News Bulletin (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 18, 1997 Page: 3 of 8
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far indicated they will ran re-
“Jim put in a lot of free signatories on the district’s
time, but finally it got to where checking account to prevent ।
it was taking up a lot of his such high expenditures in the
time,” Ward said. “He needed future. -
said. “Lots of people talk and Taylor throwing his hst into the sioner Stanley Keller and
talk, but until they register it’s ring for the 17th year. Precinct 4 commissioner Kelly
not official. They're not in any “I’m going to do one more ■ Carroli.
big hurry. There’s plenty of term, and then I might think Centilk and Peden both now
time left and most people don’t about retiring and spending are taking applications for any
notify me until January, they time with my grandkids,” he citizen who would. like to ran
like to wait it out." said. - for public office Everyone
Judge Lathe has been a On the courthouse front, except the precinct chairs must
Justice of the Peace in Precinct County Clerk Anna van De have a designated treasurer
1 for five years Walle will try to hold on to her- report on Yile with the county
St. Touis Catholit Churth.
1106 Fiorella 931-2264
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catches bad bills
• Continued trom Page 1 Martinez said. “Then they
hard to explain, but the feel- saw the police cm driving up
ing was wrong and the color and they pretiy much knew,"
was too green. It was pretty Agent Sam Kolb respond-
obvious they weren’t real." 1 ■ ad to the call for the Secret
Boettcher Mid the money Service and spetit about two
was probably electronically hours in Castroville quart on-
scanned and copied. Out of ing the two men.
the five fake bills, three had "We’re interested in this
one serial number and the because it leads back to San
other two had a second. Antonio, where the men were
When Martinez realized he coming from, but really it
was being duped, he took the, isn't much of an offense,"
money and headed straight Kolb said. "It would bo like if
for the bank. somebody hit a door pot of
"They told me the money town-,Itjust isn’t so inteteat-
wasn’t real art said I should ing."
go to the Police Department, Kolb said the Secget
so that’s what I did," he said. Service concentrates on find-
"I showed it to officer ing the money supplier in
Boettcher and we worked it cases such as this. The men in
out ” as com, he said, ere more of
Boettcher called out the • tool for finding where the
United States Secret Service money came from. Unti tht
from their office in San happens, he said he would not
Antonio as Martinez headed release information on the
back to his shop, then fol- offense .
lowed him to keep the coun- "You’re looking st one]
terfeiters handy until the fed- small piece of all this, end;
eral agents could arrive. we have to find the Mg pic-"
kl came back and told ture,". he said. TWO don’t)
them the bank said their reveal detsils until that hap-t
money was no - good," pens;"
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Precinct 3. Mid he will run She Mid she will run again.
once again. "I'm an antique here," Moos
“This is my fourth term. I’ve Mid.
been doing this for 15 years. Two of the four Medina
and I hope I can continue,” he County Commissioners have so
ers. Ward said. to bring the accountant from All seven board members
“We wertrying to upgrade his (Austin steff~down ~eerareheurrentty"wttwdM sign
, so we’d know where the water help." • e vcheeka. " "
: goes, what kind of drop it irri- BlackweH waa able to - Few of thochecks for com-
gated, the average number of straighten out the problems and puter repair were signed by the
. acres irrigated, all the ques- submitted a bill for $36,000, same board member, which
tions we’re asked at the end of bringing the total computer tab Ward said was a coincidence,
the year," Ward said “Before, to $98,000. “Maybe if you had fewer
the only way we could do it is “It cost us a lot to straighten people on that signature card,
to look through all the water out what the other guy messed they’d know where money was
. receipts It ended up more asa up," Ward said “We all wish it going before it’s too late,"
. guess ” hadn’t happened that way." Hope Mid.
