Happy New Year!
And I said to the one
who stood at the gate of the year,
Give me a light
that I may tread safely
into the Unknown.
And he replied,
Go out into the darkness
and put your hand into the hand of God.
That shall be to you better than light
and safer than a known way.
Minnie Haskins, Teacher and Poet
Free GED and ESL classes offered
Free G.E.D. test preparation classes will be available at Cleveland
High School beginning January 5, 2004. Also offered will be free
English As A Second Language classes. Both courses will begin
at 5:30 p.m. at the high school. For further information, contact
the high school at 281-592-8754.
Christmas week a tragic one in Cleveland
Last week was a difficult one for several families, firefighters,
and law enforcement officials in Cleveland.
Monday night, Dec. 23, Geraldine Cryer, 72, answered a knock at the door
of her home on Dennison Street and found herself held at knifepoint while
her
assailant
robbed her of her wallet, some clothing, cash and credit cards. Cryer was
shaken, but unhurt.
Early Tuesday morning, Cleveland police arrested Adrian Dwayne Eleby and
charged him with aggravated robbery. Eleby, who confessed his crime to detectives,
is in custody at Liberty County Jail, awaiting a grand jury hearing.
On Friday, Dec. 26, police responded to a welfare concern call from
a relative and went to the N. Blair home of James Murry Flippen,
49. Flippen was found
dead on the floor his living room. Preliminary autopsy reports indicate
he died from
a heart attack and ruptured artery.
And an early-morning fire on Sunday, Dec. 28, at McDaniel Air Conditioning
and Heating on San Jacinto in Cleveland claimed the life of Berta McDaniel,
35. McDaniel
died of massive burn injuries while enroute to a Houston hospital via
Life Flight.
The fire and McDaniel's death is being investigated by the State Fire
Marshal's office and Cleveland detectives as a possible case of
arson.
Funeral Services
--Claudia Higgenbothem; services 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, at Calvary
Baptist Church, with interment following at Rosewood Cemetery in
Humble. Visitation
hours are
4-9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 1, at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home.
--Arrangements are pending for Michael Nash, Jr., Murry Flippen; and Royce
Hornback.
On Tap at the Texan
Now showing is the Disney movie, "The Haunted Mansion", starring Eddie
Murphy, rated PG. Admission is $2 for children 3-11, and $4 for those 12 and
older.
Happy New Year!
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