Mobile Emergency Food Kitchen
Wimberley ISD hires new CFO
SH 45 SW to open June 1
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Serving Western Hays County, Texas since 1982
A former Hays Hills Baptist Church deacon faces charges of indecency with a child by contact after authorities accused him of abusing two girls, now adults, in the past. During the course of a joint investigation conducted by Austin Police and the Hays County Sheriff’s Office, authorities
believe “multiple” women had been sexually abused by Charles Sweet, 85, of Austin over the SWEET course of several years. Sweet was arrested Thursday and was booked
into the Travis County Jail, according to multiple reports. Sweet had been a deacon at Hays Hills Baptist Church in the Buda area until he was removed following a 2012 sexual abuse of a child investigation conducted by Austin Police, according to KXAN. Sweet was released on a personal recognizance bond. Eric Guevara, a detective
with the Austin Police Child Abuse Unit, said the Hays County Sheriff’s Office in January received report from an adult woman who accused Sweet of sexually abusing her when she was younger, Guevara said. The alleged abuse took place in Hays County and in the Austin area. Guevara, who reopened the 2012 investigation, discovered “multiple” girls,
who are now adults, were abused by Sweet. Authorities interviewed Sweet and several now adult females who were identified as victims of abuse. Guevara said the victims ranged from 6 to 12 years old at the time of the incidents with the alleged abuse taking place at Sweet’s residence in Austin
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Dripping Springs moves forward with flood recovery BY EXSAR ARGUELLO The May 4 flood that swept through Dripping Springs caused immense damage to local businesses and infrastructure, pushing city officials to take action. On May 14, the Dripping Springs City Council unanimously passed a resolution authorizing Mayor Todd Purcell to reduce or waive building permit fees related to disaster repair and construction. “This will make the rebuilding process a little less stressful for our neighbors who were affected by the flood,” Purcell said. If approved by the city, building permit fees for residential construction repairs will be waived entirely, according to the release. Meanwhile, building permit fees for commercial construction will be reduced by 20 percent. While immediate action was taken by city officials, more work needs to be done. As local businesses recover from the flood both financially and
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Hays Hills deacon facing multiple charges of indecency with a child BY MOSES LEOS III
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San Marcos officer injured after being struck by drunk driver BY MOSES LEOS III A San Marcos Police officer is in stable condition after she was struck late Saturday while responding to a call on InterCORMIER state 35 by a vehicle operated by a suspected drunk driver. Authorities have arrested SHEEHAN Neil Sheehan, 59, of Flower Mound, who has been booked into the Hays County Jail on a charge of intoxication assault of a public servant, a second-degree felony, and failure to slow causing serious bodily injury, a Class-B misdemeanor.
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IMAGES COURTESY OF DS SKATE PARK INC
Currently, local skaters can enjoy their craft on Wednesday nights, when Dennis Baldwin of Dripping Springs Skatepark Inc. teaches skate classes at Dripping Springs Ranch Park. Baldwin’s corporation has entered into an agreement with the city that allows them to fundraise for a new skate park.
Dripping Springs greenlights funding agreement for skate park BY EXSAR ARGUELLO
A proposed 12,000-square foot, $450,000 park could soon bring western Hays County skateboarders together one kickflip and ollie at a time. On May 14, Dripping Springs city leaders and DS Skatepark Inc., a local nonprofit, entered into a donation agreement that would allow the latter to fundraise to create the park. This agreement was a key component of the park’s conception. Once the park is built and completed via the private funding and
“I’ve never skated in my life, but I put my son in those classes and he learned to skate in a week. Ever since then, I knew we had to give these kids a home. I saw the value skating gave to someone who didn’t fit into the typical school athletics model.” –Eric Henline, a commissioner on the city’s Parks and Recreation Commission
fundraising initiative, it will then be donated to the city, which would be responsible for its maintenance.
Lagniappe Color Me Camo
Color Me Camo is a peer-to-peer program specifically designed for women veterans and occurs every fourth Tuesday of the month at the Hays County Court House on 111 E. San Antonio Street in San Marcos. The next meeting is May 28. Topic discussions are self-analysis, relationships, self-development, life management and community resources. For more information, email Alamo Region Outreach Coordinator Laly Cholak, laly@ graceafterfire.org, or phone (210) 247-7662.
“We have kids all throughout Dripping Springs skating in their neighborhoods and with their friends,” said Den-
Memorial Day recitation of names
Hays County officials will remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice while serving their country by reciting the names of all Hays County soldiers who have been killed in action. The tribute is from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Hays County Veterans Memorial on 450 E. Hopkins Street in San Marcos
nis Baldwin, one of the masterminds of Dripping Springs Skatepark Inc. “Now we just have to bring those kids together in one place to continue the skate culture.” DS Skatepark Inc. officials said they will begin fundraising for the park and will have a completed concept blueprint by the end of the year. Eric Henline, a commissioner on the city’s Parks and Recreation Commission, said the project has been five years in the making; the park is expected to open
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Memorial fundraiser and event
The Kyle VFW will host a barbecue fundraiser to raise funds for local veterans programs at the VFW Post on 103 Front Street in Kyle. Barbecue plates will be on sale from 9:30 a.m. until sold out. Plates include brisket, sausage, beans and potato salad and drinks are available for $1. On Monday, May 27, beginning at 9 a.m., there will be a Memorial Day event featuring guest speaker Lawrence K. Wilson, senior enlisted member of the unit that captured Saddam Hussein in December 2003. Refreshments and light snacks will be provided.
