Cy-Fair's David Anthony
(C) at resort with bar cart
girl (L), AIG vendor Ken
Coffey (R) at 2:30 pm on
Friday, Apr. 20 of TAKS
testing week
Some folks leave office more graciously
than others.

Hard to imagine Texas edu-missioner
Shirley Neeley's release this week of her
inspector general's findings linking her
friend Jimmy Wynn's grant-writing activities
to TEA chief deputy commissioner Robert  
Scott as falling into the "kinder, gentler"
tone she invoked when joining the agency
in 2004.

Here's an excerpt from
TEA's org chart :
H o w   w e   t a k e   b a c k   o u r   c h i l d r e n ' s    e d u c a t i o n  --  o n e   p e r s o n ,  o n e   q u e s t i o n ,   o n e   s c h o o l   a t   a   t i m e .
P E Y T O N   W O L C O T T
Governor Perry:

In light of recent arrests in Pharr-San Juan-
Alamo ISD, and the 16 indictments against

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TEA's check register:
C o n s e r v a t i v e    C o m m e n t a r y
"Superintendents and school
boards would have to be
willing to be perceived as
being anti-open government
and anti-transparency to turn
down your request that they
post their check registers
online."

KEY POINT:

"Superintendents
and school
boards would
have to be willing
to be perceived
as being
anti-open
government and
anti-transparency
to turn down
your request that
they post their
check registers
online."

--Peyton Wolcott
www.tea.state.tx.us/tea/
CheckRegister.html
http://www.ednews.org
/articles/8244/1/An-Inte
rview-with-Peyton-Wol
cott-quotIs-the-Check-i
n-the-Mail-or-On-Line-
quot/Page1.html
Education
News
Interview
(Michael
Shaughnessy)
February 19, 2007
www.EdNews.org

ONLY 9
EASY STEPS
TO ACCESS DALLAS
ISD'S CHECK REGISTER
ONLINE:

STEP 1
START HERE:
www.dallasisd.org

STEP 2
ON THE LEFT
(GREY BOX
'QUICKLINKS')
CHOOSE:
Board of
Trustees

STEP 3
YOU'LL SEE 2 GREY LINES
OF TYPE; FROM 2nd LINE
CHOOSE:
Meeting
Agendas

STEP 4
SCROLL DOWN; FOR THE
MOST RECENT CHECK
REGISTER
CHOOSE THE MOST
RECENT "BOARD
BRIEFINGS"
------
STEP 5
CHOOSE:
FEB. 8, 2007

STEP 6
FIND
"Briefing Meeting -
February 8, 2007
11:30AM      
STEP 7  
CLICK ON:
"
AGENDA PACKET"

STEP 8
SCROLL DOWN TO
4. FINANCIAL SERVICES
(Business Services
Division)  
b.  Ratification
of List of Bills, Claims and
Accounts for Demember
1, 2006 to December 31,
2006 ($74,044,519.08)

STEP 9
CLICK ON "BillsClaims_
Attachment
"

VOILA!  
YOU'VE JUST ACCESSED
DALLAS ISD'S CHECK
REGISTER IN ONLY 9
--COUNT 'EM, 9--
EASY STEPS!
Fort Bend
Now - Editorial
Feb. 2, 2007
www.fortbendnow.co
m/opinion
Dallas Blog
Feb. 19, 2007
www.dallasblog.com

Houston
Chronicle
Feb. 13, 2007
http://blogs.chron.c
om/insidekaty
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articles re
online check
registers?
Education
News

www.EdNews.org
Dallas ISD's
check register
online! Houston's
soon!
Feb. 16, 2007
SEEING IS BELIEVING
Katy ISD supe Leonard Merrell's self-named
"Leonard E. Merrell Center" (above) at Katy
ISD bears his name not once but twice,
the only such edifice in the U.S. which a
working supe has named for himself.
Easiest way to
find articles:
Google
"Peyton Wolcott" &  
"check registers"
Almost 200 online as
of Apr. 4, 23, 2007
Not a PR pro?
How to talk to
your local school
board &  supe
about putting your
district's checks
online
By Peyton Wolcott
Copyright 2007
Updated Mar. 28, 2007

Friends, a
light bulb
went off
recently when an
astute friend
remarked,
"You know, most
grassroots
parents and
taxpayers aren't
good at PR."

This comment
took me off guard,
but
do you know
what?  He was
right.

Many of our best
volunteers are
rational people,
engineers and
accountants and
the like, who are
used to an
environment in
which facts reign.  

