WEDNESDAY VOLUME XXX NUMBER 30 Section 1 10 pages
July 30, 2025 Home of the ‘Lone Star Flag’ and Kayla Gorman
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Texas RJOA Presents Check Weekly Donation To Director of Gas Prices Camp Hope Veterans Facility
Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 1.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.73/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 0.5 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 36.9 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has increased 1.6 cents in the last week and stands at $3.709 per gallon. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Texas was priced at $2.22/g yesterday while the most expensive was $3.99/g, a difference of $1.77/g. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $2.22/g while the highest was $3.99/g, a difference of $1.77/g. The national average price of gasoline has risen 0.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.10/g today. The national average is down 6.5 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 37.5 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: July 28, 2024: $3.10/g (U.S. Average: $3.47/g) July 28, 2023: $3.41/g (U.S. Average: $3.72/g) July 28, 2022: $3.72/g (U.S. Average: $4.23/g) July 28, 2021: $2.84/g (U.S. Average: $3.16/g) July 28, 2020: $1.87/g (U.S. Average: $2.18/g) July 28, 2019: $2.47/g (U.S. Average: $2.72/g) July 28, 2018: $2.64/g (U.S. Average: $2.85/g) July 28, 2017: $2.10/g (U.S. Average: $2.31/g) July 28, 2016: $1.98/g (U.S. Average: $2.13/g) July 28, 2015: $2.48/g (U.S. Average: $2.70/g) Neighboring areas and their current gas prices: Midland Odessa- $2.78/g, up 14.0 cents per gallon from last week's $2.64/g. San Antonio- $2.57/g, down 13.8 cents per gallon from last week's $2.70/g. Austin- $2.60/g, down 13.5 cents per gallon from last week's $2.73/g. “It’s been another relatively quiet week for average gas prices, with most states seeing modest or slight declines, while a handful of price cycling states experienced the most noticeable fluctuations,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “Oil prices continue to hover in the mid-to-upper $60s, and with gasoline demand starting to ease as we head into August, we could see prices gradually decline as we approach Labor Day. That said, this is also the time of year when the tropics begin to stir, so we’ll be keeping a close eye on hurricane activity that could disrupt supply and shift the outlook.” SOURCE GasBuddy
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Left to Rt: SCV Ken Miller, Danean Myers, Anita Stevens, Evelyn Miller, Jenny Lehr, Director: Dexter Davis, Cynthia Connor, Darla Sharer. by Elaine Collings The Rebel Joan Of Arc 2721 Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy continue their philanthropic work for their various communities. RJOA Officer of Military S e r v i c e Aw a r d s a n d
Ve t e r a n s C h a i r m a n , CYNTHIA CONNOR, made the arrangements for the Chapter Members to visit this important Veteran Facility in North-West H o u s t o n . Ve t e r a n s Chairman CYNTHIA CONNOR and the RJOA Members also presented
the Director of Camp Hope with one of their beautiful R J O A Ve t e r a n ’s Appreciation Certificates, designed by the Chapter and signed by the RJOA President and Veterans Chairman. The Veterans Chairman presents this Certificate very solemnly
in a small personal Ceremony to the Veteran, along with the attention and encirclement of the RJOA Members, in their appreciation to the Veteran. RJOA President See Camp Hope , page 2
Friends Of The Flag Foundation Receives Donation From The RJOA Supporing Texas History
RJOA Standing making Check Presentation: Debbie Aiello, Anita Stevens, Mary Lee Malek, to FOFF President Mike Wilson. Seated Left to Rt Board Members: Cindy Dittrich, Danean Myers, Bernie Sargent, Ron McAnear, Charlotte Belin, Dianne Kebodeaux, and Elaine Collings. by Elaine Collings The Rebel Joan Of Arc 2721 UDC Chapter representatives: MARY LEE MALEK, ANITA STEVENS, and DEBBIE
AIELLO traveled to the City of Conroe Count House to make their important check donation presentation to the Friends of the Flag Foundation, at their Board Meeting. The
RJOA representatives went to honor the FOFF Board for all they do for their community in Education of early Texas History. The Friends of The Flag Foundation Board,
(FOFF), over-see the Lone Star Monument and Historical Flag Park, which is on the hill next to the Conroe Main Library See Flag, page 2
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Conroe’s Rainbow Roller Rink Celebrates 70th Anniversary With a Free Skate Party Everyone is Invited C o n r o e , Te x a s —Rainbow Roller Rink, a beloved Conroe institution and one of Texas’s longestoperating family-owned roller rinks, invites the public to a free 70th Anniversary Skate Party celebrating seven decades of roller skating tradition and 40 years in its current Conroe location. “The free skate party is our way of saying thank you to the community that has kept us rolling for seven decades,” says Jason Keating, who, together with his wife Mary Allen-Keating and her sister Marci, manages the family-run rink. “We invite everyone to join us on August 6, from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., for a day of free skating with 70s-themed music and plenty of nostalgic fun,” says Jason. Founded in 1955 by E.L. Pruett in Houston, Rainbow Roller Rink was acquired by Johnnie and Elaine Allen in the 1970s and relocated to Huntsville for nearly a decade. In 1985, the Allens moved the rink to its current Conroe location on Loop 336 East, where it has been a rite of passage for greater Conroe-area youth and families for the past 40 years. “The Allen family watched generations of skaters grow up on Rainbow’s floor,” says Jason. “We regularly meet p a r e n t s , grandparents—even great-grandparents—who want their children to experience the same joy they had skating here when they were young.” Mary and Marci, together with Jason, are the second generation of the Allen family to operate the Conroe rink. Mary and Marci grew up immersed in the world of competitive speed skating and recreational skating in their family’s rink. Mary also went on to compete in roller derby. She and Jason are instrumental in supporting competitive roller sports and community skating activities in our region, while Marci helps direct back-end operations. M a r y a n d J a s o n ’s daughters, Calliope and Penelope, are both roller
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