WEDNESDAY VOLUME XXVIII NUMBER 17 Section 1 8 pages
April 26, 2023 Home of the ‘Lone Star Flag’ and Dennis Brown
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Photos: Courtesy of Gas Prices Debbie Pietsch Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 9.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.26/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 19.6 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 49.9 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 3.0 cents in the last week and stands at $4.12 per gallon. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Texas was priced at $2.65/g yesterday while the most expensive was $4.29/g, a difference of $1.64/g. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $2.65/g while the highest was $4.29/g, a difference of $1.64/g. The national average price of gasoline has fallen 0.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.64/g today. The national average is up 22.8 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 46.4 cents per gallon lower than a year ago, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million weekly price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. Historical gasoline prices in Texas and the national average going back ten years: April 24, 2022: $3.76/g (U.S. Average: $4.11/g) April 24, 2021: $2.60/g (U.S. Average: $2.88/g) April 24, 2020: $1.52/g (U.S. Average: $1.74/g) April 24, 2019: $2.59/g (U.S. Average: $2.88/g) April 24, 2018: $2.53/g (U.S. Average: $2.78/g) April 24, 2017: $2.25/g (U.S. Average: $2.41/g) April 24, 2016: $1.89/g (U.S. Average: $2.14/g) April 24, 2015: $2.31/g (U.S. Average: $2.51/g) April 24, 2014: $3.48/g (U.S. Average: $3.69/g) April 24, 2013: $3.34/g (U.S. Average: $3.52/g) Neighboring areas and their current gas prices: Midland Odessa- $3.24/g, down 9.0 cents per gallon from last week's $3.33/g. San Antonio- $3.22/g, down 11.3 cents per gallon from last week's $3.34/g. Austin- $3.26/g, down 8.3 cents per gallon from last week's $3.34/g. "For the first time in several weeks, the national average price of gasoline has seen a decline, and while the fall was quite small, the bigger news may be that we may have seen a short-term peak for the price of gasoline. While any unexpected outages could push it up again, there is a rising possibility that barring such, we may have seen our high water mark for the national average for the summer," said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. "Typically, gas prices peak between May and June, and with the oil market showing significant cracks in strength, we may have seen the peak in the national average already occur, a few weeks earlier than average. While it's possible we could go higher later this summer should a major hurricane target sensitive infrastructure, it appears the odds that the national average will miss the $4 per gallon mark are rising. It's certainly looking optimistic for motorists." SOURCE GasBuddy
Back in August the MISD Fishing Team set some pretty lofty goals. First, win the Houston Division of the Texas High School Bass Association, which would be the Program’s 8th in 9 years of competing. Second, win t h e R e g i o n a l Championship out of 3 Divisions, the Houston, Bayou, and Hill Country, which comprises over 75 High School Programs. If done, this would be their 4th out of 8 years, as there was no Regional Championship during to the dreaded Covid year of 2020. Well, the combined squad of Lake Creek and Montgomery High School students that make up the MISD Fishing Team are proud to say that to date, they have accomplished two of the three goals set. At the 5th and final stop of t h e D i v i s i o n a l To u r n a m e n t s a t L a k e Limestone in March, the M I S D F i s h i n g Te a m secured First Place honors in a Division with 25 Teams. Then, at the Regional Championship held on April the 15th, the
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Team won the Regional Championship on Lake Conroe. Leading the way at the Regional Event was the proven defending TBFSAF National Champions in Fallon Clepper and Wyatt Ford, bringing in a very impressive 5 fish limit, which tipped the scales at 17.98 Pounds, capturing 3rd place out of a 192 boat field. Following closely in 5th place was Jack Haag, who also brought in an impressive limit of his own of 16.14 pounds. Rounding out the Top 3 Teams for MISD was Garrett Muckleroy and
