Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 8, 1998 Page: 1 of 8
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Honor Rolls
September 28,1998 -
October 4,1998
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Thursday
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Tuesday 101 70
Friday
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Wednesday 10071
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Scotland woman busy ’Meet the
as CDA State Treasurer Candidates’
in Holliday
The Holliday Chamber of u!o
Carolyn Bachmann, of Scotland,
Texas, of the Catholic Daughters of
the Americas, was elected State Trea-
surer of her organization at the Bien-
nial Texas State Convention that was
held in Wichita Falls in April, 1998.
She has been a member of Court Our
Lady of Good Counsel #309 for twenty
years, serving as a Court Officer for
13 years and State District Deputy for
four years.
Mrs. Bachmann took over her duties
in June. She attended the CDA 47th
Biennial National Convention at the
Marriott Waterside Hotel in Norfolk,
Virginia, in July. The theme for the
convention was "The Spirit Calls Us
To Unity and Love."
In August Carolyn attended the
Texas State Officers Workshop in San
Antonio held at the Oblates Renewal
Center. She attended workshops on
the duties of the different officers,
leadership, protocol and membership.
She will attend different functions
and represent the State Court of Texas
in the North all the way to Amarillo
whenever the State Regent cannot
attend. On September 13th, she went
to Amarillo for the institution/recep-
tion of a new Junior Catholic Daugh-
ters of the Americas Court. Mrs.
Bachmann will serve two years as
State Treasurer.
Mrs. Bachmann is married to Chris
Bachmann. They have two children,
Suzanne Bachmann-Hansen and
Christopher Bachmann, and one
grandchild. She is the daughter of
Mrs. John A. Kocks, Sr. and the late
John A. Kocks, Sr., of Scotland.
The Holliday Chamber of \Jom-
merce will host a Meet the Candidate
Mixer on October 27, 1998. State
Representative Charles Finnell (Dem)
will be present, as will his opponent,
Rick Hardcastle(Rep-). The event will
be held at the Holliday Community
Activity Building located at 201 N.
Walnut, Holliday, Tx at 7:00 p.m.
Refreshments will be served.
Holliday Chamber of Commerce
president, Larry Sweatt says, "We
will be honored if residents of Archer
County and the 68th District would
join us. It will be an opportunity to
bring your family to meet your Candi-
dates for Political Office as well as
your Public officials."
CDA State Treasurer
Carolyn Bachmann, pictured with husband Chris, of Scotland, Texas, took
over duties as the Catholic Daughters of the Americas’ State Treasurer in June,
and has been busy in that position since.
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TURN THE DIRT' GAUl
A HIT
Guests enjoyed a catered
dinner (photo at right) at
Booked Up #4 Saturday
night before the staging of
RTF's production of The
Glass Menagerie. After the
play, entertainment for the
gala was provided by Ryan
Phillips and Rick Wylie
(photo at left).
photos by Kelly Mobley
Meet the. new teachers at Holliday ISD
contributed by Jenny Thomas
Some of you may have heard about
Holliday's excellent new principal,
although you may not have heard about
the new special education teacher and
her aide.
Kent Lemons was a coach and
teacher at Holliday for eight years,
working as an administrative assistant
for one of those years.
Lemons then went on to coach at
Hico, become a Secondary Principal
at Spur, and the High School Principal
at Panhandle. It was after these posi-
tions that Lemons returned to Holliday
to accept the job as High School Prin-
cipal.
Lemons has a rather large family,
consisting of his wife, Kim, and his
four children: Jorden, Landry, Paden
and Rylen.
Lemons says "I'm glad to be back at
Holliday because it's just like coming
back home."
Unlike Lemons, this is Cindy
Hendry's first year to teach. She re-
ceived her B.S. in marketing at Okla-
aide in Burkburnett or three years.
After this experience, she attended
SWOSU in Weatherford, Oklahoma
to further her education.
Hendry has been married to hus-
band, Mark, for 19 years, and they
have two daughters: Sarah and
Rebekah.
Hendry says she "loves teaching at
Holliday."
Finally, although new to Holliday,
Jolene Styles is no newcomer to the
education field. She has been in the
field for nine years. First in
Throckmorton, then in Graham, and
finally, Newcastle, before arriving at
Holliday.
Styles graduated from Midwestern
state University and came to teach at
Holliday because, like Lemons, "it is
home" to her.
Styles family consists of husband,
Kirk, and her "three boys": Koby,
Kolin and Kendall.
Holliday is very excited about not
only the new faces but also the new
school year, and expects great things
Glass Menagerie closes Saturday
The Royal Theater's production of
"The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee
Williams will conclude this Saturday
night, October 10th. Shows will also
be held on Thursday and Friday nights
with all three shows starting each night
at 8:00 p.m. Tickets for Thursday
night will be $8.00 with prices going
up to $12.00 for Friday and Saturday
nights except for students which will
remain at $8.00. Over 100 people
came through last weekend's shows
which received high praise marks from
those in attendance. One Wichita Falls
resident stated that the play was the
seen, and Sunday's matinee included
20 students from the AP English class
from Henrietta, who also gave the
production high marks. Although the
crowd was smaller than anticipated
for Saturday night's gala due to the
football game, those in attendance had
an outstanding evening of entertain-
ment which was provided by Charles
Whetherbee, Ryan Phillips, and Rick
Wylie in addition to the play which
stars Tommye Jane Wright, Abby
Abernathy, Jennifer Pool and Jeff
Thomason.
