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PLAY-OFF READY

Local theater presents play written by Buda girl.

Hays Lady Rebel softball team begins play-offs Thursday.

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Tragedy strikes Kyle family

BY MOSES LEOS III

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For the third time in less than four months, a Kyle family is mourning the tragic loss of a loved one.

According to a report from the Temple Daily Telegram, a major accident on April 16 along State Highway 95 in Holland claimed the life of Larry Earp, Jr. 46, of Kyle.

Earp was the father of Tanner Earp and Larry Earp III, who died in

PHOTOS BY MOSES LEOS III

Wiens make run to the Bark Side

KYLE TRAGEDY, 6A

Buda steps back from muni facility estimate

A pair of fleet-footed dachshunds speed, and in this case, fly, down the grassy course during a quarterfinal fun in the 2016 Buda Lions Club Wiener Dog Races. At right, the evil Sith Lord Darth Vader taunts the crowd at the Wiener Dog Races during the opening ceremonies held on Saturday.

Dogs of all shapes and sizes made their way to Buda City Park for the 19th annual Buda Wiener Dog Festival, with the theme of this year’s event being “Star Wieners.” More photos from the festival can be found on page 1C or www.haysfreepress.com.

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BUDA FACILITIES COST, 5A

Kyle P&Z discusses adding Suspected drug new section to Plum Creek dealer arrested

BY ANNA HEROD

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Although the Kyle Planning and Zoning Commission were split 4-2 in recommending the approval of the addition of a new section of Plum Creek, Kyle City Council members were unanimously in favor of the project.

Council voted 6-0 at its last meeting to approve

the preliminary plan of the development of 255 single family lots, 20 park lots and three landscape easement lots, some of which are located east of Sanders and north of Fairway.

The remaining lots will be located within the 1500 block of Sanders.

Altogether, the future Plum Creek addition will consist of 38.069 acres of land.

Howard Koontz, di-

rector of Planning and Community Development, said the commission was split on its recommendation of the project to city council because of the plat’s proximity to the flood plain.

“This is a continuance of a new section within Plum Creek,” Koontz said. “The subdivision itself resembles most of

PLUM CREEK ADDITION, 2A

COMING UP

Cowboy Church benefit concert

Rob Spillman reading

Writer Rob Spillman will hold a reading and book signing at the Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center on Friday at 7:30 p.m., April 29. Spillman is editor of Tin House magazine and editorial advisor of Tin House Books. He was previously the monthly book columnist for Details magazine and is a contributor of book reviews and essays to Salon and Bookforum. He has also worked for Random House, Vanity Fair, and The New Yorker. His memoir, All Tomorrow’s Parties, will be published by Grove Press in 2016.

GREEN

Local nurseries flourish.

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On April 30, Down South Railhouse in Kyle will host a benefit concert for the Capitol Cowboy Church's building fund.

Festivities begin at 2 p.m.

See information at www.

CapitalCowboyChurch.org.

Enjoy music by local bands, an authentic chuck wagon dinner, a raffle-style auction and photos with Texas longhorn steer. All proceeds go towards building a Capital Cowboy Church assembly hall.

INDEX

Questions surrounding the scope of an emergency preparedness center (EPC) within Buda’s new municipal facility led city leaders to delay approving a $22 million total cost estimate for the project.

Without the full cost for the EPC, Mayor Todd Ruge said council approving an estimate on the entire municipal facility at this time wasn’t a prudent decision.

“We’re not going to vote on citizens’ tax dollars on an unknown without having somewhat of an idea of what the price is going to be,” Ruge said.

“We need to have a guess-

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walk out of his residence and get into a black Kia. Abeita drove from the complex and the officer stopped him as he drove A Kyle man who on northbound IH-35. authorities believe is a The detective suspected drug was aware Abeita dealer was arwas driving with rested Monday a suspended after he allegedly license. was caught with Per the affidaillicit drugs invit, multiple bagside of a vehicle gies of marijuana he was driving. were located in Authorities the vehicle along arrested Dorian with baggies of Anthony Abeita, tetrahydracan25, of Kyle, on ABEITA nabinol (THC), two counts of or hash oil, that Manufacture or allegedly were packaged Delivery of a Controlled for sale. Cocaine was also Substance, a first degree found in the vehicle. felony, Possession of The HCNTF detective Marijuana greater than then went to Abeita’s four ounces and Money apartment and talked Laundering, which are with his girlfiend, who both state jail felonies.

Abeita is currently being cooperated and turned over the remainder of the held in the Hays County narcotics.

Jail on $46,000 bond.

More than one pound According to a Hays of marijuana was seized, County arrest affidavit, a along with approximately Hays County Narcotics one ounce of THC and a Task Force Officer was quarter ounce of cocaine conducting surveillance from the bedroom closet on Abeita, who, accordof the apartment. ing to the report, was a The detective also suspected drug dealer. found empty baggies for The officer was conducting surveillance at the Au- packaging and a digital scale. tumn Chase Apartments In addition, the officer in San Marcos, where seized approximately Abeita was residing. $3,000 from the bedAt approximately 7:45 p.m., the officer saw Abeita room closet. news@haysfreepress.com

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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 mulls feasibility Sheriff ’s study for new water option Report

BY MOSES LEOS III

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The practice of injecting potable water into an existing aquifer for future use may be in Buda’s future after city leaders expressed their desire to conduct a feasibility study on Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR).

According to Buda Water Specialist Brian Lillibridge, ASR could be viable in Buda and could prove to be beneficial during times of drought.

“The fact so many municipalities are looking into it, it’s a testament to how viable (ASR) is,” Lillibridge said. “It’s a shot in the arm in terms of drought resiliency.”

According to Lillibridge, there has been a “growing interest” in ASR, which is done only during times when water is available.

He said on April 19 there are a “growing number” of ASR projects across the state, with many cities conducting Phase 1 feasibility studies. Lillibridge referenced the San Antonio Water System (SAWS), which has 29 ASR wells in place.

The concept behind ASR involves finding a suitable aquifer to place either groundwater or surface water in for future use.

One way to accomplish the transfer is with a two well system, where one well pumps the supplying water, and another well deposits water in the aquifer.

According to Lillibridge, Buda could focus on a project that would inject Edwards Aquifer groundwater into the middle or lower Trinity Aquifer. The process could be done during the winter months, Lillibridge said, when there is less demand.

Lillibridge said the practice allows for drought

The concept behind ASR involves finding a suitable aquifer to place either groundwater or surface water in for future use.

resiliency, as Buda could deposit excess water into its “drought piggy bank.”

“If we can save it up and store it when we have some excess … when we get into a drought declaration, that storage would offset the amount of water reduced,” Lillibridge said.

According to Lillibridge, regulatory conservation programs, such as the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD), “sees the benefit” of allowing “large volume users to store Edwards water.”

But in order to find out if the storage process can work for the city, Buda must first conduct a feasibility study, which has a price tag of $40,000 to $100,000. Monies allocated for the Electro Purification project, which Buda is no longer a partner with, could fund the cost for the ASR study.

The estimate, according to Lillibridge, doesn’t include any well testing which is also necessary.

One issue is the cost of a well to be drilled into the Trinity, which could be anywhere from 900 to 1,100 feet in depth. The study would also conduct geological evaluation to assess how much water could be stored in the aquifer.

The study will also evaluate water quality interaction, especially with the possibility of injecting surface water.

Lillibridge said injecting dissimilar water, such

as surface water into a groundwater aquifer, might require treatment for any potential quality issues.

Another factor could include state rules for stored water, where water must be treated for drinking quality standards.

Lillibridge said efforts are underway to relax that language.

In addition, he said ASR isn’t the “silver bullet” to solve all of Buda’s future water needs.

Buda Mayor Todd Ruge said the city is hoping to use shared data from the BSEACD and other privately owned wells to help prove the feasibility.

Should the project prove feasible, Ruge said the city could pay for it out of its water/wastewater utility fund or issue a Certificate of Obligation Bond. Buda could also allow voters to decide via a bond initiative.

It’s currently unknown how much ASR could cost the city.

But Ruge said conducting the feasibility study would give the city insight into whether the project is cost effective. Ruge said the city is “comfortable” with other water options, such as water delivered via the Hays Caldwell Public Utility Agency pipeline, but they want to look at “every option available.”

“We want to have every tool in our tool box when it comes to infrastructure, especially water,” Ruge said.

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we build out there allows me to continue to market Plum Creek. So we’re very concerned, cautious and overly conservative when we design these areas.”

According to Spano, the area in question is “effectively a peninsula”. The development area, which is near, but elevated out of the flood plain, sticks out into a lake.

“It’s going to be phenomenal sight,” Spano said. “It’s going to be a great asset to Plum Creek and to Kyle. That being said—yes it’s in close proximity to the lake, but it’s elevated to a point where we are extremely confident and our engineers are that it is well above the flood plain.”

The split in opinions about the safety of the

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Plum Creek Addition the other sections in Plum Creek. The one thing about this that’s somewhat different is the proximity of the property to some land that is a flood plain.”

However, Koontz said the information used in Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) is not necessarily representative of map amendments the developer has put forward to the federal government to show they are lifting the property out of the flood plain.

“We’re very cautious,” Tony Spano, representative developer with Plum Creek, said. “Plum Creek is here to stay. I’ve got a lot of land to sell, I’ve got a lot of land to develop and I have a vested interest in making sure that what

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proposed addition to Plum Creek did not make its way from the Planning and Zoning Commission to the council.

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Opinion Hays Free Press

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “We don’t throw caution to the wind and vote on something we don’t know about.”

–Todd Ruge, Buda mayor discussing new municipal building, story page 5A

April 27, 2016

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Trump, Cruz and the exchange rate for ‘mean’ E ver since his rise from political obscurity in Texas, observers have used words for Ted Cruz like “smart” and “shrewd.”

Watching him on the campaign trail, I’m thinking, “Not so much.”

Here’s how smart Ted Cruz is. His “New York values” snideness in the pre-Iowa debate, which helped him win a whole eight delegates there, won him exactly zero delegates in New York. Indeed, in one precinct he got fewer votes than Ben Carson, now in a witness protection program somewhere.

We hear such words as “shrewd” and “smart” for how Donald Trump has handled all that daddy money of his. Watching him on the campaign trail, I’m thinking, “Not so much.”

