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Published in Hondo, Texas
Website: www hondoanvilherald.com
Volume 118, Number 6
Thursday, February 5, 2004
Two Sections, 30 Pages
75 Cents
PHOTO BY DEBBIE SANDERS
What’s one - or two - more?
Beautiful triplet bull calves were born dan 4 at the D'Hanis ranch of Dr. Pat McDonald. Dr McDonald delivered what he thought
were twins that night and went to his house. Upon checking on the 'pair' the next morning, he discovered that there were three
Two of the brothers are identical and the other looks very similar. A heifer calf (with white on her face) was adopted by the
mother of the triplets after the heifer's mother died. McDonald said it is rare for a cow to deliver triplets and he is thrilled that they
are all healthy and already eating grain so that it's not such a burden on their mother to feed them and their adopted sister
ACS gearing up for
Relay for Life 2004
The American Cancer Society
Relay Fair Life 2004 for Medina
County will hold a kick-off cel-
ebration today, Thursday, Feb 5,
at the Flightline Cafe, 6:30 to X
p.m. For information, contact
Shannon Windrow at 741-2022.
Aggie Wranglers
to perform in Hondo
Medina County Aggie Moms
Club will host a performance by
the Ag"ie Wranglers dance group
at 8 p. ii. on Friday. Feb. 6. at the
Woolls Cafetorium. The group
will also perform on Saturday,
Feb. 7, 11 a.m., at the San Anto-
nio Livestock Show and Rodeo
at Joe Freeman Coliseum.
■Inn/ Hehilil weather into recorded h\
Gerry Bridges, reported by Jennifer Maurer
Date
High Low
Rain
Wed.. Jan. 28
61
33
.(X)
Thurs, Jan. 29
55
48
.10
Fri, Jan. 30
56
39
.00
Sat, Jan. 31
63
35
.00
Sun, Feb. 1
62
51
tr.
Mon, Feb. 2
62
51
.00
Tiies, Feb. 3
56
37
(K)
Toial rain for the past week: 0.1 Tin.
Total,rtfn'for January: 3.64 in. r
Total rain for 2004: 3.64 in
Avg. high temp, for the week: 59.1 °
Avg. low temp, for the week: 42°
High temp, for 2004: 80° on Jan. 3
Low temp, for '04: 33° Jan. 6 & 28
Bonilla helps
secure $10 million
Washington, D.C. U S
Representative Henry Bonilla is
proud to announce that the city
of Hondo w ill receive more than
$10 million in funding this year.
This new s comes after President
George W. Bush officially ap-
proved the Fiscal Year 2004
spending legislation.
"This is always an exciting
time of year. I've dedicated sev-
eral months to securing funding
for my district. But my job is
never complete until the presi-
dent has signed the legislation
and made the funding law." said
Bonilla. "This is a great day for
the people of Hondo and I'm
proud to make this terrific an
nouncement."
A senior member ol the
House Appropriations Commit-
tee, Bonilla s role enabled him
to secure the funding for Hondo.
Bonilla was the first freshman
Member of Congress in 25
years to be given a seat on the
powerful Appropriations Com
mittee. He is now regarded as
one ol the two most influential
law makers in I exas.
"I sav it over and o\ci. but I
feel so fortunate to have a seat
on this important committee.
Many people do not recogni/.e
the importance ol the Appro
priations Committee. By scry -
ing as a senior member I'm able
to shepherd and secure funding
,s,, i t xnisa. r.ivt- > \
Meet the Candidate forum set in Devine Tuesday
An open forum and an oppor-
tunity to meet the candidates
listed on the Mar. 9 Primary
Elections ballots will be held
Tuesday, Feb. 10, in Devine.
The meeting will be held at
the Devine Middle School, 400
Cardinal, beginning at 7 p.m.
This will be an excellent
chance to meet and visit with the
candidates seeking election and
to ask questions of the candi
dates before you cast your vote.
Mark your calendar and plan
to attend this meeting. Your vote
is very important and mm is the
time to make your choices.
Early voting vs ill be held Feb.
23 through Mar. 5 prioi to the
Mar. 9 election date.
Feb. 9 is the final day to regis-
ter to vote in the primary election.
Half-cent sales tax
election is Saturday
Small numbers turned out for
early voting in this Saturday’s
City of Hondo election of
whether or not to adopt a 4B
half-cent sales fax.
A total of 89 voters cast bal-
lots during the early voting pe-
riod. which ended Monday.
The sales tax. if it passes,
would raise Hondo's sales tax
figure to X.25T, effective July 1.
The city‘s current rate is 7.75T.
Of that total, 6.25'v goes to the
state. ().5'( goes to the county
and 1C goes to the city. Hondo
received S516,506 last year from
its portion of the sales tax.
