Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 127, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 14, 2013 Page: 3 of 29
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Hondo Anvil Herald • Thursday, November 14, 2013 • 3A
VETERANS DAY DINERS... H-E-B honored veterans who
have served our country, and paid tribute to the sacrifices
they have made so that Americans may enjoy freedom here
at home. Local H-E-B Partners cooked and served a special
breakfast at the firehouse on Ave. K in Hondo to all veterans
who came. Marking Veterans Day is more than a one-time
event according to the company - it’s part of a special year-
round corporate mission they call H-E-B Operation Appre-
ciation. “This was our first year doing this for the Veterans.
You could really see their excitement, just being appreciated
and honored,” said H-E-B’s Esther Martinez. All seemed to
enjoy the event and appreciate the gesture.
Scammers bilking area citizens;
don't wire money without verifying
By Diane Cosgrove
& Sonia Garza
Anvil Herald Staff
They’re at it again: some-
one calls you or emails you
and asks you to purchase an
ad in the local yearbook or
high school newspaper. They
intimate that they are work-
ing with the local school and
encourage you to support
your local school by purchas-
ing an ad from them.
Before giving in and buying
such an ad, check with your lo-
cal school and verify that it is a
legitimate sales call. Very often,
you will find it is not, and will
have saved your hard-earned
money for a better cause.
Usually, ads in the year-
book here in Hondo are sold
in person, by HHS students.
The school newspaper does
not carry paid ads.
In addition, the only sports
poster which benefits stu-
dents in Hondo ISD is the
one sold by Project Gradu-
ation each summer, for the
upcoming school year. If you
are contacted by someone
else, chances are, they are lin-
ing their own pockets.
Other scams
• Hondo Police Dept, has re-
ceived numerous complaints
from people who have been
duped into sending money
to someone claiming to be a
relative in trouble. The caller
addresses the person he/she
is calling by name (perhaps
gained from the local phone
book) and says he/she is hav-
ing some difficulty and needs
money. The caller pleads with
the person not to contact
their parents/other relatives
because they are embarrassed
about the predicament in
which they find themselves.
One lady said she was called
by a man who said he was a
family member and he and
others were coming for a visit.
She began preparing her home
for company. A few hours
later, the woman said she got
a call from the same man, say-
ing he had been in an accident
and there was a problem with
his insurance. He said he had
$400, but needed a total of
$800, and convinced her to
send it to him. She later found
out she’d been scammed.
She said she was convinced
by the caller, who knew the
names of her family mem-
bers. This occurred on Nov. 3,
and she since talked with an-
other relative who said they
got a similar call, also ask-
ing for money and offering
names of her relatives.
In another similar instance,
a “nephew” said he was com-
ing for a visit, and later called
back after being “in a fender-
bender,” caused when his tire
blew out, which resulted in
his hitting another vehicle. He
convinced his relative to “go to
HEB and wire the money” —
$900 - to an address in Mexico.
The lady made a call to
another relative, who deter-
mined that the real nephew,
whose name had been lifted
by the scam artist, was at his
home in Laredo.
The scam artist called back,
and the number was traced
to Illinois.
“I answered the phone and
was so scared because I had
not wired him the money,”
she said fearfully. “He asked
me to send the money and I
asked him to say my name.
He couldn’t because he didn’t
know my name.”
The caller hung up, and by
the time he could be called
back, the phone number had
been disconnected.
In a blink of an eye a phone
call is made claiming to be a
family member in dire need of
money. They manipulate the
caller to take action and be-
fore they know it, their money
is gone, never to be seen again.
A police report was filed
and Officer Jeffrey Simmons
came to the house to take a
statement.
“This happens far too of-
ten,” he said. “It has even
happened to me.”
HPD’s policy is to patrol for
seven days following a report
to provide the resident some
peace of mind.
“Just make sure to be cau-
tious, especially when it has
to do with money,” said Sim-
mons. “These scam artists do
their homework. They browse
through obituaries and target
the elderly and recently wid-
owed. Nobody is safe.”
HPD Chief Johnny Marti-
nez advises people who re-
ceive these types of calls to
check them out; forget about
embarrassing someone. If
they are truly in trouble, they
will wait for you to verify it.
