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0 Sbtlcne Sleporter-firtH 2AA Wednesday August 16 2000 IMARKIYOURICALENDAR Parent Support Group meets Thursdays from 6:308 pm Call Parents Anonymous 672-2721 for confidential location and details Wan Support Group meets Thursdays from 6308 pm Teens may attend without parents attending Parent support group 6722721 Support Group meets Thursdays from 6:308 pm Only children whose parents or guardians are attending the Parent Support Group may attend 6722721 Country Cousins Square Dance Club line dance lessons every Thursday at the Wagon Wheel in Tye 6:30 pm AbBene Memory Men The Windsor 7:30 pm Thursdays AbBene Bhiepaaa Club meets every 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month at 7:30 pm 1109 Pine Anyone with an interest in bluegrass is invited AbBene Chess Club meets Thursdays at 7:30 pm at First United Methodist Church 2nd Butternut Visitors welcome AbBene Founder Uons Club meets Thursdays at the Briarstone Manor 101 Court at noon AbBene PubBc Ubrary: LapSit sto-rytimes (ages birttv3 years) Thursdays 1045 am Main Library Key CKy Ibastmaatare meets Thursdays at 100 Chestnut suite 210 noon-1 pm Klwanis Club of Greater AbBene meets Thursdays at the Briarstone Manor 101 Epien's Court ait noon Elmwood West Uons Club meets Fridays at Briarstone Manor 101 Epien's Court at 11:30 am Rotary Club of AbBene meets Fridays at Briarstone Manor 101 Epien's Court 1145 am WEDNESDAY yl AUGUST 2000 Breast-feeding support group Abilene Regional Medical Center's Tbur Center noon-1 pm 911 Emergency Communications District Board of Managers City Hall basement conference room 555 Walnut 3 pm Blood drive: Wyfia Baptist Church 6097 Buffalo Gap Road 4-8 pm McMuny University Adult Basic Computer summer classes tonight and Thursday 69 pm Cost: $40 for one night $70 for both For more information call 7934632 Free class "Breast-feeding Basics" Abilene Regional Medical Center's Your Center 6:308:30 pm RSVP to 691-2555 meon fwiwoi square uncagi Wagon Wheel in Tye 6:30 pm $3 per couple Mainstream and plus workshops AbBene Lodge No 559 Masonic Temple 1265V2N 2nd 730 pm School of instruction in the "MM" degree THURSDAY AUGUST 2000 Housing Authority Board 4398 7th community center of Pioneer office 9:30 am 6768384 Mammograms Hendrick Health Race in the Mall 10 am-l pm and pm Call 6704270 for appointment Chamber of Commerce Redcoat grand opening ribbon cutting Peerieee Cleaners additional location 4101 Buffalo Gap Road 11 am Wsthwinl Assodstton of Bwtlred Federal Employees (MARFE) August 2000 Abilene Chapter 272 Zentner's Riata Steak House 4358 Sayles 11:30 am Don Ellis 672-3557 Blood drive: WaFMart SupeiCenter 4350 Southwest Drive 1-4 pm Business Innovation Center Committee BIC conference room 674 Hwy 80 1:15 pm 676 3241 McMuny University Adult Basic Computer summer classes tonight and Thursday 69 pm Cost: $40 for one night $70 for both For more information call 7934632 Free class Basics" Abilene Regional Medical Center's Your Women's Center 6:308:30 pm RSVP to 691-2555 teaming session: Bodies: Body Basics" for girts 6 12 and their mothers or significant other women Hendrick Health Place in the Mall 6:30 pm 670 3950 for reservations $5 for student only Texas Nurses Association Abilene Regional Medical Center's Your Women's Center 78:30 pm West Texae Photographic Society Center for Contemporary Arts 220 Cypress 7 pm For more information call Marty 6736741 TPFRA (Peace Officers) Rodeo Expo Center of Taylor County horse bam Today through Sunday Call the Expo Center for time and cost Today through Sunday 4 Cl FRIDAY CD AUGUST 2000 Abilene Woman's Club 3425 14th noon Program by Rev Tom Lyda First Christian Church Disabled American Veterans and Ladea AuxMary stated meeting 2555 Grape St 7 pm TPFRA (Peace Officers) Rodeo Expo Center of Taylor horse bam Through Sunday Call the Expo Center for time and cost Frequency 9 Productions Rap Concert Expo Center of Taylor County Round Building Call the Expo Center for time and cost Fort Phantom Bridge Unit duplicate bridge-games Tuesdays (299ers) Mabel Lilius Bridge Center Rose Park 3001 6 9th 1 pm Nonprofit organization associated with the American Contract Bridge League Open to the public 677-9942 AbBene Cfttaans for Safa Drinking Water meets Tuesdays at 7 pm at 1231 Mockingbird