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The BOERNE Star & Recorder
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
OBITUARIES
Elsie Hilda Blunt
Nov. 13,1924 - Nov. 23,2005
Elsie Hilda Blunt of Boerne died Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2005, in
San Antonio at the age of 81. She was born Nov. 13, 1924, in
Spring. Mrs. Blunt is survived by her daughters, Bette Skeels and
husband Howard of Boerne and Janet Jackson of Brooklyn New
York; grandchildren Allison and Ashley Skeels of Boerne; sister
Myrtle Steele and husband W.T.
of Santa Rosa; and brother
Richard Schultz and wife Erma
of Spring.
Funeral services will be held
today, Nov. 29, at 10:30 a.m. at
St. John Lutheran Church with
Pastor Mariola Bergquist and
Pastor Henry Schulte officiating.
Burial will follow in the Boerne
Cemetery.
Arrangements
with
Ebensberger Funeral Home of
Boerne.
Ebensberger
Funeral Home
FAMILY OWNED SINCE 1882
Pre-needs • Cremation
Boerne Cemetery Sexton
111 ROSEWOOD • BOERNE
830-249-2321
William Arthur “Bill” Merchant
April 20,1921 - Nov. 21, 2005
William Arthur “Bill” Merchant of
| Boerne was born in Summerdale,
| Alabama, on April 20, 1921, to George
. and Zeripha Merchant, the eighth of nine
children, all of whom preceded him in
death. He passed from this earth on
Monday, Nov. 21, 2005.
During the depression, Bill moved to
| Texas where he joined the Merchant
Marines and spent most of his time at sea
until the outbreak of the second World
War. Shortly after the outbreak, he joined
Bill Merchant
the Navy and spent the duration of the war in the Pacific. At the
end of the war he returned to Texas and in 1949 married his wife,
Vera Broad of Seattle Washington.
In 1950, the couple moved to Boerne and after a short time in
Seattle, spent the remainder of their lives here. Both Bill and Vera
were active in the community and as president of the BYAA Bill
: negotiated the lease of the property from his twin brother John, and
organized the volunteers to build what became Boerne's first little
league field, Merchant Field. Both he and Johnny were regular par-
ticipants in the Boerne Benefit Theatre, an annual community play
that raised money for local charities.
A career electrician, Bill worked at Randolph Air Force Base
; until transferring to Camp Stanley from where he retired. People
| and charities throughout the community benefited from his skills
and willingness to help others.
| A life member of Kendall Lodge 897, the Boerne chapter Order
of the Eastern Star, and the Alzafar Shrine, Bill was a past master
i of the Masonic Lodge, a past patron of the Eastern Star, and a past
| president of the Boerne Shrine Club. As part of his Shrine mem-
| bership, Bill volunteered for the Hospital Corps which regularly
, transported children with medical needs to the Shrine Children's
i Hospital in Houston and the Shrine Burn Hospital in Galveston.
Bill is survived by his wife of 56 years, Vera; sons and daughters-
- in-law, Richard and Kelli Merchant and children Reagan, Reid,
| Autumn, Ashley, and Allison, and Ray and Debbie Merchant, and
; their children, Brent, Kari and husband Jeremiah, Kendra, Kaitlyn
. and William. He is also survived by one great-grandchild, Kayla
Bowman.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, Nov. 23, at First
| United Methodist Church of
| Boerne. Graveside services con-
| ducted by Masonic Lodge 897
' and full military honors provided
by VFW Post 688 followed in
| Boerne Cemetery. Memorials
: may be made to the First United
Methodist Church, the Shrine
Children's Hospital or the charity
| of your choice.
Arrangements by Ebensberger
Funeral Home of Boerne.
Ebensberger
Funeral Home
FAMILY OWNED SINCE 1882
Pre-needs • Cremation
Boerne Cemetery Sexton
111 ROSEWOOD • BOERNE
830-249-2321
Cody Ryan Clark
Oct. 25, 1984 - Nov. 26, 2005
Cody Ryan Clark of Pipe Creek died Nov. 26, 2005, in Sonora
at the age of 21. He was born Oct. 25, 1984, in San Antonio.
Cody is survived by his mother Barbie Clark of Pipe Creek and
father Dale William Clark of Pipe Creek; grandparents William
and Mary Clark of San Antonio; brother Garrett Clark of Pipe
, Creek; and numerous aunts, uncles and nieces.
Visitation will be from 5:30 to
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, at
the Ebensberger Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be
| Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 2:30
: p.m. from St. Peter the Apostle
| Catholic Church in Boerne,
i Burial will follow in the Boerne
| Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the
' family asks that memorial dona-
| tions be made to St. Peter the
Apostle Catholic Church
- Bereavement Committee
Arrangements with
Ebensberger Funeral Home of
j Boerne.
Ebensberger
Funeral Home
FAMILY OWNED SINCE 1882
Pre-needs • Cremation
Boerne Cemetery Sexton
111 ROSEWOOD • BOERNE
830-249-2321
THE BOERNE
COMMITTEE
FROM PAGE 1
minutes, reports and communi-
cations to assist the chairman
and vice-chairman. Sub-com-
mittees may also be established
by the TPCC, with the county
judge’s office providing assis-
tance as needed.
