WEDNESDAY VOLUME XXV NUMBER 41 Section 1 8 pages
October 7, 2020 Home of the ‘Lone Star Flag’ and
Rich Chandler
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Texas First Responders Break Ground Weekly On New Shared Facility Gas Prices (October 5, 2020) Texas gas prices have fallen 1.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.85/g today, a c c o r d i n g t o GasBuddy's daily survey of 13,114 stations. Gas prices in Texas are 4.4 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 47.4 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Te x a s i s p r i c e d a t $1.19/g today while the most expensive is $2.69/g, a difference of $1.50/g. The lowest price in the state today is $1.19/g while the highest is $2.69/g, a difference of $1.50/g. The national average price of gasoline has fallen 0.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.17/g today. The national average is down 4.3 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 49.0 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. “It's been a fairly quiet week for gas prices yet again, but with oil tanking last week, there's a possibility motorists may see a renewed downward direction in average prices in the days or weeks ahead," said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy. "However, according to Pay with GasBuddy data, gasoline demand inexplicably rose last week to the highest level since August, breaking with conventional wisdom that fall demand is typically weak. While we have no direct reasoning for the rebound, five of seven days last week saw much above the prior week's gasoline demand, in fact, Friday saw the highest gasoline demand since Labor Day. If demand continues to somehow defy such conventional trends, we may see an end to the possibility of future declines."
Index Community................2, 3, 8 Commentary............................4 Devotional..........................5 Legals.............................6, 7 Business Directory.............8
M O N T G O M E RY COUNTY - For the first time ever, Montgomery Fire Department (ESD #2), Montgomery County Hospital District EMS & Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office will join forces to house personnel in the same facility to serve the residents of the Bentwater community and beyond. On Thursday, October 1st, 2020, a groundbreaking was held to commemorate this “first” in Montgomery County. Construction will now begin on the facility that will be used as a fire station for Montgomery County ESD #2, EMS station for MCHD and an office space for the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. To be located at 18294 FM
1097 West, on three acres near the West entrance of the Bentwater community, the station will be 9,472 square feet in size. It will include a kitchen, dayrooms for both fire and EMS personnel, an exercise room, at least six bedrooms and a large apparatus bay for emergency vehicles. “It really is such an exciting moment for not only all of us, the first responder organizations, but the taxpayers of Montgomery County as well,” said James Campbell, Chief of EMS for MCHD. “We’ve been working together for quite some time to make this a reality because it’s really going to make a big difference for the residents we serve in this area.”
Brian Edwards, Fire In 2018, MCHD began c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h Chief of Montgomery Montgomery County ESD County ESD #2, believes # 2 a n d M o n t g o m e r y there are other benefits that County ESD #3 on another can also heighten the level shared facility at 19530 of care residents receive in K e e n a n C u t o ff R o a d , our county. “For all three agencies which has proven to be a success and a huge tax to be housed in the same s a v i n g s . A d d i n g t h e facility breeds a natural M o n t g o m e r y C o u n t y comradery and a familySheriff ’s Office to the type atmosphere,” he said. equation will make this “The better you know new collaboration a first of someone you’re working with in a stressful its kind for the county. “Having three county emergency situation, the agencies working out of the better the outcome is going same facility is a win-win to be for that person in need for the taxpayers,” Randy of our care.” No one is more pleased Johnson, CEO of MCHD, said. “We’ll be able to about this project than shorten our response times, Sandy Wagner, MCHD beef up our coverage in this B o a r d M e m b e r a n d a r e a o f M o n t g o m e r y resident of Bentwater. C o u n t y, a n d r e d u c e “The plan to bring a hub duplication of facility see Responders, page 2 and equipment costs.”
Conroe Art League Awarded TCA Grant CONROE, TX - The Conroe Art League (CAL) has been named a recipient of a 2021 Arts Create grant by the Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA). The award of $8,500 is a two-year operational grant that requires CAL to match the funds. “This marks the fourth year CAL has received funds from the TCA under the Arts Create program,” said D e b r a R i l e y, v i c e president of the Conroe Art League. “We first were awarded the grant in 2017. This grant program has enabled us to expand and improve our daily operations and encourage the enhancement of the
visual arts in the Conroe, Texas, area.” Arts Create grants p r o v i d e y e a r- r o u n d operational support to Texas arts organizations with budgets over $50,000. For fiscal year 2021, 420 Arts Create grants totaling over $3.2 million are allocated to 420 organizations in 76 Texas cities. The Conroe Art League’s Gallery at the Madeley Building, which features monthly exhibits, is located at 127 Simonton Street in the historic arts district in downtown Conroe. The Gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. A virtual tour of the
current show and past exhibits is available on the CAL website www.ConroeArtLeague .com. Conroe Art League promotes art in the community, providing educational classes and workshops, offering opportunities for shared art experiences, providing scholarships for art education, and sponsoring exhibits in the CAL gallery and throughout the c o m m u n i t y. F o r information about classes, exhibits and membership, visit ConroeArtLeague.com. CAL is supported by the National Endowment f o r t h e A r t s , Te x a s Commission on the Arts
and the Conroe Convention and Visitors Bureau and is a member of the Greater Conroe Arts Alliance. The mission of the Texas Commission on the Arts is to advance the state economically and culturally by investing in a creative Texas. TCA supports a diverse and innovative arts community in Texas, throughout the nation and internationally by providing resources to enhance economic development, arts education, cultural tourism and artist sustainability initiatives. For more information visit www.arts.texas.gov.
MCTX Sheriff Partners with Canopy in the Fight against Breast Cancer October 1, 2020 begins Breast Cancer Awareness Month, where we support the survivors and fighters of this life-threatening disease. Sheriff Rand Henderson and members of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office will proudly show our love and support by wearing pink badges and newly designed T-Shirts during the whole month of October. Every employee you see wearing a pink badge or t-shirt individually purchased them and many are dedicated to a family member, loved one, or friend who has battled or currently battling breast cancer. By doing this, not only do we show our support, but we also are donating to help someone in their fight against breast cancer. To support the fight locally, members of the Sheriff's Office, as well as the public, are encouraged to donate to a cancer charity. A portion of the badges' proceeds will be donated to The National Breast Cancer Foundation, whose mission is to provide help and inspire hope to those affected by breast cancer through early detection, education, and support services. The Tshirts' proceeds will go to Canopy- The Cancer Survivorship Center for support services, education, and integrative medial services to all those impacted by cancer in Montgomery County and beyond, regardless where the patients are getting treatments. To some of our employees, breast cancer is personal, whether it has attacked their mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, close friend, or them personally. Compassion is one of our core values that we strive to uphold each day, and we wanted our community to know that we support The Pink! At the end of October, some of our deputies will present their pink badge to the family/family member or friend to pay tribute to their fight. Sheriff Rand Henderson states, "In Honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, we are proud to partner with Canopy and The National Breast Cancer Foundation in raising awareness about b r e a s t c a n c e r. T h e Montgomery County Sheriff's Office is doing our part to honor those who have passed and those who continue their battle against breast cancer. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Employees are proud to be involved in this campaign to raise awareness and education in the fight against breast cancer." If you would like to join us, consider making a donation using this link https://www.memorialher mann.org/canopy/