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School Trustees
Commend Local
Down Over Four Percent
current first quarter sales; Waller Company was renewed as the
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$5,000,000 would be offered to
the City of Sealy in the form of an
Airport Grant. This grant was
not to be a loan, to be paid back,
but more in the form of a gift,
provided that all the FAA
guidelines are followed.
This grant would not come in
one lump sum, but over a period
of two and a half years in four or
five offerings. Items such as
engineering, construction, survey-
ing, administrative fees, land
purchase, land associated cost,
etc. are eligible for funding out of
this grant. The approximate
funding periods would be,
projected figures: 1. fall of 1985,
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The Sealy Regional Airport
seems to have gone from a
Cinderella story, to a mystery.
What happened to our no cost
airport? Under what concept was
it being proposed and what are
the conditions today?
All good questions, and ones
you, the taxpayer, deserves an
answer to. In this letter I will
attempt to explain the concept
that was proposed. I’m sure the
second part of the above question
will be answered at the town
meeting on the 18th.
The Sealy Regional Airport was
to be a finished product of five
parts blended together, each very
important to its success and all
working hand in hand.
Part #1: Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA):
The FAA is the “big money
County recorded a 12.1 percent
decrease and Washington Coun-
ty, a 6.3 percent gain in first
Quarter sales
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: In Austin
County, $12.62 per year (includes $.62
tax); outside Austin County, in Texas
$15.77 per year (includes $.77 tax); outside
Texas, $18.00 per year.
NOTICES OF CHANGE OF AD-
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SEALY, TEXAS 77474 0480
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post office at Sealy, Texas under the Act of
Congress of March 3, 1897. Second class
postage paid at Sealy, Texas
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING
By THE SEALY NEWS, Inc.
Wima Petrusek, Mescal Soloman, Earl Luedecke
4 THE SEALY NEWS Thursday, September 18, 1986
EDITORIAL...
Cindy Grigor, Robert Hovran,
Herbert Kollatschny, Cecilia Luedecke.
and Luke Michaelis
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Established 1887
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: Local Sales Tax Rebate
July and reported to the During the September 9 regular
Comptroller’s Office by August session, Superintendent Golson
20. told trustees that he has asked for
Austin County’s 468 reporting “an arbitrary ten percent cut on
outlets showed 1986 gross sales all supplies, materials and
for the first quarter at equipment? hoping to reduce the
$66,063,484 compared to deficit by some $60,000 in this
$58,955,146, in 1985, a 12.1 manner.
percent gain. Colorado’s 494 A tax rate for the district has
outlets recorded sales of been recommended, but not set.
$79.8 million, a five percent gathered for their monthly
decrease meeting. The agenda was brief as
San Antonio received $3.4 a special budget hearing and
million, pushing 1986 payments meeting was conducted on August
to $42.7 million, up two percent 28 which took care of much of the
over 1985. Austin’s check for $2.5 usual business. The board
million brought total payments formally commended all faculty
this year to $31 million, a three and staff on the smooth start of
percent decrease. the school year; additional praise
Fort Worth’s payment was $2 went to the Tiger band and
million, bringing this year’s total football players for their out-
to $26.2 million, up three percent, standing performances during the
El Paso’s September check for opening game of the season at
$1.4 million pushed total Magnolia.
payments to $16.7 million, up Auditor Steve Stelwagon and
seven percent over 1985. Superintendent Tom Golson
Bullock also sent checks explained the proposed 1986-87
totaling $25 million to the state’s school budget in detail at the
six Metropolitan Transit Authori- special August 28 meeting,
ties. Houston’s MTA payment of Following discussion, the budget
$10.2 million brought 1986 totals was adopted with estimated
to $125.7 million. Dallas’ DART revenues of $6,218,508 and
check was for $9.2 million, a total estimated expenditures of
of $119.6 million for 1986. $6,495,369; a deficit of $276,861
September checks represent is anticipated including the
taxes collected on sales made in Special Education Trust fund.
