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News-Dispatch Volume XXXVI No. 32

Serving Western Hays County, Texas since 1982

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Locals question safety of US 290

BY PAIGE LAMBERT

News-Dispatch Reporter

Over the course of last week, the News-Dispatch has reported on or was notified of almost one crash a day occurring on U.S. Highway 290, with some being fatal.

Now residents, along with government and law enforcement officials, are inquiring what can be done to make U.S. 290 safer.

Janet Culver, who lives off Holder Lane, said the increase of travelers and families living off the road has led to more

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by Chef Jay Events, live music by Robyn Ludwick, Andrew Hardin, Jill Jones & Three Hands High and a remembrance ceremony.

Climbing Your Family Tree

On May 21, head to the Dr. Pound Historical Farmstead from noon-2:30 p.m. for an afternoon with the Heritage Circle of Dripping Springs.

The Heritage Circle has hosted four local cemetery tours to help preserve local heritage and educate the community, and through that process have learned about researching genealogy and connecting families to their past. A genealogy expert and a representative from the Library & Archives will be speaking between 1-2 p.m. Learn about local cemeteries, how to preserve old photos, hear personal accounts of family research and more. The Heritage Circle is also producing a book that will be available for purchase (members get one for free). This event is free to the public and family friendly.

Duck Race

Don’t be a lame duck!

Join Wimberley EMS at 220 Twilight Trail in Wimberley for this annual fundraiser,

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people calling for change. inattention is because of some “Everyone would voice an kind of [electronic] device.” opinion, but didn’t do anything Culver began a petition to about it,” Culver said. “We have change U.S. 290 at Holder Lane, a lot of peowhich met its sigple here now, nature goal after a families, and all five-car collision you have to do is at the intersection drive (U.S. 290) in January.

Share your thoughts to feel it.”

The petition led online at www.Hays She said a to a public meetNewsDispatch.com combination of ing and the Texas infrastructure Department of and inattentive Transportation to drivers has made U.S. 290 danspeed up a project to improve gerous. the area.

“Some say impact comes first Hays County Precinct 4 Comand infrastructure comes later,” missioner Ray Whisenant said Culver said. “But a lot of driver the petition sped up projects

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TxDOT already had in the list of plans. He said as more people move to the area, officials see more demand for improvement projects.

“It’s always been a well traveled road, but residents living along 290 have changed its use,” Whisenant said.

Whisenant added that “it’s not a matter of if, but when” a major accident were to occur due to the increase of public use.

Petitions won’t always see desired results as quickly, he said.

A recent petition called for a

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Scattered historical markers risk being forgotten The Hazy Hill Manor was built in 1940 by the Edgar Townes, who owned a company that would become Exxon Mobile Corp. Today it lays in ruins but will be incorporated into the Headwaters development.

BY PAIGE LAMBERT

News-Dispatch Reporter

“This is an attempt to preserve this little area ... There are historic properties scattered outside the city but whether the city would be able to do anything, I’m not sure.”

– Charles Haydon, historic preservation commission member,

contact with the right people, but whether they actually do that, I have no idea.”

Larsen and Haydon both said no other developers have contacted them about historical sites or artifacts.

“Their ultimate goal is to make the most money they can for their investors, and some may be real contentious about how they do it and some are not,” Haydon said. “It depends on what their philosophy is.”

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What’s the future of Old Fitzhugh?

BY PAIGE LAMBERT

News-Dispatch Reporter

The future of Old Fitzhugh Road could change after Dripping Springs council members were up in arms on how to interpret new mixed use development plans for existing properties along the road.

Council tabled a zoning change for two Old Fitzhugh Road properties from local retail to single-family residential, town center during the May 10 meeting. Council tabled the measure 3-0, with councilmember John Knoll recusing himself. Councilmember Santos Alba was not present.

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COURTESY PHOTOS

Charles Haydon, historic preservation commission member, led a Dripping Springs Elementary School second grade class around Wallace cemetery, showing them where many of Dripping Springs’ founding families are buried.

After the history lesson, Hayden looked upon the dozens of developments scattered across the history-rich area.

“You can see the change in Dripping Springs from the cemetery,” Haydon said. “You can see all the new stuff that wasn’t there a few years ago.”

As developments break ground around Dripping Springs, some residents are concerned of what will happen to the region’s historical sites.

