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Tactical Training Planned for January 5-12 at ETG Ranch You can expect to see some military activity in the coming days on and around the ETG Ranch northeast of Eldorado.

ETG – that’s the new name for the former YFZ Ranch where the ranch’s operators plan to routinely hold tactical training events for the military and governmental agencies.

A statement issued by the United States Department of Defense says, “The Department of Defense is conducting training involving aviation assets in the areas of Eldorado, TX, 5-12 January, 2019. This training is routine in nature, has been fully coordinated with local government and law enforcement officials, and is not in response to any current event. Extensive safety precautions are in place to protect the service members and local citizens and to limit inconvenience to the communities.”

Similar training events are expected to occur at the ranch, some five miles north-northeast of Eldorado on CR 300.

Just three weeks ago, U.S. Customs and Border Enforcement officers carried out a training exercise at the ETG Ranch.

The property, owned by ETG Properties, LLC, is often referred to as the Eldorado Training Grounds by military and law enforcement personnel who take

part in training events there.

Black Hawk helicopters, Osprey tilt rotor aircraft and large military jets have taken part in recent events at the ETG Ranch.

A lease-purchase deal was completed on November 27, 2018 between 51st District Attorney Allison Palmer and Terry D. Pope, vice president of ETG Properties LLC. The deal calls for the company to pay $5,000 per month in rent with the money applying toward and agreed purchase price of $3.67 million. The sale is contingent upon the State of Texas successfully concluding a lawsuit brought by Willie Jessop, a former spokesperson for the FLDS Church, in which he sought to claim the ranch, or proceeds from its sale, to settle a judgment he won against the church and some of its leaders in Utah.

District Judge Brock Jones ruled against Jessop in 2016 and the Texas 13th Court of Appeals upheld Judge Jones’ ruling on December 13, 2018. The appeals court ruling can itself be appealed to the Texas Supreme Court, but only if the high court agrees to review the case. As a general rule, a notice of appeal to the Supreme Court must be filed within 30 days of the Appeals Court’s ruling.

Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft similar to the ones pictured above and Black Hawk helicopters like the one at right, along with other military aircraft, have take part in recent tactical training events at the ETG Ranch near Eldorado. Another training event is planned for January 5-12 according to the U.S. Department of Defense. | COURTESY PHOTOS

Weather, Aquifer, Wind & Solar Power Among Top Stories in 2018 WHEN A DROUGHT BECAME A FLOOD

2018 could be called a year with a split personality. It was exceptionally dry with a mere 2.05 inches of rain falling in the first four months. May saw just over three inches but the lingering drought didn’t appear to be letting up as June, July and the first two weeks of August returned to the hot and dry cycle that Eldoradoans expect. All of that changed over a 10-week period, beginning in mid-August, when more than 30 inches fell.

The deluge filled the playa lakes atop the Eldorado Divide and sent floodwaters pouring down the Dry Devil’s River to the south and the draws that feed the San Saba River to the east.

Motorists were rescued from the rain-swollen San Saba at Fort McKavett on two different occasions and local resident Curtis Griffin was rescued from a flooded draw after water swept

his pickup off the roadway near his home on CR 316.

Here in Eldorado, some low lying homes were flooded in the area behind the fire department and the playa lake at the south end of the airport completely swamped U.S. 190. The highway remained closed for three weeks although several vehicles ignored the warning signs and drowned out in the water. One prominent instance involved a Google Earth “street view” car whose driver ignored warning signs and drove into the lake. Photos of that incident quickly went viral and the story made headlines around the world.

Neighboring communities weren’t as lucky. Twenty miles to the south, Sonora suffered a devastating flood on September 21st. There was no loss of life in Sonora, thanks in large part to a series of flood control dams above the town. Approximately

200 homes were damaged, and dozens were destroyed. Recovery efforts continue there to this day.

Four people died in a flood that swept down the South Llano River and through an RV campground at Junction on October 8th. The area received rainfall totals of more than 10 inches in mere hours beginning late on October 7th. Rescue efforts were hampered by heavy rains that continued on and off for three days.

One woman was found bruised and battered after clinging to debris as it carried her more than 25 miles downstream.

The body of one victim was found more than 80 miles away in Kingsland where the Llano River joins the Colorado River.

The 80-mile distance is measured directly on a map while the actual course of the river made the distance much, much farther.

FAST MOVING WILDFIRE

A wildfire scorched more than 1,200 acres of ranch land northeast of Eldorado. The blaze began January 24, 2018 when a fence builder sparked a fire on a fence line between the Tisdale Ranch and the Rooster McConaughey Ranch. Before it was over fire crews from surrounding counties came to help the Eldorado Volunteer Fire Department, along with units of the Texas Forest Service.

2 NEW COMMISSIONERS ELECTED

Schleicher County voters chose two new county commissioners as they picked Chris Meador to succeed Matt Brown and Steve Nelson to succeed Lynn Meador. Chris Meador won in the Republican Primary on March 6th while Steve Nelson claimed his seat on the county commission on May 22nd with a win over Houston Henderson in the Republican Primary Runoff.

ELDORADO MAN CHARGED IN LEVELLAND MURDER

Brent Canyon Faull, 19, of Levelland and formerly of Eldorado was charged in the April 8, 2018 shooting death of Matthew Ryan Sanchez in Levelland.

Matthew Paul Cruz, 20, of Levelland, was also charged with the crime. Sanchez, Faull and Cruz were roommates at a home on the 100 block of Hickory Street in Levelland. Fall and Cruz remain in custody in the Hockely County Jail. They are each charged with murder and each are being held in lieu of $505,000 bail.

FREEDOM SHORTLIVED FOR ESCAPED PRISONER

Matthew Albert-Duane Sparks, 29, of Austin, escaped from police custody on May 17, 2018, after being detained by Schleicher County Deputy Jose Osornio during a traffic stop near Our Lady of Guadalupe

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84th Annual S.C. Livestock, Project Show Slated Friday & Saturday The 2019 Schleicher County Livestock and Project Show will be held on Friday and Saturday, January 4th and 5th at the Schleicher County Civic Center.

Numerous exhibitors have already signed up to participate in the animal exhibits, project and food show. Weigh in for pigs will be Friday evening with sheep and goat weigh in at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday. An entry fee of $5 per animal is due by 8 am on the day of the show.

Patrick Padgett of Fredericksburg will judge this year’s livestock show. Padgett has

been an Ag Science teacher at Fredericksburg High School for the past 18 years. Padgett, his wife and two sons have a flock of Southdown sheep and they focus on producing show lambs.

While in college, Padgett was on the livestock judging team at Texas Tech University in Lubbock.

Marvin Clark of Ozona will judge for the rabbit show which has grown in size over the years. In fact, the rabbit show has become so popular that it will be held on Friday evening, January 4th, beginning at

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6:30 pm. Sixteen youths have entered 65 rabbits in the show.

Judging of the ever popular Food Show will start at 8 am on Saturday, January 5th in the exhibit hall.

The Livestock Show will also begin at 8 am on Saturday in the show barn. First to show will be the Market Lambs followed by Breeding Sheep, Market Goats, Breeding Goats, Market Steers, Breeding Swine and Market Swine.

A Little Britches Goat Show and Little Britches Pig Show is sponsored by 1st Community Federal Credit Union.

A luncheon sponsored by First National Bank of Eldorado is slated for 12 noon on Saturday. An awards program and the livestock show sale will be held at 1:30 pm, after the luncheon.

Miley Doran showed one of her rabbits during last year’s Schleicher County Livestock Show. This year, the rabbit show has been moved to Friday night in order to accommodate a growing number of entries. It all gets underway at 6:30 pm on Friday, January 4th, at the Schleicher County Civic Center. The livestock, food and project show will begin at 8 am on Saturday.

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Workforce Commission Reports Continuation of Employment Trend AUSTIN — Texas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.7 percent in November, remaining at the same 42-year low rate as in October, the Texas Workforce Commission reported Dec. 21.

The Texas economy added 14,000 seasonally adjusted non-farm jobs in November and annual employment growth was 3.0 percent for the month, marking 103 consecutive months of annual growth, according to the commission.

