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Serving Western Hays County, Texas since 1982

The race for Hays County Judge is now set after Ruben Becerra claimed a lopsided victory over Abel Velasquez in Tuesday’s Democratic primary.

With the win, Becerra, a San Marcos small business owner, advances to face former Hays County Pct. 3

Commissioner Will Conley for the County Judge seat in November.

Conley, who stepped down as the Pct. 3 Commissioner to run for County Judge, was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Becerra won the seat by consistently holding nearly 70-percent of the 10,488 ballots cast in

the race.

Meanwhile, a vitriolic Republican primary for the County Court-atLaw No. 2 seat ended with challenger Chris Johnson claiming victory over incumbent judge David Glickler.

Johnson, a Hays County misdemeanor and felony court attorney, won by securing 60 percent of

the 6,306 total votes.

Johnson claims the seat as no challenger filed in the Democratic primary.

Incumbent Hays County Pct. 3 Commissioner Lon Shell won the right to fight for his seat in November by holding off challenger Colin McFerrin in the

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Wedding venue dispute heads to appellate court

BY EXSAR ARGUELLO Another battle is brewing between owners of wedding venue located outside of Dripping Springs and the neighbors who live by it.

While a 2017 court case ruled in favor of the Garden Grove Wedding Venue, located on FM 967 in Dripping Springs’ extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ), neighbors are now taking their concerns and lawsuit to a court of appeals.

Greg George and Mike Sides, neighbors of Garden Grove, believe the court case against owners Shon and Jani Saliga was not made with clear judgment, citing that the Saligas transformed their home into a wedding venue unlawfully.

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Contested case hearing on discharge permit moves forward

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Cluck for luck

Over 660 chickens and their owners, who hailed from El Paso and Amarillo and all over Texas, hit Dripping Springs Ranch Park for the 11th annual Fancy Feathers chicken show, which was hosted by the Fancy Feathers 4-H club of Wimberley. The show featured judging competitions across various categories, as well as a cluck-off and chicken-poop bingo. Above, a group of fine feathered fans offer mixed reactions to an aisle of aviary amigos during Saturday’s Fancy Feathers chicken show at Dripping Springs Ranch Park. Inset, Savannah Cannon, from Louisiana, snuggles up to a small chicken during the annual Fancy Feathers.

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Flu cases decreasing across Hays County

BY MOSES LEOS III

More than 2,800 people tested positive for the flu from December 2017 to February 2018, according to statistics provided by officials March 7.

While the peak of the flu season has come and gone, health officials continue to urge caution for those who might be feeling sick.

“The flu season is not over yet. It goes through May, so we want to be diligent about washing our hands with soap and warm water,” said Eric Schneider, Hays County Epidemilogist.

“We also want people to stay home if they’re feeling sick, so they don’t spread the illness.”

Schneider said in a statement more than 10,000 Hays County residents visited a physician for symptoms that resembled the flu.

However, he also said the number of confirmed cases in the county was “definitely the highest number of flu cases since I’ve been in this position.”

However, Schneider said Hays County’s rapid rise in positive flu cases followed a national trend. In Hays County, the peak flu season runs from December to February, which was consistent in 2018.

Measuring the overall impact of the

“The flu season is not over yet. It goes through May, so we want to be diligent about washing our hands with soap and warm water. We also want people to stay home if they’re feeling sick, so they don’t spread the illness.”

–Eric Schneider, Hays County Epidemilogist

Hays County Flu Statistics • February 2018 – 886 positive flu cases in Hays County (one death related to flu reported in February)

• January 2018 – 1,046 positive flu cases in Hays County

• December 2017 – 697 positive flu cases in Hays County flu could be difficult to assess, Schneider said.

So far, only one

fatality has been reported in Hays County. But physicians

are also not required to notify the Hays County Health Department of an adult fatality due to a flu illness, Schneider said.

The Hays County Health Department reported the lone flu fatality after testing the victim, an elderly Wimberley man, for another disease.