Last year, the city created a historical district that includes Mercer Street, Old Fitzhugh Road and Hays Street. The district contains at least ten historical buildings, one dating back to 1888.

“This is an attempt to preserve this little area,” Haydon said. “There are historic properties scattered outside the city but whether the city would be able to do anything, I’m not sure.”

The district allows the city to restrict certain developments in the area. The city can also call for certain measures in development agreements if the development is within city limits.

But Haydon said multiple gravesites have been found in developments outside the city boundaries, including the Caliterra subdivision and his own property.

Some developers coordinate with locals to relocate grave markers or other artifacts, said Andrea Larsen, Pound House executive director.

Arrowhead Ranch developers donated a covered wagon to the Pound House when they found it on their property, Larsen said.

“They have been handling things appropriately,” Larsen said. “We hope others get in

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which is developing the Headwaters subdivision, planned to utilize its historical site long before development began, said Matt Matthews, Freehold regional development manager.

Hazy Hill Manor was found to be one of the last standing structures of Hazy Hills Ranch.

A prominent Houston family owned the manor, which was built in 1940.

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Falling trees cause trouble in Woodcreek

BY PAIGE LAMBERT

News-Dispatch Reporter

As storms rack Hays County Wimberley area residents are learning how to weather the worst. Some trees in Woodcreek, however, have not been as lucky.

Multiple storms have knocked limbs and trees down in Woodcreek this spring, oftentimes blocking streets.

Jim Rooni, Texas A&M Forest Service department head, said more limbs could be falling because of the dense canopy in Woodcreek.

“Most landowners do a good job of taking care of trees but we look at tree population density,” Rooni said.

“Whenever you have trees in close proximity you do have a high probability of limb loss.”

A dense canopy will often hold up a dead or weak limb until it is trimmed or knocked down by a storm, Rooni said.

Woodcreek mayor Eric Eskelund said the city doesn’t allow tree trimming from January to July to avoid spreading oak wilt, a tree-killing fungus.

“Considering the winds and severity of storms this is to be expected,” Eskelund said. “When you don’t maintain trees there’s a lot of dead limbs.”

Eskelund said the city conducted a limb pick up because of the extensive limb loss. Typically it only contracts a pick up in the fall, when oak wilt won’t spread, he said.

He said the city only takes a reactive approach to limb loss since many trees are on private property.

“All we can do is educate,” Eskelund said. “The trees are a benefit to the community and it’s up to property owners to maintain them.”

Rooni said property owners keep an eye on their trees by assessing the limbs to see if any are fading from oak wilt or old age.

Residents can fight off oak wilt by spraying wounds or cuts with aerosol to keep out bugs that may be carrying the oak wilt fungus.

“Call a local arborist to help

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Continued from pg. 1 you see potential issues,” Rooni said. “They can help paint a picture of what they can to do help the trees.”

Lynnsey Haspie, The Lodge at Cypress Falls facility director, said limb loss and damage will always be a problem in Woodcreek.

During one of the first storms, straight line winds damaged the facility’s 22 acres of 200 trees, Haspie said.

“When you own a property with that much

nature you have to become a good steward,” she said.

“But I don’t know how much prevention you can do with mother nature.”

The community took on the facility’s stewardship only hours after the damaging winds, she said.

Since the facility is just outside the city limits local ranch owners picked up the limbs and others cleared the facility in three days, Haspie said.

“By 6:30 a.m. people had already come together and helped us start

cleaning immediately,” she said. “Getting the property turned around and beautiful was important to everyone.”

Mother nature has been the biggest cause of tree limb loss this year, Haspie said, but it has also allowed good stewards to look after another hard hit area.

“The event allowed us to fortify the creek’s banks and holes left by the flood with some of the limbs.”

Haspie said. “We may not be in the city limits but we are Wimberley strong.”

Rick Hardy, of Hardy Re- Bubsey said. “That’s why I alty Inc., said he has tried have some reservation of to rezone the property for another piece of property seven years. Hardy said he right in the middle of town wanted to create a residen- changing back.” tial area that would match Busbey said the propup to the city’s Sustainable erty was changed from Places Project (SPP). commercial to residential Both the district and in 2007. zoning rules for the SPP According to the Hiswere adopted toric District late last year.

