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FUTURE QUEEN AND HER COURT--The 1987 Mathis High School Homecoming Queen will be crown-
ed Friday night prior to the kickoff of the Mathis-Goliad football game. One of the three young ladies
seated in the picture above will receive the honor. They are, from left, Diane Olivarez, Cris Coronado
and Celia Gonzales. Standing behind the nominees are, from left, junior class Duchess Anissa Morales,
sophomore class Duchess Belinda Ganceres and freshman class Duchess Olga Olivarez. (N EWS photo)
Council Holds CDBG Hearing,
Approves Street Lights
1987 Homecoming Coronation
Set Prior to Friday's Kickoff
The Mathis City Council held the
second required public hearing on
their 1987 Community Development
Block Grant and planning grant ob-
jectives, and approved the place-
ment of street lights in three dif-
ferent city locations during their
regular Tuesday night meeting.
Grant consultant Tom Nance
reported to the Council that $300,000
is available in the streets and
drainage area of development, the
area which the Council has chosen to
TDCA Grants
The San Patricio County Commis-
sioners Court Monday gave ten-
tative approval to assist the cities of
Sinton and Taft in making applica-
tion to the Texas Department of
Community Affairs for federal block
grants.
During the public hearing Monday
morning, Sinton City Manager
Walter Hill Jr. said the city wishes to
make a joint application with the
county for funds to improve water
service to the La Colonia, Dodd and
Rancho Chico subdivisions.
Taft City Manager A1 Veselka re-
quested assistance from the county
in applying for a planning grant for
that city.
r County Judge J.M. Edmondson Jr.
/ said both projects seemed to be
viable ones and said he was in favor
of aiding the cities.
Commissioner Joe Zapata made
the motion to begin drafting grant
applications for both Sinton and
Taft. Commissioner Glenn Dorris
seconded the motion which passed 4-
0. Commissioner Carl Duncan was
attending to business out of the coun-
ty and was unable to attend the
meeting.
County
San Patricio County Justices of
the Peace reported collections of
$43,572.90 during September, up
$2,518.10 over the previous month,
but down from the $51,396.64 collec-
tions of September 1986. Collections
in the same month in 1985 totaled
$41,359.53.
Collections for the first nine mon-
ths of the year total $388,591.82, com-
pared to $423,553.90 last year and
$447,114.11 two years ago.
PCT.
NO.
LOCATION
THIS
MONTH
1
Sinton......
. $ 7,454.75
2
Odem.......
4,046.12
4
Portland ____
6,904.19
5
Mathis......
. 17,547.09
6
Aransas Pass .
2,556.50
8
Taft........
5,065.00
TOTALS ..
. $43,572.90
pursue.
Council was also informed of the
target area for the 1987 CDBG ap-
plication, an area in the southeast
portion of the city, roughly between
Hammond St. and Hwy. 359, from
Franklin St. to the city limits; and
between Lee St. and Hwy. 359,
between Franklin and Mesquite Sts.
In addition to the CDBG, the City
has elected to pursue a $30,000 plann-
ing grant for base mapping, zoning,
codification of ordinances and sewer
Both Hill and Veselka will meet
with County Auditor George Her-
nandez to begin drafting the applica-
tions.
Another public hearing will be
held in mid-November to receive in-
put on the applications to be submit-
ted to TDCA.
In other business, Jim Nielsen, a
real estate consultant for the county,
said Taft Hospital District board
members have been discussing the
possibility of dissolving the district
and request the county assume the
assets and responsibility of the
district.
Rising debts and a lack of patients
have substantially restricted the
cash flow for the Taft Hospital
District, Nielsen said.
“What they’re (district board
members) saying is they want so-
meone else to run the district - not
them,” Judge Edmondson said.
“We’ll be glad to talk to them,”
Judge Edmondson said.
“I sure hate to see that hospital
close its doors and fold up,” Com-
missioner Gordon Porter said. “But
the county can’t afford to take it on.”
No definitive action was taken by
the court.
September collections in prior years
were $51,396.64 in 1986; $41,359.53 in
1985; $48,643.25 in 1984; $41,154.38 in
1983; and $28,320.85 in 1982. Collec-
tions this year are averaging
$43,176.87 compared to $47,061.54 for
the first nine months in 1986; and
$49,680.46 for the same period in
1985.
