.
Plans will be discussed for a
Trades Day to invite farmers from
the north part of the county and St.
Lawrence area in Glasscock Coun-
ty to participate along with local
merchants.
A preliminary report was given
on the July 4th barbecue. Figures
show that the Chamber lost at
least $300 as they prepared for a
much larger crowd and only about
250 were served. The directors
expressed thanks to Wally John-
son for his work as chairman of the
barbecue.
However, in the finals she was de-
feated by Jill Kniffen of Tyler 6-2,
6-0. She was presented a runners-
up trophy for her efforts.
Deborah Reeves and Tracy
Tatum teamed up in the 16 year
old division doubles. In their
opening match they defeated
Gomez and Valadez of Fort Stock-
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