Visions plan, According to “You aren’t Old Fitzhugh going to get a Road is meant the Historic retail market to “preserve District until you have rustic characrooftops to ter and guide Visions plan, support it,” the evolution Old Fitzhugh Hardy said. to a new, vi“This is a high Road is meant brant, eclectic density prodmixed-use to “preserve uct that I think district.” rustic the city would However, it like to see.” doesn’t state character Counhow much and guide the property cilmember Charles evolution to a should be Busbey said residential or new, vibrant, while getting commercial. rooftops isn’t Couneclectic necessarily an cilmember Bill mixed-use issue in DripFoulds said he ping Springs, was against district.” he was conthe residencerned about tial zoning how the change matched because it doesn’t match to up with the city’s plans.

Fitzhugh’s historic district He said Hardy’s property and commercial plans. could lose the develop“In 10 years, you’re going ment opportunity to anto have 10 new residents other commercial property and they are going to walk downtown and the sales in saying, “We don’t like tax it could provide. all this stuff on Fitzhugh,’” “It (the property) Foulds said. “The goal is would be more viable for to make Fitzhugh a more the city as commercial,” retail, commercial area.”

Mayor Todd Purcell said because there are multiple houses already on Old Fitzhugh, applicants shouldn’t be barred from obtaining a residential zoning.

“It’s prudent that we go in that direction, but I don’t think we should dictate whether they can live on it, or it has to be another dress shop,” Purcell said. “I think that is way beyond what we should be doing here.”

Hardy said it might be a few years until something is developed since he thought the city said there were Living Unit Equivalents (LUE), or sewer connections, for the property.

City staff and planning and zoning commission representatives both said the area was always meant to be mixed use and develop a space of living in walkable distances to commercial properties.

“There are types of people who want to live in that kind of district and they are going to know full well what is zoned on either side of them,” Purcell said.

“I’m not going to come to council and ask you why I moved in next to a food court.”

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Sheriff ’s Report

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Accident/Major 5:47 p.m. - Rr 12 At Outpost Motel - May 12

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Accident/Major 6:33 p.m. - Hwy 290 At E Creek Dr - May 11 Assault/Aggravated/Deadly Weapon 11:56 p.m. - 2XX Lost Valley Rd - May 11 Fraud 11:48 a.m. - Dripping Springs Substation - May 11 Theft/Identity 6:35 p.m. - 9XX Bell Springs Rd - May 11 Theft 12:30 p.m. - Model Home - May 12 Accident/Major 3:14 p.m. - Rr 12 At Sports Park Rd - May 13 Burglary/Building 11:20 a.m. - X Laurel Hill St - May 14 Burglary/Building 12:00 p.m. - XX Carraige House Ln - May 14 Burglary/Building 5:43 p.m. - XX Scarlet Rdg - May 14 Fraud 10:40 a.m. - Dripping Springs Substation - May 14 Fraud 11:49 a.m. - At&T - May 14 Accident/Major 11:31 p.m. - Hwy 290 @ Cannon Ranch Rd - May 15 Burglary/Attempted 7:51 a.m. - 53XX W Hwy 290 - May 15 Minor In Possession 1:18 a.m. - 10XX Westland Ridge Rd - May 15 Assault 2:42 p.m. - Dripping Springs High School - May 16 Theft 9:46 a.m. - 326XX Rr 12 - May 16

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Fraud 8:36 a.m. - 5Xx Cliffside Rd - May 11 Theft 2:02 p.m. - Wimberley High School - May 12 Theft 6:16 p.m. - Twin Liquors Wimberley - May 12 Theft 6:05 p.m. - Wimberley Substation - May 12 Burglary/Habitation 9:57 p.m. - 4XX Brinkley Dr - May 13 Possession/Controlled Substance 2:42 p.m. - Cypress Creek At Rr 12 - May 13 Theft 5:02 p.m. - XX Cypress Point Dr - May 13 Burglary/Attempted 9:44 a.m. - 20XX Flite Acres Rd - May 14 Theft 8:49 a.m. - 10XX Lone Man Mountain Rd - May 14 Burglary/Building 11:29 a.m. - 14XX Mt Sharp Rd - May 15

Property Tax Protest and Appeal Procedures The law gives property owners the right to protest actions con- cerning their property tax appraisals. You may follow these appeal procedures if you have a concern about: • the market or appraised value of your property • the unequal appraisal of your property • the inclusion of your property on the appraisal roll • any exemptions that may apply to you • the qualification for an agricultural or timber appraisal • the taxable status of your property • the local governments which should be taxing your property • the ownership of property • the change of use of land receiving special appraisal • any action taken by the chief appraiser, appraisal district or appraisal review board (ARB) that applies to and adversely affects you.