Someone who is going to spend a whole bunch of that money on becoming president would do a better job of building bridges, instead of walling off people, races, classes – you know, people he would be elected to serve in that very unlikely event that he were chosen.

Should he get the nomination, Trump will be the least-liked nominee in history.

That’s a good reason why a lot of Republican leaders are planning to be somewhere other than Cleveland when the GOP awards that honor.

Understand, this nomination stuff is still speculation.

Trump could come very close and not get it. Here’s one reason he wouldn’t: Pure meanness.

Trump was so brutal in his treatment of Marco Rubio that the latter says he will withhold all of his delegates through the first ballot. The way things look now, it could be just enough to derail the Trump Train.

As for Cruz, no question, he has turned in a bravura performance getting hard-right tea party types to show up at caucuses and exalt his name.

However, when it comes to appealing to any other demographic – and we know the tea party to be basically a Glenn Beck quilting klatch – he is as unfit to appeal to a national demographic as Curt Schilling is to receive the next ESPY Humanitarian Award.

What is it with people like Cruz and Trump – and their Mother Teresa figure, Sarah Palin – that

YoungatLarge

by John Young

compels them to insult whole groups, even whole regions, of people? I can tell you it’s not the compulsion to lead a nation.

Trump’s handlers this week, with a nomination looming on the horizon like the last Stuckey’s in this time zone, said he will be refining his demeanor to project a broader, softer, more presidential self.

Um, have they watched any TV news and late-night programming in the last eight months? Did they watch the debates? Did they hear their charge the next day, promising not to bore his audiences?

If there’s a Good Donald, he is locked in a dressing room while Bad Donald performs every day, and I mean every day. Such branding would not be more deeply embedded if the GEICO Gecko shared a bunk with you.

Meanwhile, you might have heard or noticed that Cruz, too, is also on his own image-burnishing campaign, showing up on late-night TV to show off his humor and humanity.

This is going to be a trick. The man’s singular endeavor as a U.S. senator has been to shut down the national parks. He’s been called the most hated man in the Senate. In Sen. Lindsey Graham’s phrasing: “If you killed Ted Cruz on the floor of the Senate, and the trial was in the Senate, nobody would convict you.”

A word further on Cruz. It was a stunning achievement when the hard-right life force of the Texas Republican Party elevated him to the Senate over more moderate rivals. However: As Cruz’s appeal has been only to that segment, that white, intensely insular slice of society, and as Texas increasingly is more diverse and less insular, Cruz offers Democrats their greatest opportunity in decades to take a Senate seat and begin the inevitable process of turning it blue.

Smart men seeking to represent many wouldn’t be so mean.

Longtime newspaperman John Young lives in Colorado. jyoungcolumn@gmail. com.

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For what it’s worth ...

A while back, I informed all y’all that the folks in the U.S. Treasury were planning to put the face of someone besides Andrew Jackson on our 20-dollar bill.

He being a slave owner over two centuries ago just didn’t set well with some folks, and with all this political correctness rigmarole that’s floating around like a bloated squirrel in a swimming pool, some big shots up in the D.C. decided we should take Jackson, box him up and store him in the cellar of the Smithsonian next to some statues of war heroes, the Confederate flag and “Dixie”.

So, starting in 2020, Harriet Tubman will grace the front of our $20 bill, and if Donald Trump somehow gets elected president, I’m guessing on the back of the 20, the White House will be replaced by Trump Tower.

Now, I don’t really object with putting Harriet Tubman on some currency, although I wish they could’ve found a

From the Crow’s Nest

by Clint Younts

more flattering portrait of her. I see no reason not to put a woman’s face on my money? Being married and having two daughters, I have had the hand of a female on my money for the past 36 years, so why not a woman’s face. Shoot, money rarely stays in my possession long enough for me to even notice whose picture is on a $20.

Oh, sure, $1 bills stack up in my wallet like Pringles, but Andrew Jackson and I have never been bosom buddies. Honest Abe seems to stick around longer than Ol’ Hickory and Mr. Hamilton, but usually my wallet is stuffed with a mess of moldy ones. If it weren’t for my credit cards, I could only shop at Dollar General.

Speaking of Alexander

Hamilton, did you know the feds were thinking about replacing his picture from the $10 bill since hardly anyone knew who the heck he was? Dang, I’m a fairly educated fella, and I don’t know what he did that was so great that got his portrait on the $10. Yeah, I know he was our first Secretary of Treasury, but did he whup Redcoats or fly a kite in a thunderstorm?

Naw! All I remember about Hamilton from my American History classes is that he got shot in a duel with Aaron Burr.

Personally, I don’t think we should glorify some politician who wasn’t a straight shooter.

Yeah, Hamilton was about to get the boot along with Jackson until the Broadway musical “Hamilton” became a huge hit. Now, I don’t know diddly squat about Broadway musicals, but I hear “Hamilton” is immensely popular, making a boatload of money and is turning

Alexander Hamilton into a celebrity. I’ve seen some news clips of the play, and it looks like a bunch of dudes in wigs singing and dancing.

If I want to see that, I’ll check out YouTube for a video of Caitlyn Jenner doing karaoke.

So, Hamilton is staying on the $10, but Jackson is being replaced by Harriet Tubman. As long as a slot machine recognizes the cash I occasionally cram into it, I don’t care whose ugly mug graces the cover. I am kinda sorry to see another American icon tossed to the curb, but new currency is alright, too. Change is a good thing, right? I hope so because right now, I have plenty of change for a $20-bill if you need it.

Clint Younts lives on his property, trying to keep the money in his pocket, his cows in grass, and his grandchildren away from snakes. crowsnest78610@gmail. com

Cane marked end of dancin’ days

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ge carries lots of burdens with it. Among them is “blame” for ending fun things you did as a young person. So, I have no compunction about hanging the blame turkey of “no dancing” around the neck of age and maybe lack of opportunity.

As a teenager, I got the yen to learn about dancing when I got the news of the high school junior-senior prom during my junior year. Now, I’d never danced, well except maybe a short victory jig after a ball game.

Somehow, a music teacher in town got the idea of teaching ballroom dancing classes. For you young whippersnappers, “ballroom dancing” means holding your date close and doing steps to the rhythm of the music. So, several of us signed up for the classes and learned the two-step, the waltz and something Teacher referred to as “the Frisco,” which I quickly figured out was the jitterbug.

Now, I’d seen that in the movies (no TV at our house yet) and thought it all looked like fun. Plus, I love music and the sounds of that day (early rock and roll, think Bill Haley and

Webb’s Wisdom

by Willis Webb

the Comets as well as Elvis Presley) that lent itself to the jitterbug steps and moves. So, two-stepping and jitterbugging seemed really cool. The waltz reminded me of those snooty royalty movies where the decked-out couples looked like stiff boards bothered slightly by wind gusts.

However, I learned to waltz and found it filled out the dance card nicely on many occasions. It can be the most elegant of dance steps. And, later in life during a stint publishing in Czech-German-Polish communities, you’d better be a dancer and know the waltz in addition to the polka.

Just as we’re all getting into the dancing lessons with visions of “coolness” swirling in our heads, a fundamentalist preacher at one of the town’s larger churches announced that dancing was a sin and he expected all the teens in that church to boycott the

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prom because it put evil thoughts in young minds as little boys held little girls closely. Ol’ Preach even had his congregants sign a pledge. Yeah, it was ridiculous.

Obviously, he’d never danced, or if he had, he didn’t concentrate on the music and the proper dance steps which doesn’t lend itself to thinking about anything else but not messing up and stepping on your date’s pretty, dainty feet. Plus, Preach obviously didn’t know about Lover’s Lane where the necking, hugging and smooching went on.

There was plenty of time for that after the prom.

The prom just took the place of one movie night, which regularly led to the same trip down that wellknown lane. Actually, I never heard the preacher rail against movies, at least not the vanilla ones of that day and time. Think: Doris Day or Roy Rogers. Shucks, Roy wouldn’t even kiss his horse Trigger much less dance with Dale Evans.

Not even a dos-e-doh.

But, I became a real dancing fan. Especially the jitterbug. All that twirling and such.

Over the years, I’ve

spent a lot of time on a dance floor. I think if you really love music, dancing is a natural follow.

In my young and single days, there were two schoolmates, Judi & Martha who I learned could dance really well, so we spent lots of time on dance floors. That preacher would be shocked to know that cutting the fancy rug with either of those talented ladies was so much fun, we didn’t even think about Lover’s Lane, just dancing to good music.

However, it got to where I couldn’t take Judi dancing because she was such a wonderful vocalist and the band “stole” her and kept her on the bandstand most of the evening. Still, Martha was a smooth stepper, so I always had a great time. And, ahem, both were great eye candy.

Of course, gorgeous Life Mate has long been my favorite dance partner. But, age and my football-trophy walking cane pretty much ended that.

Willis Webb is a retired community newspaper editor-publisher of more than 50 years experience. wwebb@wildblue.net

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Bursting at the seams Buda sees significant growth

BY MOSES LEOS III

Buda’s growth by the numbers

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As an influx of growth continues to trickle south from Austin, Buda continues to manage its rapidly shifting population numbers.

According to a city press release, Buda saw a 77.9 percent increase in population from 2010 to 2015.

The information, which was gathered from a March 2016 report by the Texas State Data Center, showed the city had an estimated population of 12,979.

Buda Planning Director Chance Sparks said the city’s rapid growth presents “unique challenges” to the city.

“We must appropriately manage the growth while simultaneously seeking to provide and preserve the quality of life for Buda citizens,” Sparks said in a statement.

Sparks said voters’ recent approval of the $55 million bond would go toward helping improve existing, inplace infrastructure.

“The growth presents an opportunity for us to apply new standards designed to implement the Comprehensive Plan developed by the community,” Sparks said.

Buda Mayor Todd Ruge said the increase wasn’t “unexpected,” but that it’s something the region as a whole is dealing with.

“I think the fact we’ve seen it coming, we’ve planned for it appropriately,” Ruge said.

While such things as increased traffic might become an issue, Ruge said the city’s infrastructure improvements as part of the bond could provide relief.

“Infrastructure-wise, we’re well set for the growth that’s coming,” Ruge said. “Some tweaks in the bonds will address those.”

