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Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Two-a-days begin for Battlin’ Billies A/B18
Stylists help back-toschool drive A/B16
CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG
Lower cost housing addition nears start City OKs annexation, zoning for Smokehouse Road project
TOP AWARDS
Ag groups hand out top student, adult recognition at banquet A/B4-5
By Erika Vela Standard-Radio Post reporter
The Fredericksburg City Council on Monday approved and adopted an annexation agreement and zoning
ordinances for land that will become “The Beginning” subdivision during Monday’s city council meeting. The 11.7-acre subdivision will create 52 single-family, owner-occupied housing units
on Smokehouse Road. The developers of the subdivision, BarTrei Properties, LLC, say the targeted sales price of the homes will not exceed $260,000.
Homes in “The Beginning” subdivision on Smokehouse Road will include 52 units ranging in size from 1,200-1,700 square feet. The target price, though not guaranteed, will be $260,000. Homes will be required to have a front porch and sidewalks to HOUSING ▶ A/B12 promote a sense of community. — Submitted photo
GRANT HELP
BUDGET PREPARATION
City, county to talk park, land details
Organization that feeds needy veterans gets $300,000 grant from state D1
VACCINATE Lawmakers need to close loopholes that allow anti-vaxxers to endanger others D2
County doesn’t envision carrying bond, but may contribute to project
HAVE, HAVE NOT
By Joshua McKinney Standard-Radio Post sports editor
Plenty of towns would welcome a new development like this town is
Another city-county budget meeting on Monday meant more talks about a potential sports park project. The park was the last item on the agenda for the Gillespie County Commissioners Court and Fredericksburg City Council joint budget meeting Monday, Aug. 6, at City Hall. Both entities talked about funding for a potential multipurpose sports park at the current 42-acre Oak Crest Park site located near the Gillespie County Airport. Nothing was finalized.
WEATHER July 31-Aug. 6, 2018 Rainfall for this week............ 0.00 Rainfall for July .................... 1.50 Rainfall for August ............... 0.00 Rainfall for 2018.................... 9.99 Normal for Date................. 16.85 Same Date Last Year...........16.43 Low — Aug. 1 ......................... 62 High — Aug. 1....................... 97 High Low Rain Tuesday 95 64 Wednesday 97 62 Thursday 95 66 Friday 95 67 Saturday 94 70 Sunday 92 71 Monday 94 70 Total Rain .00
‘ER LEBE
HOCH’
Dean Marquardt is hoisted into the air to the strains of “Er Lebe Hoch (“May He Live High”) after being crowned the rimfire Schuetzenkoenig at the 123rd Gillespie County Bundes Schuetzenfest held on Saturday and Sunday at the Bear Creek Shooting Range. Tim Frantzen was crowned the centerfire king. More photos on A/B1415. — Standard-Radio Post/Yvonne Hartmann
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Horses to run this weekend at fair grounds Horses will be back on the track on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 11-12, at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds for the third meet of the 2018 season.
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Gates open at 11 a.m. and Box seats are $15 and can be post time is 1 p.m. purchased online in advance Admission is $8 for adults, at www.gillespiefair.net. $5 for children six to 12 years Also taking place that of age and free for children weekend will be the 2018 five and under. RACE MEET ▶ A/B20
District announces back-to-school events
The first day of school for Fredericksburg Independent School District will be on Monday, Aug. 13. Class start times vary on each campus, as well as dismissal. Below are the schedules for each school campus. Fredericksburg Primary School The Fredericksburg Primary school opens at 7:30 a.m. with classes beginning at 8 a.m. and running through 3:30 p.m. As of Tuesday, Aug. 7, 480 students are enrolled at FPS
and the number is expected to increase as they continue to enroll. FPS is not enrolling anymore students for PreK-3. FPS is hosting a “Meet the Teacher” and supply drop-off event on Thursday, Aug. 9. Parents with students in PreK-PPCD PK may visit from 4-5 p.m.; Kindergarten and PPCD KG classes will meet from 5-6 p.m.; and first graders will have the opportunity to meet teachers from 6-7 p.m. BACK TO SCHOOL ▶ A/B17
GILLESPIE COUNTY
Harper to begin work on new Community Hall Plans scaled back, park board closer to final goal ahead of Frontier Days By Ken Esten Cooke
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SPORTS PARK ▶ A/B19
FREDERICKSBURG ISD
Courtesy Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park
Burn ban is on for Gillespie County. Use caution and call 9975603 for information.
City officials have asked commissioners about a partnership in getting the park underway. The commissioners want word on the city’s plan for the park and whether or not more Oak Crest Park land is for sale before making any commitment to help with funding. “What we need to know is if you want to sell part of the property,” Pct. 4 Commissioner Donnie Schuch said. “We need to know so we can budget for it.” “We kind of need to know y’alls plan for the sports park
Standard-Radio Post editor
After nearly four years of discussion and retooling, Harper Community Park Association will soon begin work to replace its community hall.
The project is largely funded through donations and grants. Roughly $565,000 of a total $739,200 has been donated or pledged, said Mike Zenner, a Harper native who moved back to the area after a corporate career. “Original plans for the facility included a 13,000-squarefoot hall at a cost of $1.2 Artist’s rendering of new Harper Community Hall, to be built on the site of the old hall. million, and some felt that was just too much to bite off Demolition on the on Monday, Aug. 20. the original plans, will begin for our small community,” The new Harper Community once demolition of the old hall Zenner said. He said plans 55-year-old current Harper Community Hall will begin Hall, a scaled-down version of is completed. HARPER HALL ▶ A/B13