The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 27, 1994 Page: 2 of 12
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Sr. Showman
Launa Hill was awarded the senior showmanship award in the swine division
of the 62nd Reagan County 4H junior livestock show. The belt buckle was
provided by First National Bank-Big Lake represented by Bob Ferguson.
Jr. Showman
T.J Hin was awarded the Jr. Showmanship award in the swine division of the
62nd Reagan County 4H junior livestock show. Big Lake Car Wash repre-
sented by Miies Tollison provided the belt buckle award.
Sr. Coat Showman
The Sr Goat Showmanship award was won by Dee Benson. The buckle was
awarded by Security State Bank, represented by Miranda Davidson.
Jr. Goat Showman
The Jr. Goat Showmanship award was won by Justin Avery. The buckle was
awarded by Roy Ramey representing Big Lake Double 'R‘.
Jr. Lamb Showman
The Jr Lamb Showmanship award of the 62nd Reagan County Junior
Livestock show was won by Corey Owens. The buckle was provided by
James and Pattie Furr, represented by James Furr.
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Member of the Texas Press Association
and the West Texas Press Association
1989
5 years ago this week
Reagan County ISD has initiated
a Vocational Adjustment Coopera-
tive program designed to have
RCHS students work in local busi-
nesses to learn work habits and set
career goals.
Reagan County Rancher Bill
Schneemann has been elected
President of the American Sheep
Industry Association at their na-
tional meeting in Las Vegas.
Schneemann will assume duties in
representing over 10,000 sheep pro-
ducers across the U.S.
Reagan County ranked 22nd in
oil production among 254 Texas
counties for the month of October.
Producers made 611,872 barrels of
oil in Reagan County during the
month.
The Pecos Trail, Our Little Miss
Pageant, will be held here February
4, 1989 according to Bonnie
Hartman and Mrs. Martha
Schwartz, co-sponsors.
The RCHS girls won the first half
of district play with a perfect 5-0
record.
the title of Texas Junior Miss in a
pageant in New Braunfels. Miss
Schaefer is a student at Reagan
County High School.
1979
15 years ago this week
playing for three days only at the
Taylor Theater in downtown Big
Lake.
1969
25 years ago this week
Register
now to vote
in elections
Continued from page 1
1984
10 years ago this week
Big Lake Golf Association
elected four directors at their annual
stockholders meeting. Named to
the board were Jack Chamberlain,
E.O. Nevills, Ken Soles, and Nolan
Bagley.
Joe Barnes will be the speaker at
the annual Reagan County High
School All Sports banquet. Barnes
was an All State quarterback for the
Owls and went on to be All South-
west Conference quarterback for
the Texas Tech Red Raiders. He is
currently quarterback for the
Montreal Aloucttcsof the Canadian
Professional Football League.
Tommy Owens of Rankin
sufferd a shoulder separation and
concussion Sunday morning when
his horse fell on him while rounding
up sheep.
The Owls won over Eldorado
here last week 84-53 with Bobby
Woodard leading scoring with 19
points followed by James Phillips
with 12.
Miss Debbie Halley was named
March of Dimes Queen and Miss
Reagan County in a pageant held
Saturday in RCHS auditorium.
First runnerup was Claudia
Townsend.
Reagan County Commissioners
met Monday and re-districted the
commissioners precincts. The re-
districting was done so that each
commissioner will represent an
equal number of voters.
Bob Daugherty, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Daugherty of Big Lake,
earned his bachelor's degree from
the University of Texas in the fall
semester.
With 17,300 acres already im-
pounded, Amistad Reservoir is an
up and coming hotspot for anglers
according to Texas Parks and
Wildlife.
James fowler showed the cham-
pion steer at the annual 4H livestock
show.
1964
30 years ago this week
district judge.
Texas voters will be selecting
among others, a governor, lieuten-
ant governor, attorney general.
Comptroller of Public Accounts,
state treasurer, Commissioner of
General Land Office, U.S. Senator,
Seven members of the board of edu-
cation, U.S. Representative, Com-
missioner of Agriculture, Railroad
Commissioner, chief justice of the
state supreme court, three members
of the stale supreme court, three
criminal court of appeal judges, and
all criminal district attorneys.
