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V- MUENSTER Serving Muenster and Cooke County since 1936 NTERPRISE MARCH 11, 1994 VOL. LVIII NO. 15 10 PAGES 50 CENTS Area school districts benefit from county appraisals by Elaine Schad 1993 study results," Fry said "The funding formula. The Era ISD, the state study said that single the discrepancy, the state values --Muenster ISD: 581.9 million Property values as appraised by deficiencies indicated by the study Gainesville ISD, Valley View ISD, family residences have been will be used in the state funding local compared to S84 million state. the Cooke County Appraisal should be corrected by the Muenster ISD, and Sivells Bend appraised at 82.63 percent of market formula for the Callisburg ISD. The state study indicated that District are in line with values set reappraisal of properties we are ISD will use the locally appraised value. "Our goal is to have the CCAD Local tax roll values single-family residences in the by the State Comptroller's Office doing for 1994," he said. values for the state funding formula category at 100 percent," Fry said. compared to the state study are: Muenster ISD were 92.5 percent of with a few exceptions, according to instead of the state values. Most of the Callisburg ISD single --Callisburg ISD: S128.2 million the state value. Commercial real the latest property value study Countywide, the CCAD property The Walnut Bend ISD will use family residence value is located at compared to $145.6 set by the state. property was appraised at 92.3 released by the state. values of 51.2 billion were 98 the state values, but Fry said that Lake Kiowa, Fry said. Therefore, --Era ISD: $31.4 million local percent. Oil, gas and minerals were The property values set by the percent of median appraisal value won't hurt Walnut Bend because the the on-site reviewer who works for compared to 532.3 million state. appraised at 94.9 percent of the state state arc important since those set by the state. That compares to 99 state values have been calculated the state comptroller got most of his --Gainesville ISD: $309.4 million value while utilities were appraised values are generally used to percent for 1992. While there is lower than the CCAD values. The samples of recent property sales in local compared to $303.8 million at 94.8 percent. calculate state funding to local area for improvement, Fry said the Lindsay ISD just missed using local Lake Kiowa to come up with the state. school districts. If the values set 98 percent is a very acceptable level values in the state funding 82.63 percent. "This is not an --Lindsay ISD: 548.3 million --Sivells Bend: $31.9 million locally arc significantly lower than of comparison. calculation. "They said a very small acceptable level of appraisal, and local compared to $49.6 million local compared to $31.8 million those calculated by the state, a The good news, according to amount of appraised value our 1994 reappraisal of Lake Kiowa state. The state study indicated that state. school district may lose some CCAD Chief Appraiser Ross Fry, is difference kept our value from properties should bring the level of single-family residences in the --Valley View ISD: 549.4 million funding. The lower the property that the most recent study indicates falling into their acceptable margin appraisal to an acceptable level for Lindsay ISD were 95 percent mean compared to 550.2 million state. values assigned by the state, the that locally appraised values are so of error parameters." Fry said. 1994," Fry said The state property ratio. Rural real property was at more state funding a school district similar in several Cooke County value in the Callisburg ISD was 94.6 percent, while commercial --Walnut Bend: S17.5 million will generally receive. school districts that the local values The biggest problem area lies in $145.6 million, compared to $128 personal was at 92.8 percent of the local compared to $15.7 million "Overall, I'm pleased with the will be used for this year's state the Callisburg school district, where million set by the CCAD. Due to stale value. state. April 12 runoff will decide remaining nominees by Janet Felderhoff Lykos and Don Wittig, must face in Cooke County is 17.430. Of these The dust hasn't yet settled in all off in April. They were two of four 3,289 voted in the Democratic primary elections. A number of contenders in the Primary. Winner Primary and 1,089 voted in the races with multiple candidates left of the run-off must then defeat Republican Primary. nobody carrying the 50% needed to incumbent Dan Morales for the For a more detailed view of bow prevail as their party's nominee for attorney general position. Morales Cooke