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Newspaper
Herald Zeitung
Location
New Braunfels, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 2000
Page
1
Astronaut and retired USAF Brigadier General Charles Duke was inducted into the Texas Science Hall of Fame during a Monday night ceremony. The two day Texas Science Summit 2000 in San Antonio drew politicians educators and scientists from across the country.
State and local educational leaders honored 16 Texans for science achievement at the Texas Science Summit 2000 in San Antonio. Retired Brig. Gen Charles Duke Jr., a former NASA astronaut from New Braunfels, was inducted as a charter member along with 15 others including astronauts and heart surgeons. Sgt. Maj. David Sommers presented the award. Duke urged encouragement of science and math education for youth.
Downtown New Braunfels undergoes rapid turnover as stores consolidate close relocate and move out of town. Main Street director Lynn Fountain says it may be a temporary blip rather than a sustained downturn while owners Don and LaDonna Kruppa of Angels and Inspirations announce closure at 204 West San Antonio Street.
New Braunfels Independent School District trustees may approve traffic safety improvements in front of New Braunfels High School along Loop 337. A district traffic committee favors a traffic light, signage, paving upgrades, and rerouted patterns after a TxDOT study sparked by a fatal October crash near NBHS. The board also considers extending Superintendent Ron Reaves’ contract at today’s Education Center meeting.
New Braunfels ISD trustees meet at 7 p.m. at the Education Center to approve improvements to Loop 337 in front of New Braunfels High School, authorize 25 million dollars in bonds, and discuss extending the superintendent's contract. Traffic safety changes include entrance and exit adjustments, a traffic light with sensors, and bus-only exit. Gruene Wood Villa Apartments officials agree to cooperate on upgrades.
Smithson Valley Middle School faculty and staff spent Martin Luther King Day reviewing crisis management procedures following Thursday's bomb threat. CISD officials said debriefings occur annually and after any school crisis, with heightened campus awareness noted after the incident. A separate pipe bomb find at Blanco High School led to four student arrests on Jan. 11.
A Comal County jury began deliberations in the final of three murder trials tied to the 1998 fatal shooting of Henry P. Silva in Lockhart. Carlos Cantu, 21, of Lockhart, faces first degree murder and two counts of aggravated assault for the February 20 1998 gang confrontation, with possible penalties up to 99 years to life for murder and two to 20 years for aggravated assault. Jurors may also convict on deadly conduct.
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