Voters mustchoose which party-
cither Republican or Democrat-
they will vote In the primaries. Af-
ter the primaries, voters can select
any candidate of their choice from
the field.
But, you must be registered to
vote.
City, school, hospital district and
water conservation district elec-
tions will be held later on in 1994 in
May,
City voters will elect a mayor and
two council members.
Reagan State Bank announced
the promotion of three employees
following action of the board of di-
rectors. Curtis Skelton was named
to the board of directors, Nancy
Ratliff was named executive assis-
tant, and H. Wayne Smith was pro-
moted to chairman of the board in
addition to his duties as president.
Reagan County Commissioners
took formal action on the justice of
the peace precinct issue and cut the
number of peace justice precincts to
two.
Jimmy Farmer announced his
candidacy for constable in the
democratic primary.
Gary Dennis, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Don Dennis, had the cham-
pion gelding in the 52nd annual
Reagan County 4H slock show here
last weekend.
Danna Schaefer is one of 34 high
school coeds who will compete for
1974
20 years ago this week
Reagan County Owls won the
first half of district basketball in
Crane with a 69-56 win over the
Cranes. Steve Bird hit 28 points in
the game.
School board members met with
architect Tommy Huckaby to dis-
cuss a possible building program.
The board extended a contract of
one year to superintendent William
J.Tcelindudinga salary of $21,000
per year.
In a verbal agreement Monday
night, Jimmy Martin purchased the
building next door to Martin's De-
partment Store. The building for-
merly houscdC.C. Morrison variety
store. Martin plans to remodel and
then expand into the new space.
One of the most popular movies
of our time, Billy Jack, will be
James Ratliff, 14 year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Ratliff, had (he
grand champion lamb in the 32nd
annual 4H stock show. C.E. Ellison
of Kileen, former superintendent
here, received his doctor of educa-
tion degree from the University of
Texas.
Ray Ivey, C.A. Parry, and
Robbie Ferguson were elected as
directors of Big Lake Golf Asso-
ciation.
Natural gas consumption
reached an all lime high here when
city customers used 24 million cu-
bic feet.
David Stewart received his
bachelors degree from Southwest
Texas State College in San Marcos.
Johnnie Howard led the Owls
with 26 points in a 49-42 win over
Ozona.
Miss Dixie Clark and Ronnie
Trueu were married January 25.
Pointers For Parents
Parents Praise
Children's Hospitals
(NAPS)—For years, parents
looking for quality medical care for
their children who suffer from
orthopaedic and bum injuries have
looked to a unique group of hospi-
tals—those run by the Shrine of
North America. Now, in a new pub-
lic service campaign many of these
parents praise Shriners Hospitals
for Crippled Children, which pro-
vide their services free of charge.
AFL/CIO unions support Richards
in Democratic primary elections
Donna Martens. R.N., of
Shriners Burns Institute In
Cincinnati, draws a smile from
clinic patient Amber, as her
mother. Myrtle, looks on.
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HIGHLIGHTS
By Lyn deli Wiiiiams
and Ed Sterling
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN — The Texas AFL-
CIO has formally ceded its support
to incumbent Gov. Ann Richards
and former Texas Attorney General
Jim Mattox, both candidates in the
March 8 Democratic primary.
The 200,000-member labor group
endorsed Richards, who is seeking
re-election, even though she sup-
ported the North American Free
Trade Agreement, which organized
labor vehemently opposed.
Mattox, who is running for a
U.S. Senate seat, said the AFL-
CIO’s endorsement is critical to
win the primary over U.S. Rep.
Mike Andrews of Houston and
Dallas investor Richard Fisher.
In two previous bids for public
office, Mattox failed to cam the
endorsement: the first time in
his 1990 gubernatorial race with
Richards as his opponent; and the
secood time, in his aborted bid for
the U.S. Senate seat before last
year’s special election.
Joe Gunn, president of the Texas
AFL-CIO, said the labor union's
support could belp Mattox win the
nomination without a runoff.