It takes us a very
long while
to
understand that
our public
schools are
essentially
socialist models
and their engine
and currency is
the realm of
emotions and
people skills.

Further, our
superintendents
attend confer-
ences and
meetings where
they learn how to
develop their PR
skills, and they
hire well-paid PR
guys and gals
who are skilled in
the art of public
relations. This is
the arena into
which we step.

Also, by the time
most of us get to
the point that we
are interested in
seeing how our
district spends its
money, there
have been
precipitating
incidents. As
another friend put
it, "I just wanted
to slug someone
at that board
meeting."  This
man is a
genuinely decent
human being and
the comment
surprised me--
but it's not the
first time I've
heard this from a
parent.

It wasn't always
that way.
Generally we
start out
assuming our
dealings with our
school districts
will be a rational
exercise. Most of
us are volunteers
and in addition to
our taxes give
generously to our
children's
schools. Then
when we spend a
lot of time there,
we notice things.
Years ago I
myself felt sure
that if I showed
my local supe
and board where
money was being
wasted in some
areas and not
adequately
safeguarded in
others that they
would welcome
this information
with open arms
and changes
would be made
on the spot. Hah!
Imagine my
surprise when
they reacted as
though to a
personal attack
when I was just
trying to help.

At this point we
often start
gathering hard
data on our
schools because
we assume--also
incorrectly, as it
turns out--
that "someone"
higher up is
watching out. But
the "someone"
turns out to be
us. We learn that
our local schools
have next to no
real oversight; as
just one example
witness the two
dozen state,
federal and local
governmental
bodies and
elected officials
two moms in
Texas contacted
in their effort to
bring their local
superintendent to
justice.

Besides, to focus
on spread sheets
and flow charts to
take to "someone
in charge" is to
focus on the
wake of the wave
and not the boat
and the pilot.

This is why I have
come to the
conclusion after
years in the
grassroot
trenches that the
best and most
effective single
step we can take
to help our
districts reign in
costs and
improve our
vendor-driven
curriculums in
order to better
educate our kids
is to persuade
our schools to
post their check
registers online.
When we
approach our
districts, we have
found there are
some things we
can do which are
more effective
than others. Like I
tell my kids, go
and make new
mistakes--don't
replicate mine.
To make it easier
for you to
successfully ask
your local district
to put its check
register online,
I've just posted
two new pages;
the
first walks you
through the
process, and the
second is a flyer
you can print as
is, or you can
copy and paste*
the report sec-
tion in the grey
box on the left.
I've done this
successful- ly,
and wouldn't
recommend that
you undertake
something I
haven't already
done myself.  
If I can do it, you
can, too-- and
probably much
better!
Our public
schools are
essentially
socialist
models
and their
engine and
currency
is the realm
of emotions
and people
skills.
Oct. 1, 2006
was the start date of
the National School
District Honor Roll
with four small
school districts in
Texas who'd posted
their check registers
online.
We now have
56 districts either
online or committed--
or where parents
and taxpayers have
begun asking.  
Districts are almost all

saying "yes"
immediately.
Why?
Superintendents and
board members
understand it's better
to be on the
beginning of this
wave than in its
wake.

Looking for
previous
COMMENTARIES
?

Click on
"Archives"
button up on
the tool bar.

CHECK
REGISTER
COMMENTARIES

?

Wondering
who came
online
and when?

Previous
check
register
commentaries
have moved
to:
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Another day in paradise:  Texas'
hardworking supes golfing with
vendors during TAKS testing week
By Peyton Wolcott
Tue., Apr. 24, 2007/1:04 am
Supes golfing (TAKS week)  1  2  3
_______________
Open letter to Governor Rick
Perry: Please veto HB 2564
Updated Thursday, June 14, 2007/11 a.m.
a former Dallas ISD
associate superin-
tendent and tech
executives, and
given that in many
of our school dist-
ricts recent corrup-
tion unearthed
originated not with
questions from
board members or
governmental
officials but with
public records
requests by parents
and taxpayers, we
the undersigned ask
you to veto HB
2564.  This bill with
its exemptions for
certain classes of
requestors has been
written with the
result that all
requestors of public
records will not be
treated uniformly as
required by the
Texas Public
Information Act.
*
(Signed)

David Escamilla
Nancy & Robert
Gadbois
Donna Garner
Allen Gwinn
Mary McGarr
Peyton Wolcott

++++++++++++++++
* 552.223. UNIFORM
TREATMENT OF
REQUESTS FOR
INFORMATION.  The
officer for public
information or the
officer's agent shall
treat all requests for
information uniformly
without regard to the
position or occupa-
tion of the requestor,
the person on whose
behalf the request is
made, or the status of
the individual as a
member of the media.
Added by Acts 1993,
73rd Leg., ch. 268, §
1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  
Amended by Acts
1995, 74th Leg., ch.
1035, § 15, eff. Sept.
1, 1995.
+++++++++++++++
About us:

David Escamilla is
Travis County Attorney.

