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Spencer Brown retires after 24 years on the bench

By Sean Batura

courthouse have done for me today, and I’ve loved working with everybody.

Brown said he plans to retire on an approximately 7-acre plot he owns with his wife of almost 15 years, Wanda “Scooter” Brown.

Susan Harris to take county-court-at-law seat in January

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sean.batura@dailytimes.com A room on the second floor of the Kerr County Courthouse was a who’s-who of elected officials and criminal justice system professionals Friday morning during the

farewell party for outgoing county-court-atlaw judge Spencer Brown.

“He could run his court and sleep through it all and still get it done,” said Kerr County Commissioner H.A. “Buster” Baldwin, who

has known Brown for decades and publicly thanked the man for his service.

A portrait of Brown unveiled at the party will be hung in the courthouse alongside those of other previous judges.

Brown thanked everyone and said the past 40 years of working in various legal professions in Kerr County have been a blessing.

“I can’t say that enough,” Brown said.

“I just appreciate what the people at the

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8th-grader collects more than 6,000 letters to Santa

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Money raised will help grant wishes of other kids with terminal illnesses

Y.O. Ranch welcomes baby giraffe, asks for name suggestions

By Caitlin Clark Staff Writer

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A Hal Peterson Middle School student’s biggest dream came true three years ago when the Make-A-Wish Foundation sent him and his family to Walt Disney World to ride a roller coaster.

To pay it forward and help other kids, Zackary Reyna collected more than 2,000 letters to Santa for the Macy’s “Believe” campaign last year. This year, he more than tripled that amount, collecting 6,121 letters.

The department store’s campaign donates $1 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation for every stamped “Dear Santa” letter they receive. Zackary and his mother, Soyla Reyna, delivered the letters collected this year to the Macy’s at North Star Mall in San Antonio Friday on national “Believe” day. Macy’s

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caitlin.clark@dailytimes.com MOUNTAIN HOME — Christmas came early at the Y.O. Ranch last week when it welcomed a nearly 6-foot-tall, 80-pound baby girl into the world.

Born Dec. 5 at about 1:40 p.m., the new baby giraffe joins her mom, 13-year-old Carlita, and sister, 4-yearold Bella, at the ranch in Mountain Home.

Debbie Hagebusch, director of tourism and wildlife for the ranch, said the baby is a “tiny little thing” now, but won’t stay small for much longer. Baby giraffes can grow up to an inch a day, Hagebusch said, and are about 18 feet tall once fully grown.

The baby, who has not yet been named, took awhile to arrive, but has been full of energy since the day she was born.

“I came at about 11:30 a.m. just to check on (Carlita), knowing she was about to give birth, and all of a sudden a little leg popped out,” Hagebusch said.

Hagebusch sat with Carlita for about two hours before the baby finally made her arrival.

“An hour after she was born, she walked right up to me and gave me a little kiss,” Hagebusch said.

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Our Lady of the Hills students Harleigh Earhart, Ross Potter and Seth Elks, from left, carry boxes of jeans to be distributed to local charities.

OLH Key Club collects jeans for local groups

See Giraffe, page 10A Above: The Y.O. Ranch has a new resident. On Dec. 5, giraffe Carlita welcomed a baby girl. Now the baby needs a name, and area residents are asked to offer their suggestions.

At right: Carlita sticks her head into the cab of Debbie Hagebusch’s truck in search of treats.

Hagebusch, the director of of tourism and wildlife at the Y.O. Ranch, was with Carlita when her new baby girl was born.

Photos by Tom Holden/ Times Photo Editor, photo@dailytimes.com

Help name the baby

177 pairs of jeans donated during drive

Visit the Y.O. Ranch’s Facebook page to leave a name suggestion for the new baby giraffe. Ranch staff members will pick the winner Monday.

Students at Our Lady of the Hills Regional Catholic High School recently donated pairs of jeans to three local organizations after hosting a jeans drive through the month of November.

Key Club members collected the jeans Nov. 3 through Dec. 1 after a student’s mother heard about a similar drive in San Antonio. The students decided the effort also would be beneficial to the Kerrville community.

Susie McCalla, director of admissions for Our Lady of the Hills, said 177 pairs of gently worn and clean jeans were collected at four drop-off points around town.

The women’s and children’s jeans were distributed Tuesday to the Pregnancy Resource Center and Christian Women’s Job Corps of Kerr County, and the men’s jeans were taken to the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store.

By Caitlin Clark Staff Writer

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Raquel Dillion/AP photo Earth moving equipment is buried by debris in Camarillo Springs, California, about 50 miles northwest of Los Angeles on Friday. The homeowners association hired a construction crew to move debris, but the muck buried one of the earth movers as a powerful storm moved through the area.

Friday Last-minute gifts Need to find that last-minute gift? See what local retailers have to offer in The Kerrville Daily Times’ Last Minute Gift Guide, a special section running in Friday’s edition of The Times.

Public Meetings Monday Kerrville Independent School District Board of Trustees 6 p.m., 1009 Barnett Street Ingram Independent School District Board of Trustees 5:30 p.m., Ingram ISD Board Room, 510 College St.

Mudflows spur evacuations LOS ANGELES (AP) — A soaking storm swept into Southern California, causing several mudslides, flooding streets and cutting power to tens of thousands Friday after lashing the rest of the state with much-needed rain.

Despite the storm’s intense arrival, no major disasters were reported in Los Angeles and the surrounding sprawl of cities. Experts say California needs many more such storms to pull out of a drought that has lasted three years.

Of particular concern were hillsides, stripped bare by wildfires, that loom over some neighborhoods.

Though the fast-moving storm was projected to clear out east and reach

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Nevada and Arizona later in the day, the risk remained that sodden topsoil no longer held in place by roots could give way.

In one area, a debris flow brushed aside barriers set up on the slope and surrounded about a dozen homes with silt, sticks, roots and rocks as large as a couch, piling up to the roofline in several backyards.

One of the homes is owned by former Congressman Elton Gallegly.

“There’s a lot of memories there” he told KTTV-TV, gesturing to the now-inaccessible house.

A homeowners association in Camarillo, about 50 miles northwest of Los Angeles, hired a construction crew to move debris — but the muck

buried one of the earth movers.

Mandatory evacuations were ordered for 124 homes, while some people needed help leaving because of property damage, Ventura County sheriff’s Capt. Don Aguilar said.

Forty people displaced by the mudslide came to an evacuation center, and two were taken to the hospital though their medical issues were not serious, Red Cross spokesman Tom Horan said.

Avalanches of mud and debris also blocked part of the Pacific Coast Highway in Ventura County, weather service specialist Stuart Seto said.

Street and freeway flooding snarled morning rush-hour traffic and triggered numerous accidents.

Star gazing “Beverly Hillbillies’ actor sues CBS over chain

Today is Saturday, Dec. 13, the 347th day of 2014. There are 18 days left in the year.

1769: Dartmouth College in New Hampshire received its charter.

Today’s birthdays

1918: President Woodrow Wilson arrived in France, becoming the first chief executive to visit Europe while in office.

1989: The film “Driving Miss Daisy,” starring Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy, was put into limited release by Warner Bros.

2003: Saddam Hussein was captured by U.S. forces while hiding in a hole under a farmhouse in Adwar, Iraq, near his hometown of Tikrit.

Five years ago: The Senate passed, 57-35, a $1.1 trillion spending bill with increased budgets for vast areas of the federal government, including health, education, law enforcement and veterans’ programs. Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Samuelson died in Belmont, Massachusetts, at age 94.

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The actor who played Jethro Bodine in the 1960s television series “The Beverly Hillbillies” is suing CBS, arguing the broadcaster made inappropriate deals with an Iowa restaurant chain to use the character’s name.

Max Baer Jr. filed a lawsuit Tuesday arguing that he had reached a deal with CBS in 1991 giving him rights to use the TV character to establish a chain of restaurants, hotels and casinos.

The lawsuit contends Baer’s rights to the character have been undermined by the Jethro’s BBQ restaurant chain, which is based in Des Moines.

Bruce Gerleman, the chain’s owner, told The Des Moines Register the company isn’t named as a defendant and that customers have nothing to worry about.

December 13 (Saturday): Former Secretary of State George P. Shultz is 94. Actor-comedian Dick Van Dyke is 89. Actor Christopher Plummer is 85. Country singer Buck White is 84. Music/film producer Lou Adler is 81. Singer John Davidson is 73. Actress Kathy Garver (TV: “Family Affair”) is 69. Singer Ted Nugent is 66. Rock musician Jeff “Skunk” Baxter is 66.

Country musician Ron Getman is 66. Actor Robert Lindsay is 65. Country singer-musician Randy Owen is 65. Actress Wendie Malick is 64. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is 64. Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is 61. Country singer John Anderson is 60. Singer-songwriter Steve Forbert is 60. Singer-actor Morris Day is 58. A

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Nation Maine city OKs winter outdoor dining BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Fork? Check. Spoon? Yep. Parka? Good call.

The city of Bangor, the gateway to northern Maine and one of the coldest cities on the East Coast, has approved year-round outdoor dining.

“I’ve certainly enjoyed a hot cup of coffee outside, when it’s sunny, it’s winter and there’s snow everywhere,” said Caitlin Brook, Bangor’s downtown coordinator.“There’s really nothing better than that.”

The average high temperature in January is 27 degrees.

The City Council on Monday approved a process for restaurants to get permits for dining spaces on city sidewalks and other outdoor public places. Brook said she anticipates most restaurant owners will wait until spring, but the option for winter dining is available.

Washington Scalia: Constitution silent on torture WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is joining the debate over the Senate’s torture report by saying it is difficult to rule out the use of extreme measures to extract information if millions of lives were threatened.

Scalia tells a Swiss radio network that American and European liberals who say such tactics may never be used are being self-righteous.

The 78-year-old justice says he doesn’t “think it’s so clear at all,” especially if interrogators were trying to find a ticking nuclear bomb.

Scalia says nothing in the Constitution appears to prohibit harsh treatment of suspected terrorists.

The interview took place at the court on Wednesday, the day after the release of the Senate report detailing the CIA’s harsh interrogation of suspected terrorists. Radio Television Suisse aired the interview on Friday.

Wall Street US stocks fall as oil rout continues NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones industrial average is closing more than 300 points lower, its worst loss in two months.

Traders were discouraged Friday by another slump in the price of oil and more signs of weakness in China.

The Dow dropped 315 points, or 1.8 percent, to 17,280. The Dow had its first losing week since October.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 fell 33 points, or 1.6 percent, to 2,002. The Nasdaq slid 54 points, or 1.2 percent, to 4,653.

Oil prices sank again after the International Energy Agency said global demand will grow less than previously forecast next year.

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PARIS (AP) — A French court ruled Friday that Uber’s ride-hailing service may infringe French law and ordered the company to make changes to its popular mobile app-based service.

However, the court did not ban the popular service, which was launched earlier this year in France and matches people seeking rides with drivers through a mobile phone app.

The contretemps is the latest in a string of challenges that Uber and other ride-hailing companies such as Lyft face around the world, as taxi drivers argue the new car services have an unfair advantage because they don’t have to follow the same regulations and can afford cheaper prices.

Uber did not immediately return calls seeking comment about Friday’s ruling.

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Obituaries | Weekend, December 13-14, 2014 Grace Evelyn Stewart Graham Aug. 18, 1928 – Dec. 10, 2014 KERRVILLE — Evelyn S. Graham, accomplished traveler, enthusiastic conversationalist, proficient hunter, ice cream aficionado, cardsharp and bon vivant died on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014, in her home, surrounded by her family.