“There may have been another fatality because of complications from the flu,” Schneider said.

However, Schneider said the county has seen a rapid decrease in the number of flu cases.

“We have definitely left the peak of the flu season behind us as the number of cases has continuously declined for four straight weeks,” Schneider said in a statement.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) March 7 approved a short list of nine entities for a contested case hearing against the City of Dripping Springs’ wastewater permit application.

Those nine groups and individuals were selected from a field of 66 applicants that sought a chance to contest the permit, which has been the center of concern from various environmental groups.

The city of Dripping Springs’ wastewater permit application, which asks for 995,000 gallons of treated wastewater to be discharged into Walnut Springs, must be approved by TCEQ before the city can develop the facility.

The results of a recent study showed connectively between Onion Creek and the Trinity Aquifer where 40 gallons of nontoxic dye was found in people’s water wells in Dripping Springs.

In light of this public concern and environmental questions that have been raised with the permit, the TCEQ Commissioners approved the shortlist for a substantive hearing against the permit.

The list is composed of organizations and citizens who are “affected” parties.

Among the nine chosen parties is the Save Our Springs (SOS) Alliance, which in the

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Neighbors said the Saligas failed to read deed restrictions which were allegedly given to all the neighbors along Rutherford Ranch, which is the neighborhood Garden Grove is located in.

According to George and Sides, the Saligas were aware of the deed restrictions when the property was bought, which states that no professional business or commercial activity shall be conducted on any tract.

However, on May 1, 2017, Bill Henry, 428th Judicial District judge, ruled Jani Saliga purchased the tract of land in 2006 with “good faith, for valuable consideration and without actual or constructive notice of the Declaration of Covenants.” Henry ruled the wedding venue was legal and the deed restrictions invalid.

Shon Saliga said when the couple wanted to transform their home into a wedding venue, the couple spoke to cities in the surrounding area about what required permits were needed.

Greg George and Mike Sides, neighbors of Garden Grove, believe the court case against owners Shon and Jani Saliga was not made with clear judgment, citing that the Saliga’s transformed their home into a wedding venue unlawfully.

According to the couple, no city, including Kyle, Buda or Dripping Springs, required permits for their business.

Shon Saliga said he submitted site development plans to Hays County. However, upon an open records search, a warranty deed for the property was found but no plat development was on file.

Michelle Fischer, Dripping Springs city administrator, said the city is investigating whether or not permits need to be submitted to the city.

Fischer said Kyle Dannhaus, Dripping Springs code enforcement manager, is trying to get on site to see if permits are needed.

If permits are needed, Fischer said the Saligas

would need to comply with city ordinance.

Fischer said the city has tried to contact the Saligas on multiple occasions and is currently investigating.

“Transforming your home into a wedding venue does not require permits,” said Ginger Faught, Dripping Springs deputy city administrator. “However, if they have built additional structures, those will require permits. They would also need permits for impervious cover and any improvements that have been made.”

Jani Saliga said she does not believe the property was part of Dripping Springs ETJs when she purchased the land in 2006. If a development was built before the

Born to Herman and Dorothy Mansur on November 20, 1949 at Kerowagi, Papua New Guinea, Bruce Mansur died peacefully at Christopher House five years following the diagnosis of a rare aggressive sarcoma.

He was preceded in death by both his parents.

Starting at age six, he attended boarding schools in Papua New Guinea and Brisbane,

land was annexed into the Dripping Springs’ ETJ, no permit is required.

However, the Saligas confirmed they did construct six additional structures on the property after it was purchased.

Those structures were built for guests who stay overnight.

“The court found the operation to be completely in the framework of the law.” Said Charles Soechting, the attorney representing Garden Grove. “The operation is legal.”

According to city officials, if permits are needed, Garden Grove would have to go through the Planning and Zoning Commission and city council and the process would not hold Jani and

Shon accountable in the court of law.

“Our ETJ is so big and comes down to not knowing,” Faught said.