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$49,170,105 in the first quarter of as board members await the
this year compared to results of the second special state
$54,823,415 in 1985, a 10.3 legislative session.
percent decrease. Fayette County In other school business, Peter
had a 4.6 percent gain for the Fisher of Moroney-Beissner
The Issue continued
© attend an advanced school State Comptroller Bob Bullock
The president's and first lady's concern over drug abuse eduivalent to the American Wednesday sent checks totaling
needs support of every individual who has ever been affected PLe“finished her first year of i 502mtltonsin haq salesytaxtto
by narcotics, be it a user or parent or family member of an ad- "college" and has to attend three one-percent city tax.
diet. In fact, it merits the concern of every citizen who is in- years to graduate, before going to Sealy’s check amounted to
terested in a good quality of life. another advanced school. She has $19,628.16 for the current pay
Usage of narcotics leads to not only the destruction of an ahnsegh She stwdpelknswdsz period and brings the, for
individual who becomes a habitual user, but it affects others and Danish, both the old and new thisuyeg t datet 228,040.56,
as well. When desperate drug users begin to steal, burglarize dialect, and English and German, Bellville’s current check
and even kill to support their devastating habit, it is more than in addition to her native tongue, amounted to $11,474, bringing
just an individual matter. It can lead to violent crime, and pro- Norwegian. She plans to study the total to $148,959 to date,
tection from such danger is of utmost importance to the Eesthdynrrsngishandoerman. rmordin, . decrease of 6.73 per-
average citizen. It is good that officers attempt to stop drug She says she enjoys the American ‘Waiis showing a oc or , ni
pushers and addicts, and that control programs are being put kind of school and is making new percent, received a $1,170 check
into effect all over the nation. friends here. for this* period, bringing the 1986
With the constant uncovering and apprehension of drug -isS at erisaconsuiting to date total to $20,203.
promoters, more emphasis is being put on the problem which mother, a saleslady. Although she S nEelipewitha42Apereent
must be solved. It is not an easy task, and just what it will take is of Lutheran faith, she attends for the current period, raising’ the
to control it is not evident other than that entry of drugs into the local Catholic church with her payment to date this year to
the U.S. must be so regulated that none can enter in any way. sponsoring family. A ballet $34,153. Austin County as a
How do you do that? dancer, Lisedances ’St’S whole recorded a 4.93 percent
1 in ner home town, and enjoys drop.
Drugs are a frightening encounter, and although they put classic and jazz dancing. She fits Colorado County recorded a
users on a high, they certainly are a low for those who see well into the Dorotik family, 10.91 percent decrase with
their effects. where she can be helpful with Columbus showing a 6.82 percent
-------------------------------------------------------------------- Tina’s dancing school. She also drop. Eagle Lake, 24.11 percent
LETTER FROM A READER - Posisthii, bread, bth hehana andeaweimar, 2.81 Percent
Walters Discusses Regional Airport amupemernastrodabut she enjoys "2
Norway’s government is a Waller County, 3.42 percent and
$1,500,000; 2. spring of 1986, democratic form ruled currently Washington County, 6.16 per-
$1,000,000; 3. fall of 1986, by King Olav V and a prime cent.
$1,500,000; 4. spring of 1987, minister. Lise explained that the Bullock said the 1986 paymenu
$1,000,000; and 5. fall of 1987, 84 year Old sovereign, stil 805 to date were down .5 percent as
whatever amount that fell short in cross-country skiing. The English compared to the paymenu to date
the figures above. language is required in school, in September of 1985. The
Part #2: City of Sealy: and students can choose between decrease in August and Septem-
The City of Sealy would be the rrench and German, as an ber check amounts reflects a
recipient of a 90 percent to ten optional language. This petite downturn in the Texas economy,
percent matching FAA grant and young lady enjoys skiing,, wind he said.
