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Current Weekly News for Leakey, Camp Wood, Sabinal, Utopia and Surrounding Areas Vol. 4 No. 33

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August 13, 2014

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REAL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PROPOSE LOWERING FUN AT THE TAX RATE REAL COUNTY PRECINCT 3 PETITIONS TO SELL HARD LIQUOR INSIDE

THIRSTY BUZZARD SALOON

by Julie Becker

At Mondays Real County Commissioners meeting, Commissioners voted unanimously to propose a lower tax rate. Last year’s tax rate was .5295.

Commissioners voted to lower the county tax rate to .5288. Public hearings regarding the proposed tax rate are slated for August 22 at 6pm and August 27 at 10am. Following the public hearings the proposed 2014 tax rate will be scheduled for adoption at the regular Commissioners meeting on September 8th.

In other business, Commissioners

voted to call for a local option election to legalize the sale of beer and wine in Real County Justice Precinct 3 and a local option election to legalize the sale of all alcoholic beverages including mixed beverages in Real County Justice Precinct 3. Commissioners confirmed the signatures were verified by Real County Election Officer Donna Brice.

The local option election will be held in conjunction with the November 4 general election. Commissioners approved Utility Installation requests from Nueces River Authority for

placement of wastewater lines along and across Camino Alto, Camino Primero, Forest Trail, Hummingbird Lane, John Davis Road, Mountain View Drive, Patterson Creek Road, Pecan Lane, Pecan Shadows Drive, Stanford Hollow Road, and Wood Hollow Drive.

Following a presentation by Mary Forman, Commissioners approved a contribution of $1000 to be utilized by both Real County and Camp Wood Libraries.

Forman also spoke to Commissioners regarding a grass roots movement of recycling taking hold in

the canyons. Forman requested County support of the project and for the County to join “Keep Texas Beautiful,” an organization very beneficial to new recycling organizations. Commissioners approved the cost of annual membership of $100. Commissioners approved contracts with Superior Health Plan and Amerigroup Real Solutions for reimbursement of elderly nutrition program meals.

No action was taken on a burn ban.

Following payment of bills and Treasurer’s report the court adjourned.

LEAKEY ISD TRANSFORMATION BEGINS ............................ Page 5

UPDATE ON THE BORDER CRISIS ............................ Page 2

HEB Primo Picks Concan’s Frio Farm ........................... Page 11

REAL COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION AUGUST 16TH, 2014

“Remembering John Nance Garner” by Dub Suttle 2:00 p.m.

Senior Citizens Center Leakey, Texas

High school is horrible

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INDEX State News .................... Page 2 Legals/Jail Register ...... Page 3 Community News ......... Page 4-6 Feature Story ................. Page 7 Obituaries ...................... Page 8 Classifieds ..................... Page 12

Today’s Weather

High:97° Low: 68°

submitted by Barbara Skipper, Ed.D. Superintendent

On Monday August 4th the first of the several portable classrooms rolled into Leakey, Texas. The drivers were Brandon (accompanied by his dog) in one truck and John (age 83) and his wife in the other truck. They made three trips from the Dallas area to transport the brand new portable classrooms (much like double-wide homes) to Leakey ISD by Thursday morning. The portables were leased from a company in Pasadena, Texas named Mobile Modular. Each year they send classrooms to be leased by schools all over Texas. There are several companies in Texas that lease classrooms to schools that need them every summer.

The classrooms will house middle school and high school science and math, Spanish, and ESL/Special Education. Each classroom is 700 square feet and includes two enamel boards and one bulletin board.

They are each fully air conditioned and heated. One portable (two classrooms) is housed behind the Bonner House on Market street. The portable classrooms plus the house will provide science instruction as well as science labs. The other two portables (4 classrooms) are located on the field by the school’s back parking lot. Electrical access and technology wiring are being added to the classrooms over the next week.

Many secondary teachers and students will be housed in the portable classrooms during the construction phase of the new facilities approved in the May 10, 2014 Bond Election. The new facilities are scheduled for completion by the 2015-2016 school year.

ISIS AND IRAQ…THE FLAG OF DARKNESS The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) heralded by the black flags that go before them … represent for western counterterrorism agencies, the combination of fanaticism and disciplined organization that is the greatest nightmare scenario. ISIS has plenty of both…

Picture this… rag tag bands of committed terrorists, beaten, angry and without direction… then…

The face of a balding, middle-aged man stares unsmilingly into a camera. He is dressed in a suit and tie and could pass for a midlevel bureaucrat.

The photograph is that of Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, who has transformed a few terror cells harried to the verge of extinction into the most dangerous militant group in the world. He claims to be a direct descendant of the Prophet Mohammed.

ISIS has thrived and mutated in the security vacuum that followed the departure of the last American forces from Iraq. Becoming exceedingly dangerous, they hold public hangings, stonings and floggings; shootings and crucifixions… they have buried people, alive and are

guilty of mass slaughter for those who are unlucky enough to cross their paths. To be a Christian is certain death…and other religious affiliations as well, genocide will be the result of ISIS left unchecked!

They want to establish an Islamic caliphate, or state, stretching across the region.

ISIS has begun imposing “Sharia”* law in the towns

The Spirit of ‘45 Wayne Cheney is originally from Raymondville. At the age of 16, he was in college at A and I and at 17, he went to Harlingen to enter a special program offered through the Navy in electronics. His parents signed the papers to allow him to go into the Navy when he turned 18. He really wanted to be in the war effort, so he and some friends went to Corpus Christi to join up, telling the recruiter that his parents had given him permission.

Besides, he explained, what he wanted was to be in gun fire control, not electronics.

By October, 1944, he was in San Diego for boot camp and was able to go into gun fire control while there.

The top half of the students, of which he qualified, went for more training at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida another 2 months, May and June of 1945.

He was assigned to the new ship USS Navasota out of the Philadelphia Naval Yard. Then he waited in Newport, Rhode Island, for the new ship. First the crew went on a shakedown in the North Atlantic, had a full commander in charge. They lost their anchor, then to top it off, collided with another ship. Needless to

by Billie Franklin

say, they got a new commander, a full captain, and had no more troubles. After that trip, the ship was sent back to Norfolk for a refit and to be repainted. Then they were sent to the Caribbean through the Panama Canal and on to Pearl Harbor in June 1946.

His medals he received are the American Campaign, the World War II Victory Medal, Good Conduct Medal, and Asiatic Pacific Medal.

When he had enough points for a discharge, he was sent on a troop ship to San Francisco, California. He was discharged at Camp Wallace, and in August 1946, went back to A and I for a degree in vocational agriculture. He taught in D’Hanis for 36 years, met his wife, Dorothy Rothe, there. He also served in the Naval Reserve in D’Hanis. When Dottie inherited land in 1968, they took up ranching in addition to his teaching job. When he retired in 1984 from teaching, he then went full time into ranching until 2008.

By Elaine Padgett Carnegie

it controls. Boys and girls must be separated at school; women must wear the niqab or full veil in public. Sharia courts often dispense brutal justice, music is banned and the fast is enforced during Ramadan. Sharia law covers both religious and non-religious aspects of life.

The weakness of the governments ISIS is confronting -- and the hatred for those governments among Sunnis -- means that a few dozen truckloads of fighters can seize towns and cities, overcoming forces many times larger by their sheer ferocity and battle experience.

In the words of the Soufan Group, a political risk consultancy, “ISIS has become indisputably the most effective and ruthless terrorist organization in the world.” “It now challenges the authority of two of the largest states in the Middle East, and has attracted significant numbers of fighters, not just from Iraq and Syria, but also from Saudi Arabia and other Arab states including Jordan.” There is no doubting the group’s confidence and ambition. continued on page 2

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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

UPDATE ON THE BORDER CRISIS

by Elaine Padgett Carnegie

As President Obama prepares a bold move on his own for Immigration Reform, the fire begins to glow…the coals are hot and the ice blue flames are being fanned by the changing winds. “The broader point is that if, in fact, House Republicans are concerned about me acting independently of Congress — despite the fact that I’ve taken fewer executive actions than my Republican predecessor or my Democratic predecessor before that, or the Republican predecessor before that — then the easiest way to solve it is passing legislation. Get things done,” Obama said.

Some legal experts, as well as supporters of any potential executive action, think the administration is on solid legal ground to take the steps described in reports — despite the White House’s repeated claims earlier this year that its hands were tied. Others, like Mark Krikorian, disagree. Krikorian said an expansion of the DACA program to as many as five million people could constitute a fundamental change in executive power — from a constitutional system with checks and balances to one that could run on “decree.”

Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) accused Republicans on Thursday of spreading “outright lies and exaggerations” during the current border crisis, particularly statements that unaccompanied minors from Central America might be bringing Ebola into the U.S. Two Republican House members have said that children and teenagers who crossed the border illegally in recent months could have Ebola. Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.) said that border patrol officials had told him they were concerned about Ebola, and Rep. Todd Rokita (R-Ind.) said the same thing earlier this week.

No cases have been reported in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Gutierrez also had harsh words for House Republicans who have blocked comprehensive immigration reform.

Americans are growing increasingly tired of the GOP holding the Country hostage and the President being either unwilling or unable to act. The lawsuit we talked about last week that the GOP threatened… using the “I” word…well, it was essentially laughed out of Washington and America at large. The GOP taking some hard hits and some disparagement in their own

ranks!

Meanwhile, Republican Governor Rick Perry has stood true to his word and continues to oversee operations at the border effectively. Our Texas Reps keep stepping back from “NOT supporting” our Texas militias, even though the rest of the world want them to. Most of the militias remain on private property assisting land owners and ranchers in keeping illegals off their lands, without incident, so far.

The Washington Post debunked 5 Myths of the border crisis stating that #1 DACA is not to blame, it is the traffickers taking advantage of the war torn Central American People. Now, they are making America complicit in the woes of Central America for our past interference in those Countries. #2 More aid from America will NOT help or solve this crisis! The rule of law there has been replaced by transactional politics: Whoever pays the most gets the results they want, and the police, judiciary, executive branch and legislature are at the service of the highest bidder. In this environment, more money would inevitably mean more corruption. #3- Says increased border security is just not likely to happen on a scale that would help.

Even if expensive new security measures would be more effective than past ones, budget constraints and the inability of Congress to pass meaningful legislation indicate that such measures are unlikely to be available, anyway. #4 The people fleeing to the United States are not the poorest of the poor! Coyotes charge $7,000 to $10,000 per person to provide passage to the United States, the average annual per capita income in the Northern Triangle is less than $6,000. #5 Gangs are migrating into U.S. communities…yes, there’s some truth to the notion that the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and Calle 18 gangs are using the situation to accelerate a strategy of seeking asylum in the United States and trying to expand their reach. But the vast majority of those now arriving are fleeing gangs and their violent, predatory control.

The shift in reporting from the border to Washington DC has left us without numbers or current situations on the Border itself…only that they are still coming, we are still bussing and sheltering…with no end in sight!

REAL COUNTY DISTRICT COURT RESULTS August 1, 2014

by Julie Becker

RICHARD BECKER, Unauthorized Use of Vehicle, Reset to October 10, 2014; SCOTT RUSSELL BIERSCHWALE, Driving While Intoxicated with a child under 15 years old, Reset August 14, 2014; CLOVIS ALEX BOATRIGHT II, Abandon/Endanger Child without Intent to Return, Defendant Pled No Contest, Defendant found Guilty, sentenced to 2 years in jail, probated for 2 years. $2000 fine, 250 Community service hours, $475 attorney fees, $312 court costs, letter of apology to victim, no contact with victim or victims family; DAVID ALLEN BOONE, Sexual Assault of a Child (2 cases) Sentencing hearing, Test presented, Finding of True, Adjudicated and found Guilty of two counts of Sexual Assault of a child, sentenced to 10 years in the Texas Department of Corrections, credit for time served; RICKY DON COLLINS, III, Aggravated Assault Causing Bodily Injury, Motion for Early Termination, Reset to August 14, 2014; BRANDON DWAYNE EDWARDS, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by Felon, Reset to October 10, 2014; MATTHEW GUGLIOTTI, Obstruct Retaliation Harm/ Threat, Reset to October 10,

2014; EDUARDO GUZMAN, Aggravated Assault Causing Serious Bodily Injury, Reset for August 14, 2014; JULIAN RODRIGUEZ HERNANDEZ, Aggravated Assault Causing Serious Bodily Injury and Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Reset to October 10, 2014; ROLAND HERNANDEZ, Indecency with a Child/Sexual Contact, Reset to October 10, 2014; SHANNON DEWAYNE HEWITT, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Reset to October 10, 2014; AUSTIN DOUGLAS JONES, Arson, case held in abeyance; AUSTIN DOUGLAS JONES, Burglary of a Building, Defendant Pled No Contest, Defendant placed on 5 years Deferred Adjudication, $2000 fine, 200 community service hours, letter of apology to victim, $312 court costs, $825 attorney fees, must obtain GED or High School Diploma, $14, 235 restitution; JOSHUA LANGSTON, Credit Card or Debit Card Abuse, Reset to August 14, 2014; JASON DOUGLAS PREJEAN, AKA JASON DOUGLAS LIESMAN, Unlawful Possession of Firearm by Felon, Reset to September 4, 2014;

DAVID WAYNE LOCKHART, Burglary of a Building, Defendant Pled No Contest, Defendant placed on 5 years Deferred Adjudication, $2000 fine, 200 community service hours, letter of apology to victim, $312 court costs, $825 attorney fees, must obtain GED or High School Diploma, $14, 235 restitution; DAVID WAYNE LOCKHART, Arson, case held in abeyance; AMBER MARTIN, Unauthorized Use of Vehicle, Case Dismissed at Request of State; GARY MEYERS, Theft of Property >$20,000<$100,000, Reset to October 10, 2014; CORKY DALE NEAL, Burglary of a Building, Defendant Pled No Contest, Defendant placed on 5 years Deferred Adjudication, $2000 fine, 200 community service hours, letter of apology to victim, $312 court costs, $825 attorney fees, must obtain GED or High School Diploma, $14, 235 restitution; CORKY DALE NEAL, Arson, case held in abeyance; ANTHONY BRANDON SMITH, Unauthorized Use of Vehicle, Reset to October 10, 2014; RONALD CODY TURNER, Driving While Intoxicated with a Child under 15 years old, Reset to August 14, 2014.

