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More officials stand against discharge permit Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District President Linda Kaye Rogers (left) speaks up as she addresses the crowd at the July 7 special called board meeting held at Dripping Springs City Hall on Mercer Street. By a 4-1 vote, the HTGCD made a resolution opposing issuance by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of Dripping Springs’ proposed permit to discharge treated effluent into Walnut Springs until more science is conducted.
Defining family? Controversy erupts at Wimberley City Council BY BAILEY BUCKINGHAM News-Dispatch Reporter
Emotions boiled over at the last Wimberley City Council meeting after the definition of family came into question during a discussion on possible changes to the city’s single-family zoning ordinance. Council ultimately voted 4-1 to instruct city administration to create a broad definition of the single-family zoning ordinance so future issues would have a clear and defined solution. But the decision came after an explosive council discussion, which arose as an agenda item over a conflict between two neighbors. Council discussed the item after Wimberley resident Chelsea Kelley, who purchased a home on June 15, took to Craigslist in search of a roommate to lease a room in her home. Kelley starting receiving “harassing” messages from her neighbor, Sara Catherine Kirkpatrick Dishman, regarding her Craigslist ad. Dishman sent Kelley
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BY MOSES LEOS III
News-Dispatch Editor
PHOTO BY MOSES LEOS III
Roughly a week after the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) formally opposed Dripping Springs’ proposed discharge permit, the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (HTGCD) Thursday followed suit. On a 4-1 vote, the HTGCD made a resolution opposing issuance by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) of Dripping Springs’
proposed permit to discharge treated effluent into Walnut Springs until more science is conducted. Board member Jimmy Skipton cast the lone dissenting vote. District 4 board member Linda Kaye Rogers said passage of the resolution was a “sigh of relief.” She said the GCD needed to be “leaders in this” and was “embarrassed Barton Springs got on this before we did.” On June 30, the BSEACD passed its resolution asking Dripping Springs and TCEQ to delay action on the proposed
discharge permit, which could directly discharge treated effluent into the recharge zone of the Trinity Aquifer. “I feel like some of our board members closer to all of this should have brought it up,” Rogers said. “I’m pleased. It opens it up for us to have time to come to the table and do what we need to do (to find a solution).” In a some times contentious meeting on Thursday, 14 people spoke against Dripping Springs’ permit and voiced
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Tasty times at Tomato Roundup
PHOTO BY KYLA MORA
A young reveler shows a rather puzzled look after sampling tomatoes at the Tomato Round-Up held at the Triangle in Dripping Springs on Saturday. Local tomato aficionados descended on Dripping Springs for the event, which saw Melanie and Hayden Lewis, of Blanco, win Best in Show category. Results and photos from the round-up can be found on page 3 and online at haysnewsdispatch.com.
Goforth water, EP deal moves forward BY KYLA MORA
News-Dispatch Reporter
A move by Goforth Special Utility District (SUD) approving a second amendment to its water supply agreement with Electro Purification, LLC (EP) means the water supply company has a year to prove the quantity and quality of its water to Goforth. EP has to deliver a feasibility notice to the the SUD. Goforth has leased water from EP, which is in the process of drilling test wells on an 18-acre tract of land in order to determine the quality and quantity of water to be supplied to Goforth. EP received approval from the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District to file for approval for the test wells under a regular permit. The board has estimated 2.5 million gallons per day as the projected capacity of the proposed well field. Given recent protests from community members over the water supply agreement, EP representative Ed McCarthy suggested following a procedure similar to one utilized by the Lost Pines Groundwater District in its 2015 agreement with Forestar Real Estate Group. In that agreement, Forestar
EP received approval from the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District to file for approval for the test wells under a regular permit, with 2.5 million gallons per day as the projected capacity of the proposed well field.
