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Mary Ellen Field, a former business adviser to the model Elle Macpherson, met broadcast newsman Mark Colvin, a fellow Australian, while he worked on the story.
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Has anyone had trouble with the rear tire rubbing on the rear caliber strut mount rod that attaches to the frame? It rubbs worse when using the rear brake. It has scuffed off a small amount of rubber from the side of the tire. My Aspy has a Dunlop 140, 90, 16 rear tire. The rear wheel bearing appear to be tight and the bar is not loose.
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I walked down the corridor again with Phill. Our arms brushed against each other as we moved.
'So have you seen her?'
'Sorry?' He seemed to have been in his own little world but looked at me when he realised I'd been talking to him.
'The princess, have you seen her?'
'Yeah she was in my class last lesson.'
'And... what's she like?' He shrugged his shoulders.
'I don't really know but she can sure hold her own in a yelling match.' That made me smile. Maybe having the princess here could be fun.
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Thistledown race track in North Randall, Ohio made a required $36,000 payment toward a bond, which allows it to remain open, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported June 17 on its Web site, cleveland.com.
Thistledown race track in North Randall, Ohio made a required $36,000 payment toward a bond, which allows it to remain open, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported June 17 on its Web site, cleveland.com.
Magna Entertainment Corp. submitted a new court plan May 1 to auction off some of its racetracks, including Santa Anita Park, as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization.
Host track Thistledown, the Ohio Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, and the Ohio State Racing Commission are discussing ways to restore the grade II Ohio Derby in 2009, officials said April 21.
Thistledown, at the suggestion of the Ohio Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, has suspended the $300,000 Ohio Derby (gr. II) for 3-year-olds. The race was to have its 75th running in 2009.
Thistledown owner Magna Entertainment Corp. has met the deadline for payment of a $1-million bond to the Ohio State Racing Commission, which means the Cleveland-area racetrack will not have its operating permit suspended.
The Ohio State Racing Commission ruled March 19 that Thistledown's racing permit will be suspended as of March 28 if parent company Magna Entertainment Corp., which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection March 5, fails to renew a $1-million bond.
In anticipation of a push by a consortium for casino gambling in Ohio's four largest cities, the Ohio State Racing Commission is formulating its own legislative proposal for video lottery terminals at the state's seven racetracks.
Several assets owned by Magna Entertainment Corp. will apparently be offered separately for sale from a $195-million "stalking horse bid" its parent company has tendered in relation to MEC's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing March 5.
Apprentice jockey Joe Musarro, 17, earned his first career win Feb. 22 when he guided Heavenly Surprise to a 5 1/2-length score in Turfway Park's seventh race, a claiming event for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up.
Requests by Beulah Park and River Downs to schedule their customary Thoroughbred meets for 2009 were officially granted Dec. 19 by the Ohio State Racing Commission.
With a little more than two weeks remaining before the scheduled shutdown of the barn area at Beulah Park, management and horsemen still have no deal to continue live racing in January. But developments on a national level could quickly turn things around.
Winter racing at Beulah Park was plowed under and the spring/summer meet at River Downs went up in flames Nov. 21 when the Ohio State Racing Commission awarded 2009 dates that represent a loss of more than 160 days of Thoroughbred racing at the two tracks.
Barring fruitful negotiations -- and that scenario currently doesn't appear possible -- it could be months before decisions on Thoroughbred racing dates in Ohio are made.
For the first 45 years of his life, Vincent Harris had absolutely no experience with horse racing. As a youngster growing up in New York City, working at a Thoroughbred racetrack was one of the last things on earth Harris envisioned for himself as an adult.
The Ohio State Racing Commission indicated Aug. 21 it will have a difficult time approving requests by two racetracks that call for only four total days of Thoroughbred racing in 2009.
The head of Magna Entertainment Corp. said Aug. 6 a majority interest of Santa Anita Park could be sold to help the racetrack company reduce its staggering debt load.