Edwards County Commissioner’s Corner

by Lee Sweeten

Well I would love to say that everything is going nice and smooth and there is nothing but good things going on... Like I said, I would love to say it, but if I did, it would be a lie. If you have traveled over the roads in the County you will definitely notice that they are rapidly deteriorating especially here in Precinct 2. The plan was to come into Barksdale and pave some streets before school started then rework several of the roads in the Precinct including CR 230, 350, 380, 390 and several more. While this is still the plan, unfortunately, we have fallen way behind due to loss of personnel in out Road Department. Currently we have only 3 individuals covering the all of Edwards County, Needless to say, this is not a good situation. Having driven many of the roads lately, I am aware how of the bad condition some are in. However, between the prolonged drought and the lack of personnel, it has been difficult (no impossible) to maintain the roads properly. As you know, Precinct 2 is only one of the four Precincts within the County and the Road Department rotates between each precinct. So each precinct must wait it turn. It just so happens that when it came to Precinct 2’s turn, we lost 2 personnel form the department. Now by the time you read this,

Commissioners’’ Court will have met and hopefully arranged to hire some part time/temporary personnel to help alleviate the situation. Needless to say, the current boom in oil exploration has made it difficult to find qualified individuals who are willing to work for the County when they can easily make substantially more working in the oil field. In order to compete, it may be necessary for us to restructure our current pay scale for the Road Department.

The Court has met several times regarding the budget for the upcoming year and is getting closer to finalizing the numbers. I had hoped to see more public participation in this process, but that has yet to happen.

For the first time in several years it appears that we may be able to offer a small raise to many of our employees.

This week’s quote comes from Sydney J. Harris who said “Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.”

As always, if you have comments on this article or other County related issues, feel free to contact me either on my cell (210) 912-8481 or via email at burrogone@yahoo.com

ISIS AND IRAQ Friday, the US rode onto the scene as U.S. fighters dropped bombs on the Islamic militants in Iraq, carrying out Obama’s promise of military force to counter the advancing militants and confront the threat they pose to Iraqi civilians and Americans still stationed there.

For the United States, it was a reengagement in the long war from which American combat forces had been withdrawn in late 2011. In a televised speech, Obama threatened to renew U.S. military involvement. At the same time, he announced that U.S. military planes already had carried out airdrops of food and water, at the request of the Iraqi government, to tens of thousands of Iraqi religious minorities atop a mountain surrounded by militants and desperately in need of supplies. “America is coming to help,” Obama declared.

ISIS has celebrated its own slaughter along the way and the governor of Irbil told CNN that ISIS may be as close as just over 18 miles from the city of more than a million people. Obama authorized “targeted airstrikes,” saying that the United States had an obligation to protect its personnel in Iraq and prevent a potential genocide of minority groups

by ISIS. “Wherever and whenever (U.S.) personnel and facilities are threatened, it is my obligation ... to make sure they’re protected,” he said Saturday.

After 4,804 US soldiers died in Iraq and 2,340 US soldiers died in Afghanistan, one million wounded in both wars, with a potential cost of $6 trillion, the last thing Americans need to see is video of fanatics executing civilians in Iraq. Our optimism

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in 2001 is now met with the cold realism of failed expectations, and a terrorist group on the march; conquering city after city while murdering inhabitants of every territory we had previously liberated from Saddam Hussein. Groups like the Yazidis still face threat of annihilation, this time from ISIS instead of Saddam Hussein: Today’s madness in Iraq started with good American intentions over a decade ago… but we all know the saying about roads paved with good intentions. *NOTE-Sharia law was unfamiliar to me so I have looked it up and put a brief explanation here for your understanding.

Sharia Laws: The term “Sharia” (a.k.a.

Shari’a) literally means “the path to a watering hole.” The Guardian newspaper in the UK describes Sharia as: “... a religious code for living, in the same way that the Bible offers a moral system for Christians.” It is used to refer both to the Islamic system of law and the totality of the Islamic way of life. Sharia is derived both from: The teachings of the Qur’an . This is the Muslim holy book, which corresponds to the Jews’ Torah and the Christians’ Holy Bible. Muslims believe that the Qur’an is the Word of God, as dictated to the prophet Muhammad by the angel Gabriel; and secondly from From Sunna, which is referred to as Islamic “Custom or practice; particularly that associated with the exemplary life of the Prophet Muhammad, comprising his deeds and utterances as recorded in the hadith.” The hadith literally means “report” or “narrative” .

Shawn Streib Gray, Broker 830-232-4500 Property 001 : 9.3 ac. Views, underground utilities and sensible restrictions. Borders a large ranch. Owner/ Broker. $129,900 Property 002: Gorgeous 4BD/4BA custom home at 482 Camino del Rancho in Concan on 6+ acs. GREAT PRICE! $595,000 MOTIVATED! Property 3-6: 1+ ac. Commercial lots Concan. Frontage on US HWY 83. All utilities available. $139,000$149,000 Property 007: 1570 sq. ft. 3/2 on 5+ acs. Great workshop w/extra living quarters. 435 RR 337 West is a MUST SEE. $196,000 Property 008: Rancho Real hunting tract. 25.61 acres, about 100 yds. from elec! Views, not too hard to access. $60,183 Property 009: Lovely& spacious 4BD/4BA home on 1.5+ acs. Frontage on Little Dry Frio. Pool and huge oaks. Must See!! $249,000 Property 010: Newer 3/2.5 stone home with dbl. decks and VIEWS on 9.3 acres just west of Leakey. Beautiful home! $345,000 Property 011: Very nice 1.2 ac. lot ready for your RV in Frio River Place. Central water & elec. in place. River Access. $84,500 REDUCED Property 012: 1 ac. View lot in Canyon Oaks 4. Catclaw Mtn. Dr. Views and nice building site. $55,000 Property 013 : 96 Canyon Oaks Dr. in Concan. 3BD/ 3BA 1792 sq. ft. home. Great rental potential $238,000 REDUCED & OWNER FINANCE! Property 014: 121 Oakhurst Dr. 2.6 ac. private lot w/mobile + huge addition. Tastefully done. Garage/ workshop. River Access! $129,000 Property 015: Breezy Oaks in Concan. Nicely FURNISHED 4BD/2BA on shaded lot! Good rental.

River access. $224,900 REDUCED Property 016: Vintage home 239 E. 2nd St. in downtown Leakey. Completely remodeled. Huge screen porch & large lot. $129,000 Property 017: Frio River Frontage!!! 2+ ac. lot w/156’ of gorgeous river. City water, meter loop and septic all in place. Must see! $199,500 Property 018 : 1304 sq. ft. 2BD/2BA on nearly 1 ac. in Reagan Wells. Access to 100+ acs. and over a mile of river! $115,000 PENDING Property 019: 2 ac. lot in Saddle Mtn. No HOA, mobiles ok! Has water meter, elec. at property. Lots of oaks. $49,000 Property 020: 3BD/2BA w/best view in Concan! Frio River access, carport w/storage, plenty of parking, patios & decks. $299,000 Property 021: 3 view lots in Canyon Oaks—Concan, TX! 1+ ac. each. Water & elec. available, nightly rentals OK. $39,000 Per Lot Property 022 : INCOME PRODUCING! 2/1 house and 3/2 mobile home. Frio River access + close to Garner State Park. $126,500 REDUCED Property 023: Creekside Guesthouse. 3BR/3.5BA on 5+ acs. w/Patterson Creek frontage. Just beautiful, huge trees, must see! $375,000 Property 024: Frio River Place lot. Nearly THREE acres! Water & elec. available. Nice river access. RV usage ok. $109,000 REDUCED Property 025 : RR336 north of Leakey. 17+ acs. West prong of the Frio River on eastern boundary $222,000 REDUCED Property 026-027 : RIVER FRONT! Gorgeous oak and cypress trees, views of the mountains. $225,000 EA. POSSIBLE OWNER FINANCING Property 028 : Frio River Place 1.51 acs. SUPER CLOSE to river. Water system& elec. Nice area. $75,000 POSSIBLE OWNER FINANCING Property 029 : 260 acs. +/- WILL DIVIDE Hwy. frontage, Call Martin for all the details! $4250 per acre NEWProperty 030: CUTE! Stone Cottage in Reagan Wells. 1 acre lot w/river access. Just $89,000 PENDING Property 031: Riverfront home in the Frio Pecan Farm!

In rental pool. Lots of amenities. $269,000 REDUCED Property 032: Lots 67& 68 on golf course. 1⁄2 acre each w/nice trees, all utilities, hole #2. Super nice & easily buildable. ! $75,000 each Property 033: 5.16 ac. lot near town. City water & elec.

Gorgeous views, paved roads, security gate. $84,900 Property 034: 21.62 ac. of rough, rugged country! Great for hunting. 4x4 needed to access. Gorgeous views. $54,050 Property 035: 35 acs. of great hunting in Spring Country Ranch. Access to spring fed pool. 4x4 needed. No utilities. $104,940 Property 036: 8.65 acs. In Shady Oaks. Private yet minutes from town. Lots of big oaks. Electricity available. $69,000 Property 037&038: Two 2BD/2BA log cabins in Frio Pecan Farm. Lowest price! Income producing $159,000 each Property 039: Beautiful & spacious 4Bd/3Ba on nearly 1 ac. in Twin Forks. Super floor plan, covered porch, newer constr. $225,000 Property 040: Newer rock home in River Tree. Heavily treed lot, unique touches throughout, outdoor fp, river

park. $240,000 REDUCED Property 041: 199 acs. of superb hunting! Fenced, ag.

Exempt, several small springs, pond, old well, elec. close. $498,525 Property 042: Estate size lot in The Ranch. Huge Oak & pecan trees, ag. Exempt, underground elec. Frio access.

NICE! $181,000 Property 043: 8+ acs. w/gorgeous oaks and great bldg. sites. Electricity available. AG EXEMPT taxes!! Shady Oaks Subdv. $77,045 Property 044: 3.2 ac. lot w/gated entrance, paved roads, underground electricity and city water. Nice oaks & no cedar! $64,500 TERMS. Property 045-046 : Canyon Oaks/Concan lots. River access, elec./ water available. 1ac. $42,500 per lot Property 047: 1+/- ac. lot Mountain Valley in Concan.

Close to golf course, House Pasture, Frio. Rentals OK!!! $89,000 Property 048: Beautiful 4BD/4BA nearing completion.

On golf course in Concan! Choose your colors and finishing touches! $399,000 Property 049: 50 ac @ 172 Cattail Rd off RR337 W. Both sides Patterson Creek, no restrictions, paved road frontage, city water. $325,000 Property 050: 5+ acres, small cabin, fenced, private with lovely frontage on the West Frio River. All utilities in place. $178,500 Property 051: Stunning steel-frame home on 25 acs. w/HUGE views. Guest cabin. No restrictions. Utopia off Hwy. 1050. $649,000 REDUCED Property 052: 5+ acres just West of Leakey. Fronts on John Buchanan Rd. Bldg. site faces east and is ready to go! $52,500 Property 053: 130+ acs. In Concan. Bear Creek Rd. Both sides of Bear Creek, partially fenced. NO Restrictions. $8,000 per ac. PENDING Property 054:Riverfront lot in Concan. Rentals ok.

Decades old hand-crafted stone staircase to river.

