The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 72, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 2, 1995 Page: 1 of 16
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July 2,
1995
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Enjoy Your Fourth Of July Holiday
Seminole
Local News,
Sports <&
Pictures
Sunday, July 2,1995
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Seminole (Gaines County), Texas 79360 ©1995
Volume 88, Number 72
Oil companies,
GCAD settle
on tax values
Over $291,000 refund given
The final suit by an oil company
against the Gaines County Appraisal
District has been resolved,
according to papers filed in 106th
District Court and the Gaines
County Appraisal District.
District Judge George Hansard
signed the agreed final judgement
in the suit styled Exxon Corporation
and Marathon Oil Company vs.
Gaines County Appraisal District
and Appraisal Review Board and it
was filed for the record Wednesday
morning. The judgement had
previously been signed' by the
attorneys for tire oil companies and
the appraisal district.
Under terms of the agreed
judgement, the values assigned by
the appraisal district for lax years
1988,1989 and 1990 will stand as
they were originally appraised. The
1992 values will be lowered
approximately 37 percent, which
will result in a net refund to each
company. According to a statement
from the appraisal district, both oil
companies agreed to pay interest on
unpaid taxes for the earlier years
and to waive interest on the refunds
due from the local taxing entities.
Exxon is to receive a net refund
from all entities of S224.436.19,
with local taxing units providing
S73,724.75 of the amount and
County Education District (CED)
No.6 willcontribute$150,711.44.
Marathon will receive a net refund
of $66,797.93 after paying
$3,411.86 to die local, taxing entities
and receiving S70.209.79 from the
CED.
In addition to the $150,711.44
Exxon will receive from the CED,
the City of Seminole will contribute
$5,544.32, Seminole ISD will
contribute $26,720.63, die Seminole
Hospital District will contribute
$9,897.08, Gaines County will
contribute SI6,233.39, County-
Wide Equalization will give
$11,532.49 and Flood
Control/Lateral Roads will
contribute $3,796.84.
Marathon will receive
$70,209.79 from the CED, $760.63
is $70,312.89 when die "recapture"
of CED monies which had already
left the county is considered. A
statement from die district said,
"Although still a substantial sum,
it is most likely only 50 to 70
percent of what the cost to taxpayers
would have^becn to try the lawsuit
m court."
Bob Lumpkin, chairman of the
appraisal district, said that die
district has been informed that
checks from die CED will be mailed
by July 12, while the local entities
have "a little longer" in which to
make their payment.
Worker hurt
in accident
An oilfield worker was injured
in an accident approximately 15
miles southwest of Seminole
Thursday afternoon at
approximately 2 p.m.
As of presstime, the man was still
not identified.
He was flown from the scene by
AcroCarc I lelicopterto University
Medical Centei in Lubbock, \\ here
he underwent emergency surgery.
Initial report.-, indicated the man
sustained some spinal injuries, as
well as injuries to his lower
extremities.
Holiday to result
in many closings
The Fourth of July holiday
Tuesday will again result in several
closings in Seminole.
Most retailers will close for the
day, but will re-open at the regular
time Wednesday.
Both financial institutions,
Seminole National Bank and First
National Bank, will close Tuesday,
but will be open again Wednesday.
from the Hospital District and
$601.95 from Gaines County. They
will pay the City of Seminole
$57.46, Seminole ISD $4,358.91,
County-W idc Equalization S192.76
and Flood Control/Latcral Roads
$165.30.
According to the appraisal
district, die reason some entities had
to pay, while others received
refunds in die Maradion settlement,
depended on the properties involved
in the judgement.
The net cost to Gaines County
taxpayers of the settlement,
according to the appraisal district.
The Gaines County Courthouse
and Seminole Cily Hall will also
close Tuesday and be open again
Wednesday.
Box service will be offered by
the U.S. Post Office, but die office
itself w ill be closed and there ,wfll
be no home delivery. Mail sl/ould
be put up by 1 p.m.
The holiday will necessitate an
early deadline for The Sentinel. The
news and ad deadline will be
Monday at noon instead of Tuesday.
The paper will be delivered as usual
Wednesday.
Delinquent taxes to be turned over
As of Feb. 1 of this year, 1994
taxes became delinquent and began
to accumulate penalty and interest
as required by Texas Property Tax
laws.
Beginning Saturday, July 1, the
unpaid 1994 taxes will be turned
over to an attorney for collection
and an additional 15 percent
collection cost will-bc added.
Texans age 65 and over can
postpone paying delinquent taxes
on their homestead by taking
advantage of the ovcr-65 tax
deferral, according to Betty Caudle,
Chief Appraiser of the Gaines
County Appraisal District.
Caudle stressed, though, that tax
deferral for the elderly only
postpones paying delinquent taxes
on the homestcad-il docs not cancel
them. During the deferral period,
taxes and delinquent penalties and
interest continue to add up.
For more information, taxpayers
can contact the Gaines County
Appraisal District at 302 SE Avc.
B. 758-3263.
LOOKING GOOD..-rRecent rains in the Seminole area benefitted both the cotton and peanut crops,
for the most part Although there were reports of some fields hailed out, this field, located west of Seminole,
seemed to have enjoyed the benefits of the precipitation.
„ (Sentinel Photo)
Seminole, Gaines County the
recipients of welcome rain
Although there have been some
setbacks, the cotton crop in Gaines
County, for the most part, was the
beneficiary of good rains this past
weekend.
According to John Hall of the
Consolidated Farm Service Agency
(CFSA), the precipitation "helped
a lot."
