The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 44, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 17, 1992 Page: 1 of 16
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VOLUME 102, NO. 44
ALVIN, TEXAS 77511
Tip-off time is almost here
as hoop teams set to start
See Page 3
The Alvin Art League
meets on the first Monday of
each month at 6:45 p.m. in the
Fellowship Hall of the First
Presbyterian Church located on
Johnson Street
By Mark Kramer
The Alvin Sun
Alvin High's math sponsor
presented with UIL award
See Page 4
By Mark Kramer
The Alvin Sun
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Free swimming is offered to
adults only, year 'round, from 9
to 10 a.m., Monday through Fri-
day at the Alvin Junior High
pool There is no fee.
Alvin Narcotics Anony-
mous meets every Tuesday at 8
p.m. at United Methodist
Church, located at 611 South SL
and every Friday at 8 p.m. at 307
S. Hood SL
Mary Mazoch
Crime Stoppers
Coordinator
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" This is something
we've needed that's
long overdue. ”
1115 S. Gordon
Alvin, Tint 77511
331-5293
"Your One Stop Source"
Partly cloudy with highs in the
mid 70s and lows near 60 are
forecast today by the National
Weather Service.
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A small boy was refusing to
eat his supper. The father,
whose temper was growing
short, yelled, "Twenty years
from now you’ll be bragging to
some girl about what a great
cook your mother was. Now,
shutup and eat your meal.'-
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Charlie Sailer, left, preseated a replica of one of the old-time first confederate flags aa n
gift to the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Lamar Fonatine Chapter, No. 35.
was one of the first of its kind the represented the confederacy. Accepting the flag at right,
to chapter member Ethel Jane Moore. (Staff Photo by Micky Ennis)
a Decotcon
To have respect of persons to
not good: for a piece of bread
that man will transgress.
Proverbs 28:21.
Dear Lord, piease help me to
be more understanding of
friends and neighbors each day.
Amen.
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17,1992
The American Legion
meets every third Monday of the
month at 7 p.m. at the American
Legion Hall for a Business
Meeting. They have Bingo every
Tuesday.
The Amoco Chocolate
Bayou Alumni Club will
hold its annual Dutch treat
Christmas dinner meeting at The
Olive Garden restaurant at B^
p.m. Please bring an unwrapped
toy and a nonperishable food for
our contribution to Share a Toy
and the Alvin Food Pantry. All
Alumni are invited. Please RSVP
to H. Dickinson at 331-6303 or
M. Summervill at 331-0186 by
Nov. 36, so reservations may be
confirmed.
Scientists have caught
the flare of light from a super-
nova 5 billion light years away,
the most distant known example
of a type of star that astronomers
can use as a yardstick of the uni-
verse-suicides are report-
edly on the increase among New
York City's Emergency Medical
Service workers, according to
information in a medical maga-
zine...Statehood for Puerto
Rico, which died in a Senate
committee more than a year ago,
may be headed back to
Congress...
There will be a reunion
of the Santa Fe High School
Exes covering students and
teachers for the years 1929
through 1962. It will be held at
the Santa Fe High School
Cafeteria on Nov. 21, from 6
p.m. to 10 p.m. Thore attending
are asked to bring a meat dish and
either a salad, a vegetable or a
dessert for your family plus one.
For more information call (409)
925-3358 or (409) 925-2640.
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c. DeWitt
__________ See Dewitt,
Trouble faces kids everywhere
you look these days, from drugs to
gangs, the pressures of growing up
are almost inevitable.
But thanks to the Alvin High
School Crime Stoppers program,
kids can find a way stay out of
trouble and "take * bite out of would be. good idea. She was able
The Alvin High School Crime tgealoisof information about
Stoppers unit started at the begin- theorganizationtous..
