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Clear Springs Lodging Vacation cabins & homes on river........ 31 El Lago Vista Private lodge on the Sabinal River......................... 34 Four Sisters Ranch Cabin............................................................ 34 Foxfire Cabins Log Cabins & Homes on the Sabinal River........... 34 Lost Maples Cafe Dining........................................................... 32 Main Street Utopia Antiques, Gifts............................................ 33 Sabinal River Lodge Log cabin lodge....................................... 32 The Laurel Tree Fine dining for lunch & dinner (Sat. Only)......... 33 The Lodges of Lost Maples Vacation Cabins .......................... 31 Utopia Golf 9 Hole Golf Course.................................................. 33 Utopia on the River B&B Lodge, Conference Center on Sabinal River......................................................................43 UtopiaTexas.info Utopia information Online............................. 31
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Arrowhead Lodging Cabins & Guest House on Nueces River......................................................................36 Marilyn’s Jewelry, Quilts, Knives, Cowhides & Western Decor....................................................37 Old Settlers Reunion Parade, music, crafts July 31-Aug 2....... 36 Rushin’ Tea Room & Coffee Bar......................................35 Suzie Q’s Quilting Supplies...................................................43 Valley Ranch Retreat, Woodbine Inn & Mill Wheel on the Nueces Guest Cottages, Lodging.............................43
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Cantrell’s Antiques Glass, China, Books, more...................38
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Amy’s Attic Gifts, Home Décor, Jewelry...............................40 Dudley’s Ranch House Furniture Home Decor..............39 Peanuts ‘N Jelly Beans Monogram/Embroidery ...............39 Uvalde Memorial Hospital ..............................................41
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Evening of adventure at Frio Bat Flight
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ake time to head out to Frio Bat Flight —March through September— an amazing evening for the entire family. You’ll watch in awe as 10- to 12-million Mexican free-tailed bats emerge from Frio Cave on the Annendale Ranch near Concan. A beautiful destination, the pristine, private 10,000 acre property has been continuously owned by the same family since 1874. It’s a great place for kids. “On the two mile long drive to the cave we generally see a selection of Texas wildlife from birds, mammals to reptiles. Even the occasional exotic. The ranch has cows, sheep and goats. At the cave we can see other species that come in to feed on the bats such as skunks, ring-tailed cats and snakes,” says Bain Walker, propietor of Frio Bat Flights. Bain and his wife, Kirsten, run the bat tours, each season hosting a whopping 3,000 to 4,000 visitors. Bain is a true expert on these Frio Cave bats — the second largest bat population in the world open to the public. He begins each evening with a brief presentation and knowledgeably handles questions from the audience as the crowd waits for the bats to appear. Kirstin runs the ticket booth and sells bat flight merchandise. She also takes care of correspondence, books tours, and handles marketing. The bats generally begin emerging from the cave about 30 minutes be-
fore sunset, “bearing in mind they have their own ideas and will make a liar out of me every time,” laughs Bain. “The weather can also affect tour times, which change through the season depending on the bats’ activities,” he says. (Check the web site at friobatflight.com in advance.) Each night the bats travel up to 35 miles from the cave, covering several hundred miles in the course of the evening. “The length of their nightly forage varies through the season,” explains Bain. “They generally hunt all night at the beginning and end of the season. Once the young Watch as million of bats emerge from Frio Cave near are born, however, they re- Concan at Frio Bat Flight March ‘til September. It’s an turn to the cave every two experience not to be forgotten! Photo by Melissa Maxwell Ball. to four hours to nurse.” RIO FRIO The bats that call Frio Cave home are insectivores, preferring agricultural pests. “Scientists have discovered the bats eat, on average, their body weight nightly. That amounts to about 100 tons of insects a year!” says Bain. Predator birds are also a big hit with visitors. “They come in often to feed on the bats. They hunt on the wing and dive through streams of exiting bats to catch them,” he explains. “We see Red tailed hawks, Red Shoulder hawk, Coopers Hawks, Peregrine falcons and Swainson’s Hawk, just to name a few.” Frio Bat Flight is truly 6641 RR 1120 • Rio Frio, Texas a family affair for the WalkPerched off the Frio River and located conveniently ers and their two children, between Garner State Park & Leakey Brennen, age 5, and Char210-288-1971 • Find Us on /River Run Villas lotte, age 4. “The kids love to come and ‘help,’” Bain See BAT FLIGHT, page 8
River Run Villas Fully furnished townhomes Pool • WiFi • TV/VCR/DVD
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Frio Canyon Real Estate
BAT FLIGHT, from page 7
Shawn Streib Gray, Owner/Broker
230 S. US Hwy 83 next to Mama Chole’s • Leakey, TX
830-232-4500
friocanyonrealestate.com
239 US Hwy 83 S • Leakey, TX
Spectators wait for bats to emerge. Photo by Melissa Maxwell Ball. smiles. “We also make bat jewelry to sell at the cave.” In the off season, he and Kirsten make it a point to keep up with the latest research about bats. “We want to be able to give people the best information we can. I work frequently with research teams who come to the cave to study the bats and have had tons of fun
working with film crews from all over the world who come to the cave to film.” FYI • Bats emerge from Frio Cave March through September. Frio Bat Flight entry fees are $12 general admission; $10 for kids 10 and under; and $11 for seniors. Tour times vary, according to the season. For more information, call 888-502-9387, email info@friobatflight.com or visit the web site at www.friobatflight.com.
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LEAKEY Cabins on the Frio River Where memories can be made for a lifetime.... Open Year-Round Reservations Required Private access to a 1/2 mile of the East Frio River 3 miles north of Leakey, Texas on US 83
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cluding six types of exotics ELM CREEK STABLES or more than 20 years, during the approximately Elm Creek Stables has one-hour guided ride. Trail offered guided trail rides are $25 per person. Neal’s also hosts two rides at their charming location a quarter mile north nightly hayrides in sumof Garner State Park on U.S. mer months ($7 a head), departing about 8 pm, and Highway 83. You can take a ride timed so that guests can about two miles long with enjoy the sunset and stars, gorgeous trails and great plus a stop at the large tank scenery for only $30 per for s’mores, watermelon or person. Rides are about 60 other cool refreshments. FYI • Elm Creek Stables is open minutes in length. Pony rides are also every day during spring break, and available for the younger weekends after spring break through Memorial Day. The stables are open kids for a fee of $10. Adults can enjoy a every day Memorial Day through the High Trail ride (about 90 end of summer. Hours are 9 am to 5 pm; last ride out at 5 pm. Call for reservaminutes) for $45. A gift shop and petting tions. Please bring cash or checks, no zoo are also part of the fun. credit cards are accepted at Elm Creek Elm Creek Stables is now Stables. For more information about working with Frio Canyon Elm Creek Stables, call 830-232-5365 Horse Rescue — all pro- or find them on Facebook. Neal’s Lodges offers horseback ceeds from the stables go to rides and hayrides during Spring Break the charity. Elm Creek Stables of- and from Memorial Day through the fers trail rides from 9 am to end of September. Up to 15 riders at a time can be accommodated on trail 5 pm (last ride out at 5 pm). rides, ages 8 and above. Trail rides NEAL’S LODGES Neal’s Lodges in Con- offered three times a day. Hayrides can offers horseback rides at Neal’s Lodges offered nightly. Resa mile from the Frio River ervations are recommended, credit on Neal’s Ranch. Guests cards are accepted at Neal’s. For more take in magnificent views information about horseback rides and including flats, beautiful hayrides at Neal’s Lodges, call 830hills and valleys, plus en- 232-6118 or visit the web site at www. joy seeing antelope, bison nealslodges.com. and plenty of wildlife, in- See RIDE, page 11
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Trail rides at Neal’s Lodges in Concan offer magnificent views. Hayrides are also offered. Photo courtesy Neals Lodges.
