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Proposed bond focuses on career & technology facilities
Hays runner finishes in top half at State meet.
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Manslaughter trial begins in 2017 for Buda realtor news@haysfreepress.com
A prominent Buda realtor indicted on intoxication manslaughter and murder charges could face trial early next year. Jason Tarr, who was indicted on a second-degree manslaughter and a first-degree murder
charge in the death of Nancy Sterling-Dalton, could have his case go to trial in January, Hays County District Attorney Wes Mau said. Mau said the move comes after a pre-trial hearing on the case that was scheduled for this past Monday was postponed indefinitely. The pre-trial hearing
was scheduled due to a motion of suppression filed by Tarr’s defense, Mau TARR said. The motion was meant to suppress information related to the
Main St. projects move ahead BY SAMANTHA SMITH
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Buda city leaders Nov. 7 took a step toward finalizing designs for several key projects under Proposition 3 of the November 2014 bond. By a unanimous vote, the Buda City Council approved a professional service agreement with RPS Klotz and Associates to finalize designs for three segments of the Main Street improvements project. Included was an amendment to finalize the design for improvements to Old Goforth Road. Alan Crozier, a representative with HDR Engineering and Project Manager for all projects under Proposition 3, described the five segments of road included in the Main Street improvement bond projects. Earlier this year, the Buda City Council approved the final design for Segments 1 and 2 of the project. The agreement finalized design on Segments 3,4 and 5. Due to the several overlapping Bond projects, the Design Workshop project team,
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results of Tarr’s blood alcohol content level at the time of the incident. The defense filed for a continuance for the Monday hearing based on an inability to contact a key witness. However, due to Judge Jack Robison’s frustration at the duration of the case, Mau said he would not grant any more con-
Veterans honored throughout district
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A Lehman High Navy JROTC member stands at attention in a pitch-black Lehman High gym after completing a passing of the flag ceremony at the school’s Veterans Day assembly Friday. More photos from the Hays and Lehman Veterans Day assemblies can be found on 4B.
COMING UP Charles D’Ambrosio readings
Charles D’Ambrosio’s stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, Zoetrope All-Story, and A Public Space. Come out and see D’Ambrosio at the upcoming readings and book signings at Texas State University on Thursday, Nov. 17 at 3:30 p.m. and the Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center on Friday, Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m.
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Get started on your holiday shopping at the Buda Methodist Church Bazaar on Nov. 19, 2016, in the Fellowship Hall of the church at 302 Elm Street, Buda from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The public is invited.
Concerts for a Cause
This month’s Concert for a Cause will feature performances by Heather Wiley Evans, Lee Baker and Lucas Cook on Saturday, Nov. 19 from 5-8 p.m. at Pinballz Kingdom in Buda. The Movember Foundation is the only global charity focused solely on men’s health. See more information at kyleconcerts.com.
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tinuances. “The next time this case appears on the court docket, it will be set for a jury trial,” Mau said. Due to the upcoming holiday season, Mau said jury trials are not usually scheduled after the first or second week in December. Tarr, who was indicted in 2015 by a Hays County
Grand Jury, is accused of driving drunk and crashing his truck head-on into a 2006 Chrysler Sebring operated by Sterling on Sept. 29, 2014 accident on FM 1626 near Lakewood Drive. An indictment is not a finding of guilt, but is a formal accusation that suggests enough evidence exists to warrant a trial.
Confusion delays new Kyle utility fee BY RAFAEL MARQUEZ
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Debate continued on the creation of a Kyle Flood Risk Mitigation Department Tuesday as city leaders questioned the fee structure of the department. The resulting discussion led the Kyle City Council to postpone a decision on the new utility department until December. Concerns centered on the fee and fine structure that would go into effect should the utility gain authority to collect fees. Kyle city leaders are proposing a $5 fee that would be added to residential customer utility bills to pay for the new department. However, several council members were concerned about how to assess fees for commercial customers. Discussion also extended on whether commer-
cial fees apply to undeveloped land, as well as to concerns about excessive fees.
KYLE FLUMMOXED BY EXISTING HOUSING AUTHORITY Kyle Mayor Todd Webster expressed surprise Tuesday over the discovery of the Kyle Housing Authority (KHA), which is an independent agency under the oversight of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The Kyle Housing Authority is supposed to have a board of directors appointed by the mayor. However, the outgoing executive director of the KHA has appointed members the last few years. Webster appointed an interim board to govern the KHA while council learns the functions of the KHA.
Buda Pl. 1 runoff election Dec. 13 BY SAMANTHA SMITH
Nov. 8 election, which was 7 percent higher news@haysfreepress.com than all of Hays County. However, he said city Buda residents will elections traditionally get a second shot at see 10 percent turnout deciding the Place 1 for regular eleccity council seat tions and even as candidates less for runoff Lee Urbanovsky elections. and John Hatch Both candisquare off in the dates have plans Dec. 13 runoff for getting the election. word out to The two will voters to cast face off again their ballot in after neither canHATCH December and didate generated they both involve more than 50 pera “boots on the cent of the vote in ground” apthe Nov. 8 general proach. election. “We plan on But generating calling people, enough interest meeting people to get voters back to discuss the out to the polls could be one URBANOVSKY issues,” Hatch said. of the greater “My plan is more challenges for both of the same, really. Walkcandidates. ing the streets , knocking Hatch said Buda had a 70 percent turnout BUDA COUNCIL, 2A among residents for the
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Kyle Police look to curb parking woes BY SAMANTHA SMITH
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As the Kyle Police Department continues to step up enforcement of parking violations in area neighborhoods, one resident is concerned authorities didn’t give enough warning beforehand. William Pettit, a resident of Plum Creek in Kyle, said he was recently issued a $140 citation for parking the wrong way on his street. Pettit said he was surprised to receive the citation after parking the same way without a warning ticket for the past four years. Pettit said he checked with the Municipal Court regarding the dollar value of the ticket and was told that the price of a parking violation is the same for everyone in the county. He was confused, however, as to why the Police Department chose to enforce the state-mandated
parking laws now versus four years ago. Shelby Snyder, also a Plum Creek resident, said she also received a citation for parking the wrong direction, but is contesting the ticket based on the extraneous amount. Snyder also said she did not live in Kyle prior to May so was unaware of the parking laws. But Kyle Police Chief Jeff Barnett said the increase in citations for parking violations has been a long time coming. “Officers have been issuing parking citations across the City of Kyle for several weeks due to an influx of resident complaints,” Barnett said. Barnett said the city originally launched a social media awareness campaign about common parking violations over a year ago to inform residents of the state laws they needed to follow. “We primarily issue warnings for parking violations, but due to the high
ing if they have a driver’s license.” Barnett said residents who are given citations go and pay those to the Municipal Court, which then pays the majority of that money back to the state. Barnett said the department does not receive money from the citations. But Pettit said the citation for the parking violation is adding to the overwhelming high cost of living for residents in Kyle. “Living in Kyle is expensive now. I pay $200 more a month to my mortgage now than I did four years ago due to the increase in county, city and school taxes,” Pettit said. As far as the state law goes, Barnett said he doesn’t know the reason behind it, but it has been the same law for a long time. “I have been a police officer for over 24 years and the state parking laws were the same then as they are now,” Barnett said.
