March 22 general excellence

Alicia RamirezStaff Writer

The Edwards Aquifer Authority has begun the task of redistricting for the 15 single-member districts that represent the seven counties that are a part of the EAA jurisdiction and will be holding pub-lic hearings in the coming weeks.

“Right now, we’re tak-

ing out the conceptual redistricting plan of how we see it based purely on the census data for public hearing and based on that, it looks like we will have some changes in Bexar County and we will also probably have some modi-fications in Comal County and Hays County,” said EAA Assistant General Manager Roland Ruiz. “It

seems like the population shifts there have been more dramatic than they have to the west in Medina and Uvalde Counties.”

Ruiz said that currently the maps do not change anything in Medina County, but that could change once the final voting districts


Less than two months after the Medina Valley ISD lawsuit case was set-tled between the district and the Schultz family, another order came down from Judge Fred Biery to enforce the agreement and redress recent alleged vio-lations by Superintendent James Stansberry and Band Director Keith Riley.

Some of the alleged v i o l a t i o n s were report-ed hours after the sett lement was final-ized when Stansberry gave an i n t e r v i e w to a San A n t o n i o news outlet and stated that the lawsuit was a “witch hunt” and mistak-enly said that the lawsuit would ban teachers from wearing crosses, according to the order.

The district responded that Stansberry’s com-ments were not against the Schultz family, but against the long and arduous law-suit that had just trans-pired, to which the plain-tiffs pointed out that the suit and the plaintiffs are

inextricably intertwined.While Stansberry’s

comments were televised, Riley’s alleged discre-tions came in the form of Facebook posts in which he stated “[d]on’t get me started on the lies and false accusations your friend [referring to Corwyn Schultz] made over last years[‘] issues,” according to the order filed by Biery. Riley also allegedly “liked”

a comment from a recent g r a d u a t e that stated that a dis-claimer after “a prayer that says: no atheists or anti-reli-gious activ-ists were harmed in the recita-tion of this prayer.”

As for Riley, he invoked truth as a defense for the first comment and further stated that liking a com-ment intended as a joke was not an affirmative statement, nor was it a disparaging one.

“Like a good cook, the Court has purposely let this latest matter dished up to the Court simmer

CEMS to get Mico responders

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MV softball wins thriller

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Bat’s the way

After hitting a bump in the road against district power Boerne Champion, Medina Valley baseball dusted themselves off for a solid 8-3 victory over Antonian Saturday night. Trevor Mangold, above, had an impressive game for the Panthers with two doubles, two runs scored and one run scored. For more on the recent baseball games and other sports, see page 8. (Photo by Janine Modgling)

MVEMS-IRS deal still in limboAlicia RamirezStaff Writer

Medina Valley EMS is still in limbo with the Internal Revenue Service after the deal to sell the assets in exchange for the liens to be released was taken from the table during the check exchange earlier this month.

“There’s no change yet from before,” said MVEMS Board President Ray Jagge. “We’re still waiting to send them some other paperwork and we’re working on it as hard as we can. There’s just more paperwork that they’re requesting such as offi cial written appraisals of all of the equipment and that’s where it stands.”

Jagge said that the tax accountant is handling the issue and that he currently does not know why the IRS reneged on the offer after the MVEMS board had already sold its assets to ESD 1 and ESD 4.

“We’re working to try to get it back online and back on track,” he said. “[ESD 4 taking back the money] didn’t cause any of the prob-lem, but of course it’s going to cause a problem because there’s less money to give to the IRS, but still we have those assets and they’re ours again, so we’re waiting on the appraisal of those assets and all of the others in a written format to hand to the IRS and that’s where it stands right now.”

Jagge hoped to have the details of the plan worked out with the IRS late last week, but is now looking toward the latter part of this week for the deal to be done, but said that every-thing is still very much up in the air.

James LaCombeStaff Writer

The city of Castroville, with a big helping hand from Medina County, recently completed an extensive renovation of Mexico Street.

County work crews began repaving Mexico Street last Tuesday and wrapped up their work earlier this week, accord-ing to City Administrator Paul Hofmann. The project was made possible through an interlocal agreement between the city and the county, and Hofmann offered thanks to Precinct 2 Commissioner Larry Sittre for supplying much of the necessary tools and workers.

“I give Commissioner Sittre a lot of apprecia-tion and credit for getting that done,” Hofmann said. “That was done with coun-ty labor and county equip-ment, and all we needed to pay for was the mate-rials. So, it was a really good deal for the city of Castroville.”

While this will be the only street in Castroville to receive these sort of repairs during the cur-rent fiscal year, Hofmann left open the possibility of addressing more streets in the next fiscal year’s bud-get, which would begin on Oct. 1 this year.

“We’ll budget to do this again for next year,” Hofmann said.

Superintendent, teacher ordered to apologize for lawsuit comments

Brunt of Monday storms not seen in area

While Monday night’s storms in southeastern Medina County may have touched down too close for comfort, this area came away mostly unscathed.

Castroville City Administrator Paul Hofmann reported that, aside from some downed tree limbs, the storms had little impact.

“We didn’t lose power, and I think we came through the storm pretty well,” Hofmann said.

While the wind blew limbs from trees and water rushed over low lying areas, La Coste had no severe fl ooding and hardly any damage.

“We got by this time and we were fortunate,” said La Coste City Administrator George Salzman. “Flooding is typical but there was no dam-age. Other than some debris and limbs in the road, there was no signifi cant damage.”

County assists city with road project

Last Tuesday, county crews began work on renovat-ing Mexico Street near the London Street intersection. (Photo by James LaCombe)

EAA to hold public hearing in Castroville

Castroville Mayor Bob Lee, along with volunteers from Broadway National Bank and Medina County Nutrition Manager Jean Calloway participated in the March for Meals campaign’s “Mayors for Meals Day” this past Tuesday. The day is intended to raise awareness of senior hunger by utilizing the involvement of local elected officials. The officials help deliver meals to show solidarity with their local nutrition program. (Photo by James LaCombe)

“Like a good cook, the Court has purposely let this latest matter dished up to the Court simmer for several weeks.”

Judge Fred Biery

are given to the EAA for mapping purposes.

“We try to avoid split-ting those precincts between directors because it makes it easier to hold elections, so right now it looks like there’s going to be minimal changes in our western counties such as Uvalde and Medina coun-ties,” he said. “That’s sub-ject to change based on county election precincts once they’re finalized and that whole process has

been slowed down because of the legal challenges to the redistricting maps and such [at the state], but once we get those files from the counties and integrate them into our mapping system, we’ll have a better idea.”

A public hearing will be held in Uvalde on March 15 at the Agrilife and Research Extension Center at 6 p.m. and another will be held in Castroville at the Braden Keller Community Center March 27 at 6 p.m. to discuss the maps and

to hear suggestions made by the community on the proposed maps.

