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Current Weekly News for Leakey, Camp Wood, Sabinal, Utopia and Surrounding Areas Vol. 5 No. 37

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September 9, 2015

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HWY 83 ROAD CONSTRUCTION SAFETY ISSUES

by Julie Becker

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YOU CAN’T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS ............................ Page 2

Somewhere in the West

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EMS REPORT ............................ Page 3

Electronics Recycling 24-7 in Real County

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

Today’s Weather

High: 90° Low: 71°

Real County Commissioners Enact Burn Ban

26TH Annual

by Julie Becker

Real County Commissioner’s held their monthly meeting yesterday, September 8th, allowing for the Labor Day holiday on Monday. As on past agendas the issue of the burn ban was addressed. As in the past the vote was split, however this time the swing vote, Real County Judge Garry Merritt voted for the enacting of burn ban for Real County.

Commissioner Joe Connell made the motion and Commissioner Gene Buckner seconded, with that motion on the table, Merritt explained his reasoning for what was to be the deciding vote and reminded Commissioner’s Bryan Shackelford and Manuel Rubio the ban is for 30 days and he can remove it at any time.

In other business, Commissioner’s approved the contract from Esser & Company for the Texas Community Development Block Grant to be utilized by the City of Leakey to connect City well #5 to the City Treatment Plant.

Along with this item came several more “housekeeping” items: authorized signatures, civil rights officer, labor standards officer, citizen complaint procedures and proclaiming April as Fair Housing

Month.

Commissioners approved a Resolution supporting Downtown Revitalization Program grant application. Merritt said the grant applicant is the City of Leakey and the funds are for new sidewalks around the Courthouse and possibly some new lighting. Merritt said the grant has a match requirement of $45K but that there has been some interest in the community for private funds to holster most of that cost.

Merritt also stated the grant which was denied and then appealed to the Texas Department of Agriculture regarding an error in the applicant will most likely be upheld and denied at an upcoming hearing on September 10. The grant was applied for by Real County for the City of Camp Wood to do necessary repairs to the wastewater plant in Camp Wood.

However, an often overlooked and rarely enforced rule states the City of Camp Wood must be the applicant. And, of course, the time frame to be able to change the applicant had passed. Merritt did say the funds TDA was re-allotting the funds and the City of Camp Wood could reapply. continued page 2

Water News and River Flows River flows were taken on the Frio and Nueces Rivers on September 4th, 2015 with flows continuing to drop as we head in to the fall season. Forecasts are calling for a wetter and cooler than normal fall and winter and I for one hope this prediction come true, El Nino conditions continue to build in the Pacific Ocean setting us up for a much needed change in weather patterns. The flows have decreased on average 15% since two weeks ago but are still at levels that have moving water.

Fulgham’s Crossing just south of the Alto Frio Baptist Encampment had a flow of 20,548 gpm last measurement and now has a flow of 21,837 gpm; this crossing was the only one to show an increase this measurement increasing about 6% over the last two weeks. The Leakey Springs Crossing had a flow of 4,778 gpm last measurement and a flow of 4,743 gpm this reading; dropping just 1% over the last two weeks.

The Mill Creek Crossing showed a 10% decrease in flow since the last measurement; there are culverts on the south end of this crossing that continue to have no flow but all of the culverts on the north end of the crossing have some flow this reading. This crossing has a flow of 10,345 gpm this measurement down from the flow last measurement of 11,453 gpm.

On the west prong of the Frio River; the Rancho Real crossing had a flow of 4,907 gpm this reading compared to a flow of 6,056 gpm last measurement.

The Kent Creek crossing once again showed one of the

SATURDAY AFTER LABOR DAY • 9/12/15 ON THE FRIO RIVER FROM FRIO CAÑON TO CONCAN Comehelpusconservetheclean,naturaland beautifulenvironmentoftheupperFrioRiver.

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By: Joel Pigg, General Manager

biggest drops in flow about a 22% reduction in flow since the last measurement with a flow of 1,609 gpm this month down from a flow of 2,072 gpm last measurement.

McDonalds Crossing was at 21,325 gpm last measurement and decreased to a flow of 16,903 gpm this measurement or a decrease of about 21%.

The Nueces River Dam on Highway 55 south of Camp Wood had a flow of 38,081 gpm last reading and this measurement the culverts had a flow of 31,428 gpm or a reduction of about 17%.

Well Registration- I am still asking everyone that has a well on their property to make sure that the well is registered with the District, we would like to know that the well is on your property just for knowledge that the well exists. We are not wanting to get into your business and tell you how to use or how much to use your well

we just want to know that the hole is there. The more information we have on the wells the more we will be able to protect your interests when outsiders come looking for water to take for their use. Our District has operated from its inception in the belief of private property rights and we are motivated by the principle of education first and regulation as a last resort in the conservation of this very important natural resource. see more graphs page

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Wednesday, September 9, 2015

HWY 83 ROAD CONSTRUCTION SAFETY ISSUES As evidenced by the pictures on the front page, concerns have been expressed in our community regarding safety issues surrounding the Hwy. 83 storm drain construction and installation in downtown Leakey. Following necessary procedures, I emailed the safety coordinator at Allen Keller, the contractor that was awarded the nearly 7 million dollar project for the Texas Department of Transportation. The response I received in reply was acceptable, though

not informative, “My name is Jason Adamitz with Allen Keller. Thank you for your concerns with the safety of the public on our job there in Leakey. We are always willing to listen to concerns from the public and we take the concerns very seriously. We are aware of the issue with the dump truck that our subcontractor Relmco has down there and will get it addressed immediately. Again thank you for your time and concern.” However the response I

received via telephone was not.

Liliana Brown, the safety coordinator for Allen Keller, was ill informed and rude. Brown emailed contact information for the Haul Manager – Buddy Kramer, and stated he would be in touch with me to address this situation. If I needed to contact him directly I could do so at 210-237-8333. However, shortly after leaving a message for Kramer, I received a call from Brown, irate I had placed the call. Brown believed that

because the trucks in question belonged to a sub-contractor and not Allen Keller the burden of responsibility shifted, which of course is not true. As the recipient of the awarded contract, Allen Keller is responsible for all aspects of the job.

While this was an unacceptable response, my desire was still only to have changes made in the daily mechanics of the construction to insure the safety of our citizens. The picture on the left shows a large stone

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approximately 6 to 8 inches in diameter in the middle of the intersection of RR 337 W and Mountain Street. The picture on the right shows the rear tailgate of one of the dump trucks with substantial loose rocks. Questions and concerns regarding the hauling procedures along with the legality of the drivers have spread through the community. “Do these drivers have CDL licenses and are those loads overweight? asked one citizen” While our community

is excited to have the improved drainage and new roadway, I don’t believe they are willing to accomplish it at the cost of the citizens safety.

As provided in a previous article you can call the Project Foreman for Allen Keller, Steve Pennington, he can be reached at spennington@allenkellerco .com or (210) 386-6830. The Safety Coordinator is Liliana Brown and she can be reached at lbrown@allenkellerco.com

830-998-6258.

Governor Abbott Attends Luncheon With DRT MEMBERS TO MEET Mexico State Officials And Governors THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Governor Greg Abbott attended a luncheon hosted

by Mexico Secretary of Foreign Affairs Claudia Ruiz Massieu Salinas to discuss trade, economic development and the many ways Texas and Mexico can continue to strengthen their relationship.

“Today’s meeting was an important first step on the trip by providing a platform to share ideas and ways in which Texas and Mexico can continue to build upon our relationship,” said Governor Abbott.

“Trade, energy and expanding economic opportunity were just a few of the areas in which both sides had productive discussions.

“I extend my gratitude to Mexico Secretary of Foreign Affairs Claudia Ruiz Massieu Salinas for hosting today’s luncheon, and I look forward to continuing the dialogue and finding ways Texas and Mexico can further strengthen our bond.”

The following officials attended the luncheon with Governor Abbott: Claudia Ruíz Massieu Salinas, Secretary of Foreign

Affairs Eruviel Ávila, Governor of the State of Mexico, President of the National Conference of Governors Rubén Moreira, Governor of Coahuila Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas, Governor of Puebla Manuel Russek, Secretary of Economy of Chihuahua Carlos Pérez Verdía, Undersecretary for North America Mauricio Ibarra, Director General of Special Affairs Miguel Basañez, Ambassador of Mexico to the United States Carlos González Gutiérrez, Consul General of Mexico in Austin.

Following today’s luncheon, Governor Abbott will be attending a reception this evening with CEOs and business leaders across Mexico to discuss ways to promote and expand economic opportunity on both sides of the border. The reception will be hosted by hosted by Mexico Secretary of Foreign Affairs Claudia Ruiz Massieu Salinas.

Real County Commissioners Enact Burn Ban continued from front page

Commissioners adopted the 2015 tax rate of .5288 and approved the 2015-2016 budget. They also approved the 2016 Holiday schedule and payday schedule. Merritt said the above items will be available on the county website for review. Commissioners approved the 2016 RAMP - Routine Airport Maintenance Program from the Texas Department of Transportation Grant. Merritt said the landing site at the airport needs some painting work done. He also relayed to the Commissioners information regarding a possible grant from TxDOT for major renovations at the airport, but stated those funds are 3 years out and it does have a 10% match requirement.

Commissioners discussed the payment of legal fees in the Bethel Standley case. Merritt said the firm representing the county in the lengthy suit (2008) came to a settlement in which a property was exchanged for settlement. He said the deed was recorded last month and the

county now owns the property located on FM 1120 near Rio Frio. He said the appraised value of the property is $70K. Discussion regarding use of the property by the county for a county yard and usage of the water well located on the property was split. Buckner suggested selling the property and keeping the water rights, while Rubio suggested the local of the property was ideal for a county yard and reminded Commissioners how long they have been looking for alternate water sources, stating “We have to bootleg water as it is.” Merritt requested the item be tabled until next month so more information could be obtained. During discussion of correspondence, Merritt said SWART is still looking for a part time driver for the area bus and if anyone has someone interested refer them to the Uvalde office.

Commissioners scheduled a end of the fiscal year meeting for September 22nd at 8:30 a.m. With no further business the meeting was adjourned

YOU CAN’T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS A while back I was just horrified at the Sandra Bland escapade and then I was as equally horrified as Deputy Darren H. Goforth while in uniform was shot in the back while fueling his patrol car. This is our mess ya’ll… I want to put some statistics here for you, this is a list of the officers killed in the line of duty in each state. Killed by animals, vehicle accidents, gun fire, even illness. By State: Alabama: 4 Arkansas: 1 California: 3 Colorado: 2 Florida: 1 Georgia: 5 Guam: 1 Hawaii: 1 Idaho: 1 Illinois: 3 Kansas: 1 Kentucky: 3 Louisiana: 9 Maryland: 2 Michigan: 2 Mississippi: 5 Missouri: 2 Nebraska: 1 Nevada: 1 New Jersey: 3 New Mexico:1 New York: 3 North Carolina: 1 Ohio: 1 Oklahoma: 1 Oregon: 1 Pennsylvania: 4 South Carolina: 1 Tennessee: 2 Texas: 10 Tribal Police: 1 U.S. Government: 3 Washington: 2 Wisconsin: 1. Whoa! Texas 10!

