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Jackson County Herald-Tribune
Wednesday, January 29,2014
County spelling bee is Feb. 3 Local election filings begin
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at Edna Junior High. She was
the winner of the school
spelling bee when she was in
Edna Elementary and is a vice-
president in the Edna Junior
High symphonic band. She is a
cheerleader, plays the clarinet
in the band, and enjoys four-
wheeling.
Joshua Nicholson, 12, is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin
Sanchez of Edna. He is in the
eighth grade.
Ganado Elementary
Kenneth Williams, 8, is the
son of Everett and Barbara
Williams of Edna. He is in the
second grade. He participated
in UIL where he took first
place in creative writing and
second place in story telling.
He likes football and Legos.
Gabriel Flores, 8, is the son
of Allison Castillo and Bran-
don Sless of Ganado. He is in
third grade. He enjoys karate,
reading, swimming and other
outdoor activities.
Emma Gonzalez, 9, is the
daughter of Manuel and Sarah
Gonzalez. She is in the fourth
grade. Emma attended dance
classes and loves ballet. She
enjoys playing softball and tak-
ing care of her little sisters. She
likes reading books, drawing,
and playing computer games.
Brianna Rodriguez, 10, is
the daughter of Valente and
Christine Rodriguez of
Ganado. She is in the fifth
grade. She participated in UIL
where she placed first in pic-
ture memory in 2012. She likes
animals and riding horses. Her
hobbies are horsemanship and
reading.
Ganado Junior High
Madalyn Waters, 12, is the
daughter of Michael and Re-
becca Waters of Ganado. She is
in sixth grade. She likes to play
basketball, dance and cheer.
Delanie Skoruppa, 12, is the
daughter of Roland and
Rhonda Skoruppa of Ganado.
She is in the seventh grade. She
was the 2012 spelling bee run-
ner up for Ganado Junior High.
She loves art, music and
singing. Some of her hobbies
are gaming, drawing and bas-
ketball.
John Reyes, 14, is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Reyes of
Edna. He is in eighth grade.
His hobbies include baseball
and football.
Industrial Junior High
Sarah Adams, 11, is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Todd
Adams of Vanderbilt. She is in
the sixth grade. Her hobbies in-
clude reading, theater, and
dancing.
Mackenzie Andel, 13, is the
daughter of and Mandy Jacobs
and Jon Andel. She is in the
seventh grade.
Lexey Mikulec, 13, is the
daughter of Larry and Lynda
Mikulec. She is in the eighth
grade and is an all honors stu-
dent. She enjoys participating
in volleyball, softball, 4-H and
FFA.
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at 167 Fifth St. in Vanderbilt.
Edna City Council
Council seats up for election
include District 3 held by Max-
ine Price, District 4 held by
Jean Ann Sorensen and District
5 held by Ray Chavarria. All
terms are for four years.
Filing is Monday through
Thursday between 8 a.m. and 5
p.m. at Edna City Hall, 126 W.
Main in Edna. Due to City Hall
being closed on Fridays, the
last day to file for a city coun-
cil position is Thursday, Feb.
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enough.
“I will be working my cattle
and enjoying retirement,”
Grahmann said.
In other news, EISD Super-
intendent Robert O’Connor
presented the FAST Report
2012. The Financial Alloca-
27.
Ganado City Council
There are two city council
positions and the mayor posi-
tions up for re-election. Coun-
cil positions are at large and
include seats held be incum-
bents Mike Konarik and Ven-
tura Gobellan. The current
mayor is Clinton Tegeler.
Filing is at Ganado City
Hall, 120 E. Putnam, Monday
through Friday from 8-11:30
a.m. and 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Jackson County Hospital
District
tion Study for Texas examines
both academic progress and
spending at Texas’ school dis-
tricts and individual school
campuses.
Each district and campus is
assigned a FAST rating of one
to five stars, indicating its suc-
cess in combining cost-effec-
There are five positions up
for re-election on the JCHD
board. All positions are for a
four-year term. Positions in-
clude Pet. 1, Position 1 cur-
rently held by Jimmy Lopez;
Pet. 2, Position 2, currently
held by Rodney Roberson; Pet.
3, Position 1, held by Nathan
Sappington; Pet. 4, Position 1,
held by David Darilek; and the
at large position held by Nils
Mauritz.
Filing is between 9a.m. and
5 p.m. at the JCHD administra-
tive office at 1013 Wells St.
tive spending with the
achievement of measurable
student academic progress.
Five stars reflects the
strongest relative progress
combined with the lowest rel-
ative spending. Edna ISD re-
ceived four stars, which
means very low spending.
Edna scores well on FAST report
Viewpoints
Oh no! It’s another Arctic freeze!
I don’t think anyone would
argue that the weather has
been a bit crazy lately. With
temperatures in the 30s at
night only to get into the 70s
during the day, it’s no wonder
there are so many people
sick. But I have to tell you,
from this ex-Yankee’s per-
spective, it’s been bi-polar
just enough to keep life inter-
esting.
