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Current Weekly News for Leakey, Camp Wood, Sabinal, Utopia and Surrounding Areas Vol. 5 No. 3

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A WONDERFUL LIFE MARIA SEWARD CLARK

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REAL COUNTY JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SHOW RESULTS

by Julie Becker

January 22, 2014

OH THE CEDAR!!

Jesse Luxton took this photo of cedar popping on Cypress Creek last week. It was taken from his front deck facing South at 9:30 AM. He lives about 7 miles N of Leakey off of Hwy 83 on Cypress Creek Road.

Jesse said “ We have lived here since 1998 and have not seen this seasonal activity this intense.” This year’s cedar fever is a one for the books!

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Despite Shifting Sands In Life, Harper Clan Staunchly Forged Ahead

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THE INTERNETWHO IS OUT THERE AND WHAT DO THEY WANT?

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Reserve Grand Champion Breeder Rabbit exhibitor Lexi Pendley pictured with sponsor representative Hayley Bates

Well, another year of the Real County Junion Livestock Show has come to an end. What a year, there were 120 exhibitors this year.

The sale brought in over $95,000 for the young exhibitors.

Grand Champion Swine-Avery Satterwhite-Ryan Ranch LLC $3000 Grand Champion Lamb-Hayley Bates-Capital Farm Credit $1800 Grand Champion Pen of 3 Broilers-Quinten Pigg-LB Design, Underbrink Oil, Leakey Liquors

$3000 Grand Champion Breeder RabbitMeagan Prather-The Ridge $1000 Grand Champion Pen of 3 RabbitsMaddie Williams-Las Palmas Ranch $1000 Grand Champion Meat Goat-Trey Bates-The Ridge $1300 Reserve Grand Champion Breeder Meat Goat-Heidi Hubbard-First State Bank of Uvalde-$2600 Reserve Grand Champion SwineCaiden Childs-Le Hoski Welding and Alberto Gonzalez-$850

Reserve Grand Champion SwineTrey Bates NO SALE Reserve Grand Champion Pen of 3 Broilers-Colt Satterwhite-Ryan Ranch LLC-$3500 Reserve Grand Champion Breeder Rabbit-Lexi Pendley-Leakey Mercantile$1500 Reserve Grand Champion Pen of 3 Rabbits-Roy Schexnider-Jesse & Betty Luxton-$700 Reserve Grand Champion LambHayley Bates NO SALE

Springs Crossing had a flow of 3,445 gpm last month and had a flow of 3,487 gpm this month. The Mill Creek Crossing is flowing a bit lower this time than last, there are still culverts on both end of this crossing that have no flow reading, this crossing has decreased to a flow of 6,073 gpm this month down from the flow last month of 7,019. On the west prong of the Frio River the weather is having a similar effect on the flows; the Rancho Real crossing had a flow of 6,287 gpm this month compared to a flow of 6,641 gpm last month.

by Fred R. McNiel, Youth Scholarship Chairman

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Water News and River Flows River flows were taken on the Frio and Nueces Rivers on January 20th with the flows showing a decline across the region. All crossings except for Leakey Springs showed a decline from the December 2013 readings. The crossings are all looking good for this time of year, but all could still use a good rise to clean some of the moss and debris out of the culverts. Fulgham’s Crossing just south of the Alto Frio Baptist Encampment had a flow of 13,065 gpm (gallons per minute) last month and now has a flow of 10,570 gpm. The Leakey

Two Leakey ISD Students Participate in Lions District 2-A2 Youth Scholarship Contest

By: Joel Pigg, General Manager

The Kent Creek crossing showed a slight decrease since last month with a flow of 650 gpm this month down from a flow of 857 gpm last month. Nueces River flows were also taken on January 20th and they showed changes similar to those seen on the Frio. McDonalds Crossing was at 12,026 gpm last month and fell to a flow of 10,565 gpm this month. The Nueces River Dam on Highway 55 south of Camp Wood had a flow of 18,919 gpm last month and fell to a flow of 18,013 gpm this month.

In the photo above these young ladies posed for a photograph.

They are: (left to right) Veronica Gonzalez and Jacy Gray.

The Leakey Lions Club is pleased to announce that Jacy Gray and Veronica Gonzalez, both students at Leakey ISD, were awarded college scholarships as a result of their participation in the annual Lions International Youth Scholarship competition held this past Friday in Eagle Pass. Jacy Gray, daughter of Shawn and Steve Gray and a junior at Leakey ISD, placed first in the Diabetes Awareness Essay Contest and was awarded a $1,000 scholarship to the college or university of her choosing. Veronica Gonzalez, daughter of Rudy and Brenda Gonzalez and a senior at Leakey ISD placed second in the Diabetes Essay Contest and was awarded a $500 college scholarship! Veronica participated in the speech contest last year and won a $500 scholarship bringing her total college scholarship money awarded

by Lions International to $1,000. In addition to the scholarship funds donated by Lions International District 2-A2, both of these young ladies will receive $200 each in prize money awarded by our local Leakey Lions Club! continued page 2

Candidates for Texas House District 53 Duke it Out at Inn of the $5000 DONATED TO CADDEL-SMITH, Former LISD track star, Rosa DAUGHTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF Garcia, competes in 5K Run Hills ............................ Page 3

TEXAS, SCHOLARSHIP FUND

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:66° Low: 41° Members of the Caddel-Smith Chapter, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, were presented $5000 on Thursday, January 9th, to add to their Scholarship Fund. This money was given by Bailey and Kay Anderson to honor the memory of their aunt, the late

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Katherine “Kitty” Harrison, who was a charter member of the CaddelSmith Chapter.

Mrs. Harrison was well-known in the Leakey and Uvalde areas and in the surrounding canyons for her benevolent work and her interest in history and local events. The Andersons felt this was the best way to honor her life, and that she would be pleased to know that students were attending college with her blessing even though she is no longer here to encourage them in person.

Special thanks are extended to the Andersons for this generous gift.

Although running seems to be in her blood, Rosa was exceptionally excited about competing in this particular race as it was for an amazing cause - to raise money to purchase adaptive bikes for children with special needs.

Keeping true to her style, Rosa brought home First Place Overall Female with a time of 22:20.

In a true champion’s gesture, Rosa presented the trophy to Robbi Munsinger, Leakey ISD Life Skills teacher, on Monday, January 20, in order for her students to have it visible in their classroom as inspiration for continuing to work hard as each of them push forward to achieve their personal goals.

Congratulations Rosa for continuing to represent your community well!

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

ELECT

2014 REAL COUNTY JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SHOW RESULTS

Champion Mare Michelle Peeples Goat Aged Doe Colt Satterwhite RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION Reserve Champion Mare Maggie GRAND CHAMPION BREEDER SWINE Caiden Childs Horse Jr. Phillips MEAT GOAT Brianna Rubio Showmanship Maggie Phillips Champion Gelding Maggie RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION Horse Sr. Showmanship Alison FOR Phillips Reserve Champion BREEDER MEAT GOAT Heidi Ritz Rabbit Jr. Showmanship Lexi Gelding Maggie Phillips GRAND Hubbard Champion Lightweight Pendley Rabbit Sr. Showmanship CHAMPION HORSE Michelle Meat Goat Trey Bates Reserve Meagan Prather Broilers Jr. Peeples RESERVE GRAND Champion Lightweight Meat Showmanship Austin Gonzalez CHAMPION HORSE Maggie Goat Austin Gonzalez Champion Broilers Sr. Showmanship Quinten Phillips (Gelding) Champion Mediumweight Meat Goat Pigg Meat Goat Jr. Showmanship Breeder Buck Rabbit Lexi Hayley Bates Reserve Champion Trey Bates Meat Goat Sr. Pendley Reserve Champion Mediumweight Meat Goat Wylden Showmanship Hayley Bates Lamb Breeder Buck Rabbit Tyanna Hubbard Champion Heavyweight Jr. Showmanship Trey Bates Schexnider Champion Breeder Meat Goat Heidi Hubbard Lamb Sr. Showmanship Hayley Doe Rabbit Meagan Prather Reserve Champion Heavyweight Bates Swine Jr. Showmanship Tri Reserve Champion Breeder Doe Meat Goat Sydney Auld GRAND Wilson Swine Sr. Showmanship Rabbit Thomas Hartman GRAND CHAMPION MEAT GOAT Ashley Harmon HIGH POINT CHAMPION BREEDER Trey Bates RESERVE GRAND WINNER Colt Satterwhite RABBIT Meagan Prather CHAMPION MEAT GOAT Volume Buyer: First State Experience and Accomplishments RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION Hayley Bates Champion Finewool Bank of Uvalde Other Top •Graduate of the University of Texas Pan •Emergency Management CoordinatorBREEDER RABBIT Lexi Pendley Lamb Trey Bates Reserve Buyers: Ryan Ranch LLC American at Edinburg Real County GRAND CHAMPION PEN Champion Finewool Hayley •Retired Major with The Texas Army •Veterans Service Officer-Real County OF THREE RABBITS Maddie Bates Champion Crossbred Lamb Hondo National Bank National Guard •Leakey American Legion - Post Adjutant Williams RESERVE GRAND Taos Trees Reserve Champion Hill Country Telephone •Gulf War Veteran •Leakey Lions Club- 1st Vice President CHAMPION PEN OF THREE Crossbred Lamb Hayley Bates Cooperative •Retired Chief of Police, Weslaco, Texas •Substitute Teacher- Leakey ISD RABBITS Roy Schexnider Champion Mediumwool Lamb The Ridge •Texas Dept. of Public Safety-Highway •Active Member of St. Raymonds Catholic GRAND CHAMPION BROILER Hayley Bates Reserve Champion Jesse & Betty Luxton Patrol Service. Houston, Corpus Christi, Church in Leakey Quinten Pigg RESERVE GRAND Mediumwool Lamb Trey Bates Bishop, Kingsville and Wesalco •Member of Texas Sheriffs Association CHAMPION BROILER Colt GRAND CHAMPION LAMB Las Palmas Ranch •Deputy Sheriff for Real County •Member of The Texas Emergency ManSatterwhite Champion Breeder Hayley Bates RESERVE GRAND Le Hoski Welding •2,726 Hrs of Instruction received with TX agement Association Meat Goat Doe Kid Heidi Hubbard CHAMPION LAMB Trey H.E. Butt Foundation Commission on Law Enforcement Officer •Member of The Texas Veteran Service Reserve Champion Breeder Meat Bates Champion Lightweight Rocking D Ranch and Education Officers Association Goat Doe Kid Brianna Rubio Swine Camdyn Childs Reserve Thank you to everyone who each C h a m p i o n Champion Lightweight Swine Zoe year gives of their time, money B r e e d e r Carnes Champion Mediumweight and devotion to make sure the Meat Goat Swine Caiden Childs Reserve children of our communities learn Aged Doe Champion Mediumweight Swine responsibility, showmanship, B r i a n n a Avery Satterwhite Champion drive to accomplish and R u b i o Heavyweight Swine Avery most of all pride in their

By Elaine Padgett Carnegie R e s e r v e Satterwhite Reserve Champion accomplishments. We as a Champion Heavyweight Swine Xavier community can make a difference It has become difficult for me to write these articles. The of immoral exploits, many aimed at our children and B r e e d e r Acosta GRAND CHAMPION in our children’s lives. vastness of the internet is like looking deep into the stars our bank accounts. It is impossible to educate you in M e a t SWINE Avery Satterwhite on an exceptionally clear night in the canyons… deep, twenty articles regarding the dangers of the internet; so vast and not nearly as beautiful. The internet itself is not alternatively, I am going to attempt to convey to you the the problem. It is humanity that is the problem… What importance of responsibility. would you do IF you were 90% certain no one would Responsibility: Talk to Your Kids about the Internet.

