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Herald - Times
Volume 116, NO. 34
16 Pages
Notices
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Friends will entertain.
Yoakum Golf Assoc.
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Insurance.
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at 7 p.m. Johnny Garner &
until 2 p.m. The dance from
2 until 6 p.m. will be by The
Bohemian Dutchman from
New Braunfels. Admission
will be $7.50. each.
able from First State Bank,
Yoakum National Bank, Yoa- '
inspected the grenade, mortar round and tank piercing round.
A.T.F. agents determined that the markings on the World
War II era ammunition indicated that the items contained
Hermann Sons Dance
Class Registration
Deadline Sept. 1
Registration for the 2008-
Free Dance at
Bloomin’ Farmers
Market Aug. 23
There will be a FREE
DANCE, Saturday, Aug. 23 at
the Bloomin’ Fanners Mar-
Classes will be offered till
Sept. 1. For those interested
in registering please call Ju-
lie Smith at 361-293-5570.
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Pledge of Allegiance to the
Flag was recited by all at-
tending. Mayor Rodriguez
acknowledged and welcomed
all visitors.
Yoakum ISD First Day
Reporting Time
The first day of class for
all YISD students will be
Monday, Aug. 25 starting
at 8 a.m.
Margie McMullen and motion
carried unanimously.
Under New Business, Ryan
Cunningham with Southwest
Securities, Inc. was present to
provide information regarding
the issuance of the 2008 Cer
tificates of Obligation through
the Texas Water Development
Board at zero (0%) percent
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SPEED
limit
including the approval of an
application to the Texas Water
Development Board; authoriz-
ing the execution of a paying
agent/registrar agreement,
an escrow agreement, and
the letter of representations
with the depository trust
company; complying with the
regulations promulgated by
the Texas Water Development
Board; and providing an effec-
tive date. Second was made by
Bowe; motion carried unani-
mously. The effective date
will be Aug. 12, 2008 and the
funds are scheduled for de-
posit on Sept. 11, 2008. Final
documentation was executed.
State law allows for only one
reading of the ordinance,
and prevails over the City’s
Charter requirement for two
readings.
The following recommen-
dation was received from the
After nearly three months of
vacation, Yoakum ISD students
hit the books again as the 2008-
09 school year gets underway
on Monday, Aug. 25. Classes
will begin at the regular time
of 8:10 a.m.
Buses will run their regular
routes and students should
expect the bus from 10 min-
utes early to 10 minutes late
the first day. Parents should
not drop students off at school
before 7:45 a.m. Any questions
concerning bus routes should
be addressed to the bus barn
at 293-2317.
School lunch prices for
the 2008 09 school year will
be: Breakfast: Free; Lunch:
Reduced: $ 40 (all campuses);
PK-2nd grade: $1.85; 3rd-12th
grade: $2.25; Staff: $2.75; Cam
pus visitors: $3. The Texas Pub-
lic Nutrition Policy for all Texas
public schools participating
in the federal child nutrition
programs limits the number of
grams of fat and sugar Texas
Mayor Annie Rodriguez
I called the Tuesday, Aug. 12
City Council meeting to order
and Councilmember Faulkner
The Corpus Christi Police Dept. Bomb Squad was requested
by A.T.F. for assistance and after their arrival in Yoakum on
school children may have each
week and eliminates deep-fat
frying in food preparation for
meals, a la carte, and snack
items. In addition, portion sizes
for food items such as chips,
cookies, bakery items, and
frozen desserts at elementary,
middle, and high schools are
limited.
All parents are strongly en-
couraged to return the free and
reduced lunch application this
year even if they do not want
their child to participate in the
program. Ilie number of stu-
dents eligible for the program,
even if they do not participate,
increases the amount of finan-
cial aid the district receives
from the state.
The school board members
for this school year are: Presi-
dent: Gary Colman, Vice-Presi-
dent: Glen Kusak, Secretary:
Billy Goodrich. Assistant Sec
retary: Terry Boening, Trustees:
Dr John Braden, Walt Ellis
Hairell, and Darlene Renken.
Yoakum Heritage
Museum featuring
unique artwork
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Holy ross Women
enjoy spiritual
involvement play
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Sunday evening, the ammunition was transported to the Yoa-
kum Police Firing Range where it was safely detonated.
Satberry advised officers that the ammunition was war
Sec AMMO FOUND, Page 2
Councilmember Don Bowe
made a motion to adopt the
minutes from the meeting
of July 8, 2008 and July 29,
2008 as presented. Second
was made by Councilmember
Bar-B-QAug. 24
The Yoakum Golf Associa-
Bulldogs put on good
show against Wharton
in first scrimmage
See Page 6-7
A ( orpus Christi Bomb Squad truck sits behind the Yoakum Police Department on Sunday evening prior
to transporting some World War II explosive devices out to the YPD firing range.
Staff photo by Michael S. McCracken
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City of Yoakum Labor Day Schedule
The City Hall offices, Welhausen Library, and the Solid
Waste Management Facility will be closed on Monday,Sept.
1 in observance of Labor Day.
