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4 - THROCKMORTON TRIBUNE - THURSDAY, August 3, 2000
The Fort Worth District of the U.S. Postal Service, hearing of the
water shortage in Throckmorton, sent each of the 5 employees 20
cases of water. Rufus Wilson (1), Rural carrier, and Linda Perry,
Glerk(r) are shown unloading the water to be distributed to the 5
employees of the post office. It was appreciated by all.
Healthcare Center News
By: Marie Shankles
Monday. July 24:
A resident Council meeting was
held at 2:00 pm, with Nialene
Condron, presidet officiating. Ice
Cream Cones were served at the end
of the meeting. A large group at-
tended.
Tuesday. .Tulv25:
Darlene Hagle gave the devotional
with a large group attending. Thank
you! Bingo was called by Deanie
Green, winners were: Bessie
Alexander, Bessie Walker, Homer
Adair, Nialene Condron, Verdie
Powell and Billy Shankle.
Wednesday. July 26:
Rev. John Sanders of the Method-
ist Church was here to give the devo-
tional and play the giutar and sing,
Thank you! In the afternoon board
games were available in the dining
room.
Thursday. .Tulv27:
Donna Frazier of the First Baptist
Church gave the Bible Study, Thank
you! Thursday afternoon, the July
birthday party was held at 2:00 p.m.
Only one July bithday, Nialene
Condron. The Baptist Church hosted
the party. Birthday cake and punch
was served to residents. We were
happy to have James and Carol Duke
and Jimmy Glenn playing music for
us. Donna Frazier also sang for us.
Thank you very much.
Friday. .Iulv28:
In the morning Nialene Condron
read to the residents. Thank you
Nialene. In the afternoon there were
movies.
Saturday. Julv28:
Bingo was called by Deanie Green,
winners were: Bessie Alexander,
Nialene Condron, Verdie Powell,
Billy Shankle and Foy Hagle.
Sunday, July 30:
9:00am Sunday school was taught
by Doroth Lilly, Thank you!
9:45 am Communion was given
by the Church of Christ. Thank you.
3:00 pm Church was held in the
Chapel with Michael Patrick offici-
ating, from the First Christian Church
inWoodson. Thank you!
Thought of the week:
It is possible to be still enough to
enjoy companionship with God. (J.
Gustan White)
By: Texas Comptroller Carole
Keeton Rylander
Because cutting taxes is one of my
top priorities, I'm happy to announce
that this year's Sales Tax Holiday
will run from Aug. 4-6 and that I was
able to expand the Holiday to include
layaway items.
For the second year in a row, no
state or local sales tax will be charged
on most clothing and foot wear priced
under $100. And due to an adminis-
trative change I was delighted to
make, eligible clothing and shoes
placed in layaway during the Sales
Tax Holiday may be taken out at a
later date tax-free. As a Mamma and
a Grandmama, I know this will be
beneficial. This will allow hard-work-
ing Texas Families with limited bud-
gets to pay for their purchases a little
bit at a time and still receive the tax
break.
Although the Sales Tax Holiday is
timed to help families outfit their
children for school, the tax break is
not limited to children's clothes and
shoes. The Sales Tax Holiday is an
ideal time for Texas of all ages to
stock up on shoes and clothing - in-
cluding work uniforms.
Last year, Texas families spent
more than $400 million on tax-exemp
clothes and shoes during the initial
Sales Tax Holiday, saving more than
$32 million in sales taxes. Retailers
statewide reported crowds compa-
rable to the Christmas shopping sea-
son. Shoppers bought twice as much
as in a typical three-day weekend in
August. My office projucts that, dur-
ing this year's Holiday, families will
save more than $30 million in state
sales taxes and $7 million in local
sales taxes.
In addition to benefiting Texas
families, the Sales Tax Holiday also
positively effects city and state econo-
mies. In 1999, even though the state
chose to provide families with a $32
million tax cut during the first tax
Holiday, overall sales tax revenues
for the year rose to a record $13
billion. City sales tax rebates for the
year increased 7.1 percent to $3.5 billion
as many local officials saw an increase in
their local economic activity.
This year local governments had
the opportunity to opt out of the Sales
Tax Holiday. Only one local govern-
ment in the entire state voted not to
participate. Other cities examined
this issue and concluded that the over-
all economic benefit of the Holiday
out weighed the loss of sales tax
revenue from selected clothing and
shoes.
Cutting taxes is one of my 10
principles for Texas in the 21st cen-
tury. The tax burden on working
families is too high across our nation
and Texas' Sales Tax Holiday cer-
tainly offers much-needed tax relief
for Texans.
We have opportunities, though, to
do more to relieve the tax burden.
For example, I want to extend the
Holiday for a longer period of time
and cover more items like backpacks
and fabric, butttons and zippers so
that mammas who make clothes for
their kiddos can also benefit from
this tax break. These changes will
take legislative action and I'm going
to recommend this to the state Legis-
lature when it convenes in January.
Going back to school is a time of
adjustment in the lives of many Texas
families. The Sales Tax Holiday, hope-
fully, lessens the need for budget adjust-
ments, too.
