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Tri-Canyon’s Only Weekly Newspaper! Vol. 9 No. 46
INSIDE
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Somewhere in the West .......................... Page 7
JUST FOR GRINS
November 14, 2018
editor@hillcountryherald.net
www.hillcountryherald.net
Real County Wildlife Association Hunters Dinner Huge Success by Julie Becker
Over 65 years ago an appreciation dinner and contest started the tradition of the Real County Wildlife Association. The wildlife contest includes several divisions: widest buck, heaviest buck, heaviest doe, most points and best overall along with turkey, hogs, auodad and axis. The last 10 years has seen a dwindling participation in the contest and dinner. Competition with area groups and bigger awards. President Will Bourland said “This year we broke out a little different and it was a tremendous success! With the change of venue and local merchant support through donations for silent auction and raffles we saw a huge increase over the past years. Great quality of items. Seven guns in all were given away in our raffle.” Over 350 attendees enjoyed the event and food. The organization provides scholarships for local students, hunters education courses, which includes after completing and passing all required elements of the course, the student
Pictured Will Bourland, Johnny Preece, Hazel Pendley of LVFD and Ricci Pendley
is given an evenings lodging and a hunt the next morning. Bourland said “This couldn’t happen without local merchants and local ranchers. This year we were able to give $500 to the Frio Canyon EMS, Leakey Volunteer Fire Department and the local Trapper’s Club.
Water News and River Flows The rainfall events during September and October are still making it rather difficult to take river flow measurements. This is due to the fact that about half of the crossings have water continuing to go over the top of the crossing. Water was flowing across the Nueces Dam crossing about 6-8 inches deep and all the culverts are still under water. It was moving extremely swift and I did not think it was a good day for a swim. McDonalds crossing was much the same with at least 4-6 inches of water going over the top of the roadway and moving
Thank you to all of our sponsors: Ace’s Detailing, Leakey Auto Supply, Dora’s Nursery, Frio Flowers, Catahoula Woodworks, Frio Country Resort, First State Bank of Uvalde, Hondo National Bank, Leakey Mercantile, Pecan Farm, Leakey Liquors, Leakey Outpost, Suttle & Associates, Clear Water Ranch, Langtry Hubbard Family, Frio River Grove Rentals, Vick Jones, Martha Sames, Albert Ross Memorial, Eddie Coffey, Hogman Outdoors, Greg Sherman, M&M Tacos, Bent Rim Grill, Real Rentals, Hippie Chic’s, Mama Chloe’s, Bandera Electric, Hillbilly Spirits, Rio Brewster, Buckstop, Larry & Patricia Chisum, John Hutchings, Gran’s Gun’s, Rockin D Ranch, Cypress Ridge Whitetails, Pete Moore, Bill Sames, Cory Maples, Heath Gauldin, Buddy & Jan Wilkinson, Josh Shandley, Clint Graham, Tina Tipton, J and M Sausage.
by: Joel Pigg, General Manager, RECRD
rather swiftly. The second crossing on highway 377 near the Evergreen school was the first crossing that did not have water over the roadway and I was able to get a measurement. In September the crossing had a flow of 48,965 gpm and on November 9 had a flow of 108,578 gpm or over a 2X increase since the last measurement. The Highway 377 crossing near Telegraph was also measurable this time with a flow of 44,358 gpm in September and a flow this month of 87,969 or about a 2X flow increase. continued page 7
Sabinal Public Library Receives $3,000 Medina Electric Cooperative and CoBank partner on donation ............................ Page 11
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1st DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP in 33 years! ............................ Page 4
The $3,000 donation from CoBank and Medina Electric Cooperative was presented to the Sabinal Public Library. Present for the donation was (left to right) Michael Harkins Medina EC Business Development; Ava Denney, President of Sabinal Civic Club; Mike Nuckles, City of Sabinal Alderman; and Charlie Story, Sabinal Mayor.
Medina Electric Cooperative presented the Sabinal Public Library with a $3,000 donation on Monday, October 22. The $3,000 donation will be used in conjunction with other donations to repair the roof on the library. According to Sean Johnson, Vice President of the Sabinal Civic Club, “The importance of having a public library open five days a week is immense. There is no business that makes copies; there is no place to fax information; there is no place within 20 miles to get a book to read, or to check an email.” The library is also used for different community functions such as voting, civic meetings, and events special to the community of Sabinal. The donation was made possible through the members of Medina Electric Cooperative, and through CoBank’s Sharing Success charitable contribution program. CoBank, a national cooperative bank, is one of Medina EC’s financial partners. Concern for community and cooperation among
Adams Earns Avalos Scholarship ............................ Page 6
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INDEX Legals/Jail Register ... . Page 3Community News ......... Page 4-6 Feature Story ................ Page 7 Community Events.........Page 8-9 Obituaries ...................... Page 10 Classifieds ..................... Page 14
Today’s Weather
High: 55° Low: 35°
Scott Adams, middle, thanked Enrique Avalos Sr., right, and Enrique Avalos Jr. for their generosity.
cooperatives are longstanding cooperative principles. Cooperatives like Medina EC work to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve, and supporting the Sabinal Public Library is just one way of doing that. Through the Sharing Success program, CoBank matches an annual donation of up to $5,000 that Medina EC makes to up to three nonprofit organizations. Each year, Medina EC selects organizations located in a different parts of their 17-county service area to receive the donation. Other recipients of this year’s Sharing Success donations from CoBank and Medina EC were the Southwest Family Life Centers, Inc. (Hondo), which was awarded $4,000 to help with providing safe place for people needing shelter who are in domestic/family violence situations, and Casa de Esperanza (Rio Grande City), which was awarded $3,000 to purchase necessary items for housing people in the homeless shelter.
By Laura Nelson
Scott Adams is the latest recipient of the Esmeralda Rosalia Avalos Nursing scholarship, a special, locally funded award provided by the Enrique Avalos family of Uvalde. When Adams decided to pursue a degree in health care, he discovered it would be years before he could secure a place in a nursing program in Utah or Colorado due to high demand. He researched nursing education programs, enrolled in the ADN (Associate degree in Nursing) program at Southwest Texas Junior College, and moved his family to Uvalde. He graduated in 2009, earned his Licensed Vocational Nurse certification, and then completed the qualifications for his Registered Nurse certification in 2011. He plans to graduate from Sul Ross State Univ. Rio Grande College in May with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. The additional RGC education means
Adams can follow his passion―community health care education, especially diabetes management for Uvalde Memorial Hospital. His full-time position there also includes training nurses. In addition, Adams works with the ADN program at SWTJC. He and his wife McKenzie have made their home in Uvalde. She teaches in Knippa and they have three children, Mason 19, at school at the Univ. of Texas San Antonio; Avery, 12; and Olivia, 9. The Avalos family continues to support RGC students and their families with scholarships that celebrate the life of Enrique’s daughter Esmi, who passed away unexpectedly several years ago. The family has raised more than $10,000 in six years to fund this scholarship and another for teacher education students, helping pave the way for RGC students to complete degrees and serve their communities.
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