Downtown improvements suggested

Architect Jack Graves told the Uvalde City Council Tuesday he wanted to make it clear that he does not wish to destroy the downtown Fountain Plaza. T am absolutely amazed that anyone would dare think that our Arquitectural Finn would recommend destroying ANY tree, be they mesquite, oaks or whatever!"
“We spend our lives working with the landscape,” he added designing buildings to utilize existing trees— and doing parking lots with greenery and shade to alleviate the look of barren ashpahlt.”
The subject of the Plaza bing considered for parking space came into being as the Opera House restoration program developed and Graves discussed future uses of the restored building with grantees for the project, since he is the arquitect for the project, Graves made a study of the parking space availabe for the downtown area and presented it to the Council. He said its sole purpose was to establish a framework for consideration in Future Capital Improvements by the
City, hopefully with a downtown merchants association, the Chamber of Commerece and all the Garden Clubs for a general Downtown Improvement Program.
Graves expressed concern for the preservation and improvement of the downtown area.
He suggested the cleaning up and restoring of building fronts; removal of vacant derelict buildings; landscaping of the sidewalks, plazas; providing landsacped working areas; better lighting of areas and buildings and ” anything else that will make the central core of Uvalde attractive and usable for its citizens and visitors.”
Graves said the number of parking space available downtown according to his sutdy was far short of the required standard for the 700,000 square feet of total commercial space.
The ’controversy' ’ about the Plaza was created by a news report by the local radio station several weeks ago about the upcoming Graves report and responded to by a letter to the editor by Attorney Pedro Nieto (El Uvalde Times, Dec. 6 issue in Spanish)
Louis Colvin of the Greater Uvalde Retailers Association was present at the city council meeting saying that her organization did not support the destruction of the plaza and had had nothing to do with the proposed plans to use it for downtown parking.
Tuesday night Graves presented three plans to obtain additional parking spaces from he plaza, nevertheless. One showed cutting into the north and west sides, the second showed half of the Plaza on the west side cut out for the parking with trees left undisturbed and the third showed the Plaza being cut into from all
sides leaving only small landscaped comers and walkways toward the fountain. This plan does not remove any trees but would remove most of the grass.
Graves also recommended landscape lighting for the Fountain Plaza. This moonlight ’ ’ effect, he said, would show off the trees and the plaza beautifully at night and was the lowest energy use type of security or aesthetic lighting available. He said it was hoped the Opera House would be floodlighted from plaza in the future.
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Se ofrecen closes de ciudadanía
El Sr. Amaro Cardona de la Oficina de Ayuda Legal Rural de Texas, anuncia que el viernes, diciembre 14 habra una junta sobre las próximas clases de ciudadanía que ofrecerá esa agencia.
La junta tendrá lugar en
el Centro Cívico a las 7:00 p.m.
Si usted no es ciudadano Americano y desea serlo, asista a esta junta importante. Si desea mas información antes de la junta puede llamar al telefono 278-4449.
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PRIMER LUGAR-Este carro alegórico recibió el Primer Lugar durante el desfile de la celebración de “Navidad en la Casa de la Opera” en Uvalde el pasado martes por la tarde. La escena es una de la cantina original de los tiempos antiguos cuando gozaba de juventud la Casa de Opera.
FIRST PRIZE ENTRY-Thls picturesque float won First Place during the Christmas at the Opera House Parade last Tuesday and was entered by Southwest Texas Junior College Student. The scene is from the “Hole In The Wall” saloon from the early days of the Opera House.





