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JANUARY 24, 2018 SALT LICK LOSS

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Salt Lick co-founder Hisako Tsuchiyama Roberts dies at 104.

Buda eyes summer opening for new east side splash pad.

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Personal attacks hit Kyle dais on revote

Kyle, TxDOT look for solutions for high-volume intersection

BY MOSES LEOS III Personal attacks and arguments hit the dais Jan. 16 as Kyle city leaders sparred on who was fit to serve as the city’s representative on a local area water board.

But the display, which encompassed roughly a half-hour, may have showcased a deepening, and vitriolic, divide between Mayor Travis Mitchell and Council member Daphne Tenorio.

BY MOSES LEOS III A recent major collision at the corner of Burleson Street and the southbound frontage road of Interstate 35 in Kyle is leading local and state officials to improve safety in the area.

The initiative, which involves the city of Kyle and the Texas Department of Transportation, comes after a Jan. 13 wreck when an intoxicated driver t-boned

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Buda tabs four roads for CAMPO funds Facing a tight deadline, Buda city officials Jan. 18 approved the inclusion of four transportation projects in its application for potential federal funding.

Buda City Engineer John Nett said that the original deadline for the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (CAMPO) project call applications was Jan. 18.

Due to the inclement weather at the beginning of the week, CAMPO allowed Buda an additional day to submit its projects.

Nett said city staff narrowed down their list of potential projects based on prior feedback from city council members to four transportation improvement projects.

Those projects would be scored by CAMPO based on performance measures, cost/benefit to the city and project

Buda’s submissions for CAMPO funding FM 2001: Construct a 10’ wide multi-

use path along the east side of FM 2001 to connect to existing sidewalks along Overpass Rd and proposed sidewalks located along Old Goforth Rd. Total Project Cost: $500,000 Requested Funding: $400,000

CABELA’S CONNECTOR: Construct a 2-Lane Collector for approximately 0.3 miles between Cabelas Dr and West Goforth Rd with curb and gutter, storm sewer drainage, bicycle lanes, sidewalks and turn lanes at intersections with Cabelas Dr and West Goforth Rd. Total Project Cost: $1,842,000 Requested Funding: $1,473,600 FM 967-MAIN STREET: Widen

readiness for the possibility of federal funding.

Nett identified the four proposed projects as the Cabelas connector, the Main Street and RM 967 intersection improvements, the West Goforth Road improvements and a pedes-

roadway to provide dedicated left turn lanes, extend right turn lane, widen and construct sidewalks, reconstruct existing parking, intersection enhancements, relocate traffic signal poles and improve crosswalks.

Total Project Cost: $1,730,000

Requested Funding: $1,384,000

WEST GOFORTH: Reconstruct 6,200

feet of West Goforth Rd as a 2-lane collector with curb and gutter, storm sewer, bike lanes and sidewalks. Enhance safety at intersection of Main St and West Goforth Rd. Total Project Cost: $8,079,376.00

Requested Funding: $6,463,500.00

trian and bicycle path connecting FM 2001 to Overpass Road.

Council members gave direction earlier in the month to include the Cabelas connector in its application as that project could not be included in the 2014 bond

projects.

The connector road, which was identified as a two-lane connector road spanning 0.3 miles between Cabelas Drive and West Goforth Road, could provide more efficient north-south movement, according to

the city’s application.

The connector would create a “backage road for and direct route to IH-35, reducing the vehicle miles traveled and creating redundancy in the system,” according to the city’s application.

Buda’s proposed Cabelas connector would also include curb and gutter, storm sewer drainage, bike lanes, sidewalks and additional turn lanes.

The application states that if the project were selected by CAMPO, it would be constructed in 2021 for a total of $1.84 million. Buda would foot 20 percent of the construction cost, which would amount to $368,000.

Other projects include the Main Street and FM 967 intersection improvements, which are a part of Proposition 3 of the city’s 2014 bond initiative.

The scope of the Main

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COMING UP Civilian training on Active Shooter Events

The Sheriff’s Office will be hosting Civilian Response to Active Shooter Event training presentations on: Jan. 30 from 6-8 p.m. at McCormick Middle School, 5700 Dacy Lane, Buda; Feb. 1 from 6-8 p.m. at Cypress Creek Church, 211 Stillwater Road, Wimberley; and Feb. 5 from 6-8 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, 1906 N IH 35 Frontage Rd., San Marcos. The presentation will be made by Hays County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant David Burns, a former U.S. Army paratrooper and a veteran law enforcement officer and instructor with over twenty-five-years’ experience. Everyone interested is invited to attend. For more info, contact Lieutenant Dennis Gutierrez at (512) 393-7877.

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Kyle asks local biz to help sell city’s brand.

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BY SAMANTHA SMITH

Taste of Texas Wine and Beer Tasting

League of Women Voters of Hays County will host its 30th Annual Taste of Texas Wine & Beer event on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Quail Creek Country Club (2701 Airport Hwy 21, San Marcos, Texas). Tickets are $20 and may be purchased from LWV members, on the website at www.lwvhaysco.com or at the door the night of the event. Must be over 21 to attend. This is the group’s major fundraising event of the year.

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Flood map appeal period begins

BY SAMANTHA SMITH Starting Jan. 25, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) begins its official 90-day technical appeal process for residents, municipalities and businesses to submit comments and appeals regarding preliminary floodplain maps.

Appeals and comments from residents will be accepted by FEMA until April 24.

According to a Hays County press release, the next step in the mapping process is the resolution of all comments and appeals.

“Once they (appeals and comments) are resolved, FEMA will notify communities of the effective date of the final maps, which are expected to be complete in spring 2019,” the press release stated.

John Nett, Buda city engineer, said FEMA began the process of updating the floodplain maps in 2011 and that the preliminary maps were made available to the public for their review on April 7, 2017.

Nett said that residents, developers and businesses with comments or appeals requests could submit those concerns in writing to Buda and they would be submitted to FEMA through the city.

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Salt Lick co-founder dies at 104

BY MOSES LEOS III

A pioneer who helped bring an iconic Driftwood business to life passed away Jan. 18.

Hisako Tsuchiyama Roberts, co-founder of the Salt Lick BBQ in Driftwood, died at the age of 104, according to her obituary.

Roberts, according to her obituary, was born Nov. 20, 1913 in Lihue, Kauai and completed her undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of California, Los Angeles.

After returning to Kauai to complete her education, Roberts met her husband, Thurman Roberts, while he was serving in the U.S. Navy.

After World War II, Hisako and Thurman married and then moved to Texas; it wasn’t until the 1960s that the duo came upon the idea of creating the Salt Lick.

According to the Salt Lick website, Thurman and Hisako “took out a yellow legal” pad and

wrote down a list of things they could do to stay in the Driftwood area.

Opening a business, later known as the Salt Lick, was on the list, and the two began selling produce to locals, along with making candies and raising pecan trees.

In 1967, Thurman, who was known for his barbecue, began selling it to paying customers. Ever since then, Hisako continued working in the Salt Lick helping Thurman run the restaurant until his passing in 1981.

After that, Hisako ran the business with her son, Scott Roberts. Hisako continued to work at the Salt Lick until she was 93.

Hisako’s dedication to her restaurant was more than apparent, said Wynette Barton, who was a friend of the Roberts family.

But Barton said Hisako’s personality stuck out beyond all else. Barton recalls times when Hisako and groups of friends would “talk for hours” about everything. Topics

cussions were at times loud, Hisako was always “thoughtful and informed.”

“She was very bright, very interesting and she had firm ideas about things,” Barton said.

But Hisako wasn’t a pushover, Barton said, even though she was a “very lovely, loving person.”

She also helped keep Thurman, who was an idiosyncratic personality, “grounded,” Barton said.

“He liked to argue and turn over ideas and he always had a different view of things,” Barton said. “That made him very interesting. Hisako was calmer but she also had her own ideas.”

Hisako was also able to win over many in the community with her personality. Barton said she gained the respect of many in the community over the years.

Barton believes Hisako was one of the first people of Asian decent to have made her way into the Hays County area.

“She gradually made her way into everyone’s heart,” Barton said.

“People had high respect for her.”

formation that doedsn’t change the flood hazard maps. That can consist of a missing or misspelled road name or an incorrect boundary.

However, property owners can submit an appeal if they believe that modeling or data used to create the map “is technically or scientifically incorrect,” according to the release.

The claim must include technical information, such as hydraulic or hydrologic data, to support the claim, according to the release.

Nett said Jan. 18 city officials found some issues that could mean filing an appeal.

The city will join residents and developers who have noticed errors in the maps as well.

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The late Hisako Tsuchiyama Roberts was born in Kauai and moved to Central Texas in the sixties, after which she helped launch the famous Salt Lick Barbecue.

could range from history, politics, books, religion and much more.

And while the dis-

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Tom Pope, the Hays County Floodplain Administrator, will be accepting all comments and appeals from property owners in unincorporated areas of Hays County until the end of the appeal period. Residents living in Dripping Springs, Kyle, Wimberley and San Marcos should submit their comments or appeals to their re-

spective city offices.

“This is your opportunity to review the latest FEMA information to learn about local flood risks and potential future flood insurance requirements,” Pope said. “The review period allows stakeholders to identify any concerns or questions about the information provided and to participate in appeal and

BE AWARE

See the proposed FEMA flood plain maps online at maps.riskmap6.com/ TX/Hays/

comment periods for the maps.”

Comments can consist of property owners reporting incorrect in-

Council In-fighting: Personal attacks hits Kyle dais Continued from pg. 1A

In-fighting between council members began when Mitchell opted to reconsider appointing Tenorio to serve on the Alliance Regional Water Authority (ARWA) Board of Directors. Ultimately, the city council voted 6-1 to appoint Mitchell to the ARWA board. Tenorio voted against the measure.

ARWA’s 13-person board consists of elected officials from cities that make up the agency, which aims to solve longterm water needs in Hays County.

On Jan. 2, the Kyle City Council voted 4-1 to appoint Tenorio to fill a vacancy left by outgoing city council member David Wilson. Council member Shane Arabie and Assistant City Manager James Earp both represent Kyle on the board.

But Mitchell, who voted in support of Tenorio’s appointment on Jan. 2, reconsidered based on his concerns she wasn’t the right person for the job.

Mitchell said in a later

“The best politician isn’t one that makes a decision and sticks with it beyond all evidence ... The best politician makes a decision with the information that’s in front of them. If more information comes and they made a mistake, they owe it to citizens to swallow pride and fix it.”

–Travis Mitchell, Kyle mayor

interview that the position required a “great deal of commitment” and he felt city council needed to appoint someone who is “going to reflect the commitments” of the partnership between ARWA entities.

Mitchell said he was on the fence regarding Tenorio’s appointment on Jan. 2, but voted in favor to show there weren’t any personal issues between them. While he had “extreme reservations,” Mitchell said he approved the move originally to provide an olive branch.

“I wanted to demon-

strate that it wasn’t about me,” Mitchell said. “The last thing I wanted to do was cause controversy and drama.”

But Mitchell’s move to reconsider Jan. 16 touched off tense debate among him, Tenorio and Arabie.

Several times during the discussion, Tenorio and Mitchell talked over each other, with both raising their voices in argument.

Tenorio, who opted to resign her appointment during the debate, said she wanted to be a part of the board as she

claimed there was a “lack of diversity” that she felt was representative of the community.

Tenorio said she was not informed of Mitchell’s intentions to reconsider the vote, and that she became aware of it when the agenda was released four days prior to the Jan. 16 meeting.

She also added Mitchell’s reconsideration resurfaced trust issues that extend to him making “knee-jerk reactions” to items.

Mitchell said he has “stood firmly on many positions.” However, he

said he wasn’t going to “stick to my guns if I feel I made a mistake.”

“The best politician isn’t one that makes a decision and sticks with it beyond all evidence,” Mitchell said. “The best politician makes a decision with the information that’s in front of them. If more information comes and they made a mistake, they owe it to citizens to swallow pride and fix it.”

But can the divide be bridged?

Mitchell said he’s tried to extend “the olive branch” to Tenorio, where he has asked for a one-on-one meeting with her to “work through issues.”

“If he needs something to get to me, he needs something to go to all of us,” Tenorio said. She added that she doesn’t like to meet with people individually.

“I’m a professional. I vote for what I think is important,” Tenorio said.

“Personal issues should stay off the dais.”

Buda Roads: Looking for CAMPO funds Continued from pg. 1A

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Street project includes widening of the existing roadway to provide turn lanes, widen sidewalks, provide signage and striping for pedestrian safety and reconstruct the existing diagonal parking.

The total cost of the project is estimated at $1,730,000; Buda city leaders approved a 30 percent match, which amounts to $346,000 of the overall cost.