Matt Hook has joined Pinnacle Race Course as track announcer, with additional roles as assistant racing secretary and track handicapper. The announcement was made July 16 by Pinnacle Race Course general manager Allan Plever.
Manoel Cruz gave Mount Joy Stables' Smooth Air a perfect stalking trip and the Smooth Jazz colt responded with authority, taking over just inside the eighth-pole and then drawing clear for a three-length victory in the $300,000 Ohio Derby (gr. II) May 31 at Thistledown.
Mount Joy Stables' Smooth Air drew the rail and was installed as the 2-1 morning-line favorite for the $300,000 Ohio Derby (gr. II) May 31 at Thistledown, but he will meet some pretty stiff competition, namely, graded stakes winner Z Fortune.
Bennie Stutts Jr. is looking forward to visiting northern Ohio for the $300,000 Ohio Derby (gr. II) May 31. But unlike his first trip--about 51 years ago--Stutts won't need a snow shovel.
Mount Joy Stables' Smooth Air, runner-up to Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) and Preakness Stakes (gr. I) winner Big Brown in the Florida Derby (gr. I), completed his serious work for the May 31 Ohio Derby (gr. II) with a sharp seven-furlong work at Arlington Park May 25.
Mount Joy Stable's 3-year-old Smooth Air bounced out of his 11th-place finish behind Big Brown in the May 3 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) at Churchill Downs in good condition, and trainer Bennie Stutts, Jr. now has him targeted for the $300,000 Ohio Derby (gr. II) at Thistledown May 31.
The Ohio Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association and Thistledown have an agreement in principle for 122 days of live racing at the Cleveland-area track this year.
The Ohio horseracing and breeding industry always seems to be at a crossroads. With 2008 almost three months old, negative trends continue and near-term relief isn't in sight.
The clock is ticking on negotiations between the Ohio Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association and Thistledown, the Cleveland-area racetrack whose 2008 Thoroughbred meet is in jeopardy because of a conflict over racing dates.
With one analyst tagging the proceedings "Groundhog Day," Magna Entertainment Corp. announced Feb. 29 more losses during a short, testy conference call that discussed year-end financials for 2007.
Two Ohio racetracks that share the Columbus market have reached a new agreement on full-card simulcasts designed to aid patrons and perhaps their bottom lines.
A controversial plan to shave live racing dates at Thistledown in 2008 could result in the halt of full-card simulcasts at the Cleveland-area racetrack in 2009.
Magna Entertainment Corp. officials said Sept. 13 the company's debt-reduction plan isn't a "fire sale," and they hope the racetrack operator is in the black in 2009.
Magna Entertainment Corp. has announced plans to sell Thistledown near Cleveland, Ohio, and to shed its interest in Portland Meadows, located in Portland, Ore.
Thistledown, the Ohio racetrack that has shaved about 50 racing dates off its schedule since 2005, has requested another major reduction for 2008 to maintain profitability.
Bill Couch has been named racing secretary at Gulfstream Park for the 2008 meet, the track recently announced.
Trainer Elmer Cowan, who trained Crypto's Redjet to back-to-back Ohio Horse of the Year championships, died July 13. He was 77.
In a racing rarity, the first four finishers in the seventh race at Thistledown July 5 were trained by a father and his three sons.
Harmon Drake, who won 10 Thistledown training titles, died June 26 at Marymount Hospital in Garfield Heights near Cleveland.
Ohio's Thoroughbred tracks will race 24 fewer days in 2007 in keeping with a plan to increase average daily purses and boost field size by offering fewer races. The schedule, agreed to by tracks and horsemen's groups, will be voted on Dec. 15 by the Ohio State Racing Commission.
The Ohio Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association has indicated Thistledown is authorized to send its signal to Youbet.com, but the California account wagering company has indicated it may not be willing to offer the signal.
A petition drive to allow a vote on video lottery terminals at Ohio racetracks was 8,716 signatures short as of Aug. 30, but more will be submitted within the next two weeks.
