Tuesday, March 4, 1986/The Battalion/Page 5
Restaurant report
By BRIAN PEARSON
Senior Staff Writer
’he restaurants listed below
e inspected last week by the
zos County Health Depart-
!nt. The information is based
Bfood service establishment in-
ction reports.
David Jefferson, a registered
itarian at the department, says
taurants with scores of 95 or
ve generally have excellent
rations and facilities. He says
(taurants with scores in the 70s
)r|ow 80s usually have serious vi
sions on the health report,
cores can be misleading, Jef-
son says, because restaurants
achieve the same score by
ing several major violations or
jnl abundance of minor viola-
■is. He says the major violations
m«ht dose an establishment
down while some minor viola
tions can be corrected while the
ilth inspector is still in the
Iding during the inspection,
(efferson says the department
|ght close a restaurant if: the
re is below 60, the employees
ie infectious diseases, the res-
rant lacks adequate refrigera-
h, a sewage backup exists in the
[ilding, or the restaurant has a
tnplete lack of sanitation for
food equipment.
'oint deductions, or violations,
the report form range from
point (minor violation) to five
nts (major violation). The de-
tment inspects each restau-
t about every six months,
netimes a follow-up inspection
st be made, usually within 10
s. A restaurant might require
ollow-up inspection if it has a
jur- or five-point violation that
not be corrected while the in-
ctor is still there or there are
k steaks (numerous small violations,
about the®nspectors are registered sani-
ians at the department.
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tments.
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SCORED 95 OR ABOVE:
• Taco Bell at 920 Texas Ave.
S. in Bryan was inspected by Da
vid Plett. Score — 100. No report-
able violations.
• Martin’s Place at 3403 South
liege Ave. in Bryan was in
jected by David Plett. Score —
95. The report showed a two-
>oint violation because soap and
'unary con jjpgp t owe i s wer e needed in
ome bathrooms. Three one-
i cousini toint violations were given in the
Iriscoe.lffi e P ort f° r the following. Some
cted office tjuipment was “showing its age.”
:ars he hai ' rease was on smokehouse walls,
in Dallas. S° me floors with cracked tiles
needed repair.
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newspaper • Kettle at 2502 Texas Ave. S.
in College Station was inspected
David Pickens. Score — 97. A
tsvo-point violation was given in
Jj ^ the report for not having a paper
k' ve * dispenser at the hand sink
n the dishwasher area. One point
was subtracted because a ceiling
tile in the store room needed to
be replaced. The report said a
'ollow-up inspection will be made
in 10 days.
)elt lawisi
• Kettle at 1403 University Dr.
de auto® n College Station was inspected
.„ lowered David Pickens. Score — 95.
se ofthe(^ le report showed a two-point
37 million violation for no soap or paper
isurance Wwieh for the hand sink at the
dishwashing area. The report
said three one-point violations
were given for an ice scoop in an
jse
ice bin with the handle touching
the ice, utensils in a drawer that
needed to be organized and ceil
ing tiles in a store room that
needed to be replaced. The re
port said a follow-up inspection
will be made in 10 days.
SCORED FROM 90 TO 94:
• International House of Pan
cakes at 103 North College Ave.
in College Station was inspected
by David Pickens. Score — 92.
The report showed a four-point
violation for cockroach feces on a
shelf in the kitchen prep area.
One-point violations in the report
were given for the following.
Utensils in a drawer needed to be
organized. A covering board un
der the bus tray shelves needed to
be repaired. The floor drain in
the mop area needed a drain
cover. The locker room needed
to be cleaned.
• McDonald’s at 825 Villa
Maria in Bryan was inspected by
David Plett. Score — 90. The re
port showed a five-point violation
because a hose was found in the
sink. Five one-point violations
were given in the report for the
following reasons. A shake ma
chine was leaking the product
into the back of the machine. A
bucket for wiping cloths didn’t
have bleach. Boxes of paper cups
were stored on the floor. Some
ceiling tiles needed repair. A pre
flush hose was leaking.
SCORED FROM 85 TO 89:
• Pepe’s Mexican Food Res
taurant at 3312 South College
Ave. in Bryan was inspected by
David Plett. Score — 87. A four-
point violation was given in the
report because the hand sink in
the kitchen area was full of insu
lation and tools. The report
showed another four-point viola
tion because an outer door
needed proper weatherstripping.
A two-point violation was given in
the report because soap, paper
towels and a trashcan were
needed in a hand sink area.
Three one-point violations were
given in the report for the follow
ing. A refrigerator needed an
easy-to-see thermometer. Some
lights needed shields on them.
Some equipment needed proper
maintenance. The report said a
follow-up inspection will be
made.
• Grandy’s at 1002 E. Harvey
Road was inspected by Mike Les
ter. Score — 86. The report
showed a five-point violation be
cause a hose attached to a faucet
was lying in the mop sink. Lester
said that if water pressure
dropped and the hose was lying
in a puddle of contaminated, the
water could be sucked up into the
hose and possibly contaminate
the water system. The report said
a four-point violation was given
because the rear door needed
proper sealing and a self-closing
door in a storage area needed to
be repaired. A two-point violation
in the report was given because
some trash wasn’t sealed in plastic
bags. The report said three one-
point violations were given for
the following. A reach-in cooler
needed a thermometer. Handles
of scoops in the front and rear ice
bins were touching the ice. A light
shield in the kitchen area needed
to be repaired.
