Glasscock County News

Volume 9, Number 8                               Garden City, Texas                                    April 16, 2003

Puny Ambulance Again Court Topic

The Glasscock County Commissioners’ Court on April 14 once again discussed problems with an underpowered ambulance that is stationed in Garden City. Commissioner Mark Halfmann told the court that Emergency Medical Service personnel are seriously concerned about the ambulance. Halfmann reported that EMT’s say the 1994 diesel unit can barely reach 55 or 60 mph if there is any wind.  He said EMT’s are worried that this lack of speed could mean loss of a patient’s life if time is critical.  He said EMT’s are more concerned about this problem than with themselves getting paid for making ambulance runs.

The court has discussed the same problem with the same ambulance at least twice before.  EMT Mitchell Jansa brought it to the court’s attention in February 2001, at which time he described the same lack of power.  He said so little power (and speed) in an emergency vehicle is unacceptable. As an example of the lack of power, he described how the vehicle is often unable to pass traffic that moves over to let the ambulance go by.

In July 2001, the court again discussed the ambulance, and considered a turbo charger for the unit’s existing engine, but seemed to agree that a new Ford power stroke engine was a better choice. Also, keeping the patient transport compartment (“the box”) while replacing the rest of the unit, including the engine, has been mentioned as an option.  No action has been taken.

The matter will be discussed again at the May 12 court meeting, when Emergency Management Coordinator Kenny Batla can attend. County Judge Wilburn Bednar said Batla has been checking into possible grant money.

County to Get More Paved Roads

The court accepted a bid of $143,372 from Jones Bros. for the county’s 2003 paving. The project will consist of five miles of new pavement on County Road 490, seal coating two miles at the north end of CR 415, and paving two streets and the strip east of the post office in Garden City. The only other bid was from Van Zandt Paving in the amount of $170,000.

                The court agreed to allow a 4-H bulletin board to be placed in the hallway outside extension offices in the Community Center.

After a closed session to discuss personnel, Bednar reported that Jesse Trevino had resigned from the county road crew. He said another employee is “under ongoing investigation.”  Commissioner Jimmy Strube said at least for the time being, there is no plan to replace Trevino, mentioning that paving has lessened the need for workers. He said some road crew personnel would be reassigned.

Work on Veterans’ Memorial Progressing

                Bednar reported that the Glasscock County Historical Committee (Helen Wilkerson chair, Mary Jo Cope and Alan Dierschke) recently met with a stonemason and with Brenda Edwards of TexaStone Quarries regarding the veterans’ memorial, which is to be constructed on the northwest corner of the courthouse property. Bednar said he will check on getting electricity to the location so that flags can be lighted and flown day and night.

                Several local high school students attended a portion of the commissioners’ court meeting and then toured the courthouse as part of their course work. The judge and commissioners described for the students their duties in county government, how counties are divided into precincts, how one runs for political office, who is eligible to sit on juries, and the importance of registering to vote, among other things.

Petree Hired as Secondary School Principal

The GCISD school board on April 14 hired John Petree as the secondary school principal. He was given a 12-month contract at a salary of $55,000. Petree and his wife, HollyAnn have two children, Callie, age three, and Noah, 18 months. Ms. Petree is a certified math teacher, but is choosing to stay at home with their children. Petree has been the PK – 12 principal at Cotton Center, a small farming community north of Lubbock, since 2000. From 1999–2000, he taught fourth grade in the Crane ISD, and taught first grade in the Ector County ISD from 1998–99.

                Petree is currently attending the University of Texas of the Permian Basin to obtain his superintendent’s certification. He obtained a Masters of Arts in Educational Administration from UTPB in 1999, a Bachelor of Science from Southwestern University in  Georgetown in 1996, and an Associate of Arts from Dallas Christian College in 1995.

Selection Committee Helped to Narrow Field

Beginning in February, a selection committee interviewed 12 applicants for the principal’s job. The committee then recommended four of those to School Superintendent Steve Long, and after additional interviews and visits to the applicants’ districts, he recommended Petree to the school board, who made the final decision.

