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HURRICANE SEASON JUNE 1 - NOVEMBER 30
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HURRICANE SEASON JUNE 1 - NOVEMBER 30
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NEWS SEPTEMBER 2010
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library back open news story 03.30.10 the liberty MUNICIPAL library is back open following a three-week temporary closing related to the ongoing expansion and renovation project under way at the GERALDINE d. humphrey’s cultural center. liberty library director dana (donna) abshier said now they are in the newly constructed portion of the library, and TEMPORARILY folks must enter from milam street. "audio" while the new portion of the LIBERTY LIBRARY is open, dana abshier SAID renovation and expansion work is continuing to upgrade the older areas of the 40-year-old facility. "audio" ONCE THAT CONSTRUCTION WORK IS COMPLETE, THERE WILL BE STILL ANOTHER SHORT CLOSING – LIKELY IN early may - TO MOVE SHELVING AND FURNISH THE FACILITY. the ongoing expansion project is DOUBLING the size of the Humphreys Cultural Center. the work will enlarge the Liberty Municipal Library by 8,035 square feet on the first floor and 3,320 square feet on the second floor. an elevator is ALSO being added. IN ADDITION, THEY are adding 3,410 square feet of storage area to the Humphreys-Burson Theatre, which is also getting a makeover. again, LIBERTY MUNICIPAL LIBRARY has reopened with regular hours following a three-week closing related to its ONGOING expansion and renovation project. normal library hours are monday through thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., friday afternoon from 1 to 5 and saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. however, it will be closed this friday and saturday for easter. for information, call the liberty library at 936-336-8901. wildland fire plan news story 03.30.10 liberty county commissioners are working with texas forest service to develop a community wildfire protection plan. the county has received a $10,000 grant through the texas forest service to identify steps to reduce the risk of fire damage in liberty county. THE PLAN will assess local fire response capabilities. it will also identify private, state and federal lands where what they call fuel treatment is needed to reduce the threat of wildfires. leon scaife, an URBAN wildland interface specialist with texas FOREST service, DISCUSSED THE COMMUNITY wildfire protection plan with liberty county commissioners last tuesday. according to information presented at that meeting, the plan must also RECOMMEND measures that homeowners and communities can take to reduce the ignitability of structures throughout liberty county. leon scaife said there is a BENEFIT to developing such a plan. when allocating federal funds for fuel reduction projects on non-federal lands, both federal and state agencies are directed to give funding priority to COMMUNITIES that have adopted such a wildfire protection plan. a proclamation issued last tuesday by liberty county commissioners recognizes the need for such a plan. that document states texas is EXPERIENCING unprecedented growth and development in areas that were once rural. it is in those areas where development meets vegetation that the greatest risk EXISTS to public safety and property from wildfires. as a result, liberty county COMMISSIONERS are working with the texas forest service to come up with a community wildfire protection plan. child abuse awareness news story 03.30.10 it is a tragic fact that nearly 200,000 children in texas are reported as abused or NEGLECTED each year. april is child abuse AWARENESS MONTH, and jennie brown, a forensic interviewer with bridgehaven children’s ADVOCACY center, SAID it’s a time to focus on ways to not only protect children but also prevent abuse from ever OCCURRING. jennie brown said the statistics on child abuse are alarming: ‘audio" bridgehaven’s stated purpose is to give hope and care to children in liberty and chambers counties who are victims of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. jenni brown said bridgehaven fosters a working relationship with the governmental agencies in the two counties assigned to protect and defend victims. "audio" Bridgehaven provides a safe-haven for child victims of sexual abuse to tell their story to a skilled children’s interviewer, like jenni brown. this means in most cases the child victim is only interviewed once. This limits the emotional toll of telling and retelling the crime to multiple members of law enforcement, cps and the district attorney’s office. a proclamation issued by liberty county commissioners court last week recognizes that child abuse and neglect increases the likelihood of long-term PHYSICAL and mental health problems. it also increases the chance of alcohol and substance abuse, continued family VIOLENCE, plus criminal behavior. that proclamation also says effective child abuse prevention programs succeed because of partnerships created among social services agencies, schools, faith COMMUNITIES, civic ORGANIZATIONS, law ENFORCEMENT agencies, and the BUSINESS community. in other words, the staff at bridgehaven children’s ADVOCACY CENTER and liberty county commissioners court are reminding the community it takes all of us working together to prevent child abuse. Business Expo 2010 – Coming Soon!! LOCAL NEWS DATE: Mark your