Shawn Streib Gray, Broker ever find out? Many of us rise to the occasion; however, Parents must be aware, and make certain their children 830-232-4500 there is that portion of our population that revels in that are aware. If you are allowing your children to use the dark potential for evil. internet as entertainment, relatively unsupervised…you I don’t like to use that word but I feel overwhelmed are treading murky waters. You would not allow your Property 001: 9.3 ac. Views, underground tract. Pretty flat topography. $32,500 utilities and sensible restrictions. Borders a large Property 031: Riverfront home in the Frio after the research I have done toddler to venture into a busy ranch. Owner/Broker. $129,900 Pecan Farm! In rental pool. Lots of amenities. this week. I can only hope city street… alone, your teen Property 002: Gorgeous 4BD/4BA custom home $269,000 REDUCED to educate those of you with has about the same chance at 482 Camino del Rancho in Concan on 6+ acs.

Property 032: 492 E. Main in Leakey. Cute children, teens and others, of surviving, unscarred on $595,000 HUGE REDUCTION 2BD/1BA on half acre lot w/large metal Property 3-6: 1+ ac. Commercial lots Concan. building. End of road privacy. Just $79,900 adults who “give in” to the today’s internet, as that Frontage on US HWY 83.

All utilities available.

PENDING enticements online. I spend a toddler has of surviving that $139,000-$149,000 Property 033: 5.16 ac. lot near town. City water lot of time online researching busy thoroughfare.

Property 007: 1570 sq. ft. 3/2 on 5+ acs. Great & elec. Gorgeous views, paved roads, security stories, working, keeping This really means something workshop w/extra living quarters. 435 RR 337 gate. $84,900 up with friends and family to me that I get this message West is a MUST SEE. $196,000 Property 034: 21.62 ac. of rough, rugged Property 008: Rancho Real hunting tract. 25.61 country! Great for hunting. 4x4 needed to on Facebook; but I have to YOU! Whoever you are acres, about 100 yds. from elec! Views, not too access. Gorgeous views. $54,050 regular habits, none of which that is taking the time to hard to access. $60,183 Property 035: 144 acs. Leakey city limits. Huge introduced me to the issues I read this article. The internet Property 009: First time on market!!! 1220 ft. trees, county road frontage. Great homeplace or have encountered this week in is a wonderful tool, but its of STUNNING Frio River front with 6.271 Development $7,000 per ac. SOLD!!! acs., large home, abundant outdoor entertaining Property 036: 8.65 acs. In Shady Oaks. Private cyberspace. capacity for destruction is areas overlooking river, apartment, metal barn, 2 yet minutes from town. Lots of big oaks.

Addiction: All addiction is the immense, like a chainsaw. older cabins. Beautiful, manicured grounds, oak Electricity available. $69,000 same. No matter what you are Imagine the gore a chainsaw trees…MUST SEE. $1,300,000 PENDING Property 037: 5.3 ac. in Deer Creek Estates. addicted to, the first thing that would cause in the hands Property 010: 2.61 ac. lot on county rd. just 2 HUGE oak trees and views. Gated entry & mi. east of Leakey. Covered w/oaks, city water private paved road access. All useable land. happens is the desensitized of someone who didn’t & elec. avail.

Great home base for RV! $69,000 $64,500 brain. That means you become understand how to use it.

Property 011: Very nice 1.2 ac. lot ready for Property 039: Beautiful & spacious 4Bd/3Ba “half-alive”… you cannot feel as happy or sad or Now you have an idea of what can happen to you and your RV in Frio River Place. Central water & on nearly 1 ac. in Twin Forks. Super floor plan, motivated as you once did, unless you are participating your children if you do not use the internet responsibly. elec. in place. River Access. $92,000 covered porch, newer constr. $225,000 Property 012: Cute 2/1 cabin in Concan sitting Property 040: Newer rock home in River Tree. in your addiction. Everything else is not important to We live in a society that has a very clear “light” region on 6.98 unrestricted acres w/Hwy. 83 frontage.

Heavily treed lot, unique touches throughout, you anymore. It is hard to love or feel grief or remorse. and a very clear “dark” region. The line between them is Tons of potential! Just $156,000 outdoor fp, GREAT river park. $259,900 Dopamine is a chemical in your brain that we lightly somewhat blurred by our “anything goes” culture. Just Property 013: : 96 Canyon Oaks Dr. in Property 042: Estate size lot in The Ranch. Huge touched on in our article about PTSD and the missing like you taught your children to look both ways before Concan. 3BD/3BA 1792 sq. ft. home. Great Oak & pecan trees, ag. Exempt, underground soldier. Dopamine is triggered as a response to pleasure; crossing the street, teach them internet safety! Watch rental potential $238,000 END OF SEASON elec. Frio access. NICE! $181,000 REDUCTION Property 043: 10+ acs. AG EXEMPT! Great food, sex, drugs, alcohol, etc. It is that chemical or an them, supervise them, and protect them…until they are Property 014 : TEXAS TUSCAN! Stunning homesite. Small tank site, meter pole, RR337 & overload of that chemical in response to a continued old enough to make informed decisions of their own, 4/2 home on 10 acs. w/pool, outdoor kitchen, County Rd. frontage. $105,000 PENDING habit that begins to alter our brains responses, ending then they will teach their children… extensive landscaping, Utopia ISD. $369,000 Property 044-045 : Canyon Oaks/Concan in a desensitization of our minds. What I consider our In Greek Mythology Pandora was the first woman.

NEWProperty 015: Breezy Oaks in Concan. lots. River access, elec./ water available. 1ac.

Nicely FURNISHED 4BD/2BA on shaded lot! $42,500 per lot souls. We all have the potential for addiction because Pandora was given a beautiful jar – with instructions Good rental. River access. GREAT PRICE Property 046: HUGE 9.72 acre lot in Concan! it is a physiological change in our brains. We have all not to open it under any circumstance. Impelled by $234,900 Best buy around…very private. Only $75,000 known someone addicted to something, how it alters the her curiosity-Pandora opened it, and all evil contained Property 016: 3BD/2BA on nearly 1⁄2 ac. @ 525 Property 047: 1+/- ac. lot Mountain Valley in personality and the very life of that person. The internet therein escaped and spread over the earth. We have Davis Place in Twin Forks. Beautiful river park Concan. Close to golf course, House Pasture, and nice, spacious home. $129,000 PENDING Frio. Rentals OK!!! $89,000 offers many endless fascinations to which we may, and opened the box and it is an integral part of our modern Property 017: Whiskey Mountain Inn. 1869 Property 048: 3BD/2BA nice brick home w/ are becoming addicted, as a population. society, however, if we use it responsibly, protect Farmhouse on 17.69 acs. w/6 rental cabins. workshop & barn. Emerald Oaks Subdv. 103 Predators: As vast as that starry sky we talked of earlier ourselves and educate our children…the light of hope Gorgeous! $498,500 REDUCED!!

Laurel St. $254,500 REDUCED are the personalities of man. If you can imagine it…in will prevail.

Property 018 : 1304 sq. ft. 2BD/2BA on nearly Property 051: 3/2 ROCK home on 5+ acs. w/ 1 ac. in Reagan Wells. Access to 100+ acs. and Patterson Creek frontage& no restrictions. Close the darkest part of your being or in the fullest beauty Otherwise, darkness will take your children, hackers over a mile of river!

Must see! $115,000 to town, great views. $265,000 REDUCED you possess … then it’s happening online. All of us will take your wealth, and addiction will take your Property 019 : RIVERFRONT HOME! Cypress Property 052: 5+ acres just West of Leakey. inherently possess the capacity for both good and soul. This is not somebody else’s problem. These Bend in Concan. Rentals OK!!! Great views & Fronts on John Buchanan Rd. Bldg. site faces evil, however, that balance is not always maintained. things are happening to your brothers and sisters, sons river frontage!! 3BR/3BA $499,000 east and is ready to go! $52,500 The internet effectively has a possibility for enormous and daughters, nieces, grandkids and grandparents.

Property 020: 75+ac. in Concan! No restrictions, Property 053: 130+ acs. In Concan. Bear Creek end-of-road privacy. 4/2 mfg. DW home, guest Rd. Both sides of Bear Creek, partially fenced. good and an infinite potential for evil, revolting in its Arm yourselves with knowledge…it is the light in the cabin, studio. tank.24507 N. Hwy. 83 $595,000 NO Restrictions. $8,000 per ac. very existence. It offers a place to hide, an illusory darkness. Like I always say…we have a choice…we all Property 021: 3 view lots in Canyon Oaks— Property 055: Two adjacent lots in Emerald place of security from which to conduct all manner have choices.

Concan, TX! 1+ ac. each. Water & elec.

Oaks Subdivision. Each lot is 1/2 acre. Very nice

J. D. MARTINEZ JUSTICE OF THE PEACE

PCT. 3 & 4

MARCH 4, 2014

HONEST•DEPENDABLE•FAIR

THE INTERNET-WHO IS OUT THERE AND WHAT DO THEY WANT? PART II

Leakey ISD Students Participate in Lions Scholarship Contest continued from front page

Soon after school started last fall I met with all of the junior and senior students at Leakey ISD and explained to them what scholarship money was available for students who choose to participate in the Youth Scholarship Competition. Leakey ISD art and English teacher, Joan McCarson asked her Honors English students to write diabetic essays and this past December the students read their essays to a panel of Lions Club members who selected Jacy as winner of the local Diabetic Essay contest. Carson Arthur and Clair Glass wrote excellent essays and placed second and third in the local competition. Veronica was the only Leakey student who signed up to participate in the Drug Awareness Speech contest.

My wife and I accompanied these students to the competition in Eagle Pass that was held in conjunction with the annual Lions Club District 2-A2 Mid-Winter Conference. District 2-A2 is comprised of more than forty Lions Clubs located in 21 counties in South Texas.