“The addition of 365,400 jobs over the year and 14,000 jobs in November demonstrates the consistency with which

employers in our state create job opportunities for the highly skilled Texas workforce,” said TWC Chair Ruth R. Hughs. “The Texas economy offers employers access to a competitive workforce and provides job seekers with career options in a variety of growing Texas industries. The numbers are a testament to the resilience of our Texas employers and the diversity of our Texas economy,” she added.

The manufacturing sector recorded the largest private-industry employment gain over the month with 9,100 jobs added and led all industries in growth.

The Midland Metropolitan Statistical Area recorded the month’s lowest unemployment rate among Texas MSAs with a non-seasonally adjusted rate of 2.1 percent, followed by the Amarillo MSA, second lowest with a rate of 2.5 percent, and the Odessa MSA, third lowest with a rate of 2.6 percent.

Special Elections Are Set Gov. Greg Abbott set Tuesday, Jan. 29, as the special election date to fill two recently vacated seats in the Texas House of Representatives.

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Watch Your Step on the Slippery Rocks

A Pair of Smart Coyotes In the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s, I was ranching sheep and goats in Southern Pecos County. This was the edge of the Chihuahuan Desert and ideal sheep country.

There were some water problems, but the biggest worries were the predators that lived on fresh It Happened Out West meat. We had some of them all; lions, cats, coyotes and eagles.

Most of them could be controlled over time by

By Joe N. Brown shooting, trapping, snares or poison.

But this is a story about two coyotes that almost drove me to drinking.

First in my north pasture where I joined the P–, we had a coyote killing every night. I tried everything I knew; traps, snares, bait and hunting. Nothing, so I hired a trapper for this purpose as I was losing a lamb every night. He tried the same as I had with no luck. He did find the den and disposed of the pups.

But the killing went on.

He then took a rooster and put it in a cage by the trail. No luck, the coyotes avoided the traps around the cage.

The rooster died from hot sun, the trapper took the chicken carcass down the trail about 200 yards and buried it beside the trail with only one foot sticking up out of the dirt. This worked.

Curiosity finally got the best and he trapped her the first night. A smart old coyote gone!

Later on, I had a coyote killing a lamb every night in my little well pasture. He was coming out of the Cox Ranch to my west. We tried the usual methods of control, traps, snares, gitters and bait. Nothing worked. I even tried a drive with all my crew horse back.

Again nothing.

In desperation, I hired a helicopter out of San Angelo who was experienced in varmint hunting. We left my house about 6 a.m. and worked my little well pasture, then my south pasture. Only another killed lamb in the little well pasture.

I had a permit to hunt coyotes in the Cox Ranch, so I told my pilot to go and work the next two pastures to my west.

We made several passes over these two and covered some headers, ridges and brush thickets. Even worked a dry dirt tank and killed a bobcat, but that was just luck as he was not my lamb killer.

I asked my pilot to go back over some long ridges and headers and he agreed.

On about the third long rocky ridge, I spotted something that did not fit the area.

I asked my pilot to set lower and slower to cover it again. He agreed.

What I had seen was a dark shadow on slick rock where nothing would make a shadow. As we approached, my sighting at about 40 feet up and as slow as possible in a chopper, I located my shadow again. It was an old gray coyote sitting up leaving a shadow where none should be. We ran to him as he broke to run, and I nailed him with one shot from a twelve gauge shotgun, he rolled on the rocks. I asked the pilot to land and let me see this coyote, he did and I got out. This coyote male was so old he was gray, his teeth were all worn down and he had toes missing from both front feet.

There was no way to know how many lambs this coyote had cost me in his lifetime.

So ended a long and costly varmint problem.

Those seats are House District 145, vacated by former state Rep. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, a House member since 2008, and House District 79, soon to be vacated by Rep. Joe Pickett, D-El Paso, a House member since 1995.

Alvarado in early December won a special election runoff for the Texas Senate seat vacated by Sylvia Garcia,

If I’ve learned one thing from this ordeal it’s patience.

On October 13th I was at a friend’s house near Junction looking at the Llano River flood damage. Water had been up near the house but had receded, making everything a muddy mess. The area has large uneven boulders. The bottoms of my tennis shoes had become wet and as I stepped on a slippery rock,

by Tumbleweed Smith I fell down, smashing my right foot hard against the ground. The instant it happened I knew I had done some damage. The pain was severe and went from my foot to my stomach. I limped back to the house just as supper was starting.

I wasn’t all that hungry but got a bite of lasagna and a little salad. I was holding my right leg straight and someone wanted to know why I was doing that.

When I explained what happened I was given a strong Tylenol. The occasion was a birthday party. During the reading of cards the pain increased and I went to a couch where I spent the rest of the evening.

We went to our motel and had a sleepless night. I used the rolling chair in the motel room to get to the car. We drove home and went immediately to the emergency room. The x-rays showed a broken metatarsal. The ER gave me some pain medicine. The next day I went to a podiatrist who took his own x-rays and said he didn’t like what he saw and suggested I go to a foot specialist. I had surgery on October 31st. The doctor said no weight on that foot for 90 days. I spent a week in a splint and am now in a cast. Later I get a boot that will come to my knee.

We had to cancel a high school reunion, an interview trip and a cruise from Barcelona to the Canary Islands.

I have experienced very little pain since the surgery but have experienced much inconvenience. It’s like I lost my freedom and independence. Thank goodness I can still work, though I’m wheelchair bound. My wife rolls me from place to place. She is a five star caregiver and never complains. If I want a stick of gum or some peanuts, she is quick to meet my every wish. I am one lucky man.

I’ve always been an early riser. Now I wake up and instead of getting up, I lie there sometime for hours trying not to disturb her. I have a tool in my office I’ve wanted to take to the storage room but it’s still there. Sometimes I want to check on something insignificant like hunt for a book or need something from across the room. I have to call Susan to get me over there. Most of the time I don’t ask, thinking it’s not really important. Our office is separate from the house. On some rare occasions while she’s in the house and I’m in the office the communication devices don’t make contact and I sit quietly until she comes.

As soon as I told someone at that birthday party in Junction that I hurt my foot the hostess said, ”That’s your driving foot. I did the same thing and it took four months to heal.” I immediately thought to myself I don’t have time for this. But I do.

I’m following doctor’s orders because I want this thing to heal. Susan and I leave soon on an interview trip to Northeast and Southeast Texas. It’ll be a special adventure.

Rolling Along

Flipping the Script on Those Pesky Phone Solicitors Anyone who knows me understands “Sir...uhh, I mean ...err ...Randy, I’m how I feel about telephone solicitors. They only trying to let you know about a great annoy me greatly, and they always seem new service we are offering.” She was certo call me, whether it’s at home or at the tainly determined. office, at the worst possible time.

“I’ve heard all those offers before, I read somewhere that if you tell a besides, I’m busy right now,” I told her. phone solicitor to place “Tell you what, give me your name on the “Do Not your number and I’ll call Call List” they must do so. you back in a few minutes.”

Then, if they call back they “I’m sorry, but I’m going are subject to a fine. The off duty in a bit,” came her trouble is, there are so many response. “Is there a better of them, and the companies time when I can call you change names so often, that back?” was her response.

I can’t remember which ones “Not really,” I told her.

I’ve told to stop calling.

Then, before she could get I get lots of calls from back into a rhythm, I asked. pushy sales people wanting “Why don’t you give me

by Randy Mankin to speak to the person who your home number and I’ll can make decisions about call you tonight?” my long distance service or my electric “I’m NOT going to give out my home provider. When I answered one woman’s number!” she snapped back. question a few days ago by saying that I “Why not, Cynthia?” I asked. “All of was indeed the person she was seeking, you people seem to have mine!” but that I wasn’t interested in switching, She stammered something unintelligishe quickly interrupted before I could ble just before I heard the CLICK... hang up. “Sir are you sure that you’re the Hmmm, maybe I’d stumbled onto decision maker at this number?” something.

“Yes, I am,” I replied, “and here’s The next morning another one called proof!” CLICK. and I tried a different routine with him.

While it may be fun, hanging up on He was much more persistent, however. phone solicitors doesn’t, it seem to accomFinally, I hit upon a strategy that stumped plish very much. One even called back even him. and complained, “Sir, you hung up on me “Thomas, has anyone ever told you before I had a chance to tell you...” CLICK. about Jesus?” I asked.