Ann Miller, executive director of the Buda

77.9% – population increase in Buda from 2010 to 2015 12,979 – estimated population in Buda as of Jan. 1, 2015 11,461 – estimated population in Buda on July 1, 2014 7,295 – Buda’s population according to the 2010 census 398 – single family unit permits issued by Buda in 2015 302 – multi-family unit permits issued by Buda in 2015 70 – year to date single family permits issued so far in 2016 Economic Development Corporation, said the city’s population growth could be attributed to business growth in the community.

She said more businesses are attracted to the community as it provides a customer and employee base.

“Over the next few years, I anticipate the southern portion of the Austin metro to continue to grow substantially as there are still large undeveloped tracts of land in this portion of the 35 corridor,” Miller said in a release.

Ruge said he anticipates growth to continue near the intersection of FM 1626 and FM 2770. He said the city is going through the annexation process to bring the corners of the intersection into the city limits.

In addition, Ruge said the area near the Sunfield Municipal Utility District (MUD) might also experience growth soon.

While growth is ongoing, Ruge said keeping the balance of maintaining the city’s “small town feel” is a juggling act for the council.

“There’s no doubt we’re going to grow, but there’s no reason to not keep our identity and small town feel,” Ruge

said.

One aspect, Ruge said, stems from the council’s decision to preserve heritage trees along Main Street. The trees were scheduled to be cut down as part of the Main Street widening project.

He said the current council has the ability to “say no to people.”

“It’s easy for any council to say, ‘forget about the heritage trees, we need to widen this road now,’” Ruge said.

“I think our town thinks things in a different way.

It is outside of the box.”

But the discussion of housing, especially workforce housing, could return to Buda in the future. Ruge said workforce housing is “important when trying to attract a start up or a major corporation that wants to relocate.”

“We’re lacking in workforce housing,” Ruge said. Buda, according to Ruge, is conducting a study on the feasibility of workforce housing.

But with many residential developments building out, Ruge said a push for commercial development may be on the horizon.

“Housing is going to continue, but the city is in a good position to bring more commercial (development),” Ruge said.

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Mapping out the future

Buda takes first look at new FEMA flood maps

BY SAMANTHA SMITH

He said the map has not yet been released to the public. The reasoning was to gain feedback from council during a required Questions were raised at the 30-day comment period. last Buda city council meeting Council member Angela Kenas city officials nedy, however, received a presenhad questions tation on FEMA’s regarding the new re-mapping of the section of the 100-year flood Garlic Creek subplain. division appearBut preliming within the inary maps, re-drawn flood which have not plain. Kennedy been approved asked whether by council, show any homes had potential trouble been built there for many existing yet. and future Buda “I see quite a structures. few homes that The presentaare inundated in tion, given by Rey the hundred-year Gonzalez from flood plain. What Binkley and Barare we going to field consulting do about that?,” firm, revealed a Kennedy said affew areas around ter assessing the –Angela Kennedy, Buda that would map. city council member fall in the new Buda’s Planfloodplain. ning Director Gonzalez assured council that Chance Sparks said FEMA had the new floodplain map from access to an old aerial map of FEMA was only preliminary. the area and used it to base its news@haysfreepress.com

“I see quite a few homes that are inundated in the hundredyear flood plain. What are we going to do about that?”

Potenial areas of Buda affected by new flood plain maps • South side of Goforth Road • South side of Bradfield Park • Bluff Street • Garlic Creek Tributary at Remuda Trail re-mapping of the flood plain.

City staff also had a chance to address any issues with outdated mapping information at a regional meeting, where FEMA presented its new one hundred year flood plain to municipalities.

Sparks assured council new aerial maps showed updated areas of development in Buda.

Those maps were already given to FEMA at the regional meeting and would be used in revising the map.

Mayor Todd Ruge asked staff about the possibility of already platted land falling within the

new flood plain and what could be done about it. He asked about the possibility of elevating new housing structures above the flood plain.

Sparks said for any platted lots that end up in the flood plain, a developer would have to use an elevated structure to bring it above the flood plain.

Council member Bobby Lane said if the site of a housing lot is not elevated, and it falls in a flood plain, a bank or any loan agency wouldn’t issue the owner of that lot any flood insurance.

While there were many issues stemming from the discussion

about the new flood plain maps, city staff reiterated to council that it was still in the preliminary stages.

“The city and FEMA talked about places where the maps may need to be changed. FEMA is reviewing the data and will work with the city to determine the next steps in the flood study,” Earl Armstrong, Public Information Officer for FEMA, Region 6 said in an emailed response. “There won’t be new preliminary maps until these issues are worked out.”

Armstrong explained that after new flood maps are issued, there is another round of appeals and comment period where the city can make changes, which is followed by a resolution of all appeals.

“Once all appeals and comments have been addressed, the community is notified by a letter that FEMA is moving forward with a Letter of Final Determination (LFD),” Armstrong said.

“Following the LFD issuance, the community has a six-month compliance period in which to adopt the maps before they are effective.”

Buda Facilities Cost: Stepping back until preparedness center cost is in Continued from pg. 1A

timate of the amount of money we need to spend on (the facility) to get what we want.”

Page Architects, the company hired to guide the design of the new facility, presented an update at the last city council meeting on the schematic design process.

The city’s new municipal facility, located on 8.6 acres of land along North Loop 4, is projected to encompass 68,039 square feet and will house a new city hall, library and public safety building.

The facility made up the first of five propositions Buda voters approved as part of the city’s $55 million bond in 2014.

According to a representative from Page Architects, the potential cost of an EPC was “built into the budget discussed during programming.” The EPC was designed to seat 130 people.

But the “full scope” of the cost for the EPC was not given, as Page Architects and other consulting firms were going to “go back” and determine that factor.

City Manager Kenneth Williams said April 19 he had “other expectations with this part of the building” to function as an Emergency Operations Center (EOC). According to an ECM representative, there were differences in the cost between an EOC and EPC. Williams said having an EOC is an “essential part of the building” and is one of the “most important parts,” as it was stated within the bond proposition.

“If we aren’t planning for these essentials, questions need to be answered,” Williams said.

“We need more than a room with chairs.”

Councilmember Bobby Lane said he “could live with the fact the EPC is built into the estimate” if the design was only for it.

“If the EPC is more than the original estimate … we don’t have that number to deal with,” he said April 19.

Ruge said he was “disappointed” in the lack of solid numbers for the EPC. He said council

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Schematic design estimate for Buda’s new municipal facility Total square footage – 68,039 Municipal building – 53,839 square feet Public Safety Building – 14,200 square feet Total construction cost – $22,229,849 ($329.72 unit cost)

was concerned there wasn’t a price for that part of the facility, and that “to have nothing there wasn’t acceptable.”

“We don’t throw caution to the wind and vote on something we don’t know about,” Ruge said. He added he hoped to see an EOC with computers and a backup generator, which can be used by the city in the event of an emergency.

While he said council “wants to get this done quickly” and meet its October 2017 timeframe, Ruge said he didn’t mind taking a few more weeks to get

the information.

Page Architects is slated to bring back an estimate on the EOC May 3.

“I want quality over the speed (of the project) at this point,” Ruge said.

But Ruge said the overall facility design was “in line where we thought it would be.”

The new facility will house a 16,000 state-of-the art library, and a city council chamber that can hold 100 people.

In addition, the facility will be designed within the 500-year flood plain plus one foot.

Sitework – $4,285,705 Municipal building – $14,086,149 Public Safety Building – $3,857,995 Other items for consideration Second floor terrace at Administration – $75,000 to $85,000 Emergency Preparedness Center – Yet to be determined Rainwater collection for irrigation – $280,000 to $325,000 Emergency Power for EPC and essential offices and buildings – Further study required Solar Panels – Further study required for total cost

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Kyle considers an update to wrecker ordinance

BY ANNA HEROD

tow companies when it comes to cars and news@haysfreepress.com trucks. However, this same preference is not given for heavy An update to the wreckers. city’s existing wrecker Council member ordinance could be Damon Fogley said the made May 3. issue is large vehicles, Along with standard such as 18 wheelers, are updates with state law, “being towed outside the ordinance, which of the city limits into was read at the last city Austin or San Marcos,” council meeting, will or other cities. He address concerns over local preference, quicker said those citizens are collision clean up on the incurring increased costs as their vehicles highway and safety. are towed outside city Kyle Police Chief Jeff limits.

Barnett said the police “So what I would department agrees like to have is a local that while the original ordinance has worked, it preference here within the city limits for our could be improved. heavy wreckers. For “As it has been those companies that passed and time goes are in compliance along we find room for with the planning and improvement,” Barnett zoning regulations for said. a V.S.F. (vehicle storage Under the current facility),” Fogley said. ordinance, local The proposed preference is given to

Council member Damon Fogley said the issue is large vehicles, such as 18 wheelers, are “being towed outside of the city limits into Austin or San Marcos,” or other cities.

ordinance would put a rotational list in place for companies the police call when there is a wreck along I-35.

Fogley said the wrecker ordinance, as it is written now, allows one wrecker company to tow multiple cars involved in one crash.

Fogley said this is a concern that has been brought up by many people.

“What’s happening is there is a delayed response because that same company is hooking up and they’re towing to the V.S.F. and there’s a delay in getting all three vehicles off of the scene of collision,” Fogley said. “So it’s an inconvenience for those travelers that are on I-35 with the increased congestion on I-35 until the accident scene gets

cleared. Also it’s harder for some of our police officers who are going out doing the duties they have to do in our city.”

If the new ordinance is passed, towing company partnerships with the city may become safer.

Fogley proposed in the ordinance that the city discontinue business with any wrecker company that has employees, managers or owners who have convictions directly related to the towing industry.

“We need to have a more thorough vetting process for owner and operators and managers of the towing companies that operate within city limits and that do business within the

city,” Fogley said. “We’ll make sure that we vet them beyond what the state does in order to protect our citizens and make sure that we have the best qualified towing companies working with the city.

Those are the three main concerns that I have.”

Before the next council meeting, Barnett said he would invite all of the local towing companies to have a meeting so their perspectives and desires for the ordinance can be shared.

What is gathered from the meeting will be taken into consideration, and the ordinance will come before the council once again at the next meeting.

