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Issue 136 Volume 31 Delta County's Hometown Newspaper 50 cents
Cooper Elementary celebrates new campus
CISD Board of Trustees President Thomas Darden and Trustee Jake Vaughn cut the ribbon
to open the new elementary school.
Left: Two students check out the new library at the school during the grand opening. Right:
The Pledge of Allegiance is said during the opening ceremonies at the new school.
The new cafetorium was filled to the brim with area residents who had come to hear the
opening ceremonies and see the new school for the first time.
Annual Sales Tax Holiday
stretches back-to-school budgets
Schoolchildren will soon
head back to the classroom;
and Texas’ annual Sales Tax
Holiday will help outfit kids
with tax-free clothes, shoes
and school supplies they need
for the new school year.
“From Aug. 20-22, shoppers
will pay no state or local sales
tax on many school supplies,
school backpacks and most
children’s and adults’ clothing
and shoes priced at less than
$100,” Texas Comptroller Su-
san Combs said. “As our econ-
omy continues to recover, this
tax break will help families get
more bang for their back-to-
school bucks.”
This year, Combs predicts
shoppers will save $59.3 mil-
lion in state and local sales tax-
es during the Sales Tax Holi-
day, which takes place each
year on the third Friday, Satur-
day and Sunday in August.
The tax holiday weekend
has been an annual event since
1999.
The following is an all-inclu-
sive list of qualifying school
supplies (if priced less than
$100): Binders, Book bags,
Calculators, Cellophane tape,
Blackboard chalk, Compasses,
Composition books, Crayons,
Erasers, Folders; expandable,
pocket, plastic, and manila,
Glue, paste and paste sticks,
Highlighters, Index cards, In-
dex card boxes, Legal pads,
Lunch boxes, Markers, Note-
books, Paper; loose leaf ruled
notebook paper, copy paper,
graph paper, tracing paper, ma-
nila paper, colored paper, post-
er board, and construction pa-
per, Pencil boxes and other
school supply boxes, Pencil
sharpeners, Pencils, Pens, Pro-
tractors, Rulers, Scissors, and
Writing tablets.
Tax-Free List of Cloth-
ing, Footwear and Back-
packs: Baby clothes, Back-
packs for use by elementary
and secondary students, Belts
with attached buckles, Boots
- cowboy, hiking;, Caps/hats
- baseball, fishing, golf, knit-
ted, Coats and wraps, Dia-
pers - adult and baby, Dresses,
Gloves (generally), Gym suits
and uniforms, Hooded shirts
and hooded sweatshirts; Ho-
siery; Jackets; Jeans; Jerseys -
baseball and football; Jogging
apparel; Neckwear and ties;
Pajamas; Pants and trousers;
Raincoats and ponchos; Robes;
Shirts; Shoes - sandals, slip-
pers, sneakers, tennis, walk-
ing; Socks (including athletic);
Shorts; Suits, slacks, and jack-
ets; Sweatshirts; Sweat suits;
Sweaters; Swimsuits; Under-
clothes and Work clothes and
uniforms.
A complete list of tax-free
and taxed items can be found
on the Comptroller’s website
at http://www.window.state.
tx.us/taxinfo/taxpubs/tx98_
490/tx98 490.html.
By Kimberly Palmer
Staff Writer
Cooper Independent School
District opened the doors to the
brand new Cooper Elementary
School Sunday afternoon and
celebrated the event with the
entire community. The brand
new cafetorium was filled to the
brim with area residents who
had come to inspect the dis-
trict’s hard work. Doug Wicks,
Cooper Elementary principal,
opened the program by thank-
ing the facility planning com-
mittees, the community and the
board of trustees for all of the
input and hard work in making
the brand new school a reality.
Boy Scouts Gabriel Rowe
and Cameron McGraw lead
the audience in pledges to the
American and Texas flags.
Superintendent Jason Mar-
shall recognized the archi-
tect and construction compa-
ny that designed and built the
new school, Mike Harper who
was the interim superintendent
when the project began. He
also thanked the furniture dec-
orator/designer, landscaper and
playground equipment compa-
ny for all of their hard work in
bringing plans to life. He also
had special thanks for TxDOT,
local and state government of-
ficials for their help with the
school project and for the new
safe turn lane being built for
the safety of all students. He
also described the planning
and construction process and
told the audience that the new
school came in $150,000 less
than budget.