The selection committee was composed of: Brad Jones, elementary school principal, district elementary committee chairman; Dinette Watkins, high school secretary; Jill Tubb, secondary school English teacher, district improvement committee; Jerry Cannon, technology coordinator, math teacher; Linda Jones, high school science teacher, high school improvement team; Bea Correa, ESL, bilingual teacher; Jessica Hoch, member of high school student council and Steve Sturtz, county agent, elementary district improvement team.

Briefly 

• A basic EMT course will be offered at Howard College beginning in September, according to Diane Havlak. She said the classes are usually 6–10 p.m. two nights weekly for eight weeks. Anyone interested should call County Judge Wilburn Bednar, 354-2382.

•  The University Interscholastic League annual banquet will be May 13 at 6 p.m. at the community center. A meal will be served, followed by recognition of students who participated in UIL events during the school year. Tickets are $6 each, available from the high school office or from Tibby   Niehues or Nancy Hillger. Please buy your tickets by May 6 for a meal count. (Workers will set up for the banquet at 5:30 p.m. May 13.)

•  If you know of someone in the military to whom we could send a local  “goodie package,” call the local extension office, 354-2300.

•  Four candidates for the GCISD board have filed for the three seats to be filled: incumbent Brad Avery, Carl Hoelscher, Doug Schaefer and Andy Wheeler. Incumbents Tina Flores and Cecelia Schwartz are not running for reelection.

• Early voting for the school board is April 16 through April 29, with the election May 3.

•  A Glasscock County rabies clinic will be held April 17.  Times are from 1–3 p.m. at the St. Lawrence church and 3:30– 5:30 p.m. at the courthouse in Garden City. There has been a confirmed case of rabies in the county this year, so there is an urgency that you bring your pets to be inoculated against this disease.

•  The Glasscock County Senior Citizens will meet May 6 and the fare will be potluck.  Anyone over 50 is invited to attend.

•  The spring band concert is scheduled for May 15 at 6:30 p.m. at the Ruth Cook Auditorium. 

• Jose Talamantes has opened a tire sales and repair business in addition to his fencing operation. It includes all types of tires, and is located at 4622 South Hwy.  87 in Big Spring. For service, call him at 263-4858 or 354-2513.

•  Donna Donica sends a big “Thank you” to the choir members, the drama, decoration, fellowship committee and the audience, who helped make the Community Choir Easter Musical a great success!

•  Project Graduation will sponsor a “to go” barbecue chicken dinner May 4.   Seniors will contact persons by phone or one can place an order by calling Ann Hoelscher, 387-2302; Martha Schwartz, 397-2268 or 2664, or Rose Pelzel, 397-2762. Thanks to everyone for their continued support of this worthwhile project.

•  The official calendar for the 2003–04 school year was adopted by the GCISD School Board Mar. 7. Classes will begin Aug. 18, with a holiday Sept. 1 for Labor Day. There is an in-service day Oct. 6, and Thanksgiving holidays are Nov. 26–28. The Christmas break for students will be from Dec. 22 to Jan. 5, and Jan. 8 and 9 will be in-service/bad weather days. Spring break is scheduled for March 15–19 and school will end May 21.

• Glen T. Kingston’s family sincerely appreciates the overwhelming outpouring of support during his illness and in the days since he passed away March 18.  What a tremendous tribute to our communities to see how they rally when one of their own is in need. 

Glen T. was a wonderful husband, dad, PawPaw, brother and friend, and we will all miss him more than words can say. We take great comfort in knowing that he now dwells, free of pain, in our heavenly home, and that your friendship will continue to help us through these difficult times.  Thank you again for everything. –– The Glen T. Kingston Family

•  High-speed Internet access is now available at the community center, where there are computers for public use. There is no word when residents of Garden City or the rest of the county will have the possibility of private, high-speed access.

•  GCISD’s first grade class and Mrs. Multer thank all our moms for their hard work on the class quilt. A special thank you to Lillie Havlak for organizing the quilting.

WTWMA Will Have Additional Pilot

The West Texas Weather Modification Association will soon have an additional pilot in Midland, making a total of three available at that site, according to Glasscock Groundwater Conservation District Manager Rick Harston. He told the GGCD Board of Directors Mar. 18 that all WTWMA’s planes are ready for the season. Harston said WTWMA pilots are working on using night vision goggles, which should enable them to continue cloud seeding later into the night. He said the goggles require two pilots in the plane. He said the association has restrictions on night seeding, including a two-engine plane, a limit on hours flown, and a cut-off time of 2 a.m.

