The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 77, Ed. 1 Monday, May 3, 1999 Page: 1 of 10
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Manvel council hears residents on subdivision
ments on this issue. He asked the council why cussed later in the meeting.
them know how you feel about this trailer in
year, the council had approved a request from could not rule on the 20 foot right-of-way for posed trailer home to be moved onto
the Hamilton family to put a trailer on the land a driveway until the property was properly
See Manvel, page 4 A
questions answered when the subject was dis- ‘neighbor’- telephone them-visit them-and let
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Hamilton’s land. In that flyer, it said that
Hamilton had “chosen to violate the neighbor-
hood.” It encouraged people to “write this
By Kathleen Holton
Managing Editor
reading skills, English and history
from 3:30 p.m.-5:45 p.m. at the
Alvin Public Library. Volunteers
are needed to tutor one hour a
week and motivate youngsters.
For more information, call Solia
Solis at (281) 331-9639 or Maria
Anderson at (281) 331-1013.
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Texas Senate shows
strong support for
teacher raises
After five years as mayor of
Manvel, Meri Bradley chose not to
seek reelection.
At 54, Bradley says that what he
promised the voters when he first
ran is pretty much completed and he
will let others lead the city into the
next century.
ty out from under them "
It said that even though the resident did not
know Hamilton well. she “neverdreamed that
system.
"Most of the roads were not paved
and I’ve gotten a large part of them
done. They are still not finished, but
I felt that this was the only thing that
we needed that served the entire
community," he said.
Manvel is made up of 29 square
By Jennifer Mason Simonis
Staff Writer
By Jennifer Mason Simonis
Staff Writer
evenings from 6:30 to 9:30.
The workshops will be held at
The Lighthouse, 319 East South
Street in Alvin.
For more information, contact
the Gulf Coast Alliance for the
Mentally Ill at (281) 58-3100 or
Alvin High School Project
Graduation is a drug-free, alco-
hol-free celebration for the grad-
uation class of 1999. Tax
deductible contributions can be
made to Alvin H.S. Project
Graduation at Alvin State Bank,
Attention: Teller Dept, P. O. Box
232, Alvin, 1exas77512.
to there a topic you have wanted
the Alvin Museum Society to use
for its calendar series? This is
your chance to suggest a local-
history topic for the year 2000
calendar. Jot your suggestion on
a post card or send a note to the
Alvin Museum Society, P.O. Box
1902, Alvin, Texas 77512 along
with your name.
The Alvin Packer Boosters Club
will meet on Wednesday, May 5
at 7:30 p.m. at the Alvin Library,
105 S. Gordon. Parents and the
public are welcome.
Planned Parenthood to ofcring
free pap teste on Friday, May 7
from 8:30 a.m. to 3 pm. There
are no age or income limitations.
To make an appointment for a
free pap test, call (281) 337-4618
or (409) 945-5572.
know that they are not to blame.”
said Karbowski. “They are biolog-
ical brain disorders.”
While there isn’t a cure for
The Alvin Association of Retired
School Employees will have its
regular meeting on Thursday,
May 6 at 3:30 p.m. at the Alvin
Senior Center on Sealy Street.
Marilyn Shelton, a member of
the National Story Telling
Association will entertain the
group. Refreshments will be
served. For more information,
call (281)331-2054.
temporarily until they could build a house
there.
Phil Rosenbaum spoke during citizens com-
The community is invited to
view the Alvin Community
College Spring 1999 Student Art
Exhibition now through May 5 in
the ACC Art Gallery at 3110
Mustang Road, Bldg. B, Room
213. The exhibit will be open
Monday through Friday from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m.
Righteousness exalts a nation,
but sin in a disgrace to any
people.
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Centro Cultural de Braoria
County is ofcring tutoring on
Mondays for math, algebra and
Come celebrate Cinco de Mayo
with Alvin Community College
on Wednesday, May 5 at the
Student Activities Office. ACC
will sponsor the celebration from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Student
Center Patio. Mariachias, good
food and lots of fun, all free of
charge, will be available. Call
(281)388-4698 for mroe infor-
mation.
The Alvin High School’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes wants to
remind everyone that May 6 is the National Day of Prayer.
Churches across the area, including the Alvin Church of Christ,
will he open special hours for prayer and song. Here, Chris
Misterek plays music on his guitar while the members of FC A lis-
ten. Pictured with the students are their sponsors Coach Kitterman,
Couch Martin, and Coach Bass along with George Pugh who was
their guest speaker at Thursday night’s meeting.
