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Current Weekly News for Leakey, Camp Wood, Sabinal, Utopia and Surrounding Areas Vol. 9 No. 18
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NOT IN THE ROSS BUILDING! In last week’s issue we reported information obtained from the Sabinal City Council meeting of that same week, unfortunately it was incorrect. The proposed new business for downtown Sabinal WILL NOT BE IN THE ROSS BUILDING. I am so sorry for the publication of incorrect information and apologize to the owners of the Ross Building, the Burris family. In the minutes submitted from the City of Sabinal it states “Landeros introduced Hector Rodriguez who is proposing to open a bar in the three hundred block of Center street.” The correct location is next door and is owned by Julie Skiles. Skiles stated her business Heaven’s Landing is still in operation. The Burris family contacted me immediately and advised of the error. In a submitted statement, Glenda Burris Haynes stated “My family never has nor ever will support a bar as do many citizens and businesses of Sabinal. My family respects the rights of those who drink responsibly, but disagree with an establishment such as a bar on Center Street with hours extending into early morning. However if it is a restaurant that also serves alcohol I would be okay with that.” Glenda is the daughter of Ross and Julie Burris, owners of Ross Theatre. She owns a business, Gabriel’s Loft, which is located in the theatre. Concern grew over the posted application on Center
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Street when the number to protest was not a working number. The application said the type of License requested was MB-Mixed Beverage/PE-Beverage Cartage and LB-Late Hours. As stated last week, Mayor Charles D. Story said he was aware of the proposed location and as required by City of Sabinal Ordinance No. 2017-06 he had measured the distance from the church located behind the proposed business and his measurements had it at approximately 270-275 feet from front door to front door. In the City Council meeting, (read in it’s entirety on page 6), “Dean asked about their location. Rodriguez said the door now is twenty feet south of the corner. They would have to move the door fifteen feet further south in order to be in compliance with the city ordinance.” Owners Hector Rodriguez and Enrique Perez, both of Del Rio, also requested extended hours at the City Council meeting. Calls to Hector Rodriguez were not returned as of press time. While opinions vary on the subject of a bar in downtown Sabinal, everyone we spoke to, wanted new businesses downtown. The Burris family replied “Our family is
not fighting a battle to close this establishment, but to correct the error of our family name and business being associated with a bar. Unfortunately, it’s been made out to be more than that.” As we stated last week, to voice your opinion contact the City of Sabinal at 830-988-2218 or the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Committee (TABC) at 210-7311720. The proposed late night hours will be on the next City Council meeting agenda and we will report the results.
BEC Announces Scholarship Winners - Cave Selected Recipient Ten area outstanding students have been selected as recipients of the BEC Scholarship, an award of $2,500 for the 2018-2019 school year. The scholarship is offered to full-time students attending any accredited fouryear university, junior college or TEAapproved technical trade school which offers an associate degree. The 10 recipients are: · Jolee Cave, Leakey Independent School District · Bailey Coombes, Medina ISD · Tanner Gibson, Bandera
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· Schyla Hernandez, Comfort · Abbey MacMillan, Bandera · Shelby McCoy, Boerne · Emily Mills, Medina ISD · Rio Orion, Bandera · Cody Schilhab, Medina ISD · Morgan Stanton, Comfort “Winning the BEC scholarship has taken extraordinary amounts of weight off of my shoulders. Thanks to you and the BEC scholarship committee, my mother and I once again believe that I will have the chance to attend college,” Schilhab said.
The New Braunfels Area Community Foundation selected the winners from criteria set up by BEC through an anonymous process. The scholarship program was established by BEC in 1998 to encourage and assist in educational pursuits of its members and their immediate families. Since then, BEC has awarded $175,000 in scholarships. As a cooperative, BEC is guided by the Seven Cooperative Principles, which includes “Education, Training and Information.”
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION ENJOY FIELD TRIP TO AVIATION MUSEUM by Karen Collins
About twenty members of the Uvalde de las Encinas Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), met at the Aviation Museum at Garner Field in Uvalde on Saturday, April 21st, and enjoyed a tour of the museum conducted by Museum Association President Leroy Walter. Mr. Walter told the group that two hangars were built in the summer of 1941, and two more were added in 1942. The site established by the Army Air Corp Training Detachment
was named in honor of former Vice President John Nance Garner, a native of Uvalde. Fifty cadets reported for duty by October 1941 and began learning to fly PT-19A training aircraft. By the time the first class of cadets graduated the country was at war. Later classes contained as many as 360 cadets from the United States, 21 Latin American countries, and Turkey. After deactivation in 1945, four hangars, the control tower, and runways continued in use as a city
airport. The remaining ten one-story buildings became Southwest Texas Junior College, which opened its doors to students in 1946. Flight instruction became part of the college curriculum. Many interesting items were displayed in the museum, and the ladies especially were impressed with the Pearl Harbor Room, named in honor of James Moeller, Uvalde resident who survived the December 7, 1941 attack. continued page 11
Picture ltor: Francis Karasek, Jan Chism, Tour guide Leroy Walter, and Yvonne Quigley.
17th Texas Silver-Haired Legislature Holds Legislative Session by Dr. Sherry Hubbard, Chair, TSHL Communications Committee
The 17th Texas Silver-Haired Legislature (TSHL) held its biennial legislative session from April 23 - 26 at the State Capitol. The TSHL holds these sessions in the years that the Texas Legislature is in recess. Over the course of four days, 65 elected TSHL legislators, representing senior constituents from across the state, introduce resolutions aimed at improving the lives of older Texans. TSHL members shepherd the resolutions through committee hearings, where they are approved, rejected, or
revised. The standing TSHL committees include Criminal Justice, Education, Health and Human Resources, Human Services, Insurance, Retirement and Aging, Rural/Urban Affairs, State Affairs, and Utilities and Natural Resources. Resolutions that survive both the
committee hearings and a final review by the Legislative Action Committee are then brought to the Texas House floor for debate. The final slate of resolutions is then voted on to determine the TSHL Top 10 Resolutions which will represent the TSHL legislative priorities in the 86th Texas Legislative Session in 2019. The top 10 TSHL resolutions for 2019 address retired educators’ pensions and insurance benefits, funding of “Meals on Wheels”, continued page 11