Sulphur Springs News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 42, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 19, 1989 Page: 1 of 92
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Sulphur Springs
Nmis-SrXpgram
Sunday
FEBRUARY It, 1ttt.
50 CENTS
SIX SECTIONS
VOL. 111—NO. *2.
G The Echo Publishing Co Inc. 1989
Team trains to deal
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with chemical spills
By DANA L. DURHAM
NewsTkegnun Staff
They won’t ever claim to be ex-
perts, but they’ll be the guys in
charge whenever a hazardous
materials accident strikes Hopkins
County
Members of the Sulphur Springs
Hazardous Materials Response
Team gathered this past week for
their first of many training sessions
and a brief overview of a unit uni-
que to the Northeast Tfcxas area.
“There's ha/-mat teams in Dal-
las and Tyler, but no one else in this
Northeast Ifexas area is even at-
tempting what we're doing,” Ftae
Marshal C D. Bolding said m seek-
ing the 11 team members' com-
mitment to the group.
Charging than with the protec-
tion of lives, property and en-
Boknng said the pri-
mary responsibility of the team he
commands is stabilization of any
accident scene.
“Keep it from getting worse,”
the incident commander said.
Boldtng was wined by Sulphur
Springs Police Sgt. Rex Morgan,
the team's second incident com-
mander and safety officer, in ex-
plaining the workings of the newly-
formed squad.
“We ll be the first responders to
any hyrdotn materials i«r«dri m
the county _. The Mm's import-
to be capable of response to “most
all” accidents involving hazardous
materials, whether at a fixed struc-
ture or on the highway or railway
systems in the county, Morgan said.
“Unless we need additional
equipment, we won't have to call
(teams from) Tyler or Dallas." he
said.
Through previous joint pur-
chases of the county and city, the
team already has the basic equip-
ment needed to work with and con-
tain hazardous products Among
the gear are seven encapsulated
wits, air packs and materials used
to patch leaks and punctures.
’‘There's a few inexpensive odds
and ends we need to pick up for
basic response equipment, and
we're going to look into that,”
Morgan said, and future purchases
of more advanced equipment are
anticipated.
In addition, all resources within
the county are available to the team
as a result of what Bolding describ-
ed as a mutual aid agreement be-
tween city and county officials.
Diving the upcoming months,
team members will be in training,
with a miminum of one two-hour
session each month as required by
the Occupational Safety Health
demonstration of an encapsulated
suit. They were also given copies of
the team's standard operating pro-
cedures.
employed by one of four local pub
lie service agencies, few of them
ce or training in deal-
til are kupper or owner of that
material cornea to clean it up,”
MVtS£bnii
mafimmg ampMt” me
19*7, Is expected the
Bolding and Mor-
gan. who have both attended
numerous schools on hazardous
materials, are certified instructors
“We’ll learn as we go along. It
may take two yean for us ip learn,
but we’ll be advancing ourselves as
we go.” Bolding said.
Aft their imnal- traama, jgam
mentben received a quick comae m
of air packs and a
Although each team member is
nployedby
service a
have experience
ing with hazardous materials. So.
plans are already being made for
each to attend various schools, two
of which are in April and May.
respectively.
Participation in the team began
on a voluntary basis, with those in
the sheriff's, police and fire de-
partments signing up for the group.
"They were selected based on
past experiences relating to jobs
prior to whatever service they're in
at this time." Morgan said, citing
former truck drivers, oil field
workers, welders and men familiar
with working around heavy equip-
ment, machinery and tools.
Described as a cross-section of
agencies, the team’s other members
include police officers Mike Swin-
dell and Leonard Stout; sheriff’s
i and James
Serv
; and firemen
Randy Steele. David Oxford. Skip-
per Hurley and Cape Gerry
•Cleaver.
:) In conjuclion with preparations
of the team, other members of the
local public service groups will be
trained as support agencies
“But, you'll be better trained and
better able to protect yourselves
and others." Bolding told the learn,
adding. "Thk k the little group
right here that's gonna get down to
the nitty-gritty.”
planning joint
lake venture
By DANA L. DURHAM
Newt-Telegram Staff
Haz-mat suit
am Fireman Randy Steele appears a little apprehensive
as kk two’“helpers” dress him up hi an encapsulated suit. The suit,
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Sulphur Spring
as hU two “helper* Ul» Him M|l HI ■»> -a—"*. • —■
used in working with hazardous materials, was demonstrated last
week at the first meeting of the newly-formed Sulphur Springs
Hazardous Materials Response Team. With Steele k C D. Bolding,
left, and Re* Morgan, the 11-mcmher team's incident commander
—Staff pfeota by Dm* L. Darbaai
December sales bring
$190,000 to city coffers
RyPANAl. DURHAM
over the monthly
income of 1988.
“The towns around us held up
pretty gobd, loo” Sapaugh said.
_ _ payments m
SulfUtrv Stnms'miwl'Ak week Oreanvilk. Mount Pkasani and
fvy by Inc local fisc si payments.
Dm check tm $190,291*5 despite what he suspects may be a
frprrffni sales la* rotkyriot in continuing "fall off m the city s
December and maths a 1.97 percent population,
inrruaas over ire payment from the “I guess the people that are here
nuae period of 1988. are spending the money here. We
“I’d have to 00 hack in time to could have fallen off, and some of
be red an*, bat I don’t ever re- these towns did. But, our economy
Something special in today’s paper
News-Telegram readers are
receiving a special treat this is-
sue. the 1989 edition of
Neighbors.
Additional copies are avail-
able free of charge at Echo
Pubtikiing Company and at
many other bus messes m the
area.