Tickets and reservations can be made
Railroad Commission touts new
one-call notification service
best staged production he had ever in advance by calling 940-574-2505.
Farm Bureau promotes
Fire Prevention Week
homa University, then worked as an from both!
WFCU to celebrate
Credit Union Day
Windthorst Federal Credit Union
will be celebrating International
Credit Union Day on Thursday, Oc-
tober 15, 1998. 89 million credit
union members worldwide will be
celebrating the 150th anniversary of
credit unions. The theme is "Al-
though the times may change, our
principles will not." All members
and prospective members may come
by the credit union office for refresh-
ments and to register for door prizes
that will be given away at the end of
the day.
Credit unions have kept their pur-
pose constant for the last 150 years.
Their focus has been on service to
their member/owners as not-for-profit
financial cooperatives. Each mem-
ber has an equal say in how the credit
union is run, and there are no stock-
holders, so earnings are returned to
members as higher savings rates and
lower loan rates.
Judy Koetter, manager of the
Windthorst Federal Credit Union,
says, "Celebrate International Credit
Union Day, Thursday, October 15,
1998, by joining a credit union—you'll
find the best deals and the best service
year round."
The Archer County Farm Bureau
joins our local firefighters and others
in promoting fire prevention and safety
during Fire Prevention Week, Octo-
ber 4-10, 1998. This year's theme is
"Fire Drills: The Great Escape". Home
fires move fast! The National Fire
Protective Association (NFPA) sur-
veys show that most people overesti-
mate the time they have to escape a
fire. A home fire can expose victims
to temperatures in excess of 1000 de-
grees F.
During a fire, the air's normal oxy-
gen level (21 %) is drastically reduced.
People experience severe physical dis-
orientation when the oxygen drops
below 17% and are unable to breathe
at all when the oxygen level drops to
the 10-6% range.
Only about 1/4 of home fire victims
die from burns. Most home fire deaths
result from inhaling smoke and poi-
sonous gases produced by ,the fire.
The majority of fatal home fires hap-
pen at night when people are asleep.
The number one cause of fatal fires is
smoking, resulting in an average of
820 deaths per year.
It is essential for family housing
that a step-by-step escape plan be
developed and practiced at least twice
a year. Don't forget the installation
and maintenance of smoke detectors
can be a key to early warning.
In some occupancies, such as high'
rise buildings, the safest action when
a fire alarm sounds may be to stay
inside a dwelling unit and protect
yourself from smoke until the fire
department arrives.
In recent years, the three most fre-
quent causes of fires in the United
States and Canadian homes have
been: (1) cooking equipment (2) heat-
ing equipment, and (3) arson or sus-
pected arson.
The Archer County Farm Bureau
promotes public awareness of fire
safety and encourages everyone to
plan and practice "Fire Drills: The
Great Escape".
The Texas Railroad Commission is
praising a new statewide initiative,
known as "Call Before You Dig", that
features a toll-free telephone number
Texans may now call to identify un-
derground gas lines and other utilities
on their property.
"Call Before You Dig", a creation of
the Texas Legislature, became effec-
tive October 1, 1998. The service
aims to prevent accidental damage to
natural gas lines and other utilities
during the course of excavation.
Its premise is simple: any excavator,
from homeowners to major construc-
tion companies, can call toll-free 1-
800-545-6005 to contact one of the
established one-call centers respon-
sible for alerting utility companies
that digging is about to commence
near their lines. The utilities will have
a couple of days to mark their lines.
"Texans can now dial one number
prior to digging and find the location
of underground utility lines," said
Texas Railroad Commission Chair-
man Carole Keeton Rylander. "1-
800-545-6005 should be jotted down
on every telephone book in every
Texas household ASAP."
Commissioner Charles Matthews
said, "The 'Call Before You Dig' ap-
proach will give Texans crucial infor-
mation regarding the location of un-
derground cables and natural gas lines
prior to excavation, greatly reducing
the likelihood of serious and some-
times deadly injury and property dam-
age."
Commissioner Barry Williamson
said, "The majority of the damage to
natural gas lines in Texas have been
caused by human error, sometimes
resulting in loss of life and economic
devastation. This new one-call pro-
gram will give Texas communities the
tools they need to help prevent these
unfortunate accidents."
Callers may dial toll-free from any-
where in Texas to report where and
when they intend to excavate. The
one-call center will match the address
against lists of streets provided by the
utilities. Those who don't call before
excavating may be subject to a fine.
Each caller will get a "ticket stub",
and the utility will be notified that it
has two working days to mark the
lines. The calls will generate a paper
record which will be stored for four
years.
The Texas Legislature adopted the
mandatory one-call system to locate
underground pipelines and cables, cre-
ating the One-Call Board of Texas, a
private non-profit corporation to over-
see operation of the system that links
several notification centers with the
single toll-free number. The Board is
made up of 12 members appointed by
the governor and represents industry
and the general public.
"Everyone’s safety is at stake," said
Don Ward, Executive Vice President
of the One-Call Board of Texas. "We
encourage excavators to call the state-
wide toll-free number before they dig,
and we urge all underground facility
operators, if they haven's already done
so, to register their lines with one of
the notification centers as soon as
possible.."
In Texas, it is estimated that 75% of
all natural gas incidents are due to
third party damage. Commissioners
believe the establishment of this state-
wide notification service will provide
easy access for contractors to identify
underground facilities before excava-
tion begins.
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