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Vol. 105, No. 47
20 Pagos, 2 Sections
October 17,2012
Local candidates vie for your votes on Nov. 6
By Chris Lundstrom
General Manager
There are six Jackson
County cit-
izens who
are seeking
re-election
or election
for local
positions
and several
key races
outside the
Belicek
Around
the County
Editor’s Note: Listings are for non-
profit, civic, church benefits or
school events only. Email Chris
Lundstrom at clundstrom@Jackson
conews .com or call 782-3547 to list
your event.
The Jackson County
Herald-Tribune has stopped
recycling newspapers until
further notice. Please do not
drop off newspapers at the
back garage.
First Baptist Church of
Edna, 309 S. Cottonwood,
will present Judgement
House “Overdose” Nov. 3
through Nov. 6 at the church.
Tours will begin at 6 p.m.
Reservations may be made
by calling 361-235-2828.
Edna’s Halloween on
Main, the downtown trick or
treating event, has been can-
celled for 2012.
The Survivor Team is sell-
ing raffle tickets for the
Relay for Life Tickets can be
purchased from any team
member or Troylene at 361-
781-2619.
The Jackson County
Hospital District will hold a
flu shot clinic from 4-6 p.m.
on Wednesday, Oct. 17 at the
Cape Carancahua Fire
Station.
The City of Edna will
flush all water lines begin-
ning Wednesday, Oct. 17 at
10 p.m. and ending at 4 a.m.
on Thursday, Oct.. 18.
Shiloh Baptist Church of
Edna’s pastor’s aide will host
a 7-Up Program at 6 p.m. on
Oct. 20 at the G.L. Roberts
Activity Center.
Trinity Episcopal Church
in Edna will hold a pet bless-
ing in honor of St. Francis at
10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20.
Pet treats and refreshments
will be provided. For more
information call Glenda
Specht at 361-649-3247.
Continued on Page 2A
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Early voting begins on
Monday, Oct. 22 and contin-
ues through Friday, Nov. 2.
Election
and working through 11 years
of county budgets. I have
attended numerous confer-
day is
Tuesday,
Nov. 6. For
a mail bal-
lot or other
voting
questions
call the
county
ences, grad-
uated from
t
Leadership
Academy
class and
completed
Malek
Poulton
county that are of interest to
local voters. In lieu of a candi-
date fomm we are mnning
candidate profiles using their
words. This week we are fea-
turing candidates for Pet. 3
commissioner, Pet. 2 consta-
ble, and an at-large position on
the groundwater district. In
next week’s issue we will
include profiles on candidates
running for U.S.
Representative Dist. 27, State
Representative Dist. 85, and
District Judge, 24th Judicial
District.
3.
clerk’s office at 782-3563.
Pet. 3 Commissioner
Johnny E. Belicek
Position sought: Pet.
Commissioner
Current job: Pet. 3
Commissioner
Experience that qualifies
you for the position you are
seeking: My twelve years of
experience and dedication are
the major factors that qualify
me for this position. This
experience includes managing
the precinct’s operations,
negotiating tax abatements
the
Advance
Studies for
County Commissioners.
Further, I am a state certified
Commissioner. Before being
elected as Commissioner, my
prior experience includes
working for a major oil com-
pany which gave me insight
on negotiating tax abatements
and road agreements; being in
business for myself showed
me how to manage a budget;
and learning trades at a young
age has helped me to be able
to save money where I can for
the county.
Why should we vote for
Photo by Paul Harrison
Grady Allen of El Campo visited his first grade teacher, Evelyn
Hunt at the Dugger House in Edna and swapped stories.
alking’ down
memory lane
By Paul Harrison
Staff Writer
Grady Allen made the trip
from El Campo, drawn to
the Dugger House in Edna
to bask in the stories of his
first-grade teacher, the
remarkable, bright Mrs.
Evelyn Hunt, his first grade
teacher from 75 years ago.
“The only thing she for-
gets is her walker,” said
Shakeira Barnes of Dugger
House only half jokingly.
“Mrs. Hunt remembers
everything. I wish my mem-
ory was as good as hers.”
It was easy to draw your
knees to your chest and lis-
ten to her describe life three-
quarters of a century ago,
and unsurprising Allen made
the trip just to prompt her
tales.
Hunt grew up behind a
pair of brothers and had two
sisters, the step-daughter of
a cotton farmer and rancher,
her mother a Swede moved
to Texas from Chicago. She
graduated high school in
1936, graduated from col-
lege in 1942, went back for
an additional year and was
married January of 1946 to
Alfred D. Hunt.
“My step-father was a
good man, but a poor
farmer,” Hunt recalled.
