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Christmas in Kyle goes virtual BY MEGAN WEHRING KYLE – At this time of year, residents begin to see twinkling lights hanging from homes and trees, hear the joyful carols in the neighborhood and begin planning their meals for large family gatherings. Holiday festivities may look different this year, but Kyle Parks and Recreation wants to keep some of that tradition alive by hosting a full schedule of virtual events to keep the spirit alive. “The light display at downtown City Square Park not only includes
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Buda’s trail of lights begins first weekend of December BY SAHAR CHMAIS This year’s holiday celebrations will not resemble what Buda residents have experienced pre-COVID-19, but the virus has not deterred the people from continuing the warm celebrations. In order to maintain the details that complete the joyous season, Buda organized a new method for its annual Trail of Lights. Buda’s 12th Annual Trail of Lights event strays away from the virtual experience. Still, to ensure safety, Buda decided to turn it into a drive-thru trail. In previous years, people would walk around looking at the plethora of lights under the dark sky, holding their warm concessions of hot cocoa and food. This year, there will be no conces-
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PHOTO BY KATIE BURRELL Tammy Gray sits behind the counter at Buda Drugstore & Pharmacy. “I have strong opinions on mass retailers getting involved in healthcare, she said. “Those are two different types of business; healthcare versus retail. Having a license and inventory doesn’t fulfill the need to give individual care and availability of pharmacists for patients to ask questions.” Gray has owned and operated the business since 2006.
Local pharmacies expected to prevail despite Amazon intrusion BY SAHAR CHMAIS
Amazon has taken over many business services, from technology to groceries; but they have added on a new business venture – Amazon Pharmacy. Amazon’s convenient service has been an expanding crutch during the COVID-19 pandemic, where the company’s profits grew in the billions while small businesses have been shutting down left and right. When Amazon announced its pharmacy feature, big box pharmacies like CVS instantly saw a drop in their stocks. If large corporate names have felt the negative financial effects of Jeff Bezos’
“There are plenty of reasons to take them (opioids), but plenty of reasons they can be taking them wrong. That’s something a relationship provides; we can have that conversation of ‘you’re taking too many pills and you need to talk to your doctor.’”
“I have strong opinions on mass retailers getting involved in healthcare,” said pharmacist and owner of the Buda Drug Store, Tammy Gray. “Those are two different types of business; healthcare versus retail. Having a license and inventory doesn’t fulfill the need to give individual care and availability of phar–Jim Martin, pharmacist and owner of macists for patients to Martin’s Wellness Dripping Springs Pharmacy ask questions.” newest brain-child, and not just a dispenThe role of the pharwhat should happen to sary. Local pharmamacist is much larger local pharmacies? cies have also had to than counting the pills, There are some withstand the takeover bottling them and givthings that local of the larger pharmacies ing them out. In many pharmacies believe over the years and drug cases, Gray said, a pharAmazon cannot do for discount cards. But macist knows his or her local patients the way the bigger pharmacies patients, and know that a local pharmacist can, might have a larger more than one doctor because at the end of threat on their hands may be prescribing the day, a pharmacist is than the local pharmaa healthcare specialist cies. LOCAL RX VS ONLINE, 5
Ringin in the season Salvation Army needs volunteers BY MEGAN WEHRING
KYLE — While the holidays are quickly approaching, the Salvation Army is looking for volunteers for the Red Kettle Campaign in the Hays County area. Red kettle donations directly impact the local community; every ring is a glimpse of hope for those in need. The Salvation Army is a 501(c)(3) organization which operates 7,546 centers nation-wide from food distribution, disaster relief, rehab centers and children’s programs. Annually, the Salvation Army serves more than 25 million people to provide meals, nights of shelter for the homeless and Christmas gifts for children.
Anthony Torres, representative for the Salvation Army, said the organization is in dire need of volunteers for bell ringers at the Walmart in the city of Kyle. “We haven’t done a good job at staffing the local Walmart with bell ringers so we can collect money from your community,” Torres told the Kyle City Council at
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the Tuesday, Nov. 17 meeting. “I hope all of you can reach out to your family members, coworkers and constituents to sign up for bell ringing.” Torres also explained the center in San Marcos serves the surrounding areas including the city of Kyle. “We may not have a presence locally in your town,” Torres said, “but we serve your
community from San Marcos. The amount of money we collect from the cities of Kyle, Buda and San Marcos help thousands of people in your county.” Former council member Tracy Scheel said she is hoping to see more of the city government and staff volunteer this year. “I was at the blessing of the bells this morning for the Salvation Army and that was a wonderful and enlightening program,” Scheel told the city council on Tuesday. “I did want to challenge the council, city staff and residents to help volunteer.” Anyone interested in volunteering as a bell ringer can register online; Digital donations are also accepted this holiday season.
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BUDA – Small Business Saturday has been a long-standing tradition in Buda, kicking-off the holiday shopping season for gift-givers. Each year, the community shows its support for local businesses, neighbors and friends by shopping with Buda businesses and attending festive events complete with hot cocoa, Santa and lights. While the big events will not be taking place this year, residents still have plenty of opportunity to support local business on November 28-30 with Small Business Saturday, Artists Sunday, Cyber Monday and throughout the holiday season. To show support for local businesses and artists, the city of Buda proclaimed Saturday, Nov. 28 as Small Business Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 29 as Artists Sunday. The proclamations recognized the local businesses and artists that contribute positively to the Buda community and economy. Money spent within the local community is more likely to stay within the community and generate additional economic activity among other businesses in Buda.
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Room2Hope supports those facing violent offenders STAFF REPORT SAN MARCOS – Sitting in a small room with institutional furniture that has seen better days, individuals wait until they are called to be witnesses in a trial for a violent offender. Sometimes they don’t know the person. Sometimes they are related or married to them. Depending on the situation, those victims – including children as young as four – may spend hours in those rooms waiting to face the person who hurt them, hurt other people, or hurt those they love. At the Hays County
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Man arrested for shooting, killing father in Buda At approximately him at the residence. 4:15 p.m. Saturday, After Roberts was Hays County Sheriff’s already in custody, he deputies responded attempted to escape by to a family violence trying to push through disturbance deputies. After call at the 200 a brief struggle, block of Shale he was secured Circle in Buda. and placed in Responding the patrol unit. deputies arrived Roberts was and found a detransported to ceased male in the Hays County the living room. jail where he ROBERTS Witnesses told was charged deputies that with first-degree the victim, identified as murder and third-deDarrell Thierry, 65, had gree attempted escape an argument with his from custody while son, Damien Montague confined. He was reRoberts, 42. Both were leased to jail personnel visiting from out of and is waiting to be town. During the argu- magistrated. ment, Roberts struck If you believe you Thierry unconscious. have information Roberts then went to regarding this case a bedroom where he contact the Hays retrieved a handgun. County Sheriff’s Office Roberts returned and at 512-393-7896 and shot Thierry multiple speak with the Crimtimes. Deputies located inal Investigations Roberts and detained Division.
City of Wimberley donates $2K to Women’s Center BY MEGAN WEHRING WIMBERLEY — A cry for help does not stop in a major crisis, a reality the Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center (HCWC) has been subject to throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. But the HCWC did not give up and continued to fight for its cause by turning to the city of Wimberley for financial support. For Fiscal Year 20202021, the HCWC requested a contribution of $5,900 from the city of Wimberley, to cover the costs of serving victims of abuse from the Wimberley area. Due to budgetary restrictions, Wimberley City Council approved a $2,000 contribution to the HCWC with plans to budget for more next year. “I’m absolutely in favor of the $2,000,” Council member Christine Byrne said. “I would like to see us budget for next year a greater amount. It’s still $34 per incident of what this organization has helped our citizens with.” Local Wimberley organizations and churches, including the Wimberley Community Civic Club and Chapel in the Hills, have also provided financial support to the HCWC in previous years, Mayor Pro Tem Rebecca Minnick explained. “I know that some of our neighbors give substantial amounts of money to the center,” Minnick said. “I’m also really proud of our local civic club and churches that are very generous to the women’s center.” The HCWC is a local nonprofit that offers confidential services to victims of family and
dating violence, sexual assault and child abuse. Last year, the HCWC served 2023 local victims with a total of 59 Wimberley residents. Services include a 24hour HELPline, emergency shelter, legal advocacy, counseling, special programs and therapy for children and a 24-hour Hospital Emergency Advocate Response Team. While managing the uncertainty has been a challenge, HCWC Executive Director Marla Johnson said they have made adjustments to continue to serve those in need. “We have had to change everything that we do,” Johnson said. “But what I’m really proud of is that we didn’t miss a single day or even a single hour of services. It’s been really intense to try to meet people’s needs right now.” Most services are available remotely due to COVID-19 safety concerns, according to Johnson. HCWC counselors are now equipped to do Zoom counseling sessions and many of the clients have responded positively to the virtual option. Johnson said the numbers have been unpredictable since many people are no longer reaching out for help because they are in fear. “It’s been very sporadic,” Johnson said. “People have already experienced trauma, that’s why they are coming to us. Then you layer on top of that, everything that they’re experiencing: the fear of coronavirus, worries about their children and jobs. It’s been very challenging for victims of abuse.”
