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The Hondo Anvil Herald, Thursday, December 8,1994, Page 3
WIC employees to choose
8- or 10-hour workdays
At their Monday, Dec. 5 meeting,
Medina County Commissioners ad-
dressed the following agenda topics:
Beverly Lutz, director of Federal
Programs, announced an amendment
to the food assistance program con-
tract with USDA for the Temporary
Emergency Food Assistance Pro-
gram contract between ihe Texas
Department of Human Services and
Medina County. She also said fund-
ing is poor for the commodity pro-
gfftm and there will be no January
distribution. December distribution
wiB be during the week of Dec. 19.
judge Butch Campsey com-
mended Lutz on her efforts in the
smooth operation nf the various fed-
eral programs for the county.
federal Programs has changed the
n^jpe of the Aging fund to the Trans-
portation fund to adapt to changes in
deprogram.
Ihe court gave preliminary ap-
proval to a request to vacate and re-
subdivide lots in the Deer Valley
Subdivision. The new subdivision,
owned by Doug Semlinger, is located
south of Hwy. 90, two miles east of
Castroville at Victory Lane.
Surveyor Charles Rothe said that
in the process of getting the water
system put in, it was determined that
the original 50'x 100' lot would be too
small for all the facilities needed for
well service. He said in resub-
dividing, the size of one lot would
decrease below the required 30,000
sq.ft, size and two other lots would
be about 32,000 sq.ft. Final approval
will be addressed next week.
Minutes of the Nov. 10 Tri-County
Waste Management meeting were
read and accepted.
The county will hold action per-
taining to creation of a hospital au-
thority until the Hondo city council
decides what it plans to do.
Pending approval of the county
attorney, the court approved a lease
contract with Clyde Haak for the
Alamo Resource and Conservation
Development office space for $350
per month. The office has relocated
from the old cable company build-
ing on Ave. E to the Gallo Building.
Precinct 2 Commissioner Stanley
Keller was granted approval on a
work/study arrangement with Me-
dina Valley ISD and the JTPA Good-
will Program. Two students will
work under supervision with the
commissioner's crew.
The court voted to join with
Wichita County and other Texas
county governments in trying to pro-
tect the taxpayers’ interest in lawsuit
damage costs. The court pledged up
to $ 1,000 for the cause, pending de-
termination of legality of the effort
The court approved purchase of
software for the current system in
County Treasurer Rita Moos' office
for handling indigent care. Moos said
$5,300 is available in non-depart-
mental funds for capital outlay. She
said the hospital might also share in
the cost since it would benefit, too.
The Health Unit's contract with
Robert Peden, who serves as phar-
macist in charge, was approved.
Expanded hours for the WIC pro-
gram have paid off in several ways,
according to director Linda Fillinger,
who asked Medina County Commis-
sioners Court approval Monday to
continue running the program as it
has been.
Commissioners voted to allow die
department to divide hours as
needed. The court also left it up to
the department's discretion whether
it would be open on the three days
between Christmas and New Year's.
Fillinger said, given an opportu-
nity to choose between five eight-
hour days or four 10-hour days, three
of the seven staff members wanted
five days and the rest opted for four.
When the program was mandated
bylaw to offer evening appointment
times, Fillinger said she didn't real-
ize how great an increase there would
be in number of clients served. The
program has more than 1,000 clients.
She said late/evening hours are
booked constantly. Recent reports
show $376330 has been paid to gro-
cery stores in the county for WIC
food items and immunization rates
Churches schedule
holiday events
Yancey Baptist Church will hold
a community carol session and read-
ing of scriptures, Dec. 11 at 2 p.m.
Holy Cross Catholic Church of
D'Hanis will hold a Rosary for the
Feast of Guadalupe, Dec. 12 at 6:30
followed by a 7 p.m. mass with the
Spanish Choir. Pre-kindergarten
through eight graders will be per-
forming in a Christmas pageant
Thursday, Dec 15 at 7 p.m.
Medina Valley United Methodist
will celebrate the season with youth
carolling on Dec. 11th.
St. Louis Catholic Church in Cas-
troville will hold a school Christmas
program Dec. 14th.
