The Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 20, 1981 Page: 7 of 22
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Vandenburg reunion draws
ex-students, teachers
Hv Elva Krcnmueller
More than 130 ex-stu-
rfon,s. teachers, relatives
and friends gathered at Hon-
do City Park August 16 for
the Vandenberg School re-
union.
Name tags distributed by
Caura Wentz and Viola Calk
helped all to recognize un-
familiar faces. Everyone re-
ported a good time, with
many saying, “Let’s do it
again before too long!”
Recognized as the oldest
"ex" present and a past
trustee was Mr. John
Britsch. Those who had tra-
velled the greatest distance
included Mr and Mrs. Mer
lin Heyen and Joe Britsch of
California, Mr. and Mrs.
Reinhart Rothe of Corrigan,
Mr. and Mrs. John Mumme
of Bellville and Michael Lein-
weber of Houston
Others came from Freder
iiksburg, Leakey, Universal
City, San Marcos, San An-
tonio, Center Point, Poteet,
Kerrville. Uvalde. Pleasan
ton, Castroville, Dunlay and
l-akehills
Myra Bell Giles, who
taught two terms at Vanden-
berg School 1924 26, and
now resides in Pleasanton,
brought a beautifully decora-
ted cake inscribed “Remem-
ber Vandenberg School". In
her brief commentary Mrs.
Giles said that since Vanden-
berg was the first school in
which she taught, the stu-
dents in her classes there
have always been sort of
special to her, and her ex-
students have always indica-
ted that she was special to
them. also.
Alfred Brucks, who taught
there 1914-15 at the age of
17, decided after a year or
two more of teaching that
that was not the profession
he wanted to make into a
career. (Some of his students
may have been very near his
own age, and that may have
created problems.)
Another ex-teacher, Olga
Heyen Ward, also has fond
memories of her Vanden-
berg exes - and they of her
as well As she lives in
Hondo, the student-teacher
relationship has grown into a
lasting friendship.
Vandenberg School came
into existence in 1876 and
"held school” until 1949 at
which time the students
were transferred into the
Hondo District until consoli-
dation with the Hondo
School in 1951 Elmer Niet-
enhoefer, one of the last
trustees of the Vandenberg
District, reported he has
records showing the cost of
transferring scholastics to
the Hondo District.
The last County School
Superintendent favored the
group with remarks - hum-
orous, nostalgic and compli-
mentary. He said that in the
tests given by schools over-
all that Vandenberg and
other country school stu-
dents invariably had the
best scores.
As in all phases of life
there has been some sad-
ness. Mr. Robert Mumme,
who was among the older
surviving exes, succumbed
the day before the reunion.
He had been looking forward
to the pleasure of the re-
union and fellowship with his
nony friends on August 16.
We feel that he did have a
reunion - but it was in the
great teyond with his many
friends vho have gone on
before, and our loss is their
gain.
August 20, i»8i, Thursday, The Hondo Anvil Herald, Page 7
I’M HERE! ... Clarence
Haass has been a member of
the Hondo V, F. W. Post
3891 for many years and has
served his comrades in many
official capacities. He says
he’s made a “lot of the
annual barbecue gatherings”
and last Friday night was no
exception. Clarence showed
up and enjoyed the festivi-
ties with all the rest of them.
(Photn by Tony Mendoza)
V.F.W. GATHERING ...
Members of the Hondo
V.F.W. Post 3891 hosted
guests and prospective
members last Friday night
at a barbecue in City Park.
They all interrupted the fun
to pose for this picture. They
are listed, in no special
order: C. A. Haass, Pete
Gutierrez, Lester Boehme.
Rimer Faseler, Lloyd C.
Hermes, W. I,. Laughing-
house, Richard Rohrbach,
Floyd Kwh, Jose B. Alvara-
do. Janies A. Guild. Tony
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LINEMEN AT WORK ...