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Burgers & Wings with an ice cold beer on the banks of the beautiful Frio River.
(830) 232-5022 at the Frio Pecan Farm Pavilion
View from the High Trail ride at Elm Creek Stables. Photo courtesy Elm Creek Stables.
144 Red Wright Rd Hwy 337 E in Leakey EscapE to LEakEy
Enjoy Rest & Relaxation at
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on 6.5 acres overlooking the Frio River (Rio Frio)
Horses from Frio Canyon Horse Rescue find a new home at Elm Creek Stables. All proceeds from the stables go back into the rescue. Photo courtesy Elm Creek Stables.
Rio Frio’s Landmark Oak
Log Cabins with River Views Lodge Available for
Reunions • Weddings • Meetings
Managers: Sandy & Margie Sutherland
www.riverhavencabins.com • rhc@hctc.net 830-232-5400 • 866-232-5400 (toll free)
Shirley Shandley, Broker/Owner Rio Frio’s Landmark Oak. Photo by Melissa Maxwell Ball. RIO FRIO H The Rio Frio Landmark Oak, State Champion (Texas Escarpment Live Oak Tree 1988) stands on the east side of the Frio River on Farm Road 1120. According to the site marker, the “mighty oak served the early settlers as a social, religious, educational and political gathering place. During the early 1870’s, a school house was built just west of the tree. It was constructed of native Cypress lumber and its walls were filled with caliche. Between 1880-1891, N.M.C. Patterson laid out the town of Rio Frio using the tree and schoolhouse mountain to the east as bearing points.”
830-232-6422
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“Baking” folks happy for 28 years
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By Melissa Maxwell Ball or 28 years now, Bonnie Crider has been making life a little sweeter for her customers, who flock to Bonnie’s Bakery on Highway 83 north of Garner State Park. Bonnie says what she most enjoys about the bakery is “all the great people who come in year after year.” And there are plenty. Happy patrons of Bonnie’s Bakery satisfy their sweet tooth with scrumptious turnovers in many flavors — apple, cherry, raspberry, lemon, strawberry, apricot and Bavarian cream. Breakfast choices include Bonnie’s much celebrated cinnamon rolls, as
well as sticky buns, pigs in a blanket and donuts. And heavenly cakes, fruit pies and cream pies of many varieties are available by special order. One taste and you’ll see why the customers come. “It’s like a family reunion all summer,” Bonnie says. Indeed, her notoriety among fans of the bakery extends far outside the River Region. Bonnie runs into faithful customers in Houston, New Mexico— most places she travels. “Seems like wherever we go, people come up to mother and ask her if she is Bonnie,” says Jill Farnsworth, Bonnie’s daughter. Born and raised in Bradford, PA, Bonnie lived with
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Bonnie Crider in her kitchen at Bonnie’s Bakery. Stop by and see her at 7068 Highway 83 in Concan. Photo courtesy Jill Farnsworth. her grandparents from birth until the age of 16. Growing up, her grandmother taught her to cook and bake. After her grandmother’s death when Bonnie was 11, she took on more responsibility around the house and in the kitchen. and began baking egg custard pies for her grandfather. At the age of 17, Bonnie attended Bryant and Stratton Business College in Buffalo, NY, before moving to join her parents and siblings in Corpus Christi at age 19. Always a go-getter, Bonnie worked her way up to secretary to the commanding officer at the Kingsville
Navel Air Station by the time she was just 20. Bonnie moved to Concan in 1970 with her own family (She has three children: John “Corky” Frazier (deceased), Kirk Frazier and Jill Frazier Farnsworth, and it wasn’t long after that she opened her first café serving people in her home. Over the years, she owned and operated three more restaurants, and in the process became known for her cooking — especially for her delicious pies and bread. She married Clayton Crider (whose parents Byron and Velma established See BONNIE’S, page 13
BONNIE’S, from page 12 Crider’s Cabins on the Frio River in 1949). In 1987, Bonnie became the camp manager. She began converting the original screen shelters into true cabins of which there are now nine, each with two bedrooms, one bath, a full kitchen and airconditioning. She also opened Bonnie’s Bakery on the property. Jill explains, “After mother took over the management of Crider’s, she felt like she had too much free time, so she opened up the bakery.” Jill and her husband, Jim Farnsworth, manage Crider’s Cabins and are doing more in the bakery these days, too. The couple moved back in 2005 to
help Bonnie and at the time, Clayton, who passed away in December, 2010. Kirk also lives in the area. Bonnie has already instilled the love of baking in her grandson, Jayden Farnsworth, who will be eight years old this May. He walks over for a visit with Bonnie most every evening after school—a highlight of Bonnie’s day. “He is always asking his Mimi if they can bake something together,” smiles Jill. When asked to relate her best loved compliment about the bakery, Bonnie
recalls a gentleman who came in and said, “I don’t know if you are making money or not, but you sure do make a lot of people happy.’” Of course, no endeavor is without challenges. Over the years, she has struggled with back pain and Bonnie had open heart surgery last summer. But despite the hurdles and in typical fashion, she is gearing up for the 2015 season, beginning Spring Break. Hours will be dependent upon her health, but generally the bakery
is open Tuesday through Saturday from 8 am to 3 pm (or whenever everything’s gone, so come early). Her secret to baking acclaim? “Everything is made from scratch!” Bonnie smiles. And as to the continued accomplishment of her business? “I have been successful because the Lord has blessed me.” FYI • Bonnie’s Bakery is at 7068 Highway 83 in Rio Frio. Summer hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 8 am to 3 pm. Custom orders welcome. You can find Bonnie’s Bakery on Facebook, or for more information, call 830-232-5582. For more information about Crider’s Cabins on the Frio River, offering 14 cabins ranging in size from one to four bedrooms and open yearround,visit the web site at www.cridersonthefrio.com.
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LEAKEY MERCANTILE, LLC
Groceries • Fresh Produce • Camping Supplies • Beer/Wine Meat Market We make fresh ground beef daily!
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK ‘TIL 8PM Highway 83 & 337 in Leakey, Texas
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looking for a laundromat? The Wash Barn
in Leakey • 1245 Highway 83 S • 830-232-5690
Nueces Co Washateria in Camp Wood • Highway 55 South of Downtown
Neal’s Laundromat in Concan • 20970 Hwy 127 • 830-232-6118
in CAMP WOOD... Candy, Bear Creek Fudge Fudge & & Chocolate More Hwy. 55 Downtown 830-597-6160
Baked Rushin’ Tea Room Goods & Hwy. 55 Downtown Coffee 830-597-4474
in RIO FRIO... Baked Goods
Bonnie’s Bakery
On US 83, 1.5 miles past Garner State Park 830-232-5582
in CONCAN... Baked Goods
Concan Pies
Tx. Hwy.83 & 127 Concan 713-562-8043
Ice Cream Frio’s Dry 50 by the scoop
Tx. Hwy. 127 830-232-6300
Gelato, Josh’s US Hwy Coffee & 127 & 83 More 830-232-4343
in LEAKEY...
