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Holliday Eagle Band
Advances To State
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The Holliday Eagle Band (In no particular order): Flutes- Emily Struck, Melanie Mason, Dayla Bradford, Jessica Briggs, Alicia Woods, Amy Stone, Cassandra Craft. Tiffany Ezzell.
Stephanie O'Brien, Amber Molina, Brandy Dail, GlennaCunningham. Natasha Baker, Kimbcriy Hardy. Clarinets-Holly Ritchie, Sarah Hogue, Corie Collier, AmberHansen, Sarah Briggs,
Jennifer Teel, Amy Koetter, Jenea Measley. Kimberly Lightfoot. Jessica Rathman. Bass Clar- Ranelle Daniels, Sarah Kate Plank, Kelly Hutchinson, Maggie Denney. Alto Sax- Chad
Brackeen, BrianCable, Matt Solomon, Jessica Edwards.Tenor Sax- RoperGunter, Jonathan Brewer. Trumpets-Stacey O'Brien. Larty Mastalsz, Libby Zuber. Becky Cunningham, Melissa
Graham, Justin Christy, Josh Morrison. Michael Kuykendall, Dasin Davis, Nathan Beaver, Will Clapp, Jeff Waldmuller, Btyan Ferguson, Quincy Yarbrough. French Homs- Laura
Beaver,k Leah McCoy. Claire Day. Trombone- Whitney Bumam, Lance Scarbrough, Shane Calhoun, Hillary Ashley, Ryan Koetter, Lance Grace, Kenny Weaver, Lynette Fmley, Brad
Reynolds, Victoria Spraggins. Baritones- Phillip Wainscott, Matt Kennedy, James Mitchell, Cody \ arbrough, Paul Allsup. I ubas- Collin Crane. Joel W allace, Caleb Elder. Percussion-
Melanie Sears, Jon Koeing. Brent Hart. Codi Weaver. Melissa Watson, Ryan Zuber, Jeff McCain. Clint Jensen, Stephanie Points, Paul Rodgers.
The tradition continues as the
Holliday Eagle Band advanced
to the state marching competi-
tion. The Eagle Band has ad-
vanced to the U.I.L. State
Marching Competition 3 times
in a row under 3 different band
directors. "We have a great
bunch of kids.", Band Director
Mike Lunney adds, "They all
work very hard."
At the Area Competition on
Saturday, October 26, the
Holliday Eagle Band competed
against 17 bands from 3 differ-
ent regions. Holliday ranked
1st by all five judges at the
Area contest.
Judges comments included:
•"Fine over-all impressive per-
formance.", Bob Parsons, Aus-
tin, Texas.
•"Great drill design... Many
good ideas well executed...
Great teaching!", Linda
McDavitt, San Antonio, Texas.
•"Lots of energy, great pride,
great job... WOW!!", Harry
Blake, San Antonio, Texas.
If you haven't watched the
Holliday Eagle Band's perfor-
mance this year you're really
missing out! The program con-
sists of "Jubilation Fanfare",
arranged by John Stewart;
"Swingin' Chariots", arranged
by Jay Dawson; "Midnight
Cry", arranged by John Stewart;
and "Mighty Clouds of Joy",
arranged by Roland Barett.
Soloists include Shane Calhoun
on trombone and Laura Beaver
on french horn. There is also a
woodwind trio which spotlights
Chad Brackeen on saxophone,
Emily Struck on Bute, and
Holly Ritchie on clarinet.
Mr. and Mrs. Lunney would
like to thank the parents and
administrators for all their hard
work and support and would
also like to add that they were
very happy with the students'
performance on the field and
behavior off the field.
The next competition will be
Saturday, Nov. 3, with class
2A starting at 12:15 p.m., at
Mesquite Memorial Stadium
in Mesquite, Texas. Holliday
is scheduled to compete at 2:38
p.m. There will be 13 bands
from 7 different Areas com-
peting for 1st place. Seven
bands will advance to the fi-
nals which are scheduled to
start at 7:00 p.m. Cost of ad-
mission will be $12 for the
whole competition or $8 for
the preliminaries and an addi-
tional $8 for the finals.
by Tony Garza, Sec. of State
Here we go again. Another
constitutional amendment
election is coming up on No-
vember 4, 1997. Will we disap-
point ourselves at the polls,
like we did with the poor voter
turnout in August (6.9%-- the
lowest for a Constitutional
Amendment Election ever)?
That dismal turnout should be
a wake-up call for all of us.
