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TEXAS PRESS
ASSOCIATION
AWARD WINNER 1
1998
The oldest business in West - established in 1889
Volume 109, No. 2 - One Section
West, Texas
News Digest
Gholson ISD plans AEIS Hearing
A public hearing is planned at 7 p.m. Jan. 19 to discuss the
Academic Excellence Indicator System for the Gholson Inde-
pendent School District. The meeting is set for the school's
administration building.
Auxiliary plans membership coffee
The Hillcrest Medical Center at West Ladies Auxiliary has
scheduled its annual membership coffee from 10 a.m. - noon
Jan. 25 at Jeanette Colley's home located at 111 S. Marable
St. All members and anyone interested in the group's activi-
ties are invited to attend.
After Prom Party planning continues
Those interested in making plans for this year's West High
School After Prom Party have scheduled a meeting for 7 p.m.
Jan. 13 in the West Middle School Library.
Penelope schedules Homecoming game
Penelope High School has scheduled its Homecoming Basket-
ball Game at 6 p.m. this Friday in the high school gym. These
followingyoung ladies are to compete for Homecoming Queen:
Crystal Martin, senior; Sandra Hanzlicek, junior; Starla
Thompson, sophomore and Ashley Adams, freshman.
Purple Heart Chapter plans meeting
The Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 476 in West
has scheduled its next meeting for 7 p.m. Jan. 19 in the West
VFW Club. All officers and members are requested to attend.
City offices to close for MLK Day
City of West officials announced this week that all city offices
are to be closed on Jan. 18 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Bold Springs Water Supply meeting
The annual membership meeting for the Bold Springs Water
Supply Corporation is planned for 7 p.m. Jan. 25 in the West
Middle School cafeteria. There will be an election of officers
and any other transactions that may occur. All members and
their spouses are asked to attend.
Girl Scout cookies for sale
Area Girl Scouts will be selling cookies to help raise money for
the various activities they have planned. Anyone wishing to
place an order may call Mary Ann Johnson at 826-4108,
Kathy Patterson at 826-3928 or Connie French at 822-1417.
Circle of Moms plan meeting
The Circle of Moms have scheduled their monthly meeting for
6:30 p.m. Jan. 26 in the West Community Center. January's
topic is child safety and will cover a wide range of safety
issues. All moms are invited to join the group and for more
information, please contact Stephanie Kucera at 826-5261 or
Mary Wolf at 826-7055.
Christmas trees can be recycled
City of West officials are encouraging city residents with
Christmas trees, they wish to discard, to bring them to the
city's chipping machine located at the city's wastewater treat-
ment plant rather than throw them in the trash. The city uses
the mulch from tree chipping for their landscape projects
during the year. For information on when the trees can be
taken for chipping, call the City Hall at 826-5351.
Mom's Night Out set for Jan. 14
The Circle of Moms will have their monthly Mom's Night Out
at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 14 at Ninfa's Restaurant in Waco. A carpool
is to leave the West Community Center at 6 p.m. The Circle
of Moms invites all moms to join them. For more information,
pleace contact Mary Wolf at 826-7055 or Stephanie Kucera at
826-5261.
Baseball camp planned in West
Dr. Bragg Stockton is scheduled to bring his baseball skill
development clinic to West on Jan. 16 and 17. There will be
player clinics and also clinics for managers, coaches and
parents. The player-parent clinic is planned for both Jan. 16
and 17 while the coaching clinic is set from 6-9 p.m. Jan. 17.
Stockton has coached for 38 years on high school, junior
college and at TCU and the University of Houston. The clinic
is broken down into six phases with each part priced at $15
each or all six clinics are priced at $79. For further informa-
tion on the clinic and to sign up, call Bob Grimm at 826-7105
or Dr. Stockton at (800) 717-2717.
Counselors’ inaugural meeting set
The Heart of Texas Tech Prep Consortium is sponsoring the
inaugural workshop for the Texas Counselors' Network from
8:15 a.m. - 3 p.m. Jan. 21 in the Idea Center at Texas State
Technical College in Waco. Presenters are to address the
subjects of Parenting, Career Exploration, Ethics, and Choice
Therapy and a panel will address work force requirements.
Elementary, secondary, post-secondary and service area coun-
selors from Bosque, Falls, Freestone, Hill, Limestone and
McLennan counties are invited. They are asked to bring
examples of their best practices which they will share with the
group. LPC credit is to be given. To make a reservation, call
Gwen Streeter at 254-299-8715.
Support your local merchants
Shop in West
Over 30 area residents expected to attend.
West Day planned for Janoiaiy 26
at state capital building in Austin
A contingent of over 30 West
residents is scheduled to con-
verge on the State Capital Build-
ing in Austin on Jan. 26 as the
city will be recognized during
the state's legislative activities
that day.
State Rep. Jim Dunnam is
scheduled to proclaim that day
as "West Day" in the legislature.
"I'm am real pleased," West
Mayor Russ Willsey said Tues-
day who along with city council
members and their wives,
Westfest Board of Directors, and
10 or more West High School
students plan to be at the event.
"It (West Day) is a tribute to
all the citizens of West and the
city and it is a great promotional
tool for West and Westfest," the
West mayor added.
The city representatives plan
not to go empty-handed to the
capital as they will carry with
them approximately 220 "Taste
of West" packs to deliver to the
state legislators in Austin. Each
pack is to include a half dozen
kolaches along with brochures
on Westfest and the City of West.