The GGCD board approved payment of $13,291 for half its WTWMA fee for 2003.

State Funding for Weather Modification Holds Fairly Steady

 At its April 15 meeting, Harston told the board that the state has approved $207,000 for weather modification statewide, only slightly less than the $213,000 requested. He said all licensing and funding for weather modification has been moved to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation from the Texas Department of Agriculture, which considered it too controversial.

                The board discussed cloud seeding as a method of suppressing hail, and Harston said the WTWMA has a hail suppression permit. Director Dennis Seidenberger said cloud seeding should suppress hail, making it less severe, if not stopping it completely, but added, “There are those who will never be convinced of that.” He said research shows the seeding is making it rain more. But, he said the GGCD board should expect problems when someone gets hail after a cloud in their area has been seeded.

                The board voted to renew two certificates of deposit for three months with First Bank of West Texas, effective May 11, at the rate of interest available at that time. The CD’s are in the amounts of  $100,309 and $50,537, and the district has  $43,537 in its checking account.

                The GGCD rescheduled its next meeting for May 15 at 9 a.m. at the water district office in Garden City.

In The Spotlight

• Tyler Bednar qualified for national competition in Keyboarding Productions at the state Business Professionals of America contest in Corpus Christi recently and will compete in Dallas April 30–May 4. Amanda Hirt, Fundamental Accounting, and Leslie Jansa, Advanced Accounting, were named national alternates.   These students are coached by Reta Bell.

•  Allison Jansa ran the 3200 meters in 12:27, a personal best, recently at the area track meet. (See track results pg.6.)

•  The Garden City 4-H team of Marissa Schwartz, Macy Schwartz, Lauren Schwartz and Cade Halfmann placed first  high overall in the junior division of a livestock judging contest in San Angelo.  At the Brady contest, the team of Marissa, Macy and Lauren Schwartz placed second high overall.  Steve Sturtz coaches the teams.

•  Taylor Niehues was named Top Gun at the state meet of the Texas Math and Science Coaches Association in San Antonio April 5. Colton Schwartz placed second overall for eighth graders, and Wade Jansa was the top scoring seventh grader.  (See From the Schoolhouse for meet results.)

•  GCISD Students of the Month for March were recognized at the school board meeting Mar. 7. They are: third grader Jordan Kight, daughter of Vicki and David Kight; fourth grader Samantha Kellermeier, daughter of Charlotte and Sammy Kellermeier; Elia Briseno, seventh grade daughter of Elia and Manuel Briseno and senior Pat Randel, son of Kim Randel and Doug Randel.

Students of the month for April are Angel Guerrero, first grade son of Sergio and Cristina Guerrero; sixth grader Brooke Halfmann, daughter of Gary and Sharon Halfmann; Halie Schaefer, seventh grade daughter of Doug and Karen Schaefer and senior Rhetta Alvarado, daughter of Jamie and Cecilia Alvarado.

•  George and Fredi Young of Hoonah, Alaska recently celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary. Their four children and six grandchildren gifted them and 100 friends with a dinner. Ms. Young is the former Fredi Christie, originally of Glasscock County. They send their love and gratitude for the many cards, letters and gifts from their life-long friends in Garden City.

•  Josh Schmitz, 18-year-old son of Randy and Melissa Schmitz, has signed to play football at McMurry University in Abilene. 

•  Lance Corporal Curtis Schmitz, son of Randy and Melissa Schmitz, has been deployed in the Far East since August of 2002. Thank you for the thoughts and prayers and care packages. They are truly appreciated. His address is Lance Cpl. Curtis Schmitz                                         2/7 H.S. Comm. Platoon, UIC 39768, FPOAP906609-9769

•  Third-grader Reggie Halfmann, son of Gena and Nathan Halfmann, represented District 9 at the Texas Library Association’s Bluebonnet Award luncheon April 3 in Houston. He helped present the Bluebonnet Award to the winning author and illustrator, Ruth Sanderson for The Golden Mare, The Firebird and The Magic Ring. Librarian Karen Rasco and Gena Halfmann also attended.

