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Veterans find strength through support network.

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$27.8M approved for Buda water projects

BY MOSES LEOS III

Expansion of Buda’s wastewater treatment plant, along with a proposed Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) project, were part of $27.8 million in certificate of obligation (CO) bonds approved by city leaders

County looks for new options in jail contract

BY KATERINA BARTON A final decision on the Guaranteed Maximum Price of Hays County’s jail expansion may not be made until after the New Year.

On Nov. 7, Hays County Commissioners considered withdrawing the contract with Turner Construction Company (TCC) for its Public Safety Bond Program Phase II. By doing so, it could allow TCC to present a new GMP proposal at a later date.

Commissioners have not approved or rejected the existing contract and

earlier this month.

Approval of the bond sale was made to Hilltop Securities Inc., through a competitive bid process, according to a press release.

The bonds were sold to Hilltop Securities with an average interest rate of 2.93 percent.

The low rates will save Buda approximately $2.5 million over the life of the 25-year bond.

Hilltop Securities was one of nine banks competing for the city’s CO bonds. Buda was able to secure a low interest rate in large part to an AA bond rating through

Standard & Poor’s Rating Agency.

An AA bond rating assigned by Standard & Poor’s means the city has a very strong capacity to meet its financial commitments, according to a city press release.

“This is validation of the city’s efforts in

planning and financial prudence,” the release said.

Ultimately, the lower interest rate means taxpayers will pay less in rates over the life of the bonds, according to the release.

The bonds will be paid from utility funds, which

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PHOTO BY JIM CULLEN

Buda residents Gary Hibner (background) and John MacLaren, both veterans of the U.S. Navy, salute the colors as the Star Spangled Banner was sung during Buda’s Veterans Day ceremony at Bradfield Park. Inset, Utah Hamilton, a 94-year-old World War II and Korean War veteran, poses for a photo during Wallace Middle School’s Veterans Day ceremony. From Buda, Kyle and all across Hays County, residents stopped on Friday and Saturday to honor and salute all veterans who served in the armed forces.

Internal weaknesses found in county offices Weaknesses in financial records within the Hays County Sheriff’s Office and two Justice of the Peace precincts are pushing county officials to make necessary changes.

Discovery of weaknesses came after an internal examination was conducted by the Hays County Auditor’s Office in October. The weaknesses were found within the Sheriff’s Office and Hays County Justice of the Peace Pct. 1, Place 1 and

Place 2 offices.

In the JP’s offices, the auditor’s identified “internal control weaknesses” during a regularly scheduled review of county assets and issued recommendations to strengthen

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COMING UP Holiday Remembrance Program

The holidays often are a difficult time for grieving families. That’s why Harrell Funeral Home is hosting a holiday remembrance program for the families and community members they served throughout the year.

The program will be held at 6 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 2 at Harrell Funeral Home in Kyle and will feature Pastor Pat Kelly, music, a remembrance candle lighting and a remembrance tree. For more information about the event, contact Harrell Funeral Home at (512) 268-8200 or info@ Harrellfuneralhomes.com.

NEW CLINIC

Baylor, Scott & White breaks ground for new clinic in Kyle.

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Among some of the weaknesses in the sheriff’s office was a deficiency in documenting in-car video assets.

Santa's Arrival in Kyle

Since 1999, Kyle has invited Santa to take part in the Tree Lighting event in downtown. On Nov. 29, join the city at City Square Park for the official Kyle kick off to the holidays. See Santa, listen to local school choirs, and enjoy a family-friendly holiday time. The event will be held from 4:30 - 9 p.m.

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BY KATERINA BARTON

CO BONDS, 2A

More hats tossed into the ring for TX-21

Honoring veterans

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are funded through user fees and capital impact fees.

All of the bonds issued revolved around projects that are directly tied to managing growth.

One of the major projects involves a $20.3

It’s a rejuvenated Budafest this year from Nov. 30-Dec. 3. This annual Christmas celebration will celebrate its 38th year with an expanded schedule of events. On Thursday and Friday, enjoy a carnival from 4-10 p.m. at Buda City Park. On Saturday and Sunday, festivities include carnival rides, an artisan workshop, a snow slide, pictures with Mr. and Mrs. Claus and more. At 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, celebrate the season with a holiday parade with a downtown lighting ceremony. At noon on Sunday, give your pooch a chance to shine in the “Reindog” parade through downtown Buda.

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Interest in an already crowded race for the open 21st Congressional District seat continues to grow after a former San Marcos city official and a current Hays County based state representative announced their candidacy last week.

On Friday, State Rep. Jason Isaac (R-Dripping Springs) announced he will run as a Republican candidate for the 21st Congressional District seat currently held by Rep. Lamar Smith.

One day later, former San Marcos mayor Susan Narvaiz announced she will also run on the Republican ticket for the TX-21 seat, which services an eight county area including parts of Hays County.

Their decisions come roughly a week after Smith, a 16term Republican congressman, announced he was not going to run for reelection when his term ends in 2018. Isaac and Narvaiz now join a race that’s already had six Democrats and one Republican file to run.

Isaac said in a letter to constituents that during his four terms in the Texas Legislature, he’s had the “honor and privilege” of participating in helping make Texas “the freest state in the nation.” Isaac said it was time to take those values and experience to Washington.

“A new administration promises new home for constraining the growth of federal government, but it can’t be done without principled conservative leadership in Congress,” Isaac said in his letter.

Isaac, a Dripping Springs native who was first voted to the Texas

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Founded April 10, 1903, by Thomas Fletcher Harwell as The Kyle News, with offices on the corner of Burleson and Miller streets in the town’s oldest remaining building. It merged into The Hays County Citizen in 1956. The paper consolidated with The Free Press in October, 1978. During its more than 100-year history the newspaper has maintained offices at more than a dozen locations in Kyle and Buda.

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the offices. The examination of the JP 1.1 and 1.2 offices covered March 2015 to November 2016.

Insufficient segregation of duties, improper processing of receipts, and incomplete financial reports were among some of the reported weaknesses with The Justice of the Peace Pct. 1 offices.

The internal examination for the sheriff’s office covered August 2014 to July 2016.

CO Bonds

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Buda’s current plant, located on Garison Road, has a capacity of 1.5 million gallons per day, according to the city’s website. Micah Grau, Buda assistant city manager, said the current plant has an average outflow of 1.15 million gallons per day (GPD), or at 76 percent capacity.

The expansion would increase capacity to 3.5 MGD, which Grau said would give the city another 10 to 15 years of wastewater treatment before it has to upgrade again.

Grau said approval of the CO is a “big step

Among some of the weaknesses in the sheriff’s office was a deficiency in documenting in car-video assets, as well as a failure to report abandoned property valued at less than $100.

The auditor also found failures to report abandoned property valued more than $500, and failure to conduct evidence room inventory, and irregularities with office fees.

The auditor’s office

said in a statement that the examination was a “regularly scheduled review that included a wider scope to ensure that county revenue and assets are safeguarded.”

However, there were “no surprises” and all recommendations for improving internal controls were discussed with the staff, according to the auditor’s statement.

The HCSO said in a prepared statement it is

committed to righting these weaknesses.

“This audit revealed numerous areas of full compliance and also some areas where improvements could be made,” the statement said. “We acknowledge and concur with the auditor’s recommendations in its entirety.”

Prior to release of the audit, the Sheriff’s Office had already begun implementing changes to make

the agency more efficient, effective and transparent, the statement said.

In order to hold these offices accountable, the auditor’s office will perform follow-up procedures including unannounced quarterly cash counts, monthly review of revenue reports, and internal examinations where all previous corrective action plans are reviewed for implementation and compliance.

expecting that any day now.”

If approved, construction on Buda’s WWTP would begin Spring 2018 and could last 18 months.

The timeline for Buda’s proposed ASR project could be drawn out despite city officials approving funding for it.

Grau said there would be a “lot of testing involved” for ASR, which began after city leaders approved a feasibility study to be conducted in 2017.

Results of the study could show the city as an option for Buda to obtain more water.

Grau said the next steps for ASR, a $1.8 million project, would

involve hiring a company to design the project.

