WEDNESDAY VOLUME XXIX NUMBER 24 Section 1 10 pages
June 19, 2024 Home of the ‘Lone Star Flag’ and Jacob West
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Texas Livery Stable Mural “Celebration” MISD Fishing Weekly Unveiling, MHS Flag Team - Part 1 Gas Prices Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 5.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.95/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 16.6 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 13.6 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 1.6 cents in the last week and stands at $3.73 per gallon. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Texas was priced at $2.39/g yesterday while the most expensive was $3.79/g, a difference of $1.40/g. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $2.39/g while the highest was $3.79/g, a difference of $1.40/g. The national average price of gasoline has risen 1 cent per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.41/g today. The national average is down 18.0 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 13.8 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: June 17, 2023: $3.09/g (U.S. Average: $3.55/g) June 17, 2022: $4.66/g (U.S. Average: $4.99/g) June 17, 2021: $2.76/g (U.S. Average: $3.07/g) June 17, 2020: $1.82/g (U.S. Average: $2.11/g) June 17, 2019: $2.38/g (U.S. Average: $2.67/g) June 17, 2018: $2.69/g (U.S. Average: $2.89/g) June 17, 2017: $2.10/g (U.S. Average: $2.29/g) June 17, 2016: $2.12/g (U.S. Average: $2.35/g) June 17, 2015: $2.61/g (U.S. Average: $2.80/g) June 17, 2014: $3.45/g (U.S. Average: $3.67/g) Neighboring areas and their current gas prices: Midland Odessa- $2.78/g, down 2.7 cents per gallon from last week's $2.81/g. San Antonio- $2.88/g, up 1.2 cents per gallon from last week's $2.87/g. Austin- $2.93/g, down 1.4 cents per gallon from last week's $2.95/g. "Since the national average price of gasoline fell to its lowest June level since 2021 last week, we've seen the drop in prices take a break, with some states seeing a small rise over the last week. Thankfully, I expect this to be more like a short timeout, with an eventual return to falling gasoline prices in most states," said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. "The decline in diesel prices continues, with the national average price of diesel now at its lowest level since January 2022. Both gasoline and diesel prices remain below their year-ago level, which is music to the ears of the Federal Reserve, as fuel prices are a significant component of the Consumer Price Index. Also factoring in gasoline demand that has been running a bit weaker than expected, market fundamentals look pretty good right now if you're a motorist." SOURCE GasBuddy
Index Community......2, 3, 4, 9, 10 Commentary...................3, 4, 5 Church Directory..............5 Legals.........................6, 7, 8 Business Directory...........10
Article by Mark Hooker Photos Courtesy of Debbie Pietsch
Day Event
The finished mural presented to the public last Saturday by Artist Amy McCain, Mayor Countryman and Anthony and Rebecca Noreiga by Ruben Borjas, Jr located at 14259 Liberty Street in Montgomery, you MCN contributing writer might have caught a If you happened to be glimpse at a new 10 ft tall x passing by the north side 20 ft wide mural that was w a l l o f t h e Te x a s & officially dedicated this B e y o n d M i n i P l a z a , past Saturday. The mural,
depicting life from the early days of Montgomery which was chartered in 1837, perhaps to the 1850’s, when the livery stable is thought to have been in business. Metal
detectorists Billy Ray Duncan, and his brother Donald, found livery stable tokens on the land in the See Mural , page 2
Story Walk At Memory Park Was Reopened
Story Walk at Memory Park was reopened on Saturday, June 15. The Rev. John Seaton from Montgomery United Methodist Church, opened
the ceremonies with an invocation. Tom Hoyt, past president of Friends of the Charles B. StewartWest Branch Library, introduced Rotary Club of
Lake Conroe members Friends of the Library. Charlie Parada and Don Many hours of volunteer Carter, as well as Sara work got the job done! Countryman, mayor of the City of Montgomery, and See Park page 2 Janie Smith, President of
We've all heard the song “CELEBRATION” by Kool and the Gang. If you haven't, then you have not attended a Wedding or Graduation ceremony in the past 40 plus years! That's exactly what the MISD Fishing Team did in May, where the Team was Celebrating its' 10th year of existence at the annual banquet, as well as to applaud our 3 Teams that had qualified for the State Championship. That's correct, you read that right, 10 years of competing. Where 739 MISD students have participated in this program, and have won 9 Houston Division Titles, 4 Regional Championships, and 1 State Title. It is also the Program where 12 students claimed the right to be called Anglers of the Ye a r f o r t h e H o u s t o n Division, not to mention that we are home to a pair of National Champions. All of this was discussed as we went through the History of the Program on the night of the banquet. Yo u s e e , b e i n g t h e Founding Sponsor of the Program, and still at it, I had the distinct privilege of a front row seat to all of the highs, and the lows. Highs, reflected in the many victories and accomplishments the students of MISD have achieved, and the lows in some of the heartbreaking losses, both in competition, and in life. Before we get going too far into this story, I want to beg for your Grace and forgiveness if you, or someone close to you was not mentioned. Trying to document 10 years, 739 students, countless parents, captains, sponsors, administrators, teachers, it was a daunting task. Coupled with that I am now in my sixties, well, things just don't come back to me as they once did. Just know that I did the very best I could to chronicle the accomplishments and history of the MISD Fishing Team, and no one was left out intentionally, or with any malice. So, to bring everyone up to speed, we need to start at the beginning. I arrived on the Montgomery High campus in August of 2009 to Teach World History, and mind my own business so to speak. When I say “mind my own business,” I mean run my business that I started in 1996, as well as when time allowed, See MISD, page 9