The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 25, 1989 Page: 2 of 18
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May 25,1989
Oh no you don't
Last Thursday, May 18, 1989, this house was seized by
Reagan County for delinquent taxes. The house is a
repossessed home owned by an out of town builder. The
owner had received several tax bills and letters regarding
the delinquent taxes priorto May 18. After discovery of the
house being prepared to be moved, the Tax Collector
contacted the owner and advised them a tax warrant
would be issued and the house would be seized if the
taxes were not paid by 4:00 P.M. Thursday. The taxes
were not paid, a tax warrant was issued, and the house
Krin Perry accepts TEA Theatre post
Mrs. Krin B. Perry has been
appointed as the Theatre Arts Spe-
cialist in the Texas Education
Agency's General Education Divi-
sion, according to a recent an-
nouncement by Educaiton Com-
missioner W.N. Kirby. Mrs. Perry's
employment begins June 15, in
Austin. Her work will be to serve in
the Fine Arts Department of the
Agency. She will relate agency
• concerns in curriculum, textbook
■ adoption, and inservice training to
the hundreds of theatre arts teachers
(K-12) in the Texas public schools.
She will serve on local district
evaluation teams as school systems
periodically are reviewed and ac-
creditation renewed.
Mrs. Perry was selected for this
post following 29 years of class-
room teaching in theatre arts,
speech, and English. She was a
career-ladder teacher in Reagan
County and in Judson ISD (San
Antonio). She is a life member in
both the Texas Educational Theatre
Association and the Texas Speech
Communications Association. She
was chairman of the Drama Divi-
sion of TSCA from 1986 to 1988.
Prior to her relationship with the
local district, Mrs. Perry was Chair-
man of the Speech and Drama
Department for the secondary
schools in the San Angelo ISD, and
she taught at Central High School
for three years. In San Antonio, as
Krin Brooks, she opened the theatre
arts programs at Oliver Wendell
Holmes H.S. and at John Jay H.S.,
and also at Sul Ross Jr. High School,
Lezlie Neil of Big Lake (far left) won second place in the division 4 girls
long jump. Taking firstplacewasTekciraStramblcrof Midlandand the third
place winner was Nicole Jeffrey of Crane.
Big Ok* Hilkat
Established in 1925
USPS Publication Number 055-860
Published every Thursday by the Big Lake Wildcat, Inc. in Big
Lake, The County Seat of Reagan County, Texas at 309 2nd Street,
Big Lake, Texas 76932.
David Werst...................................Editor
J.L. Werst, Jr...............................Publisher
Alicia Werst Ruth Ann Blackledge
Michell Martin
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Member of the Texas Press Association
and the West Texas Press Association
all in the Northsidc ISD.
Her professional stature in Texas
education is exemplified by her se-
lection to this statewide post. "I am
thrilled that I can now share the
experience of my many years in the
classroom and in extracurricular
coaching to strengthen the theatre
arts programs, statewide, and to
represent the theatre arts discipline
at the state level. This is a wonderful
capstone to my career, and I am very
grateful to the Agency and my pro-
fessional colleagues in this appoint-
ment. This position will give me the
exciting opportunity to work on the
growing edge of my profession, and
I welcome the challenges it repre-
sents."
Letters to the
Editor.....
To the Editor:
As we approach the end of the
71st session of the Texas Legisla-
ture, more than 3 million Texas
school children and a quarter of a
million educators are patiently
awaiting the answer to a common
question: Will the Texas Legisla-
ture finally realize that educaiton in
Texas is in trouble, and the time to
make the necessary financial com-
mitment to quality education is
now, not the next biennium or next
century?
Why is it that Texas, a state
ranked number 1 out of 50 in state
pride, pays its teachers a bclow-
national average salary? Why is it
that Texas currently ranks 38 out 50
states in what it spends from state
coffers on education? Why is it that
when the Legislature does pass
something of significance for edu-
cation, it relics on the already se-
verely overburdened local property
tax system to pay for it?
The 50,000-membcr Associa-
tion of Texas Professional Educa-
tors firmly believes that education is
the most important commitment
Texas will ever make to its citizens.
Even more than a commitment,
ATPE believes that educaiton is an
investment, and the rate of invest-
ment return depends on the wisdom
used to make the investment and the
resources dedicated.
We have a strong heritage of
commitment to public education in
Texas, but apparently that commit-
ment doesn't extend beyond the
ballot box. Isn't it time to quit talk-
ing and start funding? Isn't it time to
begin paying more than just lip serv-
ice to educaiton?
There arc more than 3 million
school children and a quarter of a
million educators patiently await-
ing an answer.
Sincerely,
Patty Ruth
State President
Association of Texas
Professional Educators
‘Those were the days......
News from past issues of The Wildcat
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was seized at 5:00 P.M. The builder had just sold the
house to a new owner who showed up at the tax office
Monday afternoon and paid all taxes due on the house. If
the taxes had not been paid, the tax assessor-collector
would have held it for 10 days and then sold it for taxes due
Reagan County, Reagan Hospital District, Reagan
County Water Supply District, the City of Big Lake, and
Reagan County ISD. The total taxes collected Monday on
the house was $4,977.29.
