Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas • 34

wm-4 afj A i pM" -v 'H CoW M- 8D Abilene Reporter-News Friday Aug 7 1992 fr 11' 1 WIW 'S iV --W 4 Ml Garth echo Tejaeo Business Report Tom CraigScott Kirk i i i i i i More stores opening in the Mall of Abilene i i i i I i The Mall of Abilene is expanding its menu of shopping delicacies Payless Kids a shoe store for children opened July 30th It specializes in shoe sizes from pre-walker to size 4 The store is owned by Volume Shoe Corporation of Topeka Kan a division of the May Company A grand opening celebration is planned in September Holidays a Christmas and seasonal gift store will open Aug 28 Holidays formally Holly Days has operated as a temporary store for the past three years and will now open as a permanent tenant It is locally owned by Chris Gaines current owner and operator of Korner a apparel store in the mall 1 The addition of these retail outlets boosts the Mall of occupancy rate to 94 percent the growing audience for country music which may have never worn a pair of boots before Garth Brooks is quite the showman and you know aware enough of the business to know what pushes buttons But while big on dramatics not fake By the way the funniest moment of the night was the announcement that preceded the lights going out before Brooks and the band came on and GENNN-TLEMENNNN the announcer went bringing 8000 people to their feet in one big roar there is no smoking in the Big groan What Abilene got last Friday night was the concert of the The total package of star sound effects and crowd reac-tion surpassed my expectations which had been high The ticket price was right and hey the basic Garth Brooks concert T-shirt was just $15 When is the last time a T-shirt cost less than the ticket? So Garth Brooks you did good It was worth the wait the sweat and all the hoopla Lots of Goodwill Radio station KEAN gave Abilenians a sort of Christmas on the last day of July when it opened two phones from 2:304 pm Friday to auction eight pair of Garth Brooks tickets The bids on the tickets all prime seats totaled $2568 Face value the 16 tickets cost $272 at $17 each But the auction winners paid an average of $165 per seat That actually been a bargain for Gale Tobin who called in the top bid of $515 for a pair of tickets Overall KEAN took 217 different bids for tickets Hie top six bidders got their tickets without worry Then from a hopper the names of two other fans who had turned in a minimum bid of $34 were drawn Ironically both random winners had offered just the face value total What a deal for them great seats without having to stand in line a week at Garth World Hie $2568 goes directly to Goodwill of Abilene Director Tiny Glover operated the auction board special guest was Martina McBride the petite singer who opened the concert that night Home on the dial Hendrick names top Allison Anderson The winyiugwwiamt famm of Hendrick Medical Center named six employees of the quarter for the third quarter: Rhonda Allison business office 9 years Robert Anderson phar 4 6 I macy 9 years Trinia Cook ambulatory surgery 22 years Gregory Drain surgical services 11 years Terry Stubbe cardio-pul-monary services 13 years and Maria Villarreal accounting 12 years Hendrick employees of the quarter are nominated by secret ballot from employees An anonymous committee receives substantial information on each TirrminnA before meeting to vote The winners receive a framed certificate and $50 In December the employee of the year will be selected by popular vote from among the 24 employees of the quarter definitely rank right on up there Some of the great per formers have been through lene the last 100 years or so Maybe Jack Nicklaus never did play the LaJet (etc) golf tournaments but country singer Garth Brooks did come here when he was No 1 Friday night two months-plus of anticipation ended in reality when this Garthman appeared in the middle of one of the largest ever stages set up in the Taylor County Coliseum From the sell-out first look at the record-setting singer it was total pandemonium A lot of folks saw special and others have had