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Jeremy Stafford and Amanda Stafford are pictured in La Fortuna, Costa Rica at the La Fortuna Waterfall. They both live in Old San Patricio, Texas but have a family ranch, Split Rock Ranch off of Cypress Creek Road north of Leakey.If you are planning a trip pick up your T-shirt before you leave! Get yours for only $15 each, we have all sizes. Contact Willis Springfield at 830-232-5783 or come by the Hill Country Herald shop to get yours today. They also have coffee mugs, note cards and Christmas ornaments. Be sure to send in your picture to the Hill Country Herald! Have Fun out there and SPREAD THE WORD!

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VET CLINICBurk Feed and Western Wear,

Leakey on Saturday May

25th from 9 am to 12 noon

COUNTY-CITY CLEANUPDates: Friday and Saturday May 10 and May 11

Monday through Saturday May 13 to May 18Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Where: Camp Wood - City YardLeakey - County Yard on Stanford Hollow Road

3 miles south of Leakey off US 83The following materials will be accepted:

- Tires with or without wheels- Trash- Metal

- Burnable materials such as furniture and mattresses, but not brushThe following materials WILL NOT be accepted:

- Brush- Batteries

- Paint Cans- Chemicals and Hazardous Materials

- Roofing Materials and Construction MaterialsDates and times are subject to change depending on conditions. For more information, call the Real County Judge at (830) 232-5304 or Camp Wood

City Hall at (830) 597-2265.

Flag at half-staffIn accordance with Flag Code section 7(m) the United States flag is to be displayed at half-staff for the entire day in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day, Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Located on the southeast corner of Center Street and Fisher Avenue, the construction is complete, the shelves are being stocked, and according to Family Dollar’s District Manager Shyla Keefover, barring setbacks, the Family Dollar will open its doors

for business tomorrow at 8 am. Our new store manager is Irma McCullough, from the Hondo Family Dollar Store. Welcome to Sabinal. Also shown in construction is the store in Camp Wood, which is coming right along.

Mi Mi and Jack Hardwick accompanied by Kay Anderson visited Rebecca Dabbs’ Leakey ISD fourth grade class May 7, 2013. Kay Anderson donated a book, Journey to the Alamo, to the class as a gift from the Daughters of the Republic of

Texas Caddel-Smith Chapter. Ms. Anderson told the class the book was written by Melodie A. Cuate, a fourth grade teacher from McAllen, Texas. This book is the first of a series of “journey” books about Mr. Barrington, a seventh grade Texas History

teacher and his mysterious trunk of historical artifacts. Wylden Hubbard, second place winner of the local DRT Texas History essay contest, accepted the book for the fourth grade class.

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Pictured Left to right: Kay Anderson, Wylden Hubbard, Mi Mi & Jack Hardwick

Family Dollar Opens In Sabinal by Billie Franklin

Alamo Themed Books Donated to Leakey ISD by Kay Anderson

Sabra Adaline Mear was often referred to as Ad or Addie and as Granny Mear by her grandchildren. Sabra was born in Marion County, Tennessee in 1868. Her parents, Joel and Martha (Ross) Pendley moved the family to Texas in 1870. They first settled in Atascosa County where they lived for about 20 years. During that time Sabra met and married Lewis Tomlinson (L.T.) Mear, a recent immigrant from England.Around 1890 both the Pendley and Mear families moved

to Real County. According to family stories, they had to camp out for about a year while lumber for the house was brought in. Joel and Martha purchased land near the current airport from John Leakey’s son-in-law. They later moved to Mill Creek further up the East Frio. Sabra and L.T. bought what is now Frio Cañon and made their home there. As a traveling minister, L.T. was gone a lot, so Sabra took care of the place and the animals. In 1911 for some reason L.T.

Mear sold and conveyed all of his property and animals to Sabra. We don’t know why this happened, but interestingly it lists all of the animals they had at the time. The list included 450 goats, 1 mule, 3 horses and an unspecified number of cattle. Sabra also grew vegetables in her large garden. L. T. died in 1912, but Sabra continued to ranch and stayed on the place until her death in 1948. She was also a photographer and took tin type pictures.

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Sabra Adaline Mear’s StoryBy Martha Bushong Sames

Real Lumber Celebrates 20 years by Julie Becker

Twenty years ago this month the Blalock family decided to make a change. Jerry and Debbie owned a ranch north of Leakey and visited often. Jerry decided to make a trip to Leakey from the ranch one day for some items at the local lumberyard. In the discussion that ensued he discovered the “Lumberyard” was for sale. Debbie said “After a great deal of prayer we decided we

would purchase the lumberyard and move to Leakey.” So within a couple of months, they were the new owners of Real Building Supply. With no air conditioning in the building Blalock said the first few months were a little rough, but God had opened all the doors for the purchase to take place, so they knew it was were they were supposed to be.” After ten years, Kevin Blalock joined the group. Kevin married Jessica a few years later and it became truly a family affair. Betty Jo Bates has worked for the company for over ten years. Kevin and Jes now run the shop but Debbie still comes in and so does Betty Jo. Blalock said “It takes a family to make it work and that is just what we have, a loving family.” Working together is not

always easy but in this case Blalock said it was truly a blessing. The Blalocks have been active in many organizations in the community they have called home for twenty years and remain active in several and most importantly in their church and their family. “All the glory goes to God” said Blalock.

Part of Witt Family Came to Kerr County in 1852

BEC Announces

New General Manager

MAY - ALS AWARENESS

MONTH

An Old School

Approach

LISD Votes to Hire InterimSuperintendent by Julie Becker

With a lengthy agenda lasting into the night, the LISD voted to hire

Dr. Barbara Skipper as Interim Superintendent of Leakey ISD. Skipper has been the interim superintendent at several locations in the area for several years. Board members approved the new member, Brad Hart and elected new board officers. Charlie Reagor was elected President, Alberto Gonzalez was elected Vice President and Shawn Gray was elected Secretary. The 2013-2014 LISD School board is Ruben Navarro, Alberto Gonzalez

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Mi Mi and Jack Hardwick showed the class the book, An Altar for Their Sons: The Alamo and the Texas Revolution in Contemporary Newspaper Accounts, they are donating to the Leakey ISD Library in the memory of Katherine “Kitty” Harrison. This book is authored

by Gary S. Zaboly, a historical illustrator and writer. The book includes a section devoted to the Alamo-inspired poetry of the day along with newspaper extracts, letters from the war front and elsewhere in the Southwest and Mexico. Mrs. Hardwick told the

fourth grade students this will be an excellent reference book when they are in the seventh grade writing their Texas History essays. Mrs. Hardwick and Mrs. Anderson encouraged all the students to keep their excitement about Texas history.

Sabra was reported to be a faith healer for animals and is said to have been able to cure ailing deer by just looking at them. Whatever else she did, we know that she believed in getting an early start in the mornings. When her son-in-law came to help her with her work, he sometimes spent the night. He said that the next morning way before daylight she would grab a piece of wood and start whacking the woodbin with it and grumbling loudly about the “dad blasted rats”. Of course this was just to awaken him so he could get on with the work she had cut out for him.On April 13, 1927 a tornado or cyclone as the old timers called it hit the Cypress Creek area. It touched down at Sabra’s place and flattened the house. Sabra’s son Charlie and his wife and infant son, Gene, were in bed. Gene’s mother said that Sabra was coming into the room to warn them about the tornado when the storm hit. When it was over all that was left of the place was the fireplace, part of a wall and the iron bed they were sleeping in. The family in the bed was fine, but Sabra suffered some injuries when flying debris hit her in the chest. The house that was built to replace the one lost is still standing and has been lovingly restored and preserved by the developers of Frio Cañon. Sabra and L. T. had four children, Jewett (Bushong), Bramal, Johnny, and Charlie. Sabra passed away on March 21, 1948. She is buried in the Leakey Floral Cemetery along with her husband, parents and all four of her children. She has one surviving grandchild, Luther Bushong, who still lives in Real County.

Alamo Themed Books Donated to Leakey ISD continued from front page

Sabra Adaline Mear’s Storycontinued from front page

City of Leakey Issues Petition to Legalize by Julie Becker

The City of Leakey held their Regular Monthly meeting Monday May 13, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at the Leakey City Hall. The only agenda item on the table for the council was “Consider/Act upon Application for Local Option Election Petition to Legalize.” The petition to legalize the sale of all alcohol beverages for off premises consumption only was filed with the City on April 2, 2013. The applicant was required to wait

30 days and the next step is to receive the required 44 signatures to place the local option (only for the City of Leakey) on the November ballot. Council member Jesus Rubio made the motion and Ken Auld seconded, a full member council voted unanimously to provide the petition for signatures. With no further business the meeting was adjourned.

REAL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ADDRESS WATER STANDPIPE ISSUE by Julie Becker

Real County Commis-sioners opened their Regular monthly meeting to a full house on Monday, May 13, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. in the Real County Courthouse. Real County Judge Garry Merritt called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and Mrs. Pigg’s 5th grade class from Leakey ISD led the pledge of allegiance to the U.S. and Texas flags. Merritt recognized Rick and Regina Verde for their donation of a wooden carved replica of the Centennial Logo. It reads “Carved and Donated in Celebration by Hawk’s Nest Cattle Company, Rick & Regina Verde, Leakey, Texas. The hot topic on the agenda seemed obscure as described as Consider/Act upon TxCDBG Contract 711275 Amendment Resolution. The full house for the meeting, though not apparent, was either for or against this item. Merritt introduced Carl Esser of Esser and Company, to give a brief description of the agenda item. Esser stated two years ago Real County applied for a Colonia grant with Texas Department of Rural Affairs. The grant was for $500,000. The Oakmont Water system received $225,000 to enhance their water system and the other funds were designated for first time sewer custom-ers in the Woodhollow and Timbers subdivision just west

of Leakey. The sewer system, because of issues and concerns has been pushed back to 2016 and these grant funds must be utilized before Septem-ber 2013. Merritt told the court he has met with the City of Leakey, City of Camp Wood and other entities to seek out a project to use the funds. Esser reiterated the site evaluations on the listed subdivisions have already been completed along with the environmental studies. Esser also told the court letting the funds revert back would be ill advised. He said a standpipe for the City of Leakey at the corner of the E.E. Bushong Showbarn would be the optimal location to use the funds. He said trying to locate other options from the original scope of work would be like starting over. Richard Low, a resi-dent of the subdivision located directly behind the proposed site voiced a strong opposition of the City of Leakey placing a standpipe on the proposed location. Low said it would ruin his property values and others in the Spring Hill addi-tion. He requested the court consider other options to utilize the available funds. Low’s main opposition to the project

seemed to be the height of the standpipe and the fact that it would block the view. Ben Cox, Mayor of Camp Wood, addressed the court and requested the City of Camp Wood be considered as recipients of the funds to facili-tate a standpipe on the Leakey Highway in the area of Crown Mountain. He said he believes the location would fit the perim-eters of the project scope.Leakey Mayor, Harry Sch-neemann said the location west of Leakey on RR 337 would benefit all of the residents of Leakey in that it would allow a reserve of water that would meet the requirements of the state. Elaine Frazier also spoke in opposition of the standpipe being located at the

proposed location as it would be approximately 65 feet out her back door. Charlie Reagor also opposed the construction proj-ect stating he felt the priority for the city should be finding a new source of additional water and not simply a standpipe that would contain only a three day reserve. Additional he opposed the standpipe due to the per-ceived drop in property v a l u e s . Reagor also owns lots in the Spring Hill subdivi-sion. After hear-ing from

the public no action was taken on the agenda item, but the court did vote to hold a public hearing on the matter on MAY 29TH, 2013 AT 6 PM IN THE REAL COUNTY COURT-HOUSE. The court took a ten minute recess. When the court reconvened they approved the early payment discount options regarding property taxes. The Affordable Health-care (Obamacare) has reached the Real County employees, with the com-missioners voting the amend

the employee handbook to reflect a full time employee as anyone who works a 30 or more hour week. The court took the action on the recommendation of the Texas Association of Counties but it does not become effective until October of 2014. The court approved an Inter local agreement with Community Health Develop-

ment, Inc. d/b/a Rolling Hills Health and Canyon Health Center. The Commissioners took no action on a burn ban. (NO BURN BAN). Commis-sioners renewed the casualty insurance through Texas Asso-ciation of Counties noting the contents of the Museum Build-ing owned by the County are not covered under this policy. Merritt reviewed the status of the Bethel Standley case for the court. He said Standley is scheduled to give a deposition on May 21, 2013. Commissioners dis-cussed the current status of the AHMATA Building in Camp Wood. Cox spoke to the Com-missioners requesting more information on the building for a possible Nueces Canyon Fire Station. Following payment of bills and approval of the Trea-surer’s report and with no fur-ther business the meeting was adjourned.