was authorized to initialize pumping up to 12,000 acre-feet of water and then to gradually increase that amount based on data provided via monitor wells. “We could phase in accordingly so we could keep ahead of it and the district would have the opportunity to do the review and do the analysis,” McCarthy said. According to McCarthy, a pump test conducted in February and March 2015 on existing
wells in the target area showed “productivity at 2.5 million gallons per day (gpd) which is extremely realistic.” McCarthy added that “as part of this pump test they would acidize these wells, further develop them, clean them out, so our hydrogeologist projects a much greater and stronger capacity.” Given the rainfall levels over the past year, board president Debbie Sandoval said previous hydrological predictions regarding recharge levels underestimated the potential for recharge. The difference was due mainly because the predictions “were based on people who live in residential areas and have wells that are 80 feet or shallower in the Upper Glen Rose [formation], which is a completely different formation and much tighter,” McCarthy said. Sandoval said the distinctions in the aquifers make it possible to move forward with the water supply agreement, despite community opposition. Sandoval said the water supply agreement with EP would pump water from the Middle and Lower Trinity formations. “The majority of the people in
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Learn about your feathered friends through a live bird demonstration from Paul Fushille. Kids will learn the tips and tricks of becoming a backyard bird-watcher by creating their own guidebook, birdfeeder, and birdcall. This event will be held July 14 from 9-11 a.m. at the Dr. Pound Historical Farmstead in Dripping Springs for kids ages 6-12. Reservations are required. Visit www.drpoundhistoricalfarmstead.org to sign up today.
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Is the pot melting?
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ike many others across the globe Thursday, I couldn’t help but stay glued to my mobile device and television trying to comprehend the senselessness of the ambush that claimed the lives of five Dallas Police officers. With each passing moment, social media and the ever-present 24-hour news cycle continued to paint a tragic and heartbreaking scene. How a group of snipers positioned above a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest, which showcased the epitome of democracy at its finest, gunned down Dallas Police and Dallas Area Rapid Transit officers protecting that group. How officers and citizens alike tried desperately to avoid becoming victims, sprinting for cover as best they could in the many cell phone video coverage that’s been played. Then came the announcement authorities found a “suspect,” whose image was wrongfully shared across social media before anyone had any answers. One of the most harrowing images of the night came from the heartbreaking front page from the Dallas Morning News. The image of a police officer in tears below the headline, “Ambush,” will be a tough image to shake. Every single one of these images has now been burned into our collective national conscience. The confusion, the chaos, the overwhelming grief – all of it tearing into what seems to be an ever growing hole into our souls as Americans. It’s becoming painfully aware that our country is slowly tearing itself apart from the inside out. Animosity between peoples has suddenly and shockingly become the norm. Not helping
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Possession/Controlled Substance 2:03 a.m. - Katie Dr At Jacksdaw Dr - July 5 Theft 12:08 p.m. - 5XX Hawthorne Loop - July 6 Fraud 6:43 p.m. - 169XX Fm 1826 - July 7 Accident/Major 6:20 a.m. - 117XX Blk Fm 150 - July 8 Accident/Major 12:10 p.m. - Fm 1826 at Rim Rock - July 10
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Our country is based on the concept of a “melting pot” society. But what happens when hate and violence begin to melt the pot itself? are bombastic morons such as Donald Trump who continue to the fan the flames of racial and societal divide. Our country is based on the concept of a “melting pot” society. But what happens when hate and violence begin to melt the pot itself? Events such as what happened in Dallas, the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando and many other mass shootings and the shootings of unarmed black men by police officers occur. It all needs to stop. Enough is enough. It’s high time our country hit the brakes and take an inward look at ourselves. We can’t let hate, fear and violence dictate our livelihoods, much less how we treat and per-
ceive other peoples. Perhaps we’ve forgotten that we’re all on the same team. A good majority of us, if not all, believe in our country’s ideals. Ultimately, we all want what’s best for our children, our grandchildren and so on. So why in the hell do we decide it’s okay to fire weapons on a large group of people to get our point across? Why do we allow hate to permeate itself into our consciousness? It’s mind boggling how narrow minded we can be as a society, as a democracy. When are we going to realize that all lives matter? Not just black lives or white lives, but all lives. Every last single one of us on this great blue marble. Our forefathers who fought for freedom and equality for our nation would be extremely ashamed of our actions today. We need to remind ourselves that we’re all human and that we’re all in this so-called life together.
