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Current Weekly News for Leakey, Camp Wood, Sabinal, Utopia and Surrounding Areas Vol. 7 No. 3
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The 2017 Real County Junior Livestock Show Results SOUTHDOWN LAMB Champion Rylie Stewart Reserve Champion Rylie Stewart 3rd Kaydie Light 4th Kaydie Light LIGHTWEIGHT FINEWOOL LAMB 1st Trey Bates 2nd Rylie Stewart 3rd Aubree Glass 4th Trey Bates HEAVYWEIGHT FINEWOOL LAMB 1st Rylie Stewart 2nd Larry Dugat 3rd Averi Walker 4th Micah Vernor Reserve Champion Finewool Lamb Trey Bates Champion Lightweight Finewool Lamb Rylie Stewart LIGHTWEIGHT CROSSBRED LAMB
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Entries being sought for annual college creative arts contest
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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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1st Aubree Glass 2nd Micah Vernor 3rd Larry Dugat 4th Ruben Guerrero
HEAVYWEIGHT CROSSBRED LAMB
1st Trey Bates 2nd Trey Bates 3rd Rylie Stewart 4th Larry Dugat 5th Rylie Stewart Reserve Champion Crossbred Lamb Trey Bates Champion Crossbred Lamb Trey Bates
LIGHTWEIGHT MEDIUMWOOL LAMB
1st Trey Bates 2nd Kaydie Light 3rd Micah Vernor 4th Caden Turner 5th Regan Crawford 6th Brittany Keith 7th Shyanne Hampton
HEAVYWEIGHT MEDIUMWOOL LAMB
1st Trey Bates 2nd Anna Vernor 3rd Averi Walker 4th Micah Vernor 5th Averi Walker
6th Mikel Peete 7th Maria Rosenthal Reserve Champion Mediumwool Lamb Trey Bates Champion Heavyweight Mediumwool Lamb Trey Bates Reserve Grand Champion Lamb Trey Bates Grand Champion Lamb Trey Bates LAMB SHOWMANSHIP PeeWee Anna Vernor Junior Kaydie Light Senior Trey Bates LIGHTWEIGHT SWINE Champion Camdyn Childs Reserve Champion Avery Satterwhite 3rd Colton Satterwhite 4th Samantha Threadgill 5th Hunter Wall 6th Brady Satterwhite 7th Matthew Luce MEDIUMWEIGHT SWINE Champion Avery Satterwhite
Reserve Champion Colton Satterwhite 3rd Samantha Threadgill 4th Winston Walker 5th Caiden Childs 6th Kylie Kramer 7th Camdyn Childs HEAVYWEIGHT SWINE Champion Luke Merritt Reserve Champion Sarah Merritt 3rd Kylie Kramer 4th Brady Satterwhite 5th Caiden Childs 6th Aiden Chisum 7th Aiden Chisum
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION SWINE
Avery Satterwhite GRAND CHAMPION SWINE Luke Merritt SWINE SHOWMANSHIP PeeWee Kylie Kramer Junior Colton Satterwhite Senior Luke Merritt continued page 4
Caddel-Smith Chapter Daughters of the Republic of Texas by Billie Nast
The Caddel-Smith Chapter, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, met on Thursday, January 12, 2017, in the McNelly Room at the First State Bank of Uvalde with 14 members and five guests present. The meeting was called to order by President Judy Burleson, and the invocation was given by Karen Collins in the absence of Chaplain Cheryl Ratcliff. Mrs. Burleson led the pledges to the United States and Texas flags. Second vice president Jane Van Hoozer read the DRT Objectives. Recording Secretary Karen Collins read the Minutes of the November meeting, and they were approved as read. Mrs. Carson reported that the chapter has 104 active members and three emeritus members. President Burleson announced that DRT member Otela Patterson has died and funeral services are pending at this time. The president’s report included a statement that the Texas Museum Symposium will feature “From a Watery Grave…Discovery and Excavation of LaSalle’s Shipwreck of the La Belle,” on February 23rd. A Memo of Understanding
has been signed by President General Betty Edwards and the president of Texas A&M University in San Antonio making official the five-year loan of the DRT library collection. Nominations for positions of the Board of Management will be accepted until March 1, 2017. The State Convention will be held on May 25-27 at the Westin Park Central on Merit Drive in Dallas. Persons interested in attending should contact Mrs. Burleson. One room has been reserved. First Vice President Jakelynn Crawford stated that the next DRT meeting will be held at the bank on February 9th, and members are to bring a brown-bag lunch. The program featuring both Bush Presidential Libraries will be presented by Kristi Powers. The March meeting will be held at the Methodist Church in Leakey. Registrar Roberta Himebrook reported that two applications had been approved and seven were pending. Three supplementals for JoAnn Eanes were also being processed. continued on page 4
