News Dispatch October 24,2019

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Thursday, October 24, 2019

Projected flushing date in sight for wastewater plan

BY CAMELIA JUAREZ

Wimberley City Council is beginning to set end dates and deadlines for the wastewater project that has taken at least three years of negotiations.

The council agreed on Wednesday that in order to cross Cypress Creek to

get to Aqua Texas, the city needs to complete easement negotiations with landowners by Oct. 25.

Once negotiations are complete, city attorneys and the city project manager can make a timeline, which will be voted on at the Nov. 7 meeting.

Place one council

The city needs to complete easement negotiations with landowners by Oct. 25.

member Rebecca Minnick said that a handshake with landowners is the first domino to fall.

“I think it’s important that we have a projected date. We have been saying as soon as possible, but

Howling good time at 6th annual songwriters festival

now we need a structured schedule. Next meeting, we will have that lined out.

First, we have to nail down the handshake with landowners. Once this critical step is taken, everything will fall into place,” Minnick said.

In an additional stride towards completion, the

council agreed to spend $3,500 to survey city owned property at the end of Blue Hole Lane for a possible easement.

Compared to the original route, this new route will be shorter and not cut through Blue Hole Park.

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DSISD expected to announce sole finalist for superintendent ANITA MILLER The Dripping Springs ISD’s search for a new superintendent is nearing its end.

Following a second round of interviews with a select group of candidates this week, the district is expected to select a lone finalist at the Board of Trustees’ October meeting.

That meeting will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 30, rather than the fourth Monday of the month as is typical. It will start with an execu-

The sixth annual Dripping Springs Songwriters Festival was a wellorganized work of art featuring 45 performers on six stages from Friday through Sunday. The Meet the Songwriters guide says Alyse Black’s (right) music sounds like falling in love and listeners at Hudson’s on Mercer just may have fallen in love after hearing the Austinite. Bottom left, Helene Cronin of Plano and Scott Collins of Austin perform on the stage in front of the Barber Shop on Sunday.

tive session at 5:30 p.m., with the public portion of the meeting beginning at 6 p.m.

The district began its search for a new head after Superintendent Dr. Bruce Gearing announced in July that he was leaving at the end of the month to assume the position of superintendent in the Leander ISD. Dr. Nola Wellman, former superintendent of the Eanes ISD, was named as interim superintendent.

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Dripping Springs brings focus to cybersecurity issues

BY CAMELIA JUAREZ

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tiated the move to educate residents, said Dripping The city of Dripping Springs communication Springs has recognized coordinator Lisa Sullivan.

October as Cybersecuri“Anyone online is at risk. ty Awareness Month in The proclamation is a way collaboration with the for the city to show support national campaign “Stop. for the National CyberseThink. Connect.” curity Awareness Month The proclamation is a re- (NCSAM) initiative. Also, minder to the public about to show the city’s dedicathe personal accountability tion to the education and to take protective steps awareness of cyber issues,” towards cybersecurity in Sullivan said. their home and workplace.

City staff will receive Texas is the number one security awareness training state in the nation for in compliance with a new vulnerability to identity Texas law that requires lotheft and fraud, according cal government employees to a report released on to be certified in at least WalletHub. five cybersecurity training The alarming rate that programs.

Texans fall victim to cybesecurity threats has iniCYBERSECURITY, 2

LAGNIAPPE Boo! Hole Halloween

Bring the kids and join the folks at Blue Hole Regional Park for a night of games, creepy animals, a haunted hayride, a trick-or-treat trail and more from 4 to 10 p.m. Oct. 26.

There will be a costume contest for all ages; registration begins at 4 p.m. and a showing of the movie Hocus Pocus will begin at 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit the Wimberley Valley Chamber of Commerce website.

WAG Rescue and Whole Pets Market Pet Costume Contest Come to Whole Pets Market Oct.

26 in Dripping Springs for a pet costume contest. This promises to be a fun event from noon to 2 p.m.

Prizes will include a flat screen TV, free pet food for three months and a Yeti cooler. Adoptable pets will also be on hand.

Holiday events coming up at Westoak Woods Baptist Church

The Westoak Woods Baptist will host a community Halloween Party from 6 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 31. On hand will be a bouncy house, hot dogs, games, candy and prizes.

Next month, the church will host a Christmas Crafts Bazaar from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 23.

Santa will be on hand for photos, and shopping opportunities will

include a variety of arts and crafts.

There will also be barbecue and homemade desserts.

2020 Census holding job recruitment events

Opportunities for people to learn more about working for the 2020 Census are being held Oct. 26 in Kyle and Buda. Both are part of the “A Job that Counts” peak recruiting kickoff events. The first will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday during the Center Street Trick-or-Treat at Mary Kyle Hartson City Park Square and the second will be from 4:30 to 7:30 pm. at Boo-Da Halloween at 319 Main Street, Buda. The events are part of more than 2,000 held throughout the state. To apply for

a Census job online, visit 2020census.gov/jobs or call 855-JOB-2020.