“We don’t have the resources to send out warning notices by mail to all Kyle residents about the state parking laws ... But people should be aware of the state laws regarding parking if they have a driver’s license.” – Jeff Barnett, Kyle Police chief
number of complaints, we had to start issuing citations,” Barnett said. In May 2015, the Hays Free Press reported Kyle Police beginning the process of cracking down on parking violations in area neighborhoods. The reasoning was to curb parking against the flow of traffic, which has been an issue in Plum Creek and other subdivisions. Barnett said the department had received complaints regarding the issue. Barnett said the depart-
ment’s campaign against parking violations was primarily conducted through Home Owners’ Associations (HOAs), as well as on social media. But Barnett said the department didn’t have the resources to send notices in the mail to all Kyle residents. “We don’t have the resources to send out warning notices by mail to all Kyle residents about the state parking laws,” Barnett said, “But people should be aware of the state laws regarding park-
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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.
which had been a part of the design process, recommended delaying the construction on Main Street projects until after the municipal building is complete. Overlapping bond projects include the construction of the new municipal and safety buildings, the parks improvements projects and the construction of the new wastewater treatment plant. Design Workshop also recommended council hold on Segment 5, or the Cabelas Dr/Goforth Rd connector, following the result of Hays County’s Proposition 2 in the Nov. 8 election. Council member Angela Kennedy, howev-
er, expressed her disappointment that the connector was not included in the final design plans. She said one of the reasons Buda residents approved the bond projects was a promise from council to relieve traffic on roads. “I am a little disappointed,” Kennedy said, “so we’re spending this $12 million without improving traffic in Buda at all. We’re improving the roadway, but the connector was meant to improve capacity on our roads.” Crozier said if the design team waits to submit the final design, they could try and work out a deal with the county to construct the connector.
Mayor Todd Ruge agreed with Kennedy that waiting to build the connector wasn’t an option. “Just because there’s some free money out there doesn’t mean we should wait. The cost that we’re going to pay traffic-wise by waiting all those years (for the Hays County Bond funding for connector) may not be worth it,” Ruge said. Council member George Haehn mirrored comments on the need to include the Cabelas Dr./ Goforth Rd. connector in the final design plans. “I agree with Mrs. Kennedy. The discussion needs to stop and we need to get this done,”
Haehn said. Council member Bobby Lane requested that staff compile a timeline of all projects in progress in the area so council could determine the best
way to “get from point A to point B.” It is unknown at this time when construction on the Proposition 3 improvement projects will begin.
economic growth to the City and I will continue to do so,” Hatch said. Urbanovsky said his purpose behind running for the city council Place
1 seat was two pronged. “I think I can represent the City of Buda better as a parent and someone who commutes to Austin for work as well as having
the level of experience that I have in infrastructure planning and construction,” Urbanovsky said, “I’m not a politician so I’m very transparent.”
MAIN STREET IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE: SEGMENT 1
West of Cabela’s Drive to the Bradfield Park cross culverts
SEGMENT 2
Bradfield Park cross culverts to Railroad Street
SEGMENT 3
Railroad Street to Ash Street
SEGMENT 4
Improvements to Goforth Road
SEGMENT 5
Cabela’s Drive/Goforth Road connector
Buda Council: Runoff is Dec. 13 Continued from pg. 1A
on doors and talking to people,” Urbanovsky said. In the midst of the negative rhetoric surrounding the outcome of the presidential race, the candidates for the Place 1 Buda City Council seat are more positive about their views on each other. “I really enjoyed getting to know my opponents’ supporters,” Hatch said, “We were in the rain on Tuesday the 8th shaking hands and talking to folks and a tent blew over. People started jumping in to help from both sides of the ticket and it really showed democracy in action.” Urbanovsky had similar warm sentiments to share about his oppo-
Early voting for runoff election Nov. 28 to Dec. 9 at Buda City Hall nent, saying “he’s passionate about talking to people about the issues.” Both Hatch and Urbanovsky want voter support in December and made cases for why residents should vote them onto the city council. Hatch centered on his experience as a political strategist. “Bottom line is my experience with my business and the City of Buda has already brought good
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“I am a little disappointed ... so we’re spending this $12 million without improving traffic in Buda at all. We’re improving the roadway, but the connector was meant to improve capacity on our roads.” –Angela Kennedy, Buda City Council member, on Main Street projects
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Don’t tread on the First Amendment I t’s time to reread the First Amendment in our Bill of Rights: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peacably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” During the past week, comments were made regarding protesters using their right to assemble, to protest, to use their right to free speech. Protests across the nation have sprung up in opposition to President-elect Donald Trump. Trump won the election – he didn’t win a majority of the votes – thanks to the United States’ electoral college which chooses the winner of the Presidency. But the electoral college system has made some citizens angry or feel disenfranchised. Protests sprang up all across the nation – from New York to Los Angeles to Washington D.C. Locally, in Austin, even the mayor joined in. Citizens who disagree with the protesters have yelled “get a job” at protesters, who don’t want Trump as their President. Residents who agree with the protesters might even think, “Let’s just move on and see what happens.” Regardless of whether you are for or against these protesters or Trump, it is important to remember that these people have the right to protest, to peacably assemble, to march. Sure, there have been a smattering of violent actions and breaking of windows, but the vast majority of protesters are walking and chanting, letting off steam. Why be so wary, though, about Trump and the First Amendment? Because Mr. Trump has said that these are “professional protesters.” Because Trump has already taken the first step toward having nothing to do with the press. His first official action, meeting with President Obama in the White House, was a sign. Trump did not allow any
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press at the event, even though in years past the press has been invited along. Trump said during the election that he will prosecute journalists who write “falsehoods.” He didn’t allow journalists to be a part of his campaign pool, typical of a presidential election. And, he called out journalists in particular if he didn’t like what they wrote. Trump needs to remember that we already have a law taking care of printing of falsehoods –it’s called libel. Newspapers already are very careful when it comes to libel. This newspaper has not printed letters when certain facts cannot be proven. However, almost all letters meet the newspaper’s standard and are printed – whether for or against a candidate, an idea or a governmental entity. But if Mr. Trump is going to start picking on journalists, then the next step is private citizens. What sets the United States apart from most of the rest of the world is our First Amendment, giving us free speech, free press, freedom to assemble and freedom of religion. We have to protect this right at all costs. Whether you agree with journalists or not, you have to understand that trained journalists – not necessarily those who claim to be journalists because they write online – take law classes in regards to libel. They study who can be written about – and in what manner. They know the difference between a public figure, which Mr. Trump has been for many years as he puts himself in the limelight, and a private citizen, the one who stands on the sidelines or simply speaks up at a city council meeting. Journalists protect the First Amendment because it is their livelihood. They know it makes this country great. You don’t need to add “again.” Because journalists already know that.
