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MOTHERS
DAY
LOCAL NEWS
DATE:
The majority of countries that
celebrate Mother's Day do so on the second Sunday of May. On this day, it is
common for Mothers to be lavished with presents and special attention from their
families, friends and loved ones. But it hasn’t always been this way. AN
OFFICIAL DAY FOR CELEBRATION OF MOTHERS HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED IN THE UNITED STATES
FOR LESS THAN 100 YEARS. HOWEVER, the tradition of honoring Motherhood is rooted
in antiquity, and past OBSERVANCES typically had strong symbolic and spiritual
overtones; societies tended to celebrate Goddesses and symbols rather than THEIR
MOMS. One earlY historical record of a society celebrating MotherD can be
found among ancient Egyptians. THEY held an annual festival to honor the goddess
Isis, commonly regarded as Mother of the pharaohs. IN the 1600's a clerical
decree in England broadened thAT celebration to include real Mothers, earning
the name Mothering Day. Mother was the guest of honor at feasts prepaired
in her honor. THEY were presented with cakes and flowers, as well as a visit
from their beloved and distant children. When the first English settlers
came to America, they discontinued the tradition of Mothering Day. While IN THE
UNITED KINGDOM IT would live on, the American Mother’s Day wAS CREATED —with an
entirely new history—BUT NOT UNTIL centuries later. The first North American
Mother’s Day was conceptualized with Julia Ward Howe’s Mother’s Day Proclamation
in 1870. Despite having penned The Battle Hymn of the Republic 12 years earlier,
Howe WAS distraught by the death and carnage of the Civil War AND called on
Mother’s to come together and protest what she saw as the futility of their Sons
killing the Sons of other Mothers. she called for an international Mother's Day
celebrating peace and motherhood. A West Virginia women’s group led by Anna
Reeves Jarvis began to celebrate an adaptation of Howe’s holiday. In order to
re-unite families and neighbors divided between the Union and Confederate sides
of the War BETWEEN THE STATES, the group held a Mother’s Friendship Day.
After Anna Reeves Jarvis died, her daughter Anna M. Jarvis
campaigned TO creatE an official Mother’s Day in remembrance of her mother and
in honor of peace. In 1908 a proposAL IN THE U.S. SENATE TO MAKE Mother's Day a
national holiday at the request of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA).
was defeated, but by 1909 forty-six states were holding Mother's Day services as
well as parts of Canada and Mexico. In 1912 West Virginia became the first state
to officially recognize Mother's Day, and in 1914 Woodrow Wilson signed it into
national observance, declaring the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day.
DAYTON
CHAMBER CONCERT
LOCAL NEWS
DATE:
COMING UP JUNE 11, THERE WILL BE A
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS IN THIS AREA TO SEE WHAT SOME SAY IS THE NEXT BIG
SINGING STAR AS JAMES DuPREE, MUSIC ARTIST WILL BE IN CONCERT AT THE DAYTON
COMMUNITY CENTER. TERESA BROWN SAID THIS WOULD BE A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THIS
UP AND COMING STAR IN THE COMFORT OF AN INTIMATE SETTING.
AUDIO:
INDIVIDUAL Tickets FOR THE JUNE 11TH,
JAMES DUPRE’ CONCERT are available at the Dayton Chamber Offices located at 801
S. Cleveland Street in person, or by calling at 936-257-2393 and also at the
Thrif-Tee Food Center, Dayton location. THERE ARE ALSO Bronze, Silver, and Gold
SPONSORSHIP packages available. Contact the Dayton Chamber Offices for more
details, THAT NUMBER AGAIN, 257-2393.
SOCIAL
SECURITY SOLVENCY UPDATE
05/08/2010
WE HAVE AIRED NUMEROUS
REPORTS ON THE PREDICTED FUTURE SOLVENCY OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM.
ACCORDING TO DAVID BOWMAN OF THE BEAUMONT SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE, CHANGES WILL
NEED TO BE MADE TO SOCIAL SECURITY OR THE AGENCY WILL BE PAYING OUT MORE IN
BENEFITS THAN IT IS RECEIVING. NEW ESTIMATES DO PREDICT SOCIAL SECURITY’S
SOLVENCY PROBLEMS COULD COME SOONER THAN ORIGINALLY EXPECTED.
AUDIO.
