Jackson County Herald-Tribune (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Page: 1 of 36
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Edna Project Graduation
will meet Wednesday, March
23 at 6 p.m. in teachers’
lounge in the portable build-
ings. Follow the signs. The Dr.
Pepper fundraiser and spring
pie sale will be discussed.
Eleanor Brackenridge
Literary Club will host its sec-
ond annual Trivia Night
Scholarship Fundraiser at 7
p.m. on Friday, March 25 at
the Jackson County Services
Building.
La Ward United Pentecostal
Church, 52 LaWard St., will
hold revival services Friday,
March 25 at 7:30 p.m.,
Saturday, March 26 at 6 p.m.,
and Sunday, March 27 at 10
a.m. with Rev. Victor Alba
preaching. For more informa-
tion call Rev. Michael
Williams at 235-1223.
Edna Little League will
hold its opening ceremony
on Saturday, March 26 at 9
a.m. at Shelby Park in Edna.
There will be games all day
and the concession stand will
be open.
The Jackson County
Chamber of Commerce will
hold the annual Chamber
Banquet at the Main Event
Center at Brackenridge Park
at 7 p.m. on Monday, March
28. For tickets, call the
Chamber at 782-7146.
The Jackson County
Memorial Library will be
closed Tues., March 29
through Thurs., March 31
while new shelving is
installed.
Baptist Temple of Edna is
collecting items for its second
annual garage sale to be held
on April 8 and 9. Proceeds
will be used towards a youth
ministry center. To donate call
Brenda Jacobs at 782-1080.
Mercy Me will celebrate
the resurrection at Rezfest
2011 on Thursday, April 21 at
the Brackenridge Main Event
Center when they perform
with special guests Brandon
Heath and Natalie Grant.
Tickets can be purchased
online at
w w w.rezfe stonline. org.
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March 23,2011
Photo by Kendrick Callis
Not giving up without a fight
Concerned Francitas residents came together March 15 to let their opposition to their post
office being closed be known. Ginger Wengler, front left, along with other community mem-
bers, offered alternative solutions to completely closing down their post office, which has been
in the community for 100 years.
Residents relocated as a
result of HVAC issues
Residents want
their post office
to remain open
By Chris Lundstrom
Managing Editor
Residents at the Ganado
Nursing and Rehabilitation
Center were transferred to
other nursing homes on
March 16 after problems
were discovered in the heat-
ing and ventilating system.
According to a press
release from Philip Hopkins,
vice president of operations,
the HVAC system in the
Ganado Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center is
incapable of properly cool-
ing the facility.
“Due to improper engi-
neering and design... sub-
stantial portions of the
HVAC system must be mod-
ified and its capabilities
expanded,” the release states.
The nursing facility
opened in 2010 and is
licensed for 91 beds. The
modification to the HVAC
system will require extensive
construction and retrofitting
in the building so the resi-
dents were temporarily relo-
cated to prevent the con-
struction from disturbing
them on a daily basis.
Hopkins also said the repairs
would be able to be complet-
ed sooner and more efficient-
ly without residents on cam-
pus.
The construction process
is expected to take about
eight weeks and the residents
will be welcomed back at
that time.
“Although Ganado
Nursing and Rehabilitation
regrets that this relocation is
necessary, the health and
comfort of the residents is
paramount,” the release
states. “All other possible
options prior to taking this
step were explored, but the
issue of resident safety and
comfort made this choice the
only viable course of
action.”
By Kendrick Callis
Staff Writer
A crowd of nearly 60 con-
cerned Francitas residents
gathered at the Francitas Fire
Department
on March 15
for a commu-
nity meeting
to voice their
opposition to
a discontinu-
ance study
currently
underway to
consider closing their post
office.
“You can’t take away the
people and what the post
office means to us, but if you
take away the post office you
take away the town,” said
Carolina Jalufka. “The post
office has been here for 100
years and now all of a sud-
den a study is being done to
see if it should be closed
down. If the issue is the per-
formance of the branch then
in my estimation the study
should be to consider ways
of improving it, not closing it
down.”
According to Tom
Billington, operations man-
ager of the USPS’s Rio
Grande District, the
Francitas post office is being
studied for possible closure
due to the postal service’s
financial condition. As a
result, a number of things are
being taken into considera-
tion for the financial viabili-
ty of the organization. In fis-
cal year
2010 the
postal serv-
ice recorded
a $8.5 billion
dollar loss
and posted
another loss
in January,
2011 for sev-
eral million more.
Nationwide, the organization
is losing $23 million a day.
Technology advances such
as e-mail, instant messenger,
smart-phones and on-line
bill pay have resulted in a
$43.1 billion decline in the
amount of first class mail
being mailed over the past
five years.
Billington reiterated that
the post office closure was
only being studied and that
the results of a survey taken
by residents along with the
questions and comments
from the community meeting
would be included in a
“study package” sent to
postal headquarters in
Washington D.C for review
along with an area review in
Dallas.
See Study Page 3A
Five fast facts about the
United States Post Office
• C.O. Hardy was appointed as the first postmaster for
Francitas in 1911.
• The post office receives no direct support from tax-
payers and relies on the sale of postage, products and
services to pay for operating expenses.
• US PS is the only delivery service that reaches every
address in the nation, 150 million residences, business
and post office boxes.
• If it were a private sector company, the Postal
Service would rank 28th in the 2010 Fortune 500.
• USPS was named the most trusted government
agency five consecutive years and the sixth most trusted
business in the nation.
“If you take away
the post office,
you take away the
town.”
Carolina Jalufka
Francitas resident
Council approves
new street repairs
By Chris Lundstrom
Managing Editor
Edna City Council mem-
bers approved a list of city
streets that will be repaired or
recoated at the March 17
council meeting.
Street Superintendent
Steve Sample presented a list
of 11 city streets, including
West Division from Allen to
Vanderbilt Road, Houston St.
from Ed Linn to Allen, W.
Church St. from Allen to
Gilbert, Brodie from George
F. Simons to Apollo, Buffalo
from N. Kleas to Navidad,
Elizabeth St. from Nancy to
George F. Simons, Gayle St.
from Apollo to Jackson,
Country Club Road from
Apollo to Jackson, East
Cedar, Fourth, and
Pumphrey.
Sample said the price of oil
and labor would be the same
as last year for the approxi-
mately 25,474 square yards
of oil, rock and limestone
needed for the street repairs.
“We usually spend around
$190,000 each year for street
repairs, so we’ll start with the
first eight on the list,” Sample
said. “We’11 see where we are
after that and will do more
streets if we have any funds
left.”
Mayor Joe Hermes said in
light of the economy, council
should be cautious with any
spending.
“We want to be conserva-
tive here and be careful we
don’t put ourselves where we
are going to be short of
money,” he said.
William Selders, District II
councilman, said Cedar
Street was in need of repairs
and hoped it would make the
list. Hermes replied to wait
and see how much money
remains at the end of the first
group of street repairs.
See City’s Page 3A
A double win for the Taylors
Contributed Photo
Sisters Megan and Ashley Taylor brought home medals at the State Powerlifting Meet held
in Corpus Christi on March 19. The girls attend Ganado High School and are the daugh-
ters of Dwayne and Wanda Taylor. Megan took State Champion, lifting a combined total
1,145 lbs. and Ashley came in third, lifting a total of 825 lbs in their respective classes. Last
year the sisters also competed at the state meet with Ashley taking first and Megan third.
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