Dripping Springs developments designed for community interaction BY SAHAR CHMAIS
The hilly backroad drive into Dripping Springs is sprinkled with vineyards and tasting rooms, restaurants propped on acres of open land, horses, cattle and countless trees. Residents in Dripping Springs get the luxury of living within a town while still having close proximity to the city – without needing to compromise. Yet Dripping Springs’ residential charm differs from the surrounding areas in Hays County and Austin because developers are building their houses around a community. Headwaters and Caliterra, just two of the many upand-coming developments in Dripping Springs, have based their developments on being at-one with nature without cutting off human connection. Headwaters provides its residents with 8 miles of trails where community members walk out in nature and have a chance to socialize and meet their neighbors. While these trails can be great for bump-ins and meeting new faces, the community tries to put on more social-focused events. The developers have created a recreational center for its residents to have
“Each builder has a robust waitlist at the moment so what we try to do is encourage people to speak with the builder about opportunities on how they can build here.”
–Andrea Salafia, marketing manager at Freehold Communities in Texas, the developer for Headwaters
coffee, provide them with a workspace and WiFi, an outdoor lounging area to sit and chat and a playground for children to get out. This space also serves as a community events center appeasing to all ages by putting on a variety of gatherings. For example, there is a Yappy hour, or a happy hour for dogs and their guardians to hang out. They have also put together dances for middle-school-aged children, events for younger kids, musical gatherings and more. “We really try to embrace the beauty of the land and environment through our amenities,” said Andrea Salafia, marketing manager at Freehold Communities in Texas, the developer for Headwaters. “And we really try to focus our amenities at the heart of the community.” Headwater’s 1,300-acre
community is still being built, but there are some homes available from Phase 2. Phase 4 is expected to be available to buyers in the summer, but that is not a certain date. Buyers coming into the development get to choose from three builders and home prices range from the high $300s to $700 plus. Being positioned on this vast amount of land has a large advantage which feeds into the development’s nature connection motto. Every property backs to nature; people have privacy in their homes because no lots back to one-another. Some lots will back to a transcending hill drop-off while others to the greenbelt. Caliterra has a similar approach to getting in touch with nature. Their 600-acre development will house 600 rooftops and keep 250 acres of land open. Within the open
land, there are bar-b-que pits, picnic tables, about six miles of hiking trails, two swimming pools, a place for campers to set up tents and a creek for swimming, kayaking and fishing. “It’s about getting back to nature,” said Jeff Edgar, director of sales for Caliterra. “It’s a peaceful setting here, it’s about community. We had lemonade stand out here on the curb, kind of like the old days when I was growing up. Everybody here looks out for each other, it’s a tight-knit community.” Open spaces give families the room to congregate, but much like Headwaters, Caliterra also has a designated recreation space shaped like a modern barn for people to hangout. They have a coffee shop that serves breakfast, a playground, games and books and more. These amenities are in place to make people feel like they belong to a community and to better get to know those neighbors that make up the development. Getting people and kids out is a main goal for these two developments because so many have become more consumed by technological devices. Setting
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK That’s something a relationship provides; we can have that conversation of ‘you’re taking too many pills and you need to talk to your doctor.’” –Jim Martin, pharmacist/owner Martin’s Wellness Dripping Springs Pharmacy, Story on pg. 1.
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Let’s be thankful As we move into the Thanksgiving holiday, we have a lot to be thankful for, despite the devastation of COVID-19. First, let’s get business out of the way. This office will close down with minimal staff time due to the increase in Hays County’s COVID cases. A decision will be made in 2021 about when to open up. Messages can be emailed to csb@haysfreepress.com or left at 512.268.7862. Active COVID cases in Hays County had dropped to 304 on Nov. 2. Yet just three weeks later, active cases rose to 671. That’s quite a change, but it was expected because schools were in session and Halloween took place. We can mask up. If we need to meet, we get tested and then quarantine. Do we need to close down businesses again? That’s a call for the governor to make. But in the meantime, wear your mask. So why shut our office down? To be quite honest, this staff is working hard, trying to cover every kind of story, and there is no use exposing members of this staff more than necessary. Reporters are mainly covering governmental meetings virtually, and we do most of our reporting these days over the phone. It’s what has to be done. My staff knows how to mask up correctly. We must be thankful for the people who wear their own masks correctly. That means covering the nose. Folks, this pandemic is real. Wear the mask and wear is correctly. Don’t come into this office with the mask below your nose. We all have other things for which we should be thanksful. 1. The COVID vaccine seems to be coming along in rapid speed. We should be thankful because our medical personnel need those vaccines. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has specified that the first vaccinations will be for emergency use, and that is as is should be. Emergency workers should get
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the shots first. The rest of us will just have to wait. Even with several different companies madly working around the clock to produce vaccines, it will take many, many months for those companies to make millions of vaccinations. And, when the vaccines are available, get one. That’s how we will beat this thing. Sorry, anti-vaccine folks. We need to all take this vaccine. 2. Let’s all be thankful that the election is finally, finally, over. The lawsuits have gone through the courts and now our democracy can move forward, as our forefathers intended. President Trump has done everything in his power to stop the count or to have recounts done. That’s fine. It’s within his right. But the Wall Street Journal among other legitimate news media is reporting that when a federal judge knocked down his challenge to Pennsylvania’s election results, the fight was about over. When Trump concedes, even if late in the game, everyone should be thankful that our democracy stands. Hillary Clinton conceded to Trump the day after the election in 2016. Trump needs to concede to Joe Biden so that our government transition can get started, for the safety of the American people and for the safety of our country. 3. The National Guard – let’s all send them a huge “Thank You”. This brave group is dealing with the mortuary shortage in El Paso, due to the number of deaths from COVID-19. A group of 36 troops will be providing “mortuary affairs support,” according to CNN. 4. Let’s be thankful for our friends and family. Humans require personal “touch” and contact. So, get in touch, call, zoom.
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fear, violence and racism. Still, some Republicans are This is a divisive and complicit in encouraging dangerous time. We see the these radical extremists Republican party unhapto bully protestors and pily being forced to admit Trump dissidents. They that they have lost the pres- have staked their futures idential election. As psyaround whatever Donald chologists explain, projecTrump decides, no plans or tion is the act of projecting future Republican platform ones own motivations and expected or required. This desires onto another. Some total obeisance to one Republicans claim that the person echoes Germany’s Democrats have changed blind allegiance to Adolf votes and somehow Hitler. managed to dupe every Donald Trump has filled state into lying about the the swamp in Washingresults of the ballot count. ton with inept right-wing Who is really trying to steal extremists who support the election? Does anyone him blindly. In many cases doubt that the current these Republicans, like Republicans are lying and William Barr and Mitch trying to deceive the public McConnell, use their powabout the election ? ers to undermine the rule Many Republicans echo of law and our Democratic Trump’s outrage against the institutions as well as our Antifa threat. They seem Constitutional system of ignorant of the fact that checks and balances. These Antifa is only an ideological immoral Trump cronies construct and not a real punish anyone who has organization. At the same the integrity to support the time, these Republicans Constitution and do their ignore the threat posed jobs, like the multitudes by right-wing radicals like of officials fired for simply Proud Boys and White Narefusing to lie or to aid in tionalists. Both the FBI and corrupting our system of CIA have warned that these checks and balances. These extremists groups pose unscrupulous Republicans the biggest threats to our spread and reenforce his freedom and safety. They exaggerations, lies, and are the biggest spreaders of absurd pretexts of non-
existent achievements by denying facts and promoting baseless conspiracy theories. Again, as psychologists inform us, we project our motives onto others. From the beginning, Donald Trump and some Republicans have falsely promoted attacks against our impartial news organizations. These unapologetic attacks on our freedom of the press are a blatant attempt to undermine a key lynch pin of our democracy, namely faith in our news organizations. Again, they are projecting their own motives. If one listens to Fox new, Breitbart or other right leaning news organizations one can really become inundated with fake news. These news outlets are creating an alternate reality which has nothing to do with fact or science. Their news feed is a constant source of lies and misinformation that is key in creating their alternate reality. Not only are Fox News, Breitbart and other right leaning news organizations spreading lies, but they are attempting to undermine Americans’ belief in a free and fair election. Currently, 70 percent of Republicans
do not believe that the presidential election was fair. This disparity in truth sown by corrupt right-wing organizations also sow misunderstanding and division which incites violence between the political parties. When the Republican party attacks the credibility of the press, our national institutions, a system of checks and balances, and the results of a transparent and fair election, it becomes harder and harder to pretend that they support democracy in favor of fascism. Indeed, our very democracy is under attack. This time it is not outside forces that are threatening our freedom, but the danger is coming from the inside of our very government through radicals that are overtaking an entire party. Yes, this truly is a divisive and dangerous. It demands that each citizen stand up and let their voice be heard. Ms. Barrows of San Marcos is a retired teacher who graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in English/Drama and an all level special education endorsement.
