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LAST DANCE

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Mercer Street Dance Hall to turn out the lights in May.

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Local man killed in Waffle House shooting

BY MOSES LEOS III

A man with ties to the Buda and Kyle communities has been identified as one of the four victims in an April 22 mass shooting at a Waffle House in Nashville, Tennessee.

Joe R. Perez, 20, was shot and killed along with three others by Travis J. Reinking, 29, of Morton, Ill., who authorities suspect is

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the shooter. Four other people were injured in the incident. As of press time, Reinking had been taken into custody.

According to various media reports, a man who was wearing only a green jacket entered into a Waffle House restaurant around 3 a.m. April 22 when he began firing an AR-15 rifle.

The man, later identified as Reinking, was disarmed by Nashville area

resident James Shaw, Jr. before fleeing the scene.

According to reports, Reinking was captured and placed into custody Monday.

Perez, who resided in Nashville at the time of the shooting, attended elementary and secondary school at Hays CISD campuses.

Tim Savoy, Hays CISD public information offi-

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Activists assist area resident in federal custody

WALK IT OUT

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Hays High junior Emma Jackson uses a megaphone to address roughly 100 students who walked out of class April 20 to protest gun violence and advocate for overall campus safety.

The protest was not widely accepted by all students at Hays High. Students who protested against the walkout held signs that read “I’m pro gun, change my mind,” and “gun’s don’t kill people, people kill people.”

Hays High School students protest gun violence, advocate for campus safety

BY EXSAR ARGUELLO Campus safety was a primary argument for close to 100 Hays High students Friday who chose to walk out of class in protest of gun violence.

The event, held near the main office, coincided with similar walkouts across the

country that were held on the 19th anniversary of the 1999 Columbine, Colo. mass shooting that killed 13 people.

Friday’s walkout also came in light of a social media threat that launched an investigation by the Hays County Sheriff’s Office, which was later

deemed not credible.

Regardless of the social media scare, students felt the need to have their voice heard.

“We want this not to be about gun control or taking away guns, but coming together against gun violence,” said Hays senior Brough Cosgrove. “The

COMING UP Founders Day Festival in Dripping Springs

The three-day festival celebrates the 1850 founding of the Dripping Springs community. In downtown Dripping Springs from April 27-29. The Friday parade will start off the festivities followed by a carnival, cookoff competitions, arts and crafts vendors, and more!

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Arroyo Fishing Tournament Series Spend the morning fishing with friends at Lake Kyle for the first tournament in the 2nd Annual Arroyo Fishing Tournament Series. April 28, 2018 at 7:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

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threats on social media instilled the necessity for our message to get out there.”

But the protest was not widely accepted by all students at Hays High.

Students who protested against the walkout held signs

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Wimberley Arts Fest

At The Waters Point in Wimberley, Texas on April 28-29, the 10th annual event will host live music, over 100 artist booths, a vintage car show, food and drinks and more! wimberleyartsfest.com

Kyle High School Homecoming

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Nearly $2 per month is how much Kyle residents stand to save on their utility bills after city leaders April 17 aproved a gas utility rate decrease.

The dip comes after Kyle city officials challenged a proposed rate increase by CenterPoint Energy Resources late last year.

In November 2017, CenterPoint filed a statement of intent with both the City of Kyle and the Texas Railroad Commission to increase its system-wide annual revenue requirement by about $490,000, and recover about $676,000 it lost during Hurricane Harvey through a 12-month surcharge, said city chief of staff Jerry Hendrix.

The move would have resulted in a rate increase of 2.8 percent, or $1.13 more a month on average, for the nearly 8,000 Kyle residents who rely on CenterPoint services, Hendrix said.

Herrera Law & Associates, a firm that specializes in utility law, reviewed

Maria Garcia of Wimberley talks with reporters following her release from ICE detention on April 3.

10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday April 28.

The old Kyle High school will be hosting a homecoming reunion at the “Old Gym”, or Kimbro building, at Kyle Elementary school. There will be a barbecue lunch and old friends! Panthers fight for dear old Kyle High!

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An undocumented Wimberley woman detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following a misdemeanor arrest was released from custody April 3.

The release of Maria Garcia, of Wimberley, was due in part to the work of local groups that have helped a handful of area residents temporarily avoid deportation.

Karen Muñoz, co-founder of Mano Amiga, an immigrant advocacy group in San Marcos, started the organization in 2017 after she felt like there was a lack of resources for immigrants in the community.

So far, the group has helped four individuals with deportation defense proceedings, including Victor Avendano-Ramirez, who was arrested after a traffic stop in Kyle, when officers saw he had active warrants for other traffic violations. Both Garcia and Avendano-Ramirez were placed in ICE custody before they were released.

“We saw a vacuum of resources in our community and we felt that these communities were being attacked. SB4 (Senate Bill 4) is the most anti-immigrant bill that this country has seen, besides maybe SB 1070 in Arizona, and Texas is ground zero. We saw this and said, ‘We need to help’,” Muñoz said.

Mary Gilroy, a volunteer from Wimberley Indivisible, an area advocacy group, said the group organized after the 2016 election as a “group of progressive minded people who want to take action on issues.”

The group does not normally work with im-

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HISTORY

Founded April 10, 1903, by Thomas Fletcher Harwell as The Kyle News, with offices on the corner of Burleson and Miller streets in the town’s oldest remaining building. It merged into The Hays County Citizen in 1956. The paper consolidated with The Free Press in October, 1978. During its more than 100-year history the newspaper has maintained offices at more than a dozen locations in Kyle and Buda.

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Buda approves public land for improvements

BY KATERINA BARTON

Portions of public parkland will soon be used for road widening and improvement projects in Buda after city leaders unanimously approved a resolution calling for it April 17.

The three road improvement projects – including Goforth Road, San Antonio Street/Garison Road, and Main Street – will be using small portions of public land currently designated as park areas to complete the projects. The original road projects are part of Proposition 3 of the 2014 Bond Package.

Each of the projects includes “roadway widening and other roadway improvements adjacent to land currently used as park area,” according to city documents.

Buda city staff hosted a

The three road improvement projects – including Goforth Road, San Antonio Street/Garison Road, and Main Street – will be using small portions of public land currently designated as park areas to complete the projects.

public hearing to present the proposed resolution to city council as required

by Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Chapter 26.

That chapter states that a municipality may not use public land unless there is no feasible and prudent alternative, and the project includes planning to minimize harm to the public land.

Accordingly, the city determined that there is no feasible alternative to using the public land for the identified road improvements and it had no other good option but to use the

land to widen the roads.

The city has also taken care to minimize harm to the park.

Safety and traffic improvements as a result of the roadway widening were cited as reasons for accepting the resolution.

“Our consultants, our engineers, our design experts, our land planners, have worked on this and came up with the best alternatives to be presented to council, and they approved this project, so that we can widen the roads to make them safer and also make the parks more

accessible to the public,” City Attorney George Hyde said.

Hyde added in the case of the Garison project, traffic improvements are planned to complement and “actually encourage” more use of the park.

“So these kinds of planning considerations were exactly the purpose of the policy. It was designed to show that we are going to do these things right and smart to make sure park area is cared for,” Hyde said.

Two of the project areas, Main Street and Old Go-

forth Road, already have property transferred to the city for drainage easement, so the land in question already has co-use for parkland and utility/ drainage use.

The city hosted the public hearing to be transparent with the public and because there have been instances in other cities in Texas in which cities were sued for not following the correct procedures for Chapter 26. Cedar Park was sued, but the lawsuit was dropped because they followed through with the process of public notices and hearings.

“Those were lessons learned, so to speak, so that when cities like Buda go through this process we could make sure to be transparent with the public and have all the approvals required,” Hyde said.

Kyle breaks ground on Hays Logistics Center

BY EXSAR ARGUELLO

A new 108-acre mixeduse commerce center, which includes investments from Hillwood Properties, a Fortune 500 company, will be coming to Kyle in the near future.

The new development will be located in Kyle on the west side of I-35 between Loop 4 and Kyle Crossing.

Formally named the Hays Commerce Center, the 108-acre space will include two spec buildings, around 200,000 square feet each, called the Hays Logistic Center. The entirety of the space will be zoned for industrial and manufacturing type industries.

The entire development was made possible by the partnership with Hillwood Properties, HPI Real Estate Services & Investments, Kyle Economic Development and The Greater San Marcos Partnership.

The partnership is part of the city’s economic development strategic plan, which outlines Kyle to be a hub for a hi-tech manufacturing and industrial workforce.

“We want to become

a major force as an employment center for high paying jobs,” Diana Blank-Torres, Kyle Economic Development director, said. “Having a Fortune 500 company invest in the city means really big things for us in the financial world. I’m excited to see this project come to Kyle.”

Kim Hilsenbeck, communication specialist for the City of Kyle, said Hillwood Properties has invested in smaller cities that has left a positive impact on the economic sector.

With around 85 percent of residents from Kyle commuting outside of the city every day, this development will bring high-paying, career jobs to the area, she said.

“Our goal as a city is to be a location where you can enjoy a high quality of life while being able to work within your community,” said Kyle Mayor Travis Mitchell in a statement. “The availability of speculative space in Kyle enhances our ability to attract and retain employers of choice.”

The new development would not have been pos-

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City leaders broke ground last week on the Hays Logistics Center. Formally named the Hays Commerce Center, the 108-acre space will include two spec buildings, around 200,000 square feet each, called the Hays Logistic Center. The entirety of the space will be zoned for industrial and manufacturing type industries.

sible without the triple freeport tax exemption offered by the city, Hays County and Hays CISD, said Blank-Torres.

Under a triple freeport tax exemption, a businesses or company does not have to pay an inventory tax on qualified freeport goods that leave Texas within a 175-day period. With the Hays

CISD passing the tax exemption in 2017, the final piece of the puzzle was connected to make the development possible.

Blank-Torres said most communities in the state offer the exemption, leaving Kyle at a disadvantage for not offering the tax exemption.

“I think this project represents a turning point

in the development patterns in Kyle,” Mitchell said at the groundbreaking event. “In this complex alone, we have Alsco under construction and now Hillwood and HPI are investing considerable money, with some risk, because they believe Kyle is finally ready for a large scale industrial space. We are ready.”

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Continued from pg. 1A migration issues, but they wanted to help the two members in their community who were detained and, Gilroy said, because suddenly people have a “phobia of immigrants.”

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed SB4 on May 7, 2017, which bans sanctuary cities in the state and requires local law enforcement officials to cooperate with federal immigration agents.

Although a federal judge in San Antonio temporarily blocked the bill in Au-

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Muñoz says her group has seen an increase in undocumented immigrant detainments in San Marcos and the surrounding area and Mano Amiga has had an increase in calls from people asking for help.

“But this isn’t completely new. Our sheriff’s office says they’ve been turning people over to ICE since

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from the Migrant Center for Human Rights in San Antonio.

