The Olney Enterprise (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 7, 2013 Page: 1 of 10
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Volume 105 • No. 1 • Single Copy 75‘‘
Thursday, March 7, 2013
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News Briefs
Tryouts for youth
baseball are March 9
TVyouts for Olney boys
youth baseball are planned
on Saturday, March 9, at the
youth baseball fields. There
will be no tiyouts for girls
softball. The only players
trying out will be those who
are playing for the first time,
or who are going up a divi-
sion. Boys age 8 and up will
try out at 9 a.m., followed by
boys age 10 and up at 10:30
a.m. and boys age 12 and up
at 1 p.m.
Boys and girls t-ball play-
ers will not try out; however,
parents who have t-ball or
boys baseball players who
still need to sign up may do
so on Saturday.
OCL to observe short
spring break hours
OISD students will be out
for spring break March 11-
15, and Olney Community
Library will observe abbrevi-
ated hours. The library will
be open from 9 a.m.-l p.m.
March 11-15, and will be
closed Saturday, March 16.
Hospital Auxibary
will meet March 13
The H amilto n Ho spital
Auxiliary will meet at 2
p.m. Wednesday, March 13,
at the hospital education
building. The Community
Meal scheduled for March
21 will be discussed.
Sign up for Big Cub
Event by March 17
Members of the Junior Al-
truistic Club are gearing up
for the Big Cub Event on
Saturday, March 23.
The event is open to in-
dividuals, businesses and
organizations who wish to
give back to the commu-
nity by performing needed
projects and improvements
throughout the city. Proj-
ects will be assigned before
March 23, and on that day
work begins at 1 p.m. A
meal will be provided for
all w ho p articip ate.
Call the Olney Chamber of
Commerce at (940) 564-5445
to sign up. Deadline to reg-
ister for the event is Sunday,
March 17.
Weather
Feb. 25
High Low Rain
44 35 0
Feb. 26
53
33
0
Feb. 27
52
33
0
Feb. 28
56
30
0
March 1
56
31
0
March 2
62
28
0
March 3
80
38
0
Precipitation:
March: 0.00
Year:
1.94
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Two contested elections set for May 11
The filing period for three
local elections is over,
and two local governing
boards will have elections
Saturday, May 11, to fill
positions up for grabs.
Thre e at- larg e p o sitio ns
on the Olney City Council
are up for election. Those
who filed to seek those
seats include incumbents
Marshall Leemann and
Jake Bailey, as well as new
challengers Lauren E. Sul-
livan, Hubert Gray and
Lynn Mulkey. Samantha
Purdy opted not to file
for re-election to the City
Council.
On the Hamilton Hos-
pital Board of Directors,
seats held by Dale Lovett,
Kathrine Atchley and Bud
Montgomery of Olney and
Chet Creel of Newcastle
are up for election. Creel
was the only Newcastle
resident to file, so that por-
tion of the election will be
canceled. For Olney’s por-
tion, Lovett and Atchley
filed to seek re-election,
and will be joined on the
ballot by Ellen Hardin,
Barbara Walker and Lon-
nie Rue.
As for the Olney ISD
Board of Trustees, only the
three incumbents filed for
re-election. Those candi-
dates are Jamie Kulhanek,
Place 3; Jeff Harvey, Place
4; and Len Bernhardt,
Place 5. The OISD election
will be canceled.
Early voting will be held
from April 29-May 7, and
election day is planned
from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Satur-
day, May 11.
Firemen honored
at annual banquet
The Olney Volunteer Fire
Department held its annu-
al installation banquet on
Thursday, Feb. 28. During
the special event, the OVFD
also presented awards to its
Fireman of the Year as well
as a retiring fireman.
After Jeff Harvey, master
of ceremonies, welcomed
and introduced guests at
the banquet, Chief Ron
Keeter took the podium to
give the special awards.
