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Current Weekly News for Leakey, Camp Wood, Sabinal, Utopia and Surrounding Areas Vol. 4 No. 32

INSIDE

Is Real County Ready for Free Voluntary Recycling?

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HIRING A PET SITTER

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Somewhere in the West The Fate of the Children

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BORDER CRISIS CIVILIAN MILITIA UNITS No matter which side of this issue you are on, or if you just straddle the fence. We, as Americans have a right and a duty to this Country. For so long we sat back and let “big government” have it’s way. However, you have to ask yourself, Is Civilian Militia the answer? The crisis along the US-Mexico border and the ineffective action of our President and Lawmakers has prompted just that! Concerned citizens taking matters into their own hands. Although since early June there has been talk of Militia deploying to the border, they are there now! Reports emerged this week that armed volunteer militia groups from across the country have begun patrolling the border to help stem the tide of immigrants illegally crossing over.

Outraged, members of the Texas Democratic congressional delegation wrote a letter to the state’s attorney general demanding he denounce the militias and define what they can legally do. They called the

militias “lawless,” warned that they “perpetuate the stigma that the border is a war zone” and requested that the attorney general “clarify the jurisdiction these militia groups have to patrol alongside local law enforcement and

National Guard deployment and the state border surge, and has demanded the federal government foot the bill. Abbott spokeswoman Lauren Bean called the letter a “partisan political stunt” and said that instead

Border Patrol agents.”

Atty. Gen. Greg Abbott, a Republican campaigning to replace Perry as governor, dismissed the letter through a spokeswoman. Abbott backed the

of complaining about the militias, the Democrats “should work with their Republican colleagues to secure federal funding for the state’s border security efforts.” I printed that one as I found it

OLD SETTLER’S REUNION

.... By Elaine Padgett Carnegie

in the Los Angeles Times...I liked it!

The Patriot Information Hotline, a 24hour conference line that the groups are using to coordinate their efforts, said that 14 groups have taken up patrol along the border from Texas to California, with more on the way. “We need people out here to help control the influx of people,” it said.

“As of a month ago, there were 130,000 people that have crossed the border illegally since January. Our economy cannot handle that. In the past month, we’ve added another 30 or 40,000 [undocumented immigrants].”

News of the militias has spread at a time when the border has grown more militarized in response to an influx of Central American immigrants-- more than 57,000 since October.

Militia members started arriving on the Texas border to assist as part of a deployment they called Operation Secure Our Border: Laredo Sector. continued page 2

by Julie Becker

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Dub’s Corner

Saturday August 9th at Burk Feed from 9am to 1pm

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Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples will be visiting Real County

IMMIGRATION CRISIS UPDATE The Nueces Canyon Old Settler’s Reunion took place this weekend and what a weekend it was!! Largest parade I have seen in Camp Wood, Texas, great downtown arts and crafts and lots of fun! See more pictures page 13

Real County Junior Horse Club Awards Night

by Julie Becker

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Sabinal Band continues to

win

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INDEX State News .................... Page 2 Legals/Jail Register ...... Page 3 Community News ......... Page 4-6 Feature Story ................. Page 7 Obituaries ...................... Page 8 Classifieds ..................... Page 12

Today’s Weather

High:95° Low: 73°

The 2014 Real County Junior Horse Club Playday Series came to an end last Thursday night. The Horse Club holds a summer series of playdays throughout the months of June and July each year. This year the club was able to award two saddles. Those saddles went to Sackett Hohman and Mikaela Loman. This year’s age group Buckle Winners were: 5 and under - Miles Hale, 6/7 Manny Hale, 8-10 - Ashton Warren, 11-13 - Maggie Phillips, 14-19 - Mikaela Loman. The All Around Roping Buckle went to Sackett Hohman. The Most Improved Buckle went to Kaitlyn Wilson and the Sportsmanship Buckle went to Annslie Shoemaker.

Thank you to our saddle sponsors Frio Canon, Dalgleish Construction Co,, Diamond D and Cecil Atkinson Motors. Thank you to our buckle sponsors: RG Productions, Frio Canyon Cattle Company, River Bluff Cabins, Golden Triangle Outfitters, Hill Country Herald, Robert & Amanda Warren, Elm Creek Stables and Dusty Black.

What a great year!! We look forward to next year and the many nights of sweat, work and laughter.

We invite everyone to join us!! See you next year!

Wednesday, August 13 and would like to invite you to a round-table discussion at the Real County Courthouse. This is a great opportunity to discuss economic development and water related issues in the area. Your leadership and community involvement will provide a unique perspective on the strengths and challenges of the local community, and will be greatly valued at this meeting. We hope to see you there.

Pictured LtoR: Sackett Hohman, 2014 All Around Cowboy, L.V. Hubbard, President, Johnny Hopper, Vice President, Helen Hubbard, Treasurer, Directors - Ronnie Phillips, Sara Markert, Mikaela Loman, 2014 All Around Cowgirl, Directors- Russell Glass and Vincent Becker

The Spirit of ‘45 Hubert Hermes, born in Bandera, grew up on a farm and ranch in Tarpley.

He began his schooling in Tarpley, going to Hondo for high school.

After graduation, he went into cabinet making, learning his craft from Corwin Allen of Sabinal who built several Sabinal homes, some still in use today.

Hubert joined the Army Air Corp, serving from October 1942 to November 1945. He began his basic in San Antonio

at Fort Dodd, completing basic in Hondo.

It was there that he stayed, working in plane parts supply, later working up to crew chief, where he was closly involved with pilot training.

He did some work at Randolph when called upon.

After the war, he went back into cabinet making and custom orders for furniture on weekends and evenings at a shop at his home, while working for Alamo Lumber during the week, for 27 years.

by Billie Franklin The wooden filing cabinets that are still in use in the tax office were crafted by him.

He was approached by Hondo ISD to become a shop teacher, instructing students in cabinet making and building trades.

He went to South West Texas State for his teaching degree on the G I Bill and taught for 18 years, retiring in 1987.

Hubert was married in 1942 to Bernice Brucks and lost his wife in May of this year.

Meeting Details: Date: August 13, 2014 Time: 2:00-2:45 Location: Real County Courthouse Address: 101 Market Street Leakey, Texas 78873

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BORDER CRISIS CIVILIAN MILITIA UNITS continued from front page

The effort entails creating a training command near San Antonio and rotating groups south to patrol private ranch land on the border with the permission of ranch owners.

Response to the groups has been mixed. Supporters of the militias are planning a week long convoy from Murrieta, Calif. — site of recent anti-immigrant protests — to the border city of McAllen, Texas.

The convoy, scheduled to start last Saturday, will be “stopping to support citizen border patrols along the way.”Mike Morris, who works with the Three Per center’s Militia Group, told the Los Angeles Times that several militia groups were invited to South Texas by ranchers who face regular break-ins and “incursions” by migrant groups. “It is a dangerous situation,” he said.

Morris said there were numerous militias operating without a central command, some armed. While some groups “observe and report,” he said, others saw the need to be armed in remote areas because if a threat arises “the Border Patrol are stretched so thin—they may not respond.” “Some parts of the border these days, Border Patrol has pulled back and it’s not safe,” Morris

said. Some sheriffs declined the militias’ assistance, while others refused to take a position on their presence.

The participants come from many walks of life. “Some of them are retired veterans, they’re construction workers, they’re plumbers,” Rogers said. “We’ve had a retired pastor from the Army call the hotline — they’re just regular Joes and Janes from across the United States who want to close the border and bring America back to the place it used to be.”

Another patrolling militia member said, most of the people he’s encountered while patrolling the border have been volunteers, veterans, and average citizens concerned about the security of the US border. I’m going to leave you with his words. “It’s not a Mexican problem, it’s an American problem,” he remarked. “I can’t speak for why every group is down here, but our goal is simple — if you want to come into this country, do it the right way. Come here, fill out the paperwork, and go through the same process as everyone else.”

Israel’s Rights Must Be Defended It’s difficult to imagine the terror that the people of Israel must live with every day.

For Israelis, at any given moment a missile might be detected, rocketing toward a residential neighborhood; a bomber might detonate him or herself in a crowded public place; and terrorists sent by Hamas might infiltrate their borders through secret tunnels to kidnap or kill their children.

Thousands of miles away, it might be convenient to criticize Israel for having the temerity to defend itself against these murderous terrorist attacks.

Those of us who have been to Israel and have seen the effects of these attacks first-hand have a deeper understanding of what the Israeli people are being forced to endure.

On my own visits to Israel, I’ve visited with families who were afraid to let their children play outside, and seen the fortified playgrounds where they can go.

I’ve seen the rubble of structures brought down by missile strikes, and looked in the eyes of people who live with the threat of violence day-in and day-out.

Even beyond that, we understand that the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel is merely one part of a much-larger conflict, one with far-ranging implications that - with nations like Iran watching - can affect the lives of every person on the globe.

To begin, anyone tempted to suggest Israel is using a disproportionate amount of force to defend itself needs to remember the origins of this latest round of violence.

It’s Hamas that continues to launch rockets, despite Israel’s willingness to discuss and abide by cease-fires.

It’s Hamas that is using Palestinians as human shields to protect their leaders and their arsenals, and preserve their extensive system of tunnels. And it’s Hamas that would, if given the opportunity, take the life of every Israeli within range of the thousands of rockets in its arsenal.

The overwhelming success of Israel’s Iron Dome defense system has been the only thing to prevent the deaths of thousands of Israelis, and changes nothing in Hamas’ deadly intent.

Under the circumstances, Israel’s response has been anything but disproportionate. In fact, Israel has taken extraordinary - even unprecedented - measures to protect as many lives as possible in its efforts to disarm and disable Hamas.

The United States must take the lead regarding this

By Governor Rick Perry

conflict, bringing the international community together to demand the total removal of every missile in Gaza, as well as the complete destruction of the tunnel network being used by Hamas terrorists. To facilitate this, the United States must use the tools available to us diplomatically, and continue to support the actions of the Israel Defense Force. Should the international community fail to join us in sufficient numbers, the United States should block actions in the United Nations aimed at preventing Israel from defending itself.

Not only is this the right thing to do, it’s also imperative we send the message to Hamas, Hezbollah, and other terrorist organizations that the free world will not tolerate their lawless behavior, and that aggression toward Israel and its allies can only lead to negative consequences.

Today, it’s disheartening to see the United States moving closer to Turkey and Qatar than to our traditional allies, pressing the Israelis for an immediate cease-fire.

There’s no doubt that our reaction to the Israeli-Gaza conflict is being watched and gauged by nations like Iran, and our failure to stand firmly beside our ally will only embolden that nation to continue its criminal efforts to develop and build a nuclear device.

Any equivocation or perceived weakness on our part will be noticed immediately in Moscow, Beijing, and in Tehran. It can only help usher in a new nuclear arms race, one that holds the potential of becoming infinitely more frightening than the one the free world endured decades ago. Hamas, Hezbollah and other terrorist groups have demonstrated, time and again, that they have no regard for human life - Israeli, Palestinian or American. The possibilities of individuals like that gaining access to a nuclear weapon is something we simply cannot allow.

These are the very real stakes of the conflict currently underway in Israel. While we pray for peace, we need to accept that true, lasting peace can only happen with the elimination of all missiles in Gaza, the destruction of all tunnels between Gaza and Israel, and the disarmament of terrorist groups.

Anything short of that will just delay the next round of conflict, and encourage our enemies. Only through our resolve, and our continued dedication to the freedom and safety of the Israeli people, can we ensure that our own safety, and that of free peoples around the world, will be protected.

Perry on Congress’ Inability to Advance Border Security Legislation Gov. Rick Perry issued the following statement on the failure of Congress to advance border security legislation.

“It’s beyond belief that Congress is abandoning its post while our border crisis continues to create humanitarian suffering, and criminal aliens still represent a clear

threat to our citizens and our nation. While Texas has taken what steps it can to mitigate the damage caused by a porous border, Congress and the President have a duty to address our border security issues without further delay. Congress should not go into recess until the job is completed.”

Gov. Perry Launches PSA to Assist Texas Veterans with VA Health Care Texas medical providers answer Gov. Perry’s call to help veterans Gov. Rick Perry has launched a public service announcement (PSA) to raise awareness of state resources available to help Texas veterans navigate the Veterans Administration (VA) health care system. Texas has increased staffing for the Texas Veterans Hotline in response to failures by the VA system to adequately care for our nation’s veterans.

“Texas has a long and proud tradition of taking care of those who protect and defend our freedom,” Gov. Perry said. “As Texans and Americans, it is our responsibility to step up where others have fallen short and to make sure our veterans know we are grateful for their service and will honor the commitments our nation has made to them. It’s my sincere hope the confirmation of Robert McDonald as VA Secretary begins the process of fixing this broken agency and the broken promises to our

veterans.”

In addition to increasing staff for the Texas Veterans Hotline, on June 12, 2014, Gov. Perry asked Texas hospitals and medical clinics to open their doors to Texas veterans who have faced bureaucratic challenges in accessing health care through the VA. More than 300 hospitals and clinics have responded across the state, but cannot begin treating VA patients until the VA gives them authorization and ensures timely reimbursement of the cost of care provided.

The Texas Cable Association and Texas Association of Broadcasters will air the PSA on their respective member networks and on-line throughout the state. The PSA directs veterans to call the Texas Veterans Hotline at 1-800-252-8387 (VETS) for assistance with accessing VA health care benefits.

