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www.thepostnewspaper.net Galveston County Sheriff’s Sale BETTER RATES LOWER FEES IS HERE IN GREAT SERVICE THE POST WWW.JSCFCU.ORG TODAY! Just look inside! Vol. 12, No. 17 Wednesday, January 14, 2015 USPS 9400 75 cents Chance for a queen’s crown Photos courtesy TIP From left, 2014 Texas International Pageant winners Miss Texas Lynee Burns, Mrs Texas Whitney Montgomery and Miss Teen Texas Jahnavi Muppaneni. Fancy life as a beauty queen? TIP executive director official title and sash. They no swimsuit or talent sections compete in interview, fitness- between the ages of 19 and Applications are now Rachel Hedstrom said there will also attend the state of the competition. wear, evening-gown and “fun 30 and Teen applicants must being accepted for the titles is no local pageant in Texas competition, where they Married women compete fashion” sections, the last of be unmarried and between of Miss Teen Texas City, City, where winners are could win thousands of dol- for the Mrs title in interview, which allows them to show the ages of 13 and 18 on the Miss Texas City and Mrs decided strictly on the merits lars’ worth of prizes and the fitness-wear and evening- off their individuality. same date. Texas City. The winners of their applications. most coveted of all, a crown gown sections, during the last Applicants for the Mrs To request an applica- will represent the area at the The women selected in that they keep for life. of which they will be escorted title must be married and tion for the Texas City area, Texas International Pageant the three categories from Hedstrom said applicants by their husbands on stage. between the ages of 21 and contact Hedstrom at tex- in Dallas during the weekend city will serve as ambassa- need no previous pageant In the Teen and Miss 56 on July 1. Miss appli- asinternationalpageant@ starting March 13. dors from the area with an experience and that there are competitions, contestants cants must be unmarried and gmail.com. All change at The Post Well, doggone! Major changes are taking place at The Post this month New editor succeeds Durisseau as we have a new editor, two before immigrating to the new members of staff to rep- United States in 2005 and Pet rescue bid finds more homes resent us in the community then spending some five years and a new role for our pro- with a local daily newspaper. duction manager. Texas City native Martin, Ian White, who has been who has been our production By Ian White our editorial consultant since manager for over two years, October 2013, has accepted graduated from College Of Seventeen more dogs were the position of editor, succeed- The Mainland in 2011 with given new homes at the ing Michael Durisseau, who is an associate degree in graphic weekend as rescue groups fighting long-term illness. and web design. made a last-ditch attempt White is joined in the edi- Gumphrey, from Elk White to rehouse the last 42 dogs torial department by reporter River, Minnesota, is a 2014 Announcing the personnel remaining at Santa Fe’s Travis Gumphrey, who began graduate of the University of changes, company general man- failed Dog Dynasty shelter. working for us on Monday Wisconsin-Eau Claire, where ager John Oliver said: “The Post The 25 dogs still at the to replace Zach Lackey, who he majored in journalism with is undergoing a period of rapid shelter on Monday evening left us at New Year to return development and we are fortu- are now living there on to his hometown, Tyler, to be nate enough to have a strong borrowed time as it was near his family. team behind the newspaper. due to close its doors on As a result of Lackey’s “Owner David Day and Saturday on the expiration departure, production manag- I welcome everyone to their of its lease. er James Martin has accepted new positions and we are But Buddy’s Friends res- responsibility for our website, confident that, with their cue program co-founder thepostnewspaper.net. valuable input, our newspa- Sonya Childs said the Danielle Van Winkle has per will continue to go from owner had extended their also joined our ranks, becom- strength to strength. stay and that she was con- ing an account executive in “We would particularly like fident their number will the San Antonio area was our advertising department. Gumphrey to take this opportunity to be reduced to less than about to offer to take in Englishman White is thank Michael for his won- half-a-dozen by the end of a minor in creative writing. some of the animals. a seasoned journalist, hav- derful service to our cause and the week. He joins us after reporting in “Several of the remaining ing worked for four British we wish him every success in “We are physically Texas, Minnesota, Wisconsin dogs have pending adop- national daily newspapers his medical battles.” closed to the public,” she and, most recently, Nice, tions and we will also be said, “but people can still France, as part of an interna- taking those still left to an apply to adopt a dog by tional journalism program. adoption event at Petsmart’s e-mailing me at slchilds@ Van Winkle was born Silverlake Village store in dacott.com.” to military parents near She said the miserable Pearland at the weekend,” Madrid in Spain but grew weather had affected the she said. Clockwise from top up in League City and is a turnout of potential family “We have been given left are Jenny, Rocco graduate of that city’s Ed another week on the prem- and Lively, who were White high school. Among adopters on Saturday and ises and my hope is that, adopted at the week- her previous positions, she Sunday but two more res- by then, we will only have end, while Missy and has worked as a business cue groups had come for- Cash are still waiting development agent for a ward in the meantime and three to five dogs lingering she believed another from without new homes.” for a new family home. Van Winkle major car dealership. Martin Personal or business, we are here to assist you in all of your financial needs. Call us today to find out how we can best serve you! THINK BANKING. THINK LOCAL. THINK FIRST. WWW.TEXASFIRSTBANK.COM 2 Wednesday, January 14, 2015 www.thepostnewspaper.net THE POST World record bid for reserve officer students By Travis Gumphrey then taught the senior ROTC Life is all go for fledgling JROTC program at Virginia Tech University. One of the nation’s newest He said the senior and junior junior reserve officer train- by US Marine Corps Major other students out. That has “Texas City has benefitted Every student under programs are hugely different. ing corps programs and cer- Chris Westhoff. not deterred students from from this program,” he said. Westhoff’s command learns to As part of the senior program tainly the newest in Galveston In July, The Post reported signing up, though, as sev- “This is the first year, so I fold, raise and take care of the on the collegiate level, ROTC County is about to make its on the program and, after its eral have joined the ranks didn’t know what these kids American flag. They also learn members receive a scholarship mark on the world by join- first semester, Westhoff has this semester. were like beforehand. But why the US constitution and and are then expected to serve ing an attempt to beat the received positive feedback Westhoff said Junior ROTC administrators and teach- physical fitness are important five years after school. Guinness Book Of World and support from both the is conducted in only a limited ers have told me they are parts of citizenship. On the junior level, all Records’ largest 5k run. city community and school number of schools across the impressed and amazed by the “These are things that some that chapter members are administrators. differences in the kids.” required to do is use the uni- In the attempt, which nation and each school is care- didn’t know, and now they’ve will take place on April 25, He now has 95 students in Westhoff said that, initially, forms and equipment pro- fully selected. realized they needed to,” he said. JROTC’s 99th anniver- the high-school program, 17 students are generally interested vided. The students are not “Texas City wouldn’t have Having introduced the pro- sary, members of its chapters of whom are seniors. in the physical fitness aspect of expected to serve in any of this program if it wasn’t a good gram, he is now working on throughout the country will While those numbers are the program but the team-build- the armed services following run the distance simultaneous- lower than the initial 130 school,” he said. “There is a ing and character development is starting a competitive drill their time in the program. ly in a bid to outnumber the enrollment, Westhoff told The very selective process and we what keeps them involved. team in which his students “I don’t expect anything previous world-record 5k field. Post on Monday that the pro- have a great student body to “The point is to make peo- can showcase their discipline from them other than being Among them will be mem- gram is not for everyone. begin with.” ple better citizens,” he said. “A as a color guard. good students while they are bers of Texas City ISD’s He said some students The major said his goal is lot of kids want to do the right Westhoff joined the Marines here,” he said.