“[O]ur goal is to satisfy the intent of the legislature when they first drew the EAA Directors’ districts in 1996 and the intent back then was to maintain so many minority opportu-nity districts across the region, so that’s what we’re striving to achieve is to maintain those minority opportunity districts…and try to equalize the popula-tion within the rest of the districts,” said Ruiz. “We’ll

have these public hearings, come back to our board most likely in April with a final redistricting plan and with the board’s approval we will have something that we can submit to the Department of Justice for pre-clearance.”

Pending pre-clearance by the DOJ, the maps will be put into effect for the November election of the board with the filing period beginning in late August according to Ruiz.

for several weeks,” Biery stated in the order. “The reason for delay was to see if further allegations were to be made once the emo-tions of the moments and media attention following the settlement agreement had subsided. The Court has not been made aware of any. Silence is golden.”

While Biery stated that he did not expect the two parties to hold hands and sing “Kumbaya” around a campfire beside the Medina River, he did order that Stansberry and Riley issue a certified apology to the plaintiffs and that the plaintiffs accept and deliver the apology to the court by March 1 or Riley and Stansberry will be

held in contempt of the court order.

“Finally, the Court reminds the parties of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which pro-vides in part that ‘no per-son shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself,’” Biery finished. “While it is invoked for criminal

prosecutions, its underly-ing premise is instructive for Homo sapien relation-ships in general: Trouble does not come from words unspoken, particularly in this age of e-mails, tweets, cameras and recorders.”

The district had no com-ment to make on the mat-ter other than it is moving forward.

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ROMANOLouis Charles Romano died peacefully at home, sur-

rounded by his family, at 5 p.m. Sunday, March 18, 2012. He died as he had lived, with dignity, grace and courage after a lengthy illness.

A native Californian, he was born on December 19, 1931 in Santa Barbara to Elsie Villa Romano and Ray Charles Romano. He graduated from Texas Military Institute in 1950. He acquired a pilot’s license at age 16 and was a scratch golfer during these years. He earned a degree in geology and petroleum engineering from Colorado School of Mines in 1955 and was a member of the Sigma Nu Fraternity. He was an honorable and well respected businessman in the steel industry, both in the United States and Mexico. As a representative for the Mexican steel industry, he traveled the world with his business.

He is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Carole Emily Sale Romano, with his children Louis Charles Romano, Jr.; Elizabeth Romano Sames and hus-band Hank; Ray Wilson Romano and wife Lady; Todd Alexander Romano; his grand-children Landon Wilson

Romano, Caroline Romano Olson and husband Tyler; Elizabeth Romano Ezer and husband Jason; Louis Charles Romano, II; Alexandra Romano Wagner and husband Thomas; Victoria Romano Jaimes and husband Feliciano; Elizabeth Lees Romano; his great-grand chil-dren include Isabella, London, and Emily Ezer; Morgan and Travis Olson; Ava Wagner and Feliciano Jaimes.

He was preceded in death by his father, Ray Charles Romano, of Ojai, California and his mother, Elsie Villa Romano and sister Jeanette Romano Snell.

He was a devoted and supportive family man who would do anything for his family. His calm, wise, patient and intelligent manner was a comfort to all and will be missed by those he cared for. He was a true gentleman, honest and loyal, quiet and unassuming, and dedicated to friends and family.

Funeral service will be at Sunset Memorial Thursday, March 2, 2012 at 1:30 p.m. Monsignor Lawrence Steubben officiating and in lieu of flowers please make a memorial donation to the charitable organization of your choice.

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Additional times for the Castroville Public Library’s free computer classes have been added. Interested par-ticipants can either bring their personal laptops or use one of the 16 laptop comput-ers that will be available for public use.

The Computer Basics and Fundamentals/Open Lab will be offered Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Open Lab, where patrons can come to ask computer questions and seek help in a more open format will be offered Monday through Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. and Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Workshops on resume-building and workforce skills, e-books, desktop publishing,

and more will be offered once a month on Saturdays. A complete schedule is attached below.

The Castroville Library is able to provide these cours-es through the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) Public Computer Center Grant, a federal grant managed by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC). The BTOP grant enabled the Library to hire a computer skills trainer, a GED preparatory course trainer, and to purchase 16 new laptops.

For more information and to sign up for the computer course, please contact the Castroville Library at 830-931-4095.

New times added for free computer classes

Biery not asking for parties to sing “Kumbaya”

Redistricting maps subject of meeting

County decorum rules now offi cial


The Medina County Commissioners adopted the rules, procedures, con-duct and decorum at all future meetings that reit-erates all of the unspo-ken rules that the court currently follows and puts them down in writing for all visitors to the court to acknowledge.

“For some time we’ve been considering wheth-er we should do this and frankly we just haven’t gotten around to it,” said County Judge Jim Barden. “Recently I did some research and found this in the open meetings act

bulletin that is put out by the Texas Association of Counties for procedures at meetings.”

The rules state that all meetings are open to the public, except for executive sessions, and that requests to put items on the agenda can be made to the judge or commissioners prior to Wednesday at 5 p.m. before the next court meeting.

“There’s no special for-mal way to go about it,” said Barden. “It would be best if you made that oral or verbal communication while the commissioners or I have a notepad or are sitting in our offi ce because if you do it on the street, it won’t always get here.”

Other rules included regulations that visitors could not be a part of the proceedings unless called upon by the court or as one of the fi rst of 10 signed up to speak for a maxi-

mum of three minutes for or against a topic or if the topic of interest is deemed of exceptional interest at which point the time could be lengthened or short-ened.

“It is not the intention of [the court] to provide a public forum for the demeaning of an individ-ual or group,” the docu-ment stated. “Neither is it the intention of [the court] to allow a member of the public to insult the hon-esty and/or integrity of the court as a body, or any member or members of the court individually or col-lectively.”

The sanctions for break-ing the rules include can-cellation of the speaker’s remaining time, remov-al of the person for the courtroom, a citation for contempt or other civil or criminal sanctions as authorized by the state.

“That’s the gist of it,” said Barden. “Most every-thing in there are things that we consider we follow at the present time. I sent this to each of the commis-sioners and asked for com-ments and now I bring it up for your consideration.”

The document also covered the designation of members of the court and the chain of command in the event the judge is not in attendance, nam-ing the sheriff or a desig-nated deputy to serve as the bailiff at all meetings and further allowed the court to adopt future rules for other meetings such as town halls and public hearings.

“We will distribute these and have them available at court meetings, at least for the next several court meetings, so the people who attend will be used to the process,” said Barden.

Unspoken laws now acknowledged; written procedures for commissioners court meetings


After being brought up at the Emergency Services District 1 Board meet-ing, Community EMS Executive Director Kerry Copeland is planning to get the first responders of Mico back to working as soon as possible and hopefully within the next month.

