Hays Free Press November 21, 2018

NOVEMBER 21, 2018 GOBBLE UP

SURVEY SAYS

Food Bank, Night Hawk prepare 2,500 Thanksgiving meals.

Hays CISD looks for ways for students to get involved.

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Hays County seats go from Red to Blue

BY EXSAR ARGUELLO

An influx of straight-ticket Democratic voters at Texas State University is one primary factor that led to a handful of key Hays County seats to turn blue Nov. 6.

That wave was part of a

larger national movement that flipped a handful of state and national seats during the 2018 Midterm elections, sending shockwaves across the state.

In the 2018, 21,870 Democratic voters in Hays County voted straight-ticket, a 66 per-

cent increase from 2014.

The increase in turnout and straight ticket voting drastically affected congressional, county judge and local house races.

“In a perfect world, you vote candidate by candidate, but for students, and particularly mine, it is

difficult to stay informed with all of the local races, while balancing work and school,” said Dr. Susan Kirby, a business government and society professor at Texas State University. “Some students tell me that they are overwhelmed with the voting and ballot

about anyone.”

It is those traits many in western Hays County remember about Roberson, who tragically passed away Nov. 15.

From protecting and taking care of her siblings, to co-owning and operating the News-Dispatch publication for 22 years, Roberson was a person

who put forth her best effort in everything she did, but always helped out a neighbor, Gutschke said.

“When she set her mind to do something, she figured out how to do it and got it done,” Gutschke said.

Wayland Clark, a long-

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Shelter finding homes for 176 animals taken from home A $1,750 fine and forfeiture of more than 170 animals was the ruling issued Nov. 8 to a Buda-area homeowner accused of holding cats and dogs in “unhealthy conditions.”

Hays County Pct. 5 Justice of the Peace Scott Cary issued the ruling against Buda area resident Melissa Caffey in a signed agreement, according to a release.

The ruling was issued after 161 cats and 15

The ruling was issued after 161 cats and 15 dogs were confiscated Nov. 1 following a report of inhumane treatment at a home in the Leisure Woods subdivision near Buda.

dogs were confiscated Nov. 1 following a report of inhumane treatment at a home in the Leisure Woods subdivision near Buda. Along with the fine, Cary ruled the animals be turned over to the city of San Marcos and the San

Marcos Regional Animal Shelter.

Cary said his ruling came as many of the animals taken from Caffey’s home were determined to be “cruelly treated” and in unhealthy conditions. According to the

statement, some animals in poor health may have to be euthanized as they cannot be adopted about.

Those animals not adopted or brought to another shelter may face the same result.

Caffey was operating her home as Leisure Cat Animal Rescue on the 200 block of Towhee Dr. The shelter is filed as a 501(c) (3), according to county officials and a tax-exempt database.

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COMING UP Buda Library Book Sale Friends of the Buda Library are hosting their annual book sale Dec. 1 and 2 for the general public.

Members are invited to a preview on Nov. 30. Gently used books for low prices. Proceeds benefit the library.

Christmas Jazz Musical St. John Lutheran Church in Uhland is hosting a Christmas Jazz Musical featuring traditional hymns & contemporary Christmas music on Dec. 9, beginning at 10:30 a.m. The event is free.

HONOR FLIGHT Local veterans invited to the nation’s capitol.

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died as a result of his injuries.

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Inaugural brain surgery performed in Hays County

BY KATIE BURRELL

Emily Ann Trail of Lights

Emily Ann Theatre in Wimberley will be hosting a Trail of Lights Nov. 24 through Dec. 28. The event site will be open 6 to 9 p.m. on Sundays through Thursdays and 6-10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Admission is free but donations are greatly appreciated.

INDEX

BY KATIE BURRELL

RED TO BLUE, 2

BY EXSAR ARGUELLO

Dale and Joyce Roberson were together for more than four decades and were co-owners and co-publishers of the NewsDispatch, sister paper to the Hays Free Press, before they sold it in 2013.

heeded the call and became a second mother to From an early age, her four siblings. Paula Joyce Roberson wasn’t Gutschke, Joyce’s sister, afraid to open her heart said the responsibility and help out anyone and was one Roberson wasn’t everyone she could. afraid to take on.

When her father passed “She was very strongaway in her teenage willed and very deteryears, Roberson, then mined and kind-hearted,” known by her maiden said Gutschke. “She was name Sumner, instantly open to helping just

gressmen Beto O’Rourke, who fell only 200,000 votes short of Ted Cruz in the U.S. Senate race.

Locally, the County Judge and Texas House District 45 races flipped blue for the first time

Suspect in custody for shooting of Kyle man

Former co-publisher known for benevolence

BY MOSES LEOS III

process. It’s not ideal to vote straight-ticket, but it’s certainly easier.”

It is difficult to describe why voter turnout was historically high at the university. Elected representatives and university professors alike are pointing to Democratic Con-

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take in nearly every kind of major medical issue.

The first brain surgery The size of Hays County conducted in Hays County requires a more advanced was successfully complet- facility than what has ed in September, with the been offered in the past, patient now fully recovaccording to Seton Hays ered, according to officials officials. at Seton Medical Center The trauma center beHays. gan operations as a Level Before this year, emerII facility Sept. 10. Now, the gency services rushed hospital offers trauma surtrauma patients to Level I geons 24 hours every day trauma centers in Austin specializing in neurology and San Antonio, a some- and orthopedics. times life threatening trip Dr. Robert J. Buchanan, for victims of car accidents Chief of Neurology with and serious medical the Seton family of hospiissues. tals, oversees nine neuroEarlier this year, Seton surgeons, specifically at Hays announced it was Dell Seton in Austin and now a Level II trauma center, allowing the facility to BRAIN SURGERY, 7

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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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time friend of Joyce and her husband Dale, first began working for the two at the News-Dispatch in 1992. Clark said Joyce Roberson was a “little lady with a big heart.”

She also knew what was right and what was wrong and “didn’t put up with the wrong.” Clark said Joyce was someone who didn’t let others step on her toes, but was kind enough to be “very discrete” in letting them know if they did.