The tax would be used to help
communities plan and imple-
ment a variety of economic de-
velopment projects.
There have been 275 cities
across the state which have
adopted the 4B sales tax.
If approved, a 4B dev elopment
corporation, consisting ol seven
members, would be appointed by
the cuy council.
Proponents of the plan have
touted a number ol possible uses
for the 4B sales tax revenue.
These can include facilities to
promote new and expanded busi-
ness development and job train-
ing, improvement to public-
safety facilities, extension of
streets and roads, along with
water, sewer and drainage im-
provements, affordable housing,
park improvements, tourism
facililes and recycling facilities.
There has been no organized
opposition to the propositi.
Voting is this Saturday at City
Hall between 7 a m. and 7 p.m,
and is open to all registered vot-
ers residing within the city lim-
its ol Hondo. ------,—-
Stock show
sales bring
$383,000+
The 63"1 Annual Medina
( minty Junior Livestock Show
and Auction, held last weekend,
w as deemed a huge success, w ith
entries selling lor more than
$3X3.000. A final total on mtw
much was spent hy^hwyefs w ill
not be known for Several days.
The Top 10 buyers list in-
cludes: Community National
Bank. $18,050; Gary Bovd
Farms $15,250; ' Craig
Muennink $10,650; D'Hanis
State Bank $ 10.400; G&S-L&J
Construction $8,800; SW Texas
AC A $8,100; Medina Valiev
State Bank, $7,430; Cecil
Atkission $7,300; Hondo Na-
tional Bank $6,450; and Mo-
rales Feed Lot $5,550.
Booster club purchases to-
taled as follows: Devine L/S
Boosters $18,200; D'Hanis
Civic Club $ 10,750; Friends of
Natalia $8,250; Hondo 4H
Boosters $7,725; Hondo FFA
Boosters $7,575; Medina Valley
4H and FFA $6,150; Natalia
Boosters $6,050; and Medina
Valley Boosters $1,750.
Show results and champions
are on pages 1 3A-15A. Photos
ot w inners are not vet available.
PHOTO BY DFBBIE SANDERS
Kelsey Hanson, a Devine 4H
member, watches over her pig
at the 2004 Medina County
Junior Livestock Show.
Local DPS diver commended for space shuttle recovery efforts
By Frances Guinn
Awn 111 k \i n Eiiiiiik
To Texas Department of Pub-
lic Safety Officer Donny Kin-
dred diving in the frigid waters
of Toledo Bend Reservoir last
February was just part orfnS job.
The world watched while he
and other divers scoured the
deep, murky water looking for
pieces of the ill-fated Columbia
space ship after it disintegrated
as it returned to earth on Feb. I.
1 Kindred is one of an elite team
*
of 17 DPS divers who respond
on a moment's notice when their
services are needed. DPS Trooper Donny Kindred
He was on his regular patrol last year when he heard the news
about the shuttle. He had
finished his shift and was
home when, at 11:30 p.m.
he received a call notify-
ing him that the governor,
at the request of NASA
and the Navy, had called
up the DPS dive teanyfo
join the search for shuttle
. , remnants. The huge East
Kindred received certificates, mission Texas reservoir was in
patches and a letter ot appreciation. thg palh of the faHing de_
brts.
By 11:45 p.m. he was packed
and leaving for Austin, where
the team is headquartered and
where its equipment is kept.
Team members loaded dive
gear, two big boats and two
smaller Zodiac boats.
They drove to the Hemphill
recovery staging area, arriving
at noon the next day. Navy and
NASA officials briefed the dive
team on what specific things
they were seeking.
For the next two months, team
members took turns diving all
day. every day.
Weather conditions turned
bad. cold and wet Dive team
members routinely had to break
ice |ust to get boat hatches open
so they could get out the search
grid areas.
Diving "dry suits" over insu-
lated coveralls and Navy Mark
21 hard hat helmets didn't keep
the fivers warm or dry. Most of
the time it was overcast or rain-
ing and cold.
The first three weejes after the
Coluiflkfrfaccident, the area was
enveloped in a media frenzy
with news personnel present
from all over the world. As state
police officers, the divers did
double duty, enforcing law s and
keeping overly zealous media
personnel out of classified ar-
eas.
In one incident a man re-
ported that a burning object had
fallen through his riverside
dock, several miles away, hut m
the trajectory path. Team mem-
bers packed up. drove to rhe-fiT
cation and spent half a day
searching when a diver found
the object: the man’s chiminea
St t sill Til l
PHOTOS COURTESY DONNY KINDRED
DPS boats and troopers search for shuttle pieces in Toledo Bend Reservoir last February.
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