What name do you want? Not sure if you’ve had the chance to review the proposed street name options brought forth by the Rebel Road/FM 150 renaming committee or not, but suffice it to say they are less than desirable. First and foremost, it should be stated emphatically that the road needs to be renamed, and we should all simply accept that. How this is divisive to some is beyond my comprehension. There are those brave few souls who vocalize their disdain for changing the Rebel name. They often argue “tradition” and how we shouldn’t “ignore history.” I find this comical because the history in question here is a failed, treasonous, separatist movement that for some reason is still partially glorified in part of the country. Kyle shouldn’t be one of them. To say that the “rebel” in question could mean a multitude of things, and not be a
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name based on a white supremacist movement, and The Kyle replacing it with “White File Drive” sounds a little too “six of one and a half by David dozen of the other”-ish. Abdel At that point why not just name it Manifest Destiny specific reference to the Boulevard or Trail of Tears Confederacy, is insulting to ... Trail. So, that one is out. everyone. We can rememNext we have MLK ber the disdainful part of Boulevard. Now, nothing our past without providing against that name, but monument. I assure you, there is an MLK Boulevard no German is ignoring in almost every town in their contemptuous America. He is celebrated history and to the best of world over. I just don’t see my knowledge there is no the need to have a street Reich Boulevard anywhere in Kyle named after him, in Germany. when if we wanted to use One of the names put someone’s name for the forth was Dr. James White road, we could name it Drive. For those not in after someone who has a the know, it was provided local connection to our that Dr. White was the first community. Not to menphysician here in Kyle. tion this seems reactionary Pages and pages of Google to the current road name. searches couldn’t verify Just because we are doing this, although I’m sure it away with a racist name, is accurate. The issue here doesn’t mean we have is that it would be called to name the road after simply ... White Drive. Now something undeniably I don’t know about you, ANTI-racist. but taking away a street One option is to name
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the road after Silvestre S. Herrera, a famed Mexcian American war hero. While I like this idea, once again, he does not have a tie to our community, although there is a tie to the state. Other options, like Freedom Drive and Resilience Drive just seem to be trying too hard to make a point. Which is where I think this naming committee is failing. I think they are trying to make a point with the name of the road, that will leave everyone satisfied; a futile task if you ask me. My suggestion, at this point, is to give it an innocuous name that is unbothersome to everyone. I’ve heard “Bluebonnet” bandied about, and I like that. I mean, who doesn’t like bluebonnets? Unoffensive, native, simple. Let’s not try to be political, historical, or topical. It’s a tiny stretch, don’t overthink it, just name it. Or don’t? No Name Road has a nice ring to it.
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Dripping Springs needs money to light up Mercer Street BY MEGAN WEHRING
DSVB is hoping to raise $9,000 this year to hang DRIPPING SPRINGS the lights at each Mercer — Community donations Street business, install the can go a long way, espephoto-op and displays. cially during the holiday The Light Up Mercer season. The Dripping Street Campaign was Springs Visitors Bureau implemented three years (DSVB) is requesting doago after receiving a grant nations to help fund the from the Dripping Springs Light Up Historic Mercer Community FoundaStreet Campaign. tion and donations from The DSVB has raised residents. The Visitors enough money for the last Bureau is grateful for the two years to decorate each consistent support from building along Mercer local businesses and the Street with festive lights. community along the way. Last year, the organization While the pandemic has created a seasonal photo caused many people to opportunity for guests refrain from large gathin front of the Mazama erings, the organization Coffee Co. To keep the hopes the community can holiday spirit alive, the “donate to help spread
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hope, joy, and holiday spirit during these trying times” and “band together and bring a bit of beauty back to the world with a monetary contribution for holiday decorations,” according to the DSVB website. Online contributions can be made, or drop checks by the Visitors Bureau, 509 Mercer Street or mail donations can be sent to to P.O. Box 206, Dripping Springs 78620.
Senator Judith Zaffirini embraces two of her favorite blessings. What she works for and hopes for George and Asher is what she works for and hopes for all children. May you and yours enjoy a blessed Thanksgiving!
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a brand-new Christmas tree,” Parks and Recreation Director Mariana Espinoza told the city council Nov. 17, “but the popular lighted tunnel that our former parks maintenance manager created last year tripled in size.” City Square lights at Mary Kyle Hartson Park will be on nightly from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. starting on Dec. 3, continuing through Jan. 3. Kyle Parks and Recreation will livestream the Tree Lighting Ceremony on Facebook. Residents are encouraged to visit the park to see the Christmas lights while following safety precautions. “Folks are encouraged to drive around the square,” Espinoza told the Hays Free Press/News-Dispatch. “We are trying to face many of the displays outward. Those that wish to get out, there are some photo-ops.” Santa will be visiting Kyle this year in designated neighborhoods. While Santa will not be allowed to exit the vehicle, children will still have
the opportunity to see him in-person and wave; children can drop off their letters to Santa in the provided mailbox when he visits. Santa plans to visit the east side of I-35 on Dec. 5 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and the west side of I-35 on Dec. 12 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. “This is a bright spot that I think showed our city a lot of enthusiasm and support with this,” said Council member Dex Ellison. “I was out there last year just surveying folks, asking them about our lights in our Square. To see everybody light up just makes me smile right now in talking about it.” Parents will also be able to register their children to have a virtual visit with Santa for five to eight minutes. Upon registration, parents will choose a time and date for the visit. Kyle Parks and Recreation requests there be only two children a session to ensure equal opportunity. Santa is busy this time of year, so the virtual visits will be limited to the time scheduled.
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Continued from pg. 1 Government Center, those waiting rooms are the focus of a local nonprofit, Room2Hope. The woman at the helm of the project, Denise Fonseca of Dripping Springs, sat in one of those rooms for hours on end in 2018 and 2019. She was a material witness in a felony case with a violent offender. As with so many others who pass through those rooms, this experience was deeply traumatizing and ultimately life altering. “Waiting to testify in court in front of a violent felon is nerve-wracking,” Fonseca said. “As you attempt to stay calm and collect your thoughts while your heart is racing, you’re painfully aware of the uncomfortable chairs with the upholstery coming off, shabby carpets and drab-colored walls.” In some ways, the room made her feel quite hopeless. After her time waiting in those rooms, Fonseca embarked on a mission to change them into spaces where people going through some of the worst experiences of their lives could feel nurtured and comforted. “I want them to find the courage to prepare to relive the trauma they experienced once they are in an open courtroom,”
she said. “Changing the space could give them more confidence to endure what they’re about to face.” Fonseca said allowing witnesses to sit in a space where they can feel calm and centered also offers the chance to provide the court with more credible and accurate testimony. She said the support she’s found along this journey is encouraging. “I’m grateful to the men and women of Hays County who have been supportive of this effort,” Fonseca said. “From the Sheriff’s Office to the District Attorney to the Commissioners Court and others I’ve met along the way, I could not have done this without all their help.” She is using her restitution money to help fund these first two waiting rooms (one for adults, one for children) at the government center. Fonseca said Room2Hope would be grateful to accept community donations for the remodel as her restitution will not cover the full amount needed. After Hays County, she plans to bring the same changes to waiting areas in other nearby counties and potentially all 254 Texas counties. “My vision is to eventually take Room2Hope to a national level,” she said.