a chance to see Brooks in concert elsewhere I think the concensus is that Brooks brought to Abilene the same ldgh-energy show that has electrified crowds in major concert halls Brooks admitted quickly he feeling great hut I believe that when he finished his Greg Jaklewicz Abilene aliL opening song and the spotlights illuminated 8000 people going absolutely crazy he was inspired to overcome whatever ailed him The concert provided country music fans quite a contrast to another sold-out show here this year George concert in February The two artists are certainly among the best in country though each takes a -radically different approach in his presentation Brooks spent most of the evening on the move working the crowd on all sides of the Stage sitting on the edge of the stage for an up-close and per-V sonal version of "Unanswered and yukking it up with his other musicians All that was missing from his TV special from Dallas' Reunion Arena was swinging on a power cord and bashing his guitar Instead Garth unstrapped his instrument grabbed a marker and autographed it for Chase Loyd 5 his special guest on stage for the rowdy conclusion to in Low Instances like that and politely accepting all flowers stuffed animals hats and handshakes that came his way further endeared the blue-eyed Oklahoman to his fans As music industry role models go Brooks just about be beat He has resolved the temptations of his job with his wife end gives credit for his success where credit is due But he still is mischievious enough to come up with a third verse to in Low or some Elvis the Pelvis moves to accentuate I actually appreciated the fact that Brooks was struggling with his voice The drama intensified what live performance is all about He quite i sure how would go I because the song requires him to stretch his singing even when healthy But an emotional song not opera and he pulled it off like he meant it Ike Garthman pitched his new album coming out in Sep-I tember teasing the crowd with Shall Be The gospel-inspired song is a reminder that country artists have ex-I panded their worlds from the barrooms and motel rooms to commenting on the world 'I around us a reflection on Here'e a roundup of this weekend's tin music (vend eompil td by One Jaklewic Please call him with information at I7M7D by pm of the Wednesday before niiftifnrifm doll American Legion HoO 303 11th batons litre country sad weetern muaie for membon and guicta 8 pm-midnight cranr Friday 8768848 AdOom CMe Cantor downtown ha anothw Friday ettejeao muaie brought to town thi week by radio itation KEYJ-AM On atan will Jorgo Alejandro and La Pan Ectrella and Loa Chamacos Evening begin at with autograph party by La rax with muaie following and continuing until midnight Plwahow ticket ora gio par paraen on aala today at Your Muaie Connection 1980 Ambler Bootacootera 8903 2nd feature ita unnamed houa band Thar a a eonteat during Auguat to noma tha country band Club la open 4 pm -midnight Monday Wadnaadoy and Friday 4 puL-1 am Saturday Pool tournament ovary Monday (Drink nodal aixi day a week 6-7 pmj 676-0770 Chains Street Pub Mall ef Abilene feature Tha Ezpenae ef Abilena on Friday 9 pEL-mldnight and Saturday 9 pm-l am Sunday dim Buchari entertain pm-midnight Starting Monday ifa Night Flight firm Houaton playing nightly during tha week 696-6100 Hldiaway 1081 Mockingbird preaent Bill GoUeher and the Outlaw Band featuring Buffalo Brown and Soauny Welle senior is of national engineering group employees Cook Stubbs 7 Drain Villarreal elected leader rick and Fuchs will discuss weed control sorghum diseases For-' ghum insects and soil fertility From test plots of sorghum the tour will move to house where a steak lunch prepared by the Winters Young Farmers will beserved In addition to sorghum a cotton discussion also will be on the agenda in the afternoon Following lunch Sid Long executive director of the Southern Rolling Plains Cotton Growlers Association will lead a panel discussion on the potential a dipause program in the1 area to control boll weevils Mauldin says that all agriculture producers and agri-btisi-Tipnqwum are invited But