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A6 VICTORIA ADVOCATE, Monday, October 29, 2018 VictoriaAdvocate.com OBITUARIES OBITUARIES COORDINATOR: TONY VASQUEZ, TVASQUEZVICAD.COM GOVERNMENT Health department gets $31 5K in hurricane preparedness funds TERRY JAY TROY GOLIAD Terry Jay Troy 58, of Goliad passed away on Oct. 26, 2018. He was born to the late Dan and Olive Troy in Karnes City'. He is survived by brothers, Eddie and Harry "Bubba" Troy. Friends may sign the register book on Wed.

Oct. 31 from 10 am until 5 pm at Grace Funeral Home Goliad. Graveside services will be on Thursday at 11 am at Glendale Cemetery. Service under the direction of Grace Funeral Home in Goliad JEROME DOROTIK BY CIARA MCCARTHY CMCCARTHYVICAD.COM Victoria County's health department will receive more than $315,000 in federal funds to help improve storage of vaccines and handle the spread of insects during and after hurricanes and other natural disasters. County commissioners will officially receive notice of the grant funding award at their weekly meeting Monday "This is a grant for our health department for hurricane recovery and preparedness," County Judge Ben Zeller explained.

The Victoria County Public Health Department applied for the funds in September. The money will go to three main projects, which will help the county prepare for future disasters or emergencies. The largest chunk of grant funding about $162,000 will go toward a cold chain project for the county. The "cold chain" is the system of storing and transporting vaccines at the necessary temperature, according to the World Health Organization. If vaccines aren't stored IF YOU GO WHAT: Victoria County commissioners meeting WHEN: 10 a.m.

Monday WHERE: Victoria County Courthouse, 115 N. Bridge second floor The money will allow Victoria County to purchase some much-needed new equipment, according to department staff. Tammy Fikac, the department's deputy assistant director and environmental supervisor, told commissioners in September the county's software program and data controllers used for pest control "are pretty much obsolete." The funding will pay for new software as well as pesticides, Zeller said. The last pool of money, about $32,000, will pay for infection control training to certify members of the health department and members of the broader medical community, Zeller said. Commissioners are also expected to discuss additional grant awards Monday, along with other routine agenda items.

within recommended temperature ranges, they can become less effective. The funding will be used by the public health department to purchase a generator, new refrigerators and some coolers, assistant health director Delilah Perez explained at a Sept. 17 commissioners court meeting. "What that $162,000 is, is to purchase replacement refrigerators and freezers in the health department that store our vaccines and also to purchase a backup generator in the event that we lose power again like in Hurricane Harvey," Zeller said. The remaining money, which originally comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention but is distributed by the state, will go toward an infection control project and an insect control project.

The department received almost $121,000 to purchase new equipment to subdue mosquitoes and other pesky insects in the wake of a hurricane. The mosquito population in South Texas skyrocketed in the wake of Harvey. TAIT0N Jerome E. Dorotik, 89, of Taiton, passed away October 26, 2018. He was born on September 15, 1929 in El Campo to the late Henry Cyril Dorotik and Martha Naiser Dorotik.

He was a lifetime member of St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church in New Taiton where he served as usher and on the finance council. Jerome was a member of Wharton County A.S.C.S. and served on the Wharton County Soil Conservation committee. He served as secretary for the El Campo Modern Farmer's Co-Op and Wharton County Electric board of directors.

Jerome served on the board of directors of Prosperity Bank and as president of the New Taiton Community Center board of directors. He was a member of Knights of Columbus Council 2490, New Taiton K.J.T. and a lifetime member of Beefmaster Breeders United. Jerome farmed and ranched for 50 years and then continued ranching for another 15 years. In retirement, still being devoted to farming, he told his grandsons, "I just love to see those crops grow." He had a passion for hunting and fishing and loved spending time with family.

He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Georgia Nemec Dorotik; children, Anthony Jerome Dorotik and wife Wanda, Ernest Joseph Dorotik, Marian Jeanette Gleize and husband Philippe, Kevin Michael Dorotik and wife Tina, Karen Sue Kaspar and husband Leroy, Rosann Marie Zalman and husband Daniel, Clare Jean Beltrand and husband Dan, Jerome Joseph Dorotik Jr. and wife Kari, Vicki Lynn Schneider and husband Steven, Jean Ann Merck and husband John and Marcy Lea Bilnoski and husband Patrick; grandchildren, Lenice Marie Kaspar, Craig Anthony Dorotik and wife Summer, Jeanine Faye Stehling and husband Nolin, Michael Joseph Kaspar and wife Bonnie, Curtis Charles Dorotik and wife Amanda, Amber Joy Collier and husband Brian, Jason Charles Kaspar and wife Tamara, Chase Barrett Zalman and wife Brittany, Kendl Faith Leatherwood and husband Brian, Chad Arthur Dorotik and wife Brooke, Kyle Henry Kaspar and wife Stephanie, Heather Marie Beltrand and husband Josh, Blake Beltrand and wife Hannah, Danielle Zalman and husband Jordan, Austin Beltrand, Katelynn Schneider, Jackson Merck, Weston Dorotik, Thomas Gleize and wife Soileng, Celine Gleize, Anne Gleize and husband Nicholas, Matthew Merck and wife Samantha, Emilie Merck Nice and husband Conner and 27 greatgrandchildren. Visitation will be from p.m. Tuesday, October 30 at Triska Funeral Home and from p.m. at St.

