***********************6-Dr /94 1405 04-27-03 38P 15S SW COLLECTIONS/SPL COL LIBRARY ATTN/FREEDONIA PASCHALL BOX 41041 LUBBOCK TX 79409-1041 Member TpA2001 PPA TEXAS PRESS Panhandle Press ASSOCIATION BAILEY COUNTY OURNAL Association Volume 41, No. 32 500 Published Every Sunday at Muleshoe, Bailey County, Texas 79347 50e Sunday, August 4; 2002 PAGE ONE Mule football faces challenges this year By DELTON WILHITE A QUICK READ OF THE NEWS but quicker than we've been in the past." The kids started practice this year in better Journal correspondent The new coaches — just in football — shape and have gone through the condi- Jurors get system lesson "New season, new players, new coaches, are Gilbert Ramirez, varsity tight end coach tioning part easier and are in better shape new defense, new look." That pretty well and freshman offense; Ross Lassiter, var- than normal at this time. The recorded telephone message to describes the 2002 Mule football team, sity secondary and freshman defense; "The seven weeks of conditioning at the 160 prospective Snohomish County according to head coach David Wood. Benjie Jay, outside linebackers and spe- beginning of the summer probably helped (Wash.) Superior Court jurors was "You could count our returning starters cial teams; and Jeff Withrow, junior high us as much mentally as it did physically," clear: Report for orientation at 5 a.m. on one hand," he said. "This is the fewest (various sports). he continued. "We had the opportunity to sharp Monday morning. returning starters since I've been here. "With so many new faces and so many visit with individuals about expectations The message also was wrong. It was We're learning a new defense that is best new varsity kids, we're as far along as see FOOTBALL on page 2 corrected by the previous Sunday suited for this year's team — we're smaller we've ever been in two-a-day workouts. evening to give the correct time, 8:30 a.m., but by then many had quit check- ing the call-in phone message. Muleshoe About 70 arrived on Monday morn- ing to find that the room where they district gets had been told to go was unlit, unheated and — except for themselves — unoc- `recognized' cupied. Finally, the court staffer who made on TAAS the mistake appeared and tearfully JOURNAL STAFF REPORT apologized, receiving applause from Muleshoe students many of those who had arrived 3 1/2 scored just a few points hours early. lower in some areas on the Family really spits pits 2002 TAAS tests as op- Rick "Pellet Gun" Krause — 12- posed to 2001 results, but time winner of the annual Cherry Pit it was enough to drop the Spitting Championship in Eau Claire, high school from exem- Mich. — was defeated this year by his plary (the top category) to eldest son, Brian "Young Gun" Krause. recognized (No. 2 out of Brian Krause, 24, spit a cherry pit 61 four categories). feet, 2 inches to beat his 48-year-old The district was recog- father's 55 feet, 10 inches. nized forthe third year in a Rick Krause's youngest son, 19-year- row, with all four Mule- old Matt "BB Gun" Krause, was third shoe campuses in that cat- Journal photos: Leah Bell with 45 feet, 2.50 inches. Brian's son, egory. The Pep alternative Bomb scare Braden, won the under-5 division with school was rated accept- able, the third of the four Deputy Eileen Ciampoli a spit of 14 feet, 4 inches. appears to be making an categories, which Super- The Krauses have come to embrace emphatic point to by- their status as pit-spitting royalty. Rick intendent Gene Sheets said standers on the court- Krause appeared for his turn to spit is pretty good for an alter- house square Thursday wearing bright red tights and riding a native school. while authorities sparkling purple motorcycle as rock "We're not satisfied, of searched for a bomb in music played in the background. course, but it's still pretty the juvenile probation of- hard to be disappointed fice (building in back- when you're at 88 or 89 ground). Traffice was re- percent," he added Mon- routed from the area, but day. "We just missed it several people waited on (exemplary status) again the square. The sheriff's — it's unbelievable." office referred inquiries In most cases, he said, a to the police, but a police department spokes- campus or district must woman said no one would Drawing date: Wednesday, Aug. 7 have 90 percent of its stu- be available to comment Winning numbers: 3-5-19-42-44-49 dents passing the tests in until Monday. A spokes- Estimated jackpot: $12 million order to be rated exem- man for Sid Felan, the Winners: 0 plary. juvenile probation officer, Next drawing: Saturday, Aug. 10 said he also would not be Estimated jackpot: $16 million