Don Amos, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Magna Entertainment Corp. announced Tuesday that Bill Murphy has been appointed vice president and general manager of racing operations at Gulfstream Park.
As the summer racing season heats up, HorseRacing TV (TM) presents racing fans with live coverage of two major grade II stakes races July 15--the $500,000 Delaware Oaks at Delaware Park and the $350,000 Ohio Derby at Thistledown.
River Downs and Thistledown combined July 6 for what is believed to be an all-time one-day Thoroughbred handle record for the state of Ohio.
High Cotton and Flashy Bull are expected to compete in this Saturday's $350,000 Ohio Derby (gr. II) at Thistledown near Cleveland. The event is for 3-year-olds at 1 1/8 miles.
Trainer Miguel Feliciano scored his 1,000th career victory in 7,316 starts in Thistledown's first race June 19 with Formal Pass. Jockey Ernesto Oro was aboard for the milestone win.
Youbet.com, Inc. announced Monday that its advanced deposit wagering Web site has gained the right to simulcast all of Magna Entertainment Corporation's live horse racing content during the 2006 season.
Trainer Benny Feliciano's nine-race winning streak ended Saturday when his favored Clever Jimmy C ran second in the 13th race at Thistledown.
Trainer Benny Feliciano will be trying to extend his winning streak to 10 when he sends out Millie Feliciano's Clever Jimmy C in Saturday's 13th race at Thistledown, a six-furlong contest for $3,500 claimers.
Winter weather conditions led Beulah Park to cancel live racing Dec. 16. It was the second consecutive day racing was canceled.
A snowstorm in central Ohio led Beulah Park to cancel its live racing program for Dec. 15.
Trainer Benny Feliciano extended his winning streak to nine races when he sent out M.C.R. Stable's El Keko to win a two-mile starter allowance race Wednesday at Thistledown.
The Ohio State Racing Commission is expected to approve a cut in the number of live Thoroughbred and harness racing dates in the state during its Nov. 19 meeting.


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What catapulted demand in this way? Was it the powerful 150 brake horsepower V6 engine? A top speed of 130mph? The luxury interior with leather-trimmed sports seats?
No doubt all these contributed. What really seems to have made the difference is that last February the Princess of Wales started driving one.
The ensuing publicity for the car has been breathtaking. The paparazzi know its sleek lines almost as well as the Princess's own face. In a thousand TV reports, she is seen getting into it, getting out of it, and sweeping imperiously out of the gates of her Chelsea health club.
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Audi is obviously delighted with the publicity. According to Natalie Dinsdale, Audi's corporate communications manager: "She obviously has increased the profile of the car. How much of the sales increase is attributable to her we don't actually know."
The Princess herself is rather more blunt about her unparallelled ability to shift merchandise of all sorts. As she told Panorama last week, "You see yourself as a good product that sits on a shelf and sells well, and people make a lot of money out of you."
She was, of course, talking primarily about her ability to help sell newspapers and magazines - the comment was in response to a question about media scrutiny. And newspapers last week enjoyed bumper sales precisely because of the sensational news value of her interview.
Gary Lott, circulation manager of the Daily Mirror, estimates that tabloid newspapers added a total of half-a-million copies to their sales last week because of the Diana story. Precise figures will not be known until this Wedesday, when all the "returns" - unsold copies - are counted.
On Tuesday alone, the day after Panorama, the Mirror added an estimated 180,000 copies to its normal 2.4 million circulation. About half of that was probably because of new readers picked up as a result of the closure of News International's Today. But that still leaves Diana boosting Mirror sales by almost 100,000 copies.
It is not just newspaper publishers that benefit. In the case of the Mirror, corner shops and newsagents get 7.15p for every extra copy sold. Such wholesalers as WH Smith and John Menzies get their cut. Mirror Group Newspapers (co-owner of the Independent on Sunday) receives about 15p a copy of the 28p cover price.