Have you ever walked a balance beam? I was a somewhat mediocre gymnast in my youth, if you walk the beam with arms outstretched and level, it helps you keep your balance, but if you begin to waver and your arms ever begin whipping one way or another trying to keep your balance you will fall! That is what we have here. We are in the process of flailing our arms back and forth and up and down in an effort to attain a balance that has been lost.

We have nationally 83 officers killed in action, and mind you ANY action in the US since January 1, 2015 (https://www.odmp.org/search/year ) and we have 817 people killed by police in that same time period (http:// killedbypolice.net ). I am not pointing any fingers, I am pointing out that a problem exists. I am saying we can’t have it both ways! We can’t sit here tomorrow and cry our hearts out on social media because a woman is stopped for a traffic ticket and arrested by an overzealous police officer and then mysteriously hangs herself in her cell; or a man is clearly, on video shot to death by an officer who panicked and then we just scream, “We ‘gotta have some control, the cops are killing people…dang cops!”

Then very unprofessional and sensational media hype creates an environment where easily swayed people of this country begin to vilify our Law Enforcement.

Then when someone kills one of our upstanding officers in as cowardly a manner as did J. Stiles kill Officer Goforth, or the especially heartbreaking death of Omaha’s Kerrie Orozco, a new mother who in May just hours before bringing her premature daughter home and taking the long-awaited pregnancy leave was gunned down by a suspect. We want to blame it on white trash

…by Elaine Padgett Carnegie

or black people or Hispanics, or even guns…anybody but ourselves when in truth it is ALL OUR FAULT! We have no leadership in this country at all! We vote along partisan lines when clearly the only part the greater majority of our representatives play a role in is their own! Whatever personally benefits them. It is too difficult for us to address the issues and inform ourselves of what is important in our lives and vote accordingly.

NO…not us, we vote Democrat cause daddy did! Or we vote republican because they are more conservative on the issues. Have you actually Looked at how and what your representatives voted for? The presidential candidate you are considering in the primary? Did you check out his/her record? You see they can say anything to you on television but they cannot hide the truth of their record and what they actually supported and what they did not support. I guarantee you that you will be very unpleasantly surprised if you take the time to educate yourself to the actual conduct of the person and not the lies they dole out of the News!

This is not a war! The Government Code of The State of Texas clearly says: Sec. 552.001. POLICY; CONSTRUCTION. (a) Under the fundamental philosophy of the American constitutional form of representative government that adheres to the principle that government is the servant and not the master of the people, it is the policy of this state that each person is entitled, at all times to complete information about the affairs of government and the official acts of public officials and employees. The people, in delegating authority, do not give their public servants the right to decide what is good for the people to know and what is not good for them to know. The people insist on remaining informed so that they may retain control over the instruments they have created. The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed to implement this policy.

So yeah, you DO have a choice! But we are out of control, living in fear, flailing our arms about to dismount in a most awkward manner and fall on our face! Because we don’t care anymore! Those deaths are not real to us…they are just TV. Each one is a disgrace to this nation! All 900 people who lost their lives in this country in just a few days over 8 months. It is the decline of our country, our social systems, our people. 900 souls whose blood cries out to us from American Soil…it is time to act! You

can’t have it both ways!

The Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Caddel-Smith Chapter, will meet on Thursday, September 10th, at the McNelly Room in the First State Bank in Uvalde to begin their 2015-16 year. President Judy Burleson will call the meeting to order at 10:30 a.m.

After business is conducted, the ladies will enjoy a brown-bag luncheon and a period of visiting and catching up with each other’s activities since their last meeting in May. New members will be introduced and welcomed to the chapter.

This organization meets on the second Thursday of each month to celebrate their Texas heritage.

Shawn Streib Gray, Broker 830-232-4500 230 US Hwy. 83 Leakey, Texas 78873

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Gorgeous views, paved roads, security gate. $84,900

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JAIL REGISTER

Real County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Dispatch Report August 30 - September 5, 2015

August 30 - September 5, 2015 GUTIERREZ,GILBERT M. JR., 40 W/M, CAMP WOOD, TEXAS, A/O JOHNSON, ASSAULT CAUSES BODILY INJURY FAMILY MEMBER, $8,000 SURETY BOND; MORGAN,TED MERRILL, 44 W/M, JUNCTION, TEXAS, A/O CARR, MISSAPP FIDUC / FINAN PROP GREATER OR EQUAL TO $1,500 LESS THAN $20,000, RELEASED TO KIMBLE COUNTY; SKELTON,WYLIE AARON, 69 W/M, RIO FRIO, TEXAS, A/O DOUTHIT, ASSAULT CAUSES BODILY INJURY FAMILY MEMBER, $4,000 PR BOND; KING,CHAD EDWARD, 37 W/M, RIO FRIO, TEXAS, A/O CASTRO, DEADLY CONDUCT, $4,000 SURETY BOND;

8/30/2015 @ • 1719 responded to a residence on Suttleway for a report of a break-in • 2201 responded to a residence on US Highway 83 in Leakey for a disturbance 8/31/2015 @ • 720 responded to East 4th Street in Camp Wood for a family disturbance • 1353 responded to Patterson Creek Road east of Leakey for a motor vehicle accident 9/1/2015 @ • 933 responded to US Highway 83 in front the Real County Courthouse for a motor vehicle accident • 1950 responded to a residence on South Leon Klink for a criminal trespass • 2108 responded to a residence on Rivertree Road south of Leakey for a burglary alarm 9/2/2015 @ • 000 responded to a residence on Kahn Drive in Rio Frio for a family disturbance • 1715 responded to a residence on Kahn Drive in Rio

Real County Law Officers Bruce Carr, Sheriff Steven Castro, Deputy Sheriff Mark Cox, Deputy Sheriff Nathan Johnson, Deputy Sheriff Jim Wilson, Constable Corporal Jake Sanchez, DPS Highway Patrol Clint Graham, TPWD Game Warden Disclaimer: All print and other visual media is for informational purposes only. This information is considered public information under the Freedom of Information Act and the Public Records Act. Any indication of an arrest is not intended to imply or infer that such individual has been convicted of a crime. All persons are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Free to Not-For-Profit Ambulance Service (Send letter of request on organizations letterhead)

All others send sealed bid as stated below Vehicle can be seen at Frio Canyon EMS in Leakey.

Sale will be AS IS. No warranty implied, stated or otherwise.

Send sealed bids via mail with contact info to: Jimmie Walker - Ambulance Bid PO Box 1117, Leakey, TX 78873 Buyer will be responsible for all taxes & fees related to the sale.

(next to Rolling Hills Medical)

Not-For-Profit Organization will be considered first Bidding will close October 1, 2015

830-968-1311 832-867-8195

Not-For-Profit Organization or Sealed Bidder Will be chosen at EMS Board Meeting October 5, 2015

EMS REPORTS “For August 2015 Sabinal EMS responded to a total of 20 dispatches where 20 patient reports were generated. 6 received treatment but were not transported, 4 transported to Uvalde Memorial Hospital, 4 transported to Medina Regional Hospital, 2 transported by AirLife, 3 Fire Standby, and 1 Football Standby.

On August 7- the ambulance was out of service for approximately 5 hours due to maintenance and repairs and the Sabinal response area was covered by another agency while maintaining first responders.

The State granted variance was used 1 time

HILL COUNTRY HERALD 337 RR 337 West P.O. Box 822 Leakey, Texas 78873 (830) 232-6294 (830) 433-1424 Published Each Wednesday Julie Becker/Editor/Publisher Billie Franklin, Sabinal Correspondent

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out of the 20 dispatches on a no transport call, and 5 days were covered using the variance.

Sabinal EMS, Inc. is currently operating under a variance granted by Texas Department of State Health Services. The law requires two certified personnel on the ambulance at all times. The variance allows Sabinal EMS, Inc. to operate out of compliance by allowing one non-certified driver and one certified technician.”

Please contact me should you have any questions.

Cordially, Javier R. Flores EMS Administrator

GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS City of Leakey Mayor: Harry Schneemann Secretary: Dee Dee Wally Office: 830-232-6757 Fax: 830-232-6775 Councilmen: Ken Auld • John Buchanan • Carl Jensen Frankie DeLeon • Bob Bowers Leakey Volunteer Fire Dept.830-232-4005 Frio Canyon EMS, Inc.830-232-5299 City of Camp Wood Mayor: Jesse Chavez Office: 830-597-2265 Fax: 830-597-5365 email:cityhall@swtexas.net Aldermen: Curtis Wilson • Domingo Tobar • Sammie Ives •Darlene Bullard • 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, Jeanette Keilman, 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 JD Martinez: 830-597-6129 Sheriff, Bruce Carr 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

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be delivered to, and be on file with the Executive Director, Nueces River Authority, 200 East Nopal, First State Bank Building, Suite 206, Uvalde, Texas 78802, on or before 3:00 PM, Wednesday, October 7, 2015. No bids will be accepted after 3: 00 PM local time. After this closing time, all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. The project consists of the construction of a new 0.25 MGD sequencing batch reactor wastewater treatment plant south of Leakey in Real County, Texas.

The plant includes a control building, influent structure, chlorine contact tank, and dewatering bins. Contract Documents including bidding and contract forms, technical specifications and drawings are available from the office of the Engineer, Naismith Engineering, Inc., Adam Luke, P.E., 600 W. 8th Street, Suite 300, Austin, Texas, 78701 (phone 512-708-9322). There is a $20.00 non-refundable fee for each copy of the Contract Documents. Electronic copies of the Contract Documents may also be obtained at no charge via the internet at: http://www.neionline.com. Potential bidders obtaining electronic copies of the Contract Documents via the internet must register with the Engineer to ensure receipt of any addenda or other communication that may be issued. A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at the Real County Courthouse, 101 Market Street, Leakey, Texas, 78873 on September 10, 2015 at 10: 00 AM local time. Each Bid must be accompanied by a cashier’s check, certified check, or satisfactory Bid bond executed by the Bidder and an acceptable surety, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total Bid, as a guarantee that the Bidder will enter into a contract as required by the Contract Documents. The Nueces River Authority reserves the right to reject any and all Bids received and to waive any and all formalities in regard thereto. Bids will remain subject to acceptance for a period following the Bid opening as specified in Section 00105.

This contract is subject to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “fair share policy”, which includes EPA-approved “fair share goals” for Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women Business Enterprise (WBE) firms in the Construction, Supplies, Equipment, and Services procurement categories. EPA’s policy requires that applicants and prime contractors make a good faith effort to award a fair share of contracts, subcontracts, and procurements to Minority Business Enterprise and Women-Owned Business Enterprise firms. Although EPA’s policy does not mandate that the fair share goals be achieved, it does require applicants and prime contractors to demonstrate use of the six affirmative steps.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President’s Executive Order No. 11246, as amended by Executive Order 11375, and as supplemented in Department of Labor regulations 41 CFR Part 60. The requirements for bidders and contractors under this order are explained in the specifications.