Out in the open Wimberley OKs new rules for transparency
BY EXSAR ARGUELLO With a new city council in place, Wimberley city leaders approved adopting and amending protoocols they feel could improve transparency on the dais. These changes include an amendment to the city’s rules and procedures regarding public comment, as well as scheduling two public workshops regarding the rules and decorum of council meetings and the city’s wastewater treatment project. Wimberley city council approved those changes unanimously. The changes come off the heels of criticism by residents regarding transparency in Wimberley city business. Councilmember Bo Bowman’s agenda item included moving meetings to 6 p.m. instead of the current meeting time of 5:30 and amending the public comment portion of meetings to allow comments from the general public. Before the change, the agenda only allowed comments from “citizens who have a direct stake in the business of the city, such as a landowner, resident, vendor or business owner on issues and items of concern not on this agenda.”
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Wimberley local sets up mobile emergency food kitchen with the help of volunteers BY KATIE BURRELL
Volunteers who pitched in during the 2015 Memorial Day Flood have partnered to create a permanent emergency-response kitchen in Wimberley that will aid those in need. Jay Bachman, a Wimberley resident who pitched in following the flood event, will serve as the managing chef of the Mercy Chefs’ Wimberley location. The kitchen will help feed Texans impacted by natural disasters across the state. Bachman joined the Mercy Chefs group after his experience of offering thousands of plates of food to Wimberley residents following the 2015 floods. The Wimberley kitchen, which is mobile and always ready to deploy, can easily serve 4,000 people a day during disasters, Bachman said. “We want to expand but still be able to serve good food,” Mercy Chefs Founder and President Gary LeBlanc said. “I came up with my model for making a lot of meals the right way and doing it affordably. I’ve tried sharing that with other companies, but many are stuck in their ways.” Joining the cause was born out of Bachman’s own experiences. Bachman was catering a wedding when torrential rains caused flooding on the Blanco River in May 2015. While the wedding went on and the immediate family enjoyed their meal, Bachman had more than 250 plates of food that he didn’t know what to do with. On his way back to Wimberley, Bachman
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The Wimberley kitchen, which is mobile and is always ready to deploy, can easily serve 4,000 people a day during disasters, says Chef Jay Bachman who joined the Mercy Chefs’ group after his experience of offering thousands of plates of food to Wimberley residents following the floods in 2015.
“It’s an honor for a chef. What we do is we bring people together. The biggest thing that a chef does is he feeds people’s souls. Mercy Chefs gives hope to those who are broken.” –Jay Bachman, chef
called his wife to get safe directions back to the area on any roads still open. “That was the most water I had ever seen in my life,” Bachman said. “It had been raining in the area for a couple of weeks. That day it came down and didn’t stop.
Bachman was dispatched to the gymnasium of a local high school where he gave out the food to those who sought shelter. Meanwhile, Mercy Chefs was stationed at a church on the other side of the city. There, Bachman learned of Mercy Chefs and LeBlanc.
“It’s an honor for a chef,” Bachman said. “What we do is we bring people together. The biggest thing that a chef does is he feeds people’s souls. Mercy Chefs gives hope to those who are broken” LeBlanc said he and his chefs typically serve up southern comfort food that always includes salads and fresh vegetables. “The best part is being able to help these people feel normal during the worst of times,” LeBlanc said. LeBlanc and Bachman have helped serve mac and cheese, southern
fried chicken, Texas chili and more to thousands across the state. They’ve helped those who were impacted by hurricanes or tornadoes – events that leave residents without an affordable way to feed themselves during recovery. Bachman said he helps because he remembers recovering from hurricanes in New Orleans as a young man, when it was difficult to get to grocery stores and find fresh food for a while. Mercy Chefs held its ribbon-cutting ceremony May 15 at the Wimberley Chamber of Commerce.
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The 4.5-mile, four-lane toll road that connects MoPac in south Austin to FM 1626 near Bliss Spillar Road in Hays County will be ready for traffic June 1.
SH 45 SW to open June 1; grand opening event May 25 BY EXSAR ARGUELLO Heavy rain and flooding that swept through the area over the last few weeks postponed an event celebrating the opening of State Highway 45 Southwest (SW). But according to officials, the 4.5-mile, four-lane toll road that
connects MoPac in south Austin to FM 1626 near Bliss Spillar Road in Hays County will be ready for traffic June 1. Construction on the road began in November 2016 and took approximately three and a half years to complete. The grand opening celebration for SH45SW
will occur May 25 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. “When the road opens, if you have an active electronic tag, drivers will be able to drive the new 45 SW road toll-free through the end of June,” said Dee Anne Heath, director of External Affairs for the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority.
