The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 101, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 18, 2001 Page: 1 of 16
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Published Since 1906
Tuesday, December 18, 2001
Boerne, Kendall County, Texas
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BRIGHTS
Eastern Stars
to meet
Boerne Chapter 200, Order
of the Eastern Star will meet
Jan. 1, 2002 for their regular
stated meeting at 7:30 p.m. at
the Kendall Masonic Lodge,
897 E. Blanco, Boerne, with
Roberta Lloyd, Worthy Matron
presiding. All members of the
Order of the Eastern Star are
invited to attend.
Masonic Lodge to
deliver food baskets
Kendall Lodge #897 AF&AF
and Boerne Chapter 200,
Order of the Eastern Star will
be assembling and delivering
their annual Christmas Food
Baskets at 9 a.m. Saturday,
Dec. 22 at the Kendall
Masonic Lodge, 897 E.
Blanco, Boerne. Members are
encouraged to bring gifts,
cookies and wrapping paper.
Five families have been select-
ed to receive the Food Baskets
and gifts. Children in these
families range in age from 2
months to 17-years-old.
Christmas Eve
Services
St. John Lutheran Church will
be holding two Candlelight
Communion services on Christ-
mas Eve beginning at 5:30
and 10:30 p.m.
WANTED
This person sells drugs to anyone
and/or
Sells alcohol to our minor children.
For information which leads to
the indictment of drug sellers and/or
the arrest of person who sell alcohol
to our minor children, and help your
community to be safer, healthier,
lappier.
You may also receive cash rewards
or information leading to the
arrest/conviction of persons for
criminal offenses such as: Recovery
of stolen property, the advertised
Crime of the Week, arson, robbery-
burglary theft, narcotics, auto theft,
lit and run, indecency with a child,
child abuse, shooting, vandalism,
animal cruelty.
Your identity will not be revealed.
No one (but you) knows the identity
of the person who reports the crime.
Kendall County Crime Stoppers
1-800-348-LEAD
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Dec. 19 - James Stewart
Dec. 21 - Irene Haar,
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Volume 96 • Number 101
Boerne couple killed in head-on collision
— By KENT Mahoney__________________
Managing Editor
Two life-long residents of Boerne were
killed Friday night in a head-on collision in
Northwest Texas.
Levy Zoeller, 71, and his wife, Molly
Zoeller, 67, were traveling to the graduation
ceremonies of their grandson Bret Faris at
Texas Tech University in Lubbock when the
accident occurred.
According to Department of Public Safety
reports, the Zoeller’s vehicle was northbound
on Texas Highway 153, south of Abilene. A
vehicle driven by Rita Bockholt, 19, of
Corpus Christi attempted to pass an 18-wheel-
er in a no-passing zone and collided head-on
with the Zoeller vehicle.
Levy was pronounced dead at the scene,
while Molly was transported to Winters
Hospital, where she later died. Bockholt was
transported to Hendrick Medical Center,
where she was listed in stable condition.
The Zoellers were life-time residents of
Kendall County and active in the junior live-
stock program for many years.
Zoellers life-long
county residents
“I remember Levy talking about the Kendall
County Junior Livestock Show for as far back
right there,” Sanderson said. “She was his
right hand.”
Levy also worked in the Kendall County
Sheriff’s Department and was appointed
Sheriff after the death of Douglas Kuebel in
1971, until another sheriff could be hired.
He saw regular duty during the Korean War,
as the mid-50s,” said Sandy Sanderson, a per- according to the family. He was a member of
sonal friend and member of “The Table of the Centurion Club. He bought the Riverside
Knowledge,” a social activity Levy had start- Grocery in 1952, but later sold it. He was also
ed at a local restaurant. involved in a dairy business and was a life-
“He started the ‘Happy Cowboy’ which was long rancher of sheep and goats, traveling to
us coffee drinkers,” he said. “We’d all kick in the area auctions every week.
some money and he’d make sure the livestock But most importantly, he was the voice, auc-
kids got what they needed.” tioneer and heart of the Kendall County Junior
According to Sanderson, Levy and Molly Livestock Show.
were the heart and soul of the junior livestock Accordingly, Molly was beside Levy in all
program. of his ventures and activities. She was also a
“Anything the kids needed, Levy made sure member of several bridge and reading clubs,
they had it,” he said. “He did all his shopping and the area Cattlewomen’s Association. She
locally and supported anything that had to do was also heavily involved in activities at St.
with the local youth.’ Peter’s Catholic Church, where she served on
Levy and Molly were supporters of Boerne the pastorial counsel and the altar society. She
High School academic and athletic programs, was on the bereavement committee and served
“Whatever Levy was involved in, Molly was in the women’s auxilary.
Levy and Molly Zoeller
Local man
pleads guilty
to charges
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS -
Appearing in federal court Dec. 14,
65-year-old George Fahey, of
Boerne, pleaded guilty to one count
each of investment fraud and con-
spiracy to commit money launder-
ing in connection with a complex
pyramid scheme that resulted in the
1999 collapse of the InverWorld
group of companies. As a result of
the fraudulent scheme, more than
1,200 investors from Mexico and
Venezuela were victimized to the
tune of an estimated $325 million.