calendars to attend THE LIBERTY DAYTON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Business Expo 2010. IT’S Thursday, April 8 at Liberty Center. The Expo is open from 12 noon until 4:00 p.m. There is no ADMISSION charge. Each exhibitor will have door prizeS displayed at their booth. Choose the PRIZES you wish to win and drop your ticket in the receptacle provided at that booth. drawingS WILL BE held near the end of the EVENT AT 4PM. ANOTHER WAY TO WIN, IS TO BUY a card for $1.00 at the door and while you tour the Expo have your card validated by each exhibitor for a $100.00 Chamber of Commerce gift certificate, THAT'S LIKE CASH AT LOCAL STORES. The card NEEDS TO be validated by all exhibitors to be eligible for the drawing. Exhibitors will DISPLAY MERChANDISE AND OR offer information and brochures about their business. PLUS THEY WILL have ‘freebies’ to hand out. The LIBERTY DAYTON AREA CHAMBER Expo is a fun event. THE EXPO Exhibitors CAN ALSO BE WINNERS. decorate each booth with their OWN special touch to COMPETE FOR A BEST OF SHOW AMONG PARTICIPATING EXHIBITORS. prizes awarded to the best booths IS advertising offered by local media. Plan to attend. FOR THE PUBLIC ITS a great opportunity to talk one-on-one and ask as many questions as you wANT with each MERCHANT exhibitor. For more INFORMATION, contact the Liberty-Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce 936-336-5736. REMEMBER THE LIBERTY DAYTON AREA CHAMBER BUSINESS EXPO IS IN THE LIBERTY CENTER ON THURSDAY APRIL 8TH AND ITS OPEN FROM NOON UNTIL FOUR. HAITI DEDUCTIONS LOCAL NEWS DATE; JANUARY 12, AN EARTHQUAKE STRUCK AND DEVASTATED THE SMALL IMPOVERISHED COUNTRY OF HAITI. THAT IS NOT NEWS, ITS BEEN A WORLD WIDE NEWS STORY FOR WEEKS. MOST OF US KNOW TENS OF THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS DONATED MONEY TO THE DESPERATE RELIEF EFFORT THERE. THERE IS A CHANGE BY THE IR.S. ALLOWING DONATIONS MADE THIS YEAR TO THE RELIEF EFFORT, TO BE DEDUCTED FROM 2009 TAXES. LOCAL CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT BYRON SWAIM EXPLAINS. AUDIO; AGAIN, BY ORDER OF CONGRESS, IF YOU MADE A CONTRIBUTION TO HAITI RELIEF PRIOR TO MARCH 1ST THIS YEAR, THROUGH ONE OF THE VARIOUS APPROVED RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS, THAT DONATION IS DEDUCTIBLE FROM YOUR 2009 TAXES. AS ALWAYS, FOR QUESTIONS CONCERNING TAX RETURNS TALK TO A TAX PROFESSIONAL YOU TRUST. MORE POLITICAL PARTY LINES LOCAL NEWS 03/29/10 THE FIRST OF KSHN RADIO’S SERIES OF POLITICAL FORUMS FEATURING CANDIDATES IN THE GOP PRIMARY ELECTION ON APRIL 13TH IS THIS MORNING ON THE ALL NINE PARTYLINE PROGRAM AT 8:30 A.M. CRAIG MCNAIR AND STEVE STEPHENS ARE IN A RUN OFF FOR THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION FOR LIBERTY COUNTY JUDGE. BOTH HAVE AGREED TO BE A PART OF TODAY’S FORUM. TOMORROW THE GOP CANDIDATES IN THE RUN OFF FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER PRECINCT #2 ON APRIL 13TH, CHARLOTTE KEY WARNER AND MARCUS TRAVIS BRAND, WILL BE HERE. NEXT WEEK ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 7TH THE KSHN PARTYLINE PROGRAM WILL FEATURE RUN OFF CANDIDATES FOR LIBERTY COUNTY JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PRECINCTS #4 AND #5. THE CANDIDATES FOR JP #4 ARE BARRY GRAVES AND LARRY WILBURN. THE RUN OFF RACE FOR THE GOP NOMINATION FOR JP #5 IS BETWEEN DAVID C. MARTIN AND WADE BROWN. WE INVITE OUR LISTENERS TO CALL OR FAX IN QUESTIONS FOR ALL THESE CANDIDATES. EARLY VOTING FOR THE GOP RUN OFF ELECTION IS MONDAY APRIL 5TH THROUGH FRIDAY APRIL 9TH, 8 TO 5 AT COURTHOUSE IN LIBERTY AND THE ANNEX IN CLEVELAND. EARLY VOTING IN THE GOP RUN OFF ELECTION WILL ALSO BE HELD AT THE DAYTON ANNEX AND THE HARDIN COMMUNITY CENTER 3 TO 7 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY OF NEXT WEEK. AGAIN, RUN OFF ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY APRIL 13TH.
SOCIAL SECURITY AND ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY 03/30/2010 THERE IS NEVER ANY SHORTAGE OF BOGUS E-MAILS MAKING THE ROUNDS ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS. FOR THE MOST PART, IT’S JUST BAD INFORMATION WITH LITTLE TO DO WITH REALITY. HOWEVER, THERE’S ONE E-MAIL CURRENTLY FLOATING AROUND THAT ACTUALLY GETS IT RIGHT, WELL SORT OF. DAVID BOWMAN OF THE BEAUMONT SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE SAID THE E-MAIL ANNOUNCES THOSE WITH ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE ON THEIR EMPLOYMENT RECORD ARE ENTITLED TO A HIGHER CALCULATED MONTHLY RETIREMENT BENEFIT. WHILE THIS IS TRUE, MR. BOWMAN SAID IT ALSO NOTHING NEW AND, DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH A RETIREE HAS EARNED OVER THE YEARS, IT MAY OR MAY NOT ACTUALLY AFFECT THEIR MONTHLY BENEFIT AMOUNT. AUDIO. SOCIAL SECURITY’S DAVID BOWMAN SAID IT IS UNWISE TO DEPEND ON THE INFORMATION IN UNSOLICITED E-MAILS. FOR THE FACTS ON THIS OR ANYTHING ELSE RELATED TO SOCIAL SECURITY, VISIT THE SOCIAL SECURITY WEB SITE. JUST GO TO WWW.KSHN.COM AND CLICK ON THE GOVERNMENT LINK. YOU CAN ALSO CALL THE BEAUMONT DISTRICT OFFICE TOLL FREE AT 1-866-613-2864 OR TOLL FREE NATIONWIDE AT 800-772-1213. SOCIAL SECURITY REPRESENTATIVES CAN ALSO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS DURING THEIR MONTHLY CONTACT STATION VISIT TO LIBERTY. THAT’S ON THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH, FROM NOON TO 3 P.M. AT THE LIBERTY CENTER AT LIBERTY CITY HALL.
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