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Current Weekly News for Leakey, Camp Wood, Sabinal, Utopia and Surrounding Areas Vol. 9 No. 17
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Controversy Brews In Sabinal Over New Bar Controversy is brewing in Sabinal over a new business coming to the downtown area. Earlier this year an Application sign appeared on the front of the former flower shop owned by Julie Skiles in downtown Sabinal. The application said the type of License requested was MB-Mixed Beverage/PE-Beverage Cartage and LB-Late Hours. When contacted the City of Sabinal Mayor Charles D. Story stated he was aware of the proposed location and as required by City of Sabinal Ordinance No. 2017-06 he had measured the distance from the church located behind the proposed business and his measurements had it at approximately 270-275 feet from front door to front door. The ordinance states “Any person desiring to manufacture, sell or distribute an alcoholic beverage within the corporate limits of the city shall file with the City Secretary an application, made under oath, for a license so to do. Such an application shall state the following, name and address of applicant, address where such applicant desires to manufacture, sell or distribute alcohol; whether or not the principal business of the applicant is the sale of alcohol; and whether or not the place of business of the applicant where such alcohol is to be sold is within three hundred (300) feet of any church, school or other education institution, the measurement of the distance between the place of
business where alcoholic beverages are sold and the church shall be along the property lines of the street fronts and from front door to front door.” The application has a contact number, we called the number several times and it was not a good working number. We then contacted the main office of TABC in Austin. When questioned they had no answer as to why the local TABC number was placed on the sign for protests and stated it should have had the Regional number of 210-731-1720. They also stated if the address on the application does not meet the qualifications of the application and the business owner wishes to move to another location, the application process must begin all over with the new address. The owners of Gorzugis, located at 2101 Dodson in Del Rio, and Gorzugis, located at 529 E. Main Street in Uvalde, Hector Rodriguez and Enrique Perez, both of Del Rio, were present at Monday nights City Council meeting and requested the City Council extend the operation hours from 1 a.m. to 2 a.m. for their business, called by the same name, to be opened up in the Ross Building. We contacted several downtown business owners and received the same response from all, “We want new business downtown, we just don’t want it to be a bar.” The City council will make their decision regarding
DRT Holds Memorial Service Somewhere in the West ............................. Page 7
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The Caddel-Smith Chapter of Daughters of the Republic of Texas met Thursday, April 12 at 10:30 a.m. in the beautifully renovated Rio Frio Baptist Church to memorialize Bea Carmichael and Lora B. Garrison. President Jane Van Hoozer called the meeting to order and welcomed the guests Charles Carlson, Willis Springfield, Diane Strout, Carolyn Roberts, Ann Woodley, Sue Stout, Linda Davis Adami, Doralyn K. Drew, Coleman Kerr, and Alan Carmichael and twenty-five chapter members. During the regular business session, it was noted that Carolyn Roberts has submitted an application for membership in DRT, and the 2018 Caddel-Smith Scholarship winner Coleman Kerr (Leakey ISD) thanked the chapter for selecting him for the $1000 college scholarship. He plans to attend Southwestern University in Georgetown and study business administration while pursuing a passion to play college football. The chapter was thrilled and greatly impressed that he took the time to personally speak before the group and it wishes him well in all of his endeavors. continued page 4
by Billie Franklin and Julie Becker
the extended hours at their next meeting. If you have questions regarding this application or wish to protest please contact TABC at the number above or the City of Sabinal.
byJudy Burleson
LtoR: Annette Hutto, JoAnn Eanes, Roberta Himebrook, Jakelyn Crawford, Judy Burleson, Karen Collins, Diane Mann, Sudie Burditt, Liane Nancy, Kathy Brooks, Beverly Langford, Kay Anderson, Billie Nast, Gayle Nichols, Allyne Crider, Susan Knight, Debra Ripka, LeAnn Sharp, Pam Pittman, Pat Burrier, Janie Van Hoozer, Dusty Nichols-Thompson, Missy Solbrig, Elaine Nichols, Ernestine Carson. Also Alan Carmichael and Doralynn Drew.
FRIO CANYON RESIDENT HONORED BY TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY Betty Luxton, a resident of Cypress Creek north of Leakey was recently honored by Texas State University in San Marcos, TX, with her name displayed prominently in the lobby of the Family and Consumer Sciences of TSU’s School of Applied Arts. She was recognized for her support of the establishment of the Graduate Research Assistant program, the Undergraduate Work-Study Scholarship and the Endowed Scholarship, all bearing the name Betty A. Luxton. In the program honoring her, Mrs. Luxton said, “The courses taught by professors in Family and Consumer Sciences are relevant to everything that touches the American family. Areas of food, nutrition, health, clothing, housing, finance fashion merchandising, family relationships and child development are all cornerstones of living a successful life,” she added. “This nation’s families
could live better, happier, healthier and more stable lives if everyone was exposed to these concepts.” Mrs Luxton and her husband Jesse Luxton have supported TSU for nearly 30 years, becoming Texas State Heroes, the highest honor bestowed on TSU benefactors. They have also established scholarships in the McCoy College of Business Administration where Jesse studied. The couple supports scholarships for students from Leakey, where Jesse’s family has lived for a century. The Luxtons have strong legacies as graduates of TSU: Betty received a BA in home economics, now called family and consumer sciences. Jesse earned a BA in business administration and was named a Distinguished Alumnus in 1998. Betty’s sister Peggy Hilburn, earned a BA in history. Their mother Wilma Smith was the first Bobcat in the family, earning her BA in home economics in 1941 and a MA in 1952.
Real County Libraries Receive J. Frank Dobie Awards
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April 25, 2018
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Eileen Bell of Leakey Library
Dixie Frizzel of Camp Wood Library
The J. Frank Dobie Library Trust is honored to announce that the Real County Public Library and the Camp Wood library have been selected to each receive a grant in the amount
of $10,000 to purchase books for the library collection. J. Frank Dobie was a legendary folklorist, writer and newspaper columnist best known for his many books depicting the richness and
traditions of life in rural Texas during the days of the open range. Mr. Dobie born in 1888, loved reading and books from an early age. Growing up on a ranch in rural Live Oak County in southwest Texas, he learned firsthand how vital public libraries in small, particularly rural, areas are to their communities. The J. Frank Dobie Library Trust was established by Mr. Dobie in 1963, when he wrote his will such that the majority of his substantial estate would go to the support of small Texas libraries for the express purpose of purchasing books. When he established the trust, Mr. Dobie said, “Just think. Years from now a book bought by Dobie Trust funds may open the mind of some young person and change the direction of their life.” These
grants have been awarded each year since 1976. A major criterion for the grant which is quite competitive, is the extent to which the library is supported by its community. Being selected to receive a Dobie grant thus reflects not only the importance of the library to the community it serves, but also the strength of the entire community. Both Librarians, Eileen Bell of Leakey and Dixie Frizzel of Camp Wood (who is retiring this month) want to thank the communities of Real County for their support of their libraries. If you have any suggestions for titles for the library (preferably published in the past 5-8 years) please let either library know and we will look into the purchase of titles based upon your recommendations.