Precinct 5, Mathis, topped the
August collections with $17,547.09.
Pet. 1, Sinton, collected $7,454.00;
TOTAL TO AVE./MO. AVE./M0. TO
DATE TO DATE DATE ’86
$ 86,699.75 $ 9,633.31 $10,331.07
47,335.43 5,259.49 6,400.24
70,088.83 7,787.65 7,309.48
135,879.31 15,097.70 16,485.14
10,867.00 1,207.44 833.72
37,721.50 4,191.28 5,701.89
$388,591.82 $43,175.87
study.
The Aldermen, by a 5-0 vote, reaf-
firmed a resolution passed at their
last meeting that approved applica-
tion and directed Mayor Eva
Medrano to execute such application
and transmit same to the Texas
Department of Community Affairs.
Three separate requests by
citizens for street lights were also
unanimously approved by the Coun-
cil.
Aldermen approved street lights
in the area of South Hwy. 359 and
Hutchens St., in the area of 1716 Ave.
A (at the intersection of Ave. A and
State Hwy. 9) and in the area of
South Hwy. 359 and Wilson St.
In other action, the Council, by a
unanimous vote, approved:
• Established a procedure for is-
suance of purchase orders, making
each department head responsible
for purchase orders in their depart-
ments. Department heads will be
issued individual purchase order
books. In addition, the City
Secretary was instructed to send let-
ters with each bill paid this month,
informing businesses that bills not
having purchase orders would not be
honored.
• A request by Fred Farias,
director of Public Works, to attend a
Solid Waste “A” certification class
See COUNCIL, Page 12
Pets Can Be
Dipped For
Fleas & Ticks
Anyone wishing to have their dogs
or cats bathed and dipped for fleas
and ticks may call animal control of-
ficer Daniel Ramirez at 547-2113.
Animals will be picked up and
delivered and a $4 fee will be charg-
ed for the service.
Animals can be bathed and dipped
from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, Monday
through Friday.
Pet. 4, Portland, $6,904.19; Pet. 8,
Taft, $5,065.00; Pet. 2, Odem,
$4,046.12; and Pet. 6, Aransas Pass,
$2,556.50.
The Mathis Precinct also reported
the highest collections for the year,
$135,879.31, an average of $15,097.70,
compared to an average of $16,485.14
the first nine months of 1986. Sinton,
Pet. 1, has collected $86,699.75, an
average of $9,633.31, compared to
$10,331.07 last year. Portland, Pet. 4,
is averaging $7,787.65 a month, a
total of $70,088.83, compared to a
monthly average of $7,309.48 in 1985.
Taft, Pet. 8, has collected $37,721.50,
an average of $4,191.28 compared to
$5,701.89. Odem, Pet 2, is averaging
$5,259.49, a total of $47,335.43, com-
pared to last year’s monthly
average of $6,400.24. Aransas Pass,
Pet. 6, has collected $10,867.00, an
average of $1,207.44, compared to
$833.72 last year.
One of three Mathis High School
seniors will be crowned 1987
Homecoming Queen during pre-
game ceremonies, Friday night at
Pirate Stadium.
Nominated for this year’s honors
are Cris Coronado, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Serapio Coronado Sr.;
Celia Gonzales, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Raul Gonzales and Diane
Olivarez, daughter of Mrs. Amelia
Olivarez.
The court will also include
duchesses from each of the other
three classes, including freshman
duchess Olga Olivarez, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro Olivarez;
sophomore duchess Belinda
Ganceres, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Ysabel Moreno and junior class
duchess Anissa Morales, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. I.C. Morales.
The duchesses and queen can-
didates represent a cross section of
the Mathis High School student body
and have a variety of activities to
their credits.
Cris Coronado’s activities include
Fellowship of Christian Athletes (3
years); FHA; Student Council (3
years, ’86-’87 secretary); UIL (three
years, ’87-’88 treasurer); One-Act
Play (three years); National Honor
Society; Drill Team (1st Lt. ’87-’88);
Art Club (’87-’88 secretary); Key
Club; Freshman, Sophomore and
Junior Duchess; Sophomore class
president and Junior class presi-
dent. Her hobbies include being with
friend, smiling, dancing and acting.