For a complete listing of tax-exempt
items, check the Comptroller's Web site
at www.window.state.tx.usor call the tax
assistance hotline at 1800-252-5555.
State Representative Rick Hardcastle
Meets with Constituents Mon. Aug. 7
State Representative Rick
Hardcastle will be available to meet
with constituents at his Graham of-
fice from 10 a.m. until noon Monday,
August 7.
Hardcastle's office is located at
926 Hwy 380 Bypass, just west of the
Graham Post Office.
Constituents wishing to make ap-
pointments to meet with Hardcastle
at a specific time may call Lewis
Simmons, his district director, at940-
521-2420. Otherwise, the represen-
tative will be available to met wit
constituents as time allows when they
arrive that morning.
After visiting with constituents that
morning, Hardcastle will speak at a
meeting of the Young County Re-
publican Woman at 12 noon in the
Young County GOP Headquarters at
926 Hwy 380 Bypass.
The Face of God
Jacob looked up and there was Esau, coming with his four
hundred men; so he divided the children among Leah, Rachel,
and the two maidservants. He put the maidservants and their
children in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and
Joseph in the rear. He himself went on ahead and bowed down
to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
But Esau ran to meet Jacob and embraced him; he threw
his arms around Ns neck and kissed him. And they wept. Then
Esau looked up and saw the women and children. "Who are
these with you?" he asked.
Jacob answered, 'They are the children God has graciously
given your servant.."
Then the maidservants and their cNIdren approached and
bowed down. Next, Leah and her children came and bowed
down. Last of al came Joseph and Rachel, and they too bowed
down.
Esau asked, "What do you mean by all these droves I met?"
'To find favor in your eyes, my lord," he said.
But Esau said, "I already have plenty, my brother. Keep
what you have for yourself."
"No, please!" said Jacob. "If I have found favor in your eyes,
accept this gift from me. For to see your face is like seeing the
face of God (Genesis 33:1-10, NIV)
Can anyone see God in your face?
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Pastor John Ward
SUNDAY
10 a.m. Sunday School
11 a.m. Morning Worship
6 p.m. Evening Worship
WEDNESDAY
7 p.m. Midweek Service
FIRST
BAPTIST CHURCH
(Throckmorton)
Charles Fischer, Pastor
SUNDAY
10 am. Sunday School
11 am. Morning Worship
6 p.m. Evening Worship
WEDNESDAY
7pm. Prayer Meeting
FIRST
baptist1 rpmprg
(Woodson)
J. H. Stiles, Pastor
SUNDAY
10 am. Sunday School
11 am. Morning Worship
7 pm. Evening Meeting
WEDNESDAY
7pm. Prayer Meeting
FIRST
CHURCH
CHRISTIAN CENTER
Kirk Parsons, Minister
SUNDAY
9:30 am. Sunday School
10:45 am. Sunday Worship
6:00 pm. Evening Worship
WEDNESDAY
7 pm. Bible Classes
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Silas Short, Minister
SUNDAY
9:45 am. Sunday School
10:45 am. Morning Worship
6 pm. Evening Bible Study
WEDNESDAY
7 pm. Evening Service
FIRST UN-LIKL)
METHODIST CHURCH
(Throckmorton)
John Sanders, Pastor
SUNDAY
9:45 am. Sunday School
11 a.m. Morning Worship
ELBERT
METHODIST CHURCH
John Sanders, Pastor
9 am. Morning Worship
(Woodson)
Michael Patrick, Pastor
SUNDAY
10 a.m. Sunday School
11 a.m. Morning Worship
F.T.BERT
BAPTIST CHURCH
Mart Light, Pastor
SUNDAY
10 am. Sunday School
11 am. Morning Worship
6 pm. Evening Worship
WOODSON
CHURCH OF CHRIST
SUNDAY
10 am. Bible Class
11 am. Morning Worship
5 pm. Evening Worship
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
Luther Hollowell, Pastor
SUNDAY
9 am. Morning Worship
SAN PATRICO
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Father George Foley
SATURDAY
6 pm. Evening Mass
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Vernon Regional Junior College
Increases Nursing Enrollment
"A registered nursing shortage
exists both in Texas and nationwide,"
said Cathy Bolton, Vernon Regional
Junior College's Director of Health
Sciences. Pointing to recently re-
leased estimates from the Texas
Nurses Foundation, Bolton notes that
the state needs about 40,000 more
registered nurses with rural Texas
accounting for 25 percent of this short-
age. Nationwide, the U.S Labor De-
partment predicts that an additional
450,000 nurses will be needed by
2008.
"VRJC is trying to do its part in
addressing the need for nurses. The
College has increased the enrollment
limit in the nursing program by 18
percent beginning this fall," said
Bolton.
The registered nursing program,
also called Associate Degree in Nurs-
ing (ADN), includes a generic track
(for students who have no previous
nursing experience) and a licensed
vocational nursing track (for students
who are licensed vocational nurses).
Students interested in the ADN pro-
gram may begin enrolling in nursing
prerequisite courses this fall.
