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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2014
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remember the deed that you received when you bought it, so you
have to give them something of that nature with your name to
the new buyer, and whatever information you need to give to the
new buyer.’”
Changes in the office that are expected to take place next
year are the main reason for Fricke choosing not to run for office
again, she said.
“I decided that this term, f thought we needed some new
blood and the legislature is meeting this year and we’re going
into a new phase with the e-filing and to tell you the truth, I
really didn’t want to get involved with it. It’s a big process, I’m
not a whiz on computer and I thought somebody that knows
computers will get it down faster than I would,” she said. “I
just decided it was time for me to leave the office, f hadn’t really
thought about retiring. It was just like, ‘OK, I’m not going to run
anymore,’ and see what else might come up.”
While being county clerk can often be a challenge, Fricke
said there are many rewarding aspects of the job, especially
when she is able to communicate with and help others.
“I’ve always thought it’s the people that come in because a
lot of them are bilingual and I can help them. My Spanish is not
as good as it used to be, but we can converse,” she said.
Often a busy job, Fricke said she has enjoyed her time as
county clerk and will miss the work. Fricke’s last day will be
Wednesday. The next clerk will be sworn in Jan. 1, 2015.
“I’ll swear in the judge and then he will probably take over
from there,” Fricke said. “I’ve really enjoyed being here, working
with my deputies, training them...I feel like they’re my kids and
they’re little kids are my grandkids. It’s nice. I will miss it.”
Although she chose not to run for office for another term,
Fricke said she does not quite see it as retirement.
“More or less, I’ll stay home with my husband, try and find
a part time job. I’m just too used to working,” she said with a
laugh. “I’ve been working at least 46 years at least. The thought
of just not going to work every morning is a little hard, but it
also feels good knowing that you don’t have to get up at that
certain time, come in especially if it’s raining or something like
that.”
“I have enjoyed it, but it’s time for me to step down and
not have all the responsibilities that this office has for you,
everything that comes in and you are responsible for it. I’m
ready to step down and do whatever needs to be done to help
out,” Fricke added. “People say, ‘You can’t retire,’ but I’ll be
around. H-E-B, Walmart, we’ll see each other. It’s been nice.”
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in 2003, Fricke was elected county clerk.
“Since then I have been serving the community through
this office,” Fricke said. “It’s been a challenge, and I’ve enjoyed
my work here. I have gotten to know a lot of people, help them.”
Since Fricke has been with the county clerk’s office, she
said she has seen many changes.
“There is a whole bunch to this office, f think when it first
started, it was mainly where you recorded your deeds, where
you register your deeds on property that you’ve bought,” Fricke
said. “When that new court at law came in, we started doing
civil cases. There were cases that were filed up in district court,
like family court and other cases, and then the court got the
jurisdiction that there was no money limit on the cases so that
just left us at the handling of a lot of the district clerk’s office
work. There were so many criminal cases, so it was established
to help them out with their family law. I think it worked out
fairly well.”
Over the years, Fricke has handled many areas before and
after she was elected as county clerk.
“When I started there were already some ladies here and
they were already doing some things in the office and since we
had started the court, f started doing the civil cases. Civil were
my cases and everybody else did their own work and it was just a
challenge, especially with the asbestos cases. You get this thing
coming in that would be 20, 30, 40 defendants. You would have
to get them all served,” Fricke said. “It’s just people coming in,
having land men come in to check the records when there’s oil
and gas in the area, helping them look for the material they’re
looking for as to reference the books.
“We would handle the birth and deaths, and we started
doing that a while back with reference to getting our material
through our computer, just trying to keep up and keep the office
going as it should be.”
Being county clerk often has its difficulties, Fricke said.
“You get to meet people that come in, people that are really
nice and also people that are upset for something that is not
our fault, and I guess because we have the records they think
that we can do or undo something,” Fricke said. “Some of them,
they’ll come in and say, ‘I want to change my deed from myself.
I’m selling it to someone else. Just change it.’ Well, that’s not the
right way I would say, ‘You have to go see an attorney.’
“‘An attorney? Why do I want to see an attorney,’ they’d
said. I’d say, ‘Well if you need to change your records, you
Port Lavaca, charged with
driving while license invalid
with previous conviction/
suspension without financial
responsibility. The case was
dismissed.
Daylan Rayan Bubenik,
Port Lavaca, charged with
driving while license invalid
with previous conviction/
suspension without financial
responsibility. The case was
dismissed.
Gerardo Alfaro, Palacios,
charged with possession of
marijuana less than 2 ounces
in a drug free zone. He pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to six
months confinement probated
for nine months, $100 fine, 25
hours community service,
driver’s license suspended for
180 days and $322 court costs.
Mark Anthony Carreon,
Port Lavaca, charged with
theft of property more than
or equal to $50 and less than
$500. A capias was issued.
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afraid of change.”
Wall said the chamber
needed a director who was up
for a challenge.
“He (Hines) is ready to
come in hitting the ground
running and he is up for the
challenge of working for
a chamber group that has
been without a chamber
director for a few years,”
Wall said. “He knows he has
on
and
studies
programming, marketing
and networking with his past
chamber positions.
“I don’t focus so much
on who I helped bring in, but
on the programming side.
Were we able to listen to our
community and put the pieces
in place for them to prosper?,”
he said.
In 2009 when economic
development jobs were falling
off with the recession, Hines
started and operated the
CWH Group, an economic
development/non-profit
consulting firm.
“I will not keep the group.
deferred probation, $100 fine,
15 hours community service
and $322 court costs.