Charlie Reagor, Shawn Gray, Joel Pigg and Brad Hart. The board approved previous minutes of both a special called meeting on April 8th and regular meeting on April 15th, 2013. James Hesson, current Superintendent, reviewed for the board the only Auditors Engagement letter submitted to school. The current auditing company of Merritt, McClain and Hamby submitted the only proposal, with local auditors Ede and Ede out of Knippa and Coleman and Horton from Uvalde declining to submit a proposal. With only one to choose from the board approved hiring Merritt, McClain and Hamby by a 4-1 vote with Gray voting against. Discussion ensued regarding the necessary construction projects for the summer months. Though the board started on the proposals for a new gym floor

they quickly moved on to the bids for a new roof. Pigg noting without a new roof the new floor is a mute point. So, after much discussion the board voted to accept the bid from ATX Roofing out of Austin for a new gym roof for $29,216 plus an hourly rate for replacement of the insulation. Now, on to the gym floor. The board voted to accept the bid from R. Vasquez Wood Floors out of San Antonio for a cost of $8,000. Hesson told the board this is the same company that replaced the Sabinal gym floor. Hesson noted with approximately $18,000 left from the grants from LCRA and Peterson Foundation for the air conditioning in the gym the out of pocket for the school district would be around $20,000. Hesson also noted he has spoken with both entities and they have agreed to let the school use the funds for more renovations to

the gym. Pigg stated the projects need to be completed in the correct order to utilize the time frame of the summer. Analisa Glass spoke to the board requesting a possible stipend for a coach for the golf team. Though in open session this item was discussed in executive session since it related to personnel. Following the Principal’s report, Business Manager’s Report and the Superintendent’s Report the board went into executive session at 7:50 p.m. The board returned back into open session at 10:10. The board voted to hire Marvelyn Kennedy and the Science Teacher for the 2013-2014 school year. The board took no action on the golf program or discussion of personnel. The meeting was adjourned at 10:20.

LISD Votes to Hire Interim Superintendent continued from front page

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Hill Country Herald Page 3

JAIL REGISTER

Real County Law OfficersJames E. Brice, Sheriff

Don Gass, Deputy SheriffChris Sheridan, Deputy Sheriff

Bruce Carr, Deputy SheriffJim Wilson, Constable

Joe Tolleson, ConstableCorporal Jake Sanchez, DPS Highway Patrol

Clint Graham, TPWD Game Warden

Disclaimer: All print and other visual media is for informational purposes only. This information is considered public information under the Free-dom of Information Act and the Public Records Act. Any indication of an arrest is not intended to imply or infer that such individual has been convicted of a crime. All persons are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

May 5 - May 11, 2013

GOVERNMENT OFFICIALSCity of Leakey Mayor: Harry Schneemann

Secretary: Dee Dee Wally Office: 830-232-6757 Fax: 830-232-6775

Councilmen: Ken Auld • Hugh Buchanan • Carl Jensen • Jesus Rubio • Bob Bowers

Leakey Volunteer Fire Dept.830-232-4005 Frio Canyon EMS, Inc.830-232-5299 City of Camp Wood Mayor: Ben Cox

Office: 830-597-2265 Fax: 830-597-5365 email:cityhall@swtexas.net

Aldermen: Curtis Wilson • Brant Hickman • Sammie Ives

•Jesse Chavez • Josh CoxVolunteer Fire Dept:830-597-6100

Camp Wood Library: 830-597-3208 Nueces Canyon EMS: 830-597-4200

City of Sabinal Mayor: Louis LanderosSecretary: Betty Jo Harris

Office: 830-988-2218 Councilmembers: Nancy Alvarado, Chuck Van Pelt, Alma Martinez, Linda

Musquiz, Eloisa Munoz and Mike NucklesSabinal Library 830-988-2911

Sabinal Municipal Judge: Anita Herndon 830-988-2630

Real County County Judge, Garry Merritt 830-232-5304

Real County Attorney, Bobby Jack Rushing 830-232-6461

County/District Clerk, Bella Rubio 830-232-5202 Justice of the Peace Dianne Rogers: 830-232-6630

Justice of the Peace Chris Lacey: 830-597-6129 Sheriff, James Earl Brice 830-232-5201

Tax Assessor-Collector Donna Brice: 830-232-6210 Treasurer, Mairi Gray 830-232-6627

Chief Appraiser Kelley Shults 830-232-6248 Real County Public Library 830-232-5199Camp Wood Public Library 830-597-3208

Real County Commissioners:Precinct #1: Manuel Rubio Pct.#2: Bryan Shackelford

Pct. #3:Gene Buckner Pct.#4: Joe W. Connell, Sr. Real Edwards Conservation & Reclamation District

PO Box 807 . Camp Wood, Texas 78833(830) 597-3322 office Fax (830) 597-3320

recrd@swtexas.net email Roland Trees, Board President

Joel Pigg, General Manager

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APPRAISAL REVIEW BOARDREAL COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT

P.O. BOX 158LEAKEY, TEXAS 78873

Tel. (830) 232-6248Fax. (830) 232-4168

PROPERTY APPRAISAL HEARING PROCEDURES

APPEARANCE AT HEARINGThe Chief Appraiser of staff must appear or be represented at all protest hearings. The property

owner my submit testimony and evidence by notarized affidavit, or the owner, a representative,

or an agent, designated in writing, may appear. Any evidence presented to the ARB by property owners will be kept with the hearing file and not returned. If no one appears, and if no affidavit is submitted, the ARB will so state for the record

and will take no further action.HEARING PROCEDURES

Hearings are basically informal. The ARB usually allows fifteen (15) minutes for each

protest hearing. Additional time can be made available if needed by the property owner or for a taxing unit challenge. All hearing are conducted by the ARB Chairperson, and all

remarks by the Chief Appraiser, the Appraisal District staff, the owner or representative, and witnesses are addressed directly to the Board.

The Chief Appraiser, Appraisal District staff and all witnesses must testify under oath, but may

refuse. Refusals will be noted for the record, but the un-sworn testimony will be heard. During

hearings, the ARB first hears testimony from the property owner, the Chief Appraiser/staff and

then gives them an opportunity in turn to make further comment. The ARB normally reserves its

questions until testimony has been completed. However, the Board members may ask questions at any time. ARB meetings are tape-recorded and

the recording(s) is/are available upon request. Persons wishing to record an ARB meeting should contact the Appraisal District for procedures prior

to any recording.DECISIONS

Hearings are concluded by ARB vote to order corrective action or to sustain the Appraisal

District action in question, or when no action is taken. When action is taken, copies of the ARB’s

determination order are then sent to the Chief Appraiser and to the property owner or owners

concerned.

2013 NOTICE OF APPRAISED VALUE

The 2013 Notices’ of Appraised Value from the Real County

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These notices were only mailed on properties that met a certain criteria.

This criteria consists of; new property owner; new or changed exemption; rendered property; newly created property; new improvement, or if the assessed value on the property

increased more than $1000 since last year’s appraisal.

Some areas in Real County did show some increase due to sales in those areas. Agricultural valuations

increased due to the new net-to-land calculations. (This increases

the tax liability an average of about .10 per acre) Also, some increases in assessed values from past increases on Homestead properties will affect the taxes if the taxes are not frozen due to an Over-65 exemption. (This is the 10% increase limitation per

year on Homesteads) If you have any questions or

concerns, please feel free to contact our office at 830-232-6248.

Our office is open 8 – 12 and 1 – 4 Monday through Friday.

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Frio Canyon Homemakers Education Club (FCHEC), which is associated with TEEA and Texas AgriLife, is a supporter of 4-H and other community activities. Carol Adams, vice-president, is shown presenting a check to Haley Bates, 4-H president, and Travis Helms, County Agent, for use in the 4-H summer camp. The members raise the money at their annual Fall Bazaar. The members also served refreshments to the 4-H members and parents who attended the meeting.

The Lady Eagle Track Team went to Austin over the weekend to compete in the State Track Meet. I was very proud of all the girls effort and the way they competed with the best in the state. Keena started the day out in the Triple Jump. She came in seated fourth and came away with a third place finish with a jump of 35’ 5”. She started a little slow but got better on each jump. This was Keena’s third time at state in the triple jump and finally got that long awaited medal.The Sprint Relay Team was up next. Jacy Gray, Debra Odom, Mackenzie Wade and Keena Auld ran their best time of the with a 52.7 to finish fifth. This group took about two seconds off their regional time which is very impressive. Keena next competed in the 100M Hurdles. She ran a 16.37 which was good enough for fourth place. The first four places were all within .14 seconds of each other. The last event of the night was the Mile Relay. After a two hour rain delay, Mackenzie Wade, Brianna Rubio, Shelby Gracia and Debra Odom finally got to run at 11:45 PM. It is so hard to sit around that long and stay focused on running. These girls did an awesome job of not only competing in the race but running six seconds faster than they did at the regional meet. With a time of 4:26.73, they finished seventh in a very strong field. This group was able to cut more than 16 seconds off their time from the Area Meet to the State Meet. It was so great to be able to sit there at the State Meet and watch all these girls compete. I am very proud of their effort and Leakey has good reason to be proud of the way they represented this community.

Olivia Martinez is the daugh-ter of Martin and Nina Mar-tinez. Olivia, a member of

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and FCA also participated in Varsity volleyball, track, and golf. She competed in UIL academics, VASE art com-petitions and Science Fair

during her high school career. Olivia’s accomplishments include being Volleyball

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Pioneer Leadership Program. She plans to attend Texas

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LEAKEY SENIOR SPOTLIGHTOlivia Martinez

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JJ LaraJJ’s hobbies are spending time with his kids. JJ’s future plans are to work in the oil fields. His favorite types of foods are pizza, seafood, and Chinese. JJ enjoys good music, and his favorite movies are Pineapple Express and Up in Smoke. In high school, he participated in football and basketball. One of JJ’s fondest memories of high school is “When the football team made the playoffs my Junior year and we went to the game on a chartered bus.” JJ’s

favorite school activity is football.“Thanks to my family and friends, my mom and Jesse Falcon for pushing me and not giving up on me. Also, thanks to my kids Andrei and Anikka for giving me even more reason to finish school.”

Andrea Meza Andrea’s favorite hobbies are playing with her little girl. Andrea’s future plans are to go to SWTJC, and enroll in the radiology program. Her favorite types of foods are Italian, Mexican and American. She enjoys rap, hip hop, country and Spanish music, and her favorite movies are Shrek, Bridesmaids and Project X! Andrea participated in student council, UIL, and basketball. Her fondest memories are when “Ryan, Zeke, Alyssa, CheyAnne, Nikki,

and Jaron would come over and watch movies, and just talk.” Her favorite activity in high school would be the games everyone would play during Panther Time.“First I would love to thank my daughter Aubree for motivating me to keep going and never give up. I wouldn’t have gone this far without her. Thanks to my mom and dad for supporting me throughout these years. Lastly I would like to thank my grandmother Mammy, who is in heaven looking down on me, I know she is proud of me for making it this far.

