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Ag Reporter Inside!
The Tulizi Herald
Serving The Finest People In The Richest Land 'SOt
Fire Prevenlion Week is October 3-9.1999
VOL. 91 NO. 40
Two Sections
THE TULIA (Swisher County) HERALD
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7,1999
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Tulia Hornets Have Back To
Back Wins; District Is Next
by Patricia Gardner
Herald Assistant Editor
This week has been an exciting
oneforTulia as all fivefootball teams,
seventh, eighth, ninth, J.V. and the
Hornets all won their games against
Springlake-Earth and Kress.
The Tulia Hornets acquired a taste
for wi nmng when they beat Muleshoe
at the homecoming game, and that
preference raised its hungry head
again Friday night as they beat
Springlake-Earth 7-0.
With a penchant for taking a bite
out of their opponent, the Hornets
repeatedly pressed the Wolverines
into a position where they had to
quickly think of a play that would
give them some ground yardage be-
fore their own homecoming crowd
As has been consistently happen-
ing with the Hornets opponents, the
Wolverines were crushed by defen-
sive actions of John Gage, new to the
line from injuries, and his team -
mates.
Coach Eric Wilson noted that the
defensive efforts of the Hornets come
from not just one, but 11 players.
"Our defense is just awesome,"
said Wilson
In a separate interview, quarter-
back Jordan Hacker said the same
thing.
"Our defense played really good;
we knew we had to make something
happen before the end of the half,"
said Hacker.
Tulia did just that when T.J
Olivarez picked off a pass to the
Wolverines' Slade Quiscnberry, giv-
ing them a first down at the S-E 45-
yard line withjust one minute, thirty-
seven seconds left in the half.
Hacker sailed a 15-yard pass to
Blake Singer, and then found Skylcr
Vaughn wide open at the Wolver-
ines' ten yard line, fora 33 -yard run
into the end zone to put the Hornets
on the scoreboard. Aurilio Chavez
made the extra point good, and Tulia
moved into a lead they would carry to
the end of the game.
Hacker said," They were covering
up Chris Gibson, but Blake Singer
and Skylcr Vaughn came up big for
us."
"Wearenotone-dnnensional," said
Wilson. "Other players can catch
the ball."
Coach Wilson said playing defense
like they did set up the team for the
offensive struggle when the Wolver-
ines doubled and tripled Chris Gibson
all night.
Neither team could gain any field
position the whole second half, and
so the game ended with Tulia on top.
"We should have taken advantage
of the double-teaming on Gibson
earlier," said Wilson. "But a win's a
win."
This is the Hornet's first shutout
since beating Dimmilt 6-0 in 1995,
and the team is likely not to forget
how good that tastes!
Statistics for the game were: first
downs.Tuliad. S-E6.yardsrushing,
65 and 140; yards passing, 85/150
and 71/211; punts, 1.0/29 and 5/25,
complctions-attcmpts. 5/14 and 4/9.
with Tulia earning 1 TD and one
interception Penalties weighed
heavily on the Wolverines side, with
7/40 against Tulia's 3/15. In rushing,
Aurilio Chavez had 2(1), Olivarez
10-42. Rosales 8-23, McCaslin 1-7,
and Hacker 4(-9)
Receiving were Vaughn, 1-32;
Gibson, 1-26; Singer, 1-15; Chris
Chavez. 1-9. and Aurilio Chavez 1-
4.
The Hornets open district play by
hosting 1998's unbeaten team, the
Sanford-Frilch Eagles.
The Eagles lost two of their top
players to graduation, but the team
has little noticed the loss m their
scrimmage line or defensive maneu-
vers. They had a 9-2 record last
season, placing them second in the
district and made an appearance in
the bi-district playolTs for the first
time since 1990 The Eagles will not
give up that reputation easily
The Hornets on the other hand,
have steadily unproved since their
bout with Childress and have made a
pretty impressive running game
They have 650 yards rushing and
511 yards passing in the past five
games, with a 55-45 split on runs to
passes.
Wilson said the Eagles are a self-
critiqucing team and they constantly
reassess themselves and alter plays
during the game. Tulia will have to
keep their eyes open and try to keep
the offensive line ofS-F off die field.
Please see Hornets on.page 2A
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HAPPY FIRE DEPARTMENT accepts USDA check for three rescue trucks. Shown are Harry
Blackshear (back left), Gilford Flowers, Linda Blackshear, Steve Carriker of USDA,Clyde Jenkins,
Dantei Herrera, Pat McBroom, April McBroom, Kyle Sims and Randy Smith; Ike Lawson (front), Kirk
Williams, Judy Canalis of USDA, Kathy Dempsey, Jerry Sims, and August Hesse of USDA.
—Photo by Brad Tooley, Canyon News
Happy Receives Funding?
For Three Rescue Trucks
Activity Director Expects
To Minister To Older People
by Chris Russett
Herald Publisher
Kathy Casey is the new activity
director at Tulia Care Center.