Evelyn, born in Camp Wood, Texas, set the fashion world on its ear from the moment she had a say in what she was wearing. Her lipstick was always impeccable, and she will be remembered as one of the classiest ladies to have come from a town with “camp” in it’s name.

Both of her parents were believers, and her dad was a deacon in the First Baptist Church of Camp Wood. She was baptized in the Nueces River at Leakey, Texas, when she was 9 years old, and her life was lived as a testament to, and her death a victory for, her Lord and savior Jesus Christ.

By 1939, Evelyn had moved with her family from the small town of Camp Wood to the overwhelmingly large town of San Angelo (population 25,000), where she graduated from high school in 1945. She enrolled in San Angelo Junior College and, during her time there, she ran for, and was elected to, the student council and served as its treasurer.

Evelyn was well known for the dulcet tone of her voice and performed as a soloist in the college’s singing group named Melodious. The group took part in the welcoming home ceremony for the soldiers at Goodfellow Field after the ending of World War II. Some say it was the atomic bomb that ended that war, but everyone in San Angelo knew it was Evelyn’s siren song that brought our boys home.

Captivated at his homecoming by her nightingale voice, Roy Waterhouse courted Evelyn and eventually won her hand; they were married in 1946. The couple moved to Laurel, Mississippi, and promptly ushered in the era of the “baby boomer” with the birth of their son, Jeff, in 1947. Evelyn — always one to be on the top of anything she set her mind to — moved back to San Angelo with her son in 1949 and enrolled at the business college.

While studying bookkeeping, she met her second husband, Jim Graham. She went to work as a corporate secretary for her father’s oil and gas business and, after a period of time, Jim was able to convince Evelyn that he was a good investment. They were married in 1952 and quickly added to the baby boomer population with daughters Lisa, born in 1954; Tracie, born in 1959; and son, Brian born in 1961.

They spent several years living as Tarzan and Jane in the jungles of Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador.

Evelyn, always the fashionista, soon adopted the local animal skins as her signature look; she alone is responsible for the popularity of cheetah print in U.S. fashion culture.

Evelyn was a strong force to be reckoned with and attracted people with a magnetism that could rival that of the North Pole. She loved her family and friends, and ministering to their needs renewed her more than the breakfasts for dinners she was famous for sustaining her grandchildren with. She never met a stranger, received a speeding ticket or watched an R-rated movie. Her grandchildren benefitted from her

many lessons in deportment and through her grace learned what it meant to carry one’s self with style.

Evelyn rocked this world the day she was born and had an unmatched ability to cultivate lifelong relationships. Her caring nature and disarming, down-to-earth manner stood her in good-stead. Her community connections were broad and deep. She shared her home with countless, welcome visitors: family members and friends from around the country. They could always count on being greeted with a brilliant smile, open arms and “just a little snack” to tide them over until dinner.

Evelyn defined herself through her enormous love for her family and no one, but no one, can fill her shoes.

She is survived by her brother, Ray and his wife, Doris Stewart; her four children and their spouses, Jeff and Connie Graham, Lisa Sinclair, Tracie and Larry Rose and Brian and Terri Graham; her grandchildren, Greg Graham, Brandon Graham, Kourtney Velasquez, Rachel Koppa, Ashlea Stares, Janell Blose, Tiffany Young, Joseph Graham, Cory Sinclair, Danielle Kasprzak, Lane Sinclair and Emily Graham; 19 great-grandchildren; and her loving companion, Sally.

Special thanks to our longtime family friend, Kristy Tilly, for her continuous loving care of this amazing woman throughout the last 10 years.

Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014, at Grimes Funeral Chapels, 728 Jefferson St., in Kerrville.

The funeral service will be at noon Monday, Dec. 15, 2014, at Vance Baptist Church, in Vance, Texas.

The family invites you to send condolences at www.grimesfuneral chapels.com by selecting the “Send Condolences” link.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Grimes Funeral Chapels of Kerrville.

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Iris McBroom Sept. 16, 1925 – Nov. 28, 2014

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KERRVILLE — Iris McBroom, 89, of Kerrville, passed away Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, in Kerrville.

She was born to Jens and Anna Hilson at home in York, North Dakota, on Sept. 16, 1925.

She met and married H.A. “Tex” McBroom in Bremerton, Washington. She worked in the shipyard ammunition depot where his ship was docked for repair near the end of World War II. They were married on Sept. 8, 1945, and were happily married for 47 years until his death in 1992.

The rest of her beautiful life was spent bringing happiness, love, smiles and laughter to her family and to all who ever loved her and to all who ever met her. Heaven is now graced by her presence as our Lord has welcomed her home.

Iris was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, in-laws, her seven brothers and two sisters and their spouses.

Iris is survived by her daughter, Dian Follett and spouse, Danny of Kerrville; son, Hal McBroom and Carolyn of Austin; daughter, Susan Roberts and spouse, John of Port Aransas; eight grandsons; 11 great-grandchildren; and

KERRVILLE — Judith “Judy” Johnson Kennedy, 70, of Ingram, Texas, went home to be with her Savior on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014.

Born May 13, 1944, in Napa, Idaho, Judy spent most of her life helping others.

She was a homemaker, beauty operator, retail worker, one-time real estate agent and devoted military wife.

She was known for her huge heart, compassion for others and dedication to the less fortunate.

Judy loved helping high-risk youth and was very deeply involved in social work within the community.

Judy served on the board of directors for the Tyler Drug Abuse Program, was a CASA volunteer and spent countless hours helping at the Salvation Army.

When she wasn’t serving, Judy loved playing cards with her husband Martin and their many friends. Martin adored his Judy and Judy adored her Martin.

Together they loved God and they loved their church.

Survivors include her husband of 52 years, Martin Kennedy of Ingram, Texas; her mother, Patricia Goforth of Santa Maria, California; her older brother, Michael Johnson of Nevada; and younger brother, Vernon Johnson of Euless, Texas.

Judy is survived by three sons, Marty Kennedy and Beth of Tyler, John Kennedy and Maribel of Tyler and Michael Kennedy and Cathy; and one daughter, Laura Kennedy Long of Tyler. She was a loving and very proud grandmother to seven grandchildren; one greatgranddaughter; and her loving four-legged daughter, Biscuit.

Glenn Thatcher Services Monday KERRVILLE — Glenn Thatcher of Kerrville passed away Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014. He was 85 years old.

He was born in Francitas, Texas, to Charles H. Thatcher and Ethel C. (Legg) Thatcher on Jan. 8, 1929. He was the oldest of three sons.

When Glenn was 7 months old, his family moved to Southern California. He attended school there and met the love of his life, Ruth Faryewicz. They were married June 30, 1946.

Glenn worked for Standard Stations for 10 years and then worked for General Dynamics for 29 years before retiring and moving to Kerrville in 1991 from San Diego, California.

He also was a Mason for almost 60 years and was a member of the Kerrville Masonic Lodge No. 697 AF & AM. He was preceded in death by his brother, Byron C. Thatcher of Oregon.

Glenn is survived by his wife, Ruth; daughter, Cathy Carper and her husband, Bill Carper of Kerrville; son, Robert Thatcher and his wife, Carol and son, Ronald Thatcher, all of San Diego, California. He had four grandchildren and 10 greatgrandchildren, all of whom he loved very much. He also is survived by his brother, Harold “Bud” Thatcher of Crooked River Ranch, Oregon.

Glenn loved his family, his friends and neighbors. He was proud to be a Texan.

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numerous nieces and nephews, all of whom loved her and will miss her greatly.

A family gathering will be held.

The family invites you to send condolences at www.grimesfuneral chapels.com by selecting the “Send Condolences” link.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Grimes Funeral Chapels of Kerrville.

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Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 15, 2014. at Grimes Funeral Chapels.

Memorials may be given to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center or Shriners Hospital, both in Houston, Texas.

The family of Glenn wish to extend their sincere thanks to the staff of Hilltop Village for their special care and extended friendliness.

Condolences may be sent at www.grimesfuneralchapels.com by selecting the “Send Condolences” link.

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Judy was a passionate woman who will be very much missed by all who knew her. Her family finds comfort in knowing that she is in heaven with her savior.

A viewing will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014, at the Tyler Memorial Funeral Home in Tyler, Texas. A funeral service will be follow the viewing at 2:45 p.m. with graveside services after that, at Tyler Memorial Cemetery.

There also will be a memorial service for Judy at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014, at Living Tree Baptist Church in Ingram, with Thomas Jeffers officiating.

The family invites you to send condolences at www. grimesfuneralchapels.com by selecting the “Send Condolences” link.

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So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the Lord commanded. Aaron threw his staff down in front of Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a snake. Pharaoh then summoned wise men and sorcerers, and the Egyptian magicians also did the same things by their secret arts: Each one threw down his staff and it became a snake.

But Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs.

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Letters to the editor Time for fence-mending What is happening to our beautiful and new Kerrville library? I have volunteered in the library, repairing and covering books for 15 years with a helpful and enthusiastic staff.

During this last year under the current leadership the atmosphere seems to have changed to a sterile city organization. I work there every week and have noticed how few patrons use the library resources when I am there. In the past there have been youth groups, adult patrons, and small children enjoying finding books, learning from librarians’“hands on” contribution. Now, two highly trained people have left who were processing books and guiding patrons in use of computers and other research materials. They also set up group activities and materials.

It is my hope that city government will investigate the situation and bring back the life to our library.

Janet Moseley, Hunt

Best wishes I felt compelled to add my sentiments to the many comments expressed lately regarding the departure of Carlina Villalpando, the just-resigned managing editor of this newspaper, who is in the process of moving to Tyler to take on a new position with their local paper.

Although I didn’t know Carlina well, as a cherished member of our church and contributor of her lovely voice to our choir, no one had to know her but a few minutes to understand the impeccable character she possessed and her deeply-rooted love for the Lord.

It’s sad to see her go, but she will no doubt be an irreplaceable asset to the Tyler Morning Telegraph, just as she and her beautiful writing talents were to The Kerrville Daily Times.

May she remember with fondness the friends she’s leaving behind as she embraces the new ones ahead and embarks on this exciting new journey. She’ll be a blessing wherever she goes. God bless you, Carlina!

Elizabeth Williamson, Kerrville

Good stewardship at any cost I live in the county. I have a recycle bin full of glass that I would like to take to the recycle center, but my “county glass” is no longer welcome. I do not have the luxury of curbside pickup as do city residents.

If the city’s decision to exclude glass from their recycling center is a matter of profitability, then I would be willing to pay a reasonable fee for the privilege of being a good steward of our environment. Glass recycling card anyone?

Susan Dennis, Kerrville

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The report by Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee regarding CIA interrogation essentially accuses the agency under George W. Bush of war criminality. Committee Chair Dianne Feinstein appears to offer some extenuation when she reminds us in the report’s preamble of the shock and “pervasive fear” felt ➤ Charles after 9/11.

Krauthammer It’s a common theme (often echoed by President Obama): Amid panic and disorientation, we lost our moral compass and made awful judgments. The results are documented in the committee report. They must never happen again.

It’s a kind of temporary-insanity defense for the Bush administration. And it is not just unctuous condescension but hypocritical nonsense. In the aftermath of 9/11, there was nothing irrational about believing that a second attack was a serious possibility and therefore everything should be done to prevent it. Indeed, this was the considered opinion of the CIA, the administration, the congressional leadership and the American people.

Al-Qaeda had successfully mounted four major attacks on American targets in the previous three years. The pace was accelerating and the scale vastly increasing.

