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FRIDAY. MAY 23. 2003
The Sealy News • 193 Schmidt Rd. • P.O. Box 480 • Sealy, Texas 77474 • phone: (979) 885-3562 * fax: (979) 885-3564 • www.sealynews.com
FURNITURE AND APPLIANCES AND MUCH MORE
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Austin County property
values up 10 percent
Tigers
ranked
Quarterback Wendy Via is looking for Jamie Morgan in a divide right play at the annual Sealy High School Powderpuff game Tuesday night at
Tiger Stadium The seniors won the game 12-0
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Special to The Sealy News
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budget
percent.
WOW student
workshop
The next Wisdom on
Wheels student workshop
will be at the Hill
Community Center on
Saturday, May 24, from
9:30 a m 12 p.m A cele
bration of the efforts of the
students participating in
the WOW program will be
held. There will be a grand
drawing from the total tick
ets turned in from each
monthly session.
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Memorial Day
Ceremony
American Legion Post No.
442 and Auxiliary will
observe Memorial Day with
a flag raising ceremony at
the Sealy American Legion
Hall on Monday, May 26 at
11 a.m.
Texas German
Society open
house
Sunday, June 1 from 2 5
p.m., the public is invited
to see the recently renovat
ed Texas German Society
Museum, "Das Haus," in
Schoenau, Austin County.
Das Haus is located off FM
1 457 midway between
Highway 159 and Shelby;
then take Schoenau Road,
and turn onto Witte Road
Refreshments will be
served. The open house is
sponsored by the Austin
County Chapter of the
Texas German Society.
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Salute to U.S.
servicemen
II you have family mem
beis who are military per
sonnel overseas. Ilie Sealy
News is publishing pictures
and news about local ser
vicemen and women, in
hopes of encouraging local
servicemen and women
while they are overseas.
Send photos and infor
mation to The Sealy News,
193 Schmidt Road, P.O.
Box 480, Sealy, TX 77474.
or e mail to editor@
sealynews.com.
The Sealy News/WENDY KNESEK
Westside Task Force Officers, from left, Ronald Griffin, Tony Fourroux and Damon Hagen
are pictured with approximately 60 pounds of marijuana they seized from two stranded
motorists.
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my public service, and of
retiring with hands clean as
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By JOHNNY GRIFFIN
Sports Writer
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per by the Interscholastic League Press Association recently Members of
the staff are, from left, front row, Tammy Eastman, Kathryn Cubage, Mark
Morrow middle row, Ben Oliver, Brittany Myer, Eleni Tsounakas. Kimberly
Vaiden. Sandra Villalobos, back row, Sherri Verm. Travis Varner. Haley
McDowell, Erica Oldag, Miguel Hernadez and Tiffany Ekarius Their advis
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advanced to t he
Austin County property
appraisals increased an
average of 10 percent. Chief
Appraiser Phyllis Crawford
said after a regular Austin
County Appraisal District
Board of Directors meeting
on May 15
Appraisal .notices have
been mailed, and district
staff is working with tax
payers on their protests,
Crawford said. Market val-
ues have increased as prop
erty sales prices have
increased, probably due to
the county's proximity to
Houston
Crawford said the 2004
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seniors took their chance
for the turnover With the
ball in the seniors' hands
and I3 seconds left on the
clock, senior quarterback
Wendy Via went for the
quarterback keeper and
completed the seniors
final touchdown.
"It was really fun going
out there and pushing
down other girls." senior
defensive tackle Sandra
Villalobos said if I were
a boy, I would love to play
real football ”
Awards night
Sealy High School will
honor graduating seniors at
the fifth annual Senior
Scholarship and Awards
Night Tuesday, May 27, at
7 p.m. Social time will
star l al 6:30 p.m in the
SHS cafeteria.
approvals, and the board
will hold a budget hearing
in August to formally adopt
the 2004 budget, which is
$728,598, Crawford said.
Directors approved an
interlocal agreement with
Texas Municipal League
(TML), with Crawford as
the contact person. The
TML will provide liability
insurance for the board of
directors to cover any errors
or omissions. All appraisal
districts have this type of
coverage, Crawford said.
The next district meeting
will be held on Thursday,
June 19, at 8:30 a m.
Sealy Police Department (SPD) '
and Westside Task Force officers
discovered 60 pounds of marijua- ।
na in a 1996 Ford Taurus strand
ed on Interstate 10.
Two men in the vehicle, Homero
Lucero, 35, and Humberto Juarez,
22, both of' Devine, began acting
suspiciously when SPD Officers
Damon Hagen and Ronald Griffin
approached the Taurus, offering
assistance on Saturday, May 10.
After the officers obtained per-
mission to search the vehicle, they
found two large rolls of marijuana
in the vehicle. Both Lucero and
Juarez were arrested and trans
ported to Austin County Jail.
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uncovering an additional 10 rolls
from a hidden compartment in
the vehicle.
Both. Juarez and Lucero posted
$100,000 surety bonds, and are
awaiting a court date.
which was attributed to
higher costs for district
employees’ health insur-
ance and for contracted
appraisal services for min-
eral and industrial proper-
ties.
The preliminary budget
will be distributed to the
various taxing entities in
the county for their
round of the plavoffs and h.i- he
placed at number nine in the 1,1
rankings, according to th 1 1
poll of I he Toxas High srh '
Baseball ( ‘oaches Associat ion
preliminary budget for the
district is comprised of an
appraisal budget and collec-
tions budget since the dis-
trict collects taxes for all
taxing jurisdictions in the
The class of 2003
defended its title by win-
ning Project Grad-
uation's second annual
Powderpuff game.
The junior class faced
off against the defending
senior class, with the
seniors taking the game
12-0.
During the first quarter
senior Jamie Morgan
made the first touchdown
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round and have def
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the semifinals and a -orie
county. The
increased six
During the second and
third quarters, both sides
managed to hold each
other's offensive line. No
one scored even though
yardage was gam.
"I felt that the juniors
had a great defensive
line," senior defensive
guard Haley McDowell
said. "But obviously it
was nothing we couldn't
handle."
In the fourth and final
quarter, the juniors fum-
bled the ball and the
Woodville that began on lhur-d.iv
night in the Astrodome Woulvlj
defeated Fairfield. Robin-on d
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Blake and have won five out of
their last eight victones by the ten
run rule, including thrre plavoft
wins. Bl.ike has won a game in
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Memorial Day
ceremony set
for Monday
Members of the American Legion
Post No. 142 and Auxiliarv will
observe Memorial Dav with a flag
raising ceremony at the Seals
American Legion H.ill, 16110 Mevei
Street, on Monday Max 26 at 11
a.m.
Americans can pay tribute on
Memorial Das to those who f *l in
battle defending the 1’nited States
The observance had its beginning
following the (’ i s-i l War when
Southerners marked the graves of
those who died fighting for the
Confederacy. Todas Americans
honor all their war dead those
who died that freedom might live
“Their selfless sacrifice spans the
history of America, from the
Revolutionary War to Desert Storm
and the war with Iraq," said Norma
Pavelka, auxiliary president
“These patriots left their homes
and families when their count is
called and gave the last full mea
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on a scat-right play, rip-
ping through the juniors
defense.
In the same quarter,
senior Brandy Robbins,
on a defensive play,
injured her knee due to
the juniors’ strong offen-
sive line.
"There was a lot of hit-
ting and falling down,"
junior Amy Flores said
"The girls played more
like boys, and we could
have used pads for protec-
tion."
"He who trusts in his
ricties will fall, but the
righteous will flourish like
foliage."
Proverbs 11:28
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