Clark said Joyce and Dale were supportive of organizations such as the Lions Club and Rotary. Shannon Roberson-Shubert, Dale and Joyce’s daughter, said they always tried to give back to the community. One of her fondest memories was when Dale and Joyce dressed as Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus during the holidays for the children.

Along with “great sense of humor,” Roberson-Schubert said Joyce also knew how to take things in stride. That was due in part to Joyce’s bubbly and optimistic disposition.

“She and dad had a lot of hardships and they’ve always rallied together and come through every single one of them,” Roberson-Shubert.

A longtime animal lover, Joyce enjoyed caring for her five cats, two donkeys, dogs, chickens and a handicapped turkey. Roberson-Shubert said she referred to their property as “the zoo.”

“They loved being in nature,” Roberson-Shubert said.

It was through journalism that Joyce and Dale made a great impact on their community.

Patrick Cox, a long-

time Wimberley resident, said Joyce got involved in the newspaper business soon after meeting Dale in the late 1970s.

For several years, the two worked at the Wimberley View, which, at the time, was owned by Cox’ family.

Cox said Joyce adapted to the business side of the newspaper industry; she was also very methodical and even-keeled. Both were always very helpful and were essentially part of their extended family.

Years later, in the early 1990s, Dale and Joyce chose to own and operate the News-Dispatch, and continued to publish the newspaper until they retired in 2013. Initially, the two operated the News-Dispatch as a husband and wife operation. Gutschke said Joyce “lived that newspaper.”

“As a matter of fact, we

had to plan family get togethers after she ‘put the paper to bed,’ which was her saying,” Gutschke said.

For Gutschke, the bravery Joyce had in her younger years and how she “never regretted” stopping to take care of her family stood out the most.

“If it had not been for her, our family would not have stayed together,” Gutschke said.

Roberson-Shubert said the community has played a helping hand in supporting Dale and their entire family. Along with assistance from friends,

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in more than a decade.

Additionally, historically Republican congressional races went blue in Hays County, even if those particular candidates didn’t win their respected race.

“Historically, we have seen high straight-ticket vote cycles in the county,” said Jennifer Anderson, the elections administrator for Hays County. “However, it’s usually on Presidential elections. This isn’t typical for a midterm.”

According to the county’s cumulative report, voter turnout in Hays County nearly doubled since the 2014 midterm election.

One area of exponential growth was in Precinct 334, which includes Texas State University and the surrounding area.

Just over 1,900 out of 4,100-plus registered voters in Precinct 334 participated in the election, according to county data.

Of those 1,900-plus voters, 968 cast a Democratic straight-ticket ballot, or 49.5 percent of the entire university voting population.

“A lot of my students were excited about Beto’s message but weren’t really concerned with local politics as much,” Kirby said. “Did they vote a straight-ticket at the polls?

We’ll never know, but, they are certainly more likely to do so.”

Predicting university turnout to be at an alltime high was on the radar of top Democratic officials leading up to the Nov. 6 election. During an emergency Hays County Commissioners meeting on Oct. 26, the commissioners unanimously voted to extend early voting days across the county, including the polling location at the university.

The Hays Free Press reported that this meeting was prompted by allegations of voter suppression after reports of two hour

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wait times at Texas State University.

At the forefront of this call for extended hours were Democratic leaders across the county and Central Texas.

The effort paid dividends for Democrats. Ruben Becerra, the underdog Democratic candidate who ran against a seasoned 14-year Republican Commissioner Will Conley, won precinct 334 by a landslide. Becerra received 1504 votes in Precinct 334 compared to Conley’s 355.

Erin Zwiener, representative-elect for the Texas House of Representatives for District 45, flipped a Republican seat that has been red for a decade.

Zwiener won by seven percent more than Republican Ken Strange. According to the Hays County canvas report, Zwiener received 1,496 votes at the university, compared to Strange’s 365.

However, Kirby said the numbers from Hays County do indicate that there was a handful of voters who only voted for O’Rourke, as there were more votes in the Senate race than in other statewide elections.

STRAIGHT-TICKET VOTING ELIMINATED BY GOVERNOR ABBOTT But in 2017, Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 25, eliminating the straight-ticket voting option starting in 2020.

The Texas Tribune reported straight-ticket voting accounted for nearly 64 percent of the total votes cast in the state’s 10 largest counties in the 2016 general election.

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, only six states still have straight party voting after 2020.

Critics of the change state that eliminating straight-party voting can

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create voter fatigue, with some reports that eliminating the option can suppress minority votes.

However, proponents of the change said elimination of straight-ticket voting forces voters to become more informed at the polls.

“It doesn’t change anything from an elected official standpoint,” Anderson said. “I think it’s a good change for local non-partisan jurisdictions, as I think it will clear any confusion about what happens down ballot when you select ‘straight party’ as an option.”

neighbors and family, a Gofundme account set up for Dale Roberson has accumulated more than $8,000 so far.

“The way the community has rallied around this tragedy is a testament to all of the work they did,” Roberson-Schubert said.

Cox said Joyce’s presence was felt in Rolling Oaks, where the two had lived for 30-plus years.

“To neighbors in Rolling Oaks, they were an integral part of their community,” Cox said. “Everyone knew them and loved them. It’s a real loss to see her go.”

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Opinion

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “We’ll talk to the students who aren’t involved and see what groups and organizations we can create that will appeal to them.”

–Tim Savoy, Hays CISD Public Information Officer. Story, page 5

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Me and Internal Revenue: A Love Story Tutta’s Take

by Wynette “Tutta” Barton

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nternal Revenue sent me a note this week. It’s always good to hear from old friends, though I must say they were rather formal considering how many years of association we’ve had. Decades of sending them money every year, and they act as if I’m a total stranger.

The gist of their letter was this: It seems my taxes were not figured perfectly last year, and I owe them another $7.92. Seven dollars and ninety-two cents.

Those guys charge more interest than the Mafia, so I prepared myself for being charged $25, maybe even $30, for that $7.92 miscalculation, but I guessed wrong.

