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September 11, 2013 Tri-Canyon’s Only Weekly Newspaper!

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♦ Current Weekly News for Leakey, Camp Wood, Sabinal, Utopia and Surrounding Areas ♦

INSIDE REAL COUNTY ADOPTS THIRD CONSECUTIVE LOWER BUDGET Flag at half-staff

In accordance with Public Law 107-89, the President of the United States is requested to issue a proclamation (per the requirements of Flag Code section 7(m)) for the United States Flag to be displayed at half-staff for the day on Patriot Day, Wednesday, September 11.

CITY OF LEAKEY WATER CUSTOMERS PLEASE WATER BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 7 A.M. TO 10 A.M. ONLY!!

PLEASE LIMIT WATER USAGE!!

Sutherland-Bennett story blends devotion and tragedy

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REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11, 2011 ...THE RAGE OF AMERICA

For the third consecutive year, Real County has adopted a balanced budget that lowers overall expenses.

The Real County Commissioners

Court also adopted an ad valorem tax rate of 0.5295, which is the same as the current ad valorem tax rate.

“I appreciate the hard work and commitment of our county elected officials to keeping our budget down, keeping our tax rate low, and still providing excellent service,” said Real County Judge Garry Merritt. “Real County has one of the lowest tax rates in this area and one of the lowest tax bases in the State of Texas. We can

only accomplish this when we are all pulling together and trying to make do as much as we can with what we have.”

“I am also proud that Real County is debt-free, and that we have been debtfree for many years,” said Merritt.

All Real County budget, financial reports, check registers and other financial, tax and budget information is easily available to the public on the county’s website at http://www.co.real.tx.us

Devil’s Sinkhole State Natural Area volunteers are seeing a surge in bat numbers at the immense Texas cave. A nature artist from Cornwall, England, seeing the mass of bats currently, remarked that it was the most impressive animal swarm he’d ever seen, and he was comparing the bat swarm to antbirds in Tanzania and surfing penguins in Australia! Devil’s Sinkhole Society volunteers offer tours to see the bat horde Wednesday through Sunday evenings now through October 31.

Additionally, by reservation, volunteers will take tourists to see the bats return in the morning pending guide availability during the same time period. To make a reservation to see the bats, call 830683-2287 or contact tours@devilssinkh ole.org. The Devil’s Sinkhole is Texas’s

largest one-chamber cave and also Texas’s fourth deepest cave. Since 1971, the Sinkhole has been a national natural landmark.

All tours to the state natural area begin at the Rocksprings Visitors Center on the town square. Day tours, motorcycle tours, nature walks, and birding tours are also available by reservation. The Rocksprings Visitors Center is open to the public 10 A.M. To 3:00 P.M. Wednesday through Sunday and evenings when there is a bat tour assembling.

The Devil’s Sinkole State Natural Area and nearby Kickapoo Cavern State Park are Texas Parks and Wildlife Department facilities, and the volunteers of the Rocksprings Visitors Center are pleased to help connect tourists and passersby to the many attractions available.

Hochheim Branch 72 Donates to Local Organizations

L to R: Mary Forman, (Real County Public Library) Karen Barnum (Frio Canyon EMS) Bill Nack (Hochheim Branch 72 Vice President) Anne Mauel (Friends of the Frio) Jimmie Walker(Frio Canyom EMS)

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INDEX

Today’s Weather

High: 90° Low: 68°

WHERE IN THE WORLD DID YOU WEAR YOUR REAL COUNTY CENTENNIAL T-SHIRT?

by Julie Becker

DEVIL’S SINKHOLE SURGES WITH BATS

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State News .................... Page 2 Legals/Jail Register ...... Page 3 Community News ......... Page 4-6 Feature Story ................. Page 7 Obituaries ...................... Page 8 Classifieds ..................... Page 12

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L to R: Gary James (Sabinal Canyon Museum) Larry Walton (Utopia Memorial Library) Joy Davenport (Sabinal Canyon Senior Center) Bill Nack (Hochheim Branch 72 Vice President) Wayne Chism (Sabinal Canyon Senior Center).

Don and Karen Barnum of Leakey, Texas are pictured at Blarney Castle, Blarney Castle is a medieval stronghold in Blarney, near Cork, Ireland, and the River Martin. If you are planning a trip pick up your T-shirt before you leave! Get yours for only $15 each,. Contact Willis Springfield at 830-2325783 or come by the Hill Country Herald shop to get yours today. They also have coffee mugs, note cards and “Wagons Ho” History Books. Be sure to send in your picture to the Hill Country Herald! Have Fun out there and SPREAD THE WORD!

AN INSULT TO HONOR...9-11

By Elaine Padgett Carnegie

THE FACE OFF...ONE MILLION MUSLIMS VS TWO MILLION BIKERS

There is a lot of information rolling around about this march! The media is “making fun” of people who have a problem with a million Muslims marching in protest of our government on the 12th anniversary of the 9-11 attack. Albeit, it is in poor taste no doubt...but even legitimate Muslim Organizations are talking trash about this march.

In a nutshell the AMPAC hosting the march is being formally renounced by other legitimate American Muslim Communities. This statement from TAM -THE AMERICAN MUSLIM established 1989. TAM renounces this march and states that based on past performance of this “organization”, it would not be much of a stretch to believe that this planned march is just

the LearnPads ready for distribution by the first part of October.” Teachers

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Sabinal Grieves First we learned of the death of Oralia Lopez, longtime resident of Sabinal. She had been on hospice care for some time and the family awaited the news, but we never are quite prepared for death. She was though, her faith sustained her through it all. Her funeral was yesterday.

At about 7:30 Monday morning, I was told of the passing of Betty Hart, from Billy Riggs, longtime businessman.

Then about 9 am, her

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loving husband, Gary Hart, called to let me know of her death. “She was so tired of the daily struggle” he said. We had all seen her gradual, weakening state due to treatments for her condition. She could barely walk. Gary also told me, “She was afraid every step that she took, that she might fall.” I grieve for the family’s loss of a very caring mother, grandmother, and all the other titles you wear in a family.

The LearnPads have arrived!!

Technology Director Mr. Louis Webb is working feverishly on the LearnPad carts.

Eleven carts have to be prepared and 295 LearnPad tablets have to be inventoried, configured, put in their cases, and assigned. Mr. Webb commented, “This will be an unfolding process that will take a little time. I am hoping to have

a way of promoting this new political campaign.

The American Muslim community has enough problems to worry about without having such unscrupulous individuals attempt to involve us in their personal issues. Everything about this is distasteful and irresponsible. They have put themselves firmly in the camp of Muslim “useful idiots” by attempting a publicity stunt that can be used by the Islamophobia industry to humiliate Muslims generally - and that is about all that this will accomplish. I repeat: The leadership of AMPAC and the organizers of this event owe the American Muslim community an apology for using us to further their own personal political agenda. They also need to cancel this event, and change the name of their organization to something that does not include the designation “Muslim”. And, if a few individuals

are preparing lessons in advance of the rollout for maximum efficiency. Parent

I am going to miss her in a special way, because to me, she was the authority, though she would not admit it, of the history of Sabinal. Any building, any site, any person, just ask her. She knew and by knowing all those facts and figures, she also showed that she genuinely cared and loved everyone and everything about Sabinal.

Betty’s funeral is today, grave side at Sabinal Cemetery at 3 pm.

meetings will be part of the rollout and will enhance successful implementation into the classroom.

Mr. Webb sends special thanks to Greg Harmon for helping tackle some of the everyday technology needs that arise on the high school campus.

LearnPads will be in classrooms soon!

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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

AN INSULT TO HONOR...9-11

do show up for this shameful event and get in an altercation with a bunch of bikers, don’t claim that it had anything to do with prejudice against Muslims, and don’t come running to legitimate Muslim organizations for help. AMPAC who was granted a government permit, is demanding that the American government tell the truth, psycotically they believe that 9-11 was a cover up and they demand Obama keep his campaign promises! At some points they have even accused the Jewish people of perpetrating the attack!

So in return thousands of America’s patriotic bikers are organizing an enormous counter protest to the planned Million Muslim March on DC this Sept. 11. The Facebook Page, “2 Million Bikers to DC,” has over 18 thousand “likes,” as of Thursday morning and individual state chapters of riders have launched pages on Facebook, as well. ... According to the organizers of the “2 Million Bikers to DC,” this is a counter protest to the Million Muslim March ... The bikers rally, as posted, intends to achieve 4 specific goals: They will ride without a permit as they were denied.

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WE, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, WILL STAND BY OUR CONSTITUTION (AS WRITTEN, NOT AS INTERPRETED BY THE THIS OR ANY PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION), WE WILL STAND BY OUR BILL OF RIGHTS (AS WRITTEN) AND WE STAND FOR AMERICA! 2. THIS EVENT IS TO OUR HONOR AND RESPECT THOSE WHO WERE KILLED ON 9/11 AND THEIR FAMILIES! IT IS ALSO IN REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE IN ALL OUR ARMED FORCES

WHO FOUGHT THOSE WHO PRECIPITATED THIS ATTACK! 3.

WE STAND AGAINST ANY “FUNDAMENTAL TRANSFORMATION OF AMERICA” BY THIS ADMINISTRATION OR ANY PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION! 4. WE WILL NOT STAND DOWN WE WILL STAND UP IF NEED BE FOR OUR LIBERTIES. ** THIS IS A PEACEFUL “RIDE”. WE ARE NOT PROMOTING NOR DO WE CONDONE VIOLENCE OF ANY KIND! WE ARE RIDING TO SHOW OUR LOVE OF AMERICA AND THE SHINING EXAMPLE OF FREEDOM THIS COUNTRY PROVIDES TO THE WORLD!** Hype...as Americans this is our right!

I guess we will find out September 11, 2011 in the face of the continued grief of those who lost loved ones. God Bless us all!

IF I WERE THE DEVIL By Paul Harvey (1964 and 1996) If I were the Devil . . . I mean, if I were the Prince of Darkness, I would of course, want to engulf the whole earth in darkness. I would have a third

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frustrating and inefficient legal system. Rising costs made it difficult for physicians and hospitals to attain the insurance coverage necessary to practice. Burdened with skyrocketing insurance rates, good doctors were forced to cut back on high-risk and life-saving care or limit their practices. In the years preceding lawsuit reform, Texas licensed the fewest number of new physicians in a decade, liability claims against doctors occurred at nearly twice the national average, and hospitals saw liability costs rising by as much as 50 percent in a single year.

Authorized by Texas voters in 2003, Proposition 12 was a constitutional amendment aimed at reducing medical malpractice lawsuits and making the state’s court system more efficient and fair. These sweeping reforms marked the beginning of a return to balance for the medical liability system.

As a result, claims and lawsuits in most Texas counties have been cut in half. Since 2003, all major physician liability carriers have cut their rates

by more than 30 percent and doctors have received a 46 percent average reduction in liability premiums, a total of $1.9 billion across the state.

Hospitals are also collectively saving approximately $100 million per year in liability premiums, allowing for investments in new technology, patient care and charity care.

Texas has received a record number of medical license applications this year. Physician growth has increased faster than population growth, with the ranks of high-risk specialists growing more than twice as fast as the population, pediatric subspecialists growing 10 times faster than the population, and the number of geriatricians more than doubling.

Additionally, since 2003, 24 rural counties added at least one general surgeon, 35 rural counties added at least one obstetrician, and 39 rural counties added their first emergency medicine physician. The number of rural obstetricians has also grown nearly three times faster than the state’s rural population

More New Traffic, Criminal Laws Took Effect Sept. 1 SB 181 allows a motor vehicle operator the option of using a wireless communication device (such as a cell phone) to display motor vehicle financial responsibility (proof of insurance) information as evidence of financial responsibility. The display does not constitute effective consent for a law enforcement officer, or any other person, to access the contents of the wireless communication device except to view the financial responsibility information. *This bill is effective immediately.

SB 510 requires drivers to move over or slow down (as required depending on the roadway) when approaching a stationary Texas Department of Transportation vehicle with its lights activated and not separated from the roadway by a traffic-control device. This provision expands the state’s Move Over/Slow Down law, which already requires drivers to yield to tow trucks, police, fire and emergency vehicles. Violators would commit a misdemeanor offense

punishable by a fine of up to $200; punishable by a fine of $500 if property damage occurs; or a Class B misdemeanor if the violation results in bodily damage.

