WEDNESDAY VOLUME XXIX NUMBER 41 Section 1 10 pages
October 16, 2024 Home of the ‘Lone Star Flag’ and Rich Matuszak
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2024-2026 Texas Quilts and Cars: New RJOA Weekly Montgomery Busy Over Officers Installed Gas Prices the Weekend
Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 0.5 cents per gallon in the last week, a v e r a g i n g $ 2 . 7 2 / g t o d a y, according to GasBuddy's survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 4.1 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 31.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has declined 3.4 cents in the last week and stands at $3.57 per gallon- the lowest level since January, 2022, over 900 days ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Texas was priced at $2.26/g yesterday while the most expensive was $3.59/g, a difference of $1.33/g. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $2.26/g while the highest was $3.59/g, a difference of $1.33/g. The national average price of gasoline has risen 3.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.16/g today. The national average is unchanged from a month ago and stands 41.8 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: October 14, 2023: $3.04/g (U.S. Average: $3.58/g) October 14, 2022: $3.29/g (U.S. Average: $3.90/g) October 14, 2021: $2.94/g (U.S. Average: $3.30/g) October 14, 2020: $1.87/g (U.S. Average: $2.17/g) October 14, 2019: $2.29/g (U.S. Average: $2.64/g) October 14, 2018: $2.65/g (U.S. Average: $2.88/g) October 14, 2017: $2.29/g (U.S. Average: $2.46/g) October 14, 2016: $2.01/g (U.S. Average: $2.24/g) October 14, 2015: $2.04/g (U.S. Average: $2.30/g) October 14, 2014: $3.00/g (U.S. Average: $3.17/g) Neighboring areas and their current gas prices: Midland Odessa- $2.87/g, up 29.2 cents per gallon from last week's $2.57/g. San Antonio- $2.82/g, up 19.0 cents per gallon from last week's $2.63/g. Austin- $2.83/g, up 18.3 cents per gallon from last week's $2.65/g. "The national average price of gasoline has returned to a slight climb over the last week as Iran's attack on Israel has slowly funneled to the gas pump, as expected. For now, while Milton has left a third of all stations in Florida without gas, the storm itself is not impacting prices, and the situation in Florida is expected to improve," said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. "With oil prices recently starting to fall again, the rise we saw could end before you know it. And with restoration happening in Florida, we could start to see a decline in gas prices in the weeks ahead, with a good chance of seeing the first sub-$3 per gallon national average since 2021." SOURCE GasBuddy
Index Community......2, 3, 4, 5, 10 Commentary...................3, 4, 5 Church Directory..............5 Legals......................6, 7, 8, 9 Business Directory...........10
Submitted by: RJOA Chairman of Public Relations: Elaine Collings, ehcollings@gmail.com Photo Committee: Shelia Williamson President Louann R u b e l o f t h e Te x a s Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, traveled across Texas to the “KickOff” September Meeting of the Rebel Joan Of Arc 2721 Chapter, of The Wo o d l a n d s . Te x a s Division President Rubel administered the Oaths, and graciously bestowed the beautiful Red Roses to each Officer. The Red Roses represents their dedication, courage, and passion to their Chapter and the UDC. ~ THANK YOU PRESIDENT RUBEL FOR YOUR PRESENCE AND SUPPORT~ !
See RJOA, page 10
October successes, and showed that the east to the Lutheran elaborate patterns take by Ruen Borjas, Jr. Proclaimed Montgomery is a great C h u r c h i n t h e w e s t , hundreds of hours, and There were plenty of place for entertainment, offering quilts lovers and years to finish. quilts, cars, and people w h e t h e r i t b e d i n i n g , v i s i t o r s a l i k e t h e HM has several shops Colonial h a n g i n g a r o u n d boating, music, veterans, opportunity to stroll around dedicated to the craft, and Montgomery this past history, resorting, quilts or a n d e n j o y t h e s i t e s . o f f e r e n t h u s i a s t s t h e Heritage weekend, as residents and cars; and its annual events Everywhere you looked supplies and materials visitors had their choice to like the quilt and car show q u i l t s w e r e h a n g i n g , n e e d e d t o c r e a t e t h e Month attend the ‘Montgomery that are the life’s blood of showing the love, energy, beautiful works of art and
Quilts hanging from The Kemifer Atrium building in Historic Montgomery
Quilt Walk’ in Historic M o n t g o m e r y, o r t h e Montgomery Lake Conroe Centennial Lions Club ‘2nd Annual Lions Crusin’ Car Show in Walden. Both events were great
Montgomery and The Lake Creek Settlement. Historic Montgomery was adorned with quilts all over and on both sides of Liberty Street, from Fernland Historical Park in
time, and teamwork that goes into making the multilayered textile, composed of several layers of fabric. Most quilts take a couple of dozen hours to complete, but sometimes, the most
submitted by Lady comfort. There are also D a lton, PR Chrm several Quilt Guilds in the CDXVIIC area, of which the Montgomery Guild, the Conroe Mayor Duke ‘Montgomery Lone Stars’ Coon along with the Robert Woodson Chapter See Quilt , page 2 Colonial Dames XVII Century has proclaimed October Colonial Heritage Month. The purpose of Colonial Heritage month is not only to encourage family history research but also to foster interest in historical colonial research, to assist in the education of the youth of our country and to commemorate the heroic deeds of our ancestors, the founders of our great Republic. Mayor Coon's proclamation and a display comparing colonial life styles with modern-day living, are on display in the genealogy department of the Montgomery County Central Library in Conroe. Throughout the year, CDXVIIC members emphasize colonial culture and history by the preservation of records, encouraging preservation of and marking historic local sites, and by having chapter programs that emphasize colonial history: national, local and familial. Also, in the M o n t g o mery Central that her store carries. Library's genealogy North Carolina as a whole department and behind the See Hurricane, page 10 ladies in the photo, is the current Home on the Range display. Later this month the display will feature Ghost Towns and Dia de los Muertos. All of the display books are in the
Montgomery County Lady Spearheading Hurricane Relief to North Carolina by Ruben Borjas, Jr.
Imagination was on display earlier this month in response to Hurricane Helene relief, as the daughter of a Conroe furniture store owner, leaped into action in trying to provide some comfort to the storm ravaged citizens of North Carolina. The late September storm devastated low-lying areas surrounded by mountains in the western part of the state. Sarah Bartholet Gwin, the daughter of Todd Bartholet, owner of Bartholet Home Furnishings, located on IH45 south at River Plantation Drive, was troubled by the suffering of North Carolina residents and the extensive damage to property, not to mention
Sarah Bartholet Gwin showing pallets of supplies the horrendous loss of life associated with the hurricane. Gwin was on social
media reviewing images and videos of the destruction of the state that makes 80% of the products
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Heritage, see page 5