Teachers’ Contracts Renewed

The GCISD School Board (Mike Hillger absent) voted Mar. 7 to renew 21 teachers’ one-year term contracts. Four dual-term contracts (teaching/coaching) were also renewed. Three teachers were given probationary contracts, with one pending receipt of certification documentation. The athletic director/football coach’s two-year contract was not extended, and thereby it became a regular one-year term contract, which will be reviewed next spring, along with all other contracts.

                The board voted to contract with the Texas Association of School Boards to receive online state updates regarding various rules and regulations. There will still be a paper copy available in the superintendent’s office. The service will cost $750 annually, plus a start-up charge of $1,200.

                A state-required “Leaver Reporting Policy” was adopted, requiring that students in grades 7–12 who leave school be tracked to determine if they dropped out, moved to another school or graduated. This information will be reported to the state education agency.

Teachers of Concurrent Enrollment Classes Earn Stipend

                The board decided to continue its current payment to teachers of concurrent enrollment classes, whereby students earn both high school credit and college credit at Howard College. Howard pays GCISD $115 per student enrolled concurrently and that money is passed on as a stipend to the GCISD teacher, who must have at least a Master’s degree to teach the classes. Textbooks are paid for with grant money and used from year to year, so long as they are current adoptions. Linda Jones and Rebecca Moore from GCHS’s staff teach the four concurrent classes here, which are junior English, senior English, Biology II and physics. Distance learning via computer is also offered for concurrent credit in both government and economics, with Howard College faculty teaching those classes. Three GCISD students are now enrolled in concurrent physics, 11 in English and 13 in government.

                A school board election was called for May 3 and the board appointed Wanda Forbis, Ruth Cook, Deanie Craft and Joyce Halfmann election judges.

                All textbooks approved by the selection committee were adopted for the 2003-04 school year.

Group Works on County EQIP Priorities

An Environmental Quality Incentive Program Development Group met April 15 in the Glasscock County Community Center to determine what priorities should be used in spending the county’s 2003 EQIP monies. The recommendations from the group of approximately 14 agricultural producers will go to a Local Work Group, comprised mostly of federal and state agency people. The LWG will, in turn, make recommendations to the National Resources Conservation Service’s Designated Conservationist.

The group’s consensus was that water quantity was the county’s first priority. Drip or center pivot irrigation were chosen as the practices of choice to meet that priority. The group chose a 25 percent cost share and water savings as the criteria for screening and ranking.

Brush control was chosen as the county’s median priority, with prickly pear the specific target.  Chemical control was given as the preferred practice, with a 75 percent cost share and pear density as the criteria for screening and ranking.

Cost shares differ for limited resource producers and for beginning producers.     

Darren Richardson, a district conservationist from Andrews, said fifty percent of whatever money comes from the federal level to Texas would be divided equally between the state’s 254 counties. Forty-eight percent of the federal funds will go to state-set priority areas, and two percent will be held back as a contingency fund. District conservationist Ron Crumley said he guesses that between $50,000 and $80,000 will come directly to Glasscock County.

Crumley said in Glasscock County last year, there were 101 EQIP applications totaling $4.4 million. He said only eight contracts, totaling $253,000 were written, most of them for drip irrigation. Mark Ramirez said about four percent of the EQIP applications were for rangeland, and that only one of the contracts written was for rangeland work.

School’s Enrollment Continues Decline

GCISD’s enrollment continues downward, according to the latest figures released at the school board meeting April 14.  There are 141 students in grades 7–12, down 2 from last month and down 14 from the same time last year; 147 in grades K–6, down 3 from last month and down 9 from last year, for a total K–12 enrollment of 288, down 23 from last year.

The school board voted to “…terminate the employment of Terry Jones at the end of the contract term, based on the Board of Trustees’ judgement that the best interest of the District will be served by this action….” Jones teaches industrial & vocational arts and according to Superintendent Steve Long, did not meet the March 31 deadline for completion of certification requirements.