Avendano-Ramirez was released from the detainment facility on Feb. 19 with a bond of $1,500, while Garcia was released on April 3 with a bond of $7,000.

At some point in the future each of them will receive letters instructing them on when to appear for their immigration hearings. This could be anywhere from three months to three years from now.

“What’s important is they get to fight their case at home, be with their families, and get support from their communities.

And it’s easier to talk to their lawyers when they’re not in detention,” Muñoz said. “They still have a lot of paperwork to go through for their cases.

They’re not done yet and they know that.”

Both Garcia and Avendano-Ramirez are active members of their local and church communities in Wimberley.

“These people have lived in this country for 10, 15, sometimes 20 years.

They are a critical part of our community – at least the people I know in Wimberley welcome them here, we appreciate the diversity. The concept that they are ‘criminals’ because they crossed into this country 10 or 20 years ago without legal status, that doesn’t color my thinking,” Gilroy said. “I think we have room in this country and in our community.”

a “hard worker and very family oriented.”

“He was always willing to listen and learn,” Abeita said. “He was an awesome son, friend, brother, uncle to his baby niece.”

Abeita said Perez moved to Tennessee with Christian Perez, his younger brother, on a job opportunity.

“The unexpected turn

took all of us by surprise,” Abeita said. “Nobody deserves to face that type of horrific situation.”

Abeita said he will always remember his energetic conversations, his laugh and his concern to “be better and do better for him and his family.”

“He just wanted everyone around him to be proud,” Abeita said.

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Maria Garcia’s prayer Group at St. Mary’s Catholic Parish in Wimberley came together after she was detained to continue a project she had been working on - putting together food packages for homeless in Austin

the 90s,” Muñoz said.

The Hays Free Press reached out to the Sheriff’s office prior to publication but was not able to receive a comment.

Mano Amiga, along with Wimberley Indivisible and the national group DreamActivist, were key in helping Garcia and Avendano-Ramirez get released on bond from the ICE detention center.

The groups organized protests, helped raise money for bonds and lawyer fees, and helped find an immigration lawyer

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cer, said Perez attended Hemphill, Tobias and Science Hall elementary schools, Wallace Middle School, Lehman High and then Hays High.

Kyle resident and local barber Tre Abeita, who cut Perez’s hair for six years, said Perez was a driven individual who was “always looking for his next move.”

Abeita said Perez was

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“I gave that up when Kennedy (the pilot)…said he couldn’t maintain altitude and was going to land on the beach.”

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Should we lower voting age to 16?

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ccording to NBC News, the majority of the Washington, D.C. council as well as the mayor and the Washington Post are pushing a bill that would make the District of Columbia the first place in the nation to allow people as young as 16 to vote in federal elections (including presidential races).

A growing number of cities and states are considering their own ways to expand “civic engagement” to younger people.

I’m not one of those “Children should be seen and not heard” curmudgeons. Many 16-yearolds have extensive life experience supporting their families, and I know some high school students whose voting judgment I would trust implicitly; but I still have mixed emotions about upending the status quo.

I guess I’m nostalgic for slogans such as “Remember the Alamo,” “Loose lips sink ships” and “Don’t tread on me.”

It’s just not the same to rally around “Let’s swap one arbitrary age for another arbitrary age!

And don’t dump that tea in the harbor, dude! It’ll stress the polar bears and stuff.”

Agreed, members of the Baby Boom generation (and surrounding generations) have left the world in quite a mess. We seem to think that money, status and violence are the answer to everything. We’re so dementia-adjacent that we can’t absorb the self-evident truth that running away with your 45-year-old drivers ed teacher is the answer to everything!

Should arms negotiators have to worry about polling results from naive individuals who approach nuclear war with the sage attitude, “You can’t get irradiated if it’s your first time. Or maybe it’s ‘You can’t get irradiated if you’re standing up”?

Undoubtedly, dropping the voting age by two years would bring in some new blood and encourage thinking outside the box. The new voting bloc might find the key to ending world hunger, the key to solving economic inequality, the key to achieving racial harmony. Unfortunately, right now they’re a little

Tyrades

News and Sports Editor Moses Leos III

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chat window opened on my computer screen. A Facebook “friend” I didn’t know began communicating with me.

“Happy birthday, Tom!” wrote the woman.

“Who told you it was my birthday?” I wrote back.

“You did, Tom. You provided that information when you joined Facebook.”

“I did?”

“Sure, Tom. The information you willingly provide to Facebook – combined with sophisticated tools that monitor your online usage patterns – gives Facebook a detailed understanding of who you are.”

“Why does Facebook care about who I am?”

“To make billions from advertisers, Tom! The more Facebook knows about your private life, the more that sellers can custom-tailor advertisements. And, boy, has Facebook been busy learning about you.”

“What does Facebook know about me?”

“Based on information you submitted willingly, Facebook knows your full name, marital status, gender, age, birthday and several of your interests.

preoccupied trying to find the key to mom and dad’s liquor cabinet...

What vast governmental changes would be wrought by an influx of younger voters? Forget tearing down statues; they would probably tear down the Library of Congress. (“It reeks of Permanent Record!”) The Centers for Disease Control would put those wasted West Nile Virus dollars to work eradicating the zit plague. The Environmental Protection Agency would be assigned tasks such as “Please, do something about my mom’s new boyfriend’s aftershave.” Lady Justice would remain blindfolded, but dropping her gown would make for some wicked awesome sexting!

Opponents of the lowered voting age fear a slippery slope of ever-younger voters. Yeah, do we want a campaign season where candidates furtively pass out folded notes that ask, “Do you like me? Mark yes or no”?

I was not reassured by the high school junior who promised me that 16 was as low as it would go. (“My 14-year-old brother’s ‘social engagement’ will remain having his face shoved into my armpit!”)

One thing propelling the rethinking of age restrictions is the eloquence and passion shown by young activists in recent months.

A message of “My adolescent brain may not be fully formed, but my opinions sure are!” has a lot of politicians and businessmen shaking in their boots.

But older organizers comfort themselves with the thought, “I’m glad they hate guns. They’d SHOOT us if they ever figured out how we’re manipulating them!”

Guest Column

by Tom Purcell

Every time you ‘like’ an item, click on a news story or interact with other users, you help Facebook determine personal details, such as who you are dating!”

“That’s my private business!”

“Not any more, Tom. As The New York Times reports, ‘Facebook can take all of the data you submit and combine it with other users and outside information to construct a profile of you.’

For instance, Facebook can determine ‘whether you own a motorcycle, or recently went on vacation or are a gadget geek.’

What’s worse is that Facebook is able to gather lots of additional information about you that you may not have submitted willingly.”

“What kind of information?”

“Your location, Tom. If you have the Facebook app on your phone and location tracking is turned on, Facebook will know exactly where you

are, where you’ve been and can even determine where you may be going.”

“That’s unsettling, but why is my location information relevant?”

“Well, Tom, if you visit a particular store, don’t be surprised when you see several ads on your Facebook page that promote that store’s products. What many people do not know is that Facebook can track you even when you’re not using Facebook.”

“How is that possible?”

“Take your credit card purchases, Tom. Facebook collaborates with data brokers who monitor your credit card usage. Facebook then compares your purchases against data it already has to further refine your advertising profile.”

“You’ve got to be kidding me.”

“The Times explains how it works, Tom: ‘If you buy a burrito with your credit card, Facebook could know about the transaction, match it with a credit card that you added to Facebook or Messenger and start showing you ads for indigestion medication.’’’

“It gives me indigestion to learn that adver-

tisers know when I have indigestion!”

“Facebook also knows the people who you know, Tom. After all, you gave the company permission to download the email addresses and phone numbers stored in your smartphone.”

“It’s scary that Facebook knows so much about who I am, where I’m located and who I know.”

“It’s true, Tom. You need to be cautious about information you provide to Facebook and other online services.

You should learn how to adjust your Facebook settings to protect your privacy. In any event, happy birthday.”

“Thanks for the birthday wishes, but can you please remind me who you are and how we became Facebook friends?”

“Sorry, Tom. I prefer to keep that information private.”

Tom Purcell, author of “Misadventures of a 1970s Childhood,” a humorous memoir, is a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review humor columnist and is nationally syndicated exclusively

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dvice is like a White Elephant gift. You can give it away and you can receive it, but it may not always be appreciated. Sometimes it’s just thrown out like that package of green bologna you bought back in February. But occasionally, you hear good, sound advice. What you do with it is up to you.

Like when a flight attendant advises you how to properly use the oxygen mask if there’s a loss of cabin pressure.

The recent incident with a Southwest Airlines jet revealed via social media that many passengers apparently did not listen to the flight attendant.

Instead of placing the mask over their nose

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and mouth, a few folks had their masks just over their mouths. Did these people forget that the nose is for something besides hanging jewelry from? I doubt any of these mouth-breathers had ever crawled under a house to retrieve a decomposing skunk or they’d have known to cover both their mouth and nose.

Y’all have all seen warning labels on a product advising you what not to do with it. Some labels

are helpful, like the one on a certain prescription bottle that advised me to “not to drink alcohol while taking this medication”. Unless you enjoy having vertigo, seeing pink dragons and falling asleep on the toilet, you might want to follow this advice.

Then there are warning labels that you read and say, “What idiot would try to do this?” Well, there must’ve been at least one doofus who did or there wouldn’t be a label advising us not to. Like the label on a chainsaw that reads “Do not hold the wrong end of a chainsaw”. Or on a baby stroller, the label that reads “Remove child before folding”.

On a bottle of critter repellant that contains bobcat urine, a label reads “Not for human consumption”. I have used this product to keep varmints out of our garden, and it smells so bad, I don’t need any label advising me not to eat it.

I suppose folks who don’t use their nose for breathing might enjoy snacking on this, but I will follow the manufacturer’s advice.

Recently, a local news station posted on its webpage a story about several sightings of a mountain lion here in Hays County.

So, as a service to the community, they offered advice to us if we happen

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Last Dance

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Mercer Street to turn out the lights in May

BY MOSES LEOS III

An iconic downtown Dripping Springs dance and music venue will bring down its curtains for good next month.

On Monday, owners of the Mercer Street Dance Hall announced via a gofundme crowdfunding page plans to close the location, citing a lost battle against “exorbitant rent increases” by landlords who own the property.

But owners of the venue are now setting their sights on possibly starting a new dance hall on a parcel of property they own between Dripping Springs and Wimberley.

Nick Dotin, co-owner of Mercer Street Dance Hall, said he and his wife, Shelby, who is also co-owner, have fought “for years” against rent increases, but felt it was “time to let this battle go.”

The landlord notified the Dotins they had 30 days, or until May 10, to vacate.

Nick Dotin said his family realized closing the venue could happen, but they didn’t expect it to happen “so fast.”

“We have stood and fought against the potential exorbitant rent increases that each new landlord (we are on our third) have felt compelled to thrust upon us,” according to a post on a gofundme page created

by Shelby Dotin.

