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2 May2d3ay2013 THE McGREGOR MlRROR
News Briefs
Relay for Life Sponsorships Available Now
Relay for Life sponsorship opportunities are available? There are
several different opportunities/ways that individuals and businesses
may donate. They can contact Jerry Lynch at 254-723-6268.
Oglesby Lions Memorial Day Service Monday
The Oglesby Lions Club invites everyone to attend the Memorial
Day Services. Services will be held at Post Oak Cemetery located
3 miles south of Oglesby on FM 1996 at 9:00 am Monday, May 27,
2013. The guest speaker will be Chaplain Capt John Hoos, U.S.
Army, 15th MI. We look forward to you sharing the moment with us
to remember our Nations Fallen Veterans. If it is raining the Services
will be held at Oglesby Community Center.
South Bosque School Reunion June 1st
The South Bosque School reunion will be held June 1, 2013 at
Woodway First United Methodist Church, off of Highway 84. It will
be from 2:00 until 5:00. Call Doris Bray at 722-2789 for more infor-
mation.
McGinley Memorial
Library News
by Mary Whitley, Librarian
Summer is here and the McGinley Memorial Library announces
the children’s summer reading program: “Dig into Reading.” The
2013 Summer Reading Program begins on June 4th.
The Pre-school children will be meeting at separate times from
the school aged children. Pre-school children will meet on Wednes-
day mornings at 9:30 a.m., school age students will meet from 10:30
until 11:15 a.m. Mothers or adult family members will need to attend
with pre-school children.
Third through sixth grade students will meet onThursday at 4:00
p.m.
All children need to pre-register by either coming to the library
with a parent, or being registered over the phone by their parent or
family member. The goal will be to attain 20 hours of reading on
their reading log by the end of July to qualify for a certificate and
incentives. Please come by the library at 317 S. Main in McGregor
or call 840-3732 to register.
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Emergencies Welcome
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We accept most dental insurance
Toll Free (888) 932-6404
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Public I Public
Notice I Notice
The McGregor Volunteer
EMS stopped providing ambu-
lance service to the citizens of
McGregor and persons in the
surrounding area on December
14,2012. The Service is winding
up its administrative tasks.
If you have claims, pay-
ments or other actions to transact
with the Service, please contact
McGregor Volunteer EMS Ser-
vice before June 30, 2013 to
complete these activities. Mail-
ing address: McGregor Volunteer
EMS, P. O. Box 237, McGregor,
Texas 76657.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
The Moody Housing Au-
thority will hold a Public Meet-
ing on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at
6:00 p.m. at the Moody Housing
Community Room to receive
comments on the 2013 Annual
Plan for Moody Housing Author-
ity, 1310 Ave. E. The plan may
be viewed at the office Monday-
Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
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CHARLES E. MOONEY, BONNIE MOONEY MULLENS,
MYNETTE MOONEY TAYLOR
Editor and Publishers Emeritus, 1956-1992
THOMAS E. & BONNIE HALL MOONEY
Editor and Publishers Emeritus, 1918-1955
CHAS. B. & LILLIAN HALL
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than to make proper corrections after being brought to the newspaper’s
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TEXAS PRESS
ASSOCIATION
2012-2013 McGregor High School Golden Flames
Flames prepare for Show-Off Night set Thursday
The 2012-13 McGregor HS
Golden Flames are preparing for
their annual Show-Off Night on
Thursday, May 23rd, along with
various specialty numbers per-
formed by MHS students and
members of “Let’s Dance Stu-
dio”.
Show-Off Night will begin
at 7:00 pm in the High School
Gym. At Show-Off Night, the
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
State j Capital
HIGHLIGHTS
By Ed Sterling
Final hurdles
on budget stand
before lawmakers
AUSTIN - With 10 days
to go until the end of the 140-
day 83rd regular session of the
Texas Legislature, a committee
of House and Senate negotiators
on May 17 agreed on a proposed
state budget for fiscal years 2014
and 2015.
Next step is for the
150-member House and the
31-member Senate to accept or
reject the work of the negotiators
in votes expected to take place
May 20 or 21. Pressure is on to
get the budget bill to Gov. Rick
Perry as soon as possible, while
lawmakers carrying hundreds
of other bills hope to squeeze
as many as possible through the
process in the last few days of the
session.
Donations to Meals
by way of water bills
Local Senior Ministry direc-
tor, Peggy Cunningham, wanted
to remind citizens of McGregor
that donations to McGregor’s
Meals on Wheels is as simple as
adding a $1.00 or more on your
water bills each month.
At the bottom of the bill,
there is a place you can mark to
notify the additional money on
your payment is to go toward
McGregor’s Meals on Wheels
program.
“Meals on Wheels” is a vital
need of our community and is in
continuous need of donations in
order to provide our seniors with
low cost meals delivered to their
doors by volunteers five days a
week.