SOCIAL SECURITY’S
DAVID BOWMAN SAID RESERVES ARE SUFFICIENT TO KEEP BENEFITS FLOWING FOR DECADES
IF NEEDED, AND SOCIAL SECURITY, IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER, WILL CONTINUE. FOR MORE
INFORMATION ON SOCIAL SECURITY, YOU CAN LINK TO THE AGENCY’S WEB SITE FROM
WWW.KSHN.COM. YOU CAN ALSO CALL THE BEAUMONT DISTRICT OFFICE TOLL FREE AT
1-866-613-2864 OR TOLL FREE NATIONWIDE AT 800-772-1213. SOCIAL SECURITY
REPRESENTATIVES CAN ALSO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS DURING THEIR MONTHLY CONTACT
STATION VISIT TO LIBERTY. THAT’S ON THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH, FROM
NOON TO 3 P.M. AT THE LIBERTY CENTER OF LIBERTY CITY HALL.
DAYTON FFA
LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO
LOCAL NEWS
05/08/2010
THE 61ST ANNUAL DAYTON
FFA LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO WRAPS UP TODAY AT THE ANSON RIGBY MEMORIAL ARENA ON
STATE HWY 321 IN DAYTON. THE YOUNG FARMERS BARBECUE IS AT 11 A.M., FOLLOWED BY
THE DAYTON YOUTH LIVESTOCK WITH AUCTIONEER ED PHILLIPS AT 1 P.M. THAT IS A TIME
CHANGE. TONIGHT’S RODEO PERFORMANCE BEGINS WITH THE PARADE OF CHAMPIONS AT 7
P.M. THE DAYTON FFA RODEO QUEEN WILL BE CROWNED DURING TONIGHT’S FINAL RODEO
PERFORMANCE. THE ANSON RIGBY MEMORIAL ARENA IS ON STATE 321 NORTH IN DAYTON.
KSHN RADIO HAS ALWAYS BROADCAST THE EARLY PART OF THE AUCTION BUT SINCE THE TIME
HAS CHANGED TO 1 P.M. WE WILL BE UNABLE TO AIR IT HIS YEAR.
EDIT AS NEEDED, KILL
AFTER 5 P.M.
mobile home
fire
news story
05.07.10
a single-wide mobile
home in the hardin area was heavily damaged by fire wednesday afternoon. hardin
volunteer fire department lt. ed webb said one end of the home was, in fact,
destroyed.
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that fire occurred on
county road 2066, just of county road 2058. the home belongs to danna stewart.
no one was home at the time of the blaze, and no injuries were reported. again,
a wednesday afternoon fire destroyed the master bedroom area of a mobile home in
hardin. the remainder of the house was heavily DAMAGED.
sinkhole suit
news story
05.08.10
kshn reported
yesterday the massive sinkhole that formed two years ago - back on may 7, 2008,
is now the subject of a lawsuit. the court documents were filed thursday on
behalf of the city of daisetta and many of its residents who are represented by
two law firms, fredrick mcguire in liberty plus watts, guerra, craft llp in san
antonio. rick mcguire said the suit is about protecting the little guy.
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liberty county
district clerk melody gilmore said there are 196 PLAINTIFFS listed in these
three court filings. rick mcguire said the documents allege negligence, NUISANCE
and malice.
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according to the legal
filings, testing of the sinkhole has indicated elevated levels of toxic and
hazardous wastes, chemicals, solvents and other substances. it also claims the
city of daisetta’s water supply has, or will be, penetrated by these compounds.
as a result of the sinkhole and the contaminations, the suit claims the value of
property in daisetta has been negatively impacted in a dramatic way. attorney
rick mcguire said the suit does not specify damages because the total cost of
reparations has not yet been determined.
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so, the massive
sinkhole in daisetta has led the city of daisetta and many of its residents to
file suit against five companies – deloach vacuum service, de-vac incorporated,
triangle PETROLEUM service, saratoga oil company, and exxonmobile oil. attorney
rick mcguire – a liberty native - contends the city of liberty’s north water
well, which is the city’s primary source of water, is 6.3 miles downhill from
the daisetta sinkhole. as a result, he claims it is also threatened by the same
chemicals, allegedly found in daisetta’s water supply. kshn will have more on
this suit and the potential impact on the city of liberty in a future newscast,
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