it will help if fanners who plan to attend call by Monday so sponsors can plan the number for lunch Farmers may do so by calling the Runnels County Extension Office at 915-365-2219 or Farmers Seed and Supply in Winters at 915-754-5373 Producers in attendance for the entire program will be given two continuing education units (CEUs) to be applied toward their private license Maul din thanked the following ing this 00- companies for sponsoring this ucational tour for farmers: George Warner Seed Company Inc Narthrap King Company Browning Seed Company Cargill Hybrid Seeds DeKalb Plant Genetics Hyperfarmer Seed Com pany Agrigenetics Company 'liYielc Golden Acres VPG-Hi Yield Seeds Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc Delta and Pine Land Company Agrigenetics Compa-ny-ORO Seed and Western Heritage Seed Company The Crops Committee also infers a special thanks to the Winters Young Farmers for their extra effort in hosting the grain sorghum tour Owg JmHerTHpomr Naan Top: Garth Brooke gets busy Middle: Martina McBride serenades Josh Johnson 5 and birthday girl Sammi Pemberton 9 of Brownwood Above: McBride deft) and Tina Glover survey concert ticket bids Left: Chase Loyd with his autographed guitar given to him by Brooks Divld KanVRoportarNawa Emilio Navaira 1200 saw July 31 show many i would think 200 or so Kirkpatrick is taking walk-in ticket sales only no phone calls If you want to charge by phone call 1-800-749-9494 tickets get today I aide Gate and Pitchfork Raataurant open at 7 pm To make reeervation for the dance cabina or TaePeea call (915) 8463013 BRECKINRIDGE: American Legion Hall on Soot Walker Street will battue Lilia and Ricky every 7-10 pm (9360 admiaaion per Saturday 0 pm-l am Lake Five Admiaaion $6 (817) 6696185 EASTLAND! Steakhoua and Chib Highway 80 WaaL feature The Getawaya 9 pra-l am Saturday (96 admiaaion) 817-6363619 8TEPHENVILLE: Croaa Timber Opry 8outh Loop 377 Eaat will feature Two Deye Later of Bonn Aahloe Cote of Rhone Tjohn Plarea of Fort Worth Petty Leo of Fort Worth and Puny Eapinou of 7-10 P-m Saturday Five Ann (admiaaion: 9660 for adulta $660 for m-nior citixana and children under 13 I860) Call (817) 966467B or (817) 9668606 SWEETWATER: Btarduat Club 1-20 ftoturm tha Billy Bob Budd Band Friday 3 pm-midnight and Sotudoy 9 pm-l am Membon and gueata only Admiaaion $5 oar peraon memberehip avail-able (915) 2356104 Veo dub Route 3 Avenger Loop will have Sidney Porter Saturday 9 able 8366133 Jesse Olvera and his crew late last week took their operation from KHXS (1061 on the FM dial) to KEYJ-AM (1560) The move was effective Aug 1 KEYJ-AM is broadcasting a total Tejano format from 6 am to sundown seven days a week The staff still is intact including file Chorizo Crew Dr Brother Rey and Olvera who also is operations manager The local Hispanic station has hopped around town the past few years both on the dial and in location As KHXS formerly a classic country station a Hispanic format was offered on the FM far 17 months Olvera said the station was breaking even each month after expenses to the bottom Olvera said That was good news for the bookkeeper but not exactly what the owner was looking for He had an opportunity to move back to the KEY happy to maintain the Tejano format for the Olvera said this week take time for our listeners to to the change to AM To celebrate the new begin' ning KEYJ-AM is bringing in Los Chamacos Estrella and Jorge Alqjandro and La Paz tonight at the Abilene Civic Center exhibition hall The on Friday 8 pm -midnight and Saturday 9 pm-l am alao playing pm-midnight Sunday No eovar charge 677-6061 Kiva Lounge 6403 8 lit feature the roll of Free Form Tango lad by rock Michael Gilbert both on Friday 6 pm-midnight and again Saturday 9 pm-l am No cover charge 696-8160 Longhorn Bar 8074 Butternut haa Ha Karaoke contaat on Friday (xign up by 8:30 pm! Caah prixaa awardad to winner Pa aw on Fins will play rock 'n' roll on Saturday 9 pm-l am BYOB: aetupa available Grill feature limited menu Sunday noon-6 pm foil aarvice menu Monday-Friday 11 oiil-8 pm and Saturday 10 am-8 pm Pool tournament every Wedneaday 6 pm-eloe No cover