Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 35, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 28, 1996 Page: 1 of 24
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Palacios celebrates BayFest696 on Saturday
Variety of family-fun activities, food, regatta featured at 18th annual event along South Bay Park
The “Gty by the Sea” will cap off its summer
vacation season this weekend when the community
holds its 18tf* annual Palacios BayFest on Saturday
(Aug. 31). •
The full day of family-fun events including rides,
games, arts, crafts, games and food will take place
along South Bay/Pavilion Patk. BayFest will start at
9 a.m. and continue until that evening.
Kids and adults alike will have fun with all the
activities offered includ-
ing the new Barrel Train,
Moon Walk, Dunking
Booth and bingo.
During the day,
BayFest-goers can
browse through the crafts
booths and exhibits for
some real bargains
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Among the displays will
be the unveiling of
Speedy’s Electric Boats, a
must see for young and old
alike.
Also throughout the
day, the public can enjoy a
wide array of refreshments
and sit back and watch the
sailboats ply the waters of Ties Palacios Bay during
the 5th Annual Sailboat Regatta.
The array of food items available will include
barbecue, sausage-on-a-stick, turkey legs, kabobs,
hot dogs and hamburgers. Plenty of desserts and
drinks will also be available.
For mere information on BayFest ‘96, call (512)
972-3960 or the Palacios Chamber of Commerce at
(512) 972-2615 or 1-800-611-4567.
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Council votespi
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property tax rate
Action follows May ‘opinion poll* vote
to help fund street improvement works
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BY CHRISTOPHER McKELVY
Pdadoe BMcen Buff Writer
the property tax rate nine cents to 700 per $100 valuation for the
city’s 1996-97 fiscal year. The hike in the tax rate for a five-year
period is designed to provide funding for long-term street improve-
ments.
During the May elections, the citizens of Palacios voted “yes” by
more than a 2 to 1 ratio to the question: “Should the Palacios City
Council, for a five year period, raise the city property tax by an
amount of funds equal to the funds generated by the ‘one-half cent
sales tax to reduce property tax’? This would increase the tax rate
‘from approximately 61 cents to 70 cents, raising an estimated
$50,000 per year for the repair of city streets. The Troll Foundation
will match the City’s $50,000 per year for three years (combined
total would equal $400,000).’’
Through the tax increase and the donation from Troll Founda-
tion, tire city “is hoping to get more mileage per dollar,” councilman
Terry Mosier said. That would “get 90% of the streets repaired.”
Mayor George Holst informed the handful of citizens attending
last week’s council meeting that “in order to increase the tax rate.
(See COUNCIL, Page 2A)
Palacios CofC to
promote Palacios
via ‘Ambassadors’
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Bustin9 through the Brahmas
PUNCHING through the hole created by the blocking of teammates Luis Arriola (left) and
Santos Perez (79), Shark junior varsity running back Brent Calhoun (1) charges up the
middle for yardage against East Bernard during last Friday’s scrimmage. The JV squad
used touchdowns from Aaron Jobs and Jamie Dinh to take a 2-0 ‘win’. The varsity Sharks
dropped their initial scrimmage 2-0. The Sharks get their final preseason tune-up this
Thursday (Aug. 29) when they host Rice Consolidated starting with JV/freshmen action at 5
p.m. The Booster Club will be selling BBQ plates from 6-8 p.m. at $5 each. PISD students
and teachers will hold a district-wide pep rally at the stadium at 7 p.m. Meanwhile, the
Tidehaven Tigers will have their final practice match against the Comanches in Shiner on
Friday. (Beacon Photo by Nick West) _
BY CHRISTOPHER McKELVY
Pdedoe Beacon Btefl Writer
Friendliness. That’s one major quality which both visitors and
newcomers look for when they come to any community. Very often
it can have a direct impact on whether those visitors wiil return or
whether those newcomers stay.
In a cooperative effort, the Palacios Chamber of Commerce
(CofC) and the Gty of Palacios is aiming to capitalize on Palacios’
well-known friendliness and combine it with a thorough knowledge
of the community in a program designed to encourage both tourism
and to assist new residents to the City by tire Sea.
And what better way to do that, than with “Ambassadors”.
