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Vol. 56 No. 22
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Week of Wednesday, September 17, 2014
BC Heritage Festival slated for Oct. 4 Bridge City’s Ella and Terry Stuebing named festival honorees David Ball
For The Record
The Bridge City Historical Society will host the 2014 Bridge City Heritage Festival from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, October 4, at the Bridge City Community Center and the surrounding grounds at 105 Parkside, in Bridge City. The heritage festival will feature live music, including Three Legged Dawg and Center Stage, among other performers. There will be arts and crafts, snacks and popcorn, a silent auction, and pictures/ videos of Bridge City past streaming inside the community center. There will also be a variety of food vendors, bingo, dunkin’ booth, and a children’s arcade featuring: dime toss, duck pond, ring toss, milk bottle baseball throw, Plinko, face
painting, a clown, and a caricature artist and other family activities on the surrounding grounds. This year, Terry and Ella Stuebing will be honored at the festival for their years of service. Richard Briggs, Bridge City ISD athletic director, who has worked with the Stuebings for years said every community has that person who is willing to do the work or organize a group that others might shy away from. A community also may have that individual who sees the importance of making sure all the little details are taken care of. And then perhaps another individual who sees the ‘big picture’ and embraces the role of a leader in making sure that that ‘big picture’ remains in focus and that the positives of the community are recognized and celebrated. “Bridge City, Texas is cer-
tainly blessed to have two people who do all these things and carry them out with dignity, and with grace, and with a whole bunch of laughter!” Briggs said. “Ella and Terry Stuebing, over the course of many, many, many, many,
many, many …. decades have made Bridge City a better place to live and, most importantly, have brought kindness, joy, and compassion into the lives of the people of Bridge City.” He added it is the people of Bridge City that make the city great
and it is an honor to recognize Ella and Terry Stuebing as two who have made such outstanding contributions toward achieving that greatness. Terry Stuebing, known as “The Voice of the Cardinals,” was born in New Haven, Conn.
Being part of a military family, he lived in various places throughout the United States and the world. In 1968, he graduated from BC HERITAGE Page 3A
Bridge City Homecoming 2014
Larry Ward Stadium rocked as Big Red and the Bridge City High School band, Strutters, cheerleaders, the student body and the Cardinals took the field to kick-off Homecoming 2014 on Monday night.
Terry and Ella Stuebing have been named the Bridge City Heritage Festival Honorees by the Bridge City Historical Society.
BCISD superintendent Q&A about the bond election For The Record
not be realized until all the bonds are sold.
Have questions about the Bridge City Independent School district’s bond election? Mike King, superintendent of schools, has some answers to your questions and possibly some questions you haven’t thought about. These questions and answers along with others can be found on the BCISD website. King also encourages anyone with questions to submit them on the web site for answers. Below are questions and answers from www.bridgecityisd.net
Can the needs identified by the facility committee be met without building an auditorium? The high school does not have a regulation stage nor practice facility for Theatre Arts. There is not a facility that is designed for concerts, theatre and dance performances. Therefore; to build a facility that provides the needed practice facilities for our Fine Arts programs and not include an auditorium performance venue does not fully address the needs of our students and programs.
David Ball
When is the election? Early Voting begins October 20 and runs through October 31. The regular election date is November 4. As taxpayers, when will we see the tax increase? This is projected to be 24-30 months from the time the bond passes and bonds will be sold as construction progresses. The entire amount of the bond will not be sold until the project is complete. Therefore; the total tax rate of $0.19 will
What is the square footage (square foot) and projected percentage of cost of the different areas of the Cardinal Complex in relation to the overall cost of the bond? These percentages are all based on projected cost and take into account that the auditorium has higher ceilings. All percentages are based on the total cost of the bond at $25 million. The auditorium is 28,000 BCISD Page 3A
A talented young BCHS percussionist performs during the 2014 Homecoming pep rally.
The BCHS band put on an outstanding performance during pep rally festivities Monday.
Bridge City High School senior cheerleader Malorie Becker leads the squad in the tradition cheer ‘Big Red.’ Becker is also on the 2014 Homecoming court. On Friday the Cardinals will take on the Liberty Panthers in the Homecoming football game.
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