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THE POLK COUNTY ENTERPRISE, SUNDAY, JUNE tt, 1>9» - PACE 3A
Camps, construction continue
The Summer Fun 98 Camps
continue this week with art classes,
swim lessons and Junior Lifeguard
Class. In addition to programs,
progress is being made on all of the
park construction projects. Here is
an update on the Livingston Parks
Ml Recreation programs and con-
struction projects.
Session two of the art
will start on Monday, June 29. The
Art I and Art II classes are held at
the high school and taught by Sue
Staples. Kids who are ages 5
through 8 may sign up for Art 1 and
youth ages 9-14 may register for
' Art II. Each class will introduce the
participants to drawing, painting
and crafts.
Tuesday, June 30, is the first tty
of Junior Lifeguard Class. Boys and
girls ages 11-15 may come to Mat-
thews Pool to get involved in this
City of Livingston
Parks and Recreation
Department News
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By LESLIE BOYKIN, superlntnndtnt
fun and educational program. The
program includes land and water ac-
tivities sharpening personal water
safety and leadership skills.
Registration continues for these
and the remaining camp programs
at Livingston City Hall. July
camps to be offered include Swim
Camp, Pre-school Summer Camp,
Boy's Gladiator Camp and Soccer
Camp. Sign up now for these fun
July programs. Livingston City
Hall is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday. This week,
the city will be closed for the July
Firefighters gather
for wildfire academy
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•f LIVINGSTON - Over 200 firc-
;• fighters from across the nation have
!*. been in Livingston the past week,
j; attending the Texas Wildland Fire
Academy.
Although Colorado has been
holding a wildland fire academy for
about eight years, this is the first
ft one for Texas, according to Charles
•*; “Boo” Walker, head of the training
and prevention section of the Texas
Forest Service’s forest fire control
ft department
ft “We have a lot of NWCG-
£ certified courses for people to take
to advance up the ladder in firefight-
K ing," Walker said. The students
ft include federal and state employees,
ft- volunteer firefighters and paid fire-
s' fighters.
Instructors from Texas, Virginia,
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ft Georgia, Arkansas and North Caro-
£ lina
£ academy fashion,” he said.
are teaching courses “in an
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“We’re basically looking at fires
g in the wildland, so this gives vol-
£ unteer fire departments an opportu-
£ nity to train with people who that’s
£• all they do," Walker said, comment-
ing that volunteer fire departments
& are trained to fight structure fires.
Courses offered include: wildland
power saws, basic firefighting, ad-
vanced firefighting portable pumps,
basic air operation, urban interface
and information officer.
“It’s been a real challenge for us,
juggling everything,” Walker said,
when asked how he could line up
enough students and instructors to
hold the academy, with so many
firefighters having recently been
called to various parts of the state
to fight wildfires.
Regarding the ongoing wildfires
throughout the state, Walker said
five helicopters are currently based
in East Texas -- in Conroe, Wood-
ville, Jasper, Henderson and Lufkin.
Pleased with the participation in
the academy, Walker said, “It’s af-
forded an opportunity for two differ-
ent disciplines to come together and
exchange ideas.
“With more agencies participat-
ing, the political boundaries can
come down and we can work to-
gether, as well as have more re-
sources," Walker said.
The Texas Wildland Fire Acad-
emy was put on by the Texas For-
est Service, the U.S. Forest Serv-
ice, the National Parks Service and
the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
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OISD board prepares
for new school year
ONALASKA -- Bids for cafeteria1
food and non-food items for the
1998-99 school year will be
awoded during a special called
meeting of the Board of Trustees of
the Onalaska Independent School
District at 6:30 p.m. Monday.
The board will enter into an ex-
ecutive session for the deliberation
of personnel.
In other business, the board will
elect delegates for the Texas Asso-
ciation of School Boards/Texas
Association of School Administra-
tors Convention.
Following the called meeting, the
board will have a preliminary
budget workshop for the 1998-99
school year.
Capturing rainwater
catching on in Texas
COLLEGE STATION - Water
catchment systems are catching on
!*■> again, according to Dr. Paul
ft Woods, associate professor of con-
ft struction science and architecture at
& Texas A&M University.
5 Catchment systems are basically
6 storage tanks that capture rainwater
ft after it falls on a surface such as a
ft roof, Woods said. Water is usually
ft funneled to a tank called a cistern.
