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Volume 102, No. 28 Two Sections
THURSDAY, jmyiMStt
The West News
Celebrating 102 years serving the WesLarea-
News Digest
CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE MEETING: The West
Centennial Committee is to meet at 7 p.m. July 21 in the West
Community Center. Those interested in the Centennial are urged to
attend. Construction on the gazebo, on the West City Hall lawn, is to
begin July 20. Completion is anticipated by Westfest weekend.
CONGRESSMAN'S MOBILE OFFICE IN WEST:
U.S. Representative Chet Edwards' mobile office is to be in Wet from
9:3011:30 a.m. July 29 in the City Council Room at West City Hall.
The mobile office is operated by staff trained to deal with questions or
problems concerning congress and the federal government Congress-
man Edwards offers the services of his district office to constituents
undble to take ad vanuge of them due to time or travel limitations. The
mobile office serves some 30 cities throughout the Uth Congressional
District on a rotating basis.
COTTONWOOD PICNIC: The Ninety-fifth Annual Cot-
tonwood Picnic is this Sunday at SPJST Lodge 6 in Cottonwood.
Serving a fried chicken and sausage meal with all the trimmings
begins at 11:30 a.m. A large plate is priced at $5 and a small plate at
$3 JO. Games and an auction begin at 1 p.m. The SPJST Lodge 6
Youth Club furnishes the games.
LIBRARY'S BEACH PARTY: A Beach Party, to benefit
the West Public Library, is scheduled from 6-9p.m. July 20at the West
Swimming Pool There will be family entertainment, games and
prizes, 50's and 60's music, and cards and dominoes. Admission is $4
per person.
1952 WHS REUNION SATURDAY: The 1952Went High
School graduates have scheduled their 40th reunion for this Saturday
at Lone Star (formerly SPJST) Hall in West The reunion is to start at
11 asn. For further information, contact Maxine Hammond (772-
0149), Rose Kubacak (826-5250) or Carl Coffee (8264330).
CZECH HERITAGE MEETING: The McLennan-HiD
County Czech Heritage Society is meeting at 2 pjn. July 26 in the
West Community Center. The program is to include: inspecting old
photographs that you need identifying or need a copy of, genealogy
and reports from group members on theirrecem trip ^Czechoslovakia.
HILL COUNTY ELECTRIC CO-OP MEETING: HUl
County Electric Cooperative has its 55th annual meeting beginning at
6 pin. today (Thursday) on the Itasca High School Football Field.
Registration is at 6 pjn. with entertainment beginning at 7 pjn. with
music by the Woodbury Opera. The Itasca Rotary Club is in charge of
the concession stand. They will sell hamburgers and drinks until the
adjournment of the meeting.
LEROY CHURCH BIBLESCHOOL: TbeLeroy Church
is conducting a Bible School for 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. July 19-24 at the
church in Lertry. For further information, call 826-3450.
BOOSTERS' ICE CREAM SUPPER: The West Athletic
Booster Gub is preparing for the club's Annual Ice Cream Supper set
for 7 pjn. August 6 at Lake Park. Area resident! will have an
opportunity lomeetjfee West Trojans, Lady Trojans, Coaches, Cheer-
leaders and Parents at this event Booster club officers and board
members are reminded to bring one gallon of homemade ice cream to
the supper.
RVOS'LODGE 48 MEETING: The annual meeting and
social for RVCS Lodge48 are set for 3 pjn. this Sunday at Lone Star
HaO in West All members and their families are urged to attend.
CLEAN MCLENNAN COUNTY MEETING: Clean
McLennan County hat scheduled an outreach meeting for 6 p.m.
today (rhundayjat Our Place Restaurant in McGregor. Kent Westley,
chairman for the heart of Texas Council of Government's Regional
Solid Waste Council (HOTCOG) will give an overview of the
regional solid waste plan and what new "Subtitle D’landfill legislation
will mean for rural communities. Clean McLennan county, Inc., is a
new non-profit organization formed to promote oounty-wide efforts in
dean-ap, beautification, solid watteffiner reduction and recycling.
For more information on the group or reservations, call Aimee Farr at
757-5066.
SURVEY DEADLINE: The <
taro in their West News Opinion Poll is July 20. Results from the poll
wifl be printed m next week's issue of The West News. The poll was
printed in the Inst two issues of the newspaper.
