Cross Plains High School Athletic Award Winners Announced
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-_____ _ 1.11111111P111.1111.11.111.11111.111a....011.111.11•11110.1•" Crozz Vain5 Jacinth CROSS PLAINS' OLDEST BUSINESS INSTITUTION THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1996 WEST CADDO PEAK EAST CADDO PEAK Price 50C 88TH YEAR CROSS PLAINS, CALLAHAN COUNTY, TEXAS 76443 NUMBER 9 Camp Meeting First June 1-4 At Living Baptist Water Ministries VBS June "Revive us 'now' and fill us with testimony. your love and power," Colleen Colleen Anderson, singer and Anderson, pastor of Living Water songwriter, will be performing also. Ministries, invites everyone to attend Patti Ervin, formerly in the secular 3-7 the Camp Meeting set for June 1 entertainment industry singing with First Baptist Church Vacation Bible through June 4. The gospel music Wayne Newton and Robert Goulet, is School is scheduled for June 3-7 be- festival will begin Saturday June 1 now sharing the Gospel of the Lord ginning at 8:30 a.m. through 11:30 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. and 6:30 to Jesus Christ in song. She will be a a.m. 8:30 p.m. at Living Water Ministries highlight of the festival. Children ages 4 through 6th grade located on Highway 36 West in Cross Powerful and anointed worship and (just completed) are invited to attend. Plains. preaching will begin at 7:00 p.m. Taking expeditions all over the world The music festival will feature "The nightly with Billy and Angie Nunez, discovering Jesus' love through His Hensley's" a southern gospel band pastors of River City Fellowship in miracles is the theme this year. and vocal group, winner of seven San Antonio. If you need a ride, call the church at awards in 1995 and nominated for 10 Billy and Angie have three children, 725-7629 to have the church van pick awards in 1996 by the Texas Gospel Joshua, Mallory, and Hanna. Angie is you up. Music Fan Awards. These talented the granddaughter of Blanche Moore. young people are committed to You will be revived and refreshed sharing the gospel of the Lord Jesus through the ministry of this couple. Pioneer Ex- BEST BOY AND GIRL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Christ in music, song, and anointed Sunday morning services will begin ...Brock Walker - MVP Football and Malyssa Sowell - Buffaloes Best In Girls Basketball ministry. at 10 o'clock. "The Hensley's" will be Students Rev. Carson Byers, anointed evan- ministering in music and Dennis gelist and accomplished musician Eppard, the keyboard man, will be Reunion and singer, will bless you with his preaching. "This young man has the performance. He is based in Brown- fire of the Holy Spirit upon him, so wood and formerly resided in come expecting," Colleen Anderson June 8 Cross Plains High Nashville where he was involved in remarked. the music industry. Everyone is welcome. Come and be The 76th Annual Reunion of the Lois Spoon of Springdale, Arkan- refreshed and revived by this power Pioneer, Liberty, Cook, Gunn, Peak, sas, an anointed pianist and confer- praise celebration. Hickman, Sabanno, and Crocker School Athletic Award ence speaker, will deliver a special Schools will be held at the Cross Plains Community Center Saturday, June 8. The doors will open at 9 a.m. James A noon luncheon will be catered by Winners Announced Homestead Restaurant and the price will be $5.75 per plate. "Dick" "All Ex-Students and friends please The 1996 All Sports Banquet was Malyssa Sowell and Brock Walker is the min of Mr. and Mrs. Randy come for a great day of visiting and held Saturday, May 18, at the Cross were named the overall most athletic Walker. reminiscing," stated Jo Veda (Flem- Plains Community Center. Approxi- girl and boy of the year at Cross Plains The top athletes in each individual Wagner ing) Watson, Secretary-Treasurer. mately 200 people enjoyed the High School. Malyssa is the daughter sport and special award winners arc evening's festivities. of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Sowell. Brock pictured on pages 4 and 5. Services Callahan Co. Appraisal Held District Expects Busy James R. "Dick" Wagner, 67, em- Month ployed by Citizens State Bank for 35 JAMES. R. "DICK" WAGNER years before retiring in 1982, passed The Callahan County Appraisal property and business owners away Monday, May 20, 1996, in an District has mailed taxpayers' whose values increased over their Abilene hospital. Memorials may be sent to Cross 1996 valuation notices and 1995 values. "That is roughly twice the usual number of appraisal Plains Fire Department, Cross Plains expects to be quite busy during the Services were held at 10:00 a.m. notices for us" Lewallen said. "We Wednesday in Higginbotham Fu- Emergency Medical Service or