Is Trump so far from Hitler? I am a Christian white man from Texas, and I hope I am wrong in what I am about to say. Most of the white people of America took a desperate gamble Tuesday night, in electing Donald Trump. I agree that the system is rotten and needs a good shaking up, and that is what this election will do. But Donald Trump is not the man for the job. He is too unstable personally, too inexperienced politically, and has too little respect for the Constitution and the founding ideals of the United States of America. I would like to think that, having won the White House, Donald Trump will now rule with wisdom and compassion. But how can he? Donald Trump rose to power the same way Hitler did – by seizing on the frustration of the electorate, in a campaign that traded heavily on hate, fear, bullying, and a mountain of lies. By all objective measures, he is the least truthful of all the candidates in this year’s field. He will
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by Phil Jones
have to continue trading on those satanic forces in order to maintain credibility with his base. Now that he has gained power the way Hitler did, he will most likely use power the way Hitler did – including brutal physical, economic, and psychological suppression of all opposition, and violent segregation of religious minorities, especially Muslims. And most importantly, he will most likely do for America what Hitler did for Germany. For a while, things seemed to be going well for Hitler’s Germany, if you recall. Over a period of about six years, they recovered financially, threw off the shackles of foreign domination, and won back large amounts of territory, without firing a shot. The German people were unified and
euphoric. Yet thanks to Hitler’s unbridled ego, in 12 years, Germany was reduced to a smoking ruin. For a while, things may appear to be going well for Trump’s America, despite the dictatorial methods he will most likely use. But thanks to his unbridled ego, where will we be 12 years from now? In one night, most of the white people of America have thrown away World War II, by freely electing a fascist dictator. In one night, most of the white people of America have thrown away the Civil War, by electing a flagrant racist – or at least, he plays one on television, which is actually worse. In one night, most of the white people of America have even dealt a major body blow to the American Revolution, by electing a man whose only qualification is that he was born rich. Remember all of the brave soldiers who gave their lives for this country in all the nation’s wars? Have they died in vain? Will America now
devolve into a monarchy, or a Soviet-style single-party system? Hitler’s Germany was the single greatest menace to world peace in 1932. Prior to this election, most of the world considered the United States to hold that distinction. Thanks to this election, it is now unarguable. An unstable egotist will soon have his finger on the nuclear trigger. That’s an enormous price to pay, just for the joy of kicking over the table. For your sake and mine, I hope I am wrong. May God save the United States of America, if in His infinite wisdom and stunning goodness He still considers it worth saving. Phil Jones is a local columnist who makes his living teaching math to kids with “learning disabilities”, especially dyslexia and ADHD. He writes original songs through the nonprofit Sunrise Ministries. djones2032@austin.rr.com
LETTER TO THE EDITOR CHANGE IS COMING ... Who was the genius that said “my job seems to be get up, go to work, sue the federal government and go home”? Sounds like the perfect solution to extract excess tax money to me. Then we can cut funds for foster kids, education, etc. The main thing good about the recent election is that the above will probably stop. Don’t
think I’d take the chance anyway. After January 20th we won’t have Mr. Nice Guy up there any more. If Hillary would have won, we might have faced the same grid lock in spades. Just so the worse instincts of prevarication, racism and misogynistic behavior don’t come to the forefront. Albert Busse Uhland
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Debate ensues over discharge permit BY SAMANTHA SMITH
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Debate raged during a public meeting at Dripping Springs Ranch Park Nov. 11 over the city of Dripping Springs’ proposed discharge permit application to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The meeting, requested by Texas State Rep. Jason Isaac, gave residents the chance to address concerns about wastewater discharge potentially polluting Onion Creek as a result of the city’s draft permit. The permit would allow the city to discharge close to one million gallons of treated effluent per day into Walnut Springs, which is a tributary of Onion Creek. TCEQ staff, as well as Andy Barrett, Dripping Springs city attorney who spoke on behalf of the city, addressed residents’ questions. The public forum was moderated by Brad Paterson, a member of TCEQ staff, who worked in the office of the Chief Clerk for TCEQ. “We feel bad that people are concerned about this,” Barret said. Barrett explained to residents before the question/answer segment of the meeting that there are many options for cities when it comes to wastewater permits, but a discharge permit through TCEQ would be more “flexible” for the city. Barrett said the city is currently on a drip irrigation system in Dripping Springs that, incidentally, is not a great system for the area due to the soil consistency. Barrett said from the beginning of the application process a few years ago, the
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Richard Beggs shows examples of signs that he “doesn’t want the city to have to post” to the TCEQ and Dripping Springs councilmembers and staff.
city has always intended to use the bulk of the effluent water for beneficial reuse instead of discharging 995,000 gallons into Onion Creek daily. “We really believe we are going to be reusing most of the water most of the time,” Barrett said. Paterson reminded everyone the meeting was an open public forum in which no decisions regarding the acceptance or denial of the discharge permit application were going to be made. One question posed by Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Board of Directors President Blayne Stansberry was to abate the application process if compelling evidence was found proving discharging into Onion Creek would cause negative effects prompted acceptable responses. Rick Braun, Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (HTGCD) board president, wanted to know if the draft permit could be changed based on environmental concerns and wanted copies of documents from TCEQ. “There is still the possibility we can change the draft permit,” TCEQ staff answered. Sixty-five people signed
up to speak in the public comment portion of the meeting. Through the varied comments, a single unanimous theme rose to the ears of the TCEQ and city of Dripping Springs. Many residents were concerned about the potential for biochemical pollutants in drinking and recreation water as a result of the city discharging treated effluent into Onion Creek. Rich Beggs, president of Protect our Water, held signs during his comment that warned people to not drink, wash or prepare food with water from a well. Beggs said he had hoped the city would not have to place similar signs as a result of the permit. “We want growth in the community but not at the risk of human health,” one person said. One such solution presented by a public comment was that TCEQ perform a radioactive dye test to determine the path of the discharged water by tracking the dye from the source of the discharge. No decisions have been made at this point as the draft permit application is still being reviewed by TCEQ.
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Run to State
Rebel XC runner finishes in top half of competition BY MOSES LEOS III
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During her tenure as a coach at Dahlstrom Middle School, Traci Hightower always knew Gabby Bosquez’s raw ability and work ethic made her an athlete to beat at a track meet. Several years later, Hightower, who is now the head cross country coach at Hays High,
helped guide Bosquez to last weekend’s UIL Class 6A girls state cross country meet. For Hightower, watching Bosquez progress to state in only her first year in cross country was a matter of molding her athletic ability. “We knew the grit she had. Once she got comfortable with the idea of a 5K, she would be a natu-
BOSQUEZ, 2B
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Family, friends and coaches joined Hays Rebel senior Gabby Bosquez (bottom, center) following her run in the UIL Class 6A girls cross country meet at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock.
Lady Lobos gain experience at annual Drip Classic tournament BY QUIXEM RAMIREX
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For all intents and purposes, the Lehman Lobo girls basketball program is in a state of upheaval this year. There’s a new coach, a new system in place and a new outlook for the 2016-2017 season. This follows a period where the Lobos have lost 50 of its last 62 regular season games. Lehman is trusting the process. “We just talked about staying within our system and staying within what we do,” said Lehman coach James Halatin. “Basically, trust in the process. It’s been our rally cry all year.” Halatin’s process was put to the test in the first game of the Dripping Springs Classic Tournament, which the Lobos exited with a 1-3 mark last weekend. State-ranked Cibolo Steele trounced the Lobos 91-17 Nov. 10 in the first game of the tournament. Lehman lost 52-35 to A&M Consolidated three hours later. The first day of the tournament left Lehman searching for answers. “We took some bad losses on the chin against some really tough competition,” Halatin said. “That was good for our kids to see that kind of caliber. That’s what the top teams in the district will look like. It’s better to see that early in the season instead of being wideeyed for the first time in district.” Halatin said he wanted to see his team build on the new system. Last year’s Lehman squad, coached by Jamie Coy, played a slower style of offense. This season, without the luxury of size in the frontcourt, Halatin wants his team to be more active on defense and rely on its backcourt duo of Meghan Zuniga and Crystal Montoya. “If we sit back and let
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Hays Rebel senior forward Jaden Williams (right) attacks the basket past a Texas City Stingaree defender during a game played in the Drip Classic.
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Lehman Lobo freshman forward Bridgette Ramirez (1) competes for positioning with two A&M Consolidated Tiger players for a rebound during pool play at the Drip Classic Tournament in Dripping Springs.