The country then suffered a deadly anthrax attack of unknown origin. Al-Qaeda was known to be seeking weapons of mass destruction.

We were so blindsided that we established a 9/11 commission to find out why. And we knew next to nothing about the enemy: its methods, structure, intentions, plans. There was nothing morally deranged about deciding as a nation to do everything necessary to find

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out what we needed to prevent a repetition, or worse. As Feinstein said at the time, “we have to do some things that historically we have not wanted to do to protect ourselves.”

Nancy Pelosi, then ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, was briefed about the interrogation program, including the so-called torture techniques.

As were the other intelligence committee leaders. “We understood what the CIA was doing,” wrote Porter Goss, Pelosi’s chairman on the House committee. “We gave the CIA our bipartisan support; we gave the CIA funding to carry out its activities.”

Democrat Jay Rockefeller, while the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, was asked in 2003 about turning over Khalid Sheik Mohammed to countries known to torture. He replied: “I wouldn’t take anything off the table where he is concerned.”

There was no uproar about this open countenancing of torture-by-proxy. Which demonstrates not just the shamelessness of Democrats today denouncing practices to which, at the time and at the very least, they made no objection. It demonstrates also how near-consensual was the idea that our national emergency might require extraordinary measures.

This is not to say that in carrying out the program there weren’t abuses, excesses, mismanagement and appalling mistakes (such as the death in custody — unintended but still unforgivable — of two detainees). It is to say that the rootand-branch denunciation of the program as, in principle, unconscionable is not just hypocritical but ahistorical.

To make that case, to produce a prosecutorial brief so entirely and relentlessly one-sided, the committee report (written solely by Democrats) excluded any

testimony from the people involved and variously accused. None. No interviews, no hearings, no statements.

The excuse offered by the committee is that a parallel Justice Department inquiry precluded committee interviews. Rubbish.

That inquiry ended in 2012. It’s December 2014. Why didn’t they take testimony in the interval? Moreover, even during the DOJ investigation, the three CIA directors and many other officials were exempt from any restrictions. Why weren’t they interviewed?

Answer: So that committee Democrats could make their indictment without contradiction. So they could declare, for example, the whole program to be a failure that yielded no important information — a conclusion denied by practically every major figure involved, including Democrat and former CIA Director Leon Panetta; Obama’s current CIA director, John Brennan; and three other CIA directors (including a Clinton appointee).

Perhaps, say the critics, but we’ll never know whether less harsh interrogation would have sufficed.

So what was the Bush administration to do? Amid the smoking ruins of Ground Zero, conduct a controlled experiment in gentle interrogation and wait to see if we’d be hit again?

A nation attacked is not a laboratory for exquisite moral experiments. It’s a trust to be protected, by whatever means meet and fit the threat.

Accordingly, under the direction of the Bush administration and with the acquiescence of congressional leadership, the CIA conducted an uncontrolled experiment. It did everything it could, sometimes clumsily, sometimes cruelly, indeed, sometimes wrongly.

But successfully. They kept us safe.

Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@ charleskrauthammer.com.

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Obituaries | continued from page 3A Ann McKinney Taylor Services Friday KERRVILLE — Ann McKinney Taylor, longtime Kerrville resident, was born in Sweetwater, Tennessee, on March 12, 1928. She died peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014.

Ann was a proud and loyal mother, grandmother and greatgrandmother, and an active member of the First Presbyterian Church.

She made abundant use of her music degree from Shorter College in Rome, Georgia. In addition to choral and hand bell ensembles, she taught piano and provided accompaniment for services at the Divide Chapel.

Her many volunteer activities included tutoring fifth graders, delivering Meals on Wheels and hospice outreach.

Following years of family moves, and yet more moves, Kerrville became Ann’s true home. She had friendships that sustained her, and she enriched those whose paths she shared, through gladness and in sorrow, in fulfillment and at times of loss.

The legacy that she helped to create includes her sons, Benjamin Harrison Taylor and David Thaddeus Taylor of San Antonio; and daughter, Lela Taylor Scott of Memphis, and their wonderful families.

A celebration of the life of Ann McKinney Taylor will be at 2 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 19, 2014, at First Presbyterian Church in Kerrville.

The family invites you to send condolences at www.grimesfuneral

Susie Elizabeth Badgley Services Saturday KERRVILLE — Memorial services for Susie Elizabeth Badgley, 102, of Ingram, who died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014, in a Kerrville care center, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014, at Hilltop Village, officiated by Greg Cummings. Private burial will be at Garden of Memories Cemetery.

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Services pending SAN ANTONIO — Services for Sharlene Casper, 58, of Junction, who died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014, at a San Antonio hospital, are pending at Kimble Funeral Home in Junction.

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Willy “Bill” Hengst Services Monday SAN ANTONIO — Willy “Bill” Hengst, 67, of Kerrville, passed away Monday, Dec. 1, 2014, in a San Antonio hospital.

He was born March 15, 1947, in Bronxville, New York, to Emma and Willy Hengst.

Bill served his country in the Army. He went on to a successful business career.

He is the beloved husband of Kathe, who he married May 6, 1969, in Killeen, Texas; and loving father of Sharon and Nic. He also is survived by four grandsons; two great-grandchildren; and his sister, Ruth Maag of Crestwood, New York.

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City lists holiday office closures, trash service schedule

The city of Kerrville municipal offices, including the Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library and Community Recycling Center, will be closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day in observance of the holidays.

The Parks and Recreation Headquarters Office at Kerrville-Schreiner Park will be closed only on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. The Community Recycling Center also will be closed on Dec. 26. The schedule for curbside trash and recycling service pick up will be slightly modified for the holidays and will occur the next service day. There will be no curbside trash and recycling service on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. The makeup schedule is outlined below. For more information, contact Republic Services at 257-3831.

Christmas week service schedule: • If regular service is on Thursdays, collection will be on Friday, Dec. 26.

• If regular service is on Fridays, collection will be on Saturday, Dec. 27.

New Year’s Week Service Schedule: • If regular service is on Thursdays, collection will be on Friday, Jan. 2.

• If regular service day is on Fridays, collection will be on Saturday, Jan. 3.

For more information, contact Ashlea Boyle, special projects manager for the city, at 258-1153, via email to ashlea.boyle@kerrvilletx.gov, or visit our website at www.kerrvilletx.gov.

Bowers joins Pioneer Bank in Kerrville Brian Bowers has joined Pio- to have him representing Pioneer neer Bank as vice president of Bank in the Kerrville market.” commercial banking at Bowers said Kerrville is the Kerrville location. a perfect fit for him and Bowers has more than his family, because he a decade of commercial identifies with the values banking experience, most of the community and recently as a commercial loves the Hill Country. banker at a community Bowers recently combank in College Station. pleted his tenure as a With Pioneer, his responmember of the Chamber Bowers sibilities include developof Commerce board in ing banking and commuCollege Station. He is a nity relationships throughout Kerr graduate of the Southwest GraduCounty. ate School of Banking and has a “Brian’s values mirror that of bachelor’s degree in marketing from Pioneer Bank,” said Jeff Wilkinson, Texas A&M University. president and chief executive offiPioneer Bank is a Texas state cer. “Like us, he believes in doing savings bank with headquarters in whatever it takes to provide a re- Dripping Springs and branch offices markably different banking experi- in Kerrville, Austin, San Marcos, La ence for the customer. We are glad Grange and Weimar.

HGCD bids farewell to board member At the Headwaters Groundwater Conservation District board meeting on Wednesday, board member Diane McMahon was presented a plaque for her eight years of service on the HGCD board. McMahon will retire from her elected position with the HGCD board as of Jan. 1. From left are HGCD board vice president Keith Jones, secretary/ treasurer Harley Belew, McMahon, president John Elliott and member Chris Childs.

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New store opens downtown “Hill Country chic with a modern twist” is how Tori Varwig describes the wares at her new store, the Golden Antler Boutique. The store opened Monday at 713 Water St., in the heart of Kerrville’s historic downtown district.

According to co-owner Todd Hoffmann, the boutique not only offers clothing, but also

accessories, handmade furniture and home accents. The store carries clothing by Ivy Jane, Missy Robertson, Ryu, A’Reve, Umgee and Yahada, including full-figured clothing.

For information, contact Ashlea Boyle, special projects manager for the city, at 258-1153, by email to ashlea.boyle@kerrvilletx.gov.

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Share the holiday spirit with your donations There are only 18 days until the year, so that end-of-year giving is end of 2014. If you want to make crucial for these NPOs. a difference in the lives of others When I was at Partners in by donating money before the year Ministry, we always had at least ends, what are some things to one staff member in the office consider? between Christmas and New As we have noted in a Year because of the gifts previous column, determine that would come in the mail where and with whom you and that people came by to want to make a difference. deliver personally.

For instance, here are some In terms of identifying possibilities: where you want to give, • Children after moving here in • Education 1984, I was asked by the ➤ Bill Blackburn head of the Chamber • Health care Focus on NPOs • Nature — protection of Commerce where I and conservation wanted to get involved. I • Animals said children, poverty and mental • The arts health. Both in giving money and • Church in giving time, I can now look back • Adolescents at these three areas and know I • The poor have made some difference. And • The homeless that is hugely satisfying.

• College for low-income Some of the most important students giving you and I will do this • Affordable housing and home Christmas is visiting an old friend repair in a nursing home, sending cards • Rehab and recovery of encouragement to teachers, • Senior adults helping a neighbor, being kind to • Public and private schools and those who wait on us and serve teachers us, going out of our way to help • Persons with disabilities someone at the store or elsewhere • Particular illnesses and chronic who needs that help. conditions Finally, let me share about a • Foreign missions gift I have made this Christmas • Any of the above overseas season.

Alternative Christmas giving has From the first grade to the grown in popularity. Examples of fifth grade, I was at the John H. alternative giving include donating Reagan Elementary School in San to a nonprofit in the name of your Angelo. This fall, I went back to family member or friend. Another that school for the first time since possibility is buying crafts made I left as a fifth-grader in 1957. In by persons in the least developed a building built in 1909, Principal countries. The sale of these crafts Christy Diego and her teachers can help support families in these and staff are doing a great job. The countries. pride they have in their school Another option is giving animals is undeniable. The school is in a to poor families in selected low-income area and 82 percent countries through an organization Hispanic with many of the students like Heifer International. I coming from Spanish-only homes. have given geese and goats at I heard the superintendent of the Christmastime this way and have San Angelo schools brag with found people thrilled with the delight at the work of this school. idea. Clarification: You pick out In gratitude, I wrote a check to say what animals you want to give, thank you to the teachers and to Heifer arranges that, and sends an help a family at Christmas. acknowledgement to the person It is always the season of giving, you are honoring. but especially at Christmas.

If you are giving through a The Rev. Bill Blackburn, Ph.D., is a nonprofit organization, many consultant to nonprofit organizations and NPOs receive the majority of their is completing his fifth book, “What can you funds in the last two months of the expect of the pastor?”

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Johnston retires from KPSF post The Kerrville Public School Foundation has announced the retirement of executive director Barbara Johnston, who has served in this role for more than seven years. She also had a 30-year career as a teacher in Kerrville Independent School District.

“Barbara has been the face of the foundation for many years, and she has worked tirelessly to serve the teachers and children of KISD,” board president Denise McCullough said. “She always viewed her work as a service to others. The foundation will benCourtesy photo efit far into the future because of Outgoing executive director of the Kerrville Public School Foundation her dedication to excellence and Barbara Johnston, left, is shown with the new executive director, Kit her love for the community.”

