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Volume 109, Number 38
Thursday, September 21,1995
Published In Hondo, Texas
Our 109th Year
Medina County's Leading Newspaper
Three Nt.lions, 24 Pages
50 Cents
Project Graduation
plans to get underway
Parents of Hondo High School
seniors are asked to attend an orga-
nizational meeting for planning the
Class of '96 Project Graduation
event. The meeting will begin at 7:30
p.m. at the high school Library. For
more information, call Elane Franke,
426-4546.
Huajillo Unit
plans meeting
The Huajillo Unit of TRTA will
meet Tuesday, Sept. 26, at noon for
a Dutch treat luncheon in the Surrey
Room at Hondo Hermann Sons
Steak House. A speaker from the
Austin TRTA office is to be a guest.
All retired teachers are urged to
attend this first meeting of the new
year.
Veterans' Service
office to be closed
The Medina County Veterans' Ser-
vice Office will be closed Sept. 25
thru Sept. 29, according to Service
Officer Allan L. Kempf.
Pruneda Post to meet
Pruneda American Legion Post
will meet Thursday, Sept. 28, 7:30
p.m., at Hondo City Hall.
Super S Food Store
to close in Hondo
The Super S Food Store, located
in the Landmark Shopping Center,
has announced it will be closing
soon. Officials with the Company
could not be reached for comment
and did not return phone calls.
Methodist church
plans revival meetings
First United Methodist Church of
Hondo will hold a series of Revival
meetings, beginning Sunday. Every-
one in the community is invited. See
story and ad elsewhere for details.
Rabies closer to Hondo
A coyote killed last week near
Hondo by a retired rancher's dog has
tested positive for rabies, according
to the Texas Department of Health.
Henry C. Nietenhoefer, 62, who
ranches eight miles outside of
Hondo, said his dog had the coyote
cornered under his pickup truck.
The coyote came out from under
the truck and approached Nieten-
hoefer, and the dog attacked it and
killed it, Nietenhoefer said.
A technician in the health
agency's Uvalde office said the coy-
ote is the sixth rabies case in Medina
County this year, and the 128th for
the agency's Region 8, which covers
27 central Texas counties.
- Nietenhoefer said he had
scratches from putting up fencing,
and although he wasn't bitten, he
decided to take the series of rabies
shots because some slobber got on
him.
To combat the northward spread
of the canine strain of rabies from
South Texas, the Department of
Health is trying to create a barrier
south of San Antonio by dropping
hundreds of baits containing an
experimental oral vaccine.
Last month, health officials
dropped 250,000 baits from an air-
Anvil Herald wealher observer Gerry
Bridges reports the following information
for the past two weeks:
Date
Wed.. Sept. 13
Thu., Sept. 14
Fri., Sept. 15
Sat., Sept. 16
Sun., Sept. 17
Mon., Sept. 18
Tues., Sept. 19
Total rain for past week: 0.30 in.
Jotal rain for Sept.: 1.00 in.
Total rain for 1995: 23.35 in.
Ttainy days in 1995: 29
Avg. high temp, for the week: 98°
Avg. low temp for the week: 77.4°
High temp, for 1995: 106°, on July 28
'Low temp, for 1995: 30°, on Jan. 31
Rain in 1994, thru Sept 19:21.11 in
Rain in 1993. thru Sept 19: 14.88 in
plane over 250 square miles of Atas-
cosa County. In February, officials
dropped 850,000 bails across a
broad swath of South Texas.
With the high levels of canine
rabies in South Texas and the rise of
fox rabies in Central Texas, domes-
tic pets are more likely to come in
contact with the disease. The major-
ity of humans who contract rabies
are exposed to the disease because of
infected pets, not wild animals. If
ufltreated, rabies is fatal, and two
people have died from the current
epidemic.
The symptoms of rabies are not al-
ways obvious, and contrary to popu-
lar belief, infected dogs rarely foam
at the mouth. Animals may exhibit
unusual behavior, such as aggres-
sion or partial paralysis, or they may
seem completely normal.
Regardless of the animal's behav-
ior, if you're bitten, first aid and
medical attention are crucial, ac-
cording to Dr. Catherine Tull of the
Texas Department of Health.
"There are lots of lethal germs
other than rabies in a dog's mouth.
First Aid is the most crucial step if
you are bitten," Tull said.
According to the American Red
Cross, the first step in treating an
animal bite is to wash the wound
well with soap and water, if possible.
Even if you don't think the animal
has rabies, get to a doctor.
If the animal inflicts a puncture
wound, let it continue to bleed and
seek medical attention. If the wound
bleeds profusely, try to stop the
major bleeding by applying pres-
sure, but do not attempt to clean the
injury. Get medical attention imme-
diately - the wound will be properly
cleaned at a medical facility.
Dr. Tull cites current-pet vaccina-
tions as the most important step in
preventing human exposure to ra-
bies. The Health Department also
advises you not to leave pet food out
overnight, and parents need to warn
their children to avoid stray animals.
Rabies has not become a problem
within the city limits of Hondo, but it
could be if people don't comply with
the law and gel their pets vaccinated,
said Animal Control Officer Willie
Arausa.
"We have been lucky, so far, be-
cause rabid animals are getting
closer to town. We need the coopera-
tion of the citizens to keep rabies
from entering Hondo," Arausa said.
Fair Days ’95
Fun times, fine entertainment,
fabulous participation
Much like last year’s event, the
1995 Medina County Fair was a tre-
mendous success, according to Fair
Director Kenneth Bendele.