Heartstone Subdv. $319,000 Property 055: Two adjacent lots in Emerald Oaks Subdivision. Each lot is 1/2 acre. Very nice area. $22,500 EACH Property 056: Frio river front cabin on 2.27 acs. Close to Leakey, rentals allowed. Huge deck. Just stunning!

Great price. $299,000 PENDING Property 057: BURK FEED & WESTERN WEAR! Turn-key business opportunity on Hwy. 83. Possible owner financing. $485,000 Property 058: 39 ac. in Rancho Real. Big views and great hunting. 4x4 is a MUST to access this property. $79,960 Property 059: Lot #260 in Twin Forks. Very close to Cathedral Park and the beautiful Frio River! Water & Elec. available. $25,000 Property 060: The Ranch Subdivision in Concan. Ag. Exempt residential lot 6+ ACS.w/Frio Access. $133,140 Property 061:1.22 ac. riverfront lot in Concan. Sits on high bluff. Just beautiful. Nightly rentals ok. Gated entry, paved roads. $299,000 Property 062:3/4 ac. river access lot in Heartstone Subdivision in Concan. 2 Super river access parks for owners use. $79,000 PENDING Property 063:Heartstone Subdivision in Concan! .88 ac. river access lot w/all underground utilities, paved roads, gated entry. $109,000 Property 064: Two 1+ ac. lots w/Hwy. 83 frontage. No Restrictions. Elec. & city water available. $37,500 each lot. PENDING Property 065: 3/2 brick house on RR337. No Restrictions. Currently a successful nightly rental.

CLOSE to river. $129,500 REDUCED Property 066-068: 3 adjacent tracts in Deer Creek Estates—Rio Frio, TX. Beautiful homesites with views!

9-12 acs. $9,000 PER AC Property 069: Cozy 2BD/2BA cabin on a quiet, private 1 ac. lot in Twin Forks. Large detached garage w/ bathroom. $144,500 PENDING Property 071: 4/3 in Mtn. Valley--Concan. “Southern Comfort” Sleeps 16 @ $425/nt. Nice firepit and attached 1C garage. $335,000 Property 072: Unique “artist’s cottage” on nearly 3ac. w/175’ of Frio Frontage! 1BD/1BA, large metal barn/ workshop. $324,900 TERMS NEWProperty 073: Lovely 1+ ac. tract in River Tree.

Large live oak trees and neat little wet weather creek.

River access. $107, 900 PENDING NEWProperty 074: 5.02 ac. lot in The Ranch in Concan.

Ag. Exempt for tax purposes. Beautiful river access.

Wonderful homesite! $108.000 NEWProperty 076: 25+ AC @Reagan Wells. Elec available. Gorgeous creek and swimming hole. No restrictions. Hwy. frontage. $282,238 NEWProperty 077: Seven 1 acre lots in Tierra Linda in Concan! Beautiful, flat, easy to build. Close to golf & House Pasture. $79,000 each NEWProperty 078: 5+ ac. River Front lot in Rancho Real north of Leakey. West Frio frontage, no utilities. $89,000

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JAIL REGISTER

Real County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Dispatch Report August 3 - August 9, 2014

August 3- August 9, 2014

WELCH, LINTON ROY, 67 W/M, CAMP WOOD, TEXAS, A/O SHERIDAN, CRIMINAL TRESPASS , IN CUSTODY

8/ 03/2014 @ • 031 responded to Walter White Ranch Road for a report of gun shots • 555 responded to 100 block of Camino Primero for a report of disorderly conduct 8/5/2014 @ • 1300 responded to Middleton Road for a report of trespassing • 1453 responded to US 83 south for a report of

Real County Law Officers James E. Brice, Sheriff Chris Sheridan, Deputy Sheriff Bruce Carr, Deputy Sheriff Nathan Johnson, Deputy Sheriff Jim Wilson, Constable Joe Tolleson, Constable Corporal Jake Sanchez, DPS Highway Patrol Clint Graham, TPWD Game Warden Disclaimer: All print and other visual media is for informational purposes only. This information is considered public information under the Freedom of Information Act and the Public Records Act. Any indication of an arrest is not intended to imply or infer that such individual has been convicted of a crime. All persons are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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It is the policy of Big Springs Charter School, not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or handicap in its vocational programs, services or activities as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended: Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

It is the policy of Big Springs Charter School, to provide a free, appropriate education to all students consisting of regular and special education and related aides and services in career and technology education programs that are designed to meet individual education needs of disabled persons as adequately as the needs of nondisabled persons are met and are based upon adherence to provisions set forth in 34 CFR 104.33-104.36; 34 CFR 104.31-104.40.

It is the policy of Big Springs Charter School, not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, or age in its employment practices as required

by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Tile IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

Big Springs Charter School, will take steps to assure that lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in all educational and vocational programs.

For information about your rights or grievance procedures, contact the Title IX Coordinator and Superintendent, Mike Wood, Big Springs Charter School, PO Box 309, Leakey, TX., 78873, phone 830-232-7100.

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If you are currently on active duty, serving the United States honorably, anywhere in the world, or have served honorably during any of the following eligible war eras, we invite you to become a member of The American Legion. National Guard and Reservists having been Federally activated (including basic training) during these same war eras also meet the eligibility requirements. Please contact Jack Hallum at 232-4449 or J.D. Martinez 956-373-2870 for assistance in joining Post 489 in Leakey.

• Aug. 2, 1990 to today (Gulf War / War On Terrorism) • Dec. 20, 1989 to Jan. 31, 1990 (Panama) • Aug. 24, 1982 to July 31, 1984 (Lebanon / Grenada) • Feb. 28, 1961 to May 7, 1975 (Vietnam War) • June 25, 1950 to Jan. 31, 1955 (Korean War) • Dec. 7, 1941 to Dec. 31, 1946 (World War II)

Real County Wildlife and Livestock Protection Association (Trapping Club) Annual Meeting Thursday, September 4, 2014 Real County Courthouse 9:00 a.m.

Agenda Discussion of club activities/ organization/By-Laws Election of officers

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Meeting Details: Date: August 13, 2014 Time: 2:00-2:45 Location: Real County Courthouse

GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS City of Leakey Mayor: Harry Schneemann Secretary: Dee Dee Wally Office: 830-232-6757 Fax: 830-232-6775 Councilmen: Ken Auld • Hugh Buchanan • Carl Jensen • Jesus Rubio • Bob Bowers Leakey Volunteer Fire Dept.830-232-4005 Frio Canyon EMS, Inc.830-232-5299 City of Camp Wood Mayor: Ben Cox Office: 830-597-2265 Fax: 830-597-5365 email:cityhall@swtexas.net Aldermen: Curtis Wilson • Brant Hickman • Sammie Ives •Jesse Chavez • Josh Cox Volunteer Fire Dept:830-597-6100 Camp Wood Library: 830-597-3208 Nueces Canyon EMS: 830-597-4200 City of Sabinal Mayor: Louis Landeros Secretary: Betty Jo Harris Office: 830-988-2218 Councilmembers: Nancy Alvarado, Chuck Van Pelt, Jeanette Keilman, Linda Musquiz, Eloisa Munoz and Mike Nuckles Sabinal Library 830-988-2911 Sabinal Municipal Judge: Anita Herndon 830-988-2630 Real County County Judge, Garry Merritt 830-232-5304 Real County Attorney, Bobby Jack Rushing 830-232-6461 County/District Clerk, Bella Rubio 830-232-5202 Justice of the Peace Dianne Rogers: 830-232-6630 Justice of the Peace Chris Lacey: 830-597-6129 Sheriff, James Earl Brice 830-232-5201 Tax Assessor-Collector Donna Brice: 830-232-6210 Treasurer, Mairi Gray 830-232-6627 Chief Appraiser Kelley Shults 830-232-6248 Real County Public Library 830-232-5199 Camp Wood Public Library 830-597-3208 Real County Commissioners: Precinct #1: Manuel Rubio Pct.#2: Bryan Shackelford Pct. #3:Gene Buckner Pct.#4: Joe W. Connell, Sr. Real Edwards Conservation & Reclamation District PO Box 807 . Camp Wood, Texas 78833 (830) 597-3322 office Fax (830) 597-3320 recrd@swtexas.net email Roland Trees, Board President Joel Pigg, General Manager

Address: 101 Market Street Leakey, Texas 78873

If you have a Veteran in your family or know of a Veteran that is buried in a Real County Local Cemetery that did not received Military honors when they passed away, Please contact Jack Hallum at 830-2324449 or 830-279-6294 or J.D. Martinez @ 830-9008884 or 956-373-2870.

Future ceremonies will be scheduled accordingly.

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ATTENTION IF YOU WANT TO RENT THE AMERICAN LEGION HALL IN LEAKEY, PLEASE CONTACT J.D. MARTINEZ AT 830-900-8884 OR 956-373-2870

Wednesday, August 13 and would like to invite you to a round-table discussion at the Real County Courthouse. This is a great opportunity to discuss economic development and water related issues in the area. Your leadership and community involvement will provide a unique perspective on the strengths and challenges of the local community, and will be greatly valued at this meeting. We hope to see you there.

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IMPORTANT ANNUAL FOL MEMBERSHIP MEETING DATE: AUG. 26 TIME: 7 pm WHERE: REAL COUNTY LIBRARY Board elections. Annual report from the FOL Board and library staff. Discussion of upcoming goals for the year.

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Coming Events for Leakey ISD A Leakey vs. Johnson City football Scrimmage is set for Friday, August 15th, at 10:30. The Leakey ISD Booster Club will be serving a free Hot Dog Lunch. This is your opportunity to Meet the Eagles and their coaches. Notice to Our Fans: Friday’s Meet the Eagles is replacing the Back to School Barbeque that was scheduled for

Monday, August 18th.

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Leakey ISD Meet the Teachers is scheduled for Wednesday, August 20th, from 4:30 to 6:30. That same evening, the Leakey

Purchasing Leakey ISD School Bonds Community members who are interested in purchasing Leakey ISD School Bonds may contact either Jeff Robert at Jeff.robert@Firstsw.com or Nick Bulaich at nick.bula ich@firstsw.com. They both work for First Southwest, the district’s financial advisor regarding the bonds. They will give you the phone number of the exact contact

at Raymond James. Raymond James Financial is serving as the underwriter for the bonds.

The rate for the bonds will be set later this week based on the market at that time. During the many school bond community meetings, some community members expressed an interest in purchasing some of the bonds.

Athletics will be hosting a fundraiser.

They will be selling Carne Guisada Plates for $8 a plate from 6:30 until 7:30. The football players will be serving you or you may do take out. We invite all parents and supporters to come and meet our teachers and support the Eagle’s Athletic Program!

Frio Canyon Baptist Church is having a “Back to School Movie Night” Friday night, August 15th, featuring hot dogs, homemade ice cream, and the movie “God’s Not Dead”. This movie is excellent for all ages!

We’ll eat at six-thirty in the Fellowship hall and show the movie at seven-thirty

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(BPT) - There has been a substantial increase in students taking online college courses, changing significantly how modern learners access information, and librarians have adjusted to keep pace with an ever increasing demand for knowledge in the digital age.

Recent data on college attendance show that, through the fall of 2012, 7.1 million students, or about one-third of all enrolled students, were taking at least one course online. Sixty-three percent of chief academic officers at the nation’s colleges and universities believe it very likely that within five years the majority of students will be taking at least one course online, according to a survey conducted in 2013 by Babson Research.

Given this anticipated growth in online learning and that anyone, not only college students, can access information on just about anything via the Internet, some may think that libraries and librarians are becoming less relevant in the digital age. The truth is that they are needed now more than ever.

Libraries and the professionals who staff them have risen to meet the needs of a constantly changing digital environment, shifting from gatekeeper of information to educator, a role that extends well beyond the college campus.

Today’s librarians support users by providing access to electronic resources and instructing those who may be unfamiliar with how to use the varied formats in

which these resources may exist. As they experience more new forms of technology, librarians have to stay on the forefront of how these technologies work and how they impact the flow of information.

“Libraries continue to be epicenters of knowledge,” says Anita Norton, director of the online library at Excelsior College.

“Online students, for example, rightfully expect and should have access to the same resources and services available as their peers at brick and mortar institutions. It has always been a responsibility of librarians to ensure that everyone has equal access to information and in the digital age libraries have to be creative and proactive in their outreach to all users.”

In the modern library, users will find opportunities for self-paced learning through video tutorials and professionals who tailor resources for different proficiency levels.

They also need to address the varying needs and preferred learning styles of users from all walks of life. The Internet has erased geographical boundaries so librarians have to meet their clients wherever and whenever they are, all over the world and at all times of the day. In helping users navigate the plethora of resources available, such as Excelsior’s online writing lab or OWL, librarians must be able to help them discern the best possible resource for the intended purpose and, once the information is found, help evaluate the obtained information critically.

