The Dublin Citizen (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 15, 2004 Page: 2 of 22
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Sec. A, Page 2
The Dublin Citizen
Thursday, April 15, 2004
Saturday is "Christmas in Action" day They will he working
on 7 homes in hopes of improving the quality of everyday liv ing
for 7 of our citizens. Volunteers are still needed. Put on your
cold clothes and join us early Saturday morning. See additional
articles by the Citizen.
Tuesday, the city manager and I attended a Bioterrorism class
in Stephenville. Ihis class was open for those who may be
directly involved and having some type of input to assist each
community in bioterrorism.
Yes, the ordinance prohibiting display of goods on sidew alks
after business hours only applies to the Central Business District.
This district runs from S. Park St. and West Tim. St. North to W.
Live Oak. West Live Oak and N. Park St. Hast to N. Camden.
North Camden and L. Liveoak St. South to l ast Him. Hast Him
St. and S. Camden St. West to South Park.
There does seem to be a lot of dogs loose and running the
neighborhoods. The city does send out the dog catcher on certain
days and hours in hopes of catching those dogs that are loose.
The Dublin American Legion Post 2198 is in need of members
and those willing to hold an officer's position. At the last
meeting, the commander stated without those willing to come
forth and join the legion there is a possibility that they will either
be forced to close down or join another post. If you are a veteran
please help keep this post open.
Monday night was our regular Council meeting. We canceled
the election for Ward l, 2, and 4. Ward 3 election will be held on
May 15th with councilman Gaylon Craddock being challenged
by Rudy Cortez. Also heard a report from HDC regarding the
environmental clean-up of the lot on Park and Blackjack St.
I stated back on the 13 of October '03 that I am very proud of
the men and women we have working for our city. Do they do
every thing right the first time around? Perhaps not. But they do
hang in there and get it done. Our streets will be repaired and the
r ight of ways put back in good condition. It is not going as fast
as a lot of us would like. But know ing that it w ill be done should
help you understand the complexity of a project this large.
This Saturday will show you what can be done when a group
of people get together with one purpose in mind helping out
one another. Christmas in Action, nor any other organization
could not survive without you the volunteer. Always be there.
Buying Dublin first does so much for so many. Keeping our
city alive w ith shoppers is our prime concern. Bring a friend and
just go shop hopping.
Have a great week and look alter each other.
OUCH - Prancer,
whose owner is David
Muro, was not too fond
of getting a rabies shot
Tuesday at Bradberry's
Best. Dr. Dennis Reed
managed to give shots
to a large number of
dogs - and a few cats -
in the four hours of the
shot clinic.
an Event Calendar
for Dublin and its surrounding communitites
Thursday, April 15
Singles
7 p.m. - Woody’s
Friday, April 16
Relay For Life
6 p.m. - 6 a.m. - Stephenville City Park
• JR. High Dance
7-10 p.m. - JH Cafeteria
Saturday, April 17
Relay For Life
until 6 a.m. - Stephenville City Park
Christmas in Action
7 a.m. - DMS cafeteria
Potty Patrol begins
Sponsored by Project Graduation
Genealogy Society
2 p.m. - Library
Monday, April 19
• 4-H Meeting
7 p.m. -TX Ag. Ext. Center Hwy 281
Tuesday, April 20
DISD Board Meeting
7:30 p.m. - DHS Library
Wednesday, April 21
NHS Talent Show Auditions
3:45 p.m. - DHS
Thursday, April 22
Start of Tarleton NIRA Rodeo
7 p.m. - Lone Star Arena
Send Us Your Events
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STATE
CAPITAL
HIGHLIGHTS
By Mike Cox
Texas Press Association
Remember the Alamo
We've all heard, about that famous battle cry that has been
mimicked over and over about other battles and events
(Remember the Maine - which started the Spanish-American War,
Remember Pearl Harbor. Remember 9-11, etc.).
It doesn't seem that the Alamo is as much as part of what
students now learn about Texas history and when you go to the
Alamo in San Antonio is seems that more out of staters and
foreigners know about the Alamo than do Texans.
It is a precious piece of Texas and needs to he engrained in our
thoughts and memories as Texans, to realize why this state is
unique, why we were once a Republic (the only state that was)
and the only state that could become live states if we decided to
do so.
There are many other unique properties about this land we call
the Lone Star State but it all goes back to the tight for
independence.
I'm sure if we had not won the battle of San Jacinto, that the
United States would have eventually taken over Tejas from Spain
or France. But, the point is, Texas won its own freedom - mostly
by the efforts of transplanted Texans.