CHAMBER RAFFLE WINNERS: The Wot Chamber of
Commerce Arte and Craft* Show last Saturday was termed a success.
Winers were named in a raffle conducted by the chamber. The
winners were: D.F. Waters of Midtothhm,-* Weekend in West; Tom
Fort of Elm Mott, DnllmMarriot stay; and Brenda Trams of Hubbard,
tickets for two to Westfest and bee parking. West Chamber of
Commerce President Larry Zbnnck wished to thanked all those
donating tears for the raffle.
View area vegetation...
Magdalena (left) and Catalina Soler join their brother the Rev. lawrence Sloer in examining some
sea cane leaves in the Central Texas area.
Spain visitors view area ranch
After enjoying Western
movies in their homeland in
Spain, sisters Magadalena and
Catalina Soler and friend
Esiaban Calais wished to see
with theirowneyes whataTexas
ranch was like during their recent
visit to Central Texas.
Their wish came true as they
toured Harry Lee Hcitmiller's
Cross Ranch near West last
Wednesday evening.
"In Spain, Western movies
are very popular," the Rev.
Lawrence Soler of the Sacred
Heart Church in Waco said of
his native land. The first thing
they wanted to see was a ranch.
he said of his two sisters and friend
from Mallorca, Spain.
The three had come to Waco to
view the dedication of the new church
building at the Sacred Heart Church.
George Jezek, an architect with the
firm of Dudley, Bailey, Jezek & Rose
(which constructed the church) and
Heitmillcr's son-in-law, heard of the
Spain visitors' wish and arranged for
their visit to the ranch.
Prior to the ranch tour, they in-
spected milo and com in area fields
and even stopped to view some
seacancs along the side of the road.
On seeing the com, they revealed that
in Spain the fuzz on the com is sold
and used to make a tea they drink to
relieve kidney stone pain.
At the Cross Ranch, they
viewed an old cabin, Longhorn
cattle, a ranch-style house,
along with bricks once made at
the ranch.
The ranch left various im-
pressions on the Spain visitors.
Catalina was impressed by the
cattle guard at the ranch's en-
trance saying she was amazed
it would keep the cattle in with-
out a fence.
The stock tanks in the ranch
intrigued Estaban. In Spain, he
said through Rev. Solcr's tians-
Ptease turn to page 2 for more
on visitors from Spain.
Ambulance service plans classes, bake sale
West Emergency Medical Services
(EMS) is offering a C.P.R. Course
from 6-10 p.m. July 23 in the West
Community Center.
Thgc charge for this course is $15
and proceeds will go towards the pur-
chase of a new ambulance for the
West Ambulance Service. Those
wishing to sign-up are asked to call
826-3779.
The West Ambulance Service has
scheduled its second bake sale from
help us with the sweets. If you would
be willing to bake something or do-
nate anything, please call Veda at
826-5594 or Maidie at 826-3982,"
Max Livingston, public relations for
the Ambulance service,1 reported
Tuesday. "These ladies belong to our
ambulance auxiliary and are
co-chairing responsibilities for our
bank bake sales."
The West EMS is also planning to
sponsor a Volleyball Tournament.
2-6 pm July 2A "Wf need people to "We need volleyball nets ant peuple
to wotk the concession stands," Mrs.
Livingston reported. Area residents
are urged to get a volleyball team
together and sign up by calling the
ambulance office at 826-3779.
The ambulance service's Emer-
gency Care Aucndant (ECA) Classes
are to start July 31. Those interested
in volunteering for the ambulance
serviccarc encouraged to sign-up now.
There is no fee for the class, if the
Please turn page 2 for more on
Thefts, burglaries in West
The West Police Deportment had a busy pest week keeping up
with burglaries, thefts snd criminal mischief in the city.
During the week from July 6-12, the West Police reported: the
burglary of a motor vehicle on the 800 block of North ManNe, a
detachable lop stolen off a jeep on the 800 block of North Davis, and
a seat stolen from a pickup at Sykora Family Ford.
There were two ineklents of someone driving without paying for
their gat. One occurred at Quick Pak 7 ynd the other happened at
Bays Exxon. The police also reported a theft from a home in the 1400
block of Stillmeadow.
The police reported three separate incidents of criminal mischief.
One occirred at West Middle School, with the other two involving a
vehicle at the carter of Broadway and Washington streets and a
vehicle on the 600 bkdt of South Main.
