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HURRICANE SEASON JUNE 1 - NOVEMBER 30
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HURRICANE SEASON JUNE 1 - NOVEMBER 30
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NEWS SEPTEMBER 2010
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HULL ROTARY BUILDING MOVED TO SAM HOUSTON CENTER 6. 12.10 A PIECE OF EAST TEXAS HISTORY HAS A NEW HOME.. THE HULL ROTARY BUILDING WAS LOCATED ON OLD FM 834 IN HULL BUT IS NOW RELOCATED TO THE GROUNDS OF SAM HOUSTON REGIONAL LIBRARY AND RESEARCH CENTER ON FM 1011. RESTORATION TO THE STRUCTURE, BUILT IN 1930 WILL BE DONE BY EXPERTS AS A PROJECT OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 5910 – THAT DISTRICT INCLUDES 41 CLUBS FROM SOUTHEAST TEXAS. A LITTLE HISTORY -WHEN HULL AND DAISETTA WERE OIL FIELD BOOM TOWNS THE LIBERTY ROTARY CLUB SPONSORED FORMATION OF A NEW CLUB FOR THAT GROWING BUSINESS COMMUNITY- THAT WAS IN 1926. IN THE YEARS THAT FOLLOWED THE CLUB WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH MEETING PLACES THERE. RECORDS INDICATE THAT ONE OF THOSE MEMBERS, THE LATE DOUG EMMANUEL- WHO LATER WAS A LIBERTY COUNTY COMMISSIONER, DONATED A LOT IN HULL. FELLOW ROTARY MEMBERS THEN BUILT THE SMALL SIX SIDED STRUCTURE INTENDED TO BE SHAPED LIKE THE ROTARY EMBLEM, OF THAT ERA. THE BUILDING WAS DEDICATED IN 1930. ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRINTED A STORY THAT WAS THE ONLY CLUB IN THE U.S. THAT OWNED ITS MEETING PLACE. HULL CLUB MEMBERS ALSO FURNISHED THE BUILDING BY HAND MAKING TABLES AND RAWHIDE COVERED CHAIRS WHICH STILL EXIST. LATER A KITCHEN WAS ADDED TO THE BUILDING AND THE CLUB BECAME FAMOUS FOR THEIR WEDNESDAY NOON MEALS. THE HULL DAISETTA ROTARY BUILDING ALSO SERVED MANY COMMUNITY PURPOSES. IN THE 1980’S MEMBERSHIP AND THE COMMUNITY HAD DECLINED IN SIZE UNTIL THE ROTARY CLUB THERE DISBANDED. LATER THE HULL FRESH WATER SUPPLY BECAME OWNERS OF THE LAND AND ROTARY BUILDING. IN 2006 THE WATER SUPPLY BOARD DECIDED TO REMOVE THE OLD BUILDING AND BUILD A NEW WAREHOUSE AND OFFICE. LUCKILY, THEY WERE IN NO HURRY AND GRACIOUSLY OFFERED THE HISTORICAL LANDMARK TO THE LIBERTY ROTARY CLUB AND ROTARY DISTRICT 5910 TO PRESERVE IT AS THE ONLY ROTARY BUILDING EVER OWNED BY A CLUB IN THE U.S.. THE STATE OF TEXAS, WHO OPERATES THE SAM HOUSTON REGIONAL LIBRARY, OFFERED TO ACCEPT THE BUILDING IF PRIVATE MONEY’S WOULD BE USED TO RESTORE AND MAINTAIN IT ON THE CAMPUS OF THAT STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES ON FM 1011 IN NORTH LIBERTY. FOR MANY REASONS IT WAS A DRAWN OUT PROCESS BUT FINALLY LAST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY THE ORIGINAL BUILDING WAS MOVED, BY A PROFESSIONAL HOUSE MOVING COMPANY, FROM HULL TO THE SAM HOUSTON CENTER, THERE IT WAS POSITIONED AND LEVELED ADJACENT TO OTHER HISTORICAL BUILDINGS. IT’S EXPECTED TO TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS TO RESTORE THE BUILDING. THE MOVE WAS DONE BY COWBOY MOBILE HOMES AND HOUSE MOVERS FROM MONT BELVIEU WHO NOW OWN THE DEFUNCT JOHNSON HOUSE MOVERS OF DAISETTA. RESTORATION IS BEING FUNDED