San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 2004 Page: 4 of 12
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COMMUNTTY
U* Page 4 Issue 27
San PMriidTo County News
Thursday, July 8,2004
Mosquitoes may disrupt outdoor activities
Jeffrey R. Supper (
County Extension Agent
Agriculture & Natural Resources
San Patricio County*
bad.
for West Nile in West Texas, Culex
tarsal is, breeds only in standing
water, so residents should be con-
cerned about disease when the
They’re little. They're
♦*’ They’re aggressive. And they’re
*t arriving just in time for summertime
I backyard parlies. s 1
Floods from the recent rains have
£ brought a mixture of good and bad
X mosquito news said Dr. Jim Olson,
entomologist with the Texas
!*« Agricultural Experiment Station
flooding stops and the remaining
puddles begin to stagnate.
Along the Gulf Coast, salt marsh
mosquito activity has begun to be
reported, he said, qlong with the
Clothing should cover arms and
legs completely and be light-colored
because mosquitoes are attracted to
darker hues he said.
mosquito breeding
‘ The good news is all the flood-
ing rains we received have flushed
out the breeding sites of the species
of Culex, the primary vectors of the
urban outbreaks of West Nile (dis-
ease,” Olson said. “It’s disrupted
that cycle to some degree, if not to a
great degree.”
The bad news though is the rain
has hatched millions of eggs of
floodwatcr mosquito species.
“They are now all congregating
at the edge of town, in town or com-
ing to town within the next few
days.
Some of these floodwatcr mos-
quito species can travel 25 to 30
miles in search of blood meals,
Olson said.
Floodwatcr species in the eastern
part of the state can carry disease^
but arc mainly an annoyance and are
not part of the cycle of West Nile or
St. Louis encephalitis, Olson said.
In Far West Texas, though, some
floodwatcr mosquitoes, like Aedes
vexans, are involved in the cycling
of West Nile. Another main vector
“We’re never without
a mosquito problem in
Texas.....”
Dr. Jim Olson
entomologist
floodwatcr mosquitoes that lay their
eggs more inland in the coastal pas-
ture land and rice fields.
To avoid being bitten in any
region of the state, Olson advised,
“cover up with clothes and repellent,
or move your parties inside. It's to a
point where you can spray every-
where and hit a mosquito, but you
can’t get them all.”
Olson recommended the three Ps:
-Protect yourself by wearing pro-
tective clothing and repellent of
choice and avoid being outside
when mosquitoes are active.
Olson suggested wearing cloth-
ing that is loose-fitting.
“With tight-fitting clothing, mos-
quitoes can drill right through the
fabric,” he said.
-prevent
around the house by removing all
sources of standing water
-Prevent mosquitoes from getting
inside by properly screening arid
sealing doors and windows. Many
human infections of West Nile and
other encephalitis viruses are caused
by bites either in the home or places
close by, such as yards and patios.
“The floods are actually playing
to our benefit in regard to disease (in
the eastern half of the state),” said
Olson, “because most of the vectors
of disease agents that are mosqui-
toes arc of the standing water vari-
ety. They require stabilized, stagnant
water for breeding sites.’’
But once the flooding rain stops,
the puddles left will stagnate, he
said.
“Then it will be, ‘Katy bar the
door,’ wc may be in disease trouble.
The standing water mosquitoes
aren’t going to have to look far to
find a breeding site. They’ll be in
mosquito heaven!
“We’re never without a mosquito
problem in Texas. It’s just choose
your poison: annoyance to disease,
back to annoyance. We never run
out of mosquitoes, we just change
species with the season, and some-
times they’re just worse than others.
Right now, it’s going to be worse,
annoyance wise,” Olson said.
Undefeated Major Leaguers
The Sinton Major League All Stars remain undefeated after winning against Gregory-Portland
4-0 Tuesday evening in Rockport. The team had earlier defeated Rockport 10-1; Gregory-
Portlahd 10 and Taft 4-2. Their next game will be against Woodsboro at 7 p.m. Friday.
Shown are, front row, left to right, Shane Segovia, Ramsey Rivera, Ryan Cantu, Tyler Ring
and Kenny Galindo. In back, Coach Ramsey Rivera, Leroy Carranza, Kelby Clubb, Beau
Culver, Marc Perez, John Reyes, Carson Cave and manager Leroy Carranza. In front is their
cheerleader Alyssa Rivera.