“We took some bad losses on the chin against some really tough competition ... It’s better to see that early in the season instead of being wide-eyed for the first time in district.” –James Halatin, Lehman coach
teams come to us, it’s not going to do us any favors,” Halatin said. “We need to push up on other teams’ guards. We have some guards that can create a little havoc in the backcourt.” But Lehman was on the wrong side of a blowout in the second day of the tournament, losing 48-16 to Texas City. The first three games resulted in three losses by a total margin of 123 points. But Halatin said the Lobos also began to grasp the system. “We finally trusted the system and played a little bit better the second day,” Halatin said. “We just said ‘look this is our
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system. We are going to go out and work it.’” The Lobos’ comeback began in earnest against a Laredo Martin team that played a similar style of basketball. Halatin changed his starting lineup before the game, opting for two returning starters. With three consecutive losses in the rearview mirror, Lehman got to work and trusted Halatin’s process. A 57-37 victory over Martin Friday afternoon concluded the Dripping Springs Classic on a high note. “We are hoping to get better every game,” Halatin said. “We have to
get ourselves get better before we start worrying about the wins and losses. But I know, and the coaches know, that it’s a long season and there’s gonna be some highs and definitely some lows. We just want to compete for four quarters.” Three weeks remain before the district season begins. Halatin’s challenge in taking over a rebuilding program is streamlining his process and allowing his team to improve incrementally. Other teams have the benefit of continuity. Lehman doesn’t. “Most of the teams that we are playing are in year six or seven in the same system,” Halatin said. “We knew that was going to be a struggle to put our system against more established teams.” But Halatin also had a glass half-full take on the same premise. “And I’ll remind you that our process is just two months old,” Halatin said.
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When practice began at Bales Gym Monday, Hays High girls basketball coach Danny Preuss informed his team the 2016 season was, in essence, starting over. Hays, which has started the season 2-5, battled illness, injury and the absence of key players due to other sports and school obligations. But Preuss said the return of key players, including junior Gabby Bosquez, brings optimism for a Hays squad that looks to get healthy following a difficult early season stretch. “At this point in the year, I need to get healthy. I need to see what kind of team we have,” Preuss said. “I think I have a good team. But I don’t know.
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I want to believe I have a good team. When you have four starters return from last year, I think we should have a good team.” Hays worked to overcome some of that adversity during a 2-3 run in the Drip Classic basketball tournament in Dripping Springs. It began with a 1-1 mark in pool play on Nov. 10. The Rebels, however, stumbled out of the blocks with a 50-24 loss to Leander Rouse. Hindering the Rebels was the absence of Bosquez and Breajee McMillian, who was injured in a car accident that same day. Preuss said having those two players out got into his players’ heads. “We played decent in the first half, but in the second half, we shut down,” he said. “But it’s
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Hays’ Slovak signs with UT Permian Basin
Odessa is the next stop for Hays High senior Ashley Slovak after she signed her letter of intent to play volleyball at the University of Texas Permian Basin next fall. Slovak, who will graduate in December, completed her high school career with 1,100 digs and 1,575 serve receptions in 371 sets played.
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ral,” Hightower said. “We told her at the beginning of the season she would be surprised at what she could accomplish if she believed in herself.” Hightower said she began Bosquez much like any other beginning runner. She focused on body movement and foot strike while running, along with how to pace one’s self during a race. But during the process, Hightower said she always kept in mind Bosquez’s natural abilities. Once Bosquez entered her first race, her competitiveness and athleticism took over, Hightower said. “She found herself in the front of the pack,” Hightower said. “She had more in her.” From there, Hightower continued to see Bosquez progress as a cross country runner. The next step was preparing Bosquez for the heightened competition at the district meet. Bosquez transitioned from working on pacing and running in a group, to placement for advancing the season, Hightower
said. Basketball, which is Bosquez’s first sport, became a point of reference. Thinking of the district and region meets as playoff games, where teams must be patient, was the focus, Hightower said. Bosquez’s physical ability and mental toughness rose to the top. Bosquez showed her mental fortitude when she excelled on an unfamiliar course at the Region IV meet in Corpus Christi. “She has a mind of steel,” Hightower said. “She is calm, cool and collected and at the end of the day, she is going to get the job done.” Bosquez took what she had learned to Saturday’s meet at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. She quickly found how competitive the state level could be. Bosquez said her goal was to stay within the top 20 runners and gradually move her way up the standings. But Bosquez said she got “trapped” by a large group toward the first 800 meters as runners were closely packed together. “My pacing and stride
wasn’t as smooth as I wanted to be,” Bosquez said. She added her speed fluctuated until she got herself in a “good place” midway through the second mile. Bosquez battled against a field of runners who had previous cross country experience. “You can tell people have been working and they do this continuously through the preseason and postseason,” Bosquez said. “You can see it in their form in running.” But for Bosquez, the ability to reach the state level was a meaningful experience. She hopes to improve her cross country progress as she continues play on the hardwood for next season. “It’s something to be proud of and, regardless of what you did, you competed against the best. You are making yourself strong,” Bosquez said on competing at state. “You want to compete against the best if anything. It means you’re going to get better competing here.”
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Association (TGCA) Class 6A poll. While the Rebels had foul trouble in the game, Preuss said the team excelled on defense. Steele, which had scored 98 and 72 points in their first two games of the tournament, was limited to 58 points by Hays. Execution, however, became the Rebels’ downfall, even with the return of McMillian. “We played with a lot of enthusiasm, but we didn’t execute,” he said. Hays closed out the tournament with a win over Pflugerville Connally, followed by a loss to 25-6A foe Lake Travis. Preuss said the Rebels
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couldn’t keep up with the hot shooting Cavaliers, which hit 13 threepointers in the game. Hays also struggled with foul trouble, while also losing McMillian to an ankle injury. But for Preuss, the tournament also gave many role players the chance to hit the floor and gain experience. “After Saturday, one thing I got out of the game was my so called ‘subs’, who are not going to be starters and don’t know how much playing time they’re going to get, proved something, which was good,” Preuss said. “I had to rely on them more than I normally would.”
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good facing teams like that later on.” The Rebels followed by turning in a “solid second half” in a win over Texas City, which catapulted them into the winners bracket. Preuss said the team turned the corner when it came to aggressiveness. “If we’re an aggressive team, we play good. If we lay back, we’re not that good,” Preuss said. “We have to bring it night in and night out if we’re going to be successful.” But Hays’ momentum was snuffed out in a 20-point loss to Cibolo Steele, which is currently the No. 2 team in the Texas Girls Coaches
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$13.1M for vocational education
Auto, culinary, horticulture tech facilities focus of proposed bond 2017 CTE Bond Proposal
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The desire to add and improve Career and Technical Education (CTE) facilities across all Hays CISD high school campuses is driving a $13.1 million proposal that could be included in the May 2017 bond. Suzi Mitchell, Hays CISD CTE director, said the goal is to ensure district high school students, including those in a future third campus, have similar opportunities in all CTE fields. “Our objective was to make sure all three high schools have the same opportunities for our kids,” Mitchell said. “It shouldn’t be if you go (to one school), you get auto tech, but if you don’t go there, you don’t.” Mitchell’s proposal, which went before the Hays CISD Growth Impact Committee last month, calls for five new facilities and remodeling two existing ones. The bulk of the proposal would fund roughly $6 million for auto technology facilities. Half of that would go to a new 6,000 square foot auto tech facility at Lehman High. The remainder would expand the current auto tech facility at Hays High. Mitchell said the district offers freshman level auto tech in a classroom at Lehman, but students who wish to receive certification are bussed to Hays. She said 16 Lehman students were transported to Hays in 2015 for auto tech. “We would have a ton
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more kids in the pathway if we have a shop (at Lehman), but we don’t have a shop there,” Mitchell said. Demand is also high
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for auto mechanics. “Just drive down the Austin Motor Mile and every single dealership has a sign out front that they need service techs,” she said. “Even our own central office has a sign out front (of the administration building) asking, “mechanics needed.” The CTE proposal includes a new 2,500 square foot commercial kitchen at Hays High. Currently, the campus has a residential kitchen for home economics courses. However, those who wish to receive certification in culinary arts must go to Lehman’s commercial kitchen. With a new
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to Mitchell, would install appropriate acoustics, green and white screens, sound booths and lighting. Roughly $3 million could be allocated for two new 2,000 square foot veterinary technology and horticulture facilities at the Hays and Lehman campuses. The horticulture facility, which could be built on the roof of the vet tech labs, would benefit not only agriculture science students, as well as culinary arts and art students, Mitchell said. She said everything
proposed goes along with a student organization, such as Future Farmers of America, Future Business Leaders of America and the Technology Student Association. In addition, all new improvements would also be included in the new third high school, which could be a part of the May bond. “If we can keep kids in school, they will stay involved and have better graduation rates,” Mitchell said. Providing a pathway for students who may not be interested in attending college is a focus for the
CTE program, Mitchell said. According to Mitchell, 56 percent of Texas high school graduates enroll in a four-year college or university. Roughly 53 percent of Hays CISD graduates enroll in college. She said the CTE program has also grown with the addition of certifications. Hays CISD offers over 2,675 certifications through CTE. The district offered 11 certifications in 2012. “We’re looking at what we can add for students,” she said.