Buda would then coordinate with the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) and TCEQ on permitting.

ASR involves injecting treated, potable water into an existing aquifer to store for future use.

Buda is planning to inject treated water pumped from BSEACD wells into the Trinity Aquifer.

“It gives us more flexibility in the future, especially with the Alliance [Regional Water Authority’s pipeline project] coming online in 2023,” Grau said. “It gives us more flexibility to store water.”

WHAT BUDA CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS WILL THE CITY-ISSUED BONDS PAY FOR? Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion .................... $20,326,000.00 Effluent Force Main .............. $6,312,000.00 Garison Road Wastewater Interceptor........ $770,000.00 Aquifer Storage Recovery Pilot Project.......... $1,896,000.00

forward in the project.

Currently, Buda officials are working to finalize the design of the expansion, which is 95 percent complete.

However, Buda is waiting to hear from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) on the status of its permit to expand its WWTP before it can proceed.

The permit, which was filed in 2014, would

allowt an additional discharge point in a tributary within the Sunfield Municipal Utility District.

Grau said the city held a required public hearing on the permit in March 2017 where several people for and against the expansion weighed in.

“We haven’t gotten any indication there will be a contested permit hearing,” Grau said. “But we also haven’t gotten final permit approval. We’re

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are considering a new third option.

In order to withdraw from the contract, an amendment has to be proposed and approved by the Commissioners Court. The new amendment would give the construction company some time to review the project and design documents and come back with a new GMP proposal in January 2018 for the court to review.

The project includes the jail addition, a new public safety building, training building and fleet maintenance, and bonding for jail renovation.

Hays County Attorney Mark Kennedy said at the Nov. 7 County Commissioners meeting that he is negotiating amendment terms with Turner Construction.

“Turner needs the ability to take the GMP they put on the table and take that off the table, and then come back with a new GMP proposal, likely in January,” Kennedy said. “We’re giving them a second chance and we’re wanting them to come back with a number we find more attractive.”

Kennedy says the construction company added a contingency or a buffer in the estimated

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budget to mitigate its risk, and can make a better estimate once construction documents are complete.

Currently, the construction documents are only 75 percent complete and should be completed sometime in December.

If the court meets in January and the new GMP is still not acceptable, the court will terminate the contract with Turner, and at that point see what the market says.

On Oct. 24 Turner Construction presented a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) that was $7.1 million over the county’s construction cost limitation (CCL), which was the original voter approved budget of $78 million.

The county is still negotiating the contract and has not made any move to approve Turner’s GMP since approval would mean the project would be over budget.

“It was either going to be $7.1 million dollars over the CCL or it would be a trimmed back scope that would save $7.1 million dollars off the property,” Kennedy said, “which was not acceptable.”

Several commissioners assured voters that the court has no intention of spending money that

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voters have not approved nor build something that has not been approved.

Hays County Pct. 1 Commissioner Debbie Ingalsbe said Nov. 7 that if there are any delays to the project, they would be minimal. She stressed that the project, including

negotiating the contract, is still in progress.

The court approved Phase I of the project over the summer, which includes site work and fleet maintenance. Phase I is necessary to clear the way for next phases and is projected to be

finished around the time that the second phase is to be approved in January if the court accepts the new amendment to the contract.

Phase 1 is reported under budget, however construction is still ongoing.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK “We’re giving them a second chance (for cost of jail renovations) and we’re wanting them to come back with a number we find more attractive.”

–Mark Kennedy, Hays County attorney. Story on page 1A

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Watergate Raging Moderate

by Will Durst

T

he initial grand jury indictments in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation have dropped like a box of rocks and include something called “Conspiracy against the United States.” It sounds like “fake news” the same way “flesh-eating bacteria” sounds like a prescription.

Conspiracy is only one of 12 charges filed against President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, who is also accused of money-laundering, failing to register as a foreign agent, not paying taxes and being such a smug greedy SOB he makes Bernie Madoff look like a bleeding-heart, social worker who ministers sick puppies.

After pleading not guilty to all charges, both Manafort and his longtime business associate Rick Gates are under house arrest, with Mueller arguing they should be considered flight risks, because both have huge amounts of money, the charges are severe and Manafort has a pattern of lying like a rug in his sleep. His haircut alone represents an extreme threat to public safety.

Apparently the Justice Department is worried the guy might try running back to the Ukraine where he still has a bunch of good buddies and possible safety deposit boxes full of rubles and hryvnias. Because what happens in Kiev stays in Kiev, except, of course, when you’re a big-time international money player with multiple passports and offshore accounts.

Lower down the food chain, a Trump foreign policy advisor, George Papadopoulos, pled guilty to lying to the FBI. He was arrested in July, and is described in charging documents as a proactive cooperator, which has everybody in the Trump administration wondering if he spent the last couple months playing that popular Justice Department game, “Dial a Co-Conspirator” while wearing a wire.

The FBI’s modus operandi traditionally offers peripheral players plea deals, encouraging them to turn on their bosses, then rinse and repeat; working inward like termites of justice until eroding the base and the kingpin falls.

And you get the feeling the amateur circles surrounding this president would drop a dime on him faster than a sailor at a Carnival Midway the night before shipping out to the South Seas.

Conspiracy charges also allow prosecutors to hold each defendant responsible for the actions of others within the plot. And now that someone has pled guilty, the principals and vice-principals are starting to distrust everyone, including the family dog. Once everyone lawyers up, you have no idea what your colleagues are saying and the image of marching up courthouse steps with a trench coat draped over your handcuffs starts to loom large.

Three House Republicans introduced a resolution calling for Mueller to recuse himself and spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders says the official White House position is the investigation is winding down but that sounds like wishful thinking: a malady that afflicts most politicians, but these folks seem especially susceptible to simple syndromes. Just look at the epidemic of Russian Amnesia sweeping through the administration like kindergarten cooties.

Right now members of Team Trump have to be quaking like a Richter Scale in the back of a moving van with bad shocks speeding over railroad tracks in a quarry. Mostly because, as the Carpenters legendarily told us, “We have only just begun.” Or maybe more like that holiday classic, “It’s beginning to look a lot like Watergate.”

Will Durst is an award-winning, nationally acclaimed columnist, comic and former sod farmer in New Berlin, Wisconsin.

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ARTFORD, Conn. -Driving out of town on Albany Avenue I was struck by the speed with which neighborhoods shifted before my eyes, from the handsomely rebuilt downtown to some of the saddest poverty in urban America.

And then, just as quickly, I turned onto Bloomfield Avenue and was staring at lush fairways lining the Hartford Country Club.

It was so tightly situated; the contrast so great. Yet, there were no signs warning “Keep Out,” nor any saying “All Are Welcome.”

It seems for all our progress socially and politically, we are in many ways more divided than ever. We have a shrinking middle class, and our neighborhoods reflect that.

We are stuck at political extremes, unwilling to even consider opposing points of view. And we are frightened, making us suspicious of those

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by Peter Funt

who appear to be different.

As I drove on I was reminded of a recent column by my colleague Clarence Fanto, writing in the Berkshire Eagle.

It was about a small town of about 11,000 people in north central Massachusetts called Groton.

Seems that over the summer, the town installed large stone markers along eight roads leading into Groton.

Each was engraved with the words: ALL ARE WELCOME. The brouhaha that resulted would be flat out funny if it were not so frighteningly reflective of our times. At a town meeting in October a motion was introduced to remove the markers, or at

least change the wording on the stones.

Some of the 400 residents who showed up for the meeting insisted that the wording should be “Welcome to Groton,” or simply “Welcome.”

The crux of concern was the word “all.” One resident complained that “all” conveyed a pro-immigration viewpoint, not shared by everyone in town. Others went so far as to suggest that by using the word “all,” Groton was identifying itself as a “sanctuary town.” Heaven forbid.

According to the Boston Globe, Facebook posts - some of which might have been from people living outside Groton - said “All Welcome” signs would attract “a criminal element,” “pedophiles” and “terrorists.”

Adding heat to the debate was that one sign, on Route 119, happens to be next to the site of a Hindu temple,

due to open Nov. 19. Was that it? Were residents skittish about appearing to welcome Hindus?

