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NEWS SEPTEMBER 2010
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CITY OF CLEVELAND CELEBRATES LOCAL NEWS 07/02/10 FOR A GOOD TIME THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND, YOU NEED GO NO FURTHER THAN STANCIL PARK IN CLEVELAND, TEXAS AS THE CITY CELEBRATES THEIR 75TH ANNIVERSARY AND THE FOURTH OF JULY AT THE SAME TIME. CLEVELAND CITY EMPLOYEE KIM SHELTON IS ONE OF THE MANY CLEVELAND CITIZENS INVOLVED IN ORGANIZING THE CITYWIDE EVENT THIS WEEKEND WHICH INCLUDES FOOD, PARADES, MUSIC, BARBECUE, FIREWORKS AND MUCH MORE. AUDIO. THE CITY OF CLEVELAND’S BIG 75TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION/4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION GETS UNDERWAY TODAY WITH THE BBQ COOK OFF IN STANCIL PARK AND A DANCE AT THE PARK PAVILION TONIGHT. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL CLEVELAND CITY HALL AT 281-592-2667 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE. YOU’LL FIND IT BY GOING TO KSHN.COM AND CLICKING ON THE GOVERNMENT LINK. ROTARY BUILDING LOCAL NEWS DATE: THE HULL ROTARY CLUB WAS CHARTERED IN 1926, AND REMAINED VIABLE UNTIL THE 1970’S. A DISTINCTION THAT, THE NOW DEFUNCT HULL CLUB, HELD OVER THE THOUSANDS OF ROTARY CLUBS IN THE U.S. IS IT’S OWNERSHIP OF THEIR MEETING PLACE. ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED OF LOGS, THE SIX SIDED STRUCTURE HAS ONLY RECENTLY BEEN MOVED BY PROFESSIONAL MOVERS, TO THE GROUNDS OF THE SAM HOUSTON REGIONAL LIBRARY AND RESEARCH CENTER WHERE IT WILL BE RESTORED, AND PRESERVED FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS OF ROTARIANS AND FOR ALL TEXANS. THE SAM HOUSTON CENTER, AN ARM OF THE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, WILL MAINTAIN THE HISTORICAL RECORDS FOR THE 41 ROTARY CLUBS THAT MAKE UP WHAT IS KNOWN AS ROTARY DISTRICT 5910. THAT PART OF THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS HISTORY WILL BE CHRONICLED IN THE STATE LIBRARY BUILDING KNOWN AS THE SAM HOUSTON CENTER. IT IS CLIMATE AND HUMIDITY CONTROLLED. THE PROCESS TO SAVE THE SMALL 40 BY 60 HEXAGON BUILDING IS ONGOING AS FORMER ROTARY DISTRICT GOVERNOR NORMAN DYKES SAID. AN EFFORT HAS NOW BEGUN TO RAISE THE $100,000 TO FUND NOT ONLY THE RESTORATION BUT ALSO FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF THE FRAME STRUCTURE. AUDIO: IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT NORMAN AND BRENDA DYKES HAVE GUARANTEED THE EFFORTS SUCCESS WHEN THEY DEPOSITED THE ENTIRE $100,000 IN A SPECIAL BANK ACCOUNT AT FIRST LIBERTY NATIONAL BANK. THE DEDICATED ROTARIANS HAVE NO GUARANTEE THAT THEY WILL GET THEIR MONEY BACK BUT NOW THE FUND RAISING BEGINS WHILE RESTORATION OF THE BUILDING BEGINS. THE HOPE IS THAT ROTARY CLUBS ACROSS DISTRICT 5910 AND CITIZENS OF THE HULL-DAISETTA AREA WHO SHARE FOND MEMORIES OF ACTIVITIES AT THE OLD HULL ROTARY BUILDING SINCE 1930 WILL JOIN THE EFFORT TO COVER THE $100,000 PUT UP BY MR & MRS. DYKES. ITEMS FROM EACH ROTARY CLUB ACROSS DISTRICT 5910 WILL BE DISPLAYED IN THE HULL ROTARY HOUSE. VISITORS TO THE STATE LIBRARY WILL GET TO LEARN ABOUT ROTARY AND THE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE ORGANIZATIONS EFFORTS. ALREADY THE GALVESTON CLUB, ONE OF THE FIRST 100 ROTARY CLUBS CHARTERED IN THE WORLD, HAS MOVED SEVERAL FILE CABINETS OF HISTORICAL RECORDS. FROM THEIR CLUB TO THE SAM HOUSTON REGIONAL LIBRARY ON FM 1011 IN LIBERTY. DONATIONS FOR RESTORATION ABD UPKEEP OF THIS HISTORICAL LIBERTY COUNTY BUILDING ARE BEING ACCEPTED BY PAUL HENRY AT FIRST LIBERTY NATIONAL BANK. TAX DEDUCTIBLE CHECKS MAY BE MADE TO ROTARY FRIENDS INC. AND DELIVERED TO FLNB IN LIBERTY. GIFTS OF $100 WILL ALSO HAVE THEIR NAME ENGRAVED ON A BRICK THAT WILL BE USED TO CONSTRUCT A SIDEWALK LEADING UP TO THE BUILDING. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO HELP THIS IMPORTANT LOCAL HISTORICAL PROJECT, PLEASE CONTACT ANY ROTARY CLUB MEMBER OR PAUL HENRY AT FIRST LIBERTY NATIONAL BANK. . SINCE THE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT IS NOW GUARANTEED, THANKS TO MR. & MRS. DYKES THE BUILDING BECOMES THE PROPERTY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR ITS WONDERFUL HISTORY BUT WITH NOT BURDEN TO STATE TAX PAYERS. dayton chamber lunch news story 07.02.10 (for friday) dayton chamber of commerce will HOLD its monthly noon luncheon this coming tuesday at the dayton community center on south cleveland street. guest speaker is amy tinsley with CONSTANT contact, an e-mail marketing firm. she will be discussing how businesses can utilize e-mail to attract more customers. the $8.50 lunch will be catered by pappy’s barbecue. that dayton chamber of commerce’s monthly noon luncheon is this coming tuesday at the dayton COMMUNITY center – 801 south cleveland. for reservations, call the dayton chamber at 936-257-2393 during normal business hours. otto rainy day fund news story 07 02 10 State Representative John Otto plans to push legislation next year that he says would smooth out REVENUE fluctuations caused by changes in state sales tax collections and also create a second rainy day