There were spots of per- fection in Muleshoe's available until Monday. scores. At DeShazo El- On this date in history ementary School, 100 per- Flap over jail location apparently resolved cent of the students tested JOURNAL STAFF REPORT in favor of building a new jail on the new jail," Cox said. Aug. 14— The Texas Republican begins passed the writing test. Bailey County commission- the current site of the courthouse At the July 31 commissioners' publishing in Nacogdoches (1819), the first Also making a stronger ers will soon be looking at an- parking lot (and utilizing the old court, Cox said consultant James newspaper regularly published in Texas. Aug. 16 — Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, showing was math, where other floor plan for the proposed jail), pushing the commission- Parkey had described the pro- the second president of the Republic of 95.7 percent of the high new jail, and County Judge ers to "do it right" and build a posal to build around the old jail Texas, is born in Louisville, Ga. (1798). school students passed, Marilyn Cox said Thursday the new structure from scratch. as "like building around a cow Also on Aug. 16 — The Union begins 97.7 percent at Watson and change apparently will re-unite "Joey is comfortable with do- patty," and reported that Parkey prolonged bombardment of Corpus Christi ing it this way, knocking down said razing the old building and with "whiskey bombs" (1862). 92.6 percent at DeShazo. the commissioners' court. Statewide testing will Commissioner Joey Kindle the old jail and building so that starting over probably wouldn't not be repeated until 2004. had said last month that he wasn't we have all the cells together in cost any more. LOCAL WEATHER West Nile virus detected As of Friday, the National Weather Service was predicting a 30 percent in Haskell County horse change of isolated thunderstorms SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL died in Louisiana from the on Tuesday. High temperatures A horse in Haskell disease, which only should be around 92 to 93 for Sun- County, 50 miles north of shows up ,as flu-like day and Monday, cooling to about Abilene, tested positive for symptoms in most people. 82 during Tuesday's unsettled the West Nile virus "We're continuing to weather. Expect temperatures to rise Wednesday — the most urge owners to have their only to about 86 for Wednesday western case in Texas so far. horses, donkeys, mules and Thursday. Authorities have said it is and other equids vacci- only a matter of time until nated against this form of Editor Ronn Smith can be reached at the virus — known in `sleeping sickness,' " said 272-4536 or [email protected] America for three years — Linda Logan, Texas' state Journal photo: Beatrice Morin enters the South Plains. veterinarian and head of Superheroes on the streets Horses are especially the Texas Animal Health Anyone driving in Muleshoe on Wednesday may have thought they Commission. susceptible (the Haskell were seeing some of the nation's favorite superheroes on the County case was the 21st Muleshoe veterinarian Missed your paper? Call carrier streets — and maybe they were. Wolverine (left) from The X-Men Yolanda Martinez at 272-4536 during horse known to be infected Barry Cowart has said the (otherwise known as 8-year-old Robby Gregory) and Spiderman business hours, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. in Texas), but it also affects vaccine is available lo- (otherwise Robby's older brother, 9-year-old Tyler Gregory) were people. Seven people had cally for $15 per dose. out stunt-riding. Page 2, Bailey County Journal, Muleshoe, Texas, Sunday, August 11, 2002 Annual Meeting of AROUND MULESHOE MULESHOE MEMORIAL Bailey County Cemetery meeting set Fair Planning Committee, for everyone interested in as- PARK CEMETERY, INC. The annual meeting of the Bailey County Cemetery sisting with the event. Association has been scheduled for 10 a.m. Aug. 17 in the Aug. 15 — Deadline to enter the "Just Us" softball Tuesday, August 20 at 6:30 p.m. Bailey County Coliseum's west meeting room. tournament, scheduled for Aug. 17-18 in Littleflield. 104 E. Ave C • Muleshoe The public is invited, especially anyone who owns Entry fee $150 per team for men's C and D, $125 for Every member and interested party is property at the cemetery or has loved ones buried there. women's recreational. Trophies and T-shirts for first and encouraged to attend. Officers will report on operations at the cemetery, and second, T-shirts for third. Information: Rudy, 385-3805 or 891-5337; Dawn, 385-5757 or 781-8346. three new directors will be elected. Also an open horseshoe tournament Aug. 18.