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Mrs. Alloway and her hus-
band, John, who is in the man-
ufacturing business at Dallas,
arc the parents of 2 children,
daughter Meredith, 6; and son,
Garrett, 2.
longtime teacher, she knew that
she wanted to work with deaf
children.
"Helen Keller was lost with-
out communication,” she said.
"Once she had a way to com-
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She went on to earn a mas-
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While the television airwaves have been filled this year with
stories about fallen stars, the real heroes in this nation just
keep on doing their jobs with little fanfare.
Real heroes seem more interested in making a difference
than making a name for themselves. And that certainly can be
said for Melissa Alloway, who has been a teacher for 18 years
and has been working wonders with the students of Stonewall
Jackson Elementary School.
Mrs. Alloway teaches deaf second- and third-graders at the
East Dallas school, opening educational doors that were not
available for many of them before.
Her enthusiasm and creative ability to make lessons lively
for her classes have earned accolades from the rest of the
faculty at Stonewall Jackson. And now Mrs. Alloway has been
recognized as teacher of the year by the Dallas Independent
School District.
She says her desire to learn sign language and help deaf
students came after she saw The Miracle Worker, a motion
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Dallas teacher of the year fills the bill
(Ed. Note: Following is a re-print of the Dallas Morning
News editorial honoring former Yoakumite, Melissa Dickinson
Alloway)
Sometimes Mrs. Alloway
even dresses the part.
When her class studies Af-
rica, she has come to school
wearing costumes from that
continent. To introduce a unit
on farm life, she has outfitted
herself in a straw hat and
handkerchief. And Dallas his-
tory lessons take on new life
when she suits up as a charac-
ter from the past.
The dramatics help because
deaf children depend on their
vision to learn, said Lauric
Tranchin, whose son is tutored
by Mrs. Alloway. "Melissa is a
perfect teacher because she's
very energetic," she said.
Olivia Henderson, Stonewall
Jackson’s principal, said the
new teacher of the year is a
role model for her entire fac-
ulty About 70 of the school’s
560 students are deaf.
"She's an inspiration to other
teachers," Mrs. Henderson said.
When she teaches a class, the
children are truly immersed in
it. She bombards their senses."
Mrs Alloway said she feels a
special tie to her students.
Some deal children come
from homes where no one
knows sign language. They
come to school hungry for
interaction, she said.
" Their eyes have taken in all
these things for 8 years," she
said. "They just need someone
to communicate with about it."
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From Page One
Loosier claimed when Mills
learned the deputy had testi-
fied before a grand jury
probing allegations against the
former sheriff, Mills relieved
him of duties in an undercover
case, made threats against his
life, intercepted telephone calls
for Loosier, erased the deputy’s
case records from the com-
puter system and assigned two
deputies to investigate
Loosier’s activities.
Mills apparently learned of
Loosier’s involvement in help-
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picture based on the life of Helen Keller.
Her pupils must be pleased that she happened to see that
movie. And so arc we. Dallas can never have enough real
sity of Texas-Dallas and spent telligent woman to the world."
her first Summer as a teacher Mrs. Alloway, who is in her
distributing hearing aids to 18th year of teaching, said she
deaf children in central Mex- has long been fascinated with
ico. the power of sign language.
A feature article written by "It is a way to communicate,
Larry Bleiberg and published to get inside the silent mind,"
in the Dallas Morning News, she said. "I was always in-
said the following about the trigued about how much was in
YHS grad: there. We just need to give
Melissa Alloway's students them a language.”
greeted her Thursday (the In her class, Mrs. Alloway
morning after she had received makes that language come to
the award) with silent cheers life.
and sign-language kisses. Every lesson is a windmill of
The messages spoke loudly motion as she practically
to Dallas' new teacher of the climbs out of a chair, putting
year. her entire body into her sign
"I’m just in shock," said the language She said she wants to
instructor, who teaches deaf paint a picture with her hands.
2nd and 3rd graders at "When deaf people sign, their
Stonewall Jackson Elementary feelings are all the way to the
School in Old East Dallas. end of their fingertips," she
She said the honor will allow said. "We have to teach with
her to champion the needs of our whole body.”
deaf education. "I just hope I Cindi Nagy, a teaching aide
can live up to it," she said who is deaf, said Mrs. Alloway
Her students have no doubt. is a deaf student's dream.
An impressed Wade Dillon, "I can see the deaf children’s
9, stumbled backward and eyes light up. They get the
pointed at his teacher when he whole picture," Mrs. Nagy said
heard about the prize. through an interpreter. "I en-
Jesus Herrera, 10, was just joy watching Mrs. Alloway
quietly proud. teach."
I am lucky. We learn so Her colleagues agree that
much from her," he said in Mrs Alloway is special,
sign language through an in- ' She'll do anything she can
terpreter. "I was glad to see her to get the message, across. If
happy and smiling." she has to get down on the
The teacher traces her career floor and act it out, she’ll do it,"
interest to a movie she saw as a said Becky Hays, who has
teen-ager. The Miracle Worker. taught with Mrs. Alloway for
After watching the story of 17 years. "Every lesson is like
Anne Sullivan, Helen Keller's a story."