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medication, and if a pharmacist is paying attention, might catch dangerous medicine interactions. “It’s fairly common we will have a prescription come over from a doctor for medication that interacts with medication from another doctor,” Gray told the Hays Free Press/News-Dispatch. “We recently had one which would have led to an adverse reaction and more than likely landed the patient in the hospital. We called the doctor and asked them if they knew the patient was on this other medication – they did not.” Then there are other cases where a pharmacist can notice a pattern that could lead to drug dependency or addiction. Opioid medication can be a very beneficial and useful drug, said Jim Martin, pharmacist and owner of Martin’s Wellness Dripping Springs Pharmacy. But these medications have caused an epidemic in their misuse and have landed many pharmaceutical companies in billion-dollar lawsuits due to misleading information on their addictive nature. “As part of what local pharmacies do, we monitor the use of a patient’s opioids,” Martin said. “There are plenty of reasons to take them, but plenty of reasons they can be taking them wrong. That’s something a relationship provides; we can have that conversation of ‘you’re taking too many pills and you need to talk to your doctor.’ Many times we help patients get off of strong medications.” Martin said that oftentimes, a patient will have surgery, use opioids, but because these drugs have a strong addictive nature, the patient will get hooked on it without realizing. While Amazon will not be able to send out Schedule II drugs, which are
categorized as highly-addictive medications, as are “most opioids,” they will be able to send out other medications that can be addictive. These include: tramadol, a synthetic opioid, acetaminophen with codeine or codeine, sleeping pills, benzodiazepine medications such as alprazolam, commonly known as Xanax and more. All of these medications are classified as addictive, but not as addictive as Schedule II drugs. The worry in having these medications sent to a household and dropped off at the doorstep is anyone can have access to the drugs, which might be misused, Martin explained. Gray added that deliveries get dropped off at the wrong address sometimes. And sometimes people steal packages off of a doorstep. What is the protocol then, when medication lands in the wrong hands? There is also an issue of having a medication out in delivery trucks which cannot withstand extreme weather, such as the Texas heat. Gray worries about what will happen to the medications that have high chemical instability and how these conditions can alter their nature. Both Gray’s and Martin’s pharmacies deliver to people’s homes; this service was brought on after COVID-19 as a safety precaution for patients. But the process with these pharmacies is more verified. Anyone who receives medication has to be the patient or an agent the patient has put in charge of getting the prescription. The medication also does not sit in a delivery vehicle for long hours. Amazon does pose as a threat to these local pharmacies and even big box pharmacies, but this is not the biggest threat local
pharmacies have faced. Big box pharmacies, such as Walmart, H-E-B, CVS, Walgreens and more did the most damage to places like Buda’s Drugstore and Martin’s Wellness Dripping Springs Pharmacies. The big pharmacy model is based off of some financial loss in the healthcare service, but they make up for it through the grocery and household items they sell, Gray explained. This is something she had experienced first-hand from working in a big box pharmacy before opening her own store. The other big detrimental hit many local pharmacies took is from drug discount cards. These cards are not coupons, Gray said. They are discounts that pharmacists are responsible paying for. Large stores like H-E-B will participate in these programs, because they know that people will walk in and buy from the store. Many local pharmacies cannot afford to lose that much money and cannot make up the costs in selling other goods. The danger in these cards, besides undercutting profits for pharmacies, is that a lot of times they take patient information, Gray said. “It’s an avenue to collect data,” Gray stated, “and data is valuable to these companies because they can turn around and sell that to numerous entities.” Amazon has partnered with Inside RX, which will give uninsured patients discounts on medication. According to Amazon, Inside RX provides Amazon with information about purchases made at participating pharmacies, yet they state that they “do not collect personally identifiable health information from Inside RX.” Even with its discounts, convenient service and a growing pa-
tronage, Gray and Martin persist in their methods and their paths. Martin said that many of his customers are small business owners and they continue to use his pharmacy because they value that relationship and the hard work of a small business. Gray is in a similar position as Martin with her customers. She acknowledges the new challenges, but trusts in her patients. “It will affect me,” Gray said, undefeated. “But I think it will affect the big boxes more. I’m a little fish in a big sea. My people are my people. I have patients that drive from San Marcos or Lockhart to come see me. They come here because of us – thankfully that’s important to some people.”
sions. Viewers will have the opportunity to drive through the Buda Trail of Lights on Dec. 5 and 6, Dec. 10-13 and Dec. 17-20. The drive-thru opens at 6 p.m. and closes at 10 p.m. Attendees will enter from Hawk Lane at the entrance to Stagecoach Park & Visitors Center, winding around Loop Street and exiting on Main Street. The Buda Police Department will direct the traffic. Buda has charted a traffic map, but not
the entire trail will be decorated. Local businesses and organizations will be participating by setting up their own displays throughout the trail – 24 businesses have registered and eight spots remain. The city will supplement additional lights and displays. Since the city has never done an event like this before, staff will keep an eye out on how it works and see if they should make adjustments throughout the month.
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Below is a sample of events reported by law enforcement from Nov 15th - Nov 21st, 2020. The location is where the event was reported or responded to and may not necessarily be where the event occured.
911 Investigation ................................................................................102 Accident ................................................................................................43 Accident Fleet.........................................................................................0 Accident Hit and Run .............................................................................7 ACO Abandoned Animal ........................................................................0 ACO Barking ...........................................................................................1 ACO Bite Case ........................................................................................3 ACO Cruelty Neglect ..............................................................................5 ACO Deceased Animal ...........................................................................1 ACO Follow Up .......................................................................................4 ACO Information Call..............................................................................3 ACO Injured / Sick ................................................................................11 ACO Loose Livestock .............................................................................7 ACO Other...............................................................................................2 ACO Stray .............................................................................................19 ACO Unrestrained Animal ......................................................................3 ACO Vicious Animal .............................................................................12 ACO Wildlife..........................................................................................12 Alarm Bank .............................................................................................0 Alarm Business .....................................................................................42 Alarm Residental ..................................................................................18 Alcohol Violation .....................................................................................0 ASP Referral ...........................................................................................1 Assault .................................................................................................36 Assist EMS/Fire ....................................................................................20 Assist Outside Agency .........................................................................11 BMV.........................................................................................................5 Burglary Building ....................................................................................1 Burglary Residence ................................................................................3 Business/Industrial Contact...................................................................5 Cancelled Without Assignment .............................................................0 Child Safety Incident ..............................................................................0 Citizen Assist/Service Call ...................................................................70 Civil Matter............................................................................................15 Code Compliance ...................................................................................1 Community Contact .............................................................................20 CPS Referral ...........................................................................................6 Crime Prevention ....................................................................................0 Damaged Property .................................................................................5 Death Investigation ................................................................................8 Drug Offences.........................................................................................1 Fireworks ................................................................................................3 Forgery/Fraud .......................................................................................10 Harassment/Stalking ............................................................................15 Identity Theft...........................................................................................3 Illegal Dumping .......................................................................................2 Inpersonating ..........................................................................................0 Information............................................................................................11 Law Enforcement ...................................................................................4 Lost / Found Property ............................................................................1 Mental Health .......................................................................................32 Missing Person/Runaway ....................................................................14 Noise Complaint ...................................................................................19 Other .......................................................................................................9 Patrol/Premise Check ........................................................................135 Reckless Driving ...................................................................................57 Recovery Stolen Property ......................................................................0 Robbery ..................................................................................................0 Sex Offender Registry ............................................................................1 Supplement/Follow Up.........................................................................55 Suspicious Activity ...............................................................................69 Test ..........................................................................................................1 Theft/Stolen ..........................................................................................26 Threat ......................................................................................................6 Traffic/Roadway....................................................................................33 Traffic Stop..........................................................................................388 Trespass ................................................................................................19 Violation of Order....................................................................................1 Warrent Service ......................................................................................2 Weapon ...................................................................................................5
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PHOTO BY WAYLAND D. CLARK, WFOTOS.COM Players and Tiger Fans celebrate the sweep against Cedar Park High School. The Tigers won all three matches, 25-20, 25-16 and 28-26.
Tigers top Timberwolves in first round playoff STAFF REPORT JOHNSON CITY – A double-double from sophomore Mackenzie Plante made a difference for the Dripping Springs Tigers volleyball team Friday in a hard-fought 2520, 25-16, 28-26 bi-district playoff win over the Cedar Park Timberwolves. Dripping Springs (18-5) advanced to play former district foe Medina Valley in the area round Tuesday, Nov. 24 at Boerne Champion High. Against Cedar Park, Plants finished with 11 kills and 12 digs on the night, while Tiger sophomore Karley Sledge had eight kills and junior Annabelle Crowder scoring five. From a team perspective, the Tiger offense had a .290 hitting percentage on the night, while they limited Cedar Park to only .131 attack percentage. Tiger senior Nicole Herbert finished with 12 digs;
PHOTOS BY MOSES LEOS III/HAYS CISD Lehman Lobo wide receiver Kyree Payton (5) fights to run past Johnson Jaguar Caleb Runkle during the team’s Nov. 6 game at Bob Shelton Stadium. Payton scored two touchdowns in the Lobos’ win over San Antonio McCollum Friday.
