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SWEENY CAR SHOW
The Sweeny Lion’s Club Car Show is planned for Saturday at Chick Anderson Gazebo Park, 9am -2pm.
There will be classic and custom cars as well as motorcycles.
Sweeny All American performers will have a dunking booth, strong man bell ringing, popcorn and cotton candy. The money they raise will be used to help pay their expenses for a trip to perform at an upcoming Cotton Bowl halftime show.
you'll also find several craft vendors at the event.
If you'd like to enter the car and bike show you can get an entry form at G & S Auto, Sweeny City Hall, or the Sweeny Chamber of Commerce.
Call Pat Moss at 548-3081 for more information.
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STUDENT ELECTION CLERKS
High school students 16 years of age and older are now able to serve as election clerks in Texas elections.
The 81st Texas Legislature passed a bill that allows this. They also added serving as an election clerk to the definition of "excused absence" in our Texas Education Code.
To participate as an election clerk the student must live in the territory served by the election.
As an election clerk the students may recieve paid training, payment for time worked on election day and practical experience as they serve the public
Student participation requires the signature of a parent and the high school principal. This opportunity is also available for home school students.
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TAX-EXEMPTS MAY LOSE STATUS
Several area nonprofit organizations are at risk of losing their tax-exempt status because they failed to file required returns with the Internal Revenue Service for 2007, 2008 and 2009. The IRS isn't putting them out just yet, they're offering a one-time relief program allowing participants to retain their tax-exempt status by filing the returns by October 15th.
The IRS has listed the names and last-known addresses of these organizations on its website, IRS.gov. The site also includes a guide on how to come back into compliance.
Organizations that have not filed the required information returns by Oct. 15 will have their tax-exempt status revoked.
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GAS TRUCK ACCIDENTS LEADS TO EVACUATIONS
Brazoria County authorities evacuated over 30 homes yesterday after a trailer containing over 7000 gallons of gas flipped over in a ditch.
The accident happened about 3pm yesterday just 2 miles east of highway 288 near the intersection of FM 1462 and CR 606.
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PRISON VAN WRECK
A prison vehicle transporting prisoners was involved in an accident near Rosharon yesterday. Luckily there were no serious injuries and no inmates escaped.
Texas DPS says the driver of a prison van carrying six inmates and a guard failed to stop at a red light and hit a private vehicle. The van was traveling north on FM 521 about 7am Thursday when the driver, correctional officer Jose Garcia Jr., 61, failed to stop at a red light.
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FREEPORT DRUG RAID
Freeport police raided an apartment this week and found 15.6 grams of crack cocaine and 4.2 ounces of marijuana.
Police made four arrests at the scene. Freeport residents Georgia Robertson, Richard Fischbach and Rhiannon Newton, were arrested along with Houston resident Jessica Henderson. The four have been charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, felony possession of marijuana and felony endangering a child.
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DISBARRED ATTORNEY AQUITTED
Shawn Roland Roberts, the disbarred Angleton attorney accused of injecting heroin into his girlfriend, Tara Sganga, was aquitted on the charge of delivery of a controlled substance in a case being tried in Angleton.
Sganga died in March 2007, in a bathtub. Medical examiners ruled she had died by drowning.
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PALACIOS CITY MANAGER EVALUATED
Palacios City Manager Charles Winfield received a good evaluation of his job performance over the past year by a 5-1 vote of the City council.
Council held a workshop, a nearly 2 hour executive session and a regular meeting discussing the performance.
Councilman West cast the only no vote.
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PALACIOS MUSEUM FUND RAISER
The Peaceful Pelican Bed & Breakfast in Palacios will host an Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social from 4-7pm Sunday. Funds raised will help support the “City by the Sea” Museum.
They will have lawn games, a sing-along and of course ice cream. They say to bring your own lawn chair or picnic blanket.
Admission to the event is just $5. You can purchase tickets at the site or in advance at the Museum.
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ANGEL FOOD ORDER DATES
Angel Food Boxes ordering dates are September 6 – 7 and September 13 –14 from 9am to 4pm at MEHOP.
The distribution day will be September 25th from 8:30 - 9:30am.
If you can't make it to the MEHOP office you can place your order online at www.angelfood.com or by phone at 1-888-819-7345 ext. 2499.
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RED CROSS CPR AND FAB CLASSES
The American Red Cross is sponsoring CPR and FAB classes in Bay City. The cost for each course is $22.00.
Adult CPR is held on the first Tuesday of each month from 6 - 10pm; Infant and Child CPR is on the 2 Tuesday of each month from 5 - 10pm; First Aid Basic is the 3 Tuesday of each month from 6 – 10pm.
For more information contact the American Red Cross at 979-245-3056.
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FREE DIABETES CLASSES
MEHOP, Matagorda County Regional Medical Center and Texas Agri Life Extension Service are partnering to offer free diabetes self-management classes. These classes will meet weekly for 6 weeks at MEHOP just off Highway 60 North in Bay City.
Evening classes begin September 14 from 6:30 – 8:30pm. Morning classes begin on September 15 from 9:30 – 11:30am.
To register for these free classes call Frankie at MEHOP 245-2008.
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LYONDELL DONATES TO SCHOOL
LyondellBasell has made a donation of lab equipment worth aproximatly $7,000 to Bay City High School.
Advanced Placement science teache is thrilled.
A lab closure at another LyondellBasell location made the equipment available.
The company felt the equipment was best in the hands of students so they could learn. They asked Bay City science teacher Vanessa Parker for a list of wishes for her Advanced Placement classroom. Ms parker responded that her biggest need was distillation and heating equipment and glassware.
LyondellBasell claims education, especially science education, is a major component of their community outreach program. With this donation they are certainly living up to that claim.
