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HOUSTON (AP) — CristianMendoza is scribbling with ablack marker on a miniaturewhiteboard. Suddenly, hewheels around and wields themarker like a dagger, menac-ing fellow 5-year-old JosephSimon who giggles and covershis eyes with two small magni-fying glasses.
Their teacher, Sara Estrada,doesn’t see the wrestlingmatch at first. “Cristian,” shefinally calls. Both boys stopand look up with sheepishgrins.
“I try to meet their needs. I’mnot sure I am anymore,”Estrada, who has been teach-ing for 27 years, says of herpre-kindergarten class at LionLane School in Houston,which has grown to 25 stu-dents even as it lost its fulltimeteacher’s aide.
All over Texas, school dis-tricts have laid off teachers,support staff and administra-tors to cope with steep reduc-tions in state education fund-ing. But even with job opportu-
nities suddenly scarce, sevenof Estrada’s colleagues —nearly half the pre-K center’s17 teachers — are resigning atthe end of the year. They sayfewer aides and larger classsizes means teachers spendmore time with potty trainingand runny noses than teachingthe ABCs and basic math likein previous years.
It’s a sign that the financialpinch is even being felt by well-to-do districts like Houston’sSpring Branch IndependentSchool District, whichincludes Lion Lane School.Classroom advocates say thisis the inevitable result of anunwavering commitment tokeeping taxes low. But otherscounter it’s simply the newface of a more efficient way to
educate the state’s children.The Republican-dominated
state Legislature cut $4 billionin education funding over thenext two years while eliminat-ing an additional $1.4 billionfrom grant programs, eventhough statewide enrollmentis increasing by about 80,000students annually.
Districts endured a cut of 6percent this school year andare facing cuts of between 2and 9 percent in 2012-2013 —with those in property-taxwealthy areas looking at largerpercentage reductions thanpoor districts. This year’s cutswere softened by a one-timeinfusion of $830 million in fed-eral funding which won’t beavailable next year.
Martha MullinsFuneral services for Martha
Mullins, 90, of Tatum, NM willbe held on Tuesday, March 13,2012 at 2:00 p.m. at Tatum FirstBaptist Church with Bro.Wayne Brazil officiating. Burialwill follow at Tatum Cemetery.Services are under the direc-tion of Kirby-Smith-RogersFuneral Home. Mrs. Mullinswas born on August 10, 1921 inSpur, Texas to Joe Clifford andBirdie Blanche (Hobbs) Davis
and passedaway at herhome onMarch 8,2012. She wasmarried toBen J Mul-lins on Dec19, 1936 inM a t a d o r ,Texas.
She was amilitary wife
for over 20 years and was alsoin the restaurant business formany years, but most of all,she was a homemaker for herfamily. She was President ofthe Woman's Club in Germany,played the guitar and enter-tained for her family andfriends, was an avid “42” play-er and loved traveling. Buster,her rat terrier, her beloved petat the time of her passing, washer great companion for manyyears. She has resided inTatum over 44 years.
She was preceded in death byher parents, her husband, twodaughters: Barbara AnnEvans and Glenda Sue Rogers;four grandchildren: DavidMullins, Donald Mullins Jr.,Richard Wayne Mullins Sr. andGrandbaby Campbell. Also,one brother, Frank Davis andone sister, Judy DeMoss.
She is survived by three sons:Billy Jean and wife Margaret“Peggy” Mullins of WestVirginia; Bennie and his latewife Carol Mullins ofMissouri; Donald Wayne andwife Mary Ann Mullins ofTatum, NM and one daughter:Kathy Lou and husband BillPorter of Colorado; 23 grand-children; 17 great-grandchil-dren; 36 great-great-grandchil-dren and 2 great-great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be on Monday,
March 12 from noon until 8:00p.m. and on Tuesday, from 8:00a.m. until noon. Condolencesmay be sent to www.kirby-smithrogers.com.
Betty Sue MerrymanBetty S. Merryman, 84, of Jal
passed away on March 09, 2012,at Odessa Medical Center. Shewas born on July 06, 1927, inCrosscut, TX, to Paul and
Virginia Ev-ans. She mar-ried JohnM e r r y m a non January16, 1946, inKermit, Tex-as. They mo-ved to Jal aro-und 1960 andstarted theirfamily. Bettywas a loving
mother and wife and will begreatly missed.
Funeral Services will be onTuesday, March 13, 2012, at 1p.m., at Church of Christ inJal. Officiating will beReverend Darrell. Burial willfollow at Kermit Cemetery.Visitation will be on Sunday,March 11, 2012, from 2-6 p.m.,and on Monday, March 12, 2012,from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. atCalvary Funeral Home inEunice.
Mrs. Merryman is survivedby her husband: JohnMerryman of the home; onedaughter Lana Sue Lucas ofMidland; three grandchildren:Micah Taylor and husbandRusty of Jal; Dustin Lucas andTara Partridge, Shanna Lucasall of Midland, TX; four greatgrandchildren: Breece, Cash,and Trypp Taylor all of Jal;Tenley Lucas of Midland.
Preceding Betty in death isher parents: Paul and VirginiaEvans; one daughter: CandySue Merryman; two sisters:June Holmes and NondisParish.
Terry GilcreaseGraveside services will be held
for Terry “Delane” Gilcrease,50, 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March14, 2012, at Prairie HavenMemorial Park officiated by
Pastor WesM c A f f e e .Terry diedMarch 5,2012, at hishome in Hob-bs. He wasborn August15, 1961, inHobbs toSamuel andMyrtis Gil-crease.
Terry attended school in theHobbs school system. He wentto work in the Hobbs oilfieldfor several years and thenmoved to Amarillo. He cameback from Amarillo in 2009and went to work for BullRogers. His hobbies includefishing, hunting, golf and lis-tening to country music. Hewas of the Baptist faith.
He is survived by his moth-er, Myrtis, of Lovington, NM;his wife, Dorothy, ofAmarillo, TX; two daughters,Reana and Jessica Gilcrease,both of Lubbock, TX; threebrothers, Sam R. Gilcrease,and wife Theresa, of Hobbs,Tommy Gilcrease of Hobbs,and Larry D. Gilcrease, andwife Gwen, of Stuttgart, AR; asister, Gloria Jernigan, andhusband Keith, of Lovington,NM; four grandchildren and
numerous nieces andnephews.
Preceding him in death arehis dad, Samuel GilbertGilcrease; a sister, DianaCaudill; and three infant boys,Joshua Delane, Jacob Wayneand Toby Ray.
Send condolences towww.chapelofhopefunerals.com.
Death notices
Jessie MaciasJessie Macias, 55, of Hobbs
died March 3, 2012, in FortWorth. Memorial services arepending for a later date inHobbs.
Bill McKownBill McKown, 83, of
Lovington died March 9, 2012,at Nor-Lea Hospital. He wasborn March 28, 1928, inWinters, Texas. Gravesideservice will be at 10 a.m.Monday, March 12, 2012, atTatum Cemetery. Services areunder the direction of StevensFuneral Home.
Rafael JimenezRafael Jiminez, 88, of
Lovington died March 9, 2012,at Lea Regional MedicalCenter. He was born Oct. 25,1923, in Colima, Mexico.Services are under the direc-tion of Stevens Funeral Home.
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Violin displayWill Rogers fifth and sixth graders listen to famed violinist, Lisa Liu, as she entertains thestudents with both classical and modern music. Lisa Liu is performing at 3 p.m. today withthe Southwest Symphony at First United Methodist Church in Hobbs.
Cutbacks have even rich Texasschool districts struggling