Accident/Major 12:40 p.m. - 6XX Blk Mt Gainor Rd - July 5 Burglary/Vehicle 7:05 p.m. - 1XX Carol Ann Dr - July 5 Theft/Vehicle 9:20 a.m. - Dripping Springs Substation - July 5 Assault/Aggravated/Deadly Weapon 6:49 p.m. - RR 12 at Garnett Ln - July 6 Criminal Trespass 11:25 p.m. - Sawyer Ranch Pool - July 6 Injury To Elderly 3:07 p.m. - 60XX W Hwy 290 - July 6 Sexual Assault 8:55 p.m. - Dripping Springs Substation - July 6 Theft 9:53 a.m. - 7XX Catalina Ln - July 7 Burglary/Building 12:49 p.m. - 12XX Hart Ln - July 8 Fraud 1:33 p.m. - 2XX Summit Dr - July 8 Assault 10:48 p.m. - 1XX Brookside St - July 9 Poaching 10:09 p.m. - Nutty Brown Rd at Signal Hill Rd - July 10
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Accident/Major 12:18 p.m. - RR 12 at Skyline Dr - July 5 Fraud 3:33 p.m. - 158XX Rr 12 - July 5 Theft 11:12 a.m. - St Marys Catholic Church - July 5 Theft 6:33 p.m. - 3XX Cedar Bend Rd - July 5 Criminal Trespass 2:13 p.m. - 7XX Buttercup Ln - July 6 Theft 11:29 a.m. - Wimberley Substation - July 6 Theft 5:14 p.m. - 2XX Climbing Way - July 6 Assault/By Contact 2:14 a.m. - 2XX Overlook Ct - July 7 Credit/Debit Card Abuse 5:14 p.m. - 1XX E Mountain Rd - July 7 Assault 7:55 p.m. - 2XX Rockwood Dr - July 8 Criminal Trespass 4:29 p.m. - RR 12 at Blanco River - July 9 Criminal Trespass 3:36 p.m. - 1XX Mill Race Ln - July 10
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ESD 1 begins search for ambulance, service provider BY MOSES LEOS III
News-Dispatch Editor
PHOTO BY KYLA MORA
The fourth annual Tomato Roundup was held Saturday in Dripping Springs. See a full list of winners and more photos online at www.HaysNewsDispatch.com.
Top tomatoes in Dripping Springs JUDGED CONTEST
Best In Show (top score of all the judged first place winners)
Biggest Delicious 1.26 lbs - Bennett Cowan
Sungold - Melanie & Hayden (age 14) Lewis, Blanco
Prettiest Celebrity - Anna Voges
Most Unusual Pink Tie Dye - Mike Ryan
PEOPLES CHOICE CONTEST
Cherry Sungold - Melanie & Hayden (age 14) Lewis, Blanco Yellow Garden Peach - Hairston Creek Farm, Burnet
Yellow Garden Peach - Hairston Creek Farm, Burnet
Roma Roma Grape - Gabi Robles, age 9 Heirloom Granny Cantrell - Mark & Brooke Bingenheimer
Cherry Sungold - Hairston Creek Farm, Burnet
Roma Yellow Roma - Engel Farm, Fredericksburg
Red Slicer Beef Master - Maddy & Kelly Verre
Heirloom Pink Tie Dye - Mike Ryan Red Slicer Celebrity - Anna Voges
Hays County Emergency Service District (ESD) No. 1 is starting the process to find an ambulance provider provider as part of its long-range plan (LRP). ESD 1 is asking entities to submit a request for proposal (RFP) to find a provider that can serve the 244 square miles within their borders. Walt Krudop, President of the ESD 1 board of commissioners, said ESD 1 is currently working with ESCI, which helped them craft their LRP, for the RFP process. Krudop said four entities, including San Marcos Hays County EMS, which ESD 1 is currently contracted with, have expressed interest in submitting an RFP. “The RFP is intended to investigate options for who will be our next service provider,” Krudop said in an emailed response. “Our current provider, San Marcos Hays County EMS has been a very satisfactory provider and has expressed interest in evaluating the request and determining if they will submit a proposal in addition to other possible providers.” Other interested parties are Wimberley EMS, Acadian Ambulance Service, which is a for-profit ambulance service, and the North Hays County Fire & Rescue. Last year, Krudop said the ESD’s LRP showed the district needed to place a third ambulance out on a part-time basis,
PHOTO BY MOSES LEOS III
A paramedic stands next to an Emergency Service District No. 1 ambulance at its station on Sportsplex Drive in Dripping Springs. The ESD is searching for ambulance providers.