Lobos football team crushes Cowboys for first district win STAFF REPORT
Ryann Frontera sets the ball during the 2nd set of the 3 game match against Cedar Park High School.
junior Ryann Frontera The Timberwolves were also had a double-double led by senior Abbi Lehmwith 11 digs and 21 assists. mond’s 11 kills.
SAN ANTONIO – Two rushing touchdowns by Lehman wide receiver Kyree Payton aided the Lobo effort Friday in a dominant 33-0 road victory over the San Antonio McCollum Cowboys. The win was the first time since the 2016-17 season Lehman notched a district victory, ending a 24-game losing skid in district play. Lehman leapt out to a 13-0 halftime lead courtesy of a 37-yard touchdown run by running back Joey Mojica and a 44-yard touchdown run by Kyree Payton.
Payton continued the onslaught in the third frame with a 61-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, followed by a 64-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Zackary Casarez to tight end Tanner Johnson. Payton rushed for 112 yards on four carries and a pair of touchdowns, while Mojica ran the ball 13 times for 90 yards and a touchdown. The Lobo offense amassed 453 total yards with 293 of those coming on the ground. The Lobo air attack was led by Casarez who went 5 of 12 for 160 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions.
DISTRICT 12-5A, DIVISION I STANDINGS
Dripping Springs 5-0 Seguin 4-1 Johnson 3-1 NB Canyon 3-1 SA Veterans Memorial 1-3 SA Harlandale 1-3 Lehman 1-4 SA McCollum 0-5
Meanwhile, Lehman’s defense shut down the Cowboy offense and limited McCollum to 143 total yards on 60 plays. Lehman travels to play at Seguin Nov. 27. The Lobos host San Antonio Veterans Memorial at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 at Bob Shelton Stadium.
Hays holds off Del Valle 24-21 STAFF REPORT
PHOTO BY WAYLAND D. CLARK, WFOTOS.COM The Lady Texans celebrate a point against Bellville in the state semi-final match at Cuero. Wimberley outlasted Bellville 3-1 to advance to the 4A State Championship match against Decatur in Garland, Texas where the Lady Texans lost 3-0. Paige Crawford, a Wimberley junior who had 8 kills, 3 digs and a pair of blocks in the final, was named to the All-Tournament Team in Conference 4A. The Lady Texas won State Championships in volleyball in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006 and 2007 and was a State Finalist in 2010.
Texan volleyball falls in state final STAFF REPORT GARLAND – Wimberley Texan dreams of a volleyball state title were dashed Saturday as the team’s quest for the program’s seventh gold medal in the last 25 years fell just one win short. Fourteen kills from Jentry Lamirand and ten kills by Trinity Vinzant were more than enough for the Decatur Lady Eagles (31-1) to score a 2513, 25-12, 25-19 win over the Wimberley Texans in the Conference 4A state final at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland. Wimberley (30-5) quickly fell into a 19-9 first set hole as Decatur took advantage of various Texan errors on the court. Altogether, Wimberley suffered eight
errors in the first set and finished with 18 total errors in the match. Decatur kept momentum into the second frame as it built another 19-9 advantage aided by play from Lamirand, Vinzant and Kaylee Peterson, as well as several more Texan errors. But the Texans fought right back in the third frame as they kept the match close early on, guided by the play of Paige Crawford and Holly Harwood. Crawford finished with a team high eight kills with Brina Jones collecting seven kills. Harwood scored five total kills in the match. However, Decatur’s offensive prowess proved too much as the Lady Eagles, who had a .459
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attack percentage in the final frame, slammed on the gas pedal to close the match. As a team, Decatur’s offense had a .340 attack percentage on the night, while the Texan offense struggled, hitting only .075. Wimberley’s Jordan McFarland finished with 11 assists while Rhyan Masur had 26 digs. Decatur collected six total blocks while the Texans finished with four. Saturday marked the Texan volleyball program’s tenth trip to the UIL state volleyball tournament since the 1998-99 season. It was the first time the Texans had reached the state tournament since 2010 and the first trip under head coach Stephanie Barthels.
DEL VALLE – A go-ahead 23-yard field goal by senior kicker Thomas Skrovan in the final minute Friday sealed the deal for the Hays football team in a thrilling 24-21 win over the Del Valle Cardinals. With the win, Hays (43, 4-2) inches closer to a possible third straight playoff berth with one regular season game remaining. Hays trailed 14-13 early in the second frame, but responded with a oneyard touchdown run by quarterback Durand Hill with 23 seconds before intermission. Hays led Del Valle 21-14 at halftime and maintained its lead through the third quarter. But Del Valle rallied early in the final frame with a touchdown pass to tie the score at 21-21. However, Hays countered with a six-plus minute fourth quarter drive aided by a pair of critical fourth down conversions, one via a Cardinal penalty. That drive led to a 23-yard field goal by Skrovan, giving Hays a 24-21 lead. Hays’ defense, which notched several critical stands during the contest, ended Del Valle’s last-ditch comeback attempt with an intercep-
PHOTO BY MOSES LEOS III/HAYS CISD Hays High senior kicker Thomas Skrovan (2) boots an extra point out of the hold of senior Grayson Winter Sept. 30 at San Marcos Toyota Rattler Stadium. A go-ahead 23-yard field goal by Skrovan with less than a minute to play helped Hays beat Del Valle 24-21.
tion by defensive back Michael Boudoin in the final seconds. Hays returns home Nov. 27 when it hosts Bowie in the regular season finale at Bob Shelton Stadium. A Hays win, along with an Austin High victory over Del Valle Nov. 27, would give the team the top seed in the 6A, Division II playoffs out of 26-6A.
DISTRICT 26-6A STANDINGS Westlake 6-0 Lake Travis 5-0 Hays 4-2 Austin 3-3 Bowie 3-3 Del Valle 2-4 Akins 0-5 San Marcos 0-6
Texans throttle Owls in area playoff STAFF REPORT For the ninth time over the past ten seasons, the Wimberley Texans will play football after the Thanksgiving holiday. That mark, one many teams aim for annually, was reached after the
Texans throttled the Hondo Owls 54-14 in their Nov. 21 area round playoff at San Antonio Legacy Stadium in Van Ormy. Wimberley advances to face familiar foe Sinton in the regional quarterfinals Saturday, Nov. 28 at 2 p.m. at Rutledge Stadium in Converse. It will mark the fifth time Wimberley and Sinton will square off in the playoffs in the past seven seasons. The Texans wasted little time capturing a 30-0 halftime lead and never looked back from there. Aiding the Texan effort was running back Moses Wray who rushed for a career-high 162 yards on 18 carries and a pair of touchdowns.
Through the air, Texan quarterback Matthew Tippie went 19 of 28 for 329 yards and five total touchdowns. Tippie’s primary target was wide receiver Ty Pruett who finished with a career high 143 yards receiving on nine catches and two total scores. The Texan offense amassed a blistering 542 yards of total offense. Backing up the Texan offense was the Code Red defense that created two turnovers and amassed five total sacks on the night. Wimberley’s Dylan Kincaid and Josh Prado both finished with interceptions, while Nova Rankin and Shay Shroyer each finished with two sacks.
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Johnson Jaguar basketball pounces Eagles 73-52 BY SEAN ALLEN BUDA – The Johnson Jaguars boys basketball team notched its first win of the season with a 73-52 home victory against the Cedar Creek Eagles. Johnson trailed Cedar Creek 14-13 after a quarter, but stormed right back for a 20-8 second quarter run, taking a 3322 lead at the half.
While Cedar Creek fought back in the second half, Johnson kept the Eagles at arms' length, aided by a 15-point performance by Jaguar sophomore guard AJ Perez. Backing up Perez was freshman guard Jaxson Vande Garde who tallied 11 points and sophomore wing Faheem Baghezza who finished with 10 points. Twelve total Jaguar play-
ers recorded a point in the contest. The Eagles were led by senior guard Kevin Beaver's 12 points, while junior guard Kaleb Bunker and senior Guard Daron James both finished with 10 points. Johnson returned to action Tuesday with a game against Lockhart. The Jags then travel to play at Hays Saturday at 3 p.m. at Bales Gym.
PHOTO BY MOSES LEOS III/HAYS CISD Dripping Springs Tiger runners Marleena Mickel (50) and Maddie Livingston (64) burst ahead of the pack at the starting line of the Hays CISD Invitational earlier this year. The duo is part of the seventh straight Tiger girls cross country team that will run at state.