District’s TEA Evaluation Positive

School Superintendent Steve Long reported that the Texas Education Agency District Effectiveness and Compliance (DEC) team, which visited the school during the week of March 31, gave the district a 100 percent rating, as it met all required indicators. He said the team, which was made up of three people from TEA and one principal from another district, was very complimentary about the school’s operation. Long said the evaluation and the preparation for it were good for all the staff. He said some weaknesses were found and corrected and strengths were reinforced

Each school district in the state is supposed to have a DEC visit every 6 to 8 years, but board members agreed one has not been done here in much longer than that. The visits are designed to see that schools are complying with both federal and state regulations to ensure that all students’ needs are being met, and the school must provide documentation to that effect.

Local Third Graders Pass TAKS Test

All GCISD third graders passed the new Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) reading test, administered

March 4, according to Superintendent Steve Long.

Statewide, more kids passed the test than had been predicted, according to the Texas Education Agency, which credits the statewide reading initiative of the past few years. TEA report that 89 percent passed the English version of the test, while 82 percent passed the Spanish version. Students must pass the test before being promoted to the fourth grade, and will be given two more opportunities to do so.

                The test is part of the Student Success Initiative put in place by the Texas Legislature in 1999. This year’s third graders will be fifth graders in the 2004-05 school year, and will be the first required to pass both the reading and mathematics portion of the exam to be promoted. The TAKS test this year is supposed to ease students into the new exam, which is designed to be more demanding than the retired Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS).

                The TAKS measures the statewide curriculum in reading at grades 3–9; in writing at grades 4 and 7; in English language arts at grades 10 and 11; in mathematics at grades 3–11; in science at grades 5, 10 and 11; and social studies at grades 8, 10 and 11. The Spanish TAKS is administered as needed at grades 3 through 6. Satisfactory performance on the TAKS at grade 11 is required for a high school diploma. The older Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) will remain the graduation requirement for students who were enrolled in grade 9 or higher on Jan. 1, 2001.

From the Schoolhouse

Results from District 8-1A Academic UIL in Odessa

                Accounting Team, first place.  Team members: Jessica Hoch 1st, Guillermina Tenorio 2nd, Leslie Jansa 5th and Anna Flores. Coach is Reta Bell.  Computer Applications:  Daniel Martinez 3rd, Noemi Guerrero 4th. Coach is Reta Bell. Computer Science Team, first place.  Team members:  Noemi Guerrero 1st, Yesennia Martinez 3rd and David Neufeld 6th.  Coached by Jerry Cannon.  Science Team, first place.  Team members: Noemi Guerrero first in Biology, first in Chemistry; Keith Batla and Kaycee Schniers.  Coached by Linda Jones and Randy Gartman.  Prose Interpretation: Jessica Hoch 4th.  Coach is Jill Tubbs.  Informative Extemporaneous Speaking:  Tracy Eggemeyer 5th.  Coached by Stacy Jones. Noemi Guerrero placed second as Individual Meet Champion.

                Student advanced to the Regional competition in Levelland, April 11. 

TMSCA State Meet Results

Team placements were: 

Mathematics 1st – Team members were Taylor Niehues, Wade Jansa, Colton Schwartz and Cade Halfmann; Science 1st – Team members were Taylor Niehues, Cade Halfmann, Colton Schwartz and Wade Jansa; Calculator 1st – Team members were Taylor Niehues, Colton Schwartz, Cade Halfmann and Wade Jansa; Number Sense 4th – Team members were Taylor Niehues, Wade Jansa, Colton Schwartz and Brooke Halfmann.

Individual placements were:              

                Mathematics-eighth grade: Taylor Niehues 1st, Colton Schwartz 5th, Cade Halfmann 14th, Emily Gully 20th; seventh grade: Wade Jansa 1st; sixth grade Brooke Halfmann 5th.  Science-eighth grade:  Taylor Niehues 1st, Cade Halfmann 2nd, Colton Schwartz 4th, Julie Hirt 23rd, K’Lann Niehues 29th; seventh grade: Wade Jansa 1st; sixth grade:  Jake Schwartz 12th, Travis Gully 21st, Michael Clark 23rd.  Calculator-eighth grade:  Taylor Niehues 1st, Colton Schwartz 2nd, Cade Halfmann 9th, Jason Flores 19th; seventh grade:  Wade Jansa 2nd; sixth grade:  Brooke Halfmann 10th.  Number Sense-eighth grade:  Taylor Niehues 8th, Colton Schwartz 14th; seventh grade: Wade Jansa 2nd; sixth grade:  Brooke Halfmann 2nd, Michael Clarke, 5th.

