Alvin Sun-Advertiser (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 74, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 26, 1998 Page: 1 of 18
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Funeral Plans
"A Caring
Facility for the
Total Family"
•Infants to Geriatrics
•Industrial Medicine
•Workman s Comp
•Lab & X-Rays in Office
•Total Pediatric Care
state that they would
be happy to conduct a
Results of the May 2 City of
Alvin election can be received
by calling City Hall at (281)
388-4200 after 9:30 p.m. In
order to keep the police phone
lines free for emergencies,
election results will NOT be
available through police dis-
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The Alvin Garden Club will
conduct a flower show on
Saturday, April 25 in the fel-
lowship hall of the First
Presbyterian Church in Alvin.
The public is invited to enter,
and attend the free event.
Floyd Kettler
Pre-Need Counselor
(281) 331-8217
(281) 331-6059 Res.
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The 100 Club of Alvin will
hold a meeting on Monday,
April 27th at the Alvin Police
Station. For more information,
please call Matt at (281) 585-
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unseat Townsend
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Candidates battle for Council seat
2 By Edward Looby outright that they would not partic-
: Staff Writer ipate in this forum.
‘ Others declined, stating they
Friendswood and Pearland.
Attend a meeting or contact
Marge Feaster at (281) 482-
8664 for more information. Be
a part of our progress, become
a volunteer for home construc-
tion workdays, please contact
Maggie Slater for information
at (281) 482-3548. Our first
home is under construction at
506 Verhalen Rd., Alvin.
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Texas Pride 16 and Under
Independent Teams will be
holding a two-hour softball try-
out on Sunday, April 26. For
more information, please call
).P. Gregory at (409) 925-5207
or Leonard Morrison at (409)
948-2092.
officer spotted the Camaro and
pulled it over, police say.
Rios denied being in the fight, in
spite of dirt and blood on his
clothes, and proceeded to fail all
three of the field sobriety tests
administered, police say.
His breath test later showed a
blood-alcohol content of .163. well
Family Practice
Clinic of Alvin, P.A.
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separate interview,
where their opponent
was not present, but,
as that was not the
Banners Up!
Citizens drinving down
Cordon Street through
dmntnun Alvin will he
So that Alvin voters may be feared the interviews would wind
informed about candidates in the up being too confrontational.
Upcoming elections, the Alvin Sun- Each of " " midet
The local chapter of Habitat
for Humanity meets at 7 p.m.
on the third Monday of the
month at Mary Queen Catholic
Church, 606 Cedarwood,
Friendswood, TX. The chapter
T-ume
a 4.
Advertiser newspa-
pers have decided to
feature the candidates
of each race in a ques-
tion and answer
forum, where each
candidate can air feel-
ihgs about the office
they are running for
end the direction they
Would like to give to
their prospective posi-
tions.
The forum was designed to gath- about them, separate interviews
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j same guest inns and allowing them thecandidates chose not to partici-
to clarify mistaken assumptions or pate in the forum actually allowed
misinformation which may be pre- their opponents, who did agree to
sented by their opponents regard- participate, not knowing that their
ing their stance on the issues. opponents would not be there, to
I 2 Some of the candidates stated Please see Forum, Page 2
with grant funding in the I
amount of $5,000 provided
by Texas-New Mexico
Power Company. The ban-
ner is shown (top photo)
with Lucy Pannell and
Kenny Koncaba of Texas
New Mexico; Mayor Joe
Rossano; City of Alvin
employees Gill McDaniel
and Joey Lyle; City Manager
Fred Mendoza; Alvin
Recycling Coordinator
Joyce Brau and Betty
Barnett, both representing
Alvin TREEmendous.
Staff photos by Edward Looby
tanners adorning the
treetscape (left photo),
rhe banners were pur-
hased by Alvin's Keep
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Mayor Joe Rossano i is also confident the the position - which may result in a potential-
ly lengthy delay.
A TRELINDOUSSSIGHI
The ACC Chamber Singers will
present a Spring Concert on
Tuesday, April 28, at 7:30 p.m.
in the Choral Studio.