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Continued from pg. 1 within the next three years. But for now, skaters in Dripping Springs can still enjoy their craft on Wednesday nights, when Baldwin teaches skate classes at Dripping Springs Ranch Park. “I’ve never skated in my life, but I put my son in those classes and he learned to skate in a week,” Henline said. “Ever since then, I knew we had to give these kids a home. I saw the value skating gave to someone who didn’t fit into the typical school athletics model.” For Baldwin, skating has been a part of his entire life, molding friendships from across the state with people who are passionate about skating.
Now, he wants to share that ethos with the youth of Dripping Springs. “It brings people together,” Baldwin said. “And for those kids who never liked sports, skating is a way for them to feel accepted and challenged. It’s all about community.”
PINTS FOR SKATERS June will kick off key fundraising events for the park. One fundraiser will allow artists to create masterpieces on a blank skateboard. “We’ve had 150 blank decks that have been sent to artists to create amazing pieces of art that will be auctioned in late June,” Baldwin said. “We’ve just been blown
IMAGES COURTESY OF DS SKATE PARK INC
A 12,000-square foot, $450,000 park is being proposed for western Hays County skateboarders.
away by the pieces people are creating and the amount of passion that is going in the decks.” Local brewing companies have also partnered with DS Skatepark Inc. to help support the creation of the park. Real Ale Brewing Company is crafting a new beer, “The Goofy Foot,” named after a style of skating where the rider pedals with his/her left foot while the right foot is planted on the board. “In the skate world, there are a lot of collaborations between skate companies and apparel brands, and that’s the idea here, too,” Baldwin said. “We’ve been humbled by the people
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and in the Hays County area. Guevara said Sweet was affiliated with Hays Hills Baptist Church from the early 1990s and into the 2000s. Along with his affiliation with Hays Hills, Guevara said Sweet’s wife conducted ministry work outside of the church at a location in Hays County and Sweet accompanied her. That ministry work involved Bible study, tutoring and general care for young children. In a message to parishioners, Aaron Kahler, current Hays Hills pastor, said church leadership was informed in 2012 that Sweet had sexually abused a member of his family in the past. Sources close to the family said Sweet’s son, David
Sweet, who was the Hays Hills pastor at the time, made the initial outcry against his father to authorities, which then kickstarted an investigation by APD. “We cooperated completely with their investigation and followed their counsel concerning how to notify the congregation,” Kahler said. On Sept. 9, 2012, church leaders removed Sweet from membership and banned him from the church. No arrest was made at that time. Sources close to the family said they confined Charles Sweet to his home since the 2012 investigation. Charles Sweet’s vehicle was sold and he was not allowed to travel outside of the home unless accompanied by his wife, usually for doctors’ appointments.
Family members were “shocked at the evil” and are supportive of “whatever justice is determined,” according to sources close to the family. In his letter, Kahler said Sweet is expected to be charged with sexually abusing six girls, who are now all young women. Kahler said church leaders are not aware of any instances of sexual abuse that occurred at the church campus in Buda. “Hays Hills Baptist Church will not tolerate abuse of any kind and ensuring the health and safety of our children and students is of paramount importance. At Hays Hills, all allegations of sexual abuse are reported to appropriate law enforcement and child protection authorities,” Kahler said.
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tor Ginger Faught said the city received a planning grant that the city can utilize in 2020 for infrastructure improvements on the intersection. But the project that will include the city, county and Texas Department of Transportation, also includes additional issues. The intersection is one of the most densely populated areas in Dripping Springs, so any improvements on the road could affect the businesses in downtown and the surrounding area. “It’s just a planning grant only for planning purposes, not construction,” Faught said. “This will
figure out how we can improve that intersection.” However, Fischer said it is difficult for any municipality to plan for more than seven inches of rain in such a small window of time. Faught said certain areas of downtown flooded because of topography. Some businesses received five inches of rain and severe damage, while others did not. “We have to remember that this was an extraordinary storm in a very short time,” Faught said. “Under perfect conditions, with this amount of rain, you still would have seen flooding.”
they found Cormier with “severe, life threatening injuries” after she had been struck by a 2000 Ford Expedition that had been driven by Sheehan, according to the release. Cormier was transported to Seton Medical Center Hays in Kyle where she underwent emergency surgery. Cormier is currently in stable condition, but is sedated pending further surgeries, according to the release. Law enforcement officials investigated and eventually arrested Sheehan. Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troop-
ers, who assisted the SMPD in the investigation, obtained a warrant for Sheehan’s blood and results are pending. SMPD’s Collision Investigation Team (CIT) and the DPS State Crash Teams are investigating the incident. Bond has not been set for Sheehan at this time. “The San Marcos Police Department appreciates all concerns and well-wishes and asks for prayers for Officer Cormier’s recovery and for her family in their time of need,” said San Marcos officials in a statement.
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Continued from pg. 1 According to a city of San Marcos press release, San Marcos Police received a call around 9:39 p.m. Saturday for items in the roadway on I-35 just north of the McCarty Lane Overpass near the 202 mile marker in San Marcos. Claudia Cormier, who has been an officer with the SMPD for three years, responded to the scene at 9:45 p.m. However, dispatch soon received 911 calls that an officer had been struck by another vehicle in the same area. When officers arrived on scene,
FUNDRAISING INITIATIVES On June 8, the Shady Llama in Wimberley will donate $1 to the park for every Goofy Foot
purchased from noon to 3 p.m. On June 14, the Barber Shop in Dripping Springs will also host the same event.