“NUECES CANYON CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT’S DELINQUENT STATEMENTS IN THE MAIL”

The Nueces Canyon Consolidated Independent School District’s (N.C.C.I.S.D.) delinquent tax collection law firm, Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott, L.L.P. announces its continued aggressive approach for the district’s 2013 taxes that became delinquent on February 1. The law firm is mailing over 400 notices to delinquent taxpayers in July advising them to pay their taxes or risk the cost of being sued and having their property seized and sold to pay the taxes. To avoid litigation and make payment arrangements, please contact the N.C.C.I.S.D. Tax Office by phone at (830)234-3480 or in person at 200 Taylor Street, Barksdale, Texas 78828 between 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Taxpayers may also mail their payments to P.O. Box 73, Barksdale, Texas 78828.

Shawn Streib Gray, Broker 830-232-4500 Property 001 : 9.3 ac. Views, underground utilities and sensible restrictions. Borders a large ranch. Owner/ Broker. $129,900 Property 002: Gorgeous 4BD/4BA custom home at 482 Camino del Rancho in Concan on 6+ acs. GREAT PRICE! $595,000 MOTIVATED! Property 3-6: 1+ ac. Commercial lots Concan. Frontage on US HWY 83. All utilities available. $139,000$149,000 Property 007: 1570 sq. ft. 3/2 on 5+ acs. Great workshop w/extra living quarters. 435 RR 337 West is a MUST SEE. $196,000 Property 008: Rancho Real hunting tract. 25.61 acres, about 100 yds. from elec! Views, not too hard to access. $60,183 Property 009: Lovely& spacious 4BD/4BA home on 1.5+ acs. Frontage on Little Dry Frio. Pool and huge oaks. Must See!! $249,000 Property 010: Newer 3/2.5 stone home with dbl. decks and VIEWS on 9.3 acres just west of Leakey. Beautiful home! $345,000 Property 011: Very nice 1.2 ac. lot ready for your RV in Frio River Place. Central water & elec. in place. River Access. $84,500 REDUCED Property 012: 1 ac. View lot in Canyon Oaks 4. Catclaw Mtn. Dr. Views and nice building site. $55,000 Property 013 : 96 Canyon Oaks Dr. in Concan. 3BD/ 3BA 1792 sq. ft. home. Great rental potential $238,000 REDUCED & OWNER FINANCE! Property 014: 121 Oakhurst Dr. 2.6 ac. private lot w/mobile + huge addition. Tastefully done. Garage/ workshop. River Access! $129,000 Property 015: Breezy Oaks in Concan. Nicely FURNISHED 4BD/2BA on shaded lot! Good rental.

River access. $224,900 REDUCED Property 016: Vintage home 239 E. 2nd St. in downtown Leakey. Completely remodeled. Huge screen porch & large lot. $129,000 Property 017: Frio River Frontage!!! 2+ ac. lot w/156’ of gorgeous river. City water, meter loop and septic all in place. Must see! $199,500 Property 018 : 1304 sq. ft. 2BD/2BA on nearly 1 ac. in Reagan Wells. Access to 100+ acs. and over a mile of river! $115,000 PENDING Property 019: 2 ac. lot in Saddle Mtn. No HOA, mobiles ok! Has water meter, elec. at property. Lots of oaks. $49,000 Property 020: 3BD/2BA w/best view in Concan! Frio River access, carport w/storage, plenty of parking, patios & decks. $299,000 Property 021: 3 view lots in Canyon Oaks—Concan, TX! 1+ ac. each. Water & elec. available, nightly rentals OK. $39,000 Per Lot Property 022 : INCOME PRODUCING! 2/1 house and 3/2 mobile home. Frio River access + close to Garner State Park. $126,500 REDUCED Property 023: Creekside Guesthouse. 3BR/3.5BA on 5+ acs. w/Patterson Creek frontage. Just beautiful, huge trees, must see! $375,000 Property 024: Frio River Place lot. Nearly THREE acres! Water & elec. available. Nice river access. RV usage ok. $109,000 REDUCED Property 025 : RR336 north of Leakey. 17+ acs. West prong of the Frio River on eastern boundary $222,000 REDUCED Property 026-027 : RIVER FRONT! Gorgeous oak and cypress trees, views of the mountains. $225,000 EA. POSSIBLE OWNER FINANCING Property 028 : Frio River Place 1.51 acs. SUPER CLOSE to river. Water system& elec. Nice area. $75,000 POSSIBLE OWNER FINANCING Property 029 : 260 acs. +/- WILL DIVIDE Hwy. frontage, Call Martin for all the details! $4250 per acre NEWProperty 030: CUTE! Stone Cottage in Reagan Wells. 1 acre lot w/river access. Just $89,000 PENDING Property 031: Riverfront home in the Frio Pecan Farm!

In rental pool. Lots of amenities. $269,000 REDUCED Property 032: Lots 67& 68 on golf course. 1⁄2 acre each w/nice trees, all utilities, hole #2. Super nice & easily buildable. ! $75,000 each Property 033: 5.16 ac. lot near town. City water & elec.

Gorgeous views, paved roads, security gate. $84,900 Property 034: 21.62 ac. of rough, rugged country! Great for hunting. 4x4 needed to access. Gorgeous views. $54,050 Property 035: 35 acs. of great hunting in Spring Country Ranch. Access to spring fed pool. 4x4 needed. No utilities. $104,940 Property 036: 8.65 acs. In Shady Oaks. Private yet minutes from town. Lots of big oaks. Electricity available. $69,000 Property 037&038: Two 2BD/2BA log cabins in Frio Pecan Farm. Lowest price! Income producing $159,000 each Property 039: Beautiful & spacious 4Bd/3Ba on nearly 1 ac. in Twin Forks. Super floor plan, covered porch, newer constr. $225,000 Property 040: Newer rock home in River Tree. Heavily treed lot, unique touches throughout, outdoor fp, river

park. $240,000 REDUCED Property 041: 199 acs. of superb hunting! Fenced, ag.

Exempt, several small springs, pond, old well, elec. close. $498,525 Property 042: Estate size lot in The Ranch. Huge Oak & pecan trees, ag. Exempt, underground elec. Frio access.

NICE! $181,000 Property 043: 8+ acs. w/gorgeous oaks and great bldg. sites. Electricity available. AG EXEMPT taxes!! Shady Oaks Subdv. $77,045 Property 044: 3.2 ac. lot w/gated entrance, paved roads, underground electricity and city water. Nice oaks & no cedar! $64,500 TERMS. Property 045-046 : Canyon Oaks/Concan lots. River access, elec./ water available. 1ac. $42,500 per lot Property 047: 1+/- ac. lot Mountain Valley in Concan.

Close to golf course, House Pasture, Frio. Rentals OK!!! $89,000 Property 048: Beautiful 4BD/4BA nearing completion.

On golf course in Concan! Choose your colors and finishing touches! $399,000 Property 049: 50 ac @ 172 Cattail Rd off RR337 W. Both sides Patterson Creek, no restrictions, paved road frontage, city water. $325,000 Property 050: 5+ acres, small cabin, fenced, private with lovely frontage on the West Frio River. All utilities in place. $178,500 Property 051: Stunning steel-frame home on 25 acs. w/HUGE views. Guest cabin. No restrictions. Utopia off Hwy. 1050. $649,000 REDUCED Property 052: 5+ acres just West of Leakey. Fronts on John Buchanan Rd. Bldg. site faces east and is ready to go! $52,500 Property 053: 130+ acs. In Concan. Bear Creek Rd. Both sides of Bear Creek, partially fenced. NO Restrictions. $8,000 per ac. PENDING Property 054:Riverfront lot in Concan. Rentals ok.

Decades old hand-crafted stone staircase to river.

Heartstone Subdv. $319,000 Property 055: Two adjacent lots in Emerald Oaks Subdivision. Each lot is 1/2 acre. Very nice area. $22,500 EACH Property 056: Frio river front cabin on 2.27 acs. Close to Leakey, rentals allowed. Huge deck. Just stunning!

Great price. $299,000 PENDING Property 057: BURK FEED & WESTERN WEAR! Turn-key business opportunity on Hwy. 83. Possible owner financing. $485,000 Property 058: 39 ac. in Rancho Real. Big views and great hunting. 4x4 is a MUST to access this property. $79,960 Property 059: Lot #260 in Twin Forks. Very close to Cathedral Park and the beautiful Frio River! Water & Elec. available. $25,000 Property 060: The Ranch Subdivision in Concan. Ag. Exempt residential lot 6+ ACS.w/Frio Access. $133,140 Property 061:1.22 ac. riverfront lot in Concan. Sits on high bluff. Just beautiful. Nightly rentals ok. Gated entry, paved roads. $299,000 Property 062:3/4 ac. river access lot in Heartstone Subdivision in Concan. 2 Super river access parks for owners use. $79,000 PENDING Property 063:Heartstone Subdivision in Concan! .88 ac. river access lot w/all underground utilities, paved roads, gated entry. $109,000 Property 064: Two 1+ ac. lots w/Hwy. 83 frontage. No Restrictions. Elec. & city water available. $37,500 each lot. PENDING Property 065: 3/2 brick house on RR337. No Restrictions. Currently a successful nightly rental.

CLOSE to river. $129,500 REDUCED Property 066-068: 3 adjacent tracts in Deer Creek Estates—Rio Frio, TX. Beautiful homesites with views!

9-12 acs. $9,000 PER AC Property 069: Cozy 2BD/2BA cabin on a quiet, private 1 ac. lot in Twin Forks. Large detached garage w/ bathroom. $144,500 PENDING Property 071: 4/3 in Mtn. Valley--Concan. “Southern Comfort” Sleeps 16 @ $425/nt. Nice firepit and attached 1C garage. $335,000 Property 072: Unique “artist’s cottage” on nearly 3ac. w/175’ of Frio Frontage! 1BD/1BA, large metal barn/ workshop. $324,900 TERMS NEWProperty 073: Lovely 1+ ac. tract in River Tree.

Large live oak trees and neat little wet weather creek.

River access. $107, 900 PENDING NEWProperty 074: 5.02 ac. lot in The Ranch in Concan.

Ag. Exempt for tax purposes. Beautiful river access.

Wonderful homesite! $108.000 NEWProperty 076: 25+ AC @Reagan Wells. Elec available. Gorgeous creek and swimming hole. No restrictions. Hwy. frontage. $282,238 NEWProperty 077: Seven 1 acre lots in Tierra Linda in Concan! Beautiful, flat, easy to build. Close to golf & House Pasture. $79,000 each NEWProperty 078: 5+ ac. River Front lot in Rancho Real north of Leakey. West Frio frontage, no utilities. $89,000

VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION, NEW LISTINGS, PICTURES AND PLATS. Give us a call to list YOUR property….. We get results!

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JAIL REGISTER

Real County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Dispatch Report July 27 - August 2, 2014

July 27- August 2, 2014

DELEON, JOSE FRANCISCO JR. 19 W/ M, CAMP WOOD, TEXAS, A/O JOHNSON, POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA LESS THAN 2 OUNCES, $3000 SURETY BOND; MCCOY, LONESOME JAMES, 44 W/M, LEAKEY, TEXAS, A/O SHERIDAN, UVALDE COUNTY WARRANT BOND FORFEITURE POSS OF CS, RELEASED TO UVALDE COUNTY PREJEAN, JASON DOUGLAS, 34 W/M, ANGLETON, TEXAS, A/O MARTINEZ, BENCH WARRANT UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF FIREARM BY FELON, IN CUSTODY; NEAL, CORKY DALE, 20 W/M, LEAKEY, TEXAS, A/O BRICE, VIOLATION OF PROBATION DWLI RELEASED ON PROBATION FICK, KENNETH RANDOLPH, 40 W/M, LEAKEY, TEXAS, A/O SHERIDAN, DISORDERLY CONDUCT / PUBLIC INTOXICATION $500.00 FINE / $500.00 FINE BY JP

Real County Law Officers James E. Brice, Sheriff Chris Sheridan, Deputy Sheriff Bruce Carr, Deputy Sheriff Nathan Johnson, Deputy Sheriff Jim Wilson, Constable Joe Tolleson, Constable Corporal Jake Sanchez, DPS Highway Patrol Clint Graham, TPWD Game Warden Disclaimer: All print and other visual media is for informational purposes only. This information is considered public information under the Freedom of Information Act and the Public Records Act. Any indication of an arrest is not intended to imply or infer that such individual has been convicted of a crime. All persons are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

SHARP CONSTRUCTION General Contractor CHRIS SHARP BUILDER

830-928-4920 email SharpConstruction@centurylink.net NEW CONSTRUCTION & REMODELING RETAINING WALLS FENCE BUILDING & CUSTOM GATES Insured & Bonded Mountain Home, Texas

REAL COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION AUGUST 16TH, 2014 “Remembering John Nance Garner” by Dub Suttle 2:00 p.m. Senior Citizens Center Leakey, Texas

ATTN: VETERAN FAMILIES If you have a Veteran in your family or know of a Veteran that is buried in a Real County Local Cemetery that did not received Military honors when they passed away, Please contact Jack Hallum at 830-232-4449 or 830-279-6294 or J.D. Martinez @ 830-900-8884 or 956-373-2870. Future ceremonies will be scheduled accordingly.