From Page One
added to the case against
forgery suspect Robin Keath-
ley, 25, of Yoakum .who offi-
cers say was videotaped pass
ing a bogus check at a local
convenience store.
To date, police have filed
five forgery counts against
Keathley in Lavaca County,
and expect to add at least one
more, and another three in
DeWitt County, with several
more pending.
Authorities in Gonzales and
Shiner also have filed charges
in incidents involving forged
checks apparently misappro- ■
priated from a Shiner man.
Yoakum police also are try-
ing to clamp down on the latest
series of burglaries and petty
thefts that Chief Leek charac-
terized as "getting money for
the weekend and to buy
drugs." Most of the items se-
lected by the thieves are those
easily bartered for contraband
or sold in flea markets for
ing make a case against him cash.
after the deputy inadvertently The hardest-hit victim was
left an original sheet of Joseph Lantiegne, whose shop
records, which Mills allegedly at 515 N. South St. was broken
ordered destroyed earlier and into Thursday night.
which Loosier was asked by After entering through a
District Attorney Wiley window, the thieves apparently
Cheatham to duplicate, in a were very selective in their
copy machine. A DPS trooper choices of merchandise, taking
found the document and mid-priced items for which
turned it over to Mills. there is a ready illicit market.
After that incident, Loosier Lantiegne reported the loss
said, working conditions in the of 30 pairs of binoculars, 10
office deteriorated and even- cameras, 30 Swiss Army
tually ended with his being knives, 10 hunting knives, 10
fired. 'Lotto computers,' two Walk-
The former deputy testified man radios, three gas space
in district court in July that the heaters, two handbags, a
previous October he and an- ’ karoke machine and a video-
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other former deputy, Charles cassette recorder.
Schlinke, overheard Mills tell Intruders pryed the lock
his secretary at the time, from the wooden door frame
Sharon Adams, to destroy all on Ervin Pesek's office at 221 ’
records relating to the jail Hochheim St. the night of
commissary fund prior to May, Sept. 28 and made off with a
1993. chain saw, a girl’s bicycle and
The order, he said, was given $80 taken from an antique
after Mills learned that County cash register.
Auditor Phyllis Massey was The same night, someone
preparing to conduct an in- broke into the TCI Cablevision
depth examination of the de- offices at 410 W. Grand Ave.
partment’s books. and made an unsuccessful at-
Adams corroborated tempt to open a locked drawer.
Loosier’s testimony in court. Entry apparently was made
Mills subsequently was con- through a south-side window,
victed on four third-degree Police theorize that something
felonies and eight misde- frightened the burglar away. A
meanor counts. flashlight and other clues were
Retail Merchants Someone apparently took
M.,q mpg-v advantage of a key left in the
I-ee- l nursa ay cash drawer at BB‘s Boutique at
The monthly meeting of the 222 May St. Sept. 28 and
Yoakum Retail Merchants made off with $100 cash and a
(RMA) is scheduled for 6 p.m. personal check.
this Thursday, Oct. 6, in The cash drawer was un-
Kaiser's City Meat Market. tended for a short time that
All members and representa- afternoon before the theft was
tires of businesses interested in discovered.
joining the RMA are urged to Someone spray-painted gang
attend. An agenda item is ex- names on a back wall of attor-
pected to include plans for the ney and Municipal Judge
annual Halloween Pumpkin Dayna Tuttle's office at 212 W.
Trail for boys and girls on Grand Avenue sometime dur-
Halloween evening, Oct. 31. ing the night of Sept. 28.
Flu Shots Available Oct. 14
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people who have low resistance to infections, are likely to be
more seriously affected by the flu. Thus, the U. S. Public Health
Service says the following groups are at increased risk for seri-
ous illness with the flu and should receive the vaccine:
« All people age 65 or older
• Adults and children with long term heart or lung problems
which caused them to see a doctor regularly, or to be admitted
to a hospital for care during the past year
• Residents of nursing homes, and other institutions housing
patients of any age who have serious long-term health problems
• People of any age who during the past year have regularly ■
seen a doctor or have been admitted to a hospital for treatment
for kidney disease, cystic fibrosis, chronic metabolic disease
such as diabetes, anemia (low blood) or severe asthma
• People who have a type of cancer or immunological disorder
(or use certain types of medicines) that lowers the body's normal
resistance to infections.
« Children and teenagers (6 months thru age 18) on long-term
treatment with aspirin who, if they catch the flu, may be at risk
of getting Reye's syndrome (a childhood disease that causes
coma, liver damage, and death).
In addition, medical staff in health-care facilities should be
vaccinated. Family members or others who provide care for
high-risk persons at home should also be vaccinated, including
visiting nurses and volunteers, as well as all household members,
including children, whether or not they are providers of care.
For more information, call the Cuero-Dewitt Health Dept. at
512-275-3461.
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