Ezequiel MoncivaisZeke’s hobbies are building cars and hanging out with friends. His plans are to join the Army. Zeke’s favorite types of foods are steak, chicken, and Mexican food. His favorite type of music is country, and his favorite artist is George Strait. Zeke participated in band, baseball, football, basketball, and track. One of his fondest memories of high school is the Homecoming Parade 2012, and the football game played in the rain against the Longhorns. Zeke’s

favorite school activity is football. “Thank you dad for helping me become the person I am today.”

Nevah Navarro Nevah’s favorite hobbies are drawing, painting, singing, and having fun with friends and family. Her future plans are to attend Sam Houston State University, Texas Lutheran University, or St. Mary’s to major in Forensics Science, Athletic training, or anything in the medical field. Nevah likes any food that is tasty and edible. She enjoys all movies that are good; and alternative, pop, rock, country, rap, hip hop, cumbias, or any music that has a good beat. In high school,

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Nueces Canyon Junior HighCommencement Information

Date of Graduation: May 16, 2013 Time: 7:00 pmPlace: Bobby Wayne Hatley Gymnasium

Nueces Canyon High School 200 Taylor StreetBarksdale, Texas 78828

Co-Valedictorian: Zenaida GalindoCo-Valedictorian’s Parents: Jose and Vanessa Galindo

Co-Valedictorian: Joana ValenzuelaCo-Valedictorian’s Parents: Joe and Jana Valenzuela

Salutatorian: Nicholas DelaRosaSalutatorian’s Parents: Robert and Diana DelaRosa

Wednesday, May 1 was Devon Frenzel Day at Nueces Canyon High School. The College Transition class coordinated the ceremony to honor Devon. Devon is the son of Mrs. Saundra Frenzel.Devon has been involved in football, basketball, and track during high school. He also competed at the UIL State Academic Meet in Poetry his junior year and advanced to the Regional meet this year.Devon’s mom and young sister, Amanda, were present to celebrate. Devon was presented with a congratulations card from the staff and an official proc-lamation declaring May 1st as Devon Frenzel Day. A video about Devon was enjoyed by all. Devon plans to attend Blinn College in Brenham and major in Education. NCCISD would like to congratulate Devon and wish him the very best!Pictured L to RAmanda White and Devon Frenzel

Alyssa Ramirez Day was held at NCHS on Friday, May 3. Alyssa is the daughter of Mrs. Veronica Ramirez and Mr. Ramon Ramirez, Jr. Alyssa will be an honor graduate and has participated in powerlift-ing, track, and basketball while in high school. She qualified for state in pow-erlifting this year and was named to the All-District first team in basketball. She was also selected to be an All-American cheer-leader her sophomore year. Alyssa was presented with

a congratulations card, a proclamation declaring May 3rd Alyssa Ramirez Day and a video was watched that highlighted her high school accom-plishments. Alyssa plans to attend San Antonio College and major in Sports Management. Congratulations, Alyssa!Pictured: L to R: Mandy Carrillo, Damien Ornelas, Marivel Maltos, Velia Maltos, Alyssa Ramirez, Eutiquo Maltos, Veronica Ramirez, Nikki Ramirez

Alyssa Ramirez Day at NCHS By Principal Kristi Powers

Devin Frenzel Day at NCHS By Principal Kristi Powers

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Gerald and Jean Witt often sit and shell the juicy pecans from their orchard at the old Witt homeplace a few miles from Camp Verde heading toward Center Point. The house they inhabit used to sit a lot closer to nearby Verde Creek, but thanks to patience, a little steam engine that could, and a refusal to destroy the historic ancestral home, they’re happy as clams! Twenty years ago, Gerald wrote the well-known book about area families, “The History of Eastern Kerr County,” a copy of which is now harder to find than hen’s teeth. He has been a member of the Kerr County Historical Society and an avid genealogist. He has catalogued local cemeteries, and this spring he will teach two related classes for ClubEd. “Always look for the grain of truth,” Gerald said, in the hunt for one’s roots. Part of Gerald’s family came to Kerr County in 1852. Long before then, the early Witts came to America from England, through Virginia and then on to Texas and the Hill Country. “I had my genetic history tested through the DNA Project,” Gerald said, “and everything points to our family coming from southern England, the London or Brighton area.” He’s Irish on his (mother’s, Annie Mae) Calhoun side of the family. Her grandparents were Robert Perry and Elizabeth Ruth Calhoun Reeves. His mother’s brother, Jack, was Connie Reeve’s husband. The late Connie Reeves was a famous horsewoman who was a legend in West Kerr County and became inducted into the Cowgirl’s Hall of Fame. She died in 2003 at the age of 101 after being thrown from her favorite horse, Dr. Pepper, at Camp Waldemar, where she taught equestrian skills for 67 years. Gerald’s also related to the Mills family, as well as the Dentons and McFad(d)ins. Throw in some Polish names like Dugosh, Kalka and Kaspersczyk, and it’s a mixed soup. Actually, it can be called just a truly American heritage. Spelled both ways — Witt and Whitt — the families are related, going back to four brothers in the 1800s, when two dropped the “h.” He confirmed this after finding “Ancestors and Descendants of William Whitt-1776-1850,” by David F. Whitt. James Monroe Witt’s father, Isaac, was born in Alabama. His father, John, moved to Jackson Co., where he had three boys — Joseph, Isaac (who married Rachel Meek), and Elijah. “We think (the elder) Isaac was killed between Tennessee and Texas,” Gerald said. “He had sold his property in Tennessee and was coming out here with his wife, Nancy Jane Hamilton. He had some money, apparently, but he never showed up in Texas.” For years, Gerald said, Elijah Witt, Isaac’s grandfather, who died in Jefferson Co., Tennessee in 1806, was the village blacksmith, but in his will, he left items not normally used by a blacksmith, Gerald said. “In his property, he had 92 gallons of whiskey, vats and all the equipment, they say.” Although he can’t think of anyone in his family really stepping outside the law, Gerald said his uncle, William T. “Skeet” Witt, was almost an outlaw. At 18 years of age, he left the farm on Cherry Creek and was headed for Arizona. He came through the infamous town of Langtry where Judge Roy Bean had long held sway, dispensing his own brand of justice. “There was some kind of gunfight with a bunch of outlaws,” Gerald said. “Will ran into an abandoned cabin to hide from them, and crawled up into the chimney and hung there as the men began to search the cabin. It had to be a pretty big chimney for him to get in it. Apparently, the outlaws didn’t see him, and luckily, they didn’t try to start a fire. They left, and Will made a safe escape.” Will became the sheriff of Greenlee County, Ariz. in the 1920s, and then was elected to the state’s House of Representatives during its 10th legislature. In 1911, Gerald’s great-grandmother, California — “Callie” (Mrs. James Monroe Witt) Asbury Denton — wrote in the Center Point News that she was “the oldest living settler of Kerr County,” and claimed to be the granddaughter of Kentucky frontiersman Daniel Boone. Most of her story was accurate, but that part nagged at Gerald for years, and he eventually found out it was not true. The search began his journey into his ancestral roots that took him far and wide, and eventually told him that he was related to Daniel Boone’s mother, Sarah Morgan. There was that little grain of truth! The Texas Historical marker at Center Point Cemetery —which also boasts the largest number (now 33) of Texas Rangers buried there — mentions that Callie’s mother, Elizabeth McFaddin Denton, settled here in 1852. She arrived with her brother, Elias A. McFaddin, who later was one of the first five Kerr County commissioners. Gerald said that apparently, Callie’s husband, James, didn’t like farming but lived on a farm. He was a circuit-riding preacher, and held services in brush arbors, a common practice in outlying rural parts when settlers were so spread out. In her recollections, she related her ancestral past back to her father, Thomas, of Kentucky, and her grandfather, David. “He (David) was one of the heroic little band that crossed the Delaware in December, 1776, with Washington and was in the battle of Trenton. ... He was at the siege of Yorktown and capture of Cornwallis and his army, and ... immigrated to the West and took part in most of the Indian wars that attended the first settlement of Kentucky and in a close fight with an Indian was wounded with a tomahawk that rendered him an invalid for life.” Callie came to Texas when she was two, with her mother, two brothers (Joseph, the oldest who was 8, and David), three sisters, her mother’s uncle, E.A. McFaddin and several slaves. Sadly, two of her kin were murdered in 1860. “(David) and his uncle, Alfred McFaddin, were down in the valley near Brownsville,” Gerald said. “They were captured by a group of Mexicans, and hung inside a tent. They had been out by themselves, and nobody really knows what they were doing there. Probably conducting business.

Chamber of Commerce On May 7 the Chamber of Commerce met in the Meadows Reading Room of the Sabinal Public Library. Richard Nunley explained the contract offered by the City of Sabinal to the Chamber of Commerce. The contract has many requirements for the Chamber and it was decided that since there were too many stipulations, it was not in the best interest of the Chamber to sign such a binding contract. To abide by all the requirements set forth by the State of Texas when spending the Hotel Motel Tax would be headache enough. The new number for the Chamber of Commerce is 426-0121. There will be a street dance on May 24, sponsored by the Sabinal Chamber of Commerce. The Vale Rodriguez Band will be featured. The dance will be held just off of Center Street on Rheiner Avenue from 8 to midnight. For more information, call 426-0009 or 275-957. City Council Met At the City Council meeting Monday night, Jason Clark, who is the UTSA project manager, spoke to the Council on the Eagle Ford Shale impact on the communtity of Sabinal. First Baptist Modine Horton on piano and the Reverend Monty Benson on guitar provided the music on Mother’s Day. On Saturday, May 18 from 1 to 4 pm, there is to be a Women’s Ministry Scrapbook Class in the south fellowship hall. Learn how to create an heirloom for your children. Bring two of your favorite recipes on 4 x 5 cards or two photos, 4 x 6. First United Methodist The childrens choir sang two special songs Sunday, “He’s ot the Whole World In His Hands” and “Happy Mother’s Day”. During children’s time, Mary Bales had the children pass out a carnation to each lady at church.

St. Patrick Catholic On May 18 there is to be no Mass in Sabinal or Knippa. There will be a Pentecost Vigil Mass at 6 pm at the Main Plaza in downtown San Antonio. Archbishop Gustavo arcia-Siller and the utually Shared Vision Team will preside at the Archdiocesan Celebration of the Solemnity Pentecose and the Announcement of the Pastoral Vision and Plan of Action. There will be a brisket plate sale in front of Tractor Supply in Uvalde. Cost for the plate is $7 and the sale will be from 11 am to 2 pm. Proceeds go to benefit the St Joseph Catholic Church in Knippa. Retired Teachers Meet The Huajilla Unit of TRTA met May 13 in Devine at Triple C at 10 am. Chosen for the Huajilla Scholarship of $500 was Hondo senior Felimon “Freddie” Cuellar. Awards given were as follows: Health Care Award Lewis Stroud, Silver Star Award Gerry Bridges, Volunteer Hours Kathy Carskadden, Appreciation for Service Walter Huegele, Unusual Service Award Kay Schultz, Service to Unit June Turner, and 21st Century Awards to Kathy Carskadden, Lola Hill, and Nora Winkler. From Texas TRTA awards, the Huajilla Unit recieved the Special Unit Award, Bell Ringer Award, Outstanding Recognition and Achievement Award, and the Special Gold Membership Award. Members are urged to get their $30 dues in for the 2013-2014 year. In September, the regularly scheduled meeting for TRTA will be held at Sammy’s Restaurant in Castroville on September 9 at 10 am.Family Dollar A little information about Family Dollar is in order. The company was founded in November of 1959 by 21 year old Leon Levine. His objective was to develop a low-overhead, self-service, retail store. His first store opened in Charlotte, North Carolina.