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Royal events undoubtedly stimulate newspaper sales, says Derek Terrington, media analyst with stockbrokers Kleinwort Benson: "The tabloids have fed off the Royal Family for years and will continue to do so. The Princess of Wales is one hell of a story, and not just in this country. You can see it as equivalent to a special promotion or bingo. In that sense she boosts sales on the day."
But newspapers are lucky to add more than 5 per cent to their daily sales from royal news that everyone has. It still takes a genuine scoop to produce a big sales increase. Last Tuesday's sales performance by the Mirror was dwarfed by its Fergie foot-kissing exclusive, when it put on an extra 1.7 million. Nor is Diana, qua Diana, sufficient.
Sally Cartwright, publisher of Hello! magazine, part of the Spanish group that publishes Hola!, says: "Given the right moment, the Princess of Wales is very good for magazine sales. But you can't just stick her on the cover and expect an enormous sales increase. It depends on whether she's been in the news lately. You can't use her willy-nilly. She isn't a magic wand." She recalls a time when the Princess was used on three consecutive Hello! covers. "It was very much the law of diminishing returns. By the third issue there was very little uplift."
Magazine publishers pay some enormous sums to charity in return for the Princess agreeing to a photo-shoot. But the numbers still stack up. Not only do they recoup the payments from additional sales and advertising revenue; they also sell rights to the photographs worldwide.
The American magazine Harper's Bazaar was last week reputedly hawking British rights to new pictures of the Princess for $5,000 (pounds 3,200) each. They duly appeared, first in the Daily Mail, then in the Sun.
Diana's selling power is not confined to the newsagent's shelf. Like Midas, she helps turn any product or service or store or restaurant she uses to gold. Harrods, Harvey Nichols, San Lorenzo, Evian water, Reebok trainers - all have basked in the glow of her patronage. British fashion designers for years enjoyed her loyal custom. In public, she would only wear British. That has changed: she is now seen in Versace and Chanel.
Richard Branson recently joined the ranks of businessmen favoured by her patronage. She started very publicly wearing a Virgin Atlantic sweatshirt. She met Mr Branson at the naming ceremony of Virgin's first Airbus A340 a couple of years ago.
"She requested the sweatshirt when flying with us on one of her recent trips, and we were delighted to oblige," says a Virgin spokeswoman. "We're delighted she chooses to fly with us. We're even more delighted she wears the sweatshirt."
The seal of approval from the Princess of Wales is like no other. She has no official royal warrant. These are confined to the Queen, the Queen Mother, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Prince of Wales. But while royal warrants mainly flatter the proprietors they are awarded to, Diana's unofficial endorsement delivers worldwide publicity.
Her impact is colossal, but easily explained. Nigel Evans, editor of Majesty magazine, says: "She's the most famous woman in the world. She's the most popular woman in the country. She's royal. She's very attractive. And she has a charisma lacking in many other members of the Royal Family.
"People are fascinated by her . . . by the products she uses, the places she goes and the clothes she wears."
And, he adds, she is made of Teflon. The media have only turned on her twice: once over alleged nuisance calls to Oliver Hoare, once over her alleged
role in the break-up of Will and Julia Carling's marriage. Both times she bounced back. "She's unassailable," says Mr Evans.
Peter York, the management and marketing guru and co-author of The Sloane Ranger Handbook, explains: "It's not snob appeal, it's film star appeal. It would be snob appeal if she were a regular aristo, but she's a highly irregular aristo."
Last year, Majesty calculated that the Princess generated pounds 14.5m-worth of free publicity for products she bought, by measuring the column-inches of mentions in tabloids.
The San Lorenzo restaurant, a favourite lunching-spot of the Princess, enjoyed pounds 25,000 of free advertising, the magazine calculated. Harrods got pounds 21,000, the Chelsea Harbour Club pounds 73,000, Chanel pounds 12,000 and Evian water pounds 59,000. Disney World, where she took sons William and Harry, garnered more than pounds 129,000-worth, Marks and Spencer pounds 87,000. Her favourite charities benefited too, the Red Cross getting pounds 40,000-worth and Relate pounds 44,000.
