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Glasscock County News
Community
Center Opening Set It’s been a decade-long
process, but on Dec. 17, the new Glasscock County Community Center will be
open for business. A ribbon-cutting
ceremony conducted by the County Commissioners’ Court is scheduled for 3 p.m.
that day at the facility. The ribbon-cutting highlights a 3–6:30 p.m. open
house at the 17,600 square foot building.
Aside from
serving the county as a meeting facility, the center will also office the
county’s Texas Cooperative Extension staff.
“We’re excited
with the whole facility; we feel it is a very attractive, functional addition
to the county,” said Steve Sturtz, Glasscock County Extension agent. “Our
Extension Community Development Committee Chairman, Eugene Hirt, spoke for
many of us when he commented that seeing the facility completed made him feel
almost like a proud papa. He and several other committee members have been
working on this project for over 10 years. We’re all glad to see it finally
done.” Actual
construction on the facility began following a special bond election last
August. In addition to the Extension
offices, the building contains the “Community Room,” capable of seating 340,
the “Conference and Exhibit Hall,” with a 110-person capacity, and a small
meeting room that seats up to 20. The building also features an indoor
livestock- holding facility and a full kitchen, complete with commercial
appliances and walk-in cooler. “We plan to use
the Center for school functions, educational programs, 4-H activities, civic
group meetings, social events and county-sponsored livestock shows,” said
Sturtz. “It’s something this county has needed for a very long time.” The Vandergriff Group of Midland
designed the $810,000 Center and N.C. Sturgeon Construction was the
contractor. New
Facility to House Livestock Show
The 65th Annual Glasscock County Junior
Livestock Show will have a new home when it begins Jan. 3. The new Glasscock
County Community Center will house the event, which for many years has been
held in the school’s bus barn. The order of events has changed
some for this year’s show. It will begin Jan. 3 with the swine show at 1:30
p.m. the only event that day. On Jan. 4, the goat show will begin at 8
a.m., followed by the rabbit show at 1 p.m.
Sheep, showing at 8 a.m., will open the Jan. 5 schedule, followed by
steers at 9:30 a.m., and the famous pig scramble at 11 a.m. There will be a
barbecue lunch at noon, an awards presentation at 1:30 p.m. and the premium
sale at 2 p.m. Approximately 60 participants are
expected to show some170 swine, 100 goats, 90 rabbits, 60 sheep and 20
steers. Briefly
• A ribbon-cutting
ceremony to officially open the Glasscock County
Community Center will be held Dec.
17 at 3 p.m. at the facility in Garden City. It will be followed by an open
house until 6:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend. • Anyone
interested in Emergency Medical
Technician training should contact Mark Frysak at 397-2307. If enough
people are interested, an organizational, informational meeting will be held
at a date to be announced. • A
second session of Weight Watchers
meetings will begin Jan. 7 in St. Lawrence. Twenty members are needed to
keep the group going, and new members are welcome. The meetings are 30
minutes long. Call Belinda Wieshuhn at 397-2346 for information. •
Rules for using the Glasscock
County Community Center were adopted by the county commissioners’ court Dec.
3. [They are essentially those
proposed and highlighted in the November issue of this newsletter.] Copies of
the rules are available at the Texas Cooperative Extension Office in the
Center. To make arrangements to use the Center, call the Extension office at
354-2381 or 354-2608 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., M–F. Reservations are on a
first-come, first-served basis. •
Once again, we encourage anyone
who has internet access and e-mail to opt for receiving the Glasscock County News online rather
than by regular mail. If you like,
you can easily print a hard copy from the Internet. You can sign up at http://wscope.com/glasscock/ , or by
letting us know via e-mail at gcnews201@aol.com. Also, please advise us of changes in your
mailing addresses, both for the postal service and e-mail. •
There will be a catered Christmas
party for county employees Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. at the community center.
