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A Column by Jona Janet
Deadline for
MOST WANTED
Are you paying MORE for your prescriptions???
Recipe Column
BID NOTICE
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Friday, May 8, 2020
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SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL PHARMACY!
Athletic supplies, Athletic Training Coverage, Unleaded Gasoline/Diesel
Fuel, Technology equipment, Property Insurance and Vehicle Insurance.
Any other situation will
be subject to a case by case
review by TWC based on
individual circumstances.
SNAP online is approved
The Texas Health and
Human Services Commis-
sion on April 23 received
federal approval to con-
duct a pilot program that
would allow Texans to pur-
chase groceries online using
Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program ben-
efits during the COVID-19
pandemic. Officials said the
statewide pilot program is
expected to start by May 18.
EX-Parte Communication. In accordance with sound procurement practices,
the District prohibits ex-parte communication during the procurement
process between a proposer/bidder and any school board member or other
person serving as an evaluator. Proposers directly contacting school board
member(s) or evaluator(s) risk disqualification of their proposal/bid
from further consideration. Proposers/bidders may seek clarifications and/
or interpretations as set forth in this procurement.
Bids will be reviewed at the regular school board meeting held on Thursday,
June 18,2020, at 7:30 P.M. in the Ralls ISD Administration Building, 1082
4TH Street. If you have any questions, contact Chris Wade, at (806) 253-
2500. All bids must be received by 12:00 pm on June 12, 2020. The Ralls
School Board retains the right to accept or reject any or all bids for the best
interest of the school district.
Sealed bids will be received at the Ralls Independent School District Central
Office, 1082 4TH Street, Ralls, Texas 79357-9701 to purchase the following
for the 2020-2021 school year:
Advertising and News
in the paper is
Tuesday by 5:00 P.M.
Ralls Elementary would
like to announce the 2019-
2020 Teacher of the Year,
Jennifer Martin!
Ms. Martin has taught
at Ralls Elementary for
three years. She is currently
the 4th and 5th grade math
teacher. The following is
what her co-workers had to
say about her.
- She was willing to take
on a difficult role during
hard circumstances.
- She’s calm, sweet and
friendly
- I am proud to have a
co-worker who puts stu-
dents first.
- Ms. Martin truly en-
joys teaching and wants
her students to learn. She
disciplines in a kind way.
- Ms. Martin builds rela-
tionships with her students,
showing that she cares
about them and their lives.
- She stepped up when
the kids needed her.
- Jennifer took on the
enormous responsibility of
teaching two grade levels
Note: I just didn t have it in me to generate any ravings
this week. So, I took a tip from my friend Tracy Sales: “Just
use an old one! “ Thanks Tracy! The following column was
first printed on April 17, 2015.
Peter Pan or Jiff? That was a burning question in my
home not long ago when I had an extended house guest.
It was a battle of the preferences. One person likes Peter
Pan and one person likes Jiff. I checked the ingredients.
I checked the price. I checked the texture of each. I
checked everything that could possibly matter in terms of
selecting the right brand. And then I questioned my own
reasons for always buying Peter Pan. It was a long, deep,
soul searching quest to know why I buy that brand. And
then I began to question other brand purchases. Why do I
buy Downy Fabric Softener? Why do I buy Tide Laundry
Detergent? Why do I buy Polmolive Dish Washing Soap?
Why do I buy Cascade Dishwasher Soap? My reason for
purchasing each brand has nothing to do with market re-
search, comparison testing, or even cost of the item. My
reason is really quite simple. It’s because my mother did.
and did a great job.
- Jennifer works incred-
ibly hard for her students.
She is knowledgeable about
her content, never stops
learning new ways to pres-
ent material and encourages
learning.
- She stepped up and
made a hard situation into
a great one.
- Every time I see Ms.
Martin she has a smile on
her face.
- Awesome teacher!
- She went above and
beyond during this difficult
year, tackling two grade lev-
els despite the most difficult
odds and did it with grace.
- Ms. Martin is a hard
working teacher, she loves
her students and has formed
great relationships with
them.
Ms. Martin stepped up
when the campus needed
her and has done a tremen-
dous job for Ralls ISD.
Congratulations Jenni-
fer, we love and appreciate
you!!
HIGHLIGHT^
John Wayne Dish
By Oleta Merrick of Ralls, Texas
Ingredients
2 cans of Green Chiles, diced
1 lb Monterey Jack cheese
1 lb. Cheddar cheese
4 eggs
2/3 cup carnation milk
1 Tbsp flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp of pepper
Directions
Combine chilies and cheese in a casserole. Beat egg whites
until stiff. Combine egg yolks, flour, salt, pepper and milk. Fold
egg whites. Pour over cheese and chilies. Bake 30 minutes at
350 degrees. Add tomato slices around the edge and cook again
until knife comes out clean.