Groton sits on land that once belonged to the Nipmuc and Nashaway Indians, who eventually were forced to accept that they were not welcome either.

Today, the town has an almost equal number of Republicans and Democrats, with the majority of residents having registered as “unaffiliated,” for what that's worth.

Fortunately, the motion to change the road signs in Groton was defeated. The message, All Are Welcome, remains.

Regrettably, although many Americans are conceptually in favor of such a message, in practice, the concept nowadays is hardly set in stone.

Peter Funt is a writer and speaker who authored “Cautiously Optimistic.”

Here’s a toast to good health W

ell, it’s November, and this is the month dedicated to men’s health. “Movember”, as some folks call it, is the time of year where we men are constantly reminded to go the doctor for a check-up and specifically have our prostate checked. It’s really a good idea, although I haven’t gone yet. I am still looking for a doctor with extremely skinny fingers.

“Movember” is also the month where men are encouraged to grow a beard. I wasn’t aware we needed any encouragement to stop shaving, but for 37 years, I have been strongly advised to shave after just two days of growing whiskers. After my surgery a while back, I got to go weeks without shaving since I wasn’t able to leave the house. According to folks who came to visit me during my lengthy recovery, my patchy beard and opioid-induced crazy eyes made me look like a middle-aged meth addict. But I kept the quasi-beard until my precious granddaughter told me she didn’t like the whiskers. I

Hays Free Press Publisher Cyndy Slovak-Barton

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From the Crow’s Nest by Clint Younts

shaved that afternoon.

Last November, after some urging from co-workers, I stopped shaving. Without the wild eyes from pain pills and some trimming, I looked civilized with a beard but appeared much, much older than my actual age. The longer the whiskers grew, the more I looked like an eighty-year-old college professor. So I shaved the beard off before Thanksgiving.

Speaking of November, why did they pick this month to emphasize healthy living? It’s the one month out of the year where most men gorge themselves on turkey, sweet taters and pecan pie while sitting in a recliner with our pants unbuttoned watching 5 days worth of football. And the medical experts are urging us to get our prostates checked while our GI tract is full of volatile yams.

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Does this make sense to you?

Something else the health experts just divulged has my head spinning. The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) reported that moderate and even slight drinking of alcohol may increase your chance of getting cancer. Well, now you tell me! I reckon I’d better start picking out my coffin because I have consumed enough beer over the past 40 years to fill an Olympic swimming pool.

Now, what’s got me bewildered is that for several years, I have been advised by my doctors, including a cardiologist, to drink a beer or two every day. They said beer or wine, in moderation, can be beneficial to my cardiovascular system, help with digestion and lower my stress level. Well, I have always followed my doctors’ orders. With their advice and occasional treatments, I am in pretty good shape for a guy my age. Okay, my spine has been surgically repaired and I can no longer twerk to Miley Cyrus songs, but I am fairly active and probably in overall good

health.

So now, in November 2017, which medical professionals do I listen to? The ones who claim cold beer will put me in an early grave, or the fine physicians who advise me to pop a top every day? Oh, what a conundrum I face! Do I stop drinking to lower my risk of cancer only to suffer a stroke or heart attack? Or continue to lubricate my arteries with ice-cold brews and allow some tumor to grow in my gut?

Hmm. What do I do?

Since I never met those folks with ASCO, and never had one of their doctors listen to my heart or poke my prostate, I believe I will stick to the sage advice of my personal physicians. They know me better than those researchers pouring drinks to lab rats. So, to all those doctors who have worked on me in the past 30 years, cheers!

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Heritage oak takes root after $300k move

BY SAMANTHA SMITH

A $300,000-plus relocation of a 250-year-old heritage tree on Buda’s new municipal building site has so far been successful, according to city officials.

Jon Hillis, a representative with Environmental Design, the company contracted to move the 53-inch-wide heritage tree, said the tree is “stable and has good new growth on all the branches.”

Hillis, who has been in the tree relocating industry for 20 years, said the appearance of the tree has changed over the last few months due to crews removing dead wood from the canopy, as well as removal of sporadic construction dust and ball moss.

Hillis said normally a

Buda city crews have been monitoring the tree ever since the tree was methodically moved in the early part of 2017.

tree follows seasons of various growth; most trees experience root growth in the fall and canopy growth in the spring. In Texas, a tree can grow its root system all year round due to the temperature of the soil.

“Ideally the tree will require much less monitoring and maintenance after another couple of growing seasons (years),” Hillis said.

Hillis said when a tree undergoes transplantation it can experience something called “transplant shock,” where it goes through stages of reintegration with the soil and

the root system.

“From tree to tree the amount of shock can differ, some go through more stress than others,” Hillis said.

Crews have been monitoring the tree ever since the tree was methodically moved in the early part of 2017. The move came after Buda city officials voted in September 2016 to move the 53-inch wide heritage oak after it was found the tree was in the blueprint of the new city hall and library.

Hillis said currently crews with Environmental

Design are monitoring the tree on a biweekly basis.

The crews are performing various maintenance tasks like treating the tree preventatively for bugs, changing the irrigation systems based on the tree’s needs and adding mulch as needed.

Hillis said the level of transplant shock experienced by the municipal heritage tree was normal for larger trees. He said crews did everything they could during the moving process to keep the 800,000 pound root ball from overly shifting in transit.

“My experience tells me this tree, based on its condition after transplant, tells me it’s healthy and needs continued monitoring to be maintained properly for the future life of the tree,” Hillis said.

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The 250-year-old heritage oak that used to be located on N. Main Street in Buda, in front of the new city municipal building, is doing as well as can be expected after it was transplanted tto its new location a little farther down the road near Willie’s Joint.

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Legislature in 2011, said he is committed to serving out the remainder of his term representing House District 45, which serves Blanco and western Hays County.

“In the face of unacceptable overreach by a federal government grown too big and too costly, I’ll fight for our liberty, our security, and our future,” said Isaac in a statement. “I’m humbled that many of my constituents have asked me to run, and I look forward to discussing the issues as I campaign across the district.”

In a letter posted on her campaign website, Narvaiz said she opted to run after receiving “countless phone calls and messages urging me to consider running for Congress.”

Her announcement

marks the third congressional campaign Narvaiz will undertake.

After serving as San Marcos mayor from 2004 to 2010, Narvaiz unsuccessfully ran for the 35th congressional district seat in 2012 and 2015 “Our country is at a crossroads and now more than ever, we need strong leaders who are

not afraid to fight for conservative values.

Through my experience as mayor of one of America’s fastest growing cities, I have balanced budgets and held the line on taxes,” Narvaiz said. “As a small business owner, I’ve helped people find good paying jobs. I will bring my common sense conservatism to Washington.”

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Rebels win season opener against KIPP Academy

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The Hays Rebel boys “You know we’re not basketball team kicked making any excuses, I off its season Friday just think that we found with a a way to win.

70-53 win And I think over KIPP After falling that’s a very Academy. good sign, behind 15- so a healthy The Rebels scored team atmo12 in the the win sphere.” after beHays senior first quarter, forward ing down Dre 15-12 at Green led the Hays the end of the Rebels in the first points with 26 offense quarter. on the night, got in “It was while also a good two rhythm and adding team win,” rebounds, Hays head two assists, outscored coach one block Matthew and one steal.

KIPP by Sandoval The next top said. “A scorer for the 20 points lot of guys Rebel offense through the was junior contributed tonight. forward Noah next three It was not Fultz with 15 our best points. quarters. basketball, “He but it is the (Green) is one first game of the season. of our seniors and he did So we will watch the film what he is supposed to and some of the things do,” Sandoval said. “He were apparent we need is supposed to carry the to work on and we are team and be a leader and going to find the things I thought he did just that. that weren’t so apparent He played great tonight that we need to work on and we expect that every and keep getting better game from him.” at those things.”

