Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 25, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 19, 1991 Page: 1 of 10
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PAHA
P.O. Box 11
palaAlog, TX
Africanized Honey Bees
Enter Into South Texas
Order Of ‘Eastern Star
Installs ‘New Officers
See Page 7
Lions Club Preparing For
Fourth of July Celebration
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Serving The City By the Sea Since 1906
50-CENTS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1991
VOLUME: 84, NO. 25
TEN PAGES
PALACIOS, TEXAS
City landfill hit
by snag—again
Engineer’s resignation delays action
BY MARC ALLEY
Palaclo» Beacon Staff Writer
Just as the city seemed to be
heading at a good pace to start
closing its landfill, the represen-
tative from the company who
might do the closure resigned
Friday.
The Palacios City Council
learned of the resignation Mon-
day during its regular council
meeting.
David Peters, an engineering
manager with Jones and Neuse,
was the fourth project manager
the city has had on its landfill in
three years. The city docs not
know yet who its new represen-
tative will be.
At a workshop June 10, be-
fore his resignation, Peters did
provide council with some fig-
ures on what it will cost the city
to handle a potentially unstable
problem. At its meeting Monday,
the council was to consider
whether or not to enter into a
contract with Jones and Neuse to
pcrfoim more engineering tests at
the landfill. However, the coun-
cil unanimously voted to table the
issue until they find out how
(See COUNCIL, Page 4)
BC Eagles' Hall this Friday
Public invited for gumbo, Two injured in accident
dancing at 100 Club fete
Gumbo, bidding and dancing
will be the order of things this
Friday (June 21) as Matagorda
County residents arc invited to
turnout and show their support
for law enforcement agencies in
the county at the annual
Matagorda County 100 Club
Appreciation Dinner.
The event, which is the only
fundraiser of the year for the 100
Club, will be held at the Eagles
HJ1 in Bay City starting at 6
p.m. Both the gumbo dinner and
the dance (Midnight Rodeo) arc
free. The auction will be con-
ducted by Sheriff Sammy Hurta.
Since 1977, the Matagorda
County 100 Club has raised over
$200,000 from the event, with
all the proceeds going to support
the various law enforcement
agencies in the county by pur-
chasing lifesaving equipment-
such as bullet-proof vests-and
other supplies.
PALACIOS Area Emergency Medical Services crew~
attend to two individuals who were injured following a
one car accident in the 600 block of First Street shortly
before 7 p.m. June 12. According to police reports, the
1978 Chevrolet Z-28, driven by 34-year old Chi Van
Phan of Palacios, was northbound on First Street when
the vehicle ran off the right side of the road, plowed
through a ditch and hit a tree head-on. Phan and a
passenger, Dung Phan, 39, were transported to Wagner
General Hospital with injuries. Another passenger, 33-
year old Dung Phan, received only minor injuries. The
driver was cited for failure to control speed to avoid an
accident, expired driver’s license and no insurance.
(Beacon Photo by Nick West)_
PISD receives aquaculture program grant
Palacios ISD’ two-year old
marine education program got a
major boost last week when it
was one of only six such pro-
grams in the nation to receive a
$40,000 federal grant to pilot-test
a program of incorporating
aquaculture into its vocational
agricultural curriculum.
Along with the grant from the
National Council for Vocational
and Technical Education in
Agriculture which is a branch of
the U. S. Dept, of Agriculture,
the district will also received an
additional $10,000 for material
and instructional aids associated
with the program.
The pilot-test project, titled
“Infusing Aquaculture Education
Into The Vocational Agriculture
Curriculum", is designed to al-
low teachers at the six selected
sites to test and evaluate the ma-
terials related aquaculture as to
their application for classroom
instruction. At the end of the
year, each of the sites will be-
come training centers for teachers
in their geographical region.
Leon Bullock, PISD voca-
tional and marine director, is ex-
cited about receiving the grant.
“Because of several local aqua-
culture businesses, we’re already
seeing a demand for trained em-
ployees in this area," pointed out
Bullock. We’re in our second
year of teaching aquaculture in
Palacios and this grant will allow
us to expand our program
PISD Supt. Bill Reaves secs
the program as a good way to
provide a basic college prepara-
tory education. He added that the
local marine aquaculture program
is teaching more than just fish
production, but is also including
processing, marketing, marine
biology and environmental sci-
ences.
“It’s a great way to get stu-
dents interested in studying sci-
ence and math,” noted Reaves.
The five other entities also
receiving $40,000 grants were
Putnam County Schools in
Grccncastle, Indiana; Iowa FFA
Foundation, Inc. in Mitchcvillc,
Iowa; Juniata Valley School Dis-
trict in Alexandria, Pa.; Clcmson
University in Clemson, S.C.;
and Southbcnd School District in
South Bend, Wash.
Funds approved for beach, river
The Senate Appropriations
Committee has approved a total
of $1.96 million in this year’s
energy and water appropriations
legislation for various water
projects along the Texas coast.
One-million dollars has been
set aside for construction of
navigation improvements and
diversion of Colorado River wa-
ters into Matagorda Bay.
In addition, $860,000 will be
used for completion of a
feasibility report on erosion
problems at Sargent Beach.
A total of $100,000 will go to
determine the need of modifying
the existing channel to Red Bluff
for expanded navigation in Cal-
houn and Jackson counties.
The Stars and Stripes over the bay
THE U. S. flag unfurls overhead as the honor guard
from Veterans of Foreign War Post 2467 participates
in the flag pole dedication at South Bay/Pavilion Park.
The ceremony was appropriately held last Friday on
Flag Day. During the dedication, appreciation was
expressed to the public for the great respect and pride
they have shown in the country and the country’s flag.
The flagpole was combined community effort with the
pole being donated by the county, the forms and Hag
by VFW Post 2467 and concrete by the city. (Beacon
Photo by Nick West)
Tickets still available for
Yankee Doodle Dinner
on the Pavilion July 3rd
Live music, door prizes, an over-the-water-sunset, and a patri-
otic theme arc all part of the package for the Yankee Doodle Din-
kick-off their Fourth of
the South Bay Pavilion.
Yankee Doodle Din-
Palacios Chamber of
organization’s pro-
tificalion.
aduhs and $6.50 for
younger. Advance
quired.
from the Chamber
City Slate Bank of
ncr as Palacios residents
July activities on July 3 at
An annual event, the
ncr is sponsored by the
Commerce and benefits the
gram of community beau-
Tickets arc $12.50 for
children 10 years and
ticket purchase is rc-
Tickets arc available
of Commerce office, - ^ ____. „U1UV
Palacios, First Heights of Texas, Gullctt’s Fashions, Hamlin’s
Minimax, Palacios Area Fund, Palacios Sporting Goods, Mike
Cook, Sonny Brhlik, Leonard Lamar, Mary Lesley and Dr. Bob
Mahoney.
Ticket chairpersons arc Jcanninc Adams and Mary Lesley.
Event coordinators arc Betty Scurlock and Chris Woll.
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