BY THE LIBERTY ROTARY CLUB AND DISTRICT 5910.. THE PROJECT FUNDING HAS BEEN GUARANTEED BY FORMER LIBERTY CITY MANAGER NORMAN DYKES, AND HIS WIFE, BRENDA. THEY ARE LONG TIME SUPPORTERS OF ROTARY AND HAVE SPEARHEADED THE ENTIRE PROJECT. THE MOVE OF THE 36 FOOT BY 44 FOOT BUILDING TO THE SAM HOUSTON CENTER BEGAN LAST THURSDAY AND WAS COMPLETED ON FRIDAY. THE BUILDING NOW BELONGS TO THE ATASCOSITA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, A NON-PROFIT SUPPORT GROUP FOR THE STATE OWNED SAM HOUSTON CENTER. THE LIBERTY ROTARY CLUB AND ITS ROTARY DISTRICT 5910 IS CONDUCTING A MAJOR FUND RAISING EFFORT TO PAY BACK, AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, THE $100,000 FOR THE PROJECT BEING GUARANTEED BY MR. & MRS. DYKES. THIS EFFORT WILL RESTORE THIS PIECE OF HULL DAISETTA HISTORY FOREVER AND INSURE ITS FUTURE UP-KEEP ON THE GROUNDS OF THE SAM HOUSTON REGIONAL LIBRARY AND RESEARCH CENTER. WHEN THE RESTORATION IS COMPLETE A DEDICATION OF THE HISTORIC STRUCTURE WILL BE HELD. THEN THE BUILDING WILL BE OPEN DAILY TO THE PUBLIC AS ARE ALL FIVE OF THE OTHER BUILDING ON THE SAM HOUSTON CENTER GROUNDS IN NORTH LIBERTY. ROTARY DISTRICT 5910 HAS DESIGNATED THE SAM HOUSTON CENTER AS ARCHIVES FOR THEIR ROTARY RECORDS AND KEEPSAKES FROM ACROSS THE 41 CLUBS THAT MAKE UP THAT DISTRICT HERE IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS. TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS EFFORT CONTACT ANY MEMBER FO THE LIBERTY ROTARY CLUB..
HURRICANE WORKSHOP LOCAL NEWS DATE: with EXperTS saying this will be a very active tropical storm season, residents are invited to the 2010 Public Hurricane Awareness Workshop Thursday, at 6 p.m. in the liberty center at city hall. liberty county emergency management coordinator tom branch said the main message to convey, for this year’s hurricane season, is called the rule of 72. among the speakers at the june 17 WORKSHOP will be officials with the National Weather Service and the Red Cross. they will address issues of importance regarding the 2010 Hurricane Season. tom branch said the WORKSHOP will offer plenty of helpful information on how you can prepare - just in case. again, this 2010 public hurricane awareness workshop set for thursday at 6 p.m. in the liberty center at city hall. for additional INFORMATION, call the liberty county emergency management office at 936-334-3219. MISSION TRIP TO (MYANMAR) BURMA LOCAL NEWS DATE: FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS, RANDY PIATT WAS A RESPECTED PASTOR AT THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN DAYTON. A FEW YEARS AGO, HE RETIRED FROM FULL TIME MINISTRY, AND JOINED A MISSIONS GROUP CALLED B.E.E., OR BIBLICAL EDUCATION BY EXTENSION. THIS GROUP, BASED IN COLORADO, PRIMARILY GOES TO AREAS WHERE TEACHING THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL IS RESTRICTED. RANDY PIATT AND OTHERS IN THE GROUP TEACH NEW PREACHERS TO PREACH THERE IN THEIR HOME AREA. HE IS CURRENTLY WORKING IN MYANMAR (ME-AN-MARR), FORMERLY KNOWN AS BURMA, NEXT DOOR TO THAILAND. RANDY PIATT SAID SINCE CHRISTIANITY IS NOT THE