Lately, Google is driving me crazy with “What?!” came the reply at a higher phone calls and the “Do Not Call List” pitch. “Are you kidding me?” response doesn’t even faze them. I’m not “No, Thomas, I’m serious. Jesus saved sure that the law of gravity even applies to my soul and he can save yours, too...if Google. you’ll only ask. Have you ever invited Last week, I received no less than five Jesus into your life, Thomas? It’s not too calls from various phone solicitors in the late, you can ask him today.” span of 90 minutes, so I decided it time to That’s when I heard the CLICK. try something different.

I doubt if Cynthia or Thomas, or the The next caller said, “Hello, my name is computer that dials the phone on their Cynthia and I’d like to speak to the person behalf, will ever again push the right comin charge of long distance service.” bination of buttons to put them on the line “That would be me,” I told the woman. with me, but if it does happen, I’m pretty “Good, and what is your name, sir?” sure that I’ve learned how to push their she asked nicely. buttons.

“My name is Randy,” I replied.

“Well, Randy, as I said my name is Cynthia and the reason I called today is to....” she started, but I didn’t give her a chance to finish.

I’m thinking about rolling my 401K “Cynthia, has anyone ever told you it’s over into the football pool. The odds are rude to interrupt someone’s work day?” I better. asked.

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OBITUARIES Sadie Gauna Santellano

September 21, 1949 – December 27, 2018 ELDORADO – Sadie Gauna Santellano, age 69 of Eldorado passed away December 27, 2018 in Eldorado. Funeral services were held Saturday, December 29, 2018 at 2:00p.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Burial followed in Eldorado Cemetery.

She is survived by her husband Samuel A. Santellano, parents Juan and Mary Guana, sons Samuel, Jr., Adon and Steven Santellano, brother Romaine Gauna, and siters Virginia

Garza and Mary Ann Morales.

Sadie was a kind, loving soul, she was always laughing and smiling the days through. She enjoyed many things like arts and crafts, sports, and most of all seeing her family grow.

For those of us who had the pleasure to be in her life, she always made sure we knew that love was not far away.

Online condolences may be made at lovefuneralhome.net.

SCISD Honors School Board of Trustees School Board Recognition Month Offers Community Opportunity to Say Thank You ELDORADO – January is School Board Recognition Month, and Schleicher County ISD will join the Texas Association of School Boards and other districts across the state to honor the countless contributions of these locally elected advocates for Texas schoolchildren and public schools.

“School board members tackle a difficult job and shoulder enormous responsibilities. These men and women are elected to establish the policies that provide the framework for our public schools.

They provide vision and leadership in their roles as advocates, and they will continue to stand up for public education and guard against anything that takes away from our children or undermines our public schools,” said SCISD Superintendent Robert Gibson.

Gibson pointed to some of the school board’s recent accomplishments including: SCISD being honored by the state as a recognized school district; receiving a superior rating under the FIRST (Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas); maintaining a district-wide attendance rate of 97 percent; expanding career and technology

education courses; retaining quality faculty members; integrating cutting-edge technology techniques; and achieving a 100 percent graduation rate.

Trustees serving Schleicher County ISD are Kriss Griffin, Lupe Sanchez, Holly Griffin, Glyn Hutto, Melissa Rodriguez, Michael Mertz and Kurtis Homer.

“Our district benefits from the tireless work and countless hours contributed by these local citizens who work without pay,” Gibson said. “They serve as a crucial link between the community and classroom while being responsible for an annual budget of $6.1 million, 520 students and 103 employees on three campuses.”

“It’s more important than ever before that the public support public education so that today’s students are prepared to be productive citizens and the leaders of tomorrow,” Gibson added. “Please take a moment and tell school board members ‘thanks for caring about our children and giving so much to our community.’ Let them know we support them and that their dedicated service is recognized and truly appreciated.”

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

Kathryn Shipman’s Rabbits Win at Cleburne Shows Kathryn Shipman entered 26 rabbits in the Johnson County RBA & Southwest RBA Triple Youth Show on December 7th and 8th in Cleburne.

Judges were Ashley Garza and Michael Franke (Show A), Josh Humphries and Tony Bell (Show B), Jim Rowland (Show C).

Mini Rex - SHOW A: 1st Place - Best of Variety: Sr Black Buck; 2nd Place Sr Black Buck; 1st Place -Jr Black Buck; 1st Place - Best of Variety: Sr Blue Doe; 5th Place - Sr Broken Buck; 2nd Place - Jr Broken Buck; 4th Place - Sr Broken Doe; 3rd Place - Jr Broken Doe; 1st Place - Best Opposite Sex of Variety: Jr Himi Buck; 1st Place - Best of Variety: Jr Himi Doe; 2nd Place - Jr Himi Doe; 2nd Place - Sr Otter Buck; 2nd Place - Sr Otter Doe; 1st Place - Jr Otter Doe; 2nd Place - Sr White Buck; 1st Place - Jr White Buck; 2nd Place - Jr White Buck; 3rd Place - Jr White Doe. SHOW B: 1st Place-Best

of Variety and Best Opposite Sex of Breed: Black Buck; 3rd Place - Sr Black Buck; 1st Place - Jr Black Buck; 1st Place - Best of Variety: Sr Blue Doe; 6th Place - Sr Broken Buck; 1st Place - Jr Broken Buck; 2nd Place - Jr Broken Buck ;2nd Place - Sr Broken Doe; 1st Place - Jr Broken Doe; 2nd Place - Jr Himi Buck; 1st Place - Best of Variety: Jr Himi Doe; 2nd Place - Jr Himi Doe; 1st Place - Sr Otter Buck; 1st Place - Sr Otter Doe; 1st Place - Jr Otter Doe; 2nd Place - Sr White Buck; 1st Place - Jr White Buck; 2nd Place - Jr White Buck; 1st Place - Best Opposite Sex of Variety- Jr White Doe. SHOW C: 1st Place Best of Variety: Sr Black Buck; 2nd Place - Sr Black Buck; 2nd Place - Jr Black Buck; 1st Place - Best of Variety: Sr Blue Doe; 4th Place - Sr Broken Buck; 1st Place - Jr Broken Buck; 2nd Place - Jr Broken Buck; 1st Place - Best Opposite Sex Variety: Sr Broken Doe; 2nd

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Kathryn Shipman poses with her First Place Reserve Champion Mini Rex Jr. White Buck “Neil” and Show Judge C, Jim Rowland at the Johnson County RBA & Southwest RBA Triple Youth Show on December 7th and 8th in Cleburne.

COURTESY PHOTO | LUANN SHIPMAN Place - Jr Broken Doe; 1st Place - Best Opposite Sex of Variety: Jr Himi Buck; 1st Place - Best of Variety: Jr Himi Doe; 2nd Place - Jr Himi Doe; 1st Place - Best Opposite Sex of Variety: Sr Otter Buck; 2nd Place - Sr Otter Doe; 2nd Place - Jr Otter Doe; 3rd Place - Sr White Buck; 1st Place- Best of Variety and Best of Breed: 1st Place - Reserve Jr White Buck; 2nd Place - Jr White Buck; 2nd Place - Jr White Doe Holland Lop - SHOW A: 3rd Place - Sr Solid Buck;

1st Place - Jr Solid Buck; 1st Place - Sr Solid Doe; 3rd Place - Sr Solid Doe; 2nd Place - Jr Solid Doe; SHOW B: 3rd Place - Sr Solid Buck; 1st Place - Jr Solid Buck; 1st Place - Best of Variety and Best Opposite Sex of Breed: Sr Solid Doe; 3rd Place - Sr Solid Doe; 3rd Place - Jr Solid Doe; SHOW C: 1st Place - Sr Solid Buck; 4th Place - Jr Solid Buck; 1st Place - Best of Variety and Best Opposite Sex of Breed: Sr Solid Doe; 3rd Place - Jr Solid Doe.

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Angie Redish won First National Bank of Eldorado’s “Ugly Sweater Contest” on Tuesday, December 18th. Bank employees each wore a sweater and customers voted for their favorite ugly sweater. Redish who is a vice president at the bank, was named the winner after the votes were tallied at the end of the day.