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worked with Johnston over the last four months, will become the executive director of the foundation effective Jan. 5.

Kerrville Public School Foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit organization with a mission of involving the community in the enhancement and achievement of academic excellence for the children of Kerrville ISD. More than $44,000 was awarded last year toward initiatives such as teacher grants, scholarships, Teacher of the Year recognition and a stipend for an endowed science chair.

For more information about kpsf, contact the foundation office at 257-9282 or kpsf@ windstream.net.

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Kerrville Beautification Advisory Committee members presented awards in two categories at Tuesday’s city council meeting. From left are KBAC chairman Brandon Douglas; David and Susie Moore, who were recognized in the residential category; KBAC representative David Tritenbach; and Brenda and John Miller, who accepted the award on behalf of National Car Sales, the winner in the business category.

2 beautification awards presented The Kerrville Beautification Advisory Committee presented two beautification recognition awards at Tuesday’s Kerrville City Council meeting. National Car Sales received the award for the business category and David and Susie Moore received the residential award for their property on Washington Street.

The KBAC, created through resolution by the Kerrville City Council, was tasked with preparing and implementing a Beautification Recognition Program. The KBAC developed a program designed to recognize commercial and residential properties that show pride of ownership, enhance the beauty and appeal of Kerrville and encourages others to follow their example.

Criteria for evaluation of the business category include: • Overall appearance and “curb appeal” of the property.

• Landscaping and other treatment of the property adjacent to or surrounding a structure or structures that enhance the setting, such as green space, trees, parking

and hardscape, planters that are interesting, appropriate to its setting and well maintained.

• Buildings that are notable for their beauty or interest of architecture, materials used, historic preservation or restoration, appropriate color, signage and façade treatment, neatness and maintenance and any other unusual or interesting characteristics that contribute to the overall attractiveness of the structure.

• Quality of on-going maintenance.

• Neatness and absence of debris and clutter.

Criteria for evaluation of the residential category include: • Curb appeal, neatness and maintenance of residence and other structures.

• Maintenance of planting areas, landscape and adjacent visible yard.

• Originality, beauty and attention to native plant species and other appropriate adaptive varieties.

• Efforts for water/natural resource conservation with minimum amount of stone or gravel

and possible use of bark mulch, etc. in the landscaping.

• Absence of debris or inappropriate objects.

“Not all of these characteristics will apply to any one property, and there may be additional unique characteristics not noted above of certain properties that make them stand out and qualify for special recognition,” a KBAC spokesman said.

To nominate a property for consideration by the committee, send the address, photo and a brief explanation to ashlea. boyle@kerrvilletx.gov or attend one of the KBAC meetings. The KBAC meets at 1 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month at City Hall. Meetings are open to the public, and visitors are always welcome.

For more information, contact Ashlea Boyle, special projects manager for the city, at 258-1153, by email to ashlea.boyle@kerrvilletx.gov, or visit our website at www.kerrvilletx.gov.

Kerrville Cancer Center will host a holiday jelly, bake and craft sale from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday in the first floor of the downtown parking garage, 218 Sidney Baker St. N. The sale is for the center’s Relay for Life team. Relay for Life is an annual event that benefits the American Cancer Society.

Items available include handmade crafts and note cards, treats for humans and pets and homemade jelly, including jalapeno and raspberry chipotle jelly.

“There are even some craft items for the goat lovers out there,” said a spokesman for the sale, who promised plenty of items for hostess gifts and stocking stuffers.

CAM seeks donations of warm clothing Christian Assistance Ministry, 624 Clay St., is in need of donations of men’s and women’s jackets and coats, men’s long underwear, men’s work clothes, men’s socks and children’s coats.

Christian Assistance Ministry never charges for its services or goods.

For more information, call 257-4222 or stop by CAM’s offices.

Rachel Landon at 367-4322 or Melissa Whitten at 367-5751, ext. 306.

Fredericksburg hospital receives an ‘A’ in safety In November Hill Country Memorial Hospital received a top safety rating from the Leapfrog Group’s Hospital Safety Score.

Hospital Safety Scores can range from 1 to 4, and HCM received a score of 3.3077, earning it a grade of “A.” “By participating in the Hospital Safety Score, HCM has demonstrated a commitment to transparency,” said Emily Padula, HCM’s executive over quality.“As a community supported hospital, we owe community members the ability to see any information about the safety, quality and efficiency of the hospital.”

The Hospital Safety Score evaluates more than 2,500 hospitals across the nation twice annually. It uses national performance measures to produce a single composite score

West Kerr Chamber hosts toy drive The West Kerr Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a holiday toy drive to benefit students in the Ingram Independent School District.

Unwrapped toys or monetary donations can be dropped off at the Bank of the Hills/Comerica, 3186 Junction Highway, through Monday.

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Publicly available data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the American Hospital Association’s Annual Survey are weighted and then combined to produce a single, consumer-friendly composite score that is published as a letter grade.

The score’s 28 measures assess hospitals in three key areas: how patients fare, resources used in caring for patients, and leadership and structures that promote patient safety.

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“He’s been a great judge. I have some big shoes to fill,” said Susan Harris while she stood near Brown’s portrait as people milled about eating and talking.

Harris will take office in January, although Brown will hear cases as a visiting judge if Harris or another judge gets sick or has to recuse themselves from particular cases.

Brown’s last day as county courtat-law judge is Dec. 31, although it won’t be clear when his last hearing will be until a day or so beforehand.

Scott Monroe, 198th district attorney, was at the party and said he appeared in Brown’s courtroom many times over the decades.

“I always felt like I got treated fairly. I didn’t always agree with him, but he didn’t always agree with me either, but he was the person with the hammer, so he got his way,” said Monroe with a smile.

Kelly Rode, a court reporter who has known Brown since he was elected in 1991, said the judge went above and beyond his job to help defendants fulfill their legal obligations. One time, a defendant called the court to say he was running late and wouldn’t be able to make his hearing. After Brown refused to cancel the hearing, the man arrived tattered and bloodied, as he’d been in such a rush he’d gotten in a wreck on the way. Afterward, Brown helped defendants get to court, even

going so far as buying bicycles and bus tickets, she said.

“He’s the best boss I’ve had,” Rode said. “He has a big heart. But we’re all excited that Susan Harris is taking over.”

Kathy Gaulden, a longtime court coordinator, also said Brown’s been a great boss who she’ll miss.

“I’ve enjoyed working with him and for him, and I’ve learned a lot through him,” said Gaulden, who wrote a poem for Brown. A framed copy of it was presented to him as a gift, along with other items, including a memory box containing a humorous jury summons to his own courtroom.

“He was just one of the best judges I’ve ever worked with, and we’re really gonna miss him,” said Linda Mendoza, a district court clerk who has known Brown when he first became judge.

A portion of Gaulden’s poem reads: “Over the years, many hats he has worn: Kerr City Attorney, Muni Judge, County Attorney and JP1. Not to mention Victoria County Assistant DA. Justice always served, never justice delayed! Twenty-four years on the Bench he sat, listening to this and considering that. Making decisions, lawful and wise. Grasping the truth and dispelling lies.

Ne’er a dull moment in the office we spent, always an ear to opinions he lent. Taking the time to hear it all out, Finding the facts of what it was all about.”

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Tartans blessed as Scots gear up for big event Dozens of Hill Country residents with ties to Scotland gathered at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Kerrville on the final day of November to have the emblems of their clans blessed in the annual Kirkin’ o’ the Tartans service.

The event is sponsored by the Scots of the Texas Hill Country, many of whose members attended the service dressed in full kilt. The Rev. Stockton Williams, rector of St. Peter’s, blessed the tartans after they were carried into the sanctuary, and their names were read by Tom Murray Jr., a past president of the Scots of the Texas Hill Country and a former vestryman at the church.

Tartans are the distinctive plaid symbols of the clans in Scotland, whose names range from

Anderson to Young, with more than two dozen beginning with Mac, such as Macgregor, Mackintosh, Mackinley, Mackenzie and Macpherson.

One of the Scottish names that’s most famous worldwide is Burns, thanks to the poetry of Robert Burns, whom Scots claim as their favorite son. The Scots of the Texas Hill Country honor Burns and all things Scottish in their annual Robert Burns Night dinner, complete with bagpipes, drums, songs and quotes from Burns’ most famous poetry.

The next Burns celebration will be at 6 p.m.

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and potatoes) and haggis, which a mixture of oats, herbs, onions and special ingredients, all cooked in the stomach of a sheep. The haggis is piped ceremonially into the dining room, addressed with the “Salute to the Haggis,” written

by Burns, toasted with a dram of Scotch whisky and sliced with a dagger.

Other toasts will include salutes to the United States, Queen Elizabeth II, Scotland, those present and friends who are absent, as well as to Burns.

Further details about the Scots of the Texas Hill Country and their activities, as well as ticket information for the upcoming Burns Night, is available from Eleanor Ingerson at ringer26@ktc.com or 896-9536.

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Morning Rotarians, Interact members ring bell for Salvation Army Kerrville Morning Rotary and their sponsored Ingram Interact Club joined forces to assist the Salvation Army in its Red Kettle fundraiser. Volunteers from the two groups recently took turns ringing the bell for donations in front of a local business.

“In 1891, Salvation Army Captain Joseph McFee launched the red kettle campaign to collect funds to feed the hungry in San Francisco on Christmas Day. Little did he know that his idea would become a tradition that would spread throughout the United States and the world,” a Rotary spokesman said. “Globally, contributions to Salvation Army red kettles enable the organization to continue its year-round efforts at helping those who would otherwise be forgotten.”

Morning Rotarian Frank Dunlap, retired financial professional and Tom Holden/Times Photo Editor, photo@dailytimes.com Hal Peterson Middle School student Zackary Reyna collects letters to Santa for the Macy’s “Believe” campaign. Reyna collected more than 6,000 letters for the program, which benefits the Make-aWish Foundation.

Letters | continued from page 1A designated Dec. 12 as the day to double the money they donate per letter to $2.

“We want to tell everyone thank you,” Soyla Reyna said. “From the high school down to the elementary schools to the Head Start program, and the different churches, youth groups and organizations, we want to give them a big huge ‘thank you.’ Each letter counts, and goes to help another child get

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The baby did not seem too wobbly on her long legs Thursday, but she sticks close to her mother and sister. She joins the company of the Y.O. Ranch’s many exotic species, including a herd of wildebeest, rheas — an ostrich-like bird from South America, — and African waterbuck.

The Y.O. Ranch is asking for help with naming their new giraffe. The ranch is accepting name suggestions for the baby girl on its Facebook page until Monday, when the winner will

their wish granted.”

In 2007, Zackary was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm that numerous doctors pronounced inoperable and said could rupture at any time. He is now 14 years old and an eighth-grader at Hal Peterson Middle School. His condition has recently become worse due to complications.

Soyla Reyna said her son is very excited about the number of letters he collected, and he already is looking forward to next year. be announced. The winner will be given a wildlife tour of the ranch — a perfect chance to see the baby — and lunch for two.

The ranch has received hundreds of suggestions so far, many being Christmas-related such as Noel and Holly.

The 40,000-acre Y.O. Ranch was established in 1880 and remains one of the premier game viewing and hunting ranches in the country. More than 50 species of animals roam the ranch. Along with its diverse native and exotic wildlife, the ranch is famous for its large herd of Texas Longhorns.

Jeans | continued from page 1A All proceeds made at the thrift store fund the St. Vincent de Paul food pantry.