RECOGNIZED RELIGION OF THE RULING JUNTA (HUN-TAH) IT IS ILLEGAL TO PREACH IN MYANMAR AND HIS WORK IS DONE IN SECRECY. AUDIO: FUNCTIONALLY ILLEGAL HIS MISSION WORK IS NOT FREE. FOR THOSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT THE MISSION WORK OF PASTOR RANDY PIATT AND OTHERS WORKING WITH THE ORGANIZATION, GO TO THEIR WEBSITE AT WWW.BEEWORLD.ORG , SPECIFY YOUR DONATION BY NOTING, RANDY PIATT #26-650. RANDY AND HIS FAMILY NOW RESIDE IN BAYTOWN. HE SPENDS ABOUT 5 OR 6 MONTHS A YEAR IN MYANMAR - THE BALANCE OF THEY YEAR IN PLANNING AND PREPARATION HERE AND IN COLORADO.
TEXAS DEP. OF RURAL AFFAIRS LOCAL NEWS DATE: 06 12 10 THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF RURAL AFFAIRS RECENTLY PRESENTED MORE THAN $1.7 MILLION DOLLARS TO SEVERAL TOWNS AND COMMUNITIES IN LIBERTY COUNTY, AND TO THE COUNTY ITSELF. FIRST OF ALL THE CITY OF AMES GOT $350.000 THAT CITY PLANS TO USE FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR WATER PRESSURE AND IMPROVING THE AMES WATER SYSTEM STORAGE CAPACITY. A CHECK FOR $44,180 WAS PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF DAYTON LAKES. THAT WILL BE USED TO DRILL EMERGENCY WATER WELL REPLACING A COLLAPSED WELL. UP NORTH IN LIBERTY COUNTY, CLEVELAND GOT A $350,000 CHECK TO REPLACE A CORRODED GROUND STORAGE TANK. THE CITY OF DAYTON WILL USE A $350,000 GRANT TO PROVIDE FIRST TIME WATER SERVICE TO HOUSEHOLDS ALONG COUNTY ROADS 606 AND 607 AS WELL AS TO THOSE ON PRIVATE ROADS 6063 AND 6065. THE CITY OF LIBERTY WILL USE THEIR $350,000 GRANT FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF RURAL AFFAIRS TO REPLACE A SEWER LIFT STATION TO HELP WITH INFLOW AND INFILTRATION CONCERNS TO THE SEWER TREATMENT PLANT. THEN FINALLY, LIBERTY COUNTY WILL USE THEIR GRANT FUNDS OF $350,000 TO REPLACE A DETERIORATED WATER STORAGE TANK AND FOR A NEW 100,000 GALLON GROUND WATERS STORAGE TANK, A 10,000 GALLON PRESSURE TANK, TWO BOOSTER PUMPS AND A CONTROL BUILDING WITH A CHLORINE SYSTEM FOR WATER WELL ON FM 834. THESE GRANTS ALL COME FROM THE TEXAS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. AGAIN, GRANTS COMING TO LIBERTY COUNTY THROUGH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF RURAL AFFAIRS TOTAL MORE THAN $1.7 MILLION DOLLARS ARE FOR VARIOUS UTILITY SERVICE PROGRAMS ALL AROUND LIBERTY COUNTY. TxDOT BEAUMONT DISTRICT LOCAL NEWS DATE: 06 12 10 THE BEAUMONT DISTRICT FOR THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION COVERS ABOUT 5,000 MILES OF STATE MAINTAINED ROADWAYS. ACROSS THE STATE THERE ARE MORE THAN 80,000 STATE MAINTAINED MILES OF ROADWAY. MARK SHEPHERD, TxDOT SPOKESMEN FOR THIS AREA SAID, OVER THE PAST 3 OR SO YEARS, THEY HAVE REDUCED THE TXDOT WORK FORCE BY ABOUT 2,300 PEOPLE, YET STILL MAINTAINS $450 – $500 MILLION IN ROADWORK TAKING PLACE IN THIS DISTRICT ALONE. AUDIO: MARK SHEPHERD SAID A COMMITTEE LOOKING AT MAINTAINING EXISTING ROADWAYS ACROSS THE LONE STAR STATE FOUND THE PRICE TAG TO MAINTAIN JUST WHAT ROADS THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IS NEARLY $315 BILLION, WITH A B, AS IN BILLION, DOLLARS THROUGH THE YEAR 20-30.