League of Women Voters urges early voting

Early voting for the Nov. 5 election began Oct. 21 and contines through Friday, Nov. 1. The League of Women Voters is reminding people that early voting is easy, with convenient hours and shorter lines than on election day. Texas voters must present a valid form of ID in order to cast a ballot. There are seven forms of ID you can use: A driver’s license, a U.S. passport a U.S. military photo ID, a Texas Personal Identification card, a photo U.S. Citizenship certificate or a Texas Election Identification Certificate.

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HCSO getting mental health grant ANITA MILLER

Hays County Sheriff’s Office personnel will be better equipped when they encounter individ-

uals with mental health issues, due to a grant the Commissioners Court voted last week to accept.

The grant, for $62,304, is from the U.S. De-

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partment of Justice and handled through the governor’s Criminal Justice Division.

“These funds will assist the Hays County Sher-

iff’s Office in providing services and assistance directly to peace officers and first reposnders to address direct and indirect trauma that occurs in

the course of their normal duties,” according to the agenda.

No matching funds on the part of the county were required.

PEC will wait to fill Powers’ vacant seat ANITA MILLER

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during open session, the board chose to leave the The board of directors seat vacant until the 2020 of the Pedernales Electric election cycle, at which Cooperative (PEC) voted point members interestat its October meeting ed in running may begin not to hold a special elec- the process.” tion to replace District 4 “The 2020 election Director Jim Powers, who cycle actually begins in submitted his resignation January, with final results in September. announced in June,” The cooperative said Paul Graf, PEC board in a news release that, “In president and District 6 a unanimous vote taken director, said. “Next year,

elections will be held for directors in Districts 2 and 3; those seats are currently held by Emily Pataki and Randy Klaus, respectively. At that same time, there will be a special election to fill the District 4 vacancy. The board believes this is the best course of action to help minimize costs and allow PEC’s members to choose from a field of

qualified candidates.”

District 4 includes a wide swath of Hays County which includes Dripping Springs.

Powers, who resigned under a cloud of conflict of interest, had first been elected to the board in 2016 and won re-election in June of this year.

His resignation left the board with three choices for filling the vacancy:

appoint someone to fill the seat, hold a special election or leave the seat vacant until next year.

The PEC board will continue to operate with six members until the June 2020 election.

PEC directors are elected from single-member districts, but each director is responsible to the entire PEC membership.

Wimberley Wastewater

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Place Two Council Member Craig Fore said he is prepared to move forward with setting dates, but also would like to take further steps.

“I also would like to take it a step further and talk to TxDOT so we can get this moving as quickly as possible for our community,” Fore said.

In an interview place three Council member Christine Byrne, who

made the motion for the Oct. 25 date for a handshake, said she has seen the community struggle long enough.

“We are in this situation and we’re trying to make the best of the situation. Really, we are just trying to move forward. We have restaurants downtown that are hurting, pumping and hauling. We need to do this and get it done,” Byrne said.

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The CEO of Cyber Risk Management Solutions Bob LeBlanc helps businesses through cyber-attacks. LeBlanc said in this age of technology cyber-attacks are inevitable.

“It is not a matter of if someone is going to look for your data or personal information. It is a matter of when they do so and how you will recover,” LeBlanc said.

LeBlanc has several tips for users to protect themselves, but his biggest tip is to be careful.

He suggested: • Use only safe browsing such as a VPN

or virtual private network, instead of using public internet when possible.

• Turn on security privacy settings on your computer.

• Only use credit cards that have security measures and will reimburse you for loss.

• Be cautious when downloading files online. Make sure you trust the website and scan it if possible.

For more tips to prevent cyber security threats check the National Initiative for Cyber Security.

Pet Fest 2019

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The 17th annual Pet Fest took place this weekend in San Marcos Plaza Park by the San Marcos River. The event benefitted PALS (Prevent A Litter of Central Texas), an organization that strives to end pet overpopulation and pet homelessness by promoting responsible pet ownership through educational and spay/neuter programs, pet food pantries, cat rescues and adoptions. The event included blessing of the animals, animal parades, live music, a silent auction, merchandise and food vendors, kids’ activities, arts and crafts, a pet costume contest and a K9 demonstration. There was also a meet and greet with the homeless pets from shelters and rescues who are waiting to be adopted.

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Opinion Conservation district must protect us all

BY JIM BLACKBURN, J.D.

In 2015, the Texas Legislature gave the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District additional territory and responsibility for regulating groundwater withdrawal from the Trinity Aquifer in a portion of Hays County.

It’s important to know the district also protects Barton Springs, which, during drought, is sustained by Trinity Aquifer groundwater.

The Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association (TESPA) and the Hays County community are concerned about how the district is interpreting this new responsibility.

Based on recent decision-making, it appears the district is more concerned with avoiding a legal fight with permit applicants than with actually regulating groundwater production. This should worry the residents of Austin, Hays County and the Hill Country.

Those living west of Interstate 35 share an intrinsic connection through the karst limestone that lies below us. This porous substrate welcomes the rain, stores it, and slowly gives it back through seeps and springs throughout the Hill Country. Excessive groundwater withdrawals are threatening these seeps and springs, and we are in grave danger of losing them.

An obscene, illogical groundwater permit application to pump almost a billion gallons of groundwater a year from the Trinity Aquifer near Driftwood is currently being pursued by a private company, Electro Purification (EP). TESPA, Hays County and a number of private landowners are fighting it with all our might. EP’s intention is to sell this groundwater to the Goforth Special Utility District in eastern Hays County.

Our expert has testified that after pumping this volume of water for seven years, the drawdown at Ja-

An obscene, illogical groundwater permit application to pump almost a billion gallons of groundwater a year from the Trinity Aquifer near Driftwood is currently being pursued by a private company, Electro Purification (EP).

cob’s Well, 5.5 miles away, will be approximately 140 feet. It’s a well-established fact that Jacob’s Well will stop flowing after only a few feet of drawdown.

Jacob’s Well is the source of water for Cypress Creek, which runs through Wimberley and into the Blanco River.

Equally alarming, EP will impact hundreds of landowners’ household wells. After seven years of pumping at the full permit volume, wells will be drawn down as far as five miles away from the EP well field. The drawdown varies in the Cow Creek formation of the Trinity Aquifer from 360 feet at one mile away (about 76% of a well’s water column) to 140 feet at five miles away (about 30% of the water column). This is unacceptable, and just wrong.

No single landowner should be able to harm neighbors and kill springs in this way. No reasonable interpretation of property rights allows this to happen. The damage will be felt from Wimberley to Dripping Springs and to the outskirts of Kyle and San Marcos – an area of more than 78 square miles. One applicant should not be given the right to drain the aquifer we all share.

This could be the result of BSEACD’s proposed action, which is to issue EP’s full permit with some safeguards. However, an alternative does exist. District staff has determined that if pumping were permitted at 250,000 gallons per day (rather than 2.5 million gallons per day), negative impacts would not occur.

TESPA’s key question, then, is this: “Why must a permit be issued for the full amount requested when we know it will cause disastrous impacts?”

The point here is vitally important. The district must protect all of us. It is not their job to please a private applicant. It is their job to regulate groundwater, and they have the legal authority to do so.

We understand that Texas groundwater law is complicated. Both the applicant and the adjacent landowners have property rights in the groundwater.

The district’s regulatory responsibility requires fairness and balance, not capitulation. As we see it now, the district is capitulating and acting in opposition to the community it is obligated to protect.

The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District is on the verge of making decisions that set a dangerous precedent for how groundwater will be managed in Hays County.

These decisions will not only impact Jacob’s Well, Cypress Creek, the Blanco River and Barton Springs, but everyone’s groundwater rights. We want the district to use its authority to regulate in a way that protects all of us who depend on the aquifer – and to protect the groundwater, not the groundwater district. In this, we all will benefit.

Jim Blackburn is board chair of TESPA, Professor in the Practice of Environmental Law at Rice University, and Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute.

Police Blotter The following is a tally of all calls made to law enforcement within Hays County between Oct. 14 and Oct. 20, 2019.

Abduction/Kidnapping............................. 1 Civil Matter............................................... 3 Information............................................... 7 Deliver Message....................................... 1 Compliance Check................................. 12 Sex Offender Registry.............................. 1 Property- Lost/Found/Imp....................... 3 Alarm Business...................................... 36 Alarm Residential................................... 22 Alarm Panic.............................................. 1 Animal Calls............................................ 85 Field Euthanasia....................................... 6 Loose Livestock..................................... 27 Sexual Assault.......................................... 1 Assault...................................................... 4 Assist EMS............................................. 11 Assist Fire Dept........................................ 3 Assist Outside Agency........................... 15 Burglary Building...................................... 1 Burglary Habitation.................................. 3 Burglary Vehicle........................................ 2 Criminal Mischief...................................... 7 Enviromental Crime.................................. 1 Illegal Dumping........................................ 5 Disorderly Conduct.................................. 5 Fireworks.................................................. 3 Reckless Damage.................................... 1 Death Investigation.................................. 1 Disturbance Noise.................................. 27 Disturbance Physical Fight...................... 6 Disturbance Verbal................................. 25 Child Custody.......................................... 3 Violation of Order..................................... 1 Narcotics/Information.............................. 3 Marijuana.................................................. 2 Public Intoxication.................................... 1 MIP Tobacco............................................ 1 Fraud........................................................ 8 Credit/Debit Abuse................................... 2 Harassment............................................ 10 Threat....................................................... 5 Mental Health Invest................................ 7 Mental Health Follow Up.......................... 3 Mental Health Transport........................... 2 Canine Training......................................... 1

To heighten awareness of the legal and social consequences of underage drinking and drug use, the Travis County Underage Drinking Prevention Program (UDPP), serving Travis, Hays and Williamson counties, is focusing its prevention efforts to promote a safe and sober fall.

