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Current Weekly News for Leakey, Camp Wood, Sabinal, Utopia and Surrounding Areas Vol. 6 No. 38
INSIDE There will be an EMT-Basic class starting in Utopia on Nov. 1. If there is anyone who would like to take it and help the Frio Canyon EMS, please call the office 830232-5299
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September 21, 2016
Site Visit For The Mission San Lorenzo de La Santa Cruz Jan Prather of the Nueces Canyon Missions Organization has announced that The Texas Archeological Society Field School are planning a site visit to Camp Wood’s Mission San Lorenzo de la Santa Cruz on Friday, September 30 at around 10 am in the morning. The Texas Archeological Society Field School Committee members will attend (if available), and other members of the Society. Dr. Tamra Walter from Texas Tech will also be here. To prepare there was a Mission meeting Tuesday, September 20th, at 7pm at the Camp Wood Library to discuss the upcoming visit of the Texas Archeological
Society Field School Committee members and Dr. Walter. Mission San Lorenzo de la Santa Cruz was a shortlived Franciscan mission established for the Indians at a large spring on the upper Nueces River in what was then the northern border of New Spain. Founded in 1762 by Franciscan missionaries, San Lorenzo was built for Lipan Apaches in hopes of pacifying their attacks along the northern frontier and as a way of maintaining Spanish control in the face of threats by the French. The Franciscan friars also hoped to christianize the Indians they brought into their fold.
Water News and River Flows Flows at all crossings on the Frio River were taken on September 21th or 15th, 2016. Fulgham’s Crossing just south of the Alto Frio Baptist Encampment had a flow of 20,252 gpm last measurement and now has a flow of 21,371 gpm; this is about a 5% increase. All of the culverts at this crossing are still flowing, the ones on the south end of the crossing are not flowing very swiftly bet there is still water moving thru the pipes. The Leakey Springs crossing had a flow of 4,717 gpm last measurement, and a flow of 5,588 gpm this reading; a nearly 16% increase in flow since the last measurement. The Mill Creek Crossing is the only crossing that showed a reduction in flow this measurement it showed a slight reduction of about 8% in flow
By: Joel Pigg, General Manager
since the last measurement; there are culverts on the south end of this crossing that continue to have no flow. This crossing has a flow of 12,070 gpm this measurement which is down from the last measurement of 13,109 gpm. On the west prong of the Frio River, the Rancho Real crossing had a flow of 7,919 gpm this reading compared to a flow of 7,453 gpm last measurement for an increase of about 6%. The Kent Creek crossing also showed an increase in flow since the last measurement with a flow of 1,224 gpm this month up from a flow of 967 gpm last measurement or an increase in flow of about 31%. continued page 11
EDWARDS COUNTY “JANE DOE” On December 26, 2001 a couple of hunters discovered the skeletal remains of a body located in the Dos Arroyos Ranch in Edwards County, TX. The hunters immediately notified the Edward Sheriff’s Office and a report was initiated for the incident of a “Jane Doe” who has remained unidentified as of this date. On July 27, 2013 Sheriff Pamela Elliott re-opened the Cold Case of “Jane Doe” and requested the assistance of Texas Ranger Roger Dixon in hopes of identifying Edwards County’s “Jane Doe”. The DNA of Edwards County “Jane Doe” was entered
in the Combined DNA Index System, or CODIS. CODIS blends forensic science and computer technology into a tool for linking crimes. It enables federal, state, and local forensic laboratories to exchange and compare DNA profiles electronically, thereby linking violent crimes to each other and to known offenders. Using the National DNA Index System of CODIS, the National Missing Persons DNA Database also helps identify missing and unidentified individuals such as our Edwards County “Jane Doe” but no successful matches have occurred yet so
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it was requested that “Jane Doe’s” remains be transferred from the University of North Texas (UNT) Anthropology Department to the Texas Ranger Forensic Artist for the purpose of crafting a facial reconstruction image using the skeletal remains. Edwards County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the assistance of the public in identifying Edwards County “Jane Doe”. If anyone recognizes or knows the identity of the subject known as Edwards County “Jane Doe” please contact: Sheriff Pamela Elliott (830) 683-4104, email edwards_ sec@yahoo.com
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Today’s Weather
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EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICTS Our Emergency Services have long been a concern in the Canyons with the distances that must be covered to provide adequate emergency assistance. During the summer when the populations of our beautiful slice of the Hill Country swells they are stretched to the limits. As an all-volunteer organization (s) our emergency services, Fire and EMS provide swift and competent care whenever possible, however with the changes taking place in our community it might be time to consider an Emergency Services District. An Emergency Services District (ESD) is a grassroots governmental entity created by voters in an area to fund fire protection, emergency medical services, or both. More than 300 districts are operating in Texas, and more are added at almost every uniform election date. The decision to create an Emer-
gency Services District (ESD) requires the gathering and analysis of important information that will serve as a foundation for the ESD creation process. Below are a few basic steps required for establishing an ESD. The advantages of an ESD are that newly formed Emergency Services Districts (ESD) may support or provide local emergency services, including emergency medical services, emergency ambulance services, rural fire prevention and control services, and other emergency services authorized by the Texas Legislature. ESD’s may impose a sale and use tax and/or property tax to support or provide these services. In addition to other powers, an ESD may also own real or personal property, enter into contracts, employs officer, agents, and employees, accept donations, adopt and enforce a fire
by Elaine Carnegie
code, and provide a fire marshal. ESD tax revenues may be used to hire full-time emergency personnel, contract with other entities that have full-time fire and emergency medical departments, and/or purchase new equipment and facilities. More importantly for some areas, ESDs can contract with volunteer fire and emergency medical services departments and provide a stable funding source for these entities as well. ESD tax revenues mean more time to focus on training and the provision of emergency services rather than fundraising and other activities for these volunteer fire and emergency medical services organizations. Through these powers and stable funding, established ESDs have considerably reduced fire and medical response times, provided stable funding for volunteer and other fire and EMS
departments, and allowed local entities to provide enhanced services thus saving lives, property, and funds for local citizens. The establishment of an ESD may result in a better Insurance Services Office (ISO) rating within the ESD service area, and lower insurance premiums for businesses and homeowners. The result is fair, evenly shared support from all the citizens who get fire and emergency medical from their local emergency services organization or the ESD itself. ESDs are created under Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 775 or Chapter 776 as a means to better provide public funding for urban, suburban, and rural emergency services organizations. Districts created under Chapter 776, Texas Health & Safety Code are generally designated for continued page 7