Invitation to Next Year’s Kindergartners

Children who will be attending Garden City's kindergarten next year are invited to come to the kindergarten classroom from 1:30–2:30 p.m. Thursday, May 8.    Students will be able to meet the teacher and participate in fun activities.  Parents will need to meet in the elementary office to register their children for kindergarten.  Please bring a copy of your child's birth certificate, immunization record, and social security card.  If you are unable to register your child at this time, come by the elementary office at your convenience or call 354-2243.

Garden City Head Start Registration

Garden City Head Start registration will be May 5 – 8 for children who are four years old by Sept. 1.  Bring proof of income, birth certificate, immunization record and Social Security numbers (for all members of the household).

Applications will be taken in the Garden City Head Start Parent Room from 10 a. m. to 1:30 p. m. Contact Delia Pierson, 354-2413 for more information.

The program is primarily for four-year-olds, however, if enrollment is low, we may take some three-year-olds.  We will take applications for both ages at this time, but three-year-old applicants will be on a waiting list.  We need all applications to help plan the program for the coming year to meet the needs of our community.

Head Start will not deny enrollment on the basis of a child’s disability. Enrollment will be based on a Point System Basis.

Track Results

Varsity Girls Area:  Discus:  Angela Schraeder 4th; 3200 Meter Run:  Allison Jansa 1st; 1600 Meter Run:  Allison Jansa 3rd.  Both advance to the Regional Track Meet in Levelland, April 25-26.

Varsity Girls District:  Discus:  Angela Schraeder 3rd; 3200 Meter Run:  Allison Jansa 2nd; 1600 Meter Run:  Allison Jansa 2nd. Angela Hoelscher and Tracy Eggemeyer also competed in district meet.

Varsity Boys: 100 Meter Dash: Brian Hillger 3rd; 400 Meter Dash:  Brian Hillger 1st; 200 Meter Dash:  Brian Hillger 3rd.  Ninth Place Team: 22 Points.

Junior Varsity Boys: Long Jump:  Jackie Reese 1st, Todd Weishuhn 5th; Triple Jump:  Jackie Reese 1st; Discus:  Dusty Walker 6th; Shot Put: Timothy Schniers 2nd, Cory Multer 5th; Pole Vault: Trey Hillger 1st; 3200 Meter Run:  Shaun Maxie 1st, Logan Willis 2nd; 100 Meter Dash: Jackie Reese 1st, Robert Lopez 2nd; 400 Meter Dash; Wade Machicek 1st, K. C. Smith 5th, Logan Willis 6th; 1600 Meter Run:  Shaun Maxie 1st, Logan Willis 3rd; 1600 Meter Relay:  Robert Lopez, Wade Machicek, Trey Hillger, Jackie Reese 1st.  First Place Team:  148 Points.

Jr. High Boys Div. A District: 400 Meter Relay:  Chance Burks, Alex Halfmann, Colton Schwartz, J. R. Medrano 2nd; 800 Meter Run:  Jason Flores 1st; Colton Schwartz 4th; 110 Meter Hurdles:  Jared Bradford 3rd, Blaine Walker 4th, Taylor Niehues 5th; 800 Meter Relay:  Chance Burks, Alex Halfmann, Colton Schwartz, Blaine Walker 4th; 300 Meter Hurdles: Jared Bradford 3rd, Blaine Walker 6th; 1600 Meter Run:  Jason Flores 1st, Taylor Niehues 4th; 1600 Meter Relay:  Jared Bradford, Alex Halfmann, J. R. Medrano, Jason Flores 2nd;  Shot Put:  Alex Halfmann 1st; Discus: Alex Halfmann 4th; High Jump:  Jared Bradford 6th; Long Jump:  Jared Bradford 4th; Triple Jump: Jason Flores 2nd, Taylor Niehues 6th; Pole Vault:  Chance Burks 4th.  Second Place Team:  105 Points.