(830) 232-4993 417 B. Hwy 83 Right Next to the Leakey Mercantile
Baked Goods
BBG’s Bakery
279 Mountain Street 830-232-5703
Pastries, Friends Grill Pies & 153 Highway 83 South Ice Cream across from Real Co. Courthouse 830-232-6301
Shaved Hawaiian Shaved Ice Ice 426 South US 83 210-776-4772
in UTOPIA... Baked Lost Maples Cafe Goods 384 Main Street 830-966-2221
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ANNUAL EVENTS Big Frio BBQ Cook Off
CONCAN
1st Weekend in May, All Day, Chamber Arena
July Jubilee/Rodeo
First Saturday in July Art & Crafts, Food Vendors 8a.m-4p.m.*Patriotic Parade 10 a.m. Courthouse Square, Hwy. 83, Leakey* Street Dance Sat. Night Rodeo - Friday and Saturday 8pm Chamber Arena
Oktoberfest on the Frio
Second Saturday in October Festival, Live Music, CASI Chili Cook-off, Vendors
Christmas on the Square First Saturday after Thanksgiving Arts&Crafts, Vendors, Santa and More!
visit our website - www.friocanyonchamber.com - for information on lodging, retail stores, real estate, points of interest, activities, and upcoming events
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Local Churches CAMP WOOD
RIO FRIO
Hwy 55. 830-597-4131.
5749 Ranch Rd. 1120. 830-232-5221.
Nueces Canyon Church of Christ Next to Frio Canyon Motorcycle Stop
First Baptist Church
813 South Nueces. 830-597-5150.
Hill Country Church of Christ
Hwy. 55 North. 830-597-6175.
830-232-4152 • www.CampLiveOak.com
SABINAL
Central Christian
512 N. Center Street. 830-988-2751. Church of Christ
St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church
204 N. Center Street. 830-988-2725.
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607 N. San Antonio. 830-988-2344.
Hwy. 83 at the Y. 830-232-4058.
501 N. Orange St. 830-988-2255.
311 E. 3rd. 830-597-5165.
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First Baptist Church.
Church of Christ
St. Patrick’s Catholic
Concan Baptist Mission
Trinity Temple
Hwy. 83 North of Concan. Church 830-988-2553. 108 W. Rheimer Ave. Emmanuel Lutheran 830-988-2927. Hwy. 83 N. of Concan. United Methodist 830-988-2553. 200 W. Fisher Ave.
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Church of Christ
830-988-2535.
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1 block N. of Courthouse. Gospel Tabernacle 830-232-6933 Jackson & Main St. Church in the Valley 830-966-2440. Hwy. 83 S. 830-232-6841. First Baptist Church
Live Music • Dance Floor Karaoke • Great Food 830-232-4755
www.buckhornbarngrill.com On Hwy 83 between Concan & Leakey
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Living Waters Church
Hwy. 83 N. 830-232-5344.
FM 1050. 830-966-2426.
Hwy. 83 S. 830-232-5883
200 Cypress. 830-966-3400.
121 Oak Hills, Suite 5. 830-232-4230
Johnson & Oak. 830-966-3688.
Frio Canyon Baptist Church
United Methodist
Real County Church
Utopia Baptist Church
St. Raymond Catholic
201 Mountain St. 830-232-5852
Utopia Church of Christ
Trinity Fellowship
Main Street. 830-966-3629.
Leakey United Methodist Church
VANDERPOOL
E. on 337. 830-232-6770. 410 N. Market. 830-232-6266.
St. Mary’s Catholic
Hwy 187. 830-966-6268.
Don’t miss Leakey’s Real County Historical Museum
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Hometown Goodness Pizzas —8”, 12’, 16”, 20” Calzones • Salads Desserts • Hot Wings Dine-In or Carry-Out • BYOB Call or check website for hours Located on Highway 83 5 blocks North of Hwy 337
LEAKEY, TEXAS 830-232-4420
www.vinnysitalian.com
See farm implements, replicated log cabin interior, an 1880s horse drawn hearse ABOVE and much more at the Real County Historical Museum in Leakey. Photo courtesy Real County Museum.
Utopia & Sabinal Canyon utopiatexas.info Frio Canyon Chamber friocanyonchamber.com Nueces Canyon Chamber nuecescanyonchamber.com Sabinal Chamber sabinalchamber.com Utopia, Texas utopiatexas.info Hill Country Rivers hillcountryrivers.com Lost Maples SNA 830-966-3413; tpwd.state.tx.us Garner State Park 830-232-6132; tpwd.state.tx.us Garner SP Rentals/Store/Dances garnerstatepark.com
Mary Kay Windham, Owner/Broker 664 S. US Highway 83 • Leakey, Texas
830-232-4408 • www.HighPlacesRealty.com
Cedar Oil • Jewelry • Lazy Susans • Pottery • Wooden Ornaments
More local info...
High Places Realty
Calf Skins • Mohair by Dolores • Cutting Boards
Catahoula Gifts J Decor c ustom WooDWork
open year round 105 RR 337 West @ Highway 83 Leakey, TX
830-232-5833
Handcrafted Glycerin Soaps • Giclee’ Prints & Cards by B.F. Chapa
LEAKEY H Get a glimpse of pioneer life at the Real County Historical Museum. You’ll find a replicated logcabin parlor, kitchen and bedroom, furnished with pieces donated by locals. See an ornate 1880s horsedrawn hearse pulled in local parades and local stone dartpoints from prehistoric Native Americans. A former blacksmith County Historical shop (adjacent to the Real Museum in Leakey. museum) houses ranch relics and there are Photo by Melissa Maxwell Ball. outdoor exhibits of farm implements, a log corn crib and jail cells from the 1910s. FYI • The Historical Museum is located 1/2 block north of the Real County Courthouse on Evergreen Street in Downtown Leakey, open Friday and Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm (March through the first two weekends in December). The museum is closed in January and February. For more information, visit the web site at www.realcountyhistoricalmuseum.com.
