WEDNESDAY VOLUME XXX NUMBER 12 Section 1 12 pages
March 26, 2025 Home of the ‘Lone Star Flag’ and Myles Alksne
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Texas NH Davis Museum in Weekly Montgomery Looking for Gas Prices Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 14.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.74/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 6.0 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 40.6 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has decreased 0.9 cents in the last week and stands at $3.549 per gallon. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Texas was priced at $2.29/g yesterday while the most expensive was $4.07/g, a difference of $1.78/g. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $2.29/g while the highest was $4.07/g, a difference of $1.78/g. The national average price of gasoline has risen 6.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.08/g today. The national average is down 1.6 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 42.5 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: March 24, 2024: $3.14/g (U.S. Average: $3.51/g) March 24, 2023: $3.06/g (U.S. Average: $3.41/g) March 24, 2022: $3.86/g (U.S. Average: $4.24/g) March 24, 2021: $2.63/g (U.S. Average: $2.86/g) March 24, 2020: $1.84/g (U.S. Average: $2.05/g) March 24, 2019: $2.40/g (U.S. Average: $2.62/g) March 24, 2018: $2.37/g (U.S. Average: $2.60/g) March 24, 2017: $2.10/g (U.S. Average: $2.29/g) March 24, 2016: $1.86/g (U.S. Average: $2.01/g) March 24, 2015: $2.22/g (U.S. Average: $2.42/g) Neighboring areas and their current gas prices: Midland Odessa- $2.81/g, up 23.6 cents per gallon from last week's $2.58/g. San Antonio- $2.74/g, up 22.2 cents per gallon from last week's $2.52/g. Austin- $2.74/g, up 17.0 cents per gallon from last week's $2.57/g. "For the first time in over a month, the national average price of gasoline has risen, driven by the final step in the transition to summer gasoline across wide portions of the country," said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. "This increase has nothing to do with politics or tariffs— which remain paused for now— but is instead the result of seasonality, and is something that happens almost every year. Concerns over refinery maintenance have been muted so far this year, largely due to broader concerns about the U.S. economy, and demand remains soft. However, for those in the Northeastern U.S. who have enjoyed relatively low gas prices compared to the national average, the final step in the transition to summer gasoline is still a few weeks away. Once it occurs, they too will likely see prices rise. For areas that have already completed the switch, ongoing economic uncertainty will likely prevent further major increases— for now." SOURCE GasBuddy
Docents and Volunteer Help
“Upper Lake Creek”: Enchanted area of original Montgomery County By Robin Montgomery
The N.H. Davis Pioneer Complex & Museum in Montgomery is looking for volunteer docents, and individuals looking to help out the museum in differing capacities. For high schoolers and young adults looking for letters of recommendations, the
museum is willing to take into account a volunteer's motivation, commitment, and consistency, after a certain amount of service hours. We have docents who are willing to work with volunteers to learn some Montgomery history with the artifacts in the museum, to get
some practical experience in dealing with museum goers. It’s a great way for individuals to familiarize themselves with some hands-on work experience. But if you are an adult who wants to volunteer and learn about Montgomery History, then you are more than
welcome to join the team as well, and meet new people and make new friends. Please send a m e s s a g e t o : ruben@montgomerycou ntynews.net and you will be contacted shortly after for directions and opportunities.
Montgomery Vietnam Era Veteran Larry Bates, Threatened with Eviction
Amos Savell, Founder of Veterans and Patriots United, at the Montgomery County Housing Authority by Ruben Borjas, Jr
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A local Vietnam Era Veteran Helicopter Pilot who resides in Montgomery, Community..............2, 3, 12 has been threatened with Commentary...............2, 3, 4, 5 eviction by a local apartment manager, Rosie Perez, based Church Directory..............5 on infestation. The Legals..........6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 apartments on Flagship Business Directory...........12 Boulevard in Montgomery,
are located behind The Montgomery Trace Shopping Center. The Veteran, Larry Bates, who has resided at The Heritage Seniors for over five years, has a good history as a tenant, pays his rent on time, passes his apartment inspections, and maintains a great relationship with his
fellow tenants. Bates, a lowkey Veteran, refused to defend himself against the apartment manager's initial eviction notice of February 28th, and then the latest date of March 7th. According to officials from Justice of the Peace, Pct.5, Judge Matt Masden, his office has received no request from
The Heritage Seniors in reference to evicting, nor any court actions against Mr Bates; and they are well aware of the situation between the two parties. The Veterans predicament concerned his friends and
We l l - k n o w n i s t h e history of Lake Creek Settlement in the early years of the community of Montgomery. Less well known is the exciting history of the environs of Lake Creek 18 miles north of that community. Let’s explore that excitement with a review of happenings linked to the areas just east and west of “Upper Lake Creek.” Allen Vince received a half league survey bordering Upper Lake Creek on the west in May 1831. Earlier, in 1822, Vince had established a homesite adjoining the site of the “Battle of San Jacinto” on April 21, 1836. Entering that battle ground, Mexican troops crossed “Vince’s Bayou” while Vince built the bridge which Sam Houston destroyed over nearby Sims Bayou. Furthermore, after that battle Mexican General and President, Santa Anna, escaped on Vince’s black stallion only to suffer captivity, all the while on Allen Vince’s property. B y 1 8 4 7 , Vi n c e ’ s property on Upper Lake Creek had become part of the huge plantation of James Scott, who came to Texas from Mississippi in 1839. Scott’s headquarters lay eight miles further west of Upper Lake Creek, while his slave settlement was only a mile or so west on the site of the present community of Richards. In 1845 James Scott represented his district at the convention birthing Te x a s ’s m o v e f r o m a Republic to a State of the United States, only to meet his death at sea in 1856. Meanwhile, a son of James Scott, John, assumed executive control of the eastern fringes of the Scott Plantation some two miles east of Upper Lake Creek with headquarters at a site which John later named Long Street to honor his commander in the Civil War. Beginning with the era of that war, multiple were the legends which harbor thoughts such as Wild Bill Hickok and Deadwood, S o u t h D a k o t a . L e t ’s address a few “for instances”: Just preceding that great
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