The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise from Seguin, Texas • Page 8

8 Friday, August 13, 1999 The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise Seguin, Texas thisSc that Society The Seguin-Guadalupc County Genealogical Society will meet on Tuesday, Aug. 17, at 7 p.m., in the meeting room of the library. Tine program will be presented by Mrs. John Traeger, who will give ideas and gleanings from letters written to John Traeger by his father during World War I. HosHogales Los Nogales, located at 415 S.

River funded by donations and owned by the Seguin Conservation Society, is open Sunday afternoons from 2-5 p.m. May through September. The grounds of the Campbell-Hoermann Log Cabin, located at 207 E. Live Oak, are open to anyone wishing to roam and see the remains of Seguin's famous hanging tree, an old calaboose that was used on Seguin's prison farm, a wagon used to haul cotton to market and a stalk cutter that is more than 100 years old. Seguin's first church building is located just east of the log cabin.

breathing The Better Breathing Club meeting will be held at Warm Springs Rehabilitation Hospital on FM 1586 at Park Road 11 on Thursday, Aug. 19, at noon. Speaker is Ellen Wundt, a therapeutic dietitian. For more information, call Anne Kuempel, Education Coordinator, Warm Springs Rehabilitation, 830672-6592, extention 231. Jamboree The Lockhart Breakfast Lions Club presents the Country Music Jamboree every third Tuesday.

The next show is Aug. 19, at 7 p.m. at the Intermediate School Cafeteria located at the corner of Center St. and Medina St. The $2 admission goes into a scholarship fund.

For more information call 512-376-3430. SWT partnership formed to develop high-tech workforce The presidents and chancellors of five colleges and college systems in Central and South Texas have formed a partnership aimed at improving workforce development for high-tech firms located from Waco to Laredo. Present were SWT President Jerome Supple, Austin Community College president Richard Fonte, Alamo Community College District Chancellor Robert W. Ramsay, Laredo Community College President Ramon H. Dovalina and Texas Slate Technical College System Chancellor William Segura.

"Higher education has a role to play in this region's economic expansion, and much of the growth we see today is in the are of high technology. This partnership will help high-tech companies and also those who seek jobs in the industry," said Supple. The schools will form the Texas High-Tech Workforce Partner- ship, which will target the training, academic and research needs of private high-tech firms located in the 1-35 corridor. The partnership will be based at SWT and its responsibilities will include: identifying and establishing alliances with high- tech firms; identifying training and education needs of the high- tech industry; developing curricula and instructional materials; facilitating transfer agreements among schools in the partnership; recruiting students into high-tech training and academic programs; assisting graduates in finding jobs with high-lech firms; initiating faculty development efforts; sharing faculty and facilities with other members of the consortium; and developing support to obtain state funding. The partnership will be governed by an executive council composed of one representative from each institution.

Seguin Fire Department initiates wellness program Fire departments across the country are starting to realize the importance of firefighter health and fitness. A health and fitness program is being put into place to reduce the number of firefighter accidents, injuries and even deaths. The Seguin Fire Department will initiate our Firefighter Wellness Program this week. The Seguin Fire Department, under the direction of Chief Milton Villegas, has researched and come up with a plan to improve the health and fitness of the firefighters who respond to calls in and around Seguin. This will decrease the likelihood of firefighters becoming injured or sick during fire fighting activities and off duty as well.

The long-term outcome is better services from more capable firefighters, reduced time and money spent on injuries and reduced time off the job due to sickness. In the beginning the Firefighter Wellness Program will be directed toward routines like power walking, stairs, push-ups, pull-ups, and stomach crunches. In the near future the department will add weight training and other variations. The program is expected to make for a more efficient fire department. The Seguin Fire Department is accepting donations for purchasing training equipment.

Call the Central Fire Station at 401-2310 if you would be interested in making a donation. qive all the little All donors must show proper identification before beginning the donation process. Proper identification should include the donor's name plus one of the following: date of birth, Social Security number or photo identification. All donors receive a free cholesterol test and Date: August 17,1999 Time: 1:00 To 3:00 PM Where: Seguin Gazette Enterprise For More Information Contact Sarah Medrano, 379-5441, Ext. 2O2 South Texas Blood Tissue Center Headquarters 6211 IH 10 W.

at First Park Ten San Antonio (210) 731-5555 or 1-800-292-5534 Victoria Branch 1109 Sam Houston Dr. (512) 576-3651 or 1-800-345-4967 Laredo Branch 502 W. Gallon (956) 728-5017 Pi Eia Officers Courtesy photo The Pi Eta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi is proud to announce the officers for the 1999-2000 year. Pictured from left to right are Naomi Kaji, treasurer; Diann Ellen, extension officer; Lisa Scott, vice president; Rhonda Koenig, president; Charlotte Hilsberg, recording secretary; and Camille Allison, corresponding secretary. Texas' own cactus jelly wins at food show When more than 1,600 specialty food companies from 42 countries converged at the 45th Summer International Fancy Food and Confection Show in New York, July 11-14, a bounty of cutting-edge, millennium-era products were expected to be unveiled.

And plenty were, among the items ranging from vitamin-infused juices to marinades in a syringe. What may have been a surprise, however, is one winner turned out to be a product originating from pre-Columbian times and a 120-year-old recipe: Texas Traditions' Prickly Pear Cactus Jelly. The garnet-colored jelly, made from a spine-covered oval fruit cultivated in the sandy soils of South and West Texas, walked away with a coveted "Best of Aisle" award, presented by Gourmet Retailer, the leading magazine covering the specialty foods industry. Judges were instructed to look for superior quality, packaging, merchandising, creativeness, timeliness, inventiveness and taste, all qualities found in the Texas Traditions line. "Heritage flavor!" "What's old is "This product has a beautiful label," "Innovative, point-of-sale" and the slogan, "It's what cowboys put on croissants," were among the judges' accolades.

They weren't the first to take notice of the Texas Traditions specialty foods line. The company homegrown on the fertile fields of founder Dianna Howard's Georgetown farm has seen its products star on an episode of New York chef and critic David Rosengarten's "Taste" television program, grace the shelves of the Smithsonian Institute and the legendary King Ranch, and be featured in Linda Eckhardt's Great Food Catalogue, The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and other leading publications. Part of the attraction to Texas Traditions' products is the company's strict adherence to its culinary folk-art roots. "We use age-old recipes, handcrafted from all-natural ingredients, either native or indicative of Texas," says Howard. "Preserving Texas' culinary heritage is at the heart of our business." Texas Traditions' complete line of culinary folk art foods, including mustards, dips, spices and jellies, is available in specialty food and gift shops, via its website at www.texastradi- tions.com, directly through the company by calling Kim O'Donnell at 800-547-7062 or by email Notice of Vote on Tax The City of Seguin conducted a public hearing on a proposal to increase the total tax revenues of the City of Seguin by 5.95 percent on August 12, 1999 5:30 p.m.

The City Council of the City of Seguin is scheduled to vote on the tax rate that will result in that tax increase at a public meeting to be held on August 17, 1999, 5:30 p.m. at City of Seguin City Council Chambers 210 East Gonzales, Seguin, Texas 78155.