liberty man arrested news story 06.12.10
a local man was arrested in beaumont early friday morning for felony theft and POSSESSION of drug paraphernalia. BEAUMONT pd identified the man as 50-year-old Bishop Taylor Randolph of Liberty. according to a press release, a beaumont officer was patrolling the area of college and 11th street around 4 a.m. friday when he spotted someone on top of the old Baptist Hospital roof. police report There have been numerous metal thefts in that area involving people climbing on to the roofs of businesses to gain entry. The officer called for assistance, and a perimeter was setup while police searched the BUILDING. they found bishop RANDOLPH hiding on the 2nd floor of the old baptist hospital. it’s alleged he had a large pile of freshly cut cooper tubing. BEAUMONT police claim The liberty man confessed to the arresting officer that he was there to steal copper to sell for money. once more, 50-year-old Bishop Taylor Randolph of Liberty was jailed in beaumont early friday morning for both Felony Theft and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. At last report, he REMAINED in the Jefferson County Jail. groce on wal-mart news story 06.12.10 liberty county commissioners are moving forward with renovation plans for the old wal-mart building on main street in liberty. commissioners court agreed to purchase the old wal-mart facility back in june 2008. then, in september of that year, commissioners issued certificates OBLIGATION totaling $5 million. commissioner lee groce said the county used $1.8 million for the purchase of the wal-mart property. the remaining $3.2 million was slated for building renovations to use it as a county annex. "audio" the project has been delayed, in part, while commissioners waited to learn if the county would receive grant funds. kshn recently reported LIBERTY COUNTY was awarded a $2.729 million grant to use for a community facility and EMERGENCY shelter. commissioner groce said that shelter will take about 60 percent of the 106,000-square-foot building. "audio" commissioner groce said a new annex is necessary, in part, because of the lack of space in the courthouse "audio" recently, commissioners refinanced the original certificates of obligation. by reissuing these bonds, commissioner groce said liberty county will save about $127,000 per year in interest for the next 18 years. "audio" once completed, lee groce said the old wal-mart building will look completely different. "audio" back in may, liberty county judge phil fitzgerald received a letter from gov. rick perry NOTIFYING him that liberty county had been approved for the $2.3 million federal grant through the department of housing and urban development. that grant letter says contract activities must begin within 90 days and urges immediate action. commissioner lee groce said the county is moving forward on this project and he believes construction will begin in september or october. when renovations are complete, the old wal-mart building will serve as an annex facility, housing most non-judicial offices now in the courthouse and three other buildings. two of those facilities are county-owned, and commissioner groce said they will eventually be sold off to help pay down