Informal Review Please attempt to discuss your problem with a staff appraiser, before the date you are scheduled.

He/she may be able to help you resolve your problem and avoid the formal hearing with the ARB. Review by the ARB If you cannot resolve your problem informally with the county appraisal district (CAD) staff, you may have your case heard by the ARB. The ARB is an independent board of citizens that reviews prob- lems with appraisals or other concerns listed above. It has the power to order the CAD to make the necessary changes to solve problems. If you file a written request for an ARB hearing (called a notice of protest) before the deadline, the ARB will set your case for a hearing. You will receive written notice of the time, date and place of the hearing. If necessary, you may request a hearing in the evening or on a Saturday or Sunday.

Prior to your hearing, you may ask to review the evidence the CAD plans to introduce at the hearing to establish any matter at issue. The law provides that before a hearing on a protest or immediately after the hear- ing begins, you or your agent and the CAD shall each provide the other with a copy of any written material intended to be offered or submitted to the ARB at the hearing. To the greatest extent practi- cable, the hearing will be informal.

You or a designated agent may appear in person to present evidence or you may send notarized evidence for the ARB to review at your hearing. The CAD repre- sentative will present evidence about

your case. You may cross-examine the CAD representative. The ARB will make its decision based on the evidence presented. In most cases, the CAD has the burden of establishing the property’s value by a preponderance of the evidence presented.

In certain protests, the chief appraiser has the burden of proving the property’s value by clear and convincing evidence. You should review ARB hearing procedures to learn more about evidence and related matters. You can get a copy of a protest form from the ap- praisal district office, Hays Central Appraisal District, 21001 IH 35 N, Kyle, Texas, 78640 or on our website www.hayscad.com.

You should not try to contact ARB members outside of the hearing. The law requires ARB members to sign an affidavit saying that they have not talked about your case before the ARB hears it.

Review by the District Court, an Arbitrator or SOAH After it decides your case, the ARB must send you a copy of its order by certified mail. If you are not satisfied with the decision, you have the right to appeal. If you choose to go to court, you must start the process by filing a petition within 60 days of the date you receive the ARB’s order. In certain cases, as an alterna- tive to filing an appeal in district court, you may file, not later than the 45th day after you receive notice of the ARB order, a request for binding arbitration with the county appraisal district. In cer- tain cases, you may appeal to the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH).

An appeal to SOAH is initiated by, not later than the 30th day after you receive notice of the ARB’s order, filing with the chief appraiser of the county appraisal district a notice of appeal. Appeals to district court, binding arbitration, or SOAH all require payment of certain fees or deposits.

Tax Payment You must pay either the amount of taxes due on the portion of the taxable value not in dispute or the amount of taxes due on the property under the order from which the appeal is taken.

More Information You can get more information by contacting your appraisal district at Hays Central Appraisal District, 21001 IH 35 N, Kyle, Texas, 78640, (512) 268-2522. You can get additional information on how to prepare a protest from the Comptroller’s publication, Property Tax Basics, available on the Comptroller’s Property Tax Assistance Division’s website at comptroller.texas.gov/taxinfo/proptax/ pdf/96-1425.pdf.

Property Tax Protest and Appeal Procedures Usual Deadline On or before April 30 for residence homesteads and May 31 for all other property (or 30 days after a notice of appraised value was mailed to you, whichever is later). The filing deadline is postponed until the next business day if the deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal state or national holiday.

Late protests are allowed if you miss the usual deadline for good cause. Good cause is some reason beyond your control, like a med- ical emergency.

The ARB decides whether you have good cause.

Late protests are due the day before the ARB approves records for the year. Contact your appraisal district for more information.

Special Deadlines For change of use (the appraisal district informed you that you are losing agricultural

appraisal because you changed the use of your land), the deadline is not later than the 30th day after the notice of the determination was mailed to you.

