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Current Weekly News for Leakey, Camp Wood, Sabinal, Utopia and Surrounding Areas Vol. 6 No. 25
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June 22, 2016
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REAL COUNTY JUNIOR HORSE CLUB ANNOUNCES 2016 RODEO QUEENS by Julie Becker
LONE STAR NEWS ............................ Page 13
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Each year the Real County Junior Horse Club selects a Rodeo Queen and a Little Miss Rodeo Queen to lead the July Jubilee festivities and represent the club throughout the year. This year the club chose Kylie Bomer as Rodeo Queen. Kylie is the daughter of Lonnie Bomer of Utopia and Amy Bomer of Uvalde, Texas. Kylie is a 6th grader in Utopia ISD. She has been an avid horse lover and rider since age 3. She plans to attend Texas A&M University and study Animal Science to become a Veterinarian. She also loves all sports and is active in many through her school. Kylie is proud to represent RCJHC as their Rodeo Queen for 2016. Dallie Todd will represent the club for 2016 as Little Miss Rodeo Queen. Dallie is the daughter of Cooter Todd of Leakey, Texas. Dallie attends Fort Worth ISD. She is participating in the playday season while spending the summer with her dad. She enjoys riding and helping her dad at the Elm
Creek Stables. Dallie has been horse back since she was 2 years old. She too is proud to spend the summer riding and representing the Real County Junior Horse Club. During this past week’s playday the girls were crowned and presented roses and gifts. Each year Duke Hohman coordinates the event and makes it seem effortless, but it’s not, and we would like to thank her for all of her hours of support and dedication to the club. Also presented to the girls were plaques remembering their time of reign donated by local artisan Jimmie Walker of Catahoula Woodworks. The roses were donated by Glenn and Peewee Clark in loving memory of Glenn’s sister, Sue Chisum. Sue was a vital part of the club for many years and is missed each year we begin our season. Thank you to everyone who participates, donates, volunteers and supports the Real County Junior Horse Club, you are the reason we have been here for 40 YEARS!!
2016 RODEO QUEENS
LITTLE MISS*DALLIE TODD RODEO QUEEN*KYLIE BOMER
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SEEKING INFORMATION ............................ Page 4
Law enforcement academy recognizes 19 new graduates ............................ Page 8
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TALKING TRASH ............................ Page 13
INDEX Legals/Jail Register .... Page 3-4 Community News ......... Page 5-7 Feature Story ............... Page 8-9 Obituaries ...................... Page 10 Classifieds ..................... Page 14
Today’s Weather
High: 95° Low: 70°
FRIO CANYON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 40TH YEAR PARADE ROUTE & REQUIREMENTS The Frio Canyon Chamber of Commerce was notified last week of a mandatory change to the route of the upcoming July Jubilee parade. TXDoT mandates to facilitate any closure of a State Highway there must be an alternate route for traffic to continue. For years our little town didn’t have much traffic so the concern was minimal, well things have changed in our sleepy little town and now we must abide by the rules. So with that being said here are the Chamber rules for participation in the parade. See the map for the new parade route. For Your Safety and the Success of the Parade 1. Parade line up begins at 7:00 a.m. behind the Leakey School, entering from Mountain Street 2. No entries will be admitted after 9:00 a.m. 3. All entries must register with parade official and complete the registration form before lining up. 4. Licensed drivers only on any motorized, i.e. combustion engine, powered vehicle. 5. Motorized/Battery operated vehicles must be driven by persons over the age of four (4). 6. Each child under the age of twelve (12) MUST be accompanied by a parent, guardian or family member over the age of eighteen (18). 7. Children six (6) and under MUST be
accompanied by two (2) adults. 8. Extreme caution should be used in distribution of candy. Please throw candy away from the float at the feet of the crowd. 9. All entries should maintain a safe distance from parade on-lookers. 10. No stopping along the parade route, the length of the parade has enlarged to the point we must be off the main route TIMELY. 11. All towed entries must be safety chained to towing vehicle. 12. No alcoholic beverages or drinking of alcoholic beverages before or during the parade. 13. All parade entries must precede in the order assigned and must return to the school parking lot. 14. The Chamber strongly recommends the wearing of safety helmets. **** Entries that do not comply with these rules will not be allowed to participate in future parades.**** Please obey all traffic laws before, during and especially after the parade. THE PARADE BEGINS AND ENDS AT THE SCHOOL, PLEASE DO NOT STOP ALONG THE PARADE ROUTE.
A MODERN DAY LEGEND.. JOAQUIN JACKSON We have lost an iconic Texas legend and his name is Joaquin Jackson. Born November 12, 1935 in the Panhandle town Anton, he lived in the town of Alpine, Texas and was husband, father, grandfather…, and Texas Ranger. For 27-years, he patrolled the Texas west, the bad lands of the Texas Mexico border. He was tall, mustached and the picture we all have in our minds of what a Texas Ranger looks like. He was the real deal! In interviews for oral history he told about a shootout at a Carrizo Springs jail, (“we drove right up in the middle of shooting. … I mean bullets was flying everywhere,” he told the interviewers. He helped capture a famed horse thief who was known for his fastidiousness, having left clean dishes and swept floors in the homes, he burgled; he investigated numerous homicides; and he helped discover country singer Johnny Rodriguez, putting the inmate in touch with a music promoter after hearing him sing in jail. He had pressed for the 1973 hiring of the Rangers’ first Hispanic officer in more than half a century. In February 1994 Texas Monthly published an article entitled ‘The Twilight of the Texas Rangers.’ It tells the story of the legendary Rangers’ history and traditions clashed with the changing realities of the modern world. Underneath the title it said, “FOR 170 YEARS, THE LEGENDARY LAWMEN HAVE FACED DOWN CATTLE RUSTLERS, SERIAL KILLERS,
AND EVERY THREAT IMAGINABLE. NOW THEY MUST GRAPPLE WITH THEIR MOST DANGEROUS FOE: THE MODERN WORLD. The article reflected the man and his life, he said, “The goal of a Ranger is the protection of life and
By Elaine Padgett Carnegie
property and the preservation of the peace, and in doing so, everyone—from the poorest son of a bitch to the richest—must be treated the same.” Jackson said his proudest accomplishment was that he never took a life during his years with the Department of Public Safety. “I feel better about not killing anyone. It’s a better deal.” Joaquin had retired from the Rangers the previous year after higher-ups had women chosen whom he considered unqualified candidates to be the first female Rangers, according to the story by Robert Draper. Joaquin said, “Politics and law enforcement don’t mix. They never did. A lot of us got tired of it. It just got to be too much.” From the magazine cover, Joaquin went on to a film career mostly playing parts that were true to the life he had led, a Texas lawman in a changing West, was a member of the governing board of the National Rifle Association, once getting into hot water over remarks he made about assault weapons. In a piece on gun ownership, he told Texas Monthly: “You hear people going around talking about how much they love guns. I love my country, I love my family, but I don’t love guns. I just have a deep respect for them.” Jackson, said NRA chief executive Wayne LaPierre, “was an American hero in the truest sense.” continued page 7