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IT* Hondo \n>il Hrnild. Thursday, October 17, 2002. Parr II
Agricultural leaders gather in Corpus Christi for the
meeting of Texas Soil, Water Conservation District Directors
Last week approximately 750con-
servation leaders gathered in Corpus
Chnsu to attend the 62nd annual State
Meeting of Texas Soil and Water
Conservation District Directors
The first General Session began on
Tuesday, Oct 8. with opening re-
marks from the Texas State Soil and
Water Conservation Board
(TSSWCB) Executive Director
James Moore
Moore commenced the meeting
with positive remarks in the direction
that the Soil and Water Conserv ation
Districts (SWCDs), District Direc-
tors. and others involved in natural
resource conservation, are making
great accomplishments in conserva-
tion and preserv ation in Texas.
"We should all begin to develop a
proactive approach to conservation,”
Moore said. Nothing that the future
begins today, he said, “If we all work
together, there is nothing we can't
accomplish."
Senator David Bemsen from Sen-
ate District 4, also candidate for Gen-
eral Land Commissioner, began his
speech at Tuesday’s General Session
by saying that, “water is the number
one issue no matter where I go." He
further commented that the future of
Texas is directly related to the water,
as the resource touches every facet
of our state. Urging citizens to join
together toward the common conser-
vation goal, Bemsen said, “Water is
not Republican or Democrat, it is
Texan because we all use it.”
Representative Vilma Luna of House
District 33 also spoke dunng Tuesday’s
General Session. She complimented
Texas Soil and Water Conservation ef-
forts. However, Luna told District Di-
rectors and others present that many
people do not know enough about
TSSWCB and districts and their in-
volvement with natural resource con-
servation. She stated, “It should be our
mission to let [the people] know why
the [Texas State Soil and Water Con-
servation Board] is so important " Luna
also mentioned population growth,
volunteerism, and Legislative knowl-
edge as important points in the future
of conservation in Texas.
Jerry Patterson, candidate for Gen-
eral Land Commissioner, also spoke
to the crowded room at Tuesday 's
General Session Patterson, speaking
about protecting rural Texas, said.
“We must question the efficiency of
our past practices," pointing out that
conservation is the key to the future
Tomas Dominguez, acting state con-
servationist for the Natural Resource
Conservation Service (NRCS), in-
formed those at Tuesday's General
Session that NRCS has plans to rein-
state district conservationists into ev-
ery NRCS office in Texas This infor-
mation came as a pleasant surprise to
many, since district conservationists
had been removed from many NRCS
offices due to lack of funding For pro-
ducers, the announcement means there
w ill be much more technical assistance
in the field, aiding in the engineering,
advising, and planning of certified con-
servation plans James Moore, execu-
tive director of the TSSWCB. said,
"This will provide districts a much
closer relationship w ith NRCS and will
accommodate the provisions technical
assistance even better."
After planning to step aside as
president of the Association of Texas
Soil and Water Conservation Dis-
tricts, Jose Dodier, announced his in-
tentions to stay on board due to the
fact that he, “will not allow the Farm
Bill to slip away from us."
The second General Session at the
62nd annual Meeting of the Texas
State Soil and Water Conservation
Board District Directors began on
Wednesday morning, October 9, w ith
an address from Texas Agriculture
Commissioner Susan Combs.
Combs began by addressing the
district directors and other natural
resource leaders from across the state
ofTexasonthe issue of the 1944 U.S.
- Mexico Water Treaty, which Mexico
has largely ignored since 1992.
Combs pointed out that the state of
Chihuahua in Mexico has stockpiled
over 2.5 million acre feet of water,
keeping much of the valuable re-
source from reaching many South
Texas farms, ranches, and homes.
“Two-thirds of the water is sup-
posed to be going to Mexico and one-
third is supposed to go to the U.S.,
but that is not happening," Combs
said. She explained the conflict comes
from the Governor of Chihuahua.