Coach Larry Carroll of the
Owls’ staff goes over a few
basic items with the boys
before they run through a
drill. The linemen are (1-r)
Gary Pena, Reggie Rodri-
guez. Todd Riddell, Danny
Ortega, Coach Carroll,
Royce Graff and Rowdy
Moos. Workouts in the
morning begin at 8:30 and go
until 10 a.m. The afternoon
sessions are from 3:30-5 JO
p.m. (Photo by Terry
Teague)
Production crew’ members
from the television program,
“You Asked For It”, will be
in Uvalde on Saturday, Aug-
ust 22, to film the Chamber
of Commerce-sponsored
“Armadillo Homecoming"
Race
"The TV folks wanted to
film armadillo racing here in
Uvalde, where it all began,"
said Bill Dillard, Chamber
•xecutive vice-president.
“Ve are delighted they will
Bp hand to enjoy all of the
festivities."
Several noted armadillo
racers fryn across the state
have indited they will also
attend the Kent
According\) Enrique Vas-
quez, armadillo race-
man. Sam H “Jalapeno"
Lewis of San .Avgelo will
assist him as co-prog|otPr 0f
the activity Lewis js a
20-year veteran of the
dillo-racing circuit and \IS
worked with Vasquez
organizing numerous races
throughout the Southwest
Among those attending
will be cowboy-turned-artist
Ronald McGuffin and journa-
list and author. Sam Kin
driek
McGuffin. an accom-
plished western painter, will
be available throughout the
day to personally paint ar-
madillos on clothing, canvas
or almost any medium the
race goers might wish.
Kindrick. an armadillo en-
thusiast for many years, will
also record the day’s festivi-
ties for his regular columns
in both his own "Action”
Magazine which originates
in San Antonio and the
Houston-based Texas Coun-
try" Magazine.
Pre race activities will get
underway at l() a m. August
22. at the Uvalde City Fair-
grounds. with the actual
races set to begin at two that
afternoon
Jay llarpole, owner-
operator of Uvalde ■ Broad-
casters. Inc. completely out-
fitted m Top Hat and Tails",
w ill call the race, llarpole is
the only armadillo race caller
licensed by the Texas Arma-
dillo Racing Association.
This is a TARA sanc-
tioned raw." said Dillard,
Vo we want to abide by the
rfies
■be armadillos will run on
a 50-foot, fully carpeted
“straight away”, enclosed by
a 24-inch high chicken wire
fence.
The judges will * bracket
the winners of the various
heats until a first, second
and third place winner is
named
"In addition to the racers’
trophies," said Dillard, “We
are also going to offer prizes
for showmanship and for the
"most uniquely decorated
armadillo.” Dillard stated.
"We are encouraging
everyone who attends to
wear crazy and colorful out-
fits to add a festive atmos-
phere to the event,” Dillard
added "After all. armadillo
racing is just for fun any-
way "
In addition to the races,
food booths, armadillo novel-
ty items, live music and
entertainment and an arma-
dillo queen's contest will all
be a part of the affair.
Among the many groups
assisting the Chamber of
Commerce with the project
w ill be the Roadrunner ciub,
Jaycees, and the Uvalde
Lions and Optimists Clubs.
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MEDINA IMPLEMENT
IMPANY
708 18th St.
Mendoza. Maurice Zerr. H.
B. Haegelin. Howard llues-
ser, George Schmidt, .1. H.
Graff, Toby Taylor, Milton,!.
Renken, W. J. VVeynand,
Clarence YVurzhach, Alfred
Heisman, Rudy Proctor,
John Alexander. II. K. f ille-
man. George H. Retherford,
R. C. Bless Jr„ Atilano G.
Rodriguez, Harold F. Her-
ring, Hobby Schuehle,
Charles A. \V inkier, Trini-
dad A. I opez, David Mauir,
Gerhart Weynand, Harry
Bran-;,.
Uvalde Chamber to sponsor
Armadillo Homecoming Race
THE COOKS ... Helping
prepare the big meal served
at the annual membership
part of VFR Post 3891 were
these three. They are. left to
right: Joe Alvarado, Chef
Pete Gutierrez and Floyd
Koch. They have worked on
these annua] meals for seve-
ral years and “did it up in
fine style" last Friday night.
(Photo by Tony Mendoza)
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The Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 20, 1981, newspaper, August 20, 1981; Hondo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth819152/m1/7/?rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hondo Public Library.