The third project submitted to CAMPO for federal funding is the West Goforth improvements project, which will reconstruct 6,200 feet of West Goforth Road as a two-lane collector with curb and gutter, storm sewer, bike lanes and sidewalks.

The intersection of Main St. and West Goforth Rd. will be reconstructed to “enhance safety, resolve rail

The intersection of Main St. and West Goforth Rd. will be reconstructed to “enhance safety, resolve rail crossing conflicts and channelize traffic movements,” according to the application. If the project is selected for federal funds, Buda would be responsible for $1.62 million of the $8 million project. crossing conflicts and channelize traffic movements,” according to the application.

If the project is selected for federal funds, Buda would be responsible for $1.62 million of the $8 million project.

Buda officials also included a pedestrian multi-use path connect-

ing Overpass Road to FM 2001, a $500,000 project, into its CAMPO application.

The city would be responsible for $100,000 for the multi-use path project, which is 20 percent of the cost.

CAMPO will make a decision on application in June.

Opinion

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“I’m looking most forward to viable, long-term solutions to the city’s current drainage infrastructure as well as future planning strategies and solutions to mitigate future flooding as the city continues to grow.”

-Kathy Roecker, stormwater management plan administrator for the city of Kyle.

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One year in, Trump remains his very own worst enemy

BY JOHN L. MICEK

W

hen it came to a recent column about President Donald Trump’s preference for “executive time” that includes a healthy dose of cable news viewing and unhinged Tweeting, the reader wasn’t in the mood to hold back.

“This article was just a pack of lies,” wrote a reader of the Mansfield News Journal in Mansfield, Ohio, where my column occasionally runs. “Please don’t lie to the American people.

Donald Trump runs on less sleep than anyone or any President in history. Stop this constant attack on this President.”

Then, the inevitable flourish: “Your precious Hillary did not win so get over it!!!!!!”

I’ve received plenty of letters and emails just like this in the year since Donald John Trump mounted the steps of the U.S. Capitol, took the oath of office, and embarked on the most exhausting, topsy-turvy and wildly offensive first 365 days of any president in modern memory.

Every time I’ve questioned the constitutionality of one of Trump’s decisions, pointed out his glancing relationship with the truth, indicted his xenophobic tendencies and maddening embrace of white nationalism, or mused on the ever-expanding Russia investigation, Trump’s loyalists have pounced.

Some have been polite.

Others have used the kind of language that the “least racist” president you’ll ever interview also reportedly used to describe immigrants from majority black- and brown-skinned nations.

All these readers have offered variations on the same argument: Trump has done more than Barack Obama did in eight years in office; he plays less golf and takes less vacation, and, anyway, at least he’s not Hillary Clinton.

Obscured in these factually incorrect arguments is a nugget of actual truth: Despite an embarrassingly slender list of legislative accomplishments, Trump, as The Associated Press reports, has kept an impressive (if you’re a supporter) or depressing (if you’re not) number of his campaign promises.

On the judicial side, Trump pursued the ultimately successful confirmation of conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, populated the federal bench with right-leaning judges and has done the same with the ranks of United States Attorneys across the country.

Trump won legislative authorization of a decidedly non-populist tax bill that will shower tax breaks on the very wealthy (like him) at the expense of the working-class voters who packed his rallies during the 2016 campaign.

He’s used the power of

the pen to slice and dice regulations and extract the United States from such major foreign accords as the Paris climate agreement.

And despite lambasting Obama for his executive end-runs, Trump has signed more executive orders than any president of the last 50 years.

It’s almost as if there’s two White Houses. There’s the surprisingly orthodox one that has back-burnered the populism of the 2016 campaign and governs like the most mainstream conservative Republican you’ve ever seen.

Then there’s the one that emerges from the pages of Michael Wolff’s “Fire and Fury,” which puts the fun in ‘dysfunction’ and is lorded over by a disconnected chief executive who boasts both a poor command of the most basic policy details and a 6:30 p.m. bedtime.

Trump’s voters are logically aggrieved that the president’s list of accomplishments don’t get the praise they think they should from the political press.

Then, torpedoing that argument, they illogically follow that with the entirely incorrect claim that they are not covered at all.

“Fake news!” they bellow.

What they overlook is the inconvenient truth that, when it comes to stepping on his own message, the 45th president has no more effective nemesis than himself.

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, we were told last summer, would professionalize the White House and impose order where once there had been chaos.

And there is some evidence to support that argument.

But we’re still left with schoolyard taunts of “Little Rocket Man,” “Sloppy Steve” Bannon and “Dicky” Durbin and other early morning tweetstorms that undermine our reputation abroad, damage our democratic institutions, and devour the news cycle at home.

Heading into a 2018 mid-term cycle, where Resistance-emboldened Democrats are expected to make major gains against Trump’s Republican enablers in Congress, the president’s voters surely wish that their fellow Americans will cast their ballots in favor of the accomplishments of that “shadow White House.”

But there’s a reason that White House exists in the shadows – it’s Trump himself. And it’s his White House on which voters will pass judgment in 2018.

“Sad!” as the man might say. But entirely justified.

An award-winning political journalist, Micek is the Opinion Editor and Political Columnist for PennLive/The Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pa. jmicek@pennlive.com

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The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming T

he movie using the above title was a comedy about making much ado about nothing – much like what we are seeing today. What’s happening with the Trump family, Donald’s son, Uraniumgate, the hacking of DNC files, the ex-FBI special prosecutor … in a few years we’ll be laughing at this fiasco. Politics makes fools of those who get in too deep. I refer to those clowns Fredrica Wilson from Florida and Maxine Waters from California, et al.

Let’s go back five years to Barack’s hot mike to Russian president Medvedev when BHO said to him, “Tell Putin after the election I’ll have more flexibility to deal with him, like on missile defense.

So tell him to give me some time” or something close to that. Does that smell funny like expected future collusion and concessions with Russians during BHO’s 2nd term … maybe? And when Hillary was Sec of State, does it smell odd that some of our future uranium ore was sold to the Russians followed by a $145 million donation to the Clinton Foundation? Hillary says she was out of the loop on that deal. Really? Her minions

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went behind her back? Obama approved that w/o Hillary’s input?

The DNC accused Russians of hacking their top secret info before the election -like the Russians were working for Trump? But the DNC refused to give the info to the FBI so they might investigate.

At this time the special counsel Mueller will hand over a “sealed” indictment in the case of what Trump’s campaign staff members planned with the Russians.

And the Russians fronted political ads on Facebook?

This whole thing makes me laugh.

So Russians are meddling with America’s elections and that, to some, is horrifying and cause for great alarm.

Didn’t BHO openly oppose the re-election of Benjamin Netanyahu with about $350,000 of taxpayer money? Our government meddles with other coun-

There’ll always be maybes, but aim for clear thinking

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ay may be right about American naïveté. Maybe one day we’ll look back and laugh about our shock that a foreign government tried to tilt the scales in a presidential election.

Hopefully we’ll never become that jaded, but who knows?

Conflating issues leads to foggy thinking. Let’s try for a bit of clarity: (1) It’s not a big secret that national leaders have long made unadvertised deals with other countries. (2) Every nation rewards foreign support in some way. (3) Every major nation has spies, like it or not, who are skilled at detecting hidden information. Obviously their methods and findings are carefully guarded, i.e, “sealed”.

(4) Pretending citizenship while distributing outright lies to voters is a completely different issue, not related or comparable to any of the above.

The world is too small and volatile for leadership in one country not to impact everyone on the planet. That goes double for a nation that is rich, powerful, a giant consumer, producer of ideas and technology, and model for

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tries’ elections yet we’re shocked when others do the same to us.

How could the Russians work for Trump when they know the Clintons are bribable (considering the Russian donation to the Clinton foundation)? It seems that the Clintons and Democrats would be more favorable to their whims than a semi-unpredictible Trump.

This whole thing is illogical and comical. There’s a special place in newspapers titled “Funnies”.

Like all past special counsels appointed to ferret out scandals, and House and Senate investigations to get to the bottom of the latest outrage, it’s all for show. They happen to make us think the government is on top of it and it satisfies us in the short run and gives us hope for awhile until the subject gets old and our attention is diverted to some other outrage like the national anthem knee-benders. What’s really happening is merely, and no more than, ripples in the swamp. Both Right and Left are culpable.

We’ll laugh later, but the Russians are laughing now. What is nyuk, nyuk, nyuk in Russian?

That’s what I think but I could be wrong, you know.

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by Wynette Barton

democratic ideals. So yes, people outside our borders are interested in our elections. Interference is something entirely different.

That question was supposedly settled for good in the 1990s, when the Democratic National Committee was fined more than $100,000 for raising money in other countries. Contributions had to be returned, donors were fined, and 27 people faced criminal charges. The ruling was clear: No money from foreign governments, corporations, associations or individuals can be used in U.S. political campaigns. Period.

Now comes internet, the new currency that’s harder to track.

CIA evidence indicates that Russian sources did, indeed, try to influence our presidential election by hacking into private files and pumping false information into our midst through cyber-

space – possibly just to see if it could be done. That gets an A+ for cleverness (if that’s the word), even though no one can say if, or how much, voters were influenced. I don’t find that funny.

Maybe I take this too seriously. Maybe I’ve been influenced by seeing The Darkest Hour this weekend, the movie about Winston Churchill’s uphill battle to keep England from giving up when WWII seemed all but lost to Nazi Germany. He understood the cost of resisting; he also understood the cost of NOT resisting. In the end, the Brits stood with him, at a tremendous cost in lives and property. The less-powerful U.S. opted not to take sides, entering the war two years later when Pearl Harbor was bombed.

Failure to investigate further or take action about illegal campaign practices seems not to be because we fear Russia, but because we dread the reaction of an insecure president who can’t tolerate the idea that a few of his votes might have come through trickery. That doesn’t strike me as funny either, but to borrow from Ray, I could be wrong.

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Drainage master plan could improve Kyle flooding issues

BY EXSAR ARGUELLO

With the approval of a developed master drainage plan in April 2017, Kyle aims to contain future areas prone to flooding.

The master plan is scheduled to be completed by the summer, and the project is currently being developed by Halff Associates Inc., an Austin based company that will create a matrix outlying potential costs and areas that need drainage improvement.

The contracted plan with Halff Associates will cost a maximum $177,500, which has already been accounted for in the city’s budget in the drainage utility fund. The drainage master plan will help city engineers decide where to implement

capital improvement programs (CIP).

CIP projects would vary in size and cost. If a damaged drainage pipe can be fixed with a small crew, the city could inhouse that service. For larger, more costly projects, outsourcing contract work by the city could be a viable solution.

“The master plan is going to look at areas that we know have major or minor drainage issues and put that data into perspective,” said Leon Barba, engineer for the city of Kyle. “It’ll outline potential budget costs and time.”

During the 2015 Memorial Day Flood, more than 1,000 Hays County residents were displaced from their homes, leaving community leaders in San Marcos, Kyle and Wim-

“When I came here in 2013, we didn’t have a drainage master plan and our city was a lot smaller ... As we’ve grown, we’ve learned that this city needs to do a better job at planning, and that’s what we’re looking to accomplish here.”

– Leon Barba, Kyle city engineer

berley looking for solutions to combat future disasters.

Nick Dornak with the Plum Creek Watershed Partnership, said that Kyle’s population growth and added pavement and rooftops contributed to the heavy amounts of runoff during the flood.

“When I came here in 2013, we didn’t have a drainage master plan and our city was a lot smaller,” Barba said. “As we’ve grown, we’ve learned that this city needs to do a better job at planning, and that’s what we’re looking to accomplish here.”

Residential areas and

busy streets will be looked at first when the master plan is complete. Bigger, more costly projects will be financed through the city after future deliberation has taken place.

“The city can’t afford to pay for these bigger projects at once,” Barba said. “For example, a $10,000,000 project will be put in a five to ten year plan to help with funding, and all of these factors will be outlined in the data provided by Halff Associates.”

Without having the recommendations from Halff Associates along with the project details and possible solutions, it is difficult to comment on the potential costs and timeliness of the projects, said Kathy Roecker, stormwater management plan administrator for the

city of Kyle.

Halff Associates has outlined master plans for other cities, and the company’s experience was a major factor in council’s decision to approve the initiative, Barba said.

Once the master plan is complete, the city will look at specific areas of interest that can be targeted for the rest of 2018 with the remaining budget. More costly projects will be moved into 2019 when the new city budget is available and financed accordingly.

“I’m looking most forward to viable, longterm solutions to the city’s current drainage infrastructure as well as future planning strategies and solutions to mitigate future flooding as the city continues to grow,” Roecker said.

