WEDNESDAY VOLUME XXX NUMBER 47 Section 1 10 pages
November 26, 2025 Home of the ‘Lone Star Flag’ and Stacie Stripling
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36th Annual Texas Veteran Ancestors Honored YMCA Run
Weekly on Steps Of Texas Historical Thru The Woods Gas Prices
Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 4.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.63/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 2.2 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 3.5 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has increased 0.8 cents compared to a week ago and stands at $3.777 per gallon. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Texas was priced at $2.15/g yesterday while the most expensive was $5.39/g, a difference of $3.24/g. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $2.15/g while the highest was $5.39/g, a difference of $3.24/g. The national average price of gasoline is unchanged in the last week, averaging $3.03/g today. The national average is down 2.0 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 2.5 cents per gallon higher 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: November 24, 2024: $2.59/g (U.S. Average: $3.01/g) November 24, 2023: $2.67/g (U.S. Average: $3.24/g) November 24, 2022: $2.85/g (U.S. Average: $3.55/g) November 24, 2021: $2.95/g (U.S. Average: $3.40/g) November 24, 2020: $1.79/g (U.S. Average: $2.11/g) November 24, 2019: $2.24/g (U.S. Average: $2.60/g) November 24, 2018: $2.26/g (U.S. Average: $2.54/g) November 24, 2017: $2.26/g (U.S. Average: $2.50/g) November 24, 2016: $1.89/g (U.S. Average: $2.11/g) November 24, 2015: $1.85/g (U.S. Average: $2.05/g) Neighboring areas and their current gas prices: Midland Odessa- $2.48/g, down 17.3 cents per gallon from last week's $2.65/g. San Antonio- $2.72/g, up 24.5 cents per gallon from last week's $2.47/g. Austin- $2.72/g, up 22.0 cents per gallon from last week's $2.50/g. “Ahead of the peak of Thanksgiving travel, the national average has remained relatively steady, holding close to where it's been for the last few weeks,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “With refinery maintenance wrapping up, we’re likely to see more relief soon, particularly in the Great Lakes and West Coast regions. While Washington and Oregon may still see issues related to the Olympic pipeline shutdown, the broader outlook is promising— especially with oil prices dipping below $60 per barrel. Many states could begin to see further declines in the weeks ahead, just in time for the holidays.” SOURCE GasBuddy
Index Community..........2, 5, 9, 10 Commentary...................3, 4, 5 Church Directory..............5 Legals.........................6, 7, 8 Business Directory.......9, 10
Flags Park
by Elaine Collings Rebel Joan Of Arc 2721 Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy spreads it’s members across Montgomery County and into Harris County on Veterans Day, to Honor all our Veterans at many Memorial Services held across Montgomery County and surrounding Counties of our area. R J O A E L A I N E COLLINGS and her Family, as well as RJOA LYN HOWARD and her family cover the Veterans a t t h e T E X A S HISTORICAL FLAGS PARK and LONE STAR MONUMENT, in honor of
Left to Rt: Douglas Collings, and Elaine Hamlin Collings
See Veterans , page 2
MISD's The DEN: For Lunch?
Diners LtoR: Kayla Whitley, Sandy and Bob Schneider, are backed up by Chef Dennis Kozak, and his students who cooked and served dishes to diners at the 1pm lunch session at Montgomery ISDs ‘Café at the Den;’ located inside the CTE Center in Montgomery, on November 14th
by Ruben Borjas, Jr Montgomery ISD's C a r e e r a n d Te c h n i c a l Education (CTE) Center, also known as The DEN, is a game changer in the
county in regards to providing a quality and avant-garde training environment for students interested in obtaining a skill and possible certification the moment
they graduate from high school. The new culinary lab at The DEN is state of the art with actual workstations that provide realistic conditions that students will actually face
in real-world restaurant kitchens. The associated full-service diner, the ‘Café at the Den,’ has the look See Lunch , page 2
Running for a Cause s i n c e 1 9 8 9 o n Thanksgiving Morning THE WOODLANDS:, YMCA Run Thru The Woods has been one of the premier running and walking family events in Texas for 36 years. A popular holiday tradition, held on Thanksgiving morning in The Woodlands, attracts more than 5300 participants annually from around the country. Running for a CAUSE: The annual event has raised more than $3,700,000 since it began. Funds raised supports local YMCA programs and services such as Healthy F a m i l i e s , Yo u t h D e v e l o p m e n t , Te e n Leadership, Safety Around Water, The Arts, Food I n s e c u r i t y, S o c i a l Isolation, Learning Gaps, Health Disparities, and Racial Inequity. Thank you to our generous sponsors who support running for a cause: The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston Methodist Hospital The Woodlands, Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center, Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, BMW of The Woodlands, Excelerate Energy, Alight Solutions, The Ritz-Carlton Residences – The Wo o d l a n d s , T h e Woodlands Township, Pepsi, Fleet Feet, Spectrum Events, T-Shirts Plus, Market Street and Alpha & Omega Mounted Patrol. T h e e v e n t i s Thanksgiving Morning, November 27, 2025, at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands Town Center. Start and Finish Line is located at 2005 Lake Robbins Drive. Designed for everyone, regardless of fitness level, to participate, categories and start times include a competitive one-mile Children’s Race, for ages 2-12, starting at 7:30 a.m.; a five-mile race at 8:15 a.m.; and a three-mile race and three-mile walk starting at 8:25 a.m. Wear y o u r f a v o r i t e Thanksgiving costume. Strollers are welcomed but please leave your bikes and pets, (exception is service animals) at home. Awards include special prize package to the overall See YMCA, page 2