County to Furnish Vans for 4-H Trip
Glasscock County’s Commissioners’ Court agreed June 12 to pay approximately $815 to rent three minivans in Los Angeles for 4-H use during a Teen Leadership trip. Fourteen youth and five sponsors will make the trip. Extension Agent Charlene Belew said the kids have worked hard to raise enough money for the trip, but have come up a little short.
The court also agreed to buy four bee suits for county volunteers’ use in case of a bee attack on someone. No cost was given.
The court again discussed, but took no action on, a burn ban, although County Judge Wilburn Bednar said the county has been chastised for not having one. Commissioners said they don’t think such a ban would have prevented any of the fires the county has sustained, and discussed the need for using common sense when conditions are so dry. Welders were mentioned as the cause of several fires, and the court agreed they shouldn’t weld at all without first clearing the area and having a second person present.
Summer help for courthouse custodian/groundskeeper Oscar Trevino was discussed. Commissioner Marck Schafer said he opposed a full-time helper, and the court discussed a larger mower with a grass catcher to speed the mowing chores. Commissioners Michael Hoch and Jimmy Strube were to check into mowing equipment. Bednar said he has heard several favorable comments regarding the appearance of the courthouse grounds.
In other matters, commissioners: reviewed new, stricter rules for use of the computer room in the community center and again discussed their unhappiness with the repair work they get on heavy equipment at R.L Anderson and Warren CAT and the need to find another place for repairs.