But Dean Erickson, broker and owner of Erickson and Associates,

On Monday, owners of the Mercer Street Dance Hall announced via a gofundme crowdfunding page plans to close the location, citing a lost battle against “exorbitant rent increases” by landlords who own the property.

an Austin area brokerage firm, said Dotin’s plans and those of the landlords “couldn’t match up.”

Following probate of the will of former property owner, H.C. Carter, Carter’s family is taking possession of the property.

Erickson said his brokerage firm took over the property in late December 2017 and Clark’s family gave Dotin “a significant amount of time” to renew the lease.

However, Erickson said negotiations abruptly stalled and Dotin was not willing to talk.

Since then, the property at 332 Mercer Street has been put up for lease.

Erickson said Carter’s family intends to be the same “good stewards of downtown Dripping Springs as H.C. was.” Erickson added the family is “like-minded in doing things for the community as well as good for businesses.”

Erickson said the family’s intention is to “entertain and have folks” in the space that are in concert with the retail component nearby.

Chris Harkness, pro-

motions manager for Mercer Street, said closure of the venue is a “sad thing” for Dripping Springs, which he said was losing its only dance hall.

Harkness added the dance hall was “enhancing the appeal” of downtown Dripping Springs.

While the dance hall was the “new kid on the block,” Harkness said the venue was accepted by the community that frequents historic dance halls.

The Dotins are now focusing on opening what they’re calling Little Mercer, a dirt bar and taco trailer. They ultimately hope to build a new and improved dance hall on their own land.

The Dotins are also looking to the community for support. A crowd sourcing effort has helped them raise approximately $4,000 of their $250,000 goal.

“With the taco truck, the new dance hall, and a set of vacation rental cabins, we’re creating a little slice of heaven right here in Dripping Springs,” according to the gofundme page.

that read “I’m pro gun, change my mind,” and “gun’s don’t kill people, people kill people.”

A moment of silence was held at the end of the protest for those who lost their lives to gun violence in schools, and students resumed their normal day activities.

Tim Savoy, public information officer for the HCISD, said the school district did not endorse the protest, but understands the students have a right to vocalize their passion.

“If we approved the walkout, it would have been an assembly for the school, which in turn means the district took a position on the issue,” Savoy said. “Historically,

protests are effective because there are potential repercussions to the action.”

Savoy said he understands the importance of allowing students to voice therir concerns, especially with such a divisive issue.

Emma Jackson, a junior at Hays High, presented a speech before the crowd at the walkout, citing that students should not be afraid to come to school – an environment that is supposed to facilitate knowledge and academic growth.

“Gun violence should never interfere with the growing and learning of our future generation,” Jackson said. “We need

to value the safety of our students before we value our firearms, unconditionally.

Friday’s walkout and protest also featured a variety of emotions as well, as speakers from all grade levels voiced their opinions before their peers.

The walkout was an orchestrated effort to commemorate those who lost their lives 19 years ago and to deliver a message of school safety.

“We shouldn’t be scared to come to school,” Jackson said. “At the end of the day, even those who were against the walkout still came out, and that’s a victory for our cause.”

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the reduction in the corporate federal income tax rate from the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017.

To avoid litigation, the two parties compromised on a deal that will decrease CenterPoint’s current revenue by $3

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The decrease is $3.5 million less than CenterPoint’s original proposition, according to city documents. The settlement will save the average resident $1.65 per month, Hendrix said.

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Lady Rebels softball expecting deep playoff run

BY REED GRAFF

PHOTO BY NATHAN LATSHA

Hays Rebel Bri Rodriguez high fives teammates in the circle prior to the start of an inning. Hays opens the postseason Friday at 7 p.m. at Cibolo Steele High.

Following a successful regular season campaign, the 17-7 Hays Rebel softball team heads into postseason play and is expecting a deep run.

Hays officially capped off its district season with a loss Monday to the Vista Ridge Rangers in a tiebreaker game for second place in 25-6A. As a result of the loss, which dropped the Rebels to third in the district standings, Hays will open postseason play with a one-game playoff against San An-

COMING UP

Next game will be 7 p.m.

Saturday against San Antonio Madison at Cibolo Steele High School.

tonio Madison Saturday.

A time for the game has not yet been determined.

The Rebels could have easily been 9-1 in district play as several of those district losses were close, extra inning games. Head coach Lisa Cone felt the hardfought wins will help her squad in the playoffs.

“We lost some really close games. We played

great games, and I feel like we’ve put ourselves in a good place to win a lot of games in the playoffs.”

Several Rebels had successful regular season campaigns, with eight different players finishing with a batting average over .300.

Junior Maxine Valdez led the team with 23 RBIs and six home runs.

Junior Bri Rodriguez was the leader in hits (29) and runs scored (19). As the ace of the pitching staff, Valdez finished 14-5 with a 1.12 ERA and notched 188 strikeouts.

Cone has confidence

in her team.

“Because we had some competitive games, I feel that will help us and give us some confidence,” Cone said.

Competing through the rigorous 25-6A schedule is what Cone believes could provide a strong backbone for the Rebels as they hit the playoffs.

“I know some of the districts we will be playing are not as strong as ours, so I hope that will pay off. But I do feel like we are playing really good softball right now,” Cone said.

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Two of a kind

PHOTO BY ALBERT SANCHEZ

A Leander Lion baserunner found himself in a pickle as he attempted to avoid Lehman Lobos’ Braden Sullins (10) and Robert Enriquez (8) while attempting to reach home plate April 20.

Lobo siblings key in relay team’s success

BY MOSES LEOS III AND LISETTE LOPEZ

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ike many siblings, Lehman High junior Bria Arrant and freshman Briannah Arrant know what to expect from one another.

That familiarity and consistency, along with a whole lot of speed and agility, led Lehman High’s track coaches earlier this year to place the Arrant sisters on consecutive legs of the 4x100 and 4x200 meter relay teams.

Now armed with a school records in both events, the duo, along with teammates Nikayla Fitzgerald and Briana Garcia, are looking to punch their tickets to the state meet this week.

But for the Arrant sisters, who are competing

“I think the fact that they’ve broken records and they know they’re young, they get that they have something special.”

–Michelle Garcia, Lehman High girls track coach

for the first time together at the high school level, running is not just a sport; it’s a way of life. A life instilled upon them by parents who themselves were track and field stars.

“I say it’s fun doing relays with my sister,” Briannah Arrant said. “I can work with her and realize who she’s been working with over the last few years. It’s fun.”

One of the primary motivators for the Ar-

rant sisters were their parents, who excelled in track and field during their formative years.

That success led their parents to earn track scholarships to Baylor University.

“They were good at track and they wanted to pass it down to our family and wanted us to be great at it, too,” Briannah Arrant said.

But Bria Arrant said her parents were also careful not to introduce

sports until they were ready. It wasn’t until Bria was in the 7th grade and Briannah was in the 5th when they both began running in track and field in middle school and in Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Going through AAU was an experience for both, as they learned not only the ins-andouts of training for meets, but also how to push themselves against top-tier competition.

Of course, starting off on a new venture can also mean going through a learning curve as well. Bria Arrant recalled how she had forgotten her track spikes in her very first meet, which forced her to run in basketball

TWO OF A KIND, 2B

Lobos lose 9-1 to Leander on senior night

BY SHANE SCHOLWINSKI

The Lehman Lobos baseball team suffered a 9-1 home loss to the Leander Lions April 20 on senior night as they struggled to get the bats going against opposing pitching.

“You know we wished it would’ve been better tonight,” said Lehman head coach Toby Robinson. “We struggled, but we hit some line drives and we couldn’t get anything to fall. We missed a couple balls we should’ve made as far as defense goes and that adds up obviously.”

A large senior class of nine players was recognized before the game for their contributions to the baseball program over the past four years.

“Nine guys, you know I love them to death,” Robinson said. “They’ve busted their butts for a long time. Some have been here earlier than others, but I’m really, really proud of what they’ve done this year.

I wish it could’ve been a little bit better for them.”

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Lehman senior pitcher Justin Edwards was given the starting pitching nod for the game

by Robinson. Edwards pitched five innings while giving up 4 runs, 10 hits, 5 walks, but also striking out 5 Leander batters.

The Lobo defense gave up the first two runs of the game in the top of the first inning due to throwing errors and adept Leander baserunning. The Lions’ first run came off a steal at home plate when Lehman was caught trying to throw out a runner at second base. A second Lion run came a few pitches later when a wild pitch from Edwards got past catcher Derek Gomez, giving Leander an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first.

On offense, the Lehman batters struggled as they didn’t notch a base hit through the first three innings.

Senior Chastin Evans broke up the no-hit bid in the bottom of the

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Twenty-one Hays CISD track athletes advance to Region Twenty-one Hays CISD track and field athletes look to punch their tickets to the UIL state meet this weekend when they compete at the Region IV, 6A championships at Alamo Stadium in San Antonio. Leading the way is Hays High senior Dillon Baker, who claimed the area title in long jump and is a component in the 4x100m and 4x200m relay teams. On the girls side, Lehman High Nikayla Fitzgerald earned area titles in the long and triple jump competition and is a part of the Lobos 4x100m and 4x200m relay squads.

GIRLS

Bria Arrant (Lehman) – 100m dash, 4x100m relay, 4x200m relay Brianna Kaminski (Hays) – 200m dash

Gabby Bosquez (Hays) – 800m run, 4x400m relay

Cameron McFadden (Hays) – 100m hurdles, 300m hurdles*, 4x400m relay Briannah Arrant (Lehman) – 4x100m relay, 4x200m relay Briana Garcia (Lehman) – 4x100m relay, 4x200m relay

BOYS

Eric Gant (Hays)– 100m dash, 4x100m relay, 4x200m relay Robbie Woodworth (Hays) – 800m run Cade Powell (Hays) – 4x100m relay, Dillon Baker (Hays) – Long jump*, 4x100m relay, 4x200m relay Devin Hines (Hays) – 4x100m relay Darian Moore (Hays) – 4x200m relay Sam Gonzales (Hays) – 4x200m relay Noah Hernandez (Hays) – Shotput

Nikayla Fitzgerald (Lehman) – 4x100m relay, 4x200m relay, Long jump*, Triple jump* Brissa Diaz (Hays) – 4x400m relay

Megan Gilliam (Hays) – 4x400m relay CeCe Watson (Lehman) – Shotput Alyssa Blanks (Hays) – Discus

Reagan Casey (Hays) – High jump

Lauren Sikoski (Hays) – Pole vault*

Lobo softball finishes season 9-15 The Lehman Lobos closed their 2018 home campaign April 20 with a 17-3 loss to the Leander Lions. Lehman finishes the season with a 9-15 record and went 3-9 in district play under first year head coach Jesse Bustamante. Right, Lehman Lobo freshman Ariana Ybarra slides headfirst into home plate to score a run in the team’s regular season finale against the Leander Lions at home April 20.

