Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1995 Page: 1 of 66
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A Texas Press Association Sweepstakes Award-Winning Newspaper
HONDO ANVIL HFW AT D
Volume 109, Number 35
Thursday, August 31,1995
Published In Hondo, Texas
Our 109th Year
Medina County's Leading Newspaper
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IMi Aquifer saga ,
continues Friday
Injunction hearing in Hondo
Pruneda to meet
at City Hall
Members of Pruneda American
Legion Post will hold their Aug. 31
meeting at City Hall. Tonight's meet-
ing will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Parent Orientation
set at Meyer School
The following schedule for Parent
Orientation at Meyer School has
been announced:
Third Grade: Tuesday, Sept. 5
Fourth Grade: Tuesday, Sept 12
Parents (only) are encouraged to
attend to visit with and get to know
their child's teacher.
Mid-six weeks
reports going out
Progress Reports will be handed
out to students in Meyer and
McDowell schools next Wednesday
and Thursday, Sept 6th and 7th.
Hondo High School students will
receive their Progress Reports on
Wednesday, Sept. 6.
Believe in these
The 1995-96 Hondo High School
Cheerleaders are concluding a t-shirt
fundraiser this week. Navy blue
shirts with "Believe It Again!" on the
front are on sale through Friday,
Sept. 1, for $ 13 prepaid. To purchase
a shirt, contact any cheerleader, or
their sponsor, Rose Mary Mares.
.’•a ’>
Golf tourney coming up
The Tim Kelley Memorial Golf
Tournament will be held Sept. 8-9 at
Hondo Golf Course. For more infor-
mation, contact Bemie Yanity, 426-
2331, or Joe Aynesworth, 426-5200.
The Medina County Commis-
sioners Court appointed Milton
Stolte of Rio Medina to serve as a
temporary director on the tempo-
rary board of the Edwards Aquifer
Authority, as enacted by House Bill
3189.
The commissioners also consid1
ered appointing Mary Howard of
Devine to the temporary board.
Howard was nominated by PcL 1
Commissioner Jim Jenkins.
Jenkins cast his vote for Howard,
and Commissioners Kelly Carroll
and Stanley G. Keller, Jr. voted for
Stolte. Commissioner Enrique G.
Santos abstained from the vote,
forcing County Judge David
Montgomery to vote, as it takes
three votes for a motion to carry.
Montgomery voted for Stolte,
who will represent Medina County
on the board, if it ever convenes.
A lawsuit filed by the Medina
County Water Districtchallenges the
constitutionality of the legislation
that created the 15-member Edwards
Aquifer Authority, and State District
Judge Mickey R. Pennington granted
a temporary restraining order which
blocks the legislation from going into
effect.
A hearing is set for Friday, Septem-
ber 1 at 9 a.m. in Hondo for Penning-
ton to consider a temporary injunc-
tion, which would extend the re-
straining order.
Texas Attorney General Dan Mo-
rales filed a motion to intervene in the
lawsuit, asking the court to uphold
the constitutionality of the legislation
regulating the aquifer.
Rodriguez named Chief
Investigator to DA’s Office
Tony Hackebeil District At-
torney of the 38th District, is
pleased to announce the employ-
ment of Gilberto P. Rodriguez as
Chief Investigator for his office.
Prior to becoming the In-
vestigator, Gilbert was an in-
vestigator with the Sheriff’s Office
in Medina County.
He has been a deputy under
Sheriff Wesley Scott since Sep-
tember of 1988. Prior to that he was
self employed in the Devine, Texas
area.
Gilbert is married to Melissa
“Missy” Powe. Gilbert has two
children, Frank, 9, and Katherine,
7, and resides in Devine.
District Attorney Tony Hacke-
beil believes he will be a true asset
to the office.
The citizens of the 38th District
(Medina, Uvalde and Real
counties) are encouraged to contact
the District Attorney’s Office at
any time they feel the need at (210)
741-6000 (Hondo), (210) 232-5201
(Leakey) or (210) 278-2916
(Uvalde).
Medina County school
enrollment is growing
School enrollment has increase^
in every school district located ih
Medina County. Theoverall number
of students attending public school
in the county this year is 8,690, up
509 from the 8,181 students who at-
tended school here last year.
The Medina Valley Independent
School District saw the largest gain,
with 317 more students than last
year. Hondo has 65 more students,
and Devine has 62. Lytle has 50
more students, and D'Hanis only in-
creased by 3, making it clear that the
eastern part of the county is where
the population is growing the most.
llie county population is expected
to grow to 33,349 by the year 2000,
up from the 27,312 residents
counted in the 1990 census, and the
student population should continue
to grow, as well.
