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Fire in the Sky July 4 at DS Ranch Park
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By Laurel Robertson
t’s everything the Fourth of July should be: hamburgers, hot dogs, ice cream, family fun and—of course—sitting on a grassy hillside watching fireworks explode in the night sky. Fire in the Sky makes a big move to Dripping Springs July 4 as State Representative Jason Isaac, North Hays County Fire/Rescue and the Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce team up to bring the event to Dripping Springs Ranch Park. Jason, who sponsored Fire in the Sky in Belterra the past two years, says the new Event Center at Dripping Springs Ranch Park offers increased space, parking and covered shelter to expand the event to the entire Dripping Springs community. This year, there will be more familyfun activities and—with extra distance separating the crowd from the launching
area—more fireworks! The event is free to the public; donations will be accepted. A portion of donations go to North Hays County Fire/Rescue. Dripping Springs Ranch Park’s 166,000 square-foot Event Center will be open during the event, providing restrooms and shaded shelter. Parking is free, directed by ProTech Automotive. Local purveyors of handmade and select items will offer their wares at booths in the Event Center’s vendor hall. Activities at Dripping Springs Ranch Park kick off at 5 pm, as the Dripping Cook Off Club serves hamburgers, hotdogs and soft drinks. Ice cream and snow cone vendors will be on hand, along with a petting zoo and a kiddy train pulled by a riding lawnmower. Pony rides will be available in the Event Center’s covered arena and See FIRE IN THE SKY, page 2
Fireworks and family fun at Dripping Springs Ranch Park July 4. Stock photo.
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Wildflowers at Dripping Springs Ranch Park. Photo by Catharine Krueger. the Hill Country Bible Church will bring their bouncing houses to add to the fun. For those who want to experience the event in style, Rep. Isaac hosts a VIP event in the air-conditioned comfort of the center’s 12,000 square-foot Special Venue Room. VIP ticket holders can enjoy a dinner catered by the Salt Lick, a selection of locally-produced adult beverages, and reserved seating outside the Special Venue Room during the fireworks display. Live music by Lonnie Atkinson and band will entertain the VIP group in the hall throughout the evening. Just after dark, around 9 pm, the professional fireworks show will begin! Spectators can sit on the grassy hill overlooking the pond, while American Fireworks of Bastrop launches volley after volley of colorful missiles from the far side of the pond. “Folks will be able to see the reflection of the fireworks on the pond,” suggests Rep. Isaac. Before dark, the Ranch Park’s playground and hiking trails will be open for use. Folks are invited to bring picnics (no glass containers, please), blankets and lawn chairs; the Ranch Park
will have picnic tables, bleachers and chairs available. Dripping Springs Ranch Park became part of Dripping Springs’ recreational facilities in 2008 when the City purchased the 110-acre Harrison family homestead and working ranch, with the headwaters of Little Barton Creek running through the property. In addition to the multi-use Event Center, completed in 2013, the park offers more than 100 acres of woodlands and open space with a farmhouse, open arena, playground and picnic tables, walking and riding trails, RV and primitive camping areas, horseshoe and washer pitching pits. More than eight acres have been set aside as a wildlife preservation and conservation area. The park is open dawn to dusk, seven days a week. FYI • Fire in the Sky is July 4 from 5 pm to 10 pm at Dripping Springs Ranch Park, 1042 DS Ranch Road, off Ranch Road 12 across from Dripping Springs Elementary School. The event is free; tickets for the special VIP event held in the Special Venue Room can be purchased online at www.jasonisaac.com. For information about family activities or vendors’ spaces, call North Hays County Fire/Rescue at 512-894-0704.
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Peaceful pond at Dripping Springs Ranch Park. Photo by Catharine Krueger.