Patncio Martinez, who has not com-
plied to the treaty due to political con-
flicts with President of Mexico
Vicente Fox
Combs also mentioned brush control
as a concern in Texas, stating. "The key
to being successful is brush control "
Slate Representative Juan "Chuy"
Hinojosa ot House District 40 was
also in attendance at Wednesday's
General Session Hinojosa spoke on
the cnucism that farmers and districts
across Texas are receiving from their
urban counterparts Emphasizing the
unrecognized importance of agricul-
ture to all of society, Hinojosa said,
“People tend to criticize farmers with
a mouth full of food "
United States Department of Agri-
culture-Natural Resource Conserva-
tion Service Chief Bruce Knight high-
lighted the importance ot a strong
working relationship between urban
and rural populations Knight also
addressed the status of the Farm Bill
in relation to local soil and w ater con-
servation districts. He stated that the
new Farm Bill, "rewards landowners
who either practice or wish to prac-
tice good conservation practices."
Knight also stressed partnership and
collaboration among Texans. "The
most important work doesn't happen
in Washington," he said “Local lead-
ership is the key to conservation"
Over 750 agricultural leaders from
essentially every county in Texas, in-
cluding soil and water conservation
district directors, their spouses, dis-
tricts employees, employees of USDA
Natural Resources Conservation Ser-
vice and other state and federal em-
ployees were in attendance at the state
meeting. The meeting is conducted
each year to provide those in atten-
dance with an opportunity for an in-
depth look at the issues facing them
in their quest to strengthen soil and
water conservation programs in Texas.
As the lead agency for the State of
Texas in addressing agricultural and
silvicultural forms of nonpoint source
pollution, the Texas State Soil and
Water Conservation Board works
closely with state's 216 SWCDs to
reduce nonpoint source pollution
from various agricultural activities.
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TDA secures
crisis exemption
for control of
cabbage leafspot
The Texas Department of Agricul-
ture has been granted approval by the
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency to issue a Section 18 crisis
exemption to use a/oxystrobin on
cabbage for control of alternaria
leafspot and cercospora leafspot. The
exemption is lor Medina and coun-
ties to the east, south and west.
For more information, contact your
countv Texas Cooperative Extension
office, 741 -6081 or TDA at 512-463-
7407. A copy ol the approval notice
is available on TDA’s web page
w ww.agt. state, tx. us/pest icide/e.ve nip-
tions/pes quadncrisis.htm.
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Set in concrete
Medina Co. home stands up to weather, mold, bugs
Imagine a home made from mate-
rial that is stacked like building
blocks and poured like cake. But bet-
ter than blocks and batter, this house
is energy efficient, eco-friendly and
stands up to flood, winds, termites
and mold.
At least one intrepid Texas home-
owner is no longer imagining. Paul
Pierson and his wife are building a
real house off of FM462, just north
of Hondo, using interlocking blocks
made from polystyrene foam, re-
cycled from the same material used
in foam coffee cups, then filling them
with poured concrete.
The result: a massive wall that is
energy efficient (saving up to 50 per-
cent in utilities), extremely strong
(can withstand 200 mph winds) and
very quiet, according to advocates.
Environmental issues were at the
forefront of the Piersons’ decision to
build using insulated concrete form
(1CF) technology.
“I wanted to build a home that was
environmentally sound and resource
efficient," he says. Building a home
with ICF technology saves trees, re-
duces waste and, in using recycled
materials, is recyclable itself.
Pierson’s 2,100-square-foot house
is being built with Amazon Grul-
WALL, a type of insulated concrete
form technology. Lightweight and
easy to install, the form is stacked like
Legos, cut to fit with a saw, glued
together with a glue gun, lined with
rebar, then filled with concrete. The
blocks can be used to create energy
efficient basements, additions, safe
rooms and whole houses.
Orbin Sumrall, a chemist, designed
Grid-WALL in his garage and manu-
factures it with his wife, Claudette,
at Amazon Forms LLC in San Anto-
nio. “If our goal is to meet the needs
of the present without compromising
the ability of future generations to
meet their own needs, ICF uniquely
achieves it," he said.