Below, a Leander Lion baseman moves carefully out of the path of a Lehman Lobo baserunner who slid safely into second base.

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Get ready for next generaton of football’s best

L

ike an oiled-up wrestler delivering an elbow from the top turnbuckle, one can't escape the spectacle that the NFL Draft has become these days.

Ah yes, the NFL Draft.

An event that measures the worth of college athletes on algorithms, statistics and how fast they run, how far they throw or how hard they hit.

A place where dreams are born, hopes are dashed and the prospect of a lot of green is thrown around as if it was old news.

Perhaps in true NFL fashion, this year's event will have a very special episode as it makes its way to Jerry Jones land in Arlington for the first time in its history. That of course could bring with it a ton of drama and a whole lot of television advertisements flooding our airwaves.

Love it or hate it, one has to respect the staying power of the NFL Draft.

If anything, what comes with more than 70-hours of somewhat mindnumbing coverage are inspiring stories of players who have overcome and will shine far brighter than Johnny Top Draft pick.

Guys such as Shaquiem Griffin of Central Florida, who had a breakout 2017 season despite being born with only one hand. Or Sports Illustrated's recent piece on 12 or so NFL Draft prospects whose parents fled from political strife in various African nations to find a better life for their families.

With the draft comes tales of players who turn their heartbreak into motivation to find greatness. Guys with the last name of Brady, Rogers, Sherman, Lett weren't selected in the top five, or even at all.

All of them are, or soon will be, Hall of Fame players.

Of course, there are

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the stories of players who were expected to be at the draft since they were in high school.

Much of that talk has centered on the bevy of highly sought after quarterbacks whose air attack is rivaled only by the Air Force.

Though, the success of Josh Rosen, Sam Darnold, Baker Mayfield and Josh Allen is paired with the question of which one will be dealt to the hapless and toothless Cleveland Browns. Good luck to the poor sap in that situation. He can cry over his guaranteed millions, I'm sure.

My favorite part is seeing teams go after offensive and defensive lineman, who are the real warriors in the game of football.

Look for UTEP's Will Hernandez to go quickly and make an immediate impact.

And let's not forget the real reason why the draft is so great to watch in the first place – rabid fans.

Kudos to those who earned a ticket to the draft via a lottery system to see the draft in person. More respect to those who sit through all seven rounds of the darn thing and have the same excitement for Mr. Irrelevant, or the final pick, as the very first.

One must cringe, however, at the amount of dough they may have to fork over for a special NFL Draft draught.

But for all of the gold, glamour and glitterati the draft rolls with, what it doesn't lack is a sense of style.

So pull up your chair, grab a reasonably priced cold one and relax for a few hours this weekend as we watch the next generaton of football’s best.

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Hays’ Sikoski signs to Boston University

Earlier this month, Hays High senior Lauren Sikoski signed her letter of intent to continue her track and field career at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts. Sikoski, who participates in pole vault, was joined by family and friends at the ceremony.

Hays’ Krafka signs to Lander College

Hays Rebel senior Kaitlyn Krafka signed her letter of intent to continue her volleyball career at Lander College in Greenwood, South Carolina. Krafka led the Rebel 2017 volleyball team in kills and is the second Hays volleyball player to sign this season.

Two of a Kind: Picking up the sport from their parents

fourth with a single to left field, which was one of only three hits for the Lobos on the night.

After giving up a fiverun sixth inning to the Lions, Lehman scored a run off an infield single from designated hitter John Martinez. Martinez hustled his way to first base and beat out the throw to give the Lobos a run on the scoreboard.

But Lobo bats were unable to catch up to the nine runs scored by Leander. Senior night became a somber conclusion to a rough sea-

son that the Lobos had high hopes for.

“It’s just been an up and down year. You know we started off pretty hot and then we went through some ups and downs,” Robinson said. “We went through some injuries and that threw our mojo off a little bit. But we’ve accomplished some things that we worked on. Our main goal was to make the playoffs and we fell short of that.

But we are ready to start getting ready again for next year.”

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shoes.

“It was funny, but it was also fun, because it was the first time I ran and everyone was into it,” Bria said.

Over the next few years, both Arrant sisters competed individually in AAU and in the Junior Olympics. As time wore on, Bria began to excel at the high school level, while Brianna also flourished in middle school and amateur track meets.

It wasn’t until 2017 that the two first raced on the same relay team.

That dynamic carried over into 2018 when they both made the varsity Lobo track squad.

Michelle Garcia, Lehman High girls track coach, said she wasn’t surprised when they knew they were getting Briannah based on Bria’s

performances and dedication to the sport.

“Bria has always been a stud, she’s ran fast and made it to regionals the last couple of years so it wasn’t a surprise when we knew we were getting her sister,” Garcia said.

“We knew that our relays were going to be really good this year, and next year as well because they will both still be here.”

That success is based on taking the time to hone their skills and doing everything to get “faster and just be more athletic,” Garcia said.

“They put in a lot of work necessary to be good runners. I know that they’re aspiring to do this in college so they already have that mindset,” Garcia said.

For Bria, the communication aspect between herand her sister has

been an asset during the relays.

“It helps a lot, especially when we’re together,” Bria said. “It helps us know what we’re doing.

But without the coaches, it can be confusing, but other than that, you get the gist of it.”

Briannah still has time to learn and grow as a freshman, but together, and as a team, they know what needs to be done

heading into the regional meet, Garcia said.

“I think the fact that they’ve broken records and they know they’re young, they get that they have something special,” Garcia said. “They know they can compete with teams like Judson and Steele and teams like that, so they’re up there and they’re confident and I think that’s what’s helping them right now.”

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HCISD School Board Candidates Susan Grey

What are some ways you plan to help Hays CISD manage growth, if elected?

In any school district, there must be persons committed to the ongoing growth of the district and must be in communication with the city and county, and aware of permits granted for new developments.

As these new developments are being planned, the district must also be forecasting what the impact will be on current campuses and be able to determine when new campuses become a need. The one thing you do not want to have happen is to not be in front of new development and have to deal with overcrowding. It is imperative that the district stay ahead of planned growth and be willing to ask for bond proposals.

Does Hays CISD have an equity issue?

If so, how do you plan to address it?

Hays CISD has a lot of room for improvement when looking at the 2017 results of the 3rd-8th grade STAAR results and the 2017 End of Course results. There is a disparity in achievement between Region 13 schools, the district overall, Special Education students, Economically Disadvantaged students and English Language Learners. With almost 2,000 students identified as Special Education and 2,867 identified as Bilingual/ESL, these two populations represent approximately 1/4 of the total student enrollment in grades 3-8.

I am passionate about students being able to read on grade level. This would be one of my major initiatives as a school board member. I have a lot of data to say that direct, intensive, focused interventions do work and I would want to work with the Curriculum Director, the Special Education Director and the Bilingual Director to find new ways to make a difference in student success.

What traits do you possess that your opponent does not?

First and foremost, public education has been my life for over 30 years, first working at Texas State University in the education research department while I completed my undergraduate degree, and then teaching Special Education for 11 years. Wanting to make a larger impact in the world of education, I earned my Masters in Educational Leadership and became a Special Education/Dyslexia/504 Director. After 10 years, I came back to the Austin area and worked as a Behavior/Autism Specialist.

Currently, I work at Texas Educational Consultative Services (TECS, Inc.) consulting with approximately 75 school districts across the state helping them with federal funding and programming.

Do you feel Hays CISD aligns its curriculum well? Is there any part of the curriculum you would like to expand?

I would like for the district to consider looking at students who do not read on grade level and consider implementing intensive, focused and evidence-based programs that would ensure that students would be able to read on grade level. I cannot stress enough how important it is that students read on grade level.

Do you think Hays CISD needs a future bond? If so, would you support it and when should the district do this?

Again, as I answered in question one, the district should have persons who are staying informed regarding permits that have been granted for new developments that will impact campus growth. Once the projected growth reaches a critical point, then I would be in favoring in asking for a future bond.

What specific practices will you implement to keep in contact with constituents?

I would commit to having my email and phone number available to parents and staff in the district so that I could be reached regarding any district issues. I would also consider creating social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) where constituents could be kept up to date with issues that the district may be facing, and where they could also contact me.

What is one issue not being talked about that should be?

I think that everyone in Hays CISD who is registered to vote needs to do their homework to determine the most education friendly politicians running for public office. When our state legislature is pushing for vouchers, people need to know that means less funding for public education.

The legislature also needs to consider opening the rainy-day fund and fully fund public education. I am opposed to the legislature stating that districts just need to increase the tax rate. We need fully funded public education which we will only get if education friendly politicians are voted in in November.

What is your favorite dessert?

Any in-season fresh fruit, particularly ripe watermelon!

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What are some ways you plan to help Hays CISD manage growth, if elected?

Growth is indeed a reality for our community. Recent data ranks us as the fourth fastest growing county in the nation. We all see it and know that more is coming. It also means we cannot ignore it so let’s work directly with Hays County and the cities of Buda and Kyle. We can’t operate in a vacuum, and more open dialog is a must if we have any hope of managing our growth.

Does Hays CISD have an equity issue? If so, how do you plan to address it?

Let’s instead discuss this as an equal opportunity issue. Does every campus have access to similar resources so that all of our student populations are receiving an equitable and excellent education? We’ve expanded the Saturn V STEM program and will introduce a fine art focused campus at Fuentes. This effort continues our mission of bringing exciting learning opportunities all across our district. I will work to bring more of this type of educational opportunity to all Hays CISD campuses.

What traits do you possess that your opponent does not?

As a senior executive at a large construction company, I have many years of setting strategy, enacting the plans to be successful, hiring the best, and managing effective budgets. This level of senior business experience along with my knowledge of the construction industry will blend well with those on the board, and neither of my opponents has this combination.

Do you feel Hays CISD aligns its curriculum well? Is there any part of the curriculum you would like to expand?

The feedback I have received on curriculum is not only about a lack of alignment but that there is little freedom for our excellent teachers to do what they do best – teach! At work, we pull from the completion date to the start of a project to determine the best schedule, and I think we need to take the same approach with our students. Let’s begin with the end in mind and work our way down to pre-k from what we define as a fully functional high school graduate with each successive grade successfully building on the one before it.

Do you think Hays CISD needs a future bond? If so, would you support it and when should the district do this?

Our growth and our ability to manage debt will dictate this rather than my opinion. However, we have to be smarter with our budgets and how we approach construction projects to make sure that we are getting the most bang for the buck. I know we will need more buildings, but our budget will determine what we can spend. I will support smart, affordable bonds that provide safe and effective environments for our students and teachers. We do not need to be in the business of winning awards for architecture.

What specific practices will you implement to keep in contact with constituents?

This has been asked several times by a variety of people so I am going to make a real effort to improve transparency. I will be involved with campuslevel PTA’s and booster organizations as well as partner with the administration to host forums that are away from regular board meetings. I also commit to being an active listener and will take issues seriously as they are brought to me.