It was a great success and his business soon developed other stores. They now are all over the continental United States. They have a uniform floor plan, and are a self-serve, cash and carry business. Since his retirement, the head of the business is now his son, Howard R Levine. He continues to carry out his father’s sensible idea of low overhead, serf-service, retail. And we thank you for coming to Sabinal with our own Family Dollar. Doors open tomorrow at 8 am. Band Dinner and Concert The Sabinal beginning and high school band are holding a spaghetti dinner in the gym on May 24, at 6 pm. There will be door prizes and a silent auction. Tickets can be purchased in advance from any band member. They are $10 or adults and $5 for students. For more information, contact Mr. Sims at 988-2475. See you there. Happy Birthday Former Municipal Judge, Marjorie Angermiller, is celebrating her 92nd birthday on Monday, May 20. There will be a birthday party at 11 am at Amistad Nursing Home in Uvalde. The party is open to all her many friends and you are welcome to attend. Her eyesight is not really good, so please make sure the print or handwriting is extra large so that she can enjoy your card. If you cannot join in the celebration, you are welcome to send a card to Marjorie Angermiller, Amistad Nursing Home, 200 Riverside Drive, Uvalde, Texas, 78801. Boultinghouse - Hood Reunion On Saturday, the descendents of James Boultinghouse will meet at the Kenny Lewis Pavillion located near Schafer Bend Park on Lake Travis at noon. The meat will be furnished and anyone attending is to supply the side dishes and/or dessert. Contact person for the reunion is Ronnie Lewis at 512-663-9094 or contact me for more information at 830-988-3258 or 830-261-9053.

Mayor Louis A. Landeros, Jr. called the regular meeting of the Sabinal city council to order at 7:00 p.m. on April 22, 2013 with the following aldermen, staff and visitors present: Mike Nuckles, Chuck Van Pelt, Nancy Alvarado, Linda Musquiz, Alma Martinez, Eloisa Muniz, Aaron Martinez, Betty Jo Harris, Jesus Reyes, Jesse Rios, Rose Alvarado, Billie Franklin, Kim Meineke, Shirley Garcia, Florene Russell, Dorothy Howard, Jeanie Abshire, Tim Abshire, Barbara Mckinney, Julie Burris, Monty Benson, Julie Skiles and Angeleca Landeros.The mayor welcomed the audience and the council to the meeting.Betty jo Harris led the invocation; mayor landeros led the pledge to the United States flag.Dorothy Howard asked if the city has any more flags to hang on the street. Julie Burris (civic club) stated they have the flags ready to go down center street.Billie Franklin stated that the reenergized chamber of commerce may have an office and asked for suggestions.On a motion by Alvarado and second by Van Pelt, all six voted to allow the Chamber of Commerce to block off west Rheiner Avenue between Center Street and San Antonio Street on Friday, May 24, between 8:00 p.m. and midnight for an annual membership drive/street dance, with no alcohol allowed.There was no action on the question of the Chamber of Commerce having a contract with the city for the hotel/motel tax funds. It will be on the May 13,

2013 agenda.Mayor Landeros proclaimed May 19-25, 2013 to be Emergency Medical Services week. President of the Sabinal E.M.S., Inc;, Monty Benson, spoke briefly.On a motion by Nuckles and second by Van Pelt, Nuckles, Van Pelt, Musquiz, Alvarado and Muniz voted to discontinue any recylables except for cardboard. Martinez voted against. Motion passed.Julie Burris, representing the Civic Club, said it is their idea to do away with the current restrooms at the Live Oak Veterans’ Memorial Park and build new ones. She passed out a flyer on that. They will meet again on May 01, 2013 if the city is in agreement for them to go forward with the project to include funds from the city and other organizations that may be interested in assisting. They just request permission from the city to start raising funds. Nuckles mentioned using port-a-potties some in the interim. Mayor Landeros asked the ladies to keep the city updated on donations and information. He mentioned the street lights the civic club had purchased for the city and thanked them for their efforts. On a motion by Musquiz and second by Muniz, all six voted to authorize the Civic Club to do research, fundraise and contact other organizations in town for funds.After a lengthy discussion about week-day standby duty, Mayor Landeros stated that the city is using an outdated system of volunteerism and needs designated persons. On a motion by Nuckles

and second by Van Pelt, Alvarado, Martinez, Nuckles, Van Pelt and Muniz voted to continue the current policy until it can be ascertained what is compliant with wage and hour laws. Musquiz abstained. Motion passed.Aaron Martinez reported on the restrooms at Live Oak Veterans’ Memorial Park and Horton Park. Two cartridges have been replaced at Horton Park. Apparently, all commodes are flushing. At the Live Oak Park, two commodes were received the day of the meeting. One arrive cracked and will have to be reordered. One of the good ones will be installed in the women’s restroom. Martinez noted that if people using the commodes lift up on the flush handles instead of pushing down, that disengages the mechanism, which has to be reset before the commode will flush again.Mayor Landeros said the Little League needs to designate someone to clean restrooms after games. Shirley Garcia stated that if people are serving food at the pavilion, they look directly into the men’s restroom. There was no action taken on the agenda item. Landeros said he has the sink and has spoken to Felix Reyes, Jr. about installation. Aaron Martinez said they will have to break the slab to install a drain.On a motion by Muniz and second by Musquiz, all six voted to reinvest certificate of deposit number 200119464 in the amount of $54,488.32 with First State Bank of Uvalde for six months at a rate of .45%.On a motion by Van Pelt and

second by Nuckles, all six voted to approve the request to Allstate Insurance Company for a total reimbusement for the city hall damage (11/06/11) done by a pickup driver. Allstate will need to pay a total of $4,099.07 to bring the total to $10,000.00.On a motion by Van Pelt and second by Nuckles, Muniz, Martinez, Nuckles and Van Pelt voted to approve resolution 13-6 approving contract with Darrell C. Smart doing business as PDQ Services at a rate of $20.00 per hour for contract services, assisting Aaron Martinez when he is out of town and striking out section 1.2. Voting against were Alvarado and Musquiz. Motion passed.The council entered closed session per Texas Gov’t Code Ann. Section 551.074 Personnel to hire two persons for the public works department and discuss overtime in the public works department. The time was 8:40 p.m.The council reconvened to take action on agenda items 15 (a) & (b) at 9:44 p.m. No action was taken in closed session.On a motion by Muniz and second by Alvarado, all six voted to allow Aaron Martinez to fill two positions with persons of his choice. (15A)There was no action on 15 (b). Overtime will be paid as before after 5:00 p.m., with one hour overtime for calls out.On a motion by Musquiz and second by Alvarado, all six voted to adjourn at 9:46 p.m.

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AUSTIN (May 8, 2013) - The Texas House of Representatives passed significant tax reform legislation today, approving a plan by Rep. Harvey Hilderbran, R-Kerrville, that will offer $667 million in relief to Texas businesses.House Bill 500 permanently exempts businesses with gross revenues of $1 million or less from paying the margin tax. The current exemption is set to expire next year.“We know this tax exemption results in business growth and job creation. I’ve heard firsthand from small business owners

how the exemption has allowed them to invest more in the community and bring on new employees,” Hilderbran said. “It’s time to make it permanent.”The legislature first enacted the margins tax exemption for small business in 2009. Since its passage, Texas has been named the friendliest state for small businesses, it has led the nation in job growth, and it was named the top state for businesses by numerous publications. In 2010, the U.S. Department of Commerce reported that Texas

created more jobs than any other state, and the Wall Street Journal credited the state’s low taxes and employer-friendly environment with helping make Texas the “job creation capital” of the nation.Additionally, Hilderbran’s bill extends the exemption to businesses grossing more than $1 million annually by creating a guaranteed $1 million deduction.“A standard $1 million deduction means more tax relief for more small businesses,” Hilderbran said. “Right now, a business could completely miss out on

the exemption if they gross just over that $1 million mark. Under my bill, everyone is guaranteed at least a million deduction.”The tax overhaul also provides tax fairness by ensuring that the “cost of goods” deduction is offered to most businesses equally, not to just a few special interests. The bill changes how the tax is applied to specific industries, including businesses engaged in rental, auto repair, transportation, real estate and medicine.The bill will now move to the Senate for consideration.

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Part of Witt family came to Kerr County in 1852 By Irene Van Winkle

The large Witt clan, whose homeplace was between Camp Verde and Center Point, gathers for a portrait in the early 1900s. Shown here, seated in front, from left, are: Gerald Witt’s great-great grandmother, Nancy Hamilton Witt (1826-1909), infant Prentice Witt (Gerald’s father), Maude Witt Surber (holding one baby, with two other unnamed children), and, at far right, James Monroe Witt (1835-1935) and his wife, California “Callie” Asbury Denton (1849-1926), who came to Kerr County with her siblings and mother’s family, the McFaddins, when she was a toddler. At rear are, from left (holding Prentice), Hulda Mills Witt, Fred Witt, James Witt, Joseph Denton Witt, James Surber and William Witt

Gerald and Jean Witt often sit and shell the juicy pecans from their orchard at the old Witt homeplace a few miles from Camp Verde heading toward Center Point. The house they inhabit used to sit a lot closer to nearby Verde Creek, but thanks to patience, a little steam engine that could, and a refusal to destroy the historic ancestral home, they’re happy as clams! Twenty years ago, Gerald wrote the well-known book about area families, “The History of Eastern Kerr County,” a copy of which is now harder to find than hen’s teeth. He has been a member of the Kerr County Historical Society and an avid genealogist. He has catalogued local cemeteries, and this spring he will teach two related classes for ClubEd. “Always look for the grain of truth,” Gerald said, in the hunt for one’s roots. Part of Gerald’s family came to Kerr County in 1852. Long before then, the early Witts came to America from England, through Virginia and then on to Texas and the Hill Country. “I had my genetic history tested through the DNA Project,” Gerald said, “and everything points to our family coming from southern England, the London or Brighton area.” He’s Irish on his (mother’s, Annie Mae) Calhoun side of the family. Her grandparents were Robert Perry and Elizabeth Ruth Calhoun Reeves. His mother’s brother, Jack, was Connie Reeve’s husband. The late Connie Reeves was a famous horsewoman who was a legend in West Kerr County and became inducted into the Cowgirl’s Hall of Fame. She died in 2003 at the age of 101 after being thrown from her favorite horse, Dr. Pepper, at Camp Waldemar, where she taught equestrian skills for 67 years. Gerald’s also related to the Mills family, as well as the Dentons and McFad(d)ins. Throw in some Polish names like Dugosh, Kalka and Kaspersczyk, and it’s a mixed soup. Actually, it can be called just a truly American heritage. Spelled both ways — Witt and Whitt — the families are related, going back to four brothers in the 1800s, when two dropped the “h.” He confirmed this after finding “Ancestors and Descendants of William Whitt-1776-1850,” by David F. Whitt. James Monroe Witt’s father, Isaac, was born in Alabama. His father, John, moved to Jackson Co., where he had three boys — Joseph, Isaac (who married Rachel Meek), and Elijah. “We think (the elder) Isaac was killed between Tennessee and Texas,” Gerald said. “He had sold his property in Tennessee and was coming out here with his wife, Nancy Jane Hamilton. He had some money, apparently, but he never showed up in Texas.” For years, Gerald said, Elijah Witt, Isaac’s grandfather, who died in Jefferson Co., Tennessee in 1806, was the village blacksmith, but in his will, he left items not normally used by a blacksmith, Gerald said. “In his property, he had 92 gallons of whiskey, vats and all the equipment, they say.” Although he can’t think of anyone in his family really stepping outside the law, Gerald said his uncle, William T. “Skeet” Witt, was almost an outlaw. At 18 years of age, he left the farm on Cherry Creek and was headed for Arizona. He came through the infamous town of Langtry where Judge Roy Bean had long held sway, dispensing his own brand of justice. “There was some kind of gunfight with a bunch of outlaws,” Gerald said. “Will ran into an abandoned cabin to hide from them, and crawled up into the chimney and hung there as the men began to search the cabin. It had to be a pretty big chimney for him to get in it. Apparently, the outlaws didn’t see him, and luckily, they didn’t try to start a fire. They left, and Will made a safe escape.” Will became the sheriff of Greenlee County, Ariz. in the 1920s, and then was elected to the state’s House of Representatives during its 10th legislature. In 1911, Gerald’s great-grandmother, California — “Callie” (Mrs. James Monroe Witt) Asbury Denton — wrote in the Center Point News that she was “the oldest living settler of Kerr County,” and claimed to be the granddaughter of Kentucky frontiersman Daniel Boone. Most of her story was accurate, but that part nagged at Gerald for years, and he eventually found out it was not true. The search began his journey into his ancestral roots that took him far and wide, and eventually told him that he was related to Daniel Boone’s mother, Sarah Morgan. There was that little grain of truth! The Texas Historical marker at Center Point Cemetery —which also boasts the largest number (now 33) of Texas Rangers buried there — mentions that Callie’s mother, Elizabeth McFaddin Denton, settled here in 1852. She arrived with her brother, Elias A. McFaddin, who later was one of the first five Kerr County commissioners. Gerald said that apparently, Callie’s husband, James, didn’t like farming but lived on a farm. He was a circuit-riding preacher, and held services in brush arbors, a common practice in outlying rural parts when settlers were so spread out. In her recollections, she related her ancestral past back to her father, Thomas, of Kentucky, and her grandfather, David. “He (David) was one of the heroic little band that crossed the Delaware in December, 1776, with Washington and was in the battle of Trenton. ... He was at the siege of Yorktown and capture of Cornwallis and his army, and ... immigrated to the West and took part in most of the Indian wars that attended the first settlement of Kentucky and in a close fight with an Indian was wounded with a tomahawk that rendered him an invalid for life.” Callie came to Texas when she was two, with her mother, two brothers (Joseph, the oldest who was 8, and David), three sisters, her mother’s uncle, E.A. McFaddin and several slaves. Sadly, two of her kin were murdered in 1860. “(David) and his uncle, Alfred McFaddin, were down in the valley near Brownsville,” Gerald said. “They were captured by a group of Mexicans, and hung inside a tent. They had been out by themselves, and nobody really knows what they were doing there. Probably conducting business.