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Mary Mazoch, Alvin Crime peers have the extra incentive let
Stoppers Coordinator, presented authoritiesiknow when wrong-doing
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Mary (Mazoch) suggested that it See Program, page 3
Call For Low Waakand Rates
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2426 S. Gordon
and graduated front the ACC Law persons on how to reduce their risk "After we gel our other programs
FwreemenAcademy th u of falling prey 10 criminals. built up, I would like to start up
Two Alvin Police officials have officer, Schoener waspicked to take The Crime Prevention officer ^C.
been promoted in the department as over his place. will work on providing programs anda «kiti« in sSOniW t my
Detective Ruben Solano has been The officers will go through as on how citizens can keep from h 18 tA86sKi Lsn Pan sh' i, in
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Cpl. Robert Schoener was chosen positions. "For the most part, my job will Solano said he hopes he can
as the new juvenile officer. Schoener’s background includes a be to revive the programs we make an impact in community.
The Crime Prevention officer’s law degree from the University of already have," Solano said. "And „w. aarnit.i. M .
position became vacant when Texas, where he wrote a thesis on possible, I would like to take some our u.. L yd «, 20
Wayne Duncan left the department the fourth amendment rights of of these programs further." Lu ,n . .
in August to take the Director of juveniles. He also served an Solano said he would also like to Key -m nePvsnto n-uwe___
Security job with the Alvin internship at the Texas Youth start up some new programs in the ?_n den htnPon ,h Projets,
Independent School District Council and has attended many next few months. He also said he amnintcrinen on me nght road
Solano has been with the child abuse prevention classes. can better help the Hispanic “
department for eight yeas. He Solano's duties as the Crime community, because he is bilingual "If lean be a positiverolemodel,
attended Alvin Community College Prevention officer will be to educate in Spanish. that's what I want to be."
aers of DeWitt's
area since 1959.
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The Alvin Aggies'
Mothers' Club meets every
second Tuesday of the school
year. For more information call
Mrs. "Sam" Kenny at 393-1959
or Mrs. Sue Saunders at 581-
2707.
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"Alvin Innovations' concepts at its vices at 101 South Gordon in the
meeting Thursday night amount of $7,400 and to approve
The "Innovations" concept was and appropriate and additional
discussed at council's workshop $20,000 for demolition of the
meetingonOct 29. building, with the funds to come . se
The concept has 13 proposal from the Library General bliga-
which include 'job programs,' tion Bond Issue.
contracting with state correctional • Approval of a contract between
institutions to do city beautification the City and Hidell Architects for
work, central purchasing, using Alvin Branch Library architecture
college interns, electrical co- services in the amount of $128,500
generation, and marketing recycled with funds to come from Library
waste water. General Obligation bonds.
Other innovations are contracting • Approval of a Waste Disposal
out municipal functions, using agreement between the City and E
municipal court offenders to do A D Waste Systems, Inc.
work for the city, chemical weed
Control, alternative fuels for city • Formal acceptance of a Logo
vehicles, total quality management, for the City.
opinion survey of employees and a • Review of the 1988 Water As-
suggestion plan for employees with sessment Program.
money awards. • Follow-up action on Executive
Other items to be considered by Session regarding City Attorney's
Council include: salary increase and City Manager's
• Authorizing Street Department contract
to install 20 MPH signs in 1000
block of Cedar Lawn. Several resolutions are also on
• Award of bid for renovation of Council's agenda. One such resolu-
the old Houston Lighting A Power tion deals with the City urging die
Co. building to Beck-Ford Con- State of Texas to install a traffic
struction, Inc. in the amount of control light at the intersection of
$73,200. The proceeds will come FM 528 and Business SH 35 and to
from General Obligation Bonds, reduce the speed limit from 55
This building will be used by the MPH to 35 MPH from Loop 273
Public Works Department to FM 528. This resolution was
• Approval of a contract with tabled at the Oct 15 meeting.
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Gilmore, Robert K. & Hamilton, Gerald. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 44, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 17, 1992, newspaper, November 17, 1992; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1602200/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Alvin Community College.