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Thursday, September 26,2013
Serving the People of Castroville, La Coste, Mico & Rio Medina
75 cents
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’HOTO/GEORGANNE SMITH
FAIRLY GOOD TIME...
Over 50 entries wound
through downtown Hondo,
during the annual Medina
County Fair Parade last
Saturday. Sporting the
theme “Texas Tailgating -
Medina County Style, this
group of Panther fans and
others wave to the crowd.
GadtAxwille lilu/mi
MVISD employee named Teacher of the Year
PHOTO/SULA COMBS
In a hallway lined with students, Potranco Elementary teacher Sandy Bermea was surprised
with a bouquet of flowers by (from left) Principal Edward Balderas, Assistant Superintendent-
Human Resources Chris Martinez, Assistant Superintendent-Curriculum and Instruction Mi-
chael Nesbit and MVISD Superintendent James Stansberry, who told her of her selection as
Excel Teacher of the Year.
Zumba
Monday and Wednesday,
7:15-8:15p.m. Braden Keller
Community Center, 1410
Amelia, Castroville. Call 210-
632-6649 for info.
Senior Lunches
Monday through Thursday
(potluck on Fridays) noon
- 1 p.m. Fuos House, Zion
Lutheran Church. Lunches
for seniors (60 and over)
with Bingo after lunch on
Wednesdays and Fridays.
"The Morning Word"
Thursdays, 7 a.m. Sammy's
back room. Men's ecumeni-
cal Bible study and break-
fast (Dutch treat). Join us
and bring your Bible. Study
led by Rene Maciel. For info,
call 830-931-1958, or visit
rsmacl984@gmail.com.
Children's Choir
Tuesdays, Zion Lutheran
Church Fellowship Hall. Prac-
tice begins Sept. 24, 4:30
p.m. For info, call Alexandra,
830-931-1265.
Jam Session
Sept. 29, 4-7 p.m. and last
Sunday of every month,
Brady's Bloomin' Barn, 2150
CR 271, Rio Medina. Har-
monica to Rock and Roll!
Come and jam, or just come
and enjoy!
National Night Out
Signing Time.
Music Makers
Meets Thursdays 10:30-11:15
a.m.
Great Courses
Program
DVD presentations and dis-
cussions on "Experiencing
Hubble: Understanding the
Greatest Images of the Uni-
verse," led by Cindy and Don
Jacox meets every Monday
from 6:30-8 p.m. Call 830-
538-9498 for info.
Alzheimer's Caregiver
Support Group
Meetings on third Saturday
of the month from 10:30 -
12 noon.
REGULAR EVENTS
Quilters
Sundays, quilters meet at
the Shooting Star Museum in
Textile Room. Come,watch,
join in, and quilt! Call 210-
386-6038 for info.
Free Movie
Second Sunday of month,
at 6 p.m., free movies at
the Shooting Star Museum.
Family movies for all ages,
ice cream and popcorn. Call
210-386-6038 for info.
See Blurbs Page 2B
By Chris Martinez
MVISD Assistant Supt.
Sandy Bermea was chosen by
her peers and the Administra-
tion of the Medina Valley School
District as the Excel Teacher of
the Year for 2013-2014.
Beginning her ninth year
with the district, Bermea
taught three years at LaCoste
Elementary before transfer-
ring to Potranco. She is cur-
rently a third grade math/sci-
ence teacher and serves as a
mentor to new teachers.
Bermea is also a part of the
newly-formed MVISD Lead-
ership Cohort, which exposes
aspiring MVISD educators to
modern leadership styles and
district initiatives.
She graduated from South-
west Texas State University
with a B.A. in speech/mass
communications-broad-
casting then was an intern at
WOAI-Channel 4. After some
self-reflection, Bermea de-
cided on a career in education
and joined MVISD as a teach-
er, where she has served on a
variety of District committees
throughout her tenure with
the Panther Nation.
She will be recognized by
the district, San Antonio Credit
Union and KENS-5 TV at a spe-
cial assembly October 15. Fol-
lowing that, a special profile will
air on Eyewitness News (KENS-
5’s news program) at 6 p.m.
October 17 and again on Eye-
witness News Saturday, Oct. 19
between 7 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.
In addition, Bermea will
represent MVISD throughout
the year at several events, in-
cluding job fairs and chamber
of commerce functions. Her
photo will be placed on the
KENS-5 website and be post-
ed at several SACU branches
throughout San Antonio.
Tuesday, Oct. 1, 6-8 p.m.,
Houston Square. Come meet
the new Castroville Police
Chief, your fire department
and new EMS personnel, en-
joy Larry Arnold's burgers,
get child ID kits, balloons,
coloring books, and security
pamphlets. Games and priz-
es for the kids. Bring your
blankets and lawn chairs to
listen to the great music,
music etc.