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them from the middle of this month through late winter. It’s important to know that the earlier you plant them, the larger they will grow. My top five onion choices for the Hay and Travis counties: 1. Texas 1015y ‘Super-Sweet’ : Probably the most popular onion in Texas. The 1015 is globe-shaped, yellow, and can grow up to 6 inches in diameter. It’s so sweet that you can eat it like an apple! 2. Texas Early White: A new, sweet, white onion that has won awards for its flavor, ease-of-growing, and
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Texan’s Nazi warning fell on deaf ears G lobe-trotting newspaper reporter Hubert Renfro Knickerbocker spoke at Southern Methodist University in Dallas on Nov. 20, 1941, but as usual his prowar message fell on deaf and hostile ears. For years the awardwinning journalist had implored the public to take a hard second look at Adolph Hitler and the threat fascism posed to democracy around the world. But he was drowned out by the greatest American hero of the century, who emphatically insisted that events in Europe did not concern this country. Knickerbocker was a native of Yoakum and a graduate of Southwestern University at Georgetown. A short tour of army duty along the Mexican border and a job delivering milk in Austin preceded his 1919 departure for New York City. Although Knickerbocker planned on a career in psychiatry, between classes at Columbia he moonlighted as a cub reporter for two Manhattan newspapers. Returning to Texas in 1922, he chaired the journalism department at SMU for a term before leaving for Germany to continue his studies. Knickerbocker no sooner arrived in Munich than he witnessed first-hand the Nazis’ Beer Hall Putsch of November 1923. After selling his top-notch report of the crushed coup, the young Texan decided the newspaper business rather than the lucrative couch game was for him. He moved to Berlin and by 1928 was the chief correspondent for the New York Evening Post and the Philadelphia Public Ledger. Mastering the unfamiliar foreign language, he wrote two regular newspaper columns
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and six books all in flawless German. A 1931 Pulitzer Prize did not protect Knickerbocker from the wrath of the Nazis, after they took power two years later. Quickly deported for his critical coverage of the fascist regime, he interviewed dozens of important Europeans for a bestseller that accurately predicted the Second World War. Meanwhile, most Americans were trying hard to ignore the disturbing developments on the distant continent. Reinforcing this traditional head-inthe-sand isolationism was none other than pioneer aviator Charles Lindbergh. On four occasions between 1936 and 1938, the Lone Eagle visited the Third Reich and each time came back with a positive impression of the Nazis. “Don’t believe anything you read about them in the press,” he said. “It’s lies. All lies.” Even as the German blitzkrieg rolled through Poland in September 1939, Lindbergh went on nationwide radio to argue more strongly than ever the case for neutrality. Urging millions of listeners to be “as impersonal as the surgeon with his knife,” he advised Americans “not to permit our sentiment, our pity, or our personal feelings of sympathy to obscure the issue.” While the British endured incessant bombing by the Luftwaffe, a Gallup poll taken in April 1941 showed that 80 percent of the American people
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Employees at Night Hawk in Buda and several volunteers dedicated time Nov. 11 to help the Hays County Food Bank fill roughly 3,000 holiday meal boxes as part of its Turkeys Tackling Hunger campaign. Mallory Raschke, HCFB communications coordinator, said the group constructed 3,000 boxes for needy families for Thanksgiving week. The HCFB will distribute boxes Thursday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Kyle Elementary and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the HCFB in San Marcos. Next week, we’ll explore the process the HCFB takes to construct their boxes.
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yle is turning to its youth to help improve pedestrian mobility across the city. The Kyle Area Youth Advisory Council (KAYAC) last week held a community charette, or public meeting, to determine what types of sidewalks are needed in the city, said Lyler Ramos, KAYAC secretary. KAYAC’s initiative is a capstone project for members, who are students in Hays CISD high schools in Kyle. This year’s capstone project looks to address the mobility needs and the quality of life benefits of increasing the amount of sidewalks in the city. Aiden O’Keefe, KAYAC chairperson, said they wanted to gather public input on the need for sidewalks so they can put together a proposal that is representative of the needs of the city at large. “Right now, you need a car to get around the city, Ramos said. “We’d like to change that not just for the youth, but for the adult and senior population of the city.” KAYAC’s charette had members of the public take a look at the city’s network of roads and streets and identify where more sidewalks were needed. Members of KAYAC gathered the data and will process it. They did not make a determination at the time of the meeting. Travis Mitchell, Kyle City Council member, attended the meeting and was impressed with the organization’s effort to make the city “more safer and walkable.” It stems from the city’s effort to make the town
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Kyle City Council member Travis Mitchell points to a spot on a map of Kyle as members of the community and the Kyle Area Youth Advisory Council (KAYAC) discuss mobility needs in the city.
“Right now, you need a car to get around the city ... We’d like to change that not just for the youth, but for the adult and senior population of the city.” – Lyler Ramos, KAYAC secretary
interconnected. But Mitchell said the challenge is that sidewalks aren’t the only thing the city needs. “It’s providing a safe corridor from point A to point B,” Mitchell said. “Sidewalks don’t solve that. Lighting is something the students pointed out. Just because there’s a sidewalk doesn’t
mean they will walk it.” Mitchell said students spent time talking with residents on the deficiencies in the city’s mobility plan and ways to strengthen it. Mitchell said he was interested in discovering that every subdivision in the city has sidewalks. That was information gathered by KAYAC members. One discussion centered on sidewalks around schools in Kyle, which Mitchell said was a weak point in terms of mobility. The group also discussed the dilemma of adding sidewalks near schools as doing so could change Hays CISD bus routes to certain neighborhoods. According to Hays CISD’s Safe Routes to School program, subdivisions that are deemed to have a “safe route” within two miles to a campus do not receive bus service. “There’s a tradeoff,” Mitchell said. “Putting sidewalks could have a negative affect on some of the parents in terms of how they get their children to school.”
For Mitchell, balancing installation of sidewalks with maintenance and safety improvements is what the city is working to accomplish with KAYAC, which has seen success with previous capstone projects. Ramos said that a past capstone project led the group to study the effects of e-cigarettes on youth. As a result of their efforts and their presentation to the Kyle city council, the city to instituted a ban on the sale of e-cigs to minors. That presentation was then picked up by state representative Jason Isaac (R-Dripping Springs), who in turn made it possible for KAYAC members to testify in the state legislature in 2013. Nicky Ladet, Recreation Coordinator for the city of Kyle and liaison to KAYAC, urged for more public involvement with KAYAC. Ladet said KAYAC is “doing awesome work” and that “citizens should get to know what KAYAC is all about and support the organization as it sets out to accomplish its mission.”