HB 625 clarifies that the penalty for operating a vehicle on a public highway without displaying the two license plates assigned to the vehicle is a misdemeanor offense punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.

HB 3668 amends current statute to require the operator of a vehicle involved in an accident that results or is reasonably likely to result in the injury or death of a person to immediately determine whether a person is involved in the accident, and if so, whether the person requires aid, in addition to other existing statutory requirements.

SB 275 increases the penalty for leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in the death of a person and failing to render aid from a third-degree felony to a second-degree felony. A second

in His own churches I would substitute psychology for religion, and I would deify science because that way men would become smart enough to create super weapons but not wise enough to control them.

If I were Satan, I’d make the symbol of Easter an egg, and the symbol of Christmas, a bottle. If I were the devil, I would take from those who have and I would give to those who wanted, until I had killed the incentive of the ambitious. And then, my police state would force everybody back to work.

Then, I could separate families, putting children in uniform, women in coal mines, and objectors in slave camps.

In other words, if I were Satan, I’d just keep on doing what he’s doing.

Paul Harvey, Good Day. Read more: http://nation.foxnews.com/paul-harvey/2012/ 03/21/1965-if-i-were-devil-warning-nationpaul-harvey#ixzz2eXPXfidC.

of its real estate and four-fifths of its population, but I would not be happy until I had seized the ripest apple on the tree, so I should set about however necessary to take over the United States. I would begin with a campaign of whispers. With the wisdom of a serpent, I would whisper to you as I whispered to Eve: “Do as you please.” “Do as you please.” To the young, I would whisper, “The Bible is a myth.” I would convince them that man created God instead of the other way around. I would confide that what is bad is good, and what is good is “square”. In the ears of the young marrieds, I would whisper that work is debasing, that cocktail parties are good for you. I would caution them not to be extreme in religion, in patriotism, in moral conduct. And the old, I would teach to pray. I would teach them to say after me: “Our Father, Shawn Streib Gray, Broker which art in Washington” . . .

830-232-4500 If I were the devil, I’d educate authors in how to make lurid literature exciting so that FEATURED LISTING: Concan Country Club. Golf course lots…your choice….just $60,000 anything else would appear dull FEATURED LISTING: Tierra Linda in Concan. ONLY 1 LOT LEFT!!! Drive by and check out Lot #3! $50,000 an uninteresting. I’d threaten T.V. with dirtier movies and Property 001 : 9.3 ac. Views, underground utilities Property 035: 144 acs. Leakey city limits. Huge

Gov. Perry Commemorates 10th Anniversary of Historic Lawsuit Reform Gov. Rick Perry was joined by the Rio Grande Valley Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse and members of the medical community to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the passage of landmark medical liability reform in Texas.

“Ten years ago, Texas doctors were faced with an awful choice: stop providing critical services their patients desperately needed, shut down their practice altogether, or leave the state,” Gov. Perry said.

“The best thing we can say about tort reform in Texas is also the most basic thing: It’s made people’s lives better. Since Proposition 12 passed 10 years ago, Texas has added more than 30,000 doctors with significant gains in communities that had been traditionally medically underserved.

Many of the same lawsuit reforms we passed also freed entrepreneurs and employers across our state to worry less about lawsuit abuse, and invest fewer resources in defending them.”

Prior to tort reform in Texas, the medical community faced a

vice versa. And then, if I were the devil, I’d get organized. I’d infiltrate unions and urge more loafing and less work, because idle hands usually work for me. I’d peddle narcotics to whom I could. I’d sell alcohol to ladies and gentlemen of distinction.

And I’d tranquilize the rest with pills.

If I were the devil, I would encourage schools to refine yound intellects but neglect to discipline emotions . . . let those run wild. I would designate an athiest to front for me before the highest courts in the land and I would get preachers to say “she’s right.”

With flattery and promises of power, I could get the courts to rule what I construe as against God and in favor of pornography, and thus, I would evict God from the courthouse, and then from the school house, and then from the houses of Congress and then,

degree felony carries a punishment of two to 20 years in prison and an optional fine not to exceed $10,000, whereas a third degree felony carries a penalty of two to 10 years in prison and an optional fine not to exceed $10,000.

HB 1284 increases the penalty for the offense of initiating, communicating or circulating a false report of an emergency (such as a bomb threat) involving an institution of higher education from a Class A misdemeanor to a state jail felony. *This bill is effective immediately.

HB 124 adds Salvia divinorum (unless unharvested and growing in its natural state) – including all parts of the plant, seeds and extracts from a part of the plant – to Penalty Group 3 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act. HB 2637 provides that an individual fraudulently using identifying information to avoid registering as a sex offender to be punished at the next highest degree felony.

and sensible restrictions. Borders a large ranch.

Owner/Broker. $129,900 Property 002: Gorgeous 4BD/4BA custom home at 482 Camino del Rancho in Concan on 6+ acs. $595,000 HUGE REDUCTION Property 3-6: 1+ ac. Commercial lots Concan.

Frontage on US HWY 83. All utilities available. $139,000-$149,000 Property 007: 1570 sq. ft. 3/2 on 5+ acs. Great workshop w/extra living quarters. 435 RR 337 West is a MUST SEE. $196,000 NEWProperty 008: 40+ acs. is home to three 2BD/2BA modern log cabins. Super nice. 2875 FM 1050 near Garner & Frio River! $399,000 Property 009 : 134 acs. RR337 West frontage.

Great for hunting. Elec. meter. Views. $1750/ac.

May divide (see #49) $234,500 PENDING Property 010: 2.61 ac. lot on county rd. just 2 mi. east of Leakey. Covered w/oaks, city water & elec. avail. Great home base for RV! $69,000 Property 012: Beautiful RIVERFRONT cabin!

2.27 acs. Rentals OK. Huge deck overlooking the Frio, secluded + a 1/1 bunkhouse. $350,000 Property 013 : 96 Canyon Oaks Dr. in Concan.

3BD/3BA 1792 sq. ft. home. Great rental potential $238,000 END OF SEASON REDUCTION Property 014 : TEXAS TUSCAN! Stunning 4/2 home on 10 acs. w/pool, outdoor kitchen, extensive landscaping, fenced, Utopia ISD. $369,000 Property 015: Nice 2 ac. lot in Saddle Mtn. Water meter in place, elec & phone run across front of lot. $49,000 REDUCED POSSIBLE O.F. Property 016: 3BD/2BA on nearly 1⁄2 ac. @ 525 Davis Place in Twin Forks. Beautiful river park and nice, spacious home. $129,000 Property 017: Whiskey Mountain Inn. 1869 Farmhouse on 17.69 acs. w/6 rental cabins.

Gorgeous! $498,500 REDUCED!!

NEWProperty 018 : 1304 sq. ft. 2BD/2BA on nearly 1 ac. in Reagan Wells. Access to 100+ acs. and over a mile of river! Must see! $115,000 Property 019 : RIVERFRONT HOME! 6+ acs.

3BR/3.5BA + Apt. Fishing pond, huge barn, rock patios! $699,000 UNDER CONTRACT!!

Property 020: 75+ac. in Concan! No restrictions, end-of-road privacy. 4/2 mfg. DW home, guest cabin, studio. 24507 N. Hwy. 83 $595,000 Property 022 : INCOME PRODUCING! 2/1 house and 3/2 mobile home. Frio River access + close to Garner State Park. $126,500 REDUCED Property 023: Cute log cabin on 7+/- acs. Deer Creek Estates. On a seasonal creek, remote, pretty views. $125,000 REDUCED Property 024: Frio River Place lot. Nearly THREE acres! Water & elec. available. Nice river access.

RV usage ok. $109,000 REDUCED Property 025 : RR336 north of Leakey. 17+ acs.

West prong of the Frio River on eastern boundary $222,000 REDUCED Property 026-027 : RIVER FRONT! Gorgeous oak and cypress trees, views of the mountains. $225,000 EA. POSSIBLE OWNER FINANCING Property 028 : Frio River Place 1.51 acs. SUPER CLOSE to river. Water system& elec. Nice area. $75,000 POSSIBLE OWNER FINANCING Property 029 : 260 acs. +/- WILL DIVIDE Hwy. frontage, Call Martin for all the details! $4250 per acre Property 030: Rancho Real, 10 ac. of remote land.

4x4 needed. Great hunting or recreational tract.

Pretty flat topography. $32,500 Property 031: Riverfront home in the Frio Pecan Farm! In rental pool. Lots of amenities. $269,000 REDUCED Property 032: 1167 River Road in Concan on 1AC. 3BD/2BA. Location, views, in rental pool, furnished. Great Buy at $238,900 REDUCED Property 033: 5.16 ac. lot near town. City water & elec. Gorgeous views, paved roads, security gate. $84,900 Property 034: 3 acs. In Concan fronting Hwy. 127.

Just past Neal’s& Frio River. Great Commercial location! $225,000

trees, county road frontage. Great homeplace or Development $7,000 per ac. PENDING Property 036: 8.65 acs. In Shady Oaks. Private yet minutes from town. Lots of big oaks. Electricity available. $69,000 Property 037: 5.3 ac. in Deer Creek Estates. HUGE oak trees and views. Gated entry & private paved road access. All useable land. $64,500 Property 038: Cozy 2/2 log cabin in Frio Pecan Farm. Managed rentals. Investment property. $175,000 Property 039: Beautiful & spacious 4Bd/3Ba on nearly 1 ac. in Twin Forks. Super floor plan, covered porch, newer constr. $225,000 Property 040: Newer rock home in River Tree.

Heavily treed lot, unique touches throughout, outdoor fp, GREAT river park. $259,900 NEWProperty 041: 24.63 acs. Hunting property w/rugged access. 4x4 required. Non-working windmill well. No elec. $49,260 Property 042: Estate size lot in The Ranch. Huge Oak & pecan trees, ag. Exempt, underground elec.

Frio access. NICE! $181,000 Property 043: 10+ acs. AG EXEMPT! Great homesite. Small tank site, meter pole, RR337 & County Rd. frontage. $105,000 Property 044-046 : Canyon Oaks/Concan lots.

River access, elec./ water available. 1ac. to 9+ acs.!!! $42,500 to $85,000 Property 047: 1+/- ac. lot Mountain Valley in Concan. Close to golf course, House Pasture, Frio.

Rentals OK!!! $89,000 Property 048: 3BD/2BA nice brick home w/ workshop & barn. Emerald Oaks Subdv. 103 Laurel St. $275,000 Property 049:84 acs. Off 337 W. Great hunting property at just $1800 per acre! Adjacent property available (See #9) $151,200 PENDING Property 050: River access lot w/huge trees! All utilities. Frio River Place. Just steps from the Frio!

Owner/Agent $86,000 Property 051: 3/2 ROCK home on 5+ acs. w/ Patterson Creek frontage& no restrictions. Close to town, great views. $265,000 REDUCED Property 052: 5+ acres just West of Leakey. Fronts on John Buchanan Rd. Bldg. site faces east and is ready to go! $52,500 Property 053: 130+ acs. In Concan. Bear Creek Rd. Both sides of Bear Creek, partially fenced. NO Restrictions. Development Potential.

Property 054: Palo Verde Ln. Nice 3/2 mfrd. Home on over 1⁄4 acre lot. Oak Trees and fenced yard. $79,900 OWNER WILL FINANCE Property 055: Two adjacent lots in Emerald Oaks Subdivision. Each lot is 1/2 acre. Very nice area. $22,500 EACH Property 056: Lovely newer home on 4 ac. close to town. Views for MILES! Huge porches, custom cabinetry, workshop. $229,500 Property 057: 10 ac. in Rancho Real. Flat to gently rolling and very secluded. Must have 4x4 for access. Only $40,000 Property 058: 39 ac. in Rancho Real. Big views and great hunting. 4x4 is a MUST to access this property. $79,960 Property 059: Lot #260 in Twin Forks. Very close to Cathedral Park and the beautiful Frio River!

Water & Elec. available. $25,000 Property 060: The Ranch Subdivision in Concan.

Ag. Exempt residential lot 6+ ACS.w/Frio Access. $133,140 Property 061: 3BD/2 1⁄2 BA home PLUS guest house! Newly remodeled. Investors should take a look! $150,000 Property 064: Two 1+ ac. lots w/Hwy. 83 frontage.

No Restrictions. Elec. & city water available. $37,500 each lot.

Property 065: 3/2 brick house on RR337. No Restrictions. Currently a successful nightly rental.

