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College partnering with community to shape future job training

Northeast Lakeview soliciting area input

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Evening events set for Oct. 7

National Night Out unites residents, cops, communities against crime

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Goal is to supply meals to nourish starving children

Texas Mobile Pack event aims to feed 4 million

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in July handed Rice a two-game suspension – a punishment that drew criticism from many who believed it too lenient. However, when TMZ released the full video of Rice’s incident on Sept. 8, the Ravens that same day released the running back and the NFL suspended him indefinitely.

The Rice incident prompted more national exposure of the serious issue of domestic abuse, specifically intimate partner violence. There’ll likely be more discussion on that topic in the days to come.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines IPV as “physical, sexual or psychological harm by a current or former partner or spouse,” and calls for measures to prevent IPV before it begins. A March research brief by the Kronkosky Charitable Foundation cited 2012 Texas Department of Public Safety statistics indicating 114 women in Texas were killed in 2012 as a result of IPV – including five in Bexar County and one in Comal County.

The Kronkosky brief also cited statistics from the San Antonio Police Department, which indicated a 2.8 percent increase in received domestic-violence calls, from 43,971 in 2011 to 45,008 in 2012.

Further statistics, along with the many aftereffects of IPV, are too numerous to list here. Thankfully, there are several hotlines and counseling services available to provide education about, and prevention of, domestic violence – nationwide and locally.

Notable in the north San Antonio area are the Guadalupe Valley Family Violence Shelter in Seguin and the Crisis Center of Comal County in New Braunfels. Other listings are available at the Texas Council on Family Violence website.

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Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice was a hot-button story this summer. Rice

admitted assaulting his then-girlfriend, now-wife, during an incident in February.

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editOR: i’d like to thank LocaL community news and writer eileen Pace for “air force Studying Urban influence” in the august 2014 issue, which highlighted the importance of the partnership in the Joint Land Use Study between the community and Joint base San antonio-randolph.

i’d like to respond to a comment attributed to kate Silvas, converse economic development corp. executive director, who stated the following about the designation of certain areas as proposed air installation compatible Use Zones:

‘“it’s akin to property-taking,” Silvas said, citing that some of the city’s private landowners had been told they would not be able to develop certain tracts. “the federal government doesn’t have the money to buy it, but it is basically saying we can’t develop this land. therefore, economic development

can’t happen on that property.”’the 12th flying training Wing and

JbSa are working very closely with the community in the ongoing Joint Land Use Study, which is not a regulatory document or enforceable action — but a collaborative effort between residents, city and county officials, and senior military leaders to discuss what’s in the best interest of the neighborhood as it moves forward. this study reflects the interests of both the area and JbSa-randolph, within the context of our operation.

We are offering the community a chance to work with us to protect the missions of JbSa-randolph, to include the 12th ftW, air education and training command, air force Personnel center, air force recruiting Service, the many mission support organizations and more residing here.

according to the Joint base San antonio’s “total military economic impact Statement” for fiscal year 2013, JbSa supports and serves more than 420,000 military, dependents,

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the study, funded by the department of defense, office of economic adjustment and with contributions from bexar county, is being conducted in hopes to allow the local community to grow while keeping in mind public health and safety while preventing future encroachment and protecting the operational missions of JbSa-randolph in support of national defense.

We feel collaborative planning on development is in the best interest, not

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i speak for all of the JbSa-randolph missions when i say we truly enjoy being part of military city USa, and we’d like to continue to work with all of you to ensure we can maintain our operations.

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Such is the case regarding San Antonio’s aborted plans to funnel $32 million to an ill-advised downtown streetcar project. The politicians changed their minds after a petition calling for a charter-amendment vote that could have derailed the proposal landed at City Hall with thousands of signatures.

Now the City Council under new Mayor Ivy Taylor has decided to pull its support. Meanwhile, the amendment could be on the May ballot.

In a LOCAL Community News editorial several months ago, we urged city leaders to abandon the project, which carries a total price tag of $280 million or more.

Though VIA Metropolitan Transit has pushed the project for months as part of a larger multimodal transportation

system, it’s clear to see the 5-plus miles of tracks that would service the downtown area serve only a few, not the many.

San Antonio abandoned streetcars in the 1930s, and with good reason: Their day is long over. Today the city and a dozen surrounding communities have an excellent bus system provided by VIA. Downtown streetcars would just be a novelty to dazzle a few tourists’ eyes, but at $280 million, do we really need them?

There was never community consensus for the streetcar system, which represents a colossal waste of taxpayer money.

A better use for that money is local street repair and maintenance projects, or reallocating funding to pay for the expansion of U.S. 281 and Loop 1604, thereby replacing the use of proposed tolls.