In an online education environment, like Excelsior College, librarians often collaborate with faculty members in the development of courses to incorporate the research and critical thinking skills most employers say are highly desired and needed. As managers of information across all disciplines, librarians are essential partners in preparing students, both academically and professionally, by helping to provide a much more robust learning experience. This collaboration benefits everyone and is in keeping with the results of research conducted for the Association of American Colleges and Universities in 2013. In this online survey of employers nationwide, 93 percent of those responding said that a candidate’s ability to think critically, communicate clearly and solve complex problems is more important than the undergraduate major potential employees had earned.

Underpinning all of these skills is the ethical use of information along with the ability to interact with others in the virtual environment. In doing so, the modern library gives users the ability to become both consumers and producers of information. Libraries continue to serve as gateways to learning more and librarians still provide the keys to unlocking the potential knowledge that can be obtained. Librarians are the unsung heroes of information in the digital age.

REAL COUNTY PUBLIC

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AmazonSmile Supports Our Library Amazon has created a foundation, AmazonSmile. When you shop on AmazonSmile, they will donate 0.5% of “most” purchases to the Friends of the Library of Leakey, Texas! If you go to this link: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/742587789, you could sign in to your Amazon account right now and support the Library.

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FOL Annual Member Meeting Mark your calendar for Tuesday, August 26. The Annual FOL Member Meeting will take place at the Real County Public Library beginning at 7 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. Please attend so that you can be updated on everything your FOL

Board and the Library Staff have been doing and participate in the annual Board election. AND, if you are a paid member (have you paid your 2014 dues yet?) you will be eligible for some great door prizes, including a $100 gift card at ---- well, you’ll just have to come to the meeting to find out!

Membership If your 2014 dues ($24/family/year) have not been paid by Tuesday, August 26, your name will be removed from this distribution list. We would hate to lose you as a member.

It is the dedication and support of our FOL members that enables our Library to do

such amazing things. You can mail your check, drop it off at the Library, or bring it with you to the Member Meeting on August 26.

Teachers’ Luncheon Reminder The Library will be hosting the Teachers’ Luncheon on Tuesday, August 19 from 11: 30 to 12:30. We will be serving casseroles, salad, fruit, bread and dessert. We are asking for your assistance to provide any of the meal items above. We will also need a few volunteers to help set-up, serve and clear. Please contact Gale or Eileen at rcplea@gmail.com, or call 232-5199 if you can assist us in any way.

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LABOR DAY FUN AT THE THIRSTY BUZZARD SALOON submitted by Susan Lynch

Why would anyone name a girlfriend to talk. Not to be left saloon after a buzzard, much out, the tribal dancer chants less a thirsty one? You can find and dance solo and with the the answer to that and other delighted saloon girls. Apart questions at “Mischief at the from that, one of the girls Thirsty Buzzard Saloon,” an wants to rejoin her love, the original cowboy and Indians desperado. In two acts the comedy melodrama set for investigators discover whodunit Labor Day weekend, August and the motive for the land 29, 30 and 31, at the American grab—the reservation leaks oil.

Legion Hall in Leakey.

Mrs. Blazek, a resident of Rio Here’s the gist: The Thirsty Frio, is producer-director, set Buzzard Saloon owner (Priscilla designer, voice coach, makeup Kirkpatrick), whose real identity and costume mistress. And is a secret, and the local sheriff what costumes—the shaman is (Blyth Cave)—are on alert for spooky, and every character has an escaped desperado. They also a unique, crazy appearance— want to expose the truth behind and it may hide evil. Weird a nasty rumor that someone is names of the characters will buying Indian land on the sly. be withheld from publication Their expose is carried out in the until you see the program at the saloon with the bartender (A.G performance. Another mystery Hood), the town drunk (Bill you must discover on site.

Jackson), his girlfriend and two JUSH ONE MORE LIL’ DRINK says town drunk (Bill Jackson), uninterested in Indian The Groovin’ Gals and Eddy saloon “girls” (Linda Power and shaman’s (Pat Walzel) attempts to talk to his girlfriend. In rehearsal for “Mischief at the Stephens will entertain at Thirsty Buzzard Saloon” to show in Leakey Labor Day weekend at American Legion Hall.

Helen Stephens) in attendance. intermission. He also manages If that’s not distraction enough, See story. Photo by Susan Allen Lynch sound effects. Carol Morrison folks from the reservation drop accompanies the singing and by-- an Indian agent (Richard Low), a shaman (Pat Walzel) and a dancing. David Kirkpatrick manages lights. tribal dancer (Pat Power).

Performances are set for 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Everyone in the saloon is suspect. The two sleuths do not rule August 29, 30 and 31, in Leakey at the American Legion Hall, on out the drunk and girlfriend, but she doesn’t answer questions. In Second Street by Leakey City Hall. Tickets are $8.00 at the door; the traditional wacky way that Donna Blazek, the creator, crafts reservations are not needed. her comedies, confusion reigns as the shaman casts spells on the

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Cotton Transition Assistance Program Enrollment Begins This Week U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency Administrator Juan M. Garcia today announced that farmers can enroll in the Cotton Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) from Aug. 11, 2014 through Oct. 7, 2014.

The program, created by the 2014 Farm Bill, provides interim payments to cotton producers during the 2014 crop year until the Stacked Income Protection Plan, a new insurance product also created by the legislation, is available. Details on the plan will be released by mid-August.

“The Cotton Transition Assistance Program is another milestone in USDA’s ambitious timeline for implementing the provisions of the 2014 Farm Bill. Cotton producers now have a risk management tool in place,” said Garcia. “To help us provide the best service

possible, cotton producers are encouraged to schedule an appointment with their local Farm Service Agency office early in this enrollment period,” added Garcia.

CTAP applications approved before Oct. 1, are subject to congressionally mandated automatic reductions of 7.2 percent for the 2014 crop year. Applications approved after Oct. 1 will be reduced the required 7.3 percent for the 2015 crop year. The Budget Control Act of 2011 requires USDA to implement these reductions to program payments.

CTAP and the Stacked Income Protection Plan were established by the 2014 Farm Bill. The Farm Bill builds on historic economic gains in rural America over the past five years, while achieving meaningful reform and billions of dollars in savings

for taxpayers. Since enactment, USDA has made significant progress to implement each provision of this critical legislation, including providing disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; strengthening risk management tools; expanding access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing innovative public-private conservation partnerships; developing new markets for rural-made products; and investing in infrastructure, housing and community facilities to help improve quality of life in rural America. For more information, visit www.usda.gov/farmbill.

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AgriLife Extension to offer two Hill Country ‘Facing the Quail Decline’ workshops

by Steve Byrns

KERRVILLE – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will co-conduct two “Facing the Quail Decline” workshops in Kerr and Mason counties in September.

The programs will have similar formats, but speakers and topics will vary to fit the respective area. Both begin with registration from 7:30-8 a.m. followed immediately by the programs. The workshops should conclude by 3:30 p.m.

The Sept. 5 program is scheduled on the Kerr Wildlife Management Area near Hunt.

The Sept. 12 program is set for the Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area near Mason.

Directions to the Kerr Wildlife Management Area can be found athttp://bit.ly/1qtW3Pm and to the Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area athttp://bit.ly/1oeU4LY. “Thankfully, a large part of the state has been blessed with at least some rain, and

reports of quail sightings are trickling in even from areas that have not heard a quail call in years,” said Dr. Jim Cathey, AgriLife Extension wildlife specialist and associate department head for the wildlife and fisheries department at Texas A&M University, College Station. “Unfortunately, the big picture concerning wild quail numbers remains critically low, despite the reports.”

Topics common to both programs will include quail ecology and statewide perspective, Texas quail decline and a Texas Quail Index update. The Kerr County meeting will also address Montezuma quail research, while the Mason County program will discuss habitat management at a quail’s scale. Afternoon sessions will feature a demonstration on Quail Index monitoring techniques and habitat management conducted on each of the wildlife management areas.

As participant numbers must be limited to 100 at the Kerr Wildlife Management Area and 75 atthe Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area, early registration is recommended.

The Kerr County program is $10 and includes lunch, while the Mason County program is free, but participants should bring their own lunch.

RSVP in Kerr County by calling Ryan Reitz or Lisa Wolle at 830-238-4483. In Mason County, call Mark Mitchell or Jim Gallagher at 325-347-5037.

These programs are funded through the Reversing the Quail Decline Initiative and the Upland Game Bird Stamp Fund, based on a collaborative effort between the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and AgriLife Extension.

For more about the Reversing the Quail Decline Initiative, go tohttp:// wildlife.tamu.edu/quail/ .

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SAN ANGELO – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has set five farm bill programs across West Texas meant to help producers in their decision-making process, said an AgriLife Extension economist.

“This farm bill sign-up has lots of ‘moving parts’ that require producers to process quite a bit of data in order to make rational decisions,” said Bill Thompson.

“Our commodity groups and industry associations have done an excellent job of explaining the programs and the options in front of us, but now it’s time to learn to work through the intricacies.”

All the programs are set from 9 a.m.-noon at the following dates and locations: – Sept. 23, Garden City, Glasscock County AgriLife Extension meeting room, 117 S. Myrl St. – Sept. 24, San Angelo, Tom Green County

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– Oct. 6, Stamford, Stamford High School Auditorium, 507 S. Orient, St. – Oct. 7, Fort Stockton, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Center, 1618 Airport Dr. – Oct. 8, Fort Hancock, Community Building, 562 Knox Ave., 562 Knox Ave. Thompson said the meetings will recap both the programs available to producers, including Price Loss Coverage, or PLC, and Agricultural Risk Coverage, or ARC. They also will cover any base and yield update options available that can illustrate the data needed to complete the decisionmaking process.

“Though the new farm bill addressing cotton won’t be in place until 2015, almost all farms will still need to enroll acreage into one of these two coverage areas,” Thompson said. “We will also have a short

discussion of the disaster and conservation programs available.”

Thompson said he’ll introduce an online decision aid available to producers developed by the Agricultural and Food Policy Center of the agricultural economics department at Texas A&M University, College Station. The decision aid simplifies the analysis needed to choose between the PLC and ARC coverages.

“A significant emphasis was placed on crop insurance by Congress, so this decision aid will help producers identify optimal and viable insurance coverage levels to provide as much of a crop loss safety net as possible.”

Thompson said he expects many questions to arise during the meetings, so he’s allotted ample time for discussion.

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With my interviews of World War II veterans, I have discovered the Honor Texas Veterans groups. These grass roots individuals wants to make sure that World War II veterans and disabled vets can have the opportunity to fly to Washington D C and visit the memorials which they fought and served our country for and are dedicated to them.

Speaking with Everardo Lalo Zamora, the Uvalde County Veterans Service Officer, I was provided with a copy of the application for both the veteran and the guardian who is to accompany him or her. I plan to make copies for persons who might be interested in going. Or you can check with Lalo yourself at 216 West Main in Uvalde, phone number 278-4491 or cell phone 591-3776. His e-mail address is ezamora@uvaldecounty.com if you would like to contact him that way.

In conjunction with this information, tomorrow at the Tomas Valle Post located on West Main in Uvalde, there is to be a special benefit luncheon from 11 to 2 pm for veterans. I hope to be there. They deserve all the alcolades that we can muster up.

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Left to Right: Jolee Cave, Baylee Rubio, Nadia Navarro, Taylor Chapman, and Marlow Story

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A dedication for students, teachers, school supplies, back packs, and those in support of the children will be held on Sunday, August 24. School starts the following day and the church wants the children to be blessed in their endeavors in the coming school year.

Geoforce Report

Two groups of students from This year Miranda Robles and Valarie Verstuyft went to Oregon and these South Texas girls got to see and play in the snow for the first time our area went to two different in their lives Geoforce adventures. Sabinal students Miranda Robles and This group went to Florida to the Keys.

Valarie Verstuyft were on their third trip Some of their experiences were meeting an with Geoforce, going to Oregon this alligator in its natural surroundings, taking summer. While in the state of Oregon, they a glass bottom boat ride, and seeing the visited the University of Oregon, Mount Atlantic Ocean. Jolee explained that she Hood, Mount Saint Helens, and followed can now go into depth discussing geology the coastline to the beaches. It was cold to and had excellent hands on experience. these Texas girls, but playing in the snow Next year, Geoforce will take students to made it fun also. While studying geology in Arizona, and our budding geologists are the classroom, they can apply their hands ready to go. on experience and terms learned first hand.

School Supplies Next year, their plan is to attend the trip to A number of groups from Sabinal are Washington, DC. collecting school supplies for students.

The second group went on their first Central Christian, First Baptist, First United Geoforce learning experience and they were Methodist, and Team Focus are all helping from Leakey Jolee Cave and Ryan Lopez: students become equipped for school. and from Sabinal Taylor Chapman, Nadia Teacher Carol Carter will soon be preparing Navarro, Baylee Rubio, and Marlowe Story. the supplies for distribution.

