The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 68, Ed. 1 Friday, January 15, 1993 Page: 1 of 6
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BRAZORIA COUNTY'S
OLDEST NEWSPAPER
VOLUME 102, NO. 68
ALVIN, TEXAS 77511
WELLBORN’S
331-3125
Late Registration for the
Spring 1993 semester at Alvin
Community College is scheduled
for Jan.. 14-15 form 9 a.m. -
noon and Jan. 18-20 from 4 p.m.
Registration begins in the area
adjacent to the Records Office,
for more information, call the
Counseling Center at 388-4636.
Students surpass
hopes, pass state
numbers on TAAS
By Mark Kramer
The Alvin Sun
Sale of the Alvin M u -
seum Society's local-history
calendars for 1993 is coming to
a close. A few calendars can be
bought at the Alvin Automatic
Car Wash, Alvin State Bank,
the Chamber of Commerce, and
Welborn's. The price is $5.
'No crying over spilled milk,'
especially in case of Oilers
See Page 2
By Mark Kramer
The Alvin Sun
Flight to UTMB.
Freeman's passenger, Susan
Barrett, 43, of Freeport, and
$
s
The meeting of the Board of
Directors for the Chamber of
Commerce, scheduled for Jan. 21.
has been changed to Jan. 22.
The meeting of the industrial
council has been changed from
Jan. 22 to Jan. 29.
The Alvin Area Achiev-
ers chapter of American Busi-
ness Women meet every third
Thursday of the month a 7 p.m.
in the conference room of the
Village on The Park, 400 East
Parkway Dr. For more informa-
tion call 482-4112, 585-5198,
or 585-4973.
Despite loss, Alvin High boys
scare state's No.2 hoop team
See Page 3
By Karyn Pannell
The Alvin Sun
Alvin Police have made 40 cases
against local establishments and
individuals in its sting operation for
selling alcohol to minors - a num-
ber that more than triples the
amount in the whole operation last
year.
For the past month and a half, an
undercover 20-year-old police officer
has been going to some area estab-
lishments and stores trying to pur-
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Attention: Elvis has left the
The National Weather Service
predicts high temperatures in the
low 60's with lows in the mid
40's, along with a 20 percent
chance of rain.
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A double minded man is un-
stable in all his ways. James
1:8.
Dear Lord, please held me to
be reachable and teachable to
Your will and way. Amen.
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"You are starting to see
our curriculum going
into effect...I think you'll
continue to see that
progress."
Spencer's passenger, Mandy
Stafford, 16, of Alvin, was taken
by Life Flight to the University of
Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.
Freeman was also taken by Life
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Alvin Independent School Dis-
trict juniors and seniors fared better
than the state's minimum expecta-
tions on the exit level of the TAAS
test, which was encouraging news
to school officials.
"You are starting to see how our
curriculum is going into effect,"
—Assistant Suporintendens Dr. Lori
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Alcohol sting no minor ordeal
Sales to underage persons up; Police Chief terms matter 'sad'
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 15,1993
Garbage pickup
is reset for city
The City of Alvin Sanitation
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U.S. and allied planes
bombed military positions in
southem Iraq Wednesday in a
qenewed effort to chasten Saddam
Hussein. As an extra measure
President Bush ordered about
1,000 troops from Fort Hood
into Kuwait...Space Shuttie
Endeavor's five astronauts
deployed a communications
sattelite, just hours after blasting
off on the mission.
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The Alvin Junior High
Booster Club has set the
dates of their meetings for the
rest of the year. The club will
meet on Jan. 1, Feb. 15, April
19 and May 17- in the Alvin
Junior High cafeteria at 7:30
p.m. All parents and students
are invited to attend.
Some folks go all through
life in a Hrvy over what others
think about them.
But, it is said that you wont
ger dizzy by doing good turns
fix others.--RKG
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By Mark Kramer
The Alvin Sun
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Members of the Alvin-
Pearland Metro Go-Texan
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Jan. 16 at the Texas Rose Hall
from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Barbeque will be served and a
domino contest will be held.
building!
Not really, but his postage
stamps are selling fast according
to Alvin Post Office officials.
As of Monday, 18,000 stamps
had been sold, spokesperson
Janice Evans said. The stamps
went on sale Friday afternoon.
•People were waiting in line
outside of the door at 11 a.m.,"
Evans said. "We didn't start
selling them Until noon."
The Brazoria County Conserva-
tion and Reclamation District No. 3
Commissioners authorized action
on a few items during its latest
meeting.
