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2B • Thursday, September 26, 2013 • Hondo Anvil Herald
Lions Club forming in Castroville
By Sula Combs
Castroville Anvil Staff
Sixteen interested people at-
tended a lunch at Sammy’s Res-
taurant last week to learn about
the Lions organization and
begin the process of forming a
local Lions Club. Lions District
Representative Rod Chisholm
was there to offer information
about Lions and recruit mem-
bers for a new club.
With 16 Lions Club districts
in Texas, the local district is one
of the largest, extending from
San Antonio to Del Rio and
from Fredericksburg to Laredo.
The district currendy has 61
Lions Clubs. The organization
has clubs all over the United
States and in 207 countries in-
ternationally. Chisholm noted,
"More countries have Lions
Clubs than there are countries
in the United Nations.”
The Lions organization
started as Businessmen’s
Clubs in 1917 at a meeting
in Dallas, called by Melvin
Jones. It took its name from
a businessmen’s club in San
Antonio called Lions.
The motto of the Lions is “We
Serve.” The mission statement
is “To empower volunteers
to serve their communities,
meet humanitarian needs, en-
courage peace and promote
international understanding
through Lions clubs.”
The Lions are known for
their assistance with the blind
and those with other vision
issues, dating back to 1925,
Rod Chisholm,
Lions District Representative
when Helen Keller, famous
advocate for the blind and
herself blind and deaf since
childhood, made a presen-
tation to the Lions’ annual
meeting and called on them
to be “Knights of the blind.”
As a result, one of the club’s
main themes is “Knights of
the Blind.” They have mobile
eye screening units that travel
to schools and other places
offering eye tests, they provide
glasses for people needing
them and recycle eyeglasses.
Chisholm displayed an
instrument which can test
eyes from a yard away, which
makes it possible to check
children’s eyes as young as six
months old. The child only
has to look in the machine,
which has blinking colored
lights that attract the attention
of the child.
The machine takes a picture
and diagnoses the child’s eyes.
If a problem is detected, the
City Wide Yard Sale is Nov. 2
Proceeds benefit the
Friends of Castroville
Animal Control
It’s that time again - reg-
ister now for November’s
City Wide Yard Sale and
help animals in Castroville.
All profits will go to the
Friends of Castroville Ani-
mal Control to help pro-
vide impounded animals
with veterinary care and
to find fosters and forever
homes. The sale will take
place on Saturday, Novem-
ber 2, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Those interested in par-
ticipating can register for $5
at City Hall. Registrants will
have the location of their
yard sales listed on a map of
the event, as well as a sign
to mark the site of the yard
sale. Maps are distributed
widely throughout the city
and at local businesses and
will be available online.
The Friends of Castroville
Animal Control have been
working with the City of
Castroville to find fosters
and forever homes for
adoptable animals. To find
out more about how to
help through donations or
volunteer time, visit www.
friendsofcastrovilleani-
malcontrol.com.
For more information on
the City Wide Yard Sale, or
to find adoptable animals
through the Virtual Ani-
mal Shelter, visit www.cas-
trovilletx.gov.
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830-426-3346
machine will indicate this, then
parents are advised to take the
child to an eye doctor. This has
proven very effective at detect-
ing “lazy eye,” which, if untreat-
ed, can lead to blindness.
During the 1950s, polio was
running rampant and affect-
ing many people. The Lions of
Texas were given 530 acres near
Kerrville which they used to
build a camp for children with
polio. Texas Lions Camp now
offers camping experiences to
children who are deaf or blind
or medical issues such as dia-
betes, Down syndrome, epilep-
sy, cancer or are burn survivors.
All children attend camp at no
cost to them or their families.
For more information, visit
wwwlionscamp.com.
In order to form a club, there
is a minimum of 20 members,
and many signed up at the
meeting. Local businessman
John Wommack, who has
been a Lion for 15 years, vol-
unteered to be Guide Lion for
the Castroville Club and Arnie
Dollase, also of Castroville, has
been a member in Colorado
for 30 years.
Officers for the fledgling
club include Brenda Kempf,
president; Debbi Gonzales,
secretary; Terry-Jo Lechner,
treasurer and Terri Satter-
white, membership chair.
Another organizational meet-
ing was set last night, after the
Anvil Herald went to press, to
recmit enough members to
form the club. See next week’s
issue for the outcome.
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Yoga Classes
^Monday and Wednesday
evenings, 6:15 - 7:15 p.m.
at the Connection, 8406 FM
471 S. Call 830-931-3057
for information.
^Monday and Friday, 9 a.m.
Medina River West Com-
munity Center, 114 CR 573,
Castroville.
Rotary Club
Meetings second Tuesday
at noon, Sammy's Restau-
rant-Officer's Meeting.
Third Tuesday at noon,
Sammy's Restaurant—Gen-
eral Meeting.
Castroville Volunteer
Fire Company
Meets Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m.
at fire house. Call 830-931-
4751 for info.