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Leakey ISD Approves Pre-K Program Monday night, on Labor Day, the Leakey ISD Board called a special board meeting and unanimously approved the implementation of a Leakey ISD Full-Day Pre-Kindergarten program. The program will start Monday September 14, follow the same calendar as other students, and end June 22. The program itself will have no cost for parents, and the same

bus transportation rules apply as for all other students. Hours will be 8:00-3:30 daily. The first year the program will be made up of children ages 3 1/2-5 whose families communicated with the school district following information provided to the Hill Country Herald and its Facebook page. The Board ended last night’s board meeting with applause and cheers, since

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this has been a long-term goal of the board.

Dr. Skipper said the biggest challenge was space, but said, “We found a large room with an adjoining bathroom that will be perfect for this year’s program!” She thanks principal, Mr. Lugaresi, and the Leakey staff for their flexibility in making room for this important program. The program will be funded out of local and Title I funds.

Winning Photos in Calendar Contest Capture Extraordinary Moments of Hill Country Beauty (September 8, 2015) – Dazzling color and light emanate from each of the winning photographs from Hill Country Alliance’s (HCA) annul photography contest. Soft ripples of lavender and tangerine clouds over a field of wildflowers; an egret perched on a bald cypress branch in the mango light of dawn; ethereal shades of blue in a wispy, flowing river; a golden sunset backdrop for a cruise on Lake Austin— these are the winning images captured by dedicated photographers, to be featured in the HCA’s 2016 calendar. The eagerly awaited annual calendar will be available for purchase on HCA’s website starting September 11.

“These images are absolutely stunning, but beyond the beauty and creative photography, we hope people will be inspired to hold on to the precious qualities of this region for future generations to enjoy,” said Christy Muse, executive director for HCA. “Our familiar swimming holes and favorite vistas need protection, which is why we hope this calendar reaches as many people as possible to create an active citizenry and a conservation mindset.”

Grand prize-winner, Rob Greebon, enjoys living in Dripping Springs, on the edge of the Hill Country. On a Saturday morning, Greebon and his wife went for a drive up SH 71 to find a field of wildflowers to photograph. Near Llano, they encountered the worst rainstorm Greebon said he’s ever experienced. With lightning still a threat, he captured Wildflowers at the End of the Storm.

“The clouds started to light up, and I knew where this tree was, I knew where this field was, because I’d been out there before,” he said. “It was still sprinkling when I set up and took about five minutes of shots from there.”

Greebon, a counselor in a middle school, shoots most of his photography around sunrise. “I’m usually back home by the time my family’s eating breakfast.” He submits images every year to the HCA photography contest. His photograph of the Milky Way was included in Dripping Springs’ application to become the first International Dark Sky Community in Texas.

Todd Winters, 1st place winner, lives in Kerrville and finds late November to be the perfect time for photography in the Hill Country.

“At that time, we get a lot of fog and mist on the river,” Winters said.

“It’s my favorite time of the year here, and the colors of the bald cypress trees are extraordinary.”

Winters’ winning photograph, Autumn River Dawn, was taken on a November morning. He wasn’t prepared to see an egret perfectly framed by bald cypress trees in the glow of the dawn light. He expected the bird to fly away while he changed from the wide-angle to the telephoto lens. But it didn’t. “The egret didn’t leave because he was waiting for the sun to come up too,” Winters said. “As soon as the sun came up, he was out there fishing.”

Winters is a water color painter, and his photography evolved from taking pictures of landscapes for painting. With photography, he’s always trying to be aware of the little surprises. “You just don’t know what you’re going to see on any given day.”

After five trips and 2,000 miles to visit a place he had selected on the Llano River, Jim Olive, who lives in Houston, captured the 2nd place photo. Most of the property along the Llano River is privately owned, so Olive’s first challenge was to gain access to the river. He visited Long’s Bait Camp, a fishing camp outside of Kingsley, and got to know the owner, Malcolm Long. “I made a couple of trips there, and he introduced me to Melvin Webb, an 81-year-old rancher and a friend of the late Senator Maverick and the owners of property exactly where I needed to be.” Through this connection and several other introductions, Olive finally got permission to go down to the river.

On the eve of the day the winning photo was taken, Olive went fishing with Webb and his grandchildren and great grandchildren.

“They left, and I ended up sleeping in my car on the riverbank to see what the light would be like the next morning,” he said. When I woke up, that’s when I had to go into the middle of the river to take the photograph.” With a slow shutter speed and a heavy tripod for stability in the water, Olive was able to achieve the sharp picture with long exposures and the right lighting that resulted in Cool Passion, the prize-winning photo.

Olive has been a photographer for 50 years, photographing a wide variety of subjects in more than ninety countries. He plans to give HCA 2015 calendars to those who helped him gain access to the Llano River.

Michelle Michel has been photographing dance and theatre performance for many years. Her 3rd place winning photo, Sunset Cruise, was taken as part of an assignment for a landscape photography class she was taking at Austin Community College. “We were asked to take all knowledge we had gained during the class, propose and create a project, and do a series of photos.”

Michel chose to focus on St. Stephen’s Episcopal School land. “Part of their mission is a fierce preservation and protection of their land, so I wanted to reflect that in the pieces I did,” she said. Michel received permission to go

hiking on the land during what she calls “the golden hour,” at sunset, and that’s when her winning photograph was taken. “Basically, I had set up my tripod overlooking the lake from this cliff on the land,” Michel said. “I took a lot of shots, waiting for the sun to set, and then along came the boat around the bend, and I was just going, click, click, click.”

The 2016 Texas Hill Country Calendar will be available for sale through the HCA website on Friday, September 11th, www.hillcountr yalliance.org. Wholesale prices for Hill Country retailers and special bulk order prices for businesses and organizations are available. The Hill Country Alliance is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to raise public awareness and build community support around the need to preserve the natural resources and heritage of the Central Texas Hill Country. Visit us at www.hillcountryalliance.org.

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1st Place Winner, Todd Winters

2nd Place Winner, Jim Olive

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A Place of Remembrance ON ANY GIVEN DAY IN 2001, nearly 25,000 people departed on flights in the United States. On the early morning of September 11, 19 men associated with the Islamist extremist group al Qaeda under the direction of Osama bin Laden boarded four flights intending to hijack the planes and use them as weapons to destroy major American landmarks.

American Airlines Flight 11 carried 76 passengers, nine flight attendants, two pilots, and five of the hijackers. About 15 minutes after takeoff, the plane was overtaken by the terrorists, who stabbed two flight attendants and a passenger.

Two other flight attendants made calls from the coach cabin to report the hijacking to American Airlines officials on the ground.

One, Betty Ann Ong, stayed on the phone for approximately 25 minutes, calmly reporting from the plane to an American Airlines reservation office in North Carolina. The other, Madeline Amy Sweeney, reached the flight services office in Boston and provided information to help identify the hijackers. As the flight crew worked to keep passengers calm, the plane turned south, descending rapidly. After 45 minutes in the air, Flight 11 approached Manhattan, flying south along the Hudson River. At 8:

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First responders mobilized immediately. News helicopters in the area began reporting the crash, generally presuming an accident had been caused by a small aircraft. Nearby onlookers recalled staring up in disbelief and horror, and seeing the sky fill with white paper blowing out from the tower’s gash.

UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 175 departed Logan International Airport en route to Los Angeles with 11 crew members and 54 passengers, including five hijackers. At roughly the same time that Flight 11 struck the north tower, Flight 175 was hijacked. Two passengers and a flight attendant made phone calls to people on the ground, reporting the hijacking. Passenger Brian David Sweeney reached his mother, Louise, and told her that the passengers were considering rushing the cockpit to regain control of the plane.

Shortly after 9:00, the plane crashed into the south tower, killing everyone on board and hundreds inside the building.

The 9/11 Memorial displays the names of the 2,982 men, women and children killed in the 9/11 attacks—in New York, Pennsylvania, and at the Pentagon—and in the February 26, 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

At its core, the 9/11 Memorial’s purpose is to honor the people who are no longer with us because a group of Islamist terrorists took them from us far too soon. The memorial also offers a tremendous opportunity to bring people together in much the same way that we saw the world come together immediately following the attacks. For those who may never have a chance to visit in person, we hope this book offers a way of honoring the victims. The act of remembering is a measure of tribute in and of itself.

The 9/11 Memorial Museum will be another way to ensure that these men, women, and children are remembered for generations to come. Opening one year after the memorial, the museum will include an exhibition in tribute to the 2,982 lives lost—full of photographs, recordings, and loving notes.

Emanating from that core, the museum will be a dynamic, 21stcentury institution, the authoritative source for an evolving understanding of 9/11 with a focus on the future.

The staff of the 9/11 Memorial feel a deep responsibility, having come to know, in some way, those killed, through thousands of stories told so vividly and graciously by their loved ones. May the water, light, bronze, soil, and stone of the memorial help to heal the scar in our city’s and nation’s heart.

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Brown’s Closing Kim Brown, owner of Brown’s Deli and Gifts, has been having 1/2 off sales on days when she was not working in her other career. She has not put it in the paper, thus only locals have known about it for the most part. However, today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. she will be open. So, if you can, do drop by. It is unfortunate that she is having to close her business and Sabinal will miss the line of goods that she carried and her daily luncheons. However, if you want to take advantage of a 1/2 offer sale, come on by. She hopes to wrap up the business by the end of the month. Also, she added, if the SALE signs are out, she is there to offer you a bargain.

Central Christian This Sunday, Paul Stevens took the pulpit and delivered the message. The church continues to seek a replacement for the Reverend Johnny Smith.

First United Methodist Broken and Blessed, a Bible study with Nettie White as facilitator, has begun.

However, if you would like to be a part of that study, the meetings are on Thursdays, at 9:30 a.m. and at 6:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall.

Girl Scout Troop #56 is beginning again.

They meet from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., also on Thursdays. They are under the direction of Maryjane Counselman.

This Sunday, the Youth Group will gather at 6 p.m. for a meal and their meeting.

They are under the direction of Curtis and Kimberly Stewart.

St. Patrick’s Catholic Registration for Religious Education classes are still open for applicants. Check out at the office for forms to fill out. Office hours are from 10 to noon and from 3 to 5 in the afternoon. Office phone number is 9882255.

The International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima is visiting

the Archdiocese of San Antonio through September 17. Locations are posted on the bulletin board or check ipvssa@outlook.com. You can also phone 210-896-1258 for information.

The month of September is dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows, whose memorial is celebrated on Tuesday, September 15, by the Church.

93rd Chicken Supper On Saturday, September 26, Knippa’s Emmanuel Lutheran Church will host their annual Barbeque Chicken Supper for $7 per plate. You get half a chicken, pinto beans, potato salad, pickles, onions, bread, dessert, and your drink; a bargain for sure.

The Country Store opens at 5 p.m., the meal begins at 5:30 p.m. The church is located south of Highway 90 at 250 South FM 1049 on the right.

Tennis Lessons Thomas Reader, who moved here from the Houston area, is offering tennis lessons. He was ranked #1 from Houston, #2 in Texas and is been nationally ranked. He is offering to teach groups or individuals. Contact him at 830-333-5316 for more details.