Jr. High Boys Div. B District: 400 Meter Relay: Kevin Hillger, Nick Sanchez, Eric Hirt, Bo Eggemeyer 4th; 800 Meter Run:  Luis Zuniga 2nd; 110 Meter Hurdles: Bo Eggemeyer 1st, Chase O’Brien 4th, Evan Jansa 5th; 100 Meter Dash:  Bo Eggemeyer 2nd, Nick Sanchez 6th; 800 Meter Relay:  Evan Jansa, Chase O’Brien, Luis Zuniga, Sam Long 3rd; 400 Meter Dash:  Nick Sanchez 3rd, Clint Brem 5th; 300 Meter Hurdles: Evan Jansa 5th, Chase O’Brien 6th; 200 Meter Dash: Eric Hirt 6th; 1600 Meter Relay: Clint Brem, Luis Zuniga,  Eric Hirt, Sam Long 2nd; Shot Put:  Luis Zuniga 6th; High Jump:  Bo Eggemeyer 3rd; Long Jump: Evan Jansa 4th; Triple Jump: Evan Jansa 3rd, Chase O’Brien 5th; Pole Vault:  Bo Eggemeyer 1st, Chase O’Brien 2nd.  Third Place Team:  118 Points.

Jr. High Girls Div. A District: Discus:  Erin Hirt 1st, Halie Schaefer 4th; High Jump: K’Lann Niehues 1st; Long Jump: Lauren Plagens 5th; Triple Jump: K’Lann Niehues 2nd, Lauren Plagens 5th; 2400 Meter Run: Julie Hirt 1st; 400 Meter Relay:  Marianne Trevino Erin Hirt, Katie Schmitz, Halie Schaefer 4th; 800 Meter Run:  Lyza Lopez 5th; 100 Meter Hurdles: Lauren Plagens 4th; 100 Meter Dash:  Halie Schaefer 4th; 800 Meter Relay: Lauren Plagens, Lyza Lopez, Halie Schaefer, Mikela Barton 4th; 400 Meter Dash:  K’Lann Niehues 3rd, Mikela Barton 6th; 200 Meter Dash:  Katie Schmitz 6th; 1600 Meter Run:  Julie Hirt 2nd, Lauren Plagens 6th; 1600 Meter Relay:  Lyza Lopez, Erin Hirt, Mikela Barton, K’Lann Niehues 5th.  Third Place Team:  94 Points.

Jr. High Girls Div. B District: Shot Put:  Autumn Henrichs 1st, Amy Multer 2nd, Michelle Gonzalez 4th; Discus:  Autumn Henrichs 2nd, Victoria Ortiz 3rd; High Jump: Brittney Chudej 3rd; Long Jump:  Analisa Gonzalez 2nd, Marissa Schwartz 3rd, Triple Jump: Amy Multer 1st; 400 Meter Relay: Amy Multer, Whitney Kellermeier, Marissa Schwartz, Brittney Chudej 3rd; 800 Meter Run:  Analisa Gonzales 1st, Marissa Schwartz 3rd, Victoria Ortiz 4th; 800 Meter Relay:  Amy Multer, Marissa Schwartz, Analisa Gonzales, Brittney Chudej 1st; 400 Meter Dash:  Whitney Kellermeier 2nd; 200 Meter Dash: Victoria Ortiz 5th; 1600 Meter Relay:  Amy Multer, Whitney Kellermeier, Analisa Gonzalez, Brittney Chudej 2nd.  Second Place Team: 144 Points.

District 8 1A Tennis Results

Varsity Girls:  Doubles:  Jessica Hoch and Megan Niehues 1st; Singles:  Allison Jansa 1st, Stacy Gully 2nd. These students advance to Regional Meet in Levelland April 23 – 24. Also competing in doubles, Anna Flores and Morgan Kight.  Won District Championship.

Varsity Boys:  Doubles:  Brandon Bednar and Donato Gonzalez 1st – Advance to Regional Meet; Travis Coats and Blake Chudej 4th; Singles:  Tyler Bednar 4th; also competing- Shaun Maxie.  Placed second at District Meet.

Mixed Doubles: Krystal Sullivan and Cory Multer 1st.