7/27/2014 @ • 029 responded to South Evergreen Street in Leakey for an abandon vehicle • 1748 responded to Flatrock Circle South of Leakey for a report of trespassing 2151 responded to Middleton Road for a report of trespassing 7/29/2014 @ • 434 responded to Highway 83 North to assist a stranded motorist • 609 responded to Patterson Creek Road for a disturbance call 7/30/2014 @

(next to Rolling Hills Medical)

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Sabinal Correspondent

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Hill Country Herald participates in newspaper recycling at South Texas Press, Hondo Texas. Member

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by Mary S. Forman

Join the conversation on Thursday, August 7, at the Senior Citizens Center in Leakey. Starting at 1: 30 p.m., rural recycling expert & consultant, Rachel Hering, will facilitate a community discussion, and answer your questions. Rachel assists rural recycling programs all across Texas, from the Panhandle to the Gulf.

Did you know that Americans throw away 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour? Did you know that Texans spend over $1 billion annually for solid waste disposal services for over 22 million tons of garbage? Did you also know that recycling is good for the economy?

A study by the Southern States Waste Management Coalition found that the recycling industry in Texas employs 20,000 workers and adds $2.9 billion in value to the Texas Economy.

Statistics are good for getting a point across, but what difference does it really make? Consider this -- Our pristine and remote part of the Hill Country depends on its beautiful canyons and rivers to attract and retain visitors and residents alike.

The garbage (including recyclable materials) can all be hauled off to a landfill in order to keep our canyons beautiful, but maybe there is a better way. So is it a good time for us to consider free voluntary recycling in Real County?

Have you ever wondered what difference a little recycling in Real County could make? This past

April, 3.5 tons of electronics were collected in just one day in the Frio Canyon, and sent to a recycling facility in north Texas. Can you imagine what other recyclable materials may be lurking in our canyons? If you moved here from another community, or are one of our many part-time residents, you may take recycling for granted as a way of life. Many of our visitors ask, “Where can I put this [bottle, box, bag] for recycling?” and are surprised when told there is no recycling here.

Is it time to figure out whether or not we can make it work locally? Utopia has established a very successful volunteer-based recycling program, Keep Utopia Beautiful, Inc. And the City of Uvalde offers dropoff recycling. Many Real County residents drive their recycling to Utopia or Uvalde. But many more simply throw everything in the trash. If we could make it easier for people to recycle at no cost to them, maybe they would put less in the trash, and we could create a community of recyclers.

Please join the local conversation, and bring a friend. The conversation will take place on Thursday, August 7, beginning at 1:30 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Center in Leakey on West RR 337. We have to start somewhere. Let’s see if this just might be the right time to begin free voluntary recycling in Real County.

2012 responded to Highway 83 North for a report of reckless driving 2041 responded to Highway 83 South for a report of reckless driving 8/2/2014 @ 900 responded to Highway 83 South for a disturbance call 1602 responded to RR 337 East for report of reckless driving 1630 responded to North Saddle Mountain Road for report of trespassing 1812 responded to Highway 55 South for a disturbance call 2143 responded to Middleton Road for a disturbance call

Lost 3 golf club drivers morning of 8/2/14, enroute to Concan, fell off my jeep.

Reward, call Greg 956-763-5403 BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The Real-Edwards Conservation and Reclamation District (the District) will hold an election on Tuesday, November 4th, 2014 to elect five (5) directors; two (2) directors, Places 5 and 7 will be residents of Edwards County and two (2) directors, Places 6 and 8 will be residents of Real County. An At-Large Position will also be elected at this time and will be a resident of the District (Real County or Edwards County).

Applications will be available beginning Saturday, July 19th, 2014 during regular business

Experience THE BAT TORNADO at the Devil’s Sinkhole State Natural Area Tours begin at the Rocksprings Visitors Center New e-mail: devilssinkhole@swtexas.net Reservations are needed.

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GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS City of Leakey Mayor: Harry Schneemann Secretary: Dee Dee Wally Office: 830-232-6757 Fax: 830-232-6775 Councilmen: Ken Auld • Hugh Buchanan • Carl Jensen • Jesus Rubio • Bob Bowers Leakey Volunteer Fire Dept.830-232-4005 Frio Canyon EMS, Inc.830-232-5299 City of Camp Wood Mayor: Ben Cox Office: 830-597-2265 Fax: 830-597-5365 email:cityhall@swtexas.net Aldermen: Curtis Wilson • Brant Hickman • Sammie Ives •Jesse Chavez • Josh Cox Volunteer Fire Dept:830-597-6100 Camp Wood Library: 830-597-3208 Nueces Canyon EMS: 830-597-4200 City of Sabinal Mayor: Louis Landeros Secretary: Betty Jo Harris Office: 830-988-2218 Councilmembers: Nancy Alvarado, Chuck Van Pelt, Jeanette Keilman, Linda Musquiz, Eloisa Munoz and Mike Nuckles Sabinal Library 830-988-2911 Sabinal Municipal Judge: Anita Herndon 830-988-2630 Real County County Judge, Garry Merritt 830-232-5304 Real County Attorney, Bobby Jack Rushing 830-232-6461 County/District Clerk, Bella Rubio 830-232-5202 Justice of the Peace Dianne Rogers: 830-232-6630 Justice of the Peace Chris Lacey: 830-597-6129 Sheriff, James Earl Brice 830-232-5201 Tax Assessor-Collector Donna Brice: 830-232-6210 Treasurer, Mairi Gray 830-232-6627 Chief Appraiser Kelley Shults 830-232-6248 Real County Public Library 830-232-5199 Camp Wood Public Library 830-597-3208 Real County Commissioners: Precinct #1: Manuel Rubio Pct.#2: Bryan Shackelford Pct. #3:Gene Buckner Pct.#4: Joe W. Connell, Sr. Real Edwards Conservation & Reclamation District PO Box 807 . Camp Wood, Texas 78833 (830) 597-3322 office Fax (830) 597-3320 recrd@swtexas.net email Roland Trees, Board President Joel Pigg, General Manager

hours (8:00 A.M. till 5:00 P.M.) at: the Real-Edwards Conservation and Reclamation District Office located at 106 East Fourth Street, Camp Wood, or by request in Leakey or Rocksprings from General Manager, Joel Pigg.

I will make arrangements to meet you with the necessary paperwork.

Applications must be filed no later than 5:00 PM on Monday, August 18th, 2014.

For more information, contact the District Office at (830) 597-3322 or email info@recrd.org

ATTENTION IF YOU WANT TO RENT THE AMERICAN LEGION HALL IN LEAKEY, PLEASE CONTACT J.D. MARTINEZ AT 830900-8884 OR 956-373-2870 SEND YOUR PUBLIC NOTICES TO

FRIO CANYON EMS IS IN DESPERATE NEED OF DRIVERS AND MEDICS If you are interested please contact Diane at 830-232-5299

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CHARITY BINGO 1st Thursday of each Month 7:15 p.m. @ Leakey American Legion Hall For more info call A.G. @ 232-6078 sponsored by American Legion & Leakey Lions Club

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Bryan Shackelford General Contractor

Treespraying for ball moss

ROLLING HILLS HEALTH IN LEAKEY AND CANYON HEALTH CENTER IN CAMP WOOD HOST ANNUAL COMMUNITY-WIDE OPEN HOUSE AUGUST 11-15, 2014, IN CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL HEALTH CENTER WEEK

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in Camp Wood will host a community-wide Open House at their respective locations August 11-15, 2014, in celebration of National Health Center Week. The Open House hours during this special week at each location are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm, and Wednesday from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm. Rolling Hills Health is located at the intersection of Highway 83 and Oakhill Drive in Leakey and can be contacted at (830) 232-6985. Canyon Health Center is located at 700 Frio Street in Camp Wood and can be contacted at (830) 5976424.

Immunizations will be available for students, pre-K through high school, who are returning to

classes in the fall. The Office of State Senator Carlos Uresti will provide free backpacks to be given to students at each location. Each health center will also provide useful health and nutritional health information, including free screenings for blood pressure checks each day.

Free glaucoma screenings will be available at Canyon Health Center from 9:30 am to Noon and at Rolling Hills Health from 2 pm to 4 pm. Light refreshments will be served all week and a drawing for a door prize will be held at each location.

For more information about Community Health Development, Inc., please visit Community Health Development

LEAKEY ISD 2014 - 2015 SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST KINDERGARTEN 1- 8 count Crayola Crayons 1-40z Elmer’s glue 6 LARGE glue sticks 1 yellow high lighter 1 package Classic color markers 1ST GRADE 1- 24 count Crayola Crayons 1 dozen #2 pencils (Dixon Ticonderoga) 1 pair pointed scissors 1 large glue stick 2 wide-ruled composition notebooks 4 pocket folders with brads l-lOoz Bottle Germ-X 1 small plastic school supply box 1 small backpack (without wheels) 2ND GRADE 1 small pencil box 1 package Crayola markers 2 packages Crayons (16 or 24 count) 2 packages #2 pencils 1 small pair sharp scissors 1-40z Elmer’s glue 1 La rge eraser

1 package 9x12 multicolor construction paper 2 wide-ruled composition notebooks 2 PLASTIC folders (with brads & pockets) 1-1# binder 2 boxes tissue 1 backpack (without wheels) 1 small school supply box 3 boxes tissue 3RD GRADE 2 wide-ruled composition notebooks 1 binder (1)1, # or 2# with pockets) 2 packages wide-ruled notebook paper 3 folders (solid colors with pockets & brads) 2 packages pencils 1 box Ziploc bags (girls-sandwich size, boys-gallon size) 2 boxes Kleenex 1 pair scissors 1 ruler (inches & centimeters) 1 small school supply box 2 large

glue sticks 1-12 pack pencils 1 green PLASTIC folder with pockets 1 blue PLASTIC folder with pockets 1 backpack (without wheels) 1 set watercolors 4TH GRADE 24- #2 pencils 2 wide-ruled spiral notebooks 3 composition notebooks 12 folders with pockets & brads (red, blue, yellow orange, green purple) 5 packages wide-ruled notebook paper 1 package construction paper (assorted colors) 1 hard ruler (inches & centimeters) no bendable rulers 2 large glue sticks 1-12 count washable markers -thin tips 1 clear pencil bag/pouch 2 boxes tissue 1- 1# binder (hard cover with

pockets) 1 bottle of hand sanitizer with pump top 1 box Gallon Ziploc bags (boys) 1 box Quart Ziploc bags (girls) 5TH GRADE 24 #2 Ticonderoga yellow wood pencils 1 package (lOct only) Crayola fine line, classic color markers 1 pair sharp scissors 1-3 ring binder pouch 1 pkg of insertable tab dividers (5 tab, multi-color) 2 wide-ruled, 100 sheet composition books 2 standard-sized stretchable book covers 4 jumbo washable school glue sticks 1 purple POLY 3-prong, 2 pocket folder 1 EACH color of 3-prong, 2 pocket plain paper folder (red, orange, yellow, green, and blue) 1 box tissue

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AmazonSmile Supports Our Library Amazon has created a foundation, AmazonSmile. When you shop on AmazonSmile, they will donate 0.5% of “most” purchases to the Friends of the Library of Leakey, Texas! If you go to this link: https://smile.amazon.com/ ch/74-2587789, you could sign in to your Amazon account right now and support the Library. Remember to use AmazonSmile when doing your Amazon shopping!

FOL Annual Member Meeting Mark your calendar for Tuesday, August 26. The Annual FOL Member Meeting will take place at the Real County Public Library beginning at 7 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.

Please attend so that you can be updated on everything your FOL Board and

the Library Staff have been doing and participate in the annual Board election.

AND, if you are a paid member (have you paid your 2014 dues yet?) you will be eligible for some great door prizes, including a $100 gift card at ---- well, you’ll just have to come to the meeting to find out!

Membership If your 2014 dues ($24/family/year) have not been paid by Tuesday, August 26, your name will be removed from this distribution list. We would hate to lose you as a member. It is the dedication and support of our FOL members that enables our Library to do such amazing things. You can mail your check, drop it off at the Library, or bring it with you to the Member Meeting on August 26.

Teachers’ Luncheon Reminder The Library will be hosting the Teachers’ Luncheon on Tuesday, August 19 from 11:30 to 12:30. We will be serving casseroles, salad, fruit, bread and dessert. We are asking for your assistance to provide any of the meal items above. We will also need a few volunteers to help set-up, serve and clear. Please contact Gale or Eileen at rcplea@gmail.com, or call 232-5199 if you can assist us in any way.

Recycling Please come to a community meeting this Thursday, August 7, at 1:30 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Center on RR 337 West in Leakey. Join Rachel Hering from CTRA (Cooperative Teamwork & Recycling

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

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IMMIGRATION CRISIS UPDATE Just when we thought it couldn’t get any worse…our government goes on vacation for five weeks and leaves the President…who is also going on vacation for two weeks…and all of the Border States, in trouble. In every state along the border and in states that are housing these children, we are digging into already allotted budgets and finding creative ways to deal with the illegal immigrants already here, and we are going to the border to assist the CBP. Where are the people we put in office…ANY of them? In a last minute effort to look like they were doing something…House Republicans passed two bills… barely; neither of which has the slightest chance of becoming law! Frank Sharry, executive director of America’s Voice, an immigration advocacy group, said that Congress’ refusal to pass immigration reform gives the president “sole responsibility” to act, adding that the gridlock provides a pathway for the president “to go big on administrative action”. Uh-oh, here we go. No matter what he does now, there will be a civil war in Washington. Democrats against Republicans.

