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Nacogdoches County Regular Meeting, September 23
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Pianist Kiyoshi Tamagawa to be featured in Cole Performing Arts Series
The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music and Cole Performing Arts Series will present pianist Dr. Kiyoshi Tamagawa in a guest recital at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, in Cole Concert Hall in the Wright Music Building on the SFA campus.
Dr. Kiyoshi Tamagawa
His collaboration with the late violinist Eugene Fodor resulted in more than 30 recitals and a CD of violin and piano music, “Witches’ Brew.” Their performances took them across the United States and also included concerts at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Mumbai, India, and the Festival Internacional Cervantino in Guanajuato, Mexico. He has performed at Weill Recital Hall, Merkin Hall and Bargemusic in New York, and Wigmore Hall in London. The Texas Music Teachers Association named Tamagawa the 2013 Collegiate Teacher of the Year.
His program at SFA will feature Schubert’s D Major Sonata, Op 53, John Adam’s “China Gates” and Samuel Barber’s Piano Sonata, Op. 26, according to Dr. Andrew Parr, professor of piano at SFA.
Parr described Schubert’s piece as “a work of considerable length, which contains wonderfully enjoyable themes brimming with Viennese charm and subtlety,” and he characterized “China Gates” as “a quietly atmospheric piece in minimalistic style.”
“American composer Samuel Barber’s Piano Sonata, Op. 26 is one of the most important piano works of the 20th century,” Parr added.
The Tom and Peggy Wright Music Building is located at 2210 Alumni Drive on campus.
Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and $3 for students and youth. For tickets or more information, call the SFA Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407 or visit www.finearts.sfasu.edu.
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Guest trumpet recital reunites noted musician and former students
The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music will present Dr. Grant Peters, professor of trumpet at Missouri State University, in a recital at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, in Cole Concert Hall in the Wright Music Building on the SFA campus.
Dr. Grant Peters, professor of trumpet at Missouri State University, will perform a guest recital at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus as part of this year’s Cole Performing Arts Series.
As a special treat, a third performer will be added to form a trio to perform music by Rafael Mendez. Dr. Leonard Candelaria, former Regents Professor of Trumpet at the University of North Texas, and teacher to both Peters and Wurtz, will share the stage with his two former students to end the evening.
Peters is a member of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra and Springfield Regional Opera. He serves on the board of directors of the International Trumpet Guild.
Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and $3 for students and youth. For tickets or more information, call the SFA Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407 or visit www.finearts.sfasu.edu.
Cutline: Dr. Grant Peters, professor of trumpet at Missouri State University, will perform a guest recital at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus as part of this year’s Cole Performing Arts Series.
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September 18: Nacogdoches County Booking Report
This is the report from the Nacogdoches County Jail that lists the arrests made from 6 a.m. of the previous day to 6 a.m. of the listed day.
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September 18: Sheriff Office Daily Activity Log
This is the report from the Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office that list the reports from 6 a.m. of the previous day to 6 a.m. of the listed day.
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September 18: NPD Crime Report
This is a complete list of reports responded to by the Nacogdoches Police Department
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Obituary: Kheang Lay
Kheang Lay, 67, passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at Memorial Hospital in Nacogdoches. He was born on September 11, 1946 in Cambodia. Funeral service information is pending at this time and will be announced as soon as it becomes available. Online condolences may be offered at www.casonmonk-metcalf.com. Funeral arrangements are under the direction and care of Cason Monk-Metcalf Funeral Directors.
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Obituary: Virginia Marie Porter
Virginia Marie Porter has “entered into what God has prepared for those who love Him.” (1 Corinthians 2:9). Virginia passed away on September 16, 2013 in Nacogdoches, Texas. She was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on January 20, 1918 to Phillip and Camille Veneziano. She grew up in Newark, New Jersey, and married Henry “Vaughan” Porter in 1946. She attended church at Bethlehem Mission in Nacogdoches. Virginia loved homemaking and this was evident in the care of her home and for the people she loved. She was devoted to her husband Vaughan who preceded her in death in 1994.
She is also preceded in death by her beloved son, Vincent Ponteri, sisters; Rose Giampavolo and Eleanor Veneziano, and her cousin, Joey Allegro.
