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Current Weekly News for Leakey, Camp Wood, Sabinal, Utopia and Surrounding Areas Vol. 9 No. 16
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Leakey Lions Club Members Pick-Up Litter on Two Miles Stretch of US Hwy 83 North of Leakey by Lion Fred R. McNiel
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COUNTY CITY WIDE CLEAN-UP ............................ Page 3
JUST FOR GRINS
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REAL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE WANTED PERSONS AND FUGITIVES
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LISD ............................. Page 9
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INDEX Legals/Jail Register ... . Page 3Community News ......... Page 4-6 Feature Story ................ Page 7 Community Events.........Page 8-9 Obituaries ...................... Page 10 Classifieds ..................... Page 14
Today’s Weather
High: 84° Low: 51°
The weather cooperated nicely on Saturday, April 14th as eleven Leakey Lions Club members assembled promptly at 8:00 a.m. north of the long bridge over the West Prong of the Frio River to organize and pick-up all of the litter on a two mile stretch of US Hwy 83 North of Leakey. It was a beautiful spring morning and just a little chilly for this bi-annual outing! It took about two hours to pick up and bag all of the trash on both sides of the highway! The Leakey Lions Club adopted this section of highway a number of years ago and at least twice a year the club very faithfully picks up all the accumulated litter that has been discarded by inconsiderate motorists! Those Leakey Lions Club members who participated in this bi-annual effort included: Guinn Turner, Ed Mack, Chip Rhodes, John Jones, Glenn Bradley, Johnny Jackson, Dirk Foshee, John Patrick, Deborah Sparks, and Hugh and Ellen Scott. Approximately twelve very large bags of trash were picked up for disposition in the land-
fill! Lions Gwinn Turner and Hugh Scott patrolled the highway and collected the bags of trash as they were filled by the members of the club. The eleven workers divided into four teams of 2 and 3 workers each and each team covered one side of the highway for approximately one mile. Since work started on both ends of the two mile stretch, the Lions met in the middle about 10:00 a.m. having completed the task at hand! The next scheduled trash pick-up will take place next fall. We are pleased to report that there was not as much litter to pick up as usual and so we want to thank area motorists for helping keep Leakey’s front yard beautiful! Lion John Patrick and Lion Guinn Turner serve as the Adopt-a-Highway Chairmen and they did a great job of securing safety vests and trash bags to properly equip the workers. The Lions who participated in this effort took time for a photograph in front of the sign that designates the adopted stretch of highway.
LtoR: Ed Mack, Glen Bradley, Johnny Jackson, Chip Rhodes, John Jones, Dirk Foshee, John Patrick, Deborah Sparks, Guinn Turner, and Hugh Scott. Ellen Scott took the photo!
TAS Excavates at Mission San Lorenzo in Camp Wood in June 2018 The Texas Archeological Society (TAS) is happy to accept the invitation from Nueces Canyon Mission Restoration Organization and the community of Camp Wood to continue archeological investigations under the direction of Dr. Tamra Walter, TTU. The TAS field school will begin June 9, 2018 for a week of activities. From Dr. Tamra Walter: “The opportunity to continue our archeological work is possible because of the support and enthusiasm of the TAS and the Camp Wood community. I would like to personally thank all of the field school participants and staff, the TTU field crew, and the Camp Wood support team for all their hard work. While we accomplished a great deal this summer, we still have more work to do! In addition to expanding excavations at the mission, we are looking forward to exploring new areas for survey and recording newly discovered archaeological sites. We can build upon the 2017 season’s investigations and move one step closer to revitalizing this important mission site.” See more information on facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/nuecescanyonmission/ posts/1912531828760069.