Grace Lutheran Church of
Devine will hold Advent service ev-
ery Wed. at 7 p.m. A community
Christmas choir concert will be held
Dec. 11 at 3 p.m. A children's live
nativity will be Dec. 11 at 6 p.m.
New Fountain Methodist Church
LOGOS youths will be carolling to
church shut-ins Dec. 14th, starting at
4:30 p.m.
Zion Evangelical Lutheran
Church of Castroville will hold a
congregational luncheon 11:15 on
have increased dramatically. She said
the expanded hours help the program
serve working people better.
County Judge Butch Campsey,
who will leave the court at the end
of the year, complimented Fillinger
on the program she heads.
"Thinking back when WIC started
-the court was split- some smart
person sold me on the concept of
WIC: to produce healthy babies and
teach parents to take care of them
properly. What evidence is there that
this is working?"
Fillinger referred to a study which
evaluated Medicaid and showed that
every $1 spent on WIC saved $3 on
Medicaid. The program helps reduce
the number of mothers who did not
receive prenatal care, thereby in-
creasing the number of healthy new-
borns and mothers. She said
parenting classes have also proven
popular and well-received.
The WIC program’s national direc-
tive, recently announced, is to open
WIC education to everyone, but does
not include funding for persons out-
side WIC's income guidelines.
HOW MUCH SHOULD
YOU PAY FOR VINYL
SIDING & TRIM?
Many Texas homeowners have
become discouraged because of
outrageous prices quoted by some
high-pressure sales organization.
•
They hate the thought of another
know-it-all salesman spending
three hours trying to convince them
to sign tonight on a “once in a
lifetime offer
At Wetmore Siding & Trim, we
have no commisstorrsales people.
You deal directly with one of the
owners and receive a written
quotation good for sixty days. We
also furnish a list of references
giving you ample time to check
out the quality of our work as well
as our reputation with the Better
Business Bureau.
•
Our prices will never be lower
than they are right now! During
the holiday season, we sacrifice
profits just to keep our men
working. We offer bank financing
with rates low as 8.5%, requiring
nothing down and payments
beginning in Spring.
WETMORE SIDING & TRIM
349-0111 • 1-800-638-9975
“We do it better for less money.”
Police chief, council discuss city's
law enforcement needs, ideas, possibilities
Community Cole
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1994
Dec. 8 Winter Garden Pecan & Pecan Food Show St.
Paul's Lutheran Church Hondo All Day
Dec. 10 MCAH Annual Christmas Party - KC Hall 4-8pm
Dec. 20 Chamber Board of Directors Meeting -12:00
noon @ Flightline Cafe
Dec. 28 Woodcarving Senior Center 6:30-9:30pm
1995
Jan. 04 Wood carving Senior Center 6:30 - 9:30pm
Jan. 14 D'Hanis Extension Homemakers (FCE Group)
Scholarship Spaghetti Supper & Bake Sale 5:30-
7:30pm
Jan. 21 Guffaw - Hondo FFA Booster Fundraiser-Fair Hall
Jan. 21 1 Day Only - D'Hanis Lions Club Rook Tournament
Jan. 28 Chamber Banquet
Feb. 11 Sweetheart Charity Ball KC Hall
To place your event on this calendar, call the
Hondo Area Chamber of Commerce at 210-426-3037
Your tips can i oaa TZ7 'JQ'l'l Medina County j
help stop crime.* 1 2Crime Stoppere toc I
Police Chief Marvin Ivy and
Hondo City Council members ad-
dressed several topics during a pub-
lic safety workshop Monday.
Daytime visibility of police offic-
ers: Only one officer is assigned to
patrol during the day. He is backed
up by higher ranking officers who are
not assigned to patrol ing the streets.
More patrolmen are assigned to
nighttime duty, since more activity
happens at night. Chief Ivy said if
statistics change to show more ac-
tivity during the day, assignments are
rearranged as needed.
Is the city short of officers: If any
increase in daytime activity is noted,
Chief Ivy will get back with the
council. Open campus at the high
school creates some problems. Of-
ficers have been called to break up
several fights lately. The chief sug-
gested putting pressure on the school
board to close the campus. He said
recent fights at the school have also
involved parents.
