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NEWSBITS Sons of Herman Lodge to meet Cat Spring Sons of Herman Lodge will meet June 11 at the agricultural hall at 6:30. Members are asked to bring sandwiches, sides or dessert. Beverages provided. For more information, call 979-6273179 or 979-8853695.
Summer Street Dance, Cruise-In Sealy Main Street will host “Off The Rail” Summer Street Dance and Cruise-In on Saturday, June 13, at 7 p.m. Cruise In participants should arrive by 6:30 p.m. The event benefits Sealy Main Street revitalization efforts. Enjoy barbecue, beer and the Blue Note Brothers Band. Admission is free.
Veteran’s Family Day American Legion Post 115 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6522 are hosting a Veteran’s Family Day for all veterans on June 13 from noon to 4 p.m. at Bellville VFW Post, 4041 Hwy. 36 North.
KC barbecue chicken dinner
THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2015
Stephen F. Austin State Park closed until June 12 By LANCE HAGOOD reporter@sealynews.com
The Brazos River and area creeks are getting back to normal in Austin County after the late May storms. Some pastures are still too soaked to move livestock back on, but experts said crops will likely recover from the excessive rain. At the June 8 Austin County Commissioners meeting Judge Tim Lapham extended the disaster declaration for Austin County until a decision is made that the potential for flooding has ended. County roads took a beating from the storms and commissioners and crews are working overtime to get repairs made. Speaking outside
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A house is surrounded by water along the Brazos River off FM 1458 south of Frydek. of court, Commissioner Reese Turner described the challenges the county faces. “We operate on a ‘worst first’ basis,” he
said. “I’ve got roads that are washed out. I’ve got five rusty culverts that have collapsed. We have trees down in every direction,
trees that fell into bridges. We have a lot of wood, driftwood and trash clogging the culverts. When we have that kind of rain we
The Sealy Tigers Basketball Camp will be held June 15-19 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Sealy High School. The camp is open for boys and girls from 7 years of age through students who will be entering the ninth grade in the fall of 2015. For more information, call Chris Horn at 325-660-7488.
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Sealy High School Senior Class President Mackenzie Christoferson takes a class selfie after giving the class highlights during the graduation ceremony Friday evening at Tiger Stadium.
Sealy Class of 2015 graduates
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have a lot of washouts and big ruts. “We are working fulltime on repairs and we
Large drug bust in Wallis
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The Sealy Knights of Columbus will hold a barbecue chicken dinner, drive through only, June 14 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sealy KC Hall.
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By JOE SOUTHERN editor@sealynews.com
The 176 members of the Sealy High School Class of 2015 received their diplomas Friday night during an emotional and heartfelt ceremony under clear, cool night skies at Tiger Stadium. The bleachers were full and the tears and cheers plentiful as the class completed its journey through the Sealy schools. Following the singing of the National Anthem by Christina Burke and Alesha Lindberg, inspirational speeches were given by Valedictorian Trenton Beckendorff, Salutatorian Diane Arriaga, Superintendent
Valedictorian Trenton Beckendorff addresses the Sealy High School Class of 2015. Sheryl Moore and through the remembrances of their educational journey given by Class President Mackenzie Christoferson. Felicia Perrien
gave the farewell address after Principal Megan Oliver and members of the Sealy ISD Board of Trustees presided over the presentations of the diplomas. In her remarks to the class, Moore told about a recent visit she made to Apple company headquarters. There, the assembled educators were asked to introduce themselves and talk about their “B” side, referring to the flip side of an album single. “At Apple, they tend to understand that what we dismiss as a hobby is really the thing,” she said. ■ GRADUATION, page 14
A major drug bust took place in Wallis on June 2 resulting in the arrest of three people and the seizure of a large amount of drugs and paraphernalia. Austin County Sheriff’s Special Response Team and Austin County Sheriff’s Narcotics Investigators along with the Wallis Police Department executed a search warrant at 6538 Railroad Street. As a result, crack cocaine, Alprazolam ER, marijuana, crack pipes, a digital weighing scale and other paraphernalia were seized. Three persons were arrested and charged. Michael Steven Lagas, 39, is charged with possession of a controlled substance penalty grade one, greater than or equal to four grams less than 200 grams, felony class two, tampering with or fabricating evidence, felony three, possession of a controlled substance penalty grade three, less than 28 grams, class A with bonds at $100,000, $50,000 and $20,000. Amanda Dille, 33, is ■ DRUGS, page 3
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WEEK'S WEATHER According to The Weather Channel
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This week's weather art is by Samuel Eschenburg, 5, a student at Selman Elementary School.