Storm Beats Through Guadalupe County Leaving Property Damage
Pedernales Electric Co op reported only a few outages as rainfall stayed under an inch in much of the county. The U S Army Corps of Engineers noted .65 inch at Canyon Lake while residents reported up to .66 inch in Comal and .03 at KGNB KNBT. Guadalupe County dispatch said no injuries but extensive wind damage including a roof blown onto the road northeast of Seguin near Kingsbury, downed trees and barn roofs, a car struck by a tree limb, and golf ball sized hail in Zorn.
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Pedernales Electric Co-op
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Canyon Lake
Leonard Voges
Glenn Morris
Comal
Kgnb-Knbt
Guadalupe County
Mike Brown
Sheriff's Department
Seguin
Kingsbury
Brown
Zorn
Mumps outbreak links to Canyon Lake schools in Texas
Health officials investigate a mumps outbreak at Canyon Lake area schools with five Mountain Valley and two Bulverde Middle students on the suspected list. Nurses note spread through households and bussing, as more than 200 of Smithson Valley's 740 students lack immunity despite vaccination efforts.
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Canyon Lake Area
Mountain Valley School
Bulverde Middle School
Marcia Colleran
Mountain Valley
Smithson Valley
Wellington and New Braunfels Park Systems Compared
Urging more engaging park programs, Vermey contrasts Wellington New Zealand with New Braunfels Texas. He notes separated playing fields, landfill sites, and limited athletics areas in Wellington, while New Braunfels emphasizes broader recreation and professional management. Both systems share issues like litter and balancing uses, with roundtable discussions revealing common challenges and ideas.
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Wellington
New Braunfels
New Zealand
Vermey
Whatley
United States
Davis sets school javelin mark at 148 feet six inches
Dawn Davis, a Smithson Valley graduate and sophomore at Texas A&I, set the school record by throwing 148 feet six inches in the javelin at the NCAA Division II meet in Houston. The nationals run May 22-25 in Los Angeles as local athletes prep for year-end banquets and district series.
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Dawn Davis
Texas A&i
Houston
Smithson Valley
Davis
A&i
Los Angeles
Lawmakers clash over Texas blue law repeals
The debate centers on a closing law affecting suburban stores and discount firms. Gov. Mark White weighs a House bill passed 58 to 25 amid concern over economy and family life, with Farabee noting a provision protecting employees from forced attendance on religious days.
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Texas
Mark White
Attorney cleared of sex sting charges in Houston
Houston attorney Andrew Charles Blum was cleared of soliciting prostitution after a judge found a videotape from a vice squad sting failed to prove intent to have sex. Judge Bill Ragan dismissed the case as entrapment, noting no contract was formed.
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Houston
Harris Court-at- Law
Bill Ragan
Andrew Charles Blum
Navy
Houston Vice Squad
Ragan
Blum
Reagan Assails Reaganites and Ortega on Europe Trip
Reagan, at a Kremlin rally marking the 40th anniversary of V E Day, called the United States the forward edge of the war menace to mankind. He dismissed Gorbachev and Ortega’s criticisms and said a review of aid to Contra rebels would start on his return to Washington. He wrapped up his European tour amid Bitburg protests and Bonn summit frustrations, with Portugal as a NATO ally and Lajes Air Base continuing access.
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U.S
Nicaragua
Reagan
Americas
Washington
Contra
Managua
Portugal
Lajes
Azores
Bitburg
West Germany
Madrid
Bonn
Merit church youth choir and student leaders named
Lagueux serves as a student representative on the school board after two years on student council and active roles in the National Honor Society and Industrial Arts Club. He also participates in varsity football and baseball and has the Optimist Club language arts award. Orr aims for electrical engineering and leads a band section, chairs Mu Alpha Theta, serves as Science Club VP, German Club member, and Mu Alpha Theta president.
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Lagueux
Optimist
Orr
New Braunfels
Mu Alpha Theta
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Texas Dance Hall
Canyon
White
Farabee
C.L. Beckman
Don Smith
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EPA
Marantz
Wner
Gene Saegert
Catalina Playwear
Catalina and
Bealls
Plaza del Rey Seguin
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