Sanger Courier (Sanger, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 25, 1997 Page: 1 of 22
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Dedicated to bringing you the local news since 1898
Volume 99, Number 9
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December 25,1997
By Lisa Hardy
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church building up for bid
Sanger VFD names
Morris new chief
John Henderson
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the Sanger
Volunteer Fire
Department’s
“Firefighter of the
Year” at the
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The Sanger High School
Science Club has announced
that it will sponsor a
communitywide science fair
Friday, Feb. 6 at the high
school.
According to Roseanne
Taylor, science club sponsor,
the science fair offers all
students and any interested
community member a chance
to display their talent through
exhibits.
“This is the first year the
Sanger High School Science
Club will facilitate a fair with
the purpose of focusing
attention on science,” she
stated. “We would like to
encourage business members,
parents, grandparents, aunts
and uncles - who sometimes
help with projects - to actually
get credit for their enthusiasm
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student’s interest,
stated.
Students should be
available during judging for
an interview.
Questions regarding the
science fair should be directed
to Taylor by calling SHS at
(940) 458-7497.
A Sanger woman, acting
as a Good Samaritan, was
killed in the early morning
hours of Friday, Dec. 19, after
she had stopped to assist a
woman involved in a car
accident on Interstate 635 in
Dallas.
Dallas police confirmed
that Kimbra Royal, 24, of
Sanger, died from blunt-force
trauma after being hit by a
wrecked car and a moving
Ford Explorer which hit the
wrecked vehicle.
According to the police,
Miss Royal and Carlos
Arriaga, 27, of Mesquite, had
both apparently stopped to
assist 23-year-old Elisha
Spacek, of Dallas, after she
was involved in a car
accident involving two other
vehicles around 2 a.m.
Spacek’s BMW overturned
The Sanger City Council,
during its latest meeting at 7
p.m. Monday, Dec. 15,
announced plans to put the old
Presbyterian church on the
corner of Seventh and Elm
streets up for bid.
The church was built in
1902 and was the site of school
and civic programs. The city
purchased the building in 1971
when the congregation moved
to a new building.
In 1972, the church was
presented with the city’s first
historical marker. From 1972
until 1995 the church was the
site of the city’s public library.
According to Sanger
Mayor John Coker, the church
building has “serious
structural problems” and
needs to be remodeled. He
estimated that it would cost the
city approximately $110,000 to
repair the leaning structure.
“The city does not have the
and came to a stop in the
inside lane of 1-635.
Spacek managed to get to
the shoulder of the road, where
Miss Royal and Arriaga had
stopped to help her. The three
returned to Spacek’s vehicle
and were standing on the
highway when an eastbound
Ford Explorer hit the
overturned BMW, causing it
to strike the three onlookers.
The force from the collision
with the Ford Explorer also
sent the BMW into another
lane of traffic where it struck
a Jeep.
Both Miss Royal and
Arriaga were pronounced
dead at the scene. Spacek was
declared dead at Medical City
in Dallas. The driver of the
Jeep suffered facial
lacerations.
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$110,000 right now, so we’re
going to put it up for bid and
see what the feedback is from
the public,” Coker said.
He added that the City
Council will have the right to
refuse any bids on the
building.
Earlier this year, attempts
were made by the Sanger Arts
Council and the City Council
to turn the building into an
arts center, where theater
productions and art shows
could be held. The city applied
for a matching grant from the
Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department, but did not
receive it.
City Administrator Larry
Keesler had said that the city
was planning to apply for the
grant again. Now, however,
he said that the arts council is
no longer pursuing that option
through the city. He said that
he did not know why.
“It’s just an old building
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said. “It is in need of repair. I
The funds aren’t available.
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Keesler said that the city
is trying to see if someone |
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what we get out of it.” I
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of no opposition to the ■
Council’s idea. Ads for the
church building, he predicted,
will begin running in the
newspaper in January.
According to the Texas
Historical Commission, the
church is jB' historic
landmark. As such, it is
protected by certain
restrictions.
For example, while the
building can be sold and the
, interior renovated in any
form or fashion, the exterior
of the building cannot be
changed without the approval
of architects from the state’s
historical commission.
Notification of approval by the
architect must be given a full
60 days before any work is
scheduled to begin on the
historical structure.
In other action taken at the
Council meeting the Council
approved a lea-se agreement
between the city and AT&T.
The agreement allows AT&T
to place telephone antennas
atop the Acker Street water
tower. In exchange, the city
will receive $500 a month.
The five-year lease
allows for a one-year
cancellation by either party.
The city also approved a
Texas Waste Management
rate increase of 10 cents per
residence in accordance with
the terms of TWM’s 1993
contract with the city.
for technology, and science.
We need and want members
of our community to feel like
they can participate in public
schools in a positive way.”
The science fair will be
broken down into three
divisions: Division I,
Division II and Division III.
No more than 20 entries per
division will be accepted.
Students in grades
kindergarten through 12th
grade may enter in the public
school division, if they have
approval from their teachers.
Adult community members
may enter a project with the
approval of Mrs. Taylor.
Submission of a registration
form and materials does not
guarantee entry into science
fair, Taylor explained.
In Division I and
Division II (sixth grade
several of their peers for the
work they have done
throughout the year.
John Henderson was
named “Firefighter of the
Year,”
named
Year,” Jason Jones
Rodney Dillon were named
“Rookies of the Year” and
Calvin Tipton and former
Chief Bill Murrell received
“Distinguished Service”
awards.
Also honored at the
banquet were Mark McNeal
and Ronnie Swanson, who
received their five-year
service award, Capt.. Bobby
Swan and Jim Conley, who
received their 10-year service
award and Kerry Lee Schertz,
who received his 20-year
service award.
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The Sanger Volunteer
Fire Department (SVFD) has
elected a new fire chief.
Effective Jan. 1, Jeff
Morris will replace Craig
Waggoner as chief of the
SVFD. Waggoner took over
the duties of fire chief after
Chief Bill Murrell resigned
earlier this year
Keith Newton has been
named assistant fire chief
and Capt. Eddie Branham
was named emergency
medical service (EMS)
coordinator.
The results of the SVFD’s
election will be approved
formally at the City Council’s
next meeting at 7 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 5.
The SVFD also took time
Saturday, Dec. 13 to recognize
through adult), entries will be
judged on how well the
entrant follows scientific
method, the detail and
accuracy of a research date
book and if the
tools/equipment were used in
the best possible way.
In Division
(kingergarten through fifth
grade), judges will look for a
genuine interest in science
and a poster board that reflects
a science interest,
poster
evidence
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Hardy, Lisa. Sanger Courier (Sanger, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 25, 1997, newspaper, December 25, 1997; Sanger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1300093/m1/1/: accessed June 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sanger Public Library.