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Current Weekly News for Leakey, Camp Wood, Sabinal, Utopia and Surrounding Areas Vol. 7 No. 44
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REAL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE WANTED PERSONS AND FUGITIVES ............................ Page 3
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November 1, 2017
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BEC Helping to Keep It Real-ly Beautiful Bandera Electric Cooperative and The Real County Night Skies team, part of Keep It Real-ly Beautiful, have taken a major step in the reduction of light pollution in our community. BEC has installed three Dark Sky Compliant outdoor lighting choices on HWY 337 to assist customers with choosing dark sky friendly lights. Signs have been installed on each of the three lights, designating the wattage and output. The 50-Watt LED light, the best choice for Dark Skies, is on the north side of 337, across from
the BEC offices. The 80-Watt and 100-Watt lights are on the south side of the road. Did you know a 50-Watt LED emits roughly the same amount of light as a 100-Watt traditional street light? Many of the current street lights and yard security lights shine light into the night sky as well as on the ground. This light pollution wastes energy
and money and creates a light “dome” over Real County, which can be seen for miles. Directing the light downward and using only the amount of light needed is crucial in creating darker skies. As the International Dark Sky Places program is rapidly expanding, more and more people learn of the benefits of a dark sky designation, another goal for our area. Here’s a sampling of some of the positive impacts a designation can provide. continued page 7
by Patti Berkstresser
Pictured Patti Berkstresser and BEC Lineman Jesse Salazar
Sabinal Band Heads to State Competition
by Billie Franklin photo by Diana Medina
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Sabinal Band made a 2 rating in Cuero on Saturday and will be going to State on November 6 for pre-eliminations. If they make that, the next day, November 7 will be the finals. This takes place at the Alamo Dome in San Antonio. Best of luck to you all and hang onto your hats!
Festival Brings Together Good Things to Know and Fun Things to Do ............................ Page 7
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INDEX Legals/Jail Register ... . Page 3Community News ......... Page 4-7 Feature Story ............... Page 8-9 Obituaries ...................... Page 10 Classifieds ..................... Page 14
Today’s Weather
High: 76° Low: 49°
The Hill Country Alliance brings its eighth annual Rainwater Revival + Hill Country Living Festival to the Dripping Springs Ranch Park on Saturday, November 4. The Festival is a combination of fun things to do, like live music, wine tasting, food trailers, tiny homes— and good things to know about, such as water conservation, dark night skies, land stewardship, and wildlife management. More than 75 vendors will share their products, services and information on rainwater harvesting, sustainable energy, green building, home improvements, groundwater conservation, habitat improvement, and much more. A top-notch lineup of ten speakers
throughout the day will talk about firewise communities, tips for buying rural land, living small and lightly, going solar, catching rainwater, protecting Hill Country rivers, and enjoying Hill Country wine. Landowners will be interested in learning about the best kept secret in the Hill Country, as Tim Miller with Plateau Land and Wildlife encourages, “Come learn about how wildlife management is providing thousands of landowners with an easy and rewarding way to own land while still maintaining an Ag valuation/exemption in Texas.” Wildlife and habitat management equipment will be on display. The Hill Country Music stage will be
alive throughout the day, starting with Mr. Will DuPuy’s exclusive show for kiddos at 10:30 a.m. La Tampiqueña brings their part country, part Tex-Mex party sound to the noontime show, and Drew Womack, singer/songwriter extraordinaire, takes the stage at 1:30 p.m., accompanied by Tamineh Gueramy on fiddle and backup vocals. The free, family friendly Festival will begin to heat up at 3:30pm when Mike and the Moonpies hit the stage. Fronted by songwriter Mike Harmeier, the sixpiece Moonpies bring strong songwriting, traditional country textures, and classic rock sensibilities. But everything touched by the Moonpies is drenched with the distinct vibe of a Texas dance
hall. Dancers encouraged! The Rainwater Revival + Hill Country Living Festival is sponsored by Braun & Gresham and the Plateau companies, Texas Parks and Wildlife, City of Dripping Springs, The John and Florence Newman Foundation, the Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation, Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District, Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Lower Colorado River Authority, and WaterPR, among others. Get more information at RainwaterRevival.com.
The Hill Country Alliance is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to raise public awareness and build community support around the need to preserve the natural resources and heritage of the Texas Hill Country.
Another Banner Year for Deer – Season Opens Nov. 4 White-tailed deer season opens Saturday, Nov. 4 in both the North and South Zones. The forecast is excellent, and we expect another record year. Habitat conditions were good this spring, setting the stage for robust antler and population growth. If you need a place to hunt, check out the more than 1 million acres of Public Hunting Land available to you with a $48 Annual Public Hunting Permit. We encourage all hunters to take the full bag limit in counties that have an overpopulation of deer. A hunting license is required of any person, regardless of age, who hunts any animal, bird, frog or turtle in Texas (except furbearers, if the hunter possesses a trapper’s license.) No license is required for nuisance fur-bearing animals, depredating hogs or coyotes. Non-residents under 17 years of age may purchase and hunt with the Youth Hunting License. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a fatal deer disease that has
been discovered in white-tailed deer and mule deer in localized portions of Texas. In order to detect and manage this disease, the department has designated CWD zones within which the intact, unfrozen head of any white-tailed or mule deer harvested by a hunter must be presented at a TPWD-designated check station within 48 hours of harvest. A “buck deer” is a deer with a hardened antler protruding through the skin. An “unbranched antlered deer” is a buck with an antler having no more than one antler point. All other deer are antlerless deer. A buck must be tagged with a buck deer tag from the hunter’s hunting license tag or applicable permit. White-tailed Deer - Except for deer taken under MLDP tag, no person may take more than five white-tailed deer or more than three bucks (all seasons combined) in one license year. Bag limits in individual counties may be less
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