“I think I’ll just have to go up there because I want to go up there and talk to them and see what all they need and what all we can do,” said Copeland. “I want to see how many we have available and see what they need as far as any continuing education or certification and make sure that they are suffi-ciently equipped.”

The first responders in Mico were licensed to give medical help under Medina Valley EMS’ licenses, but once those licenses were handed over earlier this month, the volunteer first responders were no longer able to aid people in the area.

“We should have all

of that going fairly soon I hope,” said Copeland. “Then all we have to do is make an application to the Department of State Health Services, so once we have the information it sounds like it’s going to be a pretty quick and easy process. Then, of course, we’ll have to familiarize the first responders with our protocols and things like that.”

The same DSHS agent, Arlen Bolenbaucher, who worked with MVEMS for the licensing and helped smooth out the transi-tion between MVEMS and CEMS for the use of the ambulances will also be assisting with the pro-cess of getting the first responders back to work-ing order.

“It is our priority for the ESD 1 area right now,” said Copeland. “I know that they’re so far out and if you go just by dispatch numbers, there are not very many 911 calls in that area, so the first respond-ers [are] a very valuable asset to the people in that area.”

Community EMS hopes to bring Mico responders back into service

Tractor pull fundraiser to be next monthThe Fourth Annual

Antique Tractor Pull will be held in Devine to ben-efi t the Jason Loessberg Memorial Scholarship Program.

In 2001 this scholarship was organized in memory of Jason Loessberg to carry on his legacy of a hardwork-ing, well respected young man that loved to farm and work on trucks. To date, 39 scholarships have been awarded to young men and women.

The tractor pull will be held at the Mello Tractor Pull facility, located at CR 7713 and FM 173, one

mile south of IH 35-S in Devine.

Friday, April 13, will be a practice pull starting at 6 p.m. Tractors must have been in production prior to 1960 to compete. The public is cordially invited to enjoy the pulls under a covered seating facility. There will be a suggested donation of $1 per person at the gate on Friday and Saturday. Concessions will be avail-able on the grounds.

Saturday, April 14, the offi cial tractor pull will begin around 10 a.m. Signups for pullers will begin at 8:30 a.m. with a

fee of $20 per hook. Weight classes will range from 2,600 to 13,600 pounds. All makes and models will compete, come out and sup-port your favorite tractor and puller.

At noon on Saturday, a sausage plate with potato salad, pinto beans, pick-les, onions, and French bread will be served for a $6 donation. No advance tickets necessary.

This pull will benefi t scholarships open to high school seniors of Medina Valley High School and Devine High School, as well as seniors participating

in the Tri County Pullers Association. Students pursuing a career in agri-culture or mechanics may apply. Grade point average is not a considering factor, only the desire to further their education.

We wish to give spe-cial thanks to our daughter Lindsey and Greg Stephens, our family and friends, the Carroll Keller family and the Anthony Mello family for their support. We hope you will come and join us for some great family fun. You may contact Ellen Loessberg at 830-985-3989 for more information.

Mayor Bob Lee, Broadway Bank president Cathy Tschirhart and County Nutrition Manager Jean Calloway prepare to embark on a March for Meals mis-sion in Castroville. (Photo by James LaCombe

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PERSYNLorine Stein Boehme

Persyn, 93, of Castroville, passed away March 16, 2012 in Castroville. Lorine was born May 21, 1918 in Medina County, TX to Jacob ìJackî and Alvina Lieber Stein.

She was a member of St. Louis Catholic Church, St. Annís Society, Farm Bureau, and the Belgian-American Club.

She is preceded in death by her parents and her fi rst hus-band, Armin Emil Boehme; second husband, George F. Persyn; son, Anthony Boehme; infant daugh-ter, Inell Boehme; brothers, Henry, Louis, Walter, Richard, Woodrow, Julius, and Alton Stein; sisters, Thelma Rihn Haass and Alma Bippert.

Survivors include her children and their spouses, Virgil and Nora Fay Boehme, Emil Boehme and his com-panion Rosie Villarreal, Mary Louise and Billy Echtle, all of Castroville; daughter-in-law, Alice Ray Boehme of La

Coste; sister-in-law Theresa Stein; eight grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; one great great granddaugh-ter and another one on the way; numerous nieces and nephews; step children & their spouses, George G. and Jeannine Persyn, Steve and Elaine Persyn, Eugene and Karen Persyn, John and Karen Persyn, Thomas Persyn, Deborah and Joey Weiblen, Suzanne and David Turk; step-grandchildren; step-great grandchildren.

Visitation was Monday, March 19, 2012 with the Rosary at the Tondre-Guinn Funeral Home. Funeral Mass was Tuesday, March 20, 2012. at St. Louis Catholic Church. Interment followed the Mass at Zion Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials may be made in her memory to the donorís choice.

You may view the obitu-ary, sign the guest book and leave a tribute at www.tond-reguinn.com.

SOLISLaura Mascorro Solis

Gomez, 90, of Castroville, passed away on March 16, 2012 in Castroville. She was born on Dec. 17, 1921 in Rio Medina to the late Vicente and Dolores Flores Mascorro.

Laura is preceded in death by her husband, Apolonio Solis, Sr.; sons, Mario Solis, Abram Solis, Ruben Solis,

and Juan “Johnny Joe” Solis; daughters, Esperanza Solis, and Dorothy Solis; sisters, Alvina “Minnie” Montoya, and Genoveva Martinez; brothers, Salvador Mascorro, and Frank Mascorro.

Survivors include her husband, Eduardo Gomez; children, Gloria and Camillo Rodriguez, Alicia Ybarra, Martha Moreno, Ernestina and Robert Vidalez, Maria and Conrado Valderrama, Carlos Solis, Apolonio “Paul” and Lilley Solis, Jr., David and Olivia Guel, Gary Gomez, and Gene Gomez; 40 grandchil-dren; 25 great grandchildren; 10 great great grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives.

Visitation was on Sunday, March 18, 2012 at Tondre-Guinn Funeral Home with a Rosary Mass of Resurrection on Monday, March 19, 2012 at St. Louis Catholic Church, Castroville. Interment fol-lowed at St. Louis Catholic Cemetery in Castroville.

You may view the obitu-ary, sign the guest book and leave a tribute at www.tond-reguinn.com.

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Brady’s Bloomin’ Barn, located at CR 271 in Rio Medina, held a ribbon cutting ceremony Saturday morning with the Red Vest Committee. (Photo by James LaCombe)

Josh Zinsmeyer, left, placed fourth in the Light Weight Class of Fine Wool Lambs at the Houston Livestock Show. Cody Schmidt, right, also placed fourth in Class 11 Market Goats at the Houston Livestock Show. (Courtesy Photos)

Locals take home awards at Houston Livestock Show

EAA advocates cautious optimism amid recent rainfallAlicia RamirezStaff Writer

While the rain around Medina County has been consistently falling over the past few months, Edwards Aquifer Authority Assistant General Manager Roland Ruiz is cautious to say that the state’s drought is over just yet.

