News Bulletin (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1995 Page: 4 of 10
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73rd Legislature: LL Gov. Bob Bui- and the other golfen was a first-time ingit.
. lock signaled his strong support by offender. 'V-; ; Drivers previously suspended for
designating the measure Senate Bill A person arrested for DWI in a DWI or involuntary manslaughter
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According soaleuer iny daugh- indeed, as stater of five. I could use spire students to excel. However, such
the gntaestobstacles toehsnging the investigation or compose sconfiden Congress promises to be whirlwind
way Congress works and passing tialsourceofacriminalinvestigation. of activity, as we work to undo many
much-needed reforms were the com- Other than those rare circumstances, of the bad habits that have made Texas A&M University; Natalie,
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ALR became effective on Jan 1. times at a . 10 BAC level or 100 times for 180 days for failing the test and
Under ALR, motorists arrested for at a .15 BAC level before that “first one year for refusing it
driving while intoxicated who fail or arrest,” according to the Texas Com- DPS will send failure to surren-
Newlyweds Monte and
Stacy Bippen returned from a
said was quite overwhelming. honeymoon to Hawaii on
While in Minnesota, Judy December 29. They are now
and Mike enjoyed a horse-drawn getting settled in their home in
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More hearings will now be open Congress unresponsive to the public. 17, a junior at Medina Valley
public and the media so you can Our actions on Jan. 4th are just the High; and Lorin, 12, a seventh
tionsiifonsodong that they had become know what’s going on. first step down the long path of re- M Mnrlina Valley Inninr
’ affectdbythe power they posscssed. After wepassthose congressional form we will be following for the .moved the snow and
They seemed to be untouchable, as reform meat area, we will turn our first 100 days of the new Congress. En- .,00
theycontrolled thelegislative agenda attention to taxes and the budget Stay tuned to see what happens... ms,
and shut out the voices of those who First we will change the rules of while on their top, the
Weiblens saw several other
“locals” including the Scott
BourquiBfamily, ihcBrian.. —
Booker family, Shawn and Kris
farther med; canae mom and daddoa ’ t care? Their some of that so-called “free" break- before Christmas. While here
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Bill Reick II was honored
with a party at Britsch's ResUu-
rant on Sunday, December 18.
the occasion being his gradua-
tion from the University of
Texas at San Antonid where he
received highest honors. He was
one of three in the entire gradu-
ating class graduating
"Summa Cum Laude.” He is a
1991 graduate of Medina Valley
. High School. His proud parents
Minneapolis, are Bill and Jennifer Reick of
Henry Bonilla ihatisinorppse Preiy Molly Marin wasone Cnnonotedhibiogdesnewinem sX'JXfZSZXu.
KSS Congressman ofopcamhildrenuappcarigaona upforthcsannuaisartmeeting nity proud ‘kecp up ihegneal
hasn’t begun for another two weeks, show up for their 1 5 .. _ - say a govern-, monKmcas. and Christmas party. Michael work. Bill is planning to con-
On this opening day, however, you committee meetings 23rd District ment program Wsekchd h 85 recently, signed on with Cannon tinue his education and I join his
should expect to see the following could have their gets $5 million eatpred. cmidren who are as Senior Applications Engineer, many friends in wishing him the
changes made in the the U.S. House friends cast votes for them, represen- in the budget one year. Under receiving chemothetaPy and covering the southern part of the best of luck in the future,
of Representatives: tatiyes will now have to come to com- “baseline” budgeting, that program other treatment for cancer in San United States.