For ARB changes (the ARB has informed you of a change that increases your tax liability and the change did not result from a protest you filed), the deadline is not later than the 30th day after the notice of the determination was delivered to you.

If you believe the appraisal district or ARB should have sent you a notice and did not, you may file a protest until the day before taxes become delinquent (usually Feb. 1) or no later than the 125th day after the date you claim you received a tax bill from one or more of the taxing units that tax your property. The ARB decides whether it will hear your case based on evidence about whether a required notice was mailed to you.

* The deadline is postponed to the next business day if it falls on a weekend or holiday.

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Dripping Springs teen attains sommelier status

BY PAIGE LAMBERT

News-Dispatch Reporter

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rika Fritz, of Dripping Springs, watched as her dad poured crimson red wine into a crystal clear glass.

Fritz then examined its color and aroma, putting her skills as a sommelier to use.

It was in February when Fritz received a wine sommelier certification from the International Wine & Spirits Guild. At 17 years old, she is the youngest person in the nation with the certification, Fritz’s mother Barbara Haderlein said.

“She was really involved and grew up with PHOTO BY PAIGE LAMBERT the business,” Haderlein said. “When you have Seventeen-year-old Erika Fritz, whose family owns Solaro Estate Winery in Dripping Springs, a winery that is vine to inspects a glass of wine at her family’s vineyard. Fritz is the youngest person in the nation to glass, you become well earn a sommelier certificate from the International Wine and Spirits Guild. rounded in the business.” aromas and how wine In Texas, a minor can gets its characteristics. sample wine when a She said her favorite parent is present, Hader- part is explaining how lein said. But Fritz was certain chemical comaround wine long before pounds within a wine she became a sommelier. will register as someThe family opened thing you have already Solaro Estate Winery in smelled.

2000 and planted the “When you smell a first vines in 2006, Fritz wine, you don’t just say it said. smells like a grape,” she She helped in every said. “It could smell like aspect of the wine busicinnamon, nutmeg or ness, including planting green beans.” the first vines.

Fritz said she began “Growing up focusing on the I was on the sommelier certiproduction side fication two years with helping ago when she dein the winery, cided to get into the like cleaning business of wine, tanks,” Fritz said. which includes tast“Whenever we ing and promotion. do anything, we It consisted of get together and an online test and discuss it.” blind tasting evalWhen she uation, she said. wasn’t helping A judge would with the place wines in physical various orwork, ders and the “When you smell a wine, you Fritz testers had don’t just say it smells like a grape collected to give their spices for opinion, she ... It could smell like cinnamon, her herb said. box, she “The most nutmeg or green beans.” said. She nerve wrackwould ing part was Texas Hill Country –Erika Fritz test the blind is one of eight herself recognized wine tastwinery skills.

She said she expects American and see if ing,” Fritz Fritz to take the small “It’s also just for me, Viticultural Areas she could said. “Once production winery out of personally,” Fritz said.

(AVA). identify I passed, I Texas and beyond.

“I wanted to expand my It is the second the arowas so hap“This is like the cherry knowledge to relay it largest AVA in the mas. py and I ran on top of the cake,” Hainto making our wines.”

USA, containing “That outside to derlein said. “Our roots Fritz said she plans to more than 9 was way call my dad are in Texas, but wine get a marketing degree million acres. before and he said, has no borders.” to help expand the Commonly planted I even ‘I knew you winery and its business varieties in the thought would.’”

Texas Hill Country relationships. of what a The wine region are “I love marketing, sommecertification Merlot, Cabernet I think it’s the coolest lier even heightSauvignon, invention ever,” Fritz was,” ens Fritz’s Sangiovese, Malbec, Fritz said. credibility of said. “I want to get our product available even Tempranillo, Syrah, “I’ve sort being able and Zinfandel. though we are a limited of been to identify production.” studying wines and Haderlein said she is by accithe reason excited to have someone dent.” for each charso young be so pasFritz said chemistry acteristic. sionate about the wine and biology classes For Fritz, however, it helped her understand gives her a leg up on her industry.

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Obituary DALLEY Elmer Doyle Dalley, born November 11, 1931 in Gorman, Texas to “Shorty” and Carlton Dalley, passed away May 16, 2016 at home surrounded by family and loved ones.

Some knew him as Elmer, some as Doyle, but most as Grandpa Dalley.