“Just because of the time it takes to engineer an acceleration lane, especially at that location with the presence of the creek, it’s more valuable to focus on a deceleration and acceleration lane for the Marketplace extension,” Sellers said.

Sellers said if the “timing works out,” the

city could have a new Marketplace extension within 18 to 24 months.

“Once we hear back from CAMPO (Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization) on whether this project is federally funded will determine how quickly we proceed with the project.”

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a vehicle attempting to nage and unsafe speed. turn right onto the front- It is unknown at this age road. time, however, what CisMayra Alejandra neros’ the blood alcohol Guijarro Cisneros, 28, content. of Guadalajara, MexAmid all of the factors, ico, was charged with Scott Sellers, Kyle city intoxication assault with manager, said the city rea vehicle, a third degree started discussions with felony, and reckless TxDOT, which owns the driving, interseca Class B tion, for misdeadditional “TxDOT does meanor. safety Hays improveunderstand Counments. ty Jail In 2017, something records TxDOT needs to be show fulfilled a authorirequest done and is ties also from issued an Kyle city reasonably Immigraofficials to tions and improve accepting of Customs striping Enforceat the inthe proposed ment tersection improvements.” following detainer against a fatality Cisneros. wreck.

–Scott Sellers, AcSellers Kyle city manager cording said the to a Kyle city is Police accident report, a requesting that TxDOT black 2008 Chevy HHR extend striping further SUV, operated by Cisnorth to give motorists neros, was traveling in “an understanding” the the far right lane of the far right lane is turn-onsouthbound access road ly. Other requested of Interstate 35 when it improvements include failed to “adhere to road- additional delineator way signs.” posts to “punctuate the The HHR drove deceleration lane,” along straight through the with relocating Burleson turn lane and collided Street signage further into the driver side of a north.

2010 silver Toyota Venza.

Sellers said TxDOT has Four people in total were been “good to work with” injured in the wreck and and that the city has suffered non life-threatshared accident data for ening injuries. the intersection.

According to the “TxDOT does unreport, contributing derstand something factors to the accident needs to be done and is included alcohol, failure reasonably accepting of to follow directional sigthe proposed improve-

ments,” Sellers said.

Jeff Barnett, Kyle Police chief, said additional measures include asking officers to monitor traffic violators and dangerous driving behaviors in the area.

Officers have observed issues for drivers who are exiting the interstate and attempting to reach the far right turn-only lane. Meanwhiile, those drivers often contend with commuters who are merging left to avoid the turn lane.

“The more advance warning to drivers as they are approaching the mandatory right lane would give them more room to safely move to the left, if they choose,” Barnett said.

Acceleration improvements from Burleson Street onto the frontage road, however, are not being explored by the city at this time.

Instead, the city is planning for improvement when they build a road that connects Marketplace Avenue at the roundabout to the frontage road.

The connector is a “bid alternate” to Kyle’s $8 million Burleson Street improvement project, which was approved by voters in the city’s 2013 bond.

Currently, the city is negotiating with a local landowner for right-ofway (ROW) easements for that connector.

The road would feature a two-way road with a dedicated turn lane and would also have improvements to

acceleration and deceleration onto the frontage road. Construction of the connector would be in conjunction with improvments on the south part of Burleson Street.

Sellers said Burleson Street would be turned into a cul-de-sac just before the low-water crossing.

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Hays CISD trustees discuss astroturf, portable restroom for $4.4M complex

BY MOSES LEOS III

An artificial turf playing surface could be a reality at Hays High’s new baseball and softball complex, but not without a handful of potential caveats.

Discussion on the matter, which resurfaced during a non-action item at Monday’s board of trustees meeting, continued a growing debate over equity in the district, along with talk of academics versus athletics.

Carter Scherff, Hays

CISD chief operation officer, said to provide turf within the facility’s $4.4 million budget, the district would have to eliminate concession stands at the complex, which were in the original design. Hays CISD would also have to cut seating at the baseball field by 600, along with purchasing a $40,000 portable restroom.

Betsy Russell, Hays CISD director of student activities, said district officials “went back to the drawing board” with the

Hays CISD would also have to cut seating at the baseball field by 600, along with purchase a $40,000 portable restroom rather than a permanent one..

complex after learning of the new budget.

The Facilities and Bond Oversight Committee (FBOC) set the budget in December, which opted to use savings from Proposition 2 of the 2017 bond to

increase the budget for the fields. However, the FBOC’s recommendation didn’t specify which field surface the district should have.

Hays CISD originally designed the softball and

baseball complex for $3.6 million, which was approved by the voters in the May 2017 bond.

Russell said the district brainstormed about what it could get with the updated budget.

Part of the discussion extended to money the district puts into maintaining its grass playing surfaces. Russell said the district spends $5,000 to $10,000 per year on preparing its grass surfaces.

Russell said turf fields could have a longevity of

10 to 15 years; the agreement the district could have with its artificial turf vendor would cover wear.

Talks also centered on equity among the high schools. Johnson High, which will open in 2019, will have artificial turf fields.

Russell said Lehman coaches supported artificial turf at their fields, and came away “with the understanding” they could be next in line to possibly

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PHOTO BY MOSES LEOS III

Lehman High junior fullback Edson Hernandez (left) grapples with a Vista Ridge Ranger player Tuesday at the Lobo Den.

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Rebs, Lobos earn honors at powerlifting competition

BY REED GRAFF Struggles to find the net hindered the Lehman Lobos boys soccer team in a 3-0 district opening loss to the Vista Ridge Rangers Tuesday at Lobo Field.

Lehman started off the game very aggressively, with junior Edson Hernandez taking the first shot for the Lobos. While Vista Ridge’s offense controlled the

Above: Hays Rebel Nick Williams screams, shouts and lets it all out while completing a squat repetition at the annual Hays Rebel powerlifting meet at Joe Graham Gym. At right: With a tranquil mindset and good form to match, Lehman Lobo powerlifter Maddie Cruz completes a squat in Saturday’s Rebel Powerlifting Meet. Hundreds of athletes quite literally flexed their muscles during the annual Rebel Powerlifting Meet Saturday, which drew a handful of schools from the Central Texas area. The host Rebel boys powerlifting team came away with the gold medal overall, with four athletes taking home first place finishes.

Lehman High’s girls powerlifting team also experienced success with a second place overall finish, with six school records broken.

Rebel basketball playoff hopes take a hit in 66-55 loss to Lake Travis

BY LISETTE LOPEZ Pushing into the end of the regular season, the Hays Rebels fell to the Lake Travis Cavaliers 66-55 Tuesday.

In the first quarter, the Rebels held their own offensively and took advantage of every opportunity they had.

The Cavs never let up their intensity and had several dunks from DJ Thorpe.

Lake Travis led 17-15 after the first quarter.

The Rebels got off to an unorganized start in the second quarter, which extended to rebounding woes. Hays’ defense

“Rebounding, boxing out, it’s just a constant battle as a coach to do those things and we are going to keep working on it.”

– Matthew Sandoval, Hays head coach

struggled in the second frame, which allowed Lake Travis to build its lead to 35-26.

Hays head coach Matthew Sandoval said his team needs to work on the little things to stay in the game the rest of the season.

“Rebounding, boxing

Lobo offense goes cold in 3-0 loss to Vista Ridge

out, it’s just a constant battle as a coach to do those things and we are going to keep working on it,” Sandoval said.

But the Rebels woke up in the third frame, aided by a resurgence on offense and strong play on the glass. A 16-point third quarter helped Hays close

the gap to only eight points heading into the fourth quarter.

But the Cavs never stopped shooting in the fourth and the Rebels had a harder time rebounding shots. Hays defended well, but came up short in the waning moments.

Senior Rebel Dre Green said he thought his team played well, and executed what they could against the Cavs.

“I think we played pretty well, Lake Travis is just a better team,” Green said.

“We did our stuff as best as we could and I think we

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field, Lehman senior goalkeeper Victor Torres kept the Rangers off the board early on.

But Vista Ridge broke through the stalemate 24 minutes into the match.

A Vista Ridge player drilled a shot from the left side of the box, a shot that found the top right corner and flew out of reach of Torres.

The shot gave Vista

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Lady Rebels drop district opener to Lake Travis 2-0

BY SHANE SCHOLWINSKI On a cold Tuesday at Shelton Stadium the name of the game was ball control, something the Hays Lady Rebel soccer team had little of in a 2-0 district opening loss to the Lake Travis Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers controlled the ball the majority of the first half, limiting the Lady Rebels to zero shots on goal through the first 40 minutes of play.

“For us, this probably wasn’t an exemplary ball control game,” said Hays head coach Brent Holcomb.

“We tend to be very possession heavy, and I would say as a general rule through-

out the game we never quite played up to the ball handling standards that we’ve set for ourselves in the past.

Part of that, though, is an excellent control of the midfield by the opponent.”

Lake Travis scored its first goal of the game within five minutes of play in the first half and never looked back. Lake Travis constantly put pressure on the Hays defense and midfield.

“Lake Travis is a great team with some dynamic creative midfielders and they tend to really mess up your midfield,” Holcomb said. “You know if you win the middle of the

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Lady Lobos come up short against Leander

BY LISETTE LOPEZ

A late rally wasn’t enough for the Lehman Lobos as they fell to the Leander Lions 39-29 Friday at the Lobo Den. Early on, Lehman held a narrow 7-5 lead after the first frame. Aiding the effort was a defense that kept Leander from attempting a shot for the first five minutes of play.

In the second quarter the Lions began to play their game as they shot the ball with every opportunity they had.

Leander rallied to take a 15-14 halftime lead.

Lehman head coach James Halatin and his team wanted to break up the Lions offensively, and adjusted to their play throughout the game.

“We were going to try and make them shoot outside, we know how (Leander head coach Kiara Marshall) likes to run some sets where she pounds

“I think we did good defensively and we worked as hard as we could ... On offense, I think it was a little bit of execution and the pressure was unexpected, but overall I think we tried our hardest.”

– Kayla Presley, Lobo freshman

inside and that’s what they did, they kind of worked the ball,” Halatin said.

Second half adjustments helped Lehman recapture the lead heading into the fourth frame.

But the Lions shined defensively and rebounded with every shot taken by the Lobos.

The game was tied at two different occasions in the fourth frame, but the Lobos couldn’t muster enough momentum to get over the hump.

Lobo freshman Kayla

Presley said her team worked hard throughout the game and never gave up.

“I think we did good defensively and we worked as hard as we could,” Presley said. “On offense, I think it was a little bit of execution and the pressure was unexpected, but overall I think we tried our hardest.”

Though 0-6 in district, Halatin is proud of his team and their performance in the past two games. There has been major improvement from the team throughout the

season, and he said the effort is always there.

“The girls know it, they see that we are jumping hurdles and we are getting better and they’re hearing things like, ‘You guys are getting closer, you are getting better and you’re closing the gap,’” Halatin said. “It’s frustrating to them because that means that we haven’t got that win yet, we haven’t got a win in district, we are not where we want to be, but we have definitely seen improvement and that’s what I told them today.”

Being a close-knit team, Halatin knows his girls are doing their best and coming to practice with everything they have to be better than they were yesterday.

“They love being around each other, they love working, they know they are getting better and better and that’s infectious it makes me want to coach harder,” Halatin said.

PHOTO BY BECKY TENNEY

Lehman Lady Lobo Maggie Castillo (5) and Kayla Presley (20) guard a Leander Lion player during the team’s district game at the Lobo Den.

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They made it difficult for us to get a handle on the ball.”

The Lady Rebels switched formations in the second half in order to have more opportunities at shots at goal. However, Cavalier defense was strong and held Hays to only four total shots on goal the entire game.

As for the Lady Rebel defense, they fought hard in the second half after giving up their second goal of the game a few minutes after halftime.

Although Hays gave up two scores, senior goal keeper Alexis Spears had a night to remember as she recorded 16 saves for the game, including 10 in the first half alone. Spears stayed focused through

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“You can’t say enough about her, she’s given us the opportunity to come back and play,” Holcomb said about Spears. “One of the things that makes her outstanding is not only her desire to win, but she absolutely hates to see it (ball) in the back of the net from her very core.”

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Hays Rebel senior goalkeeper Alexis Spears (center) leaps to secure a save as Lake Travis Cavalier attacks approach the net during the second half of Tuesday’s district opener.

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Ridge a 1-0 lead and all the momentum. Ten minutes later, the Rangers found the back of the net again, and extended their lead to 2-0.

The second half was even closer than the first, as the two teams continuously exchanged attacks.

Torres kept the game

close, recording several key saves, one of which came on a penalty kick.

Despite the fantastic play of Torres, Vista Ridge found the back of the net once more to put the game out of reach.

