Crider Family Started Long Tradition of Rodeos, Dancehalls
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Only �� Days ‘til Christmas!
by Irene Van Winkle
Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 History and Significance see page 11
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WHERE IN THE WORLD DID YOU Hilderbran Seeks Tax Relief For Small Businesses WEAR YOUR REAL COUNTY CENTENNIAL T-SHIRT? by Julie Becker
Ginger Camstra of Leakey took a ride in a hot air balloon over the Sonoma County Wine Country in California. She said it was awesome!! I believe her! If you are planning a holiday trip pick up your T-shirt before you leave! Get yours for only $15 each, we have all sizes. Contact Willis Springfield at 830-232-5783 or come by the Hill Country Herald shop to get yours today. They also have coffee mugs, note cards and Christmas ornaments. Be sure to send in your picture to the Hill Country Herald! Have Fun out there and SPREAD THE WORD!
AUSTIN – Rep. Harvey Hilderbran (R-Kerrville) has filed legislation to promote small business development in Texas by permanently extending a tax exemption for companies that earn less than $1 million a year. “The 2.2 million small businesses in Texas are responsible for creating the vast majority of jobs in our state,� Hilderbran said. “Keeping taxes low and maintaining an employerfriendly environment has helped make Texas a leader in job creation, and extending the franchise tax exemption we first enacted three years ago will help keep us there.�
In 2009, the Texas Legislature temporarily raised the franchise tax revenue exemption for small businesses to $1 million, offering tax relief to nearly 40,000 additional small businesses across the state. Hilderbran filed legislation in 2011 to make that exemption permanent, but – despite strong support from Gov. Rick Perry and the business community – the legislative session ended before the full House voted on the issue. However, Hilderbran was able to amend legislation that extended the $1 million exemption through the end of 2013. “Texas’ positive business climate, including the $1 million franchise tax exemption, has helped keep unemployment below the national average and job-creation above it,� Hilderbran said. “Permanently extending the exemption will help attract new businesses to the state and encourage growth of those already here.� In the 12 months prior to September, Texas
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added 270,000 jobs to its payroll, growing at a rate of 3.1 percent. The U.S. growth rate for that same period was only 1.7 percent. A year after the legislature passed the 2009 exemption, the U.S. Department of Commerce reported that Texas created more jobs than any other state, and the Wall Street Journal credited the state’s low taxes and employerfriendly environment with helping make Texas the “job creation capital� of the nation. Hilderbran, who serves as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, said that his committee will approve his bill early in the 2013 legislative session. “I am proud that Texas has led the nation in job growth, but I know that we can create even more jobs and get unemployment even lower, so I’m dedicated to making sure this bill gets through the 2013 session,� Hilderbran said. The legislation is House Bill 213.
RGC Opens ‘One-Stop-Shops’
TONIGHT Making Spirits Bright December 5th, in Leakey see page 14 for details
Sabinal Civic Club will sponsor their annual Christmas Lighting Competition see details page 6
Get Your Tickets Now‌. For the Real County Centennial Kick-Off Event. Saturday, January 5, 2013, at 8:30 a.m. Alto Frio Baptist Encampment the long awaited year of celebration will begin. Be a part of this “Once in a Life-timeâ€? series of activities. Tickets are on sale at The First State Bank and Hondo National Bank for only $10 per person. Buy a table for eight for $80.
by Bob Parvin
THANK YOU!
To ease student enrollment students registering for classes at Sul Ross-Rio Grande College may now get all the information they need from one point of contact rather than having to step their way through office visits and phone calls. With the start of signups last week for the Spring 2013 semester, RGC opened offices at its three campuses where student workers trained as “Person of First Contact� greet and help answer the questions of new students. Modeled on the“One-Stop-Shop� for student assistance at RGC’s parent campus in Alpine, the information centers will be staffed weekdays from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
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Questions about financial aid, tuition and fees, how to register on line, obtaining transcripts, laying out degree programs, accessing internet Banner accounts, dropping courses and withdrawal, are readily answered at the centers. Administrative staff stand by to offer additional help, as needed. First Contact offices may be reached at (830) 703-4809 in Del Rio, (830) 7585012 in Eagle Pass, and (830) 279-3028 in Uvalde. Enrollment for the Spring semester ends January 22, 2013. Classes begin January 14.
Donations of unwrapped new or homemade toys can be made up until December 7th. Drop off stations are Bandera Electric’s Leakey Office, Main Street Utopia, and the Leakey branch of First State Bank. This is part of Bandera Electric’s annual community toy drive. All the toys go to children in Leakey that may not otherwise receive gifts.
“Merry Texas Christmas�
by the Almost Patsy Cline Band
Real County Wildlife Assn. held our Annual Hunters Appreciation Dinner on November 2.We would like thank the following local businesses for their donations.Our dinner was a giant success due in part to the generosity of our community. 7 Bluff Cabins Bent Rim Grill Burks Feed Camp Live Oak Canyon Charm Car Quest Catahoula Woodworks Chicken Earls Cold River Jewelry Delore’s Unique Designs Dora’s Nursery Ella Purl’s Trading Post First State Bank of Uvalde Frio Pecan Farm Frio’s Best Treasures The General Store Hill Country Barbeque Hill Country Herald John Hutchins LaLa’s Mexican Restaurant Langtree Hubbard Larry Chisum Construction
Leakey BuckstEop Leakey Mercantile Mama Chole’s Mill Creek Restaurant Molly’s Antiques Pioneer Village Pitt Stop Real Rentals River Rags & Rhinestones Road Runner Energy Albert Ross Mr. & Mrs. Eddie Shoats Sunflowers, Etc. Sysco Texas Farm Store The Beverage Barn The Hog Pen The Leakey Star Yolanda’s Country Gardens We would also like to thank all the members of RCWA who make our Annual Dinner a success
“Merry Texas Christmas, You All� and“Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer� by Gene Autry will be two seasonal favorites performed by the Almost Patsy Cline Band on December 8 at the Devine Area Artists’Series’ Christmas concert. Songs about Christmas in Texas and how they became a tradition, sing along songs, and standards such as “White Christmas� and “Silver Bells� will highlight the show. This is the third appearance of the band in the Artists’ Series. However, this is a first for the group’s new Christmas show. In 2006, The Almost Patsy Cline Band was awarded The Cowboy Capital Award by the Bandera County Chamber of Commerce for promoting Bandera as Cowboy Capital of the World. “We’re very proud to be from such a great Texas town,� says vocalist, Lynette Pennell.
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“And, we’re excited about coming to share our music in Devine.� The concert begins at 7: 30 p.m., December 8, at the George S. Woods Community Center at 200 East Hondo Street in Devine. Tickets are $10 at the door with students grades K-12 admitted free if accompanied by an adult.
Parking is free and free refreshments are served at the intermission! The show is sponsored by the underwriters of the Devine Area Artists’ Series and Mark Kidd of State Farm Insurance. For more information call Peggy Cooper at 830-663-5412 or Kay Shultz at 830-6653194.
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