VOLUME 27, NO. 105 TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 2012

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School District Property Values: The Central Appraisal District is on a rotating six-year schedule where a staff appraiser personally inspects every property in a specific school district in a particular year. This year, according to Chief Appraiser Alan D. Conner, they inspected the properties in the Hull-Daisetta and Devers Independent School districts. Overall, Mr. Conner projects Hull-Daisetta ISD property values are up over last year, while values in the Devers school district increased slightly. Also up according to estimations from Alan D. Conner, are property values in LISD and Cleveland ISD.  The chief appraiser said property values are down overall for Dayton, Hardin, and Tarkington ISD.

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Dayton Water Well: Work on the city of Dayton water well located on Winfree Street is almost done. City Manager David Douglas said crews should be done completely cleaning and flushing the well by the end of this week. He said the rust flushing and acidizing work was badly needed and really should have been done about 15 years ago.

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Dayton Pool: The Dayton swimming pool at Daniel Park is open for the summer. Hours are Tuesday through Friday noon until 6, Saturdays 11a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday’s 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. Lifeguards are on duty during pool hours. Admission is free fro kids 2 and under, 3-15 are $2 and for those 16 to 59 the charge is $4. Senior citizens are $1.75. Summer passes are also available. For information call (936) 258-9016.

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Pals of the Pound: A new group is forming in Liberty, to help find homes for the dogs and cats in the City of Liberty Animal Control Shelter. The Pals of the Pound are volunteers who will promote community awareness of the animals in need of adoption at the local shelter, and hopefully increase the adoption rate. The first meeting will be Tuesday June 19^th, at 5 p.m. at Liberty City Hall. If you would like to help or want more information, call Tracy Williams at (936) 336-2226.

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Obituaries: Michael Amos Whalen, 49 of Hardin. No public service is planned. D.A. “Buddy” Tilton, 79 of Dayton. Graveside services tomorrow at 10 a.m. at Palms Memorial Park in Dayton.

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*Lake Release: 1,170 CFS – Liberty Bridge: 6.37 ASL*