The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 7, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 16, 2005 Page: 1 of 55
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Meet the Flockers
Project Graduation and Cuero High School Seniors are plan-
ning a Flamingo Flocking to raise funds for their graduation cel-
ebration in May. Students will place flocks of flamingoes in
unsuspecting yards around town. In order to remove the birds,
“victims” must pay $10, or they can pay $15 and choose who will
be next to receive the flock. You can also have someone Flocked
for $5, and purchase insurance to make sure your yard is never
Flocked for $20. For more information, call Kathy Harryman at
361-575-5665 or Kim Weaver at 277-8497.
City closed for Presidents9 Day
In observance of Presidents’ Day, City Hall and City
Administration will be closed Monday, Feb. 21 and reopen on
Tuesday, Feb. 22.
The sanitation and commercial pickup will remain us usual.
The Citizens Collection Center will be closed Saturday, Feb.
19 and reopen Tuesday, Feb. 22.
Presidents9 Day closing
The Texas Department of Public Safety Drivers License offices
will be closed on Monday, Feb. 21 in observance of the Presidents’
Day Holiday. All offices will resume their normal schedule on
Tuesday, Feb. 22.
Pilot Club spaghetti supper
The Pilot Club of Cuero will hold its annual Spaghetti Supper
and Auction on Saturday, Feb. 26, at St. Mark's Lutheran
Church, at the corner of Broadway and Esplanade streets.
Serving will be from 5 to 8 p.m. The meals include spaghetti,
salad, bread, homemade desserts, and choice of tea or coffee.
Dine-in and plates-to-go will be available. Tickets are $6 each
and are available from any Pilot Club member or at the door.
Live entertainment will begin at 5 p.m. The live auction will
begin at 6:30 p.m. with Joe Adams serving as auctioneer. The
Anchor Club of Cuero, which is sponsored by the Pilot Club, will
also assist with the event. For more information, contact Peggy
Mayer 361-275-5599 or 275-6810.
Beck retirement party
After 20 years of working at Pakebusch’s, and numerous con-
tributions to the community, Elizabeth Beck will be retiring. A
reception will beheld in her honor on Friday, Feb. 18 from 2 - 4
p.m. at Rendezvous (next to Pakebusch’s). Everyone from the
community is invited to come join Mrs. Beck for her retirement
celebration. Refreshments will be served.
Sales tax rebate
The Texas Comptroller’s office issued sales tax revenue checks
recently which reflected retail sales made in November. To date
Cuero has received $190,628.75, up 2.06% from last year at this
time.
Yorktown has received $23,584.61 to date, up 13.66% from last
year while Nordheim has received $1,784.96 to date, up 8.63%
from last year. Yoakum has received $140,326.74, up 22.53%%.
Area cities reported the following: Beeville, 4.67%; Edna, 8.01%;
Goliad, -3.08%; Gonzales, 9.14%; Karnes City, 14.27%; Kenedy, -
4.04%; Runge, 30.58%; Victoria, 6.75%.
DeWitt Divas
The DeWitt Divas are gearing up for the Cuero Livestock
Show. Anyone interested in being a part of the syndicate, should
contact Phylis Canion at 275-2015. The minimum donation to
join is $100.
St. MichaeVs golf tourney
The 3rd Annual St. Michael’s School Benefit Golf Tournament
will be held Friday, Feb. 25, at 12:30 p.m. at the Cuero Municipal
Golf Course. The entry fee is $200 per team and $50 per individ-
ual. The format is a four-person scramble with the team handi-
cap formulated according to individual handicaps. Following the
tournament, a meal will be served and awards presented. For
more information contact Ken Adams at 277-3690 or Charles W.
Papacek at 275-9217.
April Fool9s Day Golf Tourney
The Stevenson Unit will sponsor an April Fool’s Day Golf
Tourney to benefit Special Olympics on Friday, April 1. The tour-
nament, which will take place at the Cuero Municipal Golf
Course, will be a four person scramble. The cost is $160 per team.
Registration will begin at 8 a.m. and tee-off will be at 8:30 a.m.
Refreshments and barbecue will be included (golf carts are not
included). Cash prizes will depend on entries. Door prizes will be
given. To\register or for more information, contact the Stevenson
Unit at 27^-2075 at ext. 300 for Randell Turley or ext. 302 for
Terri Warwas:
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2005
Sixteen Pages - Plus Inserts - 50 Cents
Going, going, gone...
Only rubble remains of a building which served Cuero High School students for almost 50
years. A new academic building was completed recently allowing the district to tear down
this portion of the campus which had become out-dated. There are no immediate plans for
any construction on the site. (Record photo)
VIP notes grant for historic buildings
“Preservation, or retaining a
building’s historic appearance
through continued maintenance
and use, is a bridge to Cuero’s
rich past and a pathway to its
promising future,” states Kerry
Rhotenberry. “For as long as our
fair township has existed, indi-
vidual homeowners and business
people have rehabilitated and
restored old homes and build-
ings, consistently maintaining
the unique heritage of our com-
munity.”