We departed Leakey promptly at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 17th, and after eating lunch at the Pizza Inn

restaurant we arrived at the Holiday Inn Express hotel were the conference was being held. The competition began at 1:00 p.m. and was concluded by 3:00 p.m.

Students from all across South Texas were present for the competition. The winners of the scholarships were announced at a social that more than two hundred guests attended! Jacy read her essay to the assembled guests and after the social was over we returned to Leakey and arrived home about 10:45 p.m.

The Leakey Lions Club is very proud of both of these young ladies and wants to take this opportunity to thank both of them for all their hard work in preparing for the youth contests! We also want to congratulate their parents in rearing such outstanding young people! These students and their parents along with Carson Arthur and Clair Glass will be honored and recognized at a Leakey Lions Club social and meal that will be held at the Sonny Sansom Senior Citizens Center on Thursday, February 20th.

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: Log cabin on 7+/- acs. Deer Creek Estates. Seasonal creek, remote, pretty views. $10,000 buyer credit! $125,000 REDUCED 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 Property 030: Rancho Real, 10 ac. of remote land. 4x4 needed. Great hunting or recreational

area. $22,500 EACH Property 056: Lovely newer home on 4 ac. close to town. Views for MILES! Huge porches, custom cabinetry, workshop. $199,000 REDUCED Property 057: 10 ac. in Rancho Real. Flat to gently rolling and very secluded. Must have 4x4 for access. Only $40,000 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 064: Two 1+ ac. lots w/Hwy. 83 frontage. No Restrictions. Elec. & city water available. $37,500 each lot.

Property 065: 3/2 brick house on RR337. No Restrictions. Currently a successful nightly rental. CLOSE to river. $129,500 REDUCED NEWProperty 066-068: 3 adjacent tracts in Deer Creek Estates—Rio Frio, TX. Beautiful homesites with views! 9-12 acs. $9,000 PER AC

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JAIL REGISTER

Real County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Dispatch Report January 12- January 18, 2014

January 12 - January 18, 2014 PIPER, ROBERT WESLEY 37 W/M, CAMP WOOD, TEXAS, A/O SHERIDAN VIOLATION OF PROBATION ASSAULT CBI FV PROBATION REINSTATED; PENDLEY, ANDREW CRISTOPHER 24 W/M, LEAKEY, TEXAS, A/O SHERIDAN DRIVING WHILE LICENSE INVAILD $2,000 SURETY

1/12/2014 @ • 1017 responded to Pecan Shadows for • 1254 responded to US Highway 83 south of an alarm • 1324 responded to Bayberry Lane in Camp Wood for report of trespassing • 1737 responded to Pecan Shadows for a vehicle unlock • 2024 responded US Highway 83 south for report of reckless

Real County Law Officers James E. Brice, Sheriff Don Gass, Deputy Sheriff Chris Sheridan, Deputy Sheriff Bruce Carr, Deputy Sheriff Jim Wilson, Constable Joe Tolleson, Constable Corporal Jake Sanchez, DPS Highway Patrol Clint Graham, TPWD Game Warden

By Jackie Dowdy

The January meeting of the Huajilla Unit TRTA will be on January 27, 2014 at the Devine Methodist Fellowship Hall (a change from the original site of the Triple C), at 10 AM. A luncheon will be served following the program, and the Wesley Nurses will be onsite to take blood sugar and blood pressure readings.

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driving 2147 responded to Mulberry Lane in Camp Wood for a civil standby 1/18/2014 @ 1130 responded to Twin Forks subdivision in Leakey for a report of trespassing

Candidates for TX-House District 53 Duke it Out at Inn of the Hills

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As Real County Republican Party Chairman, I attended the Texas House of Representatives District 53 Candidates Forum hosted by the Kerr County Republican Women in Kerrville on Friday, January 17, 2014 at the Inn of the Hills Conference Room. I can say that all of the candidates preformed well, and even though answers were timed and the questions didn’t bring much room to answer with any substance other than the basic platform of the Republican Party, I feel that all candidates were able to reveal (what I consider a matter of opinion) their level of Republicanism.

Before the forum began, the candidates’ names were drawn to establish the order in which they would answer each question, and it would rotate accordingly. Attending were Rob Henneke (Kerrville, Kerr County), Andy Murr (Junction, Kimble County), and Karen Harris (Lakehills, Bandera County); Tink Nathan of Center Point, Kerr County was unable to attend, and Wayne Ramsey of Bandera County could not be reached.

In this report I will be repeating what was said by the three attending candidates, and I have taken the following statements from the recording device I used to listen to over and over again after the proceedings.

Rob Henneke answered the questions at a level I consider to be very strong conservatism – he stated that life begins at conception; he is in favor of open carry legislation; he is concerned with the future of rural areas having protection from urban areas, pointing out that in Prop. 6 (the recent Water Proposition), the word “rural” is not defined; he stated he supports limiting growth in spending to population plus inflation and he would exercise extreme caution when presenting voters with a similar Constitutional amendment (adding that when any change is made to the Constitution, it’s very hard to undo later, and making changes to the Constitution in many ways defeats the purpose of sending elected officials to the legislature – if whoever’s elected isn’t doing their job, then that’s what needs to change first); he is a fiscal conservative and has found many ways over the course of his tenure as Kerr County Attorney to cut his budget, and has returned excess funds to the County Commissioners; he stated he will not vote to raise taxes and will not vote to expand existing taxes; he will fight eminent domain laws; he stated that he will not support in-state tuition for illegal immigrants and would support, sponsor, and vote for repealing current legislation that allows

for this – he added that Texas must stand up and lead the fight when it comes to border security, and that he is concerned that many Texans are legitimately concerned about being murdered in their beds at night, and he is committed to getting the resources, tools, and boots on the ground for local law enforcement to address and curtail the disorder driven by the Cartel. In his closing statements, he stated that he his is running to protect the quality of life in the District.

Andy Murr answered the questions at a level of what I consider to be moderate republicanism – he said he is a proponent of open carry laws; he said he will fight eminent domain laws; he said that life is precious (agreed with the other candidates’ positions on life, but did not articulate); he stated that everyone wants to spend more money, and that we need leaders who can “tap the brakes on that” – he stated that he would support a Constitutional amendment to limit growth in spending to population plus inflation and agreed with his opponents to also send good leaders to Austin; he stated that he does not support in-state tuition for illegal immigrants and would vote to repeal current legislation that allows this; he stated that in 2012 Kimble County was in the group of thirty other Counties that had the lowest tax rate, but he was quickly criticized on stage by his opponents for passing a budget that raised taxes in two of the last three years during his time as County Judge; in his closing statements he stated he would take these same “fiscal conservative principles” with him to Austin.

Karren Harris answered the questions at a level of what I consider to be strong conservatism – she stated that she is a fiscal conservative and wants legislators to do what they say they’re going to do; she stated that she is a pro-life advocate; she said that she too would support a Constitutional amendment to limit growth in spending to population plus inflation; she stated that she will be a watch-dog and will push back against federal mandates that tell Texas how to use funds from Federal Government Entities; she stated that she would not support in-state tuition for illegal immigrants and would also vote to repeal current legislation that allows this – she added that she would encourage everyone in the audience to tout that Texas is a compassionate state, but that it is wrong to support legislation that uses our tax dollars to support those who are here illegally. In her closing statements she stated that she is a servant leader, and since she was 21 has worked with the American Cancer Society.

Water News and River Flows

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RE-ELECT

BRYAN SHACKELFORD Republican Candidate for

REAL COUNTY COMMISSIONER Precinct 2

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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, Alma Martinez, 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

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

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Leakey Boys’ Hard Work Finally Pays Off Submitted by Hayley Bates

This past week the Leakey Eagles had two more games: one against the Utopia Buffaloes and the other against the Comstock Panthers. The Utopia Buffaloes put up a pretty good fight against the Eagles, defeating Leakey by three points in the last minute of the game. The final score was 52-55. It was a heart breaker for the entire team as well as all of the Leakey fans. They now have a serious desire to beat the Buffaloes next round, and there should be no doubt that they will successfully do just that. The stats for this game are as follows: Rylan Springer - 15 points, 5 rebounds and 7 steals; Lorenzo Rodriguez - 13 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals; Will Stewart - 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 steals; Tristan Troch - 6 points and 6 rebounds; Quinten Pigg - 4 points and 2 rebounds; Frank Garcia - 3 points, 9 rebounds and 2 steals.

Although the week started off tough for the Leakey Eagles, they did end it with a win! The boys’ hard work finally paid off with

a win against the Comstock Panthers. The final score was 50-38.

Leakey played extremely hard, and there was no way that Comstock was going to come close to beating the Eagles. It was an excellent performance by the Leakey boys and their coaches! The stats for this game are as follows: Will Stewart - 17 points, 3 rebounds and 3 steals; Rylan Springer - 13 points and 15 rebounds; Lorenzo Rodriguez - 12 points, 5 rebounds and 5 steals; Tristan Troch - 2 points, 9 rebounds and 3 steals; Taos Trees - 2 points; Quinten Pigg - 2 points; Frank Garcia - 10 rebounds. The Leakey Eagles have two more home games this next week and this will mark the end of the first round of the district season. They will play the Knippa Rockcrushers on Tuesday, January 21, and the Rocksprings Angoras on Friday, January 24. Come out and show your support for the boys as they end the first round of district! Go Eagles!

Lady Eagles 5-0 in District Play Submitted by Coach Phil Aris, Leakey ISD Head Girl’s Varsity Basketball Coach

The Lady Eagles went to 5-0 in district play with a 75-38 win over Comstock Friday night. We were able to get off to a good start in the first quarter leading 16-5 at the end of the quarter. The second quarter was much the same as the first, outscoring Comstock 18-9 to lead 34-14 at half. We did a good job running the floor in the first half. We controlled the boards and were able to get fast break points. In our half court offense, we were able to work the high/low zone offense well. In the second half, we came out of the locker room and put together a good third quarter scoring 20 points. Our

defense had a little bit of a letdown allowing Comstock 13 points. The fourth quarter we scored another 21 points allowing only 11.

Our man defense was not as sharp as it has been, but we still created turnovers and that allowed us to run our break. Sarah Reagor had a good offense night scoring 22 points and grabbing 14 rebounds. Joanie Eliott is starting to get back into playing shape and to get her touch back from the perimeter.

