The Monitor from McAllen, Texas • 18

4 I I I I 4 Ij i i I li 51 4 lA1 1 I is i il tob 0 I 1 1 i ty I TS ety 4B riday December 25 1992 THE MONITOR McAllen Tew a WILDLIE HABITAT US state dispute over Matagorda Island ends Pt The Awncun rd Tte Aewctert! ree 299 Lwuisi te Custom NOST i HIGH SPEED RAIL 19900 129 irst ought to jI 1 i if! Lti in a raasm the setstn LOADED TD THE MAX MAXIMIZE EVERY SHOT! ZOOM MM MM 'UMH TELEmax McAUEN 4190999 I Texas Land Commissioner Garry Mauro said the accord will provide more public access improve rnan allow the bills and to be rer wCMTt McALLEN 687 6160 United Wy of Dalias announced last week that ia ICto member agenda would suffer funding cuts of about 10 percent each next year Altshuler's gift win reduce the damage to cadi agency Dallas Unhad Way president Ed McDunn McDuna raid the SI million gift frara Atahuter and ter Carr Colhns oundation hnnp tte amnont raurd ths year tn more ttar $412 million The gen! far tte campaign wtud officially aurf Nrw 1 1 $433 million Ajk hr ior gwy? mewit fflCwoei Lrv 4 st TOr bnrfiinrf? gw gw Xl7rWxi o7i rrtry fcan wm terMfi jwr By MIKE ERICKSON The Associated Press MorraK ans nr rr irz a ax rtx aM fewrep AM9HX 3nr AdftXXlf By BA The Installed Rrvtnt Oscxxs Water Softener! Counter ilter! inancing Available SuhCeajfcStaear tte Mt Ei wy i tMi 8' MeABmn WMW ssowNsvmi 2245 9ooa etuco 544223 TCrwn ftjrr aww tw fiu wff ftasf rfff Hue nt 'k( 41rtr srsipir ikw0K Cwh i 4 hr mr MHMC AAteif' Putt Svxiprij OerHf WcALLEN 686 8308 Lx xa of Mic? nuctaig out tr kwt 1: Canon SURE SHOT Canon SURE SHOT late I9E9 and public hearings were held in 1990 The state and federal govern ments own different parts of the largely undeveloped island which provides habitat for 19 species that federal or Texas agencies list as or as well as several game species ALUMWJW CARPORTS 3Y VALLEY ALUMINUM M21SH PRODUCTS12 445 MUUW agemen! of natural resources and give state officials equal standing with the federal government for the first time on the island Mauro also described the operat ing plan as "a real victory for and said te would be very surprised if Gov Ann Richards and tte Texas Parks and Wildlife Com mission decline to join him in ap proving it In signing die agreement Lujaa also apparently let stand a decision by the US ish and Wildlife Ser vice to remove cattle from the is land The agency had concluded grazing was not compatible witi federal efforts to preserve and man age the whooping habitat Lujan agreed to reconsider bit cattle's eviction in October 1991 after an appeal by a Calhoun Coun ty rancher whose family owned part of the island from 1840 until World War 11 and grazed cattle there under lease until June 1991 A special Interior Department re view team recommended in March that Lujan approve the new operat ing agreement for the island and not overturn the cattle removal Mr Jimmy James as Marilyn Monroe ADVANCE TICKETS HOUSTON A new plan has been approved by Interior Secretary Manuel Lujan for joint state federal management of Matagorda Island a winter home for endangered whooping cranes Under tte agreement federal of ficials would manage wildlife and habitat over tte enure island while state officials would manage all public use programs including hunting camping and day visits Brea: Gieaentanner manager of the Aranas National Wildlife Ref uge confirmee tnit Luian had signed the agreemsm Monday Tte inteno secretary's office did not publicly announce tte acuor wtacn opens tte wny far congers sion' ratifkcatuxi and final ap proval bv sate officials etteral and Texas officials fin asted negotiating the agreement ir Canon snappy Sour Mair McALLEN 686 8332 rfAfi A (Vw'Wf rif imr Mik i 1 11W rito Rent To Own A Baldwin 'r 4 PH by the pendc best i both and th have I there Go projet lion i spent into this 1 2 left 0 distrii important I winters around Matagorda Island ederal and state officials reached aeement on management of the sanctuary DA! 1 AS tinned