He served in the Army for 22 years and retired as a Command Sergeant Major. Elmer D. held many jobs though out his 84 years. He worked on a dairy/ranch, where he met Nelawyn as children.

He worked for a lumber company, Comptroller of Public Accounts, the Governor’s Office as a Chief Accountant, and finally retired from the Dripping Springs ISD after working for 12 years as transportation

Director. He loved to go fishing, hunting and play golf. He will be missed by many.

He was preceded in death by his son, Robert Dalley; his parents; sister, Alma Garnett; brothers, Sterling and Eugene Dalley; and his great -great granddaughter, Arianna.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Nelawyn Dalley; daughters, Louwyn and husband, Sammy Alba and Elana Dalley; 6 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren and 7 great-great-grandchildren; 5 brothers and 2 sisters; numerous nieces, nephews and adopted grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m.

Friday, May 20, 2016 at Dripping Springs Church of Christ.

Services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, May 21, 2016 at Dripping Springs Church of Christ. Interment will follow at Mt. Sharp Cemetery.

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How do you know if the time is right to move your home?

D ear Terese, I’ve considered selling my house to “upgrade” to a newer home. How do I determine if the time is right for me to sale?

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your property. Whatever the reason, be sure you Dear Robert, look at the possibility of If you have a choice selling your home from all between staying in your angles, and make sure you current home or selling, committed to doing what it not selling can have some takes to get the job done. good advantages. It will take a great deal of time Dear Terese, and research to sell your We’ve fallen in love with home and buy another. a home and we are ready You’ll need to be ready to make an offer. We plan to invest time and emoto walk through the home tional involvement in the one more time to make process. In addition to sure it’s right for us. Can the time it takes, there are costs involved. Agent com- you give us any advice to consider during this secmissions, loan fees, title insurance, transfer tax, and ond walk through?

Jason other costs of selling your home and then buying Dear Jason, another one can take up to Sometimes we just walk 15% or more of the value into a home and it “feels” of the property you are right. Howevselling, but er, be sure to this figure Whatever look past the will vary. high ceilings, Give careful the reason, hardwood thought and floors, natural considerbe sure you light, and that ation to the look at the beautiful stone reasons you fireplace. You want to sell, possibility of need to considthe financial selling your er the “livabiliconsequences of selling, home from all ty” of the home.

Walk the floor and possible angles, and plan to judge alternatives. accessibility On the other make sure you and convehand, if you committed to nience. How really need is to sell, by doing what it convenient the parking to all means the kitchen? Is put your takes to get the kitchen a house on the job done. designed effithe market. ciently for you And if you to create those want to sell dinner parties? Where and can afford to do so, will you place TV’s and you should go for it. Make computers, and how will sure you can afford to sell and buy again. Maybe you the sound affect the room need to move for a new job next to it? Does the floor plan provide private space or you’re having financial for family members? How difficulties. Retirement or strong is the water pressure life altering events such as in the bathrooms? How death, divorce, or illness about the outdoors – how may thrust you into selling

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Sports

Dripping Springs freshman Ryann Campbell (pictured) and sophomore Danielle Northrup negated an early 1-0 San Marcos lead with back-to-back home runs in the second inning of game three of a best-of-three Class 5A regional quarterfinal series. The Lady Tigers advance with a 4-3 win.

PHOTO BY WAYLAND D. CLARK, WFOTOS.COM

Earning their stripes Lady Tiger softball eliminates San Marcos in three

BY MORGAN GUSELLA

News-Dispatch Contributor

Overcoming adversity is one of the most important attributes a sports team can have.

And arguably not one 5A team showed this trait better than the Dripping Springs Lady Tiger softball team last week, which overcame a game one loss to the San Marcos Lady Rattlers.

Dripping Springs rallied for two wins over San Marcos on Friday, which advanced them to the regional semifinal round of the playoffs.

Tiger shortcomings in game two, paired with the fact that the Lady Rattlers came back with a never before seen vengeance, is what allowed the young Dripping Springs team to shine in the third game of the series.

“For the team it was really a do or die moment,” Tiger head coach Wade Womack said. “We lost the coin flip so we were the visitors, but the girls have been visitors before so they knew what they had to do.”