Kyle Tragedy

Continued from pg. 1A early January after they had gone missing during a kayaking trip on Canyon Lake.

According to a Texas Department of Public Safety spokesperson, the accident on April 16 happened along State Highway 95 northbound 2.8 miles north of the city of Holland.

The spokesperson said a left tire blowout caused the accident, as Earp lost control of the truck he was operating.

According to the DPS spokesperson, the vehicle crossed over into the northbound lane, then off the roadway, before it hit an embankment and rolled over.

According to the Telegram’s report, the truck ended up in trees and landed on its side.

A gofundme page was created on April 18 to help the Earp family with funeral costs for her husband following the latest tragedy. As of Tuesday, $4,510 were raised by 78 people over a seven-day period.

Earp was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:45 p.m.

Anita, Earp’s wife, was following the truck when the accident occurred, according to the Telegram’s report. She was transported to a local hospital for treatment, the report said.

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Lady Rebs motivated for playoff opener

BY MOSES LEOS III

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After claiming second place in District 14-6A, the Hays Lady Rebels are gearing up for what they hope is a lengthy run in the playoffs.

For Hays High head coach Lisa Cone, using the bidistrict playoff loss to Cedar Ridge last year has provided ample motivation for her program to improve. They look to do so against the Westwood Warriors in a three-game first round playoff series

Esmi Fuentes

that starts Thursday.

“Last year, when we lost to Cedar Ridge, we shouldn’t have lost. There were so many errors, but we were in all of the games, no matter what,” Cone said. “We talked about that. We told them, ‘do not forget how this feels.’ They used it as motivation.”

Hays’ success has been heralded by its offense, which exploded for 15 runs in a 15-0 win over Akins.

Cone said the team was able to get “good hits” at the plate and was confi-

Camille Dickson

Conducting live pitching scenarios with pitchers Nadia Netek and Maxine Valdez have helped zero in the focus for the team.

dent at the plate.

Conducting live pitching scenarios with pitchers Nadia Netek and Maxine Valdez have helped zero in the focus for the team. For Cone, the tactic helps ready the team for pressure situations during the playoffs.

“Sometimes we strug-

Hays High senior pitcher Nadia Netek tosses a pitch toward the plate during the team’s district game against the Austin Maroons on April 15. The Hays Lady Rebels begin the playoffs Thursday against the Westwood Warriors in a three game series.

Game one is slated for Thursday at 7 p.m. at Westwood with game two taking place Friday at 7 p.m. at Hays High.

A third game, if necessary, would be played Saturday at 5 p.m. at Westwood High.

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gle when we get behind in the count,” Cone said.

“We’ve been working on where the situation is the count is one ball, two strikes. It’s helped us a lot.”

Helping the Lady Rebels are seniors Netek, Kar-

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Lauren Sikoski

Three Lady Rebs move on to Regional meet

BY MOSES LEOS III

Boreman, who was the Region II champion in news@haysfreepress.com 2015.

While most of the partipants in the area meet When the bell lap were friends, Fuentes sounded in Thursday’s said they all have devel1600-meter run at the oped a friendly rivalry.

13- and 14-6A area track “I knew meet, Hays what I was High senior coming into, Esmi Fuen“Maybe I knew it was tes knew she had to shift this year I’ll going to be a fast race, herself into a be going to so I had to higher gear. make it out,” By doing state, but Fuentes said. so, Fuentes “I was trying catapulted definitely to believe in into a second myself that I place finish, next year, could make securing a the top four.” spot in the I’ll work OvercomRegion II ing an achilmeet in Waco. at it all les injury that For Fuenhindered her tes, persummer.” in the 2015 forming for area meet friends, fam–Camille Dickson, also played a ily and coachHays junior pivotal role. es pushed her Fuentes said forward. she has been “taking care “I was doubting myof it” during the season, self a little bit in the first and that trainers have few laps, but there are helped her get her achilpeople…who put in time les back into shape. to watch me,” Fuentes “It doesn’t even hurt, said. “I had to give it my it doesn’t even feel like best effort on my last lap, so they could be proud of it’s there anymore,” she said. “I feel like I’ve had a what I did.” strong year.”

Fuentes said she knew Consistency has also the 1600-meter race was followed Fuentes, who going to be fast because will make her second of the competition she straight Class 6A, Region was up against.

II meet appearance.

Participants in the 1600-meter run included LADY REBEL TRACK, 2B Rouse High’s Maddie

Rebel boys run with it

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Hays Rebel track and field athlete Dillon Baker (right) hands off the baton to teammate Robbie Woodworth (left) as they transition into the final leg of the boys 1600-meter relay event held at Mustang Stadium in Marble Falls. Baker, Woodworth, along with 1600-meter relay teammates Tristain Tate and Austin Maulding will take their talents to Waco this week as they compete in the Region II-6A track and field meet at Baylor University. Joining the relay team will be six other Hays CISD track and field athletes, including Hays pole vaulter Raney Moore and shot-putter Seth Seele, along with Lehman High girls shot-putter Seauanna Watson. Browse and buy photos online at www.haysfreepress.com under the photos link.

Lobos make their marks at meet

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He only found out 24 hours in advance that he was going to race in the boys 1600 meter run at the 13- and 14-6A area meet, so Lehman High junior Tracey Malrey didn’t have much time to prepare.

Malrey thought his season ended when he finished in fifth place in the mile run at the district meet.

But given a second chance, Malrey seized the opportunity to take on the field in the mile run.

“I was excited,” Malrey said. “It was a good opportunity, so I took advantage of it.”

Malrey said learning of the chance to run at area was bittersweet.

While he got the chance to run again, he also knew the Hays High runner who finished in fourth place wasn’t going to get his opportunity.

“I was happy, but sad at the same time.”

And while he had practiced for the mile run, having to go through the preparation process on such short notice was a challenge.

Malrey said he wasn’t sure “how it was going to go.”

In addition, Malrey had to contend with a weather delay that pushed races back an hour. Malrey said the delay didn’t bother him, and that it allowed him to “sleep a little longer.”

While Malrey didn’t advance to the Region

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Lehman High junior runner Tracey Malrey strides down the track as he rounds the curve during the boys 1600-meter run at the 13- and 14-6A area track and field meet held in Marble Falls. Malrey was one of four Lobo athletes that competed at the event, with shot-putter Seaunna Watkins winning the area championship and advancing to the Region II-6A meet in Waco.

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Lady Rebel Track Continued from pg. 1B

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She’ll compete in both the 1600-meter and 3200-meter runs.

“It’s everyone’s goal to make it to state,” Fuentes said. “So I’m going to keep up my training and go hard at workouts so I can make it to state.”

Joining Fuentes at the Region II meet will be junior Lauren Sikoski, who won the girls pole vault, along with Camille Dickson, who claimed third in the girls long jump and fourth in the girls 100 meter dash.

Dickson, who started with the long jump Thursday, said she wasn’t entirely confident heading into the competition.

“I knew my competition was really good, and they were jumping (18-feet),” Dickson said.

“I knew I had to jump 18, so I kind of psyched myself out a little bit.”

Working with a new mark for her starting point was also something she worked with.

Dickson said working with marks is something track athletes work in practice, but that it’s more difficult in the long jump.

“It’s different in practice, because you don’t have the same adrenaline, so you aren’t sure if it’s going to work,” Dickson said.

The ability to reach 17 feet, .1 inch pushed Dickson into her first Class 6A, Region II meet.

Focusing on running her best Thursday also catapulted Dickson into the Region II meet in the 100 meter dash.

“I know I had a great start, but (the competition) got ahead,” Dickson said. “But I’m just glad I’m moving on.”

Moving a step away from the state meet provides Dickson motivation for the future.

“Maybe this year I’ll be going to state, but definitely next year, I’ll work at it all summer.”

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Hays High catcher Cole Irby (left) applies a tag to Bowie Bulldog baserunner Dusty Torres (7), who collides with Bulldog Roy Ramirez (12) after an attempt to steal home plate Monday at Hays High. The Rebels lost to the Bulldogs 4-3. See the full story online at www.haysfreepress.com

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Trojans slide past Lobos 3-1

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ina Rocha and Madison Allen, who Cone said provides experience for the team. In addition, Cone said the Lady Rebels have been able to stay healthy so far during the season.

Last year the Lady Rebels lost Rocha, a key component on offense, to a thumb injury prior to the playoffs.

In the circle, Cone said pitchers Netek and Val-

dez, whom she has been working in a quasi-rotation during the second half of district play, are “probably very prepared for what’s going to happen” in the playoffs.

“They are prepared for the situation and both are excited,” Cone said.

Defensively, Cone said the Lady Rebels have worked as a group to mesh together on the diamond.

She cited instances where the team has worked together to complete double plays more efficiently.

“There are certain situations where I think they know each other well now,” Cone said. “I feel like they are working together.”

Taking on a Westwood team with a strong pitching staff will be the focus

for the Lady Rebels this week.

Cone said adjusting to Westwood senior pitcher Jamie Endel’s ability to throw the ball at a high velocity will be the team’s most pressing task.

“If we can get on the ball and score some runs, hopefully that will rattle her a bit,” Cone said. “I think we can do that if we’re patient.”

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meet, he was able to set She said competitors a new personal record in asked her what grade the mile run. she was in at the “I was going to do what starting line of her 100 I could,” meter and Malrey said.

200 meter “I feel “I wanted dash races. to do better, “They had honored but I gave wide eyes,” it my all, so Arrant said. to be out that’s what “They said, matters.”

‘Wow, you’re here as a Lehman a freshman freshman,” at area?” freshman Bria Arrant While Arrant said. Arrant said was turning heads but felt she “Everyone she for a much could have different improved seems reason on her Thursday at finishes, the surprised the meet. experience by that.”

Arrant was leaves room one of only to improve a handful of for next year.

–Bria Arrant, Lehman freshman freshmen to “Now I compete in know what the 13- and to improve 14-6A area meet. on, in terms of times “I feel honored to be and stuff,” Arrant said. out here as a freshman,” “I could have done Arrant said. “Everyone better, but I thought I seems surprised by that.” did great.”

