The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. SIXTY-FOURTH YEAR, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 30, 1989 Page: 1 of 12
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County politics to feature democrats & republicans
Reagan County voters could have local choices in both parties this year
Reagan County politics will be
shifting gears this year with the
addition of an active local Republi-
can Party. Candidates foe county
office this time w ill have the choice
glancing around
. . by David Worst
This has
been one of
those years...
hasn't it ?
But, 1990 will
be better!
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■
This has been one of those
years....so far. There have been
earthquakes in California, wild
stock market gyrations, the Owls
arc not in the playoffs, and there will
be an active Republican Party right
. here in Reagan County.
The political season is upon us
whether we like it or not and candi -
dates have a way of coming out of
the woodwork. Former Texas Gov-
ernor Mark While is expected to
have announced his democratic
candidacy cither yesterday
(Wcdncsday)or today along with
two already announced democratic
candidates. It should be a classic
battle for the democratic nomina-
tion for governor.
0 Also, there will be two West
Texans on the ballot for Governor
on the republican side. The two
leading candidates. Kent I lance of
Lubbock and Clayton Williams of
Midland will be vying for the lop
spot to represent Texas into the 90 s.
It is nice to know there arc at least
two candidates who know there is a
Texas on the West side of 1-35.
This has been one of those years
J all right. Reagan County football
1 # coach Ronnie Rccgcr will be Icav-
■ ing Reagan County for greener pas-
I lures Rccgcr did not give any defi-
nite reasons for his departure, but it
H sure was not his record. He and his
staff arc responsible for a 52-15-1
record during six years on the foot-
It ball field. That includes 12 post
■I season football games which
amounts to a whole other season of
play, a feat most teams do not ac-
complish. The Owls averaged scor-
ing 27.07 points per game while
holding opponents to just 10.67
^points per game over six years. 1
have more statisucs, but they arc
just more of the same glowing
numbers. Rccgcr w ill do a good job
wherever he goes.
For those interested in this sort
of thing, here arc the projected sc-
ries of events that will lead up to the
selection of a new athletic director
for our schools:
November 14...announcement
of vacancy.
November 14-Dcccmbcr 8...ac-
ceptance of appheauons.
December 12-January 5...schcd
uling of interviews.
January 8...selection of head
football couch and athletic director
The second semester of school
will begin January 16.1990 and the
new person should be on the job by
that time.
The new person selected to the
* position will have some of the same
player/parcntAxurd problems fac-
ing him that Rccgcr faced with the
addition of new district realignment
and the possibility of moving up
into class 3-A
All of this should make for inter
esung newspaper rcadm' in the next
few months.
This has been one of those years
allright but, if you thought this year
was wild, just wait for 1990
of filing in the Democratic Party
with democratic county chairman
Imogcne Jackson.or in the Republi-
can Party with republican county
chairman Billie Hyde. Candidates
for county wide office may '.tart
filing next Sunday. December 3.
1989 and the filing for a place on the
republican or dcmt*.ratic primary
ballot will end on January 4. 1990.
Both the democ ratic and republican
primaries will be held March 10.
1990.
In addition to the republican and
democratic primaries which arc
scheduled for March 10, local elec-
tions for posiuons on the school
board, hospital board, and city
council w ill also be up for grabs this
year. Election day for the city,
school, and hospital places will be
May 5.1990.
Candidates for city, school, and
hospital hoard positions may start
announcing their intentions at any
time. The tiling deadline for those
elections is ntwmally 3t)days before
the election.
The county pnmary dates were
moved up two years ago so that
Texas could participate in a ’Super
Tuesday’ primary with other states
throughout the southern United
States.
In Reagan County, places that
will be open on the republican and
democratic primary balkxs include
the offices of County Judge. Com-
missioner precinct 2, Commis-
sioner precinct 4, Justice of the
Peace precinct I, Justice of the
Peace precinct 2.County Clerk, and
County Treasurer. All offices arc
for four year terms.
Highlighting the ballot on the
state level w ill be the republican and
democratic candidates fix Gover-
nor. U S. Senator, and state repre-
sentative as well as numerous
judgeships in both parties.
Currently, county offices ar.J
the officeholders whose places are
up for election this primary year in-
clude: County Judge. Frank Sarnlcl;
Commissioner precinct 2. Mike
Elkins; Commissioner precinct 4,
Thomas Stmbe. Justice of the Peace
precinct 1, Pauline Stout; Jusncc of
the Peace precinct 2, Fay Noble.