McCalla said the men’s clothing section at the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store only had four pairs of jeans before the Key Club replenished their supply with about 60 pairs. McCalla said jeans often are greatly needed items at thrift stores because of their price.

“They’re work clothes for some people, and they’re expensive,” McCalla said. “At St. Vincent de Paul, they hardly ever have enough men’s jeans because (men) wear them until they have holes in them and fall apart, so they can’t donate them. So that was wonderful for them. A lot of people shop there because that’s where they can afford to buy clothes.”

Key Club International is the high school service organization sponsored by Kiwanis International. At Our Lady of the Hills, members of the Key Club perform several service projects throughout the year.

Students clean a section of Bandera Highway through the Adopta-Highway Program, take care of all recycling at the school and raise money for The Eliminate Project, the Kiwanis and Key Club International project to end maternal and neonatal tetanus.

past executive director for the Kerrville Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center, helped organize the service project.

“The Red Kettle program of The Salvation Army is clearly the most iconoclastic fundraiser they do. The importance of it though is crucial to the underwriting of their welfare and social assistance programs throughout the whole year. The generosity of our community during this time is greatly appreciated. This certainly includes the generous giving of the personal time that the bell ringers provide to Courtesy photo help make this program a success Morning Rotarian Frank Dunlap oversees red kettle donations as a for our citizens. Service above Self is obviously evident,” Dunlap said. Salvation Army bell ringer.

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Los Angeles Lakers guard Nick Young hit a desperation 3-pointer in overtime, propelling the Lakers (7-16) to a 112-110 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night. Young scored a game-high 29 points, including his 3-pointer from several feet behind the arc with the shot clock expiring and 7 seconds remaining in overtime.

Tim Duncan and Danny Green each scored a team-high 19 points for the Spurs (16-7). The Spurs had a chance to win on their final shot of overtime, but Manu Ginobili’s 3-pointer was off the mark.

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Tivy basketball protects home court Girls beat Kennedy in district play; boys hang on vs. United

By Chris Derrett Sports Editor chris.derrett@dailytimes.com

Olivia Robertson scored 23 points, 15 coming in the second half, to lead the Tivy girls past San Antonio Kennedy 44-30 on Friday night at Antler Gym. Although the Lady Antlers never trailed in Friday’s district contest, Tivy head coach Christy Dill said she would have liked her team to clamp down harder on the defensive end against the Rockets.

“I feel like every night, we should be able to play defense.

And we didn’t do a great job of that tonight,” Dill said. “We didn’t trap very well; we didn’t communicate very well, so lots to work on.”

Laci Smith followed Olivia Robertson with nine points, and Paige Miller added five. Juliana Robertson, Megan Finley and Ashley Villa each had two points while Taylor Cory scored one point.

Tivy led from the opening tip thanks to a quick run fueled by seven points from Smith and a basket by Olivia Robertson. After the Lady Antlers forced three turnovers on Kennedy’s first three possessions, Smith caught a pass in the post from Olivia Robertson, scored and earned an and-1 free throw, making the freebie to put Tivy ahead 9-0.

Kennedy fought back with six straight points, the final coming on a free throw that point guard Esmeralda Manzanares earned while attempting a layup on a fast break. Despite Manzanares being among the shortest players on the court, the Lady Antlers had trouble keeping Manzanares from penetrating the paint as she led the Rockets with nine points.

“We were looking to trap. We were looking to go 1-on-1. Our feet would stick; we would not move our feet, not set a good trap, let (Manzanares) split us,” Dill said. “We’ll have stuff to work on.”

Two more points from Smith gave the Lady Antlers an 11-6

advantage after the first quarter.

Kennedy trimmed Tivy’s lead to three points twice in the second quarter, first on Manzanares’ spin move layup and again when Gisela Sanchez’s jumper cut the Lady Antlers’ lead to 16-13.

Miller then scored in the paint, and Olivia Robertson added two baskets before halftime, which left Tivy leading 22-13 at the break.

Olivia Robertson became more aggressive in the third quarter while heating up from the field.

She scored Tivy’s first basket of the second half, making the and-1 free throw that followed, on her way to netting nine of the Lady Antlers’ 11 points in the period.

Olivia Robertson later earned another pair of free throws and hit them both and converted a coastto-coast layup to give Tivy a 29-19 lead. Miller scored again under the basket, Olivia Robertson drained two more jumpers and the third quarter ended with the Lady Antlers leading 33-23.

Olivia Robertson’s production and Miller’s basket helped Tivy through an otherwise stagnant quarter, one that saw the Lady Antlers only outscore Kennedy by one point, 11-10.

“(On defense) we got our hands on a couple of those passes; we just couldn’t grab it,” Dill said.

“On offense, we wouldn’t use our hands to catch it, and when we would catch it underneath, we didn’t look to score when we should have. Offensively, our execution wasn’t great.”

In the fourth quarter, Tivy held off Kennedy, which missed six free throws in the period including the front ends of two 1-and-1s. Olivia Robertson scored six of Tivy’s first eight points, the other two scored by Juliana Robertson. Miller’s free throw put Tivy ahead 42-26, and Finley scored in the paint for the Lady Antlers’ final basket following four straight Kennedy points.

Tivy boys hold off Laredo United Patrick Jimenez scored 15 points, Christian Fields added 10 and Tivy survived a secondhalf comeback attempt to beat Laredo United 59-57 on Friday in Kerrville.

Tivy took a 33-17 lead into the halftime break but was outscored 40-26 in the second half.

Tivy wrapped its pre-district schedule at 13-5.

Photos by Tom Holden/Times Photo Editor, photo@dailytimes.com

Tivy girls 44, Kennedy 30 Olivia Robertson - 23 points Laci Smith - 9 points Paige Miller - 5 points Juliana Robertson - 2 points Megan Finley - 2 points Ashley Villa - 2 points Taylor Cory - 1 point

Tivy boys 59, United 57 Patrick Jimenez - 15 points Christian Fields - 10 points Kelby Kaiser - 8 points Josh Turner - 7 points Dillon Young - 7 points Brent Bond - 6 points Cameron Fields - 4 points Armando Viera - 2 points

Above: Tivy’s Olivia Robertson (24) drives down the lane and shoots over Kennedy defenders in Friday’s district game in Kerrville.

Above left: Tivy’s Dillon Young (2) dribbles around his defender and lays the ball in against Laredo United on Friday in Kerrville.

Area roundup Local scores

Center Point 25, Leakey 40 Victor Martinez - 12 points

Scores reflect reported scores and stats available at press time.

Center Point 45, Utopia 32 Alan Zendejo - 11 points, 7 rebs Victor Martinez - 11 points Kolby Kitchens - 8 points, 5 rebs

BOYS BASKETBALL Ingram 65, Knippa 35 Keaun Valverde - 18 points Miles Michel - 13 points Joey Buenrostro - 12 points Ingram 55, Uvalde JV 34 Ja’ray Henry-Thompson - 18 pts Keaun Valverde - 15 points

GIRLS BASKETBALL Center Point 44, Leakey 30 Carol Ferguson - 16 pts, 8 rebs Piper Bush - 11 points, 8 rebs Jaz Lescuer - 7 points, 5 rebs Shea Carnes - 6 pts, 5 assists

Center Point 39, Ingram 34 CENTER POINT Carol Ferguson - 17 points Jaz Lescuer - 13 rebounds Shea Carnes - 13 points INGRAM Brandy Stehling - 9 points Becca Estright - 8 points Harper 27, Liberty Hill 55 Logan White - 9 points Jordan White - 2 points, 6 rebs Harper 42, Marion 49 Payton Reid - 16 points Logan White - 12 points Macie Lumpkins - 9 points

Tom Holden/Times Photo Editor, photo@dailytimes.com Above: Tivy’s Paige Miller (5) makes a basket during the Lady Antlers’ district game against Kennedy in Kerrville on Friday.

Right: Comfort’s Colton Finke (42) takes a pull-up jumper against Cornerstone Christian on Friday in Comfort.

Tom Holden/Times Photo Editor, photo@dailytimes.com Jeff Lavender/Times Photo Contributor

Above: Tivy’s Kelby Kaiser (50) shoots over a Laredo United defender in a 59-57 win on Friday at Kerrville’s Hal Peterson Middle School.

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Adrian Peterson’s appeal denied, suspension upheld

What’s coming

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An arbiter appointed by the NFL ruled Friday

Upcoming games Tivy

Ingram Tom Moore Boys Basketball 6:30 p.m. Tuesday vs. Boerne Champion

Boys Basketball Saturday Sabinal tournament

Girls Basketball 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Boerne Champion

Girls Basketball Saturday Medina tournament

Center Point

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Boys Basketball Saturday Medina tournament

Boys Basketball 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at D’Hanis

Girls Basketball Saturday Medina tournament

Girls Basketball Saturday Medina tournament

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Sports in Brief NFL

Boys Basketball Saturday Medina tournament Girls Basketball 6 p.m. Jan. 5 at Brune

Schreiner University San Antonio Spurs Men’s Basketball Monday, time TBA at McMurry in Abilene

7 p.m. Sunday at Denver FSSW

Women’s Basketball 1 p.m. Dec. 19 vs. Georgetown (KY) in San Antonio

9 p.m. Monday at Portland FSSW

“vs.” indicates home game; “at” indicates away. All games played at schools’ regular venues unless otherwise specified.

the remainder of the season and not consider him for reinstatement before April 15.

Peterson was paid during his appeal, but Henderson’s ruling means Peterson will forfeit checks from the team’s last six games. That amounts to a fine of more than $4.1 million.

The NFL Players Association called

Henderson’s objectivity into question and said it was“considering immediate legal remedies” to the decision.

Peterson was charged with felony child abuse in September for using a wooden switch to discipline his 4-year-old son, but he pleaded no contest to misdemeanor reckless assault in November.

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W L T Pct PF PA New England 10 3 0 .769 401 267 Miami 7 6 0 .538 314 260 Buffalo 7 6 0 .538 281 241 N.Y. Jets 2 11 0 .154 214 349 South

Indianapolis Houston Tennessee Jacksonville

W L T Pct PF PA 9 4 0 .692 407 307 7 6 0 .538 314 260 2 11 0 .154 220 374 2 11 0 .154 199 356

North

Cincinnati Pittsburgh Baltimore Cleveland

W L T Pct PF PA 8 4 1 .654 281 289 8 5 0 .615 362 319 8 5 0 .615 356 255 7 6 0 .538 276 270

West

Denver San Diego Kansas City Oakland

W L T Pct PF PA 10 3 0 .769 385 293 8 5 0 .615 293 272 7 6 0 .538 291 241 2 11 0 .154 200 350

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF PA Philadelphia 9 4 0 .692 389 309 Dallas 9 4 0 .692 343 301 N.Y. Giants 4 9 0 .308 293 326 Washington 3 10 0 .231 244 346

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W L Memphis 18 4 Houston 17 5 Dallas 17 7 San Antonio 16 7 New Orleans 11 11

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W Portland 17 Denver 10 Oklahoma City 10 Utah 6 Minnesota 5

L 6 12 13 17 17

Pct .739 .455 .435 .261 .227

GB — 6½ 7 11 11½

Pacific Division

Golden State L.A. Clippers Phoenix Sacramento L.A. Lakers

L 2 6 12 12 16

Pct GB .905 .727 .500 .478 .304

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EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W L Toronto 17 6 Brooklyn 9 12 Boston 7 14 New York 5 20 Philadelphia 2 20

Pct .739 .429 .333 .200 .091

GB — 7 9 13 14½

Southeast Division

W Atlanta 16 Washington 16 Miami 11 Orlando 9 Charlotte 6

L 6 6 12 16 16

Pct GB .727 .727 .478 .360 .273

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L 8 9 12 16 19

Pct .636 .591 .478 .304 .174

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W 19 16 12 11 7

W L T Pct PF PA 5 8 0 .385 328 342 5 8 0 .385 333 359 4 8 1 .346 269 341 2 11 0 .154 237 348

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Green Bay Detroit Minnesota Chicago

W L T Pct PF PA 10 3 0 .769 423 304 9 4 0 .692 265 224 6 7 0 .462 263 281 5 8 0 .385 281 378

Central Division

Chicago Cleveland Milwaukee Indiana Detroit

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Arizona Seattle San Francisco St. Louis

W L T Pct PF PA 11 3 0 .786 287 244 9 4 0 .692 322 235 7 6 0 .538 244 268 6 8 0 .429 291 297

Thursday’s Games Oklahoma City 103, Cleveland 94 Houston 113, Sacramento 109, OT

Thursday’s Game Arizona 12, St. Louis 6 Sunday, Dec. 14 Oakland at Kansas City, noon Pittsburgh at Atlanta, noon Washington at N.Y. Giants, noon Miami at New England, noon Houston at Indianapolis, noon Jacksonville at Baltimore, noon Green Bay at Buffalo, noon Tampa Bay at Carolina, noon Cincinnati at Cleveland, noon Denver at San Diego, 3:05 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Tennessee, 3:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Seattle, 3:25 p.m.