“We will create a welcome committee going out to newcomers,”
expressed Gaye Rogers, chairman of tire Palacios CofC’s Tourism
Committe.
Rogers presented tire Palacios Gty Council an overview of the
proposed City of Palacios/Chamber of Commerce Ambassador’s
Program last week. The mission of tire ambassador program is “to
(See PROGRAM, Page 2A)
Enrollment down slightly for
start of new PISD school year
BY KRISTEN GIBBS
Palacios Beacon Staff Wrftar
Enrollment for the start of the 1996-97
Palacios Independent School District school
year was down only slightly from last year.
Total enrollment for the four campuses was
1737 last Monday, the second day of school—
down just 14 from the second day of classes
last year.
Traditionally, total district enrollment is ex-
pected to increase after the Labor Day holiday.
According to district officials, enrollment will
continue to fluctuate slightly throughout the
school year.
Enrollment last Monday showed that al-
though Palacios High School’s enrollment de-
creased by six from last year, that campus still
had the highest enrollment at 476. Sophomores
and seniors had increased attendance; sopho-
mores an increase of 12 for a total of 124 and
seniors, an increase of 5, bringing them up to
105. Freshmen attendance was 142, 14 less than
last year’s 156 and juniors numbered nine less
(See SCHOOL, Paee 2A)
Archeologists ready to begin La Belle excavation
BY KRISTEN GIBE
Palacios Beacon I
After months of anticipation, excava-
tion woric could begin on La Salle’s historic
• 1686 shipwreck La Belle by tire end of this
.week.
, Originally, tire excavation was sched-
uled to begin in Matagorda Bay on Monday
but heavy rains have pushed tire schedule ^
batik. The cofferdam has been completed
with the exception of the public viewing
;dock.
cause we cannot take the barge out in tire
heavy rain,” said Renee Peterson, director
of communication for the project. “We re-
evaluate the situation
every 12 hours.”
It is expected to take
about two days to pump
the water out of the cof-
ferdam, but it could lake
longer.
“Everything we are doing is new, so it’s
ail on a day-to-day basis,” said Peterson.
“The weather has slowed us down be- She added thatifweatherpeimits.thepub-
lic dock will be completed and excavation
will begin late this week.
This is only the second time a project
like this has been attempted. A Gvil War
ship was excavated using a similar ap-
proach in the 1970’s in the St. James river
in Virginia. On that project, however, in-
stead the draining the cofferdam, the water
was chemically treated and filtered to im-
prove visibility. The 'Belle is the first project
that will pump the water out of a cofferdam.
The cofferdam is an eight sided, two
walled structure built around the wreck
WEDNESDAY
AUG. 28,1996
PALACIOS, TEXAS
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for next Beacon
The Palacios Beacon
deadline for all news and
advertising for next week’s
issue will be 5 p.m. this Fri-
day (Aug. 30).
The Palacios Beacon
office will be closed Mon-
day, Sept. 2 for Labor Day.
■ Central seeks
Celebrity Readers
for youngsters
Central Elementary is
looking for “Celebrity
Readers.” Celebrity Read-
ers read to the students of
Central Elementary on the
campus.
Anyone interested in
sharing some time and
reading to the students in
the “Celebrity Readers”
program should call Central
Elementary office at 972
2911.
■ Trash pickup
moved back one
day for holiday
Due to the Labor Day
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conducted on Monday
take place on Tuesday
(Sept. 3). Pickup usually
conducted on Tuesday will
take place on Wednesday
(Sept. 4).
All commerical contain-
ers will be picked up on
Monday.
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Week....
Early Fites...................Paqa4A
LifeStytes............Pages BA-7A
Sports---------------Pages 1B-3B
Classified............Pages 5B-7B
Youth.........................Pago 8B
designed to keep water out of tire middie
which will be pumped dry. Tire steel walls
are 30 feet apart and have been driven 40
below the floor of the bay for stability and
to keep water from seeping under the struc-
ture. The walls extend about 5 feet above
the surface of the water and have sand
between them for stability. A special road
surface has been built on top of the sand for
a crane to operate on. The cofferdam will
allow the archeologists to excavate the
wreck “on land” instead of under the muiky
(See BELLE, Page 2)
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