When paying your water
bill in June, please remember to
make a small donation to Meals
on Wheels. It will make a big dif-
ference in funding our local pro-
gram.
Flames will perform their award-
winning contest routines, as well
as favorite routines from the year.
Along with this year’s team, the
2013-14 members and officers
will be performing. There will
also be performances by MHS
band ensemble and solos advanc-
ing to the UIL State Competition.
The MHS Jazz Band will also be
performing during the event.
Members of both parties in
both houses worked furiously to
replace as much as possible of
the $5.4 billion cut from public
education in the 2011 legislative
session as part of an across-the-
board budget-reducing plan.
The comprise before the
Legislature now would increase
education funding by about $4
billion and take $2 billion out of
the state’s Rainy Day Fund for
water infrastructure improve-
ments. Another $400 million
from the Rainy Day Fund would
be added to transportation fund-
ing already in the base budget
bill.
Complicating the picture is
the fact that a two-thirds majority
vote in both chambers is required
to spend Rainy Day Funds.
DISCLOSURE BILL
IS PASSED
On votes of 23-6 in the Sen-
ate and 95-52 in the House, the
Legislature passed SB 346, leg-
islation that would require politi-
cally active non-profit organiza-
tions to disclose their donors to
the public.
Under the bill authored by
Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo,
and sponsored in the House
by Rep. Charlie Geren, R-Fort
Worth, groups that spend more
than $25,000 a year on politi-
cal activities would have to re-
port contributions of more than
$1,000.
In passing the bill, Geren
said donors have every right to
give to political groups, but they
should be willing to do so in the
The 2012-13 Golden Flames
include Officers: Alishia Betts,
captain; and Gloria Hernandez,
lieutenant; along with members
Elvia Barrera, Diana Castillo,
Tristine Jackson, Ana Licea,
Yoselin Licea, Jazmyne Mims-
Drake, Kristen Olvera, Yatziri
Rebollar, Ali Suarez, Rachel
Taylor, Deanna Torres, Brandy
Williams, and Brandy Wood.
light of day, just like those who
give directly to candidates.
HB 346 was forwarded to
Gov. Perry’s desk on May 14.
TEXAS FILES SUIT
OVER SPILL
Attorney General Greg Ab-
bott, acting on behalf of the State
of Texas and several state agen-
cies, on May 17 filed a lawsuit
against BP America and a list of
other defendants for their roles in
the April 2010 Deepwater Hori-
zon offshore oil spill.
Filed in the Beaumont-based
U.S. District Court - Eastern Dis-
trict of Texas, the lawsuit seeks
natural resource damages, eco-
nomic damages and civil penal-
ties caused by the five-million-
barrel spill.
According to the Office of
the Texas Attorney General, Tex-
as is seeking civil penalties for
every day of oil discharge and for
every barrel of oil that was dis-
charged; lost sales tax, state hotel
occupancy tax and mixed bev-
erage tax revenue; revenue lost
from state park entrance, facility,
activity and concession fees; and
damages to natural resources,
including wildlife and coastal
ecosystems and habitats caused
by the released oil and chemical
dispersants.
The State also seeks attor-
neys’ fees, court costs and inves-
tigative costs.
TORNADOES HIT
NORTH TEXAS
Six people have been con-
firmed dead as a result of an EF4-
Newly selected 2013-14 Golden
Flames joining them are Natalie
Davis, Courtney Hulvey, Jordan
Hilliard, and Mariyah Tucker.
Admission to the perfor-
mance is $2.00 for students and
$3.00 for adults, while children
5 and under are free. Part of the
proceeds will be used to benefit
the Dazzlers Dance Team from
West High School.
rated tornado that hit the city of
Granbury on May 15. More than
100 homes were damaged.
Gov. Perry visited the city on
May 17 to express concern and
condolences, and in his remarks,
said, “As a state, Texas sent per-
sonnel to assist with search and
rescue operations and we stand
ready to provide any other as-
sistance Granbury and the sur-
rounding areas may need.”
EMPLOYMENT
RATE IMPROVES
Texas Workforce Commis-
sion on May 17 reported the
Lone Star State’s seasonally ad-
justed nonfarm employment ex-
panded by 33,100 jobs in April
and the seasonally adjusted un-
employment rate was unchanged
at 6.4 percent for the month.
TWC Chairman Andres Al-
cantar said all major industries in
the state added jobs over the last
12 months and the civilian labor
force is at an all-time high with
more than 12.7 million workers.
SENATOR REACHES
MILESTONE
Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Lar-
edo, on May 17 celebrated her
50,000th consecutive vote since
the 1987 session of the Texas
Legislature, when she was first
elected to the Senate. She has
never missed a vote.
Senate President Pro Tem-
pore Leticia Van de Putte, D-San
Antonio, said lawmakers’ voting
records were checked nationally
and, “We found that this record is
unique and unmatched.”
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