“The more (the third ambulance) is needed up here, the more we’re disproportionately using it .... San Marcos Hays County EMS told us, and the other districts told us, if you use it too much, we can’t continue to provide that.” – Walt Krudop, President of the ESD 1 board of commissioners
as the need was growing. ESD 1’s contract with SMHCEMS allows them to utilize two ambulances on a 24 hour, 7 day a week basis. A third ambulance is sent by SMHCEMS if both full time ambulances are needed. Krudop said the district calls upon a third ambulance five times per month.
But Krudop was concerned the district’s growing service needs could mean calling on a third ambulance too much. It could possibly cause ESD 1 to potentially call on mutual aid from Buda, Blanco or Wimberley. “The more (the third ambulance) is needed up here, the more we’re
disproportionately using it,” Krudop said. “San Marcos Hays County EMS told us, and the other districts told us, if you use it too much, we can’t continue to provide that.” In response, ESD 1 is asking entities to submit an RFP based on how they could provide service with one-and-ahalf, two and two-and-ahalf ambulances. SMHCEMS and Acadian and Wimberley were entities Krudop said could the necessary information for the RFP. NHCFR, however, would have to “start from scratch,” as it does not provide EMS service at this time. He said NHCFR could
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Grant funds lead to ‘green’ pavillion at Charro Ranch STAFF REPORT
PHOTO BY MOSES LEOS III
Many area residents concerned about Dripping Springs’ proposed discharge permit showed up to give their opinions.
Onion Creek: Against permit Continued from pg. 1
concerns about water who was concerned quality in Onion Creek if about rampant growth in the permit is granted. the area, said not every Dripping Springs’ place has to “become the proposed permit could city and not every place discharge close to 1 has to become polluted.” million gallons per day of “Let me swim in treated effluent into Wal(Camp) Ben McCullough nut Springs, which is a forever, and not have to tributary of Onion Creek. worry I’m taking hyperIt’s part of the city’s tension drugs,” Cook wastewater said. “This treatment body has a plant duty to do “This body expansion the right has a duty to project. thing by Ginger our water do the right Faught, … a resoluDripping tion based thing by our Springs on science, deputy city good sense water … a adminisand good trator, said neighresolution the city’s borliness based on current is what’s treatment called for science, plant is right now.” operating Al Broun, good sense at 70,000 a geologist gallons per for HTGand good day, with CD, said capacineighborliness there was ty set at a discovery is what’s 350,000 of a loss of gpd. ow from called for right flOnion When asked Creek as it now.” about the reaches a permit for recharge – Susan Cook, area discharge area over resident doubling, the Upper Faught said Trinity it didn’t “make economAquifer. ic sense” for the city to Chemistry shown from expand to 500,000 gpd, samples collected from then expand again in two one of four Dripping years. Springs Water Supply While she said city Wells, which obtains wacouncil continues to ter from the Middle Triniconsider options such as ty and are downstream of Direct Potable Reuse, the the discharge point, show city still wants to obtain freshwater collected in a discharge permit, as the wells. opposed to a land appliWhile Broun said it’s cation for discharge. She unknown how much or said the city plans on and how fast recharge from has contracts for Chapter Onion Creek into the 210 beneficial reuse to Upper and Middle Trinity irrigate ball fields and occurs, he said there is parkland. “evidence to believe” “In our mind, it makes some of Onion Creek “in more sense to go through all probability might end discharge and put dollars up in the DSWSC wells.” to purple pipe than to Brian Smith, prinput in a land applicaton cipal hydrogeologist and infrastructure and with the BSEACD, said not use it,” Faught said. studies were conducted No city council memon Onion Creek, which bers were in attendance painted a “better picture” at the HTGCD meeting that the creek was one of Thursday. the major contributors Wes Pitts, President of of recharge to the Barton Protect our Water, held Springs zone of the Edconcerns the city’s desire ward’s Aquifer, but also to expand into a regional the Upper and Middle wastewater system could Trinity. “potentially devastate” Smith said further the water quality and tests, such as dye testing, health of Onion Creek. will be needed for further He said the city could study. also pollute drinking waRogers said the board ter supply for Dripping had to make a decision Springs and affect “well Thursday on what its owners and downstream stance was on the permit. interests” of the Middle She said the HTGCD Trinity and Edwards didn’t have “time to wait Aquifer. two weeks.” GW Smith Gordon, a She ultimately hopes representative for Camp for a compromise from Ben McCullough, said all parties to keep the the park’s livelihood and aquifers protected. longevity “100 percent “There’s going to have depends” on Onion to be some give and take Creek. by everybody,” Rogers Resident Susan Cook, said.