Nancy and Robert
Gadbois' public records
requests at Bremond
ISD were used by the
special prosecutor in
superintendent Kenny
Johnson's trial; Robert
was elected to the BISD
school board where he
served as president.  
Questions
Former Bremond ISD supe Kenny
Johnson  
(Sheriff Dep't/mug shot)
Former Llano ISD supe/Texas' first Public
Information Act conviction Jack Patton
negotiating settlement with board after trial, after
surrendering certificate
$38,00 missing and
another PTA mom
in trouble--
preventable?  How?
By Peyton Wolcott
Mon., June 4, 2007/1 am
The headlines tell a
too-familiar story:
Julie Ann Carr
Shawnee Mission,
Kansas Elementary PTA
fund raiser chair
o Woman charged with
stealing $17,000 from
PTA
o  Woman who stole
over $20,000 from PTA
"forgets" check to pay it
back
o  Woman Leaves Court
To Cash Check, Never
Returns
o  PTA mom turns
herself in
The first amount
mentioned was in the
$17,000 range; by
week's end it was
$38,000; in many
situations such as this,
record keeping is such
that it takes a while for
those responsible for
oversight to determine
the exact amount.

The solution
It's simple and not at all
glamorous:  tighter
internal controls, starting
with at least two people
counting cash at all fund
raisers and at least two
people both of whom
are awake signing all
checks--unlike
too-trusting officers in
Flushing, New York  
who signed blank
checks for PTA
president Laura AlQaisi,
charged two years ago
with mishandling
$40,000--
$23,000 of it from candy
sales.

Similarly, PTA officers
in League City, Texas
signed blank checks
over to Walter Hall
Elementary PTA
president and treasurer
Monica Tidwell,
eventually charged with
taking $52,000.  Often
those involved are
trusted members of the
community; Tidwell's
husband was a local
city councilman.

But what of Julie Ann
Carr,
the PTA mom/
fund raiser in Shawnee
Mission, Kansas?
Marjorie P. Kaplan,
Shawnee supe
When Julie Ann Carr
finally returned to
court
 Friday with her
cashiers check, the
judge sent her to jail,
"saying that she tried to
'scam the court' and that
her apology for stealing
from the organization fell
short....Carr, 40, will
spend the next 30 days
behind bars after
pleading guilty to stealing
thousands of dollars
from Shawnee’s
Bluejacket-Flint
Elementary PTA.  After
that, she will be on
probation for 11 months
and will face six months
in prison if she violates
terms of the probation."
 
(SOURCE--Laura Bauer/Kansas
City Star)

When an apology isn't

About the apology to the
community which the
judge had found
wanting, judge for
yourself:
Dear BJF [sic]
community:  I want to
apologize that through all
of my efforts, energy,
and excitement to make
our students, teachers,
staff and school a
greater place, and
extend programs to the
children, my inability to
keep accurate records
was not acceptable. I
want all of you to know
our children were, and
will always be, the first
priority in anything I was
asked to do or to help
with. I have learned
through this situation that
being a volunteer is an
important responsibility.  I
believe that not only
have I learned as a
person what to do or not
to do, but our organiza-
tion has created some
finer guidelines for those
of us who want to help
our children and our
school. Please accept
my apology for my
inaccuracies while trying
to help.