Butterfly Release
Saturday, Sept. 28,9:30-11:00
a.m.,Regional Park. Hands
for a Cure sponsored event
to raise money for childhood
cancer.
LIBRARY EVENTS
Free Programs
Castroville Public Library
has free programs for all
ages. Call 830-931-4095,
visit library for schedule, or
see www.castrovillelibrarv.
ora.
Book Clubs
Library Book Clubs: Day-
break, first Monday of every
month 10:30a.m.-noon; and
nightfall, first Wednesday of
every month 6:30-8 p.m.
Friends of Castroville
Library
Meetings on fourth Tues-
day of every month at 6:30
p.m.
Homeschoolers group
Meets first Tuesday each
month for activities at Cas-
troville Library. There will be
one field trip every month.
See castrovillehs@sbcglob-
al.net for info.
Junior Friends
Meetings monthly, but dates
and times vary. Call library
or Debbie at 210-414-4257
for info.
Storytime
Storytime for pre-schoolers
meets every Wed. 10:30 -
11:15 a.m. It includes Hand-
writing without Tears and
Chinese delegation visits Castroville to study preservation
By Sula Combs
Castroville Anvil Staff
Accompanied by Gil Gon-
zalez of the UTSA Institute
for Economic Development,
16 Chinese men and women
who are city and rural plan-
ners were in Castroville for
a brief visit to learn some-
thing about how a small ru-
ral town preserves its past.
China has several thousand
years of history to preserve
in its cities and villages.
The group started at the
Steinbach Haus, which,
though not originally built
in Castroville, is the oldest
structure in town. Built in
Wahlbach, Alsace, France,
between 1618 and 1648, the
structure was dismantled
and each timber numbered,
then it was stored. In 1998,
it was given to the citizens
of Castroville and shipped
here. Alsatians came over
during the next few years to
rebuild it, completing the
project in 2002.
At the Steinbach, the visi-
tors were welcomed by Tim
Hardt and Rod Moss, both
of the Castroville Area Eco-
nomic Development Coun-
cil, which was the organiza-
tion that arranged their visit
to Castroville. They toured
the building and Hardt ex-
plained the history of the
building with the help of Chi-
nese translator Bao Lianying,
a recent graduate of Harvard.
From the Steinbach, they
walked to the Landmark
Inn where CAEDC member
Patrick Conner met them
and told them about the his-
tory of the Landmark and
its various buildings. They
toured the Inn and the Grist
Mill and were particularly
interested in the flood gauge
beside it.
They next went to City Hall
where Hardt, Moss and Leah
Schwarz told them about
Chinese translator Bao Lianying and (right) Sun Qi, Division
Director, the Rural Planning and Management Department,
Chengdu Planning and Management Bureau, presented a
needlework scroll featuring pandas to Mayor Robert Lee.
PHOTOS/SULA COMBS
The Chinese delegation began a tour of historic Castroville at The Steinbach Haus.
it and the Standby Saloon
across the street, where the
whole group posed for a pic-
ture in front of the Texas flag.
Their next stop was the
Biry House, where Phil King
of the Castro Colonies Heri-
tage Association, showed
them around and told them
of its history and the CCHA’s
plan to turn it into a living
history museum.
The group strolled down
Paris Street to the home of
Tom and Deloy Dawson,
who met them in front and
told them the history of the
house, inviting them all to
come inside and view the in-
side of an Alsatian home. The
Dawsons have furnished the
home with art and furniture
dating from the same period
during which the house was
built (c. 1852).
Following their tour of
the Dawson home, the tour
bus picked up the group
and took them to the Alsa-
tian Restaurant for a buffet
lunch where Mayor Robert
Lee waited for them with gift
bags from the CAEDC. Each
bag held a Castroville coffee
mug and brochures about
Castroville and its historic
attractions donated by the
Chamber of Commerce.
Following lunch, Mayor
Lee presented each member
of the delegation with gifts
he had made - a mesquite
pen and a pencil holder
made of either mesquite or
cedar. He also explained the
nature and significance of
mesquite and cedar to the
setders of Castroville.
He gave each of them a
proclamation declaring that
each “is hereby officially
appointed a citizen of Cas-
troville, Texas,” and calling
on them to “perform the
duties of promoting visits to
Castroville and agrees to tell
the story of the Alsatian heri-
tage attractions and culture.”
The delegation has already
visited Washington, DC, and
Austin and will be visiting
Pordand, OR, before they re-
turn home.
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