YMCA announces after-school
child care in Cleveland
The Liberty County YMCA, in partnership with Cleveland schools, will
begin a program of after-school child care in Cleveland on Monday,
August 18. Registration will begin next Monday, August 4, at the Cleveland
YMCA office. The office, located at 102 East Houston, will be open
Monday-Friday, from 4-6 p.m. for registration purposes. The cost is
$35 per week for 1 child; $65 per week for 2; and $90 per week for
3 children. The one-time program membership cost/registration fee
is $25 for an individual and $40 for families. This fee provides YMCA
membership privileges for one year, and applies to other programs.
After-school child care extends to 6:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
and will be available for children from kindergarten up to the sixth
grade at Southside Elementary. School bus service from other campuses
will be provided by Cleveland Independent School District. After-school
child care for pre-kindergarten children, ages 3-4, will be available
at the Douglass campus until 6:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. For
more information, contact Katina Delk, YMCA Program Coordinator, at
832-423-9993, or the Dayton YMCA office at 936-257-2888.
Chamber hosting Taste
of Cleveland lunch
The Cleveland Chamber of Commerce will host The Taste of Cleveland
on Thursday, August 14, from 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at Austin Memorial
Library. Area businesses will be providing unique foods that ticket-holders
may sample, while also displaying information about their products
and services. To date, 14 local firms have signed up to bring items
ranging from home-baked breads, muffins and desserts to chicken, pizza,
pasta, and yogurt smoothies. Tickets for the meal are $6 and may be
purchased at Easy Street Florist, Omni Physical Therapy, or the Chamber
office. People are being encouraged to buy early, as tickets are going
fast and are limited. Contact Sheila at 281-592-5579.
Sales Tax Holiday is
here
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 1-3, is the 5th annual Sales Tax
Holiday, during which selected items are declared exempt from sales
tax. Timed to coincide with clothing purchases for the new school
year, the holiday exempts most clothing and footwear items, priced
under $100, from state and local sales tax. Texas Comptroller Carole
Keeton Strayhorn reports that since 1999, the Sales Tax Holiday has
saved Texans about $150 million; more than $118 million in state sales
tax and nearly $31 million in local sales taxes.
Annual Fiddlers in the
Park coming Saturday
The 5th annual Fiddlers in the Park is Saturday, August 2, from 4
p.m. until Òwho knowsÓ. The event gets bigger every
year, attracting fiddlers from all over the area, including some from
the Porter area who have been awarded the title of world champion
fiddler. Rhonda Henderson and Private Stock are featured to perform,
as well as local talent. Arts and crafts vendors will be on hand,
as well as several food concessionaires. Drawings for door prizes
will take place throughout the evening, including the grand prize
of two Southwest Airline tickets, valued at $400 each, that can be
used for a round trip to nearly any destination. The fun takes place
in Shepherd's Centennial Park and Gardens.
Funeral Services Scheduled
Graveside services for Bertha Land have been scheduled
for Friday, August 1, at 10 a.m. at Hilltop Cemetery in Liberty.
Police Department Stats
Cleveland Police and Fire Departments logged the following calls for
Wednesday, July 30: A total of 32 general calls were logged; 2 alarm
calls, and nine 911 calls. Eight ambulance calls were recorded, including
1 vehicular rollover accident that brought in Life Flight. Seven fire
calls came in and 7 offenses were logged, including telephone harassment,
theft of service, burglary, a missing person, and 3 forgeries. One
arrest was made.
Texan Theatre Movie
Listings
Now showing at the Texan: Terminator 3, rated R. Showtimes Friday
and Saturday are 7 and 9:15 p.m. Admission is $2 per child, ages 3-11,
and $4 for adults.
Texas Lottery Results
Results listed come from www.txlottery.org,
the official site of the Texas Lottery Commission)
Lotto Texas (for 7/30): 11-17-22-24-43 (6) BB ; Pick 3 Day (for 7/31):
1-7-1; Pick 3 Night (for 7/30):3-9-6; Cash Five (for 7/30):1-15-17-24-30;
Texas Two Step (for 7/29): 7-10-17-28 (10) BB.
In the case of a discrepancy between these numbers
and the official winning numbers, the official numbers will prevail.
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