They would like to have $145.92, immediately, and No Excuses, Sir. My math is obviously imperfect, but the best I can figure, that’s just under 2000% interest on $8 for six months. I’ll still have a little money left after paying IRS, so if anyone needs to borrow $8, please call me.

I’ll be lending at half the IRS interest rate. How about that for generous?

Ordinarily I have fewer objections to taxes than most people. The Feds put money into highways, hospitals, schools, research, national parks, plus a pittance for libraries, all of which I like and use. I’d hate driving to Austin daily on a dirt road, especially in heavy rain, and I like having mail delivered.

Knowing the aspirin bought off the shelf isn’t poison (usually) is also a distinct benefit, thanks to FDA, and I’d vastly prefer not to be blown up on a plane flight, thanks to Homeland Security.

The military? The budget for that sacred cow can’t be questioned without danger of being stoned or ostracized, so no one tries it, at least no one holding elected office.

That budget was $639 billion for the past year, going up to almost $900 billion next year, more than the combined military budgets for Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, England and Japan. COMBINED budgets. I can’t think in numbers as high as 900 billion, but it sounds like a tidy sum. There must be a really big enemy out there somewhere, but the target keeps moving.

Somehow I get the feeling someone’s benefitting from our mass paranoia, though I’m not sure who it is. I haven’t noticed a big benefit to myself. How about you?

Just for comparison, there are 5,000 to 10,000 stars visible to the naked eye from earth. Look up at the sky some night and consider this: For every star you can see, the U.S. will spend approximately one million dollars on military preparedness.

No wonder our government needs my $8, plus interest. I’ll rush it right along.

Murder on Music Row W

hat in the Sam Hill has happened to our country? No, I’m not referring to the mass shootings that seem to occur weekly, or the wicked priests preying on young boys. I’m not even talking about the pompous polecat on Pennsylvania Avenue or the 3-ring circus under the dome. What I am griping about today is what has happened to country music over the past few years.

Newcomers have invaded Nashville and are singing stuff that sounds more like bubblegum music than country music. Some of these new kids seem to be straight outta Compton instead of out in Luckenbach, Texas. So many

Johnny-come-latelies have made some money Crow’s with their music, but it Nest dang sure ain’t real Cash.

Oh, maybe I’m just old

by Clint and set in my ways. I’ve Younts been listening to country music for over 50 years, new songs are a strange back when country concoction of rap and wasn’t cool. The only rap teenybopper pop with in country music back just a hint of country in the 70s was when you music sprinkled on top. had a scratch on your I know Hank Williams vinyl record. The stuff tosses in his grave every they play these days time that country rap is on some country radio played on the radio. stations make me loneSome of the new some, on’ry and mean. artists, and I use that Personally, I’d much term lightly, are so far rather spend time seeing from country music that Alabama than listening there’s no seeing Texas to that crap across the in their rearview mirror.

Florida Georgia Line.

If you think Sam Hunt is I reckon these new a country music singer, kids on the block are then I have some Ocean popular among the Front Property in Arizoyounger generation na for you. Some of these who never heard of the

Coalminer’s Daughter, Bosephus and the Possum. Kids today may think Twitty is what you do on your phone after pressing the # button.

Ask some youngsters who Glen Campbell is and they’ll likely say he invented chicken soup.

Perhaps I can give some fatherly advice to some young singer who dreams of being a big country star. As soon as you set foot in Nashville, go Strait and head to Church, and thank God you’re a country boy. Go to the Grand Ole Opry and take the grand tour.

Take Pride in your work and walk the line. If you slip and fall into the Whiskey River, climb out and get back on the road again. As you are walkin’ after midnight,

believing you’re the king of the road, think of all the country legends who paved the way. Ask yourself, “Who’s gonna fill their shoes?”

Unless you want to get on the fightin’ side of me, steer away from those new country performers who have committed murder on Music Row. Join the Country Club and enjoy the dance. Sing to a good hearted woman until the party’s over, but remember the Golden Rule: If you’re gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a fiddle in the band.

If you happen to catch all the phrases in Clint Younts’ column, then you must be a youthful elder. crowsnest78610@gmail.com

Beating the stuffing out of Thanksgiving

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his year I can’t think of Thanksgiving without thinking of Barry Manilow’s melancholy song “Tryin’ To Get The Feeling Again.”

Google news items about “Thanksgiving,” and amidst the tofu turkey recipes and 2017 versus 2018 price comparisons, you’ll find a growing number of stories about (a) Christmas decorations popping up before Halloween, (b) Thanksgiving getting lost in the holiday shuffle and (c) traditionalists denouncing the encroachment of “Black Friday” sales onto Thanksgiving Day. As both a Christian and someone who knows which side his bread is buttered on (retailers DO pay the bills at the newspapers carrying my column, of course), I can see both sides of the holiday desecration

Hays Free Press

Tyrades

by Danny Tyree

issue.

I believe the merchants when they insist that they take pains not to intrude upon the family time or spiritual activities of their employees. I try to ignore the scurrilous rumors that the retailers have asked that the Rapture be abbreviated to allow more time for showcasing housewares and linens.

I sort of pity the “big box” stores that try to obtain a competitive edge by rushing the Christmas selling season. It’s just a Band-Aid. Once we eventually reach the cherished goal of promoting Christmas 365 days a year, they’ll have nowhere else to ex-

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pand. They’ll finally have to compete by having the best products and service, or settle for being Number 2 (or lower).

Traditionalists, let’s not pretend that commercialism is something new. The Pilgrims represented a minority of the passengers aboard the Mayflower; most of the passengers were just out to exploit the New World. Currier & Ives did not produce their prints on a pro bono basis.

The “traditional” Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade obviously has ulterior motives. Thanksgiving hosts have never been shy about showing off their material wealth to poorer relations.

I am glad that Abraham Lincoln instituted a national day of thanks, even though the United States somehow got by without one for the first 88 years of its existence.

