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Links: Galveston Finance and Fiscal Affairs Committee Bay Area Council Boy Scouts of America Junior League of Galveston County Rummage Sale Galveston County Fair and Rodeo First Annual Laura's Legacy Golf Tournament Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Crawfish Festival USAID to Iraq from the Port of Galveston Galveston Finance and Fiscal Affairs Committee Bay Area Council Boy Scouts of America Junior League of Galveston County Rummage Sale Galveston County Fair and Rodeo First Annual Laura's Legacy Golf Tournament Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Crawfish Festival USAID to Iraq from the Port of Galveston Galveston Finance and Fiscal Affairs Committee Bay Area Council Boy Scouts of America Junior League of Galveston County Rummage Sale Galveston County Fair and Rodeo First Annual Laura's Legacy Golf Tournament Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Crawfish Festival USAID to Iraq from the Port of Galveston Galveston Finance and Fiscal Affairs Committee Bay Area Council Boy Scouts of America Junior League of Galveston County Rummage Sale Galveston County Fair and Rodeo First Annual Laura's Legacy Golf Tournament Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Crawfish Festival USAID to Iraq from the Port of Galveston Galveston Finance and Fiscal Affairs Committee Bay Area Council Boy Scouts of America Junior League of Galveston County Rummage Sale Galveston County Fair and Rodeo First Annual Laura's Legacy Golf Tournament Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Crawfish Festival USAID to Iraq from the Port of Galveston Galveston Finance and Fiscal Affairs Committee Bay Area Council Boy Scouts of America Junior League of Galveston County Rummage Sale Galveston County Fair and Rodeo First Annual Laura's Legacy Golf Tournament Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Crawfish Festival USAID to Iraq from the Port of Galveston Galveston Finance and Fiscal Affairs Committee Bay Area Council Boy Scouts of America Junior League of Galveston County Rummage Sale Galveston County Fair and Rodeo First Annual Laura's Legacy Golf Tournament Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Crawfish Festival USAID to Iraq from the Port of Galveston Galveston Finance and Fiscal Affairs Committee Bay Area Council Boy Scouts of America Junior League of Galveston County Rummage Sale Galveston County Fair and Rodeo First Annual Laura's Legacy Golf Tournament Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Crawfish Festival USAID to Iraq from the Port of Galveston Galveston Finance and Fiscal Affairs Committee Bay Area Council Boy Scouts of America Junior League of Galveston County Rummage Sale Galveston County Fair and Rodeo First Annual Laura's Legacy Golf Tournament Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Crawfish Festival
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USAID to Iraq from the Port of Galveston A shipload of wheat, enough to feed 4.5 million Iraqis for one month, will sail from the Port of Galveston today. Local, state and federal officials turned out for a dockside news conference on Thursday. "This is a great day for the port and the city," said Galveston Mayor Roger Quiroga, welcoming a flag waving crowd to Pier 34. "We are proud to be the first port to participate in this humanitarian effort." "This ship, the Free Atlas, will soon be underway, carrying 28,000 tons of winter wheat from the heartland of America to the people of Iraq," said Fred Schieck, deputy administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development. "But that is not all that it carries, because this ship symbolizes a commitment on the part of the United States to the liberation of Iraq and the freedom of its people and the reconstruction of its country." "We will make sure that this food reaches the people who most need it," promised Jim Butler, deputy undersecretary of agriculture. "Our efforts today go a long way in helping assure the people of Iraq there is a better way of life for them to come in the future." "When this ship completes its journey, it will be offloaded by the UN World Food Program and the food will be distributed by the World Food Program and by the private voluntary organization," said Lauren Landis, director of the USAID Food for Peace Program. "Believe me, there are a number of people awaiting the safe journey of this ship." "I am glad to see this
shipment of grain leaving for Iraq," said United States
Representative Nick Lampson in a news release. "We
have seen the pictures of Iraqi men, women and children lining
up for food and water, and we have seen the desperation on
their faces. This shipment will relieve some of that
desperation." Galveston Finance & Fiscal Affairs Committee The Galveston Finance and Fiscal Affairs Committee created a subcommittee on policies for interfund transfers, budget amendments and other policy issues at Thursday's regular meeting. Committee Chair Fred Micks named Steve Greenberg chair of the subcommittee and Richard Moore and Micks as members. Shrub Kempner urged the subcommittee to consider the needs of the city in the event of an emergency, such as a major hurricane. Kempner said the city should arrange a line of credit for an emergency loan from a bank. "The Charter says the city can borrow money in case of an emergency, but it must be paid back in the following year from property tax revenues," said Greenberg, reminding Kempner that his mother, Ruth Kempner, wrote the charter. "I have to talk to her," Kempner quipped. "But, at the time, there wasn't 24 percent of the property value of the city west of the Seawall. Moore expressed concern that the city has not conducted an actuarial study related to its insurance liability. "This committee is not going to have a high comfort level making a recommendation to council without an actuarial study," he said. The committee reviewed the city's enterprise funds, noting deficits in the golf course and drainage funds, and reviewed recommendations for increased fees to meet the deficits. The committee spent more than an hour reviewing the 2002 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report with Chris Breaux and Lydia Cook of Null Lairson. Greenberg, who has often complained that the report was not delivered within the 120 days required by law, asked whether any cities comply. "The
City of Morgan's Point got theirs out in 120 days,"
Breaux responded. The Senate
Judiciary Committee on Thursday unanimously approved the
federal judicial nomination of District Court Judge Edward C.