In 1850, three McFadin brothers were in Texas and were well known in that part of the state. The Mexicans didn’t know who they had killed, but they were also never caught.” Her older brother, Joseph, was in the Civil War, never married and died young. He’s buried on the old Denton place, about halfway to Comfort on Homilius Road, Gerald said. According to another family genealogist, besides Callie’s inaccuracy about Daniel Boone, something else puzzled Gerald. She was correct about her grandfather David Denton, with whom she never had any contact, and she lived with her McFaddin mother and McFaddin uncles. Yet she would not claim Elias B. McFaddin as her other grandfather. Another ancestor, Pleasant “Pleas” Mills, married Sarah Ann Cole. They were the parents of Gerald’s father’s mother, Huldah Octavia Mills, who married James Monroe Witt’s son, Joseph Denton Witt. The family had come through Madison, Refugio and Bee counties as they made their way to the Hill Country, arriving in 1883. At that time, the home place was owned by another entity, and the land was part of the early Kneeland Taylor grant. “Very few people listed in the old surveys ever lived on the land they owned,” Gerald said. “Pleas was the first white settler to live on this land.” Kneeland Taylor is buried in the mass grave at Goliad; his heirs received 1,600 acres for his service to the Republic of Texas. Pleas originally bought the old Witt homestead,

settling here in 1883. He had moved from Rockport, where he had lived since the Civil War. Pleas, he added, was always heading farther and farther west. He was originally from Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Orphaned at age 9, Pleas also had four brothers. An older brother, James, had a disability, and the brothers took turns taking care of him. James is buried in Center Point cemetery. Joseph Denton Witt bought the land from his father-in-law in 1908 — 100 years ago — and Pleas went back to Rockport. “He didn’t inherit that land,” Gerald said. “He paid for it.” Gerald and Jean still make good use of the original facilities that the Witts established. “There’s an old well, about 20 feet deep, by the creek that Pleas Mills dug. We always test it for E. coli, but we still use the water. It’s pumped up through a pipe that goes under the road, with a pump installed by my dad in the late 1940s. It’s better than the water up here by the house.” The home itself, he said, although it has been expanded and renovated, originally also sat down by the creek. “They moved it up this hill using a steam engine. Every day, they’d turn on the engine and move it up a little bit, until they got it here,” he said. Joseph’s children included Gerald’s father Prentice, Elsie (who married Jim DeVore and daughter is Eleanor Baker), Morris, Brent, who was killed at Fort Verde from being kicked by a mule, and Woodrow, who never married. Charles Dugosh, who owned the flying service at the Kerrville Airport, is Gerald’s mother’s cousin. That side of the family was one of the first Polish families in Panna Maria (meaning Virgin Mary, so named by its founder, Father Leo Moczygemba), four miles north of Karnes City. Later, 13 families left Panna Maria and moved to Bandera. Begun in 1854, Panna Maria is the oldest permanent Polish settlement in the U.S. but fewer than 100 people live there now. Gerald said he had traveled to Rosmierz in Poland near the Nazi death camp, Auschwitz. Robert Reeves was a Civil War veteran who joined up to serve in the 11th (Confederate) Cavalry out of Sherman, Texas. “He was wounded in the left shoulder at Murfreesboro, Tenn., about 60 miles southeast of Nashville,” Gerald said. “He never could use his left arm much after that, and he collected a Confederate pension.” Gerald said that his great-grandmother, Sarah Ann Cole, who was the 12th of 13 children, had deep Texas roots. “There is a monument eight miles north of Vidor (outside Beaumont) honoring John Cole, who came here before Texas became a republic and settled between the Sabine and Nechez Rivers,” Gerald said. His father, Prentice (Gerald’s real name is Prentice Gerald), was a Kerr County Commissioner in Precinct 2. Prentice, who died in 1964, was a well-known wool buyer for many years. “He bought for the Bandera County Ranch and Farmers Association” Gerald said. “The wool house he owned was where the Mesa Bronze foundry is in Center Point.” Born at Secor Hospital in Kerrville, Gerald had other siblings: Gloria Goodwin, a librarian at the Ingram School district for 23 years; his brother, Joe Dell, works for Central Freight; and Kathy Fulgim is a teacher in Abilene, as is Gloria’s daughter. Gerald attended school in Center Point, where he played six-man football as a running back and defensive safety. His coach was Butch Coleman, a member of the famed 1936 Tivy High School championship team. “I was offered one scholarship, and that was to play football at Wharton Jr. College.” As much as he loved the home place, Gerald said he found out early on that he couldn’t really make a good living doing what his ancestors had done to survive modern times. “I could see that farming was hard work with long hours and no guarantee of pay,” Gerald said, so he chose a profession that he had craved since a child — aviation. Along the way, Gerald met Jean Holloway, who came from Bay City in Matagorda County. He went to Lamar University in Beaumont for one semester, “but all I wanted to do was fly, and they did not teach that in college,” he said. “They called him Gerald the Jet in school,” Jean said. In 1957, he quit college and then, eligible for the draft, he said he talked to a U.S. Air Force recruiter, who mentioned the Aviation Cadet Program. “I kept passing all the tests, and in 1959, I got in,” he said. Then came preflight training at Lackland AF Base, primary training in Bainbridge Georgia, and then pilot training at Vance AFB in Oklahoma. After Gerald graduated in 1960, he and Jean got married, and after working as the youngest pilot on KC135s (refueling jets at 28,000 feet and 255 knots) for a few years, he returned to civilian opportunities. Jean finished her training as a nurse during the time Gerald was in Air Force pilot training. After their marriage, she attended the Fine Arts Academy in Houston. “Military life was not for me,” Gerald said. “The only way you could get ahead was to fly a desk. I hated administration, and I didn’t want to give up flying.” By 1964, he found work as a pilot for Delta Airlines, and stayed there until he retired in 1996. One of his most memorable passengers, he said, was Billy Graham. “It was about 3 o’clock in the morning on a flight from New York to Nice,” Gerald said. “I walk out of the cockpit and I hear this unmistakable voice. ‘Good morning, Captain.’ I will never forget that voice. He was on his way to Monaco to visit his daughter. We talked for a couple of minutes, but I don’t think I said anything important. I just listened.” The couple’s son, David, is a pilot, too; he flew an airbus A300 (with Gerald as co-pilot) to England. They also have a daughter, Marla McCarty. For anyone getting started in genealogy, Gerald has a few pointers: Stay flexible. Not everything written down is true. One error perpetrates another. Which inevitably leads to: “Expect the unexpected!”

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Carolina A. Saberia of Camp Wood passed away on May 10, 2013 in Uvalde Memorial Hospital at the age of 93. She was born on November 6, 1919 in Barksdale, TX to Manuel and Francisca (Martinez) Aguero. She is survived by a daughter, Linda Luna of El Paso, TX; three sons, Gomesindo Falcon and Israel Falcon, both of Del Rio; and Keno Falcon of Camp Wood; sister, Virginia Valenzuela of Camp Wood; brother, Manuel Aguero, Jr. of Camp Wood; 13 grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Armando Falcon; six brothers, and two sisters. A rosary was held on Sunday and Monday at 7:00 PM at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary in Uvalde. Funeral mass was held on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 11:00 AM at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Camp Wood. Burial followed in Camp Wood Cemetery.

Carolina Saberia (November 6, 1919 - May 10, 2013)

Doris Esther Story of Sabinal, TX passed away on May 8, 2013 in San Antonio, TX at the age of 88. She was born on April 6, 1925 in Helotes, TX to Edward and Myrtle (Jenkins) Brucks. She married Kempner Davlin Story, Jr. in Seguin, TX on December 6, 1947. Doris was a member of the Order of The Eastern Star for over 50 years where she served as Secretary of the Sabinal Chapter for 35 years. She also enjoyed her time spent with the Uvalde Assembly of Rainbow Girls where she served as Mother Advisor, and the children of Sabinal High School where she spent decades serving as room mother and being an integral part of her children’s activities and education. She is survived by her lifelong companion and loving husband of 65 years, K.D. Story, Jr., to whom she was so devoted. She is also survived by her six children: Jack Douglas Story and wife, Deborah Mae of Arlington, TX; Charles Davlin Story and wife Glenda Kay of Sabinal; Sharon Anne McCauley and husband, James Kenneth of Sabinal; Elizabeth Jean Howard and husband, Bruce Layman of San Antonio; William Davis Story and wife, Melissa Ann of San Antonio; and Peggy Lynn Brink and husband, Lloyd Edwin of San Antonio. She has nine loving grandchildren: Wade Carrol McCauley; Christopher Davlin Story; Cheryl Suzanne Cockerell; Terry Roger McCauley; Jeff Davlin Story, Deanna Jean Donnley; John Kempner Story; Gregory Michael Story; Brandon Davis Story; eleven great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters, and a brother. Funeral services were held on Monday, May 13, 2013 at 10:30 AM at the Rushing-Estes-Knowles Chapel in Sabinal. Burial followed in Sabinal Cemetery. Services were conducted by Pastor Johnny Smith. Memorial donations may be made to Central Christian Church, 512 North Center Street, Sabinal, TX 78881 (830-988-2751) or the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital For Children, 2222 Welborn Street, Dallas, TX 75219-9982 (214-559-5000). Online donations may also be made to the hospital at www.tsrhc.org/.

Doris Esther Story(April 6, 1925 - May 8, 2013)

Ray Harper Henry of Sabinal passed away on May 6, 2013 in San Antonio at the age of 77. He was born on March 4, 1936 in Sabinal to Alvis and Alice (Garnett) Henry. He married Melba Atzenhoffer in Edna, TX on September 13, 1958. He is survived by his wife of 54 years; son, Stephen Henry of Vanderbilt, TX; daughter, Sara Ball and husband, David of

Tyler; sister, Eleanor White and brother, Jimmy Henry and wife, Faye, all of Sabinal; five grandchildren, Taylor Ball, Spencer Ball, Haley Ball, Ray Henry, and Jake Henry; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents. Viewing will begin on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 1:00 pm at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary in Sabinal. The family greeted visitors from 5:00-7:00 pm on Wednesday. Funeral services were held on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 2:00 pm at the First Baptist Church in Sabinal with burial to following in Sabinal Cemetery. Rev. Monty Benson and Rev. Robert Richarz officiated. Pallbearers were Taylor Ball, Spencer Ball, Ray Henry, Jake Henry, Moises Martinez, Ramon Romero, and Martin Foster. Honorary pallbearers were John Hicks, Sid Hoermann, Gerry Shudde, Billy Atzenhoffer, David Ball, Eddie Mathis, Danny McFadin, First Baptist Deacons, and Texas Ag Finance Directors.

