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Mayor race Council race Spo~races Two candidates have flied Four eandldatea s-.k one of Uon arid Lope ball teams for the mayor's race In two council seats; answer stay In race. Lady Lopes \ . Abernathy. page 1 questionnaire. page 3 race to regional. pages 4, s & 6 Abernathy Weekly Review VOLUME 70, NUMBER 16 FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1991, ABERNA11-IY, TEXAS SERVING HALE & LUBBOCK COUNTIES Mayoral candidates answer questions The Abernathy mayor's po on City Council and Abernathy selected Mayor Pro Tern for 2 these organizations by keeping sition is up for grabs in the Country Club Board of Directors. years. the tax rate as low as posible May 4 election. VECCHIO: I farm for 32 years What specific areas need to be and keep the city appearance Shane Cunningham and Elias in Hale & Swisher county. Move focused on by the Abernathy neat. 'Shorty" Vecchio have filed for into Abernathy in 1982 and open City Council? VECCHIO: City of Abernathy election. A write-in candidate is my own business in March 1, CUNNINGHAM: We need to can help in that we keep taxes also possible. 1983. I'm married to Dolores P. focus on the rising cost of as low as we can, and at same The candidates were given a Vecchio and have 3 children. sanitation and keep trying to time have good services for the questionnaire by the ~ Dolores and Raul are grown, and lind the best possible solution citizens of Abernathy and Weekly Reyiew. Here are their Catarina 19 is a Freshman at for Abernathy. I think the business alike. answers in alphabetical order. W.T.S.U. in Canyon, Texas. council should keep the streets Why do you seek the position of What is your background? Member of Abernathy Chamber in good shape and keep a tight Mayor of Abernathy? CUNNINGHAM: I was raised of Commerce & U.S. Chamber of controll on junk vehicles and CUNNINGHAM: I feel Aber· in Abernathy and graduated Commerce, N.F.I.B. old abandcd houses. nathy needs to keep a Mayor from Abernathy in 1980. At· What qualifies you for this Long term goals for the who can conduct the meeting in tended Texas Tech University position? council should be to watch our a efficient and good manner. We and graduated from Dallas CUNNINGHAM: I feel manag water resources. This goal is have got one of the best towns Institute of Funeral Service in ing a business on my own has already going with the current in West Texas to live in and we 1984. Involved in a family helped me to gain knowledge of council and mayor. need to push our strong points business which is "66" Butane & good business practices and how VECCHIO: We need to get the (churches, school & city depart Fertilizer of Abernathy and Lit to controll finances. Serving on citizens to work wit.h the city ments) to people who want to tlefield Butane Co. in Littlefield, different boards and offices in of Abernathy, so we can get live in a small town and work also work part time at Chambers the past will help me to repre- · some streets paved. in Lubbock. I feel I can work Funeral Home. sent Abernathy well as Mayor. What role docs the City of well with a council and city My family is Jonna Cunning· Also serving on the council Abernathy have in the develop employees and represent Aber ham who teaches second grade for the past two years will help ment of new and retention of nathy well. at Abernathy. A daughter Cort considerably, to work with existing business? VECCHIO: Because I would ni, two years old. My parents people and conduct meetings in CUNNINGHAM: The council like to do my civic duty and do are Bobby and Missy Cunning a good manner. should work with the Chamber whatever I can to help Aber ham. I am a member of First VECCHIO: Being a business of Commerce and Abernathy nathy be the best little city in Baptist Church, past member and men in town and having been Industrial Board, to keep exist the state of Texas with the help officer of Abernathy Volounteer elected to the Abernathy City ing business and try to attract of the City Council and all the Fire Dept., and presently serving Council for 2 terms and been new ones. The council can help citizens of Abernathy. Abernathy Baseball Association sets Abernathy EMS schedules EMT school The Abernathy Emergency Applications 'should be fill ed registration for players Monday _ Medical Service (EMS) is spon out prior to Apr. 29 and deliv Abernathy veterinarian Dr. John Hill (bottom right) and employees of Registration for the 1991 junior baseball season will be Mon soring an Emergency Medical ered to Abernathy City Hall, 811 Hi Plains Drilling in Abernathy