County precincts in the fall elections. was unopposed. Muenster and surrounding areas On the state level Democratic Texas Supreme Court Justice voted, please see results on page contenders for the party's Raul Gonzalez must vie against 2 . For Precinct 17 (south nomination of U.S. senator, Jim Rene Haas for his Democratic Muenster), 37 people participated in Mama and Richard Fisher must Party's nomination for Justice the Democratic Primary and 57 in lace one another in runoff elections Supreme Court, Place 1. the Republican. Precinct 18 (north on April 12. The victor will then Muenster) registered 195 voters in have to face Kay Bailey Hutchison In Cooke County Democrats the Democratic Primary and 164 in November. Senator Hutchison must choose on April 12 between voters in the Republican Primary. easily overcame her six Republican Samuel M. Winters and Connie For reader's information we also opponents to gain the GOP's Mozingo Welch for Justice of the have detailed results from Precinct nomination for the Senate seat. She Peace. Pct. 1, Pl. 2 candidate. The 12 (Era area); Precinct 14 (Rosston garnered 85 percent of the winner of that election will face area); Precinct 15 (Myra area); Republican vote. Republican Dorthy Lewis this Precinct 16 (Lindsay area); Precinct Republican candidates for November. Lewis was unopposed. 19 (Lindsay area); Precinct 21 attorney general. Patricia (Pat) Total number of registered voters (Lindsay area). TOBY WALTERSCHEID proudly shows his Grand Champion market lamb at the Muenster 4-11/FFA Livestock Show last Sunday. The show was a great practice event for the Cooke County Show and Sale this MMH Board weekend. Jane Felderhoff Moto orders election Illness causes uncertain future for 5 directors by Janet Felderhoff for local young couple During the Feb. 22 regular meeting of the Muenster Memorial Carolyn Matthews Powers of Myra. She is married to Roy Powers depleting. The Social Concerns I lospital Board of Directors, an Myra is a patient in Zales-Lipshy and they are the parents of a 19- Committee has established a Love election was ordered for Saturday, University Hospital in Dallas, month-old daughter, Elizabeth Fund at Muenster State Bank to May 7, 1994. Five of the nine paralyzed on the right side and Elaine (Lanie). For about 10 years. help pay bills. The two churches director positions are up for election unable to talk. Her condition is the Carolyn was employed at Weber and her family are putting together this term. result of a massive stroke suffered Aircraft. Roy is employed by Tom several functions to raise money to Those positions are now held by on Nov. 2, 1993. Dankesreiter Garage in Muenster. pay monthly insurance premiums Sharon Felderhoff, David Bright, A diabetic since her early Despite the multiple and to alleviate the financial burden Don Flusche, Werner Becker. Jr. twenties, diabetes is a contributing complications, her doctors say she placed on the family, so they can and Lora Hennigan. David Bright factor in the severity of her has a good chance of recovery, but concentrate on getting Carolyn well informed the board that he would condition. She is suffering from progress is slow. again. One of the functions is a Car not be running for another term. congestive heart failure, lung Her medical expense is immense. Wash and Bake Sale to be held in damage, kidney failure and brain She has medical insurance, but the Myra on March 12. at the Myra Deadline to file as a candidate for 30 YEARS OF CARING POSTER CONTEST winners, Ito r, this election is 5:00 p.m. Tuesday. damage caused by the stroke. She is family is faced with paying the Volunteer Fire Department. For Whitney Wimmer, Pre-Kindergarten; Wes Wimmer, grades 1-2; Meagan on dialysis which she may need the premiums monthly, and meeting more information on the Social April 12. Those wishing to place Hennigan, grades 3,4,5; and Amanda Wimmer, grades 6,7,8 receive their name on the ballot must come rest of her life or until she can have other heavy expenses brought on by Concerns Committee. contact awards from MMH Auxiliary President Betty Rose Walterscheid. The a transplant. She had been her prolonged illness. The Muenster Imelda Rohmer, 759-4462. by the hospital and ask either at the posters will remain on display in the hospital for at least two or three more front office or the administrator's respirator-dependent since the Jaycees and the Social Concerns weeks. The Auxiliary hosted the poster contest and an Open House ordeal began, but the respirator was Committee. along with Carolyn's The family has expressed affice. Sunday, March 6, to celebrate the hospital's 30 years of service to the Early voting by personal removed last week.