They fight, we suffer. Faced with political deadlock, they say the president’s patchwork of options include new migrant deportation criteria and parole in place, he may be planning to extend and enforce the DACA policy, which caused this mess to start with.

To make matters worse the President actually does HAVE to act! . The principal enforcement agencies DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are scheduled to run out of funds in mid-August and midSeptember, respectively. Thad Bingel, former chief of staff at CBP, told CBS News that ICE and CBP will “raid every other pot of money that they have for the next two months...in order to keep removal operations and the shelter operations going.” Obama is still waiting on a review of the nation’s deportation policies and recommendations from the attorney general and DHS secretary for ways to redirect resources from the country’s interior down to the border. But Pfeiffer said the president “is going to do what he can...under the confines of the law” by the end of summer. Any

By Elaine Padgett Carnegie

action the President takes alone is sure to ignite the fuse! House Republicans, have already voted to move forward with a lawsuit that charges the president with exceeding his executive authority. It could also cause suggestions of impeachment being tossed around by some Republicans. “None of us want to do the thing that’s left for us as an alternative, but if the president has decided that he simply is not going to enforce any immigration law or at least not against anybody except the felons which essentially he has done already...I think Congress has to sit down and have a serious look at the rest of this Constitution and that includes that “I” word [impeachment] that we don’t want to say,” Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, said on “Fox News Sunday.”

“Where would we draw the line otherwise… if that’s not enough to bring that about then I don’t know what would be.”

King was among the House Republicans who pushed the House to vote on a bill that would bar Mr. Obama from continuing or expanding DACA Friday night, in anticipation of unilateral action while Congress is gone. In a separate interview on Fox, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., one of the original authors of the Senate Immigration Overhaul that passed last summer, said that executive action from the president would be “one step forward but three steps back. “It would further fuel the belief that this president is not interested in enforcing our laws, which right now is the single greatest single impediment to moving forward,” Rubio said. He suggested that the best way to overhaul the immigration system going forward would be to secure the border, modernize legal immigration laws in a way that makes the system reward merit more than family, and then “address in a reasonable yet responsible way” the millions of people living in the U.S. illegally. So basically, American citizens have taken to patrolling the border and no matter what anyone says the greater portion of CBP, local ranchers and law enforcement have welcomed them…off camera… The President is left in a catch-22 situation where he runs out of funding if he doesn’t act and if he does… the Elephant and the Donkey will go to war! Meanwhile…the children are coming…

Texas Sales Tax Holiday is Aug. 8 to 10

(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Susan Combs reminds shoppers they can save money on certain items priced under $100 during the state’s annual sales tax

holiday. This year, the sales tax holiday is scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 8 -10.

The law exempts most clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks priced under $100 from sales tax, which could save shoppers about $8 on every $100 they spend during the weekend.

“Families gearing up for the new school year will not pay any sales tax for many back-to-school items ranging from pens to blue jeans,” Combs said. “When the backto-school list is long and the money is

short, it can be difficult for Texas families.

We hope this tax break will help ease that burden.”

Lists of apparel and school supplies that may be purchased tax free can be found on the Comptroller’s website at www.TexasTaxHoliday.org.

This year, shoppers will save an estimated $82.7 million in state and local sales taxes during the Sales Tax Holiday.The tax holiday weekend has been an annual event since 1999.

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Yard-of-the-Month The Sabinal Civic Club has selected the home of Ken Robbins and Ofelia Rodriguez, located at 305 Lindbergh, as Yard-of-theMonth for August. Each month, a committee from the Civic Club selects what they feel is an outstanding yard and with the continual drought, it has been hard.

The Robbins-Rodriguez yard has survived dry conditions and is kept immaculate.

There is a covered area with table and chairs, just ready for a cook out. The covered deck that runs in front of the mobile home lends to outdoor living and neatness.

Congratulations on a lovely addition to the neighborhood.

Domino Clock A clock, made by John Chamberlin of Kerrville, was recently donated to Sabinal seniors to be placed in the Senior Citizen Building. It features each number as a

domino, with the one o’clock hour as blank one. It continues and is completed with double six as twelve o’clock.

Holy Cross Festival On Sunday, D’Hanis Holy Cross Catholic Church held their annual dinner and festival on the grounds. Taking in the sights, there were games to play for the children, a marvelous meal and bingo inside, live music, and lots of visiting. Looks to me like it gets bigger every year.

St. Patrick Catholic The church proper at St. Patrick has been undergoing extensive renovation and refurbishment. Each stained glass window is being removed, repaired, pieces replaced, with work done by the Stained Glass Barn, Kathy Miskimen, owner. As of today, six windows of saints have been removed, repaired, and replaced. Four more major windows need to be redone to complete the task. The task should be completed by September and the building can be enjoyed by all.

Night Life This past week, First Baptist held Night Life, a program for youth in seventh grade

through high school. It was conducted under the direction of Youth Pastor Joe Redus.

There were 89 young people enrolled, with a nightly attendance average of 54. On Friday night last, there were 12 students baptized.

City Council News The parts are finally in, the workers are caught up, and permission has been granted

by TX DOT. Repairs on the leaky water hydrants were scheduled to began Tuesday.

This was the report that Director of Public Works Tristan gave during the budget workshop on Monday night.

Boultinghouse Reunion On the first Saturday each August, the descendents of James and Julia Barker Boultinghouse gather at the Community Center in Utopia to visit, share a meal, and this time, they wanted to list family names for a family tree. For those of you who were not there, you were missed and hope you can come next year. Boultinghouse is an old name in Utopia and includes about half of the town. Chaneys, Chisms, Smallwoods, Smarts, Smiths, Tampkes, and Umlangs are just some of those who belong to this group.

Mark your calendar and be sure to show up next year. Bring a dish, bring an inlaw or an outlaw, and be counted.

Giant cantelope Steven Contreras, son of Lupe Contreras, dropped by my home on Saturday with the biggest cantelope he has grown so far. The fruit weighed 35 pounds, seed was bought at Connell’s Hardware, and it was grown here in Sabinal. In spite of its size, it smelled delicious and I bet it was.

Sabinal ISD Offers Open Enrollment To All Students Submitted by Richard W. Grill, Superintendent

Sabinal ISD will be the fifth school district in the Uvalde County area to explore the trend of offering school-choice to parents in surrounding communities. Transportation will be provided to and from the neighboring communities to Sabinal ISD for approved transfer students. Stops in Uvalde and Utopia will be the first communities to be explored, with anticipated pick-up points in other communities if needed. For

Sabinal ISD to provide this school-choice opportunity, parents with children in grades K-5 must contact the Elementary Principal Mr. Joe Marks at 830-988-2436; and for grades 6-12, parents must contact Principal Mr. Luciano Castro at 830-988-2475.

Once the transfer registration packets have been received, processed and approved, the parent will receive notification by the Principal and the transportation services

will be provided to their student. Sabinal ISD urges parents to complete their transfer request packet and return to the appropriate Principal prior to August 20; transfer requests received after this date will be placed on a waiting list that may interfere with students attending the first day of school on August 25.

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Pre-Kindergarten 3 boxes of crayons(24 count) 3 glue sticks 1 bottle of glue (8 oz) 1 pack of #2 pencils (12 count) 1 box of zippered gallon sized bags 1 box of zippered sandwich bags 2 packages of washable markers (8 count) Kindergarten School Supply List 4 boxes of crayons (24 count) 8 glue sticks 2 bottles of glue (8 oz) 1 pack of #2 pencils (24 count) 2 pink erasers 2 3-ring binders with pockets (1 inch) 1 pack of dry erase markers (low odor) 1 plastic pencil box

1 pack of dry erase markers (low odor) 1 plastic pencil box

1st Grade School Supply List 4 boxes of crayons (24 count) 6 glue sticks 2 bottles of glue (8 oz) 3 packs of #2 pencils (24 count) 2 spiral notebooks (70 count, wide ruled) 1 box of zippered sandwich bags 2 packs of notebook paper (wide ruled) 2 poly folders with brads (red and yellow)

Third Grade School Supply List 1 box of crayons (24 count) 1 package of map pencils (12 count) 2 pink erasers 4 glue sticks 2 packs of #2 pencils (24 count) 2 spiral notebooks (70 count, wide ruled) 2 packs of notebook paper (wide ruled)

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2nd Grade School Supply List 1 package of map pencils (12 count) 2 pink erasers 2 bottles of glue (8 oz) 2 packs of #2 pencils (24 count) 3 spiral notebooks (70 count, wide ruled) 1 box of zippered snack sized sandwich bags 1 pack of notebook paper (wide ruled) 2 Poly folders with pockets 1 ruler 1 pack of multicolor construction paper 1 plastic pencil box

5 pocket folders with brads (yellow, blue, green, red, purple) 1 pack of highlighters (yellow or orange) 1 small covered pencil sharpener 1 3-ring binder with pockets (white, 1 inch) 1 large zippered pencil bag (with 3 holes for binder) 4th Grade School Supply List 1 box of crayons (24 count) 1 package of map pencils (12 count) 1 pack of pencil cap erasers 1 bottle of glue (8 oz) 2 packs of #2 pencils (24 count) 1 blue spiral notebook (70 count, wide ruled) 3 packs of notebook paper (wide ruled) 1 poly folder with pockets and brads (yellow) 1 highlighter (yellow or orange) 1 small covered pencil sharpener 1 red pen 1 plastic pencil box 5th Grade School Supply List 2 packages of map pencils (12 count) 1 pack of pencil cap erasers 4 pink erasers 4 glue sticks 3 packs of #2 pencils (24 count)

4 spiral notebooks (70 count, wide ruled) 1 packs of notebook paper (wide ruled) 4 poly folder with pockets and brads 1 pack of highlighters (yellow or orange) 1 small covered pencil sharpener 1 pack of markers (any count) 2 packs of dry erase markers (low odor) 1 large zippered pencil bag (with 3 holes for binder) Sabinal Secondary Campus 2014-2015 School Year School Supply List Pens/Pencils 5 Spiral Notebooks 1 Composition Notebook 1 Highlighter 1 Box of Map Colors Loose Leaf Paper Math Class: 1 – 1 1⁄2 ” Three Ring Binder with 5 Dividers Art Class: 1- Pocket Folder with Brads 1 – Personal Pencil Sharpener (Hand held with casing to catch shavings)

Sabinal Band continues to win

By Mr. Zach Sims, Sabinal High School Band Director

The Sabinal Yellowjacket Band has had their music selected to be a part of the Association of Texas Small School Bands Outstanding Performance Series. This is an elite contest where a band’s recordings are judged for overall sound and aesthetics. There are two categories for this contest, the March category and the Concert Selection category.

For the contest, there are three levels of competition: region, area, and state. At the Region level, two marches advance on to area contest and three concert selections. The same amount of pieces advance from area on to the state level. Once at state, there are 10 marches and 15 concert selections that will compete.

This year, the Yellowjacket Band

GO YELLOW JACKETS had their march, “Spirit of Liberty”

by William Owens, place 4th overall

at state. Their concert selection, “Moscow, 1941” by Brian Balmages, was 8th overall. Their recording of “Homeward Bound” by Keen, Althouse, and Karrick, received 12th place.

This is only the second year that the Yellowjacket Band has had their pieces make it to the state level.

What continues to be a highly motivating factor for the band is that half of the 58 members were in the 8th grade.

The band’s future is truly bright, and the students continue to make Sabinal ISD, their parents, and the community proud.

Congratulations to the band for their all of their hard work and accomplishments! Go band!

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some very bad decisions. The Oatman family moved on by themselves and the other two families stayed in hopes of joining another convoy to Ft. Yuma. The Oatman family left and two days later on February 18, 1851 they were attacked.

The stories first out claimed that the Indians were Apache but further research at the time concluded that it is more likely that the attackers were Yavapai.

Both parents and all of the children but three were brutally murdered. They beat the oldest boy, Lorenzo, and threw him over a cliff. They left him for dead. They took Olive and her sister Mary Ann and later traded them to the Mojave. The Mohave tattooed their chins with an ink made from the blue cactus. The tattoos proclaimed that Olive and Mary Ann were slaves.

Life for the girls was difficult. As slaves, they had to forage for their own food. The climate was droughty and that made finding food almost impossible. Many members of the tribe died of starvation, as did Mary Ann. Olive found herself alone but she was not forgotten.

Her brother Lorenzo had lived.

He walked and crawled for days.

One of the wagons that had earlier departed at the Pimo village found him. They took him to Ft. Yuma and there he continually pleaded with the army to search for Olive and Mary Ann. The army located Olive and negotiated for her release on February 28, 1856. The army took the tattooed Olive to Ft. Yuma and reunited her with Lorenzo. The Indians demanded a horse, blanket and beads in trade for her.

Soon a man by the name of Royal B. Stratton and his wife stepped into the lives of Olive and her brother. His original intentions may have been good as he was a minister. He wrote a book about the massacre and the captivity and then exploited Lorenzo and Olive by taking the brother and sister to various towns and having Olive peddle the book. Stratton did enroll them in school for a time. In March Stratton, his family, Olive and Lorenzo moved back east to New York. The shy Olive, embarrassed by the tattoo on her face, often wore a veil.