Mantels • Lamps • Crosses • Custom Furniture • Cowhides
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Hill Country Adventures
Campfire storytelling
P Family Park Badminton • Volleyball Jungle Gym • Teeter Totter • Horseshoes • & More! Cabins • Full RV Hook Ups Big Rigs Welcome • Pets Welcome RV Storage • RV Parts • Free WIFI AC Bath House • Laundry Facilities Picnic Tables • Free Cable TV
rofessional storyteller Lee Haile delights visitors and locals alike with his captivating brand of campfire storytelling, offered through Hill Country Adventures since 1999. A gifted perfomer, Lee amuses audience members —young and old— with traditional cowboy storytelling, singing, and plenty of tall and funny tales about people, critters and cowboys. Storytelling sessions— offered year-round—last up to an hour and a half, available by reservation “at our ranch or at your lodging,” says LeAnn Sharp of Hill Country Adventures. Lee is such a skilled weaver of words, LeAnn says it’s hard to tell if his tales are really true or just tall ‘til he has come to the end. “Did he really have a pet rattlesnake when he was a boy that followed him everywhere he went? Has he really had close calls and encounters with javalina, mountain lions and skunks? You’ll have to hear him to find out!” Don’t be surprised if
Storyteller Lee Haile. Photo courtesy Hill Country Adventures. Lee has the kids dancing to the “Hokey Pokey,” adults dancing and singing “La Bamba” (in Spanish) and everyone crooning “Ol’ Susanna,” “Streets of Laredo” or ’70s tunes. It’s hard not to laugh along to Lee’s hilarious animal stories like “The Sky is Falling,” complete with animal sound effects. Campfire storytelling is perfectly suited for families and groups of all ages. “Lee has performed for birder groups from up North, Boy Scouts, 3rd to 5th grade Montessori See STORYTELLING, page 19
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LIFETIME!
www.BecsRV.com • 29015 N US Hwy 83
830-232-5477
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Guests relax as they enjoy the tall tales of talented Lee Haile. Photo courtesy Hill Country Adventures.
STORYTELLING, from page 18 School groups, even 60th and 70th birthday parties,” says LeAnn. “He is enthusiastic and gets everyone involved. Kids love getting up to participate, adults can’t keep from laughing and their stresses disappear.” FYI • Campfire storytelling with Lee Haile is offered through Hill Country Adventures, owned by LeAnn and Anthony Sharp. An hour and a half session is $150, by appointment only and available at your location or at their ranch. Other Hill Country Adventures tours include: champion big trees tours, birding and nature tours, and nature by kayak tours. Their 15th annual Nature Quest birding and nature festival is April 29-May 3 (www.hillcountrynaturequest.com). For more information, call 830-966-2320 or visit the web site at www.hillcountryadventures.com.
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Ride to the river in style in Concan
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ooking for a fun way to get to the river and back? You’re in luck. Concan offers two exceptional options. Andy’s on River Road is home to the Cool Bus, actually a fleet of three cool buses, that offer a
“really fun way to get to all the river crossings in Concan,” says Andy Beard, owner of Andy’s. “Lots of kids see the bus and just want to get on. We have music on the buses, so we’re jamming out all the way to
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and from the river,” he explains. “I’ve actually had a lot of people say the bus ride was as much fun—if not more fun—than the float itself!” The Cool Bus is also available for private events. Cool Bus headquarters is at Andy’s at 21488 Texas Highway 127 in Concan. For more information, call 830-232-5444 or email andysonriverroad@gmail. com. You can find out more about Andy’s at www. andysonriverroad.com or find them on Facebook. The Frio Fun Trolley is Concan’s very own classic trolley service, available for charter only. The Trolley Depot is at Frio Fun rental office at 500 County
Road 348 in Concan. You’ll find a complete map with locations of all the trolley stops on the web site at www.friofun.com. Modeled after a late 1930s and early 1940s woody wagon, the 1941 restored vintage International Harvester pulls a “San Francisco-like trolley with an open air design that provides seating for 28. The trolley is also available for charter groups only; private parties, weddings, events or fun night rides upon request. “It’s a fun, safe way to transport a large group” says Bob Caran of Frio Fun. For more information, call 830-232-5721 or email info@friofun.com.
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Exciting options for golf lovers The Club at ConCan
Featuring a challenging Bechtol-Russell designed course, players enjoy the picturesque scenery at The Club at ConCan, from the gorgeous hills and valleys to the stunning rolling terrain. This unique course has earned the distinction of being as difficult as it is relaxing and beautiful. Rates are $49.99 Monday through Thursday ($29.99 after 2 pm) and $59.99 Friday through Sunday ($49.99 after 2 pm). The Patio Grille offers yearround dining and a full bar. Check website for hours. The Club at ConCan is located at 520 Mountain Valley Drive in Concan.
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Utopia Golf
Billed as “the most beautiful ninehole golf course in Texas,” Utopia Golf is nestled in the Sabinal Valley one mile south of Utopia on Highway 187. The course is the setting for the 2011 movie “Seven Days in Utopia,” based on the novel “Golf’s Sacred Journey: Seven Days at the Links of Utopia” by David L. Cook. A clubhouse, including a self-serve hospitality room, overlooks the ninth hole at Utopia Golf.
The Club at ConCan. Photo courtesy The Club at ConCan. Rates range from $10$15 per person for nine holes and $15-$20 per
person for 18 holes. Cart rentals are $10. For more See GOLF, page 23
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Utopia Golf. Photo by Doug Shearer. information about Utopia Golf, call 830-966-5577 or visit the web site at www. utopiagolf.com.
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ground. But not without e children all difficulty, resulting from grew up in the breach births and the sack goat pen. That being over the face of the was our way of life and our first born. With a sigh of satislivelihood. Our lives could no more be separated from faction John Allen com the goats than our bodies mented, “See there, if I could live without the food hadn’t been here I would we ate. From daylight to dark and often during kidding season, we were never far from the goat pen. The whole family was dedicated to this industry. Many times little kids (baby goats) had to be taken into Author Lora B. Garrison holds newly born the house and Angora goat kid. Photo courtesy Lora B. Garrison warmed behind the wood stove, to have lost them.” That was help them make it through the third set of twins his flock had produced in the the night. Only last spring I was past 24 hours. We both agreed that reminded of how it used to be. I had gone over to visit to witness and be a part with my brother, John Al- of such a beautiful miracle len, and found him in the was near to holiness. My grandpa, John goat shed awaiting the arrival of twins (he suspect- Henry Davis, settled over ed). The nanny was get along Hackberry Creek on ting old and had produced the head of the Nueces Rivtwins in the past. She was er in 1886 at a placed called stock from some of the old “The Lake.” It was here that Grandline Papa had, and John Allen was very proud when pa and young Bob (my he had gotten some of that papa) first became inter ested in goats. blood line back. Grandpa’s cousin, Dr. We talked about the goats while we waited. James Davis, was with the Sure enough, in about 45 University in Columbia, minutes two beautiful little South Carolina, when the nan ny kids were on the See GOAT PEN, page 25
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LORA B.’S NEPHEW FAR LEFT Harwell Davis showing winning goat at 4-H Stock show early 1960s. Photo courtesy Lora B. Garrison. Turkish government requested the United States Agriculture Department to recommend a man who could assist them in planting and culture of cotton. Dr. Davis was recommended. Today Turkish cotton is some of the finest in the world. This is credited to Dr. Davis. When he returned to the U.S., Dr. Davis brought two pairs of Cashmeres and a Tibetan buck with him, along with two pairs of Turkish goats. He stopped off at the World’s Fair in England, where the goats were a great curiosity. He traded the London zoo a pair of Cashmere goats for a Brahman cow and bull, and he also bought a water buffalo. He landed in Charleston, S.C., with all these animals in 1849. These were the first Angora goats and pure Brahman cattle to be brought to the U.S. Dr. Davis gave a pair of the Turkish goats to his nephew by marriage, Colonel Richard Peters. Peters was con sidered by many to be the originator of the Angora industry in the United States. He kept a record of all his
billies and had tags in their ears that far back. The truth is that they didn’t have the real Angora, which has con fused breeders. The real Angora goat was extinct by about 1836. The Turks had bred these animals for the fine hair until the animal had become so delicate they had to be kept in the house. Because they had become so frail, they were impractical. So the Turks had begun crossing them. Out of this cross came the goats Dr. Davis found when he went there. It was through this cross that the development of the Angora Goats we know today was begun. ANGORA PIONEERS Dr. Davis’ older brother, I.N. Davis (Uncle Nat), went to Turkey with him, and they were certainly pioneers in the Angora business. Uncle Nat took two of the Turkish nanny goats in an ox wagon with one kid and one billy tied behind the wagon to California. This was during the Gold Rush in 1849. That left Dr. Davis with the Cashmere and the Tibetan buck. He See GOAT PEN, page 36
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ER 2015 LINEUP M23MGary SUMay P Nunn June 6 Roger Creager June 13 Cory Morrow June 20 Casey Donahew June 26 Josh Abbott (pending) June 27 Spazmatics July 2 Whiskey Myers July 3 Turnpike Troubadours July 4 Stoney LaRue July 18 Kevin Fowler July 24 Wade Bowen July 25 Cody Johnson Aug 7 Earl Thomas Conley Aug 8 Frio River Song Festival Aug 15 Jason Boland & the Stragglers
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EVERY NIGHT in SUMMER CONCAN: Enjoy family friendly dances at Garner State Park Pavilion. www. garnerstatepark.com. EVERY WEEKEND LEAKEY: Live music at the Buckhorn Bar & Grill. buckhornbarngrill.com. TUESDAY - FRIDAY CONCAN: Hayrides at Garner State Park. You can
hear poetry and stories Tuesdays and Thursdays, narrated hayride Wednesday and Friday. 830-232-6132. TUESDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY CONCAN: Live music at Joe Jimmy’s at Neal’s Lodges (seasonal). Kids welcome. 20948 Highway 27, 830-2326118. nealslodges.com. SECOND FRIDAYS UVALDE: Four Square Friday.
