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Tri-Canyon’s Only Weekly Newspaper! Vol. 9 No. 31
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FOR REAL COUNTY CELEBRATE TEXAS SUMMER!
editor@hillcountryherald.net
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August 1, 2018
The 57th Annual Old Settlers Reunion King and Queen The Nueces Canyon Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that Ronnie and Linda Dalton will be King and Queen of the 57th Annual Old Settlers Reunion. Ronnie is from the Nueces Canyon and Linda was born in Luling. They both attended Nueces Canyon schools and were married in February of 1962. Mr. and Mrs. Dalton have owned Dalton Construction since 1982. Mr. and Mrs. Dalton are the proud parents of two sons, Jimmy Dalton of Camp Wood, Texas and David Dalton of Pasadena, Texas. The 57th Annual Old Settlers Reunion in the heart of downtown Camp Wood! This year’s Reunion will be held on Friday, August 3 and Saturday, August 4. The festivities will begin with the Ex-
Students Reunion on Friday evening. The ex-students and teachers of Nueces Canyon, Camp Wood, Barksdale, Vance, Hackberry, etc. will rejoin for fellowship and fun. The festivities will begin at 7:00 p.m. The Nueces Canyon Junior Livestock Association will hold a “BARN DANCE” Friday night from 8pm-11pm at Bruce Park Barn. On Saturday morning the festivities kick off at 10:00 a.m. with the parade. The crowning of the Old Settlers King and Queen will begin at 11:00 a.m. Please see schedule of events on page 2 for more information. Editors note: Last weeks edition had incorrect information regarding this event, my sincere apologies for the error. 57th Annual Old Settlers Reunion King and Queen Ronnie and Linda Dalton
LOCAL STUDENT PARTICIPATES IN SWITZERLAND BASKETBALL PROGRAM by Billie Franklin
Sabinal’s own, DezaRae Gonzales, age 16, daughter of Edward and Mary Gonzales, is a student at Utopia High School. She was scouted by a representative of 365 Sports out of Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina, which has been in existence since 1984. She was selected to be a part of a team of students from all over the US, open to ages 11 through 18, to represent them in international competition in the Switzerland Basketball Program.
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INDEX Legals/Jail Register ... . Page 3Community News ......... Page 4-6 Feature Story ................ Page 7 Community Events.........Page 8-9 Obituaries ...................... Page 10 Classifieds ..................... Page 14
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pick up their uniforms, where she was assigned number 2 , and shoes for the trip. Next up was a long day of inthe-air, as they went first flew to JFK airport, then on to Zurich. The following days, they did some sightseeing around Zurich and the city of Lucerne, and rode a mountain train up Mt. Pilatus to the top of the alps. By Wednesday, July 19, they were at Zofingen for the Wilson All Star Camp and Tournament where they trained. continued page 6
Hospital Celebrates Success of Kate Marmion Regional Cancer Medical Center UVALDE, TX – Uvalde Memorial Hospital will be celebrating the continued success of the Kate Marmion Regional Cancer Medical Center (KMRCMC) on Tuesday, August 7 with a community wide Open House. The public is invited to tour the facility and medical offices, and meet the specialty providers from 4: 00- 6:00pm. August marks the seventh anniversary of the KMRCMC opening on August 17, 2011. The building was the result of the Saving Lives Close to Home capital campaign project that raised 5.4 million dollars to bring the first radiation oncology therapy center to South Texas
and expanded specialty care to the region. The facility has a nine-county service area that includes Uvalde, Edwards, Kinney, Real, Zavala, Dimmit, Maverick, Medina, and Val Verde counties. The project kicked off with the late former Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe and his daughter Janey Briscoe Marmion giving the campaign’s lead gift of $1.2 million in memory of the governor’s granddaughter and Janey’s daughter, Kate. Countless other generous donors followed suit and showed their commitment and foresight to bringing expanded healthcare services to the region for generations to come. continued page 4
SABINAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL ATTENDS U.S. SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER
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First problem encountered was to raise the money to be able to go. The family held raffles, plate sales, bingo’s, until the money was raised so that she could attend. Her dad had some money set aside so the he could also go with her, but Mom had to stay behind. Dad and she left on Saturday, July 14, for RUD Airport to go to the Raleigh Training Camp where they met Coach Melissa Irvin and the other team mates. They went to Hoops City to get registered,
Huntsville, AL – Patrick Peabody of Sabinal, TX recently attended Space Camp at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, home of Space Camp®, Space Camp® Robotics™, Aviation Challenge® and NASA Marshall Space Flight Center’s Official Visitor Center. The weeklong educational program promotes science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), while training students and with handson activities and missions based on
teamwork, leadership and problem solving. This program is specifically designed for trainees who have a particular interest in space exploration. Peabody spent the week training with a team that flew a simulated space mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Once aboard the ISS, the crew participated in experiments and successfully completed an extra-vehicular activity (EVA), or spacewalk. Peabody and crew returned
to earth in time to graduate with honors. Space Camp operates year-round in Huntsville, Alabama, and uses astronaut training techniques to engage trainees in real-world applications of STEM subjects. Students sleep in quarters designed to resemble the ISS and train in simulators like those used by NASA. More than 750,000 trainees have graduated from Space Camp since its inception in Huntsville, Alabama in 1982, including European Space
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Agency astronaut, Samantha Cristoforetti and NASA astronauts Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger, Dr. Kate Rubins and Dr. Serena Auñón, who recently launched to the International Space Station. Children and teachers from all 50 states and 69 international locations have attended a Space Camp® program. Interested in training like an astronaut? Visit www.spacecamp.com or call 1800-637-7223.