Big Event leader
hopes for turnout
of 8,000 Saturday
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Reporter
For the fourth year in a row, an
army of Aggies armed with rakes,
mowers, garbage bags and good will
is going to descend on Brazos
County and give it a thorough clean
ing.
It’s the fourth annual Big Event
— a community service project spon
sored by Student Government in
which all Texas A&M students are
encouraged to donate four hours of
time one Saturday to area residents
and businesses. This year the Big
Event will be Saturday from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m.
Mark Maniha, Big Event chair
man, said, “I think about 5,000 stu
dents are signed up to participate
now, but we’re still waiting to hear
from a few more organizations.”
Last year almost 6,000 Aggies got
involved, he said, and this year the
goal is to have 8,000 students help
out.
“All of the Corps is participating
as well as many fraternities, sorori
ties, dorms and other student orga
nizations,” he said.
But this year, he said, he is really
stressing that individual students are
welcome.
“I want to reach those people,” he
said. “If they want to work, we’ll be
very glad to have them. That’s what
it’s all about.”
Some of the projects being under
taken this year are washing city vehi
cles, cleaning up the Northgate area
and cleaning up local cemetaries as
well as helping private citizens, Man
iha said.
He said the Big Event committee
has made a special effort this year to
obtain work requests from a large
number of private citizens. But
many of the student organizations
choose to find their own jobs, he
said.
“We’ve been in contact with a lot
of churches, trying to spread the
word,” he said.
KBTX-TV (Channel 3) has do
nated advertising spots to the cause
and KKYS-FM is making periodic
announcements, he said.
But he said the main obstacle is
that many students don’t .know what
it is.
He said the advertisements and
the logo for the project were
changed this, year to impress upon
people that the Big Event is a new
Aggie tradition.
“The Big Event has so much po
tential,” he said. “It’s still new
enough that every year it’s a differ
ent game.”
He said some other universities
are following A&M’s lead.
“We’ve been trying to get other
schools to do the Big Event,” he said.
Both Baylor University and Penn
sylvania State University have
started similar projects, Maniha said.
“Baylor makes it into a three-day
extravaganza complete with a par
ade,” he said.
Planning for this year’s project be
gan in the fall semester, he said, but
the search for jobs in the community
did not get into full swing until after
Christmas.
“Most people don’t know in No
vember if they’ll need us to do some
work for them in March.” he said.
A change in the organization of
the Big Event Committee this year is
that members were chosen by appli
cation and interview through Stu
dent Government for the first time,
Maniha said.
“It’s worked out really well,” he
said. “Everyone is very committed.
I’ve been very pleased.”
He said the concept of the Big
Event was dreamed up by Evan Si-
core and Joe Nussbaum as they
worked on bonfire one fall.
Nussbaum got the ball rolling
when he presented a resolution sug
gesting such a project to the Student
Senate, Maniha said.
Pen pals plan first meeting
after friendship of 46 years
Associated Press
PLANO, Texas — The fact they
have never met and didn’t talk to
each other on the telephone until
last Christmas hasn’t interfered with
a 46-year friendship between two
women.
Jean Bethke Harty of Plano and
English-born Joan Gordon Burrell,
who now lives in Scotland, have been
pen pals since 1940. They will finally
meet this May in Glasgow, Scotland,
about 10 miles from Burrell’s home
in Erskine.
Harty and her 26-year-old daugh
ter, Susan, have planned an 11-day
European trip that includes stops in
France, England and Scotland,
where they will stay with Burrell.
Harty, 58, said, “Even though
we’ve never met, I think we will be
comfortable with each other. I’m
really anxious to see her children,
their children, and their home.
“I’ve often wondered aloud to my
self and to my daughter how it is
going to be living with a family we’ve
never seen before.”
Harty, a legal assistant at Rockwell
International Corp. in Richardson,
said she received her first pen pal
letter from Burrell in 1940 when her
friend lived in Sheffield, England.
At that time, Harty was in the sev
enth grade and lived in Pittsburgh,
Pa. Burrell learned of Harty when
an English classmate placed an ad in
a Pittsburgh newspaper seeking a
pen pal.
The English classmate received so
many replies she gave the names of
some letter-writers to her friends —
including 11-year-old Joan Gordon.
Since that day, Harty and Burrell
have written regularly, never miss
ing a Christmas or birthday in the
last 46 years.
Harty, who has five children and
six grandchildren, said she probably
will cry and hug her friend when she
sees her for the first time in Glas
gow.
Burrell, 56, who manages a gov
ernment day-care center, said she
phoned Harty last week to discuss
her friend’s upcoming trip.
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what caused the driver to lose con
trol.”
None of the schoolchildren were
seriously hurt, officials said.
The driver of the truck, Kyle Pre
witt, 25, of Dallas, was listed in stable
but serious condition at Gulf Coast
Medical Center in Wharton.
Troopers said the accident oc
curred about 7:35 a.m. when the two
vehicles collided on Texas Highway
60 about 50 miles southwest of
Houston.
“The school bus veered over into
the southbound lane,” Soderquist
said.
Dolores Cox, a hospital spokeswo
man said, that of the 16 students
treated at the hospital, all were re
leased. Another 14 were treated in a
doctor’s office in East Bernard, she
said.
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