Land row over abandoned rail strip sparks hike and bike trail debate
Wilson County Commissioners discussed ownership of a former Southern Pacific Union Pacific rail land adjacent to private properties at the September 24 2001 meeting. Residents including Edwin Johns and the McBrides urged opposition to a proposed hike and bike trail unless it abuts public roads, citing crime traffic and property value concerns backed by two studies. San Antonio River Authority representatives attended as the panel considered a possible proclamation for land outside Flores County.
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Pat Kopecki
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific Railroad
Wilson County
Marvin Quinney
Roger Lopez
Wayne Stroud
Bobby Lynn
John Olenick
McBride
Sioners
San Antonio River Authority
Floresville Peanut Festival names Grand Marshal for 2001
Florence L. Baumann leads the 57th annual Floresville Peanut Festival Parade with decades of Wilson County farming and business ties. Her family lines include daughters Beverli Helmke and Kim Pruski who held roles as trainbearers and princesses, and grandchildren active in the festival.
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Marshall
Florence L. Baumann
Henry
Wilson County
Florence
Floresville
First Lutheran Church
Baumann’s
la Veria
Beverli Helmke
Kim Pruski
Beverli
Kim
Linnel Helmke Angle
Tiffani Pruski
Blake Helmke
Brittani Pruski
Tunnep
Jim Helmke
Michelle Tackitt Pope
Clifton Jansky Nominated For Four ACCM Awards
Clifton Jansky earns four ACCM nominations including Male Vocalist and Entertainer of the Year for the song Heart Transplant and the re released I'm American Through and Through. The Floresville Chronicle Journal notes his staged debut at the Ryman Auditorium on November 1 2001 and cites his album Amarillo to Amazing Grace climbing CCM charts.
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Pat Kopecki
Clifton Jansky
Omar Kudafi
World Trade Center
Pentagon
Clifton
United States
Nashville
Ryman Auditorium
Calist
Power Source
Amarillo
Jesus
The
Drifters
Pleasanton
Texas
San Antonio
Shifting Sands
South Texas
Joyce Johnson
Sutherland Springs
Galen Jansky
Arcadia Theatre
Floresville
Land Purchase Authorized For The New Hospital
Wilson Memorial Hospital District Board voted unanimously on September 20 2001 to buy two land tracts totaling 10.6 acres for a replacement hospital. The site on U S 181 west of Mike Lozano Ford Mercury will cost 285000 with closings set for early October.
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Wilson Memorial Hospital District
U.S. 181
Mike Lozano Ford-Mercury
Wilson County
Floresville Economic Development Corporation
Texas State Veterans Home
Veterans Home
Floresville City Cemetery
Indictments Filed Against Former Task Force Member Villarreal
Wilson County Grand Jury handed down twenty eight indictments against Albert J. Villarreal, a former member of the 81st Judicial District Narcotics Task Force. Charges include Official Oppression, Tampering with Government Records, Fabricating Evidence, Witness Tampering, and Abuse of Official Capacity.
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Wilson County
Grand Jury
Albert J. Villarreal
81St Judicial District Narcotics Task Force
Joe D. Tackitt, Jr
Villarreal
Wilson County Justice Center
Texas Ranger
Task Force
81St Judicial
Wilson
Atascosa
Frio
Karnes
Tackitt
Wilson County Organization Meeting Rescheduled
The Wilson County Wide Organization Meeting was moved from September 11 2001 to October 2 2001 at Floresville City Hall at 1 00 p m The Main Street Organization sponsors the event to gather information from Wilson County groups for a community events calendar Contact Harry Groves at 3932705 or Verna Gorzell at 3934269 for details
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Floresville City Hall
Main Street
Wilson County
Harry Groves
Verna Gorzell
Social Hour for Donna Rayes District Judge Candidate
A social hour will be held at Chris' Country Kitchen on Wednesday September 26 from 3 to 4 p.m. to meet Donna Rayes, candidate for District Judge.
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Chris’ Country Kitchen
Donna Rayes
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Commis
J.C. Turner
al Kolodziej
Steve Raabe
Lopez
City of
Flores
Grand Marshall
Florence Baumann
A.C.C.M Awards
FEDC
Hospital District Board
Hospital District
Wilson County Organization
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