It was in New York that Olive eventually met and married John Brank Fairchild in 1865. Rumor has it that Fairchild burned every one of Stratton’s books that he could find. Seven years later, Fairchild and Olive moved to Sherman, Texas. In 1876, they adopted a daughter Mamie.

Their life was comfortable with the money Fairchild made in banking and real estate.

She rarely spoke of her childhood or captivity. She did however support orphaned children. Possibly, because of her captivity, Olive suffered from headaches and depression. Though she had been through a lot, she lived a long life. She died on March 20, 1903. At her death, they laid her to rest in West Hill Cemetery, Sherman, Texas. The city placed a historical marker on her grave in 1969.

Royal B. Stratton, did he mean well? Did he exploit Olive in order to make money from the book? For Olive’s husband to burn all of the books that he could find meant something but what? Stratton was committed to an insane asylum in Hartford, Connecticut where he died in 1875. His book, “Captivity of the Oatman Girls” lives on.

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What will happen to the children?

Many have asked this question in the last few months. Should they stay or should they go? I think that in many instances the children that are crossing the borders are the pawns for drug dealers, criminals and “coyotes”. I pity the parents who are so desperate that they subject their children into the hands of these people that they know nothing about, hoping that all will turn out ok. One has to know that these children have not walked the distance to the Texas borders, an inter faction has aided their trek and their poor parents have probably given their life savings, possibly their lives in hopes that their children will arrive safely in the United States.

I truly don’t know the best answer to the chaos but I do know that something needs to be done.

All of this brings up the stories of children captured during the 1800’s. Though then and now are very different, it is all still the same, the children suffered at the hands of adults in some form or fashion.

The plight of the Oatman family was one of desperation. Royse and Mary Ann Oatman were of the Mormon faith with a strong belief in family unity. Royce started out in the mercantile business while Mary Ann kept the home. Everything was flourishing around the 1830s but by 1842, everything had failed. Royce did not give up although a few other of his business adventures continued to fail. The last straw was when he severely hurt himself while attempting homesteading.

Royce noticed a flyer that told of a new location, in a new land. He applied and was hopeful when he and his family of nine were chosen for a new colony in the west.

He sold everything the family owned for fifteen hundred dollars.

He purchased a wagon, oxen, and other necessities for the trip west to Southern California. The colony for this new destination consisted of about fifty people. They gathered August 9, 1850 to begin their slow trek west.

One of the children of the Oatman family on that day of departure was eleven-year-old Olive Ann. Her life would change dramatically.

This colony of people, a mixed variety of religion and beliefs, had gotten along well for that first week. They arrived at a place known as Council Grove and decided to rest for a few days and that is when the problems among them began and continued until a time when the road forked in New Mexico. The road and the colonist split. There were now eight wagons and twenty people left of the group with the Oatmans. The terrain became more rugged and the teams were becoming jaded, their travel slowed.

One man died. The weather worked against them and they ran out of water. They were beginning to see more Indian activity and one morning awoke to find that twenty head of livestock had disappeared during the night.

At the town of Santa Cruz, more members of the party decided that they could not go on. That left three families to continue traveling west alone.

On February 16, 1851, the families arrived at a Pimo Indian village. The families were very low on provisions and the Indians, though friendly, had less. It was here that the small group made

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Growing up can be hard. There’s finding the right college, keeping up grades, and sometimes, there’s even relationships thrown into the mix.

If you’re like me, you’ve never been in a relationship. For a while, I thought I was the Bermuda Triangle (assuming that all boys are naturally sailors).

One day, I woke up and I realized I was wrong.

If you’ve never dated, then I want to tell you that you shouldn’t date the first guy who asks. He might hold an umbrella over your head, but if he tells you to, “Shut up,” on the first date, you should draw a line.

Holding an umbrella over someone’s head isn’t being sweet. Holding the door isn’t being sweet.

There’s a difference between being a decent person and being a nice person.

The first boy who does these things might be the boy of your dreams, but I’ve had enough experience to say that this is not true.

If you have dated, I want you to remember that you don’t have to date just to date. I’ve seen so many girls in relationships and thought to myself, “She deserves so much better.”

The only way I can and will think about dating is the advice my parents have given me. Sometimes it’s okay to wait, because sometimes waiting turns out much better than rushing.

Life is complicated enough, and the least of a girl’s worries should be dating.

Of course, I’m not saying that I’ll stop being worried myself.

There’s always going to be a, “What if..,” but if you meet someone you actually, really like, you’ll find out it

doesn’t matter.

Life is not all about boys. There’s songs on the radio that you’ll sing along to, and there’s the wind in your hair, and there’s always going to be a sunrise.

If you’re in high school, boys are not your main priority.

This article is not saying that boys are from Mars, and we should not associate with them because we don’t know their intentions.

This article is saying that it’s okay to wait. It’s okay to be alone. It’s okay if you haven’t had your first kiss yet. It’s okay if don’t have someone’s hand to hold.

This article is saying that it’s going to happen some day. You’ll meet a boy who will make you laugh right after you’ve just

cried, and you’ll meet a boy who will treat you like you should be treated.

Whenever someone who doubted any of it would happen falls in love, they’ll wonder why they were ever worried at all.

If I could go back in time, I would tell 13year-old me that it wasn’t because I never styled my hair, it wasn’t because I was kind of quiet or kind of smart.

I would tell 13-year-old me that some boys don’t care about the way you style your hair, or if you’re kind of quiet or kind of smart. Some boys will like you for who you really are.

It might be 20 years before I date. I might end up with more than two cats.

I mean, what if girls are from Venus and boys are from Mars? That’s a long way to see each other. It’s kind of like an ocean, but in space.

Now that I’ve grown up a bit, I realize that I probably will have more than two cats. Go ahead and say it, “Cat lady.”

This doesn’t mean that you’ll have more than two cats. This might mean you have three fishes on the line.

This definitely means that you’ll be fine. You are beautiful, and funny, and smart, and you deserve everything you’ve ever wanted.

Wait to meet a guy who makes you feel like you have everything you’ve ever wanted, even if he doesn’t buy you flowers on Valentine’s Day (what a heathen!).

Flowers tend to wilt, anyway.

EDITORS NOTE: Sometimes us old girls forget the simplicity of love. Lane renews our faith in today’s youth. Watch for more from her as she embarks on her senior year in high school.

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O B I T U A R I E S Timothy Wills (Tim) Ratterree

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(July 23, 1965-July 26, 2014)

Timothy Wills (Tim) Ratterree, age 49, passed away on Saturday July 26, 2014 at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas.

He was born July 23, 1965 in Houston, Texas.

Tim attended San Marcos Academy, Judson School in Arizona and graduated from Leakey High School in 1983. He owed and operated Energy Max Insulation in Houston for over twenty years. Tim was a fun-loving gentle soul who loved life, music, and spending time with friends. He had a very kind heart and a quick wit and will be missed dearly by all

(September 11, 1972-July 29, 2014)

who knew and loved him.

He was preceded in death by his beloved Grandparents Al and Rosetta Nance of Rio Frio and Edwin and Blue Belle Ratterree of Texas City and Uncles Jan and Larry Nance of Rio Frio.

Tim is survived by his Partner in life Dawn Taylor of Houston and by his Mother Susan Nance Knight and husband Jerry of Rio Frio and his Father James Ratterree and wife Janis of Stuart, Florida, StepBrother Bart Knight and wife Marlane of Houston, Nephew Morgan Knight of Houston, Step-sister Patricia Knight Meyer and Niece Victoria Broughton of Metairie, Louisiana, Aunt Fayrene Nance of Rio Frio, numerous cousins and many friends.

Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to the Real County Historical Museum.

James Clifton Sorrells

(December 15, 1927 - July 25, 2014) James Clifton Sorrells of Rocksprings, Texas went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Plano, Texas. James was the first born to Clifton and Leta Ivy Sorrells on December 15, 1927 in Mason, Texas.

He met Rebecca Rodgers who was born May 6, 1931, in Brady, Texas daughter of Mart and Mabel Rodgers.

James received a degree in Animal Husbandry in 1949 from Texas A& M University in College Station, TX. He was inspector for the State Feed Control for A&M for a year. Becky attended school in Rochelle, TX and became a Licensed Vocational Nurse from the Heart of Texas Memorial Hospital in Brady, TX. James and Becky were married on December 22, 1951. To this union James and Becky were blessed with a son, Robert Samuel on December 30, 1954, in Canyon, TX. Bob graduated from Rocksprings High School in 1973. Then James and Becky were blessed with their second born Janet Lynn on June 14, 1956.

Jan graduated from Saint Albert Hall in Boerne, TX in 1975.

James love for ranching and the outdoors took them to the Newton Harrell Ranch in Claude, TX. After about 20 years with the Newton Harrell Ranch. James and Becky moved to Rocksprings, TX, in 1970 to be in the family partnership with Sorrells Grocery &

Market which continued to grow through the years.

They also had a filling station which his younger brother Kenneth ran. The two brothers continued to run the family businesses until 1997. Then they sold the family businesses in hopes of traveling the world.

In 2003, James and Kenneth opened the Sorrells Inn which they both have run together ever since.

James is survived by his son, Robert Samuel Sorrells and wife Martha; daughter, Janet Lynn Cowart and husband Allen; grandchildren, Robert Gomez, Samuel Sorrells, Travis Sorrells, Adrianne Lynn Beasley and Lori Dempsey and husband Christopher.

He is also survived by his brothers, Kenneth Sorrells and wife Maxine, Kermit Sorrells and wife Sue Beth; five great grandchildren, Ayden, Logan, Reilly and Rebecca Dempsey and Spencer Sorrells; sister-in-law, Margaret and loved by all his nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Clifton and Leta Sorrells; wife, Becky Sorrells, and brother, Maurice Sorrells.

Pallbearers include Robert Gomez, Sam Sorrells, Travis Sorrells, John Kain, Evaristo Rendon, and Steve Sorrells.

Visitation was held from 12 noon to 4:30 pm Sunday, July 27th at Nelson Funeral Chapel of Rocksprings.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Monday, July 28, 2014, at the United Methodist Church in Rocksprings, Texas. Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. at the Bethel Cemetery in Camp Air, Texas.

The family invites you to leave a condolence at www.nelsonfuneralhomes.net. Arrangements are under the personal care of Nelson Funeral Home of Rocksprings, Texas.

Well Aged by Seasons

Kevin Duane Alexander, age 41 passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at his home in Leakey, Texas. He was born on September 11, 1972, in Beaumont, Texas to John E. Alexander and Mary “Anderson” Alexander. Kevin married Lupita Hernandez on June 26, 2010, at Casa Falcon Restaurant in Camp Wood, Texas.

Kevin was an exceptional husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. He was an exceptional man all around.

He was blessed with many traits that come rare, one being patience that could exceed anything from your typical everyday stresses, frustrated grandbabies, unexpected life changes, and so on. Kevin managed to do so with a smile that was indescribable. To even try to describe his smile I would say it could light up the darkest room and be spotted in the biggest crowd and had a way of being, like no other. A heart that was big enough to love anything, everything and everyone, and he did. Anyone that new him loved him, it was hard not to. He had a love for music that brought so much joy to him, he put all his emotions into his music, you could not help but feed off such a positive up beat vibe and enjoy seeing someone so happy with something as simple as music. He was a hard worker that loved his job and never complained. He enjoyed working and providing for his family and friends.

We will miss the times spent in his company watching his team The Cowboys. There are no words to explain how Kevin touched everyone’s hearts he was seen as an Angel in many eyes and is now our Angel in heaven. On a personal note Kevin was a husband like no other. He was my mothers, best friend, her backbone, her heart! Gone but not forgotten!!!

We love you!

He is survived by his loving wife, Lupita Alexander; daughter, Brianna Hernandez and husband Johnathan Ramirez; son, Mathew Hernandez and wife Cassandra Gonzalez; grandmother, Ruthie M. Anderson; sister, Deidre L. Alexander; brothers, John (Jay) E. Alexander, Jr and wife Kimberly, Terence C. Alexander and wife Kristine and Roman Bob and wife Betty Bob; aunt, Vera Alexander; grandsons, Aiden and Arrion Hernandez, Rey Rey, Bibi and Angel Rodriguez. He is also survived by mother and father-in-law, Sylvia Falcon and Carlos Serna; grandmother-in-law, Lupe Falcon; brother-in-law, Johnny Hernandez and wife Esmeralda; sister-in-law, Vicenta Ramirez and husband Tano, Alyssa Hernandez; nephews Terence, Kaden, Royce, Fabian, Arron, Tano, Alex, Adrian, and Michael; nieces, Kiersty, Kelly, Sylvia, Victoria, Abellyca, Sierra and Makayla.

A Visitation was held at 10 am to 6 pm Thursday, July 31, 2014, at Nelson Funeral Chapel in Camp Wood, Texas. Funeral services were held at 6 pm Thursday, July 31, 2014 at Nelson Funeral Chapel in Camp Wood, Texas, with Brother Jimmy Albarado officiating.

The family invites you to leave a condolence at www.nelsonfuneralhomes.net. Arrangements are under the personal care of Nelson Funeral Home of Rocksprings, Texas.