Police Blotter The following is a tally of all calls made to law enforcement within Hays County between May 13 and May 19, 2019. Endangered/Abandon.............................................2 Abduction/kidnap....................................................1 Abuse/Aband/Negl Gen..........................................1 Civil Matter............................................................14 Information............................................................15 Compliance...........................................................16 Property lost............................................................8 Sex Offender Registry.............................................1 Alarm Business......................................................53 Alarm Residential..................................................30 Alarm Panic.............................................................1 Animal Calls.........................................................110 Field Euthanasia......................................................1 Loose Livestock....................................................20 Sexual Abuse of a Child..........................................1 Assault Aggravated.................................................1 Assault.....................................................................7 Sexual Assault.........................................................2 Assist EMS............................................................15 Assist Fire Dept.......................................................1 Assist Outside Area...............................................23 Burglary Habitat......................................................1 Burglary Business....................................................3 Burglary Vehicle.......................................................7 Death Investigation..................................................2 Criminal Mischief.....................................................2 Illegal Dumping........................................................1 Enviorment Crime....................................................1 Disorderly Conduct.................................................2 Disturbance Noise.................................................21 Distubance Physical................................................7 Distubance Verbal.................................................31 Child Custody..........................................................4 Violation Of Order....................................................1 Narcotics.................................................................2 Controlled Substance..............................................1 MIP Tobacco...........................................................3 Public Intoxication...................................................2 Fraud.......................................................................9 Credit/Debit Abuse..................................................1 Harrassment..........................................................10 Indecency w/Child...................................................3 Threat......................................................................5 Mental Health Follow Up.......................................12 Mental Health Invest..............................................10
Mental Health Transport..........................................2 Canine Search.........................................................3 Canine Training........................................................1 Violation City Ordinance..........................................6 Miss/Runaway/Fnd Gen..........................................1 Missing Person........................................................2 Public Assist..........................................................16 Community Contact................................................2 Disabled Vehicle....................................................36 Foot Patrol...............................................................2 Close Patrol...........................................................58 Parent Discipline Assist...........................................4 Flagged Down.........................................................2 Unsecure/Open Building.........................................1 Welfare Concern....................................................38 Suicidal Person.......................................................4 Investigation............................................................4 Supplement...........................................................69 Suspicious Circumstances....................................31 Suspicious Person.................................................23 Suspicious Vehicle................................................34 Wanted Person......................................................21 Identity Theft...........................................................3 Theft......................................................................21 Vehicle Theft............................................................5 Accident Minor......................................................28 Accident Hit and Run............................................14 Accident Major......................................................11 Accident Unknown..................................................6 Accident Fleet.........................................................1 Abandoned/Stored Vehicle......................................8 Traffic Control..........................................................7 Directed/Area Enforcement.....................................2 Traffic Hazard........................................................50 Attempt to Locate.................................................86 Parking Enforcement...............................................7 Traffic Stop..........................................................359 Solicitors..................................................................4 Tresspassing..........................................................14 911 Abandoned...................................................226 911 Misdial..............................................................2 911 Hang Up...........................................................2 Deadly Conduct.......................................................1 Discharge of Firearm...............................................1 Private Tow..............................................................4
The following is a list of highlighted calls made to law enforcement agencies in Hays County between May 6 and May 12, 2019. The location is where the crime was reported or responded to, but may not indicate where the crime actually happened.
Flood Recovery emotionally, the city is working with local and state agencies to address some of the infrastructure problems that could be adding to the city’s flooding woes. City Administrator Michelle Fischer said fixing the city’s drainage system downtown would be costly, but that the multi-jurisdictional project would be timely. “The intersection of Hwy. 290 and RR 12 has been a big part of this discussion because we know it floods easily there,” Fischer said. “We’ve been having those conversations before and after the flood.” Deputy City Administra-
who want to see this park built, and we’re going to work hard to make sure we can make that happen.”