She is survived by her daughter Penny Tousha and husband Tom, daughter-in-law Carolyn Ponteri; grandchildren, Trinity Scott and husband James, Bethany Schwanke and husband Dave, Vincent Ponteri and wife Nicole and Lance Ponteri; a sister, Yolanda Wilson; two sisters-in-law, Marie Wilson and Dean Talkington, and two brothers-in-law, Jake (H. B.) Porter and Buster (Grady) Porter. She is also survived by her five great-grandchildren who brought her much joy; Noah, Micah, Porter, and Asher Scott and Liam Schwanke.
A graveside service will take place at Martin Creek Cemetery in Beckville, Texas on Thursday, September 19, 2013 at 2:30 pm with Steve Kinnaird of Bethlehem Mission Church in Nacogdoches officiating.
The family wishes to express their heart felt appreciation to the care givers that cared for Virginia; Mechelle Roberts, Latina Watts, Zena Parks and Tera Fletcher. Also, to Dr. Mark Cline and his staff and to the staff of Texas Home Health.
Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Virginia to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 1216 S 1st Street, Lufkin, Texas 75901. Online condolences may be offered at www.casonmonk-metcalf.com. Funeral arrangements are under the direction and care of Cason Monk-Metcalf Funeral Directors.
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Two men arrested following search
The Nacogdoches County Sheriff Office has arrested two Nacogdoches men in connection with two separate ongoing drug investigations. The Nacogdoches County Sheriff Office has had ongoing investigations to identify key distributors of narcotics in Nacogdoches County. As a result of those investigations, the sheriff office has seized a large amount of methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana in Nacogdoches County in the past several months.
On Tuesday afternoon the sheriff office conducted a search warrant in the 3000 block of Fm 2259. Investigators obtained probable cause for a search warrant on a residence after obtaining information that a large amount of narcotics were being stored and sold from the residence. Upon execution of the search warrant, Deputies found 375 grams of cocaine, five pounds of marijuana, digital scales, plastic baggies and three pistols inside the suspect’s bedroom.
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Sheriff Investigators also searched another residence in the Appleby area Tuesday afternoon. Sheriff investigators obtained consent to search the residence after receiving information of methamphetamine being at the residence. A search of the residence led to the seizure of five grams of crystal methamphetamine and Xanax pills.
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SFA announces fall enrollment figures
Stephen F. Austin State University has recorded a fall enrollment of 12,772 students.
This figure represents a slight decrease from the all-time high SFA enrollment of 12,999 recorded in fall 2012. University officials attributed the 1.7-percent decrease to various factors, including higher SFA admission standards and graduation of the largest class in school history in May.
“A strategic decision was made several years ago to increase the admission standards beginning in fall 2012, and we knew one result of that decision would be a few years of smaller incoming freshman classes,” explained Monique Cossich, executive director of enrollment management.
SFA administrators also expected the increased standards would pay dividends in the form of a higher retention rate for the university with more students persisting to graduation, she said. According to SFA census data released this week, the first-time, full-time undergraduate retention rate increased from 63.4 percent in fall 2012 to 65.4 percent this year.
“This is particularly good news for SFA because we know that if students are retained after that critical first year, they are very likely to continue with their education and complete a degree,” Cossich said. The absence of the largest graduating class in SFA history – 1,285 diplomas were awarded in May – also contributed to the slight reduction in enrollment.
“We always hope to replenish the graduates with incoming students, but this year’s combination of a record-breaking graduating class along with a decrease in freshman enrollment due to the higher admission standards has resulted in a slightly lower enrollment this year,” she said. “Our freshman numbers were down last year, and this year they are down even less. We expect freshman enrollment to pick up in the future.”
According to the census report, freshman enrollment decreased by 182 students or 5.1 percent from fall 2012 to fall 2013. There are 3,376 freshmen enrolled at SFA, along with 2,268 sophomores, 2,468 juniors and 2,894 seniors, combining for a total undergraduate enrollment of 11,006 students. Graduate enrollment at SFA increased 3.8 percent from fall 2012 to fall 2013 with 1,766 students enrolled in advanced degree programs.
The university also reported the following enrollments by college: Nelson Rusche College of Business, 1,620; James I. Perkins College of Education, 4,267; College of Fine Arts, 870; Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, 725; College of Liberal and Applied Arts, 2,843; and College of Sciences and Mathematics, 2,447. Recently, the Department of Computer Science moved from business to sciences and mathematics, which contributed to enrollment fluctuations in those two colleges.
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