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Early support for Stone Oak park among bond proposals PG. 10 Other projects on tap for Encino Park area in planned 2017-22 referendum

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Trump win is a media wake-up call

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onald Trump’s victory in the presidential race says a lot about the country and how Americans feel about the press. During his run to the White House, Trump castigated the media for biased coverage, while his supporters yelled at reporters to do their jobs.

The election should be a wake-up call for the press. Not only did most of the media and the pollsters get it wrong, but mainstream journalists misread the mood of the country. That’s because many national pundits, network talking heads and staffers at the big daily newspapers are not in step with the rest of America.

The press is no longer seen as the watchdog of the country, but its enemy. People don’t trust the media.

LOCAL Community News doesn’t take sides or endorse politicians, and that helps build trust with our readers.

For other media outlets, it’s time to get back to basics, to write impartial and unbiased stories, to step down from ivory towers, to stop acting like an ennobled elite and to cease championing wasteful experiments in social engineering.

The press must remember that it serves the public, not rules them.

The reporting surrounding the Trump campaign and the reality of what really happened shows a great disconnect in the press. Big media is out of touch with its audience. Way out of touch.

THOMAS EDWARDS EXECUTIVE EDITOR ON THE COVER: As the holidays draw near, area fireworks vendors anticipate brisk sales.

Meanwhile, fire crews urge celebrants to use caution and observe local laws. See story on page 12. Inset photo by Valerie Bustamante

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’Tis the season for good memories

by SUSAN YERKES

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he holiday season is upon us, with all kinds of merry and bright attractions and distractions.

After the last election cycle, that’s a gift in itself.

Maybe that’s why this year I started thinking about gifts earlier than my usual last-minute rush to find the perfect present.

However, it wasn’t so much about gifts in the here and now – it was remembrances of Christmas past, Yuletide wishes and offerings longed for and unanticipated.

My first recollections of Christmas are of a solitary nighttime vigil I held in the wee hours in our home, standing mesmerized in my footie pajamas before a little lighted Nativity scene on the table in our front hall. I found something profoundly sweet and comforting about the peaceful family, surrounded by sheep, donkeys, shepherds and angels, and the big star hanging over them all.

Here in San Antonio, I discovered a world of crèches in folk-art nacimientos, or Nativity scenes. The late, great Marshall Steves Sr. and his wife Patsy collected (and donated) many from Mexico and South America to form a section of the San Antonio Museum of Art’s old holiday market Bazar Sábado.

The late Gloria Cadena was the city’s nacimiento champ. Her 3,000-plus-piece “Nacimiento – A Fantasy Christmas Village” was many years in the making, and eventually included everything from a tiny Alamo to a bullfight scene.

There are plenty of living nacimientos around town, too, mostly in front of area churches. My favorite is San

Fernando Cathedral’s annual La Gran Posada, a candlelit procession in the heart of downtown re-enacting the story of Joseph and Mary seeking shelter in Bethlehem. This year’s free event starts 6 p.m. Dec. 18 in Milam Park and treks through the streets to the historic church.

December also brings the commemoration of Hanukkah, Judaism’s Festival of Lights.

Hanukkah has its own beautiful ceremonies. One of the coolest is Chabad Lubavitch of South Texas’ annual “Chanukah on the River,” this year at 4 p.m. Dec. 28 at Arneson River Theatre and La Villita. From river barges adorned with big menorahs to a concert and traditional festival, it’s a great place to observe a treasured ritual.

Even the most commercial aspect of the holidays can evoke marvelous memories. Many folks still remember the 40-foot-tall Santa Claus waving tirelessly atop the old Joske’s downtown, and briefly experiencing a resurrection above Dillard’s. Joske’s also was Christmas-wish central for thousands of kids in the 1950s

and ’60s, with its spectacular fourthfloor Fantasyland. Long lines snaked through a fantastic, snowy forest full of singing animals on the way to asking for presents from Santa in his “Texas home.”