The widespread lack of public support for the streetcar initiative has been no secret to local leaders. Opposition started growing the minute the public learned of the deal.

Any future projects of this magnitude — including streetcars and light rail — deserve a public vote, rather than bureaucrats and politicians alone deciding the issue.

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fall scOUt ROUndUPThe Two Rivers District of the Alamo Area Council of

the Boy Scouts of America is conducting its Fall Scout Roundup for first- through fifth-graders (ages 7-10). The Two Rivers District serves north Bexar, Guadalupe and Comal counties, representing Seguin, New Braunfels, Canyon Lake, Schertz, Cibolo, Selma and Randolph Air Force Base. Meetings are 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month at Tree of Life Church, 5513 Interstate 35 South in New Braunfels. For more, visit www.alamoareabsa.org.

scHeRtZfest/BBQ cOOK-Off The city of Schertz will celebrate SchertzFest 2014

Sept. 19-20 at Pickrell Park, 703 Oak St. The family-fun event features live music, carnival rides and food. The sixth annual barbecue cook-off Sept. 20 features a $10,000 purse, with the grand-prize winner receiving $1,500 and a trophy. Sanctioned by the Texas Gulf Coast BBQ Cookers Association, spots are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Proceeds benefit the Schertz Parks and Recreation Foundation. For more, call Sarah Gonzalez at 619-1015 or Jutta Jacobs at 619-1153.

cOMal cOUntY faiR The annual Comal County Fair & Rodeo will stage daily

events at the Comal County Fairgrounds, 701 Common St. in New Braunfels with children’s activities, exhibits, vendors, carnival rides, special attractions and nightly entertainment. The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association will compete Sept. 25-27 at 7:30 p.m. For more, visit comalcountyfair.org.

MetROcOM cHaMBeR ROtaRY clUB gOlf tOURneY The Randolph Metrocom Rotary

Golf Tournament will be at Olympia Hills Golf & Conference Center, 12900 Mount Olympus St. in Universal City. Proceeds from the 18th annual “Fair-Way for Kids Benefit” will aid needy children in the

Judson, Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City and Marion independent school districts. Registration begins at 10 a.m. with a putting contest and box lunch preceding the 12:15 p.m. tee time. An awards dinner follows at 5:30 p.m. To register, visit www.randolphmetrocomrotary.org.

Kid’s clOset cOnnectiOn cOnsignMent saleThe semiannual event connects

sellers of gently used children’s items with buyers seeking to purchase quality goods at discounted prices. The bargains will be at Knights of Columbus Hall, 509 Schertz Parkway in Schertz, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 26 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 27. For more, visit www.kidscloset.biz or call Brittany Giddens at 391-9221.

gaRden Ridge liOns clUB fisH fRY The club’s 42nd annual Fish Fry, Bar-B-Q and

Auction will begin 3 p.m. at the Garden Ridge Community Center, 9500 Municipal Parkway (FM 3009). The event is the primary fundraiser for Lions Club charities, which include providing eye exams and glasses for disadvantaged children, funding the Texas Lions Camp for special-needs youngsters, providing Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets and Yuletide toys for needy families, and scholarships. The event features live entertainment, silent and live auctions and two raffles. Dinner will be served from 3-6:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children.

scHeRtZ ciBOlO valleY genealOgists WORKsHOP The group will celebrate

National Family History Month with a free Family History Workshop 1-4 p.m. at the Schertz Public Library, 798 Schertz Parkway. The theme, “Saving and Sharing Their Stories,” will include chronicling methods and offering ways to explore family histories. Admission is free; door

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gUadalUPe cOUntY faiR & PRca ROdeOThe 131st annual Guadalupe

County Fair & PRCA Rodeo will stage daily events at the Seguin Events Complex, 728 Midway in Seguin. Included are children’s activities, exhibits, vendors, carnival rides, special attractions and nightly entertainment. Pre-sale admission tickets to the fair and weekend rodeo are available at Wyatt Arp Dodge, the Seguin Chamber of Commerce and the Guadalupe County Fair Office in Seguin. For more, visit www.gcfair.org.

28tH annUal gRUene MUsic & Wine festThe Americana event benefiting

the United Way of Comal County features the best in live Texas tunes, food and libations at Gruene Hall and The Grapevine in New Braunfels. Each day features vintner and music events, wine, food and

beer samplings, and the Great Guitar Auction. For more, including tickets and information, call 830-629-5077 or visit www.GrueneMusicandWineFest.org.

gaRden Ridge HOlidaY MaRKetPlace The Garden Ridge Women’s

Club hosts its annual Holiday Marketplace 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Garden Ridge Community Center, 9500 Municipal Parkway (FM 3009). More than 50 vendors will offer one-of-a-kind gifts, a silent auction and raffle, and delicious food. All proceeds will be donated to local charities.

ciBOlO fest 2014The city of Cibolo sponsors the annual event featuring carnival

rides, petting zoo, 5K run, pony rides, silent auction, games, car show, food, arts and crafts booths, and live entertainment, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at 200 S. Main St. For vendor information, call Peggy Cimics at 566-6111.

