The Tri-County News Bulletin (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 49, Ed. 1 Monday, March 15, 1976 Page: 1 of 16
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LaCoste Lions Club Endorses Write-In Candidate
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much needed rain to the
is, ranches and lawns, and
smiles to the faces of
Bullock said- “And they were right.
But like it or not,. a. vote against
revenue sharing at this point is most -
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electricity wont out, a fire was
reported in a wall heater at the
home of a Castroville resident.
The showers continued through
Sunday, ending Monday morning
around 9 a.m.
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Earlier this year, delegates from -
across the U.S., including the entire ,.
Medina County Commissioners
Court, converged on Washington. -
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ville Regional Park administrator,
' and Larry Haby, park board
member. Resignations were refer-
red to the park board for action and
returned to council. Meanwhile, the
park board will draft a proposed
description of the park manager
requirements and report to council.
Also, councilman Jerald Foxworthy
reported that Mrs. Foxworthy has
KELLER GETS MAYOR NOD
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Medina Valley residents.
As the thundershowers moved
into the city, lightning hit power
and telephone poles, cutting
electrical service to some parts of
the city for about 20 minutes
About the same time that the
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Rainfall amounts ranged from .07
inch at Rio Medina to 1.07 in. at
LaCoste. Castroville and Medina
Lake 1 inch each, Dunlay M in. and
Hondo and Devine .40 in.
SOME or MEDINA Valley High Scheel’s band
students proudly displhy thetrophy the band won at
the 28th Heart o"Texas Band /Festival March 6 at
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Castroville Saturday, March 6.
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AA Sight Reading Contest over 5 other schools.
Pictured are Vieky Keller, Becky Bech, Gene Foster,
Vicki Haby, roberte Lopes and Dianne Boehme:
. Band Director is Carlos Rosales. (Garnsey Photo)
volunteered her services as
secretary to the park.
Discussion wasyheldonthe-
financial situation of the park and
bills on hand due for payment. Park
Board Chairman Sammy Tschirhart
noted that the income for the park
has increased slightly during each
year of operation; however, some
policy decisions regarding shut- -
downs of the park during the winter
season need to be discussed.
After further discussion, Speed
requested Foxworthy prepare a
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F .Msj • until Saturday, March 20, to file. Jungman is the clerk for the ,
Fr Permits positions up for vote are those of absentee voting in Castroville She
a Aelred Tondre and A.W.Ahr. will be assisted by deputy clerks,
e T L r* a I Meanwhile, absentee voting is Esther Fox and Brenda Haby Votes
■ ’ - jy ■lake olan leal) being conducted now through may be Cast weekdays from .8 a.m.
om wimh.March 30 for the April 3 school to 5, pm. For the April 3 election,
A There has been a tremendous board and LaCoste and Castro- polls at City Hall will be open from 7
H leap, in the amount of building ville city elections. For the April a.m to 7 p.m Mrs (Jertrude Hoog
3 water district election, absentee is election judge, Mrs Charlotte,
voting begins March 22 and Lafferty, alternate judge and/or-
continues through March 30. clerk, and Mrs. Dolores Fuentes, ..
Absentee■ voting for the school clerk. . . *
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Vol. Firemen Water Dist. Candidates
Plan.Dance.m Can File Till March 20
Volunteer Fire Department will e ,
stage, their annual fund-raising . By CAROLGARNSEY > Mrs. Elvera Dyla. For the April 3
eventon Friday1, May, 14. - News Writer . election, Ward Boehme is presiding
Members met and discussed the Although the deadline for filing, judge, assisted by Mrs Lucille
event, a street dance and raffle, for most of the upcoming elections Bippert and Mrs. Dolores Garza;
that will take place at the firehouse, is past, A.P: Parma, secretary for > clerks. Balloting also will take place
beginning at 8 p.m. Music will be the Medina County Water Improve- : at the administrative building, from
provided by B.J. Reando and ment District No. 1, LaCoste, has 7 a.m. to 7 p.m that day
Sounds of the Country announced that candidates have City Secretary Mrs. Claudia '
.until Saturday, March 20, to file.
■ Positions up for vote are those of
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beginning that this would happen,’'
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members of the park board noting
the coming bicentennial celebration 0
in June. It was agreed the park Ml
board should make a study of H
minimum possible repairs to ready E
the building for the bicentennial ■
and report back to council for M
further consideration. -
•Discussion was held on rezoning ■!
the park area to some type of ■
xecreationalzone.Speedinaicied ~E
that City Atty. Michael Hodge be E
contacted to prepare a legal opinion M
in writing showing the procedure M
involved in rezoning the area as "
park area.