Youth and their families are enjoying football games and tailgate events, Fall Fests and Halloween. The UDPP wants to remind these tri-county communities to think before they drink, and be aware of the legal and social consequences of underage drinking, providing alcohol to minors, and DWI. In 2018, there were 262 DUI-alcohol reportable motor vehicle traffic crashes involving drivers of all ages in Hays County (TxDOT).

Oct. 28- 31 is designated as Red Ribbon Week in schools across the country.

Red Ribbon Week honors Drug Enforcement Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena, who was kidnapped and killed in 1985.

Alcohol is the most commonly used drug among teens, and is more likely to kill young people than all other illegal drugs combined (National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence). Parents play the largest role in influencing underage alcohol use, experts say. “Adults need to

Alcohol is the most commonly used drug among teens, and is more likely to kill young people than all other illegal drugs combined (National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence). rid themselves of the ‘not my kid’ mentality and talk openly with teens about

the dangers of drinking and riding with friends or anyone else who has been drinking,” said Gloria Souhami, director of the Travis County Attorney’s Underage Drinking Prevention Program (UDPP).

The UDPP offers resources and free presentations for area school districts, private schools and other youth groups. It receives federal funds from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration through a grant administered by the Texas Department of Transportation.

For more information or to schedule a presentation, please call 512-854-4229 or email Gloria.souhami@ traviscountytx.gov.

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Canine Search.......................................... 2 Drone Deployment................................... 2 Viol City Ordinance................................... 1 Suspected Gang Activity......................... 1 Missing Person......................................... 2 SRP Drill................................................... 1 Runaway................................................... 5 Public Assist........................................... 10 Community Contact............................... 23 Disabled Vehicle..................................... 18 Foot Patrol................................................ 1 Close Patrol.......................................... 133 Parental Discipline Assist......................... 3 Welfare Concern..................................... 41 Suicidal Person........................................ 6 Investigation............................................. 8 Supplement.............................................. 2 Suspicious Circumstances.................... 31 Suspicious Person................................. 18 Suspicious Vehicle................................. 33 Wanted Person....................................... 16 Indentity Theft.......................................... 4 Theft....................................................... 25 Unauth use Vehicle.................................. 1 Vehicle Theft............................................. 2 Accident Minor....................................... 42 Accident Hit and Run............................... 6 Accident Major/Injury............................. 24 Accident Fleet.......................................... 1 Abandoned/Stored Vehicle...................... 4 Traffic Control/Direction........................... 4 Directed/Area Enforce............................ 41 Traffic Hazard......................................... 33 Attempt to Locate.................................. 61 Parking Enforcement................................ 2 Traffic Stop........................................... 470 Trespassing/Unwanted.......................... 12 911 Abandoned/Open.......................... 204 Deadly Conduct....................................... 3 911 Aban/Misdial/Open........................... 3 Discharge Firearm.................................... 8 Drowning/Diving/Scuba Acc.................... 1 Unknown Problem.................................... 1 EMS Response........................................ 1 Private Tow/Repo................................... 16

Below is a sample of events reported by law enforcement from Oct. 14 through Oct. 20, 2019. The location is where the event was reported or responded to and may not necessarily be where the event occured.

HCSO

Red Ribbon Week to raise awareness

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Suicidal Person Theft Theft Theft Theft

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Accident - Major/Injury 10/14/2019 Accident - Major/Injury 10/15/2019 Abduction/Kidnapping 10/15/2019 Burglary - Building

10/15/2019

Burglary - Habitation

10/15/2019

Burglary - Habitation Death Investigation

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21:12:43 8:59:55 9:59:22

10:03:54 11:23:49 21:09:57 10:15:37 0:44:31

17:23:52 8:22:18

15:43:04 17:22:50 12:32:36

Disturbance - Phys/Fight 10/15/2019

15:57:38

Suicidal Person

10/15/2019

16:25:29

Theft

10/15/2019

Disturbance - Phys/Fight 10/15/2019 Theft Theft

10/15/2019 10/15/2019

Accident - Major/Injury 10/15/2019 Accident - Major/Injury 10/15/2019 Accident - Major/Injury 10/15/2019 Accident - Major/Injury 10/15/2019 Deadly Conduct