Sincerely,
Julie Ann Carr
"Inaccuracies"?  
"Inability to keep
accurate records"?
Julie Ann Carr appears
to not be the only party in
denial.  As almost always
occurs, Shawnee Mis-
sion School District
appears to have also put
its head in the sand; it's
not mentioned among the
20 "Top Shawnee Mis-
sion Stories" nor does
the loss appear in
Bluejacket-
Flint Elementary's web
news.  And as so often
also happens, the supe's
name is not mentioned at
all.
$306,000 missing
in Arizona
When Scottsdale USD
(AZ) employee Janet
Rice, who worked as an
assistant to the district's
attorney and had been
employed in SUSD's risk
management office office
for the past three years,
was arrested Friday for
allegedly embezzling
$306,000 from the
district's school
insurance trust fund to
cover gambling debts,
SUSD supe John Baracy
was available for
comment:  "From
November 15 to this last
check, we found an
elaborate scheme where
she was forging
signatures, doctoring
financial records and
copies of checks and
intercepting bank
statements."
  (SOURCE
--Carol Sowers/Arizona Republic)
Corrective actions by
Baracy include "setting
up a bank account that
requires two signatures
and a monthly audit by
two different district
officials."
 (Ibid.)
Janet Winkler Rice
Remember Dallas ISD's tech guy Ruben
Bohuchot's use of vendor's"Sir Veza"?  
It's been-- forgive us -- "Rehabbed."
Groups asking
Gov. Perry to
veto HB 2564:

Access Cleburne ISD

Access Comal ISD

ACLU-Texas (NEW)

Americans for Prosperity
- Texas

Community Activists of
The Woodlands

Cy-Fair Citizens

Dallas.org

Greater Edwards Aquifer
Alliance

Houston Property Rights
Association

Katy Citizen Watchdogs

Keller City Limits

Leander Kids First

Lovejoy Parents

MetroCityBeat

Montgomery County
Taxpayer Awareness
Group

Pegasus

Pharr-San Juan-
Alamo ISD/Grupo
PODER ("We Listen &
Respond for Others")

Red Ink Texas

Save Our Springs
Alliance

Southlake-Carroll ISD
Concerned Citizens

Texas Eagle Forum

(The above represents a
representative sampling.)
One of the signatures
being forged
was
Baracy's own.  As Ser-
geant Mark Clark with
the Scottsdale police
department explains it,  
Rice wrote "fake checks
on a school insurance
trust fund, then
depositing them into her
personal bank account.  
She had forged her
boss's signature, which
was circumventing their
internal controls."  
(SOURCE--KTAR-TV)   

Baracy grabbed
headlines
a few years
ago for renaming his
employees' job titles.  His
receptionist became the
district's "Director of
First Impressions."  
Possible monikers for
Rice:   "Forger of
Checks"?  "Betrayer of
the Public Trust?"
If you haven't already:
Please call Gov.
Perry--Sunday is the
last day for Gov. Perry
to veto HB 2564 at
(800) 252-9600;
Chelsea Thornton
(512) 463-2000
Ask Gov. Perry to stay
the course on behalf of
parents and taxpayers
and
veto HB 2564.  
Email Chelsea:
chelsea.thornton@gov
ernor.state.tx.us
"Team of Eight" or "Gang
of Eight"? Pharr-San
Juan-Alamo ISD board
with  supe Arturo
Guajardo (front right)
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
WITH THEIR CHECK
REGISTERS ONLINE:

ILLINOIS:
Carpentersville SD 300*
Elgin U-46*
Huntley CUSD 158*
Naperville CUSD

MINNESOTA
Milaca ISD

TEXAS:
Arlington ISD
Bellville ISD
Big Spring ISD    
Blackwell CISD
Bremond ISD
Center Pt. ISD
Chester ISD
Comal ISD
Conroe ISD*
Cy-Fair ISD*
Dallas ISD
Denison ISD
Ector Co. ISD
Electra ISD  
Grandfalls-Royalty ISD
Hempstead ISD
Holliday ISD
Houston ISD*
Hunt ISD
Katy ISD
Keller ISD*
Kerrvile ISD
Leander ISD
Leonard ISD
Malakoff ISD         
Marble Falls ISD
Meadow ISD  
McKinney ISD
Nederland ISD     
New Caney ISD
Nordheim ISD
No.Forest ISD
Pasadena ISD
Quinlan ISD
Round Rock ISD*
Royce City ISD
San Angelo ISD      
Spring Branch ISD *
Tomball ISD
Van Alstyne ISD
Wharton ISD
Wimberley ISD

COMMITTED/SOON
El Paso ISD (TX)
Galena Park ISD (TX)
Miami-Dade CPS(FL)
Richardson ISD (TX)
Sundown ISD (TX)
Temple ISD (TX)
Ysleta ISD (TX)

STATE DOE ONLINE
Texas Education
Agency

MIDDLE EDU-LAYER
St. Clair County RESA
(MI)

PARENTS,TAXPAYERS

TRUSTEES ASKING:
Cedar Rapids PS (IA)
ChippewaVall.SD(MI)
Cleburne ISD (TX)
Eanes ISD (TX)
Lake Travis ISD (TX)
Lancaster ISD (TX)
Midway-Waco ISD (TX)
New York CPS (NY)
Omaha PS (NB)
Santa Cruz CPS (AZ)

*No check numbers
(Source for 6 districts-
Houston Chronicle)
"Prostitutes,
guns, cash
all parts of
Valley case"
--San Antonio Express-
News headline
By Peyton Wolcott
Wed., June 6, 2007/11 pm
and is also president of the
Donna ISD school board, and
Harlingen insurance agency
owner Arnulfo Olivarez. Mr.
Hernandez was arrested
Tuesday; Mr. Olivarez was
expected to turn himself in,
officials said.