She had 12 points on 5-10 shooting. We will need her scoring as we get into the playoffs. Sofia Rodriguez is continuing to improve each game. She had 11 points

Leakey Boys Fight Tough This week the Leakey Boys’ Basketball Team had two extremely hard games against very skilled teams. On Tuesday, January 7, the Eagles faced the Brackettville Tigers, and they suffered a tough loss. The boys played every minute as hard as they could but still did not come out on top. The final score to the game was 29-60. The stats for that game are as follows: Tristan Troch: 9 points and 3 rebounds; Will Stewart: 5 points and 3 rebounds; Lorenzo Rodriguez: 5 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal; Frank Garcia:

and 5 rebounds. She does a good job of getting into the lane and scoring the short jump shot or giving the ball up for assists.

Debra Odom is running the floor well and came away with 9 points and 5 rebounds.

Mackenzie Wade had a good all-around game scoring 8 points to go along with 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. Johana Carrizales also had a good all-around game with 6 points, 4 rebounds and 4 steals.

The Lady Eagles start the second round of district play Tuesday against Knippa and the final home game of the year Friday against Rock Springs.

Submitted by Hayley Bates

4 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals; Rylan Springer: 3 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal; Anthony Chavez: 3 points.

On Friday, January 10, the Eagles played against the D’Hanis Cowboys, and that marked the beginning of the district season.

Although the game ended with a loss, the Leakey Eagles continued to fight back.

D’Hanis is one of the toughest teams in district, and they did not hesitate to show it Friday night at Leakey Gym. The final score of this game was 30-48. The stats for

that game are as follows: Frank Garcia: 10 points and 12 rebounds; Rylan Springer: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal; Lorenzo Rodriguez: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal: Will Stewart: 3 points and 3 rebounds; Tristan Troch: 4 rebounds. As of now, the Eagles are 0-1 in district. Next week, the Eagles will play the Utopia Buffaloes in Utopia on Tuesday, and then be at home on Friday night to play the Comstock Panthers.

Come support the Eagles! Go Big Red!

Leakey Hoopsters Finish Up 2nd Week of Play…

By: Amy Springer

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Leakey Hoops saw lots of action during their second week of play. The kids are enjoying the game as well as getting a better understanding on how the game is played. We are pleased by the number of Leakey Junior High and High School basketball players that have volunteered their time on Saturday mornings to help these young athletes. The coaches are: Hayley Bates, Rylan Springer, Will Stewart, Lorenzo Rodriguez, Isaiah Chavez, Anthony Chavez, Quinten Pigg, Timothy Wright, Kensee Auld,

Miranda Cave, Sofia Rodriguez, Daisy Fick, Joanie Eliott, Dustine Perez and Destiny Solis. On the clock and scorebook are: Hudson Springer, Rafael Rodriguez, Haden Hart, Hailey Hart, Damien Gonzalez, Ryan Lopez and Coleman Kerr. We couldn’t run the program without them!

Thank you to LaLa’s restaurant for the breakfast tacos for our concession stand. They were delicious! More Leakey Hoops action on Saturday!

Blood Drive Set for February 24 The National Honor Society and National Junior Honor Society will host a Blood Drive at the United Methodist Church’s fellowship hall on Monday, February 24, 2014, 9 am to 2: 45 pm. Please bring a photo ID, last four digits of your social security number and birth date.

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Brune Charter School

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It’s that time of year!

Leakey Little League Organizational Meeting Election of Officers for the 2014 season Thursday, January 30,2014 - 6:00 p.m.

Park Building, Leakey, Texas If you are interested in serving on the board please be present at this meeting.

The Leakey Little League is looking for volunteers to make it a great year.

Physics kids finally got to launch their egg tossing machine yesterday,and guess who was at the receiving end!?--Their teacher, Mr. Davenport! He only got hit three times but one nailed him good, right on the shoulder! “Lots of fun at school right now.I love teaching HS...

Never a dull moment!” said Mr. Tripp Davenport.

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

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News from the Show Barn Well it is stock show time again last week we had the county stock show. The Nueces Canyon FFA was well represented throughout the show having showers in almost every event. Thursday started with a bang as Tyanna Schexnider won Reserve Champion Breeder Buck in the rabbit class. She also had a 3rd place finish in that class as well. Next she placed ninth with her breeder doe and fourth with her pen of three. Next we moved into the breeder goat division where we had two exhibitors show doe kids. Priscilla Gonzales and Melody Bronas both represented Nueces Canyon FFA very well. In the aged doe class we had two exhibitors with Reagan Luce placing eighth and Dakota Davilla placing ninth. Thursday rounded out with the market

By FFA Advisor, Richard Kramer

goat division starting with Ben Carbajal who placed ninth in class one. In class two the FFA was represented by Joanna Valenzuela who placed ninth and Isaiah DeLeon who placed tenth. In Class three Will Evans exhibited two goats placing fourth and sixth.

In class five the Nueces Canyon had its best effort of the day with Alisa Threadgill placing first and Melody Bronas placing second. On Friday the day kicked off with the lightweight swine class where Ashley Harmon placed fifth while her brother Wesley Harmon beat her by one notch to place fourth. Emily Carnes placed eighth in the light weight class as well. The show was capped off with Ashley Harmon winning the Senior Showmanship in swine.

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The Nueces Canyon Elementary students competed in a UIL academic competition in Sabinal on Friday, December 6th. Forty-two students from the second through sixth grades competed in events varying from oral reading to calculator tests. The students worked very hard to prepare for their events and they represented our school well by earning 95 medals and ribbons. There were 7 elementary

schools represented at the meet and Nueces Canyon finished in second place. Thank you so much to the students that worked so hard to get ready for the events, the teachers and aides that coached the events, and the parents that helped their students get ready! Individual results from the UIL meet are listed by event on our school website at www.nccisd.net.

NCHS Girls Basketball vs. Harper January 17th, the Prowling Panthers completed their first round of district play in Harper against the 14th-ranked Lady Longhorns just the way they began district, fighting for their basketball lives. Both the first two quarters were identical for both teams as far as scoring, even though Harper basically maintained the lead. The Panthers used a good touch at the foul line to stay close. They went 10 for 13 for the first half and leveled the game at 18 all by halftime. N.C. got in some foul trouble with Nikki Milliorn and Danielle Irwin in the second and third quarters, so Big Blue was lucky to be tied beginning the second half. In the third quarter, the green team began to heat up, while N.C. tried to buy time for their fouling woes. The Lady Longhorns jumped out to a nine-point lead, while the Panthers were hanging around by their shoe strings off some gutsy plays from freshman guard, Gabby Irwin, and Senior post, Ashley Harmon. Both

players led the Panthers with physical play and a soft touch from the charity stripe.

Harmon scored 16 points to go with 8 rebounds, and Irwin scored 14 points. At the end of the third quarter, Harper led the Canyon 34 -26. In the fourth, the Panthers showed real character in never giving up and chipped away at the Harper lead. Just before fouling out, Danielle Irwin gave her teammates a big gift and knocked down a monster three pointer to put the Panthers in striking distance down 39 - 41. Then Nikki Milliorn muscled in a put-back to tie up the contest. The Panthers had their chances to put the game away with some Milliorn steals and break away lay-ups for her teammate Hailey Luce, but the fleet-footed Longhorns chased down the missed opportunities and turned one into their own made lay-up. Harper was now up by a bucket. Time and chances were running out on the Panthers. Harper netted a free throw and now made it a three-point

for January: SelfDiscipline

By Coach Brandy Sweeten

contest with just 8 seconds on the clock.

With no more time-outs remaining, Hailey Luce made up for her tough misses. She dribbled the length of the floor, went left with a tight defender on her, hosted up an off-balanced long three, and all but saved her teammatesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; district hopes with a smooth-as-butter, money shot to send N.C. into overtime. Big Blue did not take their second life lightly, they pounced on their opportunity. Luce finished big in OT by icing another three pointer and knocking down two free throws to finish with 12 points and 4 rebounds. Gabby Irwin also netted two free throws, and Siera Edwards kept the game a two possession game with 1 free throw. Milliorn secured two big defensive rebounds to help shut out the Longhorns. N.C. let Harper have the last bank shot as time expired, but the Panthers had already stolen their third district win 52-48.

NCJH Girls Basketball vs. Leakey Nueces Canyon Junior High girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; basketball team played Leakey for a second time on Monday, January 13 at Leakeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stomping ground. The girls brought a win back home over the mountain beating their opponents at 32-27. Megan Sifuentes racked up 26 points for the Panthers with quick lay ups and free shots. Mandie

Code Blue

By Coach Stacy Fairchild

Carabajal helped increase the Pantherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s score with 2 baskets.

Nataliah Deleon stayed calm and cool at the free shot line making 2 points for the team. All the Panthers played a great game working well together as a team to score this victory. The girls are hoping to achieve more wins as the season starts winding down.

NCHS Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Mason

By Coach Charlie Marquardt

The Boys basketball team held off Mason in district play on Tuesday 46-40 to move 2-0 in the young season. The Panthers were led in scoring once again by Isaiah DeLeon with 19 points followed by Michael Pina 9, Wesley Harmon 7, Preston Nevarez 6, Jose Gonzales 4 and Bailey Gober with 1 to finish the scoring.

Isaiah also led the team with 14 rebounds. The boys led by 8 at half 21-13 and controlled the first half tempo but at the beginning of the third quarter the pressure put on by Mason caused problems and the turnovers started to mount. There was a time during the second half when the Panthers found themselves down by as much

as 10 points but the Panthers seemed to find that switch which turned the game around. The bench play for the Panthers was one of the keys to the win along with making free throws down the stretch. This win proved that even though we made mistakes that normally would have costs us the game, we overcame and did enough to get the win. I am very proud and happy for the guys because they showed character to deal with adversity and still be successful. Earlier in the season the Panthers may have lost this game, but it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter where you start but where you finish.

NCHS Girls Basketball vs. Mason January14th, the Prowling Panthers hosted the third-ranked Mason Cowgirls for a chance at regaining some footing in the tight District 27-1A race. The Girls J.V. opened the eveningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s action. N.C. seemed a bit intimidated by the size of their opponent, however, they began to settle in by making a defensive stance first. The Cowgirls had trouble handling N.C.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s half-court press, and after two back-to-back steals by Kristol Perez and Jayden Aguilera, the Panthers were back in the ballgame. Bethany Fisher gave Big Blue a presence inside as she scrapped for 10 big rebounds to go with her improved shooting of 6 points. In fact, the scoring for N.C. was well-distributed with just about every member finding the bottom of the net at some juncture of the game. Though the Panthers played hard and made a valiant effort, they could not overcome the free points gained by the team in purple. N.C. fell 33 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 37. Scoring for the Canyon was: Aguilera with top honors of 8 points, Destiny Tinsley who netted 5 points, Perez finished with 4, Aspen Winston and Alissa Threadgill each had 3 points, Tyanna Schexnider and Ariel Lara both had two, and Zenieda Galindo rounded out the action for the Panthers.