10/15/2019

Sexual Assault

10/16/2019

Assault

Suicidal Person Theft Theft Theft Theft Theft Theft

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Accident - Major/Injury 10/16/2019 Accident - Major/Injury 10/16/2019 Accident - Major/Injury 10/16/2019 Deadly Conduct

10/16/2019

Theft

10/17/2019

Assault Theft Theft

10/17/2019 10/17/2019 10/17/2019

Accident - Major/Injury 10/17/2019 Accident - Major/Injury 10/17/2019 Burglary - Habitation

10/18/2019

Theft

10/18/2019

Burglary - Vehicle Theft Theft Theft Theft

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Accident - Major/Injury 10/18/2019 Accident - Major/Injury 10/18/2019 Accident - Major/Injury 10/18/2019 Accident - Major/Injury 10/18/2019 Accident - Major/Injury 10/19/2019 Assault

Burglary - Vehicle

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13:57:09 16:58:09 12:40:30 13:36:21 17:14:01 21:53:26 10:31:31 14:16:31 14:36:19 14:51:31 14:52:30 19:46:33 9:30:34

11:17:54 15:46:44 18:14:15 17:53:34 7:19:29 7:53:21

18:53:42 13:22:33 11:33:56 15:16:25 21:34:57 10:26:03 17:42:29 17:49:06 0:34:47

12:13:33 13:14:29 13:55:07 16:44:22 20:36:32 7:09:57

12:44:57 16:47:47 20:12:34 2:17:18

15:20:27 22:27:33

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0:12:42

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21:47:50

Disturbance - Phys/Fight 10/19/2019 Disturbance - Phys/Fight 10/20/2019 Disturbance - Phys/Fight 10/20/2019 Missing Person

10/19/2019

Theft

10/19/2019

Suicidal Person

10/20/2019

Accident - Major/Injury 10/19/2019 Accident - Major/Injury 10/19/2019 Accident - Major/Injury 10/19/2019 Accident - Major/Injury 10/19/2019 Accident - Major/Injury 10/19/2019 Deadly Conduct

10/19/2019

Assault

10/20/2019

Alarm - Panic

Reckless Damage

10/20/2019 10/20/2019

15:21:42 0:05:18 2:27:03

23:11:09 0:22:59

12:32:47 14:05:32 11:05:09 12:32:23 17:34:17 21:44:40 17:35:55 20:05:11 21:27:18 11:41:03

Disturbance - Phys/Fight 10/20/2019

17:26:58

Theft

17:03:32

Suicidal Person

10/20/2019

Theft

10/21/2019

10/20/2019

Accident - Major/Injury 10/20/2019 Accident - Major/Injury 10/20/2019 Accident - Major/Injury 10/20/2019

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Exit 208 SB San Marcos Cresthill Cswy Kyle

880 Windy Hill Rd Kyle Anytime Storage Ridgetop Rd Buda

Morningmist Ct San Marcos

Wimberley Hills Dr Wimberley

Sports Park Rd Dripping Springs Meadow Woods Dr Kyle Mary St Buda

IH 35 Fr Buda MG Machinery Walmart of Buda

Tuscany Park Apartments Buda FM 2001/Royston Rd Buda

1200 block Robert S Light Blvd Buda Spoke Hollow Rd/RR 12 Wimberley 3700 block Elder Hill Rd Driftwood Misty Slope Ln Dripping Springs Whispering Wind Way Austin Tom Green Elementary Buda Summit Pass San Marcos Walmart of Buda Walmart of Buda

Creek Rd Dripping Springs Towhee Dr Buda

HEB of Dripping Springs

Morningwood Dr San Marcos Exit 220 SB Buda

Poco Loco Camino Real Kyle

Dacy Ln/Moonlit Meadow Path Kyle Windy Hill Rd/Dacy Ln Kyle Woodbrook Trl Buda

Goforth Rd Kyle Bailey Banks And Bittle

La Vista Retirement Community San Marcos RR 2325 Subway of Wimberley 319 Kates Cv Buda

1844 block Flite Acres Rd Wimberley Skyline Summit Vis Wimberley Whataburger of Buda Walmart of Buda

166 Hargraves Dr Austin The UPS Store Kai Vista Dr Kyle Quail Run Buda

Hargraves Dr Austin Golds Gym E RR 150/Camino Real Kyle

Roger Hanks Pkwy/W US 290 Dripping Springs Windy Hill Rd/FM 2001 Buda

Niederwald Strasse/Camino Real Kyle 3425 Hugo Rd San Marcos E US 290 Dripping Springs

Salt Lick BBQ of Driftwood on RR 1826 Cabelas Dr Buda Fairfield Inn Marina Cir Wimberley Shale Cir Buda

Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity San Marcos Camino Real Kyle

