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Texas' Oldest, Continuously Published Weekly Newspaper -- Established Feb. 27,1850 as the Cherokee Sentinel
Rusk:
Home of the
Texas State Railroad
State Historical Park
Vol. 147, No. 16 - 16 Pages
Thursday, May 18, 1995
Rusk, Texas 75785 25 cents
Last Official Act
Time Needed for Study
Rusk Council tables
action on sewer plant
Mayor Mike Crysup signs his last proclamation before leaving the office of mayor of Rusk.
"Nursing Home Week" Is designated by official action from Mayor Crysup in the presence of
local nursing home personnel. From leftare Novis Brooks, administrator of Birmingham Health
Care and Alma Walies, activities director; Tracey Corley, activities director at Rusk Nursing
Home and its administrator, Pat Jeffcoat; Robin Bauschnagel, administrator of Oak Park Care
Center and Linda Hudson, activities director. Each of the homes has a schedule of special
events to note this week's observance. Family members and friends are invited to visit and
participate. -staff photo
Flurry of state legislative bills
referred to conference committees
Compromises expected on key issues
The Rusk City Council delayed
action Thursday evening on a pro-
posal by City Manager Brenda Wil-
liams and Bryan Johnson of the
Water and Sewer department con-
cerning the proposed waste water
treatment plant. Mrs. Williams and
Johnson had proposed that the city
change its waste water treatment
plant plans.
Ralph Stokes, city engineer, told
the council that the city has some
$130,000 invested in plans for a con-
ventional waste water disposal sys-
tem. Stokes' plans will use the exist- 1
ing system.
The new system would allow for a
complete mix plant, using a sludge
air drying process rather than run-
ning the sludge through a machine.
Stokes told the council he had pro-
posed the best possible plant which
would stand the test of time. His
firm has designed eight to ten simi-
lar plants that have never failed to
meet state requirements.
Mrs. Williams and Johnson re-
ported they had visited the New
Braunfels plant and felt this type of
plant was the way the city should go.
She said the Stokes designed plant
would require the use of more per-
sonnel.
Councilman Jeriy Thompson said
he would feel more comfortable with
advise from someone from an engi-
neering company.
The city is operating with a 1985
permit and the state expects to re-
ceive plans soon, Stokes told the
council. "We have overcome the cop-
per problem, even though the copper
still exists in the drinking water,"
Stokes said. The state requirement
for waste water copper limits is less
than is required for drinking water.
Councilwoman Gloria Jennings
noted that the climate in New
Braunfels is different than the cli-
mate in Rusk.
"We were told that the wetlands
system would save the city a consid-
erable amount of money. Every time
we met, that man increaséd his cost
estimates. We don't have the time or
the money to waste on another
study," she said.
Stokes said the city lost five months
last year during the time it was
studying the wetlands system.
'This permit has to move before
. we can get financing from the Texas
Water Board," Stokes said.
'This is a 50 percent design," he
Please see City Council, pg. 16
The final gavel will slam on the
74th Texas Legislature on May 29.
Many issues such as revisions to the
juvenile justice code and welfare
system already have been decided.
However, slight differences be-
tween House and Senate versions
have sent these legislative bills to
conference committees where com-
promises are expected.
Among the mqjor issues agreed
upon by the House of Representa-
tives in the law two weeks include
enhancement of the Teacher Retire-
ment System, retention oftheTDCJ
Classification Department (see re-
lated article, front page of this is-
sue), additional Tort Reform initia-
tives, the Education Code Rewrite
and the Concealed Carry Act.
Teacher Retirement
The Teachers Retirement System
underwent a complete restructur-
ing which provides meaningful in-
creases to teacher retirement ben-
efits without raising taxes. Pay in-
creases for retired teachers main-
tain the actuarial soundness of the
fund.
"I am proud to say that I worked
for the passage of this legislation as
it met the needs of retired teachers
and did not require an increase in
taxes,"said State Rep. Todd Staples,
District 11.
Tort Reform
Tort legislation made significant
headway on May 3 when the House
passed meaningful tort reform in
four areas including frivolous law-
suits, change of venue, joint and
several liability and the deceptive
trade practices act.
"Reforming our civil justice sys-
tem will restore balance to Texas'
legal system, to the benefit of both
businesses and consumers," he said.
Education
The Education Code passed the
house May 6 after three days of
debate and 400 amendments.
Staples said the approach is inno-
vative and provide changes for
greater influence on the local level.
"In order to be successful, all citi-
zens must participate and be inter-
ested in the education of our chil-
dren."
The House version calls for ac-
countability to the State to assure
that education goals are achieved
and provides a zero tolerance policv
in order to support teachers in class-
rooms.
