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By Debbie Clack,
City of Livingston Special Event Coordinator
www cityoflivingston-tx.com
City to light up Tuesday
The Livingston Specialty Mer-
chants Guild in partnership with the
City of Livingston invites you to
join in as we kick-off the holiday
season with the first annual Lights
for Leslie Christmas Lighting The
celebration will begin at 6 p.m. on
Tuesday, Nov. 23, at Livingston
City Hall. We are excited and privi-
leged to have Jackie Boykin, Les-
lie’s mother, coming to "flip the
switch” to light up city hall. Greg
Helm will delight the young and
old alike with the reading of a
Christinas story. The Timber Creek
Honors Choir, led by Ms. Stark,
will be presenting a Christmas pro-
gram for your enjoyment. Re-
freshments will be provided by area
merchants and served by chamber
ambassadors Tjie courthouse will
light up this evening also. As you
leave the Christmas Lighting cele-
bration, I encourage you to drive
out to Pedigo Park to enjoy the
holiday figures and thousands of
Christmas lights on display Don't
miss this wonderful opportunity to
begin a new family tradition.
Registration continues at the
Trade Days office - Pedigo Park
for the Jingle Bell Fun Run &
Walk Warm-ups begin at 8 a m.
with the race starting at 9 a m. on
Saturday, Dec 4, in Pedigo Park at
the Trade Days pavilions Register
early to get your discount! The fee
is $ 10 for early registration and S14
on race day. There is a $2 family
discount for each additional par-
ticipant All walkers and runners
will receive an event T-shirt and
bells.
Get in the attic and find all your
Christmas lights and decorations!
The Tour of Lights Christmas
Decorating Contest registration is
taking place now through Dec. 3.
Categories include Home, Street,
Block, Business Interior and Busi-
ness Exterior. There will be a re-
ception on Dec. 16 for all the par-
ticipants.
Call now to reserve your space in
the Lighted Parade. The parade
begins at 6 p.m. and travels down
Washington Street as part of the
Hometown Christmas celebration
held on Saturday, Dec. 11
The tickets are ready for the Tour
of Lights Bus Tours Because of
limited seating, tickets must be
picked up in advance at the Trade
Days office - Pedigo Park The
tour is scheduled for Dec. 17, with
the first bus departing at 6:15 p m
The fee is a donation of canned
food or money for the Polk County
Mission Center.
Call the City of Livingston Parks
and Recreation Department for
additional information at 936-327-
5242.
Dates to remember:
Twilight Thursdays - Every
Thursday (excluding Thanksgiving)
shops open until 8 p.m
Tour of Lights Registration con-
tinues
Jingle Bell Fun Run & Walk
Registration continues
Nov. 21 - Thanksgiving Com-
munity Service -- First United
Methodist Church -- 7 p.m.
Nov. 23 - Lights for Leslie
Christmas Lighting - Livingston
City Hall -- 6 p.m.
GISD board rejects bids
GOODRICH - Bids on delin-
quent property were rejected by the
Board of Trustees of the Goodrich
Independent School District during
its regular meeting Thursday.
The board approved a budget
amendment for the 2004-2005
school year.
Although the board entered into
an executive session to discuss per-
sonnel, no action was taken upon
return to open session.
Superintendent William Gorham
Tax bill introduced
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U S.
Congressman Kevin Brady (R-The
Woodlands), who guided the re-
cently enacted sales tax deduction
into law, wasted no time in intro-
ducing H.R. 5384 Permanent Sales
Tax Deduction Act of 2004, a bill
that would make the two year pro-
vision permanent.
"It’s an issue of fairness that
Texas families be able to deduct
every penny of state and local sales
tax they pay throughout the year
from their federal tax bill, espe-
cially when families in most states
are deducting their state income
taxes.
“We worked hard and were able
to restore the sales tax deduction
for families for the next two years -
but I will not rest until this much
needed tax relief is a permanent
part of the tax code," said Brady
who as a member of the tax writing
Ways and Means Committee is in
an influential position to move tax
measures through Congress.
Brady’s sales tax deductibility
provision was signed into law by
the President last month as a part of
the American Jobs Creation Act.
The provision offers taxpayers
who itemize deductions on their
federal tax return the optioh to de-
duct state and local sales tax from
their federal income tax bill for the
next two years.
For more information about the
sales tax deduction log onto:
www.house.gov/brady or call 936-
441-5700.
reported on the purchase of a cer-
tificate of deposit; gave an update
on the band program; and apprised
the board of the Nov. 19 Thanks-
giving lunch and the holiday dinner
prior to the December board meet-
ing.
Individual instructional program
overviews were presented by the
elementary and secondary special
education teachers and the voca-
tional agriculture teachers.
In communication items, the
board reviewed a copy of a letter to
Double S. Welding Supply thank-
ing them for a donation,
g Other business included approval
of the Titiancial reports and minutes
of the Oct. 21 meeting.
USD to meet
this Tuesday
LIVINGSTON - Considera-
tion of approval of a student
overnight trip and a budget
amendment are on the agenda for
a special-called meeting of the
Livingston Independent School
District Board of Trustees.
The meeting will be held at
7:30 a.m. Tuesday in the USD
Administration Building._
MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
LIVINGSTON
The Silent Killer
By
Karla Bruning, M.D.
Family Practice
High blood pressure or hy-
pertension is known as the Si-
lent Killer. About a quarter of
all Americans have hyperten-
sion, but because the condition
has so few symptoms, many
don't even know they are hy-
pertensive or don't seek or fol-
low treatment because they
feel fine. Hypertension can
lead to major health problems
such as heart disease or stroke.
But hypertension is also a
highly manageable condition
that need not shorten your life.
Changes in diet and/or
lifestyle and medications with
few side effects can help you
control your blood pressure.
Blood pressure is the force
created by the heart as it
pushes blood through the cir-
I culatory system. It is mea-
sured at two points - the sys-
tolic reading, the high point at
which the heart has contracted
to empty itself of blood, and
the diastolic, the low point at
which the heart relaxes to re-
fill itself with blood. In adults,
we want to keep these mea-
surements in the range of less
than 140 (systolic) over 90 (di-
astolic).
Hypertension occurs aefoss
all races, genders and even
ages. As more children have
become overweight and have
diets high in salt, we are wit-
nessing a jump in the number
of young people with hyper-
tension. Additionally, the
stresses of modem life are con-
tributing to a rise in the blood
pressure of otherwise healthy,
active adults.
While in some cases hyper-
tension can be traced to a spe-
cific health condition such as
diabetes, about 90 percent of
persons with high blood pres-
sure have what is known as es-
sential hypertension. The ex-
act cause of essential hyperten-
sion is largely still a mystery,
but we have learned that diet
and exercise can play a signifi-
cant role in reducing blood
pressure even without medica-
tion. Even exercise alone has
proven to lower blood pressure
in some individuals.
In partnership with, your
physician, hypertension is a
health condition that you can
play an active role in manag-
ing. It need not be a silent
killer.
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White, Barbara. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 122, No. 94, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 21, 2004, newspaper, November 21, 2004; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth790251/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.