The Rebel bench After falling behind provided a spark in the 15-12 in the first quarter, second quarter that led the Hays offense got in to Hays’ offensive turnrhythm and outscored around the rest of the KIPP by 20 points game. Freshman guard through the next three Will Agnew contributed quarters. five points and five steals “We are fairly young off the bench with conas a team, so I think stant defensive pressure. there were some nerves Other contributors off

BY MOSES LEOS III

PHOTO BY NATHAN LATSHA

Hays Rebel sophomore guard Caden Doyle (left) collides with a KIPP Academy defender on the way up for a shot attempt Friday at Bales Gym.

of the bench were junior forward Jacob Monroe, and sophomore forward Carlos Rocha. Monroe had four points and two rebounds, while Rocha added seven points, five rebounds, one block and one steal.

“I thought Carlos Rocha did outstanding tonight,” said Sandoval.

“I thought Jacob Monroe did outstanding tonight.

There are a lot of guys that show flashes of brilliance, but like I said we’re young and I think

we have yet to see the real Hays Rebels yet. It’s coming along.”

Hays hosts Akins Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at Bales Gym, which is then followed by a home game against Austin Nov. 21 at 2:30 p.m.

Lady Lobos lose battle to Maroons, 38-14

BY MOSES LEOS III A dominant 23-point effort from Austin Maroon post Mia Heide proved too much for the Lehman Lady Lobos in a 38-14 loss Tuesday at the Lobo Den. But Heide was only the tipping point for Lobo struggles, which included committing over 20 turnovers during the course of the game.

“We weren’t ever confident,” Lehman head coach James Halatin said. “We have to be in the moment.”

Lobo offensive struggles took root early and often. At the center of those struggles was Heide, a 6-foot, 3-inch tall Tulane University commitment, who kept the Lobos from being able to attack the rim.

Halatin said the Lobos were intimidated by Heide and the Maroon zone defense, which limited Lobo shot attempts.

He estimated the team only took 30 total shots in the entire contest.

“We’re not looking for our shots because we were worried about their big coming over and disrupting us,” Halatin said.

Another major problem was ball security, which was exacerbated by a smothering Austin High press. Lehman committed 12 of the team’s 26 turnovers in the first quarter alone.

Those issues allowed Austin to speed out to a 13-0 lead after a quarter of play. The Maroon lead

ballooned to 15-0 three minutes into the second quarter before the Lobos orchestrated a response.

Once the Lobos found offensive success, however, they held on to it. Leading the way was freshman point guard Kayla Presley, who accounted for five of the Lobos’ seven second quarter points.

“We were shell shocked at first, but then we settled in,” Halatin said. “They aren’t trusting the spots we need to get into. But when we do execute, you can see it from the bench. They see it, but they have to run it.”

A much more aggressive stance on defense in the second quarter helped Lehman get back in the groove. The Lobos forced six Maroon turnovers in the second frame, with one returned for an easy layup by Presley that cut Austin’s lead to 16-7.

Halatin lauded the play of his defense, which kept Austin’s prolific offense to its lowest point total so far this season. He cited the team’s ability to switch defenses and keep Austin’s offense off-balance.

“We did a good job of switching defenses.

We didn’t stay in one defense. We switched it up to make them work a little more,” Halatin said. “If we had stayed in one set, they would have eaten us up. They execute so well.”

But for every answer Lehman had, Heide put together an equally strong response.

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Lehman Lady Lobo senior guard Maggie Castillo (left) hits the floor as she battles an Austin Maroon for possession of the basketball during the team’s non-district tilt Tuesday at the Lobo Den.

A late bucket scored

by Heide before halftime gave Austin a 18-7 lead.

She then accounted for 12 of Austin’s 20 second half points.

Conversely, Lehman was unable to regain momentum on offense in the final 24 minutes.

Continued prog-

ress, especially among younger players, is the goal for Halatin as the season goes forward.

However, with roughly seven games under its belt, the Lobos “have to be confident in what we do” and trust the system, Halatin said.

While there are bright

spots, Halatin said he aims to keep his players from complacency.

“I don’t want them to be okay with turning the corner. It has got to happen on the end of game stuff,” Halatin said.

“Closing the gap is nice to hear and it shows the girls are really working.”

Over the course of a 13-year coaching career at DeSoto High, Steven Pinchback learned a thing or two about molding a team into a contender.

Sometimes getting to that point means taking an abnormal approach.

Such was the path for Pinchback, Lehman High’s new head basketball coach, who spent the first few preseason practices last week without a ball on the court.

But for Pinchback, there was a method to the madness. Instilling the fundamentals is a key attribute in what he hopes will be a successful turnaround for Lobo hoops.

“The thing about these kids, they want to work, and I tell them, ‘if you want to get there, follow me, I know what it takes,’” Pinchback said. “I told them, “I will work you like never before,’ but they want to. They want to be

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Leander shocks Lehman in season finale

BY MOSES LEOS III The inability to shut down a potent Leander Lion rush attack sunk the Lehman Lobos in a 52-14 season-ending loss Friday at A.C. Bible Stadium in Leander.

The Lobos (1-9, 0-6) complete the 2017 season on a seven-game losing streak and finish winless in district play for the second time in three seasons.

Lehman couldn’t stop Leander running backs Adison Larue and Xavier Dotson, who combined for 211 of the Lions’ 402 yards on the ground.

Larue rushed for 111 yards on seven carries and scored one touchdown, while Dotson rushed for 100 yards and one score. Eleven Lion players tallied at least one carry in the contest.

But it was the Lobos who struck first when sophomore running back Diego Romero rushed in a nine-yard touchdown run to give Lehman a 7-0 first quarter lead.

Leander responded when quarterback Rashad Carter tossed a 49 yard touchdown pass to tie the score at 7-7.

Leander, which entered the game winless in its last ten contests, tallied ten unanswered points in the second quarter, which gave the Lions a 17-7 lead.

The Lions maintained its offensive blitz by scoring an additional 28 unanswered points in the third and fourth quarters.

Highlighting the barrage was a 56-yard touchdown

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Postseason competition coming up for Rebels

Keep your eye on the (Butter)ball!

Most kitchen fires start when cooking is left unattended.

Hays Rebel tight end Bayler Jordan (left, 85) fights for extra yardage while battling against a Lake Travis Cavalier defender during a game played Sept. 29 at Bob Shelton Stadium. Jordan, along with the rest of his Hays Rebel teammates, will guide the Rebels to their first postseason appearance in four years Friday when they travel to play the San Antonio Reagan Rattlers at Comalander Stadium in San Antonio. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. The matchup is a rematch of an earlier nondistrict game where Reagan defeated Hays 31-21. A preview of Friday’s game can be found online at haysfreepress.com and updates can be found on twitter at @ haysfreepress and @hfp_sports.

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Lobo Hoops: A new vision for Lehman Continued from pg. 1B

successful.”

Central to Lobo success is a roster brimming with seniority and size.

Nine seniors dot the Lobo lineup including returning guard Kenny Henderson, as well as junior guard Cam Jones, who Pinchback said is a good, solid leader.

Size in the paint could also be an attribute for a Lobo program that has seven players standing at 6-feet, 3-inches or taller.

“They are talented and pretty skilled, so I told them let’s play. Let it come in waves,” Pinchback said. “We have some young guys that can play and some seniors that can play. We’ve got a good

“We’ve got a group that cares about each other and like to be around each other and work hard. Those things can help make a team better.”

–Steven Pinchback, Lehman boys basketball coach

mix.”

Focusing on being a family is what Pinchback hopes to instill on the group. He said it’s a process that helps promote learning within the group.

“We’ve got a group that cares about each other and like to be around each other and work

hard,” Pinchback said.

“Those things can help make a team better.”

Defense is what Pinchback will focus on as the Lobos start the season.

It stems from defensive success he had while at DeSoto.

The idea is attacking opponents on both sides

of the court.

“I’m going to get them to play fast, think fast and do things fast without turning the ball over,” Pinchback said.

While the Lobos face an arduous path in district play, Pinchback said he is prepared to face the challenge.

“Whatever journey we’re going to be on, we’re going to be on it together,” Pinchback said.

“There are a lot of teams with a lot of talent. It’s not a far step from the district I came from. Every night will be a battle.”

Bryant Lewis went 6 of 11 for 63 yards passing, while Evans went 7 of 13 for 60 yards and a touchdown.