Those who plan to attend should advise Becky Batla or Alan Dierschke no later
than Dec.17. •
A Christmas band concert,
featuring both elementary and secondary bands, will be held Dec. 13 at 6 p.m.
in the Ruth Cook Auditorium at the school. Everyone is invited to attend. • The
2001 Round-Up for Rehab has raised
$308,000 for the West Texas Rehabilitation Center’s operational expenses. ‘Garden City Bearkats’ to Highlight
Tower The Glasscock County
Commissioners’ Court discussed a sign on the proposed elevated water tower
which is to be built for Garden City’s water system. The court agreed that
“Garden City Bearkats” will be painted on the tower and whether the Bearkat
logo will be included depends on which type tower is selected, due to space
considerations. The tower will be either a four-legged or single-pedestal
type, depending on price. According to County Judge Wilburn Bednar, project
engineer Steve Dennis said he didn’t think the sign would be large enough to
be visible from either Highway 158 or Hwy. 33, and suggested that it be
positioned so that it is visible from the football field. A
public hearing regarding the water tower will be held Jan. 30 at 1:30 p.m. at
the courthouse, and bids for the tower will be awarded Feb. 11 during the
regular commissioners’ court meeting. Interested parties are encouraged to
attend both meetings. The
court and engineer Dan Glass discussed paving around the community center.
The court is trying to decide whether to use an “aggregate-type mix”
surfacing like that used on county roads, or a more expensive, smoother, “hot
mix “ surface. Glass is concerned about the more porous aggregate mix
“bleeding” in hot weather and being tracked into the building, and said it
can also be a problem with women’s high heels. Commissioner Jimmy Strube said the aggregate-mix bleeding
problem around the GC Coop office in St. Lawrence has been “pretty much”
solved by spreading “chat” [an
inexpensive, finely-ground caliche substance] over the asphalt during hot
weather. No decision was made. The
court briefly discussed a report from Charles Pehacek regarding problems with
improper dumping at the county’s trash
facilities. Commissioner Hugh Schafer said the problems are mostly due
to the dumps being closed too often. He said even if conditions are too wet
for dumping, there should still be some monitoring of the facilities. County
Treasurer Alan Dierschke told the court he would require certified letters
from all subcontractors stating that they have been paid in full before the
county pays community center contractor N.C. Sturgeon its $75,000 completion
fee. In
other action, the court re-appointed Vernon Gill and Dale Hillger to the
county appraisal district board, and the judge and each commissioner
contributed $20 to Project Graduation 2002. In The Spotlight •
Garden City Elementary School
placed second at the UIL District Meet in November, narrowly missing first
place. The local team scored 552 points, while Wink scored 555 1/2 points to
win first place. Iraan scored 329 1/2, and Rankin scored 133 points. • Sixth-grader Wade Jansa placed first in five
events at the recent UIL District Meet. He scored highest in Number Sense,
Calculator Applications, Dictionary Skills, Mathematics and Maps, Graphs and
Charts. He is the son of Jennifer and Wayne Jansa. • Chelsea Schwartz will attend the Presidential Classroom
Law & Justice in a Democracy program in March in Washington, D.C. The
program provides students an in-depth look at the federal legal system and
how the federal government operates. Chelsea is a junior at GCHS. • Chelsea Schwartz recently won the title of Miss Teen
Southeast Texas in Houston, as well winning the talent and swimsuit
competitions. She will compete at the Miss Teen Texas pageant in July.