Chamber of Commerce On Tuesday, September 1, the Sabinal Chamber of Commerce met at Graceworks Media. At the meeting it was decided to elect officers, first uninstalling former officers. New President is Mike Coward; First Vice-President remains Julie Skiles; Second Vice-President is Barbara Creech; Secretary remains Rose Alvarado; and Treasurer remains Karen Dean. All were voted unanimously. It was decided to put in place that if officers miss more than 3 consecutive meetings, without a valid excuse, will be subject to have their position replaced by another elected member. The members selected Gill’s Garage as Business-of-the-Month for September. They discussed the new website which is currently being designed. There

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are now 13 current voting members of the Chamber.

National Night out, October 6, Homecoming on October 15 through 17, Halloween plans, a toy drive was set for December 4 and Christmas downtown was set for December 5, and the Christmas lighting contest judging was set for December 21. A brief discussion about Cypress Day Celebration also took place.

Touching on many subjects, the newly formed board then adjourned the meeting.

Yard-of-the-Month The Sabinal Civic Club selected the home of Betty Harris, 900 N. Houston Street, as Yard-of-the-Month for September. Always neatly trimmed and nestled under many pecan trees, the rock home compliments the surrounding neighborhood. It reflects the serenity of the neighborhood.

Veterans Honored The Honorable Uvalde County Judge Bill Mitchell held a special reception for World War II Veterans who live in Uvalde County on Wednesday, September 2, in the upstairs courtroom at the Courthouse.

Approximately 30 World War II Veterans, along with family, caregivers, and friends were on hand to receive certificates of appreciation for their service on this day, the day which in 1945, Japan signed its surrender, marking the end of World War II. The ceremony was opened with a prayer from Uvalde County Deputy Fred Ratliff and Judge Mitchell addressed the crowd, wanting to keep the event as brief as possible due to the age of the recipients. Much picture taking was done as the veterans were recognized one by one and presented their own certificate by the Judge. Following that, Dan Tristan of Sabinal, publicly thanked the Judge for the special day and for the recognition to them all. Cake was then cut and served to those present.

The New Buddy Holly Band to open Devine Area Artists’ Season Do you “Love that Ol’ Time Rock ‘n’ Roll”? The New Buddy Holly Band from Kerrville will rock the George S. Woods Community Center in the first concert of the Devine Area Artists’ Series’ 2015-2016 season on September 26. The Band recreates the sound of Buddy Holly and the Crickets with a lead singer that looks like Buddy, glasses and all.

The talented five piece group will also recreate the sounds and songs of the Everly Brothers, Four Seasons, Beach Boys,

Dion and the Belmonts, Carol King, Bill Haley and the Comets, Richie Valens, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Elvis, and the Drifters.

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7:30 on Saturday night. Season tickets for the Series may be purchased from underwriters of the Series or at the concert on September 26. Season tickets, which include all four concerts, are $25, single ticket at the door, $10. Students grades K-12 are admitted free if accompanied by an adult.

The second concert of the Series will be Groove Knight, a group from Austin, on November 14.

The Derailers, also from Austin, will perform on February 6, 2016. The last concert will

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Somewhere in the West More on those Newton Boys

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By Linda Kirkpatrick

I always get excited when new, fresh information comes to the surface. For those of you who view the pages of Facebook, there is a new page called Kimble County Historical Museum. It contains posts about the history of Kimble County and is a very informative place to view on your computer. The Newton family did spend some time in Kimble County. Jim and Janetta Newton, the parents of those infamous four boys and 7 other children, worked hard to keep food on the table. Jim Newton, known as a cyclone farmer, moved his family from place to place always looking for something better. It was a difficult time and it took a strong family to survive.

Of the 11 children, it appears that 7 turned out okay. However, four of the boys, Willis, Doc, Jess and Joe looked at bank and train robbing as a way to make money. They considered it a business, just as you or I go to the office. They never killed anyone and never wanted to. All they wanted was the money.

Those notorious Newton Boys played havoc on banks and trains during the Roaring ‘20s.

One might say that it all began in 1909 when Willis and Doc took a little cotton that was not theirs and because of this incident, the Texas State Penitentiary became their home for two years-until they escaped. They did get a pardon but decided that if everyone thought that they were outlaws then outlaws they would be.

Willis pulled the first train robbery just west of Uvalde. He boarded a train in Cline, Texas, now a ghost town, on December 31, 1914. He disembarked the train at Spofford, Texas, in Kinney County, his pockets $4,700.00 richer. He would continue living this life of crime for several years, after all it was just a business.

His brother Joe joined him around 1920. In 1921, brothers Jess and Doc joined the “family business”, with Willis the appointed ringleader. They would go on to commit the largest train robbery in history. The newspaper article covering the event has a lot of incorrect information. For instance, they have that Willis had a twin brother named Willie, not true. I can just see the 1924 Chicago reporters scrambling to get the story in print about these

gang except for Jess who escaped to Texas along with $35,000.

Another news report stated that ten men received indictments for this holdup.

Jess somehow made his way home to Texas. While in San Antonio, he got somewhat inebriated and decided that for safekeeping he would bury his money. In his drunken stupor, he staggered to the top of a hill. He dug a hole, dropped the money in, covered it with dirt, and topped it all with a special flat rock to mark the exact location. With his money now safe, he decided to party his way down to Mexico.

A few miles out of town, the booze began to wear off and he decided that the money would be safer with him. He turned his horse around and rode back to where he buried his money but the hills all looked the same and so did the rocks. He rode about the tops of every hill and never found the spot. So, for all of you fortune seekers out there listen up, somewhere on one of the hills that surround San Antonio, Texas, there is $35,000 cold and probably now rotted cash under a rock. The law never found the money but they did find Jess.

As the Roaring ‘20s gave way to the ‘30s, the Newton Boys thought about living a clean, productive life. Willis once said, “Joe was ashamed of what we did and would have probably made a good Baptist.” Joe did try to turn his life around, too.

He moved to Uvalde, Texas. He worked on a ranch, in a butcher shop, drive-in, and he did a little horse-trading in order to support his attempt at living the clean life.

In 1968, at the age of 77, Doc attempted a bank robbery in Ballinger, Texas. The Ballinger newspaper reported that this was probably the last appearance of this notorious gang. The Ballinger newspaper reported, Harry Lynn, a Ballinger banker, said the Newton Boys knocked over the Winters State Bank in 1916 or 1917. Frank Flynt, whose father was the sheriff at Ballinger in the 1920’s recalled the Winters bank robbery as a Newton job and said he believed the same gang robbed a bank in Uvalde. Lynn said he remembered that one of Sheriff Flynt’s deputies chased one of the other Newton brothers to the tiny Buffalo Gap Community after the Winters robbery and killed the robber in a gun battle. It is quite possible that a gang

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Phone: (830) 597-4466 bad Texas outlaws. As previously mentioned there were only four, Willis, Joe, Jess and Doc. It was June 12, 1924, when these brothers robbed the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul mail train in Roundout, Illinois, a small town 26 miles from Chicago. This robbery was quite the affair.

The take for this adventure amounted to more than $3 million in cash, bonds and jewelry. The Chicago newspaper reported that Willis and Brent Glasscock had hidden in the coal tender of the train and that near the town of Roundout they put the barrels of their weapons to the heads of the fireman and engineer. The train came to a stop and two automobiles arrived on the scene carrying the remainder of the outlaws. There were six detectives on the train but those Texas outlaws kept them in the train car with a fusillade of gunfire. The gang knew exactly what they wanted and exactly where it was because it was later determined that the postal inspector, William Fahey was in on the job. Fahey received 25 years because of information he passed along to the Newton’s. Doc was wounded in the fiasco, possible by one of his brothers or Glasscock. Chicago police found him in an apartment along with some of the money. The police caught the rest of the

member was shot at Buffalo Gap because none of the Newton brothers were ever killed. Whoever that deputy shot and killed that day was probably someone just along for the ride.

All four of the boys called the prison system home a few times during their life. Doc hung around there for six years while Willis called it home for four. Joe served one year, and Jess served nine months.

A younger brother, named Tull, may have played a nonaggressive role with his brothers. Folklore tells that occasionally Tull would grab his rifle and pistol, mount his horse and ride across the Rio Grande into Mexico. What for you ask? Well, when he returned he always had a sack of money with him. A few days later, his brothers would drop by just to visit.

There is some confusion on the boy’s names. I am pretty sure that Doc’s given name is Wylie and then there is the brother William who is called Willie and Willis. The article out of Chicago had Wylie, Willis, Doc, and Willie all mixed up and it is understandable. That may be why Doc (Wylie) adopted the moniker of Doc. Jess died in 1960. Doc died in 1974. Willis died in 1979 at the age of 90. Joe died at the age of 88 in 1989.

The boys called Uvalde home off and on. It is ironic that the movie of their life starred Uvalde native, Matthew McConaughey in the role of Willis Newton.

Sources: www.legendsofamerica.com TSHA online-Newton Boys Recorded interview with Joe and Willis The Newton Boys—the movie “The Newton Boys: Portrait of an Outlaw Gang” Willis and Joe Newton, The Kimble Co. Museum, Ginger Andrews and Frederica Wyatt Photos curtesy Kimble Co. Museum

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O B I T U A R I E S Victor Ellsworth Stadter

(March 24, 1921 - September 3, 2015) On Thursday September 3 a little after 8 am, traveling to Leakey on Highway 83, we lost Victor Ellsworth Stadter, a most remarkable man. Aviator, adventurer, inventor, entrepreneur, storyteller extraordinaire and a living legend to so many.

Victor was born in the middle of a Colorado blizzard on March 24, 1921. He survived the depression working across America, taking odd jobs, loading banana boats and long haul trucking with his buddy Frank. Vic joined the Navy in WWII and was on his ship in the Gulf of Leyte when the war in the Pacific wound down. He returned to California where he started building post war houses, bought an airplane and taught himself to fly. Love of flying led to ownership of numerous airplanes, from tail draggers to jets and helicopters.

Vic’s host of inventions included “Seawheels,” that turns a car into a boat. One simply drives their car onto a sort of catamaran platform and uses the car’s power and steering to cruise away. In 1990 one was launched into the bay of San Francisco. Then there was the “Wallaby,” a collapsible car that fits into the luggage compartment of a bus. Vic built the prototype for a Greyhound bus he turned into a luxury RV for travel with his wife Peg. There was a venture called “Oink, Inc.” with meat smoked as it should be, “No coloring, no nitrates, none of that stuff.” Then there was Vic’s dream of an environmentally friendly, affordable house that would fool Mother Nature. This didn’t happen overnight. First he tried straw bale, adobe block, and after 10 years and 25 patents he started Real People Homes. He had found a way to build affordable, environmentally friendly, steel and masonry houses using materials that are fire, termite,

Boot Hill When I was a teenager, my brother and sister would watch their favorite movies on our new video machine. Some of them were their particular favorites, and they would watch them over and over again. One of those particular favorites was “The Time Machine.” My sister would ask me, “If I could travel back in time, where would I go?” I never gave it much thought as I figured time travel was a fable and not much else. Today proved my teenage mind wrong and I was thrown back in time as I had never been before. The days of Wyatt Erp and Buffalo Bill are long gone, but this weekend I traveled back to the customs of their time, and experienced a true “Wild West” funeral at an isolated and private boot hill cemetery. Boot Hill cemeteries were thusly named because most of their occupants died while wearing their boots, usually in a gunfight or some other activity. Interestingly, this decedent’s death was not far from following this tradition.