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by Abby Kelly

“Be careful, parents! One day the little ones whose diapers you’re changing will be changing yours!”I heard that humorous warning about aging in a sermon once. I don’t recall the rest of the lesson at all. That line was so catchy, I kind of got stuck there. But recently, the gravity and art of aging has intrigued me.

Maybe it’s because my refrigerator is camouflaged in pictures of my nieces and nephews. Kylie, the oldest, isn’t quite three; baby Acelynn hasn’t even had her first birthday. Right alongside images of first steps, yogurt-smeared chins and sparkly, wide eyes, is a photo of my grandmother. She turned 91 this year. Granddad died a few years ago. Since then, almost spry as ever, she has lived alone a few hours from my parents’ house. The only signs of her age are fading hearing, a tremor when she tries to hold her head perfectly still and she walks a bit slower than she used to.

Or maybe, I’m contemplating these seasons of life because I volunteer doing pet therapy with hospice patients. I heard of a man who recently decided he’d like a visit. It took them months to convince him he would benefit from a few hours with a dog. Stubborn, he kept telling his son and nurses that he wants his own dog, not simply a visitor. He knows what they say is true, that it wouldn’t be fair to the dog. He’s too old and ill to care for it properly. He may not live much longer

and then who would take care of his furry best friend? Brave and I will meet Mr. Thurston next week for the first time.

Or maybe it’s because a few weeks ago Brave and I attended a grief camp for children who have lost a loved one in the last two years.

However unfair, they were thrust into an unexpected season, one with a stark awareness of death. For many of them, the loss will mean a drastic change in their lifestyle. Who will tuck me in at night?

I might be thinking about birth, aging and dying, youth and the elderly, old and new because a friend just told me that he and his wife are finishing their basement so that his father can move in with them. It’s only been a few short years since they tenderly cared for his mother in her final days.

Whatever the reason, the seasons of life are turning in my head. But it’s much more than a solemn observation of finite lives. It’s more of an interest in how these season change us, not just our appearances and abilities, but change the way we live our lives. Passing years change our lifestyles, our priorities, our waking thoughts and unremembered dreams.

In 1 Corinthians 13:11, Paul says, “When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways.”

It’s not surprising that Paul includes that sentence in, “The Love

Frio Canyon Baptist Church is having a “Back to School Movie Night” Friday night, August 15th, featuring hot dogs, homemade ice cream, and the movie “God’s Not Dead”. This movie is excellent for all ages!

We’ll eat at six-thirty in the Fellowship hall and show the movie at seven-thirty Chapter”. The most important way that time changes us, that age matures us, that the end sobers us, is that we fall more in love with the timeless. Time as we know it nears its finale, and our attention is swept up by the eternal. Our love shifts to things of an infinite naturethe promises of our Creator, the surety of seeing His face, the eternal spirits of our loved ones. Our lives necessarily change to accommodate these newly found truths.

Our bodies slow down as God allows age to limit our lifestyle, to force us to take closer, longer looks at what really matters.

It is in the slowness, even the stillness, that we know He is God. And in that knowing, we are so much closer to all we’ve ever hoped for--to be fully real, fully known and fully loved.

“For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.” 1 Corinthians 13:12

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Data will Help Farmers and Ranchers to Select the Coverage Options that Their Fit Needs WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2014 — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Juan M. Garcia announced today that farmers should start receiving notices updating them on their current base acres, yields and 2009-2012 planting history. The written updates are an important part of preparing agricultural producers for the new safety net programs established by the 2014 Farm Bill.

“We’re sending these reports to make sure that farmers and ranchers have key information as they make critical decisions about programs that impact their livelihood,” said Garcia. “It’s important that producers take a few minutes to cross check the information they receive with their own farm records. If the information is correct, no further action is needed at this time. But if our letter is incomplete

or incorrect, producers need to contact their local FSA county office as soon as possible.”

Verifying the accuracy of data on a farm’s acreage history is an important step for producers enrolling in the upcoming Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) program and the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) program. Later this summer, farmers and ranchers will have an opportunity to update their crop yield information and reallocate base acres.

“We’re working hard to prepare and educate farmers on the new programs created by the 2014 Farm Bill,” added Garcia. “I encourage producers to bring their USDA notice to any scheduled appointments with the local FSA county office. This will help ensure they have the information they need with them to discuss the available program options.”

By mid-winter all producers on a farm will be required to make a one-time, unanimous and irrevocable election between price protection and county revenue protection or individual revenue protection for 2014-2018 crop years.

Producers can expect to sign contracts for ARC or PLC for the 2014 and 2015 crop years in early 2015.

Covered commodities include barley, canola, large and small chickpeas, corn, crambe, flaxseed, grain sorghum, lentils, mustard seed, oats, peanuts, dry peas, rapeseed, long grain rice, medium grain rice (includes short grain rice and temperate japonica rice), safflower seed, sesame, soybeans, sunflower seed, and wheat. Upland cotton is no longer a covered commodity.

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3. Both your pet-sitter and your dog (and, in some cases, cat) can watch the house for you while you’re gone. It’s a proven fact that burglars will shy away from homes with a barking dog inside (similar statistics for homes with meowing cats are

not available).

So, where you find a qualified pet sitter?

The first place to look is online. There are professional, bonded individuals who do pet-sitting both full and part-time; see if there is one in your area. Ask your friends and coworkers if they may know of such a person. Also, consider asking the same folks or their teenage children if they’d be interested in the job. Just make sure the person you choose is reliable. Yet another option is to see if there is someone with veterinary technician experience who would like the extra cash. The obvious advantage of this approach is that this individual will know more about what to do in case your pet should become ill while you’re gone.

Regardless of who you choose for the job, be sure you leave them with your emergency number and make sure your pet is microchipped or wearing proper identification at all times.

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GRANNY’S KITCHEN BACK TO BASICS

SOURDOUGH BREAD WITH A TWIST

In January of 2011 we ran an article about sourdough bread which is bread made without added yeast. By making a “starter” in which natural yeast can grow, the sourdough baker can raise bread naturally, as mankind did for thousands and thousands of years before a packet of yeast was an available convenience at the local market. This week we are going to take it one step further and replace the sugar with Stevia and the flour with your alternate flour mixtures we have been discussing the last few weeks.

There are only a few simple steps to becoming a sourdough baker. To begin, create a starter (a bubbly batter you keep in your fridge). By adding the starter to dough, you can make it rise. Bake and serve. Yum!

BUTTERMILK STARTER FOR SOURDOUGH BREAD

1 cup tepid water 1/4 cup buttermilk, room temperature 1 1/2 cups flour (Use 1 1/3 flour mixture) 1 tablespoon sugar (Granulated or powdered Stevia) Mix all ingredients in a glass bowl, cover tightly with plastic wrap and set in warm part of kitchen for 3-5 days.

Starter can be stored in refrigerator and must be used in 1 week or “refreshened”. Use a “crock” from a “cold-packed cheese” to store, cover tightly. Recipe makes about 2 cups of starter. PROOFING: Bring starter to room temperature.

In a glass bowl, combine entire starter with, 1 1/2 cups of flour (Use 1 1/3 flour mixture) and 1 cup of water. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and set in warm place for 12 hours.

TO USE: Measure 2 cups of “proofed” starter and set aside. Return remaining starter to its “crock” and refrigerate until needed again. NOTE: This starter keeps getting better and better with age. So be sure to use it at least once a week or FEED it Feed the Starter. You should keep the starter in a warm place; 70-80 degrees Fahrenheit. This allows the yeast already present in the flour (and in the air) to grow rapidly. Temperatures hotter than 100 degrees or so will kill it. You can take comfort from the fact that almost nothing else will do so. The way you feed the starter is to (A) throw away half of it and then (B) add a halfcup of flour (1⁄2 c flour mixtures) and a half-cup of buttermilk. Do this every 24 hours. Within three or four days (it can take longer, a week or more, and it can happen more quickly) you should start getting lots of bubbles throughout, and a pleasant sour or beery smell. The starter may start to puff up, too. This is good. Here’s the gist: When your starter develops a bubbly froth, it is done. You have succeeded. If this sounds brain-dead simple, that’s because it is. People who didn’t believe

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the Earth was round did this for millennia.

RECIPE BODY-Of course, there are a lot of recipes for sourdough bread. There are also recipes for sourdough rolls, sourdough pancakes, sourdough pretzels, sourdough bagels, and probably sourdough saltines for all I know.

This is a basic recipe though, and it’s simple and makes fine bread. You’ll need the following: 2 Cups of sponge (proofed starter) 3 Cups of unbleached flour (2 1⁄4 flour mixture) 2 tablespoons of olive oil or softened margarine 4 teaspoons of sugar (Stevia) 2 teaspoons of salt Now, for the recipe: To the sponge, add the sugar, salt, and oil (the oil is optional - you can use softened butter instead, or no oil at all). Mix well, and then knead in the flour a half-cup at a time.

Knead in enough flour to make good, flexible bread dough. (You will have to play with your flour mixtures to get the correct texture) You can do this with an electric mixer, a bread machine on “dough cycle,” or a food processor. You can also do it with a big bowl and your bare hands. Keep in mind that flour amounts are approximate; flour varies in absorbency, and your sponge can vary in wetness. Use your judgment; treat it like ordinary white or French bread dough. Trust your hands and eyes more than the recipe, always.

Let the dough rise in a warm place, in a bowl covered loosely with a towel (if you’re using a bread machine’s dough cycle, let it rise in the machine). Note that sourdough rises more slowly than yeast bread; my starter takes about an hour or so. When a finger poked into the top of the dough creates a pit that doesn’t “heal” (spring back), you’ve got risen dough. Punch the dough down and knead it a little more. Make a loaf and place it on a baking sheet (lightly greased or sprinkled with cornmeal).

Slit the top if you like, and cover the loaf with a paper towel and place it in a warm place to rise again, until doubled in bulk. Place the pan with the loaf in your oven, and then turn your oven to 350o Fahrenheit and bake the bread for 30-45 minutes. Do not preheat the oven. The loaf is done when the crust is brown and the bottom sounds hollow when thumped with a wooden spoon. Turn the loaf out onto a cooling rack or a towel and let it cool for an hour before slicing. And that’s that!

5 easy tips for throwing the ultimate summer party How you can bring together right food, drinks and friends for an amazing summer party There’s nothing quite like a summer party where beautiful weather, great food and good friends come together to create memories that last. If you’re looking forward to throwing a summer party but you’re not sure how to get started, the following tips will have you outside enjoying a warm breeze with your friends in no time. * Formulate the guest list. What’s a party without guests, right?

Start by determining how many people you can comfortably host and create your guest list with this realistic number in mind.

Friends, family and co-workers can all attend, but make sure to invite people you know will be respectful of your home and your neighborhood as their actions reflect on you. You might consider adding your neighbors as well as they may feel slighted if they aren’t invited to the big party taking place next door. * Pick a theme. Theme parties make planning and decorating so much easier, and they provide guests an immediate sense of what kind of party it is, how to dress, etc. If you own a pool, invite

everyone to a day at the beach. Or, pick a theme around your favorite television show. Whatever you decide, carry your theme through to the decorations, the attire and the invitations themselves. * Dress your party to impress. The right decorations are a matter of taste and your skill level. If you’re the creative type, you may enjoy building your own decorations from scratch. Or, you might prefer to simply purchase your decorations from a local party supply store. No matter what you choose, select decorations that complement the theme of your party. Remember to make sure areas like the food table and sitting areas are appropriately decorated. * A flavor for every taste. Warm weather gatherings shouldn’t involve a lot of time in the kitchen working over a hot stove.

Instead, consider offering a selection of easy, ready-to-eat snacks in a variety of flavors. TGI Fridays Snacks are a perfect choice because they parallel popular menu appetizer items that people

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are instantly familiar with. Choose from the popular Cheddar Bacon Potato Skins Snack Chips or the new Bacon Ranch Potato Skins Snack Chips. With 11 different flavors to choose from, your guests can roam the party to try them all. * Keep them entertained. The right entertainment options can keep your party going longer. If you have a pool, make it the main attraction and don’t forget the floats! Outdoor yard games like darts, lawn bowling or bean bag toss are popular and you can encourage participation by turning them into a competition.

Smaller groups may appreciate a deck of cards and no one can say no to bingo if there’s a prize on the line. Good music is a must so be sure to load your iPod with a fun, upbeat playlist your guest will enjoy.

Planning the perfect party is easier than you may think. With a little preparation and the right food, decorations and entertainment, you can give your guests a memorable event they’ll be talking about all summer long.

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It doesn’t matter whether starting school makes you excited or want to cringe, you have to get your books, paper, and pens ready. Shopping for brand new supplies can be fun, but many alternatives are better for the environment. As with any shopping, focus on how it’s made and what you do with it when you’re done.

• Buy durable products like rechargeable batteries, reusable lunch bags, and thermoses • Choose items wrapped in

minimal packaging or multipacks • Reuse your own folders or backsides of paper • Buy recycled notebooks and pens • Share or exchange books and games with friendsFact: 42 notebooks made with 100 percent recycled paper save one tree.

TEACHERS: Save files electronically and use projectors/blackboards to minimize paper. Create a school-supply exchange to encourage sharing and reusing.