SWEENY CAR SHOW
The Sweeny Lion’s Club Car Show is planned for Saturday at Chick Anderson Gazebo Park, 9am -2pm.
There will be classic and custom cars as well as motorcycles.
Sweeny All American performers will have a dunking booth, strong man bell ringing, popcorn and cotton candy. The money they raise will be used to help pay their expenses for a trip to perform at an upcoming Cotton Bowl halftime show.
you'll also find several craft vendors at the event.
If you'd like to enter the car and bike show you can get an entry form at G & S Auto, Sweeny City Hall, or the Sweeny Chamber of Commerce.
Call Pat Moss at 548-3081 for more information.
***
STUDENT ELECTION CLERKS
High school students 16 years of age and older are now able to serve as election clerks in Texas elections.
The 81st Texas Legislature passed a bill that allows this. They also added serving as an election clerk to the definition of "excused absence" in our Texas Education Code.
To participate as an election clerk the student must live in the territory served by the election.
As an election clerk the students may recieve paid training, payment for time worked on election day and practical experience as they serve the public
Student participation requires the signature of a parent and the high school principal. This opportunity is also available for home school students.
***
TAX-EXEMPTS MAY LOSE STATUS
Several area nonprofit organizations are at risk of losing their tax-exempt status because they failed to file required returns with the Internal Revenue Service for 2007, 2008 and 2009. The IRS isn't putting them out just yet, they're offering a one-time relief program allowing participants to retain their tax-exempt status by filing the returns by October 15th.
The IRS has listed the names and last-known addresses of these organizations on its website, IRS.gov. The site also includes a guide on how to come back into compliance.
Organizations that have not filed the required information returns by Oct. 15 will have their tax-exempt status revoked.
***
GAS TRUCK ACCIDENTS LEADS TO EVACUATIONS
Brazoria County authorities evacuated over 30 homes yesterday after a trailer containing over 7000 gallons of gas flipped over in a ditch.
The accident happened about 3pm yesterday just 2 miles east of highway 288 near the intersection of FM 1462 and CR 606.
***
PRISON VAN WRECK
A prison vehicle transporting prisoners was involved in an accident near Rosharon yesterday. Luckily there were no serious injuries and no inmates escaped.
Texas DPS says the driver of a prison van carrying six inmates and a guard failed to stop at a red light and hit a private vehicle. The van was traveling north on FM 521 about 7am Thursday when the driver, correctional officer Jose Garcia Jr., 61, failed to stop at a red light.
***
FREEPORT DRUG RAID
Freeport police raided an apartment this week and found 15.6 grams of crack cocaine and 4.2 ounces of marijuana.
Police made four arrests at the scene. Freeport residents Georgia Robertson, Richard Fischbach and Rhiannon Newton, were arrested along with Houston resident Jessica Henderson. The four have been charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, felony possession of marijuana and felony endangering a child.
***
DISBARRED ATTORNEY AQUITTED
Shawn Roland Roberts, the disbarred Angleton attorney accused of injecting heroin into his girlfriend, Tara Sganga, was aquitted on the charge of delivery of a controlled substance in a case being tried in Angleton.
Sganga died in March 2007, in a bathtub. Medical examiners ruled she had died by drowning.
***
PALACIOS CITY MANAGER EVALUATED
Palacios City Manager Charles Winfield received a good evaluation of his job performance over the past year by a 5-1 vote of the City council.
Council held a workshop, a nearly 2 hour executive session and a regular meeting discussing the performance.
Councilman West cast the only no vote.
***
PALACIOS MUSEUM FUND RAISER
The Peaceful Pelican Bed & Breakfast in Palacios will host an Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social from 4-7pm Sunday. Funds raised will help support the “City by the Sea” Museum.
They will have lawn games, a sing-along and of course ice cream. They say to bring your own lawn chair or picnic blanket.
Admission to the event is just $5. You can purchase tickets at the site or in advance at the Museum.
***
ANGEL FOOD ORDER DATES
Angel Food Boxes ordering dates are September 6 – 7 and September 13 –14 from 9am to 4pm at MEHOP.
The distribution day will be September 25th from 8:30 - 9:30am.
If you can't make it to the MEHOP office you can place your order online at www.angelfood.com or by phone at 1-888-819-7345 ext. 2499.
***
RED CROSS CPR AND FAB CLASSES
The American Red Cross is sponsoring CPR and FAB classes in Bay City. The cost for each course is $22.00.
Adult CPR is held on the first Tuesday of each month from 6 - 10pm; Infant and Child CPR is on the 2 Tuesday of each month from 5 - 10pm; First Aid Basic is the 3 Tuesday of each month from 6 – 10pm.
For more information contact the American Red Cross at 979-245-3056.
***
FREE DIABETES CLASSES
MEHOP, Matagorda County Regional Medical Center and Texas Agri Life Extension Service are partnering to offer free diabetes self-management classes. These classes will meet weekly for 6 weeks at MEHOP just off Highway 60 North in Bay City.
Evening classes begin September 14 from 6:30 – 8:30pm. Morning classes begin on September 15 from 9:30 – 11:30am.
To register for these free classes call Frankie at MEHOP 245-2008.
***
LYONDELL DONATES TO SCHOOL
LyondellBasell has made a donation of lab equipment worth aproximatly $7,000 to Bay City High School.
Advanced Placement science teache is thrilled.
A lab closure at another LyondellBasell location made the equipment available.
The company felt the equipment was best in the hands of students so they could learn. They asked Bay City science teacher Vanessa Parker for a list of wishes for her Advanced Placement classroom. Ms parker responded that her biggest need was distillation and heating equipment and glassware.
LyondellBasell claims education, especially science education, is a major component of their community outreach program. With this donation they are certainly living up to that claim.
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