The surviving family lives so far back in the Texas woods that we were unable to travel in our vehicles. Once we reached a certain location, we and the decedent, vacated our vehicles and were transported over the dangerously narrow logging roads and hidden treacherous trails by the surviving family. When we came upon a small clearing, I immediately saw that it was an old western style “Boot Hill Cemetery.” The previous graves were covered with piles of gathered rocks and marked with hand carved stones. I asked about those previously buried; they were, of course, family members who had passed in previous ages, a few of them war veterans.

The family provided their own casket, six-sided and fashioned out of 200-year-old wood from a cabin on their old home place. The same wood that had been used for the decedent’s father’s casket, his grandfather’s casket, and even his great grandfather’s casket. The handles were made from well-used rope that had served its purpose over the years and was now ready to retire. They had hand dug the grave, and it had large timbers running across it to hold the casket above ground until final

mold and water resistant.

Vic was truly an equalizer of inequities. It was this philosophy that gave birth, in August of 1971, to his daring scheme to rescue the innocent millionaire Joel David Kaplan from a Mexico City prison. And rescue Kaplan he did, by helicopter and small plane. He made headlines worldwide that led to the book “The 10 Second Jailbreak” and the 1975 film “Breakout,” starring Robert Duvall, John Huston and Charles Bronson as Vic. In a prominent place on Vic’s kitchen wall hung his Motto, a Teddy Roosevelt Rough Rider’s quote: “Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.”

Vic is survived by his wife Peggy Sue Stadter, his daughter Mary Jane Stadter Pullam, her husband Phillip, 2 grandsons, 7 great grandchildren, 1 great-great grandson and a score of real close friends . . . among them this writer and the young lady who took the photo above just one short week ago. And of course his beloved dog Annie.

Vic was a rare individual who did business with a handshake. We will have to travel a very long way to meet a man with as fascinating, entertaining, and as generous a free spirit as Victor Ellsworth Stadter.

There will be a celebration of Vic’s life at a later date. If Vic were here, he would say, “Get up, get to work and start living.”

by Tracy Renee Lee, FD

rights had been delivered by the eldest family member in attendance. The family gathered in a small grouping and began to sing “Precious Memories”. They sang beautifully, and their grandmother sang the lead as she mourned the loss of her adult grandson. There was no viewing, this family follows Old West traditions and does not embalm, nor view their dead. They do not look upon them for fear that their spirits

one, and I saw something miraculous. Their grief, although very deep, was very natural for them. Due to their involvement in the burial, their recovery although sorrowful will be less riddled with complications. Each family member played a vital role in laying their loved one to rest, not only emotionally, but physically too. Men, women and children had hand cleared the trail for us to travel, had physically dug and

will linger, and they open all of the doors and windows of their home so that spirits will not be trapped within its confines. Men, women and children all pitched in to return the earth back to the grave in the hot Texas morning sun. We left the woods as we had entered, carried by the family back to our vehicles parked beside paved roads, back to modern day and modern times.

I watched this family as they buried their loved

covered the grave, had hand cleared boot hill, had collected the covering stones from across their property, and had even harvested the wood from their old family cabin to build the casket.

By the time we were back to our vehicles, this family had worn themselves out physically and only needed rest, refreshment and family communion to recover from the loss of their loved one.

This family understands that recovery from loss is not accomplished by ignoring its occurrence. It is not accomplished by sending an arrangement of flowers and acting like you are not affected by the void death has created within your soul. Recovery is best accomplished by facing death square in the face and serving your departed loved ones one last time. Doing for them what they cannot do for themselves, and supporting those who also mourn your loss, will bring you the greatest comfort and quickest recovery possible.

I am a funeral director, and I make my living burying the dead. My greatest responsibility, however, is to help survivors recover from their devastation and to assist them with a better funeral experience. My best advice to survivors is to look back and learn from history. Serve your kindred dead one last time and do for them what they cannot do for themselves. Even if the only task possible is to respect openly and express your love for them, or to wipe your slate clean of any wrong doing by yourself or by the decedent, do it. If you do, you will find that although you will miss them terribly, and you will grieve for them from the depths of your soul, you will be comforted in your efforts to love and serve them one final time. In some instances, loving the deceased is impossible, in such a case, forgiveness, either for yourself or for them, will be your greatest comforter.

My name is Tracy Renee Lee. I am the owner and Managing Funeral Director at Queen City Funeral Home in Queen City Texas. I am an author, syndicated columnist, and co-founder of Heaven Sent, Corp. I write books and weekly bereavement articles related to understanding and coping with grief. I am the American Funeral Director of the Year Runner-Up and recipient of the BBB’s Integrity Award. I deliver powerful messages and motivate audiences toward positive recovery. It is my life’s work to comfort the bereaved and help them live on.

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Wednesday, September 9, 2015 OBAMA—Too little too late! President Barack Obama used a Labor Day speech to denounce Republicans for a “constant attack on working Americans” as he signed an executive order extending paid sick leave to an additional 300,000 federal workers. Notice that is only federal workers!

FRANCE— France will begin reconnaissance missions over Syria on Tuesday and could launch air strikes against ISIS militants in the country, President Francois Hollande said on Monday. France until now had only taken part in air strikes against ISIS in Iraq because it feared strikes against the group in Syria could strengthen Syrian President Bashar Assad. “We have proof that attacks have been planned from Syria against several countries, notably France,” Hollande told a news conference.

NATO— At least 12 people, including three American contractors, were killed Saturday when a suicide car bomber attacked a NATO convoy in Afghanistan’s capital. Dozens of people were also wounded. The Taliban denied it was behind the Kabul attack. Wahidullah Mayar, a Health Ministry spokesman, told the Associated Press that 66 people were wounded in the attack in the crowded Macrorayan neighborhood. While no group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, the Taliban has stepped up assaults on Afghan security forces since the U.S. and NATO ended their combat mission. Earlier this month, a Taliban attack near Kabul’s airport killed an American soldier and eight Afghan contractors.

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By Elaine Padgett Carnegie SYRIA—Despite Turkey’s desire to create a “no-fly zone” in northern Syria along the Turkish border, Pentagon officials say the U.S. “has no such plan.”

The U.S. and Turkey are in discussions that would allow, for the first time, U.S. warplanes and drones to conduct combat operations from four separate Turkish air bases against ISIS targets inside Syria. As part of the deal, Turkey wants the U.S. and coalition aircraft to enforce a “no-fly” zone to prevent Syrian warplanes from conducting airstrikes along the Turkish border.

TRUMP VS BUSH—IS IT THE DEFINING BATTLE FOR REPUBLICANS? Trump has proposed a starkly different vision for the GOP than establishment figures like Bush.

The Republican primary is now a fight between two competing ideologies: what some have dubbed “Trumpism,” which borrows heavily from ideas of Tea Party activists, versus the views of the GOP elite, who helped Bush raised more than $100 million in the first six months of the year. That divide was illustrated most clearly this week when Trump bashed Jeb Bush not just for his positions on immigration, but for speaking Spanish

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HILIARY CLINTON— Hillary Clinton’s campaign is reserving time to extend its TV advertising in Iowa and New Hampshire through the months of September and October, a Clinton campaign aide tells NBC News, oh and by the way she says “Sorry for the email mistakes!”

BERNIE SANDERS— A new NBC poll shows Hillary Clinton, still mired in her unfolding email controversy, facing a surge from her main rival, Bernie Sanders, in two key primary states, Iowa and New Hampshire.

KENTUCKY—The Kentucky clerk jailed for her refusal to issue same-sex marriage licenses continued her legal fight Monday, asking a federal appeals court to free her as she seeks ways around orders that she do her job despite her religious opposition to gay unions. An Apostolic Christian, Davis said authorizing such marriages, which the U.S. Supreme Court deemed legal in June, would violate her religious freedom.

COSBY—Under oath in a hotel — away from the TV cameras and the soapbox where he did his public moralizing — Bill Cosby sketched a very different image of America’s Dad: a philanderer who plied young women with quaaludes, claimed to be adept at reading their unspoken desires and tried to use his wealth to keep “Mrs. Cosby” in the dark.

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Shirley Shandley, Broker 698 Highway 83 South * Office 830-232-6422 • #6 – New Listing! Frio River Access – 1.85 AC w/water & electric available, RV storage area & park $72,500 • #9 – New Listing! .52 AC lot walking distance from private Frio River community park. Septic & electricity. RV not included $52,000 • #11 – New Listing! 40.45 AC between Tarpley &Utopia, cabin, views, Pinion Pine, Madrone trees $171,913 • #20 – New Listing! 28.88 AC remote, hunting, 4x4 access, elect. avail. $109,500 • #21 – New Listing! 21.259 AC, hunter’s cabin, access spring-fed creek $63,675 • #41 – New Listing! Large 3/2 Home, 10.10 AC between Garner State Park/ Leakey. CA/CH, rock fireplace, 2 car garage, RV hook-up plus RV barn, separate workshop bldg., great views $339,000 • #5 – New Listing! 2.24 AC Frio River access, water, elect., RV pad, driveway, shade trees $119,500 PENDING • #27 – New Listing! Nueces River access, water & elect. service avail., owner terms 15% dn, 7% int., 10 yr. (Owner/Agent) $45,000 • #14 – 28.32 AC, 2 BD/1 BA hilltop views, 2 BD cabin, elect., septic, creek $140,000 REDUCED • #1 – New Listing! Deep River, cabin w/elect. & water, no HOA $195,000 • #42 – Creekfront Lot, scenic views, water meter, elect. avail. (Agent/ Owner)REDUCED $35,000 • #27 – River Oaks Lot 10 Nueces River access, 2.28 AC, gated community with paved streets, city water, electricity (Owner/Agent) $45,000 • #37 – New Listing! Rental income – 4 duplexes (8 units) all currently rented $375,000 • #40 – New Listing! Very nice 2.27 AC Frio River access, fenced 2 sides, views, close to town $68,000 • #44 – New Listing! 5.601 AC fronts Sabinal River, huge oaks, gated (Owner/ Agent) $215,000 • #39 – New Listing! Concan Frio River Access, 3 BD/2 BA Home on Mariposa Rd., rental income $265,000 • #45 – New Listing! Sabinal Riverfront, Hwy 187 front, Utopia (Owner/Agent) $75,000 • #46 – New Listing! Utopia – fronts Sabinal River & Hwy 187, metal 2 car storage bldg. (Owner/Agent) $85,000 • #67 - REDUCED – 45.37 AC great commercial or residential. Hwy 336 front, lg. trees, seasonal springs $453,700 NOW $362,960 • #19 – 197+ AC ranch between Leakey & Concan. Flat & scenic hills, pond – NEWLY PRICED $930,000 • #10 – 24.58 AC, comfortable cabin with electricity. Private, secluded & minutes off RR 337, ready to hunt $153,000 REDUCED • #30 – 2.13 AC Frio River Access, 2 electric meter hook-ups, water, views, gated $89,500 • #34 – 82.37 AC off scenic Hwy 337, great views, cabin, great hunting $430,000 • #22 – 78.77 AC MOL, Log Home, guest cabin, RV shed/barn, pond, blinds, feeders, cave $625,000 • #33 – New Listing! Frio Riverfront 3/2 rock home, Hwy 1120 front, 1.95 AC, separate guest suite, in-ground swim pool $590,000 • #68 – This lg. 3/2 Home, guest house, workshop, lg. deck, rock patio & deer proof fence, access 2 Frio River Parks – $239,500 • #25 – Log Cabin, 6.96 AC seasonal creek, solar, fenced $99,000 REDUCED • #3 – PRISTENE HOME 21 AC arched entries, high ceilings, granite countertops, SS appliances, 3/3 Home, Guest Home $689,000 • #28 – Prime Frio River tract, Frio Vista #7, Cypress trees, N. of Leakey 1.26 AC (Owner/Broker) $275,000 • #18 – 3.76 AC corner lot in Spring Hill, off RR 337, electric & telephone

