WEDNESDAY VOLUME XXIX NUMBER 25 Section 1 10 pages
June 26, 2024 Home of the ‘Lone Star Flag’ and Reese Fischer
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Rebel Joan of Weekly Centenarians, WWII Brethen, ARC Gas Prices Celebrate June 12th Birthdays Honors Memorial Day
Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 7.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.03/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 8.0 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 18.0 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has risen 2.4 cents in the last week and stands at $3.76 per gallon. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Texas was priced at $2.44/g yesterday while the most expensive was $3.89/g, a difference of $1.45/g. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $2.44/g while the highest was $3.89/g, a difference of $1.45/g. The national average price of gasoline has risen 0.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.41/g today. The national average is down 18.8 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 14.4 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: June 24, 2023: $3.21/g (U.S. Average: $3.56/g) June 24, 2022: $4.56/g (U.S. Average: $4.92/g) June 24, 2021: $2.77/g (U.S. Average: $3.08/g) June 24, 2020: $1.88/g (U.S. Average: $2.17/g) June 24, 2019: $2.36/g (U.S. Average: $2.66/g) June 24, 2018: $2.65/g (U.S. Average: $2.83/g) June 24, 2017: $2.06/g (U.S. Average: $2.26/g) June 24, 2016: $2.12/g (U.S. Average: $2.31/g) June 24, 2015: $2.59/g (U.S. Average: $2.78/g) June 24, 2014: $3.51/g (U.S. Average: $3.68/g) Neighboring areas and their current gas prices: Midland Odessa- $2.95/g, up 17.1 cents per gallon from last week's $2.78/g. San Antonio- $3.07/g, up 18.6 cents per gallon from last week's $2.88/g. Austin- $3.08/g, up 15.1 cents per gallon from last week's $2.93/g. "With summer now officially here, we've seen the national average price of gasoline holding most steady compared to last week, with some states seeing their traditional price cycling every couple of weeks, while others have seen prices slowly slip," said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. "For now, gasoline prices may see little movement ahead of July 4 as oil prices have risen above $80. But the good news is that instead of the national average jumping to follow the rising price of oil, it's holding steady. The bummer is that the decreases we hoped for will have to wait, thanks to oil's climb." SOURCE GasBuddy
Index Community......2, 3, 4, 9, 10 Commentary...................3, 4, 5 Church Directory..............5 Legals.........................6, 7, 8 Business Directory...........10
by Ruben Borjas, Jr weren’t sure if Freedom MCN contributing writer was gonna be there in our future. When NAZI I t w a s a d a y o f Germany bullied France celebration at The Lone and England starting with Star Honor Flight Veterans the remilitarization of the Group, commonly known Rhineland in March 1936, as 105, located at the the wheels were beginning Poplar Business Park off of to come off the bus of peace Old Hwy 105 W in Conroe. so to speak. Mr. Putnam June 12th is the birthday of w a s g e t t i n g r e a d y t o b o t h o f t h e g r o u p ’ s graduate high school, centenarians, who turned while Mr. Waters was just a another year older (think of Freshman at the time. Both the odds on that one). had their own lives ahead World War II Veterans of them, with not a care in Robert Putnam (106), and The World, as most young George Waters (103), were men who lived with stable front and center, as the families had. Little did Veterans of 105, celebrated they know in just a little their birthdays. There was over five years that their plenty of cake to go around whole worlds would be a n d s e v e r a l H o u s t o n turned upside down. Living in the 1930’s for Texans cheerleaders were on hand to add some beauty Putnam and Waters was still tough, but they didn’t to the proceedings. Misters Putnam and know it. They weren’t Waters served Our Nation fighting off bandits or i n a t i m e o f g r e a t having to go to the river for uncertainty, when we water, but they also didn’t
by Elaine Hamlin Collings
From LtoR: George Waters, Texans Cheerleaders Julissa and Ms. Francesca, Robert Putnam have the modern conveniences we have today. Many Americans still didn’t even have electricity and some even still used outhouses. Mr. Putnam, originally from Bismark, North Dakota, where his parents were school teachers. He was already married and working at Caterpillar in Peoria, Illinois, when he
enlisted after December 7th, 1941, which heralded the United States entry into World War II. He went on to serve on U.S. Navy Destroyers in the Mediterranean Sea. Following the war, he moved to Corpus Christi, where he raised four children with his wife See WWII , page 2
“Celebration” MISD Fishing Team - Part 2 Article by Mark Hooker, Photos Courtesy of Debbie Pietsch