Minnesota at Detroit, 3:25 p.m.

Dallas at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 15 New Orleans at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

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that Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson will remain suspended until at least next spring in the child-abuse case that has sidelined him for all but one game this season.

The decision by Harold Henderson, a former league official, upheld the NFL’s decision last month to suspend Peterson without pay for

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Friday’s Games Chicago 115, Portland 106 Washington 104, L.A. Clippers 96 Atlanta 87, Orlando 81 Toronto 106, Indiana 94 New York 101, Boston 95 Brooklyn 88, Philadelphia 70 New Orleans 119, Cleveland 114

Saturday

College Football 2 p.m.

CBS — Army vs. Navy 7 p.m.

ESPN — Heisman Trophy Presentation College Basketball 11 a.m. CBS —North Carolina

at Kentucky Memphis 113, Charlotte 107,2OT Oklahoma City 111, Minnesota 92 Detroit 105, Phoenix 103 Miami 100, Utah 95 L.A. Lakers 112, San Antonio 110, OT

2:15 p.m. ESPN — Utah

at Kansas

Sunday NFL Noon

FOX — Cleveland vs. Cincinnati (Kerrville’s Johnny Manziel makes first career NFL start)

Memphis at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m.

Denver at Houston, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Golden State at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Utah at Washington, 5 p.m.

Chicago at Miami, 5 p.m.

Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Toronto at New York, 6:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Denver, 7 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Golden State at Dallas, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Portland at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Brooklyn at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Milwaukee, 6:30 p.m.

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Weather | outlook Five-day forecast From the National Weather Service, www.srh.noaa.gov

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30 pct chc storms High: 68 Low: 47

Sunny High: 68 Low: 40

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Wednesday

Partly sunny High: 57 Low: 45

30 pct chc shwrs High: 62 Low: 50

Mostly cloudy; S wind at 10 to 15 mph High: 67 Low: 57

Almanac High/Low (yesterday)............................................................................................... 66/55 Average High/Low..................................................................................................... 62/34 Rainfall (yesterday) ................................................................................................... Trace Rainfall year to date................................................................................................... 20.19” Average rainfall to date............................................................................................ 29.97”

Dr. Doppler’s forecast

More cloudy skies expected The Hill Country weather A disturbance moves through forecast remains highly unsettled the state Sunday. This will bring as a series of disturbances us a chance of showers and take aim at the state of Texas. thunderstorms. Some of the Clouds remain a good storms could become strong possibility throughout late in the day. Hail and gusty the weekend, but we winds are possible in the could see intervals stronger storms that of sunshine mixed develop. Highs warm in, especially on into the middle and Saturday. ➤ Cary Burgess upper 60s. Southerly Morning fog and winds continue at 10 to Dr. Doppler drizzle should start 20 mph. the day off Saturday. Skies remain A Pacific front moves through partly to mostly cloudy during the late Sunday night or early Monday day. Highs end up in the middle to morning. This will dry us out and upper 60s. South-southeast winds push rain chances to the east. increase to 10 to 15 mph during Lows drop into the 40s Sunday the day. night.

Cloudy skies return Saturday High pressure settles in night. It remains moist outside Monday. It should become mostly with areas of fog and drizzle sunny and pleasant with highs possible, especially after midnight. around 70 degrees.

Lows drop into the upper 50s to Cary Burgess is a certified broadcast meteorologist. Visit his website, www.drdoppler.net. near 60 degrees. Southeast winds become gusty at 15 to 20 mph.

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IRVING (AP) — Terrance Williams scored five touchdowns the first five weeks of the season.

Now he’s barely getting a catch per game.

Cole Beasley’s career TD total was two before he found the end zone three times in the past three games.

That’s life for Dallas receivers behind top Tony Romo target Dez Bryant — anonymity and patience one week, bright lights and cameras the next.

“I’m still going to approach every game like I’ve been approaching it,” said Beasley, the diminutive former SMU player who scored twice in last week’s win over Chicago.

“Just a little bit more attention. It’s nothing that we shouldn’t be able to handle.”

It actually might be easier on the busy side. Otherwise, Beasley and Williams have to prepare like the next snap will be their biggest, whether that moment is coming in Sunday night’s game against Philadelphia for the NFC East lead, or it’s months away.

Plus, Beasley points out that the understudies were a lot like Bryant in their college days.

“Getting to this point, you’re used to getting the ball a lot, obviously,” the 5-foot-8 Beasley said. “T-Dub got a ton of balls in college. I did.

Dez did. Every skill player here. So it definitely takes some adjusting, especially when you have so many guys who can do something with the ball.”

Another case in point: tight end Gavin Escobar. The second-round pick from 2013, playing in the

significant shadow of Jason Witten, has nine catches this year. Four were for touchdowns.

“I think one of the best things we’ve done on offense is a lot of those complementary players that we have,” coach Jason Garrett said. “Maybe it’s a couple of games when they don’t get a chance, but when they do get their opportunity, they cash in on them.”

There’s no guarantee the chances will keep coming. Williams actually had more touchdowns than Bryant until Week 9 against Arizona, when Bryant had one to pull even with the former Baylor receiver at six scores.

Since then, Bryant had clinched his third straight season with at least 1,000 yards and 10 touchdowns, joining Terrell Owens as the only Dallas receivers to do that.

Williams, on the other hand, has gone without a catch twice in the past four games, including last week against Chicago.

While he had a signature moment in a win at Seattle with a stretching, toe-dragging catch for a critical first down, he was caught out of position on a throw from Romo. That resulted in an interception in a loss to the Eagles on Thanksgiving. He knows how important those mistakes are.

“It’s like one of those things to where if Tony gives you a shot to make a play on the ball, then you have to capitalize on them,” said Williams, who has 30 catches for 482 yards and has been stuck on six touchdowns for six weeks.

“Whenever he gives me a shot to make a play, I’ve got the mindset

that it’s my ball or it’s nobody else’s ball.”

Williams kept playing after breaking his left index finger three weeks ago against the Giants, but Garrett said his downturn in productivity is more about opportunity than anything.

“We’re running the ball a lot in games. The passing opportunities are fewer and further between,” Garrett said. “And typically when he’s had a chance, he’s done a good job making the most of it.”

Beasley, who has 25 catches for 292 yards, is still looking for the first 100-yard game of his three-

year career. Williams has just one in two seasons. Bryant, meanwhile, is climbing the career chart for the Cowboys in that category and plenty of others.

“When one makes plays, we all make plays,” Bryant said. “That’s how the wideouts look at it. If you see one of us score a touchdown, I guarantee you you’re going to see the rest of the receivers over there. If you don’t, just look at the sideline.”

If they’re not the cause of the celebration, Beasley and Williams will be waiting for the next time they are.

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Guadalupe River Flow (Daily reading).....................................................32 cfs Water Consumption Dec. 5 City of Kerrville .....................2.963 million gallons

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National temperatures Thursday Temperatures indicate Wednesday’s high and overnight low to 8 a.m. Eastern Time.

Hi Lo Prc Otlk Albany,N.Y. 31 28 .01 Cldy Albuquerque 55 35 Cldy Amarillo 68 41 Cldy Anchorage 27 23 Cldy Asheville 51 28 Clr Atlanta 61 32 Clr Atlantic City 41 31 PCldy Austin 71 59 Cldy Baltimore 42 34 Cldy Billings 56 45 Cldy Birmingham 57 28 Clr Bismarck 49 25 PCldy Boise 62 57 Cldy Boston 39 31 Cldy Brownsville 77 62 PCldy Buffalo 35 26 .01 Cldy Burlington,Vt. 31 29 .12 Cldy Casper 60 48 PCldy Charleston,S.C. 61 27 Clr Charleston,W.Va. 45 29 Rain Charlotte,N.C. 60 25 Clr Cheyenne 64 27 Cldy Chicago 37 23 Cldy Cincinnati 45 23 Cldy Cleveland 31 26 Cldy Columbia,S.C. 62 24 Clr Columbus,Ohio 42 22 Cldy Concord,N.H. 35 27 Cldy Dallas-Ft Worth 71 58 Cldy Dayton 44 20 Cldy Denver 66 34 PCldy Des Moines 51 33 Cldy Detroit 38 27 Cldy Duluth 32 28 Cldy El Paso 72 42 Cldy Evansville 42 23 Cldy Fairbanks 10 09 Cldy Fargo 36 32 Cldy Flagstaff 50 32 Snow Grand Rapids 33 26 Cldy Great Falls 63 46 Cldy Greensboro,N.C. 57 31 PCldy Hartford Spgfld 37 29 PCldy Helena 62 44 Cldy Honolulu 83 69 Clr Houston 75 59 Cldy Indianapolis 35 22 Cldy Jackson,Miss. 57 46 Cldy Jacksonville 64 35 Clr Juneau 40 34 .13 Rain Kansas City 55 37 Rain Key West 70 62 Clr Las Vegas 63 48 .04 PCldy

Little Rock 48 Los Angeles 65 Louisville 45 Lubbock 63 Memphis 59 Miami Beach 68 Midland-Odessa 72 Milwaukee 36 Mpls-St Paul 35 Nashville 50 New Orleans 65 New York City 38 Norfolk,Va. 50 North Platte 49 Oklahoma City 52 Omaha 55 Orlando 62 Pendleton 45 Philadelphia 42 Phoenix 78 Pittsburgh 32 Portland,Maine 41 Portland,Ore. 53 Providence 39 Raleigh-Durham 57 Rapid City 71 Reno 48 Richmond 54 Sacramento 53 St Louis 51 St Petersburg 60 Salt Lake City 63 San Antonio 72 San Diego 62 San Francisco 58 San Juan,P.R. 86 Santa Fe 56 St Ste Marie 36 Seattle 52 Shreveport 53 Sioux Falls 47 Spokane 45 Syracuse 29 Tampa 60 Topeka 54 Tucson 78 Tulsa 53 Washington,D.C. 47 Wichita 51 Wilkes-Barre 32 Wilmington,Del. 40

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National Temperature Extremes High Friday 78 at Brooks County, Texas and Kingsville Nas, Texas and Phoenix, Ariz. and Tucson, Ariz.