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Concert is on:

service, city water, reasonable restrictions $49,900 • #98 – Large 3/2 Home w/huge open room, Frio River access River Tree Park, multi RV hook-ups w/septic, Lg. trees, storage shed $329,000 • #57 – Hilltop building site, 1.07 AC Concan, adjacent & access to community clubhouse & swim pool, water system, underground utilities, paved street (Owner/Broker) $55,000 • #32 - .86 AC Leakey city lot, needs creative new owner to continue the work in progress $150,000 • #16 – 525 AC+/- Barksdale, elec., cabin, windmill well, co. rd. frontage, blinds, feeders, cargo container $892,515 • #2 – 2.33 AC E. Prong Frio River lined w/Cypress Trees, 1 1⁄2 story home, 2 BD/2BA, 2 story fireplace, lots of decks, CA/CH $282,000 • #63 – 4.5 AC Hwy 83 frontage, homesite, elect., water meter $49,700 • #23 – Log Home 2/1 1⁄2 w/spring-fed creek front $150,000 REDUCED • #36 – 9.3 AC Spring Hill gate comm., water, elect., views, homesite, possible owner terms $108,600 • #50 – 3 BD/2 BA Brick Home, large kitchen & open living/dining area w/high ceilings, new metal roof $145,000 • #49 – 92.38 AC Riverfront, cabin, water well, electricity, huge trees $9500 P/AC • #48 – 82.5 AC off Hwy 41 Exotic Game Ranch $247,560 • #58 – 3.4 Acres scenic Hwy 337, well, elect. $75,000 • #75 – 10.88 AC Home, guest cabin, access 50 AC spring-fed park $239,500 REDUCED • #66 – 102.9 AC Hunting prop., may divide $180,093 • #24 – Beautiful Frio River, 4 bedroom 3 1⁄2 bath Home, 3.54 AC, Garner Park area $595,000 • #72 – RiverTree 1.24 AC Frio River Access, treed tract w/great building site $82,500 PENDING • #31 – 7 AC w/outstanding views, 3/2 Home overlooking spring-fed lake which is part of 50 AC park for Roaring Springs $219,000 • #15 – 6.3 AC joins Nueces River, Rio Nueces Ranch near Chalk Bluff $39,500 • #29 – 23.57 Acres near Leakey off Hwy 337 E., city water, electricity, cabin $150,000 • #51 – Lovely country 2 bedroom, 1 bath home located in middle of 3 acres with Frio River access. Minutes to Garner State Park $265,000 • #4, #38 – Pecan Village – 2 adj. tracts, joins Nueces River, huge trees $30,000 each • #56 – Lot 27 VV 1.08 AC, gated community near Garner State Park, underground water & elect. $49,500 • #77 – Lot 57 VV 1.01 AC, elect. & water, gated, area access to clubhouse w/swim pool $39,500 • #12 – Frio Riverfront 5+ AC tracts, Prime Location, Nightly Rentals OK $295,000 each • #7 – 5.44 AC Frio Riverfront, elect. meter pole, min. restrictions, No HOA $139,000 REDUCED • #35 – 1.01 AC Concan/Garner State Park area, underground elect., water system, scenic views. VV #54 $61,500 • #76 – 1688 AC Great corporate retreat, 7 BD/6 BA home, lodge, foreman’s house, airstrips, springs, creek REDUCED $5,600,000 • #13 – 5.62 AC Roaring Springs, access 50 AC park, elect. pole $45,000 PENDING • #17 – NUECES RIVER ACCESS, 2+ AC Homesite tracts, water, elect. & phone avail., Gated Comm. $55,000 • #26 – RiverTree, Access Frio River Park, 1.87 AC (Owner/Assoc. Broker) $69,995 • #64 – 3.58 AC Homesite, Hwy 83 front, water, elect. avail. $47,000

Sunday, October 4, 1:30 Leakey First United Methodist Church Leakey, Texas

Featuring:

TIM PORTER Dick and Tim will be playing a variety of fiddle tunes, hymns, standards and a lot of other nice music.Thank you for your support of these concerts and I’ll look forward to seeing you in October

Dick performs every Saturday Night at the “Friends Grill”, downtown Leakey, 6:30.

In addition he will be there many Friday nights at 6:30.

Check with Dick at dickwalker5hctc.net

CENTURY OAKS RAINWATER HARVESTING, LLC.

Roofing and Seamless Gutters

For more info – photos, plats, more listings, go to www.hillcountryrealestate.net

Zach Mauel 830-232-4442

Water Harvesting & Reclamation

maueler2002@gmail.com www.centuryoakswaterharvesting.com

GRANNY’S KITCHEN BACK TO BASICS...”FALL IS Coriander Lime Chicken with Chunky Avocado Salsa

IN THE AIR”

2 tbs ground coriander 1⁄4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice 1⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil 1 tsp salt 2 tsp garlic powder 3 large chicken breasts, sliced horizontally into 2 thin pieces For the Salsa 1 cup chopped tomato 2 tbs minced yellow or red onion 2 tsp lime juice 1⁄2 tsp salt 1⁄4 tsp black pepper 1 avocado, peeled and diced Combine the coriander, lime juice, olive oil, salt and garlic powder in a large zipper-close bag. Add the thin chicken breast pieces and allow to marinate for 5 hours or overnight.

Dump bag into crockpot and cook on low for 6 hours.

While the chicken is cooking, prepare the salsa by combining the tomatoes, onion, lime juice, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Use a wooden spoon to gently fold in the diced avocado. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Arrange the cooked chicken pieces on a platter and top with the salsa. Serve hot.

Crockpot Chicken and Herb Dumplings

1 (3 pound) chicken Salt and pepper 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 teaspoon powdered marjoram 1/4 teaspoon powdered thyme 1 bay leaf 1/2 cup dry white wine (optional) 1 cup dairy sour cream 1 cup packaged biscuit mix 1 tablespoon chopped parsley 6 tablespoons milk 10 small white onions Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper, and place in crock pot. Insert cloves in one onion. Put all onions into pot. Add garlic, marjoram, thyme, bay leaf and wine. Cover and cook on LOW for 5 to 6 hours.

Remove bay leaf and cloves. Stir in sour cream. Increase heat to HIGH. Combine biscuit mix with parsley. Stir milk into biscuit mix until well moistened. Drop dumplings from teaspoon around edge of pot. Cover and cook on HIGH for 30 minutes.

Cowboy Stew and Corn Muffins With Sweet Chile Butter 1 lb stew beef 1 pkt taco seasoning mix large zip-top bag 14.5-oz can diced tomatoes with garlic/onion (undrained)

By Elaine Padgett Carnegie

10-oz can milder diced tomatoes and green chiles (undrained) 1 cup refried beans 2 cups frozen seasoning blend (diced onions, bell peppers, celery) 2 16-oz cans pinto beans (drained) Place beef and taco seasoning in zip-top bag.

Shake to coat. Transfer beef and seasoning to slow cooker. 2. Stir in canned tomatoes (including liquid), refried beans, and seasoning blend.

3. Pour beans on top of beef mixture (do not stir). Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook 8 to 10 hours. Serve.

Corn Muffins With Sweet Chile Butter: 1/4 cup butter 2 tbs whole milk 1 tbs chopped green chiles 2 tbs honey 1 tsp green pepper sauce 8 Bakery corn muffins Place all ingredients (except muffins) in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on HIGH for 20 seconds, Stir and microwave 10-20 more seconds or until butter melts.

Place muffins (in paper liners) in microwave-safe dish. Cut a deep “X” in muffins, pull apart slightly, and drizzle sauce over cut muffins.

Microwave 20-30 seconds or until warmed. Serve. Makes 8 servings.

Apple Tart

Apple Filling: • 4-5 apples- peeled, cored, and sliced into small wedges • 2 tbs lemon juice • 1 Tbs honey • 1 tsp pumpkin spice Tart Crust: • 2 eggs • 2 Tbs coconut oil • 2 Tbs honey • 1⁄2 cup coconut flour • 1⁄2 cup dried pitted dates • 1⁄2 tsp pumpkin spice Instructions Apple Filling: Place peeled, cored, and sliced apples into a large bowl.

In a small bowl combine the rest of the ingredients and pour over apples.

Toss apples together to cover in lemon juice mixture.

Set aside while you make the crust.

Tart Crust: Preheat oven to 350° F. Place all ingredients except the coconut flour into a blender and blend until dates have been pulverized. Fold in coconut flour and then blend for 10-20 seconds.

The dough should still be sticky, but come together in a ball. Place the dough on a well greased pie pan, wet your hands, and press dough with your fingers. If the dough starts to stick to your fingers rinse them with water again and then start pressing the dough again.

Once pie crust is pressed out, arrange apples on top of the uncooked crust. Pour apple mixture over top. If you would like a less lemony tart, add half of lemon juice mixture over top.

Cover tart with foil and bake for 40-50 minutes. Uncover and bake for 5 more minutes.

Take tart out of the oven and allow to cool. Slice and enjoy.

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Hill Country Herald Page 11

New EPA Rules Will Heat Up Texas Utility Bills

Mary Kay Windham, Broker 664 S US Hwy. 83 Leakey, Texas 830-232-4408 office 830-374-7901 cell

by U.S. Senator John Cornyn

Each year, our sweltering summers are a stark reminder of just how dependent we are on reliable, accessible energy resources.

Fortunately, as Texans we are blessed with natural resources that not only make our daily lives more comfortable, but affordable as well. But now our energy supply and the reasonable rates that accompany them are in jeopardy. Earlier this month President Barack Obama announced a plan that will saddle Texans and our job creators with burdensome regulations, resulting in higher electricity prices for everyone. Under the new rules handed down by the Environmental Protection Agency, the country must restrict carbon dioxide emissions by almost a third in just 15 years. To force this, states are mandated to submit emissions-reduction plans by 2018. If Texas and other states refuse to comply, the federal government is threatening to do it for them.