Tiger girls cross country fights for gold at state STAFF REPORT On Monday, the Dripping Springs Tiger girls cross country team will go for gold as they compete in the UIL Conference 5A cross country championships at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. The program accomplished the feat after scoring high marks at the Region IV, 5A championships held in Corpus Christi in early November. The Tiger girls cross country team, led by senior Maddie
Livingston, captured the Regional title with a first place team finish in Corpus Christi. Monday’s run will be the seventh year in a row the Dripping Springs Tiger girls cross country team, guided by head coach Marisa Tuzzi, has reached the UIL state meet. Meanwhile, Tiger boys cross country runner Caleb Lopez will also run at the UIL state meet for the second year in a row after a third place finish at the Region IV, 5A championships.
Tigers running at the UIL state cross country championships
GIRLS
Karsten Bobb Jesse Bookbinder Kate Ginther Maddie Livingston Marleena Mickel Caroline Russey Madison Tafoya
BOYS
Caleb Lopez
PHOTOS BY MOSES LEOS III/HAYS CISD
Hays volleyballer signs to play with TCU
The Fort Worth metroplex will be the destination next fall for Hays High senior volleyball player Brooke Sheely after she signed to continue her playing career at the collegiate level. On Nov. 19, Sheely signed her letter of intent to compete with the Texas Christian University (TCU) Women's Beach Volleyball program, a Division I-level team that plays in the Big XII conference. Joining Sheely during her signing at Hays High were friends and family, as well as teammates from the Hays High volleyball team and the coaching staff led by head coach Ashley Davis. During her three-year varsity level high school indoor volleyball career, Sheely finished with 133 aces, 635 points on serves and 1,048 total digs over the course of 331 sets played. Sheely earned numerous postseason accolades, including being named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) 2020 All Region team. In addition, Sheely will graduate 20th in the Hays High Class of 2021. Sheely is the sixth Hays High student athlete to sign their letter of intent this month and the fourth to sign with a Division I program.
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PHOTOS BY MOSES LEOS III/HAYS CISD Hays High junior Abby Parra stops her watch as she crosses the finish line at the Hays CISD Invitational meet held earlier this year. Parra will run in her third straight state cross country meet Tuesday.
Johnson Jaguar Kyra Gaddy (4, left) sprints down the final few meters as she attempts to catch up to a Dripping Springs Tiger runner at the Hays CISD invitational. Gaddy will run in her second straight UIL cross country meet Monday.
HCISD runners take on the field at state STAFF REPORT On Tuesday, a pair of Hays CISD cross country athletes will take on the state's best when they run at the UIL cross country championships at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. That includes Hays
High junior runner Abby Parra who will make her third straight appearance at state following a 12th place finish at the Region IV, 6A championships in Corpus Christi. Joining Parra at state will be Johnson Jaguar sophomore runner Kyra Gaddy
who is making her second straight state appearance after snagging the 10th and final individual state spot at the Region IV, 5A meet. Gaddy out-ran an opponent in the final 400plus meters of the course to finish 28th at Region and qualify for state.
Westlake’s Diego Schleppe fouls Dripping Springs’ senior Aidan Bailey. when the two teams met on Saturday, November 21 at Tiger Gym.
PHOTOS BY WAYLAND D. CLARK, WFOTOS.COM Dripping Springs’ 6’5” senior Jude Donovan goes up for a jump shot over Westlake’s Zach Spelce last Saturday at Tiger Gym. The powerful 6A Chaps proved to be too much for the Tigers last Saturday afternoon in a 61-42 loss for Dripping Springs.
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Readers share many tales of internet woe Rural Texans have a lot to say about the lack of broadband service in their communities. Since we covered the topic earlier this month, many readers have emailed to share their stories and pleas for help. An example is the email from reader Kathryn Steuart of Freestone County, who reads the column in the Fairfield Recorder. In her east central Texas county of 20,000, she reports that cell phones don’t even work well. She and her husband pay for internet via a high-priced satellite service, which isn’t sufficient to allow her to work from home. An IBM AIX and Linux system administrator, Steuart said she has explored a variety of solutions, but found nothing. “We were willing/ desperate to pay to have wire strung and present ourselves as a business to get decent speed internet,” she wrote. “The rural phone companies are not incentivised to provide this service and quit answering calls. They go
they convene in January. For resources on advocating for solutions, contact Connected Nation Texas.
Abbott emphasized he would not be orderCapital ing any new statewide business restrictions and Highlights encouraged people to by Chris Cobler follow the same health practices, including wearing a mask and broke too often, as well.” socially distancing, that She said she has some Gov. Greg Abbott touted helped during the state’s hope for Elon Musk’s some good news in Texas’ spike in cases in July. Starlink company, which Texas has reportfight against COVID-19. is launching thousands ed over 20,000 COVID “Medicines are deof satellites promising deaths since the panlivered this week – and accessible and affordable every week going forward demic began, the Texas high-speed internet. IniTribune reported, based – to heal those who get tial pricing is $99 a month on data from the Texas COVID,” the governor with an upfront hardware Department of State tweeted. “Vaccines to prepurchase of $500. HowevHealth Services. vent COVID are expected er, this project is in a testsoon. Medical teams are ing phase dubbed “Better being surged to areas that Than Nothing Beta,” need it most.” and the company warns Earlier in the day, customers of varying Abbott visited Lubbock, connectivity speeds and Texas A&M Chancellor occasional outages during which is confronting a surge in cases. There, he John Sharp is encourthe startup period. provided an update on aging all students to get Most employers won’t the distribution of bama COVID-19 test before hire remote workers with leaving campus for the only satellite connections, lanivimab, an antibody therapy for COVID-19. Thanksgiving break. Steuart said. The state is sending first Sharp has asked the For more on the subTexas Division of Emerject, watch a replay of the shipments of the drug to hospitals in regions gency Management, panel discussion “Broadwith the highest number which is part of the Texas band is a Lifeline” at A&M System, to help the TexasTribune.org. “Capital of new case counts, new COVID-19 hospital admis- system get testing vans Highlights” will monitor how state lawmakers sions and total COVID-19 and tents to all campuses address the issue when hospital patients. before the holiday.
“The greatest gift a student can give his or her family – including parents and grandparents – during this holiday season is the gift of a negative COVID test,” Chancellor Sharp said. “Let’s do all we can to stop this pandemic and get back to life as we knew it. Thanks to everyone who chooses to take a test before heading home.”
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The safest way to celebrate Thanksgiving this year is with only those already living in your household, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services advises. If you’re planning to celebrate with others, the agency suggests that you take steps to make your celebration safer by following guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They include: Wear a mask that fits
securely over your mouth and nose and around your face. Stay at least 6 feet away from those who don’t live in your household. If inviting others over, have a small outdoor gathering rather than an inside meal. The CDC also encourages people to consider other activities rather than a traditional meal with people outside their household. The agency’s suggestions include: • Safely prepare traditional dishes and deliver them to family and neighbors in a way that does not involve contact with others. For example, leave them on the porch. • Participate in a gratitude activity, like writing down things you are grateful for and sharing with your friends and family. Chris Cobler is a board member and past president of the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas. He welcomes email at ccobler@texaspress.com.
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up in Buda, including at Inspired Minds Art Center and at Little Bluebird with additional holiday themed art murals at Buda Mill and Grain Co. and at The Carrington Event Center. Artists Sunday is a new tradition gaining traction across the United States where artists are coming together to offer hand-crafted holiday gifts created from the heart and represent another alternative to big box stores and online shopping. All weekend long, the Buda Economic Development Corporation (EDC) will offer an incentive for shoppers to Buy Buda. To participate, shoppers are asked to take a picture with their purchase from a Buda business, then tag the business and the Buda EDC on social media for a chance to win a prize from Buda retailers. The city of Buda, Buda Economic Development Corporation, Buda Main Street Program, Buda Tourism Department, Buda Area Chamber of Commerce, and Buda Downtown Merchants Group have endorsed the Saturday after Thanksgiving as Small Business Saturday in Buda. The city, in partnership with the Inspired Minds Art Center, Buda Area Artists Collective and Fine Arts Buda have endorsed the Sunday after Thanksgiving as Artists Sunday.
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up the close-by nature makes it convenient and accessible for everyone to go out into. Caliterra is also still building homes. The prices in this development begin in the mid $300s and can go up to a whopping $3 million. Availabilities in these communities does run out quickly. Hays county has been witnessing a boom in buyers and Dripping Springs is a high-demand area within the county. “What we’ve seen here in the last couple months is a surge in demand of housing in the greater Austin area,” Salafia said. “And with that, it’s created a lot of demand for each individual builder so they’re managing their demand in a little bit of different way. Each builder has a robust waitlist at the moment so what we try to do is encourage people to speak with the builder about opportunities on how they can build here.” Headwaters is not the
only community which has been putting future buyers on hold. The surge in demand has also put buyers in Caliterra on a waitlist so people can move into their dream home. The attractions of Dripping Springs are many, Salafai explained. Besides the togetherness being being built in the communities, families are choosing the area for the highly-rated school district. There is also close proximity to Austin, with South Austin being 20 minutes away and Downtown Austin about 40 minutes away. People also get more land and house in Dripping Springs than they would in Austin. “I’ve been in real estate for 30 years and I’ve been involved with some of the most beautiful projects in Austin and the surrounding area,” Edgar said. “This one is very special to me and I just think it was done right. We’re just really proud of it and homeowners are very pleased with what they have out here.”