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Historic Downtown Uvalde, 6 pm to 9 pm, late night shopping, food, live music and art. 830278-4115. EVERY SATURDAY CONCAN: Dance at Garner State Park Pavilion. Spring Break, summer ‘til Columbus Day. garnerstatepark.com. 830-232-6132. UTOPIA: Gourmet Dining at The Laurel Tree. Lunch and dinner by reservation only. Please call ahead. 830-9665444, utopiagourmet.com. FOURTH SATURDAY UVALDE: Market Days Uvalde Plaza, downtown at the intersection of Highways 90 and 83, across from the court house. Arts and crafts, plants, jewelry, collectibles, antiques, and more. February through October. More information at UvaldeMarketDays.com. MARCH - SEPTEMBER CONCAN: Bat Flights at Frio Bat Cave. Times and days vary widely. 888-502-9387, friobatflight.com. MARCH 3 UTOPIA: Texas Independence Day Celebration, Sabinal Canyon Museum. MARCH 17-21 CONCAN: Rio Frio Fest at House Pasture. Turnpike Troubadours, Cody Johnson and Rockin CJB, Roger Creager, Doug Moreland, more. riofriofest.com. MARCH 28-308 SABINAL: Sabinal Lions Club hosts Wild Hog Festival. Hog chasing, arts, crafts, rides, crafts, more. At Sabinal City Park. wildhogfestival.com. APRIL 4 UTOPIA: Community Easter Egg Hunt, 3 pm at The Laurel Tree. 830-966-5444. APRIL 11 UTOPIA: Utopia Community Auction. 11 am lunch. Benefits Utopia Lions Club, EMS and Volunteer Fire Department. Noon to 4 pm on the Square. APRIL 29 - MAY 3 RIVER REGION: 15th Annual Nature Quest. Learn from experts through field trips and programs. Hill Country Nature Center, 830-966-2320, hillcountrynaturequest.com. MAY 2 LEAKEY: Big Frio Barbecue Cookoff. Chamber Arena.
Rinley Wernette at Utopia Community Easter Egg Hunt, held the Saturday of Easter weekend at The Laurel Tree. Photo courtesy Wanda Waters. www.friocanyonchamber. com. MAY 8-9 UVALDE: Cactus Jack Foundation PBR Bull Riding at Uvalde County Fairplex. 830278-4000. MAY 23 LEAKEY: Memorial Day Weekend Celebration. www. friocanyonchamber.com CONCAN: Gary P Nunn. Live music by renowned favorite at House Pasture. HousePasture.com. UTOPIA: Utopia Ranch Rodeo & Dance, 7 pm. Utopia Park MAY 30 UVALDE: Fishing Derby at Uvalde National Fish Hatchery. 830-278-2419, ext 100. JUNE -JULY UTOPIA: Utopia Horse Club. Held once a week, this event allows local kids to really learn about their horses. JUNE 6 CONCAN: Roger Creager. Live music at House Pasture. HousePasture.com. JUNE 13 CONCAN: Cory Morrow. Live music at House Pasture. HousePasture.com. JUNE 20 CONCAN: Casey Donahew. Live music at House Pasture. HousePasture.com. SABINAL: 50th Annual Cy-
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CALENDAR, from page 26 press Day Celebration at Live Oak Park. Chili cook off, brisket plates, arts and craft show, 5K, bull riding and more. JUNE 26-27 UTOPIA: Utopia Open Rodeo, Barbecue, & Dance at Utopia Park on Fram Market 1050. JUNE 27 CONCAN: Spazmatics. Live music at House Pasture. HousePasture.com. JULY 2 CONCAN: Whiskey Myers.
