Matagorda Island dispute eyed in GSA talks
State Rep. Joe Wyatt D Bloomington says Fort Worth GSA will influence final use of Matagorda Island. He opposes federal ownership, urges Texas plan and a legislature approved committee study. GSA inventory and OMB clearance are required before any use decision.
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Joe Wyatt
D-Bloomington
Fort Worth
General Services Administration
Matagorda Island
Washington
GSA
Wyatt
James K. Winsor
Real Property Division
Ken Yancey
Defense Department
Matagorda
Office of Management and Budget
Calhoun County
Port Lavaca cleanup call overran with rumor about sharks
A city cleanup appeal urges pride and action to curb dumping along Commerce Street and the beach area in Port Lavaca. The piece notes laws against dumping and the need for community effort, while recounting a rumor mix up about a three foot shark and a boat named Shark in Port O Connor.
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Port Lavaca
Commerce Street
Port O'Connor
Port O’connor
Port Commission of
Commission
Weather forecast updates for inland and marine conditions
Partly cloudy and warm through Friday with a slight chance of thundershowers Friday. Variable winds 6-12 mph. Highs in the low 90s, lows around 70s. Precipitation chance 20 percent Friday. Marine: winds 6-16 knots today, SE 8-18 knots Friday, seas 2-4 ft. Tides high 4:02 p.m. today, low 11:12 p.m. today. tomorrow high 6:26 a.m., low 12:05 p.m. Sunset 8:15 p.m., sunrise 6:53 a.m. Barometer 30.04 falling.
Calhoun County Youth Rodeo Opens At Rodeo Grounds
The Calhoun County Youth Rodeo starts tonight at 8 p.m. at Rodeo Grounds with first rounds aiming to send 10 competitors per event to finals on Saturday. A record 313 entrants will compete across events including bareback bronc riding bull riding tie down calf roping steer roping breakaway roping team roping and various barrel and pole events. Juniors attempt steer riding boys breakaway and a special figure 8 barrel race is planned.
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Calhoun County
County unemployment forecast spurs aid request
The Texas Industrial Commission advised the Commerce Department that Calhoun County's anticipated unemployment rate may exceed twice the national rate. The letter seeks designation as an Economic Redevelopment Area to qualify for federal aid.
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Texas Industrial Commission
Commerce Department
Economic Development Administration
Calhoun
TIC
Calhoun County
Alcoa and
Alberti Equipment Inc
Tom Garner
Rhodes, Garner & Roberts
Texas
Cameron
Nueces
Vietnamese Refugees Open New Life in Port Lavaca
Vietnamese families, led by Khanh Quoc Duong and his brother Nhi Van Duong, settle near Port Lavaca. They work long hours at Anthony's Texaco, study English, enjoy swimming and fishing, and plan further education. Khanh hopes to master English by December and return to Vietnam in about a decade.
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Port Lavaca
Khanh Quoc Duong
Duong
Nhi van Duong
Anthony
Texaco
Khanh
Ernest Hemmingway
Nhi
Anthony Pustejovsky
Dwy Thi Phan
Saigon
Camp Pendleton Relocation Center
Thieu
Vietnam
America
Duong Brothers
Highway 35
Pustejovsky
Sixth Grade Music Program Introduced in Calhoun ISD
Calhoun County Independent School District will offer a new sixth grade music program with Beginning Band or Beginning Choir. The program focuses on training rather than performance. Principals need student preferences for scheduling and parents should respond promptly. Contact Edward Zamora or John Williams at 52-3775 for more details.
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Calhoun County Independent School
Marvin Kirkman
Edward Zamora
Nator
John Williams
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Jackie Parks
Victoria
Melborn Shillings
Don Meeks
The
Calhoun County Youth Rodeo Association
Raymond Lasley
Lonnie Lasley
Darden Jacobs
Selby Cannon
Ax Diernam
Buddy LaFore
David Gaskamp
Tommy Smp
Gaylyn Zwerschke
Danny Dierlam
Scott Shillings
Phillip Henke
Jodi Wakefield
Molly Custer
Shawn Cady
Tommy May
Pete Carrion
Chad Weishuhn
Sherry Shillings
Dana Grimes
Randy Dierlam
John Canion
Lavonne May
Tommy Lester
Max Canson
Eink Zwerschke
Erin Collins
Dennis Sturm
Mary Carroll Traylor
Carol Rau
Lisa Lester
Cathy Albrecht
Megan Wright
Stacy Stiegler
Audha Henke
Donna Wakefield
Raelynn Custer
Gene Davies Jr
Brad Sanders
Terri Schneider
Missy Davis
Gene Harvey
Matthew Wooten
Lisa Davis
Sherry Sturm
Marsha Moulder
Kenna Davis
Beatrice Plata
Letitia Traylor
Susan Shillings
Benton Zwerschke
Kenneth Cannon
Randy Boyd
John F. Smith III
Terry Burke
Steve Walthall
Sally Barker
Sherilyn Walthall
David Zwerschke
Sheila Harvey
Shavanna Morgenroth
Shane Cady
Eric Schneider
Rhonda Jo Stiegler
Pam Wright
Denise Arnold
Elizabeth Traylor
Kenneth Custer
Kevin Henke
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