Board members agreed the A representative from the The board of. directors
district should enter the com- San Antonio computer firm of reviews all expenses after
pule; age and Garrett was Computer Support On-Site said checks have been sent.
hire(j the total bill seemed askew. It his been standard practice
District officials first “Every situation is different to give all board members
' thought work was proceeding but generally, it takes about an check-signing privileges, Ward
• well Employee .turnover hour," Dan Williams said. “A said. He did not anticipate
caused extra training charges, computer in the bot could be changing the practice,
but it took a while before the put together in about 20 min- «qpmEn.
bills alarmed the general man- utes and it takes maybe half an _ .a.
ager. - ‘hour to load the program, it’s. ..M V“euegH°,6
“When we'got to where it not usually a long process." II with a git c
. should have been finished, it Computer Support On-Site ■ S36ER43Eu:
just wasn’t. It was chaos," charges $60 per hour of on-site 11 . K.gG,e
’ Ward said. “So I just fired work, whether loading software ’ ■ “
him - or training employees, with I $25JDC ft
Garrett was not available at free telephone advice after that. I iISjOC
his Copperas Cove office. Members of the BMA I
located near Houston, this Landowners Association Gheapeudic Magonge m art
week because he was on (BMALA) have criticized the 65 €931-
Schueling dies from car wreck injuries i
Lingering injuries from a Vehicles driven by Buckaloo estimated that neither The lifelong resident of
September ca accident caused Schueling and James Tossey vehicle was travelling faster Hondo to survived by his wife,
the dem h of i 73.yeir.old collided ss they rounded a than 30 mph, but neither man Erna; three sons, Joe, August
Hondo man last Thursday sharp curve on the narrow could stop,in time. and Douglas; five daughters,
John He nry Schueling died gravel road Schueling waa listed in criti- Debbie Bendele, Cynthia
Dec. 11 from complications of Department of Public Safety cal condition at University Biasing, Sharon Tonne, Susan
the spinal injuries he received Trooper Rick Buckaloo's Hospital for approximately one Koch and Um Lilie; stolen
Sept. 12 in a head-on collision investigation found • that/ week after the i
on CR 451 near the ( reekwood Schueling's vehicle had remained hospital
subdivision, crossed the center line. death.
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7:00 p.m.
dates between now and then
The first is the decision decla-
ration deadline just a couple of
weeks away, followed by the
March 1998 primary and the
November 1998 general elec-
tion.
Candidates must have their
names registered with the
chairman of their respective
political parties by Jan. 2 at 6
p.m to be eligible for the
March primary Winners of the
primary will appear on the
November ballot
County Judge David
Montgomery already has com-
petition from announced oppo-
nent Milton Brown
“Judge Montgomery is the
only (Democrat) who has offi-
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said. "I registered on Dec. 3 “I've been here since 1983,1 open positions.
and I hope I'm re-elected." haven’t made it over to the Filing fees range from $75-
In Precinct 2, Judge Peggy party chairman yet to register, $1,200 depending on the office
Schriner said she will also seek but I am running," she said. sought. AU applications must
re-election. She is currently County Treasurer Rita Moos be notarized.
cially registered,” Margaret serving her first term. has been in the department Applications for either party
x Centiili, Democratic petty Judge George Ernst, the since 1979 and has held the can be picked up from the party
Chairman, said 'Justice of the Peace, for treasurer position since 1985; chairman.
BMA regrets money spent on computer software
• Continued from Page 1 assignment to Dallas district for allowing the bill to The district may try to
It had become increasingly Blackwell volunteered to mount so high. recover some of the money
difficult for water district help correct the computer prob- BMALA President Bill paid out for computer services
employees to compile statisti- lems and make the system user Hope Mid at a Dec. 8 BMA in court. Ward Mid. BMA Mlor-
cal reports requested by stte friendly, putting in many hours board meeting it would be nays are currently reviewing ‛
agencies such as the Texas of time at no cost, Ward Mid. helpful to drop the number of the incident.
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Barnes, Thomas. News Bulletin (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 18, 1997, newspaper, December 18, 1997; Castroville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1600013/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Castroville Public Library.