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Obituaries for the following individuals appeared in The Eldorado Success during the year.

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The Eldorado Elementary 2nd grade Music Memory team placed 1st at the District UIL Meet in Winters on December 4th. The team includes (L-R) Sofia Rudewick, Izzy Chavez, Taylor Gibson, Lexi Luna, Kieran Griffin, Josh Dearman, and Hannah Johnson.

KATHY MANKIN | THE ELDORADO SUCCESS Herrera, Ethan Yeager, Osvaldo Huichapa, Bradon Criswell, Charlie Mac Griffin) Individual: 1st Place, Osvaldo Huichapa; 2nd Place (tie): Micah McGee, Nasir Jones; 4th Place, Ronin Herrera 5th Grade Music Memory: Team - 2nd Place (Fe Barajas, Ryanna Castillo, Luther Herrera, Emily Morin, Laurie Nolen, Cyrus Shipman) Individual Awards - 2nd Place, Ronin Herrera; 5th Place, Cyrus Shipman; 6th Place, Ryanna Castillo.

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Sponsor Mrs. Espinosa 4th Grade Art Smart: 3rd Place Team (Zariah Garcia, Wesley Stevens, Chuy Martinez) 4th Grade Number Sense: 3rd Place Team (Charlie Mac Griffin, Micah McGee, Jaetn Chancellor, Jakob Gamez.) Individual Award: 6th Place: Charlie Mac Griffin.

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Sponsor Mrs. Stevens 5th Grade Listening Skills: 1st Place Team (Ryanna Castillo, Amare Luna, Laurie Nolen, Cyrus Shipman) Individual Awards - 1st Place, Laurie Nolen; 4th Place, Cyrus Shipman. Sponsor Coach Ramos Sponsors include: Chess - Mrs. Herrera; Music Memory - Mrs. Parker; Number Sense - Mrs. Ballew; Ready Writing - Mrs. Homer; Spelling - Ms. Shipman; Oral Reading - Mrs. Emmons; Creative Writing - Mrs. Gibson; Storytelling - Mrs. Meador; and Art Smart Mrs. Rudewick.

The Eldorado Elementary 4th grade Number Sense team placed 1st at the District UIL Meet in Winters on December 4th. The team includes (L-R) Jaetn Chancellor, Jakob Gamez and Charlie Mac Griffin.

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The Eldorado Elementary 4th grade Music Memory team placed 1st at the District UIL Meet in Winters on December 4th. The team includes (L-R) Ethan Yeager, Bradon Criswell, Charlie Mac Griffin, Osvaldo Huichapa, Ronin Hererra and Nasir Jones.

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Eldorado Elementary students completed in the UIL District Meet in Winters on December 4th. Among the students who received a Perfect Score in Music Memory were (L-R) Osvaldo Huichapa, Kieran Griffin, Izzy Chavez, Sofia Rudewick and Hannah Johnson.

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Spinks and Hernandez Named to Region Bands EHS musicians (senior) Layton Spinks, (sophomore) Marshall Faull, (freshmen) Jonathan McGee, Yordy Olivan and Anali Reyes auditioned for the ATSSB High School Region Band in Greenwood on December 8th. Senior tubist Layton Spinks earned a chair

in the ATSSB Region 6 Concert Band. The band’s performance will be January 19 at the Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center.

Middle School musicians (8th grade) Ashlee Flynn and Milette Hernandez and (7th grade) Alondra Olivan tried out for the ATSSB

Middle School Region Band in Ballinger on December 4th. Flutist, Milette Hernandez earned a chair in the ATSSB Region 6 Middle School Band. She will perform with the ensemble on January 26 at the Dale & Ida Lee Ellis Auditorium in Ballinger.

NEWLY INSTALLED COUNTY OFFICIALS

Eldorado High School and Middle School band members tied out for their respective Region Bands recently. They include (L-R) Anali Reyes, Marshal Faull, Yordy Olivan, Milette Hernandez, Alondra Olivan, Jonathan McGee and Layton Spinks. (Not pictured) Ashlee Flynn. EHS tubist Layton Spinks was selected to the High School Region Concert Band while and EMS flutist Milette Hernandez was selected to the Middle School Region Band.

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Schleicher County officials who took the office for a new four-year term posed for the camera following the ceremony. They include (L-R) Commissioner Steve Nelson (Precinct 2), Commissioner Chris Meador (Precinct 4), Justice of the Peace Phil Edmiston, County and District Clerk Mary Ann Gonzalez, County Judge Charlie Bradley, and County Treasurer Jennifer Henderson. Steve Nelson replaces former Commissioner Lynn Meador who chose not to seek re-election. Similarly, Chris Meador replaces former Commissioner Matt Brown who also did not run for re-election.

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Catholic Church. A twoday manhunt employing tracking dogs, air craft and law enforcement officers on horseback failed to locate Sparks. He was apprehended a few days later in Midland after being arrested for public intoxication.

KEENE CLEARED IN MANSLAUGHTER CASE

Michael Gary Keene, 23 of San Angelo, was found not guilty by a Schleicher County Jury in the June 15, 2015 death of Gisele Jarmon of San Angelo. He was charged with “Accident Involving Death and Manslaughter” after it was determined that his car struck and killed Jarmon as she was walking at night along the side of a roadway.

Local jurors deliberated three hours before delivering the not guilty verdict.

SAN ANGELO CONSIDERS EDWARDTRINITY AQUIFER

San Angelo Mayor Brenda Gunter made it clear that the Edwards-Trinity Aquifer, which supplies Eldorado and Schleicher County was her choice for a future water supply for San Angelo during a meeting of the city’s Water Advisory Board on May 21, 2018.

Faced with the option of recycling sewer water, Gunter told the board, “I think it would be easier to negotiate with the people

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2017 - 20.94 in.

2016 - 27.45 in.

2015 - 28.04 in.

2014 - 17.10 in.

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2011 - 06.96 in.

2010 - 27.19 in.

2009 - 22.93 in.

2008 - 12.73 in.

of Eldorado and Sonora than it will be to sell people on wastewater treatment.

I think they would prefer taking the battle to Eldorado first.” Her comments drew opposition from the Plateau Underground Water District here in Eldorado as well as surrounding districts from Menard, Kimble, Sutton, Crockett and Irion Counties. Fortunately, heavy rains came a couple of months later and San Angelo’s interest in the aquifer quickly subsided.

FAREWELL TO MAYOR NIKOLAUK

Eldorado lost its longest serving mayor in 2018. John Nikolauk passed away on July 25, 2018, at the age of 87. He served 27 years as the town’s mayor after six years on the Eldorado city council. Prior to that, he spent more than 30 years in the United States Air Force, rising from an enlisted man to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He served in multiple posts including a stint as base commander at Goodfellow Air Force Base.

Nikolauk was followed in office by George Arispe, who was elevated from Mayor Pro Tem to become Eldorado’s first hispanic mayor. Prior to his time on the Eldorado city council, Arispe served as a member of the Schleicher County CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

Weekly Bible Verse “Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; 31but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”

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JANUARY 3rd Hyman Sauer, Sonia Martinez, Rebecca Martinez, JonMichael Parker, Sasha Rodriguez, Jody Martinez, Gabriel Gomez, Mary Gauna 4th Amber Hamilton, Dena Manning, Gail Stevens 5th Zack Koenig, M’Kenna Gillespie, Matt McCormick, Haley Edmiston, Andrea Robles Eaton, Trey Chavez, Leslie Hinojosa 6th Luann Shipman 7th Ryley Hight, Jaxon Hight, Charli Swinford, Maria Sanchez, Kaden Key 8th Delia Herrera, Candi Homer, Thelma Bosmans, Gene C. Rojas, Anna Troy, Juanita Igo, Ryan Fortenberry, Brenda Breece, Ana Martinez 9th Tata Belman, Raymond Riley, Kim Albin, Rocky Huichapa, Ricky Huichapa, Byron Hibbs, Herman Walker 10th Micah Grelle, George Scott, Billy Williams, Carisa Porter, Jenny Lloyd, Selina McSherry, Rebecca Hernandez, Brooklyn Cathey

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TCEQ Urges Texans to Resolve to Reduce Plastic Waste It’s the time of year when people make resolutions to make improvements in their lives. Resolve to improve the environment.