The education code also allows a
teacher pay raise and places greater
Please See Flurry, pg. 16
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WOMEN'S ENSEMBLE composed of Jane Parsons, Lydie Vick, Penny McHenry, Judy Bunn,
Judy Faye Garner, Kathy Davis, Betsy Tullis and Pat Haddock will be featured at the Cherokee
Civic Chorus concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 19. Gloria Dotson is director and Todd Burton,
accompanist. Soloists include Ann Oas, Melvin Morris, John Cunningham, Sissy Crysup, Lydie
Vick, Sarai Johnson. Concert title is "Twentiann," and music will be taken from the 20s.
•staff photo
3 TDCJ employees may be
impacted by new legislation
The Texas Department of Crimi-
nal Justice suffered a setback with
the decision of the conference com-
mittee on appropriations.
The committee ruled that only
minimal staffing would be fUnded in
this department, which translates
No action will be taken
until the end of the
74th legislative session
i to transferring employees to other
departments and possibly pink-slip-
ping others statewide.
In Rusk, only three employees are
affected by this legislative action,
said Warden Sharon Dishongh.
One, and possibly two, of these
positions could be lost at TDCJ-
Rusk. No action will be taken until
after the legislative session con-
cludes May 29.
"We have one chief, who is classi-
fied as a Group 15, who supervises
the account room, inmate records
and inmate classifications. Another,
a case manager is Group 13, who
makes certain all inmates are prop-
erly classified.
"The third employee who would be
affected is the clerk, who is in Group
6," the warden explained.
Please see TDCJ, pg. 16
Seniors' graduation approaches
The 1994-95 school year is coming to a close, and a new group of
graduating seniors are saying final good-byes and preparing for careers as
adults.
The following table indicates the last day of classes, the graduation date
and time for seniors, the location of the graduation and an alternate
location, if applicable, in the event of rain.
Class pictures of the Wells graduationg class appear in this issue of the
Cherokeean/Herald. Rusk and Alto seniors will be featured in the May 25
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A Fair Day in the City
Thousands will attend 9th
annual Fair on the Square
Entertainment
takes center stage
The Make-it-Happen Commit-
tee is bracingfor a crowd number-
ing in the thousands as final ar-
rangements are made for the 9th
Annual Fair on the Square in
downtown Rusk.
The event will feature non-stop
musical entertainment Memorial
Day weekend, as shoppers browse
packed booths of arts and crafts of
area artisans.
"The entertainers at this year's
fair will include a lot of local tal-
ent from Rusk, Jacksonville and
Cherokee County including
choirs, twirling and gymnastics,
musical en-
sembles and
live folk,
country,
| blues and
rock musi-
cians," said
Wayne
P ianta,
chairman of
the enter-
tainment
A continuous bar-
Street Dance
committee.
Please see Street Dance, pg. 16
Book Sale
Library plans
book sale
The Singletary Memorial Li-
brary will conduct its annual book
sale Sat-
urday,
May 27
from 9
a.m. to 5
p.m.
"Dona-
tions are
welcome
for the
sale,"said
Ruth
Mather, librarian.
Some of the items include hard-
back books for $1; romance nov-
els, .10 cents; trade publications,
. 25 cents; audio cassettes and pho-
nograph albums, $1, along with a
collection of adult and juvenile
fiction and non-fiction.
The event coincides with the
9th Annual Fair on the Square,
and is sponsored by Friends of the
Library.
For additional information, con-
tact Mrs. Mather at (903) 683-
5916.
The library is located at 207 E.
6th St. off the square in Rusk.
Run for the Train
includes t-shirts
A four-mile race tagged "Run
for the Train" will coincide with
the 9th Annual Fair on the
Square May 27.
Registration begins at 7 a.m.
at the corner of 4th Street and
Johnson Drive i n the Firs t State
Bank parking area.
The starting gun will fire at
8:30 a.m. Entry fee is $10 in
LJ
advance and $ 12 the day of the
race. Each participant receives
a "Run" t-shirt.
To pre-register or obtain ad-
ditional information, contact
Carol Stovall at (903) 683-5433.
The race is sponsored by the
Rusk Road Runners Club.
Space parade
features Kid Power
The annual Kids on Wheels
parade will feature "Future
Wheels" as area youth modify
bikes and trykes with space-age
designs.
The event will be held Satur-
day, May 27 at 2 p.m.
"This community event is de-
signed to show what kids can do
with their imaginations," said
Cindy Cunningham.
Future engineers can convert
skateboards into hover boards,
roller blades into jet shoes and
three-wheelers into lunar rov-
ers.
"Motors will not be allowed on
any ve-
hicles,"
said Ms.
Cunning-
ham.
Ribbons
will be
awarded
to all par-
ticipants.
For ad-
ditional
information, contact Ms
Cunningham at (903) 683-6479
Kids on
Wheels
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Cherokeean/Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 147, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 18, 1995, newspaper, May 18, 1995; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth152216/m1/1/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.