What is one issue not being talked about that should be?

The disparity in participation rates in AP classes at Hays and Lehman. Hays is essentially double the number of students than at Lehman. It’s an ongoing problem, and even though mentioned at board meetings I have yet to see a real plan to actively engage the Lehman student population to get additional students enrolled. More needs to be done.

What is your favorite dessert?

Cheesecake!

What are some ways you plan to help Hays CISD manage growth, if elected?

I believe that Hays CISD is taking a proactive approach in managing the eventual growth of the district by building new schools, however, new schools necessitates the need for more teachers. I would like to see a more aggressive move in the recruitment of quality teachers as well as retention of the teachers we have currently. More schools won’t work if we don’t have the staff to fill them.

What are some ways you plan to help Hays CISD manage growth, if elected?

1. Identify low performing schools and support the teachers with the tools needed to assist those students.

2. Improve academics and strengthen our extra-curriculum by offering unique programs in order to attract students, and families to move into our district.

Does Hays CISD have an equity issue? If so, how do you plan to address it?

Yes. “Inequality” in the district appears to be an issue. If this were not an issue, we would not have two underperforming schools in a specific area and demographic. My mission is to ensure that equality exists and each student has the opportunity to excel at every academic level.

Does Hays CISD have an equity issue? If so, how do you plan to address it?

1. Yes, the equity divide is the lack of consistency for every student in Hays CISD due to the financial difference between west & east side of Buda.

2. Evaluate Hays CISD academic integrity in order to identify students not reaching their full potential.

What traits do you possess that your opponent does not?

As a former state purchaser and contract specialist, I am familiar with proper bidding and award process of proposed contracts. I have dedicated my life’s work to building effective leadership and recognizing when certain leadership is not working. I am a problem solver and passionate about seeing each student reach they’re fullest potential beyond High school.

What traits do you possess that your opponent does not?

I have worked within the public school district for 23 years. I have experience working within the educational level, as well as working with students, parents, and the community.

Do you feel Hays CISD aligns its curriculum well? Is there any part of the curriculum you would like to expand?

Hays CISD’s curriculum needs to be improved to meet ALL needs of our kids in all areas of their curriculum. I would like to see programs that expand on leadership, improved ESL programs and STEM programs.

Do you feel Hays CISD aligns its curriculum well? Is there any part of the curriculum you would like to expand?

Yes in most cases, but Hays CISD does have the opportunity to align its curriculum more soundly. I would like to expand our CTE program with additional ACC Technical Certifications.

In order to assist our students with the experience in high skill, high wage, and high-demand professions.

Do you think Hays CISD needs a future bond? If so, would you support it and when should the district do this?

Future bonds are inevitable in a growing school district. The key is proposing new bonds that are validated and justified, budgetary impact that is diligently evaluated and that community input and feedback is received. I will always be supportive of new bonds that improve the education of our students and provide positive impacts to teachers and staff.

Do you think Hays CISD needs a future bond? If so, would you support it and when should the district do this?

I would only support a future bond if there’s firm data of student growth that would support this decision. This data would need be tracked consistently over a length of time in order to have solid facts before proposing a bond to the community.

What specific practices will you implement to keep in contact with constituents?

Emails, Phone, face to face meetings (listening to the constituents concerns)

What specific practices will you implement to keep in contact with constituents?

I am a believer of constant interaction with the community. The biggest feedback I receive is that the communication between the administrators and the community is not significant. With the advancement of vast media outlets, there should not be a reason to not reach our community. However, nothing replaces the face-to-face interaction of people. Listening to their concerns, understanding their stresses and showing compassion when it comes to our kids is paramount.

What is one issue not being talked about that should be?

Financial & Ethical responsibility of the low performance of the district administration and school board electives.

What is your favorite dessert?

HUMBLE PIE

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What is one issue not being talked about that should be?

As a long time resident and former student of Hays CISD, there has always been inequality of academic resources between campuses. Some may not want to believe that there is an issue but its there. I want to bring all issues to the forefront and address them accordingly.

What is your favorite dessert?

Crème Brule

Above are questionnaires returned by candidates running for a pair of Hays CISD board of trustee seats up for grabs May 5. In the race for the Trustee At-Large seat are candidates Will McManus, Susan Gray and Michelle Cohen. In the race for the District 3 seat are incumbent Bert Bronaugh, Jr. as well as candidates Michael Sanchez and Valerie Hopkins. Early voting continues through May 1 with Election Day May 5

EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS

Hays CISD Central Office21003 Interstate 35Kyle, Texas 78640

Buda Elementary (Upper Campus)300 San MarcosBuda, Texas 78610

ELECTION DAY LOCATIONS (POLLS OPEN FROM 7 A.M. TO 7 P.M.)

District 1 - Hays CISD Central Office21003 Interstate 35Kyle, Texas 78640

District 2 -Tobias Elementary School1005 East FM 150Kyle, Texas 78640

District 3 - Chapa Middle School3311 Dacy LaneKyle, Texas 78640

District 4 - Hays Hills Baptist Church1401 North FM 1626Buda, Texas 78610

District 5 A & B - Wallace Middle School1500 West Center StreetKyle, Texas 78640

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Tobacco plants attract bad bugs, keeping them from the rest of the garden.

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Third graders in Hays CISD schools and Santa Cruz Catholic School released butterflies at the tranquility garden at Seton Medical Center Hays on April 20, 2018. In partnership with the EmilyAnn Theatre and Gardens in Wimberley, students coaxed the butterflies out of their wooden-framed boxes with cantaloupe and honey dew to set them free. The butterflies were grown in students’ classes and released at the tranquility garden to celebrate life and those that have passed.

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BY KATERINA BARTON

As the sitting Hays County Justice of the Peace in Pct. 5, Scott Cary regularly has a full plate to work with.

But amid his duties as a JP, Cary, a former peace officer, also regularly volunteers his time as a basketball coach at Marbridge, a residential community that provides care for adults with intellectual disabilities.

Cary has been a basketball coach at the community center since 1995 and is about to go into his 22nd annual tournament with his team. The team has adopted the University of Texas mascot and call themselves the Marbridge Longhorns.

In the early 80s, Cary got involved with helping raise money for the Special Olym-

pics through the Law Enforcement Torch Run with the Austin Police Department. Later, Cary and his wife Mary Cary started volunteering at Marbridge through his church, St. John’s Presbyterian, when the church formed a softball team to practice with the Marbridge team.

So when Marbridge wanted to get involved in the Special Olympics, Cary helped organize their first basketball team. Cary was the assistant coach to Hughie Shaw, one of the staff members at Marbridge who is still there today.

Cary says he likes working with his team, seeing improvement and bonding with his players.

“I like to see the joy and happiness when we work on an inbounds, and we work and work and work on it, and they

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Players from the Marbridge Longhorns, along with their coach Scott Cary, show their team spirit at the 2017 Special Olympics Texas basketball tournament at University of Texas at Arlington.

do it during a game and they’re successful, it just really brings joy to me,” Cary said.

The Marbridge Longhorns meet for an hour and a half every Wednesday to practice

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few years ago ‘Mighty’ Quinn Peterson joined us here at It’s About Thyme from Texas A&M. We were in the midst of a particularly serious infestation of aphids and white flies following the torrential rains of the spring. Quinn advised us to place small tobacco plants at the entrances of the greenhouses.

He germinated the minute seeds himself, and in a few weeks we had some fairly good sized plants . . . which immediately became full of ‘bad bugs.’ This was pretty fascinating as they actually left our ‘good plants’ to seek out the new plant in the house. I was intrigued.

Quinn explained that the bugs are drawn to the nicotine, become addicted and will stay and not leave until death. Ugh, I thought, this is bad stuff.

Perhaps the Surgeon General should be made aware of this.

I took a few of his baby plants and placed them in our new medicine, butterfly and hummingbird gardens.

I planted them at the north and south exposures as I figured this is the path of our prevailing winds and the flight path of ‘the invaders.’ Bingo. It worked!

Tobacco is a member of the nightshade family. We grow Nicotiana tabacum – Virginia gold.

It reaches a height of 6 feet, and has velvety light green leaves and beautiful pink trumpet flowers.

It is quite lovely and adds a level of interest to the gardens. Aside from the myriad of images that magically become fixed in your head as you weed and work around them like the Marlboro Man, a Camel and some guy with a black eye, the smell is rather pleasant.

Many online gardening sites suggest using the tobacco plant as an insect repellent, but this is incorrect. These plants are insect attractors and should be thought of as ‘a trap crop.’

In fact this is the reason tobacco crops take a tremendous toll on the environment – because of the amount of chemicals required to keep the plants insect-free to grow production-grade leaves.

Some tout the use of

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OBITUARIES CAMARILLO On Thursday, April 12, 2018, at the age of 88, Inocencia Ramires Camarillo passed away at her home in Uhland, Texas and entered the presence of God. Born in Austin Texas, on December 28, 1929, to Emiliano and Natividad (Dabila) Ramires, Inocencia lived most of her life in Austin, marrying Jesse M. Camarillo in 1964 and raising her family at their home in the 7th Street and Webberville Road neighborhood of Austin.

Inocencia was a faithful woman and always reverent. After getting married, she loved to go dancing with Jesse. She enjoyed traveling, weeklong vacations at Pale Face Ranch visiting the Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle church in San Juan, Texas. She was a caregiver, dedicating her time and energy to her family and the care of her brother Pedro Ramires and later to her son Jose Camarillo as his health failed. She was known for her cooking skills and love of roses.

In addition, Inocencia’s life was richly blessed by those who loved her, including her devoted husband Jesse, her grandchildren Tracey, Tiffany, Jose, Jesse Ray and Joel Camarillo as well as her greatgrandchildren: Amara Ramires, Lilliana Garcia, Joe Camarillo and Francisco Garcia and many in her extended family.

Inocencia was preceded in death by her son, Jose Camarillo.

Family and friends celebrated her life and had Holy Rosary on Thursday, April 19, 2018, at Harrell Funeral Home in Kyle. Funeral mass followed on Friday, April 20, 2018, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parrish 1206 E. 9th Street, Austin.

Cremation followed.

Please visit www.Harrellfuneralhomes.com to share a fond memory, photograph, or condolence with Inocencia’s family on her on-line memorial site.

ROBERTS Janet Marie Roberts, 77, beloved wife, mother and grandmother died on April 15, 2018 surrounded by family and friends.

She was born on June 21, 1940 to Gerald and Gladys Watson of Buda, Texas. It was there she developed her love of small towns, devoted friends and most all types of animals large and small. She would carry that love for the simple life for 77 years.

