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lisd press box update

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06.07.10

it has taken nearly two years, but liberty isd officials say the press box at memorial stadium should be completed by next month. the old 280-square-foot press box was torn from atop the stadium by hurricane ike back in 2008 and slammed to the ground in the parking lot below. robert ward, director of MAINTENANCE and operation for the liberty school district, said the project should be finished by july 15.

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according to robert ward, the 480-square-foot press box will have 5 SEPARATE rooms INSIDE plus a top deck. it will be covered in gold stucco.

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the project has been delayed, in part, over a state requirement that the district install an elevator. federal disability laws require an elevator for any press box larger than 500 square feet. however, state law has a lower threshold of 300 square feet but allows variances - IF APPROVED - up to the federal level. as a result, the school district requested a variance from the state for a replacement press box that is engineered with 480 square feet of enclosed space. superintendent cynthia lusignolo said the state denied their request claiming the useable roof space also had to be counted in the total square footage. WITH THAT area included, the press box is 960 square feet by the state’s CALCULATIONS. using the state’s calculation method, the old 280-square-foot press box would be counted as 560 square feet and would also have required an elevator. interestingly, both dayton and hardin recently built similar size press boxes, and based on advice from their architects, did not include elevators. while liberty’s press box is about 20 feet above ground, hardin’s is 40 feet and dayton’s towers more than 90 feet in the air. the liberty school district has been working with its insurance company and fema to recoup the cost of that state-required elevator, which is adding an estimated $100,000 to the price of the new press box at memorial stadium. district officials say the new press box will cost about $550,000 when finished. based on information from the builder – bruce general construction of beaumont – robert ward says the new press box at memorial stadium should be completed by june 30. then, the elevator is expected to be installed by july 15. kshn has talked with seen school districts and two experienced builders of such STRUCTURES, and not one thinks the 20-foot high liberty stadium needs the $100,000 elevator. HOWEVER, the state REQUIREMENT trumps experience.

weekend recap

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06.07.10

over the weekend, kshn reported the national weather service expects heat index values to rise above 101 degrees today with temperatures in the 90s throughout the week. hotter days mean an increase in the danger of heat related illness. texas DEPARTMENT of state health services reports an average of 50 heat-related deaths in texas each year. most of those deaths are children, the elderly, and those with chronic illnesses. experts say the symptoms of heat illness include heavy sweating, muscle cramps, weakness, DIZZINESS and nausea. along with those symptoms may come weakened but rapid pulse and headaches. people with these symptoms should be taken out of the hot sun, given water to drink slowly and be moved to a place of good VENTILATION. if there is no improvement, then seek medical attention.

hunger buster

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06.07.10

the liberty hunger busters youth summer lunch program officially begins today. this program provides a free lunch to kids from 1 to 18 years old weekdays, beginning today and continuing through august 13. as has been reported, hunger busters is a communitywide partnership involving liberty school district, area churches, texas agrilife extension service and many volunteers. last summer this popular program served more than 21,000 free lunches to hungry children in liberty. these free lunches have nothing to do with family income. all kids - 1 to 18 –n are welcome. this community PARTNERSHIP will again provide free lunches mondays through fridays from noon to 1 p.m. at locations throughout the liberty school district. this includes the san jacinto elementary campus on grand AVENUE and the liberty middle school on jefferson drive. there are also nine SATELLITE feeding locations. that way, kids who don’t have TRANSPORTATION to the school campuses can go to a participating site in their neighborhood for a free meal. this summer, these locations include the liberty city park PAVILION, liberty MUNICIPAL library, the vfw hall on main street, and the parking lot of the moss bluff VOLUNTEER fire department at lake granada. among the churches hosting this free lunch program are the assembly of god on texas at grand, central baptist church on highway 90 at layl drive, calvary baptist church south of moss bluff on fm 563, st miles baptist church on u.s. 90 in ames, and lily of the valley baptist church on oil field road in liberty. once more, the HUNGER buster youth summer lunch program begins today. this summer program provides FREE LUNCHes WEEKDAYS to all kids from 1 to 18 years old. for information, call alexis cordova at 936-336-4558, ext 221, and doreen carlton at 336-7213.

BOZEMAN GETS SAFETY HONOR IN NAVY
6.7.10
NAVY PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASS KOREY R. BOZEMAN, A 2004 GRADUATE OF DAYTON HIGH SCHOOL, WHO IS ASSIGNED TO THE MULTIPURPOSE AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP, USS BATAAN, AND THE 22ND MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT RECENTLY RECEIVED THE 2009 ADMIRAL FLATLEY MEMORIAL AWARD. THIS SPECIAL HONOR IS IN RECOGNITION OF THE RECIPIENTS SKILLS TOWARDS AVIATION SAFETY AND GIVEN TO PERSONNEL ON JUST ONE SHIP EACH YEAR., KOREY BOZEMAN'S SHIP MAINTAINED A RECORD OF ZERO MISHAPS IN 2009 WHILE COMPLETING A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 4, 000 HOURS OF FLIGHT OPERATIONS AND MORE THAN 5, 000 HOURS OF SHIPBOARD LANDINGS. THE USS BATAAN IS PRESENTLY UNDERGOING PLANNED MAINTENANCE AT THE NORFOLK SHIP REPAIR YARD IN NORFOLK, VA. NAVY PETTY OFFICER KOREY BOZEMAN OF DAYTON JOINED THE NAVY IN NOVEMBER 2004