Lehman was outgained 458 to 143 in total yards in the contest.

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Music building among new facilities for Hays High

BY KATERINA BARTON

A new $8.48 million, 18,000 square-foot music building will be coming to Hays High by spring 2019.

Such is the timeframe envisioned by Hays CISD board of trustees after they approved the final design documents for the new building Oct. 16.

Construction on the new music building is projected to start February 2018 and is expected to take a year to complete.

The music building will be built as part of the $250 million bond package that Hays CISD voters approved May 6. The bond package includes

construction of High School No. 3, Elementary School No. 14, the new Buda Elementary School, and facility upgrades and equipment for schools across the district.

According to the district, the music building will be the home to the Hays High School band, choir, and other music programs. According to district design documents, the new building is to be located toward the back of the high school and will replace a set of old tennis courts that are currently being used for marching band practice.

The new building is being built to create equal

“All of those programs will be so there’s equity with Hays High School. They’re trying to make sure that each high school, including the third high school, all have the same opportunities for students.”

–Tim Savoy, Hays CISD pubic information officer

facilities with those of Lehman High School and the to-be-constructed third high school.

“All of those programs will be so there’s equity with Hays High School.

They’re trying to make sure that each high school, including the third high school, all have the same opportunities for students,” Tim Savoy, Hays CISD pubic infor-

mation officer, said.

The old band hall, just in front of the building site, will be converted into career and technical education (CTE) classrooms and lab space.

Renovations to the old band hall are also included in the bond package with $1.88 million dedicated for a commercial culinary kitchen, $550,000 for vet tech construction and equipment, and $650,000 for a remodel of the broadcasting studio and new equipment.

The major materials that will be used for construction are brick and stone with a limited

use of metal panels on the upper portions. An existing tree on site will also be preserved and incorporated into the design. The building will also highlight the Hays colors using a bold red at the entry.

The design of the building aims to create a beautiful space where students can practice.

“This avenue is directed towards beauty which is represented by nature, an existing tree on site as well as towards the Hays CISD Performing Arts Center where the students may one day perform,” according to design documents.

Talking ‘the talk’ HCISD program encourages big talks between parents, students

BY TIMOTHY STUCKEY Parents nervous about having “the talk” with their children may find solace in a Hays CISD panel that’s geared toward them.

Hays CISD continued its “Girl Talk, Boy Talk” panels on sexuality for a fifth year, inviting students and parents to ask questions regarding sexuality.

The Girl Talk panel event took place on Nov. 8 and 54 student and parents attended the event. The Boy Talk panel took place Nov. 14.

“I love the program,” said Macie Walker, RN and Director of Student Health Services for Hays CISD. “It’s a lot of work and it’s such a valuable tool.”

Walker said the goal of the panel is to help parents initiate conversations about sexuality with accurate and age appropriate information so parents can have further discussions with their children at home while

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“The number has been decreasing ... It could be possibly multi-faceted but we like to think the panel is helping our kids make better, educated decisions.”

– Macie Walker, RN and Director of Student Health Services for Hays CISD

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45.9%

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Had you had sexual intercourse with four or more persons (during your life)?

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15.0%

14.9%

10.7%

12.2%

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14.7%

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“I don’t approach the panel as any authority or official spokesman for a religion ...

Rather, I encourage people to engage their own religious leaders on the subject of sexuality.”

– Reverend Karen Thomson, Girl Talk spiritual advisor

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Reverend Karen Thomson, who leads the Metropolitan Community Church of Austin, has been the spiritual advisor for Girl Talk since its inception.

“I don’t approach the panel as any authority or official spokesman for a religion,” said Reverend Thomson. “Rather, I encourage people to engage their own religious leaders on the subject of sexuality.”

Thomson said the topic of sexuality is an

important topic to engage in for clergy and that she was happy to help with such an important issue.

“I believe the program is wonderful,” said Reverend Thomson, “As a religious leader this is one of my favorite and one of the most important events I’ve participated in.”

Walker said that while the panelist do make a point to speak on common subjects such as puberty and development, the individuals and their questions mainly drive

the event.

She also stated that feedback from parents has mostly been positive, however some parents seem skeptical as to what the panel actually entails.

“It’s been positive,” said Walker. “We try to set the stage and it can be awkward at first, however multiple parents will come up and say how awesome this was.”

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or many of my friends the arrival of November signals the start of the deer and wild turkey season. For me, it’s onion planting time.

While Baker and Oliver hone their hunting skills over at the ranch in Brackettville over in Kinney County, I’m in my backyard planting this season’s crop.

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Veterans share stories of success, joys and hardships they have overcome or are dealing with at Kyle/Buda VFW Post 12058 in Kyle on Friday.

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t’s comradeship, community, and perhaps the hot coffee and scrambled eggs that draw veterans to Center Street in Kyle on Friday mornings.

Jimmie Quintero, organizer of the weekly breakfast at the Kyle/ Buda Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 12058, can be found slightly hunched over a skillet when he is not greeting fellow veterans who walk through the door.

Organized by Quintero and his wife, Shin, the gatherings give opportunities for vets to meet other vets in the community and reminisce, as well as help other veterans who may be in need, he said.

“Once you’ve been in the military, you are your own family,” Quintero, who served in the Korean Demilitarized Zone from 1978 to 1979 in the U.S. Army as an intelligence officer, said.

This unique connection that veterans have allows veterans to give each other support and understand the challenges they may be facing, Quintero said.

He said sometimes veterans may not be aware of the benefits that they are granted due to their service.

When Vietnam veterans were once written off as crazy, it has now been recognized as post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which many current veterans are facing.

Quintero said he’s encountered veterans dealing with illnesses due to smoke they inhaled when oil wells were lit on fire during their tours in the Middle East.

No matter the issue that a veteran may face, Quintero said VFWs do their best to find the necessary resources. That includes guiding them to Jude Prather, former San Marcos City Council member and the current Veteran Affairs Officer in Hays County’s Veteran Services Office.

Another resource is Operation Warrior’s Path, a nonprofit based

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Jimmie Quintero (L) and a spouse of a veteran share a laugh at the weekly gatherings at Kyle/Buda VFW Post 12058 in Kyle on Friday.

in Austin that provides therapy for veterans dealing with severe PTSD. The group conducts its work in a retreat space in Dripping Springs, said David Watson, intake officer and director of marketing.

He cites high suicide rates among veterans as the need for therapy.

According to a 2016 U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, Office of Suicide Prevention report, an average of 20 veterans died by suicide each day in 2014.

A challenge that veterans face receiving therapy is that they don’t ask for help.

“They are used to providing help. ‘We watch our buddies back, we won’t watch our own,’ ” Watson said is the mindset that many veterans have.

An Army vet who served in the fourth infantry division, Watson said the program is staffed by volunteers who are veterans themselves. This “brotherhood” is a huge factor in providing effective therapy.

The program, called “door kickers,” is geared towards those who have served in the front line. Veterans complete a four to seven day stay at the retreat

center in Dripping Springs, followed by long distance therapy and shorter stays to the retreat house throughout a year, Watson said.

Participants in the program also partake in activities such as fishing, archery and equestrian activity.

The program they offer is meant to be tailored to the specific needs of the veteran in order for the therapy to be most effective, he said.

One veteran in the program required that his dog cleared each room in his house in order for him to feel secure in entering.

What he said is common amongst many veterans suffering from PTSD is difficulty having a full night of rest.

Therapy is also extended to spouses and or primary caregivers of veterans who are participating in the program, he said.

He said it’s important that veterans and their family be in tune with the program, because otherwise it can be “a house in chaos.”

“We deal with these soldiers and their spouses to make sure they remember that they have value,” he said.

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Several years back, a wren trapped in our house tried to exit through our breakfast window as BoD barked incessantly. I tried to grab BoD. It didn’t work. With BoD’s leap and a snap, when the bird dipped low, the little Bewick’s Wren was no more. For the longest time, a lookalike wren flitted outside that window.

