Alvin Sun-Advertiser (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 94, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 8, 2002 Page: 1 of 84
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Former foes air views on city land use
In spite of cooperative atmosphere, attitudes seem unchanged at meeting
Employee charged
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Voters to decide on ACC
board seat in run-off
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Staff Writer
breaker box.
Officers are looking for suspects
in this second degree felony crime.
Eighteen-year-old Gerardo Perez.
Martinez. Jr. admitted to embezzle-
ment Nov. 29, after being caught on
videotape taking store credits
A security officer from the depart-
ment store where Gerardo works
told officials that $2,000 was miss-
ing from a till recently A study of
videotapes at the store showed
Martinez at the till when the money
was taken
The official told police that
Martinez had entered the till using a
coworker’s password He then put
$1,000 credit on a gift card. Later.
By Edward Looby
Staff Writer
Parishioners at St John the
Baptist Church in Alvin are
mourning the passing of their
priest Father Daniel George
McKenna
Father McKenna failed to show
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• Police responded Nov. 29 to a
burglary of a building call in
Alvin.
Officials on the scene say a brick
was apparently used to break a
plate of glass in the front of a local
convenience store, where the thief
entered the business.
The store’s manager arrived on
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out three more defeats by voters.
A fourth issue passed, but was
nullified after a judge ruled the
election did not meet charter
requirements.
“We have spent an inordinate
amount of time on this issue."
Tyson said of zoning.
"It is my hope that, through the
new process of developing this
committee and having open dia-
logue, we can offer something
new to the public that they can
support."
Lewis, who was present in sev-
eral of the zoping battles, admit-
ted his reluctance to get involved
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Speaking on behalf of land man-
agement wdre former Alvin may-
ors Troy Lewis and Je’Rossaho,
is hoping now to attract the votes cast
against Ferguson, the incumbent.
Recent controversy onu ACC's Lit
est failed bond proposal, a tax hike
and concern over the Pearland
College Center made the November
race the most hotly contested ACC
Trustee race in several years
Unusually large numbers how ' >
up in the November election to place
incumbent Brenda Brown and new-
comers Bill Wofford and Mike Pybur
<m the hoard
The final position will be decided
by those w ho cast their votes already,
in early voting, and those who heave
the cold Saiurduy from 7 a.m. to 7 •
pm to atiendthicir usual voting polls,
at the Alvin Fire Station. Liverpool
Fire Station. Iowa Colony City Hall I
and Manvel Junior High School.
tools.
The meeting was conducted by
co-chairs City Councilman Dick
The Alvin Land UseComniittee^^^on and City Councilman Doug
held an informational, televised
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• A 24-year-old man now faces
second degree burglary charges,
after breaking into another man's
home and stealing a Sony
Playstation and several game cas-
settes, police say.
A teenager called police to
report Alex Ignacio Morales after
hearing breaking glass and watch-
ing the man crawl into a neigh-
bor’s window.
He continued to watch while the
See Beat Page 4
He left home at the age of 13 to OP of Evergreen Park. Chicago,
attend St. Anthony Seminary in and Kathy and Dan Curran of Oak
San Antonio. In 1951, he went on Forest, Chicago; 14 nieces and
to St Peter’s Novitiate in Mission, nephews. 17 great-nieces and
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he put $1,000 more on the card.
Management repe Tied that there was
no money put in the register to cover
the transfer
Security officials say they nabbed
Martinez when he came into the
store to shop Recognizing him as
the main suspect in the theft case,
the security officer detained
Martinez, who later admitted to tak
ing the funds
Police say Martinez was allowed
to leave the store temporarily, and
he returned with more than $1,300
in merchandise which was bought
with the card.
Martinez faces felony charges for
ihc theft, reports show.
Voters will decide Saturday which
of two candidates will fill an Alvin
Community College Board of
Trustees seal.
Mark Ferguson and Bob Dillman
will face off head to head on the bal-
lot, this time without the disirantion of
four other candidates on the tichet.
The two ticket foes got tic the most
votes in the regular Nov 5 election,
where three other positions were
decided
Ferguson netted the most votes, but
with qx names splitting the ballets, he
did not receive the majority, or 50 per
cent of the votes plus one, required to
take the seat
Dillman. the challenger in the race.
an intersection when Free struck
him. He added that she tried to flee
the scene, but her car was too
badly damaged to manage it.