West Police Oust Tommy Pwkyh sire reported an awritrarthtr
West ISD trustees award
bids for 1992-93 school year
The West Independent School District Board of Trustees accepted numer-
ous bids for athletic and food supplies for the 1992-93 school year during their
board meeting July 8 in the school district's administration building.
The West School Board accepted the low bids from the following bidders:
B&B Athletic Supply of Waco, athletic supplies for basketball, volleyball and
track at West High School; Lone Star Grocers of Dallas, food products;
McLane Food Service of Temple, food products; Sysco Food Systems of
Austin, food products; Rick's Food Service, food products; Pure Milk Co. of
Waco, milk; Blue Bell Creameries of Brenham, ice cream; and Mrs. Baird's
Bakeries of Waco, bread.
The West High School cafetorium will receive some renovations as the
school trustees approved a bid for a vinyl tile floor on the cafetorium, kitchen
and restrooms in the building. The bid also included carpeting three class-
rooms at West Elementary School. Lake Air Interiors of Waco, the lowest of
two bidders for this project, was awarded the contract at a cost of $17,948.
The school board accepted the resignation of Deborah Nelson, a special
education aide, and Mary Kirkpatrick, a Fine Arts teacher at West Middle
School.
The trustees voted to employ Roy Green as Head Boys Basketball Coach
at West High School. Green has previously coached basketball at Palestine
Westwood High School. They also hired: Melanie Hansen, English teacher at
West Middle School; Debbie Pavlicek, Special Ed Aide at West High School;
and Robbi Green, Special Ed Aide at West Middle School.
The board also rescheduled their August meeting to 6:30 pjn. August 18.
West ISD Business Manager John Sulak repotted the school district is
accepting bids for renovations to the district's track field. The renovations me
to include: the installation of an all new weather track surface along with new
jumping areas and pole vault pit Sulak said bids for the track field are to be
opened in early August and if the trustees accept a bid, then construction on the
track facility could begin later in the month.
I West bank receives
five star rating
West Bank and Trust has again received a five-star rating by Bauer
Financial Reports, Inc., aCoral Gables, Florida bank research and rating firm.
This is the thirteenth consecutive quarter the West bank has received this
prestigious award that identifies it as one of the strongest, safest, most
credit-worthy commercial banks in the United States.
The rating is based on the analysis of Dec. 31,1991 financial data as filed
with federal regulators.
A five-star rating, the highest on a scale from 0-stars to 5-stars, indicates
West Bank & Trust's tangible capital exceeds 9.0 percent of tangible assets,
its risk-based capital ratio exceeds9.25 percent, delinquencies and repossessed
assets are manageable, the institution is soundly invested and earned a profit
for the quarter ending Dec. 31,1991. For comparison purposes, these levels
are nearly double those required by federal regulators.
Paul A. Bauer, president of the research firm, said, "We strongly recom-
mend West Bank & Trust to present and prospective customers. It has
consistently shown evidenceof being a well capitalized, adequately reserved,
conservatively run bank able to weather economic difficulties and operate
profitably. West Bank & Trust represents the backbone of the financial service
industry - strongly capitalized, federally insured, community oriented banks
that concentrate on traditional business and consumer needs."
"Out of 11,927 commercial banks nationwide analyzed forthe period
ending Dec.. 31,1991, only 3,706 banks, 31.07petCent, received our five-star
rating," added Bauer. "West Bank & Trust's continued inclusion in this unique
group is commendable."
Miss Westfest entrants needed
Miss Westfest Pageant officials are accepting entrants for the pageant
scheduled for Sept 4 at the festival grounds. The deadline for entering the
pageant is Aug. 4 and entries are to be turned in by 5 pjn. that day, according
to Pageant chairnnari Barbara Talley.
This year, Mrs. Talley said, prizes are to include scholarships from the John
Robert Powers Modeling Agency in Arlington and a $100 savings bond.
Girls between the ages of 15 and 21, not previously married with no
children or other dependents and a West Independent School District resident
are eligible to enter the pageant, Mrs. Talley said.
Entrants must be sponsored by a West merchant, organization or individual
with the sponsor fee at $25. Those interested in entering or being a sponsor are
asked to contact Mrs. Talley at 103 S. Main in West, 826-3273.
200 block of South Main.
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