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Wallace Rangers strong on Global Youth Service Day

A throng of Wallace Middle School students participated in Youth Service America’s (YSA.org) Global Youth Service Day on April 15. The event is a global initiative with youth doing service projects all over the world. WMS students wore orange for Hunger Awareness on April 15th, and 159 students brought 1,792 food items for the Hays County Food Bank and assisted in their delivery to the food bank after school. Youth Service America’s President and CEO, Steve Culbertson, provided a certificate for all of the participating students. Hays County Food Bank’s Volunteer Service Manager, Holly Hood, was a guest speaker during lunch and she shared that, effective April 15th, Wallace will be a Community Drop Off Site for the HCFB year-round! Wallace students are continuing to bring food items until the end of May and they hope to win the Hays County Food Bank’s Spring Harvest Healthy Food Drive Challenge.

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Reb Vet Tech Team wins District; 9th in Area

Hays High School’s FFA Vet Tech team had a successful outing in Stephenville recently, taking 1st-place in District and 9th (of 54 competing teams) in Area 7, one of the most competitive Areas in the state (especially in Vet Tech), according to HHS Agricultural Science teacher Katy Henry. The team competed in an Area that includes all of San Antonio ISD, Austin ISD, and Lake Travis. Their contest consisted of a written exam with a 285-question bank, 150 breeds of animals of 12 species, 24 parasites at any development stage, 14 organs (from any species), and 100 instruments. The team’s 9th-place Area score just missed (by six points) qualifying for State and was only 36 points off the 1st-place score. Team member Logan Moy took 6th Place (198 competing) as an individual.Sponsor Katy Henry assessed the day’s work as “a huge feat, as it was the team’s first year to compete.” The team includes senior Darlene Valadez and juniors Logan Moy, Amanda Guthrie and Melanie Watson.

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Lobo Vet Tech Team takes 2nd at District

Lehman High School’s FFA Vet Tech team had a great showing in its first-year of Area 7 competition. Lehman Agricultural Science teacher and FFA Advisor Carly Speir reports the team placed 2nd at District and 11th (out of 54 competing) in Area 7. In Area individual competition (approximately 200 entered), Victoria Gonzales was tops for the team with a 9th Place, Kierra Merritt was 13th, Marissa Rodriguez 66th, and Daemary Diaz 74th. Advisor Carly Speir said of her team, “they have all worked very hard and they did great for their first year out!” The team includes (l-r) Victoria Gonzales, Marissa Rodriguez, Daemary Diaz, Vanessa Trelles, and Kierra Merritt.

Discussion on the impact of implementing an ad valorem tax exemption for certain manufacturing companies in the area hit the dais at the Hays CISD board of trustees Monday.

The Freeport Exemption, which was created by the state in 1989 as a form of tax exemption, is used by communities for economic development and job creation, according to a presentation from the Greater San Marcos Partnership.

Companies that qualify for the Freeport Exemption would be exempt from paying property taxes on inventory. Currently nine businesses, including CFAN in San Marcos, Fat Quarter Shop in Buda and RSI, Inc. in Kyle qualify for the exemption.

The caveat to the exemption, according to Hays CISD finance director Annette Folmar, is that local entities can include the qualifying companies in their taxable values.

According to Folmar, to spur economic development and job growth, various chambers of commerce and cities attempt to offer “triple Freeport” status, where the city,

“If we do have a business that comes here, they may bring tens of millions of dollars of infrastructure that can be taxed. Our tax base could substantially increase.”

–Annette Folmar, Hays CISD Director of Finance

county and school district offer the exemption.

“That layer, according to the economic development community, attracts businesses with high wages,” she said Hays County and Kyle have already passed legislation in favor of a Freeport Exemption.

But if the school district were to approve the Freeport Exemption, Folmar said the district would be negatively impacted in the first year, as the state wouldn’t be able to “recognize the value change.”

The district stands to lose $700,000 in revenue in the first year of the exemption. Hays CISD would also lose $45,000 per year that would have gone for debt service.

To counterbalance, the district could work with qualifying businesses to craft a “hold-harmless agreement.” The agreement could mitigate the loss of the $700,000, as the company would pay

100 percent of the Freeport taxes in the first year.

Over time, the amount of taxes paid by the company would decrease by 25 percent, while the district covers ad valorem tax payments by the same amount.

But one of the major unknowns, according to Folmar, is whether the exemption will improve the district’s tax base in the future.

“If we do have a business that comes here, they may bring tens of millions of dollars of infrastructure that can be taxed,” Folmar said. “Our tax base could substantially increase.”

She said more discussion and understanding would be needed before the district moves forward.

“It might allow other businesses to recognize the Freeport and make the decision to make the move to the school district,” Folmar said.

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Reb Trio honored for 2015 PSAT performance

Congratulations are going out to Hays High School scholars Kurt Johnson, Joshua Opelt, and Madilynn Thomason for their performance on the 2015 PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test). From approximately 1.5 million program entrants, these students scored at or above a 209 and are among the 50,000 highestscoring participants in the nation. Their scores qualify them to enter the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program, from which about 16,000 entrants will be named National Merit Program Semifinalists next fall, representing the top scorers in each state. From left to right are Hays HS Principal David Pierce, Joshua Opelt, Madilynn Thomason, Kurt Johnson and Hays HS Academic Dean Cameron Macpherson.

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Inside your body are warrior cells that find and attack harmful germs. Some people have warrior cells that get confused. They attack things that are not normally harmful to people, such as pollen, cat dander or mold.

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Jacob, Amanda and Sasha have allergies. Yet their allergies are all different.

If Jacob pets his friend’s cat, he starts to sneeze.

If Sasha eats strawberries, she breaks out in an itchy rash.

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These confused warrior cells are looking for things to attack. Can you find: strawberry

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Amy has severe _________. When she was a little girl, her allergies caused asthma attacks that often sent her to the ________ room at ALLERGIES the hospital. She was so _____ from her asthma that she could not NOR M A L swim the length of a pool G OL D until she was 12 years old.

When this happens, the place where the warrior cells are fighting swells up, turns red and gets itchy. This is called an allergic reaction.

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ATTACK POLLEN CAT CELLS EGGS ITCHY TASTE ALLERGIC DOCTOR WARRIOR PEANUT DOG AIR SUFFER MOLD

Amanda’s first taste of a peanut butter sandwich made her vomit, wheeze and struggle to breathe.

Amanda cannot eat things with nuts.

Do YOU have any allergies? Does a member of your family suffer from allergies?

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Draw what comes next in each pattern.

The best way NOT to suffer from allergies is to stay away from what causes them. This is easy if you know you can’t eat strawberries or peanut butter. But if you are allergic to pollens and other things in the air around us, you may need to see a doctor for help.

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Local theater performs play written by Buda girl

BY PAIGE LAMBERT

News-Dispatch Reporter

B

en Scott, of Buda, wiped tears from his eyes after watching the performance of his daughter’s play.

While everyone was glossy eyed from her touching story, his emotions welled from his familial connection to it.

Cari Scott, an eightyear-old writer, won the chance to see her play performed through the EmilyAnn Theatre & Gardens PLAYwrights program.

“At first I was thinking, I’m only in second grade, why couldn’t you have picked one of the big kids,” Cari said. “But I was really excited.”

The process toward selecting a play for the PLAYwrights program begins when members of the theatre visit second through fifth grade classrooms around Hays County. The members then hold workshops on how to write a play. A few weeks later, 10 to 15 plays are chosen from the attendees to be performed at the theatre, said artistic director Bridget Farias-Gates.

At first, Farias-Gates didn’t believe a second grader wrote the play Cari submitted. The play was hand written and sent in its own envelope.

“I thought it was a mistake because the handwriting was really advanced,” Farias-Gates said. “It was so cute and perfect, and this is a really great love story.”

Cari’s play is set in a Scottish kingdom, complete with its royal family and humble subjects. The story entails a prince who falls in love with a girl in the town and they have a daughter together. The prince’s parents, however, won’t allow the two to wed, so the baby goes to live in the palace.

The prince’s parents eventually pass away, with the daughter growing up as a princess. But the daughter never knew her mother, who worked as a baker.

“It was hard to figure out if I should put them in or not,” Cari said.

“The prince would not get married if the parents were in the story.”

Flora, fauna at work in Mt. City Mt. City Montage

by Pauline Tom

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’m proud to live in Mountain City, a little city still somewhat out in the country, where neighborly Burna Erwin brought her umbrella to the street when RonTom, KissMe, and I got caught in a shower last week.

Montage brings me some friends who do not live in Mountain City.

One is M.C. Forister. She noticed last week’s tidbits on our roadrunners and remembered past comments on our rattlesnakes. She reminded, “Roadrunners do kill rattlesnakes.”

Kevin Garraway on Maple is quite sure one of our roadrunners eats frogs from his pond.

Daniel, who won the recent race through the city, saw a roadrunner in the road ahead of him with something flopping out the beak. Shortly thereafter, Kevin saw the roadrunner sitting on the rim of his pond.

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Eight-year-old Cari Scott of Buda was recently selected to have her script performed at EmilyAnn Theatre in Wimberley.

“She’s heard family members talk about how hard it was between that marriage ... As the play progressed, there were more and more cues that it was like their story.”

–Ben Scott, father of playwright

When the daughter turned 16 years old, a bird began delivering letters to her. First a B, then an A, until she could spell out “bakery.” The prince and his daughter followed the

cues and go to the bakery, meeting their lost loved one.

During the performance Ben realized he was watching bits of his parents’ story.

Ben’s mother was

Hispanic and his father was Scottish. His parents grew up in a time when interracial, and interclass, marriages weren’t socially acceptable, he said.

“She’s heard family members talk about how hard it was between that marriage,” Ben said.

“As the play progressed, there were more and more cues that it was like their story.”

One similarity is the princess finding out her mother’s name is Marianella, which is the same name as Ben’s mother.

“My dad is very special to me, and when my family members saw

my play, I hoped they would really like it and they did,” Cari said. “My whole family liked it, and he cried so that means he liked it, I guess.”

After the performance, there was still one mysterious piece to the play. When Farias-Gates received the play, it didn’t have a name and was dubbed Unknown. It wasn’t until later when Cari revealed the title of the play, “Love Letters.”

“At the very end it says there are no rules for love,” Cari said. “So that’s what I wanted to say because love is something you can do and find.”