“I think if you look at the U.S. Drought Monitor, it will tell you that most of Texas is still under some form of drought,” he said. “The aqui-fer levels have rebounded pretty well since late last

year, but we still are in need of rain and especially with the high demand period just around the corner for us, it is likely that those aqui-fer levels are going to drop and once the irrigators start using water and in other to mitigate that, we’re going to need more rainfall in the next short time frame.”

The time frame Ruiz believes the aquifer will need the most water to alle-viate some of the withdraw-als that come during the irrigation season started around December keeping

the ground moist to stave off pre-irrigation and will con-tinue in through the peak of the irrigation season.

“This year we’re fortu-nate that we got rainfall in December, January and February to where up to now there has not been the need to pre-irrigate to get the soil conditions moist because there has been natural moisture from the rainfall and that has helped, so the decline in the aquifer has not been what it would have been in drier conditions,” Ruiz said. “It all depends on

factors that are largely out of our control, mainly rain-fall and weather conditions that prevail prior to the irri-gation season and during the irrigation season.”

While the aquifer levels have rebounded from their lowest levels, it is still clear that more rain is needed when lake levels are taken into account. Medina Lake is currently hovering around 20 percent full according to the Texas Water Development Board website.

“Not only do we need rainfall, but we need rainfall

in the right areas to replen-ish surface lakes and also to replenish the aquifer,” said Ruiz. “So, if we were to get a lot of rainfall over the recharge zone, it would be helpful to boost aquifer levels and give us a cushion as we go into the irrigation system.”

Even though the EAA is not under any mandatory water conservation, Ruiz said it is still a good idea to conserve as much water as possible going into the spring by watering before 10 a.m. and after 8 p.m. when

necessary.“Don’t over-water because

the water that we conserve now will hopefully help us as we get into the warmer months when we’re really going to be in need of water and if we can prolong the time before we need to go into any kind of mandatory restric-tions, the better off we’ll be then,” he said. “Anything we can do as far as conservation now will help us a month or two or three down the road if we can maintain the aquifer levels high and steady right now.”

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The winter holidays have passed, the weather is warming up and outdoor activity has become convenient and enjoyable once again.

Spring is officially in the air, which means the sum-mer swimsuit season is just around the corner. To pre-pare for the return to a skimpier wardrobe, consider adopting healthy lifestyle changes now that incorporate portion control, calorie reduction, sugar-free foods and beverages and regular exercise.

By making simple substitutions, consumers are able to slim down without sacrificing their favorite foods and beverages, low-calorie sweeteners and light products can aid in weight loss efforts. Of course, portion control and regular exercise are also crucial to a healthy lifestyle.

Products sweetened with sugar substitutes allow con-sumers to enjoy their favorite meals without worrying about the additional calories. For example, reduced-cal-orie yogurt eliminates about 110 calories per serving. And by switching from regular to diet soda, you save 150 calories. Over the course of a year, that daily calorie savings could result in a 15-pound weight loss.

If you start incorporating low-calorie sweeteners into your favorite recipes now, you could easily be flaunting a healthier weight by summer. Here are five tips that will help aid weight loss efforts.

Reduce those portion sizes. Research shows that many restaurants now serve two to five times the typi-cal serving. When eating out, try to take home leftovers or split an entrée with a friend. At home, use a measur-ing cup, tablespoons and teaspoons to sift out appropri-ate portion sizes. This helps reduce daily calorie intake. In addition, use smaller plates to make servings appear larger.

Get active. Regular exercise can produce overall health benefits. And it doesn’t have to involve hour-long training sessions at an expensive fitness center. Go for a quick jog in the morning before you get ready for work. Take a brisk stroll after lunch. Work in your garden. Remember, muscle burns more calories than fat, so a regular mixture of cardio, flexibility and toning exercise is a great way to increase health and fitness benefits.

Eat less, more often. Many experts say eating small snacks throughout the day will lead to healthier choices when it comes to the three main meals. Bring healthy snacks to work to curb your appetite, such as carrot sticks, pretzels, string cheese, low-fat energy bars or fruit. Frequently consuming snacks can help keep your blood sugar level steady and your energy up.

Stock up the spice rack. Herbs and spices add flavor to foods without additional fat or calories. Use turmeric, garlic, cayenne, pepper and other spices to add zest to a piece of lean chicken or sautéed vegetables.

Watch what you drink. When it comes to diets, many people focus on the food without accounting for bever-ages. To help reduce calories, choose diet sodas, light juices, reduced-calorie flavored waters, light beers and diet tonic waters. When sweetening coffee or tea, consid-er using a sugar substitute. Make sure to drink plenty of water and consider switching from whole to skim or low-fat milk.

Remember, spring is the perfect time to reevaluate your annual weight loss goals. By burning those calories now, you can create good habits for the active summer season.

Small steps can add up to big weight loss

Sheriff encourages residents to join Sheriff ’s AssociationAlicia RamirezStaff Writer

The Medina County Sheriff’s Offi ce is once again sending out letters for Medina County residents to join the Sheriff Association of Texas as Associate Members, entitling them to a membership card, two window decals, and a subscription to the Texas Lawman Magazine among other benefi ts.

“They are the only agency that supports the sheriff’s offi ce directly and that’s all county sheriffs’ offi ces in the state of Texas,” said MCSO Offi ce Manager Jolene Perez. “Every year they have a sheriffs’ conference that [Sheriff Randy Brown] goes to and he gets all of his hours of credit. It’s a weeklong training and they provide everything for him and the only thing that is our cost is housing. They get all of the instructors to come in and there’s not a conference fee he has to pay.”

The SAT also offers training for court security and civil processes throughout the year for deputies and sheriffs among other personnel.

“During these economic times, the need for building stron-ger public-private law enforcement partnerships continues to escalate, and programs such as this continue to grow in importance,” said Brown. “I encourage every citizen receiving a membership appeal to consider joining forces with us by becoming an Associate Member. It is a valuable investment in our future.”

There is also a cold case team of investigators that the county can utilize. The team holds round table meetings to look over the entire case fi le to see if there is something the sheriff’s offi ce missed or something that can lead to a crack in the case.

“So, there are real benefi ts we get to utilize by people being associate members,” said Perez. “Every year we have several people who come up to the offi ce and ask us if the letter is legitimate and we just show them our copy of the sample letter that we get and the SAT will send us a packet of who all signed up and we’ll try to get thank you letters out to the people. It is a legitimate association and we do directly benefi t from it.”

For more information, contact the sheriff’s offi ce at 830-741-6150 or the SAT at 512-445-5888.