And let’s step back for a

moment and put some perspective on the things we do on Thanksgiving. After a perfunctory prayer, we eat the bird that Benjamin Franklin championed as the national symbol, we talk behind the backs of the cousins who chose to spend the day with their in-laws instead of blood kin and we watch millionaires playing football.

I can empathize with those who have to work on Thanksgiving. My high school job in a convenience market required me to work every Saturday, Sunday and holiday. Yes, I ate a lot of leftovers and missed a few hugs from my grandmother, but there were pluses. I came to the rescue of absent-minded shoppers who needed last-minute items, I saved money for my college education and I learned to appre-

ciate the time I do have with family.

As in the days of the Plymouth celebration and the Civil War, Thanksgiving is not about a picture-perfect world. It’s about taking life warts and all and still finding enough of the positive to offer heartfelt gratitude to the Creator (or whomever you credit with the good things in your life).

This Thanksgiving roll with the punches, make new traditions, forge new bonds and savor every second you DO get to spend with the ones you love.

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Lobos score two key wins

The Lehman boys basketball team is on a two-game winning streak after notching key non-district wins over San Marcos and Bastrop this past week. On Friday, Lehman (3-1) easily rolled past San Marcos 83-47. Lehman jumped out to a 40-25 first half lead and never looked back from there. Lobo scorers tallied 29 fourth quarter points to earn separation from the Rattlers. On Monday, the Lobos upended Bastrop 67-59. Lehman High guard Cameron Jones drives the lane against a Dripping Springs Tiger Nov. 13.

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A Judson Rocket defender upends Hays Rebel running back Joe Angel Carrasco during a play in Friday’s bi-district playoff at Rutledge Stadium.

Rockets soar past Hays in bi-district playoff

BY SHANE SCHOLWINSKI

CONVERSE – Hays Rebels players and coaches embraced each other with hugs and teary eyes Friday after a tough 49-14 loss to the Judson Rockets in the 6A Bi-District playoff at Rutledge Stadium.

The loss ends a successful 2018 football season for a Hays program under firstyear head coach Les Goad that finished above .500 for the first time since 2013.

“First of all, we just thanked them for the work and the kind of commitment that they made to this season, I’m proud of them,” Hays Rebel Jose Avila (84) stretches for extra yards as a ConGoad said. “I told them I’m verse Judson defender clings to his ankles Friday. sorry we weren’t able to vert once with a 19-yard The Rockets’ stout dehave them more prepared fensive line held the Rebels spinning touchdown run for the kind of things we

by Xavier Green. in check for most of the needed to be able to do Judson’s offense confirst half, but multiple pertonight to turn it a little bit tinued to march down the sonal foul penalties late in more in our favor.” the second quarter set Hays field at will in the second Judson jumped out to a large lead early in the game up in scoring position. The half as they put up 21 more points on Hays defense. with explosive plays on the Rebels punched it in on a McCormick scored his third 1-yard run offensive touchdown of the night on

by Devin side of “Hopefully we’ve Hines. Hays a 6-yard run in the beginthe ball. ning of the third quarter, mustered A 10-yard demonstrated while De’anthony Lopez up only 75 touchdown enough that peo- yards of to- showed off his speed for run by runa 31-yard score one drive tal offense ning back ple can see that later. The Rockets were able in the first Sincere we are doing the half, while to get in the end zone again McCorin the fourth quarter from a Judson mick, right things and had almost 32-yard pass from backup followed we have a good quarterback Lucas Coley triple that up by a to Davion Wilson when the amount 50-yard plan and the progame was already out of in passing pass from gram is a quality yards alone. reach. quarterDespite the loss, Goad “Our back Mike program.” loved the commitment and offense, Chanfight that his team showed we would dler II to –Les Goad, throughout the game and get a first Kameron Rebel head coach all season long. Goad said down or Lopez, and two and we he will always remember a 54-yard the big wins late in games couldn’t convert the next rushing touchdown by earlier in the season and one,” said Goad. “We had De’anthony Lopez set up the buy-in that his seniors the Rockets with a 21-0 lead some opportunities, had showed in his first season a couple pass plays that it in the first quarter of play. with Hays. looked like we had a play “They are just such a “Hopefully we’ve but just didn’t connect. So physical team, and big demonstrated enough that just near misses. Then we plays and the big pass to people can see that we are get into that mode where start down there and got we are trying to play catch- doing the right things and them in scoring position up and their pass rush was we have a good plan and early,” Goad said about the program is a quality getting down early. “Just the really tough on us. Can’t take those negative yardage program,” Goad said. big plays by their offense.”

“That’s what these seniors plays.”

Those big plays hurt enabled us to do. You have The second half was a Hays on offense as well, as that success early like we the Rebels were constantly better offensively for the did, and then people start Rebels as they were able trying to play catch-up in to believe in it. They estabto sustain multiple drives the first half, a style of play lished that confidence in down the field. However, that doesn’t suit the Slot-T Hays was only able to con- what we are trying to do.” offense.

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Education HCISD aims to improve student involvement in school activities

BY KATIE BURRELL

After a recent survey showed 36 percent of 8,256 Hays CISD secondary students don’t participate in school activities, officials now seek to promote extracurricular involvement in an effort to improve safety and health.

Officials ultimately aim to have 100 percent of Hays CISD students connected to each other and their schools through an activity. Being involved gives them an opportunity to learn social and emotional skills, according to the district.

Increased involvement in school helps create a safer environment.

The district created the survey soon after the hiring of Superintendent Eric Wright in January 2018. District officials pressed to complete the survey following mass shootings at Parkland, Florida and Santa Fe, Texas in spring 2018.

The survey asked students how safe they feel on campus and if they trust their faculty and staff. It also measured whether students took part in extracurricular activities or clubs.

Results revealed the majority of students felt they have an adult on campus they can trust.

However, 28 to 43 percent of respondents at various schools did not feel as if they had an adult they could trust on campus.

Wright said his goal is to solidify safety through all schools by focusing on facility improvements and student involvement.