Not only is the president’s plan another case in a long line of unilateral mandates from Washington, but the new rules will add significant costs to our electricity providers, which Texans will ultimately see on their monthly bills. The EPA itself predicts that, nationally, compliance costs will be greater than $8 billion by 2030. And for Texas — a major, and growing, industrial state and the nation’s leader in electricity production — this translates into a job-killing regulatory regime that will disproportionately hurt Texas consumers when our energy needs are only increasing. With our state’s population growing by more than 1,000 people every day, now is not the time to hamper our electricity supply. Two weeks ago, the state’s grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas system, reported all-time records for hourly demand two days in a row. And then last Monday, the record for electricity demand in the state was broken yet again for the third time in one week. At a time when our energy needs are at an all-time

high, President Obama’s plan could shutter nearly 20 power plants in our state alone — amounting to around 15 percent of our state’s total generating capacity. Some power providers simply will not be able to operate under this plan. The consequences of the president’s new mandates for families and small businesses will be significant; analysts predict double-digit electricity rate-increases in 43 states. And Texas won’t be exempt: One estimate suggests that Texans’ electricity and gas bills could increase by as much as 54 percent. For those on fixed incomes, including seniors, these increases will hit particularly hard, forcing them to spend a greater share of their monthly budgets keeping their homes comfortable, rather than on food and other necessities. If the rule isn’t rolled back quickly, energy providers will be forced to make decisions that will negatively impact the reliability of the electricity grid and the availability of energy that Texans need. Fortunately, states are already standing up to the administration’s national energy tax.

In fact, 16 states have signed on to a letter urging the EPA to suspend the rules while they are taken up in the courts. In Texas, we have sensible leaders who have vowed to resist this threat to our electricity system.

And Congress will play a role as well. Just last week, a key Senate committee passed the Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act, legislation that would shield states and consumers from these draconian rules.

Texas has a strong track record of sustained economic growth. Our ability to produce affordable and reliable energy for consumers and businesses has been an integral part of our success story; but sound public policy has also played a major role.

The president’s approach — massive, burdensome government mandates — is a recipe for higher energy prices, tighter budgets and fewer jobs in Texas. That’s simply unacceptable.

SEE MORE LISTINGS AND PICTURES AT WWW.HIGHPLACESREALTY.COM NEW LISTING: 23 ACRES located west of Leakey, rolling to hilltop, no restrictions, no HOA! $60,000. SOLD! NEW LISTING: 32.4 ACRES, located approx.. 11 miles west of Leakey, hunting cabin with covered front porch, water catchment system, unequipped well, bathhouse, rv, partially fenced and blinds. $148,500.

NEW LISTING: MODERN AND SLEEK, this fully furnished 2BR/1.5B home on popular river road in Concan, sits on 1.15 acres with large Oak trees and partial fencing. Decks on three sides, high end appliances, vessel sinks, huge master suite with large walk in shower and jetted tub, gorgeous wood and tile floors, just to name a few! Can be used as a vacation rental! $229,000.

NEW LISTING: AFFORDABLE LOT WITH FRIO RIVER ACCESS in gated Twin Forks. This wooded .4 of an acre has access to central water and two Frio River park areas. RV’s are permitted and can be left on the lot if all utilities are in place. SOLD! 5.02 ACRES, NOT IN A SUBDIVSION WITH NO RESTRICTIONS AND NO HOA! Gorgeous large oak trees grace this lovely tract of land, surrounded by large acreage. Located just a few miles out of town with rolling terrain, and many pretty building sites, there just are not many like this one! $75,000.

TWO ADJACENT LOTS IN EMERALD OAKS, with access to city water and eventually sewer. Each lot is .62 of an acre and you can buy one or two.

Close in with easy access and good restrictions, Emerald Oaks is a small but lovely subdivision. $19,500. each 5.32 ACRES with gorgeous views just a few miles west of Leakey. Access from a county road this hillside acreage has good building sites providing views to the south and east. Taxes on the land are incredibly low and sensible restrictions are in place. $54,900.

1.1 ACRE, with water hookup, electricity, fenced on two sides, cleared for building and access to two Frio River park areas! SOLD! 44.94 ACRES, good hunting, elec, septic, two rv’s on concrete pad under shed, with extra storage room, washroom, interior roads, feeders, traps, water hauler and 1600 gallon storage tank. It is a gorgeous drive to the property.

Bring the wife, she will be happy here! $169,000.

20 ACRES NEAR TARPLEY, with beautiful home and lots of special touches, seasonal creek frontage, large trees and hillside with great views.

Unique guest home with large outdoor shower. You must see this special place! $430,000.

16 +/- ACRES, south of Leakey with long, spectacular views, 3BR/2B manufactured home with covered front and back decks, carport, and portable metal building. SOLD! 1.01 ACRES IN VALLEY VISTA, gorgeous long views to the east, access to central water, paved roads, underground electricity, pond, 35 acres wilderness area, clubhouse and pool! $49,500.

7.23 ACRES IN VALLEY VISTA, great views, easy build with access, to central water system, underground elec., paved roads, pond, 35 acres wilderness area, clubhouse and pool! $55,500.

1.O1 ACRES IN VALLEY VISTA jaw dropping views to the west, access to central water, paved roads, underground elec., pond, 35 acres wilderness area,

ADVERTISE

IN THE HERALD! CALL TODAY FOR YOUR AD 830.232.6294

Electronics Recycling 24-7 in Real County Yes, you can conveniently and responsibly discard of your unwanted electronics in Real County at any time of the day or any day during the week. Simply take items on the Acceptable List to the Big Springs Thrift Store on the east side of the Real County Court House and place them in the box marked “Electronics Recycling” on the front porch. Done! Free! No Charge! Get more space in your business, home or storage unit by recycling your unwanted electronics this week!

Real County’s non-profit recycling group, Keep It Real-ly Beautiful (KIRB), began electronics recycling (E-Recycling) efforts in the spring of 2014 with one day recycling efforts in the spring and fall. A week-long ERecycling event was held in conjunction with the County’s clean up week in April 2015.

Even after the week-long event unwanted electronics were placed at the Thrift Store or were seen thrown in the back of city garbage trucks. More needed to be done to make it easier for residents to dispose of electronic items when they wanted to rather than waiting for the semiannual E-Recycling events.

To make this happen, the Big Springs Thrift Store agreed to serve as the drop-off location for E-Recycling in Real County. The Thrift Store was already receiving many electronics they could not sell because the items were too old or did not work. The Thrift Store would then have to get rid of these unsaleable items and it was a burden on them. The collaboration with KIRB will allow the thrift shop to get rid of these items and provide a convenient drop off location for the community.

Volunteers from KIRB now pick up unwanted electronics at the Thrift Store at least once per week. The items are sorted and stored until the next the semi-annual ERecycling event, which will be November

14th. After the E-Recycling event the Austinbased Cooperative Teamwork and Recycling Assistance (CRTA) organization will send a truck to Leakey to pick up the items and take them directly to an electronics recycling facility near Fort Worth.

The items are processed into raw materials then sold to manufacturers who make new electronics. This process saves landfill space, saves disposal fees for the City of Leakey, the City of Camp Wood or your contract commercial waste handler - all of whom pay per ton of garbage arriving at the landfill and saves on extracting and processing new raw materials from the earth. The City of Leakey and Camp Wood have been notified of this initiative. The City of Leakey hands out the Acceptable Electronics list at its office. The Camp Wood Mayor said he would make space for electronics storage in Camp Wood if someone in the Nueces Canyon wanted to work with KIRB on getting a drop-off point in that community. The State of Texas recognized the problem with electronics disposal and created regulations to reduce the impact of discarded electronics in Texas. Any company wishing to sell TVs or computers in Texas must offer a recycling program for their products. These companies offer drop-off points throughout the state.

Some offer disposal by mail where you contact the company and they send or give you the shipping information, then the item is picked up by a regional carrier or you have to take it to a shipping point. However, Keep It Real-ly Beautiful and the Big Springs Thrift Store make E-Recycling easy for you. When you are ready, take your unwanted electronic items to the Big Springs Thrift Store and place them in the box on their front porch.

No other action is necessary on your part and your item will be on its way to be recycled.

PARKVIEW GENERAL STORE Located at

PARKVIEW RIVERSIDE RV PARK 2561 County Road 350 Concan, Texas 78838

clubhouse and pool! $39,500.

GORGEOUS 22.85 ACRES with jaw dropping views. Recently remodeled 3BR/2B home with two living areas, and covered front porch. If you are looking for a home with a view and acreage to roam around on and hunt, this is the place for you! REDUCED $249,500. OWNER FINANCE WITH MINIMUM $50,000. DWN FOR 10-15 YEARS 4.39 ACRES in desirable River Tree development just south of Leakey. Gated River Tree provides paved roads, central water system, pavilion and rv area along with a beautiful stretch of the Frio River complete with the Lombardy Dam. This property is completely fenced with elec, water hookup, 2 rv hookups, and septic in place. All ready to enjoy with views of surrounding hills. REDUCED AND PRICED TO SELL. SOLD! GOOD VISIBILITY, GREAT LOCATION, in Concan, and close to Garner State Park, Frio River and golf course. These two, 2BR/1B cabins are currently used as weekend rentals. New plumbing, new septic, new wiring on one of the cabins and new pump and pump house! Large Oaks can be enjoyed from your covered front porches! $199,000. Also offering a cedar log park model, with rv hook-ups and new well. Several options to purchase, call for details!

ONE OF A KIND vacation camp in desirable River Tree. This 1.4 acres boasts rock main home with 2 bedrooms, 2 loft areas and living, there is a separate bath house and camp kitchen area, and a rv hook up, all nestled under huge Pecan trees with beautiful views. You will only be a short distance from a very nice river park area and have access to pavilion, paved roads and central water. Lots of handcrafted touches on this one! REDUCED $195,000.

LOTS OF BANG for the buck on this large 3BR/2B brick home situated in a very nice development within Leakey proper. Large metal rv barn with workshop, fenced back yard with another large shop that would be any man’s dream come true. It has wide covered front porch, firepit, and outdoor kitchen and could easily be converted to a mother-in-law quarters. Manicured yard, large screened in porch on the main home, huge master suite, the list goes on and you must see to appreciate! REDUCED $239,000. CONTRACT PENDING! 1.77 ACRE, within walking distance to the Frio park area. Availability of central water and paved roads makes this a perfect spot for vacationing!

REDUCED $75,000.

DO THE MATH! .7 OF AN ACRE, WITH FULLY FURNISHED AND EQUIPED 2500+ SQ. FT.RESTAURANT. Highway 83 frontage with good visibility! Reduced and priced to sell at $110,000.

COMMERCIAL BUILDING DOWNTOWN LEAKEY! Two story, with leased restaurant downstairs and offices upstairs! Offices space upstairs could be easily renovated to be living quarters! Move to Leakey and make a living!