Ray Harper Henry (March 4, 1936 - May 6, 2013)

Come and Worship With UsSt. Raymond Catholic

Church2nd and Mountain St.

P O Box 989Leakey, TX 78873

830.232.5852Mass: 5:30pm Saturday

6:00 pm 1st and 3rd WednesdaysParish Priest

Fr. Sady Nelson Santana MRectory: 830.683.2165

St. Mary Catholic ChurchHwy 187 Vanderpool, TXMass: 9:00am SaturdayContact:830.966.6268

St. Mary Magdalen Catholic ChurchCamp Wood, TX

Mass: 11:30am Sunday

Sacred Heart of MaryCatholic Church401 N Hwy 377

P O Box 877Rocksprings, TX 78880

830.683.2165Mass: 9:00am Sunday

United Methodist ChurchP O Box 417

419 N. MarketLeakey, TX 78873

830.232.6266Pastor: Doug Smith

Sunday School: 9:45 amWorship: 10:50 am

Reál County Church 121 Oak Hill Ste. 4

Leakey, TexasSunday School: 10:00am

Worship: 11:00amEvening Worship: 6:00pmWednesday Bible Study:

7:00pm830.232.4230

Frio Canyon Baptist Church

Hwy 83 SouthLeakey, TX (830) 232-5883

Sunday School: 9:45amWorship Service: 11:00amEvening Worship: 6:00pm

Wed. Prayer: 7:00pmPastor: Dan Wynn

First Baptist ChurchP O Box 56 Hwy 83N

Leakey, TXPastor: Mark SpanielBible Study: 10:00am

Worship: 11:00am

Evening Worship: 6:00pmWednesday Prayer: 7:00pm

Mon-Fri Daily Prayer 11:00am

830.232.5344

Living Waters ChurchHwy 1050 Utopia, TX

830.966.2426Sunday School: 9:30 am

Worship: 10:30 amWednesday: 7:00pm

Youth Alive: Saturday 7:00pm

Youth Pastor James JonesPastor Dr. Robert Richarz

Church in the ValleyHwy 83 Leakey, TX 78873

830.232.6090Pastor Ray Miller

Sunday School: 9:45amWorship: 10:45am Evening: 6:00pm

Trinity Fellowship ChurchHwy 337 and Camino AltoLeakey, TX 830.232.6770Sunday School: 9:45am

Come and Worship:10:45am Evening: 6:00pm

Wednesday: 7:00pmRawlyn Richter Pastor

Godprints: 6:00pmWednesday: 7:00pmFriday Fellowship

Dinner 7pmSabado Clases y ServiciosBiblicos en Espanol 5pm

Leakey Church of ChristOne Block N of Courthouse

Leakey, TX 78873830.232.6933

Sunday School: 10:00amCome and Worship:10:45am

Evening: 6:00pmWednesday: 7:00pm

Concan Church of ChristHwy 83 Concan830.232.4058

Ministers: Paul Goodnightand Ray Melton

Sunday School: 10:00amCom and Worship:11:00am

Evening: 6:00pmWednesday: 7:00pm

Concan Baptist MissionHwy 83 Concan, TX

Worship: 9:30am Sunday School: 10:30amEvening Worship: 6:00pmWednesday Bible Study:

6:00pm

Pastor Willis Adair

New Beginnings in Christ5947 FM 1120Rio Frio, Texas

Sunday Worship: 10:30 amSunday Evening : 6:00 pm

Tuesday: 7:00 pm830-232-5221

Lutheran Worship in Leakey

An outreach of Hosanna Lutheran Church, Kerrville

Pastor Jim MuellerSecond and Fourth

Sundays. Worship at 10:30. Communion is celebrated the 4th Sunday. For more information call 830-257-6767 or (830) 597-3360

Cowboy Church in the Nueces River Canyon

HWY 55 N @ Angel Wings Cafe’

PO Box 158 Barksdale, TX 78828

(830) 234-3180 or 234-5170 5th Sunday 6:30 pm and Every Tuesday

@ 6:30 pm

Anastacia (Gonzales) Garza, age 99 of Leakey, Texas passed away Monday, March 18, 2013, at her home. She was born on March 29, 1913, in Rio Medina, Texas to Tomas and Angelita (Zapata) Gonzales. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother and friend. She loved gardening in her yard

making it look beautiful with flowers of all kinds even receiving yard of the month from the Frio Canyon Garden Club. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. She is survived by her children, Tomasa Rodriguez, Cecilia Preece, Bernice Mabry, Petra (Betty) Davis and Ernesto Garza; 30 grandchildren, and numerous great and great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her children, Feliceanna Garza, Alfredo Garza and Victor Garza. Graveside service was held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at the Leakey Floral Cemetery in Leakey, Texas, with Deacon Ruben Navarro and Pastor Mark Spaniel officiating. Arrangements under the care of Nelson Funeral Home of Leakey, Texas.

Anastacia Garza (March 29, 1913 - March 18, 2013)

Mageleane “Maggie” Lora Cochran -Wood, age 89 of Uvalde, Texas went to be with her Lord on Saturday, May 11, 2013, at Uvalde Memorial Hospital in Uvalde, Texas. Maggie was one of twelve children. She was born on November 23, 1923, in Williamson County to Winfred and Mamie (Taylor) Watts. Maggie was a wonderful Lady and will be missed by all. Maggie is survived by her husband, Harley Wood of Uvalde, Texas; sons, Archie Eldon Cochran, Jr. and wife Shirley of Sandia, Texas, Jerry Lynn Cochran and wife Dora of

Arroyo City, Texas; seven grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren; sister, Ana Lee Heerson; brother, J.D. Watts; numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, W. W. and Mamie Watts. Pallbearers include Mike Hatley, Matthew Davis, Train Palermo, Rake Palermo, Chuck Whelan and Carlos Cochran. Visitation was held Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at Nelson Funeral Chapel from 10 am to 7 pm, with family receiving friends from 5 to 7 pm. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at Nelson Funeral Chapel in Camp Wood, Texas, with Shirley Cochran officiating. Interment will follow in the Barksdale Cemetery in Barksdale, Texas. Arrangements are under the personal care of Nelson Funeral Home of Camp Wood, Texas.

Mageleane “Maggie” Cochran - Wood (November 23, 1923 - May 11, 2013)

Terry Joe Johnson, Sr., age 51 of Camp Wood, Texas went to be with his Lord on May 9, 2013, at his home. He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Luther Altus and Bryce Johnson on June 20, 1961. Terry married Elizabeth Ann McManus on October 14, 2012, in Camp Wood, Texas. Terry Joe Johnson was one of a kind. He had a huge heart that accepted everyone. He was very free spirited and was a hard worker. No matter what life threw at him, he handled it with his own type of grace. He’s a

beloved husband; father, brother, uncle, son, and grandfather. His memories will live wildly in our hearts.Terry is survived by his wife, Elizabeth “Betsy” Johnson of Camp Wood; children, Terry Joe Johnson, Jr. and wife Esther, Jeremy Allen Johnson, Michael Ray Johnson all of Camp Wood, Kaitlyn Johnson, Leland “Bubba” Johnson both of Arizona, Michelle Johnson of Conroe, Christina Upchurch and husband Thomas of Camp Wood, Lonnie McManus of Camp Wood, Angel Helms of Sabinal and Michael McManus of Columbus, Mississippi.He is also survived by his grandchildren, Tanner Johnson, Terry Johnson, III, Henry Joe Upchurch all of Camp Wood; sisters, Janine Sergent and husband Bryan Chisum of Conroe, Linda Dalton and husband Ronnie of Camp Wood; brothers, Jimmy Johnson and wife Barbara of Conroe, Ronnie Johnson and wife Clara of Brookville, Indiana; numerous nieces and nephews.He was preceded in death by his mother, Bryce Greer and father, Luther Johnson. Memorial service was held 2:00 p.m. Monday, May 13, 2013, at the Barksdale Baptist Church in Barksdale, Texas, with Pastor Charlie Baird officiating. The family invites you to leave a condolence at www.nelsonfuneralhomes.net. Arrangements are under the personal care of Nelson Funeral Home of Camp Wood, Texas.

Terry Joe Johnson, Sr., (June 20, 1961 - May 9, 2013)

Nancy Jo Parks, age 59 of Rocksprings, Texas went to be with her Lord on May 12, 2013, at Cedar Hills Geriatric Center in Camp Wood, Texas. She was born November 23, 1953, to Harley and Jose-phine Carson Maples in Junction, Texas. She married Erwin Parks on January 27, 1973, in Junction, Texas.Nancy is survived by her husband Erwin Parks of Rocksprings; daugh-ters, Misty Parks and husband Eddie of Rocksprings, Kayla Millett and husband Gregory of San Antonio; sisters, Vickie Glasco of New Braunfels, Karen Dement

and husband Dan of San Antonio, Mona Pizanie and husband James of New Braunfels; brother, Mark Maples and wife Betsy of Junction.She is also survived by her grandchildren; Haleigh Parks, D’Ana Infante, Ciara Infante, Alexus Infante, Eddie Infante, Jr., Erica Infante all of Rocksprings, Jayde Millett and Ashton Millett of San Antonio; numerous nieces and nephews.She was preceded in death by her parents, Harley and Josephine Maples; brother, Travis Maples, and numerous other loved ones.Graveside services will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 16, 2013, at the Barksdale Cemetery in Barksdale, Texas.The family invites you to leave a condolence at www.nelsonfuneralhomes.net. Arrangements are under the personal care of Nelson Funeral Home of Rocksprings, Texas.

Nancy Jo Parks(November 23, 1953 - May 12, 2013)

In Loving Memory of: Mr. T.J. Smith

By: American Legion Auxiliary, Miles James Post 489 and Jesse & Annie Guinn

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Hill Country Herald Page 9

COME JOIN THE PARTY!!!

CALL FOR MORE INFO! 432-664-4266all classes at Frio Canyon Parks Building, Leakey, Texas

UTOPIA HAIR & NAILSMatthews Lane behind First State Bank in Utopia

Pedicure, Manicure, Cuts, Color, Highlights, Waxing, Wetsets, Perms

WALK INS WELCOME!

Closed Sunday & MondaySaturday by Appointment Only

CallGaynell 830-275-9066Linda 830-261-1398

HAVE FUN GETTING FIT

Zumba GoldM,W,Sat 10-11:30 lead by

Beth Lawless

ZumbaT,Th 5:30-6:30 lead by

Tristan Elmore

COME JOIN LEAKEY UNITED METH-ODIST CHURCH IN SHOWING KIDS HOW TO STAND STRONG FOR GOD!

June 17-20, 9:00AM - 12:00 NoonPre-K thru 5th Grade

Volunteers and Participants pre-register by going to https://www.groupvbspro.com/vbs/ez/

leakeyamc or You may pick up forms at Real County

Library or the Church OfficeA dropbox is located outside office door

of Leakey UMC. QUESTIONS? Contact CHRISTIE WYNN

(830) 232-6266 or (281) 793-1519

Ever heard of Kaopectate? I’m sure you have, because it’s been on store shelves for decades alongside the Pepto-Bismol. For years, Kaopectate was an excellent and safe product to use to help control mild or chronic cases of diarrhea in both dogs and cats. Not anymore. Not since they changed the formula.In the day, the active ingredients in Kaopectate were kaolin and pectin (hence the name!).

But now, Kaopectate contains the same active ingredients as Pepto-Bismol, which includes aspirin. And as you know, aspirin can be toxic to cats and to dogs with underlying kidney or liver disease.The good news is that pure kaolin and pectin mixtures are still available out there and can be purchased at feed stores or at all-natural grocery stores. Just be sure to check the label before you buy (the only two

ingredients should be kaolin and pectin).Kaolin and pectin mixtures provide local protection along the intestinal tract lining and adsorb bacteria and toxins. Pectin also helps to decrease the pH in the intestinal lumen, which helps in the healing process. Both ingredients are safe to administer to all pets over 16 weeks of age. For those under that age, check with your veterinarian first before dosing.