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July 2014 DSHS debater places third at nationals DRIPPING SPRINGS H For the first time, Dripping Springs High School was represented this year at the National Speech and Debate Association Tournament, and recent graduate David Slater placed third in the nation in his event. David and rising junior Ryan Love each qualified for the tournament, which was held June 14-21 in Overland Park, Kansas. More than 3,300 top Speech and Debate students from across the United States, Guam, Saipan, Bulgaria, China, Korea, and Taiwan competed. David competed in 13 back-to-back rounds of Extemporaneous Debate, which included 565 students. In Extemporaneous Debate, a student is given 30 minutes to research a topic and prepare a speech. His topics included the David Slater. Photo courtesy DSISD. Affordable Care Act, e-cigarette regulations, renewable energy sources, and the decriminalization of marijuana. Ryan competed in Impromptu Speaking, advancing to the elimination rounds. Dripping Springs High School teacher Christy Trussell serves as the adviser/coach for the speech and debate program.
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Tigers take Omaha tournament OMAHA, NEBRASKA H Congratulations to the 11U Dripping Springs Tigers, who participated in a week long tournament in Omaha, Nebraska, June 10-13. The Tigers— a competitive 11U Select baseball team representing Dripping Springs— started play Tuesday and lost their first game 9-1 to the Olentagy Stix from Ohio. They took a huge jump on their seeding with the first game loss, but after that they were unstoppable. The Tigers went on to win seven games in a row and defeated the only team that they lost to in the championship game 5-0. A tournament record of 7-1 led them to the Championship win in the Gold Division. There were 14 teams in the 11U age group from all over the country: Texas, California, Nebraska, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Alabama, South Carolina, and Iowa. The Tigers’ teamwork and dedication to each other proved to be the prime factor in their success. Along the way they had three comeback, one-run wins and another one-run win in which they held on to a one-run lead. The Tigers are a AA class team in USSSA and were able to take down 3 AAA and two Majors teams along the way to the Championship. Highlights from the week of games included: Brennan Frickel hitting two home runs; Cameron O’Banan hitting one home run; and Blake Bryant pitching a complete game shut out in the Championship. The 11U Dripping Springs Tigers roster incudes Dylan Wolfe (shortstop, pitcher); Luke D’Alessandro (outfield, pitcher); Blake Bryant (pitcher, second base, catcher); Josh Malcom (outfield); Tony Parra (outfield, pitcher); Jackson Groves (second base, pitcher; Reece Dunn (catcher, pitcher); Stephen Wierzbowski (second base, pitcher); Brady LeBlanc (first base, pitcher); Cameron O’Banan (outfield, catcher); Eli Tod (first base, pitcher); and Brennan Frickel (third base). Coaches are Shane LeBlanc, Mike D’Alessandro, and Eric Wolfe. FYI • For more information, visit the web site at www.dstigersbaseball.com.
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hat do you feed a hedgehog? Need a chinchilla harness or UVB sunblock for your iguana? How about just a great selection of highquality dog and cat foods? All of these—and 10,000 more products for pets—can be found right here in Dripping Springs at the new Whole Pets Market on Highway 290. Inside the vermilion-colored building is an inventory catering to every pet’s needs, or every owner’s wants. From the basics of canned dog food to the exotics of a cockatiel seed mix and decorated pet pastries —they’ve got it all. General manager Larry Jureczki sums it up with a grin, “We sell everything but the animal!” They do carry a few live things for sale: crickets, mealworms, night crawlers, red wigglers and wax worms, sold as food for a variety of pets. There are bulk bins with eight kinds of bird food, three rabbit rations, and five varieties of guinea pig, hamster and gerbil pellets. Large freezers filled with meat, bones and raw dog food line one long wall. There’s even a machine that will custom-engrave metal tags for your pet’s collar. “It’s a one-of-a-kind store,” says Larry. A former construction worker, Larry ran a feedstore and Ace Hardware before taking on the management of Whole Pets Market. He remodeled the interior of the former Java Sea Traders building using all reclaimed and repurposed materials to create the shelves, bins, counters and displays that now fill the 5,000 square feet of pet paradise. Managing a pet store is a smart move for an animal-lover like Larry, who owns seven dogs, eight horses, two
