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4A • Thursday, September 26, 2013 • Hondo Anvil Herald
Bluebonnet Children’s Advocacy Center
awarded mobile equipment through state grant
Efforts to fight child abuse
in Medina, Uvalde and Real
Counties are getting a sig-
nificant boost with the use
of state-of-the-art mobile fo-
rensic interview technology.
Bluebonnet Children’s Advo-
cacy Center (BCAC) is one of
18 children’s advocacy cen-
ters in Texas to receive Mo-
bile Forensic Interview (MFI)
equipment through a grant
from the Governor’s Office,
Criminal Justice Division.
“This mobile forensic tech-
nology will go a long way to
help underserved child vic-
tims of abuse in our area,” said
Executive Director of BCAC
Rodger Clark. “We are grateful
to the Governor’s Office and
Children’s Advocacy Centers
of Texas (CACTX) for providing
the resources that will signifi-
cantly increase the availabil-
ity of services and resources
for underserved children and
families who have been vic-
timized by sexual abuse.”
Eaw enforcement, pros-
ecution and child protective
services across the state rely
on trained staff at children’s
advocacy centers (CACs) to
conduct forensic interviews
of suspected child victims
and witnesses. CAC forensic
interviewers are profession-
ally trained to interview chil-
dren about their experience
in a nonleading, legally de-
fensible manner. This inter-
view is digitally recorded and
often becomes a key piece
of evidence in these difficult
cases. Traditionally, inter-
views are conducted onsite
at a local CAC. These facili-
ties provide a neutral, child-
focused environment which
can lessen the trauma to vic-
tims and families.
Unfortunately, some sus-
pected child victims are un-
able to travel to a center due
to geographic distance and/or
hospitalization. This mobile
equipment will alleviate such
barriers by allowing investiga-
tors and interviewers to travel
to the child. The equipment
package includes a video
camera, a specially-equipped
laptop and microphone.
“One of our goals at CACTX
is to ensure that all children
have access to the full array
of care offered by our model,
regardless of where they live,”
said CACTX Executive Direc-
tor Joy Rauls. “As we work
toward this goal, we must ex-
plore creative solutions and
this generous grant enables
our network to do just that.”
MFI has already helped ex-
tend the reach of some Texas
children’s advocacy centers.
The Bridge CAC in Amarillo is
no stranger to having to cover
a large territory with one full
facility and three satellite of-
fices. Combined, the CAC
covers 26 Texas counties with
a staff of 10.
Through the use of MFI
equipment, the Bridge CAC
has been able to reach more
victims who cannot travel
to one of their facilities due
to distance or other circum-
stances. They have found this
method to be a creative and
efficient way to deliver high
quality services to children in
all 26 counties.
BCAC services Medina,
Uvalde and Real Counties
along with courtesy cases
from other counties on a
weekly and monthly basis
where there are no offices to
interview children and this
will enable them to help the
children and families from
Hondo to Del Rio and even
Eagle Pass.
BCAC recently received the
MFI equipment at the CACTX
office in Austin along wth the
other centers that are part of
the $175,000 grant from the
Governor’s Office, Criminal
Justice Division.
Additionally, BCAC staff
members will be trained
on the MFI equipment and
how to successfully imple-
ment it locally.
Former sheriff hired
as Natalia police chief
By William Hoover
Anvil Herald Correspondent
Former Sheriff Gilbert Rodri-
guez will again be a lawman in
Medina County, having been se-
lected to serve as police chief in
the City of Natalia last week. Ro-
driguez was the City Council’s
unanimous choice from among
seven qualified applicants for
the $46,000 a year position.
Rodriguez served six years as
Medina County Sheriff before
resigning in 2007 and is cur-
rently a Bexar County deputy.
He will replace former Natalia
top cop Wayne Morgan who re-
tired from the office in August.
“I was hired Sept. 18 and I
start on Oct. 1,” said Rodriguez,
who plans to implement a com-
munity policing philosophy in
the city after creating a virtu-
ally new police force. “I want
to rebuild the department to
be more community oriented
and we are going to start doing
community policing.
“That’s where we get to know
the citizens and they get to know
us so they are, hopefully, not
afraid to inform us if anything
crime-related is going on,” he
said of the community policing
style. “It’s working together with
the different organizations, the
citizens, the school district,
businesses and everyone in the
community as a whole.”