The only gift I ever recall requesting was always the same – a horse. While the real thing never materialized, I did amass dozens of plastic equines and horse books, particularly “The Black Stallion” series. The best substitute was the trail rides from the old stables by Brackenridge Park, and the Sunday polo matches in the fields there.

In the ’80s, when I returned to San Antonio after years of being away, the stables still stood and I found a patient trainer, Marty Allen Wernle, and finally learned to ride. I got to know the late Dr. Leo Cuello, and his magnificent Arabian stallion Cass Ole, star of “The Black Stallion” movie. A couple of years later I found a horse of my own – a beautiful Arabian named Potential.

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Elected officials need to follow the lead of the state Supreme Court, which this past May issued a ruling calling on the Legislature to repair school funding.

The court indicated the process remains inadequately subsidized while the tax burden on residents is unfairly weighted.

Especially hard hit are the Chapter 41 school districts classified as property wealthy.

Superintendents there are nearly uniform

in condemning the procedure they say bleeds too much money in the form of local tax dollars slated for their schools, which are in turn collected by the state and then redistributed to property-poor districts.

No small wonder this share-thewealth measure is more commonly known as the Robin Hood plan.

Fiscally supporting the state’s public school system benefits all students, but the process also should be fair.

For decades, Texas has struggled to get it right and continually fails.

In addition, according to some accounts of recent hearings, portions of the taxes collected for school finance are instead being redirected to other programs. How is this fair to pupils, their teachers and the taxpayers?

If you care about equitable school funding, let your elected representative know. It’s time to go back to the blackboard and draw up a more evenhanded plan.

-The Local Community News editorial board includes Harry Lees, Gregg Rosenfield and Thomas Edwards.

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DOG-EARED BOOKS Come to Encino Branch Library, 2515 E. Evans Road, from 3-4 p.m. and read to a certified therapy dog. Bring your favorite animal story or choose one off the shelves. Even children not yet reading can narrate a wordless book. For more, call 207-9250.

NOV. 30 & DEC. 7

MATH AND ENGLISH TUTORING be students helping students 1, 8, 15 Itatwill Parman Branch Library, 20735 Wilderness Oak Road, from 5-6:30 p.m. when teens from Reagan High School, and other pupils, will assist elementary school, middle school and high school learners in math and English. No registration necessary.

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For more, contact Marisa DeBow at Marisa. debow@sanantonio.gov or call 207-2703.

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CHRISTMAS COOKIES Young Chef ’s Academy, 20330 Huebner 2 Road, Suite 110, hosts a cooking seminar from 6:30-9 p.m. for the holidays.

Bake and decorate sugar cookies made from scratch. Eat some; take others home. Cost is $65. For more and to register, call 407-0140, ext. 3 or visit https://communityed.neisd.net.

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HAPPENING continues from pg. 05 Community Center, 1923 Encino Rio St., at 11:30 a.m. the first and third Tuesday of the month for activities including tours, meal gatherings and events. For more, call Dyan Montesclaros at 481-7890.

ENCINO PARK GAME DAY Come to Encino Park 8 Community Center, 1923 Encino Rio St., at 1:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of the month for various gamerelated activities. Non-Encino Park residents are welcome, too. For more, contact Dyan Montesclaros at 481-7890.

DEC.

HOLIDAY MUSIC Visit Church, 9-11 Cornerstone 18755 Stone Oak Parkway, for three days of Yuletide tunes. The Christmas Pageant will begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 6:30 p.m. Sunday. For more, call 490-1600 or visit www.sacornerstone.org.

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HOLIDAY ENTERTAINMENT The 15th annual Stone Oak 10 Winter Celebration returns 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. across from the North Central Baptist Hospital parking lot, 520 Madison Oak Drive. Cost is free, with the donation of a new toy; otherwise pay $5. Enjoy 60,000 pounds of snow, winter “sledding,” rides, food, performances by local school bands, and Santa Claus descending from the sky. Once earthbound, St. Nick will pose for free photos. For sponsorship opportunities and more, call 348-8233.

DEC.