The Cuero Visionaries in
Preservation announce they are
the recipients of a $15,000 grant
from the Texas Historical
Commission. “Individuals in a
public-private partnership to
continue this long tradition of
historic preservation for our com-
munity can use these funds,”
states Mrs. Rhotenberry, co-
chairman of Cuero VIP.
These funds are available to
assist in this continuing revital-
ization for use by any individual
or business in the Cuero
Commercial Historic District.
This district was established in
the 1980s when Cuero, as part of
the Main Street Program, sought
National Register Historic
District status, an honorary des-
ignation, to create three distinct
historic districts.
This was granted from the
National Register of Historic
Places, creating both commercial
and residential historic districts.
In addition, owners of properties
within a national historic district
are eligible for a variety of feder-
al tax incentives.
The boundaries of the Cuero
Commercial Historic District are
as follows:
• Esplanade (north) from rail-
road tracks through Chisholm
Trail Museum
• Esplanade (north) from rail-
road tracks to Courthouse St.
• West Main St. 100 Block
• East Main St. 100-200
Blocks
• West Church St. 100 Block
• East Church St. 100-200
Blocks
There are no limitations to the
type of work that can be per-
formed, as long as it is to the vis-
ible exterior of the property and
abides by the U.S. Secretary o£
the Interior standards.
Some examples could include:
replacement of broken windows,
masonry work, painting, land-
scaping, sidewalk repairs, etc. A
volunteer committee has been
appointed to receive training by
the Texas Historical Commission
on February 17 and will be
responsible for approving grant
(Continued on Page 5)
Election
filing
begins
Filing for elections is under-
way in Cuero. Both the school
board and city council will have
elections on May 7.
Filing for places in those elec-
tions will continue through
March 7 at 5 p.m.
Cuero School Board
Two positions on the Cuero
School District board of directors
will face election this year. They
are District 3 and District 4.
Currently Carlyle Stakes is
the District 3 representative on
the board and Pat Koranek is
the District 4 representative.
Early voting in this election
will begin April 20.
The last day to register to
vote in this election is April 7.
Residents in either of those
districts may obtain an applica-
tion to file in the election At
Administrative Secretary Kathy
StanfiH’s office at the i ISD
Administration Building
Through Monday no one had
filed as a candidate ii this elec-
tion.
Cuero City Council
Four positions on Cuero City
Council will face election this
year. This election will also be
held on May 7.
The deadline to file for as a
candidate is March 7 at 5 p.m.
Positions facing election on
the Council include District 1,
District 4, and two At-Large.
Currently serving on the
Council representing District 1
is Eric Pena and representing
District 4 is Shirley
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Project Graduation fund raiser
Seniors to launch ‘You Been
Pink flamingos are on the
loose! Project Graduation and
Cuero High School seniors are
planning a “Flamingo Flocking”
to raise funds for their gradua-
tion celebration in May. Seniors
will choose unsuspecting yards
around town and have a flock of
flamingos placed there.
In order to have the obnoxious
birds removed, the “victim” must
pay $10 or the “victim” may pay
$15 and choose who will be next
to receive the flamingo flock.
There will also be a sign stat-
ing “You’ve been flocked” placed
in the victims yard. On this sign
will be the person the “victim”
needs to contact to have the
pesky birds removed. The seniors
will then collect the money and
the flamingoes and turn in all
donations to Project Graduation.
If you feel the need to have
someone ‘flocked,’ you may pay
the seniors to do this dirty deed
for $5.
If you do not want the pesky
birds in your yard, you may buy
“Flocking Insurance" for $20.
This will insure that the flamin-
goes will never visit your yard.
The “dirty deeds” and insurance
can be purchased from Feb. 21 to
March 4 by mailing your dona-
tion to Kathy Harryman at P.O.
Box 114, Nursery, TX 77976 or
by calling 361-575-5665 or Kim
Weaver at 277-8497.
The first flocking will be Feb.
28, and keep in mind these birds
could possible flock your yard
more than once.
Help support Project
Graduation and the young people
of the community have a safe and
drug free celebration on May 27.
Cuero High School’s seniors are launching a
Project Graduation fund raising effort they are
calling “Flamingo Flocking.” With a small
donation you can have a friend's yard ‘flocked’
with pink flamingos. Or for a small donation
you can buy insurance to keep the flamingos
out of your yard. Here Jon Eric Rodriguez, from
left, Bryan Weaver, and Casey Harryman look
over a flock of flamingos. (Record photo)
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