To many teams, being a visitor on their own home field would have been disastrous. But to the Lady Tigers, it was just one little bump in the road to

PHOTO BY WAYLAND D. CLARK, WFOTOS.COM

Dripping Springs’ winning pitcher Kiele Miller (7) and shortstop Riley Dunn (left) hug center fielder Sydney Campbell, who with a runner in scoring position at third base, caught a fly ball for the final out to give the Lady Tigers a 4-3 win over San Marcos.

continue to their goal of advancing in the playoffs.

But the experienced San Marcos team put the Tigers on the brink of elimination in the series’ closing game.

The Lady Rattlers scored a run in the first inning of play.

But the Tigers’ confidence never once wavered after this faux pas, as sophomores Danielle Northrup and Ryann Campbell were able to score consecutive home runs in the second frame.

“I just did what I knew I had to do,” Northrup said.

“And that was to hit at least a base hitting run so that I could set my team up to score.”

By hitting the home run, Northrup was able to change the dynamic of the game completely.

“It basically made us work just that much harder, because we knew the other team’s confidence was down at that point,” said Northrup.

Although this motivated the Lady Tigers to play harder, it consequently also motivated the Lady Rattlers.

The newfound spark for San Marcos is what allowed them to come back and score in the fourth inning to tie the score at 2-2.

Despite the odds, Tiger pitcher Kiele Miller was able to keep the hits coming throughout the rest of the game.

“I knew that I just had to buckle down and play this inning like it was any other inning in any other game,” Miller said.

With the impending

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Tiger baseball season ends after Rattler wins

Reese Johnson reaches base on a bunt in the top of the sixth inning last Thursday night at San Marcos in the first game of a best-of-three series against the Rattlers. Catcher Dalton Warren drove in Brittan Howeth and Johnson to take a 3-2 lead but San Marcos tied the game in the bottom of the frame and won 4-3 in 8 innings. The Rattlers won the second game 7-2 on Friday night at Dripping Springs to end the Tigers season.

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Tiger track flies at state meet

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A trio of Dripping Springs Tigers took on the state’s best as they competed at the 2016 UIL State track and field meet at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin last weekend. Dripping Springs’ Trevor Heinz exited the weekend with a fifth place finish in the 800-meter run.

Biggs finished in 7th place in the 100-meter hurdles, while Graner, who reached state in his last attempt as a senior, finished with a best throw of 144-feet, 05-inches.

Top: With a look of determination, Dripping Springs High senior Trevor Heinz shoots from the starting line during Friday’s UIL Class 5A boys 800-meter run.

Middle: Dripping Springs sophomore Hannah Biggs flies through the air and down the track as she competes in the UIL Class 5A girls 100 meter hurdles event on Friday.

Bottom: Going through one final twist of his body, Dripping Springs senior Jacob Graner prepares to release the discus from his grasp during Friday’s UIL Class 5A boys discus event at the state track and field meet.

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Education

Full credit on the halfpipe

BY PAIGE LAMBERT

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ole Nobles, of Dripping Springs, visualized what tricks he was going to perform before riding down the halfpipe.

Next fall, Nobles plans to get even more experiLook for your PEC election ballot in ence, along with school the mail or your email inbox! credit, while skateboarding.

Beginning fall 2016, Vote to fill two seats on Dripping Springs ISD PEC’s Board and decide whether students can take a the Co-op ensures a member’s right skateboarding class as an alternative physical eduto speak at Board meetings. Early cation credit. The course voting ends June 10. will be held at the Texas Skateboarding Club in Dripping Springs and will Vote early and be eligible for prizes, be open to middle and including a home theater package, high school students.

Nest Learning Thermostats and Susie Fiese, whose husband cofounded the $100 gift cards. club, said they wanted to give students, like her son, Members also may vote at the Hagen, an alternative to PEC Annual Meeting June 18 in traditional sports.

“PE is regular PE in Dripping Springs. elementary (school), but when they get older, it’s mainly baseball, football,” Fiese said. “They (the Pedernales Electric Cooperative district) were comfortpec.coop/election able with us and knew we weren’t just people who threw some ramps up out here.”

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“They are working with Nobles said he was each other instead of excited to give more time against each other, while to the sport he enjoys and working on their self-espractice what he learned teem and confidence,” at the club’s camps.

Fiese said. “And that’s “I don’t really like the what we teach through normal PE,” Nobles said. the whole thing.”