NEISD BOARD The next meeting of North East 12 Independent School District trustees will be 5:30 p.m. at 8961 Tesoro Drive. To confirm dates and times of sessions normally scheduled on the second Monday of the month, call 407-0533.

DEC.

SO, YOU THINK YOU CAN SEW DEC. The sewing club meets on the 13 second Tuesday of the month at Encino Park Community Center, 1923

Encino Rio St., from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Please bring a power strip or an extension cord. For more, contact Sylvia Jolet at sjolet@earthlink.net or call 497-3383.

PUTTING THE “HEAL” IN HEALTH Realize your own 14 healing potential from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Parman Branch Library, 20735 Wilderness Oak Road. Mastering and balancing your body’s energy and keeping it flowing smoothly may result in reducing pain, breathing easier, sleeping better and gaining vitality. Learn helpful information and practice Spring Forest Qigong exercises in a supportive environment. Group sessions magnify the training. No experience necessary. Dress comfortably in nonrestrictive clothes.

Workout can be modified for standing, sitting or lying. For more, call 207-2703.

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For more, visit www.comalisd.org.

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THE FACE OF CHRISTMAS Bulverde United Methodist 16-18 Church, 28300 U.S. 281 North, is staging a musical exploration of The Face of Christmas, featuring Christmas melodies of the past and present, beginning at 7 p.m. Dec. 16-17 and 3 p.m. Dec. 18. Free admission; free will offerings accepted. Child care services also available. For more, call 830-9807745 or visit www.bulverdeumc.org.

DEC.

KIDS MAKE HOLIDAY TAMALES Young Chef ’s 16 Academy, 20330 Huebner Road, Suite 110, hosts a cooking seminar from 6-8 p.m. for youngsters age 5 and up. Children will learn how to create different kinds of tamales, plus traditional Mexican hot chocolate. Cost is $40. For more and to register, call 407-0140, ext. 3 or visit https://communityed.neisd.net.

DEC.

OLDER EXPLORERS Encino Older Adults Club explores 16 the world on the third Friday of the month at 2 p.m. in Encino Branch Library, 2515 E. Evans Road.

Admission is free. For more, call 2079250 or contact Barbara Kwiatkowski at barbara.kwiatkowski@sanantonio.gov.

DEC.

PRE-CHRISTMAS RUN JW Marriott San Antonio Hill 17 Country Resort & Spa, 23808 Resort Parkway, is the site of an unusual running event beginning at 5:30 p.m.

The fourth annual Illumination Half Marathon is a nighttime race/relay on a lighted course normally reserved for golf carts. Stay for the after-party. For more, visit www.athleteguild.com.

DEC.

SCHOOL’S OUT – HO, HO, HO! DEC./JAN. The North East Independent School District will be closed for Christmas break Dec. 22-Jan 4. Comal Independent School District students get off for the holiday Dec. 19-Jan. 3. For more, visit www.neisd.net or www.comalisd.org.

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LOCAL LOWDOWN Take a quick look at what’s new in the community from opening and closings to news tidbits.

Open and Opening Soon 1. BASHA BLOWDRY BAR, 238 N. Loop 1604 West, Suite 101, provides women with hair styling and makeup applications. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, plus appointments only Sunday and Monday.

For more, call 390-7400 or visit www. bashablowdrybar.com or facebook.com/ bashablowdrybar. (See story on page 17) 2. EGGSPECTATION, 402 N. Loop 1604

West, offers fresh-squeezed juices, eggs Benedict, pancakes, burgers, pizza and more. There’s also an espresso bar. Hours are 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. For more, call 5453199 or visit eggspectation.com or facebook. com/eggspectationSanAntonioTX. (See story on page 18)