With yet another deadline come and gone, the county party chairs can once again continue preparing for the primaries set to be held on May 29 this year after litigation for the redis-tricted state maps pushed it back multiple times.

Since fi ling began last November, District Judge Camile Glasscock DuBose, County Attorney Kim Havel, Precinct 1 Commissioner Richard Saathoff, Tax Assessor Collector Melissa Hartman-Lutz, and Precinct 1 Constable Donald Berger have all fi led unopposed for the November elections.

District Attorney Danny Kindred will go up against former D.A. Anton “Tony” Hackebeil and Sheriff Randy Brown will also go up against Doug Christian during the Republican Primary.

The Precinct 2 Constable Republican Primary will be between Bob Dean, Steve Gilliam, Jim Przybylski and Virginio Garza while the Precinct 3 Constable Republican Primary will be between Stephen Duffy and Mark Garrison and the Precinct 4 Constable Republican Primary will be between T.J. Richardson and Jose Pedroza.

For the November election, Commissioner Precinct 3 David Lynch will run against challenger Chavel Lopez while the winner of the Precinct 4 Constable primary will run against J.W. Petrash for the seat.

Republicans will also have a primary for State House District 53 between Harvey Hilderbran and Cary Wise while the Democrats will have a primary for U.S. Congress District 23 between Pete Gallego, John Bustamante and Ciro Rodriguez. The winner of that congressional Democratic pri-mary will run against incumbent Francisco “Quico” Canseco.

The deadline for voter registration for the primaries is April 30 with early voting going from May 14 to May 25 with the primary election on May 29.

Countywide ballots set

The Junior Friends of the Library had a planting day at Zion Lutheran’s new garden last week. (Photo by James LaCombe)

Editor,I suppose we all like to get on the road to head 15

to 25 miles east to megalopolis. There is a variety of reasons we might do that; visit a friend, go to a movie, try a different restaurant, shop at a big box store, walk through the mall, and on and on the reasons go. Of course those trips to megalopolis come at a price we may not fully realize.

The IRS estimates it cost the average automobile operator 55.5 cents a mile to drive that vehicle when you figure in all the cost. That means an average 40 mile round trip into megalopolis cost you $22.20. You pay that regardless of whether you purchase anything or not. So if you happened to drive out of town to save 10 cents on a gallon of gas and purchase 20 gallons, the cost per gallon just went up a bit over a $1 a gallon for you. Spending a dollar to save 10 cents doesn’t figure out in my favor. That applies to anything you can get from shops in Castroville. If you shop here you also can park within 25 feet or so of the door instead of in a mega-parking lot that takes several minutes to go from your car to the door and then you get to wander from aisle to aisle to find a few things you want and wait behind six customers waiting to checkout. Great way to spend an hour for something you could get done in 10 minutes here.

If you happen to be uncomfortable on the highways and driving in megalopolis, you can easily drive or walk to many of our shops and do so in safety. If you walk, you will certainly be greeted by people along the way that know your name. Try that at a megastore.

What else benefits us all when you shop here? The local businesses give endlessly to school fund raisers and worthy activities of all types and they pay a lot of sales tax which help keep your personal taxes down. I like that.

Think about this too, if businesses in town were mak-ing such a huge profit why aren’t there people from all over Texas clamoring to open a business here? Each business has its own financial situation to take into con-sideration and that may be unique to that specific town. The prices they charge must take those factors and com-petition into consideration. The playing field isn’t level everywhere just because you may want it to be.

The bottom line is that the more the local businesses prosper the better it is for Castroville and the great folks that live here. Now, if we just had a theater.

Robert LeeCastroville

Editor,On February 25, 2012, The Friends of the Landmark

Inn held the “Kids Fish” event. 277 children and over 211 adults attended this

event. Visiting the Landmark Inn, these young people and parents were able to personally experience, one of Castroville’s many historic sites.

Castroville community groups, individual volunteers, local businesses, and State Agencies, worked together creating a fun event. The Friends of the Landmark Inn wishes to thank the following groups and individuals that helped bring smiles to 277 little faces.

Girl Scout Troop 76, Boy Scout Troop 471, Sammy’s Restaurant, Haby’s Bakery, Bill Miller’s BBQ, Sonic Drive In, McDonald’s Restaurant, Womack Chevrolet, Wal-Mart – Hondo, HEB- Hondo, Academy Sports & Outdoor Store - Potranco Rd, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas Historical Commission, Christy Nuyttens, Bob Sinclair, Josh Mendiola, Larry Arnold, Ina Heinen, and Gene Rumas

The Friends of the Landmark Inn takes this opportu-nity to extend a special Thank You, the Texas Historical Commission Landmark Inn employees, Jose Zapata, Glenn Nuyttens, Sadie Torres, Bernie Morales, and Libby Tschirhart. This team’s dedication and hard work keeps the Landmark Inn Historic Site, a brilliant show place of Castroville’s rich cultural and architectural history.

Based on the overwhelming community comments praising this event, The Friends of the Landmark Inn are planning the ‘Kids Fish’ event for 2013.

We cordially invite you to join The Friends of the Landmark Inn. Your membership helps sponsor this and other historical educational events at the Landmark Inn. Members receive a 20% discount on all Landmark Inn Bed & Breakfast single rooms. A member and a guest also receive free Regular Admission and Special Event Admission to the Landmark Inn.

Membership forms are available at the Landmark Inn Front Desk or call Patrick Conner at 361.815.7884 or email [email protected].

Please share any questions you may have.

Patrick Conner Friends of Landmark Inn

As you may have noticed, things look a little bit different in the newspaper this week.

Last Wednesday through Friday, I had the pleasure of attend-ing a work-shop on n e w s p a -per design put on by the Texas Center of Community Journalism in Fort Worth. At these long but informative sessions, I was able to learn several impor-tant lessons and tools to make the newspa-per stand out and look more pleasing to the eye for you, the reader.

Over the com-ing weeks, I hope to apply the concepts I learned with various tweaks, some small, some large. It is my

hope that this process will result in one of the most attractive looking weekly newspapers in the state.

The most important part of this process, though, is reader feed-back, which I would greatly appreciate. This little project of mine

will only be a suc-cess if it meets the a p p r o v -al of the r e a d e r s . To quote

Canadian power ballad extraordinaire Bryan Adams in his early 1990s hit, “you know it’s true; everything I do; I do it for you.”

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Beauty of a small town business Thanks for making KidFish a hit

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Almost time for

the reverse raffle

There’s just a little over a week left to get your tickets to the Chamber’s Reverse Raffl e and we need your help in purchasing a ticket.

The Raffl e will be held on March 31 at the Braden Keller Community Center. All funds raised will help us pay for the Chamber’s beau-tiful new building which is one of Castroville’s historic homes built in 1851.

