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The oldest business in West - established in 1889
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Volume 112, No. 3 - One Section
Thursday, January 17,2002
West, Texas
News Digest
Hospital Authority meeting Jan. 22
The West Hospital Authority has scheduled their monthly
meeting for 6:30 p.m. Jan. 22 in the Conference Room of the
West Hospital Authority administrative offices at 411 Meadow
Drive. The public is invited to attend.
After Prom Party committee meeting
The After Prom Party committee has scheduled a meeting for
7 p.m. Jan. 23 in Paula Cernosek's home, 1514 N. Reagan.
Those planning to attend are asked to come and help with plans
for the upcoming May 4 West High School Prom. For further
information, call 826-7380.
Chimes stolen from cemetery
A West resident reported wind chimes were stolen from a
gravesite at St. Mary's Cemetery in West. It is believed the two
chimes were stolen between Dec. 23 and Jan. 7. It is hoped that
the chimes will be returned.
WMS graduation party planning
Parents of West Middle School eighth graders are invited to a
meeting discussing the eighth grade graduation party. The
meeting is set for 6 p.m. Jan. 22 in the homemaking kitchen at
the middle school. The exterior door across from the West
Brethren Church is to be open. Parents are invited to attend.
Athletic boosters to sell barbecue
The West Athletic Booster Club plans to sell barbecue brisket
and ribs on Feb. 2 and 3 (Super Bowl weekend I. The cost is $26
for brisket and $14 for ribs and orders will be taken through
Jan. 25. For further information or to place an order, contact
Rick Wolf at 826-7515, David Glomb, 822-1979 or Evelyn
Petter, 826-5675.
1962 WHS grads planning reunion
The 1962 West High School graduating class has scheduled a
meeting for 7 p.m. today (Thursday) at the Pizza House of West,
505 W. Oak, to discuss plans for their 40th reunion. For further
information, call Carol Bajer at 826-5217 or 715-1280. 1962
West grads are encouraged to attend the meeting as the date for
the class reunion is to be decided.
KCs free throw competition
West Knights of Columbus Council 2305 is hosting their an-
nual Free Throw Contest this Saturday in the West High
School practice gym. The contest is open to all boys and girls
ages 10 - 14 (age eligibility is determined by the age of the
contestant as of Jan. 1,2002). Registration begins at 1 p.m. and
proof of age is required at that time. Those wishing to practice
prior to the competition are asked to bring their own ball. For
further information, call Donald Cernosek at 826-7388.
Girl Scout Cookies on sale
West Girl Scouts are currently involved in their annual Cookie
Sale. Eight varieties including Samoas, Thin Mints, Do-si-dos,
Tagalongs, Trefoils, Aloha Chips, All Abouts and Ole' Ole'.
Each box is $3 and this is a major fund-raiser for the West Girl
Scouts. They money they raise is to be used for trips, craft
projects and camps. To purchase the cookies, contact any Girl
Scout or Melissa Morgan at 822-0159.
Over 50 Dance this Friday
The Original Over 50 Dance is set from 7-10 p.m. Friday at
West Fraternal Auditorium. The Charles Nemec Band is to
provide the music. No smoking or alcohol is allowed and those
planning to attend may bring a covered dish or give a donation.
Catholic Schools Week activities
St. Mary's School is to celebrate National Catholic Schools
Week Jan. 27 - Feb. 1. A Mass of Celebration is at 9 a.m. Jan.
27 in St. Mary's Catholic Church ofthe Assumption in West. An
open house is planned at the school from 10 a.m. - noon with a
dedication ofthe Early Childhood Center at 10 a.m. All former
and present students, families and the community are welcome
to attend.
WHS Baseball Parents meeting
A meeting for parents of West High School baseball players is
scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Jan. 21 in the Lecture Hall at the high
school.
St. Mary's accepting Pre-K applications
St. Mary's School is accepting applications for children who will
be 3 or 4 years old on or before Sept. 1. Parents interested in
applying are asked to mail the following information to the
school: child's full name, date of birth, parent's name, home
address and telephone number. This information is to be
mailed to: Principal, St. Mary's School, P.O. Box 277, West,
Texas 76691. For further information, contact the school at
826-5991.
