San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 30, 2005 Page: 1 of 10
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THURSDAY* JUNE 30, 2005
VOLUME 98 • NO. 26 • 10 PAGES
SEVENTY-FIVE CENtS
News
Briefs
Early Deadlines
Due to the holiday, the San
Patricio Publishing Company
and all of it area offices will
be closed on Monday, July 4.
Don’t forget to get your
article submissions and
advertising in early. We will
reopen on July 5.
Special Mtg.
The Sinton ISO Board of
Trustees will hold a special
meeting to discuss the dress
code, student handbook and
disciplinary code on July 11
at 6:30 p.m. at the SISD
Administration Building
Board Room.
Warning
Don’t forget to mind the laws
When using fireworks. In
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works. In Odem, it is illegal
to discharge them in city lim-
its. Police will be enforcing
these ordinances and fines
can range between $200
and $500. Also never dis-
charge fireworks without a
water supply handy in case
of fire.
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Reunion News
The multi-class reunion will
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be held July 22-23 at Tony
<unitz’ Hangar, Registration
deadline is June 30. Those
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interested in registering
should contact Kelly Rigatti.
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Youth Sqccer_
San Pat Youth Soccer
Association is holding regis-
trations for its travelling
team. For additional informa-
tion, please call
364-4490.
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5 DAY FORECAST
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Forecasts provided by
Meteorologist Matt Terbune.
June 21-27
June 21 Low 70 High 93
June 22 Low 70 High 95
June 23 Low 73 High 94
June 24 Low 71 High 93
June 25 Low 74 High 93
June 26 Low 74 High 93
June £7 Low 73 v High 93
Rainfall 0.23”
$21.4 million railroad overpass being built
Jennifer Ramsey
Aaaociate Editor
The Texas Department of
Transportation is working to
make the flow of traffic on
Highway , 181 outside
Gregory/Portland more efficient.
Recently, TxDOT began a
$21.4 million project that will cre-
ate railroad overpasses at the
intersection of Highway 181 and
CR 2986. Transportation
Engineer for the Sinton Area
office Armando Bosquez said the
project is estimated to be com-
pleted in two and a half years
and called it “our costliest project
hurricane evacuation month, this
will increase the efficiency with
which people can evacuate.
Currently, the Union Pacific
Railroad tracks cross the high-
way and at this junction trains
can cross to several other tracks.
This, sometimes, causes a delay
for traffic of up to 15 minutes.
With the overpass, traffic can go
right through and not have to
stop and wait for a train. In addi-
tion, with an overpass, there
would no longer be a safety
issue.
1 When completed, the over-
pass will begin shortly past Spur
202 on the Gregory curve and
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stretch of Hwy 181 is part of the
and 85, reconnecting with the
rails lines on Hwy 181 shortly
before CR 57. There will be two
ramps northbound and south-
bound.
The overpass will feature four
walls available for designs of
trains, railroad depots, and some
agriculture images. In addition,
Bosquez said, the walls will fea-
ture the city of Gregory engraved
in a modular block.
Twenty-three feet will be the
height of the overpass. For the
.next six to 12 months, the right
side lane will be closed' off and
after that, the lane closures will
alternate. Bosquez also reports
that TxDOT is working with the
cityqf G reqory to have4he-speed~
limit on the patch of Hwy 181
lowered to 45 miles per hour. The
current speed is 50 mph.
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Gonzales appointed mayor
TRUCKIN’,..
Farms in the area are beginning to get action with regard to the grain harvest as this custom harvester from
Dimmit, Texas operates a grain hopper filled to the brim with milo. This trucker awaits the completion of the
unloading on a farm southwest of Sinton at the intersection of FM 1074 and 1944. (Jim Tracy Photo).
Johnnie Sue Littleton
Aaaociate Editor
Mayor Pete ‘ Gonzales was
appointed to serve another term
as mayor and Anna Franklin
was re-appointed mayor pro
tern, when city council members
met Tuesday, June 21.
Gonzales and Jessica
Thomas Bates were re-elected
to the council on May 7 and at
the next meeting following the
election, Gonzales and Pranklin
were each nominated to serve
as mayor.
Gonzales was nominated by
councilman Eloy Lopez and
Franklin was nominated by
Bates.
Councilman Vicente Ortiz was
absent from that meeting and
since the votes were evenly split,
the selection of a mayor was
postponed until June 21. The
vote was 3-2 for Gonzales.
A home rule charter and a
council-manager form of govern-
ment were approved for the city
of Sinton in 1966.
