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Even the rehearsal was emotionally powerful for the National Day of Remembrance event at 11 a.m. Saturday at the main entrance to St. Mary’s University.
Fifty students briefly shared the stories of photos they’re holding of German-American children who were confined along with their parents in internment camps during World War II.
“Each of my students will pay tribute to one child, and remember that child,” said Teresa Van Hoy, professor of history.
“They are old and they’re dying. We need to bring them peace.”
Van Hoy said up to now, the children are among the German-American internees who’ve been forgotten for decades.
To mark Saturday’s National Day of Remembrance, her students launched the “Remembering Our Children” campaign in hopes it will lead to federal legislation recognizing what happened to them and their families.
“They have not been commemorated by our U.S. government, so it seems kind of an exclusion to the German Americans,” said Erica Esparza, a graduate student in public history.
President Reagan signed legislation in 1988 honoring Japanese Americans internees, and President Clinton did the same in 2000 for Italian-Americans.
Helping to lead the student campaign, Esparza is also a mother of three.
She said the mothers of those children have long since passed, so they can’t petition that their children be recognized like the students are doing now.
“So I feel compelled to kind of speak on their behalf,” Esparza said.
As an example, Van Hoy pointed out the three-day observance by the Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. will be solely about Japanese-American internees.
Saturday’s remembrance at St. Mary’s University will have several German-American internees sharing their stories via Zoom on a big screen set up for the outdoor event.
Among them will be Werner Ulrich of New York who was sent as a three-year-old child along with his family to the internment camp in Crystal City, southwest of San Antonio.
“I remember standing at the fence looking across the field and it was wild brush. That’s all I saw. And that was at the end of the world,” Ulrich said.
He said the experience was tough on his parents who had been living in the German section of Manhattan known as Yorkville.
“My father was an angry man in the first couple of years,” Ulrich said. “The FBI raided many apartments and rounded up many men.”
Although the Nazis surrendered in 1945, Van Hoy said the Crystal City camp where German, Italian and Japanese-Ameridan families were held, did not close until 1948.
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Edgewood Independent School District officials are commending one of their officers for an act of heroism he performed on his lunch break off-campus.
Officer Garrett Hardwick, a certified EMT who has been with the district just four months, saved the life of a man who was choking on his food at a local McDonald’s restaurant — and it was caught on video.
District officials said Hardwick had just finished his lunch when he was notified that someone on the opposite side of the restaurant needed help.
A man, who is disabled and in a wheelchair, was choking and needed assistance.
A video from the restaurant shows Hardwick walking to the man, unfastening his seatbelt and performing the Heimlich maneuver. The food was dislodged after two thrusts and the man was able to sit back down and recover.
“This situation does have a different feel because I didn’t have to send someone to the hospital,” Hardwick said. “Instead, I received a thank you. Had I left 30 seconds earlier, this would be a very different story.”
District officials said they were extremely proud of Hardwick’s actions.
“The work of the officers is to not only serve, support and protect students of our district but our community as well,” EISD said in a press release.
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The Food and Drug Administration is warning parents to throw out certain powdered infant formulas as it investigates reports of four serious illnesses, including one death, that may be linked to the products.
The formulas affected are certain lots of Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare powders. Liquids are not included in the recall.
The FDA said infections stemming from the bacterium Cronobacter sakazakii and the strain Salmonella Newport have been linked to powdered infant formula manufactured at Abbott Nutrition’s plant in Sturgis, Michigan.
The FDA’s investigation includes four infant infections and hospitalizations that may be connected to the products. One of the children is from Texas.
To see if your canisters are affected, look on the bottom. If it meets all of the following, do not use it.
*The first two digits of the code are 22 through 37.
* The code includes K8, SH, or Z2.
* The expiration date is April 1, 2022 or later.
Abbott has set up a web page where parents can type in the code on the bottom of the products to see whether they are affects. Parents can also call 800-986-8540.
Symptoms of Cronobacter infection include life-threatening infections like sepsis, meningitis, temperature changes and bowel damage. Salmonella can also cause life-threatening conditions. Other symptoms include fever, abdominal cramps, aches, fever and diarrhea.
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Zeno is recalling infant walkers sold between 2018 and 2021. Babies can be seriously injured or even killed while using them, the Consumer Product Safety Commission warned. The walkers do not meet federal safety standards as they can fit through standard doorways and are not designed to stop at the edge of a step. Also, the CPSC says a baby could slip down through the leg opening and his head could become trapped. Parents are urged to contact Zeno for a refund.
Valco Baby is also recalling Snap Duo Trend Strollers. The company has received 207 reports of the front wheels cracking or coming off while in use. The strollers were sold in 2020. Owners can contact the company for a wheel assembly replacement.
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County music legend Willie Nelson has canceled two of his performances in San Antonio next month due to COVID-19 concerns.
His shows were set to be held at the Majestic Theatre on Mon., March 21 and Tues., March 22. However, the theatre announced the cancellations in a tweet Thursday.
Ticketholders should receive an automatic refund.
