had a few people come in and say, ‘Hey, I’m inter-ested,’ and they’ve left their phone numbers.”

Shelving units may be added to the library as Ol-ivares said shorter shelves would make the space feel more open and easier to view.

“I know we’re working on maybe getting different shelving units,” she said. “Maybe putting some shelv-ing units up against the wall, and maybe just shorter shelv-ing units so that way looking across the library is easier.”

The interior is not the only aspect Olivares is focused on as she said she would still like to see a mural painted on the outside of the building.

A few things must happen first, though, such as repaint-ing the outside walls, speak-ing with the focus group and determining a budget and artist.

“I really love the murals that have been going up in Lubbock,” she said.

“I think (the muralist’s) name’s Joey Martinez. I think it would be cool if we could get him to come do a mural, but I don’t know – I’d have to look into pricing and stuff and see what was do-able.”

Looking around the li-brary, one can see signage posted in various areas to help people be mindful of

COVID-19 limitations such as social distancing and san-itizing.

About every other seat is blocked off to encourage distancing, hand sanitizer is available at every station, computers are wiped down with disinfectant after each use, returned books are sani-tized and set aside for about two days and a sign-in book is at the front of the room for each visitor’s contact infor-mation.

“We have a sign-in book for the library, in case there’s any COVID-19 exposure we can let people know,” Oli-vares said.

As far as activities go, Olivares said there is no summer program set due to COVID-19, but that she is working on getting people into the library as safely as possible.

“I am trying to put to-gether a few small programs that maybe a few kids come in at a time or something like that,” she said.

The library is open every

day except Sunday. Olivares said having Saturday hours was important to her because she wants people to have a safe place to spend time to-gether as well as perform tasks they may not be able to do at home, such as working on a desktop.

“Just making sure we’re still there for those people that need maybe computers, or for those families who are like, ‘Hey, what can we do?’ and like come in and find an activity to do or something; find a book to read together as a family and, you know, just kind of supporting the community,” she said.

The library also accepts donations and Olivares said items that cannot be used by the library are placed in a location so anyone may take them home.

“We do take very gently used books,” she said. “I’ll look and see if I can use them; if not, I’ll put them on our ‘free’ shelf for people to just come in and grab.”

Although Olivares has much experience as a librar-ian, she said she still has many things to learn and would ap-preciate continued patience as she navigates her role.

“I’m still learning,” she said. “It’s a bit of a differ-ence from an elementary library aide to running the whole library, even if it’s a small library – different pro-cesses and stuff, so different circulation system, different way of ordering books and stuff like that.”

Page 6 The Slatonite July 2, 2020

Public Notices

Notice of Sheriff’S Sale

THe STATe Of TexASCounty of Lubbock

Notice iS hereby giveN that by virtue of a certain Order of Sale issued out of the honorable 99th District court on the 9th day of May 2019, for the sum of tweNty-three thouSaND, three-huNDreD forty-NiNe Dol-larS and Seventeen cents ($23,349.17) under a Judgment in favor of ProPel fiNaNcial ServiceS, llc vs. SoNya cruz aka SoNya MartiNez/SoNya cruz MartiNez and MartiN MartiNez DefeNDaNt, in cause number 2018532172. Placed in my hand for service, I, Kelly S. Rowe, as Sheriff of Lubbock County, Texas, did on the 2nd Day of March 2020, levy upon certain Real Property, situated in Lubbock County, Texas described as follows, to wit:

legal Description: all of lot (8), iN block fifty (50) iN the South Park aDDitioN to the towN of SlatoN, lubbock couNty, texaS.

approximate location: 940 S. 4th St., SlatoN, tx 79364

and levied upon as to the property of SoNya cruz aka So-Nya MartiNez/SoNya cruz MartiNez and MartiN MartiNez, and that on the first Tuesday of July, 2020, the same being the 7th day of said month, at the Gazebo located at the front of the Court House of Lubbock County, in the City of Lubbock, Texas, at 10:00 A.M., by virtue of said Levy and order of Sale, I will sell the above described property at public vendue, for cash to the highest bidder, as the property of SoNya cruz aka SoNya MartiNez/SoNya cruz MartiNez and MartiN MartiNez, and in compliance with law, I give this notice by publication, in the english Language, once a week for three weeks preceding said day of sale, in The Slatonite, a News-paper published in Lubbock County.

Witness my hand, this 20th day of May, 2020.