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Contest entries came from around the state after the Quest for Texas Best competition launched in February. The finalists include six product makers from the Houston area; five from the San Antonio area; four from the Dallas area; two each from Austin, the Rio Grande Valley and Waco; and one each from Beaumont, Victoria, Willis and Waxahachie.

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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

O B I T U A R I E S

Sharon Pannell

Enrique Amescua Torres

Natalia Villasana Tristan

(August 3, 1946 - August 7, 2014)

(April 26, 1936 - August 6, 2014)

(July 3, 1926 - August 5, 2014)

Sharon Ann Pannell, age 68, of Rio Frio, Texas, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, August 7, 2014, in Uvalde, Texas.

She was born on August 3, 1946, in Sabinal, Texas, to Jack and Edna Rushing.

Sharon is survived by her loving husband, Monty Pannell; sons, Michael Pannell and wife Phyllis, Jeffrey Pannell and wife Kathy, Clay Pannell and wife Elizabeth; sister, Mary Jones and husband Gary of Rio Frio; brothers, Jack Rushing and wife Karla of Yancey, and Wayne Rushing and wife Lora of San Antonio.

Sharon is also survived by her grandchildren, Gianna, Sheyenne, and Taylor Pannell, Jonathan and Chase Billings; Tanner, Ty, and Trapper Pannell; Dayton, Lyndee, Bailey, and Hunter Pannell, Lucas and Matthew Leitner; great-granddaughter, Kirrance Reve Morgan; numerous nieces and nephews; and Renda Dean who they thought of as a daughter. Renda provided such wonderful care for Sharon and her family.

Sharon was preceded in death by her parents, Jack and Edna Rushing.

Sharon’s place in this family will never be filled with an equal. She is greater in her passing as we become less. We Love you Sharon Ann Pannell. WELL DONE. Pallbearers include Jonathan Billings, Chase Billings, Lucas Leitner, Dayton Pannell, Tanner Pannell, Matthew Leitner, Ty Pannell, Taylor Pannell, Hunter Pannell, and Trapper Pannell.

Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 9, 2014, at the Frio Canyon Baptist Church in Leakey, Texas, with Dr. Jim O’Dell officiating. Interment will follow in the Rio Frio Cemetery in Rio Frio, Texas.

The family invites you to leave a condolence at www.nelsonfune ralhomes.net Arrangements are under the personal care of Nelson Funeral Home of Leakey, Texas.

Enrique Amescua Torres of Sabinal passed away on August 6, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital in San Antonio at the age of 78. He was born on April 26, 1936 in Uvalde to Hilario and Minerva (Amescua) Torres Sr. He married Martina Rodriguez on March 25, 1958 in Sabinal.

He is survived by his wife of 56 years; daughters, Diana Torres and husband Guadalupe, Amanda Torres all of Sabinal; Norma Soto and husband Jesus Rogelio of Del Rio; sister, Lupita Hernandez and husband Tino of Comfort; sister in law, Mine Torres of Sabinal; 8 grandchildren, Melanie Escamilla and husband Jessie, Guadalupe Torres Jr., Jesus Rogelio Soto Jr., Xavier Torres, Jose Luis Medina III, Marisa Liliana Soto, Encarnacion Jorge Soto and wife Clarissa and Maricela Torres; 2 great grandchildren, Rielynn Jo Medina and Jorge Encarnacion Soto; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Hilario Torres Jr. and sister, Cruzita Torres A rosary was held on Saturday and Sunday at 7:00 p.m. at RushingEstes-Knowles Mortuary. A funeral mass was held on Monday, August 11, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Sabinal. Burial was held at the Sabinal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Guadalupe Torres Jr., Xavier Torres, Jesus Rogelio Soto Jr., Encarnacion Jorge Soto, Jose Luis Medina III and Jessie Escamilla.

Honorary pallbearers were Melanie Escamilla, Marisa Liliana Soto and Marcela Torres.

Natalia Villasana Tristan, 88, of Sabinal, Texas passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on August 5, 2014 at Uvalde Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Uvalde. She was born on July 3, 1926 in Sabina to Manuel and Jesusita (Doron) Villasana. She is survived by her loving husband of 68 years, Daniel Tristan Sr., sons, Macario and wife Lupe from San Antonio; Rojelio and wife Mary from Houston, Daniel Jr. and wife Cindy from San Antonio; daughters, Irene Ybarra and husband Rudy from Sabinal; Irma Ramirez and husband Danny from San Antonio, Rosie Ramirez and husband Tony from La Coste; Sylvia Ellison and husband Lee from Austin; Sally Moore and husband George from Chattanooga, TN; sisters, Benita Jossi of Denver, CO. and Defina Leszkiewitz of Niles IL. She was also blessed with 26 grandchildren, 38 great grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Oscar Tristan; sisters, Consuelo Lopez, Conrada Hernandez, Maria Sanchez; brothers, Marcelino Alcada, Trini Villasana and Willie Villasana A rosary was held at 7:00 pm on August, 7th and 8th, followed by visitation at Rushing-Estes Knowles Mortuary in Sabinal. A funeral mass was held on Saturday, August 9th at 10:00 a.m. to St Patrick’s Catholic Church.

The family would like to thank the staff at Uvalde Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center and Uvalde Hospice for the care of our beloved mother.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in her honor to St Patrick’s Catholic Church in Sabinal.

Wanda Matthews Davis

(September 14, 1928 - August 10, 2014) Wanda Matthews Davis, age 85, of Rocksprings, Texas went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, August 10, 2014, in Kerrville, Texas. She was born on September 14, 1928, in Rochester, Texas to Edward and Carrie (Blain) Matthews.

Visitation will be held Friday, August 15, 2014, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. with the family present from 6-8 p.m. at Nelson Funeral Chapel.

Services will be held Saturday, August 16, 2014, 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church, with Brother Albert Green officiating.

Interment will follow at Rocksprings Cemetery.

The family invites you to leave a condolence at www.nelsonfune ralhomes.net Arrangements are under the personal care of Nelson Funeral Home of Rocksprings, Texas.

A full obituary will be in next week’s paper.

Mildred Frieda Rose Deorsam (April 19, 1917 - August 7, 2014)

Mildred Frieda Rose Deorsam, a longtime resident of Knippa, TX died on August 7, 2014 in Amistad Nursing Home at the age of 97. She was born on April 19, 1917 in Izora, TX to Edwin Charles and Mary Emma (Ramm) Rose. She was baptized and confirmed at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Copperas Cove, TX on March 29, 1931. Here she also married Ewald Deorsam on February 4, 1940. She is survived by a daughter, Joyce Watson and husband, Gary of La Rose, LA; son, Rodney Deorsam and wife, Joni of Uvalde; six grandchildren, Justin Deorsam; Jillian Deorsam; Jeremy Deorsam; Bradley Watson; Brenda Watson Gros; and Dana Watson Cassisa; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and sister, Mabel Deorsam. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Knippa with burial to follow in Knippa Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Justin Deorsam; Jeremy Deorsam; Bradley Watson; James Renfro; Gilbert Ayala; and Richard Williams. Memorial donations may be made to Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Knippa or Uvalde EMS.

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Nella June Crenshaw

(June 5, 1939 - May 9, 2014) Nella June Crenshaw, Age 74, of Leakey, Texas, went to be with her Lord and Savior on May 9, 2014 in San Antonio, Texas. She was born on June 5, 1939, in Streeter, Texas to Rastus and Dora E. Cavness. Nella is survived by her husband of 45 years, Carl Crenshaw, two daughters and four sons, numerous grand children and great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents Rastus and Dora Cavness. Nella will be missed, she is gone but not forgotten.

The Following Donations have been made to the Frio Canyon EMS: In Loving Memory of: Sharon Pannell By: Jim & Janet Jackson Bo & Sam Allen

Understand the Bible FOR Yourself - Authority: Necessary Inference

Charlie Gant Evangelist - Real County Church (830) 232 4777 P.O. Box 837, Leakey, TX 78873 charliegant@hotmail.com

A ‘necessary inference’ is the OBVIOUS conclusion that is inferred in a given text. An example would be a text like Mark 1:9-10 where we read, “It came to pass in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized

by John in the Jordan. And immediately, coming up from the water, He saw the heavens parting and the Spirit descending upon Him like a dove.” The necessary conclusion here is that baptism involves ‘going down into the water’ – although that is not specifically mentioned. Baptism is an immersion in water (no sprinkling or pouring here). We see the same thing in Acts 8:30-36; it reads in part, “So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”…“the eunuch answered Philip and said, “I ask you, of whom does the prophet say this, of himself or of some other man?

Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him. Now as they went down the road, they came to some water.

And the eunuch said,

“See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?”

I asked you last week, “Where did the eunuch get the idea that he needed to be baptized?” I suggest that Philip preached Jesus to him and his preaching was just like the sermon that Peter preached in Acts 2:17-38. The “Necessary Inference” that we draw is that “preaching Jesus” includes telling the hearer “repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins” (see Acts 2:38). You cannot “preach the man” without “preaching the plan” that God has for all men!

Wouldn’t you agree? If not, why not?

A “Necessary Conclusion” is the logical conclusion that we come to as we read a Scripture.

Here in Acts 8 we draw a necessary conclusion in verse 39. It says, “and he went on his way rejoicing.” We draw a conclusion from this Scripture that water baptism should cause one to rejoice. Of course, if one is saved before and without water baptism this probably won’t be the

case, will it?

According to Romans 6:2-7 when a believer has “died to sin” (verse 2) Paul says, “Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?

Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death” (verses 3-4). He goes on to say, “For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection” (verse 5).

The necessary inference is that a dead sinner is baptized into Christ – into His death – and is then “raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.” (verse 4). Read that text for yourself, in your own Bible. Would you say that water baptism has anything to do with forgiveness of sin? It sure sounds like Paul believes that it is. He goes on to say, “For he who has died has been freed from sin.” (verse 7).

Did you know that no one living in Real County can be buried in

(Disclaimer: There is a lot of Scripture cited in the following article. Use your own Bible and read the citations for yourself. If you have questions or need help, please phone me or e-mail me and we can look at these things together. Ultimately though, you will be held accountable for how YOU understand these things. Don’t make things too complicated, it’s not! Charlie)

the Leakey Cemetery? That is a fact! No one living in this county, or any of the surrounding counties, can be buried there. Why? Because they are living here and nearby! We do not bury LIVING people do we? Then why is it that our denominational friends do that with their members? They say that a person is saved and forgiven – “born again” – when they receive Jesus into their heart, or pray ‘the sinner’s prayer’ (find that one in your Bible!).

Then, at some time later they supposedly take a ‘living Christian’ and baptize them. What are they baptized into? Why are they baptized at all?

Now, remember how we determined that Noah was authorized to use tools to build the ark?

The tools that he used are called an ‘expedient’ – or that which helps expedite obedience to God. Next week we will look at this idea of using expedients as we serve God in our day and time.

Just remember this: things are only expedient IF THEY ARE LAWFUL! Nothing unlawful can be considered an expedient. Thanks for your attention.

Come and Worship With Us St. Raymond Catholic Church 2nd and Mountain St. P O Box 989 Leakey, TX 78873 830.232.5852 Mass: 5:30pm Saturday 6:00 pm 1st and 3rd Wednesdays Parish Priest Fr. Sady Nelson Santana M Rectory: 830.683.2165 St. Mary Catholic Church Hwy 187 Vanderpool, TX Mass: 9:00am Saturday Contact:830.966.6268 St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church Camp Wood, TX Mass: 11:30am Sunday Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Church 401 N Hwy 377 P O Box 877 Rocksprings, TX 78880 830.683.2165 Mass: 9:00am Sunday United Methodist Church

P O Box 417 419 N. Market Leakey, TX 78873 830.232.6266 Pastor: Doug Smith Sunday School: 9:45 am Worship: 10:50 am Reál County Church 121 Oak Hill Ste. 4 Leakey, Texas Sunday School: 10:00am Worship: 11:00am Evening Worship: 6:00pm Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00pm Preacher: Charlie Gant 830.232.4230 Frio Canyon Baptist Church Hwy 83 South Leakey, TX (830) 2325883 Sunday School: 9:45am Worship Service: 11:00am Evening Worship: 6:00pm Wed. Prayer: 7:00pm First Baptist Church P O Box 56 Hwy 83N Leakey, TX Pastor: Mark Spaniel Bible Study: 10:00am Worship: 11:00am

Evening Worship: 6:00pm Wednesday Prayer: 7: 00pm Mon-Fri Daily Prayer 11:00am 830.232.5344 Living Waters Church Hwy 1050 Utopia, TX 830.966.2426 Sunday School: 9:30 am Worship: 10:30 am Wednesday: 7:00pm Youth Alive: Saturday 7:00pm Youth Pastor James Jones Pastor Dr. Robert Richarz Church in the Valley Hwy 83 Leakey, TX 78873 830.232.6090 Pastor Ray Miller Sunday School: 9:45am Worship: 10:45am Evening: 6:00pm New Fellowship Church Hwy 337 and Camino Alto Leakey, TX 830.232.6770 Sunday School: 9:45am Come and Worship:10: 45am Evening: 6:00pm

Wednesday: 7:00pm Rawlyn Richter Pastor Godprints: 6:00pm Wednesday: 7:00pm Friday Fellowship Dinner 7pm Sabado Clases y Servicios Biblicos en Espanol 5pm Leakey Church of Christ One Block N of Courthouse Leakey, TX 78873 830.232.6933 Sunday School: 10:00am Come and Worship:10: 45am Evening: 6:00pm Wednesday: 7:00pm Concan Church of Christ Hwy 83 Concan 830.232.4058 Ministers: Paul Goodnight and Ray Melton Sunday School: 10:00am Com and Worship:11: 00am Evening: 6:00pm Wednesday: 7:00pm Concan Baptist Mission

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR DRUG WARS, Money laundering, and Government mafias.