Whole Pets Market general manager Larry Jureczki illustrates the store’s exemplary customer service standards. Photo courtesy Whole Pets Market. miniature horses, a llama, a burro, several finches and parakeets, hundreds of goats, and an unknown number of cats. He proudly produces photos on his cell phone of his babies....kittens, that is - and oh, incidentally, there’s his granddaughter! Beyond carrying every pet product conceivable, Whole Pets Market sponsors events and services that benefit the general community of pets and their keepers. Toenail Tuesdays is a quick, painless way to maintain your pup’s pedicure. The first Tuesday of each month, a vet tech is on hand at the store to clip dogs’ and cats’ claws for free - although tips are appreciated and benefit a local animal See WHOLE PETS MARKET, page 5
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You’ll find pet supplies galore at Whole Pets Market. Photo courtesy Whole Pets Market. “We don’t want all the business... just yours!” smiles Larry. FYI • Whole Pets Market is located at 911 West Highway 290 in Dripping Springs. Hours of operation are Monday through Saturday from 8 am to 8 pm and Sunday from 11 am to 6 pm. For more information on products, special events and services, call 512-858-5400 or visit the web site at www.facebook.com/WholePetsMarket.
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Dripping Springs Calendar EVERY SUNDAY • Live Jazz Brunch at the Nutty Brown Cafe. www.nuttybrown.com. SECOND and FOURTH SUNDAY • Drippin’ Dancin’. BYOB and food. Barn at Bell Springs, 4000 Bell Springs Road. 7 pm to 10 pm. Dance lessons 6 pm to 7 pm. $7 cover. www.HotTexasSwingBand.com. EVERY MONDAY • Rotary Club. 11:45 am at Creek Road Cafe. 301 West Highway 290, 512-626-7673,
www.drippingspringsrotary.org. • Boy Scout Troop 280 meets at St. Martin de Porres Church Hall. 512-904-0444, ckichuk@yahoo.com, drippingsprings280. mytroop.us. SECOND MONDAYS • Group of Dripping Springs (GODS) Moms meets at Dripping Springs Methodist Church 9 am to 11:15 am. 512-894-0581. FOURTH MONDAYS • Artists of Dripping Springs. Gatherings
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at Arveda Alzheimer’s Family Care, 11013 Signal Hill Drive. RSVP to 512-637-5400. www.arvedacare.com. EVERY THURSDAY • Hill Country Jam at Mercer Street Dance Hall with Doug Moreland. Free. 7:30 pm. www.mercerstreetdancehall.com. • Thyme and Dough Bistro Nights with live music, dinners and decadent desserts. 6 pm to 9 pm. 512-894-0001. • Henly Baptist Church JOY (Just Older Youth) Club meets at 9:30 am . www. henlybaptistchurch.org. FIRST THURSDAYS • Dripping Springs American Legion 7 pm. 512-858-5637. FIRST AND THIRD THURSDAY • Lions Club meets at 131 East Mercer Street. 512-858-5159. SECOND THURSDAYS • Knights of Columbus, Council 11695, meets at the St Martin de Porres Parrish Hall on Post Oak Road, at 7:30 pm. Preceded by a pot luck dinner. THIRD THURSDAYS • Dripping Springs Cookoff Club. Meets at 6:30 pm in the VFW Hall in Dripping Springs. ryoncrew@yahoo.com. • Dripping Springs VFW meets. 27500 Ranch Road 12. 7 pm. 512-858-5637. • Thirsty Thursday meets at 7 pm at 1042 DS Ranch Road, in the ranch house located
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Dripping Springs Calendar JULY 19 • Stephen Chadwick. Live music at M e rc e r S t re e t D a n c e H a l l . w w w. mercerstreetdancehall.com. • Cold Steel Revolver. Live music at Nutty Brown Cafe. 7 pm. www.nuttybrown.com. JULY 23 • Whisky Myers. Free KOKE-FM Texas Concert Series at the Nutty Brown Cafe.
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