Timothy
Mansfield,
charged with driving while
intoxicated. He pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to six
months confinement probated
for 18 months, $200 fine, 20
hours community service,
alcohol education and $437.10
court costs.
Cathryn Elizabeth Stone,
Point Comfort, charged
with assault causing bodily
injury. She pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to 30 days
confinement with credit for
time served and $247 court
costs.
Christopher Cary Smith,
Port Lavaca, charged with
assault causing bodily injury
family violence. He pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to 40
days confinement with credit
for time served and $247 court
costs.
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the new court going in. We had civil and probate and all those
good things.”
After McMahan’s retirement, Fricke decided to throw her
hat into the county clerk’s race. She said it was sometime in the
late 1980s when she decided to run for office.
“I hadn’t heard of anyone running so I decided that I would
try, and then I had an opponent who was Marlene Paul, and she
was a justice of the peace at that time,” Fricke said. “She (Paul)
didn’t announce until she could that she wanted to run for the
position. So, we ran, I lost, but she was well known in town and
she was a nice lady and she had worked in this office before.”
“It was a learning experience,” Fricke added. “I’m not a
politician. I just got out there and greeted the people.”
Although Fricke did not win that race, she did recall a
humorous event happening during her first campaign.
“When f was out in the Brookhollow area. I met a gentleman
and I told him what I was doing that I was running for county
clerk. He happened to know the lady that was running against
me - that was Ms. Paul - and he said, ‘You know I’m really sorry,
I do know Ms. Paul. Why don’t you run for sheriff,”’ Fricke said
with a laugh. “I told him, I said, ‘Well, for one thing, I know
nothing about the sheriffs office.’ f said, ‘So, f couldn’t do a good
job there,’ but he was real nice. We ran a good race. She (Paul)
was a good lady.”
“It was a good experience and then I never thought that I
couldn’t stay on and work for her. I just showed up afterword
and nothing was said. We just kept on going, so it was a good
experience,” she added.
Paul fell ill during the later portion of her tenure as county
clerk, Fricke said, who stepped up to help the ailing clerk.
“I worked for her until she got ill,” Fricke said. “She finished
her term. She was sick but more or less I was her chief deputy I
kind of took over.”
“I worked for her for two or three terms, and it was the year
before her term ended that she got real ill and couldn’t come
back,” she added. “I would go to her house and get information
from her and she worked with me with reference to reports and
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It was always a temporary
thing. I knew I would find a
chamber job,” he said.
Making a contribution
to a community is what gives
Hines the most joy about
working for a chamber.
“I enjoy talking to people,
sitting down and visiting with
people. I am out talking to
people, having coffee, doing
lunches, finding out what
people have to say, what’s
wrong and how can we help
make people better,” he said.
One of Hines’ priorities as
chamber director is to market
Port Lavaca.
“I will talk a lot about
getting the word out and
letting people know about us.
I think Port Lavaca has a lot
going for it, but people don’t
know,” he said.
Hines believes a chamber
plays many roles within a
community.
“The chamber should be a
cheerleader, and let people in
and outside of the community
know it is a great place to
live and work. A chamber
should be an advocate for the
business community. It is
important for the chamber
to talk to membership about
what legislative issues are on
the horizon, and talk to people
within the region and the
state,” he said.
“A chamber should be
an economic development
partner working to retain and
expand who are in town and
help recruit other possible
corporate citizens to the
area. Whether it is through
workforce development
or small business loans,
chambers do a lot of different
things to help the community
grow,” he said.
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Port Lavaca, charged with
possession of marijuana more
than 2 ounces and less than or
equal to 4 ounces. He pleaded
guilty and was sentenced
to six months deferred
probation, $300 fine, 15 hours
community service and $322
court costs.
Charlotte Marie Ward,
Port Lavaca, charged with
theft of property more than
or equal to $50 and less than
$500. She pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to nine months
deferred probation, $300 fine,
15 hours community service
and $262 court costs.
Loreen Caldera,
Lavaca, charged with theft of
property more than or equal
to $50 and less than $500. A
bond forfeiture capias was
issued.
Carlos Baez, Port Lavaca,
charged with possession of
marijuana less than 2 ounces.
He pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to nine months
Calhoun County Court
at Law No. 1 with Judge Alex
Hernandez was in session on
Dec. 16, 2014. Court action was
as follows:
Christopher Michael West,
Port Lavaca, charged with
driving while license invalid
with previous conviction/
suspension without financial
responsibility. He pleaded
guilty and was sentenced
to six months confinement
probated for 12 months,
one year driver’s license
suspension and $345.10 court
costs.
Gustavo Gonzalez,
Houston, charged with
driving while license invalid
with previous conviction/
suspension without financial
responsibility. He pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to 30
days confinement with credit
for time served, driver’s
license suspended for 180 days
and $350.10 court costs.
Tyrone Sircory Heck,
a challenge ahead of him to
get the chamber members
back on board, but he has
new programs, new ideas for
events and ways to get people
involved.”
Hines has worked for
chambers or in economic
development since 2000. His
first position was with the
Overland Park Chamber-
Economic Development
Council until 2002.
“I have lived in different
communities and I find myself
more drawn to the chamber
side. With community
development and chamber, you
have a broader scope to help
the community as a whole,”
as opposed to economic
development, he said. “I can’t
see myself doing anything
else.”
Hines said chambers have
changed in the past decade.
“Chambers are not like
they used to be. Chambers are
more involved in developing
the actual community,” he
said.
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From 2005-06, he was the
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Commerce. From 2006 to 2009,
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