“Daddy gave him 150 acres,
and he had cattle and cotton.
What I remember is when he
was planting cotton, every-
one else was getting theirs
up.”
“I taught for two years,
not right out of high school,”
said Hunt. “I had no money
whatsoever so I took any
kind of job I could.”
She spent time as a nanny,
taking care of a couple’s
children, baby sitting in
Wharton and was nanny to a
girl in Houston, complete
with a trip to the Panama
Canal. Hunt attended
See Those Page 6A
you? I have always had the
taxpayers’ best interest in
mind and tried to make deci-
sions that
will affect
Jackson
County in a
positive
way. I have
and always
will stand
up for the
citizens of
like manner on
Commissioner’s Court by
evaluating each agenda item
giving it the
Hunt
attention it
deserves. I
promise to
continue to
put forth my
best effort.
Bowen J.
Malek
Position
Revel
this county and ensure that
Pet. 3 has a vote in what hap-
pens here. To be an effective
manager it takes a full-time
commitment, which I have
and will continue to demon-
strate. I will continue to main-
tain the infrastructure of the
precinct within the budget
provided by Commissioner’s
Court while continuing to
work tirelessly to improve Pet.
3 as reasonably and economi-
cally as possible. Further, I
will continue to represent
Jackson County in a business-
sought: Pet. 3 Commissioner
Current job:
Owner/operator Malek Cattle
and Gulf Coast Hay Farms
Experience that qualifies for
the position you are seeking:
After graduating from The
University of Texas at Austin
with a Bachelor of Science
Degree in 1995, the next 10
years of service as an adminis-
trator and educator provided
valuable experience in work-
ing with all facets of the
school districts and local com-
munities I served. From the
classroom level, to the playing
field, to the board room, these
opportunities allowed for pro-
fessional
interaction
with peers
and com-
m u n i t y
members.
Upon
returning
home to
Jackson Frankson
County, serving as a local
bank officer for seven years
allowed me to expand my
knowledge in working with a
successful business in the
financial sector. The knowl-
edge I received in these fields
has assisted me in running a
successful business over the
past seven years; therefore, I
believe that this varied knowl-
edge and experience will cer-
tainly assist me in establishing
and maintaining polices that
will have a noticeable and last-
See Candidate Page 5A
IISD superintendent’s
contract extended
By Lisa Shapiro
Staff Writer
Jessica Hunt, business
manager for Industrial ISD
reported that the district
received a superior achieve-
ment rating on the school first
financial rating system at the
Industrial ISD Board of
Trustees regular meeting on
Oct. 8.
“We did good this year,”
she told board members. “We
didn’t get knocked off for
anything. We got all of the
points possible, 70 out of 70.”
Industrial ISD received a
score of 70 on the 2012
Annual Financial
Management Report, which
is the highest rating a school
can earn from the Texas
Education Agency with
regard to financial accounta-
bility. The report revealed that
there were no disclosures in
the annual financial report,
Hunt emphasized. The report
also didn’t disclose any
instance(s) of material weak-
nesses in internal controls.
In the superintendent’s con-
tract, which was presented
along with the annual report
shows that Superintendent
Tony Williams will receive a
salary of $104,000 per year.
The annual salary is based on
226 workdays in each year,
which begins July 1 and ends
on June 30. The term of the
agreement will commence on
July 1, 2012 and will termi-
nate on June 30, 2015, unless
sooner terminated as here-
inafter provided.
The total amount of reim-
bursements received by the
superintendent and board
members for the Fiscal Year
2011 also was a part of the
report. It was for a 12-month
period, which ended on Aug.
31, 2011. Williams received a
total reimbursement of
$7,740.56 for meals, lodging,
transportation, motor fuel and
other expenses. Board mem-
ber reimbursements for travel
related expenses and meals
were $654.34, Missy
Klimitchek; $1,038.01,
Delano Kinsfather; $824.69,
Chad Williams; $739.68, Lee
Lewis; $303, James Baker;
$75, Tim Garcia; and
$801.18, Carl Allen.
In other news, enrollment
for the district is currently
1,174, up 29 students from
this time last year.
“Although total student
numbers are up slightly, aver-
age students per class are
down as compared to the
same month in 2008,”
Williams said. “USD has
experienced 7 percent growth
since 2008, with transfer
numbers remaining the
same.
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Grand champion steer - again
Photo By David Darilek
For the second year in a row, Kalli Ellis of the Industrial FFA showed the grand champion steer
at the Jackson County Youth Fair that was held Oct. 10 -13 at the Brackenridge Main Event
Center. The steer sold for $15,100 at the auction. For complete auction results and fair cover-
age see the the Oct. 24 issue of the Jackson County Herald-Tribune.
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