Agency Activity HCSO Sexual Assault - Child BPD Assault HCSO Assault HCSO Sexual Assault BPD Burglary - Building HCSO Burglary - Vehicle HCSO Burglary - Vehicle HCSO Disturbance - Phys/Fight HCSO Disturbance - Phys/Fight HCSO Disturbance - Phys/Fight HCSO Missing Person HCSO Suicidal Person HCSO Vehicle Theft HCSO Accident - Major/Injury HCSO Accident - Major/Injury HCSO Assault HCSO Burglary - Habitation HCSO Disorderly Conduct HCSO Disturbance - Phys/Fight HCSO Sexual Assault BPD Burglary - Vehicle HCSO Indecency w Child HCSO Indecency w Child BPD Suicidal Person BPD Accident - Major/Injury HCSO Accident - Major/Injury HCSO Deadly Conduct HCSO Assault - Aggravated HCSO Assault HCSO Burglary - Building HCSO Disorderly Conduct HCSO Disturbance - Phys/Fight HCSO Controlled Substance HCSO Indecency w Child HCSO Accident - Major/Injury HCSO Accident - Major/Injury HCSO Accident - Major/Injury HCSO Abduction/Kidnapping BPD Assault HCSO Assault HCSO Assault HCSO Burglary - Vehicle HCSO Burglary - Vehicle HCSO Burglary - Vehicle HCSO Missing Person HCSO Suicidal Person HCSO Vehicle Theft BPD Accident - Major/Injury HCSO Accident - Major/Injury HCSO Assault HCSO Burglary - Vehicle HCSO Death Investigation HCSO Disturbance - Phys/Fight HCSO Suicidal Person BPD Vehicle Theft HCSO Vehicle Theft HCSO Accident - Major/Injury HCSO Burglary - Building HCSO Death Investigation HCSO Disturbance - Phys/Fight BPD Accident - Major/Injury
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Location Ewald Dr Kyle Buda, Tom Green Elementary Howard Ln Buda Hargraves Dr Austin IHOP W Goforth St Buda Millington Ln Buda Nautical Loop Kyle Rolling Meadows Ln Kyle Buda, Hays High School S Old Stagecoach Rd Kyle Austin, Belterra Springs Apartments Premier Park Loop, Dripping Springs Satterwhite Rd, Buda Jacobs Well Rd, Wimberley W Access, New Braunfels Kyle, Chapa Middle School Blossom Valley Strm, Buda Austin, Sycamore Springs Elementary School E Mt Gainor Rd, Dripping Springs Willis Way, San Marcos Buda, Holiday Inn Express & Suites Austin, Sycamore Springs Middle School Kyle, Wallace Middle School 17026 IH 35 Fr, Buda Exit 220 NB, Buda Spoke Hollow Rd/RR 12, Wimberley Denise Ellen Dr, Buda Marina Cir, Wimberley FM 2001, Buda Nutty Brown Rd, Austin Buda, Hays High School Driftwood, Camp Ben Mcculloch Kyle, Chapa Middle School 5500 Overpass Rd, Buda N Rob Shelton Blvd/E US 290, Dripping Springs RR 12/E Us 290, Dripping Springs Cottonwood Rd/Fischer Store Rd, Wimberley Dripping Springs High School Buda, Willies Joint Buda, Hays High School Ridge Oak Dr, Wimberley Summit Dr, Kyle Cresthill Cswy, Kyle Snow Owl Holw, Buda Green Pastures Dr, Kyle La Bahia Rd, Wimberley Cresthill Cswy, Kyle S FM 1626/Hy Rd, Buda Camino Real/High Rd, Kyle Ted Ct, Kyle Hot Spring Vly, Buda Tanglewood Trl, Buda FM 2001, Buda Chama Trce, Dripping Springs 15300 block IH 35, Buda FM 2001, Buda, Dash Recovery Calle Alta Rd/FM 2001, Buda Nutty Brown Rd, Austin RR 3237 Driftwood Billie Brooks Dr, Driftwood 17901 IH 35, Kyle
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Sports
Tiger tennis finishes year at state SUBMITTED REPORT
PHOTOS BY ALBERT SANCHEZ
Below, Dripping Springs Tiger Zach Tjelmeland (4) leaps out of the way of a Kerrville Tivy Antler baserunner as he slid into home plate Friday at Tivy High.
Tivy ousts Tigers in three BY SHANE SCHOLWINSKI
A walk-off, game-winning RBI single from senior Nick Gullo gave the Dripping Springs Tigers May 16 the leg-up in its best-of-3 regional quarterfinal series with the Kerrville Tivy Antlers. But Antler arms got the last word as they shut down Tiger bats over the next 14 total frames to eliminate Dripping Springs from the postseason. Dripping Springs opened the series with a dramatic 2-1 win, guided by Gullo’s game-winning base hit that scored Ty Kaatz, who reached base on an error. “We knew he had
speed on the base and it was just going to take any type of a hit and we were going to try it and go for the plate,” Tiger head coach Chris Payne said. “He (Gullo) has been clutch for us all year long, he’s a senior. He’s got leadership and he comes through when he needs to come through for the rest of the team.” Dripping Springs trailed 1-0 for the majority of Game 1 until a bases loaded balk in the sixth inning tied the score and gave the Tigers some momentum heading into the final frame. A throwing error by Tivy on a routine play to first base with two
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Stunned and stung
Tiger softball bows out to Flour Bluff in run-rule BY MOSES LEOS III
Flour Bluff, which opted for a one-game, winnerJOURDANTON – Identake-all contest, caught tifying the ills that ended Dripping Springs on an Dripping Springs’ dreams off-day. However, Corona of a state tournament also lauded Flour Bluff’s berth Friday was easy for “tremendous hitters” who Tiger head coach Wade capitalized no matter Womack and his players what the Tigers threw at to list. them. Dripping Springs Five total home runs tossed three pitchers at belted by an opportunistic Hornet batters; all three and hungry Corpus Christi conceded at least one Flour Bluff Hornets squad home run in the game. ended the state-ranked TiTiger senior pitcher gers’ season in a stunning Logan Hulon said Hornet 13-3 run-rule regional batters were aggressive at semifinal loss in six short the plate. frames. Flour Bluff scored eight Perhaps the more of its 13 total runs via a difficult task for Tiger home run. That included players, coaches and fans a walk-off two-run home was trying to make sense run from Kathryn Truitt of it all. For a program that in the bottom of the sixth had been on a 20-plus inning. All home runs game win streak and was a were hit to left field, aided favorite to possibly reach by a 20-plus mile per hour state, experiencing its first gust. run-rule loss since 2016 “I think today was an was practically the stuff of off day and they were on. nightmares. They deserved to move “It’s one of those games. on. They were the better I didn’t imagine something team,” Corona said. like this would happen. Initially, Dripping But it did,” Womack said. Springs leapt out to a 2-0 “We had the (pitching) first inning lead aided by staff all year long to give us an RBI double from Ryann a chance to win. Today, it Campbell, along with a just wasn’t meant to be.” run-scoring single from Dripping Springs Jayna Reid. couldn’t quell a hard-hitWomack felt the early ting Hornet team that lead could relax his team. exacted its damage in But Womack said he soon bursts. felt the momentum start Tiger senior shortstop to shift Flour Bluff’s way. Camille Corona said Change started in the