Grief support group meeting
A grief support group meeting is planned for 7 p.m. today
(Thursday) at St. Joseph Hall in West. This support group
invites everyone in the community and surrounding areas to
attend the meeting so they can explain all of the changes
experienced in the grieving process. The meeting is led by the
Rev. Allan Lane, Hospice ofthe Heart chaplain. The meeting is
sponsored by the West Ministerial Alliance and Aderhold
Funeral Home.
Water group to elect directors
The Bold Springs Water Supply Corporation has scheduled its
annual membership meeting for 7 p.m. Jan. 21 in the West
Intermediate School cafeteria. There will be an election of
directors along with the transaction of other business. All
members and their spouses are invited to attend and door
prizes are to be given away. Refreshments are also to be served.
German society meeting planned
The Heart of Texas Chapter of the Texas German Society is
scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Jan. 22 at the Texas Farm Bureau
Service Center in Waco . For further information, call Erwin
Abel at 772-9796.
West youth prepare for county stock show
Fifty-six West FFA and 4-H
members arc scheduled to ex-
hibit their livestock next week
during the McLennan County
Junior Livestock Show on the
Heart O' Texas Fairgrounds in
Waco.
This will be the first year for
the annual show to be in the
newly-constructed livestock fa-
cilities at the fairgrounds. The
show begins Jan. 23 and contin-
ues through Jan. 26.
The exhibiting of beef heifers
starts the show at 1 p.m. Jan. 23.
West students Dalton Meurer,
Jerod Meurer, Renee Grcm-
minger, Jason Zapalac and Alex
Mynarcik are scheduled to show
their beef heifers.
Thegoatshow beginsat4 p.m.
that same day. West students
scheduled to show goats are
Brooke Craig, Seth Hammer-
meister, Jordan Wallace, Hilary
Adamson, Joe Browing, Clint
Crawshaw, Sarah Crawshaw,
Courtney Eastwood, Dustin
Gilmore, Amy Girard, Angela
Gremminger, Chris Hykel, Kolt
Kapavik, Christopher Kucera,
Stefanie Kucera, Dalton Meurer,
Coy Miller, Phillip Mynarcik,
Jerome Nors, Karen Nors, Teri
Nors, Keith Reed and Taylor
Sullins.
The market broiler and tur-
key shows are to begin at 5 p.m.
on Jan. 23. West students Luke
Wolf, Lauren Scott, Austin
Crawshaw and Todd Leuschner
are to show broilers and Britt
Craig, Brad Dulock, Justin
Mechell and David Mechell are
among the students scheduled
to exhibit their turkeys.
The rabbit show is to follow at
6 p.m. and West student Michael
Morrison has entered his pen of
rabbits.
The lamb show will be the
final event for the day and is set
to begin at 7 p.m. Brooke Craig,
Andress Winkles and Lacy Flores
are West students planning to
show lambs.
On Thursday, the livestock
show is to continue with both the
swine and steer show planned.
West students Brad Dulock.
Kalyn Nix, Cody Hammer-
West High School Ag student Lauren Poteet helps in the grooming of this goat which will be among the animals to be
exhibited at the McLennan County Junior Livestock Show next week in Waco. staff photo - Larry Knapek
meister, Laura Kolar, Lacey show beginning at 1 p.m. Elizabeth Smith, Shana Sulak
Kutscherousky, Ashton Marek, The steer show is the final and Jeff Zapalac.
Adam Marek, Justin Mechell, event that day and begins at 7 The show is to end Jan. 26
Greg Mosier, Megan Nors, Tyler p.m. West students scheduled to with the Sale of Champions be-
Sullins, Taylor Sullins, Eden show their steers are C. J. Hajek, ginning at 7 p.m. in the new
Turnerand Tamara Urbanovsky Lauren Kalina, Jerod Meurer, arena in the livestock facility,
are all to exhibit swine in the Coy Miller, Alexander Mynarcik,
City discusses pipeline project,
new water and sewer rates
A pipeline project bringing
Lake Waco water to West was
the main topic of discussion Mon-
day night during a called West
City Council meeting.