The Grand Prize for the raffl e is a brand new 2012 Chevrolet Sonic donated by Wommack Chevrolet. The second place winner will receive a $2,000 gift card. Several other prizes will be given out during the eve-

ning. Only 245 tickets will be sold to this event so be sure to get yours today.

Tickets are now on sale for $250 which allows entry for two people to enjoy a fun evening including a delicious steak dinner, beer, wine, margaritas, a silent auction and tons of fun! Tickets are available at the new Chamber offi ce locat-ed at 1115 Angelo Street or from any Chamber Director.

Spring is here and the abundance of wildfl owers in and around town is abso-lutely amazing! If you’re looking for a great place to check out some amaz-ing fl owers then you need to stop by the Shooting Star Museum during the Bluebonnet Walk taking place over the next couple weekends.

For the 11th year, the museum will host the event from 11am to 5pm on March 24, 25, 31 and April 1. Check out the amaz-ing display of bluebonnets and other wild flowers. If you’ve never been to the museum then you are in for a real treat.

The Shooting Star Museum is dedicated to the preservat ion, p e r p e t u a t i o n and exhibition of vintage air-craft, historical aviation items, antique auto-mobiles and early 20th cen-tury farming equipment and gasoline engines.

They have a huge dis-play of antique items for

you to view and admission is always free. If you’re looking for something unique to do as well as take that perfect spring picture, stop by the Shooting Star Museum located at 5445 CR

5710, Devine Texas; just a short 6 mile drive south of Castroville.

If you’re looking for something fun for the kids to do on Easter weekend then you need to head on over to Landmark Inn on April

7th, where the Friends of the Landmark Inn will be hosting a FREE “Easter Egg Hunt” for children aged 10 and under.

The Easter Bunny will be in attendance between 1 pm and 2 pm for photos with your child for a small donation. Bring your own camera, or a photographer will be available and pro-vide digital copies.

Registration starts at 1 pm and the “Hunt” starts at 2 pm. If it rains the event will be canceled. For more information call (830) 931-2133.

The Relay for Life Car Show is back for the third year in a row and will be hosted this Sunday, March 25 at Wommack Chevrolet from 9am to 4pm.

A large display of cars, trucks and motor-cycles will be on display in 29 different categories including antique car or truck, street rods, Camaro, Corvette, Mustang, T-Bird

and more. Trophies will be given

in the different categories. The event will feature food, fun, music, games and more.

All proceeds raised will benefit the American Cancer Society. In 2011 they raised $3,870 for the Relay for Life as a result of the show and they hope to raise even more this year.

Don’t forget to stop by the Girl Scout Exhibit tak-ing place through March 31 at the Landmark Inn. There is an amazing dis-play of Girl Scout mem-orabilia from years past thanks to long time Girl Scout Estella Kierce.

Have a great week-end everyone and stop by the Chamber office today to pick up your Reverse Raffle tickets.


Medina County Relay For Life is off to a good start with 71 cancer survivors and 38 teams registered, but they are anxious to get as many registered before the end of March due to the need to order shirts for the teams and survivors. Shirts and pedometers will be handed out on bank nights to the early birds, as well as great door prizes.

“We are excited about this year’s event, and reaching over 33 teams already,” said Team Co-Chair Paula Lynch. “Our goal is 50 teams, the deadline to order shirts of March 28 is fast approaching. We are encouraging everyone to register their teams and make sure they get all their teammates signed up online so we can be sure to order enough shirts. Anyone who turned in at least $100 by bank night will get their shirt at a bank night, April 24 to 26. We want everyone to get a shirt, but we need their help, we need their shirt sizes.”

SurvivorsCancer survivors are the guests of honor at Relay. They are

why teams do what they do to raise money for research and awareness.

“What you do here saved my life. Thank you,” said Michael DeHart, Hero of Hope Speaker, Cancer Survivor at a team meeting last week in Castroville. “The fi rst relay I was dragged to by my wife, was before cancer. The very next year I was dragged to a relay after I was diagnosed with cancer and right after chemo treatments. Those luminarias looked to me like stars that had fallen from the sky. Lights of hope, that I have got a chance of survival. I didn’t have much energy that day to walk the track, but during the luminary ceremony I started walking and looking at the bags and tears starting rolling when I saw one with my name on it.”

Caregivers past or present are invited to join the survi-vors at the survivor dinner. Survivors will take the fi rst lap. Caregivers will make a lap themselves, as well as the teams. All survivor events, as well as parking, will be right near the track this year.

To register as a survivor, go online or call 830-741-4992 for Barbara Thompson, or 830-741-2228 for Rita Vance and they would be happy to help register.

TeamsTo register a team or as a teammate, go online to www.

relayforlife.org\medinatx. For more information, contact team chairs Tanya Holzhaus at 830-931-5881 or [email protected], or Paula Lynch at 830-832-1326 or [email protected]. They have the answers or will fi nd them. Also call Debra Ramirez at Wommack Chevrolet at 830-931-3421 for any reg-istration needs. Those who raise $100 or more will get a free shirt, and if they register by March 28 a free pedometer too.

LuminariasLuminaria forms are available online, from teams, at all

Community National Bank in Medina County, Wommack Chevrolet, and at The Devine News. Luminaria donations apply towards individual $100 goal. Anyone who would like to have a photo added to the luminary ceremony slideshow needs to send it to [email protected] by April 5. Luminarias will go all the way around the track this year, and in alpha-betical order.

FundraisersCar Show March 25The Third Annual Medina County Relay Car Show will

be hosted on Sunday, March 25 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Contact Ira Giddens at 830-741-3634 or 210-508-9073 for information. The public is invited to register a car ($25 fee) or attend (free) and check out all the great cars and trucks.

The Medina County Relay For Life, American Cancer Society, will be hosted on May 4-5, 2012 in Castroville.

The local website is www.relayforlife.org\medinatx. See www.cancer.org for information about cancer and how to fi nd it early.

Register Relay for Life teams by March 28

88SportsSports Castroville News BulletinThursday, March 22, 2012

MV Youth Baseball kids were recently shown the ropes by MVHS’s varsity baseball squad at a youth clinic. (Photo by Janine Modgling)

Ken GallegosSports Writer

The Medina Valley soccer teams continued their win-ning ways last week with vic-tories for both the boys’ and girls’ teams over Memorial last week.

The boys’ team scored a convincing 4-0 win over the Minutemen while the Lady Panthers battled their way to a 2-1 win.

BoysMV left no doubt in the

minds of the Minutemen as to who was the better team last week when they pounded Memorial for three fi rst half goals before adding one more in the second half of play. Reagan Uhl, Jose Vega, Tyler Smith, and Diego Conchas all scored one goal apiece in the win which kept the Panthers a perfect 8-0 in district to

maintain the lead in the 55-4A race.

Goalie Weston Beck picked up another shutout in the vic-tory as the Panthers improved to 14-6-1 on the season.

The Panthers will be put to the test this Friday, March 23 at Panther Stadium when they take on the Brennan Bears in the season fi nale at 7 p.m. The Bears are trailing the Panthers with a 7-1 dis-trict mark and will be looking to even the score with the Panthers who have been the only team to beat the Bears in district play.

GirlsFor the girls, the victory

over Memorial was not as easy, but the outcome was the same with the 2-1 win propel-ling the Lady Panthers to 6-1 in district action which places them in a solid second place

behind Bandera at 8-0.After being down 1-0 at

the halftime break, the Lady Panthers roared back in the second half with two goals to secure the victory. Elaine Haby and Katie Wurzbach provided the ammunition scoring a goal apiece while Taylor Robertson played an integral part in the victory with two key assists.

Jessica Ramirez played a rock-solid second half at goalie for the Panthers after giving up the fi rst half goal and closed the door against Memorial to preserve the win.

The Lady Panthers will close out the regular season against the Brennan Bears this Friday, March 23 at 5 p.m. at Panther Stadium before gearing up for the state playoffs.

MV soccer teams still kickin’

Panthers impress despite hitting Boerne speed bumpKen GallegosSports Writer

The Medina Valley Panthers experienced the ups and downs of the spring break week with two wins against district foe Harlandale (12-0) and another one in a non-dis-trict matchup with Antonian (8-3) Saturday night at Wolff Stadium.

The lone loss of the week came in a key district match-up with Boerne Champion last Thursday evening at Gerald Kempf Field. The Chargers blanked the Panthers 5-0, which evened the Panthers record to 1-1 in the early district play.

HarlandalePanther starter Jonathan

Groff went the distance in the 12-0 win over the Indians in fi ve innings due to the 10-run rule victory.

Groff was near perfect giv-ing up just one hit in the district opener on the road.

Offensively, the big inning for the Panthers was the fourth, in which they piled on eight runs to break the game wide open. Groff, along with Blake Owen and Garrett Tschirhart, led the way with the bats each col-lecting two hits on the eve-ning. Tschirhart and Groff each had three RBI’s to go along with their productive night at the plate.

Boerne ChampionThere’s a saying in base-

ball that “good pitching beats good hitting.” That was partly correct when the Chargers came to visit the Panthers last Thursday at Kempf Field.

Charger pitcher Luke Streiber had the Panthers’ number all night giving up

only two hits, both to Groff, and was masterful in his seven inning com-plete game. But the Panthers also didn’t help matters com-mitting fi ve errors including three costly ones in the top of the sixth to ice the game for the Chargers.

After three score-less innings, the Chargers got things going with two runs in the top of the fourth on only one hit, which was a leadoff single. A throwing error on a bunt gave the Chargers runners on fi rst and second, and would later lead to bases loaded just one out and one

batter later. From there, Boerne punched in its fi rst two runs on a fi elder’s choice

and then a well executed delayed steal with runners on the corners. MV would not get its fi rst runner on base until the bottom of the fourth when Groff delivered a one out single.

The Chargers delivered the decisive blow in the top of the sixth. Boerne took advantage of a young strug-gling infi eld that commit-ted three errors, and allowed three runs on just two Charger hits. Owen would take over on the mound for Panther starter Adam Stein who only gave up three of the four hits the Chargers gathered against the Panthers. Streiber silenced the Panther bats on the eve-ning collecting nine strike-outs in the win.

AntonianMV fi nished the spring

break with a nice 8-3 victory

in a non-district game with Antonian on Saturday night at Wolff Stadium in San Antonio. Tschirhart pitched 4 1/3 innings and got the win before giving way to sopho-more Carlton Kempf who fi nished the Apaches off to get the save. Tschirhart got help offensively from Quinn Petty and Trevor Mangold who had three and two hits respectively.

The victory improved the Panthers’ overall record to 12-2 as they head into this week’s play. MV will be back in action this week when they host Uvalde on Friday, March 23 at 7 p.m. The Panthers will then play on Saturday, March 24 against Burbank at noon. And next Tuesday, March 27, the Panthers will travel to San Antonio to take on McCollum at 7 p.m.

Adam Stein makes a nice grab. (Photo by Janine Modgling)

Lady Panthers win in rout, nailbiterKen GallegosSports Writer

The Lady Panthers spent their spring break knee-deep in district action.

The MV softball team began the week on Monday with a 21-4 hammering of the Brennan Bears, then lost 3-0 to league-leading Harlandale, and then bounced back in dramatic fashion with a 7-6 extra-inning victory over Boerne Champion to end the week on Thursday.

The beginning of district play left the Panthers (2-1) tied for second place while they improved to 12-9 overall on the season.

BrennanStarting district play

off with a bang, the Lady Panthers showed no mercy on the Brennan Bears last Monday to start their spring break. MV hit the ground running with six runs in the fi rst inning and 10 more in the second. The Lady Bears must have been shaking their heads at the offensive

fi re-power the Lady Panthers displayed at the plate.

Leading the way was freshmen Lauren Sotelo with a 3-3 performance at the plate along with senior Karly Williams who collected three hits in fi ve trips to the plate. Freshmen Tina Lopez went the distance on the mound giving up only four hits to the Bears in the win. The Panthers gathered fi ve more runs the rest of the way in the easy victory.

HarlandaleTuesday was a different

story, and the league-leading Indians had other plans for the visiting Panthers. Nadine Idrogo silenced the Panthers’ bats, which had been so pro-ductive just one day earli-er. Idrogo gave up only two hits, one each to Sotelo and senior Emily Bippert for the Panthers.

Lopez gave it everything she had for the Panthers on the mound and held her ground until the bottom of the fourth when the Indians

fi nally struck gold. Two runs in that inning would be all they needed to dismiss the Panthers, but they added one more run in the bottom of the sixth to complete the scoring.

Boerne ChampionThe Panthers saved their

best for last and Thursday’s battle with Champion may have given the young team a huge shot in the arm heading into this week’s action.

The Lady Chargers jumped on Lopez in the top of the second with three runs for the early lead. That 3-0 lead lasted until the bottom of the fi fth when the Panthers struck back with a vengeance. Four runs in the inning helped the Panthers take the lead, but they weren’t fi n-ished, and two more runs in the bottom of the sixth looked like it would be enough to get the win.

But the Chargers stormed back in the top of the seventh with three more runs to tie the game and send it to extra innings after the Panthers

could not produce anything in the bottom of the seventh.

But after Lopez shut down the Charger momentum in the top of the eighth, Sotelo became the hero when she drove in the winning run to end the game. For Sotelo it was her only hit of the game, but the most important one of the day. Sotelo got plenty of help from her teammates to put her in position for the game winner. Williams, Bippert, Amber Boehme and Kortni Hans all had two hits on the afternoon win.

This week the Lady Panthers will host Uvalde on March 23 at 7 p.m. On Tuesday, March 27, the Panthers will take on McCollum at 7 p.m. in San Antonio. Shortstop Karly Williams showed off her glove as well as her

bat against Boerne Champion. (Photo by Janine Modgling)


••••••ForecastForecast ••••••Hermann Sons Cemetery Workday

MacDona Hermann Sons Cemetery has a long his-tory with graves dating back to September, 1893. For over a hundred years, various volunteers have kept the cemetery as a serene and peaceful resting place for our relatives and friends.

Hermann Sons Lodge #198 in MacDona has sched-uled a workday at the Hermann Sons Cemetery for April 21, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. We’re asking for volunteers to come and bring chainsaws, rakes, and any other tools necessary to remove trees, clean grounds and repair fence. Barbecued hamburgers and drinks will be served. Please bring folding chairs for lunch. If you have ques-tions or would like to volunteer, call Frank Koehler at 210-622-9354.

AARP MeetingThe April 5, AARP meeting will be held at St. Paul

Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall in Hondo.

La Coste Garden Club ScholarshipThe La Coste Garden Club is taking applications for

their scholarship. You must be a graduating senior with some ties to the La Coste community—by having a La Coste address or a La Coste telephone number. If you are interested, please call 830-985-3766.

SNAP’s Mobile ClinicThe Spay-Neuter Assistance Program’s mobile clinic

will be in Devine at the Alco parking lot on Wednesday, March 21 and Wednesday, April 4.

Girl Scout ExhibitThe Landmark Inn will be featuring an exhibit of

Girl Scout artifacts from March 12 to 31.

Castroville Explorers ProgramThe group will meet regularly the first Tuesday of

every month, and any kids ages 12 to 18 are welcome to attend. The next meeting will be April 3. For more information, call the Castroville Police Department at 830-931-2222.

Alcoholics AnonymousThe support group meets Tuesdays at 8 p.m. and

Thursdays at 8 p.m. at the Braden Keller Center in Castroville. If you think you have a drinking problem, there is a place to go.

Medina County Food PantryThe pantry, located at 502 Arnold, Hondo, is open

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.

East Medina Special Utility DistrictThe district meets the third Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the

main office located on FM 471 between La Coste and Natalia. The next meeting will be March 20. For more information call the office at 830-709-3879.

Clothing NeededFree Clothing Ministry in Castroville is in need

of clothing donations for men, women and especially for children. It accept clothing, shoes, blankets and any other misc. items. All clothing is given to families in need free of charge. The clothing ministry is open every Friday from 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Medina Valley Christian Worship“Blessed Threads free Clothing Ministry”

2035 Highway 90 West830-931-3085 or 210-772-0720

Drop off items or we can pick-up

V.F.W Post 8134The Medina Valley V.F.W. Post 8134 meets the second

Wednesday of each month at 8p.m. The next meeting will be April 11.

First Baptist Church of CastrovilleFirst Sunday Service- 8:30 a.m. (Choir Led); Sunday

School- 9:45 a.m. (all ages); Second Service- 11 a.m. (Band Led)

Market Trail DaysHeld every second Saturday of the month at Houston

Square from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the next Market Trail Days will be April 14.

Browse the handiwork of local craftsmen and their wares. Booths typically feature arts and crafts, plants, food and beverages, clothing, wood-work, needle-craft, jewelry, and more.

Booths are available for a small fee, and admission and parking are free to the public. All proceeds raised from booth sales go to benefit the Medina Valley EMS, Southwest Family Life Center, Medina County Food Pantry, Medina County Child Care Board, youth aware-ness programs, scholarships, scouts and various other community projects.

For more information, contact Lydia Ruiz at 210-328-2659 or Eddie Dehnel at 830-741-2313.

Shooting Star MuseumThe bluebonnets are blooming at the Shooting Star

Museum. March 17 marks the opening of the 11th Annual Bluebonnet Walk at the museum. The fields surround-ing the museum afford visitors the opportunity to walk in the bluebonnet flowers or take a ride in a vintage automobile. The museum is free and open to visitors with food and beverage available during the day. The event is every Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and runs from March 17 through the end of April. The museum is located six miles south of Castroville, off FM 1343. Call 210-386-6038 for driving directions.

Coffee ‘n ConversationThe Medina County Democrats will be holding “Coffee

‘n Conversation” meetings every Friday at 10 a.m. at El Charro Restaurant in Hondo.

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If you would like to submit your organization’s meetings, e-mail us your event to:

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Purebred Austrialian Shepherds, registered, 14 weeks, merle & tri-colored and 1 yr old black tri. Intelligent and friendly. Call 210-846-7662; 210-286-3637

Large selection of fl at and ripple lace, seed beads and buttons: great, old school stuff. One mile north of Super S in Devine on Hwy 132. Call 210-725-0308. Open Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Yard sale Saturday, March 24, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Attn crafters: Large quantity of fabric, vinyl, leather, etc. Garden tractor, twine mower, and many other goodies. 3 miles north of Castroville on FM 471, 1 mile east.

Nail Techs Needed: Trick’d Out Nails is looking for full or part-time nail techs. Call for further info. 830-538-2888.

Administrative Assistant: duties to include but not limited to data entry, typ-ing, fi ling, outgoing mail, scheduling appointments, photocopying. Act as recep-tionist and reservation clerk for groups and individual guests. Supervises events in the absence of the director. Act as key contact person for groups and individual guests coordinating with staff for overall smooth operation of functions, represent Moye Center to the general public, visitors, families and consul-

tants as a place of retreat and hospitality. Position will require weekends every other week. Apply in per-son at 600 London Street, Castroville. Fax resume to 931-2227. Email resume to [email protected] EOE

Full and part-time advertis-ing sales positions now open for this newspaper. Salary plus commission. Will train. Call Natalie Spencer at 830-931-9698

Medical offi ce in Castroville looking for qualifi ed indi-viduals to handle medical records. F/T 8-5, M-F. Fax resume to 830-931-3058 or [email protected]

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The family of Henry Kilhorn would like to express our sincere gratitude to all of you who sent well wishes, fl ow-ers, food, donations, phone calls, and visited at the hos-pital. And thanks to all of those who helped with serv-ing at the American Legion hall. God bless each and every one of you.We would also like to extend thanks to the Cancer Therapy Research Center and University Hospital, and all the doctors and nurses who took care of Henry. We would especially like to thank Dr. Alfredo Santillan-Gomez for being our “rock” during this time and his nurse, Demetria; Hospice; and Dr. Lloyd Van Winkle. Also a very special thanks to Mylissa. Your kindnesses will always be remembered.

The family,Darlene KilhornDeverie and Jerry Gallegos and familyScott and Trish Kilhorn and familyToni and Luke Balencia and Dawson

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