Two Dripping Springs High doubles teams completed their seasons at the UIL state tennis tournament at Texas A&M University in College Station May 16. In the first round of the 5A girls doubles draw, the Dripping Springs pair of Karley Higgerson and Whitney Robbins fell to Grapevine High’s Reilly Cleff and Madison Plowman 6-2, 6-2. On the boys side, Thane Johannsen and Henry Lovelace fell 6-2, 6-1 to A&M Consolidated HS’s Henning Schade and Joey Tindall in the first round.By qualifying for the state tournament both doubles teams were one of the final eight doubles teams in 5A in their respective events. The teams of Higgerson/Robbins and Johannsen/Lovelace were the first Dripping Springs doubles teams to qualify for the state tournament since the mixed doubles team of Samuel Brodsky and Sarah Brodsky did so in 2014. The only other DSHS state-qualifier during that time frame was girls singles player Jayci Goldsmith who won back-to-back state championships in 2017 and 2018.
CTX Flash 03 girls are U16 President’s Cup state champs
SUBMITTED REPORT The 03 Flash girls soccer team worked hard to go undefeated in all Western District and State Final games and will be headed to the Southern Regionals against other state champions for a chance to compete for a national title. The Southern Regionals consist of one state champion from each of the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, South Texas and North Texas. The U.S. Youth Soccer Southern President’s Cup will be held in Texas this year in Round Rock June 12-16.
PHOTOS BY MOSES LEOS III
Above, Dripping Springs Tiger Izzy Bermudez dives left in an attempt at a ball that was hit foul Friday at Jourdanton High. Right, junior Jayna Reid safely slides into second base as a Flour Bluff Hornet player secures possession of the ball.
bottom of the second when Hornet Sydney Salinas belted a solo home run to cut the Tiger lead to 2-1. Flour Bluff tied the game in the third inning, then took a 4-2 lead on a two-run home run by Truitt, who finished with two total home runs and five RBIs.
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Wimberley seniors awarded $7.3M in scholarships SUBMITTED REPORT
More than $7.3 million in scholarships were awarded to Wimberley High seniors May 16 as the district held the 2019 Shoot for the Stars scholarship ceremony. Highlighting the evening was National Merit Scholarship Finalist presentation to senior Jillian Merritt, National Merit Scholarship Commended Student Benjamin McLemore and National Hispanic Recognition Program student Jillian Garcia. The 2019 WHS scholar athletes are Sydney Wright and Landon Kirchner, who competed
at the UIL state tennis tournament in College Station. The Veterans of Foreign Wars Oldham-Cummings Post No. 6441 awarded scholarships to six seniors who showed exemplary patriotism in their art and writing. The recipients include Evan Mayhew, ninth and tenth grade $3,000 Voice of Democracy, Ethan Ellisor, a $3,000 scholarship for winning the Voice of Democracy in 11th grade; Amber Hyde, $2,000, Jillian Garcia, $1,500 and Dylan Byrne, $1,000 for their Voice of Democracy winning essays, and Alan Hernandez, $500 for his Rodeo Art Contest
Winner. "A big congratulations to all our students and an equally big thank you to our business, community and nonprofit leaders who generously reward our talented and hard-working students," said Pamela Phillips, WHS Junior-Senior Counselor. Dwain York, Wimberley ISD Superintendent, awarded the St. David’s Kocurek Foundation Scholarship for $60,000 to Mayhew. Among this and several other awards, Mayhew will attend Baylor University in the fall on a $156,000 scholarship. Seven students, Emma
Fosdick, Amelia Jordan, Anna Olmedo Barraco, Evan Mayhew, Jillian Merritt, Sydney Wright and Eugenia Agobe, took the stage to each receive $8,000 academic scholarships from the Wimberley Lions Club. The Masonic Lodge awarded Mason Bush a $6,800 scholarship. The Wimberley Community Civic Club also awarded several scholarships to help WHS seniors get off to a solid start in the fall. They include a $5,000 award for Anna Olmedo Barraco, $4,000 awards for Avery Biggers, Amelia Jordan and Evan Mayhew, and a $3,000 award for Sydney
Wright. The Rotary Club of Wimberley awarded Li de Jong with $2,000 and Aspen Hamilton with $1,000. The Wimberley Institute of Cultures honored Amber Hyde and Sydney Wright each with a $1,000 Bill Johnson Memorial Scholarship. Callie Iliff, a gifted thespian and award-winning Classical/Mezzo Soprano, will attend Oberlin College and Conservatory in the fall on a $228,556 scholarship. She also is a National Young Arts Foundation Scholarship winner earning an additional $3,000. Hannah Pickens will attend the
University of Portland on a $112,000 Presidential Scholarship. Amelia Jordan is heading to Savannah College of Art and Design as a Distinguished Scholar with a $135,500 scholarship. Landon Kirchner will attend Texas A&M University on a $170,000 Brockman Foundation Scholarship. “Congratulations to this very competitive and hard-working class. They are very deserving of these awards and will take this Texan spirit to college with them and do even greater things,” The Class of 2019 will graduate on May 24 at Strahan Coliseum in San Marcos.