Kelly S. RoweSheriff Lubbock County

By /s/ Corporal Abel Betancourtcivil Division

Notice of Sheriff’S Sale

THe STATe Of TexASCounty of Lubbock

Notice iS hereby giveN that by virtue of a certain Order of Sale issued out of the honorable 99th District court on the 9th day of May 2019, for the sum of teN thouSaND, eight-huNDreD fifty-five DollarS and twenty-one cents ($10,855.21) under a Judgment in favor of ProPel fi-NaNcial ServiceS, llc vs. coNNie zavala (et al) aND iriS grace rogerS (in rem only) DefeNDaNt, in cause number 2019533557. Placed in my hand for service, I, Kelly S. Rowe, as Sheriff of Lubbock County, Texas, did on the 2nd Day of March 2020, levy upon certain Real Property, situated in Lubbock County, Texas described as follows, to wit:

legal Description: lot two (2), block thirteeN (13), McMillaN heightS aDDitioN, iNStallMeNt #2. city of lubbock, lubbock couNty, texaS, aS Per MaP or Plat thereof fileD iN the MaP recorDS of lubbock couNty, texaS.

approximate location: 3303 1St Pl, lubbock, tx 79415

and levied upon as to the property of coNNie zavala (et al) aND iriS grace rogerS (in rem only), and that on the first Tuesday of July, 2020, the same being the 7th day of said month, at the Gazebo located at the front of the Court House of Lubbock County, in the City of Lubbock, Texas, at 10:00 A.M., by virtue of said Levy and order of Sale, I will sell the above described property at public vendue, for cash to the highest bidder, as the property of coNNie zavala (et al) aND iriS grace rogerS (in rem only), and in compliance with law, I give this notice by publication, in the english Language, once a week for three weeks preceding said day of sale, in The Slatonite, a News-paper published in Lubbock County.

Witness my hand, this 20th day of May, 2020.

Kelly S. RoweSheriff Lubbock County

By /s/ Corporal Abel Betancourtcivil Division

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the Slaton Public library has updated several of its features to make it more at-tractive to guests. Some of these include shelve changes and painting the walls, bathrooms and other repairs. (Slatonite photo/elizabeth herbert)

Safety firSt - above, chairs have been marked off as “closed” for guests to sit in to create social distancing. right, li-brarian cynthia oli-vares disinfects several covers of books before placing them back on the shelves at the Sla-ton Public library. it along with other busi-nesses across the na-tion, are taking steps to prevent the spread of coviD.

(Slatonite photos/elizabeth herbert)

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Notice of Public heariNgNotice is hereby given that the Planning & Zoning Commission of

the City of Slaton, Texas, will hold a Public Hearing on July 9, 2020, at 9:30 a.m. in the City Commission Chambers, Room 127, City Hall, 130 South 9th Street, Slaton, Texas, to receive comments regarding a proposal to amend the Zoning Ordinance as follows: (1) adding definitions for Veterinary Clinic, Large Animal; Veterinary Clinic, Small Animal (Indoors); Veterinary Clinic, Small Animal (Outdoor); Livestock; fowl; and Game Room; (2) adding Veterinary Clinic, Small Animal (Indoors); Veterinary Clinic, Small Animal (Outdoor) uses in the “B-2” Local Business District; (3) adding Game Room use in the “I-1” Industrial District; (4) revising conditional or special permit uses to allow dog kennels in the “R-3” Dwelling District and to allow Veterinary Clinic, Large Animal on a parcel of five acres or more, in the “B-2” Local Business District or “I” Industrial District in accordance with the requirements and procedure specified therein; and (5) to change the zoning on the following property from “R-1” Dwelling District to “B-2” Local Business District: Lots Six (6), Seven (7) and the South Ten feet (S. 10’) of Lot eight (8), Block fourteen (14), South Slaton Addition to the City of Slaton, Lubbock County, Texas, according to the Map, Plat and/or Dedication Deed thereof, recorded in/under Volume 26, Page 204, of the Deed Records of Lubbock County, Texas, also known as 650 S. 22nd St., Slaton, Texas, as requested by Jose Antonio Gaona, Sr.

All interested parties are encouraged to attend the Public Hearing to express comments regarding these proposed changes to the zon-ing within the City of Slaton. If you cannot attend, you may submit comments in writing prior to the Public Hearing to the following:

city inspectorcity of Slaton

130 South 9th StreetSlaton, tx 79364

If you have questions concerning this Notice of Public Hearing, please contact Chris Cantrell, City Inspector for the City of Slaton at (806) 828-2000 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

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