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Understanding the life cycle of plastic can help you understand its total impact on the environment. Think about the products you use every day. Each stage

of the life cycle for each piece of plastic—from raw materials, to manufacturing, to disposal—requires resources like energy and water.

Since plastic is challenging to recycle, much of it ends up in landfills. In fact, it was the second largest component of the municipal

Hurd Bill Supporting Libraries Passes House WASHINGTON, DC – The House passed the Museum and Library Services Act (S. 3530) in December 2018, a bipartisan initiative to ensure the continued success of our libraries and museums across the nation originally introduced by Senator Reed (D-RI). U.S. Representative Will Hurd (TX-23) joined representatives Reps.

Raúl Grijalva (AZ-03), Leonard Lance (NJ-07) and David McKinley (WV-01) to introduce the House companion and push the bill to the finish line.

“Our public libraries, especially in rural areas, go far beyond simply providing books. They serve as the primary provider of literacy programming, technology training and job seeking assistance in many communities I represent across South and West Texas,” Hurd said, who represents more than one hundred public libraries, college libraries and school districts in the 23rd District of Texas. “The grant funding authorized through this bill directly serves libraries across our state and is vital for their continued success.

I am glad my colleagues came together today in

a bipartisan manner to support this bill, and I will continue to ensure that South and West Texans can continue to access quality educational resources.”

“Libraries are centers of community life, providing opportunities for millions of Texans to discover their passion, and pursue education and career goals. On behalf of the Texas Library Association’s more than 6,000 members, we’d like to thank Representative Hurd and Senator Reed for supporting our libraries, and for their leadership on the reauthorization of the Museum and Library Services Act,” Dana Braccia, Executive Director of the Texas Library Association, said.

“We thank Representative Hurd and Senator Reed for their leadership in support of the important work of the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the thousands of libraries across the United States,” Mark Smith, Librarian and Director of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, said. “The Museum and Library Services Act will help state library agencies like ours in all states and territories

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WIND TURBINES GOING UP

Construction began in early August on 76 massive wind turbines that will be part of the Live Oak Wind Farm in the north part of Schleicher County. Large cranes were in place and hoisting tower sections as well as the nacelle, generator and blade assemblies.

Some of the first turbines to be erected were along FM 915 north of town. When complete the project will stretch from just west of FM 915 across the northern edge of the county to a point near U.S. 277. The project is due to be completed by the end of the year.

Meanwhile, representatives of a second proposed wind farm requested and received tax abatement deals from the Schleicher County ISD board of trustees and the Schleicher County Commissioners Court. If constructed, the proposed wind project would be located southeast of Eldorado and would be adjacent to the LCRA transmission line that crosses that part of Schleicher County.

BODIES REMOVED FROM YFZ RANCH CEMETERY As the State of Texas negotiated the sale of the YFZ Ranch to a prospective buyer, several bodies interred in the ranch’s cemetery were relocated,

several to the Eldorado Cemetery in September.

Schleicher County had donated some plots for the purpose. The remains of at least one woman, Barbara Jeffs, were moved to Colorado City Arizona to be re-interred by family members. Barbara Jeffs was one of FLDS prophet Warren Jeffs’ many polygamous wives. She had died 14 years earlier, long before the 2008 raid on the YFZ Ranch and her husband’s subsequent conviction on charges of child rape.

42INCH NATURAL GAS PIPELINE TO CROSS SCHLEICHER COUNTY

Kinder Morgan Texas Pipeline LLC (KMTP) and EagleClaw Midstream Ventures in October heir intention to build a 42-inch diameter natural gas pipeline, extending from the Waha pipeline hub near Coyonosa in the Permian Basin to the Houston Central Plant near Sheridan, Texas, some 50 miles east of Houston. From there it will connect with several pipelines that reach up and down the Texas Gulf Coast.

Approximately 54 miles of the project will be carried out in Schleicher County. The pipeline, identified by the company as the Permian Highway Pipeline Project (PHP), closely follow the route of the 24-inch Kinder Morgan Texas natural gas pipeline that crosses the county along the same path. The pipeline will cross U.S. 190 about 3.4 miles west of Eldorado.

Both the new and existing pipeline pass near the Rancho Station just south of

continue to bring excellent library services to all communities.

“Modernizing our libraries and museums and prioritizing a diverse workforce that reflects the communities they serve is critical to ensuring a lifetime of learning for all individuals—no matter their race, age, or socio-economic status,” Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva said. “I’ve seen the important role that libraries play in educating and serving our communities, and I’m thrilled that more funding will be heading their way to help them fulfill their mission.

This bipartisan legislation conquered the gridlock of Washington, and countless libraries across the country will now have the resources they need to improve their services and reach more people.”

The bill is headed to the President’s desk.

The Museum and Library Services Act renews federal museum and library grant funding programs administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, of which Texas public libraries receive nearly $11 million in federal assistance each year.

Eldorado and cross U.S. 277 in that vicinity.

RESURGENT ELDORADO EAGLES FOOTBALL TEAM BEGINS TO WIN

The Eldorado Eagles football team surprised a lot of naysayers in 2018 as they rallied behind second year head coach Michael Johnson and began to string together a series of wins.

They defeated TLCA 54-18 before losing to Winters 22-0 in a homecoming game that had to be moved from Eldorado to Old Bobcat Stadium in San Angelo due to heavy rain. Even there, the two teams played in the rain where a large Winters squad claimed the 22-0 win.

But that’s just when the Warbirds seemed to find their stride. They traveled to Brackettville the following week and defeated a larger Tigers team 30-19 also in the rain and on a muddy field. The Eagles then dropped a pair of heart breakers to state-ranked teams, losing 12-8 to Iraan and 26-26 to McCamey Following a bye week, the Eagles caught fire, defeating the Irion County Hornets 52-0 in the District 8-2A opener. They then upended the Miles Bulldogs 48-0 and the Rocksprings Angoras 30-3 to guarantee a playoff berth. The Eagles defeated the Menard Yellowjackets 48-0 before dropping their final district game to Christoval 39-30.

Still the Eagles claimed a share of the District title and advanced as the #1 seed into the state playoffs where they lost to Haskell in the Bi-District round by a score of 26-22.

The Eagles played 20 players on the All-District team and the Warbirds coaching staff was named the district’s Staff of the Year.

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INVITATION TO BID

Sealed bids will be received by the City of Eldorado at City Hall, 6 Cottonwood Street, Eldorado, Texas 76936 at 2:00 PM, on February 12, 2019 and will be publicly opened and read aloud at that time, for constructing the following project: TWDB-FUNDED ELEVATED STORAGE TANK

The project consists of the construction of an elevated storage tank. Bids must be submitted on the complete project. Bids must be enclosed in a sealed envelope, addressed to Mayor, City of Eldorado, and the outside of the envelope must be marked BID ENCLOSED – ELEVATED STORAGE TANK. All bids must be made on blank forms provided and included in the bound document. The name and address of the Bidder must be plainly marked thereon.

Each bid must be accompanied by cash or a certified cashier’s check, drawn on a bank or trust company authorized to do business in the State of Texas, payable to City of Eldorado in an amount at least equal to five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid, as a guarantee that a contract will be entered into. In lieu of cash or a certified check, the Bidder may submit a bid bond in the form prescribed in paragraphs 5.01 and 5.02 of the General Conditions.

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at 2:00 p.m. on January 29, 2019 at City Hall located at 6 Cottonwood Street, Eldorado, Texas 76936.

Bidding Documents are on file and may be examined at City Hall located at 6 Cottonwood Street, Eldorado, Texas 76936. Bid Documents and Specifications may be obtained electronically by the prospective bidders or suppliers at www.civcastusa.com at no charge. Project ID – “City of Eldorado Elevated Storage Tank.” Bidding Documents obtained from any other source are for examination only, are not considered complete, and are not valid for bidding purposes. Neither City of Eldorado nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than those issued through CivCast.