"Mr. Hernandez and Mr.
Olivarez are accused in the
22-count federal indictment of
offering bribes that included
payments of up to $210,000, Las
Vegas trips, guns, prostitutes
and $14,000 worth of tickets to
the NCAA Final Four.

" 'In a nutshell, we had millions
of dollars at the disposal of
trustees,' U.S. Attorney Don
DeGabrielle said. 'The
allegations in this indictment say
that these people who are
entrusted with this obligation
failed miserably.' "

But they were a "Team of
Eight," right?

Wonder if they went fishing
much.
Who is this Rep. Kelly
Hancock who has
attempted HB 2564 on
Texas parents and
taxpayers and why is
he against us--and
where does he work?
By Peyton Wolcott
Thu., June 7, 2007/1 am
Updated Sun., June 10,
2007, 2:08 am
Kelly Hancock
Kelly lists four
companies on his
official House of
Representatives
biography:
"Hancock’s extensive
business enterprises
with Advanced
Chemical Logistics,
Agvantage  Farm and
Ranch, HancockF
Industries and CKC
Trinity Investment has
provided him with a
prolific understand-
ing of issues deal-
ing with agriculture,
real estate, environ-
mental quality and
regulated industry."
UPDATE:  The listing
for "Hancock Indus-
tries, Inc."
in Decatur,
Texas with taxpayer ID
#17515935488 is Kelly
Hancock's family
business.

Although a search for
"ACL" yields 61 results,
none of them appear to
be Kelly's company as I
was unable to find his
name listed under
officers and directors
for any of the 61; it's
possible I made a
mistake.

When I contacted
Kelly's office at the
Lege this afternoon to
learn more, including the
name of Kelly's current
company--and under
what name might it be
found at the Comptroller
and Secretary of
State--an aide
responded that they "do
not maintain those
records."

Huh?   Where might
they be maintained?

Disappointing given that
Rep. Hancock is the
fellow who has
attempted to curtail
parents' and taxpayers'
ability to access public
records at their school
districts with the writing
of HB 2564.
Business Name
Advanced Chemical
Logistics was not
found.

Business Name
Agvantage Farm and
Ranch was not found.

Business Name CKC
Industries was not
found.
Curious about the
companies that could
give a person a
"prolific" understanding
of any issues, I
searched the
Comptroller's online
information bank and
found the following
information for the
businesses listed
above:
The headlines on the front
page of my local paper this
morning more closely
resembled a supermarket
tabloid than an account of
recent events in a Rio
Grande Valley public
school district in which
officials were exhibiting
displays of fiduciary duty of
care.

Here's an excerpt:
PHARR-SAN
JUAN-
ALAMO ISD
SCHOOL
BOARD
MEMBERS
(ABOVE LEFT)

Mr. Ben Garza
Jr., President

Mr. Pete Garcia,
Vice-President

Mr. Raul "Roy"
Navarro,
Secretary-Treasurer


Mr. J. Fernando
Lopez, Assistant
Secretary-Treasurer


Mrs. Vangie
Garcia-De Leon,
Member

Mr. Reymundo
Gonzalez, Member

Mr. Roy
Rodriguez, Member

IN A LIGHTER VEIN
Kindergarten
teacher survives
the attacks of the
Momzillas!
By Peyton Wolcott
Fri., June 8, 2007/10 am
Scenario: Presentation of year-

end gift to teacher, Mrs. O.
Locale:  Upscale suburban
Texas school district
Date:  Last week
It was the third email
forwarded from a
"Concerned Parent" over
the presentation of a
sterling silver charm
bracelet, one from each
child in the class, to their
kindergarten teacher that
grabbed my eye.

Here's the series of
escalating emails
between Momzillas Room
Chair JulieLee and Room
Vice Chair Shea:
Hats off to Mrs. O.
and all other teachers for
surviving such end-
of-year storms  as this
one, and here's hoping
they enjoy their long
summer vacations.

