The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 49, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 3, 1997 Page: 1 of 8
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TAKING IT SLOW AND EASY...
Taft Police officers and Sheriff deputies cleared the way giving the company personnel moving this wooden
framed portable classroom down Victoria Ave. Tbesday morning! The portable building is owned by the Taft
school district and was moved from Petty Elementary School campus to McIntyre Ave. across frorn the ten-
a lot also owned by the district. The Alternative Education Program will be held In the build-
furniture arrives hopefully by the first part of December. No major problems occurred during
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the move
Court-Welcomes New Agenfjj
To Property Bids
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support for Wimberly and approved
his assignment here.
whether a county-wide, government;
surplus property auction might be; j
more successful if San Patricio! ■
During their consideration of the County dtles and school districts! V
surplus county property bids were included. While the discussion! \
received and opened on November « mmnn>h«ruiw mir-
21, the court approved all high bids
with a few exceptions. Precinct 2
Monday's routine county com-
missioners court agenda was Quick-
ly delved into by Judge Josephine
Miller, who chose to give the county
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County agency some weeks ago. b,ds submitted were too lowc, in his. «yhat<s one place where I think gov-;
Wimberly who is currenUy w6h the tere emment could cooperate together,”;
Nueces County Extension office, tWp “JS2*1‘
holds Sally, firing ttedisLsionpor- I" other agendatanlness, the;
Science from tion of the bid issue, Judge commissioners approved a one-time.
2IT my41? and told K»ePhir* MiU*r wondered «*,oud ** Commoners, Pace 7.
the court Monday that he would liki *«■»*****»&
nina At 4:30
ade, Bell
■I , Highlight Saturdays' Festivities
demonstration crops With the Sort
cotton, corn, and sorghum produc-
ers and has also coordinated
Patricio County appointment, The Chamber of Commerce 5th Vehicle will be awarded. The best
Wimberly hopes to promote an annual Christmas Parade is set for decorated business will be judged on
adult livestock program. The com- Saturday, December 6 beginning at Friday night and announced during
missioned were unanimous In their 4:30 p.m. This year's event will fea- the parade by Chamber President
ture bell ringing, singing and Santa
County Grand Jury Hands
Down 33 New Indictments
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along with awards honoring the
best decorated business and parade
envies.
The parade route is from the cor-
ner of McIntyre down College Street
to Green Avenue, down Green to
Kirkpatrick and back up McIntyre to
Memorial Park.
Lots of fun activities are
planned, including the announce-
ment of the best decorated business
Herb Grebe. The winning business
will be presented a plaque.
Santa Gaus will arrive riding on
top of the Taft Volunteer Fire
Department fire truck.
Following the parade everyone is
invited to gather at Memorial Park
on Green Ave. At 5:15 p.m. the First
United Methodist Church of Taft
Hand Bell Choir will perform. The
Community Choir, under the direc-
tion of Leo Oliver, Minister of Music
The San Patricio County Grand substance; Angelita Perez Aguirre,
Jury returned 33 indictments recent- 34, Sinton: Possession of a con-
ly on the following individuals: trolled substance; Masedonio
Eugenio E. Rodriguez, 52, Sinton: Longoria, 36, Mathis: Possession of
Possession of a controlled substance; a controlled substance; Kenneth R.
Daniel Ortegon, 43,
Robstown:Possession of a controlled
Through County
Flu Shots Are
Still Available
Health officials from San Patricio
Health Department have
announced that flu vaccines are still
available. It is not too late.to take
the shot.
A nominal fee will be charged,
however, no one will be denied
immunization while supplies last,
due to inability to pay. If interested
in receiving a flu shot from the
county you may call the Sinton
Health Department at 364-6208 or
Mathis at 547-3328 for available
times or drop by the offices.
To make it easier for Taft resi-
dents, flu vaccines will be offered at
the outreach site, located in the WIC
building on Green Ave. Staff will be
on hand at the Taft office December
4, 11 and 18.
An influenza vaccination is
about 70 percent effective in pre-
venting influenza and reducing its
severity, and it's safe.
Stewart, 38, Corpus Christ6i:
Possession of a controlled substance;
Mark A. Phelps, 33, Ingleside:
Possession of a controlled substance
with intent to deliver; Lori M.
Falkner, 35, Ingleside: Possession of
a controlled substance with intent to
deliver; Martin Martinez, 27,
Brownsville: Possession of marijua-
na.
Eloy Silva, 20, Corpus Christ!:
Theft and unauthorized use of a
vehicle; Raul R. Longoria, 20,
Sinton: Burglary and unauthorized
use of a vehicle; Mario A.
Zamorano, 18, Sinton: Burglary and
unauthorized use of a vehicle;
Ruben Rodriguez, 17, Sinton:
Burglary and unauthorized use of a
vehicle; Shawn Miller, 25, Aransas
Pass: Misdemeanor theft; Daniel
Flores, 27, Aransas Pass:
Misdemeanor theft; Edward Bishop,
22, Aransas Pass: Misdemeanor
theft; Sonya Ree McGill, 23, Taft:
Felony forgery.
