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Burnet County Bulletin (Newspaper) - May 16, 1977, Burnet, Texas Landowners teachers on school Board Agenda tuesday a monday edition a governors office 0 to bulletin Edi see Page a2 microfilm Conter inc p. 0. Box 536 Dallas Texas 75235 x vol. 104 no. 36 2 sections 12 pages May 16,1977 requests for funds heard everything from freezers to consultants asked for merchants request Christmas decorations be bought by the Burnet City Council during last week s Council meeting. Shown above is . Williams represent Atlee of the Valley decorating company who made a $5,500 proposal to the Council on behalf of the merchants. Council took no action on the request since Tho matter was not on the Agenda. Liter last week Bill Dolbeck requested $1,000 in Revenue sharing funds to sat aside for the decorations. Also pictured above Are Alderman Oan Haynes and City administrator Jack Tippo. 15 girls vying for a miss Burnett Burnet the miss Burnet Beauty pageant is ready for its debut june 3, Pauline Berry chairperson of the Burnet chamber of Commerce Public relations committee announced Friday. The event will be june 3 at 7 30 . Int the Burnet High school auditorium. Judging will be on Beauty of figure and face Charm poise and personality. The Winner of the miss Burnet pageant and the first and second runners up will appear in the miss Highland lakes Beauty pageant which is an official miss Texas universe pageant preliminary contest. Miss Texas universe compete in the miss Usa pageant. The contestants will appear in a one piece swimsuit and in formal gown of their Choice. Tickets will be on Sale from any committee member of the Public relations committee and at the chamber of Commerce office and at the door the night of the pageant. Admission to the pageant will be $2 for adults and $1 for children. Entries with sponsors Are Pamela Newton sponsored by Aeto pharmacy Kristi Prentice sponsored by Wofford jewelry Wanda Bertelson sponsored by the Highlander newspaper Mary Garcia sponsored by Gibson a Rebecca c. Parker sponsored by Beta Sigma Phi Becky Jean Pratt sponsored by the Burnet creative arts it crafts club Kathey Maldonado sponsored by the first state Bank of Burnet Susie Owens sponsored by the Burnet fire department Patty Bridges sponsored by the Tower Steak House Sandra Williams sponsored by Markle Williams Chev Olds Donna Millsap sponsored by Clendennen s Mart Jill Miller sponsored by the Edgar Flower amp gift shop Tonja Nyquist sponsored by the Galloway company Susie Moore sponsored by Fry motors a Heri Borders sponsored by tasty treat treat. Correction in in thursday May 12 edition of Itha Burnet county bulletin thai name of Steve Davenport son of land mrs. Kenneth Davenport was inadvertently omitted in Tho lot of Burnet High school Honor graduate. I Steve ranked eighth among the Honor graduates with a 91.0 Grade Point average during is High school Yoars. The bulletin apologizes for Tho omission. I Burnet a landowners will once again appear before the Burnet consolidated Independent school District s Board of trustees. A group of landowners Are on the Agenda for the tuesday night regular meeting of the Board of trustees. The landowners had met May 3 with the Burnet school trustees to discuss the school District s proposed ranch land re evaluation. After much discussion of the school tax situation facing the Burnet Cist the landowners and Board members agreed to continue the discussion at the May 17 Burnet Cist Board meeting. The Agenda states that members of the Independent cattlemen s association Are to appear before the Board but school superintendent Robert Wilkin said Friday that a this is not he said it should have read a landowners commit tee Quot instead of the Ica. Regarding other Agenda items. Superintendent Wilkin said Mem hers of the Burnet Tennis association have asked to be placed on the Agenda. He Sard members of the Tennis Organiza lion will a discuss their proposal to finance one half or More of the Cost of lighting the four High school Tennis courts. A it is understood that $3,000 would be the limit of the school s obligation Quot Wilkin said. City officials May agree to furnish electricity free for five years he said. Also on tuesday night Agenda will be the continued discussion of disposal of the Bertram school property Wilkin said it is. Recommended by the school Board that bids on the old agriculture building at Bertram be considered for moving the Structure and the site restored to its natural state. He said the Bertram City Council May present a proposal concerning the old Bertram athletic Field. The Bertram City Council has been discussing with the school Board the possibility of purchasing the athletic Field. The school Board will hear a report from their committee concerning continuing contracts for Burnet Cist teachers. Their committee met recently with a committee from the Burnet classroom teachers association to discuss the organization s gaming continuing contracts for Burnet teachers. Pre registration slated Friday for kindergarten first grades Burnet a pre registration and orientation for kindergarten and first Grade in the Burnet consolidated Independent school District for the 1977-1978 school year will be held Friday May 20 at 1 . In the Burnet and Bertram elementary schools. Children