Students Test High On Assessment of Basic Skills
Grand Saline ninth and fifth graders performed well on the Texas Assessment of Basic Skills. Ninth graders scored highly across reading, writing, and math with strong reading and map skills. Fifth graders showed strength in reading and writing but weaker in geometry and fractions. results will guide curriculum review and targeted instruction next year.
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Grand Saline
Texas
Supe
Sesdent Gailen Stewart
Ith
Stewart
Nursing Home Care Doubtful For Some
A Texas policy change threatens Medicaid funding for custodial care in nursing homes. It shifts many seniors to private payment, forcing families to cover about 25 per day. Administrators warn there are few alternate facilities, risking displacement for Type II and III patients and leaving those with limited assets homeless.
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Fern Woodall
Texas
Department of Human Resources
Texas Department of Health
Ihe Whk
Carolyn LaPrade
Anderson Care Home
LaPrade
Fourth of July Picnic in the Park at Persons Park
The Grand Saline Youth Foundation hosts a full day July 4 celebration in the park with tennis tournaments, pool games, and a 5:30 p.m. talent show of patriotic and gospel music. A fish fry runs 6 to 7 30 p.m. and a fireworks finale closes the day. Proceeds support park operating expenses.
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Ingre
Persons Park
The
Grand Saline Youth Foundation
Saline Library Friends plan noon Jun 19 luncheon
Saline Scene Friends of the Library will hold its second meeting at a noon luncheon on Thursday June 19 at Westward Ho Cafe. Grand Saline Public Library story hours run this week starting June 19 at 10 a.m. for ages three to four and June 20 for grades kindergarten through three. Open house at First Baptist Church for the dedication of its new wing is listed for Sunday June 22 at 2 p.m. Summer season swim tickets remain available at Persons Park pool with hours 1 to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.
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Friends of the Library
Westward Ho Cafe
Grand Saline Public Library
First Baptist Church
Persons Park
Tomato Packing Season Drives Grand Saline Shed Activity
Early summer brings busy tomato buying grading and packing at Grand Saline. Van Zandt County Cooperative rents the shed to Bob Cason from Kansas to buy tomatoes from local farmers and organize packing. He predicts a three to five week season with 35 to 40 workers and shipments to Kansas Missouri Minnesota and Oklahoma. Disease Blossomerid ot threatens yields and last year brought in about 40000 dollars. this year may drop to half.
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Martmans
South Main Street
van Zandt County Vegetable Cooperative
Bob Cason
Kansas
Cason
Grand Saline
Missouri
Minnesota
Oklahoma
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Shelley McCallum
Melin
South Main St
Hulty
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