All opposed to fluoridation welcome volunteers needed 6769026 Morning Star Ibaatmaaten Club meets Wednesdays at Sears Methodist Center 3203 Willis at 6:30 am AbBene Pubic Ubrary: Preschool storytime (ages 35 years) Wednesdays 1045 am Main Library AbBene Cactus Lions Club meets Wednesdays 1145 am at Briarstone Manor 101 Epien's Court AbBene North Rotary Club meets Wednesdays noon at Abilene Country upstairs oval (fin- ingroom Klwanis Club of AbBene meets Wednesdays noon at Briarstone Manor 101 Epien's Court Altnisa International Inc oF the Big Country meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month at Cypress Street Station noon Fort Phantom Bridge Unit duplicate bridge games 1 pm Wednesdays Mabel Ulius Bridge Center Rose Park Nonprofit organization associated with the American Contract Bridge League Open to the public 677-9942 Wagon Wheal Squares plus square dance lessons at the Wagon Wheel in lye 6:30 pm Wednesdays -nnlrafnaa woman a lanraa mbsocmiiqii meets at Rose Park Tennis Center 810 Portland Thursdays at 830 am 67662920 Fort Phantom Bridge Unit duplicate bridge games 1 pm Thursdays (99ers) Mabel Ulius Bridge Center Rose Park 3001 9th Nonprofit organization associated with the American Contract Bridge League Open to the public 6776942 fl Ch SATURDAY AUGUST 2000 Cooper M0i School 6th annual Awesome MarchA-Thon to raise fends for future CHS Band trips Church of the Heavenly Rest parking lot 6th and Amarillo 8:30 am Donated will be accepted by band members before and during march Prepared Childbirth free class at Abilene Regional Medical Center's Your Canter 9 am4 pm Condensed class RSVP to 691-2555 Mammograms Hendrick Health Place in the Mall 10 am-l pm and 23 pm Call 6704270 for -appointment West Texae Glri Scouts registration rally and fen day Dian Graves Owen Program Center 3125 Oldham Lane 10 am-2 pm Fashion show of Girl Scout uniforms food games health Dooms Demonstrations ntness information about after school programs and activities for girls Lamaze class Hendrick Health Place in the Mall 10 am4 pm 6763660 for reservations Therrasage Chair Massage Therapy Hendrick Health Place in the Mall 11:30 am-2 pm Beta Sigma Phi Beginning Day luncheon garden Club 300 Westwood am Open to all members and guests 1bps In Gospel presents "A Country Gospel Music Gathering" McM's Radford Auditorium 7 pm Tickets: $12advance $14door For information call 6950240 Wbgon wheel square dancing Wagon Wheel in Tye 8 pm Square Line and couples dancing TPFRA (Peace Officers) Rodeo Expo Center of Taylor horse barn Today through Sunday Call the Expo Center for time and cost Today through Sunday Ibxaa Foundation Quarter Hone Registry Expo Center of Taylor County Covered Outdoor Arena Call the Expo Center for time and cost Texas Best 2000 Barrel Racing Expo Center of Taylor County Coliseum today and Sunday Call the Exfr) Center for time and cost WEEKLY EVENTS Fort Phantom Bridge UnK duplicate bodge games 1 pjn Sundays Mabel Lilius Bridge -Center Rose Park 3001 9th Nonprofit organization associated with the American Contract Bridge League Open to the public 677-9942 AHene Pubic library: LapSit sto-rytimes (ages birth-3 years) Mondsys 10:45 am Main Library AbBsne Pubic library South Branch Preschool storytime (ages 35 years) Mondays 10:45 am Fort Phantom Bridge Unit duplicate bridge games 7 pm Mondays Mabel Lilius Bridge Center Rose Park 3001 9th Nonprofit organization associated with the American Contract Bridge League Open to the public 677-9942 Kay City Klwanis meets Mondays at Briarstone Manor 101 Court noon Key City Squares: square dance workshop at 6:30 pm beginner's lessons at 7:30 pun The Key City Squares meet Mondays at the Wagon Wheel in Tye Scrabble drib meets Mondays at Unity Church 3161 23rd 610 pm 6926565 Open to all Abilene Toastmasters Club meets Mondays at the Boy Scout offices 1208 5th 7 pm 6988142 AbBene Community Band rehearses at 7:30 pm Mondays in the McMurry band hall Call 696 2422 lohn Sayles Lodge meets Mondays and Thursdays at 3201 27th 7:30 pm School for instruction and floor work AbBene PuMc Ubrary South Branch School Age storytime (ages 612 years) Tuesdays 10:45 am Abilene Southwest Rotary Club meets Tuesdays at Briarstone Manor 101 Epien's Court at noon Visit our Web site at wwwabilenesouthwestrotaryorg AbBene Evening