Jennifer Martin named
Ralls Elementary Teacher of the Year!
Jennifer Martin has been named
Teacher of the Year for 2019-20
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outdoor sports, “so long as
the necessary precautions
are maintained to reduce the
transmission of COVID-19
and to minimize in-person
contact with people who are
not in the same household.”
The complete executive
order is available at gov.
texas.gov.
Cumulative figures
posted by the Texas De-
partment of State Health
Services at noon on May 3
showed that some 31,548
people in Texas had been
diagnosed with COVID-19
and 867 deaths had been
confirmed as resulting from
the influenza-like virus.
PBS, TEA launch initia-
tive
The Texas Education
Agency and PBS televi-
sion stations on April 21
announced a joint initiative
to air educational program-
ming each week in each
of Texas’ 10 PBS viewing
areas during the COVID-19
pandemic.
The programming com-
menced statewide on April
20 through the “At-Home
Learning Initiative” that
preempts regularly sched-
uled weekday programming
with grade-level-appropri-
ate programming divided
into three age groups: Pre-
K through 3rd grade, 5th
through 8th grade, and high
school.
“This joint initiative be-
tween TEA and PBS stands
to benefit all students as
they work each day to navi-
gate uncharted waters and
continue to do their best to
learn and grow as students
and individuals,” said Texas
Education Commissioner
Mike Morath.
Revenue total decreases
Texas Comptroller
Glenn Hegar on May 1 an-
nounced state sales tax rev-
enue totaled $2.58 billion in
April, an amount 9.3% less
than the amount reported
in April 2019, marking the
steepest decline since Janu-
ary 2010.
The majority of April
sales tax revenue is based
on sales made in March
and remitted to the state
comptroller in April. Next
month’s remittances likely
will show steeper declines
compared to a year ago
because of the shuttering
of businesses related to
COVID-19 and plummeting
oil prices throughout April,
Hegar added.
Benefits may continue
The Texas Workforce
Commission on April 30
issued new guidance to
unemployment claimants
concerning their eligibility
for unemployment benefits
should they choose not to
return to work due to CO-
VID-19.
The TWC said Texans
can continue to receive
unemployment benefits
throughout the COVID-19
response if they choose not
to return to work for certain
reasons, including:
—At High Risk: People
65 years or older are at a
higher risk for getting very
sick from COVID-19;
—Household member
at high risk: People 65 years
or older are at a higher risk
of getting very sick from
COVID-19;
—Diagnosed with CO-
VID: Individual has tested
positive for COVID-19 by
a source authorized by the
State of Texas and is not
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—Family member with
COVID: Anybody in the
household has tested posi-
tive for COVID-19 by a
source authorized by the
State of Texas and is not
recovered and 14 days have
not yet passed;
—Quarantined: Indi-
vidual is currently in 14-day
quarantine due to close con-
tact exposure to COVID-19;
and
— Child care: Child’s
school or daycare closed
and no alternatives are
available.
Governor’s order re-
opens many businesses
on limited basis
AUSTIN — An ex-
ecutive order issued by
Gov. Greg Abbott to reopen
in-store retail shopping,
dine-in restaurants, movie
theaters, museums, libraries
and more took effect May 1
and will continue through
May 15.
As Texas, the rest of
the United States and the
world’s nations seek to
balance cries for increased
commercial activity — and
the jobs that result — while
also containing the spread
of the deadly influenza-like
virus, COVID-19, Abbott’s
order allows most venues to
operate at up to 25% of their
total listed occupancy with
certain other conditions ap-
plying.
For example, shopping
malls may operate at up
to 25% of their total listed
occupancy. However, their
food-court dining areas,
play areas and interactive
displays and settings must
remain closed.
Abbott’s order, in ac-
cordance with guidelines
issued by White House and
the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention,
reminds Texans that schools
remain closed to in-person
classroom attendance by
students through the end
of the 2019-2020 school
year. Meanwhile, teachers
and staff are encouraged to
continue to work remotely
from home if possible but
may return to campuses
to conduct remote video
instruction and perform
administrative duties under
strict terms required by the
Texas Education Agency.
Also, private schools and
institutions of higher educa-
tion are urged to establish
similar terms to allow fac-
ulty and staff to return to
campuses to conduct remote
video instruction and per-
form administrative duties
when it is not possible to do
so from home.
Notably, the order does
not prohibit people from
accessing essential or re-
opened services or engaging
in essential daily activities,
such as going to the grocery
store or gas station, pro-
viding or obtaining other
essential or reopened ser-
vices, visiting parks, hunt-
ing or fishing or engaging
in physical activity like
jogging, bicycling or other
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