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A new pavilion with a conservation-based design is coming to Charro Ranch Park as part of a community development grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and Pedernales Electric Cooperative. The City of Dripping Springs received a $19,148 grant from the two entities for the park, which was created on land donated in 2008 by local philanthropist Lucy Reed Hibberd. According to a city press release, the park only had limited facilities for visitors to sit and rest or have a picnic in the shade. With the help of the grant, the park will add a new 20-by-20-foot pavilion that will include benches, picnic tables and trash cans, Dripping Springs Mayor Todd Purcell said. In a statement, Purcell said the city was grateful to the LCRA and PEC for partnering with the city for the “rustic-style wood pavilion.” “The completed improvements will be available for use by the public, our non-profit organizations and
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The new pavillion at Charro Ranch Park will be funding by a community development grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and Pedernales Electric Cooperative
schools for outdoor educational purposes, or recreational activities such as walking, picnicking, yoga, bird watching, photography, and cross country training,” Purcell said in a statement. Purcell said the pavilion is being designed with an eye toward conservation. “This new pavilion will tie into the park’s existing rainwater collection system and provide water for wildlife, landscape, and a native plant
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demonstration garden,” he said. “The Community Development Partnership Program grant funding will help us bring this project to reality and will benefit Dripping Springs and the north Hays County region.” The community grant is one of a number of grants recently awarded through LCRA’s Community Development Partnership Program. The program provides economic development and
community assistance grants to cities, counties, volunteer fire departments, regional councils and other nonprofit organizations in LCRA’s electric and water service areas. The program is part of LCRA’s effort to give back to the communities it serves. PEC is one of LCRA’s wholesale electric customers and a partner in the grant program. Applications for the next round of grants are due July 31.
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Sports OP/ED: Thanks, Tim
B
eing a fan of San Antonio Spurs power forward Tim Duncan came with the knowledge that flash and substance wasn’t going to be part of his game. A lucrative advertising deal also wasn’t something you were going to see from Duncan. In fact, most of Duncan’s accomplishments came with little fanfare or notoriety. That’s just how the big man liked it. That’s how all of his fans, myself included, liked it as well. This week, Duncan announced via a very low-key team press
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release that he is retiring from basketball after a successful 19-year career. It was a career that saw him set numerous records and essentially changed the way the power forward position is played. During that time, Duncan helped shape the Spurs franchise into a formidable and consistent competitor. Five NBA titles, two NBA MVPs, a three-time NBA
Finals MVP and Rookie of the Year honors were among the laundry list of accomplishments Duncan experienced in his storied career. But it was the way Duncan carried himself that resonated with so many of his fans and followers. While showmanship and gaudiness rule the NBA, Duncan instead treated his professional career as if it were any other job. Though, Duncan’s version of carrying a lunch pail and grabbing a tool belt was posting up big men in the paint. But that’s what made Duncan such
an endearing and motivational figure. Duncan had that “nose to the grindstone” mentality many of us in the real world experience on a day-to-day basis. He was a player for the people and a person to rally around. His fans looked up to him. It was no more apparent than in the Central Texas area, where fans respected his ability to consistently guide Spurs teams to the playoffs. Nothing, and I mean nothing, felt as good as watching Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili lead victory parades down the Riverwalk.
Duncan accomplished his feats without the need for flashy dunks and the like. Being “Mr. Fundamental,” Duncan was able to score points and make big plays by playing the game as it’s meant to be played. Whenever one watched Tim Duncan play, you could bet the banks were always open. His iconic off-the-backboard bank shots are the stuff of legend. His style of play is something that is slowly disappearing from the game. More athletes should take a page out of Duncan’s style-book. His quiet demeanor
was also a trait that made him famous. As a fellow introvert, it was gratifying to see someone who let their actions do most of the talking. While it’s sad to see Duncan end his career without one final championship, it was nonetheless a wild ride to experience. The victories, the championships and even some defeats were all a part of a sensational path he had. Thank you, Tim Duncan. Sincerely, a fan that watch your meteoric rise during his formative years.