would be responsible for coming surfing and sailing, and playing Houston’s check for $8.6
up with ten percent of the cost or classical as well as ragtime music. million was the largest, bringing
approximately $500,000. The City - Ritchie, son of Kam Wing and total paymenu this year to $108.3
also would be responsible for the Sau Kuen. Yeung, has one ---
land acquisition, design, con- younger sister,. 13 years of age. cities and their comparative figures show:
struction, supervision, and ad- He likes reading, listening to , Ner Payment
ministration of the funds in music, and collecting stamps, Ne.PaymenI SapePepod
Am-lon. wil ,6. FAA having in his possession over one CY mePenod p™ Year
thousands stamps from 40 Bellville.......$11,474.........$11,403......$ 148,959
guidelines. countries His father is a factor Brenham.......65,215....
Part #3: The Land Owners: countries. His father is a factory Brookshire 7,625
The land owners are a local manager and his mother is a Columlus..... 17,754....
family who agreed their land housewife. , . . . . . Eagle Lake .... 6,964
could be purchased as the site for Ritchie explained the school Faettevile 752
the Sealy Regional Airport. This system in Hong Kong. Students Flshear....... 1,035 .
site was determined the best out have one year of kindergarten, six Hempstead .... >2.673
of five by the environment impact years of primary and five years of Katy.......... 16.170
study, the then airport advisor secondary education, and two LaGrange..... 26,555 .
committee, and City council, and years of college before entering a Needville...... 2,020
the FAA district office in university. He has finished orchard....... 0....
Houston. The land owners were secondary school and will study Richmond..... 8.227
aware the 300 acres were to be to be an engineer. He speaks Rosenberg .... 84,947..
used for airport construction but Chinese and different dialects of San Felipe 3,597.
owned seven hundred more acres China, plus English, which is a Schulenburg ... 1.018
in the overall tract of land. They requirement. Before moving to Sealy ........ 19,628
did not wish to sell just the 300 Hong Kong eight years ago, he Simonton..... ,737
acres bu would sen the entire
' Pan anaa8rerdprianvestment increase his views of different 8695
Group: countries, in addition to wa.s d‘m
The Investment Group are the improving his English. Ritchie —813501—
investors who agreed to purchase Said the schools are Catholic and
all the land, including the have prayer before classes begin
unneeded acreage, make available and before school lets out. He,
the 300 acres needed by the City, however has no religious
(at an agreed price) and donate hackground, but attends the
lOOof the 300 acres to the City as Catholic Church with the
a gift. This 100 acre gift would inKau S-. „ v ...
serve as the City’s ten percent of , C lassesin Hong Kong are held
the FAA grant. The remaining from 8:00 to 11:45 a.m. allowing
acreage would be held by the one.hour.and 15 minutes for
investor group to later be sold for unch, and dismiss at 3.00 p.m.
development property. Students may leave the campus
Part #5: The Fixed Base during lunch., . . .
Operator (FBO): Soccer, table tennis, badmin-
The FBO is responsible for the ton, swimming and track and
daily operation of the airport field events are his sports
facility once it is constructed, interests-, .. . ...
Many cities the size of Sealy Hong Kong natives dress like
which cannot afford an aviation the Japanese, are very fashion-
department will contract the able and are affected by
operations out to avoid expenses. European styles. There are
This contract however is governed Buddhists, Catholics ’ other
by City Council and must, in this Christians and Moslems in the
case, meet all FAA requirements. country. The government uses
The FAA when involved through fullforcein control of drugs,
a grant program has the right to n Hong Kong, a colony of Great
request a contract amendment by Britain and under British rule,
the City council and its FBO if the waswon by. the British in a
contract violates FAA standards, conflict in 1889, andwill revert
in the late summer of 1985 al back to China in 1997, Ritchie
parts were in place, the FAA exPiaine: D. .. ... . _
grant had been approved by the What does Ritchie like to eat?
secretary of transportation in Grilled steaks and all American
Washington, D.C., the engineer- Toot .. ,
ing firm was working on the plans - Ihomas. Liner comes from a
and all parties were working family of five, his parents, Stefan
closely together toward a spring and Ursula Liner, and two sisters,
construction date.
