Mathis News (Mathis, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 2016 Page: 1 of 10
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VOLUME 90 • NO. 2
Jan. 14, 2016 - Mathis, Texas 78368
10 Pages
Local suspects end
2015 in fistfights
and handcuffs
a girl was possibly having Solis to stop she refused,
a seizure. When she ini- and multiple attempts to
MATHIS - Burglaries tially arrived, she didn’t restrain her were unsuc-
and assaults on both offi- see anyone. But when she cessful as the suspect con-
cers and family members continued down the road, tinuously kicked Madrid
close the 2015 arrests.
• According to police
reports, on Nov. 30,
Officer Shelly Madrid
was dispatched to a local Reports stated that
street intersection where when Madrid tried to get
By Paul Gonzales
Mathis News editor
she saw 35-year-old Erica and pulled away from
Solis chasing another girl her, even attempting to
towards Madrid’s patrol grab her taser from her
gun belt and punching
the officer in the ribs.
car.
(See Suspect, 8)
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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Police Officer John Pozuc was sworn in on Friday as the new-
est member of the Mathis Police Department. The department
feels that since Pozuc once worked for the Mathis EMS, his
experience in life-saving training and knowledge of the city
will be assets to the community.
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An artist rendition of the new dining hall at the Karakawa Boy Scout Camp, which is under construction and is aiming for a
May completion date, will be able to serve more than 500 campers and features a stage and a gourmet kitchen.
ability,” Porretto said.
By Paul Gonzales
Mathis News editor
..._TT. _ _ .. The Mathis Police
MATHIS- On Friday, Department believes
Jan. 8, Interim Chief of hiring the new offi-
Police Henry Porretto cer wiq increase their
administered the oath
Work on local Boy Scout camp
sets sights for May completion
efficiency and reduce
of office to the city of their training time due
Mathis newest police to the fact that Pozuc
officer, Patrolman John is trained as an EMS
Pozuc.
n July 9, the Camp
Karankawa Boy
Scout council and
board members
held one last meal at
the old camp dining hall
before breaking ground
on a new, larger facility.
The new dining
hall, named Riviera
Telephone Company
Dining Hall, is about
12,000 square feet and
will feature a stage,
ceramic tiled bathrooms
and a world class kitch-
new health lodge, a new
camp headquarters, a
I call it a gour- new camP entrance and
TEAL a new chapel area.
stuffs going to happen.”
All of the buildings
will share the rustic,
rock wall and exposed
beam
which will make the
camp really stand out as
one of the most appeal-
ing camps around.
But with the wet
weather
has received lately,
Klusmeyer stated that
construction is two or
three weeks behind
schedule at the moment,
(See Construction, 10)
By Paul Gonzales
paramedic and has a
Pozuc attended the considerable amount of
Lower Rio Grande Valley knowledge concerning
Regional Police Academy the community,
and graduated on March They believe that hir-
5, 2015. Pozuc said he mg Pozuc is a win-win
has always wanted to for both the organization
serve the city of Mathis and the community
as he was previously whole,
employed by Mathis
EMS
met kitchen
architecture
Construction Company
Project Superintendent feature an office, an
Robert Klusmeyer said, exam room, restrooms
and three medical beds,
The health lodge will
It’s huge.
as well as patio areas in
“You could serve 500 the front and back,
people out of here eas-
as a
Pozuc is assigned
the night shift, and the
“I am pleased to hire police department urges
an officer that under- Mathis citizens if they
stands and has a desire see the new officer out on
the
“They’ll have some-
body that’s trained,
physician
or an EMT out here.”
area
ily.
It’s pretty top of the either
a
line.'
Along with the new Klusmeyer said,
dining hall, construc-
tion has also begun on a kids here at camp
to embrace the commu- patrol to stop and intro-
nity policing mandate duce themselves and
centering on respect, welcome Mathis’ newest
community and account- peace officer.
‘When you have 300
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Armstrong heeds call for animals in need
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good forever homes.
And Armstrong is no
stranger to donating to
the city. Over the years,
the Fallen Horse Rescue
has donated toys, Easter
egg baskets, raffle items
as well as helping out
churches, schools, busi-
nesses, the National
Night Out events,
Christmas Parades and
nursing homes among
others.
“There was a call put
out for help, and we could
help,” Armstrong said.
“That’s what we felt like
we needed to do. Sure, we
could’ve used the $200,
but it needed to go some-
where else.”
The Mathis Animal
Shelter is still accepting
donations of unopened
bags of dog food. Bags
can be dropped off
at the Mathis Police
Department, 214 N.
Nueces St.
By Paul Gonzales
Mathis News editor
n
MATHIS - The Mathis
Police Department got
a hefty surprise last
week as Tom Armstrong,
founder and owner of
the Fallen Horse Rescue,
showed up on their door-
step with $200 worth of
dog food for the local ani-
mal shelter.
In the Dec. 24 issue of
Mathis News, a story ran
about the Mathis Animal
Shelter and Sergeant Pete
Saenz, who runs the shel-
ter with animal control
officer Tommy Patterson,
stating that they were in
need of dog food donations
for the sheltered animals.
Their plea didn’t fall on
deaf ears.
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Animal Control Officer Tommy Patterson stands with $200 worth of dog food donated to the Mathis Animal Shelter by Tom
Armstrong, who runs the Fallen Fiorse Rescue here in Mathis. Donations can be dropped off at the Mathis Police Department.
$100
he replied, handed
out of their own pocket to health, and then homes
keep things going.
“Yes
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us
Armstrong recalled.
are sought for them, the
So I said, ok, let’s take animal shelter is doing
the same.
So Armstrong went into
Armstrong said that the restaurant and ate it what you need.’ another $100 of ours and
one evening he pulled up ^ds dinner, sitting on the “Later that night we ^ that hundred Patterson and Sgt.
to a restaurant and the 0PP°site side of the res- saw -n ^e paper that the so we bought $200 worth Saenz are constantly net-
parked next them taurant from the couple, JVIathis dog pound need- f°od. working and meeting new
and when the man and ec[ help, anc[ Tommy is Just like the Fallen organizations to make
woman were done, they a great guy, and I know Horse Rescue where the sure the animals in their
walked up to his table. a fot 0f the city employ- animals are rehabilitated shelter won’t be eutha-
He walked up and ees are paying for things and brought back to good nized and instead find
He said, ‘Here, do with
woman
said, “I bet you see a lot of
bad stuff’, referring to his
work rescuing starving or
injured horses.
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Gonzales, Paul. Mathis News (Mathis, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 2016, newspaper, January 14, 2016; Mathis, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1170464/m1/1/?q=%22Texas+Press+Association%22: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mathis Public Library.