Side effects are rare, but can include constipation. The dose to use for mild cases of diarrhea is 1ml of mixture per pound of body weight given every 8 hours. So a 10 pound cat would receive 10 ml (2 teaspoons) of mixture. Now if the diarrhea is not brought under control within three days, or if at any time your pet stops eating, starts to vomit, or becomes lethargic, its time to see your veterinarian.

An Old-School Approach.. by Dr. Chris Pinney

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Leakey church of Christ

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

Monday, June 3 -Wednesday, June 5, 2013

9:30 AM - 12 PM Daily

Location & Contact Information church of Christ at the corner of US 83 & 3rd Street 830 - 232 - 6933

We are welcoming all children who are in the 1st to 3rd Grades BREAKFAST & LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED

Frio Canyon Baptist Church

Invites all children

4 years old – 6th grade (completed)

COLOSSAL COASTER WORLD

Facing Fear, Trusting God

Monday - Thursday

June 10-13

5:30 pm to 8:15 pm

(Supper begins at 5:30)

The Caddell-Smith Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas hosted the Edwards Plateau Historical Association bi-annual meeting May 4 at the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall in Camp Wood, Texas, in conjunction with the Real County Centennial Association.The room was decorated with a Texas quilt, a Texas flag that flew over the Alamo on September 23, 2012, and a variety of centerpieces showcasing a historical fact of each of the twenty-five counties included in the

Association’s membership. About sixty members and guests from Kimble, Kerr, Uvalde, Runnels, Real, Mason, Burnet and San Saba counties enjoyed coffee and cookies provided by DRT members Ernestine Carson, Mary Dale Brewer, Karen Collins, Jakelynn Crawford, and Judy BurlesonThe meeting was called to order by Association President Ruth Cooper followed by opening remarks by Willis Springfield, and a welcome to Camp Wood by Mayor Ben Cox. The pledges to the United

States and Texas flags were led by DRT charter member Otela Patterson. The morning program included an appearance by the Hackberry Hags, Yolanda Bird, Linda Merritt, Charlene Cox, Maxine Scott, Liz Mikulec, and Sondra Madden, who entertained with folk songs and provided a festive touch to the historical meeting.Willis Springfield introduced County Judge Gary Merritt, Kathy Kellner Brooks, Linda Kirkpatrick and Jim Holder who would present four historical papers on topics

connected to the Edwards Plateau area. Before lunch, Judge Merritt’s topic was Real County Celebrates 100 Years, and he spoke to the group about the events leading to the formation of Real County from a historical document prepared by Marjorie Kellner. The second paper was presented by Kathy Brooks entitled FromTen to Texas; David and Rosanah Thompson: Founders and Shapers of Real County.During the day’s events, Springfield highlighted local businesses Dolores Uniques, Bear Creek Fudge and Nueces

Canyon Smoke House and introduced Frederica Wyatt (Junction) of the Edwards Plateau Historical Association. Dolores was present with several guests who modeled mohair garments; Phil Williams from Bear Creek Fudge Company was present and Nueces Canyon Smoke House provided a twenty-dollar gift certificate as a door prize. A luncheon of chicken breast in an herb cream sauce, scalloped potatoes, vegetable salad and hot roll catered by Ramona Martinez in Leakey was served to the group by DRT members

Pat Burrier, Mary Dale Brewer, Ernestine Carson, Karen Collins, Jakelynn Crawford and Judy Burleson. After lunch and a brief business meeting, the program continued with Linda Kirkpatrick who spoke about The Incident at McLaurin Ranch. Next was Jim Holder’s presentation on the rail road spur built to Camp Wood entitled Uvalde and Northern Railway and Town of Camp Wood. The Edwards Plateau Historical Association will have its next meeting on October 5, 2013, in Junction, Texas.

Caddell- Smith Chapter Hosts Edwards Plateau Historical Association Meeting Written by Judy Burleson, President, Caddel-Smith Chapter

Bandera Electric Cooperative, Inc. Board President Don Enders announced Friday a new general manager has been chosen for the Cooperative. Bill Hetherington of Houston, TX, will be taking the helm at BEC following the retirement of Bobby Waid. Hetherington is the Cooperative’s sixth general manager and has had a career that included not only a cooperative, but also an investor owned utility and the private industry. The Board is very pleased with their decision and feels the employees and the Cooperative as a whole will benefit greatly from the addition of Mr. Hetherington. “He is very safety conscious and member focused,” said Mr. Enders of Hetherington during the announcement to the employees, “He is also a team builder.”

Hetherington said he has worked his entire career for an opportunity like this and is excited. He plans to take his position at the Cooperative June 10, 2013. Bandera Electric Cooperative, Inc. is a member-owned electric distribution cooperative. The cooperative was established in 1938 and provides electric service to over 32,500 meters in seven Hill Country counties, including Bandera, Bexar, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, Real and Uvalde. BEC owns approximately $162 million in assets, including equipment in 15 power substations and over 4,400 miles of line. The Co-op has approximately 90 employees. You can get updates from Bandera Electric and more information at www.banderaelectric.com, @BanderaElectric on Twitter or www.facebook.com/banderaelectric.

BEC Announces New General Manager submitted by Brianna Goodloe

Page 10 Hill Country Herald Wednesday, May 15, 2013

GRANNY’S KITCHENBack to Basics....Month of May Recipes Continued! by Elaine Padgett Carnegie

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Creole OkraIngredients

• 2 tablespoonsolive oil• 1/2 largeonion, chopped• 2 clovesgarlic, minced• 1/2green bell pepper, chopped• 1 (16 ounce) candiced tomatoes in juice• 3/8 teaspoondried thyme• 2 tablespoonschopped fresh parsley• 1/4 teaspooncayenne pepper• salt and pepper to taste• 1 (16 ounce) packagefrozen cut okra

DirectionsHeat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute the onion and garlic until limp. Add

the green pepper; cook and stir until tender. Drain the tomatoes, reserving juice, and pour them into the skillet. Season with thyme, parsley, cayenne, salt, and pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes over medium heat.

Add the frozen okra, and pour in enough of the reserved juice from the tomatoes to cover the bottom of the pan. Cover, and cook for 15 minutes, or until okra is tender

Kickin’ Collard GreensIngredients

• 1 tablespoonolive oil• 3 slicesbacon• 1 largeonion, chopped• 2 clovesgarlic, minced• 1 teaspoonsalt• 1 teaspoonpepper• 3 cupschicken broth• 1 pinchred pepper flakes• 1 poundfresh collard greens, cut into 2-inch

piecesDirections

Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add bacon, and cook until crisp. Remove bacon from pan, crumble and return to the pan. Add onion, and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, and cook until just fragrant. Add collard greens, and fry until they start to wilt.

Pour in chicken broth, and season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 45 minutes, or until greens are tender.

3 P SaladIngredients

• 1 cupfrozen peas, thawed• 1 cupchopped dill pickles• 1 cupdry roasted peanuts• 1/2 cupmayonnaise• 6 large lettuce leaves

DirectionsStir the peas, pickles, peanuts, and mayonnaise

together in a mixing bowl. Scoop onto lettuce leaves to serve.

Texas Fire CrackersIngredients

• 1 2/3 cupsvegetable oil• 1 teaspoongarlic powder• 1 teaspoononion powder• 1/2 teaspoonblack pepper• 2 (1 ounce) envelopesranch dressing mix• 3 tablespoonscrushed red pepper flakes• 1 (16.5 ounce) packagemultigrain saltine crackers

DirectionsPlace the vegetable oil, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, ranch dressing mix, and crushed

red pepper flakes in a 2-gallon plastic zipper bag. Seal the bag and smoosh with your hands to thoroughly combine the oil and spices. Place the crackers into the bag, seal, and turn the bag over to cover the crackers with the spice mix. Let the bag sit for about 1 hour, then turn again. Repeat several more times until the crackers are well-coated with spice mix, and allow the bag to sit overnight. Remove crackers and serve.

Alcohol-Free Mint JulepIngredients

• 1/4 cupwater• 1/4 cupwhite sugar• 1 tablespoonchopped fresh mint leaves• 2 cupscrushed ice• 1/2 cupprepared lemonade• Fresh mint sprigs, for garnish

DirectionsIn a small saucepan, combine the water, sugar and 1 tablespoon of chopped mint. Stir and bring to

a boil. Cook until sugar has dissolved, then remove from heat and set aside to cool. After about an hour, strain out mint leaves.Fill 2 cups or frozen goblets with crushed ice. Pour 1/2 of the lemonade into each glass and top with a splash of the sugar syrup. Garnish each with a mint sprig and a straw. Serve on a silver platter

Easy Southern Fried Green TomatoesIngredients

• waxed paper• 2 largeeggs• 2 tablespoonswater• 1 cupall-purpose flour• 1 cupyellow cornmeal• sea salt to taste• freshly ground black pepper to taste• 2 poundsgreen tomatoes, sliced• 1 cupcanola oil for frying, or as needed

DirectionsLine a baking sheet with waxed paper.Beat eggs and water in a shallow bowl. Place flour and cornmeal in 2 separate shallow bowls.

Season cornmeal with salt and pepper.Dip each tomato slice into flour, then dip into egg mixture. Press tomato into cornmeal mixture,

shaking off excess. Transfer tomato to prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining tomato slices, arranging tomatoes in a single layer.

Heat about 1/4 inch canola oil in a large skillet over medium heat until oil begins to shimmer. Fry tomatoes in batches until golden and crisp, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Drain on paper towel-lined plates. Repeat with remaining tomatoes.

ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a disease of parts of the nervous system that control voluntary muscle movement. As the disease progresses, the muscles become weak and non-functional so the person is locked in their body with-out movement. The brain is not affected nor the senses, therefore the person knows everything or is aware of all going on with their body.ALS has no cure and is fatal typically in 5 years of diag-nosis. New technologies and therapies are helping to increase life expectancy in the 5000 people diagnosed each year with 10% living 10 years or more. Lung failure is the main cause of death.

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FRIO CANYON RAIN REPORTWEEKLY RAIN TOTALS BROUGHT TO YOU BY

LOCAL WEATHERLADY JOANN FISHERSept. 2.20

Oct. 3.0Nov. 1.60Dec.3.302011 total

16.30 inches2012

Jan. 3.10Feb. 2.10Mar. 3.30April .20

May 10.90June 0

July 10.50August 4.50Sept. 5.20Oct. .10

November 0 December .40

2013January 2.0February .20March 1.30April .80May .50

LEAKEY AUTO SUPPLY

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Hwy. 83 N. & 1st StreetLeakey, Texas 78873Ph. (830) 232-6656Res. (830) 232-6983Cell (830) 374-7866

JIM AND TAMMIE ALBARADOOwners

Vehicle Lockout

YOU’LL FIND IT AT CARQUEST

Mon - Fri: 12:00 pm - 12:00 am Sat: 12:00 pm - 1:00 am

Sun: 12:00 pm - 12:00 am

LEVI DARRSaturday May 18th9:00 p.m.

UPDATED

COMING SOON!!

CALLING ALL QUEENS

The Frio Canyon Chamber is still looking for the following ladies to be on the former

Miss Leakey/Frio River float at the July Jubilee Parade: Joanna Thurmond, Gigi Glenn Pannell, Traci Shandley, Angie Pendley, Kirbi

Twilligear, Gianna Pannell. Please contact Debra Bradley at gbrad@hctc.netPlease get

in touch with Debra as soon as possible if you can help out. Thanks!