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The Alvin Post Office to offering
commemorative cancelation
stamps for the opening of the
Nolan Ryan Center from now
until May 17.
people with schizophrenia or
bipolar disorder.
There are four workshops that
build on each other, teaching care
givers what resources are in the
area, coping skills, medications
and other such information need-
ed to care for loved ones with
mental disorders.
Carolyn Karbowski, executive
director of the Gulf Coast
Alliance, says that these work-
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Services is sponsoring parenting
classes at the Pearland
Community Center, 2335 N.
Texas Avenue in Pearland. The
five-week series will be held
every Tuesday from 6-8 p.m.
May 4, 11 and 18. A $20 regis-
tration fee is requested per per-
son or couple. Scholarships are
available. Door prizes will be
given and continuing education
credits will be given to daycare
workers. Free babysitting will be
provided. Call (713) 331-6101
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Through this program. the stu- receive various incentives at Salutatorian Kristin Kucera receives her
dents and parents learn that people a special awards ceremony from Alvin High School Principal
who have received a fundamentally for completing the program. iynne Cleveland
and Zoning Commission with the plats City Administrator Wayne Sabo, a flyer and in one letter, a resident said that the
Several residents from the Oak Crest marked. “What happened to the P&Z several letters from residents to Hamilton Rosenbaum family was planning to purchase
Subdivision voiced their concerns on adjoin- Ordinance?” He asked. “What happened to were enclosed. the land behind their house. However, they
ing property owned by Kerry Hamilton at the procedures?" A flyer had been circulated throughout the were delaying the actual purchase. The letter
Thursday’s Manvel city council meeting. Last He said that the P&Z had said that they subdivision telling the residents of the pro- accused Hamilton of purchasing that proper-
shops will “teach the ABC’s of the these disorders, there are treat-'
mentally ill.” ments available.
The brain, diagnosis, and major These workshops will discuss
awarded held their first annual Studies show that students
Texas Scholars Awards Banquet at who participate in the Texas
the Nolan Ryan Center. Scholars Program score
The Texas Scholars Program higher on the TAAS Test
encourages students to complete a and are more likely to take
rigorous course of study while in college entrance exams than
high school. It emphasizes taking their peers.
same grade level or above courses Students in eighth grade
in language arts, including foreign are given a presentation on
language, as well as mathematics, the program before select-
science and social studies. ing their courses for the
The program started several ninth grade. They are
years ago and now has 156 school encouraged to follow the
districts in Texas participating in it. 26-credit recommended
it was started as a partnership course filled with challeng-
between education and business by ing courses.
sound education will be hired for Dr. Chappell Temple, pastor of
the well-paying positions in the job the First United Methodist Church
market. The students will also be of Alvin. was the guest speaker at
prepared to compete in the high Please see Scholars, page 4A
After serving on the council for a years.
year, Bradley decided to seek the He was raised in Amarillo and
mayoral seat and won with 65 per- played high school football for
ran unop- when he coached me." said Bradley,
posed. For the past 30 years. Bradley has
Born worked machine tool repair.
the ninth When he decided to run for mayor
child of in 1994. he felt the most important
1 2 , problem the city had was its road
are and what can be done about Workshops such as these are
them. funded partly in thanks to grants
A doctor will be there to speak that the alliance receives.
on what medications are available The workshops are free and are
and what the side effects are of open to the public.
the drugs. A professional will be They begin May 17 and run
there to discuss the commitment through May 26 and are on
process. “We want to let families Mondays and Wednesday
the property had not gone before the Planning in the packet of information assembled by Oak Crest."
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Workshops to help families
of mentally ill learn to cope
By Jennifer Mason Simonis nia, bipolar disorder and major ing their loved ones as well as the
Staff Writer depression, will be discussed. process involved in each option.
Families and friends will learn “The more they know about the
Starting May 17, the Gulf Coast what they can do to help under- resources in the community helps
Alliance for the Mentally III will stand and communicate with those the person with the illness,” she
be conducting workshops for who suffer from mental disorders, says. “There is support for them
friends and family members of They will learn what the disorders out there.”
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Schwind, Jim & Holton, Kathleen. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 77, Ed. 1 Monday, May 3, 1999, newspaper, May 3, 1999; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1562129/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Alvin Community College.