The Dublin Citizen (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 2, 2006 Page: 2 of 22
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Sec. A, Page 2
The Dublin Citizen
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006
Op itiiatiA
Ask the 44 ayor|
By James "Red" Seigars, Mayor of Dublin
I have had several calls this week, and have had a busy week of my
own.
A dear friend from my days in Turkey back in 1959, visited my wife
and 1 and we found out this may be his last visit - ever. It is hard to turn
loose of lasting memories. David has cancer.
I went to the hospital Saturday to visit two dear friends, who are my
42 playing buddies. J.C. Smith and C.H. Mohon. Please add them to
your prayer list.
The city manager and I have discussed this many times. We have a 2
person crew w ho maintains the appearance of the building including the
restrooms. This subject is well under review.
In order to have a "Special City Council meeting" you must have six
council people present. Our council is made of eight. Two from each
ward.
It is v ery hard to get all 6 or 8 people to meet at the same time. Work,
church, and family keep most of us busy.
The only time 6 of us could meet w as Monday, Jan. 23 at noon. It was
posted on Jan. 19 at noon and the Open Meeting Act was followed. Mac
covered the meeting and it was on the front page Thursday. Council
meetings are to conduct city business and at times may not be convenient
for the public to attend.
We have a new code enforcement officer. His name is Daniel. You
will be seeing him in your neighborhood and he is also the dog catcher.
William has been assigned additional duties which put him into a dif-
ferent department. The city manager maintains responsibilities over all
city employees.
The city manager and 1 will meet Wednesday with Joe Moore
Construction and the representative from the St. Paul Travelers Bond and
U.S. Fidelity and Guaranty Company. This is in regards to our water line
replacement project and our street repairs.
The Bum Ban is still in effect.
Save yourself a citation - clean up your property.
Join in on the fun. Be a volunteer. Make the most of your God given
talents. We need you.
Buy from the best. Buying Dublin first has always been the best thing
to do.
Have a great week and look after each other.
TURNING-
C’ont'd front page 1A
Present were Oma Stockton, Ozella Farris, Dorothy East, Myrtle Strong,
Rudene Hallmark, Louise Ford, Beth Barbee, Rosemary Sullenberger,
Leta Robins, Delora Edwards, and Grace Alexander.
Obituaries were for Jesse Boyd, Bernice Guy, Ronald McGinnis,
Welma Hooks and Nellie Roberts.
Carolyn Holden reported new acquisitions to the Dublin Library
including “Backl oads of Texas” and “King Ranch.”
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an Event Calendar
for Dublin and its surrounding communities
•
LifeLine Screening
9 a.m. - Three Oaks Retirement Center
•
Dublin PIPS performance
Boys Varsity halftime - High School
•
FFA Brisket Dinner
5-8 p.m. - DHS cafeteria
•
Proctor Community Hamburger
Fundraiser
6 p.m. - Proctor Community Center
•
Little Miss Dublin meeting
1:30-3 p.m. - Middle School Auditorium
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Jr Miss Dublin meeting
3-4 p.m. - Middle School Auditorium
•
Miss Dublin meeting
4-5 p.m. - Middle School Auditorium
•
ChambeNtaard meeting
Noon - Chamber office
•
Lion’s Club
7 a.m. - Dairy Queen
•
Rotary Club
Noon - Chuckwagon
•
TriCounty Agri Business Banquet
6:30 p.m. - Legends Country Club
•
American Legion
6 p.m. - Senior Citizen Center
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“Wealth Preservation” Seminar
7-9 p.m. - Rm. 113 in Joe Autry Ag.
Building at TSU
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Something to see
I believe I said this last year, but it bears repeating - if you
missed the Dublin power lifting meet Saturday, you missed some-
thing really special.
First, special accolades to Dublin Powerlifting Coach Keith
Owen and all of the athletic staff for doing a great job in putting on
the meet. I've never seen any other powerlifting meeting but from
what I'm told by those who know, the Dublin meet is one of the
best by virtue of outstanding organization and levels of competi-
tion.
There were almost 300 lifters there from some 25 schools from
throughout the area. To the untrained eye - me - it seemed like
chaos but the more you watched, the more you realized this was a
well organized activity with Owens, the Dublin staff that included
other teachers as well as students and local citizens keeping every-
thing moving at a swift clip.
Some of those who were supposed to help didn't show up for
some reason but you would never know by watching that there had
been a glitch.
To Watch a powerlifting meet, you really get to feel the thrill of
victory and the agony of defeat. Those participating are competing
against the weights and limitations of their own bodies.
You also see a high degree of cooperation as athletes help each
other get ready to lift, wrapping their knees and all the other stuff
that needs to be done to prepare a lifter.
Contrary to what some may believe, you don't have to be mus-
cled up to lift weightsw power lift. There were some pretty small
young people out there on the gym floor lifting.
I've been told there are many benefits to powerlifting. For one
thing, you get to know how to use weights to tone up your body.
But, many of the young people have told me it helps them in other
athletic endeavors including leg strength so they can jump higher
and further in track, basketball and volleyball.
And of course, it also improves endurance.