And here's hoping they
all enjoy their
end-of-year gifts.
From:  JulieLee
To:  Mrs. O.
cc:  All Kinder Parents
Thurs., 5:09 pm

Mrs. O.,

If you could please assist in this
awkward situation
tomorrow......by refraining
from making any pronouncement
about Jason Gould's party....or
having the kids...talking about
it....same for all the kinder
parents.....wehave not told Little
BillLee ......that his own
kindergarten graduation party
and teacher gift presentation
have been deliberately taken
over by people who have taken
this whole thing holy out of all
due portion....despite all the
work we've done on this as a
family.....my mom gave us a
discount.....so it's three
generations of  our family in on
this.... giving Mrs. O. her gift at a
pool party is not the same thing
as giving it to her at
graduation....where ALL of the
children can participate.

Thank you.

JulieLee & Family
From: Shea
To:  JulieLee
Cc:  Party Committee
Wed 07:34 PM

Subject: End of school gift

Heads up, y'all!  JulieLee's out
of town -- what a shame she had
to be gone during this
all-important week in our kids'
lives -- which is why she hasn't
participated in our dialogue this
past week regarding the
presentation of Mrs. O's gift at
our pool party for the entire
class here at our house in
Gated Entry Estates on Friday
afternoon right after the
graduation ceremony at school.  
Our committee made the right
decision.

Thanks,
Shea
From: Superintendent BillLee
Fitzmorton, Ed.D.
cc:  Mrs. O., all K parents
Friday, 8:36 AM

Dear Parents and Students,

You are all cordially invited to
attend our kindergarten
graduation this afternoon at
2:00 pm in the Cafetorium.  This
will be the only school-
sanctioned event.  All
kindergarten-related activities
should be conducted at this
event.  I personally will attend to
see some of my wife's
handiwork.  Many thanks to my
daughter, JulieLee, for
coordinating all of this in such a
fine manner of which I am sure
we can all be proud
indeed....and to watch my
grandson walk across the stage
in cap and gown.

For our children,
Dr. Bill Lee
From JulieLee
To:  Party Committee
cc:  Shea
Thurs  11:13 AM

Hiya, everybody.....we just picked
up Mrs. O's gift from my mom's
store and little BillLee and I are
bringing it to graduation
tomorow.....so all our kiddoes
can be part of the presentation
to Mrs. O.....
please know that we 100%
respect the fact that this is a
present from the children to Mrs.
O........and they ALL should be
able to celebrate....
I will take a picture of her with
our gift......so you can all see how
great it turned out.....
My mom's store did such an
awesome job......Shea, sorry, we
will not be able to attend your
pool party....
we have a previous engagement.


JulieLee
From:  Shea
To:  Party Committee
cc:  Mrs. O.
Thurs. 1:19 pm

JulieLee, we've already planned
the pool party and Mrs. O. has
agreed to come even though it's
"after school".  The whole class is
invited as per ISD rules.  Joe
Montana* will be here to talk ball
with the boys and we have a
manicurist lined up for the girls
plus Michael Buble* for the
parents in the gazebo with wine
spritzers.

Please wait and bring the
*SURPRISE* to the pool party.  
Repeat, do not bring the
*SURPRISE* to school to the
graduation party.

Thks a bunch!
Shea and Michael Gould
More about Kelly
Hancock, HB 2564
author
By Peyton Wolcott
Mon., June 11, 2007/1am
"I am Vice President of
Advanced Chemical Logis-
tics, a wholesale chemical
distribution compay
[sic] as
you were told....The other
companies you located are
owned by my family and I
maintain a percentage of the
companies but recieve
[sic]
no compensation from any
of the other companies."
From Kelly himself
comes this account of
his business
activities:
A closer look at
Kelly Hancock's busi-
ness relationships
according to public
records on file at the
Secretary of State:
Advanced Chemical
Logistics;
as a Texas
limited partnership they are
not required to pay
franchise tax.  Formed
April 7, 2004.  Has one
one general partner:  
Trinitity Logistics LLC.   
Trinity Logistics, LLC,
also formed on April 7,
2004, has two managing
members:  Kelly Hancock
and Cary Hancock (Kelly's
brother).  Registered Agent
is Kelly Hancock.
Kelly Hancock is
involved in several
other companies:
CKC Trinity Investments,
LLC
was formed in 2005
and is still in existence.
There are three members:  
Kelly Hancock (also the
registered agent), Cary
Hanc