The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 9, 1985 Page: 1 of 12
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by Mike Werst
# Being as the editor is taking a
week's vacation, I guess the
publisher can write or print any-
thing he wants to this week.
David, Alicia, and Joe David left
last Friday for Lake Buchanan
where they will do some work on
our lake lots and visit around that
area, maybe even getting as
far as San Antonio to take Joe
^ David to the zoo.
® One thing 1 haven't comment-
ed on lately is May 1. May Day
has a lot of meaning for various
and different people. For me,
May 1, 1947 was the day Maur-
ine and 1 started publishing The
Big Lake Wildcat. Thirty-eight
years ago May 1 we took over the
Wildcat from the late Mr. and
• Mrs. M. A. Wilson. Figuring
52 issues a year times 38, comes
up to 1,976 issues and that's
a lot of writing and typesetting.
Anyway, I've enjoyed every
year of living in Big Lake and be-
ing a part of this community.
Last fall I got busy and never
did write a formal thank you to
the Big Lake Chamber of Corn-
et merce for naming me "Citizen of
the Year." I did thank Mark Ko-
hutek, then the president, and
Cindy Joyce, secretary-manager,
and others verbally. I deeply
appreciated this honor and want
all the Chamber's officers and
members to know it. Lots of
good things have come our way
m lately. Maurine especially ap-
preciated the life membership
given her by the Reagan Garden
Club last month. Her chief avo-
cations are gardening and bridge
playing since she retired from ac-
tive duty on the Wildcat staff.
As for me, I don't plan to re-
tire yet. Just keep those sub-
scriptions rolling in. Nothing
makes me happier. There nev-
® er was a better time to subscribe
than now.
Stanley Turner and Kenneth
Kruse, two long-time members
of the Reagan County Water
Supply District board of direc-
tors, retired from the board last
week. Stanley put in 20 years
and Kenneth 10 years serving on
£ the board. Next time you turn on
your faucet for water, remember
these two men had a big part in
seeing that Big Lake was provid-
ed a good water si ply for years
to come. Thanks, Stanley and
Kenneth, for your time spent on
behalf of all of us.
Turner, Kruse retire from Water Board
m
RCHS boys golf team
places fifth in region
Reagan County High School
boys golf team placed fifth in the
Region I, Conference AA, tourn-
ament held last week in Big
Spring. First place went to
Memphis with a 631. Stanton
a was second with a 646 and will
travel to the State Meet. The
Owls placed fifth with a 685 to-
tal.
Scores of the Owl team were
as follows: Bobby Gunnels 87-
84, Keith Bitner 91-85, Kelly
Baggett 86-85, Zeke Harkle-
road 86-86, and David Collins
92-81. The four low Owl scores
totaled 350 the first day. May 2,
f and 335 the second day. May 3.
'We have no seniors on this
squad and should be in a good
position to return to Region next
year," Coach James Bird stated.
Clean-Up Week
» is underway
A proclamation has been is-
sued by Mayor H. F. Ritchie of
the City of Big Lake proclaim-
ing that this week, May 5 - May
11, is to be observed as Clean-
Up Week in Big Lake. Reagan
Garden Club will sponsor Clean-
Up Week, assisted by the Girl
9 Scouts of Big Lake.
Anyone knowing of littered
areas needing cleaning, may call
Mrs. Jim Murray at 884-3620 or
Mrs. James Matthews at
884-2474.
The City of Big Lake
will pick up any item too large
for ordinary handling by individ-
m uals. Anyone desiring this help
may call the City Office 884-2511,
or for further information.
by Mike Went
Stanley Turner and Kenneth
Kruse, long-time members of the
board of directors of Reagan
County Water Supply District,
retired from the board on May 1.
Mr. Turner, president of the
board since October 1977, had
served 20 years, being appointed
to the board in May 1965. Mr.
Kruse had served 10 years as a
board member, being appointed
to the board in May 1975.
Both of these board members
have spent many hours of ser-
vice on behalf of their community
to see that Big Lake had a good
and adequate supply of fresh wa-
ter. Our thanks to them for their
unselfish serving and planning
for our future.
Two new board members were
appointed by the Citizens Water
Board Committee. They are Dan
Loftin and George Tucker who
are appointed for two-year
terms. Larry Settle was re-ap-
pointed for a two-year term.
Other members of the board are
Tommy Holt and John R. Daugh-
erty, whose terms run till May
1986.