CLOSE to river. $129,500 REDUCED Property 066-070: 15 to 89+ acs. On RR 2748 near Garner. Choose your tract size!! $115,000 to $429,000 OWNER TERMS

VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION, NEW LISTINGS, PICTURES AND PLATS. Give us a call to list YOUR property….. We get results!

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JAIL REGISTER

Real County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Dispatch Report September 1, - September 7, 2013

Sept. 1 - Sept. 7, 2013

MAUEL, ZACHARY JOHN, 34 W/ M, LEAKEY, TEXAS, A/O GASS, DRIVING WHILE LICENSE INVAILD WITH PREVIOUS CONVICTION $4,000 SURETY; SHEARER, DOUGLAS DALE, 66 W/M, CONCAN, TEXAS, A/O GASS, DEADLY CONDUCT HARASSMENT (2 CHARGES) $8,000 SURETY $4,000 SURETY $4,000 SURETY

9/1/2013 @ - 237 responded to Pecan Street in Leakey for a loud noise complaint - 442 responded to 7th Street in Leakey for a report of reckless driving 9/2/2013 @ - 009 responded to the 500 block of East 3rd street in Camp Wood for a report of illegal discharge of a firearm 9/3/2013 @ - 1850 responded to the 500 block of East 4th Street in Camp Wood for civil service 9/4/2013 @ - 1238 responded to Ranch Road 336 for a motor vehicle accident

Real County Law Officers James E. Brice, Sheriff Don Gass, Deputy Sheriff Chris Sheridan, Deputy Sheriff Bruce Carr, Deputy Sheriff Jim Wilson, Constable Joe Tolleson, Constable Corporal Jake Sanchez, DPS Highway Patrol Clint Graham, TPWD Game Warden

NOW SERVING REAL COUNTY! SNAP (Food Stamps) CHIP/Children’s Medicaid Adult Medicaid /Long Term Care Women Infants & Children (WIC) Women’s Health Program TANF

210-431-8326 Toll-free 1-800-246-9121 Or

Monday to Friday, 8am a 8pm and Saturday 9am a 3pm Visit us on the web: www.safoodbank.org This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employ-er in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Frio Pest Control & Landscaping Residential and Commercial Pest Control Irrigation Systems New & Repairs

Alberto Gonzalez 210-416-7811 830-232-4103

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Real County Centennial Celebrations Continues with Tour #4

CHILD FIND NOTICE TO PARENTS

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9/5/2013 @ - 908 responded to Pecan Street for a welfare check - 1155 responded to the 100 block of East Fourth Street in Camp Wood for civil service - 1340 responded to Texas Highway 41 for an alarm - 2113 responded to US 83 Highway south for a report of reckless driving 9/6/2013 @ - 1448 responded to Texas Highway 55 South for a report of reckless driving 9/7/2013 @ - 1956 responded to the 400 block of East Fi�h Street in Camp Wood for civil service

The Cluster V Special Education Cooperative, through the Department of Special Education, provides comprehensive special education services to eligible students with disabilities in accordance with current federal and state polices and the guidelines regarding the education of the disabled.

Real County Centennial Celebration continues with Historical Guided Tour #4 on September 14, 2013. The Tour will convene at 10 a.m. at Lindbergh Park on Hwy 55, in Camp Wood, Texas

SPECIAL EDUCATION Special Education is the provision of a continuum of child-centered educational and supportive services in combination with those provided in the general school program to meet the needs of students who are disabled.

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES Students with disabilities are students between the ages of three and 21, inclusive, with educational disabilities (physical disability, mental disability, emotionally disturbed, learning disabled, speech disability, autistic, or multiple disabilities); and students between birth and age 22, inclusive, who are hearing or visually impaired, whose disabilities are so limiting as to require the provision of special services in place of or in addition to instruction in the regular classroom. All private/ home school children with disabilities that reside in your local school district will be considered for participation in special education and related services upon request.

For further information, you may contact the school district where the child resides.

Cluster V Special Education Co-op 830- 988-2341 Brackett ISD 830- 563-2491 D’Hanis ISD 830- 363-7216 Knippa ISD 830- 934-2176 Leakey ISD 830- 232-5595 Nueces Canyon CISD 830- 234-3514 Sabinal ISD 830- 988-2472 Utopia ISD 830- 966-3339

Ayuda para ninos con impedimentos esta disponible Ninos, de nacimiento a 22 anos de edad, que son ciegos y/o sordos, y ninos de 3 a 22 anos de edad con otros impedimentos son eligible para una educacion publica apropiada gratitamente. Estudiantes de la escuela privada y estudiantes caseros de la escuela con disabelidades que tiene residencia en su propio distrito escolar serَa considerados para participacion en educacion especial y otros servicios relacionados a peticiَon por los padres.

Favos de llarmar a: Cluster V 830-988-2341 (Sabinal, Utopia, Leakey, Nueces Canyon, Brackettville, D’Hanis, and Knippa) llamen 1-800-364-6695.

MISSING FAMILY MEMBER chocolate lab goes by the name of Buddy. Went missing off of Little Dry Frio Road and 337. Loved family pet. Please if located feed and water till I get there. Call Karen at 2108548232.

GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

City of Leakey Mayor: Harry Schneemann Secretary: Dee Dee Wally Office: 830-232-6757 Fax: 830-232-6775 Councilmen: Ken Auld • Hugh Buchanan • Carl Jensen • Jesus Rubio • Bob Bowers Leakey Volunteer Fire Dept.830-232-4005 Frio Canyon EMS, Inc.830-232-5299 City of Camp Wood Mayor: Ben Cox Office: 830-597-2265 Fax: 830-597-5365 email:cityhall@swtexas.net Aldermen: Curtis Wilson • Brant Hickman • Sammie Ives •Jesse Chavez • Josh Cox Volunteer Fire Dept:830-597-6100 Camp Wood Library: 830-597-3208 Nueces Canyon EMS: 830-597-4200 City of Sabinal Mayor: Louis Landeros Secretary: Betty Jo Harris Office: 830-988-2218 Councilmembers: Nancy Alvarado, Chuck Van Pelt, Alma Martinez, Linda Musquiz, Eloisa Munoz and Mike Nuckles Sabinal Library 830-988-2911 Sabinal Municipal Judge: Anita Herndon 830-988-2630 Real County County Judge, Garry Merritt 830-232-5304 Real County Attorney, Bobby Jack Rushing 830-232-6461 County/District Clerk, Bella Rubio 830-232-5202 Justice of the Peace Dianne Rogers: 830-232-6630 Justice of the Peace Chris Lacey: 830-597-6129 Sheriff, James Earl Brice 830-232-5201 Tax Assessor-Collector Donna Brice: 830-232-6210 Treasurer, Mairi Gray 830-232-6627 Chief Appraiser Kelley Shults 830-232-6248 Real County Public Library 830-232-5199 Camp Wood Public Library 830-597-3208 Real County Commissioners: Precinct #1: Manuel Rubio Pct.#2: Bryan Shackelford Pct. #3:Gene Buckner Pct.#4: Joe W. Connell, Sr. Real Edwards Conservation & Reclamation District PO Box 807 . Camp Wood, Texas 78833 (830) 597-3322 office Fax (830) 597-3320 recrd@swtexas.net email Roland Trees, Board President Joel Pigg, General Manager

and will head north with stops at the Barksdale and Vance cemeteries and the Hackberry school.

Come and join us as we revisit the History of our County. A sack lunch will be provided.

Preserving Your Garden’s Bounty

(Space is limited to the first 8 people!!)

What: Class on preserving produce When: Thursday, September 26 Time: 2 pm – 5 pm Where: 133 Sherman Lane (Judy Wood’s home) Cost: $10.00 (payable to RCPL) Presenters: Carol Adams (232-6857)and Judy Wood (232-5289) Do you have a garden or access to fresh produce that you would like to preserve for future use? If so, this class is for you! We want to give you directions, hints and tips for canning (hot water bath only), dehydrating and freezing produce. We will demonstrate each method as well as show the results of our preservation. Resources, recipes and samples will be provided. Samples will be taken home.

If you are interested, please sign up at Real County Public Library (232-5199) by Monday, September 16, as space is limited.

Proceeds will benefit the library.

Real County Wildlife Association will conduct their annual meeting Thursday September 12th at 6:00 PM at the Real County Courthouse. Some items on the agenda include preparations for the Annual Wildlife Dinner and election of officers for 2014. We hope to see you at the meeting.

MORNING and EVENING Catch the end-of-season bat surge!

DEVIL’S SINKHOLE STATE NATURAL AREA Morning Bat Return Tour: Sun.-Sat. Evening Bat Emergence Tour: Wed.-Sun.

BY RESERVATION Call the Rocksprings Vistiors Center 830-683-2287 ore-mail tours@devilssinkhole.org (Season ends October 31)

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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

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LADY EAGLES DOMINATE SONORA TOURNEY

by Coach Aris

The Lady Eagles started the week out with a loss at Bandera.

Bandera came out an established very good serving and attacking.

Their servers kept us off balance all night long. We haven’t run in too many teams that can spot serve the way they did. They were also very good at mixing in good float serves with aggressive top spin serves. The second set I thought we competed really well. We held the lead the entire set until the last when they were able to get a really good server up and finished the set. Because our passing was not very accurate, our hitters were not able to get much going either.

The last part of the week we played in the Sonora Tournament.

We started Thursday with pool play where we went 2 wins and one tie. We were able to beat Wall and Grape Creek. Then the last match of the day we split with Center Point. Center Point is very athletic and when they are on, they are very good servers. The first set they hurt us with some good serving and we made several errors throughout the set. On Saturday, we started bracket play with a match against Comstock. We beat them in two sets and played really good clean volleyball. In the semi-final match, we played and defeated Grape Creek again in two sets. Our girls played some

really good volleyball the entire match. We passed extremely well which allowed our hitters to be very aggressive and swing hard. In the finals, we came up against Wall for the second time and won three straight sets to win the championship. Our servers were so dominate in this match that Wall was not able to attack at us at all.

This might have been the best we have served, passed and hit the entire year. When our girls are on serving, we are very hard to beat.

Every player that steps back there to serve is capable of scoring lots of points. I was very happy overall the entire tournament with our consistent play. I am hoping this is a sign of things to come once we get into district play.

The lady Eagle JV team also won the tournament with a win over Junction in the finals. I was really pleased with the way the JV played this tournament. They are coming together as a team and playing some good volleyball. I was particularly happy to see the way they are covering the court on defense. Girls are moving and anticipating very well. Some of these girls will be varsity next year so I am excited about the way they are improving.

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At the first meeting of the Big Springs Ranch 4-H Club, the newly elected officers were inducted to serve during the 2013-2014 school year. Alyssia V., President; Christopher S., Vice President; Jackie M., Secretary (not pictured); Alex F., Reporter; and Michelle P., Council Delegate

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WOODSBORO TAKES WIN OVER LEAKEY

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Last Thursday night, the Leakey Eagle football team traveled to Charlotte, TX, to take on the Woodsboro Eagles in a nonleague game. This was the first game of the season for Leakey, while Woodsboro was coming off a 41-31 win over Bloomington.

Although the final score wound up being

34-0 in favor of Woodsboro, there were positives to take away from the game and to use as building blocks for the rest of the season. The defensive unit played very well and showed great effort throughout the game from start to finish. Even though Leakey didn’t score, the offense showed

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signs of what’s to come by sustaining some lengthy drives that chewed up the clock and kept the opposing defense on the field.

Next up for Leakey will be another nonleague game against the Bruni Badgers on September 13th at 7:00pm in Crystal City.

Pictured is a 5’ 7” rattlesnake killed by Silva Laera on the Leinweber Ranch in Real County.

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Homecoming at NCHS Homecoming will be Friday, September 20, 2013 and will feature the Panthers vs. the LaPryor Bulldogs. Priscilla Gonzales, Ashley Harmon, and Danielle Irwin will be on the Homecoming court. Priscilla is the daughter of Mr. Lupe Gonzales, and Mrs. Rosemary Samarripa. She has participated in FFA, basketball and track. Priscilla plans to attend Texas A&M Kingsville and major in Architecture. Ashley is the daughter of Mr. Greg Harmon and Mrs. Luci Harmon. She has participated in FFA, cheerleading, band, basketball, track, and academic UIL. Ashley plans to attend University of Chicago and major in Business. Danielle is the daughter of Mr. Danny Irwin and Mrs. Elsie Irwin. She has participated in band, basketball, track and academic UIL. Danielle plans to attend Northwest Vista in San Antonio and major

By Tena Taylor

in Sports Medicine. Parents Night activities will begin at 7:00pm. Game time is 7:30pm.