Other Democrats winning en-
dorsement were Lt. Gov. Bob
Bullock, Attorney General Dan
Morales, Comptroller John Sharp,
Treasurer Martha Whitehead, Land
Commissioner Garry Mauro, and
Railroad Commissioners Jim Nu-
gent and Mary Scott Nabers.
Quake Won’t AfTect Rates
Insurance rates in Texas will
not be affected by the earthquake
which hit southern California, an
insurance industry spokesman said.
“The price of insurance for
consumers in Texas will not be
influenced as a result of the disaster
which struck those who live in areas
hit by the earthquake,” according
to Jerry Johns, a spokesman
for the Southwestern Insurance
Information Service.
“The rates Texas residents pay
for insurance are based on the
losses experienced in the particular
region of the state where people
live,” he said.
“Insurers throughout the coun-
try, including Texas, are sending
thousands of claim specialists to
southern California to help restore
residents to a state of normalcy,"
Johns said.
Clinton Houston Visit Set
State Democratic Chairman Bob
Slagle says President Clinton will
visit Houston next month for a
high-dollar political fund-raising
event.
The event at the Wortham Center
on Feb. 6 will cost $1,000 per
person and $10,000 per table, he
said.
Slagle said 15 percent of the
funds will go toward the sure
Democratic Party and the remain-
der will be used by the Democratic
National Committee.
He said he hoped to be able to
arrange another fund-raising visit
with Clinton this year for a less
expensive affair.
Judicial Elections Intact
The U.S. Supreme Court last
week refused to order Texas to
abandon at-large elections of trial
judges in its nine most populous
counties.
The decision came in a six-year-
old lawsuit in which minorities
had challenged at-large elections
in Dallas, Harris, Bexar, Thirant,
TVavis, Lubbock, Midland, Ector
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and Jefferson counties.
Proponents of tingle-member
districts say that electing judges on
a county wide basis dilutes minority
voting strength and violates the
U.S. Voting Rights Act.
Although the ruling was ex-
pected, one of the leaders of the bat-
tle for single-member districts said
the decision “comes as a shock and
disappointment."
"It is cruelly ironic that the
Supreme Court, historically out
country’s greatest defender of civil
rights, would reject consideration
of this appeal," said state Sen.
Rodney Ellis, D-Houston.
Medical School Hearings
Public bearings concerning the
possible location of a medical
school in South Texas will probably
begin in March, a state legislator
said last week.
State Rep. Tbdd Hunter, D-
Corpus Christ!, said no dates or
locations for the bearings have been
set.
Hunter, chairman of the House
subcommittee looking into the
issue, said the need and cost of
another medical school must first
be determined. Those issues will be
examined through a series of public
hearings in south Texas, be aid.
Other Highlights
■ Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock has been
endorsed ty the Tfexas Civil Justice
League for re-election to another
four-year term. The group praised
Bullock for spearheading legisla-
tion sought by business interests
and for presiding over the Senate in
a non-partisan way.
■ There’s one lea OOP candidate
for governor. State Republican
Party officials removed Sandra Lee
Ritter’s name from the March t
primary ballot after her filing fee
check was returned unpaid because
of a closed checking account.
■ After visiting the New Vision
Chemical Dependency Treatment
Center in Kyle last week, U.S.
Attorney General Janet Reno aid
Texas has embarked on the type
of anti-crime program the nation
needs to develop.
In a series of four new public
service announcements (PSAs), one
father and three mothers of actual
patients describe, in their own
words, how they feel about their
experiences at Shnners Hospitals
They wholeheartedly endorse the
hospitals and the expert care their
children received with a gritty real-
ism and honesty. The PSAs were
edited down from longer, unscript-
ed interviews with the parents,
who described Shnners Hospitals
with such phrases as “They gave
me my baby back.”
Distributed to radio and televi-
sion public service directors nation-
wide, the PSAs will help other par-
ents learn where to get help for
their children in need
If you’d like the Shnners to help
a child you know, the toll-free
number to call for general admis-
sion information, or to obtain an
application, is 1-800-237-5055. In
Canada, call 1-800-361-7256
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