John Catholic Church in New Taiton. A Rosary will be recited at 6:30 p.m. Funeral Mass begins 10 a.m. Wednesday, October 31 at St. John Catholic Church with Rev.

Gabriel Oduro Tawiah officiating. Burial will follow at St. John Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Craig Dorotik, Curtis Dorotik, Chad Dorotik, Michael Kaspar, Jason Kaspar, Kyle Kaspar, Chase Zalman, Blake Beltrand and Austin Beltrand. Memorial donations in memory of Jerome may be made to St.

John Catholic Church Building Fund or St. Philip School. Condolences may be left for the family online at www.triskafuneralhome.com Triska Funeral Home, El Campo, 979-543-3681 PUBLIC SAFETY Fire destroys shed, damages home race joliact 214 North MartaSt. Goliid 361-645-32 16 GARCIA, FRANCISCA, 83, of Victoria: Visitation 5-9 p.m. with Rosary beginning 7 p.m.

at Angel Lucy's Funeral Home, 361-575-3212. MCPHERSON, CRYSTAL, 66, of Katy: Burial 1 p.m. at Memorial Park, Victoria, Tracy's MJ Santellana Funeral Directors, Victoria, 361-582-0858. NELSON, IRENE, 100, of Victoria: Visitation 5-7 p.m. at Colonial Funeral Home, 361-578-3535.

VALDIVIA, ADRIAN 70, of Victoria: Funeral Mass 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Victory Cathedral, burial following at resurrection Cemetery, Grace Funeral Home, 361-573-4341. VICTORIA COUNTY RICHARDS, KENNETH 71, of Victoria, passed away Friday, October 26, 2018. Services are pending with Angel Lucy's Funeral Home, 361-575-3212. EARLY VOTING I Number of people voted Sunday: 317 I Number of people voted in person so far: 9,267 I Number of ballots mailed so far: 3,148 I Number of mailed ballots returned so far: 2,498 I Total number of people voted so far: 1 1 ,765 I The main location for early voting in Victoria, the Dr.

Pattie Dodson Public Health Center at 2805 N.Navarro is open 8 a.m. -5 p.m. Monday-Tuesday and 7 a.m. -7 p.m. Wednesday-Friday.

1 7 a.m. -7 p.m. Wednesday- VOTING CONTINUED FROM A1 than 1,000 people a day voting in-person. The last time the county saw a similar number of voters heading out to the polls was in 2016. Having the extra hours to vote on the weekend was convenient for registered voters who weren't able to do so during the work week, said Yolanda Lara, 28.

Lara voted Saturday afternoon. Lara said she votes in every election. "I'm glad there's more people coming out to vote. I Where is the district on its insurance reimbursement? "The net outstanding claim for insurance is about $1.9 million. There have been areas where there hasn't been any question with insurance, and we've gone through the process and had those funds received.

There are other areas within our insurance claim where we're still in consideration call it dispute if you want to but try to work out whether it's a viable insurance claim." What are the plans for the money raised in the 11-cent tax increase? "It'll sit in the fund balance until we decide how it comes back to the taxpay 25 percent of the home, Kahlich said. No one was home when the fire started, and no injuries were reported. The property at 231 Josephine Lane is 2 acres and is owned by Randy Garner, according to the Victoria County Appraisal District. Multiple structures are on the property. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Victoria County Fire Marshal's Office.

The cause was still unknown as of 5 p.m. Sunday. Air Force veteran, said investing more in space is an investment in the defense of our country. Space is the next area that needs protection, he said. Just like the land, air and sea, in order for our military to protect an area in space, we need to explore and know the area better, he said.

"The future is in space, and the protection of our country and protection of our world will have to be from space," he said. as the space force would be "bold" but that the U.S. is already a leader in space. Creating a separate military space service would cost billions. In an U.S.

Air Force memo obtained by the Associated Press in September, the cost of a space force over a five-year period was estimated at $12.9 billion. "The Air Force has a lot of authorities now to continue to accelerate de-fendable space so that we dominate and win," Wilson said. quickly given how we were spending through funds, then rolling over into a new school year The 11-cent tax increase was designed as a stopgap measure so we could get funds from the community until we started getting funds from FEMA and insurance. The question on all of our minds was 'when will that and there's no definitive answer We started higher than 11 cents, but we were able to bring that down because just before we voted, we started actually receiving a little bit of FEMA funds Since that time, we've been aggressively working with our insurance company and representatives at FEMA to try to get as much money moving as possible." BY KATHRYN CARGO KCARGOVICAD.COM A mobile home caught Are and sustained minor damage after a nearby shed became fully engulfed on the property of 231 Josephine Lane on Sunday morning. The Victoria Fire Department, Quail Creek Volunteer Fire Department and Victoria County Fire Marshal's Office responded to the scene about 11 a.m., said Battalion Chief David Kahlich, with the Victoria Fire Department.