Live music at House Pasture. HousePasture.com. JULY 3-4 LEAKEY: July Jubilee & Rodeo. Vendors Saturday from 8 am to 4 pm, patriotic parade at 10 am Saturday, street dance Saturday night and rodeo Friday and Saturday at Chamber Arena. friocanyonchamber.com. JULY 3 CONCAN: Turnpike Troubadours. Live music at House
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Pasture. HousePasture.com. JULY 4 CONCAN: Stoney LaRue. Live music at House Pasture. HousePasture.com. UTOPIA: Fourth of July Parade at 3 pm on Main, fireworks at dark in Utopia Park. JULY 18 CONCAN: Kevin Fowler. Live music at House Pasture. HousePasture.com. JULY 24 CONCAN: Wade Bowen. Live music at House Pasture. HousePasture.com. JULY 25 CONCAN: Cody Johnson. Live music The Fall Foliage is spectacular at Lost at House Pasture. Maples State Natural Area near VanHousePasture.com. derpool. Photo by Chase Fountain, Courtesy TPWD. JULY 31 - AUGUST 2 CAMP WOOD: Old Settlers Reunion. Parade, ro- Treating on Main Street. deo, music, arts, crafts, more. LATE OCTOBERto MID-NOVEMBER nuecescanyonchamber.com. VANDERPOOL: Fall Foliage AUGUST 7 CONCAN: Earl Thomas Con- at Lost Maples State Natural ley. ������������������������ Live music at House Pas- Area. Make lodging plans in advance, as visitors flock to ture. HousePasture.com. this beautiful area to witness AUGUST 8-9 CONCAN: Frio River Song changing of leaves. Foliage Festival. Live music at report at tpwd.state.tx.us, or House Pasture Cattle Co. call 830-966-3413. NOVEMBER 7 HousePasture.com. UTOPIA: Annual Utopia Fall AUGUST 14-15 UTOPIA: Senior Citizens Arts and Crafts Fair. Vendors Rummage Sale, Senior Citi- of handmade arts and crafts, music, food, auction benefit zens Center. local scholarships. 9 am to 4 AUGUST 15 CONCAN: Jason Boland and pm on Town Square, FM 187. the Stragglers. Live music at UtopiaFallFair@gmail.com. House Pasture. HousePas- NOVEMBER 27-28 UVALDE: Area Chamber ture.com. of Commerce Holiday Arts SEPTEMBER 4-6 UTOPIA: UTOPiAfest. Music & Crafts Show. 9 am to 6 pm festival in pristine setting. Downtown Uvalde Square. 830-278-3361. utopiafest.com. NOVEMBER 28 OCTOBER 10 LEAKEY: Oktoberfest on the LEAKEY: Christmas on the Frio Festival. Live music, Square. 8 am to 4 pm. Arts, chili cook-off and vendors. crafts, food, Santa. Sponsored by Frio Canyon Chamber. friocanyonchamber.com. www.friocanyonchamber. OCTOBER 9-10 CONCAN: Fall on the Frio com, 830-232-5222. Festival. 5 K Run, BBQ DECEMBER 5 Cook- off, bake-off, washer UTOPIA: Christmas Carnival, and horseshoe tournaments, Parade, Tree Lighting, center vendors, kids games, live of town. music. House Pasture Cattle FEBRUARY 13 UTOPIA: Lions Club Ice Co. HousePasture.com. Cream Social. Community OCTOBER 31 UTOPIA: Halloween Trick-or Center, Downtown Utopia.
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How Concan got its name
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heodophilus Watkins first settled at Con Can and built the first log cabin with a chimney in 1862. When a Post Office was to be established in 1880, a name had to be chosen. One story of how the community of Concan got its name goes like this: “The men of the community gathered on Saturday afternoons and played dominoes and ‘coon can,’ a Texas card game. ‘Coon can’ was a variation of ‘Conquian,’ the earliest known rummy game, played since at least the 1880s. When word came t h a t a Post Office was to be located there and a name for the town had to be decided on, the men decided that they would send in ‘Coon Can.’ In Washington, no one had heard of such a game or such a word, so they thought the Texans must have misspelled the word and meant Con Can (now spelled Concan).” FYI • Excepted from Lora B. Garrison’s book, “Texas Pioneer Families.”
Largest Tree in Texas CONCAN HCheck out Texas’ largest tree! The Bald Cypress can be seen as you amble along Buffalo Creek at Criders on the Frio in Concan. The massive tree boasts a circumference of 438 inches, a height of 96 feet and a crown spread of 112 feet. Don’t forget your camera...come take a look at this magnificent specimen and capture your own special family photo. It’s on private property, so do stop by the office for a pass before you visit. FYI • Visit the web site at www.cridersonthefrio.com. CONCAN
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Plenty of fun at popular Garner State Park
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arner State Park has long been known as a Texas tradition. Don’t miss the family friendly dances at Garner State Park Pavilion Monday through Saturday during Spring Break, and Saturday nights ‘til summer. Nightly dances are held all summer long, and post-summer dances on Saturday evenings. Putt-putt golf is another fun diversion located at the Pavilion, with rentals $5 each ($2 for kids 3 and under) including a putter, ball and 18 holes. Wanna go for round two? Play again for only $2 per person-any age. Open 7 days a week, 10 am to 10:15 pm
through the second week in August, Saturday and Sunday only during the off season (closed December through March). The newly updated camp store has one of just about everything you need. In addition to snacks and supplies, you can also rent tubes, BBQ pits, tables, even fans and heaters at the store. Hungry? Head to the Garner Grill, where burgers, fries, corn dogs and more are cooked to order. The grill is open Saturday and Sunday April through May. The grill is open daily all summer and Fridays and Saturdays in the fall. Another fun tradition, summer hayrides
Hiking at Garner State Park. Photo by Julie Harrington. (hosted by the Friends of Garner State Park) depart from the Visitors Center promptly at 7 pm. Tuesdays and Thursdays, head up to see the mountain view of the Frio Canyon; Wednesdays and Fridays, head down to
the beautiful river view. Visit the Friends of Garner Visitors’ Center or call 830-232-5999 to make reservations. FYI • For information about rentals, the Park Store, Garner Grill and much more, visit the web site at www.garnerstatepark.com.
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LOCAL LEGEND
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enjamin F. Highsmith was born in Missouri in 1817. His family came to Texas by wagon train and settled in Fayette County in 1823. When Ben was just 15 years of age, he fought in the battle of Velasco. He took part in major actions of
Benjamin F. Highsmith the Texas Revolution, including the fight for the Gonzales “Come and Take It” cannon, the Grass Fight and the siege of Bexar. He was an Alamo courier and it was Ben who carried the appeal for help sent from Alamo commander William B.
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Travis to Colonel James Fannin, Jr. at Goliad. When Ben returned to San Antonio, he found that the Alamo had been surrounded by the Mexican Army. As a courier for General Sam Houston, Ben (along with courier David Kent) carried a message to Fannin from General Houston ordering him to abandon Goliad.
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He fought in the Battle of San Jacinto as a member of the company of Captain William Ware (who in 1852 founded Wa r e s v i l l e — r e n a m e d Utopia in 1886— the first non-military colony in Uvalde County). Following the Texas Revolution, Ben had a long career as a Texas Ranger. In 1853, Ben married Elizabeth Turner and settled in Bastrop, Texas, where the couple had 13 children. Ben moved with his family in 1882 to a portion of land on Blanket Creek, about eight miles west of Utopia. Benjamin F. Highsmith died November 20, 1905, at the age of 88. He was buried beside his wife in Jones Cemetery just north of Utopia.
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Benjamin F. Highsmith’s grave, at Jones Cemetery just north of Utopia, Texas. Photo by Melissa Maxwell Ball.
Unique music fest in hills of Utopia UTOPIA H UTOPiAfest, a unique music festival held on the pristine Three Sisters Ranch, returns for the seventh year September 5-6, 2015. According to founder Travis Sutherland, “this most quality and intimate festival offers UTOPiAfest. an improved experience, and Photo courtsey UTOPiAfest. more unforgettable performances from some of the best touring bands in the world.” The family friendly fest also features disc golf, yoga, hiking, children’s shows and activities, camping and more. FYI • Find out much more about UTOPIAfest at www.utopiafest.com
Take step back in time at Sabinal Canyon Museum
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Spendina day
A charming Hill Country town nestled in the Sabinal Canyon between Bandera & Garner Park
Main Street Utopia
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Displays at the Sabinal Canyon Museum bring the history of the area to life. Photos by Melissa Maxwell Ball. UTOPIA H Get a taste of area history at the Sabinal Canyon Museum, where you can see interesting exhibits of early settlers, pioneer farm implements and household items, Indian artifacts and geological exhibits (including fossils and minerals from the Sabinal River Canyon) and much more. FYI • The Sabinal Canyon Museum is located on Farm Market 187 in Utopia (on the west side of the road) Open Saturdays. For information, call 830-966-2100.