Austen Christensen, who brought 3 solid keepers to the scales, which weighed in at exactly 9 pounds. All told, the top 3 Teams from MISD weighed 43.12 pounds, easily outdistancing our closest competitor by over 3 pounds. Also at stake were c o v e t e d S t a t e Championship Qualifier berths, where Individual Teams needed to be in the top 30% of the 192 boat field, which in this case was 58th place and higher to qualify. The MISD Fishing Team will have 7 Teams moving onto the
T H S B A S t a t e Championship May 20th21st on fabled Sam Rayburn Reservoir. The aforementioned Three Teams, will be joined by Colton Hatzold, Dallas Copeland, Evan Franks, B e a u M a s s e y, Wy a t t Lanier, as well as the reigning Houston Division Anglers of the Year, Nate Millner and Curtis McCauley. These 7 Individual Teams, which we will dub the “Magnificent Seven,” will represent not only
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Texas Society DAR and Texas A&M Forest Service dedicate Conservation Area
April 23, 2023 - The Woodlands TX: T h e Te x a s S o c i e t y Daughters of the American Revolution rededicated their historic DAR Forest Community........2, 3, 4, 7, 8 sign now located in the Commentary.......................3, 4 W.G. Jones State Forest. Devotional..........................5 TXDAR has created a partnership with the Texas Legals.................................6 A&M Forest Service to
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FREE family fun for everyone! Thanks to the continued support from the community, KidzFest offers an assortment of diverse activities, interactive villages, stage acts and hands-on fun to pique the interest of each member of the family. Along with FREE parking, admission and activities, a variety of vendors will be present along with affordable food, drink and snack options throughout the festival in Downtown Conroe. FREE shuttle parking is available this year at the Park and Ride located at FM 2854 and I-45. Contact the C.K. Ray Recreation Center at 936522-3900 or online at cityofconroe.org for more information.
Thursday Free Concert Series May 4, 7:00pm-8:30pm C o n t a c t : Kellie Hall, 936-522-3906, khall@cityofconroe.org Come out to Heritage Place on Thursday, May 4 for the Thursday Free Concert Series and enjoy the sounds of Barefoot Nation, tribute to Kenny Chesney. Music begins at 7:00pm. Food trucks on-site, however both food and beverages may be brought in (no glass containers). For more information please call 936522-3900. The complete lineup can be found at cityofconroe.org. Concert series runs through September. May 4…Barefoot NationTribute to Kenny Chesney Jun 1…Escape- Tribute to Journey Jul 6…Walter Suhr & Mango Punch! Aug 3…Adam GrantTribute to Garth Brooks Sep 7…Let it RockTribute to Bon Jovi
Charles B. Stewart West Branch Library Book Sale Charles B. Stewart-West
financially support the maintenance of forest habitat for the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker. Sunday’s ceremony, led by TXDAR State Regent, Marcy Carter- Lovick and Te x a s A & M F o r e s t Service Head of East Texas Operations, Jacob “Jake” Donellan acknowledged
T X D A R ’s h i s t o r i c a l support of conservation in Texas and celebrated this new endeavor with the Te x a s A & M F o r e s t S e r v i c e . F i v e Montgomery County DAR chapters served as hosts for this historic event: Spring C r e e k C h a p t e r, T h e Wo o d l a n d s ; J o a n n a
Troutman Chapter, Magnolia; Twin Creeks Chapter, Shenandoah; Margaret Montgomery C h a p t e r, C o n r o e a n d Coushatti Trace Chapter, Willis.
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Branch Library 202 Bessie Price Owen, Montgomery, TX 77356 May 4, 9-12 First choice: Free entry to Friends members. All others $15 May 4, 12-7 Open to all. May 5, 9-4:30 May 6, 9-2 Silent Auction ends at noon. Friends of the Library have supported the Charles B. Stewart-West Branch Library since its inception 30 years ago. As local volunteers, we donate our time and efforts to help the library enrich the community in which we live. Our current priorities are the library services, resources, and benefits for Children, Young Adults, and Adults - especially activities not supported by county funds.