And judging by th? crowd on hand, this sport is gathering a
growing following. Each year, I see more and more people in the
audience. Obviously some are parents but many just like to come
and watch.
I'm not exactly sure when power lifting started in Dublin but
from all indications, the Lions have always been a force to deal
with in this competition.
At some time there must not have been a weight program here
between when power lifting started and when 1 was in school.
In the 1950's and early 1960's we didn't know what powerlifting
was but Coach Jimmy Keeling started a lifting program to improve
strength for athletes. I was never good at many sports but I did
manage to do well at lifting. It was a big thrill to work and work
and finally be able to achieve certain weights of lifting.
1 also believe it helped the Lions have good football teams at
that point in time and in succeeding years.
Speaking of athletics, I'm a bit concerned about the number of
injuries to basketball players. 1 don't know the reason. It does
appear officiating is not as good as it once was as some games get
totally out of hand and it gets pretty violent out there on the floor.
Officials have to take charge of a game but at the same time,
strike a balance of control and letting players play the game.
It's not a pretty sight to see teenagers ruin knees and have to
undergo surgery, the lasting affects of which will be with them for
most of their lives.
I don't know the answer but it appears this injury thing is getting
out of hand, not only for Dublin but many other teams. At the pow-
erlifting Saturday, I saw a number of kids on crutches and asked if
they were injured lifting. They said they were hurt in basketball.
I realize that coaches do everything they can to prevent injuries
and try to get the best equipment for players but I don't know what
you do to prevent knee injuries.
It's just an observation.
Thanks for reading.
(McKinnon can be contacted by e-mail, publisher@dublinciti-
zen.com).
STATE
CAPITAL
HIGHLIGHTS
By Ed Sterling
Texas Press Association
Federal hurricane aid falls short
Despite requests by the governor and other ranking officials, Texas has
not received the level of federal financial aid expected in the aftermath of
hurricanes Katrina and Rita. And whether the Lone Star State ever will
receive adequate help seems to be in question.
In late January, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary Alphonso Jackson said Texas would receive only $74.5 million.
The statement prompted an outcry from Texas' four top elected offi-
cials: "We sought close to $1 billion. The HUD verbally committed to
hundreds of millions of dollars, and instead they gave us little more than
the change from their couch cushions," Gov. Perry said, adding that $74.5
million is less than 10 percent of the hurricane-related costs incurred by
Texans.
"Critical repairs to schools, hospitals, universities, electric grids, portk.
and water and sewer lines will go unfunded unless HUD revisits this,"
Perry added.
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who presides over the Texas Senate, and
U.S. Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Dallas, and John Comyn, R-San
Antonio, joined Perry in expressing disappointment in the federal gov-
ernment's hurricane relief response.
Mississippi and Louisiana bore the brunt of Hurricane Katrina Aug.
29.
Rita's eye struck Sabine Pass on the Texas-Louisiana coast and moved
to inland counties and parishes on Sept. 24.
AG chases phone record resellers
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott on Jan. 26 launched an investi-
gation into allegations that certain Internet sites are selling Texans' per-
sonal cell phone records.
"This is a serious breach of personal privacy," Abbott said. "The busi-
ness of using trickery to obtain consumers' cell phone records amounts to
nothing more than the illegal trafficking of private infonnation."
Abbott said online data marketers are charging $50 to $200 for obtain-
ing records of specific cell phone calls, usually those made over the pre-
vious 30 days, and some companies falsely tell their customers that these
records are public information.
State will cover drug benefit
More than 320,000 Texans qualify for help in paying for prescription
drugs under federal Medicare entitlement or through Medicaid, the state
health coverage program reimbursed by the federal government.
On Jan. 1 entitled individuals were automatically enrolled in a new
federal drug program that in many cases stopped paying for life-sustairt-
ing medications.
Medicare officials said the agency expects to fix drug benefit errors,
eventually. Gov. Perry on Jan. 25 directed the state Health and Human
Services Commission to cover the cost of those medications as a stop-gap
measure.
Agency awards hog study grants
Settlers introduced domestic pigs to Texas more than 200 years ago.
Escapes were not uncommon.
Agriculture Commissioner Susan Combs said Texas has the dubious
distinction of being the feral hog capital of the United States, with up to
2 million wild porkers running loose.
They pan in packs, root and wallow. They can be aggressive toward
other animals and humans, spread disease, min a picnic, foul a water sup-
ply and destroy pasture, fence and crop. Hunters have said feral hogs haVe
' human 1 ikyjnt plligence.
Combs' agency has awarded half a million dollars in grants to Texas
A&M University and Texas Tech University to research the problem and
suggest solutions.
Perry visits troops in war zone
Gov. Perry was one of four governors to take a U.S. Department of
Defense junket to visit troops stationed in the Middle East in late January.
Perry first met with active and reserve soldiers and sailors in Kuwait, next
visited Texas troops in Tikrit, Iraq, and later met with military officials in
Baghdad. Accompanying Perry were governors Mike Huckabee, R-
Arkansas; Dave Freudenthal, D-
Wyoming;
Wisconsin.
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