Refugio County Press (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 27, 2013 Page: 3 of 16
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
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Turtles named women’s best friend
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bought a Greek Tortoise
because she missed
Freddie so much.
“Because I love the
name Ali, and I got her
in May, I named her Aii-
Mae. She is not a dog, but
she is this woman’s best
friend,” Lorraine said.
Could Freddie have
grown so much over two
years?
Well, turns out that
after the first years a
Sulcado Turtle is bom,
it grows fast, especially
if it eats well. So it is
possible the turtle could
be Freddie except for one
detail. Freddie was a
Greek Tortoise.
Debbie explained that
after a time, she grew
very attached to the
African Sulcado.
“I wanted to keep her.
I love her. I was already
really attached to her. I
didn’t think I would be,”
she says.
When Debbie’s hus-
band David saw 20-pound
Antonia and how gentle
she was, he agreed that
Debbie could keep her.
And Debbie’s four
Chihuahuas and poodle
terrier got used to her,
and now they look for her.
“They like Antonia.
They turn their heads
sideways when they see
her,” Debbie says.
She says when they
sprayed for mosquitoes,
Antonia was brought up
to the porch.
“She loved it. She was
like ‘Dora the Explorer.’
We opened the door, and
she just walked into the
house,” she says.
But Antonia really likes
warm weather. However,
she needs shade from
the sun because her shell
heats up fast.
Debbie says in winter-
time, she will set up a
place inside with a lamp
for Antonia.
And her friend Bill in
Dallas has a 50-pound
male Sulcada Tortoise. At
some point, she is hop-
ing the two tortoises will
mate.
Males can reach 200
pounds, and African
Sulcados can live up to 70
years or more.
Council approves tax breaks
By Tim Delaney
County Press Editor
REFUGIO - The
Refugio City Council
approved three tax abate-
ments for businesses
Tuesday, June 25.
All three businesses
were approved for a five-
year abatement begin-
ning with an 80-percent
reduction the first year
followed with a 60 per-
cent reduction, 40 per-
cent reduction 20 percent
reduction and zero per-
cent in the fifth year.
The new Family Dollar
Store at 305 S. Alamo
St. was approved for the
the rebate. The business
reported a $3,741 million
investment.
Wilkinson Chevrolet
also received a five-year
abatement package for its
$680,000 reinvestment.
And the Refugio Truck
Stop Project by Triple
G near the intersection
of U.S. Highway 77 and
Vance Street (115 E.
Vance St.) was approved
for a five-year abatement
package for a $2.5 million
reinvestment.
City Secretary Callie
Shreckengost said the
truck stop project, which
had set idle for awhile,
was ready to move for-
ward
The council also
approved a cost-sharing
position with the Refugio
school district for a school
resource officer, who
would keep an office on
the school campus.
Under the terms of the
proposed contract, the
city would pay for the offi-
cer’s vehicle, equipment
and uniforms while the
school district would pay
the officer’s salary.
The school district is
considering the school
resource officer at its
meeting Thursday, June
27.
Refugio Police Chief
Andy Lopez Jr. said
“everything is good to go”
on the school resource
officer position.
The council also
approved a sewer line
to Basic Energy at 1207
Swift St. Basic Energy
will pay the cost of a
4-inch line while the city
will make up the differ-
ence for an 8-inch line.
The council also
approved a proclamation
naming June 39 Mayor
Rey Jaso Day.
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Antonia, an African Salcado tortoise, loves being petted while having a snack. The 20-pound turtle
lives with her owner in Bayside.
“(African Sulcados) are
much more human than I
thought,” Debbie says.
Every day, a plate of
food is set out by the bush-
es, and Antonia comes out
from hiding, feasts and
heads back to the bushes.
More and more plants
are being planted for
Antonia to hide in case of
predators.
“Raccoons are the ani-
mals to watch out for.
They are the biggest
predator. And then there
are foxes, but they would
have a heck of a time to
drag her,” Debbie says.
Antonia gets fed well.
Her favorite is com on
the cob.
“When she eats corn
on the cob, it looks like
makeup on her face,”
Debbie says.
Antonia also eats toma-
toes.
“She loves them, and
she looks like Rudolph,”
when she finishes.
Antonia also eats
bananas, slices of apples
and grapes, turnip greens
and purple cabbage. Some
of these items are given
to her on a limited basis
because she is not to have
too much protein.
Debbie pets Antonia on
the head while she eats.
At first, Antonia would
hiss, but now, Antonia
loves it.
“And I love her,” Debbie
says.
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AH-Mae is Lorraine Arzola-Dyche's new Greek Tortoise. Aftei
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Delaney, Tim. Refugio County Press (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 27, 2013, newspaper, June 27, 2013; Refugio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth741140/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dennis M. O’Connor Public Library.