Members of the West Catholic
Daughters of America are sched-
uled to be baking up the 110
dozen batch of kolaches this Sat-
urday.
It seems the idea to serve
kolaches was spawned after a
Texas House Concurrent Reso-
lution proclaimed West as the
Czech Heritage Capital of Texas
in 1997 and also proclaimed the
city as "home of the official
Kolache of the Texas Legisla-
ture."
"At that time we (city officials
and Rep. Dunnam) talked about
serving kolaches during the next
legislative session (which began
Tuesday)," Mayor Willsey said
and now that will become a real-
ity. Many in the West contin-
gent are expected to wear festive
Czech costumes and plans are to
deliver the "Taste ofWest" packs
to the various legislators' offices.
Tentative plans have the West
group to leave the city around
5:30 or 6 a.m. with the caravan
to arrive at the state capitol be-
tween 8 and 8:30 a.m.
Jane BussoneofRep. Dunnam
office in Waco said anyone from
West wanting to come to the state
capitol that day is invited to do
so. She added that arrangements
are being made to have some
type of lunch there for the West
group.
Mature driving course planned in West
Accident prevention measures
are one ofthe topics covered with
participants of the 55 ALIVE/
Mature Driving Course planned
from 1 - 3:30 p.m. Jan. 25 and 26
in the West Community Center.
This eight hour class, pre-
sented by the American Associa-
tion of Retired Persons (AARP),
focuses on the compensation for
physical and conceptual skills
related to drivers age 50 or older.
"Our course covers many fac-
ets of driving, including traffic
interaction, vehicle safety, vision
and hearing, and adverse driv-
ing conditions....," said Jack
Felts, the course instructor. The
AARP 55 ALIVE course began in
1979, was the first nationwide
and comprehensive program de-
signed especially for older driv-
nrc
ers.
s.
Felts offered several defensive
driving tips, which will be pre-
sented in detail at the West ses-
sion. "By maintaining a three-
second following distance, espe-
cially at high speeds and adverse
weather conditions, collisions can
be avoided."
He said that "scanning well
ahead cf the immediate road
scene allows the driver to spot
potential trouble. Also rely upon
passengers to help navigate
when possible as this lets driv-
ers keep their eyes on the road
ahead."
"Driving requires total con-
centration. If you have passen-
gers in the car, keep conversa-
tion to a minimum," he advised
while noting that "regularly
checking all your car's mirrors
while driving will help you stay
alert to traffic conditions. Poten-
tially dangerous situations can
be spotted early by being obser-
vant."
To learn much more about
these and many other driving
techniques, contact Felts at 826-
3155 to sign up for the course.
Those wishing to inquire about
the course may also contact
Shirley Dulock at the West Se-
nior Center at 826-4115. The cost
of the course is $8, payable when
the course is completed. Felts
said that those completing the
course will be eligible to receive
a 10 percent reduction on their
car insurance premiums.
Leroy Church pastor
to get national award
Texas Governor George Bush is scheduled to present the pastor
ofthe Leroy Church a national award during a Jan. 21 presentation
in Austin.
The Rev. Ray D. Thrower is scheduled to receive the 1998
National Service Award ofthe National Association of Radio and
Telecommunications Engineers, Inc. (NARTE). The Rev. Thrower is
the organization's out-going president and is the founder of the
association.
This award is presented annually to a person or persons who have
made significant contributions, either social or technological, to
society in general.
The award recipient is the Methodist pastor at the Leroy Church,
a unique joint Baptist and Methodist congregation. He is retiring
from NARTE in order to reduce his national and international
technological workload so as to devote more time to the ministry.
Born in Borger, the Rev. Thrower has been in the electronics field
since 1953 and has been president of Narte since its formation in
1982. This organization has a nation-wide membership numering
6,000 and represents the professional interests of radio and tele-
communications technicians and engineers and is recognized world-
wide as the premier certification organization for persons in the
technical field.
NARTE certification has become required by many companies
and government entities as a condition of employment replacing the
FCC's reqirement for licensing in 1982. Several foreign nations
have recently begun to work with NARTE to develop its based
programs for their countries.
Young roundballers.
Members of the Tots program have performed during halftime of the West High School basket-
ball games this season. Here a few of the Tots performing a dribbling drill during halftime of
the West - Connally girls game Tuesday night.
New owners plan grand opening at West grocery
For Community Grocery own-
ers Richard and Debbie Sulak,
Tuesday was a day for getting
more acquainted with other West
businessmen and their custom-
ers as they participated in West
Chamber of Commerce ribbon
cutting ceremony at their busi-
ness and finalized preparations
for their grand opening specials.
The Sulaks took over owner-
ship of Community Grocery on
Dec. 1 purchasing the business
from Patty Donavon. Since then,
they have spent the time learn-
ing about the grocery business
and their customers.
The Sulaks are no strangers
the area as they moved to
West ten years ago. Richard grew
up in Hillsboro and is the son of
Mary Sulak of Hillsboro and the
late Oldrich Sulak. Debbie is a
former West High School gradu-
ate and the daughter of Ernest
and Jo Ann Nors.
Please turn to page two for more
on Community Grocery.
A large crowd was in attendance for the West Chamber of Commerce Kibbon Cutting ceremony at Community Grocery Tuesday
morning in West.
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