The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 111, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 23, 2001 Page: 1 of 30
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AREA WEDDINGS
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Published Since 1906
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KENDALL MASONIC
LODGE MEETS TONIGHT
Kendall Masonic Lodge #897 will
present the Community Builder
Award to local veterinarian, Kenneth
Herbst, on Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. This is a
distinguished honor presented to a
few people for community service.
The presentation will be held at the
Masonic Lodge, 897 E. Blanco. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
Refreshments will be served following
the presentation.
NOMINATION DEADLINE
TOMORROW
Boerne ISD is now accepting nomina-
tions of kindergarten students for the
district's Gifted/Talented Program.
The G/T program serves students
identified as gifted in the specific sub-
ject areas of language arts/social
studies and/or math/science.
Identification criteria include tests
scores, student product ratings and
teacher ratings.
Students gifted in language
arts/social studies have extensive
vocabularies, elaborate well when
speaking, see relationships and make
connections, are interested in social
issues and explanations of events,
and are curious about many things.
Students gifted in math/science learn
mathematical concepts and process-
es faster than other students, see pat-
terns and relationships, reasons effec-
tively, are good at exploring and
questioning, are interested in science
topics.
Parents should contact their child's
campus G/T coordinator to nominate
him/her for screening. Contact
Gaelyn Burk, Fair Oaks Ranch
Elementary, at 249-6507; Susan
Craig, Kendall Elementary, at 249-
4507; Elizabeth Stroman, Curington
Elementary, at 249-5307; or Nancy
Kalmbach, Fabra Elementary, at 249-
6407.
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,
happier.
You may also receive cash rewards
for 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,
hit 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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HISTORIC MOVE FOR CHURCH
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Boerne, Kendall County, Texas
After worshipping for 70 years in the small rock church built by German Lutherans in 1930, St. John moved to its
new sanctuary with a special service on Jan. 21.
The congregation gathered at the little historic church and made its way across the street to the new sanctuary
for the first service there.
Construction on the new sanctuary, family life center, and administrative wing began in Nov. of 1999. The project
architect is Heimsath & Associates of Austin and the general contractor is Keller-Martin of San Antonio.
St. John also is planning a dedication service on Feb. 25 at 3 p.m. Bishop Arthur E. Rode will represent the
Southwestern Texas Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) at the service.
In addition, St. John will host an open house March 3 and 4 during the dedication weekend on both Saturday and
Sunday.
St. John welcomes all to visit the new church located at the corner of Rosewood and Turner Streets.
FOR City Council makes quick
work of light legislative agenda
• BY Joni Simon_________________Kerrville Air Life as a back up to
Staff Writer San Antonio Air Life,” Burleson
During one of the lightest agenda said.
meetings in 13 and one-half years He said the department is conduct-
according to Fair Oaks Ranch first ing water rescue training and is also
and only Mayor Boots Gaubatz who encouraging all firefighters and
has seen them all, the council EMTs (Emergency Medical
received briefings on fire and utility Technicians) to increase their skills,
service. Also during the Jan. 18 He went on to say the department
meeting, Gaubatz commented on has added an AED (automatic exter-
two of the most recent controversial nal defibrillator) with better capabil-
issues in the city: the building of a ities for cardiac arrest victims.
City Public Service (CPS) substa- Another AED unit will be added this
tion near the intersection of Ralph year, so that all stations have them,
Fair and Dietz Elkhorn roads and he said.
construction noise at the site of the Also, a new truck will be acquired
city’s maintenance center next to this year. Burleson ended by saying
city hall. he would try to report to the council
Pedernales Electric Coop (PEC) each month.
representative Gary Massey told Either there’s too much or not
Gaubatz, just back from California enough, Dan Kasprowicz, council-
and its blackouts, and the council man and FAIRCO chairman of the
there will be no blackouts here. board said.
“The growth rate is very rapid and “That’s what (developer and for-
we’re staying busy, but we don’t mer president of FAIRCO) Bob
envision any California type black- Weiss told me when I took over the
outs,” Massey said. “Whatever job. ‘You’ll either be praying for
comes down the road for deregula- rain or praying for it to stop.’”
tion, Pedernales Electric will keep Kasprowicz said, with the usage
the lights on for you.” down 25 percent, the city-owned
“The problems they’re having in water company will suffer a finan-
California are with semi-deregula- cial “hit” this year.
tion and it was caused by politi- In other business, the mayor
cians,” Gaubatz said. requested a document from the
Massey also invited Fair Oaks Chartwell subdivision be put into
Ranch residents to PEC’s new the official record of the council
Bulverde office. meeting. Gaubatz said a Chart well
Next, Chairman of the Leon resident dropped off a list of 28
Springs Volunteer Fire Department questions at city hall. However, no
(LSVFD), Joel Burleson briefed the representative could be present at
council about what has been done the council meeting.
over the last year. He said the fire A source says the residents are
department has added a new com- concerned about the noise, especial-
puter system and software to keep ly after dark and the safety of the
better track of personnel records. construction workers, who work the
Burleson told the council, LSVFD night shift. The source said one such
answered 740 calls last year. Of construction worker lost a leg and
those calls, 89 were medical, while nearly lost his life on the site, locat-
51 were non-medical in nature. ed directly behind their homes.
“We’ve increased our training with “When you build a maintenance
the Fire Marshall’s office and added center, there will be some noise.
We’re in the process of answering
them,” Gaubatz said.