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Fieldfares find a way to fight feathery foes

BY JERRY HALL

News-Dispatch Contributor

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irds generally defend themselves with beaks and claws. Wrens will give a sharp peck with their small bill and eagles will use their sharp beak and talons to tear flesh.

But one bird, a member of the thrush family, uses a most unusual defensive tactic. The fieldfare, a bird found in northern Europe and Asia, employs a unique “neighborhood watch” during the breeding season.

When these birds’ nesting area is threatened by would-be troublemakers, fieldfares take to the air and, one by one, screech, dive down and defecate on the interloper. These poop attacks are effec-

tive and if the predator is another bird, like a crow, its feathers can become clogged with this feces.

In some cases, flying is

made impossible and the bird actually dies from the attack.

Moral: Don’t mess with a fieldfare.

habits.

Hays County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Jeri Skrocki said they have increased patrol vehicles around Dripping Springs to help encourage safer driving.

“We are trying to hit it hard, fast and furious,” Skrocki said. “But there’s only so much you can do with law enforcement presence and with the staff we have.”

Skrocki said HCSO regularly receives calls for increased patrols around the county.

She said the hope is the presence will lead to smart driving habits, with or without law enforcement always around.

“Responsibility should

begin with the individual driver,” she said. “It shouldn’t take being pulled over to realize it’s (speeding, reckless driving,) a safety issue.”

Skrocki said HCSO is working with county commissioners to find relief for the county’s heavily traveled roads.

Culver said she hopes residents will continue raising awareness and petitions to push some kind change that is sorely needed.

“When I moved here, I never thought I would be worried about driving 290,” Culver said. “People need to reassess their driving habits. I just know that works for me.”

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Dripping Springs City Administrator Michelle Fischer said. “We want to preserve what Dripping Springs looks like.”

Matthews said he has never seen a hilltop amendment but believes it is a good idea.

He said the amendment preserves the historical and natural landscape for future residents and their neighbors.

“Smart growth that respects property and its history is, I think, important to developers,” Matthews said. “We are all drawn to the Hill Country for a reason and we want to enjoy that.”

Haydon said only time would tell if Dripping Spring’ scattered historical markers are preserved or pushed to the wayside.

While working with corporations can be hard, Haydon has taken

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Continued from pg. 6 threat of being eliminated from the playoffs, Miller did exactly what she set out to do.

Dripping Springs tallied a run in the fourth frame to take a 3-2 lead. Their lead grew to 4-2 after a run scored in the top of the seventh inning.

But the Tigers wouldn’t go away after scoring a run in the bottom of the seventh inning.

But unlike many of the Dripping Springs fans, who became nervous after the Lady Rattlers

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The Tigers take on Gregory Portland in a best-of-three series starting Friday at 7 p.m. Game two will be played Saturday at 2 p.m. with a third game, if necessary, to be played 30 minutes afterward. All games will be played at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin.

scored the run, Coach Womack’s confidence in the team never faltered.

“I did not think that one run was going to defeat us,” said Womack.

“The Rattlers have a lights out pitcher, but she had

played in both games [on Friday] and the team knew that to win they just had to stay on her level.”

The Tigers were able to do just as their coach had suggested, as they held on for the win.

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Continued from pg. 1

“We thought it was an interesting structure and the fact that this family used local laborers during the Great Depression was even more interesting,” Matthews said. “We want to leave history intact.”

The structure has since been gutted and will become a garden and stargazing area, he said.

Part of Freehold’s development agreement with the city is a hilltop preservation amendment, Matthews said.

According to the agreement, at least three hilltops were designated as hilltop preservation areas. Buildings are prohibited within a oneacre area surrounding the hilltop and there is a 300 foot buffer zone.

“They’ve got some areas that are visible from the highway and that was a concern of some residents,”

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290: Locals question its safety speed limit reduction east of Dripping Springs.

A speed limit reduction on U.S. 290 would be difficult and require studies at the federal level, he said.

“You can plan whatever speed limit you want and people are still going to drive five to ten [miles per hour] above the limit,” Whisenant said.

Whisenant said the Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace saw an almost 50 percent increase in citations once the speed limit east of Dripping Springs was lowered from 70 to 65 mph.

He said short-term improvements could be increasing law enforcement presence and encouraging safer driving

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