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What’s Smarter Paying Off Debt or Investing? It probably doesn’t happen as much as you’d like, but from time to time, you have some extra disposable income. When this happens, how should you use the funds? Assuming you have adequate emergency savings — typically, three to six months’ worth of living expenses — should you pay off debts, or fund your IRA or another investment account?

There’s no one “correct” answer — and the priority of these options may change, depend-ing on your financial goals. However, your first step may be to consider what type of debt you’re thinking of paying down with your extra money. For example, if you have a consumer loan that charges a high rate of interest — and you can’t deduct the interest payments from your taxes — you might conclude that it’s a good idea to get rid of this loan as quickly as possible.

Still, if the loan is relatively small, and the payments aren’t really impinging on your monthly cash flow that much, you might want to consider putting any extra money you have into an investment that has the potential to offer longer-term benefits. For instance, you might decide to fully fund your IRA for the year before tackling minor debts. (In 2014, you can contribute up to $5,500 to a traditional or Roth IRA, or $6,500 if you’re 50 or older.)When it comes to making extra mortgage payments, however, the picture is more compli-cated. In the first place, mortgage interest is typically tax deductible, which makes your loan less “expensive.” Even beyond the issue of deductibility, you may instinctively feel that it’s best to whittle away your mortgage and build as much equity as possible in your home. But is that always a smart move?

Increasing your home equity is a goal of many homeowners — after all, the more equity you have in your home, the more cash you’ll get when you sell it. Yet, if your home’s value rises — which, admittedly, doesn’t always happen — you will still, in effect, be building eq-uity without having to divert funds that could be placed elsewhere, such as in an investment. In this situation, it’s important to weigh your options. Do you want to lower your mortgage debts and possibly save on cumulative interest expenses? Or would you be better served to invest that money for potential growth or interest payments?Here’s an additional consideration: If you tied up most of your money in home equity, you may well lose some flexibility and liquidity. If you were to fall ill or lose your job, could you get money out of your home if your emergency savings fund fell short? Possibly, in the form of a home equity line of credit or a second mortgage, but if you were not bringing in any income, a bank might not even approve such a loan — no matter how much equity you have in your house. You may more easily be able to sell stocks, bonds or other investment vehicles to gain access to needed cash.Getting some extra money once in a while is a nice problem to have. Still, you won’t want to waste the opportunity — so, when choosing to pay down debts or put the money into investments, think carefully.

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Robertson clan – including Uncle Si, Al, Jep, and Jessica – from A&E’s “Duck Dynasty” will headline the Bracken Christian School’s second annual fundraiser, beginning 5 p.m. at Leon Springs Dancehall, 24135 Interstate 10 West in San Antonio. The event includes dinner, a raffle and live auction, and a presentation by the TV family. Proceeds benefit Bracken Christian School programs. Individual tickets are $150; sponsorships, including meet-and-greet opportunities with the Robertsons, are also available. For more, call 830-221-8121 or visit www.brackenchristian.com.

scHeRtZ liBRaRY BOOK saleThe event will be held 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 17 and noon to

5 p.m. Oct. 18 at the library, 798 Schertz Parkway in Schertz. Buy a bag for $3 and stuff it with a wide selection of paperbacks and hardbacks. Included are children’s books, cookbooks and vintage offerings. For more, call bookstore manager Joanne Ward at 566-0415 or email [email protected].

Rita’s give BacK galaThe Circle of Cancer Care is sponsoring the event

to support female cancer patients in northeast San Antonio, Schertz and Cibolo, beginning 7 p.m. at the Schertz Civic Center ballroom, 1400 Schertz Parkway, Building 5. The gala, including dinner, live music and silent auction, costs $75 per person. For more, call 802-1740 or email [email protected].

scHeRtZ cHaMBeR events The Schertz Chamber of Commerce has the following

events during September and October:The monthly Biz Ed class and breakfast, featuring “Mastering your Memory” by guest speaker Craig Krause, will be held 7:30-9 a.m. Sept. 24 at the Chamber offices, 1730 Schertz Parkway. Admission is $10; free for Chamber members. The fifth annual Chamber/Caterpillar Golf Classic is Oct. 3 at Northcliffe Golf Club, 5301 Country Club Blvd. in Cibolo. Benefiting DECA programs at Clemens and Steele high schools, the event begins with an 11 a.m. shotgun start, with awards, live and silent auction items as well as a raffle beginning at 5 p.m. The Chamber’s After Hours Mixer, hosted by Sure Point Self Storage, will be held 5:30-7 p.m. Oct. 16 at 17305 Interstate 35 North. The event features food, beverages and a Chamber cash drawing. Admission is $10; free for members.The Chamber’s Oct. 21 luncheon, featuring “Health Marketplace Updates,” from

Heather Garcia of ETC HR, is 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Schertz Civic Center, 1400 Schertz Parkway. Admission is $28, $18 for members. Please RSVP by Oct. 14.A “Meet the Candidates Forum,” featuring city council candidates from Schertz and Cibolo, will be held from 6-8 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Schertz Civic Center. The forum is open to the public.Schertz Chamber Toastmasters convene each Monday at 6:45 p.m. at the Comfort Inn & Suites meeting room, 5571 Interstate 35 North in Selma. For more, call 566-9000 or visit www.schertzchamber.org.

ciBOlO gRangeThe nonprofit agricultural and civic organization hosts

a Farmers and Artisans Market each Thursday 2-6 p.m. at Grange Hall, 413 N. Main St. in Cibolo. For more, visit CiboloGrangeFarmersMarket/Facebook.

st. PaUl’s cHURcH fRee sUPPeR During the first Wednesday

of each month, St. Paul Evangelical Church, 108 S. Main St. in Cibolo, serves a free dinner 6-7:30 p.m. For more, call the church at 658-5874.

fUndanceRs’ calleR scHedUleThe FunDancers’ Square and

Line Dance Club meets each Sunday at Community Center North, 4923 Morning Drive in Schertz. Lessons start at 5 p.m., with dances 7-9 p.m. For more, visit the club’s information link at the Austin Square and Round Dance Association website, www.asrda.org.

ciBOlO valleY BaPtist aWana clUBCibolo Valley Baptist Church,

5500 FM 1103 in Schertz, offers Awana Clubs for ages 3 through 18. The evangelism and discipleship program actively involves parents, church leaders and mentors in training children to follow Christian principles. Meetings are Sundays from 5:45-7:30 p.m. For more, call Awana Commander Amy Long at 300-1054 or the church office at 658-0525, or visit the church website at cibolovalleychurch.org.

figHting HUngeR TexasMobilePack and Feed My Starving Children are

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MORgan’s WOndeRland HOsts seniORs Let age work in your favor during

“Senior Fridays” at Morgan’s Wonderland, 5223 David Edwards Drive. For $8, every second and fourth Friday, there will be senior activities 11 a.m. to noon. For more, call 495-5888 or visit www.morganswonderland.com.

san antOniO scORPiOns’ sOcceR The team will host North

American Soccer League games on Oct. 4 (vs. Ottawa Fury FC), and Oct. 11 (Tampa Bay Rowdies). Each begins 7:30 p.m. at Toyota Field, 5106 David Edwards Drive in San Antonio. Ticket prices vary. Proceeds help support Morgan’s Wonderland. For more, visit www.sascorpions.com.

On tHe HORiZOnalaMO citY MilitaRia eXPO Military antiques and collectibles from a variety of dealers and

individuals will be sold 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 509

Schertz Parkway. Event admission is $6 for adults; free for ages 12 and under. For more, call 843-6012 or 512-731-7093; or visit www.acmemilexpo.com.

WURstfest in neW BRaUnfelsThe 54th annual “Salute to Sausage,” will be held over

10 days at 178 Landa Park Drive in New Braunfels with a variety of daily events, food booths and activities. Wurstfest opens 5 p.m. weekdays, 11 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays. For more, including ticket and schedule information, call 830-625-9167, 800-221-4369 (toll-free) or visit Wurstfest.com.

elseWHeRenaMi 3K WalK set The National Alliance on Mental Illness will hold its annual

3K walk at the Wheatley Heights Sports Complex, 200 Noblewood Drive in San Antonio. Registration for the fundraiser benefiting NAMI-area programs begins 7 a.m.; the walk starts at 8:30 a.m. For more, call 734-3349 or visit nami-sat.org.

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RandOlPH faMilY dental, 3900 FM 3009, Suite 104 in Schertz and 651 S. Walnut Ave., Suite B in New Braunfels, offers cosmetic dentistry services. Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, by appointment only on Wednesday, and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each second and fourth Saturday at the Schertz location (call 658-9031). Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday and closed on Thursday at the New Braunfels location (call 830-625-1400). For more, visit www.randolphfamilydental.com. (See story on page 19)

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San Antonio-based Denton Communities, the developer, is planning 1,330 lots on 512 residential and 132 commercial acres. That includes 25 acres for a future Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District campus, with plans to provide dozens of acres for parks in the area.

Wayne Pruski, SCUCISD executive

director of facilities, planning and development, said the school district purchased the property from Nor-Tex Farms in December 2013. It spent $1,701,682 – portions of land-acquisition funds approved by voters in its 2013 and 2006 bonds – to close on the 25-acre tract.

“More than likely it will be either an elementary or middle school campus,” Pruski said. “I don’t know when we would build on that; it would depend on (population) density and enrollment in that area of the district.”

Roughly two-thirds of the Nor-Tex development is situated in Schertz, with the rest in Cibolo. Denton officials project construction for Schertz will begin within nine months, with building in Cibolo slated for 2019.

Denton officials had no further comment on the project. However, despite planning and zoning commission public hearings held in Schertz and Cibolo from late 2013 through early 2014, only recently did some residents voice their opposition to the project during council meetings in both cities this summer.

Schertz’s council unanimously approved Denton’s rezoning request in June. In August, members of Cibolo’s

council – split over concerns about the project’s traffic impact on FM 1103 – narrowly passed rezoning by a 4-3 vote.

Cibolo has scheduled a $13.8 million bond for November, in which voters will be asked to OK funding for improvements along 1103 and Haeckerville Road, and add a firefighting facility over a four-year period. Cibolo voters approved a $2.8 million bond issue to upgrade two major intersections and Fire Department facilities last November.

Requests by LOCAL Community News for comment from Cibolo council members and City Manager Bob Herrera were unsuccessful.

Dan Kossl, Denton’s vice president of development and land acquisition, said the developer will donate $100,000 to Cibolo for 1103 improvements and upgrades to Green Valley Road leading into the Landmark Pointe subdivision. Denton officials said Nor-Tex Boulevard, set to connect the I-35 frontage to Green Valley Road, would be constructed to serve as an alternate route to alleviate traffic on 1103.

Schertz’s Planning and Zoning Commission held public hearings on the proposed project in December and January. On May 2, the city mailed 134

notices to residents living within 200 feet of the project in a residential area near the I-35 frontage and Covers Cove.

Fourteen of the 18 written responses opposed the project, most of them citing concerns it might decrease residential property values and increase traffic. However, Schertz’s P&Z board on May 14 voted 6-1 to recommend rezoning to the City Council, which voted to approve the measure during its June 17 meeting.

Brian James, the city’s executive director of development, made it clear that changing rezoning from General Business to Planned Development District is only the first step in a process that has a long way to go.

James said that Nor-Tex’s initial plans, which include the dedication of 14-plus acres for a city park near the SCUCISD school site, fits into the city’s plans for managed development.

“We’re in a growing economy and this area is doing as well as any other in the state,” he said. “This is one of a number of projects that are coming into the city. We’re trying to be thoughtful about development so it fits into the vision of the kind of community that residents in Schertz want to have.”

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Seven decades ago, Ray and Edwinna Wagner, a childless African-American couple, adopted Verda Wagner Byrd before her second birthday. Byrd, a Caucasian, spent her entire life believing she was African-American. Now, after recently reuniting with her white sisters, Byrd proudly calls herself “interchangeable.”

“I had always, always – until this past February – thought I was black,” said Byrd, 71, “but then I got my birth certificate and complete adoption papers, and there it was – white.”

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Byrd, a child of one race unknowingly raised by parents of another ethnicity. Though uprooted, Byrd feels comfortable in her own skin.

She grew up an only child in Newton, Kan. Ray Wagner was a porter on the Santa Fe Railway, a well-paid responsible position.

“That was one of the criteria for adopting a child; $250 a month was good money for any job in those days,” Byrd said.

The 1940 U.S. census indicated Newton’s population numbered just over 11,000 residents. Byrd remembered the racial mix as “90 percent white, 5 percent African-American and 5 percent Hispanic.”

Attending integrated schools and an African-American church, Byrd was brought up thinking she was, in her word, “black.” However, she always thought she was adopted.

“Edwinna had told me when I was 10 to 12 years old,” Byrd recounted. “I didn’t know what it meant. Maybe I was naive, but I never thought any more about it. Edwinna was very strict, so whatever she said was OK with me. So, it didn’t print in my head what the definition of adoption was.”

In fact, Byrd said the idea she might have another family somewhere, “never, never, ever crossed my mind.”

In 1974, after the Wagners died, Byrd was sorting through their possessions and found her adoption records. She learned she was born as Jeanette Beagle and her birth parents were Earl and Daisy Beagle. Yet, her race was not mentioned. Her curiosity about the Beagles and her life before adoption went no further at the time.

“I thought, ‘OK, so what?’” she recalled, saying she simply put the information aside. Nearly 30 years passed when she came across the revelation again. This time curiosity prevailed.

Recently at a Jim’s Restaurant, Byrd related an account of her other branches in her curious family tree. Reaching into a colorful tote bag containing documents and photos, she depicted the story behind her birth family and her adoption.

By 1943, Earl had left the family, and Daisy – a 27-year-old mother of five – was critically injured when she fell down and was struck by a trolley car. Spending a year in the hospital, her children were dispersed – four into welfare facilities and baby Jeanette, placed separately, into foster care with the Wagners.

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when she recovered. However, when Earl briefly returned, the parents signed papers allowing the Wagners to formally adopt Jeanette. In 1944, a new birth certificate was issued in the name of Verda Ann Wagner.

More surprises ensued. In 2013, she unearthed Daisy Beagle’s obituary, revealing she had borne 10 children in all – nine daughters and a son. Within months, Byrd found contact information for three of Daisy’s children – Sylvia Panko, 76; Debbie Romero, 56; and Kathryn Gutierrez Rouillard, 59.

Upon receiving a letter from Byrd, Panko, thinking it a hoax, contacted her sisters. Romero called Byrd and was almost immediately convinced the connection was genuine.

In August, all three of Byrd’s surviving siblings, spread across the country, rendezvoused in San Antonio. For Panko, the reunion was 70 years in the making, as for the others, a first opportunity to hug Byrd.

Rouillard recollected her mother speaking of a child she had to give up.

“Mother had told me she had a daughter that she put up for adoption and always wondered if she was all right,” she said. As Byrd learned more about her first family,

she asked why they moved so often and was told their parents were “drifters.”

After all, Byrd said she is grateful the Wagners raised her.

“They provided good for me; better than my birth parents did for my sisters,” she said. “My upbringing, my schooling – my everything, ... (if) I had stayed with my birth parents, I know I wouldn’t have had the opportunities I had.”

Byrd graduated high school and earned degrees at Metropolitan State College in Denver. She has been married 35 years to Trancle Byrd, an African-American and an Air Force master sergeant. When her husband retired, they moved to Converse.

Rouillard said when Byrd asks about their mother, “I would tell her what I felt. ‘Mama put you up for adoption, and look, you had a wonderful life. That was mama’s blessing to you.’

“I don’t care what color she is. It never bothers me at all. She can say whatever color she wants to say she is. I’ll accept her as she is.”

The four sisters plan another reunion, in Dallas, over the year-end holidays. What matters most to Byrd is she has found her roots and her family’s petals.

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Jennifer Porter, Comal ISD’s assistant superintendent for curriculum and academic services. “Their efforts definitely promote growth and achievement. Whenever you achieve a level of success, it’s a team effort.”

All Texas school districts in 2014-15 are continuing efforts to meet standards established by House Bill 5, which became law in 2013. The measure substantially changed curriculum and graduation requirements and increased assessments and accountability.

HB 5 has reduced and de-emphasized testing, previously a significant player in determining accountability standards. Now, school districts have the flexibility to direct students down multiple career paths — called endorsements — that range from arts/humanities, business and industry, multidisciplinary, public service or STEM (science, technology, engineering and math).

Lawmakers have said school districts are recognizing that not all students want to go to college, and the education system should prepare them for a future that best fits their skills.

In the latest assessments, districts and schools were assigned five TEA overall-ratings categories: met standard; met alternative (school) standard; improvement

required; not rated, and not rated due to data-integrity issues. Each district earned performance index points in four categories: student achievement, student progress, closing performance gaps and postsecondary-readiness.

Each earned 89 percent or better in the system safeguards assessment based on: performance, participation and graduation rates, and meeting federal limits on alternative assessments.

Randolph Field ISD met all 45 of its requirements for a perfect mark. In attaining 76 of 78 indicators, SCUCISD scored 97 percent; and NEISD and CISD both tallied 96 percent with 81 of 84 and 74 of 77, respectively.

The five Metrocom districts’ individual schools earned distinction designations from results in most of the following areas: English language arts/reading; math; science; social studies; student progress; closing performance gaps; and postsecondary-readiness.

NEISD schools received 128 distinctions for its 67 schools in the assessment.

Campuses achieving the highest percentage of indicators included the International School of the Americas and Northwood Elementary (6 of 6); Krueger and Nimitz middle schools

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“We are very proud of all our schools for the progress they continue to make and we are especially proud of ISA and Northwood for meeting every single distinction, which is very difficult to do,” said NEISD spokeswoman Aubrey Chancellor.

Comal ISD’s 28 schools received 29 distinctions, led by Alamo Colleges-Memorial Early College High School (5 of 6).

“We are obviously very pleased with our ratings,” said Andrew Kim, Comal superintendent. “There is always room for improvement no matter how highly you’re rated, but to have every one of our campuses meet TEA’s rating standards shows a level of excellence.”

JISD’s 26 schools totaled 40 distinctions, topped by Judson Early College Academy (6 of 6) and Crestview Elementary (5 of 6).

SCUCISD’s 15 campuses received eight distinctions.

RFISD’s three schools merited eight distinctions, spearheaded by Randolph High School (5 of 6).

Only two area schools were given improvement-required designations: NEISD’s Olmos Elementary and JISD’s Kirby

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Kim said Comal ISD is also pursuing other long-term goals.

“While the accountability ratings are impressive, it’s important that we continue to focus on instilling levels of critical thinking, (a) strong work ethic and engaged communication skills in our students,” Kim said. “We want them to be lifelong learners.”

According to HB 5, school districts have been granted a higher level of control in resetting their graduation-program paths. As local districts fortify postsecondary-readiness programs, they’re also enhancing vocational training for students opting to skip college.

“In addition to college-readiness (programs), which is a focus we’ve always had – we will ensure that students at each high school have access to numerous endorsement opportunities,” NEISD’s Chancellor said.

Kim said guidelines in HB 5 have provided his planning with “a level of flexibility.”

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CISD and other districts are busy trying to offer students more of the latter.

Kim said other CISD programs are being constructed enabling students to gain certification in occupations such as health, pharmacy and emergency medicine.

CISD board president David Drastata said tightening college-admission requirements helped direct students down this road.

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On June 26, the college partnered with the Schertz Chamber of Commerce to hold the first of three community-listening sessions. All are part of an initiative by NLC President Craig Follins to take the pulse of the community.

“We were looking at, and projecting out, five years for what kinds of skills and, really, occupational clusters, that we could be a part of, and making sure that our students would be trained for jobs that would be part of the future,” Follins said.

More of the invitation-only events are set for September and October, all involving elected officials, community and business leaders and economic-development representatives. The plan is to formulate academic and workforce-training programs based on current and anticipated needs.

Established in 2007, NLC serves 6,000 students from 10 Metrocom communities, northeast San Antonio and Bexar, Comal and Guadalupe counties.

The first session provided Follins – who assumed his new role earlier this year – a chance to get acquainted with local decision-makers.

“They were quite interested in learning about what we are doing – understanding what we do and how we

can work in tandem,” he said. “We want to understand what the future looks like in terms of employment development.”

Follins said the information will enable the college to better foresee area needs in advance. NLC will then create academic plans and programs reflecting those necessities.

The first session, attended by representatives of several Schertz-area businesses including construction, banking and other professional fields, seemed to hit the right note.

“I really think it was the right thing to do. Kudos to (Follins) for doing so much so quickly,” said Maggie Titterington, president of the Schertz Chamber, of the initial session also attended by Guadalupe County commissioners Jim Wolverton and Judy Cope, Selma Mayor Tom Daly and Schertz Mayor Michael Carpenter.

Following Follins’ forum address providing an NLC overview, Gary Ergish, the college’s vice president for academic success, presented a review of academic programs.

Facilitated by NLC instructors, participants were then divided into small discussion groups and asked to consider the college’s value to the community, identify the region’s greatest educational needs, and recommend ways NLC could increase program awareness, reach underserved individuals and entities, and

best meet future needs of the community’s emerging industries and residents.

As for NLC’s value to the area, the consensus centered on affordability, accessibility and technical training. Follins said rapidly burgeoning technology has made it difficult to accurately project future employment needs.

“We do know it will play a part,” he said. “Health care will be a factor in the future, and career education (programs) will be something to look at. We also looked at essential skills students will need – the ability to show up to work on time, utilizing critical-thinking skills, engaging in project-based activities, and working with other individuals and groups to find solutions to problems.”

The college president also cited the need for better-prepared undergraduates.

“We find that many of our students are woefully unprepared in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields,” he said, adding students must improve in those areas before commanding high-paying occupations.

In 2013, NLC joined with Judson Independent School District’s Judson

Early College Academy in a program allowing high school students to attend college simultaneously and receive their associate degrees for free. Of 125 enrollees in the inaugural class, 96 graduated with associate’s degrees.

To meet the needs of the community’s industries and occupational areas during the next five years, session participants said the college’s focus should be on developing skilled-labor trades, health care and robotics, and information-technology programs.

“There was a consensus by at least two or three people (at our table) that we are pretty affected by the fact that high schools are doing away with vocational programs,” said Joy Brown of Ecko Construction. “We are very much keyed in on vocational jobs. Not every kid is geared for college. Schools are only teaching for college, and that’s just not the way all of them are going to go.”