The Varsity tipped off next. The game had a play-off feel to it as there was plenty at stake for both clubs. The Panthers drew first

By Coach Brandy Sweeten

blood with Nikki Milliorn connecting inside early. In the second quarter, Masonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outside shooter found some daylight on the weak side of the Pantherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defense and connected twice more from downtown. Even still, the Canyon held their own in the second with Milliorn continuing to battle inside, and from Gabby Irwin who provided a much needed spark off the bench. Milliorn led all scorers with 21 big ones and 6 boards, while Irwin was also in double digits with 10 points. The Panthers went into half time with a precious 30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 26 lead. In the second half, N.C. was forced to change tactics as Mason battled for the lead with more long-range shooting. The lead changed hands several times in the fourth quarter. The Panthers certainly had their chances against the mentally tough Cowgirls, but the Panthers took some off-balanced shots at crucial junctures when they needed to step up and hit a good one. They also allowed some penetrations through their defense late in the game that hurt. And a good team made them pay. The Panthers could not regain the lead, and Mason remained undefeated in district play 58 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 52. Other scoring for N.C. was: Hailey Luce with 8 points and 5 assists, Ashley Harmon with 7 points, Siera Edwards with 4 points to go with 5 assists, and Dannielle Irwin to go with a pair of free throws.

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

SABINAL HAPPENINGS

by Billie Franklin

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Cape Raffle

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Dolores Unique Designs decided to donate a second mohair cape to the Sabinal Civic Club and Lions Club to be raffled off with the proceeds to go to the restroom project.

This cape can be exchanged for any size or color of the winner’s choice. Money from the raffle will go to outfit the restrooms with the latest equipment, hand dryers, and so forth. Tickets will be sold at 7 chances for $5 or 1 chance for $1 and are available at Gabriels Loft, Rustic Charm, or from Stacy McMillian.

Also donated to the project is a hat rack which will go to the highest bidder. It was donated by Nora’s Tacos and is very sturdy.

So, get your bid into Julie Burris or leave a note at Gabriels Loft for her to consider.

Hudson Brotherhood

Each fourth Sunday of the month, excluding the month of December, the fellowship of Christian believers meet at a church in town. This coming Sunday at 8 am, Hudson Brotherhood, composed of men and boys in the area, will meet at First United Methodist for breakfast, a devotional, and fellowship.

The devotional will be brought by Clifford Parker and the breakfast will be brought by Greg Bales, Eddie McKinney, and Gerry Shudde. They dismiss promptly at 9 am to allow time for them to go to the church of their choice.

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A friend recently brought to my attention an article written to citizens of Sabinal asking if interest was in seeing industry come to Sabinal. It caused me to think. Could I recomend 10 things in which to improve Sabinal and cause persons in industry to seek our town as their base? I came up with a list of thirteen things which, when put into place, could cause Sabinal to invite growth.

Could it happen, could change come to our town?

First United Methodist

Boy Scouts meet on Mondays at 7 pm: Girls Scouts meet on Thursdays at 6:30

pm, both in the education building.

Dave Counselman, Sr. is over the boys; Marijaine Counselman is over the girls.

St. Patrick Catholic There will be a hamburger sale on February 2 beginning at 10 am. Proceeds go for the needs of the church.

Joint Committee Meets

Park Improvements l to r: Director of Public Works Kevin Persyan, Barbara McKinney, Betty Mathis, Milly Verstuyft, Eddie McKinney, Gene Verstuyft going over where the new restrooms will be located

The Restroom Committee, a joint committee composed of Civic Club members and Lions Club members, met with Director of Public Works Director Kevin Persyn at 11:30 am Friday morning to review progress and discuss where the new restrooms are to be situated in Sabinal Veterans Memorial Park. Members of the committee are Julie Burris, the Honorable Mayor Louis “Mando” Landeros, Maggie Lopez, Betty Mathis, Barbara McKinney, and Eugene and Millie Verstuyft.

The Civic Club is continuing their efforts to raise money to be used for some of the fixtures that will go into the restrooms.

To view the two items that are on display, Gabriels Loft has both the cape from Deloris Unique Designs and the hat rack from Nora’s Tacos for public viewing.

The Schlichtings

On Saturday evening I decided to go to the Saturday evening service and the warmth of that congregation made me feel instantly welcomed and loved. To my delight, the Schlichting family played the music and led the singing during the service. I had been told that they sometimes are there.

Imagine to my surprise when I went to early

church at Uvalde Methodist, seated at first the organ, then the piano and back again, was none other than Jason Schlichting. He plays for the 8:30 service, goes to Sacred Heart Catholic and plays there, and then back to First United Methodist for the 11 am service. And he does it flawlessly, as if he had nothing else to think about while playing.

Neighborhood Watch

On January 14, Officer Jesse Rios spoke to the group about many of the services that the Sabinal Police Department provides, with emphasis on child safety, a prime concern not only to parents, but to grandparents also. He then introduced the guest speaker, a representative from Full Armor Canine out of San Antonio. The representative answered many questions that were asked, made a demonstration with the dog, and then explained that there are many breeds of dogs used in various tasks, bomb detection, drug search and seizure, and others. The animal that is trained will not get detered from his job when handled properly, he said. He then demonstrated with his dog how to use a trained dog.

The Cactus Country Band is Coming to Devine on Feb. 8

Tim Pfieffer TACLB33581C

(830-966-4604 P.O. Box 434 Utopia, Texas 78884 www.UtopiaAC.com

DAAS is bringing one of Texas’s top bands to Devine for it’s third concert this season.

Cactus Country was established over 25 years ago and has become one of Texas’s most requested bands for dances, conventions, weddings, private parties and festivals. They are a favorite of the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo and they have performed on the Main Stage of the State Fair of Texas.

Having been featured with many Nashville stars over the years, they have developed a repertoire that is unequaled. They are comfortable playing today’s C&W Hits, Traditional Country Favorites, Tejano and Latin Hits, 50’s and 60’s, and Rock and Roll Classics. Expect to hear your favorite tunes and have an exciting evening of music.

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There were three other people in that party. My uncle Elias, eleven years older than me, was fourteen and two Negroes, a woman and her boy the same age as Elias. That made one old man, four women, five little children, and two boys which amounted to 12 people, and only two wagons.”

The story ends here, although I believe he intended to write more later, I am unsure if he ever did.

So it was during this difficult period that Hannah Clark Garrison first came to Texas. She had been born in New York in 1841 and married around 1859 to Thomas Isaac Garrison. Hannah, raised by Marie Seward Clark and William Clark, seems by stories left us by her children to be an incredibly strong, practical and very smart woman. She traded her precious wedding dress for a milk cow to help with feeding her boys and by the time her husband, Thomas Isaac made it home from the war she had a milk cow and two calves of their very own. She later traded a calf for a fine mare and raised horses also. An industrious woman in any age!

Next week we will share the moving tribute left by the families of Maria Seward Clark and her legacy to her family.

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

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Despite Shifting Sands In Life, Harper Clan Staunchly Forged Ahead

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By Irene Van Winkle

Choosing a town’s name can happen in a variety of ways. Harper, also published the Frontier Times in Bandera, founded the Harper Texas was not named for a pioneer, but for a man who contributed Herald weekly in 1909. In his autobiography, “Peregrinations of a much to its growth. In 1808, the area was noted by Spanish Army Pioneer Printer,” Hunter wrote: officer, Francisco Amangual, who led a mapping expedition across “Harper was an old settled town of about 300 population. It had Texas to New Mexico. Eventually, the area lured in mostly Anglo never been laid out exactly as a townsite, but in an early day a and German settlers hoping to wrest a living from the land. man named Frank Harper had settled there right on the road from George Franklin “Frank” Harper (1828-1926), who came to the Hill Fredericksburg to Junction. Somebody came along and wanted to Country in 1880, was not the first settler build a store by the roadside. Mr. Harper — that distinction belongs to Matthew sold him an acre lot. Soon somebody else Taylor and Eli McDonald — but he was its bought an acre and that’s how the town first postmaster in the still-untamed land. got started.”

At nearly 91 years of age, Frank’s greatFrank helped build the first school and granddaughter, Foy Harper Gamel, can bank, served on the school board and remember what Harper was like when as county commissioner. Besides civic Frank was alive. She has collected work, Frank often set broken bones, and documents, clippings and photographs of even helped to make caskets for the dead. her heritage most of her life, and the stories After Kate’s death in 1901, and after his are a blend of heart-rending and uplifting. son Walter moved to Florida, so did Frank “Most people don’t know that Harper used — where “his zest for life came back in to have two cotton gins that ginned over helping to plant and cultivate the orange 6,000 bales in one year,” Foy said.” We groves.” also had a molasses mill, and made a lot In 1926, still hearty at nearly 98 years of that.” of age, he was hit by a truck and passed There are many memories that Foy recalls away. Sadly, Foy never got to know him. happily — such as how she and her late However, she is thrilled to still have the husband, Herb (a builder who passed away quilting frames that Kate used. in 2002), ran Arrowhead Courts, Harper’s Frank’s sons, Walter and Herman, made only motel that drew many visitors who their living dealing in horses. They returned annually. Conversely, she also had married the Gregg sisters, Rose and to deal with the death of their first child, Cinthia, respectively. In 1879, Foy’s son Dhelas, from polio. grandfather, Walter (1860-1932) made a “He died right after he turned 15, just a three-week trek from Fort Clark via Fort year before they came out with the first Bliss toward Forts Concho and McKavett.

Salk vaccine,” she said. “I remember The story, taken from his memoirs, ran helping when they began giving out the in the November, 1974 Frontier Times Shown here as a young man, Illinois-born George Franklin “Frank” Harper sugar cubes to the schoolchildren.”

Magazine. It was titled “Twenty-One (1828-1926) first came to Floresville, Texas in 1848 from Illinois. After Fortunately, their younger son, Barry, and his first wife, Kezia, died, he married her younger sister, Kate. The couple Days Between Rivers,” submitted by became known as Uncle Frank and Aunt Kate in the town of Harper, which daughter Dhela Nileen, are thriving. got its name when he established a post office there, which he operated from Foy’s aunt, Myrtle Cannon.

1883 to 1890 As to the original Harper homestead, Foy said Walter’s journey began at historic old Frank’s residence/post office was just west of Fort Clark, the home of the Seminole Roger’s Draw (which flows into the Pedernales River), off U.S. 290 Buffalo Soldiers led by then-Lieutenant John Lapham Bullis. (For where FM 783 comes in from Kerrville. more on the Seminole Buffalo Soldiers of Fort Clark, see Lemons’ The home was built near the site of the tragic “McDonald Massacre.” family story in West Kerr Current, Feb. 14, 2008.) He described the (For the McDonald story, see West Kerr Current, Aug. 21, 2008.) soldiers as “a reckless, hard riding, hard fighting, fearless bunch.