. First, we will modify the House mittee meetings if they wanttohavea - would automatically get, say a4 per- Antonio. Molly, whose parents . ■ Judy also gotto shop at the
rules to make sure that members of voice. It’s common sense...taxpayers cent increase the next year—t $5.2 are Greg and Tammy Raymond MaU of the Americas which she
the House have to abide by the same pay their representatives to do a good million—to adjust for inflation. The of LaCoste, was diagnosed with - - ■
laws and regulations that they impose job, so the least those representatives worst part is that in spite of that ' a pancreatic tumor the size of 4
on the rest of America. The House can do is show up for their committee automatic 4 percent budget increase, grapefruit when she was 18 /
win no longer be allowed to exempt meetings. Congress would still claim to the months ola She underwent - --
itself from the Fair Labor Standards Speaking of commiueetneeungs, public thatitdid not increase funding M-AI at Santa Rn<ta sleieh tide in the moonlight and Castroville. The couple was
Act,,the Civil Rights Act the Amen- thatis the next area we’re going to for the program. Now, however, we Anua-32 bitter cold with other staff married December 17 in St.
cans with Disabilities Act, the Age of changeon the firs day; Youmay not will change that practice so that the c-nuuoin $ Hospita and » ) members. Temperatures ranged Louis Catholic Church. Here's
Discrimination in Employment Act, realiae it, buta great majority of the numbers in the budget are honest and percentofthetumorwassuc-
OSHA regulations or the freedom of work that is done by Congress hap- do not include an automatic adjust- cessfully removed. So farther it snowed three inches one day.
Information Act ' ' pensincommiuce meetings. Toofr- merit for inflation. has been no sign of the tumor in They stayed at a lovely three-
Then. we will vote to reduce the quently, those meetings have been Finally, to wrap up the busy Molly who is now almost four <tnry Victorian bed and break-
number of committees and subcom- closed to the public and members of opening day, we will call for a com- years old. Let us all keep her in fast, beautifully famished with
miuees and cut committoe staff by the media. However, we will vote prehensive audit of the books of Ite our prayers this year. 1 - A"
one-third. These reductions will im- JMiuary 4th to require ttat committoe U.S.HouscofRepresentagives. This 2252 - ,antiguesand surrounded by
prove the efficiency ofCongness and mentinesbeopentothepublic.uniess wifi enable ttw Ammean people to Michael and Judy Weiblen of snoelaupis aonmtnog "
save taxpayers money. . public disclosure of the issues being aseeestteperfonnenoeofCongees .,. ,, ,. . . . ' ' to take in a oay or skiing apse to
Next, we will vote to limit the discussed woulddMeatenournational andseehowtheiriaxmoney hasbeen the Wisconsin bonder. Congratulations to Michael
number of terms a committoe chair security, defame orincriminate a per- spent for the last 40 years. for a pre-Oinstmas ski trip to ... Mid Judy Weiblen of Rio
nong son, jeopardize an ongoing criminalil. The opening day of the newsRedEverand TaosMew Holiday visitors in the home Medina who celebrated their
Mexico, of Man and Viola (Tootsie) 24th wedding anniversar,
.Amanda, 19,. sophomore at Dugosh a Mice wem Mr. and December .Lngtmefiends. ’
Mrs. Arthur Pue, Mrs. Winifred Kathy and Ricky Colunga, had
Koch, all of San Antonio, Mrs. . them for dinner at Bacones in J
Koch’sdaughter Katun of San San Antonio. Said Judy,’I can't \
wait for the "big’anniversary s;
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May they have 111 un y mor
years of happiness.
drank driver. The head-on collision who finally
in Caldwell County also claimed the are ar- f
lives of two other members of the rested. The —
University of Texas at San Antonio’s driver who
golf team. swerved -
After his eon’s death, Steinbruck into, the
campaigned for the passage of the. center lane
Administrative License Revocation and killed
Bill sponsored by Zaffirini and Rep Derek -
Steve Wolens, D-Dallas, during the Steinbruck
Opinion_____
Drunk drivers face suspension
Rudy Steinbruck never win for- NHTSA reports that first-time wih request hearings.
get the night in 1992 when the call offenders cause 80 percent of all fatal First offenders could lore their
came informing him Dun his 20-year- DWI crashes. Typically, first-time licenses for 60 days for failing die
old son, Derek, had been killed by a offenders are habitual drunk drivers test and 90 days for refusing the test.
