Jackson County Herald-Tribune (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 15, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Page: 3 of 30
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Jackson County Herald-Tribune, Wednesday, February 29,2012 Page 3
GISD summer school plans revealed
By Kendrick Callis
Staff Writer
Virgil Knowlton, Ganado
elementary principal, updated
Ganado ISD trustees on the
extended day and summer
school plans at their Feb. 16
meeting. Knowlton reported
that the extended day pro-
gram has been ongoing since
October and will continue to
operate until the STAAR test
in May, going four days a
week with bus transportation
available for anyone through-
out the entire district.
Attendance has averaged
between 15-20 kids per grade
level with three to four teach-
ers per grade level working
with them.
“We want to give every kid
an even chance at this test that
is coming up by working on
those skills that go beyond
what is being taught in the
classroom,” said Knowlton.
Knowlton also reported
that elementary summer
school will be moved to July
and August to coincide with
the summer feeding program
and to give kids a four-week
head start before the new
school year. The annual math
camp will be held in August
as well with the possibility of
a science camp. Junior high
and high school summer
school will continue to be
held after the regular school
year has ended in June to
allow students to earn addi-
tional credits.
Superintendent Jeff Black
reported that a summer lunch
program will begin July 9 and
run until Aug. 23. The feder-
ally funded program will
allow the district to serve
breakfast, lunch and a snack
free of charge to any kid
through age 17 whether they
attend school in Ganado or
not. Kids participating in
band and football have an
opportunity to take advantage
of the program before prac-
tices.
Black also reported that the
STAAR end-of-course exams
that were to account for 15
percent of students grades has
been waived by the state for
one year.
“The winds have changed
and it looks like they (the
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for us to develop something,”
said LNRA board president
Ronald Kubecka.
Brzozowski will meet with
representatives from Alcoa,
Formosa, Inteplast, and the
Port of Point Comfort.
Also, LNRA has been
approached by the City of
Victoria to see if they were
interested in joining with the
state) will allow us to find out
what the test is going to be
like before we start adding it
into 15 percent of students
final grades,” Black com-
mented.
In other news, the board
authorized the purchase of
two new vehicles, a 15-pas-
senger van or a Suburban
depending on insurability and
a pick-up truck.
The radio station KULP
and the Jackson County
Herald-Tribune were nomi-
nated for the 2012 Texas
Association of School Boards
Media Honor Roll for their
coverage of district events.
city and several other regional
entities to participate in a
study for the feasibility of
developing a regional aquifer
storage and recovery district
similar to what the City of
Corpus Christi formed.
After meeting in executive
session to evaluate
Brzozowski’s performance,
the board reconvened and
approved a salary increase.
LNRA to consider
aquifer storage
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Some new dogs showed up at the Edna City Pound. The
dog on the left was found at the Chamber of Commerce
and is a male Boston terrier mix. The dog on the right is
a male grey terrier/poodle mix and was found at East and
Simons street. Call Robert at 782-5271 to claim your dog.
Also at the pound and ready for adoption is Molly, a red
vizla mix female, Daniel, a white male poodle mix, Bear,
a 4 month old stout black and white puppy, Melody, a 3
year old female basset/rat terrier mix, Oreo, a 4 month old
black and white male that would make a great guard dog,
Trooper, a 2 year old male corgi/chihuahua mix, Jet, who
would make a great family dog, Fawn, a 4 month old
female red basset mix with three sets of shots, Lady, a
young black and white female with beautiful markings,
Bailey, an adult black lab that doesn’t do well with other
dogs, and Pepper, a young black female with three sets of
shots. For more information or to adopt call Robert at
782-5271 or Susan at 782-8417.
Last week to file
With less than a week left
to file, there was little action
on the local election front.
Incumbents and interested
candidates have until
Monday, March 5 to file for a
position on the Edna, Ganado
or Industrial ISD board of
trustees, Edna or Ganado city
councils or Jackson County
Hospital board of directors.
The last day to register to
be able to vote in this election
is Monday, April 12. Early
voting will be held April 30
through May 8. Election day
is Saturday, May 12.
Filing activity reported as
of press time was:
Board of Trustees
EdnaISD
1307 W. Gayle
District 1, Brandon Curlee;
District 2, Terry Miller,
incumbent; and District 4,
Brandon Peters, incumbent,
have all filed for board seats.
The administration office
will be open for filing
Monday through Friday from
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. including
the lunch hour.
GanadoISD
211 S. Sixth St.
Position 5, Allen Parks,
incumbent; Position 6, Mary
Kay George, incumbent; and
Position 7, James Hicks,
incumbent, have all filed for
their positions.
The administration office
will be open Monday through
Friday from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
for filing.
Industrial ISD
167 Fifth St. Vanderbilt
Position 1, 2 and 3 are up
for re-election. Missy
Klimitchek, incumbent, and
Clay Van Pelt have both
signed up to run.
The administration office
will be open Monday through
Friday from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. to
sign up for a position.
City Council
City of Edna
126 W. Main St.
District 3, Maxine Price,
incumbent; District 4, Jean
Anne Sorensen, incumbent;
District 5, Ray Chavarria,
incumbent, Mario Mojica,
and Robert Snow have filed
for council seats.
City hall will be open
Monday through Friday from
8 a.m. - noon and 1-4:30 p.m.
for filing.
City of Ganado
112 E. Putnam
Mayor Clinton Tegeler
along with incumbents
Michael Konarik and Ventura
Gobellan Jr. have all filed for
their positions.
City hall is open Monday
through Friday from 8-11:30
a.m. and 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. for
filing.
City ofLaWard
No activity has been
reported for the office of
mayor or two council posi-
tions.
Candidates may pick up an
application at the LaWard
Telephone office, Monday
through Friday from 8-4:30
p.m.
Jackson County Hospital
District
1013 S. Wells
Pet. 2, Position 2, Janet
Chanek, incumbent; Pet. 3,
Position 2, Willard Ulbricht,
incumbent; and Pet. 4,
Position 2, Jerry Adelman,
incumbent have filed for their
positions. No one has filed
for Pet. 1, Position 2.
Candidates may file with
Donna Coleman, director of
special services, Mondays
through Friday from 8 a.m. -
5 p.m.
No train whistle
zone considered
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2017. The extension will
lock in a rate that will save
the city $961 a month or
$11,500 per year.
A resolution to encourage
TxDOT to install a guardrail
on Loop 522 was approved
and Konarik, at the request
of several citizens, contact-
ed the City of El Campo to
inquire about a no-train-
whistle for Ganado. El
Campo is in the process of
gathering the needed infor-
mation, but Konarik
believes that if a no-train-
whistle is granted, the city
will have to accept full
responsibilities for any acci-
dents should they occur.
The city would also be
required to install additional
guardrails.
Not a court issue
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ties today have gone up, live-
stock values have gone up,
everything is going up, so it is
best to see if we can minimize
any problems,” he added.
This item was presented to
the court back in 2006 and
public hearings were held. It
was determined that commis-
sioners court had no business
in the issue, so they put the
onus on the aerial applicators.
Commissioners court does
not handle the restriction of
herbicides, but because they
are the local voice for the area
to the state, they are the first
stop in Farm Bureau’s request
for an open meeting to deter-
mine if there is a problem with
damage to cotton crops
caused by drifting of 2-4D
after application that can be
fixed.
The resolution was received
into the minutes and Sklar and
Allen will go back and gather
information from TDA on the
amount of claims activity in
the past 10 years and whether
there has been a significant
increase since 2006. If so,
they will then come back to
the court to request a public
meeting.
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