July 2007 CCThe Huntsville Police Department is now up to
full staff with the addition of four new officers.
The four graduated form the Central Texas Police
Academy in College Station on June 8th. A little
tidbit on each of the them follows:
Kurt Bubela is 25 year of age and was born and
raised in El Campo, Texas. Since 2001, he has
lived and worked in Huntsville. Kurt worked
part time for TDCJ as a correctional officer. He
also worked full time for Tractor Supply for total
of 7 years – the last year as Assistant Manager.
Kurt is classified as a Junior at SHSU and
intends to return to obtain his Criminal Justice degree. Kurt has a brother, Kent, who is a police of-
ficer in Edna, Texas.
The oldest one of the group at 32 years of age is John French. John is a graduate of Huntsville High
School and plans to attend SHSU to obtain his Criminal Justice degree. John worked for TDCJ since
1992 as a Correctional Officer. John has served as a volunteer firefighter with the Huntsville Fire de-
partment since 2000 and recently joined the Crabbs Prairie Volunteer FireDepartment where he holds
the rank of Lieutenant. John is married to Kari and has two sons, Jeffrey and Jacob.
Jeff Durham is 22 years of age and has been married to his wife, Shannon, for one year. He is a grad-
uate of HHS and plans to attend SHSU in the future. Jeff worked for Resources Security in Hunts-
ville before being hired by the HPD. Jeff is a member of the US Army National Guard. Jeff just re-
cently returned from an 8 month tour in Iraq in February of 2006.
Dan Brown is 23 years of age and was also born and raised in Huntsville. Dan was very involved in
the rodeo around the area. In 2004, Dan and a friend started their own utility construction business.
Dan is a 2005 graduate from SHSU with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice.
The Huntsville Police Department wants to welcome all four of these new officers to the department
and the community and we look forward to working with them in the future.
City Connection City Connection City Connection City Connection JULY 2007
Volume 3, Number 10
www.huntsvilletx.gov
Don’t forget that it is hurricane season. There are several things to remember about this time of year.
· Keep your gas tanks half full for hurricane season. Fill your gas tanks when a hurricane enters the gulf.
· Have an emergency action plan worked out ahead of time with your family. Have an emergency
evacuation pack ready now.
· Check your insurance policies for current and adequate coverage.
· Don’t forget your pets; make sure that you have an emergency evacuation pack prepared for them as well.
· Register with 211 now for any Special Needs persons. You can look for more information on Special Needs registration
on the City of Huntsville website, www.huntsvilletx.gov.
· Have all your prescriptions and medications filled before you evacuate.
Don’t Forget What Time It Is!
Stan Musial World Series
Celebrating the 22 year career of Stan Musial, the St Louis Left Fielder and First Baseman who set more major league
records than any other player, the Stan Musial World Series will be held in Huntsville for the second year in a row from
August 15 through August 19. Teams come together from all over the country for this 15 game championship tourna-
ment. At this Huntsville Amateur Baseball Association hosted event, teams are comprised of players 19 or older, and
rosters will include several former pro athletes.
This event will also hold door prizes at every game. Every ticket holder passing through the gate during the first three
innings of each game will enter a ticket stub into a blind drawing. A winner will be drawn from the collected stubs at the
beginning of the ninth inning, the winner will be announced, and the prize will be awarded at that time (winners must be
present to win).
Clip this coupon for a buy one get one free ticket and bring it to the Huntsville Chamber of Commerce to redeem. Tick-
et prices are $ 6.00 for all day tickets passes. You may go to http://www.smws.us/ for more information on this excit-
ing event.
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The Huntsville Fire Department was able to open the
doors for the first time to the general public on June 20,
2007, at our Open House. We like to think of the fire
station and all its equipment as taxpayer property, so we
were happy to show everyone what the new station
looked like.
Located at 1987 Veterans Memorial, the station was built
in a strategic location to provide Fire and EMS services
to the West side of the City. With that said, the fire sta-
tion is also able to respond to all of Walker County if
needed.
Summer Series of Classes
A series of classes will be offered for children six years and over, teens, and adults for four weeks beginning on July
9 through August 4, 2007. Session One runs from July 9 through July 21, and Session Two begins on July 23
through August 4. Classes include Drawing, Painting, Ceramics, Creative Dramatics, Creative Writing, Piano Key-
board, Dance, Gardening, and Cooking. Movies 101 on the four Monday nights beginning on July 9 will feature a
series of screwball comedies including “Bringing Up Baby,” “Ball of Fire,” “His Girl Friday,” and “It Happened One
Night.” A printed schedule of classes is now available at the Wynne Home Arts Center and may be picked up during
the regular hours of operation from 10:00 am. - 6:00 pm. Tuesday-Friday, and from 10:00 am.-2:00 pm. on Saturday.
To have a schedule mailed or for further information, please call 291-5424 or visit our web site at
www.thewynnehome.com.