However, with the relentless passage of time, all that’s left are rocks They spread terror to the Comanches wherever they encountered from the old fireplace, parts of the original foundation and a well. them. Their language among themselves was a jargon of Spanish, “Even the old mail slot is gone,” Foy lamented. The remnants are English and Seminole, but they used very good English or Spanish obscured by vines, trees and brush surrounding a two-story addition when speaking to outsiders.” built later, and a low rock fence lies hidden from view. Carrie Tarr’s Walter praised their honesty and religious fervor. Hooking up on a nephew, Roy Jones, lives nearby — his airplane is visible in the cattle drive with men named McMahon and Beckett, Walter and the middle of the field fronting U.S. 290. party headed up the west draw of the Nueces River, across the divide The origin of the Harper surname appeared in a clipping Foy has in to the abandoned Fort Terrett at the head of the Llano River. Here, her memory album from Harper’s centennial celebration in 1963: they heard unpleasant news: “About nine o’clock of the morning on “The field of entertainment had its influence in the origin of the second day we passed a detachment of cavalry,” he wrote. “We surnames, the largest contingency being the harpers. During the learned from them that a day or so previously a band of Comanches surname period in England, the harpers were popular and plentiful crossed the Rio Grande above Eagle Pass, passed east of Uvalde, and derived the name ... from the art of playing the harp at fairs, killed a family on Turkey Creek and were traveling northward, festivals, or perhaps for the royal court. In most castles the harpist driving off saddle stock as they went. was ever present, with a high distinction and veneration in the “That night we came to the last waterhole on the West Nueces. It was earliest of Celtic records. The Old English form of the word was known as Black Waterhole because of the color of the water which ‘hearpere’, the Anglo-French word was ‘harpour’ and the ‘harpeor’ was a dark, mineral, stinking stuff, hardly fit to use.” came from the Old French.”

The next day, they followed the trail of the marauders, but never met An online narrative, “Descendants of Robert Harper,” tells more: them. They passed Fort McKavett and Kickapoo Springs and rode “The name of Harper comes from England where, originally, it into the bleakness of Fort Concho, at present-day San Angelo: was ‘le Harpur.’ ... Families of this name were to be found at early “The country through which we passed was wholly unsettled. We dates in many English counties — principally Leicester, Warwick, did not pass a single ranch on the entire trip. We saw only one Stafford, Derby, Oxford and Kent. British records indicate the traveler, a trooper on a give-out horse near Kickapoo Springs who Harpers were of the landed gentry and nobility of the British Isles. had been left behind in the chase after the Indians.” ... Richard le Harpur was the earliest of this name to appear in the After settling down, Walter and Rose had four children: Gordon, records. It was in connection with the grant of certain lands to the Hadyn, Myrtle and Bessie. Gordon (1915-1975) and his wife Jenora canons of Kenelworrth [sic] by ‘Hugh le Harpur, son of Richard le Scarborough had seven children: James “Victor,” Foy, Marjorie Harpur.’ This grant occurred in the time of King Henry I, youngest “Margie,” Howard “Pooch,” Doris “Tootie,” Gene “Sonny” and son of William the Conqueror, who lived from 1068 to 1135 AD. Roger. Foy remembers her mother, Jenora, as a skilled beautician. ... the records are replete with the names of the various le Harpur An able electrician, Gordon was an avid apiarist, who kept about knights and barons.”

75 bee hives that produced more than 100 pounds of honey a year, The Harper motto was “Te Deum Laudamus.” (ed.: “We Praise You, which he sold. In a biography Foy’s son Barry wrote for Ola Mae God”). Frank’s parents, Henry and Jane Cummings Harper, lived Hopf’s journalism class in 1963, he said, “(Gordon) has done just in Sangamon County, Illinois. Frank was sixth in a string of nine about everything that a man can do. He has worked in gold mines children. The rest were Caroline (born 1818), Daniel, William, Mary in Mexico, aircraft plants, worked in cotton gins, and used black Ann, Elizabeth, Zerelda, Julia and Emily. In the 1963 centennial powder blasting on road work.” book, “Here’s Harper,” there is an interesting, if slightly biased, Gordon collapsed near his hives but wasn’t found for two days. He narrative on Frank’s family: lived 10 more days in a nursing home, Foy said.

“His mother died when he was young. He was reared by his Foy recalled the first movie theater in Harper long ago, and how one grandmother. They lived as neighbors to Abe Lincoln. Abe split rails night, there was a real show-stopper. for Frank Harper’s father and borrowed books from his grandmother, “All of us kids, me, Albert Whetstone and Mandy Mogford, were Mrs. Charlie Harper. Having been brought up in the same kind of in the theater on a Saturday evening to see a Western,” Foy said. surroundings may account for the fact that Frank Harper was very “Before it even started, old lady Smith came running up and down much like Lincoln in his ideas and character.” the aisle, telling us, ‘Get up and go, kids, there’s a tornado coming.’

Frank’s uncles, Elijah and Charlie Harper, had moved to Floresville, We all jumped up and ran out. It blew out the glass in some of the where Frank eventually followed in 1848. Frank was a carpenter buildings. I went running into my daddy’s house, and we never saw by trade. He built not only homes, but was credited for building the the picture that night.” early Floresville courthouse in the early 1870s. In the Civil War, The Gamels and Harpers knew each other for years. Herb’s parents Frank drove teams for the government, hauling cotton out of San were divorced, Foy said, and after his father died, the very goodAntonio and bringing back guns from Brownsville. looking Herb returned with his mother and sisters from New Mexico A land abstract filed by Frank’s son, Herman (1863-1955), at age 84, to care for the ranch. Romance flourished, and Herb and Foy eloped gives a full list of Frank’s marriages and children, which Herman to Socorro, N.M. “I wore English riding boots, jodphur pants and an said came out of the family Bible. Frank first married Elija’s orange sweater with a matching bow,” she said. daughter (his cousin), Kezia Harper, in Karnes County, in 1864 and Foy said that as WWII was winding down, in 1945, Herb signed up had eight children: Cisero Sinclair, Susan Jane, Ida Arville (who to serve in the U.S. Army at the age of 29. He wound up training as died at age 3), George “Walter,” Herman, twins Allen and Ellen a combat engineer in demolitions. His work was dangerous, often (who died just two days after birth), and an unnamed boy, who only removing ammunition from tunnels and ships, and disposing of lived one day. In “Here’s Harper,” only Herman, Walter and Susan poisonous gases at sea. After he returned, Foy said, he later suffered were named as Frank and Kezia’s children, most likely since they from combat-related disabilities. His two brothers also served in the were the only ones who survived. war (Jack was killed), as did all four of Foy’s brothers.

Three days after birthing the last child, Kezia died in Ellis County, Although the couple lived in California for a short time, they soon where she and Frank moved after the war. Frank returned to returned to their original stomping grounds. The Gamels’ theater, Floresville with his children. In 1869, he married Kezia’s younger which was located on U.S. 290 about a half-mile west of the sister, Katherine “Kate,” in Wilson County (which was carved out intersection of Hwy. 16, opened before Herb and Foy’s first son died of Karnes and Bexar counties in 1860). This marriage produced one in 1953. “Herb ran the projector, I ran the concession and Dhelas child, Lawley, who later lived in Mason. made the popcorn,” she said. “Dhelas got bulbar polio about that For $200, Frank bought two parcels of rangeland for his growing time, and everyone got scared they would catch it. We closed the herd of horses in Gillespie County. It was part of an original deed theater because there was nobody to run it.” given to John F. Winters in 1854 by the State of Texas “for service Referred by Dr. Birt, Dhelas was sent to a San Antonio hospital that in the War with Mexico.” Frank ran the post office from 1883 to treated polio, and lived in an iron lung for several months. Although 1890, when James R. Austin took over. He planted an orchard and Dhelas returned to graduate from 8th grade, the illness claimed his a garden, and built pens for his horses which he drove to East Texas life within a year, just before younger brother, Barry, began school. and later shipped by rail when the I&GN (International and Great “Barry cried all the time after that,” Foy said.

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O B I T U A R I E S Enrique “Henry” J Alvarado

Jose Luis Torres, Sr.

Yvonne Barclay

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(August 24, 1963 - January 13, 2014)

(August 21, 1945 - January 15, 2014)

Enrique “Henry” Alvarado 58, of Sabinal died January 13, 2014 in San Antonio. He was born June 26, 1955 in Uvalde to Federico and Rosa (Jimenez) Alvarado. He is survived by his wife Nancy Alvarado of Sabinal, sons; Henry (Ray) Alvarado of Sabinal and James (Jimmy) Alvarado of San Antonio, 2 grandchildren; Jacob Smart Alvarado and Hannah Smart Alvarado, brother; Fred Alvarado of Sabinal, mother in law; Nora Narvaiz of Sabinal, sister-in-law; Elva Narvaiz of Sabinal.

He was a very active member of his community. In the early 90’s he coached numerous children in both soccer and baseball. The latter part of 90’s Alvarado switched his interests to politics. He served on the Sabinal City Council as a board member for many years. Alvarado eventually became Mayor for the City of Sabinal for 9 years. He was also a member of the Lion’s Club, EMS, and Sabinal Fire Department. He was also currently involved in re-enactments depicting historical events with the Order of Granaderos y Domas de Galvez. Alvarado also graduated with an Associates Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Phoenix in May 2013. Pallbearers were Tino Esquivel, Lupe Torres, Anaseto Alejandro, Fred Alvarado, Santiago Contreras and Raymond Velos. Funeral Service were held Saturday, January 18, 2014 at 11:00 am at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. A rosary was held on Thursday and Friday, January 16th and 17th at 7:00 pm at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary. Interment followed at Sabinal Catholic Cemetery.

Jose Luis Torres, Sr., age 50, of Rocksprings, Texas passed away Monday, January 13, 2014, at his residence. He was born on August 24, 1963, in Tamasopo, San Luis, Potosi, Mexico to Abraham and Tranguilina Torres. He is survived by his wife, Gloria Gomez Torres of Rocksprings, Texas; sons, Jose Omar Torres and wife Angela Allsbury of Lawton, Oklahoma, Jose Luis Torres, Jr. and wife Perla, Erik Torres and wife Araceli, and Edward Torres and wife Judith all of Midland, Texas; grandchildren, Luis Ivan Torres, Mia Anahi Torres and Erika Torres. He is also survived by his brothers and sisters, Roberto Zuniga, Efrain Torres, Ma. Del Carmen Torres, Esther Torres, Adela Torres, Matilde Torres, Amelia Torres; and 27 nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Abraham Torres Urias and mother, Tranguilina Rivera Ramirez. Pallbearers include Erik Torres, Edward Torres, Jose Omar Torres, Jose Luis Torres, Jr., Roberto Zuniga, Lorenzo Gomez, Nato Medina, Rogelio Perez and Efrain Torres. Recitation of the Holy Rosary was held at 7:00 p.m., on Wednesday, January 15, 2014, at Nelson Funeral Chapel. The Mass of Christian Burial was held at 2: 00 p.m. Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Rocksprings, Texas, with Father Clay Hunt officiating. Interment followed in the Rocksprings Cemetery.