"It is surprising how close the fig-
ures will be," he said. "We're pleased
with the results." Final figures won't
be available for several more days.
Attendance for both days was a
little over 10,500, with Saturday hav-
ing the biggest crowd.
Bendele said there also has been
an increase in memberships, which
now total about 300, the largest in
the Fair's 16 years.
Bendele estimated approximately
3,000 people attended the Saturday
night dance/concert with Tom T.
Hall. He said there were 1,500 paid
admissions after 5 p.m. and this year
Fair members were admitted free all
weekend. Sunday afternoon, Johnny
Rodriguez also drew a crowd.
This year there were also a greater
number of sponsors forevents. "Ev-
eryone who sponsored an event ac-
cepted freely when I asked," Bendele
said. "We had tremendous public and
community support."
Sponsors included Stage 1 (Fire on
the Mountain Cloggers, Roxy and
Tony Koch bands, Alsatian and
Spanish dancers, Steven Avila, PIFs
and Corn Shuckin'), Coors Beer;
Stage 2 (Karaokej Hill Country Bud;
Stage 3 (Fiddler's Contest) Cecil
Atkission; Stage 4 (Tom T. Hall and
Johnny Rodriguez) Miller Beer.
Also, Women for Agriculture ex-
hibits, Southwestern Bell Telephone,
Dairy Queen and (tent) S&S Marine;
Children's games, HEB; Rodeo
Arena, Brown Chevrolet, Lone Star
Beer and Hermann Sons Steakhouse;
Clowns, Castroville State Bank; Pet-
ting Zoo, Edward D. Jones Co.;
Rodeo games, Hondo Texaco; and
Mutton Bustin'/Rodeo Arena, Bill
Moos Ranch Supply.
Additional, and much appreciated,
support thi. ear was contributed by
Joe Ney Substance Abuse Unit cli-
ents, who spent several hours Mon-
day cleaning up the Fairgrounds, and
the Ruben M. Torres Unit commu-
nity service contribution of SI.000
toward the Fair Scholarship fund
Bendele said Fair directors will be
looking at adding to the facility in
the near future, in particular they will
look at improvements for the Satur-
day night dance.
Names of w inners and further de-
tails will be available next week.
Heavy rains raise aquifer
Thunderstorms swept through
Medina County Tuesday night,
bringing much needed rain v to the
parche^ area.
Verde Creek, which hhs been dry
for most of the summer, rose six feet
in 30 minutes, according to Steve
Walthour of the Edwards Under-
ground Water District.
The EUWD has water monitors in
place over much of the county. The
monitors are connected to a com-
puter network that can alert authori-
ties in the event of a flash flood.
Walthour -said the rain should
raise the level of the aquifer a substa-
tial amount.
The Tuesday level of the San
Antonio J-17 lest well was 652.3
feet. The Wednesday level was up to
654.51 feet, and Walthour expects
the level to continue to rise for the
next few days.
High
Low
Rain
97
78
.00
93
78
tr.
97
76
.30
97
78
.00
102
78
.00
too
76
.00
100
78
.00
Complaint against
Modgling dismissed
A complaint filed against County
Attorney Maida Modgling has been
dismissed.
The State liar of Texas filed a
motion to dismiss a complaint by Joy
Stuart
State District Judge Lee G. Al-
worth of the 221st District Court in
Conroe signed the order to dismiss,
with prejudice, the complaint
against Modgling. To dismiss "with
prejudice" means the complaint can't
be refiled. The judge signed the order
on August 31.
THE PARADE'S COMING!... Chelsea Hardt and Jody Clark get a reassuring hug from Jody's mom,
Peggy, as police cars and fire trucks approach on Avenue M, heading up the 1995 Medina County Fair
Parade. Chelsea is the daughter of Tony and Maria Hardt and Jody is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs.
Wilkes Martin, all of Hondo.__
BMA seeks support for water study
John W. Ward, III, President of
the Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Coun-
ties Water Control Improvement
District, appeared before Commis-
sioners Court and the Hondo City
Council Monday seeking support
for a plan to study alternate water
sources for Medina County.
The BMA has made application to
the Texas Water Development
Board for a Regional Water Supply
Planning Grant for partial funding
for Medina County.
Ward said the $50,000 grant
would require equal matching funds,
and the BMA has $25,000 set aside
for part of the match.
The BMA is seeking support in
the form of resolutions and in-kind
services, Ward said. He listed his-
toricazl use information and input to
engineers from water managers as
examples of the type of in-kind serv-
ices lie needs.
The purpose of the proposed plan-
ning is to develop a Regional Water
Supply Plan with an emphasis on the
identification and development of
alternative municipal water supplies
to supplement the primary existing
groundwater source. The plan will
examine possible surface and
groundwater sources. As part of the
plan, consideration will be given to
the development of an economical
method of storing, treating and
transporting treated waters to mu-
nicipals users, Ward said.
Commissioners Court and the
City Council both approved resolu-
tions supporting the application for
fiihding to conduct the study.
Ward also, made his presentation
for the grant application and pro-
posed study to the Medina County
Underground Water Conservation
District. The MCUWCD decided
not to take any action on the issue at
this time, and they tabled the item.
Ward said he has obtained seven
approvals for resolutions, so far,
from the 15 entities in the county he
plans to approach for support.
Commissioners Court and the
Hondo City Council expressed an
interest in developing alternate wa-
ter sources, and they agreed to par-
ticipate in the study.
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