Research shows students who are more connected to their school, friends and community have better grades, higher attendance and healthier lives. Using this knowledge, officials are promoting student involvement as a way to foster a healthier and safer environment.

An estimated 83 percent of students across all middle and high schools have been surveyed. The goal is to survey all 100 percent.

Current results were released to the school board Oct. 29; officials said they plan to initiate more activity options by spring 2019.

Hays CISD Chief Communication Officer Tim Savoy said students perform better in school when they are active in organizations and feel

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Middle schools (Total surveyed – 4,294 students) Yes – 2,862 (67%) No – 1,432 (33%) High schools (Total surveyed – 3,964 students) Yes – 2,345 (59%) No – 1,619 (41%)

Speech and Debate honors

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Hays Speech and Debate wrapped up a month long winning streak by scoring a handful of honors at competitions at Medina Valley and Bowie high schools. Earlier in the month, Hays High’s speech and debate team competed at St. Mary’s and San Antonio Reagan.

Students who earned honors at Bowie High are: Emma Cook - 3rd Place in LD Debate Medina Valley High School - 2nd Place Speech Sweepstakes Evan Ricke - 1st in Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking Amy Moore - 6th in Interpretation of Poetry Merisa Van Schalkwyk - 5th in Interpretation of Poetry Alena Hernandez - 7th in Interpretation of Poetry Catherine Porfirio - 5th in Interpretation of Prose Tulsi Vaswani - 3rd in LD Debate Gaby Hayden & Stephanie Guerra - 2nd in CX Debate Students who earned honors at St. Mary’s: Zoe Puertas - 1st in Informative Speaking Julia Bowen - 5th in Informative Speaking

Vince Johnson - 6th in Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking Vince Johnson - Quarterfinalist in LD Debate Students who earned honors at San Antonio Reagan: Emma Cook - Octafinalist in LD Debate Vince Johnson - Quarterfinalist in LD Debate Ryan Coffey & Desiree Campbell - Quarterfinalists in PF Debate Evan Ricke - 6th in Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking Vince Johnson - 3rd in Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking Riley Ballay - 6th in Dramatic Interpretation Julia Bowen - 1st in Informative Speaking Zoe Puertas - 5th in Informative Speaking Amy Moore - 4th in Novice Poetry Avery Badger - 6th in Novice Poetry

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“We’ll talk to the students who aren’t involved and see what groups and organizations we can create that will appeal to them,” Savoy said. “We see a lot of cases across the nation of students acting out because they feel alone and they go unnoticed. We’re working toward ensuring that all students have someone they can talk to if they aren’t doing well, or if they need to report something wrong.”

Principals across the district will utilize the survey results as well, by pairing students with teachers, counselors and other staff members who they feel bond well with students.

“Our students perform better when they’re here more and they want to be here more when they feel welcome and involved,” said Sarah Hodges, principal at Wallace Middle School. “We can work on keeping out outside threats, but we also want to focus on caring for those within the school.”

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RONEY Kalina F. Roney, 58, passed away, Monday, November 19th, 2018 in Kyle, Texas, after a valiant battle. She was the daughter of Joseph and Mary Feciskonin. Roney was a graduate of the former Cobleskill Central School. She was a senior account clerk with the New York State Department of Tax and Finance for 27 years, retiring in 2003 due to illness. Roney was a fierce protector of her family. She cherished her daughter, Rachael and her grandchildren Harper and Nash.

Roney was predeceased by her parents.

Those left to cherish her memory include her husband Joseph Roney, daughter, Rachael Petteys (Christopher), grandchildren Harper and Nash and her sister Joanne Feciskonin.

Please join us in celebrating Kalina’s remarkable life at 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 23 at Harrell Funeral Home in Kyle Texas.

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

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at www.stjude.org/donate.

WILKES James V. Wilkes passed peacefully into our Father’s hands on November 14, with family by his side in Kyle, Texas. He was born Oct. 31, 1935.

Wilkes’ biggest joy in this life was going fishing, being with family, serving in his churches, watching John Wayne movies and game shows. He loved breakfast at Denny’s or IHOP, enchiladas and pecan pie and Diet Dr. Pepper. Of course, his love for dogs was great and at the top of the list were Rascal and Buddy.

Wilkes was preceded in death by his father and mother, Leon and Lula Wilkes, and sister, Laverne Bazemore and her husband Robert. He is survived by his sister Jean Auchey and husband Jim, and sister Janice Ward and husband Joe, and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He also leaves behind church family that will miss him greatly.

Wilkes attended Stephen F. Austin High School. After school he began his career in food service for 32 years.

Friends and family celebrated Wilkes’ remarkable life with visitation, Saturday Nov. 17. A funeral service followed on Monday, Nov. 19, 2018. Interment took place at Austin Memorial Park. Pallbearers and Honorary Pallbearers include Dennis Henley, Alexander Sherry, Jeff Hudgins, Ryan Lopez, Rick Reardon, Ernie McIntyre, Evan Riffee, Justin Lopez, Eric Patterson and Rick Remore.

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Community groups help boost Hays CISD graduation rates

BY KATIE BURRELL The graduation rate in Hays CISD schools is increasing despite half of its students reportedly being at-risk for dropping out.

Social justice issues and politics are shaping the way middle and high school students are choosing to learn about themselves and their communities, which educators say is increasing their interest in their futures.

According to Hays CISD data, graduation rates have increased in the last six years from 88 percent to 93 percent. However, 50 percent of students district-wide are considered at risk for dropping out according to data from the Texas Tribune. This increase can be attributed to an influx of new principals, a new superintendent and the work of a partnership between Communities in Schools of Central Texas (CIS) and the Hays Caldwell Women’s Center.

The partnership, created in 2000, is responsible for teaching students about healthy relationships, domestic violence and consent.

Prevention educators have noticed a difference in recent years in the way students perceive themselves, their civic duties and communities.

CIS is an organization hired by school districts to educate and counsel student populations at risk for dropping out. The partnership between CIS and HCWC flourishes as abusive relationships and unhealthy living situations often contribute to the downfall of a student’s educational career.