charge 678-0406 Maxima 4417 Crawford adult entertainment Open Sunday-Friday 4 im-midnight Saturday 4 pm-l am Cover charge 691-1777 Pondnroaa Ballroom 3881 Vina feature deny Dugan end Waatwind Friday 6 pm-midnight (admiaaion 64) and Saturday 9 pm-l am (96 admiaaion) Johnny Blnin and the Spur 8 pm -midnight club open at 6-8 pm (13 admiaaioc ift96-2 108 (located in Embaeay Suite 4350 Ridgemont Drive) Tuaadaya 6-11 pm Jim Sadler Wedneedey 8-11 pm Straight to tho Heart (variety) Thunday 8-11 pm and Friday 8 pm to midnight Miehaoi "Happy Fat" Gilbert Texas University senior Fritz Richards has been elected president of the National Council of Student Mechanization Branches of The American Society of Agricultural Engineers Richards is an agricultural mechanization major from Avoca As 'president Richards represents the interests of 1600 student members of ASAE and leads the efforts to advance the professional interests of students enrolled in agricultural mechanization at 32 universities in the United States and Canada The election was conducted as part of the student activities during the recent ASAE Interaa- finnal Summer Meeting in Charlotte NC Styriprita took part in committees professional discussions award ceremonies and contests Richards represents a mighty big group The American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) serves as a focal point for over 10000 members in 50 states 10 provinces and 110 countries worldwide providing engineering in agriculture ASAE is a professional and fArhwieal organization of members worldwide interested in en-gineerig and technology for agriculture associated industries and related resources Richards is the son of Darrell and Clara Richards of Avoca' piinnalo County grain sorghum tour is Tuesday: The funnels County Crops Committee will sponsor its drain Sor- ghum Tour and Information Program starting at 10 am Tuesday at the Gary Jacob Farm at Win- ters All farmers are welcome and encouraged to attend says Mike Mauldin Runnels County agent Ballinger Dr Billy Warrick Texas agronomist and Dr Tam Fuchs Texas entomologist both of San Angelo will speak The Gary Jacob Farm is 4 miles west of Winters on Texas Highway 153 Visitors will get to view 30 of the newer grain sorghum varieties in replicated test plots War- evening begins at 6 with an autograph-signing party by La Paz followed by performances by the groups until midnight The Chamacos' new single is while Estrella with a new lineup is hot with Me Entierren Tickets are $10 today at Your Music Connection 1920 Ambler Tickets at the door will be higher Get yer tickets Off the Wall Records 1599 14th opens at 9 am Saturday to sell a limited number of Guns Roses-Metallica-Faith No More tickets The show comes to Texas Sta- dium on Saturday Sept 5 Tickets are $3175 if you bring cash (no checks please) or $3375 if you charge them on MasterCard or VISA Roger Kirkpatrick who runs the local record shop know how (blue rock and country) Complimentary buffet during performance No eovar 698-1334 Signature1 Claaeie Rock Cafe 3450 8 Clock (located at the Romada Inn 8460 Clack) haa Clawic Rock Cafe Friday pm and DJ after No eovar charge Saturday ifi the comedy of Steven Moor and JB Cook Showtimea or 8 pm and 10:30 pm Ad- miaaion $6 a peraon or 99 per couple 696-7700 VFW Poat 6837 1086 Vapor Trail bring in Swing Shift for country muaie during on Friday 8-until cloaa Member and gueet only 7692-11 11 Yellow Roao 8334 Highway 80 feature tha Yellow Roao Band ploying country and weatarn muaie Saturday 9 country pm-l am No cover charge- 6769090 Out of town ABILENE (outakirtek Ball Hamsh 8Vt mile eouth of Humana Hoepital-Abilene on 8384 wiU praeant Ha reguly Friday and Saturday nighta the Chuck- 1 wagon Supper 4 Song of the Old Weet foaturinf a five atog ahow 76 pm Reaer-vationa required Call (916) 186 Shady Crook Summer Quarter (eouth on 377 to FM 89 turn weat 4M mil to Shady Crack aignl Outdoor dam every Saturday (Rey Pack and tho Half Brood Bend9 pm-l em) with wagon ride and eampfirea Open to tho public year 96 7-18 yean 93 6 and Over 12 under free dance move in- I Ily-trl ried a I- li iL-l 4.