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Stage 2 Water Restrictions for Camp Wood

Camp Wood, TX -- The City of Camp Wood leaders enacted STAGE 2 water restrictions for water customers. City officials have been watching the city water supply struggle for the last few weeks to the point of concern. While the pumps worked their hardest, they clog when the water gets to low in the holding well. City leaders met on Monday, May 12, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. and heard the report and studied the Drought Contigency Plan before making their decision to go to STAGE 2. What that means for you: Automatic and Hose End Sprinklers and Soaker Hoses are permitted for -EVEN addresses can water on Sunday and Thursday from 8 p.m. to 10 a.m.

ODD addresses can water on Saturday and Wednesday from 8 p.m. to 10 a.m.

Hand held hose with nozzle drip irrigation and bucket watering is permitted at anytime and any day. Washing Vehicles and Recreational Water use such as when pools get filled and jacuzzi’s follow the same water schedule as already mentioned above for Even and Odd addresses and for those designated times. For questions about water restrictions or water use, feel free to call City Hall at 830-597-2265.

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of service NEW LISTING: 4.39 acres in desirable River Tree development just south of Leakey. Gated River Tree provides paved roads, central water system, pavilion and rv area along with a beautiful stretch of the Frio River complete with the Lombardy Dam. This property is completely fenced with elec, water hookup, 2 rv hookups, and septic in place. All ready to enjoy with views of surrounding hills. Priced to sell at $99,000.

NEW LISTING: Recreation at its finest! Comfortable 2BR home on 5.88 acres, with access to 50 acres of common area with permanent spring fed creeks, waterfalls, lake and deep swimming hole. This property is within walking distance to the swimming hole and creek, long beautiful views from spacious screened porch, large open living/kitchen area, well, septic, and small spring in the wet weather creek below home. $196,500.

NEW LISTING: Good visibility, great location in Concan, and close to Garner State Park, Frio River and golf course. This 2BR/1B cabin is currently used as a weekend rental. New plumbing, new septic, new wiring, and new pump and pump house! Large Oaks can be enjoyed from your covered front porch! .3 +/of an acre to be surveyed. $119,000.

NEW LISTING: 5.56 HILLTOP ACRES west of Leakey with breathtaking views, pinion pine trees and access to lake, creek, waterfalls and deep swimming hole in 50 acres of common area! SOLD! NEW LISTING: 3BR/2B MANUFACTURED HOME on 1.19 acres with access to Frio River. Very private and tucked away. Workshop and above ground pool is included. It is only a couple of miles east of Leakey and may be used for weekly rentals! SOLD! NEW LISTING: Gorgeous hill country home on 7.5 acres in Rio Frio. Close to the Frio, this well- appointed home has 3BR and 2.5B with a guest/game room above the attached 2 car garage with full bath also. Huge trees, above ground, landscaped and decked pool, covered front and back porches, two drive through barns/workshops, rv hook up and two wells. This home must be seen and will not disappoint! $399,000.

NEW LISTING: 1.2 acres in the heart of Concan, fronting river road, electricity, septic permit in place. Access to the Frio River and rentals are permitted. $69,500. CONTRACT PENDING! NEW LISTING: 1.6 beautiful acres with large Pecans, access to the Frio River, paved roads, well-built and maintained 2BR/2B log home with concrete drive, one car carport and storage room for river gear. SOLD! 24 HUNTING ACRES, 9 miles north of Leakey, lots of road frontage, hilly terrain, small cabin, storage rv, water storage off of gutter system, outdoor shower, access to spring-fed creek with dam. $57,000.

ONE OF A KIND vacation camp in desirable River Tree. This 1.4 acres boasts rock main home with 2 bedrooms, 2 loft areas and living, there is a separate bath house and camp kitchen area, and a rv hook up, all nestled under huge Pecan trees with beautiful views. You will only be a short distance from a very nice river park area and have access to pavilion, paved roads and central water.

Lots of handcrafted touches on this one! $239,900.

LOTS OF BANG for the buck on this large 3BR/2B brick home situated in a very nice development within Leakey proper. Large metal rv barn with

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workshop, fenced back yard with another large shop that would be any man’s dream come true. It has wide covered front porch, firepit, and outdoor kitchen and could easily be converted to a mother-in-law quarters. Manicured yard, large screened in porch on the main home, huge master suite, the list goes on and you must see to appreciate! $249,000.

1.77 ACRE, within walking distance to the Frio park area. Availability of central water and paved roads makes this a perfect spot for vacationing! $82,000.

WEST OF LEAKEY lies this wooded 5.98 acres with access to 50 acres of common area and some of the prettiest spring fed water around. Deep swimming hole, waterfalls, and lake are for the enjoyment of the landowners of Roaring Springs. Sit on the covered front porch of the 1BR cabin with loft and watch the kids play in the nice sized tree house. SOLD! 2.2 ACRES WITH 172+ FT. OF FRIO FRONTAGE! Neat as a pin, 3BR/2B DW. 1 car covered carport, with shed/workshop on slab, sidewalks, wood steps with landings to shady bank of Frio River, vacation rental potential! REDUCED $259,900.

3BR/2B with separate 1BR/1B guest house, privacy fencing, lots of improvements for the money!! Must see to appreciate! $139,000. .4 OF AN ACRE, mobiles and rv’s allowed, access to central water and gorgeous Frio River! $27,000. .7 OF AN ACRE, WITH FULLY FURNISHED AND EQUIPED RESTAURANT. Highway 83 frontage with good visibility! Priced to sell at $139,000.

2 CITY LOTS, totaling almost one acre on the north side of town with availability of city water, highway frontage, cleared of all cedar exposing beautiful oaks, and corners on three roads. $29,000.

5.6 ACRES just a couple of miles east of Leakey on corner lot, with comfortable cabin, city water, well, cargo box, BBQ pit, no restrictions, no HOA, access to Frio River. $175,000. CONTRACT PENDING! 1 ACRE, completely fenced, fruit trees, shed, energy efficient 2BR/1B home, long views, wrap-a-round deck, comes tastefully furnished! $195,000.

COMMERCIAL BUILDING DOWNTOWN LEAKEY! Two story, with leased restaurant downstairs and offices upstairs! Offices space upstairs could be easily renovated to be living quarters! Move to Leakey and make a living! $325,000.

14.65 acres with incredible views from the 2BR/2B home, with sunroom, Wrapa-round porch, city water, open floor plan with lots of privacy! SOLD! 1BR/1B rock cabin on 29.95, well, elec, and septic, amazing views. $295,000.

1.18 ACRE, access to 1 mile Frio River and 130 acres! All utilities in place, great views! $89,000.

COZY CABIN on 6 acres, access to lake, creek, deep swimming hole. $129,000.

TWO ADJACENT LOTS, with access to the Frio River! $45,000. Each 8.09 ACRES, with well, mixed terrain $109,080. Adjacent 22.6 acres $203,400. Owner financing available!

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It was a hot spring morning at the store in Garner State Park, hot enough that Mike Twilligear and I were sweating while we crushed and bagged ice to sell to the tourists. We were glad to join Archie and Freddy when they stopped in for a short break from their trash collection duties. Mike and I worked for the concessionaire while Archie and Freddy worked for the State. Mike and I were certain that we had the better jobs because from our vantage point at the store we were able to make contact with every pretty girl in the Park on a daily basis, while Archie and Freddy, well they gathered trash.

The four of us were drinking milk and eating cinnamon rolls, trying to catch our breath, when we looked up and saw a familiar car coming down the road, headed straight for our resting place on the porch. I recognized the car as belonging to Mrs. Boren, our High School English teacher, and she wasn’t smiling. I said “uh oh, here comes Granny Boren!” We called her Granny Boren, but not to her face. We were dumb kids, but we weren’t stupid! It was about that time that I noticed that all the blood had seemingly drained from Archie and Freddy’s faces. Granny Boren was on a mission, and try as they might, the boys could not escape. They were trapped.

Mike and I became “flies on the wall” and settled back to watch the fireworks.

The elderly, bespectacled lady climbed out of her car with a purpose in her step and a gleam in her eye. The boys were on their feet but she was right in front of them before they could move away. She said in a loud clear voice that could be heard from quite a distance, “Archie, Freddy, you boys have failed to turn in a book report that was due the day before yesterday, and if I don’t have them on my desk by 4 P.M. this afternoon, you boys will not be graduating tonight”! She then cast her gaze upon Mike and me, and said “what are you two grinning about, do you want to do a book report too”?

She wasn’t smiling! No ma’am we quickly blurted out and went back to crushing ice before she had a chance say another word to

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The victims of Mrs. Borens wrath took the rest of the day off from work, retired to the dining room table at Archie’s house, completed their homework, turned it in, and matriculated that evening along with the rest of their classmates.

Lurlene Boren was a gifted teacher. She had an innate sense of knowing what it took to motivate each student in her class, and fear was one of her most useful tools. She always displayed a stern countenance and I can truthfully say that I seldom saw her smile.

But somehow, we all knew she had an abiding affection for each and every one of us.

Teaching was her life. She had taught my mother and father when they attended the little school house in Rio Frio. She taught me and my siblings. So, when twelve years after my graduation I heard that Mrs. Boren was to retire, I sat down and wrote a letter to her. I told her that I understood that she deserved some rest, but that I was really disappointed to hear that she was leaving the school system.

I went on to say that it was my hope that someday she would be able to teach my children as well. She responded with a short note of appreciation and said that discipline was getting more and more difficult to control as rules and regulations in the school systems continue to evolve, and that it was just a good time for her to get out. Included in the envelope was my original letter which she had edited and corrected in red ink, and sent it back to me saying, “I taught you better than this”!

P.S. I’m smiling!

That note made me smile, and I smile every time I think of Granny Boren. This woman made a profound difference in my life, for the better. Such was the dedication of a person that was “born to teach”.

The world is a better place because Granny Boren was in it. I hope that more of today’s teachers aspire to walk in her footsteps, but they have big shoes to fill.

Dub

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“SERVICE IS WHAT WE DO!!”

LEAKEY AUTO SUPPLY

830-232-4555

Mike Hurley

TACLB006073

Vehicle Lockout JIM AND TAMMIE ALBARADO

Owners

YOU’LL FIND IT AT CARQUEST

AND WRECKER SERVICE Hwy. 83 N. & 1st Street

Leakey, Texas 78873 Ph. (830) 232-6656 Res. (830) 232-6983 Cell (830) 374-7866

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Classified Ads

The Hill Country Herald P.O. Box 822 Leakey, TX 78873 Phone: 830-232-6294 editor@hillcountryherald.net

FOR SALE

Southwest Area Regional Transit District, is currently accepting applications for the following position: Part Time Driver in the Leakey area: Minimum Requirements: High School Diploma or GED. CDL Class B with passenger endorsement required, subject to annual physical exam. Must be fleet insurable. Valid driver’s License. Training provided by SWART. Travel is required.

Position will remain open until filled. Before hiring, the agency requires all employees to pass a drug test, employment/personal reference check, and a criminal history background check.

Please submit application/resume and credentials to: Southwest Area Regional Transit District Attn: Cynthia Rodriguez, Assistant General Manager 713 East Main St Uvalde, Texas 78801 For questions call 830-278-4155 ext. 3006 To download an application visit our website: www.paseoswart.org Southwest Area Regional Transit District is an Equal Employment Opportunity Agency

Community Health Development, Inc. Is accepting applications for the following locations:

Our Health (Uvalde, TX) Rolling Hills Health (Leakey, TX) Canyon Health Center (Campwood, TX) Full Time Licensed Vocational Nurse/ Certified Medical Assistant Requirements: Graduate from a State approved School of Vocational Nursing or as a Certified Medical Assistant. Graduate from an accredited high school or GED program required. Licensed to practice in Texas, current CPR (Health Care Provider Basic Life Support) required. Complies with state and organizational continuing medical education requirements.

Maintains confidentiality of agency, client and staff information as prescribed by CHDI policy and applicable laws.

FOR SALE

(3) High Bay Light Fixtures $150 for all three; (2) Mighty Mule 500-Gate Closers $300 for both Call 830-232-4811

FOR SALE

For Sale:

Invacare Electric Powered Lift Hospital Bed, Almost new, barely used, great condition, located in Leakey $1500, Call 830-232-6704

YARD SALE AUGUST 7 & 8 (8A.M-5PM) Household, Clothing, Christmas, Artwork, Furniture COUNTRY CHIC TO MODERN WE HAVE IT ALL! Cash Only 3894 RR 1120, Rio Frio, Texas (Frio River Place)

Class A Lineman 5 years minimum electric distribution construction experience required. Must be qualified to work on energized high and low voltages up to 25kv without direct supervision. Full details and on-line application at https://applications.standardutility.com. No travel required, all certifications and training paid for by company. Offering major medical, dental, 401(k) & paid holidays.

UNLEASH THE POWER OF YOU!

CROSSWORD PUZZLE 40. Adipose tissue 41. Lubricants 42. Soda 43. Profit 45. Part of a saddle 47. Affirmative 48. Knocked unconscious 49. Nucleus 50. Male offspring 51. Argot 52. Gratuity 55. Joke 58. In the way indicated 60. Steeple 62. A farewell remark 64. Song for solo voice 66. Musical instrument 67. Jockey 68. Peel 69. Go under 70. Small gull 71. Temper 72. Kind of fodder

Down

1. Vast multitude

2. Bring into coordination 3. Measured portion of medicine 4. Group of things of the same kind 5. Tropical bird 6. Flexible twig of a willow tree 7. Kind 8. Provide with weapons 9. Slack 10. Legal case 11. Fiend 12. Multicolored 20. Painful 22. Circuit 26. Lacking brightness 28. Very small 29. Acquire 30. Very spicy 31. Skewer for holding meat over a fire 32. Tablet 33. Part of a church

1998 Cardinal 27’ 5th Wheel.

Good condition. Slide out room, A/C, microwave, 2 axle, extras.

