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Sharkettes claim State's silver
At Class 3A cross country meet; Buckley third
BY NICK WEST course at Southwestern University to register only 87-points in the Hebert rounded out the Sharkette pack with a clocking of 14:22 to
Beacon Publisher 1988 cvent- Enroule t0 claiming the team silver, the Sharkette squad place 76th.
———-- repeated their feat of a year ago by being the only team to place two "The competition this year was so much stronger than it's been in
Silver and bronze were the precious metals the Palacios Sharkettes runncrs among the top 10 out of a field of 103 individual runners. the past," observed Coach Arredondo. She pointed out that although
mined in the rolling hills of Georgetown last Saturday morning as Buckley, who took second place in her first state meet last season, the Sharkettes posted vastly improved times compared to last year's
they captured the runnerup team title (silver) of the Stale Class 3A ran a stron8 12:22 to lake third and was followed by four-time state state meet, so did the rest of the competition. While a time of 14:29
Girl's Cross Country Meet with Barbara Buckley earning third place mcet veteran Ann Hcrlin who came in fifth at 12:27. She had finished was Sood enou8h for SOU1 in 1987, it required a time of 13:49 by
(bronze) individual honors. in eighth position last season. Iscnberger this year to take the same position.
At the same time, the valiant Sharkette runners gained something Freshman Desha Kubecka was unfazed by the pressures of state Buckley and Herlin both set personal bests with their perfor-
else-respcct from the rest of the state's cross country fraternity. competition as she turned in an impressive performance with a time of mances; Buckley cutting 26-seconds off of her silver medal effort of
Fourth place finishers in the team standings in 1987 with 141 13:29 to place 34th. In their second year at state, Laura Sexton ran a last year and Herlin trimming her time by 29-seconds. Sexton's time
points, the six determined Sharkette runners of Coach Luz Arredondo 13:42 to nail down the 47th spot while Laura Isenbergcr overcame a was 10-seconds faster than 1987 when she finished 43rd while
improved their performance significantly over the two-mile hilly fall early in the race to finish 50th with a time of 13:49. Valerie (See SHARKETTES, Page 8)
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VOLUME 81. NO. 46
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 16, 1988
PALACIOS, TEXAS
FOURTEEN PAGES
30-CENTS
Honoring veterans
ALVEN KOENING, member of Palacios V.F.W. Post
2467, places an American flag on the gravesite of an
armed services veteran buried in Palacios Cemetery.
Members of the V.F.W. Post placed the flags 1st Fri-
day in observance of Veteran's Day. (Beacon Photo by
Nick West)
Giving it their all
A PAIR of exhausted runners, Palacios' Valerie Hebert (right) and Perryton's Renee
Schickedanz (left), walk through the finish lane after competing in the State Class
3A Girls' Cross Country Meet in Georgetown last Saturday. Hebert and her Shar-
kette teammates tallied 87 points to take the Silver Team Medal after placing second
behind the Perryton squad which posted 45 points. Last year the Sharkettes finished
fourth. Barbara Buckley paced the Palacios team by finishing third while Ann Herlin
took fifth place in the individual standings. Palacios was the only team to place two
runners in the top 10. Additional pictures on Pages 8 & 9. (Beacon Photo by Nick
West)
Formosa hopes to fill
ositions from area’s
available labor pool
"We're going to concentrate
on using people in this area. It's
a real thing, not a joke. We're
going to do this project."
So stated Larry Peyton, vice
president of Formosa Plastics
Corp. and acting plant manager
of the Point Comfort facility
where the firm has announced
plans to build a $1.3-billion
petrochemical manufacturing fa-
cility. Addressing a gathering of
over 50 local residents at last
week's Palacios Rotary meeting,
Peyton said the economic impact
to Calhoun and the surrounding
counties, including Matagorda,
would be significant. That came
as reassuring news to the area
that has endured an economic
downturn for the past two years.
Formosa purchased 1,596
acres adjoining north of the
existing Point Comfort facility of
which 600 acres will be used for
•he new complex. According to
Peyton, the facility will involve
between 1,200 to 1,500 perma-
nent jobs and is expected to cre-
ate up to 8,000 support joos in
Calhoun and the surrounding
counties. In addition, the 32-
month long construction period
is expected to employee over
3,000 people.
The company will be working
with the Texas Employment
Commission and advertise once
the hiring of permanent adminis-
trative/office employees and
other personnel begins.
Eighty to 90-percent ot the
equipment and labor at the new
facility will be from the U.S.
Peyton said that construction
will not begin for another six to
seven months until permit appli-
Gumbo cookers vie for grand
At Matagorda Festival Dec. 3
Gumbo gourmets from
throughout the state will have the
ultimate opportunity to capture
fame, fortune and glory at the
One Grand Gumbo Cookoff on
Saturday, Dec. 3 at the Tenth
Annual Texas Fishermen's Fes-
tival. The 'grand' in this con-
test's name represents not only
the caliber of competition but the
over $1,000 in guaranteed cash
prizes as well.
The gumbo event which is
held in Matagorda, has several
features which make it unique in
the mouthwatering world of
Texas cookoffs. One, the main
meat ingredients of the dishes
entered must be seafood in honor
of the commercial fishermen
sponsoring this fundraiser for
college scholarships. Two, since
only twenty teams will be al-
lowed to participate, the chances
of placing in the contest are an
awesome one in five. Three, the
contestants themselves will be
permitted to nominate judges of
which four names will be drawn
to serve on the seven member
judging panel. Four, the special
procedures used to carefully
scrutinize the taste, texture, and
aroma of these regal recipes will
insure that the winners remain a
secret to contestants and judges
alike until the very moment the
presentations arc made.
Four prestigious positions
will be awarded with checks and
trophies as follows:
First placc-$5()0, second
cations are approved by the
Texas Air Control Board and the
Environmental Protection
Agency. He said the procedure
in acquiring permits was both
"aggravating and frustrating"
since the company can not even
begin ground work or construc-
tion of administrative offices at
the site.
"We can't to anything con-
struction-wise until about June of
1989. Until then we will be
working on designs," explained
Peyton. He added that although
one contract had been let to Kel-
logg Co. of Houston, no other
contracts have been awarded. He
said there had riot been a lot of
thought given at this time
whether the work would be
union or non-union.
The type of permanent per-
sonnel Formosa generally looks
for, Peyton said, are those with a
least a high school education and
an aptitude for mechanical skills.
He said that experience is not a
high priority since, but rather
"good people we can train."
To that end, he said Formosa
was eager to work with area
school districts on testing and
drug education. He pointed out
(See PLANT, Page 3)
place-$3(X), third place-$150 and
showmanship-$100.
Also a special Braggards
Rights Trophy will be bestowed
on the team representing any area
civic organization which
outscores all other such groups
entered. This "no brag...just
fact” competitor's cup will be
engraved with their team name
and will grant them the privilege
of boating, bragging, crowing,
(See FESTIVAL, Page 14)
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West, Nicholas M. Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 46, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 16, 1988, newspaper, November 16, 1988; Palacios, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth729803/m1/1/?q=%22Lamar+University%22~1: accessed July 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Palacios Library.