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The Laurel Tree
Seasonal gourmet cuisine in charming setting. Open Sat. for lunch & dinner. 830-966-5444 for reservations 18956 Highway 187 utopiagourmet.com
Live Music?
House Pasture Cattle Co.
2 N. County Rd 348 (River Road) • Concan 830-232-6580
Joe Jimmy’s
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Buckhorn Bar & Grill
4377 South US Hwy 83 • Leakey • 830-232-4755
UTOPIA GOLF
Prettiest 9-Hole Course in Texas. Home of the movie “Seven Days in Utopia” 20567 Hwy 187, 830-966-5577 utopiagolf.com
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Four Sisters Ranch Cabin
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Private Lodge on the Sabinal River 7.5 acres
Lodge & Pool House sleeps 15 Bunkhouse sleeps 7
Great for family reunions, weddings, and large group get-togethers
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ook out wine lovers, there’s a new winery in town! In fact, it’s the first winery in Bandera County. Lost Maples Winery at Polvadeau Vineyards recently opened a wine tasting room (hours Thursday to Sunday from 1 pm to 6 pm – call ahead to check before making the drive). For $10, guests can sample generous portions of exclusive wines. Favorites include Polvadeau Vin Rouge, a red wine served with almond biscotti and Polvadeau du Dieu, a Garnet red dessert wine served with chocolate. Owners Tom and Glenda Saughter are excellent hosts. Tom, who played guitar with Mickey Gilly and ZZ Top, loves to talk about his performing days. When asked how the winery came about, Glenda says her grandfather always had grapes and the land along the Sabinal River has been in her family since before Texas was a state! Black Spanish/Lenoir grapes, originally brought over from Spain into Mexico by missionaries who brought the grapes into the area to make commu-
nion wine—are grown on site. These hardy grapes survive Texas’ changing weather conditions. (Cuttings and plants are available by ordering online.) Last year’s August harvest surpassed 13,000 pounds of grapes and was so rich no sugar had to be added to the wine making process. Volunteers are encouraged to sign up for harvesting this August. A continental breakfast and barbecue lunch with a band are planned as a thank you for those helping with the harvest. Future plans include a deck overlooking the Sabinal River, a pond currently in construction and another building in which to expand. With wine as smooth and rich as their signature offerings, Lost Maples Winery at Polvadeau Vineyards has a bright future, as evidenced by the packed tasting room on the winery’s first open weekend. FYI • Lost Maples Winery at Polvadeau Vineyards is located one mile south of Lost Maples State Natural Area at 34986 FM 1871. For more information, call 830-966-5131 or visit the web site at www.lostmapleswinery. com. Weddings and other special occasions can be reserved. For information, call 210–413–7392 or email andrea@lostmapleswinery.com.
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Lost Maples Winery at Polvadeau Vineyards. Photo courtesy Lost Maples Winery at Polvadeau Vineyards.
Enjoy Old Settlers Reunion, beauty of region
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ach year, Camp Wood comes alive with Old Settlers Reunion the first weekend in August. The 2015 event is planned for July 31- August 2. Friday evening, past students of Nueces Canyon Consolidated ISD can enjoy a reunion at Lindbergh Park. Saturday’s festivities (open to all) include a parade, live music, a raffle, homemade baked goods, horseshoe tournaments, kids’ activities, a rodeo and more. Vendors — food, drink, arts and crafts, collectibles, clothing— will be on hand at Old Settlers, drawing large crowds. While in the area, you can try your hand at flyfishing the Nueces, or explore the rare native flora
Boating at the dam. Photo courtesy Nueces Canyon Chamber. and fauna of the region. The Nueces Canyon Chamber of Commerce is committed to promoting regional economic growth, advancing business opportunities and cultivating prosperous communities. FYI • For more information about Old Settlers and other events and destinations in Camp Wood and the Nueces Canyon, call 830-597-6241 or visit www.nuecescanyonchamber.com.
The beauty of nature abounds in the Nueces Canyon, which includes the communities of Barksdale, Camp Wood, Montell, and Vance LEFT Painted Bunting and RIGHT On Montell Creek. Photos by Pat Rogers.
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Old Settlers Reunion Rodeo. Photo by Pat Rogers.
To Advertise julie@hillcountrysun.com Old Settlers Reunion Parade. Photo courtesy Nueces Canyon Chamber.
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GOAT PEN, from page 25 kept records which show that by the third cross, the hair of the Tibetan had blended with the Cashmere and had produced a fleece much denser and several times the length of the original. In 1886, a cattle drive stopped at The Lake on the
head of the Nueces River overnight. This was the nearest water to the Divide and the Rocksprings area. During the night two baby calves were born. The two calves being too young to travel the next morning were given by the trail boss to Bob, a six-year
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Angora goat kids in pen. Photo courtesy Lora B. Garrison ld. The next year he traded o these two yearlings to Johnny Brown for 11 old nannies of the Haupt family goats. This same year Uncle Nat Davis came to this same water hole with his flock of 170 goats. He was still living in his wagon. Uncle Nat had been living in California all those years. The goats, being raised for several gen erations around the wagon, were trained to stay with the wagon. When the wagon moved to new range the goats followed. Those goats followed the wagon all the way from California. At this time Uncle Nat was getting too old to care for his goats; so he went into partnership with John H. Davis. Johnny Brown, who watered at The Lake with his herd, bought all of Uncle Nat’s billies and loaned the money to Bob for the purchase of one billy. Johnny Brown should be considered the first man to intro duce Angora goats to the Rocksprings area. In 1892, Uncle Nat sold his en tire herd to Johnny Brown except for 30 head which he gave to Bob for the help he had given him in caring for his goats. John H. Davis sold his land to John-
ny Brown and moved to the Divide above Leakey. Bob Davis herded goats for Johnny Brown for several years. In 1892 Bob moved his herd to what is now the Prade Ranch owned by his father, on the head of the Frio River. In 1908, he bought his own ranch and moved to Cherry Valley, in Uvalde County, where we all grew up. DIE-UP You know, it’s not as easy as it sounds to build up a herd of goats. Papa had a ‘die-up’ in 1908; he lost more than 1,000 head of goats. There were 400 or 500 little orphaned kids in the lot without their mamas. Men came with wagons and knocked all those pretty little kids in the head and piled them in the wagon to haul off. About all the goats Papa had left were the year ling nannies. I have never seen a disaster to compare to that. Dovie Howard of Concan told me of a ‘die-up’ the Caddel family had with their goats. Several hundred nannies got cut off, across the river from the shed when there was a big rain, and the nannies all drowned. Dovie’s parents were down with the flu and couldn’t do anything; she See GOAT PEN, page 38
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GOAT PEN, from page 36 and her little brother were told to destroy all the little kids. Dovie said she held the little kids with their heads on the chop block while her brother chopped their heads off with the ax. Kidding is the most important time in the life of the goats. For two or three days after the kids are dropped (born) they must be given good care, if they are to survive. A newborn kid is very delicate. They are more delicate than a lamb of the same age. The kids arrive in the early spring, about the time the leaves on the trees start budding out. At that time there will also be tender weeds for the nannies to browse on to help produce milk. Hopefully it will be
almost warm enough to favor the kids. If it is cold or wet weather, it will be much more difficult for the kids. A few days before a kid is due the nanny should be separated from the rest of the herd. We always liked to have a very small stall for each nanny. But this was not always possible. Even in a pen of 20 nannies some kids would get trampled to death or injured. Also there would be more difficulty in getting the nannies to own (claim) her kid. It’s most important at this time to make sure the nanny owns her kid. If a kid was dropped in the pasture we had to find it and carry it to the shed or pen, and make sure the nanny owns it. Many times they will refuse. A lamb will
