Duval County Picture (San Diego, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 5, 1995 Page: 1 of 20
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Texas Borderlands Newspaper Collection and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the UNT Libraries.
- Highlighting
- Highlighting On/Off
- Color:
- Adjust Image
- Rotate Left
- Rotate Right
- Brightness, Contrast, etc. (Experimental)
- Cropping Tool
- Download Sizes
- Preview all sizes/dimensions or...
- Download Thumbnail
- Download Small
- Download Medium
- Download Large
- High Resolution Files
- IIIF Image JSON
- IIIF Image URL
- Accessibility
- View Extracted Text
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
¥>
CfiaparraC utift open inSfD
__ Facility will open within a few months, F*age 1
Partly cloudy and hot,
highs in the 90's
forecast for weekend
Northside fire
hydrants, truck -
Police comp
time is on SD
council's agenda
The San Diego City Council
will discuss the “question of the
Police Department’s comp time/
pay” at its meeting on Thursday,
July 6.
The council agreed to negoti-
ate with city police over questions
of overtime hours, after police
walked off their jobs in May. The
council was to negotiate with po-
lice within 45 days.
Also on the council’s agenda
is a discussion on proposed build-
ing standards for its newly adopted
subdivision ordinance. They will
also look into'financing the bal-
ance due on a new fire truck which
will be purchased substantially
from a state of Texas community
grant.
Other items on the agenda in-
clude:
• discussion on a proposed
water well;
• discussion of the status of
part-time recreation/library em-
ployees;
• a report on the proposed ex-
tension of FM 3087; and
a discussion of the opening
of a Chaparral Health Clinic in
San Diego.
SDISD board will
consider high
school principal
San Diego school trustees will
try again, tomorrow night, to se-
lect a new high school principal.
Also on the agenda on the June 6
meeting is approval of the new
superintendent’s contract.
Superintendent Neida Estrin-
gel will meet with the board to
discuss salary and other terms of
her employment. Once the con-
tract is agreed to she will be able to
assume her role and advise the
board on the principal’s post and
other items on the agenda.
The board has tabled selec-
tion of a principal on several occa-
sions, concentrating instead on
picking the superintendent. The
delay will give Estringel an op-
portunity to have input on the se-
lection of the principal.
The board will also consider,
again, whether or not to renew its
contract with ARAMARK Food
Services for operation of the
district’s cafeterias. The board
did not approve, because of a lack
of a majority, a move by trustee
Claudio Hinojosa to cancel
ARAMARK’s contract.
Also on the agenda is: pend-
ing litigation; a parent’s concern
regarding their daughter’s partici-
pation in extracurricular activities;
approval of the school calendar
for next year; and other personnel
matters. The meeting is scheduled
Ia Kamn at 7*^0 n m
Chaparral clinic acquires SD site
Chaparral Health Clinic Cor- ity within the next few months, the Benavides Civic Center. It has The building, the former Gar-
poration of Benavides has final- said its executive director F. H. sought a second location in San cia-Rios Funeral Home, is located
ized a lease purchase agreement to Canales Jr. ^ Diego since November of last year, on the Freer highway at 309 West
acquire a 2,100 square foot build- The clinic provides primary The lease purchase agreement Gravis next to the Duval County
ing in San Diego. The clinic will health care services in Duval was negotiated with Mauro and Picture. The building was recently
phase in services at the new facil- County from its clinic located at Modesto Garcia, said Canales. renovated.
**•
could save lives
In recent years residents of the
north side of San Diego have faced
numerous fires which have threat-
ened life and property. A fateful
fire on North St. in the 1980’s
claimed the life of two children.
The construction of 21 fire
hydrants in the city’s northside
will soon be complete and the
threat of fires may be minimized
and lives may be saved.
The hydrants were approved
as a part of a state grant to install
the hydrants and to purchase a
pumper truck . But because of a
low bid received for the hydrant’s
installation, the city will now pur-
chase a new fire truck instead.
The hydrants and truck will
help the city remove from its “un-
protected” designation. The des-
ignation was made by the State
Board of Insurance and has made
insurance coverage to San Diego
homeowners unaffordable.
The commission recommends
the city to have a minimum of 102
fire hydrants located within the
city’s jurisdictional limits. Cur-
rently, the city provides 82 fire
hydrants, most of which are lo-
cated in the city’s south side. The
additional 21 fire hydrants will
bring the number of hydrants to
103 and will remove the unpro-
tected status.