The Nueces Canyon 2013 Homecoming Queen will be crowned at half time during the football game. Homecoming week will feature several festive activities at NCHS. Monday will be Pajama day Tuesday will be Twin day, Wednesday will be Walt Disney day, Thursday will be Prep day, and Friday will be Blue and White day. On Wednesday night the Homecoming parade will begin at 8: 00 p.m. and the route will begin at Lindbergh Park on Hwy 55, travel through town, and finish up at Northcutt stadium. We will then have the community pep rally in the stadium.

Please join us in celebrating Nueces Canyon Homecoming 2013. Pictured L to R - Priscilla Gonzales, Danielle Irwin, and Ashley Harmon

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September Panther All-Stars Named

By Superintendent Kristi Powers

On Friday, September 7, the first 2013-2014 Nueces Canyon Junior High All-Stars were celebrated during the Panther Time Assembly.

The 7th grade All-Star is Ruben Rubio. Ruben is the grandson of Nick and Jackie Falcon. Ruben is a member of the Junior High Panther football team and plans to participate in basketball. Mrs. Prather introduced Ruben and said that in the short time that she has had this young man, he has been a great student and she looks forward to having him in class for the remainder of the year.

Nicole DelaRosa was named the 8th grade Panther All-Star. Nicole participated in basketball last year and plans to participate in UIL academic contests this year. She is also a member of the Nueces Canyon Panther Band. Nicole is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert DelaRosa. Mrs. Cox introduced Nicole and said that she is a pleasure to have in class and that she is a conscientious student.

A 7th and 8th grade All-Star will be selected each month at NCJH. Students are voted on by teachers and are based on attendance, good citizenship, the studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s desire to do a good job in class, and the ability to work well with his or her peers.

NCCISD officials would like to congratulate Nicole and Ruben and thank them for being super students at NCCISD! Pictured Left to R: JH panther all stars SEPT (1)Diana DelaRosa, Nicole DelaRosa, Robert DelaRosa, Nick DelaRosa JH panther all stars SEPT (2) Ruben Rubio, Nicole DelaRosa JH panther all stars SEPT (3)vJackie Falcon, Ruben Rubio, Nick Falcon

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On Thursday Night, September 5th, parents of Nueces Canyon students were on the move for Parent Orientation and Open House. The night began at the Elementary campus from 5: 00 until 6:30. The halls and classrooms were full of proud students leading parents room to room to meet their teachers.

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SABINAL HAPPENINGS

by Billie Franklin

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Retired Missionaries Richard and Linda Blount now of Round Rock, Texas, spoke to the church of their experiences as God’s Messengers in the foreign field last Sunday during the church service.

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Haven’t you noticed the downtown businesses that have artistic expression, thanks to a team of enthusiastic high school students. For the game against Brackettville, there was a huge tiger. For last week against La Pryor, an accurate drawing of a bull dog, complete with collar. This week’s game is against Pettus at Floresville and once again, even after dark, those school spirited girls were at it again. Team spirit is alive and well at Sabinal High.

Sabinal EMS

From Sabinal Emergency Medical Services, Inc. for the month of August, a total of 18 requests were made for service.

Of those 18 requests, 19 persons were treated. Six persons were transported to Uvalde Memorial Hospital. Seven were taken to Medina Regional Hospital in Hondo. Six persons were treated and not transported. Two requests were made by Sabinal ISD for football standby. Of those 18 requests, the State of Texas variance was used five times.

The State of Texas has allowed the Sabinal EMS to operate under a variance which allows for one certified person and a noncertified person aka driver to operate.

It is necessary to have two persons on an ambulance on runs, preferably both certified.

The Emergency Care Attendant class is on schedule to begin September 24 of this year and will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the evening and every other Saturday. Two spaces are open still. If you have signed up for the course, contact Javier R Flores at 9882233 to finalize the paperwork needed for the class. Also if you want to attend, but have not volunteered, contact Flores at the above number.

Sabinal EMS board meets every second Tuesday of the month at 7 pm. It is an open meeting and anyone is welcome to attend. They meet in the EMS office just north of, and adjacent to, City Hall.

pm. This program is for school age children through sixth grade. Children of all faiths and those not attending a church at present are welcome to attend. There will be songs, games, Bible study, and a snack for the children. Registration will be for about 30 minutes prior to that time.

St. Patrick Catholic

Religious Education classes start today and will run from 5:30 pm to 6:25 pm.

These classes are very important in order for First Communion and Confirmation to be fulfilled. There will be no registration Wednesday.

Pack #284 at the River

Friends of the Frio had help from Sabinal’s Cub and Boy Scout Pack #284 on cleaning up the Frio River. There were 4 boys and their leaders who cleaned up from the 127 crossing to the broken bridge at Neal’s

property. According to David Counselman, one of the four boys participating in the cleanup, they found bottle caps both metal and plastic, cans, a cap, a cell phone case, shoe soles, styrofoam, towels, to name some of the items. They placed them in a yellow mesh bag. He alone filled two bags full. The scouts were the only team that worked that area at Neal’s. Other scouts in the team for area were Parker Boyd, A J Bridges, and Austin Shulte. Adults directing the scouts were Cub Master Dave Counselman, Dean Leader Brad Bridges, and Den Leader David Sprott.

Bradley Hart furnished sleeping quarters for the scouts. Jim Boyd went all out for the meals, cooking really good food. Some parents also went to support their boys.

Next item for the scouts is a Cross Over, graduation from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts. This will be done on Sunday at 6 pm in the church park located behind First United Methodist Church. Advancing from Bear to Weblos, which means they will become loyal scouts, will be Parker Boyd, A J Bridges, David Counselman, Tristan Diaz, and Brock Young. Advancing from Tiger to Wolf will be Mason Dean, and advancing from Weblo I to Weblo II will be Austin Shulte and Brock Young.

Popcorn sales is on the agenda for the month of October through November 11. These boys are actively seeking new members. If you are interested in your child joining them contact Dave Counselman at 988-2653 or 732-221-4055.

Grandparents Day

At Sabinal Elementary on Monday, there were wide eyed children, all excited, because this was the day Grandmother and Grandfather, by whatever special name they are called, came to school to sit and eat with their grandchildren. Besides getting to see the grandchildren, the grandparents also got to visit with others their own age! The food was very good, the service was with a smile. A special memory was made by all generations.

Retired Teachers

The Huajilla Unit of TRTA will have its first luncheon meeting of the year on Monday, September 23, 2013 at Sammy’s Restaurant in Castroville beginning at 10 AM. Current members, new retirees and guests are welcome. Contact person for more information is Irene Rodriguez-Dubberly at 210355-4472.

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From supplies to volunteering, parents can find ways to support teachers (BPT) - Parents know educating their children is a collaborative effort between families and teachers. Each new school year, parents look for ways to make that effort as fruitful and positive for their children as possible. By supporting their child’s teacher, parents can help ensure kids get the best education possible every year. If you’re looking for ways to show your child’s teacher your support - and facilitate his or her efforts to educate your child keep these points in mind: Supplies show support Teachers often spend their own money to ensure their students and classrooms have the supplies they need throughout the year.

In fact, a study by the National School Supply and Equipment Association found that teachers spend an average of $356 from their own pockets on supplies and instructional materials - a total of $1.3 billion for all U.S. public school teachers. The same study revealed that parents - not governments, corporations or even charities - were the major source of supplemental funds for classroom needs, averaging $19 per student on classroom supplies.

This year, parents can do even more to ensure students and

teachers have the supplies they need to succeed. Teachers participating in the Staples Teacher Rewards and RewardA-Classroom programs can now generate custom supply lists that parents can access on www.staples.com/ rewardaclassroom.

Searching by the teacher’s name and city, parents can locate and print out a custom list, and bring it to a Staples store - or order directly from Staples.com. Additionally, through the Reward-A-Classroom program, parents can earn extra rewards for a participating teacher of their choice. By linking their Staples Rewards account to a participating teacher’s Rewards Account, parents will earn an additional 2 percent back in Rewards on everything (5 percent back on any Copy & Print order) when they shop in store and online that will go directly to the teacher. Parents will still receive their usual five percent back in Staples Rewards on everything.

“Sometimes, helping obtain needed supplies can be the most supportive thing a parent can do for their child’s teacher,” says Alison Corcoran, senior vice president of stores and online marketing for Staples. “When parents can help supply teachers

simply by spending money on things they would purchase regardless, it’s a win-win situation for everyone.”

To learn more about the rewards programs, log on to www.staples.com/rewards.

Stay in touch - in every way Schools often offer orientation nights to introduce parents to teachers and demonstrate the curriculum students will learn throughout the year. Attending these events is a simple, powerful way to show teachers you support their efforts - and appreciate them taking personal time after hours to benefit your children.

If your teacher maintains a website or page for your child’s class, be sure to check in regularly for homework assignments, news and any updates to your teacher’s supplies list or wish list. Keeping in touch helps teachers know you’re aware of their work and of students’ achievements.

Hands on wherever you are Whether it’s at home checking your child’s homework or as a volunteer in the classroom, taking a hands-on approach to helping shows teachers you are as committed to your child’s education as they are.

Schools need volunteers for a range of activities, from

assisting on testing days and in school libraries to helping out with parties, performances, sporting events and other fun occasions. Even if you can only spare an hour a month, you’ll be helping out the teacher - and demonstrating to him or her that you consider yourself a part of the educational team.

If volunteering isn’t practical, consistently reinforcing classroom messages and lessons at home can be just as helpful and supportive. Look for ways to incorporate lessons learned in the classroom with day-to-day home life. For example, when your child studies weights and measures, involve him in food prep and use cooking as a way to practice measuring techniques.

When your child learns about government and voting, take her with you to the polls so she can see the voting process.

“It’s important for all of us to show teachers how much we value their commitment and contribution to our communities,” Corcoran says. “Keeping teachers well-supplied and reinforcing classroom lessons are great ways for parents to help teachers make a difference - and ensure their kids get the education they need.”

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Hill Country Herald Page 7

Sutherland-Bennett story blends devotion and tragedy

By Irene Van Winkle

Fifty years ago, when Kerr County marked its centennial, author/ found a bat loose in the house, and Sibyl kept reaching up with her journalist Robert Lee “Bob” Bennett (1896-1978) wrote a book scarf to catch it, and then letting it loose. She wasn’t afraid at all. compiling its history from 1856-1956, which has become a staple “Another time, we were out in my daddy’s barn and found some for historians then and now. His daughter, Sibyl Lucille Bennett baby mice. Their eyes were still shut and they didn’t have any fur Sutherland, who helped him in the daunting project, has her own yet. We went and found some lids from a jar and filled them with bitter- and-sweet memories about her father, her family and her water. We put the baby mice in them and gave them all a bath, and decades as a teacher. then dried them off! That was so much fun, we thought.”

Sibyl attended the Divide School’s historical marker dedication last Sibyl’s parents’ marriage dissolved, and Bob married Edna Karger week, celebrating its roots beginning in 1882. She was the first teacher in 1927. They had two daughters: Patricia Ann, and Betty Bob, at the remote rural schoolhouse built in 1936 (in 1935 she taught at who died at the age of nine. Her mother later wed Richard “Shorty” the Dee Hughs ranch school). At 91 years of age, Sibyl’s recollections Tullis. of teaching on the Divide and in Center Point and Kerrville remain Sibyl said she felt responsible for the way in which her father left, but sharp. Her career as a teacher spanned from 1935 to 1984, with a few she said she was defending her mother and would not let him back in years off for her children, though her initial foray was rocky. She the house after he walked out with the bags Sibyl had packed. began as an elementary school teacher, but a large bulk of her years Finishing high school at 16, Sibyl attended Schreiner University. were spent at the middle school in Kerrville. From 1958-2000, Sibyl She came home and, always self-reliant, spent a year trapping game. kept a journal called “A Life Within.” It was interrupted several times During the Depression, when funds were stretched, she was thrilled in which she disclosed that the 17 ringtails the joys, and much she bagged yielded of the sorrow, in her $17 apiece. She used life. It was dedicated the money to buy her and directed toward Model-A automobile. her children (one of At that point, she was whom died tragically), still deciding what to expressed with pensive do. eloquence: “Since I am Her mother suggested not a famous person, Sibyl take up teaching. my little autobiography “I hate children,” shall never see the Sibyl said, “and I hate light of day. ... I am teaching,” but she took neither wealthy, or the advice, when her wise, nor possessed of mother asked, “How the friendship of the do you know?” great ... My coming to She accepted her this world created no first teacher’s job at more fanfare than my the Divide Common Sibyl Bennett Sutherland and her mother Lena came from an old line of Kerr County settlers, the Gibbens family. departure from it will School District, after Here, the clan are shown on Christmas, 1900, at the ranch on Turtle Creek: from left, seated, are Andrew Jackson (with — a faint ripple on the daughter Lena, Sibyl’s mother) and Mary Louise Denton Gibbens, with Saydee Ray. Standing, left to right, are Francis being selected from 32 surface of eternity, or Newton Gibbens, Ernest Gibbens, Henry Dutton Taylor Barton (holding daughter Gretna), Adelia Gibbens Barton, and applicants. It paid $70 Ida Mildred Gibbens, Susan Elleta Gibbens and Vida Mae Gibbens. even less. And yet as a month, of which $20 a human being, I have went toward rent at the lived, I have suffered and loved, and had enough excitement within; Auld ranch.