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Wimberley ISD hires new CFO BY MOSES LEOS III
Wimberley ISD officials late last month approved the hire of Moises Santiago as the district’s next Chief Financial Officer, according to a press release. Santiago was hired to fill the position held by Randall Rau, who has worked as the WISD CFO until Hays CISD hired him in April. Santiago joins Wimberley ISD with more than 12 years of experience in finance, payroll, investment portfolios, budgeting and personnel management, according to the release. Santiago most recently worked as CFO for Uvalde Consolidat-
COURTESY PHOTO Principal’s Award winners include Jillian Garcia and Evan Mayhew with Wimberlery High principal Jason Valentine.
Wimberley ISD chooses Principal Award winners SUBMITTED REPORT
Last month, Wimberley High seniors Jillian Garcia and Evan Mayhew earned the 2018-19 Principal’s Award. Every year, WHS Principal Jason Valentine chooses two students for the Principal’s Award. Students who are selected for the honor finish in the top quarter of the senior class and have outstanding high school careers. “I look at resumes, transcripts and extracurricular participation as qualifiers for this award. The recipients are usually students who have enjoyed many successes and represent Wimberley High with great pride,” Valentine said. “Jillian and Evan are both great students and it has been a distinct honor to work with them as seniors in the Class of 2019. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with both of them these last four years.” Garcia has a fall semester Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.4 and participated in a challenging
course load of Pre-AP and AP courses. She is a member of the National Honor Society, Student Council, Leo Club, Rotary Youth Leadership Award and National Hispanic Recognition Program. Garcia also is a member of the Texan Stars Dance Team, Yearbook and earned championships in journalism during her Wimberley High School career. She plans to attend University of North Texas in the fall. Mayhew, who has a fall GPA of 4.431, also has taken Pre-AP, AP and Dual Credit courses throughout his WHS career. He is a member of the National Honor Society, Student Council, Junior Statesmen of America, Model United Nations, Leo Club and earned the rank of Scouts of America Eagle Scout. Mayhew also is a four-year letterman of the WHS Tennis Team and a four-year letterman and has competed in the Boys 1-meter diving competition at the UIL state swim meet all four years. He will be attending Baylor University in the fall.
ed Independent School District where he served as financial adviser to the superinSANTIAGO tendent and board of directors, managed a $6 million federal grants budget, oversaw the Transportation and Food Service Departments, and prepared and managed a $46 million general operating budget. “Good budgets are created with great planning, and great planning will always lead to good results,” Santiago said in a statement. Santiago is a Texas Association of School
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OBITUARY TURNER Virginia Ruth Roberts Turner, 80, passed away peacefully in her home on May 18, 2019, in Buda, Texas. Turner was born on Jan. 19, 1939, in Austin, to Joe Roberts and Mary Roberts. She grew up in Dripping Springs where she met her sweetheart, the love of her life, James C. Turner. Virginia
and Jimmy were married on Sept. 10, 1955, and celebrated many years of love, support and family. She is preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy Turner; her parents, Joe Roberts and Mary Roberts; her three brothers, Vernie, Cecil and Stanley; and five sisters, Verdie, Doris, Ruby, Lorene, and Aileen. Turner is survived by her daughters, Rebecca Whitlock and her husband, Johnnie, of Buda, and Melissa Sweet and her husband, David, of Buda. She is also survived by
her grandchildren, Jamey Whitlock and wife Heidi, Mandy Whitlock Hughes and husband Keith, Callie Wamukota and husband George, Matthew Sweet and wife Dru, Emily and boyfriend Dylan, and her great-grandchildren, Skylar Whitlock and Jake Whitlock, Margot Hughes, Cohen Sweet and Isaiah Wamukota. She is survived by her many loving nieces and nephews. In the beginning, Turner’s career started at the original Adams Extract, and then her journey in life led Turner to become
the library technician at Buda Elementary and Dahlstrom Intermediate schools with Hays CISD until retirement. She founded the library at Hays Hills Baptist Church (she was determined to get this done). Foremost, her focus was always on her family and creating a home that included many memories by everyone that visited, including multiple family reunions and holidays. Turner loved gardening, feeding her birds and hummingbirds, quilting, sewing and painting class-
es at Hays Hills Baptist Church. She especially enjoyed attending the Tuesday Bible study group at her church. To say the least, being a mother and grandmother were important roles for Turner, and she was a Nanaw who spoiled her grandchildren and was sassy to the end! Turner was the baby of the Roberts family, but an amazing and strong woman, who led the family as their matriarch. She was the glue that held this family together and she loved every one of them. As the planner and orga-
nizer of the Pattersons’ and Roberts’ reunions, it gave her so much joy to see everyone together celebrating and sharing her family heritage. Heaven gained an angel, and she now shines down and is with us daily! A funeral service was held Wednesday, May 22, at Hays Hills Baptist Church in Buda. In lieu flowers, donations made in Turner’s memory may be directed to the American Lung Association at www.lung. org/get-involved/waysto-give.