Kiara Nicholson, primary prevention coordinator at HCWC, meets with students at Lehman High twice a week and Chapa Middle School on other days. While on campus, Nicholson works with select students through learning activities designed to teach them about healthy relationships and how to determine and prevent violence in their own lives.

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actually, that this year and in recent years students have started asking us more about social justice issues in addition to what we already teach,” Nicholson said. “We don’t go to the students with that message, but they’re wanting to know more about race and gender now than before.”

Select students leave their classes for an hour, once a week to participate. Since January, 4,477 students have participated in these sessions through schools in Hays and Caldwell counties. Students are asked what they think about themselves, what their friendships and relationships look like and what they expect from their communities.

“People don’t usually ask students those things,” said Melissa Rodriguez, director of community partnerships at HCWC. “We hear from parents that they often put off having these discussions with their kids thinking that they’re too young to worry about relationships, but they are. It’s important these kids learn now what’s hurtful and abusive and what to do about it.”

HCWC reports receiving positive feedback from students, despite sometimes hearing concern from the county population.

“Sometimes we get questions with people concerned about what we’re telling kids, and sometimes those people say negative things on Facebook,” Rodriquez said. “But, we’re really focused on discussions about health. The kids do ask us about social issues though.”

Since entering the school district, the partnership has noticed a decrease in the district’s dropout rate.

Kayla King, Program Manager at CIS, said she has noticed students attending school despite socioeconomic barriers in an effort to meet with CIS educators and see their HCWC representatives.

“We lack so much of the resources that other communities have in public transportation and in mental health,” King said.

“Lehman and Hays take the brunt of that. We focus a lot on mental health and barriers to getting to school.

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San Marcos officials report the shelter has employed outreach efforts over the past week to find owners for some of the microchipped animals, which may have been lost

before being kept in the home.

The San Marcos Regional Animal Shelter serves all of Hays County and is significantly above capacity, so it will not take

in more animals until further notice. San Marcos officials are urging county residents to hold onto stray animals they find or locate other solutions.

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adopting or fostering these animals can contact the shelter at animalservicesinfo@sanmarcostx. gov along with those who feel their missing animal may be a part of the group.

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at Seton Hays. Buchanan performed the first brain surgery in Hays County shortly after the trauma center reopened.

“It took millions of dollars to upgrade the facilities to be a Level Two trauma center, but with it, we can ensure patients get treatment here,” Buchanan said. “It can be dangerous to transport patients all the way to Austin and San Antonio.”

Buchanan and his team offer scheduled surgeries in addition to emergency surgery at Hays Seton. The first brain surgery was an emergency patient who was rushed into the emergency room and into Buchanan’s care. “(The patient) was able to go home the same day and recover very quickly,”

“It took millions of dollars to upgrade the facilities to be a Level Two trauma center, but with it, we can ensure patients get treatment here. It can be dangerous to transport patients all the way to Austin and San Antonio.”

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Local veterans take part in honor flight

BY MOSES LEOS III

museum was constructed, said Dwain James, chairPrior to taking off to man of the Honor Flight Washington D.C. from Aus- Austin program. The mistin Bergstrom Internation- sion initially was to honor al Airport in September, surviving WWII veterans by Vietnam veteran and Drip- taking them to visit the naping Springs resident Shel- tional memorial in Washdon Miller made sure his ington D.C. son offered Eventually, him three branches “I’ve never simple words began to dewhen he got seen so many velop in major back. cities such as people in Those Austin and words were Dallas over droves that something years. As didn’t hate us. the Miller and time has gone countless I’ve never had on, Honor others never Flight prothat before. quite got a grams have chance to started to exI couldn’t hear from tend the flight believe the their peers to Korean and when they reVietnam war enthusiasm. turned from veterans.

No one was combat.

The trip, “I told my which is free on their son, ‘Tell me, to veterans, knees in the ‘Welcome consists of home, Dad.’” visiting many terminals.

And so of the war They all Miller, at age memorials in 71, couldn’t stood up and the nation’s hold back capital. Veterapplauded.” his emotions ans who parwhen his ticipate are son kept also given a –Sheldon Miller, Vietnam veteran and whispering ceremonious Dripping Springs those words parade and resident after his full military experience honors when with Honor Flight Austin, they depart and arrive at a nonprofit organization each airport, as well as dedicated to honoring sur- when they travel to and viving war veterans. from their hotels and to the For Miller, the trip promemorials. vided a sense of catharsis.

James said the idea is to “My country finally gave ensure veterans are honme my parade,” Miller said. ored and respected during Origins of the Honor their experience.

Flight program began in Miller, who was one of the early 2000s soon after a handful of Hays County the National World War II veterans who went on an

Tackling Hunger Continued from pg. 6

though, so now we have it here and I close the plant down.”

The assembly line began at 8 a.m. and went until midday with a fast, but lively crew of singing employees and food bank representatives dressed as turkeys.

Mark Rodriguez, Night Hawk employee, said he hopes the boxes allow families to enjoy the same Thanksgiving festivities he has each year.

“I always eat a lot of food with my family and we watch football,” Rodriguez said. “I wouldn’t want another family to miss out on the same thing.”

The Hays County Food Bank estimates they packed 2500 boxes, which provides a Thanksgiving meal to each family that registered through the donation program.

The boxes are filled with a frozen turkey, stuffing, canned vegetables and a dessert.

Food comes from Lamar Advertising, Grande Communications, Wells Fargo, H-E-B, Heat

Bootcamp, Buda Turkey Trot, and Seton Medical Center Hays. The boxes are taken from Buda and delivered by Little Guys Movers.

While HCFB officials have been able to meet the demand for this year, they ultimately hope to obtain more donations and support to keep the program going in the future.

“We need more outreach. We work really hard on our outreach on social media and people know about it from year to year,” said Eleanor Owen-Oshan, HCFB program director. “But we have had calls in the last week from people wanting to register and we have had to stop registration.”

Owen Oshan said the food bank would be able to register more families, but they must register during September and mid-October. Volunteers interested in donating food for the holidays can do so at haysfoodbank. org or in-person at the San Marcos office.