I have enjoyed the beauty and wonders of life. And for this reason, In Diane Manning’s book, “Hill Country Teacher,” Sibyl recalled and because I love all of you deeply, I want you to know these hidden how restrictive rules were for teachers, even for those wanting to things about me.” A central part of her survival has been a lifelong work seemingly out in the middle of nowhere. religious devotion. After years of experimentation and conflict, Sibyl “I signed a contract out on the Divide that I wouldn’t marry during said her spiritual mainstay became the Mormons’ Church of Latter- the year. And that I wouldn’t wear nail polish or startling makeup.

Day Saints. Bob was born in Oklahoma to William Hamilton and Can you imagine! I look back and think, “‘Why did I sign it? Why Estelle (Thompson) Bennett. His professional career began at the didn’t I say, ‘I refuse to sign this thing?’” tender age of 12 as a “printer’s devil” (one who inked the presses) Her short list of students were Marjane Auld, Ramona Snodgrass, at an Eldorado newspaper. His father died by the time Bob was three Taylor children (Neal, Margaret and Eugenia), Jessica about 15, when his mother and sister Sibyl fell ill of tuberculosis, Thurman, Royce Reeves, Lola Priour and Billy Fred and Barney and he needed to work to help the family, including his younger Klein, T. D. Hall, Orill Wade Moore and Rumor Clark. brother Patrick Henry. Sibyl said there was a lot to his personality She recounted how difficult the first year was at the Divide School, that mystified her then (and still does), and it took years for her to without outhouses or running water. On her first day there, her car come to grips with his behavior. In 1914, while in Eldorado, her got stuck in the mud. She finally made it 45 minutes late, with parents father married Turtle Creek native Lena Elizabeth Gibbens, daughter and children waiting, and managed to get through the day. of Jack and Mollie Gibbens, and sister to Clarabelle Snodgrass’s On her way home, however, calamity struck again and she got a flat mother, Delia. In 1915, Sibyl was born in Kerrville across from the tire. By the time she reached Marcus Auld’s house where she lived, First Presbyterian Church, in a now-gone house on the spot now she said she broke down and cried, saying she never wanted to go inhabited by the Red Cross at Earl Garrett and Jefferson streets. back. “Oh stay with us a little while,” Auld told her, “You’ll come to As an only child, Sibyl said growing up had its mixed blessings like it.” She took his advice, and never looked back. (something unique that single children understand). Being the center “After a short time, I realized how much I really loved those children,” of attention can be an advantage, but as often, a disadvantage. she said, “especially when I saw that light in their eyes when they The Bennetts moved to Kerr County, settling in Center Point, and learned something. ... The fifth grade was my favorite age.” Sibyl Bob worked for the Center Point paper and the Kerrville Mountain taught them the basics, like washing hands, using clean towels and Sun. During World War I, Bob also worked for the Secret Service dipping water from a barrel to drink. She got the children to lay a for two years, and the Bennetts lived in Birmingham, Ala. Later, he path of stones to the outhouses they finally got, rather than walking wrote columns for the San Antonio Express News often in the style through mud. The Divide School building was used for dances for of Mark Twain, Sibyl said. He turned to sports eventually, and even area residents, but only for the “upper community,” because the had a picture taken with the champion boxer, Jack Dempsey. Sibyl “lower community” frowned on such frivolity, apparently, she said. often visited her cousins, and Clarabelle was just two years older.

Garven’s store was the demarcation point for the two groups.

As much as Sibyl loved them, her parents had their problems, Finishing Sul Ross University in Alpine, she taught at O’Donnell, especially with their strong personalities, which often clashed.

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Her mother, although strict, tried to bring the introverted, self- She spent two years teaching in Center Point, and then most of the rest deprecating child out of her shell. “I always felt like I lived in of her career teaching English and art at Kerrville’s middle school. In my mother’s shadow,” Sibyl said. “When we met people, I would 1940, Sibyl married a rancher, George Charles “G. C.” Sutherland, always hide behind her, and she would push me in front and tell who grew up near Verde Creek. His parents were Joseph Lyman me to speak.” Little did she know that the shy girl would spend a And Emma Ardosca Minear Sutherland. She liked G.C., because lifetime speaking in front of others and influencing thousands of he believed, as she did, in “clean living.” They had three children young people’s lives.

— Beau Eldred, Stacy Keith and Heather Leilani (named for G.C.’s Despite his skill and talents, Sibyl said Bob’s choices were not favorite song, “Sweet Leilani”). Heather still lives in Kerrville with always judicious. He worked long hours, and then often went out her husband, CPA Stewart Davis, and their six children. Bob had with cronies to drink, leaving his wife and child to wait. The alcohol moved, writing for the McAllen Valley Evening Monitor. In all, he consumption was the family’s downfall. Easily bored wherever spent 71 years in journalism. Despite a long bout of bitterness toward they lived, Bob would come home to announce they were moving her father, who she only saw on her mother’s insistence, Sibyl said and leave it to Lena to handle the details. One of Sibyl’s earliest that it was years later that they attained a kind of reconciliation. memories was of her Aunt Rita playing the piano, and teaching her to “He had come back here to work on the centennial book, and we sing, “I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles.” She also remembered hearing spent hours looking through machine drawers and cigar boxes full of stories from her grandmother Denton, whose mother was Annie tiny scraps of paper that had all kinds of notes on them about who was Caroline Lowrance. “She told me they had a milk cow, who came who and when in town, and going to the courthouse looking things home one day with (Indian) arrows stuck in her. Grandmother told up. “That’s how he got all the names of judges and commissioners. me her mother doctored that cow. She knew all the herbal medicines We also drove out to all the old cemeteries to look up the dates of for healing. Having 11 or 12 children, she had to know, ’cause her when everyone lived and died. Because of all that, my Dad and I husband, Benjamin Franklin, was gone to the Civil War. He walked started talking and getting along. I guess I mostly forgave him by the home from Georgia after it was over, and it took him about two or time the book was finished, and we got along a lot better.” three years.” Sibyl took ballet lessons, and said she showed some Although Bob’s book was in memory of James Starkey, Sibyl said potential. Unfortunately, at 10 years of age, Sibyl suffered a horrible it was publisher Rankin Starkey who gave him the resources and crippling accident in a car wreck. The injury cut any dancing dreams material to get it going. In the front of the book, Bob offered a tribute short, and laid her up for nearly a year. She amused herself with to his children, noting: “To my daughters Sibyl Sutherland and creating fashions for her many dolls. One of her favorites was her Patricia Ann Myers (Sibyl’s half-sister) for their inspiration, their first doll, “old Polly,” which she wore threadbare. Sibyl received affectionate interest and encouragement this book is dedicated.” frequent visits from her teacher who attended her with physical A later edition, she said, was written by Clara Watkins, who bought therapy, which helped her heal and walk. The thick five-inch scar the rights, but Sibyl insists she deleted sections, and added other is still a visible reminder. Her parents decided to move to Kerrville, information, which Sibyl said was not entirely accurate. settling on Wheeless Street. By then, she was enrolled in the sixth Meanwhile, G.C. and Sibyl carried on. Of their children, Stacy grade at Franklin Jr. High School, named for principal Raymond was the source of much pain, but only after a bright, inquisitive Franklin. She said she enjoyed that school year, making new friends, childhood. A gifted musician, Stacy played his guitar, self-taught, including Annie Laurie Canfield, who married Sproul Morriss. Later endlessly, Sibyl said. “He could play anything by ear” ... He joined they moved to San Antonio, and returned to Kerrville five years later. a local band, The 13th Floor Elevators, who enjoyed a good deal of Sibyl also lived with her grandparents in Center Point. success. However, he had a troubled life once he grew up, Sibyl said, Sibyl was raised to be independent and progressive. She got used to and had several run-ins with the law. At the age of 32, he was shot by spending Wednesday nights alone since her parents both stayed at his wife, “Bunni,” in Houston, and died. Sibyl and the family grieved, the newspaper office working on the Thursday edition. Meanwhile, and she still carries the sad loss. She admits to not being a “joiner,” she used Bob’s press pass to attend movies, a world of fantasy, on although her devotion to the Mormon faith was so steadfast that she which she got hooked. Her parents were not church-goers, and she even converted other family members, including her grandmother voluntarily attended Sunday School as a youngster, donating her at age 84. Now, after years of neglecting her own talents, Sibyl has nickels to charity, which helped her cleanse her conscience, she said recently taken up painting again, which she said has helped her pass in her journal. Snodgrass said she had many happy times with her the time, a solace since the death of her husband last year. She gets cousin Sibyl. “She really loved animals,” Snodgrass said. “Once, we frequent visits from Heather and Beau, who live nearby.

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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

O B I T U A R I E S

Clarence Earl Faulkner

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Dale Crider Nance

(Aug. 3, 1940 - Aug. 17, 2013)

(November 18, 1948 - September 7, 2013)

Clarence Earl Faulkner of San Antonio, Texas passed away on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013. He met the challenge of fighting cardiac disease and malignancy with courage and perseverance.

Earl was born in Leakey, Texas on Aug. 3, 1940. His parents were Clarence Leonard Faulkner and Maida Christine Haby Faulkner.

He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers Bob Suttle and Bill Suttle.

He is survived by a daughter, Cristyn Marie Park and her husband Gordon Park, grandsons, Garrett Armstrong and Evin Earl Park of Boerne, Texas and sisters Jerrie Pletcher of San Antonio, Texas and Billie Jean Davis of Uvalde, Texas.

Earl is also survived by nieces, nephews, cousins, and a special friend Pat Norman.

A service celebrating his life was held at Bethel Methodist Church, 39002 FM 3159, New Braunfels, Texas on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 at 11:30 a.m. Memorials may be made to Odyssey Hospice, 13431 Blanco Road, San Antonio, Texas 78216, The American Heart Association, or The American Cancer Society.

Dale Crider Nance of Barksdale passed away on September 7, 2013 in San Antonio at the age of 64. She was born on November 18, 1948 in Monahans, TX. She married Steve Nance in Del Rio, TX on May 23, 1985. She is survived by her husband of 28 years; parents, Jack and Mary Crider of Odessa; two sons, Wayne Watters and wife, Meliah of Odessa and Daniel Watters of Camp Wood; two daughters, Chris Hafer and husband, Keith of Odessa and Shelly Falcon and husband, David of Montell; sister, Donna Kirkland and husband, Ken of Odessa; brother, David Crider and wife, Nancy of Roswell, NM; nephew, Koby Kirkland and wife, Catherine of Austin; eight grandchildren, Abbey Falcon; Cres Falcon; Shania Falcon; Preston Watters; Ozzie Watters; Karli Watters; Megan Watters; and Aubrey Fitzgerald; and her many wonderful friends.

She was preceded in death by her daughter-in-law, Jo Jo Watters.

Dale was a member of the Barksdale Civic Association, the National Society of the Colonial Dames XVII Century, Daughters of the American Revolution, and United Daughters of the Confederacy.

She was instrumental in saving the little rock Baptist Church in Barksdale. Dale was an historian and expert marksman in combat shoots. She enjoyed shopping for antiques. She loved hunting, fishing, camping, and being outdoors. She was an avid Nueces Canyon Panther Fan. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at 10:00 AM at the First Baptist Church in Barksdale with burial to follow in the Vance Cemetery. Pastor Doug Adair will officiate. Pallbearers will be Abbey Falcon, Cres Falcon, Ozzie Watters, Preston Watters, David Falcon, and Eddie Winston.