Residential and Commercial garbage routes as well as
yard waste route schedules will be as follows: Monday’s route
will be picked up on Tuesday, Tuesday’s route on Wednesday,
Wednesday’s route on Thursday and Thursday and Friday’s
routes on Friday. All carts should be out by 8 a.m.
For emergency utility services, please call 293-6321.
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Texas German Society
Germanfest in
DaCosta Sept. 7
There will be a German-
fest at DaCosta Hermann
Sons Hall on Sunday, Sept.
7 from noon until 6 p.m..
There will be plenty of food
and music will be by Her-
mann Gruenberg from 12
chicken with trimmings for Firearms (A.T.F.) Victoria office responded to Yoakum and
$7 a plate. Tickets are avail- -
interest for the Sanitary
Sewer Project. Discussion was
held. Mayor Pro-Tem Elorine
Sitka made a motion to adopt
an ordinance (recorded as
No. 1936) on first and final
reading authorizing the is-
suance of “City of Yoakum,
Texas Combination Tax and
Subordinate Lien Revenue
Certificates of Obligation, Se-
ries 2008”; providing for the
payment of said Certificates,
by the levy of an ad valorem
tax upon all taxable property
within the city and further
securing said certificates by a
subordinate and inferior lien
on and pledge of the net rev
enues of the system; providing
the terms and conditions of
said certificates and resolv-
ing other matters incident
and relating to the issuance,
payment, security, sale, and
delivery of said certificates,
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YHS& St. Joseph
Classes of‘60 to ‘71
Reunion Sept. 13
The Yoakum and St. Jo-
seph classes of 1960 to *71
will have a joint reunion on
Saturday, Sept. 13 at Turner
Hall. Letters will be mailed
and reservations taken
in August. Call Earlene
Walters at 361-293-2492 or
Joycelynn Arnold at 361-
293-5104.
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Helping Hands
Donation Hours
Helping Hands in Yo- |
akum is located on the .
southwest side of the St.
Joseph Family Center on
Schrimscher St. in Yoakum.
Donations are accepted on i
Tuesday mornings from 7:30
11 a.m., Wednesday eve-
nings from 5-7:30 p.m. and
Saturday mornings from
7:30 a.m. to 12 noon.
Clean donations of
clothes, shoes, linens, house-
wares, and working toys are
greatly appreciated. Please
leave items on designated
days. Thank you!
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Planning and Zoning Com- discussion, the public hear-
mission: for the approval of ing was closed. Sitka made a
a Specific Use Permit for the motion to adopt an ordinance
Operation of a Religious Insti- (recorded as No. 1937) on first
tution for Gary Gould at 213 reading granting a Specific
W. Grand Ave and providing a Use Permit for the Operation
one-year time limit with the of a Religious Institution for
ability to re-apply at the end a nine month time period
of the time limit. Mayor Rodri- from the date of final reading
guez opened a public hearing of the ordinance to allow the
to receive comments on the applicants to complete the
recommendation from the lease agreement signed with
Planning and Zoning Commis- the property owner. (Property
sion. Council was presented is owned by Lorraine Zinke.)
with the map indicating the Motion was seconded by Bowe
area subject to the request and carried unanimously,
along with the application, The Chamber of Commerce
the letters sent to surrounding requested the Council’s con-
property owners, and letters sideration to increase the
of objection received by the electric rates charged for rent-
Planning and Zoning Com ing the Community Center by
mission. Shari and Gary Gould 25%. If approved the change
were present to represent the would increase the electric
Gathering of Warriors Church, rate from 0.125 cents per kwh
Comments from the public to 0.156 cents per kwh. After
were heard. After review and Sec cny C()UNCIL Page 16
Gotcha!
Yoakum Independent School District classes will begin on Monday, Aug. 25 and residents are re-
minded to watch the school zones throughout the city. Speed limit in the school zone is 20 miles per
hour and they will be strictly enforced. Pictured at the school zone light near the Primary Annex
School on E. Morris is Yoakum Police Officer John Paul Barrera. Staff photo by Michael S. Mil racken
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A summer cleaning project by a local resident on Sunday
resulted in the discovery of World War II era ammunitions E
that were still live.
The Yoakum Police Department received a call from Yoa-
kum resident Beatrice Satberry at approximately 2:50 p.m. P2
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O’Neill Reunion
Set For Sept. 28
The William O’Neill Fam-
ily Reunion will be on Sun
day, Sept. 28 at Turner Hall.
For more information, call
John or Marie O’Neill at j
361-293-2697.
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on Sunday, Aug. 17 who advised them that while doing some k87
house cleaning for her mother, she discovered what she be-
lieved to be old Army ammunition.
tion will have chicken barbe- ! Yoakum Police Officers Cpl. Leroy Brooks and Mike Mar-
ino dinnere nn sindav A,, tinez responded to the residence located at 122 Bare St. and
24 at the Yoakum Cornmu- upon inspecting the items, determined that they were indeed KH
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nity. en er. Wl .e . Federal agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and V
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McCracken, Michael S. Yoakum Herald-Times (Yoakum, Tex.), Vol. 116, No. 34, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 20, 2008, newspaper, August 20, 2008; Yoakum, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1497482/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carl and Mary Welhausen Library.