Refugio County Press (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 7, 2013 Page: 3 of 16
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Thursday, March 7,2013
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Director sought
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with a college degree.
To make the position more enticing, the
board agreed to offer a salary of between
$45,000 and $65,000, depending on experi-
ence and qualifications.
The board also received Arredondo’s res-
ignation letter.
But another letter or statement was
received but was not signed or dated.
That statement supposedly came from
Arredondo, but board member Bob
Blaschke said the verbiage did not sound
like Arredondo.
““I wouldn’t want to give any credibility
to an unsigned letter,” Blaschke said.
“A lot boiled down to different expec-
tations and interpretations,” said board
president Ann Fierova.
Mascorro said the board should take the
unsigned letter with “a grain of salt.”
“It’s important to find somebody for the
county who is a good fit,” Mascorro said.
Fierova said she had a lead on someone
who might take the position and would
check it out.
“He has an interesting track record and
economic development history,” she said.
In the meantime, the board will adver-
tise to fill the position.
Contributed photo
The Rose Lanbert-Hynes home as it looked after it was built in
1905 with the turret and tower that burned in a fire in 1935.
Tim Delaney photo
The Rose Lambert-Hynes house
has many arched doorways in
its interior.
The stairwell in the old Rose
Lambert-Hynes home is in
excellent shape despite
years of neglect.
Historical home preserved
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So far, Johnson said he has
had seven large dumpsters
filled at the house.
He said every room was
knee high with trash, junk
and assorted things like books,
clothes and papers.
“We got trash out of the
house and carport,” he said.
Lots of graffiti was found on
the walls in the house, as well.
Also, many things have been
taken from the house: furni-
ture, decorative trim and chan-
deliers, to name a few.
Johnson said some people
nearby told him the house was
haunted because they saw
lights in it at night and heard
voices.
“Transients were in here liv-
ing,” he said. “They built fires
in the fireplace.”
Now, while restoration is in
progress, the house has been
boarded up and “no trespass-
ing” signs posted.
Johnson said he is still
researching the house and is
looking for old photos of it to
restore it as accurately as pos-
sible.
“I had an engineer come in
and look at it,” he said.
The engineer determined
that the structure of the house
was sound although outward
appearances suggest other-
wise.
Rose O’Brien’s daughter,
Jamie Lambert Hynes, had
occupied the house until her
death in 1965.
The house was eventually
sold in 1969 to Mr. and Mrs.
Douglas Whitlow, colonial
descendants of the Heard fam-
ily-
The Joel Whitlow fam-
ily occupied the house until
around 2005.
Then the house sat empty
until the Johnsons purchased
it.
“Ann loves this place,” D.L.
Johnson said.
Johnson said he and his wife
are having fun restoring the
home and plan on living in
it off and on once it is refur-
bished.
Editor returns to home
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another.
heart of the communi-
ty, and I intend to work
toward making it so.
I love Refugio County -
plenty of history and real
Texas roots here.
So far, I’ve met numer-
ous people who remember
when I was here before.
But many more residents
of the county don’t know
As the county grows,
we should work together
to keep our character and
history intact.
me.
Come by and see me
when you get a chance,
and let’s get to know one
And as I continue to
meet people and cover
your news, I thank all of
you who have welcomed
me back.
BAYSIDE
SUNRISE
Sunrise over Copano
Bay at Bayside's city
pier was taken at 7
a.m. Thursday, Feb.
28. Lots of dust and
dirt in the atmo-
sphere have caused
beautiful sunrises
and sunsets.
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Delaney, Tim. Refugio County Press (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 7, 2013, newspaper, March 7, 2013; Refugio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth740974/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dennis M. O’Connor Public Library.