The $133,000 fire truck, a
1995 International, will arrive
within the next 120 days and will
have a 1,000 gallon capacity, said
Fire Chief Sergio Garcia. The city
currently operates a 1981 Ford-
Pierce.
Garcia said the new hydrants
and fire truck will help the city’s
volunteer fire department respond
to fires more quickly and effec-
tively.
“Any time you fight a fire
time is of the essence,” Garcia
said.
“It takes eight minutes to hook
up to a fire hydrant when the hy-
drant is three blocks away. Also,
pressure is usually low when you
do this, so having a hydrant nearby
helps improve the pressure. ”
Part of the grant funds will
also increase the capacity of water
lines in the area. This will not only
provide greater pressure to fight
fires but will also provide better
household pressure for area resi-
dents on a daily basis.
The Duval County Conserva-
tion & Reclamation District will
also contribute to the installation
of the larger water lines.
Because it has a 1,000 gallon
capacity, the new fire truck will
also be able to fight fires immedi-
ately.
San Diego Fire Chief Sergio Garcia examines new fire hydrant.
“You can fight a fire with the our response time dramatically,
water in the truck while you seek It’s always best to be prepared,’
a hydrant to connect to. It will cut the fire chief said.
City, county join forces to beautify Benavides
The City Council of Bena-
vides is optimistic a Rural Re-
newal Beautification Program will
help improve the community’s ap-
pearance.
The program develops a part-
School
elections
on tap
Two rather uneventful school
board elections are slated for San
Diego and Freer on Aug. 12. Only
one contested race developed af-
ter the June 28 deadline.
Only SDISD newcomer Noe
Viera drew opposition. Viera was
named trustee about two months
ago after Rene Pfcrez resigned to
take a seat on the Duval County
Commissioners court.
Viera will be challenged by
Joe Dan Casas, an employee at the
Glossbrennerllnit. No issues have
surfaced thus far in the campaign.
The other SDISD trustee,
Claudio Hinojosa, seeking reelec-
tion will not be challenged.
In Freer, both incumbents will
win without opposition. Seeking
another term are Ida Perez and
Norman Newman.
nership arrangement between the
city, county and property owners
to initiate a property clearing,
cleaning and beautification pro-
gram to improve properties within
the city.
Cynthia Oliveira tosend letters to
downtown property owners ask-
ing them to cooperate in establish-
ing the beautification effort. Pre-
cinct #3 Commissioner Nestor
and equipment with the project.
Under the Federal Commu-
nity Act, local communities may
property owners to clear and clean
their properties if it is a fire or
health hazard or if it improves the
environmental quality of the com-
Six local youths returned Sun-
day from a week long session in
Colorado designed to increase their
awareness as young Hispanic lead-
ers. The six were delegates to the
National Hispanic Institute's
Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legis-
lative Congress in Fort Collin.
Among the delegates were
Carmel Canales, Fontaine Gonza-
les and Oscar David Hinojosa of
Benavides and Monica Cardenas,
Jaime Lopez and James Rudy
Rodriguez of San Diego. They
joined nearly 200 other young
Hispanics hailing from New York
to California.
During the Congress, del-
egates formed political parties,
held party primaries, conducted a
sultant Ernesto Gonzalez.
For information to offer or
consider to improve your prop-
erty, contact the City of Benavides
at 256-3283.
general election and debated reso-
lutions on issues important to the
Hispanic community. Among the
offices elected were governor, lieu-
tenant governor, justices of the
supreme court justices, and attor-
neys, senators and representatives.
Hinojosa and Canales were elected
senators; Gonzales served as an
attorney; and the other three local
youths served on the house of rep-
resentatives.
The delegates also were
treated to a visit to the Colorado
state house in Denver and attended
a College Fair on the campus of
Colorado State University where
the conference was held. Colleges
from throughout the country were
in attendance.
LDZ legislators returning from Colorado include (left to right) Oscar David Hinojosa, Jaime Lopez,
Fontaine Gonzales, James Rudy Rodriguez, Carmel Canales, and Monica Cardenas.
Thecouncil authorized Mayor Garza Jr., has agreed to assist the enter into contract agreements to munity, said Duval County con-
City Council and property owners allow the city and county to assist
to provide assistance with labor
Six local youths
attend Hispanic
legislative meet
\
(
{
4
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Matching Search Results
View 20 places within this issue that match your search.Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Cardenas, Alfredo E. Duval County Picture (San Diego, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 5, 1995, newspaper, July 5, 1995; San Diego, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1117059/m1/1/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .