Zone 5 March 2015

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Zone 5 March 2015

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Growth to abound
throughout Metrocom
C
ity managers
from Selma,
Schertz and
Cibolo addressed
2015 plans for their
cities during a recent
Schertz Chamber of
Commerce luncheon. It’s going to be
a busy year for those municipalities, as
well as the Schertz-Cibolo-Universal
City Independent School District.
Residential building permits are up in
Schertz, where notable activity includes
FedEx’s 202,000-square-foot ground
distribution center, the newly expanded
H-E-B Plus at FM 3009 and Interstate 35,
and residential developments at Nor-Tex
Farms, The Parklands and The Crossvine,
which staged its grand opening March 21.
Selma is welcoming businesses to Forum
Pointe at Old Austin Road and I-35. A 25-acre
site at Titan Industrial Park will soon house
O’Reilly Auto Parts’ 380,000-square-foot
distribution center, expected to employ 250
to 350 workers. Liberty Pass, a $19 million
housing complex at Lookout and Jordan roads,
will feature 104 apartments for veterans.
In Cibolo, which city officials estimated
grew by more than 246 percent from 2004 to
2014, a new Walmart, at Cibolo Valley Drive
and Borgfeld Road, will open in October,
and by 2016 a new H-E-B will open at the
corner of Main Street and FM 1103.
The Shops at Cibolo Bend, at Cibolo Valley
and Main, is slated for a CVS pharmacy,
Auto Zone and other venues. Cibolo officials
are also planning a youth-sports complex
on FM 78, a new community center, and
new or expanded parks in the city.
SCUCISD’s new elementary school is
scheduled to open in August near Green
Valley Road and FM 1103 in Cibolo. The
district is in the midst of upgrading Lehnhoff
Stadium and expanding Steele High
School. In March, it began the first phase of
improvements at Dobie Junior High School.
Put on your hard hats, because
the theme for 2015 is growth.
WILL WRIGHT
MANAGING EDITOR
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LOCAL COMMENTARY
Remember Alamo,
don’t forget plaza
by SUSAN YERKES
I
n the chilly
pre-dawn
hours of
March 6, 1836,
Mexican Gen.
Antonio López
de Santa Anna
ordered the final assault on a
band of freedom fighters holed up in a
Spanish mission-turned-fortress called
the Alamo near the San Antonio River.
The battle was fierce and bloody. In a
couple of hours, every defender was dead.
In the aftermath of the slaughter, soldiers
on the side of an independent Texas carried
the cry “Remember the Alamo!” into
the decisive Battle of San Jacinto, which
led to the defeat of Mexican troops.
Today, there’s hardly a soul in Texas who
NOT YOUR DADDY’S CHAMBER
by MAGGIE TITTERINGTON
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, the
first Chamber of Commerce in the U.S.
came about in 1773 and were made up of
tradesmen to protect commerce. Fast
forward a couple of hundred years, and
chambers that our grandparents and parents were a part of were made up of business friends and acquaintances and were
basically for:
- tradeshow/expo participation
- access to business information
- group health insurance
- increase their bottom line.
Times...they have a-changed….
Now, with social media, satellite television, internet and non-person access to
anything 24-7, one could believe that the
need for such an association is obsolete.
And they would be wrong.
doesn’t know the story of the Alamo.
The question is not if we remember
the Alamo. It’s how we will remember its
surroundings, known as Alamo Plaza. Some
want decisive change, or “placemaking” —
a big buzzword in urban planning. And let’s
face it, Alamo Plaza isn’t exactly a jewel-box
setting for the Cradle of Texas Liberty.
Today, the Alamo is surrounded by a
jumble of traffic and tourist shops. Beyond
the walls of the well-kept grounds, there’s
little that reflects the Alamo’s significance
to history. First-time visitors often leave
scratching their heads and muttering, “Is
that it?” For true-blue Texas history buffs
that can be a bitter pill. Over the years,
several glorious plans have been put forth
to create something more impressive
than the “Alamo experience” of today.
Most have ended up on the shelf.
One reason is the expense of reshaping
Alamo Plaza. Another is the sheer
number of landowners involved, from
the city, state and federal governments to
individuals and businesses. But in 2011,
when the state General Land Office took
over control of the Alamo, the stage was
finally set for serious change. Then-San
Antonio Mayor Julian Castro’s “Decade of
Downtown” initiative added more impetus.
On March 6, 2014, the City Council
More than ever, chambers of
commerce are not only more relevant but
they must serve multiple purposes and
generations - baby boomers to
millennials. Though the basic needs of
networking events, information, group
benefits and sales are the backbone, it is
HOW we deliver it to our members, that
makes the difference.
“ONE COULD BELIEVE THAT
THE NEED FOR SUCH AN
ASSOCIATION IS OBSOLETE.
AND THEY WOULD BE WRONG.”
I am a strong proponent (and
always will be) of face-to-face time and
the value of it in building trust and
connection. Hand in hand with this value,
we must embrace the diverse and
changing needs of our members as well
as new members, by providing events
that target that business’s specific needs
and clientele.
Today’s member business
wants to see value in the events that
they participate in, whether that be in
increased visibility to increased bottom
line. As a result, events that chambers
produce must evolve to meet those needs
as well as keep an eye on the trends.
Instead of one business expo, diversify
into three events that each encapsulate a
passed an ordinance to form a new
Alamo Plaza Advisory Committee. In
December, after months of discussion,
with plenty of community input, the
council approved a new Master Plan
for Alamo Plaza. Next, the city will hire
planners to create a blueprint for change.
There has been serious talk of the
city leasing Alamo Plaza to the state to
further streamline the process, and that
might make more state funds available.
The land office has already begun raising
money for a state-of-the art visitors’
center, and a place to showcase the
extraordinary collection of Alamo artifacts
British rock legend and Alamophile
Phil Collins has donated to Texas.
The new plan incorporates more of the
original footprint of the Alamo. And while
the Spanish mission will always be most
vividly remembered because of the battle,
the plan also brings in more of the history
of San Antonio itself. The native peoples
who settled here, Spanish soldiers and
missionaries, Mexicans, Texians, Tejanos
and many more immigrant groups played
key roles in shaping San Antonio. They’re
all part of the story of Alamo Plaza.
Alamo aficionados need not fear that
change will detract from the legend that
has stirred hearts worldwide. But creating
a richer context for visitors to experience
the Alamo is a promising vision.
Downtown housing is booming,
HemisFair Park is shaping up, and the
Broadway corridor is bustling with
residential life. What a great time for Alamo
Plaza to re-emerge as a beautiful, and more
meaningful, center of downtown. That
could help connect the city in new ways.
By all means, showcase the “13 Days
to Glory” siege of 1836. But in addition,
connect the place more clearly with the
original La Villita, the river and the historic
Spanish missions on the South Side.
Connect it to the reconstructed Main Plaza,
where the new sound and light show at San
Fernando Cathedral draws people together.
Connect it better to the Institute of Texan
Cultures. If Alamo Plaza is closed to traffic,
as some suggest, expanded parking on
downtown’s fringes will also be critical.
For more than a century San
Antonio has been recognized as one of
the nation’s most enchanting cities, in
large part because of the richly diverse
cultural mix that bubbled out of years
of conflict, transition and cooperation.
Let’s hope this time the stage is set
for truly memorable change.
Yerkes can be reached at
syerkes@salocallowdown.com
section of industry, thus creating value
to the member, targeted marketing of
their potential clients and insurance of
that member’s participation.
Chambers provide business
education through speakers, workshops
and seminars. As new processes, programs and laws will always be a factor in
our growing economy, we arm our members with up to date facts as well as the
know-how to kick their businesses into
gear, take it to the next level or sustain
where they are. Whether live or interactive webinar, we give members the option to choose their time wisely and also
acknowledge different ways that we
want to learn.
Advocacy has become a major
component, not only in local government
but state and national. Your local
chamber of commerce builds relationships with city councils and governments, as well as county and state representatives to be aware of standards that
may be changing, to speak on your
behalf or innovate for more business
Think of the chamber of commerce as
a stock that you invest in. When we
invest, we’re IN and we’re in to grow,
and we hope for that eventual big pay
off.
When you invest in a chamber,
you are investing in future: of your
business; of your area and of your
community. When clientele see that
chamber door decal, or that plaque on
the wall or that directory listing in bold,
they know that your business is invested
in their community; to say not OF the
community but IN it. That’s the relationship that builds trust and business. THAT
is the big payoff that stays.
Maybe we ARE our Daddy’s chamber
after all.
Maggie Titterington is the President of
the Schertz Chamber of Commerce. For
more information on how to join, email
president@schertzchamber.org.
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PRESIDENT NEEDS TO WORK
WITH CONGRESS
EDITOR:The purpose of this letter
is to voice my displeasure about your
brief column in the February LOCAL
Community News; specifically, your
comment in the last paragraph.
While perhaps unintended, even so or
not, to imply Congress should work with the
president to resolve the funding issue on
national defense, also implies the president
has, and is continuing to do, all that he can do.
I don’t think you or I are in a
position to really know.
I would advocate that the president and
Congress need to work together, but that is
the nature of our system. Not intending to
sound partisan, but our Congress, like the
judicial branch, is an equal in our structure
of the three branches of government.
While the president is considered the leader
of the Democratic Party, the executive branch
and our country, he, along with his staff, hold the
same level of power, though different processes,
than either of the two remaining branches.
As a result, cooperation is a two-way street
– which is something many, regardless of party
affiliation, believe does not exist. I am one of
those many. Unfortunately, we as individuals
usually bear the consequences of this system.
DEAN VANDE HAY, SCHERTZ
WHITE HOUSE WASTING
OUR TIME
EDITOR: I’m a 75-year-old retired Air Force
veteran who had the privilege of serving
this great nation of ours in the Command
and Control Division as a noncommissioned
officer in charge of one of the largest bomb
wings in the Strategic Air Command. My
son now serves as an anti-terrorist officer
at one of our largest Air Force bases.
What concerns me most today is not
our Congress wasting time squabbling
about Obamacare, but President Barack
Obama wasting his and Congress’ time by
not being willing to sit down and work in
a reasonable way to at least try to solve
some of the challenges facing us.
Believe it or not, there are lots of folks
in Congress and the military who just
might have an idea or two of value.
So, just maybe, instead of continually
blaming Congress or our former
president, why should Obama not just
sit down and try to work with them?
WALT PULKINEN
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HAPPENING LOCAL
Plan your month with our calendar of
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COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS
FUNDRAISER, GALA
Communities In Schools
of South Central Texas is in the midst
of activities leading up to its annual
fundraising gala. CIS, which benefits
at-risk schoolchildren in several area
school districts, will hold its yearly “Rock
‘n Roll for Kids,” at 6 p.m. March 28 at
the New Braunfels Civic/Convention
Center, 375 S. Castell Ave. in New
Braunfels. For more, call CIS at 830620-4247 or visit www.cis-sct.org.
THROUGH
MARCH
SCHERTZ CHAMBER EVENTS
The Schertz Chamber of
Commerce has the following
activities in March and April. For more,
call 566-9000 or visit www.schertzchamber.
org. The monthly Biz Ed, business-
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education class, featuring a mini-seminar
by Chuck Wall, is 8-10 a.m. March 25 in
the Bluebonnet Room at Schertz Civic
Center, 1400 Schertz Parkway. Admission is
$10; free to Chamber members. A ribboncutting event for the renovated H-E-B
Plus in Schertz is 11 a.m. March 27 at
17460 Interstate 35 North. The Chamber’s
quarterly Small Business Forum, featuring a
question-and-answer session with business
development services staffers from Schertz,
is 5:30-6:30 p.m. April 2 (rescheduled from
March 26) at the Schertz Civic Center.
For more, contact the Chamber offices.
The Chamber’s monthly mixer is 5:30
p.m. April 16 at H-E-B Plus in Schertz.
Admission, featuring networking,
refreshments and Chamber Cash Drawing,
is $10; free for Chamber members. The
Chamber’s Spring Fling Fiesta, attracting
customers to local commerce, is April
16-26. Entries limited to the first 20
Chamber businesses to register. Cost is
$30. Contact the Chamber for details.
The Chamber will host a “Meet the
Candidates” forum, featuring Selma
City Council hopefuls, at 6:30 p.m.
April 23 in the council chambers, 9375
Corporate Drive. The Schertz ShootOut, an opportunity to network with up
to 95 local companies, is 5:30-7:30 p.m.
at the Schertz Civic Center. Cost is $10
for Chamber members; attendance is
limited. Contact the Chamber for details.
The Schertz Chamber Toastmasters
convene each Monday at 6:45 p.m. at the
Comfort Inn & Suites meeting room,
5571 Interstate 35 North in Selma.
ESTATE-PLANNING
SEMINARS
Free estate-planning seminars,
presented by attorney Cimarron Gilson of
CG Law Office, are 10-11:30 a.m. March
21 and April 25 in the Pastoral Center
of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church,
16075 N. Evans Road in Selma. Seating
is limited. For reservations, call 566-6700
or email wills@cimarronlaw.com. For
more, visit www.tricountylawyer.com.
MARCH 21,
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THE CROSSVINE’S
GRAND OPENING
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
developers will celebrate the grand opening
for the first phase of The Crossvine, a
master-planned development featuring
single-family houses on 50-, 60- and
70-foot plots constructed by David
Weekley Homes and Ryland Homes.
The event, which kicks off at 8869 FM
1518 in Schertz, includes giveaways
and walking tours of model homes,
resort-style pool, pavilion and 12-mile
greenbelt system, and other activities.
For more, visit www.thecrossvine.com.
MARCH
21
SCHERTZ ANNUAL
SPRING CLEANUP
Schertz is sponsoring the
final weekend of its monthlong event
for residents to drop off hazardous
materials and other items not usually
included through the city’s normal
waste-collection procedures, from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Bexar Waste site,
2221 FM 3009. For more, including
information about the acceptability
of certain refuse, call 566-5454.
MARCH
21-22
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LIVE OAK CITIZENS
ASSISTING POLICE
FUNDRAISER
Live Oak Citizens Assisting Police is
hosting a car wash, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
at Cascades Car Wash No. 4, 2809
Pat Booker Road. Funds raised will
help LOCAP purchase necessary
equipment to support and assist the
Live Oak Police Department. For more,
contact the LOPD at 653-0033.
MARCH
28
SCHERTZ-CIBOLO LIONS
CLUB EASTER IN THE PARK
The event, co-sponsored
by the Schertz-Cibolo Lions Club and
H-E-B, is 10 a.m. to noon at Pickrell
Park, 703 Oak St. in Schertz. Registration
for Easter Egg Hunts, for children up
to age 10, begins at 9:30 a.m.; the hunts
commence at 10 a.m. Other attractions
include free eye screenings for children
6 and under, games, a bouncy house,
snacks, snow cones, ice cream, prizes
and special appearances from Leo
the Lion and the Easter Bunny. For
more, call Rhonda at 705-1179 or visit
SchertzCiboloLionsClub/Facebook.
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CIBOLO VALLEY BAPTIST
CHURCH EASTER EGG HUNT
The church, 5500 FM 1103
in Cibolo, is hosting a free, communitywide Easter Egg Hunt on the church
grounds for preschoolers (11-11:30 a.m.),
kindergartners through third-graders
(11:30 a.m. to noon) and fourth- through
sixth-graders (noon to 12:30 p.m.). For
more, visit www.cibolovalleychurch.org.
APRIL
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TRIUMPHANT LUTHERAN
CHURCH EASTER
WORSHIP SERVICES
The church, 21315 Bat Cave Road in
Garden Ridge, hosts a 6:30 a.m. sunrise
service, an 8:30 a.m. traditional service
and an 11 a.m. contemporary service
featuring a praise band. A free breakfast
will be served in Fellowship Hall from
7:15-10:30 a.m. For more, call 651-9090
or visit www.triumphantlutheran.org.
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SCHERTZ VOLUNTEER FAIR
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resources and services available to city
residents, and how they can volunteer for
civic and area nonprofit organizations. For
more, call Brenda Dennis at 619-1000.
FIRST BAPTIST ACADEMY
AUCTION BENEFIT
First Baptist Academy will
host its 11th annual Golden Eagle Silent
Auction Benefit, a fundraiser for school
activities, from 3:30-7 p.m. at the school,
1401 Pat Booker Road in Universal
City. The venue’s top yearly affair will
feature an array of goodies up for bids,
including tickets to sporting events and
amusement parks, and handmade items
created during class projects. For more,
call 658-5331 or visit www.fbauc.com.
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512-757-1761 or 830-387-8222, or to
register, visit www.athleteguild.com.
NEISD TRUSTEES MEETING
North East Independent School
District trustees regularly meet
at 5:30 p.m. on the second Monday of
each month in the NEISD boardroom,
8961 Tesoro Drive, in San Antonio. To
confirm dates and times, call 407-0533.
APRIL
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UC VETERANS PARK
FUNDRAISER
The Veterans Park-Universal
City Committee is conducting a barbecue
and live auction fundraiser, with all
proceeds benefiting Veterans Park in
Universal City, noon to 5 p.m. at Veterans
of Foreign Wars Post 4676, 202 W. Aviation
Blvd. Barbecue-dinner plates, $8 each, will
be available throughout. Live auction is 2-5
p.m. For more, call 550-2645 or 658-7179.
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SHAKE, RATTLE AND RUN 2015
Lone Star Parkinson Society
Inc. and Comal County
Parkinson Support Group host a 5K run/
walk benefiting Parkinson’s disease research
and treatment, 8-10 a.m. at Pavilion 16 at
Landa Park in New Braunfels. Registration
is $20 before April 5, $25 between April
6-10 and $35 on race day. For more, call
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CLEMENS HS PROJECT
GRADUATION FUNDRAISER
The inaugural Cow Patty Festival,
benefiting Clemens High School’s Project
Graduation, is 4-10 p.m. at Niemietz Park,
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2015 NLC
Summer Youth Camps
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Robotics
Challenge Robotics summer camp is a fun-filled
interactive hands-on experience giving students
an opportunity to design, build and program
robots. The camp allows students to work in
small teams guided by teachers and teacher
assistants. The program is to generate curiosity
and interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education.
Elementary School - NXT
July 20-24, 2015
Middle School - EV3
July 13-17, 2015
July 20-24, 2015
High School - Matrix
July 6-10, 2015
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August 10-12, 2015 (8:00-12:00)
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August 10-12 (1:00-5:00)
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August 3-7, 2015 (8:30-4:30)
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SCHERTZ-CIBOLO LIONS
CLUB CASINO NIGHT
The organization will hold its
sixth annual event 7-11 p.m. at the Schertz
Civic Center, 1400 Schertz Parkway. Funds
benefit the organization’s scholarship
programs, vision screening, feeding of
needy families, community service and
other projects. Tickets, from $40 to $50
at the door, include dinner, cocktails, live
music and dancing, live and silent auctions
and gaming chips. For more, call Darlene
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LOCAL LOWDOWN
Take a quick look at what’s new in the community from opening and closings to news tidbits.
CIBOLO VALLEY
BAPTIST CHURCH
Open and Opening Soon
5500 FM 1103 - Cibolo, TX
(210)658-0525
Pastor Jeff Roman
www.cibolovalleychurch.org
Celebrate Easter With Us
Sunrise Service 7-8am
8-9am Light Snacks
Easter Services/Cantata
9:00am & 11:30am
Children’s Worship 9am & 11:30am
Children will hear the Resurrection Story,
do crafts and hunt eggs.
SUNDAY MORNING
09:00 AM Traditional Service
10:15 AM Sunday School- all ages
11:30 AM Children’s Church
11:30 AM Contemporary Service
LI-ION VAPE, 11403 O’Connor Road,
Suite 118 in San Antonio, provides
customers with e-cigarettes and other
vaping supplies. Find low prices and
friendly staffers in a well-lit environment
including a vaping lounge. Open 10 a.m.
to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and
10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. For
more, call 455-4009 or visit LiionVape/
Facebook. (See story on page 29)
BG’S MEXI-SOUL RESTAURANT &
CATERING, 602 Main St. in Schertz, is
SUNDAY EVENING
Small Groups
5:45 PM AWANA - children’s class 3yr old
to 6th grade
WEDNESDAY SERVICE
9:00 AM Prayer Group
6:30 PM Prayer Meeting/ Worship Service
7:30 PM Choir
-nursery always provided
a family-owned Mexican-food eatery,
offering breakfast, lunch and dinner with
catering services available. Open 6 a.m.
to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday;
6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
For more, call 860-4836 or visit www.
bgscatering.com. (See story on page 30)
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Address of local business
Name of local business
OF SAN ANTONIO-NORTHEAST, 12850
Toepperwein Road in Live Oak, features
board-certified physicians dedicated to
clinical medicine and offers a variety of
services and options for patients. Open 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday
and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday. For more,
call 614-1234 or visit www.gastroconsa.com.
BRACKEN SPA, 18426 Second St. in
Bracken, offers a full array of body
massages, reflexology treatments, and
hair and waxing services. Open 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday;
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday,
with after-hours appointments available.
For more, call 960-7721 or 772-8523
or visit BrackenSpa/Facebook.
SUREPOINT SELF STORAGE-FM 1103,
21586 Interstate 35 North in Schertz, at
the corner of FM 1103 and I-35, recently
opened, featuring climate- and nonclimate-controlled units, mini-offices
for businesses, security features and
electronic-gate access. Open 9 a.m. to 6
p.m. Monday through Saturday; 11 a.m.
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IN OTHER NEWS
A TEAM OF HOLT CAT EMPLOYEES
RECENTLY COMPLETED installing
permanent building signage at Boysville’s
78-acre campus at 8555 E. Loop 1604 North.
Established in 1943, Boysville offers care,
guidance and education through a full range
of programs and services for Texas boys and
girls unable to remain at home due to family
disruption, abuse or neglect. To replace
the decades-old signs, each composed of
limestone and iron lettering, HOLT CAT
volunteers brought in heavy equipment.
ALAMO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
RECENTLY ANNOUNCED recipients of its
2015 Air Quality Stewardship Awards,
which recognize businesses, agencies and
other organizations for voluntary efforts
reducing air pollution and improving
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the region’s air quality. This year’s award
was expanded to include individual
projects sponsored through one or more
organizations. Honorees included San
Antonio Missions National Historical
Park; San Antonio College’s William R.
Sinkin Eco Centro project; and the Capital
Skymine project, directed by the Zachry
and Skyonic corporations. Receiving
honorable mention were the Demand
Response Transit project forged by the cities
of Cibolo, Garden Ridge, New Braunfels and
Schertz; commissioners courts from Comal
and Guadalupe counties; The McKenna
Foundation, and VIA Metropolitan Transit’s
Demand Response Transit project. All
will be honored at a 9 a.m. ceremony
commemorating Earth Day on April
18 at San Antonio’s Woodlawn Lake.
COMAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
collected multiple awards for excellence
in school communications during the
Texas School Public Relations Association’s
annual convention in February. CISD
Communications Coordinator Jason
Gordon received one Best of Category
honor, six Gold Star Awards, five Silver
Star Awards, and five Bronze Star Awards
for excellence in feature and news
writing, as well as photography. The
conference recognizes communicators in
school districts, education foundations,
education associations and organizations
for outstanding work in both print
and electronic media. The winners
were announced Feb. 25 at TSPRA’s
Star Awards Celebration at the Omni
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WAGNER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
JORDAN CLARKSON AND ANDRE
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retired and raised to the gymnasium’s
rafters during a Feb. 13 ceremony. The
honored players, who now play in the
NBA, led the Thunderbirds to Class 5A
state basketball tournaments in 2009 and
2010. The Los Angeles Lakers, in 2014,
selected Clarkson, a guard who played for
college teams at Tulsa and Missouri. The
Oklahoma City Thunder, in 2013, picked
Roberson, a forward/guard from Colorado.
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School District Superintendent Willis
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in secondary school education, holding
various teaching and administrative
positions. Montoya will spend the rest
of the spring transitioning for Mackey,
who served as JISD superintendent
for eight years and will formally retire
following the current school year.
COMAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
STUDENTS celebrated the life of Martin
Luther King Jr. by learning about the late
civil-rights leader’s message of achievement
through nonviolence. CISD pupils
attended classes on Jan. 19, the federal
holiday established in King’s memory and
observed by most area schools. On Jan. 22,
district trustees approved CISD’s 2015-16
calendar, which included MLK Day as
a school holiday. CISD students learned
much about King and the civil-rights
movement during the 2015 observance,
with presentations during the week at
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Judson Independent School District trustees
appointed Carl Montoya to succeed Superintendent
Willis Mackey, who is retiring at the end of the
school year. Photo courtesy Judson ISD
Mountain Valley, Spring Branch and
Canyon middle schools, Canyon Lake
High School, and other district campuses.
COUNSELORS AND ADMINISTRATORS
FROM PARK VILLAGE AND PASCHALL
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS recently received
accolades by the Texas School Counselors
Association, which recognizes schoolcounseling initiatives through its annual
Counselors Reinforcing Excellence for
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Students in Texas program. Awards go
to schools demonstrating excellence
in guidance and counseling in steering
students to higher performances en route
to helping them achieve social, personal
and career aspirations. Both Judson
Independent School District programs –
supervised by Ernest Cox, JISD’s director
of guidance and counseling – won on
their performances in several categories.
Recognized were counselor Misty Ornelas
and Principal Marsha Bellinger from
Park Village Elementary, and counselor
Kirsten Hadas and Principal Anthony
Willard at Paschall Elementary. Judson
High School and Judson Middle School
were also finalists for the awards.
SAMUEL MOWER’S EFFORTS TO
BEAUTIFY HIS CAMPUS at Smithson
Valley Middle School recently led to
his completing requirements for Eagle
Scout. The eighth-grader presented
Principal Michael Keranen with two
handcrafted park benches and three
handcrafted chessboards in the school
library – as part of his involvement with
his friends in the school’s chess club.
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The bigger factor is genetics, he added.
“If one parent had them, your
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treatment requires a few days recovery.
“That vein that’s treated is gone
forever. It can never cause a problem
again,” Hamon said. But since the
function of the veins depends on the
health of valves within them, other
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BEYOND THE TOOTH FAIRY
Here’s a shocking statistic from the
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gum — disease and tooth decay (cavities).
Because the teeth of older people can
decay due to gum recession, they may have
new decay at higher rates than children.
The effects of tooth loss are not
confined to the mouth. The ADA
warns an abnormal bite or missing teeth
can lead to other health problems.
Even without tooth loss, smoking, coffee
and tea consumption, poor dietary habits
and hit-or-miss hygiene can rob smiles of
their sparkle. A number of local dentists
offer both surgical and nonsurgical ways to
preserve existing teeth, to replace missing
teeth and to make smiles more attractive.
Dr. Terry Lee, a dental surgeon with
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of the procedures available – from
surface whitening to implants.
Lee called dental bleaching “a very
excellent procedure for people who
want a better, brighter smile – the
best smile they can get.” However,
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problems addressed, and teeth should be
professionally cleaned, said Lee, who is
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The in-clinic bleaching procedure
takes only 10 to 15 minutes. But Lee said
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the in-home treatment is about the same,
but saves the patient trips to the clinic
for repeat bleaching. (Over-the-counter
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the teeth, as do many foods and some
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Dental implants are artificial toothroot replacements that are used as a part
of prosthetic dentistry to compensate for
tooth loss. Implants can stabilize existing
dentures and act nearly like natural teeth.
Lee said the depth of posts for implants
depends on how much bone the patient
has left in his jaw. Dental implants can
help prevent further bone loss and gum
disease and keep the facial structure from
collapsing. Implanting is a three-step
process in which a metal crown is fitted
over the titanium post, and finally covered
with a natural-looking ceramic cap.
If the bone has already degraded and
there is not enough to support implants,
Lee said the procedure is “not impossible
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he said, but adds that is a much more
complicated procedure and more costly.
Lee said it is difficult to say how
long implants will last because “implant
surgery hasn’t been around that long.”
“We do see some patients lose implants
due to lack of proper care. Just because you
have implants doesn’t mean you don’t have
to take care of them, because bone is alive.”
Smoking increases the risk that a
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Although natural teeth can be replaced
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Converse resident Melissa Youngblood, a staunch
supporter of the city’s TNR ordinance and feral-cat
volunteer, comforts one of her rescued cats. Photo by
Leland Outz
Among area cities, San Antonio’s City
Council endorsed a TNR measure in 2007;
followed by Bulverde and Windcrest in 2008
and 2009, respectively, and Kirby in 2013.
Windcrest and Kirby claim great results.
“It’s hard to argue with the logic
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advocate Jenny Burgess, founder of the
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Residents in several communities who
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Last fall, Burgess met a
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“I had a vision (for Converse) to
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became a councilwoman,” said James,
a lifelong animal lover. Since moving
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cats – personally paying for spaying and
neutering, then finding them homes.
“I met Jenny Burgess through a friend,
and we talked to the city manager about
a TNR ordinance last September,” James
added. “He said, ‘Go for it!’ We studied
the city of San Antonio’s ordinance,
and talked to people in Kirby, where
(officials said) their feral-cat population
has come down considerably since
they passed a TNR ordinance.”
Her City Council passed its TNR
decree in a 5-2 vote on Jan. 20.
“I had a hard time making some
council members understand we weren’t
changing the existing animal ordinance –
just amending it to accept the SAFCC and
allow TNR in the city,” James said. “One
(councilman) opposed it because his dogs
bark at night when feral cats are around.
“We had to fight hard to explain how
SAFCC trains people to use TNR, and
the benefits it could bring the city.”
According to Converse’s Animal
Control division, the average cost to
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time and materials, which amounted
to about $2,000 for 40 cats in 2014.
Through SAFCC, which provides safe
trapping methods, food and low-cost
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Converse’s TNR program won’t only save
the city money, but also serves as a model
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the conversations that I have had over
the years with many retired teachers,”
Menéndez said. “Many of them, especially
those who retired years and years ago,
have not had cost-of-living adjustments
in their retirement packages.
“A lot of these people are living
in poverty. I don’t feel there has been
put enough of a value on the teaching
profession as there should be, so I filed
a bill for a teacher pay raise – which is
something I really want to work on.”
Also of priority is alleviating traffic
congestion along the Interstate 35 corridor
from San Antonio to Austin. According to
Menéndez, Austin is now one of the top-five
most congested traffic cities in the country,
with backups trickling down into District 26.
“It used to be San Antonio had the
reputation of being a city where you could
get anywhere within 20 minutes,” he
explained. “Now, many of us are getting
stuck in traffic for a long time. What this
also does is help to ruin our clean air.
“We are one of the largest (clean-air)
cities in the nation, but that is going to go
by the wayside if we don’t do something
to get cars moving on the streets.”
Traffic woes, Menéndez added, are
now being keenly felt within the Universal
City-Schertz-Cibolo-Converse-Selma area,
rated among the most quickly expanding
Texas regions and is experiencing growing
pains associated with fast development.
“That area is really booming – so
many people are moving in there on a
daily basis,” he said. “A lot of people are
going (there) because of the good public
schools. It is our job to make sure those
schools (remain) good, and that they
have the resources that they need.”
Menéndez also plans to tackle water
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and utility needs during his first term,
seeking a state remedy to avoid electrical
brownouts, which occurred in San Antonio
during the harsh winter of 2011.
Another blip on Menéndez’s radar this
session is reaching out to local governments,
neighborhood groups and homeowners
associations across the district – to hear
the wants and needs of the public before
helping them draft a future plan.
“I want to be actively involved with the
citizens of this area,” he said. “I want them
to know that they have representation in the
Texas Senate that will be of value to them,
and that their issues and concerns are just
as important as everyone’s in the district.”
Addressing constituents’ concerns,
as well as others statewide, will help
ensure prospects for all Texans.
“We cannot allow a state like ours
to not invest in its future,” Menéndez
said. “When I say invest in our future,
I mean all of us, legislators, educators,
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success of our state, and we all need to
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Comal voters to
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etrocom voters will head
to ballot boxes May 9,
selecting city council and
school district board members, with
some deciding critical bond measures.
Residents in Universal City, Live Oak
and Selma will elect new city council
members, with trustees up for election
in the Judson and Comal independent
school districts. The electorate will consider
bond measures of $9 million and $147.4
million in Selma and CISD, respectively.
Nobody will go to the polls in Garden
Ridge as three projected candidates – mayor
and two council seats – were unopposed
when official filings concluded Feb. 27.
Here’s a brief look at area
candidates and ballot proposals:
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These races promise plenty of drama, as
eight candidates jockey for three trustees’
positions. Board President Steve Salyer will
face challenger Rick Page for District 1’s
single-member seat. Two at-large seats are in
play. Incumbent June Adair will face Reneé
Paschall in Place 6. Place 7 incumbent and
Assistant Board Secretary Sonny-Peter Merrell
– who was appointed to fill the unexpired
term created by Beth Williams’ resignation – is
drawing opposition from Melinda Salinas,
Rod “Chico” Tanner and Misty Dunn-Suarez.
Paschall’s candidacy has been questioned
because she currently sits on the Converse
City Council, and holding both positions
at the same time might constitute a
conflict of interest, officials said.
JISD Communications Director Steve
Linscomb said the Texas Election Code
forbids candidates from seeking election
to two different positions on the same
ballot, which Paschall isn’t seeking to do.
Paschall, who was re-elected to the
Converse council in November, said she
won’t run for another council term if
elected to the JISD board. However, she
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in Place 6, incumbent Jose Silva is up
against challenger Kenneth Polasek.
Also on the ballot is a $9 million
proposal for roads improvements and
land acquisitions involved with the city’s
stake to improve Lookout Road. Selma
has already committed $4 million to the
project, which will widen Lookout from
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Nadine Knaus, interim mayor during Dalton’s
absence, was chosen as mayor, with Shelby
Trial appointed to Knaus’ former position.
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incumbent Bryan Lantzy were unopposed
in their respective elections following
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Four of the seven single-member district
trustees’ seats are being contested. Voters, who
rejected a $451 million bond proposal in 2013,
are asked to approve a scaled-down measure,
which appropriates $147.4 million for new
schools and district-wide improvements.
In District 1, Board Vice President
Stephen Smith battles challenger Denise
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Koury, and District 5 incumbent and Board
Secretary Amy Freund faces Gwen Pain.
Prior to the March 9 filing deadline
for his seat, District 6 incumbent
Marty Bartlett was unopposed.
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placing the new bond package on the May
ballot. If passed, $94 million will be earmarked
for two new schools to relieve enrollment at
Smithson Valley and Canyon middle schools,
which are each expected to reach capacity
by 2018. A 1,150-pupil facility is slated
near Borgfeld Road in the Kinder Ranch
area, with a 1,050-student school projected
off Hubertus Road in Garden Ridge.
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also didn’t indicate she would resign
from the Converse council, either.
“Should I not win, I am still allowed,
by law, to continue to serve out my term
with the city of Converse,” she said.
However, Linscomb said there’s still
the possibility that Paschall, if elected
to the JISD board, might have to either
vacate her current office or decline
serving as a school board trustee.
“If she was elected to (the) JISD
board, she would then have to choose
one or the other because they are taxing
entities that overlap,” he said. “Ms.
Paschall is aware of the situation and
apparently is fine with that possibility.”
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The well-lit environment includes a
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Leavell said Li-ion Vape patrons can
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“My (original) partner and I were
actually going to do a franchise,” he said.
“We came in here and spoke with the
owners, who wanted to get out of the
business. That’s when we made the deal.”
These days, BG’s Mexi-Soul Restaurant
& Catering at 602 Main St. features a wide
range of home-cooked entrees ranging from
brisket and ribs to shrimp and fried catfish.
Bass owns the venue and brother
Anthony is the manager.
“When we took over, they were
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of kept along with that theme.”
The catfish plates are a big draw among
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“We don’t use foreign catfish, but
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Along with catfish and brisket plates,
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items, salads and desserts. The seafood
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