Dominic Mills, editor of Campaign, the advertising trade's magazine, points out her image is in tune with the aspirations of a huge chunk of the population. "She's a role model for all women who consider themselves in her age category, which means anyone from 20 to about 50. And she's a role model for women who have gained their independence, or aspire to more independence, or who want to assert themselves in their relationships."
A big theme in recent advertising has been the targeting of independent women. Ads for Ford Fiestas, Peugeots and Metros have all stressed this aspect. The Volkswagen "Just Divorced" ad was a striking example.
Could we one day see the Princess formally endorsing products in the way that Lauren Bacall endorses J Sainsbury, or Anita Roddick punts American Express? Unlikely, says Mr Mills, but if she was prepared to, the rewards could be spectacular. Michael Jackson is reputed to have received $15m from his tie-up with Pepsi, before it was dropped in the wake of the child sexual abuse allegations "She'd be up in that league," says Mr Mills, who reckons her Panorama performance makes her even more marketable. "It was brilliant. The impression of total honesty was terrific."
Diana as product sponsor may be a bit hard to swallow. But Diana as ambassador for British exporters is wholly feasible. She can open doors anywhere in the world. And British trade missions would undoubtedly receive more attention with her as the figurehead than those led by Michael Heseltine or the Prince of Wales.Reuse content


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Today you get a quick overview of the U.S.' newest National Monument — Chimney Rock, in southwestern Colorado. Up until a few weeks ago, it was simply known as the Chimney Rock Archaeological Area. But on September 21, 2012, President Obama used his authority under the American Antiquities Act of 1906 to proclaim it a National Monument (legislation to do the same had bipartisan support, but got mired down in Congressional politics).
Chimney Rock doesn't look like much from a distance — just two buttes on a ridge (the skinny one on the right is Chimney Rock itself, while the one in the middle of the image is Companion Rock). But this ridge happens to have a very interesting alignment — every 18.6 years, during the northern lunar standstill, the moon rises between the two rocky spires as seen from further west along the ridge. This alignment was so important to ancient ancestral Puebloans about 1,000 years ago that they built more than 200 homes and ceremonial buildings at the site. As many as 2,000 people may have lived here between 925 and 1125 AD.
Chimney Rock was originally excavated in the early 1920's, and designated an Archaeological Area and National Historical Site in 1970. Since then, the site has seen intensive investigation by archaeologists and paleoastronomers, as well as repair and restoration work on the site's major structures. The latest designation assures that the 4,700 acres (19 square km) of the site will continue to be protected, while allowing for more visitors, and for traditional uses by Puebloan tribes.
Site map courtesy of U.S. National Park Service
Prior to the designation, about 12,000 people ventured out to the site in an average year; this number is now expected to rise significantly. Presumably the site will also at some point be open to visitors for more of the year as well (currently, it's only open between May 15 and September 30). In any event, you can only visit most of the site as part of a guided tour — I doubt this will change, as the most interesting parts of the site are accessed via an unimproved trail on a natural causeway (only a meter or two wide in places, with no guard rails):
As you can imagine, it's not the sort of trail that's well suited to people with mobility issues, or who have problems with heights. Once you get through the causeway, though, you're in for a treat (several, actually). First, you can catch your breath while taking in the view at this spot — the Guard House Site. Moving along, you get to walk around this interesting construction — the Great Pueblo (with two kivas and 36 other ground-floor rooms):
Built around 1076 AD, the Great Pueblo is a bit out of place here, as its architecture looks like that at Chaco Canyon, some 90 miles / 145 km to the south. Meanwhile, the rest of the architecture at Chimney Rock looks more like that at nearby Mesa Verde. This makes Chimney Rock the farthest northeast Chacoan "outlier" site yet found.
Moving along the ridge, you reach the foundations of an old Forest Service fire watch tower — thankfully now removed. This is where you'll want to be for the next lunar standstill in 2022 (so, plenty of time to make travel arrangements!).