Way rf Dallas has reamed a SI million donation that erased 1 big portiaa of the agency fuad shortage of ficials say The gift tte Jarjrec in tte sgency'i history Tte agency stiC more tbu million short tf IB fund raising goaL Put tttb CnUim Alt shuler said ste hopes ho tbunataw will inspire other mAvidmis ate foundations to retake more cocrira tioni before tte cad of tte year A Place or Christmas Pno 20 686 74 1500 23rd McAllen 682 CHER Environmental study costs questioned The Afisoaated Preu Refuge: The endangered whooping crane spends the a far to toe Mt Mrrrufir 35tnr arm teqn run ner) sta an sta a Bato Jtmni wto sKa raor senmj to pu cto ts 1 5 non mr sifwct 1 htost Smn tMtnc Hr Jim rw resifr a Bml ir mor fast ntr no nr naam a Cmax I kgnreryi tociute aw L' rr rsa iirnogc rarmrngsirtia' cue GENUINE LIZARD PKYTON WESTERN BOOTS by PECOS BILL 100V Laatnw hrTOcranee Subs 6't tt EE Bae Choccuaie Natural SPECIA Water Punfjcaooet NeALUEN SMS Stale M3 3M7 CHARTTES Ruth $1 million rift gives United Way of Dallas boost ELDM6NS v4 raLc wpesLooB JIMMY JAMcS as seen on Geraldo Donahue Joan Rivers Salty Jessy Raphael With MC Bubba McNeely Singing LIVE! riday Dec 18 1992 Shows Starts 11:30 PM altr u' BEST CAR INSURANCE i mi "iw Mon Sat 10 5 pm Open Thurs 'til 7:00 pm 905 Primrose McAlien 686 KIDS (Tinisittiiiirs anil Customers Come See Santa Mrs Claus Sat December 19th at 3:00 PM Canon SIRE SHOT aDATf aaaatK Mtrouw: ar at tee Lk9 txt mgr nr rr Jnr er jeitrtur in kte bm trf" ew W3trtnMJf i jpt Srownsvilk narimpcr Alter rad7f Is eKamit 'un AUSTIN The state has been billed nearly twice as much as ex pected this year for an environmen tal impact study on the proposed bullet train linking the larg est cities officials said Thursday However officials with the firm conducting the study said Texas High Speed Rail Authority officials knew the study would cost more than original estimates Authority members emerged from an executive session with di rections that staff meet with of ficials from Woodward Clyde Con sultants the Austin based firm con ducting the study Authority member Bob Krueger said Woodward Clyde billed the authority for S858578 in services in fiscal year 1992 which ended Aug 31 However Krueger said the au thority and the firm had agreed that only $444780 would be spent dur ing that time period "They are submitting bills for about twice as much as they are authorized" Krueger said Authority member Jim Nugent said state law may not authority to pay all the that the situation needs solved quickly "1 think publiclv we put Woodward Clyde on Nugent said Authority members told Samuel Goodhope the execu tive director to discuss the matter with Wood ward Clyde officials to try and resolve the matter Goodhope said he would be meeting with the consultants and issuing a report to the commission at its January meeting Clint Miller protect manager for Woadwanl Ciylc said the fmm no tiffed authority officials April that the total io rndhe price tag of the study would not be suf ficient to oosci all costs "We knon (ha ttv projec: is larger than we Miller said The $444 sj tiiture to: was merely a rough estimate that the firm put together "ir a mailer of hours" Mdlci said CAtintl Aftwurfe eawi vttr but ir I tV Bl Iftifiirr ppwv: CV KN i irr i i zt a 1 Jlx I Ht JI Mt tmtf 0 5 ejutfionj ar i snutH rrerw WW f' ax re re CAPDOH s279 00 AT THE DOOR Jiim JcjTes is a top rale toae im P'essonts roe nas seen traveling trie as sucn su as Bilie Hobday arina Kri jants jopir i'oopnno Judy Ganana Cte Bato to reisand Chet ana Mari'vn IHL 1 LAcenfted aaa Cerces 11 i 5 DaSKetS Miw IUfi sELnT dir Xwx 'iM Tn ff TT fl WM 4 Sappy Bnliiays Sp WU IHtflIUlitS ARID VAUJtl Mr lap 'iii'ML mi niHiaayt ucc fan 1) uji SHBV Er if ZEZZSZZZZSZZZ it 0 dl VaLW vet IN sma az A 5 5 1 I I I i da wwrrrfr ta S' 71 MB I kx rar KT BIMUigwiigg i JL Qi Boro 1 Ink 8 I i i tim uc L'j EL s54o kg Britton's Photo Supply 0 s20 fcJPV s25 54 4 A isto ZOOM MAX MAX 4.