“This has happened before, and if they truly did not know permits were needed, we can go through that process with no issues.”

Despite complaints from the neighbors about the wedding venue’s operation, Jani Sailga said the couple has hosted less than 20 weddings in the past two years, amounting to one wedding every other weekend.

The date for the case to be heard in the court of appeals has not been scheduled, and Soechting said he is confident Henry’s decision will stand.

“We started this operation in order to provide a luxury service for people who want a wedding service above anywhere else you’d find,” Jani Saliga said. “ We have deputy sheriff officers here during events to make sure we are working to not disrupt our neighbors.”

Discharge Dispute Continued from pg. 1

coming months will be preparing to refute Dripping Springs’ permit.

Kelly Davis, staff attorney at SOS, said she would like to see Dripping Springs not receive the permit approval for the facility.

“I want to see them submit a permit that would dispose of their wastewater via land irrigation like they are currently doing,” Davis said. “We want the city to do what every other wastewater entity is doing in the Hill Country to preserve this area and our water.”

Protect our Water (POW), a local-area group that is also against Dripping Springs’ permit, was also named as a party in the contested case hearing. The News-Dispatch reached out to Jeff Shaw, president of POW, for comment, but Shaw did not respond prior to press time.

But among the parties

The results of a recent study showed connectively between Onion Creek and the Trinity Aquifer where 40 gallons of non-toxic dye was found in people’s water wells in Dripping Springs. In light of this public concern and environmental questions that have been raised with the permit, the TCEQ Commissioner’s approved the shortlist for a substantive hearing against the permit. left off the list were a pair of central Texas water districts who were a part of the dye trace study conducted on Onion Creek.

The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD), which has vocally protested the permit since November, did not make the list as an affected party.

The Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (HTGCD) did not make the list when its

board failed to submit an application to TCEQ by the December 8 deadline.

Members of the HTGCD staff, along with the city of Austin, the Meadows Center at Texas State University and the BSEACD all participated in the dye trace study in December 2017.

The News-Dispatch reached out to the BSEACD and HTGCD for comment, but neither entity responded back prior to press time.

“It was a shock to find

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Australia.

After arriving in the U.S. in 1967, he continued his college education for several years before deciding on the emerging field of computer programing. Following training in Minneapolis, he headed to Houston, TX working for Medical Dimensions, then Sisters of Charity for 17 years before being hired by BMC Software. During his 27 years at BMC, he relocated to the Austin area; achieving many accomplishments including authoring 7 patents, the last one in 2017.

Bruce and his wife, Barbara celebrated

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25 years of marriage on February 14, 2018; building a hobby farm with donkeys, cats and turtles. He is survived by two brothers, four sisters, a large loving extended family and many, many friends.

Bruce was an accomplished athlete; completing 30 marathons, qualifying for Boston, and receiving numerous biking awards. He also enjoyed shooting, skiing and scuba diving.

He will be remembered for his honesty, integrity, generosity, and sense of humor.

Bruce wanted to contribute to medical education and research and the gift of his body

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A celebration of Bruce’s adventurous vibrant life will be held at a later date.

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving forward.”

There was not a day Bruce did not take a step forward. Love and peace, Babe.

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out they did not reach the deadline,” Davis said.

“The HTGCD board voted to participate, but they didn’t submit in time. I am disappointed and it really shocked a lot of people in our community.”

Members of the Austin City Council, who have also voiced opposition to the permit, were also not chosen by TCEQ as an affected party.

However, the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) will

make a final decision on allowing Austin in the contested case.

The contested case hearing does not have a scheduled date; TCEQ gave a 180-day time constraint for the hearing to commence.

Despite environmental concerns over the permit, the City of Dripping Springs stands by its permit.

Ginger Faught, Dripping Springs deputy city administrator, said the city applied for the discharge permit with the intent to give the city as much reuse as possible.

Faught said the process will take months and affected parties will receive notice of the hearing in the coming weeks.