Rolling Meadows Ln Kyle Pagosa Ct Austin

703 RR 2325 Wimberley Texan Car Wash 15300 IH 35 Fr Buda Cross Cutters

11700 W RR 150 Driftwood Double Xing East W US 290/RR 165 Dripping Springs Windy Hill Rd/FM 2001 Buda 1200 High Rd Kyle Petras Way Kyle

S Sage Holw Dripping Springs Peaceful Valley Rd Kyle

Signal Hill Rd/Nutty Brown Rd Austin

Salt Lick BBQ of Driftwood on RR 1826 N Rainbow Ranch Rd Wimberley Nopal Ln Buda

Picasso Dr San Marcos

Fox Run Dr/RR 1826 Austin 14450 Nutty Brown Rd

Ruby Ranch Rd/RR 967 Buda

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Texans trounce Bandera on homecoming STAFF REPORT

two additional scores.

Marshall was the Six total scores from primary target for quarterback Cooper McCollum, snagging four McCollum pushed the catches for 148 yards Wimberley receiving and Texans to a three of the crucial 56-28 team’s four homecoming total passing win over scores. Texan The Texans travel to take on undefeated the Bandera wide receiver Geronimo Navarro Bulldogs Jake Limely Friday in what Friday finished with amounts to the at Texan 93 receiving defacto 13-4A, Stadium. yards on five Division II district title With the catches. game. victory, Wimberley (6-1, 2-0) is a win away Meanwhile, Texan from securing a playoff running back Juan berth with only three Olmedo Barraco rushed games remaining in the for 89 yards on 11 carries season. and a touchdown, while Wimberley quickly running back Jake Milam gained separation via a rushed for 31 yards on 28-7 first quarter lead four carries and one highlighted by a 50-yard score. strike from McCollum to Fourteen additional wide receiver Christian unanswered Texan points Marshall. early in the second frame McCollum provided the gave Wimberley a 42-7 majority of the offense advantage before Bandera for the Texans, going 15 of answered back.

19 for 346 yards and four A Bulldog touchdown touchdowns through the before halftime, followed air, as well as 33 rushing by two more touchdowns yards on nine carries and in the third frame, pulled

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PHOTOS BY WAYLAND D. CLARK, WFOTOS.COM Left, Wimberley’s Juan Olmedo Barraco clutches the ball with both hands as a host of Bandera defenders give chase. Olmedo was stopped before reaching the goal line but his effort set up a touchdown run by quarterback Cooper McCollum with 8:27 in the third quarter. Olmedo rushed for 89 yards on 11 carries with one 9-yard pass reception. Above, Wimberley’s Chloe Garrison and Zane LeBlanc were named queen and king at the game. The Texans won 56-28.

Bandera to within three scores at 49-28. Bandera was led by running back

Tony Cardenas who rushed for 221 yards on 19 carries and four

touchdowns.

But Wimberley closed the door for good with a touchdown in the final quarter to take the win.

Wimberley out-gained Bandera 495-375 in total yards, while also going 3 for 3 on third down conversions.

Tiger football crushes Vikings, prepares for tilt with Seguin STAFF REPORT

PHOTOS BY MARISA TUZZI Left to right are Karsten Bobb, Kora Meyers, Sofia Herrera, Madison Tafoya, Marleena Mickel, Ellie Hovre, Caroline Russey and Maddie Livingston.

Left to right are Chris Cohen, Mason Simons, Brant Melton, Dominic Gearing, Kyler Meyers and Caleb Lopez.

Tiger X-country makes the cut to regionals STAFF REPORT

A gold medal finish by junior Maddie Livingston and a silver earned by sophomore Karsten Bobb Oct. 18 highlighted the Dripping Springs Tiger girls cross country team’s run at the 25-5A district meet in Austin.

Overall, all seven members of the Tiger girls’ team finished in the top 15 of the individual standings, giving Dripping Springs the outright 25-5A team title and officially punching their ticket to the Region IV, 5A meet in Corpus Christi.

Livingston, who also claimed gold at the Tiger Invitational in early August, finished the race with a time of just under 19 minutes. Also finishing within the top 10 was Ellie Hovre, who took fourth place, Marleena Mickel, who finished in sixth, and Kora Meyers, who came in eighth.

Tiger junior Madison Tafoya took home 11th place and senior Caroline Russey finished in 12th.

Meanwhile, Dripping Springs’ boys cross country team also punched another ticket to the Region IV meet by virtue of a

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second place team finish at district.

Dripping Springs finished second to Lockhart, which edged out the Tigers boys’ team by four points for the district title.

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Both the boys and girls teams will participate in the Region IV meet hosted

by Texas A&M Corpus Christi Oct. 29.

Dreams of a historic fourth straight district title is slowly coming into focus for the Dripping Springs Tigers.

