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Page 8 News Bulletin Thursday, December 7, 2000
Future needs drive trustees’ decision for prettier facade
Adelina Gonzales
STAFF WRITER
It was generally agreed that
appearances really do matter
during a discussion about
facility improvements on the
Schuh building at the last
Medina Valley School Board
meeting.
Director of Plant
Management Gary Holzhaus
presented architectural plans
for the building and answered
board members’ questions.
The reported cost of the work
as attached to the plans was
$93,200.
“That’s top side,” Holzhaus
said.
Although its main functions
will be centered around ship-
ping and receiving, records
management, and mainte-
nance, according to
Superintendent Willard
Murrey, the building’s possible work.
future uses won out in budget- . “I think if it improves the
ing an estimated $5,000 more function of the building, then
to improve the appearance of yes. If not, then no,” he said,
the front of the building.
Board member. Charles
Hutchins felt the appearance
of the building was important.
“People drive by there,” he
said.
Murrey said they had tried
to incorporate future needs of
the building in the plans.
Board member Roland Ruiz
then pointed out how one of
the possible future uses dis-
* cussed was to allow people to
purchase football tickets at
the lobby.
“If we do that, the appear-
ance takes on a new aspect,”
he said.
However, board member
Carl Blakemore didn’t think the
extra money was worth the
adding that appearances don’t
improve a building’s function.
On the warehouse side, the
front of the building will be
used for shipping and receiv-
ing, Holzhaus explained,
adding that there would be no
air conditioning or heat in the
area. However, in the next
room computers and desks
would be housed in a climate-
controlled environment.
The back part of the build-
ing would be used as a storage
area for archives, textbooks,
and records management.
At the other side would be
Last chance for pesticide applicator training nears
For those that have a
Pesticide Applicator License or
Certificate that expires in 2000,
Dec. 19 and 20 are the last
chance to earn CEU’s in
Medina County this year,
reports Wayne Scholtz, CEA-
Agriculture. The CEU opportu-
nities are being sponsored by
Medina County Extension and
the maintenance area, where
some of the walls would be
sheetrocked, Holzhaus said.
At the front would be a recep-
tionist area for directing
incoming people. There would
also be restrooms, a currently
vacant office, meeting room,
and maintenance operations
office. There would be an
equipment room where tools
would be kept under lock and
key. The rest would be used
for other storage of large
equipment.
Blakemore asked if there
would be concrete floors, but
Holzhaus said no, there was
gravel underneath right now.
“It’s up to you all if the
school acts as contractor [for
Medina County Farm Bureau.
Both programs will be held
at the McDowell Junior High
School Cafeteria at 1602 27th
Street South in Hondo starting
at 6:30 p.m.
Three CEU’s will be given
each night, one in general,
laws and regulations, and inte-
grated pest management.
the floors],” he said. “That’s “Every day we drag over
about $22,000 of it that we’ll and don’t do anything, we lose
do in-house.” money,” he said. “So let’s
Ruiz asked if the archive move forward and get some
area would be climate-con- bids secured. Just like the
trolled but was told that front deal. We can do it now,
Assistant Superintendent for or later but it’ll cost us twice
Operations Paul Holzhaus did- as much.”
n’t think it needed to be. The board agreed to move
However, he said they would forward on the plans with Gary
seal very well for moisture. Holzhaus in charge of han-
Paul Holzhaus addressed the dling all in-house work,
board himself and again said Blakemore generally agreed
he didn’t think the area need- with the sentiment to move
ed to be climate-controlled, forward, but remained
and Gary Holzhaus agreed. unmoved on the front appear-
Murrey said he would like ance issue.
the authority to start securing “It all adds up to me. I
bids for the work. Gary support all of this except that
Holzhaus urged the board to [front appearance] part,” he
begin working on the plans, said. "
There is no registration fee for
the Hondo CEU programs.
The program on Tuesday,
Dec. 19 will be “Home
Horticulture” presented by Dr.
Larry Stein, extension horticul-
turist. Scholtz will do a seg-
ment on “Pesticide Laws and
Regulations”.
Wednesday, Dec. 20 will be
a video on “Conservation
Tillage” followed by a program
on “Weed and Brush Control"
and “Laws and Regulations”
given' by Scholtz, Medina
County Extension Agent. For
more information contact the
Medina County Extension
Office at 830-741-6180.
Christmas Candlelight Open House to be annual event
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Representing their own
Voting delegates representing the Medina County Farm Bureau at
| the 67th annual Texas Farm Bureau convention in Arlington Nov. 26
. - 29 were (first row, 1-r) Helene Boehme, Laurie Graff; (second row,
| 1-r) Thomas Boehme, Ken Graff. Thomas Boehme was elected State
director for District 10 at the Annual Texas Farm Bureau convention.
Hon
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Submitted BY
Clada Brumley
The Castroville Conservation
Society held its first annual
Christmas Candlelight Open
House of Historic Homes on
Saturday night, Dec. 2.
All of the homes open for
viewing were beautifully deco-
rated with garlands, wreaths
and hundreds of candles in a
foot replica of the goose feath- The guests first gathered at
er trees used in Germany in the the Romano Barn where they
eighteen hundreds. were entertained by Frank
Homes included on the tour Francis, a classical guitarist
were the Joseph Courand from Castroville, as they
House owned by Jenni and
Vince Andermatt, Dominic
Schott House owned by Janie
and Burl Brock, Arcadius
Steinle House owned by Meta
and Boo Hausser, and the
manner suitable to the time of Mangold-Holzhaus House
their original construction? owned by Mary Lou and W.
Each house also had a distinc- Corbett Holmgreen.
tive Christmas tree ranging in
size from twelve feet to a three
received their tickets and maps
for the tour of homes.
Three shuttle buses were
provided for the convenience
of those who did not choose to
walk.
The guests were greeted
outside each house by cos-
turned members of the
Alsatian Dancers and then
were taken on a tour of the
home by the owner who relat-
ed a history of the house and
its furnishings.
After enjoying the tour of
the historic houses, the guests
returned to the Romano Barn
for refreshments and conversa-
tion while listening to the
accordian music of Hugette
Paige, a native of France who e
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Barnes, Thomas. News Bulletin (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 7, 2000, newspaper, December 7, 2000; Castroville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1689382/m1/8/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Castroville Public Library.