Officers reported that Free
smelled strongly of alcohol as they
removed her from the vehicle.
They said she looked dazed and
confused, but indicated that she
did not need medical assistance.
Officials say Free refused to
cooperate with any field sobriety
or breath tests, and they filed DWI
charges against her.
and Planning and Development
Chair Laurie Ellerbe.
Speaking against such measures
were Alvin Community College
Trustee Carl Ellis and Houston
Property Rights Association
President Barry Kline, i
Tyson started out the meeting.
Once again. Alvin High
School students are mak-
ing plans to travel abroad
during spring break About
20 German students and
parents are traveling to
Germany, France and
Austria, and about a dozen
Spanish students are going
to Puerto Rico. In an effort
to raise money for these
trips, several dozen fami-
lies are holding a garage
sale on Saturday, Dec. 7.
from 8 a.m -1 p.m. in front
of the high school auditori-
um They will have cloth-
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Father McKenna leaves behind ciating and another held Dec. 2, in
not only his immediate family, but the Obtato Chapel in San Antonio,
atoo the 2,100 families of his Insermedwas conducted in the
parish family. Oblase Cemetery. San Antonio.
He is survived by his sisters and and Memorial Services were held
brother-in-law, Pamricia Alien of Dec. 4 at St John the Baptist
Palos Park. Illinois. Denise Catholic Church
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giving a brief history of zoning in
Alvin.
The issue first arose in the
1970s, he said, and was soundly
defeated. In the 1990s. the sug-
gestion of zoning surfaced again,
and a much-debated charter
amendment was added requiring
the City Council to pass a zoning
ordinance.
"The ballot said Council MAY
enact zoning, but the ordinance
said SHALL," he said.
"We’ve been plagued for the
past 12 years because of that
phrase."
He went on to detail Alvin’s
dozen-year zoning saga, pointing
up to celebrater mass at 9:30 am. and completed his studies in phi- nephews and numerous other rela-
on Thanksgiving morning. and losophy and theology at De lives and friends
was found by members of the Mazenod Scholasticate, named Visitation was held at 3:00 p.m,
church who went in search of after Eugene de Mazenod. founder Friday. November 29,2002, at the
Alvin Police Department
Blue Santa is looking for
community support. Every
$50 donated allows Ihc
program to purchase a new
bike that will be given to
Alvin area children.
Persons desiring to donate
to the program should
make their checks out to
APD Blue Santa You can
mail your check to
APD/Blue Santa. 1500 S
Gordon. Alvin. TX 775II,
or call Officer Robert
Taylor at 281-585-7123 or
Denise Stanaland at 281-
331-1336.
the scene shortly after the damage drunk driver tried to leave a conve-
was discovered and told police nience store in his car Dec. 4.
that he had only been gone from The man said he was paying for
the store a few minutes when the gas that evening, and when he
break in occurred exited the store, he saw someone
Although the key to the cash else sitting in his car.
register was still intact, no money He reportedly tapped on the win-
was taken from the till, records dow. telling her she was in the
show wrong vehicle.
Instead, the burglar focused his He went on to say she stumbled
attention on cigarettes, taking 10 to her own car, setting off the car
cartons and 40 individual pack- alarm, then got in and drove away,
ages of the tobacco products. Only a couple of block later.
The store manager said the brick police say the woman, 42-year-old
was used to prop the door open Beverly Fay Free, got into an auto-
during business hours. He also mobile accident.
pointed out that electricity to the The 58-year-old victim of the
building had been cut off at a crash said he was driving through
McKenna. 70, had suffered a fatal following his ordination in 1958. Service was recited at 7:30 p.m.,
heart attack in the doorway of the was assigned to St Martin's Friday, November 29, 2002, in St
rectory. Catholic Church in Kingsville Mid Jota the Baptist Catholic Church,
He had suffered from severe Laredo's St Augustine Church. with Rev. Deacon Bob Kacz off-
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Schwind, Jim & Holton, Kathleen. Alvin Sun-Advertiser (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 94, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 8, 2002, newspaper, December 8, 2002; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1602909/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Alvin Community College.