News Bulletin (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 21, 1994 Page: 1 of 8
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Winds were clocked at the Castro lion and knocked out port of the city,” tornado, allowing only the descrip-
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without power from 5:39 p.m until
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Two years after a destructive 194 homes with minor damage After neerEstaes where manyhomeswere
soon swept through Medina County an original plan to set up at the high damaged while others were left um-
another severe storm damaged struc- school fell through due to the power touched. Monday, muchoftne debris
turesinCastrovilleandsweputhrough failure, a Red Cross shelter was estab mood in neat piles at the cuib while
the community of Pioneer Estates and lished at the LaCoste Intermediate residents who had tken the day off
outying areas damaging homes and School Friday night and 16 people from walk contingedto sift through
property in the Bexar County portion sought refuge from the elements there, the rubble anishakethcir headsanthe
of Medina Valley school district Castroville public works foreman small lightweightbelongings Mun-
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35th yr., No. 16 USPS 348-000 Thursday. April 21,1994 Castroville, Texas
Area residents hit hard by rain,
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destroyed, 44 with major damage and up work remained w be done at Pio-
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tentative Kimberliegh Beck said most Service got the lines that were down that sounded like a roar. terms usually -
of the homes and families they are on U.S. 90 repaired, Castroville crews associated with tornado winds. They ■
serving following the storm which hit worked until about noon Saturday also describe the rain that accompa- 2
around 5:30 p.m. Friday evening are fixing minor problems and getting nied dm storm as a wall of white, ,
within the Medina Valley school dis- everyone back on line. The only thing dropping visibility to less than a few
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minutes but CPS experienced a prob The National Weather Service
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TheCounty Commissioners have call thecourthouse, from anywhere in A Mother's Day Craft Fair is in Booth reservadia
E E I moved a siep closer to making • deci the county, without paying a long the making, according to Kay Edlund, by contacting Bonnie
F ■ sion on upgrading the coumy’s sele- distacre charge. one of the organizers, who along wnh or Kay Mund $38-2
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to attend an open forum in September aucnd. She mentioned a number of elxan 7m” mhog a 222 E
to meet the candidates and decided sites inchecity melting the VFW wtenaezautm0172a2n22
where to cast then vote* following a property, the churchpavilion and the : a.
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by former Mayor Pat Bym that they pointed out the September date would ‘2 me 12 secretary to the During
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The official Red Cross report on some miscellaneous clean up work. Continued on Page 2
’ Commissioners award finance
Building electric, telephone bid Aquiferpumpinglimitrequest
Donala Campucy. naveMn rocked on,” coming even o, --la-. -----a---— ame.e.a.
bcthetowpraposalmayaotbeaiaU." by the city whan iht job is nil u»HHl. gMTWriN Conservatiom Districa board member ' «Theredrequcstanadhaahavoto
Kellersaidhewasconcemedwith Campseysgid, adding woskwill ha- Medina Cbunty wuter otto* MaryHowardtromDevine."uwould beanswereddownthelineohwhache
the way the specifications wore writ- ginassoonasposibleinordert are expressing concem over a Siema adversely impact anyone inMedina canandcan‛do,"hesaid.“Anyfed.
Bryant's tow bid of 22 hours at ret T think we should have asked for roam April 29 deadline. The of- Club requess thata federal jodgo de- County, k just another move to get eraifundsthatarepnidtorprogram
$45 par hour for a total of $990 was a lure-key proposal. We stil could fices are to ba moved and ready for clar an emergency regarding the Bunton to get San Antonio to seek ‘ii------ in t itewK T'
accepted contingent upon his agree- accept fee low bid, but we could pay busincasbyMay2. Edwards Aquifer. alternative sources at water. It will ciescan becut.tahinkit’sa process
meat aocomplete the job for the $990 more if more hours are eroded to The other bid received was from Friday. Sierra Club attorneys <^wi y »-Ty reiousfy." that hu to ‘■ba fUw "
should it take longer than 22 hours complete the job." Jagse Service Co., of Rio Medina, asked Judge Lucius D. Breton III in Howard said as few understood The Sierra Club motion auks
The reason for the contingency Campsey saidhe specifications TheJaggebidwasforatotalofsl 213, Midland tore up court ordered limits the reports, the Siena Club fifes a Bumontocrwanemergencyplanto
waa to curtail concerns voiced by were writtea »a way that would save whichincludedanestimated hours on water pumping to pronect endan- motion for suit which the judge can reaUfet pumping fom fob *
Precinct 2 Commissioner Stanley diecounty money because withatur- ofwotka$33perhourandamiscel- gated apeefea to the Sun Mtocoa and chooss dismiss as a frivolous suit Neuron to cut off fodtoui f
lancouspartchargeof$25.Thecounty ComalSprings. orchooseshcar. the aouifer ronton if dm tree
it providing all of be supplies. They're trying to force Breton “urhedecidestohearit, were b feScaZhutoJS!
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Barnes, Thomas. News Bulletin (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 21, 1994, newspaper, April 21, 1994; Castroville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1593971/m1/1/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Castroville Public Library.