Junior Varsity:  Girls singles:  Krystal Sullivan 1st, Girls doubles:  Brandi Halfmann and Amanda Hirt 1st, Katie Gully and Rebecca Cmerek 3rd; Boys doubles:  Todd Weishuhn and Cory Multer 4th.

Jr. High: Eighth grade girls:  Doubles – Lauren Plagens and Erin Hirt 2nd, Emily Gully and K’Lann Niehues 3rd; Singles – Julie Hirt 3rd, Victoria Ortiz 5th.  Seventh grade girls:  Doubles – Brittney Chudej and Lyza Lopez 1st, Whitney Kellermeier and Amy Multer 3rd; Singles – Analisa Gonzalez 3rd.

                Eighth grade boys:  Doubles – Alex Halfmann and Taylor Niehues 1st, Jared Bradford and Justin Pierson 2nd; Singles – Evan Jansa 1st, Nick Sanchez 4th, Chase O’Brien 5th, Jason Flores 6th.  Seventh grade boys:  Doubles – Cutberto Tenorio and Juan Zuniga 1st, Eric Hirt and Spencer Plagens 2nd.  Singles – Jeffery Pierson 2nd, Bo Eggemeyer 3rd, Ryan Alvarado 4th.  Bearkats were meet champs winning all four divisions.

Obituaries

•  Glen T. Kingston of Borden County died March 18 in Lubbock following a lengthy illness and was buried in Gail Cemetery. He was born Jan. 24, 1938 in Mitchell County to Bonnie and E.S. “Shorty” Kingston. He married Judy Doyle in 1958 in Lamesa and they lived in Garden City from 1958 to 1994, when they moved to Borden County. He worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture from 1956 to 1994. He was also a Glasscock County deputy sheriff for 33 years, and farmed in Borden County from 1975 until his death. He was a Baptist. He is survived by his wife, Judy Kingston of Borden County; two sons and daughters-in-law: Jody and Leisha Kingston of Frisco and Greg and Wendi Kingston of Greenwood, five grandchildren, two brothers and two sisters. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Clay Kingston, one sister and one brother.

•  Jeannine Cunningham of Big Spring died March 22 at her home and memorial services were March 27 in Big Spring.  She was born Dec. 9, 1929 in Stonewall, Miss.  She married James R. “Dick” Cunningham Sept. 15, 1972 in Seward, Alaska, and they moved to Big Spring in 1987.  Survivors include her husband; a son, Stanley England of Tuarle, Calif.; a daughter, Julie Stephens of Sandy Ore.; a step-son, James R. Cunningham, Jr. of Dallas; a step-daughter, Beverly A. Lentz of Big Spring; a brother, Bill Dunning of Clovis, Calif.; ten grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Her mother, father and a brother preceded her in death.

•  Myrtle McMaster of San Angelo died March 24 and was buried in Garden City Cemetery.  She was born May 17, 1911 in Garden City to E.L. and Addie McMaster.  She was the Avon representative for more than 30 years in Glasscock County and an avid forty-two player. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Garden City.  She is survived by a sister, Verna Sunday and numerous nieces and nephews.  Her parents, six sisters and one brother preceded her in death.

•  Warren Sampson Christie of Big Spring died March 26 and was buried in Garden City Cemetery. He was born Sept. 9, 1922 and graduated from Garden City High School.  He was preceded in death by one daughter, Warrene Christie and his parents, Gladys and Sampson Christie.  Survivors include one daughter, Christine Christie of California; three sisters, Velma Zora Sherrod and Virginia Hartley, both of Garden City; Fredi Young of Hoonah, Alaska; a brother, Norman Christie of Del Rio and several nieces and nephews.

Next Issue Date and Deadline

             The next issue of the Glasscock County News will be May 14. The deadline for that issue is May 12, but earlier material is helpful. Send information to: P.O. Box 98, Garden City, TX 79739; phone or fax: 432/354-2221; e-mail: gcnews201@aol.com.

                The Glasscock County News is published by Joe Melanie Calverley, P. O. Box 98, Garden City, TX, 79739.  Phone or fax: 432/354-2221; e-mail: gcnews201@aol.com; web site: http://wscope.com/glasscock/