fel- month of June responding to taxpayers' questions and protests. began to see property values rise in lowship hall fund at Cross Plains neral Home Chapel with Dr. Jim According to Chief Appraiser Rod mid 1994 but did not have O'Dell officiating. Burial was in First Baptist Church. Lewallen, the district mailed sufficient data to justify increases Cross Plains Cemetery. approximately 10,000 notices to for 1995. The additional year of Mr. Wagner was born in Cross sales and economic data indicates Plains. His family was among the that some categories of property in early settlers in Cross Plains. His Project Pride Prepares For certain areas of the county are up grandfather served as mayor as did as much as ten percent over the 1994 valuation". Lewallen went on his father. Upon his retirement from Howard Day Observance to say that increased prices for oil Citizens State Bank he was a cashier have helped values in the oil patch and vice president at the bank. He while railroad, pipeline and utility was also a U.S. Navy veteran. He June 14 & 15 company values are also generally married Donna Scott in 1982 in Improved over prior years. "In PLAYGROUND DEDICA- Commerce along with elementary Cross Plains and was a volunteer Cross Plains annual Howard Day munity Center on Friday evening at addition, real estate values have TION BEGINS WITH CUTTING school officials cut the ribbon to of- fire-fighter for 25 years. He was a observance will be marked this year 7:00 p.m. Tickets for the dinner are turned around over the last two OF THE RED RIBBON—Mem- ficially open the new elementary ham radio operator for many years with a number of activities planned $8.00 and are available at the Citizens years for the first time since 1985. bers of the Cross Plains Chamber of school playground. and was a Lutheran. for Friday and Saturday, June 14 and State Bank, Greenwood Insurance, We hope the Informed property owner Is aware of this and is Survivors include his wife, of 15. and the Cross Plains Public Library. Robert E. Howard, fantasy writer Deadline for ticket purchase is June expecting some sort of increase" Cross Plains; two stepsons, Ronnie Lewallen said. Scott of Cross Plains and James Scott and creator of Conan, The Barbarian, 10. The normal response to appraisal of Lewisville; two brothers, John made his home in Cross Plains from On Saturday morning you are in- notices, according to district staff, Wagner of Powder Springs, Geor- 1919 until his death in 1936. The vited to visit the Cross Plains Library is that approximately one out of gia, and Ben Wagner of Santa Fe, Howard home, which is owned and to see original manuscripts and first ten notices will call or stop by the New Mexico; four step-grandchil- maintained by the Project Pride edition WEIRD TALES and books. appraisal district offices with a dren, Kevin and Karen Scott of Cross group, served as both home and office There, too, may purchase current question or disagreement about Plains, and Ashleigh and Jam i Scott for Howard during this period. This publications of Howard's work and of their property value, etc. If that beers true this year, the district of Lewisville; two nephews, John year marks the 60th anniversary of Ellis' ONE WHO WALKED ALONE. staff will field about one thousand Wagner, Jr. and Ben Wagoner, Jr.; his death. taxpayer complaints over the next three nieces, Gretchen, Jeannie and A large number of out of town In the afternoon the Post Office will thirty days. "We are really trying to Heidi. people are expected to be in Cross be offering a commemorative can- encourage folks to call for an Pallbearers were John Wagner, Jr., Plains for this event. Members of cellation. Anything with a postage appointment before dropping by Ben Wagner, Jr., Joe Hefner, Sam ROBERT E. HOWARD PRESS stamp affixed may receive this spe- to avoid long waits to see an Balkum, Glen Cumba, and Alvin ASSOCIATION (REHUPANS), cial cancellation. At 2:30 p.m. the appraiser. We are fully aware that Hutchins. some from other countries, will be Howard House will open for public the whole subject of taxes is here. Persons involved in the making tours, refreshments, and visitation. annoying at best and we want to of the movie, "The Whole Wide During free hours throughout the day minimize any frustrating delays for our taxpayers". Lewallen went on World," will be sharing the latest you can enjoy sidewalk sales, spon- Colonial Oaks to say that many problems can be developments. The movie is based on sored by the Chamber of Commerce, resolved by a phone call and that a Novalyne Price Ellis' biography of sample good food, and shop for taxpayer should first examine this Services Howard, ONE WHO WALKED Howard memorabilia. year's valuation and ask Cornerstone Church will conduct ALONE.