Continued from June19th………. Then, the magical year of 2016-17 came. This was the third year of our existence, and our Team blossomed to 54 Students. Although, it did not start off magical, as Mr. Keating informed me he would need to take a break from being the official Co-Sponsor as he needed to take care of personal matters. At this point a young Administrative Assistant at MHS who had been coming to our meetings as her son Dylan Winders was on the Te a m , s a w t h a t I w a s struggling with all the required paperwork and dues, and she uttered these fateful words, “Do you need help?” Looking up over the pile of paperwork, I couldn’t say yes fast enough. Her name is Toni Luedke, and I have said this a thousand times, “There would not be a Fishing Te a m w i t h o u t To n i Luedke.” She absolutely is the most organized go getter on the planet. Combined, we have made what I feel is a pretty good team to guide these young men and women of the Fishing Team. Now that this was settled, we headed into the
season with high hopes, as we were hitting our stride, and we could feel it. The Team won the Division handily, then rolled into Regionals, where Mason Hoke and Weston Stephens led us to being crowned the Regional Champions for the first time, as they won the tournament in convincing fashion. It was a total team effort, led by the likes of Tanner Poole, Clayton Smith, Declan Scansen, Cade Walker, Taylor Peel and Ethan Price. Mason Hoke and Weston Stephens also won the Anglers of the Year Title as well. We then rolled into the State Championship in 2017, which was held on Ray Roberts North of Dallas. Not exactly in our wheel house, but we had 8 Teams which had qualified, and they possessed the 3
D’s, Drive, Determination, & Dedication. They knew we were good, and they were going to prove it. After the first day of competition, Derek Pietsch & Trey Dawson were in 4th place, and Mason Hoke & Weston Stephens were in 5th. As many of you that follow the standings know, a program needs to have 3 Teams in the Top 10 to have a great chance of winning the Team Title. It’s never a guarantee, but the possibility is extremely high if you do that. Other than Kyle Lindberg catching the big fish of the tournament, a 10 pound whopper, the other Teams struggled, none more than the Individual Team of Dylan Dunn, and his Father and Captain, Tommy Dunn. You see, they had the misfortune of knocking off
their lower unit the first day, and Dylan only had 2 small keepers, as they were mainly worried about getting back in. I had already heard the bad news from another Team, so when Tommy walked up and said, “Well, I guess you heard?” To which I then proceeded to reach into my pocket to hand him the keys to my boat. He immediately said, “I’m not driving that Donut Boat, I don’t want to be responsible if anything goes wrong.” I said to Tommy, “it’s just a boat with a vinyl wrap, I’m doubled insured, so please take it.’ Tommy then replied, “I just don’t feel comfortable taking your boat, so either you take him tomorrow, or we’re going to head on home.” Knowing that Dylan was a heck of a Fisherman and Competitor, plus being a Senior fishing his last High School event, I knew our best chance to win as a program was to take him on the final day. As we headed out the next morning, I was about to jinx myself all kinds of ways with my conversation with Dylan, so I crossed my legs under the console. I said, “Dylan, you know that Derek and Trey, or Mason and Weston are going to win the individual title. Heck Fire, they may end up 1st &
REBEL JOAN OF ARC JOINS WITH THE L O N E S T A R VOLUNTEERS, DRT, SRT, DAR, AND FRIENDS OF THE FLAG F O U N D AT I O N I N H O N O R I N G M E M O R I A L D AY O B S E R VA N C E AT VETERANS FLAG PARK, CONROE. On this very warm and solemn Memorial Day Observance, the Rebel Joan Of Arc Belles of the United Daughters of the C o n f e d e r a c y, j o i n i n honoring our Veterans of ALL Wars at the Veterans Flag Park, and The Lone Star Monument and Historical Flag Park in Conroe, Texas. In this Picture The Lone Star Monument and Historical Flag Park is in the Background. “The Texian” Bronze Statue is on the hill to the right, and dedicated to the Volunteers who f o u g h t f o r Te x a s Independence. The B r o n z e d B u s t o f D r. Charles B. Stewart is the designer of the Texas Lone Star Flag, which is at the entrance of the Lone Star Monument and Historical Flag Park. On this beautiful M e m o r i a l D a y remembrance many Montgomery County residents and visitors turned out to honor our Veterans of ALL Wars. Amongst them is the always dedicated Rebel Joan Of Arc Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Lone Star Volunteers of the “Rolling Thunder” Canon Crew, The Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Sons of the Republic of Texas, Daughters of the American Revolution, and Friends of the Flag Foundation, as well as Conroe Founder’s D a y. M a n y o t h e r Organizations were present, and the Rebel Joan Of Arc Members are often also members in these various other Historical Organizations, if their Families are “qualified”. The RJOA Belles volunteer in many of their community activities, for the good of their See Rebel, page 9
See MISD page 9