As a team, Lehman had eight total shots to Vista Ridge’s 12 shots. Torres

finished with 7 saves in the match.

On offense, junior Eric Guadarrama took four total shots, two of which were on goal.

Junior Santos Hernandez had 2 shots of his own, one on goal. Both senior Ricardo Barrera and junior Alex Mantilla were given

yellow cards in the game.

Head Coach Rene Medina stayed upbeat despite his team’s rough loss. Working on moving the ball and attacking the net will be the goals moving forward.

“Long season still, we just need to build on some things,” Medina said.

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who is pretty good, we tried to crowd him and make him throw it out,” Sandoval said. “They had a lot of shooters and they have really good athletes out there. We battled and we played hard, we didn’t win, but that was a good game for us because I think

we got better as a team.”

The Rebels are 2-5 in district, and are heading into the end of the regular season hoping for a playoff berth.

Sandoval said if everything comes together, his team can make the playoffs this season.

“Our goal is to make playoffs so the energy needs to show up every day at practice,” Sandoval said. “If we can run strong together and have great practices every single day, we’ll have a great opportunity to do that. The ball is in their court right now.”

New Complex: Discussion on astroturf “If you’re going to change your mind in two years and decide you want to tear out the grass you put in, you’re going to waste $1.2 million in which to do so.”

–Eric Wright, Hays CISD superintendent

the district is prioritizing things. She also was concerned about the portable restrooms at Hays’ new complex.

Trustee at-large Vanessa Petrea said she sees the district “kicking the can down the road” for future expenses at the complex. Petrea also believed the district’s new plan “usurped the authority” of the FBOC. During public forum, two members of the district’s FBOC voiced

frustration, claiming Hays CISD didn’t take the committee’s recommendation seriously.

Petrea said she supports turf as it would keep students from maintaining the grass fields, which currently takes place.

However, she expressed surprise at the district’s new outcome.

“While I like the idea of a compromise, I feel we already have a lot of mistrust by community on what we’re doing with our

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be included in a potential 2019 bond.

Hays CISD Superintendent Eric Wright said he was informed Hays’ baseball and softball coaching staff preferred having turf, rather than a permanent restroom facility.

Wright said if the district was going to put artificial turf at Johnson, the district should then put it at Hays and then Lehman.

“If you’re going to change your mind in two years and decide you want to tear out the grass you put in, you’re going to waste $1.2 million in which to do so,” Wright said.

But several trustees were concerned about over the proposed compromise.

Teresa Tobias, trustee at-large, worried about equity among the three high schools, and how

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played a good game.”

Knowing the strengths of Lake Travis and its players was what helped Hays coming into the game.

Sandoval said his team did its best to cover Thorpe and the other Cavs shooters.

“They have a big guy

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funds,” Petrea said. “I feel like we need to be careful how we pay for this eventual, permanent facility.”

Esperanza Orosco, District 5 trustee, said it was important for the district to “stick to our word” on bond language, which specified a grass field.

“For me, academics come first. We’re belaboring this so much, instead of focusing on academics,” Orosco said. “I have a big problem with that.

And I have a big problem without keeping our word.”

Wright said the district, however, must be decisive on what its next action is on the stadium.

“You don’t want to bring up items over and over to the board. It’s just going to be a matter of who doesn’t get their way and keep coming and it’s going to end. You have to be decisive,” Wright said.

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Raymond to forgo board reelection bid in May

BY MOSES LEOS III A longtime Hays CISD board trustee is opting to forgo a possible third term in office.

In a statement, Holly Raymond, who serves as an at-large trustee on the board, said she will not seek reelection when her seat comes up for election in May. Raymond will continue to serve on the dais until her term ends.

Raymond, who is a 1996 graduate of Hays High,

said on social media the decision to not file for reelection was “surprisingly, not a difficult one.”

She cited the need for a person RAYMOND that has an “extremely high bar of focus, time and energy.”

“With the ever busier

life Jeff & I continue to lead with our own family, and the new role I’ve proudly taken on with Upbring to raise the standards BRONAUGH for child welfare across the state, I know that I cannot continue to meet that bar and the high

standards that I set for myself as your At-Large Trustee,” Raymond said in a statement, Raymond was first elected in May 2012. During her tenure, she was twice elected by her colleagues as an officer on the board. Raymond was elected as vice president in 2014, and in 2016, as the youngest president of the Hays CISD Board.

She and her husband, Jeff, have three children, Madalyn, Beck, and Bris-

tol, who are all Hays CISD students.

Raymond’s exit leaves the door open for the at-large seat, which is one of two Hays CISD board trustee seats up for grabs this May. As of Jan. 17, Will McManus, an information technology professional from Buda, is the only person who has filed for the at-large seat.

McManus last ran for office in 2014 when former board trustee Sandra

Bryant defeated him.

McManus recently served on Hays CISD’s bond oversight and facilities committee.

The District 3 seat, currently held by incumbent Bert Bronaugh, will also be up for election this May. Following Monday’s board of trustees meeting, Bronaugh officially filed for reelection. Bronaugh first served on the board from 2009 to 2012, then was elected in ay 2015.

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Wildcats learn to reach for the stars

Blanco Vista Elementary’s 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders were greeted by a literal spaceman earlier this week when NASA Astronaut John Blaha visited. The historic visit was largely thanks to BVES educator Meghan Hunter, who is Blaha’s grand-daughter. Blaha, a member of the NASA Astronaut Hall of Fame, has been a crew member on five space missions, and as a result, has lived in space for 161 days. Blaha shared his experiences with students and fielded questions about his profession.

Transitioning to the future Program gets students set for independent living

BY KATERINA BARTON Twenty-two students in Hays CISD’s Adult Transition Services (ATS) are developing important hands-on skills for future job support and independent living.

The program is aimed at students with significant disabilities in order to transition them to adult life by providing certain jobs and daily living skills.

Students in Hays CISD’s program come from the special education departments at either Lehman or Hays high schools.

They are eligible for the program from the ages of 18 to 22 when they have received 22 credits toward their graduation at their high school.

Two groups of students make up the Adult Transition Services Program with another group participating in internships through a program called Project SEARCH. “It’s a pretty amazing statistic on the percentage of students with disabilities that are able to get a

“It’s a pretty amazing statistic on the percentage of students with disabilities that are able to get a job and keep a job and the number of students out of Project SEARCH that are able to get a job and keep a job.”

– Nadine Hogan, Director of Special Education

job and keep a job and the number of students out of Project SEARCH that are able to get a job and keep a job,” Director of Special Education Nadine Hogan said.

A group of nine students work through Project SEARCH at Seton Medical Center Hays.

The students must apply, interview and be accepted into the national program and then they spend a full year as interns at the hospital, supervised by Hays CISD staff and Goodwill career coaches.

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ences, the student interns go through classroom instruction as well as several rotations in order to gain different skills and job opportunities within the hospital. These include setting up instruments in surgical or Emergency Response rooms, making up beds and housekeeping, and cafeteria duties.

John Fuerst, Hays CISD executive director of Special Programs, said this is the fifth year for Hays CISD to be in Project SEARCH and they have had 35 to 40 students go

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Not enough classroom hours to meet state standards led Hays CISD officials to add a weather make-up day on Feb. 19.

But many parents and students are crying out, with some citing the district’s plan to bank minutes to avoid such emergency measures.

According to a letter sent to parents, students and educators, Hays CISD is out of “banked instructional minutes for the year,” which places the district under Texas’ minimum time requirement.

The district fell below the minimum after closing three full days during the year due to weather, along with having a twohour delay on Jan. 17.

According to the letter, the district will be back on the “positive side of the equation” with the makeup day and will require no other changes.

The district bases its equation on the number of minutes students are in school during the year.

In 2016, the district chose to increase the school day by 20 minutes at all campuses to accommodate 2015 House Bill 2610, which required school districts to offer a minimum of 75,600 minutes of instructional time. Previously, school districts were required to offer a minimum of 175 days of instruction.

Savoy said switching to minutes gives districts flexibility when planning its instructional calendars.

When the district set the academic calendar for the 2017 and 2018 school year, Hays CISD built in a stockpile of 1,400 minutes extra minutes for elementary schools, 3,525 for middle and 1,395 minutes for high schools. Those minutes were meant to address bad weather days.

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Los Lobos advance to state competition

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Another trip to State was claimed by the Mariachi Los Lobos group after performers earned a first division rating at the Texas Association of Mariachi Educators (TAME) Area Central Mariachi Contest held at the Hays CISD Performing Arts Center Saturday. The Varisty Los Lobos group, led by director Joseph Baird, will travel to the state competition at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg.

Four Rebels earn spots in All-State Choir Four Hays High choir students earned their place in the Texas Music Educators Association All-State Choir earlier this month. Those students are (L-R) junior Taylor Cooper (AllState Treble Choir, her second All-State year), senior Emma Cole (All-State Mixed Choir, her fourth consecutive All-State showing), and Alayna Bedwell (First Alternate, All-State Treble Choir). Not pictured: junior Callie Illif (All-State Mixed Choir, her third All-State showing). The students were part of a nine person group that participated in state choir auctions at San Antonio Reagan High. Both the TMEA All-State Mixed Choir and All-State Treble Choir will perform February 17 at the annual TMEA Clinic and Convention, set for San Antonio’s Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center.

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Continued from pg. 3B new superintendent, was concerned about having “quality instructional time” for educators and students, Savoy said.

After Jan. 16 and the two-hour delay on Jan. 17, the district used all of its banked minutes, triggering the makeup day.

Adding small increments of time to make up for the deficiency wasn’t an option, Savoy said.

Doing so could put the district in a further bind if there was a future bad weather situation.

“There is never a good time to make up for bad weather,” Savoy said.

Hays CISD is now exploring ways to try to avoid a similar situation from taking place. Starting Feb. 1, Hays CISD will begin the process of planning for its 2019 academic calendar, which will include feedback from the community.

Some of the potential options could be to include dedicated weather makeup days, while also having a limited stockpile of banked minutes.

That option could mean the district could “relax” on school start and end times, primarily at the middle school level.

Savoy said Hays CISD middle schoolers have one of the longest school

Hays CISD is also exploring the concept of becoming a “District of Innovation,” which would allow the district to start earlier than the fourth week of August, which is mandated by the state. days in the state.

Hays CISD is also exploring the concept of becoming a District of Innovation, which would allow the district to start earlier than the fourth week of August, which is the state’s mandated start date.

Savoy said Hays CISD officials would approach the community regarding the DOI designation in the fall. As a result, the district will only plan for the 2019 calendar, but wait until a decision is made on the DOI for 2020. Normally, the

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more independently, with functional skills.

Those extend to keeping up with personal hygiene, fixing their own meals, helping pick out groceries at the store, doing their own laundry and community participation. These students will most likely require adult supervision for the rest of their lives.

The other group goes a step further and learns real-life work experience, while also receiving job training. Instructors create individual plans for students based on their needs and their personal interests and students will receive training corre-

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district plans academic calendars on a two-year basis.

To become a DOI, district must first meet the standard on Texas Education Agency’s academic accountability rating.

Districts then must create an Innovation Plan that creates a comprehensive program that can include several factors. One of those includes modifications to the school year, along with innovative curriculum.

Roughly 600 districts in Texas are DOI, including Dripping Springs ISD. Districts would then have to hold public hearings on the plan, hold community discussions and then have its board of trustees approve it.

Should Hays CISD become a DOI and pursue modificatons to the school year, the district could request relief from the late start date. Savoy said starting earlier could mean flexibility for the district to balance semesters.

“One of the main benefits for starting earlier is balancing your semester around the holiday break,” Savoy said.

Hays CISD plans to have a draft of its 2019 calendar by the start of February.

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“Previous to this year, 90-couple-percent had either been hired into the Seton system or in related areas,” Fuerst said. “They are not only teaching them amazing skills, but these kids are coming in with often more than minimum wage and doing a beautiful job.”

While Project SEARCH is located at Seton, the other 13 students participate in Adult Transition Services Programs located in buildings across the street from Kyle Elementary School.

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Kyle OKs first phase of city-owned dog park

BY MOSES LEOS III Steeplechase Park in Kyle could soon be going to the dogs.

By a unanimous 7-0 vote, the Kyle City Council approved $49,895 for the first phase of a city-owned dog park, located on land near the intersection of Lehman Road and Hailey Drive.

Kerry Urbanowicz, Kyle parks and recreation director, said the city identified the area for a potential dog park based on the open space available.

The Steeplechase site was selected despite roughly half of the identified space being included in the 100-year flood plain.

“We made every effort possible to put it outside of the flood plain,” Urbanowicz said.

