Be Sure to Vote - Locations and Times

Early voting continues through Friday, Nov. 4, for the Nov. 8 election. It is available every day. Today voting sites are open 7am to 7pm, on Sunday 11am to 4pm, 8am to 5pm Monday through Wednesday and on Thursday and Friday 7am to 7pm.

Sites nearby include the Euless Public Library and the Hurst Recreation Center on Mary Drive. The Northeast Subcourthouse and North Richland Hills City Hall are also sites. The complete list is on the Tarrant County eVote site.

The Nov. 8 Election Day Polling Place for Precinct 3200 is the Bedford Boys Ranch, Mapsco 54A.

Tarrant County Voting Website

The Tarrant County Elections website is very interesting. You can find out where to vote, see a sample ballot and even see your own record so you can tell which is the next election to vote in. They include a day by day absentee voting count by location.

Bedford Boards Need You -- Applications Due Oct. 28

Notice from the City website:

Boards & Commissions
The Mayor and City Council are seeking residents interested in serving on a citizen board or commission. Currently, over a hundred (100) people are participating on the various boards or commissions.

In order to be considered for appointment, all applications must be received by Friday, October 28 at 5:00 p.m.

Contact the City Secretary's Office at 817-952-2101 for more information.

Time to Vote - Constitutional Amendment Information

We have 9 state Constitutional Amendments on the Nov. 8 ballot. Early voting has already started. Here is a link to a 64 page state document prepared for the Legislature. It is called "Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments,Nov. 8, 2005, election" and was prepared by the Staff of the Texas Legislative Council, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and Speaker Tom Craddick, Joint Chairs. The Texas Legislative Council is a nonpartisan group that supports the Legislature.

Ducks Now Number 2

We are down to 2 ducks. Early one morning last week a neighbor saw that White Face had been killed in the street. White Nose and the remaining Twin now seem to mostly hunker down and not move around quite so much. If anyone knows for sure that the mom was killed I would appreciate that information. We may find out in the spring if she reappears to start the process again. And not to worry about the cold -- see the post from Aug. 20 (but scroll down) if you want some links about Muscovy Ducks. "They are even hardy at -15 deg C which is way below freezing, so I think they are with us for the winter."

HEBISD School Board 7th National DIgital Winner

from an HEBISD Press Release dated 10/25/05

"The Center for Digital Education and National School Boards Association
has named HEB ISD one of the top 10 ranking school boards
of their 2005 Digital School Boards Survey.

The study examined how school boards and their districts are applying information technology to improve the delivery of services and quality of education to public schools, and to better engage their local communities and constituents.

Survey questions and criteria centered on school boards' online presence, technology applications that allow the public to interact with school board members, access to information such as school board calendars, policies and agendas, and technology advancements in the school board chambers. ...

The Star-Telegram published an article 'Districts honored for technology use' (on Oct. 25 p. 3B) "which explained how the District's web site is used to publicize board election information and school ratings. The article also mentioned use of the web site for school calendar voting, for parents to email their child's teachers, and for parents to receive online report cards."

Note: the article also mentioned Mansfield was number 4 and another Texas ISD (Northside) was tied for 6, but no other Texas schools were in the top 10 of this national survey. Yay, HEBISD!