It's like the old saying you see on some bumper stickers - “I
wasn't born in Texas but I got here as soon as I could."
It's not jut a place hut a slate of mind. After you have traveled
and lived in other places, you quickly understand just how unique
our state - republic - is.
And the burden for winning that independence fell initially on
the backs of some 156 men at the Alamo. There are many tales
about the fact that that stand was ill advised hut it did result in the
rally cry that did result in independence.
There are many sacrifices made by newcomers to this rugged
state and that included the nearly 400 Texans who were held
prisoner and executed at Presidio La Bahia.
Texas history is so unique that you can get caught up in it. So
many great writers, especially .1. Frank Dohie and many others
w ho have written extensively about the grandness of our state and
the boldness of its settlers.
It you see the far reaches of our state where the terrain is
rugged, you can understand why it took a hardy breed of
individuals to tame the frontier.
But, what I'm getting at is the real beginning, the Alamo. When
you tour what seems to be a tiny fortress, it is difficult to realize
how they could have held out for as long as they did.
I well remember the ballad and music of the Alamo movie
featuring the Duke - John Wayne, made hack in the I960's. Most
of that was made at Happy Sheehan Village in Bracketville which
is still open to tourists and is worth a trip to that South Texas spot.
Now, debuting last Friday, a new Alamo movie is out. It took
six years and S107 million to make. I have the opportunity to see
it Saturday night and it is probably more realistic than most of the
othe Alamo movies although the producers of it did take a few
liberties to add to certain legends.
1 just hope that young people w ill take this opportunity to learn
more about the price paid for Texas Independence.
It's a great story and where legends come from.
Thanks for reading.
(McKinnon can he reached by e-mail,
duhlincitizenpuhlishfuearthlink.net).
Governor's school plan cuts property taxes 17%
Gov. Rick Perry's school finance plan hit the fan late last week.
It sounded good to some as it was announced, but as the week
progressed and into the weekend, Texas taxpayers, school officials
and lawmakers had mixed reactions to the proposal.
Hssentially, this is the plan, formally labeled the Educational
Hxcellence and Equity Plan: (If you smoke, you might want to light
up and take a deep drag before reading on.)
An additional Sl-a-pack tax would be imposed on cigarettes as
well as fees on what were politely referred to as adult entertainment
establishments.
Subject to voters approving a constitutional amendment, in a
semi-sin tax (if you are opposed to gambling), video lottery
terminals - the nice term for what are better known as slot machines
- would be permitted.
In addition, various loopholes in state franchise and automobile
sales tax laws would be boarded up to raise revenue.
Beyond these measures that would generate new revenue, Texans
would see an average 17 percent drop in their residential tax bill.
The Perry Plan would set a ceiling of $1.25 per $100 valuation on
residential property, and $1.40 for business property.
School districts will be allowed to seek voter approval for local
enrichment, but that enrichment cannot exceed 5 cents per two-year
budget cycle beginning in 2007 for a maximum of 15 cents.
All this, the governor said, would infuse Texas' public schools
with $2.5 billion in new revenue while saving property owners $6
billion in taxes. Of the estimated additional money for schools, $1
billion of that would come from the achievement incentive plan
Perry had announced earlier.
Reaction to the plan ranges from general approval to concerns
that it still does not provide a permanent solution to school finance,
that it still doesn't balance the public cash flow to rich and poor
school districts, that it isn't a big enough tax cut and that it might not
live up to the equity requirements set by the Texas Supreme Court
in 1989.
Though Perry has now laid out a plan, it still takes legislative
approval. As of Monday, the governor still has not set a date for a
special session, though that still is expected soon.
His office said he would be traveling the state this week
explaining his plan to the people in various public appearances.
A lesser-known deadline...
Just about anyone older than 18 knows the annual significance of
April 15, the deadline for filing income tax returns or an extension.
But that also is the deadline for filing business property tax
renditions in Texas. Huh?
In the past, small Texas businesses may not have rushed to file
their renditions, but the last legislative session passed a measure (SB
340) setting monetary penalties for late-filers, those who don't file
at all or those who turn in an incomplete or false rendition.
For more information on this, check with your county's appraisal
district or the state comptroller's office at www.cpa.state.tx.us.
Good news on sales taxes...
State sales tax revenue was up again in March. Some $1.18
billion in revenue came in during the month, an increase of 17.2
percent from March 2003 income.