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Death of heroic scout knocked Sam for a loop S am Houston was so badly shaken by the Nov. 30, 1837 death of Deaf Smith, the famed San Jacinto scout, that he took a month-long leave of absence from the presidency of the Lone Star Republic. Even though Erastus Smith was among the earliest of Anglo immigrants to the Mexican province, he was a late convert to the cause of independence. Hoping the climate would cure his ailing lungs, the Mississippian moved to San Antonio in 1821, married a local woman and for the next 14 years quietly raised a family. But a personal conflict with a Mexican officer in October 1835 propelled the 48 year old spectator into the vanguard of the rebellion. In spite of a severe hearing loss, he combined unmatched tracking skill with clear-headed courage to become the Texans’ secret weapon. Commander-in-chief Houston commended him as “the eyes and ears of the revolution.” Of Smith’s many wartime feats, none was more important that the
In October 1835, the 48 year old spectator Erastus Smith was propelled into the vanguard of the rebellion. In spite of a severe hearing loss, he combined unmatched tracking skill with clear-headed courage to become the Texans’ secret weapon. Commander-in-chief Houston commended him as “the eyes and ears of the revolution.”
orders for the Rio Grande. To put teeth in Texas’ Texas boundary claim, Fisher instructed the intrepid History scout to occupy Laredo on by Bartee Haile the Mexicans’ doorstep. Smith was only doing his duty by accepting the destruction of Vince’s maverick mission. Blind to Bridge on the morning of the hazards of the politApril 21, 1836. Had he left ical infighting plaguing the span intact, Mexican the Republic, he was also reinforcements might oblivious to the controverhave reached San Jacinsial consequences. to in time to change the Smith left San Antooutcome of the battle. But nio with 20 men in early the quick-thinking scout’s crucial contribution. This breakaway government March 1837. On this demolition of the bridge fateful occasion the intelcruel slight cut Smith to and its territorial claims. ensured victory for the ligence specialist had no the quick and would not Texans insisted the Rio Texans on that historic idea what lay ahead. be the last time Houston Grande was their legitiafternoon. On Mar. 16, the small treated him unfairly. mate national boundary, The exciting exploits of With the threat of Mex- while the sore losers drew detachment rode headthe middle-aged warrior long into a squad of ican retribution hanging the line at the Nueces. made Smith the favorite Mexican cavalry on the over their heads, Texans President Houston of the common man. edge of Laredo. Though began picking up the counseled restraint and Ordinary Texans identioutnumbered two to one, pieces of their lives in the cautioned against any fied with the resourceful the Texans put ten oppoautumn of 1836. Smith rash action which might private, who always outnents out of commission was no exception and en- result in renewed hostilithought and outfought the joyed a brief reunion with ties. But a bellicose faction while suffering only minor enemy. wounds. his wife and children. of influential officials Smith idolized Sam Moments after the beatBut duty soon called de- advocated a get-tough Houston, obeying his pendable Deaf. He formed policy toward Mexico that en cavalrymen withdrew, every order and defending a ranging company to Smith learned Laredo was caused a deeply divisive him against the criticisms protect the western pegarrisoned by a large and debate. of his post-Alamo retreat. well-armed force. Fearing rimeter of the beleaguered A prominent hawk Yet in his official report of Republic against Indians, took matters into his own certain annihilation, he the San Jacinto engagerapidly retraced his steps outlaws and the Mexican hands. Secretary of war ment the General neglect- military. William S. Fisher went be- back to San Antonio. ed to mention the scout’s There was no heroes’ Meanwhile, Mexico hind Houston’s back and presence much less his refused to recognize the gave Deaf Smith marching welcome for the weary
riders. Instead they were greeted by sympathy for the Laredo defenders and the vile rumor that old Deaf Smith had turned tail and run. Sam Houston blew his stack, when informed of the unauthorized adventure. In a rage he wrote, “I am afraid our old friend Deaf Smith has acted badly, if reports are true.” The publication of the presidential temper tantrum subjected Smith to unwarranted ridicule and public humiliation. Houston evidently planned to apologize but waited too long. Smith’s lungs finally gave out on him six months later, and he died gasping for breath. “My friend Deaf Smith is no more!” wailed grief-stricken Houston. Texas had to do without a president for the next 30 days, while he mourned the missed opportunity to make amends. “Texas Entertainers: Lone Stars in Profile” available at the reduced price of $20.00 by mailing a check to Bartee Haile, P.O. Box 130011, Spring, TX 77393.
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The Buda City Council will hold a public hearing regarding the following item at its regular meeting to be held Tuesday, December 15, 2020: SUP 20-04: Hold a public hearing and first reading of the Ordinance for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) application for Animal Veterinary Office or Grooming, (without Outside Yard/Kennels) and Office, Professional, Medical, or Business in the F4H (Form District 4H) zoning district .being 3.553 +/- acres out of the S.V.R. Eggleston Survey, City of Buda, Hays County, TX. The property is addressed as 835 Main Street, Buda, TX 78610 (SUP 20-04, The Well). The hearing will be held at 5:30 in the Council Chambers at Buda City Hall, 405 E. Loop St. Building 100, Buda, TX 78610. The meeting may be held virtually. Please visit the city of Buda website (ci.buda. tx.us) for meeting details and public participation options. The agenda will published 72 hours prior to the meeting.
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Sealed Qualifications will be received by the Finance Department of the City of Buda until 2:00 p.m. January 8, 2021, for “RFQ 21-002 Facility Planning Services for the City of Buda Public Works and Parks Departments”. Request for Qualifications may be obtained from the Purchasing Manager at the Buda Municipal Building, 405 E. Loop St., Buda, Texas 78610 or go to www.texasbidsystem.com. The City intends to select a qualified facility design Consultant to perform a facility needs assessment, planning, and schematic site design for possible expansion of the current Public Works and Parks facilities and to evaluate the need for a new site. The project involves analysis of the existing site located at 525 Garison Rd., Buda, Texas, and the evaluation of future facility needs of the Public Works Department to evaluate possible future expansion to more efficiently utilize the current site. The Consultant will also evaluate the growth projections of the Public Works Department to determine if and when a new site may be needed to meet the department’s needs. The Consultant will prepare a final report that includes departmental growth projections and analysis of facility and space needs of the Public Works and Parks Departments for the next 10, 25, and 50 years. The report will also include a draft schematic design and planning level budgets to reconfigure and expand the current site as well as to develop a new site for the
future. The Consultant will conduct interviews with City staff to understand the future space needs of the department and will evaluate the configuration and facilities of other similar Central Texas cities. The Consultant shall plan for the required meetings with staff and presentations to the City Council necessary to complete this project by the end of April 2021. ADDRESS AND MARK ENVELOPE: “RFQ 21-002 Facility Planning Services for the City of Buda Public Works and Parks Departments” TO: Purchasing Manager, City of Buda, 405 E. Loop St., Buda, Texas 78610. TO BE OPENED: 2:00 p.m. January 8, 2021.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Dennis Terry Erwin, Deceased, were issued on November 16, 2020, in Cause No. 20-0332-P, pending in the County Court at Law No. 1, Hays County, Texas, to: Burna Joe Erwin. 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: John Hall Attorney for Burna Joe Erwin Independent Executor 130 Hall Professional Center Kyle, Texas 78640 DATED the 19th day of November, 2020. John Hall Attorney for Burna Joe Erwin State Bar No.: 08759880 130 Hall Professional Center Kyle, TX 78640 Telephone: (512) 268-6425 Facsimile: (512) 268-5404 E-mail: johnhall@lawyer.com
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that Letters of Administration for the Estate of Lisa Pierce Hamilton, Deceased, were issued on November 18, 2020, in Cause No. 20-0211-P, in County Court at Law, sitting in matters probate of Hays County, Texas, to: Ronnie Lee Steinocher. 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. Estate of Lisa Pierce Hamilton c/o Ronnie Lee Steinocher 2001 Hearthstone Drive San Marcos, Texas 78666 DATED November 19, 2020. Respectfully submitted, LAW OFFICES OF MARI GARZA AND LYNN PEACH, PLLC 102 Suttles Ave. San Marcos, Texas 78666 Tel: (512) 667-7274 Fax: (512) 667-7374 Ana Marilín "Mari" Garza State Bar No. 24084385 mari@garzapeachlaw.com Attorney for Administrator, Ronnie Lee Steinocher
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Pursuant to Chapter 59 of the Texas Property Code, TJO 10 X 10 Management, Ltd managing properties listed below will hold a public auction of property being sold to satisfy a landlord’s lien. The sale will begin on or about the time indicated at www.selfstorageauction.com. Property will be sold to highest bidder for cash. Deposit for removal and cleanup may be temporarily required. Seller reserves the right to reject any bid and to withdraw property from sale. Property may be sold by the space. Property being sold includes contents in spaces of following tenants, with brief description of contents in each space. Wednesday, December 16, 2020, 12:00 pm Kyle Premier Storage @ 19580 IH 35, Kyle, TX 78640 www.SelfStorageAuction.com Anna Hernandez: misc. items. Manuel Maldonado: misc. items. Deborah McGraw: misc. items. Ricky Narro: misc. items.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE
Public sale to satisfy lien will be conducted at 1626 SelfStorage, 1740 S. FM 1626, Buda on December 11th at 9:00 a.m. Property from Amber Leonard’s unit and contains household items. Sale to highest bidder.