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Vietnam war veterans (L-R) Bill Russell, Shorty Barnett and Sheldon Miller, all of Dripping Springs, were escorted to Washington D.C. in September on an Honor Flight from Austin.

honor flight this August, lauded the experience and how planned it was. But Miller was taken aback when he was wheeled through ABIA for a ceremonial parade to their gate.

It was an experience that drove Miller to tears. For Miller and many Vietnam veterans, their return from combat was met with a public that resented American involvement in the war. Miller, who suffers

from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), was disillusoioned by the anger toward soldiers.

“I’ve never seen so many people in droves that didn’t hate us. I’ve never had that before,” Miller said. “I couldn’t believe the enthusiasm. No one was on their knees in the terminals.

They all stood up and applauded.”

Miller also enjoyed the ability to work with those in the military once on

the ground in Washington D.C. Miller, a Marine Corps veteran, was paired with a Marine who assisted him in various ways, including when he visited the Vietnam memorial.

For Miller, being wheeled into the memorial was not an option. Even when he asked the Marine if he was tired and if he could push himself, the soldier continued to assist him.

“He had the Marine

demeanor and he had the discipline and respect,” Miller said. “He could not have done any better for me.”

Fresh off the trip, Miller advocates for area surviving veterans to participate.

All that is required is to fill out paperwork on the website.

“It was a very spiritual journey for me and they made it so simple,” Miller said. “They wanted to help vets.”

It’s time to decorate, Mt. City C hange in Loving Mountain City Holiday Decor Recognition Scheduled, due (mostly) to rains: Advance Decor Scouts Out, December 9 (identifying substantially decorated addresses); Decor Scouts Out, December 10, 6pm – 8pm in decorated trailer pulled

by Roland Garza. Departing City Hall. Sign up with ptom5678@gmail. com; Electronic Voting: December 14-16; Santa Party, includes voting for Kids’ Favorite, December 14; Recognition Signs Out: December 19.

Holiday Decorating in November (and even October) opens the gift of time for family and friends in December. And, it gives a gift of love to those who enjoy the lights and décor the entire holiday season, Thanksgiving weekend through New Year’s Eve. If possible, please “Light Up” on Thanksgiving Weekend.

The Big Oak Tree at

monkeys in Jozani Forest.

After a full-day flight on Tuesday, we awakened at home to see hundreds of butterflies visiting our

by Pauline native flowers, bushes, Tom and trees.

I took the shortcut to City Hall will be lit this obtain butterfly identifiweekend, thanks to Lucas cation. By posting photos Larson, Ron Tom, Jill on the iNaturalist app, Perez, and Kyle Perez (and word came back that our Chuck Pace, who loaned visitors included Bordered his Little Giant ladder.)

Patch, Gulf Fritillary, Great Watch NextDoor.com Purple Hairstreak, Gray and Loving MountainCity Hairstreak, American for notice of opportunity Snout, Monarch, Queen, to help decorate City Hall and Cloudless Sulphur. (due to volunteer schedBeautiful. Beautiful. ules and rain, this may Beautiful. Thank you, be just an hour’s notice), Jesus. which was delayed beWhat a surprise when cause the City’s yard crew we passed in front of our could not trim bushes and house in the daylight trees until this week. for the first time after If you see someone returning from Africa. Our decorating and you’re Dutchman’s pipevine on willing, just stop and help. our “Wildlife Tree” (the That’s what Jill did on skeleton of a live oak that Saturday. succumbed to oak wilt) I’m thankful for the had monstrous strange abundance of butterflies purple blooms for the first in Mountain City in late time.

October and early NoWhat a surprise during vember. On October 29, the Loving Mountain RonTom and I visited the City Spooktacular when Zanzibar Butterfly Center, one set of visitors to our after seeing Red Colobus self-serve house, after the

Mt. City Montage

short Halloween evening deluge, encountered a snake. On our Ring doorbell video we heard, “It’s a snake. It’s moving. It’s alive.” That was no trick and it was no treat.

Loving Mountain City hosted a marvelous appreciation potluck for our City’s veterans the Thursday night before Veterans Day. I’m thankful for Loving Mountain City, envisioned and brought to life

by Amy Hilton. It brings a sense of community to our little city.

I’m thankful for Mountain City friends and acquaintances.

I’m thankful for family.

Most of us will be together in Deep East Texas (Hemphill) for Thanksgiving.

Most of all, I’m thankful for Jesus. “Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift.”

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BY MOSES LEOS III The prospect of larger than usual crowds on Main Street in Buda this weekend is an enticing proposition for local business owner Nelda Montemayor.

Montemayor, like many small business owners, is preparing for Small Business Saturday, a retail “holiday” created by American Express in 2010 to promote small business and local shopping.

Even with the rise of internet and online shopping, Montemayor said residents still clamor for hyperlocal commerce.

“We do have those customers that care about shopping local and buying handmade products, like t-shirts or candles made locally,” Montemayor said. “We have those who do come and support us small businesses.”

According to American Express, Small Business Saturday, which is held

the day after Black Friday, directly impacts not only the bottom line of smaller businesses, but the local community as well. Per an AmEx economic business study, roughly 67 cents of every dollar spent at a small business goes directly back to a community.

In Texas, 81 percent of residents plan to shop at a small business this holiday season, according to the AmEx study.

According to a survey conducted by the National

Federation of Independent Businesses, 93 percent of Texans said small businesses are essential for a community; 93 percent of residents were also likely to value the contributions small businesses made as well.

J.R. Gonzales, Buda Area Chamber of Commerce managing director, said SBS is a nice reminder to people to “get out and support local small businesses,” which are the backbone of most com-

munities.

Gonzales said it’s more of a focus in Buda, which is working to keep its small town feel, especially in the downtown sector.

“We support shopping local. These are our neighbors and friends,” Gonzales said. “We want to keep this town unique. Without small businesses, Buda would not be Buda.”

But Gonzales said there is also sentimental value to shopping local and visiting local businesses.