Honorary pallbearers will be Keith Hafer and Sammie Ives.

Oralia Salinas Lopez

(April 23, 1928 - September 8, 2013)

Oralia Salinas Lopez of Sabinal passed away on September 8, 2013 at her residence at the age of 85. She was born on April 23, 1928 in Sabinal to Catarino and Dolores (Martinez) Salinas.

She married Marcelino G. Lopez in Gering, NE in 1948. She is survived by three daughters, Alma Martinez and husband, Israel, and Hilda Flores and husband, Juan all of Sabinal; and Dolores Lopez Sauceda of Brownsville; three sons, Andres Lopez, Sr. of Sabinal; and Ricardo Lopez and Marcelino Lopez, Jr. both of Ft. Hall, ID; 23 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and daughter, Syliva Alvarado. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at 10:00 AM at RushingEstes-Knowles Mortuary in Sabinal burial followed in Sabinal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Andres Lopez, Sr.; Andres Lopez, Jr.; Andres Guevara, Jr.; Andres Guevara III; Aaron Martinez; and Ramon Alejandro, Jr.

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The first man was not so diligent in his study of the Bible. After all, if it were not relevant for us today, why bother to learn what is says? He told himself, “The leaders of our denomination are the experts in Bible interpretation. They know best how to apply these things today, don’t they?” He did not know that the religious leaders of Jesus’ day were mistaken in the same way and Jesus called them “blind leaders of the blind” (Matthew 15: 14). Jesus also said, “Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.” (Matthew 7: 21-23). Religious people can be mistaken!

Which of these two men do you think is in danger of losing his soul in the Day of Judgment? Let us study to show ourselves approved unto God (2 Timothy 2:15), because what we believe about the Bible is important - it could mean the difference between Heaven and Hell!

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Two Men and Their Contrasting Views

There were two religious men with contrasting views about the Bible. The first man was a member of a “progressive” religious denomination and he viewed the Bible as merely a guide to wisdom and comfort. He even called it “the Good Book” and was impressed with the wise sayings of that ancient literature.

The second man viewed the Bible as more than just another “good book”. He believed it to be the “inspired word of God” that was able to “make a man perfect” and able to “equip him for every good work” (2 Timothy 3:16-17). He did not understand some things in the Bible but he believed that God’s warning “not to add to or take away from” the things written (Deuteronomy 4:2; Proverbs 30:6; Revelation 22:18-19) was will of God completely. His belief that man would be judged by the things revealed (John 12:48) was enough for him to obey the Bible warnings in all things.

The first man believed that the Bible was just too ancient to have relevance in our world today. He agreed with the teachings and practices of his denomination as they changed over the years to keep pace with society and the world. He believed that “God is love” (1 John 4:8) and that a loving God would not send a loving, religious person to Hell. He believed that God’s love would overlook ‘minor sins’ and save anyone who had a “good and honest heart” and was “trying their best” in this life.

The second man feared God (Proverbs 1:7; Ecclesiastes 12:13) and did his best to keep all of His commandments (1 John 5: 3; John 14:15; 15:10). He believed what God’s Word said about homosexual activity (1 Corinthians 6:9-10), women preachers (1 Timothy 2:11-12; 1 Corinthians 14:34-35) and divisions in the religious world (denominational or doctrinal) (1 Corinthians 1: 10; Philippians 1:27; 2:2). This man believed that it was better

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Losing Your Beloved

by Tracy Renee Lee

Many people say that marriage is the hardest part of life. It is not. Surviving the death of your beloved requires more work, deeper suffering, and greater endurance than marital bliss ever asked from anyone.

Surviving your beloved is excruciating and arduous.

Experts in the study of grief have expressed theory upon theory to aid survivors through this journey. The fact remains however, that theory is not fact. In searching for a yellow brick road to recovery, you must realize, as did Dorothy and her cohorts, that you already possess the strength and ability to survive.

Identify your strengths and cultivate them. Utilize your abilities and realize that you are the only one capable of surmounting your grief.

From this point forward, it is your job to continue onward without the companionship of your beloved. You must

redefine your role in a myriad of life’s situations as your own provider, your own protector, and your own strategist. If your loss is recent, it will take some time before you are able to embark on your proactive road to recovery.

Centuries ago, society required survivors to wear black for one year after the death of their loved ones. From this tradition, we wonder, does it take only one year to recover from the loss of a lifetime of love? Grief is the price we pay for the gift of love. I wish I could tell you that one year of grief is all that you will suffer. I cannot. If you loved your spouse with the depth of your soul, grief may forever be your unwelcome companion.

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Dubs Corner I’d say that at least two hundred people were assembled at the Beth El Methodist Church near Canyon Lake last Saturday morning to pay their last respects to Earl Faulkner.

Kathy, my brother Gary and I were among the last to arrive and we managed to find a place to sit in the far back of the Church. It was a time and a place that I had hoped I would not ever see, because Earl was my Uncle. Physically anyway, but in spirit, he was my brother.

Clarence and Maida Faulkner were Earl’s parents, and they were my grandparents. I lived with them from the time that I was 12 years of age, and I know where my uncle learned the lesson of being a giver. Clarence and Maida had nothing that didn’t belong to their children, and I was truly blessed to be considered one of them. Our family was poor in definition, but they selflessly gave everything to their children and to anyone in the community that was in need, as long as they had anything to give. But, the biggest gift of all from them was unconditional love, which they doled out in large quantities to not only their own children, but to many others in the community. My Uncle Earl watched, listened, and learned, and he took those lessons to heart. He was a giver. He had an uncanny knack for making you feel that he loved you the most.

Earl Faulkner was the kind of man that was hard not to love. As far back as I can remember, and that’s pretty far, he has always been there for me, supporting me in everything I did. Support that ranged from protecting me from older boys that took a swing away from my sister and I at Garner Park when I was about 8 years old, to always having my back in everything I did until the day he died. In all those years, I can truthfully say that I never heard Earl say an unkind word about anyone or anything, even when I felt that he should.

Earl was the baby in the family. Bob and Bill Suttle were older brothers, and Billie Jean and Jerry are older sisters. Bill Suttle, my father, passed away in 1981, breaking my uncle’s

heart because he truly idolized my Dad. Bob Suttle, my uncle, passed away in 1985, leaving Earl to live the rest of his life as the oldest living male member of his family.

He wore that mantel well.

When the preacher asked if anyone from the audience wanted to say a few words, Aunt Billie Jean rose to the occasion and delivered a beautiful summary of our family history and of Earl’s life. I have always been proud of my Aunt Billie, but never more so than at that moment. I have to confess that she accomplished what I wish that I had done, but I knew that I would not have been able to keep my composure, and Earl deserved better than that. I think that Aunt Billie thinks that Earl loved her the most.

The last 20 some odd years or so, Uncle Earl and Aunt Jerry have been living together in the same house in San Antonio, sharing their lives and their expenses, taking care of one another as brother and sister do. Jerry has been a stalwart to Earl through his recent sickness, taking care of him and selflessly doing what had to be done, because that’s what family does. To say that Earl and Jerry were close would be an understatement. I’m certain that Aunt Jerry thinks that Earl loved her the most.

Earl has a daughter Christyn that he loved with all his heart. In recent years she blessed him with two grandsons that Earl doted upon. Earl was always the coach and he loved to watch his grandsons competing in sporting events at school. His life revolved around Cristyn and her children, as well it should have. I think it’s quite possible that he loved Crystyn the most.

Earl was finishing college when I was entering high school. I was big for my age and we happened to wear the same size clothes. He would come home from Sul Ross University about every two weeks and we would swap out our shirts.

That way, it appeared that we both had a wardrobe bigger than we did.

My little old grandmother always did

the washing and ironing of course.

Earl played basketball in college on a scholarship and went on to become a very successful coach.

In the late 70’s, Earl retired from coaching and went to work for a property development company where he soon worked his way into a management position. I had the great pleasure of working under Uncle Earl for a year of so during that time frame. That was right after my father had passed away, and I needed to feel the closeness of family, and Earl was that and a lot more. I think that Earl considered me to be more like a little brother than a nephew. During the late 80’s I had the opportunity to return the favor and Earl worked with me when I had a large appraisal shop in San Antonio. Those were some of the happiest days of my life, when Earl and I were able to work together.

I had open heart surgery in January of 2010. The last faces I remember seeing before going under were Kathy and Uncle Earl. My stay in the hospital lasted ten days and I seldom woke up without one, or both of them sitting there, watching over me. I had great care in the hospital and Kathy was steadfast in watching over me. But Earl was there too, because he loved me. That was way over and above the call of duty. I must confess I’ve never loved another man the way I love my Uncle Earl. I probably never will.

It’s hard to say goodbye to someone you love so much. But it occurs to me that it’s not goodbye, simply I’ll see you later. I know today that my grandparents, my Dad along with Uncle Bob and Uncle Earl are still watching over me, and they are taking immense pleasure in watching how all their progeny are dealing with life here on this side of the veil. They might just be marking their programs for the next horse race that Todd has a horse in.

In any event, I take great pleasure in the knowledge that Uncle Earl truly loved me the most!

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Older Worker Opportunities Now Available The Experience Works Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is currently accepting applications. Program applicants must be age 55 or older, unemployed, live in Kerr County, and have incomes of $13,964 per year or less for a family of one ($18,913 for family of two). There are currently several openings for qualified candidates.

“In this difficult economy, many older Texans are finding it necessary to find work,” says Nicolina Ortiz, local employment and training coordinator for Experience Works. “Unfortunately, finding a job can be especially difficult for older workers who have not looked for employment for some time or for those who been unsuccessful in their job hunt. Our program is a stepping stone for people desperate for work. We can provide immediate assistance and wages, for those who qualify for the SCSEP.” Experience Works SCSEP is available at no cost to people who meet eligibility criteria. The program provides paid community service assignments at local public and non-profit organizations, training, referral to needed services, and job search assistance. With updated skills, participants use their community service training as a springboard to permanent jobs with local employers.

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September-Childhood Cancer Awareness Month September marks Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, a time to highlight efforts to reduce the disease’s toll on children. At St. Jude, the past year has brought advances in understanding and treating childhood cancer, particularly in the areas of genomics and survivorship.

“One child dying of cancer is one too many and the need to find better treatments is as critical as ever,” said Dr. William E. Evans, St. Jude director and CEO. “As we learn more and more about the genetic causes of pediatric cancer through genomic research, treating these cancers becomes more complex and challenging.”

Genomic studies have shown researchers that diseases previously thought to be single entities actually include multiple subtypes that often don’t respond to standard treatment. The challenge now is determining the genetic missteps that cause these cancers and finding existing drugs or developing new drugs for targeted treatment.

A number of significant discoveries related to these efforts have been made through the Pediatric Cancer Genome Project, a collaboration between St. Jude and Washington University to map the complete normal and cancer genomes of 700 young patients. This effort to

understand what drives some of the most aggressive childhood cancers is the largest project of its type. When project data was made available in May 2012, it marked the largest-ever release of comprehensive human cancer genome data for free access by the global scientific community. The amount of information shared more than doubled the volume of high-coverage, whole genome data available from all human genome sources combined.

“The sequence data represent billions of clues, and the real detective work for researchers is figuring out what they mean for the bigger picture,” Evans said.

“Ultimately, this information provides the foundation for the clinical trials that lead to more effective therapies. At St. Jude, translating our basic research to clinical applications is a major focus and is why we currently develop more clinical trials than any other children’s hospital.”

Pediatric Cancer Genome Project discoveries during the past year include identifying missteps in two genes responsible for more than 50 percent of diffuse low-grade gliomas, hard-to-treat tumors of the brain and spine. Researchers also uncovered a genetic mistake responsible for almost 30 percent of cases of acute megakaryoblastic leukemia, an

uncommon subtype of childhood leukemia with a poor prognosis, which paves the way for needed treatment advances.

Today’s cancer researchers also have to be concerned with enhancing the quality of life for children when treatment ends.

“With more childhood cancer patients surviving into adulthood, there is a growing need to study the late health effects of livesaving treatments,” Evans said.

This year, St. Jude published results from a one-of-a-kind study that included complete medical assessments of more than 1,700 adults who were treated at St. Jude as children. Researchers found the adult childhood cancer survivors had a significant amount of undiagnosed, serious disease as adults. The risks varied by the treatment the individual received.