CISD Board of Trustees Pres-
ident Thomas Darden spoke on
the improvements for students
that the new campus brings in-
cluding overcoming the big-
gest obstacle for students—in-
clement weather. Students in
Head Start through fifth grade
are now all under one roof and
will not need to go outside to
access various classes or the
cafeteria.
The ceremony continued
with remarks by Neely Cony-
ers, who will be a fifth grade
student this fall, Sandy Schol-
ta, fourth grade teacher and
Judy Carrington, third grade
teacher.
Pat Ainsworth who has
taught school at CISD for 50
years spoke on the history of
the school and said, “Today is
when and where traditions be-
gin.”
Denicia Hohenberger, assis-
tant superintendent, introduced
a video that was prepared by
Dinah Stowers that showcased
photographs from the early
days of the old Cooper High
School, the old elementary
campus when it was new and
closed the video with impres-
sive shots comparing areas of
the old elementary school and
showcased the same area in the
new elementary school.
The Parent Teacher Orga-
nization compiled CES items
such as a 2009 Growl and a
brick from the elementary
lunch room and placed them in
a time capsule.
The ceremony was capped
off with a cake that was pre-
pared by Jan Lewis’ culinary
arts class and served along
with refreshments and samples
of food that was prepared in the
brand new cafeteria kitchen.
The Delta County Cham-
ber of Commerce held a rib-
bon cutting ceremony for the
new school as the doors were
opened and the community
was invited to tour the brand
new facility.
Third annual Bluegrass Festival
and Jam this weekend
A 4,800 square foot canopy is raised in preparation for the third Annual Bluegrass Festival
and Jam to be held at the Cooper Lake Center in Birthright.
The Cooper Lake Center in
Birthright is holding its 3rd
Annual Bluegrass Festival on
Friday August 6 and Saturday
August 7. The festival begins
at 7 pm on Friday evening and
wifi feature three bands: The
Mack Smith Band, Amy Asbil
Patrick and Jayla Mayes, and
East Mountain Bluegrass. On
Saturday, the festival wifi be-
gin at noon and last until 6:00
pm. Saturday’s bands and mu-
sicians featured wifi be Bill
Grant, Sonja Barber Band,
Welch Mountain Boys, South-
ern Gentlemen and David
Davis and The Warrior Riv-
er Boys. Bill Grant wifi once
more be the MC for the event.
There will be covered areas for
the bands and audience as well
as concession stands and ven-
dors.
“We know from experience
that they’ll be needing shade
for that midday gig on Satur-
day,” said Bud Swayne as he
and others set up the canopy,
“So we give them 4,800 square
feet of it.” Bud Swayne, a
rancher in Cumby, is a mem-
ber of the board of directors
of the South Sulphur Region-
al Development Association
(SSRDA), sponsor of the fes-
tival.
All alcoholic beverages wifi
be prohibited, as the festival is
on state parkland. Seating and
parking is unlimited and ev-
eryone is encouraged to bring
their own lawn chairs. Blue-
grass fans are always encour-
aged to bring their own in-
struments and play with other
Bluegrass fans. Tickets are $10
for Friday’s show, $20 for Sat-
urday’s show and $25 for both
days. Children under twelve
are free. You can obtain tickets
for the show by calling (903)
885-8663. Cooper Lake Center
is sponsored by the nonprofit
South Sulphur Regional Devel-
opment Association, in partner-
ship with the Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department and U. S.
Army Corps of Engineers. Ev-
eryone is invited to come out to
support the local Bluegrass and
enjoy the music.
Weather
Generally sunny. Hot. Heat in-
dex near 11 OF. High 102F. Winds
SW at 5 to 10 mph.
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Cooper Lake Dam Report
August 3, 2010
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Normal Elevation 440.00
Current Elevation 437.12
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Palmer, Roger. Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 5, 2010, newspaper, August 5, 2010; Cooper, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth805054/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Delta County Public Library.