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Yvonne Barry Barclay, age 68, of Leakey, Texas departed her earthly body January 15, 2014, at 9:30 pm in Houston, Texas at MD Anderson Cancer Center. She was born on August 21, 1945 in Las Vegas, New Mexico to Leonard and Lila Barry. She was the widow of James Barclay to whom she was married for 20 years. A lifetime and faithful member of the Church of Christ she strove to live in such a way that she would be counted a good and faithful servant by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Wife of a Career Air Force man she lived in many places including North Carolina and England, finally settling in San Antonio in 1977 where she became a Bexar County Sheriff retiring as a Sergeant after 12 years while being a loving wife and raising 4 children that she loved more than her own life in the process. She was preceded in death by her father, Leonard Samuel Barry; mother, Lila Pendley Barry; husband, Robert Avery King, Sr. and husband, James Barclay. She is survived by her sister, Barbara Ann Hamby and husband David Hamby; children, Jeanie Alksne, Robert Avery King, Jr., William James Barclay, Barry James Barclay; seven grandchildren, Crystal Goodwin, Brandi King, Heather King, James Barclay, Austin Barclay, JD Dunleavy, Quincy Barclay; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Pallbearers included Robert King, Jr., William Barclay, Barry Barclay, James Barclay, JD Duleavy, and Quincy Barclay. A celebration of Life was held Saturday, January 18, 2014, 5pm at Yvonne’s Home. Funeral services were held at 1 PM Sunday, January 19, 2014, at Nelson Funeral Chapel in Leakey, Texas, with Mr. Charles Gant officiating.

Graveside services followed at 4:30 PM at the Black Hill Cemetery in Von Ormy, Texas. The family invites you to leave a condolence at www.nelsonfuneralhomes.net Arrangements are under the personal care of Nelson Funeral Home of Leakey, Texas.

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Two Men and Their Contrasting Views Two men with contrasting views were talking about their beliefs. The first man said that he thought that all religions were serving God and that all were going to Heaven – they were just taking different roads to get there. He believes that anyone with a good and honest heart will be accepted by God. The second man sure hopes that that is right but he believes that the Bible is the Word of the Living God. If that is so, and all logic and historical evidence seems to confirm that fact, then there cannot be many different paths to Heaven. The Bible claims that Jesus is God (John 1:1-3, 14) and He warns that there is only ONE WAY to get to God when He said, “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life, no one comes to the Father but by Me” (John 14:6). This man shows the first guy that the Bible says that not even all followers of “Christianity” will be saved! In Matthew 7:21-23 Jesus says, “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in

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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 Pastor: Dan Wynn 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

Friday Fellowship Dinner 7pm Sabado Clases y Servicios Biblicos en Espanol 5pm

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

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

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

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

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

Concan Baptist Mission Hwy 83 Concan, TX Worship: 9:30am Sunday School: 10:30am Evening Worship: 6:00pm Wednesday Bible Study: 6:00pm Pastor Willis Adair

New Beginnings in Christ 5947 FM 1120 Rio Frio, Texas Sunday Worship: 10:30 am Sunday Evening : 6:00 pm Tuesday: 7:00 pm 830-232-5221

Lutheran Worship in Leakey

An outreach of Hosanna Lutheran Church, Kerrville Pastor Jim Mueller Second and Fourth Sundays. Worship at 10:30. Communion is celebrated the 4th Sunday.

For more information call 830-257-6767 or (830) 597-3360 Cowboy Church in the Nueces River Canyon HWY 55 N @ Angel Wings Cafe’ PO Box 158 Barksdale, TX 78828 (830) 234-3180 or 2345170 5th Sunday 6:30 pm and Every Tuesday @ 6:30 pm

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STOP FOR THE SCHOOL BUSES – IT’S THE LAW!

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Submitted by Carolyn Jones, Leakey ISD Transportation Director

Each year, shortly after school begins, there are numerous vehicles that pass a stopped school bus. Real County is no exception. Over the last week alone, there have been 2 motorists pass the Rio Frio route bus. The area, that is the most hazardous, seems to be in the 75 mph speed zone on south US Hwy 83, and most of the time involves 18 wheelers. Although the bus driver notifies any traffic of its impending stop by using the amber warning lights, it is impossible for trucks to stop at that speed without a warning given as much as a mile away.

Some hometown residents may believe that a motorist fatality involving a child couldn‘t happen in our county.

Unfortunately, it can, especially in the situation described above. The good thing is we can all do our part to avoid such a tragedy.

Our bus drivers have taken under consideration that these trucks cannot stop as quickly as a regular automobile; therefore, we have tried to find safe stopping areas off of the highway altogether.

Unfortunately, some areas have no safe place. We all must be aware of children going to school and become more cautious should we approach, follow, or pass a school bus.

More than 1.3 million Texas children a day ride school buses, which continues to be the safest form of highway transportation-less than 1 percent of traffic accidents in the state involve school buses. The most common time for accidents is when school buses are loading or unloading students. According to the National School Bus Loading and Unloading Survey, most children injured or killed while getting on or off buses are under the age of 10. All students should be taught to follow safety rules both at school and at home and to watch for traffic before crossing streets.

Col. Thomas A. Davis Jr., director of the DPS, says, “Make sure you’re alert and paying attention when you’re driving, especially

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in and around school zones or near school buses. You don’t want to become part of a tragedy.”

“Stopping for school buses is the law. We have zero tolerance for vehicles that pass stopped school buses; if you pass a stopped school bus, you will receive a ticket from DPS,” Davis said.

Texas law forbids vehicles from passing a school bus while its alternately flashing red warning lights are activated. Motorists can be fined up to $1,200 for passing a school bus while the warning lights are activated. Subsequent violations can lead to suspension of a driver license for up to six months.

In 2010, Texas Highway Patrol troopers wrote 414 tickets for passing a stopped school bus. There were 762 crashes in Texas involving school buses last year. In those crashes, one person died, and 89 people had serious injuries, according to the Texas Department of Transportation, which tracks traffic crashes.

Please, please use caution when approaching a school bus. Even if we are pulled over on the shoulder of the highway, it is still the law to stop for us. Always remember – we are transporting the most precious cargo in the world! Thank you!

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Replacing the existing tub with a walk-in tub will make baths a safe and enjoyable experience once again. Installing a handrailing on the shower wall also adds greater stability. * Technology offers a friendly reminder.

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Modern Answers To Help Seniors Stay In Their Homes Longer Retirement marks the start of the golden years, the period when hard-working individuals can put their feet up to relax after a long, successful career. But for seniors who think they can no longer live in their homes alone, retirement may be a stressful time. They worry they will have to give up the homes they have enjoyed for so many years.

But the good news is options are available to help seniors maintain their independence.

Today, modern technology and everyday conveniences are making it easier for seniors to stay in their homes longer than ever before. These options provide seniors a better quality of life and a means to save money by remaining in their homes instead of moving into a senior home.

If you are a senior or you are the child of a senior and you’re looking for options to remain in the home, here are some ideas that may help. * Find a solution for those stairs.

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addition, an LED light will glow beneath the proper container when it is medication time. The pill box can also be programmed to send an alarm, email or text message whenever a medication period is missed. Smart phone apps that allow seniors to keep track of their medication periods can also help to avoid confusion. * Organize your cupboards.

Decreased vision or memory loss can lead many seniors to make mistakes when it comes to food preparation. This can be prevented by storing certain foods in the same location every time to avoid confusion. * Make washing the dishes easier.

Dishwashers have made cleaning up after a meal easier than ever but for many seniors, leaning over to load the dishes can be difficult.

Dishdrawers offer two, smaller dishwashers stacked on top of the other, offering seniors an easy-toreach alternative. * Help is just a phone call away.

Many seniors feel they must move into a senior home when they can no longer drive and run errands.

However, many services exist today that can lend a helping hand. Professional services are available to provide comfort and companionship, meal preparation, personal care and help with light housekeeping, transportation and medication as needed. Many of these companies can be researched on the Internet.

Technological advances and modern conveniences have empowered today’s seniors with more options to stay in their homes than any generation before. The key is to recognize these opportunities and make the most of them.

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GRANNY’S KITCHEN BACK TO BASICS BETTER HOMES & GARDENS This week we are going to begin with a basic cooking terminology review. What it means and how to do it! I am aiming for terms that appear in recipes and most of us don’t really know what they are talking about, so some of the terms you will definitely recognize; while some might be new to you.

Adobo sauce-A dark-red Mexican sauce made from ground chiles, herbs, and vinegar. Chipotle peppers are packed in cans of adobo sauce.

Al dente-Italian for “to the tooth.” It describes pasta that is cooked until it offers a slight resistance when bitten into, rather than cooked until soft.

Almond paste-A creamy mixture made of ground, blanched almonds and sugar that’s often used as a filling in pastries, cakes, and confections. For best baking results, use an almond paste without syrup or liquid glucose.

Artificial sweeteners-A category of sugar substitutes that have no nutritional value. Because they have unique attributes, they should not be substituted for other sweeteners unless a recipe calls for them specifically.

Arugula-A brightly-colored salad green with a slightly bitter, peppery mustard flavor. It is also called rocket and resembles radish leaves.

Baking ammonia-A compound also known as hartshorn powder that was once used as a leavening agent. It’s most often used in Scandinavian baking and is available at pharmacies and through mail order. Cream of tartar is an acceptable substitute, although cookies made with it are less crisp than those made with baking ammonia. If you use baking ammonia for baking, use caution when opening the oven door because irritating ammonia-like fumes may be produced.

Balsamic vinegar-Syrupy and slightly sweet, this darkbrown vinegar is made from the juice of the white Trebbiano grape. It gets its body, color, and sweetness from being aged in wooden barrels.

Basmati rice-An aromatic, long grain brown or white rice from India and California. Basmati rice is nutty and fluffy.

Use as you would regular long grain rice.

Blackened-A popular Cajun cooking method in which seasoned fish or other foods are cooked over high heat in a super-heated heavy skillet until charred, resulting in a crisp, spicy crust. At home, this is best done outdoors because of the large amount of smoke produced.

Blanch-To partially cook fruits, vegetables, or nuts in boiling water or steam to intensify and set color and flavor. This is an important step in preparing fruits and vegetables for freezing. Blanching also helps loosen skins from tomatoes, peaches, and almonds.

Bouillon-A bouillon cube is a compressed cube of dehydrated beef, chicken, fish, or vegetable stock. Bouillon granules are small particles of the same substance, but they dissolve faster. Both can be reconstituted in hot liquid to substitute for stock or broth.