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Wiener Dog Races don’t disappoint

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The force was strong with Buda last weekend as dogs and their human companions flocked to Buda City Park for the the 19th annual Buda Lions Club Wiener Dog Festival, held April 22-24. The theme for the 2016 event, “Star Wieners,” saw many humans and dogs alike don their best Jedi Knight or stormtrooper attire for the occasion. The event featured vendor booths and games, along with several musical acts and the Buda Spelling Bee. The highlight of the event was the Wiener Dog Races, where fleet-footed dachshunds scurried their way down the course. This year’s event featured a new element to the races as a mixed-breed dachshund race event was held for the first time.

ne plant that’s starting to blossom out nicely at the moment is yellow bells.

This beauty has many names. Officially they call it Tecoma stans. It is also known as esperanza (Spanish for ‘hope’), yellow trumpet, and ginger thomas.

Yellow bells have glossy-green, lance-like leaves, and large, showy trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom continuously throughout summer and fall. In warmer areas, it can reach a height of 8 to 10 feet.

They are native to South and Central America and our southwestern states. The wood has

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OBITUARIES BELL Arch Allen Bell, a native of Buda, TX and resident of Thibodaux, LA, was called to rest on March 7, 2016.

A religious service was held March 12, 2016 at First United Methodist Church in Thibodaux, LA. The burial followed in St. Joseph Cemetery, Thibodaux, LA. He was a 1950 graduate of Buda High, where he played football for the Bulldogs.

He is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Mary Margaret Teasley Bell, 1952 graduate of Kyle High School; daughter, Robin Ann Bell; son, Robert Allen Bell; sister, Patricia Bell Audilet; grandchildren, Hayley Bell Smith, Ryan Lee Bowker, Mary Kathryn Szush, Scott Jacob Szush, Jessica Szush Granier, Andrew Warren Szush; sister-in-law Joyce Teasley Lengefeld, and numerous great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his father, Herbert I. Bell and mother, Kathryn Allen Bell Rogers, a longtime teacher in the BudaKyle area.

Arch was an Army veteran who served in the Korean Conflict. After an honorable discharge from the U.S. Army, he was instrumental in the offshore oil and gas field development in West Africa, Western Australia, the Middle East, and the North Sea. Once retired he used his creative wood working talent to help his daughter design and build frames for her international art gallery with wood gathered from the South Louisiana bayou area. These frames now hang in homes worldwide.

He also loved to follow baseball, particularly the EDW Cardinals, Nicholls Colonels, and LSU Tigers, but most of all; he enjoyed the time spent with the family he loved.

CEDENO On the afternoon of April 21, 2016, our Father called Jesse Aaron Cedeno, of Dripping Springs, TX, home at the age of 18.

Aaron, also known as Jesse among friends, will be remembered for his bright smile and loving, gentle soul. He enjoyed camping and outdoors, animals of all kinds, and music. He was an exceptionally skilled and passionate online gamer with an extensive network of friends. He will be greatly missed by all that had the privilege of knowing him.

Aaron was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents Agustin and Antonia Cedeno and his maternal grandparents Jesse and Doris McLaurin. He is survived by his loving parents Albert and Pat Cedeno of Dripping Springs, TX; sister, Christy and Lalo Ibarra and niece, Elise, of Lakeway, TX; brother, Mike Cedeno and Mallory Sain of Buda, TX; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.

A celebration of his life will be held Thursday,

April 28, 2016, at 11 a.m. at Chapel Dulcinea, 16221 Drystal Hills Drive, Austin, TX 78737. Informal attire including comfortable shoes. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the PAWS of Dripping Springs, Austin Humane Society, the Austin Zoo, Austin Pets Alive or the charity of your choice.

UNDERWOOD With her family by her side, Kathleen Carol Underwood of Buda was welcomed home into the arms of her Lord on April 20, 2016.

She was 68 years old.

Kathy was born to Alfred E. and Della Mae Boughton in Chicago, Illinois on May 1, 1947.

She grew up in El Campo, Texas and after graduating at the top of her class from El Campo High School earned her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Education degrees from Stephen F. Austin State University.

Her teaching career took her to Baytown, Texas where she met the love of her life, Dennis “Buddy” Underwood. They were married August 30, 1975 and made Buda, Texas their home.

She was a teacher at Menchaca Elementary School until 1980 when she and a friend opened the gift shop, Personally Yours, in Austin. This endeavor allowed her to pursue her creative side and spend time at home with her growing family.

After raising her children, she returned to her first career as a teacher at Buda Elementary where she was eventually given the opportunity to combine her talent and skillset as an art teacher. She was proud to have inspired creativity in her many students, and hoped she touched their lives in some positive way big or small.

The most important thing to Kathy was her family; she was a devoted wife and mother. She is survived by her husband Dennis; daughter, Amy and husband Caleb of Austin; son, Jeffrey and wife Courtney of Buda; and two grandchildren who adored her. She is also survived by her sister, Priscilla Santana and husband Ronnie of Baytown, their 3 children and their 7 grandchildren; and many other family and friends whom she loved dearly.

Kathy was a gifted artist; she was passionate about childhood education, and loved music and animals.

She will be remembered for her sweet spirit and the gentle kindness she showed to everyone around her.

A celebration of Kathy’s life will be held at Buda United Methodist Church May 1, 2016 at 3:00 p.m.

Everyone who would like to remember her is welcome. In lieu of flowers the family thinks Kathy would have liked memorial donations to the charity of your choice.

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Continued from pg. 1C Last year, Kevin saw roadrunners mating right there on Maple.

Maybe we do have more roadrunners this year! ”Old Lady Forister” (that’s what her friends call her) remembers that, back in Kenedy, her dad’s boss’s yard had baby roadrunners.

Her father said, “They’re the ugliest looking babies!”

Let me tell you what we have now in Mountain City! The most beautiful Painted Buntings!! Yes, even now as I’m typing this column on Monday, RonTom whispered, “Look!” Right in front of our eyes, on the feeder on the office window ledge, a Painted Bunting stayed for several minutes, gorging on seed. This

fellow flew up from wintering grounds somewhere between Central Mexico and the Panama Canal.

An Ash-throated Flycatcher just took a look at a front yard “bluebird” nestbox.

Eastern Bluebird and Black-crested Titmouse and Bewick’s Wren have already completed their first nesting of the season here. The Ashthroated Flycatcher will start nesting soon.

An Eastern Bluebird couple is inspecting The Garraway’s bluebird nestbox. Sometimes bluebirds move to a different spot for their second and subsequent nestings of the season.

James and Dianne Polk’s bluebirds fledged this past weekend.

They have several other

species nesting now.

This past week we saw our first 2016 fireflies. Our grandsons grew up catching fireflies during their visits here.

We heard a lovely Chuck-Will’s Widow (sounds like “Whipporwill”) as we started a walk under the full moon last week. A Northern Mockingbird followed with a poor imitation.

••• Recent storms brought hail. If you have an older composition roof, get a free inspection by a roofing company.

Roofers will meet with insurance adjusters and make the case for a new roof, if such is merited.

In the Mountain City directory, you’ll find an ad for a 10% discount for Mountain Cityians. I cannot mention names.

But, feel free to email or give me a call.

••• The next date on the city’s calendar is the May Council Meeting on Monday, May 9, at 7 p.m. Find the agenda the weekend before at mountaincitytx.com and the message boards at City entrances.

••• Feel free to email or give me a call if you have any sort of Mountain City tidbit. ptom5678@gmail. com or 512-268-5678 Thanks! Love, Pauline

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She ran as a liberal in conservative Texas, so I had to write a play about her four incredible years in Austin.”

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fter taking on the role of head nurse at Barton Middle School in 2014, Christi Chabarria learned about the trials her predecessor Suzie Kana had battling skin cancer.

Kana, who was diagnosed with the illness years ago and fought it into remission, learned her cancer had returned.

Chabarria and many others at Barton were so moved by Kana’s second bout with cancer, they created a team, called “Kana’s Kids,” in her honor for the 2016 Relay for Live event that will be held at Barton Saturday.

HAYS FREE PRESS FILE PHOTO Chabarria, who Participants get ready to walk at the 2012 Relay for Life at Barton Middle School. is the captain of the Kana’s Kids team, said supporting Barton’s At the end of the for Relay for Life in a cancer, but also a way beloved nurse was evening, participants variety of ways. She said to raise funds for the something she and many American Cancer Society light luminarias in other campuses also take others were ready to take for cancer research. remembrance of those their own approaches to on. who have passed away fundraising.

While the event is “Knowing how this due to cancer.

But honoring and meant to remember campus was “It’s not a serious supporting Kana, who and honor affected thing at all. There are was the nurse at Barton those who when a lot of games. There is for 20 years, continues to have fought she was one small part that is resonate with Chabarria. or passed diagnosed serious,” Chabarria said.

In addition, she from cancer, again, it felt Joining Kana’s Kids will participates to Chabarria natural to be other teams created remember those in her said keeping step into by people from the Buda, family who have been festivities Barton Middle the role and Kyle and San Marcos affected by caner. fun is the School is located raise money area.

“Everyone I’ve talked theme. on Jack C. Hays in her honor According to to says it’s a lot of fun,” From Trail at corner of and support Chabarria said. “It’s “theme laps,” Chabarria, several teams Kohler’s Crossing. her,” have been created at a common cause to to having Event starts at 4 Chabarria different campuses support those who a Mr. and p.m. and ends at said. across Hays CISD. have fought cancer, and Ms. Relay midnight Relay But fundraising remember those who contest, to Free and open to for Life is a isn’t limited to the died and raise money to having a the public nationwide event itself. At Barton, fight cancer.” tug-of-war event, Chabarria said between according to fundraising for Relay for competing Chabarria, Life is a “big thing for us” teams, that is a celebration for and that it’s a “constant Chabarria said the people who have fought push all year.” event features a “party and overcome cancer.

From selling raffle atmosphere.” She Chabarria said the tickets, to duct taping an said there are a “lot of event is a time for administrator to the wall, different, fun events like remembrance of those Chabarria said Barton that going through the who have passed from has worked to fundraise night.”

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Orange jubilee is an orange form of yellow bells with smaller, more toothed leaves.