SPEC encourages discussion of rate changes
Youth attend TECC Retreat
Youth from our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Sinton attended a Teenage Encounter
with Christ andXfrurch Retreat July 2-4, at the Spiritual Renewal Center in Victoria. The
retreat is sponsored by the Diocese of Corpus Christi Youth and Young Adults Ministry
office. Shown front row, from left, Krista Garza, Kristin Rodriguez,Victoria Carbajal and
Maria Encinia, second row, Lillian Vasquez, Victoria Munoz, Kandice Rodriguez, Travis
Franco, Fr. David Taurasi, James Villarreal and Omar Garcia, third row, Robert Vasquez,
Allysa Martinez, Meagan Bustamante, Dario Encinia, Roger Hernandez, Anthony
Trevino and back row, Emily Goetzel, Estevan Guerra, Homer Trevino* Corey Franco,
Robert Munoz, and Joshua Rios. (Courtesy photo)
San Patricio Electric Cooperative
continues to encourage members
and customers to attend one of the
community meetings to discuss the
upcoming rate changes and other
activities of the Cooperative.
San Patricio Electric has sched-
uled the following community meet-
ings:
7:00 pm July 8, 2004 Swinney
Switch Volunteer Fire Department,
Swinney Switch
7:00 pm July 13, 2004 San
Patricio Electric, 402 E. Sinton
Street, Sinton
7:00 pm July 15, 2004 Tuleta
Community Center, Tuleta
7:00 pm July 19, 2004 Bceville
Fire Department, 100 W. Cleveland,
Bceville
7:00 pm July 22, 2004 SARCO
Community Center
7:00 pm July 27, 2004 Lake City
Civic Center, Lake City
7:00 pm July 29, 2004
Museum/Town Hall, San Patricio
F. D. McDowell, general manag-
er of San Patricio Electric said,
“Community meetings are one way
we keep members informed about
the Cooperative, It is one way to
directly talk with members about
their concerns.”
Summary
of Rate Changes
Residential (single phase) cus-
tomer charge: old $16 - new $2i.50
Residential (multi-phase) cus-
tomer charge: old $25 - new $25
Non-residential (single phase)
customer charge: old $16 - new $25
Small commercial (single phase)
customer1 charge: old $16 new
$21.50 •'
kWh minimum
eliminated.
The kWh minimum has been
eliminated from the residential, non-
residential and small commercial
glasses.
As of August 1, the SPEC distri-
bution energy charges will be
applied only to the actual kWhs
metered during the billing month.
LEPC meeting July 15
JMeie fHFUROLE*
SUPPORT YOUR
LOC AL LIBRARY
There will be a meeting of the Coastal Plain Local Emergency Planning
Committee (LEPC) Thursday, July 5 in the San Patricio County Sheriff’s
Department Training Room, 300 N. Rachal Street in Sinton.
The executive meeting begins at I p.m. and the general meeting at 2 p.m.
On the agenda will be standing subcommittee reports from Jim
Wehmcyer, communications; Jane Ward, exercise design; Tommy Duncan,
hazard analysis and vulnerability; Roger Barker, health and medical; Joni
Kurz, public information and awareness; Fred Nardini, resource and funding
and William Zagorski and Rick McLestcr, training. ‘ 1
Small commercial (multi-phase)
customer charge: old $25 new $25
Private Area (base energy and
maintenance) old $12.75 - new $16
Service fees: return check charge:
old $25 - new $30; late payment
penalty: old 2% - new 3%
Additional information may be
obtained by calling San Patricio
Electric at 888-740-2220 or email at
bmcdowell@sanpatricioelectric.org.
Archery, firearms
hunt at Refuge
The Aransas National Wildlife
Refuge will host an archery hunt
Oct. 2-10 and a firearms hunt for
six weekends for white tailed deer
and feral (wild) hogs.
Applications are available and
permits will be issued on a first
come, first served basis.
For information call 361-286-
3559 between 8:30 a.m_ and 4:30
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Hall, Beki. San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 2004, newspaper, July 8, 2004; Sinton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1124175/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Taft Public Library.