Kyle officials began looking into the idea of a dog park earlier this year. Urbanowicz said a committee consisting of himself, Chief of Staff Jerry Hendrix, Animal Control Officer Briana Brecher and several others toured dog parks in Central Texas.

The committee visited parks in New Braunfels, Austin and Buda, as well as several private homeowner association (HOA) owned facilities.

The group then designed what they envisioned for a dog park in Kyle.

“We spent time thinking about what we would like to see in the city,” Urbanowicz said.

That vision included having separate small and large dog areas, along with a “transition zone” that will allow dogs to be safely taken off-leash.

Urbanowicz said having enough parking will also be a point of focus, based on popularity of dog parks in the area.

“If this thing is a hit, we need to make sure there is plenty of parking,” Urbanowicz said.

However, the city is planning to take on the cost of the park in at least two phases. Initial estimates for the park and amenities ranges from $115,000 to $185,000, with the city potentially adding “little things” in the future, Urbanowicz said.

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The first phase of the park would encompass putting up fencing and water stations for the

large and small dog sections, along with a transition zone, which city officials believe

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A future second phase, which would cost another $49,000, would include installation of amenities such as a walking trail, benches and landscaping.

Urbanowicz said the city could also have time to potentially fundraise to help offset the cost. That could include asking for donations or obtaining sponsorships.

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Buda eyes summer opening for new $268K east side splash pad

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Buda may soon have its first splash pad ready by the start of the summer.

By a unanimous vote, the Buda City Council Jan. 18 approved a contract with Vortex Inc. for the purchase and installation of the city’s $286,148 splash pad, which will be located in Green Meadows Park on the east side of town.

“It’s very exciting because this is the first project of its kind on the east side of Buda,” Greg Olmer, Buda Parks and Recreation director, said at the Jan. 18 meeting.

Amy Koch, a representative from Vortex, said the project underscores the importance of water to a community as a vital natural resource for life and play.

“Water moves us, it moves us physically and emotionally,” Koch said.

Koch said the total $286,148 cost for the project includes the cost of the equipment, installation and training for the parks staff in charge of maintaining the water feature.

Koch described the 1,400 square foot splash pad as a completely immersive water experience with 717 square feet of active spray space. The splash pad will feature water cannons, cascading water designs and interactive jet streams for 28 to 56 patrons at a time.

Koch said the timeline for the project would be roughly a total of 10 to 12 weeks including the manufacture of the equipment, the training for parks staff and construction of the splash pad at the Green Meadows Park.

Council member Lee Urbanovsky questioned the cost of water used

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Wiley Hopkins asked about the safety of the water feature as well as its drainage capabilities.

Koch said the feature was “very safe” with no trip hazards or external components that could be tampered with.

Koch said the estimated construction start date is mid-March, with the splash pad

potentially opening to the public by late April or early May. Council member David Nuckels showed interest in the splash pad design saying, “It will be great especially if you can get it built by summertime for the kids.”

“It’s an aggressive schedule but we feel confident that if we get it approved we can get it done,” Olmer said.

Buda Mayor George Haehn questioned whether officials had investigated security camera options to deter tampering with the proposed water feature.

Olmer said one of the FlashCams purchased for the Jackson Tyler Norris Skate Park could be moved to Green Meadows Park.

“This is exciting stuff, it’s what makes our town livable,” Buda council member Paul Daugereau said.

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OBITUARIES CARTER Darrell Ray Carter, 54, died Thursday, December 28, 2017, in Marble Falls, TX, following a long-term battle with kidney disease.He graduated from Jack C. Hays High School in 1981 and worked for Christian Manufacturing, Advanced Micro Devices, and RJR Controls. Darrell loved riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle through the Texas Hill Country; he enjoyed fishing, hunting and barbecuing with family and friends; he loved music and movies; and, he was a loving grandson, son, brother and uncle.

Darrell is survived by his mother, Jean Denniston Eades; father, Kenneth Carter; sisters, Pamela Scivicque (Medric) and Kim Johnson (Jerry); nephews, Carter Scivicque (Jennifer), Joseph Scivicque, and Jonathan Johnson; great-nieces, Sadie and Ellie Scivicque; and, numerous aunts, uncles and other family members.

The family wishes to express its sincere appreciation to the nurses and technicians at Marble Falls Dialysis and Texas Home Health for their loving care.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Highland Lakes Legacy Fund, 704 2nd Street, Marble Falls, TX 78654.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, at Granite Mountain Baptist Church, Marble Falls, TX.

DORMAN Owen Dale Dorman of Wimberley, Texas, formerly of of Kyle, Texas, passed away Thursday, December 21, 2017, at the age of 83.

Owen was the oldest son of Charles Owen and Charlene Dorman. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Michael R. Dorman. He is survived by his children: Rachael Dorman Urban, Christopher Dorman and Deidre Dorman; three grandchildren; brothers Pat W. Dorman and Dr. Ken R. Dorman; sister Kyle Dorman Nations; numerous nieces, nephews and Seth Blackburn.

Owen was raised in Kyle, Texas. He graduated from Kyle High School, attended Southwest Texas University and graduated from St. Edward’s University. While at Kyle High School, he was a member of the mighty Panther football and basketball teams.

He was very proud of his #14 and proud that the picture was at Wells Fargo Bank.

He was a friend to all and will be missed.

Services will be announced at a later date.

GMITTER On January 15, 2018, we all lost the bright light of Mackie Gmitter.

He left us at the young age of 26.

Mackie was born in Austin, Texas on October 19, 1991 to Al and Milinda Gmitter. He grew up playing many sports. He especially loved baseball and developed a lifelong love of the San Francisco Giants. While in middle school, he discovered a passion for dirt bikes and motocross. This passion lived in him the remainder of his life. After graduating from Hays High

School in 2010, Mackie went to work at the Salt Lick. After holding a variety of positions there, he found his second passion in life: cooking.

This unforeseen talent blossomed and he became an Executive Chef.

His culinary creations earned him recognition and awards. He equally enjoyed the management responsibilities of running a kitchen. After several years as an Executive Chef, Mackie decided to seek a new path. While he enjoyed his success in the culinary world, his true happiness was still riding on two wheels.

With a lot of courage and a leap of faith, he took a job at Kent Powersports to turn his passion into a career. In his short time there, Mackie found the meaning of true contentment. It’s hard to list all the accomplishments of Mackie’s short life, but his biggest achievement was attaining the goal that most people only dream of…to truly love his job. Everyone who knew Mackie knew he made the right choice.

Mackie was incredibly generous with his time. He was always the first to show up to help those in need. Whether it was supplying a meal, helping someone move, fixing a bike or simply providing a compassionate shoulder to lean on, anyone he touched was better for having known him. He was the spark in the fire, the light in the room. He was full of wit, happiness, and love, and it showed in that incredible smile of his. Though he was only with us for a short time, he touched so many lives. He will be forever cherished and sorely missed by many friends and family, and especially his mom, dad, loving brother Augie and soul mate Ashley.

A Celebration of Mackie’s Life will be conducted on the following Saturday, Jan. 27 at 1 p.m. at Harrell Funeral Home in Kyle.

SOECHTING Keith Duane Soechting was called home to his eternal rest on January 20, 2018, at the age of 53. He was born in New Braunfels, Texas, on March 15, 1964, to Vernon and Charlene (Neugebauer) Soechting. He was a 1982 graduate of Canyon High School and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Textile Engineering from Texas Tech University. After college, he married his high school sweetheart, Felicia Staats.

Keith began his career as a part of the management team at Mission Valley Mills in New Braunfels.

Following promotions and new opportunities, they lived in both Seabrook and Brenham, Texas, where they made many additional lifelong friendships and memories. They were blessed with three children in their 31 years of marriage: Paul, Elizabeth, and Grace. Keith most recently worked as a Sales Manager for Hart Components in the Austin/ San Antonio area. He had a strong work ethic while managing his schedule to spend quality time with his beloved family.

Keith was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed spending time at “the ranch” with his family hunting, fishing, and relaxing by the fire.

He also enjoyed fishing trips to the coast with the guys. He continued the family tradition of deer processing and sausage making and enjoyed teaching this to his children. Keith could often be found grilling BBQ or playing a game of 42 or any type of dominoes. He was hard to beat playing washers and made his own washer boards that he would bring to any gathering.

Keith is survived by his wife Felicia Staats Soechting and their three children: Paul Soechting, Elizabeth Soechting, and Grace Soechting, his parents Vernon and Charlene Soechting, and three sisters: Laure Owens and husband Mickey, Loretta Clark and husband Kenny, Leona Pullin and husband Clay. He is also survived by his father-in-law Kenneth Staats, sistersin-law Shirleen Hart and husband Joel, and Erin Staats. He is also survived by 13 nephews and nieces: Tanner Owens and wife Kristi, Trevor Owens and wife Emily, Dawn Frederiksen, Landry Owens, Devyn Fredericksen, Gabi Clark, Kristin Clark, Clayre Pullin, Carly Pullin, and Cole Hart. He also leaves behind many beloved aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his mother-in-law, Carol Staats.

A Celebration of Life is planned for Saturday, Jan. 27 at 10 a.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 111 Landa St., New

Braunfels, Texas. The family wishes to thank the doctors and nurses that helped him with his courageous battle against Glioblastoma and Hospice Austin for the loving care they provided in his final days.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Wonders & Worries, 9101 Burnet Road, Suite 100, Austin, TX 78758, or St. Elizabeth Episcopal Church, PO Box 292, Buda, TX 78610 Please visit www.

Harrellfuneralhoms. com to share a fond memory, photograph, or condolence with Keith’s family on his online memorial site.

YOUNG Robert Conley Young (Bubba) of Kyle died in San Marcos January 16, 2016.

Bubba was born in Kyle on June 26, 1938 to Charles H. and Mary Belle Young. His father was a former Mayor of Kyle and a member of the Texas House of Representatives who resigned that position to enter service at the onset of World War II where he served In the European Theater of Operations.

Bubba’s mother was a descendant of the pioneering Wimberley and Pyland families of Wimberley, Texas.

He was a 1956 graduate of Kyle High School and a 1960 graduate of Texas A & M University.

His grandfather C.C Young was a Methodist minister for whom the C.C. Young retirement

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He is descended, on his grandmother’s side, from the Wallace family of Kyle, which pioneered the lumber industry throughout Texas, most especially in Kyle.

In addition to his wife Helen, Bubba is predeceased by his parents and his brother Chester.

He is survived by his daughter Cheryl Dotson and husband Darrell of Longview; his aunt Jean Pyland Bales of Kyle; sister-in-law Leslie Young also of Kyle as well as nephew Craig Young of Wimberley. His former wife, Louann Lancaster Young, resides in Conroe.

Bubba had an especial affection for his stepfamily that consisted of Tommy, Louise, and Charles Lancaster and their children.

Bubba Young was an exceptional athlete. He was co-captain of the Kyle Panther basketball team that finished fourth in Texas. Bubba was selected to the all-state tournament team. He was selected to play in the all-star Texas High School Coaches Association game that included players from all classifications.

Bubba coached in Texas with stops at Carrizo Springs, Pampa, Del Valle, Del Rio and Amarillo Highlands.

On retirement he was employed for many years as a bus driver for Hays CISD. The family requests in lieu of flowers donations may be made to MD Anderson or a charity of your choice.

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She was born September 8, 1928 in Alhambra, California to Lafayette Mullenix and Margrethe (Hansen) Mullenix.

Betty’s husband Marion Daniel Mason preceded her in death in 2006. She leaves behind two daughters, Denelle Christine (Mason) Spiers-Aiken of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Dana Lynn (Mason) Reel and son-inlaw, Robert Reel of Hot Springs, Arkansas. She also had five grandchildren; Tadessa Mefferd, William Banks, Jessica Nicolosi, Jason Crawford and Sonya Walraven and ten great grandchildren.

Christine, Betty’s daughter, was living with her at the time of her death.

Betty grew up in southern California and graduated from San Jacinto High School in 1947. Betty worked for Pacific Bell in San Diego and General Telephone Company in Hemet, California for over 20 years; retired in 1990 and moved to Colorado.

Betty also lived in Kyle, Texas, from 2003 to 2015, then moved to Arkansas to be closer to family.

Travel was Betty’s passion and she had traveled to Europe, Russia, Mexico, Hawaii, Alaska and Canada. While living in Kyle she went on several cruises with the Senior Center to the Caribbean and Honduras.

Services are pending at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas, where she will be interred with her husband Daniel.

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St. Paul’s United Methodist Church 7206 Creedmoor Rd., Creedmoor Manchaca United Methodist Church FM 1626 & Manchaca Rd., Manchaca Driftwood United Methodist Church RR 150 at County Road 170

Buda United Methodist Church Elm Street & San Marcos

*Traditional Worship (Worship Center)-9 a.m.