Granted, voter turnout for
constitutional amendment
elections is historically bad. It
generally hovers around 12%
to 15%. And it’s pretty pathetic
when even a 15% turnout starts
to look good in comparison.
People do. however, take ac-
tion when an issue affects them
in a relevant way. 30.6% turned
out to vote in 1987, when horse
racing was on the ballot. And
26.2% showed up at the polls
in 1991 to decide on the Texas
lottery. Have you ever heard of
someone refusing to buy a lot-
tery ticket because "just one
won't make a difference" the
way people use the same ex-
cuse to stay away from the
polls on election day?
The 14 proposed amend-
ments on the November 4 bal-
lot are all relevant. Among them
are amendments that would
allow homeowners to secure
loans using the equity of their
homes, to pave the way for tax
relief for those who initiate wa-
ter conservation measures on
their property, and to consti-
tutionally protect the Texas To-
morrow Fund prepaid college
tuition program to prevent it
from going broke.
The right to vote, once a pa-
triotic duty, has become as
important to some people as a
weekend chore that never
seems to get done. "Yeah, yeah.
I’ll do it—if I get around to it." At
a time when many already be-
lieve there are too many elec-
tions on too many issues, it's
no wonder some people ask.
"What’s the point?" But when
it comes to the Texas Constitu-
tion. the "point" has been and
always will be, its role in shap-
ing the very way all Texans live
today.
If you are concerned about
how state government utilizes
your tax dollars, your vote is
crucial. If you consider the eco-
nomic future of you and your
children a priority, your vote is
significant. Your vote allows
our State Constitution to re-
main a living document. But it
lives only if all Texans choose
to play an active role in shap-
ing it.
Yes, our State Constitution
is rather lengthy, but in a sense
that's part of the beauty of this
grand old parchment. Texans
voting on amendments in 1997
play just as significant a role
as those who took part in draft-
ing it so many years ago.
Thanks to our State Consti
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THURSDAY
Bowman VFD Haunted House - 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Picture Show Players "Tales of Terror!" - 7:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
First Baptist Church Fearless Family Fun Night 5:30- 7:00 p.m.
Holliday C of C 1st Annual Safe Trick or Treat -5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Bowman VFD Haunted House - 7:00 p.m. - midnight
Picture Show Players "Talcs of Terror!" - 10:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Wild Cat Band Boosters Pumpkin Carving Contest 6:30 p.m.
Wildcat Band Boosters "Haunted Hayride" - 7:00 11:00 p.m.
Windthorst PTG Annual Halloween Carnival 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Bowman VFD Haunted House - 7:00 p.m. - midnight
Picture Show Players "Tales of Terror! " - 8:00 p.m.
Fag® 13
ACISD Bond Election Is Saturday
Residents in the Archer City
Independent School District will
go to the polls Saturday, No-
vember 1, to determine the fu-
ture for students of the district.
$2,500,00 is needed to meet
the needs of the rapidly ex-
panding student census which
has increased from 550 to 610
in the past two years. The bond
issue if passed will authorize
the issuance of $1,750,000 in
building bonds.
$600,000 of that amount will
go to the construction of four
elementary classrooms with
restrooms and PE facility for
grades K-5. $500,000 is ear-
marked for a PE facility for
grades 6-12 with classrooms.
>536,000 will be used to con-
situfet two science labs, a com-
puter lab, a fire escape, and lift.
$400,000 will go to renovate
the old gym into a library re-
source center for all campuses
with offices. The remaining
$450,000 will be used to reno-
vate existing classrooms, doors,
and restrooms; add ramps; re-
place carpet, lights, windows,
and heating and air condition-
ing; and add air conditioning to
the cafeteria.
The remaining $800,000 will
come from existing funds that
the school district has budgeted
the last several years in antici-
pation of proposed improve-
ments.
If passed, the present tax rate
of $1.24 will increase by no
more than 10 cents...but the
actual increase in total taxes
will be less than the taxes paid
in 1996-97. This net decrease
is the result of the new addi-
tional $10,000 homestead ex-
emption for 1997-98. The taxes
of senior citizens 65 years of
age or older will not be effected
as school taxes on their home-
steads are frozen.
A complete explanation of the
proposed improvement program
(with diagrams) may be found
on page 14 of this issue of the
News.
The polls will be open from
7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. this
Saturday. Residents of Archer
County voting precincts 5, 6,
and 13 will vote at Archer City
Hall. Residents in voting pre-
cincts 2 and 8 will vote at Bates
Concrete Company on Highway
79 north of Archer City. Resi-
dents in voting boxes 3 and 12
will vote at the Knights of Co-
lumbus Hall in Scotland.