The study had dramatic benefits for many of the participants, as the screenings identified previously undiagnosed conditions, such as breast cancer and heart problems. Insights like these showcase the importance for survivors to share their medical histories with their current physicians to monitor them for risks. The findings also help today’s researchers devise strategies to avoid the side effects of treatment now and in the future.

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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

GRANNY’S KITCHEN BACK TO BASICS... “FACEBOOK”!!

By Elaine Padgett Carnegie

Everyday when I scroll through my Facebook I see all of these delicious recipes. I always think, “Oh, I need to try that!” or “Gosh, that looks good...” However, I never make it back to get them. So this week I am going back through my Facebook and share recipes with you. Happy cooking!

No Bake - Pecan Coconut Praline Cookies (By Jewels Tee) 21⁄2 cups sugar 1⁄2 cup evaporated milk 1⁄2 cup corn syrup 1⁄2 cup butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 2-21⁄2 cups chopped pecans 21⁄2 cups grated coconut 1. Set pecans, coconut, and vanilla off to the side 2. Mix sugar, evap milk, corn syrup, and butter in large saucepan.

3. Bring to a rolling boil & boil for 3 minutes.

4. Remove from heat & add pecans, coconut, and vanilla 5. Stir for about 4 minutes.

6. Take a spoonful of batter and place on wax paper. Let it sit until batter has hardened.

7. Remove from paper and enjoy.

FRESH APPLE CAKE RECIPE:(By Hicks from the Sticks) 1 c vegetable oil 2 c sugar 3 eggs 3 c flour 1 tsp baking soda 2 tsp vanilla extract 1 c chopped pecans 3 c peeled and chopped apples

Frosting

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease a 9 x 13” pan. Combine oil, sugar, and eggs. Stir in flour and baking soda. Add vanilla, pecans, and apples. Spread in prepared pan and bake for 45-50 minutes. Cool for 2 hours. Then prepare frosting.

1/4 c evaporated milk 1/2 c butter 1/2 tsp vanilla 1 c brown sugar, packed Boil all ingredients in a small saucepan for 2 minutes. Set pan in bowl filled with ice water. Beat icing until of spreading consistency. Spread over top of cake.

Incredible Baked Meatballs (By Gerrie Vernon) 1 lb lean ground beef o 2 eggs, beaten with 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup grated Parmesan 1 cup panko or bread crumbs 1 small onion, minced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 teaspoon oregano 1 teaspoon salt freshly ground pepper to taste 1/4 cup minced fresh basil Mix all ingredients with hands.

Form into golf ball sized meatballs.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes...

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Millionaire Pie Recipe (By Gerrie

Vernon) One Graham Cracker Pie Shell.

One 8 Ounce Package Softened Cream Cheese.

1/2 Cup Sugar.

One 8 Ounce Can Crushed Pineapple Un Drained.

One Cup Fresh Frozen Coconut.( Keep back 1 Tablespoon ) One Cup Pecans Finely Chopped.

One 8 Ounce Container Cool Whip.

Cream together your cream cheese and sugar with a hand mixer for 3-4 minutes. Now add in the pineapple, coconut , and pecans and mix together very well. Now fold in half of the whipped topping and mix well together. Pour into the graham cracker pie shell.

Take the other half of the cool whip and place it on top of the pie. Toast the tablespoon of reserved coconut to golden brown under your broiler and sprinkle it on top of your pie for garnish. Cover the pie and place back in the freezer. When ready to serve let the pie thaw just enough to be able to be able to cut your pie. Serve your pie on saucers or pie plates that you have had in the freezer for at least 4 hours and it will work better if they have been in the freezer over night. You can if you wish garnish the top of your pie with a maraschino cherry Yummy!!!!

OMG.......Salted Caramel Pretzel Bark(By Sonja Poundstone)

this is sooo easy to make!

2 sticks of butter 1 cup of light brown sugar 1 reg. bag of pretzels (you’ll use about 3/4 of the bag) 12 ounce bag of chocolate chips Sea salt - ( I use our coarse sea salt with our grinder) Preheat the oven to 400.

Line a large bar pan with parchment paper, cover with pretzels In a medium saucepan melt the butter over mediumlow heat. When it begins to bubble add the brown sugar. Stirring occasionally let the butter/sugar mixture meld together and brown. This should take about 3 minutes. Do NOT let it boil, you will have sticky goo that is no good. When you have a nice, brown caramel pour it over the pretzels, slowly and evenly. You can then use a spatula to spread it out, you have to work quickly and gently. It hardens fast so even pouring is the best method.

Bake the sheet for 5 minutes. Remove the sheet from the oven and sprinkle the whole bag of chocolate chips evenly over the mixture.

Place back in the oven for about 45 seconds. If you let it sit there too long the chocolate will burn. Remove from the oven and use a silicone spatula to evenly spread the chocolate over the top. Sprinkle with sea salt and refrigerate for a minimum of 1 hour.

Caramel Apple Slices (Theother Carolyn Grady)

Do u love caramel apples but hate trying to eat them? Try it this way! (found this and could not keep it to myself!! I can’t wait to try it!) Hollow out ur apples, (u can balance the apple halves in a muffin pan) fill will melted caramel, let the caramel harden and cut into slices! yummy!

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THE BEST potato soup recipe ever! (By Gerrie Vernon) Ingredients: 2 1/2 pounds baby red potatoes, sliced into small bite sized pieces 1/2 regular package uncooked bacon, finely diced 1 medium onion, diced 1/4 bunch celery, diced 8 cups milk 4 cups water 4 chicken bouillon cubes (use a cup of the hot potato water to dissolve, then use the cup of hot water in place of one of the above cups of water)

1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon black pepper 3/4 cup salted butter 3/4 cup flour 1/4 bunch freshly chopped parsley 1 cup whipping cream For garnish: Shredded cheese fried bacon bits chopped green onions

Directions: In large pot, boil potatoes in water 10 minutes. Drain and set aside. In sauté pan, cook bacon until crisp. Drain bacon fat and place on paper towel over plate to drain more. Add onion and celery to bacon pan over medium-high heat until celery is tender, about 5 minutes. To the large potato pan, add milk, water, bullion, salt and pepper. Cook over medium-high heat until mixture is very hot, about 8 minutes, stirring often. Do not let mixture boil. In small, heavy saucepan melt butter. Add flour and mix well. Cook over medium-low heat until mixture bubbles, stirring 2 to 3 minutes to make a roux. While constantly stirring soup, add roux slowly until soup is thick and creamy, about 4 minutes. Stir in parsley, reserved potatoes, and cream. Garnish with cheese, bacon bits, onions or all three. Serve hot!

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REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11, 2011 ...THE RAGE OF AMERICA

By Elaine Padgett Carnegie

Unlike many normal days in a lifetime, some memories are carved into our consciousness‘. Where were you the morning of September 11, 2001? Everyone remembers that! No one will ever forget it.

The horror, the fear, the revulsion... the frustration as we watched helplessly as our defenseless brothers and sisters died. We felt impotent, at the hands of those with no respect for human life.

Our hearts swelled and we cried with a forlorn pride in our fellow Americans on Flight 93, (all of us wondering if we would have had the courage to do what they did that day) and great sorrow as their deaths were confirmed…then we watched as husbands, wives, sons and daughters were pulled from the aftermath.

We watched as New York City turned from the cosmopolitan center of our Country into a mass of death and horror, closely resembling a war torn, third world country. It was paralyzing as riveted, we watched our firemen and emergency personnel die…then, predictably, we watched America coalesce. (for a moment) First the disbelief…then the anger… then The Rage of America.

However, even with the most dramatic “instant” changes in American history and the strictest, most inconvenient, invasive system that Americans have ever been forced to live under...12 years later at the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013, two bombs exploded in the crowd killing 3 people and maiming, crippling and injuring 264 others. Does this mean America is helpless?

Again, American Rage at the dead and crippled American children!

Did we, as Americans take that rage out on innocent people? The answer, of course, is yes. Will we do it again...of course we will! I believe a great deal of the burden for that rage lies on the shoulders of our government! While Americans go hungry, lose their homes and jobs...our government hands out OUR money to foreign persons on our soil, who cannot even be bothered to learn our language and our cultural ways! This is OUR COUNTRY! This country was founded on principals written in the blood of men and women who just wanted to be “free”.

Free to worship their God, free to speak their own opinion and free to pursue their own lives and be left alone to do so! Inside the American people still hold those principals, and our own government should remember that! The people who make up The United States of America will take a stand when we have collectively ‘had enough.”

Where do you take your stand? This once proud, great nation founded upon biblical ideals is no longer so great or so proud... we have lost our first love and our weeping is exceedingly great!

American Rage is building... As Toby Keith said, “This big dog will fight when you rattle his cage”...do you feel that meancing, low rumble when you remember the morning 2,975 American mothers, fathers, husbands, wives and sisters and brothers kissed their loved ones goodbye...forever?

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UTOPIA RECYCLES Recycling Services for residents and visitors Bring your Plastic, Paper, Cardboard, Tin and Aluminum Cans

Tue./Thurs./Sat. 9 AM – 2 PM

For more information and directions to the recycling center go to http://keeputopiabeautiful.org/utopia_recycles.html Call Claudia @ 830-966-5566

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The Hill Country Herald P.O. Box 822 Leakey, TX 78873 Phone: 830-232-6294 editor@hillcountryherald.net

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FOR SALE 1995 Buick Riveria, new paint, tires, brakes, working A/C, good condition, $2,500 will consider trade Call 830-232-6806

Beautiful lot with huge pecan trees in the gated, River Tree Extates. This 1.28 acre lot is peaceful with two RV hookups, electricity, water, septic system, 20‛x20‛ concrete slab, stone fire pit, vapor security light, rock circle driveway, dish/hook-up, horse shoe pit w/lights. $121,000, 713-906-4097

John Deere Z-Trac 757 60 inch cut 494 hrs. Foam filled tires, Asking $5,500 call 713-854-2507

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SALE Red top Cane 5x5.5 round bales 1450lbs $60.00.

Triticale square bales $ 5.00 South Texas Raised Alfalfa in the barn $9.00 CASH ONLY, NO CHECKS, CASH ONLY. 210-216-0193 Located near Pearsall.

2005 Fleetwood Terry Quantum 30ft travel trailer, w/slide and bunk house. Great condition with many extras and upgrades. Includes awning, 19” color T.V., VCR, CD player w/speakers through out trailer.

Located in River Tree Estates, Leakey , Texas . $12,700, 713-906-4097

FOR SALE - 1998 KUBOTA M4700 TRACTOR (667 hrs.)

With: Bush Hog FrontEnd Loader, Box Blade, Mower, Vassar Tree Shear, and Ford 10 ft. tandemdisc Plow. Available October 1, 2013. $18,000.

(830) 232-6174.

FOR RENT

Customer Service Evaluator/ Bookkeeper / Accounts Receivable Immediate need for experienced Accounts Receivable Coordinator with customer support experience to join an established building materials Company conveniently located in your area. This is an excellent opportunity with a group that has average tenure over 15 years.

Job Duties: Daily responsibilities include: Invoicing, Collections, Cash and Credit Card Processing, overseeing construction lien waivers, maintaining the aged trial balance and customer service. This position will also be asked to cross train to handle other accounting functions such as Month End Close, GL account recs, bank recs, inventory and more!

Qualifications: To be qualified you must have a minimum of 3 years experience in Accounts Receivable, preferably in the construction industry. Candidates with 1+ years work experience with accounting / bookkeeping focus strongly preferred. Must have competency in the use of Microsoft Word and Excel as well as worked in Accounting Software. We look for excellent communication skills, a strong work ethic and a positive attitude.

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SUDOKU PUZZLE

STORAGE/SHOP FOR RENT

Three bedroom two and a half bath house for rent at 170 Pecan Dr. Leakey TX for more information call Melissa at 830-279-3219.

Storage/Shop 35x40, 110, 220 and 3 phase elec., In town-Leakey, $250/month.

One bedroom one bath house for Call 830-232-5656 or rent 170 Pecan Dr. Leakey TX For 830-232-5290 more information call Melissa at 830-279-3219 For rent furnished/unfurnished 1 bedroom 1 bath $650 month – all bills included. Month to month, 6 months or year lease in Concan, Texas.