Pictured:Linda Kirkpatrick and President Judy Burleson
The Hill Country Alliances Names Dr. Francine Romero New Board Member, Real County Judge Garry Merritt as Next Board President The Hill Country Alliance (HCA) announced the appointment of a new member to its board of directors, Dr. Francine S. Romero. HCA also announced the appointment of Judge Garry Merritt of Real County as board president, taking over for Dr. Leo Tynan of Fredericksburg who served as board president for two years. Romero brings expertise in planning and conservation
to HCA Board Romero is the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Faculty and Community Engagement for the College of Public Policy at the University of Texas at San Antonio, where she is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Administration. “Francine will bring a unique and important perspective to our board,” Hill Country Alliance Executive Director Katherine Romans said. “Her academic background in public policy and her experience with conservation planning and development in San Antonio will be a tremendous asset to HCA.” Romero currently serves as the Chair of the City of San Antonio’s Conservation Advisory Board (CAB), which oversees the Edwards Aquifer Protection Program. To date, CAB has spent $225 million and has secured easements on roughly 135,000 acres of land. Romero also serves as San Antonio’s District 8 Zoning Com-
missioner and is Chair of the Commission. “I hope to be able to help HCA in its efforts to incorporate Bexar County and San Antonio into some of their initiatives,” Romero said. “I also look forward to bringing what people are thinking about or concerned about in San Antonio so that we can hopefully get a dialogue going.” She has served on the City of San Antonio Planning Commission, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, Mayor Ivy Taylor’s Charter Review Committee, and numerous bond recommendation and oversight committees. Romero has authored two books and numerous articles. Her latest work concentrates on land use policy, with recent publications on topics such as municipal annexation and the logic of open space protection. Judge Garry Merritt elected unanimously to lead HCA Board. continued on page 4
Leakey School Upgrades Welding Program This year a new Agriculture teacher, Carlos Rodriguez, was added to the Leakey secondary school staff. Mr. Rodriguez came with excitement and enthusiasm to upgrade and expand the department’s course offerings. When he first saw the Leakey agricultural shop, he said that he saw much potential for the facilities and the students who would study there. As he told the Leakey School Board at Monday’s school board meeting, “I want all students to continue their education, and some students will choose technical schools.” He continued that to attract those students to the
agricultural course offerings, manufacturing and construction level equipment upgrades are needed. As a result, homemade welding booths will now give way to new, modern WeldStation LEAF (Low Energy Air Filtration) self-contained welding booths with LED lighting and built in ventilation systems. These are used in over 300 shops across North America. A 5x10 Plasma CAM Arc Cutting System will also be added to expand project offerings and increase creative applications.
A new air compressor will be added as well. Superintendent, Dr. Barbara Skipper, added that welders are not only needed in the Leakey community, but also the Toyota plant in San Antonio currently hires welders starting at $60,000 per year. Board members Charlie Reagor, Jerry Bates, Shawn Gray, Ruben Navarro, Joel Pigg, Tammie Dugat, and Amy Springer unanimously supported the request after assurance from Business Manager, Kathy Antes, that funds were available. Mr. Reagor said, “The board recognizes the need to upgrade this important program”. The goal, he said, is to work cooperatively with the welding program at SWTJC so that the students become certified welders. Prinicpal, Gerald Lugaresi, added “It’s a great day for students of Leakey ISD!”