“It’s easier for people to say we’re going to ruin the creek,” Fought said. “And it is harder for the city to articulate. We stand by the draft permit as it is one of the most restrictive permits in the state.”

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Sports

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Tiger baseball takes out Antlers 4-1 Above, Dripping Springs’ catcher Justin Taylor reaches out to make the tag on a Tivy base runner in the top of the seventh inning. With the score tied, Tivy rallied to score 3 runs in the top of the seventh inning to win 4-1. Inset, Grant Gaspard pitched a complete game and did an admirable job, striking out eight batters.

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Tigers notch important win over Mules

Tiger Defender Giles Andrew speeds down field.

Varsity Tigers lacrosse suffers tough loss against Cavaliers STAFF REPORT Third quarter struggles hurt the Dripping Springs High lacrosse team as it fell to the Lake Travis Cavaliers 13-9 March 8.

It was a back and forth battle in the first half with the game tied at six goals each at the midpoint.

The Tigers struggled in the third quarter as the Cavaliers scored three unanswered

points to take the lead.

Although going goal for goal in the fourth, the Tigers were not able to close the gap and fell.

Scoring for the Tigers were Gabe Reno, Connor Jamail, and Ryan Thomas with two goals each, and Cristian Reno, Nic Austin, and Ryan Watterson with a goal each. FOGO Alex Schlab went 13 for 18 on face-offs. Giles Andrews and Jakob Joy stood out defensive-

ly for the Tigers. The Tigers’ junior varsity team also lost to LT 7-2.

The night before, the Division 2 Tigers played St. Andrews and won 9-8. Offensive stand outs include Matt Richardson, Brayden Glass, Caden Louthan, and Blake Bendy. Charlie Pouland had eleven saves in the pipes. Defender Joseph Guzaldo dominated on defense in addition to scoring a goal.

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A pair of goals scored in each half allowed Dripping Springs to notch an important 2-1 home win Friday over Alamo Heights. With the win, Dripping Springs (15-3-3, 6-3-3 in 26-5A) moves one game ahead of Lockhart for third place in the district standings, and two games ahead of Alamo Heights in the fight for a playoff berth. Dripping Springs travels to play at Medina Valley March 20, which is then followed by the regular season finale against Marble Falls on March 23. Left, Dripping Springs sophomore forward Juan Galindo (16) is unable to head the ball as a Alamo Heights Mule goalkeeper secures the ball in mid-air during Friday’s district game at Tiger Stadium.

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Walnut Springs principal named finalist for principal of the year SUBMITTED REPORT Julie Pryor, principal of Walnut Springs Elementary, is one of five statewide finalists for the H-E-B Excellence in Education Elementary Principal of the Year Award.

Pryor was surprised at a school assembly as representatives of H-E-B visited campus with flowers and balloons to make the announcement. She also was presented with a $1,000 check and another $2,500 check for Walnut Springs.

H-E-B’s Excellence in Education is the largest monetary awards program for educators in Texas, and among the largest in the nation.

Pryor was nominated for the honor, then asked to fill out an application that included information about professional experiences, educational philosophies and achievements both in and out of the classroom. Judges reviewed the applications, narrowing the field to semi-finalists, then finalists. The finalists in each category will travel to Houston the first weekend in May for the awards ceremony.

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ninth year as the principal of Walnut Springs Elementary and her 20th as a school administrator. She was the principal at three different elementary schools in Austin ISD before coming to DSISD. In recent years Dripping Springs ISD has been recognized multiple times in the H-E-B Excellence in Education

Destination Imagination teams compete; HS team advances to State SUBMITTED REPORT Three Dripping Springs ISD teams earned medals at the Destination Imagination regional tournament at Westlake High School March 3, and a team of high school freshmen placed first and advanced to the state competition.

The “Bomb Brains” from DSHS, consisting of Bryan Blackmon, Coleman Chapman, Fiona de la Cruz, Jadon Putman, and Garett Davis, placed first in the Team eXtreme division, to earn a trip to the state competition in Mansfield on April 7.