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August 11-13 @ Pearland Tournament August 15 vs Hays
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August 16 @ Lake Travis
6:30 p.m.
August 18-20 Fraulein Volleyfest Invitiational August 23 vs New Braunfels
6:00 p.m.
August 25-27 Volleypalooza Tournament (Rouse HS)
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Wimberley sophomore Hunter Williams blasts through a tackle from Pearsall Maverick defender Matthew Gonzalez (20) during their bi-district playoff game played at Edgewood Veteran’s Stadium in San Antonio on Nov. 13, 2015.
Texan football August 12 vs Lago Vista August 19 @ Burnet August 26 vs. La Vernia Sept. 2 @ Giddings Sept. 9 @ Lampasas Sept. 16 vs Canyon Lake Sept. 23 vs. Fredericksburg Sept. 30 @ Boerne October 7 @ Bandera October 14 vs Llano October 21 @ Navarro October 28 November 4 vs Hondo
(scrimmage) (scrimmage) 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. OPEN 7:30 p.m.
Tiger football August 19 @ New Braunfels August 26 @ Bastrop Sept. 2 vs. Vista Ridge Sept. 9 vs. Hays Sept. 16 @ Kerrville Tivy Sept. 23 vs. Seguin Sept. 30 October 7 @ Lockhart October 14 @ Boerne Champion October 21 vs. Alamo Heights October 28 @ Medina Valley November 4 vs. Marble Falls
(scrimmage) 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. OPEN 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
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Sept. 2 @ New Braunfels Canyon
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Sept. 6 vs. Wimberley
6:15 p.m.
Sept. 9 @ Medina Valley
6:00 p.m.
Sept. 13 vs. Lockhart
6:00 p.m.
Sept.16 @ Kerrville Tivy
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Sept. 20 vs Boerne Champion
6:00 p.m.
Sept. 23 vs. Seguin
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Sept. 27 @ Alamo Heights
6:00 p.m.
Sept. 30 vs. Marble Falls
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October 4 vs. Medina Valley
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October 7 @ Lockhart
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October 11 vs. Kerrville Tivy
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October 14 @ Boerne Champion
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October 18 @ Seguin
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October 21 vs. Alamo Heights
6:00 p.m.
October 25 @ Marble Falls
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Dripping Springs sophomore outside hitter Graceyn Tippens (10) tries to push the ball past a Lucas Lovejoy Lady Leopard player during the UIL Class 5A state championship match played at the Curtis Culwell Center on Nov. 21, 2015.
Lady Texan volleyball Sept. 16 vs. Canyon Lake
6:00 p.m.
Sept. 20 @ Smithville
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
Sept. 23 vs. Navarro
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Oct. 4 vs. Gonzales
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August 5 vs Fredericksburg and San Marcos
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August 6 @ San Antonio Reagan
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August 8 vs. Cedar Creek August 9 @ Bastrop August 12-13 @ Tex-Fest Tournament August 16 @ Kerrville Tivy
6:00 p.m.
August 18-20 @ BISD Classic August 23 vs. Brentwood Christian
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August 26 @ Bandera
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August 30 vs. Devine
6:00 p.m.
Oct. 11 @ Navarro
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Oct. 14 vs. La Vernia
6:00 p.m.
Oct. 18 vs Poth
6:00 p.m.
Sept. 1-3 @ Hays Varsity Tournament Sept. 6 vs. Dripping Springs
7:00 p.m.
Sept. 9 @ Fredricksburg
6:00 p.m.
Oct. 21 @ Gonzales
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Sept. 13 vs. Somerset
6:30 p.m.