The right is reserved to reject any or all bids, to waive informalities, and to award contract or contracts which, in the opinion of the City of Eldorado, appear to be in its best interest. The City of Eldorado reserves the right to hold any or all proposals for the period of time from the opening of bids as specified in Section 00300, Bid Form.

This contract is contingent upon release of funds from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB). Any contract or contracts awarded under this Invitation for Bid (IFB) are expected to be funded in part by financial assistance from the TWDB. Neither the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or the State of Texas, nor any of its departments, agencies, or employees, are or will be a party to this IFB, or any resulting contract.

Any contract(s) awarded under this Invitation for Bids is/are subject to the American Iron and Steel (AIS) requirements of federal law, including federal appropriation acts. This contract is subject to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program, which includes EPA-approved fair share goals toward procurement of Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) businesses. EPA rules require that applicants and prime contractors make a good faith effort to award a fair share of contracts, subcontracts, and procurements to M/WBEs through demonstration of the six affirmative steps. For more details of the DBE Program and the current, applicable fair share goals, please visit http://www.twdb.texas.gov/dbe. Equal Opportunity in Employment - All qualified Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age (40 or older), disability, or genetic information. Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the Department of Labor regulations at 41 CFR Part 60-4, relating to Construction Contractors--Affirmative Action Requirements, which include the President’s Executive Order No. 11246, as amended by Executive Order No. 11375 and Executive Order No. 13672, in the award and administration of contracts awarded under TWDB financial assistance agreements. Failure by the Contractor to carry out these requirements is a material breach, which may result in the termination of the awarded financial assistance.

Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements apply to the construction, alteration or repair of treatment works carried out, in whole or in part, with assistance made available by the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) or a construction project financed, in whole or in part, from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). The Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements apply to Contractors and Subcontractors performing on federally funded or assisted contracts in excess of $2,000 for the construction, alteration or repair (including painting) of a treatment works project under the CWSRF or a construction project under the DWSRF. For prime contracts in excess of $100,000, Contractors and Subcontractors must also, under the provisions of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, as amended, pay laborers and mechanics, including guards and watchmen, at least one and one-half times their regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek. The Fair Labor Standards Act may also apply to Davis-Bacon covered contracts. Any contracts or subcontracts in excess of $2,000 must include the provisions of the Davis-Bacon Wage Rate Requirements found in TWDB Guidance No. DB-0156. Wage Determinations - U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) wage determination must be included in the bidding and contract documents. DOL wage determinations may be obtained online at http://www.wdol.gov/.

Attention is called to the fact that not less than, the federally determined prevailing (Davis-Bacon and Related Acts) wage rates contained in the contract documents, must be paid on this project. In addition, the successful bidder must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual identity, gender identity, or national origin. Adherence to the grant recipient’s Section 3 Policy is required for contracts and subcontracts in excess of $100,000.00.

All contractors and subcontractors must have an active registration with the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov) AND have been cleared (not suspended or debarred) prior to any formal action authorizing the award of a contract to the contractor.

The City of Eldorado is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The City strives to attain goals for compliance with Federal Section 3 regulations by increasing opportunities for employment and contracting with Section 3 residents and businesses where feasible.

All contractors/subcontractors that are debarred, suspended or otherwise excluded from or ineligible for participation on federal assistance programs may not undertake any activity in part or in full under this project.

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D-Houston, who resigned from office after she was elected to the U.S. House in November. Alvarado was administered the oath of office on Dec. 21. On Dec. 15, Pickett resigned from office effective Jan. 4, citing health issues.

Candidates who wish to have their names placed on the special election ballot must file their applications with the Secretary of State no later than 5 p.m. on Jan. 3. Early voting by personal appearance will begin Jan. 14.

enrollment of more than 235,000 students and an operating budget of $19.5 billion.

Coalition Includes Paxton Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Dec. 20 announced that he and 38 state attorneys general had sent a letter to congressional leaders, asking them “to fully consider criminal justice reforms” like those contained in the federal FIRST STEP Act (House Resolution 5682).

The letter explains that many states already have enacted criminal justice Regent Chair Is Elected reforms similar to those Kevin Eltife, appointed in the FIRST STEP Act to in 2017 by Gov. Abbott to great success, such as incena six-year term on The tivizing federal inmates to University of Texas System participate in recidivism-reBoard of Regents, was ducing programs such as unanimously elected chairman of the board on Dec. 20. vocational training and academic courses.

A native of Tyler, Eltife H.R. 5682 also would put has a resume that includes more tools in the hands of service on the Tyler City prosecutors, allowing them Council as a councilmemto seek the most appropriber, as mayor of Tyler, and ate sentence for an individas state senator for District ual’s crimes, Paxton said.

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“This legislation proWhile mayor of Tyler, vides additional tools and Eltife received national flexibility to the Federal recognition for the creation Bureau of Prisons, better of a “pay as you go” busiequipping our correctional ness plan that strategically system to ensure that peoeliminated general obligaple coming back into our tion bond debt and lowered communities are prepared property tax rates. to do so as responsible As a state senator, Eltife was noted for his bipartisan citizens who do not pose a risk to our communities,” cooperation and his leadercoalition members wrote in ship in finance, economic the letter to Senate Majority development, open governLeader Mitch McConnell, ment, health and human Senate Minority Leader services, and government Chuck Schumer, House organization.

Speaker Paul Ryan and The UT board of regents House Minority Leader oversees 14 higher eduNancy Pelosi. cation institutions, an

The Blotter The Blotter is a summary of the previous week’s activity by the Schleicher County Sheriff ’s Dept. For practical reasons of time and space, The Blotter does not include every call made to the Sheriff ’s office, nor does it include routine security checks, minor traffic stops or routine patrols. Accidents of major impact may be reported separately. Subjects reported to have been arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

ARRESTS DECEMBER 17 • Brandi Williams, female age 33, hold for Crockett County. Offense Possession <2 oz Controlled Substance. Released on $2,000 and $5,000 Surety Bonds.

DECEMBER 21 • Hipolito Covarrubiaz, male age 38, offense Purchase/ furnish alcohol to minor. Released on PR Bond.

DECEMBER 28 • Angel Segura Martinez, male age 30, offense Failure To Appear- Driving While License Invalid/ Previous Conviction. Warrant. Not released.

DECEMBER 31 • Christopher Collett, male age 22, offense Public Intoxication, Criminal Mischief. Not released.

INCIDENTS DECEMBER 17 - 8:32PM • Walmart employee turned in to dispatch a wallet with credit cards and cash.

Wallet will be placed in sealed property bag.

9:32 PM • 9-1-1 Call. Reckless Driver.

Sutton and Crockett Counties notified.

DECEMBER 18 - 6:44 AM • Female subject requested an ambulance due to difficulty breathing. Officers and EMS responded.

8:59 AM • EMS basic transfer to San Angelo hospital.

9: 10 AM • Controlled burn west of Eldorado on CR 425.

7:38 PM • Convenience store reported a black male on bike in front of store refusing to leave. Criminal Trespass Warrant issued.

DECEMBER 19 - 12:41 AM • Child neglect. Report started.

1:43 PM • TxDOT notified Sheriff Office.

2:59 PM • Complainant reported loose livestock on property.

6:17 PM • Dog Bite - Hwy 277 North, reported at ER, SCMC. Officer responded.

DECEMBER 20 - 3:08 PM • Store manager requested a Criminal Trespass.

6:37 PM • Assist Motorist - Pickup engine belt came off and driver needed tools to fix. Dispatch called back and driver fixed problem.

8:20 PM • Caller reported a brown GMC SUV close to Eldorado Cemetery. Driver approached. Headlights turned off. Officer responded.

8:29 PM • Caller claimed a black male was whistling at dogs. Caller asked subject to stop and male refused. Officer notified.

8:52 PM • Caller locked keys in car.

Dispatch contacted a garage.

DECEMBER 21 - 10:25 AM • Officers requested at Eldorado Middle School. Officers and EMS responded.

10:43 AM • Caller reported a injured deer on HWY 915.

11:06 AM • Reckless driver in a white Chevy Tahoe traveling North Hwy.

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11:08 AM • Caller reported black cows in ditch on CR 302. Owners contacted.