Prado of United
States Senator John Cornyn, a member of the committee, chaired
Prado’s nomination hearing last week, and urged his
colleagues to confirm his nomination in a timely manner,
confident that Prado would be confirmed overwhelmingly by the
full Senate. “Judge Ed
Prado is among the finest ever to serve on the Bay Area Council Boy Scouts of America Bay Area Council, Boy Scouts of America has announced that effective immediately, all new volunteers and leaders will have a criminal background check performed on them. “The safety of our youth has always been, and always will be, the paramount concern for the Boy Scouts of America,” said Pat Craven, scout executive of Bay Area Council. “We continually seek new ways to improve our youth protection methods and procedures because we believe in the critical importance of protecting our youth from any form of abuse.” The BSA has chosen the ChoicePoint company’s Internet based criminal background checking system called VolunteerSelect to screen its applicants. If a match is found on a volunteer applicant, he or she will be sent a copy of the information and can dispute the findings. The council and the organization that sponsors the applicant’s unit will then determine how to proceed, based upon BSA procedures. For information about the BSA and how to become involved in its outdoor adventure and service-oriented programs for youth visit www.bacBSA.org or call (409) 744-5206. The Junior League of Galveston County Third Annual Rummage Sale is Saturday and Sunday at the Galveston College Fort Crockett Campus, 5001 Avenue U, between 45th Street and 53rd Street. Doors open at 8 a.m. both days. More than 10,000 items will be for sale, including a car provided by Sand Dollar Autoplex. Other items include furniture, appliances, housewares, children's clothes and toys, sports equipment, lawn and garden supplies, adult clothes, crafts and hobbies, books, electronics, videos, seasonal items and linens. All proceeds benefit the JLGC's countywide projects, including Books Alive, the Ronald McDonald House, Pedi-PALS, Senior-PALS, Opportunity Knocks, the Advocacy Center, Community Assistance and scholarships. There will be a preview party tonight from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Admission is $10 per person and there will be food and drinks provided. For
additional information, contact Wendy O'Donohoe at (409)
744-4274 or Kitty Beall at (409) 765-6140. Galveston’s Grand 1894 Opera House will host the eighth annual Grand Kids Festival, "a celebration of families and folk arts," Saturday from 10am-5pm, in historic downtown Galveston, on Postoffice Street between 20th and 23rd streets. Honorary co-chairs of this year’s festival are again University of Texas Medical Branch Department of Pediatrics Chair Dr. Lawrence R. Stanberry and his wife Elizabeth. Honorary “Grand” Parents are UTMB President John D. and Mary Ann Stobo. "Created as an extension to The Grand’s children’s programming and designed to raise an appreciation and awareness of the importance of fine arts for children, the festival features three major performance stages, an artisans tent, a storytelling tent and over 50 unique booths offering 'hands on' activities for children and children-oriented arts and crafts," said Maureen Patton, director of The Grand. "Food booths will offer 'fun, but good food', with only non-alcoholic beverages sold." Last year over 6000 attended this day-long family event. A highlight of the festival each year is the performances presented by Missoula Children’s Theatre. This year MCT presents “Red Riding Hood” featuring a cast of area children. Returning by popular demand will be the Friday night Sneak Preview performance presented on stage in The Grand. Tonight's
performance begins at 7 pm. The $5.00 per person ticket
includes admission to Saturday's festival. “Red Riding
Hood” also will be performed at 11am and 1:30 pm Saturday on
The Grand’s stage as part of the festival. Galveston County Fair and Rodeo The 65th Annual Galveston County Fair and Rodeo opens this afternoon at 4:00 at Jack Brooks Park. The theme of this year's event is "Celebrating 65 years of the Family Tradition." Melondy Bender, fair and rodeo organizer, said the theme is intended to thank the volunteers who have helped make the event a success throughout the years. On Saturday at
10 a.m., "A Little
Bit Country" Kick-off Parade Visit http://www.galvestoncountyfair.com
for a complete schedule of fair and rodeo events First Annual Laura's Legacy Golf Tournament The Laura Recovery Center is hosting its First Annual Laura's Legacy Golf Tournament and Fund Raiser today at the Magnolia Creek Golf Links in League City, on Bay Area Boulevard west of I45, approximately one mile south of SH 518. The shotgun start is at 1 p.m. There is still time for teams to join. Entry
forms can be downloaded at www.lrcf.net call the Laura Recovery Center at (281)
482-5723 for more information. The Eighth Annual Clear Lake Crawfish Festival is Saturday, April 5 at Clear Lake Park Landolt Pavilion from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Admission is $3 for adults, $1 for age four and older. Children under four years old will be admitted free. Also students, teachers and school staff, with school ID, will be allowed into festival free. There are still openings for community volunteers to help with all aspects of the events. Volunteers receive complimentary beverages, free entry into the festival and an extra ticket to share with someone else. Groups or organizations that can work an area for the entire day can promote themselves with signage and materials. For information, contact Cindy Harreld at (281) 488-7676 or email cindy@clearlakearea.com. The
festival is sponsored by the Clear Lake Area Chamber of
Commerce. Proceeds benefit the annual July 4th
Fireworks Over Clear Lake “Salute to America”. Call
(281) 488-7676 for details. The
Galveston Symphony Orchestra will perform the epic This is
the final concert in the orchestra's 2002-03 Al Mainwaring Cartoon This week's cartoon by Al Mainwaring is a commentary on events in Baghdad during the past two weeks. Scheduled
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