lions Club meets Tuesdays at Travetodge 840 -Hwy 80 at 6:30 pm To list an Item in this calendar contact Adrienne de la Vega Mali: PO Box 30 Abilene 79604 Phone: 6766783 Fax: 670524Z E-mail: detavegaaO abtnewsxom Relaxation day attempts to French Robertson inmate rapes prison employee hangs himself By Jason Gibbs Reporter-News Staff Writer lot of people like to do their relaxation early in the Adams said say it sets the tone for the day" She said the people who come to her complaining of back pain or headaches usually do work that requires a lot of mental exertion That creates as much as stress as physical labor: Exercise and nutrition are vital to a happy relaxed existence she said Adams said she has been guilty of working too hard in the past but trying to change that finally decided I should practice what I preach I take more time for myself for taking care of myself and to play and relax she said just need to learn to stop and smell the So everybody who missed relaxing Tuesday take a deep breath Now that better? you almost smell the roses? sively toward prison employees before Duke said actually not had any problems while he said The prison has been under total lockdown since the attack Duke said so no inmates are allowed to leave their cells Plus he added a post-trauma team has been brought in to help staff deal with the incident The internal affairs office is still investigating Duke said Work School Traffic Are you relaxed? Taxes Bills How about now? Well if you relaxed you should be Tuesday was national relaxation day Did you notice? Carolyn Adams said die heard about relaxation day a while back but she got so busy she fbrgot about it Adams is a stress management expert and licensed massage therapist She said her office on South Willis was frill all day Tuesday with her regular customers Most people she said work too hard and for too many hours need to take some time each day and set it aside so they can take some quiet time for prayer or Adams said And it is important to take your relaxation at the same time each day if possible she said Contact medical writer Jason Gibbs at 6766734 or gibtoj0abinewscom Check out our Web site at wwwjeportemewscom ease stress Routes Continued from 1AA avoid crossing the highways' The highways average about 16JXX) cars a day while FM 707 averages more than 2500 a day Seagosaid Construction began in May this year In February 2001 engineers expect to move traffic to the frontage roads to improve traffic flow somewhat until the completion The school district too will be making adjustments for the construction area Five or six bus routes will be affected said Nick Pruitt Wylie Independent School assistant superintendent Water Continued from 1AA would put Abilene on a par in rainfall totals with Comanche Mills and Palo Pinto counties about 75 miles to the east And all the extra moisture would fall during the growing season Bomar said make a cotton he said Earliei Flood had calculated each prospective member share of the total cost based on acreage retail trade and population The Texas Unit in lockdown while officials investigate attack By Vlvi Hoang Reporter-News Staff Writer An inmate at the French Robertson prison unit outside Abilene hanged himself Monday afternoon shortly after sexually assaulting a female employee authorities said The injured woman whose name and age were not released managed to get to a telephone the first two or three weeks of buses is always difficult With everybody being courteous and working together going to be a smooth Nick Pruitt WISD assistant superintendent have a numbs of buses that normally cross that inter- Natural Resource Conservation Commission will reftind up to 50 percent of costs or 45 cents per acre whichever is less on state-approved weather modification projects Taylor County's total cost would be $270134 and a net of $243815 after its $26476 reftind from the commission Other counties' first-year net costs would range from $10433 for thinly populated Kent County to $72073 for Brown County Cities and water districts have been asked to Join counties In sharing the costa Other counties invited to take part are Knox Stonewall and call for help after the attack occurred at 4:15 pm said Warden James Duka She was taken to Hendrick Medical Center Duke said and has since