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Councilmember Rebecca Minnick also proposed a change that would allow the city to hold special meetings on any day, which was previously restricted to Tuesdays. “I think we need to be able to hold special meetings whenever we need to hold those special meetings,” Minnick said. “If we are hamstrung by Tuesdays, and something came up, we’d have to wait for the following Tuesday.” Mayor Susan Jaggers said the intent of holding special meetings on Tuesday was to foster consistency in the city’s schedule.
Councilmember Craig Fore did not attend the latter portion of the meeting. Minnick’s item to schedule a workshop pertaining to the decorum and meeting procedures of the council passed unanimously as well, citing that the city needed to evaluate its procedures. Minnick said the city council hasn’t formally adopted Robert’s Rules of Order as protocol on the dais. “In concert with developing agreed upon meeting procedures, clearly stated rules of decorum will ensure productive, fair and business-like council meetings,” Minn-
ick said. Additionally, Minnick wanted to ensure the city administrator and city attorney would be present at the meeting to provide legal and administrative oversight. Jaggers said the initiative “was steps in a positive direction.” Councilmember Christine Bryne’s item to schedule a workshop regarding the city’s wastewater project was also approved. Byrne said the town hall-like workshop would host the project’s contractors, city engineer and members of staff to answer any questions for the general public.
Tiger Baseball: Tivy ousts Tigers in 3 Continued from pg. 4
outs in the bottom of the seventh gave Dripping Springs an opportunity to steal the game with a baserunner now in scoring position. With two outs and two strikes, Gullo looked towards the dugout and saw his teammates doing a ‘crab wave’ with claw hand movements. It was in that moment that he knew the team had faith in him to make the game winning hit, which he then delivered with a slicing hit up the middle. “My mind was just blank, I was just looking to get a pitch that I could hit at all,” said Gullo. “You know I hit a little dink up the middle, and, I don’t know, everything is history right there.”
Not only was Gullo the hero at the plate, but he was also the winning pitcher in Game 1 for the Tigers. He pitched a complete game while only giving up one run on four hits and two walks, and striking out five Antler batters. The Antlers got to Gullo earlier in the game scoring one run off a triple to right field in the top of the second, but Gullo adjusted and settled in to only give up one hit in the final four innings. “I realized I couldn’t throw anymore first pitch fastballs because they were all sitting on my fastball,” Gullo said. “So I started working on my changeup a lot more, getting them off balance
and it worked a lot better throughout the game.” However, Dripping Springs’ offense was limited to two total hits in a 3-0 Game 2 loss in Kerrville. Tivy countered with a three-run fourth frame, which provided them all the offense they needed against Game 2 starter RJ Cabela, who gave up five hits and struck out two in the loss. Tivy took that momentum into Game 3 when they scattered eight hits in a 5-0 Game 3 victory. Dripping Springs’ offense was limited to only one base hit from sophomore Cameron O’Banan in Game 3. Dripping Springs finished the season with a 25-13-1 record.
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Dripping Springs got a run back on an RBI single from Bailey Hudgeons in the top of the fifth inning, which cut the Hornet advantage to 4-3. But the Tigers struggled to generate offense in key situations, especially with runners on base. The Tigers left five baserunners stranded. Corona said Hornet pitcher Jadyn Wilson kept the ball off the plate and made it difficult for the Tigers to find consistency. Until the sixth frame, Dripping Springs led Flour
Bluff 6-3 in total hits in the game. “Our timing was off. We kept getting hits, but they weren’t strung together. That was our downfall,” Hulon said. Flour Bluff, however, slammed on the gas pedal and scored nine unanswered runs over the next two frames, including a seven-run sixth inning. All told, Flour Bluff scored eight of its 13 total runs via a home run. Amid the disappointment of a season that
ended sooner than expected, Womack extolled the efforts of his players who, in some cases, shattered numerous school records that “will never be broken.” Hulon said she was “super proud” of her teammates and said her coaches played a vital role in driving them to success. “We had an amazing career. We’re really talented and we’re really close,” Corona said. “It’s sad that we part our ways, but I think we left our mark at Dripping Springs.”
From Tigers to Lions, You’re on your way to great things. Enjoy your journey. With love and pride, Lovey, Pop and Lex
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