Fire stations are built to last, and this one is no different. With separate sleeping areas for EMS and Fire Crews, and a small workout facility
to keep the firefighters healthy, a lot of low cost, high yield planning went in to making this a top notch facility.
Approximately 100 citizens attended, including several City Council members, and the Mayor Jay Turner. Ex Fire Chiefs, John French, and
Jack King were in attendance as well. Some things are worth the wait…this station is built to last, and we are proud to call it our home.
Huntsville Youth Soccer Association registration is now under
way. For more information visit their website at www.hvysa.org.
It’s Soccer Time!
New Heavy Trash / Large Yard Waste Schedule
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Police/Fire
Statistics
May 2007
Police:
Calls for Service: 3930
Accidents investigated:
90
Animal Control complaints
investigated: 266
Fire:
Calls for service: 101
Main alarm calls: 16
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SANDBROOK PARK
3166 Clay Circle
Sandbrook Park is a 1.3 acre neighborhood park located at the end of Clay Circle
in the Sandbrook Subdivision off of Old Houston Road. Swings, picnic tables,
and a grill are among the few items in this park which was dedicated as part of
the subdivision development in 1987. For a complete listing of all the parks in
Huntsville, please visit the parks website at www.huntsvilletx.gov
Mayonnaise is one of the safest products you can bring to your next picnic or event. It also contains Vitamin E and heart-
healthy oils. You may have heard some of the fallacies about this versatile condiment, such as mayonnaise should never be
left on the counter or that a jar of mayonnaise shouldn’t be left in the sun, but these are common misconceptions that are
just not true. We’d like to enlist your help to spread the word about mayonnaise!
More than 60 years of research has proven that commercially prepared mayonnaise does not cause foodborne illness. In
fact, these commercial products are carefully prepared with ingredients such as vinegar, lemon juice and salt to create an
unfriendly environment that slows and even inhibits the growth of bacteria and, indeed, can kill it. Commercial mayon-
naise and mayonnaise-type salad dressings also contain pasteurized eggs that have been heat treated to destroy harmful
bacteria and ensure product safety, so you can be sure about inviting mayonnaise to your next picnic or gathering.
Mayonnaise can also be part of a healthy diet. Mayonnaise contains Vitamin E, which may protect postmenopausal women
against strokes, according to research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. A study published by The
New England Journal of Medicine also found a significant reduction in risk of heart disease among women who ate the
most Vitamin E-rich foods, such as mayonnaise. Additionally, did you know that mayonnaise is naturally free of trans fats
and is made with heart-healthy oils such as soybean and canola? And some mayonnaise is made with omega-3 fatty acids,
which have been shown to reduce sudden death from heart attacks and have also been linked to the positive treatment of
depression, arthritis and colon inflammation.
While Huntsville Public Library works to provide the materials you
need, there are times that we do not have a specific title you
want. The Interlibrary Loan service is one of many services of-
fered free at the Huntsville Public Library. It works like this: If we
do not have a book you want, we perform a search that tells us
which libraries across the United States have this title and will be
willing to loan it to us. We submit the request and in a few days,
the book arrives here for you to borrow. When you return the book
to us, we return the book to the lending library. This is one of the
greatest services a library can provide. It gives Huntsville Public
Library customers access to a larger library; as large as all the li-
braries across the United States. Of course, there are items that
some libraries will not risk sending. Books no longer in print, gene-
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Each year, fire departments from all parts of Texas meet to
train over firefighter safety issues and compete in various fire-
fighting events. This year, the 131st State Firemen’s and Fire
Marshals convention was held June 8-13 in Amarillo, Texas.
Well over a hundred fire departments were in attendance, some
firefighters drove from as far away as South Padre Island to
attend.
Although the drive was long, and the scenery is nowhere near
as pretty as Huntsville, we were able to make the most out of
the trip. The Huntsville Fire Department was able to place in
almost every competition we entered, in categories such as;
3 Man Pumper Team Races – 5th place
6 Man Pumper Team Races – 7th place
Fire Truck Obstacle Course – 5th place
Educational Photo Competition -2nd place
Please visit the
City of Huntsville Solid Waste
Disposal Facility located at
590 I-45 North
Tons of FREE Mulch for
residential customers only!
Please come prepared to load
the mulch yourself
cblaylock@huntsvilletx.gov
912 Avenue N
Huntsville, TX 77340
936-291-2973
Open Tuesday thru Sunday
2 pm to 8 pm
$1 per person and children
6 and under are free
Huntsville Aquatic Center
genealogy materials, and valuable manu-
scripts are among the items on this list. For
the average customer, however, being able to
borrow the exact title they want, at no cost, is
a very satisfying arrangement. The Interli-
brary Loan service offered by the Huntsville
Public Library is just another way of saying
yes to our customers.
City Calendar
July
13 - City Council Budget Work Session 8:30 am
17 – City Council Meeting 6:00 pm
August
7 - City Council Meeting 6:00 pm
21 - City Council Meeting 6:00 pm
Visit www.huntsvilletx.gov for a complete/
current calendar of events