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Current Weekly News for Leakey, Camp Wood, Sabinal, Utopia and Surrounding Areas Vol. 9 No. 10
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ELECTION RESULTS FOR REAL COUNTY And the Ladies Have It!
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On Tuesday March 6, 2018 Real County voters elected the first female County Judge in Real County. Bella Rubio garnered a substantial lead in the early voting with 447 votes to challengers Gary Overbay 133 and J.D. Martinez 127, when the Election day votes came in the final was Rubio 726, Overbay 246 and Martinez 210. Rubio will take the reins as the first female Real County Judge since it’s inception in 1913. In the race for the Real County Justice
by Julie Becker
of the Peace position incumbent Dianne Rogers took a large lead in the early voting with 416 votes to opponent Lana Carr’s 267 votes. When the final votes came in Rogers won by a large margin of 656 to Carr’s 470. In the Real County Commissioner’s Precinct 2 race Incumbent Bryan Shackelford fell behind in early voting with 115 votes to his challenger Shawn Streib Gray’s 153, and when the election day totals came in Gray moved ahead to win
the seat with 232 votes to Shackelford’s 172 votes. Gray will become the first female Commissioner for Real County. In Commissioner’s Precinct 4, Rudy Gonzalez early vote total was 87 to Charles Hunger’s 71 votes, but when the election day totals came in a tight race came to end with Hunger’s 138 to Gonzalez’s 132, talk about a close race! In the extremely large field of 18 candidates for U.S. Representative District 21, Chip Roy lead by a large margin at
GOD’S COUNTRY OUR HEROS
MARCH 11 2018 REAL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE WANTED PERSONS AND FUGITIVES ............................ Page 11
JUST FOR GRINS
March 7, 2018
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press time. As in many elections new trails are forged and new directions become evident. We have made Real County history in electing two female representatives. For all of the candidates, Thank you for putting your name on the ballot and standing up for our communities. Always remember and never forget a soldier died for your right to vote, don’t waste it, make a difference.
by Julie Becker
And the winner is... Gary Epley, Navy Veteran of Ingram, Texas!! It is a 1965 Ford Galaxy 500 convertible donated by Jan and Jack Hallum. The raffle tickets were drawn on February 18, 2018 after several months of selling tickets and raising money to support God’s Country-Our Heros organization. The sole purpose of God’s Country-Our Heroes (a Texas nonprofit file # 800972354) is to provide the best hunting experience possible for as many Purple Heart Recipients as possible. This includes a trophy animal, taxidermy, meat processing, and as many quality gifts as possible for each participant. 100% of all donations goes to the Marines, Sailors, Soldiers, and Airmen that attend our event. The events are held every President’s Day and Columbus Day weekends in west Kerr and Real Counties, and in Hunt Texas. The participating ranches so far are: South Fork Ranch, Pinto Ranch, Comanchero 4 Ranch, Ryan Ranch , K3 Ranch, Jimmy Branch Ranch, Faulkner Ranch, Frio Water Hole Ranch, Texana Ranch,? Auld Ranch with the Adams brothers, BuckThorne Ranch, Cool Water Ranch, HEB Foundation Camp, Forister Ranch with Marcus Pope, and the San Carlos Ranch. We realize that there is nothing that we can do to adequately show our appreciation but we are trying. Our mission is to improve the hunt each year and to provide as many hunts as we can. Pictured LtoR: Jack Hallum and Gary Epley
Leakey ISD Board of Trustees Hire New Superintendent submitted by LISD
The Leakey ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to name Chris Yeschke as its lone finalist for Superintendent of Schools at the special meeting on March 2, 2018. Mr. Yeschke is leaving his current position as Superintendent of Rocksprings ISD to become Leakey ISD’s Superintendent of Schools. Mr. Yeschke commented, “I am from the area, having grown up in Sabinal, and know what type of great community Leakey was and is continuing to be! Leakey ISD Board President Charlie Reagor stated, “I think our community can be proud of the Board’s unanimous decision. Leakey will be very fortunate to have a person of Mr. Yeschke’s abilities. Mr. Yeschke shares our vision for success, and I believe there are some outstanding days ahead of us with him as our superintendent.” Dr. John Chapman, the Superintendent of Ennis ISD, formerly of Comfort ISD, described Mr. Yeschke: “He has a way of motivating and building a cohesive team with his employees to achieve a common goal…he is a team player….fair and ethical.”
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Katherine Kuenstler, Comfort High School Principal, describes Mr. Yeschke’s vast knowledge of school district operations: “from Campus Test Coordinator, to district Textbook Adoption Coordinator, to serving on the facility planning committee as well as volunteering for our local county livestock show.” Mr. Yeschke holds multiple teaching certifications including Social Studies grades 1-12, Agricultural Science and Technology, Elementary Self-Contained, and Special Education EC-12. As a campus principal Mr. Yeschke notes on his resume that he “chaired ARDS’s to better assist our special education students meet their academic and social goals.” He received his Superintendent Certification in 2011. Mr. Yeschke’s wife is also an educator. Mr. Yeschke, who has Bachelor and Master Degrees from Sul Ross University, has broad experiences in public education. He taught for the first four years of his career in Uvalde CISD as a junior high social studies teacher. continued page 4
Caddel-Smith Honors Essay and Scholarship Winners Members of the Caddel-Smith Daughters of the Republic of Texas were pleased to welcome the top three winners of the Texas history essay contest for grades four and seven to the Saturday, March 3 meeting at El Progresso Library in Uvalde. Chapter President Jane Van Hoozer welcomed the honorees, their parents, grandparents, teachers and friends to the March 3 meeting. Those present joined Chaplain Missy Burleson Solbrig in The Lord’s Prayer to begin the meeting, followed by pledges to the nation’s flag, the Texas flag and the DRT pledge of membership. Chairman for the Education Committee Jakelynn Crawford introduced the essay winners while Karen Collins presented each with a certificate and a cash prize. In the fourth grade division, third place went to Annslie Shoemaker of Leakey ISD; second place was Daniella Martinez of St. Phillips Episcopal School in
by Judy Burleson
Uvalde; and first place was Morgan Tutor of Leakey ISD. Following the presentations, Morgan Tutor read her essay about Stephen F. Austin to the group. Seventh grade winners began with third place that went to Cooper Wernette of Utopia ISD; second place was Colt Satterwhite of Leakey ISD; and first place went to Kylie Taylor of Nueces Canyon. Following this presentation, Kylie read her essay about The Old Three Hundred: Who, What, Why? Mrs. Crawford announced the 2018 Caddel-Smith Scholarship winner: Coleman Kerr. Coleman was unable to attend the Saturday meeting, but Mrs. Crawford shared a portion of his scholarship application with the audience that describes him. A very deserving scholarship candidate, Coleman is deciding between Southwestern University in Georgetown and Texas A & M University. 2018 DRT Texas History Essay Winners: Kylie Taylor, Colt Satterwhite, Annslie Shoemaker, Morgan Tutor, Daniella Martinez, Cooper Wernette
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