She was raised in Pampa after sev-
eral moves around the country. Her
father was a music minister in the
Methodist Church, and they lived in
Missouri. Virginia, and Tennessee
before coming to Texas when she was
m the seventh grade. She graduated
from Pampa schools and attended
Texas State Technical Institute in
Amanllo studying interior design.
She married Dan Casey in 1975 in
Pampa They have two children Jen-
nifer, who lives in Austin, and Vince,
who is attending North Lake College
in Irving. The Caseys lived for a
number of years in the metroplex, and
Palestine was their home for the last
year because of a transfer on Dan’s
job.
Kathy’s background has included
some retail experience. Most of her
lime, however, was spent cleaning
houses on a contract basis She also
worked four years as an administra-
tive assistant in a church.
“Church work is service to other
people, too.” she said. “I spent a lot
of time with my mother and acquired
a love of older people from her. My
motheralways went out of her way to
speak to the older people at church
and I watched her a lot.”
“A few of my housecleaning cli-
ents were older people and I really
enjoyed catcringtotheirriecds. Some-
times they wanted me to stop and eat
lunch with them, or they might have
had a small odd job they couldn’t
handle on their own. It was a very
satisfying feeling, and I just enjoyed
helping them with anything they
needed. Being a compassionate per-
son, when I get to help others it makes
me feel good. I always have had a lot
ofpatience and I don’t mind listening
to their stories over and over.”
“When I found out the activity
dircctorposition was open it sounded
like 1 might be well suited to that
job,” she said. “I knew I wanted to
work in a nursing home but didn’t
have the training for any particular
job there.”
“The resident activities part of the
job is not work to me — it is more of
a ministry. The administrative as-
pects of the job are about half the'-
responsibility but is a chore I can
handle because of my administrative
experience.”
Casey has plans to pursue ccrtifica-
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tionasactivity director. She will have
to go to school and then take a state
examination for certification.
She expects the process to take
until spring, if the schedules work
out
She has been making daily visits to
each resident, ask-
ing each one what
they enjoy doing.
She plans to find
activities andL
crafts that cventu- jf
ally will involved
each person.
“Not every per-
son can do the,f
same things and"
not everyone will*'"**" UAofcY
be interested in every activity,” she
said. “But hopefully, we will have
something for cvciyone. I have al-
ready seen an increase in interest
from some of the residents.”
Appropriate activities keep their
minds and bodies active, which is
important forthcirovcrall health she
said.
“ Wchavcbccn in Tulia three weeks
and everyone we’ve met has been
very friendly and helpful. We have
wanted to live in a smaller town fora
long time and we have not been dis-
appointed. Everything is so conve-
nient and there is not so much traffic.
We also wanted to live closer to our
parents in Dumas and Pampa Over-
all. we arc both very happv to be in
Tulia.”
Please sec ACTIVITY on pg 2A
by Patricia Gardner
Herald Assistant Editor
The Happy Fire Department has
been looking for funding for their
emergency sendees and finallyfound
it!
The U.S. Department of Agri-
culture’s rural development division
- a dfbt:.
free grant of^OjOtfO for a total of
$51,900 to update and supply a fire
truck and a rescue truck for the town.
The $31,900 loan is a 10 year loan
with 4.34 percent interest and will be
repaid with fundraisers and from the
$4,000 annual payments they receive
from Swisher and Randall counties.
Steve Carriker, USDA Rural De-
velopment director, said in a news
release, “With lowerpopulalions and
tax bases than urban areas, rural ar-
eas rely on USD A’s programs to help
provide essential public sendees and
to enhance the quality of life for all
rural residents.”
While presenting the check USDA
deputy state director Judith Canalis
said that Happy’s work in securing
the loan had been very impressive.
She said the funds were made avail-
able “through volunteer efforts like
yours that keep small communities
going.”
Jerry Sims, fire chief, said, “This
funding is a very big help for our
community. It will be a boost for
betterment over the entire depart-
ment.”
Sims said the loan would be paid
back quarterly overlO years so that it
will never be a strain on the depart-
ment. The grant comes without
strings.
The Happy Fire Department an-
swers approximately 55 to 60 rescue
calls a year with over 20 ofihosc calls
involving accidents on 1-27. The de-
partment sendees 600 full-time resi-
dents and answers calls w ltlun an 18-
mile radius of Randall and Swisher
counties
What the fundi ng docs for the Happy
and surrounding area is bring rescue
services into the 21st century.
“The equipment placed on the truck
and ambulance will last 40 or 50
years and service several more gen-
erations." said Sims.
One of the trucks being used to
suppress grass fires will be equipped
with 200 gallons of water, a foam
suppression tank, pump, a generator
for providing lighting, and TNTjaws
of life to help service wrecks on 1-27
The Jaws of Life is the newest,
updated version. Previously it was
difficult fora light- weight man or for
women to handle the Jaws of Life, but
the new equipment will ease that
situation. The old ones weighed 78
pounds. The new instruments have
28-inch spreaders and weigh only 52
pounds, with the cutters weighing
only 32 pounds. It is also equipped
with a Honda quick starting motor
that will not need much maintenance.
Sims said Happy is waiting on a
new rescue truck from Austin that
will be a four-wheel drive, four door,
duallyequippcdwithawinchon front.
