WEDNESDAY VOLUME XXVIII NUMBER 26 Section 1 8 pages
June 28, 2023 Home of the ‘Lone Star Flag’ and Jamie Sandefer
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CONROE’S Montgomery County Republican Texas STARS Weekly Women Award Scholarships To AND STRIPES Gas Prices High School Graduates Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 11.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.20/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 9.6 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 131.4 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 0.2 cents in the last week and stands at $3.84 per gallon. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Texas was priced at $2.59/g yesterday while the most expensive was $4.17/g, a difference of $1.58/g. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $2.59/g while the highest was $4.17/g, a difference of $1.58/g. The national average price of gasoline is unchanged in the last week, averaging $3.54/g today. The national average is down 1.5 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 134.2 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 26, 2022: $4.52/g (U.S. Average: $4.88/g) June 26, 2021: $2.78/g (U.S. Average: $3.09/g) June 26, 2020: $1.88/g (U.S. Average: $2.17/g) June 26, 2019: $2.38/g (U.S. Average: $2.69/g) June 26, 2018: $2.65/g (U.S. Average: $2.85/g) June 26, 2017: $2.06/g (U.S. Average: $2.25/g) June 26, 2016: $2.11/g (U.S. Average: $2.31/g) June 26, 2015: $2.58/g (U.S. Average: $2.78/g) June 26, 2014: $3.51/g (U.S. Average: $3.68/g) June 26, 2013: $3.39/g (U.S. Average: $3.54/g) Neighboring areas and their current gas prices: Midland Odessa- $2.98/g, unchanged from last week's $2.98/g. San Antonio- $3.20/g, up 17.9 cents per gallon from last week's $3.02/g. Austin- $3.20/g, up 11.9 cents per gallon from last week's $3.08/g. "It's been another generally sideways week for the national average, which has remained stuck in the $3.50-$3.60 per gallon range since late April with fundamentals generally holding pretty stable, even though oil prices have bounced around between $65-$80 in the same timeframe," said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. "While some states saw big increases from last week, I expect those states to see a calmer week ahead. Other states saw prices fall, and some like Arizona fell significantly as some of the kinks in supply have improved there over the last few weeks. Ultimately, we could see the national average nudge a bit lower in the week ahead, should oil prices fail to rally. But, with developments including the Wagner group destabilizing and testing Russia, there can always be last minute shifts that impact prices, which we continue to watch for and hope the market remains calm." SOURCE GasBuddy
Celebrate our nation's independence on Saturday, July 1, at the Stars and Stripes Celebration in downtown Conroe. This event is fun for the whole family and is the perfect way to kick off the July 4th holiday. The City of Conroe will provide food trucks, live music and kids' activities, as well as the Conroe Symphony Orchestra, which will perform at 8 p.m. Capping off this funfilled event will be a firework show at 9:15 p.m. Stop by Heritage Place (500 Metcalf St.) and hang out with family and friends as we honor America's 247th birthday.
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Stars and Stripes Patriotic Celebration and Concert July 1
For 25 years, the Conroe Symphony Orchestra has performed in the Montgomery County area, and plans are definitely underway for an exciting next season. At 8pm, on Saturday July 1, 2023, the orchestra will again delight the audience with a free, outdoor concert culminating their season with a fifth concert commemorating our freedom and heritage celebrating Independence Day. Sponsored by the city of Conroe, under the direction of Gary Liebst, our talented musicians’ repertoire includes the Liberty Bell March by Sousa, Midway March by John Williams, American Community............2, 3, 4, 8 Salute by Morton Gould, Commentary.......................3, 4 Independence Day Suite Devotional..........................5 by David Arnold, Grease Medley by Casey and Legals.............................6, 7 Jacobs, Stars and Stripes
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Forever by Sousa, Armed Forces Salute by Lowden, 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky, God Bless the USA by Lee Greenwood and God Bless America by Irving Berlin. Fireworks will culminate the evening. Come wave your flags and enjoy the festivities commencing at 6pm at the Heritage Place Park in downtown Conroe with c h i l d r e n ’s a c t i v i t i e s , inflatables, vendors, food trucks and more. The Conroe Symphony is a nonprofit orchestra that continues to present diverse traditional and contemporary music at very affordable ticket prices, outreach programs and a Youth Orchestra. Yo u r m o n e t a r y a n d volunteer support provides opportunities to ignite music appreciation and talent throughout our area. For further information, for
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Texas History Comes Alive At The Heritage Museum of Montgomery County
The Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Judge Nathaniel Hart Davis Chapter and the Lone Star Chapter Sons of the Republic of Texas love to volunteer together in the community. Volunteers also included Heritage Museum staff and Board of Directors of the Museum and local history ree n a c t o r s w h o gave presentations in each room in the museum and of the Strake House on the Museum grounds, where Sara Beth Crow shared the history of the Stake House, donated to the Heritage Museum by her family. As visitors entered the Conroesymphony.org, museum, the students donations and/or to become involved and join 9 3 6 - 7 6 0 - 2 1 4 4 ; learned the "History and t h e F r i e n d s o f t h e FOS@conroesymphony.or Heritage of the Texas Flag” as Pat Spackey gave a g, Symphony: presentation in the room dedicated to the Lone S t a r F l a g o f Te x a s , designed by her great, great, great grandfather, Dr. Charles Bellinger Stewart of Montgomery
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