Dear Editor, We keep hearing about Mexican DRUG WARS with gangs and soldiers killing thousands of people both sides of the border......, just a couple of hours away from Leakey. Even the casual observer knows and sees that drug use in America (and in Leakey) is getting more and more widespread, including in our schools and in the workplace. And then we keep hearing about the corruption of police, military, border guards, and elected leaders, both in Mexico and the US, who allow this illegal drug trade, and money laundering to go on.

So the few normal people left, who just work everyday for a modest wage, or are retired, and who don’t do drugs, and whose children don’t do drugs, ask themselves what the heck is going on here? How is so much drug money made?

How is the dirty money laundered? Are the big banks in, on it? Is the Government in, on it? ........, and nobody will tell folks exactly how it works. All we know is that we are surrounded by out of control murder, mayhem, and banditism, in the face corrupt government mafias everywhere in the world.

COULD THIS BE THE NEW PARADIGM OF WORLD GOVERNANCE? Sovereign government mafias empowering drug mafias, financial mafias, and Big Corp mafias?)

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Last week, I very reluctantly went with wife and kid on a 5 day vacation to a Mexican resort town called Puerto Vallarta, not knowing for sure if we were going to be shot or kidnapped.

Instead, I had a good time, and found-out a bunch of interesting stuff, which I must share with y’all.

Not being a bus-tour kind of guy, I hired a friendly and talkative (bi-lingual) taxi driver, with a Spanish caucasian look, to do my sightseeing. Came to find out he was a hard-working family man (5 kids), and former Mexican immigrant, working for years in Los Angeles for a plumbing company, until he lost his home in the 2008 financial crisis, and repatriated home to Mexico, to start a taxi business. He is on the street 7 days a week, to pay for his kid’s private school and to keep his family together. He SEES it all, and HEARS it all....., meeting people of ALL walks of life......., having run-ins with various police....., having friends in high and low places....., and boy, did he give me me all the scoop!

Here are excerpts of this Clueless Tourist’s (call me CT) day long interview with the taxi driver.

(Call him Jose): CT: Jose, you’re taking us to a very old and romantic mountain village in the jungle called San Sebastian......, how do I know that you are not kidnapping us?

JOSE: I can’t, Sir......, they would kill me.

CT: Who are these fine people who would kill you for harming me and my family?

JOSE: The drug mafia. There are gangs competing in each city....., and they are accustomed to killing people (each other, mostly).

CT: Yes, but why would they kill an innocent kidnapper? It’s a different game.

JOSE: Yes, but kidnapping and crime is bad for tourism, and bad for the government....., so the government (Police, and various military units) made a deal with the mafia to fight crime, and to just take out (kill) all bandits, kidnappers, and those committing any kind of assault.

CL: What exactly is the DEAL, Jose?

JOSE: The deal is simple, Sir. You want to deal in drugs, sell drugs, and take it North of the border to poison the Gringos? GO FOR IT!!!

We leave you alone. In exchange, you take care of fighting crime. ( “veneno mata veneno” = Poison kills poison, is the Mexican saying quoted by Jose.). Let the mafia kill everyone that commits a crime...., and that includes corrupt (local) politicians, taking bribes......, and we look the other way...., says the President.

BUT don’t touch a hair of a darling Tourist....., because that’s OUR best piece of business. If you don’t play the game, we send the FEDERALES or the MARINOS to wipe you ALL out, one by one....., because we know who you are and where to find you.

CT: Wow! That’s a hell of deal, Jose. Who came up with it?

JOSE: it’s the new President, Sir. The previous one was an idiot, like your President Bush was an idiot, trying to fight all the world’s terrorists.

There are just too many, like there are too many drug dealers. Our old idiot President (Calderon) was sending the FEDERALES to the border to fight the drug gangs and mafias in a much

Hill Country Herald Page 9 advertised DRUG WAR, to supposedly stop the drug trade, and to prevent the drugs from going through, to the US, and ruin a good business for our country. It didn’t work! Some six years ago, the new President (Enrique Peña Nieto) stopped that nonsense. Now everybody is happy...., and there is no crime. It’s a much easier way for the government to fight crime, because they by-pass the Courts, the prison system, and the bad press.

(The families of the dead criminals don’t dare complain). The new President, Nieto, was smart and refused to accept money from Obama to keep fighting the stupid drug war, because, it’s very bad Mexican politics. The entire population benefits from the drug trade, and lives from it. The mafias build homes for the poor, feed the hungry, and make small loans.

Without the drug trade petty crime goes rampant, and there is social unrest. The drug mafia is a big part of the Mexican economy, and part of the social fabric, Sir. In fact, they say that most Vallarta real estate was built with laundered drug money....., with the government’s blessing.

CT: But Jose, besides the “killing service”, and the “social services”, I hear that the mafia must also pay the many different Police and military units, and that it is a totally corrupt system. How many law enforcement units are there, and how do they get their bribes, and interact with each other? And how can the President control this hornest nest?

JOSE: Sir, there are five or six law enforcement units of different levels, and they are poorly paid and need the bribes to supplement their income. It depends on which one the local mafia runs into...., and which one is after them..... The closer you get to top government and to the Federales, the higher the prices and the dues.

The guy who gets the money is the JEFFE (boss) of the local Unit. He then, takes care of distributing it it above and below him....,to his key men. Here is a list of Mexico’s law enforcement units.

1) Los Marinos ( the Marines). The least corrupt, and most independent. Can kill any mafia, and anybody they want under presidential orders.

2) Los Soldados Federales. (Federal soldiers).

They accept bribes for good cause. Demand high fees, but deliver.

3)La Policia Judicial (the judicial -investigativepolice). Very feisty and corrupt..., but somehow controled by the Marines.

4) La Policia Estadal (State Police). Very corrupt and closely connected to the mafia at the local level. The politically most powerful unit in any region. They have been known to disarm the Marinos and the Federales barging into town...., to the joy of local citizens watching.

The State Police are the mafia’s main Go-To guys for unrestrained operation in the streets.

5) Policia Municipal (Municipal Police). There are many of them roaming the streets, but they just get a small “tip” from the mafia, when needed, to shut up and look the other way, when deals go down with the approval of State Police..

6) La Policia Turistica ( the Tourist Police).

They are out of the mafia loop altogether. Better educated, better paid, wearing a white uniform, and speaking English, their main purpose is to protect and guide the tourists.

CT: OK, Jose! So the bottom line is that the TOURIST is king, while the drug business is officially allowed to flourish in Mexico, under an elaborate bribery deal, involving various law enforcement units, who farm out their jobs of maintaining ORDER and chasing bad guys, to the mafia. ( veneno mata veneno). But drugs are a bad thing for your country too. Don’t you have drug abuse in the workplace, in the schools etc? Young people dying of overdose and all that?

JOSE: No, Sir. Our society is not drug-addicted like yours. And anyone caught selling drugs near a church or near a school, or directly to kids, is killed promptly by the mafia. That’s part of the DEAL. Here in Mexico, we only sell drugs to a few Mexican druggies and to the tourists..... freely...., no questions asked. I can take you to hundred different places in the middle of town, right now, to buy all the drugs you want....., but only two kinds are allowed to be sold in Mexico.

CT: What kind is that, Jose?

JOSE: Only marijuana and cocaine. NO heroine, no crystal, and no other pharmaceutical types...., because they are too dangerous and addictive. It’s also considered unfair competition (from Big Pharma?...., the legal drug dealers)).

CT: So, are you saying Mexicans of the general population don’t do drugs.

JOSE: No Sir. I did not say that. But I can tell you WHO in general uses drugs in Mexico. In fact, I have several friends who ruined their lives using drugs...., but it’s a small minority.

Their families abandonned them, and they just work to buy enough drugs till they die, alone, miserably....,it’s a very sad thing. The people who do drugs are the rich and people in the capital of Mexico City who can afford it. The other Mexicans around here who do drugs are the Mexicans released from US prisons, and otherwise DEPORTED from the US, who are turned loose in our streets, to become criminals, and/or work regular (high paid) jobs in Hotels and as Timeshare salesmen, because they are fluently bi-lingual......, like me........, but I don’t do drugs, because I love my family.

CT: And why aren’t you a highly paid timeshare salesman?

JOSE: it’s not my type, Sir. These people are....... ( shakes his head). No further comments. It’s a tourist issue...., and off limits.

CT: So, Jose, now tell me about the prices of drugs here, as compared to Los Angeles...... I am trying to get you more Tourists down here..... (LOL) JOSE: COME-ON-DOWN !!!........., it’s much cheaper here in VALLARTA! CT: Talk to me, Jose.

JOSE: You can get 15 grams (0.5 oz.) of marijuana here in Vallarta for 150 pesos ($14).

But in LA you pay $150 for the same amount.

CT: OK. What about the good stuff, the cocaine for the busy movers and shakers and the cool cats of Wall Street?

JOSE: That’s a little more difficult to compare...., because there are different qualities.

Here, the pure cocaine is mixed with ground up aspirin and milk powder etc. You’re lucky if you find 10% pure stuff in the powder you sniff in.

In LA, you get at least 25% pure cocaine in the powder. So, here in Vallarta, you can get 1 gram of cocaine for 200 pesos ($17), but it will be very weak stuff, or just pure placebo. In LA you may have to give up to $40 for 1 gram, but it will be a fairly good fix.

CT: Jose, I have no idea what drugs cost, nor do I care much about exact figures, and so I am going to take your word for it, and pass the prices on, for whatever it’s worth. But it seems to me that you are talking mostly about the Vallarta area. How are things in the rest of Mexico?

JOSE: Yes, Vallarta is especially safe and under control, because there is only ONE drug mafia....., and only two roads in and out of the area, to the North and to the South, with the Marinos and the Federales having entry check points, and strong bases in the city of Puerto Vallarta. In Gudalahara to the North of here, there are 4 or 5 mafia drug gangs....., and things can get out of hand for the government. And in Cuidad Juarez there may be 6 or 7 drug mafias competing with each other, and supplying the big California market of druggies. But there is the same basic deal offered by the government everywhere, and it seems to be working well......, much better than Calderon’s stupid drug war. The thing is, when there is peace and harmony, dealers are less stressed, and drugs are cheaper.

CT: Thank you, Jose. We enjoyed the sightseeing tour and the conversation very much.

Puerto Vallarta is a great place, with many fancy resort hotels, restaurants, and lots of sightseeing and entertainment activities...., including a great tolerance for druggies and indeed homosexuals, and tourists with accompanying dogs. am I right?

JOSE: Yes Sir. Some older hotels could not find enough customers. So, they hung up a sign saying. “Dog-friendly Hotel”...., and tourists started pouring in with their dogs. The same with homosexuals. Very few Mexican men are gay, and just sneer at the thought of it ......., but some old hotels of the downtown area could not compete with the new fancy resorts on the beach, and were half empty....., until some smart hotel businessman flew the gay RAINBOW flag. Lo and behold all the gays from the East and West coast flooded the place, and developped a very nice and quaint tourist area downtown, where gays can meet and frolick about. We love ALL tourists, Sir......, gays and dogs......, of any race, nationality, and any persuasion. Ayyyyyye, chihuahua!

CT: Thank you, Jose. This is for an article in my town’s paper. They will find it most interesting.

JOSE: OK, Sir. But don’t cite my real name, please.

CT: I won’t, Jose. You have my word.

Folks, I am certainly not an investgative reporter, and make no such claim, nor can I vouch for the veracity of Jose’s statements, but this is the story I got first hand, from the mouth of a cab driver in the streets of Puerto Vallarta.

Enjoy, and make of it, what you want. (Note: I did have to re-word some of Jose’s statements, whose English was not perfect.)