Oct. 25 vs. Eastside Memorial
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A trio of new faces will join Dripping Springs ISD in August as they were hired to take over the principal positions at three campuses. In June, Dripping Springs ISD hired Jason Certain, who will be the new principal at Dripping Springs Middle School for the upcoming 2016-2017 school year. The district also hired Dan Diehl and Dru Robinett, who will take the helm of two new campuses in the 2017 school year. Diehl will helm the district’s new middle school in Dripping Springs, while Robinett will work as principal at the new elementary school. According to a Dripping Springs ISD press release, the new principals will start later this summer and will spend the upcoming year planning for the schools’ opening next year. That includes staffing, hiring and facility set up, while also working with existing campuses. “We are thrilled with the quality of leaders we have found for these three schools,” Dr. Bruce Gearing, Dripping Springs ISD superintendent, said. “These are forwardthinking educators with proven track records and a true passion for doing what is best for students. We believe they will fit in perfectly with our district as we embark on our new strategic plan.” Meet your new principals:
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Jason Certain Dripping Springs Middle School Jason Certain, principal at Carpenter Hill Elementary in Hays CISD, will be the new principal at Dripping Springs Middle School. Certain has been at Carpenter Hill since it opened in 2011. He previously spent three years as an assistant principal at Dahlstrom Middle School. He started his career in education as a secondary teacher and coach, including stints in Flower Mound ISD and Lewisville ISD. Certain earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Austin College and a master’s degree in Educational Administration from Sul Ross University.
Dan Diehl Dripping Springs ISD’s new middle school Dan Diehl will be the principal at the middle school that is currently under construction. Diehl has been the principal at Bedichek Middle School in Austin ISD since 2008. This past spring, Diehl was a finalist for the H-E-B Excellence in Education Secondary Principal of the Year. Prior to his tenure at Bedichek, Diehl was co-principal at Costa Mesa High School for one year and TeWinkle Middle School for three years, both in Newport Beach, California. He also spent three years as an assistant principal in San Juan Capistrano, California. Diehl earned his bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech University in Physical Education and
his master’s degree from Cal State-Fullerton in Education Administration. Dr. Dru Robinett Dripping Springs ISD’s new elementary school Dr. Dru Robinett has been the principal at Clayton Elementary in Austin ISD since it opened in 2006. She previously spent two years as the principal of Zavala Elementary in Austin ISD and three years as an assistant/associate principal at elementary schools in Round Rock ISD. Robinett started her career as an elementary bilingual teacher. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Tulane University in Spanish/ Political Science and both her master’s and Ph.D. in Educational Administration from the University of Texas at Austin.
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ESD 1’s current tax cap is 3 cents per $100 valuation, with the district’s tax rate at 2.52 cents. The district’s fiscal year 2016 year-end projection for expenditures is $1.3 million. Krudop said estimates for two-and-a-half ambulances in the district
could cost $2 million by 2017. Capital costs, such as manpower for the ambulances, could also become a factor to consider for the district. “We’re trying to anticipate what can happen, but we can only operate within our revenues,” Krudop said. “The county
isn’t going to give us money on an ongoing basis.” Krudop said the district has “done the best job of estimating.” “We’re trying to be good partners,” Krudop said. “Good partners means all of us puts in the same.”
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a Facebook message informing her that she was breaking city ordinances by seeking out a roommate. She informed Kelley that Mayor Mac McCullough was a long time friend and that he would be contacting her about the ads on Craigslist. Kelley then received an email from McCullough stating he believed she may be in violation of city ordinances and would need to apply for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to rent out a room in her home. Shortly thereafter, City Administrator Don Ferguson also emailed Kelley and said that she was actually in violation of the single-family zoning ordinance. Mary Judy Cureton, attorney, spoke on behalf of Kelly during the council meeting. Cureton said the city ordinance does not prohibit Kelley from renting out a room, and if the council decided to see the single-family zoning in a restricting way, they would essentially be providing a definition for family. “It doesn’t change the structure (of a single-family residence) if two unmarried people are living in it,” Cureton said. “They’re not married but they’re living together, they’re not related, is the city of Wimberley going to go knocking
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“It doesn’t change the structure (of a single-family residence) if two unmarried people are living in it ... They’re not married but they’re living together, they’re not related, is the city of Wimberley going to go knocking on doors saying ‘if you’re not married, you can’t be living together?’” – Mary Judy Cureton, attorney representing Chelsea Kelley