5 years ago this week
1984
Reagan County High School
seniors J' Lee Havis and Lynn
Tucker have earned top honors as
Valedictorian and Salutatorian.
Reagan County school trustees
approved a closed campus policy at
the middle school.
The Reagan County Historical
Society announced that the Nate
Hickman residence will be known
as the Hickman Museum on or
about August 1. The City of Big
Lake will remain owner of the resi-
dence, but the Museum will be
operated by the Historical Society.
10 years ago this week
1979
Fifty one members of the RCHS
class of 1979 will be graduating this
year. Kelly Reeves son of Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Reeves will have his
name placed in the honor books as
the 1979 Valedictorian of RCHS.
TwoRCHSscniorgirlscamein tied
with identical averages of97.40 and
both Carla Schwcrtner and Cindy
Morgcttc were named Salutatorian.
The school board approved the
hiring of Linda Settle as high school
teacher.
Two veteran school men, Re-
agan County High School Principal
Frank Horton and RCHS Counselor
Jack Black, will retire from school
work this week with 74 years coach-
ing, teaching, and administrative
work and experience between them.
15 years ago this week
1974
David Tarvin, RCHS senior,
took best overall for the second
year in a row in the annual shop
class display of projects. Dec Kruse
won first place with his walnut triple
dresser, Terry Jones won first place
in woodwork with his oak cedar
chest and Ken Stout won first place
in general shop with his maple tro-
phy case.
The Valedictorian of the 1974
senior class was Karla McWilliams.
Salutatorian honors went to Bobby
Gay. Scholarships presented at the
graduation exercises last Sunday
night by local organizations totaled
$1,800.
Rev. Monte G. Mills is the new
pastorofFirstBaptistChurch. Mills
moved here from Odessa.
Junior high twirlers for the com-
ing school year arc Nancy Bell, Lori
Guess, and Tracey Light.
H.O. Allen is pictured being con-
gratulated for his sixth win of the
Big Lake invitational golf tourna-
ment, a new record.
20 years ago this week
1969
Big Lake golf association's 19th
annual invitational golf tournament
will get underway here this week-
end. Walter Horton is defending
champion and will probably be here
todefcndhistitlc. Troy White holds
the record for the number of titles
with four, while H.O. Allen has
three wins of this tournament.
White won the first three tourna-
ments held by the local club in 1950,
1951, and 1952. Allen won his first
tournament in 1955. No tournament
was held here in 1956 due to conver-
sion of the greens from sand to
grass.
Graduation exercises for the fifty
seniors to graduate from RCHS will
be held Sunday evening.
Billy Hal Arnett received his
Eagle Scout award in a Bridge of
Honor ceremony conducted by Sea
Scout Ship Prairie dog III.
Vick D. Atwood, local Highway
Patrolman, received an Advanced
Certificate last week from the Texas
Commission on Law Enforcement
Standards.
Robert Worth is serving aboard
the helicopter assault carrier USS
Princeton. Worth, the son of Mrs.
V.K. Duncan, and his crcwmatcs
will transport divers to the Apollo
10 command module following its
splashdown. The ship will then
transport Astronauts Thomas Staf-
ford, Eugene Ccman, and John
Young after their space flight.
Eddie Burkett, a sophomore stu-
dent and member of the Angelo
State University golf team, was one
of those cited for ouLstanding per-
formance at the annual ASU All-
Sports banquet. Burkett was named
by his team mates as the outstanding
golfer on the ASU team this year.
25 years ago this week
1964
Baccalaureate services for Dav-
enport school graduates are set for
Sunday. Graduates this year in-
clude Frazier Black, Jr., Billie J.
Felder, Willie Ray Powell, Gloris
Dean Smith, and LeRoy Allen
Trader.
Effective at the end of the school-
year of 1964-65, Davenport's junior
high and high school students will
be transferred to Reagan County
High School.
Two long time RCISD teachers
will be retiring this year. They are
Mrs. Ruth Billingsley and Mrs.
Olive Racklcy.
The Vick Atwood home at 1005
Ohio was damaged in the amount of
$550 due to a kitchen fire.
30 years ago this week
1959
The ninth annual Big Lake Golf
Association invitational tourna-
ment will get underway Saturday.
John Morton, science and math
teacher at RCHS, has accepted the
position of assistant professor of
math at Baylor University this fall.
Davenport students receiving
diplomas include Essie D. Perry-
man, Jesse William Cannon, and
Bobby Gene Dorn.
Big Lake golfer H.O. Allen shot
a 3 under par 33 to win the top
honors at the McCamey golf tourna-
ment.
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cation with the most openings
likely between now and 2000 is that
of computer service technician.
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Werst, David. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 25, 1989, newspaper, May 25, 1989; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth658646/m1/2/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Reagan County Library.