For those short on time, short of breath (the site's some 7,600 feet / 2,300 meters above sea level), or with mobility issues, you can skip the causeway and spires and tour some sites lower down on the ridge.
The 1/3 mile (540 meters) "Great Kiva Trail Loop" is barrier free, has a gentle 8% grade, and loops around an excavated pit house (above), as well as a number of unexcavated ruins. At the end of a short spur off the loop is the Great Kiva, 44 feet (13 meters) across. While laid out in a fairly typical style for a great kiva, in one way it was apparently built differently from all the kivas yet found at Chacoan or Mesa Verde style sites — it seems to have had no roof!
Even closer to the parking lot is Ridge House. It consists of two rectangular rooms, and three circular rooms — but these latter rooms were likely not kivas (round rooms used for ceremonies), as they don't have many of the usual ceremonial features, but did contain household items.
So while Chimney Rock may not yet be a household name, if you're planning a summer trip to / through the Four Corners region, I can heartily recommend it as an excellent stop. You'll need to allocate a few hours for it (at least, if you take the guided tour), but it's well worth the time — maybe along with a visit to Mesa Verde and the La Garita caldera?


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New Braunfels Herald Zeitung (Newspaper) - February 25, 2004, New Braunfels, Texas WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2004 SPORTS TAKING CONTROL Smithson Valley Rangers boys soccer team takes over district lead after game to unseat rival East Central. Page SA LIFE HIGH STAKES Students' 10 months of work culminates in the annual Junior Livestock Show, which gets under way today. Page IB Serving New Braunfels and Comal County since 1852. Vol. 153, No. 91 12 pages, 2 sections CLICK 50« WWW herald-zeitung.com 56825 00001 rtly cloudy High Low I 55 31 1 I Details .... 2B DEAR ABBY 48 CLASSIFIEDS 4-6B COMICS 2B CROSSWORD 2B FORUM 4A OBITUARIES 3A SPORTS 5-6A TV GRIDS 4B Cause of blaze that destroyed home unknown FRONTand Center . v,fC»nV«' By Ron Maloney Staff Writer CANYON LAKE—A fire of unknown origin heavily damaged a Canyon Lake home Tltesday evening. Neighbors said Mike Woodward owned the home, located on Watts Lane outside Startzville. He was not home at the time of the 5:30 p.m. fire. Canyon Lake Fire/EMS Capt. Rick Hazel said firefighters arrived at the scene to find the top of the two-story home fully in flames. "The whole living quarters were involved," Hazel said. Firefighters turned hoses on the house, and a team went inside to try to slow the spread of the flames and check for residents. "There was no indication that anyone was home," Hazel said. Fire Capt. Danny Ray called the firefighting effort "a good knockdown," considering the steep terrain in the yard and the extent of the fire when Canyon Lake and Spring Branch firefighters arrived. "There was a big hall of fire upstairs," Ray said. Comal County Fire Marshal fin Manford said Tliesday night he and investigator Wayne Ellington hadn't begun their work and didn't know what had caused the fire. "We'll be back here tomorrow morning," Manford said. "Right now, we're still trying to contact the owner." Manford said having to find the owner hampered the investigation because it slowed his work. "You don't have to give your whole life history, but finding a neighbor or someone you trust and giving them your pager number or cell phone or some other way to reach you when you're away is a pretty good idea," Manford said. p serious public ' health threat exists for adults and children living (in) and visit-. ing Tamiga Acres.,'Astronomical health hazard' Photos by DAVID INGRAM/Herald-Zeitung (Above) Tamiga Acres resident Ralph Edge angrily confronts Comal County Environmental Enforcement employee David Young after being handed a notice that he and the other residents of the mobile home park have until March 26 to find another place to live. (Below) A portable toilet sits feet away from the front door of a travel trailer at the Tamiga Acres mobile home park off Texas 46 West. Health risks from faulty or insufficient sewer systems caused the county to investigate the property. DAVID INGRAM/Herald-Zeitung Canyon Lake Fire and EMS personnel work to extinguish a blaze that destroyed a Watts Lane home Tuesday evening. New