The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise from Seguin, Texas • Page 2

2 Friday, August 1, 1997 The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise Seguin, h. a Masonic team A special Masonic degree team will be at Guadalupe Lodge No. 109, A.R.&A.M. to confer the Third Degree of Masonry on Leland Potter Ill on Saturday, Aug. 2.

Jimmy Maxwell, master of the Guadalupe Lodge, said all' interested Master Masons are invited to see The Sons of Hiram, a special Master's degree team, and participate in the special called meeting that begins at 10 a.m. The candidate is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leland Potter Jr. of Seguin.

Potter is junior warden of the Guadalupe Lodge. A luncheon will follow the ceremony, Maxwell said. class Take a porcelain doll class Saturday, Aug. 2, from 9 a.m.12 noon at the Senior Center. Calligraphy class Take calligraphy handwriting classes at the Senior Center Mini-Center on Saturday, Aug.

2, from 10-11 a.m. June Glasson will teach the class. Sausage supper The Marion Volunteer Fire Department will hold its annual Sausage Supper Sunday, Aug. 3, from p.m. at Marion Fire Station Drive through service is available.

Cost is $5 for a large plate or $4 for a small plate. You can have your sausage boiled or barbecued. Bingo starts at 6:30 p.m. and an auction starts at 5:30 p.m. There will be games for the children and a raffle drawing at the end of the evening.

House open The historic Claiborne-Kyle Log House (located approximately two miles southwest of Kyle on County Road 136 near the Kyle Cemetery) will be open for tours from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3. The Claiborne Kyle Log House is on the National Register of Historic Places as well as bearing a Texas State Historical Marker. The public is invited to step back in time for a historic open house.

For more information, call 512- 268-2531. Legion meeting The American Legion Post 245 and Auxiliary Executive Committee of officers for 1997-98 will meet Monday, Aug. 4, at 6:30 p.m. at the Post Home, 618 E. Kingsbury.

Mini -Camp The Saegert Spirit Squad Mini-Camp will be held Monday-Wednesday, Aug. 4- 6, from p.m. in the Saegert Auditorium. All students interested in becoming members of the squad are encouraged to attend. All seventh grade students interested in becoming cheerleaders in the eighth grade (1998-99) must be members of the squad in 1997-98.

Open house St. James School will hold an open house and registration Wednesday, Aug. 6, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4-7 p.m. in the church hall.

New students Navarro ISD encourages all parents to register students new to the district Aug. 4. Registration will be held from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Pre-kindergarten through grade 5 students will register at the elementary office; grades 6-8 will register in the middle school office; and grades 9-12 will register in the high school office. If a child has been previously enrolled in school, the parent will need to bring a withdrawal form from the previous school and proof of residency.

If a child is entering school for the first time, or does not have a withdrawal form from the previous school, parents will need to bring a birth certificate, immunization record, Social Security card, and proof of residency. For more information, call any of the school offices. CRIME FOCUS Goods taken from storage A burglary involving more than $6,000 worth of property stolen from a storage unit has' been chosen as. this week's Crime Focus case selected by the Seguin Police Department. The burglary, which was reported on July 24, occurred sometime between July 21 and July 24 at one of the units at King Mini-Storage, 419 N.

King. Items taken from the unit included a beige and brown loveseat, a chrome and glass kitchen table, four swivel chairs, a Sears Kenmore electric washer and dryer, a General Electric fourhead videocassette recorder, an eight-piece set of stoneware dishes, a folding card table, a light fixture and other items of furniture. Anyone with information about the burglary or the stolen items is encouraged to call the Secret Witness Hotline at 372-1000 or the Seguin Police Department at 379- 2123. Information also can be provided by writing to the Secret Witness Committee of Guadalupe County, P.O. Box 542, Seguin, Texas 78156- 0542.

Informants do not have to give their names, and when making contact by mail, those wishing to remain anonymous can use a six-digit identification number of their own choosing. Crime Focus cases carry rewards of up to $500. Efforts made to lower rate Cont'd. from Pg. 1 said.

