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Mathis News
Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016
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Santa arrives
Saturday after
lighted parade
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Mathis
Intermediate
School's October
Students of the
Month stand by
their special bul-
letin board. From
left, third graders
Jeremiah Perez
and Alyssa Padron;
fourth graders
Carmelo Ortiz and
Ava Silvas; and
fifth graders Ayden
Romero and, not
pictured, Lindsey
Gutierrez.
Contributed photo
By Paul Gonzales
Mathis News editor
to cross.
After the parade
ends, the block from
Hildago St. to Duvall
St. will shut down for
; the exchange of gifts
and pictures with
Santa.
“So basically from 4
p.m. on we’re going to
have traffic diverted
to Rockport St. and
then if anyone needs
to cut around they can
come on Franklin St.,”
Carter said.
In addition to the
prizes given for the
parade, there will
still be a Christmas
decorating contest
for businesses spon-
sored by the Mathis
Economic Development
Corporation.
Prizes will be award-
ed to first, second and
third places.
MATHIS - Lighted
floats will make their
way through down-
town Saturday, Dec
10, after the event
was postponed due to
inclement weather this
past weekend.
Beginning at 5:30
p.m., participants in
the annual Illuminated
Parade will line up at
Pirate Stadium with
the parade kicking off
at 6 p.m.
There will be three
prizes for parade
entries, including “best
decorated,” “most light-
ing” and “best overall.”
The Mathis Police
Department will close
some downtown streets
for the festivities, start-
ing at 4 p.m.
MIS inaugurates student of the month program
said.
time wisely, for completing their
homework and for following direc-
tions and class rules.
Contributed information
The first six students of the
month at Mathis Intermediate
School have their individual pho-
tographs on the “Student of the
Month” bulletin board.
The students were chosen to rep-
resent their third, fourth and fifth
grade classes in October because
they are responsible, respectful their class preparation that dem- teers, guests and visitors while
and they follow the rules for a safe onstrates their desire and engage- observing the behavior rules for all
school environment, school officials ment in learning, for using class school activities.
Representing the school are
third graders Alyssa Padron and
Jeremiah Perez, fourth graders The students help build a com-
Ava Silvas and Carmelo Ortiz and munity in their classroom by build-
fifth graders Lindsey Gutierrez ing trust. They also help others in
and Aden Romero.
the school community by welcom-
The students are recognized for ing other students, staff, volun-
Cross traffic on San
Patricio Ave. from
Three types of honeybees, some work, some play
The toy giveaway
Duvall to Highway 359
will be shut down, as wiH be held at the
well as traffic from Lee MISD McCraw Junior
St. to Duvall St. and High lawn, across from
St. Mary’s up to San City Hall, for children
Patricio Ave. from eight months to
12 years in age.
I wanted to give a more
in-depth lesson on the
three types of honeybees
that inhabit each hive
after last week’s brief over-
view of the honeybee.
the summer months, when
the hive needs to be at its
maximum strength. She
lays up to 2,500 eggs per
day. This daily egg pro-
duction can equal her own
weight. She is constantly
fed and groomed by atten-
dant worker bees.
The queen bee has con-
trol over whether she lays
male or female eggs. If she
uses stored sperm to fertil-
ize the egg, the larva that
hatches is female. If the
egg is left unfertilized, the
larva that hatches is male.
Female bees inherit genes
from their mothers and
their fathers, while male
bees inherit only genes
from their mothers.
Queens are distinguish-
able by their larger size,
and slightly lighter color.
Queens have a stinger, but
they do not leave the hive
to help defend it. Queens
also regulate the hive’s
activities by producing
chemicals which guide the
behavior of the other bees.
Type 3: Male bees are
called drones. Several hun-
dred drones live in each
hive during the spring and
summer, and are expelled
for the winter months
when the hive goes into a
lean survival mode.
Drones are larger than
worker bees, have no
stinger, and have life the
easiest. If fertilization is
considered a kind of work,
then mating is the only
work they do. They leave
their hive for only two to
three hours a day, and rely
on the worker bees for food.
Check in next week for
my article on why honey-
bees are important to you
and me.
The Taproot
!We’ll have officers
The lighting of the
fire department and
public works direct- Christmas tree, which
ing traffic,” Sgt. Chris usually takes place
Carter said.
By Morgan Naylor Bellows
Types of Honey Bees
Type 1: worker bees are
the only bees most people
ever see. The worker bees,
all female, live for about
six weeks and do most of
at 8-Acre Park, will
instead take place
near City Hall on San
Patricio Ave.
When the parade
begins, the intersec-
tion of San Patricio
Ave. and Highway 359
also will be closed to tact City Hall at 361-
allow for parade floats 547-3343.
have eycomb, its amazing the
the work. Some worker reported these bees make precise hexagons bees con-
bees forage for food. They more than 100 foraging struct. Just think about
collect pollen and nectar
from plants.
Entomologists
For questions, con-
trips in a day, spending all the measurements
most of daylight outside they make with a mustard
the hive. When the sun seed-size brain, and with
goes down, they head back no light in the hive. It’s
to the nest.
bewildering.
Other worker bees are
Type 2: The queen’s job
kept busy around the clock is simple: laying the eggs
with jobs within the hive, which will spawn the hive’s
They feed the queen and next generation of bees,
larvae, build and repair the There is a single queen in
hive, keep the nest cool by a hive. If the queen dies,
fanning their wings, and workers will create a new
protect the hive against queen by feeding one of the
enemies. Only worker bees larvae a special diet of food
sting, and only if they feel called “royal jelly.” After
threatened. Once they consuming this elixir for
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Gonzales, Paul. Mathis News (Mathis, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 8, 2016, newspaper, December 8, 2016; Mathis, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1170449/m1/3/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mathis Public Library.