Police Chief to Speak at Fourth of July Celebration

Uvalde Chief of Police Richard Martinez will deliver the keynote address at the 2009 Independence Day Observance sponsored by the Uvalde Service Organization. The event will be held at 10 AM on Saturday, July 4th at the City Plaza in downtown Uvalde.

Chief Martinez was appointed to his position by Uvalde Mayor Cody Smith and the other members of the Uvalde City Council. He was officially sworn into office on June 1st.

Others participating in the ceremonies will include Reverend Dwight Babcock, Savina Rodriguez, Bill Cockerill, Veronica Ybarra and the Sahawe Indian Dancers.

Cockerill will read the Declaration of Independence.

"The public is invited to come and enjoy the observance. We suggest they bring along lawn chairs," says Uvalde County Judge Bill Mitchell, one of the organizers of the event.

Community Meeting Slated This Week

On Thursday, July 2nd, a community meeting will be held to review changes to the 2009-2010 Student Code of Conduct. The meeting will be held in the Uvalde High School Library at 4:30 PM.

Business Re-Opens at New Location

                                                            Staff photo by Richard Morris Uvalde Chamber of Commerce officials join Roadrunners, Chili Peppers and the staff at Nueces Natural Foods Wednesday for a ribbon-cutting at it's brand new location on East Main next to the Video Store.

Uvalde High School Graduate Receives Top Excellence in Education Award; Current UHS Teacher A Finalist in Same Category

Uvalde's past and present came together and was well-represented in the recent HEB Excellence in Education Awards ceremony over the weekend in San Antonio.

Uvalde High School Graduate Gretchen Catron received the Rising Star Award, which goes to a teacher with less than 10 years teaching experience. Catron will receive $5.000 along with the school where she currently teaches History, John Jay High School in San Antonio.

A finalist for the award was Uvalde High School English Instructor James Butler, who was a nominee for the award.

Below - Gretchen Catron in the classroom at John Jay High School in San Antonio.

         Photo courtesy of San Antonio Northside Independent School District


                                                  Photo courtesy of Dr. Wendall Brown
Above - Uvalde High School Teacher James Butler shaking hands with HEB officials after being honored for being a Rising Star Finalist in the HEB Excellence in Education Awards Ceremony

State of the art checkpoint open for business

DEL RIO, Texas – Monday afternoon, the U.S. Border Patrol opened a new state of the art checkpoint on Highway 90 near Cline, Texas.

The new all-weather Border Patrol Checkpoint opened at approximately 1 p.m. This is the first of its kind to be constructed in Del Rio Sector. Located nine miles west of the Uvalde Post Office on U.S. Highway 90, the new facility will provide a much safer working environment for agents, by moving vehicle inspections off of the busy roadway.

The checkpoint will normally operate with two lanes of traffic. One lane will be designated for large trucks and the second lane will be utilized for normal passenger vehicles.

The new checkpoint sits on 15 acres of land and places the entire inspection process underneath an 18,000-square-foot canopy permitting round-the-clock, all-weather operation. Additionally, the new checkpoint site includes a 4,000-square-foot office building, which contains both administrative offices and detention areas.

The site of the checkpoint was initially purchased by the Uvalde County Sheriff’s Office in 1999. The purchase was made during the period when Beaumont Watkins served as Uvalde County Sheriff and Charlie Mendeke served as the Department’s sergeant investigator. Drug forfeiture funds were utilized to make the purchase and the land was then donated to the United States Border Patrol for construction of an all-weather checkpoint in September of 2000.
         
          

Local Man Perishes in House Fire

                                                                         Staff photo by Fonz Pena Uvalde County Sheriff Charlie Mendeke has confirmed the discovery of a body in a house fire that occurred at Uvalde Estates early Saturday morning just after four. The deceased has been identified as Edelmiro Bustamante, age 73. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Precinct Four Justice of the Peace Rodrigo Martinez, who has requested an autopsy of the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Mendeke says it is unknown at this point how the fire started. It did extensive damage to the house. No one else was inside when the fire started. State Fire Marshals have also been involved in the investigation.

County-Wide Burn Ban in Effect This Fourth of July Weekend

Uvalde Volunteer Firefighters want to remind everyone that the outdoor burn ban in unincorporated areas of the county remains in effect this Fourth of July weekend. There has also been a ban placed on fireworks that are characterized as missiles with fins or rockets with sticks out in the county. It is illegal to use any type of fireworks in the city of Uvalde.