1:56 PM • Store requested an officer to report possible shoplifter. Officer responded.

9:26 PM • Caller reported hitting deer. Vehicle drivable. No injuries.

9-1-1 pinged Crockett County. Contacted Crockett County Sheriff Office.

DECEMBER 22 • 8:33 AM • Caller requested to speak with officer.

9:32 AM • Caller reported an injured deer.

4:11 PM • Caller requested roadside assistance. Tow company asked dispatcher to notify the driver their insurance company would have to contact tow company directly.

4:42 PM • Caller reported red 18 wheeler with a flat bed almost hit them by driving into on coming traffic. Officer responded. Unable to locate.

6:47 PM • Hit and Run. Store manager requested an officer for a hit and run of employees vehicle. Officer located vehicle.

7:37 PM • Caller reported a reckless driver of a 18 wheeler following to close and speeding.

7:52 PM • 9-1-1 Call. Vehicle Accident - Driver hit deer. No injuries. Officer and wrecker responded.

DECEMBER 23 • Loose Dog. Caller reported an white dog. Dog looked malnourished and abuse. City Animal Control notified.

12:29 PM • Animal Cruelty reported on San Antonio Street. Caller reported someone had burned dog on back of neck. Officer responded.

8:36 PM • Caller wanted to inform game warden where they would be hunting.

8:59 PM • Caller reported reckless driver crossing yellow line, slowing down and speeding up. Officer unable to locate.

DECEMBER 24 - 9:40 AM • Female hitchhiker was reported on Hwy. 277 near city limits.

10:59 AM • Caller on Del Rio Street reported hearing noises around house with a door open. Officer responded.

3:01 PM • 9-1-1 Call; Vehicle accident.

Driver car in fence off highway. No injuries. Officer responded.

5:38 PM • Aggressive dog at tennis court. Caller requested officer and animal control. Caller was walking their dog, when another dog began chase caller. Officer unable to locate.

9:36 PM • Possible intoxicated male.

Caller noticed a male walking on North Divide. Officer dispatched.

11:22 PM • 9-1-10 Caller advised man laying in street on McWhorter Ave. Screaming, may need medical attention. Officer and EMS responded and was unable to locate.

DECEMBER 25 - 8:50 AM • Caller heard voices outside of home.

9:40 AM • Sutton County Sheriff Office asked for assistance on a passenger vehicle with damage to front end.

Officer responded.

10:31 AM • Caller advised black male at ER from assault occurring night of December 24th. Officer responded.

1:13 PM• Parent requested an officer in reference to child leaving home without permission.

2:08 PM • Assault - child reported being hit by parent. Officer responded.

Report unfounded.

2:04 PM • Caller reported vicious dog on Lee Street. Dog entered yard and pinned child down and tried to bite. Medium size brown w/white chest blue collar. Officer and City Animal Controlled notified. Officer confirmed no injury to child.

6:32 PM. • Caller reported fireworks near home and was concerned about

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speak with deputy about suspicious activity. Officer responded.

6:04 PM • West Texas Auto Recovery repo a white Buick Encore. Owner was aware and gave keys.

7:55 PM • Caller claimed fireworks around their home was bothering their dog and was afraid of grass catching fire. Officer responded.

9:20 PM • Caller claimed they could hear vehicles racing up and down East Street. Officer responded.

11:46 PM • Caller reported couple fighting and they are concern for children living there. Officers responded.

Knocked on door and no answer. Report unfounded.

DECEMBER 30 • Caller reported a transformer had blown near their home and started a small grass fire.

Officer dispatched,Fire Department and AEP. DECEMBER 31 - 2:08 PM • Stolen Vehicle on Sunrise. Officer responded.

2:24 PM • Caller requested an officer in reference to minor in possession.

Officer responded.

3:49 PM • Caller reported a unattended death on CR 220. Officers and Justice of Peace responded.

7:05 PM • Caller reported people across from their property with loud music and popping fireworks. Officer responded.

8:32 PM • Convenience store employee reported a customer had purchased some items and left the store.

The customer was sitting on the corner on a bike and had not moved for 20 minutes. Officer responded and knew subject. Subject was repairing something on their bike.

9:25 PM • Caller reported three males subjects arguing. Then two males were being chased by third male carrying a baseball bat. One male was arrested.

JANUARY 1 - 8:06 AM • Vehicle accident 6 miles out on Hwy. 277 North.

One occupant, no injuries. Officers and EMS responded.

THE ELDORADO SUCCESS LOOKING BACK AT 2018 A few weeks later Eagles defensive end Jack Griffin was named to the Associated Press 2A All-State Team as a defensive end.

payment to the county that would be about 20 percent of what the project would pay in ad valorem taxes if the project went on the tax rolls at full value.

VOTERS REELECT BRADLEY AS COUNTY JUDGE

ETG PROPERTIES LLC AGREES TO LEASE/PURCHASE OF YFZ RANCH

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Schleicher County Judge Charlie Bradley handily defeated independent challenger Rey Lucio by a margin of 811-104.

Lucio, who ran into some legal problems a year earlier, spent 60 days in jail after being convicted by a local jury of harassing an Eldorado woman. Bradley presided over the case and Lucio apparently blamed him for the conviction. He circulated a petition in order to get a spot on the ballot as an independent candidate. He then lobbed insults and accusations at Bradley as well as County Attorney Clint Griffin, Sheriff David Doran and The Eldorado Success newspaper on social media platforms. His efforts didn’t gain much traction, however as Bradley was returned to office along with numbers of other Republicans as Schleicher County leaned heavily toward the GOP.

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grass burning.

9:24 PM. • Caller on CR 412 reported alarm going off. Officer responded.

DECEMBER 26 - 4:33 PM • Driver reported a tan extra cab Tundra heading south driving erratically. Officer responded and was unable to locate.

9:50 PM • Complainant asked officer to check house. House has been unoccupied. Close house check on property.

9:59 PM • Convenience store requested an officer about a male subject asleep or passed out at pump.

Vehicle had not moved in about an hour. Officer was unable to locate.

DECEMBER 27 - 3:`17 AM • 9-1-1 Caller reported female subject unresponsive. Justice of the Peace EMS and officers responded.

7:37 AM • Caller reported a vehicle accident with no injuries. Small SUV miss deer and ran into fence.

12:00 PM • Criminal Mischief. Caller requested an officer. Male subject cutting fence and being irate. Officers responded.

3:52 PM • Caller requested officer to check on condition of a dog. Officer responded.

5:11 PM • Caller reported loose livestock. Dispatch tried to locate owners of cow.

5:34 PM • Caller reported a bull calf out on CR 220. Dispatch tried to locate owner.

6:03 PM • EMS paged out for a basic transfer to a San Angelo hospital.

9:18 PM • Caller reported male subject keeps knocking on their door and they refuse to open it.

11: 47 PM • Caller reported white GMC weaving all over roadway traveling on North Hwy. 277. Officer dispatched.

DECEMBER 29 - 9:16 AM • Herd of goats out on FM 2129. Owner contacted.

12:47 PM • Caller requested a security check on animals.

5:39 PM • Complainant requested to

A German company named EnergieKontor announced its intention on December 3rd to build a solar farm capable of generating 100 megawatts of electricity just outside of Eldorado. The project, named the Prickly Pear Solar Farm, is planned on about 2,000 acres north and east of the AEP substation on County Road 300, just a couple of miles from town.

Henriette Boom, a project developer for EnergieKontor, met with Schleicher County Commissioners to discuss the project. She said she expected it would be completed in late 2021 and estimated its total value at $90 million.

Boom said she was hoping the commissioners would be interested in granting a tax abatement for the project and mentioned setting up an annual

The Eldorado Success on Friday of last week obtained a copy of the lease agreement under which the 1,691-acre YFZ Ranch is being used by ETG Properties LLC. The agreement executed

by District Attorney Allison Palmer and ETG Properties LLC, Vice President Terry D. Pope, outlines the agreement between the company and four of the state’s legal jurisdictions.

The 180-page document and a four-page amendment describes the legal boundaries of the ranch and details company’s intent to purchase the property for a total of $3.67 million.

The lease is due to convert to a sale agreement once an appeal of a lawsuit brought by former FLDS Church spokesperson Willie Jessop is decided by the State Court of Appeals.