SOLD! 1.18 ACRE, access to 1 mile Frio River and 130 acres! All utilities in place, great views! SOLD! COZY CABIN on 6 acres, access to lake, creek, deep swimming hole. $129,000.

TWO ADJACENT LOTS, with access to the Frio River! $45,000. Each 8.09 ACRES, located north of Leakey with Hwy. 83 frontage, unequipped well, nice mix of terrain, large Oaks, easy access, good restrictions to protect your investment. mixed terrain $109,080. With owner financing available.

by Bill Sames

Electronics Recycling

(Take Items to the Big Springs Thrift Store behind the Real County Courthouse)

ACCEPTABLE MATERIALS (as of May 2015) Cables and Cords Cell Phones Computer Mice Computer Monitors Computers (CPUs) Digital Cameras DVD Players Electronic Lab Equipment Electronic Test Equipment Fax Machines Flat Panel Displays Gaming Consoles Hard Drives Keyboards Laptops Microwave ovens

Modems Networking Equipment Power Supplies Printed Circuit Boards Printers Radios Routers Servers Stereo Components Switches Tape and Zip Drives Telephones Televisions VCRs Video Conference

Unacceptable Materials this is a partial list

Bio-Hazards, Compressors, Electric Lamps, Electric Toys, Household Appliances (such as refrigerators, freezers, dish washers, washers, dryers, etc.), Lawn Equipment, Magnetic Tape, Smoke Alarms, Toaster Ovens, Tools, Vacuum Cleaners, Wood Electric Organs, Wood Speakers

PURVEYORS OF FINE FARM AND RANCH PROPERTIES THROUGHOUT TEXAS Our brokerage firm represents both buyers and sellers; bringing our combined knowledge, resources and expertise to bear on behalf of our clients.

WWW.REPUBLICRANCHES.COM San Antonio & Leakey Charles Davidson-Agent cmd@republicranches.com

830-232-4006 877-374-6748 toll-free or visit our website @ www.ParkviewRiversideRV.com

Hondo Mark Matthews-Broker matthews@republicranches.com Houston Jeff Boswell-Broker bos@republicranches.com

Dallas Bryan Pickens-Broker pick@republicranches.com

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Billy Welch Office 830-278-5261 Cell 830-591-6367

www.lagunamonument.com

“Let Us Help You Select An Appropriate Memorial”

Please contact Bill Sames with questions about this program at: 830-279-1913.

COUNTYWIDE AIR & HEAT Have Your A/C System Inspected! for the SUMMER months to cut down on

HIGH Electric Costs!!!!

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(ACROSS RIVER FROM GARNER)

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

Live-In Childcare Worker

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Room and board. $2050 monthly after training.

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Full time positions are available in Utopia – Inside Sales& Sales Team Leader.

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Meat Cutter

needed in Camp Wood. Must be willing to work weekends and be able to pass drug test.

Call Carl at Nueces Country Smokehouse 830-597-4242.

HELP WANTED Seasonal Housekeepers needed, must be dependable and have own transportation, Apply in person and the Frio Pecan Farm, Leakey, Texas

HELP WANTED

There is an opening at TEXAROME (Cedar Mill) for a Plant Operator. No particular skill necessary. Must be mechanically inclined and familiar with machinery and equipment. Must be willing to work any shift.

Flexible hours. Good pay. Very steady job. We will train you.

Apply in person at TEXAROME, Leakey, Texas: (830) 232-6079, texarome@texarome.com. An equal opportunity employer.

Experienced WELDER/ FITTER wanted, full�me We pay $12.00 to $15.00/ hr. Much over�me available at $18.00/hr. Apply in person at TEXAROME, Leakey, Texas 830 232 6079

HELP WANTED ALL POSITIONS, COOK, WAITRESS, DISHWASHERS APPLY IN PERSON MILL CREEK CAFE LEAKEY, TEXAS Housekeeper Needed Help needed to check on and clean two ranch houses 2 times per month near Rio Frio Texas. Call for more information Call Lane at 713-861-6827

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REAL ESTATE

It is our policy to furnish a home owners warranty for every property that we market and that qualifies.

This would include owner occupied single family residences. It takes the worry away from owners and buyers. If you are a seller, any covered item that needs repair during the term of the listing will be repaired. If you are a buyer, any covered item that needs repair for up to 12 months after closing will be repaired. We furnish the policy, not you. So, if you are considering selling your property, list with us and let us take the worry away.

Exposure is what it’s all about, Properties that we market are placed in a total of 5 multiple listing systems, including San Antonio, Midland/Odessa, Kerrville, Uvalde, and Del Rio. No one else gets your property exposed the way we do. If you seriously want to sell your property, we will seriously get it exposed! Call us today if you would like a free market analysis in order to determine the potential sales price of your real estate!

RANCHES THE REAL COUNTY AIRPORT CAN BE YOURS TODAY, ALONG WITH 170 ACRES OF LAND AREA COMPLETE WITH 1⁄2 MILE OF FRIO RIVER FRONTAGE, EXTENSIVE HIGHWAY 83 AND FM 336 FRONTAGE, 2 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES, A HANGAR, AND A BARN. ALL OF THIS IS AG EXEMPT. TREMENDOUS DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY. CALL TODAY FOR ADDITIONAL INFO OR TO SCHEDULE A SHOWING. Hidden River Ranch, 265 acres with approximately 3⁄4 mile river frontage, only 2 miles from town, deep in the heart of the Frio Canyon. Extensive frontage on blacktop, excellent topography with pecan bottoms and field areas, three houses, a horse barn, and tractor shed, fenced and cross fenced. Property is loaded with wildlife, including Axis and White Tail deer, feral hogs, Blackbuck Antelope, wild turkey, and others. Must see to appreciate.

Cadillac Farms, 210 ac located 2 miles west of Leakey.

A little bit of everything, fields, mountains, fronts on FM 337. Call for details.

COMMERCIAL Oakridge Lodge and Cabin located in the Ridge. The main lodge features over 4300 feet of centrally heated and cooled area that is configured to sleep up to 30 guests.

The property also features a detached cabin that sleeps an additional 10 guests. This is the best income producer in the Frio Canyon. An in ground pool and outdoor fireplace adds to the ambience, or relax on the upper deck and watch the sun go down. This property commands approximately $1,000 per night and is on track for 100 nights this year. This is the investment you’ve been looking for. Call today for a showing.

NEW LISTING! Like New retail building located along Highway 83, close to Stripes with great visibility and easy access. Has a history of successful operation. This is the first building on the left that you see when you enter Leakey from the south. Over 2,000 sf of building area situated on a highly visible one acre tract on Highway 83. $275,000.

Modern Office Building on Highway 83, move in ready.

City utilities, excellent visibility and access. Price Reduced. $275,000 The Frio Canyon Inn is available. 4 acres off Highway 83 that is perfect for RV Park or several types of commercial development. Access is also provided from FM 1120.

Would also make a great location for an apartment complex. $225,000 with possible owner financing.

COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY! Nearly 16 acres on Highway 83 in Concan, with improvements. Only $298,000.

Cielo Ridge condominiums, units 201 and 202. Two bedroom, two bath units with fireplaces, close to all the action in Con Can. Great common area amenities such as Olympic size pool. Only $117,500 per unit.

FRIO PECAN FARM managed rental with 2b/2ba, covered porch, beautiful Pecan grove, wildlife, price reduced to $150,000. Close to Leakey and walking distance to the river!

LAND Get it while it’s hot! This is the best buy in the Concan area. Gently sloping site with access to Private River park. Properties in this area can be placed in a rental pool.

1.05 acres for only $55,000.

PRICED REDUCED! DEER CREEK lot with 5.31 restricted acres $59,900.

FRIO RIVER PLACE Beautiful 1.93 acre building site, heavily wooded. Quiet location. $109,500.

BEAUTIFUL RIVER FRONT TRACT, this five acre

building site on the Frio River can be yours today! 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. It just doesn’t get any better than this!!! $325,000 OAKMONT VILLAGE 2.21 acres of heavily wooded building site located just of FM 1120. $49,000 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 WITH TCEQ APPROVED WATER SYSTEM, paved roads, security gate, 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. Call for a showing or take a drive out 4 mi. south on RR 1120. Prices start at $99,500 SHADY OAKS, 5.07 acres with a view, only $49,500.

SHADOW VALLEY – PRICE REDUCED on this 5.37 acres of beautiful, heavily treed home site with an outstanding view amenity. City water, there is no HOA, and very few restrictions. If you want a beautiful place to get away from it all, this is it!

SPRING HILL 5.1 acres in Spring Hill Subdivision, great view amenity, only $59,900.

RESIDENTIAL Cabin in the woods right across the fence from Garner State Park! Two bedrooms, one bath, with a second level loft. Take in the view from a huge covered deck. Located in a peaceful, gated subdivision with sensible restrictions and a great river park. The best thing on the market for $162,500.

Cabin in the woods with access to the river. One bedroom, one bath cabin with 5 acres of privacy. $149,000.

Three bedroom, 2 1⁄2 bath home on the river at Seven Bluff in the very popular Concan area. Approximately 100 feet of river frontage right above the river crossing, with an approximate 2,000 square foot home. Lot is gently sloping down to the river, and this location is right in the heart of all the action. The home also features detached guest quarters and detached covered parking area. The Frio River just doesn’t get any better than this one. This property is not presently in the rental pool, but if it was, it could pay for itself. This is the one you’ve been looking for. Call us today!!

NEW LISTING! Beautiful four bedroom, 2 1⁄2 bath home with over 2500 square feet of living area, located in close proximity to the river in Reagan Wells. Did I mention that it had a three car garage and a detached guest house. Huge covered and open deck area. Access to a mile of river and over 100 acres of wooded trails and pasture land. This one is priced right at $429,000.

Fabulous river front cabin on the Dry Frio River at Reagan Wells. There is also an additional two bedroom one bath guest cabin on the site. Amazing deck overlooking the river. The cabin is in a rental pool and is booked for 25 nights in July at $300 per night. Invest in this property and let it pay for itself. Priced right at $229,000.

CANYON OAKS! GREAT INCOME PRODUCER IN THE HEART OF CON CAN, Three bedroom, 3 1⁄2 bath home on River Road. Income producing. Reduced to $289,000 CANYON OAKS, three bedroom, 2 baths with in ground pool. Established nightly rental. Price Reduced to $324,900.

RIVERTREE! Two story log home nestled beneath huge Pecan trees. Walking distance to the river, 3 bedroom, 3 bath, vaulted ceiling and wrap around porch. $329,900.

Dub Suttle GRI, Broker - MEMBER: SAN ANTONIO BOARD OF REALTORS; UVALDE BOARD OF REALTORS; KERRVILLE BOARD OF REALTORS; AND THE DEL RIO BOARD OF REALTORS. We get maximum exposure for your property.

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.

Kathy Suttle GRI, – Broker COME BY FOR ONE OF OUR Michael Rushing – Associate COMPLETE LISTS OF PROPFred McNiel GRI, - Associate ERTIES, CHECK US OUT ON THE WEBSITE OR SCAN THE QR CODE BELOW WITH YOUR SMARTPHONE!

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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