Chelsea is the daughter of Floyd and Martha Schwartz. • Kamie Schwartz has been elected as president of Rho
Lambda, an honor society for sorority members at West Texas A & M
University. A senior management major, she is a 1998 graduate of GCHS and the
daughter of Floyd and Martha Schwartz. From the Schoolhouse
Elementary
Students Excel at UIL Meet
Garden City Elementary School placed second at the UIL District Meet in November, narrowly missing first place. The local team scored 552 points, while Wink scored 555 1/2 points to win first place. Iraan scored 329 1/2; Rankin133. Students who placed were: Sixth Grade – Wade Jansa, 1st place Maps, Graphs, and Charts, 1st
place Mathematics, 1st place Number Sense, 1st place
Calculator, 1st place Dictionary Skills; Whitney Kellermeier, 1st place Impromptu Speaking, 2nd
place Mathematics, 4th place Ready Writing; Mikela Barton, 1st place Spelling, 3rd
place Listening Skills, 5th place Ready Writing; Eric Hirt, 2nd place
Calculator, 3rd place Number Sense, 5th place
Mathematics, 6th place Maps, Graphs, and Charts; Lyza-Ann Lopez, 2nd
place Maps, Graphs and Charts, 4th place Dictionary Skills; Spencer Plagens, 2nd place
Impromptu Speaking; R. C. Leitgeb,
2nd place Music Memory, 6th place Spelling; Michelle Gonzales, 2nd
place Music Memory; Amy Multer, 3rd
place Dictionary Skills, 5th place Number Skills; Halie Schaefer, 3rd place
Impromptu Speaking; Kevin Hillger,
3rd place Oral Reading; Brittney
Chudej, 4th place Listening Skills. Fifth Grade – Michael
Clarke, 1st place Maps, Graphs, and Charts, 1st
place Art, 1st place Dictionary Skills, 2nd place Music
Memory; Jake Schwartz, 1st
place Art, 3rd place Maps, Graphs, and Charts, 4th
place Number Sense; Eve Dyck, 1st
place Oral Reading, 4th place Ready Writing; Brooke Halfmann, 1st place Number Sense, 5th
place Listening Skills, 6th place Dictionary Skills; Levi Schaefer, 1st place
Art, 3rd place Spelling, 4th place Dictionary Skills; Jacob Schmitz, 1st place
Art, 6th place Listening Skills; Lauren Wheeler 1st place Spelling; Kaci Coats, 2nd place Music Memory; Britton Avery, 2nd place
Music Memory; Melissa Hirt, 6th
place Ready Writing. Fourth Grade – Laura
Halfmann, 1st place Art; Landon
Wesley, 2nd place Number Sense; Kelsey Jones, 3rd place Music Memory; Adriana Ramirez, 3rd place
Music Memory; Marcus Dalton, 3rd
place Music Memory; Kate Halfmann,
4th place Ready Writing, 6th place Spelling; Paige Niehues, 4th place
Oral Reading, 4th place Number Sense, 6th place Ready
Writing; Marcus Cook, 6th place Oral
Reading. Third Grade – Heather
Havlak, 1st place Storytelling; Samantha Kellermeier, 1st place Ready Writing; Leticia Ramirez, 3rd place
Music Memory; Rachel Hirt, 3rd
place Music Memory; Katelyn Hoelscher,
4th place Ready Writing; M’Call
Schaefer, 6th place
Storytelling; Jordan Jost, 6th
place Spelling. Second Grade – Michael
Lopez, 2nd place Creative Writing; Jacob Dalton, 5th place Creative Writing; Katy Multer, 5th place
Storytelling. Other students who participated in
the meet were: Shelby Schwartz, Jessi
Jones, Shanna Halfmann, Cassie Hirt, Sarah Avery, Hayden
Halfmann, Aaron Long, Brian Hirt, Dylan Lowery, Joshua
Colunga, Brittany Schniers, Lane Halfmann, Amber Halfmann, Johnathan
Gutierrez, Morgan Schwartz, Diana Cansino, Sydney Halfmann, Edgar
Najera, Samantha Pitts, Analisa Gonzalez, and Nick Sanchez. Coaches for the event were: Theresa Eoff, Vicki Kight, Kim Halfmann,
Dana Cook, Brad Jones, Jean Ann Kujawski, Carla Hirt, Micki Wesley, Phyllis
Byrne, Tanya Multer, Ken Chandler, Kristi Long, Darla Burks, Karen Rasco,
Judy Webb, Robin Gray, and Lynda Frysak. About This Publication The next issue will be Jan.16. The deadline for
that issue is Jan.14.
The Glasscock County News is
published by Joe Melanie Calverley, P. O. Box 98, Garden City, TX,
79739. Phone or Fax: 915/354-2221;
e-mail: gcnews201@aol.com. Website: http://wscope.com/glasscock/ |
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