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IN OTHER NEWS IN BEXAR COUNTY ELECTIONS, JAVIER SALAZAR WILL BECOME THE NEW SHERIFF, after the Democrat and San Antonio Police Department sergeant narrowly upset Republican incumbent Susan Pamerleau in one of the few contested local races decided by area voters Nov. 8. Incumbent Republican Precinct 3 Commissioner Kevin Wolff toppled Democratic challenger Brandon Johnson; with Precinct 3 GOP Constable Mark Vojvodich retaining his seat against Democrat Ed Coleman and Libertarian Rudy Glover. Democrat Albert Uresti bested Republican Michael Berlanga to remain tax assessor-collector. In other races, Republican U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith retained his District 21 seat over

Democrat Tom Wakely, and Republican Mark Reynolds defeated Democrat Fred Riter to become Comal County’s new sheriff. District 122 State Rep. Lyle Larson and District 121 Rep. and Texas House Speaker Joe Straus, both Republicans, were unopposed in re-election bids.

TRINITY GLEN ROSE GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT asks Stone Oak residents to subscribe to the TGR online newsletter by visiting www.

TrinityGlenRose.com. According to a posting on the Stone Oak Property Owners Association website, “Much of the water that is used in Stone Oak comes from the Trinity Aquifer in addition to the Edwards Aquifer. In fact, Stone Oak and many other areas located north of Loop 1604 are located on top of the Trinity Aquifer and are included in the Trinity Glen Rose District. The (district) is responsible for ensuring that the Trinity Aquifer is protected and preserved.” The newsletter will offer tips to homeowners and businesses on water conservation, preparing landscapes for winter and

initial notices about new water-rebate programs. At springtime, the district will partner with San Antonio Water System on the landscape-rebate program.

Though SAWS will have a refund, TGR will add an additional one. However, it’ll only be available to 200-250 applicants, so residents are urged to sign up for the newsletter for first notification.

RESIDENTS WISHING TO DETERMINE IF THEY LIVE WITHIN official Stone Oak Property Owners Association boundaries can now check an aerial map by going to http://www.stoneoakpoa.com/ and then clicking on the About Us tab. For more, call the office at 490-9481.

DISTRICT 10 COUNCILMAN MIKE GALLAGHER asks residents to participate in community meetings regarding the proposed $850 million 2017-22 bond, which could be on the ballot in May. The referendum is designed to pay for infrastructure upgrades and quality-of-

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We encourage all our residents to attend these open meetings and be a part of the process. I have been advocating for a ‘back-to-basics’ approach for both the city budget and the 2017 bond program in order to fund the items that we need, rather than those that are nice to have.

This is your city, and together we need to ensure that our bond dollars are allocated to projects that we can all support.” For more bond information, visit www. sanantonio.gov/2017Bond.aspx.

REAGAN HIGH SCHOOL HONORED ITS NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS during an Oct. 8 breakfast reception at Canyon Springs Golf Club. North East Independent School District trustees Shannon Grona and Sandy Hughey joined district administrators Pauline Dow, Ron Clary and Jane Jensen in celebrating. The

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same day, each honoree was acknowledged during halftime of the Rattler football game at Comalander Stadium. This year, Reagan recognized 12 National Merit semifinalists, 16 Commended Scholars and 23 National Hispanic Scholars.

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NORTH EAST INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT CAMPUSES observed National Red Ribbon Week Oct. 24-28. The public-awareness movement promotes drug-free choices and healthy lifestyles.

Launched in 1985, the oldest and largest drug-prevention campaign nationwide serves as a vehicle for communities and individuals to preserve the hopes and dreams of children by committing to drug-education programs enabling students to live drug-free lives.

CANYON RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL students and staffers donned orange attire Oct. 19 to observe Unity Day and support pupils who have been bullied.

During October, designated as anti-bully

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he purchase of one of the last major undeveloped pieces of land in Stone Oak to create a new park could be part of San Antonio’s biggest-ever bond issue.

City officials are expected to call for a May ballot spot for the $850 million proposed 2017-22 bond, which will contain upgrades and new construction addressing streets, bridges, sidewalks, facilities, parks and recreation, drainage and flood control, and neighborhood redevelopment.

Mayor Ivy Taylor and City Council

NOV. 28-DEC. 27, 2016 have appointed residents from around San Antonio to five 30-member committees to review projects the city staff has recommended toward the anticipated referendum.