Near Leakey. $8,500. Shown by appointment. 210.367.6232.

2br/2b home on 3.72 acres near Sabinal River in Utopia, Tx. $249,000. Beautiful large trees and lots of fruit trees.

Call Shirley Welch with Baxter Real Estate 830-2794423

E.O.E.

Position Available at Rio Brewster Waste Management, LLC Class A / Class B Driver Must have good driving record. Must pass drug and background check.

Must work productively and independently.

Apply in Person at Chisum Construction 189 RR 337 West, Leakey

FOR SALE

16+/-, Electrical, water, Great View, Double Wide Mobile Home, located in Frio Canyon, $175,000, call 830486-8411 for more information

Please apply at: Community Health Development, Inc. 908 S. Evans Uvalde, Texas 78801 Phone (830) 278-5604 Fax (830) 278-1836 www.chdi4health.org Competitive salary and benefits package.

1. Possessed 4. Blemish 8. In addition 12. Field game 13. Elementary 14. Golf course bordering the fairway 16. Part of the eye 17. Journey 18. Patterned silk fabric 19. Borders 21. Bobbin 23. Cook slowly in liquid 24. Hideout 25. Aroma 27. Be in debt 29. Fortitude and determination 30. Gardening tool 31. Watering place 34. Admiration 37. Catch with a lasso 38. Fruit seed 39. Spline

DEADLINE MONDAY 5:00 p.m.

ONLY 20 CENTS PER WORD!!!

EMPLOYMENT

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34. Catch sight of 35. Wild plum 36. Military signal for lights out 37. Operated 40. Strong and healthy 41. Single 43. Ooze 44. Female relative 45. Swindle 46. Humanities 49. Gambling house 50. Direct the course 51. Something unusual 52. Leg bone 53. Satire 54. A secret look 55. Container 56. Redact 57. Aspect of something 59. Injury 61. Swish 63. Large vase 65. Append Answers page 7

FOR RENT

FOR RENT

MINI STORAGE $30 AND UP!!

830-232-5656 or 830-232-5290 FOR RENT

Large Commercial Bldg. (old video store in Leakey) Centrally located, restroom, CH/A,great business location $350/month.

Call 830-232-5656 or 830-232-5290

It is our policy to furnish a home owners warranty for every property that we market and that qualifies. This would include owner occupied single family residences. It takes the worry away from owners and buyers. If you are a seller, any covered item that needs repair during the term of the listing will be repaired. If you are a buyer, any covered item that needs repair for up to 12 months after closing will be repaired. We furnish the policy, not you. So, if you are considering selling your property, list with us and let us take the worry away from you. Call for details.

NEW LISTING! A horse lovers dream. 69 tree covered acres with a 4 bedroom, 21/2 bath brick home, horse barn with arena, tillable fields and a Pecan Bottom with several Indian Mounds. Located on Highway 83 between Leakey and Garner State Park.

NEW LISTING IN CANYON OAKS, new construction, three bedroom, 2 baths with in ground pool. Established nightly rental, $340,000.

NEW LISTING IN TWIN FORKS. Full one acre in unit one, huge oaks, beautiful building site, $55,500.

PRICE REDUCED FRIO RIVER RANCH A beautiful hill country home sitting on the bank of the Frio River.

Three bedrooms with 2 1⁄2 baths, high ceilings, open floor plan. All this plus a detached 2 bedroom, 2 bath cabin with approximately 148 feet of frontage along the east bank of the river. Close to town, yet private. Great income potential, only $399,900.

NEW LISTING IN FRIO RIVER PLACE 1.8 acres on the Frio River storage building with bath. Only $263,900.

NEW LISTING! COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY! Nearly 16 acres on Highway 83 in Concan, with improvements. Only $298,000.

Approximately 15 acres on the river at Rio Frio. Close to everything! $479,000.

NEW LISTING IN RIVERTREE! Two story log home nestled beneath huge Pecan trees. Walking distance to the river, 3 bedroom, 3 bath, vaulted ceiling and wrap around porch. $329,900.

NEW LISTING Established retail building in like new condition. 1.5 acres on Hwy 83, Call for details.

HEARTSTONE, River front lots in the heart of Con Can, right at Arthur Crossing! River access lots available too! All Price ranges! Nightly rental allowed. Great investment and recreational opportunity.

THE RIDGE-Experience the Texas hill country at its finest w/ private access to your own beautiful Frio River park w/BBQ pavilion. Underground utilities WITH TCEQ APPROVED WATER SYSTEM, free roaming wildlife, hiking, biking & much more! This restricted subdivision offers great building sites for your dream home, retirement or vacation get-away. B&B allowed.

Call for a showing or take a drive out 4 mi. south on RR 1120. Prices start $87,500 THE RIDGE ESTABLISHED INCOME PRODUCER, the Bungalow 40 will sleep up to 25 persons. The perfect place to get away with an in ground pool, outdoor kitchen, and a river park. Established income producer with a great upside. $425,000.

SPICEWOOD SPRINGS Riverfront home on 3.7 acres in Spicewood Springs. Access to over a mile of Frio River.

Four bedroom, three bath, 2 story home sitting on bank of river with a wraparound porch. $429,500.

GREAT INCOME PRODUCER established nightly rental on the Frio River with great swimming hole, close to town, sleeps 13 comfortably. $375,000 INCOME PRODUCING POTENTIAL OR PERFECT HIDEAWAY Like New 4 bedroom home with a pool on 10 acres in close proximity to Garner State Park.

Beautiful long views from hillside location. This one has it all. $469,000.

GREAT INCOME PRODUCER IN THE HEART OF CON CAN, Three bedroom, 3 1⁄2 bath home on River Road. Income producing. Reduced to $289,000 FRIO PECAN FARM, PRICE REDUCED, GREAT INCOME PRODUCER 3 bedroom 3 bath home on river front lot in Frio Pecan Farm. Like new condition with huge deck overlooking the river. Great income potential.

Price reduced to $335,000 Con Can on Bear Creek. 3 bedroom 2 bath with bonus room, approx. 2,000 square feet, and large covered porches, large detached garage/workshop. Great week end home or nightly rental near 7 bluff. $459,500.

244 ac located 2 miles west of Leakey. A little bit of everything, fields, mountains, old ranch house, rustic barn. Fronts on FM 337 with Patterson Creek forming the southern boundary. Call for details.

CON CAN RANCH 3 bedroom 2 bath manufactured home on 36.67 acres. Located in back of ranch adjoining a large ranch. Ideal hunting property in great location. $145,000 DEER CREEK lot with 5.31 restricted acres $64,500.

DEVILS CANYON 25 acres with blacktop frontage west of Leakey Price reduced to $125,000 FRIO PECAN FARM managed rental with 2b/2ba, covered porch, beautiful Pecan grove, wildlife, price reduced to $160,000. Close to Leakey and walking distance to the river!

FRIO RIVER PLACE Beautiful 1.93 acre building site, heavily wooded. Quiet location. $109,500.

FRIO RIVER PLACE Here is your chance to own a 3 bedroom 3.5 bath home on the banks of the Frio River.

Like new and over 2 acres of beautiful land area. One of the largest homes you’ll find on the Frio. $569,000 FRIO TERRITORY This five acre building site on the Frio River can be yours today! Huge cypress trees line this blue water hole that is teeming with fish. Fronts on Highway 83 and the Frio River, private, yet close to town.

Good restrictions, beautiful building site overlooking the river. $329,000 Reagan Wells, Two bedroom one bath cottage on river front tract, $134,900 OAKMONT VILLAGE 2.21 acres of heavily wooded building site located just of FM 1120. $49,000 RIVERTREE! Three bedroom, two bath home with built in appliances and central air and heat. Great condition and waiting for you. $175,000.

SHADY OAKS secluded, heavily wooded 3 acre tract with a view, only $62,900.

SPRING HILL 3.52 acres with a beautiful view overlooking Leakey. City water, Price reduced to $59,900 TWIN FORKS PRICE REDUCED Like new double wide in Twin Forks, 3 bedroom 2 bath with approx. 1,848 sf, 2 carport, stg building, huge covered deck to enjoy your coffee. Only $89,900. Call today for a showing.

COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY. 5 income producing cabins on approx. 5 acres with room for more! $375,000.

COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY. Turnkey restaurant available on Highway 83. Ready to go. Price reduced to $145,000. Call for details.

Dub Suttle GRI, Broker - MEMBER: SAN ANTONIO BOARD OF REALTORS; UVALDE BOARD OF REALTORS; KERRVILLE BOARD OF REALTORS; AND THE DEL RIO BOARD OF REALTORS. We get maximum exposure for your property.

Call us if you don’t see what you are looking for here. We have numerous other properties that we would be more than glad to help you with. Or better yet, come by for a visit. The coffee pot is always on.

Kathy Suttle GRI, – Broker Michael Rushing – Associate COME BY FOR ONE OF OUR Fred McNiel GRI, - Associate

COMPLETE LISTS OF PROPERTIES, CHECK US OUT ON THE WEBSITE OR SCAN THE QR CODE BELOW WITH YOUR SMARTPHONE!

1260 S US Hwy 83, Leakey, Tx. 1/2 mile south of Leakey city limits on US Hwy 83 830-232-5242 www.SuttleandCompany.com

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OLD SETTLER’S REUNION PARADE

Community Meeting

Recycling

by Julie Becker

...for all your Real Estate needs in the Hill Country River Region...

in Real County Date: Thurs., August 7 Time: 1:30 pm

Senior Citizens Center Leakey — RR 337 West

Are we ready for recycling?

Join Rachel Hering from CTRA (Cooperative Teamwork & Recycling Assistance) to discuss how to implement voluntary recycling.

Refreshments will be served.

www.frioriverproperties.com dickie@frioriverproperties.com

830.279.5973

830.988.FRIO (3746)

Please come & bring a friend!

Questions? Call 830-232-4439

At the Frio Pecan Farm Pavilion SUMMER HOURS Wednesday - Saturday 11a.m. - 9p.m.

(830) 232-5022 BEER & WINE AVAILABLE

SUNDAY LUNCH 11-2

Closed on Monday & Tuesday Dine In or Pick Up Leakey, Texas

PIZZAS Meat Lover’s, The Work’s, Vegetarian, Ultimate Cheese, Smoky Jo’s BBQ, Wings, Garlic Bread, Hamburger, Cheeseburger

Office located 1/2 mile east of the Frio River on Texas 127 in Concan, Texas

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Hadley Michelle Chapman Hadley Michelle Chapman made her debut into the world at 7:05 a.m. on July 14, 2014.

She weighed 4lbs. 10ozs. and was 18-3/4” long.

The proud parents are Candice and Eric Chapman from Hondo, Texas.

Maternal grandparents are Bryan and Lori Shackelford from Leakey, Texas. Paternal grandparents are Liz and Jim Chapman from Austin, Texas.

Great grandparents are Glenn and Don Clark and Anita Shackelford, all from Leakey, Texas. And the late Eva and Pete Boren and Kenny Shackelford.

Paternal great grandparents: Gipson and Katherine Chapman from Hondo, Texas and Theodore and Sarah Parks, from Centerpoint, Texas.

• Fresh Cut Steaks • Fresh Ground Beef • Deli Meats • Camping Supplies

OPEN SUNDAYS !!

9a.m.-8p.m.

Corner of 83 and 337 DOWNTOWN, LEAKEY, TEXAS

830-232-6299 Hours: M-F 7a.m. - 8p.m.

Sat. 8a.m.-8p.m.

TRI CANYON BRANCH

TIRE AND WHEEL CONNECTION

2805 Highway 90 West Hondo, Texas 78861 830.426.TIRE (8473) www.TireandWheelConnection.com

410 S Hwy 83 Leakey, TX 78873 Ph. 830-232-4553 Of�ice Hours-Lobby Mon-Thu 9:00 to 3:00 Fri 9:00 to 4:30

Of�ice Hours-Drive-Thru

Mon-Fri 9:00 to 4:30 Sat 9:00 to 12:00 Drive-Up ATM Located at Branch

Also located inside Concan General Store

U.S. Hwy 83 & Tx. Hwy 127

2th Annual Back to School Health & Social Services Fair HHSC/ OBA colonias ini�a�ve and all partners are hos�ng this annual event to be held on:

August 7, 2014 Leakey ISD Cafeteria From 2:00pm -3:30 pm

FREE Several Health & Social Services agencies will be present to provide information/ limited medical services. Glaucoma screenings, limited immunizaitons.

Back Packs, ( While they last) Event is for the Whole Family, Come join us.

If you have any ques�ons, please contact the Back to School Health & Social Services Fair Coordinator: Héctor M. Guerra 830-703-7703 or Juanita Or�z 774-7411 FREE Several Health & Social Services agencies will be present to provide information/ limited medical services. Glaucoma screenings, limited immunizaitons. Back Packs, ( While they last) Event is for the Whole Family, Come join us.