The College also has a vocational
nursing program. The application
deadline for the Vernon campus pro-
gram is August 1. Individuals inter-
ested in the program should call 940-
552-6291, ex 2268, for more infor-
mation.
Physical Therapist Assistant is
another health-related program avail-
able on the Vernon campus. The
lectures come through interactive tele-
vision from Amarillo College to a
VRJC classroom, and the labs are
also held on the VRJC campus. The
PTA program may be completed in
two years. Upon graduation, stu-
dents are eligible to take the state
licensing examination.
"If you enjoy helping people, then
a career as a physical therapist assis-
tant may be right for you," says Tom
Fitzwater, PTA program instructor at
VRJC.
Early registration will be held on
August 8, and regular registration is
set for August 21 at Osborne Adm in-
istration Building on the Vernon cam-
pus. Classes begin on August 23.
For additional information on the
programs students should contact a
VRJC counselor at 940-552-6291,
ext 2250.
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Immunize Your Children for Back to School
Don't forget to add immunizations to your
child's back-to-school list. Students must be
up-to-date on state-required vaccinations
before the first day of school. Required
vaccinations for school-age
children include:
Chicken Pox
Meningitis
Polio
Tuberculosis
skin test
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis A (only children in 32 border counties)
DPT (Diphtheria, Whooping Cough and Tetanus)
MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella)
For specific immunization information, check with your doctor
or go to: <www.tdh.state.tx.us/immunize/schmain.htm>
or can 1-800-252-9152
SOURCES: Carole Keeton Rylander,Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
(www.window.state.tx.us), and Texas Department of Health.
Tax Holiday......................
Due to a measure pastby the Texas
Legislature last year, and thanks to
Comptroller Carole Keeton
Rylander's ideas and efforts, the state
is able to offer a three-day morato-
rium on state and local sales taxes for
clothing and shoes to help families
prepare their kids to head back to
school.
I remember when my four chil-
dren were of school age. Back-to-
school times were always a stressful,
expensive times for us, outfitting three
girls and a boy with clothes and shoes
and school suplies. We were fortu-
nate to have hand-me-downs and two
incomes to help pay the bills. But
many Texas families do not share
similar situations. Single parents of-
ten have a tough time making ends
meet under ordinary circumstances,
but throw in a whole new fall ward-
robe for their kiddos, and it could
mean a shortage on groceries or phone
service.
That is why the Texas Legislature
and the Comptroller saw fit last year
to establish a three-day tax holiday-
to help the working Texans have a
leg-up on getting their kids outfitted
for a new school year. We were
blessed with a sizable budget surplus
for the 2000-2001 biennium, which
allowed us to offer nearly $34 mil-
lion in tax cuts to Texas families.
This year, those cuts could reach $34
million plus. Because of the simple
savings of eight and a quarter percent
on every purchase, Texans spent in
excess of $400 million on tax-ex-
empt clothing and shoes!
From the moment we learned of a
state surplus, I decided we needed to
return the money to the people-in
the form of tax cuts. This much
deserved tax holiday is one way the
state is doing just that— along with
the largest property tax cut in history,
tax exemptions on over-the-counter
medications which went into effect
earlier this year and a reduction in
Internet access charges. I'm proud to
be part of the legislative body that
returned nearly $2 billion to the citi-
zens of Texas, allowing them to keep
more of their hard-earned money.
Now, I've never been know for my
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fivolous spending-just ask those
three daughters I mentioned before.
But this is one time I will encourage
folks to get to the malls! Shop til you
drop! Take advantage of the three-
day sales-tax holiday this weekend,
August4-6. Itemseligibleincludeall
adult's and children's clothing and
non-athletic shoes, pajamas, robes
and slippers, socks and underwear,
jackets and sweaters, costing less than
$100. Items not inclded in the tax
exemptions include wallets, purses,
jewelry, watches, backpacks, brief-
cases and other accessories. One
new option this year is the option to
put things on layaway. That way,
you can stock up on those sweaters
and jackets for colder weather-surely
it won't stay 100 degrees plus for-
ever-put them on layaway during
the tax holiday and get them out later
without having to pay taxes.
This is only the beginning, folks.
Comptroller Rylander has all sorts of
ideas up her sleeve about how to save
you money. Keep an eye on the
legislature next year for more changes
to take place affecting the sales-tax
holiday. We'll be looking at exempt-
ing more items for a longer period of
time in the coming years. Ms.
Rylander hopes to include sewing
items, such as fabric, patterns, but-
tons and zippers for those families
who sew their children's clothing.
We’ll also be considering tax cuts on
back-to-school supplies such as back-
packs for the future.
I welcome your ideas and input in
this and all matters. My job is to
represent you and to work for ways to
m.ake your life better-common sense
solutions is what it's all about, folks.
And as I've always maintained... the
best ideas do not come from Austin,
but from places like Wichita Falls,
Sherman-Denison and Abilene, and
all the little towns in between. So
give us a call and tell us what you
think. But not before you hit the
stores.
For more information about the
sales-tx holiday, you may visit the
Comptroller's web page at:
www.window.state.tax.us, or call
1-800-252-5555.
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