December 2023

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Splashing forward

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The Sealy City Council voted to authorize the City’s engineer Nov. 21 to prepare a design task order for the proposed rehabilitation of the Irene LeBlanc pool into a splash pad. 

Council members anticipated having the presentation ready for consideration at the Dec. 19 city council meeting held last Tuesday but did not have it available at the time of the meeting. 

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United Soccer Coaches name Blinn’s Garcia to NJCAA Division I All-America team

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Blinn College forward David Garcia continues to reap the rewards of a tremendous sophomore season. Following a historic campaign for the Buccaneer men’s soccer team, Garcia has been named to the 2023 United Soccer Coaches Junior College Division I Men’s All-America team.
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Santa is a cowboy

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The subject came up spontaneously at a recent meeting of the New Mexico Cowboy Curmudgeon Coalition, where our motto is: “If we actually existed, would anyone really care?” It came about because of the time of year and the spirit of Christmas, and was encouraged by other spirits, of a more … well … bottled variety.
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ARREST REPORTS

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Disclaimer: Arrests and court records are public information, and the press has the right to publish them under the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution. It is important to note that an arrest should not be considered as evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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Wild children just a part of life

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The children were in the pew in front of me. We had not arrived early enough at my sister’s church for the Christmas Eve service to secure a seat in the back, so we were in the fourth row. The first row is never used by anyone; the second row is only for people who arrive impossibly late. The third row is, for all intents and purposes, the front row, and that’s where these two wild-looking children were.

NEWS BITS

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Battle of the Fireworks, Dec. 30

Battle of the Fireworks, hosted by Lucky Lane. San Felipe Fair grounds, December 30, 6 - 11 p.m. 7 teams will compete to see who can put on the best show.

Lunch & Learn, Jan. 3

Lunch & Learn with guest speaker Mattress Mack Jan. 3, 12 p.m. at Sealy American Legion Hall located at 1630 Meyer St.

A Day with the Press, Jan. 6