Cully Williams, a 26 year
OVFD veteran, was hon-
See OVFD, Page 2
ANNUAL HO N O RS - The 01 ney Volunteer Fire D epartment held its annual installation
banquet on Thursday, Feb. 28. During' the event, Jhson Pack (left) was named Fireman ™
of the Year. Officers for 2013 were also sworn in by Mathew Ickert (above left), secretary
and captain. They included (above, right to left) Ron Keeter, Donald Ickert, Clint Pul-
liam, Jhke Fjig'lishbee, Cody Dixon, Homer Molina, Pack, Kenley Lane, Kevin Sullivan
and Carson McAnally. (Photos by Mindi Kimbro)
Newcastle man indicted on felony theft charges
Suspect's
mother also
facesfraud
charges
A Bastrop County grand
jury recently issued felony
indictments against a moth-
er and son for conspiring to
defraud taxpayer-funded
p ublic ho using p ro g ram s.
Both defendants face fel-
ony theft and organized
criminal activity charges
as a result of their scheme
to financially benefit them-
selves and their family
members at the expense of
BRENDA D. WEND ALL
SCHROEDER BENNETT
taxpayers and
low -income
Texans.
Defendant
Brenda D.
Schroeder, 62,
of Smithville,
administered
the Smithville
Housing Au-
thority and
served as its
executive di-
rector from
2006 through
May 2012.
Schroeder
charged with
aggregated
first-degree
felony theft by a public ser-
vant (more than $250,000),
submitting fraudulent
credit applications and en-
gaging in organized crimi-
nal activity. The Smithville
Housing Authority’s board
of directors formally termi-
nated Schroeder’s employ-
ment on July 1, 2012.
Schroeder’s son, defen-
dant Wendall B. Bennett,
43, of Newcastle, was in-
dicted on
felony theft
and engaging
in organized
criminal ac-
tivity charg-
es. An inves-
tigation by
the Attorney
General’s Of-
fice revealed
that Schro-
eder illegally
disbursed
federal hous-
ing payments
to Bennett by
falsely claim-
ing he was a
landlord and
therefore eligible to receive
federal subsidies as a low-
inco me ho using p ro vid er.
The U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Devel-
opment’s (HUD) Office of
Inspector General referred
the case to the Texas Attor-
ney General’s Special Inves-
tigations Unit in April 2012.
In addition to illegally
diverting federal funds to
Bennett, Schroeder also il-
legally falsified documents,
forged signatures and
violated federal Section 8
housing regulations in or-
der to secure taxpayer-sub-
sidized housing for at least
two dozen of her relatives.
Evidence obtained by the
State indicates that some of
Schroeder’s relatives actu-
ally received illegal benefits
as both tenants and land-
lords. Schro ed er ’ s illicit
scheme not only defraud-
ed the taxpayers, it also
harmed economically dis-
advantaged Smithville resi-
See CHARGES, Page 2
Commissioners lift bum ban, urge precautions
By Cherry Rushin
MediaNews Service
Young County Commis-
sioners voted to lift the
burn ban Monday, Feb. 25,
but asked those who burn
to take precautions.
In a 4-0-1 vote with Judge
John Bullock abstaining, the
court voted to lift the ban
but will consider reinstate
ing it at the next meeting,
March 11.
Sheriff Bryan Walls was
asked his thoughts on lift-
ing the ban, and he said if
the burn ban is lifted, his of-
fice won’t receive as many
illegal dumping calls.
“And if they call, we do
tell them we prefer them
not to burn on days with
high winds,” Walls said.
Mike Huff, administrator
of Olney’s Hamilton Hos-
pital gave an update on the
status of the ambulance ser-
vice’s separation from the
hospital.
“Historically, our ambu-
lance has been under the
umbrella of the hospital,
which is an o Id mo del. And
virtually all ambulances in
the state are outside the hos-
pital even though they’re
managed by the hospital
from a county standpoint,
they don’t fall in the hospi-
tal cost report,” said Huff.
The ambulance service be-
came its own entity upon
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Kimbro, Mindi. The Olney Enterprise (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 7, 2013, newspaper, March 7, 2013; Olney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth837148/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Olney Community Library.