the debt on the old wal-mart facility. MORE OTTO ON EPA LOCAL NEWS 06/12/10 WE HAVE REPORTED THE CONCERNS OF STATE OFFICIALS OVER RECENT ACTIONS BY THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY IN TAKING OVER PERMITTING APPROVAL FOR A TEXAS CRUDE OIL REFINERY. STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOHN OTTO HAS SAID HE FEELS THE FEDERAL AGENCY’S ACTION IN BUTTING INTO THE STATE’S CLEAN AIR PERMITTING PROCESS IS UNPRECEDENTED AND UNWARRANTED SINCE TEXAS HAS CUT NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS BY MORE THAN HALF IN THE LAST DECADE. THE DAYTON REPUBLICAN SAID IN HIS OPINION THE E.P.A. IS TARGETING TEXAS’ PERMITTING PROCESS THAT ALLOWS REFINERIES SOME FLEXIBILITY IN HOW THEY CONTROL EMISSIONS AS LONG AS THOSE EMISSIONS STAY BELOW A MANDATED CAP. JOHN OTTO SAID THIS TURF WAR BETWEEN STATE AND FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS COULD END UP COSTING TEXAS THOUSANDS OF JOBS. AUDIO. STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOHN OTTO SAID TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL GREG ABBOT IS LOOKING INTO THE LEGALITY OF THE E.P.A.’S ACTIONS WHILE HE AND OTHER STATE LAWMAKERS HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH MEMBERS OF TEXAS U.S. CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ABOUT PUTTING THE BRAKES ON THE FEDERAL AGENCY’S EXPANDING ITS AUTHORITY TO REGULATING TEXAS’S OIL REFINERIES THAT ARE ALREADY IN COMPLIANCE. CELEBRATING THE 4TH ON THE 2ND LOCAL NEWS 06/12/10 IT’S ONE OF THE BIGGEST ANNUAL EVENTS IN SOUTH LIBERTY COUNTY AND THIS YEAR THERE IS A BIG CHANGE. WHEN YOU MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THIS YEAR’S INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION AT THE LIBERTY MUNICIPAL PARK, BE SURE AND MARK FRIDAY JULY 2ND – NOT THE 3RD AS IN YEARS PAST. SINCE THE BIG CELEBRATION BEGAN SEVERAL YEARS AGO IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN HELD NOT ON THE 4TH OF JULY, BUT THE DAY BEFORE. LIBERTY CITY OFFICIALS SPONSOR THE EVENT AND IT ALLOWS THEM TO PRODUCE A BIGGER, BETTER FIREWORKS DISPLAY SINCE PROFESSIONAL FIREWORKS EXPERTS CHARGE LESS FOR DAYS OTHER THAN JULY 4TH. HOWEVER, THIS YEAR JULY 3RD FALLS ON A SATURDAY SO MAYOR CARL PICKETT SAID THE EVENT IS MOVED TO FRIDAY THE 2ND. AUDIO. EACH YEAR THE CITY OF LIBERTY’S ANNUAL INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATION DRAWS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO THE CITY PARK AND SURROUNDING PARKING AREAS FOR PATRIOTIC MUSIC, GUEST SPEAKERS AND THE SPECTACULAR FIREWORKS DISPLAY BY THE ZAMBELLI FAMILY. THIS YEAR THAT CELEBRATION WILL BE ON FRIDAY JULY 2ND TO LEAVE THE REST OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND FREE FOR THOSE PLANNING TO TRAVEL OUT OF TOWN. ONCE AGAIN, EVERYONE IS INVITED TO CELEBRATE AMERICA’S INDEPENDENCE IN THE LIBERTY CITY PARK. IT’S FREE. IT’S FUN AND IT’S JULY 2ND THIS YEAR. MIGHT WANT TO MARK THAT CHANGE DOWN NOW. AS ALWAYS KSHN RADIO WILL BROADCAST THE ENTERTAINMENT AND PROGRAM SO THE AUDIENCE CAN PARK ELSEWHERE TO WATCH FIREWORKS BUT STILL HEAR THE ENTERTAINMENT. IT’S OUR GIFT TO YOU AS WE CELEBRATE AMERICA’S BIRTHDAY ALBEIT A COUPLE OF DAYS EARLY. |
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