Guéric Boucard.

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GRANNY’S KITCHEN BACK TO BASICS Salads For The Dog Days of Summer After a long hot day, I have no appetite for prepared warm food. Now and again, a salad and sandwich or salad and soup, but that’s about the fare of August for me in any year! I hope you enjoy these recipes, they are good at lunch, dinner, picnics or even as left overs. Most of them are versatile and healthy and almost anyone can enjoy them!

GRAPE SALAD

2 lbs green seedless grapes 2 lbs red seedless grapes 8 ounces sour cream 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, to taste Topping Ingredients 1 cup brown sugar, packed, to taste 1 cup crushed pecans, to taste Wash and stem grapes. Set aside. Mix sour cream, cream cheese, white sugar and vanilla by hand until blended. Stir grapes into mixture, and pour in large serving bowl. For topping: Combine brown sugar, and crushed pecans. Sprinkle over top of grapes to cover completely. Chill overnight.

MACARONI SALAD

1 cup mayonnaise or 1 cup salad dressing 1/4 cup lemon juice concentrate 2 teaspoons sugar 2 teaspoons chicken flavor instant bouillon 1 (7 ounce) package rotini pasta or 1 (7 ounce) package other pastas, cooked and drained 8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled 1 large tomato, seeded and chopped 1/4 cup green onion, sliced 4 cups lettuce, thinly sliced Combine mayonnaise, lemon juice, sugar and bouillon for the dressing.

Combine rotini, bacon, tomato, and green onion. I recommend waiting until you are ready to serve before mixing in the lettuce.

BLT PASTA SALAD

1 (7 ounce) box elbow macaroni 8 slices bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled 3 roma tomatoes, diced 1/2 head iceberg lettuce, shredded 3 -4 green onions, chopped Dressing 3/4 cup mayonnaise 1/2 cup barbecue sauce (I prefer using any original flavor) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 2 -3 tablespoons lemon juice (I often use fresh squeezed) Fry bacon until crisp, place on paper toweling to drain. Cook pasta following package directions.

While pasta is cooking crumble bacon, chop tomatoes, and green onion.

Drain pasta and run under cold water. Add pasta, tomatoes, bacon, and green onion to a large bowl and stir to combine. Place all dressing ingredients in a small bowl and mix well. Pour dressing over pasta and stir until thoroughly combined. Shred lettuce just before serving. Add it to the salad; giving it one last good stir. Refrigerate.

CORN AND BLACK BEAN CHOPPED SALAD

3 cups chopped iceberg lettuce 2 cans (8-3/4 oz each) whole kernel corn, drained 1 can (15 oz each) Whole Black Beans, drained, rinsed 1 can (10 oz) Ro*Tel® Mexican Diced Tomatoes with Lime Juice & Cilantro, undrained 2 tablespoons Canola Oil Toss together all ingredients in large bowl until combined. Cook’s Tips Add your favorite shredded cheese to make this salad more hearty.

Broccoli Salad

1 head broccoli {or about 5 broccoli crowns}, stemmed and florets cut into pieces 4 slices cooked bacon, broken into pieces 1/4 cup red onion, diced 1/2 cup Craisins 3/4 cup mayonnaise 2 T white vinegar 2 T honey 1/4 cup roasted sunflower seed kernels sea salt and ground pepper to taste In a large mixing bowl, combine broccoli, bacon, onion, and Craisins. In a separate small bowl combine the mayonnaise, vinegar, honey, salt and pepper. Pour dressing mixture over broccoli mixture and gently stir to coat. Stir in sunflower seed kernels. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Roast Chicken Salad with Peaches, Goat Cheese, and Pecans

Ingredients 2 1/2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 1/2 tablespoons minced shallots 2 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice 2 1/2 teaspoons maple syrup 3/4 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 2 cups shredded skinless, boneless rotisserie chicken breast $ 2 cups sliced peeled peaches $ 1/2 cup vertically sliced red onion 1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted $ 1 (5-ounce) package gourmet salad greens $ 2 tablespoons crumbled goat cheese Preparation 1. Combine first 8 ingredients; stir with a whisk.

2. Combine chicken and remaining ingredients except cheese in a large bowl. Add vinegar mixture; toss gently. Sprinkle with cheese.

Herbed bread: Unroll the dough from a (13.8-ounce) can refrigerated pizza crust. Fold dough in half; pat into a 9-inch square. Let rest 15 minutes. Brush dough with 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil. Sprinkle evenly with 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme, 2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary, 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, and 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. Bake at 350° for 11 minutes or until golden.

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HIGH SCHOOL IS HORRIBLE High school is horrible. It really is. Students are taught how to use math, but they’re not taught about the real world, and then suddenly, after high school, they’re out in it.

They don’t have to ask to use the bathroom anymore, they don’t have to apologize profusely for being late to class.

For some students, all the responsibilities (“did I lock the door on the way out?”

Wondering in horror as they grip the steering wheel tighter) can be a little too much. Especially when they all bombard the student at once.

Obviously, I haven’t been out in the real world yet. I’ll be at a red light probably a year from now, freaking out because I forgot I had an assignment due tomorrow.

I have been places, though, and I have met people who have been out in the real world.

None of their hair was missing and they didn’t have bags under their eyes, so I’m assuming they weren’t insane.

The thing to remember, about junior high, high school, college, or life in general, is that it’s okay to mess up.

No one is perfect....no, not even the kid with a higher GPA than you. What will a GPA matter 75 years from now on your death bed, am I right? (This is not saying that you shouldn’t try. I don’t want an angry mob of parents following me as I flee town.)

What matters is making the most of school, college, or life in general.

NEW LISTING: 4.39 acres in desirable River Tree development just south of Leakey. Gated River Tree provides paved roads, central water system, pavilion and rv area along with a beautiful stretch of the Frio River complete with the Lombardy Dam. This property is completely fenced with elec, water hookup, 2 rv hookups, and septic in place. All ready to enjoy with views of surrounding hills. Priced to sell at $99,000.

NEW LISTING: Recreation at its finest! Comfortable 2BR home on 5.88 acres, with access to 50 acres of common area with permanent spring fed creeks, waterfalls, lake and deep swimming hole. This property is within walking distance to the swimming hole and creek, long beautiful views from spacious screened porch, large open living/ kitchen area, well, septic, and small spring in the wet weather creek below home. $196,500.

NEW LISTING: Good visibility, great location in Concan, and close to Garner State Park, Frio River and golf course. This 2BR/1B cabin is currently used as a weekend rental. New plumbing, new septic, new wiring, and new pump and pump house! Large Oaks can be enjoyed from your covered front porch! .3 +/- of an acre to be surveyed. $119,000.

NEW LISTING: Gorgeous hill country home on 7.5 acres in Rio Frio.

Close to the Frio, this well- appointed home has 3BR and 2.5B with a guest/game room above the attached 2 car garage with full bath also. Huge trees, above ground, landscaped and decked pool, covered front and back porches, two drive through barns/ workshops, rv hook up and two wells. This home must be seen and will not disappoint! $399,000.

NEW LISTING: 1.2 acres in the heart of Concan, fronting river road, electricity, septic permit in place. Access to the Frio River and rentals are permitted. $69,500. CONTRACT PENDING! 24 HUNTING ACRES, 9 miles north of Leakey, lots of road frontage, hilly terrain, small cabin, storage rv, water storage off of gutter system, outdoor shower, access to spring-fed creek with dam. $57,000.

ONE OF A KIND vacation camp in desirable River Tree. This 1.4 acres boasts rock main home with 2 bedrooms, 2 loft areas and living, there is a separate bath house and camp kitchen area, and a rv hook up, all nestled under huge Pecan trees with beautiful views. You will only be a short distance from a very nice river park area and have access to pavilion, paved roads and central water. Lots of handcrafted touches on this one! $239,900.

LOTS OF BANG for the buck on this large 3BR/2B brick home situated in a very nice development within Leakey proper. Large metal rv barn with workshop, fenced back yard with another large shop

Located at

PARKVIEW RIVERSIDE RV PARK 2561 County Road 350 Concan, Texas 78838

that would be any man’s dream come true. It has wide covered front porch, firepit, and outdoor kitchen and could easily be converted to a mother-in-law quarters. Manicured yard, large screened in porch on the main home, huge master suite, the list goes on and you must see to appreciate! $249,000.

1.77 ACRE, within walking distance to the Frio park area. Availability of central water and paved roads makes this a perfect spot for vacationing! $82,000.

2.2 ACRES WITH 172+ FT. OF FRIO FRONTAGE! Neat as a pin, 3BR/2B DW. 1 car covered carport, with shed/workshop on slab, sidewalks, wood steps with landings to shady bank of Frio River, vacation rental potential! REDUCED $259,900.

3BR/2B with separate 1BR/1B guest house, privacy fencing, lots of improvements for the money!! Must see to appreciate! $139,000. .4 OF AN ACRE, mobiles and rv’s allowed, access to central water and gorgeous Frio River! $27,000 REDUCED $24,500.! ..7 OF AN ACRE, WITH FULLY FURNISHED AND EQUIPED RESTAURANT. Highway 83 frontage with good visibility! Priced to sell at $139,000.

2 CITY LOTS, totaling almost one acre on the north side of town with availability of city water, highway frontage, cleared of all cedar exposing beautiful oaks, and corners on three roads. $29,000.

5.6 ACRES just a couple of miles east of Leakey on corner lot, with comfortable cabin, city water, well, cargo box, BBQ pit, no restrictions, no HOA, access to Frio River. $175,000. CONTRACT PENDING! 1 ACRE, completely fenced, fruit trees, shed, energy efficient 2BR/1B home, long views, wrap-a-round deck, comes tastefully furnished! $195,000.

COMMERCIAL BUILDING DOWNTOWN LEAKEY! Two story, with leased restaurant downstairs and offices upstairs! Offices space upstairs could be easily renovated to be living quarters! Move to Leakey and make a living! $325,000.

1BR/1B rock cabin on 29.95, well, elec, and septic, amazing views. $295,000.

1.18 ACRE, access to 1 mile Frio River and 130 acres! All utilities in place, great views! $89,000.

COZY CABIN on 6 acres, access to lake, creek, deep swimming hole. $129,000.

TWO ADJACENT LOTS, with access to the Frio River! $45,000.

Each 8.09 ACRES, with well, mixed terrain $109,080. Adjacent 22.6 acres $203,400. Owner financing available!

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by Lane Riggs

If incoming seniors are like me, their parents have already been pushing them towards the edge of the cliff and the unknown. Oh, and encouraging them (sometimes with hidden threats) to work on scholarships.

If incoming seniors are like me, all they want to do is enjoy their last summer before having to grow up and accept responsibilities.

And parents should realize that’s perfectly fine. Once school starts, everything will be different. There won’t be a chance to sit down with friends every weekend, and sometimes, there won’t even be a chance to relax.

College is scary for me. I’m always wondering if I’ll be accepted, where I’m going, how much it’ll be....I could write a whole different story just on my worries alone. But I realize that I will be accepted somewhere, and I realize that college will be different, new, and exciting.

I’m not too worried.

Incoming seniors shouldn’t be too worried, either. We’re all trying to keep afloat in freezing cold waters. Some students might have something to hold on to, but they’re not any more relaxed than me and you.

You might look forward to or completely, with all of your heart, dread graduation.

Graduation won’t be here for a very long time. And that means that what matters is what you do up until graduation.

I don’t want school to start. I don’t want to wake up early again and I don’t want to have

PARKVIEW GENERAL STORE

Thank You to my community and clients for your support!

homework every night.

However, I realize that all the other times I didn’t want to do something I had to do, I came out alright. No missing hair, but sometimes there were bags under my eyes.

There’s a quote that I found one day on the internet, but I don’t know who it’s by. “Note to self: every time you were convinced you couldn’t go on, you did.”

Life won’t stop on August 25th.

Make the most of it. Join every club you ever wanted to join, dance in in the hallways and laugh when you get caught.

You’ve made it through elementary, junior high, and now you’ve made it to your last year of high school.

Stop worrying about college. Unless you want to be an art major....then I would worry just a little.

We’ve made it this far; through homework and nagging parents and really sucky experiences (a.k.a wearing your lunch).

We thought we couldn’t go on, and we did.

That’s something to be proud about.

For me right now, on this hot afternoon, college doesn’t matter. The next 24 hours and what I do with them matter.

So, senior, stop worrying about a month or a year from now, and start thinking about the next 24 hours and furthering yourself to where you want to be. That’s what really matters.

