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Current Weekly News for Leakey, Camp Wood, Sabinal, Utopia and Surrounding Areas Vol. 5 No. 25
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BONNIE’S BAKERY TURNS 30 It’s true, Bonnie’s Bakery turns 30 years old this year! Bonnie Crider has been making those unforgetable cinnamon rolls for thirty years! Bonnie and her husband Clayton were operating the Leakey Mercantile in 1985. Bonnie began baking her wonderful desserts and selling them in the store. At the same time she was also the Real County Treasurer. Clayton’s family owned and operated Crider’s Cabin, just south of Leakey on Highway 83. While wearing many hats, these two lovebirds decided it was time to focus fulltime on the cabins. Bonnie said to Clayton, “Can you put me a little kitchen in the corner?” And Bonnie’s Bakery was born. This fiesty 80 year old lady described as if it was yesterday, only a tear came when the discussion turned to Clayton, working in the
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SUMMER READING PROGRAM
Governor Abbott Signs Legislation Expanding Texans’ Second Amendment Rights
Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 910 (Phillips, R-Sherman; Estes, RWichita Falls) and SB 11 (Birdwell, RGranbury; Fletcher, R-Cypress), which expand Texans’ Second Amendment rights. Both bills implement proposals in the Governor’s Bicentennial Blueprint. HB 910, known as “open carry,” authorizes individuals with a license to carry a holstered handgun openly in all locations that allow the licensed carrying of a concealed handgun. SB 11, known as “campus carry” authorizes individuals with a license to carry a concealed handgun on campuses of public institutions of higher education. “I am proud to expand liberty in the Lone Star State,” said Governor
Abbott. “By signing these bills into law, Texans can be assured that their Second Amendment rights will be stronger and more secure than ever before.” The Open Carry Texas website says Texas is one of only a handful of states that does not allow any form of public open carry. Forty-four states allow some form of legal open carry, and of those states, thirty-one states do not even require a license. As we fight for constitutional carry, and seek to reduce government regulation related to the wearing and bearing of of arms, we must first educate Texans about current gun and weapons related laws. Texas Constitution Article I, Section 23 Right to Keep & Bear Arms - Every citizen shall have the right to keep and bear arms in the defense of himself or the State; but the legislature shall have power, by law, to regulate the wearing of arms, with a view to prevent crime. With the passage of this law, as of January 1, 2016, you can carry any handgun openly or concealed as long as you are licensed by Texas or a state with reciprocity. By law, the handgun must be carried in a “shoulder or belt holster.” Long arms do not require a license.
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Today’s Weather
High: 85° Low: 70°
by Julie Becker
office, registering vacationers, putting rolls or a pie in the oven and making a mad dash to clean a cabin! Can you only imagine? Still a ball of energy, Bonnie has slowed a little and decided to hire some full time help for the summer. Steve and Carla Meyers have been coming to Criders for years. Their three children have worked summers at the camp, so it was an easy fit for the family to spend the summer at Bonnies. Bonnie’s Bakery opened a new building in the spring of 2013. You will still catch a glimpse of Bonnie at the bakery, but she hopes to be able to enjoy some of her hobbies in the fall, like painting. And her daughter has a relaxing cruise planned for later in the year. If you get a chance don’t miss a trip to Bonnie’s Bakery, you will be glad you did !!
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Management Practices to Increase Rainfall Retention
June 17, 2015
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Charles Pinkney Spangler, Jr. was born in 1924 to Charles P Spangler, Sr. and Bessie Legare Simpkins Spangler in San Antonio, Texas. When he was two, the family moved to Uvalde where he attended school and graduated in 1941. He had two younger sisters, Elizabeth Spangler Roberson, and Marion Spangler Hubble. He attended college at Texas A&M, was in “G” Company, Infantry, in the Corps. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, he quit college and joined the United States Marine Corp. Basic was done at Camp Pendleton, California, where he was honor man of the 1150th platoon. He was assigned to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing which had been hit hard at Pearl Harbor. In spite of that, they contributed to 83 operations in the South Pacific: major ones were at Wake Island, Guadalcanal, Midway, Saipan, Tinian, Guam, and Okinawa. For several months in 1945, he was made guard of British properties in Peking, China. He was on the first plane to fly to Hiroshima following the destruction by the first atomic bomb. He described his surprise at the total
2015 REAL COUNTY JUNIOR HORSE CLUB GRAND MARSHAL
by Julie Becker
For the first time in their thirty nine year history, the Real County Junior Horse Club has selected a couple to reign as the 2015 Grand Marshal. Helen and L.V. Hubbard have given more than their fair share of time, money, sweat, tears and years to the Horse Club. For the past decade the Hubbards have worked tirelessly to maintain and improve the club. Helen gave more hours to the concession stand than you can count. L.V. also gave tireless (though grumpy) hours cooking those delicious (his secret sauce) burgers! The Hubbards raised
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devastation and how flat the horizon was. He never spoke of the horrors of war, only of the friendships formed on foreign soil. Following his discharge, he returned to Uvalde, was in the farm and ranch loan business alongside his father. He married Mary Louise Stevenson in 1946. They had a daughter, Sandy Spangler Martin. He attended the newly formed Southwest Texas Junior College and then took engineering courses from the University of Texas. He became involved with Beretta, Greenslade, Clark, and Collins Engineering Company of San Antonio, the La Pryor State Bank, and Southwest Surveyers of La Pryor. He lost his wife in 1971, having been married 25 years. In 1973, he married Mae Barnes who already had two children. They had one son, James, and Mae passed away in 1995. He fought the biggest battle of his life with cancer, but died at Sandy’s home in Abilene IN 1996. He is buried in the La Pryor Cemetery. A special thanks to Sandy Martin for sharing her memories of her father with me.
three healthy boys in the Frio Canyon and devoted their lives to their children and many others. Be sure to come out to the Real County Junior Horse Club Rodeo on Friday and Saturday nights, July 3rd and 4th. The Rodeo starts at 8pm and ends when the last bullrider hits the ground. Don’t miss the excitement and fun, and take this opportunity to say “Thank You” to the Hubbards. Or you can see them in the Frio Canyon Chamber of Commerce Parade, Saturday morning at 10 a.m. in downtown Leakey, Texas. See Y’all There!