Water News and River Flows Flows at all crossings on the Frio River were taken on April 12, 2018. Fulgham’s Crossing just south of the Alto Frio Baptist Encampment had a flow of 12,634 gpm (gallons per minute) in March and now has a flow of 10,245 gpm; this is a 19% reduction in flow. The Leakey Springs crossing had a flow of 3,530 gpm last measurement, and a flow of 3,552 gpm this reading; about a 1% increase in flow since the last measurement. This crossing is the only one that showed any increase over the last month and it was just a few gallons per minute. The Mill Creek Crossing showed a decrease in flow this measurement of about 16%; there are culverts on both ends of this crossing that have no flow. This crossing has a flow of 7,248 gpm this measurement which is down from the last
In 2017 three hundred TAS members worked on the Mission San Lorenzo site, in the lab and on survey crews. Over fifty youth learned the basics of archeological investigations and evening programs highlighted regional history. Mark and Kathy Norvell are thanked for providing a campground for us on the banks of the Nueces River in Barksdale. See www.txarch.org to participate. During the spring 2018 TAS sponsored three Archeology Academies: “Spanish Colonial Archaeology” in San Antonio; “Archeology 101” conducted in Columbus with a field day at San Felipe de Austin State Park and “Archeobotany” at CBBS in Alpine. These short weekend academies are designed to introduce new topics to participants. The 2018 Annual Meeting of TAS will be held October 26-28 in San Antonio where we will join the celebration of their founding 300 years ago. Registration for this event may be found at www.txarch.org. Contact: Pam Stranahan (361) 4604638 pamwheatstranahan@gmail.com
by: Joel Pigg, General Manager, RECRD
measurement of 8,609 gpm in March. On the west prong of the Frio River, conditions are very similar with flows decreasing since the last measurement. The Rancho Real crossing had a flow of 5,559 gpm in March compared to a flow of 4,281 gpm this measurement decreasing the flow by 23%. The Kent Creek crossing showed a large decrease in flow of 36% since the last measurement; to a flow of 810 gpm this month down from a flow of 1,258 gpm last measurement. The Nueces River flows were taken on April 12, 2018 with both of crossings showing a decrease in flow. McDonalds Crossing was flowing at 19,565 gpm last measurement and decreased to a flow of 15,852 gpm this measurement or approximately a 19% decrease. continued page 7
NSDAR HONORS TWO MEMBERS, ELECTS NEW OFFICERS by Karen Collins
Uvalde de las Encinas Chapter members, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR), meeting at El Progreso Library in Uvalde on Saturday, March 17th, elected a new slate of officers for two-year terms beginning June first, and honored two members with twenty-year membership certificates. Jane Van Hoozer and Bernadine Coleman were recognized by Regent Lesley Jones for being members of this chapter for twenty years. Mrs. Coleman was presented a certificate for this honor, and one will be mailed to Mrs. Van Hoozer, who was not present at the meeting. New officers were elected as follows: Billie Franklin, Regent; Kristi Powers, Vice Regent; Diane
Carrillo, Chaplain; Karen Collins, Recording Secretary; Francis Karasek, Corresponding Secretary; Jakelynn Crawford, Treasurer; Revis Leonard, Registrar; Billie Toalson, Historian; Virginia Davis, Librarian/Curator; and Lesley Jones, Parliamentarian. These officers will be installed at the May meeting. Committee assignments were made as follows: American Heritage and Conservation, Francis Karasek; Constitution Week, Sharon Hubble, Karen Collins, Diane Carrillo, Lesley Jones, and Malydaln Mitchell; Commemorative Events, Betty Lawrence; DAR Good Citizen, Alice Hicks, Patsy Edwards, Kristi Powers, and Diane Carrillo; DAR Schools, Alice Hicks; Friends of the Library, Virginia Davis;
Genealogical Records/Membership, Revis Leonard; National Defense, Diane Dooley; Programs, Kristi Powers and Sharon Hubble; Public Relations, Karen Collins, Jakelynn Crawford, and Kristi Powers; ROTC Program, Diane Carrillo, Malydaln Mitchell, and Betty Lawrence; Finance, Jakelynn Crawford; Music, Toni Hull; and Telephone/Email, Francis Karasek. Betty Lawrence read the President General’s Message which was a tribute to American women who have served our country in various capacities since the American Revolution. Margaret Corbin was honored for actually fighting in the Revolution, standing alongside her husband, and then taking his place at his cannon when he fell in battle. continued page 7
Regent Lesley Jones is pictured with Bernadine Coleman, as she awarded her a certificate for 20 years of membership in this DAR chapter