830-232-4006 877-374-6748 toll-free or visit our website @ www.ParkviewRiversideRV.com

Houston Jeff Boswell-Broker bos@republicranches.com

Dallas Bryan Pickens-Broker pick@republicranches.com

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(ACROSS RIVER FROM GARNER)

• Propane - bottles & RV’s filled 365 days a year • Full service convenience store • Open year ‘round • Large event facility • Tables & chairs for rent • Full line of river gear • Tube Rentals • Firewood, ice, groceries, sundries

888-726-2481 Hondo Mark Matthews-Broker matthews@republicranches.com

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FOR SALE

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Community Health Development, Inc.

16+/-, Electrical, water, Great View, Double Wide Mobile Home, located in Frio Canyon, $175,000, call 830486-8411 for more information

Is accepting applications for the following locations:

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Graduate from a State approved School of Vocational Nursing or as a Certified Medical Assistant. Graduate from an accredited high school or GED program required. Licensed to practice in Texas, current CPR (Health Care Provider Basic Life Support) required.

Complies with state and organizational continuing medical education requirements.

Maintains confidentiality of agency, client and staff information as prescribed by CHDI policy and applicable laws.

Please apply at: Community Health Development, Inc. 908 S. Evans Uvalde, Texas 78801 Phone (830) 278-5604 Fax (830) 278-1836 www.chdi4health.org Competitive salary and benefits package.

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Position Available at Rio Brewster Waste Management, LLC Class A / Class B Driver Must have good driving record. Must pass drug and background check.

Must work productively and independently.

Apply in Person at Chisum Construction 189 RR 337 West, Leakey

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2br/2b home on 3.72 acres near Sabinal River in Utopia, Tx. $249,000. Beautiful large trees and lots of fruit trees.

Call Shirley Welch with Baxter Real Estate 830-279-4423

For Sale:

1998 Cardinal 27’ 5th Wheel.

Good condition. Slide out room, A/C, microwave, 2 axle, extras.

Near Leakey. $8,500. Shown by appointment. 210.367.6232.

FOR SALE 14x50 2bdrm 1bth Mobile Home good shape, $5000 830-591-7889

Class A Lineman 5 years minimum electric distribution construction experience required. Must be qualified to work on energized high and low voltages up to 25kv without direct supervision. Full details and on-line application at https://applications.standardutility.com. No travel required, all certifications and training paid for by company. Offering major medical, dental, 401(k) & paid holidays.

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(3) High Bay Light Fixtures $150 for all three; (2) Mighty Mule 500-Gate Closers $300 for both Call 830-232-4811

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FOR SALE

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Heavy Equipment Operator is needed to join the team at the H. E. Butt Foundation camp property near Leakey, Texas, in serving all programs under the umbrella of Foundations for Laity Renewal. The position requires 3+ years’ experience in operating heavy equipment, Class C driver’s license, and will be responsible to monitor, maintain, and repair roads, roadsides, rivers, driveways, parking areas, paths, and other assigned areas that serve the canyon programs and guests according to FLR standards. Field test of skills will ��� ������������� ��� ����� ������� ��� ������������ ��������� Strong customer service and hospitality skills required.

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FOR RENT

MINI STORAGE $30 AND UP!!

830-232-5656 or 830-232-5290 FOR RENT

Large Commercial Bldg. (old video store in Leakey) Centrally located, restroom, CH/A,great business location $350/month.

Call 830-232-5656 or 830-232-5290

It is our policy to furnish a home owners warranty for every property that we market and that qualifies. This would include owner occupied single family residences. It takes the worry away from owners and buyers. If you are a seller, any covered item that needs repair during the term of the listing will be repaired. If you are a buyer, any covered item that needs repair for up to 12 months after closing will be repaired. We furnish the policy, not you. So, if you are considering selling your property, list with us and let us take the worry away from you. Call for details.

NEW LISTING! A horse lovers dream. 69 tree covered acres with a 4 bedroom, 3 bath brick home, horse barn with arena, tillable fields and a Pecan Bottom with several Indian Mounds. Located on Highway 83 between Leakey and Garner State Park.

NEW LISTING IN CANYON OAKS, new construction, three bedroom, 2 baths with in ground pool. Established nightly rental, $340,000.

NEW LISTING IN TWIN FORKS. Full one acre in unit one, huge oaks, beautiful building site, $55,500.

PRICE REDUCED FRIO RIVER RANCH A beautiful hill country home sitting on the bank of the Frio River.

Three bedrooms with 2 1⁄2 baths, high ceilings, open floor plan. All this plus a detached 2 bedroom, 2 bath cabin with approximately 148 feet of frontage along the east bank of the river. Close to town, yet private. Great income potential, only $399,900.

NEW LISTING! COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY! Nearly 16 acres on Highway 83 in Concan, with improvements. Only $298,000.

RIVER FRONT Approximately 15 acres on the river at Rio Frio. Close to everything! $479,000.

HEARTSTONE, River front lots in the heart of Con Can, right at Arthur Crossing! River access lots available too! All Price ranges! Nightly rental allowed. Great investment and recreational opportunity.

THE RIDGE-Experience the Texas hill country at its finest w/ private access to your own beautiful Frio River park w/BBQ pavilion. Underground utilities WITH TCEQ APPROVED WATER SYSTEM, free roaming wildlife, hiking, biking & much more! This restricted subdivision offers great building sites for your dream home, retirement or vacation get-away. B&B allowed.

Call for a showing or take a drive out 4 mi. south on RR 1120. Prices start $87,500 THE RIDGE ESTABLISHED INCOME PRODUCER, the Bungalow 40 will sleep up to 25 persons. The perfect place to get away with an in ground pool, outdoor kitchen, and a river park. Established income producer with a great upside. $425,000.

SPICEWOOD SPRINGS Riverfront home on 3.7 acres in Spicewood Springs. Access to over a mile of Frio River. Four bedroom, three bath, 2 story home sitting on bank of river with a wraparound porch. $429,500.

GREAT INCOME PRODUCER established nightly rental on the Frio River with great swimming hole, close to town, sleeps 13 comfortably. $375,000 INCOME PRODUCING POTENTIAL OR PERFECT HIDEAWAY Like New 4 bedroom home with a pool on 10 acres in close proximity to Garner State Park.

Beautiful long views from hillside location. This one has it all. $469,000.

GREAT INCOME PRODUCER IN THE HEART OF CON CAN, Three bedroom, 3 1⁄2 bath home on River Road. Income producing. Reduced to $289,000 FRIO PECAN FARM, PRICE REDUCED, GREAT INCOME PRODUCER 3 bedroom 3 bath home on river front lot in Frio Pecan Farm. Like new condition with huge deck overlooking the river. Great income potential.

Price reduced to $335,000

Con Can on Bear Creek. 3 bedroom 2 bath with bonus room, approx. 2,000 square feet, and large covered porches, large detached garage/workshop. Great week end home or nightly rental near 7 bluff. $459,500.

244 ac located 2 miles west of Leakey. A little bit of everything, fields, mountains, old ranch house, rustic barn. Fronts on FM 337 with Patterson Creek forming the southern boundary. Call for details.

CON CAN RANCH 3 bedroom 2 bath manufactured home on 36.67 acres. Located in back of ranch adjoining a large ranch. Ideal hunting property in great location. $145,000 DEER CREEK lot with 5.31 restricted acres $64,500.

DEVILS CANYON 25 acres with blacktop frontage west of Leakey Price reduced to $125,000 FRIO PECAN FARM managed rental with 2b/2ba, covered porch, beautiful Pecan grove, wildlife, price reduced to $160,000. Close to Leakey and walking distance to the river!

FRIO RIVER PLACE Beautiful 1.93 acre building site, heavily wooded. Quiet location. $109,500.

FRIO RIVER PLACE Here is your chance to own a 3 bedroom 3.5 bath home on the banks of the Frio River.

Like new and over 2 acres of beautiful land area. One of the largest homes you’ll find on the Frio. $569,000 FRIO TERRITORY This five acre building site on the Frio River can be yours today! Huge cypress trees line this blue water hole that is teeming with fish. Fronts on Highway 83 and the Frio River, private, yet close to town. Good restrictions, beautiful building site overlooking the river. $329,000 Reagan Wells, Two bedroom one bath cottage on river front tract, $134,900 OAKMONT VILLAGE 2.21 acres of heavily wooded building site located just of FM 1120. $49,000 RIVERTREE! Three bedroom, two bath home with built in appliances and central air and heat. Great condition and waiting for you. $175,000.

RIVERTREE! Two story log home nestled beneath huge Pecan trees. Walking distance to the river, 3 bedroom, 3 bath, vaulted ceiling and wrap around porch. $329,900.

SHADY OAKS secluded, heavily wooded 3 acre tract with a view, only $62,900.

SPRING HILL 3.52 acres with a beautiful view overlooking Leakey. City water, Price reduced to $59,900 TWIN FORKS PRICE REDUCED Like new double wide in Twin Forks, 3 bedroom 2 bath with approx.

1,848 sf, 2 carport, stg building, huge covered deck to enjoy your coffee. Only $89,900. Call today for a showing.

COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY. 5 income producing cabins on approx. 5 acres with room for more! $375,000.

COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY! Established retail building in like new condition. 1.5 acres on Hwy 83, Call for details.

COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY. Turnkey restaurant available on Highway 83. Ready to go. Price reduced to $145,000. Call for details.

Dub Suttle GRI, Broker - MEMBER: SAN ANTONIO BOARD OF REALTORS; UVALDE BOARD OF REALTORS; KERRVILLE BOARD OF REALTORS; AND THE DEL RIO BOARD OF REALTORS. We get maximum exposure for your property.

Call us if you don’t see what you are looking for here. We have numerous other properties that we would be more than glad to help you with. Or better yet, come by for a visit. The coffee pot is always on.

Kathy Suttle GRI, – Broker Michael Rushing – Associate COME BY FOR ONE OF OUR Fred McNiel GRI, - Associate

COMPLETE LISTS OF PROPERTIES, CHECK US OUT ON THE WEBSITE OR SCAN THE QR CODE BELOW WITH YOUR SMARTPHONE!

1260 S US Hwy 83, Leakey, Tx. 1/2 mile south of Leakey city limits on US Hwy 83 830-232-5242 www.SuttleandCompany.com

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OLD SETTLER’S REUNION PARADE

TIRE AND WHEEL CONNECTION

by Bill Sames

...for all your Real Estate needs in the Hill Country River Region...

www.frioriverproperties.com dickie@frioriverproperties.com

830.279.5973 2805 Highway 90 West Hondo, Texas 78861 830.426.TIRE (8473) www.TireandWheelConnection.com

At the Frio Pecan Farm Pavilion SUMMER HOURS Wednesday - Saturday 11a.m. - 9p.m.

(830) 232-5022 BEER & WINE AVAILABLE

SUNDAY LUNCH 11-2

Closed on Monday & Tuesday Dine In or Pick Up Leakey, Texas

PIZZAS Meat Lover’s, The Work’s, Vegetarian, Ultimate Cheese, Smoky Jo’s BBQ, Wings, Garlic Bread, Hamburger, Cheeseburger

830.988.FRIO (3746)

Office located 1/2 mile east of the Frio River on Texas 127 in Concan, Texas

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B uckhorn Bar & Grill

WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD? TO GET TO HIS NEW COOP!!

CHICKEN EARLS HAS A NEW COOP!!

EVERY TUESDAY

and Drive Thru Beverage Barn

www.thebuckhornbargrill.com This Weekend at the Buckhorn!

SAME CHICKEN * NEW LOCATION

FRIO PECAN FARM PAVILION RANCH ROAD 337 (1 MILE EAST OF INTERSECTION OF HWY 83) 232-5001 LEAKEY, TEXAS

Friday Night Chris Saucedo

Saturday Night

• Fresh Cut Steaks • Fresh Ground Beef • Deli Meats • Camping Supplies

OPEN SUNDAYS !!

9a.m.-8p.m.

Corner of 83 and 337 DOWNTOWN, LEAKEY, TEXAS

830-232-6299 Hours: M-F 7a.m. - 8p.m.

Sat. 8a.m.-8p.m.

TRI CANYON BRANCH

410 S Hwy 83 Leakey, TX 78873 Ph. 830-232-4553 Of�ice Hours-Lobby Mon-Thu 9:00 to 3:00 Fri 9:00 to 4:30

Of�ice Hours-Drive-Thru

Mon-Fri 9:00 to 4:30 Sat 9:00 to 12:00 Drive-Up ATM Located at Branch

Also located inside Concan General Store

U.S. Hwy 83 & Tx. Hwy 127

Rough River Band Wind Down A SUPER SUMMER with us!!

GREAT PLACE TO RELAX!! Bar and Grill Sunday 11am-9pm GREAT FAMILY FUN!!

Monday Closed Tuesday-Thursday GREAT FOOD!!

11am-10pm POOL TABLES, SHUFFLEBOARD, 5 BIG SCREEN TVS, DANCING

4347 S. HWY 83, LEAKEY TEXAS

Friday 11am-12am Saturday 11am-1am

(830) 232-4755