While Neighbors '89 k desig-
ned for newcomers to the com-
munity. to help them learn about
our community, our county, our
government and the many things
one needs to know when reiocat-
ing here, it should also be useful
for people who are native to
Hopkins County.
It is a reference guide that con-
tains hundreds of facts about
Hopkins County, its clubs, chur-
ches, businesses and other or-
ganizaions that make this a fine
place to live.
We suggest you keep this
handy guide where you can find
it during the next six months.
If you want to write to your
congressman, look in (he guide
and yon’11 find his address, along
with repay other officials.
Intereated in joining a club?
The glide will tell you who to
contact and provide a number.
We try to make the guide as
accurate as possible. Please let us
know if you notice any informs
non that k inaccurate or out of
date and we’U correct it in the
July edition.
ecirion to join <
Texas Municipal Water Direrict k
pursuing a water intake structure at
Cooper Lake was rendered Friday
afternoon during a special meeting
of the Sulphur Springs City
Council.
The council's unanimous vote
followed an executive session that
opened the 5 pm. meeting. The
closed door conference lasted about
IS minutes and was held for the
purpose of discussing property
related lo the incoming Wee.
After reconvening in open ses-
sion, Mavor Margin Latham de-
scribed the executive session as
"further discussions of the pos-
sibilities of things to come for
Cooper Lake.”
City officials have debated the
joint venture with NTMWD for
almost a year. The intake structure
is one of the first steps needed k
the conveyance of water to the city.
By stuffing the intake facility, the
city's costs of construction and op-
eration are expected lo be lower,
officials have said.
In an unrelated matter, council
members approved a professional
services contract with the engineers
of the federally-assisted improve ,
ment project at Sulphur Springs
Municipal Airport
The contract with Rice Stone and
Associates of Longview passed on
a 4-2 vote. Counciimen Bill Mc-
Cool and Ron Lummus cast the
dissenting votes, and Councilman
Jim Dobson was absent from the
meeting.
In i
said they
study the
had not i
of the eon-
ore time to
which they
before the Friday
“I’d rather take time to look aft
something like this before we ap-
prove it/McCoo! said.
He questioned die engineering
firm’s about $90,000’’ fee and
said he thought their cast was going
to be around $60,000.
City Manager Jack Dickerson
said the escalated charge was the
result of “more extensive soil in-
vestigations than we originally an-
ticipated."
The city has received a $1,123
Federal Aviation
total cost
y Finance is staying strong.” he said.
Director Wooded Sapaugh mid. For Ik year. 8m city has
He retared to tfc fl 86*16.32 received $282,727.73. Cbmpared to
same month lam rhr two-month total of 1988, year-
Area woman is Star Young Farmer of Texas
By AFBCfORAN
year aa the largest of 1988 and said uxtoc payments are op 3.32 per
the West February check ahouid be ceaL
8m greatest of 1909. ; „ R,
Sales tax
Rain gauge
- - - s ^ s- jnching up
While officials in some areas of
Texas are debating whether there
was a drought and whether it k
continuing or over, Hopkins
County k soaking up higher than
ivcricc precipitation,
Friday's storm, episode six m
Mother Nature's m miseries.
I n—MM— Dock, frt^wl Mother
1.32 inches of ram to the "we don’t
.
Gladys Howell is a woman of the
eighties.
She’* a wife, mother of two. full-
time teacher for special education
students, champion ice cream
maker and co-owner, along with
her husband. Ibm, of a dairy.
She’s also the Star Young Farmer
of Tfcxas — 8m first woman in the
association's hWory to receive the
We caught up with Howdl on a
recent afternoon to find her nst
coming in from a busy day of clas-
ses at North Hopkins High School.
With a few minutes to retwind.
Howell talked about her venture
into the world of denying before
into her coveralls and
the bare for 8m affcr-
“The owner. Bill McGarity. arran-
ged owner-(inane ing for us and we
bought the dairy." Howell mid.
Although they made their pur
chase k 1980. it was three yean
before the family made the move to
Sulphur Springs. “We had a lot of
remodeling to do before we could
move which we did mosdy on the
weekends. Phis, we needed jobs,"
she added.
Howell noted both were teachers
far the Garland school district and
it was necessary 8ms they secure
jobs m Hopkins Cbunty before they
could mlocato. 4
“Ibm found a job teaching vo-ag
at Sulphur Springs High School
beginning with the 1982 83 school
year. I still had to wind up my
teaching in Garland, so 1 didn’t
Please see Gladys, Pag* 4A
changing i
heading to
■vc a tkotreht” coiwaa. heading to me ram tor me
It booinaddM monthly rainfall to noonfeedmg
40 inches, nearly 1 Vi inches H« tto^Mjegms aome awe
**“lack in 1980
living in Garfc
Tiglnern d*s imo February, chkd that we
SulpfiarSprings has recorded 8m country i
r* - * - ” on 10 (Andrew, now
to move lo
the sale of
boats, boas and biiamkont fil for
potholes. Ait stock jumped 6M
points Fnday on 8re
n * r h in an/I
stock Exchange mo
II) Tom had raised beef cows for
FFA and I was part of a family of
10,” Howell mid.
“My toady lived on, sort of a
farm ~ a homestead. We raked our
own porit. did am awn earning. We
for m acamt voyage.
The Ul. Weather Service, m ks
seen pacing boi^jmjwyjtok/
In’S tS-TZ Milking honors
m ^ Of a dairy
I for 1909 aow
,aU2J0h-
fl’t fob wk
they’d he
a lot of hard
He to rebuild
medal Macs
* Howell mao-
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Keys, Clarke. Sulphur Springs News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 42, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 19, 1989, newspaper, February 19, 1989; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth816072/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.