She will be escorted by Danny Dom-
inguez.
Queen candidate Celia Gonzales
has been active in band for four
years and is an officer this year;
Flag Corp; Annual Staff; Fellowship
of Christian Athletes and Junior
Tax Appraisal
Board To Meet
Thursday
Nominations for the San Patricio
County Appraisal District Board of
Directors were completed last week
and voting is in progress.
By Nov. 18, votes must be returned
to the chief appraiser with the win-
ners to be announced by the end of
the month. The nominees receiving
the top five votes will be elected.
Nominations are as follows:
Dr. Walter Roots, an incumbent,
was nominated by the Taft Indepen-
dent School District and the City of
Taft;
Joe Zapata, San Patricio County
and City of Sinton;
Harrell Curlee, City of Sinton;
Frank W. Belken, incumbent,
Cities of Aransas Pass and Ingleside
and Aransas Pass ISD and Ingleside
ISD;
J.W. (Mike) Flinn, City of
Portland and Gregory-Portland
ISD;
Bruce Birmingham, incumbent,
Gregory-Portland ISD;
Aurelia Garcia, City of Gregory;
Fernando Hernandez, incumbent,
Sinton ISD and Odem-Edroy ISD;
The Mathis ISD, City of Mathis
and City of Odem were not expected
to submit nominations, according to
Assistant Chief Appraiser Sylvia
Montemayor.
Board Chairman David Krebs ask-
ed that he not be re-nominated and
Hernandez had his name withdrawn.
In the 1985 election, Belken was
top vote getter with 1,259 votes; Bir-
mingham received 1,160; Her-
nandez, 1,048; Roots, 842 and Krebs,
691.
There are a total of 16 taxing en-
tities that participate in the nomina-
tion and election process. Failure to
make a nomination has no effect on
the election process.
The newly elected board will take
office in January and serve a two-
year term.
The fact that the appraisal district
offices must be moved from the pre-
sent quarters in the County Annex
has increased interest in the current
election process.
Weather
Report
Date
High
Low
Rain
^ct. 15
84
55
.00
Oct. 16
84
50
.00
Oct. 17
88
60
.00
Oct. 18
90
60
.00
Oct. 19
87
59
.00
Oct. 20
87
58
.00
Oct. 21
80
58
.00
Water level is 93.96
Wesley Seale Dam at
Lake Carpus Christi
class treasurer. Her hobbies are
keeping memorable items, going to
dances and being with friends. She
will be escorted by Abel Aguilar.
Diane Oivarez was active as a
cheerleader for three years and was
head cheerleader in 1986-87; Flag
Corp; Student Council for four
years; Fellowship of Christian
Athletes for three years; Annual
Staff, four years including 1987-88
business manager; Freshman class
treasurer; Sophomore class vice-
president; Senior class treasurer
and a member of the National Honor
Society. Her hobbies include shopp-
ing, listening to music and being
with friends. Her escort will be Bob-
by Gonzales.
Junior Duchess Anissa Morales,
escorted by Robert Lopez, is a three-
year member of the Student Council
and is the 1987-88 secretary. She is
also active in cross-country track,
The Mathis Board of Trustees
awarded a $76,454 bid to Sechrist-
Hall to repair roof damage at Weber
and Intermediate Elementaries by a
unanimous vote in their regular
meeting Monday evening.
The re-roofing project will com-
plete the repair of damage caused
by the April 18 hail storm.
Sechrist-Hall was the lowest of six
bidders that met the material
specifications of the project. One
other bid came in at $70,883, but his
manufacturer’s materials did not
meet the requirements specified.
Qualified bids ranged from
Sechrist-Hall’s $76,454 to a high bid
of $122,000, with an average bid of
more than $104,000 among the six
qualifying bids.
The Mathis ISD insurance carrier
has sent a letter to the district, say-
ing they will support the lowest bid,
in full.
Bids were opened Oct. 15.
In Taft
Sam R. Moseley, Regional Ad-
ministrator, U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development
(HUD), Region VI, will be the
featured speaker at the FIERRO
Project training session being held
in Taft on October 22 at 7:30 p.m. in
the Krumnow Student Center, Taft
Senior High School.