According to Sumrall, using
Amazon’s system costs a homeowner
between three and five percent more
than a conventional home. However,
unlike its wood-framed counterparts,
the home is safeguarded from moisture,
termites, fire and flood. The framing
cuts down on drafts, muffles noises and
is tighter and more energy efficient
"It just feels like the responsible
thing to do for us, for our grandchil-
dren and for the generations yet to
come,” says Pierson.
In the last decade, ICF building has
gained a foothold in the United States
and is now slated as the fastest grow -
ing method of concrete construction
in the above-grade, single-family
residential market.
By 2003, the Portland Cement As-
sociation forecasts an estimated
96,000 insulated concrete form hous-
ing starts across the country.
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Edwards Aquifer
A If 1 HORlTV
NOTICE OF ELECTION
TO BE HELD NOVEMBER 5,
2002
FOR THE ELECTION OF
DIRECTORS TO THE
EDWARDS AQUIFER AU-
THORITY
MEDINA COUNTY
AVISO DE ELECCION
A VERIFICARSE EL 5 DIA DE
NOVIEMBRE DE 2002
PARA LA ELECCION DE
DIRECTORESDEL
AUTORIDAD
DEL ACUIFERO EDWARDS DE
LA ZONA DEL
CONDADO DE MEDINA
Notice is hereby given that on
Tuesday, November 5, 2002 a
non-partisan election will be held
in the Medina County area of the
Edwards Aquifer Authority, for the
purpose of electing one director
to serve as a voting member of
the Board of Directors of the Au-
thority from the Medina County
area. The director shall be elected
from single-member district num-
ber 13, located in part of the
Authority’s area in Medina County.
Se notifica que el dia martes, 5
de noviembre de 2002 se
verificara eleccidn no partidista en
la zona del condado de Medina
correspondiente a la Autoridad
del Acuifero Edwards, con el fin
de elegir a un director en calidad
de vocal de la Junta Directiva de
la Autoridad con derecho a voto,
correspondientes a la zona del
condado de Medina. Dicho direc-
tor serd elegido por parte del
distrito numero 13, de vocal unico,
situado en parte de la zona de la
Autoridad correspondiente al
Condado de Medina.
Only qualified voters within the Au-
thority district are eligible to vote.
Unicamente tendran derecho a
voto, electores idoneos dentro de
los distritos del autoridad.
i The director shall be elected by a
plurality of votes cast for candi-
dates in District 13, and must
qualify for office as provided by the
Act creating the Authority and
other applicable laws of the State
of Texas. The terms of office for
each director at this Election shall
commence December 2, 2002 and
shall expire December 1, 2006.
Quedaran electos al cargo de di-
rector quienes obtengan el mayor
numero de votos entre los que se
emitan a favor de candidatos del
Distrito 13. debiendo ser idoneos
al cargo en terminos de la Ley que
constituye la Autoridad y demas
leyes aplicables del Estado de
Texas. Permanecera cada uno de
los directore en su cargo por esta
eieccion, a partir del dia 2 de
diciembre de 2002 hasta el dia 1
de diciembre de 2006.
Early voting by personal appear-
ance will begin on Saturday, Oc-
tober 19, 2002 and will continue
through Friday, November 1,2002
Se dara inicio a la votacion
anticipada por comparecencia
personal el dia sabado 19 de
octubre de 2002, y seguira hasta
el dia viernes 1 de noviembre de
2002.
BALLOTS FOR VOTING BY
MAIL MAY BE OBTAINED FROM
AND MAILED TO:
PODRAN OBTENERSE
CEDULAS PARA PODER
VOTAR POR CORREO.
