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2AA Friday June 18 2004 wwwreporternewscom Sbilrnr Hrportfr-iletos POLICE BLOTTER Daughter gets back ashes Bank manager found remains when he was mowing lot in Brady By Matt Ptiinney San Angelo Standard-Times A ashes that were found in a vacant lot in Brady have been returned to the right-fill owner The remains of Linda Sue Arnold are back in the home of her daughter Ronda Pack of Brady Pack 33 picked up her mother's remains Thursday at the First American Bank in Brady The box containing ashes has been at the bank since branch manager Bill Spiller found them over the weekend a relief that someone found her and took care of Pack said Pack was unaware her moth Pack said she thinks the box a little larger than a shoebox was mistaken for something valuable She thinks the package was discarded when its contents were discovered Spiller found the remains while mowing grass on the lot which he had bought about a year ago He kept the package in his office while he tried to find relatives or friends of Arnold whose name was on the box The question of how the ashes ended up in a vacant lot was a topic of conversation among the bank's employees and customers in Brady a town of about 5500 people about 100 miles southeast of Abilene really very happy she (Arnold) is back with her people This is a happy Spiller said Thursday Contact Matt Phirmey at mfrtnneytfsas-tandardtimeaxom or (325) 6593253 ashes were missing until Thursday when a newspaper reporter called her Spiller found the box one block from house Pack said items have been disappearing from her home for about two months She had learned to keep an eye on anything that was worth selling or pawning She never thought she'd have to keep an eye on her remains as well just not something we looked at every day" an emotional Pack said Thursday The ashes were in her closet She said she hadn't looked in on them for about a month Arnold 49 died in 2002 in Fort Worth Pack said her mother contracted hepatitis following a blood transfusion necessitated by injuries she suffered in a car crash in 2000 She described Arnold as wonderful lady and very who loved to play bingo No charges A man accused of killing another man earlier this year was not indicted on manslaughter charges Thursday A Taylor County grand Jury declined to indict Robert Walters on manslaughter in the death of Phillip Ray Smith Walters is being held in the Taylor County Jail without bail because he has other outstanding warrants On March 18 police found Smith lying unconscious outside a home in the 2300 block of Oakland Street Just after 11 pm According to police Smith 26 went to the house of his ex-girlfriend While there Smith got into a fight with a man and was choked police said Man indicted A Taylor County Grand Jury Thursday indicted a man for a fatal hit-and-run accident in December Zairre Eugene Mayes was indicted for failing to stop and render aid in the death of Julian Edward Flores Mayes was arrested in March and posted $10000 bond Failure to stop and render aid carries a hybrid charge meaning that if Mayes is convicted he could spend up to two years in Jail or five years in prison Taylor County District Attorney James Eidson said The indictment comes more than six months after Flores was found dead on Morris Street on Dec 12 Initial police reports believed Flores 42 died after he was struck by a car After an investigation police believe Flores fell out of a van in which he was riding as it traveled south in the 100 block of Morris Street Police arrested Mayes the driver because he knew Flores had fallen out of the van but failed to return to check whether Flores was injured police said Flores died from injuries he suffered falling from the van according to an autopsy report Reindictment Gladys Gerst was reindicted Tuesday on three felony charges after Nolan County District Attorney Mark Edwards reworded the charges Gerst 66 was Indicted in May on charges of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the now nearly deftinct People for Progress Inc which she led for more than 30 years The charges stem from an investigation into PPI by the FBI the Texas Rangers and the Nolan County Office Founded in 1967 PPI is a Sweetwater-based nonprofit organization that oversaw 27 programs and $15 million in binding at its height Gerst is charged with theft of between $100000 and $200000 in each of the three felony charges The charges went from second-degree to first-degree felonies because the thefts involved a government contract The contract involved a grant from the Texas Department of Transportation Gerst faces seven state jail charges in addition to the three first-degree felony indictments The state jail charges allege Gerst tampered with government records by presenting false or forged invoices for supplies never purchased backdating records and recording false price quotes from suppliers First-degree felony theft carries a sentence of five to 99 years or life in prison A state Jail felony carries a punishment of up to two years in jail Gerst also is eligible for probation on every charge because she does not have a prior felony conviction Students at forum discuss what