Refreshments will be served in
the Art Gallery immediately
following the concert. Please
join us for this evening of
music and art.
placed in an ambulance, another
■. The Alvin Sun-Advertiser has
been honored twice in the past
week for its reporting and cover-
age of area education and Alvin
High School sports.
Sun-Advertiser staff, writer Kim
I Tilley was honored by the Texas
State Teachers Association
(TSTA) for her coverage of educa-
tional issues in the Alvin
Independent School District,
Edward Jones
Serving Individudl ImvestorsSinco 7
Stocks, Bonds,
CDs, Tax-Frees
and
Mutual Funds
110 S. Gordon
Alvin
(281) 331-5260
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iy hitches,” Rossano The mayor said, however, that the city was
yisirohy then" running “very smoothly" under Mendoza’s
However, the mayor is since said that cir- • command, affording the' City Council time
"nncil’s control have enough to make a thorough search in an effort
tiring made. to make the best choice possible.
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icandidates to hear and
Eileen Jastob respond to allegations
or references- which may be made
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City manager search still continuing
I —t At that time Council member Larry “We had reached the point of deeding on one
Hownyef-thnCqoncpopee" . Townsend, who w« ^member of the city final candidate." Rossano said late Thursday
Managing Editor oncehngis planned for 6 manager search congtee, believed the night “But unfortunately we were not able to
ArothesaapcsinamndicnosPmhharmon process wasallbut com,. reach an employment agreement with that par-
-rill ha naadad -We are getting to tK end, and I would ticular individual? -
The Council was given a list of 15 finalists expect that we will have i choice made soon,” Rossano indicated that the Council will now
The Council was given a usi or 3 " 5. move on to its other finalisi in an attempt to fill
tered on the plot, with leases includ- making the offense a felony, accord- reports.
ing a cement bench, angel figurines ing to police reports. The passenger in the car. Rios
and Farrer toys. Officials say a call to cover a fight brother, was assessed for his level of
On April 18, Easter decorations, at the El Barrio Sports Bar is how sobriety. However, just as the officer
including ceramic bunnies, plastic the incident began. was about to let him go, according
tag from a grave, according to parking lot and took note of the Please see Police Beat, Page 2
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dominion over the works of
thy hands, thou hast put all
things under Hb feet.
Graves being plundered for statues, figurines, toys
GRAVE ROBBERY wgpgnp, licenseplate number, policessay-
•On April 21, a wooden cut-out EVI KOICC Ddl
depicting two skunks holding a sign mmms
pleading with passers-by not to steal
toys from the grave site ofthefive- “rhe reporting this theft
year-old boy was stolen from the said it was the second one in a peri-
Confederate Cemetery, according to odof two weeks.
police reports
The mother said the sign had been
in place less than a day when it was DWI - THIRD OFFENSE
removed. On April 17, Rigoberto Rios, 27,
Past burglaries have been encoun- was charged with his third DWI, over the legal limit, according to
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Nearly a month after it had expected to meetings will be needed.
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. The Council met in an executive session was decided that extensive background checks 1
April 17th and again on Monday night in an needed to be made ofithe three finalist Council cumstancesbezondthe
effort to expedite the selection process, had chosen from the list of 15. ____________kept a final se
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while Sun-Advertiser Sports held in Houston April 17th.
Editor Stephen Collins was named Tilley, who has covered the
the “Media Person of the Year,” by AISD since last April, was cited
the Region III Chapter of the for “Outstanding Continuous
Texas Soccer Coaches Coverage,” by TSTA President
Association. Ignacio Salinas, Jr. She was nomi-
Tilley, who joined the paper in nated for the prestigious award by
December of 1996, received the the Alvin Teacher’s Association.
TSTA Texas School Bell Award in "We appreciate your excellent
recognition of her journalistic coverage of our schools and edu-
excellence in the field of educa- Please see Awards, Page 4
Alpha Delta Kappa,
International Honorary
See Sun Spots, Page 5
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Schwind, Jim & Dodson, Doug. Alvin Sun-Advertiser (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 74, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 26, 1998, newspaper, April 26, 1998; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1561958/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Alvin Community College.