Sunday School (all ages)-10:00 a.m. *Informal Worship (Chapel)-11 a.m.

Wednesday Evening (Chapel)-6:30 p.m. *On 5th Sundays we conduct one service at 10 a.m. with special music.

Rev. Nancy Day Office 295-6981, Parsonage 512-393-9772 www.BudaUMC.org

Santa Cruz Catholic Church

1100 Main Street • Buda, Texas 78610 Office: 512-312-2520 • Fax: 512-295-2034 • santacruzcc.org Rev. David Leibham, Pastor • Rev. Amado Ramos, Assoc. Pastor CONFESSION Saturdays: 4 p.m.-5 p.m.

MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday evening: 5:30 p.m.

Sunday 8:30 a.m. (Spanish), 11 a.m. (English) 5 p.m. (English)

OFFICE HOURS Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Kingdom United Christian Church 100 Madison Way, Buda

Center Union Baptist Church Goforth Rd., Buda

Iglesia Israelita Casa de Dios 816 Green Pastures Dr., Kyle

A non-denominational church with live contemporary Christian music and life giving teaching!

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Completed & Perfected Faith Church Tobias Elementary Cafeteria, FM 150, Kyle

Vertical Chapel 801 FM 1626 (Elm Grove Elem.), Buda

New Life Christian Church 2315 FM 967, Buda

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Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses FM 2770, Kyle

Antioch Community Church Old Black Colony Rd., Buda

Living Word Lutheran ELCA 2315 FM 967, Buda

Baptist Church of Driftwood 13540 FM 150 W.

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Immanuel Baptist Church 4000 E. FM 150, 4 miles east of Kyle

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Manchaca Baptist Church Lowden Lane & FM 1626

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St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church RR 3237 (Wimberley Rd.), Kyle

First Baptist Church-Kyle 300 W. Center St., Kyle

Southeast Baptist Church 5020 Turnersville Rd., Creedmoor

15359 IH-35, Ste. B P.O. Box 1364, Buda, TX 78610 512-312-2383 Locally owned and operated

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First Baptist Church

A loving & caring Southern Baptist Church 104 S. San Marcos Street, Buda Buddy Johnson, Pastor • 295-2161 Sunday School...........................................9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship....................................10:45 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study/Youth Activities...6:00 p.m.

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crimes. She was strikingly attractive, as the two confirmed photographs of her clearly show, welleducated and “refined,” a word nearly everyone used to describe her.

The future “Etta Place” was working as a housekeeper, schoolteacher or a prostitute in Fannie Porter’s infamous brothel in the Alamo City. Scriptwriter Goldman went with the second occupation because she did not show the telltale signs of premature aging and dissipation so common in the sex trade.

The couple married in December 1900 with the groom using his favorite alias “Harry A. Place.” (“Place” was his mother’s maiden name.) Although no marriage certificate has ever surfaced, the bride did sign her name in a hotel register as “Ethel Place,” thereby providing the evidence that was the name she went by.

We have the Pinkerton Detective Agency to thank for the confusing name change. After calling her everything from “Eva” to “Rita,” the turn-of-the-

That was the last straw for Ethel. She dearly loved her handsome outlaw but not enough to die with him. At her insistence, Harry escorted his wife by ocean liner to San Francisco, and it was in “The City

By The Bay” they said their final goodbyes in 1906.

Two years later in November 1908, the story of Butch and Sundance ended exactly as Ethel feared it would. The most-wanted exiles were no match for the Bolivian army.

The Pinkertons looked high and low for Harry Longabaugh’s widow but had nothing more than rumors and uncorroborated sightings to go on.

In the 1920’s, the overrated detectives lost interest in the case and quietly gave up the search.

In what may have been an unguarded moment, Eunice Gray, a well-known hotel proprietor, once told a local newspaper reporter, “I’ve lived in Fort Worth since 1901. That is except for the time I had to hightail it out of town.

Went to South America for a few years until things settled down.”

That revelation sparked speculation that Gray was none other than “Etta Place.” Then in 2007 an amateur researcher dug up a photograph of her taken in her younger days.

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began their new lives as respectable ranchers far from the pursuing Pinkertons.

While Butch was happy to hang around the ranch, Harry and Ethel could not resist two risky return trips to the U.S. For four months in 1902 and again in the summer of 1904, the restless expatriates roamed their native land like foreign tourists.

The Pinkertons picked up their trail at the St. Louis World Fair but botched a perfect opportunity to catch them. The same thing happened in Argentina. After higher authorities issued a warrant for their arrest, a sympathetic sheriff tipped off the likable Butch and the three fugitives took a tramp steamer across a huge lake to Chile.

Failing to learn their lesson from that close call, Butch, Sundance and Ethel slipped back into Argentina for the Dec. 19, 1904 hold-up of the bank at Mercedes. That was Ethel’s first armed robbery and her last.

This time the posse proved to be particularly stubborn chasing the Americanos all the way to the Andes on the border with Chile. They made good their escape only by squeezing through a snowbound pass at an altitude of 13,000 feet.

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as Eunice Gray, who burned to death in the Jan. 26, 1962 fire that destroyed the Fort Worth hotel she had run for the past four decades, in reality the woman of western mystery known as Etta Place?

Yes, she could have been the widow of Harry Longabaugh, the Old West outlaw known as “The Sundance Kid.” For the better part of a century, Gray has been considered the leading candidate, but other promising contenders, each with her own committed sponsor, continue to nip at her heels.

Most of what the public knows about Etta Place comes from the 1969 motion picture Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford with Katherine Ross as the love interest. Fortunately screenwriter William Goldman and director George Roy Hill stuck to the facts, sparse as they were, in making one of the most popular westerns of all-time.

Those facts tell the following story: Sometime in 1899 or 1900, Harry Longabaugh met a young woman in her early twenties in Fort Worth or San Antonio, Texas towns he frequented between train robberies and other

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Classes, meetings and local events can be found on the calendar at haysfreepress.com. Email event submissions to christine@haysfreepress.com.

Taste of Texas Wine and Beer Tasting

Kyle Garden Club

League of Women Voters of Hays County will host its 30th Annual Taste of Texas Wine & Beer event on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Quail Creek Country Club (2701 Airport Hwy 21, San Marcos, Texas). Tickets are $20 and may be purchased from LWV members, on the website at www.lwvhaysco.com or at the door the night of the event. Must be over 21 to attend. This is the group’s major fundraising event of the year.

The Kyle Garden Club will meet on Friday Feb. 2, 2018 at 12:30 pm at The Historic Kyle City Hall. The program is ‘Earth Kind’ by Hays County Master Gardener, Marilyn Love. The public is invited.

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The Hays Theatre Department is proud to present our winter musical, “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” at the Hays Theatre Music Hall. In this musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’s last, unfinished novel, you, the audience, finish the story Charles Dickens didn’t. It’s the only show in town that ends differently every night, depending on what the audience decides. With six different endings and presented in the style of a Victorian music hall, let our masters of ceremony direct you into a choose-your-own adventure that is sure to be a hit.

Shows will be held Jan. 25-27. Cost is $5 for students and $10 for adults. Online tickets are available at www. haystheatre.com or purchased at the door.

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“This is going to be good for the other side of the highway and tie both sides together,” Arabie said.

Kyle Mayor Travis Mitchell said the proposed park is an amenity most people in the city can use. Mitchell said it could also boost

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Arabie asked that the city partner with the Concrete and Industry Management Group at Texas State University to assist with Transition Zone construction.

Arabie said the private dog park in Plum Creek has “great patronage” and believes a cityowned facility could be

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The Hays County Sheriff’s Office Citizens Academy is now accepting applications for the 2018 class. The course will start on Feb. 22. The Hays County Sheriff’s Office Citizens Academy is a 45-hour program designed to give the citizens a working knowledge of the Hays County Sheriff’s Office and the criminal justice system. This free program includes 12 weeks of instruction by Hays County Sheriff’s Office staff and other guest speakers. Classes are held on Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. Applications can be picked up at the Sheriff’s Office or by emailing Deputy Stephen Traeger at stephen.traeger@co.hays.tx.us and must be received on or before Feb. 15. Those with felony convictions, or who are currently on parole, probation, or anyone who has been convicted for any offense involving moral turpitude are not eligible to attend. Applicants must be at least eighteen years of age and either reside, or work, in Hays County.

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The Sheriff’s Office will be hosting Civilian Response to Active Shooter Event training presentations on: Jan. 30 from 6-8 p.m. at McCormick Middle School, 5700 Dacy Lane, Buda; Feb. 1 from 6-8 p.m. at Cypress Creek Church, 211 Stillwater Road, Wimberley; and Feb. 5 from 6-8 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, 1906 N IH 35 Frontage Rd., San Marcos. The presentation will be made by Hays County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant David Burns, a former U.S. Army paratrooper and a veteran law enforcement officer and instructor with over twenty-five-years experience. Everyone interested is invited to attend. For more info, contact Lieutenant Dennis Gutierrez at (512) 393-7877.

Master Gardener Marilyn Love will present an overview of the Hays County Master Gardeners Association at the Kyle Public Library on Saturday, Feb. 3 at 11:30 a.m.

She is making this presentation in advance of the upcoming spring HCMG class which starts on Friday, Feb. 23.

Anyone interested in learning more about Master Gardener training is cordially invited Marilyn’s upcoming talk.

District 6 Kyle City Council member, said the city could create a “Friends of the Parks Department” group that could help with the fundraising process. She cited the success of the “Friends of the Library” group that helps with Kyle Library projects.

Shane Arabie, Kyle City Council District 4 member, agreed with Tenorio and advocated for her to start such a project.

“We are missing out on so much money that you could have coming into the system through donations,” Tenorio said.

“We could have raised an additional $100,000 to see the project come through.”

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“Oftentimes, we live in a home with a small backyard,” Mitchell said.

“This gives us the ability to offer an amenity where homeowners can come out, take their dogs off the leash and enjoy the outdoors.”

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If you’ve been hanging onto an old tube television, that they will not take. Our Recycling /Solid Waste Centers do not accept anything pressurized, nor do they accept hazardous waste and biological waste.

For a disposal fee, they will accept mattresses, tires, appliances, and more.

It’s probably too late to be of help this year,

but DisposeAll, our trash service, will accept live Christmas trees. Greg told RonTom he prefers to see his customers take their tree to tree recycling stations.

It’s never too late to send a tidbit. I’ll store it up for later if it misses the next deadline.

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tell you, aluminum can melt on an electric burner.

My stainless steel pot was swimming in its molten aluminum clad bottom when we discovered the smoke-filled kitchen and living area.

With logs burning in the bedroom fireplace, the odor was not an alarm.

And, the smoke detector in our bedroom hallway did not sound an alarm.

Alarming it became to see flames shooting up from the charred ball in the center of the pot. Safe we are, thank God. When the aluminum cooled, it bonded with the glass stovetop and peeled away chunks of glasstop.

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Hays County residents can now drop off many types of non-working or unwanted electronic devices for recycling at the county’s two recycling/ solid waste centers. This is all for free!

The centers are almost equidistant from Mountain City, 1691 Carney Lane in Wimberley and 100 Darden Hill Road ,in Driftwood. They’re open Tuesday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., except for county holidays.

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Hays County Pct. 2 Commissioner Mark Jones (center) proves no method, no matter how comical, is off-limits when you’re in the thick of a timed pie-eating contest.

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Certi-pie-ably sweet

Kyle looks to local businesses to sell city as ‘Pie Capital of Texas’

BY KATERINA BARTON Kyle is looking to its local businesses to help push and build support around its brand as the “Pie Capital of Texas.”

The city’s branding initiative was rolled out Jan. 23 when the city’s administrative team gave a presentation on its effort and how it will impact the community and boost economic opportunity.

The city currently doesn’t have an official brand, and proponents say this will make Kyle a destination city, improve tourism and increase civic pride.

Rolling out the brand city-wide is

Although it may seem like a niche market, Victoria Vargas, Kyle Economic Development Specialist, said businesses “don’t have to make a pie to be part of the brand, you can still benefit from the brand.” still an ongoing effort.

Kim Hilsenbeck, Kyle communications specialist, said they want to see local business members joining the branding team, giving feedback and helping spread the word.

Kyle applied with the

United States Patent and Trademark Office to become the “Pie Capital of Texas” in 2017.

Victoria Vargas, Kyle Economic Development specialist, said “it’s looking promising” for the trademark to come through within the next

couple of months. She said the trademark office really wants to see you using the brand before giving any official documentation.