The city fathers approved a
contractual agreement between
the city and the project's design-
builder, The Wallace Group, to
furnish preliminary design and
service work on the surface wa-
ter acquisition project.
The council also authorized
the sale of revenue bonds to fund
the project. The bonds, which
are not to exceed the sum of $3.5
million, are currently scheduled
to be sold on Feb. 12. The funds
from the selling of these bonds
are expected to be available to
the city by early March.
In addition to funding the
water project which is to include
a pipeline from the Texas State
Technical College in Waco to
West along with a 300,000 water
storage tank in Ross, a portion of
the funds are to go toward a new
sewerlineprojecton North Davis
Street.
City officials had said the new
sewer line is needed due to heavy
water intrusion in the lines fol-
lowinga heavy rain. West Mayor
Russ Willsey had said this water
int rusion causes the wastewater
treatment plant to exceed its
permit during these occasions.
The TNRCC indicated the new
sewer line needs to be in by 2004."
New water and sewer rates
for both residential and commer-
cial users in West were discussed
at the meeting. Though no new
rates were established, the coun-
cil looked at an increase in the
minimum water rate for resi-
dential customers from its cur-
rent water rate of $16 with also
an increase in thecurrent$15.40
sewer rate.
The council is yet to approve
any rate hikes, but is expected to
announce them during an up-
coming Water Forum in the city
West has contracted with the
City of Waco to purchase a mini-
mum of 100,000 gallons of water
a day once the pipeline project is
completed, however the city has
as much as two million gallons a
day available through the pipe-
line, if needed.
Tentatively, construction on
the water pipeline project is set
to begin from middle to late Feb-
ruary with Wallace Group offi-
cials reporting the project could
be completed, ifthere are no prob-
lems, by the latter part of this
July.
City officials plan to incorpo-
rate the water from its wells with
the Lake Waco water. Plans are
to continue to use the wells as
long as their use is feasible.
Electric deregulation projected to save county $155,000
With the starting of electric
deregulation on Jan. 1 in Texas,
McLennan County is expected to
save over $155,000 off its cur-
rent electric rates due to its
membership in a Public Power
Pool.
"By joining with other enti-
ties around Texas, McLennan
County received a greater dis-
count on its electric rates than it
could have received on its own,"
McLennan County Commis-
sioner of Precinct 3 Joe Mashek
said in describing the 21 percent
savings.
Mashek, who is a West resi-
dent, served as the county's rep-
resentative to the Public Power
Pool, named P3. This is a coali-
tion of local government which
joined together to aggregate
their electric need to secure
lower rates than they could on
their own.
He said the estimated
$155,000 saving was figured
over a one year period when com-
paring with the rate per kilo-
watt, the county had been [lay-
ing.
"That's a pretty good sav-
ings," he continued while adding
that as a county commissioner
they are "always looking for
ways to save money."
The new rate plan will cover
all county-owned buildings
ranging from the its courthouse
and jail facilities to its various
county road crew facilities in
each precinct.
The group's current contract
is one of the largest retail elec-
tric power contracts in Texas
history.
"Not only has P3 secured bet-
ter rates, but they will be a part-
ner with McLennan County to
help us in the newly deregulated
market," Mashek added.
In its first of a kind purchase,
46 local governments and politi-
cal subdivisions across the State
have worked to put together a
joint procurement of electricity
for slightly more than $115 mil-
lion - a power buy that would
cost approximately $151 million
under existing rate structures, if
purchased separately.
"By aggregating their pur-
chasing clout, taxpayers in cit-
ies, counties and other political
subdivisions now will have a po-
tent weapon in their arsenal to
help hold down the cost of the
power that they buy when de-
regulation takes effect," said
Carl Griffith, Jefferson County
Judge and Chairman of Public
Power Pool, in a recent press
release.
Public Power Pool (P3) is a
nonprofit political subdivision
corporation created by member
local governments under Sec-
tion 303.001, Texas Local Gov-
ernment Code, for the purpose of
saving taxpayers money by ag-
gregating electric loads In the
deregulated electric market in
Texas.
Formerly known as Texas
CUC Aggregation Project, Inc.
or TCAP, P3 was conceived by
the Texas Conference of Urban
Counties and is composed of
counties, cities, school districts,
hospital districts and special
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