The white shed was fully PRO CONTINUED FROM A1 Even card-readers use technology that was invented from the space missions, he said, along with meals ready to eat, or MREs, which are now used for soldiers. "The computer and the microchip evolved from (the space missions)," Wan said. "There could be hundreds of civil uses CON CONTINUED FROM A1 they should invest any less," he said. Armstrong said he thinks more research needs to be conducted before investing more funds in additional space programs. "I think they could produce more information if they spent more money, but I think it's best to go slow," Armstrong said.

"Space has been up there for a long time, and we VISD CONTINUED FROM A1 What are options to repay the community after the one-year tax increase? "If you wanted to pay down future bond payments, the benefit comes back to the taxpayer lower taxes in the future. Bond defeasance would be an option. Another option would be to have a conversation with the community. If we need to run another bond campaign at some point in the future and we could estimate the total costs at dollar amount, can we reduce that bond request by the amount of money that we raised through the 11-cent tax increase? engulfed by the time firefighters arrived on scene. Firefighters had the blaze extinguished in 10 minutes.

The shed was a total loss. Everything inside the shed was damaged as well, said Victoria County Fire Marshal Richard Castillo. The owners were cleaning out the shed, but wood products, many tools and propane containers were destroyed by the fire, Castillo said. The fire caused the mobile home near it to sustain smoke and fire damage. The fire damaged less than by society later.

We could benefit a lot from the government investing." Investing in more space exploration could also be morale-boosting for the country, he said. "It makes Americans a natural leader If we could send people to Mars, or even send people back to the moon, it would be a boost to society. It may even attract more young people to science," Wan said. Marvin Lockhart, a U.S. don't want to jump into something.

Let's take our time to analyze what we're doing, thoroughly, before we spend more and more money on something else." In addition to proposed missions to return to the moon and a journey to explore Mars, there has also been discussion of adding another military force for space defense. In an interview in September, Heather Wilson, the secretary of the U.S. Air Force, commented that an extra defense component in space also known We knew we took the money without a bond request, and now we are going to pay you back in conceivably what would be lower taxes in the future." How did the one-time, 11-cent tax increase come to be and how does it relate to the reimbursement level that the district has received? What does it mean for the future? "We needed to come up with some funds so we could start doing renovations and get the schools back to functioning The way we were paying for the projects was out of our fund balance, so what we are seeing is our fund balance decrease and decrease Our glide path was turning down pretty Friday at Victoria Builders Supply 5301 John Stockbauer Drive 1 7 a.m. -7 p.m. Wednesday-Friday at Bloomington Elementary School, 200 N.

Leonard Bloomington I Polls are open 7 a.m. -7 p.m. Nov. 6 I Voters must bring a form of ID think we should all be active in our elections. Regardless of your party, it's good to get out and get your voice heard with a vote," Lara said.

"It's the best way to make a change." Raquel Flores also took to the polls Saturday. The 47-year-old has been an active voter since she was 18 and said voting is one of the ways a citizen can have a say with their government, even as a teenager. Flores said she was proud when her 22-year-old daughter registered to vote this year. "The decisions we make right now will affect our children and grandchildren," ers What we don't want to do is take that money and then spend it on creating new programs or hiring new staff reoccurring costs then come back to the taxpayers and now say we need a whole bunch more money." Have you made a decision not to spend the funds raised through the 11-cent tax increase? "Not exactly; we still have projects to take care of When we go to replace the refrigeration units, which will be covered by insurance, we have to have the funds to pay for that up front, so we'll use the 11-cent tax increase still as the stopgap measure it was initially designed for." to vote in person. Valid forms of ID include a driver's license, personal ID card, license to carry a handgun, U.S.

military ID, U.S. citizenship certificate or U.S. passport. I For more information, email the Victoria County Election Administrator's Office at electionsvctx.org or call 361 -576-0124. she said.

"My vote is my voice." Vogel would like to remind registered voters to be patient with the election administration as they help voters with questions throughout the election process. In addition to a high voter turnout, 669 new voters registered between June and October, Vogel said. "I'm very excited to see there's so many people coming out to vote. It's good to see," Vogel said. "We're glad to see people take their time to wait in line to cast their vote, because without their vote, they don't have a voice." Has a decision been made about a future bond proposal? "Absolutely not.

We're not going to take one step in that direction until we've gathered a tremendous amount of community input." How often can the community expect to have FEMA and insurance updates from the district? "It's an effort to be transparent, so we're committed to putting these reports out every other month Essentially it's just two pages, and it breaks down into the stuff we've done and the stuff we're going to do trying to keep everybody appraised of our progress.".