My sister, Marsha Moon, on Toledo Bend had a wren banging itself silly against a garage window. Now, this can be normal bird behavior when a bird sees its reflection. There was no reflection. There was a mate trapped inside the garage. My sister had lowered the garage door the day before. Her story ended well.

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OBITUARIES GLINS Ruby (Wagner)Glins of Lockhart passed away on Sunday November 5, 2017 at the age of 87. She was born in Goforth, Texas to Hilda (Schaarschmidt) and Max Frank Wagner and was the youngest of eight children.

She most recently attended St. Paul United Church of Christ in Lockhart.

Most people knew her as “Mickey” because of her fondness for collecting mouse figurines. She loved to bake cookies every chance she got and usually gave them away to family, neighbors, HEB pharmacy in Lockhart, and many other people.

Mickey worked as a cook in the Del Valle School District, Lockhart Hospital and Lockhart School District.

Mickey loved to dance, go 9 pin bowling, making Koch kaese, canning (especially pickles), and playing dominoes. She truly enjoyed seeing her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Mickey was preceded in death by her parents; 3 brothers; 4 sisters; baby daughter, Shirley; son, Alvin Wayne Schulze; two grandchildren, Misty Schulze and Billy John Schulze, and her husbands, Alvin Schulze, Jesse Martindale, and Albert Glins.

Mickey is survived by her sons, Billy Schulze of Kyle and Ernie Schulze and wife, Angie of Buda, 6 grandchildren; 6 greatgrandchildren and numerous relatives.

A funeral service was held at McCurdy Funeral Home with burial at Niederwald Cemetery. Pastor Carlson Jakubik presiding.

She will be dearly missed.

Memorial contributions may be made in Ruby’s memory to Alzheimer’s Texas 3520 Executive Center Dr. Suite #140 Austin, TX 78731 or to Heart to Heart Hospice 1340 Wonder World Dr., San Marcos, TX 78666.

GREENLEE David Walden Greenlee, 83, passed away November 4, 2017 at his home in Buda, Texas surrounded by his family.

David was born June 26, 1934, in Mercedes, Texas to Hellen Glasscock Greenlee and Ralph Gillespie Greenlee, Sr. David spent most of his childhood in Austin and Temple, Texas. He was a charming and enthusiastic storyteller, entertaining young and old. His storytelling came from expeditions and adventures from his life peppered with a historian’s view of all sorts of amazing knowledge – knowledge where the heart always found its way back to Texas history.

David was an avid learner and viewed each day and each person he encountered as an opportunity to learn.

His optimism and zest for life was remarkable.

He loved the outdoors, especially Texas’ natural wonders Big Bend, the Davis and Glasscock Mountains. One of his greatest joys was to share his love for Texas and God’s country on adventures with his children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews, telling stories along the way.

He especially loved Austin, where in his formative years, he rode his horse up Shoal Creek, before there was Lamar Blvd., to visit his grandparents’ ranch in Kyle, Texas. He was amazed

by Austin’s exploding popularity.

To be loved by David Greenlee was to feel like you were something special.

When he greeted you, he looked you in the eyes with a smile that said, “Oh my God, I love you so.” The bear hug that followed and the “Oh, it is so wonderful to see you” always reminded you

of how much he loved you through your life.

David received his B.B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin in 1958; his B.S. in Geology from Sul Ross State in 1960; and received his M.S. in Geology from Texas Tech University in 1963.

He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at the University of Texas at Austin.

David’s career in geology began as a member of the Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Geologic Expedition in Antarctica.

This expedition led to the discovery of a steep-sided, jagged mountain known today as Mount Greenlee.

He shared his passion for geology by serving as Sr. Exploration Geologist, Mobil Oil Company; District Geologist, Signal Oil & Gas; Exploration Manager, North American Royalties; General Manager - Exploration/ Production Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Company; Environmental Geology Instructor - Austin Community College; President-Geologist/ Telsus Exploration, Inc.; and, Vice-President Exploration Production - Santa Rosa Exploration LLC. Throughout his professional life, he was an Independent Consulting Geologist.

His professional affiliations with more than 50 years of active service include the American Associations of Petroleum Geologist and The Geologic Society of America.

He loved being in the bosom of his family and his favorite time was always time spent with his loved ones. David leaves behind a loving family including his wife of 35 years Jackye Savage Greenlee; children David Walden Greenlee Jr., Katherine Greenlee Uhlhorn (Tudor); Medric Allen Scivicque (Pamela), Vicque Scivicque Nubel (Mike), and DeAnn Scivicque Wilson (Russell); grandchildren Caitlin and Austin Greenlee; Cutter, Hubbard, and Seton Uhlhorn; Carter Scivicque (Jennifer) and Joseph Scivicque; Caleigh and Reed Wilson; and Christian Nubel; great granddaughters Sadie and Ellie Scivicque; sister Hellen “Chica” Greenlee (Allen Boatwright); brother Dr. Ralph Gillespie Greenlee, Jr. (Stirling); nieces and nephews Robert, Ted, and Charles Sanderson; Rafe Greenlee, Geraldine Hooks, Hellen Pennell; Noel Wilkerson Holmes, Katie Wilkerson Carnes, David Wilkerson; and many other grand nieces and nephews.

His family is comforted knowing he is in Heaven celebrating with Jesus and with family that has gone before him. David believed strongly in the power of prayer and LOVED the Episcopal Church. He was a member of Holy Spirit Episcopal Church in Dripping Springs.

A memorial service will be held December 2, 2017 at 2 p.m. at Holy Spirit Episcopal Church, 301 Hays Country Acres Rd., Dripping Springs, TX 78620.

A private burial service will be held at a future date.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations in memory of David W. Greenlee to Holy Spirit Episcopal Church.

The family wishes to express their sincere gratitude to Encompass Hospice for their loving care and also to Dave’s medical team, Dr. James Marroquin, Dr. Clay Cauthen, Dr. Stephen Taylor, and Dr. Herb Singh, for their excellent care and support over the years.

college and married him on November 18, 1961. She was a career Air Force wife and mom of two amazing kids. She loved to travel and entertain, especially during their final Air Force assignment with NATO in Denmark. She was an avid reader, book-binder and an extremely talented artist.

She applied her creativity through oils, watercolor, charcoal, pointillism, calligraphy, miniature books, book-binding, scrapbooking, stamping, sewing, quilting and any other craft medium she could get her hands on.

She shared her love of art with everyone around her, especially with her grandchildren, Samantha and James, whom she cared for when they were younger. Her love of quilting and reading led her to the Onion Creek Buda Bees Quilting Group and Elliott Ranch Book Club where she formed many lasting friendships. The Quilting Group, the Book Club and her amazing neighbors and friends, supported and loved her to the end, bringing flowers, meals, and visiting just to brighten her day.

Jean shared her love of life with many others and was well loved in return. She will be greatly missed.

Jean is preceded in death by her son, R. Scott Holbrook, who died of esophageal cancer in 2008; her sister, Esther Jordan; and her parents, Nicholas and Mabel Juliani. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Robert A. Holbrook, Jr., of Buda, TX; her daughter and son-inlaw, Jessica and Bryan Davis and their two children, Samantha and James, of Austin, TX; her daughter-inlaw, Sherry Holbrook and her two children, Connor and Shane, of Masonville, Colorado; her sister Diane Lusk of Framingham, MA; and her brother and his

wife, Bill and Sue Juliani of Framingham, MA. The memorial service was held on Nov. 5, 2017 at Harrell Funeral Home in Kyle. Memorial contributions may be made In Memory of Jean Holbrook to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, https://www.michaeljfox. org, or to The MSA Coalition, https://www. multiplesystematrophy.org/ research.

Please view the online obituary, send condolences and sign the guest book at www.harrellfuneralhomes. com

MARTINEZ Pat Martinez, loving brother and uncle, passed away suddenly at his home in Kyle on Friday November 10, 2017.

He was 64 years old.

Pat was born to Juan and Michaela (Alvarado) Martinez in Hays County, Texas on January 24, 1953. He never married.

Being born and raised in Kyle, Pat was known by many. He had a big heart, loved working in the garden, landscaping, raising chickens and cooking. He loved to BBQ and what BBQ would be complete without his favorite beer… Bud Light was required. He was a jokester and loved to pick on his nieces and nephews.