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4th holiday on Friday. *
Construction progress
The parks have been busy with
contractors. Construction is pro-
gressing well at both Matthews
Street Park and Pedigo Park Phase
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Matthews Street Park has gained
a new picnic pavilion. Contractors
will be working next week to com-
plete the project by closing in one
end of the pavilion with restrooms.
The pavilion will be available far
rental to the public. The restrooms
will be available to the numerous
walkers who use the track. Go by
and see this wonderful addition to
an already beautiful park.
Pedigo Phase II construction has
really picked up the pace. Workers
are almost finished with the stone
work on the new restrooms. An-
other crew is nearing completion of
the two pavilions. Each pavilion is
120 feet long and 60 feet wide.
These pavilions will be used for the
monthly Trade Days event at the
park, which will be held the week-
end preceding the third Monday.
Tentative plans are to open the first
Trade Days event in September, but
only construction progress will tell.
Call the Parks and Recreation Of-
fice at 327-5242 for more informa-
tion on these programs and proj-
ects.
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HEADING FOR STATE -- The Livingston Angels are ready for the state tournament in
Sulphur Springs July 10, having won the district tournament in Jasper by beating Newton.
Jasper and Pineland. First row (1-r): Kaleigh Powell, Amanda Wiggins, Meagan: Gardner, -
Kayla Toole and Misty Hickman. Second row (1-r): Kasha Kellar, Monica Watson, Jana t
Murphy, Elizabeth Golden, Janai Thompson, Shanekia Wallace and Samantha Cummings. The ]
girls arc coached by Leona Wiggins, Angie Hickman and Kelley Watson. .ft
Angels headed for state tourney
LIVINGSTON - The Livingston
Angels will travel to Sulphur
Springs for the state tournament on
July 10.
The angels played in the district
tournament in Jasper last weekend,
defeating Newto in the first game
12-5. The team won its second and
third games, defeating Jasper 8-3
and Pineland 13-2.
In the championship game, the
angels defeated Newton 84.
Team members include Kasha
Kellar, Monica Watson, Jana Mur-
phy, Elizabeth Golden, Janai
Thompson, Shanekia Wallace,
Samantha Cummings, Kaleigh
Powell, Amanda Wiggins, Meagan
Gardner, Kayla Toole and Misty
Hickman.
Coaches are Leona Wiggins,
Angie Hickman and Kelley Watson.
The girls will host a car wuh
from 3-7 p.m. Wednesday m the
parking lot of Livingston T(to-
phone Company. All
will be appreciated.
Holiday observance ahead
LIVINGSTON - Polk County
and City of Livingston governmen-
tal offices will be closed Friday in
observance of Independence Day.
Banks and post offices will be
closed on Saturday.
Although city offices will be
closed, there will be curbside gar-
bage collection service for Living-
ston residents on Friday.
HEARING TEST SET
FOR SENIOR
CITIZENS
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Free electronic hearing tests will be given on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
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HEARING LOSS
OR JUST EARWAX BUILDUP?
AS PART OF OUR FREE HEARING
TEST, COME IN FOR A VIDEO
OTOSCOPIC EAR CANAL
INSPECTION.
Homes in about 45 percent of the
state can meet the indoor consump-
tion requirements for a three-person
household using water conservation
inside the home.
Whatever type of system is used,
some precautions have to be taken
before the water is consumed, he
said. Sediment has to be removed,
and water further purified by using a
reverse osmosis distillation system.
Thursday and Friday from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. at Beltone.
A factory-trained hearing aid specialist will be available to give these free taste
at the address below.
The tests have been arranged for
anyone who suspects they are
losing their hearing. Such persons
generally say they can hear but
cannot understand words. Testing
with the latest computerized
electronic equipment will indicate
whether you can be helped.
Everyone, especially those over 50,
should have an electronic hearing
test at least once a year. If there is
a hearing problem, a free electronic
hearing test may reveal that newly
developed methods of correction
will help, even for those who have
been told in the past that a hearing
aid would, not help them.
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a technique called “Loudness
Growth Profiling,” we’ll develop
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This new technique, along with
Beltone’s exclusive computerized
fitting system, helps assure your
hearing comfort.
Seeing... is
Believing
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327-3818 or 1-800-327-3818
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White, Barbara. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 116, No. 53, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 28, 1998, newspaper, June 28, 1998; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth789578/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.