Reserve officer program: This
could be beneficial. Reserve offic-
ers are volunteers who have com-
pleted law enforcement training and
have the same qualifications as full
time officers. The program could
serve as a pre-training program to
develop a pool of applicants for fu-
ture vacancies on the force. Chief Ivy
suggested starting with a small pro-
gram of five reserves. He said re-
serves do not have to come out when
called but can help reduce the over-
time which builds up during special
events such as football games, pa-
rades and dances.
Curfew, graffiti: Remarking that
the curfew is currently not being well
enforced. Ivy suggested the city
model curfew changes after the Dal-
las law which “has been upheld in
court. He said graffiti and gangs go
hand-in-hand as the groups mark
their territory. Removing graffiti as
soon as possible is important and city
employees have been doing this. He
said it is extremely difficult to catch
youngsters in the act.
Hiring a full-time youth program
official came as a suggestion from
the audience. Ivy said a grant is avail-
able for a DARE/gang officer with
the city having to match one-fourth
of the grant total. Ivy said for each
$1 spent in prevention, it saves $7 in
enforcement
Tickets, citations: According to
one report, Hondo is rated low in
revenue for tickets. Council member
Greg Baldasarri said he lias received
favorable comments regarding the
issuing of citations in Hondo. Joel
Curtis said the city's message is that
the police force is here to help citi-
zens, along with keeping order.
New vehicles: Four new vehicles
are now in service with two more
expected to arrive. Ivy said the six
vehicles should be sufficient for three
years. He suggested an arrangement
with the city whereby he would fur-
nish an unmarked vehicle for his own
use with the city reimbursing a por-
tion of the cost. This will be studied.
Training available: An 11-week
FBI training course is available for
one officer. Current officers will be
given the chance to apply.
GREAT JOB... Mayor Mary Lopez presented certificates of appreciation to members of the School Crossing
Guard Patrol at the Dec. 5 City Council meeting, honoring the group as the city's Employees of the
Month. Pictured are (in no special order) Lorenza Cuellar, Oralia Hernandez, Rachel Palomo, Maria
Patterson, Kerry Raish, Hope Campos, Santos Alvarez, Delia Villa, Angie Gurruisquieta, Sandy Benavides,
Lamar Lopez, Mary Coronado, Elida Gonzales, Dalia Lopez and Linda DeSimone.
Luke developer CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2
oughly all appropriate factors prior to
commitment.
3) Make commitment
4) Stand behind commitment
5) Not mislead people io believe
that they have authority where they
have none.
6) "Lead, follow, or gel the hell out
to the way".
1 think that part of the Governor's
responsibilities include a duty to
assure a positive environment for
small businesses to excel, as your
campaign speeches indicated on
several ocassions. Therefore, I re-
quest that as quickly as is possible
you assign the appropriate individu-
als, with the appropriate authority to
investigate the following:
1) TNRCC's commitment, de-
commitment ie. moving boundary
line.
2) Medina County Commissioners
Court commitment, decommitment
ie. the local Realtor doesn't like com-
petition.
3) BMA's ongoing activities to
enforce their regulations when mis-
leading people to believe that they
have authoirty when they do not
I know you are not officially Gov-
ernor until January 1,1995, however
I hope it's possible to initiate these
activities during the transition period
and possibly prevent our little com-
pany from becoming another bank-
ruptcy statistic.
The letter was signed J .P. Mitchell
and sons.
Dec. 11.
nee mere was a came
ikle TV company wno want
to kelp out during tke holidays. So tkey said, “Give us
a new toy worth $10 or more, wkick we ll donate
to a local ckarity, and we ll reduce our installation fee
to only $10.” That way, nobody missed out on tke joy
of Ckristmas. Tkis year, tke tradition continues.
Call today. It s your ckance to give, and to receive.
Extra outlets ol basic cable are included at no extra monthly charge.
All donations made to Medina and Atascosa Ctys. Child Care
Call 1-800-292-4502
FALCON
CABLE TV
HOME EMTERTAIXMENT AT ITS BEST
Tliis offer ^Jood for new subse'ribers in serviceable area? only, and expires December 21
Savings based on standard $45'boiu installation rate. ?oine restrictions mav anplv.
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