The Galveston Daily News from Galveston, Texas • Page 8

GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1996 9-A Registration begins Tuesday for Scott Elementary kindergarten From staff reports Parents have four locations Tuesday to register incoming kindergartners of the new Charles B. Scott Elementary School. Registration will'take place at the GISD Alternative School, 1503 43rd Street, in the building located adjacent to Scott Elementary, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 4116 Avenue the former Ball High Schopl North facility, and directly across the street from the current, enlarged Ball High School at 4il5 Ave.

O. According to Principal Terri Watkins, parents registering their new kindergartners are required to present: the child's immunizations Galveston woman remains in critical condition record and birth certificate; a photo identification card of themselves, such as.a driver's license; and two proofs of residence, such as utility Charles B. Scott Elementary, which has undergone a massive renovation, during the past year, will be officially dedicated and opened in a community-wide celebration 5:30 p.m. Friday. The school is named after GISD's long-time teacher, coach and counselor Charles Berton "Chuck" Scott, who died in 1994.

The public is invited to attend the celebration. For information, call Scott Elementary School at 765-7633, STEVE MAYO The Daily News GALVESTON A 22-year-old Galveston woman remained in critical condition at a local'hospital Friday after her car which carried her three children was struck by an 18-wheeler a day earlier. Sylvia Morenq's 9-month old daughter, Lisa Pete, and 5-year-old son, Jerry Moreno, were killed in the Thursday crash at 37th Street and Harbbrside Drive after Moreno ran a stoplight, police said. The condition of Moreno's 3-year-old daughter Stephanie was unavailable. The truck pushed Moreno's car into a light, pole knocking down a string of traffic A four-way stop has been placed at 37th Street and Harborside Drive.

The city traffic department is expected to replace the damaged pole in the next couple of weeks, authorities said. Meanwhile, family and friends of the victims will have a $5-a-plate benefit barbecue from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday at the 19th Hole Sports Bar. Police To make donations, call 762-0902.

Tires slashed GALVESTON A 47-year-old isle woman told police Thursday that one of the tires on her car was slashed. According to a police report, the woman had driven the car several blocks before realizing the tire had been slashed. The incident occurred between 7 p.m. Wednesday and 9:45 a.m. Thursday in the 1300 block of 18th Street.

The woman said she noticed that all the tires were fine Wednesday night, the report states. Police do not have any suspects or witnesses. Pizza theft GALVESTON Police are investigating the reported theft of three pizzas Wednesday night. According to a police report, the suspect ordered three pizzas around p.m. Thursday from the 1300 block of 3.7th Before the deliverer could reach the door of the home he was told to bring the pizzas to, someone took three pizzas from the deliverer and then slashed the tires of his car, the report states.

No injuries were reported. have a description of the suspect but no arrest had been made Thursday. Coast Guard rescue PORT BOLIVAR The Coast Guard rescued a 64-year-old man after the wake of a passing tugboat caused his 17-foot pleasure boat to capsize near here Thursday morning. According to a Coast Guard report, the man had part of his ear cut off and was cut on his head and nose. The Coast Guard responded to the 8:20 a.m.

call with a 41-foot utility boat. No one else was on the boat, the report states. Endangered birds Continued from 1-A. Wildlife Department. Morrow was among the people helping the prairie chickens adjust to their new home.

The birds that were released Friday morning were raised at the Houston-Zoo, and are part of an effort to recover the prairie chicken population before they vanish forever. "It's great to be putting these back in the wild," said Lee Schoen, who was part of the zoo's team that raised the birds. Since the first captive birds were released into the wild in 1995, different techniques have been tried that will make the transition from captive to wild birds easier, Morrow said. The group that was released Friday spent four days in a large pen, adjusting to the new environment. The next group of birds is scheduled to.

arrive Tuesday, ancLwill likely about two weeks in the pen. If everything is successful, the wild and captive populations will mix during the spring "booming" or mating season, and their numbers will continue to rise. During booming season, the males dance furiously in a field of shorter grass, calling to their potential mates with a deep "oo-loo-woo" sound. 'It is important to have a large enough population of males for the hens to choose from, and that is. why introducing the captive birds is vital to their survival.

"That's the primary importance," said Jim Bergan, the coastal land steward for the Nature Conservancy of Texas. "The quicker the birds become assimilated into the resident population, the better." In July, 21 Attwater's Prairie Chickens were released at refuge in Eagle Lake west of Houston. As of Friday, nine h'acl died, Morrow- said. It five days since the, last and Morrow believes the mortality is on the decline at that site. Each bird that is transplanted from captivity to the wild is equipped with a radio collar so they can be tracked.

Every four hours at the Texas City range, Amy Browning will monitor the movement of the birds, and try to locate where they are hiding. If no movement is detected in a four-hour period, a mortality switch on the collar is triggered and the signal speed increases. The collars are about the only way to track the camouflaged birds in the tall grass of the preserve. About an hour after the gates of the pen were opened Friday, one of the birds circled the area, demonstrating its strong flying ability. Then, as suddenly as it appeared, it descended and disappeared in the knee-high grass.

The bird's ability to blend in with the prairie surroundings is its best protection against predators, which include the Great Horned Owl, coyote, raccoons and skunks, feral cats and bobcats. But in Texas City, the bird's biggest worries will be the coyote and feral cats. Skunks could likely get the eggs, and raccoons could kill a hen on a nest. Another predator although not an animal is the Chinese tallow tree and other brush that invade the prairie grasses. The trees and tall brush allow places for predator owls to roost, and impede the growth of the grass: And during the past century, humans have intervened in the natural burning of prairie lands.

Natural burning of the prairies prevent the invasion of trees and removes much of the rank grass that cattle will not eat. On the Galveston Bay Prairie Preserve, cattle roam through most of the fields, keeping the grass at the just the right height for the birds. But in the fall, the Nature Conservancy is planning a. prescribed and controlled burn to help rejuvenate the soil, Bergan said. The preserve was created in 1995 with a donation from Mobile Oil Corp." Since then, the Nature Conservancy of Texas has received other corporate sponsors, making the cooperative effort more successful, Morrow said.

After being fined for air pollution, Dow Chemical reached an agreement with the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, and $100,000 of the assessed fine was donated to the Texas City preserve. "We're very optimistic that if this is successful, we can recover the Morrow said. "This has got to. work. Captive breeding and release is the last hope." INTERNET GYMNASTICS REGISTRATION Dates: Aug.

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