News Bulletin (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 21, Ed. 1 Monday, May 26, 1980 Page: 4 of 35
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idea — of just grittine your
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JAY ARTHUR
Photographer
area”. It was estimated that over
36 million dollars was made this
year in the 9 days connected with
Fiesta.
As for as employment, San
Antonio is close and easy to
commute back and forth, lets
leave it that way.
I, for one, am willing to pay the
Sincerely,
Irvin J. Keefer
Castroville, TX
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RHONDA SCHULTZ
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DARLENE KILHORN
General Manager
Dear Editor,
I want to publicly commend the
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Caatroville, Texas 78009
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Although only one girl was
crowned a Queen, I feel there are
37 others that are “Queens” in
their own right. Thanks for letting
your daughters take part in this
contest. uu-n"‘
this land is ever covered with
asphalt and cement it’s gone
forever.
Railroad where to go with the
route planned to put this city on.
the map. Again, in 1972, the
citizens of Castroville overwhelm-
ingly rejected San Antonio’s
invitation to share their growth
and politely told them what to do
with their airport proposed for our
area. "We today enjoy a pleasant,
stable community as a result,
with qualities envied and admired
( DONNA MESTER
Production Manager
each other down, doing each
others hair, borrowing lipstick or
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Hondo on my way from El Paso to County can hold their heads high
and be proud.
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we grew to know them a little
better. Each one was sincere,
friendly and willing to help each
other, whether it was calming
going on, so I decided to give it a
chance.
■n community in order to
ACcnr exoansions in
well as your friends
Why even think about using the
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there are ways to minimize
this wear and tear on the
feet, ankles and legs.
valuable farm land surrounding
Castroville for "industries", if
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a time when teenagers are
- considered “no good”—it really
brings faith when you are working
with 38, no, 42, teenagers—I’m
also counting our tin man,
scarecrow, lion and Dorothy.
We were with these people 4
different occasions and each time
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Teens are Queens
Dear Editor,
• Saturday night, May 17, 1980,
was the Medina County Fair.
Association’s Queen’s contest.
The people that didn’t come
really missed something great.
The 38 girls were fantastic and ?
that is what this letter is about. At
ersely, there is ample
e to show that urban
costs taxpayers in terms
( money needed to pay for
• police. fire-protec-
roads and utilities,
readily available,
an extra capital
It was with some hesitation that
I passed the Whitetail Lodge in
all there folks!
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The notion that there has not
been growth in Castroville is
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penetrating look at the utility
4, system. For instance, the sewer
shg system, installed just 10 years
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Telephones: 538-2247, 538-2556
current management of the
ls Medina Valley Inn for its effortto
make the motel a credit to the
community. It took a lot of hard
Work to bring it up to par and this
is my applause for a job
well-done. • ' ’ .11 ,
by nearly everyone who visits
here.
The point is that most of the
people in the area reside here for
the express purpose of getting
away from the “benefits" of
urbanization. Those who wish to
/ experience the delights of modern
; urbanization need only journey a
few miles down the road tna take
a deep sniff of San Antonio. It’s
The 'almost'
•end the change of address notices to The News Bulletin, P.O. Drawer D, Castroville,
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Castroville is special, let’s try
to keep it that way.
—e e‛na, Kyle L. McVay
Castroville, TX
Clinic Open
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The Medina County Health
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visit family in Castroville over the
Easter weekend. I hesitated
because one other time I’d\ -
thought to stay at the Riviera
when a room at The Landmark
first became unavailable. At that
time, I’d walked into a room at 1
the Riviera and did an immediate
about-face. But I’d read in The
News Bulletin that it was under
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Small town defender
Dear Editor,
Im regardOto your PArficle
concerning Castroville, and its
growth.’ ' *
Why does Castroville need to
'grow? Why do we need more
people and more children? More
people and more children mean
more problems and more taxes
for the added services they
require. As for the dwindling
school enrollment, smaller class-
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He feels that it may not
he necessary to stop running
altogether /when proh"
velop and suggests “ ,
the body by reducing mileage,
a technique experienced jog-
not make- sense," adds Dr. ;
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| decent,, beautiful town? The
. article really has little to do with
./j the alleged attitude of Alsatians
toward so-called * ’outsiders’'.
. Dear Editor, . (.1
Gerry Kempf's baseball
coaching record stands for itself..
But before his accomplishments
and winning ways in sports,
Gerry is a great individual and
one of the finest influences our
young people have. /
Gerry is one of the gems in our
community;,' ' ' <
extra taxes. if necessary to -- Connie Rihn
perpetuate the uniqueness of a 1 Castroville, TX
small town. That's why I chose to Motel Hospitality
return and live here. I enjoy M ’
reading the local paper and either
recognizing or knowing the
J°u read about and feeling
that they are your neighbors as
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the city and county law officers help by informing. -andtgninandrssitrdownswib
I’m mad adope peddlers who ' I’m mad for more reasons than thkrelspmant, laryeeroue
had unhampered access to our I will list. I hope you are mad too. ners will spend precious little
, airport* to buy their weed//, ar Get mad enough to write a letter time looking at the bsic-,
I’m mad at money hungry . to me for publication. Get mad equipment — their pair of
dopers that will sell this very enough to make a phone call to shot's.”
grass to our youth, not caring our law 'enforcement officials "A
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restoration of the downtown
Dear Editor, "
, i- wonder if you realize how
much your editorial of May 12
4 sounds like a contrived pitch for ,
I metropolitan growth in this the Illinois and Great Northern
great escape....why?
