Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 128, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 24, 2014 Page: 1 of 25
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Medina County’s Leading Newspaper Our 128th Year Published in Hondo, Texas
Thursday, April 24, 2014 • Volume 128, Number 17 • Website: HondoAnvilHerald.com • Three Sections, 28 Pages • 75 Cents
Softball
playoffs
begin
Friday
The bi-district softball
playoffs are set to begin this
weekend for the Hondo Owls.
The Owls, who finished
third in the District 29-AAA
race, will enter the playoffs
against 30-AAA runner-up
Rockport-Fulton in a best-of-
three series.
The entire series will be
played at George West High
School. The series opener will
be Friday evening, with Hon-
do as the visiting team. The
series continues on Saturday,
and will conclude with a third
game, if necessary, on Mon-
day. All games will start at 7:30
p.m., with Hondo as the home
team in games 2 and 3.
Because of this week’s STA-
AR testing and the weekend’s
regional track meet, the Uni-
versity Interscholastic League
is allowing teams until Tues-
day to wrap up their bi-dis-
trict round. The area round,
which will pit the winner of
the Hondo-Rockport series
against either Kingsville or La
Feria, must be completed by
Saturday, May 3.
Hondo fans planning to at-
tend the bi-district series are
asked to bring lawn chairs
for seating, as there is not
a whole lot available at the
George West softball field.
Stage 3
Water Restrictions
in effect.
“Aren’t they funny?” Ka-
dian Hunt seems to be
saying to her little sister,
Kinley (left) as Majik The-
ater actors bring the sto-
rybook, “Splat the Cat,”
to life at Hondo Public Li-
brary Wednesday. Splat
(right, in black) and his
best friend, Seymour, a
mouse, demonstrate one
of Splat’s fears (zombies)
as he tries to avoid his
first day of school.
About four dozen preschool-
ers and toddlers enjoyed the
presentation by Majik The-
ater actors, made possible
by the City of Hondo and
Hondo Public Library. The
show lasted about an hour,
but kids were still wound up
after the performance, and
a group of assorted young-
sters posed for pictures with
the cast (right).
One of Splat’s new class-
mates (below) runs crazily
through the library as the
troupe tries to catch Sey-
mour the mouse.
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Warrant Roundup deemed a success;
city s share will total more than $18K
By William Hoover
Anvil Herald Correspondent
As part of his report to
council, City Manager Jeff Li-
tchfield last week presented
the results of a recent warrant
roundup conducted by the
city on March 22. The round-
up was an effort to clear a
backlog of warrants issued by
Hondo Municipal Court for
code and traffic violations.
Each year, entities in the
State of Texas participate
in the Great Texas Warrant
Round-Up. The roundup
provides an opportunity for
each jurisdiction to serve out-
standing warrants and capi-
talize on statewide advertis-
ing, according to Litchfield.
“There were three signifi-
cant events that occurred
prior to the March 22 round-
up date,” he said. “There was
state-wide advertising in local
newspapers and on television
stations. The Hondo Police
Department began a ‘Knock
and Talk’ process in February,
where they reached out to lo-
cal folks who had outstand-
ing warrants. Also, the city’s
collection agency sent letters
to 646 individuals who had
outstanding warrants with
the city.”
As a result, from Feb. 15 to
April 7, the city collected a to-
tal of $42,261.46 by clearing
138 of 344 outstanding war-
rants. Another 101 warrants
were dismissed. Of the total
collected, $16,806.14 went
to the state, $17,760.18 went
to the city’s general fund and
$889.50 went to the city’s se-
curity / technology fund.
In addition, Litchfield said
the city’s collection agency,
Linebarger, Goggan, Blair and
Sampson, reported $17,059
was collected as a result of the
646 letters they had mailed
out to individuals with out-
standing warrants.
“In closing, we have spent
quite a bit of time working to
improve our Municipal Court
process. We believe the re-
sults of those efforts will soon
be evident in our operations,”
he told council.