The bond proposes a total of $9.1 million to acquire land on the ClassenSteubing Ranch, not far from Reagan High School, and develop into a public park.

Dave Walsworth, a District 9 representative on the parks and recreation bond committee, said the 214-acre site would provide a sorely needed park and green space for San Antonio. The city has already bought 175 acres using Edwards Aquifer protection funds.

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Youngsters promoted the occasion by wearing orange shirts, shoes, socks, bows and other clothing, and signing pledges refraining from making fun of and intimidating fellow students. Elsewhere, Lopez Middle School learners made a statement not only with orange dress, but also inscribing anti-bullying messages on orange paper strips, connected to form a visual of their united stance.

BANDS FROM REAGAN AND JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOLS participated in the regional Bands of America competition, held at Woodforest Bank Stadium in Shenandoah Oct. 1. The Rattlers took first-place honors, earning distinctions for outstanding music performance, outstanding visual performance and outstanding general effect. Johnson placed second in the finals.

A GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY WAS HELD OCT. 19 FOR A MIDDLE SCHOOL in the Kinder Ranch subdivision. It formally launched construction of the Comal Independent School District facility on Borgfeld Road, one mile west of U.S. 281. Scheduled to open August 2018, it

can hold up to 1,150 students and relieve overcrowding at Spring Branch and Smithson Valley middle schools. Work on the new campus, designed by Pfluger Architects, is being managed by Joeris General Contractors. Comal ISD voters approved a $147.4 million bond in 2015, which designated $94.25 million to build two new middle schools – in Kinder Ranch, and another off Hubertus Road in the Schertz-Garden Ridge area. “Our parents were the backbone of the bond passing in 2015, so we’re very excited we’re able to build these much-needed schools,” said Superintendent Andrew Kim. COMAL COUNTY HELD A GRAND OPENING of its new annex office in Bulverde with a ribbon cutting and open house Sept. 30. The 9,000-squarefoot facility at 30470 Cougar Bend now accommodates representatives of the county tax assessor-collector and county clerk, plus Precinct 2 justice of the peace and constable offices and courtroom. “We’re excited to celebrate the opening of this fantastic building with the Bulverde/Spring Branch community,” said Scott Haag, Precinct 2 county commissioner. “As western Comal County keeps growing, this annex will be a big part of making sure the county continues to serve our residents as effectively and efficiently as possible.”

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This fence currently marks the end of Hardy Oak Boulevard as it extends northward from Sonterra Boulevard. San Antonio’s planned 2017-22 bond proposes money to buy and develop the ClassenSteubing tract, in the middle of Stone Oak, into a public park. Photo by Edmond Ortiz

BOND 2017 continues from pg. 10 the park will hopefully have ball fields, soccer fields, a trail system connecting to the existing Stone Oak Park trail system behind Bush Middle School, and parking, among other amenities,” Walsworth said.

The bond also allocates $6.3 million to connect Hardy Oak Boulevard and Huebner Road through the Classen-Steubing tract, with the developer contributing money, too.

Councilman Joe Krier said a ClassenSteubing-area park fills a need in the eastern/ central part of District 9, which he represents.

“District 9 is ‘parks-short’ on a per capita basis,” he said.

Other notable bond proposals for District 9 and District 10 include: n District 9 senior and constituent services center ($13.1 million) n First phase of rebuilding and widening Bulverde Road from Butterleigh Drive to north of Quiet Meadow Street ($20 million) n Improve Evans Road intersections from U.S. 281 to Caliza Drive ($2.7 million) n Help the state build turnarounds underneath Loop 1604 at

Bulverde Road ($500,000) n District 9 pedestrian mobility ($4 million) District 10 Councilman Mike Gallagher said the Bulverde Road enhancement is needed to further provide the expanding far Northeast Side with a major corridor.

“This project will have a profound impact,” he said.

“That’s a huge growth area.”

Bond money or not, Krier continues to champion safer school zones.