Rex M. Engle, 20, Ingleside:
Aggravated assault; Daniel E.
Schmidt, 21, Ingleside: Aggravated
assault; Mario Salinas, 34,
Skidmore: Felony DWI; Charles
Andrew Bell, 27, Mission: Felony
DWl; James Patrick Karbowski, 33
Corpus Christi: Felony DWI;
Guadalupe Sanchez, 53, Alice:
Felony DWI; Billy Ray Everett, 43,
Aransas Pass: Delivery of marijua-
na; Los Angel Melchor, 18,
Brownsville: Felony possession of
marijuana; Randolph Rodriguez, 20,
Brownsville: Felony possession of
marijuana; Christopher Downum,
28, Ingleside: Possession of a con-
trolled substance; Rudy Guzman,
40, Taft: 4 counts of delivery of a
See Grand Jury, Pace 8
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and the parade awards. Plaques for at First Baptist Church, will sing five
the Best All Around Christmas songs from the Christmas Cantata,
Theme; III ill TTawiflmmmrrrtiib Y~*4 - “ThePrfl&niss of Peace”, Alter the
Commercial and Best Decorated jH p/utADE, Pace 8
From Beijing To Hong Kong, Father
Patrick Donohoe Visited The Orient
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Father Donohoe has been a
catholic priest for 15 years. The last
six years of his priesthood have
been spent in the Taft community.
Recently Father Donohoe took a
sabbatical.
Instead of visiting Disneyland,
DECORATING THE TREE...
Library volunteer! and Librarian Mary Griffin decorated the Library
Christmas tree Monday morning with reindeer made from pipe
taners and red construction paper stars with a Santa fee*. These
rotations were made and donated by Cid Scent Pack 43. Shown
decorating are from left, Dorothy Omani, Efrnina Krieg, Mary Griffin,
Karen Stagel and Velma toentedt.
Trip To The Orient...
Father Patrick Donohoe recently returned from a three week visit to
China. Described as a wonderful experience, he displays some of the
souvenirs he picked up during his journey.
Las Vegas, or Yellowstone Park,
where many Americans choose to
vacation each year, Father Donohoe
instead opted for a 21 day journey
through China.
Traveling with his father and
brother, Father Donohoe1 s orient
itinerary included stops throughout
mainland China including Beijing,
Xian, Shanghai, Zhouzhuang,
Chongqing, Guangzhou and Hong
Kong.
The city of Xian should ring a bell
of familiarity with those who fre-
quently read National Geographic
or watch the Discovery Channel. It
is the city famed for its terra-cotta
warriors created centuries ago to
protect Emperor Chin.
Employing different modes of
transportation, from airplanes, sky
lifts and sampans, Father Patrick
also cruised the Yangtze River to
explore the city of Fehgdu, which is
a legendary “Ghost City" where
souk travel to be judged in the after-
life.
Known as the Grand Canyon of
the Orient, other stops on the
Yangtze included Three Gorges, a
sprawling network of river canyons
that is the future sight of the world's
largest dam, which is scheduled for
completion in 2009.
Father Donohoe also had the
opportunity to visit the Forbidden
City, the Summer Palace and stroll
along the Great Wall, before travel-
ing to Zhouzhuang, a 900 year old
water town known as the Venice of
the East.
From there he went to Shanghai
and watched a Chinese Acrobat per-
formance and toured silk factories
in Suzhou, seeing firsthand the steps
involved in the production of silk,
from unwinding the silkworm
cocoons, to the final process of actu-
ally weaving the microfine strands
into bolts of beautiful silk doth.
“China is very Westernized,*
Father Donohoe said.
“If you are expecting crumbling
See Donohoe, Pace 8
Past Office Announces
Special Mail Collections
For Christmas Holidays
Taft Postmaster Patricia Me trier
has announced that special mail
collections for the Christmas season
will be held on Sunday, December 7,
14 and 21. All mail should be in out-
side boxes by 1:00 p.m. on these
dates.
Double pickup runs will take
place December 8-12, December 15-
19, and also on December 22 and
23. For early service, packages need
to be in the pom office by 200 p.m.
The normal pickup scheAde is at
4:30 pm excluding Saturdays rod
up delivery at holiday mailings that
toe label is typed or printed, and be
sure to put a return address on all
letters and packages. Military mail
should have been sent by now; how-
ever, priority mail is available,
which might get Military mail deliv-
ered on time for Christinas.
The Taft Post Office is open
Monday through Friday from 8:00
a m. to 4:30 p.m., and is open on
Saturdays, front 9:00 to 11OO a.m
The office wtll close early on
Wednesday, December 34. (coH the
office for tone), dosin
DECKING THE POOS..
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Tracy, Belinda. The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 49, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 3, 1997, newspaper, December 3, 1997; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth711936/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Taft Public Library.