Willie Nelson & Family concerts scheduled for March 21 & 22, 2022 have been canceled. Patrons will receive an automatic refund. Please contact your point of purchase for more information. pic.twitter.com/GEsJacCjmN
— MajesticEmpire (@MajesticEmpire) February 17, 2022
In an interview with Billboard, Nelson’s publicist said all but one of his shows in March and some in April are canceled “until the COVID situation improves.”
“The safety of the audience and Willie and his touring personnel are of the utmost importance,” his rep said in a statement. “When we are able, we will look to make up shows when possible.”
Nelson’s annual Luck Reunion show on March 17 is still going on as planned at his ranch, located just outside of Austin.
And at last check, Nelson’s other performance in Austin on April 29 and 30 alongside country music icon George Strait at the Moody Center is still a go.
If you have a ticket to any of Nelson’s upcoming shows, be sure to check with the concert venue in case of a cancellation.
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Medina Valley athletic director and head football coach Lee Crisp was promoted to those high-ranking positions in 2019 despite previously failing a state drug screening, records obtained by the KSAT 12 Defenders show.
Confirmation of the failed drug test, which was listed among complaints against Crisp brought forward to Medina Valley Independent School District officials in early January, comes weeks after a district spokeswoman called the complaints “rumors or unsubstantiated allegations.”
Crisp, who sources said returned to work earlier this week after being on leave, is accused of erratic behavior in multiple incidents, records obtained by the Defenders show.
A letter submitted to district officials in early January has been signed by more than 50 community members and claims that Crisp has appeared to be intoxicated at multiple school events.
These events include a baseball tournament hosted by Medina Valley in March in which Crisp was accused of saying a woman from a visiting team looked “like a fuc—- who–,” the letter states.
In October, Crisp was accused of refusing to let a varsity football player ride home with the team following a game in Lockhart. The student-athlete was forced to get a ride from the parents of another athlete, the letter states.
Last fall, Crisp was also accused of making fun of the starting quarterback’s lisp in back-to-back practices, in front of other coaches and the teen’s teammates.
Jeremy and Oh Rash, whose son was the target of the alleged bullying, said Crisp’s behavior wrecked their son’s confidence.
“Lee wasn’t there in the mornings when we had to take him before school to speech therapy. He wasn’t there after school when you got to take him to speech therapy,” said Jeremy Rash, who was among a group of parents who spoke out against Crisp during a school board meeting last month.
“It’s hard to hear that your son or child, whatever, is getting essentially bullied at school by somebody that he looks up to,” said Oh Rash.
The January complaint letter also states that Crisp cursed at players days after the Lockhart incident and forced team members to practice longer than allowed by University Interscholastic League rules.
The letter also states that Crisp failed a drug screening early in his employment with Medina Valley ISD.
Reached for comment Jan. 20, Medina Valley ISD spokeswoman Selena Viera told KSAT via email:
“The district has been made aware of allegations against one of its employees. The standard procedure for responding to receipt of these types of allegations is to conduct an investigation to determine whether or not the allegations are supported by persons with firsthand knowledge or by other tangible facts. The district does not comment on rumors or unsubstantiated allegations in order to avoid harming the employee’s reputation. Once any investigation is completed, the administration takes such action as is warranted by the facts found.”
Viera did not respond to repeated emails this week for an update on Crisp’s status or to clarify her previous statement on the matter.
A spokesperson for the Texas Education Agency, which has been made aware of multiple complaints against Crisp, released the following statement earlier this week:
“There is currently no investigatory flag on the educator in question. TEA has received several complaints related to Medina Valley ISD. Those complaints are currently being reviewed to determine what next steps, if any, are necessary.”
Records obtained by the Defenders this week show that district officials were made aware of concerns about Crisp as far back as August.
A letter delivered to a school board member that month stated the athletic director was drinking during school hours and putting students’ safety at risk. A source said no action was taken, however.
Multiple sources said last fall, several athletic department staff members also detailed concerns about Crisp to Superintendent Dr. Kenneth Rohrbach, who declined to take action.
“If that is true, you have killed this community,” said one parent during January’s board meeting.
“Obvious nepotism that is allowing this to continue,” Jeremy Rash said during the same meeting.
Sources said Crisp was allowed to return to work this week even though Rohrbach failed to interview some people listed as potential witnesses in the January letter.
Crisp, who did not respond to a phone call seeking comment for this story, applied for the athletic director and head football coach positions in May 2019, according to a copy of his application obtained by the Defenders.
An attorney representing the district attempted to block the release of the paperwork this week, stating in an objection sent to the Texas Attorney General’s Office that the records may be confidential or prohibited from disclosure.
The 11-page application, which stated he was interim athletic director at the time he submitted it, was provided by a source within the district.
In it, Crisp conceded that he had previously failed a TxDOT drug screening, after taking medication without a prescription.
Crisp wrote that he fulfilled a subsequent year of additional screening without incident.
The same application states that Crisp had a commercial driver’s license with a school bus endorsement.
Multiple district sources, however, said that Crisp no longer drives athletes to and from events.
Medina Valley ISD’s board is scheduled to meet Monday night. An agenda for Monday’s meeting had still not been posted online late Friday afternoon, meaning it is unclear if Crisp’s employment will be officially discussed.
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