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Tri-Canyon’s Only Weekly Newspaper! Vol. 9 No. 29
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City of Leakey Enters Stage 1 Water Restrictions
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Water News and River Flows The rainfall over the first weekend of July was a true blessing with 3.5” recorded at the District Office in Leakey. The temperatures have been pleasant for early July and the yards and fields are already starting to show signs of new growth. Do not get to accustomed to this weather pattern looks like the extended forecast shows little to no rain and the temperatures going back up for the next few weeks. Back to a “NORMAL” July for the Texas Hill Country. As you will see in the following article the Frio showed an increase at most crossings while the Nueces held its own and decreased slightly. Flows on the South Llano were pretty similar to the
July 18, 2018
by: Joel Pigg, General Manager, RECRD
last measurement with one increasing slightly and the other decreasing slightly. Flows at all crossings on the Frio River were taken on July 11, 2018. Fulgham’s Crossing just south of the Alto Frio Baptist Encampment had a flow of 5,745 gpm (gallons per minute) in June and now has a flow of 7,158 gpm; this is approximately a 20% increase in flow. I think the flow will go back down rather quickly with the heat and no rain in the forecast. The Leakey Springs crossing had a flow of 2,656 gpm last measurement, and a flow of 2,638 gpm this reading; about a 1% decrease in flow since the last measurement. continued page 4
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR ............................ Page 7
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WHY HOTEL TAXES IN TEXAS? ............................ Page 7
JUST FOR GRINS
BEC Powering Education School Supply Drive Underway Donate school supplies at any BEC office and help us ensure children in the BEC service area are prepared to learn and succeed in the classroom. BEC will be accepting donations through Friday, August 17. “We are asking BEC members to help make going back to school less stressful for our children, their parents and teachers by donating to the BEC Powering Education School Supplies Drive. Members may drop off new school supplies, backpacks or monetary donations at our offices in Bandera, Boerne, Comfort or Leakey,” Lauren Murley, BEC Marketing Specialist, said.
All donations will stay in the community in which were donated. If someone drops off a donation at the Leakey office, the supplies will go to students in the Leakey area. According to the U.S. Census, there are more than 8,000 children living in poverty in the seven-county BEC service area. “Cooperatives operate on a set of principles. Those principles include ‘Education, training and information’ and ‘Concern for community.’ Our commitment to our members and the community, especially our young members, is a top priority,” Murley said. BEC’s other youth programs
include awarding 10, $2,500 scholarships and sponsoring deserving students on an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. as part of the Government-in-Action Youth Tour. Drop-off locations: · 3172 Highway 16 North, Bandera, Texas, 78003, Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. · 2 Spencer Road, Suite 103, Boerne, Texas, 78006, Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – noon and 1 – 5 p.m. · 739 Front Street, Comfort, Texas, 78013, Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. · 485 West Ranch Road 337, Leakey, Texas, 78873, Tuesday
– Thursday, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Suggested donations: · Blue or black pens · #2 pencils · Colored pencils · Erasers · Pencil sharpeners · Pencil cases · Colored markers · Crayons · Highlighters · Dry-erase markers · Backpacks · Rulers · Protractors · Glue sticks · Scissors · Tape
· Pocket folders · Tissues · Hand sanitizer · Sanitizing wipes · Spiral notebooks · Composition notebooks · 3-ring 2” binders · Lined paper · Copy paper · Construction paper For more information, visit www.BanderaElectric.com/ PoweringEducation
College Rodeo Team Wraps Up The Season At Nationals In Wyoming The Southwest Texas Junior College rodeo team concluded the College National Finals Rodeo on June 16 in Casper, Wyoming with freshman Shaye Lynn Jessee finishing fifth in the breakaway event, while Callie Morgan finished 19th in barrel racing. Jessee was named Rookie of the Year Award in the breakaway event. She will be returning to SWTJC in the fall, while Morgan will be attending Texas A&M. “The girls represented the college very well,” said Roy Angermiller, SWTJC Rodeo Coach. “We are looking forward to having Shaye back in the fall, and
we wish Callie luck in at Texas A&M.” During the College National Finals Rodeo, the SWTJC Rodeo event was awarded Rodeo of the Year in
the Southern Region during an awards ceremony. Angermiller was on hand to receive the award. Coming this fall SWTJC will see some new rodeo studentathletes on campus
including high school rodeo standouts Maddie Rose Wood, Comfort, TX; Sawyer (Buckshot) Patterson, Wimberley, TX; Paige Dawson, Burton, TX; Chase Ruhnke, Haley Jacob and Logan Weeks all of Uvalde and Haley Kiehne of Datil, NM. Pictured (l-r) SWTJC Rodeo Coach Roy Angermiller (left) accepts the award for Rodeo of the Year in the Southern Region from Roger Walters, (right) National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Commissioner in Casper Wyoming.
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INDEX Legals/Jail Register ... . Page 3Community News ......... Page 4-6 Feature Story ................ Page 7 Community Events.........Page 8-9 Obituaries ...................... Page 10 Classifieds ..................... Page 14
Today’s Weather
High: 101° Low: 74°
The Texas Department of State Health Services is confirming three cases of West Nile disease reported last week by local health departments in Austin, Dallas and Galveston. The first three cases of the year are cases of West Nile fever reported by Austin Public Health and Galveston County Health District and a case of neuroinvasive disease reported by Dallas County Health and Human Services. People can be infected by West Nile virus through the bite of an infected mosquito. Last year, Texas reported 135 cases of West Nile illness that resulted in six deaths. There have been more than 3,500 illnesses and 167 deaths in
Texas over the last 10 years. To protect themselves and their communities, people should take steps to avoid mosquito bites and reduce mosquito populations: • Regularly apply EPA-registered insect repellent while outdoors. • Dump out all standing water inside and outside homes and businesses so mosquitoes can’t lay eggs. • Use air conditioning or make sure window and door screens are in good repair to keep mosquitoes out. • Cover up with long sleeves and long pants to help prevent bites.
Most people who get infected with West Nile virus don’t get sick. About 20 percent develop West Nile fever, a fever that can be accompanied by headache, muscle and joint aches, nausea, diarrhea and fatigue. People with this form of disease usually recover on their own, though symptoms may last for several weeks. Less than one percent of those infected will develop the more severe West Nile neuroinvasive disease, in which the virus infects the nervous system. Symptoms can include those of West Nile fever plus neck stiffness, muscle weakness, vision loss, tremors, convulsions, disorientation, coma and paralysis. Recovery can take months,
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and some effects on the nervous system may be permanent. About 1 in 10 people with West Nile neuroinvasive disease die. People experiencing West Nile symptoms should contact their health care provider for possible testing. There is no vaccine to prevent West Nile and no specific treatment, though over-thecouther and other medications may help relieve some symptoms. Additional information on West Nile surveillance and a link to current human case counts is available at TxWestNile.org.