Under the state law establish-
ing the Reagan County Water
Supply District, it was stipulated
that a Citizens Committee be
named whose sole duty was to
appoint members of the Water
Supply District's board. One
member of this committee is
named by the County of Reagan
Commissioners Court and one
member by the City of Big Lake
City Council.
These two appoint the third
member of the committee. E. G.
Cauble, Jr. is the County's com-
mittee member and J. D. Poage
the City's. They in turn appoint-
ed Wade Jones as the third com-
mittee member.
The board has two employ-
ees. They are J. O. Lusby, sec-
retary, and Mark Henderson,
pumper.
Over two years ago, the board
leased 20,643 acres of land for
water rights from the Rocker B
Ranch, owned by the Scottish
Rite Hospital for Crippled Chil-
dren in Dallas. Contracts were
let for new pipelines, wells,
pumps, tanks, and Big Lake be-
gan receiving water from the new
water field in April 1984. The
new field is about four miles east
of the old water field. The old
field was under land owned by
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Trigg, and
had been in use since the water
district was formed in the
1950's.
There have been 19 wells
drilled in the new water field
with 14 of these being pumped.
The other five wells are awaiting
pumps. There are two gathering
tanks in the field, one a 500,000
gallon tank and one a 380,000
gallon tank. From there the wa-
ter is pumped 19 miles to the
three one-million-gallon storage
tanks at the northwest edge of
the Big Lake city limits. From
the three big tanks, the City of
Big Lake purchases the water
and runs it through a clorinator
and into the city's water mains.
The water wells in the new field
are from 360 to 380 feet deep.
It has been estimated by the
board' s water engineers that
there is adequate water in the
new field to supply Big Lake's
water needs for 50 years or more.
The new board met Tuesday
night and new members, Dan
Loftin and George Tucker, were
sworn in. John R. Daugherty
was elected president of the
board and Larry Settle vice-presi-
dent. The board is now com-
posed of Daugherty, Settle, Tom-
my Holt, Loftin, and Tucker.
The board also awarded a con-
tract to Eugene Tutle Drilling
Co. of Lamesa for five new
pumps and equipment. These
new pumps will be installed on
the five new wells already drilled
and awaiting pumps.
Big
ilftcal
(Tax Included)
SIXTIETH YEAR
NUMBER 19
BIG LAKE, TEXAS
(USPS 055-860)”
May 9, 1985
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Gooch to participate in
girls state golf meet
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RCHS Industrial Arts classes third in State
Reagan County High School
Industrial Arts Classes won third
place overall in the State Indus-
trial Arts Competition held last
Saturday in Waco. Eighteen
RCHS students placed either
first, second, or third in state
competition with their projects
with some students placing more
than one entry.
Following are the complete
results of RCHS entries:
Lonnie Allen, Bar-B-Q Trail-
er, 2nd place.
David Auippa, Flat Bed Trail-
er! 1st place; Forged Nail Bar,
2nd place.
Michael Blackledge, Cedar
Chest, 3rd place.
David Collins, Flat Bed Trail-
er, 1st place; Cut-A-Way En-
gine, 2nd place.
Julia Everett, Compressor
Engine, 1st place; Bar-B-Q Pit,
3rd place.
J.D. Garland, Rebuilt Engine
w/PLO, 2nd place.
Mike Gentry, Cut-A-Way
Engine, 2nd place.
Robby Lockeby, Rebuilt
Engine, 2nd place.
Bernie Phillips, Bar-B-Q Trail-
er, 3rd place.
Corey Quain, Wrought Metal
Table, 1st place; Pheasant Cast-
ing, 1st place.
Vincent Ramirez, Walnut
Chest, 2nd place; Brass Ash Tray
Casting, 2nd place; Cut-A-Way
Engine, 2nd place.
Jimmy Richardson, Rebuilt
Engine, 3rd place; Eagle Cast-
ing, 2nd place.
Eric Smith, Wrought Metal
Table, 1st place; Bullodg Cast-
ing, 1st place.
Tony Tennell, Forged Nail
Bar, 2nd place.
Chris Turner, Rebuilt Engine,
1st place.
Stephen Weise, Oak Chest,
3rd place.
Mitchell Martin, Walnut End
Table, 1st place.
Mark Quain, Drop Center
Punch, 1st place.
Members of the Industrial
Arts classes were honor guests
at the Trail Blazers luncheon
Wednesday at noon in the Rea-
gan County Activities Center.