MEDINA COUNTY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Based on first day attendance figures
Grade
Deirine
D’Hanis
Hondo
Lytle
Medina
Valley
Natalia
PK
47
0
79
X
6B
56
K
123
23
154
X
167
67
1
128
17
171
X
164
68
2
121
24
159
X
176
73
3
133
23
148
X
193
77
4
134
18
154
X
213
64
Elem.Total
686
106
865
566
961
406
5
128
19
141
X
189
70
6
157
21
142
X
219
100
7
137
24
186
X
224
71
8
139
20
122
X
223
6B
Jr. H. Total
433
84
991
267
866
300
9
148
23
196
X
219
93
10
149
23
153
X
153
63
11
124
22
107
X
153
73
12
113
20
89
X
115
34
H.S. Total
834
8B
545
303
640
263
1995Total
1781
277
2035(a)
1136
2485(b)
977
1994 Total
1719
274
1970
1086
2168(C)
966
JOE NEY UNIT DEDICATED... The newest Texas Department of Corrections Hondo unit was officially
dedicated as the Joe Ney Substance Abuse Facility Monday. Helping Warden Ernie Dixon unveil the
portrait and plaque honoring her father is Mrs. Corinne O'Neill of Hondo and her son Patrick. Originally
dedicated in March, the facility was built at a cost of $8.1 million. It has a staff of 180 professionals and an
annual payroll of $4 million, according to Warden Dixon. He added that the facility's emphasis is on
community service, and repeated a quote, "service is the rent we pay for living on this earth." Also
speaking were Manny Rivera, Phoenix House director, and TDCJ Region 4 Director Gary Johnson.
Refreshments, entertainment by an acappella choir, and tours of the facility concluded the ceremony.
Countywide Football in this issue
ti’s football season! It must be, because the 11th Annual County wide
football Preview is included in thsi week’s issue of the Hondo Anvil Herald and
the Devine News.
The preview contains a look at seven area football teams, including Hondo,
D’Hanis, Medina Valley, Devine, Natalia, Lytle and Somerset. Also included
are schedules, individual photos, and most importantly, messages from local
advertisers.
We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we've enjoyed putting it out.
School board
to conduct
tax hearing
The Hondo ISD Board of Direc-
tors will hold a public hearing to-
night (Thursday) regarding a pro-
posed increase in the tax rate. The
hearing will be at 7:30 p.m. in the
Hondo High School library.
The board is considering a 2.19%
increase over the 1994-95 rate of
$1.37. The new rate for 1995-96
would be $1.40, a three cent increase
per $100 property value.
The proposed increase would
raise the tax on an average house
(valued at $41,545) to $511.63 a
year, up $27.76 from the $483.87
that the same house would have been
taxed last year.
The board decided that the in-
crease is necessary to provide for the
recent growth in the district.
Labor Day closings
City and county offices will be
closed in observance of Labor Day.
Commissioners Court and City
Council will meet Tuesday.
^ ■ the weather..
Anvil Herald weather observer Gerry
Bridges reports the following information
for the past week:
Exclusive listing of
Medina County's
WWII veterans
in our special
Salute
Commemorating
The End of The War
Pages 7 thru 9
Angry residents
protest rezoning
Date
High
Low
Rain
Wed., Aug. 23
98
78
.70
Thurs. Aug. 24
98
75
.00
Fri., Aug. 25
97
78
.00
Sat., Aug. 26
99
76
.00
Sun., Aug. 27
101
75
.00
Mon., Aug. 28
100
78
.00
Tues., Aug. 29
100
79
.00
(a) Include* Detention Center (16), Nursing Home (13), Special Education (5)
(b) Include* Early Childhood (0)
(c) Include* Early Childhood (3)
(X) Information not available
Total rain for past week: 0.70
Total rain for August: 1.80 in.
Total rain for 1995: 22.35 in.
Rainy days in 1995: 27
Avg high temp, for the week: 99°
Avg low temp, for the week: 77°
High temp, for 1995: 106°, on July 28
Low temp, for 1995: 30°, on Jan. 31
Rain in 1994, thru August 29: 19.50 in.
Rain in 1993 thru August 29: 14.38 in.
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with 25% recycled content
A group of angry citizens attended
a Hondo Planning and Zoning
Commission special meeting held
Monday in the city council chamber.
The citizens are a group of resi-
dents who live near the proposed site
of a new business in the Avenue E
and 30th Street area.
Jay Finger served as spokesman
for the group, and he addressed the
commission during a public hearing
on a request by Thomas J. Rothe, at-
torney for Margaret Friday, regard-
ing a zone change from Residential
Two to Commercial District for a
funeral home and retirement com-
munity on 6.88 acres on FM 462.
Finger told the commission that
when he bought his house, he
thought he was in a residential area,
but he has watched businesses move
in and his property value go down. In
addition to the loss in property value,
he has put up with the noise and
inconveniences of ambulances, heli-
copters and a nearby sewage plant.
The city sent letters regarding the
proposed change to 37, owners of
property located within 200 feet of
the 6.88 acres, as required by city
ordinance. Finger presented the
commission with a petition signed
by nine people who live in the area
and received a letter from the city.
The petition, signed by about25%
of the letter recipients, states the
landowners' opposition to the pro-
posed change. Section 9.306 of Or-
dinance #510-02-95 reads: "If 20%
or more of the property owners to
whom notice has been required :o be
given file a written protest of the
replatting before or at the hearing,
then the affirmative vote of at least
three-fourths of the city council is
required to approve the replat."
One landowner, Mrs. Floyd E.
Shoup, penned a letter to the
commission stating her opposition
to the proposed rezoning.
Planning and Zoning Commis-
sion Vice-Chairman Thomas G.
Hollmig told the residents that the
commission strives to be fair, and
they don't want ro hurt property val-
ues, but they also don't want to dis-
suade commercial growth.
Hollmig proposed a motion that
the commission recommend to the
city council that the part of the plat
that is already zoned commercial be
extended as commercial for another
100 feet to the west. The commis-
sion approved the motion.
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