Fire Department Responds to Laundromat Fires

Uvalde Volunteer Firefighters responded to two Laundromat fires in the last 48 hours, one at El Norte Apartments on Airline Drive late Sunday night. A trash can was on fire in the facility. No damage was reported to the Laundromat itself.

A customer in the Laundromat on Oppenheimer Street lost some clothes when a dryer caught on fire at that location. No damage to the structure was reported.

Two Injured in Accident

                                                                    Staff photo by Richard Morris Uvalde police work an accident that occurred shortly before 1 PM Monday in front of Blockbuster on Highway 90 East. Two were injured. Eastbound lanes on 90 were closed for about half an hour.

Fire Department Providing Extinguisher Training

                                                                     Staff photo by Mario Rangel Uvalde Fireman Jimmy Joe Howard provides staff at Amistad Nursing Home with fire extinguisher training Monday afternoon.

Council Approves Final Real Estate Contract on Fairgrounds

Uvalde City Council members have approved unanimously the final real estate contract between the City of Uvalde and Uvalde County regarding the Fairgrounds property following an executive session on the matter Tuesday night. The county is planning on constructing a new jail and other county facilities at the location.

DPS and Other Responders Called West of Town for Accident

                                                                         Staff photo by Fonz Pena Uvalderadio.com 6/17/09 - The driver of an 18-wheeler is lucky to be mostly unhurt after being involved in an accident with a Union Pacific Train near Cline on Highway 90 Wednesday morning after 11.

"We had a truck-tractor traveling west on Highway 90 and he came around this curve and there was traffic stopped at a train crossing," says Sgt. Tony Ross. "He (the driver) did not have time to brake for the traffic so he decided to go off the roadway north over here and ran right into a couple of railway cars, knocking two of them off the track." The law enforcement officer says speed and a tricky curve appear to have been factors in the accident.

Ross says the driver was unhurt and traffic continued to flow on Highway 90.

                Tejano Music Awards Marks Its 29^th Year
              
The awards show set for July 17^th, 2009 at La Villita Assembly Building

SAN ANTONIO (June 11, 2009) – The Tejano Music Awards will celebrate its 29^th year as the genres premier Tejano awards program. Best New Artists categories will add to the excitement of this year’s Tejano Music Awards set for Friday, July 17, 2009, at San Antonio’s historical La Villita Assembly Building. This awards program is produced by the Texas Talent Musicians Association (TTMA).  Established in 1980, the Tejano Music Awards is the longest running awards show honoring and recognizing Tejano artists for their accomplishments. Artist and groups are recognized in several categories. This year, the “Most Promising Group” has been replaced and expanded to three new categories. These new categories will spotlight the “Best New Artist - Male”, “Best New Artist - Female”, and “Best New Artist - Group”.

Setting the stage for the big night is the Tejano Music Awards Nominees Dance and Autograph Party to be held on Thursday, July 9, 2009, at Graham Central Station in San Antonio, where the top five nominees in each awards category will be announced. The categories include, Male Vocalist and Female Vocalist of the Year, Entertainer of the Year, Song of the Year, Album of the Year – Tejano, Album of the Year – Conjunto, Vocal Duo of the Year, Tejano Crossover, Best New Artist - Male, Best New Artist – Female, and Best New Artist - Group.

The 29^th Annual Tejano Music Awards will feature performances from new and established artists.  One emerging artist taking the stage includes Austin native and recent UTSA graduate A.J. Castillo, 23, a dynamic accordionist and vocalist who experiments with modern pop and jazz influences.  He recently released his debut CD, “Who I Am”. Another top musician in the next generation of Tejano stars is Grammy winning singer/songwriter Chente Barrera, performing his distinct danceable Tex-Mex sound. Established artists performing that night are Ruben Ramos, Jay Perez, Elida Reyna, Shelly Lares, Gary Hobbs, Javier Galvan y Fama, Jimmy Gonzalez y MAZZ, Sunny Sauceda, and Linda Escobar.

For tickets and additional information visit www.tejanomusicawards.com or call Front Gate Tickets at 888.512.SHOW (7469) or Felix Mendoza @ 210.320.4200 or e-mail: menstroza@yahoo.com.

Proud 2009 TTMA Sponsors: Fox 29 San Antonio, MY35 San Antonio, AT&T, Radisson San Antonio Market Square, La Prensa - San Antonio, Hispanic PR Wire,  BNetRadio Tejano, KXTN Tejano 107.5 FM, Magic 95 FM, KLMA Radio, KSAB 99.9 FM, MAGIC 93.7 FM, and U102.3 FM.

            

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