work to free a 7-month-old horse day from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The Abernathy Baseball Associa Technician (EMT) school. Ave. D. that feU into a well during the night of Apr. 15. Rescuers worked tion will conduct the sign-ups at the Abernathy City_Hall. Classes will be taught at the For more information contact over two hours Tuesday morning to dig the horse from the hole. The This will be the only registration period offered this year. Abernathy EMS/lire station, 401 Mark Beck at city hall, 298- horse was corralcd on the farm of Willie Dunn when he feU. Dr. Hill Participation fees are $20 per child for the first two play 9th St. · beginning Apr. 29. Class 2546, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. reported the hotsc to be in stable condition Wedne..o;day afternoon. ers. For more than two players a $5 discount will be applied. nights are Monday and Thursday Fees not paid from last season must be paid before a player from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. will be allowed to register this year. T-ball fees in arrear The school is accredited by must be paid by May 1. All other fees not paid from last year Texas Tech Health Sciences Cheerleader sponsor seeks change must be paid by May 10. Jeania Grimsley has records of Center. Certification is by the purchase two certificates of Currently the Lions only own unpaid fees. She may be contacted after 5 p.m. at 298-2389. Texas Department of Health. By Judy Luce Members of the New Deal deposits. Young purchased one. the facilities. New participants must bring a copy of the players' birth Lead instructor will be Mark school board discussed and The board decided not to buy Reicftle made a motion to certificate. The association will keep it in their records. W. Beck, EMT-paramedic. Assis Abernathy Baseball Association offers a T-ball program for changed the way cheerleader another until they knew what accept the property, Freeman tant instructors will be Ruben boys and girls ages 5-7; girls softball, ages 8-16; and boys elections are held at their would happen to the district seconded it and the motion Cuevas, EMT-paramedic; and baseball, ages 8-16. monthly meeting Monday night. with the __new state funding carried, 4-3. Lemon, Rieken and Corrnie Beck, EMT-intermediatc. Beginning with the coming program. There was some con Looney opposed the motion. "1 elections, the selection will be cern that the state might freeze Charles Baker, a property made from three considerations. the distric!'s money. owner near the park, was pre Student votes will count for 25 Following Young's report, the sent with his comments about percent of the decision, teacher board voted \o pay the district's the le ase. recommendations will count 25 bills with Rieken making the Security percent and judges's evaluations motion and Looney seconding it. Bill Young, a representative of will count for 50 percent. The motion carried, 7-0. AT&T, spoke to the board about Previously the selection was Reviewing Texas Association providing security for the made entirely on student votes. of School Board's Update 38 was district's buildings. High school cheerleader spon on Monday night's agenda. They Young has examined the sor Carolyn Hill presented the tabled it until their next board buildings and told the board changes to the board. The meeting. which areas should cause the recommendations w;:re developed The members adopted text· most concern and told them how by a committee of high school books which had been recco he would propose to secure students. mended by the textbook commit those areas and the entire With a few changes, the board tee. Patty Freeman made the campus. approved the minutes to the last motion to adopt the list, Rieken The concensus of the board board meeting. seconded it and the motion was to talk to some other The minutes previously stated carried, 7-0. companies and other schools that Karl Reikcn made the Baseball about how they dealt with motion to renew the contracts The board disc ussed a lease security problems. of all high school teachers with agreement with the Little Lea Other business the exception of math teacher gue Baseball program about Monica Jones came before the Doyce Wright. Perry Looney was leasing the district's baseball board about a particular concern credited with seconding the park. she had with the system. The motion. Although the least: is signed board advised her to go through Actually, Looney made the by both parties, the district will the proper channels of admini motion March 11 and Verlin still be libel in case of injuries.