Janet married her husband of 58 years, Joel V. Roberts on December 19, 1959. Janet and Joel lived their entire married life in San Marcos and were heavily involved in 4H, FFA, horse shows and rodeo. Janet was also a member of the Daughters of the Confederacy, American Quarter Horse Associated and National Barrel Horse Association and ASPCA. Janet and Joel either hauled their kids or followed their kids to rodeos for 25 years. After that, Janet decided that she wanted to compete for herself. She ran barrels for almost 20 years amassing buckles, saddles and even one state championship.

Janet is survived by her husband Joel, son Randy Roberts and wife, Carla, daughter Tara Lantz and husband, Bret, grandchildren, Reese Roberts, Sydney Roberts, Bret Lantz II, Brady

Lantz all of San Marcos and Valen Roberts of Austin. She was preceded in death by her son Joel B. Roberts.

Family received friends at a memorial service on Friday, April 20, 2018 at Pennington Funeral Home The family had a private service at the Barton Cemetery in Buda, Texas. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Justin Cowboy Crises Fund at justincowboycrisesfund.org

SIMON Sonja Bennett Simon (née Lewis) passed away on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at the age of 79.

Sonja was born on November 30, 1938 in Bryan, Texas. She was the first child of Charles B. Lewis and Mibline Elvira Price. The family resided in College Station but moved to Houston before she started school. She attended Stephen F. Austin High School where she was involved in several clubs and played bassoon in the marching band. Sonja graduated from high school in 1957. She then moved to San Marcos to attend Southwest Texas State University where she earned a degree in Speech and Drama and obtained her teaching certificate. She began her teaching career in 1965. She taught for one year in Corpus Christi and another year in San Marcos. The remainder of her 28-year teaching career was spent working for the Hays Independent School District.

On November 22, 1959 Sonja married Edward Rhea Simon and they were married until his death in 2013. They had their first child, Piper Rhea’L Simon, in December of 1966. They moved into their first home in Kyle, Texas the night she was born.

Their second child, Channing Bennett Simon, was born in August of 1972. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, family gatherings, and watching the maturation of her granddaughters, Bailey and Brooke.

Sonja is survived by her daughter, Piper Rhea’L Barrett and husband John Earl Barrett; her son, Channing Bennett Simon and wife Carrie Simon; her brother, Charles Price Lewis and wife Betty Ann Lewis; and granddaughters Bailey Barrett and Brooke Barrett. She is preceded in death by her husband, Edward Rhea Simon, and her parents, Charles Bennett Lewis and Mibline Elvira Lewis.

Finally, we must acknowledge Sonja’s dog, Dudley, who provided Sonja with companionship, unconditional love, and unending loyalty.

In accordance with her wishes, Sonja’s body was cremated, and her ashes were spread at the family farm located in Bedias, Texas. The family is grateful for prayers and condolences but declines flowers and donations. The family would like to thank the staff at Resolute Health Hospital, and especially Dr. Antonio Alvarado, for their excellent care and dedication.

the older sister of two brothers, Jeffrey and Quade Sutton.

Her family ranched in Menard, Texas. After graduating from Menard High School, she attended college in central Texas and graduated from Texas Tech University in 1966 with a B.S. in Secondary Education.

In 1969, she completed her M. Ed. at Tech.

She was a teacher in Llano and moved to the Texas Panhandle in 1968. She worked as a caseworker for residents at the Lubbock State School.

She moved to Austin in 1988 and worked as a program manager in the state’s disaster assistance program. Her experience took her to communities throughout Texas that had been devastated by floods, tornadoes and hurri-

canes where she helped thousands of families through the Individual and Family Grant Program. She later worked as a program specialist for Child Protective Services. After her retirement in 1999, Jetty worked as an evaluator for an educational testing company, for her credit union, and for the IRS. She never lost her interest in learning. She held a real estate sales license for many years to keep informed about property rights. She served on the Hometown Kyle HOA Board of Directors for a few years to be aware of neighborhood issues and to support the rights and responsibilities of her fellow homeowners.

She was a voracious reader of books, usually reading a dozen or more

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Once read, she donated her books to the Menard Public Library.

We will remember her for her colorful and unique vocabulary and her non-reluctant approach to everything that came her way. As your friend, Jetty did not harbor ill will and would always tell you that everything was just peachy. Jetty was a big fan of the Texas Tech Red Raiders. She enjoyed playing cards with friends, winning nearly every game.

At every workplace throughout her career and in her personal life, Jetty made a lasting impression through her humor, wisdom and wit.

Most dear to Jetty was her family. She is survived by her daughter, Jacintha Cowan, grandsons Easemond and

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Abren Cowan; brother Jeffrey Sutton and his wife, Cynthia; Jeffrey’s children Cody Sutton and Stefny Nance and her husband, David; and brother Quade Sutton and his wife, Ebbie. She is also survived by greatnephews Weston and Wells Nance.

The family wishes to thank Jetty’s very concerned and caring friends and neighbors and the Kyle first responders.

In accordance with her wishes, her remains were cremated.

A memorial service will be held on May 2, at 1:30 p.m. at the Pavilion at the Presidio de San Saba, 191 Presidio Road, Menard, Texas. The family requests donations be made to the Menard Public Library or to the charity of your choice.

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Westheimer immediately manned one of the .50 caliber guns in the nose of the plane. “I never got off a burst,” he admitted. “The Macchis were in and out too quickly for me.”

Crew members not tied up tending to wounded comrades kept trying to fend off the swarming fighters, but the bomber suffered serious damage despite their best efforts.

An oil leak caused an engine to freeze up starting a devastating domino effect. “That tore number 3 right out of the wing. It fell into number 4, knocking it out of the wing, too.

I looked out the Plexiglass window into two gaping holes where the engines had been.”

The sudden loss of half its power sealed the fate of the “Natchez to Mobile, Memphis to St. Jo.” “We were losing altitude steadily. It was obvious

David Westheimer continued to write right up until the end of his long life. His final novel Delay en Route came out in 2002, three years before his death from a heart attack at the age of 88.

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On the morning of Dec. 11, 1942, a B-24 Liberator with the unwieldy name “Natchez to Mobile, Memphis to St. Jo” inspired by the comic strip Li’l Abner lumbered into the air from a field on the Suez Canal. The target of the day was the port of Naples 800 miles to the northwest on the coast of Italy.

The young lieutenant from Texas was one of eight crewmen on-board the four-engine bomber.

It was Westheimer’s 29th mission and, unbeknownst to him, his last. He was about to be grounded for the duration.

The best-selling novelist waited more than 40 years to write his wartime memoir aptly titled Sitting It Out. But time had taken not the slightest toll on his recollection of the day his B-24 went down, which he described in riveting detail.

“We dropped our load and continued out to sea,” Westheimer wrote in 1992.

“I gave Lt. Larry Kennedy, the pilot, the course for home. And then we were jumped by Macchi 202s.

American bomber shot down attacking Italy and maybe the first ever shot down by Italian fighters,” Westheimer wrote with a hint of embarrassment.

“To paraphrase Mark Twain, given a choice, we probably would have declined the honor.”

During his long captivity, Westheimer thought he might become a farmer after the war, an odd daydream for a city slicker.

Instead he chose writing and produced Summer on the Water, a fictional work that won the McMurray Book Store prize for the best Texas first novel of 1948.

He returned to The Post in the 1950’s as an editor and sometime columnist.

On the writing front, he ground out suspense novels under the pseudonym “Z.Z. Smith” while finishing his next novel Watching Out for Dulie which was not as well received as his first.

But the Sixties proved to be his breakthrough decade. His WWII thriller Von Ryan’s Express was the February 1964 Bookof-the-Month Club selection and later made into a major motion picture starring Frank Sinatra.

His next novel My Sweet Charlie (1965) sold almost as many copies before he adapted the story for the Broadway stage.

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On the morning of Dec. 11, 1942, a B-24 Liberator with the unwieldy name “Natchez to Mobile, Memphis to St. Jo” inspired by the comic strip Li’l Abner lumbered into the air from a field on the Suez Canal. The target of the day was the port of Naples 800 miles to the northwest on the coast of Italy.

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Anyone, who has driven the streets of Texas’ largest city, has at one time or another ridden down Westheimer Road. Few realize, however, that the urban thoroughfare named for a nineteenth-century German immigrant is the longest in the entire Lone Star State.

Mitchell Louis Westheimer came to Texas in the 1850s. A huge success at every enterprise he tried, the businessman, who spoke seven languages, and his wife raised a houseful of children – eight of their own, three orphans and five more belonging to struggling relatives.

One of Westheimer’s many descendants was a great nephew named David Westheimer. Born in the Bayou City in 1917, he graduated from Rice Institute at age 20 and joined the staff of the Houston Post. He was juggling the dual duties of editor and columnist by the time the United States entered the Second World War and in short order put his civilian life on hold to enlist in the Army Air Forces.

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Wimberley Arts Fest

Founders Day Festival in Dripping Springs

The three-day festival celebrates the 1850 founding of the Dripping Springs community. In downtown Dripping Springs from April 2729. The Friday parade will start off the festivities followed by a carnival, cook-off competitions, arts and crafts vendors, and more!

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At The Waters Point in Wimberley, Texas on April 28-29, the 10th annual event will host live music, over 100 artist booths, a vintage car show, food and drinks and more! wimberleyartsfest.com

Kyle High School Homecoming

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Spend the morning fishing with friends at Lake Kyle for the first tournament in the 2nd Annual Arroyo Fishing Tournament Series. April 28, 2018 at 7:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday April 28. The old Kyle High school will be hosting a homecoming reunion at the “Old Gym”, or Kimbro building, at Kyle Elementary school. There will be a barbecue lunch and old friends!

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Know the signs of child abusers

BY MELISSA G. RODRIGUEZ

A startling reality was not something that parents wanted to hear at a recent YouthFest 2018, co-hosted by the Hays Caldwell Women’s Center (HCWC).

At this free familyfriendly event, attendees came by the HCWC table to play a spinning wheel game that had some spaces with questions about child abuse. One particular question that clearly demonstrated that there is much work still to be done – “Are children more likely to be abused by a stranger or someone they know?”

Every child answered, saying “a stranger.” Even some parents seemed uncomfortable when confronted with the truth, that someone a child knows is more likely to abuse them than a stranger. Nationally, 90% of children who are sexually abused are abused by someone known to

Nationally, 90% of children who are sexually abused are abused by someone known to them, not a stranger. At HCWC, that number is closer to 99 percent.

to know unequivocally abuse has occurred; you only have to suspect it.

Leave it to the trained professionals to do their jobs and investigate the allegations.

Second, parents need to talk to their children.

Let them know that no one, not even someone they know, is ever allowed to touch them inappropriately or make them keep secrets. Talk to them about body safety and seek resources if you need help starting that conversation.

Adopting these practices doesn’t ensure 100 percent that children will not be harmed or abused. But if they feel safe, knowledgeable and educated they’re more likely to let someone they trust know what is happening. The only way to prevent child sexual abuse is to remove the mask of the abuser, hold them accountable and make it less likely they will continue their behavior.

them, not a stranger. At HCWC, that number is closer to 99 percent.