Rodriguez, 50, says his big-
gest immediate challenge in
Natalia is going to be meet-
ing the depleted department’s
manpower needs. After that, he
looks forward to again working
hand-in-hand with the Medina
County Sheriff’s Office, as well
as all other law enforcement
agencies in the area, to serve the
community’s security needs.
“There are vacancies in the
department that we need to fill,”
he said. “We need to reorganize,
see exactly where we are at and
pretty much restart the depart-
ment from scratch. We will have
a good working relationship not
only with the sheriff’s office but
with the adjacent city police
departments, state and federal
authorities. It is a necessity.
“I want go in, restructure the
department to full capacity to
serve and protect the citizens
of Natalia,” he added.
PHOTO/ MISSY ZINSMEYER
ENTERTAINING THE ELDERLY... As he does on the first
Friday each month, Ronnie Mason offered his trademark
soothing music for residents at Community Care Center
recently. The special events room was packed with peo-
ple in anticipation of his arrival and he didn’t disappoint
the crowd, but left them feeling better than before.
Annual art show, sale spotlights area artists’ work
The annual art show
and sale sponsored by the
Friendship Art Club of Lytle
this Saturday at the Lytle
Community Center once
again puts a spodight on
the efforts of club members
and other local artists.
Over 25 artists will show
the fruits of their labor in 22
booths and a competition
judged by Georgia Stokes of
San Antonio. Winners will
be named for best of show;
awards in two-dimensional
categories of animal, floral/
still life, scenic, people, ab-
stract/experimental, and
photography; three-dimen-
sional art; and judge’s merit
awards. Chairwoman is
Jane Brown.
Additionally, participat-
ing area schools will exhibit
their entries in the new
student exhibit and com-
petition offered this year. A
team of judges with school
art education experience
will recognize students in
several categories and pres-
ent a winning school “trav-
eling” trophy. The trophy
will pass to the new winning
school each year.
Dale Andrews is the stu-
dent exhibit and competi-
tion chairman.
A raffle of artwork and
other items donated by club
members and area busi-
nesses begins at 3:30 p.m.
Proceeds benefit the club’s
scholarship program for
high school graduates each
year.
Tickets are available from
club members and at the
show prior to 3:30 p.m. (See
ad.)
A food vendor will also be
on the community center
grounds.
The art club meets every
Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. in the
Lytle Church of Christ Fel-
lowship Hall. For more in-
formation about the annual
show and/or club activities,
contact club president,
Shirley Friesenhahn, 210-
622-3791, or treasurer, Jane
Brown, 210-415-2546.
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The New Buddy Holly Band to open DAAS’ concert season
Do you miss that ol’ time Rock ‘n Roll?
How about songs like, “That’ll be the Day,”
“Peggy Sue,” and ’’Pretty Woman?” The
New Buddy Holly Band will bring back
the sound at the first concert of Devine
Area Artists’ Series’ 2013-2014 season
next Saturday, Oct. 5.
The five-piece group from Kerrville
formed in the summer of 2011 when the
musicians who were cast in the Point The-
atre’s production of “Buddy! The Buddy
Holly Story” decided to expand their rep-
ertoire and continue playing together. The
Band’s primary goal is to celebrate the mu-
sic of the 50s and 60s with energetic and
fun live performances.
The New Buddy Holly Band is noted
for their ability to achieve that classic
rock n’ roll sound with solid musician-
ship and excellent vocal harmony. The
band prides itself on making the past
come alive in a fun and entertaining way.
Having performed for sold out houses at
both the Point and Cailloux theaters in
Kerrville, The New Buddy Holly Band
continues to capture the hearts of Hill
Country residents longing to relive the
birth and adolescence of Rock ‘n Roll.
All performances of the Series are held
at the George S. Woods Community Cen-
ter in Devine at 7:30 on Saturday night.
Season tickets for the Series may be pur-
chased from underwriters of the Series
or at the concert on October 5. Season
tickets, which include all four concerts,
are $25, single ticket at the door, $10.
Students, grades K-12, are admitted free
if accompanied by an adult.
The second concert will be Harry and
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Parking is free and free refreshments
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The Devine Area Artists’ Series is made
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