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Current Weekly News for Leakey, Camp Wood, Sabinal, Utopia and Surrounding Areas Vol. 7 No. 14
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APRIL is Child Abuse Prevention Month ............................ Page 6
REAL COUNTY CITY CLEANUP ............................ Page 3
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REAL COUNTY MOURNS LOSS OF SHERIFF BRUCE CARR
by Julie Becker
Real County citizens suffered a great loss this week with the passing of Real County Sheriff Bruce Carr. Carr was appointed to fill the unexpired term of former sheriff James Brice and went on to win the election for a full term as Real County Sheriff. Carr was sworn into the position this past January and fell ill shortly after. Reports indicate he succumb to cancer. Carr was very respected in Real County as he was a man of his word. He worked diligently to enhance the staff of the Sheriff’s office and obtained several grants to allowed purchase of much needed equipment. Real County Judge Garry Merritt held a moment of silence for Sheriff Carr prior to Monday’s Commissioner’s Court. Merritt said the County would miss Carr. Real County Commissioners agreed.
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Carr held a forty year career as a law enforcement officer prior to coming to Real County. He worked for the Harris County Sheriff’s Office for many years and held several positions of distinction. He was a veteran of the U.S. Military. Carr will be buried with Masonic and Military honors in Leakey on Thursday. His full obituary is on page 10. Sheriff Carr was a friend to many in Real County and will be remembered and loved for his pride, determination and respect that he drew from all who truly got to know him. I am going to be selfish now and say that he was there for me when I needed him the most and I feel cheated not to have that anymore. I send prayers to his family, especially Lana. He was a lawman. And he will be missed.
LEAKEY CITY LEADERS VOTE TO LOWER SPEED LIMIT by Julie Becker
At Monday nights Leakey City Council meeting, Council members approved agenda item regarding the Speed Limit inside the City Limits. Council member Roel Gonzalez stated the more foot traffic the new sidewalks bring to Leakey the more we need slower speed limits throughout town. Discussion regarding the current speed limits and what would now be appropriate for the city led to a motion from Gonzalez and a second from council member Frankie DeLeon to lower the speed limits to a maximum of 30 miles per hour inside the city limits. There was discussion regarding city street speed limits which currently is 25 miles per hour. City secretary DeeDee Wally stated “TxDOT will not do a survey to change the speed limit on US Hwy 83 and RR 337 until the construction is complete, but I have been in contact with the representative in Austin and she required this agenda item to proceed once the construction is complete.” The motion passed unanimously. In other business, Council members voted to approve a forthcoming letter of engagement from Uvalde attorney,
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REAL COUNTY COURT RESULTS
April 12, 2017
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Cascarones Made Last Thursday, April 6, and again this past Monday, April 10, the students in the Sabinal Student Council, under the direction of Librarian Monica De Leon, were busy making cascarones in the high school library. On Thursday, the teens spent their time after school dying egg shells, all 246 of them, with some students having really funny colored fingers as a result. Marlowe Story told me that she didn’t care. It was fun. On Monday, it was time to cut circles out of tissue paper, fill the egg shells with confetti, and glue tissue paper over the holes. Some of the students had never made them before, and they thought it was a fun project to do. The members of the Student Council are Michaela Braden, Mauricio Contreras III, Ariel Jimenez, Krystal Kneip, Brian Musquiz, Emily Ramos, Jaylen Rodriguez, Celeste Salazar, Marlowe Story, and
Tatum Story. Upon completion, the students quickly cleaned up the mess. I was there and explained to the students that cascara means egg shell in Spanish. I also gave the students a little history lesson on the cascarones and how they came from Asia to Europe, and then to Mexico via Emperor Maximilian and his wife, Carlotta, and then followed across the border to the United States. It is San Antonio that fully embraces cascarones, especially for Fiesta, thus the familiarity to our area. Ms. De Leon then donated the completed cascarones, all twenty and a half dozen, to the Sabinal Senior Citizens Center. Jennifer Vickers, employee of the Center, then delivered the special gifts to the shut-ins along with their lunches during Holy Week. A note accompanied the confetti eggs, explaining who made them.
Charles Downing. Mayor Harry Schneemann said the city has conflicting schedules and issues of client conflict when asking the county attorney for legal advise on city matters. He said it would help a great deal to have a city attorney. Schneemann told the council he received a call from TCEQ this week, they would like to bring plant managers from other Texas small communities to Leakey. TCEQ told Schneemann the City of Leakey has one of the best run water departments for a town of its’ size in the State. Schneemann beamed with joy to relate this information to council members. Council members also discussed the City Pride Sign which will be constructed to state specifications following completion of the road construction. There will be signs at the North and South ends of town along Hwy. 83. City Council meetings are held the second Monday of each month at the City Hall located on 4th street in Leakey. Plan on attending the next one! Get Involved!
by Billie Franklin
l to r Michaela Braden, Mauricio Contreras III, Brian Musquiz, Student Council President Celeste Salazar, Emily Ramos, and Ariel Jimenez
Two Leakey ISD Students Participate in Lions District 2-A2 Youth Scholarship Contest by Fred R. McNiel, Youth Scholarship Chairman
INDEX Legals/Jail Register ... . Page 3Community News ......... Page 4-7 Feature Story ............... Page 8-9 Obituaries ...................... Page 10 Classifieds ..................... Page 14
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Sofia Rodriguez
Sydney Jones
The Leakey Lions Club is pleased to announce that Sofia Rodriguez and Sydney Jones, both students at Leakey ISD, participated in the Lions International Youth Scholarship competition that was held in Kerrville this past Friday afternoon, April 7th! Sofia, daughter of Jesse and Leti Rodriguez, a senior, and soon to be valedictorian of her graduating class at Leakey ISD, placed first in the Outstanding Youth Contest and was awarded a $1,000 scholarship to the college or university of her choosing. Sofia has already been accepted to Texas A&M in College Station where she will study kinesiology this fall! Sydney Jones, son of Terry and
Laura Jones, and a junior at Leakey ISD participated in the Diabetes Essay Contest. Sydney place second in this contest and was awarded a $500 college scholarship from Lions District 2-A2. Sydney wrote an excellent essay! Both Sydney and Sofia represented their families, school, and our community in an outstanding manner. The Lions Club is extremely proud of both of these young ladies and at a later date they will receive a monetary prize from Leakey Lions Club. Leakey ISD art and English teacher, Joan McCarson asked her Honors English students to write diabetic essays. continued page 7