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The 1909 Cubs, runnersup in the NL race, accepted As the ace of the PhiladelFoster’s invitation to a phia Giants staff, he turned three-out-of-five showthe tables twice on the Xdown to decide who played Giants in the best-of-three the best baseball in town. post-season play-off.

With the Lelands down one More than a strong arm, game to none, Rube took Foster also had a head on the mound his shoulfor the first ders. He time since often threw “Try and apbreaking a a curve on pear jolly and leg in July. a 3-andHe had a 2 count unconcerned,” three-run because in the hitter was his bases- lead the ninth expected inning, but a fast ball. loaded phithe Cubs “Try and rallied to tie appear jolly losophy. “I the score. and unconsmile with the Foster cerned,” called time was his bases full, and and walked bases-loadtoward the ed phithis seems to dugout to losophy. “I fetch a fresh smile with unnerve the pitcher. the bases When his full, and batter.” back was this seems turned, to unnerve the runner on third base the batter.” sprinted for home and the After three seasons in umpire called him safe. The the City of Brotherly Love, Cubs went on to sweep the Foster went back to where series and refused repeated he had begun – Chicago. requests for a rematch.

Owner Frank Leland, who Foster parted company had changed the name of with Frank Leland in 1911 his team to the Leland Giand formed the Chicago ants, put Rube in charge as American Giants with the player-manager. son-in-law of Charles Foster met the chalComiskey, owner of the lenge by beating the living White Sox. Nine years daylights out of the white

later, he created the Negro National League with the eight best black clubs in the Midwest.

As president, Foster did everything under the sun to keep the struggling league alive. Whenever the American Giants, who were in a class by themselves, threatened to run away with the pennant, he divided the season into two halves to keep the fans interested. If an opposing team ran out of money on the road, he personally paid for their return trip.

But Foster cracked in 1926 under the strain of his many responsibilities.

Weeks of increasingly erratic and bizarre behavior culminated in a complete nervous breakdown from which he never recovered.

He spent the last four years of his life in the state insane asylum, where he died in December 1930 “raving about winning one more pennant.”

Fifty-one years later, Andrew “Rube” Foster was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. There may have been better pitchers and managers, but no one in the history of the game wore as many hats as well as he did.

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“White baseball has never seen anyone quite like Rube Foster,” a sports historian once wrote. “He was Christy Mathewson, John McGraw, Connie Mack, Al Spalding and Kenesaw Mountain Landis – great pitcher, manager, owner, league organizer, czar – all rolled into one.”

Andrew Foster was born 14 years after the Civil War at the Central Texas community of Calvert.

When the son of an African Methodist Episcopal elder was not in church, he was playing his favorite game on the local sandlots.

Foster quit school at 17 and took off with a bunch of black barnstormers, who called themselves the Waco Yellow Jackets. The stocky six-footer with the blazing fastball was a star right from the start. He also picked up a few extra bucks every spring by pitching batting practice for majorleague teams that trained in Texas.

By 1902, Andy Foster was more than ready for the big time. The 22-year-old joined the Chicago Union Giants and won 51 games – including 44 in a row – his rookie season. He earned his nickname by beating Hall of Fame hurler Rube Waddell, a 25-game winner, in an exhibition with Connie Mack’s pennantwinning Philadelphia Athletics.

Foster changed uniforms in 1903 jumping to the New York-based Cuban X-Giants. He compiled a 54-1 regular season record and accounted for four of his new team’s five victories over the Philadelphia Giants in the first ever “world series.”

On the strength of Foster’s big bat and right arm, the X-Giants won the opener 3-1. After Philadelphia tied the series, he led the way in the third contest contributing three key hits in a 12-3 rout. Two more masterful mound performances by the talented Texan sewed up the series five games to two.

Legend has it 1903 was the year John McGraw, skipper of the New York Giants, paid Rube Foster to teach his screwball to Christy Mathewson and Iron Man McGinnity.

Mathewson more than doubled his win count to 34 and McGinnity broke the 30-victory barrier, too, as the lowly Giants jumped from the National League cellar to second place.

Restless Rube moved again in 1904, this time to the very team he had vanquished the previous year.

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Head out to the Creedmoor Community Center (12511 FM 1625, Creedmoor, TX 78610) on Saturday, May 7, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for a day of vintage cars, trucks, tractors and motorcycles along with craft and food booths and a silent auction. Free admission and free parking. See www.creedmoorcommunitycfa.org for more information.

Kyle Market Days

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Viva Cinco de Mayo & State Menudo Cook-Off

This annual event in its 41st year features lives music, food vendors, folklorico dancing and the only sanctioned Menudo cook-off. The event starts at 9 a.m. at the Hays County Civic Center (1249 Civic Center Loop, San Marcos) on May 7. Visit www.vivacincosmtx.com for more information.

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Local nurseries find their niche with native plants

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Having each grown up with a fondness for gardening, Christine Reid and her husband envisioned a place where they could grow organic product, while also passing along their knowledge of horticulture.

Over the course of eight years, the duo, which operates Reid’s Nursery near Uhland, has provided people information on gardening as a way to compete against the big-box stores.

“We’ve grown as our customer base has grown,” Reid said. “We grow more and more of our own things and respond to what people ask for. We’ve expanded what we needed to have.”

During the first year, Reid said the nursery had to purchase flowers and plants to start up its business.

But over a period of two months, the nursery began to grow items on site. As a smaller business, Reid said the focus is offering varieties of perennials and plants that grow well in the area. She said not everything big box stores such as Lowe’s and Home Depot is “meant for this area.”

“We didn’t see the things we wanted to see (at stores),” Reid said. “We wanted to have the nursery we wanted to go to.”

According to Reid, business is spread out during the course of the year, with people picking up plants and flowers to beautify their yards during the springtime. During the winter, many gardeners prepare for spring by adding compost or other “soil amendments.”

One trend that’s growing, according to Reid, is the inclusion of edible landscaping.

“There’s something you could be doing every season,” she said.

Clientele for the nursery ranges from the Dallas area to San Antonio.

Reid said she was surprised how far people travel to her nursery, with some saying they can’t find native plants and trees at stores.

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Local nurseries like It’s About Thyme, above, are finding more success through native plant sales.

“It’s really interesting. I can’t believe they can’t find these things ... It’s gratifying that people are coming from far away to find some things.”

–Christine Reid, Reid’s Nursery owner

“It’s really interesting. I can’t believe they can’t find these things,” Reid said. “It’s gratifying that people are coming from far away to find some things.”

For Seth Brown, co-owner of Xanadu Nursery, competition was difficult to find when he and his brother, Mitchell moved their business to Driftwood in 1976.

Their company, which focuses on landscaping and xeriscaping, opted to grow their

product on site during the first decade of operation.

Over time, however, the gradual increase of wholesale suppliers of flowers and plants allowed the duo to purchase from an outside source.

“I don’t have to keep my nursery fully stocked,” Brown said. “It helped a lot as far as money and material.”

But with the wholesale market now “saturated,” Brown said the challenge is finding quality material.

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rgent care centers and emergency rooms are often the destination for ailing people who believe the facility will provide them faster, more convenient care, according to a recent Harvard poll.

Whether a patient should seek help at their primary physician’s office, an urgent care center or emergency room, however, depends on the circumstances or sicknesses they are facing.

Shannon Kostecka, director of marketing for Kyle ER, said people should go to an urgent care clinic if they were suffering from symptoms of the common cold, a sore throat or allergies, where they can’t wait a week to see their physician for treatment or antibiotics.

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migraines, a concussion or if you need stitches, you would come to us,” Kostecka said.

Cost is also a determining factor on the type of medical facility to go to as well, she said.

“The only difference is that we’re going to charge based on your emergency room copay through your insurance, so that’s what Kyle ER is,” Kostecka said. “Your urgent care centers are going to charge a little higher, and it’s going to be higher than your family practitioner or primary care physician.”

According to a Seton Healthcare Family press release, preconceived notions about access to care could result in people going to facilities that may not match their medical needs.

Oftentimes, calling a primary care doctor first is the best move, because it puts a patient in contact with a professional who can help them determine what the best path forward is, given any

health situation, said Alison Ziari, chief of pediatrics at Austin Regional Clinic, in the release.

“For example, let’s say you injure your ankle while playing basketball and you can’t tell if it’s broken or not,” Ziari said. “That’s when it would be appropriate to head to an urgent care center. That said, most primary care offices also offer urgent care access as well.

The truth is that most people have much more

access than they realize.”

Stephen Bekanich, medical direc-

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In addition, the increasing interest in xeriscaping in Travis and Hays counties has led to the company changing its views on landscaping. It’s led the company to hire carpenters to help with furniture requests from customers. He said hiring a carpenter was something he wouldn’t have considered when he first started.

“Before it was putting in some flowerbeds and trees, a walkway and a patio,” Brown said. “Over the last 3 to 5 years, clients want gazebos and outdoor kitchens.”

Competition against a growing number of landscaping businesses is now a focus for Brown.

“There are a lot of landscaping companies in Austin, but many of them aren’t doing what we’re doing,” he said.

f you have a medical appointment this week, you might want to wish your nurse a happy National Nurses Week. This annual event is designed to celebrate the important role nurses play in health care. Of course, while nurses and doctors can help you in many ways, you can do a lot of good for yourself by adopting healthy living habits, such as eating right, exercising frequently, and so on. But you can also do much to help your financial health.

Here are a few suggestions: Stay invested. During times of market volatility, it can be temping to head to the investment “sidelines” until things “cool off.” Going to the sidelines can mean a few different things – you could simply not invest anything for a while, or you could move a substantial portion of your portfolio to “cash” instruments, which are safe in the sense of preserving your principal but offer almost nothing in the way of return or protecting against inflation. If you’re not investing during a market downturn, or if you’ve moved heavily into cash, you might well miss out on the beginning of the next market rally.

Rebalance your portfolio. It’s a good idea to periodically rebalance your portfolio to make sure it still reflects your goals and your comfort level with risk. Over time, and without any effort on your part, your portfolio can become unbalanced.

For example, following a long “bull” market, the value of your stocks could have risen to the point where they make up a greater percentage of your portfolio than you had intended. When that happens, you may need to rebalance by adding bonds and other fixed-income vehicles.

Diversify. Rebalancing is important. But a balanced portfolio should also be a diversified portfolio.