County Clerk, Ha/cl Carr; and
County Treasurer, Nancy Raihlf
In the city elections, the office of
the mayor and two council members
are up fix election Thus positions
are held by Mayor H.F. Ritchie, and
Council members Wayne Jones and
Billie Hyde Wayne Joocs has said
that he will definitely not be acan-
didatc fix rc-cleclKMi The mayor
and council arc elected to two year
terms of office.
Three places will be open on the
board of Reagan Hospital District
Those places are currently held by
Dr. C.S Nunnally. Dr J.L. Wright.
Jr., and Geixgc James
Two places arc open on the board
of Reagan County Independent
School District. Those [daces arc
currently held by Aria Mae
Schwcrtner and Mikel Jones.
School board members are elected
u> three year terms of office.
Senator Phil Gramm to visit
here December 5 at 8:15 P.M.
U.S. Senator Phil Gramm w ill be in Big Lake the evening of Decem-
ber 5 for a drug program briefing w it h local and area law enforcement
and school officials. I he meeting will take plait at Reagan County
courthouse starting at 8:15 P.M. The public is invited to attend the
briefing which will be held in the district courtroom.
In addition to Reagan County Sheriff Paul Wealherhy, other
shi-rifCs expected to attend the briefing include Jim Wibon from
Crockett County, Dan Brown from Upton County, and Jimmy
Martin from Irion County.
Gramm will listen to law enforcement officials explain the nature
and scope of the drug problems of this area and he will rxplain the role
the federal government has assumed in the national effort against
drug use and distribution.
\\ rather permitting, Gramm vs ill arrive at Reagan County airport
ckise to 8:10 P.M. anil be met thereby local officials including County
Judge Frank Sarnlcl. Mayor II.F. Ritchie, members of VFW Pust
3216. chamber of commerce officers and interested members of Ibe
community.
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35*
SIXTY-FOURTH YEAR
Rir. LAKE. TEXAS
(USI’S 055-860)
November 30,1989
Eight teams are entered in annual three day tourney
RCHS Girls tournament starts here today
Eight teams arc entered in the
annual RCHS Girls Basketball
Tournament Nov. 30 - Dec. I - 2
with action opening this evening
w ith four games In the top half of
the bracket. Coleman opens against
San Angelo Central J V at 6:00
p.m. in the high school gym Re-
agan County Owls play Sanderson
at 7:30 p.m. in the high school gym
In the middle school gym, El-
dorado plays Rankin at 6:00 p.m.,
and Greenwood plays Garden City
at 7:30 p.m. in the low er half of die
bracket.
On Friday and Saturday, all
games will be played in the high
school gym On Friday at 10:30
a m., consolation play starts with
the lower bracket losers meeting At
4:30 p.m, Frulay. the top bracket
losers meet.
Second round championship
play continues at 6.00 p.m. F riday
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with the lower br.nket winners
meeting. At 7: X) p m. Friday, the
top bracket winners play.
On Saturday, the consolation
champion game starts at 4:00 p.m.
The third place game starts at 5:30
pm ami tlx championship game
gets underway at 7:00 p.m.
Reagan County Owls won the
tourney championship in 1988, de-
feating Stanton Greenwood lixik
third place over Coleman, and
Pecos won the consolation trophy.
Eldorado won the sportsmanship
award
Jennifer Boyce ol Reagan
County won the F*8H Most Valu
aisle Flayer Award. Named to tin*
I9HX All Tournament Team were
Melinda Miller, Coleman. IXnisa
McMullan. Greenwood; Sophia
Terry. Pecos; l.csa James.
Lakcvicw; Robbie McCollum.
Greenwood; Tcra Alexander, Colc-
man; Kelly Cilaspie. SUinion; Kaki
F.lmore. Stanton; Stacie Beam,
Reagan County; and Shcha Min-
mck. Reagan County.
The 1989 RCHS Girls Varsity
roster includes five seniors, two
juniors, and two sophomores. They
arc No. 10. Lisa Nelms, point, 5’5’,
luniix; No 20 Pam Hodge, point.
5'4", senior; No. 22, Christy
Mon/ingo. post. 5V, senior, No.
24. Susan Henderson, post, 57*.
junior. No. 30. Tonya Ixnnox. post.
5'I0*. senior; No. 32,Tcrri Vea/ey.
wing. 5'5‘. senior; No. 34, Kim
Gregg, wing. 57*. soph.; No. 42,
Berta Saldihar, point, 5"6\ senior;
ami No. 50, Ginny Everett, wing.
57”. soph.
Rim Taylor is head girls coach.
His assistants are Mary Tatum and
Randy Duogc.