There was one big problem, just as promised: 33 acres of land religion of his country, but he’s
however, still to be resolved. The were given to the City of Sealy, Catholic. He attends the
FAA wanted to use the first just as promised. City council Lutheran church with the
Faculty and Staff
million, down five percent from
last year. Dallas’ payment was September 9, trustees of the
$6.3 million for a 1986 total of Sealy Independent school district
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Texas 77474-0480______________________
Reception and Bookkeeping Geraldine Abel.
district’s fiscal agent. The present
contract was extended with this
firm for three years following
discussion.
Under teachers and personnel,
iw Sherry Singleton was hired as
Paymenr special education counselor and
< । To Dane Vivian Feland replaces Naida
* 129 314 Bradley as special education aide.
107*405 Loretta Longoria was employed
234 366 as a special education aide in the
124,090 Wallis-Orchard schools. Trustees
11,868 approved auxiliary employees
18,374 salaries as recommended by the
150,064 superintendent.
349.974 During the September 9
301,601 meeting, Lisa Wilson, elementary
39,314 teacher, was granted pregnancy
3.783 leave in December.
119.280 Allen Harwell. Wayne Lance
1,104.455 cum. Donald Fairweather,
35,667 Stephen Cox, Aubrey Stuessel
,12.629 111(1 Bobby Rivers were appointed
-l‘840 teacher appraisers, with Assistant
36 580 Superintendent Maggie B. Selman
559 228 to "serve if necessary and where
99′129 needed" Principals are to serve as
20′616 immediate supervisors and as-
83 855 distant principals to serve as
-----‘— second appraisers, with each
Eveline, 19, and Simone, 14. His DANADI A teacher receiving two appraisals
father is a gynecologist and his KUlhKl: OVernor in the school year.
mother a housewife. Eveline is Three other motions were
studying to be a teacher, while MaLoc Hffirial Vicif approved by trustees on August
Simone is attending school. -me” ----d v 28: elementary and junior high
in explanation of his school continued from pate i and teacher handbooks were
system, Thomas said the first six accepted as presented; the
years are primary school and the .. . , . , ... handicapped student transporta-
next three, secondary. Then there a they ve done for you, said the tion route was accepted and a
is a four and a half year period of district u . hardship transfer for Shalynn P.
gymnasium, equivalent to local In Apri 1987 the Foundation and Shandy R. Lucas was
high school, which is elective. Ten will sponsor a team of six young approved to transfer these
to fifteen percent of students go businessmen for six weeks of students from Columbus schools
to gymnasium, then to a univer- study and cultural exchange in to Sealy schools.
sity. He plans to be a Swiss mili- Norway ... all expenses paid. —----------------------—
tary pilot first and beyond that he Applicants must not be Rotarians Rotary is all about?
doesn’t know, or related and be between the ages There are four areas of service
Coming here to perfect his of 25 to 35. *" return they must as a member of Rotary, said the
English, Thomas also came here agree to speak to Rotary clubs district governor in his closing
to acquire a new mentality, to about their experiences. Recom- remarks. These are: club level
learn how people think and live, mendationsmuskbe submitted by community (where the Sealy club
and to make new friends. English the end of September. I d like to excels, said Lackey), vocational
is a universal language in all see a Seal)'businessman go, said work with the schools and
technology, he explained. Lackey. Value of the trip is international, the biggest piece of
Seven people, on a rotation estimated at 140,000. , , the pie.
basis, govern the democratic form q-astzearthe Rotary Eounda "Get outside the club to learn
of government in Switzerland, tion, granted eight, $20,000 what Rotary’s really about?