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OBITUARIES COFFMAN Daniel Lee Coffman was born March 30, 1994 in San Antonio, TX to Andrew Lee Coffman and Teresa Ann Dudley Coffman. At the age of three years, he was diagnosed with Duchennes Muscular Dystrophy. Although it sometimes sapped his strength and energy, it never diminished his love for family, friends or life. He almost always had a smile on his face. He loved stories, Legos, his pets, but most importantly, he loved God. On Nov. 11, 2016, his body succumbed to the disease. He finally turned in his “rental unit” body (as he referred to it) for a strong, healthy, glorious Heavenly body. He is survived by his parents, his brother Joshua; his grandparents Gary & Jean Coffman of Westminster, SC, and Elton & Louise Dudley of San Antonio, TX; his aunts and uncles Ronnie and Carol Gray of San Antonio, TX, and Paul and DeAnna Coffman of St. Louis, MO; his cousins Brandy and Devin Gray, Brendan DeTore and Ava Coffman; and numerous other family members. Donations may be
made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association (specifically for Duchennes) or the Make-AWish Foundation.
LOPEZ Clara Lorraine Lopez, “the rock of her family,” passed away after a yearlong battle with cancer, on Monday, Nov. 7, 2016 at her home in Kyle while surrounded by her loving family. Clara was born in Corpus Christi, TX, on Tuesday, July 24, 1945 to William Thomas and Anita (Lopez) Hargis. She attended W.B. Ray High School in Corpus Christi, earning her diploma from the American Schools. She married Eusebio Lopez, a career member of the US Airforce, on Nov. 10, 1962 in Corpus Christi, TX and together they moved to Laredo AFB. This was the first of many family and career moves. Soon after their move, Eusebio was deployed to Wake Island, separating him from his expecting wife. Their first daughter, Lisa Marie, was born while Eusebio was overseas. Being alone was tough on Clara. Lisa almost died and only survived because of the
in the Automation Section at Farmers Insurance in Austin. They were then stationed at Brooks AFB in San Antonio, returning to Corpus Christi upon retirement to take care of their aging parents. Upon the passing of their parents, they moved to Pflugerville, Texas and then to Kyle, Texas in 2003. In Kyle she became involved with her grandchildren’s activities and with Lehman High School. At Lehman, Clara supported the school through their formative years and assisted with Lehman Cheer. Clara was very intuitive. She always knew exactly what to say and do for her family. She was very involved in her grandchildren’s lives. They were the center of her attention and she was the happiest when around them. Clara and Eusebio put their parenting skills to work
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and raised three of her grandchildren. Clara was gracious with her love and gifts. She loved to decorate, collect tea pots, make crafts and gamble at the casinos where she displayed uncanny luck. . Clara leaves behind her dedicated husband of 53 years, Eusebio Lopez, her daughter Lisa Marie Santos and her husband Henry Lee, her son Stephen Lopez and his wife Tamara, her daughter Michele Rene’ Lopez, her grandchildren: Katherine Perales, Jacqueline Herrington and her husband Jonathan, Mark Lopez, Kyle Lopez, Victoria Ducos, Matthew Perales, Michael Ducos, Kimberly Vasquez, Michael Perez and Kevin Perez. She will also be missed by her great-grandchildren: Kaden Perales, Isaiah Romero, Gabriella Lopez, Isabella Romero, Emma Reyes, Addison Herrington, Abigail Lawson,
Andrew Romero and Travis Harrington. Friends and family are invited to Harrell Funeral Home on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016 from 4-7 p.m. for a time of visitation. A Rosary service will follow at 7 p.m. at Harrell Funeral Home. Friends are invited to rejoin Clara’s family for her funeral mass at Santa Cruz Catholic Church 1100 Main Street in Buda at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17. Interment will follow at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery 1520 Harry Wurzbach Rd. in San Antonio at 1:45 p.m. Donations may be made in Clara’s memory to the Texas School for the Deaf at https://amplifyatx.ilivehereigivehere.org Please visit www.Harrellfuneralhomes.com to share a fond memory, photograph, condolence or memorial gift with Clara’s family on her online memorial site.
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Continued from pg. 1C still opposed going to war. That same month, Knickerbocker addressed an Austin audience on a hectic speaking tour, and Lindbergh enlisted in the largest noninterventionist lobby. In the weeks following the recruitment of the Lone Eagle, the membership of the America First Committee nearly tripled to more than 800,000. Although the organization included the standard assortment of kooks and crackpots, the overwhelming majority was made up of respectable citizens committed to keeping the U.S. out of another bloodbath in Europe. Although President Roosevelt had confided the previous year to a key aide, “I am absolutely convinced that Lindbergh is a Nazi,” he dared not openly attack the national idol. But after Lindbergh officially endorsed the America First movement, FDR compared him to the northern “copperheads” that sided with the South in the Civil War. However, it was Lindbergh himself who orchestrated his own downfall. In a September 1941 speech he expressed pity for the plight of persecuted Jews in Europe
extraordinary attention and love she received from her mother. Upon her husband’s return from Wake Island, they were stationed in Abilene TX. There she gave birth to her son Stephen and her daughter Michele Rene’. In Abilene Clara became a member of the Texas Rehab Center where she provided unparalleled support and assisted the foundation. Clara and Eusebio moved their family many times throughout his military career. Often she found herself alone due to military deployments, filling the roll of both mother and father to her three children. Their moves took them from Abilene to Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Houston and Corpus Christi, TX while Eusebio was deployed in Thailand, Tinker AFB in Oklahoma City, OK, back to Bergstrom AFB in Austin TX where she became a supervisor
but in the next breath warned American Jews of similar treatment, if they insisted upon pushing the country into war. The rash remark was immediately condemned by prominent figures from all walks of life. With a thundering crash Charles Lindbergh fell off his unique pedestal leaving his priceless reputation in pieces. America’s love affair with the conqueror of the Atlantic was over. The domestic debate abruptly ended eight months later on Dec. 7, 1941. The unprovoked attack on Pearl Harbor made the war issue a moot question. Hubert Renfro Knickerbocker derived no personal satisfaction from Lindbergh’s disgrace nor the tragic fact that it took an act of Japanese aggression to bring Americans to their senses. He would have much preferred to have been wrong and have world peace than to be right and watch the world go up in flames.
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disease resistance. Matures in 105 days and is globe shaped. Mature width: 5 inches. 3. Southern Belle Red: A large, globe-shaped, sweet onion that grows to 4 inches in diameter. It is the sweetest of the red short day onions. 4. White Bermuda : A flat, sweet, white onion that grows to 3 to 4 inches. This is an excellent onion to harvest early for scallions. This heirloom onion originated in the Canary Islands. 5. Creole Red: A pungent, new red onion that is globe shaped and reaches 3 to 4 inches across at maturity. A strong flavor that works well for Cajun cooking.
A NOTE FROM YOUR MAYOR, TIFFANY CURNUTT:
It has been my pleasure to have served on the Mountain City - City Council over the past 7 years and I look forward to staying involved with the city. I have learned so much from so many different resources and appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding during my term as we adopted a more formal meeting process, worked to increase communication and leveraged resources such as our legal firm and TML more than ever before. Change is hard and it may not be “the way we have always done it” but the City of Mountain City is our own unique community and the underlying goal of every decision in my mind has been to maintain compliance with the law, work smarter not harder and retain our unique charm and strong community bond. We have faced many challenges together over the past few years and there are many changes on the horizon including the finalizing of the Waste Management & Recycling Services Contract, the purchasing of the Mountain City Oaks Water System, the completion of the city ordinance rewrite, among other things. Though decisions and discussions may not always be popular I have enjoyed these challenges and being involved in the development of the City of Mountain City as we work to streamline processes and be a part of the growth in Hays County. Thank you for your continued support and for allowing me to work with the City Council, staff and residents to make decisions that impact our entire community. It’s been an honor and I have confidence that Mayor Taylor and the City Council will continue to improve the City of Mountain City in every way they can.