The TPCC will now be
charged with identifying exist-
ing mobility needs and propos-
ing solutions, as well as look-
ing to the future needs. The
court has asked that the TPCC
review neighboring counties’
plans for future mobility needs
and propose methods of work-
ing in conjunction with those
counties, all with the goal of
preserving the rural nature of
Kendall County.
Some concern was raised over
the TPCC’s end product and
their study to define the coun-
ty’s mobility needs from the
present to 20 years in the
future.
“Frankly, I don’t know any-
one who is smart enough to
plan ahead that far in the
future,” Miertschin said. “I
think we should limit it to 15
years.”
Commissioner
Russell
“Rusty” Busby commented that
he did not see it necessary to set priority to solutions that would
forth the timeline for assessing use existing roadways and
the needs of the county, but rights-of-way in conjunction
simply to make suggestions to with unimproved land.
the court. The court agreed to The TPCC would also be
revise the draft version to read required to work within a budg-
from the present to the future, et and schedule defined by
not defining an exact time commissioners.
frame in the coming years. A report will be required of
Along with their study of the TPCC and presented during
mobility needs, the TPCC will even months, beginning
propose a set of solutions to February 2006, and a final rec-
meet those needs using “com- ommendation no later than
bined wisdom of citizens, gov- Dec. 27, 2006.
ernment officials, bureaucrats Judge Vogt made the motion
and consultants to accomplish after changes were made to the
the stated goals.” draft document, with
Several constraints were set Miertschin giving the second.
forth by commissioners, giving The order passed unanimously.
FUNDING
FROM PAGE 1
thirds of school districts in the something else and continue to ing, “The court recognized - as
state - which educates more burden school districts with all Texans recognize - that we
than 80 percent of students in unfunded mandates and call can and should do a better job of
Texas - are taxing at or very them reforms,” he said. “For educating students in Texas,
state and federal education man- near the maximum tax rate. The example, it would not surprise But, just because we can do a
dates - including the 22-student court concluded that these dis- me if the legislature approves a better job does not mean that the
per class limit and minimum tricts lacked “meaningful discre- mandatory pay raise for teach- job being done now is unconsti-
teacher salaries. They said tion” to reduce their tax rates ers, since this is both a good tutional.”
school districts must impose without jeopardizing their abili- thing and politically popular Abbott also said the ruling was
taxes at the limit prescribed by ty to provide a constitutionally during election cycles. But if the a “victory for democracy”
state law, amounting to what adequate education. state does not provide enough because it ensures that decisions
they said was a single statewide Although the court said the money to fully fund the pay about education policymaking
property tax. system is “adequate” now, it raise or other necessary items will remain in the elected legis-
Lawmakers have struggled for reserved the right to revisit the such as increased enrollment, lature rather than in the courts,
more than a decade to come up issue in the future and rejected energy cost inflation and facili- Since the legislature has been
with a solution, but the recent the state’s claim that adequacy ties funding, the net effect is a unable to agree on a new school
decision adds urgency to the of the educational system is a local crisis generated by state finance system during the last
debate. “political question” and not sub- inaction.” two regular sessions, as well as
Because money for the $30 ject to judicial review. Kelly also said that in order to three 30-day special sessions,
billion Texas school system is Kelly said that he’s concerned justify unfunded mandates, the Perry said he plans to call law-
funded primarily by property about a portion of the ruling in legislature will speak of makers back to Austin to tackle
and franchise taxes, both rich which it appears that the legisla- “reform” and their desire to see the issue during another 30-day
and poor school districts say the ture is under no obligation to school districts spend less on special session,
system is unfair. The court, how- provide adequate funding for the non-classroom expenditures,
ever, found that the overall sys- public schools. overlooking the necessity to
tern is adequate and both rich “What I fear will now happen transport students and to do all
and poor districts have equal is that the legislature will just the other non-classroom things
access to funding. switch from property taxes to required of Boerne ISD and
Currently, more than two- school districts across the state.
...................................“This gives the state the con-
toon County commissioners Monday tinuing ability to pass unfunded
ToOD morning that the cost for the on- mandates and leaves the local
FROM PAGE 1 line training averages $99, with folks to fight among themselves
............................the alternative being a 14-hour as to how to pay for them,” said
prepackaged foods and bever- classroom course. Kelly,
ages are also exempt from the Food establishment owners Texas Attorney General Greg
ruling, but that exemption does may contact her at 830-249- Abbott hailed the decision an
not include an establishment 9343 for more information important one for schoolchild-
where potentially hazardous about the new requirements. ren and the future of Texas, say-
food is packaged or where the
packaging is altered or removed
by employees of the establish-
ment.
Childcare facilities will also be
exempt under section 42.002 of
the human resources code.
For permanent or fixed food
establishments needing to have
an employee become a certified
food manager, a list of approved
examination providers and test
site locations is available on the
Internet at the National
Restaurant Association Edu-
cational Foundation (NRAEF),
www.restaurantville.com; Texas
Department of State Health
Services, www.dshs.states
.tx.us/bfds/retail/training.html;
and ACEMART, www.cam-
pus2go.com.
The Texas Restaurant
Association and the NRAEF
have developed an on-line
resource for managers to meet
certification needs, including a
pre-test to check managers’
knowledge, educational pro-
grams to address any areas the
manager may need to study and
an on-line test for certification.
Bell reported to Kendall
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