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Jose Yau, The Waco Tribune Herald/AP photo Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Cole Beasley (11) escapes from Philadelphia Eagles inside linebacker Mychal Kendricks (95) in a Nov. 27 game in Arlington.

Manziel welcomes being a target BEREA, Ohio (AP) — For all the adulation and attention Johnny Manziel receives, he gets almost equal doses of negativity, some of it in the form of taunts and hard tackles.

Since college he’s been a marked man, and it’s no different in the NFL. Don’t think that scares him.

“I welcome it,” the Cleveland rookie quarterback said Friday.

As he prepares for his first career start Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals, Manziel said he understands there are always going to be those out to get him.

“I accept that, and I’ve been a guy that’s had a lot of hate spewed towards me,” he said following practice. “And, obviously, we saw that at (Texas) A&M, but it’s part of it, and you just move on from that and do what I need to do.”

Manziel’s first experience as a pro with being targeted came during an Aug. 18 exhibition game against Washington. The Redskins taunted him to the point that Manziel flipped his middle finger toward Washington’s sideline, a gesture that was captured on national TV and wound up getting him a $12,000 fine.

Manziel said he’s now better equipped to handle any trash talking.

I know I need to go out and be the leader of this team, and regardless if I’m a rookie or not, go out and try to have fun and not get caught up in any other bull crap,” Manziel said.

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Wendele joins Families & Literacy staff Longtime community leader named executive director

Longtime community leader Mindy Wendele joined the Families & Literacy, Inc. team on Nov. 3, 2014, as executive director.

Wendele, a Kerrville native, is a former business owner, program director for the city of Kerrville and most recently the director of Schreiner Mansion and Community Engagement for Schreiner University.

Wendele has served on the Kerrville City Council along with numerous council appointed boards, is the past president of the Kerr County Women’s Chamber and Execu-

tive Women’s Club and served on numerous boards, including the Texas Downtown Association and Texas State Arts and Crafts Educational Foundation.

Mindy also has served on the Lower Colorado River Authority Regional Council, Texas Historical Commission’s Heritage Trail committee and the Peterson Regional Medical Center annual giving fund committee. She currently serves as a board trustee for the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country.

“I look forward to working with our stu-

dents, instructors and partners to help those individuals wanting to better their lives through education.” Wendele said. “By working with the business community and supporters, we can make a difference in the lives of many.”

Wendele is married to Chief Raymond Holloway (retired) and has one daughter, Meredith Wendele Jakovich and one grandson, Foster. The family enjoys golfing and traveling while making time for ranching in Mountain Home.

Schreiner partners with F&L

Keep growing!

Families & Literacy would love to have you as an addition to our team. Call Annette at 830-315-2038 or send us an email to famandlit2@hctc.net.

Instructors

for Families & Literacy, Inc. English as a Second Language Lisa Brundrett Rick Collins Louis Gram June Hartley Ellen Jackson Olga Ozuna Mari Samuel Karen Wulff

Pre-GED Albert Steeves Sheldon Tucker GED Preparation Mary Gray Stephen Heidenriech

A special “thank you” to our volunteer instructors!

You’re the best!

Staff

for Families & Literacy, Inc.

Mindy Wendele, Executive Director, famandlit1@hctc.net

Annette Kurz, Operations Coordinator, famandlit2@hctc.net

Anita Rios, Administrative Assistant, famandlit3@hctc.net

Shawna Farenthold, standing at right, visits with students in a GED class. Farenthold encouraged the students to pursue higher education after they receive their GED.

Local GED students urged to continue their education Shawna Fahrenthold, off-site coordinator, visited our classes to encourage and inform our students that once they receive their GED, they can go to college.

The Greater Kerrville Center is operated by Alamo Colleges as on off-site center to assist the members of the Kerrville area that are interested in receiving an academic degree

or job skill certifications. The staff at the Kerrville center assists students by providing information on the application process, academic advising, placement testing, evaluation of transcripts, financial aid information and required forms, help registering in courses, veteran educational benefits and implementing disability services accommodations.

The majority of the classes offered at the Greater Kerrville Center are basic core academic courses that are needed by students seeking an Associate’s degree with Alamo Colleges or transfer credits. The center also periodically provides training courses during the year in welding, certified nurse’s aid, food handler/manager, and child development.

Families & Literacy, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization serving more than 300 individuals each year.

Board of Directors

Wendele

This spring, Schreiner University will be partnering with the community for a new and exciting initiative to reduce illiteracy in Kerr County.

The university will be working with local nonprofit Families and Literacy to help provide one-on-one assistance through GED preparation classes and adult literacy courses. Additionally, Schreiner will be providing a computer lab for Families and Literacy clients who are enrolled in these courses.

Students majoring in education will have the opportunity to participate as teaching aids in these classes as part of their university courses through service-learning. This partnership is being facilitated through the Purposeful Lives office of Schreiner.

Noelle Avenmarg, coordinator of Purposeful Lives, will be working with Families and Literacy to combine resources across the Schreiner campus and Kerrville community to help reduce illiteracy in Kerr County. Recent data shows that 12 percent of adults in Kerr County lack the basic literacy and prose skills necessary to navigate daily tasks such as reading a newspaper or assisting with a child’s homework. This early effort to provide student assistance and classroom resources is the first step of a long-term plan to include community businesses, nonprofits and university resources.

The overall goal of this collaboration is to effectively merge existing programs and resources, and to facilitate communication between representatives of various sectors of the community to reduce illiteracy.

Annette Kurz, operations coordinator for Families & Literacy, Inc., stated “This is such an enormous relief to us! Every semester, we have an individual(s) call our office in search of a program that can help them learn to read and write. We have to turn them away because we do not have a program to help them. Our resources are limited.

We are a non-profit organization that relies on our excellent volunteer instructors to teach our classes.”

Families and Literacy welcomed a new English as a Second Language instructor this fall.

Karen Wulff, third from right, recently moved to Kerrville, and she is teaching the ESL Level 2 class.

for Families & Literacy, Inc.

Board of Directors B.K. Gamble, President, Jeffrey Wendling, Vice President Paula Wilson, Secretary/Treasurer Steve Schwarz, Past President Larry Cantu Debbie Freed Mike Graxiola Bob Green

Courtesy photos

Where to find us at Families & Literacy, Inc. 1006 C. Junction Highway, Kerrville Phone: 896-8787 E-mail: famandlit2@hctc.net

www.familiesandliteracy.org Like us on Facebook at Families and Literacy of Kerrville

THE MISSION of Families & Literacy, Inc. is to “Educate Hill Country adults to be active contributors in the life of the community.”

ESL begins fall semester New teacher welcomed in English as a Second Language Family & Literacy, Inc. has begun its fall semester with a new English as a Second Language teacher. Karen Wulff, who has recently moved to Kerrville with her husband, Hank, is teaching the ESL Level 2 class. Both of them enjoy traveling throughout the United States by car and on Amtrak.

When home, she likes to spend time reading, hiking in area parks and learning to recognize local birds at her feeders.

Mrs. Wulff retired after more than 35 years of teaching elementary and middle school classes in Iowa and Texas. She enjoys getting to know the students in her class and working to help them as they strive to succeed in this their new country.

When asked about her ESL position, she said, “ESL is a lot of fun as well as a wonderful opportunity to put my teaching experience to good use.”

Lisa Brundrett, English as a Second Language instructor, is shown tutoring at student.

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New Year’s blast?

December 13-14, 2014

Planning a New Year’s Eve event that’s open to the public? We’d like to know. Send the information to Donna Gable Hatch, Features Editor, at donna.hatch@dailytimes.com.

Features Editor Donna Gable Hatch 257-0320 donna.hatch @dailytimes.com

➤ Let Us Know Kerrville School of Dance to perform holiday program On Dec. 13, the Kerrville School of Dance will perform its holiday program, titled “White Christmas in the Hills,” at 7 p.m. at the Cailloux.

Dancers from the Kerrville School of Dance, Dance Dominion Tappers and San Antonio Performing Arts Classical Ballet will present a colorful Christmas program.

Tickets are $10 for ages 12 and older and $5 for ages younger than 12 . Call 896-6116.

Focused on success Tobin Tilley, pictured with a patient, is owner of Vision Source, a 3700-squarefoot medical complex at 708 Hill Country Drive. This year, he celebrates 30 years in optometry.

The Hill Country Youth Orchestra performs free concert

Photo courtesy of Aaron Yates

The Hill Country Youth Orchestras perform a free Christmas concert at 3 p.m. Dec. 14 at the Cailloux.

The orchestras are comprised of four orchestras, providing training at each level of a young musician’s skill and experience, from beginning ensemble skills to most advanced musical and orchestral training. The event is free.

Visit www.hcyo.org.

Inn of the Hills to host New Year’s Eve event The Sentimental Journey Orchestra, under the direction of Ted Conerly, performs at the “Turn Back the Clock” New Year’s Eve event at Inn of The Hills Resort & Conference Center, 1001 Junction Highway.

Music begins at 8 p.m. Dec. 31.

Tickets are $75 per person and includes complimentary champagne, party favors and a midnight breakfast. Reservations are required. Call 895-1535.

Visiting Angels hosts blanket drive Visiting Angels, a provider of nonmedical senior home care services, is hosting a blanket drive to help senior citizens in the Hill Country.

New and gently used blankets and quilts are being collected and will be distributed to individuals and families in need during the winter months.

Area residents are requested to bring clean blankets to the Dietert Center during normal operating hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The drive will continue through Dec. 19.

All donated items will be given to a local charity for distribution to elders in need.

For more information on the drive or on Visiting Angels, call 830-331-8496.

Tobin Tilley celebrates 30 years in optometry

By Phil Houseal Special to The Times

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ven Tobin Tilley, doctor of optometry, can’t believe he has been in practice 30 years.

“The only way it seems like it’s been 30 years is when I put it in the perspective that my beautiful daughter, Lauren, was a newborn at my optometry school graduation,” said Tilley, an optometrist who marks that milestone this year.

Tilley grew up in Hondo, and earned his Doctor of Optometry from the University of Houston in 1984. He opened his first office in Kerrville in 1986, and today operates Vision Source, a 3700-squarefoot medical complex at 708 Hill Country Drive. The modern facility is a step up from his first Kerrville location — a 500-square-foot room with rented equipment in River Hills Mall. In between he opened an office at 5 Points where he added full optical with spectacle fabricating equipment.

He now offers the latest in diagnostic equipment and therapeutic procedures, treats all types of eye conditions and problems, provides vision correction, lenses and frames. He also co-manages surgical refractive procedures. His contact lens specialty ranges from standard fittings to non-surgical refractive procedures.

While he thrives on solving challenging vision situations and contact lens cases, he attributes his continued growth to his patients.

“Reaching this milestone is really the result of a

steadily growing, loyal patient base, for which I am deeply grateful and blessed,” Tilley said.

Over three decades Tilley has become very involved in the community. He has been a member of the Kerr Area Chamber of Commerce is a graduate of Leadership Kerr County and served as board president for the Notre Dame School and Our Lady of the Hills High School.

Vision Source has sponsored the Texas Heritage Music Foundation, Kerrville Folk Festival and Playhouse 2000. His office sponsors several community health initiatives, including Blue Santa, Back-to-School Supplies, and the InfantSEE free baby eye screenings. He has provided eye care services to deserving individuals and organizations, including volunteering vision screening at local schools, nursing homes, clinics, and service clubs.