McMurtryTo Open Texas Book Festival
Constitutional Election Is Tuesday
tution, we remain forever linked
to our proud Texas’ past. It is
the people of the State of Texas
who have always decided what
goes in and what remains out
of our Constitution. It is the
people of the State of Texas
who must now decide whether
they will keep playing this es-
sential role in our government.
Will we disappoint ourselves
on November 4th? Let's not.
Let's wake up and let our voices
be heard on election day. By
combining your voice with
many others, before long there
will be a loud clamor that’s
hard to ignore. Make your ap-
proval or disapproval clear
where your voice still speaks
loudest — at the ballot box.
Voting boxes for the constitu-
tional amendments election will
be as follows: #!-Community
Center, Holliday Texas: #2-
Community Center, Bowman
Community; #3-Knights of
Columbus Hall, Scotland,
Texas; #4-Knights of Colum-
bus Hall, Windthorst, Texas;
$5-Commissioners' Courtroom,
Archer City; #6-County Activity
Building, Archer City; #7-City
Hall, Megargel; #8-Methodist
Church, Dundee; # 10-Munici-
pal Building, Lakeside City:
#11 -Terrapin voting box. South
Archer County: # 12-Arrowhead
Livestock Auction Bldg, North
Archer County; # 13-Lake
Kickapoo Volunteer Fire Depart
ment, Lake Kickapoo Conrrnu
nity.
More than 100 Texas authors
with recent books are lined up
for the second annual Texas
Book Festival, which will be
Saturday and Sunday, Novem-
ber 1 and 2, at the State Capitol
in Austin. The Texas Book Fes-
tival celebrates Texas’ rich lit-
erary heritage and raises funds
to support the state's public
libraries.
The Texas Book Festival will
kick off at 10:30 a.m. Satur-
day, November 1, with authors
Larry McMurtry and Diana
Ossana presenting the opening
session in the Senate Chamber
of the Capitol. McMurtry's
Comanche Moon, the prequel
to Lonesome Dove, is sched-
uled for November release.
On Saturday evening, four
renowned authors will read
from their works at the First
Edition Literary Gala, a black-
tie fund-raiser that will be held
at Austin's Marriott at the Capi-
tol. One of Mexico’s most dis-
tinguished authors, Carlos
Fuentes will make one of his
first appearances for his new
novel, The Crystal Frontier,
which is set in Texas and
Mexico. Jim Lehrer of PBS's
NewsHour With Jim Lehrer will
read from his new novel. White
Widow. San Antonio poet and
author Naomi Shihab Nye will
preview new poems about
Texas. Back by popular de-
mand, author and playwright
Larry L. King will emcee the
event and read from True Facts,
Tall Tales & Pure Fiction. AT&T
is underwriting the gala.
The other featured authors
will perform readings or par-
ticipate in panel discussions in
the Capitol and Capitol Exten-
sion on Saturday and Sunday.
After their presentations, au-
thors will sign their latest works
at the Texas Book Festival Sign-
ing Tent. All proceeds from book
sales in the tent will go into the
festival's fund for libraries. The
Texas Book Festival is spon-
sored by NationsBank.
Other authors scheduled to
appear include Sandra Brown,
John R. Erickson, Elmer
Kelton, Willie Morris, Joan
Lowery Nixon, Bruce Sterling,
Mary Willis Walker and Janice
Woods Windle.
In addition to new books by
Fuentes and McMurtry, the fes-
tival will feature new titles by
Michael Moorcock (The War
Amongst the Angels), Daniel
Quinn (Mv Ishmael. the sequel
to the acclaimed Ishmael),
former Texas Agriculture Com-
missioner Jim Hightower
(There's Nothing in the Middle
of the Road but Yellow Stripes
and Dead Armadillos), Bud
Shrake ( a reissue of Blessed
McGill) and Broadway star and
native Texan Tommy Tune
(Footnotes* :*A Memoir).
The festival’s outdoor book
fair will feature book sales and
displays by 72 booksellers,
publishers, small presses and
more. The book fair will be along
Colorado Street between 11th
and 13th streets, just west of
the Capitol.
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First Lady of Texas Laura Bush sits reading on the capitol steps
with Capitol Dept, of Public Safety officers. Mrs. Bush serves as
the Honorary Chairman of the 2nd Ainual Texas Book Festival
which takes place in Austin, Texas Nov. 1 & 2. Over 100 Texas
authors with recent books will be on hand at the State Capitol
to celebrate Texas' rich literary heritage while raising funds to
support the state’s public libraries.
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