Mico Volunteer Fire
Department
Meetings Tuesdays at fire
house (7127 CR 271 in Mico),
7 - 10 p.m. on 1st and 3rd
Tuesdays and at 8 a.m. on
3rd Saturday for training. It
meets on 2nd Tuesday 7:30 -
8:30 p.m. for business meet-
ing. Call Chief Suwienski at
210-376-7832 for info.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Meetings Tuesdays and Thurs-
days, 8 p.m. at Braden Keller
Center.
Line Dancing
Meetings Tuesdays at
Braden Keller Center. Begin-
ners at 1 p.m. Intermediate
at 2 p.m. Everyone invited.
Call Ken Whiteside for info
at 830-931-3459.
Open Door Social
Meetings second and fourth
Wednesdays of the month,
Open Door Social, 12-3 p.m.
MV United Methodist Church
on Country Lane. Dominoes
and potluck.
Castroville Garden
Club
Meetings third Thursday of ev-
ery month, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Different locations. Call Pris-
cilla Garrett at 830-931-2262
for info.
Event Coordinating
Team Meeting
Meetings third Thursday of
every month, 5-5:30 p.m.,
Landmark Inn. Call Brenda
Kempf at 830-931-3142 for
info.
Senior Citizens
Day Out
Meetings every third Thurs-
day of month at the Medina
Valley VFW Post 8134 in La-
Coste with lunch from 1-2
p.m. Games, companion-
ship 1-5 p.m. Bingo, pitch
and dominos. Light refresh-
ments.
YOUTH GROUPS, SCOUTS
ETC.
Fire Explorer's Post
702
Meetings every Tuesday, 7:30.
at the fire house on Paris Street
in Castroville.
New Explorer's Group
Meetings every other Tues-
day, 6:30 p.m. at the Cas-
troville Municipal Airport.
Call 830-931-2222 for info.
Castroville 4-H
Meetings second Monday of
the month at 7:30 p.m. in
the Castroville Elementary
Cafeteria. Contact Scott at
830-538-3706.
Rio Medina 4-H
Meetings on second Mon-
day of month at 7 p.m. at
Mumme's in Rio Medina.
Contact Betty Morales at
210-835-5632.
LaCoste 4-H
Meetings second Tuesday of
month at 7 p.m. at LaCoste
Elementary Cafeteria.
Boy Scouts
Troop 310, call 210-394-
8051; Troop 831, call 830-
538-6402; and Troop 471,
call 830-931-3655.
Girl Scouts
Call Girl Scouts of South-
west Texas at 210-349-
2404, ext. 230 for info.
Texas electric coop to
benefit from financing
for power line construction
for rural customers
Funding is available for
projects in seven states in-
cluding Texas to improve
electric service for about
7,000 rural customers. Rural
Utilities Service Administra-
tor John Padalino made the
announcement on behalf of
Agriculture Secretary Tom
Vilsack during a regional
meeting of the National Rural
Electric Cooperative Associa-
tion. The loan guarantees are
made available through the
U.S. Department of Agricul-
ture’s Rural Utilities Service
and include more than $5
million for smart grid proj-
ects and nearly $3 million to
improve electric service.
“These investments will
continue to ensure that safe,
reliable and affordable elec-
tric service is available for
rural residents, farmers, and
commercial and industrial
consumers,” Padalino said.
“It includes investments in
smart grid technologies that
modernize our nation’s elec-
tric system and improve sys-
tem operation.”
In Texas, Rural Develop-
ment will finance $25 million
in loan guarantees to build
more than 589 miles of line
which will serve almost 3,000
rural residents. The Central
Texas Electric Cooperative
will use the funds for new dis-
tribution lines and other sys-
tem improvements, with over
$850,000 reserved for smart
grid projects.
For more information on
programs offered by USDA
Rural Development, contact
visit www.rurdev.usda. gov/ tx.
Zion
Lutheran
Church
1106 Fiorella St.
Castroville, Tx
62nd Annual
Ham Dinner
Sunday, Oct. 6th
Serving 11 am to 1 pm • $7 per plate
Diners may stay & eat or take plates to go
Ham, Potato Salad, Slaw, Beans, Bread, Cake, Tea
Giant Rummage Sale
Saturday & Sunday
LOTS OF FUN PLANNED!
Kids'Activities • Silent Auction
Prize Drawings
Quilt Drawing
October 6th
2 beautiful quilts: Wild& Crazy •Bluebonnet Shop Hop
Donation: 5 7 each or 6 for $5
Tickets courtesy ofTondre-Guinn FuneralHome-Castroville
Also. Join us for Worship Service
Sun., Oct. 7th at 10 am
CASTROVILLE
STATE BANK
PROUDLY SERVING THE MEDINA VALLEY AREA SINCE 1959
UJe Offer Free Student Checking 6 Savings Accounts
1st Book of Checks Free
Debit/mm Cards Available
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS
OF OUR BACK TO SCHOOL COLORING
CONTEST
Castroville
Professionals • Businesses • Services
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Julie Winkler
Chas Boehme
Jonah Winkler
Christina Hester
Sarah Dailey
Kylie Mutz
Tate Holzhaus
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Gifts, Crafts, Candles, Soaps § Jewelry
Furniture • Bridal Registry
Custom Designs § Embroidery
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Vision Source!
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830-538-2241
Metro: 830-931-2328
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