For parents to look around to those closest to their family and consider an acquaintance could harm your child is terrifying. And teaching children this reality is not at easy task.However, children need adults to push aside fear and face this reality.

First, though, parents must educate themselves and learn who child sexual abusers are, what they look like and how they keep getting away with their crimes.

Grooming is the term used in the child sexual abuse field and is defined as a process used by the abuser to establish the trust of the child and the trust of the child’s parents or

guardians. According to the Hero Project, predators will usually try to gain access to a child by grooming the parents.

Abusers use this method to cover up their intentions and it can be confusing and shameful for the child when sexual abuse takes place. They don’t understand why someone who loves and cares for them would betray that trust and abuse them. Abusers are manipulative and often appear like “good” people.

Kids doubt their feelings about the abuse and feel like they will not be believed.

Abusers rely on this kind of relationship to mask their criminal and traumatizing behavior.

Think of Jerry Sandusky, for example. To the public eye, he was a respect-

ed winning coach at one of the top college football programs who also started a worthy charity that served at-risk youth by providing mentors and opportunities otherwise unattainable to them. To the world, he was the epitome of a “good respectable man,” but behind this guise, he hid an awful secret life that finally came to the forefront. He was convicted of 45 counts of sexually abusing young boys over a 15-year period.

There are also local stories that don’t make national headlines.

In Hays and Caldwell counties, there have been many criminal convictions of biological fathers, stepfathers, uncles, grandfathers, coaches, youth pastor

and even a mother of the victim’s friend. All were found guilty of child sexual abuse crimes with punishments ranging from probation to multiple life sentences.

All of these perpetrators were seen as “good” people by those around them. They were locals who live in our neighborhoods, work in local businesses, attend our schools, and were not strangers to the children they abused.

How can parents help their children? First, if you hear or know a child has been abused – believe them and report it to local authorities.

In Texas, everyone over the age of 18 is legally required to report any suspected abuse. As long as you act in good faith, you don’t have

plant it to draw all the bad bugs to it and that’s that. I actually thought ours would have died over the winter but they actually thrived and are

bigger and healthier than last year.

Plant them in full sun for best results. Please tell us how they worked for your bug problems. You

can save your seed pods for next year, you will get a million seeds . . . seriously! Please don’t use the leaves for anything else; your garden needs

you. Happy gardening everyone!

If you have a question for Chris, Dave, Amanda – or any of our resident

experts, please send it via email to iathyme@yahoo. com. Or mail a postcard to It’s About Thyme, 11726 Manchaca Road, Austin, TX 78748.

A neighbor on Maple told us she’s fearful of a mountain lion carrying away her little dog, so she does not leave the dog outside unattended.

Anyone know there whereabouts of a recent mountain lion sighting?

We cannot leave KissMe unattended outdoors during the next month or so while he’s recovering from back surgery. KissMe’s first post-

surgery wobbly walking steps over the weekend were an answer to prayer.

He’s stronger every day.

Inside, KissMe must stay confined. We fashioned a pen in the kitchen on a rug that includes his well-worn pillow, blankets, toys, and water.

With KissMe’s handy dandy Craigslist stroller, purchased when he had neck surgery, he’ll go with us to the Buda Wiener

Dog Races this weekend.

Loving Mountain City’s phone directory hit a snag. The selected publisher imposed seemingly

impossible ever-changing conditions. Now, Amy Hilton is searching for a new publisher.

I’m searching for

tidbits. Please send to ptom5678@gmail.com (subject: Tidbit) or 512268-5678. Thanks! Love to you, Pauline

campus. Over the tournament weekend, over 100 teams compete in different brackets.

“Over the years we’ve done very well. We’ve won lots of gold metals,” Cary said.

One of Cary’s favorite parts about the team is not only the practice and the tournaments, but also the annual sports banquet St. John’s Presbyterian hosts for the residents of Marbridge.

“We have the sports banquet every fall and I’ve been the emcee for

every one of them. We give individual trophies, and those are fun times,” Cary said.

Cary says Marbridge staff members also deserve recognition and thanks for their success.

“It’s more like a college campus more than a home for mentally challenged individuals.

A lot of kids when they age out of the school system, their parents look for a place for them, and Marbridge has nothing but good things said about it,” Cary said.

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After pre-practice stretching and plyometrics, the team then splits up into an A and B team, which they call the green and white team. The two teams practice offensive and defensive drills, ball handling skills and shooting baskets.

“It’s just a normal basketball practice,” Cary said.

The team meets from January until the Special Olympics Texas basketball tournament at the end of May, usually held at the University of Texas at Arlington

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Buda receives a squeaky clean audit for FY 2016-17

BY KATERINA BARTON

Buda eyes tourism boost with co-marketing program

BY CARLIE PORTERFIELD

With applications due at the end of the week, Buda officials hope the third round of a program designed to maximize downtown businesses’ advertising dollars will bring in more tourism for the entire historic district.

The Buda Main Street Department launched the co-marketing program in October, Main Street manager Maggie Gillespie said.

“The main goal is to bring people into historic downtown,” Gillespie said. “If individual businesses are bringing in people, then all the businesses will be discovered.”

–Maggie Gillespie, Buda Main Street Department manager

Over the course of two rounds, seven downtown businesses have been approved to receive a bit more than $3,000, she said. Nearly $1,800 has been reim-

bursed to downtown Buda businesses so far.

“The main goal is to bring people into historic downtown,” Gillespie said. “If individual businesses are bringing

in people, then all the businesses will be discovered.”

Businesses located within the historic downtown district can apply for a matched

grant of up to $500 each quarter, up to $2,000 a year.

If approved, the applicant can be reimbursed for up to $500 or 50% of its marketing costs, whichever is less. The reviewing committee may distribute up to $5,000 per round. The total amount budgeted for the 2017-18 fiscal year was $20,000. As of April, events are also able to apply for the

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Permits could be required for area wedding venue to continue

BY EXSAR ARGUELLO

More than a year after opening their doors, the owners of a wedding venue located in Dripping Springs’ extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) might be required to submit site development permits as none were found on file.

An investigation was launched by the city of Dripping Springs over a month ago before

“Once staff looks at the property, a decision will be made if Garden Grove will need a site development plan for the wedding venue.”

–Ginger Faught, deputy city administrator for the City of Dripping Springs

contact was made with Shon and Janie Saliga, owners of the Garden Grove wedding venue, located on RM 967 west of Buda.

Kyle Dannhaus, Drip-

ping Springs building code enforcement officer, and city engineer Chad Gilpin were involved with the process.

Ginger Faught, Dripping Springs deputy city

administrator, said the Saliga’s wedding venue initially didn’t require permits because it was a home.

However, permits might be required after

six, single-room casitas were constructed in the back of the property to accommodate wedding guests.

“Once staff looks at the property, a decision will be made if Garden Grove will need a site development plan for the wedding venue,” Faught said.

Since the home is located in the Dripping

Buda’s annual audit on financial reports received the highest level of assurance for Fiscal Year 2016-17, according to a press release.

The “clean,” or unmodified audit means the “city’s financial records have been determined by the audit firm to be free of any misrepresentations,” according to the release.

This also indicates that the financial statements are materially correct and can be relied upon. Any healthy fund balances are viewed as financial stability when bond rating agencies determine the city’s bond rating.

Whitley Penn, LLP., the city’s external audit firm, presented the Sept.

30, 2017 audit results to council on April 17, where council approved the results.

“We are pleased to have again received a ‘clean’ audit for our last fiscal year. The city of Buda is committed to being responsible for managing all of the tax dollars it receives from its residents, and throughout this last fiscal year the Finance Department has worked diligently to ensure this commitment is followed. Additionally, receiving a clean audit is the result of our continued commitment to maintaining strong internal controls and financial processes,” said Finance Director June Ellis in a statement.

Sales tax revenue is the largest source of revenue to the City, which increased by 6.8 percent in FY 2017 from the previous year. The city expects this to grow in coming years, according to the city’s comprehensive annual financial report.

The city of Buda’s net position, or statement of personal net worth, increased by $2.2 million

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EVENTS Buda – 20th Annual Buda Lions Country Fair and Wiener Dog Races, April 28-29, Buda City Park. www. budalions.com.

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SUNFIELD MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 4’S NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO AMEND ITS CERTIFICATE OF CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY (CCN) NO. 13116 AND TO OBTAIN DUAL CERTIFICATION WITH A PORTION GOFORTH SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT’S CCN NO. 11356 FOR THE PROVISION OF WATER SERVICE IN HAYS AND TRAVIS COUNTIES, TEXAS Sunfield Municipal Utility District No. 4 has submitted an application with the Public Utility Commission of Texas to amend its water CCN No. 13116 and to obtain dual certification with a portion of Goforth Special Utility District’s CCN No. 11356 in Hays and Travis Counties.

The requested area is located approximately 3 miles east of downtown Buda, TX, and is generally bounded on the north by Turnersville Road; on the east by South Turnersville Road; on the south by Satterwhite Road; and on the west by CR 118. The total area being requested includes approximately 1056 acres and 0 current customers.

A copy of the map may be viewed at: 14755 Preston Road Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75254, 972-419-4717.

Persons who wish to intervene in the proceeding or comment upon action sought should contact the Public Utility Commission, P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or call the Public Utility Commission at (512) 936-7120 or (888) 782-8477. Hearing- and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136. The deadline for intervention in the proceeding is (30 days from the mailing or publication of notice, whichever occurs later, unless otherwise provided by the presiding officer). You must send a letter requesting intervention to the commission which is received by that date.

If a valid public hearing is requested, the Commission will forward the application to the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) for a hearing. If no settlement is reached and an evidentiary hearing is held, SOAH will submit a recommendation to the Commission for a final decision. An evidentiary hearing is a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in state district court.

Persons who wish to request this option should file the required documents with the: Public Utility Commission of Texas Central Records 1701 North Congress Avenue P.O. Box 13326 Austin, Texas 78711-3326 Si desea informacion en Espanol, puede llamar al 1-512-936-7221

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Serving S. Austin, Dripping Springs, Driftwood, Kyle and Buda since 1994.

Over 10 years of experience Keith Miller, owner One Time & Weekly Cleanings Drain & Cleans Pressure Washing Full Service Repairs HIGH TIDE Pool Replastering POOL SERVICE

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21681 IH-35 11740 Manchaca Rd. 3990 Hwy 290

894-3888

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Fences & More

Glass Service

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Berry Glass Company Commercial & Residential

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• Contract Glazing • Storefronts • Insulated Glass

Repairs, Gates, Post Replacement, Fully Insured.

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Taking care of your yard so you can play!