If you only owned one type of financial asset, such as U.S. growth stocks, you could take a big hit during a market downturn. But different types of financial assets don’t always move in the same direction at the same time, so by owning a wide variety of investments – U.S. stocks, international stocks, government securities, corporate bonds, real estate, certificates of deposit (CDs) and so on – you may help reduce the effects of market volatility on your portfolio. Keep in mind, though, that diversification by itself can’t guarantee profits or protect against loss.

Maintain realistic expectations. If you expect the financial markets to always move upward, you will be

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Public Notices CITY OF KYLE ORDINANCES

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU HAS OPENINGS FOR YEAR-ROUND, PART-TIME, SURVEY INTERVIEWERS.

20-35 HRS A MONTH. $12.35/HR & $0.54/MILE SOME BENEFITS MAY APPLY. MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN, LIVE IN HAYS COUNTY, TX, HAVE DRIVERS LICENSE, RELIABLE VEHICLE, & BE AVAILABLE TO WORK DAY, EVENING, & WEEKEND HOURS. TO APPLY CALL 877-474-5226 BY MAY 20, 2016 OR SEND AN EMAIL TO DENVER.RECRUIT@CENSUS.GOV WITH YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE, CITY, & COUNTY TO SCHEDULE ATTENDANCE AT OUR RECRUITING SESSION IN SAN MARCOS, TX ON MAY 24, 2016 The U.S. Department of Commerce is An Equal Opportunity Employer. This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need reasonable accommodations for any part of the application process, please notify the agency.

Decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Public Notices

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Buda, Texas, to issue interest bearing certificates of obligation of the City entitled "City of Buda, Texas Combination Tax and Limited Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2016" for the purpose of paying contractual obligations incurred or to be incurred by the City for (1) constructing, improving and/or extending the City's waterworks and sewer system, including a connecting water line from FM 967 to the existing ground storage tank at Garlic Creek and increasing the pumping capacity at the Garlic Creek and Bonita Vista pump stations including the acquisition of any necessary easements or land and (2) the payment of professional services in connection therewith including legal, fiscal and engineering fees and the costs of issuance in connection with the certificates.

The City Council tentatively proposes to authorize the issuance of such Certificates of Obligation at its regular meeting place at City Hall, 121 Main St, Buda, Texas, 78610, at a regular meeting to commence at 6:30 p.m. on the 7th day of June, 2016. The maximum amount of Certificates of Obligation that may be authorized for such purpose is $1,300,000. The City Council presently proposes to provide for the payment of such Certificates of Obligation from the levy of ad valorem taxes and from a limited pledge of the surplus revenues derived from the operation of the City's combined waterworks and sewer system, after payment of all operation and maintenance expenses and all debt service, reserve and other requirements in connection with all of the City's revenue bonds or other obligations (now or hereafter outstanding) which are payable from all or any part of the revenues of the City's combined waterworks and sewer system, which amount shall not exceed $1,000.

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Hays Free Press • April 27, 2016

The City Council of the City of Kyle will consider adopting the following ordinances on second reading on May 3, 2016 at Kyle City Hall, 100 W. Center Street, at 7:00 p.m.: An Ordinance of the City of Kyle, Texas, annexing approximately 8,153 acres of land located in Hays County, Texas all of which are lying within the City’s extraterritorial jurisdiction and to incorporate such properties into the City of Kyle as shown in the attached exhibit; Making findings of fact; Providing a severability clause; Providing an effective date; and providing for open meetings and other related matters.

An Ordinance amending, Chapter 11 (Business Regulations), Article IX “Commercial Towing and Wrecker Services” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Kyle, Texas by adding a definition and making amendments to assist in the implementation of the regulations for commercial towing and wrecker services; that this article shall govern over previously adopted ordinances and resolutions in conflict with said article; providing for severability; for codification; for publication; for an effective date; and making such other findings and provisions related hereto.

R. Todd Webster Mayor

CITY OF BUDA, TEXAS

Hays CISD Public Notification of Nondiscrimination in Career and Technical Education Programs HAYS CISD offers career and technical education programs in the following career cluster groups: Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources; Architecture and Construction; Arts, A/V Technology, and Communication, Business, Management, and Administration; Education and Training; Finance; Health Science; Hospitality and Tourism; Human Services; Information Technology; Law, Public Safety, Corrections, Admission to these programs is based on interest and aptitude, age appropriateness and class space available.

It is the policy of HAYS CISD not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or handicap in its vocational programs, services or activities as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

It is the policy of HAYS CISD not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, or age in its employment practices as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

HAYS CISD will take steps to assure that lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in all educational and vocational programs.

For information about your rights or grievance procedures, contact the Title IX Coordinator, Elaine Howard at 21003 IH 35, Kyle, TX 78640, 512-268-2141 and/or the Section 504 Coordinator, John Fuerst at 421 N. Meyer, Kyle, TX 78640, 512-268-8250.

Hays CISD Notificación Pública de Non-Discriminación en Programas Vocacionales El distrito escolar de Hays CISD ofrece programas vocacionales en agricultura, manejo de negocios, tecnología de automóviles, electrónicos, tecnología de ciencias de salud, educación de mercadotecnia, justicia criminal y servicios familiares y comunitarios. La entrada a estos programas se basa en interés, aptitud, edad apropiada y espacio en el salón de clase.

Es la poliza del distrito escolar de Hays CISD de no discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo o impedimento, en sus programas, servicios o actividades vocacionales, tal como lo requieren en Título VI de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964, según enmienda; el Título IX de las Enmiendas en la Educación, de 1972 y la Sección 504 de la Ley de Rehabilitación de 1973, según enmienda.

Es la poliza del del distrito escolar de Hays CISD de no discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo, impedimento o edad, en sus procedimientos de empleo, tal como lo requieren el Título VI de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964, según enmienda; el Título IX de las Enmiendas en la Educación, de 1972, la ley de Discriminación por Edad, de 1975, según enmienda y la Sección 504 de la Ley de Rehabilitación de 1973, según enmienda.

El distrito escolar de Hays CISD tomará las medidas necesarias para asegurar que la falta de habilidad en el uso del inglés no sea un obstáculo para la admisión y participación en todos los programas educativos y vocacionales.

Para información sobre sus derechos o procedimientos para quejas, comuníquese con el Coordinador del Título IX, Elaine Howard, en 21003 IH 35, Kyle, TX 78640, 512-2682141, y/o el Coordinador de la Sección 504, John Fuerst, en 421 N. Meyer, Kyle, TX 78640, 512-268-8250.

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Public Notices NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Berta Peralez, Deceased, were issued on April 18, 2016, in Cause No. 16-0099-P, pending in the County Court at Law of Hays County, Texas, to: Lori James.

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: Elly Del Prado Dietz Del Prado Dietz, PLLC The Young Building 323 W. Hopkins Street San Marcos, Texas 78666 DATED the 20th day of April, 2016. /s/ Elly Del Prado Dietz Attorney for Lori James State Bar No.: 05857170 323 W. Hopkins Street San Marcos, Texas 78666 Telephone: (512) 8780999 Facsimile: (512) 757-8696 E-mail: elly@ delpradodietz.com

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

Chapter 59 Texas Property Code. They will conduct a Public Sale to the highest bidder for cash on their premises. This sale is being listed below.

The company reserves the right to reject any bid and withdraw any from the sale at any time.

Date: May 7, 2016 River Road Self Storage wishes to avail themselves of the Texas Provision of chapter 59 of the Texas Property Code. This sale is listed below.

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Location: River Road Self Storage, 880 River Road, San Marcos, TX 78666 Unit 005: washer, dryer,

printer/scanner/copier, toys, pots & pans Unit 021: bed, headboard Unit 107: radio, picture, Christmas decorations Unit 137: twin bed, love seat, couch Unit 333: trumpet, clothes Unit 418: bicycle, clothes, boxes

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice of Initiation of the Section 106 Process-Public Participation in accordance with the FCC’s Nationwide Programmatic Agreement.

Union Pacific Railroad proposes to construct a communications tower at an approximate height of 60 ft. at approximately • .26 miles SE of Dorman & Rd 1626 intersection, Kyle, Hays County, TX; • .93 miles SE of Jack C Hays Trail & W. Farm to Market 1626 intersection, Buda, Hays County, TX; • .27 miles NE of Jack C Hays Trail & Centex Rd. intersection, Buda, Hays County, TX. Parties interested in providing comment on the proposed undertaking relative to cultural resources should contact GSS, Inc., 3311 109th Street, Urbandale, IA 50322 (515) 331-2103 (GSS W16663, 64 & 65).

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Kathryn Anne Moriniere aka Kathryn Hamilton Moriniere, Deceased, were issued on April 12, 2016 in Cause No. 16-0057-P, pending in the County Court at Hays County, Texas to John Code Moriniere.

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.

The name where claims may be sent is: c/o John Code Moriniere 1114-C Potomac Houston, Texas 77057 DATED the 27th day of April, 2016. /s/Robert L. Dabney, Jr. Attorney for John Code Moriniere State Bar Number: 05304000 5835 Sugar Hill Drive Houston, Texas 77057 Telephone: (713) 4082198 Facsimile: (713) 621-0074 Email: robertdabney@ sbcglobal.net

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of WILLIAM H. PLUMMER, JR., Deceased, were issued on April 18, 2016, in Cause No. 16-0088-P, pending in the County Court at Law of Hays County, Texas, to: JOSEPH C SULLIVAN. 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: JOSEPH C. SULLIVAN 709 Snyder Hill San Marcos, Texas 78666 DATED the 18th day of February, 2016 GENE MAJORS Attorney for Joseph C. Sullivan State Bar No.: 12851500 100 E. San Antonio, Ste. 102 San Marcos, Texas 78666 Telephone: (512) 3921273 Facsimile: (512) 396-8539 Email: gene@ majorslawfirm.com

Financial Focus Continued from pg. 1D

expectations. If you expect the financial markets to always move upward, you will be disappointed many times. Market downturns are a normal part of the investment process, and they will always be with us. Once you accept this reality, you will be less likely to make questionable decisions,

such as abandoning a long-term strategy.

If you’ve designed an appropriate strategy, possibly with the help of a financial professional, you can stick with it through all market environments.

By following the suggestions mentioned above – staying invested, rebalancing your portfolio as

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