fund. the dayton legislator made his intentions known during a meeting of the Select Committee on Fiscal Stability held tuesday in Austin. rep. otto is chairman of that committee, which Speaker of the state house Joe Straus has tasked with studying the root causes of the impending budget shortfall. the local state representative said these are fiscally important principals. "audio" according to john otto, during any 20-year period of the state’s economy, Texas has experienced a 5 ½ percent to 6 percent average growth in sales tax revenues. As recently as 2006 and 2007, the State saw double digit percentage increases. rep. otto said that was the result of the state’s booming new housing market, strong oil and gas sector, plus increased spending generated by Texans taking out second mortgages on the equity in their homes. john otto, who also is a CERTIFIED public ACCOUNTANT, said Such double-digit growth cannot possibly continue to sustain itself. therefore, Based upon testimony received by the texas committee on fiscal STABILITY, Representative Otto believes legislation is needed to restrict the texas Legislature from using increased revenue in those peak periods to build what is called the baseline of the state’s budget. instead, he says the extra revenue during those peak years should be set aside for future years when the state’s economy experiences a zero percent or negative revenue growth period such as the state is now experiencing. rep. otto said This will result in less volatility in the state budget and should lessen the need for future tax increases. as you may recall, texas monthly MAGAZINE named rep. john otto as one of the top 10 legislators following the 81st session back in 2009. he made that top group for being what the magazine called the "legislature’s premier fiscal watchdog". with the 82nd legislative session set to start in january, rep. john otto is busy chairing the house Committee on Fiscal Stability and touting legislation that would smooth out the fluctuations caused by changes in state sales tax revenues and create a second rainy day fund. summing up the proposed LEGISLATION, rep. john otto said basically it would help the state live within its means. silas parks sentencing news story 07.02.10 an idaho judge has now twice rescheduled the sentencing of silas parks. he’s the man who pled guilty earlier this year to two counts of manslaughter for the death of his wife, DAYTON NATIVE SARAH SHEFFIELD PARKS, and their unborn child. LATAH COUNTY PROSECUTOR BILL THOMPSON told kshn that sentencing has been reset both times related to psychological testing of the confessed killer. "audio" silas parks was ORIGINALLY set for sentencing on june 8. That was moved to june 30 and has now been set for august 3. kshn has reported SINCE LAST June ON THE DEATH of well-known 28-year-old dayton native sarah sheffield parks in moscow, idaho. then came the arrest of her husband, silas parks, on murder charges. the body of sarah parks was found among the ashes of a moscow, IDAHO, apartment fire back on june 24, 2009, but a subsequent autopsy showed the pregnant woman actually died before that fire. JUST ONE WEEK LATER, on july 1, silas parks was jailed on two counts of first-degree murder and one count of arson. sarah PARKS graduated from dayton high school in 1998 and then from stephen f. austin UNIVERSITY. at the time of her deatH, SHE WAS expecting her first CHILD AND was teaching school IN MOSCOW, IDAHO. her husband, silas parks, has since pled guilty to two counts of manslaughter and one count of first-degree arson. now, he is scheduled for sentencing on august 3. idaho law calls for a sentence of up to 40 years in prison on those charges. liberty police notice news story 07.02.10 Liberty Police Department has a few reminders for those planning to attend tonight’s independence day celebration at city park. first, liberty bike officers will be PATROLLING in and around City Park during the festivities. Once the fireworks have ended, both lanes of Cook Road will become One-Way Contra-flow for vehicles exiting the park. those leaving the park in the right lane of cook road will be REQUIRED to turn South on Main – that’s back toward town. those in the left lane of cook street, following the fireworks display, must turn North on Main toward the bypass. another reminder from liberty police department concerning tonight’s independence day celebration - City ordinance prohibits alcohol in the City Park. FINALLY, The Liberty Police Department reminds all motorists to watch closely for pedestrians, especially children. tonight’s activities at liberty MUNICIPAL park INCLUDE a patriotic program and then fireworks. keynote speaker is retired admiral bill pickavance jr. and congressman ted poe. the INVINCIBLE eagle band will provide entertainment. the music and program start at 7:45 tonight with fireworks beginning around 9. The festivities will be broadcast live here on kshn with special patriotic music syNCHRONIZED to the fireworks display. have a happy fourth today july 2nd. |
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