A 38-point first-half barrage Oct. 17 carried Dripping Springs (6-1, 4-0) to a lopsided 46-0 rout of the Juan Navarro Vikings at Nelson Field.

Dripping Springs quickly sprang out to a 21-0 first quarter lead via a pair of touchdown passes from quarter-

DISTRICT 12-5A, DIVISION I STANDINGS Dripping Springs 4-0 Seguin 4-0 LBJ 3-1 Austin Northeast 2-2 Travis 1-3 McCallum 1-3 Crockett 1-3 Austin Navarro 0-4

back Preston Alford and a touchdown run

by Tyler Herron. Alford went 3 of 4 for 73 yards

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Tiger volleyball sweeps Navarro, now 10-0 in district

BY SHANE SCHOLWINSKI pared to only one from The Dripping Springs Tiger volleyball team cruised to a 25-4, 25-9, 25-8 sweep over the Juan Navarro Lady Vikings Oct. 15, improving its record to 35-10 overall and 10-0 in 25-5A. “I thought every contact we made today was purposeful and was made with great execution,” Tigers head coach Michael Kane said. “I’m really pleased with the outcome, but more so of the contact on our side of the net.”

The Tigers asserted their dominance early and often as they outplayed Navarro with strong serving and outside hitting through all three sets. Dripping Springs had 25 total aces for the game, com-

Navarro. The Tigers also had 37 kills as a team while the Vikings just had two, which both came in the final set.

Sophomore Madi Lund led all Tigers with nine kills, while senior Mackenzie Murray and sophomore Annabelle Crowder contributed eight kills each. Senior Avery Kalsu led the team in aces with seven, and also had 18 assists across two sets.

“Madi Lund has been phenomenal for district, we’ve been focusing on trying to work the middle as much as possible,” Kane said. “Tonight, I also thought Mackenzie Murray, who had eight kills, more importantly eight kills on eight great

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Special Olympics recognizes Dripping Springs High School for inclusive environment SUBMITTED REPORT Dripping Springs High School has been recognized by Special Olympics as a National Banner Unified Champions School, one of only five schools in the state of Texas to be so honored. (Other schools include Brady, Lewisville, Pflugerville Hendrickson and Alamo Heights high schools).

DSHS was presented with the National Banner Unified Champions school distinction from the Special Olympics during a pep rally Oct. 18.

A Special Olympics Unified Champion School has an inclusive school climate that exhibits a sense of collaboration, engagement and respect for all. A Unified Champion School receiving national banner recognition is one that has demonstrated commitment to inclusion by meeting 10 national standards of excellence.

These standards were developed by a national

DSHS launched a Unified Champions class in 2018-19 that has regular education and special education students together in a physical education environment that fosters inclusion and teaches all students important life skills. Students also compete together in Special Olympics events. panel of leaders from Special Olympics and the education community. The primary activities within these standards include: Special Olympics Unified Sports® (where students with and without disabilities train and compete as teammates), Inclusive Youth Leadership and Whole-School Engagement. Banner Unified Champion Schools are also able to demonstrate they are self-sustainable and have a plan in place to sustain these activities into the future.

DSHS launched a

Unified Champions class in 2018-19 that has regular education and special education students together in a physical education environment that fosters inclusion and teaches all students important life skills. Students also compete together in Special Olympics events.

As part of the celebration of DSHS’s inclusive school climate, the school also hosted Unified Week on Oct. 15-18 that included daily themes for attire and activities during lunch, with the goal of building school inclusion and unity.

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Local chef Jaime Arevalo dished up food and information for the students at Jacob’s Well Elementary’s recent Career Day.

Art of glass

Meadow Cryar, 5th grade art student at Jacob's Well Elementary School, won first place on her monster design at the Wimberley Glassworks Gourdgeous Pumpkin Patch Festival on Sept. 28. As the winner, her design was sculpted out of glass by the artists at Wimberley Glassworks. It took two hours for Cryar's design to come to life but was well worth the wait. “We are grateful to all the folks at Wimberley Glassworks for providing this opportunity for our 3rd through 5th grade students. We all enjoyed it, especially watching Meadow's artwork sculpted into glass,” said Mary Grace Barbee, JWE art teacher. Many other students at JWE had their artwork displayed at the event as well.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF SANDY FORTENBERRY Posing at the clean Texas Historical Marker are Jayme Jones Sutton, member of Jacob's Well Chapter; Laura Chalberg, Regent of the Jacob's Well Chapter, Wimberley; with Project Manager Dottie Durrett and Historic Preservation Chair Pamela Musketness of the Kings Fort Chapter NSDAR in Terrell, TX.

Cleaning a mark on history The Jacob’s Well Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) participated in a demonstration at the Wimberley Cemetery on how to clean Texas historical markers as part of the group’s National DAR Day of Service project.