Student managers are Teresa
C’ostiow, Alisha Beasley, and Sarah
Rodriquez.
l irst National Bank-Reagan State Bank
Banks are participating
in "Angel Tree" project
Wells produced 526,833 barrels of crude
in Reagan County during September
Reagan County production averages 17,561 bbls. per day
Reagan County oil wells pro
disced 526,833 hands of oil during
the month of September according
to Figures released by the Texas
Railroad commission. Reagan
County averages producing
17.561.1 barrels of oil per day from
county kxraiions.
Texas crude oil production aver-
aged 1,744.425 barrels daily in
September according to prelimi-
nary figures released by Railroad
Commission chairman Kent Hancc
September 1988’scrudc oil prodi*
non averaged 1.857.951 barrels
daily.
This figure compares with pre-
liminary August production of
1.755,463 barrels daily. Final pro
due lion reports for August indicated
average production at 1.766,936
harrcLs daily.
Hancc said the preliminary
Texas oil production figure for
September is 52.332.761 barrels,
down from 54.419.363 barrels in
August September 1988'spcelimi
nary Texas oil production was
55.738J19 barrels
According to Hancc. the state's
top producing counucs rank ordered
by preliminary September produc-
tion were: Games 3.484.085; Ector
3,103.232; Andrews 3.095.164;
Yoakum 2.818,073; Hockley
2.578.594; Gregg 2.470.891;
Pecos 2.465.933; Crane 1.550395.
Continued on page 2
City urges caution while
gas valve work underway
City secretary Tcxiy Wjllc announced that a majix gas valve replacement
program was underway by City of Big Lake crews and an outside contractor.
The work will begin on 3rd street between Utah and Mississippi streets.
"There will be several open holes along as we work ixi replacing these
defective valves in our city gas lines." said Mr. Willc. ’’Eventually wc will
be working on Florida the alley west of Mississippi, and lOlhstrcet. Wcurgc
caution while this work is underway * City employees held a safety/
coordinating meeting with fire chief Doc Robertson, county fireman Ken-
neth Collins, and Chief Deputy Frank Gonzales of the sheriff's department
At that meeting, those in attendance were advised of the wort involved,
safety equipment to be used, restrictions to traffic in certain areas and the
rcrouung of some traffic down alky ways
In other city business. 4-way stop signs will go up in the near future at the
intcrsccuons of Mam Avenue and 9lh street, according to Mr Willc The
signs will go up as soon as they arc made available to us.* said Mr. Willic.
This action was prompted by citizen concern about the volume and speed of
traffic on 9th street.
The 1989 Christmas season is
here anti since Christmas is tlx sea-
son of giving....."BE AN ANGEL.
TAKE AN ANGEL". This is the
current theme of the Reagan County
Child Welfare Board's annual An-
gel Tree Project.
Each year the Reagan County
Child Welfare Board spixisors two
very special Christmas trees here in
Big Lake. The trees arc located in
the lobbies of First National Bank
and Reagan Slate Hank liach bank
generously donates space fix this
special tree, plus time anil talents of
einpkiyces in dectxating and care
for the paper angels.
Each paper angel represents a
needy child (somewhere between
the ages of birth through 5th grade)
living in Reagan County. The paper
angels will each have acodc number
written on it plus the child's sex and
age. It will iist this "angels* most
needed clothing item as well as
several other clothing needs along
with their corresponding sizes
When an individual or group tikes
an angel off the tree, the chikl wel-
fare hoard asks that voo purchase at
least one gift to help i • * :•* eds
of this 'link one". The gift or gifts
should he wrapped having the paper
angel securely taped to the package
If there is more than one gift, the
package. This will ensure the cor-
rcctchild receiving the proper gifts.
All gifts have to be turned into the
hanks by closing lime on Friday.
December 15th. They will be deliv-
ered before school holidays begm.
the folkiwing week.
The child welfare board is asking
individuals, Sunday School classes,
organizations, and businesses to
help by taking one or more angels,
last year the Angel Tree Project
helped approximately 200 young-
sters.
Reagan State Bank expects to
have their Angel Tree up by Decem-
ber I. but if you want to pick up an
angel before then, just ask. Janet
Shurbct is in charge of those angels.
First National Bank expects to put
their tree up shortly after Thanks-
giving. If you wish to pick up an
angel before this tree is doc orated,
just ask fix Brenda George. Both
hanks offer convenient drive-
through windows. It you would
prefer, just ask your drive-through
teller for an angel and she will be
happy to get one for you--or send
someone out w ith one.
Remember, please.........'BE
AN ANGEL, TAKE AN ANGEL*.
You will be helping a child that
really needs help One that ui cloae
to home
code number MUST he on EACH
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Werst, David. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. SIXTY-FOURTH YEAR, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 30, 1989, newspaper, November 30, 1989; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth656320/m1/1/?q=mission+rosario: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Reagan County Library.