Attorneys and Counselors At Law

130 Hall Professional Center, Kyle, TX 78640

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512-268-6425

Plumbing

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Plumbing Company

PLUMBING AND COMMERCIAL REPAIR BACKFLOW SERVICES LLC

John Johnson Manager

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Serving Hays County since 1990

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MC • Visa

Roofing

Remodeling

Area Roofing

TRI-COUNTY CONSTRUCTION

Company

Specializing in custom remodeling and insurance repairs since 1984.

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Septic Services

Septic Services

ALL AMERICAN WASTEWATER SOLUTIONS, LLC

SELLMAN ENTERPRISES, INC.

Locally serving our community since 1982.

(512)

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Hays Free Press • April 25, 2018

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Public Notices REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Hays CISD is Requesting Proposals for RFP #06-041803VL Middle School Cabling Upgrades.

Proposals will be accepted until 05-03-18 at 2:00 p.m. local time. A voluntary Prebid meeting will be held on 4-27-2018 @ 10:00 a.m. at Hays CISD Technology Building, 21003 IH 35, Kyle, Texas. Specifications are available in the HCISD Purchasing Office (512-268-2141 ext. 45092) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Bid responses must be returned to the HCISD Purchasing Office, Valerie Littrell, 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.

Buda Audit

Continued from pg. 1D from the previous year, meaning the city’s overall total assets exceed the total liabilities. The net position increased from $83.9 million to $86.1 million. This increase demonstrates the ability of the city’s revenues to keep pace with annual expenses, according to the release.

Looking toward future goals, Buda will “continue to seek to lower its liabilities, including long term debt, and increase its cash and investments

to continue to maintain a positive net position,” Ellis said.

The city’s finance team includes Ellis, Assistant Finance Director Debra French, Accounts Payable Specialist Lori Comstock, Purchasing Manager Victor Castillo, and Accounting/Payroll Specialist Neilynn Hebert.

Mayor Pro Tem Wiley Hopkins, Council Member Remy Fallon, and Council Member Evan Ture all served on the audit committee.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters of Administration for the Estate of Rose Torres, Deceased, were issued on April 9, 2018, in Cause No. 18-0019-P, pending in the County Court at Law, sitting in matters probate of Hays County, Texas, to: Kristal Rose Arredondo.

All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o: Kristal Rose Arredondo 505 Reimer Avenue San Marcos, Texas 78666 DATED the 17th day of April, 2018.

Respectfully submitted, McNutt Garza & Peach, P.C. 102 Suttles, Ave. San Marcos, Texas 78666 Tel: (512) 667-9231 Fax: (512) 727-0165 Ana Marilín “Mari” Garza State Bar No: 24084385 mari@jmcnuttlaw.comAttorney for Applicant

Garden Grove Continued from pg. 1D

Springs ETJ, the city does not have land use authority and is limited in how it can regulate a business like Garden Grove, she said.

The Saligas, who are former IBM executives, built their dream home with the intent of using it as a residential space before the couple decided to transform their home into a wedding venue, hosting around ten weddings since it opened its doors.

In a previous interview with the News-Dispatch, the Saligas said they transformed their home as a means to provide a wedding venue in the Hill Country, with the advantage of having the home off of RM 967 and not in a residential neighborhood.

But as business continued to thrive, a decision was made to add the six casitas.

Shon Saliga said Dannhaus walked the

property and deemed that site development plans may be required for the six casitas, but that would be determined at a later date.

However, approval of the potential site development plans may not need a public hearing through the Planning and Zoning Commission or city council.

Any project is eligible for administrative approval, but it doesn’t necessarily have to go through council, Faught said.

The Saligas’ home is addressed in Buda, but the property is located in the Dripping Springs ETJ, bringing initial confusion as to which city regulates the permitting process.

“Our ETJ is so big sometimes we don’t hear about things as they happen but we try our best to regulate what we can with the power that we have as a city,” Faught said.

NOTICE BUDA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PUBLIC HEARING May 2, 2018 In accordance with the Development Corporation Act, Sections 505.159 and 505.160 of the Texas Local Government Code, a public hearing will be held by the Buda Economic Development Corporation, a Type B economic development corporation, on May 2, 2018 at 5:30 pm, at the Buda City Hall located at 121 Main Street, Buda, Texas, to solicit input prior to expending funds in support of the following project: to provide a financial incentive not to exceed $30,000.00 to Project ACE, for economic development purposes, being assistance with permitting, infrastructure-related, and/ or construction costs associated with the construction of a indoor sports complex and associated retail center that will be located in the City of Buda or its ETJ. It is requested that you make your views known, either in person or by writing to the Buda Economic Development Corporation.

Notice posted at the Buda Economic Development office and Buda City Hall, April 17, 2018.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Chapter 59 of the Texas Property Code hereby gives notice of public sale under said act to wit: This sale will be held May 4, 2018 at 2:30 PM on StorageAuction.com.

The property in the storage unit(s) listed under tenant’s name is being sold to satisfy a landlord’s lien. The property contents of all storage unit(s) sold at this sale are purchased “as is” “where is” for CASH. Safe-n-Sound Self Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid or to cancel any public sale advertised. Announcement made the day of the sale takes precedence over any printed materials.

Jadonavan Dawson 10x10 NC – Full mattress set with headboard and frame, microwave, weights, Christmas decorations, clothing and shoes.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SUBDIVIDE

REQUEST FOR BIDS

Co-Marketing

Hays CISD is Requesting Bids for Bid #18041802VL Kyle Gym Roofing. Bids will be accepted until 05-04-18 at 2:00 p.m. local time. A Pre-construction meeting will be held on 4-26-2018 @ 10:00 a.m. at Hays CISD Central Administration Building, 21003 IH 35, Kyle Texas.

Specifications are available in the HCISD Purchasing Office (512-2682141 ext. 45092) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Bid responses must be returned to the HCISD Purchasing Office, Valerie Littrell, 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.

Continued from pg. 1D

grant.

The money comes with stipulations, Gillespie said.

Each business or event must submit a proposed advertisement, whether it be for a magazine, a newspaper, television, radio or social media.

It must include the phrase “located in historic downtown Buda,” or something similar, and target areas 30 miles outside of Buda.

A unique aspect of the

program is that businesses are permitted to save even more money by going in on advertisements together, Gillespie said.

If several entities, for example, were to split the cost of a billboard, the comarketing program could reimburse $500 toward each of the businesses’ share, she said.

The department will be accepting applications for the third quarter round through the end of this week, Gillespie said.

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An application has been filed with HAYS COUNTY to subdivide 73.59 acres of property located along Old Stagecoach Road, Kyle, TX 78666. Information regarding the application may be obtained from Hays County Development Services (512) 393-2184. Tracking number: SUB-1022.

GRANT WRITING AND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES PUBLIC NOTICE The City of Buda is soliciting proposals for consultant/management services for grant writing services for the preparation of General Land Office (GLO) Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) application(s) and the subsequent implementation of the CDBG-DR with the award of GLO contract(s).

Please submit three (3) copies of your proposal of services with a statement of qualifications for these proposed services and a .pdf format copy of your proposal on 1 disc or flash drive to: Victor Castillo Purchasing Manager City of Buda 121 Main Street P.O. Box 1380 Buda, TX 78610-1218 Proposals must be received by the City no later than 4:30 p.m. Thursday May 3rd to be considered.

The City of Buda reserves the right to negotiate with any and all management firms that submit proposals, as per the Texas Professional Services Procurement Act and the Uniform Grant and Contract Management Standards.

For more information please visit https://www. ci.buda.tx.us/137/Purchasing The City of Buda is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and strives to attain goals for Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u) as amended.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Hays CISD is Requesting Proposals for CQR #25041801VL Photography Services. Proposals will be accepted until 05-01-18 at 2:00 p.m. local time.

Specifications are available in the HCISD Purchasing Office (512-268-2141 ext. 45092) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Bid responses must be returned to the HCISD Purchasing Office, Valerie Littrell, 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.

CITY OF BUDA ANNEXATION PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The City of Buda City Council will hold a public hearing beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 and Tuesday, May 15, 2018 in the City Council Chambers at Buda City Hall, 121 Main St., Buda, Texas 78610 to receive written and oral comments in regard to annexation of the following property: Canyon Wren: Approximately 5.97+/- acres of land located at the northeast corner of the intersection of F.M. 967 and Canyon Wren.

Carpenter Hill Subdivision: Approximately 6.685+/- acres of land, 64.737+/- acres of land and associated adjacent roadway right-of-way establishing contiguity, located on the north side of R.M. 967 immediately west of Dahlstrom Middle School and Southern Hills Church Kali-Kate: Approximately 57.67+/- acres of land and associated adjacent roadway right-of-way establishing contiguity, located on the north side of R.M. 967 immediately west of Carpenter Hill Elementary School

Carpenter Hill Elementary School and Johnson High School: Approximately 18.511+/- acres of land, 119.559+/- acres of land, 17.015+/- acres of land and associated adjacent roadway right-of-way establishing contiguity, located on the north side of R.M. 967 containing Carpenter Hill Elementary School and future Johnson High School At said time and place all such persons shall have the right to appear and be heard. Of all said matters and things, all persons interested in the subject matter herein mentioned shall take notice. Information regarding this annexation, maps, hearings and service plans is posted at http://ci.buda. tx.us/246/Annexation.For more information regarding the above matters, please contact the City of Buda Planning Department at (512) 312-5745.

NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY By virtue of an Writ of Execution issued by the clerk of the District County Court #428 of HAYS County, Texas, February 26, 2018, in cause numbered 171989, styled NATIONAL FUNDING,INC. versus THOMAS TRUCKING, INC., & ROY THOMAS on a judgment rendered against THOMAS TRUCKING, INC., & ROY THOMAS, JOINTLY AND SEVERLY Idid on April 5, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., levy upon as the property of ROY THOMAS described below: OAK RIDGE ESTATES NW 1/2 LOT 9 0.43 AC IN HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS GEO #90215050 (PROPERTY ID R37093) ALSO DESCRIBED AS 311 HARMONS WAY, SAN MARCOS, TX 78666 On May 1, 2018, being the first Tuesday of the month, between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M.,beginning at 1:00 P.M.,at the Hays County Government Center, at the Main Doors, 712 Stagecoach Trail of the Government Center Courthouse of the said County, in the City of San Marcos, Texas, I will sell for cash to the highest bidder, all the right, title and interest of ROY THOMAS in and to the real property described above.

Dated at San Marcos, Hays County, Texas, April 5, 2018.

David Peterson Constable, Pct. 1 Hays County, Texas 712 South Stagecoach Trail Suite 2210 San Marcos, Texas 78666

By Alice Flores, Deputy Constable Notice to Bidders: You are buying whatever interest, if any, the Debtor has in the property. Purchase of the Debtor’s interest in the property may not extinguish any liens or security interests held by other persons.

There are no warranties, express or implied, regarding the property being sold, including but not limited to warranties of title, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

Notice to Judgment Debtor: If there is any property, real or personal,you want to point out for levy in lieu of the above described property, you must contact this office immediately.

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