MISMAS QUE SE
DEVOLVERAN A:
ELVA MIRANDA
COUNTY CLERK
Old Jail Building
1105 15th Street (North Side of the
Courthouse)
Hondo,Texes 78861
(830) 741-6040
FOR MORE INFORMATION
CONTACT THE MEDINA
COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPART-
MENT AT (830) 741-6040
PARA MAYOR INFORMACION,
COMUNICARSE CON EL
DEPARTAMENTO ELECTORAL
DELCONDADO DE MEDINAAL
(210) 335-VOTE [3683],
MAIN EARLY VOTING
LOCATION:
(LUGAR SEDE DE VOTACION
ANTICIPADA:)
Old Jail Building 1105 IS'" Street
(North Side of the Courthouse)
Hondo.Texas 78861
THE HOURS AND DATES OF
EARLY VOTING WILL BE:
(SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
(LAS HORAS Y FECHAS DE
VOTACION ANTICIPADA
SERAN:)
(SUJETO A CAMBIO)
Oct. 21-25, 2002 (Monday - Friday)
8:00 AM - 12:00 and 1.00 - 5:00 PM
Del 21 al 25 de oct.. 2002, (lunes a
viernes)
8 00 AM -12:00 and 1 00 - 5:00 PM
In addition to the mam early poll-
ing place, early voting will be con-
ducted at the following locations:
Ademas de la casilla electoral sede
para la votacion anticipada, se
llevara a cabo votacion anticipada
en los lugares indicados a
continuacion:
Oct 21 - 25, 2002 (Monday-Friday)
8 :0 AM-12:00 and 1:00-5.00 PM
Holy Cross Parish Hall. 310 FM 2200
S D Hams
Saturday, October 26, 2002
8 00 AM - 12:00 and 1 - 3:00 PM
Natalia City Hall, 300 S. 3r0 Street
Natalia
Sunday. October 27, 2002
1:00-3.00 PM
Devine County Bldg., 209 S.
Teel, Dev me
Oct. 28 - 30. 2002 (Monday thru
Wednesday'
8:00 AM - 12:00 and 1:00 - 5:00
PM
Castroville County Bldg., 1312
Geneva. Castroville
For more information contact the
Medina County Clerk, at (830) 741 -
6040.
(Para mayor informacion
comuniquese con el Condado de
Medina, al telefono (830) 741-
6040.
ELECTION DAY VOTING
LOCATIONS AND HOURS
(LUGARES Y HORARIOS DE
VOTACION EL DIA DE
ELECCIONES)
The following polling places will be
open for voting on Tuesday,
November 5, 2002 from 7:00 A M.
TO 7:00 PM.
Se abriran los siguientes locales
de votacion el dia martes, 5 de
noviembre de 2002 entre las 7:00
A M. y 7:00 PM.
PCT, POLLING PLACE
and ADDRESS
No. 3 - McDowell School
1602 27,r Street, Hondo
No. 5 - Van Horn Bldg.
2790 CR 456, Yancey
No. 6 - Hermann Sons Bldg.
Corner of SH 173 & Hwy 90.
Hondo
No. 7 - United Methodist Church
Auxiliary Bldg.
2980 FM 2676. New Fountain
No. 8 - Mico Volunteer Fire Dept.
Bldg.. 7121 CR 271
No. 9 - Valentine Ranch Equestrian
Center
2840 Park Road 37, Helotes
No. 10 - Boy Scout Hut
CR 373 off of FM 471. Ric Medina
No. 11 - Methodist Church Auxiliary
Bldg.
1108 Country Lane, Castroville
No. 12 - Castroville County Bldg
1312 Geneva
No. 13 - Divine Savior Lutheran
Church Auxiliary Bldg.. Mt. Vernon
and Ingram Road, Devine
No. 14 - V.F.W. Bldg.
11230 Castro Avenue, LaCoste
No. 15 - Lytle High School
18975 FM 2790
No. 18 - Devine Independent
School District's Administration
Bldg.. 205 W. College Street
No. 21 - (Combined with Voting
Precinct No. 2) St. Paul's Lutheran
Church Auxiliary Bldg., 1303
Avenue M. Hondo
No. 22 - First United Methodist
Church Auxiliary Bldg.
212 W Benton. Devine
DUE TO UNFORESEEN
CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS LIST
MAY CHANGE PRIOR TO
ELECTION DAY.
POR CIRCUNSTANCIAS IMPRE-
VISTAS, ESTA LISTA PODRA
SER MODIFICADA EN FORMA
PREVIA AL DIA DE
ELECCIONES.
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