Pat always had a pickup truck and would cruise around Kyle in his white pickup to see what was happening and to be seen.

Pat spent most of his life as a cook. He always said he made the best hamburgers in town, and many would agree. He worked as a cook at the Holiday House, Shortstop, Chili’s and Dan’s

Hamburgers. Pat was a Cowboys fanatic, liked the Longhorns and collected coupons. Did we mention he loved coupons? Oh, he did.

Pat was preceded in death by his parents; Juan and Michaela; his brothers Lorenzo Martinez, Alberto Martinez, Audon Martinez, Gerado Martinez, Gregorio Martinez, Lorenzo R. Martinez, his sister Paz Zamora and his brotherin-law Antonio Aguirre. He is survived by his siblings; Toribio Martinez and his wife Debbie, Anita Aguirre, Virginia Trejo and her husband Mike, Agapito Martinez and his wife Mary, Juana Regalado and her husband Ruben, Marcy Regalado and her husband Eloy, Cruz Martinez-Garcia, Juanita Maldonado, Cruz Perez and his wife Rosa as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

His funeralwas held Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017 at Saint Anthony Marie de Claret Catholic Church.

Interment followed at San Miguel Cemetery in Uhland where he will be placed near his parents.

Please visit www.

Harrellfuneralhomes.com to share a fond memory, photograph, or condolence with Pat’s family on his online memorial site.

MCMAHON Donald Hasling McMahon, dedicated husband to Betty Leggett McMahon for over 69 years, loving father and grandfather, passed away peacefully at Regent Care of San Marcos on November 12, 2017. He was 87 years old.

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Jean was born on August 16, 1943 in Newton, Massachusetts, the second of four children. She met the love of her life while in

Albert John Brownlee and Thelma (Hasling) McMahon in Marshall ,Texas, on March 5, 1930. He married the love of his life, Betty Leggett in Marshall, Texas on August 5, 1948. Together they set forth in beginning a new life.

Always working to provide for his family so they would never want, Donald worked hard as a salesman for Kellogg’s and then for Texise.

He joined the Texas National Guard where he worked his way through the ranks, retiring as a Major in 1978.

Donald was an incredible salesman and businessman which helped him build the foundation of his own business, Mana Media Inc., which he owned and operated in Austin for more than twenty years. Donald displayed a simple dignity.

He was a believer and was generous to a fault. He was thoughtful and a practical joker. His patriotism went through to his core. He loved to golf and eat spaghetti dinners with his family.

Donald is survived by his loving wife Betty; his children, Steve McMahon, Nancy Phipps and her husband Gary and Scott McMahon and his wife Maria. His legacy also includes seven grandchildren, seven greatgrandchildren and one great-great-grandchild Friends and family are invited to Harrell Funeral Home 1715 Kirby, in Kyle Texas on Thursday, November 16 from noon to 1 p.m. for a time of visitation followed by funeral services at p.m. in the chapel of Harrell Funeral Home.

Entombment will follow at Onion Creek Memorial Park in Manchaca.

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With the passage of time, the exact location of the Los Almagres Mine, as the Spaniards called it, was forgotten. There were, however, rumors and stories aplenty. According to the current edition of the Handbook of Texas, “Stephen F. Austin, on his first trip to Texas (in 1821), heard from Erasmo Seguin that there was a rich silver mine on the San Saba River and a gold mine on the Llano.”

Jim Bowie could think of little else after coming to Mexico’s northernmost province from Louisiana in 1828. He was combing the countryside for clues to the whereabouts of the missing mine, when he happened to meet Xolic of the Lipan Apaches. After the white adventurer set the old chief’s broken leg, the two became the best of friends.

But try as he may, Bowie could not pry the location of the Los Almagres out of the tightlipped Apache. Xolic took the secret with him to the happy hunting ground, and his successor Tres Manos ordered the pale

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Bowie was not looking for an escape route, which he knew was out of the question, but a defensible position.

He found it a few miles upstream on Calf Creek – a grove of oak trees bordered on the north by a dense thicket.

The sun had barely cleared the horizon, when the fighting started. The first red men to fall were Caddo, unusual Apache allies since they normally got along with the white newcomers.

They surrounded the oak grove, which proved to be a short-sighted move that made them sitting ducks for Bowie’s sharpshooters.

Twice the Indians tried to burn them out by setting fire to dry prairie grass. Resisting the temptation to flee the flames, the defenders decided to stand their ground and fight to the last man.

After 13 hours of constant combat, the attackers withdrew taking with them 40 or 50 dead and 35 wounded.

Bowie lost a single man, Tom McCaslin, in what was described as “perhaps the most desperate Indian fight recorded in Texas history.”

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“The Lost Bowie Mine” was not always lost nor was it always named after the famous frontiersman. In 1753 Spaniards searching for a place to put a mission in presentday Llano County learned of a cedro de almagre or hill of red ocher. Several explorers were shown the mineral-rich mound by obliging Apaches.

Three years later, Bernardo de Miranda y Flores led an expedition to the site, sank a shaft and discovered, in his own words, “a tremendous stratum of ore.”

Miranda got so carried away by the fabulous find that he actually told the royal governor there was enough precious metal for “each of the inhabitants of the province of Texas” to have his own mine.

But salvation came before silver. Only after an Apache mission and a presidio were built on the San Saba River near modern-day Menard was permission given to work the mine. The total destruction of the pious outpost by Indians in 1758 resulted in the permanent closure of the dig.

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It’s a rejuvenated Budafest this year from Nov. 30-Dec. 3. On Thursday and Friday, enjoy a carnival from 4-10 p.m. at Buda City Park. On Saturday and Sunday, festivities include carnival rides, an artisan workshop, a snow slide, pictures with Mr. and Mrs. Claus and more. At 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, celebrate the season with a holiday parade with a downtown lighting ceremony. At noon on Sunday, give your pooch a chance to shine in the “Reindog” parade through downtown Buda.

Santa’s Arrival in Kyle

Since 1999, Kyle has invited Santa to take part in the Tree Lighting event in downtown. On Nov. 29 from 4:30-9 p.m., join the city at City Square Park for the official Kyle kick off to the holidays. See Santa, listen to local school choirs, and enjoy a family-friendly holiday time.

Sights and Sounds of Christmas

This year's Sights and Sounds festival has expanded to two weekends (Nov. 29-Dec. 2 and Dec. 6-9) featuring carnival rides, pictures with Santa, live performances and more.

Gates open nightly from 5-11 p.m. at San Marcos Plaza Park.

See a full schedule of events at sights-n-sounds.org.

Author Gabrielle Calvocoressi will hold readings on Thursday, Nov. 16 at 3:30 p.m. at the Wittliff Collections and on Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Katherine Anne Porter Center. Calvocoressi’s first book, “The Last Time I Saw Amelia Earhart,” won the 2006 Connecticut Book Award in Poetry. Her second collection, “Apocalyptic Swing,” was a finalist for the 2009 Los Angeles Times Book Prize. The Wittliff Collection is located on the 7th floor of the Alkek Library at Texas State University in San Marcos, and the Katherine Anne Porter Literacy Center is located on Center Street in Kyle.

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Montage: Natural wonders ahead Continued from pg. 1C

them when they are in rut and their hoofs and horns do a lot of damage.”

Polly Summers said, “Saw this for years when I lived in Kerrville. Witnessed the rutting every day during the season and those buck can be relentless and the does survived. It is sad but it’s nature.”

RonTom got a great nature shot of a Red-striped ribbon snake in fallen leaves in our backyard.

Elegant is the word that comes to mind when I see the long slender profile with a stunning red stripe from head to tail.

Red-striped ribbon snakes are found in Central Texas and surrounding areas, usually near water. Our backyard has something they like.

Amy Hilton would like updated residential information for the 2018 City Directory that will be compiled and printed

by Loving Mountain

City. The Google form has a URL far too long to publish. But, the form can be accessed through a Nov. 3 post on the FaceBook Page of Loving MountainCity. Click on the image of the directory info form.