Appearing before U.S. District
Judge Edward Prado, the former
president of InverWorld, Inc.,
admitted that he, along with other
officers and employees of the
InverWorld group of companies,
committed fraud by failing to
advise InverWorld clients of the
true financial conditions of the
InverWorld group prior to its col-
lapse in June 1999. He further
admitted that as part of the conceal-
ment of the financial problems at
InverWorld, the InverWorld com-
panies engaged in a series of inter-
national financial transactions
designed to hide the problems from
auditors. In addition, InverWorld
caused clients to transfer money
internationally in furtherance of the
scheme to defraud clients. Fahey
faces up to 25 years in federal
prison and is subject to fine.
Fahey's sentencing is scheduled for
March 12, 2002.
On Oct. 2, a federal grand jury
returned a superseding indictment
against Fahey and former Chairman
of the Board of InverWorld
Holdings, Inc., InverWorld, Inc.
and InverWorld Securities, Inc.,
Jose Zollino. Zollino - who remains
in federal custody pending trial -
faces 19 counts including conspira-
cy; mail, wire, bank and securities
fraud; and money laundering. Upon
conviction of all counts, Zollino
faces up to 240 years in Federal
prison and subject to a fine - from
up to $250,000 on the Fraud
Conspiracy charge to up to
I want a Barbie, and a ....
Water district
told to oppose
lake plans
— By Joni Simon_______________
" Staff Writer
An alliance of groundwater dis-
tricts is asking its troops for a show
of solidarity.
The issue revolves around a
Houston man who has property
along Highway 173 and wants to
build a large lake with an island
around it. Known as “The Old
Prison Ranch,” the 5,000 acre tract
of land lies in both Bandera and
Kerr counties. The owner has filed
for well drilling permits with the
Springhills Water Management
District in Bandera County and the
Headwaters
Underground
See LOCAL, page 6
Although a little big for Santa’s lap, this young
lady took a moment to tell Jolly 01’ St Nick just
what she would like for Christmas at the first
ever Rotary sponsored Christmas celebration
at the Alamo Fiesta RV Park on Interstate
Star photo by Kent Mahoney
Highway 10. Children from around the area
were brought to the party for some carols, time
with Santa and a turkey dinner, with all the trim-
mings. More than 100 children were estimated
at the event.
Major street plan approved
• BY JONI Simon______________________________
Staff Writer
Imagine this: a Herff Road straightened all the way to
Old San Antonio Road.
That could be a possibility. Connecting and crossing
roads in the central business district is part of a major
thoroughfare plan approved by the planning and zoning
commission and forwarded to city council.
Some of the crossing and connecting fall into the
“what if’ category, such as connecting Bandera to
Herff.
“If property along East Bandera became available for
purchase,” Boerne Director of Planning and Community
Service Chris Turk said. “Right now, there’s a piece of
property that goes all the way to Herff Road. If it was
accessed by city council and the city could by another
house, you’re there.”
Or another theme of the special-called commission
meeting could have been, as Turk put it, “Some of the
problems we have in that little triangle between U.S. 87
and Interstate 10.”
“In February 1998, we brought various and sundry
things to the planning and zoning commission.
Basically we’re looking at the central part of town. We
came up with a design. It seemed like it made sense to
have cross section streets,” Turk said.
In October 1999, the city received some input from a
Kendall County commissioner and former engineer for
the Texas Department of Transportation.
“John Kight came in and said at some point TxDOT
would do a study and we should consider crossover
streets,” Turk said.
He told the commission the suggestion was that a
street should crossover the interstate at approximately
every 1500 feet.
“This type of plan is to help congestion on U.S. 87,”
Turk said. “With Home Depot and possibly a hospital
and the school district looking at property, the only way
to get on Interstate 10 is to drive around. There’s not a
light there. All we’re asking for is that they push the exit
road back.”
The director of planning told commissioners develop-
ers and not the department of transportation would pay
for the road work, with one developer looking at a $1.2
million price tag.
“If it’s not going to cost TxDOT anything I don’t get
it,” Chairman Barry Jackson said.
However, one commissioner expressed a distaste for
frontage roads.
“They’re convinced if they don’t have an access road,
the people won’t come and I don’t agree with that phi-
losophy,” Commissioner Bill Haas said. “I’m not a big
fan of frontage roads. I don’t like them. I never have like
them.”.
Conservation District in Kerr
County.
The Hill Country Alliance of
Groundwater Districts grew con-
cerned when it became evident the
owner planned to fill the lake with
at least some of the water from the
wells. Kendall County’s Cow Creek
Groundwater District counsel,
Patrick Lindner, has advised the
directors he represents to oppose
the project.
“I recommend denial based on the
definition of waste, which is inten-
tionally allowing ground water to
escape,” Lindner said during a Dec.
10 meeting.
The HCA claims the new lake will
have long-lasting implications for
groundwater districts in the Hill
Country. Meanwhile, the Houston
man has hired a chassis of attorneys
as well as a public relations firm.
On Nov. 29, Kerr and Bandera
water conservation districts met to
work on an agreement of coordinat-
ing their future rules against
wastage. Last week, the Cow Creek
Groundwater District tabled taking
action on the resolution, at least for
the time being.
The resolution designated the
counties of Bandera, Blanco,
Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Comal,
Hays and Travis in the Hill Country
as a Priority Groundwater
Management Area in 1990. The
boards within those counties form
the Hill Country Groundwater
Conservation District Alliance.
The resolution states that the Hill
Country
Groundwater
See MAJOR, page 6
See WATER, page 6
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