While shopping online is convenient, what’s lost is the visceral aspect of shopping, such as touching or feeling a gift and asking questions, Gonzales said.

“In today’s fast paced society, it’s nice to go shopping and obtain that interaction,” Gonzales said. “Too many times, we forget about that.”

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Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Nancy Jewel Spillar, Deceased, were issued on November 14, 2018, in Cause No. 18-0336-P, pending in the County Court at Law No. TWO, HAYS County, Texas, to: Tommy Eugene Spillar.

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: John Hall Attorney at Law 130 Hall Professional Center Kyle, TX 78640 DATED the 16th day of November, 2018.

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Notice is hereby given that original Letters of Administration for the Estate of Daniel Stuart Masullo, Deceased, were issued on November 14, 2018, in Cause No. 18-0240-P, pending in the County Court at Law No. 2, Hays County, Texas, to: Matthew Frederick Masullo.

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On November 14, 2018, Annis Melinda Rainey qualified as Independent Executor of the Estate of Joel Roy White, also known as Joel R. White, Deceased, in Cause No. 18-0293-P pending in the County Court at Law No. 1 of Hays County, Texas. The address of the Temporary Administrator Pending Contest is c/o Donald F. Carnes, 509 W. 18th Street, Austin, Texas 78701, and all persons having claims against this estate are required to present them to such address in the manner and time required by law.

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sued on November 14, 2018, in Cause No. 18-0325-P, pending in the County Court at Law No. 1, Hays County, Texas, to: Walter C. Pilcher.

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CITATION BY PUBLICATION ten (10) days, exclusive of To all persons interested in the Estate of Curtis Mendenhall, Deceased, Cause No. 18-0360-P, in the County Court at Law, Hays County, Texas.

The alleged heir(s) at law in the above-numbered and entitled estate filed an APPLICATION TO DETERMINE HEIRSHIP AND FOR ISSUANCE OF LETTERS OF INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 401.003 OF THE TEXAS ESTATES CODE in this estate on the 15th day of November, 2018, requesting that the Court determine who are the heirs and only heirs of Curtis Mendenhall, Deceased, and their respective shares and interests in such estate.

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Hays Free Press • November 21, 2018

Small Biz Saturday

Public Notices ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Separate sealed Bids for THE COUNTY LINE SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT’S I.H. 35 AT PLUM CREEK – 8� WATER LINE CROSSING, SWE Project No. 0017-062-18 will be received by and at the office of the General Manager, 8870 Camino Real, Uhland, Texas 78640 until Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 10:00 A.M. and then opened in the County Line SUD’s office.

Project consists of, but is not limited to the following: Bore across I.H. 35 with approximately 360 L.F. of 8� water line and 16� casing.

All iron and steel material will need to be domestic.

Each Bidder shall also include the time when he could begin work and the number of days needed to complete the project as part of his bid. This may factor into the award of the project.

The Information for Bidders, Bid, Bid Bond, Contract, Plans, Specifications, Performance and Payment Bonds and the Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations: SOUTHWEST ENGINEERS, INC., 307 ST. LAWRENCE STREET, GONZALES, TEXAS 78629 (830) 672-7546 Plans and Specifications are available at the office of Southwest Engineers, Inc. in three different formats: Hard Copy - $80.00 (NonRefundable) CD in PDF Format $30.00 (Non-Refundable) Download - $25.00 (NonRefundable) A bid bond in the amount of 5% of the bid issued by an acceptable surety registered with the U.S. Treasury shall be submitted with each bid. A certified check payable to the County Line Special Utility District may be submitted in

lieu of the Bid Bond.

The County Line Special Utility District reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities in the bidding.

Bids may be held by the County Line Special Utility District for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days from the date of the bid opening for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the bidder's qualifications prior to the contract award.

November 12, 2018 County Line Special Utility District Chris Betz, President

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE In compliance with Chapter 59 Texas Property Code, River Road Storage 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: December 8th, 2018 (Saturday) Time: 9:00 a.m.

Location: River Road Self Storage 880 River Road, San Marcos, Tx. 78666 River Road Self Storage wishes to avail themselves of the Texas Provision of Chapter 59 of the Texas Property Code. The sale is listed below: #036 (A.Arizpe) – furniture, boxes. #076 (J.Pineda) – furniture, boxes, clothing #166 (M.Dang) – T.V., furniture, boxes #177 (V.Martinez) – furniture, totes, boxes #191 (S.Trejo) – furniture, clothes, decorations #218 (D.Whatley) – House hold items, furniture #236 (O.Segura) – furniture, boxes, decorations, clothing #238 (T.Lemuz) – cosmetology items, boxes #320 (A.Hill) – Speakers, tires, boxes

Continued from pg. 9

#422 (C.Lopez) – washer/ dryer, baby items, heaters #424 (C.Little) – furniture, mini refrigerator, boxes, clothing

Commerce executive director, said her staff is working to push the importance of SBS to its members and business owners. Snyder said prior to SBS, the Kyle Chamber is handing out SBS kits provided by AmEx in order to promote the retail holiday.

But Snyder also hopes to see interest and patronage of small businesses increase in the fu-

CITATION BY PUBLICATION IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF CASE NO.: JU-2018-000055.01, KARHONDA LYNN TYLER II, A Minor Child NOTICE TO: Karhonda Lynn Tyler Notice is hereby given to the above named individual that an action has been filed in the Juvenile Court of Randolph County, Alabama.

You must file an Answer to the subject Statement of Claim within fourteen days of the date of this notice or a default judgement shall be entered against you in this matter.

Information may be obtained from Mark E. Tindal, Attorney for Petitioners 4441 US Highway 431 Roanoke, AL 36274 334-219-3580 (Tel) By: CHRIS MAY, CLERK OF COURT

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and developing that relationship,� Snyder said.

For Montemayor, continued promotion among small business owners is the key to possibly growing SBS in the future. “They (American Express) are putting out there and they’re promoting it. The thing we can do is get it out there. Telling people, ‘Hey, there’s more to just shopping than big box stores.’�

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