TACTICAL TRAINING EVENTS BEGIN AT ETG RANCH

Members of the U.S. Border Patrol Special Operations Detachment took part in a training exercise held at the ETG Ranch last week. Eldorado residents and some of the ranch’s neighbors reported seeing helicopters, Osprey tilt wing aircraft and other airplanes circling the ranch and coming and going from the Schleicher County Airport.

Dennis Smith, a spokesperson representing the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, confirmed the detachment’s participation in the exercise and explained that the unit, which operates in the agency’s Del Rio sector, routinely trains for a wide array of missions.

ETG Ranch operators indicate that additional training events are planned for military forces and law enforcement agencies with one event on the books for early January 2019.

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This is our first year for Eldorado Service Center Sales! We would like to thank everyone who attended our sales and made them successful.

Thanks to all donors in 2018. You have kept a good flow of garage saleable items to the Eldorado Service Center.

In an effort to keep the Center sales a success in 2019 we are asking for donations of garage saleable items.

Even if you have a garage sale yourself, give us a call to pickup what you don’t sell.

Call Jerry Felver to drop off donations, pickup and other information. 325-277-5966.

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Eldorado Middle School hosted the District 7-2A UIL Academic meet on Thursday, December 6. District 7-2A consists of Christoval, Eldorado, Forsan, Miles, Ozona, and Winters.

Eldorado placed 5th in the meet.

Awards Assembly was held on December 21st in the High School Auditorium.

6th Grade had three teams medal 1st place.

6th Grade individuals 1st Place Medalist were: Destiny Miles, Chess; Lupe Esparza, Editorial Writing; Andrew McGee, Music Memory and Number Sense.

8th Grade had one 1st Place Team in Social Studies.

8th Grade individual 1st place medalists are Seth Parker, Modern Oratory and Jackie Cortez, Social Studies.

Team and Individual results are: ART SMART - 8th Grade: 2nd Place Team (Sissy Coronado, Braxton Elias, Jessica Garcia, Christian Gonzalez, Robbi Martinez). Sponsor Mrs. Teaff.

CALCULATOR - 6th Grade: 3rd Place Team (Lupe Esparza, Roman Guadarrama, Mimi Martinez, Cade Parker) Sponsor Mrs. Stevens CHESS - 6th Grade: 1st Place Team (Zaid Hernandez, Destiny Miles, Noah Robledo, Jaysen Santellano) Individual Awards - 1st Place, Destiny Miles; 2nd, Zaid Hernandez; 6th Place, Jaysen Santellano. Sponsor Mrs. Sullivan; 8th Grade: 3rd Place Team (Trent Cheek, Jose Contreras, Jaydyn Doran, Ernesto Nava) Individual Awards - 4th Place, Jose Contreras; Sponsor Mrs. Sullivan DICTIONARY - 8th Grade: Individual Awards- 3rd Place, Skylen Escarcega. Sponsor Mrs. Doran.

EDITORIAL WRITING - 6th Grade: Individual Awards- 1st Place, Lupe Esparza: 2nd Place, Ayla

Doran; 6th Place, Ava Rodriguez.; 8th Grade: Individual Awards - 6th Place, Avery Adame. Sponsor Mrs. Lozano IMPROMPTU SPEAKING - 8th Grade: Individual Awards - 3rd Place, Destiny Alanis Sponsor Ms. Ragsdale LISTENING SKILLS - 7th Grade: Individual Awards - 4th Place, Tony Kmiec. 8th Grade: 2nd Place Team (Milette Hernandez, Reynaldo Pasillas, Vinny Pina, Garrett Porter) ; Individual Awards: 3rd Place, Vinny Pina; 5th Place, Milette Hernandez. Sponsor Coach Ramos MAPS, CHARTS, GRAPHS - 8th Grade: 3rd Place Team (Jackie Cortez, Milette Hernandez, Seth Parker, Jessica Sanchez) Individual Awards - 2nd Place, Jackie Cortez. Sponsor Mr. Robledo.

MATHEMATICS - 6th Grade: Individual Awards5th Place, Roman Guadarrama; 8th Grade: 3rd Place Team (Jackie Cortez, Milette Hernandez, Seth Parker, Jessica Sanchez); Individual Awards - 5th Place, Seth Parker. Sponsor Mrs. Griffin.

MODERN ORATORY - 6th Grade: Individual Awards - 6th Place, Cade Parker; 8th Grade: Individual Awards: 1st Place, Seth Parker. Sponsor Mrs. Teaff MUSIC MEMORY - 6th Grade: 1st Place Team (Andrew McGee, Allison Meador, Addy Triplett, Brooklyn Truelove) Individual Awards - 1st place, Andrew McGee; 7th Grade: Individual Awards- 4th place Alondra Olivan; 6th place, Heidi Estrada; 8th Grade: 2nd Place Team (Jaydyn Doran, Ernesto Nava, Colton Wheeler) Individual Awards - 2nd place, Jaydyn Doran; 5th place, Colton Wheeler. Sponsor Ms. Saunders NUMBER SENSE - 6th Grade: 1st Place Team (Andrew McGee, Amanda Cortez, Ayla Doran, Roman Guadarrama) Individual Awards- 1st place, Andrew

Eldorado Middle School students competed in the District 7-2A UIL Meet on December 6th. The 6th Grade Chess team placed first.

Team members include (L-R) Zaid Hernandez, Destiny Miles, Jaysen Santellano, Noah Robeldo and sponsor Stephanie Sullivan.

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Eldorado Middle School students competed in the District 7-2A UIL Meet on December 6th. The 6th grade Music Memory team placed first. Team members include (L-R) Andrew McGee, Allison Meador, Brooklyn Truelove, Addy Triplett and (Back) sponsor Justina Saunders.

KATHY MANKIN | THE ELDORADO SUCCESS McGee; 3rd place, Amanda Cortez; 5th place, Ayla Doran; 8th Grade: 3rd place Team (Jackie Cortez, Milette Hernandez, Mario Arispe); Individual Awards - 1st place, Jackie Cortez.

Sponsor Mrs. Stevens ORAL READING - 8th Grade: Individual Awards - 3rd place, Taylor Threet; 4th place, Sissy Coronado.

Sponsor Mrs. Wheeler.

READY WRITING - 6th Grade: Individual Awards6th place, Minelly Montes.; 8th Grade: Individual Awards- 6th place, Sissy Coronado. Sponsor Mrs. Porter.

SOCIAL STUDIES - 6th Grade: 2nd Place Team (Ayla Doran, Eleazar Hernandez, Zaid Hernandez, Mimi Martinez) Individual Awards- 2nd place, Zaid

Hernandez. Sponsor Mrs. Ragsdale; 7th Grade: Individual Awards- 5th place, Tony Kmeic. 8th Grade: 1st Place Team (Jackie Cortez, Sam Griffin, Ernesto Nava, Seth Parker) Individual Awards-1st place, Jackie Cortez; 2nd place, Sam Griffin; 3rd place, Seth Parker.

Sponsor Mrs. Whitten SPELLING - 6th Grade: 2nd Place Team (Amanda Cortez, Andrew McGee, Destiny Miles, Madeline Valeriano) Individual Awards- 5th place, Andrew McGee 6th place, Amanda Cortez. 8th Grade: 2nd Place Team (Sissy Coronado, Skylen Escarcega, Colton Wheeler) Individual Awards - 3rd place, Colton Wheeler; 6th place, Skylen Escarcega. Sponsor Mrs. Espinosa.

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Eldorado Middle School students competed in the District 7-2A UIL Meet on December 6th. The 6th grade Number Sense team placed first. Team members include (L-R) Andrew McGee, Amanda Cortez, Ayla Doran, Roman Guadarrama and sponsor Gail Stevens.

KATHY MANKIN | THE ELDORADO SUCCESS

Eldorado Middle School students competed in the District 7-2A UIL Meet on December 6th. The 8th grade Social Studies team placed first. Team members include(L-R) Jackie Cortez, Sam Griffin, sponsor Dawn Whitten, Ernesto Nava and Seth Parker.

KATHY MANKIN | THE ELDORADO SUCCESS

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