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reported that her husband, Charles, •
has volunteered to make a *
directional sign for the park
entrance in order to aid out-of-town d
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__ Vol. 17, No. 49 After urging by members of the endorsement as a write-in group agreed to sponsor the Miss
--- ( ?‛ March 15, 1976 ‘ LaCoste Lions Club, E.J. Keller Jr. candidate and he agreed. Medina Valley float, featuring
16 Pages This Week has agreed he will accept the ic’ui.. Debbie Warner, Miss Medina!
TX 78227 Published Weekly position of mayor of LaCoste if he is c4igte Lound itsel without.a - Valley, in both the Uvalde and
). Mu f Castroville, Tx. 78009 elected on a write-in campaign in candidatfor mazor. since the Poteet Bicentennial Parades
balloting April 3. present mayor, Russell Jungman, Biediger Also saia 15 members of
JohnC .Biediger Jr., a member of chose not to, run. the Medina Valley High School
■ n the Lions Club, reported the group ■ In other action at the Lions Club Band performed for Lions Club
•d asked Keller to accept their meeting March 9, Biediger said the members at the March 9 meeting.
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a-M accordingto a report from City Hall
H 4 in February, 1976, $19,700 in „ — ____________
hd2 permits were issued, compared election will be held at the Absentee voting in the water
Egd.P with $5825, for the same period last administrative building weekdays district election will be held at the
hbq-uiyear. And. $22,925 in permits have from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Gary . LaCoste Ledger, weekdays, from 8
E"a. been issued for the first 2 months of Holzhaus is the clerk, assisted by a.m. to 4 p.m Francis Biediger is
.4. the. year, compared with $7025 for deputy clerks, Janice Haby and clerk
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F . 5 city Taxes Could Jump 26.4%
HH jiXf i Mrs. Alvin Huegele, repairs, $7000; ’..... ■/ , ...../
' sje Wm MeConahay, new ^^Comptroller Bob Bullock ha Legislature would have to write a ~
83500M WaSharP.enclose garage announced that if Congress doesn't budget without the $100 million a
and add carport, $7000; and Charles extend the revenue sharing year it could otherwise expect.
ma B. and Sonnye Sue Suehs, program, city halls and courthouses ’But the real impact would be on
ML alterations, repairs and. wrecking, across Texas, including those in the cities and counties that have
r m w2..813 Medina Valley, will have to close received nearly 1 billion during the
__________ EMnBaaXha MV Mt Rand TaLae their doors or drastically increase 5-year Ufa of the revenue sharing
pARENg, NIGHT , MdnvANey-G, Hiah was termed a huee sue- w-‛-/ DGIu I ORC 5 local taxes to keep on providing the program,’’ he said. “It’s time for
‘cess. Here [top photo, L-R], the Frank Bernett laCoste, talk with Prin- FirSt Place Trophy Bullock released a list showing the than the state budget. We’ve got to
cipal Franklin Keller, while [botton photo, L-R the Mervin Zinsmeyers • “ T percentage te» increase each county start thinking about our county and
and sons, James, Dean and Donnie, chat with James’ teacher, Medina Valley High School Band and city would have to enact to city governments.”
Madeline Cude, (Story AnotherP«a». Pa11 A 14J (Carol Garnsey Photos.) • was awarded a trophy for being replace revenue sharing funds they Bullock said a study by his office
__ judged the best band in Class AA now receive. The lists shows that shows that inflation has gradually.
AE E E" E MM M Ml A G• ■ ED Sight Reading Contest at the 28th Medina County would have to enact forced local officials to rely on
R| Mi Mi l I A ANA RI R |a Mi Mr Heart O' Texas Band Festival held a percentage tax increase of 35 9, revenue sharing as part of their
IlLLW VBAEVAA%)EmE% Saturday, March 6, at Brady. Castroville 26 4. Devine 25 5,
,".03,1 Those high schools participating Hondo 36.5, Natalia 73.0 and
mm ami m- -m amk am m m m m mm mm in the Class AA competition along LaCoste 41.5. Lytle, in Atascosa
. r ■■ TB I AA • KS A EDA with Medina Valley were Coleman, County, would have to have a
• I I Be I I I V MA I E AA BM E Leander, Ozona, Robinson (Waco) percentage tax increase of 30.2
I WEV Um"y"WAE‛ B EAUAUV, and Winters. Winters was awarded “Highfalutin debate on the pros
-- the trophy for the best, band in the and cons of revenue sharing doesn't surely a vote to decrease local
By DOLORES FUENTES proposed budget for the 1976-77 Class A A Concert Contest. mown a thing to the taxpayer,’' the services or increase local taxes.”
News Editor fiscal year, in order to facilitate Class B-C, A and AA bands comptroller said. “The cold truth is
At a special Castroville Council operating decisions. And, defer- participated in the all-day competi- that in most cities and counties, he’ll
meeting March 1 with Castroville ment of major purchases Was1tion.All bands were required to have to pay at least 20% more in
2 - Regional Board members present, agreed upon, until the financial compete in both sight reading and local taxes if the program ends.”' _ -
Mayor Ernest W. Speed read the situation is studied more concert, and trophies were present- The death of the program also D.C., to urge their congressmen to.
| resignations of Don Walker, Castro- thoroughly. ed to thewinner in each category in would be a hardship on the state, fight to continue the revenue
Repair of the office building at each class. Bullock added, noting that the sharing program,
the park was discussed, with
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Schott, Bobbie. The Tri-County News Bulletin (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 49, Ed. 1 Monday, March 15, 1976, newspaper, March 15, 1976; Castroville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1599530/m1/1/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Castroville Public Library.