Approximately 100,000 acres
have been certified by the CFSA so
far and Hall said a downside (o the
storms wasHhat about 17,000 of
those acres have been hailed out,"
including 2,000-3,000 last Thursday
night. Most of the damage w as in
the southwest portion of the county,
near the Andrews County line.
The dryland crop, mainly in the
southeast portion of the county, is
looking good, but in other spots,
Hall said I hat it could be belter.
But, all in all, he said any rain
will help and this past weekend’s
moisture was no exception.
Rainfall reports around Lhe
Seminole area ranged from 1.5 to
over three inches. That does not
include the downpour early Friday
moriiing, in w hich over one inch of
rain fell in Seminole.
..AND E VEN BETTER—In addition to beneficial rains last weekend and before, another one inch plus
fell in Seminole early Friday morning. The torrential downpour didn't seem to hurt this tree in S.S.
Forrest Park in southwest Seminole, which seemed to enjoy standing in almost half-deep water.
(Sentinel Photo)
TAAS results show higher scores
Preliminary results from the
TAAS tests taken by Seminole
School students this past school
year shows increases in all but one
category over the previous year.
According to Janis Buxton,
Director of Instruction of the
Seminole Schools, all percentages
increased from last year in all grade
groups, with the exception of
seventh grade math scores.
Although pleased with the
increases, Mrs. Buxton said,
"Improvements still need to be
made." Tested this year were
students in third, fourth, fifth, sixth,
seventh, eighth and 10th grades.
A complete list of test results,
along with comparisons to similar
school districts, will be presented
to the Seminole School Board at
their regular August meeting.
Preliminary results show 141
third graders tested, with 89 percent
meeting the minimum expectation
for reading and 88 percent for
mathematics; 134 fourth graders
were tested in reading, with 81
percent meeting the minimum
expectation for reading, 132 were
tested in mathematics, with 78
percent meeting the minimum and
135 were tested in writing with 88
percent meeting the minimum; in
fifth grade, 133 were tested for
reading, and 78 percent met the
minimum, while 135 were tested in
mathematics, and 81 percent met the
minimum.
A total of 164 sixth graders were
tested in reading and 163 in
mathematics, and 77 percent met
minimum expectations in reading
and 59 percent in mathematics;
there were 176 seventh graders
tested in reading and 181 in
mathematics, and 82 percent met llie
minimum expectation in reading
and 64 percent in mathematics; and
in eighth grade, 166 students were
tested in reading, mathematics and
writing, while 164 were tested in
science and 165 in social studies. A
total of 84 percent met minimum
expectations in reading, 64 percent
in mathematics, 82 percent in
writing, 84 percent in science and
70 percent in social studies.
Among 10th graders, 112 were
tested in reading, 126 in
mathematics and 129 in writing. A
total of 73 percent met minimum
expectations in reading, 54 percent
met the minimum in mathematics
and 91 percent met the minimum in
writing.
Briefly
Early deadline
Due to the Fourth of July
holiday Tuesday, next
Wednesday’s July 5th issue of
the Seminole Sentinel will
have to be produced on
Monday, July 3.
The deadline for all news
and advertising for that issue
will be noon Monday.
The issue will be printed
and distributed as usual on
Wednesday.
Family Night
Family Night will be held
at Memorial Health Care
Center on Tuesday, July 11,
in the Activity Room.
Families and interested
parties are encouraged to
attend.
Appraisal Office
Closed
The Gaines County
Appraisal District Office in
Seminole will take a long
Fourth of July weekend
because of work to be done
inside the office.
The office will be closed
i Monday and Tuesday, July 3
and 4. They will re-open at
the usual time Wednesday,
July 5.
Farming Class
A class in "Bottom Line
Farming" will begin July 3 in
Scagraves.
The class, hosted by South
Plains College in Lcvelland.
will lake place from 7-10 p.m.
each Monday and Thursday at
the Scagraves Junior High
Library. Karen Harlan is the
instructor.
The course includes 36
classroom hours and covers
goal-setting and priority
management, interpretation
and use of financial
statements, strategic planning,
operational planning and
other practical aspects of farm
management.
More information can be
obtained by contacting Mrs.
yJHarlan at (806) 546-3200, >
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This Week
Date Hi Low
Prec.
June 26 87 61
.03
June 27 88 59
.65
June 28 ^3 61
.00
June 29 88 64
.00
June 30 — 59
1.06
I .(Readings taken at 7:30 a.m. daily for 1
previous 24 hours.)
Total rainfall for June ...
3.65"
Total rainfall for 1995 ....
7.74"
(Jan. 1.05", Feb. .52", Mar. .32",
Apr. .31", May 1.89”)
Last Year
Date, '94 Hi Low
Prec.
June 26 108 69
.00
June 27 113 68
.00
June 28 114 70
.00
June 29 107 73
.00
June 30 104 70
.00
Total rainfall June '94 ....
.....24"
Total rainfall, 1994 ........
14.11"
Total rainfall to date, '94
.. 6.56
Record June High, 1994
.. 114*
Record June Low, 1975..
.... 44*
Average June High........
..83.6*
Average June Low ........
..65.3*
Average June rainfall ....
..1.81"
Greatest daily rainfall.79 2.61"
Greatest June rainfall,'86 10.16"
Avg. June days 32* & under .. 0
Avg. June days 90* & over .. 23
(Official NWS records arc maintained by
John E. Moffau. Records are for the per-
1 iod, 1922-92)
)
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