They are elected by the members scholarships for a year’s study in urged Lackey. "Attend the
of the Nacional and Staenderat, the country of their choice, said District Conference April 30,
which are like the House of Lackey: Only sixteen students May 1 and 2 in New Orleans?
Representative and Senate in the applied for the eight slots. Surely, In a final note. Lackey singled
American Congress. astudent fromthisareaccoulduse out wayne Hargrave. Md the
Thomas likes rock, pop and this help, find those applicants local board of directon for their
classical music. He speaks for interviews next March and hard work and Ear Luedecke
German, French, English, Latin April, hestressed., more in for an outstanding Rotary
and has some knowledge of Lackey advocates more in- Directory recognized world-wide.
Italian. He is taking Spanish here, yolvementinsthe oun dation The directory more than anything
The reformed church is the through becoming1 PaulHarris else has brought favorable
fellow. A $1,000 contribution attention t. A. 1 . I •.
qualifies a Rotarian for this status intention toour district and its
and brings great returns, said the eluded U?key. erywh ’ con-
funding for construction and pay approved the $500,000 certificates Schavrdas. Mexican food and district governor. The 55 dubs in —--
for the land out of the last of obligation, just as promised barbecue are foods for Thomas. thedistrict last year contributed AHANKDDD. , ,
fundings. In order to start and everything was on go. None of the three students like 280.00 to the foundation and -nam5: Committees
construction the City must own. Then suddenly without warn- country music. Ritchie and received, in return.from, the Annamt I,I..
free and dear of liens the land on ing, without a chance to explain, Thomas like American girls, but foundation over $500,000 in Appointed by Holloway
which the construction was to and without all the facts being Lise had no official comment on assistance,. he,said: . . CONTINUED from pagel
take place. After several meetings known came a petition before American boys. All are happy ... nhe point, reiterated Lackey,
, with the FAA a possible solution City council to block issuance of with their American families. “ 8et your share in the coming Each of these chairmen, with
was resolved. the obligation. Next came the Sixteen year olds may buy year of that half-million. I their members, will meet at St.
The FAA would appropriate April City election which totally alcoholic beverages in Switzer- alsowantyouto participate in the John’s Episcopal Church parish
approximately $250,000 in each changed administrations, a re- land. In Norway young people foundation because that s what hall for the overview of what this
funding for land purchase. The quest to the Investigator may acquire beer at eighteen but ------------------------------ economic team development
City of Sealy would approve General’s office was called in; must be 21 before they can buy are three weeks of training every means, where it will lead Sealy,
$500,000 in certificates of and a complete breakdown of liauor. Eighteen is the legal year after, uhtil • person is in the and what the economic team can .'
obligation for land purchase, unity seemed to result. drinking age in Hong Kong. mid-fifties. Guns have to be regis- do in presenting and searching
These funds joined with the land The above is my description of Anyone caught with a gun in tered by private owners. Hunters out the businesses/industries to
gift from the investor group Sealy Regional Airport (Plan A). Hong Kong is sent to jail or have to have licenses in Norway continue the growth of Saaly and
would allow the City to own the I have no concept of what Sealy prison. No permits are issued, but the average person does not its improvement.
300 acres of land free and clear of Regional Airport (Plan B) will Ritchie said. Military service is own a gun. Both meetings at 4:00 p.m. and
hen and construction could begin, consist of, but I have great fear required in Switzerland, Thomas Lise and Thomas are sponsored 7:30 p.m. are identical and will be
The City was to recover the that nobody wins and everybody offered. Every 19 year old or here by the Educational Founda- about 1.4 hours each. The date is
$500,000 plus interest out of the loses and all for what purpose? older must serve in the military tion for Foreign Study, while Wednesday, September 24, an
1987 FAA funding Sincerely service for lour months; mere Ritchie is here through the Youth important date for the continuing
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