The newest of the three major
forms of city government, coun-
cil-manager is used among cities
of all sizes and is the most popu-
lar form in American cities of
more than 10,000 population.
This form of home-rule cities
operates with a city council as a
policy body and a city manager
as the chief executive-adminis-
trative officer of city government.
In the council-manager form
of govarnmom, tna council is ttw
governing body of the city elect-
ed by the public, and the manag-
er is hired by council to carry out
the policies it establishes.
The council usually consists
of five to nine members including
a mayor (or council president)
who is either selected by the
council or elected by the people
as defined in the city charter.
The size of the council is gen-
erally smaller than that of a
mayor-council municipality.
School district receives
scores
Jennifer Ramsey
Aaaociate Editor
The Texas Assessment of
Knowledge and Skills (TAKS)
scores are in and Sinton
Elementary is not only a cam-
pus that is academically aecept-
ed but it is a recognized cam-
pus.
—In addition, the other cam-
puses are academically accept-
ed but Sinton High School did
not meet AYP standards, which
means that if students do not
pass on their additional tries at
the test, parents have the
option of transferring them out
to other area districts that did
not meet AYP and those stu-
dents could tranfer into SHS.*
The AYP standard in ninth
grade math is 42 percent. SHS
ninth graders fell short with only
39 percent.
However, Superintendent
Mike Roberts is confident that
6uch drastic measures will not
be necessary.
“I feel that we will be able to
bring those scores up so that is
not an issue for us,” he said.
See TAKS, page 10
County residents to line roadways to Naval Station-Ingleside on July 11
Michael Perez
Portland News Editor
With the help from the com-
munity, local military and elected
officials are hoping to make quite
an impression on BRAC
Commissioner, General James
T. Hill come July 8.
On that scheduled date, the
general will pay an important visit
to Naval Station-Ingleside as part
of the recent decisions by the
Department of Defense which
has recommended the closing of
NSI along with hundreds of mili-
tary facilities across all 50 states.
And when General Hill arrives
he should witness quite a wel-
coming party. u
Over an 11.5 mile stretch from
Portland to the main gate of NSI
arep residents will be stationed
along the Hwy. 181 and 381 and
FM 1069. Each will hold a sign
which reads “Save our Station -
S.O.S.”
Organizing this show of sup-
port are several members of the
community.
“This is a way for the commu-
nity to lend its support,” said
Tiffany Kennel, of the San
Patricio County Economic
Development Corp. “So far we’ve
had a very good response from
the community...it’s incredible.”
Kennel is working closely with
Thomas L.' Watson a union offi-
cer with the IFPTE Local 1 at
NSI. With some help from the
community of Ingleside he and
others there devised this plan to
express their feelings to General
Hill.
“We’re going to do what we do
best and that is represent our
people who want to continue to
work at Naval Station Ingleside,”
he said.
Both Kennel and Watson have
worked hard at gathering volun-
teers for the general’s visit on
July 8.
The plan calls for the 11.5 mile
stretch of highways to be divided
into 10 sections. From there
sponsors are trying to gather 30
individuals per section to each
hold up a S.O.S. sign for the gen-
eral to see as he drives past
sometime between 7 a.m. and 9
a.m. They hope the general has
an eyeful of all the local support
behind the effort to save NSI. \
“Seeing these people can
make a big difference,” Kennel
said.
Sponsoring the Portland area
stretch of highway along 181 is
Mayor David Krebs.
He says so far he has roughly
15 volunteers for the first section.
“We just want to show we care
about Naval Station Ingleside,”
Krebs said.
“This is important for everyone
in these communities of Portland
and Ingleside.”
That importance also is shown
in a petition circulating in the
Coastal BendArea which was ini-
tiated by Congressman Solomon
.Ortiz’s office.
So far, the petition has an esti-
mated 22,000 signatures
respectfully asking the BRAC
commission to hold a public
hearing within the Coastal Bend
in order to appreciate the trud
impact of NSI here in South
Texas.
Along with coordinating this
S.O.S. roadside effort, both
Kennel and Watson plan on mak-
ing the trek to San Antonio on
July 11 for the BRAC hearing-
commission.
There local leaders of NSI and
the community will have only 20
minutes to present their final
case for keeping the naval sta-
tion operating to the BRAC com-
mission.
In order to help volunteer for
this roadside effort please call
the Portland City Hall at 643-
6501, the Portland Chamber of
Commbrce at 643-2475 or the
San Patricio EDC at 643-4744.
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