FM 2797 WRECK INJURES ONE
 

6.7.10
THE KENEFICK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, WITH HELP FROM HIGHWAY 321 VOLUNTEERS AND LIBERTY COUNTY EMS, WERE INVOLVED IN A PROLONGED EXTRICATION SATURDAY NIGHT. IT TOOK EXPERT RESCUE PERSONNEL 45 TO 50 MINUTES TO REMOVE THE LIBERTY MAN WITHOUT CAUSING ADDED INJURY. KENEFICK VOLUNTEER FIRE CHIEF DARRYL MCWHORTER EXPLAINED WHAT RESCUERS FACED.
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DPS TROOPER CHRISTOPHER RICHMOND INVESTIGATED THE WRECK AND SAID THE DRIVER WAS WESTBOUND WHEN HE LOST CONTROL AND ROLLED HIS SUV. WE LEARNED THE DRIVER HAD INCAPACITATING BUT NOT LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. HE WAS IDENTIFIED AS BOB TUCKER, WITH A LIBERTY ADDRESS, AGE 46. . WE LEARNED THE FM 2797 ROADWAY HAD BEEN RESURFACED AND EVIDENCE INDICATES THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT AN UNSAFE SPEED.. IN A CURVE TUCKER LOST CONTROL. OF HIS VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND ROLLED ONTO THE DRIVERS SIDE IN A PASTURE. RESCUERS SAID THE DRIVER'S ARM WAS TRAPPED UNDER THE VEHICLE MAKING GETTING HIM OUT VERY DIFFICULT. . FIRST RESPONDERS FOUND BOB TUCKER WAS UNCONSCIOUS BUT HE WAS REVIVED DURING THE EXTRICATION. TWO TRAINED MEDICS STAYED INSIDE OF THE CAR PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE. HE WAS DESCRIBED, BY ON-LOOKERS, AS COMBATIVE. THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE WAS REMOVED TO GET HIM OUT SAFELY. LIFE FLIGHT AIR AMBULANCE FLEW THE LIBERTY MAN TO MEMORIAL HERMANN HOSPITAL IN HOUSTON FOR TREATMENT. AGAIN, HE HAD INCAPACITATING BUT NOT LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. TROOPER RICHMOND SAID ANY CITATIONS ARE PENDING COMPLETION OF HIS INVESTIGATION BUT PART OF THAT INVESTIGATION INCLUDES SUBPOENA OF BLOOD TESTS OF THE DRIVER FOLLOWING THAT FM 2797 WRECK NEAR KENEFICK SATURDAY NIGHT. . .

 

BOZEMAN GETS SAFETY HONOR IN NAVY

6.7.10

NAVY Petty Officer 2nd Class Korey R. Bozeman, a 2004 graduate of Dayton High School, WHO IS assigned to the multipurpose amphibious assault ship, USS Bataan, and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit recently received the 2009 Admiral Flatley Memorial Award.  THIS SPECIAL HONOR IS IN RECOGNITION OF THE RECIPIENTS SKILLS towards aviation safety and GIVEN TO PERSONNEL ON just ONE SHIP EACH YEAR., KOREY BOZEMAN'S ship maintained a record of zero mishaps IN 2009 while completing a total of more than 4, 000 hours of flight operations AND more than 5, 000 hours of shipboard landings. THE USS Bataan is PRESENTLY UNDERGOING planned maintenance AT THE NORFOLK Ship Repair Yard in Norfolk, Va. NAVY PETTY OFFICER KOREY Bozeman OF DAYTON joined the Navy in November 2004

SPLASH PAD

6.7.10

SEVERAL YEARS AGO LIBERTY DID AWAY WITH THEIR CITY SWIMMING POOL AS ITS CONDITION DETERIORATED AND PUBLIC USAGE HAD DROPPED OFF DRAMATICALLY. CITY OFFICIALS, AT THAT TIME, PROMISED SOME DAY THEY WOULD BUILD ANEW POOL. IN THE MEAN TIME, FOR THE SMALL KIDS, AN ALL NEW SPLASH PAD WAS CONSTRUCTED IN CITY PARK. IT HAS BEEN POPULAR WITH VISITORS TO THE CITY PARK FOR SEVERAL YEARS. NORMALLY OPENED BY MEMORIAL DAY WE LEARNED FROM VISITORS TO THE CITY PARK THE SPLASH PAD, WITH ITS MANY DIFFERENT WAYS FOR LITTLE PEOPLE TO GET WET, WAS NOT WORKING. CITY SUPERVISOR AVON (PRO: A-VUHN) MOORE, SAYS THE SPLASH PAD HAS SEVERAL MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. THE MORE THEY FIXED THE MORE WAS FOUND WRONG. NOW MOST OF IT, WE ARE TOLD, IS FIXED. THEY ARE HOWEVER EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY FINDING SOME PARTS NEEDED. MR. MOORE SAID IT COULD BE AS LONG AS THE END OF JUNE BUT HOPEFULLY IN JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS THE SPLASH PAD, LOCATED IN THE CITIES BEAUTIFUL 125 ACRE CITY PARK, NEAR THE CHILDREN’S PLAY GROUND, WILL BE OPEN AGAIN. AVON MOORE PROMISED, WITH TEMPERATURES SO VERY HOT, THAT LIBERTY CITY PARK MAINTENANCE CREWS WILL DO THEIR BEST FOR THE SMALLER KIDDOS OF LIBERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA.