Patrova-Schmidt Place at Regionals

Congratulations to Chris Patrova and Alexis Schmidt who placed 1st in District Mixed Doubles tennis and went on to place 4th in Regional competition April 24-26 in San Marcos, Texas. Also representing Skidmore-Tynan at the Regional meet, placing 2nd in District, were Zachary Petrus and Meghan Bloemer. Click here for Regional Tennis photos at Shutterfly.com

S-T Open Reunion an Opportunity to Catch Up with Old Friends

Preparations are underway for the 3rd Skidmore-Tynan Open Reunion. S-T ISD graduates of all ages are encouraged to attend the reunion at the Tynan Recreation Hall November 3, 2007.

"With the great success we had with the 2005 reunion, plans will remain about the same," said reunion co-organizer Robert Sugarek. There will be no written invitations. News of the reunion will passed by word of mouth, email, and press releases to local newspapers. There will be no reserved seating and guests are encouraged to come early and stay late. Don't forget to bring along photos, albums, and memorabilia for early display. Each family is asked to bring two covered dishes (meats, salads, vegetables, or dessert) plus serving utensils. Paper plates, cups, silverware, tea, and coffee will be furnished. Beer, sodas, and water will be available for purchase from the Tynan Hall.

Volunteers will be needed to help with serving, hosting, and activities. Contact David Flores at 361-664-8046 for an early morning golf game. Anyone interested in card games, dominos, horse shoes, or volleyball may gather a group to organize the activity.

Doors will open at 3:00 p.m. Food will be served from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. with music by the Galloway Brothers at 8:00 p.m. The hall will close at 12:00 p.m. A $5 donation is asked of singles – $10 for couples. If you have questions about the reunion, please contact Felix Fojtik at 361-765-2923, Robert Sugarek at 361-287-3845, Wilma Zdansky at 361-358-3273, Gerald & Jo Ann Holubec at 361-547-9926, or Joyce Schubert Sherrer at 361-364-4704.

A reunion follow-up will be published in the Skidmore Signal and the Bee-Picayune's Skidmore Sketches.

STJH Three Rivers Boys Track Meet Results

Last Friday, on March 30^th, the Skidmore-Tynan Junior High Boys track teams traveled to Three Rivers to participate in the District 31-AA track meet.

In the 7^th Grade boys division, the Bobcats finished in 4^th place overall with 72 points. Here is the results:

Shot Put
2^nd Place, Zach Mengers 31’1 ½

Discus
2^nd Place, Manuel Flores 85’5 ¼
3^rd Place, Juan Trevino 82’5 ¼
4^th Place, Chance Schirmer 81’2 ¼

100 Meter Dash
2^nd Place, Juan Trevino 13.84

High Jump
3^rd Place, Rene Jimenez 4’4

Shot Put
3^rd Place, Chance Schirmer 31’1
6^th Place, Sal Soto 29’1

2400 Meter Dash
4^th Place, Lonnie Jordan 10:26.38

800 Meter Dash
4^th Place, Austin Berry 2:47.77

800 Meter Relay Team
4^th Place, George Garcia, Austin Berry, Lonnie Jordan, Rene Jimenez 2:06.08

400 Meter Relay Team
4^th Place, Austin Berry, Robert Hernandez, Juan Trevino, Rene Jimenez 59.28

Triple Jump
6^th Place, Austin Berry 24’9

In the 8^th Grade boys division, the S-T Boys finished in 7^th Place with 49 points. Here are the results as follows:

800 Meter Relay Team
1^st Place, Rudy Hernandez, Robert Martinez, J.D. White and Jonas Salinas 1:45.43

400 Meter Relay Team
2^nd Place, Rudy Hernandez, Robert Martinez, J.D. White and Jonas Salinas 50.39

200 Meter Dash
3^rd Place Jonas Salinas 25.34
6^th Place, Robert Martinez 27.08

100 Meter Hurdles
5^th Place, Sterling McHorse 22.09

1600 Meter Relay Team
5th Place, Derek Boggess, Rudy Hernandez, Sterling McHorse and J.D. White 4:30.49

Other participants were Gavin Vandever and Phillip Hughes.

STJH Three Rivers Girls Track Meet Results

Last Friday, on March 30^th, the Skidmore-Tynan Junior High Boys and Girls track teams traveled to Three Rivers to participate in the District 31-AA track meet.

In the 7^th Grade girls division, the S-T Lady Cats finished in 5^th place overall with 82 points. Here are their results as follows:

100 Meter Hurdles
1^st Place, Kathy Acosta, 19.87
5^th Place, Andrea Gonzales 20.78

400 Meter Dash
1^st Place, Samantha Minter 1:07.81

100 Meter Dash
2^nd Place, Aaliyah East 15.72

200 Meter Dash
2^nd Place, Kathy Acosta 29.95

1600 Meter Dash
2^nd Place, Andrea Gonzales 6:41.32

200 Meter Dash
3^rd Place, Samantha Minter 30.09

800 Meter Relay Team
3^rd Place, Sara Rix, Kathy Acosta, Samantha Minter, and A. Gonzales 2:06.37

Discus
4^th Place, D’Anne Wilder 62’5 ½

Shot Put
4th Place, Brittany Garza 28’4 ½

Long Jump
4^th Place, Kathy Acosta 13’1 ¾
6^th Place, Andrea Gonzales 12’10 ½

High Jump
4^th Place, Samantha Minter 3’10
6^th Place, Kathy Acosta 3’8

Other participants for the 7^th Grade girls were Tamara Merritt and Jennifer Salinas.

In the 8^th Grade girls division, the S-T girls also finished in 5^th place overall with 42 points. Here are the results for the S-T Lady Cats:

100 Meter Dash
3^rd Place, Alexis White 14.85
4^th Place, Reba Vanecek 14.96

Shot Put
3rd Place, Gabby Garibay 30’11

100 Meter Hurdles
3^rd Place, Kamy Kimball 19.81
5^th Place, Reba Vanecek 20.53

200 Meter Dash
4^th Place, Alexis White 30.24

High Jump
4^th Place, Kamy Kimball 4’4

800 Meter Relay Team
5th Place, Reba Vanecek, Kamy Kimball, Alexis White and Justine Thomas 2:08.15

1600 Meter Dash
5^th Place, Justine Thomas 7:02.98

Discus
5^th Place, Gabby Garibay 74’4 ½

800 Meter Dash
6^th Place, Justine Thomas 3:09.04

Other particpants for the 8^th Grade girls were Alexis Lopez and Andrea Tavares.

Reward for Lost Pit Bull Puppy

A white Pit Bull puppy with brown spots was lost or taken from 102 E. Sullivan Street, Skidmore on or around Sunday, April 15th. If found, please call Robert Sugarek at 287-3845 or 362-7226. A small reward is offered for the puppy's safe return.

Also missing from the area is a black & brown speckled Dachshund (Bruiser) and a Shepherd/Cow Dog mix with brown eye spots (Shelby). The Dachshund appears to have disappeared at the same time as the Pit Bull puppy. The Shepherd mix has been missing since Tuesday, April 10th.

Trustees Approve Salary Increase, Campus Repairs and Upgrades

A Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Skidmore-Tynan ISD was held April 16, 2007, in the Skidmore-Tynan School District Event Center Board Room.

Speaking in the public forum portion of the meeting were Arnulfo Gonzales and Sid Arismendez. Mr. Gonzales presented a petition to the Board expressing concerns about the school dress code regarding long hair and the wearing of earrings by male students. Mr. Arismendez asked that he be allowed to bring a past grievance before the Board.

TASB Salary Study Consultant Mr. Charlie Nitschmann gave a brief presentation reviewing compensation plan scenarios for 2007-08.

Superintendent Dr. Brett Belmarez reported that plans were well underway for the June 1st Commencement Ceremony and that a speaker had been tentatively selected.

Action items addressed in the meeting included:

Consideration and Possible Action to Approve Reimbursement for Legal Retainer Expenses to Mr. Rick Olivares for Representation at Bee County Grand Jury (Mr. Rick Olivares). This item was approved by a 3-2 vote with Keith Petrus and Ken Haggard dissenting.

Consideration and Possible Approval of Employment Contracts for Teachers, Counselors, Nurse, Librarian and Diagnostician. This item was approved unanimously.

Consideration and Possible Approval of the Recommended Compensation Plan for the 2007-08 School Year. Per administrative and TASB recommendation, Trustees unanimously approved a 4% teacher salary increase.

Consideration and Possible Approval of Proposal for Repairs to the Old Gymnasium. Trustees learned that the estimate for proposed repairs to the old gymnasium came in significantly under budget. This item was approved unanimously.

Consideration and Possible Approval of Expenditure(s) for the Football Stadium Renovation Project. This item involved the renovation and expansion of Bobcat Stadium in preparation for the fall football season. The proposed plan includes the expansion of both Home and Visitor-side seating and the addition of several walkways to the Home side bleachers. The proposal was approved unanimously.

Consideration and Possible Approval of Personnel Recommendation(s) Trustees approved the hiring of the following new employees:

Jesse House, formerly of Bloomington ISD, High School Coach and Social Studies
Karen House, formerly of Bloomington ISD, High School English and Speech
Carmen Speis, formerly of Woodsboro ISD, Junior High History and Science
John Matus, formerly of Pettus ISD, Junior High Special Education
Leah White, formerly of Mathis ISD, Junior High English.

The next meeting of the S-T ISD Board of Trustees is scheduled Tuesday, May 15, 2007, at 6:00 p.m.

Cats Excel at District Meet

Boys Track Results

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100 Meter Dash
1st Place, Matthew Brown, 11.12
200 Meter Dash
1st Place, Jeremy Johnson, 22.32
800 Meter Run
1st Place, Jairus Yzaguirre, 2:06.41
1,600 Meter Run
1st Place, Jairus Yzaguirre, 4:55.16
6th Place, Isidro Luna, 5:25.28
400 Meter Relay
1st Place, Skidmore-Tynan (Matthew Brown, Clint Isaacks, Cory Markham, Jeremy Johnson) 43.65
800 Meter Relay
6th Place, Skidmore-Tynan 1:39.33

Girls Track Results

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100 Meter Dash
2nd Place, Simone Adkison, 13.63
5th Place, Amanda Boscamp, 13.94
200 Meter Dash
3rd Place, Courtney Vandever, 28.08
5th Place, Victoria Lopez, 28.79
800 Meter Relay
2nd Place, Skidmore-Tynan (Courtney Vandever, Simone Adkison, Amanda Boscamp, Victoria Lopez) 1:55.86
Shot Put
3rd Place, Elizabeth Torres, 34-1 1/2
Discus
3rd Place, Alexandra Gonzales, 84-11
High Jump
5th Place, Sagan Gabbert, 4-6
6th Place, (tie) Rachel Mengers, 4-6

Mengers-Mengers to Play inAll-Star Basketball Games

The Corpus Christi Caller-Times reports Skidmore-Tynan athlete Emily Mengers and cousin Ben Mengers will compete Saturday in the South Texas 3A, 2A, A All-Star Basketball Games at Port Aransas High School. Read more in the Caller-Times South Texas Report.

Patrova-Schmidt Take 1st in District Tennis Meet

Ty White on the service line at the District 31-2A Tennis Meet.

The Skidmore-Tynan Varsity and Junior Varsity tennis squads competed in the District Meet Tuesday, April 10th, at Beeville's Coastal Bend College courts.

Skidmore-Tynan had the Mixed Doubles Division pretty well wrapped up. Placing 1st in Varsity Mixed Doubles were Chris Patrova & Alexis Schmidt who defeated Zach Petrus & Meghan Bloemer in the championship game. Cody Chambers & Robert Brown placed 4th in Varsity Boys Doubles and Ty White placed 4th in Varsity Boys Singles. Also competing on the Varsity squad were Reed Berry, Allison Porter, and Devon Wilder.

In the Junior Varsity division, Kathy Mireles placed 3rd in Girls Singles, and Joe Rey Gonzales teamed up with Carisa Whitehurst to place 3rd in Mixed Doubles. Representing the S-T Junior Varsity in Girls Doubles were Whitney Bohac & Jessica Cochran, and Sagan Gabbert & Blair Boatright; Boys Doubles, Lloyd Glew & John Arrisola, and Jeff Burris & Robbie Ramirez; and Boys singles, Dual Herzog and Cody Coker.

Thanks to coach Leah Flores for providing results of the District Meet.

Pick Up a Copy of the Latest Skidmore Signal

The April issue of the Skidmore Signal is now available. Purchase your copy in Skidmore at the Old Chisholm Trail Cafe, Dalias Cafe, Papa's Market, or the Lucky Horseshoe Saloon.

Annual Rabies Clinic

South Texas Veterinary Clinic will hold their Annual Rabies Vaccination Clinic Saturday, April 21, 2007 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Skidmore Fire Station at 4th & Refugio Street. Rabies shots are $5.00 and Combination shots $10.00. Don't miss this opportunity to join other responsible pet owners in taking advantage of low-cost vaccinations. Protect your pet!

Local Merchants Offer Easter Goodies

"Keener Candy Bouquets & Gift Baskets" is ready to fill your custom Gift Basket order. LaJuana Keener makes Candy Bouquets and Gift Baskets in all sizes for birthdays, anniversaries, Father's day, thank you gifts, house warming gifts, Valentines day, and just about any other occasion. The reasonably priced baskets can be customized for boys or girls, young and old. Call 287-3778 to place an order or arrange a viewing. Diabetic candy is also available.

And, if you are looking for Cascarones (confetti eggs), Dalias Cafe has a huge selection they will be selling from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m Sunday. Happy Easter!

All Hail Jeremy & Mary Ann

Better late than never, the Signal congratulates Jeremy Johnson and Mary Ann Rocha who were named Prom King and Queen. Special thanks to Terri Gonzales for providing the results of the coronation and S-T ISD art instructor Raymond Chaney for photos of the event. Look for Mr. Chaney's full Junior and Senior group shots in the April newsprint edition of the Skidmore Signal.

Jerri Kraft Whitcher Graveside Service

Former Skidmore resident Jerri Kraft Whitcher, will be laid to rest Saturday, April 21, 2007 in Skidmore's Evergreen Cemetery. A graveside service will be conducted by Kurt Whitcher at 1:00 p.m. Mrs. Whitcher died February 18, 2007, at age 64 and will be laid to rest next to her son, Bernie Miller.

Mrs. Whitcher was born Nov 23, 1942 to Lola Marie Priour and William A. Kraft in Beeville, Texas. She was a real estate secretary in Houston, Texas for a number of years before retiring in 1988.

Mrs. Whitcher was preceded in death by her parents; a brother William A. Kraft Jr. and a son James B. Miller. Survivors include her husband Robert Whitcher, three sons, Charles Miller Jr. of Austin, Texas, Leslie Miller of Houston, Texas, and Benjamin Miller of Hempstead, Texas, step mother Gloria Kraft of Lexington, Missouri and Mikeal Kraft of Richmond, Missouri and Kevin Kraft of Lexington, Missouri, 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Skidmore Water Supply Corp. Elects New Board of Directors

The Skidmore Water Supply Corporation held its annual meeting Tuesday, March 27, at the Skidmore Fire Station. Members cast ballots from a list of candidate nominees, of which 4 would fill open positions on the Board. The newly elected Board includes Antonio Alcorta, Henrietta Brundrett, Bill Hartman, Keith Petrus, and Santana Lopez.

Immediately following the election, the Board convened a special meeting to select corporate officers. Keith Petrus was named President, Santana Lopez - Vice President, and Henrietta Brundrett - Secretary/Treasurer. The Board will hold its next regular meeting April 9th, at 6:00 pm in the SWSC office.

In Memoriam: Annette Griffith

Annette Carroll Griffith, of Papalote, died March 25, 2007, at age 81. Mrs. Griffith was the owner of "Hen House Antiques" and was a long-time member and supporter of the Skidmore Historical Society & Museum.

Mrs. Griffith was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters, and her husband, Charles Hobbs "Rusty" Griffith.

She is survived by three daughters, Ann Griffith-Ash, Carol Griffith, and Jane Griffith-Partlow; grandchildren Sara Griffith Ash, Beth Houser-Cole, Becky Houser-Canavan, Matt Griffith Petrus, William Robertson Petrus, Molly Petrus-Thomas, Jenny Partlow-Price, Thomas Ross Partlow, and Abbie Partlow-Mayo; and 14 great grandchildren.

Mrs. Griffith was laid to rest in the family cemetery on the Griffith Ranch near Papalote.

Mengers Named to All-District Basketball First Team

Congratulations to Skidmore-Tynan Senior Ben Mengers who was recently named to the All-District 31-2A basketball First Team. Also receiving All-District honors were: Cory Markham - Second Team; and Noel Solis, Chris Hall, and Garrett Vandever - Honorable Mention.