Crosby County News (Ralls, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, February 1, 2013 Page: 1 of 14
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Crosby County News
Crosby County’s Oldest Business Institution
“Without offense to friend or foe we sketch your world exactly as it goes.” - Byron
‘ Serving all of Crosby ”
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Volume 126 Number 5
USPS Permit # 000244
Friday, February 1, 2013
Crosbyton BP* Studaits Travel to Houston to
Participate In Stato Lnadorshlp Gonfsroicn
Top students from Crosby-
ton High School will be attend-
ing the Business Professionals of
America 2013 State Leadership
Conference, in Houston, Texas,
February 27-March 2,2013.
Crosbyton High School
chapter members, Christy
Appling, Amanda Bogart, Gabby
Segura, Ciera Ware, Austin Mor-
ris and Bobby Childers will join
over 2,500 other conference del-
egates from across the state to
participate in state level business
skill competitions, general ses-
sions, and the state officer can-
didate campaigns and elections.
Besides having the opportunity
to excel, they’ll experience Hous-
ton as they visit the city’s excit-
ing sites.
“Students from the Texas
Association’s Regional Leader-
ship Conference have qualified
to participate at the state level
conference. The conference em-
phasizes business workforce
education and training which
members of the local chapter of
Business Professionals of
America at Crosbyton High
School have received,” said
chapter advisor, Dana
Herrington, who teaches Busi-
ness/Technology courses. The
following students will advance
on to state competition: Christy
Appling 2nd in Advanced Inter-
view Skills, Amanda Bogart 1st in
Advanced Word Processing
Skills, Gabby Segura 2nd in Extem-
poraneous Speech, Ciera Ware
1st in Banking and Finance, Aus-
tin Morris 2nd in Advanced
Spreadsheet, and Bobby
Childers 1st in Fundamental Word
Processing. Two other students
competed at RFC and placed in
the following events, Robert
Vernon 4th in Basic Office Sys-
tems and Caleb Robertson 5th in
Interview Skills.
All of these students did a
great job!
Crosbyton Business Professionals of America
Pictured above, back row (left to right) are: Robert Vernon, Bobby Childers, Austin Morris and
Caleb Robertson. Front row, (left to right) are: Christy Appling, Gabby Segura and Amanda
Bogart.
State i Capital
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Texas Senate panel holds
first hearing on budget
AUSTIN - A state budget
gradually will be attached to the
framework provided by SB 1, the
general appropriations bill
authored by Tommy Williams, R-
The Woodlands, chair of the
Senate Finance Committee.
In a hearing spread over three
days last week, the Senate Fi-
nance Committee absorbed in-
vited testimony given by officials
representing institutions of
higher education, the state
comptroller’s office, the legisla-
tive Budget Board, the Teachers
Retirement System and more.
John Heleman, chief revenue
estimator with the comptroller’s
office, said collections from tax
and non-tax revenue sources are
expected to total some $96.2 bil-
lion, minus $3.6 billion that will
go into the so-called Rainy Day
Fund.
The figure Heleman gave in-
creases to $ 101.4 billion available
for general-purpose spending in
2014-2015, when a projected end-
ing balance of $8.8 billion from
the current two-year budget
cycle is added.
But this is only the begin-
ning of a long process to deliver
the Fegislature’s most basic ob-
ligation: the budget.
Bill would reform testing
Rep. Mike Villarreal, D-San
Antonio, on Jan. 23 filed legisla-
tion that would cut to four the
number of assessments upon
which students must achieve a
cumulative passing score in or-
der to graduate from high school.
The current number of assess-
ments that students must pass is
15.
Villarreal’s HB 596 also
would:
- Fimit the number of school
days spent on testing students;
- Cut the requirement that
end-of-course tests count for 15
percent a student’s final grade in
the course; and
- End the practice of using
test scores to calculate the “rec-
ognized” or “exemplary” rating of
a campus.
Villarreal said his intent is to
shift the state away from high-
stakes testing in response to calls
for education reform by parents,
educators and business leaders.
Bills would curb texting
So far, at least five state law-
makers are offering legi slation to
make it illegal to read, write or send
text messages while dri ving a mo-
tor vehicle in Texas.
HB 27 by Rep. Trey
Martinez-Fischer, D-San Anto-
nio, has an exception for a peace
officer or an emergency re-
sponder if the text messaging is
in connection with official duties.
HB 63 by Rep. Tom Craddi ck,
R-Midland, includes exceptions
for a citizens band radio or CB
radio hybrid or a commerci al two-
way radio communication de-
vice and stipulates that it is a
defense to prosecution if the
driver was reading, selecting or
entering a telephone number or
name to make a phone call or to
navigate using a global position-
ing service.
HB 69 by Rep. Eddie Fucio
III, D-San Benito, is much like the
others, and Fucio has signed as
joint author of Craddick’s bill.
HB 108 by Rep. Patricia
Harless, R-Spring, would ban
reading, writing or sending a
text-based communication - in-
cluding instant messaging, e-
mail and text messaging, unless
the vehicle is stopped.
SB 28 by Sen. Judith
Zaffirini, D-Faredo, creates an
exception allowed use of a
handheld wireless communica-
tion device to report illegal ac
(See Capital Highlights page 2)
Crosby County Weather Report
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Temperatures & Precipitation
High
Low
Prerip
Jan. 23
64
23
.00
Jan. 24
71
29
.00
Jan. 25
71
30
.00
Jan. 26
58
29
.00
Jan. 27
64
32
.00
Jan. 28
75
43
.00
Jan. 29
76
44
.00
Rath Chamber of Comm,
Valentine Hair Company
Bittiness of the Quarter
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Ralls Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture's Business of the Quarter
Ralls Chamber held their Quarterly Luncheon last Friday, Jan. 25 at the Ralls Storm Shelter.
Valentine Hair Co. was honored with the Business of the Quarter award. Dene Valentine is the
owner of the hair salon. She open for business in October of 2011 at 815 Main Street in Ralls. She
is earned her certification a Jessie Lee's Hair Design School in Lubbock and has been a hairstylist
for a many years. She went to New York City and was certified in hair coloring. She is a full
service salon, catering to women, men and children. She recently has started doing hair exten-
sions. Stop by or give her a call at 241-7887 to make an appointment for all of your hair care
needs.
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■Kills Chamber of Commerce * Agriculture
BETTY MARTIN
Citizen of rfif Quarter
Ralls Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture's Citizen of the Quarter
Ralls Chamber held their Quarterly Luncheon last Friday, Jan. 25 at the Ralls Storm Shelter. Betty
Martin was honored with the Citizen of the Quarter award. Betty and her husband, Ray have lived
in Ralls for the past 2 1/2 years. Ray is a representative for NAPA Auto Parts in Lubbock. Betty is
a member of the Committee for Code Compliance for the City of Ralls and she is a substitute
teacher and also volunteers at the EDGE Mentoring Program.
It’s 'Braqain’ Hsmt - Mere’s your chance to 6ray
on your Little Sweetheart!
$20.00 for B&W small frame
$30.00 for B&W large frame
‘you must yet your ‘Valentine pictures and information to the
Crosby County ‘Mews on or before
‘Friday, {Fe6ruaru 8th
7-Day Extended Forecast
(Data provided by Johnny Wilson,
NWS Observer, Crosby County)
Saturday: Showers. High59/Fow 35.
Sunday: Breezy. High 65/Fow 42.
Monday: Warm. High 71/Fow 33.
Tuesday: Sun. High 62/Fow 35.
Wednesday: Sunny. High 58/Fow 34.
Thursday: Warmer. High 68/How 25.
Friday: Sunny. High 60/How 27.
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