youth need superintendent about promotion FRIDAY June 2004 Pachyderm Club of AbHena Discovery Center 810 Butternut noon Speaker: Dr Virginia Armstrong president of Blackstone Institute Lunch price $499 All interested Republicans Invited Overeaten Anonymous Highland Church of Christ 425 Highland Ave Suite 101 noon No dues fees or weigh-ins Also meets here Tuesdays at 7 pm and Mondays 6 pm at Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest WKh Abilene Community Theater 8 pm Tickets: $10adutts $8stu-dents active military and seniors 65 and older $5cNI-dren 12 and younger Events must be open to the public in order to be posted in Mark Your Calendar To list an Kern contact Adrienne da la Vega Mail: PO Box 30 Abilene 79604 Phone: 6766783 Fax: 6706242 Email: delangaaftreportemewaxom GORMAN New officers: Gorman Lions Club recently elected new officers for 2003-04 They are as follows: Wesley Warren president Lori Dodd vice president Curly Lipson second vice president Jerilyn Wilkerson secretary GW Maxfield treasurer James Meiers lion tamer Mike Brudnak tail twister Kati Deel lion sweetheart George Simmons Brenda Boyd and Ray Daniels are directors New members are James Bruton and Melinda Abbe HAMUN New board: The Hamlin Economic Development Corp held its monthly board meeting June 8 with the newly appointed board members and remaining board member Curt Parsons New members are: Steve Evans owner of Steve Evans Insurance and a former Chamber of Commerce director Jana Lain former co-owner and business manager of Lain co a well service company she operated with her husband Derek Moore employed by Pied Piper Pet and Wildlife and former Chamber of Commerce director Jori VanCleave a Hamlin school teacher cheerleader sponsor and Girl Scout leader Parsons is serving on the Hamlin Hospital Board and is a member of the Club away tears are very very sorry about your loss" In the pool where the four drowned water flows down several irregularly spaced steps creating waterfalls that empty into the pool The water there is recirculated through a drain at the bottom of thepooL Officials did not know whether the suction was created by the drain or the water coming down which was quickly shut off after authorities were called Police officer Tony Moldanado one of the first rescuers at the scene told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that when he jumped in the suction sucked the socks off my Though the Water Gardens are not meant for swimming residents say people often wade in the pools on hot days Each minute 19000 gallons of water courses through the park which opened in 1974 according to the Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Center Dot Kent a city spokeswoman said signs are posted in the park Before Wednesday the most serious accident was in 1991 when an 80-foot light pole fell and killed two people The city has paid thousands of dollars in claims to visitors who fell and were injured through the years the Star-Telegram reported use and how Btudents can reach out to one another The panelists asked for more positive places to go in Abilene where they could interact with mentors and role models Felix Nance 16 spoke of the rift common between teenagers and their parents (teenagers) need mentors people that can lead them the right way" Nance said glad the Boys Girls Club was there for me They showed me love they showed me respect and that I could be something when I got The students also asked for respect not only from their peers but from adults can't judge 20 people by one person's actions" said Alix the pursuit to remove Dieken from office with or without LULAC's support will not derail the Martinez said LULAC National would like to come back in fine with us But going to pursue this whether national wants to do this or not We got to go on fighting on what we believe The efforts by Martinez and Solis to remove Dieken suffered a setback in March when the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission dismissed a discrimination charge filed against Dieken Solis filed the charge of discrimination against Dieken in November charging Dieken with discrimination based on national origin In the March statement the EEOC said it could find no evidence of wrongdoing Dieken who is seeking his with MIMES seen kids who went to Hendrick Health Systemthen went to their volunteer program and then got a job Wright said The program gives pupils an idea of what like to get up early for work every morning because they had to climb onto a bus at 7:30 to be taken to their host organizations Wright said Nikki RuDinson 12 said her trip to the Reporter-News was informative though she has little interest in writing or newspapers a bunch of stuff that people know that goes into making a newspaper" she said Contact Paul Anthony at anthonypOreportemewaxam or 6766728 By Raquei Garza Reporter-News Staff Writer Community members gathered at the Cooper High School auditorium to give young men and women a chance to express their thoughts The event titled Rush My was sponsored by the Black History Committee 2004 heard a lot of things about how America is and the problems that affect said Claudie Royal chairman of the committee nobody's really asked them" Moderators asked a panel of 13 students ranging in age from 12 to 21 questions on different topics including gangs drug LULAC Continued from 1AA Thursday He has denied any misconduct and said he treats all employees equally He said prosecutors and a grand jury looked into the allegations and found nothing illegal Roman Palomares the National LULAC chief of staff said Martinez did nothing wrong attaching the LULAC name to the petition can take that type of action but it has to be cleared through the national (organization)" Palomares said along the way there was some miscommunica-tion Because our national legal adviser had not been looped in the process they had to kick it Palomares said the national LULAC office would have to review information before offering its support Martinez has removed the LULAC name from the petition and said he plans to continue Training Continued from 1AA in the plan including the city of Abilene H-E-B the Abilene Fire and Police departments and the Abilene Reporter-News Youths apply to participate in the program which is promoted during the school year for kids who attending summer school Pupils and businesses are paired at random Swearengin said so potentially popular organizations such as the fire department get swamped with requests Previous programs have resulted in future jobs said Kathy Wright a teacher at Mann Middle School who helps Aguilar said Clements served more than three years as Loraine's principal a job that covers prekindergarten through 12th grade His wife Merlene is a special-education teacher in the district The couple has seven children five of whom are in school Clements said his first challenge will be drawing up the budget for the 2004-05 school year He said it will be similar to last budget which was $12 million He also is expecting enrollment to be about the same as last year Loraine averaged 161 students Clements said Clements was born in California but has lived in many areas because his father was in the Navy He spent more than 12 years in the Air Force before entering education He and his family chose Texas as the state in which they wanted to settle Contact schools writer Sidney Levesque at levesques0reportemewsxam or 6766721 Ambrosio 14 About 40 people sat in the audience listening and applauding the answers Moderator Carl Lockett a retired US Army colonel urged the students to go home and talk to their parents "When you get home tonight force the he said Many audience members felt the forum was a great opportunity to get a different perspective great for us as adults to hear from kids about what like to be a said David Polnick superintendent for the Abilene Independent School District only way we're going to be able to reach out and help is to fourth four year term cousin former Taylor County Deputy Frank Solis in the March Republican primary Dieken will face Democrat Art Casarez a retired Texas Department of Public Safety sergeant in the Nov 2 general election Martinez said the letter ordering him to remove LULAC from the petition hurt the local credibility within the community He said he hopes the support the national office showed Thursday as well as being honored as the council of the year in Texas will reaffirm the local reputation as a community civil rights advocate made he said have never had a local council win state honors like this so it's a big Drowning Continued from 1AA drill team relatives said Juantrice who turned 11 last week made straight in school played the clarinet and never misbehaved relatives said She enjoyed playing with Lauren who really looked up to her you saw one you saw the Cleo Deadmon said About 2000 of the convention attendees gathered for a prayer vigil Thursday morning near the 54-acre Fort Worth Water Gardens which feature pools and concrete structures with circulating water to create artistic effects Several city and county officials attended our city extends our wings to enfold and comfort Port Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief told the crowd many of whom held hands and wiped DJfranBg entry Mu CDCCIBMlUini rnEE WHEN! Pidugcs starting at $2999 a month tpUNUWtUDlAIAH mm IIUmomiUKwv By Sidney Levesque Reporter-News Staff Writer principal will officially be the superintendent July 1 but he's already on the Job he says very excited to be the superintendent" William Clements said have a great group of people to work with" Clements 44 was hired by the Loraine Independent School District's board of trustees to replace Rick Teran Teran left to head the Hale Center district north of Lubbock Loraine is about 60 miles west of Abilene Clements signed a one-year contract with Loraine Many school districts offer two to three-year contracts Loraine began offering the shorter contract a few years ago as a safety net for the district and the superintendent said trustee Rose Aguilar Even though this will be first superintendent Job Aguilar said the board chose him because of his knowledge of the district and academic needs expecting to lose the superintendent but he (Teran) worked with Mr Clements and he has some experience from him so that's good" "ALWAYS GASES! 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