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refuse to take a chemical test to mea- mission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, der notices tooffenders who do not
sure blood alcohol concentration will The new law is a civil remedy, give up their licenses on effective
be issued a notice of suspension by separate from criminal charges a driver suspension dates. Offenders who do A *1 in. • -4--__ ec,
officers, in Texas, a reading of .10 or could face. Attorneys hired by the not comply with the DPS demand to GA41A ( nrIGTmAG 11
higher is legal intoxicatiou. Texas Departimnent of Public Safety relinquish their license could have -A --- ------ 2
The suspensions can be contested and judges from the State Office of their suspensions extended -----=====
by requesting a hearing within 15 Administrative Hearings are being All offenders must pay a $100 Christmas 94 was a very w
days. Suspension will be effective on trained to administer the ALR hear- license-reinstatement fee. which happy and memorable time for
the date the court makes a final deci- ings. . . ' helps fund the program. More infor- Kenneth and Kathleen Haby of
sion or on the 40th day after notice is The only issues the hearing judge ' (nation about ALR is available via Rio Medina. Their first grand-
served, whichever occurs last, will consider are if the driver refused 800-394-5513, . child, Sheldon Thomas, was born
“Hopefully, the new law will the breath test or had a BAC at or ALR is a new weapon in the war December 19 at a San Antonio
help. In October another UTSA stu- above .10 and whether officers had against drunk drivers and the pain hospital and came home with his
dent was killed by a drunk driver,” reasonable suspicion to stop the mo- they cause narents Michael and Laurie
said Steinbruck. torist and probable cause to make an .As Steinbruck said,"People KalipiMEomL.Li.
Alcohol-relatedtrafficdeathsand arrest If the judge finds in the affir- don’t realize how something like this mru- —-------------------
injuriesdropped dramatically instates mative on these issues, the suspen- devastates a family until it happens houdaz: Being an avid hunter of Rio Medina drove to El Paso
with ALR. A new law will deter re-, sion will be sustained. to them." ,, and with deer season still in to attend funeralservices for
sponsible citizens from taking a The first hearings will be held in ALRisasimple.powerful.au- progress Kenneth was inclined Grace’s aunt, Hedwig M.
J'. chance by driving drunk and also will February, according to SOAH offi- tomatic and effective way to fight a to rush out and purchase a Srhnenrmann-1 angkam who
remove the most dangerous drivers cials. Robert Owen, DPS assistant serious problem without cosung tax- hunting license for his grandson, died December 21. She was 97
j from the road quickly and keep them director of hearings, projects that up payers money, overcrowding pris- Grandma Kathleen also lovffs to years old
off for extended periods.' to 40,000 motorists arrested for DWI ons or overloading the courts, hunt so naturally we’re looking "23
House reform starts Jan. 4
---M ' •° . K a.z Thomas is the seventh grandchild Women of the Moose Co-
As I write this column, we are dared to disagree with them. How- the House to require a three-fifths c "0201 V--nnme women 01 the Moose Lo
only a few days away from the open- ever, when we vote on January 4th to majority to pass any type of tax in- . _ WoricerforthemonthofNo-
ing day of the 104 th Congress. That liqi it commiuee chairmen to only three crease. Then we will change the bud- r-ranklin and Irene Keller oil vember.
historic day, Jan. 4,1995, will bring terms, thelegislative process will stay get rules so that budget numbers will LaCoste. His great-grandmother
many changes to the way Congress more open and honest. be honest. In the past. Congress has is Eva Biediger, who also resides Michael and Judy Weiblen
has been doing business. One of the Following that action, we will used “baseline" budget procedures in LaCgseCmganulations and a have just returned from a trip to
1, first differences is that Congress will vote to ban “proxy" voting. “Proxy" which has given agencies aiql pro- goodyearioall
actually begin passing legislation on voting means ghost' • grams an Suto- Ga.
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