• As this article was be-
ing written, a Hondo citizen
called to say she had been the
recipient of someone calling
to solicit donations for the
American Breast Cancer Soci-
ety. The citizen said the caller
was very nice and very con-
vincing, and her own mother
had suffered from breast can-
cer. She said she nearly gave
in and donated money, then
she decided to hang up and
check out the caller’s story.
She has Caller ID on her
phone and called back the
number displayed. All she got
was a recording. She Googled
the American Breast Cancer
Society, called the number,
and was told that it was a scam.
Word to the wise: don’t give
money to anyone calling for
donations over the phone
without checking them out.
Feel free to call your local po-
lice department; chances are,
you are not the first person
who was called, and they can
advise you as to the legitima-
cy of organizations in the area
or tell you how to verify them.
For more information,
contact the Hondo Police De-
partment at 426-5353.
Hondo restaurant owner loses all possessions in fire
By Diane Cosgrove
Anvil Herald Staff
An early morning fire Mon-
day took the home and all the
belongings of Olivia Strickland,
owner and head cook at Olivia’s
Restaurant in Hondo, and her
husband, Bob, while she was
out of town. Her daughter, Nina
Garcia, who also works at the
popular Mexican food eatery
said her mother had gone to
Mexico to bring her father back
home to their home in Oak Val-
ley in the Dunlay area, where
the family lived, after he fell ill.
Garcia said it appears some-
one broke into her mother’s
safe in the house, then tossed
things around before setting
it on fire sometime before 2
a.m. Investigation of the inci-
dent was assigned to County
Fire Marshall Keith Lutz, who
said the house next door to the
Stricklands was also burglar-
ized within that same day.
Medina County Sheriff’s Of-
fice was also contacted about
the robberies.
Hondo Volunteer Fire Com-
pany Assistant Chief Gaylon
Schueling said of the house
Felan recognized
or certification
By William Hoover
Anvil Herald Correspondent
City Manager Jeff Litchfield
at a special meeting on Tues-
day Nov. 12, recognized Hondo
Municipal Court Clerk Christi-
na Felan for becoming certified
in her chosen field of work.
“I’d like to take this mo-
ment to embarrass — I mean
recognize — Christina Felan
and her obtaining Municipal
Court Clerk Certification #1,”
said a playful Litchfield, ask-
ing Felan to stand up and be
recognized.
Litchfield told the audience
the Municipal Court Clerk
Certification Program was es-
tablished to encourage pro-
fessional development and
educational growth for court
supported personnel. The
program is sponsored by the
Texas Court Clerks Association
in cooperation with the Texas
Municipal Courts Association,
the Texas Municipal Courts
Education Center and Texas
State University of San Marcos.
“The certification program
is comprised of three levels,”
said the city manager. “Par-
ticipants achieve certification
upon successful completion of
each of the three levels. Chris-
tina has obtained level one.”
“To do that, she had to pro-
vide proof that within three
years preceding the application
that she had successfully com-
pleted the number of hours of
training recommended by the
group,” he said. “And she had to
pass a certification test.”
“So now she is certifiable,”
he quipped, flashing a grin as
the audience chuckled. “This
is something that I want
to start doing for all of our
employees whenever they
obtain new certifications
— bring them forth and give
them recognition — because
taking tests is stressful.
“Congratulations, Chris-
tina,” he said as the audience
in city hall responded with
applause.
fire, “It was a total loss. It was
fully involved by the time we
got on the scene.” He added
that Castroville and D’Hanis
fire companies also assisted in
handling the blaze.
Garcia said all but one of her
mother’s dogs, a two- or three-
week-old puppy, perished in
the fire as well. Her mother
had penned the dogs up on
the porch and asked Garcia to
feed them while she was gone.
One puppy’s body and that
of the “daddy dog,” she said,
were found inside the burned-
out structure, leading her to
believe someone opened the
door and went inside, and the
dogs followed them in. The
lone survivor was found near-
by on a neighbor’s property.
PHOTO/JEROMY KUSCH
WOOLLS HONORS VETS... Woolls fifth grader Morgan
Weynand hugs her grandpa, Marine Corps veteran, George
Riddell, at the Veterans Day Ceremony on Monday, Nov. 11.
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