He said they arc short handed for
volunteers, so this truck and the am-
bulance will be able to handle all
emergencies once they arc updated
with the new equipment.
Happy has been diligent in secur-
ing funding for their emergency ser-
vices Previously they received a
$4,900 grant from Helping Hearts
and Prudential Securities to purchase
an external defibrillator for the am-
bulance.' They aTso secured funding
from the Texas Department of Health
division for funding projects
Computer equipment and software
worth $2,073 was given to the depart-
ment to control ambulance calls and
keep in compliance with regulations
from Austin that monitor 911 calls.
By being connected to Austin via
computer, the volunteers and em-
ployees of the emergency services
now can get continuing education
units right in Happy and not have to
go toother towns for the training. The
approval for that direct connection
came Wednesday.
Happy is also eligible for Regional
Advisory Council funds from excess
911 monies, as well as from House
Bill #402 lawsuits, affording funding
from interest on those lawsuits settled
by the tobacco industry and pro-rated
to states.
Happy Fire Department currently
has 26 members on their roster, with
11 certified emergency medical tech-
nicians. One member is currently at-
tending fire academy and they arc
searching for a paramedic. Currently
the ambulance must be staffed with
Please sec HAPPY on page 2A
Two Tulians Tie For First
Place In Football Contest
The surprise of this week's football
guessing contest was that nearly ev-
eryone picked Tulia to win. The Hor-
nets are on a roll and so arc their fans,
it seems.
We apologize for the mistakes on
the Texas and Jets games; they were
disqualified from competition in the
final analysis.
Hornet Band Earns High
Marks At Local Contest
The Tulia High School band par-
ticipated in a pre-contest competition
on the campus of Plainvicw High
School Saturday.
Sponsors were Plainvicw and
Wayland Baptist University bands.
Five judges watched schools from
around the area perform their se-
quences and then judged flags, per-
formance of the band, and abilities of
sible district ratings, Tulia made a
JON VARS (not shown) produced the first bale of cotton deliv- first division and two second divi-
ered to North Plains Compress. First National Bank and the sions
compress each put up $250 in prize money. Sam Murff (L), Matt Rating on a five point system, the
Murffand Lyndol Dyer admire the bale. —Staff photo judges gave Tulia’s drum majors,
Cassic Campbell and Molly Gardner
an“outstanding” rating forthe whole
competition.
“These two girls are just outstand-
ing in their abilities this year,” said
band director Harold Scarborough.
“Ourwholeband played well consid-
ering we had eight holes empty to
have to contend with on our forma-
tions. We only had two or three days
to rehearse, and these students came
a long way in that short period of
time.”
The band will be performing some
of their contest numbers at the Friday
night game against Sanford-Fritch
Mystery merchants for the week
were Conestoga Restaurant, Norwest
Bank, and Bently's Welding.
Bryce Pohlmeier and Dusty Tippil
tied for first place with 14 of 16
possible guesses correct and a tic
breaker points total of 35. The total
points were seven.
Pohlmeier missed the Oklahoma
St. vs. Nebraska game and the upset
of the weekend, Texas Tech against
the Aggies. He will receive $12.50.
His mystery merchant was Mid
Plains Rural Telephone Cooperative.
Tippit missed theTexasTcch game
also, as did many fans, and picked
New Orleans to beat Chicago. He will
receive $12.50.
His mysteiy merchant wasAttcbury
Grain.
Second place winner was Anndcc
Hay, also with 14 correct, but a tic
breaker points total of 42. He will
receive $10.00
Hay missed the Friona vs. River
Roadgame.andTcxasTcchvs. Aggies
game. His mystery merchant was El
Burrito Sabrosito.
Third place winnings of $5 goes to
Greg Hacker, who, like two others,
guessed 13 ofthc 16 games correctly,
but got closer to the tic breaker score
with 30 points
His mystery merchant was Kress
National Bank
The other two contestants guessing
13 correct games and their mystery
merchantswereElvinHowcll, Young
and Ellis; and Dan Casey, Tulia Care
Center.
Eleven contestants guessed 12
games correctly. Their names and
mystery merchants were: Megan
Simons, Sugarbabics; Chuck Mc-
Konc, Happy Treasures; Sandy Cosby,
KressNational Bank; Craig Simmons,
AgriBio Tech Inc.; Brooke Miller,
Sadlcr-Chapman-Howard Agency';
Max Stephens, Tul ia Powcrand Light;
Rick Rodriguez, Tulia Power and
Light; Brad Hill, Young and Ellis;
Hank Rossi, Bently's Welding; Wil
Pond, Frausto's Tortilla Factory; and
Mike Ewing, Wilkerson Ford-Mer-
cury.
Correctly guessing 11 of the games
were 15 contestants. Those entrants
and their mystery merchants were-
Sara Contreras, Bently's Welding;
Billy Cowan, Wilkerson Ford-Mcr-
cury; Mario Stortz, Frausto's Tortilla
Factory; JohnHochstcin. Tulia Power
Please see CONTEST on page 3A
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