The city has also joined the American Pie Council and is looking into hosting the annual National Pie Championship. This year’s championship will be held in Orlando, Florida in April.

There is also the second annual Kyle Pie in the Sky hot air balloon festival, which will be hosted over Labor Day weekend.

Additionally, the city wants businesses to become “Certi-pied,” meaning they are participating in

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With a mouthful of blueberry pie and a little whip cream accent on his face, Kyle City Council member Dex Ellison shows a sassy smile to reveler during a pie eating contest at the Kyle Train Depot Tuesday.

What’s the deal with STRs? City, state officials eye regulation for short term rentals

BY SAMANTHA SMITH Making money by renting out your home in order to pay rising housing costs and property taxes has given rise to short-term rentals.

Vacation Rental By Owner (VRBO), Airbnb and Flatswire are just a few companies helping local residents rent out their space.

While this movement brings some people closer to financial freedom it has stirred up controversy over the rights of cities to regulate or to ban short-term rentals altogether.

The city of Austin came under fire in 2017 for imposing strict regulations on shortterm rentals. City officials said that, for properties to generate income, they would have to be zoned commercial.

Because of this city rule, State Sen. Kelly Hancock (R- North Richland Hills), introduced SB 451, a bill that would prevent cities from imposing an outright ban on shortterm rentals.

SB 451 failed to pass out of the House Urban

“Because bed and breakfast and other short-term rentals are called out as allowable in other zoning districts (namely Retail/Services, Warehouse, etc.), then they are not allowed in those districts where the practice is not called out as allowable ... In other words, if the code doesn’t say you can do it then you can’t.”

–Howard Koontz, Kyle director of planning

Affairs Committee, but Texas lawmakers could bring it back up in two years when the Legislature is back in session.

According to an April press release, Hancock said, “Under SB 451, cities maintain their ability to set residential zoning restrictions, such as density or occupancy limits, and enforce traditional city ordinances.”

“The legislation does not inhibit a city’s ability to regulate short-term rentals, but does prevent them from being banned outright,” the press release said.

Hancock defended the proposed SB 451 bill, saying tourism in

Texas needed shortterm rentals, and he also noted a desire to protect private property rights.

“Since short-term renting became mainstream, thousands of Texas homeowners have chosen to use their private property as a source of income to help make ends meet,” Hancock said.

“Nonetheless, a number of cities have banned the practice or are heading in that direction. In Texas, we still believe property rights are a foundational freedom worth protecting, and that’s what this bill does,” Hancock said.

Many cities in Hays County now have

regulations for shortterm rentals in their Code of Ordinances. But some cities have yet to jump on the bandwagon, causing potential confusion for homeowners interested in or already operating a short-term rental.

Dripping Springs City Administrator Michelle Fischer said her city only regulates bed and breakfasts in the city limits but that it requires all short-term rentals to pay the city’s Hotel Occupancy Tax even if located in the ETJ. “The city (Dripping Springs) wants to protect its natural and built characteristics, and also enhance the local economy through the imposition and use of

the Hotel Occupancy Tax collected from bed and breakfasts, hotels and short-term rentals,” Fischer said.

The city of Buda recently updated its Unified Development Code (UDC), to require homeowners or renters to obtain a short-term residential rental permit and have no outstanding issues relating to the rental property.

The Buda UDC also stipulates that shortterm rental owners must submit a report to the city each January citing the number of nights the unit was rented, proof of payment of HOT and proof of current property insurance.

Buda Mayor George Haehn said, “The idea that anyone can do anything with their property is absolute, it’s your castle. But when it begins to negatively impact your neighbors or the neighborhood then it becomes a civic issue.”

Buda Assistant City Manager Chance Sparks said, “Under state law, home-rule cities have the ability to regulate

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The Lockhart facility will handle the electrical contracting work in Lockhart and the surrounding areas.

The SH-130 toll road, which connects Austin

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Public Notices CITATION BY PUBLICATION To all persons interested in the Estate of Ricky Nelson, Deceased, Cause No. 17-0299-P, in the County Court at Law, Hays County, Texas.

The alleged heir(s) at law in the above-numbered and entitled estate filed an APPLICATION FOR DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP AND APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR in this estate on the 13th day of October, 2017, requesting that the Court determine who are the heirs and only heirs of Ricky Nelson, Deceased, and their respective shares and interests in such estate.

The Court may act on this Application at any call of the docket on or after 10:00 AM., on the first Monday next after the expiration of ten (10) days, exclusive of the day of Publication, from the date this citation is published, at the Hays County Government Center in San Marcos, Texas.

All persons interested in this case are cited to appear before this Honorable Court by filing a written contest or answer to this Application should they desire to do so.

To ensure its consideration, you or your attorney must file any objection,' intervention, or response in writing with the County Clerk of Hays County, Texas on or before the above noted date and time.

Applicant's Attorney: Walter C. Guebert; P.C. 5900 Balcones Drive, Suite 190 Austin, Texas 78731 512-419-9779 Given under my hand and the seal of said Court at the office of the Hays County Clerk in San Marcos, Texas on this the 11th day of January 2018 Liz Q. Gonzalez County Clerk, Hays County, Texas 712 S. Stagecoach Trail, Suite 2008 San Marcos, Texas 78666

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for Guadalupe County, Texas and Incorporated Areas The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued a preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report, reflecting proposed flood hazard determinations within the Cities of Luling and Staples and the unincorporated areas of Guadalupe County. These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. Technical information or comments are solicited on the proposed flood hazard determinations shown on the preliminary FIRM and/or FIS report for the aforementioned communities. These flood hazard determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to ei-

ther adopt or show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. However, before these determinations are effective for floodplain management purposes, you will be provided an opportunity to appeal the proposed information. This appeal period will commence on the second publication date of this notice scheduled on or about January 24, 2018. For information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, as well as a complete listing of the communities affected and the locations where copies of the FIRM are available for review, please visit FEMA’s website at www.fema.gov/ plan/prevent/fhm/bfe, or call the FEMA Map Information eXchange toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877336-2627).

The Preliminary FIRM and FIS report have been mailed to the local Floodplain Administrators. In addition, the FIRM and FIS report are available for review through an interactive mapping site on-line at http://riskmap6. com.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for Hays County, Texas and Incorporated Areas The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued a preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report, reflecting proposed flood hazard determinations within the Cities of Austin, Buda, Dripping Springs, Hays, Kyle, Mountain City, San Marcos, Wimberley, Woodcreek, the Village of Bear Creek, and the unincorporated areas of Hays County. These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. Technical information or comments are solicited on the proposed flood hazard determinations shown on the preliminary FIRM and/or FIS report for the aforementioned communities. These flood hazard determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to either adopt or show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. However, before these determinations are effective for floodplain management purposes, you will be provided an opportunity to appeal the proposed information. This appeal period will commence on the second publication date of this notice scheduled on or about January 25, 2018. For information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, as well as a complete listing of the communities affected and the locations where copies of the FIRM are available for

in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, SUMMONS and property may be taken (CITACION JUDICIAL) without further warning from CASE NUMBER (Número the court. del Caso): There are other legal RIC 1709542 requirements. You may want NOTICE TO DEFENDANT to call an attorney right (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): away. If you do not know an James Broderick Rogers attorney, you may want to aka James B. Rogers a/k/a call an attorney referral serJames Rogers, Rebecca vice. If you cannot afford an Pauline, County of Riverside, attorney, you may be eligible and All Other Persons or for free legal services from a Entities, Known or Unnonprofit legal services proknown, Claiming Any Legal gram. You can locate these or equitable Right, Title, or nonprofit groups at the CaliInterest in and to Rinehart fornia Legal Services Web Acres, and Does 1 through site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.

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BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ Notice of Public Hearing DEMANDANDO EL DEMANselfhelp), or by contacting DANTE): Cox Real local courtTO or county NOTICE IS Estate HEREBYyourGIVEN ALL Holding Company, LLC bar association. NOTE: The INTERESTED PERSONS, THAT: NOTICE! You have been court has a statutory lien for sued. The court may decide waived fees and costs on against you without your any settlement arbitration The City of Kyle shall hold a publicor hearing being heard unless you reaward of $10,000 or more on awithin request

by Tom Ayers spond 30 days.

Read and in aMary civil case.

The (Z-18court's the0023) information tobelow. assign original lien must be zoning paid before to the You have 30 CALENDAR court will dismiss the case. approximately 17.19 acres of land from DAYS after this summons ¡AVISO! Lo han demanAgriculture to Family and legal papers are ‘AG’ served dado. Single Si no responde dentro onResidential you to file a written de 30 días, la corte puede 3 ‘R-1-3’ for property located at response at this court and decidir en su contra sin 1001 S. Sledge Street, in Hays County, have a copy served on the escuchar su versión. Lea la plaintiff . A letter or phone Texas. información a continuación. call will not protect you. Your Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALwritten response must be ENDARIO después de que

le entreguen esta citación Por ley, la corte tiene derecho y papeles legales para a reclamar las cuotas y los presentar una respuesta por costos exentos por imponer escrito en esta corte y hacer un gravamen sobre cualquier que se entregue una copia recuperación de $10,000 al demandante. Una carta ó más de valor recibida o una llamada telefónica no mediante un acuerdo o una lo protegen. Su respuesta concesión de arbitraje en un por escrito tiene que estar caso de derecho civil. Tiene en formato legal correcto que pagar el gravamen de la si desea que procesen su corte antes de que la corte caso en la corte. Es posible pueda desechar el caso. que haya un formulario que The name and address usted pueda usar para su of the court is (El nombre respuesta. Puede encony dirección de la corte es): trar estos formularios de Superior Court - County of la corte y más información Riverside, 4050 Main Street, en el Centro de Ayuda de Riverside, CA 92501 las Cortes de California The name, address, and (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en telephone number of plainla biblioteca de leyes de su tiff's attorney, or plaintiff withcondado o en la corte que out an attorney, is (El nombre, le quede más cerca. Si no la dirección y el número de puede pagar la cuota de teléfono del abogado del depresentación, pida al secmandante, o del demandante retario de la corte que le dé que no tiene abogado, es): un formulario de exención Sally Anne Cox SBN 224367, de pago de cuotas. Si no 1526 Brookhollow Drive, Suite presenta su respuesta a 83, Santa Ana, CA 92705 tiempo, puede perder el DATE (Fecha): May 26, caso por incumplimiento y 2017 by E. Olivas, Deputy la corte le podrá quitar su (Adjunto) sueldo, dinero y bienes sin (SEAL) más advertencia.

NOTICE TO THE PERSON Hay otros requisitos legaSERVED: You are served as les. Es recomendable que an individual defendant. llame a un abogado inme1/11, 1/18, 1/25, 2/1/18 diatamente. Si no conoce a CNS-3084832# Public Notice un abogado, puede llamar HAYS FREE PRESS a un servicio de remisiónof a Public Hearing Notice abogados.

Si no puede pagar NOTICE OF APPLICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL a un abogado, es posible que TO SUBDIVIDE INTERESTED PERSONS, THAT: cumpla con los requisitos An application has been para obtener servicios legales filed with HAYS COUNTY gratuitos de un programa de The City of Kyle shall hold a public hearing to subdivide 530.84 acres servicios legales sin fines de ofCND, property located on the on a request by Felder LLC. (Z-18lucro. Puede encontrar estos north side of the Yarrington 0024) assign zoning to grupos sin finestode lucro en el original Road and SH-21 intersecsitioapproximately web de California Legal 1.12 acres of landregarding from tion. Information Services, (www.lawhelpAgriculture ‘AG’ to Single may Family the application be california.org), en el Centro obtained fromlocated Hays County Residential 2 ‘R-1-2’ for property at de Ayuda de las Cortes de Development Services (512) 503 (www.sucorte.

N. Old Stagecoach Road, in Hays California, 393-2150. Tracking number: ca.gov) o poniéndose County, Texas.en con- SUB-870 tacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: PUBLIC NOTICES, 4D

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS, THAT:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS, THAT:

review, please visit FEMA’s website at www.fema.gov/ plan/prevent/fhm/bfe, or call the FEMA Map Information eXchange toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877336-2627).

The Preliminary FIRM and FIS report have been mailed to the local Floodplain Administrators. In addition, the FIRM and FIS report are available for review through an interactive mapping site on-line at http://riskmap6. com.

The Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend, and the City Council may consider, assigning any zoning district Public Notice Notice of Public Hearing which is equivalent or more restrictive.

A public hearing will be held by the The City of Kyle shall hold a public hearing on a request by Planning Zoning toCommission on Tom and Mary and Ayers (Z-18-0023) assign original zoning to approximately 17.19 acres of land from Agriculture ‘AG’ Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at 6:30 P.M. to Single Family Residential 3 ‘R-1-3’ for property located at 1001 S. Sledge Street, in Hays County, Texas.