(Dear<Emtor
SPECIAL - 9-1-1 dispatchers have been honored by a
proclamation by Texas Governor Rick Perry for their invaluable
work. April 11-17 has been proclaimed public safety
telecommunicators week. Locally, Dublin police 9-1-1
dispatchers who received special 9-1-1 shirts are, left to right,
Susie Yanez, Nina Whitis and Elise Babb.
April is national Alcohol
Awareness Month and the focus
is on underage drinking.
Alcohol is the drug most
frequently used by high school
seniors, and its use is increasing.
Boys usually try Alcohol for the
first time at just 11 years old,
while the average for for
American girls' first drink is 13.
Underage drinking is a factor in
nearly half of all teen
automobile crashes and
contributes to youth suicides,
homicides and fatal injuries.
Additionally, alcohol abuse is
linked to as many as two-thirds
of all sexual assaults and date
rapes of teens and college
students and is a major factor in
unprotected sex among youth,
increasing their risk of
contracting HIV or other
transmitted diseases.
Sadly, however, high school
students lack essential
knowledge about alcohol and its
effects. Nationwide, an
estimated 5.6 million junior and
senior high school students are
unsure of the legal age to
purchase alcohol; one third do
not understand the intoxicating
effects of alcohol; and more
than 2.6 million do not know a
person can die from an overdose
of alcohol.
While the issue of underage
drinking is a complex problem,
one that can only be solved
through a sustained and
cooperative effort between
parents, schools, community
leaders and the children
themselves, there are three areas
which have proven to be
effective in prevention of
underage drinking: curtailing
the availability of alcohol,
consistent enforcement of
existing laws and regulations,
and changing cultural
misconceptions and behaviors
through education.
Let's all wake up to this
problem and get started on the
solution. We can't afford to wait
any longer.
Sincerely,
Tracie Dipple
Prevention Specialist
STAR Council on Substance
Abuse
ACROSS
i
famous Uvalde
cowgirl Evans
5 "those" south of
the border
6 ending of TX
game bird
7 this Korbul preced-
ed TX Mary Lou
8 TXism " his
hide" (spank)
9 TXism "hard as
putting
in a windstorm"
6 Cowboys have
___-air stadium
8 TXism: “________
mummy's
tomb”
1 Charley & Guy are
-creators of TC
got clothes on
Gore against
George W in 00
pursues stealthily
Sen Hutchison
TXism " chacha"
(girl)
3-term Gov Price
this Grant starred
with TX Hyer
in "Houseboat"
this Ed starred
with TX Zellweger
in "The Bachelor"
TXism- *__
• ....... ot water"
(out ot place)
coral formations
in Brooks Co on
hwy 281
45 TXism: "close but
cigar"
46 TX Tanya's “Can
You
Tonight"
47 kiss on a date
(2 wds)
49 entered the Army
52 TX Perot's first
naval rank (abbr.)
53 TXism " hill for
a stepper"
54 treated icy streets
55 Jerry Jones will give
a bonus
dratt pick
58 TXism: "punches his
ticket to the hereafter"
59 Grande
The Original
TEXAS
CROSSWORD
hy Charley <& Guy Orhison
22
23
24
30
34
35
36
43
44
60 hospital area
tor serious
conditions (abbr)
61 "surfing the
DOWN
southern Dallas
suburb
TXism: "tame
...... dog"
3 type ot beer bottle
4 TXism "
bien" (good)
9 TX's nation (abbr)
0 Cajun word tor
paltry
1 TX Charley Pride's
"______ Have To
Otter You"
2 a TX duck
3 make beloved
4 2nd half ot the
Bible (abbr)
5 TXism "hot as
road in July"
TXism lor a
worthless person
(2 wds.)
TXism: "they're
eating out ot the
_ bag"
(associated)
20 TXism: "content as
calf’
24 TX Sandy (init.)
25 this Smith was
popular Astro GM
26 groove billed bird
tound at Bentsen
State Park
27 Conway Twitty's
"An Old Memory
28 this Wynn was
Digger on "Dallas'
31
32
33
"comfort fit"
product of
TX-based Haggar
Clothing Co
talk, talk, talk
sis's sib
celebrated in TX:
"Diez
"Septiembre"
settled into a
shelter
TXism: "I'd have
to get better to
_" (sick)
“one" south of
the border
42 TXism: "kissed me
so hard she took
a _'_"
48 TXism:"___a
(ancy to"
50 falls behind
51 TX Tanthorp _*
historical structure
56 TXism: "took
everything but the
__my lungs"
57 pecan pie portion
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