This project gave each Jacob’s Well Chapter DAR Member an opportunity to have a “hands-on demonstration” on how to properly clean a Texas Historical Marker. Guidelines were given by the Texas Historical Commission. The group was grateful to Dottie Durrette and Pamela Musketness of the Kings Fort Chapter NSDAR in Terrell, who traveled to Wimberley to demonstrate the procedure. Permission must be arranged with the Texas Historical Commission in Austin and the property owner before any cleaning can be performed on any Cleaning the Wimberley Cemetery's Texas Historical Marker is Texas Historical Markers.

Regent Laura Chalberg of the Jacob's Well Chapter in Wimberley.

Calling all artistic students for PTA Reflections Contest SUBMITTED REPORT Each year “Reflections,” a national PTA program, honors artistic students by offering an opportunity to submit original creative works in six categories: categories of dance choreography, film production, literature, musical composition, photograph, and visual arts. This year’s PTA Reflections theme is “Look Within.”

Students at all grade levels are eligible to enter.

Entries are evaluated in four different age groups: primary (preK-Grade 2), intermediate (Grades 3-5), middle school (Grades 6-8), and high schools (Grades 9-12).

In the past, numerous Dripping Springs ISD students at various grade levels have been honored at

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DSISD ranked ‘Superior’ by TEA SUBMITTED REPORT

In final ratings from the Texas Education Agency, Dripping Springs ISD received the highest rating of “Superior,” a letter grade “A”, and a perfect numerical score of 100 on the 2018-19 Texas FIRST (Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas) report.

The rating is based on 15 indicators that include results of the annual external audit, debt management, fund balance, and administrative cost ratio, among other financial indicators. The

The rating is based on 15 indicators that include results of the annual external audit, debt management, fund balance, and administrative cost ratio, among other financial indicators.

Schools FIRST accountability rating system uses ratings of “A-Superior,” "B-Above Standard,” “C-Meets Standard,” or “F-Substandard Achievement.” This recent designation is based on financial information from the 2017-18 fiscal year.

The FIRST rating, which has been issued for the past 17 years, measures the quality of

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Texas Crossword

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contacts. Every ball that was set to her she put it down.”

Not only was the win over the Lady Vikings big for remaining undefeated and in first place in district, but it was also a good opportunity for the entire Tiger roster to obtain experience before they begin their playoff run.

“I thought our backups, even our kids behind the starters, I thought they did a great job of being equally as focused and purposeful between contacts,” said Kane. “Across the board I thought we were really, really good tonight.”

Kane named senior

school districts’ financial management and reporting. The report ensures that Texas public schools are held accountable

encourage Texas public schools to better manage their financial resources to provide the maximum allocation possible for

direct instructional purposes.

Dripping Springs ISD has received a Superior Rating every year since the FIRST system’s inception.

The report and opportunity for public comment will be presented at the November Board of Trustees meeting.

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Brynne Potter, junior Rachel Driggs, sophomore Clara Martin, freshman Karley Sledge and junior back-up setter Morgan Van de Walle were key players coming off the bench that are important to the Tigers success moving forward and into playoff season.

Dripping Springs has four district games remaining in the regular season, with three games coming against teams in the top half of the standings.

Dripping Springs closed its regular season home schedule Tuesday against Lockhart. Playoff information has not yet been determined.

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and a touchdown before he was pulled at the end of the first quarter. Backup quarterback Cameron O’Banan went 5 of 11 for 70 yards in the game.

The Tigers added 17 more points in the second frame to take a commanding 38-0 lead into halftime.

Fourteen Tiger players recorded a rushing attempt in the game led by a 65-yard effort from running back Hunter Miller who also had a touchdown. As a team, Dripping Springs rushed

for 268 yards in the game.

On defense, Dripping Springs limited Navarro to 40 total yards on offense, 28 of those yards through the air. The Tiger defense also forced five total Viking turnovers.

The result now sets up the game of the year in 12-5A, Division I Friday when Dripping Springs hosts Seguin (4-3, 4-0) at Tiger Stadium in what amounts to the defacto district title game.

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The timeline for the superintendent search was laid out in a special board meeting Aug. 15, and the effort is being

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According to state statute, a 21-day waiting period will start on Oct. 30. After that waiting

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Meetings are held in the boardroom at the DSISD Administration Building, 510 W. Mercer Street.

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PHOTOS BY ANITA MILLER

Native American tribes from across North American gathered over the weekend at Spring Lake, the headwaters of the San Marcos River, for the 2019 Sacred Springs Powwow. Dancers competed for prizes in several categories, accompanied by song and the beat of drums. Vendors were also on hand selling food and a variety of handmade crafts, and lectures and educational events were held in a separate tent. The annual event is made possible by the Indigenous Cultures Institute and the Tomblin Family Foundation.

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