Jill Carpenter, vice president of Broadway Bank in Schertz, agreed.

“We talked about how schools are not getting (students) ready (for college), even in finances,” she said. “Kids come out of school and they don’t even know how to write a check. They may be going to college, but everybody needs to know practical skills.”

Once data from each community-listening session has been compiled, the college plans to stage an Economic Development Day. NLC officials have pledged to participate in more local events and create a social-media campaign to promote workforce training. An advisory council, comprised of session participants, will assist Follins with future planning.

NLC conducted another forum Sept. 11 at the JISD Education Resource Center. The third, hosted by the Northeast Partnership for Economic Development and the Tri-County Chamber of Commerce is scheduled for 4-5:30 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Olympia Hills Golf and Conference Center, 12900 Mount Olympus St. in Universal City.

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“(It) is the largest-scale event we’ve ever done,” said Julie Gaubert, TMP leader and FBCUC member. “We were looking for a

nonprofit to help hunger where we could actually do something. This allowed us to have people of all ages and physical abilities volunteer, from 5 years old to the elderly.”

Feed My Starving Children has coordinated get-togethers since 1987 where good Samaritans assemble, package and ship boxed food to feed malnourished children in more than 70 countries. Now an FMSC affiliate, MobilePack hosts weekly events around the country to supply meals.

MobilePack was created when current CEO Matt Crea rented a truck, packed it with food and drove to a Christian youth gathering in Kansas, where 300 folks participated in a fun service activity.

“That’s when mobile packing began,” said Allison Schwartz, FMSC communication team member. “Every day, nearly 6,200 children die from hunger-related causes. That number has dropped from 18,000 in 1990, but it is still too large.

“Volunteers are essential, (they) enable FMSC to keep sending more and more lifesaving meals to precious children around the world. The volunteers pack all of our meals and donations pay for them, because FMSC doesn’t receive any donated ingredients or government aid.”

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For more than three decades, National Night Out has been celebrated annually in thousands of neighborhoods across the country. Police say the event sends a clear message that neighbors are banding together with police to keep homes and businesses safe.

Over time, the event has evolved into spirited gatherings featuring block parties, cookouts, visits by local law enforcement and emergency-services personnel, parades and other fun and family-friendly events.

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another,” said Tom White, the Cibolo Police Department’s community initiatives officer. “A community can be as small as a block, or as large as the city.”

According to White, National Night Out events in Cibolo and other Metrocom towns will promote neighborhood and law-enforcement solidarity. White said many residents come and go without ever getting to know their neighbors – leading some to isolate themselves inside their homes due to fears of becoming crime victims.

“Those are all reasons that NNO was developed,” White said. “At least one evening a year you unlock the door and go outside and meet and get to know your neighbors. In Cibolo, where we have only minor criminal issues, we are trying to keep our community strong and safe.”

NNO participants remain active in efforts to fight criminal activity by organizing their communities, White said.

National Night Out, which seeks to include different ethnicities and socioeconomic backgrounds, will feature an array of festivities designed to thwart evildoing and enhance togetherness, including in Cibolo.

“We have individuals having a block gathering and inviting all of their neighbors;

a neighborhood getting together at one of the area parks and inviting all of their residents; and we have Grange Hall, which is having a gathering and inviting anyone that wants to come by and have something to eat and congregate to discuss community issues,” White said. “All are ways for the citizens to get out and get to know their neighbors.”

National Night Out is also meant to reinforce the bonds and trust between residents, local emergency-services units and community-watch groups.

“As in years past, we will divide up into several teams, which consist of, but are not limited to, city executives, City Council members, the mayor, police, fire and EMS, as well as members of the Schertz Citizen’s Police Alumni Association

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During those celebrations, Schertz city officials will read and present proclamations to organizers at each event, Ceeko said, touting the overall value and importance of National Night Out festivities in the neighborhoods.

“This allows the resident to get to know those who serve the community and address concerns, provide information and, in general, work together,” he said.

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“I wanted to have a place where people could go and try other Latin foods besides Mexican,” he said. “We serve Mexican dishes, sure, but we also serve Puerto Rican, Dominican and Cuban dishes. … All over Latin America.”

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At the upcoming TexasMobilePack, volunteers will also form teams to amass funds for future meals. Gaubert noted helpers, donating a couple of hours of their time, don’t have to be church members.

“It’s a great opportunity to impact world hunger without leaving San Antonio,” she said. “In two hours, each volunteer will pack a box with enough food to feed a child for 7 1/2 months. Over four days, we’re going to pack enough food to feed 11,000 every day for a year.”

More than half of meal-packing volunteers are under age 18, Schwartz added, with the organization on track to pack its one-billionth meal this year.

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