In their challenge, they were split into “sender” and “receiver” groups and had to communicate a list of phrases using only non-verbal methods.

The team “Chicken-Fried Awesomeness,” with representation from Dripping Springs Elementary and Sycamore Spring Elementary schools (Molly Blackmon, Nicholas Dudek, Vivian Gomez, Ava Grace Hugo, and Cooper Rummel) placed fourth in the Structural Engineering division. “Team Pluto” from Rooster Springs Elementary (Ella Constable, Garrett Hoffman, Benjamin Seshan and Taylor Temple) placed fifth in the Project Outreach division.

Teams compete at the regional level, with the top two teams in each division advancing to the state event. Global Finals are held in Knoxville, Tenn., in May.

The Destination Imagination program is a handson system of learning that fosters student creativity, courage and curiosity through open-ended academic challenges in the fields of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), fine arts and service learning.

awards program. The district was a finalist for Distirct of the Year for three consecutive years (2014-2015-2016), then last spring the DSISD Board was honored as a finalist for School Board of the Year. In addition, two years ago former DSHS teacher Rachel Foreman was a finalist for Rising Star Teacher of the Year.

The Dripping Springs High production of “The Addams Family” received 12 nominations in the 2018 Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre Awards program. DSHS has more nominations than any Austin-area school. The Awards Ceremony, which celebrates the outstanding achievements of high school teachers and students with a combination of school performances, multischool student performances and awards, is scheduled for April 18 at the Long Center.

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News-Dispatch

Thursday, March 15, 2018

Roughly nine percent of the 121,446 registered Hays County voters cast ballots in the Democratic primary.

Ten percent of Hays County voters took part in the Republican primary.

Primary Results

Continued from pg. 1 Republican primary.

Shell earned roughly 57 percent of the vote and won by 556 votes.

Shell advances to take on Jimmy Alan Hall, who ran unopposed in the Democratic Primary.

The stage is also now set for the Pct. 4 Commissioner race as Walt Smith defeated Jimmy Skipton to secure Tuesday’s Republican primary.

Smith, a Dripping Springs resident and lobbyist, moves on to face Omar Baca, who ran unopposed in the Democratic Primary, in November.

Meanwhile, the Justice of the Peace Pct. 4 Republican Primary will head to a May runoff as none of the four candidates in the race captured 50 percent of the vote.

Leading the way is John Burns, who took 1,430 of the 3,144 votes cast in the JP4 Republican Primary.

Burns will face off against Robert Avera, who took 30 percent of the vote, in the May runoff.

The winner of the JP4 runoff will capture the seat as no one filed to run in the Democratic Primary.

While the majority of local races are looking toward November, a local state representative primary is heading toward a May runoff.

Rebecca Bell-Metereau, a Texas State University professor, will face off against Erin Zwiener, a Driftwood-based educator, in a runoff for the State Rep. 45 Democratic nomination. Metereau held an eight percent lead over Zwiener after Hays County early voting results were released, which later expanded to a 16-percent gap at the end of the night. Les Carnes finished in third place with 23 percent of the vote.

The winner of the State Rep. 45 Democratic primary will square off against Ken Strange, a Wimberley ISD board trustee, in November. Strange rolled past four other candidates in the Republican primary.

Roughly nine percent of the 121,446 registered Hays County voters cast ballots in the Democratic primary. Ten percent of Hays County voters took part in the Republican primary.

PHOTO COURTESY OF NORTH HAYS COUNTY FIRE & RESCUE

Storage units succumb to flames in Wimberley

A lone firefighter crouches down to try and combat flames in the RV storage area of a Wimberley area storage facility March 6. No one was hurt but several RVs were damaged in a fire that occurred at LockTite Storage on Ranch Road 12 near Woodcreek. Providing assistance to the Wimberley Volunteer Fire Department was the North Hays County Fire Rescue and the Kyle Fire Department. An exact cause of the fire is unknown at this time. The Hays County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating.

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