been released Michael Wayne Roy 45 attacked the woman in the office area of the gymnasium Duke said Roy then wrapped a cord around his neck and hanged himself in the same room he said Roy was serving a life sentence for aggravated rape He had been incarcerated since January 1979 and had been at the Robertson Unit since May 1996 Roy had never acted aggres section but because of the traffic and the complications going to forgo going through that and take some alternate Pruitt said The change in routes will not make that much of a difference in the pick-up times and arrival times for students Pruitt said Parents will be notified of any problems or any future route changes Once tiie construction finishes those buses will resume their normal routes you know the first two or three weeks of buses is always he said everybody being courteous and working together going to be a smooth Contact ataff writer VM Hoang at 676 6736 or hoangvOabinewixom Check out ourWebstteatwwwjaportamawsxom Haskell Throckmorton Scurry Fisher Jones Shackelford Stephens Nolan Callahan Eastland Runnels Coleman and Comanche The West Central Texas Council of Governments would act as the contracting agency according to the plan The first year at least a private weather modification firm would be hired to operate the project The company would provide pilots and a meteorologist plus planes and a weather radar Contact county government reporter Jerry Read at 6766769 or iaoi0ablnewaxom Chock out wr web alto at wwwjeportemewkcom Contact police writer VM Hoang at 676 6736 or hoangvOUbinewsxom Check out our Web site at POLICE REPORTS Stolen A red toolbox containing assarted tods together valued at $1767 from a garage In the 2000 block of Palm Street sometime between 880 and 930 am Monday Miscellaneous Several people shattered the windshield bade glass window front passenger window and sunroof of a car parked at an apartment complex in file 1300 block of Cedar Crest Drive between 5:15 and 530 am Monday Damage is estimated at $1000 police reports said How to reach the news editors City editor Anthony Wllaon 6766730 wllsone9Mnews com or cltydeskO Mnewtcom Regional editor Larry Zellsko 6766764 zellakofO Mnewscom Aaafotant city editor Serenah McKay 6766767 mckeytO Mnewtcom WWMUDpOltinWWSiQMi (soap operas) shows sports and world and national news Ted Guefen a spokesman fix: Telemundo in Los Angeles said 16 of the stations broadcast local news in Spanish including Dallas and Houston Abilene-area residents with a UHF antenna on their TVs may pick up KTES broadcasts now Cable subscribers who do not have a UHF antenna will begin receiving the broadcasts in October Contact entertainment writer Brlen Murphy at 6766760 or murphybOabi-newsxom Check out our Web site at wwwjeportemewsxom to cut and more non-tax revenue The court will propose a budget and tax rate on Tuesday for official adoption in September The total tax rate for operations plus paying down bond debt would rise by about 1 cents per 9100 valuation to bring revenue into balance with spending from 4979 cents to 5183 cents per $100 A 5133-cent rate would also be 374 cents above the combined effective tax rate of 4759 cents The effective tax rate is an adjustment that reflects a county wide increase of about 45 percent in property values Contact county government reporter Jerry Reed al 6766769 or raetfOabinewaxom Checkout our Web cite at wwmportemewLCon) KTES Continued from 1AA Hispanic community in Spanish For example KTES will produce a series of short profiles of prominent local Hispanics in September and October fix: Hispanic Heritage Month KTXS promotions director David Caldwell will handle the same duties for KTES Telemundo is a 24-hour-a-day television network with 32 affiliates in 17 states and Puerto Rica It broadcasts comedies Pay Continued from 1AA the group health plan would set a bad precedent as well as lower the amount paid into the health plan and commissioners agreed Commissioners also rejected a proposal by Justice of the Peace Rex Andrew to apply a new optional $2 fee on misdemeanor convictions to across-the-board pay raises of about $3300 to his fellow JPs after Jan 1 Andrew leaves office then so he personally benefit lam il ton asked commls-tiers to each look at tlm get until next Tuesday hr Jesrof finding more places.