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eaders, Ron’s mom, Bonnie Tom Manning (94) made the instant journey from her worn out body into the presence of the Lord late Saturday night. As we await her memorial service and burial in Houston (on the day this issue will publish), I quickly share with you two nature tidbits and then the letter Mayor Tiffany Curnutt wrote late last week to those constituents who get emails distributed from the city. In the first week of November, RonTom saw a firefly in the rain. Delightful. On Saturday, a small hawk landed on the stone water feature just outside our breakfast window. Thanks again, Tiffany Curnutt, for your service to Mountain City. Thanks, Mountain City readers, for any tidbits you can send this week. Email ptom5678@gmail.com (subject: tidbit) or leave a message at 512-268-5678. Love, Pauline
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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
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Santa Cruz John Catholic Church St. Lutheran Church
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*Traditional Worship (Worship Center)-9 a.m. Sunday School (all ages)-10:00 a.m. *Informal Worship (Chapel)-11 a.m. Wednesday Evening (Chapel)-6:30 p.m. *On 5th Sundays we conduct one service at 10 a.m. with special music.
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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 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!
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A loving & caring Southern Baptist Church 104 S. San Marcos Street, Buda Buddy Johnson, Pastor • 295-2161 Sunday School...........................................9:30 a.m. Morning Worship....................................10:45 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study/Youth Activities...6:00 p.m. AWANA’s (Wednesday)..........................6:00 p.m. Nursery Provided www.firstbaptistbuda.com • fbcbuda@austin.rr.com
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Get started on your holiday shopping at the Buda Methodist Church Bazaar on Nov. 19, 2016, in the Fellowship Hall of the church at 302 Elm Street, Buda from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The public is invited.
Concerts for a Cause
This month’s Concert for a Cause will feature performances by Heather Wiley Evans, Lee Baker and Lucas Cook on Saturday, Nov. 19 from 5-8 p.m. at Pinballz Kingdom in Buda. The Movember Foundation is the only global charity focused solely on men’s health. See more information at kyleconcerts.com.
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EmilyAnn Trail of Lights
Enjoy more than 100 lighted exhibits created by Wimberley businesses and organizations from Nov. 26-Dec. 29 at the EmilyAnn Theatre in Wimberley. Roast a marshmallow at the Yule Log, listen to live music and meet Santa. Get details at emilyann.org
Santa’s Arrival in Kyle
Santa’s coming to Kyle’s City Square Park Nov. 30 from 4:309 p.m. Take pictures with Santa, see the city’s tree light up and enjoy a family friendly afternoon of holiday fun.
Sights and Sounds of Christmas
Enjoy four full evenings of holiday festivities at San Marcos Plaza Park Nov. 30-Dec. 3. Highlights include carnival rides, arts and crafts, pictures with Santa, local school performances, live nativity and more
Buda Trail of Lights
See the spectacles of the holiday season at this annual event at Historic Stagecoach Park Dec. 9-10 and Dec. 15-18. The trailis open 6-10 p.m. nightly. Senior Citizen Night (RSVP only)will be held Dec. 8, 6-8 p.m.
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Kyle considers study to end railroad woes BY RAFAEL MARQUEZ
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The Kyle city council approved spending $270,000 on a preliminary engineering study to remove a railroad switch station, or rail siding, from the downtown sector. The scope of the study is to provide the city with an understanding of how much work will be re-
quired to move the siding from downtown Kyle. A railroad siding is a side rail that allows one train to stop while letting another train go by. Whenever this operation happens, however, trains block traffic on Center Street for anywhere from a few minutes to as much as an hour. The council’s decision came after they opted to table the item following the Nov. 8 Hays County
The cost of moving the railroad siding in Kyle is estimated at $17 million. bond election. Hays County earmarked up to $1.5 million of the $131 million road bond package, Proposition 2, to help the city with the cost of moving the siding.
The city has the opportunity to possibly partner with other government entities from the county, state and federal government. According to city officials, governmental enti-
ties have pledged to look at the feasibility of the city’s proposal for moving the siding. A big component of the move will be the cost for the scope of work. The cost of moving the siding is estimated at $17 million. The preliminary engineering study is the first step in moving the project forward. Kyle Mayor Todd Webster said that moving the siding had merit
regardless of participation by other government entities. Webster said the synergistic support from other government entities should not be ignored nor overvalued. But Webster felt that the city should move forward with the study since it would be beneficial for future city councils to have a grasp of what it will take to move the siding from downtown Kyle.
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Military skills help vets grow into entrepreneurship BY MOSES LEOS III
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It was while working at a marketing job several years ago that former Kyle resident and military veteran Christie Smith had enough with her authoritarian boss. Her former boss, who went too far one day, drove her over the edge and prompted her to quit her job. “I thought to myself, ‘screw this. I don’t need this job,’” Smith said. But amid the chaos of leaving that job, Smith soon discovered her desire to start her own business. She joined a large number of veterans who take a large step into entrepreneurship. According to U.S. Census Bureau figures, veterans owned nine
percent of all U.S. firms, or roughly 2.4 million businesses, in 2007. Veteran owned businesses brought in $1.22 trillion in sales receipts and received $210 billion in payroll. Texas was the second highest state behind California with the most veteran owned businesses in 2007. Julie Snyder, Kyle Area Chamber of Commerce CEO, said there are several existing veteran owned businesses in the area. Kyle City Council member Damon Fogley, who is also a veteran, owns one of those. Snyder said there are entities in the area that can help support veterans who wish to become entrepreneurs. The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) provides funding
Smith said the military sent her to take courses in Photoshop and InDesign, when she was the editor of The Wing newsletter.
opportunities for veterans who wish to own their own business. Also providing assistance is the Small Business Administration, which also offers financial help. The Texas Workforce Commission provides veterans with information and help with hiring workers. The success and failure rate of veteran owned businesses, however, is similar to that of regular entrepreneurs, she said. That includes everything from finding funding to gathering a customer base. Smith’s experience with
her small business, Q2 Designs, began in 2005 after her reserve experience in the U.S. Air Force. She continued to operate the business full-time until 2012. Smith currently operates the business on a part-time basis. She made the decision to create her own design company based on what she learned in the military. While serving on active duty in the Army, Smith picked up skills operating as a journalist and a broadcaster. She said the military sent her to take courses in Photoshop and InDesign, when she was the editor of The Wing
newsletter. Those skills helped Smith create her business, which centers on designing logos, business cards, brochures and websites. But the toughest challenge was getting her business started in the first place. Smith said she took a service job in San Marcos for a few months before she could grow her client-base. “I had sent out emails to all of the known universe,” Smith said. She first worked for a couple of weeks helping a company set up for an annual conference. From there, she said her business took off, as she received clients by word of mouth and through craigslist. Smith also joined the Kyle Area Chamber of Commerce, where she served as an ambassador.
The experience of owning a business was mostly positive. But she also learned some hard lessons as well. “The hardest thing is when people don’t pay,” Smith said. “It only happened a couple of times … but it taught me a lesson that you can’t be so trusting in business.” Getting along with a variety of people was one key trait Smith learned in the military that transferred to the business world. It stemmed from living a military life after growing up in a “homogenous Midwest neighborhood in Kansas City.” “Being a military wife and moving around a lot, living in other countries, I learned a lot about how to adapt and interact with people in different situations,” Smith said.