Moseley will speak on the use of
HUD’s Community Development
programs in meeting the growth im-
pact of Naval Station Ingleside.
The FIERRO Project (Federal In-
vestment Encourages Realistic
Revitalization Opportunities) is a
broad-based program of technical
assistance and training, funded by
HUD for cities and rural com-
munities in the Coastal Bend Area
that will be impacted by growth
resulting from the new naval base.
The FIERRO Project’s aim is to
build capacity within the impacted
communities to be pro-active toward
the growth impacts rather than re-
active.
FIERRO is directed by CARA,
Inc. (Corporate America Research
Associates, Inc.) a management and
research consulting firm, head-
quartered in Kingsville.
SAM R. MOSELEY
HUD Regional
Administrator
band (three years), Youth Against
Cancer (three years) and was
Sophomore class president.
Sophomore Duchess Belinda
Ganceres, escorted by Joseph Gar-
cia, is a member of the Student
Council, Pep Club (two years) and
Annual Staff (two years). In addi-
tion, she serves as Sophomore class
treasurer. Her hobbies include shop-
ping, being with friends and danc-
ing.
Freshman Duchess Olga Olivarez,
escorted by David Aguilar, was Jr.
High Courtesy Queen and a member
of the Jr. High Buccaneer Pride
Committee. Her hobbies are runn-
ing, playing volleyball and helping
people.
Homecoming ceremonies are
scheduled to begin at 7:15 p.m. Fri-
day night, prior to the kickoff of the
Mathis-Goliad football game.
The Trustees also heard a pro-
gress report from Paul Kullman of
Ferrill, Brown and Associates, on
the roofing work at the Media Center
and high school.
The project is near 100 percent
completion, with only a problem of
some roofing emulsion bleeding
through. The contractor has been in
contact with the product’s manufac-
turer, and both the contractor and
Kullman are confident that the pro-
blem will soon be resolved.
The Board also approved a tax re-
fund of $1,007.53 to Equipment
Financing Associates.
The company was erroneously
billed, by the district’s billing firm,
for the property which was actually
in the Ingleside ISD.
In other action, the Board
unanimously:
• Approved the minutes of their
Sept. 21 meeting.
• Approved the accounts payable.
Moseley was appointed regional
Administrator, Regional Housing
Commissioner by HUD Secretary
Samuel R. Pierce on May 17. He
oversees the entire range of HUD’s
housing and community develop-
ment programs totalling over $20
billion in HUD’s Region VI compris-
ing the states of Texas, Oklahoma,
Arkansas, Louisiana and New Mex-
ico.
The training session will be at-
tended by the “coalitions” of the
eight growth-impacted cities
selected to receive comprehensive
programs of training and technical
assistance by the FIERRO Project.
These eight cities in addition to the
host city of Taft are Ingleside,
Rockport/Fulton, Gregory, Sinton,
Mathis, Robstown and Kingsville.
In addition, the mayors and city
managers/city secretaries of the
other cities in the Coastal Bend Area
and the County Judges of Nueces,
San Patricio, Aransas and Kleberg
counties have been invited to attend.
Invitations to attend as honored
guests have also been issued to
Senators Lloyd Bentsen, Phil
Gramm and Carlos Truan; U.S.
Representatives Solomon Ortiz,
Kika de la Garza, and Irma Rangel;
Texas Representatives Kenneth
Armbrister, Hugo Berlanga, Eddie
Cavazos, Robert Earley and Ted
Roberts.
County Tax
Statements Go
Out This Week
San Patricio County Tax Collec-
tor, Polly Nelson, announced Tues-
day that county tax statements will
be in the mail by the end of this week
and the discount deadline has been
extended.
Normally, county residents pay-
ing their current taxes during the
month of October are given a three-
percent discount but due to the mail-
ing delay, the three-percent discount
is being extended through Nov. 15,
said the tax collector.
County Will Aid Taft,
Sinton In Applications
JPs Collect $43,572.90 In Sept.;
$388,591.82 For Year To Date
T rustees Award
Re-roofing Bids
Sechrist-Hall Low Bidder
To Repair Hail Damage
FIERRO Homeport Assistance
Group Will Meet Thursday
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