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Notice is hereby given in accordance with the terms of the provisions of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code that Hwy 21 Investments LLC d/b/a Camino Real C-Store has filed application for a Wine and Beer Retailer’s Permit. Said business to be conducted at 12970 Camino Real, Kyle, Hays County, TX 78640. OWNER: Navid K. Karedia, Manager; Karim Karedia, Manager; and Riyaz Kadiwal, Manager
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Hays Free Press • November 25, 2020
Surf’s up with 8 out of 9 wins SUBMITTED REPORT CTX Surf had a great weekend with 8 wins and 1 loss in bracket play at the Copa Surf Elite Youth Soccer Tournament in San Antonio. Three teams entered include CTX Surf SC 02 Boys, CTX Surf SC 06 Boys and CTX Surf SC ECNL RL 07 Girls. All three teams won their brackets to earn a spot in each respective championship game. The 02 Boys went perfect 3-0 in bracket play with notable wins over Bastrop Inferno and the United Soccer Leadership Academy. The team ended up with a runner-up finish in the final. The 06 elite boys won two and lost one in bracket play with big wins over Corpus Christi (6-1) and East Dallas (41) with the sole loss to Dallas Classic League Champions, Arsenal 2-0. The championship game was a replay against Arsenal with two comeback goals after Surf scored early off a Daniel Meza (Lehman HS) assist to Cameron Noto (Hays HS). The 07 ECNL Regional League Girls went undefeated in bracket play against Buffalos FC (2-1), Lonestar (9-0) and Sting (1-0). The Championship game was put to rest early in the second half as Surf put a 4th goal in to claim the championship over Sting 4-1. Goals were scored by Jordin Donaldson (4 - Wimberley), Taylor Pattee (3 - Buda), Lucero Alvarado (3 - San Marcos), Dylan Watson (2 - Wimberley), Laina Kolos (Victoria), Brianna Lobash (Dripping Springs) and Peyton Ford (Buda). Naomi Mercado tallied two clean shots in goal. CTX Surf Soccer Club plays Regional/National level tournaments/leagues in the Western District Division One Association(WDDOA) and the Elite Clubs National League - Regional Allocation (ECNLRL) and trains in Kyle. This past week the 2007 Girls also made history with the first ever win for any Hays County soccer club in a Regional League by upsetting 2nd ranked Challenge Soccer Club of Houston 1-0 with a Taylor Pattee (Buda) upper-ninety goal from a corner kick.
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PUBLIC NOTICES FROM PAGE 11 CITY OF BUDA BUDA, TX RFP 20-008 BOND ELECTION FACILITATION SERVICES ADVERTISEMENT FOR PROPOSALS
Sealed Proposals, pursuant to Local Government Code Chapter 252, will be received for Bond Election Facilitation Services by the City of Buda, 405 E. Loop Street, Buda, Texas until 2:00 PM local time on December 17, 2020. Immediately thereafter, the bid proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Multi-Purpose Room 1034 within Buda City Hall located at 405 E. Loop Street, Building 100, Buda, Texas. The City of Buda seeks written proposals from qualified firms to provide pre-bond facilitation and processing services for a possible Municipal General Obligation Bond Election slated for November 2021. The Scope of Work includes facilitation of discussions with a bond advisory commission, analysis of potential capital projects, solicitation of public feedback, and presentations to elected and appointed governing bodies of the City of Buda. It is the intent of the City of Buda to select a single consultant to accomplish all the services outlined in this Request for Proposals. The Issuing Office for this Solicitation is the City of Buda - Finance Department, 405 E. Loop Street, Building 100, Buda, Texas 78610, Attn: Rosemary Esparza, Purchasing Manager; purchasing@ ci.buda.tx.us. Prospective Proposers may examine the Bid Documents at the Issuing Office, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., or copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Website as described below. Proposal documents may be viewed and accessed online through the Procurement Website as described at http://ci.buda.tx.us/137/ Purchasing. The City of Buda has partnered with BidNet as part of the Texas Purchasing Group and posts bid opportunities to this site. The
documents are made available for the sole purpose of obtaining Bids for completion of the Project and permission to download does not confer a license or grant permission or authorization for any other use. Authorization to download documents includes the right for Bidders to print documents for their sole use, provided they pay all costs associated with printing or reproduction. Printed documents may not be re-sold under any circumstances. All official notifications, addenda, and other documents will be offered only through the Procurement Website. The Procurement Website may be updated periodically with Addenda, meeting summaries, reports, or other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Frances Anne Guiney-Ferry, Deceased, were issued on November 23, 2020, in Cause No. 20-0336-P, pending in the County Court at Law No. 1, Hays County, Texas, to Michael Eric Guiney, a/k/a Michael E. Guiney as Independent Executor. 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. Estate of Frances Anne Guiney-Ferry Michael Eric Guiney, a/k/a Michael E. Guiney, Independent Executor c/o Greg Johnson, Attorney at Law Farrell & Johnson, PLLC 1000 MoPac Circle Austin, Texas 78746 Telephone: (512) 3232977 Facsimile: (512) 7081977 gjohnson@txelderlaw.com Dated the 23rd day of November, 2020. /s/ Greg Johnson Greg Johnson Farrell & Johnson, PLLC 1000 MoPac Circle Austin, Texas 78746 Telephone: (512) 3232977 Facsimile: (512) 7081977 e-mail: gjohnson@ txelderlaw.com
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Thanksgiving: How Civil War soldiers celebrated Continued from pg. 10
bread and salt pork.” However, he gleefully noted that “some of mother’s cookies and doughnuts that came in our box” made the evening memorable. It would be Bickford’s last Thanksgiving, as he died the following April 30. The following year, Asa Bean, a doctor in the 114th Ohio, enjoyed greater tidings. On Nov. 27, 1862, he wrote that “there has been a surprise party here today for the benefit of soldiers and nurses.” The feast included “roast turkey, chicken, pigeon, and oysters stewed” along with “baked chicken, boiled potatoes, turnip, apple butter, and cheese butter.” Bean, though,
lamented that he “cannot eat much without being sick.” He, too, would die months later. Elsewhere that year, Federal soldiers stationed at Fort Pulaski, Ga. held their own “fete and festival.” The day’s events included target practice and a rowing match, foot race and hurdle sack race. Competitions involving a greased pole and a greased pig were also on the agenda, as was a “burlesque dress parade.” In some cases, Thanksgiving was a time of spiritual reflection. On the first official installment of the holiday in 1863, Sewell Van Alstine, a soldier in
the 95th Illinois, wrote in his diary that he “went to town” and “heard an excellent discourse by an army chaplain at the Presbyterian Church.” He also wrote there was “no drill today,” a welcome respite. In 1864, the Union League Club of New York City pleaded for donations of “cooked poultry and other proper meats” as well as “mince pies, sausages, and fruits” for men in the field. The call brought in some $57,000 in cash donations, as well as nearly 225,000 pounds of poultry and large quantities of cakes, gingerbread, pickles, apples, vegetables, and cheese. One appreciative
soldier saw the deeper meaning, writing that “it isn’t the turkey, but the idea that we care for.” Others received far less. That year, Lewis Crater of the 50th Pennsylvania recorded in his diary that the Sanitary Commission “issued three fine apples to every man.” Despite the middling fare, Crater and others likely gave thanks that they had survived to see another Thanksgiving during the four bloodiest years in American history. Tom Emery is a freelance writer and historical researcher from Carlinville, Ill. He may be reached at 217-710-8392 or ilcivilwar@yahoo.com.
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