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Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of LEOPOLDO SAN MIGUEL, Deceased, were issued on October 25, 2016, in Docket No. 16-0340-P, pending in the County Court at Law of Hays County, Texas, to: ZULEMA WAGGONER The residence of the Independent Executrix is in Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas 78660. Address claims in care of the representative, ZULEMA WAGGONER, Independent Executrix. The post office address to which claims may be presented, is: c/o ZULEMA WAGGONER, Independent Executrix 21308 Grand National Avenue Pflugerville, Texas 78660 All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. Address claims in care of ZULEMA WAGGONER, Independent Executrix. DATED the 9 day of November, 2016. Respectfully submitted, SCANIO & SCANIO A Professional Corporation BY Vincent J. Scanio, Jr. VINCENT J. SCANIO, JR. 144 E. San Antonio Street San Marcos, Texas 78666 Tel: (512) 396 2016 Fax: (512) 353-2984 Email: scanios@scaniolaw. com State Bar No. 17702500 ATTORNEYS FOR ZULEMA WAGGONER
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The Niederwald City Council will hold a public hearing on December 5, 2016 at 7:45 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, Niederwald City Hall, 8807 Niederwald Strasse, Niederwald, Texas 78640 for the purpose of considering zoning changes from: 1) General Business District to Local Retail District; 2) General Business to Manufactured Home District; 3) Agricultural District to Local Retail District; and 4) Agricultural District to Manufactured Home District, on approximately 114.81 acres said property being described and located as follows: A086 CARSON, SAMUEL B., TRACT 1 and A086 CARSON, SAMUEL B., TRACT 2, and said tracts being more fully described in that certain partition deed recorded in Volume 585, Page 733 of the Deed Records of Caldwell County, Texas and having a street address of 12551 Camino Real, Niederwald, Texas 78640. This public hearing is open to any interested person. Opinions, objections and/or comments relative to this matter may be expressed in writing or in person at the hearing. You may also be represented by another person, neighbor, or attorney. A map showing the area of the request, and identify the areas affected by the requested changes can be obtained at the Niederwald City Hall from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
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CAUSE NO. 16-0304-P, Notice is hereby given that Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Lester Joe Kohut, Deceased, were issued on November 1, 2016, in Cause No. 16-0304-P, pending in the Probate County Court No. 2, Hays County, Texas to: Debra Ruth Fruithandler, Independent Executrix. Claims may be presented in care of the Estate addressed as follows: Jeff Hansen, Hasten & Hansen, Attorneys at Law, 1101 N. Little School Road, Arlington, Texas 76017. All persons having claims against the Estate, which is currently being administered, are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. Debra Ruth Fruithandler, c/o Jeff Hansen, Hasten & Hansen, 1101 N. Little School Road, Arlington, Texas 76017.
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To all persons interested in the Estate of Manuel B. Garcia, Deceased, Cause No. 16-0355-P, in the County Court at Law, Hays County, Texas. The alleged heir(s) at law in the above-numbered and entitled estate filed an APPLICATION FOR DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP FOR LETTERS OF INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION in this estate on the 28th day of October, 2016, requesting that the Court determine who are the heirs and only heirs of Manuel B. Garcia, Deceased, and their respective shares and interests in such estate. The Court may act on this Application at any call of the docket on or after 10:00 a.m., on the first Monday next after the expiration of ten (10) days, exclusive of the day of Publication, from the date this citation is published, at the Hays County Government Center in San Marcos, Texas. All persons interested in this case are cited to appear before this Honorable Court by filing a written contest or answer to this Application should they desire to do so. To ensure its consideration, you or your attorney
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CAUSE NO.16-0285P THE ESTATE OF EVELYN DALE KADURA IN THE COUNTY COURT NO. 1, HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS Notice is hereby given that DUSTIN MICHAEL HOFFMAN was issued original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Evelyn Dale Kadura, Deceased, in Cause Number 16-0285-P now pending in the County Court at Law, HaysCounty, Texas. Claims may be presented to the Executor through his attorney of record as follows: Lucinda Doyle, P.O. Box 1733, Buda, Texas 78610. All persons holding claims against the estate are required to present those claims in the manner allowed by law. Dated this 11th day of October, 2016. DUSTIN MICHAEL HOFFMAN, Independent Executor
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The City of Hays is seeking to enter into an engineering services contract with a stateregistered engineering firm to assist in the preparation of application(s) and the subsequent project implementation of construction projects to be funded with FEMA Mitigation Funds through the Texas Division of Emergency Management for disasters declared/announced in 2016. Submittals for these services will be accepted until 2PM on December 5, 2016 at the City of Hays, Attn: Mayor Davis, at 520 Country Ln., Hays, TX 78610. The City of Hays is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Bus Monitor, Head Start Teacher One, Home Visitor Program Administrative Assistant positions available with Community Action Inc. of Central Texas. Visit www.communityaction. com for more information. Applications required and available online and at 101 Uhland Rd., Ste. 107 in San Marcos. EOE. Drug Free Work Environment.
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Minor sales tax gains for Hays County cities NET PAYMENT
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Texas state sales tax revenue topped $2.29 billion in October, which was a slight 0.2 percent increase from the same month in 2015, according to a press release. Glenn Hegar, Texas comptroller, said opposing trends in consumer and business spending resulted in slight growth in revenue. “Continued declines in collections from minting, manufacturing and wholesale trade sectors, reflecting the subdued level of drilling for oil and natural gas production, were offset by significant gains from retail trade and restaurants,” Hegar said in a statement. According to the release, state tax revenue for a threemonth period ending in October fell by 2.1 percent compared to the same period in 2015. Sales tax revenue, according to the release, is the largest source of state funding for the budget, which accounts for 58 percent of all tax collections. Motor vehicle sales and rental taxes, motor
% CHANGE NOV. 2015 TO NOV. 2016
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2016 % CHANGE PAYMENTS FROM TO DATE 2015 TO 2016
Buda 1.50%
$507,100.81
+5.27%
$5,265,352.36 +9.82%
$182,231.03
+10.37%
$1,816,837.77 +12.46%
$655,907.41
+9.12%
$6,090,293.12 +13.28%
+32.05%
$28,264.94
Dripping Springs 1.25%
Kyle 1.50%
Niederwald 1.00%
$3,113.98
+16.13%
San Marcos 1.50%
$2,346,405.05 +11.24%
$26,634,849.95 +11.14%
$15,980.80
+3.29%
$153,690.54
+18.14%
$94,269.66
-2.08%
$824,251.10
+9.99%
+6.13%
$39,034.65
+13.45%
Uhland 1.50%
Wimberley 1.00%
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Woodcreek 1.00%
$3,895.44
Hays County $1,424,606.32 +4.73%
fuel taxes and oil and natural gas production taxes also are large revenue sources for the state. Texas collected $396 million in motor vehicle sales and rental taxes in October 2016, which was a 4.6 percent dip from a year previous.
$15,693,267.06 +11.34%
Also falling were oil and natural gas production taxes, which fell by 6.9 percent from October 2015. But the state collected $299 million in motor fuels taxes in October 2016, which constituted a 2.1 percent rise from the same month in 2015.
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The property in the storage unit(s) listed under tenant’s name is being sold to satisfy a landlord’s lien. The property contents of all storage unit(s) sold at this sale are purchased “as is” “where is” for CASH/ CREDIT. Safe-n-Sound Self Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid or
Chapter 59 of the Texas Property Code hereby gives notice of public sale under said act to wit: This sale will be held on November 29, 2016 at 11:45 AM. Safe-n-Sound Self Storage is located at 1602 Goforth Road, Kyle, Texas 78640.
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