A public hearing will be held by the Kyle The Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend, City February 20, and the Council City Councilon mayTuesday, consider, assigning any zoning district which is equivalent 2018, at 7:00 P.M. or more restrictive.

A public hearing will be held by the Planning and Zoning

Commission on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at 6:30 P.M. Kyle City Hall Council Chambers A public hearing will held by the Kyle City Council 100 W Center St.,beKyle, Texas on Tuesday, February 20, 2018, at 7:00 P.M. Kyle City Hall Council Chambers

Owner: TomSt.,and Mary 100 W Center Kyle, TexasAyers Agent: Thunder Horse Development Owner: Tom and Mary Ayers Phone: (512) 820-2714 Agent: Thunder Horse Development Phone: (512) 820-2714

Publication Date: January 24, 2018 Publication Date: January 24, 2018 Z-18-0023 Z-18-0023

The Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend, and the City Council may consider, assigning any zoning district Public Notice Notice of Public Hearing which is equivalent or more restrictive.

A public hearing will be held by the

The City of Kyle shall hold a public hearing on a request by Planning and(Z-18-0024) Zoningto assign Commission Felder CND, LLC. original zoningon to Tuesday, February 13, 2018 6:30 P.M. approximately 1.12 acres of land fromat Agriculture ‘AG’ to Single Family Residential 2 ‘R-1-2’ for property located at 503 Old Stagecoach Hays County, A N. public hearingRoad, willinbe held

by Texas. the Kyle

The Planning and Zoning Commission February may recommend, City Council on Tuesday, 20, and the City Council may consider, assigning any zoning 2018,which at 7:00 P.M. or more restrictive. district is equivalent

A public hearing will be held by the Planning and Zoning Kyle Cityon Hall Council Chambers Commission Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at 6:30 P.M.

100 W Center St., Kyle, Texas

A public hearing will be held by the Kyle City Council on Tuesday, February 20, 2018, at 7:00 P.M.

Owner: Felder CND, LLC. Kyle City Hall Council Chambers Agent: Brian Birdwell, 100 W Center St., Kyle, Texas

Vision Development Owner: Felder CND,360 LLC. Phone: (512) 785-7087 Agent: Brian Birdwell, Vision 360 Development Phone: (512) 785-7087

Publication Date: January 24, 2018

Publication Date: January 24, 2018 Z-18-0024 Z-18-0024

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Public Notices from page 2D REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Proposal responses must be returned to the HCISD Purchasing Office, 21003 IH 35, Kyle, TX 78640, by the date and time indicated above. Late Bids will be returned unopened. The HCISD Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids and waive all formalities in the bid process.

Hays CISD is Requesting Proposals for RFQ #25011801VL Annual Financial Audit. Proposals will be accepted until 04-17-18 at 2:00 p.m. local time.

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SUBDIVIDE An application has been filed with HAYS COUNTY to subdivide 93.61 acres of property located at SH 21, Mustang Ridge, TX 78666. Information regarding the application may be obtained from Hays County Development Services (512) 393-2150. Tracking number: SUB-962.

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by Chris Dailey, the company has grown to three facilities including one in Houston and its headquarters in College Station.

“Dailey Electric is a welcome addition to the Lockhart community,” said Lockhart Mayor

Lew White. “This facility’s calculated move to a location with futurefocused infrastructure and abundant talent puts it at an advantage.

We look forward to Dailey Electric joining our community as a new corporate citizen.”

ago regarding a neighbor’s short-term rental, the city started an information campaign alerting residents via their utility bills that they cannot operate short-term rentals within the city limits.

Mitchell said the city crafts residential ordinances around resi-

dential living and that a conversation regarding regulating short-term rentals has not happened yet because city officials have not seen a demand for it yet.

“It’s not explicitly prohibited but I personally think it’s a gray area,” Mitchell said.

banks.

Eventually, the city would like to have a list of “Certi-pied” businesses and have a sticker in local business windows showcasing the new brand.

“We’ve put together a recipe to make Kyle a real destination city, and we hope that you’ll agree with us that it’s a little bit more than half-baked,” Kyle chief of staff Jerry Hendrix said.

Dailey Electric: New Lockhart business to bring 100 jobs Continued from pg. 1D

to San Antonio with an 85 MPH speed limit, and the access to talent were large factors in the company’s decision to expand to the city.

“Lockhart was a perfect fit for our company,” said Dailey Electric, Inc. President

Chris Dailey. “Located near the SH-130 toll road and in a highgrowth market, Lockhart is the ideal setting for our third electrical contracting facility.

With the availability of talented, qualified electricians and the

business-friendly atmosphere in the city of Lockhart, we knew we were making a strategic business decision.”

Dailey Electric is committed to workforce development, including a collaboration with the Independent Electrical

Contractors Association and Blinn College for apprenticeship training. The company hopes to pursue similar partnerships and programs with Lockhart-area workforce developers.

Founded in 2003

Air BNBs: Cities eye regulation for short-term rentals Continued from pg. 1D

where state law is silent and as a result some cities have taken steps to address community and consumer concerns about short-term rentals.”

The city of Wimberley made changes to its ordinance on short-term rentals in January 2017, requiring that owners apply for

a permit every two years, provide identification information to renters and receive approval by city council in some cases.

The city of Kyle doesn’t specifically allow shortterm rentals in residential areas of the city nor does it have any regulations stipulated for short-term

rentals in its Code of Ordinances.

Kyle Director of Planning Howard Koontz said, “Because bed and breakfast and other short-term rentals are called out as allowable in other zoning districts (namely Retail/ Services, Warehouse, etc.), then they are not allowed

in those districts where the practice is not called out as allowable.”

“In other words, if the code doesn’t say you can do it then you can’t,” Koontz said.

Kyle Mayor Travis Mitchell said that, after receiving a few resident complaints a few months

Pie Capital: Kyle wants businesses to get certi-pied Continued from pg. 1D

the branding process.

Another event the city plans to take advantage of is National Pi day on March 14. The day will encourage Kyle residents and businesses to “teach someone to make a pie”

and incorporate the math and fractions relating it back to pi day.

Although it may seem like a niche market, Vargas said businesses “don’t have to make a pie to be part of the brand, you

can still benefit from the brand.”

Many local businesses in the area have tried to incorporate the brand, despite not selling pie related goods.

Allen Deaver at Sky

Realty said he sends clients a pie with his logo on it. The Hampton Inn Kyle has started giving out pie-shaped candles at check-out and Broadway Bank is looking into giving out pie-shaped piggy

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Kyle July 2017 ect . 1, , but an unaw bridge also g the L UPDATE Two Hays and to Fire Chief reports ing years followis exp on Jan ness County empl in admini rar y, not lea . the nex se, COUNCI areof the of ed veKyle Bridge. mobility improves streets growth BUDA a.m oyees overl since the steady growth forldmo wou and enha injuries confirm new lib 12:27 historic hoult some Sledge ook the Blanc dy PHOTO BY 2010 Cens experienc the area es safety ncTaylor re were no fire. e MOSES LEOS construct when the 8. be rea pri bui Th us e t, the ar-io l. and abili in River to be 201 the ITH pas the the ty the ion III to on the newly t to use TIA’s area, h rs SM of the Whisenan is con ed d-Ato Post Road lation toppstate’s popuIn yea the Kyle sem d in tha ociated wit se was as tools built Post in mi ANTHA believ the 1920s, manage grow improve ed off at 25.1 cte Road Responde t said. First ass d the hou time of for the which suffeBridge,

BY SAM million. time in rs will now mory ich was ereon that Sparks said th. of highway condition TxD witE, 4A red heav have an easie He sai upied at the dergodamage after Buda’s idents brid OT’s prim y rewrite of KYLE FIR nary, wh s located cture In the off-s ges. ary focus Kyle res loss of an access area r way to unocc and was un for bridge wa POPULATIO morial Day the Meystem one the mean tightits UDC could 1881, er, the stru ys program, N GROWTH, flood, was Road near s along Post complete the fire odeling. ments is improvenessed Kyle house the TxDOT ren12 ments for er requireKFD got site. Lat e to the Har postsafet ic the Blanco ovates proje River.

TIAs to be ing rem said the histor r ringing in “When we y. one mon d roughly forme lia by incoming was hom done are not on cts that th Taylor deterto the mine a brid day afte r.

“If it had schedule ahead of the future. developers in family, ss Miss Corneer of not been network the state’s . ge needs unde New Yea of unknown repa ght of ned r budg ir, such as The roug mistre e, the dau Impleme while also highways, A fire zed and bur this one time, it still et nor on here $900,000 hly waiving a the Roadway ntation of bla Wallac percent matc project to 10 cal , we work with loimportan was an origin the house on rebuild the could provImpact Fees ment from h require- a officials to deve bridge inthe issue t project for down of Center and lop plan of actio volved a participa solutions ide regulatory s of safet ing part ner tentit n ners and y and conv for the curre cor request fund ies hip between traffic issue enience,” nt the In return, ing from Whisenan any sour and the Texa county entities congested s on currently ce agree to use ticularly t said. “ParMcCoy said.available,” ment of Tran s Departan equi Sparks said.Buda roadways, the lent part those that safety of icipation vaImpact McCoy said tion via its sportaare impo lar dol- work sed by citiesfees this road live along bridge prog“off-system” percamount to the 10 ed with TxDOT and ent to go daily for and use it ners in Hays its partThe prog ram. toward acce impr BUDA ROAD County and Capi Accordin ss.” of TxDOT’s ram is part cien oving other defi S, 12 tal Excavatio Highway t structures County offi g to Hays to Brid com n ge Program, plete in its cials, rejurisdicti ect earlier the projon. hter. u- uses federal fundwhich than antic Terry McC pated. ing to distr nslaug iarg oy, tion ma g closing e ict engineerTxDOT , said Durin r’s defens ors , Tar ROLLINS BRIDGE OPEN ments eys asked jur the S, 6

BY BRAD Mercury to orn him att s rco years tence to sen um of five while San Ma , in prison minim in prison rs said re y years uto Twent ,000 fine we prosec 50 years $10

BY MARIA at least ropriand a down GARDNER ent is an app handed in the STAFF nishm y In prep MENT ate pu sing the in Ma cing phase DEPART next floodaration for the rr cau ten inte REATION rde for sen REC 150 n colliI mu city of Bud to hit the area, AND r the FM head-o t killed of a DW E PARKS Head to Wim d nea planning a officials are

BY KYL n tha n Roa the insta PHOTO trial. sentence tomcelebrate berley sio year-old Lehma of new tech llation g The g along Spla n fro nologies annual festi the 20th 60- ncy Sterlin sh in the ation infor dow crossin e to orm m New er val drive Na r inf cam County at age Year rs of risin Emil n neaon Jan. 1, 2018 low wat water. public , said dam was g at Kyle ib- yAnnTheatre and Dalto ting a a Hays t delGard Pool in this n inunda ens through officer h winds es seen On Dece 14th Buda. Co t of rai unty water jury thafor mo hig 28.reEnjoy tion. Pool annual ys tradi City Cou mber 5, Buda R Dec. nce of from ent of issu ing to a foothree-day more ncil mem erated holight urs ed TAR will open than 100 Ha close abunda ra 4A at 1 gates approved bers the extcity. Accord ts ws an m ove Urbano RDER, than 11 ndp.m.

Jason exhibits from 6-9 the to sho splash willp.m. and , which ort fro iod. Kerry ks and flood earlypurchasing a Sund in the orts, wind gusabove DWI MU e. ial pho be at 1:30 and fou lty d of 6-10 rays-T es per p.m. warn hurs e storm in Rockp Par and An aer in east Kyl and sai e rep days tim Th Pool ing tem or, to Kyl rde sysgates will (FEW ) from p.m.carriTarr gui and ashore wicz, tion direct lected measured at hour. close at 2:30 section ree mu oxi Friday Water & Earth Tech Satu came tegory 4 hutial col rday rea per S III p.m. until rst-degmars ee int ges fi n .

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BY MO Rain-out Day weekend. rding to HURRIC Engineer ic and mee live to cane ledours throu mak es and John Nett City close the same t Santa. will be Tues e-up day np the ed tre g .

The syste Down streets was t seen downtral Texas. Colorado durin . the same day, Jan. 2 at Buda installatio m entails er Ce time and RA) period Marino, floodedof the impacda place.

One Low sure tran n of five presrity (LC David sducers into Autho Buda at extent d parts of BuCounty stream or River red ge in aroun e as Hays d the on a brid a rain gauCreek measu ge and Kylngly escape Harion On ane mi rric see EARLY WAR of Hu August.

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