who will be five years old on or before september 1., 1977 Are eligible for kindergarten. Prospective first graders must be six years old on or before september i 1977. Parents who Are interested in enrolling their three and four year old children in Early childhood will be advised during pre school registration As to the qualifications for participation in the program in operation in the Burnet elementary school. Documents required before formal registration in september include a Legal birth certificate a completed and currant immunization record and health form. Immunizations required by the Burnet Cist include diphtheria pertussis and tetanus Dpt measles Rubeola Oral polio rubella and a tuberculin skin test. Marijuana plants wart mind to a raw wednesday night to Marble fake by Burnet county sheriff s department officers a sheriff s department spokesmen reported that the raid wet Mado at approximately 11 . Wednesday night at a residence on Avenue s Street to Marble Falls. Over too marijuana plants la Lead by to twp arrested Ware we ban jr., Lindsay Penny and Kathy Ribera m of Marble Falls the department spokesman saw he my Alt three subjects each posted $2,500 Benda and Ware released from the Burnet county jail thursday. Mrs. Willie Mae Price Burnet librarian next came before Tippit to request $3,000 for materials for new earphones for a listening Center in the new Library and for additional books and said the Library could get some Matching state and Federal funds if it receives a portion of the Revenue sharing funds. She also said the county pays the Library s electric Bill. City funds Are currently Given to the Library at the rate of $150 per month. A what do you do with the Money the City gives you if the county pays for your utilities Quot asked Tippit. He said he was under the impression that that was what the $150 per month was now being used for. Mrs. Price answered that the Library uses the Money to buy books instead of to pay the electric Bill. / / Burnet six individuals a peered thursday night at a Public meeting at Burnet City Hall to request a a a since of the $75,000 Revenue sharing pie Quot which will be available to the City in the 1977 78 budget. They requested everything from air conditioners to planning even then their total Dollar requests did not add up 0 $75,000. The administrative hearing which was tape recorded in order to be made available to City Council members who were not present was conducted by City administrator Jack Tippit. Tippit was joined in Council Chambers by City Secretary Grace Kinkead and Only one councilman Dan Haynes. No other Council members attended. Baseball bleachers wart being instilled Friday at Burnet s new Little league Diamond at Wallace Ridden Park. The bleachers show be ready Tor to nights first Lithe league games of the season. Bill Whitley City of Burnet of Pio Yoo. Studios plans Tor assembling Tho now bleachers. Coming next before Tippit was Bill Howell chairman of the Burnet chamber of Commerce recreation committee Howell asked Tippit to consider funding for general recreation improve ments at present City Parks. Although he did not ask for a specific Dollar amount on further questioning Howell suggested that $25,000 would substantially cont. On Page a3 Tippit explained that the hearing was held to comply with statutory requirements prior to the allocation of Federal Revenue sharing funds and that anyone could suggest How that Money be allocated. A however i am not obligated to even recommend to the City Council what is suggested Here Quot Tippit told the group. Tippit s recommendations will be incorporated into the tentative budget to be voted on by the City Council in june at which time those present thursday night and others May again make their feelings known directly to the Council. First to be heard was Gene Spitzer coordinator of the neighbourhood centers for Burnet county. Spitzer briefly outlined the programs coordinated by his group stressing the elderly meals program and that program s need for additional funding. The a meals on wheels Quot program currently receives 30 per cent funding from Burnet county and a portion of the City s Revenue sharing funds As Well As donations from civic groups. Spitzer asked for additional Money to subsidize those who Don t get free meals. He also asked for Many other items including an air conditioner free electricity a portable dishwasher thirty folding chairs five folding tables a new refrigerator a new Freezer a swing set and slide and Money to lease a Van to provide transportation during the sum Mer. Although he said he had not put a total Dollar figure on his Long list of requests when questioned by Tippit he said he thought they would All add up to about $3,500. Spitzer also explained the elderly meals program As being available to anyone Over the age of 60 who was not eating Well. A Are there no income limitations Quot Tippit asked him. A the majority Are Low income people who live alone and Don t eat properly Quot Spitzer explained Quot but we would t exclude a millionaire if he did t eat the neighbourhood Center employs five permanent staff people county wide has a 76 Ford Van and half time use of another Van. Tippit pointed out that the City now supplies $60 $150 monthly toward the program

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