Bouquet garni-A bundle of fresh herbs usually thyme, parsley, and bay leaf used to add flavor to soups, stews, stocks, and poaching liquids. They are often tied inside two pieces of leek leaf or in a piece of cheesecloth.

Brie-A soft, creamy cheese with an edible white rind. Brie from France is considered to be the best in the world.

Butter-For rich flavor, butter is usually the fat of choice.

For baking, butter is recommended rather than margarine for consistent results. Salted and unsalted butter can be used interchangeably in recipes; however, if you use unsalted butter, you may want to increase the amount of salt in a recipe.

Butterfly-To split food, such as shrimp or pork chops, through the middle without completely separating the halves. Opened flat, the split halves resemble a butterfly.

Cheesecloth-A thin 100-percent-cotton cloth with either a fine or coarse weave. Cheesecloth is used in cooking to bundle up herbs, strain liquids, and wrap rolled meats.

Look for it among cooking supplies in supermarkets.

Chiffonade-In cooking, this French word, meaning “made

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Chocolate-In general, six types of chocolate are available at the supermarket: Milk chocolate is at least 10-percent pure chocolate with added cocoa butter, sugar, and milk solids.

Semisweet and bittersweet chocolate can be used interchangeably. They contain at least 35-percent pure chocolate with added cocoa butter and sugar.

Sweet chocolate is dark chocolate that contains at least 15-percent pure chocolate with extra cocoa butter and sugar.

Unsweetened chocolate is used for baking and cooking rather than snacking. This ingredient contains pure chocolate and cocoa butter with no sugar added.

Unsweetened cocoa powder is pure chocolate with most of the cocoa butter removed. Dutchprocess or European-style cocoa powder has been treated to neutralize acids, making it mellower in flavor.

White chocolate, which has a mild flavor, contains cocoa butter, sugar, and milk solids.

Products such as white baking bars, white baking pieces, white candy coating, and white confectionery bars are sometimes confused with white chocolate. While they are often used interchangeably in recipes, they are not truly white chocolate because they do not contain cocoa butter.

Chutney-A condiment often used in Indian cuisine that’s made of chopped fruit (mango is a classic), vegetables, and spices enlivened by hot peppers, fresh ginger, or vinegar.

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15 tomatoes, peeled and chopped 5 fresh peaches - peeled, pitted and chopped 5 red apples - peeled, cored and diced 4 medium onions, diced 4 stalks celery, diced 1 1/2 cups distilled white vinegar 1 tablespoon salt 1 cup pickling spice, wrapped in cheesecloth

Directions Combine the tomatoes, peaches, apples, onions, celery, vinegar, salt and pickling spice in a large stockpot. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, and simmer for about 2 hours, or until thickened. Transfer to sterile jars and store in the refrigerator, or freeze in plastic containers Clarified butter-Sometimes called drawn butter, clarified butter is best known as a dipping sauce for seafood. It is butter that has had the milk solids removed. Because clarified butter can be heated to high temperatures without burning, it’s also used for quickly browning meats. To clarify butter, melt the butter over low heat in a heavy saucepan without stirring.

Skim off foam, if necessary. You will see a clear, oily layer on top of a milky layer. Slowly pour the clear liquid into a dish, leaving the milky layer in the pan. The clear liquid is the clarified butter; discard the milky liquid. Store clarified butter in the refrigerator up to 1 month.

Next week we will feature “ways to do things” and BH&G Recipes

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NEW LISTING, Commercial opportunity, the historic Frio Canyon Theatre in downtown Leakey, Great location. $149,500.

NEW LISTING La Hacienda, Four bedroom three bath home on the Sabinal River. Established income producing property. Ten acres of land on a permanent water hole on the river. $499,000.

NEW LISTING 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. Call for details.

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

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

CANYON OAKS! New construction, 4 bdrm 2 1⁄2 bth home with excellent views and river access. Great income producing potential. $279,900 CANYON OAKS Three bedroom, 3 1⁄2 bath home on River Road. Income producing. Reduced to $299,000 CON CAN COUNTRY CLUB Golf Course lot in Con Can Country Club! 1⁄2 acre prime residential site on golf course and nightly rentals allowed. Wont last long at $49,950.

CON CAN RANCH 3 bdrm 2 bth manufactured home on 36.67 acres. Located in back of ranch adjoining a large ranch. Ideal hunting property in great location. $71,900 DIAMOND RANCH 25 acres with 3 hunting blinds & RV port. $64,000 FAIRVIEW RANCH Nearly 20 acres with 3 bdrm 2 bth manufactured home and 2 bdrm 2 bth cabin., large metal building. Turn key living and hunting. Call for details.

FRIO PECAN FARM managed rental with 2b/2ba, covered porch, beautiful Pecan grove, wildlife, price reduced to $160,000.

PRICE REDUCED 3 bedroom 3 bth 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. This property is a great income producer.

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

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 $469,900.

FRIO TERRITORY This five acre building site on the Frio River is waiting for you. 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

OAKMONT VILLAGE 2.21 acres of heavily wooded building site located just of FM 1120. $49,000 RANCHO REAL 23 acres with highway frontage, great views, $49,900.

RANCHO REAL Secluded 15 acres with hunting cabin. 4 wheel drive required. $47,000 RANCHO REAL River frontage with 22 1⁄2 acres for only $70,000.

RANCHO REAL The perfect hunting tract. 36.7 acres adjoining a large ranch. $71,900.

RIVERTREE Beautiful residential building sites ranging in price from $99,900 to $109,950.

SHADOW VALLEY Prime residential tract with city water and river access. 1.9 acres for only $52,500.

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. Won’t last long at $429,500.

SPRING HILL-.3.2 acres. Beautiful lot in a gated subdv, city wtr, O.F. terms 10% Dn,7.9% for 15 yrs: List Price $70,000 SPRING HILL 3.52 acres with a beautiful view overlooking Leakey. City water, Price reduced to $69,500 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, 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 so take advantage of this new development. Call for a showing or take a drive out 4 mi. south on RR 1120.

Check out our website for current sales! Prices start $87,500 THE RIDGE New construction, 3 bedroom 3 bth, with 2 fireplaces and outdoor kitchen, walking distance to river.

Nestled under huge live oaks. Call for a showing today TIERRA LINDA SUBDIVISION, Con Can. Prime residential building site for only $50,000.

TWIN FORKS Two tree covered lots in good location with owner financing available. $32,500 for one, or both for $59,900.

TWIN FORKS Like new double wide in Twin Forks, 3 bedroom 2 bth with approx. 1,848 sf, 2 carport, stg building, huge covered deck to enjoy your coffee. Only $99,500. Call today for a showing.

COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY. 5 income producing cabins on approx. 7 acres with room for more! $375,000.

COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY Now you can enjoy your own rodeo arena. Located just north of Leakey, complete with bleachers, snack bar, restrooms, and plenty of room for additional buildings or possible dance floor. Over 7 acres of land and improvements with owner financing available. This is a great investment at $225,000.

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

INVESTORS!!! GIVE DUB A CALL AND HE WILL EXPLAIN A REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL OF AN 11% PER ANNUM RETURN ON INVESTMENT, BEFORE TAX ADVANTAGES ARE CONSIDERED. THIS CAN BE DONE RIGHT HERE IN THE FRIO CANYON. 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.

Dub Suttle – Broker Kathy Suttle – Broker Michael Rushing – Associate COME BY FOR ONE OF OUR Carrie Chisum – Associate COMPLETE LISTS OF PROPERTIES, Fred McNiel - Associate CHECK US OUT ON THE

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www.frioriverproperties.com dickie@frioriverproperties.com 830.279.5973 830.988.FRIO (3746) Land & Ranch Realty, LLC Office located 1/2 mile east of the Frio River on Texas 127 in Concan, Texas

Patti and Tommy Gonzalez of Eagle Pass and James Rasco of Livingston happily announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Bergen Danielle Rasco to William Roger Lamb of Laredo. William is the son of Deborah Lamb of Laredo and the late Donald Joe Lamb of Leakey. The bride’s grandparents are Eva Boren and the late Lewis C. (Pete) Boren and Florence Rasco and the late Delbert Rasco, all of Leakey. The grandparents of the groom are Carol Lamb and the late Robert (Bob) Lamb of Leakey and the late Jimmy and Rosa Deliganis of Laredo. Bergen and Will are both 2007 graduates of Leakey High School. Bergen graduated from Kaplan College as a medical assistant in 2010, and Will graduated from Hallmark College in the aviation technician program in 2009. A spring wedding is slated for late April in Leakey.

NEW LISTING: .4 of an acre, mobiles and rv’s allowed, access to central water and gorgeous Frio River! $27,000.

NEW LISTINGS: Two one acre tracts of land, good views, city water, paved road frontage. $25,000. each NEW LISTING: .7 of an acre with fully equipped and furnished restaurant. Highway 83 frontage with good visibility! Priced to sell at $139,000.

NEW LISTING: 1 acre south of Leakey on corner lot with large trees, city water, well, electricity, septic and outbuilding on slab. All ready to go! $49,000.

NEW LISTING: Large 3BR/2B home on 20 beautiful acres of rolling terrain, large trees and seasonal creek. City water and wells, two cabins, rv shed, carport and large barn with electricity. $350,000.

NEW LISTING: 2 acres with historic church and 3BR/1B mobile home. Beautiful grounds, backing up to larger acreage with good views and situated between two popular river crossings, this property has potential! $150,000.

NEW LISTING: 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.

75 stunning acres with gorgeous 3BR/3B “barndominium”, bunk house, rv shed, well, city water, and breath-taking long views! Tastefully and beautifully furnished! Many extras you just have to see this one! $625,000.

1BR/1B home on 2.2 acres with gorgeous views, under fence, completely and beautifully furnished! $129,000.

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! $315,000.

14.65 acres with incredible views from the 2BR/2B home, with sunroom, Wrap-a-round porch, city water, open floor plan with lots of privacy! $265,000.

4.9 acres on the Frio River, good elevated building sites, electricity close! REDUCED $85,000.

1BR/1B rock cabin on 29.95, well, elec, and septic, amazing views. $300,000.

3BR/2B home, 3 car garage, guest home, barn, workshop on 21 gorgeous acres! $499,000. SOLD! .4 of an acre with access to one mile Frio, all utilities. $25,000.

1.18 acres, 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.

1 acre near Garner, access to Frio River, water hookup available. $52,900.

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!

50 acres, with Frio River, Bluff Creek , home and cabin, springs! REDUCED $549,000. SOLD!

ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

PIZZA ON THE FRIO WILL BE CLOSED FOR JANUARY AND FEBRUARY SEE YOU IN MARCH 2014 REAL COUNTY JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SHOW

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