Only 9 Shopping Days
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The only bilingual newspaper in the Wintergarden Area.	El único periódico bilingüe en el Wintergarden.
v Vol. Ill No. 97	621 W. Main Street	Uvalde, Texas 78801	December 13, Í979
Commissionados mantienen ley
UN MOMENTO HISTORICO--- La Sra. Evalyn Mathews, Presidenta de la Comisión Histórica de Uvalde da un resumen del trabajo que se ha llevado acabo para lograr la apertura oficial de restauración de la Casa de Opera. El Edificio fue donadao por la familia del anterior Vice-Presidente John Nance Gamer y la Ciudad de Uvalde ha contribuido la mitad del costo para empezar la obra. Numerosos oficiales y dignitarios se reunieron frente a la Casa de Opera inmediatamente del desfile for la Calle Norte Getty. Otras actividades del dia incluyeron obras teatrales por estudiantes del Soutwest Texas Junior Collee, y de la Escuela Superior de Uvalde, una cena en la Casa de Opera y cantos Navideños por el Coro de la Comunidad.

Riverhunting proclamation upheld by commissioners
contra cazeria en
La Corte de Comisionados del Condado de Uvalde no puede cancelar esa proclamación controversial que prohíbe la cazeria en los rios del condado para conservar los animales campestres y que había sido aprovada en Mayo de 1979, según la opinion del Juez del
Condado Jerry White.
El Comisionado Gilberto Torres había puesto la cancelación de la proclamación en la genda para la junta de el lunes pasado por la manana, pero su mocion se murió por falta de ser secundada.
Torres le dijo a los demas Comisionados que en
ríos
vista de que el Departamento de Parks and Wildlife estaba dando permisos de matar venadas y que otros animales campestres estaban en abundancia, y que después de darse cuenta de los problemas que la proclama-
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Jaycees Sponsor Joe Fundraiser
Joe Sepeda, 21 year old son of Mrs. Manuela Sepeda of Uvalde and a senior at Southwest Texas State University at San Marcos, is presently a patient in the intensive care ward of the Methodist Hospital in San Antonio. Joe became ill several weeks ago and to date doctors have not been able to determine the exact nature ot his illness.
The Uvalde Jaycees have undertaken a special fundraising drive to help the family with the surmounting medical bills and the community has responded tremendously. Joe is very well known and loved in Uvalde and everyone seems to want to do their share to help him and his family.
This Sunday at the City Fairgrounds the Jaycees
are sponsoring a Barbecue Dinner from 11 a.m.to2p.m. Tickets are $2.25 per plate and can be purchased from any club member. Also the Jaycees have established an account at the Uvalde Bank so that anyone wishing to donate to the Joe Sepeda Fund may do so.
Joe attended Sacred
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El joven Joe Sepeda cuando graduó de la Escuela Superior de Uvalde en Mayo 1976. Hoy Joe se encuentra en el Hospital Metodista de San Antonio en estado critico y sus amigos están levantando fondos para cubrir los enormes gastos de medico y hospital. Joe es hijo de la Sra. Manuela Sepeda. El estudiaba en Southwest Texas State University y recibiría su bachillerato en leyes el proximo mes de mayo. Usted puede hacer su donación para Joe Sepeda en el Uvalde Bank. Varias organizaciones también llevan acabo actividades para la familia Sepeda en las que usted puede participar.

The Uvalde County Commissioners Court can’t rescind that controversial Parks and Wildlife Proclamantion that prohibits riverhunting to conserve game and that it
approved last May, accor-
ANTHONY’S GOES 1890! Those fun loving employees of C. R. Anthony’s Department Store always eqjoy the celebrations of the city and Tuesday they were a real “hit” with their 1890 attire. [L-r[ Rick Weaver, Tacho Gonzales, Petra Obregon-Dan Snodgrass, and Debbie Hicks.
ding to County Judge Jerry White.	County
Commissioner	Gilbert
Torres has placed the consideration of removing the proclamation on the agenda of Monday Morning’s Commission
er’s meeting but his out motion died for lack of a second.
Torres told the Court that in view of the fact that the Parks and Wildlife Department was issuing doe permits and other game was plentiful and after becoming aware of the problem the proclamation was causing, he recommended its removal
Only Judge White responded on the matter saying the proclamation had to remain in effect until the coming year when the Commissioners Norment Foley, Gene Use and Woodrow Heard.
When interviewed later by El Uvalde Times Judge White agreed the proclamation seemed unfair in view of the surplus of game, but said there was nothing he could do. He said it would take a higher court to decide the validity of the proclamation.
He further explained that the way to evade the proclamation is by the County Commissioners
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Banquete
Por Sharon Dent (Traducido por Olga R.)
UVALDE: Guajolote y relleno, broches de servicio, premios de aprecio y baile fueron solamente algo de lo mas sobresaliente en el Banquete de Premios Anual del Southwest Texas Junior College el pasado viernes, 7 de diciembre en el Nuevo Centro de Wayne y Evalyn Mathews.
La Maestra de Cere-nias, Linda Ferris, bibliotecaria técnica del SWTJC, dio la bienvenida a los huespedes antes de que les sirvieran una cena deliciosa preparada por el Servicio de Alimentos del SWTJC y servida por estudiantes del colegio.
Entretenamiento después de la cena fue proporcionado por el ventrílocuo Ingacio Estrada de Uvalde quien deleito a los huespedes con sus “amigos”
de Reconocimientos en el S.W.TJ.C.
Maclovio un travieso y opinador observador del publico y el Monstruo Tortilla, un animal peludo con buen ojo para las damas.
Hasta la presentación de los premios provo ser muy divertido, al comprobar el Presidente Wayne Mathews, Vicepresidente Jimmy Goodson y los Deans Dardus Elrod, Jerald Underwood y John Allen Davis que a los administradores escolares no les falta el buen humor.
Broches de servicio fueron presentados a miembros de la Mesa Directiva del Collegio, Administración, facultad y personal por cinco, diez, quince y viente anos de servicio al SWTJC.
Miembros de la directiva que recibieron broches fueron el Sr. Rodolfo Flores, El Sr. Bill R. Nunley, Sr. G.W. Twillegear, Jr. cada uno por cinco anos de servicio. El Dr. Jimmy Goodson
recibió un broche de diez anos en administración.
Miembros de la facultad que recibieron broches de quince anos fueron la Sra. Ida Baxter, Sra. Nancy Rutledge, mientras que broches de diez anos se obsequiaron a la Sra. Barbara
Honor Roll students announced
Honor rolls have been announced from the first quarter reporting period at Uvalde High School. Making the all A honor roll from the freshman class included Albert Aviles, Steven Bagley, Robin Brunnemann, Carol Cook, Ira Coppie, James Eddy, Tina Everett, Christine Flores, Patricia Flores, Antonio Garcia, Lane Langford, Nilda Martinez, Connie Santos, Will Shudde, Jennifer Walther, and John
Atkinson, Sr. Adolph Gottschalk, Sra. Virginia Hazelrigg, Sr. Robert L. Koenig, Sr. Robert R. McKinney, Sr. Donald W. Merritt y el Sr. Bily A. Ward.
Recipientes de broches de cinco anos fueron la Sra. Marie McCluskey,
Willemin.
^Freshmen making all A’s expect one B include Audrey Anderson, Dean Buchanan, Mary Emmert, David Espinoza, Rodney Harrison, Ray Kruse, Kevin Kuehn, Katherine McClure, David Saldana, Arturo Salinas, Victor Samarron and Bill Surber.
There are 336 students in the freshemen class.
Of the 350 sophomores, nine made all A’s in the first quarter reporting period. They were
Sr. Ismael Talavera, y el Sr. Wallace Koenning.
El único broche de viente anos fue presentado a la Sra. Vera Harrington. El Sr. Ophie Tracy recibió un broche de quince anos y la Sra.
Patricia Alspaugh, Emily Brown, Mark Cruzcosa, Mark Fry, Monica Garcia, Rita Gomez, Melanie Ireton, James Mulkey, Joseph Norris, Lisa Owens, Rogelio Ramirez, Leslie Stein and Donna Walseben.
Those sophomres making all A’s except one B included Sheri Blankenship, Stephanie Calk, Maria Castanon, Jane Davenport, Denise Detamore, Leticia Flores,
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