Alvin Sun-Advertiser (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 127, No. [7], Ed. 1 Sunday, January 15, 2017 Page: 1 of 10
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One day Addie Fusig and her
dad, Bill, were driving down U.S.
610. They passed the now-vacant
Astrodome. That may be the last
time you see the Astrodome, her
dad told her.
“That is what inspired me to
write about the Astrodome,” Ad-
die said.
That inspiration from her dad
led Addie to write an essay that
was the runner-up in a statewide
writing contest.
“Our teacher said we had to
write an essay for die contest, but
you didn’t have to enter,” she said.
But the seventh-grader did enter.
“He is a really good teacher. He
finds good ways to do things.”
Her teacher had heard about
the Texas Land Commissioner’s
contest that asked fourth- and
seventh-grade students to answer:
The 85th session of the Texas
Legislature opened Jan. 10. The
Alvin Sun & Advertiser ques-
tioned Rep. Ed Thompson, R-
District 29, on his thoughts of
the session via emails before the
session began this past Tuesday.
Thompson began his third term as
the representative of District 29
By David Money
Staff Writer
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What history in your community,
or Texas, is worth saving?
Addie wrote that the building
dubbed ‘the eighth wonder of the
world’ back in the ‘60s needs to be
preserved.
“... But let me tell you, the As-
trodome is one magnificent struc-
ture. In fact the Astrodome has had
3 different names; Hanis county
Domed stadium in 1965, Houston
Astrodome from 1965 to 2000,
Reliant Astrodome from 2000 to
2014 and Astrodome from 2014
to present. The Astrodome was
file world’s first multi- pinpose,
domed sports stadium. Hie first in
die whole world; that is amazing.
Why would you tear down the first
ever multipurpose sports stadium?
Being over 50 years old; it is in
good, and useable condition, still.
If you don’t like the seats, then
just change the seats. Or want to
change the colors, then paint
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economy, and I hope to be difi-
gent in representing the people of
House District 29. Constituents
are always welcome to stop by
my office whenever they are at
the Capitol. Please write, call, or
email me when you hear of spe-
cific bills that you support or op-
pose: I work for you!” he said.
Sun &Advertiser: What do
you think are some of the biggest
bills of the upcoming session?
Addie Fusig, 12, shows off some of her prizes for being the runner-up in a statewide history essay contest
put on by the Texas Land Commissioner's office. (Staff photo by David Money)
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Thompson: The budget is
always the biggest bill. It’s the
only bill that we are constitution-
ally required to pass, and unlike
the federal government, the state
government is required to pass a
balanced budget. Other important
bills will deal with reforms in the
realms of public school finance,
foster care and CPS, hailstorm
litigation, property taxes, as well
as law enforcement protection.
Sun &Advertiser: What will
you be working on passing dur-
ing the session?
Thompson: We are develop-
ing bills that will honor our mili-
tary, strengthen and support our
public schools, eradicate named
driver insurance policies, and
help Brazoria County on several
Police officer cadets from
China were in Alvin to learn
about community policing
procedures from members
of the Alvin Police Depart-
ment earlier this month. In
the photo above, Alvin Vol-
unteer Firefighters put out
a car fire for the students
from China to witness the
fire fighters in action. The
students also got to see Alvin
officers and Alvin EMS
personnel work the scene of
a rollover accident. Both of
the staged events took pkice
on South Johnson St. In
the left photo, Police Chief
Robert Lee and Mayor Paul
Horn presented the stu-
dents with a proclamation.
(Contributed photos/Det.
Jennifer Morrison)
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Alvin students
to present
Beauty, Beast
The Alvin High School Fine
Arts Department will present
the musical “Beauty and the
Beast” at 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan.
26 through Saturday, Jan. 28 and
will close on Sunday, Jan. 29
with a 2 p.m. matinee in Mar-
guerite Edwards Auditorium.
Admission is $6 for students and
senior citizens and $7 for gener-
al adult admission. Tickets will
be available in advance online
through myschoolbucks.com.
The classic tale features Belle,
a young woman in a provincial
French town, and the Beast, who
is really a young prince trapped
under the spell of an enchant-
ress. If the Beast can learn to
love and be loved, the curse will
end and he will be transformed
into his former self, but time is
running out. If the Beast does
not learn his lesson soon, he and
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The Alvin ISD Education
Foundation will host the 16th
Annual Turtle Race on Saturday,
Feb. 11 at National Oak Park in
Alvin.
The day will start with a fun
run at 9 a.m., and the Turtle
Race at noon. Community mem-
bers, parents, students and staff
are encouraged to adopt turtles
for the race. All proceeds from
the Turtle Race benefit the stu-
dents and teachers in the Alvin
ISD through Innovative Teach-
ing Grants; campus grants; and
scholarships for students, teach-
ers and paraprofessionals. The
turtles are made from plastic and
are retrieved from the water af-
ter the race. The turtles can be
adopted for $5 by filling out an
adoption form, available at all
Alvin ISD campuses; the Al-
vin ISD Central Administration
Building; Alvin-Manvel Area
Chamber of Coimnerce; YMCA
of Alvin; Alvin Community Col-
lege; and TDEC, Inc., as well as
online at www.alvinisd.net/edu-
cationfoundation.
The day of the Turtle Race
the adopted turtles will be
taken to Mustang Bayou
and gently dropped in from
the bridge along the Tom
Blakeney Hike and Bike Trail
at National Oak Park in Al-
vin. The turtles will then
“race” down the bayou to the
finish line near the Adoue
Street Bridge where they will
be scooped out and the winners
determined. The adopter of the
first turtle to cross the finish line
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Alvin student is
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By David Money
Staff Writer
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Money, David. Alvin Sun-Advertiser (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 127, No. [7], Ed. 1 Sunday, January 15, 2017, newspaper, January 15, 2017; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1246190/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Alvin Community College.