And, I’d like some tidbits, please. Email ptom5678@gmail.com (Subject: Tidbit) or leave a message at (512) 2685678. Thanks!

Love to you, Pauline

Ask Chris: Top 5 onions for Hays County Continued from pg. 1C

These onions need a sunny garden location with loose, well drained soil. Mixing lots of organic compost with our native soils is a must.

For fertilizer, they like a lot of phosphate to start. Organic bone meal (0- 10-0) mixed into the soil before planting works well. As they start to grow, add a higher nitrogen fertilizer as a top dress.

Blood meal (12-0-0) or Ladybug organic fertilizer (8-2-4) is very effective.

Plant your onions 1 inch deep and 4 to 6 inches apart. If you like to harvest green onions early, plant them 2 inches apart and harvest every other onion as they grow.

Rows should be at least 8 inches apart so there are enough nutrients to go around. Onions like water, so keep up with a

Your $30 donation can provide a family with a frozen turkey and traditional fixings.

You can harvest your onions in the spring when the tops turn brown and begin to fall over. This should be somewhere between mid-April and mid –May. regular watering schedule. (They will not grow in dry soil.) If the leaves begin to yellow, that is probably a sign of too much water.

You can harvest your onions in the spring when the tops turn brown and begin to fall over. This should be somewhere between mid-April and mid –May. Finally, onions are easy to store. My crop from May of this year is still holding up well in the crisper.

Take advantage of the season and try your hand at being an onion gardener. I know that’s what I’ll be doing! (At the moment these onions should be available in most local nurseries.)

Happy gardening everyone!

If you have a question for Chris, send it via email to iathyme@yahoo.com.

Or mail a postcard to It’s About Thyme, 11726 Manchaca Road, Austin, TX 78748 itsaboutthyme.com

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New clinic comes to Kyle

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A new primary care clinic held its official grand opening Tuesday after the Kyle Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Baylor Scott & White – Kyle. The facility, according to officials, is the first BS&W facility to be located in Hays County and is the farthest south in the medical company’s network. The not-for-profit healthcare system also recently opened Austin-area clinics in Travis County, which serves the Dripping Springs area. BS&W currently has four medical centers and more than 20 clinics in Travis and Williamson counties. The system includes 48 hospitals, more than 5,500 active physicians and 44,000 employees.

Kyle Economic Development earns international honor for website STAFF REPORT The website for City of Kyle’s Economic Development department recently earned a Silver Excellence in Economic Development Award from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). The website won in the category of General Purpose Website.

This honor was presented at an awards ceremony in late September during the IEDC Annual Conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

In a time when a large percentage of site selection begins online, a clean, user-friendly website is necessary for any community looking to attract businesses.

“Most of the companies seeking to expand, relocate or build in Kyle first check our website,” according to Diana Blank-Torres, the Director of Kyle Economic Development. “We keep the information on the website useful and relevant to companies. That way, it’s a true representation of our attractive community.”

She added that her department contracted with EDsuite to help produce the website, which provides a community profile, facts and figures about Kyle, information on the tax structure along with local and state resources. Those include

“Most of the companies seeking to expand, relocate or build in Kyle first check our website ... We keep the information on the website useful and relevant to companies.

That way, it’s a true representation of our attractive community.”

– Diana Blank-Torres, Director of Kyle Economic Development city demographics, school information and recreation and tourism opportunities.

“It’s really a one-stop shop for any business or company looking at opening shop in Kyle,” Blank-Torres said.

The top goal for the

Economic Development department, BlankTorres said, is to bring in employers who will offer high quality jobs for Kyle residents. The three main business targets are medical, high tech and destination.

In the business com-

munity, Blank-Torres said the Silver Excellence was an important win for Kyle’s Economic Development.

“We won this distinguished global award out of an international pool of all communities with populations between 20,000 and 200,000,” she said. “Kyle is extremely proud about winning a Silver Excellence award from IEDC.” Michael Langley, the 2017 IEDC Board Chair, said the awards process is thorough, non-biased and multi-layered.

“Not only did they work to provide a necessary service to their community; but also, their participation in the awards program sheds light on their stellar projects which other communities can now use as a benchmark,” he said.

It was the first time Kyle’s Economic Development department submitted for the award.

Blank-Torres said she believes winning the Silver Excellence Award will benefit her department and its efforts to attract high quality employers.

“This award offers Kyle an opportunity to be visible to a much larger business community and may help open the door to companies where Kyle wasn’t on the radar,” she said. “An award from IEDC will create additional exposure on an international level.”

Buda planning official nabs statewide service award STAFF REPORT

and helped prevent bad bills from being Buda assistant city passed. We know his manager Chance experience will help us Sparks was be better prerecently recogpared for the nized with the next legislative Texas Chapter session.”

President’s Sparks, Award from who worked the American for Buda for Planning Assoseven years, ciation (APA). was promoted The award is to Assistant presented to a City Manager SPARKS planner based in December on outstand2016. Prior to ing service to the plan- his current role, he ning profession. served as Planning The Chapter Director.

President’s Award is Sparks said the decided solely by the award is about the “efChapter President. forts of several people Over the last two years, throuought the state” the Texas Chapter who seek to put the President has placed planning profession’s particular emphasis “best foot forward” in on advocating for good telling why planning planning. Sparks was matters in the state. instrumental in that “Whether it be in effort as it pertains to the form of Legislative the Texas Legislature. outreach in partner“Chance was right ship with Texas Muthere during the spenicipal League … or it cial session, looking be other professional out for planning and planners throughout municipal interests,” the state reaching out said Kim Mickelson, to the public to exformer APA Texas plain why planning is Chapter president, important in shaping said in a statement. their respective com“He made an impresSPARKS, 4D sion on legislators

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Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of GARLAND G. HUNNICUTT, Deceased, were issued on October 23, 2017, in Cause No. 17-0283-P, pending in the County Court at Law of Hays County, Texas, to: HARRY BISHOP. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o: HARRY BISHOP 209 Quail Run San Marcos, Texas 78666 DATED the 23rd day of October, 2017. /s/ Carrie Lane Carrie Lane Attorney for HARRY BISHOP State Bar No.: 24013085 100 E. San Antonio, Ste. 102 San Marcos, Texas 78666 Telephone: (512) 392-1273 Facsimile: (512) 396-8539 E-mail: carrie@majorslawfirm.com

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munities, it is critically important for citizens and public officials to understand and learn how effective city planning enriches the lives of the public and makes great communities happen,” Sparks said.

During his time with Buda, Sparks has overseen planning, development services, code enforcement, building services and tourism.

Upon his hiring, he was tasked with creating a department and implementing best practices in the face of tremendous growth in Buda.

In 2017, Sparks successfully led the implementation of the new Main Street Program and completed a tedious revision of the Unified Development Code (UDC).

The UDC was successfully passed by the Buda City Council.

He has also led the

“Chance was right there during the special session, looking out for planning and municipal interests ... He made an impression on legislators and helped prevent bad bills from being passed.”

– Kim Mickelson, former APA Texas Chapter president adoption or revision to several long-range plans, including the Buda 2030 Comprehensive Plan, which won the 2012 Comprehensive Planning Award for Texas He also was part of the city’s adoption or revision of the Downtown Master Plan, Transportation Master Plan, Facilities Master Plan & Space Needs Assessment and Historic Preservation Design Standards &

Guidelines “I’m excited to see that Chance has risen to the top as a leader in his profession,” said Buda City Manager Kenneth Williams. “This speaks well for the sacrifices he has made not only for himself and the Texas Planning Association, but for the City of Buda in bringing the spotlight to all of us. We wish him a hearty congratulations.”

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Sparks currently serves as President of the Texas Chapter of the APA. “I’m appreciative of the leadership in Buda in supporting the implementation of sound city planning practices. It is the leadership that allows me to tell the planning story using local examples in a way people can relate to. While facts and statistics are important, it is the personal connection and community examples that make good planning practices relevant,” said Sparks.

Sparks holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geography — Urban and Regional Planning and a Master of Public Administration from Texas State University. He holds a certification from the American Institute of Certified Planners and is an Accredited Member of the Congress for the New Urbanism.

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