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way into our high school,, junior and buying of dope and do not tell
high school, intermediate, and the officials who have the
even elementary schools right ' authority to investigate and put
here in Medina Valley or Hondo.,/* ' an end to such doings.
Devine. SanAntonio. . . the list yn‛ , gers often adopt to cut down
The statement by Castroville ’ goes on. I’m mad at law enforcement on injury
Police Chief, Tony Olivares that Are ‛ you familial* . with the , officials everywhere who won’t
phrase I’m Eddie Childs and I’m make it their business to see that
mad! Well, I’M MAD TOO!! every area newspaper and radio
I’m mad at ineffective law station knows what goes on and
enforcement. so steeped in jeal- hopefully by more public aware-
ousy and ambivalence between ness the media may be able to
Dr. Lutter is concerned
that people do, not take
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seems to me lappalling that ".-,2
people play the game of tennis 8
esarnanassttocducaton notam
one teacher complain if their class
load was between 15-20 students
instead of 25-30.
Um so tired of the phrase “we
need more industry". I
By RHONDA SCHULTE , ever the rest of the marijuana was
sold and picked up? Why wasn’t
Wednesday evening, May 4, t the airport roadbarracaded? Why
Don.Easton, a carpenter from San weren’t more law, officers called
Antonio, landed his Beechcraft in to help?
* airplane at Castroville Airport.
-Thatsaction in its self is not so
significant, however, this partic- “the officers could have been
/ ular plane carried an estimated hurt if one of them stayed alone,”
1,000 lbs. (and thousands and is an unacceptable reason, for
thousands of dollars worth) of leaving such a cargo unguarded,
marijuana! 1 What are police radios for if not
Tom .Bailey, Air Branch Officer also to ■ secure help whenever
with U.S. Customs, said, “Eas- another officer needs it? also
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According to a recent
radio broadcast sponsored by
Columbia-Presbyterian Medi-
I cal Center and Prudential in-
i,surance Company, a physician
who is also a dedicated runner
has observed a marked inai
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Du. Lutter believes those
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mize'injury by "listning'to
crease in injuries ar-joggers their bodies, being aware of
log more miles. ' unusual aches or pains and
Th? running doctor’ Uni- paying attention to warning
versity of Minnesota ortho- signs. The, idlea themacho
pedist Lowell Lutter, says
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ago, continually operates in a
marginally overloaded condition.
The water system does not
adequately serve all present
customers, some of whom have
c-csuch low pressure on peak
demand days that they cannot run
- washing machines z or take
showers, Some areas of town
-- have no fire-plugs—consequently
d dangerously inadequate fire-pro-
8 tection. As for the gas and electric
2g systems, who knows what their
8 actual capacity is for additional
■ expansion? <
■ Y Developers have long fostered
p * me myth pfon growth
■ brings economic prosperity and a
■ < windfall of tax' revenues to the
■ community, They play on the
■ l age-old con game of promising
■ t something for nothing, almost
■ irresisible baH. Fact is, very few
' people in any community other
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base, of course. So, what growth have something as unique and_ We will have-a formal opening
really amounts to is the transfer special as Castroville—how will . ceremony at 10:30 a.m. May 22.
of income from the pocket of the industry and low cost sub-division ,
taxpayer into the pocket of the improve it? You are cordially invited to attend
developer. ' , ? ; ’ 1 and share this proud moment for
Around 1890 Castroville told 1 believe Castroville should Medina Ceunty. 1 don’t reoret it
grow, but why not from within, by ae v sue 01 eg ret it: The
improving and expanding what is TEie-nty-oentd rooms throughout are attractive
already here. Castroville could be Pres 2a major and clean.furnished modestly but
tain its Alsatian Heritage .This ! are invited to avail themselves of good, thasis, they don't sag. All ,
is slowly being done through the services offered. told, I had a pleasant, comforta-
home restoration and communitySincerely, ble and restful 4-nights stay,
projects. Look at San Antonio's , John Meyer, M.D. - . : h . .
recent Fiesta Week. Fiesta activi- v ' Chairman Thank you for this opportunity
ties are geared around “Old San Medina County Health System to express my appreciation pub-
Antonio - La Villita, the market Governing Board Hcly.
area, King William area, the . Sincerely,
Hooray for the coach Jake D. Sitters
Johnston Island
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new management, that there hid
been considerable clean-up work
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A ton, an ex-prosecuting attorney , wonder if everyllaw enforcement
1 from Hidalgo county, was arrest- officer isn't told about the risk of
_ ,d Thursday,-May15, for-posess- < the job before he is ever hired or
ion of 11 lbs. of the weed al an trained. Doesn’t this police train- .
. estimated vlue of $200 pering include possible -solutions to
pound.” situations such aS this one? If so,'
What took so long to make the I doubt if leaving the scene is one about the consequences and expressing your anger and out- He stro gl advises using
arrest? (from the Wednesday of them. getting off scott-free themselves. rage or get mad enough to open high.ult running * shod
landing to, the Thursday arrest.) Because no one stayed at the I’m mad at the indifference and your eyes to our own drug warming “ up properly and 7
What became of the other 900 scene with the marijuana-loaded apathy of a local citizenry who, problems and change your attit- avoiding extremely hard run-
plus pounds of marijuana? Where plane, dope peddlers bought, sold although they are not involved, ude about “not getting involved” ning surfaces to cut down
were the Castroville police when- or stole the weed that will find its are aware of the growing, selling and offer your help! on jogging injuries.
Letters and letters and letters and letters.....
MCFA
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Schultz, Rhonda. News Bulletin (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 21, Ed. 1 Monday, May 26, 1980, newspaper, May 26, 1980; Castroville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1593815/m1/4/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Castroville Public Library.