News Bulletin (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 8, 2000 Page: 2 of 10
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Holly Haby, the coordinator for the federal District 504 program,
based on civil rights, said even the severely handicapped must take
some sort of test
“They are tested for developmental and job skills," said Haby.
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paperwork off early next week applied received 90 percent of
and hopes to get access tosur- the requested funding
Military Surplus Property and equipment for up to 14 days
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with the Rev. Ramiro Robles, Rev. Guadalupe Tapla and Rev. Juan
Lpezothiclating. Burial followed at the Hondo Cemetery.
PoKimre included Joey Morin, Mario Garcia Jr., Jose
up from tenth grade students to eleventh grade, according to clinch.
The test wii be more difficult than the one now offered in the tenth
grade
“Someone in elghth grade studying hh grade math would not be
given the general TAAS, but instead the Alternative TAAS,’ said
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Lonna Clinch. No one is exempt
fog in the year 2003. foe ent level TAAS test wll he moved
This year, however, all our severely handicapped took the alterna-
tive test*
Discounting claims that teachers "teach the TAAS test,’ Clinch
said this is simply not true and has been misinterpreted.
The TAAS is based on the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
(TEKS) requirements,* said Clinch "f teachers teach the curriculum
and use the TEKS as a guide, the students will have all the quallfica-
tions they need to pass the test’
The TAAS test has been around for about 10 years, according to
Clinch, and the level has been raised every year.
•As It stands now, students are tested on reading math and writ-
ing,” she said, “but in 2003 they will be tested on English, biology,
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foe city arintle fleet dlequipment an e first coma, fast competing against everyone whether those funds are coming
At the May 16 council meet- serve basis. else,’ Martinez sald “What we should be within the next few
ing, city administrator Roger The city will have foe option get depends solely on what to weeks.
Martinez presented foe Texas of holding a specific piece of available.’ With that grant, Martinez.
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The cameras are realty help- the tape" sad McVay. "Theresa Sony and can be removed to department around $2000 and
dlinDW cases" sald Chief af pause on foe other end of foe photograph crime scenes or the other three cost about j
alice Lee McVay "For instance, line when I tall foeh font* anything font may be consid- $5,500
ne defence attorney, after see- sually, said McVay foe ered evidence. with microphones.
g the tape ofhisclent didni revum is tue; the vdolator’is o The other thme cameras ar
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Special Education students want all our students to score*
•Reading 56 over 90■' she sald.
,Math:To -statewide. all the grades of
• wing: 61 third graders went down,” she
When broken down into said 'Perhaps they were hard
groups, Special Ed students est hit The TAAS tests MW
fared as indicated: recently been changed and
. Reading: Hispanic - 56. maybe they were less pte-
White -56 . pared for the change.’ said
• Math: Hispanic - 57, White Gonzales.
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. Writing: Hispanic -56, with TAAS tests, if you have a
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t Police find videotape a persuasive safety tool
ThomhsCadlucci he advised his client to accept This protects my officers Department of PuMc Safety.
SirWuma foe prosecutions offer." from charges of abyse," said the They start recording assoon.
Castroville Police officers find Other ways foe cameras help chief. as the mmergency lghtsameacu-
ysingdash-mauntedvdeocam- is when the recipient of a traffic Four of the seven vehicles in voted,” MCVay said "foe tape f
tom have helped foe depart- ticket calls McVay to say the the department have cameras unit itself is mounted mthe.
Conservation Watershed Project, Conservation watershed Project, provide a dependable water 526.01 mllion.
in Bexar, Medina, and Atascosa sponsored by the Alamo and supply to Irrigators, reduce flood The BMA Water Conservation
Counties, Texas, under authority Medina Valley Soil and Water damages from canal breaches, Plan to expected to reduce sur-
of the watershed Protection and Conservation Districts and the and reduce irrigation water loss- face water canal system losses
Hood Prevention Act (Public Law Bexar-Medina-Atascosa es. Water savings from this pro- and improve on-farm irrigation
83-566) has been approved for Counties Water Control and Ject will allow other water users, efficiencies. It will also create an
operations by both the House of Improvement District No. 1, con- both rural and urban; to reduce average annual water savings %
Representatives Committee on tains 34,330 acres. the amount of pumping from the estimated at 33,000 acre-feet
Agriculture and fop Senate Assistance from the Federal Edwards Aquifer, the home of from Medina Lake.
Committee on Agriculture, Government is provided through several endangered species. The For more information, contact
Nutrition, and Forestry. the USDA-Natural Resources estimated total cost of this pro- the BMA office in Natalia.
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lose Rodriguez Garcia and Raquel Garda
lose R Garda, age 68, and his wife Raquel Garda, age 64, of
Hondo, passed away within hours of each other June 2, 2000. As
they were in life, their passing was a journey shared, surround-
ed by their loving family.
Mr. Garcia was born March 19, 1932 in Mexico. Mrs. Garda
was bom July 19, 1935, also in Mexico. They lived for many
years in Acuna, Mexico, where Mr. Garda ran an ice delivery
business while his beloved wife cared for their family.
They are survived by 12 daughters: Carmen Barrientes,
Rafaela Garcia De Basques, Refujia Garda, Alma Dekia Garda De
Rodriguez, Tomasa Fuentes Camacho, Lurdes Garda, Raquel
Morin, Juanita Garcia De Sanchez, Carmen Garda De Bermudez,
Rosa Garcia De Resendiz, Hor Garcia De Sanchez and Leticia
Garda De Tovar; three sons, Jose Castro Garcia, Mario Garda and
Jose Garda Camacho.
Mrs. Garda is survived by her brothers and sisters: Amparo
Camacho Garda, Dolores Camacho Garcia, Adrian Camacho,
Bernardino Camacho and Francisco Camacho Garcia.
Mr. Garda is survived by his brother and sisters: Justino
Garcia, Raquel Garda, Estela Garda and Serita Martines.
Also surviving are 53 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchil-
dren. . •’.
Visitation was held Sunday, June 4 at Dawson Funeral Chapel.
Services were held Monday, June 5 at Dawson Funeral Chapel
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