UTOPIA RECYCLESRecycling Services for residents and visitors

Bring your Plastic, Paper, Cardboard, Tin and Aluminum Cans

Tue./Thurs./Sat. 9 AM – 2 PMFor more information and directions to the recycling center

go to http://keeputopiabeautiful.org/utopia_recycles.html

Call Claudia @ 830-966-5566

R C J H CReal County Junior Horse Club

2013 HORSE CLUB SHOW NIGHT SCHEDULE

June 6th Sign up/PointsJune 13th Points/Ribbon

June 20th Points/Rodeo Queen Contest

June 27th Points/RibbonJuly 4th Grand Entry Practice

July 11th PointsJuly 18th Points/Ribbon

July 25th Points/Awards NightAugust 1st Rain Out

Must participate 5 nights in order to be qualified for Awards

Please contact Duke Hohmann, 830-232-5747, for Rodeo Queen Information

Place: Trinity Fellowship Full GospelDate: Sunday, May 19, 2013

Time: 10:45 a.m.

Bonnie’s Bakeryest., 1987

7068 Hwy 83 Concan, Tx. Located at the front of Criders Cabin’s just off Hwy 83 between

Leakey and Concan.

Email: bonniesbakery1@gmail.com

830-232-5582

Location Open 8-3 Tue- Sat starting mid May and always welcomes special orders

anytime.Cinnamon Rolls, donuts, pigs-n-blanket,

turnovers daily as well as cookies, breads, pies and specialty cakes made

to order. For all your birthday, wedding and celebration needs give us a call we

can customize your desert package to fit your needs. No job too big or too small.

Recommend calling to place your order the night before.

Coupon for graduation celebrations- $5 off your order of $25 or more. Cakes, cookies, cupcakes and Pie’s.

Memorial Day Ad.- Weekend Special $2 off dozen Cinnamon rolls or donuts while supplies

last. . Veterans’ take an additional 10% off their order.

Did you know that our mission like all the Spanish missions in Texas were run by Franciscans, an order founded by St. Francis of Assisi who wanted Christians to live like Jesus: without any personal property, humble and dedicated to love and service for all creatures, specifically for animals. The Indians liked these ideas. But they were deeply disappointed by the behavior of the Christian soldiers, mostly criminals from Spanish prisons who could bail themselves out by joining the army in “New Spain” or “The New World. They had no respect for nature or indigenous people. All Spanish missions failed to christianize Indians because they felt mistreated and exploited in spite of the Franciscan idealism. And our mission was no exception

Frio Canyon Motorcycle Stopon Hwy 337 West

2013 COWBOY BREAKFASTThe 16th Annual Cowboy Breakfast sponsored by the Friends of the Library will be held at the Motorcycle Stop on Highway 337 West from 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on Memorial Weekend, May 25th. This year’s event will be held at the outdoor pavil-ion and patio at the Motorcycle Stop. The Hawks Nest chuck wagon owned by Rick and Regina Verde of Leakey will be cooking homemade biscuits. If you have never seen old fashioned cowboy cooking, come on out. All you can eat sausage and eggs, along with has brown, homemade jellies, coffee and juice will be served.Live country music will make the morning a delight, so come on out and bring your family, friends, and company.The FOL would like to thank our sponsors for their participation and support of our breakfast. They include: Manning Safety Services, Inc. of Jourdanton, Chisum Construction of Leakey, Texrome, Inc. of Leakey, Glenn and Debra Bradley, Ban-dera Electric Coop., Earl Burns, Hondo National Bank-Leakey, Rick and Shelly Collins of Leakey Mercantile Grocery, Bob and Robin Albright of the Motorcycle Stop, First State Bank of Uvalde-Leakey, Mike Voiles of Westex Investments, Dean Sterling of State Farm Insurance, Carl and Judy Wood, Kay and Bailey Anderson, AEP of Texas and Jim and Joan Reed of ABC Signs of Leakey.

ALS AWARENESS MONTH - MAY submitted by Mary Jones

ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a disease of parts of the nervous system that control voluntary muscle movement. As the disease progresses, the muscles become weak and non-functional so the person is locked in their body with-out movement. The brain is not affected nor the senses, therefore the person knows everything or is aware of all going on with their body.ALS has no cure and is fatal typically in 5 years of diag-nosis. New technologies and therapies are helping to increase life expectancy in the 5000 people diagnosed each year with 10% living 10 years or more. Lung failure is the main cause of death.

Gary Jones, of Sabinal, now in Rio Frio, was diagnosed with ALS in September 2010. Gary has an awe-some attitude and knows God is in control of his disease. He can no longer use his legs, arms, or hands yet we still go to Houston every 3 months for clinical research. Also Gary was in a drug trial for ALS that halted his progress for 6 months: however, the drug is not available at this time.May is ALS Awareness month and we want to educate people about ALS and ask for support for ALS and MDA research to help all ALS patients. Pictured is Gary Jones and Gary’s granddaughter Haley Dal-rymple.

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AVAILABLE TEACHING AND STAFF POSITIONS

Big Springs Charter School, an open enrollment charter school near Leakey, is expanding their staff needs for the 2013-2014

school year. We are now accepting applications and resumes for the following positions to begin August 2013:

Middle School ELA Teacher Middle School History Teacher

Special Education Teacher Special Education Coordinator

Bus Driver (drive from Uvalde to Leakey) Each teaching position must hold a current Texas teaching

certificate in the subject area being taught, as well as a Special Education Certificate or obtain the Special Education Certificate

as soon as possible. Staff transportation is provided from the Uvalde/Leakey and Kerrville/Ingram areas. Competitive salary

and TRS benefits. Application is available on the school website: http://www.bigspringscharterschool.com. Please send resume and application to BSCS, PO Box 399, Leakey, TX 78873; Fax 830-232-4279, or email ahernandez@bigspringscharterschool.com.

For additional information call 830-232-7101.

NEW LISTING: Cadillac Farms, 244 ac located 2 miles west of Leakey. A little bit of everything, fields, mtns, old ranch house, rustic barn. Fronts on FM 337 with Patterson Creek forming the southern boundary. Abundant wildlife. Call for details.NEW LISTING: Golf Course lots in Con Can Country Club! 1⁄2 acre prime residential sites on golf course and nightly rentals allowed. Take your pick while they last at $60,000.NEW LISTING: Prime residential lots in Tierra Linda subdivision, near the golf course, the House Pasture, and the Frio River in Concan, Texas. Take your pick today for $50,000.NEW LISTING: Like new double wide in Twin Forks, 3 bedroom 2 bth with approx. 1,848 sf, 2 carport, stg building, huge covered deck to enjoy your coffee. Only $99,900. Call today for a showing.NEW LISTING: Cabin on 31 + acres in Leakey Hills. Well, fenced, a nice place with lots of game. $175,000.GREAT HUNTING PROPERTY 153 acres near Vance. Remote, heavily wooded with well and electricity. All for only $229,900.HIDDEN RIVER RANCH: 265 acres with a river running through it. Beautiful open fields and huge Pecan bottoms. Abundant wildlife, improvements include 3 single family residences, horse barns and pens, Indian Mounds. It doesn’t get any better than this one. Call today for a showing.FRIO PECAN FARM managed rental with 2b/2ba, covr’d porch, beautiful Pecan grove, wildlife, $175,000FRIO PECAN FARM 3 bedroom 3 bth home on river front lot. Like new condition with huge deck overlooking the river. Great income potential. Price reduced to $349,000.FRIO RIVER PLACE Beautiful 1.93 acre building site, heavily wooded. Quiet location. $109,500.FRIO TERRITORY The prettiest building site on the Frio River is waiting for you. Huge cypress trees line this blue water hole that is teeming with fish. Fronts on Highway 83 and the Frio River, private, yet close to town. Good restrictions, beautiful building site overlooking the river. $350,000LEAKEY HILLS 38.5 Ac, Co Rd access, barn, cabin, stg shed, well, elec List Price: $140,000LEAKEY HILLS/10 mi west of Leakey, 20.10 ac hunting tract with abundant wildlife and, beautiful views! Blinds & feeders will convey. List $75,000MOUNTAIN VALLEY Huge 2 story home known as the PLATINUM PALACE, This is one of the most popular nightly rentals in Concan. Upper and lower decks with outdoor kitchen and firepit. Walking distance to the House Pasture and Concan Country Club. Great income producer! Call for more information.

RANCHO REAL The perfect place to get away on 6.5 ac overlooking the river. 2 bedroom one bath cabin with screened porch, with huge Indian Mound in back yard. Private location, waiting just for you. $249,500.RIVERTREE/1.19 ac home site, heavily wooded & at the end of the street. List price: $109,950 We have several beautiful building sites available in this gated community, both on the river and with river access. Call for info on our inventory.SEVEN BLUFF Like new 2 story home on river just above the crossing at 7 Bluff. It doesn’t get any better than this home and workshop with steps leading down to your deep swimming hole that is lined with huge cypress trees. $749,000. Great investment potential.SPRING HILL, 3.22 ac, with ranch style 3b/3ba, two 1/2ba, ,FP, pool with spa, outdoor kitchen and firepit. Owner LREB List $350,000SPRING HILL-.3.2 acres. Beautiful lot in a gated subdv, city wtr, O.F. terms 10% Dn,7.9% for 15 yrs: List Price $70,000THE RIDGE-Experience the Texas hill country at its finest w/ private access to your own beautiful Frio River park w/BBQ pavilion. Underground utilities, free roaming wildlife, hiking, biking & much more! This gorgeous restricted subdivision offers great building sites for your dream home, retirement or vacation get-away. B&B allowed so take advantage of this new development. Call for a showing or take a drive out 4 mi. south on RR 1120. Check out our website for current sales! Prices start $87,500THE RIDGE New construction, 3 bedroom 3 bth, with 2 fireplaces and outdoor kitchen, walking distance to river. Nestled under huge live oaks. Call for a showing todayCOMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY City lot w/nice dbl-wide & lg accessory bldg. walking dist to school & shpng. Former Day Care, and should be again. Take advantage of owner financing. List $149,000COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNTY The Feed Lot is waiting for you to take advantage of a great opportunity to get into the restaurant business. Everything you need to get started is ready and waiting. Only $145,000. Bank Financing available to the right buyers.COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY. 5 income producing cabins on approx. 7 acres with room for more! $375,000.COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY Now you can enjoy your own rodeo arena. Located just north of Leakey, complete with bleachers, snack bar, restrooms, and plenty of room for additional buildings or possible dance floor. Over 7 acres of land and improvements with owner financing available. This is a great investment at $225,000.

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

The coffee pot is always on.Dub Suttle – Broker Kathy Suttle – Broker

Dink Collins – Associate Michael Rushing – AssociateCarrie Chisum – Associate Fred McNiel - Associate

Properties

Wanted Full time and Part time help

needed. Contact Alto Frio Baptist Encampment. 830-232-5271 ext. 21

ACCEPTING STUDENT APPLICATIONS ADMISSIONS AND ENROLLMENT – 830-232-7101

Big Springs Charter School, Brune Campus, is an Open Enrollment Charter School. Admission and enrollment of students shall be open to any person between the ages of 5 – 26. Total enrollment shall

not exceed the maximum number of students approved by the State Board of Education. Brune Campus admission policy prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, national origin, ethnicity, religion, disability,

academic, artistic, or athletic ability, or the district the student would otherwise attend. The school program will be open to visits and requests for information from any parents who feel the

program would benefit their children.Brune Campus will serve students regardless of their participation in a residential facility or program.

Admission to any residential facility located in the charter school’s designated boundary is not contingent upon the student’s enrollment at the charter school (I.e. Student admitted to the residential facility may

choose to attend either the local ISD or the charter school).ADMISSIONS APPLICATION DEADLINE

IS FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2013Registration requests for the 2013-2014 school year are being accepted April 2nd through July 5th. New student admission applicants will each be assigned a lottery number. If the total number of

student admission applications is higher than the capacity of the school or a specific grade, a lottery drawing will be conducted during the second week of July to determine the students who will be

enrolled for the school year. The lottery drawing is open to the public and will be announced through a media release. Student admission applicants not picked through the lottery will be placed on an

enrollment waiting list by order of the date the application was received in the campus office. If the total number of admission applicants is not higher than the school or grade capacity, then all students

who registered will be automatically accepted for enrollment

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