VETERAN’S DAY CEREMONY
Salado High School National Honor Society will host a Veteran’s Day ceremony at 10 a.m. Tuesday, November 13 at the SHS Gym. All local veterans are invited to this special ceremony in their honor.
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Recycle Day
America Recycles Day and Cell Phones for Soldiers
The CITY OF HARKER HEIGHTS is hosting an America Recycles Day Pledge Drive on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at Batteries Plus in Harker Heights (360 W. Central Texas Expressway) from 3pm-6pm. Residents can come out to pledge to recycle,pledge to electronic recycling Melbourne as well for managing waste properly. learn how and what to recycle and play games and win prizes! Attached is a press release, flier, and how to pledge.
In conjunction with America Recycles Day –Pledge Drive there will be a cellphone drive for “Cell Phones for Soldiers”. For each cell phone donated at $5 value “Cell Phones for Soldiers” will provide two and a half hours of free talk time to deployed soldiers. The military landscape is ever changing and as many as 369,000 troops are serving in the U.S. military overseas around the world. By donating to “Cell Phones for Soldiers”, residents can provide troops with that precious connection to loved ones back home.
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Recycling reduces the need for extracting (mining, quarrying and logging), refining and processing raw materials all of which create substantial air and water pollution. As recycling saves energy it also reduces greenhouse gas emissions, which helps to tackle climate change. Current UK recycling is estimated to save more than 18 million tonnes of CO2 a year – the equivalent to taking 5 million cars off the road.
Travis Letter
Travis’ “Victory or Death” letter to return to the Alamo for first time
Patterson now working to raise $100,000 for once-in-a-lifetime display
AUSTIN — The Texas State Library and Archives Commission voted today to allow the return of Col. Travis’ “Victory or Death” letter to the Alamo in March for the 177th Anniversary of its writing. Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, custodian of the Shrine of Texas Liberty, made the request for the historic return.
This is the first time the letter has been at the Alamo since it was written there on February 24, 1836 at the beginning of the famous siege and battle. Col. William Barrett Travis wrote the letter in desperation as the Mexican tyrant Santa Anna’s troops laid siege. His letter — now the crown jewel of Texas history — drew the nation’s attention to the plight the Texians heroic last stand at the Alamo.
“I am honored to be entrusted with the display of this Texas treasure,” Patterson said. “Travis’ ’Victory or Death‘ letter is one of the great, defining documents of American history and will inspire countless Texans who take this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see it for themselves.”
Patterson is now working to raise $100,000 in private donations to pay for transportation and security expenses to display the letter.
“The question all Texans will be asking next spring is: Have you seen The Letter?” said Patterson. “We welcome the world to the Alamo to share in this moment in history.”
For more information on the Alamo, please visit the Texas General Land Office website at glo.texas.gov or the Official Alamo website at thealamo.org.
Statewide Donors
Donor Lists for All Lege Candidates Posted
TPJ has posted fundraising totals, cash-on-hand, and complete donor lists for the 2012 election cycle for all major-party legislative candidates. Complete contributor lists for each of the candidates are easily downloadable in CSV formats. Contribution data is for the period January 1, 2011 through September 27, 2012.
The lists are available at TPJ.ORG.
Star Party
CTAS Public Star Parties in November
November 3, 2012
6:00pm to 9:00pm
The Central Texas Astronomical Society (CTAS) will host public star parties on Saturday, November 3rd,from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. These free events will be held at Overlook Park outside Belton, the Waco Wetlands outside Waco, and at the Hubbard City Lakes Park in Hubbard. CTAS members will provide telescopes for public viewing. Guests are also welcome to bring their own telescopes.
The Scorpion Cluster (M52) is an open cluster of just under 200 stars located between the constellations Cassiopeia (the Queen) and Cepheus (the King). Cassiopeia is easy to locate, being made up of bright stars and resembling the letter W. Cepheus is larger and looks like a tall house, but its stars are not as bright. M103 is an open cluster in Cassiopeia and is 8000 light years distant. Herschels Garnet Star, aka Erakis, is a distinctly reddish star located in southern Cepheus.
The planets Uranus and Neptune are viewable all night. Mars appears low in the west at Sunset. Our evening of stargazing will finish up with views of colorful Jupiter and its four bright moons, which rise around 7:30pm.
We will look at these and many other celestial objects this month. Please check our web site,http://www.centexastronomy.org, for directions to the site close to you and for more information. If this event is cancelled due to weather, a cancellation notice will be posted by 5:00PM on the CTAS website. You may register online for this event and receive monthly notices of our future events.
Participants may want to bring a small flashlight to get from the parking lot to the viewing area nearby and a lawn chair to make viewing more comfortable.
Water Symposium
Clearwater’s Annual Water Symposium
The Clearwater Underground Water Conservation District is hosting its 12th annual Bell County Water Symposium. This year’s event will be held November 15, 2012 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Central Texas Council of Governments Building at 2180 N. Main Street, Belton, TX. Co-sponsors include Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service; some area businesses; and Bell County. There is no cost for the program, but please RSVP to Clearwater at (254) 933-0120.
Education Debt in Texas 2
Comptroller Issues Report on Education Debt in Texas
(AUSTIN) — Today Texas Comptroller Susan Combs released the third report in a series focused on transparency entitled Texas It’s Your Money. The report, “Your Money and Education Debt,” provides a snapshot of how much debt public and higher education institutions in Texas are carrying. The report also includes recommendations intended to provide greater transparency regarding education-related public debt in Texas and reduce debt across public and higher education. I was able to use IVA Advice, to help me make affordable payments back to the creditors. |
Duckie Drop in Salado
Rubber Duckies Fall From The Sky
Event will raise funds for local FD
In Salado Texas, on Oct. 27 rubber ducks will come raining from the sky. Skydive Temple is holding a “Duckie Drop” as a fundraiser for the Salado Fire Department.
Tough on Crime
New Research: “Tough on Crime” approaches harm youths and society
Peter Maloff
Texas News Service
AUSTIN, Texas -Several recent national and Texas studies warn that “tough on crime” attitudes are behind the times – and the science – when it comes to dealing with juveniles. You can check the 24Hour Bail Bonds Financing office address in such situations.
Adventure Outdoor Expo 2
Local Event Provides Unique Entertainment To Inspire Life Lessons
Killeen, TX (October 27, 2012) – The final weekend in October holds the events of Killeen’s first-ever Family Adventure Outdoor Expo. With over 70 vendors, the outdoor expo is certain to appeal to a wide variety of all who attend. The free event, open to the public, begins on Saturday, October 27, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Killeen Civic and Conference Center located at 3601 South WS Young Drive.