You see, before I became a
Texan (and yes, I consider
myself Texan since I had two
children and numerous
grandchildren here) I lived in
many states northward. We
moved here from Michigan
(as in land of the brrrrrr....)
and had previously lived in
Wisconsin, Nebraska, Ohio,
New Hampshire, Connecti-
cut, to just name a few. Larry
(aka Honey) works in the nu-
clear power plant business
and that kept us busy moving
around.
As a teenager I learned to
drive in the snow in Pennsyl-
vania and don’t remember
any major wrecks or prob-
lems. I did spin out on a
snowy road once on the way
to school only to end up stuck
in a snow drift. But a Pen-
nDOT worker luckily came
by soon and pulled me out
and on I went.
I wonder now how con-
cerned my dad must have
been since he had four girls
that were driving and had to
navigate snowy, icy, and oth-
erwise treacherous roads.
Probably not too much, since
it was all we knew and every-
one just did what they had to
do to get where they needed
to be.
It was actually fun (in my
naive 17-year old mind) to
drive through snow drifts that
covered the road. At that age
kids are invincible and I cer-
tainly wasn’t any different.
There were no cell phones
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and traffic on the country
roads was sparse, but again, it
was just a part of living in
that part of the country.
So fast forward to cold
weather and a little icy pre-
cipitation in South Texas. It
happens infrequently enough
to get the kids excited, the
parents frustrated, and throw
a monkey wrench into every-
one’s plans.
I know, I know, people
down here don’t have the ex-
perience to know how to
drive in those conditions. But
you must admit, it is a little
funny when businesses close,
schools cancel classes, and
schedules get interrupted only
for the sun to come out and
mock us all for thinking we
knew Mother Nature.
By the time you read this
we will have survived another
arctic blast (a lovely phrase
coined by national news pun-
dits.) Hopefully everyone
comes out alive and well and
lives to tell the tale. My fa-
vorite is a post on Facebook
that shows a photo of a plastic
lawn chair with small icicles
hanging off the arms. The
caption - Houston Ice Storm
2014, We Will Rebuild.
Now that’s some funny stuff.
Stay warm and safe, we
probably have a few more
blasts before spring begins.
Cherish them because by
mid-August we will be re-
membering the cold fondly.
Chris Lundstrom can be
reached for comment at
c lundstrom @ jacks on-
conews .com.
Whenever my lack of me-
chanical prowess threatens to
surface, I sure miss the sole-
noid. It was always there for
us, lurking under the hood
somewhere, and always - al-
ways - it was waiting to mal-
function. It was handy, every
mechanic knew where it was
- like tonsils - and it had a
great name. Solenoid - like
asteroid or paranoid.
In the old days, b.c.c. (be-
fore car computers), the sole-
noid was a little whatchit that
was in the engine area and
without it you couldn’t make
the car go. And that’s an im-
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portant thing for those of us
who are mechanically im-
paired to know.
I asked Vince down at the
gas station gun shop about
solenoids and why we don’t
hear about them anymore.
“Oh, they’re still in there,” he
said, “but now they’re a part
of the starter and everything
is run by a computer, so you
don’t see them separately.”
Vince began selling guns
at the gas station several
years ago so he could com-
bine his two great loves:
gasoline and gun powder.
The place has never been
US
held up.
So the solenoid is still
around, reducing current
from the battery and closing
little doodiddles inside the
thingie-things, but it isn’t
separate any more. This is a
terrible blow to guys like
me. The solenoid, bless it,
saw a long career as the
whipping boy of ignorance.
In those days, if the car did-
n’t start, you’d raise the
hood, start tapping on vari-
ous parts with a screwdriver,
and wait for someone to
come by and take pity on
you.
“Not starting?” the me-
chanically-inclined angel of
mercy would say.
And then we would look
semi-philosophical and
reply. “Can’t get it going.
Think it might be the sole-
noid.”
This gave us a graceful
way out of just looking stu-
pid. What are we supposed
to say these days? My car’s
gone off-line?
The only thing more an-
noying than a baby’s cry is
not being able to hear it.
Free hearing test. Beltone.
1-866-867-8700.
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The Chamber's Annual
Membership banquet is set
for Tuesday, Feb. 4 at the
Brackenridge Main Event
Center. The theme is
"Denim to Diamonds" and
tickets are available at the
Chamber. Gold Tables that
seat 10 guests are also
available. For tickets call
Charlotte or Ann at the
Chamber at 782-7146.
The Chamber of Com-
merce & Agriculture is ac-
cepting letters of interest for
vacant Chamber board po-
sitions. If you are interested
in submitting a letter of in-
terest to serve on the board
please drop it by the Cham-
ber Office or mail it to 31 7
W. Main St., Edna, TX
77957.
Gun raffle tickets for the
Best of Texas Big Buck and
Big Hog Contest are $20
each or six for $100. There
are 11 different guns that
will be given away during
the Best of Texas awards
banquet on Saturday,
March 1 at the Jackson
County Services Building in
Edna. One guaranteed win-
ning ticket will be auc-
tioned off at the banquet.
Only 750 tickets will be
sold. Get yours today from
any Chamber director, at
the Jackson County Herald-
Tribune office or at the
Chamber.
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