on doors saying ‘if you’re not married, you can’t be living together?’” Dishman said in her Facebook message her neighborhood has had past experiences with transients soliciting at her house and she is afraid of this happening again. She said renters in the neighborhood in the past have come to her door to beg for money and was worried about having vagrant renters in her neighborhood. Dishman claimed what Kelley wanted to do is essentially have a business within her residential home and this can be a “slippery slope.” “It (the Facebook message) was, ‘if you couldn’t afford the home, you shouldn’t have bought it,’” Dishman said during the council meeting. “If
you were counting on renting out part of the house in order to have the home, you should not have bought it. You should have bought something you could afford.” McCullough said in addition to emails, he has received two phone calls and assured Dishman that she was not alone in her position. Several residents came forward to support Kelley. Those residents said government should not have a say in who is staying in a person’s extra bedrooms because it interferes with property rights. Kelley began speaking about the situation with Dishman and mentioned McCullough emailing her as a favor to Dishman. McCullough interrupted
her comment, refuting that it was a favor. Residents spoke up to ask McCullough in what capacity he emailed Kelley, what his job description is and if it wasn’t a favor, for what reason did he email her. McCullough replied that he emailed her because he felt she was in violation of the ordinance. After the messages she had received, Kelley said she felt unwelcome in Wimberley. “This situation has turned my dream of having a home in Wimberley into a nightmare,” Kelley said. Both McCullough and Ferguson could not be reached by the News-Dispatch for the additional comment prior to press time. All council members were in agreement, however, that government should not interfere with a person’s property rights, nor should they have the authority to define what family is. “I was opposed to the motion because the entire council had just expressed the opinion that we were not going to define the term single-family or family in any way,” District 3 council member Sally Trapp said. “Directing staff to work on the issue of a definition was counterproductive to what we had just discussed.”
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Thinking tropical? Try Trinidad BY JERRY HALL
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f you have never experienced tropical birding, let me recommend a trip to Trinidad-Tobago, specifically to Asa Wright Nature Centre in Trinidad. Asa Wright is housed in a big old house with nice, clean rooms and a wonderful dining room where the serving ladies will cater to your epicurean desires. I asked if they could prepare the national dish of Trinidad, which is “pelau,” a thick stew combining rice, chicken and assorted veggies. The ladies had it ready for lunch the next day, and it was delicious. And my, the birds! You can easily see 40 live birds before breakfast, sitting on the famous Asa Wright veranda and looking out over the cloud forest. Motmots, toucans, tanagers, antshrikes and tropical hummingbirds are there in abundance. Plus, you can cruise on a boat at nearby Caroni National Park and see loads of
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– or for the terrific birds – including lots of soaring seabirds off Tobago – you’ll find lots to like at Trinidad. For information on a birding tour, call 800 426-7781 or visit info@caligo.com.
brary will host everybody’s favorite magician. Cody’s fast-paced show combines hilarious stand up comedy with mind boggling magic in a very unique style. This is definitely not the same old stuff you have seen before.
sounds of the fiddle, harmonica, banjo, and mandolin with the Hill Country Ramblers. Kids will make their own instrument and play along with the band. This event will be held July 21 from 9-11 a.m. at the Dr. Pound Historical Farmstead in Dripping Springs for kids ages 6-12. Reservations are required since class sizes are limited. Visit www. drpoundhistoricalfarmstead.org to sign up.
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On Monday, July 18, head out to Sidecar Tasting Room on Old Fitzhugh Road at 6 p.m. for this event for any wedding-related business. Please arrive on time and bring plenty of business cards to pass around, a 30 to 60 second commercial and your referrals. This event is for Dripping Springs Chamber members.
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Dripping Springs Fair and Rodeo
It’s rodeo time again! The Dripping Springs Fair and Rodeo will be held July 21-24 at Dripping Spring Ranch Park. Come out for a weekend of bull riding, mutton busting, carnival rides, live music, pony rides and music more. Visit www.drippingspringsfairandrodeo.com for a full schedule and more information.
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The Pound House will be alive with the sound of music as we sing along with old- fashioned
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Wimberley VFW Bingo
Wimberley Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6441 will donate the proceeds from its July 22 bingo night to a fund benefiting the families of the five police officers killed July 7 at a downtown Dallas protest. Bingo games are held at Oldham-Cummings VFW Post 6441 at 401 Jacobs Well Road in Wimberley. Early bingo begins at 7 p.m. with regular games starting at 8. For more info, call 512-847-6441.
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