Tilley is also active on advancing the profession and his own optometric skills. In 1992, he was ninth optometrist and the first rural practice to join the Vision Source, a network of private practice optometrists that now numbers more than 5,000.

He was one of the first optometrists in Texas to train for photo-refractive keratectomy and laser vision correction, also known as LASIK. He also is an optometric glaucoma specialist.

His local practice was named The Laser Center’s National Optometric Practice of the year and he was named Top Doctor for 4 years. He is an affiliate of The Laser Center in San Antonio and served as board chairman for many years.

Vision Source has also earned The Kerrville Daily

Times Readers Choice Award for Best Optometrist 12 times.

Tilley is married to Jeanette Tilley, a registered nurse and a medical aesthetic nurse. The couple has four children; Lauren, Jon, Meredith and David, and recently welcomed their first grandchild.

Over the years, Tilley has seen — and helped implement — many changes. Optometry has evolved into a more medically-oriented field. In the 1990s he became active in the Texas Optometric Association and helped the Texas Legislature pass two landmark medical laws: the Therapeutic Certification, allowing optometrists to treat and diagnose eye diseases; and the Optometric Glaucoma Specialist Act, allowing optometrists to treat glaucoma and prescribe oral antibiotics, antivirals, and narcotics for the treatment of the eye.

Tilley has added an associate, Dr. Trinh Nguyen, a graduate of Southwestern University in Georgetown and The University of Houston College of Optometry.

She is a Therapeutic Optometrist and Optometric Glaucoma Specialist, and brings to the practice expertise in pediatrics and specialty contact lenses.

“Dr. Nguyen shares my philosophies and principles, and has wonderful skills and disposition,” Tilley said. “Having her has allowed us to serve even more patients and gives me time out of the office on occasion.”

Time, he can spend with that growing family.

Phil Houseal is a writer and owner of Full House PR. For more information, visit www.fullhouseproductions.net or contact him by email at phil@ fullhouseproductions.net.

Auditions set for F’burg Theater Company: ‘Fiddler on the Roof’

From Staff Reports

FREDERICKSBURG — Auditions for the Fredericksburg Theater Company’s production of the musical “Fiddler on the Roof” will be at 7 p.m., Monday and Tuesday at The Steve W. Shepherd Theater, 1668 U.S. Highway 87 S. Kerry Goff is the thewater’s artistic-technical director. Hoover is the musical director and Ashleigh Goff, the theater’s Youth Theater director, will choreograph the production. Jeryl Hoover, the theater’s founder, will perform the role of Tevye. No other roles have been cast.

Come prepared to sing one song that showcases your vocal ability. A CD player, hookups for a MP3 player and pianist will be provided. Cold readings will follow vocal auditions. Attendance to both audition days is not mandatory.

Performances for “Fiddler on the Roof” will be Friday through Sunday, Feb. 20 through March 8.

Attendance to technical week rehearsals, Feb.1619, and all performances are mandatory.

instill in his five daughters the traditions of his tight-knit Jewish community. Rich in historical and ethnic detail including the changing social mores and growing anti-Semitism of the time, Fiddler on the Roof has touched audiences around the world with its humor, warmth and honesty.

The universal theme of tradition cuts across barriers of race, class, nationality and religion.

About the musical Set in a small village in Russia in the early 1900s, a poor dairyman named Tevye tries to

About the characters • Avram: Runs the local bookshop and keeps the town advised of gossip.

Vocal range: D3 – Eb4 Age range: 40 to 60 years old • Bielke: Tevye’s youngest daughter who takes lessons at home from Perchik.

Vocal range: B3 – D5 Age range: 8 to 12 years old • Chava: Tevye’s middle daughter who loves to read. Falls in love and runs off with Fydeka, a Russian soldier.

Vocal range: B3 – D5 Age range: 15 to 20 years old See Fiddler, page 3C

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Christmas concert set for Thursday

Sandi Patty to perform Monday

Volunteers needed for river clean-up

The New Mexico-based Flying J Wranglers perform in “A White Mountain Christmas” concert at 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Thursday (Dec. 18) at Kerrville Church of Christ, 1900 Loop 534.

The group — James Hobbs, Cindy Hobbs, Randy Jones, Chaney Rabon and Corinna Ripple — hails from Santa Rosa Tickets are free, but are required. Tickets are available at Centennial Bank, 1145 Junction Highway and the Kerrville Convention & Visitors Bureau, 2108 Sidney Baker St.

Five-time Grammy-winning Christian singer Sandi Patty will perform in concert Monday (Dec. 15) at the Kathleen C. Cailloux City Center for the Performing Arts, 910 Main St., as part of the TEXMO Star Concert Series.

Patty is the most awarded female vocalist in contemporary Christian music history, with 40 Dove Awards, and she was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2004 and as an Indiana Living Legend in 2007. Throughout her three decades-long career, Patty has performed with the New York Pops, Boston Pops, Cincinnati Pops, Dallas Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Houston Symphony and Oklahoma City Philharmonic.

Tickets are $52-$59. Call 896-9393 or visit http://caillouxtheater.com.

The Town Creek Cleanup Team is looking for volunteers to take part in its next clean-up effort.

The group’s next cleanup event is Jan. 24, and volunteers will meet at 9 a.m. at the Riverside Nature Center parking lot, 150 Francisco Lemos St. Organizer Tim Lewis, a Texas Master Naturalist, said educating the public about the need to keep the river and waterways clean is a shared responsibility between the Upper Guadalupe River Authority, the Hill Country Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalists and Riverside Nature Center — and each supports the other in the ongoing mission.

Anyone who wants to join the team can email Lewis at ltimlewis10@windstream.net.

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Kathleen Marie’s art is about things she loves doing, such as fly-fishing. These flies, at left, gray wolf and above, sandbar smelt, are etched in mapel wood.

A gold orb-weave spider is etched on basswood.

Accentuating nature

by Bev Barr Times staff

bev.barr@dailytimes.com Fine artist and Hill Country resident Kathleen Marie will demonstrate her technique of an unusual process and style of art called pyrography or, pyro-engraving, Tuesday at the Kerr Arts and Cultural Center. Marie’s technical expertise allows her to integrate drawing, sculpture and painting for an effect that is both twodimensional and three-dimensional. She blends realistic renderings within the abstract character of wood grain.

In much the same way that a child looks at the shape of clouds and sees a rabbit, or a stargazer sees constellations, Marie sees pictures and stories in the wood, she said. She enhances what she glimpses by burning the images into wood with a delicate electric wire. Sometimes she applies color.

The character and grain of the wood are an essential aspect of each piece, according to Marie. The transition from traditional media to Pyro-engraving was a natural metamorphosis for career. An equestrian and outdoor enthusiast, her work is inspired from a life lived close to the earth: wilderness trips, horse-packing trips, camping expeditions and by exploring the Texas Hill Country.

“Each piece evolves from a personal experience brought together with the beauty and mystery of the wood grain,” Marie said.

Kathleen has always had a love for wood and the transition from traditional media to Pyro-engraving was a natural metamorphosis for her art career.

Above, Marie saw a crane in the twisted root.

Kathleen Marie has won dozens of special awards for artwork and her work is frequently featured in fine art journals and magazines.

Above, artist Kathleen Marie begins the process by skteching on a piece of sycamore wood, utilizing the grain and coloration inherent in the wood. Then , at left, she uses a delicate electric wire to etch the work. She calls this piece of pyrographic work “Mercy.”

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Using poplar wood , Marie made this bird nest by attaching a bowl to a platter.

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Fiddler | continued from page 1C • Constable: A Russian military official stationed near Anatevka.

Vocal Range: Speaking role Age range: 35 to 45 years old • Fruma Sarah: Lazar’s Wolf’s deceased first wife.

She becomes enraged when her husband plans to wed Tzeitel.

Vocal range: C4 – Eb5 Age range: 35 to 45 years old • Fyedka: A strong, young Russian soldier who sees past his military obligations and falls in love with Chava. He challenges Tevye’s imposed silence.

Vocal range: Speaking role Age Range: Male, 20 to 25 years old • Golde: Tevye’s strong-willed wife who wishes for her daughters to have good husbands and live easier than she and Tevye.

Vocal range: A3 – Eb5 Age range: 40 to 60 years old • Grandma Tzeitel: Golde’s deceased grandmother, who endorses the marriage between Tzeitel and Motel.

Vocal range: C#4 – D5 Age range: 60 to 75 years old • Hodel: Tevye’s second eldest daughter, who becomes involved with Perchik. She eventually leaves Anatevka to join Perchik in Siberia.

Vocal range: B3 – E5 Age range: 18 to 23 years old • Lazar Wolf: The feisty, brawny butcher and the town’s wealthiest citizen who wishes to marry Tzeitel.

Vocal range: C3 – F#4 Age range: 40 to 50 years old • Motel: The meek tailor who shares a deep love with Tzeitel. Sensitive and nervous, but sincere and friendly.

Vocal range: E3 – F#4 Age range: 18 to 25 years old • Perchik: The outspoken student and visitor to Anatevka, who constantly challenges the traditions of the town. He falls in love with Hodel.

Vocal Range: B2 – E4 Age range: 20 to 30 years old • Shprintze: Tevye’s fourth eldest daughter who takes lessons at home from Perchik.

Vocal range: B3 – D5 Age range: 9 to 13 years old • Tzietel: Tevye’s eldest daughter, who is madly in love with Motel. She is loyal to her family but typically

challenges the town’s traditions.

Vocal range: B3 – D5 Age range: 18 to 25 years old Yente: The meddling matchmaker, a widow and village busybody.

Vocal range: F3 – F5 Age range: 50 to 60 years old “Fiddler on the Roof” also has many chorus member roles. If you are at least 8-years-old and want to be in the production but do not want to play a principle role, then consider being a part of the chorus. For more information, email jvoorhees@fredericksburgtheater.org.

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Celebrity Cipher | By Luis Campos

DEC. 13

Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present. Each letter in the cipher stand for another.

10 a.m.-1 p.m., Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center, 201 Holdsworth Drive.

Community event features pictures with Santa, carnival games, bounce houses, holiday arts and crafts, drinks and snacks. Choral groups from area schools will perform. Admission is free.

315-5762.

7 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church, 634 Barnett St. Tivy High School choir will present “Carols in the Hills.”Tickets are $25 each and are available at Tivy High School and from choir director Seth Lafler. All proceeds benefit the choir program and choir student scholarships. 257-2212.

Book Sale

White Christmas in the Hills

Tivy Choir Christmas Christmas at the Kroc program

7 p.m., Kathleen C. Cailloux City Center for the Performing Arts, 910 Main St. Kerrville School of Dance presents its 23rd annual holiday performance, featuring dancers from the San Antonio Performing Arts Classical Ballet. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students and children younger than 12. 896-6116.

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‘Hill Country Wildlife’ Exhibit 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday; 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Riverside Nature Center, 150 Francisco Lemos St. A study of the creatures — from scary to magnificent — that make their home in the wilds of our Hill Country. Free, but donations always welcome.

257-4837, www.riversidenaturecenter.org.

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9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Zion Lutheran Church, 624 Barnett St. The event will include carols, traditional Celtic music and bagpipes. All are welcome. 257-8411, www.zion kerrville.org.

Noon-5 p.m., First floor of the downtown parking garage, 218 Sidney Baker St. To submit a calendar item, send details to features@dailytimes.com.

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Refreshments and door prizes provided. 895-0592.

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