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THURSDAY 8 JULY 2004
THE GANAOIAN RECORD
HE COIl! HOUSE LAWN BAND: Among the local and visiting musicians who showed up to play
with the July 4th band on the courthouse lawn were (l-r) Debnne Dunn, Paula Forrest, Tiffany
Carpenter, Lacey Johnson, Bobbie Coffee and Kristin Parnell.
STAR-SPANGLED THANKS
A BIG THANK YOU to all those who helped
organize the 4th of July community band:
Paula Forrest, the Steve Johnson family, Jane
Johnson, J.J. and Patricia Cullender, Bruce
Johnson, Jackie McPherson, the First Pres-
byterian Church, the Canadian Record and
the section leaders and musicians who prac-
ticed and performed.
Through many years of leadership and
service, Smiley Johnson helped bring com-
munity members together to enjoy the music.
Thank you, Smiley!
DANA FLOWERS
EDITOR'S NOTE: The band played You're a
Grand Old Flag, America, the Beautiful,
Hail, Columbia!, The Stars and Stripes For-
ever, Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean, Wash-
ington Post and God Bless America. Mem-
bers of the band were: Mary Susan McGarr,
conductor; Delynne Dunn, fluteJ Paula
Forrest, flute and piccolo; Lacey Johnson,
clarinet; Kristin Parnell, clarinet; Autumn
Flowers, alto saxophone; Dana, Flowers, alto
saxophone; Bobbie Coffee, tenor saxophone;
Tiffany Carpenter, tenor saxophone; Heath
Flowers, baritone saxophone; Art Drescher,
trumpet; Skip Parker, trumpet; Kelsey Nail,
trumpet; Aleisha English, French horn;
Charles Kessie, trombone; Colin Lovvorn,
baritone; Ryan Koch, drums; Travis Forrest,
drums; Blaine Barton, drums.
THE PARADE EMCEES: Thanks are also in order to (from left to right) Mike McKinnev, Bob Rogers
and Rob Tallev, shown here with Community Development Director Retnelle Farmr, who provided
a blow-by-blow account of the July 4th Parade as it passed the reviewing stand to the delight of those
gathered on the courthouse lawn.
State Capital
Highlights
By Mike Cox
MAS PMSS ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN—Willi all the trial political balloons floating in the air
over Austin of late, in the figurative sense the capital city looks
like Albuquerque during the national hot air balloonraces.
If the 2006 gubernatorial primaries were held this week,
these are the rumored contenders on the Republican ballot:
•Gov. Rick Perry
•Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn
•U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson
•U.S. Commerce Secretary Donald Evans
•Former presidential spokesman Karen Hughes
The Democratic balloon ballot:
•U.S. Congressman Jim Turner.
•Austinpublic relations guru Roy Spence*
•Comptroller C&reile Keeton Strayhorn (This is not a typo:
There's some buzz she's thinking about returning to her party of
origin. Or that she'll run as an independent. Some buzz, too, that
what she really wants to be is lieutenant governor.)
The Legislature's Joint Interim Committee on Nutrition and
Health in Public Schools heard testimony recently that Texas
kids are decidedly chubbier than their counterparts elsewhere
in the nation. A recent survey showed that Texas fourth-graders
are 68 percent heavier than the national average, with eighth-
graders weighing in 21 percent higher.
Unless these kids cut back on their high-calorie dishes, testi-
mony continued, the number of overweight Texans could double
by 2040 with the number of obese Texans tripling. That would
cause the attendant health care costs to put on a little weight too,
to $40 billion from $10 billion.
Still no date set for a special session on educational finance.
The governor said last week that until the legislative leadership
comes up with a plan acceptable to all, he does not want to call
lawmakers back to Austin.
A spokesman for Perry said the governor believes whatev-
er the Legislature does probably will require a constitutional
amendment vote, which means a session would have to act in
time to get something on the November ballot. That could hap^
pen as late as early October.
A decade ago, Texas gained one record no one wants to
brag about: The deadliest single day on the state's nearly
80,000-mile highway system. That was July 3,1994, when 43
people died in traffic crashes in Texas in one terrible 24-hour
period. Three multi-victim crashes.(with 14,11 and six deaths)
added to the "routine" holiday death toll.
"We don't ever want to see another day like that," said Tex-
as Department of Transportation Executive Director Mike
Behrens. "We build our highways to be as safe as possible, but
we need a little help from our drivers. Please don't drink and
drive. Obey the speed limit and wear your safety belt."
Bne in 2 million
Not exactly like winning the lottery, but last Friday a visitor
to the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum became the
two-millionth person to walk into the downtown Austin museum
since it opened in April 2001. In addition to several handshakes,
the surprised walk-in got a confetti shower, a gift basket and a
free membership to the museum.
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