Call for info (512) 589-9936 Home for Lease fully furnished On the Frio, Gated Community 3bdrm 2.5 baths Great Room, Kitchen w/Ice Machine 1 car garage included 1st and last months lease at signing of lease $1400 utilities included 713-854-2507

Unique Opportunity for Aggressive Broker or Agent · Frio Canyon Properties office of Texas Land & Ranch Co. · Located next to the Bank in Concan. · Commission plan will be negotiated to suit your income objectives. · Contact Morris Killough 210-415-9850, or Jim Fuchs 210-413-3939

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FOR RENT- MINI STORAGE $30 AND UP!! 830-232-5656 or 830-232-5290

STORAGE FOR RENT

8X10 $40 * 10X12 $50 ASK ABOUT OUR DISCOUNTS!! Call 830.232.4091

FOR RENTTri-Plex 2 Bdrm 1 bath, Centrally located, $450 per month with $450 Deposit.

Call 830-591-3479 FREE 2 AKC Registered male and female English Bulldogs free to a new good home, They have current shorts and play along with children and other animals. contact (michellekreiger@yahoo.com) for more information.

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PRICE REDUCED 3 bedroom 3 bth home on river front lot in Frio Pecan Farm. Like new condition with huge deck overlooking the river. Great income potential. Price reduced to $335,000.

GREAT HUNTING PROPERTY 153 acres near Vance. Remote, heavily wooded with well and electricity. All for only $229,900.

Cadillac Farms, 244 ac located 2 miles west of Leakey. A little bit of everything, fields, mtns, old ranch house, rustic barn. Fronts on FM 337 with Patterson Creek forming the southern boundary.

Abundant wildlife. Call for details.

CANYON OAKS Three bedroom, 3 1⁄2 bath home on River Road. Income producing. Reduced to $299,000 CON CAN COUNTRY CLUB Golf Course lots in Con Can Country Club! 1⁄2 acre prime residential sites on golf course and nightly rentals allowed.

Take your pick while they last at $60,000.

FRIO PECAN FARM managed rental with 2b/2ba, covered porch, beautiful Pecan grove, wildlife, $172,000 FRIO RIVER PLACE Beautiful 1.93 acre building site, heavily wooded. Quiet location. $109,500.

FRIO RIVER RANCH A beautiful hill country home sitting on the bank of the Frio River. Three bedrooms with 2 1⁄2 baths, high ceilings, open floor plan. All this plus a detached 2 bedroom, 2 bath cabin with approximately 148 feet of frontage along the east bank of the river. Close to town, yet private. Great income potential, only $469,900.

FRIO RIVER RANCH River front home on 2.2 acres. Good swimming hole. Three bedroom 2 bath home with 179 feet of river frontage. Nightly rental potential. $279,500.

FRIO TERRITORY This five acre building site on the Frio River is waiting for you. Huge cypress trees line this blue water hole that is teeming with fish. Fronts on Highway 83 and the Frio River, private, yet close to town. Good restrictions, beautiful building site overlooking the river. $329,000 LEAKEY HILLS 38.5 Ac, Co Rd access, barn, cabin, stg shed, well, elec List Price: $140,000 LEAKEY HILLS/10 mi west of Leakey, 20.10 ac hunting tract with abundant wildlife and, beautiful views! Blinds & feeders will convey. List $75,000 LEAKEY HILLS 31 acres with cabin, well, electricity, view for miles, good hunting. $175,000 MOUNTAIN VALLEY 2.3 acres sitting within walking distance of the House Pasture, Concan Country Club and the Frio River. The location doesn’t get any better than this. $129,000.

OAKMONT VILLAGE 2.21 acres of heavily wooded building site located just of FM 1120. $49,000 RANCHO REAL River frontage with 22 1⁄2 acres for only $70,000.

RANCHO REAL The perfect hunting tract. 36.7 acres adjoining a large ranch. $71,900.

RIVERTREE Beautiful residential building sites

ranging in price from $99,900 to $109,950.

SADDLE MOUNTAIN Two story, three bedroom 2 bath home on 2.55 acres in quiet area.. Vaulted ceilings with a rock fireplace, covered porch and deck. Great setting for what appears to be the best buy in the Frio Canyon! $195,000.

SPICEWOOD SPRINGS Riverfront home on 3.7 acres in Spicewood Springs. Access to over a mile of Frio River. Four bedroom, three bath, 2 story home sitting on bank of river with a wrap around porch. Wont last long at $429,500.

SPRING HILL-.3.2 acres. Beautiful lot in a gated subdv, city wtr, O.F. terms 10% Dn,7.9% for 15 yrs: List Price $70,000 SPRING HILL 3.52 acres with a beautiful view overlooking Leakey. City water, Price reduced to $69,500 THE RIDGE-Experience the Texas hill country at its finest w/ private access to your own beautiful Frio River park w/BBQ pavilion. Underground utilities, free roaming wildlife, hiking, biking & much more! This restricted subdivision offers great building sites for your dream home, retirement or vacation get-away. B&B allowed so take advantage of this new development. Call for a showing or take a drive out 4 mi. south on RR 1120. Check out our website for current sales! Prices start $87,500 THE RIDGE New construction, 3 bedroom 3 bth, with 2 fireplaces and outdoor kitchen, walking distance to river. Nestled under huge live oaks. Call for a showing today TWIN FORKS Two tree covered lots in good location with owner financing available. Both for $69,500.

TWIN FORKS Like new double wide in Twin Forks, 3 bedroom 2 bth with approx. 1,848 sf, 2 carport, stg building, huge covered deck to enjoy your coffee. Only $99,900. Call today for a showing.

COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY City lot w/nice dbl-wide & lg accessory bldg. walking dist to school & shpng. Former Day Care, and should be again. Take advantage of owner financing. List $149,000 COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY. 5 income producing cabins on approx. 7 acres with room for more! $375,000.

COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY Now you can enjoy your own rodeo arena. Located just north of Leakey, complete with bleachers, snack bar, restrooms, and plenty of room for additional buildings or possible dance floor. Over 7 acres of land and improvements with owner financing available. This is a great investment at $225,000.

INVESTORS!!! GIVE DUB A CALL AND HE WILL SHOW YOU A REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL OF AN 11% PER ANNUM RETURN ON INVESTMENT, BEFORE TAX ADVANTAGES ARE CONSIDERED. THIS CAN BE DONE RIGHT HERE IN THE FRIO CANYON.

Call us if you don’t see what you are looking for here. We have numerous other properties that we would be more than glad to help you with. Or better yet, come by for a visit. The coffee pot is always on.

COME BY FOR ONE OF OUR COMPLETE LISTS OF PROPERTIES, CHECK US OUT ON THE WEBSITE OR SCAN THE QR CODE BELOW WITH YOUR SMARTPHONE!

Dub Suttle – Broker Kathy Suttle – Broker Michael Rushing – Associate Carrie Chisum – Associate Fred McNiel - Associate 1260 S US Hwy 83, Leakey, Tx. 1/2 mile south of Leakey city limits on US Hwy 83 830-232-5242 www.SuttleandCompany.com

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Mary Kay Windham, Broker 664 S US Hwy. 83 Leakey, Texas 830-232-4408 office 830-374-7901 cell SEE MORE LISTINGS AND PICTURES AT WWW.HIGHPLACESREALTY.COM NEW LISTING: 75 stunning acres with gorgeous 3BR/3B “barndominium”, bunk house, rv shed, well, city water, and breath-taking long views! Tastefully and beautifully furnished! Many extras you just have to see this one! $625,000.

1BR/1B home on 2.2 acres with gorgeous views, under fence, completely and beautifully furnished! $129,000.

1 acre, completely fenced, fruit trees, shed, energy efficient 2BR/1B home, long views, wrap-a-round deck, comes tastefully furnished! $195,000.

130.6 acres south of Leakey, valley and three hillsides, wooded, partially completed 1700+ sq. ft. home, electricity.

A great buy at $299,000. SOLD! 14.65 acres with incredible views from the 2BR/2B home, with sunroom, Wrap-a-round porch, city water, open floor plan with lots of privacy! $265,000.

Recently remodeled 3BR/2B home in town on 1+ lots, gorgeous colors, crown molding, privacy fencing, at the end of the block on a quiet street with only 3 other homes! $149,000.

26.7 manicured acres, 1BR/1B home, 3BR/1B mobile, workshop/storage, separate bathhouse and restroom, pond, both sides of seasonal creek, ag exempt. Amazing views! $334,500.

3BR/3B home on the Frio River, guest house, covered pavilion, fire pit, access to 130 acres of common area and one mile Frio River. $379,500.

4.9 acres on the Frio River, good elevated building sites, electricity close! $99,000.

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REAL COUNTY CENTENNIAL 5K RUN RESULTS The Real County Centennial 5k Run/Walk held over the Labor Day Weekend was a huge success! The Run/Walk was held at the Real County Courthouse with runners/walkers following a route on RR 337 East of Leakey and back to the courthouse. The participants each received a sign in bag of goodies. The winners were: Top Female: Caroline Gonzales of Spring TX Time of 22:47, Top Male: Darrell Menard of Russell, ONT, Canada Time of 22:19,

2nd Female: Jamie Suttle of Leakey 23:00, 3rd Female: Sarah Hershman of Houston 25:03, 2nd Male: Shane Alexander of Katy 27:16, 3rd Male: Luke Merritt of Leakey 29:59.

I would like to thank everyone for coming out and enjoying the 5k Centennial Run/Walk and Kids Dash. Thank you to all the volunteers and sponsors. Sponsors: Frio Pecan Farm, Leakey Mercantile, Happy Hallow, First State Bank of Uvalde, Chisum Construction, Clean River and Beaches (up2u), Hondo National

1BR/1B rock cabin on 29.95, well, elec, and septic, amazing views. $300,000.

3BR/2B home, 3 car garage, guest home, barn, workshop on 21 acres! $499,000.

2/2 Covered mobile on 2 acres covered in Pecans, access to Frio $129,000.

Walk to Frio on this 3.27 acres, home, workshop, outdoor shower/restroom. $280,000.

3BR/2B log home in River Tree, access to Frio River $329,900. .4 of an acre with access to one mile Frio, all utilities. $25,000. CONTRACT PENDING 1.14 acres on the Frio River and Lombardy Canal! $168,000.

1.18 acres, access to 1 mile Frio River and 130 acres! All utilities in place, great views! $89,000.

Several 5 acre tracts with access to lake, creek, deep swimming hole. $38,500 to $40,000. ONE TRACT PENDING! Cozy cabin on 6 acres, access to lake, creek, deep swimming hole. $129,000.

1 acre near Garner, access to Frio River, water hookup available. $52,900.

Two adjacent lots with access to the Frio River! $45,000.

Each 8.09 acres, with well, mixed terrain $109,080. Adjacent 22.6 acres $203,400.

50 acres, with Frio River, Bluff Creek , home and cabin, springs! REDUCED $549,000.

by Kellie (Alexander McLaughlin

Bank of Leakey.

Top Female & Male (pictured below) is Caroline Gonzales and Darrell Menard Kids in photo are: Mia Mensi, Joseph Gowens, Ben Gowens, Savannah Alexander, Sarah Merritt, Connor Dunlap, Mitchell Rodriquez & Aiden Chisum (not in order). I would love to have this become an annual event! See ya’ next year!!

Panthers Beat Trojans 24-15 HOUSE LEVELING Foundation & Home Improvement Co. Uvalde, Texas 78801

(830) 278-2949

•Licensed • Bonded • Insured

By Coach Greg Voyles

The Nueces Canyon Panthers beat the Charlotte Trojans 24-15 last Friday night. The Panthers move to 1-1 on the season. Tristan Babb led the Panthers offensively with 124 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns.

Reagan Luce added 66 yards rushing, Bailey Gober had 29 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns, and Anthony Martinez added 15 yards rushing. Gober was also 4 for 9 for 50 yards throwing. The Panthers ended the game with 284 total yards of offense. Isaiah DeLeon and Tristan Babb lead the Panthers defensively. DeLeon and Babb each recorded 13 tackles apiece. Dakota Davila joined them with 12 tackles, and Nathan Carleton had 10 tackles. “I was very proud of our seniors, they took charge and led their team to a win,” said Coach Voyles. The Panthers will host the Runge Yellow Jackets on September 13, 2013, 7:30pm, at Northcutt Stadium. Please come out and support your Nueces Canyon Panthers.

Go Blue!!!!

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