My Stompin’ Grounds My StoMpin’ GroundS
Texas Hill Country Settlers Their Own Stories An Oral History Collection
By Lora B. Davis Garrison
Texas Hill Country Settlers
Their Own Stories
An Oral History Collection by
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follow its mother soon after it’s dropped, but a goat kid doesn’t have the strength. The mother will hide it the best she can in the bushes or behind a log, and leave it there, expecting to find it where she left it when she returns. This often lets the helpless little one fall prey to wild animals, or eagles. GLAD TO CLAIM KID If a nanny wouldn’t claim her kid after being shut up with it, and she was really stubborn about it and kicked it away every time it tried to suckle, Mama would take a rope and tie it up to a beam or rafter above, lifting the nanny’s front feet off the ground. She couldn’t kick the kid away because she had to stand on her back feet. After 24 hours in this position she would be mighty glad to claim her kid when she was let down. If the little kid had wrinkled or crooked ears Mama always cut a triangle of cardboard and taped it onto the back of the ears. After two or three days it could be removed and the ears would be beautiful and stand up like they were supposed to. One of the things we did was to stake the kids with a soft cotton string. We used old, soft sacks and tore them into strings to make a toggle that let the kids go only about 14 inches from the stake. Each day the toggle had to be untied and put on a different leg to keep from injuring it or cutting off the circulation.The kids had to be carefully watched with this method as long as they were tied, which would be from seven to 10 days. If
the little kids were out in the middle of the big lot where there wasn’t any shade, little A-frame houses were built for each one to sleep under during the hot part of the day. The nanny goats were put out to pasture every morning while the kids remained staked. At night, the nannies came back to the same spot to find their kid. This went on for about three weeks. Later the kids were kept in pens where the nannies could climb a ramp or bridge into the pen; the ends of the bridge would be about 12 to 20 inches off the ground. The nannies could come and go as they pleased. While the kids would then be free to run loose in a pen or large lot. When the kids were large enough to go out with the herd, they would jump up on the end of the bridge and follow their mothers out of the pen and to the pasture. FYI • Author Lora B. Davis Garrison is a historian, storyteller, businesswoman, rancher, gourmet cook, newspaper columnist, folklorist, as well as a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Born and raised a Texas ranch girl,she learned to cook on a wood stove, chopped wood and hauled water when the cistern was dry. She is a native of Uvalde County and descendant of some of the first settlers in Texas and the Texas Hill Country. She traveled the world with her late husband, Col. Roger W. Garrison, during his 30 year career with the U.S. Air Force. They raised their five children in locations such as Guam, France, Thailand, Texas and numerous other states in the US. Lora B. Garrison’s books, “Cooking Around the World”( in 2 volumes) and “My Stomping Grounds,” featuring oral histories from the area can be ordered online at www.mystompingrounds.net.
Country of 1,100 springs
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ig Springs Ranch north of Leakey is part of the headwaters of the Frio River; water gushes out of holes in the side of the bluff. Many Texans are familiar with the ranch because of its nickname “country of 1,100 springs,” made famous by a television advertising campaign featuring the falls and river. Established as a working ranch in 1930 by Oma Falls at Big Springs Ranch Bell Perry and her family, near Leakey. Big Springs Ranch opened Photo courtesy LeAnn Sharp as a children’s home in 1998. The ranch now houses four children’s homesteads, four grandparent’s cottages and an on-campus charter high school and middle school. FYI • An RV park on the Frio River is open to visitors. Tours of Big Spring Ranch are available. Call the Doss Library for more information at 830-232-4121 or email development@youth-ranch.org. For more information, visit the web site at www.thousandangels.org.
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More than a library, it’s El Progreso
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By Nancy Feely
l Progreso Memorial Library is not just a library. In 1903, a group of women met in Uvalde to form a study club. Books could be checked out in the living room of the president’s home. The next year, these women cleaned the bats out of two jail cells and moved in the books. From the jail cells, the library took over a floor of the City Hall, later moving into the home of Vice-President John Nance Garner, then into a former bank building. In 2004, El Progreso Memorial Library moved into a state of the art facility at 301 West Main Street that houses a library, museum and archives. This extraordinary building was financed by a community campaign that raised $5.6 million in private funds. Built on a city block
with giant oak trees on property donated by a local citizen, the structure is a red brick with four wings and rotunda following the style of the high school formerly on this site. One wing houses an archives and local history room, where researchers come from across the U.S. to use an extensive paper and photographic collection chronicling the history of the nine county region of Southwest Texas. Another wing houses a book store and museum— currently featuring a Smithsonian exhibit called “Green Gold,” depicting the rich agriculture of Winter Garden area of SouthwestTexas. Step into El Progreso at any time and see numerous kids’ activities taking place in front of a reproduction of a neighborhood sheep shearer’s home, young people using electronics in the
El Progreso Memorial Library. Photo courtesy El Progreso Memorial Library. youth room, citizens meeting with representatives of agencies who provide a variety of assistance, locals viewing the monthly art exhibit, patrons reading and checking out print or audio books, civic organizations conducting meetings and visitors attending live music performances which are part of the library’s Music on Main series. The library is a nonprofit that contracts to provide services for the citizens of the City of Uvalde and
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Uvalde County. However, patrons drive as far as 70 miles one way to use this facility. Winter Texans also take advantage of having full library membership while they are in the area. Over the last year alone more than 155,000 people used the library. FYI • El Progreso Library hours are Monday and Wednesday 10 am to 6 pm, Tuesday and Thursday 10 am to 7 pm, Friday 10 am to 4 pm and Saturday 10 am to 2 pm. For more information, call 830278-2017 or visit the web site at www. ElProgreso.org.
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“Easy to Get to... Hard to Leave”
A Riverside Bed & Breakfast Lodge and Conference Center +/-700 FOOT OF SABINAL RIVER FRONT Full Hot Country Breakfasts • Hot Tub and Swimming Pool Barbeque Pits • Picnic Tables • Stargazing • Horseshoe Pit Birdwatching • Wildlife Viewing • Catch & Release Fishing In-Room Massage Available • No Pets Accepted
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ON THE FRIO
River Rim Resort, a hidden gem in the Texas Hill Country, provides guests with shady RV sites and a cluster of cabins accented with a European flair. The Spring at the Rim is a beautifully landscaped complex made up of an enclosed cabana with a pool and patio area that is a charming venue for private parties, wedding receptions, family reunions or corporate retreats. The Rim, its four sister resorts and one private guest house, offer a signature style of accommodations. Because they are open all year, River Rim, RiverGate, River’s Edge, Indian Springs, Lost Canyon Retreat, and La Vista del Zocalo provide the perfect home away from home getaways.
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