City Administrator Roy Thomas
told the council during the monthly
police report the city lost two offi-
cers to Kendall County Jan. 1. He
said one officer has been hired and
the city is doing background checks
on a couple of others.
Thomas said the new officer, a
long-time Comfort resident and
schoolteacher, who desires a career
in police work, will be introduced to
the council during next month’s
meeting.
Thomas also said two new police
cars are ready for use by the police
department.
He told the council emergency
calls are now averaging five minutes
response time.
“AMR is paying attention to call
time,” he said.
In his report, Gaubatz said it was a
“bonanza” year in home building on
the Ranch with 92 new home per-
mits requested.
“The value is going up. I can’t help
but make a personal note here,” the
mayor said, referring to his recent
trip to California to see his newest
granddaughter.
Gaubatz said homes in the Golden
state where his son lives were worth
$5-600,000 when they were built,
even with a monstrous erector site
looming over them. He told the
council that one of those homes
recently sold for $970,000.
“The property value did not go
down, even as ominous as that erec-
tor set was. Our project has no erec-
tor site,” the mayor said.
During the meeting, the mayor
also announced upcoming events
that include a town hall meeting
with Representative Frank Corte, Jr.
Jan. 27 at 3 p.m. and the semi-annu-
al brush pick up during the week of
Feb. 19.
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Sheriff Hodge faces
possible suspension of
peace officer’s license
Kendall County Sheriff Henry
Hodge faced another hearing
Wednesday, Jan. 17 in Austin on a
charge dating back to 1999 of
unlawful appointment of a peace
officer.
Director of Hearings Paul Elliott
confirmed there was a hearing last
week, a referral from the Texas
Commission on Law Officer
Standards and Education
(TCLOSE).
According to Elliott, that agency is
asking for a two year suspension of
Hodge’s peace officer’s license over
the 1999 charge.
Judge Cathy Parsley is now look-
ing at the facts of law, Elliott said,
adding parties are going to give
written—as opposed to oral—clos-
ing arguments. At some point the Henry Hodge
record on the case will close. The the first of May, but it could be
hearings director expects that to be sooner,” Elliott said.
the first of March. Hodge’s attorney Ace Pickens of
“The judge will be writing a rec- Austin declined comment, citing the
ommendation. The turn around for case is in litigation as his reason not
that is usually 60 days. At the latest, to say anything at this time.
Utility customers feeling
winter in the pocketbook
via higher energy prices
Everyone is feeling the effects of ever, the normal input to reserves
the cold winter where it hurts...in had to be diverted to cover addi-
the pocketbook with natural gas tional electric demand to cool off
prices escalating, utility bills are some of the 112-degree days of
skyrocketing. More than ever, late August and September,
now is the time to take every use- Therefore, the plants had below
ful measure to conserve energy at average reserves and new pur-
home and in the workplace. chases of natural gas were at
The National Weather Service much higher costs.
reports that December 2000 was The City of Boerne Utilities, in
the fifth coldest month in the area many cases, has double-checked
since records were first kept in the read of its customer's meters
1885. Moreover, this is the coldest to determine the accuracy,
winter in 11 years, with an aver- Subsequently, many customers
age daily temperature of 40 will face some surprisingly high
degrees. bills over the next few months.
The City of Boerne Utilities Billing questions should be direct-
reports that its Power Cost ed to the City's Customer Service
Recover Factor (PCRF, a variable Office at (830) 249-9511.
multiplier used to make up the The City of Boerne is a whole-
difference between the base rate sale customer of the Lower
and the actual fuel costs paid to Colorado River Authority
suppliers such, as the Lower (LCRA). The LCRA bills the
Colorado River Authority, and El City, which in turn passes the cost
Paso Reata) is at an all-time high onto the customer. The costs fluc-
for electric and gas. Also, con- tuate monthly. El Paso Reata
sumption for the same period, Energy does the same, and like-
beginning Nov. 22, 2000, is the wise, the City of Boerne Utilities
highest in history. In many cases, passes their cost on to customers
local consumption has doubled dollar-for-dollar.
and tripled. It should be noted that Here are some helpful hints to
the City of Boerne Utilities does help you conserve energy:
not realize any additional margin • Set your thermostat to heat at
from the PCRF. 68 degrees during the day, and use
Over the last several months, the extra blankets at night to allow
cost of natural gas has risen dras- even lower settings.
tically. Compared to this time last • Close off rooms not in use and
year, the costs have risen a stag- be sure vents are closed in those
gering 235 percent ($3.13/mmbtu rooms. Only heat the rooms you
to $10.44/mmbtu). expect to use.
Unfortunately, the increase in • Do not use gas log lighters to
utility bills is not just limited to start fireplaces. Rolled newspa-
gas service, but also electric ser- pers and kindling works just as
vice. This is due to electric power well, and do not cost as much as
plants using natural gas as the pri-
mary fuel being burned to produce
electricity.
In addition, natural gas produc-
tion is normally re-channeled in
September to produce "stored
reserves" for the upcoming winter
months. This past summer, how-
natural gas.
• Reduce the recycling of your
hot water heater by ensuring that
you do not have hot water leaks or
drips. Reduce the water heater
thermostat by about ten degrees,
and install a water heater insula-
tion jacket to retain heat.
The Boerne Star • P.O. Box 820 • Boerne, Texas 78006 • 282 N. Main Street • 830-249-2441 or 830-816-2532 • e-mail: boernestar@boernenet.com
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