rules tell trains to pipe down in cities By Scott Mahon Staff Writer Residents caused a cacophony over train horns at Monday night's New Braunfels City Council meeting. But some officials said the discussion about new Federal Railroad Administration regulations allowing cities to create "train crossing quiet zones" was premature. "People thought we were going to vote on something that would make the city quiet," said Mayor Adam Cork. City Manager Chuck Pinto said he raised the issue so council could take advantage of the new regulations. "The buzzword is train horn," Pinto said. "When you talk about trains, people get excited, and all kinds of assumptions are made. But it is important to us, and Mon day night's discussion was just a small part in preparing us to be in the right place at the right time. I put the item on the agenda as an update, but it created quite a stir." Pinto said the regulations were still under review and will not become effective until Dec. 18,2004. "There are two things in the new regulations," he said. "One, trains will have to reduce the noise level by sounding their horns a shorter distance, and lowering the decibel level. Tlvo, the regulations will allow us to create quiet zones." Pinto said improving railroad crossings for quiet zones would include full crossing arms on either side, barriers or photo technology for enforcement, and federal See TRAINS. Page 3A CISD to steer clear of water fight Trailer Park a, evictions £ Tamiga Acres Mobile Horne Park residents evicted ■§ _ e wmmmmmmmmmmmmm e/i Texas 46 projects consultant. T he Texas Commission on Environmental Quality granted the City of Bulverde a permit to supply water to Bulverde Elementary, Rahe Primary, Adon Seay Intermediate, Bill Brown Elementary and Smithson Valley I Ugh schools. "According to TCEQ, they're the only ones that can provide the district with water," Linnartz said. But BexarMet has water lines in the area near (TSI) schools and would like to serve CISD schools, he said. linnartz recommended die district hire legal counsel for advice on the issue. See CISD. Page 3A County evicts mobile home park tenants By Dylan Jim6nez Staff Writer As public and private entities battle over the right to supply water to the Bulverde area, Comal Independent School District officials want to stay out of it. Still, trustees are considering hiring legal representation in case Bulverde area schools need water in the future. The (Tty of Bulverde and Bexar Metropolitan Water District are fighting in the courts over the right to provide water to parts of Comal County. "Most of our schools in that area are dependent upon ground water from wells," said Roy Linnartz, CISD special By Ron Malonoy Staff Writer BULVERDE — Citing failing sewage systems, Comal County officials Tuesday informed about 50 mobile home park tenants they will have to move out — in 30 days. Officials estimate that 200 or more people could be affected by the order. Investigators with District Attorney Dib Waldrip's environmental enforcement division posted public health direat notices and passed out letters at T amiga Acres mobile home park, located just west of Smithson Valley I Ugh School oft Texas 46 telling the tenants they had to move. The action came after an investigation into conditions at the park, which sits on about 20 acres of hilly land across Texas 46 from Mitchell Drive. It is owned When it rains... ... it pours. Residents collect rainwater instead of relying on wells or municipal water systems. by the Tessye Maurer family. Maurer's son, Michael, successfully led the fight against the confirmation of the Southeast Trinity Groundwater Conservation District three years ago. Infractions included failing septic tanks and broken or disconnected plastic sewage pipes that allowed raw sewage from old camper trailers, RVs and mobile homes to run out onto the rocky ground. Waldrip said the county has been aware of ongoing problems at the park for some time — including too many mobile homes being piped into too few or inadequate septic systems. "We've basically been trying for two or three years to simply get the landowner to comply with state and federal regulations," Waldrip said. "They've been cited in the past in regard to their public See NIALTN HAZARD, Page 3A WMH mrnmmmmm mm rn^«ltiil|ie — County Ootirt aum L«bw ##2 ;
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