All their winning projects which
would fit in the lobby are on dis-
play this week in the Reagan
State Bank through Friday.
Leslie Gooch, a member of the
RCHS girls golf team, will par-
ticipate in the UIL Girls State
Golf Tournament, May 9 and 10,
today and Friday, in Austin.
Conference A and AA rounds will
be played at Lions Municipal
Golf Course.
Gooch earned the trip to Aus-
tin by qualifying as the Region
I Class AA second medalist.
She had two solid rounds of
86-86, for a 172 total. Leslie was
only eight shots behind the med-
alist and will have an excellent
opportunity to do well at Austin.
This will be their second trip to
the State Meet in girls golf. She
was a member of the Owls 1983
State Champion team.
The RCHS girls golf team
faired well in Big Spring at the
Region I meet, as they finished
fifth in a very strong field. "If
we could have shot the same on
Wednesday as we did the first
round, we would have finished
second," Coach Barry Voss said,
'But the course played a little
tougher, and I think the girls
were trying a little too hard. I
certainly am proud of these girls.
This was the first year for three
of them to even play golf, and
they made a tremendous amount
of improvement over the year.
1 really expect to see them at the
state meet next year." The only
senior on the team is Sheila Sell-
man.
Owl scores at the Region 1
meet were: Leslie Gooch 86-86;
172; Sheila Sellman 109-115,
224; Melissa Joyce 114-116,
239; Slade Harkleroad 117-121,
238; Amy Elkins 155-155, 310.
Results of the Region I meet
were:
1. Paducah 358-373,731;
2. Panhandle 440-415, 855;
3. McCamey 403-454, 857; 4.
Memphis 420-439; 5. Reagan
County 426-438, 864; 6. Aber-
nathy 447-464, 911; 7. Seagraves
474-464, 938; 8. Haskell 499-468,
967.
1965 GIRLS QOLF • R.C.H.S.
Leslie
Sheila
Melissa
Slade
Amy
Charlotte
Tina
Gooch
Sellman
Joyce
Harkleroad
Elkins
Cole
Perez
Eldorado
84
96
122
96
112
110
Brady
96
110
129
112
129
148
132
McCamey
86
91
137
124
121
Stanton
89
109
107
111
123
100
Average
88.75
99
124.25
109.75
118.25
134.33
114
Reagan State Bank to sponsor Country Caravan
Country Caravan, the 1985 edi-
tion of South Plains College's
traveling country music show,
comes to Big Lake on Thursday,
May 16.
Showtime for Country Cara-
van is 8:30 p.m. in the Reagan
County Park. The performance
is being sponsored by the Rea-
gan State Bank, and admission
is free.
The 90-minute show of more
than 30 country music hits is a
program guaranteed to entertain
the entire family. A talented cast
of nine college students and five
members of the South Plains Col-
lege music faculty will perform
1 such top-of-the-chart hits as
High Horse Woman by the Nitty
Gritty Dirt Band; Hallelujah, 1
Just Love Her So by George
Jones and Brenda Lee; Pins and
Needles by the Whites; Haunted
House by John Anderson; and
Gimme One More Chance by
Exile.
"We believe that country mu-
sic fans will be thoroughly en-
tertained by what we have in
store for them, and we also feel
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Texon Reunion
coming up June 2
Former residents of Texon,
their families, and friends will
meet in Big Lake Sunday, June
2, 1985, for their annual Texon
Reunion. The reunion will be
held in the Reagan County Com-
munity Building in Big Lake.
Bertha Delz and Fern Kosel
said, 'Everything is the same as
usual. We are only sending out a
few cards so help pass the word
around." They noted that a new
motel is being built in Big Lake
and is supposed to be ready in
May.
CARAVAN CAST - The talented South Plains College cast fea-
tures a blend of music students at South Plains College and mem-
bers of the music faculty. Cast members include: (left to right) Joe
Carr, guitar, mandolin, baqjo and fiddle; Jacfcy Howard, saxo-
phone; Ed Marsh, vocals and fiddle; Tim McCasland, pedal steel,
baqjo and guitar; Mitch Word, vocals; Lee Ann Womack, vocals;'
Justin Mathias, vocals; Marcia Miller, vocals; Tracy Brasell, vo-
cals; John Hartln, guitar and vocals; Bruce Keeling, trombone;
Harlan Caffey, lead guitar; Shelby Hines, percussion; and Adam
Aaron, bass guitar.
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