Commissioners voted to name
Shari L. Frank as the new office
manager. She will be authorized to
sign all reports which are required
to be filed. Frank replaces Mary
Adams, who resigned in December
after many years with the district
Patricia Clark was also voted in
as office clerk.
In other action, the Board autho-
rized C&R Foreman Vernon Knape
to proceed with plans to put pipe
tee Bill Veto, left, is being sworn in by Chairman Carl Ellis as a under a canal system at County
■ew member vror the Alvin Community College Board of Road 180. Bids were also opened
Trustees Tuesday. Vela replaced the seat of long-time member for the purchase of new trucks and
Elmer Dezso. (Staff Photo by Karyn Pannell) bridge timbers.
Life Flight was called to the Spencer were taken by Alvin EMS
scene of a two car collision Friday 10 Alvin Community Hospital,
night, the second one in the past Spencer was cited for tailing to
two weeks on State Highway 35. control speed.
According to police reports, a
Ford Thunderbird driven by Amy
Spencer, 17, of League City was
traveling north on Highway 35
when it went on to the shoulder.
The driver then tried to get back on
the road and lost control of the
vehicle.
The car spun around and collided
with a southbound Chevrolet
Pickup driven by Robert Freeman,
29, of Freeport.
Pearland AARP will meet
Feb. 2 at Melvin Knapp Com-
munity Center in Pearland.
Speaker will be Barbara Pugh
from International Tours of
Hillcroft. AARP meets every
first Tuesday for all seniors 50
and up.
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Brannon said. "I think you'll con- if something was done to help stu-
tinue to see that progress." dents improve their test scores, es-
According to reports, first-time pecially with seniors who are tak-
tested juniors did a reasonable job ing the test for the second time,
of surpassing the district's mini- "We do have remediation pro-
mum expectations, scoring 64 per- grams for them," AHS Principal
cent on all tests taken. The state Don Jefferies. "If a student has
average is 54 percent. Seniors who failed it (TAAS) twice, they are put
did not master the test the year be- in remediation classes."
fore, also were ranked over the Jefferies also said that individual
state’s average, with 45 percent of help from parents and tutors is key
the students meeting expectations, to better test scores.
compared to the state average of 39 "What it usually comes down to
percent is just one or two areas a kid is
In addition, juniors ranked over weak in," he added. "You just have
the minimum expectations in the to keep plugging away at it."
reading, writing and math cate- Jefferies added that only a small
gories. AHS juniors also showed number of students did not graduate
improved scores over last year's because trey did not meet require-
class. ments on the TAAS test
Although the seniors fared over Board member Willie May Free-
the state average, they weren’t as man said that high school gradua-
strong as last year’s class, reports tion is a very special part of life and
said. , that everything should be done to
Were reasonably pleased with ensure that they walk at graduation,
these scores," Superintendent Bill "If there’s anything we can do for
Hasse said. "But we're never really them, let's do it," she said. "It’s
satisfied - we're always looking to important to them that they walk
do better." and we need to help them any way
School Board Trustees then asked that we can."
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March 26-27. For booth
information, call Nancy Trent at
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This crowd of people was one of many waiting anxiously to get their Elvis stamps.
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chase alcohol partment would have made the task so many people are still selling to
One fact that bothers Police of minors buying alcohol more minors."
Chief Mike Merkel is that more stringent by giving people warning Merkel said that the persons that
people are selling alcohol to before the operation took place, have been caught by the undercover
minors. According to police, only "It‘s the responsibility of the es- officer selling alcohol has been no-
six cases were made in the entire tablishments that sell alcohol to tified. The cases will then be re-
operation last year. sell only to those who are the legal ferred to the District Atorney.
Something s wrong when that drinking age," he said. According to Merkel, the opera-
many people are selling alcohol to "We've tried to make it harder to tion will conclude sometime in
minors, Merkel said. Its sad that buy alcohol by really pressing this February.
such a large proportion of these issue," Merkel added. "We've had it "One of our main focuses as po-
kids are able to go and buy alcohol in the newspapers and gotten word lice officers is to protect our
fromthese businesses." u . out in the community. youth,” Merkel said "This program
Merkel said he hoped that the de- "But I just can't understand why is a pan of doing that"
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Schwind, Jim & Kramer, Mark. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 68, Ed. 1 Friday, January 15, 1993, newspaper, January 15, 1993; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1561473/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.