The city manager also had
Rick Taylor Recreation Cen-
ter Manager Karissa Tellez
review user fees at the center
compared to other similar fit-
ness centers in the county.
The Rec Center manager
suggested annual fees be in-
creased by 30% across the
board in the 2014-15 fiscal
year. The current annual fam-
ily membership fee is $50 for
residents and $85 a year for
nonresidents. A single adult
membership is currently $40
a year for residents and $65 a
year for non-residents.
Tellez presented a market
comparison of rates show-
ing the Rick Taylor Center
had the lowest rates in the
county—with similar facili-
ties having annual fees rang-
ing from $120 to $410.
She said the modest 30% fee
increase would only boost the
daily cost of an adult mem-
bership for residents from 11
cents a day to 14 cents a day.
Tellez also suggested the daily
fee for residents and nonresi-
dents be increased to a flat
$4 a day, instead of $2 a day
for residents and $3 a day for
non-residents.
“I want to concentrate on
increasing fees just for adults
and families,” said Tellez,
noting child and youth rates
would remain unchanged.
“Because we are a youth rec-
reation facility, it is important
to keep our rates low and af-
fordable. Compared to other
centers similar to ours, our
rates are considerably lower.”
“The 30% increase would
move our adult membership
from $40 to $52 for the year,
which you’ll notice is still very
low,” she added. “It is actually
a significant increase for our
members when we have not
had an increase in the past
seven years.”
As the final part of his re-
port, Litchfield reported the
results of council’s recent refi-
nancing of $1,672,000 in Cer-
tificates of Obligation origi-
nally issued in 2005.
“We negotiated the refund-
ing with four banks and we
actually managed a little bit
more savings than anticipat-
ed,” he said. “We have a net
savings of $128,000 with pres-
ent value savings of $110,000,
for a saving ratio of 7.08%.
“We negotiated a 2.6717%
interest rate for the 10-year
term, so we are very pleased.”
jBurn Ban Cont
Outdoor burning is prohibited in the unincorporated
areas of the county. Violators may be fined
up to $500. For more information, visit the
^county’s website, www.medinacountytexas.org.y
PHOTO / JEROMY KUSCH
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church members were
shocked to find that sometime Sunday night their new park-
ing lot had been ruined.
Church lot damaged
Easter weekend
By Jeromy Kusch
Anvil Herald Reporter
Sunday evening, one or
more vandals marred the
new, freshly-paved parking
lot on the north side of St.
John the Evangelist Catho-
lic Church. Deacon John
Schoellman said they discov-
ered the damage upon arriv-
ing at the church the follow-
ing morning.
Hondo Police Officer Dar-
rell Wittenbrink is investigat-
ing the case and said he sus-
pects teens may be involved
in ruining the lot. “It is prob-
ably a group of teens playing
games, but they don’t realize
the affect it has on other peo-
ple,” Wittenbrink said.
The most significant dam-
age was done as the vehicle
snaked its way through the
lot, cutting deep into the new
surface, exposing the tan base
below. Other deep tire marks
are also visible running paral-
lel to 21st Street.
“It’s just a shame,” said a
very dismayed Schoellman.
“It took us a long time to get
to do this.”
The church’s congregation
has spent several months
working on the lot, preparing
it for paving.
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Weather 44
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Total rain for the week: 0.05
Total rain for Apr. 2014:1.81 in.
Total rain for2014:4.09 in.
Avg. high temp, for the week: 79.29°
Avg. low temp, for the week: 60.0°
High temp, for 2014:92°, Apr. 11
Low temp, for 2014:18°, Jan. 7
Edwards Aquifer level, April 23,
at Bexar County, J-17 well: 638.7 ft.
Medina Lake level, April 23:973.36 ft.
91 feet below spillway
Anvil Herald weather info
recorded by Jeff Berger
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