"It shocks you. It's disappointing. It's one area that we clearly have to work on." The Seguin ISD earned an overall ranking of "academically "For the most part, our schools are doing well," Carter said. The Marion ISD is the only recognized district of the three main Guadalupe County districts. Marion High School and Middle School were both, recognized, and Norma Krueger Elementary was given a rating of acceptable.

Navarro High School and Middle School were both also recognized. Navarro Elementary was given a rating of acceptable. Marion ISD superintendent Dr. Tom DeKunder expressed his excitement with the results. No one in the Navarro administration was available for comment as of press time.

OBITUARY Ivon E. Ackermann Ivon E. Ackermann, of Seguin, passed away Wednesday, July 30, 1997, at the age of 80. He is survived by his wife, Dula; children, Edwin J. Ackermann of Fort Worth, Kathleen A.

Waters and husband Michael of San Antonio, and Harvey J. Ackermann and wife Jeanne of Colleyville; brother, Elmer Ackermann of San Antonio; grandchildren, Desiree Ackermann, Stephanie Quinn and Michael Sean Ackermann; greatgrandchildren, Devon and William Ackermann; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was a founding member of the board of trustees of the Northeast Independent School District. He was also a member of the Hermann Sons Kirby Lodge where he was a recipient of the 50-year membership pin. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Aug.

2, 1997, at 4:30 p.m. in the Colonial Funeral Home Chapel in Universal City with Deacon Clifford Friesenhahn officiating. Burial will follow in the Bueche Cemetery. Visitation will be held until 9 p.m. Friday, Aug.

1, with the family receiving friends at 7 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association. Cha-Ra General Stores Summer Clarance Sale this weekend. Free gift with ad. Sporting Goods, Electronics, Toys, Gifts, Household, Seasonal and morel The Eisenhauer Road Flea Market (room 8-68) and the new Interstate 10 Flea Market (13 and 14) exit 595 or 597 east of San Antonio.

General Stores and 2- Special Offer-Sale ListInternet: www.infoback.net/texasmarket Texas Program expansions outlined in budget Cont'd. from Pg. 1 court revenues would be $40,000, while the additional cost, mostly in overtime pay for the officers, would be $14,000. There could still be a tax. increase, but only at the lowering of the city's monthly brush fee.

According to Hamlett, there has been some confusion on the part of city residents, particularly in the newly annexed areas, concerning the fee, which is applied to utility bills. Staff said it would recommend starting to incorporate that expense into the ad valorem tax. rate, but only if there is a corresponding decrease in the fee itself until the costs are balanced. On the expenditure side, there is a recommendation to expand the city's DARE and Youth Services programs. DARE would receive another officer, at the rank of sergeant, as the program moves more toward becoming a Department of Community basis.

The projected municipal Services. In addition, $20,000 has been budgeted for starting a southside Youth Services location in an abandoned residence' on the recently acquired Donegan tract." Hamlett cited the success of the organized by Sheryl Sachtleben. and said there has been a lot of interest in it, particularly from youth south of the river. There are also plans to implement a credit card service for city residents for utility payments and parks and recreation fees; the creation of a recruitment officer for the Human Resources Department; expanded code enforcement; and capital improvements including the city's portion of funding for Starcke Park grants; the expansion of the animal shelter (through the contract with the county); golf course improvements; and vehicle and equipment replacement. The Utility Fund numbers show a slight increase in project- Premium bedding for less than a pack of mints.

ed revenues with the proposed figure of $17,040,175 up $579,060. That increase will take place even though the city is cuttirig its electric rates. According to Hatnlett, the city will continue its increases in water and sewer fees, with a slight change this year. "We are recommending no increase in the residential water fees, which received the biggest increase last year," he explained. will "The be in biggest the increase industrial this fees." year Electric fees will be coming down across the board 3 percent.

It' will actually, result in a net decrease for the year of $29,000 with water up: $315,000 while electric drops $344,000. "We are getting our water and sewer closer to paying for themselves, particularly in residential," Hamlett said. "This is allowing us to reduce our dependency on electric Included in this year's projected expenditures of $16,772,972 (up $176,496) is $1,805,000 in utility capital improvements. Those upgrades are expected to include improvements at the Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, sewer line extensions to. Jud's and Volunteer Street, upgrading the electric distribution system; the first of three phases of fire hydrant installations and the extension of water lines.

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