“Every school zone in the city will be improved before any bond money gets spent,” he added. “We’re

not going to wait for bonds there.”

During the last two years, two children walking to school in the Churchill High School area have died after getting struck by a vehicle.

Months ago, San Antonio launched the Vision Zero campaign, an initiative to upgrade school-zone safety. Along with the bond’s pedestrian-mobility funds, this signifies the city’s emphasis to make roadways and sidewalks safer, Krier said. The council could decide on a final bond package for voters in January.

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Although it’s illegal to disperse pyrotechnic instruments in the city, residents only need travel a short distance to buy oodles from stands operating in unincorporated areas just off U.S. 281 North.

“Please don’t do them in residential areas because they’re not safe,” said Bexar County Fire Marshal Chris

Lopez. “There’s just too much wild land around a lot of those subdivisions. If a lot of those mortar-type rounds are fired – and we have any wind at all – it can cause some serious fire issues.”

Bexar-Bulverde Volunteer Fire Department, which oversees the far North Side’s unincorporated regions, responds to fewer than a dozen explosive-related incidents each holiday period, officials said.

“Most of the calls we get are because of brush fires resulting from bottle rockets and other things going up in the air,” said Chief Jerry Bialick.

Sales and use of firecrackers have followed city and county laws, with only a handful of injuries reported in an average year, officials said.

All types of devices – ranging from bedazzling sparklers to booming rockets – will be sold to thousands of customers from Dec. 20 to Jan. 1. Christmastime and July Fourth periods, along with approved local exceptions, are the only occasions Texans can purchase fireworks during the year.

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Girdley, whose family’s fireworks business began in the early 20th century and incorporated in San Antonio in 1962, said he expects good holiday sales.

“It’s been raining recently and the drought indexes are low, which makes (this season) look good for us,” Girdley said, adding he expects additional business “because Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve both fall on Saturdays this year,” with twothirds of transactions occurring Dec. 31.

Fireworks sales and usage, banned in municipalities, is allowed in Bexar and Comal counties’ unincorporated areas. Alamo Fireworks operates six indoor megastores in Bexar County, with about 200 independent contractors managing outdoor roadside stands.

Company officials noted many folks earn $3,000 to $5,000 for their efforts.

Girdley said the arrangement has been successful. Alamo Fireworks leases its stands to contractors, who sell their products on consignment.

“Many (contractors) are looking for extra spending money,” he said.

“Some like to do it because they like camping out, others are (from) nonprofit organizations like churches and band boosters. So, the stands are operated by a wide spectrum of people.”

Enforcing fireworks laws is nearly impossible, leading most scofflaws to believe they’re immune to consequences, including fines up to $2,000, officials said.

Lopez, echoing Bialick, said county departments have responded to relatively few fireworks-related calls.

“We usually have about two or three injuries, but on the whole we’ve never had a lot of them – about eight to 10 a year,” Lopez said. “We put out messages on fireworks safety twice a year; we’ve

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Since becoming the fire marshal, Lopez said he’s advised Bexar County commissioners against adding special fireworks occasions, as his officers are responsible for inspecting all of the fireworks stands in the county before opening.

“Doing it twice a year already places a huge burden on our office – we simply don’t have the personnel to add more,” Lopez said, estimating his staff will spend the bulk of their time examining stands in December.

Officials from Stone Oak property and homeowners associations didn’t have immediate information on upcoming

scheduled fireworks celebrations. Lopez cautioned against commercial-type pyrotechnic displays staged by laymen.

“We recommend people not take part in those events,” he said. “If they want to see professional fireworks displays, there are several (in the area) that occur each year.”

The vicinity’s biggest controlled pyrotechnics is at Celebrate San Antonio, which begins 5 p.m. Dec. 31 at Hemisfair Park, 434 S. Alamo St. The event, billed as the largest free New Year’s Eve celebration and fireworks extravaganza in Texas, features live music, food and drink vendors, carnival games and amusement rides. For more, visit saparksfoundation.org.

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